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Sidney considers destroying Reay Creek dam following engineering firm report Steven Heywood News staff

adjustments to make the remaining runs serve residents as effectively as possible. The route reductions, feedback forms and a schedule of community meetings are posted at the review website, www. coastalferriesengagement.ca. There are no further reductions proposed for the main Vancouver Island runs but Stone said the ministry’s target is to find another $5 million in savings on those routes following reductions last year to the Tsawwassen-Duke Point route.

A dam on Reay Creek in Sidney has been deemed by an engineering firm to be not up to current standards and that has local politicians considering its demolition. An earthen dam on Reay Creek was built an estimated 50 years ago by a local landowner, creating a pond which eventually became a residential area near Canora Road. It no longer conforms to B.C. dam safety guidelines, according to a report by Thurber Engineering. The firm was commissioned by the Town “Local to review and inspect property owners the dam and its have expectations report was made pubat council’s Nov. 12 and wildlife does lic meeting. While council voted use the pond.” to seek stakeholder – Ian Bruce input in the future of the dam and to determine the cost for a variety of options, their comments leaned towards dismantling the structure, eliminating the pond. “I feel the existing dam needs to be removed,” said Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey. “It should be put back to how (the stream) was before that.” Mayor Larry Cross noted that before the Town took such action, they would have to consult with groups like Peninsula Streams. “That group has a lot at stake there,” he said.

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Please see: Future of the dam, page 4

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Students from North Saanich Middle School collected over 3,000 food items for the Sidney Lions Food Bank in the last few weeks through their Youth in Action Club (YAC).

Ferries to cut routes, try slots Tom Fletcher Black Press

Sailing cuts are coming in April to most of B.C. Ferries’ minor and northern routes, as the corporation looks to save $18.9 million in the next two years. Transportation Minister Todd Stone and B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan announced the reductions Monday, along with a plan to begin charging seniors half passenger fares that are currently offered free from Monday to Thursday. B.C. Ferries is also planning a pilot project with slot machines on the main routes

from Vancouver Island to the mainland, to test the revenue potential. Fare increases of four per cent and 3.9 per cent are to go ahead in the next two years but Stone said the goal is to hold future increases to the rate of inflation or less after that. “We heard loud and clear from people in the coastal communities … that fares cannot continue to escalate as they have and people want the ferry service to be there,” Stone said. Ferry reductions outlined by the ministry review will go ahead in next spring after another round of consultations with coastal communities to look for schedule

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Peninsula News in brief Police, ICBC ask drivers to slow down

SIDNEY — The Sidney North Saanich RCMP and ICBC are reminding drivers this month to consider their speed during bad weather. Making sure windshield wipers are in good condition and leaving a minimum of four seconds between your vehicle and the one ahead of you are two of the most important things to keep in mind in wet weather.

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SAANICH — The board of the Saanich School District voted to amend its donation policies. On Nov. 13 trustee Tim Dunford’s motion to remove a policy that said the district wouldn’t accept any funding received from business that sell tobacco or alcohol passed by a 5-1 vote. The board hasn’t participated in the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch’s Support Dry Grad Campaign – which provides money to high schools to pay for local dry grads – due to this policy program since 2001.

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Pendray Farm sensitive to its smell North Saanich dairy finds innovation a surefire way to keep the neighbours happy Steven Heywood

process and adapted for farm use. “There’s a low smell as a result,” he said, adding while it was expensive to get going, it was the right thing to do for Pendray Farm. This sort of investment has helped the farm diversify to support itself. It grows much of its own feed (and stores it securely to prevent odour and vermin) and has been composting for years. Pearce added they also have plans in the works with various levels of government on water catchment projects. It’s their way of ensuring a successful dairy operation that continues to produce some 15,000 litres of milk every second day of the week. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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Being aware of the sensitivities of their neighbours is high on the priority list at Pendray Farm in North Saanich. The third stop on the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce’s Tour of Industry, brought local politicians and community leaders to a dairy farm that’s working hard to be self-reliant and at the same time, less offensive. Guide Steve Pearce, the son-in-law of farm owner Linda Pendray, took tour participants around the farm and into a rarely-seen portion of the operation — a place most people would probably avoid if they knew it was there in the first place. It’s where the farm collects the urine and feces from its cattle and turns it into manure for the fields. While the farm does have all of those typical farm smells, its the operation of this part of Pendray that does its utmost not to offend sensitive senses. “We are a dairy farm,” noted Pearce. “And we are aware that we are within a highend neighbourhood so we have to be aware of the smell and the impact the farm has on our neighbours and on the environment.” Pendray Farm, he continued, is close to many water sources and must be careful about what it puts onto the ground. Waste from the cattle is carefully collected and contained in a specific area where it is broken down into manure — liquid and solid. The farm still spreads that

Opening the doors at Ramsay In the next Peninsula News Review, the Tour of Industry series continues with Ramsay Machine Works. From its very visible coal conveyor project near the airport, to the supersecret contracts for the oil and gas industry, this Sidney company has been manufacturing success for years. Steven Heywood/News staff

Steve Pearce of Pendray Farm in North Saanich explains the process of injecting manure into the ground. manure into the fields surrounding it but, as Pearce pointed out, two days after applying it there was little to no smell.

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Ian Bruce, executive director of Peninsula Streams, says removing the dam is a legitimate option but the municipality will have to determine the costs of returning the area to a full-fledged stream. “Removing the dam is one of the options Peninsula Streams considered when we began

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Peninsula Streams member Reg Kirkham walks on the Reay Creek dam in Sidney, close to where he lives. The earthen dam has been deemed to not be up to current standards.

Sediment test results starting to come in

Ian Bruce of Peninsula Streams says the initial results from sediment samples taken from Reay Creek Pond in September are showing their age. The first step, he explained, is to determine if the samples taken were good (they are) and then to get the age of the sediments and pinpoint the timeline each layer was deposited in the pond. There are no contaminant test results available yet. “All of this sediment work,” said Bruce, “is a necessary part of determining the future of the (pond and the dam).”

Streams, LougherGoodey said the dam is the Town’s problem and is responsible. Coun. Steve Price noted other groups, like the Sidney Anglers Association, should be involved as well. Price added he feels there would be more benefit in returning the creek to a free flowing stream.

Coun. Tim Chad added he was worried that if the dam were removed, it would send all “the crap” downstream. Cross said Town staff will have to investigate the merits of all of their options — from repairing the dam, building a new one, removing it entirely or doing nothing at all.

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General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, from left, The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Canada, Brigadier-General Don Macnamara(Retired), of Sidney and General Ray Henault (Retired), President, Conference of Defence Associations Institute, former Chief of Defence Staff and Former Chair of NATO Military Staff Committee. Macnamara received the Vimy Award on Friday, Nov. 8 at the National War Museum in Ottawa.

The cancelled runs are mostly early morning or late evening, many with passenger loads of 20 per cent or less. The largest reduction is a one-third cut to Port Hardy-Prince Rupert run, B.C. Ferries’ longest and most heavily subsidized service that lost $31 million on operations last year. Other runs being cut include Horseshoe Bay to Bowen Island, Comox to Powell River, Gabriola Island to Nanaimo and Quadra Island to Campbell River. NDP ferry critic Claire Trevena said the service reductions will have an “outrageous impact” on communities such as Quadra

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Changes to B.C. Ferries’ routes will impact small communities reliant upon the service. Island where she lives. “We’re already seeing people leaving communities because of the cost of the ferries,” Trevena said. “We’ve seen young families go, we’ve seen businesses in trouble and this is

just going to compound that.” Long-term strategies include converting new ferries to natural gas fuel and exploring passenger-only private service to supplement B.C. Ferries sailings.

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Ford example is informative The behaviour of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has long since surpassed the realm of quirky and seen him sink to the depths to become a detriment to his community. That said, residents of Greater Victoria can feel lucky we’re not facing a similar situation among our elected civic politicians. While the examples have been rare around here of a rogue mayor or councillor embarrassing themselves publicly or shedding a negative light on their municipality, extending municipal terms to four years from three, as Union of B.C. Municipalities members endorsed this fall, is not a good idea. The B.C. Community Charter states that councillors can only be disqualified from office for not taking the required oath, missing meetings for 60 days or four consecutive meetings for reasons other than ill health or by leave of council, conflict of interest where influence or inside knowledge is used inappropriately, or the unauthorized use of money. The vast majority of councillors take seriously their oath of office and pecuniary responsibility to constituents. In the event individuals run into conflict, perceived or real, or exhibit questionable behaviour, councils are generally good at policing themselves. When further action clearly needs to be taken, the onus falls on the individual to do the right thing. As we’ve seen with Ford and local politicians, the results can be mixed. Former Highlands councillor Ken Brotherston stepped down from council while on trial for murder, for which he was acquitted in 2010, and did not run for re-election in 2011. In North Saanich in 2004, then-councillor Bill Bird admitted to a non-pecuniary conflict in a rezoning application made by a business partner. Bird stayed on, but was found later in court to have benefitted financially from the decision. He was ordered to step down until the next election but did not run again either. With few mechanisms at our disposal to oust individuals who prompt serious consideration of termination or forced resignation, the best avenue is still the ballot box. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-386-2624. 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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Two solitudes on B.C. farmland out their car windows at green My late father used to say that if fields as they motor from their he ever won the lottery, he would subdivisions to big-box stores. The “farm until it’s all gone.” elderly Sikhs and Mexican It was 1960 when he guest workers bent over and my mother pulled up in the fields don’t need stakes in the Okanagan, their lofty lectures on where their families had food security. been for generations, and Voices from the rest moved north to carve a of the province are homestead out of a half seldom heard and quickly section in the Peace River shouted down, as was the country. case at the recent Union So it’s a mainly of B.C. Municipalities northern perspective that convention in Vancouver. I bring to the latest debate Merritt councillor Mike over B.C.’s agricultural Tom Fletcher B.C. Views Goetz pleaded for relief land reserve. A dialogue from an Agricultural of the deaf has been Land Commission that going on for decades in refuses to release a property that B.C., where there are two separate has “grown nothing but rocks realities in agriculture. and tumbleweeds for the last 100 The dominant voice is always years.” Similar property next door from the southwest, from the was released, but not this parcel, Okanagan to the Fraser Valley to blocking a project for five years southern Vancouver Island. This in a little town that could use the is not only B.C.’s most productive work and additional tax base. land, it’s also the place of greatest Urban sprawl isn’t a big problem population and development in Merritt, which like many small pressure, where three million of the towns is trying to hang onto its province’s four million residents population. live and more arrive every day. Spallumcheen councillor Ed In the rest of the province, except Hanoski described the situation for pockets that are attractive for beyond the towns, the real rural recreational development, farming B.C. He proposed easing the is a tough row to hoe. These days, people are more likely to be moving restrictions on building a second home on farm properties. away. Currently, farmers can put a In our urbanized society, the mobile home on their property loudest voices tend to be the least for an elderly or infirm relative, informed, from backyard-chicken but nothing with a permanent hipsters to what I call drive-by foundation. Once that relative environmentalists, who like to look

moves or passes away, the home is supposed to be removed. Hanoski said a sewage system for such a residence costs around $12,000. Add the temporary foundation, skirting, well hookup, power, landscaping, driveway, and a mobile home that will lose its value if it has to be moved, and the property owner takes a loss of $150,000 or more. That’s why the removal rule is routinely ignored in rural B.C., Hanoski said. These second homes are the only rental stock there is, providing modest income for marginal farms, and should be allowed permanent foundations. Motion defeated, after a scolding from a Sunshine Coast delegate about people lusting to build mansions on farmland. I asked Bill Bennett, the cabinet minister in charge of the latest agricultural land review, about a rumoured proposal to split the province into two zones with different rules. He declined to comment, but described the case of Fort Steele Farms, the East Kootenay community’s only market garden that almost closed because the next generation was initially refused permission for a second home. The two zones approach deserves serious consideration. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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ecently, the PNR published letters from authors Harrison, Gartshore , Doman and Councilor McMurphy, all of them highly critical of the initial refusal of Sandown by Councillors Browne, Mearnes, McBride and Daly. Their letters displayed their ignorance of, or refusal to acknowledge the true facts of the Sandown deal and in Councillor McMurphys’ case, a callous disregard for the taxpayers’ wallet. Sandown had been for sale for some time with an asking price of $10 million. The appraised value as is, is $3.9 million (owners’ appraisal 2013). The value of the 12.5 acres rezoned to commercial is $11 to $12 million (owners’ appraisal 2013). The value of the residual land is $2.7 million (Districts’ appraisal 2013). In order to remove 12.5 acres of ALR

land, the applicant must include at least an equal portion of land back into the ALR. There was, and is, only one parcel of land in North Saanich which meets the test and that parcel is owned by the taxpayers of North Saanich. Sandown owners had two options: sell the land intact for the appraised value of $3.9 million, or sell the individual parcels, (to whom and for what price) or they could attempt to strike a deal with North Saanich to get the 12.5 owned by the District to replace the parcel to be rezoned commercial, and walk away with $12 million. The reality of high stakes real estate generally entails hard negotiation. To take the first deal offered, as the letter writers suggest, would have been foolishly naive and costly. Fortunately for the taxpayer, the four

councillors possess a high degree of business savvy and knew that it was highly probable that the Sandown owners would come back to the table with a better offer in order to achieve their $12 million prize. These four, much maligned councillors have demonstrated temperance and common sense and the deal is done. They have saved the taxpayer over three-quarters of a million dollars already, in this first phase of what will be ongoing costs associated with the Sandown project. Please remember when casting votes next year that grand visions are all very well, but they require practicality, persistence and a balance sheet to become reality. John Upward North Saanich

Readers respond: Volunteering versus labour, child health Labour needs to be rewarded Re: Three Cheers, PNR editorial Nov. 13, 2013. Three cheers for the people who are the backbone of critical services like fire protection and search and rescue response? Why not five cheers, or would that be a budget buster? The same goes for all who donate time and effort for the benefit of others. If a task is worth doing it is worth getting something in return. Gratitude, appreciation and a twoonie will buy you 30 minutes of parking in downtown Victoria. That something in return is usually monetary wages but can also be payment in kind: a benefits package; discount cards from area merchants; free passes on B.C. Ferries. The majority of us are working more productively than 40 years ago but our wages buy the same basket of goods as back then. Technology and foreign outsourcing is taking its toll on the human work force in developed societies. Unemployment is a continuing problem. Bloomberg News reported that an un-named online mag-

azine advertised for an editor’s position, whose duties would include reporting, circulation and advertising sales for which the chosen applicant would receive no compensation. The experience was considered enough. There have been books written about a future with no jobs. None read convincingly but most extol the opportunity for giving i.e., volunteering. Someday providers of goods and services might to do so out of a spirit of giving or receiving three cheers from their customers. Until then all labour needs to be materially rewarded. Peter Whyte Sidney

No child too far Wednesday, Nov. 20, National Child Day, will be a day for celebrating, appreciating, listening to and learning from our children — the future leaders of Canada. We have come a long way from the Victorian attitude that children “should be seen and not heard.” UNICEF’s catch phrase for the day is ‘No child too far’. With globalization, world

travel and tourism it is indeed true that no child is too far away for us not to be concerned about him or her and to empathize with the parents who see their child suffer and perhaps die. Canada has been a world leader in supporting the Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization (GAVI). GAVI’s programs and other interventions have resulted in a significant reduction in children dying from disease from 12 million per annum (about 33,000 every day) in 1990 to 6.6 million (about 1,880 every day) in 2012. This is a significant improvement but still the numbers are so large it is difficult to appreciate that each death is a tragedy for

the family. Infectious diseases are still a threat to our children and ourselves here at home. So it is our own self-interest to support vaccination programs. More importantly we have a moral obligation to help just because we are all members of the human race. We can be proud Canada has pledged $65 million for GAVI between 2011 and 2015 and has surpassed its pledge by another $20 million for measles vaccination. But still there is much to do. We must continue to support and expand our programs to help the children in the developing world. Colin Nelson North Saanich

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Bread crumbs don’t cut it for seeing the birds B

ack from another visit with my brother in Cedar — just south of Nanaimo. He has three Fillipino people working for him and they are about the nicest people I’ve had the good fortune to meet. Now their families, still in the Philippines, are in deep trouble. I’ve called Cedar to see if their relatives are OK and, thankfully, they are all alive. I’m a very long way from being rich but I’m sending each of Herb’s people money to help just a bit and let them know the people of Canada care about them. World Vision is a good place

to send money if you want to help. That organization is already there and helping and I know from experience these people are honest and reliable. Now back to gardening. One thing I noticed while in Cedar is where there have always been birds on Herb’s large patio, this time there were none. I know why. He is not feeding them and I had a look in the shed where the feed is usually stored and the big container was empty. This drives me crazy! If you want the pleasure of seeing Towhees, Oregon robins, chicka-

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provide lunch. The bush tits who arrive in small flocks, are fat eaters. My husband, Jim, used to hang up a string of marrow bones on a fairly high branch (so the dog couldn’t get it) and it was delightful to see those tiny creatures, so polite, feeding peacefully in groups on those round bones. Jim hated the feel of the fat on his fingers but enjoyed the birds so much he gritted his teeth and strung those sticky bones on a foot-long, strong string and hung it up on a branch outside a window where we could watch the birds. The crows used to

Sidney bylaw forbids feeding gulls, pigeons Steven Heywood News staff

Sidney will be putting up more signs along its waterfront walkway to remind people that feeding seagulls and pigeons is strictly forbidden.

The Town’s animal license and control bylaw, which was updated earlier this year, includes gulls and pigeons on its list of wildlife not to be fed and doing so intentionally will bring about a ticket or fine. Signs are already up along the

attempt to eat there too but were so heavy the string would twist and turn until they realized it was a useless endeavour. We used to nail a chunk of suet to the tree trunk for them (the starlings usually got most of that!). I’m pretty sure I told you that I took the bulbs I bought for the

pots on the balcony, up to Herb. Now I hope I’m not too late to find replacements. I particularly want some anemones. Yellow tulips can be replaced with other colours if necessary but I really do want some anemones. I had red ones on the balcony of our home in Prince George and they were

so beautiful and so welcome every spring it took my breath away. I can see them now, like bright beacons in a cold and lonesome climate. Don’t get me wrong ... I loved Prince George! Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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Starting January 1, 2014 the Town of Sidney will be implementing weekly kitchen organics collection along with its regular garbage pickup for those currently receiving collection services through the Town. Kitchen organics will be collected the same day and time as regular garbage. Just as a reminder; all garbage bins and kitchen organics containers are to be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the day of collection. An organics container and kitchen tote will be delivered to existing customers by the new collection contractor (Emterra) during the first two weeks of December 2013. If you have not received these by December 17, 2013 and believe you should have, please contact the Town as soon as possible. The Town will be holding two separate informational Open Houses to help answer any questions residents might have regarding the new program. Wednesday November 27th 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday December 4th 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. Location: Sidney Town Hall (2440 Sidney Avenue) in the Dogwood Room For more information, please visit our website at www.sidney.ca or contact the Engineering Department at 250.656.4502.

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Kenny Podmore is bringing reflective armbands for local pedestrians back to Sidney. The local municipal councillor succeeded in getting $1,000 from Sidney council’s discretionary fund on Nov. 12 to put towards the purchase of reflective armbands. They will be distributed to residents who use them while walking outside in the low light of early morning or evening. Podmore started the Glow As You Go initiative last fall with the help of the local RCMP and the Insurance Corporation of B.C. The armbands went quickly in Sidney and in the wake of that success, other communities adopted a similar program. “This program through ICBC has taken off,” Podmore said. “They are now handing out armbands to the RCMP so they can hand them out at highrisk intersections and streets.” The point of the effort, he continued, it to ensure pedestrian safety. “The Town should do more,” he said, “to reiterate the safety message.” His fellow councillors approved of the program

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Councillor Kenny Podmore brought Glow As You Go to Sidney last year. and allocated $1,000 to obtain and distribute more reflective armbands. Last year, the armbands were given out at the Sidney North Saanich RCMP detachment and at town hall.

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The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking Vancity members to fill three director positions in the 2014 election. Each position is for a three-year term, commencing after the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Prospective candidates are strongly advised to attend an information session which will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at Vancity Centre, 183 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver. Please contact the Governance Department by no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 to register for this session. Prospective candidates are required to submit confirmation of their intention to run by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Specific details about running for election can be found in the Candidates’ Package posted on our website, vancity.com. If you require a hard copy of this information, please contact the Governance Department at 604.877.7595.

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Ladybugs are often associated with the arrival of spring, but with the arrival of cooler weather and the impending winter, don’t be surprised if you start seeing more spotted beetles than usual. Brian Spencer, a microbiologist and president of Applied Bio-nomics Ltd. in North Saanich, says the invasive ladybug species commonly known as the multicoloured Asian lady beetle is in the process of hibernating. “Like most beetles they have a winter congregation pattern. Sometimes they appear on the south side of a house year after

year, sometimes they pick different houses,” Spencer said. “They also tend to find a way to get into people’s houses. They want to, over winter, be in your kitchen. They’re looking for a nice, warm place to spend the winter without freezing to death.” Spencer said this species of ladybug was released in the 1970s in Georgia and has since swept across North America. While the multicoloured Asian lady beetles aren’t native to the continent, they do play a role in controlling the aphid population in the spring and summer. “There’s a bit of concern that they may displace our native ladybug species. (Those) hibernate up in the mountains on the

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• The North and South Saanich Agricultural Society presents the 40th Annual Christmas in a Manger Christmas Craft Sale on Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the RCMP Barn and Main Hall at the Saanich Fairgrounds.

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For the first time in over a year, local band The Archers will take the stage in Sidney at the Mary Winspear Centre. The band, made up of Liam Moes, Sandy Hughes, Liam McLaren and Ethan Caleb (Archer’s bass player Robert McMullen announced his exit from the band Nov. 5) has been busy touring since their last show in Sidney, including two tours that took them across the country. “Because it’s been so long since we played in Sidney I think it will be really fun,” said Moes. “We’ve changed a lot and grown a lot as a band since then and I think people will really like our sound.” The indie-folk band is now in the process of finishing their album which is slated for release in May of next year. “We did an Indiegogo campaign in February to raise money to produce the album and we’re really looking forward to com-

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The Archers take the stage at the Winspear Centre Saturday, Nov. 23. pleting that,” Moes said. Tickets for the show which takes place Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Charlie White Theatre at the Mary Winspear Centre are $15 and are available through the box office.

Joining The Archers will be local band Reverie. For more information and online tickets visit www.marywinspear.ca. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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The show show takes takes place place The Friday, Nov. Nov. 29 29 at at 7:30 7:30 Friday, p.m. at the Charlie p.m. at the Charlie White Theatre. Theatre. Tickets Tickets White are $37.50 $37.50 and and are are availavailare able through the Mary able through the Mary Winspear box box office office at at Winspear 250-656-0275 or online 250-656-0275 or online at www.marywinspear. www.marywinspear. at ca. ca.

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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

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SIDNEY 3 bdrm 2 bath rec room close to schools, bus, shopping. $1500. Dean 778351-2244 SIDNEY: RANCHER, 3 bdrm+ den, 2.5 bath. $1700+ util’s. Avail. Dec. 1. (250)882-8057. TILLICUM- 2 bdrm, 1 bath. F/S. N/S. Avail Dec 1. $1000. (250)479-4779.

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Teens tackle global issues at Model UN summit Six Stelly’s Secondary School students sweep awards at conference held at UVic Alysha Rose and Connor Williamson Stelly’s Secondary School

During the first week in November, teens and young adults in full business attire flocked to the University of Victoria for the annual University of Victoria Model United Nations (UVic MUN) conference. This year, Stelly’s Secondary was the sole representative of School District 63 at UVic MUN, with its six delegates Kaylee Butler, Connor Williamson, Armand Birk, Alysha Rose, Peter Reston and Mathias Tucunduva winning seven of 13 available accolades, including Best Delegate in each of the three committees. The conference, which was held from Nov. 1 to 3, saw each delegate diligently prepare to address the conference’s theme of “A World in Crisis: War, Famine, Debt, and Disease.” The three simulated committees — the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the Security Council — collectively passed nine resolutions, providing solutions for issues ranging from nuclear non-proliferation to reducing the spread of disease in post-conflict situations. “I am so honoured to have been part of this Stelly’s MUN journey. The students’ decorum, their

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Stelly’s students (from left to right) Kaylee Butler, Connor Williamson, Armand Birk, Alysha Rose and Peter Reston who represented the school at the recent UVic Model United Nations Summit. diplomacy, their articulate arguments, their conviction and their empathy combined to make them deserving award recipients for this conference,” said Kate Reston, English Department Chair and teacher-sponsor of Model UN at Stelly’s Secondary. Students from Pacific Christian School, Belmont Secondary, UVic and Stelly’s also participated in a speech contest, with Stelly’s student Armand Birk winning the high school category. “I didn’t win the speech contest, the Stelly’s team won the speech

contest. I would never have been so successful without their support,” said Birk, a Grade 12 student. Birk and the rest of the Stelly’s Model UN club all agreed that MUN’s value goes far beyond success at conferences. The experiences they had at UVic MUN, they said, will serve them both in and outside the classroom in the future. Peter Reston, winner of Honourable Mention in the Human Rights Council believes that the club has given him valuable skills which he

can apply outside of school. “The ability to speak with others and cooperate, as well as being able to develop positive and beneficial solutions to complex problems applies to all facets of life,” said Reston. Where will these students apply their skills next? While the Stelly’s delegates expressed goals varying between careers in politics, the United Nations and medicine, their short term goals include seeking similar success at the Shawnigan Lake (ShawMUN) and Canadian High Schools (CAHS-

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Things looked ominous last Friday night at Panorama Recreation Centre as the Peninsula Panthers prepared to host the VIJHL leading Nanaimo Buccaneers in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League action. Five key players off the Panthers’ roster were injured and both defenceman Spencer Loverock and forward Reece Costain were called up to games in the BCHL with the Nanaimo Clippers and the Victoria Grizzlies. The Panthers called up two affiliate players from Midget to fill the gaps however the team was still a couple of skaters short of a full bench which made their 4-2 victory against the north island VIJHL leaders a satisfying one. “We have been playing really solid hockey as of late,” explained hockey operations manager Pete Zubersky of Friday night’s win over the Buccaneers. “Our kids are working as hard as they have all season long and they seem to be figuring things out. We have a tough November schedule

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CENTRAL SAANICH — It was a banner day for Boulders climbers on Nov. 2 as 13 local athletes reached the podium at the second Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) Bouldering competition that was held at the Cliffhanger Climbing Centre in Coquitlam. Leading the way for the Boulders team with first place finishes in their respective categories were Brennan Doyle (Youth D), Aidan Doyle (Youth C), Jamie Besteman (Recreational Female), MarcAndre Lacroix (Recreational Male) and Tristan Gosselin (Junior Male). Second place finishes went to Stephen Anderson (Experienced Male), Hanna Schmidt (Recreational Female), Jeremy Moss (Recreational Male), Alison Funk (Youth A) and Robert Stewart-Patterson (Junior Male). Third place finishes went to Ashleigh Hawes (Recreational Female), Alison Stewart-Patterson (Open Female), and Evelyna Trottier (Junior Female). Also faring well with fourth place finishes were Elena Moss (Youth B Female), Melanie Hess (Recreational Female), and Ryder Hoy (Open Male). The Nov. 2 competition at Cliffhanger was the second of four sanctioned bouldering competitions that will ultimately lead to the provincials in Abbotsford on Feb. 8. The first took place at the Edge Climbing Centre in North Vancouver on Oct. 26. Kimanda Jarzebiak, Chair of the Boulders, was ecstatic about the competition’s results. “I was really pleased at how well our entire Boulders team competed. It was a great start to what I hope will continue to be an awesome season,” she said. The Boulders team will look to build upon this success at the next SCBC Bouldering competition which takes place Dec. 7 in Vancouver. — Submitted

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