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On the ball Stelly’s Secondary defender Chloe Beech (in yellow) prevents Parkland Secondary’s Lexie Fleming from turning towards her goal line during the opening round of the Ryan Cup city-wide soccer finals. For more, see page 19. Steven Heywood/ News staff

Preparing for an emergency takes effort Emergency officials on the Saanich Peninsula say people need to prepare for extended periods Steven Heywood News staff

If disasters such as the earthquakes in Nepal and Christchurch, New Zealand taught us anything, say officials with the North Saanich and Sidney fire departments, it’s that people will need to fend for themselves for a much longer time than previously thought. Prior to those incidents and

others like them, it was common thinking that as long as people had food, water and emergency supplies for 72 hours, that would be enough to tide them over until help arrived. That’s just not the case any more, says John Trelford of the North Saanich Fire Department and Mike Harman of the Sidney fire hall. “As part of regional emergency planning preparation,” explained

Trelford, “the trend is looking to a week’s time — based on experiences in recent quakes and other disasters.” While actual emergency crew response times will vary, he pointed out that people will need to be prepared for an extended period of uncertainty. For help to arrive, he added, the infrastructure must be in place — without passable roads or stable facilities

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SIDNEY — Food and film highlights the best of Sidney and the Peninsula at A Taste of Sidney. The third annual Foodie Film Fest, now renamed Feast: Food & Film, is Sunday, May 31 at the Mary Winspear Centre. Participating restaurants and wineries will highlight the best of what the Peninsula and region have to offer. Locals like Victoria Spirits, Church and State Winery and de Vine Vineyards will be pouring drinks, while Woodshed Pizza, Haro’s, and the Charles Dickens Pub are a few of the Sidney restaurants serving up their dishes for the public. A Taste of Sidney gives the opportunity to interact with the artisans and culinary producers firsthand. For more information or for tickets, call 250-389-0444. — Submitted

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SIDNEY — Elizabeth May and Friends holds the fourth anniversary rally: the Time is Now on Friday, May 29, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the airplane hangar behind 9800 McDonald Park Rd. Join May, volunteers and other supporters at the hangar on the fourth anniversary of May’s swearing in as the first elected Green Party member in the House of Commons. This event also marks the official launch of her re-election campaign. Guests include noted humorist and author Arthur Black, Frances Litman, Andrew Weaver, Adam Olsen and others. Musicians Wesley Hardisty, Reverie Band and more will perform. Pre-register to get your free ticket at sgigreenparty.ca/events or call 778-3513335. — News staff

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Reay Creek plan back on the table May 12 Steven Heywood News staff

Consultation into the effects of contamination in Reay Creek, as well as the impact of storm water runoff, continue to be investigated in the run up to a May 12 community meeting. James Bogusz, vice-president of operations and development at the Victoria Airport Authority (VAA), says they have hired a contractor to review storm water flows in the creek on airport property. “That will help determine what and where the issues are,” he said, “and if we need to address that.” In 2012, the VAA spent around $250,000 to remediate the portion of Reay Creek that runs through its property. Contaminated soil was removed and the creek chan-

nel itself moved to avoid what Bogusz said are places of contamination that date back to the 1930s and ‘40s. “I won’t say there’s no more pollution on our land,” Bogusz said. “It’s been there for years and now the emphasis is on what can be done downstream.” The VAA is one of the stakeholders in the Town of Sidney’s push to clean up sediment in the Reay Creek pond — just across Canora Road from the airport property. Testing in January, and other work done last year by Peninsula Streams, confirmed the presence of heavy metal contaminants in the sediment — and in the water downstream. In the wake of those results, the municipality has made investigating its cleanup options a priority. In a meeting with the News

Review, Sidney Director of Engineering Tim Tanton and Chief Administrative Officer Randy Humble outlined their progress. Not only is the town looking into the pond sediment issue, but the future of the dam that created the pond in the first place. “It’s a complex project,” said Tanton. “There’s the dam, contamination, flows and a myriad of interested parties.” The Town’s first goal, he continued, is to establish a framework to guide everyone to possible solutions. “It’s a strategic process,” added Humble, “and it’s not a finite plan. We will be meeting with representatives of the VAA, North Saanich and Transport Canada within two weeks to discuss process.” Bogusz noted VAA has reached out to Transport Canada, “strongly

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n the event of a natural disaster or other emergency, fire departments, police and other officials can only hope that the vast majority of people on Vancouver Island can fend for themselves for an extended period of time. This weekend, that lesson will be on display at a Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization expo at Panorama Recreation Centre. Officials from the Saanich Peninsula will show how a kit is supposed to be fitted out for just such an emergency. Taking examples of earthquakes in metropolitan areas — and even rural ones — into consideration, emergency personnel are pushing the idea that it will take much longer to respond than originally thought. Instead of the estimated 72 hours, it could take up to a week for crews to reach people in need — or at the minimum to re-open roads and supply lines. On the Island, as in most of B.C., homes are made of wood — which is one saving grace, say John Trelford and Mike Harman of the North Saanich and Sidney fire departments, respectively. Most homes, they say, should remain standing after a large quake. That helps ensure people will have shelter, at least. What folks need, they say, is a kit of supplies — food, water, first aid gear — that will last a week or longer. During some of the more harsh weather events on the Island, store supplies are snapped up. That’s a relatively minor occurrence. Imagine a big one. It’s a big commitment to have a kit like that just sitting around. It’ll take time, money and follow through to have one on hand. And while it might be frustrating to even consider having one, just think of the position you’ll be in if something happens (jinx, jinx) and you’re without essential supplies, with no way to get any. Consider slowly building up an emergency kit. If nothing else, you’ll be able to help yourself and others when the “big one” comes. 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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down in early 2014: it was far worse fter the first few glum lines of for B.C. schools than when judges his speech, it was difficult to decided in 2005 that teachers tell anything had changed for can bring union propaganda into B.C. Teachers’ Federation president classrooms. Jim Iker as he took his familiar place Did the government bargain in bad before the TV cameras last week. faith? No. Iker droned on about how B.C. Did they conspire to provoke a schools are under-funded by strike? No. hundreds of millions of dollars, Did they illegally strip working echoing demands from the conditions from the teacher disastrous strike he led the union contract? No. membership into last year. Turns out our kids The B.C. Court of Appeal are not just “working had just overturned a conditions” for teachers, bizarre trial court decision and public policy still that tried to give the union matters. everything it wanted: a And it turns out that trip back in time to the making special needs NDP wonderland of 2001, assistants dash between a constitutional spanking classes to deal with two for the B.C. Liberal kids here and three over government and a $2 there was a lousy idea. million bonus of taxpayers’ Tom Fletcher Now there’s even a credit money. B.C. Views course offered in high The BCTF must now pay school for students with back that $2 million and learning difficulties, which scrape up whatever is left probably has some BCTF minion of its members’ compulsory dues to crafting a pile of grievances about plead for an appeal at the Supreme segregation. Court of Canada, continuing the In the negotiated settlement executive’s self-righteous fantasy of reached last fall, teachers shared controlling education spending in $105 million to make thousands of B.C. baseless grievances go away, after The appeal court didn’t just the union filed one for student overturn the judgment of B.C. numbers in every class in the Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin. province. This bloated perpetual It shredded her legal reasoning and protest machine drains the public bluntly corrected her, over and purse in more ways than taxpayers over, on evidence she ignored or realize. misinterpreted. Parents understand the strikes, The appeal court confirmed though. They remember a union that at great length what I said when scrapped report cards, disrupted Griffin’s second decision came

administration and forced schools to shut down at graduation time. The strike then dragged into the fall, as the government held the line on public service spending. And what was the key issue that kept schools closed? It wasn’t special needs support, where student performance has continued to improve. No, it was the BCTF demanding a raise twice as big as other public sector unions had already accepted. In the end, their paltry strike fund long gone, the union grudgingly accepted the going rate. They figured they had the elected government on the run in court. Wrong again. Next up for the ministry is taking control of professional development. A bill before the legislature will enforce standards, once the NDP is done denouncing it. Singing Solidarity Forever around a campfire and calling it paid professional development (a real example, by the way) will soon go the way of the union-controlled College of Teachers — onto the scrap heap of history. There are BCTF members who understand how ill-served they are by their union. They are looking critically at the performance of their leaders, who are too often distracted by grandiose “social justice” campaigns as far away as the Middle East. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS North Saanich council is picking up the ball

ats off to North Saanich councillors Heather Gartshore and Geoff Orr for their prompt response and having the foresight to realize the unique gateway platform potential (the McTavish Road interchange) has to offer for welcoming visitors and in improving the quality of life for all our local residents. Often times a community inherits unwanted innate responsibil-

ities and trying to avoid it only drags the problem out until someone finally realizes it’s not going to go away by passing the buck. I think the cost sharing partnership should be expanded to all the surrounding communities who would benefit from aesthetically improving the site. Also, a corporate and business advertising component should be explored. There’s a Federal election on the horizon — maybe someone

could give Prime Minister Stephen Harper a call since this all started with federal infrastructure money. I would also recommend having a preliminary water source and irrigation cost estimate done for the two highly visual circle Islands prepared for those talks. One other issue that should be considered is having at least one of the local participants assist the provincial ministry in overseeing the improvement process and maintenance standards of the site.

I’ve been in the landscape design and horticultural field for over 40 years and I’ve noticed a lot of the trees have been damaged at the base from inexperienced contracted staff and a poorly designed landscape. I don’t blame the contractor — it’s a very common problem but could have been avoided by having one of our knowledgeable, local municipal staff oversee and insist that the maintenance standards and practices

are being met and finding that balance of implementing an aesthetically pleasing landscape with an affordable maintenance budget schedule. Thank you, North Saanich mayor and council for picking up the ball where it was dropped and at least giving a serious consideration to this shared opportunity. Douglas E. Lewis Saanichton

Readers respond: North Saanich municipal hall; amalgamation; grace towards the Green Party Is it worth discussing? After a couple of excellent letters to the editor in the PNR recently, I am disappointed North Saanich council appears not to have even been involved in a discussion regarding combining municipal facilities in one building in Sidney instead of patching up our municipal hall on Mills Road. So many people that I have spoken to have been enthusiastic about this idea. It would be most cost effective to share amenities, i.e. building and maintenance costs, heating, electricity, office machines, toilets, cleaning services and right down to coffee machines and so forth, but keeping separate sides of the premises for the North Saanich and Sidney municipal halls. This no way means amalgamation, just sharing of facilities. The patching up of the North Saanich Hall is not a worthy long term solution and it is likely that we will require new premises in the future.

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Pursue amalgamation In the editorial, Fighting for farmland, PNR April 29, residents of Central Saanich are reminded to stand up and be heard if they want to preserve farmland.

They need to be reminded also what the implications are of doing so. Without industrial, commercial and residential development the tax base is eroded over time and that means higher municipal taxes. The conflict between maintaining valuable farm land and a sustainable tax base is real. It’s a challenge for the elected officials and requires both political courage and leadership on their part. The solution for Central Saanich is to actively pursue amalgamation of the three municipalities on the Saanich Peninsula to create a larger planning area. If that is done, a sustainable tax base is possible without having to sacrifice vital agricultural lands to industrial, commercial and residential development. Carl Eriksen Central Saanich

Success a two-way street

Re: Erasing party lines possible, PNR May 1. If Elizabeth May wants to erase party lines, she should cease using every available opportunity to denigrate the federal Conservative party and its leader. If you have had opportunity to read her parliamentary newsletters, sent to all households in her riding at taxpayers expense, you would see that the entire newsletter is often an anti-Conservative diatribe. If there are other MPs who vote her the best parliamentarian, I expect it has a lot to do with the fact she and her party are viewed as no real political threat. The willingness of the ruling Conservative ministers to work with Elizabeth May, even after her criticisms of the government, shows strength of character of the ministers. Bill Wilson Saanichton

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The inaugural meeting of the Saanich Peninsula chapter of 100 Women Who Care kicks off tonight at Glen Meadows, with the hopes of raising $10,000 in one hour for a local charity. Part of an international organization, 100 Women Who Care asks each of its members to commit to a one-hour meeting and a $100 donation four times a year to support local charities. Saanich Peninsula chapter co-founder Debra Bartlett had attended a meeting of the Victoria group, and was amazed at the results. “I thought, this is really neat because it’s one hour,” she says. “It’s the most efficient thing I’ve ever seen.” Often busy with work, motherhood and other volunteer obligations, many women simply don’t have time to commit to all the causes they’d like to, says Bartlett. The group offers them a chance to be a part of something that can really make a difference in their local communities. As of late last week, the group had nearly 70 members already signed up, but there’s always room for more, says Bartlett. Registration will be available at the door, and the

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Unrepeatable moments from the brush of a master Watercolour painter Rodger Garbutt featured at Tulista Gallery May 11 to 17

instantaneous and mercurial. “Watercolours are unrepeatable,” he says, echoing the show’s title. “It’s light, it’s fluid. It has a freshness to it. There’s a lot of accident in it, but it’s controlled accident.” Another aspect of watercolour that’s always drawn Garbutt in is the unfinished feel of the paintings. With no strict lines or borders, and largely impressionistic details, Garbutt’s paintings have an openness about them that invites observers to view the pieces with their own, individual slants. “It’s why with a lot of pictures I won’t put a face on them,” he says. “You’re bringing your own perspective to it.” Like reading a poem by Yeats or Cummings, it’s about taking extra moments to sink into the art, finding its edges and deeper layers, and experimenting with combining one’s own impressions and the artist’s intent. It’s a sentiment Garbutt agrees with wholeheartedly. “Painting is visual poetry,” he says. His tango dancers sweep across the canvas, dark hair piled high, with a shoulder or calf clearly defined but with only a hint of facial features. Similarly, Garbutt’s landscapes draw the eye in, through trees and across lakes, but always in a meandering sort of way.

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Master of watercolours Rodger Garbutt is the featured artist at the Tulista Park Gallery next week, showcasing his decades of experience with his collection Unrepeatable Moments. Known for colourful portrayals of dancers and an engaging impressionistic view of landscapes, Garbutt has been painting his entire life, though his efforts began in earnest in his teens, he says, with a few artistic detours along the way. Early on in his career, Garbutt wanted to study commercial design, but his school, England’s Hartlepool College of Art, didn’t offer it as a course. So instead, he went into window design. “I very quickly realized that wasn’t what I wanted to do,” he says with a smile, explaining he couldn’t abide the wasted effort. A handful of designs would be made, one chosen, and the rest would just go in the trash. He moved to Canada in 1965, settling in Powell River for four years before mov-

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Watercolour master Rodger Garbutt shows off Flooded Lake, one of the pieces he’ll be featuring in his upcoming show at the Tulista Community Art Centre May 11 to 17. ing to Saanich, and beginning a decadeslong career in art education, all the while expressing his own creativity through his favoured medium: watercolour.

Many other artistic mediums are the product of hours of patience. One can spend weeks building up an oil painting, says Garbutt, but with watercolour, the results are

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Bringing a modern twist to sea shanties and maritime music Folk duo William Pint and Felicia Dale performing May 8 at Deep Cove Folk Society’s club night

Traditionally, sea shanties are performed in harmony by several singers and with no instruments. Pint and Dale, however, turn those harmonies into big sounds. “We do a very different thing,” says Pint. “The arrangements are usually much more contemporary sounding, with instruments, and a lot of energy and drive.” Angela Cowan “We make a lot of noise,” says Dale with a laugh. News staff With six- and 12-string guitars, an octave manInvoking the feel of a rocking deck beneath, the dolin, ukulele, whistles and a hurdy-gurdy accomsound of waves slapping against a wooden hull, panying their vocals, energetic might be bordering and the creak of rigging far above, folk duo Wil- on an understatement. Hurdy-gurdy you ask? It’s not a liam Pint and Felicia Dale are bringbarrel organ, Dale says pointedly. ing their unique blend of maritime “There’s a lot of Dating back to the 12th century, the music and sea shanties to Deep connection in form hurdy-gurdy features a keyboard Cove Folk Society’s club night this between sea shanties and a cranked wheel and sounds Friday. similar to a bagpipe with drones, “I used to play a lot of traditional and even modern pop melody and rhythmic percussion. songs from the British Isles, and if “It sounds a lot sometimes like an you do that you eventually start music and rock and roll running into sea shanties,” says songs ... things that are electric violin. It’s mostly used for French dance tunes, but it can be Pint of their beginnings. used for almost any kind of music,” “Over the years we’ve found our- very rhythm oriented.” she says. selves focused on music from that – William Pint Featured in everything from clastradition of the sea. The mid-19th sical music to heavy metal bands, century was the heyday of that style of song. We realized there was a whole lot it’s as versatile as it is complex. “The engineering involved in building a hurdyof material that we thought was really interesting, and it became our mission to present this mate- gurdy is very intense, and keeping it in tune is just as difficult,” says Dale. rial.” The duo have not only helped keep the tradition of maritime music alive, they’ve taken it and Please see: infused it with their own style. Folk concert featuring, page 12

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Infusing movement in every piece and water in his paintings, trying his hand at something a little different. “Like dances, water is moving,” he says. Many of his works are inspired by his extensive travels through Latin America, he says. Potato sell- “Most of my pictures I try to get movement ers in Peru, sidewalk markets in Argentina, fleeting into.” Though he uses familiar themes, Garbutt moments in Chile, Garbutt has captured them all never stops stretching his art and staying in a few masterful brushstrokes. true to his own vision, So too has he immortalized wilderness scenes from Quadra Island “You can’t compare always striving to keep movement and growth in and from the Saanich Peninsula, his own life as well as his but the pieces aren’t tied to their your own art with any paintings. sources. One of his paintings nearly others, and you can’t never stop learning,” always evokes a Parisian sense in do what people think is he“We says. “You can’t compare his audience, though it actually your own art with any othhails from South America, he says. popular. If you do that, ers, and you can’t do what There is no ‘right way’ to look at you’re stunting your people think is popular. If you his paintings, no single focal point do that, you’re stunting your that onlookers must train their eye growth.” growth.” on, and part of that is also due to – Rodger Garbutt Unrepeatable Moments runs Garbutt’s love affair with capturing May 11 to 17 at the Tulista movement with his brush. Community Art Centre, 9565 Whether it’s the swirl of a dancer’s skirt, the bustle of a city sidewalk or the slow Fifth Street in Sidney. The show is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 amble of a river beneath a canopy of trees, look at one of Garbutt’s paintings for even a moment, and p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit cacsp.com. you’ll find your eye following a natural flow across the canvas. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com Recently, Garbutt has been focusing on waves Continued from page 10

So much so that you could say it’s been around since the 1100s and people have just about got it tuned, laughs Pint.

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nother spectacular day today! Not a cloud in the entire sky! We are getting spoiled and beginning to expect it, which is pure greed, because the gardens need some rain or we’ll have to start hauling hoses to keep those seedlings moist until they develop a sturdy root system that can tolerate a little drought. Always something to worry about. If it isn’t the garden we can always worry about the mess the world is in right now and there is always the dreaded chance of an earthquake to keep us awake at night. If you need help in the worry department you can always contact me ... I’m something of an expert, having had years of practice. Where do you think I got these furrows in my foreHelen Lang head? Over the Garden You guessed it! Yes, good Fence old-fashioned worry will do it every time. Oh, yes. Gardening? I’ll get right to it! Let’s talk about pansies, shall we? These dear humble plants are so un-demanding they get overlooked when we should celebrate them. In Sidney, the municipal gardeners know their value and plant them in the highway dividers, knowing they will perform beautifully for many months with little to no encouragement. I have one in a planter that looks great and it has been outside all winter with no protection, little water, nor any fertilizer, but it lifts its cheerful face and smiles at me when I tell it how pretty it looks. I love pansies! Two annuals that think they are perennial are a couple of petunias, one red and the other purple. They are both flowering as though they know what they are doing and they are very welcome “A balcony indeed. I’ll add to them, since I have no idea garden is a new intend to stay for challenge for most ifthey another summer, or are just waiting for a good of us and a lot of die. what we do is trial dayA tobalcony garden is a new challenge for and error.” most of us and a lot of – Helen Lang what we do is “trial and error.” I’m sure there are books about balcony gardening, but if their suggestions don’t work, they may hear my screams of anguish in Duncan! My youngest daughter has moved to Victoria so guess who now has to lug the watering can half-full of water to those thirsty plants out on that hot, dry balcony? Right! Me! Oh well, it’s not as though I had a job and was at work all day, so I do have the time. It’s just the effort to get moving that’s a problem. There is another name for it called “laziness” but I refuse to believe that is the case. I quite like the word “inertia’ instead. It doesn’t sound quite so threatening.

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Tour Greater Victoria gardens with mom this weekend Two-day fundraiser event promises music and a variety of landscaping

the conservatory will perform at many of the stops on the tour, while other sites will have recorded music playing throughout. As well, master horticulturists will be on hand to answer general and specific questions about gardening. A perennial favourite, the annual plant sale, will happen at the Midland Road location on the tour in Oak Bay. Tour attendees are also invited to stop by the grand finale to the weekend, the Joy of Life concert led by Daniel Lapp at the conservatory’s Alix Goolden Performance Hall, starting at 3 p.m. Sunday. Garden tour tickets allow the holders $10 off the concert ticket price. The tour runs Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10. Tickets are $30 (children 12-under are free) and may be purchased online and at many locations throughout Greater Victoria. Find more information at vcm.bc.ca/tickets-garden-tour. All proceeds support the Victoria Conservatory of Music.

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The Victoria Conservatory of Music hosts its 33rd annual Mother’s Day Garden Tour this weekend, with nine sites open to viewing, with a background of music. These pockets of greenery and flowering plants, accented with natural and manmade elements, are spread throughout Greater Victoria, from the national treasure that is Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site in Colwood, to a classic Oak Bay garden with contemporary updates. Adding to the ambiance, students and faculty members from

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The B.C. government is adding new trades seats to 12 post-secondary institutions to allow students to sample different trades. The “trades discovery” program runs 10 to 12 weeks, providing hands-on experience. Those who complete the program can then enrol in a “foundation” program for the trade or seek an apprenticeship place with an employer. Premier Christy Clark donned her hardhat and joined high school students in new secondary trade programs for the announcement at the B.C. legislature last week. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the government has made progress in the Skills for Jobs Blueprint, launched a year ago to redesign the B.C. education system from elementary to post-secondary to match education up with high-demand jobs in the future. The additional funding of $727,500 is to provide 68 seats at Camosun College, 32 at College of New Caledonia, 32 at College of the Rockies, 16 at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 16 at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, 12 at North Island College, 40 at Northwest Community College, 32 at Okanagan College, 16 at Selkirk College, 30 at Thompson Rivers University, 16 at University of the Fraser Valley and 16 at Vancouver Island University. Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson said the blueprint assigns 25 per cent of postsecondary funds to in-demand jobs, to fill positions left vacant by a wave of retirements in the coming decades. New or expanded trades facilities are underway at Camosun College, Okanagan College and Nicola Valley. According to the Industry Training Authority, more than 41,000 participants are now involved in an adult, youth or foundation trades program. Shane Simpson, the NDP’s critic for labour and skills, said the problem is not getting students started in trades, it is finding them apprenticeship places that put them on the job. The B.C. Federation of Labour has called on the government to put apprentice requirements into contracts for public construction projects. Simpson said there are also few apprentices in the public service. Bond said in the legislature last week that she is concerned about the low completion rates in trade programs, and she expects to make an announcement soon about placements in government activities. “That work is nearly finished,” Bond said. “My goal is to ensure that we have incremental growth of apprentices on projects that are funded by taxpayers.”

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Parkland’s season ends at the hands of Stelly’s Steven Heywood News staff

The Stingers dominated the game — but it was Vanessa Guerra who made sure her team stayed in the match. Guerra, one of two seniors on the Parkland Panthers senior girls soccer team, was the game’s busiest goaltender in the opening Ryan Cup semi-final match Thursday, April 29 at Layritz Field in Saanich. The Ryan Cup is an annual battle among Greater Victoria A, AA and AAA girls soccer teams for the city-wide title. Parkland, who finished fourth among the AA division teams, had the unenviable task of facing Stelly’s, the AAA league winner and last year’s Ryan Cup champs. For Guerra, it was her final game of the season. Early on, she challenged a Stinger’s player and went down with an injury. Recovering, she stayed in the game, blocking and tipping shots — generally causing trouble for the Stelly’s attackers. The Stingers missed at least five open nets as they moved the ball quickly and strongly throughout the match. They were able to score three times to seal the win

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Parkland Panthers’ goaltender Vanessa Guerra keeps her eyes, and hands, on the ball during the opening game of the Ryan Cup city soccer finals on Thursday, April 29. Stelly’s, the top AAA team would defeat Parkland (AA), 3-nil. and their coach, Jackie Cunningham, said she is hoping for better in the coming rounds. “We did OK and we’ve come so far,” said Guerra after the match. “I

was impressed, because we are so young (a team).” Made up mostly of Grade 10 and 11 players, Parkland is building for next season.

“We worked well as a team.” Stelly’s advanced to their next semi-final Tuesday, May 5 (after press deadline) against Oak Bay. Stelly’s junior girls soccer team,

said Cunningham, won its city final match against Reynolds, 1-nil, and play in the junior Island finals May 7 to 8. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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WRITING CONTEST CELEBRATION. The Saanich Peninsula Community Writing Contest winners will be announced at the Sidney North Saanich Library May 14, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Hosted by the Sidney North Saanich Library Writers Group. For more, call 250-6560944. COMMUNITY SONG CIRCLE continues at SHOAL Fridays, May 8 to June 12, $60 (or $12 drop-in) with Jewel Spooner. No music experience required. If you like to sing, you will enjoy this group. Call to register 250 6565537. SIDNEY CONCERT BAND invites you to our Swing into Spring concert, conducted by Rob Bannister. Sunday, May 24, 2 p.m. at the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney. Tickets $15 available from the Mary Winspear Centre box office, 250-656-0275.

Events

MOTHER’S DAY TEA in honour of the Pioneer Women of the Saanich Peninsula.

Saturday, May 9, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Log Cabin Museum at Saanichton. Tea $5. Reservations necessary: catmch@ shaw.ca or 250652-1116. Museum located at 7910 Polo Park Crescent (behind Thrifty’s). More info. at saanichpioneersociety.org. WORLD OCEANS DAY is June 8 and Oceans Week in Canada is June 1 to 8. Learn how you can be part of the solution, not part of the problem at WorldOceansDay.ca.

Yoga, Mondays, May 25 to July 13, 5 to 6 p.m. Yoga in a Chair, Fridays, May 15 to July 3, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. All sessions are eight weeks for $90 or $12/drop-In. Call to register: 250-6565537. FALL PREVENTION CLASSES, Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 21 to June 30, 10 to 11 a.m. Twelve sessions for $95. Limited to 10 participants, so register early. Call 250-656-5537.

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GOOD MORNING RHYMETIME at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and fun. Runs to May 21, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Ages 0-5 years. Free. Dropin. Call 250-6560944.

Health

NEW SESSIONS OF Yoga Classes with Kathleen Fournier begin in May: Morning Yoga, Thursdays, May 7 to June 25, 9 to 10 a.m. Evening

THE PENINSULA GARDEN Club will meet on Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Center. Christina Nikolic will share how to stop worrying and start loving your garden and more! Visitors welcome. Non-member drop-infee is $5. THE WHITE CANE Club meet on the first Thursday of every month, at 1:30 p.m. at the SHOAL Centre. Next meeting is on Thursday, May 7. There will be a presentation by the Pacific Institute for the Blind. Please plan to attend.

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Funny money Peter Garnham, executive director of the Sidney Museum, holds a 1986 $2 bill. The Museum is running its new exhibit: A Licence to Print Money, throughout May and June. The exhibit features banknotes that no longer exist — and some that never existed. The Sidney Museum on Beacon Avenue is open daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photo contributed

NEW DROP-IN FOR help with tablets and laptops now available for seniors at SHOAL Activity Centre, Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will help with questions and tips.

Fundraisers

SAVE THE MOTHERS Walk, Saturday, May 9. Step out to improve maternal health in the developing world. Join us in a 5 km walk/run across the beautiful Mt. Newton Valley, starting at 9:30 a.m. from St. Mary’s Church (East Saanich Rd. at Cultra

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Ave.) and culminating at St. Stephen’s Church (St. Stephen’s Rd.) with a BBQ. All ages welcome. Register at www. walkformothersday. com or for more information go to the Parish of Central Saanich website www. parishcs.ca. HERITAGE FASHION SHOW with Afternoon Tea. At Peace Lutheran Church, 2295 Weiler Ave. (off Lochside). Friday, May 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets,

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$15, at the door or reserve with Louise at 250-652-3596. Proceeds to support charity. Everyone welcome. LIONS SWIFTSURE BREAKFAST. The Central Saanich Lions Club, for the fourth year, is serving breakfast at the Saturday, May 23 Swiftsure race. Pancakes, ham, coffee, tea, or juice available. At Clover point, Dallas Road. Breakfast served 8 to 11 a.m. CAR BOOT AND Craft Sale at St. Stephen’s church, 7921 St. Stephen Rd. off Mt. Newton X Rd., on May 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On the grounds rain or shine. To reserve a spot to sell your stuff, email lgcliff@gmail. com. There is a fee of $15. In the hall, there are tables for rent for crafters, $20. Both must also be booked and paid in advance. Details at parishcs. ca or email lgcliff@ gmail.com.

Volunteers

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME tax program (CVITP) will be available at SHOAL Centre, Sidney through the Beacon Community Services Volunteer Services office until Thursday, April 30. For details, call 250656-5537.

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George Lakeman December 17, 1922- April 25, 2015 With great sadness, we announce the death of our much loved father, George Lakeman, in his 93rd year. Born into a family of eight children in Edmonton, Alberta, George enlisted as a young man in the RCAF during the Second World War. He trained wireless air gunners in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. After the war, he went into the construction business with his father and brothers, and built houses and apartment buildings in Edmonton. During this time, he met his future wife Molly Bracewell, a lively and lovely English girl, at the Rainbow Ballroom in Edmonton. It was the beginning of a beautiful relationship that led to a very happy marriage in 1951. He soon trained as a draftsman, and went on to a career in Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Works department and eventually as a building inspector for the Treasury Branch. He retired in 1981, and he and Molly moved out to Sidney, B.C., where he fulfilled the prairie boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream of owning a sail boat, sailing the west coast, and golfing year-round. He was a damn fine golfer. George loved the company of women, and after his loving wife Molly died in 1992, he grieved deeply and then married a second time, to Olivia Moffat, who predeceased him in 1995. He was also predeceased by his brothers Jack, Joe, Billy, Herb and Bob, and his two sisters Dorothy and Eileen. He will be greatly missed by his son Geoff Lakeman (Heather Pringle), daughter Elaine Lakeman (Rick McNeill), brother Roy Lakeman (Joyce Lakeman), good friend Lynn Eriksen Urquhart, many nephews and nieces and great nephews and great nieces, and all his friends at Glen Meadows Golf Course. A service and reception will be held at St. Elizabeth Church, 10030 Third St, Sidney, BC at 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 8, 2015. For those who wish to make memorial donations, cheques may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or to the charity of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice. The family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to Preet Dhanota and all the staff at The Lodge at Broadmead, and especially to Vilma Sevilleja, who took such excellent care of George in his final years and became a much loved member of our family.

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CHANGE A LIFE BE ONE OF THE 100 WOMEN TO BUILD AMANDA A HOME. Donate $1,000 between now & May 14th to fund the $100,000 needed to build her home. Your contribution will be recognized in many ways. And the impact you make on a single mother’s life… immeasurable. Habitat Victoria makes homeownership possible for local low-income working families thanks to volunteers, funders, in-kind donors and YOU – women who want to effect change.

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Central Saanich Extreme second baseman Cecelia (CC) Pringle tags the runner from Strawberry Vale (Victoria) to get an out during Sunday’s bronze medal game in Brentwood Bay.

Great weekend for ball Central Saanich Extreme Fastball hosts U12B tourney

Amanda & her children at the work site of their future home.

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Eight teams — six from Vancouver Island and two from the mainland — were in Central Saanich over the weekend for the Extreme Fastball Under12 B tournament. For the local squad, they played their way into the bronze medal game Sunday against Strawberry Vale. It was a close game and saw the Extreme B’s, as they call themselves, take a 6-4 lead into the top of the final inning. Strawberry Vale would score four times, however, taking an 8-6 lead that would hold as the final score. Parents from both sides cheered the girls’ effort in what was called by one, “a great game, nail biting to the end.” On the main diamond at Rom Knott Park, teams from Richmond and Cloverdale played in the gold medal game. In other action, the Extreme’s U14 B team won gold and U14 C team won silver at tournaments on the weekend. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Mackenzie Underwood runs up the first base line as she tries to leg out a single.

SportS In Brief Salmon derby winners

The top winner in Saturday’s Sidney Anglers Association Salmon Derby was Len Raslie, who landed a 20.8 pound fish. Here are the rest of the derby results, courtesy of the Sidney Anglers: • 2nd place - Dave Milligan 20.6 pounds • 3rd place - Bob Hamilton 19.7 pounds • 4th place - Kevin McKenna 19.3 pounds • 5th place - Ken Birkland 18.9 pounds • 6th place - Larry Dalziel 18.4 pounds • 7th place - Eric Martin 17.4 pounds • 8th place - Peter Payen 17.2 pounds • 9th place - Ryan Mace 16.6 pounds

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• Irene Dunic Prize for top woman - Candace Boyle 16.5 pounds • Hidden Weight Prize - Dan Scott 12.2 pounds • Bragging Rights or Sponsors Trophy - Eagle Eye Outfitters.

Climbing new heights

The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich hosts two major events on the May 16 to 18 weekend. These include the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed Climbing World Cup and the 2015 Climbing Escalade Canada (CEC) National Youth and Open Climbing Championships. For event details and times throughout the weekend, visit climbtheboulders.com.

C’mon and take a freeride

The North Saanich Freeride Park 2015 annual general meeting will be Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre, Room 2A. The Freeride Park functions as a co-operative between The Friends of North Saanich Mountain Bike Park Society and the Municipality of North Saanich. The society is made up of volunteers, parents and riders. This year the society plans to build a viewing deck over the container and rework existing jumps. The Society needs board members to keep the bike park open and operational. Parents please come to our AGM and get involved with this society.

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