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save-On coming to sidney Overwaitea Food Group struck deal with Sobeys Devon MacKenzie News staff
After over forty years as a Beacon Avenue fixture, Sidney’s Safeway grocery store will soon become a Save-On-Foods after a deal was struck between Overwaitea Food Group and Sobeys last week. The Overwaitea Food Group purchased four Safeway stores in Greater Victoria previously owned by Sobeys in the deal announced “We start to last Thursday. “We are thrilled to take possession in be able to welcome mid-March and these stores, along take two or three with their existing members and stores a week over team customers to our about a six-week group,” said Overwaitea president Darperiod.” rell Jones in a state– Julie Dickson ment. “As a local grocer our philosophy is to tailor our stores and the mix in those stores to suit the needs of our customers and their communities.” Stores at Fort and Foul Bay roads in Victoria, as well as stores at Tillicum, University Heights and in Sidney will transition to Save-On-Foods locations sometime between mid-March and the end of April, said Julie Dickson, Overwaitea spokesperson. “We start to take possession in mid-March and take two or three stores a week over about a six-week period,” she said. Please see: Safeway vanishes, page 3
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Jack Spencer lets loose a rock during the Glen Meadows Masters Open Bonspiel in North Saanich that wrapped up over the weekend. Thirty-two rinks from the Island and mainland came to play at the event which has been running for 30 years.
Fred Dobbs wins People’s Choice Sea Otter Plaque will be added to Sidney’s permanent sculpture collection Steven Heywood News staff
Sculptor Fred Dobbs says his award-winning work was inspired by the Salish Sea, the creatures in it and the threats to their future that they face every day. Dobbs’ work, Sea Otter Plaque, was named the winner of the People’s Choice Award by the Town
of Sidney on Feb. 12 at a special artists’ reception at the Sidney Pier Hotel. People voted 732 times and Dobbs’ plaque came out on top. That means the Town will purchase the artwork and add it to their permanent collection featured in their waterfront walkway Sculpture Walk. Dobbs said he was thrilled and happy to have earned the People’s Choice award. He said he completed the plaque more than two years ago. “I really wanted to look at the ocean in motion,” he said of his sculpture. Please see: Sculpture Walk looking for three more, page 9
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Get your Hearts tickets
SIDNEY — Free tickets are now available for the Hearts of the Community awards luncheon on Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. Six people or groups from the Saanich Peninsula will receive these annual awards that recognize the hard work done by volunteers in the communtiy. The free tickets are available first-comefirst served at the Peninsula News Review office, Beacon Communtiy Services on Third Street, the SHOAL Centre and the BCS thrift shops in Sidney and Brentwood Bay. — News staff
Grant for Rotary Park
SIDNEY — Rotary Park in Sidney/North Saanich has won a $5,000 grant from Western Financial Group. A presentation will take place at Rotary Park at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20. Vera Young made the application on behalf of the park. Her son, Zachary, plays baseball and her husband Sean coaches there.
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Safeway vanishes from Vancouver Island Continued from page 1
In June, Sobeys, which operates Thrifty Foods, announced it was buying 213 grocery stores, 10 liquor stores, four distribution centres and 12 manufacturing centres that make up Canada Safeway, in a $5.8-billion deal. The deal triggered a sell-off order in October from the Canadian Competition Bureau to sell 23 Safeway locations. Overwaitea is also purchasing 15 other store locations in B.C. and Alberta, 14 of which will become SaveOn-Foods and one location will become Cooper’s Foods. The move affects about 400 unionized employees in the Capital Region. “We’ve let the team members and store managers know that all pay and benefits they currently have under their contracts will remain in place,” said Jones. Safeway locations in Port Alberni, Ladysmith and Duncan, and a Thrifty Foods in Nanaimo are also part of the sale, meaning Safeway will vanish from Vancouver Island altogether.
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Sidney’s Safeway store will be replaced by a Save-On-Foods store, owned by the Overwaitea Food Group. Sobeys was forced to sell off 23 Safeway locations after it bought the company last June for $5.8 billion. “The face of retail food is really changing dramatically in B.C., and it’s a bit disappointing to see the Safeway banner disappear from the Island, but we’ll roll with it,” said Andy Neufeld, commu-
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to do that,” de Jong said. “And the second is that it comes from somewhere else in the budget.” Government lawyers filed in the B.C. Court of Appeal Friday for a stay of provisions that would force school districts to return to staffing rules in Tom Fletcher place in 2001. Its submisBlack Press sion said the ruling would Mike De Jong cost Surrey school district VICTORIA — B.C. will $40 million in the first year, balance its budget for a second straight year, despite a larger with similar financial impacts on all than usual contingency fund for 60 districts. Affidavits from school district labour costs, Finance Minister Mike superintendents around the provde Jong said Monday. De Jong wouldn’t comment ince said the ruling would involve directly on a January court deci- construction of portables, reorganision in favour of the B.C. Teachers’ zation of classes, cancellation of speFederation, which Education Minis- cial needs, preschool and child care ter Peter Fassbender has estimated programs and other disruptions. De Jong said the 2013-14 budget could cost $1 billion over the coming surplus is “modestly ahead” of the years. But de Jong said there are only two forecasts, and no major tax changes ways the government could cover are coming this year. For the fiscal year that begins April unexpected labour costs without 1, he expects B.C. and Saskatchewan going back into deficit. “One is to ask the taxpayers for to be the only provinces with balmore money, and we’re not prepared anced budgets.
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What I should be talking about are bulbs you plant know I’ve mentioned this before but please forgive in the spring, lilies, dahlias, gladiola and begonias, all me if I repeat myself. This business of bulbs has of which bloom in summer or early fall. been such a joy for me, I’d like to share some of Let’s start with lilies. I grew these beauties in pots its pleasures. on the deck where we could see them all day long It must be about 30 years ago (some of you from the kitchen or dining room windows. Some of weren’t even born, I suppose) when a strong, healthy them were possibly two feet tall where others were young man came to my door. He said his name was a good six feet and a few were perfumed as well. Van Nordt, and he was the son and representative for Wonderful! the Van Nordt Bulb Company of Richmond, B.C. How I’ll have to plant a couple, at least, on the balcony. he knew about my small sales effort out of our garage Just talking about them makes me long to plant their on Melissa Street, I have no idea but I welcomed him big, fat bulbs. with delight. Helen Lang It’s a bit soon to start dahlias into growth but a He left me a catalogue and I was lost. My darling Over the Garden mention now might be a good idea. If you grew dahilhusband, Jim was horrified when I ended up ordering Fence ias last year, you will know that they several hundred dollars worth of bulbs, but I did have a small garden shop and “I’ll have to plant a couple, at least, like to grow in clumps (you plant one tuber in spring, and dig up a cluster of a little money of my own, so I figured if tubers in the fall). I advertised these splendid bulbs they on the balcony. Just talking about them Start the clump into growth by setwould sell like the proverbial hot cakes makes me long to plant their big, fat ting it in wet peat moss. When green — and they did! shoots appear you can see where to Many Peninsula gardens still have bulbs.” divide the tubers. Be generous when them (or their progeny) which appear – Helen Lang splitting them, too many together is each spring. better than too few. You can divide Some of the small bulbs are suitable for planting in containers, things like anemone blanda (pink, them further when you can see where to do it (where there are blue or white), scilla, cyclamen coum, but most of these are more sprouts than necessary on a large piece). Watch for more on bulbs in next Wednesday’s garden column. better planted in the fall or buy them as potted plants in early Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s spring and tuck them in where they may be enjoyed this year garden columnist for more than 30 years. and for years to come.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:30 p.m. on MONDAY, February 24, 2014 with regard to the following proposed Bylaw to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO.1309, 1999. NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 MountSAANICH Newton Cross Saanichton, BC, at 6:30BYLAW p.m. on MONDAY, February 24, 2014 CENTRAL LANDRoad, USE BYLAW AMENDMENT NO. 1825, 2014 with regard to the following proposed Bylaw to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO.1309, 1999. (8452 Alec Road) Bylaw No. 1825, 2014 - Subject Property CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1825, 2014 In general terms, the purpose of the proposed (8452 bylaw Alec is toRoad) amend Appendix “A” of Central Bylaw No. 1825, 2014 - Subject Property Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 for In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Lot A, Section 1 West, Range 2 West, South bylaw to amend Appendix “A”(8452 of Central Saanichis District, Plan VIP55085 Alec Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 for Road), as shown shaded on the map, by Lot A, Section 1 West, Range 2 West, South inserting the following after the regulations Saanich District, VIP55085 Use (8452 Alec designating areas Plan for Temporary Permits Road), as shown shaded on the map, by in Section 36A of Part 5: inserting the following after the regulations designating areas described for Temporary Use “The Land legally as Lot A, Permits Section in of Part 5: Saanich District, Plan 1, Section Range 236A West, South
VIP55085 (8452 Alec Road) is designated “The legally described as Lot A, Section under Land s.920.2 of the Local Government Act as 1, Range 2 West, South Saanich District, Plan an area where Temporary Use Permits may be VIP55085 (8452 Alec Road) is designated issued, subject to conditions determined by under s.920.2 of the Local Government Act as Council.” an area where Temporary Use Permits may be issued, subject conditions determined byis to designate the subject property as a Temporary The intent of the to proposed bylaw amendment Council.” Use Permit area. This would enable the property owner to subsequently apply for a Temporary Use Permit for the purpose of operating a wholesale floral business on the subject property. The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to designate the subject property as a Temporary Use Permit area. This would enable theUse property to subsequently for and a Temporary Use A copy of the proposed Bylaw, Land Bylawowner No. 1309, 1999, staffapply reports other related Permit for the purpose of operating a wholesale floral business on the subject property. information that may be considered by Council, may be inspected at the Office of the Municipal
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VICToRIa — The 38th annual Flower Count will take place from Feb. 25 to March 3, 2014 throughout Greater Victoria. “This year’s Flower Count adds some exciting new opportunities for locals to participate, along with some prizes,” says Graham Bell of The Butchart Gardens. “Flower counting is a social activity and the web site flowercount.ca reflects this.” Locals are encouraged to use the hashtag of #flowercount to tag their social media photos and videos when posting to their own accounts. Their posts will also show up on the Flower Count’s web site. The top three photos and the top three videos with the greatest number of “likes” will each win admission and afternoon tea for two at The Butchart Gardens. For details visit flowercount.ca. — Submitted
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Rotary exchange student learns about Canada Steven Heywood News staff
Natpapat Alapach has been in Sidney for five-and-a-half months out of a planned oneyear exchange and she is getting a first-class tour of the community while she learns about Canadian culture. Alapach, or Narmfah as she is called by her friends, is a Grade 10 exchange student from Thailand. She is attending Parkland Secondary School while she is in Sidney on an exchange trip arranged through the Sidney-by-the-Sea Rotary Club. “I am liking it,” she said of her time in the community so far. Alapach was on a tour of municipal facilities on Feb. 13, accompanied by local Rotarians Rick Patterson and Kenny Podmore (who is also a town councillor and Sidney’s official Town Crier). “I want to have new experiences here and learn better English,” she added.
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Sidney-by-the-Sea Rotarians Kenny Podmore, left, and Rick Patterson, right, brought Thailand exchange student Natpapat Alapach (centre) to visit the Sidney fire department. Deputy Chief Brent Mikkelsen and Lt. Aaron Kary took the trio for a ride in a fire truck. Alapach and her Rotary sponsors had dropped in to town hall to visit Mayor Larry Cross and followed that up with a tour of the Sidney Fire Department and ride around town in a fire truck. For Alapach, who hails from a city of around
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works with 30 different countries. While Alapach comes from Thailand, Patterson said local students who go overseas can end up in any one of those other nations. “The idea behind it,” he explained, “is to make the world a better place through better learning and understanding.” Exchange students, he continued, stay with local families and learn more about the country where they are visiting. Getting that firsthand knowledge, Patterson said, will hopefully expose young people to new places and people, who will return home and share that with others.
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Future cloudy for local military The bean counters with the Royal Canadian Navy are no doubt still figuring out the impact of postponed military capital spending announced in last week’s federal budget. What the Conservative government’s decision means in the short term for the Pacific fleet and its multitude of local suppliers is still anyone’s guess. But it could well change the way our West Coast navy does business. As they move to balance the budget next year before the federal election, the Conservatives have planned on delaying by three years, or longer, such major expenditures as replacement of the navy’s supply ships Esquimalt-based HMCS Protecteur is one of two in Canada - and our aging Sea King helicopters. Some national defence experts believe all branches of the Canadian military will be tightening their belts on operations in an attempt to convince the feds to restore some of the funding down the road. Our region counts on the military to provide a boost to the local economy. Any reductions in discretionary spending by the navy, the army reserve unit based at Bay Street Armoury and the air force helicopter squadron at Victoria International Airport could have a significant effect on Capital Region businesses. We worry that the remaining technical upgrades on our naval frigates - work being done by Victoria Shipyards - might be in jeopardy. We also wonder whether our frigates will make fewer trips abroad, for which they need initial provisioning locally. Similarly, our Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels, six of which are stationed at Esquimalt, could potentially be deployed less, meaning decreased part-time wages for local naval reservists. The trickle-down economic effect may take time to materialize in Greater Victoria, but we shouldn’t be surprised if it comes to pass. We don’t doubt political motivation is playing a role in the feds’ aim to balance the budget by 2015-16. With that in mind, and with no Conservative member of parliament to plead our economic case, the chances of the feds altering course on the military budget move appear slim. 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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Who provoked a school strike? the strong-arming of unionized I made an error in a column two government office staff here in weeks ago about the latest court Victoria to make them join a rally on ruling in favour of the B.C. Teachers’ the legislature lawn. Federation. This was the strike that, according I referred to an “illegal” strike to the current media in 2012 and was quickly and political narrative, reminded that this teacher the provincial cabinet walkout was sanctioned conspired to bring about. by the Labour Relations This notion is central to Board. After months of the Jan. 27 ruling of Justice withholding report cards Susan Griffin that orders and refusing to meet with the B.C. government to administrators, the union attempt to reconstruct the went to the LRB to seek world of 2001. permission for a full-scale Government lawyers strike. filed an application with They got their wish, Tom Fletcher the B.C. Court of Appeal with authorization under B.C. Views on Friday to suspend essential services rules for parts of this ruling. a three-day strike in the Imposing Griffin’s terms would first week, and one day a week after cause “irreparable harm to the that until the end of the school year public interest of unprecedented or a settlement was reached. magnitude,” they said in arguments For the record, the last illegal backed up by a series of affidavits BCTF strike was in 2005, in defiance from superintendents who have to of a B.C. Supreme Court order that keep B.C.’s war-weary public schools resulted in a $500,000 fine against running. the union. That was the same year In Surrey, returning to 2002 BCTF lawyers won a split B.C. Court conditions would add $40 million of Appeal ruling allowing teachers to the district payroll in year one. to bring political propaganda into That’s one of 60 school districts. classrooms. Two out of three judges The government’s submission decided this was appropriate includes affidavits from to preserve their freedom of superintendents around the expression. province on its likely impact. Here’s The authorized three-day strike a partial list: went ahead in March 2012. Regular Cancellation of specialty programs readers may recall my reports of for vulnerable youth, construction students being indoctrinated in of portables to meet arbitrary classrooms and in some cases class size restrictions, transfer of sent out as union pickets and of
some students to other schools, closure of daycare and Strong Start preschool programs to free up space reallocated over the years, layoff of non-teaching staff, and cancellation of school participation in the international student program. Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender have begun to push back against the conspiracy theory that has taken hold, pointing out that when the BCTF finally did get permission to strike, the cabinet of the day acted to prevent it. Here’s a recap. In late February 2012, nearly 28,000 teachers (90 per cent) voted to go to the full strike allowed by the LRB. The government tabled legislation to impose a cooling-off period with provision for steep fines on the union for any further strike action and appointed a mediator. This kept schools open and eventually yielded a two-year deal. In April 2012, the union voted to withdraw all volunteer work by teachers. By this time they had been ordered by the LRB to prepare second-term report cards, in part so students would know if they could apply for post-secondary studies. Once again this mess is before the court of appeal. Perhaps there will be better recognition of the real world this time around. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Housing is a fundamental human need, yet here in Victoria, the high cost of living, often paired with health or social factors, can put this basic necessity out of reach for many. For the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, that’s simply not acceptable. The Coalition’s mission is to end homelessness by 2018, so that all people facing homelessness in Greater Victoria will have access to safe, affordable, appropriate, permanent housing, with support if they require it. “We understand that people will continue to experience homelessness in our community due to economic, health or other reasons outside of their control,” says Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the Coalition. “Our goal is to prevent homelessness where we can and shorten the time people experience it.” A partnership of all levels of government, service providers, business members, the faith community, post-secondary institutions and private citizens dedicated to ending homelessness in Greater Victoria, the key to the Coalition’s success will be its ability to bring partners and organizations together to build affordable housing, supportive housing and create additional rental supplements.
How urgent is the need? The Housing and Homelessness in Greater Victoria report identified some of the myriad needs facing the Capital Region. Beyond the lack of available housing for those with low incomes, the report also identified a shortage of supportive housing for those with complex needs. In one year, 1,617 unique individuals accessed Greater Victoria’s emergency shelters, yet even this does not reflect all of those in need. During the Coalition’s February ‘point in time’ count exploring how many people sought, on that one night, temporary accommodations such as emergency shelters, transitional houses, budget motels and hotels, the number totalled 1,170. Further, 1,545 applicant households in Greater Victoria currently
More supported housing like Pacifica Housing’s Camas Village, shown here at the 2011 opening with Supported Housing Coordinator Angela McNulty-Buell, would help address homelessness in Greater Victoria. sit on the Housing Registry, a list of those in need of subsidized housing. While it’s clear Greater Victoria’s significant housing shortage for those with lower incomes is a primary driver of homelessness in the region, additional factors exacerbating the situation include poverty, domestic violence, challenges facing on- and off-reserve Aboriginal people, untreated mental illness and addiction.
How do we address the challenge? While it’s difficult to state exactly how many housing units are required to address the need, the Coalition offers a few educated estimates based on the evidence. Research shows at least 13 per cent of those 1,617 shelter users would require supportive housing and since not everyone in need of supportive housing visits a shelter, at the bare minimum, 250 supportive housing units are needed. If 250
is minimum, other data indicates the need could be as high as 719 units. For affordable housing, the ‘point in time’ count and the Housing Registry waitlist, paired with the unknown number of people living in vehicles, couch surfing, sleeping outdoors and experiencing other types of homelessness, suggest at least 1,500 units are needed. However, a plan to increase housing must be considered in the context of a broader strategy addressing the many other underlying causes of homelessness. “Our success is evident on the streets of Victoria,” says Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, Coalition Co-Chair. “Since the Coalition began in 2008, we have built 706 units of supportive and affordable housing and provided rental assistance with supports to more than 90 of our hardest-to-house citizens. We have accomplished a lot, but ending homelessness in our community will take more work. Now is the time to renew our commitment.”
STREET SURVIVAL GUIDE If you’re living on the street and hungry, where can you go for a meal or a hot cup of coffee? Where can you access a hot shower, do your laundry or find employment support? All that information and more is found in the Street Survival Guide, providing vital information about resources and services available in Victoria to survive, and move on from, homelessness. A one-stop resource for those experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in Victoria, the guide was created by a group of dedicated individuals with street-life experience and contains more than 80 resources, including housing, food, laundry, harm reduction services and more. The pocket-sized, waterproof guide is available at many service agencies across the region and has proven extremely popular; it’s currently being updated with the hope of having more copies on the street in March. “There was a great need, absolutely,” says Hilary Marks, a member of the group that worked with the Coalition to create the guide. The Victoria project is unique in that it was the local homeless community that recognized the need to have the information in one place, in a compact, durable format, and it was homeless individuals themselves who did much of the research and information-gathering, with the help of the Coalition, Marks says. “It was something that was needed and the homeless community that got together and said, ‘Let’s do it.’ For people who think homeless people are lazy and not smart, this proves them wrong.” For more information or to view the guide, visit www.victoriahomelessness.ca/streetsurvivalguide
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THE ARTS Sculpture Walk looking for three more this spring Continued from page 1
“It shows that there are many things taking place within the ocean.” With a passion for the ocean and for wildlife, Dobbs said he felt the theme of the work was exactly what the Sculpture Walk needed. He added he’s very happy now that his work will remain in the public eye for years to come. Tied for second place (and splitting the $500 prize money) were the pieces Pure Energy (by Armando Barbon) and Eye of the Ocean (David Hunwick). Third place (and $300) went to Jack E. Kreutzer’s Shout!. Barbon, announced Sidney Mayor Larry Cross during the reception, has donated Pure Energy to the municipality, further expanding their sculpture collection.
“This is an exciting evening for the Town of Sidney,” said Cross during the For The Love Of Art gala at the Pier Hotel. “It’s wonderful how everything came together.” He credits the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, Town staff, the Sculptors Guild and the Sidney Sculpture Walk Advisory Committee for their hard work. This year, the Town will be putting out a call for more artists to take part in the Sculpture Walk. There will be room for three more pieces on the waterfront. Recently, said Cross, Lyman Whittaker’s Double Spinner sculpture was sold to a private buyer and will be moved. For the Town’s entire sculpture collection and for details on the Walk, visit www.sidney.ca.
COMING UP IN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • RockFest 2014, a fundraising concert featuring Towers and Trees and FallBrigade, takes place at the North Saanich Middle School gym (10400 McDonald Park Rd.) Thursday, Feb. 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are available in advance only (none at the door) until 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the school office or email tandkglover@ shaw.ca. • The Peninsula Young Performers from Allegro Performing Arts Centre Dance Extravaganza happens Saturday, March 1 at 1 and 7 p.m. and will feature a silent auction and 50/50 draw. Tickets go on sale Feb. 15 through the Mary Winspear box office at www.marywinspear.ca or 250-656-0275. — News staff
Sculptor Fred Dobbs received the People’s Choice Award from Sidney Mayor Larry Cross and Councillor Marilyn Loveless. Dobbs’ Sea Otter Plaque will be added to the Town’s permanent collection in its Sculpture Walk art display. Steven Heywood/ News staff
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This weekend’s B.C. Winter Games is not Brenda Hennigar’s first experience as a coach at the sporting event. In fact, the local speed skating coach has been going to the Games since the mid-1980s, following a very successful career as a nationallevel athlete. Hennigar comes from a speed skating family. Her dad, Jim Shields, started the Esquimalt club in 1966 and she has been on the ice herself in one form or another ever since. For the last 25 years, Hennigar has been a coach and for almost 11 of those, has run the Peninsula Speed Skating Club with her husband Ian (himself an accomplished national-level coach). “The smiles on the kids’ faces,” Hennigar said by way of explaining why she still does it. “ When it finally clicks for them, when they have a good race. To see them improve and to help them feel confident as they progress.” While she said she started off coaching at a very high level in Canada, Hennigar added she finds the grassroots level a lot more satisfying.
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Brenda Hennigar will be helping coach the speed skating team for the Vancouver Island zone at the B.C. Winter Games. She said skating is an activity that the whole family can do and many who started young continue to this day as older adults. Among her club’s top skaters also going to the B.C. Winter Games Feb. 20 to 23, is 12-yearold Casey Garrison. She will be at her first Games, Hennigar said, having qualified in zone competition earlier this year.
“I think Casey is a good endurance skater,” said Hennigar. “This will be a great experience for her to skate with others from across B.C.” Garrison has also qualified for the B.C. championships in March. PLEASE SEE: Coaches take turns, page 11
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Panthers face Wolves in first round playoff NORTH SAANICH — The first round of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) playoffs started Monday night for the Peninsula Panthers. They face the Westshore Wolves in their opening bestof-seven series. Game two is tonight (Wed., Feb. 19) at the Q Centre (formally the Bear Mountain Arena) and the series returns to Panorama Recreation Centre Friday night for game three. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
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Coaches take turns at the Games Continued from page 1
Two other Peninsula club skaters are off to Mission and the B.C. Winter Games. Casey’s brother Remy, 9, and Peyton Stonehouse-Smith, 11. Those two will also be going to the provincials next month. Skaters from the Island zone come from only the two local clubs — Peninsula and Esquimalt — and Hennigar said the coaches take it in turns to go to the Games. It comes down to who has the most time available to do so, she said. “We are somewhat isolated on the
Island and the main group of speed skaters is on the mainland.” Hennigar added she has around 30 skaters on the ice at her club these days and having any that make it to big events like these is rewarding. For the young athletes, she said, they get the chance to compete against other kids and see what others are doing in different clubs. “Each has their own goals,” she said. “They do challenge each other.” Hennigar said she enjoys sharing her experience as a skater with her students and hopes the zone team does well in Mission this weekend.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE EILEEN EGELAND, late of SIDNEY, BC NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the estate of the above deceased are hereby required to send them to the undersigned at C-7159 West Saanich Road, Brentwood Bay, BC, V8M 1P7, before March 26, 2014, after which date the Executor will distribute, the said estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which she then has notice. Jo-Anne L.A. Kahan EXECUTOR
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TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING 1998 TRAVELAIRE 5th wheel. Exc. cond. new hot water heater, circuit board in fridge, toilet wheel bearings packed tires & electrical brake system checked. In floor heating privacy screens, rubber roof vinyl siding water purification kit, 24x12 outdoor mat. Full winter storage shroud with breathable sides & rubber roof. $10,000. 250-652-9660.
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1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $2500. Chris, 250595-0370 leave message.
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SIDNEY: 2 bdrm rancher, completely remodeled, close to town. NS/NP. Avail Mar. 1. $1200.+ utils. 604-836-5407.
WATERFRONT. NORTH Saanich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo inclds utils. Possibly small boat moorage +. Pet OK. N/S. (250)656-5999.
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UPPER QUADRA- lrg 1 bdrm suite, all utilities included. Inside cat ok. Quiet location. $800. Call 778-350-9303.
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ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes and Renos. Knob & tube replacement. Service calls. Senior’s Disc. Free est. Lic.#3003. 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
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DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.
HANDYPERSONS AROUND THE HOUSE.ca ALL repairs & renovations. Call Ben (250)891-7395. ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, garden clean up, masonry and renos. Free Estimates. Call 250-744-4548. BIG BEAR Handyman. Painting, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small reno’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961
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LANDSCAPING JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Gutters, hedging, lawns, cleanups. WCB. (250)217-3589.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
PLUMBING FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
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DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $30/hr Free est. 250-516-2445 HAMLYN PAINTING WCB + Ins. Guaranteed satisfaction. Free est. Call 250-213-1054.
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS LONGVIEW ROOFING reroofing, repairs, new construction. Over 25 yrs exp. Ins, certified, WCB. Free written est. Call Neal at 250-652-4976 or 250-886-2574. RUPE’S ROOFING: Torch on shingles or metal. Fully insured. References; ticketed roofers. Call Rupe 250-4157130 or Mike 1-250-533-9410.
TELEPHONE SERVICES DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. or online: www.nationalteleconnect.com
TILING SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Free est. Call 250-686-6046.
WINDOW CLEANING BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475 DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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Driver named in crash fatality
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Sidney Mayor Larry Cross is joined by sculptors Armando Barbon (from left) and David Hunwick who tied for second place in the People’s Choice Award balloting. The awards were handed out Feb. 12 at the For The Love Of Art gala event at the Sidney Pier Hotel.
Roots takes Cedar 12K Prairie Inn Harriers are the top running club NANAIMO — The third race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series – the Cedar 12K – took place Feb. 9. The race started and finished at Cedar Intermediate Secondary School south of Nanaimo. The event was hosted by the Bastion Running Club. There were 418 finishers. The race was won by Logan Roots from the Prairie Inn Harriers in 40:33, with Thomas Holm second in 41:13 and Nicholas Walker third in 41:52. The women’s race was won by Claire Morgan (Prairie Inn Harriers) in 44:44, second was Melissa Ross in 44:50 and third was Jill Ramstead in 47:39. Top Women’s Master was Cheryl Davies finishing in 48:29, with Hugh Trenchard winning the Men’s Master category in 43:06. “The conditions for the Cedar 12K road race were nothing short of ideal, cool and very little wind, and a sun that even peeked at us for brief moments,” said Race Director, John Durkin. “With conditions like that we had two age group course records and many runners saw personal bests. Our 70 some strong volunteer crew gave the runners a safe and enjoyable experience today. Great food, great entertainment and perfect running conditions. I couldn’t have asked for more.“ The age group course records were in the Girls 1-15: Bridget Cameron (51:27) and in the Women 65-69: Ros-
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Logan Roots of the Prairie Inn Harriers crossed the finish line in first place overall at the Cedar 12K on Feb. 9 The Harriers lead the club standings this race season. lyn Smith (55:27). In the club standings the Prairie Inn Harriers lead with 1,393 points followed by Bastion Running Club with 989 and Comox Valley Road Runners with 819. Full race day results are available on http:// racedaytiming.ca/ results/Cedar2014. Eight races make up the Frontrunners Island Race Series. The next race is Hatley Castle 8K on Feb. 23, followed by Synergy Health Man-
agement Ltd Bazan Bay 5K on March 9, Comox Valley RV Half Marathon on March 23, Merville 15K on April 6, and Sooke River 10K on April 13. Synergy Health Management Ltd Bazan Bay 5K and the Comox Valley RV Half Marathon are part of the Timex B.C. Series. All races are sanctioned by B.C. Athletics. — Submitted by Louise Hodgson-Jones, Corsa Communications
The B.C. Coroner’s Service has released the name of the man who was killed in a Feb. 10 crash on the Pat Bay Highway near Island View Road. Sixty-five-year-old Brian Phillip Cunningham of Sidney died when the southbound pickup truck he was driving flipped over the centre median into an oncoming vehicle. The collision sent both vehicles over the side of the highway at Michell’s Farm. The 19-year-old driver of the second vehicle, a blue pickup, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was released the same day. Central Saanich Police Service officers were on the scene of the crash just after 9:30 a.m. that morning and highway maintenance
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Police investigators are still looking into the cause of this crash on Feb. 10 that claimed the life of a Sidney man. crews had closed off the northbound lane to traffic. Drivers were diverted along Martindale Road and Lochside Drive to get around the scene.
The highway was down to single-lane traffic until around 2 p.m. that day. In a media release, the Central Saanich Police Service note that
the family has asked for privacy as they mourn the loss of their family member. Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
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