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NORTH SAANICH — A new park will come into existence this weekend in North Saanich. As part of its Jubilee year, marking 50 years since the District was incorporated, North Saanich is dedicating green space on the south side of Mills Road by Holy Trinity Anglican Church as a new, 3.6 acre municipal park. The land was donated to the District by the Victoria Airport Authority and the municipality itself will use tax dollars to develop the park over the next few years. “Our new Jubilee Park will be a welcome and key addition to our community,” stated Mayor Alice Finall in a media release, also noting this will be the District’s 37th park. “I encourage everyone to come and help us celebrate this important event and enjoy a special pancake breakfast.” The dedication takes place Saturday, Aug. 22 at 8 a.m. at the park site, starting with pancakes and offering the public a variety of activities and a planned fly over by the Department of National Defense. With no parking on site, drivers can park at municipal hall, just up the road or at the Institute of Ocean Sciences at 9860 West Saanich Rd. — News staff

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Drought affecting local farmers

Vern Michell says long period of heat means less water, early crops and higher prices Carlie Connolly News staff

Vern Michell of Michell Brothers Farm in Central Saanich says this year’s drought has been the worst he’s seen. With around 400 acres of land and a wide variety of crops, Mitchell said the extended period of heat has caused his farm problems. “This is the worst year that I can remember for drought and heat, and that’s a lot of years,” he said.

With the Peninsula getting only 40 per cent of its usual precipitation from April to July, the Michells have had to supply the rest of what their crops need with their own irrigation. “This year we had to supply 100 per cent of the moisture to keep these plants growing. It’s added a big cost to us, with running these sprinklers 24 hours a day ... and somebody to do the work with irrigating,” he said. With the crops they’ve harvested

to date, Michell said he thinks it has added around 30 per cent more to their cost of growing vegetables and fruit — that cash cutting into their profits. He said when the water is turned on, it takes only about two days for it to completely evaporate, meaning they have to water more often. Because of this, Michell said its added a lot to the cost of just watering alone. As for the impact on their crops, some of their fruit (strawberries/

raspberries) were turned to jam as a result of the heat. Pumpkins and squash, which are very early this year, don’t need rain, he explained, and the hot sun hardens the shell of the pumpkins and might be good until Halloween. Michell said hay has also been affected negatively. The first cut of hay, which starts growing in February and March, was pretty normal. He added they hope for a second Please see: Farmers can only absorb, page 4

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Corrections

• Re: Snowbirds visit Aviation Museum, PNR, Aug. 14. Former Snowbirds trainer Berger-North was actually a part of the Royal Canadian Airforce not the World Airforce. We regret the error.

Little Bo Peep, or Steve Smith at right, shares a laugh with Shauna Hamilton during Sunday’s Bed Races on Beacon. The Island Health team won first place in the costume contest. More photos on the PNR’s Facebook page.

• The PNR article Aug. 14 on the Sidney Literary Festival’s Postcard writing contest contained an error. This is not an in-between year for the Festival, as it is scheduled for Oct. 2 to 4, 2015. We regret the error.

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Island Savings squad takes the races Second annual Bed Races on Beacon raises $16,000 for palliative care Steven Heywood News staff

Sidney is getting into bed with the Rest Haven Foundation — to the tune of $16,000. Teams in the second annual Bed Races on Beacon enjoyed Sunday’s event and donated even more money than their entry fees to the Foundation and its palliative care programs at Sidney’s Rest Haven Lodge

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Farmers can only absorb so much Continued from page 1

He added they hope for a second cut, watering and fertilizing it many times. Because there has been little to no rain, their second cut hay was about 50 per cent of the size of a normal crop. And Michell said that represents a large loss. This means they are charging a little more for their hay, he said, which could lead to an increase in prices for this fall and winter. For their own cows, he noted his operation is trying to salvage every little bit of hay they can, feeding them some vegetable leaves to make up for some of the losses in the second cut of hay. Michell said the heat has also contributed to an increase in the population of bugs like aphids and mites that

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Vern Michell looks out at his field of cows that are also affected by the heat. The price of hay has increased as a result of drought. thrive on dead grass. The aphids have been a problem, but Michell said he is fending infestation off by trying to use more water and wash them off the plants. “So at the same time we are controlling the

bugs as well as watering our plants,” he said. Despite these extra costs and losses of some fruit, Michell said some farmers can absorb the initial losses. However, he added consumers of local produce will

see some hefty price increases. Even so, he said he recommends people should still try to buy local, freeze, dry and can the food for fall and winter. Because some of these crops are so early, he said, they will be finished soon.

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Elizabeth May could struggle to get a place at upcoming federal leaders debates, but she certainly sees her performance at the Macleans magazine event two weeks ago as a boon to her party. May was in Sidney last Thursday, Aug. 13, making a brief stop at home in the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands before heading upIsland on the campaign trail. The PNR caught up with her as she was about to visit the Sidney Street Market. Throughout the interview, she was stopped, asked for photos and told by various supporters how well she spoke and addressed her issues during that leadership debate. “Since then, our poll numbers have been up, donations have been up, the reactions have been great,” May said. “For other Green Party candidates, they are seeing an increase in volunteers and support.” It’s a classic case of publicity — and a solid performance in the public eye — doing wonders for an election campaign. Yet, for political observers — and for May herself — while the recent praise is great, it should not have come as a surprise. “I’m surprised how impressed people were at the debate,” May said. “I’ve been doing that for years in Parliament.” Yet, she agreed that not everyone follows what goes on in Ottawa as closely as some, and said she’ll certainly take the compliment. “It’s helping get voters watching,” she said.

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ongratulations to the organizers, the teams and the fans of bed racing. The second annual Bed Races on Beacon was another big success. The event is a testament to the kinds of great things that can happen on a vibrant downtown street — and joins a long list of other community events that use Sidney’s main drag as a venue. This weekend sees another of those events, the Torque Masters Car Club’s annual car show. It runs pretty well all day this Sunday, Aug. 23 and draws vehicle enthusiasts from all over Vancouver Island and elsewhere. These events — from the Thursday evening street markets to the Sidney Days Parade — add to the overall community spirit that’s alive and well in the community. It’s also mirrored within the neighbouring communities of Saanichton and Brentwood Bay when organizations there get front-and-centre with their celebrations. In common with all of these events on the Saanich Peninsula and elsewhere, is the use of public spaces to add character and joy to everyone’s local experience. The roads we normally drive on are not just roads and it’s always an interesting experience to walk down the centre of them, enjoying the spectacles of these community events, and not have to worry about when the next vehicle is coming. This is not a call for more pedestrianized streets. It is praise for communities that are welcoming and flexible enough to turn what could be considered vital commercial links, into spaces for public celebration. There are often complaints and concerns that when the streets are closed to vehicles, potential business is lost. While that may be so, from a driver’s perspective, what about the potential for more visitors who are on foot, or who may return to the community because they had such a good time? A balance between both needs is a great compromise to foster good business and great community spirit.

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by Munk Debates, a charitable everal readers took me to task foundation. Harper, Trudeau and for last week’s commentary on Mulcair have accepted. May and the beginning of our long, hot Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles federal election campaign. Duceppe were not invited to either They pointed out, among other of these. things, that there are substantial The national media have decided cost increases to Elections Canada that the biggest issue currently is as well as higher spending limits the trial of suspended senator Mike for the parties. And thanks to Duffy, but this has turned generous tax deductions out to be a rehash of facts for political donations, and assertions heard taxpayers subsidize all many times over by those party spending whether who care. they want to or not. The expense account That’s the system as it abuse has pushed the is today, so rather than issue of senate reform rail against it, it seems to the forefront. Harper more useful to ask what declared his intention we’re getting for our forced to starve the Senate investment in this exercise. by refusing any more First, more leader Tom Fletcher appointments, after most debates. The traditional B.C. Views provinces ignored his call main event organized to elect their nominees. by TV networks for Oct. Trudeau, having expelled all 8 appears to be a bust, with only Liberal senators from the party Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and caucus, has warned that Harper’s Green Party leader Elizabeth May plan and Mulcair’s long-standing expected to attend. Conservative position to abolish the Senate leader Stephen Harper declined, are both unworkable, if not prompting NDP leader Thomas unconstitutional. Trudeau has Mulcair to say he will only take part promised changes to the senate in debates that include Harper. appointment process, but no Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair have specifics so far. agreed to a Sept. 17 debate hosted Party policies are being doled out by The Globe and Mail and Google one bit at a time, and the national Canada. This one is to be focused and local candidate debates may on the economy, which should force help clarify them. Here are a couple participants to get beyond their that could use closer scrutiny. talking points and pointing fingers. Harper has promised to revive On Sept. 28 there will be a debate a stimulus program from the focused on foreign policy hosted

2009 economic crisis, offering a 15 per cent tax credit for home improvements between $1,000 and $5,000. This sounds great if you’re a homeowner, but does nothing for renters, drives up the cost of housing in already overpriced urban markets and encourages more consumer debt. Trudeau has promised an additional $2.6 billion over four years for First Nations education on reserves, and accelerated spending on school infrastructure. Mulcair has promised to hold a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Mulcair and Trudeau both pledge to reverse the Conservative moves to eliminate what’s left of door-to-door mail delivery, and to extend the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security pension from 65 to 67. All of these promises are presented in the most appealing way possible by the parties that promote them, and all involve spending and taxation trade-offs that the parties would prefer not to discuss. Another possible dividend from a formal campaign stretching more than two months is that more voters will pay attention to the real issues and actually take the time to cast a ballot. If that happens, and the long decline in voter turnout is reversed, it’s a good investment. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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backwards. Sidney is not much changed in any negative way since I first visited in 2001, suggesting perhaps it is the exception to that rule. For folks who haven’t seen it, go take a look at what has happened in Tsawwassen Mills if you want to see the impact on a smaller community of a large urban shopping

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fter 62 years living in the Greater Toronto area, a move to Chemainus revealed what a great little town it is and how narrow the views are of many long time residents. Now I am in Sidney and I find the debate over the Gateway project interesting in that context. There may be issues for folks on the west side with speeders. Where is the RCMP? Why after 42 years of living “across the highway,” are there no sidewalks? However, are these reasons to embrace a shopping center that will massively increase traffic volume? A traffic circle at what is a multi lane high-speed interchange is a disaster waiting to happen. Many people in B.C. (and Ontario) don’t know how to drive single lane traffic circles. How will they navigate safely around one that is four lanes? When the ferry dumps up to 370 vehicles off every hour a vision of backlogs of

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farmers’ market. This would attract tourists and be easily accessible to residents of Sidney. We do not need another concrete shopping mall in this area. The Thursday ’Summer Markets’ attract people from across Greater Victoria. This is all ‘new money’ into Sidney. I first suggested a farmers market over a year ago when the airport authority asked for ideas for development. Recently, I spent some time in Ontario. Every place visited suggests tourists visit a market. I am more convinced than ever that we need a market too. For Sidney, I visualize market stalls in a warehouse-style building with lots of skylights to give natural light, similar to Granville Island Market. Other buildings on the site could include the visitors information centre and perhaps a boutique– type hotel. The whole complex could have a rural look with lots of greenery, places to sit, perhaps around a small stream or fountain. There needs to be plenty of

Although the Victoria Airport Authority directs the use of vast acres of land in North Saanich, it is not acting like a team player in its community. A few years ago, it influenced the building of a major highway interchange to service only itself, when Sidney could have benefited from something collaborative. Now, the VAA is proposing another shopping mall on its lands that will be in direct competition with Sidney’s main street across the highway. Is there no other way to make money these days than to build a mall and bring shoppers to it? I ask the VAA to be more creative and collaborative in the possible development of its lands. Elizabeth Chambers Brentwood Bay

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It will not be a hunter practicing fair chase that finally kills the last lion, elephant or rhinoceros. It will be an impoverished villager who kills a whole pride when he laces one of the carcasses of his cattle with virulent herbicide. Or by poachers and their buyers with an insatiable greed for ivory or rhino horn or whatever.

Pickleballers being played Re: Sidney moving ahead on pickleball, PNR. The title should read Sidney is doing its very best to delay or prevent pickleball from being played inside its borders. It is clearly a waste of taxpayer money to paint pickleball lines in a multipurpose court. Pickleball requires a net in order to be played. The councils in other municipalities have assigned tennis priority times/days and pickleball priority times/days. The promise that future dedicated pickleball courts may become a part of the parks master plan is small comfort for those who believe facilities should be shared so as to keep the costs down and ensure that public recreation facilities are used to the fullest extent. Dave Walts North Saanich

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Keep tasting as you go, it’s the best part of cooking

n o t h e r beautiful, cloudless day today, as I sit here with the doors and windows open to the great outdoors. Summer is really wonderful. I know, I know! It has been very hot. It was 91 degrees in the living room two days ago with that precious air conditioner going full blast. I ran a cool bath and lay in it until I felt cooler, before wrapping myself in a towel and lying on the bed until the apartment seemed less torrid. And to think we still have the rest of August — and maybe a week or so of September — to enjoy summer! Let’s enjoy it while it lasts! Several days ago Joan M. gave me a bag of Yellow Transparent apples. I considered making a pie, but it was really too hot to turn on the oven so I decided to make apple sauce. I planned to do it the easiest way possible. Maybe all of you already do this, but just in case there is a begin-

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“Perhaps women were made of sterner stuff years ago.” ner cook reading this, may I make a suggestion? Remove the stem (if it is still attached) and cut each apple into four slices and remove the core. Leave the peeling on. Cook these pieces (barely covered with water) until very soft. Mash them as you would mash potatoes and if you have a colander, squeeze the apple flesh through it, discarding the skins. A sieve takes longer but will (eventually) do the job. A colander is cer-

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tainly a useful kitchen tool. Now this mushy mass needs to be sweetened. I like to use brown sugar, but that is optional, of course. The amount? You’ll have to keep tasting, (this is the fun part of cooking) to achieve the right amount of sweetness, starting with, maybe, a quarter cup of sugar. This apple sauce freezes well and makes a delicious breakfast starter. It is also wonderful in a cake — an old fashioned apple sauce cake. [Note: the July 29 column included an apple sauce cake recipe and forget to mention it requires 2 cups of flour.] I hate to go on about this, but we need rain so badly. I know California is in the midst of a serious drought and we are certainly on the leading edge of one here. I don’t want to bring on a rainy season before we get to our regular one but this is getting really serious. I hate the idea of having to share bath water.

When my brothers and I were kids we had to do just that. Lucky me — I got the first bath Our water came from a well, so there was a limit to the warm water as it was heated in a huge copper container on a wood stove. When I remember my dear Mother, I could weep that she had to put up with so many inconveniences, when we have so many easier ways of doing things today. I never heard her complain though. Perhaps women were made of sterner stuff years ago. Who amongst us now would cross Canada in a covered wagon, drawn by a team of horses, probably with four or five snivelling kids in tow and a husband who expected you to pull your weight in his great adventure. I’d like to think a lot of us would be willing. I’m lucky, I’m too old to be invited to come along, except perhaps to do the cooking and wash the dirty socks. Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News

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ome out and celebrate the North Saanich Jubilee on the annual North Saanich Flavour Trail and Wine Fest over the weekend of August 21 to 23. The Flavour Trail offers residents and visitors the opportunity to explore and experience Saanich Peninsula food and agriculture — and have fun! The Flavour Trail tours start on Saturday morning with the dedication of Jubilee Park and a pancake breakfast, followed by the official opening at North Saanich Farm Market at 9:30 a.m. The annual rural ramble offers participants a diverse choice of 16 venues to visit over the two-day event. Discover how to grow oranges and lemons in your own backyard — and make home-grown marmalade! Learn about growing your own vegetables and saving seeds or how to make a salad from edible flowers in your garden. Watch an exciting sheep dog herding demonstration. Relax and have a cuppa with fresh scones and home-crafted strawberry jam. Wander through an historic church at the edge of the Salish Sea and hear stories from the past in its old cemetery. Experience a rural farmers’ market. Visit a lavender farm or picnic by the Salish Sea. North Saanich wines are a feature of this year’s Flavour Trail. The weekend begins with the a toe-tappin‘ barbecue at Muse Winery Friday night, August 21, beginning at 6 p.m. On Saturday night, you can enjoy Pizza and Wine at the Roost Farm Centre. The Vineyard Bistro invites you to flavour their farm-to-table experience; “peninsula” famous pizzas right from their wood fired pizza oven and its most popular appetizer, the Salmon Taco accompanied by estate wines. Local musician Sean McCool entertains (reservations 250-655-0009). Both wineries are open for tours and sampling all weekend. We’re also happy to welcome back old friends on the Trail. On Sunday, relax for a spell at Cartref Gardens, watch the dragon flies and learn what flowers are good to grow and make bouquets from (you can also enjoy a slice of freshly baked homemade fruit pie).

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Take a tour at the CFIA’s Centre for Plant Health with its scenic views over Sidney. The weekend closes with a special Sunday Reception at Snowdon House Studio and Farm at 5 p.m. featuring Laura Waters’ edible Douglas Fir products. Tickets $40, proceeds go to the Relay for Life. You can also experience the Flavour Trail in style on two wheels with a leisurely 25 km tour visiting farms, markets, and other tasty stops. This year’s Flavour Cycle is offered on both Saturday and Sunday and adds something new – electric bicycles. The cycle tour leaves the Roost Farm Centre at 9:30 a.m. and returns by 4:30 p.m. both days. Registration: TIDESgroup.com or call 250-9992997. Tour brochures are available at the North Saanich municipal hall, North Saanich Farmers’ Market, as well as most libraries and recreation centres. You can also download a copy of the brochure from the Flavour Trails website (flavourtrails.com). For the most up-to-date information on the North Saanich Flavour Trail, visit flavourtrails.com. The Flavour Trail is organized by CRFAIR (Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable) with support from the District of North Saanich and other local governments and businesses.

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The North Saanich Flavour Trail begins Friday with an evening celebrating the bounty of the Saanich Peninsula, beginning at 6 p.m. Enjoy a Muse BBQ alongside the vineyard and celebrate the rural life. Enjoy a special harvest spread featuring locally farmed foods. Non-alcoholic refreshments and a cash wine bar also available and music provided by The Bachands. Tickets are $35 per person including tax and gratuity. Call 250-656-2552 for information. Don’t wait — the event sold out last year!

Saturday Nite Pizza and Wine at The Roost North Saanich Flavour Trail map legend FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 10 Kickoff BBQ at Muse Winery SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 1 Jubilee Park Dedication/ Community Pancake Breakfast 2 North Saanich Farm Market 6 Farmer John @ Epicure Selections 7 Fruit Trees and More 8 Holy Trinity Tea and Cemetery Tour 9 Melinda’s Biscotti 10 Muse Winery & Muse Bistro 11 The Roost Farm Centre 12 Russell Nursery 13 Snowdon House

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The Roost invite Flavour Trail participants and the public to join them at the Vineyard Bistro on Saturday, Aug 22 to help celebrate the Flavour Trail with pizza, wine, music and friends. Perhaps a Ploughman’s Platter to start the evening off with all local meats and cheeses, paired with our Sieggerebe white wine? Follow-

ing that might be their famous Farmhands Heaven Pizza, paired with a glass of our red wine, Little Red Combine. Now add to that local musician Sean McCool, watch the sunset over the upper vineyard and it will be a night to remember. Reservations are recommended by calling 250-655-0009 or visit theroostfarmcentre.com.

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Making Airwaves with Brett Kissel Canadian country star Brett Kissel will debut new songs at the Mary Winspear Centre Sept. 4 Carlie Connolly News staff

anadian country sensation Brett Kissel will be in Sidney for the first time to perform some of his hit songs, giving us a sneak preview of his new album Pick Me Up, which will hit stands on Sept. 11. Life has been quite the ride for this Flat Lake, Alberta resident who is now residing in Nashville, Tenessee. With a new record on the way, Kissel talks life on the road, performing at his dream venue and his new bundle of joy arriving in February 2016. Kissel, who has some family in Nanaimo, has never been out to Sidney and says he is excited for the opportunity. “We’ve played some amazing shows and made some great friendships along the way so we’re going to be fresh off the summer tour when we come out there (west coast) and we’re going to be very excited to just get some west coast vibes into

our system,” he told the PNR. As for his favourite song to perform on the album, Kissel says its all about the crowd for him. Travelling coast to coast across Canada, he and the band are happy to take a step back and play in the intimate setting of Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre. “We’ve played so many gigs this summer, we are really looking forward to the opportunity to play an intimate setting and a great theatre. For us, its going to be a great highlight for our

summer tour to wrap up in that type of setting because we get to tell a lot more stories when we play to an intimate crowd and we also get an opportunity to play some songs that we don’t do in the real, rowdy live show that we do when we’re playing the big festivals.” Kissel recently released the title of his new album, called

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Pick Me Up, giving Sidney an early taste of some of the new songs on the record to be released Sept. 11. “We really pulled out all the stops when it came to producing this and calling in a lot of favours for some incredible musicians to be a part of this new record and we learned a lot of lessons off of my first major label debut on Warner Music and now that we have an opportunity to learn those lessons and harness some of the great energy from our live show, we feel that this album is really going to blow people away.” Not only will September be the release of his new album, but Kissel will be performing for his first time at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, a dream come true for many country musicians. The Opry has seen big names like Johnny Cash, George Jones, Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley become members and Kissel says he feels honoured. PLEASE SEE: Kissel is excited for, page 14

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Auto Extravaganza to close streets Sunday in Sidney SIDNEY — This coming Sunday, there will be around 300 to 400 classic and special interest automobiles, trucks, cars and bikes driving around the streets of Sidney. Hosted by Torque Masters, the Auto Extravaganza will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with various streets closed between 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last year the club welcomed 350 vehicles and they range this year from American muscle to hot rods and

classic cars. There will also be trophies for all of the classes and best cars. The Lions Club puts on a pancake breakfast, which will have a 50/50 draw and proceeds going towards the prostate centre. Organizers will also have a few Segways available for people to try out. Automotive vendors will also be present for those to stop by and take a look along with live music performed throughout the day. — News staff

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Kissel is excited for his future family Continued from page 13

“It’s been a dream. I think anyone getting into the business of country music understands the importance of the Grand Ole Opry for what it’s done to launch the careers and be such a major stepping stone for anyone who’s anyone in the country music business. “For me to get this chance and this invitation to go and play is arguably the biggest thing that I’ll ever do in my career.” Setting the music part of his life to the side, Kissel and his wife Cecilia are expecting a baby on Feb. 2, 2016 and Kissel could not be happier to be a dad. The couple wanted to be young parents, he said, and start a family over the next few years. He said they are excited for the future. The gender is yet to be told. With his tour across Canada, just shy of 50 concerts from coast to coast, Kissel is looking forward to his busy year, and it’s 3-2-1, we’re counting down the hours till he will arrive in Sidney. “It’s going to be a unique tour and a truly Canadian tour and that’s going to keep us very busy

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Hale Hughesman accountant Brian Liversedge flips pancakes for a good cause. On Aug. 14 the company hosted a pancake breakfast in Sidney to raise money for Baby Piper who was born with a rare chromosome deletion. Staff members along with the community came out and this year $3,300 was raised. Donations can also be made at gofundme. com/piperisabelle.

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North Saanich owner restores Canso to flying order 70 year old plane looks the same as it did years ago Carlie Connolly News staff

Pat Phillips and his team along with Bob Dyck of North Saanich have been working hard to restore a PBY-5A Canso aircraft, cleaning, sanding and painting it to make it look like it is new again. The 70-year-old aircraft has been up and away at air shows around the Island and looks the same as it did back in its prime in 1945. “It’s fun to work on it, it’s like working in a museum in there, it hasn’t changed since 1944,” said Phillips, the president of The Catalina Preservation Society. The Society is hoping to purchase the aircraft and keep it in Canada. Dyck bought the plane and wanted to keep it here, as it’s the last one of its kind available. And so, he stepped up to the plate, bought it privately from Buffalo Airways and brought the significant aircraft here with the intention of the society to eventually raise the money to buy it back from him and keep it in Canada as an artifact, taking it around to show the public. “When I realized that all of our artifacts were heading out of the country, I thought I should step

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Bob Dyck and pilot Grant Hopkins in the cockpit (inset) of the 1943 PBY-5A Canso aircraft. It has been restored to flying order at its home at the Victoria airport and will be making the rounds at various air shows on Vancouver Island. up to the plate and buy this one,” said Dyck. The aircraft was originally delivered to the Saanich Peninsula in 1944 and saw service at the Pat Bay airport. It flew out of the area until the end of the Second World War and then the aircraft left, with the Royal Canadian Air Force turning it into a search and rescue air-

craft, operating it until 1961. This month, it flew for the first time in four years. The Canso will be going to some of the air shows and is not part of the B.C. Aviation Museum (where it has been seen of late) as it’s a privately-owned aircraft operated by a private society. This particular airplane was

built in Quebec in 1943, with a bunch built in Vancouver and San Diego. Called a patrol bomber, the aircraft was a submarine hunter, tasked with sinking a lot of submarines in the Atlantic. It also saved thousands of downed pilots during its service, designed to land in the water.

“It was a search and rescue aircraft, it was used as a torpedo bomber, all kinds of different roles,” said Phillips. The aircraft is very slow but can stay up for a long time — 25 to 30 hours depending on what is needed to be done. It can also fly a long range. “The second time this airplane flew in 1936, it flew 3,400 miles non stop. No airplane in the world had ever done that before,” Phillips said. Dyck, who began flying privately in 1969, said it may be in its 71st year, but the Canso is no different than any other aircraft, having to follow a certain maintenance schedule. Having worked for a company called the Flying Firemen for 11 years, doing fire fighting with this type of aircraft, Dyck said he has had a long association with this type of plane. He also did some flying on the coast with it in New Zealand and Africa. “I’ve wanted to do flying for a living since I was a little kid so it was kind of like a dream come true to actually make a living at it. It’s never been a chore, it’s always been a fun day to go to work.” The plane can be seen at air shows, open houses and museums and is still being improved and maintained at its home at the Victoria International Airport. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Multi-media Journalist The Campbell River Mirror, an award-winning newspaper on central Vancouver Island, is looking for a journalist to help us produce dynamic and creative content for our print, web and social media platforms. We are looking for a combination of education and experience in writing, reporting, photography and video skills. Experience with InDesign is also an asset. The journalist must be a self-starter comfortable reporting news, features and some sports. We require a team player who can work in a cooperative environment and adheres to the highest journalistic standards. We offer a competitive salary and benefit package based on experience. You must also have a valid driver's licence and a dependable vehicle. Campbell River is a picturesque seaside city of 33,000 people located on Vancouver Island. It has access to a full range of cultural and recreational facilities and is home to the classic West Coast lifestyle of Vancouver Island and the northern Gulf Islands. Black Press community news media is an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Yukon, Hawaii and Ohio. Send your resume and references by August 21, 2015 to: Alistair Taylor Editor, Campbell River Mirror, 104 - 250 Dogwood St. Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2X9 Or e-mail: editor@campbellrivermirror.com

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FURNITURE REFINISHING U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

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HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

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. 1800-573-2928.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Arts

2.30%

THE FIRST NATIONS, Métis and Inuit Art Show is on now and runs through Sept. 3 at the Mary Winspear Centre. Monday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A unique art show with First Nations artists from across Canada. Visit

Our best GIC rate! C.D.I.C./C.U.D.I.C. 1 year - 2.02% 4 year – 2.29% 2 year – 2.19% 5 year – 2.30% 3 year – 2.21% Tax-free Savings Account - 1.00%

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2480 Beacon, Sidney

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REAL ESTATE Barb Ronald

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NEW LISTING CORDOVA BAY !

$ 589,000 Comfortable 1950’s family home with 1980’s addition. 5 BR & 2 baths. Updates include roof, hot water tank & 200 AMP service. Beautiful back yard with brick patio. Room for an RV or a boat. Close to Mattick’s Farm, Claremont High School & Cordova Bay Golf Course.

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winspear.ca for more details. BEETHOVEN TO ABBA Singers in all voice ranges invited to take part in the Victoria Summer Choir’s 10th anniversary season. Rehearsals Tuesday nights to Aug. 20 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. For information, contact Clara at cchay@ live.ca or 250-5906335.

Events

CANADIAN DIABETES FUNDRAISER hosted by Curves Sidney (2425 C, Bevan Ave.), Friday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m.. Speaker Cordelia McFayden leads a diabetes information workshop. All welcome to this free event, with a donation of used clothing for the CDA Clothesline. Call 250656-9870 to reserve a spot. CULTURAL FESTIVAL OF India: dazzling dances, joyous music, mouth-watering food, crafts, lots of family fun activities. Saturday. Aug. 22 and Sunday, Aug. 23. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Food and crafts for

Jean Dunn

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SUNDAY SCHOOL & NURSERY A Warm Welcome Awaits You! Rev. Irwin Cunningham 250-656-2241

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Adult & children cleaning, professional teeth whitening. Complimentary Velscope oral cancer screening exam with hygiene appointments. Come and see Joanne today for a thorough and gentle dental hygiene appointment. Dental Plans Accepted and 10% seniors discount offered!

We look forward to seeing you in our NEW location and can’t wait to talk all things Beer, Wine, and Spirits.

Brentwood Bay Village Empourium 7103 West Saanich Road 778-351-0178

Hours: Mon-Sat 7am-6pm

Brentwood Bay’s newest gathering place offering a unique atmosphere that celebrates the heritage and heart of our community. Discover excellent coffee, delicious freshly made food and a carefully chosen selection of gifts, cards, gourmet items, art and collectibles you won’t find anywhere else.

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UNITED CHURCH Sunday Worship & Children’s RESTHAVEN SEVENTH-DAY Program at 10:30 am 9300 Willingdon Rd. UNITED CHURCH Minister: Rev. David Drake 250-544-0720 SundayRev. WorshipMargaret & Children’s Program at 10:30 am Harper 9300 Willingdon Rd. 250-544-0720 Minister: Rev. David Drake www.sidneyadventist.ca www.sidneyadventist.ca Music: Lou Music:Mary Mary Lou DayDay

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ACTIVE LISTENING COURSE. Beacon Community Services at SHOAL Centre is offering a course for those interested in volunteering as part of the Friendly

Sharp and cutting-edge haircuts, clip-in hair extensions, ear piercing, tanning, & facial waxing. Wigs and hairpieces coming soon! Special appointment times available!

SIDNEY WHITE CANE Club meets Sept. 3, at 1:30 p.m. at the SHOAL Centre. A member of the Canadian Council for the Blind will be in attendance. This is a crucial meeting for members. PENINSULA NEWCOMERS CLUB holds monthly luncheons at Haros Restaurant at the Pier Hotel on the second Thursday of each month. The next meeting is Sept. 10, 2015. peninsulanewcomers. com. SAANICH PENINSULA TOASTMASTERS open house Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sidney Library in the Nell Horth Room. Come and learn what Toastmasters is all about and how you can benefit. For more, contact Gerry at 250-656-9458 or go to http://1288. toastmasters.org.

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library for songs, rhymes, stories and movement. Runs Thursdays to Aug. 20, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Dropin. Ages 0-5. For information, call 250-656-0944. TEEN SUMMER READING Challenge at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Do you like photography? Playing games? Express your creativity by taking our Teen Summer Challenge — complete tasks, earn points, do cool stuff and you might win an iPad mini! Participation is online at virl.bc.ca/ teens/challenge and runs until Aug. 31. For information, call 250-656-0944.

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SUMMER READING CLUB at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Children ages up to 12 years are invited to join the ‘Build it!’ Club. Registration is free and runs to Aug. 21. For more, call 250-656-0944. SUMMER STORYTIME AT the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the

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small cost. Come for a memorable experience of festivals and zesty cuisine of India, at the Victoria Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre, 1934 Cultra Ave., Saanichton. victoriahindutemple. com. GIANT BOOK SALE. CFUW Saanich Peninsula. Aug. 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the plaza between Tim Hortons and the Liquor Store on Beacon Avenue, Sidney. Proceeds support annual school scholarships, a First Nations Women’s Award at Camosun College and an award at the University of Victoria. PENINSULA COUNTRY MARKET, Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saanich Fairgrounds. Enjoy a country morning among friends.

Call 250-216-0521 or visit peninsulacountrymarket.ca. ADULT SUMMER READING Challenge at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Love to read anything you can get your hands on? Or listen to audiobooks? Join to read your way through the summer. For each week that you read every day for 15 minutes or more you can fill in a ballot to win a prize. Free. Drop in to register. For information, call 250-656-0944.

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Visitors program. Mondays and Wednesdays Sept. 14 to 30. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Call Deb at 250 656-5537 ext. 106 or dgreenaway@ beaconcs.ca.

THE NEWS REVIEW provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area. Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to editor@ peninsulanewsreview.com.

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Federal election forums to focus on climate SIDNEY — South Vancouver Island candidates in the upcoming federal election on Oct. 19 are being invited to forums on climate and the environment over the next two months. Hosted by the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association, there is a

planned forum on Oct. 2 for candidates in Saanich-Gulf Islands. It takes place at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church in Sidney, 2410 Malaview Ave. The debates are co-presented by the BCSEA Victoria Chapter with the Dogwood Initiative,

two non-partisan environmental organizations. Renewable energy, green jobs, oil tankers, pipeline expansion, greenhouse gas emission reduction and the impact of climate change will be the focus. — Submitted

Capital Regional District

Notice to Electors within the Capital Regional District

Alternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaws 3914 and 3915 Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District ("CRD") proposes to adopt Bylaw 3914, "Vancouver Island Regional Library District Borrowing Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 1, 2014" to establish a service for the CRD to borrow funds on behalf of the Vancouver Island Regional Library (“VIRL”) and Bylaw 3915, “Vancouver Island Regional Library District Borrowing Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1, 2014” to authorize the borrowing of up to Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) to lend to the VIRL for a new library building. Under an agreement with the CRD, the VIRL would service the $6,000,000 debt for the construction of a new library. The maximum requisition of $700,000 contained in the borrowing service establishment bylaw is a safeguard to be levied only in the event that the VIRL is unable to meet its debt service obligations under its agreement with the CRD. Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaws 3914 and 3915 unless at least 3,084 electors within the Service Area described below indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaws 3914 and 3915.

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The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the Service Area to which the alternative approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the Service Area composed of the following municipalities of the CRD: North Saanich, Sidney and Sooke and a portion of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area (East Sooke, Jordan River, Otter Point, Shirley, Port Renfrew subareas). Carlie Connolly/News staff

Dick Silverberg, a member of a well-known golfing family from Red Deer, Alberta, played a round of golf at Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club. The Club marked its 50th anniversary on Friday, Aug. 14.

The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaws 3914 and 3915, to the CRD is 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted. The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 30,840 and that 10% of that number, or 3,084 electors, must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaws 3914 and 3915 without the assent of the electors by referendum. During regular office hours Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until September 30, 2015, you may direct your questions: • regarding Bylaws 3914 and 3915 to Raj Sharma, CRD Finance and Technology, 250.360.3011, rsharma@crd.bc.ca • regarding the library building project to Steve Hurcombe, Vancouver Island Regional Library, 250.729.2312, shurcombe@virl.bc.ca Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors Resident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months and in the Service Area described above for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form. Non-Resident Property Elector: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the Service Area described above for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only one individual may, with the written consent of the majority, submit an elector response form. To obtain an elector response form, or for questions about the elector approval process, please contact CRD Legislative and Information Services, PO Box 1000, 625 Fisgard Street, 5th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 or by telephone at 250.360.3642 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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