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Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard shows off stacks of Saanich green bins for organic recycling that will be distributed to thousands of households starting in January. Kitchen scrap and organic waste pickup will start in April. ($25) and a 120-litre garbage cart ($25) plus the annual $105 base fee for solid waste services will cost homeowners $155 a year. Larger families may require larger bins, which range from $35 to $70 each. In 2013, Saanich households paid a flat $156 fee for garbage and recycling. Saanich estimates some 8,000 tonnes of organics will be diverted from Hartland landfill each year, and will be recycled into compost – to be trucked to a facility in Cobble Hill. “Clearly our first choice would have been composting the organics close to

home, but we’re of the view that second best is better than not at all,” Leonard said. In November Saanich signed a five-year, $4.85-million contract with Fisher Road Recycling. “I’m hopeful that within the five years, the contractor may choose to bring something closer to us. We’re providing a lot of volume, and the numbers might work to bring it to the region.” For more information on organics recycling in Saanich, visit saanich.ca/services/ garbage/greenergarbagecollection.html. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Ten months from now, civic politicians around the province will be in the middle of campaigning for the Nov. 15 municipal elections. In Saanich, expect to see familiar names on the ballot. Mayor Frank Leonard says he will be running again, seeking his seventh term as mayor. “I’m so proud of what we are accomplishing here in Saanich. I’m excited about the priorities we are working on and I’m enjoying the opportunity to serve,” he said. As well, most (if not all) of the eight councillors have

indicated they plan to seek reelection. Couns. Judy Brownoff, Dean Murdock, Paul Gerrard, Leif Wergeland, Vicki Sanders and Nicola Wade indicated they would run again. Coun. Vic Derman said he is inclined to run, but hasn’t made a decision. “It’s important to ensure all viewpoints are reflected in making Saanich a place for all to feel proud to live, work, do business in and especially play in our amazing outdoors spaces. It is my hope to continue to put my energies into making future decisions reflective of community,” Brownoff said. “It has been a tremendous

privilege to serve on council for the last five years and very rewarding to play a role in bringing positive changes to our community. There is still lots of work to do,” Murdock said. “I am proud of the work and results we have accomplished in the last two terms I have been on council, and I want to continue to maintain and improve the quality of life that we enjoy in Saanich,” Gerrard said. “Many of the challenges facing Saanich and our region are not new; but at a time when demands are increasing, it will be a challenge to keep our taxes and spending within our means. I would like

to be part of a team finding solutions to these ongoing challenges,” Wergeland said. “I find the role as a Saanich councillor very rewarding. I enjoy working with the community on current issues as well as planning for the future generations of Saanich. These are exciting changing times,” Sanders said. “My work on the transit commission has given me a really good opportunity to put into practice things that are not just theoretical, and I know there’s lots of opportunities in Saanich to see some of those good principles come into debate. And I want to be a part of that,” Brice said.

Changes to Shelbourne Street possible but unlikely in 2014 Kyle Slavin News staff

The Shelbourne Valley in Saanich is expected to undergo major transformations in the coming decades in terms of land use and transportation networks. But executing the long-term vision is a slow and steady process, one that planner Harold Stanley hopes to get moving in 2014. After a series of open houses in late 2013, Stanley expects to have the Shelbourne Valley Action Plan in front of council in the first quarter of 2014. If council gives it the green light, work could begin. But Stanley doesn’t expect that to happen so quick. “A lot is dependent on municipal budgets, so things might take a while to implement. We’re hoping that little changes occur along the way,” he said. “Bigger items such as infrastructure can be implemented in budget approvals, but whether or not those will start to be implemented in 2014, no one can tell yet.” Changes will come in the

next 30 years, and will be driven by the municipality acquiring land as properties come up for sale or rezoning. Mobility is one the most pressing issues to deal with – for pedestrians and cyclists. One of the changes that Saanich has identified is a need for bike lanes on Shelbourne Street. For the immediate future, the plan calls for a northsouth bike route which will use segments of Shelbourne Street, but also parts of Cedar Hill Road. The plan outlines “interim” bike lanes on Shelbourne from North Dairy Road to Pear Street and from Blair Avenue to Torquay Drive. Space is tight, but Scott said bike lanes could be added on Shelbourne south of Pear Street, albeit with the possibility of removing trees and strips of boulevard. Again, that work will be dependent on budgets. If the action plan winds up on the council table early enough in 2014, some of these project will be planned during the budgeting process later in the year.

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Last summer crews installed pilings into the Gorge. The new Craigflower bridge is expected to open this spring.

Bridging the gap, finally In the lengthy saga that has been the Craigflower Bridge rebuild project, the only thing that’s safe to assume is there are no definite timelines. With construction hampered by steel shortages and a seismic redesign in 2013, as well as postponing the project entirely in 2012, closing the chapter that has been the replacement project will

be well received by residents and area businesses. Currently the bridge is slated to open in April or May, but “springtime” is the projected opening date. Once complete, the $17-million project connecting Saanich and View Royal will be a three-lane steel bridge with separated bike lanes and sidewalks. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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ith actual bridges slated to open or get work underway (Craigflower and Johnston Street respectively) we expect philosophical ones to be built, or burned over the next 12 months. It is, after all, a municipal election year. With polarizing issues such as regional sewage treatment and amalgamation garnering support on all sides, this could be the year we see civic “parties” appear. The Capital Region doesn’t generally see slates vying for roles on municipal councils, as is the norm in larger urban areas such as Vancouver. But by the time November elections roll around we’ll have had plenty of time to absorb our 2014 municipal tax bill, which will likely be larger in order to pay for sewage infrastructure we won’t use for at least four years. On the sewage treatment, factions across the Capital Region are calling for everything from forging on with the plan, to marine environmental reviews, to seeking a deadline extension from the province and offering time for a sober second thought. This could open the door for a “sewage slate” to dig in its heels and make a bid for council seats across the region under the mandate to fight sewage treatment. Though there’s currently a lull in the conversation, a resurgence of the A-word will likely appear prior to election time, judging by our online poll last April. We asked vicnews.com readers: Do you support amalgamation in the Capital Region to reduce the number of municipalities from 13? A resounding 74 per cent of those who responded said yes, there are too many municipalities in the Capital Region. In August, the Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society officially launched a petition seeking support from Greater Victoria residents in hopes of seeing a non-binding amalgamation question on the municipal ballot in 2014. Will Mr. Floatie resurface in 2014? Will Amalgamation Yes band together to seek seats on local councils? Yea or nay, this should be a year residents abolish voter apathy in order to get some building done. What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The News 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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I appreciate that this is hopeere are a few things I’d like to lessly naive, but setting aside see in B.C. political life in the enough time to consider issues coming year, but won’t. could, at least in theory, An orderly schedule of lead to that happening legislature sittings, one occasionally. in the spring and one in Certainly the hastily the fall. staged mock combat of I canvassed this topic our legislature today isn’t with Premier Christy Clark winning new friends for in our year-end interany political party. The view, and got the usual main growth area today runaround about how is people who have given it’s always been optional up on the whole thing. since old Gordon what’sAn opposition with his-name set the schedule Tom Fletcher ideas. of sittings and elections B.C. Views The B.C. NDP will have more than a decade ago. another leadership conSpring is for the budget test in 2014, and they’d and MLAs sit in the fall if better bring more modern policy to they need to discuss legislation. the table than they had in the last They need to all right, but what one. governments want to do is ram Remember the big issues in that it through as fast as they can, so pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to that’s what they do. look them up. Health care? Local The last couple of years of this organic carrots into the hospital have been a sham worthy of a food. Forest industry? A job protecSouth American banana republic, with three chambers running simul- tion commissar to force the mills to stay open. Resource development? taneously and opposition members They’re for it, unless you’re against trying to prepare as they run down it. the hallways. These guys need a Tony BlairIt leads to mistakes in new laws type makeover. They need to be for and adds to the public’s cynicism something, and they need to leave about the whole business, but it the past behind. gets things done with minimum Media that care about more exposure of the government to than conflict. criticism. Stephen Harper would News organizations are in bad approve. shape these days, and the competiA political debate about real tion for a rapidly fragmenting audiissues, rather than just a competience is having some ugly effects. tion to score points in an endless One thing that needs to go is election campaign.

obsessive coverage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any surprise that’s what politicians try to provide? The Canada Post announcement that it will wind up home delivery offers a recent example. Is it really so outrageous for the CEO to suggest that walking to the corner is good exercise? When there’s a 24-hour news cycle to fill, it’s a scandal! How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pension liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it continues to pay a dwindling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people? Facts to go with opinions. Whether it’s the government’s fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmetic-challenged child poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without defining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is accurate and non-partisan would be a good place to start. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Remember the big issues in that pillow-fight? Me neither.’

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I never thought I would be writing a letter on dogs off leash, but an incident on Dec. 4 changed my mind. I’m asking dog owners to seriously consider keeping their dogs on leash on public walkways. My husband and I were walking our friend’s dog (on leash) on the Gorge Walkway near the bottom of Austin Street around 5 p.m. when a golden retriever-type dog and it’s owners passed us. As they passed us a lady with a baby carriage and German sheppard-type dog and the two dogs started to play. We kept walking and the dogs kept playing. Unfortunately for me they came up behind us and both of them ran into the back of my leg knocking me to the ground. I twisted my ankle and my knee and was unable to walk home. The dogs’ playful frolicking resulted in a spiral fracture of my ankle bone. I am now in a cast for up to six weeks or more. Aside from pain and discomfort; I cannot enjoy my daily walks along the Gorge; I’ve had to cancel activities that were long in planning; I’ve had bow out of events I usually attend; I’m unable to enjoy many of the Christmas festivities as I can’t walk for any length of time on the cast; my sleep is compromised by the discomfort of the fracture – just to name a few of the inconveniences caused by dogs off-leash. If those dogs had been on leash, I would be enjoying all the fun of the Christmas festivities. So, dog owners, I ask you to please keep your dogs on leash on the Gorge Walkway. Nora Lewin Saanich

What is Canada Post? Is it a Crown corporation in business that is purely driven to make money? Or is it a service in place to provide a universal public service to all Canadians no matter what your postal code and currently at the rock-bottom price of 63 cents for a single letter? Universal, so that a small business in Cobble Hill, for example, can compete on the same playing field as a business in Burnaby. Canada Post is mandated to be self-sufficient and made a profit of $98 million last year, which surely they would want to invest in improving service (at least maintaining the level of service). The notion that the sky is falling is fear-mongering. I agree that firstclass letter mail is slowly declining, but revenue has increased from parcels generated from online shopping. How about looking at postal banking as a source of revenue, which is currently being done successfully in Europe? Canada Post recently announced week that they want to eliminate door-to-door delivery starting in 2014. That would affect seniors and people living with disabilities the most. The placement of these community mailboxes (CMB) in front of your home will surely de-value your real estate property. I am also worried about security of the mail in these CMBs in urban areas, with the rash of break-ins to these sites in the Lower Mainland in the last year. A lot of folks do not have a computer and rely on the mail. I still prefer to get my financial statements in the mail, along with my T4, property tax statement and especially Christmas cards. I feel the only secure mail is real mail delivered to your door. But then what do I know? I am just a soccer mom from the suburbs, and a postal worker. Janet Barney president, Victoria local 850 Canadian Union of Postal Workers

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Cult. Vegas’ top male revue, Thunder from Down Under, is also rumoured to have another upcoming stop in Sidney after last year’s visit saw women aged ith the start of a new year comes 19 to 90 pack the theatre. a whole new set of arts events And while the rumour of Chilliwack’s return has to mark on the calendar. Here’s yet to be confirmed, UHF, the folk supergroup of a small taste of what audiences Shari Ulrich, Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes is set to can look forward to for the year hit the centre Feb. 8. ahead. Film Festival time The Victoria Film Festival is in the final stages of At the heart of the city, inside the walls of the gearing up the festival Feb. 7 to 16. Expect talks former Royal Bank building at 1501 Douglas, from stars such as Atom Egoyan, Don McKellar, Guy one music-loving duo is cleaning up the remains Maddin and Ken Taylor, the former ambassador to of their holiday party and chatting about those Iran, whose his role in the Iranian hostage crisis was up next – and there are plenty. Nick Blasko and famously fictionalized in Ben Affleck’s Argo. Dimitri Demers co-owners/directors of Atomique The organization will continue with the popuProductions are responsible for ongoing shows lar sing-along programming at recently renovated throughout the year, as well as July’s Rock the Shores and Phillips Backyard Weekender. And then The Vic theatre. Terry O’Reilly of CBC’s Under the Influence will host an evening focused on how there is Rifflandia – one part summer music fesadvertisers and agencies are represented in films tival in Royal Athletic Park, one part SXSW-style this April. The Foodie Film Festival is on the calennight stages across town, and so many more dar, as are screenings at de Vine Vinyards, as well much harder to define elements of art, ideas and as screenings at Oak Bay Beach Hotel. The Free-B interaction that rise into a wave of entertainment Film Festival continues this summer, with films set to each September. screen outdoors, free of charge, in Beacon Hill Park. “We started out with a rough five-year plan After a year of big changes – including the closure and now it’s Year 7 and it’s still very much a of the VFF’s previous headquarters at the Capitol 6 labour of love,” said Blasko. “We’re trying to Theatre and the sudden need for a new projector, stick with the vision and keep growing it, but festival director Kathy Kay says the group is perhaps it’s not an easy task, but the city will dictate the a little tired, but ready to face the year ahead. boundaries for us.” “We feel we’re back on track,” Kay said. “It’s While the line up won’t be released until later been amazing. Around 250 donated to the festival on in the spring, audiences can expect no huge change the range of genres Rifflandia has histori- for the projector. That felt pretty good to know that people care.” cally represented, with indie-rock, electronic and theatre hip-hop artists accounting for a large portion Monday Magazine theatre expert Janis La Couvée’ of their performers, along with headliners with weighed in on the year ahead. A more detailed list is mass-appeal. Though there is no room to grow available with our extended story online. within Royal Athletic Park – its capacity is set at La Couvée awaits Home Is A Beautiful Word, The 7,500 – the festival will likely expand with the addition of several small-to-medium night stages. Belfry Theatre’s world premiere of verbatim theatre piece about homelessness, created from interviews They continue to develop Thinklandia, as well as with more than 400 people in Victoria. Artlandia – an area where Blasko is hopeful may Also among her top picks, the Intrepid Theatre’s make way for more public art. regular programming – 15 shows/artists for 2014, in Peninsula addition to their festivals – Winterlab (January), UNO At the Mary Winspear Theatre, the last years have brought about a marked switch from tribute Fest (May) and the Victoria Fringe Festival (August). artists to bigger headliners, such as Bif Naked and Of note: Intrepid’s re-launch of their Petri Dish Residency program. Colin James, both of whom graced the cover of The folks at Theatre SKAM plan to premiere the Monday Magazine in 2013. life story of Joan Mans in My Memory’s Not So Tenor Ben Heppner returns to Mary Winspear Good, a project several years in the works, as well after a sold out show last year. as produce Bike Ride again in July. Langham Court “He is by far the biggest name we’ve brought Theatre has scheduled a rare summer show, Boeing in,” said Phillip Sutton, theatre manager for the Boeing and finally, Target Theatre, mature actors Charlie White Theatre at Mary Winspear Centre. who aim to provide a voice for the concerns of “He’s won multiple Grammys, multiple Junos seniors, is the Belfry Theatre’s Incubator project this and he sings at the biggest opera houses in the year. world.” Funding Comedian Lorne Elliot is on the schedule of The Capital Regional District’s arts development upcoming events, as is Jimmy Rankin. 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2014 year in preview COMMUNITY NEWS New library to open Jan. 6

On Monday (Jan. 6), the Greater Victoria Public Library is expected to welcome its first visitors into the new Emily Carr branch. The old branch at the corner of Saanich Road and Blanshard Street closed in December, to allow staff to move books and supplies across the street into a modern space on the upper level of Uptown. Among the highlights, the space will solve mobility and safety issues that hindered the old building, bathrooms will be better located, and there will be enough plugs for patrons to charge and use their electronic devices. The 40-year-old exlibrary building will be converted into office space for the Saanich Police Department.

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Saanich’s first new community allotment garden is expected to break ground in Gorge Park in April. Garden co-ordinator Gabe Epstein said public meetings will be held in January to firm up the design, and the Gorge Tillicum Community Association will have a better understanding how much it will need to fundraise for construction of beds. “There will be ongoing conversations not only on early stages, but on final design,” he said. “Public consultation will include people who spoke against the garden ... we’ll get a better product in the end.”

Clay court saga resumes this month Kyle Slavin News staff

A decision by council on a proposed clay court tennis facility behind the Cedar Hill Rec Centre will be made as early as Jan. 23, when opponents and supporters are expected to come out in droves – again – to say their piece. The contentious plan, which aims to build eight tennis courts atop parkland and two ball diamonds, has upset many residents in the last two years as it made its way through the planning process.

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contact people in opposition to talk about their concerns and address them,” he said. “We’re going to continue to do what we’ve been doing: educate people, consult with people, listen to people.” Carol Pickup, a former councillor, says Saanich staff should have consulted with the public on how they want the Cedar Hill Park land to be used, based on an existing bylaw. Regardless of the outcome of the Jan. 23 meeting, the debate surrounding the best use of the lands at Cedar Hill Park will continue through 2014 and beyond.

The first committee of the whole meeting in November was dominated by vocal opponents, whose concerns range from losing greenspace to a request for grant and loan from Saanich. John Miller, present of the Cedar Hill Clay Court Tennis Society, says he’s looking forward to the next meeting and being able to clarify misinformation. He says he feels confident that council will support the plan, despite the opposition. “Between now and then, all we’re going to do is keep sending out information, trying to

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The Capital Regional District is still at least a year from building a sewage resource recovery plant at Hartland Landfill, but area residents are trying to pressure government to explore alternative plans. The Prospect Lake District Community Association launched a petition in December for the CRD to seek a two year delay from the provincial government. The association expects MLA Lana Popham to table the request in the legislature in February. Fred Haynes, with the PLDCA, said Prospect Lake and Willis Point residents are concerned the methane recovery plant will add air pollution to the area, and that the region

hasn’t adequately explored site options. The CRD will need to build twinned 18 km pipes between the planned McLoughlin Point treatment plant and Hartland Landfill to transfer biosolid waste. “We want to take two years to have a independent analysis of the appropriate technology and if there are alternative locations,” Haynes said. “This isn’t about NIMBYism. This is speaking out for the good of the whole region.” Haynes said if regional sewage treatment goes ahead as planned, Saanich residents will need to discuss what kind of improvements they’d like to see as crews install underground pipes to Hartland. Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard said the municipality

will be building a request list for the CRD of improvements to roads and trails, based on community feedback. “Roads, traffic and trails, anything transportation will be high on the list,” Leonard said. “Ultimately we will have a list of improvements that will accompany the addition of the (biosolids) plant.” One facet of regional sewage treatment that will likely begin in 2014 is construction of an underground tank next to Haro Woods in Cadboro Bay. The 5,000 cubic metre tank would to catch overflows from sewage lines during major rainstorms. Leonard said the site has been surveyed and construction is expected to start in the new year.

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Jays prospect among HarbourCats’ B.C. three HarbourCats begin roster signings Travis Paterson News staff

Toronto Blue Jays prospect Kelly NorrisJones will play his final year of collegiate level summer baseball with the Victoria HarbourCats. The former Victoria Mariners catcher is entering his junior (third) year with the Illinois Fighting Illini after missing the majority of the 2013 NCAA season with a concussion. Last week NorrisJones and two more B.C. boys, Nanaimo’s Griffin Andreychuk and Surrey’s Nick Rutchkyj, committed to play

for the HarbourCats in the 2014 West Coast League, woodbat summer league. “I wanted to come here, it will be my last year of college summer ball and I’ve never played in front of this (Royal Athletic Park) crowd before,” said Norris-Jones, who’s acquired a Bull Durhham-type midwestern baseball accent. “I followed the HarbourCats while I was playing with Green Bay in the Northwoods League last summer and they were ranked 11th (at one point) among the national summer baseball teams. That’s what I want, to play on a ranked team and have a chance at winning a championship.” When the HarbourCats season comes to

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Surrey’s Nick Rutchkyj, left, Nanaimo's Griffin Andreychuk and Victoria's Kelly Norris-Jones are committed to the play for the HarbourCats in the 2014 West Coast League. an end Norris-Jones will return to the Illini for his final NCAA season. “I’ll have to bring it

everyday in Victoria, I can’t slack. Hopefully I can show everyone I can do it, and hopefully I can go on to play pro

ball, that’s the dream.” The 22-year-old is the oldest of seven siblings in Victoria and won the 2010 B.C. Premier Base-

ball League championship with the Victoria Mariners with Austin Russell, who played with the HarbourCats in 2013. His father is HarbourCats marketing executive Brad NorrisJones. Kelly says it’s no big deal as the two never collided the last time Brad was involved with Kelly’s team, as president of the premier Mariners. “My dad is really supportive and he doesn’t get in the way, he won’t mix baseball and work, he just encourages me and doesn’t get on me about my game,” Kelly said. “We never collided.” Andreychuk is an infielder from Nanaimo who plays for Seattle University and Nick Rutchkyj is an outfielder from Surrey

who plays for Cuesta College out of San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Toronto Blue Jays selected NorrisJones in the 50th round of the 2010 draft. The 2014 HarbourCats’ season starts on the road, June 6 against the Kelowna Falcons, then returns to Royal Athletic Park for the home-opener on June 10 against the Cowlitz Black Bears.

Real gossip HarbourCats’ new vice president and general manager Jim Swanson said Alex Real’s dynamic 2013 season with the HarbourCats has the University of New Mexico coaching staff eager to send three or four players to the HarbourCats. sports@vicnews.com

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Indoor holiday kicks Jonas Hegge, centre, of the Purple Monkey team, takes the ball down the field between brothers Daniel, left, and Matais Emery from the Red Fire and Flames of Doom team. The game was part of the annual Bays United Winter Indoor Turf Soccer tournament at the Oak Bay Recreation Centre on Dec. 21.

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In 2014, the Victoria Royals will win the franchise’s first ever playoff series. I know I’m not going out on a limb here but shoot me if I’m wrong, or, at least throw some over priced Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre popcorn at me. The Royals were fourth in the Western Hockey League’s Western conference as of last week, which would earn them home advantage in the playoffs. As a top-four seed, they will be the favourite on paper. But then, four is a dangerous playoff position, facing the No. 5 seed. On the other hand the Royals very well might be the fifth seed as the fifthplace Seattle Thunderbirds rode a massive 9-1 streak at the break. Either way, the Royals will hopefully have Joe Hicketts back

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Tyler Soy gives blood. The rookie sniper’s tenacity has earned him nine goals and he is on pace for 20, an aboveaverage rookie mark. in the swing of things for the playoffs, meaning easier responsbilities for upstart defencemen Ryan Gagnon, Chaz Reddekopp and Isaac Schacher. Defensive depth, with the Royals’ ability to score and its newfound goaltending has the team shaping up for its first

breakups

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trip to the second round. Here’s a few more guesses by yours truly for 2014: The Victoria Grizzlies make it to the final game of the second round in the B.C. Hockey League playoffs and lose... no, they’ll win! It takes the Victoria Cougars six games to win a third straight VIJHL final, against the Campbell River Storm. The Cougars have swept the past two VIJHL finals. This time the Cougars win the Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial championhisp after losing in the past two gold medal games. The Mount Douglas Rams senior boys basketball team figures out how to defend everybody but fall short on offence, nearly advancing with the Claremont Spartans and Oak Bay Bays to the AAAA provincials. Jamie Benn scores the winning goal as Canada wins... bronze in Sochi.

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