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Grow op proposed Application comes as North Saanich council votes to allow medical marijuana Steven Heywood News staff

A grower of medical marijuana has given notice to the District of North Saanich that it wants to set up a grow operation on McTavish Road and a recent council vote would allow it. Those plans added a twist to council’s recent debate over whether to allow medical marijuana production sites in their community. Cannan Growers Inc. wrote on Jan. 16 to the District, fire department and local RCMP indicating their intent to seek a licence to produce medical marijuana. In the letter, Cannan spokesperson Roberto Bresciani stated they intend to make formal application to Health Canada “on or around Feb. 7.” Mayor Alice Finall asked during the Jan. 27 “I think it’s a committee of the whole knee-jerk reaction session if the application would put it outside of if we support this any prohibition on medimotion.” cal marijuana production in North Saanich. – Ted Daly Chief Administrative Officer Rob Buchan replied that a formal business licence application might have to come in for that to be the case. Director of Planning and Community Services Mark Brodrick added “the clock doesn’t start ticking until we have a full application.” Councillor Craig Mearns asked if the District can prohibit medical marijuana production within its borders. Buchan said the federal government has stated it will honour the wishes of local governments on this matter. The application arrived at municipal hall right before council’s scheduled debate over whether to prohibit such operations in the municipality. In December, council overturned their plan to implement a temporary prohibition. Please see: Legal farming won’t be opposed, page 2

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Tsawout Band Councillor Allan Claxton and Director of Economic Development Vance Rosling look over one of the latest versions of the Jesken Town Centre plans. Rosling and Claxton expect ground to be broken on the project this summer.

Jesken Town Centre coming Twenty-year-old commercial development plan may soon be a reality Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Tsawout First Nation is getting closer to realizing a vision that began 20 years ago. “The Jesken Town Centre project is something that many people have been looking forward to for a long time,” said Tsawout band councillor Allan Claxton. Claxton, a former chief of the Tsawout First Nation, has been a main player in

the project since it started. The project, estimated at around $185 million and set to begin construction this summer, has been through three different developers and had never been successful until recently, when the band paired with Property Development Group (PDG) out of Vancouver. “The main issue over the years has been highway access,” said Claxton, adding that the newest plans have southbound access coming in with an over-

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pass (paid for by Tsawout and PDG) from the Pat Bay Highway at Jus Kun Road and northbound access at highway grade. Other ideas over the years, he said, have included accesses at Mt. Newton X Road and Island View Road, both which ultimately didn’t work for the area. Please see: Tsawout members get first dibs, page 3

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SIDNEY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA Executive Director and Event Liaison / Facilitator (One-year full-time contract position) The Sidney Business Improvement Area Society (Sidney BIA) seeks a dynamic, creative and experienced Executive Director who will also serve as an Event Liaison/Facilitator to help promote, market, and facilitate Sidney’s cultural, recreational and commercial events. The successful candidate will have management experience in the public and/or not-for-profit sector, member/customer relations experience, and a proven track record of working collaboratively with businesses, community organizations and local government. A detailed job description is available on the SBIA website at www.distinctlysidney.ca and the Town of Sidney website at www.sidney.ca. Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to info@ distinctlysidney.ca no later than Friday, February 14th, 2014. We appreciate all submissions. However only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Thank you.

Bus shelters hit by vandals in Sidney PoliCe NeWS

• On Jan. 27 Sidney North Saanich RCMP received complaints of vandalism to bus shelters on Ardwell and Bowerbank roads in Sidney. Officers found panes of glass smashed out from the shelters. Anyone with information is requested to contact the RCMP, Crime Stoppers or B.C. Transit.

knife threatening people and causing damage to a residence on the Paquachin First Nation. Officers determined the suspect was alone and were able to secure the area and take the man into custody without incident or injury. The weapon was seized and the man is facing charges of assault with a weapon, mischief under $5,000, uttering threats and possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose.

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Health Services at the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal. A ferry bound for Tsawassen was forced to return due to a medical issue. Once docked, Emergency Health Services boarded the ferry and while attempting to attend to the person, he became agitated and a struggle ensued. Officers boarded the ferry in response to the request for assistance from EHS and a 31-year-old Victoria resident was transported by ambulance to the Royal Jubilee Hospital for treatment. — News staff

Legal farming won’t be opposed by council Continued from page 1

We want to hear from you! Community Forum Mary Winspear Centre February 15th, 2014 from 12-3pm Join us at A GP for Me Community Forum. Help us assess the current need for family physicians in Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich. Work with the South Island Division of Family Practice and local community leaders to plan for the future. Let’s improve our health care system to ensure it is responsive to the people living on the Saanich Peninsula. To help us organize the Community Forum, please let us know you plan to be there by emailing info@sidfp.com or by calling the South Island Division of Family Practice at 250-658-3303.

They then asked for feedback on that plan from their Agricultural and Environmental advisory commissions as well as the Peninsula Agricultural Commission. Only the latter has not yet submitted their recommendations to council. The AAC recommended council follow through with its temporary ban, followed six months later by a review and possible public consultation on the issue. Alternately, they stated if council allows medical marijuana production, it should be kept off of agricultural land and moved into industrial or commercial areas. The EAC only asked that environmental impacts from any such operation be evaluated. Finall said council overturned its planned prohibition in December in consideration of agricultural producers who might wish to pursue the option of growing marijuana for medical purposes. After two residents addressed

council and asked that they impose a ban, citing safety and questionable agricultural value to the community, Finall asked council to support their original plan to temporarily prohibit medical marijuana. That motion received the support of Coun. Elsie McMurphy, stating once the District allows it, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to go back. “I think it’s a knee-jerk reaction if we support this motion,” countered Coun. Ted Daly. He said he didn’t want to be in a position of telling agricultural land owners what to do, when growing marijuana for medical purposes is legal. Daly added that comparing this sort of operation to illegal grow ops is “a tangent.” Council voted not to implement a prohibition, a decision that was to be ratified at their Feb. 3 regular meeting (result not available prior to PNR press time Monday).

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Peninsula News in brief Chamber AGM in March

SIDNEY — The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce holds it annual general meeting on March 25 at the Brentwood Bay Resort and Spa. The chamber will be selecting a new slate of directors and the nomination deadline on Feb. 14. More details at peninsulachamber.ca.

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SIDNEY — Vancouver Island volunteers from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver welcome the public to the Charlie White Theatre on Friday, Feb. 7 from 8 to 10 a.m. to watch the opening ceremonies of the XXII Olympiad in Sochi, Russia. Coffee is on, courtesy of Blue Jacket Volunteers Sherry Moir and Steve Duck.

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An artist’s rendering of what the proposed Jesken Town Centre might look like once its complete. At the far right is a proposed overpass of the highway for southbound traffic. At centre, entry and exit via a roundabout for northbound traffic.

Tsawout members get first dibs on jobs Continued from page 1

Tsawout’s Director of Economic Development, Vance Rosling, said the project will provide the Saanich Peninsula with economic stimulus as well as new jobs, especially for members of the Tsawout First Nation who will have the first shot at employment. “We’ve written a covenant into the deal that will ensure the first jobs go to Tsawout band members who are qualified and work ready,” he said, adding that they estimate the number of permanent jobs created at 2,500 (construction jobs created through the project are estimated at around 500). “It’s unique because these will be new jobs we’re creating on the Saanich Peninsula. We’re not cannibalizing from any other markets.” Rosling noted the Saanich Pen-

Environmental assessments have insula is often viewed as being an under-serviced area and the proj- already been completed, Rosling ect will increase traffic numbers. He said, and the complex will include added the tenants in the project play a 21 metre riparian area through a big role and that names should be the centre which will protect Tetayut Creek. Fire protection and some released soon. servicing for the site “Right now we have will be provided by a really good idea of “Right now we Central Saanich who which retailers are going to be in here have a really good idea already have existing agreements with the but we’ll know more of which retailers are Nation. in a few weeks,” he going to be in here but First “This is a signifisaid. cant development for According to the we’ll know more in a the whole Saanich most recent plans, few weeks.” Peninsula and Centhe project will be a tral Saanich will work mix of large (big box), – Vance Rosling with the Tsawout First medium and small Nation to address retail spaces made up any concerns and to of 31 separate buildings spread out over the 62-acre site identify potential synergies as the (there will be an estimated 580,000 plans unfold,” said Central Saanich square feet of leasable space in the Mayor Alastair Bryson, adding that the municipality respects Tsawout’s complex).

desire to expand their economic base. PDG has carved a niche working with First Nation communities, said Rosling, adding that other projects include malls in Kelowna (Westbank Towne Centre), Chilliwack (Chilliwack Mall) and the new project being built in Tsawaassen. Tsawout and PDG are hoping to finalize agreements with Ministry of Transportation for the road changes by mid-March, Rosling said, and should all go according to plan, the project will break ground this summer and be completed in the spring of 2016. “It’s definitely been a long time coming,” added Claxton. “Sometimes we sit here and look at each other and go, ‘is this finally happening?’ It’s a good feeling after working on it for so many years.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

New booze rules in B.C. includes grocery sales Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government is moving ahead with promised liquor reforms, promising free-range drinking at music festivals, stadiums and hotels as well as eventual sales in grocery stores. Attorney General Suzanne Anton announced Friday that the government is accepting all 73 recommendations from Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap, who led a consultation last year on updating liquor laws. New rules include elimi-

nating the requirement for fencing around music festival beer gardens, licensing the entire site via a simpler application. “This will allow families to stay together at events, reduce costs for festival organizers and make the festival experience that much better for all fans of live music,” said Bob D’Eith, executive director of Music B.C. Along with a dip in the Canadian dollar, the move should be good news for the Squamish Valley Music Festival in early August. Organizers have announced a

high-profile lineup including Detroit rapper Eminem, Quebec’s Arcade Fire and Hawaiian singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. The normally laid-back Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival had an incident in 2009, when reggaerock band Bedouin Soundclash invited patrons of the packed beer garden to break down the fence and join the main throng in front of the stage for their final Saturday night set. The invitation was quickly accepted, with damage restricted mainly to the snow fencing.

The Merritt Mountain Music Festival ran for nearly 20 years, becoming notorious for uninhibited all-night parties featuring outdoor couches and hot tubs. It was cancelled in 2010 after efforts to tone it down resulted in poor attendance. It has since been replaced by the Bass Coast Music and Art Festival, a dry event that relocated from Squamish last year. The country crowd now has the option of the Rockin’ River Music Fest in Mission Aug. 7-9, with this year’s lineup including Rascal Flatts

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and Terri Clark. In sports stadiums, hard liquor sales will no longer be restricted to premium seating and private boxes. Anton warned that some recommendations, such as liquor sales in grocery stores, will take time to implement, and legislation is needed for some changes. The B.C. Government Employees’ Union, representing government liquor store workers, called for the new “store within a store” expansion to be publicly owned and staffed by its members.

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District of North Saanich WATERMAIN FLUSHING The District of North Saanich advises residents that flushing of watermains will commence February 3 until May 31, 2014. Watermain flushing occurs annually throughout the District to remove sediment and maintain satisfactory water quality within the distribution system. Temporary water discolouration and/or low water pressure may occur as a result of this activity. This water discolouration is not a health hazard and may require you to clear your water lines by turning on your cold water tap until the water runs clear. The District does not accept responsibility for damages caused by low water volume or the use of discoloured water. We therefore advise consumers to be on the alert for reduced water volume and/or temporary discolouration of water. Upon request, the District will provide advance warning of flushing in your vicinity for persons with special requirements for water clarity. Please contact the Public Works department at 250-655-5480 if you require advance notifcation. Submitted photo/Sidney North Saanich RCMP

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Town of Sidney

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BYLAWS NO. 2054 AND 2055

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Sidney will hold Public Hearings in respect of Bylaw No. 2054, being the proposed amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1920 and Bylaw 2055, being the proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 for the Town of Sidney. Council is also considering the issuance of a Development Permit and Development Variance Permit in connection with the above noted amendments for the site shown below. All persons who believe that their property is affected by the proposed amending bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw at the Public Hearings to be held at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Written submissions can be received at the Town Hall prior to 4:00 p.m. on February 11, 2014 or at the Public Hearings themselves. The purpose of Bylaw No. 2055 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 by rezoning the subject property from Downtown Commercial (C1) to Comprehensive Development Zone 40 (CD40) to allow for the construction of a 4-storey mixed-use development consisting of ground floor commercial, 15 residential dwelling units and surface parking on the subject property. The purpose of Bylaw No. 2054 is to amend Schedule A of the Official Community Plan No. 1920 (the Downtown / Downtown Waterfront Local Area Plan) to include the properties within the Local Area Plan’s boundaries in order to allow for a total of 15 residential dwelling units. The properties which would be affected by this application are: Location:

Lots 3 and 4, Block 19, Section 10, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan 381

Civic Addresses: 9717 and 9725 First Street The lands that are subject to the Bylaws are as shown hatched on the plan below:

On Jan. 16 the Sidney North Saanich RCMP graduated its first ever Auxiliary Constable troop consisting of 11 dedicated local men and women. From left to right: Lyndon Jarvis, Luc Bonneau, Catie McTeer, Benjamin Miller, Bobbi Baker, Devin Fidler, Scott Matthews, Niraj Manjhu, Nicholas Brown. Front row, Stephanie Munkley (left) and Nicole Jones.

Sidney North Saanich auxiliary constables graduate Eleven volunteers train with full-time RCMP officers — Public Information Meeting — To discuss a proposed re-development of the Sandown Property, abutting McDonald Park Road and Glamorgan Road, North Saanich, B.C. The public information meeting will be held at the St. John’s United Church, 10990 West Saanich Road, North Saanich, B.C. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. For further information, please contact: Peter Laughlin at 250-419-4701 Project by Omicron Development Inc.

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Family Day Closure

The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on Family Day, Monday, February 10, 2014. Hartland will reopen on Tuesday, February 11 from 9 am to 5 pm. Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.

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Foundation Organics in Central Saanich has been handed another setback — this time from the Agricultural Land Commission.

Stop work order issued to Foundation Organics Operation ordered by ALC to cease accepting, processing or removing anything from the property Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) issued an official stop work order to Stanhope Farm and Foundation Organics late last week. The order was given Friday, Jan. 31, officially prohibiting the operation from accepting, processing or removing anything off the property. The farm will still be able to accept farm inputs created offsite, like new animal bedding material and feed. The order came down from the ALC’s Chief Executive Officer Richard Bullock. Bullock also requested Stanhope provide a response to various people’s requests for information from the farm as well as provide a nutrient management plan to the ALC by Feb. 28. “Once the Agricultural Land Commission has received, reviewed and commented on the information provided by you and your representatives in response to the inquiries

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made by me and my staff, consideration may be given to the rescission or variance of this stop work order and the recommencement of certain operations, if warranted,” read Bullock’s letter to Gordon and Robert Rendle, owners of Stanhope. In December, the Capital Regional District charged the farm with new public nuisance offences under the Composting Facilities Regulation Bylaw. On Jan. 20, B.C. Supreme Court upheld the CRD’s suspension of Foundation Organics’ operating license. The suspension followed hundreds of complaints to the municipality, the Capital Regional District and the Agricultural Land Commission from residents in Central Saanich and numerous warning notices from the CRD regarding foul odours emanating from the facility. Farm owners now have 60 days to appeal the ALC’s latest order.

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District gives pot a chance

orth Saanich councillors have taken a step back from fear and have decided to allow the legal production of medical marijuana on local agricultural land. Deemed a legitimate agricultural product by the federal government, which controls the medical marijuana program through Health Canada, a majority of council has pulled back from a plan to prohibit its production within their boundaries. As long as that majority holds in a ratification vote this week, at least one application for such a facility will proceed to the approvals process with the federal government. The decision was hashed out at council’s committee of the whole meeting late last month. Those speaking for prohibition resorted to fears that can only be associated to illegal grow-ops — crime, smell, pollution and worse. One can only presume that police forces in the region will continue to expose such illegal activity, as they have been doing for a long time. Elsewhere, producers have licence via Ottawa to produce marijuana for medical use. It will be regulated by Health Canada and as a legitimate agricultural activity, it will have to comply with rules governing its environmental impact. As for the smell, we’ve seen in Central Saanich how operations with rank odour are treated by local government and regulatory agencies. A visible and public facility set up to grow medical marijuana should not carry with it the stench of illegal grow-ops. Comparing them in such a manner is not productive. North Saanich council is giving the operators of a proposed medical marijuana site along McTavish Road the benefit of the doubt. They’ve seen similar projects take shape in neighbouring communities. While secure, cinder-block buildings might not be the prettiest of farm structures, they do give some land owners a new way to use their property, while helping supply a national health care program. Whether the medical marijuana program lasts — and whether the producer is up to the challenge — is another matter. In the meantime, North Saanich is keeping an open mind to a different kind of agricultural activity.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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End this bloody B.C. school war the Supreme Court of Canada There are two reasons why the invented a constitutional right to B.C. government must appeal the collective bargaining in 2007, based latest court ruling that damns its on freedom of association in the conduct, assesses damages of $2 million plus lawyer bills and appears Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The BCTF is piggyto hand the B.C. Teachers’ backing on that landmark Federation the keys to the decision, in favour of treasury. the Hospital Employees’ The first is practical Union, after Gordon politics. The legislature Campbell ran roughshod reopens Feb. 11, ironically over their sweetheart right after Family Day. An contract from the Glen appeal will give rookie Clark years. That one was Education Minister Peter settled for $85 million, Fassbender the cover he including retroactive will need during the daily payments. 30 minutes of sniper fire Tom Fletcher In case there are parents that is Question Period. B.C. Views and taxpayers who still Rise. “It’s before the believe that all would be courts, Madam Speaker.” calm had the NDP won the 2013 Sit. election, allow me to put that to rest. Even the trigger-happy Premier NDP leader Adrian Dix took to his Christy Clark will be staying in her Facebook page a couple of days after trench after the bleeding wound she last week’s ruling, joining calls for an received from Justice Susan Griffin apology from Clark. That would be last week. for what Justice Griffin characterized The second reason is practical as deliberately provoking a strike to economics. The 2014 budget has build public support for the latest of gone to press. Government lawyers a long line of settlements imposed told the court that retroactively on teachers. Within minutes, Dix returning to 2001 classroom rules received this caustic response from could cost $500 million, an estimate Tara Ehrcke, president of the Greater Griffin dismissed as speculative. Victoria teachers’ union. It could include compensation “But where was the NDP during to retired teachers for earnings the election campaign?” Ehrcke they gave up. This retroactive lump asked Dix. “You committed a measly would be on top of the ongoing $100 million — a third of what it will costs, running to hundreds of take to restore class sizes and less millions more as 60 school districts than the [NDP] platform in 2009, try to reassemble the world of 2002. and only pocket change more than This union victory began when

the Liberals’ Learning Improvement Fund of $75 million.” Note the mindset of this prominent member of the radical fringe that controls the BCTF. “A measly $100 million.” An extra $25 million? “Pocket change.” This is the same union boss who recently demanded that hundreds of teachers be hired, so reorganizing current classes in the middle of the school year to make them smaller by one or two students. Parents and students would endure yet another major disruption of the public school system. And who needs an increase in rural ambulance service or drug and alcohol treatment for street kids. Let’s get those teacher-librarians back in schools, and slightly reduce class sizes to offset declining enrolment! No government, B.C. Liberal, NDP or Green Party, can let its unions control their own payroll, just as no private company can. That goes double for this union, which had its own obvious role in provoking an illegal strike in 2012. It made outrageous benefit demands and cancelled extra-curriculars for months before it even specified its wage demand. Bargaining, if you can call it that, resumes this week. Both sides need to cease fire. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS

Speak up for more housing on the Peninsula I have been a science teacher at Parkland Secondary for 17 years. For the last 10 we have had the looming crisis of declining enrollment. To combat low enrollment, one in five students at Parkland is now an international student. The threat of Sidney and North Saanich losing their only high school may come to fruition within a few years. Because of low enrollment due partially that affordable housing in the Sidney/North Saanich area is

non-existent and the next pandemic virus could shut the international program down in a heart beat. I am absolutely astounded at the notion that Sandown Raceway is planned to become commercial development with no thought to having modest town homes or small affordable detached housing options included. Already the airport and industrial enterprises on the Peninsula have repeatedly told councils that if their employees cannot find

housing, they will move their businesses elsewhere like Langford. Some already have. They take their families and money with them. If people have nowhere to live out here, including myself, where does the short-sighted, deaf councils think the customer base and employees are going to come from? Sidney and North Saanich have great grocery stores, banks, pharmacies and hardware stores already. The restaurants are amazing. Why

ask for more of the same to dilute the high quality of services already out here? I am very blessed to work here as long as I have. I implore all those to speak up for more housing for the Peninsula to ensure the community survives as a whole living entity for all age groups, not just as the road to the ferry/ airport or communal trash can for box stores. Allana Shillito-Pryhitka Sidney

Readers respond: A solution for Beacon Avenue, saving agricultural land Only one solution for Beacon Ave. Whether your readers actually live in Sidney or not, there have been some very good suggestions and some markedly ridiculous about Beacon Avenue. I wonder just how many of them have actually read the transportation study commissioned by the Town. Indeed, given the remarks attributed to some town councillors, I begin to wonder if they have actu-

ally read their own study and carefully analyzed the options and the recommendations. It is very easy to Google ‘Sidney, B.C. Transportation Study’ and read the main conclusions which cover the Beacon/Highway interchange, the merits of oneway, two-way or the mishmash we now have. The comparisons with other cities by some readers are meaningless. This is Sidney, B.C. and of the main options proposed one of

them stands out clearly. Go ahead, do the homework and read the study and then decide. One can only hope that the majority of council will do what is best for the town as a whole and for the next decade, instead of waffling and doing nothing for another 10 years. Greg Stevens Sidney

Evans was right about the ALR

The recent article in the Jan. 29 edition of the Peninsula News Review covering Corky Evans’ concerns about the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and our valuable British Columbia agricultural base is very accurate. Any weakening of the ALR is a threat to our need to produce as much food here in B.C. as is possible. Mr. Evans is also correct in expressing the need to ensure our farmers receive a sufficient income from their

farms to support themselves and their families. A loss of any of our farm base will soon lead to higher prices, as competition for meat, fruit and vegetables from our homegrown produce decreases. All that will remain, will mostly be inferior produce and a loss of many valuable jobs in our agricultural sector. Rod Chilton Saanichton

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last fall, you could take them out and ometime between three and four examine them for signs of rot. Any soft a.m. I was awakened by an unusual ones are probably not going to be worth sound. I’d heard it before but its keeping but if you’re an optimist, save been so long that for a minute I couldn’t them, and put them in the soil someidentify it. where where, if they are truly dead, their It was rain on the roof above my head. absence won’t be noticed. Normally rain at this time of year is Some bulbs, such as begonias, may be greeted with groans but we have had divided with a sharp knife. Please sprout such a long period of drought this spring them first so that you know where they it sounded awfully good to me and you can be cut. I used to lay the mother bulb could almost hear the earth giving a on wet peat moss over heat, if possible. great sigh if relief. It could have been the Helen Lang wind, I suppose. Over the Garden This sprouting business may take 10 days or a little more, so try to be patient. Now I hope we aren’t going to have to Fence I had a garden heating cable and set pay for the lack of moisture with weeks some bulbs just above it. A heating pad, of dull days with periods of heavy rain. Looking out the window right now it doesn’t look just barely warm, with a sheet of plastic over the too good. Not only is it raining but it’s foggy as well heating pad to keep it dry would work. It would be wise to have bulb dust on hand. but my outdoor thermometer says it is 15 degrees C. So it’s not all that bad. We always seem to com- Put some in a plastic bag and shake the bulb in it before putting it (the bulb) in the water (a precauplain about the weather don’t we? We should start talking about bulbs that we can tionary measure). When you divide the bulb, make plant in the spring for bloom during the summer. sure there is at least one fresh sprout on each It will be a while before we can actually plant them section. Some begonia bulbs can be divided into but this would be a good time to buy any you three, but only if each piece has a sprout and isn’t desire before they get picked over. Most garden so small that it has no resources to call upon when centres will advertise that they are indeed in, so things get too wet, too dry or too cold. Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s keep the car keys handy for a quick trip. garden columnist for more than 30 years. If you have summer flowering bulbs you dug up

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Thrifty Foods Central Saanich would like to thank customers for their generous donations of $1,600 during the holiday season to the Sidney Lions Food Bank. Five staff members also volunteered a combined 20 hours. Thank you. Stella Collins Bouquets to everyone who has helped me in my fundraising endeavours over the past year. Your kindness and generosity has helped me help organizations such as the Sidney Food Bank, the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department and the town of Lac-Megantic. Thanks also go out to the people who volunteered. We are truly the little town with a big heart. Kenny Podmore

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Victoria Chamber Jazz Quartet returns to Jazz Vespers NORTH SAANICH — After their crowdpleasing performance of Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio in June of last year, The Victoria Chamber Jazz Quartet (VCJQ) will return to St. John’s United Church’s Jazz Vespers on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. to perform the second Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio. Flautist Mary Byrne will be accompanied by Karel Roessingh on piano, Joey Smith on bass and Damian Graham on drums. The second Suite, considered more sophisticated than the first, was originally released in 1986, 11 years after the first came out on LP. Jazz Vespers continues March 2, with pianist Amy Nold and Friends, on April 6 with the gypsy jazz group The Cold Cut Combo and on May 4 with John MacArthur and Al Pease. Jazz Vespers services begin at 7 p.m. and St. John’s United Church is located at 10990 West Saanich Rd. There is no admission charge. An offering will be taken to cover the cost of the program. For further information, please call Bernadette at 656-0875 or email bernadettegreene@shaw.ca to be included on an email list of upcoming concerts. — Submitted

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CENTRAL SAANICH — Last week, the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP) presented School District 63 with a $10,000 grant for the Arts in the Schools program. Each year the CACSP provides the school district with a grant for the program which enables

educators to hire local, practicing artists to directly engage students in authentic, hands-on arts experiences. The grant covers all aspects of artistic expression including visual, literary and performing. In past years, the CACSP grant was $5,000

and engaged approximately 1,900 students each year. During 2013, additional fundraising efforts, in combination with a strong sales year at the Sidney Fine Art Show, allowed the CACSP to increase the grant to $10,000. — Submitted by the CASCP

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SPORTS Panthers to host Storm in vital game

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The Peninsula Panthers’ regular season is whittling down and Friday night’s game against the Campbell River Storm might in fact be the single most important game of the campaign, said the team’s owner, Pete Zubersky. “The game on Friday may in fact decide who will finish in second overall in the VIJHL standings,” said Zubersky. “If both teams were to get past their opponents in the first round, they will most likely be dance partners for round two.” Due to the distance, Zubersky added, home ice would prove to be a big advantage for the Panthers. The Panthers picked up an important three points this past weekend in games against Victoria and Kerry Park. Their home-ice winning streak now tallies at 14 games. The last time the team was defeated at home was Oct. 25 and the current streak has put the team high in the VIJHL standings, said Zubersky. On Thursday, the Panthers held an 8-5 lead against the Victoria Cougars midway through the third period at the Archie Browning Arena, how-

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Dancing is fun! Join the Sidney International Folk Dancers for two hours on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Sessions run until June. Excellent teachers, circle dancing. No partner needed, drop-in fee applies. Meet at St. Andrews Church Hall in Sidney (9691 Fourth St.) For further information, call Linda at 250-652-5818 or Karen at 250-6550654. gripping Yarns Knit and Crochet Circle at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your projects or borrow needles and yarn from us and learn some basic stitches. Skilled knitters will be on-hand to answer questions; knitting and crochet books will be available. For all ages and experiences. Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Dropin. For information, call 250-656-0944.

Events

Water’s eDge (2600 Ferguson Rd. in Central Saanich) is hosting a craft sale in their clubhouse Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Look forward to a great variety of crafts as well as a raffle for hand crafted prizes. aviation career DaY at the B.C. Aviation

Museum Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free student admission to this event. Come and learn about training for an exciting career in the aviation industry. Exhibitors will include Victoria Airport Authority, Victoria Flying Club, Department of National Defence, Victoria Airport Firefighters, Westjet, Nav Canada, Viking Air and more. There will also be door prizes. For more information call 250-655-3300 or visit www.bcam. net. Sponsored by the B.C. Aviation Museum and the Victoria International Airport. LiterarY Kitchen sinK Open Mic at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Writers are invited to read their poetry, story excerpts, memoir, or other written words for up to five minutes. Or join the audience and support local writers. The evening’s featured writer is Pamela Porter, an award winning poet and novelist. Event happens Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (writers, please arrive a few minutes early to register). Free. Sponsored by the Sidney North Saanich Library Writers Group. For

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information, please call the library at 250-656-0944. easter isLanD at the Sidney North Saanich Library. In this illustrated talk, Chris Mundigler explores this tiny island, its ancient discovery by Polynesian explorers, its more modern discovery by Europeans and the demise of the Rapa Nui civilization. Presented by UVic Speakers Bureau. Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 7 to 8:00 p.m. Free. Please call 250-656-0944 to register. are You an aviD mystery book reader who would like to join a club to share authors and ideas? We meet every third Monday evening in the Sidney/North Saanich area and are looking for new members. Please call Joy at 250-656-4686 or e-mail joyjohn@ shaw.ca for further information. the centre for Active Living 50+ in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Rd.) invites you to a series of speakers every Friday in January and February from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Admission is by donation and refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome. Phone 250-652-4611

between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or see www. centralsaanich seniorscentre.org for more information. Feb. 7 — Estates and Trusts, what you and your family should know. vaLentine’s DaY tea at SHOAL with singer, Marcelina Stanton, Friday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Tides at SHOAL Dining Room. Call 250-656-5537 or drop by the SHOAL Activity Centre to purchase tickets, which include musical entertainment, tea and sweet treats.

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Terrence (Terry) William Roberts August 8th, 1944 January 21, 2014

Terrence (Terry) William Roberts, 69, of Sidney, B.C. passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 after a long battle with lymphoma. He was surrounded by loving family and friends. Terry was born August 8th, 1944 in Vancouver, B.C., to Alfred and Eleanor Roberts, and after spending part of his childhood in Whitehorse, settled in Dawson Creek in 1952. There, he met and married Bonnie Marsha Aspden, who remained the love of his life for over 50 years. In 1967, his considerable mechanical talents led him to launch Northern Diesel Services, where he would spend the rest of his career, always ready with a welcoming smile, hot cup of coffee, and fishing stories told over a game of cribbage. An active member of the community, Terry served many years as a volunteer firefighter and avid supporter of minor and junior hockey. After raising a family, Terry and Bonnie retired to Sidney, B.C., where he followed his passion for boating and fishing. Over the years, he enjoyed countless hours with family and friends aboard the Tawny Port, passing his love of the ocean on to his children and grandchildren. When not at sea, Terry loved to travel, developing a particular affinity for the history, culture and people of Thailand. Through vivid and entertaining writings, he brought his readers along on the adventure, sharing the wonder of the world as he saw it. A great husband, father, grandfather, friend, and mentor, Terry embraced life, relished his family, and created a lasting impression wherever he went. His quick wit, infectious smile, and boundless optimism will be remembered by many and dearly missed. Terry is lovingly remembered by his wife Bonnie, brother Thomas (Judy), sons Todd, Troy (Laurie) and Chad (Angela), and grandchildren Brooklyn, Rachael, Jacqueline, Nicholas, Kayla, Samuel, Matthew, and Joseph. A celebration of Terry’s life will be held at a future time and location to be determined. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be sent to the Terry W. Roberts Memorial Fund, c/o Northern Diesel Services, Ltd, 9801 17th Street, Dawson Creek, B.C., V1G 4B4 . Proceeds support educational grants for graduates of Dawson Creek Secondary School pursuing mechanical or agricultural studies.

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ife gets busy sometimes and spending time with loved ones can become difficult. Family Day, taking place Feb. 10, is the perfect reason to gather the family and take in some of British Columbia’s best attractions. Start with Big White Ski Resort, just outside of Kelowna. “There’s something for everyone here,” says Katie Balkwill, regional sales manager for Big White Ski Resort. “We’re Canada’s largest ski-in ski-out resort. Anywhere you wake up, you’ll be on the slopes, and the quality of our snow is amazing.” Black Press readers can enter to win a weekend for four (two adults and two children under 18) at Big White Ski Resort, with lift passes and two nights accommodation in a slopeside hotel room. For more information, visit www.vicnews.com and click on the contests link. Big White is about more than skiing and snowboarding though. Balkwill also notes that they have an ice-climbing tower, fireworks every Saturday night over the huge outdoor skating rink and many other activities for the whole family. On Feb. 10, B.C. residents will be able to purchase a single-day lift ticket for 50 per cent off. If you’re looking for a weekend getaway, British Columbians can book any two consecutive nights and two days of skiing, and Big White will give you the third night and third day of skiing at half-price, valid between Feb. 7 and Feb. 13. Sidney’s Family Day weekend is going to be chock full of events and activities using Lego as the building block of fun. From Feb. 8 to 10, Distinctly Sidney, the downtown business improvement area, is co-ordinating a series of special events. They all start with Lego and the annual exhibit of models created with the blocks at the Sidney Museum and Archives on Beacon Avenue. This year is the museum’s ninth annual Lego exhibit. With an array of themed displays from Star Wars ships and characters, to the Taj Mahal

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