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Trades call for asbestos registry Vancouver Island Building and Construction Trades Council makes national appeal Carlie Connolly
asbestos. It asks that the registry be made available online to all workers and companies who potentially deal Imagine your house or your work- or have dealt with asbestos. It will place and the air inside affecting you allow them to become aware of its or your loved ones’ health. Every- presence in the building they are curthing you have built in your life can rently in or will be in, outlining where go down the drain in what David Rog- the asbestos is (in drywall, floor tiles, ers says is the largest killer in work- ceiling tiles, etc.). “It will provide an ability for any place accidents in British Columbia construction worker that is going to since 2000. work in a building to This killer is known be able to go online, as asbestos. Rog“Having every bring up the building ers, president of that they are going to BCHAZMAT of North workplace with an in and see where Saanich, a company asbestos inventory and work asbestos is contained that tests for the matein the building,” said rial, said that every five asbestos inspection days, one person dies report done would go Venoit. He is also calling on from asbestos expothe federal and provinsure and it’s still very a long way to protect cial governments that prevalent in homes firefighters ...” utilize public marine and workplaces today. – David Rogers transportation, includPhil Venoit, presiing the Royal Canadian dent of Vancouver Navy, Coast Guard and Island Building and Construction Trades Council, has others to develop a National Vessel been trying to make a difference in Registry of all maritime vessels that the lives of those working with asbes- use products and equipment containing asbestos. The registry would then tos day in and day out. On July 30 he sent a letter to Prime be made available for all of the CanaMinister Stephen Harper, calling on dian shipyard workers, prior to agreefederal, provincial and municipal ing to work with products that could potentially threaten their life. Carlie Connolly/News staff governments to create a National President of Vancouver Island Building Trades, Phil Venoit, stands in front of Belmont Building Registry of all public buildPlease see: ings that utilize products containing Secondary School, a site he says was tested for asbestos. Working with asbestos, page 2 News staff
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Venoit is also asking that the last week of April be Asbestos Awareness week. As April 28 is globally known as the Day of Mourning, a day which honours those who have lost their lives while at work, Venoit found that the week could work to educate youth who are moving into the construction sector about asbestos. He said the number one fatal illness in Canada, that has caused many workers to lose their lives, is from inhaling asbestos dust. Venoit recommends the development of a national standard apprenticeship, known as Hazmat Worker, for those involved in the remediation process to have the proper skills and knowledge of the right procedures in handling asbestos. He is also calling on governments to move forward on legislation to ban products that contain asbestos from being imported to Canada. Today in B.C, Venoit said workers are being pulled to the side, given a two hour course, a dust mask and a pair of throw away coveralls and are put to work. Compared to other provinces, he said he believes it
just isn’t enough. “There is a clear difference in the educational requirement for workers to perform the work, and ours clearly falls way short,” he said. Rogers added he also believes B.C. is way behind when it comes to asbestos. “A lot of it is because we don’t have the inspection and enforcement people to go out and get it done and B.C. is behind because of that,” he said. Rogers said he doesn’t know if Venoit’s registry idea will be successful. “A registry that people can go to — I don’t know how successful that will be,” he said. “But having every workplace with an asbestos inventory and asbestos inspection report done would go a long way to protect anybody renovating ... would go a long way to protect firefighters or any emergency response people coming in.” Mike King, lead consultant for AREC Environmental Group — a Central Saanich-based hazardous materials testing company — said asbestos is completely safe as long as it’s not disturbed. He uses an example from an asbestos worker training course that he teaches,
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Scott Conrad, lab technician at AREC tests for asbestos from the materials given to him from various commercial and residential sites. based on AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act). He said individual asbestos fibres are so small that if a person were to hold it out at arm’s length in a room with no air movement and let go, that single fibre would take approximately seven hours to hit the floor. “This is why it’s such a challenge to control asbes-
tos and why it’s so easily inhaled. It’s very difficult to have enough manpower from any given entity,” he said. Venoit said asbestos is called the silent killer as it has a latency period of 20 to 25 years, sitting inside a person’s lungs, throat, stomach lining or intestinal walls. “You really don’t suffer any of the effects from it
until it starts to harden and starts creating what they call pleural plaques on the side of the lung …” AREC has visited hundreds of sites containing asbestos and many people have no idea they are living with it in their homes, as there is such an array of materials that contain asbestos. King himself spent over 30 years in the trades and said he knew nothing about the material and its hazardous effects until he began to see them himself. Unsure if it’s asbestos or not, he began to have severe lung problems and decided to get out the trades world six years ago. “I was basically given the ultimatum a few years ago — find a different way to make a living or you’ll be dead within the year,” he said. Venoit himself spent 35 years as a construction and shipyard electrician and as a result has seen many close to him die from asbestos-related ailments, including a retired member of his office who died a year ago. Venoit’s own brothers have already died from asbestos exposure. All were in different fields of construction, working in different prov-
inces. Today, one of the biggest users of asbestos products are the producers of after-market brake pads. There are still many brake pads brought into Canada every year and Venoit said that any vehicle more than three to five years old that has had the brakes done at an auto shop can have the possibility of the pads being encased with asbestos. The Prime Minister’s Office has shared the letter with federal health minister Rona Ambrose and Lisa Raitt, transport minister. The Office stated they will answer Venoit’s concerns in more detail at a later time. Municipal governments, including Central Saanich, have endorsed and supported Venoit’s concerns. He plans to meet with city councillors and MLAs around the south Island. “Right now it’s all a matter of putting together meetings to keep moving the ball forward,” he said. “I can’t say enough how much this product is around within arm’s length of every one of us every single day and we take 20,0000 or 30,000 breaths each day. “Each one of those potentially could be the beginning of our last.”
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Post-recession growth sparks angst over new Sidney projects
CENTRAL SAANICH — Adam Olsen, interim leader of the B.C. Green Party, former Central Saanich councillor and member of the Tsartlip First Nation has launched the Saanich Inlet Network (SI.Net). “This is a response to the recent announcement by Malahat First Nation and Steelhead LNG of a mutual benefits agreement and long-term lease to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Saanich Inlet,” he said. “Over the past couple of weeks many people have contacted me expressing their concerns about this proposal. “As a result, I decided to create a way to connect people and share information.” Olsen pointed out in a Adam Olsen media release that when projects such as Malahat LNG are proposed, “it can take a while for the community to get together and find an effective voice to express itself. SI.Net will provide people living around the Saanich Inlet a way to get together to fully participate in whatever processes unfold.” To join the Saanich Inlet Network visit adamolsen.ca/si_net and fill out the form.
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here’s a higher level of development activity in Sidney these days, as new construction projects get off the ground or are making their intentions known to neighbours and the community in general. With it, however, has come a higher degree of concern by those same neighbours, facing severe changes to properties next to their own and perhaps not meeting with the expectations they had when they bought their home. This concern has presented itself in public presentations to local government, flyers, newspaper ads and letters and in individual discussions with the PNR. For the Mayor of Sidney, Steve Price, all of this renewed growth and developer interest in his town is a return to the pre-recession days prior to 2008, when construction was bustling each year since around 1995. No matter the source of people’s concern, nor a supposed return to the development levels of the early 2000s, the municipality is facing growing pains and people are asking what can be done to ensure their neighbourhoods are treated fairly. Held up as an example of a controversial development project is a proposed four storey mixed-use building
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at the corner of Fourth Street and Oakville Avenue. The proposal is a combination of commercial on the ground floor and three levels of residential units. It applied for zoning changes to allow for more units, reduced parking and increased setback from property lines. It also asked for inclusion in Sidney’s downtown Local Area Plan (LAP), which technically ends a half-block north at Bevan Avenue. Most recently the proponents, Victoria’s Norman Homes, agreed to make changes to their application, reducing the number of units from 16 to 11. However, the building size remains unchanged
and is still a concern to nearby residents. The area is, however, bustling with similar residential buildings and there are other like structures already built (First Street) or under construction (Fifth and Bevan). Price said, in an email interview with the PNR, those structures also came to pass under site specific rezoning, requested by developers and approved by the councils of the day. “I consider (the Fourth Street proposal) to be a zoning
amendment for a specific property,” Price said, responding to a question on whether he considers such requests as ‘spot’ rezoning — a term being thrown around to define what some people consider inapproriate rezoning requests. “(It’s) similar to any other zoning amendment application that we’ve received. With that in mind, the adjoining condo to the north (9724, Fourth Street) was also a site specific rezoning in 2001…” Ken and Sue Groom live in that condo building and have spoken against the latest proposal. In a presentation
to council in August, they stated they found it objectionable that the project might be included in the LAP. “This attempted spot re-zoning is directly contrary to the orderly development guidelines contained within the Town of Sidney’s Official Community Plan (OCP),” they wrote. They added the building does not fit in with the residential character of the neighbourhood and worry their property value will be negatively affected. Price pointed out the term ‘spot’ rezoning is not a defined term in any Town bylaw. PLEASE SEE: Neighbours question why the new trumps, page 5
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car broadside. Cottingham said the driver of the bike was sent over the top of the vehicle, something that probably saved his life. “He was conscious and talking,” said Cottingham, “but he was taken to hospital with serious injuries, possibly back and pelvis injuries.” Cottingham said the driver of the car was inexperienced and may have been a contributing factor in the crash. This intersection and a nearby
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Neighbours question why the new trumps the existing issues and return to them — however, they indicated if a proposal fits into current zoning regulations, there is little they can do to stop it. Where they can have an impact is on the form and character of a building. It was strongly suggested to the development team that they consider making their
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“Nor is it understood within the spheres of municipal planning,” he stated. “With respects to critics of these projects using such terminology, I would question whether they even understand what the term implies or are aware of the established protocols and practices involved in an application that comes forward for a rezoning.” As for the guidelines set out in the Town’s OCP, the mayor said it has been the direction in Sidney for years — since the mid-1990s — to encourage high density development. “Councils have been consistent in their approach to allowing increased densities, where deemed appropriate and based on the merits of each proposal,” he explained, adding this focus was reinforced most recently prior to the 2014 municipal election in the Mayor’s Task Force on Downtown Revitalization. Yet, as neighbours to the Fourth Street proposal, Bob and Bobbie Carey stated in a letter to council, that questions why such densities and rezonings must trump other policies set out in Sidney’s OCP. “It seems that to accommodate this … increase in permitted density on the very edge of a congested
four storeys look more like three — or even consider three stories outright. Yet, under the current zoning for the property, four stories is allowed. Price stated the Town is busier when it comes to development. “Due to the recession (of 2008), we’ve had
very little in the way of development and now things are finally coming around. I would anticipate, that for some new arrivals to our community … they are simply not accustomed to a higher level of development activity.” editor@peninsula newsreview.com
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t’s certainly a shock to wake up one morning to discover that the homes next to you are going to be torn down and replaced with a multi-storey building. Or, that a quaint neighbourhood residential lot, covered in trees, is about to be redeveloped into a multitude of smaller homes, packed in to a space where once there were only one or two homes. There is a way to try to avoid that surprise. It’s called knowing or learning what the rules are and how the future could potentially unfold around you — when you first buy a property. Certainly, not everyone is a local political junkie and wants to spend every waking hour watching the goings-on at municipal hall. That would be like living in a constant state of fear that the view you thought you had is under attack. Yet, buying a home or a property is only the first step. It’s important to know what might occur next door, tomorrow or several years from now. A variety of Sidney residents are feeling the impact of a jump in construction and development in the community and many are reacting in a way that’s not uncommon when something new occurs. They raise hell at town hall. To Mayor Steve Price’s credit, he is holding the line on the municipality’s long-standing policy of increasing its density. He’s not pulling punches and appears not be afraid of sticking his chin out. This will put town hall at odds with some of its residents over development questions, so it becomes even more important for both sides to communicate. As more growth occurs, such as with a proposed residential redevelopment on Resthaven Drive that would see one home replaced by 16, residents are going to react. The main question has got to be not if construction and growth will happen, but how it will look in the end and whether its impact in existing neighbourhoods can be integrated gently, rather than shoehorned in for a quick buck. Growth for many communities is good news. It can quickly turn to bad if the town many people thought they were moving to no longer exists. 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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weren’t much better. Their big f all the immature, ignorant focus was that BC Hydro’s website whining that came out of crashed, so people couldn’t call it up the recent power failure in on their smartphones and find out the Lower Mainland, one example summed up the decline of our urban instantly when their power would be back on. culture for me. Some even questioned why It wasn’t the people who flooded wireless power meters didn’t help. 9-1-1 with calls demanding to know when their power would be restored, Perhaps these were the same journalists who fed the or complaining about their tinfoil-hat superstition freezers. It wasn’t those on about their signals. Twitter insisting BC Hydro The facts should be pay for food that went bad. known by now. After an It was another social extremely dry spring media moment. and summer, a high wind With part of his shattered trees and took community without down more wires and electricity for a third poles than BC Hydro had day, Coquitlam Mayor ever coped with before. Richard Stewart went to Further damage was his Facebook page, which Tom Fletcher done within areas that has a wide following. There B.C. Views were already blacked he pleaded with residents out, leaving overtaxed to stop phoning city hall technicians unable to accurately to demand that a local big-box assess the full extent of it. supermarket provide milk and eggs. In Coquitlam and elsewhere, Power had been restored at the poles were down in areas too rainstore only a few hours before, in the dead of night, and it’s safe to assume saturated for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, there were some toothat all stores were working flat out optimistic repair estimates given to restock perishables. out, in response to the constant Where do people get the notion screeching for instant answers. that city hall, or whatever allAbout 15 years ago I experienced powerful nanny state they imagine, my worst power outage in the Fraser controls grocery stores? How do Valley. In a semi-rural area with little they conclude that in the midst of backup grid capacity (since greatly the worst electrical grid failure on record, BC Hydro is going to address improved), my family went three days without power. This was in their personal situation above all winter, due to wind and freezing rain others? followed by snow and cold. Vancouver broadcast media
Trickles of water kept pipes from freezing and the gas stove provided a bit of heat. I heard no complaints about the crews struggling around the clock with the dangerous job of repair. Media coverage was mostly adult supervised. Megastorm madness isn’t an isolated case. A couple of weeks before that, a temporary construction bump on the Lion’s Gate Bridge deck caused panic and rage. Aggravated by a couple of accidents on the alternate route, and fed by hysterical media, drivers of West Van luxury cars were whiteknuckled. Traffic choked the region that recently declined to pay a bit more for road improvements. In both cases, people outside Lotus Land were muttering: Welcome to our world. This is pertinent to the federal election. Are you competent to save for your retirement with RRSPs and a tax-free savings account, or do you need the government to do it for you, by force? Are you capable of managing your own child care, or should the nanny state create a hugely subsidized system, which has already failed in Quebec, from coast to coast? Are you ready for the day when the machine stops? Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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LETTERS Tax credit doesn’t help Canadians who need it
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he recent $3 billion expenditure to buy votes for the Conservatives (re: the Universal Child Tax Credit) have left many Canadians out in the cold. I don’t think there are any Canadians who begrudge helping families trying to keep up with housing, food, day care, and ever increasing utility costs, but to hand out this tax credit to those earning in excess of $100,000 per year has been a slap in the face of many Canadians.
Seniors living on fixed incomes are hit every year with the government clawing back on benefits and contributing to the cost of living increases. People living on permanent disability are shut out of all financial aid programs. It is almost impossible to qualify for the Disability Tax Credit unless you are totally blind, suffer from serious mental disabilities or are nearly dead. To watch the smugness of this announcement and calling it Christmas in
Summer should be an insult to Canadians’ sensitivities. An extensive look at this Universal Tax Credit by Financial Investors and the Canadian Tax Federation, the expert number crunchers, have shown this “Hollywood” dole out is going to amount to $14 per child, once you factor in the loss of the Child Tax Credit and factor in the taxes at tax time. This is another padding for the wealthy who will put the money in their children’s
education fund or an RRSP. A closer look at the Conservative government’s funding policies, this Universal Child Tax Credit pales by comparison to the corporate welfare they dole out to multi-million profit companies, who cry foul when they don’t reach their ever growing profit lines from one year to the next, amidst the global market. Jo-Anne Berezanski North Saanich
Readers respond: Senior drivers’ testing fees; farm taxes; ducking federal political debates Farm tax shored up by others Re: Farmer fears loss of tax status, PNR Sept.2. So Mr. Neville Garner fears he might lose his farm tax status if he does not provide proof he earns $2,500 from farm activities. He states: “The harassment has got to stop.” Is he suggesting anyone should be able to claim farm status without any proof of farm income? It’s worth noting the taxes saved by Mr. Neville when he obtains farm status, must be made up by other taxpayers. Carl Eriksen
Central Saanich
Sidney drivers getting a break Re: Exam fee clarity needed, PNR Sept. 2. Driving a motor vehicle in our province is considered to be a privilege, and not a right. ICBC has requirements for medical examinations to be done at certain ages for different classes of licenses. All drivers 80 years of age and older require a medical examination every two years to continue the privilege of driving. This medical examination is not covered
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by the Medical Services Plan and is the responsibility of the driver. The fee that has been recommended by our professional organization, The Doctors of BC, is $193. Physicians are not used to charging patients directly, and people in this province are not used to paying cash for physician services.
Hence, most doctors charge less than this recommended amount and the fee in Sidney varies from $75 to $135 in most offices that I am aware of. Almost everyone in town is actually getting a financial break from the recommended amount. Some drivers’ exams are done for medical reasons and MSP pays $75 towards the cost
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of the recommended $193. Some, but not all, physicians balance the bill for the remainder of what that office usually charges for a drivers exam. Maybe this will help clarify the situation. Dr. Elizabeth Rhoades Sidney
Ducking debates doesn’t do Re: With more time,
will more voters care? (B.C. Views, Aug. 19). NDP leader Thomas Mulcair will not attend a debate October 8 because Stephen Harper will not be there. What are you, children in a daycare centre? You are asking me for a job. If I went in for a job interview and told the interviewer that I would only participate under certain circumstances, would I get hired? No. We need to hear
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Federal candidates Bring the house plants inside forum set for Sept. 14 S Most candidates already confirmed Steven Heywood News staff
Candidates in this October’s federal election will participate in a question and answer public forum this month. The Peninsula News Review is supporting the Saanich Peninsula Chamber Elizabeth May of Commerce as it hosts an all candidates forum Sept. 14 at the Parkland Secondary School gym. Executive Chamber Director Denny Warner says all candidates in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding have confirmed they will attend — apart from recently-minted Conservative candidate Robert Boyd. Boyd was only nomi- Alicia Cormier nated by the local Conservative constituency association on the weekend of August 31. Warner said she hopes all the candidates will be at the forum and confirmed at this time are Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, the NDP’s Alicia Cormier and Tim Kane of the Liberal Party. The event will be a ques- Tim Kane
tion-and-answer format only. People will be able to submit questions in writing to a panel and the moderator will pose those questions to all or individual candidates. The forum’s moderator will be CTV Vancouver Island’s Lousie Hartland. Leading up to the forum, Warner said people can submit questions at the Chamber’s website (peninsulachamber.ca). The candidates will be given the opportunity for short opening and closing statements, with people’s questions on a variety of issues in between. Warner said she hopes there will be a good turnout — as the forum could be one of the only opportunities to hear from the federal election candidates prior to election day on Oct. 19. The all candidates forum is a free event and takes place at the Parkland Secondary School gym (10640 McDonald Park Rd.) at 7 p.m. editor@peninsula newsreview.com
determined to survive the chilly weather omewhere in the innards of this by moving in with you. confounded machine are several Water plants well and let them drain attempts at a new column, but am outside, to save yourself at least one I able to find them? The answer is a defipesky watering when they come inside. nite, and miserable “NO!” So here we go Before you bring them in, decide where again. Please wish me luck! they are going to live this winter. It saves Last week we were out in the garden a lot of “to-ing and fro-ing,” especially if collecting the rewards of a summer’s you are carrying them while you decide. efforts at vegetable gardening. And what They will need good daylight and a saua summer it has been! I hope you are putcer under each pot to protect the table ting some of it away for later use. or window sill, while keeping them growToday, two lovely men arrived with Helen Lang many pounds of just-picked Red Deli- Over the Garden ing happily when there is a lot less daylight. cious apples from our used-to-be neighFence When there is an opportunity to give bour’s tree. We had owned that lot years advice it’s hard to shut the advisor (me) ago and I had planted that tree so, in “Sorry to up and I can’t honestly promise to be a funny way, it seemed like the apples less long-winded in the future. I can’t were coming home. I am so grateful to mention that seem to help myself. Jack Robertson when he arrived with his unpleasant brother to bring me a big bag of them. • • • • Some of the apples, I’ll put in the fridge word, ‘winter’ to be eaten as fresh fruit. The others will, again.” Oh boy! You better not make any mishopefully, become apple sauce to tuck – Helen Lang takes when passing on a recipe, or you’re away in the freezer for winter desserts. in deep dodo. Sorry to mention that unpleasant word I did it when giving out a recipe for “winter” again. Actually the changing seasons are wonderful. apple sauce cake, leaving out the amount of flour Winter is only unpleasant when you neither ice- needed. My sincerest apologies to you brave souls skate nor ski and are worried about falling, break- who tried and ended up with a sort of apple sauce ing a hip and spending the rest of your life unable soup. Cooks who have been baking for years would to dance. Last winter one of my daughters gave me a set of rubber gizmos you fasten to the soles have realized that there was something very important missing and tossed the recipe aside, of your shoes to prevent slipping. The weather was so mild I never used them but (thinking evil thoughts about me). Grace, who also lives in my condo building, they are in the hall closet in case they are needed this year. My kids are good to me, thank goodness. brought a copy of the News Review to show me If your house plants have spent their summer my error. I am truly sorry, all you dear people who outdoors under a shade tree, it’s getting close to tried. By the way, it was two cups of flour. the time to bring them inside. I’d like to suggest that you examine them careHelen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s fully to make sure the pots aren’t also containing garden columnist for more than 30 years. some sly intruders (sow bugs, earwigs, aphids), all
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Application for Membership
The Town is accepting applications from citizens wishing to serve on the Town’s new Economic Development Commission. This is a committee of Council established for the purpose of fostering and enhancing a positive to the goals and recommendations established by the Mayor’s Downtown Task Force. This includes initiatives such as: developing and implementing a formal economic development strategy through stakeholder input; business retention, expansion and attraction initiatives; and working with other community organizations and businesses to create synergies. A copy of the Commission’s draft Terms of Reference is available on the Town’s website at www.sidney.ca. A schedule of the meetings has not been determined, however they will be held during the day and during the work week. Members will be expected to dedicate their time and expertise for a two-year term. Preference will be given to applicants with strong background knowledge and experience in economic development. Interested citizens are requested to complete an application form for submission prior to 4:00 pm, Friday, September 18, 2015 to: Town of Sidney, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC, V8L 1Y7, fax: 250-656-7056, or admin@sidney.ca. Application forms can be obtained at Town Hall or on the Town’s website.
The Victoria Radio Controlled Modelers Society presented two cheques for $14,000 each to CFAX Santa’s Anonymous and the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation. It was money they raised at their Largest Little Airshow in Central Saanich last month. From left, VRCMS’ Jack Price, Christine Hewitt, executive director of Santa’s Anonymous, Gordon Benn and Karen Morgan of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation and Mike Scholefield of VRCMS.
Police warn of ongoing CRA scam SIDNEY — Local police are warning residents to be aware of a phone scam making the rounds. Dubbed the Canada Revenue Agency (or CRA) scam, a caller identifies themselves as a fraud investigator or officer from the CRA. The caller then tells you that the CRA has important information to relay to you. The caller provides a false file number and badge number. The caller then proceeds
to tell you there was an error with your tax return and that you owe the CRA a sum of money. The caller then threatens that if you do not pay the fee, there will be a CRA officer attending your house to arrest you. In some instances, the caller requests that you send the money via Western Union. Police advise that the CRA does not operate like this and people will never be asked to send money in this fashion by the CRA. The Sidney North Saanich RCMP reports
that in a few cases, local citizens have lost more than $3,500. Police advise people to not give a caller any personal information. Either hang up or tell the caller that you will phone the CRA directly to verify this information. Recently, a Sidney resident received this call and recognized there was something suspicious about the caller. Police state the resident did the right thing by telling the caller he was going to call the CRA directly to verify the information — and
at that time, the caller promptly hung up. Police added that a caller involved in this scam may have a “foreign” accent and that there may be background noises (sounding like the caller is calling from a telemarketing centre). One of the telephone numbers associated with this scam is 613699-2403. If you receive any similar calls you are urged to call the Sidney North Saanich RCMP or your local police office. — Sidney North Saanich RCMP
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Sylvia Olsen: the place between communities Carlie Connolly Having spent much of her life with the Tsartlip First Nation, Sylvia Olsen has been focusing on the place between First Nations and non-First Nations communities — the place in the middle of race relations. Olsen has written 17 books, Working with Wool being one of them. The book has won awards and is one of her most well-known. She enjoys knitting and the idea of the book came to her as she married into the community, lived there and raised her kids there. She realized that everyone there was knitting what are known as Cowichan sweaters. And so, Olsen wrote about the significance of the sweater in terms of it bringing together native and non-native communities. “The sweater is, I think, the most interesting historical story British Columbia has in terms of native, nonnative in the sense that the native women learned to knit. They already made wool … and they created this sweater that has become incredibly famous through the 20th century,” she said. The popular sweaters are seen in large stores around the world. “They created an industry of producing these sweaters and so (they) were the main source of income for Coast Salish women and (people) loved them so everybody then had to have one.”
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Sylvia Olsen with one of her Cowichan sweaters. The Tsartlip resident and author will speak at a Sept. 11 fundraiser for the Sidney & Peninsula Literacy Festival. See page 13 for event details. In terms of her interest in the concept of a place between the two communities, Olsen said Canada has done a bad job of race relations. “I work across the country and we just haven’t done a good job of either getting to know each other or coming to terms with each other if we do get to know each other. Neither side does a particularly good job of that,” she said. With her children being all members of the local First Nation,
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very much to do with the person in the house.” Olsen is working on her doctoral degree on reserve housing, working in the field for around 20 years and living in on-reserve housing for almost 40 years. “When you’re 17 and you move as a little blonde, white girl, you move from life on the
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Events Calendar September 17-18
Phantom of the Opera Returns
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Peninsula Garden Club Plant Sale
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Jesse Cook
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G-Day for Girls
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Blood Donor Clinic
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Now & Then Beatles Tribute
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Slainte: A Night of Irish Music & Dance
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The Dynamic Duo for Fighting Heart Disease
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North Saanich Jubilee Storytellers
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Tour de Rock “Comedy for Cancer” Gala
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The Hifi In Concert
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Peninsula Garden Club 60th Anniversary Celebration
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The New Zealand Mens Choir
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Juice Newton
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Palm Court Orchestra “Romantic Encounter”
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Sidney Fine Art Show
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Tyler Shaw with guest Kate Morgan
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NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 with regard to the following proposed Bylaw to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1309, 1999, and with regard to a proposed Temporary Use Permit. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1872, 2015 (1870 Keating Cross Road)
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In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 specifically for the property at 1870 Keating Cross Road (as shown shaded on the map) by adding text to Section 36A designating the southern non-ALR portion of the property as an area where Temporary Use Permits may be issued. Temporary Use Permit A Temporary Use Permit has also been requested to allow a landscape contractor business to operate on the southern, non-ALR portion of the property at 1870 Keating Cross Road in conjunction with a plant nursery and other farm uses. A copy of the proposed Bylaw, proposed Temporary Use Permit, Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, Official Community Plan Bylaw 1600, 2008, staff reports, and other related information that may be considered by Council may be inspected at the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from the date of this notice to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2015, inclusive. All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaw and Permit shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, either in person, by representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaw at the above mentioned time, date and place. The entire content of all submissions will be made public and form a part of the public record for this matter. No representations will be received by Council after the Public Hearing has been concluded. th
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Help Vancouver Island police officers support children with cancer by laughing a little — or a lot — at a Comedy for Cancer Gala in Sidney next month. Organizers hoping to support this year’s Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock have put together an evening of great food and entertainment at the Mary Winspear Centre. Comedian Mike Delamont headlines the event, Thursday, Oct. 1, doors open at 6 p.m. The Tour riders arrive at around 6:30 p.m. and the gala kicks off at 7, with dinner served by Island Culinary Service, a cash bar, balloon pop and 50/50 draw. The event is for people 19-plus. Laura Lavin, one of the organizers and editor of Monday Magazine, says the gala marks a return to local events held to support the Tour de Rock. “There were Red Serge dinners in the past and the community were very supportive,” she said, “so we’re really hoping people will step up and join in the fun and celebration for the riders who will be on the second to last day of their 1,000 km ride down Vancouver Island.” The Tour de Rock starts Saturday, Sept. 19 in Port Alice and finishes Friday, Oct. 2 at the Victoria Spirit Square. A team of 20 police officers and one media rider have been raising money to support kids with cancer. We have riders from both Sidney North Saanich RCMP, Devin Fidler, and Central Saanich Police, Dillon Sahota, this year, “ Lavin continued. “The gala is a great way to thank them for their service and sacrifice which will help children fighting cancer and their families through research and Camp Goodtimes.” “We are so grateful to have so much support from the community so far,” Lavin said. “Our organizing committee has grown as folks from the business community have joined with us to create this fundraiser which has the potential to make the lives of kids with cancer in our community better.” Tickets are $50 each or business and groups can sponsor a table for $500. That table price includes reservations for seven — and one of the Tour riders. Lavin said it’s a great way to get to know a rider personally and Photo contributed learn about the Tour itself. Comedian Mike Delamont will lend his Tickets are available at Sidaward-winning and critically-acclaimed ney Coast Capital Savings, the talent to the Oct. 1 Comedy for Cancer Mary Winspear Centre, PenGala, in support of this year’s Tour de insula News Review office or Rock. by email to ljlavin@shaw.ca.
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Craig Henderson of North Saanich plays piano and sings in a trio with his father and his first jazz piano teacher. him drawn. “There’s a quality to them that I don’t hear in a lot of other music. There’s a quality that this music has that’s unique to that genre that I can’t really find in most other genres,” he said. Although he likes other music as well — Billy Joel being one of his favourites — he is inspired by the jazzy Michael Bublé in the way he interacts with his audience. “I always admire performers that are not just good musicians but really know how to put on a good show and Bublé is definitely one of those guys.” The trio currently performs every second Thursday at the Empress Hotel in the Bengal Lounge. They also perform at birthdays, weddings and fundraisers. Craig said the music those type of events is kept low key, as people are usually taking part in other activities. He added the band is there, in the
background, for others to enjoy. “It’s just a genre of music that people kind of universally seem to enjoy. I haven’t really met anybody that actively hates that kind of music,” he said. Craig performed Monday at the Saanich Fair and said that was probably one of his biggest shows as it was his first time performing there with the band, covering a range of well-known artists. Craig constantly takes a cover letter down to businesses in Victoria, always trying to see where they can play next. Playing the piano every day, Henderson has started songwriting, but won’t perform his songs publicly until he is ready. He plans to eventually move to Vancouver to pursue his dreams of making a living as a performer. “I’m kind of taking things one step at a time.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
Authors headline Literary Festival fundraiser Carlie Connolly News staff
Bob McDonald and Sylvia Olsen will be giving a discussion at the SHOAL Centre in Sidney Sept. 11 in a fundraiser for the second Sidney & Peninsula Literary Festival. McDonald, host of CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks science program, will be giving a more illustrated talk focusing on three Canadian astronauts in space and some of the experiences they’ve had there. He will also relate his own experience, as he has also done some of the things that the astronauts have. Olsen, a local storyteller, will talk about how cultures can come together. She will focus primarily on the place between native and non-native communities. Having spent a majority of her life living in Tsartlip First Nation and being nonnative herself, her children are still of mixed heritage and so her stories focus around where different sorts of people come together.
The fundraising event is Sept. 11 beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Tanner’s Books in Sidney or at Munro’s Books in Victoria or online at sidneyliteraryfestival.ca. Gillian Crowley, Festival committee volunteer, encourages people to purchase tickets as soon as possible as they are selling quickly. Proceeds from ticket sales go directly towards the festival. This is the Literary Festival’s second year and will be held Oct. 2 to 4. It was held for the first time in 2013 and has since had a break. “I think we’ve managed to get a buzz going out there and we feel that it’s going to be really well attended,” Crowley said. They have been able to bring in some regional and local writers to give readings and there will be around 16 authors with another three writers who will be working in the schools with a local school program on the Friday of the Festival. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Her dissertation, she explained, looks at the government program that was set in place for housing and she will be making a future book a memoir of how she has lived, worked and studied onreserve housing for many years. “I lived in it for 35 years and it was a very faulty, mistaken adventure, it really was.” Olsen will be giving a speech at a Literary Arts Fundraiser on Sept. 11.
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Craig Henderson has been into classical music for as long as he can remember, since starting to play the piano at age six. His father, Gordon, who is a guitar player in the trio that bears his son’s name, later helped spark his interest in big names like Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Tony Benett — stars he covers in his band on a regular basis. “I was always drawn to the piano, in particular,” said the 20-something musician at his Deep Cove home. “I’ve always really liked music because my dad would always play music really loud when mom was out of the house and he introduced me to a lot of stuff that we play, the three of us.” Gordon was in a rock band in his early to mid-20s Craig’s current group — the Craig Henderson Trio — consists of his first jazz piano teacher, Bill Kent, who plays bass and his father, who plays guitar. Kent taught the younger Henderson to play jazz piano. But when he was 12, Craig said he wanted to try veering away from classical music. He stayed with Kent until he was around 15. The band started off with just Craig playing piano and the others playing guitar and bass, with no singing. But as they got more and more into it, Craig began to sing and the music took on a life of its own. Their repertoire is mostly songs out of what’s called The Great American Songbook with music written mostly from the 1920s to 1950s. It’s not every day that one sees a young man in his early 20s into the classics, but for Craig, it’s just something different about the songs that they play that has
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than two metres. Her effort in the Throws Pentathlon, which she also won, sailed even further before hitting the turf at 22.46m. Added to these two wins, Acton also brought back four other gold medals, having triumphed in the discus, with a throw of 15.49m, the javelin (13.47m), weight throw (6.92m) and shot with 5.95m, although she threw 6.14m in that event in the Throws Pentathlon. Morfitt heaved the hammer 16.52m in taking her gold medal and
also threw it 16.42m in the Throws Pentathlon. She finished that event with a silver medal for her points total of 1,909. Morfitt also packed four more bronze medals in her returning luggage with her performances in the shot, discus, javelin and weight throw events. On the men’s side, Peter Auvinen (M65) set a new personal best in hurling the 6.5kg weight 12.10m, thereby earning himself a silver medal. He also secured silver in the javelin event with, for him, a
disappointing 29.79m. His bronze medals came in the hammer throw (23.75m) and the Throws Pentathlon, with 2,400 points. At the same time, at the World Masters Championships in Lyon, France, Anne Murfitt (W55) established a huge new Canadian Record in her hammer throw event, heaving that missile 32.89m — more than seven metres further than the existing mark. — Danny Daniels is a regular contributor for Peninsula Track
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It’s back to school week for some, but back to yoga week for the little guys and girls taking part in the story yoga preschool program at the Greenglade Community Centre. Founder and Instructor of Story Yoga, Vanessa Braun will be teaching the first class of the year on Sept. 8, running independently from the rec. centre. Founded in 2009, Story Yoga was originally designed as more of an extra curricular program that used literature as a segue into inspiring a yoga experience for children with Braun doing summer camps, consultations and adult workshops. In 2012, she was presented with the opportunity to teach a preschool program for kids as there was a space that needed to be filled. She then began teaching one class with 10 kids at Greenglade. Now into its third year and offered five days a week, Story Yoga has grown to 40 kids. “It’s been a really exciting and rapid growth rate all from the community.” The Story Yoga preschool program runs Monday to Friday with three different classes — Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 to 3:15 p.m.. “They’re responding in the way that I would hope and that I think we’ve created something that embraces really who they are and that’s kind of the underlying mandate of story yoga if you will is to embrace and empower children exactly as they are,” said Braun. She said it’s about providing real and rich learning opportunities for the kids that nourishes their mind, body and soul
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Vanessa Braun does one of the many yoga poses in the garden at the Greenglade Community Centre where her classes take place. Braun has been practicing yoga now for over 10 years and it was her trip to India that shifted things for her, as she had always thought of yoga before as downward dog or a tree pose, but now her perspective of yoga is that it’s more of a way of life, and Story Yoga encompasses that meaning. “Story Yoga is such a big reflection of who I am ... I think for me yoga is a lifestyle, it’s a day-to-day practice whether I’m doing poses or not and so that’s really informed the pre-school program in a way of, you know, we’re here to connect and embrace these little people and empower them to be the change they wish to see in the world.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
— and not just about doing the yoga poses, although they are incorporated from time to time. “If a child can do a downward dog that’s great, but if they’re not developing the inclinations of being kind and caring and compassionate ... I’m more interested in that because that’s going to carry them further in their life than being able to rock out a downward dog.” The class sizes are small with around 10 to 14 children with two educators. They are licensed for 20 kids, but Braun said she has worked in those environments and the connectedness can appear lost. Classes run the span of the school year from September to June.
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RAYMOND EDWARD BLACKER Raymond Edward Blacker of Sidney BC passed away on Thursday August 13 2015. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Ray’s life on Sunday, September 13, 2:30 – 5 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club, 1949 Marina Way, Sidney. Please do not send flowers. Donations in Ray’s name to your favorite charity would be preferred.
PRODUCTION WORKERS Canada’s Largest Independently owned newspaper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location. This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of newspapers and advertising supplements. REQUIREMENTS: • Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience would be an asset • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment • Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail • Must have own transportation âœąAfternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour Interested parties can email jobs@goldstreampress.com or drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:
GOLDSTREAM PRESS #200-770 Enterprise Avenue, Victoria, BC V8X 6R4
HOME CARE/SUPPORT WEEKEND live-in personal care giver, for senior gentleman in Sidney, from Friday, pm to Monday am. Call (250)656-1137.
PICKERS ROBBINS WREATHS Looking for Pickers... Large Volumes We Buy Greens 27 Inches Long Cedar and Douglas Fir 32/lb White Pine,Noble Fir Silver Fir and Mountain Hemlock 37 /lb. Call 1 250 757 9661 Qualicum email : robbinswreaths@yahoo.com
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BC CANCER Agency is looking for a CafĂŠ Volunteer. No experience is necessary, only a willingness to learn. Commitment would be a 3 hour shift per week for a six month period M-F between 7 am and 4 pm. Please contact Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.
RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com
BIG BROTHERS Big Sisters Victoria is looking for volunteer Big Brothers and Sisters to match with Little Brothers or Sisters based on similar interests. Experience the magic of everyday moments with a friend. Commitment is 2 to 4 hours per week for at least one year. Call 250-386-2269.
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PARKING SPACE near Lansdowne Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (more with reduced rate for two vehicles). Chris, 250-595-0370.
WASH AWAY that summer grime. Interior, exterior and complete car detailing. Sidney Auto Detailing 250-655-6395 sidneyautodetailing.ca
SEWING MACHINE, Singer ivory, $25. Children’s set table & 4 chairs $25. (250)479-0182
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2010 CHEVY Cobalt LT, 4 door, black, power everything, auto, A/C, less then 73,000km, $9000 with full tank of gas! Call 250-634-8586.
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JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRYSmall repairs, interior finishing, weather proofing, decks, fencing. Reasonable rates. Insured. Call 250-857-1269 or www.jeremiahscarpentry.com
(250)208-8535. Landscaping Tree & hedge pruning, full yard clean-up, soil delivery, hauling. 25yrs experience.
(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free estimate
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.
CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fireplaces,flagstone rock, concrete, natural & veneered stone. Replace, rebuild, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsmasonry.com; Call (250)5899942, (250)294-9942.
OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.
ABBA Exteriors Inc.
McGREGOR HOME REPAIR Decks, doors, stairs, walls, etc. Sm jobs ok. 250-655-4518
CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. BERNIE OSBORNE Electric Res/Com. Reasonable rates. Lic #15478. 250-386-9108. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca LAWNS and Gardens need special care after a summer of drought. Call 250-516-5367 for a free consultation with a Professional Gardener.
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HANDYPERSONS BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071. HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small reno’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961
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CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413. HAUL A WAY Junk & garbage removal. Clean & green. Free quotes. Sr disc. 778-350-5050 JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944. JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk. Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Wes 250-812-7774. PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221. SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.
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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.
(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc. (250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- Free estimates!
PAINTING A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220. HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607. âœŤ DON’S PAINTING âœŤ (250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Interiors/ Exteriors. LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.
PLUMBING FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
WINDOW CLEANING ABBA EXTERIORS Professional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing, package discounts. “Locally owned Family business�. WCB, BBB Certified; Now accepting Visa/ MasterCard. (778)433-9275. BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475 DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Arts
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 Council of the Saanich Peninsula
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
REAL ESTATE Barb Ronald
For all your Real Estate needs...
cell: 250-744-8211
TOP FLOOR SIDNEY CONDO! $199,500
2 bedroom, 2 bath freshly updated top floor condo. New paint, carpet, lino, baseboards, lights, toilets, sinks, taps, stove & hardware. Enjoy views of the garden & trees. 55+. Garden plots available. Small pet ok. Short stroll to Shoal Centre, library & Sidney Village! Jean Dunn
250-655-1816 By the Sea 1-800-326-8856 w w w. j e a n d u n n . c o m
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9296 East Saanich Rd. at Willingdon 10:00 a.m.............................Worship
SUNDAY SCHOOL & NURSERY A Warm Welcome Awaits You! Rev. Irwin Cunningham 250-656-2241
ST. PAUL’S
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Fifth & Malaview, Sidney Fifth & Malaview, Sidney
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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.
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Saturday 11:00 Saturday WorshipWorship ..........................11:00 “Everyone Welcome” “Everyone Welcome”
THE PENINSULA GARDEN Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the Mary Winspear Center in Sidney. Ann Nightingale of the Rocky Point bird Observatory will give us an illustrated talk about
Sidney by the Sea
Christine Laurent Jewellers www.christinelaurentjewellers.ca 2432 Beacon Ave. 250-656-7141
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Hours: from 10am daily, Sun noon
Shopping for that special person on your list can often be a challenge. Not so when you visit Christine Laurent Jewellers and behold their incredible selection of gorgeous Diamonds, Gold and Birthstone jewellery, Sterling Silver and specially selected giftware to please the most discriminating person on your list.
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HauntedBookshop Bookshop Haunted 98073rd 3rdSt.St.250-656-8805 250-656-8805 9807
Hours:10-5 10-5 daily Hours: daily
Email:bookshop@shaw.ca bookshop@shaw.ca Email: “Haunted the ghosts all buys, greatsells literature”, The Hauntedby Bookshop (est. of 1947) Island’squality oldest bookshop (Est.& 1947) &the appraises books, ephemera maps, offers volumes most subjects from the antique & serving thein recreational reader,–the scholar to the almost new. &unusual the collector.
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9813 3 St, Sidney, BC V8L 3A6 Phone:(778) 426-1998
Hours: Tues to Sat, 10 am to 5 pm
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ADVENTIST CHURCH
Meetings
Carlie Connolly/News staff
Pastor Travis Stewart
ADVENTIST CHURCH
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. FALL PREVENTION FOR Men and Women, SHOAL Centre, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 15 to Oct. 22; $95. A great course to help with anyone who is at risk of falling. Call 250-656-5537 to register. JEWEL SPOONER RETURNS with the
the many species of birds found on Vancouver Island. Visitors welcome. Non-member drop-in is $5. THE CANADIAN FEDERATION of University Women (Saanich Peninsula) will hold the first meeting of the fall on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Mary Winspear Centre. Rebeccah Nelems will be the guest speaker (Empathy and Evolving Conceptions of Citizenship in a Digital World). Her research particularly looks at how being “plugged in” is particularly affecting Canadian youth. Visitors are welcome.
Mayor of Central Saanich Ryan Windsor and President of the Saanich Fair, Clara Knight, cut the ribbon Sept. 2 to officially open the Kidz Zone at the Saanich Fair. Assistant Central Saanich fire Chief John Robertson, right, looks on with his kids along with new police chief, Les Sylven and Central Saanich police officer, Anil Apa and his child.
9300 Willingdon Road
RESTHAVEN SEVENTH-DAY
LEARN TO SKATE with Peninsula Figure Skating Club! Registration night takes place Thursday, Sept. 10 at Panorama Recreation Centre from 5:30 to 7 p.m. For more information see pfsc. homestead.com or email peninsulafsc@ hotmail.com. ACTIVE LISTENING COURSE Beacon Community Services at SHOAL Centre is offering a course for those interested in volunteering as part of the Friendly
SHOAL Centre Song Circle, every Friday, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 11 until Oct. 30 (no circle Oct. 9). This is a great opportunity to sing golden oldies, folk, sea shanties and treasured songs (no experience necessary). Fees apply. Call to register, 250-6565537.Instruments welcomed.
Events
Come Worship With Us Everyone Welcome Sunday Worship 10am
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
ST. PAUL’S
Tulista Gallery. 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.
Health
CHURCH SERVICES SAANICH PENINSULA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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Dig This Sidney is a sophisticated & inspiring gift and outdoor living destination located just off Beacon.
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Tivoli Gallery
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Come to Tivoli Gallery to enjoy our beautiful collection of unique and artistic treasures including fabulous jewellery, gifts, paintings, carvings, clothing, accessories, First Nations art and silver and so much more!
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Taste of Tokyo offers a wide variety of traditional Japanese cuisine and modern fusion sushi, along with our new Vietnamese noodle soup menu. Michell's is a sixth generation family owned and operated farm growing seasonal produce year round. The Michell family has been a part of the community since the late 1800's and has been farming land in Central Saanich for over a century. The farm started out growing berry's and potatoes on 100 acres of land. Today we have evolved to 500+ acres and grow over 50 products including fruits, vegetables, and grains. There is always something to offer at the farm market located at 2451 Island View Road, between the Pat Bay Highway and Lochside Trail. In the spring you will find fresh tender lettuces, rhubarb, local asparagus and throughout the summer there is a lovely abundance of berries, greens, beans, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, and more. The best time of the year though is the transition into early fall, when the corn is plump and sweet, apples and
squash are ready for baking and the Brussels Sprouts are just around the corner. The Pumpkin Patch opens in October where families and friends gather to pick their pumpkins, smile for photos and make memories together. Throughout winter there are plenty of root veggies, cole crops, leeks and the very popular 'Spring Greens' round out the season in February and March. Michell's pasture raised beef is also available year round, which is hormone and antibiotic free. The cattle are grass fed and finished with Michell grains and most of the year can be seen from the side of Island View Road. Majority of our cattle are bred and raised from birth at Michell's Farm, which guarantees a 100 percent local product. The Michell family and everyone at Michell's Farm would like to thank our customers for their support over the years! Happy Harvest!
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Midweek Specials Wed. thru Sat. Sept. 9 - 12, 2015
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TOKEN for the TOUR
Starting Sept. 8, we’ll be hiding Tour Tokens around Esquimalt! Find one, bring to Esquimalt Country Grocer or Esquimalt Parks & Rec, get a coupon for a FREE Bunwich on Oct. 2 at our Tour de Rock Breakfast!
Grown in Costa Rica
extra Large Pineapples 97
3
B.C. Grown B.C. Tree Fruits
royal Gala Apples
2
Island Farms
10% Cream
97
3 LB. BAG
In our Deli…
EACH
Black Forest or Honey Ham
.97
Great Back To School Savings!
1 1
100 g
EACH
Hardbites
Potato Chips EACH
Frozen Tastee Choice
White Tiger Prawns Raw, 31-40 Count, 454 g
6
97
1
Half Porkloins Rib or Sirloin End, Sliced
Fresh Made In-store Daily Blue Ginger
4
California rolls
97
10 Rolls
EACH
lb 4.34 Kg
150 g
77
Fresh Canadian
97
1L
97
LIMIT 2
Olymel
EACH
EACH
Apple Mini Strudel 97 6 Pack
2
EACH
Offers valid at royal Oak & esquimalt Country Grocer locations only 4420 West Saanich rd. royal Oak • 1153 esquimalt rd. Victoria Open Daily 8 am - 10 pm