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With 200 police officers and a few dozen reserves, representing Saanich Police on the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team isn’t something you just walk into. All four of this year’s Saanich Police Tour riders – Const. Paul Egli, Const. Nawid Akbar, reserve Staff Sgt. Steve Smith and reserve officer Nick Mandryk – have been waiting for their chance to participate in the 14-day, money-raising 1,000-kilometre trek from the top to the bottom of Vancouver Island on behalf of pediatric cancer research. Akbar has wanted to do Tour de Rock since “There’s no bigger he spent four years as a cause than trying to Saanich reserve officer fight childhood cancer, it prior to his recent hiring. affects everybody and it’s “There’s no bigger cause than trying to non-discriminatory.” fight childhood cancer, - Nawid Akbar it affects everybody and it’s non-discriminatory. If we can try to help in any way, shape or form, it doesn’t matter that I haven’t really been on my bike since high school,” he said. This year’s route kicks off on Sept. 20, as the riders head from Port Alice to Port Hardy and Port McNeil, a 97-kilometre day. It kicks into high gear with a 140km route on Sept. 21 to Sayward, the longest stretch of the tour. It ends with stops in Esquimalt, Saanich and Victoria during a 40-km final day on Oct. 2. Fundraising has already started, as the team was solidified back in May. The group is finding their legs with thrice-weekly group rides, including a team participation in last month’s Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria . “Back on May 2 we did the Observatory Hill Climb time trial and mine was 11:15, the slowest time,” said Smith. “The fastest was close to eight minutes. We’ll all do it again in September and hopefully I’ll knock off a couple of minutes, just as I think our fastest guy will knock off a minute too.” For Smith, the reality of the Tour kicked in following a visit to Camp Goodtimes earlier this summer.

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Saanich Police has four representatives on the 2015 Tour de Rock Cops for Cancer team, reserve Staff Sgt. Steve Smith, left, Const. Paul Egli, Const. Nawid Akbar, and reserve officer Nick Mandryk. “That gave me a sense of why we’re doing this and how important this is,” he said. For Egli, who’s part of Saanich’s school liaison section, he’s just happy to have the opportunity to be able to commit to Tour de Rock. “I’m pretty much new to the bike thing, like [Akbar] I haven’t biked since high school, though that’s been a few more years for me than it has him,” Egli said. “I’ve seen the way this brings the community together

and I’m so glad to be part of it.” For Mandryk, a Saanichite who volunteers with Saanich Police but also works in security at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals, he’s seen one too many family members fall to cancer in the last couple years. “It’s a driving force for me,” Mandryk said. “I’ve also seen people I work with do the Tour de Rock and what they did made me want to do it too.” reporter@saanichnews.com

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CANADA VOTES! Meet the candidates in Esquimalt Saanich Sooke Randall Garrison – NDP Pamela Roth Black Press

First and foremost, Randall Garrison is running in the 2015 federal election to replace Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The NDP MP for Esquimalt Saanich Sooke said he has seen the damage the Harper government has done to things like democracy, veterans and Canada’s international reputation, which is why the NDP needs more seats in the House of Commons. According to Garrison, the NDP has big policy initiatives that focus on

Frances Litman – Green Party Dan Ebenal News Staff

Taking on an incumbent MP can be a daunting task, but it’s not an unfamiliar role for Frances Litman. The Green Party candidate for Esquimalt Saanich Sooke has always seen herself in the role of underdog. “I’ve always sided with the underdog,” said Litman, 53. “When you talk about how has your life experience affected you, I suppose somewhere deep in my soul I saw myself as an underdog and related to those that were less privileged.” Litman has called the Island home since the age of two, growing up in Saanich

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Shari Lukens grew up in the wheat fields of Alberta. When she wasn’t working the golden fields on the family’s grain farm, she spent her time carving her own path on the ice. She even landed a spot at the prestigious Mariposa School of Skating. “My goal was to be world champion and that’s what I was training for,” Lukens said. But at 16, her skating dreams were ended by a drunk driver. While no longer able to compete professionally, her passion led her to coaching, and eventually Denmark, where she not only taught other skaters but was also asked to teach power skating to the Danish men’s national hockey team.

addressing issues such as climate change, and affordability and availability of childcare spaces – something that’s a big challenge in B.C., no matter how much money people have. Randall Garrison Garrison, who served as the official opposition public safety critic, is leading the fight to protect privacy rights and civil liberties from surveillance legislation. He was also the LGBT critic, and had a non-government bill securing equal rights

for transgender Canadians passed in the House of Commons, but it was later killed in the Senate. “That guarantees equal rights for transgender Canadians. I’m very much committed to bringing that back again,” said Garrison, adding he is consistently the opposition member with the most success in getting federal dollars for his riding. Locally, Garrison is committed to creating a recovery action plan for killer whales and creating more ship building jobs in the dock yards of Esquimalt. “The Conservatives promised they would get busy on that program and

we’ve yet to see much progress. Those are quality, long-term jobs in this community,” said Garrison, who lives in Esquimalt with his partner Teddy Pardede. Garrison has also fought projects such as the Northern Gateway pipeline, proposing responsible, sustainable alternatives instead. Before entering parliament, Garrison was elected to Esquimalt municipal council and was a member of the Esquimalt municipal police board. Prior to that, he was a criminal justice and political science instructor at Camosun College for 20 years.

where she went to Reynolds secondary, before moving to Esquimalt where she started Frances Litman Photography. High school was a time of profound and life-altering change for Litman. Frances Litman She landed a job with the Times Colonist while still in high school, and by graduation was living on her own after losing her parents to health issues. “It’s made me very … well I’ve never had anyone to rely on. It makes you very determined to make a success of yourself because there’s no one really to give you

a leg up. I’ve worked very hard because I guess there’s that underlying fear that I don’t want to be homeless.” Litman went to both Camosun and UVic, studying business administration and applied communications, before taking a year-long photography course at Western Academy. “That really piqued my interest and I started my own business,” said Litman, who ran her photo studio during the day and worked for the newspaper at night. Eventually, she gained the confidence to leave the security of a regular paycheque behind and left the paper to focus on her photography business full time. It was her connection with the underdog that spurred Litman’s involvement with environmental causes

and eventually the Green Party. “My underdog became the environment when I discovered that less than three per cent of all charitable giving goes to environmental charities,” she saId. About five years ago Litman began Creatively United For the Planet, an Earth Week festival dedicated to empowering individuals and communities to take better care of the Earth. The festival raised her profile among environmental organizations, and the Green Party came calling earlier this year asking her to become a candidate. “I thought if I can make a difference that can finally affect policy and make the changes we need to move forward so we do have a world worth living in, then I’m willing to do that,” she said.

After returning to Canada, Lukens shifted careers to broadcast journalism. After training in B.C. her career led her across the province and back to the Prairies. It was while working on an awardShari Lukens winning documentary that Lukens was set up on a blind date with the man that would eventually become her husband. “We were married eight months to the day later,” she said. The couple lived on the mainland for a while but in 2005, they moved to the Island. Her husband was originally from the Duncan area, so the Cowichan Valley seemed like a perfect fit.

“We were avid fishermen so it was fabulous.” But their Island life together was shortlived. In 2006, Lukens’ husband was killed in a helicopter crash. “It really takes the wind out of your sails,” she said. Her father had been a pilot and she knew the risks of the profession, but she said you never imagine something like that ever happening. In August 2009 she moved to Colwood, a place she had told herself years before that “If I ever get the opportunity to move down here I would.” That love of the West Shore drew her into the area and she became highly engaged in its communities, eventually running for Colwood city council in 2011 and serving until 2014.

But tragedy struck again. Just as she was preparing to run for another term her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She was forced to make what she refers to as a “life choice” and decided not to run. Now, she’s putting her travel plans on hold with the hopes of representing her riding in Ottawa. When she’s not out campaigning she’s at home with her 11-year-old English springer spaniel named Maestro. “He’s Mr. Personality,” she said of her beloved dog, who originally belonged to her husband and is her “last real connection” with him. While Lukens doesn’t get out on the ice as much as she’d like in recent years, she said “that’s where I really feel freedom and passion.” She said skating has taught her to get back up when you fall.

seriously [because] they know what it’s like to lose democracy. It’s very inspiring and a reminder of how lucky we are.” A father and a husband, Merner and his wife, human rights lawyer Annemieke Holthuis, have raised four daughters in Victoria. The youngest, 12, attends Ecole Victor Brodeur. Their 18-year-old is doing a oneyear program at Mahindra College in India (part of the United World College family of schools, which includes Metchosin’s Pearson College). Meanwhile their oldest, a pair of 20-year-old twins, are in university, one in pre-medical school at Queen’s and the other environmental studies at Dalhousie. “Still one at home but it’s the start of

empty-nest syndrome,” joked Merner. “Previously we had been so busy driving around.” Before he worked in the justice industry Merner started at Harvard University and ended up doing a masters at Oxford University in the 1980s, where, little known to Canadians, he played hockey for the Oxford Blues. “It was a semi-pro league, we played in the [traditional] Oxford versus Cambridge [rivalry],” Merner said. “The fans loved it, they wanted Slapshot, they wanted all that bad behaviour, it was something else.” To this day Merner still plays hockey three times a week, including twice in the morning before work.

David Merner – Liberal Travis Paterson News Staff

Running for office was only a matter of time for David Merner, who is representing the Liberal party in the newly defined Esquimalt Saanich Sooke riding. From his time as a political science major in university to his current role as the executive director of the Dispute Resolution Office in B.C.’s Ministry of Justice, Merner has been heavily involved with the provincial and federal Liberal parties. The 53-year-old has also been an observer at two of the biggest presidential

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Saanich resident Michael Gallup is being considered a hero by police for his part in saving the life of Saanich’s Ladislav Cumpelik on Thursday. Cumpelik, a 37-year-old Saanich Parks employee, was cycling from his home on Goward Road along West Saanich Road at about 6:40 a.m. when he had a life-threatening encounter with a semi-trailer that left Cumpelik hanging to the undercarriage for 473 metres. Cumpelik underwent surgery for a broken bone in his shoulder following the incident, one of a series of injuries he sustained including serious road rash and cracked ribs. He was otherwise conscious and happy to be alive in Victoria General Hospital. “I saw the truck slowing but I didn’t know what he was doing,” said Cumpelik. “Once he started making the turn, his tractor was going right, I tried to avoid it but ended up sliding ass over kettle under the tractor trailer.”

As a former Saanich garbage man Cumpelik immediately recognized the undercarriage of the tractor from his time performing maintenance on the garbage trucks. “I didn’t have enough speed to go right through to the other side of the tractor so that’s when I grabbed the air brake [line]. In my head, mathematically, I was thinking what would hit me if I let go, what would I have to avoid.” Gallup was one car back of the semi-trailer on the hilly descent between the Beaver Lake Road turnoff and Markham Road. He was forced to slow when the truck signalled a right turn onto Markham. That’s when Gallup, and the driver one car ahead, saw Cumpelik travel past at about 50 km/h towards the turning trailer. Having seen Cumpelik fly off his bike and slide underneath the truck, Gallup pulled around the truck to see if the cyclist came out the other side. Gallup then quickly chased the truck and pulled up alongside the driver. “I wasn’t sure the fellow was

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Preparation proves vital in emergencies Most who call Vancouver Island home know it’s a matter of when, not if, a major emergency will strike the area. Being prepared for that eventuality is what separates those who plan ahead from the rest of us – and is what one day might separate the survivors from the victims. But there’s still hope for the rest of us yet. Saanich will be hosting a series of emergency preparedness presentations over the coming months. The Saanich Emergency Program has put out a call for volunteers, and will be hosting a volunteer information session Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Gordon Head Rec Centre. The group is seeking to add to the 111-strong team of volunteers in all three areas: ground search and rescue, emergency social services and radio communications. Even if you’re not quite ready to become a volunteer, there’s nothing stopping you from preparing your family for an emergency. The recent wind storm to hit the Lower Mainland shows what can happen in even a relatively minor emergency. Pandemonium gripped the region after thousands were left without power for several days. Refrigerated food was left to spoil, communication lines were severed, traffic was snarled and barbecues became the primary source of preparing food. If just a few heavy gusts of wind can cause that much turmoil, there shouldn’t be any excuse for residents in an area like Victoria to not take the time to make a few preparations. Experts suggest putting together a kit that could help you be selfsufficient for 72 hours. That kit should include Two litres of water, per person per day, food that won’t spoil such as cans, energy bars and dried foods, a can opener, flashlight and batteries, first aid kit, battery or wind-up radio, prescription medications and a small amount of cash. Spending a few hours assembling the basic necessities is much preferable to spending days stumbling around in the dark looking for the supplies needed to keep you and your loved ones safe. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@saanichnews.com or fax 250386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

Urban society slides into helplessness Vancouver broadcast media weren’t Of all the immature, ignorant whining that came out of the recent power failure much better. Their big focus was that BC Hydro’s website crashed, so people in the Lower Mainland, one example couldn’t call it up on their smartphones summed up the decline of our urban and find out instantly when their power culture for me. would be back on. It wasn’t the people who flooded 911 Some even questioned why with calls demanding to know wireless power meters didn’t when their power would be help. Perhaps these were the restored, or complaining same journalists who fed the about their freezers. It wasn’t tinfoil-hat superstition about those on Twitter insisting BC their signals. Hydro pay for food that went The facts should be known bad. It was another social by now. After an extremely media moment. dry spring and summer, a high With part of his community wind shattered trees and took without electricity for a third down more wires and poles day, Coquitlam Mayor Richard than BC Hydro had ever coped Stewart went to his Facebook Tom Fletcher with before. Further damage page, which has a wide B.C. Views was done within areas that following. There he pleaded were already blacked out, with residents to stop phoning leaving overtaxed technicians unable to city hall to demand that a local big-box accurately assess the full extent of it. supermarket provide milk and eggs. In Coquitlam and elsewhere, poles Power had been restored at the store were down in areas too rain-saturated only a few hours before, in the dead of for heavy repair trucks to reach. Yes, night, and it’s safe to assume that all there were some too-optimistic repair stores were working flat out to restock estimates given out, in response to the perishables. constant screeching for instant answers. Where do people get the notion that About 15 years ago I experienced city hall, or whatever all-powerful nanny my worst power outage in the Fraser state they imagine, controls grocery Valley. In a semi-rural area with little stores? How do they conclude that in backup grid capacity (since greatly the midst of the worst electrical grid improved), my family went three days failure on record, BC Hydro is going to without power. This was in winter, due address their personal situation above to wind and freezing rain followed by all others?

snow and cold. 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 white-knuckled. 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 taxfree 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 legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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LETTERS New McKenzie interchange faces design challenges A new McKenzie interchange may reduce traffic backlog on the Highway 1 but its design and construction has two distinct challenges. First is the design with overpasses and exit ramps in relatively tight space. Three of our largest demonstrate major flaws in design. Mckenzie/ Douglas, McTavish and Langford show that the Ministry of Highways tries to save money by avoiding full clover leaf layouts and flyovers. Allowing traffic separation and unimpeded flow through in only one direction still requires left-turn traffic lights for the other direction. And who hasn’t cursed highway planners for the absurd traffic backups on the Langford overpass while trying to make a left turn to return to the city. I plead please don’t let the same engineers for Mctavish design the new overpass. Second, where does the traffic end up next? Not all traffic coming off Highway 1 at McKenzie is heading to Uptown, downtown, to UVic or to Highway 17. Remember south on Admirals is a key route to

Council losing focus It’s good to know that all is going so well in Saanich that all that council had to talk about at their last meeting was the content and management of the mayor’s Facebook page. Nearly a year has passed with a new mayor and council in office, and there have been little or no development proposals come forward whereas other municipalities are in a relatively robust building phase. Under provincial legislation, municipalities cannot run a deficit so revenue is collected from senior government grants and subsidies, development cost charges and taxes from new development, and from residential property taxes and licences. Without any commercial development taxes (which are nearly four times what residents pay) the shortfall has to be covered by residential property taxes. Perhaps Saanich should be looking at creative ways in the budget process to alleviate the financial pain that residents will feel when their property taxes skyrocket, without even taking into account the sewage treatment charges which will inevitably come later. And we have over three more years to go in this council term. Paul Gerrard Saanich

Fire budget too low Mr. Fletcher succinctly shows that the fire season this year is “no biggie” in comparison to those of recent years past.

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I don’t offer simple one-stop fixes or a comprehensive solution but the implications are dire unless Saanich, in direct co-operation with the Capital Regional District, does a major update of its traffic plan for all of Saanich West. I urge Saanich to give this matter attention because even three years of detours required for the massive construction project itself will result in a major shift in traffic patterns. It is imperative that council provide planning and engineering staff with direction and funding to revisit the transportation aspects of the OCP. Make a formal request to CRD and View Royal for an immediate joint public review of the Regional Transportation Plan. Fortunately the current Regional Growth Strategy is under review and new regional vision must recognize the reality of present and future traffic congestion which cannot be resolved solely by current CRD preoccupation with a new transit bureaucracy. James D Anderson Saanich

Dockyards. The Burnside intersection should be completely grade separated to function as a local roadway to access the nearby schools. Getting eastbound cars off the highway to simply backup at a traffic light at Burnside just shifts the bottleneck. And Carey Road doesn’t provide a connection to Interurban. The design of the new overpass must recognize and accommodate these links. Finally, grade separation is needed for the Goose Greenway Trail to protect passage of cyclists and students, and must be incorporated into the design. There may be no traffic backup at Helmcken overpass to VGH but what about at the five-way Interurban/ Hastings/ Wilkinson intersection. That traffic mess will only build with the major new Watkiss Way mixed use development. This is a major truck route to the regional Hartland landfill, and via West Saanich Road offers a secondary route to the Peninsula industrial parks as well as the airport and ferry. Camosun is currently expanding and Discovery Park wishes to do the same.

Given that (according to Mr. Fletcher): “Spending has topped $200 million, as it did last year at this time before finishing just below $300 million. The 2003 total was above $400 million, and the 2009 season was slightly below that.” Why oh why, does the province set the yearly budget for firefighting at a measly $64 million? It would seem that history should dictate the projected cost of fighting these fires, whether caused by lightning or man-made, and not some piein-the-sky number. Richard Weatherill Saanich

More parking needed Every day we see young families out with children of all ages, from infants to teens. There are many who bike into the Glendenning entrance and lock their bikes to enjoy hiking in the park. Parents are teaching the young to respect our parks and now most dog owners act responsibly when young, elderly or disabled are approaching. Unfortunately, the lovely large parking lot above the Mt. Doug Beach access feels too unsafe for many of us to reach the hiking trails. Although it would be wonderful for joggers, baby strollers, seniors, etc. to have an overpass from that parking lot across to a safe area to enter the park, I realize that is unlikely to happen. It would, however, reduce the risk of cars hitting pedestrians in that very busy stretch of the road heading out to Cordova Bay and the Peninsula. The new paved parking lot recently built along Blenkinsop Road is far too steep for

many to hike up it. And now, with only five parking spaces available at the Glendenning Road entrance, many of the public feel forced to park along adjacent residential streets, with the knowledge that these areas too may well be deemed ‘Residential Parking Only’. I am hopeful that the public and Saanich can agree to implementing a more satisfactory solution to this issue and develop a larger parking lot close to the Glendenning entrance. I feel strongly that the current Band-Aid approach is not working and the situation will only become worse in time. Joanne Taylor Saanich

Analysis in dispute I challenge the scare-mongers of Habitat Acquisition Trust to prove their claims. Their analysis of tree “canopy coverage” was not multi-spectral as it should be for vegetation analysis, and only accurately compares two years, which is not a proper analysis given the variability of vegetation and lighting. Even if valid, three years is not an acceptable amount of data for trend analysis. The aerial photography presented in Saanich’s GIS is not of good quality, some of it has long shadows with apparent over-exposure to see some detail in the shadows but that washes out detail in lit areas. I also question its value in principle, as mature trees are tall with most of their foliage volume not visible from above. Note as well that few birds live in forest, and

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many live in modest trees and shrubs. Their claims about dead trees fail to recognize the versatility of creatures, who happily nest in many places that are defensible. Spotted owls for example nest in underpasses, on restaurant signs and in canyon walls. And of course birds nest in houses made by that species HAT inherently dislikes, as evidenced in their blaming of humans. Human residences and birdhouses are both better than leaky tree trunks out in the rain and wind. Woodpeckers are of course looking for bugs in the centre of rotting trees, often making holes that aren’t big enough for many birds. But they eat other things including fruit and nuts. They nest in trees on the periphery of forests. Near buildings, the best is a tall stump of a tree, otherwise they’ll drill holes in buildings. Reality is that people plant and nurture trees that are future canopy, and even build accommodation for birds. Keith Sketchley Saanich

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said she found out about it through the downtown Assertive Community Treatment program by Island Health. “This year, one of them said to me, ‘Why don’t you go out and try the garden?’” she recalled. “I didn’t know what I was coming to, but I came out and it’s just fabulous.” Patterson, who gardened a lot growing up, said working with the soil brought back fond memories and has helped her find a sense of calm. “When I come out here, I just have such peace and joy, being in the country and having the wonderful volunteers and staff here. It brings out so much of who I am, and it really affects the rest of my life. It’s been really, really special.” The garden grows a wide variety of vegetables, including kale, chard, tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber and rhubarb. Additionally, organizers have started to branch out by providing some food from the garden to healthy food programs. “We’ve got an orchard, we’ve started some fruit trees, we’re growing food for Soup-er Meals, which is an Island Healthsponsored initiative to provide low-income people with good, fresh food,” said Stott. “It’s become both income generating and therapeutic, which is not very common with gardens. Usually it’s one or the other, but it seems to be working quite well for us.” jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com

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Artists right at home with Vancouver Island School of Art Studio residency commemorates local artist’s work Jacob Zinn News Staff

The late Bonnie McComb Kreye inspired many people through her pottery and paintings. Now a handful of artists will get to seek inspiration in her Gordon Head studio, three months at a time. In memory of his wife, Donald Kreye and his daughters Zoe Kreye and Sarah Marcotte are opening up Bonnie’s studio to three artists per year, through a studio residency with the Vancouver Island School of Art. “My two daughters and I were looking for some way to commemorate her, to do something that she would’ve done herself, and the idea of having this studio available to people that needed it came up,” said Donald. “I knew if I left it, it would fill with garden stuff, so I thought I better do something.” Wendy Welch, executive director of VISA, said the residency isn’t just a first for the school – it’s a first for Greater Victoria. “We just kind of started talking about it, realizing that Victoria doesn’t really have an artist residency program,” she said. “We’re pretty excited since this hasn’t been done before in Victoria.” Originally from Alberta, Bonnie and Donald moved to Salt Spring Island in the late ’70s, where Bonnie worked as a studio potter before becoming an art instructor. In the late ’80s, she began teaching art in

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In a partnership with the Vancouver Island School of Art, Donald Kreye is offering the studio of his late wife, Bonnie McComb Kreye, to three artists per year through an artist residency program. The residency is a first for VISA, and for the Greater Victoria area. the school district, mostly in alternative education programs. “She had a real empathy and appreciated the students who were different, the students who were struggling, the students who had talents that weren’t recognized,” said Donald. She retired in 2005 and continued making art, delving into abstract paintings. However, she was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in the spring of 2012, but that didn’t stop her from pursuing art and

doing a solo show the following spring. “She had well over a year of really good quality time,” said Donald. “She was doing chemo, but she was pretty active, still. She was really energetic and vigorous during that time.” Bonnie passed away on Canada Day 2013, leaving behind her 30-square-metre studio. Now, two years later, the space is ready for someone else. The private studio offers a serene setting for artists to hone their craft, with work

tables, a washroom and a kitchenette. The residency is open to all artists of all disciplines, preferably those with a decent level of experience. Three residency dates have been set for next year: Jan. 5 to March 31, May 2 to July 29 and Sept. 6 to Nov. 30. An exhibition is scheduled at the Slide Room Gallery, an independent non-profit art gallery, to showcase the artists’ work at the end of the year. “One of the curatorial mandates is to have group shows, even if the work doesn’t necessarily go together,” said Welch. “If the work is quite different, that’s great.” All lighting, heat, water and insurance costs are included and its location is within walking distance to UVic, buses, grocery stores, cafés and green spaces. However, it does not include housing or travel cost, but VISA will offer assistance to out-of-town applicants in finding accommodations. The application deadline for all three residency dates is the end of November. Those interested are asked to submit a CV, 10 digital images of recent work, 300 to 500 words outlining your project plans for the residency and preferred residency dates. Donald said he hopes the program will preserve Bonnie’s memory for years to come while influencing artists of numerous styles and backgrounds. “Bonnie had spent her life as an artist and a supporter of the arts, and I think it’s a way of keeping her name current and to give something back to the community that was supportive of her,” he said. For more information, visit vancouverisland schoolart.com/ kreyestudioresidency.html. jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com

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It’s not uncommon for former junior B players to end up as firefighters. There’s certainly a few in town. It’s less common, however, that a junior B player makes it to the NHL. But it happens. Rare, if ever, does an NHL player jump in to fight a full-on wildfire. It’s been that kind of summer for Adam Cracknell. The former Saanich Brave has one of the most curious cases leading to the start of hockey season. Tthe 30-year-old, who played for the Braves in 2001-02, recently signed a oneyear contract to play for the Vancouver Canucks. And on Aug. 31 he found himself throwing dirt on the flames of a wildfire in Moyie, a small town near Cranbrook in the Kootenays. “It was pretty intense, flames were eight to 10 feet tall and it was really windy, about 40 kilometres per hour,” Cracknell said. Untrained in the ways of firefighting, this was his first experience. The whole event only took about an

hour, but it was one Cracknell won’t forget. Cracknell was in the area to skate with his WHL alumnus, the Kootenay Ice, where he played four seasons from 2002 to 2006. He was watching the flames with a neighbour when the fire became increasingly threatening. “My neighbour and I looked at each other and you could see the flames, and just knowing how dry it is and what’s going on around here, we figured let’s grab some shovels and go help

out and try to contain it.” The two threw dirt into the flames and other strategic areas, following the instruction of a retired fireman, until a helicopter showed up to tackle it from the air. “We were in good hands, guys were spotting us and making sure we were OK, watching out for other flames,” Cracknell said. “Looking back on it, it was dangerous, but we had a lot of help. Anything to help out around here, it could have been worse.” Cracknell was in Greater Victoria for 12 days earlier in the summer for his annual

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Cracknell’s long hockey journey leads back to B.C. Continued from Page A11

It’s another leg in the long journey for the kid from Prince Albert, Sask. Cracknell moved to Langford

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In 2004 Cracknell was drafted by the Calgary Flames and in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons he played a regular role as an energy player

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Ashton Armoury Museum vehicles on display at weekend show Kendra Wong Black Press

The armoured scout car AKA the “ferret” comes roaring to life at the Lt.-Gen E.C. Ashton Armoury Museum in Saanich. It is a smooth ride in the armoured vehicle that looks like a mini tank. It has a six-cylinder engine, five-speed transmission forward and reverse, and reaches speeds up to 50 km/h. The vehicle, which is operated by a driver and crew commander or gunner, was originally used in 1964 in the first deployment to Cypress from the Fort Garry Horse

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The museum represents four units: the service battalion, field ambulance, military police and signals squadron. Along with the vehicles, they also have displays featuring thousands of items belonging to the battalion stretching from as far back as the Napoleonic era, up to current day. “We’re showing off a bit of military history,” said Dick Reynolds, fleet maintenance manager who has worked at the armoury for almost a decade. “It’s the camaraderie we have here, plus the camaraderie we get on the streets when we drive the cars. I just love it here.”

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Glenlyon Norfolk School is hosting a sweet summer fundraiser for this year’s Tour de Rock campaign. Saanich resident and Tour de Rock rider Diane Luszniak, a reserve officer with the Victoria Police Department and the biology co-op co-ordinator at the University of Victoria, is spearheading the soirée, beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 in the GNS school library. Luszniak’s assistant, Rachel Richmond, creates incredible cakes and she wanted to do something to support Luszniak’s Tour de Rock fundraising efforts. “I thought, that’s a fun kind of dessert idea, and it made me think of Christmas time when people get together and make cookies to exchange,” Luszniak says. At the same time, she wanted to keep it simple, so people would enjoy the event as a fun social

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Braefoot Community Association offering bursaries Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Braefoot Bursaries. The Braefoot Community Association honours community-minded postsecondary students with bursaries, which help students achieve their educational goals.

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Domino’s on the move Domino’s Pizza at 4083 Shelbourne St. have moved just two doors to their new location. They have a much larger space and a whole new look that they call their ‘Pizza Theatre’ and a viewing area to see the ‘dough show’. State-of-the-art technology makes ordering your pizza a whole new experience and a must see for all Saanich pizza lovers.

Back to school The Phoenix Bar and Grill is offering back-to-school activities for all university students. Located at 3944 Quadra St., the Phoenix is a family-run friendly neighbourhood pub owned by Mike Turner and his

Rod Fraser and Sarah Taylor Saanich Business Buzz daughter Jen Turner. They offer excellent food and drink along with pool tables at only 25 cents per game and free darts and foosball. They will also have live bands throughout the fall. Drop by and experience the relaxing atmosphere at the Phoenix Bar and Grill.

Brothers build on success After 20 years of providing Vancouver Island with both interior and exterior painting service, Saanich’s Clint Kennedy, the founder and director of field operations for Van Isle Paint Inc., realized he had more to offer the paint market. After vetting the market through family, colleagues and local residents, Clint believes that with the help of a competent team, he could

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Vote-Ready is a community education program dedicated to improving voter turnout and promoting an active, vibrant democracy in Canada. From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Nellie McClung branch. This threehour community workshop is designed to help citizens understand the Canadian government and electoral systems, in preparation to vote in the next federal election. Register at gvpl.ca or call 250940-GVPL (4875) for more information. Volkssport Thursday evening walk. Meet at Henderson Recreation Centre, 2291 Cedar Hill X Road. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Kaye at 250-721-3065.

Saturday, Sept. 12 The Victoria Mendelssohn Choir directed by Simon Leung invites 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 Rd. Contact Clara at cchay@live.ca or 250-590-6335 to book your audition time and for more information. Summer Star Parties – Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 5071 West Saanich Rd., 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tours of the historic Plaskett

telescope, astronomy lectures and presentations. Info: victoria. rasc.ca. Victoria Conservatory of Music Open House Party from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alix Goolden Performance Hall. People are invited to stop by at any time during the day. Families who wish to attend the free concert will want to be sure to arrive early, enjoy some treats and grab a great seat. Volkssport 5/10 km walk. Meet at Mount Douglas Park, Cordova Bay Road. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Beth at 250-721-3395. The 11th Annual Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog walk will be held on at Finn Beach in Neck Point Park, in Nanaimo (on Morningside Drive, off Hammond Bay Road). Registration and social activities begin at 11:30 a.m. with a Cavalier walk through the park starting at 1 p.m.. This is a free event open to all Cavalier Spaniels, their humans and spectators.

Sunday, Sept. 13 St. George’s Church invites the public to the official opening of its new $1.2 million addition at 10 a.m. at 3909 St. George’s Lane. Bishop Logan McMenamie will be leading the opening ceremonies, the dedication as well as the laying of the time capsule and the cornerstone. Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS – Registration starts at 11:30 a.m. at the University of Victoria parking lot 10, and the Walk for ALS starts at 1 p.m. Register free online at walksforals.ca/bc or on the day of the walk. Spirited Jazz goes Latin – The Pablo Cardenas Trio will perform at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First Unitarian Church of Victoria, 5575 West Saanich Rd. Admission by donation.

Monday, Sept. 14 The fall season for the Victoria Mendelssohn Choir runs on Mondays at 7 p.m., starting Sept. 14 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 3939 St. Peters Rd. (off Quadra Street) in Victoria. Music will be Melodies from the British Isles. Two concerts will be performed in January 2016. Membership fee: $100 per person.

Tuesday, Sept. 15 Aikido Open House - 7 p.m. at the Prospect Lake Hall, 5358 Sparton Rd. Come and try this non-aggressive, familyfriendly martial art, or just come to watch and find out more. Classes offer fitness, fun and self-defence for teens and adults. For more information call Jim at 250-652-0367 or visit www.islandaikido.com. Saanich Block Watch is hosting an info session at 7 p.m. in the Saanich Police station’s Kirby Room, 760 Vernon Ave. Restoration of Playfair Park’s Garry Oak Meadow – Since 2010, Colleen O’Brien has been actively engaged with rescuing a population of yellow montane violet and other native plants in Playfair Park. The free presentation from the Victoria Natural History Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature House. Canadian Culinary Federation – Victoria Branch presents the 15th annual Martin Wilkinson Golf Tournament at Bear Mountain Golf Resort The tournament is in memory of one of Victoria’s finest chefs. For more information, visit ccfccvictoria.ca/events/ golf2015. Drop-in Baby Time – For babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. From 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Nellie McClung branch. No registration required. Volkssport Tuesday evening walk. Meet at Running Room, Broadmead Shopping Centre, 777 Royal Oak Drive. Registration 5:45 p.m.; walk 6 p.m. Contact is Gail at 250-4774472.

Wednesday, Sept. 16 Drop-in Family Storytime – Funfilled stories, songs, rhymes and puppets for young children and their families; children under 3 must be accompanied by an adult. From 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the Nellie McClung branch, and from 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the Saanich Centennial branch. No registration required. Drop-in Baby Time – For babies 0-15 months and their caregiver. Learn songs, rhymes and fingerplays to use with your baby every day. From 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. at the Bruce Hutchison branch. No registration required.

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Approx. 800gr

Clif Bar

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1.28-1.36kg

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525-540ml

227-284gr

375-455gr

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1lt

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Pasta Entree

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470-600gr

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Marmalade or Lemon Curd

450-500gr

228-336gr

750ml or 905gr

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$ Michelina’s

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336gr

Margarine

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Black Diamond

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PLUS A

68gr

950ml

PLUS A

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950ml

Energy Bar

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Gatorade

250ml

2% White or 1% Chocolate Milk Beverage

English Muffins 6’s

473ml Old El Paso

Knorr

Maple Leaf

10x200ml

156gr

Dr. Oetker

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LICABL PP

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830-900gr

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113-114gr

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256-350gr

Selected, 150-196gr

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24x10-16gr

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Snack Pack Pudding Cups

Del Monte

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Selected, 398ml

4x99gr

Favourites Assorted Candy Bars

Nut Bar

465-501gr

Planters

Dipps or Chewy Granola Bars

1lt

Quaker

Biscuits

EES EF

650ml

Peek Freans

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Selected, 341-398ml

398ml

284ml

Old El Paso

Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa

Popcorn Twists, Cheese Pleesers or Potato Chips

Canned Vegetables

Tomatoes

153gr

Old Dutch

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Stand ‘n Stuff Hard Taco Shells

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Flakes of Ham, Turkey or Chicken

Crunchy Shells or Tortilla Bowl

398ml

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28-35gr

Refried Beans

PLUS A

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Armstrong Paradise Island

NEWS

Minute Maid

Simply Orange Juice

Melitta

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2.63lt

907gr

Approx. 800gr

Clif Bar

Perform Thirst Quencher

SIZE

Black Diamond

Parkay

Shredded Cheese 340gr

1.28-1.36kg

Primo

Premium Plus Crackers

525-540ml

227-284gr

375-455gr

Instant Oatmeal

1lt

Christie

Ready To Serve Soup

Pasta Entree

Quaker

Life or Corn Bran Squares Cereal

LICABL PP

Quaker

Harvest Crunch Granola Cereal

Quick Oats 2.25kg

470-600gr

Dairyland

Wonder

Robertson’s

Marmalade or Lemon Curd

450-500gr

228-336gr

750ml or 905gr

EES EF

LICABL PP

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SunRype

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336gr

Margarine

LICABL PP

EES EF

Black Diamond

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PLUS A

68gr

950ml

PLUS A

BIG

950ml

Energy Bar

EES EF

Gatorade

250ml

2% White or 1% Chocolate Milk Beverage

English Muffins 6’s

473ml Old El Paso

Knorr

Maple Leaf

10x200ml

156gr

Dr. Oetker

Giuseppe Pizzeria Rising Crust

LICABL PP

EES EF

PLUS A

830-900gr

Potatoes

113-114gr

Green Giant

256-350gr

Selected, 150-196gr

Salted Caramel, 85gr

Dr. Oetker

DEALS YOU’LL GO LOONIE OVER!

Nestle

24’s

24x10-16gr

Pepsi, 7-Up or Schweppes

Dare

Breaktime Cookies

250gr

LICABL PP

Snack Pack Pudding Cups

Del Monte

Fruit

Selected, 398ml

4x99gr

Favourites Assorted Candy Bars

Nut Bar

465-501gr

Planters

Dipps or Chewy Granola Bars

1lt

Quaker

Biscuits

EES EF

650ml

Peek Freans

Guiseppe Pizzeria Thin Crust

Selected, 341-398ml

398ml

284ml

Old El Paso

Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa

Popcorn Twists, Cheese Pleesers or Potato Chips

Canned Vegetables

Tomatoes

153gr

Old Dutch

Hunt’s

Money’s

Old El Paso

Stand ‘n Stuff Hard Taco Shells

THE BUCK STOPS HERE! Pieces & Stems Mushrooms

Beverage

Selected, 4’s

Selected, 125-189gr

Minute Maid or Five Alive

Lipton Soup Mix

Flakes of Ham, Turkey or Chicken

Crunchy Shells or Tortilla Bowl

398ml

Old El Paso

28-35gr

Refried Beans

PLUS A

Idahoan

Seasoning Mix

Old El Paso

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Grimm’s

4 Pack Pepperoni Sticks

French Herb or Bavarian Meatloaf

Classic Oven Roast Ham

Per

100 gr

Sushi 9 Piece B.C. Rolls

100 gr

Saputo

Chevrai

Roast or Smoked Turkey Breast

Cheese Slices

113gr

160-200gr

Medium

Chow Mein

Medium

Vegetable Chop Suey

Available at select stores only.

per 100gr

8 Piece Happy California Rolls

Per

Woolwich Dairy

Sunrise

Medium

Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls

Natural Pastures

Brie or Camembert Cheese Min. 180gr

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Per

100 gr

Per

100 gr

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Cooked White Tiger Prawn Tails

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% off

41/50 Size

Per

100 gr

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Per

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Raisin Bran Muffins

Bakery

Italian Buns

White or 60% Whole Wheat Bread

6 pack

for

6 pack

Mini Danish

Bagels

Casa Mendosa

10” Tortilla

Selected

6 pack

Cream Puffs

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680gr

6 pack

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264-286gr

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Coconut Milk

Coconut Water

400ml

310-500ml

175gr

Danone

Manitoba Harvest

Activia Probiotic Yogurt

Hemp Hearts

650ml

Raw Shelled Hemp Seeds, 227gr

2x Fleecy

Concentrated Fabric Softener 1.47lt

LICABL PP

EES EF

PLUS A

100gr

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Household

Ziploc

Glad

Magic

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Containers

Aluminum Foil

40’s

Assorted sizes

12x25ft

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for

Washington “Medium”

Yellow Onions 3lb

for

2$ for

Garden Salad

O I C

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2.20 per kg

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Anjou Pears

2.20 per kg

Per

Natural Organics

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Back to School Bouquet

1lb Clamshell

“Taylor Farms”

Fresh Celery Per

California “Berry Bowl”

Fresh Strawberries

Hybrid Lily

16 8

O I C

B.C. Grown

Organic Cherry Medley Tomatoes

1 pint

B.C. “Fresh”

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O I C

for

B.C. Grown “Fancy”

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