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A Sea King helicopter with 443 Squadron out of the Victoria International Airport flies over Sidney during this summer’s 100th anniversary of the local fire department. Airport neighbours say their training schedule has raised concerns over noise and safety.

Helicopter noise unavoidable at airport Sea King training flights exempt from noise rules under federal government regulations Steven Heywood News staff

Flight crews with the 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron at the Victoria airport put in around 2,000 hours of training time every year and while most of their work is done far away from residential

neighbourhoods, there are noise complaints. It comes with the territory, says Major Dale Arndt, operations officer for the squadron. He said 90 per cent of their training flights are done away from people’s homes, often over the water and away from the air-

port proper. Yet, he said there have been close to a dozen formal complaints made this year about the noise from their Sea King helicopters. That’s down a bit from last year, when Arndt said there were closer to 15 complaints made. Those are formal complaints,

not phone calls after which the caller does not go any further. In recent weeks, the Peninsula News Review has received phone calls and emails from residents angry about the noise from what they call low-flying helicopters. Christine Bender, who lives on Amherst Avenue, is aware she

bought her home near the airport and does expect a certain amount of noise. She says, however, that over the last 20 years aircraft traffic has increased — and so has the noise. Please see: Squadron needs to train, page 4

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NOTICE TO ELECTORS DISTRICT OF NORTH SAANICH VOTING BY MAIL BALLOT You may be eligible to register and vote in the November 15, 2014 North Saanich Local Government Election by mail. Eligibility The only electors who may vote by mail ballot are: (a) Persons who have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects your ability to vote at another voting opportunity, and (b) Persons who expect to be absent from the District of North Saanich on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities. Application Procedure If you meet the aforementioned criteria, and wish a mail ballot, a ballot package may be requested by an elector who is registered and who in person, by mail, by fax or by e-mail, presents the Chief Election Officer or his designate a written request by giving their name and address and the address to which the mail ballot is to be forwarded. Requests may be: • made in person or mailed to the District of North Saanich, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, BC V8L 5S9; • faxed at 250-656-3155; or • e-mailed to the District of North Saanich at jgretchen@northsaanich.ca. Requests will be received by the District only until Monday, November 3, 2014. The Chief Election Officer may on or about Monday, October 27, 2014, deliver mail ballot packages by hand to electors who request a mail ballot package in person, or may deliver mail ballot packages to electors by mail, for those electors who request the ballot package by mail, fax, or e-mail. In order to be counted for the election, a mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer before 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 15, 2014 and it is the obligation of the person applying to vote by mail ballot to ensure that the mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer within this time limit. If you are not sure you are registered you can find out by calling or visiting the District of North Saanich Municipal Hall at 250-656-0781 or 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, BC. More information is also available at www.northsaanich.ca. Curt Kingsley Chief Election Officer 250-655-5453

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Sea Kings at rest at 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron’s hangar facility at the Victoria airport.

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“It is an issue,” she said. “(The helicopters) are becoming the major source of noise in Sidney, day and night.” Ken Linford, a resident in Summergate Village in Sidney, told the News Review he too doesn’t like the noise level coming from the squadron’s training flights. He’s also worried about the age of the Sea King helicopters and the danger of a crash. Linford said he would like the flight paths of the helicopters to move one or two kilometres to the south, to bypass his neighbourhood. “Train in another area, that’s all we ask,” he said. Bender noted that the noise seems to be more intense during the summer months, an observation Arndt doesn’t disagree with. “We tend to get complaints at night and mostly in the June to August time frame,” he said, noting that during the summer darkness falls later in the day and people leave their windows open and are enjoying their

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policies but adds 443 Squadron does attend the VAA’s bi-annual noise committee meetings. “They’re under no obligation, but they do it because it’s the right thing,” he said. While he agreed night training exercises are a concern for local residents, at the end of the day the military needs to train. Arndt said the squadron has been at the airport for 25 years and needs to train to maintain their expertise. Going elsewhere, he said, is unlikely and training further afield would only deplete their budget. He noted that under federal rules, the airport authority cannot enforce its noise standards against the government of Canada — in this case the military. He added the crews fly most often at night on Mondays and Tuesdays, to keep things predictable for residents. Arndt said they do try to respond to complaints and avoid excessive noise, but if people live within the control zone of the airport, that’s not possible. “There’s a limit to how much a large helicopter can do.”

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backyards later. The squadron must conduct some of their training at night, Arndt explained, and during the summer that can’t happen until 10 p.m. or later. In the fall and winter, darkness comes much earlier — as do the crews’ night proficiency training flights. Arndt said the squadron complies with NavCan policies and procedures and the helicopters fly at 1,100 feet, as per policy, barring takeoffs and landings — which seem to be the noisiest moments of flight, say the neighbours. Exceptions come into play, he continued, when the crews are ordered by air traffic control to another airspace due to airport traffic. James Bogusz, operations manager at the Victoria Airport Authority (VAA), said the military training flights come and go as required by the Department of National Defence and he’s not aware of any flights that have breached altitude restrictions, even during takeoffs and landings. Bogusz said the military has an exemption from airport noise

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Roll Number

Property Description

Address

Tax Estimate 2015

00529.050

St. John’s United Church

10990 West Saanich Rd.

4,131.00

02472.000

Sidney Pentecostal Church

10364 McDonald Park Rd.

6,228.00

03030.000

The Kiwanis Elderly Citizens Village

10585 McDonald Park Rd.

9,525.00

19036.000

676 Kittyhawk Sponsoring Committee Society

1979 DeHavilland Way

19077.000

B.C. Aviation Museum

1910 Norseman Rd.

11,917.00

1,647.00

19200.300

Navy League of Canada (Saanich Peninsula Branch)

9565 Hurricane Rd.

1,351.00

20007.000

Memorial Park Society(area behind Parkland School

McDonald Park Rd

6,508.00

21400.003

Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

10382 Pat Bay Highway

21413.000

Memorial Park Society

10714 McDonald Park Rd.

11,311.00

1,823.00

23011.000

Seventh Day Adventist Church

9300 Willingdon Rd.

11,278.00

23013.000

Capital Regional District

1717 McTavish Rd.

29,461.00

23017.000

Holy Trinity Anglican Church Hall

1325 Mills Rd.

2,721.00

23017.010

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

1319 Mills Rd.

5,155.00

23018.000

Town of Sidney

1665 McTavish Rd.

8,195.00

23024.000

Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church

9296 East Saanich Rd.

9,637.00

Total

120,888.00

Please direct any inquiries respecting this notice to the Finance Department at the District of North Saanich at 250-656-0781.

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Community is top of mind Ryan Windsor seeking mayor’s chair in Central Saanich Devon MacKenzie

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Central Saanich mayoral candidate Ryan Windsor says community engagement is at the heart of his campaign this fall. Windsor is a current council member who was elected during a 2013 by-election and works in the municipality with his family. He said he has been busy door-knocking and engaging with community members which he believes is of utmost importance. “Council and especially the mayor should always be focused on community engagement,” Windsor said. “Council wants the public to be engaged because ideas come to the council chamber when members of the public bring new ideas or challenges. Since I’ve been on council, we’ve seen applications altered because the public has been engaged and I think a big part of the mayor’s job is one of overall engagement.” Windsor said he feels current Mayor Alastair Bryson has done a good job with engagement but said he has some fresh ideas in order to keep up the momentum. “Communication is at the centre of all issues in the District, whether it’s taxation, development or environmental. Engagement with the public is at the heart of all of those issues and the mayor’s job is to set the tone for that engagement.” To that end, Windsor said, employing social media as it pertains to the District is on his radar should he be elected. “I think it’s important we recognize that we use traditional forms of communication like the District’s newsletter and print

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media, but I think it’s also important to branch out. I think almost everyone is using social media to some extent and it’s never a negative thing to carefully analyze how we can better engage people.” Among the issues he’s heard about from the public while campaigning, Windsor said, are derelict vessels and sewage dumping in Brentwood Bay, the business climate in Keating and drainage issues and farmland viability. “These are all real issues that exist in pockets of the community that need to be dealt with,” Windsor said, noting that he has already spearheaded the District’s Economic Development Advisory Committee which will be on a one-year mandate following the election. “The District will be seeking applicants in November for the committee which will provide a forum for business engagement between the business cores of Saanichton, Brentwood and Keating,” he said. “Mayor and council won’t be the drivers of the committee but can at least be be a forum for

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local business and employers.” Windsor said he also hopes to keep a keen eye on the District’s fiscal situation. “I think we need to ask every year, ‘how are our taxes doing? Are we covering the costs of the necessities like roads, water and sewage or are we exceeding them?’ These are important questions to ask because we need to make sure those things are taken care of. They might not be glamourous, but they are essential.” He added it’s important for the mayor and council to not micro-manage staff. “Staff are experts in their respective fields and that’s why we hire them,” he said, adding he sees examples micro management all over the region. “If we, as a council, are trying to control every penny or every step of the process, we are essentially trying to do the same job as the expert, which makes no sense.” Windsor has a degree in political science and studied public policy at UBC. The municipal election is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15.

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or more than a quarter-century, large Sea King helicopters and their predecessors have been flying out of the Victoria airport. Look back even further and you’ll see the airport itself was created much earlier and was a training facility for Canadian and British pilots during the Second World War. Dollars to doughnuts that they, too, received noise complaints from their neighbours. From all accounts, noise and its relationship with the airport and surrounding Saanich Peninsula We learn to take neighbourhoods is nothing new. the bad with the Everyone has had good to learn to coexist as best they can and try to respect each other’s, well, airspace. These days, the Victoria Airport Authority has a noise abatement committee that meets twice a year to discuss issues. The 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron regularly sends a representative to discuss their training schedule and its impact on noise levels around the airfield. VAA says the military doesn’t have to show up — as they are exempt from such local policies — but praised them for doing so, as good neighbours. Noise from a busy transportation hub is a reality residents in Sidney and on the Peninsula in general have had to get used to (or at least adjust parts of their lives). Mayor Larry Cross has said in the past that his community and those nearby should benefit the most from having the airport in their back yards — and has used that argument to fend off other communities’ desire to get a bigger share. In the grand scheme of things, we learn to take the bad with the good. And if the bad is the brief comings and goings of men and women training to help their neighbours, then perhaps those sounds should be put into context. Living in urban areas brings with it a certain amount of noise pollution. In this case, the sounds from 443 Squadron should be heard as good news, not as bad. 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, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith,B.C. V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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Pacific Railway and the province ands up.” That famous have recently reached an agreement command is attributed to regarding the disputed ownership Bill Miner, an American and value of timber and stone career criminal who is also credited rights on 145,000 hectares of with B.C.’s first train robbery, at Crown land and 68,000 hectares of Silverdale on the Mission border in private land in the Kootenay and 1910. Okanagan regions,” Coleman told the A more genteel, and of course legislature. perfectly legal, trackside transfer “The province granted land to of wealth is underway in the B.C. three railway companies between legislature. It’s called the Canadian 1892 and 1908 to subsidize Pacific Railway (Stone railway construction. and Timber) Settlement These railway companies Act, and it provides for reserved timber and stone taxpayers to hand over rights for their own use $19 million to CP Rail when they sold the land to to settle a lawsuit over third parties in the early historic logging, rock and 1900s. These reservations gravel rights given to were not recognized in B.C.’s pioneering railway many subsequent land builders. transactions, and many of Students of B.C. history will know that while Bill Tom Fletcher them were not registered in the current land title Miner got the headlines, it B.C. Views system.” was the early coal, lumber These discrepancies and railway barons who came to light in the early 2000s. really made out like bandits. And They involve some 1,600 properties, CP Rail inherited some of this by so you can imagine the lawyer fees 1912 when it took over three early that would be accumulated to sort railways that had been granted vast through those in court. tracts of provincial Crown land. Coleman’s statement suggests Deputy Premier Rich Coleman that the government has conceded revealed the settlement in the its records are in error, rather than legislature this month. It seems that those of the railways. when CP Rail took over the B.C. Given the Wild West ways of Southern Railway Company, the B.C.’s early settlement and railway Columbia and Kootenay Railway development, it’s not surprising and Navigation Company and the there were some loose ends. Columbia and Western Railway For a fascinating look at this Company, there were some clerical period, I recommend Barrie errors along the way. Sanford’s book Steel Rails and Iron “I am pleased that Canadian

Men (Whitecap Books, 1990). Sanford recounts the fateful decision of the CPR to turn north at Medicine Hat and push Canada’s defining railway through the Kicking Horse Pass, leaving the mineralrich Kootenay region open to competitors for rail freight service. A key figure of those days is James Dunsmuir, who inherited his family coal fortune and served as B.C. premier from 1900 to 1902. He ended up owning a large part of Vancouver Island in exchange for building the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, which he sold to the CPR in 1905, the same year he locked out miners in his coal operations for their push to organize a union. Dunsmuir’s hard line provided a boost for a rival, James Jerome Hill, who built the Great Northern Railway in the 1890s and later quit the CPR board in a bitter feud. Hill was happy to supply coal from Fernie. Dunsmuir took a turn as B.C.’s eighth Lieutenant Governor, sold his coal business and retired to his estate, Hatley Castle, which is now part of Royal Roads University. He is buried at Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery. As Halloween approaches, it’s easy to imagine a chuckle from his grave as the railway barons once again rake it in. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘Given the Wild West ways ... it’s not surprising there were some loose ends.’

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Not a profitable course of action

change the state of the geography to have lived in Central Saanich for suit their own with no consideration over 40 years. I have seen many changes including the transforma- as to the future viability of the land. There are other alternatives not tion of Maber Flats from a profitable farm land to split up ALR properties. explored and that Central Saanich council is speculating on the backs Over the past decade the Agriculof their residents. It absolutely baftural Land Commission has allowed fles me as to why this municipality these small farm property owners would take on the to in-fill what used financially onerous to be a winter flood task of supposedly plain. This natural caring for this area occurrence would without outside then drain off and be help. farmable for the late I understand that spring and summer Any letters submitted The Land Consermonths. Now that to the Peninsula News vancy could become three properties in Review should discuss involved and with particular have been issues and stories their expertise there allowed to fill in this covered in the pages of may be a basis to land for their own the paper. work together to convenience, water Please keep letters to preserve what is left on this land — norless than 300 words. The of this wetland. mally flooded in winReview reserves the right Widening the agriter and spring — is to edit letters for style, cultural drainage now flooded throughlegality, length and taste. system that exists out the beginning of Send letters to: there now is one the farming year and • Mail: Letters to the thing, but the incominto summer. Editor, #103-9830 Second plete plan to take Mr. Ireland has St., Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C6 ownership of this at stated flooding of • E-mail: editor@ taxpayers expense his property and peninsulanewsreview.com makes no sense. one other property • Fax: 250-656-5526 The Agricultural in particular has Advisory Commisbeen a problem. My sion has expressed concerns that response to them is that they knew have not been addressed to this full well when they bought those date. Long term expenses have not properties that the water swelling been taken into consideration and was part of the natural ecosystem. I would hate to think that the resiIf you take a contained body of dents of Central Saanich would be water and fill part of it in with soil, singly responsible not only for this the water has to go somewhere. predominant wetland, but the ongoThis should never have been ing financial obligation that it comallowed to happen. It has seemed prises. to the neighbours in this area Len Fallan that there has been a competition Central Saanich between two of these properties to

Letters to the Editor

MEDICAL RETIREMENT Dr. James Forster announces his retirement from practice after over 31 years as a family physician on the Saanich Peninsula. I wish to remember and thank the many patients who have entrusted me with their medical care. I am pleased that Dr. Ryan Liebscher (University of Saskatchewan 2007) will assume the practice on October 20th. The files will remain at 7105E West Saanich Road, Brentwood Bay, BC V8M 1P7

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Town of Sidney

2014 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION Saturday, November 15 at the Mary Winspear Centre

NOTICE OF ELECTION

PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the Town of Sidney that an election by voting is necessary to elect 1 MAYOR, 6 COUNCILLORS and 1 SCHOOL TRUSTEE (School District No. 63), and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: Surname AMOS DUCK MCNEIL-SMITH PRICE SHEBIB Surname BARWICK BONGERS BREMNER CHAD FALLOT FEA HAILEY JONES LOUGHER-GOODEY MCLENNAN PLINT WAINWRIGHT Surname COLLIER PRICE STANDEN

MAYOR – One (1) to be elected

Usual Name Don Steve Cliff Steve David

Residential Address 10210 Third Street, Sidney 306-2380 Brethour Avenue, Sidney 10265 Cleveland Road, Sidney 2499 Brethour Road, Sidney 5090 West Saanich Road, Victoria

COUNCILLOR – Six (6) to be elected Usual Name Mike Rosemarie (Romi) Erin Tim Barbara Sheilah Melissa Bob Mervyn Cam Colin Peter

Residential Address 2008 Melville Drive, Sidney 506-2850 Stautw Road, Saanichton 618 Baker Street, Victoria 10432 Resthaven Drive, Sidney 2282 Frost Avenue, Sidney 23-10457 Resthaven Drive, Sidney 651 Senanus Drive, Saanichton 2048 Odlum Place, Sidney 2303 Amelia Avenue, Sidney 1959 Lowe Road, North Saanich 9618 Second Street, Sidney 9485 Greenglade Road, Sidney

SCHOOL TRUSTEE – One (1) to be elected Usual Name Allan Jason Jim

Residential Address 8570 Cathedral Place, North Saanich 10313 Booth Place, Sidney 2274a James White Boulevard, Sidney

NON-BINDING QUESTION In conjunction with the local election, electors of the Town of Sidney will be given the opportunity to provide their feedback on the feasibility of amalgamation of the three municipalities on the Saanich Peninsula - Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich. Pursuant to section 83 of the Community Charter, Council is seeking public opinion by voting on this matter of which the results are non-binding. A vote will be held on the following question: “Are you in favour of a provincially funded study to investigate the feasibility, costs and implications of amalgamating the three municipalities of the Saanich Peninsula?” YES or NO VOTING OPPORTUNITIES The following voting opportunities will be open to qualified electors of the Town of Sidney: Advance Voting Days: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Town of Sidney Municipal Hall Town of Sidney Municipal Hall (2440 Sidney Avenue) (2440 Sidney Avenue) General Voting Day: Saturday, November 15, 2014 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mary Winspear Centre (2243 Beacon Avenue) VOTE BY MAIL Qualified electors may vote by mail ballot if they have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity or expect to be absent from the Town on advance voting days and on general voting day. Please complete an application form, available at the Town of Sidney office, and return it to the Town prior to November 13, 2014. The Town will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about October 27. Important: To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014. ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS & REGISTRATION If you are not on the list of registered electors and have not registered in advance, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: Resident Electors: • 18 years of age or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a resident of the Town of Sidney for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law. Resident Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove both residency and identity. Non-Resident Property Electors: • 18 years of age or older; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and • a registered owner of real property in the Town of Sidney for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not eligible to register as a resident elector of the Town of Sidney; and • the only persons who are registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law; and • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. Non-Resident Property Electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identify, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners. This consent must be provided at the time of registration. (Consent forms are available at the Town of Sidney office).

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The following are examples of acceptable identification: 1. BC Driver’s Licence 6. Owner’s Certificate of Insurance & Vehicle Licence 2. BC Identification Card 7. Real Property Taxation Notice 3. BC CareCard 8. Credit Card or Debit Card issued by a bank 4. Social Insurance Card 9. Utility bill – water, electrical, gas 5. Citizenship Card FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact: Sandi Dunic, Chief Election Officer Charlene Nash, Deputy Chief Election Officer 250-656-1139 election2014@sidney.ca www.sidney.ca

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The Peninsula News Review recently listed the names of candidates running for the office of Mayor in the Town of Sidney. Also mentioned are the names of those running to be elected to council. It is hoped all eligible residents will turn out to cast their votes on Saturday, November 15 at the Mary Winspear Centre between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. No vote — no privilege to complain! Three issues that will need to be addressed by our new council: Seaport Place, Beacon Wharf and the economics related to the Anacortes ferry that directly affect the development and growth in our community. Caroline E. Whitehead Sidney

Future is in your hands Some thoughts for the voters of Sidney to consider when choosing a candidate on Nov. 15. Do you want: 1) a candidate that lives in Sidney, pays taxes and may or may not have a business in Sidney; 2) a candidate that owns a business but does not live in Sidney; 3) a candidate that owns a revenue property but does not live in Sidney, or; 4) Someone that lives in another municipality but chooses not to serve their own municipality but wants to be on Sidney’s ballot for

whatever reason? It is important to sift through the candidates and decide what you want for Sidney because each of these categories have different agendas. Non-residents (five candidates) of Sidney go home to their own communities. Another decision you must make is: 1) do you want an open government where you get to make your voice heard, or; 2) do you want a closed government like we have had in the previous years? We have only been invited to discuss topics of concern during the third reading when the councilors had already made their decision and our concerns where dismissed. The business community appears to be well represented but who is standing up for the residents? Another decision you must make is: do you want high density construction in the form it is now taking (i.e. large house on small lots and taller buildings) and do you want more business, longer hours and hundreds more people in our town? Do you believe our roads can accommodate this increase and then there is the parking? Yes every vote counts but it is important you take the time to hear what these candidates are saying. Sidney is at a crossroad and its future is in your hands. B. Russell Sidney

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Election 2014

Seeking a return as mayor Former Central Saanich mayor Jack Mar enters the race Devon MacKenzie News staff

Former Central Saanich Mayor Jack Mar said he is running again on the encouragement from members of the public. “I had so many people approach me and encourage me to run again, it only seemed natural to run again after having only been out of the mayor’s seat since 2011,” Mar said in an interview this week with the PNR. Mar spent three terms on council in Central Saanich before running for mayor for the first time in 2005. After winning the seat in ‘05, he ran again in ‘08 and once again was elected. In 2011 he decided to take a break from municipal politics. “I have definitely missed it, but I follow all three levels of politics closely. It’s something I’ve always been interested and will always be interested in,” he said. Mar said campaigning isn’t at the top of his to-do list for this year’s municipal election. “I feel like a lot of people already know who I am and I think my

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Jack Mar was mayor of Central Saanich in 2005 and again in ‘08. track record of being on council as both a councillor and a mayor speaks for itself,” he said, adding that he will put up some signs but won’t be doing any door knocking. Should he be named mayor in November, Mar said he is still strongly in favour of creating a safer, more accessible intersection at Keating X Road and the Pat Bay highway, something he pursued while previously in the

mayor’s seat. “Having safe access to and from the highway and Keating X Road is going to be so important, especially as the area gets busier and busier,” he said, adding that once the Butler Brothers gravel pit reaches the end of its lifespan, development on that land is more than likely. “We have to be looking ahead and planning for increased traffic,” he said. Also on his list of things to tackle would be drainage issues in both the Maber Flats and Martindale Valley areas and looking at different ways to implement affordable housing, although he said he doesn’t necessarily believe in workforce housing. “I’ve always said that people choose to work out here and the argument for workforce housing has never held water with me,” he said. As for business in the Keating industrial area,

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Mar said he feels something like Sidney’s idea for indexing vacant properties would serve the municipality well. “That way if there was an interested business who wanted to find property in the municipality, we’d have a go-to document that listed all the vacancies. I think it could be really helpful and it was something I tried to get off the ground years ago,” he said. As for the Maber Flats deal the municipality currently has in progress, Mar said he hopes something can be done to temper the speed at which the conditional agreement is progressing. “The Maber Flats issue is something I hope can be stalled so the next council and mayor can deal with it. I think there’s more work that needs to be done in terms of the price of the property.

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Corporation Corporation ofof the the District District ofof Central Central Saanich Saanich NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the District of Central Saanich that an election by voting is PUBLIC NOTICE tosix theCouncillors, electors of the of Central Saanich election by voting is necessary to electisa given Mayor, andDistrict two School Trustees for a that four an year term commencing necessary electand a Mayor, sixpersons Councillors, and two Trustees for whom a four year commencing December,to 2014, that the nominated asSchool candidates and for votesterm will be received December, 2014, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

are:

MAYOR – One (1) to be elected

Surname

Usual Names JackUsual Names David Jack Ryan David

MAR Surname SHEBIB MAR WINDSOR SHEBIB

WINDSOR

Ryan

Residential Address or Jurisdiction 7120 Residential Veyaness Road, Saanichton, BC Address or Jurisdiction 5090 Saanich Road, Victoria, BC BC 7120 West Veyaness Road, Saanichton, 7159 West Wallace Drive,Road, Brentwood Bay,BC BC 5090 Saanich Victoria,

7159 Wallace Drive, Brentwood Bay, BC

COUNCILLOR – Six (6) to be elected

Surname CORMIER Surname GRAHAM CORMIER HANNAM GRAHAM JENSEN HANNAM KING JENSEN LALLI MASON KING MOODREY LALLI MUNRO MASON PALTIEL MOODREY THOMPSON MUNRO

Usual Names Alicia Usual Names Christopher Alicia John Christopher Carl John Zeb Carl Baldev Susan Zeb Tex Baldev Shawn Susan Niall Tex Bob Shawn

Surname BORDEN BRYANT Surname CLAXTON BORDEN DUNFORD

Usual Names SCHOOL TRUSTEE Nancy Pat Usual Names Nick Nancy Tim

PALTIEL THOMPSON

Residential Address or Jurisdiction #2 – 828 Verdier Avenue, Brentwood Bay, BC Residential or Jurisdiction 651 Senanus Drive,Address Saanichton, BC #2 – 828 Verdier Avenue, Brentwood Bay, BC 7151 Wallace Drive, Brentwood Bay, BC 651 BC BC 1012Senanus DamelartDrive, Way,Saanichton, Brentwood Bay, 7151 Wallace Drive, Brentwood Bay,Bay, BC BC 951 Stelly’s Cross Road, Brentwood 1012 Way, Brentwood 2215 Damelart Sprit Ridge Drive, Victoria, Bay, BC BC 1300Stelly’s Marchant Road, Brentwood Bay, BCBC 951 Cross Road, Brentwood Bay, 7211 Tantalon Lane, Brentwood 2215 Sprit Ridge Drive, Victoria, Bay, BC BC 1895 Marchant Rye Place,Road, Saanichton, BC Bay, BC 1300 Brentwood 1836 Tantalon Pastel Crescent, Saanichton, BCBC 7211 Lane, Brentwood Bay, 1894 Road, Saanichton, 1895 Doney Rye Place, Saanichton, BCBC

Niall 1836 Pastel Crescent, Saanichton, BC SCHOOL TRUSTEE –1894 Two Doney (2) to be elected Bob Road, Saanichton, BC

BRYANT CLAXTON DUNFORD

Address or Jurisdiction – TwoResidential (2) to be elected

8508 Lochside Drive, North Saanich, BC 8567 Kingcome Crescent, North Saanich, BC Address or Jurisdiction 7637 Residential Central Saanich Road, Saanichton, BC 8508 Drive,Victoria, North Saanich, BC 6776 Lochside Barbara Drive, BC

Pat 8567 Kingcome Crescent, North Saanich, BC Nick 7637 Central Saanich Road, Saanichton, BC COMMUNITY OPINION QUESTION VOTING Tim 6776 Barbara Drive, Victoria, BC

The following question will be submitted to the electorate in the District of Central Saanich:

COMMUNITY OPINION QUESTION VOTING

‘Should the District of Central Saanich petition the Province to fund a cost/benefit analysis an amalgamation of Central The following question will be submitted to theofelectorate in the District of Central Saanich: Saanich, North Saanich and Sidney? Yes or No’

‘Should the District of Central Saanich petition the Province to

The results of the question are not binding onof Council. fund a cost/benefit analysis an amalgamation of Central

Saanich, North Saanich and Sidney? Yes or No’

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS

The results of the question are not binding on Council.

GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors on Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at:

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS



Municipal Hall (Training Centre), 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton

GENERAL will be open to qualified electors on Brentwood Saturday, November 15, 2014 between the  Central VOTING Saanich Cultural Centre, 1209 Clarke Road, Bay hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at:

ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open to qualified electors at Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount

Newton Municipal Hall (Training Centre), BC 1903 Newton Cross Road, Saanichton Cross Road, Saanichton, asMount follows:  Central Saanich Cultural Centre, 1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay 

Wednesday, November 5

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 OPPORTUNITIES Wednesday, November 12 to qualified 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ADVANCE VOTING will be open electors at Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC as follows:

ADDITIONAL ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open to qualified electors at Municipal Hall (Council Chamber), 1903 Mount Newton5Cross Road, as follows:  Wednesday, November 8:00Saanichton, a.m. to 8:00BC p.m.

 

Wednesday, November 12 Saturday, November 8

8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be availablewill to qualified whoelectors are patients or staff of ADDITIONAL ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES be open electors to qualified at Municipal the (Council following facilities at the timeMount of voting, as follows: Hall Chamber), 1903 Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC as follows: 1. Legion Manor, – 7601November East Saanich 13, 2014 – 10:45 a.m. to  F100 Saturday, 8 Road – Thursday, 8:30 a.m.November to 4:30 p.m. 11:45 a.m. 2. Saanich Peninsula Hospital, 2166 Mt. Newton Cross Road – Thursday, November 13, 2014 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ELECTOR REGISTRATION If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications:  18 years of age or older on general voting day  Canadian citizen  resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration  resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Village of Anyplace for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration, and  not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. Resident electors who are not on the voters list will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). The identification must prove both identity and residency. If the elector is unable to provide identification evidence of residency, a solemn declaration is required as to residency in addition to 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Non-resident property electors must produce: 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity; proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (proof of property ownership, such as a property title certificate or a current property tax certificate); and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from a majority of the other property owners. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; To register, both resident and non-resident electors will be required to produce two (2) documents, at least one (1) of which must contain the applicant’s signature, providing evidence of their identity and place of residency. For example, any two (2) of the following will be acceptable:  a BC drivers license;  a BC identification card;  an owner's certificate of insurance and vehicle license issued by ICBC;  a BC care card or gold care card;  a Social Insurance Number card;  a Citizenship Card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada;  a real property tax notice;  a credit card or debit card, or  a utility bill. MAIL BALLOT VOTING

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Mail ballot voting is available for the 2014 General Local Election. In order to qualify for mail ballot voting an individual must be on the list of registered electors and: 1. have a physical disability, illness, or injury that affects his or her ability to vote at another voting opportunity; or, 2. expect to be absent from the District on general voting day (November 15, 2014) and at the times of all advance voting opportunities (November 5, 8, and 12, 2014). REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 4 pm on Thursday, November 13, 2014 you must submit the following information to the District of Central Saanich office (by mail, telephone, fax or email to municipalhall@csaanich.ca): (1) (2) (3) (4)

Full name, Residential address, Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), If you are not on the list of electors, to ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident or non-resident property elector.

The District of Central Saanich will send out mail ballot packages commencing on or about Monday, October 27. To be counted for the election or other voting, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8 pm on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Liz Cornwell Chief Election Officer

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CENTRAL SAANICH — The Residents and Ratepayers of Central Saanich Society is hosting an all candidates meeting this weekend for the upcoming municipal election. The meeting, which will take place Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall (corner of Wallace Drive and West Saanich Road), will run for two hours, from 7 to 9 p.m. “I’m pretty sure we’ll have a good turn-out of candidates,” said Ian Cameron, RRoCSS president. Cameron said that the meeting will take a bit of a different format than a standard all candidates meeting. “I get annoyed at these meetings when someone asks one candidate a question and every other candidate comments on it, whether it pertained to them or not,” Cameron said. “So we will be asking for written questions, addressed to one, two or three specific candidates, or to all of them. “We will separate the questions so each candidate answers about the same number of questions. If the questioner wants to provide a brief preamble to the question, he or she will note that

Saanich

For Mayor: Jack Mar David Shebib Ryan Windsor

15, the District will ask electors to respond to a referendum:

For Councillor: Alicia Cormier Christopher Graham John Hannam Carl Jensen Zeb King Baldev Lalli Susan Mason William (Tex) Moodrey Shawn Munro Niall Paltiel Bob Thompson

Do you support the District petitioning the province to do a study to examine the feasibility of amalgamating the three municipalities on the Saanich Peninsula of Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich?

Q&As

For School Trustee: Nancy Borden Pat Bryant Nick Claxton Tim Dunford

The Peninsula News Review begins a Q&A session with Central Saanich candidates in the Nov. 5 edition.

On election day, Sat., Nov. on the question paper, and will be allowed a very brief preamble,” Cameron explained. He added that questioners will have to identify themselves by raising a hand, to prevent one person from asking a dozen questions. People can bring the questions with them, he continued, already written or typed, or

write them there. “Members of the audience will not be allowed to make speeches disguised as questions,” Cameron said. Time will be allotted after the meeting for the public to ask candidates questions one on one. — News staff with files from RRoCSS

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Enchanted Halloween at Heritage Acres Devon MacKenzie News staff

Enchanted Halloween opened Oct. 17 and is set to entertain again this weekend. The annual event, held at Heritage Acres in Central Saanich by Shine*ola Events, is a fundraiser for the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island. Last year the family-friendly event raised $40,000. Each year, organizers transform Heritage Acres into a Halloween wonderland, with artistic installations, costumed performers, live music, Halloween crafts, festive food and treats and creative lighting and projections. There are also the popular spooky

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Madame Fortuna Tora Straume-Cameron reads the fortune of Erin Flight while her sister Abby Flight looks on. train rides courtesy of the Vancouver Island Model Engineers. This year’s musical roundup features singer/songwriter Colleen Eccleston, country artists Chick Wagon, the celtic band Cook-

leidh, AMPd Blues and more. “The event is different every year and we always aim to improve it, so even if people have been before it will always be a new experience,” said Alice Bacon,

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Enchanted Halloween Founding Producer and Artistic Director, prior to last year’s event. Enchanted Halloween runs this weekend, Oct. 24, 25 and 26, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. There is no parking on-site (except disabled parking). A free shuttle runs between parking at Gateway Park at Keating X Road and the event site. The ride between the site and parking takes less than five minutes and buses can accommodate strollers. Tickets can be purchased in advance at enchantedhalloween. com. They will also be available at the entrance.

District of North Saanich Fire Department Burning Season Opens November 6, 2014

Effective Thursday November 6, 2014 the burning season will be open for incinerators and open fires. Burning shall only take place on the first and third consecutive Thursday, Friday, and Saturday’s during November to May from sunrise to sunset with a permit. Changes this year allow for a two-year permit for all outdoor fire appliances, incinerators, for fires smaller than 3’ x 3’ x 3’, and an annual permit for fires larger than 3’ x 3’ x 3’. All fires, including incinerators and manufactured outdoor fireplaces, require a permit with a fee and are subject to a site inspection every second year, excluding the annual larger than 3’x3’x3’. There is a complete ban in effect in the Dean Park area west of East Saanich Road with the exception of approved manufactured outdoor fireplaces used for cooking and social activities. Burning of household and yard waste in these appliances is prohibited. Please burn your fires hot to avoid producing noxious smoke that can be harmful and disturb your neighbours. Burning of leaves, wet or green material is strictly prohibited Please consider alternatives to burning such as composting, recycling, chipping, or for a fee, you can drop off material at the Municipal Green Waste Drop-off on Littlewood Road. For your inspection and permit, or any questions, please call the Fire Department at 250-656-1931 or visit our website: www.northsaanichfire.ca HALLOWEEN BONFIRE AND FIREWORKS

Please join the North Saanich Fire Department for our annual bonfire and fireworks on Friday October 31; bonfire, hot dogs, and drinks starting at 6:30 p.m., and fireworks at approximately 7:45 p.m. Fire Chief Gary Wilton

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COMING UP IN ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT • The Water’s Edge Village Christmas Craft Fair will take place Saturday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lounge at 2600 Ferguson Rd. in Central Saanich. Contact Brian Altenkirk for more information at 250-652-5034.

ich Library. Dr. Rosa Stewart explores the fascinating Mexican Day of the Dead celebration in this illustrated talk. Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by the UVic Speakers Bureau. Free. Register at 250-656-0944.

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Library. Develop your writing in a supportive environment in this member-led group. Writers of all genres welcome. Thursday, Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Register at 250-656-0944. Send your arts and entertainment listings to reporter@ peninsulanewsreview.com.

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Six players from the Victoria Grizzlies Junior A Hockey Team stopped by Bayside Middle School last Thursday to play a lunch-hour game of ball hockey with Grade 6 students in the school gym.

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· Interactive Sports and Gaming activities · 80+ booths to see, learn, shop and sample · 4 different areas to explore – Life & Education, Fashion & Beauty, Health & Wellness and Cool Stuff · Entertainment all day long on the TELUS stage · Great food at the White Spot Cafe Area · And Much More!

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COUNCIL AND TRUSTEE CANDIDATES Meet and discuss issues over coffee 1 on 1 - Ryan Windsor & Carl Jensen (Tonight) - Tim Dunford & John Hannam (Wed, Oct 29) - Jack Mar & Baldev Lalli (Thurs, Oct 30) - Susan Mason & Chris Graham (Wed, Nov 5) - Niall Palltiel & Shawn Monro (Thurs, Nov 6) - Bob Thompson & Pat Bryant (Wed, Nov 12) - Alicia Cormier & Nancy Borden (Thurs, Nov 13)

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Panthers break into win column Locals beat the Campbell River Storm in last Friday night’s game

Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Peninsula Panthers chalked up their first win of the 2014/15 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season on Friday night against the previously undefeated Campbell River Storm. After a slew of roster and coaching changes over the last two weeks, the young club looks to be on the verge of turning their season around, said team owner Pete Zubersky. “We have really

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Peninsula Players Mousetrap First Chance Christmas Craft Fair Sidney Concert Band Remembrance Concert 12 & 13 Blood Donor Clinic 14 Great Bear Wild Tour 15 Barra MacNeil’s Celtic Christmas 15 Local Government Election 16 The Secret Garden 16 Cat’s Cradle Animal Rescue Fundraiser 17 An Evening with the Right Honourable Joe Clark 21-Jan 04 Winspear Festival of Trees 22 & 23 It’s Amore - A Tribute to Italian American Music & Comedy 22 Pancake Breakfast with Santa 22 Saanich Peninsula Hospital Auxiliary Christmas Bazaar 23 Christmas Vintage, Retro & Collectibles Show 28 & 29 Rancho Vignola’s South Island Harvest Event 29 Allison Crowe Tidings Concert

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Peninsula Singers Here We Come A-Carolling Blood Donor Clinic Cookeilidh Celtic Yueltide Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair Peninsula Players A Christmas Carol Community Christmas Dinner Peninsula Players A Christmas Carol New Years Eve with the Timebenders

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The Peninsula Panthers celebrate after downing the Campbell River Storm 3-2 last Friday night. until the wins start rolling in,” said Zubersky before the puck

played well over the last five games and it is only a matter of time

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dropped on Friday night. There was no scoring in the first frame of Friday night’s game but the two clubs exchanged goals in the second, Michael Olsen for the Storm and Reece Costain replying for the home squad. The Panthers opened scoring in the final period when Kai Turner pounced on a loose puck with under two minutes played. And when a shot by Tom Dakers banked off the pants of Koby Hale who had stationed himself in front of Storm goaltender Joey Karrer and bounded into the net, it looked

the the Panthers might take the game with a 3-1 lead. But the win would not come easy. The Storm responded on the powerplay when, with just under four minutes left, Nathan Browne blasted a shot from the point that beat Panthers’ netminder Will Harvey. The Storm pulled Karrer with 90 seconds to go but the Panthers would not be beat on this night and when the final buzzer sounded the team spilled onto the ice in celebration with Harvey. “It was awesome to get that one into the books,” said Panthers’ Coach Rob Mortin after the game. “Now we have to continue and start to put a string of wins together. I really love working with this group and I think we are going to be heard from before this season is over.” The Panthers host the Comox Valley Glacier Kings this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at Panorama Recreation Centre.

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Sidney’s new fire hall plans due in 2015 No price tag yet for proposed replacement hall on Seventh Street Steven Heywood

to build a new community safety building. The estimated cost of the land and price tag for the building itself is not known, said Elliott. “The scope of the feasibility study does not include developing cost estimates for the construction of a community safety building,” she said. Part of the study being done includes annualizing potential traffic impacts of located a new fire hall

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report and will be coming back to the new council in 2015 with a public consultation plan. Elliott stated in an email to the News Review that once the Town received approval from the school district to consider plans for

the land, the feasibility study was started. The architects, she continued, have consulted with fire, ambulance and Town staff on their operational needs. The municipality, she said, would have to purchase the land from the school district in order

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While still at a conceptual stage, Sidney’s proposed new fire hall could be three storeys tall with four vehicle bays, accompanied by a single-storey, threebay, B.C. Ambulance building nearby. The Town of Sidney has engaged the services of architects Bradley Shuya and Ron Hoffart to design a new community safety building that would replace the existing fire hall on Third Street. The plan being considered would see a new structure built on land owned by School District 63 (Saanich) next to Sidney Elementary School. On Sept. 29, council received an update on the feasibility study that was set in motion earlier this year. The proposal thus far would see the main entrance to the new fire hall off of Seventh

and ambulance station on Seventh Street. Elliott said a traffic engineer had identified options for improving traffic flow in the area and increasing safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Sidney’s Sept. 29 council minutes show those options to include narrow streets, bike lanes, extensive landscaping and street parking. The plan so far also includes public amenities on the site, but as

yet Elliott noted they are only conceptual at this point. Council has requested staff to continue working with the consultants in developing a public consultation plan on the final feasibility study. That plan and further action on the proposed new community safety building will be in a new council’s hands after the Nov. 15 civic election and then not until early 2015. Re-Elect in Central Saanich

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Mar has kept himself informed Continued from page 9

“It’s too high and there should be more assessment done.” Mar, who was born and raised in Central Saanich, has been farming in the area since 1987 when he and his brother purchased what is now Mar Farms. “Living and working here, I know what’s important to the community and I think I have a fair perspective on what’s going on,” he said.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Events

Victoria Mendelssohn Choir and Orchestra present their Premiere Concert Sunday, Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney (10030 Third St.) Tickets are available at Tanner’s Books. For information, contact cchay@live.ca or 250380-0496. the Water’s edge Village Christmas Craft Fair will take place Saturday, Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lounge at 2600 Ferguson Rd. in Central Saanich. Contact Brian Altenkirk for more

information at 250652-5034.

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the seVenth annual Big Band Bash in support of the Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre takes place Nov. 4 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Portuguese Hall (4635 Elk Lake Dr.) Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door and $400 for a reserved table of 10. The evening is sponsored by Sidney’s McNeill Audiology. For more information and to purchase tickets, see idhhc.ca. the saanich

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Peninsula Presbyterian Church (9296 East Saanich Rd.) presents Talent 2 Remember on Saturday, Nov. 1. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. The show will feature the local talent of the Craig Henderson Trio, Tristan Thompson and a magic show by Tricky Magic. Funds raised will go towards

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INFORMATION Advertise in the 2015 - 2017 BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 or email: ďŹ sh@blackpress.ca CANADA BENEFIT Group. Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888511-225 or www.canadabenefit.ca DID YOU KNOW? BBB provides complaint resolution services for all businesses and their customers. Look for the 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper website at www.blackpress.ca. You can also go to http://vi.bbb.org/directory/ and click on the 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions avail. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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NURSE SEMI-RETIREDhelps seniors: baths/meals/errands/etc. Refs. Call 250-4742635 or merylforce@shaw.ca

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HAIR STYLISTS Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria location. Must have hairstyling qualifications. Guaranteed $11/hr, benefits, paid overtime, vacation pay, 25% profit sharing, paid birthday, advanced training and advancement opportunities For an interview call 866-472-4339

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PARTS PERSON required for a growing progressive auto/industrial supplier. Experienced applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowances. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto & Industrial, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net

FOUND: KEY set, Oct. 19. Central Saanich- Wallace Dr, near Todd Inlet Trail. Contact Central Saanich Police (250)652-4441. LOST- SMALL gold cross with diamonds on gold chain. If found please call 250-3803844.

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DIXON, Donald Frank Peacefully, with family at his side, on October 9, 2014, at Mt. Tolmie Hospital in Victoria, from complications due to Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disease, aged 82. Formerly of both Deep River and Pinawa as a long time employee of AECL, and resident of Sidney, BC since 1991. Predeceased by his cherished wife and best friend, Lenni (Schmidt), in June 2012. Beloved father of Frank of Kingston, Juli McAlister (Ian) of Ottawa and Corinne of New Westminster, and treasured grandpa of Heather and Jennifer McAlister of Ottawa. Predeceased by his parents Frank and Lillian (Parlee), and sister-in-law Ruth. Survived by brothers Jack of Burnaby and Bill (Sylvia), also of Burnaby, and many nieces, nephews and their families from the Dixon side as well as the Schmidt side. He will be lovingly missed and remembered by countless long time friends, neighbours and acquaintances. A celebration of life will be held at First Memorial, 4725 Falaise Drive, Victoria, on Saturday, November 8, from 2:00 to 4:30pm. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, directly to the Mt. Tolmie Hospital Music Therapy Fund, 1454 Hillside Drive in Victoria, BC V8T 2B7. Immense and heartfelt gratitude to the staff and volunteers at Mt. Tolmie Hospital, who created such a loving, family atmosphere for him over the last three years, and treated him with unparalleled deep care and respect. Your kindness made the necessity of turning him over to you so much easier, and we all benefitted from knowing how much dignity he had during his decline.

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The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: â&#x20AC;˘ Hooktenders â&#x20AC;˘ Processor Operators â&#x20AC;˘ 980 Dryland Sort Operator â&#x20AC;˘ Boom Man â&#x20AC;˘ Heavy Duty Mechanics â&#x20AC;˘ Grapple Yarder Operator â&#x20AC;˘ Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers â&#x20AC;˘ Coastal Certified Hand Fallers â&#x20AC;˘ Hand Buckers Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to ofďŹ ce@lemare.ca

TEACHERS GPRC, FAIRVIEW CAMPUS needs a Power Engineering Instructor! Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-8356631 and/or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE BUILDING SUPPLIES STEEL BUILDINGS gift-card give-away! 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

FREE ITEMS FREE FIREWOOD 11 panels of fencing, you pick-up. (250)544-6117.

FRIENDLY FRANK 2 TOPIARY plants, $40. New Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size 11 brown winter boots, $50. 778-440-3334.

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DECORATIVE PLANT pots; 2 lrg pots $10 ea., 3 sm. $7 ea; 5 window screens 39â&#x20AC;?x30.5â&#x20AC;?, $4 ea; dog crate $20. (250)658-3948. FIREPLACE TOOLS, $20. wood holder, $10. 6 crochet items $50/all. (250)595-6734. FIREWOOD- old fencing, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;H, inclds some posts, All $25. You Pick-up. (250)995-3201. INGLIS WHITE, portable dishwasher, good cond., $95. Call (250)884-7133. LG CELL phone, almost new w/leather magnetic case, $38. Ask for Mike,(778)432-2822. NEW OVAL blue enamel roaster holds 15lb turkey, $7. Call (250)383-5390. POPCORN MACHINE- 6Litre, $5, box of 16 glass tumblers, $5. Call (250)654-0907.

FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES ELECTRIC SCOOTER, 4 wheel, canopy, rarely used. $2,475. Sidney (250)655-0560

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2014 COMET Scooter, $2500. Trike with electric assist $500. Call Brian (250)652-5034. FALL CLEARANCE SALE50% Off All Plants. October 1 to 30. Brentwood Bay Nurseries, 1395 Benvenuto Ave.

VOLUNTEERS VICTORIA WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Transition House, seeking board members. http://www.transi tionhouse.net/news-events/

Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds. Call 250-388-3535

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS$2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enterprise Cres, Victoria. Goldstream Press Division. SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: 1-800-566-6899 Ext: 400OT www.norwoodsamills.com/400ot

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

SIDNEY SHORT term Townhouse rental, 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, newly reno’d, close to downtown. Avail Nov 22 to Apr 10. $1700 inclds heat, phone, cable internet. 250-686-6166.

FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045, www.dollars4guns.com

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“WATERS EDGE” Saanichton, ocean front, lrg, bright 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo, 55+. NP/NS. Call (250)655-1702.

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SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING MT. DOUGLAS55+ only Bachelor suite, $485mo, lower income seniors. NS/NP. Cable, heat, hot water included. Avail soon. 250-721-1818.

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, W/D, D/W, A/C, big deck & yard, hidef TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Call Ray 778-433-1233.

TOWNHOUSES

BARGAIN HUNTING? 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 1991 double wide for $139,900. CHEAPER than RENT & you own your place!! Pad Rent $350. Call Shelly Reed, Sutton Group 250-213-7444.

LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for quiet, bright 2 ($912) and 3 ($999) bdrm townhouses, close to Glanford school. W/D hookup, inside/outside storage, backyard. Share purchase $2500. Gross income $42K/$45K +. Applications avail. in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

APARTMENT/CONDO SIDNEY- PRIVATE garden suite 45+, 1100sq ft. Reno’d 2bdrm, 2 bath. N/P. Heat, H/W, locker, parking. $1350. Avail now. Call (250)654-0230.

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STORAGE Winter storage available, New lower rates. Westport Marina 250-656-2832

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$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

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3. June’s birthstone 4. Calamity 5. Jefferson named unalienable ones 6. Rest in expectation 7. Baseball’s ____ Ruth 8. Flows away 9. Belonging to Robert E. 10. Attempt 12. House in Spanish 14. Lerner and _____, wrote “My Fair Lady” 15. Summer shoe 20. Formerly Persia 21. A small wooded hollow 26. Duct or cellophane 27. Large flightless birds 28. Genus leuciscus fish 29. A place to sleep 30. Minerals

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JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&truck) Sr. Disc.

FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

GRAND XTERIOR CleaningGutter, windows, de-moss, p wash. We clean your neighbours house. 250-380-7778.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

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CARPENTRY McGREGOR HOME REPAIR Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

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(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Tree pruning, hedges. Blackberry, Ivy & weed rmvl. Hauling. Comm/Res contracts. Pressure washing. 25yrs. Refs

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small reno’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build. BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com

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QUALITY HOUSECLEANER or caregiver, very reliable. Sidney. 250-656-3362 after 6pm.

EAVESTROUGH ABBA EXTERIORS Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg discounts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

ELECTRICAL (250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic.#3003. 25 yrs exp. Renos, new homes, knob & tube replace. Sr.Disc.No job too small 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

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$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca A&R LANDSCAPINGCertified Horticulturist, yearly maintenance, clean-ups, pruning, renovating older gardens, great rates, Seniors Discounts. Call (250) 686-4361.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

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PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

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STUCCO, RENO’S, chimney repairs, soffit (metal, vinyl, stucco). Call (250)744-8081.

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. DEPENDABLE PAINTER and drywall repair. Free estimates. References available. Call Joseph - 250-686-0663. I take pride in my work!

WINDOW CLEANING BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475 BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning. Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066. DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.

LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

GRAND XTERIOR CleaningWe clean your neighbours house. Gutters, window, roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

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Enjoy the autumn colours while they last

can’t get over the colours in the deciduous trees as they put on their best display of drama for this year. They look as though they are lighted by a searchlight, from within. They appear to glow! The maples seem to be saying, “Come on winter! I’m not afraid of you. Do your worst and I’ll be back in the spring looking more beautiful than ever!” Meanwhile let’s enjoy the colours while they last ... all too soon we’ll be cussing the leaves as they pile up, wet and soggy, waiting to be raked up and added to the compost heap to become a rich mulch for next spring’s gardens. Not a fun job but its worth it when you spread that rich green manure. The nasturtium seed I so hopefully planted several weeks ago, has produced some very delicate -looking foliage. The plants appear to be extremely reluctant, rebellious even, and are announcing they may not bloom at all this year. I suppose I could cover them with Reemay cloth as some sort of protection — or they could be allowed to die with dignity, which seems more likely than my trying to keep the Reemay from flying off and

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bag containsailing down ing daffodil the street to bulbs sitterrify some ting patiently innocent waiting for new driver some attenwho thinks tion in a utilshe is seeity room ing a ghost! I cupboard hate to think I in January. I planted them planted them knowing then, fearthey probHelen Lang ably faced an Over the Garden ing the worst but hoping early death. Fence for the best My middle (typical gard a u g h t e r, Leslie, says she will dener’s attitude) and come back next week- they did bloom. I seem end to help me plant to remember it was in all those bulbs I simply late May. Those bulbs had to have. If we get never recovered. They one fairly decent day I flowered once, but that think I better not wait, was it. I have bought several just get out there and kinds of small bulbs: do the planting myself! Actually there is scilla, crocus, dwarf probably not that much iris, dwarf tulips, a minirush. I recall one year narcissus called “pipit” when I discovered a — all small as they have

to dwell on a modest balcony amongst pots of dormant lilies, dahlias, iris, carrots and a clematis. It’s a jungle out there! Garden books suggest you plant the small bulbs as soon as you can manage so they can start to develop roots this fall. They don’t have a lot of bulk to sustain them when they are out of the soil for a lengthy period of time. I think bulbs are wonderful! They give you hope for a beautiful spring when skies are grey, it is chilly, your nose is running and it’s raining by the buckets! Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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