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Hockeyville tickets up for grabs Saanich Peninsula residents eligible for special ticket draw NORTH SAANICH — Residents of the Saanich Peninsula will have a ticket draw of their own for the Kraft Hockeyville preseason NHL game won by Panorama Recreation Centre earlier this year. Panorama, the Kraft Hockeyville team and the North Saanich local organizing committee announced Monday ticket details for the Monday, Sept. 21 game between the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks. Panorama won the NHL preseason game and $100,000 for arena upgrades in the 2015 Kraft Hockeyville contest in April. NHL officials visited the area and other local venues and determined the game would be held at the Q Centre in Langford. All tickets are going by way of a supervised public lottery, taking place at Panorama Saturday, Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, Saturday, Sept. 5 (10 to 4) and Sunday, Sept. 6, from noon to 6 p.m. Saanich Peninsula residents are eligible to enter a residents’ draw — which requires proof of residence. People will have to place their ballot in person. They must be at least 19 years old and have photo ID to enter for a chance at winning two tickets. All draws will be held Sept. 9 and announced at Panorama’s main arena Sept. 10, with results posted to panoramarecreation.ca. For official rules and regulations for the ticket lottery, visit the above website or check out facebook.com/ panoramarecreation or Kraft Hockeyville Facebook page at facebook. com/khv2015. — News staff

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RCMP Auxiliary Constable Alan Neville-Rutherford watches for cyclists as Corporal Erin Fraser takes notes during a bike patrol in North Saanich and Sidney recently. Officers at the local RCMP detachment regularly get out on their bikes to better connect with the community and reach parts of the Peninsula easily accessible by bicycle.

Patrolling the Peninsula by bike Local RCMP uses bike patrols to increase visibility, crime prevention Steven Heywood News staff

The Saanich Peninsula is known as a destination for cyclists using the Lochside Regional Trail and the area’s back roads for recreation. There are weekends where Sidney coffee shops are bustling with the click-click of specialty biking shoes. It’s only natural, then, that the local detachment of the RCMP would join in. Recently, the PNR was able to ride along with two RCMP members — Corporal Erin Fraser and Auxiliary Constable Alan Neville-

Rutherford — as they conducted a short bike patrol. Each year, the local detachment hosts a course on cycling skills, specific to the task of patrolling by bicycle. Neville-Rutherford says the course lasts about a week and covers topics such as quickly mounting and dismounting, maneuvering a bike safely in tight spaces and down stairs and even how to safely dismount and draw a firearm, should the need call for it. The course is taken by both auxiliary and regular, full-time officers and they train up to the same standard. That allows auxiliary members to be able to ride

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with their armed counterparts, he explained. Fraser added that since last year’s shooting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, all RCMP auxiliary members must be accompanied by an armed regular officer when on duty. Bike patrols, however, are decidedly more sedate on a day-to-day basis. The philosophy, said Neville-Rutherford, is to increase police visibility in parks, trails and even on the street. “We are closer to people and are more approachable on a bike,” he said. Please see: Bike patrols give officers, page 5

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SIDNEY — On Friday, Aug 14, Sidney North Saanich RCMP conducted road checks and located three drivers who were driving while impaired over the legal limit. Police suspected these drivers had alcohol in their bodies and after providing a sample into a roadside screening device, the drivers were found to have in excess of 100 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood (the legal limit is 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood). The drivers were subject to a 90 day driving prohibition and 30 day vehicle impoundment. They will also have to pay a $500 fine and may have to attend remedial programs to have their licences re-instated. — RCMP

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North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall welcomes people to the official dedication of North Saanich’s Jubilee Park on Saturday, Aug. 23. The park is one of the District’s legacy projects, marking the 50th anniversary of incorporation.

Reporter Carlie Connolly joins PNR team SIDNEY — The Peninsula News Review is pleased to welcome reporter Carlie Connolly. Carlie came to the PNR July 21 after a previous position at the Cypress Courier Newspaper in Medicine Hat, Alberta where she worked as a community news reporter, covering a wide variety of community news and feature stories. “We are happy to have Carlie on board here at the PNR,” said Editor Steven Heywood. “We hope the community keeps an eye out for her at the many events she’s sure to

person newsroom.” Carlie is also taking on the Central Saanich municipal council beat and is getting to know the area. From Oakville, Ontario, Carlie enjoys being involved in the

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Bikes are also a bit sneakier. Should officers on a bike patrol come across something suspicious, he explained, bikes are quiet and, typically, people aren’t necessarily watching for a police officer on a bike. During this recent brief patrol, Fraser and Neville-Rutherford were able to approach a few people they have come into contact with before. The interaction was civil and despite having to ask someone to pour out a beer (it’s illegal to drink alcohol in public places), people seemed at ease and even shared a laugh with the officers. While patrolling by bike can be more relaxed, police work is police work, no matter the vehicle they use. Preparation and precautions are important, from radio and equipment checks to making sure they are safe on local roads. As recreational cyclists are supposed to do, the RCMP riders signalled at every corner and stopped at every controlled intersection. At a roadside check, Fraser was able to ‘pull over’ a few cyclists, just

lifting when it comes to working on the bikes. While bike patrols are still part of the RCMP’s community policing focus, they also provide an opportunity for officers to connect with the public in different ways. Officers on bikes can be most often spotted on patrol during the warmer months, but Fraser said they get out

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OUR VIEW

Drones are a mixed blessing

echnology is proving to be a doubleedged sword for those combatting the fires consuming large swaths of the province’s forests. The B.C. Wildfire Service had to ground eight helicopters and three fixed-wing aircraft for three hours while battling fires around Oliver recently, due to an unauthorized drone flying in the area. Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the frustration was clearly evident on the faces of the pilots and other attack crews. “Ticked off would probably be too mild a term to talk about their reaction,” he said. “It’s really something that is just not acceptable.” While it would seem unnecessary to have to remind people that active fire scenes are not the appropriate place for flying drones, unfortunately that is not the case. Transport Canada regulations make it illegal to fly within five nautical miles of any active wildfire or less than 3,000 feet above it, with violations carrying a fine of up to $1,000 for individuals. This incident marked the second time this year that an unmanned aircraft has interfered with crews fighting wildfires. Perhaps the sanctions need to be strengthened to drive home the point that situations that threaten life and property are not the place to be trying out your new toy. But all unmanned aerial vehicles are not equal. Earlier this month, a commercial operator was able to use his drone to chart a safe escape route for emergency responders called to the rescue of a fallen hiker on Mount Finlayson. The incident shows how the unmanned vehicles can be a critical piece of equipment to improve the safety for accident victims and the crews that put their lives on the line to keep us all safe. With wildfires becoming a common part of summers in British Columbia, we would expect to see further use of drones helping crews get a lay of the land. We can only hope the unauthorized use of the unmanned vehicles will not become a common interruption for fire crews on the front lines. — Saanich News/Black Press

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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forests and begins assessment of n a recent drive through which areas should be replanted and the B.C. Interior, I passed through McLure and Barriere, which should be left to regenerate communities north of Kamloops that naturally. Pine forests need fire to regenerate were devastated by wildfire in 2003. and the strategy in recent years While these communities have recovered, blackened tree trunks are has been to allow fires to burn out naturally and contain them to still visible where fires burned for 75 protect people and property. days and forced the evacuation of Decades of fire 3,800 people. suppression, based on With the early start to viewing Crown forests this year’s fire season, strictly as a timber the media attention and resource, helped create effects of an unusual conditions for the beetle spring drought, you might epidemic that has left vast think that B.C. is on pace quantities of dead wood to to match that terrible fuel more fires. summer. The 2003 fire season You would be wrong. set the tone for political As of last week, the area debate on forest burned and money spent Tom Fletcher fire policy that has by the B.C. Wildfire Service B.C. Views continued since then. had only just exceeded The opposition points the totals for mid-August to recommendations from former during last summer’s fire season, which were high but not remarkable. Manitoba premier Gary Filmon that removing fuel from around The number of individual fires is communities is the best protection. higher this year, but that’s mostly a This task has proven impossibly result of lightning storm patterns. big, especially as rural community Spending has topped $200 million, tax bases shrink, but the ideological as it did last year at this time before finishing just below $300 million. The dance continues in Victoria. The NDP campaigned in 2013 on 2003 total was above $400 million, a promise to double tree planting and the 2009 season was slightly and its general approach is to spend below that. more money and hire more staff. Forest Minister Steve Thomson Speaking of political dances, cautions that there are still many Premier Christy Clark has made a weeks to go and hot, dry conditions couple of appearances at fire sites are expected for much of that. Once where homes and businesses have the damage is done for the year, been threatened or destroyed. the ministry reviews the impact on

(Today’s big-city media formula is to emphasize danger and promote attacks on premiers of all stripes. If they don’t visit disasters, they are callous and uncaring. If they do, they’re exploiting the situation for photo ops.) In her first fire scene appearance this summer, Clark warned that drought and huge fires may be “the new normal” for B.C. as climate warms and shifts. This is great positioning for the government’s plan to attend the latest global climate doom festival in Paris this fall, but it’s not borne out by recent forest fire results. In terms of dollars spent and area burned, the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were all well below average. Last year and 2009 were substantially above average, but 2008 and 2013 were among the quietest years on record. Is drought the “new normal” too? The B.C. government’s own climate change forecast is for increasing overall precipitation, albeit with more rain and less snow. Snowpacks for southern B.C. were indeed the lowest on record this past winter, but that record only goes back 31 years. And when were high snowfall records last broken? That would be 2011. Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS Tennis community want to enjoy their sport

uilding a sport takes work, patience and fundraising. Some pickleballers prefer a shortcut, muscling in on existing tennis facilities. They send players wielding pickleball racquets to council meetings, demanding access to tennis facilities and dismissing concerns raised by tennis players. The Capital Regional District’s recent inventory confirms there are already more pickleball than tennis courts on the Peninsula. Our tennis facilities were developed based on dem-

onstrated demand and business cases. The indoor courts at Panorama cost $24/hr, have generated millions of dollars in revenue and make a net positive contribution to Panorama’s annual operating costs. We contribute if we want improvements. We recently raised $5,000 to improve Panorama’s outdoor tennis facilities. Is it any surprise that tennis players feel threatened when pickleballers claim the right to equal access and demand changes to tennis courts that make it more difficult for us to play

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our game? The position of South Island Tennis Association,

representing 6,000 members, is that the two sports are incompatible; separate

Readers respond: Pickleball vs. tennis; Sidney’s Gateway; samaritan Sympathy for tennis Having spent many happy hours playing tennis on the old Centennial Park courts, and many more waiting for a court to come free, I have every sympathy for the writer of the letter in the Aug. 7 edition of the PNR, taking Central Saanich council to task for not allowing tennis buffs to have their day before council voted to allow pickleball lines on the new tennis courts. I understand her concern. Even if the lines are a different colour, there will still be confusion and even longer waits for a court. But the really annoying thing is that it’s not necessary. Pickleball became popular in the Seattle area because it can be played anywhere. All you need is a parking lot, some lines, an easily portable net and you have a court. Why on earth would council allow access to an $800,000 tennis facility to people who can play on any parking lot? Ian Cameron Brentwood Bay

Sport is too noisy Having sat through the Aug. 17 North Saanich coun-

cil meeting and the interminable pickleball tales of woe, nobody brought up the nuisance of the incessant noise pollution generated by the hollow plastic ball hitting a hardwood paddle or the court. This annoying click-click noise interferes with tennis players’ enjoyment of their game on adjacent courts. In Arizona, neighbors next to outdoor pickle ball courts have launched lawsuits against the owners of the courts (municipalities) to either cease or install noise abatement measures. The popular and expensive mitigation technology is an unsightly 20 foot high acoustical fence around the court. It would behoove North Saanich council to take this factor into their deliberation when deciding to paint pickleball lines on their magnificently renovated tennis courts on Wain Road. Central Saanich’s recent decision to paint pickle ball lines on one of their courts in Centennial Park will likely result in complaints from neighbors with livestock just over the fence. My solution? Keep pickle ball indoors, or a good dis-

tance away from neighbors (and tennis players). Tom Body North Saanich

Growth vs. progress I am writing to support Alex Currie’s letter in the Aug. 19 PNR. I read in it a view opposing the Gateway shopping mall. I agree with him and think he spoke very well to the need to not just go for it. It’s just more difficult to remove or limit something once it’s there so I believe that caution and consideration are needed before something is built. I was born in Vancouver, raised in Coquitlam, went to grad school and worked professionally in Calgary for my adult life before retiring to North Saanich. I believe I can therefore provide information from my own observation and experience. In Coquitlam I lived in a district which went from quite rural to totally suburban. From the mid 1950s until the mid 1980s, many good things (like a bus system) were added and more bad things just happened (like four lane roads that were used inappro-

than tennis nets. They should show their commitment by raising some funds to help pay for facilities. We want all residents to be able to enjoy their sport of choice. We will work with a pickleball organization if they would show respect for tennis players’ concerns and the efforts we have made to develop our sport.

pickleball facilities are needed to avoid conflict. Tennis BC is also concerned about tennis/pickleball conflicts occurring across the province. The worst solution is to simply paint pickleball lines on tennis courts and leave tennis and pickleball players to resolve conflicts. If pickleballers are serious about their sport they should form an organization and do the hard work required to develop a business case for appropriate facilities. Pickleball standards require badminton-sized courts with nets 2” lower

priately because they were there). I recognize change happens so we all have to deal with it but don’t think its a good idea to build a mall just because the authority that owns the land (or has it in trust?) wants to. Now is the time decisions can be made but its our children and grandchildren who will have to put up with the consequences. Are growth and progress inexorably linked? Louise Parsons North Saanich

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Couple return to the spot they met 54 years ago California couple remember the day they first met and how its led to more than 50 years of marriage Carlie Connolly

This didn’t stop that. I didn’t think I’d tral California. However, they said see him again,” she Dave. He followed her into the park, campthey wanted to make said. After getting off the ing with them the first the effort and so they began to write letters ferry, Cynthia said her night. Cynthia’s family to one another every dad tried to lose him, then went home, while day and would meet up going through the free- Dave’s family visited ways all the way down his grandmother. when they could. “I thought we were to Millersylvannia State Please see: each going to go our Park in 1Washington Re-enacting first 2015Walk-433x3-Ad-BlackPress-Victoria.pdf 24/08/2015 1:38:50 PM separate ways after State. meeting, page 10

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On August 20, Cynthia and Dave Brian returned to the Sidney location where they met 54 years ago — a meeting that led to more than 50 years of marriage. On Aug. 15 this year, the couple, from California, decided they would return to the Sidney International Ferry Terminal — where they had their first conversation as they and their families waited for the ferry to Washington State 54 years ago. Cynthia’s family was waiting in their car and Dave had begun talking to her sister when he saw her and her father walking together. “She came walking down the dock with her dad and, oooh ...” he laughed, remembering back to those first moments. As they were the first in line to get on the ferry, he said, the conversation flowed and it was easy. “The two of us just

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Dave later introduced a friend to a cousin who also lived in southern California. The goal was to have them hit it off, enabling Dave to drive down with his friend to double date with his cousin and Cynthia — yet another way of trying to stay in contact with the girl he had met in B.C. “Then we’d drive all night Sunday night to get back to San Jose to go to work Monday morning,” he said. When Dave later told Cynthia he was moving to southern California, she sent him a Dear John letter. “She didn’t want to be responsible for me

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ave-on-Foods and The Overwaitea Food Group is marking a century with a special community celebration this Friday, Aug. 28, at the Fort and Foul Bay Road location of the B.C.-grown company. Here in Greater Victoria, the company’s roots reach back to 1986, when the region welcomed its ﬁrst Save-on-Foods at Saanich Centre, followed by Victoria’s Westside Village store in 1999. Overwaitea’s Island presence reaches back all the way to 1918, however, when Overwaitea opened its second store in Nanaimo. The Island was also where the company ﬁrst introduced the concept of bulk foods in 1982, which it later extended throughout all the stores. The two Victoria-area stores built a loyal following over the following 15 years, with customers appreciating the wide selection of quality goods provided at fair prices, and backed by a commitment to their local communities. Building on that success, the region welcomed the addition of four new stores in 2014, adding Save-on-Foods locations at Fort and Foul Bay, Tillicum, Sidney and University Heights.

This Friday, Save-on-Foods invites those same communities to come celebrate both the company’s rich local history, and the promise of all that is still to come. “It’s hard to believe that Save-on-Foods is celebrating it’s 100th birthday. We have continued to grow over the years, with six stores now in the Greater Victoria area, and its all because of you, our valued customers,” says Roger Junker, Fort and Foul Bay store manager.

“To celebrate 100 years of going the extra mile, we invite you to the Fort and Foul Bay Save-on-Foods where we’ll host the historic Overwaitea 100th Birthday Roadshow, with live music, a magic show, face painting, a wall of history, oldfashioned ﬂoats, a barbecue to raise funds for BC Children’s Hospital and much more. We hope you’ll bring the whole family down from 12 to 4 p.m. Friday for the party of the century!”

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OVERWAITEA FOOD GROUP MILESTONES RC Kidd opens ﬁrst store at 746 Columbia St., New Westminster, BC.

1918 Second Overwaitea store opens in Nanaimo BC, on Vancouver Island.

1922 Two more Overwaitea stores are opened, in Penticton and Kelowna. 1929 Ownership of the company begins

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customers to select their own cuts of meat at a self-serve counter.

1962 The warehouse and head ofﬁce are

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1967 Overwaitea opens its first Prairie Market store, located in Port Moody, BC, While many other businesses are failing, the first truly discount no-frills shopping Overwaitea continues to thrive, thanks to experience in the marketplace. Friday, Save-on-Foods invites RC’s decision to focus ave-on-Foods and on Thebuilding for the This thoseMAY same16, communities come Limited, future rather than profiGroup ts. Overwaitea Food is 1968 NeontoProducts celebrate both the company’s richrun local marking a century with a special a Vancouver-based company by Jim 1932 RCcelebration Kidd’s wife,this Anne, takes over history, and the promise of all that is still to community Friday, Pattison, acquires Overwaitea. as28, President on his death come. Aug. at the Fort and Fouland Bayremains Road 1973 a shift larger stores, involved in the company company. until the early “It’s hardMarking to believe thattoSave-on-Foods location of the B.C.-grown Overwaitea opens the 23,000 square 1960’s with the business run by appointed is celebrating it’s 100th birthday. We havefoot Here in Greater Victoria, the Valleyview store in Kamloops, BC. General Managers. continued to grow over the years, with six company’s roots reach back to 1986, 1978 firstGreater Your Mark It Foods store, nowThe in the Victoria area, 1945 number of Overwaitea when the Total region welcomed its first stores stores theall predecessor Save-On-Foods, and its because oftoyou, our valued reaches 35 across B.C. Centre, Save-on-Foods at Saanich opens insays BC’sRoger lower mainland. Junker, Fort and followed Victoria’s Westside Village 1950 by Essential consumer goods are nowcustomers,” Foul Bay store manager. store in 1999. 1982 Overwaitea introduces a new plentiful as new technology enables mass Overwaitea’s presence production andIsland intense competition erupts; concept – Bulk Foods – to BC consumers reaches back all the way 1918, in Nanaimo BC, and soon after, added the Overwaitea switches to to a self-serve however, when Overwaitea opened innovative offering to every store. format. its second store in Nanaimo. The 1982 Save-On-Foods is launched with 1951 Overwaitea introduces its first inIsland was also where the company the conversion of several Your Mark It meat department, initially providing firststore introduced the concept of bulk Foods stores in the lower mainland. full in service customers later allowing foods 1982,towhich it laterand extended THE DEPRESSION YEARS

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Sculptor Fred Dobbs works on his bronze piece entitled Pearl, at his South Island Bronze Studio in Saanichton.

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Fred Dobbs, president of the Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild, will be on Beacon Avenue on the last day of this year’s street market to introduce the community to the upcoming Sculpture at the Pier Show and Sale. Running for 11 days at the Pier Hotel in Sidney, the Guild will be featuring 25 different sculptors with 50 to 70 sculptures on display for people to view or purchase. The opening night will be on Aug. 27 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. with two demonstrations on Beacon Ave-

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Rodger Garbutt will be the Artist in Residence for the month of September, showcasing his watercolour artwork at the Pier Hotel. Beginning September 2, Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Garbutt will have his work on display for purchase and will offer watercolour demonstrations in the foyer of the hotel. Having taught art for many years in England, Australia and here as an art teacher at Claremont Secondary School for 27 years, Garbutt still gets the opportunity to travel around and showcase his work. “I’ve been to a few different galleries up and down the island and I teach workshops all the way from the Monterey Recreation Centre in Oak Bay up to Lake Cowichan and Duncan and that sort of area,” he said. His main watercolour pieces are figurative and landscape, with some of the Pier Hotel or local scenes around the Sidney area. “You tend to be trying to look to the tourists that are coming in and a lot of the seniors that come in, in September once the high season is over,” he said. He said that prices range depending on the painting, but some of the work he does, he turns into cards, which go as low as $4.50 a piece. Garbutt also attended Tulista Park in the spring to display his work there, and he said he had a great response from the community. He added it’s encouraging for local artists to attend such venues. He encourages the community to visit his site at rodgergarbutt.weebly.com. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Victoria Hindu Temple celebrates arts and culture

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Rhea Iyer looks happy as she has temporary henna tatooing done on her hand at the Cultural and Arts Festival of India on the weekend.

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Fred Dobbs used an abalone shell and clay to outline his larger bronze mermaid sculpture. carving out a bar of soap, even playing with my mashed potatoes when I was eating dinner. It just becomes your lifestyle, your work or your passion,” he said. Dobbs’ mermaid

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He added that 20 others bring in their various works — which they can turn into a bronze sculpture. Dobbs walked the PNR through the process of turning a piece of their work into bronze. An artist starts off with an original sculpture, making a rubber mould for it. Into that they will pour in a wax and let it harden and cool. At that point, the wax channel can then be attached, which look like long pieces of red licorice. The wax is then enclosed in a ceramic material and dipped several times — as many as 12 or more times — to create thickness. The wax is then melted out, simultaneously firing the ceramic material. When it turns white, you know that it’s been fired, making it like a ceramic vessel. Sometimes sculptors can’t cast the whole thing because its too big, so they have to make the art in sections, he added. “So when it comes out as the bronze piece, I have to now weld it all back together again.” For Dobbs, soap and potatoes were where it all began for him. “I was always that kid that was doodling and I suppose it’s just a passion, it’s just something that happens for you. “I remember sculpting a bar of soap once when I was a kid, just

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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. 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).

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public notice board in the lobby of CRD headquarters, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich, BC V8L 4A3 Juan de Fuca Local Area Services office #3-7450 Butler Road, Sooke on the CRD website: • for Bylaws 3914 and 3915: www.crd.bc.ca/about/document-library/Documents/bylaws/ bylawssubjecttoreferendumoralternativeapprovalprocess • for this Notice: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting

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Local skater third at SummerSkate NORTH SAANICH – A local skater brought home bronze from the BC Super Series SummerSkate this month. Saffron Hilder, 14, from Peninsula Figure Skating Club, competed against skaters from B.C., Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Yukon Aug. 13 to 16 at Burnaby 8 Rinks. Hilder placed fifth in the short program, second in the long program and third overall in her Pre-Novice U16 category. “This was the first time Saffron had competed at SummerSkate and we were thrilled she did so well,” said

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VOLUNTEERS OPEN SPACES Arts Society is looking for volunteers to help with the retrospective Anna Banana: 45 Years of Fooling Around with A. Banana, from September 19 to October 24. The position will assist artist Anna Banana with re-gifting 45 years of banana object and will develop archiving, visitor experience and communications skills. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-3862269. THE LAND Conservancy, Covenant Program is removing invasive species from conservation covenants on August 25 and 28 from 10am-2pm and would like as much assistance as possible. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269. THE MUSTARD Seed is seeking volunteers to help in the food bank warehouse, sorting food donations, packing food hampers, etc. Shifts are available Monday to Friday from 8-12noon, from noon-4pm, or from 9am-2pm. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250386-2269.

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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 winspear.ca for more details. THE WEST COAST Chamber Players will be presenting An Afternoon with JS Bach and GP Telemann on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney. Featuring Soprano Nancy Washeim in Cantatas by Bach and Concerto for Piccolo Trumpet as well as Concerto for Two Horns by Telemann. Tickets will be sold at Tanner’s Books and at the door. ART SHOWS AT the Community Arts Coucnil of the Saanich Peninsula Tulista Gallery. J. Keith Davies, Aug. 24 to 30 — Fine art photography. Leina Wann, Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 — Art quilts, painted canvas quilts. Into the Garden, Sept. 5 to 20 — Embroiderer’s Guild of Victoria: fine needlework in a colourful variety of styles. Visit cacsp.com for show details. THE VICTORIA MENDELSSOHN Choir directed by Simon Leung invites only experienced Altos, Tenors and Basses to audition for their Fall 2015 Season. Auditions will take place on Sept. 12 and 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. at 4918 Cordova Bay Road. Contact Clara at cchay@ live.ca or 250-590-6335 to book your audition time and for more information. THE FALL SEASON for the Victoria Mendelssohn Choir begins 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3939 St. Peters Road in Victoria. Music will be Melodies from the British Isles. Two concerts will be

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. performed in January 2016.

Events

PENINSULA COUNTRY MARKET, Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saanich Fairgrounds. Enjoy a country morning among friends. Call 250-2160521 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. 250-656-0944. BINGO AT “THE Centre” 1229 Clarke Rd. Brentwood Bay 1 p.m. Every Wednesday Starting on Sept 2. Cash prizes, special games and a progressive jackpot. Refreshments available. Open to everyone over 19 years of age. Proceeds go to operating costs for The Central Saanich Senior’s Centre. Come out and support this nonprofit facility which provides recreation and support for all seniors on the Saanich Peninsula. TOUR DE ROCK fundraiser all day at the Prairie Inn in Saanichton, Saturday, Aug. 29 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. A portion of food sales will be donated to the 2015 Tour de Rock Fundraising Campaign! Stay to enjoy the silent auction, 50/50 and more. Silent auction starts at 5:30 p.m. This event is hosted by 2015 Tour de Rock rider Dillon Sahota! For more, contact Julia Sahota at juliasahota1@gmail.com or 250-589-1168!

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AIKIDO OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Prospect Lake Hall, 5358 Sparton Road. Come and try this non-aggressive, familyfriendly martial art, or just come to watch and find out more. Our classes offer fitness, fun and self-defense for teens and adults. For more information call Jim at 250-652-0367 or visit www. islandaikido.com.

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 SIDNEY WHITE CANE Club points, do cool stuff and meets Sept. 3, at 1:30 p.m. you might win an iPad mini! at the SHOAL Centre. A Participation is online at member of the Canadian virl.bc.ca/teens/challenge Council for the Blind will and runs until Aug. 31. For be in attendance. This information, call 250-656is a crucial meeting for 0944. members. PENINSULA NEWCOMERS CLUB holds monthly luncheons at Haros Restaurant at the Pier Hotel LEARN TO SKATE with on the second Thursday Peninsula Figure Skating of each month. The next Club! Registration night meeting is Sept. 10, 2015. takes place Thursday, Sept. peninsulanewcomers.com. 10 at Panorama Recreation THE PENINSULA GARDEN Centre from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Club will meet at 7 p.m. For more information see on Sept. 14 at the Mary pfsc.homestead.com or Winspear Center in Sidney. email peninsulafsc@hotmail. Ann Nightingale of the Rocky com. Point bird Observatory will ACTIVE LISTENING COURSE give us an illustrated talk Beacon Community Services about the many species of at SHOAL Centre is birds found on Vancouver offering a course for those Island. Visitors welcome. interested in volunteering as Non-member drop-in is $5. part of the Friendly Visitors THE SONS OF Scotland program. Mondays and Benevolent Association Wednesdays Sept. 14 to 30. invites you to Tartan Up! 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Call Deb at Take part in a Whisky 250 656-5537 ext. 106 or Tasting (Wednesday, Sept. dgreenaway@beaconcs.ca. 9, 6:30 p.m.), charity golf GET CONNECTED AND tournament (Thursday, Sept. empower yourself through 10, 9 a.m.), Celtic music technology at The Centre concert (Friday, Sept. 11, For Active Living 50+ 1229 7 p.m.), Jack Whyte book Clarke Rd. (next to the reading/signing (Saturday, library) in Brentwood Bay. Sept. 12, 2 p.m.), Scottish Guest speakers: Jennifer Tartan Ball/Dinner (Saturday, Cairns of eGurus and Ron Sept. 12, 6 p.m.). Proceeds Fraser of London Drugs. from the events benefit The Join Jennifer and Ron for an Kidney Foundation, the Sons exciting look at the world of of Scotland Foundation, and tablets and other popular the Victoria High School gadgets. Admission is by Rhythm and Blues Band. For donation. Refreshments details, see tartanup.org or served. Everyone welcome. contact Irene at 250-652250-652-4611 or cssca@ 5773 or kifeir@shaw.ca. shaw.ca.

Meetings

Health

Stage 1 - Water Conservation Bylaw In effect May 1 to September 30

Lawn watering is permitted two days per week as follows:

Watering of trees, flowers, shrubs & vegetable gardens is permitted as follows:

Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm Odd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.

Newly installed lawns (sod or seed) may be watered outside the permitted days detailed above by special permit only.

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered with a sprinkler any day from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm. For further information, please call 250.474.9684 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/water

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