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HELP OUR COMMUNITY BECOME THE NEXT KRAFT HOCKEYVILLE Panorama Recreation Centre Arena B, North Saanich is now in top 10!

Winner receives $100,000 in arena upgrades plus opportunity to host an NHL exhibition game.

VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY at 8:00 pm at KHV2015.CA

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Aircraft manufacturer testing water, soil following waste water spill at airport, page 3 Black Press C O M M U N I T Y

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Panorama in running for Hockeyville Arena in the top 10 in Kraft Canada contest; top entry will win $100,000 and an NHL exhibition game Steven Heywood News staff

Panorama’s hockey rink has cracked the top 10 facilities across Canada in this year’s Kraft Canada Hockeyville contest. Now, says the man who nominated the arena, the real work begins to secure the votes to get them into the top two. Jason Fletcher, a long-time volunteer and hockey dad, couldn’t help but know that Panorama Recreation Centre’s Arena B made the short list during Saturday night’s broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC and Rogers Sportsnet. He says he was not watching but instead participating in a family birthday party. No sooner were the Hockeyville finalists revealed than he started receiving texts and phone messages. And when Kraft called, he had to pick up. “It was really, really cool,” he says. “We are in the top 10 and in the top five in the west.” Not bad for getting the nomination in with only about an hour to spare back in February. The 2015 Kraft Hockeyville contest picks 10 arenas across the country from out of more than one thousand entries. That select group takes home $25,000 no matter the outcome of the voting yet to come. Later this month, Kraft, the CBC and Sportsnet will announce the top two Hockeyville communities — with each winning $100,000

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Volunteer and hockey dad Jason Fletcher also knows how to write up a great application. His nomination of Panorama Recreation Centre to the 2015 Kraft Hockeyville contest has the Saanich Peninsula facility in the top 10. toward arena upgrades. The community with the most votes overall has the added bonus of hosting an NHL exhibition game. Fletcher says he’s pleased Panorama and the Saanich Peninsula ranked so highly thus far — and now it’s time to get out the vote. “It’ll happen quick,” he says. Voting among the top 10 arenas

will commence this Saturday night (March 21) after being announced on Hockey Night in Canada at 8 p.m. (PST). Fletcher says it’s 48 hours of activity in which he and other volunteers hope to reach out on social media and the traditional media to get people to vote — and vote as often as they can. The top two communities out of

that voting will each win $100,000. Then, on March 28, same time and place, voting for the winner out of those two finalists begins. Fletcher says it’ll be important for voters to do their thing again — should Panorama get that far. “You can’t help but dream,” he says. Fletcher says he nominated

Panorama Arena B to help get the facility some much-needed upgrades. “As a volunteer, I saw the needs around the arena.” A timekeeper for the Peninsula Panthers Junior B hockey team, Fletcher says they don’t have locker room space. Other community groups like Peninsula Minor Hockey and Peninsula Lacrosse, could use meeting and storage space. Fletcher says whatever they win through Hockeyville will only be the beginning — he hopes the community will step up through the publicity created by the contest to help meet those needs at the arena. Panthers’ coach Pete Zubersky says he’s helping get the word out, too. “I think it’s going to be really big,” he says. Both Fletcher and Zubersky credited the staff at Panorama Rec. Centre for jumping on board, too. Fletcher says Panorama is already making waves on social media about the Hockeyville voting period this weekend and next. People are being encouraged to vote as often as they like. Fletcher says for Panorama to crack the top two, it’ll need at least one million votes. He’s reaching out into the community and across Vancouver Island, getting the word out, and looking for votes. Voting starts this Saturday night at 8 p.m. at khv2015.ca. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Tip of the Peninsula Elections spending committee seeks your opinions by April 17

VICTORIA — Saanich North and the Islands MLA Gary Holman and the rest of the Special Committee on Local Elections Spending invite people to make written submissions on their views regarding candidate and third party election campaign spending limits in B.C. Submissions can be made by April 17 at www.leg.bc.ca/cmt/leel. Regional public hearings are going to be held in Surrey, Terrace, Fort. St. John, Prince George, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Penticton and Vancouver. Holman is on the committee with other MLAs from both sides of the floor of the legislature. It is headed up by MLA Jackie Tegart of Fraser-Nicola. — Province of British Columbia

Central Saanich Police names deputy as new chief

CENTRAL SAANICH — Deputy Chief Les Sylven has been tapped to replace Central Saanich Police Chief Paul Hames, who retires in September. The promotion was announced March 13. Watch the News Review for more.

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SIDNEY — Tara Cumming is a recent Town of Sidney appointee to their Advisory Planning Commission, not the Victoria Airport Authority Board of Directors as reported in the Friday, March 13 News Review. Sidney is still in the process of selecting their VAA board appointees. The News Review regrets the error.

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Soil, water being tested after spill Viking Air investigating spill of waste water into Reay Creek wetland at Victoria airport Steven Heywood

vacuum truck. They also notified the Capital Regional District. The CRD, said Sjerven, regulates A spill of waste water into a wet- the company’s treatment and release land along Reay Creek on Victoria of waste water. After on-site treatairport property is still being cleaned ment, he said, the water is tested before being discharged into the up this week. Early on March 10, rinse water CRD’s sewer system. Once the spill was detected, Sjerfrom Viking Air’s aircraft parts plating operation spilled from a waste ven said the company hired a conwater storage tank into thier sec- tractor to pump out water from the ondary holding tank. Todd Sjerven, wetland — an estimated 300,000 Viking Air’s Manager of Occupational litres between last week and Sunday. “We’ve confirmed that nothing Health and Safety and Facilities says got into Reay Creek a valve in that tank was itself,” he said. left partially open and “We’ve confirmed Testing Sunday 1,600 litres of water that nothing got into afternoon, he said, spilled. passed CRD, provinSjerven confirmed Reay Creek itself.” cial and federal stanthe waste water con– todd Sjerven dards for fresh water. tained chromium, Testing continues used to protect aircraft this week, Sjerven parts. It’s also one of the heavy metals detected in testing said, to see if any heavy metals got done downstream in the Reay Creek into the soil sediments of the area. It’s heavy metals in the sediments Pond — subject of a Town of Sidney of the pond downstream in a residenstudy on cleanup options. Sjerven said the spill seems to tial area that is the subject of conhave been contained on airport cern in Sidney, which has set up a land, in the man-made wetland and working group to plan for its clean containment area. Testing has not up. Sjerven said he’s aware of that indicated the contaminants made it issue, noting this spill was unfortunate timing, considering the recent downstream. James Bogusz, Vice-President of news about the pond. VAA had remediated a portion of Operations for the Victoria Airport Authority, said that area is controlled Reay Creek on its property, removby two valves that can be closed off ing contaminated soil and fixing the to stop creek water from getting in, stream bed. Bogusz said they take pride in that work and Viking Air’s or water from getting out. “We are able to shut those valves spill response was good. “These types of spills don’t hapoff to determine pollutant levels,” he said. “Viking Air did get onto clean- pen very often,” he said. Sjerven said Viking Air is investiing up the drain they spilled into that gating the cause of the spill. That day.” Sjerven said Viking Air contacted will include a review of safety and VAA immedately, which sent their work procedures. He added Viking airport’s fire department. He added Air has not been fined by any regulathe company also called in an envi- tory agency for the spill at this time. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com ronmental services company and

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Farm creating road base Continued from page 3

Vantreight said the goal is to convert the material into usable road base to fix the farm roads and facilities surrounding the farm, without having to bring any new material onto the property, or having to haul any away after crushing it. He also stressed that at no point would any of the crushed material be sold off the farm. In an effort to be “good neighbours” and to work with the community to avoid undue distress from the noise, Vantreight said the

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BYLAWS NO. 2075, 2081 AND 2084 Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Sidney will hold Public Hearings in respect of Bylaws No. 2075, 2081 and 2084, being the proposed amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 for the Town of Sidney. All persons who believe that their property is affected by the proposed amending bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws at the Public Hearings to be held at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC on Monday, March 23, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Written submissions can be received at the Town Hall prior to 4:00 p.m. on March 23, 2015 or at the Public Hearing itself. The purpose of Bylaw No. 2081 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 by rezoning the subject property from Multi-Family Low Density Residential (RM5) to a new zone, RM5 Bonus Density (RM5-B), in order to permit the construction of a 2.5 storey development consisting of 14 apartment dwelling units, of which 6 units would be “bonus density” as per Section 904 of the Local Government Act. Council is also considering the issuance of a Development Permit in connection with the above noted amendment. The property that would be affected by this bylaw is shown below in Figure 1: Civic Addresses:

9667 First Street

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The purpose of Bylaw No. 2075 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 in order to: incorporate a number of minor amendments to improve the functionality of the bylaw, address some errors and omissions in the bylaw and also add or amend certain permitted and conditional uses. Specifically, the proposed changes are 1) adding new definitions for Height, Natural Grade and Finished Grade; 2) adding a description of the CD27 zone; 3) adding Home Occupation and Manufacturing, Sale, Repair or Maintenance of Boats and Marine Equipment as conditional permitted uses in the W2 zone; 4) adding spatial regulations for the CD26 zone; 5) amending the maximum permitted height to 14.5m for the CD11 zone; 6) adding Convenience Store, Film Studio, Assembly Hall, and Brew Pub as permitted uses in the M1 zone; 7) adding Home Occupation as a permitted use in the CD13 and CD29 zones; 8) adding two existing strata properties to the table of properties with Multi-Family zoning where a two-family dwelling is a permitted use; 9) altering the definition of Food or Beverage Manufacturing; 10) removing the condition of use associated with Brew Pub; 11) removing two of the three conditions of use associated with Food or Beverage Manufacturing; 12) adding Assembly Hall as a permitted use in the CD11 zone; 13) adding Brew Pub as a permitted use and Food or Beverage Manufacturing as a conditional permitted use in the CD6 and CD11 zones; and 14) adding a condition of use associated with Food or Beverage Manufacturing for the CD6 and CD11 zone. The purpose of Bylaw No. 2084 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 by rezoning the subject property from Single-Family Low Density Residential (R1) to Single-Family Residential (R1.1), in order to allow subdivision of the property into two parcels. The property that would be affected by this bylaw is shown below in Figure 2: Civic Address:

2531 Goddard Road

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Lot 1, Section 14, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan 36064 Figure 2

Copies of the proposed bylaws and all background documentation may be inspected during normal working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from March 10, 2015 to March 23, 2015 at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1Y7. Further inquiries may be directed to the Development Services Department, telephone 250-656-1725 or by email at developmentservices@sidney.ca. Correspondence may be submitted by mail to the address above or by email to developmentservices@sidney.ca and must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the Public Hearings. All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda.

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Highway visitor centre to re-open Robbery at Steven Heywood News staff

Visitors will once again be welcome at the Pat Bay Highway information centre as they arrive on Vancouver Island via a BC Ferries vessel. The building is currently undergoing renovations and is expected to re-open by May 15. Denny Warner, executive director of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, says the Chamber renegotiated its lease with the Real Property Division of the provincial Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services. “For the first year, we get it for one dollar,” Warner said. “Beyond that, I cannot say as the documents are still being drafted, but it will be significantly better (than in previous years).” The centre closed in the winter of 2013. At the time the Chamber cited costs — both the expense of running the service and the impact of rodent infestations and other structural deficiencies — as reasons behind the closure. Warner said all that will be taken care of. BC Hazmat is addressing the rodent problem, she said, and South Island Power Sweeping is cleaning the exterior of the building.

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The Pat Bay Highway Visitor Information Centre will re-open in May. Warner added there needs to be work done on the flooring and footings of the structure as well. She said the building was considered for demolition at one point, but thanks to the help of Chamber members, it will survive. Warner said their main funding source — the Town of Sidney — has not increased its annual contribution to the operation of the Chamber or its visitor service centres. The Chamber operates its current one on Beacon Avenue next to the Mary Winspear Centre. She said to cut costs and

be able to keep the Pat Bay facility open year-round, the Chamber administration will move there from its office in the Lunn building on Beacon Avenue. That lease, she said, expires at the beginning of May. The Beacon Avenue Visitor Information Centre will remain open. It is also the home of the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society. Warner added the Chamber is currently talking with the District of North Saanich, seeking a contribution of site maintenance for the Pat Bay location.

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Warner added the Chamber will seek out some of the former volunteers from when the Pat Bay Highway centre was still open and try to attract new ones to help make it work. “We will also be looking at the way we deliver visitor services,” she said, “for example, going out to people’s cars.” Asked if that could look like the 1950s-style drive-ins, Warner said something like that could fit in with the Chamber’s long-term vision for the site, to help increase visitor traffic. The loss of visitor traffic into the information centre, and subsequently to area businesses, was another reason the Chamber is re-opening on the highway. “There were unforeseen consequences with the closure,” she said. “There’s an estimated 2.5 million visitors off of the ferries each year. Some businesses told us they saw a decline in visitors, related to the loss of the (centre). “The Pat Bay Highway is a main route. The centre received around 20,000 visitors each year when it was only open seasonally. The plan is now to stay open yearround.” editor@peninsula newsreview.com

knifepoint at Sidney corner store Police asking for public’s assistance in locating suspect Angela Cowan News staff

A man is still at large after robbing the Resthaven Store in Sidney at knifepoint. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday (March 14), a Caucasian man produced a knife at the store and took cash from the register before fleeing on foot. Police were unable to locate the suspect. Sidney and North Saanich RCMP say the man is between 25 and 30 years old, approximately fivefeet-ten-inches tall, with shaggy brown facial hair and a thin to medium build. The suspect was wearing a black North Face vest over a purple Adidas hoodie at the time of the robbery. On the front of the Adidas hoodie was a large Adidas logo. Police are seeking the assistance of the public in locating and identifying the suspect. Anyone with information regarding the robbery is asked to call the Sidney North Saanich RCMP at 250-656-3931, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222TIPS(8477). reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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e’re coming in for a landing, finally, after a few weeks of debate on the activity at the Victoria International Airport. Letters have been arriving at the gates quite steadily since the Peninsula News Review’s story about helicopter noise issues first lifted off late last year. It seems the article unearthed some people’s long-checked baggage and lately the debate has been making the rounds on the carousel. It’s time to put your seats in the upright position and stow those tray tables. While we dislike having to curtail public discourse, it might be time to roll the debate into the hangar — for now. We’ve heard most sides of this story and much of it boils down to which side of the aisle someone is sitting on. On your right, if you look out the window, you will see supporters of the local military, aircraft in general and those willing to put up with airport noise — as people have since the airfield was opened in the 1930s. On your left, there’s the people for whom the noise is a constant bother and there may be nothing anyone can do — apart from closing the airport or making it a “virtual” airspace. And where people are seated — along the aisle, at the window or in the middle — affects their outlook on the voyage. One thing we know for sure in all of this — the airport isn’t going anywhere. In many respects, we all have to get used to that fact. The Saanich Peninsula is a transportation hub and a gateway for the rest of Vancouver Island. That has its benefits — and it has its drawbacks. The living space we have must be looked after and that means retaining jobs and industry, balanced with managing its impact on residents. As the airport grows and new aircraft fly in, that means consulting with the public and looking to mitigate noise where it can be helped. Hopefully everyone has enjoyed their flight. We look forward to hearing from you again. 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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arch has been a good month office opened in Surrey. The “value for money” promise for the B.C. NDP and it’s is on the rocks. The government been a while since I’ve been appointed a quasi-independent able to say that. board (hello, BC Ferries and Opposition critics fired a shot TransLink) that hired chartered amidships at the B.C. Liberal accountant Basia Ruta, a veteran government when they began of the federal Auditor General questioning the lack of progress by office who had also served as chief the new Auditor General for Local financial officer at Environment Government. Canada and had done This experimental vessel local government audits in was launched in Premier private practice. Christy Clark’s leadership NDP local government campaign and two years critic Selina Robinson after it set sail, it is listing, started asking why this taking on water and in office has spent $5.2 danger of sinking. million and produced The original idea was to only one audit out of a expand the B.C. Auditor promised 18. Community General’s office so it Minister Coralee Oakes, a could check the financial former Quesnel councillor performance of local governments too. Business Tom Fletcher in her first cabinet post, B.C. Views allowed that there had groups were concerned been some rough water about municipal taxes but there is smooth sailing going up too quickly, with ahead. staff growing even as the province Then came a big leak, in the form grappled with a hiring freeze. of a “work environment review” Mayors and councillors began of the good ship AGLG that was to talk of mutiny over that plan, given to the NDP by a seasick crew protesting that their budgets are member. already required to balance and are It described chaos below decks, subject to annual audits. with “shifting priorities and unclear But this will be “performance direction,” as well as “wasted time auditing,” Clark insisted, not just and work” and “inefficient use of making sure the figures add up. consultant and staff resources.” It will determine the public is Worse, the review noted a human receiving “value for money” on resources monitor had been projects like arenas and services stationed at the office for most of like police, by comparing different January to maintain a “respectful communities’ results. A new AGLG

workplace for all employees.” “A peacekeeper,” as NDP leader John Horgan described the grim scene. “This is like we’re in Cyprus.” Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Ruta seems to be decisive when protecting her job, if not when hiring, running the office or meeting her own work targets. Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been dealing with new auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets and now they see signs that what they have contributed may well have been swept overboard. Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the horizon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meetings. Clark addressed the situation in her last question period before the legislature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Urban deer are not wild animals, they are pests

have no idea how long you have lived in Greater Victoria. You and your readers need to do some historical research regarding the presence of deer in our urban and farming communities around Victoria. I am 74, born in Victoria, and have lived here all my life. I suspect there were deer present back in the good old days of Sir James Douglas. However, during my life time deer only began to show up, I believe sometime in the 1980s. As a youngster I lived my first nine years in south Saanich, never saw a deer. During the first seven years of my marriage I lived in Sidney, Deep Cove, Brentwood Bay and Royal Oak, never saw a deer. Our family moved near Oldfield Orchard in 1971 and we are still happily living there. I have always grown fruit trees, berries and had a large productive garden. Then, the deer wandered in. Since then I have reduced my orchard to one pear tree. I have been forced to fence my vegetable and berry garden and install fences and gates to keep the deer from entering my

back yard. So, we have gone from no deer to hundreds of domestic, urban deer in a relatively short period of time. These are not wild deer. They are several or many generations removed from the wild population. They show no fear of humans and contrary to what you say do not have a skittish nature. They stand there and look defiantly at me until I either chase or throw rocks. Urban domestic deer have become habituated to humans and human activities around them. We all know from personal experience and media coverage that deer have dramatically impacted our lives. The cost to the many residents of Greater Victoria who enjoy having a beautiful yard and producing their own food and to the farmers who rely on production of food for their livelihood is immense. The frequency of accidents involving deer and vehicles and even cyclists is very concerning. It is difficult to understand the arguments presented by those who believe we should all change our lives to accommo-

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date these marauding deer. These deer are not wild animals and are causing havoc! The obvious solution is to eradicate the deer. This is pest control. All the other suggestions to deal with the deer problem, of which there are too many to elaborate on, do not work. We human beings are responsible for the debacle that faces us today. Just to add to the problems we endure the proliferation of Eastern Cotton Tails and Grey Squirrels is also a result of irresponsible release of these once caged animals near Victoria. They too, cause considerable damage and inconvenience. So much for living harmoniously with once wild animals in an urban community. To conclude, the latter part of your article’s heading should read, “we have NOT done enough.” I am not holding my breath! Seems politicians and management can not make any major responsible decisions these days. Mike Davis Central Saanich

Readers respond: Aviation debate on the Saanich Peninsula; municipal taxes in Central Saanich Aviation is a beautiful thing

Tongue firmly in cheek

Fed up with tax increases

Regarding “Small planes more worrying,” March 11. The writer is upset by helicopters and small airplanes flying over Sidney. I think he would benefit from visiting the airport and talking to a few pilots. The young student pilots flying over our neighbourhoods may fly us to Toronto or Shanghai in a few years and I like to think that they will have the right stuff when it counts. There is no substitute for real flying. Simulators are good for teaching pilots how to deal with some major failures, because if a pilot mis-handles a situation there will be no loss of life or property. However, some situations require reflex-like action in order to save the aircraft, and the best way for the necessary habits and reflexes to be formed is by flying small aircraft. Most of these training flights also have a professional flight instructor (commercial pilot) on board. The probability of risk to people on the ground is extremely remote. As for helicopters using runways rather than taking off vertically, those pilots are practicing procedures that would allow them to fly in clouds or greatly reduced visibility. It is important that these military and Coast Guard SAR crews are comfortable on nasty nights as well as sunny afternoons. The fact that the Airport Authority receives landing fees is inconsequential in comparison. Victoria airport has been a training airport continuously since 1939. Unless the writer has been living in his house since before that time he could easily have chosen, as I did, to live away from the airport departure paths. Aviation is a beautiful thing. Embrace it! B. Scott North Saanich

I object to the noise created by all those amateur drivers on the Pat Bay Highway. Why can’t people just stay home and play their driver simulation video games? I’m sure most of them are just driving around for pleasure and don’t have a legitimate need for being in their cars. Just last week, I counted over 300 cars in one hour at Beacon and Highway 17. Many of these cars have the L or N placard on them and it’s well known that inexperienced drivers cause most of the accidents. There is no need for them to practice driving on our roads! I even see them driving near my house and it terrifies me. I also hear noisy military vehicles on the highway, another example of Harper’s militarist expansion plans. Why can’t we just eliminate all these vehicles and reserve the highway for when I want to travel on vacation? That would eliminate most of the noise and reduce accidents. We can then live in peace and quiet and only use the highway when I think it’s important. Satire intended. Vern Little Sidney

Central Saanich council is once again doing the unenviable job of reviewing and debating the annual budget developed by staff. The end result, for the past 16 years at least has been a property tax increase (significantly more than the inflation rate) and is frequently accompanied by an announcement of a variation of the old cliché: “It’s a difficult task each year to keep taxes low while maintaining services.” I expect that a similar tax increase will come to pass this year. With a couple of exceptions, council members have [in the past] voted to accept staff recommendations to approve a tax lift. An approved motion that would freeze or reduce taxes has not occurred. This year, several councillors are rookies and they will likely rely even more on staff recommendations. To rescue them from the budget tedium, I suggest that council only look at the bottom line and direct staff to regroup and come up with a budget that does not increase the bottom line. Central Saanich now has the dubious distinction of being the third highest taxed of the 13 municipalities in the Greater Victoria area. Tax payers might be moved to contact council and let them know that you are fed up with tax increases. Frank Witthoeft Central Saanich

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Award-winning authors to read at Red Brick Stephen Hume and M.A.C. Farrant follow sold-out poets’ reading in February Angela Cowan News staff

hether you’re a true story devotee or a fiction aficionado, you’ll be in for a treat April 2 when respected authors Stephen Hume and M.A.C. Farrant headline the next evening in the Red Brick Reading Series. The pair will be reading from some of their most recent works. “We’re delighted to have two more excellent local authors here to share their work and help us raise funds for the October Literary Festival,” said Sharon Hope, president of the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society. Hume’s most recent book, A Walk with the Rainy Sisters, invites readers to share in his love and awe of British Columbia. Other works include Lilies and Fireweed, a collection of essays exploring the contribution women have made in shaping B.C., and Bush Telegraph, also a collection of essays that won a B.C. 2000 Book Prize.

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Local award-winning authors M.A.C. Farrant, left, and Stephen Hume are the next pair of writers to headline the Red Brick Reading Series, a fundraiser for the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival. The pair follow the highly successful and sold-out evening with poets Lorna Crozier and Patrick Lane in February. Hume has written numerous other books of poetry, essays, natural history and historical biography, and he has contributed

to two dozen other books, anthologies, teaching and reference texts. Farrant, well known for her acerbic wit

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Stories of the Butler family Angela Cowan News staff

The final instalment of the Saanich Pioneer Society’s Talk and Tea spring series is this Sunday (March 22), opening the doors into history and the beginnings of the Butler family. In 1868, George and Fanny Butler arrived on the Peninsula and settled on 160 acres of preempted land. Nearly 150 years later, Joan Butler Gilbert will tell the stories of their early pioneering experiences and their impact on the area, including how Keating Cross Road was once named Butler’s Cross Road, and the family’s involvement with industrial development and farming. The afternoon events are a way for locals and those new to the area to hear stories about the families and communities that have made the Peninsula what it is today.

“They’re good stories,” says Susan Myerscough, vice president of the Saanich Pioneer Society. “They’re interesting and they’re diverse. They give you a glimpse into how things used to be here.” The afternoon begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at the log cabin museum, 7910 Polo Park Crescent (just behind Thrifty Foods). Admission is $7 for general public, or $5 for members. The Society’s Talk and Tea series resumes in the fall. For more information, visit saanichpioneersociety.org. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

and originality, is the author of over a dozen works of fiction, non-fiction and essay, including The World Afloat - Miniatures, published last year and which won the City of Victoria Butler Book Prize. Her memoir, My Turquoise Years, published in 2004, was later adapted for the stage and premiered at Vancouver’s Arts Club Theatre in 2013. Both Hume and Farrant teach writing at the University of Victoria and other educational institutions. The Red Brick Reading Series aims to connect local authors and local readers, and is a key fundraiser for the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival happening this October. Through a “Sponsor an Author” intitiative, the festival organizers have created an opportunity for the community to donate funds toward the costs of organizing the festival. The readings begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2 at the Red Brick Café, 2423 Beacon Ave. in Sidney. Tickets are $10, and are available at Tanner’s Books in Sidney and Munro’s Books in Victoria. There will also be live music, book signings and a 50/50 draw. For more information, visit sidneyliteraryfestival.ca/red_brick.html. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Even small wooded areas can offer the lure of unspoiled nature D

o you remember the saying, “If at first you don’t succeed, try — try again”? That’s exactly what I am attempting to do. I had written most of the column for today’s paper and it has disappeared. It’s floating around somewhere out in limbo, like a lonesome piece of space debris. I plaintively ask the computer “Why are you doing this?” and it snorts, “Because I’m mad at you.” No point in annoying this machine any further! I get carried away sometimes and go off on a different path ... not a garden path, either.

This reminds me of the garden path I assembled in our Melissa Street front garden. There were two large berms facing one another alongside the street. I made a path between them from large round cement pavers, placed about eight inches apart. It looked inviting to me, and sort of a secret entrance to an enchanted garden. I read a lot fairy tales as a child and obviously never quite recovered. I think I’ve already told you about the smallish area left as a

wild, wooded place on one side of the driveway. To me it was a small forest and I made a path into its centre where my grandchildren could have tea. This little bit of woodland proved attractive to a few neighbourhood kids who periodically would sneak in to enjoy a tiny bit of wilderness. They, too, could feel the lure of unspoiled nature. They actually wanted to build a fort there, which I could understand, but not allow! It was a peaceful spot and as long as I was

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there to protect it, it would so remain. Eventually there will likely be a house there, I suppose, but it remains unspoiled and beautiful right now. That poor clematis that I’m going to give away is making new growth — not a lot so far, but there are clusters of leaves appearing, which means I should get a move on. Tomorrow for sure! (I hope!) I wish my keenest gardening daughter were here. She would have everything organized and probably finished while I’m still thinking about it. Helen Lang has been the PNR’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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Writers Group: Critique at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Develop your writing in a supportive environment in this member-led group. Writers of all genres welcome. Thursday, March 26, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Register at 250-656-0944. A smAll expressions Show. 2D and 3D artwork within one cubic foot of space. On now to March 29, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tulista Park Gallery, 5th and Weiler streets in Sidney. Free admission and free parking. cacsp.com.

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GruffAlo puppet shoW at the Sidney North Saanich Library. What’s a Gruffalo? Find out at our Spring Break puppet show. Thursday, March 19, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. All ages. Free. Register at 250-6560944.

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DepArtment of nAtionAl Defence Information Session hosted by Beacon Community Services – WorkBC Centre Tuesday, March 24, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. (not a hiring fair). 9860 Third Street, Sidney. tAlk AnD teA. The Butler Family on the

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sAAniCh peninsulA Better Breathers invites Saanich Peninsula and area residents to network and learn about the Disability Tax Credit — tax tips and credits available to Canadians living with disabilities. Anyone with a lung condition, family, friends and community members are invited to join us on Monday, March 23 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the SHOAL Centre, 10030 Resthaven Dr., Sidney.

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CfuW sAAniCh peninsulA presents Dr. Andrew Wender, Assistant Teaching Professor at University of Victoria. Dr. Wender will speak on “The Middle East in a Time of Convulsive Transformation: The Urgent Legacies of History.” Tuesday March 23, 7 p.m. at Mary Winspear Centre.

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Are you an artist or cultural worker active in promoting arts and culture in your community? If so, BC Culture Days invites you to apply to be the next BC Culture Days Ambassador! The top finalist will win a trip to the National Congress on Culture in Edmonton, May 7 & 8, 2015 and $2,500 towards the production of their Culture Days event, September 25-27, 2015! In addition, up to 10 finalists will be awarded $1,000 towards production of Culture Days events in their community. Deadline: April 13, 2015 For submission criteria and guidelines or details on upcoming Culture Days information sessions, please visit BC.CultureDays.ca To register your 2015 Culture Days event visit CultureDays.ca We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

Wonderful, 2 BR + den, 2 bath condo. New home warranty in effect. Centrally located, just a short walk, scooter or bike ride to Sidney village, library, ocean beaches & walkways. Spacious 31’8” balcony. Open plan layout with 9’ ceilings, hardwood floors, granite counters & in suite laundry. 1 dog or 1 cat ok too! Jean Dunn

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Pie eyed Sidney Save on Foods supervisor Jared Dyck, left, assistant manager George White and store manager Justin McGregor all took a pie in the face as part of a fundraiser last week for six-yearold Kai Hennessey, currently battling a rare form of lymphoma.

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nspired by an already enormous show of community support for six-year-old Kai Hennessey and his family, Justin McGregor — the newly installed manager at Sidney’s Save on Foods — turned the store’s 100th birthday celebrations on Sunday, March 8 into a fundraiser. Kai was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma just before Christmas and has been staying at the Ronald McDonald house in Vancouver with his parents, Kevin and Setsu. Kai’s illness is highly treatable, but the kindergartener will need to undergo six months to a year of chemotherapy, and his family’s life has been transplanted to the mainland in the meantime, with all the financial and emotional chal-

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lenges that entails. When McGregor saw the story in the News Review, he was compelled to help. “It was important for us to include Kai in our celebrations,” he said. The store ended up raising more than $1,800 for the Hennesseys through customer and staff donations, and the Sidney fire department donated $200 themselves, said McGregor. Local caricaturist Ryan Forrester from Fun Sketches also donated all proceeds from his portraits at the event. To make sure staff were encouraged to talk about it, McGregor issued a challenge: if the store beat their $1,500 goal, each of the managers on duty that day would get a pie in the face. The motivation worked, and the end of the day saw more

than $1,800 raised for Kai — and McGregor, assistant manager George White and supervisor Jared Dyck with whipped cream all over their faces. Kai’s mother Setsu and grandma Lois Broughton were also able to make the trip over, much to the delight of the grocery store staff. “Setsu was able to make it over for the event and got to witness firsthand the amazing power of a strong and caring community,” said Kevin Hennessey. “We want to send out our thanks to the community of Sidney,” added McGregor. “I’ve been blown away by the amount of support this community has shown to Kai and his family.” For more information or to donate to the family, visit http:// www.gofundme.com/j42gsk. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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