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Citizens group calls for incentives on EDPA Travis Paterson News Staff

A group of concerned citizens have drafted a report more than 20 pages long with suggestions they believe Saanich staff can use to “fix” the controversial Environmental Development Permit Area bylaw. The report comes from the Citizens for a Responsible EDPA, led by Ted Lea and Anita Bull, who plan to deliver the report prior to Saanich’s call for public feedback on the EDPA, which ends Nov. 27. The group believes their report covers the shortfall of incentives t s ia’ os of tor nd M tion ds c i V t a lec oo s e F rge S an a L plete ane m rr Co edite M

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and compensation for EDPA-affected landowners while pointing out other issues in need of attention with the bylaw. “If Saanich expects to be taken seriously about the EDPA and desires to effectively protect and restore private areas of environmentally sensitive areas, it needs to be seen as a leader in restoration of its public lands,” says the Citizens for a Responsible EDPA report. “This will provide encouragement for the public to do the same with private lands.” Saanich council adopted the EDPA bylaw in 2012 following public consultation. It’s designed to protect biodiversity, mitigate development impacts and restore

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suggestions Saanich could share the burden “among all landowners.” The report also suggests incentives, such as a 65 per cent property tax exemption to landowners who agree to a permanent (EDPA) conservation covenant, which is in line with B.C.’s Islands Trust act. Saanich is holding an EDPA town hall on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Garth Homer Centre. Saanich’s ongoing EDPA virtual open house is at saanich.ca/edpa. All feedback must be submitted by Nov. 27 to be included in the EDPA review process.

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Saanich author recounts tale of Nazi occupation The Barn tells the story of Dutch family during Second World War Travis Paterson News Staff

The harrowing tale of a family who survived both the Nazi occupation and the bitter cold winter of 1944-45 while living in a Dutch barn has been captured by a Saanich author. The Barn, by Jack Dixon, is a memoir of the Moerkes family during the Nazi occupation of Holland from 1940 to 1945. It’s the latest offering from Dixon, a history author who is a retired professor from the University of Winnipeg. He lives in Saanich with wife Rika (nee Moerkes), whose family survived the ordeal. The two met in Canada following the war. “It was a struggle to survive,” Rika said. “Every day we had no idea Rika Dixon where our food would come from.” By September of 1944 Rika’s family was forced from their Arnhem home and had taken refuge in a barn outside Doetinchem. They could hear the Allies fighting the Germans in the distance. Despite being restricted to a barn, the German army wanted to ensure the family was not a threat and would stop by to torment them. “The Gestapo were really the worst of them, awful,” she said. “But I look at the world now and I wonder when things will be any better, there’s still so many terrible things happening around the world.” The book recounts in detail how the family dealt with the cold – temperatures hit -28 C – and how Rika’s two elder brothers managed to secretly run their transistor radio off a connection to a Nazi-erected electric service that ran along the outside of their barn. At 87 Rika is a picture of health. She still recalls with surprise how her family managed to stave off all illnesses during that fated winter of 1944-45. “A lot of people got sick or died of hunger,” Rika said. “We would walk 20 kilometres for a glass of milk or two

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Author and historian Jack Dixon at his desk where he penned his popular history account of Hugh Dowding, the commander of the Royal Air Force fighter command during the Battle of Britain. potatoes. I think it’s because we ate so well before that winter that our bodies were healthy.” Turnip was a common staple for the family as that year’s crop was meant for cattle. But with the cattle depleted in the area, it made some of the turnips available. There are tales of community, as

one of Rika’s brothers returned from the turnip field with a German soldier, clearly on amicable terms. He was a cook looking to offload a pot of soup before his company moved on. In another sequence, Rika’s brother returned from his work duties in Germany and unveiled a two-kilogram block of cheese.

His family was nearly too paranoid to eat it until the brother assured them he snuck it away safely. Of all things, it was access to the radio that kept the family’s spirits up. “They managed to get info of the D-Day landing in 1944 from BBC, they knew what was actually happening, as opposed to the (Nazi-controlled) German news they couldn’t trust,” Jack said. “If they had been caught listening to the radio they’d have been shot or sent to a concentration camp.” The Barn is the most recent publication from Dixon, who released Dowding and Churchill: The Dark Side of the Battle of Britain in 2009. It’s sold 3,500 copies to date (mostly in Britain) under military history publisher Pen and Sword Books. An updated version will hit book stores in Britain and Canada this year. Dixon is currently preparing two more works. One is an anthology of Canadian literature from 1534 to 1970. It includes diary and other writings from explorers such as Simon Fraser and little known accounts of the Riel Rebellion (and how John A. MacDonald’s government foolishly prompted it). The other is another historical military book tentatively entitled Orders are Orders, Like Hell They Are, Disobeying Orders in War. Jack Dixon’s The Barn is available at http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/ title/119734000013590104/Jack-DixonThe-Barn. There is an eight-person wait list for The Barn’s two copies in the Greater Victoria Public Library system. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Island residents urged to get flu shots early Kendra Wong Black Press

With the days getting shorter and the temperatures dropping, the Vancouver Island Health Authority is encouraging residents to get their flu shots early this season. This year’s seasonal vaccine, comprised of three strains of influenza, helps prime your body to develop antibodies and other immuneresponding cells to fight infection and reduce the risk of influenza by 40 to 60 per cent, according to Dr. Dee Hoyano, medical health officer for Island Health. Hoyano said influenza hit the Island hard last season. Influenza affects the lungs and can cause serious illness, hospitalization and in some cases, death. According to Island Health, there were 257 labconfirmed cases of influenza in Victoria and 409 across Vancouver Island between Sept. 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015. There were also 26 deaths in hospital, though influenza was not necessarily the cause of death, it may have been a contributing factor. There are benefits to receiving the flu shot, including having protection from influenza, but Hoyano said it’s the people who are at high risk of complications such as seniors, children and adults with chronic health conditions and children between the age of six months and five years old, who should get their shots. “We know it’s not a perfect vaccine. Its level of effectiveness certainly isn’t as high as some of the other vaccines that we have, but it’s the best that we have for influenza right now,” she said. “Especially for people at high risk of complications, it is an important thing to do because we know that a hospitalization can be devastating for somebody.” Hoyano noted it’s too early to predict the severity of the flu season, which generally runs from December into the new year.

Police take threat seriously Continued from Page A4

“He did admit to taking the photograph, he admitted to posting the photograph and his expression was that he didn’t think that doing so would be perceived the way that it was,” said Eassie, adding that police recovered the weapon and confirmed it is a legal weapon. “The youth in question had intended it to be nothing more than a joke or a prank of some sort. He has indicated there was no intention whatsoever to follow through on the perceived threat.” The youth has since been released with a promise to appear in court later this month, and on the condition he refrain from using social media. Initially, the teen was also given a condition not to attend the high school in question, but an application to the court has allowed him to return to the school. Charges of mischief under $5,000 have been recommended and the information from the investigation has been forwarded to Crown for approval. Recognizing that publicizing the event may lead to copycat incidents, Eassie said the department wants to use the ramifications of this “joke” to deter others from making similar posts on social media. “We’re putting the information out today as a warning to others that may use social media sites to really consider the context of what they’re posting,” he said. “Clearly, if you’re posting something that could be perceived as a threat to the public or another individual, you’re crossing a very fine line.” Eassie urged parents to be aware of what social media sites and applications their children use, and asked all students to consider how a post may be perceived before putting something online.

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Notice of Public Hearing on Zoning and Heritage Designation Bylaws NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING for the purpose of a PUBLIC HEARING will be held in the SAANICH MUNICIPAL HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 770 Vernon Avenue, Victoria, BC, V8X 2W7, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM, to allow the public to make verbal or written representation to Council with respect to the following proposed bylaws and permits. A. “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, No. 9352” PROPOSED REZONING FOR AN ADDITION TO A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING DUPLEX ON LURLINE AVENUE The intent of this bylaw is to rezone Lot 9, Block 1, Section 81, Victoria District, Plan 1006 (40 LURLINE AVENUE) from Zone RS-6 (Single Family Dwelling) to Zone RD-1 (Two-Family Dwelling) for a proposed addition to an existing legal non-conforming duplex. A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT will be considered to allow variances for lot width and interior side yard setback. A COVENANT will also be considered to further regulate the lands and buildings.

C. “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, NO. 9360” PROPOSED TWO LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ON MORTIMER STREET The intent of this bylaw is to rezone a portion of Lot 2, Section 40, Victoria District, Plan 42392 (1765 MORTIMER STREET) from Zone RS-6 (Single Family Dwelling – Minimum Lot Size 560m2) to Zone RS-4 (Single Family Dwelling – Minimum Lot Size 460m2) for a proposed two lot residential subdivision. A COVENANT will also be considered to further regulate the use of the lands and buildings.

D. “HERITAGE DESIGNATION BYLAW, 2015, (770 VERNON AVENUE), NO. 9361” PROPOSED NEW HERITAGE DESIGNATION BYLAW FOR SAANICH MUNICIPAL HALL The intent of this new bylaw is to retain the previous heritage designation of the exterior of the Saanich Municipal Hall building and add the character-defining interior features of the public areas, and the built landscape features surrounding the building on Lot A, Section 33, Victoria District, Plan 14934, except that part in Plan 803 RW and Plan 33545 (770 VERNON AVENUE) as municipal heritage property. B. “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, NO. 9359” PROPOSED REZONING FOR A DUPLEX ON AGNES STREET The intent of this bylaw is to rezone Lot 10, Section 50, Victoria Land District, Plan 11604 (593 AGNES STREET) from Zone RS-6 (Single Family Dwelling) to Zone RD-1 (Two-Family Dwelling) for a proposed addition to the existing single family dwelling two allow a duplex. A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT will be considered to allow variances for interior side yard setbacks. A COVENANT will also be considered to further regulate the use of the lands and buildings.

E. “ZONING BYLAW, 2003, AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2015, NO. 9358” PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT FLOAT HOMES OR OTHER FLOATING VESSELS IN THE P-1 ASSEMBLY ZONE The intent of this proposed bylaw is to amend Zone P-1 (Assembly) to add the following as Prohibited Uses: a. The use of float homes or other floating vessels as a residence. b. The anchoring or moorage of any vessel for a continuous period exceeding 72 hours. The proposed bylaws and relevant report(s) may be inspected or obtained from the Legislative Division between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, from November 6, 2015 to November 17, 2015 inclusive, except for weekends and statutory holidays. The report(s) from the Director of Planning regarding the above applications are available on the Saanich website at: A: 40 Lurline Avenue: http://saanich.ca/business/development/tillicum.html B: 593 Agnes Street: http://saanich.ca/business/development/carey.html C: 1765 Mortimer Street: http://saanich.ca/business/development/shelbourne.html D: 770 Vernon Avenue: http://saanich.ca/business/development/core.html E: P-1 Assembly Zone: report available from the Legislative Division offices, contact information below. Enquiries and comments may be submitted by mail or by e-mail and must be received no later than 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting. All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda. Legislative Division by email: clerksec@saanich.ca By Phone: 250-475-1775 Web: saanich.ca

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Remembering their sacrifice Each year, the faces of the veterans that gather round cenotaphs for Remembrance Day seem a little older and fewer in number as the world wars of the 20th century recede into the past. For many young people, the stories of those wars must seem like ancient history; like vinyl records, just too old to mean much for modern life. The numbers of old veterans dwindle, and with each one, a story is lost, a connection to the past is undone. Unfortunately, war and strife does not pass away. There is no such thing as a “war to end all wars.” By some estimates, war has claimed the lives of 50 million people since peace was declared in 1945, at the end of the Second World War. War still fills our headlines on a daily basis and the list of Canada’s war dead grows year by year, victims of both peacekeeping actions and wars. And while the faces of the old veterans may become memories, they are once again being replaced, now by those who have served the cause of freedom in other far corners of the world. Remembrance Day gives us the opportunity to pay tribute to all those men and women, past and present, living and dead, who have given of themselves to not only protect the rights and freedoms we enjoy, but also to shield many of the world’s peoples from those who would take their freedom. Today, as we join with those in similar gatherings across the country, let us remember that though memories of past wars may dim, the battle for peace and freedom is still being fought. “Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.” - In Flanders Fields, John McRae. 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.

Conservation officers a thin green line got the group together, built a fire and The B.C. government declared the assisted until a rescue helicopter from first Conservation Officer Day on Nov. CFB Comox lifted the hunters out at 3 4, to recognize the 110-year history of a.m. the service that started out as mostly NDP environment critic Spencer volunteer “game wardens.” This is overdue recognition for what is Chandra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He essentially a police force that relayed a report from the B.C. only receives public notice Government Employees’ Union when a bear or cougar has to that there has been a 10 per be killed to protect people. cent cut in CO staff since 2002. The ceremony at the B.C. Not so, replied Environment legislature included awards. Minister Mary Polak. The Chief Conservation Officer number has “hovered around Doug Forsdick presented 148” in that time, she said, long-service medals and two including seasonal staff for commendations for lifesaving. peak hunting and fishing One was to CO Jason periods. Hawkes, who rescued a family Polak said extra investment of four from their sinking boat Tom Fletcher has gone into trucks that serve on Kootenay Lake last June. He B.C. Views as mobile command centres, reached them in rough, windy so people aren’t sitting in conditions when they were offices waiting for the phone to ring. waist-deep in water, far from shore. They patrol more and respond faster, The other went to CO Andrew which can be vital. Anaka, for rescuing an angler from Chandra Herbert also blasted the an overturned boat, whom he found “extremely hypothermic” at the base of a government for a “donation” of $100,000 cliff at a lake near Powell River on Jan. 22. from the Freshwater Fishing Society of B.C. to increase angling enforcement this A second angler didn’t make it to shore. summer, adding more seasonal CO days. An exemplary service medal went “What’s next, bake sales?” he said. to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up The real story is a bit more with Fort Nelson RCMP officers and complicated. In March I reported that paramedics on Sept. 6, as they treated the B.C. Liberal government finally made a hunter who had been attacked by a grizzly in a remote area. As darkness fell, good on a decade-old promise to turn over all revenue from freshwater fishing Kneller found a second injured hunter,

licence sales to the society. Its revenue went from $7 million to $10 million once the government finally ended the practice of skimming some off for the general treasury. Energy Minister Bill Bennett recalled that the society was established during the first years of Gordon Campbell’s government, a period of what Bennett called “religious zeal” for privatization. The society spends most of its budget restocking lakes with trout and promoting responsible angling, but its new 30-year service contract also calls on it to contribute to enforcement. This is the first year that has happened, and Polak said the extra fishing violation tickets indicate it is working. The CO service also works on cases such as the Mount Polley mine breach. It has a commercial environmental enforcement unit, a special investigations unit to deal with smuggling and organized crime, and an intelligence analyst. In short, they’re real cops, working with a group of about 150 compliance officers at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. They don’t get much respect from an urban public informed by celebrity wildlife protesters such as Pamela Anderson, Miley Cyrus and Ricky Gervais. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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LETTERS Column insensitive to Aboriginal families’ loss I find the tone of Mr. Fletcher’s Oct. 28 column “Myths surround the Highway of Tears” to be insensitive and disrespectful of the Aboriginal families who have lost daughters, mothers, sisters and wives to the “mythic” Highway of Tears. His clever examples illustrate not all the women have gone missing from Highway 16, and in this he misses the point. What does it matter exactly where they went missing? The numbers of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in B.C. alone

Building being obstructed While “Rosalie’s Village” sounds great, that’s a small amount of housing compared to what could be achieved if government got out of the way of people building and earning. Saanich staff and council routinely obstruct construction of residential accommodation. Besides their own ideology – exemplified by contradictory planning reports and the devious behaviour of trying to go behind a community’s back to amend an OCP – they pander to NIMBYs. One couple objected to an infill development near Mount Douglas because they’d no longer have as

are staggering. According to a 2012 Human Rights Watch report, B.C. had the highest number of unsolved cases in Canada – 160 compared with 582 in the rest of the country. Amnesty International Canada has recently completed a second investigation in northeastern B.C., and their findings will be made public in 2016. Mr. Fletcher adds insult to injury by saying, “What we have seen for decades is a dramatic media narrative...” focused on missing women, when in his mind much open space behind their deep property, as did an individual objecting to better use of an old school property on Carey Road – “they’ve got their piece of the rock, no one else can have any” is their attitude. Their game is to use other’s property at no cost to themselves. The result is high property costs. On the earning side of the balance, municipalities and other levels of government have laws and bureaucracies that impede people earning money to pay rent. I challenge Saanich council to change its ways, to support honest people who want to build and earn. Keith Sketchley Saanich

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More parking would disturb Glendenning habitat Our unique, narrow, winding road is in danger. Glendenning Road is about a third of a mile long and runs off of Mt. Douglas Cross Road. There are 18 residences. The Blenkinsop Valley Golf Course borders properties at the northern end of the road. It is part of the Centennial Trail. Glendenning Road is a great place to get away from the rest of the traffic and congestion in the city. Several large trees growing where nature planted them make it a narrow road and make passing another car only possible in a few areas. Courtesy is often shown; in fact it is quite common for large trucks to back from Mt. Doug X Road to their destination on Glendenning. With only two street lights, one at each end of the road, it is beautifully dark so it is easy to see the light of a commuter cyclist. We celebrate being rural. The path on the west side, always known as a “Bridle Path”, was maintained as such by the municipality: side bushes were trimmed and hog fuel applied as needed. Whether being ridden or walked, horses have and still do use what part of the path they can, as they go into the park. Nowadays cyclists and walkers outnumber

cars on any given day. The fire road access into Mt. Douglas Park is at the north end of Glendenning, with a small five-car parking lot beside it. There is no argument that the fire department needs access to the park and to Glendenning. An unattended fire on the mountain would spread to several neighbourhoods immediately via the tree canopy. With five cars in the lot there is enough room for fire trucks to access the street and park. This small parking lot is the centre of the conflict because after the first five cars have arrived, the rest of the cars have been parking where ever they could, gradually turning the “Bridle Path” into overflow parking. Like other invasive species the cars multiply. Glendenning Road itself has changed little in the 47 years we have lived here, however, change is happening on our road. This summer, “No parking” signs appeared. This caused inconvenience for park visitors and residents alike. With a full lot, visitors have to relocate. Residents have to canvas their neighbours for places for family cars. There has been a proposal to make Glendenning Road like

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years with a significant fire service portfolio on emergency planning and incident management, I will always wish to stand alongside and support fellow fire colleagues. I doubt, however, that Glendenning Road would ever be used in its current condition as a fire attack road for Mt. Doug Park itself as it is barely wide enough in some spots due to the over bearing trees to allow access to major pumping appliances that may be required to attend the residential properties on that road. Besides, I believe it may be possible to investigate the use the existing alternative tarmac access route from Winchester Road. If it were maintained and with a few minor alterations, a more permanent and useful multipurpose emergency access/egress route could be provided as a fail safe for both the residential properties along the top end of Glendenning Road and the south corner section of Mt. Doug Park without the need for the currently imposed restrictions which have little real practical benefit to anyone. Glendenning Road is a public road paid for by taxpayers, therefore the way in which it is used should not be determined solely by a select few. With a sensible approach involving consultation it is possible that an acceptable engineered solution can be found. Malcolm Pinchin Saanich

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Saanich’s Suraj Bangarh, right, spars with Chase Ingalls at Peterec’s Gym in Victoria. Saanich’s Bangarh will fight for the amateur ISKA super lightweight (132 to 137 pounds) world title versus Irishman Carl Hand during Border Wars at Pearkes Arena, Nov. 13.

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Saanich kickboxer Suraj Bangarh is likely heading into his final fight as an amateur. The 23-year-old is currently studying at the Justice Institute of B.C. with the hopes of becoming a police officer. He’ll likely be moving into pro kickboxing or starting his career following Friday’s Border Wars

kickboxing promotion in the Pearkes Arena field house. The event should look at lot like the May 2014 and March 2015 promotions at Pearkes by the same promoter, Stan Peterec. Each hit a capacity of 1,500 people. “It’s the last chance to see two of our top amateur fighters before they go pro,” said Peterec, Bangarh’s coach. “Because of the new rules we

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Vikes women clinch field hockey silver A shootout loss to the UBC Thunderbirds ended what was a great UVic Vikes field hockey season on Sunday. The visiting Thunderbirds scored a late goal to make it 2-2 and send it to a shootout at the UVic Field Hockey turf. That’s where the T-Birds outdid the Vikes 3-1 to win the McCrae Cup national field hockey championship. UVic earned free play goals from Lizzie Yates in the first half and Rosie Beale in the second half, while third-year keeper Larissa Piva came up with critical saves in regular time and a memorable save on Championship MVP Hannah Haughn in the shootout. Vike Kathleen Leahy won the Gail Wilson Award

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Parents, advocates for the disabled and even the opposition critic applauded the B.C. government’s move to increase financial independence for people receiving disability assistance payments. Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell has announced that effective Dec. 1, recipients will be able to receive financial gifts and inheritances of up to $100,000 without affecting their monthly payments. The current lifetime limit is $5,000 per person, after which assistance payments are reduced. Stilwell said the change affects 96,000 people in B.C. who receive disability assistance. “It’s available to all those individuals, and of course it would depend on their personal situations, their family support, friend support, whether they’re working or not working,” Stilwell said. “And those are definitely changes that we’re trying to encourage as well, to

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help individuals to get into the workforce, so they can create opportunities for themselves to earn and to save.” The government previously raised the earned income exemption so people can earn up to $9,600 a year without reduction of their disability assistance, and has encouraged B.C. businesses to hire disabled people. James Ho, a member of the minister’s council on employment and accessibility, called the gift and inheritance policy “a quantum leap forward” for disabled people like his son.

Kathy Bromley, a disability advocate whose daughter attends Simon Fraser University, struggled to control her emotions at a ceremony at the B.C. legislature announcing the change Nov. 5. “Just because Shannon was born with a disability and needs help to brush her teeth and put her coat on … she needs to have a good reason to wake up every morning,” Bromley said. NDP social development critic Michelle Mungall the change is “definitely good news” for those who can take advantage of it. “I know with some of the families that I’ve been working with, people have come forward wanting to help them out, and they haven’t been able to because of the gift rule,” Mungall said. “But at the end of the day, what we know is that the income assistance rates are very low, they are leaving people in poverty, and we see policies like the maternity leave clawback.”

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Community Calendar Thursday, Nov. 12 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 Bruce Hutchison branch. No registration required. The Goward House Society presents an Art Show and Sale by the Federation of Canadian Artists until Nov. 25. Viewing hours are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2495 Arbutus Rd. 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 11:30 to noon at the Saanich Centennial branch. No registration required.

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Centre, 1975 Bee St. Registration 9:30 a.m.; walk 10 a.m. Contact is Judy at 250-385-8519. 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 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the Saanich Centennial branch. No registration required. United Empire Loyalists local branch meets Saturday at noon. Contact Irene at 250 652-5773 or kifeir@ shaw.ca for more information and for lunch reservations.

Christmas gifts for everyone in the family including your pets from noon to 4 p.m. at the Swan Lake Nature House, 3873 Swan Lake Rd. The Silver Swan quilters have made quilts for all, fabric bowls, placemats, table runners, advent calendars, Merry Chris mouse catnip toys, aprons, purses, gift, snack and play bags and other gifts with a nature theme. Proceeds go to Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary.

Marvelous Mushrooms – Guided walk from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Francis/ King Regional Park. For the novice mushroom explorer, join a CRD Regional Parks naturalist to discover more about fungi in the forest. There is no fee for this program but you must pre-register as space is limited. Call 250-478.3344 by Nov. 13 for registration and meeting location details. Volkssport 6/10 km

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Monday, Nov. 16 Stories on Fern Street – The Victoria Storytellers Guild welcomes you to hear and tell stories on the third Monday of each month from September through June (except in December when they meet on the

second Monday of the month instead). Doors open at 7:15 p.m., stories start at 7:30 p.m. 1831 Fern St. (park on Begbie). Cost is $5 or $3 for students and includes tea and goodies. For more information, visitvictoria storytellers.org or phone 250-477-7044. Share your community event – email your community calendar item to editor@saanichnews. com.

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Golden Boy

100% Fruit Smoothie

750gr

340gr

2 Natural California Raisins

Deluxe Mozzarella Cheese

100gr

Hershey’s

Naked

Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade 500ml

Sun-Maid

Smucker’s

Kraft

Peanut Butter

1kg

Almonds

10kg

Tre Stelle

Authentica Sauce 530ml

Selected, 375-500gr

100gr

Trophy

EES EF

for

Flour

3$ Rogers

Pecans or Walnuts

Selected, 285-640gr

1.36kg

Make fall baking a piece of cake!

Kraft

Muslix or Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal

450gr or 755gr

Kellogg’s

Cereal

Margarine

250ml

227-250gr

Christie

Primo

250gr

200gr

Kellogg’s

Imperial

Artificial Vanilla Extract

Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Premium Cocoa

Feta Cheese

Club House

Kraft

Fry’s

PLUS A

Armstrong

LICABL PP

PLUS A

Saputo

EES EF

PLUS A

600gr

144’s

481-538gr

465-900gr

10 2

99 5$ for

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Deli & Cheese Grimm’s

Fat Free Turkey Breast

Per

100 gr

Sushi

99 Medium

per 100gr

Medium

Vegetable Chop Suey

Chow Mein

27 Piece Party Tray

100 gr

Salad • Broccoli & Grape • Chicken • Creamy Coleslaw • Caprese • Red Potato with Dijon

Pastrami

10 Piece California/ Dynamite Rolls

Per

100 gr

Medium

Schneider’s

Medium

1499

Available at select stores only.

Dry Garlic Wings Small

Sweet & Sour Pork

Available at select stores only.

Schneiders

Grimm’s

Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf

Maple Ham

NEWS

7 95 11 25 6 75

Arbutus Ridge

Homous, Spinach or Tzatziki Dip

49 per 100gr

Seafood • Quality Foods

Fresh

Grey Cod Fillets

Snapper Fillets

Per

100 gr

Per

100 gr

Previously Frozen

Smoked Salmon BBQ or Peppered Tips

Chocolate Wafers

¢ Per

100 gr

Raw Red Argentine Prawns

Per

100 gr

Quality Fresh

225-250gr

500gr

299

Per

100 gr

Organically Yours

Dark Chocolate Covered Raisins

Cranberry Cocktail or Country Style Trail Mix

21/25 Size

Organic Medjool Dates 250gr

499

699

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Bakery

Calabrese Buns

Muffins

Multigrain Bread

99 6 pack

Chocolate Cake Donuts

2$ for

6 pack

Mini Danish

D’Italiano

Bread or Buns

8 pack

for

Lemon Truffle Cake

Family Pack Squares

6 pack

Two Layer

Original Cakerie

8” Apple Pie

675gr or 8’s

Arnold

Bread 680gr

2$ for

Quality Foods • Taste for Life Nature’s Path

Real Foods

Granola Bar

So Delicious

Corn Thins

175-220gr

299

for

Mary’s

Kettle Brand

184gr

220gr

for

2$ for

Household

Purex

Pledge

Cleaner

12’s

6’s

Bathroom Tissue

Paper Towel

1.89lt

SpongeTowel

6x88-126’s

Blue Diamond

for

Facial Tissue

2$ Almond Beverage

Scotties

Selected, 126-454gr

Potato Chips

Coffee

473ml

Organic Crackers

Melitta

Coconut Milk

125-150gr

275gr or 795-798ml

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NEWS

NEW APPY SPECIAL!

Drop in between 4:00 & 6:00 PM for a fresh

Exceptional Fall Offers

3 2$6

“Pom Wonderful”

Fresh Pomegranates 4’s

BAG OF

Mexican Grown

Avocado 5’s

for

B.C. Grown

Winter Squash

99 2.18 per kg

O I C

Washington Grown

Snap Top Carrots

69 1.52 per kg

Per

Washington “Fancy”

4”

Remembrance Day Bouquet

Beefsteak Tomatoes

Per

4.39 per kg

Green or Red Bartlett Pears

2.18 per kg

Per

Natural Organics

B.C. Grown “Hot House”

Per

Washington “Fancy”

Anjou or Bosc Pears 2.18 per kg

Per

O I C

African Violet

B.C. Grown

Organic Russet Potatoes

for

5lb

O I C

B.C. “Fresh”

99 2$7

O I C

Organic Bunched Red Chard

O I C

B.C. Grown “Fancy”

Organic Ambrosia Apples 3lb

7 DAYS OF SAVINGS - November 09-15, 2015 MON.

TUES.

WED.

THUR.

FRI.

SAT.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES

SUN.

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