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Cougar sightings on the rise Two cougars have been spotted in Central Saanich in less than a week Devon MacKenzie News staff

Two cougars have been roaming rural properties in the Central Saanich area and have killed livestock on two local farms. The Central Saanich Police Service received reports last Friday, Sept. 20 of a cougar roaming properties on Bryn Road in Central Saanich. Later they discovered a lamb had been attacked and killed on a farm in the same area. Conservation officers were called in and set up trail cameras and traps with the idea that the cougar would return to the lamb carcass. Around 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 a cougar was captured in one of the traps and was euthanized after being deemed a risk to public safety. The cougar was described as a young male, approximately two years old and weighing about 100 pounds. On Sunday evening another sighting was reported in the 6500 block of Central Saanich Rd. (near the intersection of Styan Road) and another lamb was found dead on a property nearby. Local schools were notified of the sightings and police are reminding residents that although interactions between cougars and humans are rare, to be aware of their surroundings. According to the B.C. Ministry of Environment, cougars are most active at dusk and dawn but can hunt during any time of day. Also, during this time of year juvenile cougars become independent of their mothers and search for new territory. This is when cougars are most likely to conflict with humans. Conservation officers were still searching the area for the animal as of Monday afternoon. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Retired DFO ocean scientist Rob Macdonald, left, and Peninsula Streams executive director Ian Bruce show off the core samples taken from sediment in Reay Creek Pond in Sidney.

Reay Creek Pond tested for heavy metals Peninsula Streams to determine if sediment can be removed, reclaimed Steven Heywood News staff

Peninsula Streams has taken samples of the sediment in Reay Creek Pond in Sidney and plans to test it for heavy metals and other contaminants. A small team of three people used a boat and plastic core sample tubes late last week to extract soil and its contents from the pond. What they hope to find, says Peninsula Streams executive direc-

tor Ian Bruce, is contaminants — of varying levels — stemming from many years of industrial and commercial activity in the area around the Victoria airport. The hope is that the sediment from the pond can be extracted and the pond ecosystem improved over time for area plants and wildlife. Currently, sediment in the pond has left it very shallow, but with a muddy bottom. The work would also improve the health of the creek downstream, Bruce added, where the Town of

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Sidney and other partners have done a lot of work in recent years restoring the waterway. Bruce was joined by Streams volunteer Reg Kirkham, who lives next to the pond in the same neighbourhood, and Rob Macdonald, a retired Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientists with extensive experience in sampling and testing sediment. Please see: Sediment testing project, page 2

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The core samples, Macdonald said, show different historical event impacts on the pond. Looking at them, the soil takes on different textures and densities in the sample tubes. Those levels, Macdonald explained, offer evidence of different events that washed into the pond — such as a section indicating heavy logging activity at one time. Samples taken at intervals from the tubes were packaged and will be tested for contaminants, such as heavy metals. Macdonald said they want to see if materials commonly associated with airports — such as cadmium and chromium — show up in the sediment. The testing could take a couple of months to complete. “If they are contaminated, I don’t want them in the pond,” said Bruce. He added, however, there are environmental rules governing

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Peninsula Streams executive director Ian Bruce holds the sample bag for Rob Macdonald as he takes core material from sediment in Reay Creek Pond in Sidney. what can and cannot be removed, based on contamination levels and composition. Ideally, Bruce said, the sediment can be removed

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and reclaimed at a different site. How they isolate and reclaim the soil depends, again, on the extent and type of con-

tamination. Peninsula Streams met with residents living nearby Reay Creek Pond back in July and had 25 people gather to learn about the reclamation project. The general consensus was to start the process with core sampling. The results of this testing could lead to excavation of the sediment from the pond or other options, including turning the pond into a creek. Bruce said the test results will be brought to a community meeting and the next steps put onto the table for discussion. Peninsula Streams is working with the Victoria Airport Authority, Town of Sidney, Sidney Anglers Association, Friends of Reay Creek Park and the District of North Saanich on the project. They hope to be able to improve the local ecosystem and ensure the fish-bearing stream is a healthy home for the salmon that use the creek. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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SPHF: A strong foundation Local volunteers and donors help to keep local hospital in top shape Steven Heywood News staff

There’s a vison, shared by a dedicated group of people, that the Saanich Peninsula Hospital will continue to be considered the community’s hospital and valued for not only its medical services but for its role in making lives on the Peninsula more healthy and comfortable. Built in the mid-1970s, the hospital has served the community for more than 30 years. Early in its existence, a group of local residents saw that to keep the facility in top shape and filled with the spaces and instruments staff would need to provide better health care services, they would need to step up. In 1985, approximately seven years after the hospital was built, those people created the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation. It’s mission: to ensure the facility and the equipment within were available to support people’s health care. It was a step taken to ensure the hospital received

the extras - and sometimes the essentials - that could not be provided in a timely manner by provincial funding alone. For years, the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation (SPHF)

“Over the years the Foundation and its community has been there whenever there’s a threat to the hospital or health care on the Peninsula.” – Karen Morgan was a volunteer-driven organization. For the most part, that continues today with a volunteer board of directors. It was in the 1990s that to be effective and efficient, the Foundation needed a full-time executive director. Since then, there have been four executive direc-

tors whose job it has been to co-ordinate fundraising efforts, handle bequests, monitor Foundation projects and be a liaison with the community and hospital staff. Since 2000, Karen Morgan has been in this role and can guide people through the busy history of the Foundation’s work at the hospital. “Over the years,” she explains, “the Foundation and its community has been there whenever there’s a threat to the hospital or health care on the Peninsula. At various times the community mobilized and demanded change or services.”

Expanding within

Since 2000, Morgan said the Foundation has raised money through various means (that will be explained later) for projects large and small. On the small side, they have found resources for new beds, wheelchairs and specialized equipment like laproscopes for the operating rooms. Continued on page 5

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The larger projects have taken place over a series of months or years and include a new emergency department (opened in 2003), a palliative care wing that the SPHF found 33 per cent of the total funding to pay for it and building expansions for places like extended care. When she first started in her role, Morgan said the Foundation was only paying for new equipment needed by hospital staff. “We soon dipped a toe into the facility itself and we haven’t looked back.” In her time to date, the SPHF has helped pay for two renovations in extended care. The Foundation also had a major role in the creation of new, modern operating rooms and the expansion of the hospital to create a large chapel facility. They have also been instrumental in developing new programs at the hospital. Music therapy, Morgan said, sees a trained counsellor use music and education to reach people in extended and palliative care. “It’s the one operating expense the Foundation does for the hospital,” Morgan said, adding they receive support from sources such as the Air Force Veterans Society (ANAVETS). Most recently, the Foundation has been raising money to pay for the conversion of the former operating rooms in the hospital to a pre-and-post-op area. It’s a large project that includes revamping the storage areas for sterile materials used in the operating rooms.

Community support

In 1978, the Saanich Peninsula Hospital was built for approximately $1.4 million. In 2013, the estimated cost to

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Karen Morgan, executive director of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation, stands just inside operating room two. renovate operating rooms into pre-and-post-op space is $3 million. “Times have changed,” said Morgan. The SPHF is a major fundraiser for the hospital and it’s part of Morgan’s job to co-ordinate events, bequests and donations that will help keep the facility a modern and attractive working environment for staff. The basics are covered by the province, of course. It’s the extras and the additional cash needed for specific equipment for space that the Foundation supports. Since 2000, when Morgan came on board, the SPHF has raised nearly $24 million. Raising this sort of money is a big job and starts at small fundraisers and grows into large ones. There are also bequests donations made by individual estates after people die. Bequests to the Foundation in recent years have reached $1.4 million - around the same amount as the price to build the hospital in the first place. Each time money is needed for efforts large and small - the Foundation turns to its commu-

nity supporters. “There is a large group of people in this community that have a strong sense of ownership in their hospital.”

Looking to the future

Over the years since the Foundation was created, it has received steady communtiy support. Even through 2008 when organizations reliant on fundraising began to suffer, the SPHF maintained their support. “People have a sense of ownership, from the business community to people in the neighbourhoods,” Morgan said, adding they also receive donations from other community groups. It’s this level of support that will keep the SPHF facing local challenges head-on. These days, the biggest challenge, said Morgan, is retaining family doctors. The SPHF board has been talking about how they can play a role in keeping doctors on the Peninsula. “The Foundation wants to help. It’s the front line of health care in this community.” editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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uring the provincial election in May, the presumed NDP victory left pundits wondering how many cabinet ministers might come from Greater Victoria and the Island, and how that might impact the good fortune of our economy. Voters of course delivered anything but what the pollsters expected, and once again relegated the region’s provincial NDP representation to opposition roles. With Adrian Dix now the outgoing NDP leader (the second to resign in less than three years) Greater Victoria now has a strong chance to be home to the Official Opposition’s new leader. Second runner up to Dix in 2011, Juan de Fuca MLA and Langford resident John Horgan is arguably Greater Victoria’s strongest candidate for the top job. A three-term MLA and with a high profile as energy critic and house leader, Horgan is the region’s most charismatic, probable candidate to lead the NDP. Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Fleming, another three-term veteran, is another viable candidate as education critic, a portfolio fraught with controversy if there ever was one. Other names have also been floated: Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. Although an outside chance, Carole James could take a shot at her old job. During his resignation announcement last week, Dix said this province doesn’t need a “second (B.C.) Liberal party.” It’s advice any leadership candidate should heed. The NDP might be tempted more than ever to fundamentally rewrite party policy and edge toward the political right as a reaction to the party’s election loss, and the earlier round of infighting that led to Carole James stepping down in 2011. The problem with the NDP isn’t its core values and ideology. The problem is the NDP picks its leaders more on party loyalty than who has the spirit and drive to connect with voters. NDP party members and insiders have done a lot of navel gazing this year about their election loss. It’s time for the opposition to refocus and think about what kind of leader it wants to act as a check and counterweight to the Liberals’ economic agenda.

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nikov, an electrical engineer with espite efforts to keep the advanced degrees from Princeton smart meter “controversy” and Cornell Universities. His testialive by repeating imaginary mony was not challenged health claims, the end is by any of the lineup of near. opponents. A sample of Energy Minister Bill his findings illustrates the Bennett has made what absurdity of this whole dissounds like a final offer to cussion. holdouts. Shkolnikov calculated You want to keep your that a cellphone in use old mechanical meter, fill generates radio signals your boots. It’ll cost you that reach 10 per cent of an extra $35 a month, the international safety starting in December. If code limit. A microwave you insist on a “radio off” Tom Fletcher oven generates 2.3 per wireless meter, there will B.C. Views cent of the safe limit. A be a setup fee of $100 cordless phone: 1.25 per and a monthly fee of $20 cent. A Wi-Fi signal: 0.0045 per cent. to have someone collect the readA bank of smart meters, not sepaings. These charges are to be reviewed rated by a wall, registers 0.0019 per cent. The natural background RF by the B.C. Utilities Commission, level is 0.013 per cent. Note the decthe independent panel that smart meter opponents want to review BC imal place. The level in the middle of the wilderness is more than 10 Hydro’s whole smart grid project. times that received from a bank of As it happens, the BCUC recently meters. did just that for an application by BCUC staff added, for compariFortisBC to install wireless meters son, the radio signal level emitfor its Okanagan and Kootenay customers. The meters were approved, ted by a human body. It’s 0.018 per cent. What this means is your and the findings are instructive. spouse snoring beside you is a The BCUC report notes that it stronger source of RF than a whole received “many” complaints about wall of smart meters. smart meter signals being added Experts put up by opponents to existing radio frequency (RF) didn’t fare so well. One was Jerry sources. Some used familiar scare Flynn, a retired Canadian Forces rhetoric about “toxic microwave officer from Kelowna who travels radiation” that’s promoted by around taking readings, talking to people trying to make money by elderly people about alleged hazexploiting fear. ards of meters, and making claims One of the experts retained by to the media about what he has FortisBC was Dr. Yakov Shkol-

called the single biggest threat to human health today. The BCUC found his military experience not “relevant,” and his evidence frequently “incorrect, exaggerated and/or unsubstantiated.” Then there was Curtis Bennett, who described himself as “chief science officer” for a company called Thermoguy. He spoke on behalf of West Kootenay Concerned Citizens. In a 2012 letter to the B.C. energy ministry, Bennett warned of the danger of smart meters triggering “molecular earthquakes.” The BCUC panel wrote: “While Mr. Bennett has an electrician’s knowledge of electrical systems, it is clear that he is unqualified to give expert opinion evidence on the health effects of RF, exposure standards for RF, engineering, physics or geological phenomena such as earthquakes.” Citizens for Safe Technology put up one Dr. Donald Maisch, who claimed to have experience with this issue in Australia. The panel noted that Maisch runs EMFacts Consultancy, and agreed with FortisBC’s argument that “Dr. Maisch’s consulting livelihood depends upon public fears and concerns about RF exposure.” Would you like this circus of quackery to be restaged over BC Hydro’s program, at your expense? –Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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thank MLA Weaver for his attempt to justify supporting the provincial Liberal budget in a vote of confidence. It is confusing, however. The Green party claims they represent the local constituents, and yet when almost 70% of Oak Bay-Gordon Head voters voted against the governing Liberals, surely the will of his constituents is clear — vote in opposition to the budget which Mr. Weaver criticized during the election campaign and in his maiden speech to the Legislature. Support his Green members — who stood on doorsteps and echoed his criticism of the Liberal budget — not the Liberal regime. His job, as an opposition member in a parliamentary democracy, is to provide

intelligent opposition and positive alternatives to the governing Liberals; not to vote confidence in this government regardless of how bad it is. Mr. Weaver should have represented the vast majority of his constituents and voted against a budget of a government that has massively mismanaged B.C. Hydro as well as B.C. Ferries and spent six million taxpayer’s dollars to pay the defence costs of two convicted Liberal operatives — and over $2 million more in legal fees to block the Auditor General’s investigation of this costly fiasco. His hypothetical concern that in a minority government situation the government would fall and there would be another election is irrelevant when the Liberals have a handy majority and

there was no chance of the budget vote failing. Both he and his national leader Elizabeth May apparently offer voters another way to vote Liberal. She has even advocated a political deal with federal Liberals — despite their appalling environmental record — whereby they won’t run candidates against each other. This is old fashioned back room politics masquerading as doing politics differently. Surely those who voted Green in Oak Bay-Gordon Head did not intend to vote Liberal. They must also wonder why their new MLA is so confused. Ron Faris Victoria

Readers respond: Compost bullies, Beacon traffic debate Bullying tactics not necessary I am writing today to express my disappointment in the residents of Tanner Ridge and their recent behavior regarding Foundation Organics. I visited the website they created and found it full of slanderous bullying tactics, manipulated scenarios, dishonest information and letters written with the explicit intent to drive Foundation Organics out of business. Where have the socially responsible, honest community members gone? I get that it smells, I have smelled it too, but the residents have always, since day one,

made it loud and clear that under any circumstances, odour or not, it is never welcome in their backyard. I hope the public and the residents of Tanner Ridge can see through these schemes and give Foundation Organics the proper chance it deserves to deal with these complaints. I also want to point out that sitting around obsessively smelling the air will cause the best of us to have light headed feelings, dizziness, rapid heartbeat and even nausea. Brenda Jordison Saanich

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decision that results, at long last, in major improvements to the dreadful and dangerous muddle that is Sidney traffic. Sidney is ideally situated to turn most or all of Beacon Avenue into a pedestrian area. The replacement roads, Bevan and Sidney/James White Boulevard are miraculously already there either side, one for up and one for down. So is a lot of parking area from or along both sides of all the avenues and streets crossing same. What most clogged up towns would give for such a gift. Deliveries and collections can be limited to early morning or late after-

noons. The enormous challenge to make a safe left or right turn off or on to Beacon, making allowances for pedestrians crossing, would be removed. Overall safety would be enormously improved and traffic

flow greatly enhanced. Business would flourish. No more ludicrous consultation fees. It’s high time for some action at last, Mayor Cross. H.U.P. Edwards North Saanich

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oodness, from swimsuits to parkas in just a day! It doesn’t seem quite fair and it’s a real shock to the system, but I guess fall is here and its back to porridge in the mornings instead of corn flakes. Oh well, it had to come, and it will be interesting to get out the warmer clothes and see what is still wearable (not fashionable, just what still fits after a summer of hot dogs, ice cream cones and corn on the cob.) I love this time of year. Vegetable gardens are full of lovely stuff: new carrots, beets, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, apples, plums and pears. And if you don’t have a vegetable garden, the local farmers do, and often have yummy things on roadside stands for sale at reasonable prices. A trip on the back roads of the Saanich Peninsula is a visit to paradise! I am seized with the desire to freeze things or bottle them, to make jelly, jam and pickles, but it would be silly wouldn’t it, unless I made them to act as Christmas gifts for friends? And am I that ambitious? Probably not! But it’s nice to think about, and a lot less exhausting than hanging over a hot stove, stirring, testing, tasting, washing jars, sterilizing them, and finally pouring in the finished product and sealing it. But, oh it is so satisfying

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something? She was right. Headlamps and tailamps out all over the place. I couldn’t believe it. At one stage I thought a motorcycle was coming towards me only to have another van with only one headlight. People - check your lamps. Turn your vehicle on and get your better half to do a light check for you. Indicators and license plate lamps included. Apparently it’s a fine from your fine local constabulary, along with many other offences way less important. Also, turn your headlamps on and check them against the garage door. If the lights look like they resemble Marty Feldman, please take them into a shop and get them aligned. All headlights should be working and aligned correctly. I mean, you don’t walk around with one eye closed do you? Well...

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grateful for any edible fruit or vegetable donations, things that you don’t intend to use. There are always people who would be grateful to get something freshly picked, who don’t have fruit trees, or vegetable gardens. Meanwhile, I’m off to see those people with the apple tree — applesauce here I come! Meanwhile a recipe for a pickle that is delicious with both meat or cottage cheese. Its an oldie but a goodie.

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Over the Garden Fence to look at those filled jars lining that shelf in the utility room! There is a Spartan apple tree loaded with fruit that is beginning to drop on the grass that tempts me to go in and ask if I might buy some to make apple sauce, which I could freeze. Really wonderful apple sauce is made with Gravenstein apples, but they are long over, and other apples make good sauce too so don’t feel you have to wait for next year’s Gravensteins. I feel it is sinful to let good fruit rot. My mother used to say “think of all those starving children in Africa before you let good food go to waste.” I feel the same way, but we are spoiled, and it’s easier to buy stuff in jars or tins, rather than to preserve it ourselves. Once again let me mention the Sidney Lions Food Bank. I’m pretty sure they would be

B.C. Pickle Recipe 3 B.C. peaches 1 tablespoon plain salt 3 B.C. pears 2 cups white sugar 3 large B.C. onions 2 cups cider vinegar 15 ripe B.C. tomatoes 1 cup pickling spices tied up in a cloth bag Peel and chop tomatoes, peaches, pears and onions. Put in a large pot and add the rest of the ingredients. Cook over low to medium heat for two hours, stirring every so often to keep mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pot. While hot, using a soup ladle, pour into sterilized bottles and cap. They do not need to be sealed. Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

BeefsAndBouquets Rotary Sidney by the Sea would like to thank Sidney for their support to help raise funds for Sidney Lions Food Bank on Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Capital Iron parking lot. In total, $601.35 was raised and Sidney by the Sea Rotary is doubling that amount to make it a donation to the food bank of just over $1,200. Colette Thompson Kudos to the Victoria Airport Authority for the innovative thinking that led to the creation of the multiuse path around the airport. It is fantastic. Neil MacConnell On Sunday Sept. 1 I went to the Saanich Fair, where after six hours I ended up with severe heat stroke. I want to send a heartfelt thank you and huge bouquets to the St. John’s Ambulance crew. They were amazing in assisting me with medical help and they do it all on their own volunteer hours. Marcia Jones I recently had the great privilege to participate in the recent B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive. While I was dropping off the empty donation bags to my neighbourhood a few days earlier, I came across an individual in the driveway of one house. I explained what I was doing and

then, to my surprise, he offered genuine and heartfelt appreciation for my efforts. Before I could process this unexpected comment, he went on to explain that he and his wife had needed to access the resources of the local food banks at challenging times in their lives. It had made that critical difference for them to have this non-judgmental place of caring and support. Although it reaffirmed my commitment, I felt it important to share his expression of gratitude with all in our community who participated in any way. You, along with those who spend many hours on a regular basis to keep the food banks open and functioning, have made a difference. Lyanne Jaubert-Sanderson Huge thanks to the gentleman driving the silver truck who helped get me and my bicycle off the road at the intersection of Keating X Road and Oldfield Road after a humbling crash. More thanks go out to the other drivers who stopped or slowed down and allowed me to get off the road safely. My body is bruised, but my ego more so. If we cross paths again and you recognize me, let me know and I’ll buy you a round. Justin Hitchborn

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The brakes have been applied to any move to regulate the use of motorized scooters as the Union of B.C. Municipalities has voted not to lobby for regulation of the personal mobility devices. The proposal was voted down at the UBCM meeting in Vancouver as delegates faced charges that such regulations would blatantly discriminate against the aged and those with disabilities. Referring to the proposed regulation of the devices as “profoundly ignorant”, Faith Bodnar of Inclusion B.C., a provincial advocacy group for community living, said that any regulations would “threaten the right of people with disabilities to move around on their streets and communities as equal community members with those who walk, run, or bicycle.” Mayor Larry Cross disagrees. “We’ve had some pretty serious incidents in Sidney where people have been hurt,” said Cross. “We recognize how important these devices are for the mobility of some of our residents and the last thing we want to do is to reduce or restrict that mobility. But we’re also concerned for the safety of all of our citizens.” Cross emphasized that Sidney’s proposal to the UBCM never mentioned motorized wheelchairs, and that aspect of the discussion came about as a result of an amendment to Sidney’s original proposal. “It was never our intention to include wheelchairs,” said Cross. But Cross emphasizes that Sidney has a significantly older population than many other municipalities and that the problems

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“You can’t regulate common sense,” says Annie Curtis, an 80-year-old scooter owner in Sidney. associated with scooter use may have arisen there earlier than elsewhere. “Other municipalities will be facing this eventually. In some ways Sidney is the canary in the coal mine”, said Cross. Barbara Brunlees, the manager of Sidney Scooter, feels that regulations wouldn’t work, even if they were enacted. “We have lots of regulations for motor vehicles, and that doesn’t stop people from driv-

ing foolishly,” said Brunlees. “We prefer to use education and advice as tools to ensure that people are using our scooters safely,” she said. Brunlees said that the scooters have the capacity to travel up to 20 km/h but that most travel at about half that speed. “There are also governors that can be used to reduce the maximum speed,” Brunlees said. For Annie Curtis, aged 80, it’s just a mat-

ter of common sense and old fashioned courtesy. She got her scooter four years ago and said that, without it, she simply couldn’t get around. “I always move to the side for people and have never had a problem,” said Curtis. “Of course you’ll always have a few bad apples, but then you need to educate them,” she said. “We already have enough regulations in our lives. You can’t regulate common sense.”

In accordance with Section 254 of the Community Charter, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction, to be held in the Council Chambers of Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton X Road, Saanichton, B.C., on Monday September 30, 2013, at 10:00 A.M., unless the delinquent taxes and interest are sooner paid by cash, debit card or certified cheque.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, October 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C. to consider the following: 1) District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255, Amendment Bylaw No. 1308 (2012); AND 2) 219 Covenant and Priority Agreement In general terms, the purpose of the District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 Amendment Bylaw No. 1308 (2012) is to rezone the land, known as 8609 Bourne Terrace, from Single Family Residential 2 (R-2) to Single Family Residential 1 (R-1). In general terms, the purpose of 219 Covenant and Priority Agreement is to restrict the dwelling height to the Single Family Residential 2 (R-2) zoning as per the District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255: 1) Section 502.2.2 Density (a) Maximum Lot Coverage; 2) Section 502.2.2 Density (b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio; or 3) Section 502.2.3 Principal Buildings (c) Maximum Height; for the purpose of lot subdivision. The lands that are the subject of this Bylaw amendment and covenant is denoted in the cross hatched portion of the supplied map. All persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw amendment, and covenant & priority agreement shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions at the Public Hearing. All relevant documentation, including copies of the bylaw and covenant pertaining to the above, may be inspected at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from September 25 to October 7, 2013 inclusive. Mark Brodrick, Director of Planning and Community Services

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Saying Bif Naked is an eternal optimist doesn’t do her incredibly buoyant personality justice. The Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum record-selling Canadian rocker, actress and speaker has been through the ringer, both emotionally and physically, and still maintains a hopeful resilience that inspires her legions of fans worldwide. After being adopted by American missionaries and moving from New Delhi, India to Kentucky and eventually to Winnipeg as a child, a bout with breast cancer, eating disorders, having her ovaries removed, a failed kidney, open heart surgery, 11 engagements, two divorces and the death of two beloved animals, Bif is still rockin’ and letting nothing stand in her way. “How can we not?” she says. “No matter what, everything is a privilege. I don’t think it’s because my parents

were so religious that they instilled it in us, that’s just really what I think. I can’t complain. Ever. Even if I’m dying of cancer or have emergency heart surgery like last year, or anything, I just think, ‘well, I have gas in my car’ — I can’t even believe I have a car. I’ve got nothing to complain about ever. ... There are so many other things going on in the world than me being sick. In Syria right now, it’s beyond comprehension what they’re going through.” Her father, who now lives in Saskatchewan, battled prostate cancer recently and Bif says the two are alike in a lot of ways. “He lives to make people laugh in the chemo wards. He’s a very funny man. ... I like going to the chemo wards. People have anxiety about cancer treatments and I’m a goofball. I wish I could be a professional handholder. If I could choose a career, that’s what I’d be.” After her bout with

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Bif Naked takes the stage Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Charlie White Theatre. cancer, Bif says she was ready to give up on her career as a performer. “I preferred for a long time doing acoustic shows because they felt more emotionally supportive. After cancer and having to get a divorce, I was such a

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prepared to play a concert in front of a sea of iPhones and no faces. I felt something I had never felt previously in concerts, which was shame. I didn’t look the same, I had no hair, I wasn’t anorexic anymore and I felt stupid and embarrassed that I had gotten sick in the first place. It was something I wasn’t familiar with or prepared for.” Her manager and her guitar player talked her into playing an acoustic show in a big theatre in Nanaimo. “They were so gracious and so kind. I felt safe and relieved. I thought I would give it another shot.” Now most of her concerts are a combination of acoustic and electric. And that’s what fans can expect of her show at the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney. Bif Naked takes the stage at the Charlie

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Panthers tie with Wolves in weekend game Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Peninsula Panthers started slowly on Saturday evening in a game in Comox against the Glacier Kings, but as the Zamboni took to the ice after both teams had left, the scoreboard displayed the story of the game — Visitors 9, Home 2. The Panthers trailed the Glacier Kings 2 to 1 after 20 minutes of game play, however the game was all theirs as they scored five unanswered goals in the second frame and three more in the third. Leading the way was Jackson Skerratt who had two goals and two assists, while Connor Logan and Cole Glover also chipped in with two each. Scoring singles were Sean Buchanan, Tate Coughlin and Ben Meek. Friday night the Panthers had all the answers against the visiting Westshore Wolves. After beating them the previous Friday, the Panthers found themselves on top by a 3 to 1 count midway through the third period at the Panorama Recreation Centre. But, the Wolves tied the game with only five minutes left and the two teams went into a five minute four-on-four

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Glen Meadows curlers take gold for the third time

Seniors Games win a highlight for local rink Steven Heywood News staff

There’s a bit of a dynasty happening at the Glen Meadows Curling Club. The Men’s 55-plus rink of Lawrence Woytowich, Lynn Wilson, Wayne Scott and Jack Campbell won their third gold medal at the B.C. Seniors Games, held Aug. 20 to 24 in Kamloops. It’s the team’s third gold in four years and the first time a curling team has repeated as provincial champs at the Games. They have also won a bronze medal, making them a top team at the Games in the last halfdecade. They say they plan to keep on playing as long as their health remains

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Lawrence Woytowich, Lynn Wilson, Wayne Scott and Jack Campbell curl out of Glen Meadows Country Club. strong. “We have a good pool of talent here,” says Woytowich. “We’re very fortunate to have a lot of talent at Glen Meadows.” This year’s team consisted for the core three — Woytowich, Wilson and Scott — and the picked up a new lead

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in Campbell. All of them play on different teams within the club’s masters league and all contribute to the curling community at the small club. Their latest win has qualified for rink for the Canadian Seniors Games in Edmonton in 2014 — the second year in a row they will have played on the national scene. “It’s been good,” Woytowich added. “Out of our group here, we’ve been really successful.” They are hoping their success will translate into more interest in curling at Glen Meadows. Each of the players are active on their own league teams, while Campbell, Woytowich and Scott all coach new curlers, young and adult. “It’s fun to play against each other,” added Scott, noting that they remain positive and help each other improve along the way. To that end, the Glen Meadows Curling Club is offering a Try Curling for Free day on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. Instructors will be on the ice to help newcomers and introduce them to the sport and to the club. They ask people register by calling 250-656-3136. The day is open to any age level or curler. “We all enjoy playing and being active and staying in a bit of shape,” said Wilson. “A lot of people really benefit from it and it’s really good for the community.” Well into their 60s and 70s, the Seniors Games team has certainly stayed active in the sport and they say they hope to continue their winning ways locally and nationally.

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Black Press is proud to be an official sponsor for the 2013 Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, with photojournalist Arnold Lim on the 21-member tour team as a media rider. Follow Arnold’s personal story of training for the Tour and the ride itself at tourderock. ca under the blog posts, or on Twitter at @arnoldlimphoto. ON TOUR: This year’s Tour de Rock began in Port Alice on Saturday, Sept. 21 and ends Friday, Oct. 4 in Victoria. Tour de Rock raises funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research and programs. HELP OUT: Donations can be made at copsforcancer.ca FIND OUT: To catch up on all the Tour de Rock news, photos and videos, go to:

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Stepping in front of the camera No longer just reporting on Tour de Rock, media members join the team Erin Haluschak, Daniel Palmer and Kyle Slavin Black Press

Jennifer Faerber knows firsthand the impact cancer can have on a child’s life. Faerber, who came to Canada from Australia three years ago to continue her radio career, battled non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a kid. She also had the opportunity to attend a camp in Australia similar to B.C.’s Camp Goodtimes, a summer camp for children who have gone through cancer. Faerber, one of four media riders on this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team, says going from reporting on the Tour to being a part of the event has been a deeply rewarding experience. “When I first moved to Vancouver Island, Tour de Rock was one of the first stories I had to cover,” said Faerber, news director of Vista Radio’s Coast group of stations, based in Courtenay. “When you work in broadcasting, you talk a lot, but you don’t talk about yourself. I’ve had friends that didn’t really know what I went through.” Faerber said one of her motivating factors as a rider is to tell people “what it’s like when you are that kid with cancer.” She noted how grateful she is to

Photos: Arnold Lim/News staff; Joe Perkins; submitted

(Above left) Victoria-based Tour de Rock media riders Jillian van der Geest from KOOL FM and Joe Perkins of CTV News Vancouver Island, and (middle) Arnold Lim of Black Press, are joined by host and news director (right) Jennifer Faerber of Vista Radio’s Jet FM in Courtenay. have gone to a camp during her treatment, and wants to help kids who are currently battling cancer. “When we visited Camp Goodtimes, the kids cheer so loudly for you. I actually felt really comfortable there; I was one of those kids,” While the other three media riders on this year’s 21-person team haven’t experienced cancer the same way Faerber has, they all have their reasons to ride. Black Press media rider Arnold Lim, a father of two, says he thinks about his own kids whenever he gets on the bike. “When we went to Camp Goodtimes I met kids whose stories you don’t know completely, but you know they’ve been dealt some pretty bad cards. But they don’t look any different than my own kids,” he said. “They’re the same age as my kids, but they’ve gone through something that kids their age shouldn’t have to go through.” Lim, who prior to training hadn’t been on a bike for years, says he’s

motivated by those kids whenever he feels the aches and pains of cycling. “There isn’t a day that goes by where my thighs aren’t throbbing or my feet are hurting, but that’s nothing compared to the chemotherapy and the spinal taps that some kids have to go through,” Lim said. “I’m not in any position to complain.” CTV News Vancouver Island reporter and anchor Joe Perkins is grateful no children in his family have been affected by cancer, but he keeps in mind a close uncle who died from lung cancer. “He never smoked a day in his life,” Perkins said. He draws his motivation from his junior rider, Luke Savage, a 17-yearold Grade 12 student at Belmont secondary. “Luke had three jobs this summer, worked seven days a week, knows he wants to be an electrician, he’s finishing up his Grade 12 year, and he’s in remission. … For me, that’s pretty inspiring.”

The close-knit camaraderie amongst this year’s riders and Tour de Rock team also took Perkins by surprise. “I knew it would be special, I didn’t think it would be this special,” he said. “And that’s me saying this before we’ve even left. … I can’t wait to see the Island.” Jillian van der Geest, an on-air host with KOOL FM, has witnessed the impact cancer has on a family whose child is battling the disease. Caleb, the son of a family friend, was diagnosed with a brain tumour at eight years old, and died two years later. “I spent a lot of time with his family, from diagnosis to his death, and it’s heart-wrenching and inspiring to watch a family go through that. All they wanted to do was talk about it and have good times with him,” van der Geest said. “It was a unique experience for me to be there and help the family when I could, but ultimately how can you help with something like that? For me, Tour de Rock – this is me trying to help.”

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