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Waiting to see Santa. A young boy stays warm in anticipation of Santa’s arrival during the Nov. 30 Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade. The event saw plenty of bright and enthusiastic entries, followed by the lights of the Sidney Sail Past on the waterfront. More photos from the event on page 3.
Legal grow-op building in Central Saanich Concrete building in Central Saanich slated to be used as medicinal marijuana facility Devon MacKenzie News staff
A building being constructed on Lochside Drive in Central Saanich is slated to house a legal marijuana grow operation. The property, located at 6922 Lochside Dr. (next to the Michell Farm Market but not on Michell property) was the subject of a
notice of application to Central Saanich council in October. Evergreen Medicinal Supply Incorporated put forward the notice to the local government and police as required by the federal process but other than the building permit issued by the municipality, Central Saanich ultimately has no say in the location of the operation located on Agri-
cultal Land Reserve land. “The Agricultural Land Commission deems medicinal marijuana grow operations a farm use and the facilities are licensed by the federal government. Apart from issuing building permits and making sure the building is built to code, we don’t have a major role in the process,” said Central Saanich’s Director of Planning Bruce
Greig. According to Greig, the land has changed hands over the years and was most recently slated to have a home built on it. The footprint of the medical marijuana building is smaller than that of the house. As of last week, Central Saanich Mayor Alastair Bryson said he still hadn’t heard whether or not the federal license had been issued for
the property. The notice from Evergreen Medicinal Supply Inc. stated that the facility was dedicated to “producing, drying, storing and selling medicinal marijuana to registered prescription holders.” According to Greig, the building will not serve as a storefront-type facility. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Sidney Sparkles With more than 60 parade entries and plenty of decorated boats, the 2013 Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade and Sail Past drew thousands of people to the annual December event. Photos by Steven Heywood
Children and their families gathered along Beacon Avenue Saturday evening for the Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade. The weather stayed cool, but dry, for the annual event.
Firefighter calendars on sale now SIDNEY — The 2014 Sidney Fire Fighters calendars are on sale now. The calendars feature the local volunteer fire department members and proceeds go to support their 2014 centennial celebrations. Calendars are selling fast, say organizers, but they are still available at the Sidney fire hall, Sidney Town Hall, Toast Cafe, Sidney Home Hardware, Sidney Fire Equipment and Tanners Books for $10. The fire department has also organized a New Year’s Eve party at the Army, Navy and Air Force club in Sidney. Tickets are $50 for the event and are available now at the fire hall and the ANAVETS Unit 302.
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There was a precision scooter team showing just how agile the motorized vehicles are (and how the skilled drivers can avoid near misses).
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Committee struck to review council pay Steven Heywood News staff
In the wake of a staff wage freeze, Sidney
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pare Sidney councillors’ wages with those of similarly-sized communities and regional averages, Mayor Larry Cross is aware the move comes at a time of economic stress in the municipality. When asked if it’s good timing to do a remuneration review right now, Cross said yes, but added it needs to be done externally. In September, council voted to freeze the wages of Town management staff for a period of two years.
Larry Cross “We must also appreciate the realities and financial pressures that currently face many of our citizens and businesses,” Cross stated in a media release on
Sept. 27. “There is a realization amongst Council that the economy is still very much in recovery mode and, consequently, it is incumbent upon us to provide a level of responsibility and leadership in this tenuous economic climate.” The idea to review council pay arose when Director of Corporate Services Andrew Hicik suggested changing the three-year review period to the second full year of each council term. He stated the last
remuneration review was done in 2008 and any increases have been based on Victoria inflation figures. “I’m not in favour of increasing council wages,” said Coun. Mervyn LougherGoodey. Cross said any change will be up to the external committee. He indicated that the job of a local councillor is a public service and no one gets into the work to make money. editor@peninsula newsreview.com
Police watching for drunk drivers Daniel Palmer News staff
Victoria-area police will be out in force to target drunk drivers beginning Saturday (Dec. 6) as part of the Insurance Corporation of B.C.’s annual CounterAttack campaign. Last year, VicPD’s efforts netted 29 impaired drivers and 143 driving infractions in the first weekend of the campaign alone. “Every December, we see people who think they’re okay
to drive but end up causing crashes that change lives forever,” said VicPD Chief Const. Jamie Graham, chair of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police traffic safety committee. ICBC numbers for Vancouver Island show an average of 930 people are injured in 3,500 car crashes each December, while annually 16 people are killed in crashes involving impaired drivers. Police encourage anyone consuming alcohol to take public
transit, a taxi or arrange for a designated driver. “The hardest aspect of a police officer’s job is telling a family they have lost a loved one as a result of one foolish decision – a loss that could have been prevented,” Graham said. “We know there will be many gatherings this holiday season and that’s why officers across the province are dedicated to keeping impaired drivers off our roads.” — Saanich News/Black Press
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Local lawyer named to Law Society of B.C. Pinder Cheema one of the first women of South Asian descent to serve as Bencher of Law Society Devon MacKenzie News staff
A local woman received a prestigious nod from her peers recently as she was elected as a Bencher for the Law Society of British Columbia. Pinder Cheema, a Crown Prosecutor for the government since 1989, was elected to the position two weeks ago by her peers. She is also one of the first women of South Asian descent to be appointed the position. As a Bencher, Cheema will volunteer her time and expertise with the society. Her duties will include acting as judge on discipline hearing panels and credentials hearing panels, interviewing articled students, advising members on Law Society activities and on matters of professional responsibility and acting as liaison with local and county bar associations and members of the public. “The elections only happen every eight years and you have to put your name forward,” explained Cheema, who was
prompted to apply after her peers encouraged her. Benchers get a two year term and if they carry out their duties successfully they are acclaimed for a maximum of four terms or eight years, she explained. “It was the right time for me to do this and I consider volunteering to be very important. I was humbled to have been chosen,” she said. Cheema’s parents, Piara and Shiwinther Kaur Cheema immigrated to Victoria from India in 1952 as teenagers. “Speaking no English, with limited education, they came to Canada with a strong work ethic and desire to create a better life for themselves and eventually for their children,” Cheema explained, adding that she spoke no English on her first day at McTavish Elementary School. Cheema spent her childhood with her four siblings on the family’s dairy farm on Cresswell Road in Sidney. They learned about hard work early, she said, milking cows,
Pinder Cheema says it’s the right time for her to be on the bench of Law Society of B.C. hauling hay, cleaning barns, picking rocks and weeding vegetable gardens. “Mom always emphasized that we needed to work hard now so we would not have to work hard later in life,” said Cheema. Cheema went on to attend North Saanich Middle School and eventually graduated from Claremont Secondary School, receiving a Government of B.C. scholarship to
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Time for mayors to chat on 911 In many ways, Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin’s call for a unified 911 call centre for the Capital Region makes a lot of sense. The end goal has to be safety and reliability of services, quickly, for Greater Victoria residents in the event of an emergency. Read between the lines, however, and it’s clear this is the latest example of how Victoria, the commercial and governmental hub for the region, and Saanich, the region’s largest municipality, don’t seem to want to play ball together. Comments made to the News on this issue by Fortin and Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard boldly illustrate this problem. Saanich has a purposebuilt, state-of-the-art 911 dispatch centre facility built to stand up in an earthquake. And it has space available. Victoria could potentially contract its services to Saanich or lobby for locating a regional dispatch centre where facilities already stand, but has yet to make moves in that direction. While Fortin argues that Saanich is not part of discussions around the creation of a regional dispatch centre, Leonard questions why it needs to be. It already has a near-new facility, he says, one that provides police dispatch services for Saanich and Oak Bay residents and fire dispatch for itself and five other Capital Region municipalities. While his track record proves otherwise, Fortin says he’s open to exploring all ideas for a regional call centre, regardless of municipal boundaries. Leonard could stand to weigh in on the discussion and sell the others on the idea of locating such a call centre at Saanich’s facility. Whether the two mayors have ever picked up the phone and had a conversation on this matter is unknown to us. But as leaders of the region’s two largest and most influential municipalities, they need to set aside any differences, show some leadership and begin looking at this issue from a big picture perspective for the good of the region. Otherwise, it comes off as just another case of municipal leaders playing politics in a fractured region. 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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elsewhere. I asked Polak if the international community would accept B.C.’s assertion that emissions from our LNG production shouldn’t count. “We haven’t said we won’t count them,” Polak replied. “What the premier’s talked about and I’ve talked about is that this whole issue of how one accounts for greenhouse gases in a particular region is one that is constantly evolving. There are regularly changes to the international standards for accounting for these things and reporting them. And certainly the ability for one jurisdiction to impact positively on the GHG emissions of another, we think is appropriately considered in how one accounts for these things.” Clark visited the Jiangsu LNG import facility in China that could be a key export destination. Globe and Mail China correspondent Nathan Vanderklippe covered the premier’s visit. He reports that the gas being imported at Jiangsu isn’t replacing coal. It’s being used in addition to coal in peak demand periods. Clark also visited Japan, another key customer for LNG. The whole world knows why Japan needs new energy sources. It needs to replace production from its disaster-tainted nuclear facilities. Will B.C. LNG be part of the solution to human-induced climate change? On the evidence so far, the answer is no. E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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e: Grand visions require deep pockets, Nov. 20. Mr. Upward’s letter is a rehash of the same flawed opinion we’ve already read, that the Group of Four “saved the taxpayers $750,000”. They also used that high degree of business savvy to spare taxpayers millions of dollars of future new tax revenue. It is politically convenient but deliberately misleading for Mr. Upward and others to persistently ignore the substantial revenue side of this agreement. Accounting for both the expenses and revenues together, the original Sandown project was expected to break even by 2017 and thereafter perpetually return
$347,000 of fresh tax revenue to the District each year. As Councillor [Ted] Daly noted on his Facebook page, the prospects of reviving this proposal at the time of its cancellation were very slim indeed. With this admission, the Group of Four revealed the real scope of their financial blunder and their callous disregard for the many benefits this proposal would have provided. Luckily, for them and us, Mr. Randall returned. Voters should also remember there was substantial public support for the first proposed Sandown agreement. Furthermore, if the Group of Four was really looking out for the whole community
and saving money was really a priority, they would have pursued the generous offer from the Farmlands Trust to manage and fully fund the reclamation. Mr. Upward’s account cannot be seen as an attempt to inform but rather an exercise in political axe-grinding through the suppression of information. There are indeed many things to remember when casting votes next year. Voters will need to use their critical thinking skills to sort through a persistent flow of misinformation from people who are not necessarily representing the community’s best interests. Springfield Harrison North Saanich
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new. I can touch balls plus a dozen things up with the tees to make it iron if they are badly seem like a bigger wrinkled! gift. Mum always said Now, how about it’s the thought that Mum? She reminded counts. me the other day Because this is about the number supposed to be a of diapers she had garden column, may changed for me I suggest a plant — when I was small. I either an indoor one think she is hinting Helen Lang that we come up Over the Garden or a small shrub for outdoors or on a with something nice Fence balcony or deck. this year instead You could even of those vaccumcleaner bags we gave her last make up a winter hanging basket using kinickinick as a trailyear. How much have you got to ing plant with spring bulbs underneath (if you can find spend? Is that all? I guess we shop at the dollar any) and a hardy fern in the store or the “Thrift”... some- center, surrounded by either times they have some quite winter pansies or several nice stuff and it’s often almost hardy primula.
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It could be put on the porch for the winter for ease of watering, and hung up somewhere else in earliest spring. Because the assembly will take time, which gets to be in short supply as the month progresses, I’d start soon. It makes a thoughtful gift for a keen gardener and it’s fun to plan and plant. Another thought: You might buy an amaryllis bulb and pot it up as a special treat (they are inclined to be pricey). Next week I’ll try to give you a few more garden related ideas In the meanwhile try to relax. Christmas is supposed to be fun! Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.
National fitness day proposed VICTORIA — A B.C. Senator and MP are calling for the first Saturday in June to be proclaimed National Health and Fitness Day, to help reverse what they call an “epidemic of obesity” among young people. Senator Nancy Greene Raine introduced a bill in response to statistics that show one out of three Canadian children are overweight or obese,
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Sidney is putting off making any decisions about its light industrial tax rate until budget discussions begin late this year. Following a series of meetings earlier this year with the owners of industrial companies in west Sidney who have been seeking concessions in the tax rate, Town council asked staff for its input on potential changes to their taxation policy. Director of Corporate Services Andrew Hicik advised there are two options to consider in the industrial properties request: shift the
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Local industry wants the Town to consider lowering their tax rate next year. tax burden to the residential class or reduce spending and services. Council, at their Nov. 13 audit and finance
committee meeting, unanimously voted to stick with the Town’s current tax policy and make no changes to tax rates to accommodate the industrial sector. At the Nov. 25 regular meeting, however, that decision was not upheld and the entire issue moved to budget talks. Mayor Larry Cross said that discussion should occur during the Town’s budget process — a decision any earlier he said would tie council’s hands when trying to lay out the municipality’s finances
for the next year. Cross added at some point council will make a decision on its tax impact on both the industrial sector and its residents, saying it won’t be easy. “It’s not playing it safe at all (putting off a decision now),” he said. “You’ll have to pay the piper eventually.” During a recent tour of industry hosted by the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, companies on the tour listed business taxation in the region as a top barrier to further success.
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In 1989, she joined the Ministry of the Attorney General where she currently serves as the Administrative Crown Council. In 2002, she was awarded the honorific Queen’s Counsel, the first Sikh female to be so named. “I am so proud of her and it’s great to hear about a local woman doing so well,” said her husband, Greg Bunyan,
Public input sought VICTORIA — The B.C. government is inviting public input on changes to speed limits on rural highways and winter tire requirements. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said it’s been more than a decade since speed limits were reviewed, and in that time the ministry has invested $14 billion in highway improvements. The review is to make changes based on citizen and expert input about long stretches of highway between communities, Stone said.
The review will also look at requiring snow tires with the snowflake or “M&S” (“mud and snow”) tires with sufficient tread on 80 sections of B.C. highways with winter conditions. Tire requirements were last reviewed in 1986. Community meetings begin in Kamloops on Dec. 3 and Kelowna on Dec. 4. The series resumes Jan. 8 in Dawson Creek, Jan. 9 in Vancouver, Jan. 14 in Cranbrook, Jan. 15 in Nanaimo and Jan. 16 in Chilliwack. More information and feedback forms are available at www.gov. bc.ca/safetyandspeedreview/. — Black Press
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SPCA wants Oak Bay deer cull off the table Sidney biologist helped modify a drug to spay deer, wild horses and elephants Christopher Sun Victoria News
The BCSPCA and others are demanding Oak Bay council reverse its decision to allow a deer cull in the district, saying the lethal approach will not end the problem. Three weeks ago, Oak Bay council voted five to one to sign onto the Capital Regional District’s deer management pilot project, which recommends the culling of up to 25 deer, with the meat, antlers and hooves going to the Songhees First Nations. BCSPCA manager of wildlife services Sara Dubois said Oak Bay’s approval for a cull is “misguided” and a “knee-jerk reaction.” “We’ve heard from a lot of our supporters who are really upset with this deer cull,” Dubois said. “Take the cull off the table and have a conversation with deer management experts.” BCSPCA CEO Craig Daniell wrote a letter to council in late June, expressing his organization’s opposition to a deer cull in Oak Bay. The letter asked for community consultation on the issue and enforcement of local bylaws as locals are feeding deer, encouraging the animals to stick around and multiply. Dubois said deer control is under provincial jurisdiction and the province should be dealing with the issue directly. She cited a cull in the interior, where of the 25 deer killed, 11 were the wrong species.
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Sidney biologist Mark Fraker. He says it could take six months to get the paperwork in place to allow for the spaying of deer. “Responding to wildlife is not something municipalities have experience in or have the support and resources to do,” Dubois said. “It’s an indiscriminate cull. … They have no sense of the deer population.” The Association for the Protection of Fur Bearing Animals is also against the cull and has launched a letter writing campaign on its website, directing the public to voice their opposition to Oak Bay council. Executive director Lesley Fox said culls do not work. “You kill 25 in Oak Bay and 25 from Saanich will just walk in,” Fox said. “This is a total waste of taxpayer money. Redirect the money being spent on the cull to help those specific homeowners who are complaining.” Fox said the province is to
blame for deer overpopulation, as it allowed the indiscriminate killing of predators. Fox was in talks with a number of groups and people about spaying deer with a vaccine called SpayVac. Her organization was exploring the idea of donating $50,000 toward spaying, if it meant no cull.
Is spaying the answer? Mark Fraker is a biologist and president of SpayVac for Wildlife Inc. and TerraMar Environmental Research, based in Sidney. He said SpayVac was originally developed at Dalhousie University for the Department of Fisheries and Ocean to spay seal. Fraker modified the drug, which is derived from pig protein, so it can be used on deer, wild horses and elephants. The drug is a vac-
cine injected into the animal and preliminary tests have shown that it can prevent pregnancy for up to six years. The life expectancy of deer is typically seven to eight years. The drug costs $200 per dose and approval must be granted by Health Canada and the province’s wildlife veterinarian. While the approval process is cumbersome, Fraker said it’s not impossible. “I have experience with the paperwork, it’s not bad,” Fraker said, explaining it would take six months to get all necessary permits in place or sooner if an emergency application is made. “Any vet, under the veterinarian act in the province, has the authority to sign a one page piece of paper to get the drug for emergency use and the federal government will release it.” The drug is considered experimental as it has not been widely used. However, Fraker has used it in the United States and locally, at CFB Esquimalt and Maple Ridge, with positive results. “(In Maple Ridge) there were 10 females and they had 12 (fawns). Five years down the road after they were treated, there was only one born instead of 60,” Fraker said. “These are typical results. That was a 50-times reduction in fawns being born.” The best time to vaccinate deer in Oak Bay would be in the late summer and early fall, when there is shortage of food, likely when the cull would take place as well. Fraker does not earn royalties
from SpayVac sales as it’s owned by a pharmaceutical company. He earns his income as a consultant and on contracts to vaccinate animals with the drug. Mayor Nils Jensen said Oak Bay and the Capital Regional District have worked on a deer management plan for two years. He has personally met with various groups and individuals over the years to find a non-lethal solution to dealing with the deer problem and all alternatives have been explored, which is why council finally made the decision to allow a cull. “It’s not a decision we have taken lightly,” Jensen said. “We have had countless meetings on this issue.” Jensen said SpayVac was something he was very interested in, but it’s an experimental drug that would be used in conjunction with a research proposal that needs funding, something that has not materialized. “I don’t think there is enough science behind SpayVac,” Jensen said, adding council’s biggest concern is public safety, which needs to be addressed now. “I heard a story about a child who came very close to being trampled on by deer. I have heard of dogs almost getting trampled on. Recently I heard of a cyclist who was struck by a deer and knocked off his bike,” Jensen said. “Our (council’s) responsibility is to deal with those issues in a fair and reasonable manner and that’s what we are doing.”
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Panthers host Braves Thursday night Devon MacKenzie News staff
It was a hard-fought split in a pair of games this past weekend as the Peninsula Panthers edged past the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 2-1 at home on Friday evening before being dumped 3-0 in Campbell River Sunday afternoon. “We played hard this weekend,” explained head coach Brian Passmore of the weekend’s games. “I can’t say I have ever seen a run of injuries like we are facing right now but every team gets their share and it is our turn to battle through it all. When our kids get back, we will be a better team because of it. I expect that we will start to see some of our guys filtering back into the lineup when we hit the ice at home this Thursday.” The focus for the team this week though will be on Thurs-
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Peninsula Panther Jackson Skerratt will be cutting his hair Thursday evening in support of Locks of Love.
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p.m., their only home game this regular season on a Thursday night (due to the Touch of Saltspring craft fair this weekend) and raise awareness for Locks of Love. Twenty-year-old Jackson Skerratt, currently one of the Panthers’ walking wounded, has been growing his hair for the past year. On Thursday night his mane will come off in the lobby between the two rinks after the two teams complete their warmups. “This is really important to me,” said Skerratt. “The Peninsula Panthers have put an article up on our website and so I encourage people to go on and read about it, it will help them understand what I’m trying to achieve for Locks of Love through the event.” Survival Visit ppanthers.bc.ca for more information. reporter@peninsula 9kg newsreview.com
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