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North Saanich poet Patrick Lane is taking his B.C. Book Prize nomination in stride, page 11 Watch for breaking news at www.peninsulanewsreview.com
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Ready, set, eat Local food and agriculture expo offers everything from sausage making to backyard bee workshops
Angela Cowan News staff
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Coach Taylor Hamilton offers her team of Peewee Peninsula Warriors some words of encouragement. The team is part of the first Greater Victoria girls box lacrosse division which held their first games at Panorama Saturday. See page 20 for more.
Motorcyclist clocked at 144 km/hr Driver facing $730 in fines after speeding, failing to stop for police Angela Cowan News staff
A 21-year-old Saanich man had his motorcycle impounded and has been charged with exces-
sive speeding, failing to stop for police and passing on the right after a speedy rush for the ferry on Easter Sunday. At 8:45 a.m. on April 5, RCMP recorded the motorcycle trav-
elling north on the Patricia Bay Highway at 144 km/hr in an 80 km/hr zone. After failing to stop for police, the driver was located a short time later at the BC Ferry terminal where RCMP immedi-
ately impounded the motorcycle for seven days. The driver was charged under the Motor Vehicles Act and faces up to $730 in fines. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
The inaugural Get Ready Get Local food and sustainable agriculture expo takes over the Victoria Conference Centre this Saturday, April 18, bringing consumers together with local farms, food producers and sustainability educators. It’s a brand new collaboration between the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR), the Island Chefs’ Collaborative and FarmFolk CityFolk. “One of the unique qualities is that it’s three different organizations putting this together to ultimately support food sustainability in the Greater Victoria area and on Vancouver Island,” said Bob Thompson. Thompson, a municipal councillor in Central Saanich, is working with CRFAIR to help spread the word and encourage people to come out to the expo. “That’s really what it’s about, is working together and bringing together industry, producers and consumers,” he says. Please see: Local food industry to talk, page 9