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El Nino raises flooding fears: study

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Climatic events linked to flooding and erosion of low-lying coastal areas

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A new climate study is forecasting the potential for extreme flooding and coastal erosion that could affect waterfront properties on the Saanich Peninsula and along the entire west coast of North America. Researchers from the University of Victoria and 12 other institutions analyzed wave, water levels and shoreline response data to uncover links between flood“The typical ing and erosion and events such winter storm that we climatic as El Niño and La see every year, could Niña. This winter is shaphave a greater impact ing up as a “monster” in terms of coastal El Niño year, in which erosion and flooding.” warmer waters in the Pacific can cause – Ian Walker the northwest coast of the continent to experience warmer, drier winters. “We’ve seen 40 to 70 or more centimetres of extra water, superimposed on the tide for several months during past El Niños so we can expect to see that as well this year,” said Ian Walker, professor of geography at UVic, explaining that could mean flooding, coastal erosion and higher tides to low-lying areas along the coast. “Generally, it means the ocean levels are higher because warm things expand so, with higher water levels then, the same storm, the typical winter storm that we see every year, could have a greater impact in terms of coastal erosion and flooding because it hits the beach at a higher elevation.” PlEasE sEE: Coastal flooding risks, page A4

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Down by the bay Scott Davies of Cube Project Management stands next to the small foundation of a small cabin that had stood on the site at 10301 Resthaven Ave. for almost 100 years. Davies recently purchased and subdivided the lot and plans to build a single family home and a duplex. See Page 25 for more.

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Seniors play a vital role in our nation and deserve to know who will best represent their interests in the Oct. 19 federal election. That’s the position of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), which is hosting a special all-candidates meeting at the Shoal Centre in Sidney from 2-4 p.m. Sept. 29. “We’ve been advocating and working for seniors for years,” said Larry Cross, the former mayor of Sidney who now works as advocate for CARP. “We feel it’s important that seniors have a clear understanding of each party’s policies (that affect their demographic).” Earlier this week, the only candidate who had yet to be confirmed was Conservative Robert Boyd. Green Party leader and incumbent MP Elizabeth May will be there, as will Liberal candidate Tim Kane and the NDP’s Alicia Cormier. “We’re focusing on seniors and senior issues,” Cross said, noting matters such as care-giver support and pension reform.

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Helping women soar Meet the ‘wings’ behind this weekend’s Women, Wings and Wheels event

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A new Kiwanis Club opened in Sidney on Sept. 19. “We want to make sure that Sidney has the benefit of a community organization that’s focussed on helping kids,” said secretary of the club, Patrick Ewing. “The main focus of Kiwanis is on youth and so we’re looking at ways that we can be involved with youth in the community whether it’s starting up a youth club at local schools or helping with some of the funding needs that schools have in the area, and just ways to make the community a little bit better place to raise a family,” said Ewing.

Carlie Connolly News Staff

Women helping women was the inspiration for a one-of-a-kind event planned for this weekend at the Victoria Flying Club. Women, Wings and Wheels runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday and features both bike and plane displays, leaders and professionals in aviation and riding and a BBQ by donation. The event is a partnership between women from both the aviation and riding communities on a mission to engage with as many women as possible from all kinds of communities and backgrounds across the country. Sharing the love of riding or flying, empowering Canadian women and young girls through education and opportunity, all while fundraising for those women and girls in crisis is what the event is all about. Two of the women at the event will be Nancy Hamilton and Colette Morin who will take care of some of the aviation components, inspiring women and young girls to do anything they set their minds to. Having been friends for years, the two women later met up with other spearheaders of the Women, Wings and Wheels event, Greer Stewart

New Kiwanis Club opens Ewing said the club has already had a number of discussions with the mayor, fire chief, police and local schools to talk about what they see as the needs in the community and where Kiwanis can assist. “That’s given us some good ideas especially supporting Sidney Elementary School,” he said. “We’re looking at pursuing a relationship there to help elementary school students especially those who are coming from less wealthy families.” Those wanting to join must be over the age of 18. For more information, Ewing can be contacted at 250 995-1362 or through email at patrick.ewing@ shaw.ca

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Colette Morin and Nancy Hamilton enjoy the ride from above and Joley Baker. After a few introductions, the rest was history. “When we all get together, we get passionate and want to do more,” said Hamilton, a real estate agent in Squamish who has a private pilot’s licence. Morin is a commercial pilot based in Squamish where her company, Glacier Air, specializes in mountain flying tours around southwestern British Columbia. Both women are passionate about the world of aviation and about inspiring young women, and for Hamilton it began as a sort of dream. “I had this dream … that four women were flying in an airplane across Canada and we were raising money and awareness for womens’ issues,” Hamilton said. “I woke up from the dream thinking ‘Wow! What was that all about?’” Hamilton’s premonition occurred about 10

years ago, just before she moved to B.C. from eastern Canada. She later contacted friends who were also pilots, including Morin, and started to turn the dream into reality. “Part of all this is about inspiring by doing, encouraging other people to see us and do the same,” said Hamilton. “So part of it is about inspiring women to do things they might not have thought they were capable of doing.” Morin, despite having experienced breast cancer has come out cancer free and has had a burning desire to get the event moving forward. “At the end of it all she said, she was even more fired up than ever and she’s like ‘you know, we got to do this thing,’ she gets out the map and she’s like ‘lets map this route out across Canada, what are we waiting for?’” said Hamilton, remembering back.

Taking ownership of Glacier Air in 2002 and having worked there as a pilot since 1997, it’s something Morin greatly enjoys. “Nobody bothers me when I’m in the air,” she said jokingly. “It’s a sense of freedom, it’s a sense of accomplishment; ‘like wow look what I’m doing not everybody does this.’ Its kind of a different way to get in touch with the world around you, you see everything from a different perspective…” Both women will be at the event to talk to other women and girls hopefully inspiring those wishing to get into the industry to take that first step forward. “We can do anything. My god, we can fly airplanes, we can ride motorcycles, we can give birth,” said Morin. “Whatever your challenges are in life, if you put your mind to it, there’s nothing that stops you.”

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Coastal flooding risks increased by El Nino

Island View beach is one of the low lying areas that could risk flooding this winter.

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On the Peninsula, low lying sandy beaches such as Island View, Cordova Spit and the stretch along Cadboro Bay by the low bluffs could be areas more severely affected this winter. “In a season like this, where we have our normal tides and even normal storms … these will have a higher impact on the beach. In terms of erosion management and flood potential, there’s a greater potential this year for those reasons,” said Walker, coauthor of the study published Monday in Nature Geoscience. Walker noted that the findings apply to future climatic events, including La Niña, which can cause wetter than normal winters. “It’s not just El Niño we should be concerned about,” he stated. “Our research shows that severe coastal erosion and flooding can occur along the B.C. coast during both El Niño and La Niña storm seasons, unlike further south in California. We need to prepare not only for this winter, but also for what could follow when La Niña comes.” Walker’s research has taken him from Haida Gwaii to California and the data is based on analysis of about 40 different sites since the early 2000s.

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North Saanich to rebuild municipal hall Plans include using innovative Tesla battery for back up power Jim Zeeben News staff

North Saanich building inspectors will be able to sleep a little better, after council approved a $2.6 million fix to the municipal hall. The current building suffers from a number of structural issues, says Mayor Alice Finall. “Our building inspectors have been lying awake at night,” Finall said, adding that the state of the building is no laughing matter. “In the back of the council chambers there is some crumbling going on.” The mayor said public

reaction has so far been positive. In fact, there has been considerable interest in the news that the project includes an innovative Tesla battery to power emergency operations. “I think we might be the first (municipal hall to use the technology),” she said. Council asked staff to include green initiatives and the battery came out of their research. The Tesla battery will power the emergency centre and, to some degree, the main hall during the day. “If we have excess power, we can actually sell it back

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tems impacting work areas, such as inability to provide sufficient heat in colder seasons, and overheating during the summer. The municipality said the seismic upgrades needed are critical for the safety of staff and visitors in the buildings. “When an earthquake hits, it’s the municipality’s job to support the community. Our centre of emergency operations will now be at municipal hall in a post-disaster constructed building,” said the statement. “From a convenience perspective, the new design of the entry will feature a single service centre providing service improvements from all departments.” In addition to “a number of energy efficient and green

“The design of the new building is functional, practical and attractive. It will be a very positive addition to the municipality.” – Mayor Alice Finall aspects with the project,” the municipality said the project will use a combination of “Solar Photovoltaic Panels and a battery bank to power the emergency operations centre and the municipal hall instead of a conventional diesel generator for back up electricity.” Over the life span of the system, this will be a less costly option than the generator. “We have been aware

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El Nino warning a good reminder A report that this year’s “monster” El Nino could cause serious flooding or erosion to low lying levels of the west coast is one more reminder about the need to be prepared. The recently released report pored over a number of years of data from locations up and down western North America. Scientists were able to show that climatic events that come along every few years can be linked to specific concerns, such as flooding and erosion. Events such as this year’s El Nino or, alternatively, La Ninas that seem to have an opposite effect on how we experience the weather. The evidence seems to point to one more reason to be concerned about climate change overall. However, more immediately, the news about the potential for problems this winter is not a reason to panic. If anything, it raises awareness about the importance of being prepared and the need to be able to remain as self-sufficient as possible for at least 72 hours. We live on an Island off the coast of the largest body of water on the planet. In many ways, we are exceptionally fortunate that bad weather in these parts usually means it’s time to close the window or, gosh darn, turn on the furnace ( how many of us feel the need to talk about this next day around the water cooler). But seriously, when the weather does take a turn, it can do so quickly and drastically. Snow storms can cut off communities overnight, sudden flooding can cause havoc with our highways and powerful winds can knock out power grids. By making sure we have enough food and water and that we have alternative ways to provide heat and light for three days on our own, we can all sleep a little easier. And if the worst does happen, if flooding or some other disaster forces us from our homes, we will be thankful for taking the time in advance to prepare a bag with clothes and essential items we might need.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-386-2624. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for 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, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For

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Photo helps letter make sense to readers Thank you for printing my letter regarding the unsafe lane location of the Sharrows on Fifth Street. However I was hoping that you would look at the photo that I included with my original letter in order to show the unsafe situation seen on the photo and also use the text in the link to describe the area in question. The letter that you printed did not make much sense without the photo to visually see the problem. The “Dooring” of cyclists is a serious enough problem without poorly located Sharrows guiding unsuspecting cyclists to a position on the road that could be in harm’s way should vehicles decide to pass the cyclist at the same time that the door of a parked vehicle is opened into their path. Thank you for your consideration of my concerns. Adam Kanczula Sidney

Need to consider more than one viewpoint Bill Wilson’s letter is clearly stated and to the point. The view he expresses however is pretty narrow. When we decide how we want our world to be shaped and by whom, it should not be at the whim of a single point of view or political philosophy. We need to be engaged in democratic dialogue on a con-

tinuing basis as our world changes so quickly and we must have the governing vehicle able to respond to those changes for the good of all. It’s not just about the economy or the threat of terrorism. Brian Trotto Saanichton

Opinion supported by fact better than opinion alone Here are two facts taken from the financial records of the Canadian government that will add perspective to the strong opinions

expressed in the “Harper keeping ...” letter of Sept. 16, 2015. 1. The current government ran six straight deficits including the largest single deficit ($55.6B in 2009 - 2010), unadjusted for inflation, in Canadian history. 2. The accumulated deficit (national debt) increased by about 30% during those six straight deficit years. Strong opinions are persuasive. Strong opinions supported by fact are even more persuasive. D. Bracken Sidney

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Local politicians split over environmental ‘rights’ Tom Fletcher Black Press

Over vocal objections from some representatives, local politicians have narrowly endorsed a call for an “environmental bill of rights” for B.C. at their annual convention. Calling it “an idea whose time has come,” Richmond Coun. Harold Steves sponsored the motion Wednesday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver. It calls for recognition of a right to “live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water, clean food and vibrant ecosystems.” Steves reminded delegates of a summer of smoke from forest fires and a drought that saw his Cache Creek farm run out of water. He noted the bill of rights has been supported by 36 municipalities around B.C., after a tour of local councils by the David Suzuki Foundation’s Blue Dot campaign. The idea was quickly challenged. “How is this resolution going to prevent forest fires

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Cobb said it already takes years of environmental review before resource extraction can be approved, “and if this passes, it will be another nail in the coffin of rural B.C.” Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz urged support for the bill of rights, arguing it would “raise our consciousness.” Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps quoted from a presentation to council by an 11-year-old

boy and joined other delegates in calling for the resolution to support future generations. Coquitlam Coun. Terry O’Neill listed a dozen provincial laws governing clean water, air pollution, public health and food safety, calling on the convention to focus on specific measures instead of asserting rights that are actually “a demand for others to do something for you.”

North Saanich hosting dedication for Dee Bailin A long-time resident of North Saanich, Dee Bailin, will be recognized for her outstanding contributions to the community as a

municipal councillor, volunteer and philanthropist. At 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at the tennis courts of Wain

Park, a dedication will take place by the District of North Saanich in commemoration of Bailin. - Submitted

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Hockeyville challenge. Now the focus shifts to public consultations on how to spend the $100,000 that comes with earning the honour. The money has been deposited with the Capital Regional District, for use fixing up Panorama rec centre. The final figure will actually be larger as sales of Hockeyville merchandise are ongoing and will contribute to the fund.

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Staff from the Panorama Recreation Centre were busy this week, cleaning up after playing host to Kraft Hockeyville, which included a pre-season game between the Vancouver Canucks and San Jose Sharks. North Saanich earned the right to host the game by winning the Kraft

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The Vancouver Canucks’ Adam Cracknell scores the winning goal to secure a 1-0 overtime victory at the Kraft Hockeyville North Saanich 2015 pre-season action at The Q Centre in Colwood on Monday.

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“The parking lot party yesterday (Sept. 20 at Panorama) was great, too. This is a once in a lifetime thing for the kids.” Longtime Sidney resident Tracey Miller, a diehard Calgary hockey fan, was forbidden by her son, Kole – he’s a Canucks fan and Peninsula News Review carrier – from wearing her Flames jersey and so bought an Eagles shirt for the occasion. Miller admitted she wasn’t thrilled with the idea of another community hosting the big game, but was glad Panorama would be receiving the $100,000 Hockeyville first prize

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It was clear who was the “home” team for Monday night’s Kraft Hockeyville game at The Q Centre in Colwood. The sea of blue and green jerseys gave the Vancouver Canucks a distinct edge over their opponent, the San Jose Sharks, in the fan support department. But Ethelwyn Smith’s loyalties fell to a more local organization. The Central Saanich resident was one of a much smaller number of adults who donned a Peninsula Eagles minor hockey jersey for the NHL pre-season exhibition. “My son and daughter both played minor hockey for Peninsula,” she said in between periods of what ultimately ended as a 1-0 overtime win for Vancouver. “Everyone is quite proud. I think it’s remarkable that this community (North Saanich) was able to pull this off.” While the game was shifted to the larger arena from the community’s Panorama Recreation Centre for various reasons, not least to accommodate national

TV coverage, there was very much a North Saanich flavour to the night. Given the numerous banners around the place celebrating the municipality as Hockeyville, longtime Peninsula Minor Hockey volunteer Cliff Orr dropping the puck for the ceremonial opening face-off, and the collection of young Eagles players doing the ice scrapes during the commercial breaks, a person dropping into the building might have believed they were actually in North Saanich. “There’s a nice ambiance here,” said Smith, whose son, Brian, grew up and played hockey with the NHL’s Benn brothers, Jordie and Jamie, and “spent hours on the tennis courts” with them on the Smiths’ property. Even veteran commentator Don Cherry, who partnered with CBC’s Ron McLean for an on-ice Coach’s Corner instalment, made reference to the Benns, as well as Victoria’s Courtnall brothers – NHLers from a previous generation – in his comments. Another Central Saanich resident, James McNulty, said of the proceedings that it was good for nominator Jason Fletcher and North Saanich’s Hockeyville campaign organizing committee to “get a break and get to enjoy this.”

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The Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary Yes, it’s been thirty years! The Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation was created in 1985 by peninsula residents who wanted to support their hospital. Its mission is to support healthcare excellence on the Saanich Peninsula.

The Foundation is incorporated under the Society Act of British Columbia and is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency under registration number 11913 0540 RR0001.

Highlights of the 2014 – 2015 fiscal year • Total Revenue: $4,356,939 • Total raised from donations and events: $3,622,,124 • Total invested in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital: $2,095,121 • Fundraising costs as a percentage of revenue: 4.7% • Total costs as a percentage of revenue: 11% For more information on our work, or to obtain our audited financial statements, please visit our website at www.sphf.ca, or call us at 250 652-7531.

President’s message While world events swirl around us, it is wonderful to feel the sense of community that has contributed to the success of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation. We are thrilled to be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation with events and (thanks to our donors) some imaginative fundraising. Along with this landmark anniversary, we will celebrate a financial one this year. During our 30th anniversary, we will reach $40 million raised from the remarkable and generous people of the Saanich Peninsula. In the last fiscal year alone, Foundation revenues surpassed $4.3 million.

Board and staff alike work to ensure that every dollar counts, so I am pleased to tell you that, last fiscal year, our total expenses accounted for less than 12% of revenues. What have we done with the more than $2 million invested in our hospital? Here are some highlights: Planning is ongoing for the new Sterilization Unit, as well as major renovations to the central working core of our Acute Care Unit. These projects, which involve both construction and renovations, will be significant contributions to modernizing our hospital. Gordon Benn

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Thanks to the vision of two of our donors, planning is almost complete for a sunroom in the Palliative Care Unit. This will allow patients to experience our pastoral environment, no matter the weather.

Thanks to support from the Spencer Fund at the Victoria Foundation, mattresses and many small but important pieces of equipment were purchased. After an intensive search for the best new equipment, our new CT Scanner is about to be purchased. We look forward to it being on-site in early 2016. We’re proud of these amazing achievements and hope you are too. After all, it’s our hospital. Sincere best wishes,

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A challenge to ensure that Germs REALLY won’t stand a chance! On April 30, 2015, a long-time donor to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation challenged the community to match a pledge of $900,000 to this year’s campaign to design and construct a new, state-ofthe-art Sterilization Department in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital (the third and final phase of the hospital’s Operating Rooms upgrades). With this pledge, the campaign is now less than $300,000 from its goal of $3 million. Our anonymous donor has made the pledge in memory of a wellknown philanthropist, David Freeze. During his lifetime, Mr. Freeze contributed generously to many worthy causes, both here and in Calgary, Alberta. Though he wished to remain anonymous at the time, Mr. Freeze contributed more than $1,000,000 to support the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. Perhaps his

most memorable gift challenged the peninsula community to match his $500,000 contribution to the first campaign to purchase a new CT Scanner at SPH, back in 2006. “This was a pioneering contribution”, says Foundation President Gordon Benn. “Thanks to Mr. Freeze’s bold invitation to the community, the Foundation raised the entire amount needed to purchase that first new CT Scanner in less than three months – a new record for SPHF at the time.” The donor has said that the Saanich Peninsula Hospital is “a wonderful community resource”. The donor is certain that the residents of the Saanich Peninsula will rise to this new challenge with the same generosity as was demonstrated after Mr. Freeze’s challenge. The Foundation has 8 months remaining to raise matching gifts.

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News from the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation On Sunday May 3rd, over 50 cyclists took to their wheels to commemorate the life of Denis Muloin, long-time manager of Russ Hays Bicycle Shop in Sidney. Denis spent his final days surrounded by family and friends in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit. Russ Hays’ owner, Mike Clermont was inspired to organize what he hopes will be an annual cycling event to acknowledge the wonderful role that SPH’s Palliative Care program plays in this community. Over $5,000 was raised for the SPH Foundation. On June 5th, the Swiftsure Big Band hosted a fundraising concert at the Mary Winspear Centre. It was a sold-out show, organized by bandmember Jim Kingham and long-time friend Frank Garnett, which raised over $10,000 for the SPH Foundation. Holmes Realty of Sidney chose SPH Foundation for their annual

charity donation. In May, Michele Holmes, the staff and realtors of this local company presented a cheque for $10,000 to SPH Foundation President Gordon Benn. The donation will be put towards the Sterilization Unit Campaign.

On August 7th & 18th the Victoria Radio-Controlled Air Modelers Society presented their annual “Victoria’s Largest Little Airshow”. After, a donation was made to SPHF for $14,000. On August 15th, the Vancouver Island Motor Gathering was presented by German Auto Import Network at the Viscount Aero Centre in Sidney. This spectacular car show was not only a highlight of the summer but also brought the Foundation almost $40,000.00 closer to the goal of $3 million for a new sterilization unit for our operating rooms!

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Her artwork will be on display and available for purchase at the Sidney Pier Hotel. “There’s never an end to the kind of things you can do with acrylics and acrylic mediums. It’s just constant discovery so it’s always exciting,” she said.

When it comes to what inspires her in her artwork, she says it just comes from within and that it could be a metaphor for a happy time or trip. It also just happens to be something she truly enjoys doing. “It just brings me joy and it’s a connection, it’s a way of reacting to

where I am in life, it’s just a joyful process.” William’s will be at the Pier Hotel at various points every day throughout the week, She is also a board member of the Arts Council and is on the fall studio tour as well as being a part of the upcoming ArtSea Festival.

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Real estate sales refute recession talk in Quebec, to a strong While political 8.8% in Ontario, and a parties on the camtorrid 11% in B.C. paign trail argue over August whether, in statistics for the first six Greater Vicmonths of toria’s real 2015, Canada estate show has been in single-family a technical house prices recession, up by 6.9% real estate in the past markets, 12 months, with few unit sales up exceptions, by 22%, and continue to Peter Dolezal active listings deliver both Financial Savvy down by 15%. sales volume With a curand value rent monthly increases – a listings/sales absorpreaction hardly consistion rate of 20%, our tent with a recession. local market remains a In the 12 months to solid sellers’ market. July 31, in only three Both nationally and provinces have real locally, banks, and estate prices dropped more so mortgage – Alberta (-1.7%), Nova brokers, advertise fiveScotia (-3.1%), and year fixed-rate mortNewfoundland (-6.7%). gages at new recordSaskatchewan has lows of 2.49%. Such remained essentially low rates provide a flat at 0.2%. Clearly, a foundation for continrelationship emerges. ued momentum in the Those provinces most directly affected by the market, particularly for the critically-important dramatic drop in oil first-time buyer. This prices have seen their real estate sector stum- low-interest-rate trend is likely to sustain ble, in line with their growth in most Canaeconomies. In all other dian real estate marprovinces, prices have kets for some time. maintained an upward Those provinces trajectory, ranging not heavily reliant on from a modest 0.9%

oil prices continue to enjoy solid economic growth. This in turn translates into strong real estate markets. Most provinces should see their GDP continue to climb. Propelled by our 75-cent dollar, which has followed oil’s downward price trajectory, our tourism, manufacturing, and non-commodity exports should accelerate. We tend to see our strong real estate prices as a boon primarily to the home sellers. In reality, the greatest beneficiary is our provincial government. In British Columbia every home buyer “enjoys” the highest Property Transfer Tax in Canada – 1% on the first $200,000 of value; 2% on any value over $200,000. In B.C. alone, the government currently receives over $1 billion annually from this tax. Since its implementation in 1987 by Bill Vander Zalm’s Social Credit Government, this tax has cost B.C. taxpayers some $15 billion. The message from this is a healthy real

estate market is a sign of economic growth, and vice versa. When the real estate sector is active and growing, it supports among others, construction, renovation and service sectors - and even provincial budgets. How long can Canada’s and our local real estate sector continue to prosper? No one can predict this with certainty. However, if GDP provincially and nationally continues to grow, and interest rates remain low, the healthy performance should continue. Let us however, never lose sight of reality. Longterm, it is prudent to think of owning a home as primarily a lifestyle choice, rather than an investment. After all, even if we sell in a high market, we usually end up re-purchasing in the same market. • A retired corporate executive, enjoying post-retirement as an independent Financial Consultant (dolezalconsultants.ca), Peter Dolezal is the author of three books, including The SMART CANADIAN WEALTH-BUILDER.

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Simple steps to save you money on renovations When you’ve lived in the same house for many electric baseboard heaters to a more efficient heat years, you know it inside and out, and so you pump, which could qualify for an $800 rebate. recognize when it’s time to move forward with “The paper work to apply for rebates was done renovations. by our energy advisors. They had to retest the Perhaps you’re done with a home that’s too hot house efficiency after the upgrades. Their bill in the summer or too cold in the winter and you for advising, testing and rebate work was very are looking for added comfort. Whatever the case, reasonable.” BC Hydro wants to help and is offering various The Swans had more fibreglass insulation blown incentives to make it worth your while and a little into their attic and foam insulation installed into easier on your bottom line. the half of their house walls which Andrew Swan and his wife had “We had been aware were not previously insulated. been living in their 2-bedroom, Finally they had a ductless heat that there were 850 square foot Oak Bay bungalow pump installed in their living rebates for energy for 17 years when they decided room, which now heats (and could efficiency…but did not to renovate. Despite its smaller also cool) most of the house, so that realize how generous the baseboards come on rarely or size, the Hydro bills for their older they could be.” electrically heated home were close not at all. to $150 per month, so the Swan’s “We had been aware that there were happy to learn that they qualified for the were rebates for energy efficiency upgrades Home Energy Rebate Offer. prior to our renovations but did not realize how The Home Energy Rebate Offer is a partnership generous they could be. It has made the costs of program between BC Hydro and Fortisbc. This renovation a ‘no brainer’ in that our savings on program offers a variety of incentives for home electricity will pay off the costs in only three or energy renovations such as insulation upgrades, four years,” says Andrew. “We think of ourselves draftproofing, ventilation, space heating, water as green consumers who want to minimize our heating, and a bonus for installing three upgrades. energy footprint in the world for the sake of The Swans wisely decided to plan their future generations. So, it was exciting to find renovations with the unbiased advice of a Certified a way to make a significant reduction in our Energy Advisor. heating needs. More of a surprise to us was It was recommended that they change their how much more cozy the house felt after the

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Education ministry staff have searched in vain since this summer to locate a backup hard drive containing B.C. and Yukon student information from 1986 to 2009. The computer memory disk contains 3.4 million public school education records, including names, postal codes, grades and personal education numbers. Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk said Tuesday there is no evidence the information has been taken or misused. After a lengthy physical search of a secure warehouse in Victoria turned up nothing, ministry electronic records continue to be

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searched to see if the hard drive was moved or destroyed. Virk said there were two unencrypted backup hard drives created in 2011, contrary to ministry information and privacy rules. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has been notified and is investigating. “There’s no doubt that a mistake was made, first in how the hard drive was created, and secondly, how it was stored,” Virk said. “This should not have happened.” The drive also more than 9,000 personal education numbers for children in government care, connected to information such as health and behaviour issues. This sensitive personal information could be connected to Minister Virk names by comparing the personal education numbers to names through the larger data file. NDP education critic Rob Fleming said Virk is coming forward after several weeks because he doesn’t believe the missing hard drive will be found. “For government to admit this has happened is not good enough,” Fleming said. “They have to tell us how and why it happened, and the minister specifically has to say why he failed to do his job.” The government has set up a phone contact centre through Service BC for specific inquiries about the data breach. The centre is open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, and callers should be prepared to say when they attended public or post-secondary schools in B.C. In Victoria, call 250-387-6121. In Metro Vancouver, 604-660-2421. Elsewhere in B.C. call 1-800-6637867. Details of the information on the missing drive can be viewed online at http://bit.ly/1YzSt9p

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A rundown navy, aging fighter jets and closing of dedicated Veterans’ Affairs offices are playing a central role in the campaign for the Oct. 19 federal election. The Conservative government has been in a running battle with the Public Service Alliance of Canada over the closure of nine regional Veterans Affairs offices, including those in Prince George and Kelowna. The union ran TV ads with veterans describing difficulty getting mental and physical health support. Veterans’ Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole wrote to PSAC national president Robyn Benson in July, calling the ads “intentionally misleading.” He said the government is opening 27 dedicated mental health clinics, training staff on veterans programs in integrated Service Canada offices, and continuing to spend more on support for veterans as their numbers decline. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair promises to reopen the nine dedicated offices, and add $454 million over four years to Veterans Affairs. The NDP says the money would go to improving long-term care, survivor pensions, mental health treatment and expansion of the program to support veterans in their homes. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has announced that if he becomes prime minister, he will pull Canada out of the development of the U.S.-led F-35 fighter project, which has been plagued by

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and withdrawing would be a severe blow to the country’s aerospace industry. With six of the Royal Canadian Airforce’s 30-year-old CF-18 fighter-bombers taking part in a U.S.-led mission against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, the Liberals and NDP are calling for Canada to focus on humanitarian relief instead of combat.

delays and cost overruns. Trudeau said the F-35’s stealth, firststrike abilities are not what Canada needs, and other fighters would serve Canada’s purposes at lower cost. Conservative leader Stephen Harper noted it was the previous Liberal government that committed Canada to join Australia, Britain and other countries in supporting the F-35,

The Royal Canadian Navy, another traditional name restored by the Conservatives, is awaiting new ships from the Conservatives’ $26 billion shipbuilding program, Canada’s largest ever. Some contracts have been awarded to Seaspan, B.C.’s largest shipyard, which is also building new research vessels for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. HMCS Protecteur, the navy’s only West Coast supply ship, was decommissioned after a 2014 fire off Hawaii. Protecteur was built in Halifax 46 years ago, and is being temporarily replaced by a former U.S. Navy ship on loan from Chile.

Corporation of the District of Central Saanich NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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 29, 2015 with regard to the following proposed Bylaw to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1309, 1999, and with regard to a proposed Development Variance Permit. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1874, 2015 (7410 Veyaness Road) In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 by changing the zoning designation of 7410 Veyaness Road, as shown shaded on the map, from RE-2 Rural Estate to R-1XS Single Family Residential Infill. The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to permit the subdivision of the subject property into ten lots.

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GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs windows, PW. 250-380-7778.

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