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Carson Shanks of HARO Pacific Developments stands with Tseycum First Nation Chief Tanya Jimmy, Tseycum Housing Manager Xavier Jack and Chair of the Housing Committee Josephine Joe as they announce the donation of a house to the community.

Tseycum subdivision gets its first house Local First Nation has space for 17 homes to help solve a housing shortage issue in the community Carlie Connolly News staff

The planned 17 lot subdivision in Tseycum First Nation now has its first house. With $30,000 worth of upgrades on the inside, the current two bedroom, one bathroom home stands seven feet in the air as the foundation will be poured before it is lowered into place.

The house was donated this month by housing need.” Shanks said there is a lack of housing in Carson Shanks of HARO Pacific Developments to the First Nation community for $1 the community, with more people than the “I really saw an opportunity where I could Tseycum has houses for. As well, some of give back to a degree,” he said. “I mean their existing homes, he continued, are in it would have been a lot easier for me to a bad state. “They’re struggling with money and they have just (demolished) the house but it was a nice house with decent bones that just want to populate these lots to create Sidney Ad2 renovated - PNR Novand 2015 • Size: 10.333” (w) x 2.0”housing (h) • Revfor2 First • NovNations 20/15 more affordable had beenBIA newly I thought that I could fulfill some sort of an affordable people,” Shanks said.

The development began a few years ago along Totem Road. The first phase of this subdivision development at Tseycum saw the roads paved in 2012. The second phase was to have housing put in. Chief Tanya Jimmy said due to a recent band election and subsequent turnover, that didn’t happen as quickly as they hoped. Please see: Large demand for housing, page 5

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Tip of the Peninsula School district hires new treasurer

CENTRAL SAANICH — Jason Reid has been named the new secretary treasurer for School District 63 (Saanich). His hire will be officially announced tonight (Nov. 25) by Superintendent Keven Elder. Reid comes to the District from the Office of the Auditor General, where most of his work involved the K to Grade 12 system. He was also involved in a series of performance audits of school districts across B.C. in areas including governance, capital planning and financial structures. Reid officially joins the management staff of School District 63 on Jan. 1, 2016.

— News staff

Health board meets in Sidney

SIDNEY —The board of directors of Island Health meet in Sidney on Thursday, Nov. 26. As part of the Island Health board’s series of five meets a year in places served by the health authority, the session will include regular business, committee updates and reports from the president and CEO of Island Health, Dr. Brendan Carr. The board meeting takes place at the Seaport Room at the Sidney Pier Hotel at 1 p.m.

— News staff

Correction

On the front page of the Friday, Nov. 20 edition, the PNR erred on the place of work of Constable Gary Lacey. He, in fact, is a member of the Central Saanich Police Service. He and RCMP Corporal Erin Fraser from Sidney earned Awards of Valour from the province at a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 19. The News Review apologizes for the error.

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Don’t get iced by winter Drivers must change their habits when faced with icy and wet roads Carlie Connolly News staff

With changing weather conditions comes challenging road conditions and often, an unfortunate number of collisions. The PNR caught up with the co-owner of Sidney Tire and Tires Unlimited, Herb Vissers and driving instructor of Albion Driver Training, Ken Todd, to talk about a few issues facing drivers as the weather changes: hydroplaning, black ice and safe driving in poor weather and road conditions. Rather than the cold and snowy roads of the prairies, Islanders have to focus on wet and slippery conditions, which can still lead to dangerous crashes involving hydroplaning and causes like black ice, one of the suspected causes of last week’s fatal collision on the Malahat. Vissers said the big thing is tire tread depth, speed, road conditions and the weather at the time, when it comes to issues like hydroplaning. “The biggest thing with hydroplaning is having adequate tread depth or an adequate tire in the winter,” he said. He compared it to water skiing and wakeboarding, saying that when you are water skiing, the skis or a wakeboard don’t take very much effort to get out of the water because it’s a wide and flat board. He said tires do the same thing. When they get more worn down and below 50 per cent tread depth, they can hydroplane a lot easier than when they are brand new. Another factor in hydroplaning is speed. “The problem is that most people are in a rush and then they don’t think of the condition of their tires and they don’t drive according to say the road conditions versus how good their tires are,” he said. At Albion, Todd said it’s not only about teaching people how to drive, it’s teaching them how to drive safe. He said even though the roads have a marked speed limit, it’s set for ideal conditions. Todd said drivers should give themselves lots of space from vehicles in front and all around — and to always have a good way out in case of dangerous conditions. “When we’re driving down the road, I like to teach eye lead time. In other words, you should be looking a good block and a half up the road, 15 seconds, depends on where you’re at,” said Todd. He said this applies to hydroplaning as well, by looking ahead for large puddles and spraying water. And like Vissers, Todd said it’s about having good tires. “If you’ve got some tires that aren’t getting rid of that water out of the tread, that could easily lead into problems,” he told the PNR. Black ice is another road condition that can occur and Vissers said the solution is a proper winter tire with the mountain snow flake symbol on it. He said Sidney Tire is changing a lot of tires now and are beginning to put on winter tires. However, he said there are still a lot of people who are choosing to put on all season tires. Thats fine, he explained, as long as the tread depth on them is greater than 530 seconds of tread (tire tread depth gauges use seconds as a means of measurement) or 3.5 millilitres. Anther way to think of winter tires, Vissers said, is cold weather tires. He explained that they stay much more flexible and pliable when the temperature drops below zero, than a traditional all season would. Anything defined as a winter tire has to have the mountain snowflake symbol, which is three peak mountains with a snowflake in the centre, which is designed for severe winter driving. Vissers added the newest tires should be placed in the back with the second best in the front, so that the back end is tracking with the front. And so, with the changing weather conditions, drivers are Carlie Connolly/News staff encouraged to take caution, slow down and be prepared with proper Instructor Ken Todd of Albion Driver tires to ensure safety on the roads. Training puts safety first.

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Second suspect sought in attempted armed robbery Central Saanich Police release description of a driver Carlie Connolly News staff

Central Saanich Police Service are looking for a second suspect in the attempted armed robbery at the Prairie Inn Cold Beer and Wine Store that occurred on Nov. 6. Police have established there was a getaway vehicle used during the crime. Police are seeking information from anyone who may have seen the vehicle, described as a diesel-fueled, white GMC truck with black box liner and chrome trim. “My understanding is there was a vehicle with a driver near the robbery,” said Deputy Chief Derren Lench. The second suspect is described as a 5’9 to

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Central Saanich Police are still looking for this man, who tried to rob the Prairie Inn Cold Beer and Wine store Nov. 6. They now say he may have had an accomplice. 5’10 male, seen wearing a dark baseball cap, a black, thigh-length jacket with a hood, blue jeans and white sneakers.

The primary suspect entered the liquor store with a silver air gun, resembling a handgun, and demanded cash from a young female

employee who was working by herself at the time. He is described as a heavy set white male, around 5’6 to 5’7. He was wearing a black motorcycle helmet without markings, small rectangular glasses with wire arms and thick lenses and a black fleece sweater with black pants and black sneakers. Police are still actively investigating and are working with their partners in the area. If anyone has further information, they can make an anonymous report to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800222-TIPS (8472) or can report the information directly to Central Saanich Police at 250-6524441.

Kitten rescued from truck involved in crash SIDNEY — Police officers rescued a kitten left in a vehicle that was involved in a crash. During a follow up investigation of a pickup truck that had struck a power pole on Nov. 11, officers with the Sidney North Saanich RCMP heard the cry of a kitten in the vehicle, which had been towed to Peninsula Towing’s Central Saanich compound. Inside, officers located a young black kit-

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PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Wednesday, November 25, 2015

North Saanich to Large demand for housing survey its citizens Continued from page 1

Steven Heywood News staff

North Saanich residents are going to be asked what they think should be the goal and values included in the District’s official community plan (OCP). On Nov. 2, council approved a staff recommendation to issue a request for proposals from outside companies. They will bid on conducting a community survey later this year at an estimated cost of around $20,000 — an amount approved by council on Sept. 14. In a staff report, Planner Coralee Breen outlined council’s goal of seeking feedback “on the core community values and goals reflected in the (OCP).” A secondary question behind the survey asks whether residents of North Saanich feel expanded development opportunities around McTavish Road and Tsehum Harbour are consistent with those values. The current council is in ongoing discussions about how to address or

repeal the previous council’s work to open those areas up to more residential housing growth. Those sections of the community were designated as potential development growth areas following a controversial housing study project. That work continues to be subject of debate among councillors and North Saanich staff. The District, according to staff reports, is still trying to reach an agreement with the consultant who performed the housing study, over payment for services and the release of data collected during the study, among other issues. At the same time as approving staff‘s search for proposals for a survey, council also agreed to create a community advisory committee. It’s job will be “to review and provide feedback to the consultant on the drafted questionnaire.” Once a consultant has been chosen, the staff report indicated it should take an estimated 14 weeks from the survey draft to final report of its results to council. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

Jimmy said that this year, they are back on track. “This is the first house we’ve I think received for 15 years,” she said. “We’re very excited and very thankful for the opportunity.” Within the 17 lot subdivision, the First Nation has recently discussed the possibility of getting an apartment complex of around 10 to 20 units to meet the needs of individuals or smaller families. “The majority of the (people) that we have off reserve are singular, small families,” she said. The community is accepting applications for housing but the band has not addressed who will be living in the house donated by

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The first house in a Tseycum First Nation subdivision was donated. Shanks. “Our goal is to hopefully get more and more opportunities to get our families back into their homes where they should be with their young families,” Jimmy said. She added they are hoping to get at least four homes during the council’s current term,

and are hoping to see the first family moving in by Christmas. Housing Manager Xavier Jack, who started his position in the beginning of September, said it was his first week on the job when he came across Shanks’ information. “We got to a point where we were able to

make a decision if we were going to take the house or if we were going to leave the house and I’m really glad that Mr. Shanks was really patient with me and our process on making a decision to take the house,” he said. He said since then he’s become a little more ambitious, making plans to fill the rest of the lots. By his third year, he hopes to start looking at plans for developing another subdivision. “It’s been a long time coming for Tseycum to be in a position like this to be able to start bringing people home,” he said. Shanks has two more houses slated for demolition in Sidney that he thinks he will turn over to Tseycum by the end of January.

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Practice safe driving habits

here’s a major highway running through the Saanich Peninsula and as the weather changes and temperatures drop, drivers are reminded to adjust along with the road conditions. A fatal crash on the Malahat last week is a terrible reminder of how a variety of factors can lead to disaster. Yet, before we go jumping all over Mother Nature or mechanical issues as the causes in this or any other incident, we must know that it is our own reactions, attitudes and practices that has a bigger influence on collisions than anything else. When crashes are said to be caused by weather and/or road conditions — it’s more accurate to say that the driver(s) involved didn’t adjust their driving to rain, ice, snow, hail, bright sunlight, fog ... you name it. When these things happen — and they do, quite often — it’s up to the person behind the wheel to do one of a number of things to ensure they are being safe on the road. Perhaps the first big thing to do, is slow down. Speed limits are set as maximums, based on the best road conditions possible. Slowing down to stay safe in whatever the conditions might be is only prudent and hopefully the driver behind you recognizes the same issue and also adjusts — instead of continuing to drive like it’s summer and there isn’t a lubricant on the asphalt. Don’t be pressured at that point to drive like your neighbour, but hold the course. At the same time, try to know the condition of your tires, wiper blades and mechanical state of your vehicle — or at least have a trusted mechanic look it over. Knowing your equipment and how it performs in a variety of conditions is a key element of safe driving. Breakdowns or failures in anything while driving is preventable and, again, comes down to a person’s attitude and practices when it comes to their vehicle. If you practice driving safely, no matter the conditions, you probably have a better chance of arriving through them unscathed.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith,B.C. V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

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stopped are approaching zero. he fall session of the B.C. Construction of an access road legislature petered out two started two months ago, site clearing days early last week, as and work camp construction a the ruling B.C. Liberals and the month before that. Energy Minister opposition NDP agreed to turn out Bill Bennett says the main dam the energy-efficient lights and head construction contract will be let for home. shortly, followed by the powerhouse NDP leader John Horgan skipped contract next year. the last day and headed to the B.C. Horgan said remaining legal Institute of Technology campus challenges could slow or in Burnaby. There he stop the project. announced “PowerBC,” The West Moberly billed as the NDP’s “bold, and Prophet River First progressive plan for the Nations have lost their future of B.C. energy, with a case against Site C twice, strong focus on jobs.” in the B.C. Supreme and Reporters asked, how Federal Courts, and are many jobs? Horgan appealing. The Doig River said retrofitting public and McLeod Lake Indian buildings and homes for Bands dropped their energy efficiency would challenges and McLeod create jobs all around the Tom Fletcher Lake’s construction province, but he can’t say B.C. Views company has started work how many. on a Site C contract. How much does the plan West Moberly Chief cost and does it include Roland Willson staged a dramatic subsidizing homeowners to fix their protest at the legislature last spring, windows and insulation? bringing a cooler of frozen bull trout “The costing will be more from a river below the two existing apparent when we get closer to the Peace dams, telling media they were election,” Horgan replied. too contaminated with mercury to Whatever the cost, the NDP plan eat. apparently rests on the assumption Flooding land for hydro dams that the $9 billion Site C dam project does elevate methylmercury levels on the Peace River can be stopped in water, but BC Hydro provided me by an NDP government after the with the latest study that included 2017 election. That money would fish samples collected by West be used to build wind and solar Moberly members. It shows average generation and to install a sixth and methylmercury levels remain final water turbine at Revelstoke below federal guidelines for limiting dam. consumption of commercially sold The chances of Site C being

fish. It’s an odd coincidence that Willson suddenly made this claim, 47 years after the first Peace dam was completed, when he happened to be in court trying to stop Site C. A coalition of U.S. and Canadian environment groups is also demanding that Site C be stopped, using typical arguments to appeal to their low-information donor base. According to the Sierra Club and others, Site C is not renewable energy because the (largely idle) farmland it floods is a “carbon sink.” Forests do store carbon, albeit temporarily, but farmland where the trees have been cleared? This is gluten-free gobbledegook. They also trot out the claim that Site C will be used to power liquefied natural gas operations. Most proponents so far have said they will use gas for LNG processing and if they don’t have hydro available for ancillary power, they will have to burn more gas. BC Hydro has just finished its latest grid upgrade, a second highvoltage transmission line from Merritt to Coquitlam. It adds disaster reliability to the system that brings power from the Peace and Columbia dams to the Lower Mainland. If you’re arguing that hydroelectricity isn’t renewable power, you’ve already lost. Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘The chances of Site C being stopped are approaching zero.’

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LETTERS Sidney’s Gateway returns Sidney welcomed Anacortes travelers to Canada through a gateway onto the town’s main street during most of the last century. Cars, arriving by ferry, used to enter Canada on Second Street and then Beacon Avenue while driving through a gateway arch which said “Sidney BC Canada”. With the 1960s relocation of the ferry, the grand entrance to the town was lost. Arriving vehicles simply followed the signs to Victoria without knowing Sidney was a moment away. Art Finlayson Architects have been working for at least 10 years, along with the local hotel group including Nick Coates of Victoria Airport Travelodge, Denise Peat of Beacon Inn, Best Western Inn, Sidney Waterfront Inn and Suites and Steve Duck of TIDES Group to come up with an idea to replace the old

gateway arch with more modern signage. Ten years ago a ‘Welcome to Sidney’ flag pole was turned down by the Town. Five years ago another attempt failed due to issues around placement over a sewer line. Finlayson then designed a modern boom-type gateway sign which engineers raised concerns due to wind load. A few months ago, Rodney Nunn came up with a simple sail design for a gateway sign. Finlayson and his architects quickly drafted up the latest gateway signage concept as it is iconic and could be used in more than one place. The cost of gateway sign fabrication exceeded the available budget. However, the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society (SBIA) stepped up to the plate offering $5,000 toward the sign, supporting the effort to bring business into Sidney.

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The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce continues to support this gateway signage project, having been on record with letters of support to the Town for over five years. The Town council and staff sees all the efforts and merits of attracting business into Sidney and earlier this year, council unanimously approved the Welcome to Sidney Sail Gateway Sign. The new Gateway Sail sign will

also be visible to travelers coming down Ocean Avenue, welcoming locals and visitors into Sidney by the Sea. The Sidney Hotels group, also known as Sidney Tourism Improvement Group, looks forward to new tourism traffic coming into Sidney by the Sea. Denis Paquette North Saanich

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Holy cow, its almost the end of the year! I’m not sure where it went, but 2015 is almost gone and 2016 is knocking on the door. I guess that’s what happens as you get older. Time starts to speed up. Well, that’s what I’ve been told anyway. It’s that time of the year when we start to think of others less fortunate than us. But should it take a special day, or tradition to spark that feeling? How good must our lives be to be worried about things that are so trivial to others but so Earth shattering to us? I have had the pleasure of attending some Town council meetings lately for business purposes and I have to say that what I have seen people complain about, and be opposed to is absolutely stunning. Its mind altering! We support a third world family in North Eastern Thailand & have done so for some years. I wish I could magically pick them up & transport them to one of the meetings and translate to them exactly what this person and that person is opposed to. To have the kind of life where someone may park a vehicle on the other side of the street or another dares to build a deck a tad to close to the property line - where this consumes your daily activities worrying about it must be quite the thing to

behold for our Family. Now don’t get me wrong , rules are there for a reason and without them would invoke chaos. But to be concerned about the colour of your neighbour’s home to the point of putting that complaint into a power point presentation is beyond comprehension to me. I’m sorry. Maybe its because I grew up rurally and had little to do with a Metropolis such as Sidney in my younger years. This time of the year is about thinking of others and being humbled by what we do have as opposed to what we don’t have. Well screw it, lets make it all year. Why just a small portion of it? Let’s try and think about that the next time that you see something you may not like, or is not what you may think is so important to your community. Stand back & think about how lucky you are to be living in one of the cleanest, safest and wealthiest places in the WORLD. And think about all of the people that don’t. And maybe…just maybe, that tree that they trimmed, might not be a big deal after all. Cheers, Steve

The District of Central Saanich Municipal Council is hosting a Town Hall Meeting on: Monday, November 30, 2015 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Cultural Centre, Room A (1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay) Members of the community are invited to this informal question-and-answer session. For more information, please contact a member of Council at 652-4444.

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commissions. Part of the District’s procedure bylaw, when there is more than one member of council interested in one of these appointments, they hold a secret ballot. Up to five appointments were chosen this way. • Council approved municipal hall be closed for Christmas and New Year’s from noon on Dec. 24 to and including Jan. 1, 2016. This includes regular business days of Dec. 24 (afternoon only), 29, 30, and 31. It will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 4 2016. • Coun. Bob Thompson, in a notice of motion, suggested Central Saanich take part in a regional strategy and model for economic development in South Vancouver Island. This will be discussed further at the Dec. 7 council meeting.

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100 Women Who Care raise $10 grand SIDNEY — The next 100 Women Who Care Saanich Peninsula Chapter meeting will be coming up on Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre, and will hear from The Victoria Brain Injury Society. The Victoria Brain Injury Society recently received $10,700 from members of the 100 Women Who Care group in Sidney and will speak about what that money is used for. One of the co-founders of the local 100 Women branch, Debra Bartlett, said with the organization coming out to talk about what they do, the women are able to see what the money is being used for and how it is helping. Bartlett and Shelley Mann

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o think we have nearly another whole month of shortening days before the turn-around to lengthening ones. This

fills me with horror. What if we have a wind storm that takes out the power and we are stumbling around in the dark, trying to

remember where we put the flashlight? In the meantime I know where there are some candles, but where on earth are the

matches? What was that noise of breaking glass? I just hope it wasn’t my lovely Dresden china vase. It did sound

sort of Dresden chinaish, didn’t it! But maybe it was my coffee cup — but it was almost half-full of cold coffee, wasn’t it? And on the white carpet? Oh, Heavens! I think I’ll just buy a ticket to Siam and forget the whole thing! Money? Oh, for the ticket, you mean? Please don’t wake me, it’s such an interesting dream. I’ve been trying to decide what to take with me and have pretty well decided to buy a whole lot of new clothes. I’m allowed! It’s my dream and I don’t want it spoiled with reality, so do, please, just buzz off. • • • •

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A really nice group of women meet here on Fridays and I’ve bought some bulbs to plant and give to them as small Christmas gifts. I bought crocus — yellow, purple and white ones — and have already got the pots and some soil. All that’s lacking is

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or cream to sweeten the sticky mass). I’ve never forgotten the Christmas dinner the year I had a rotten cold. It could have been warm sawdust with dirt on top as gravy and I wouldn’t have known the difference. Back to planting crocus for a minute. Crocus bulbs pretty much look the same, both top and the end that produces roots. If you will examine each bulb carefully you may be able to see the remnants of roots but if all else fails, put the mystery ones in a saucer of water to soak. Within days tiny white roots will appear. If they don’t show up, turn the bulb over and try the opposite side, or plant each bulb on its side. The bulb knows which way is up and sends roots out, which grow away from the light. Nature is pretty smart. Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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Sidney musician and singer Edie Daponte released her second album this month. of her favourites off of that first recording. It’s an English song called Dindi, meaning precious jewel, “Bossa Nova is something that a friend of mine introduced me to in terms of singing and I find it just comes really naturally for me because I’m Portuguese.” Some of the other songs on the new album, she continued,

are in more of a vocal jazz stye. And she said a few of the songs she wrote reference the Island and Sidney like Island Rain and Little Town by the Sea. “It really just came from my heart and I

hear the melody and I sort of almost hear the words coming along with the melody,” she said. The album is also a connection to the people in Sidney and in Victoria that have

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The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the Arts Advisory Council. The AAC adjudicates funding programs and provides advice to the CRD Arts Committee on issues relating to the arts in the capital region. For details and how to apply: crd.bc.ca/arts/service/ arts-funding Application deadline is Friday, January 29, 2016 at 4:30pm. Contact: CRD Arts Development 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 artsdevelopment@crd.bc.ca

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supported her and the musicians she works with. Her song Honolulu City Light, for example, is a tribute to her close friend Donna Phillips at Beacon Landing. Phillips, she explained, encouraged her to sing and continue singing there. People can catch Daponte at Beacon Landing every Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. until the end of March, except for holidays. When asked about what she likes most about Sidney, she said it’s the people and the humbling environment. Of the many people she has met along the way, there have been many who have helped, performing alongside her on various instruments, including Joey Smith, Karel Roessingh, Damian Graham, Monik Nordine, Richard Moody, Adrian Dolan, Miguelito Valdes and Joby Baker. Daponte plans a short Young at Heart Island tour beginning in February, kicking off at Hermann’s Jazz Club.

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SIDNEY — Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band will be bringing their special Christmas Show to the Mary Winspear Centre for the first time on Saturday, Nov. 28. Uncle Wiggly’s and guests perform a collection of tunes from the 1920s, ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s with swing, R&B and blues. The show will not be the usual Christmas show as it will look into Christmas blues songs, written by legends of the blues. Based out of Victoria, Uncle Wiggly’s a Christmas Tribute to the Blues Songs of Christmas has been going on for the past two years. The show saw sold out houses and standing ovations when performed in Alberta last year and had great reviews from their Island shows. This year, they will be doing eight shows between here and the lower mainland. Uncle Wiggly’s has been around since 1978 and are former RCA Recording Artists and members of the Victoria Music Hall of Fame. They toured extensively in the ‘80s, opening for such legends as Muddy Waters, Joe Cocker, James Cotton, Koko Taylor and Paul Butterfield to name a few. In January 2015, the band won the chance to represent B.C. in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge. Their new CD, Still Burnin it Up, was released last year. The Sidney show of traditional

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Christmas Blues will feature the music of Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, BB King, Eric Clapton, Charles Brown and Etta James and more. The band is made up of Hank (Uncle Wiggly) Lionhart - vocals, Lonnie Glass - bass, Mark Comerford guitar, Matt McLean - trumpet, Dave Rowse - sax, Andy Graffiti - drums with special guests Dennis Meneely, a former member of Streetheart, on keyboards, Paul Wainwright on sax and vocalist Deb Rhymer. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at the Mary Winspear Centre (250-656-0275). — Submitted

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Panthers crack top 20 in scoring SPORTS In Brief • Rookie Cam Thompson of the Peninsula Panthers hockey club has cracked the top 10 among VIJHL scoring leaders. Thompson has 28 points on 18 goals and 10 assists so far this season. The Panthers’ Kai Turner, at 21 points, sits in 19th spot. Former Panther Nathan Looysen sits atop the leader board with 58 points on 19 goals and 39 assists. • Parkland Secondary School’s senior boys volleyball team did not advance off the Island during the weekend’s AA boys championships at Royal Bay. The team won the consolation final match in a threeset tiebreaker. Player Sayril Silaya earned an Island all star nod. • Peninsula Minor Hockey’s Midget B team won gold in Division B at the Alberni Valley Midget Tournament, held Nov. 12 to Nov. 14 in Port Alberni. Peninsula defeated Coquitlam, 4-2 in the final — compiled by Steven Heywood/ News staff

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Panthers split tough pair of games Peninsula picks up a win on Comox; host Islanders this Friday night

NORTH SAANICH — The Peninsula Panthers were all business last weekend, first dropping a 7-3 game at home against the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) leading Victoria Cougars Friday evening. They headed up Island the next night, to knock off the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 3-2. Club staff say the score on Friday was certainly not indicative of the play. In the friendly confines of the Panorama Recreation Centre against the Cougars, the game lived up to its billing as two of the fastest-skating clubs in the league went head-to-head. With only eight minutes remaining in the contest, it was up for grabs. The Cougars held a slim 4-3 lead. However, Victoria rattled off three goals late in the game. Koby Hale, Josh Poland and Garnett Roberts each scored for the Panthers, while Alex Olson was collared with the loss after blocking 24 of 31 shots. The Panthers headed to Comox the following afternoon with the coaching staff hoping to see the same kind of effort in an evening game against the Glacier Kings. The Panthers did not disappoint . With the game tied at

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Panthers’ Captain Spencer Loverock (#7) clears a puck from harm’s way following a save by goaltender Shawn Parkinson in the third period of a 3-2 win in Comox against the Glacier Kings Saturday night. 2-2 midway through the final period, the Panthers’ Michael Neale chased down a loose puck to the left of the Comox net and he let a shot go from an impossible angle that somehow lit the lamp. His marker would prove to

the decisive goal in an exciting end-to-end game. Kai Turner and Marty Westhaver also scored for the Panthers, while Shawn Parkinson picked up the win between the pipes stopping 28 of 30 Glacier Kings’

attempts. The Panthers seem to be gaining some traction with their young group and they will be back at home this Friday night in a big South Division matchup against the visiting Kerry Park Islanders.

The Islanders are a team the Panthers would like to chase down in the standings, and they will do their best to do just that Friday at the Panorama Recreation Centre, with the puck set to drop at 7:30 p.m.

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CELEBRATE THE SEASON with the Sidney Concert Band Monday Dec. 14, 7 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church 2295 Weiler Avenue, Sidney. A Christmas Concert for everyone conducted by Rob Bannister, with seasonal music and singing. Suggested donation at door $10. Food bank items welcome. CACSP ARTISANS GIFT Gallery is on now and runs to December 23. Fifty local artists and artisans in a variety of mediums. The

at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Sidney (10030 Third St.). Featuring Robert Holliston on piano. Tickets $25, students $12.50 and 19 & under free. Tickets available at Tanner’s Books in Sidney, CityScribe, Long & McQuade and at the door.

Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula Gallery is in Sidney’s Tulista Park. All shows open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Free admission and free parking for most shows. Visit cacsp.com for show details. SIDNEY CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA presents Bach & Sons, Sunday, Nov. 29 at 2:30 p.m.

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Bottle Drive. Students from Stelly’s are collecting empty bottles for this fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Stelly’s, 1625 Stelly’s Cross Road. Thank you from the 2016 Stelly’s Grads. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Nov. 28 at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. Hosted by Peninsula Celebrations Society and the Sidney Lions Club. 8:30 a.m.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sidney Lawn BowLing Club Christmas Bake and Craft Sale is Saturday, Nov. 28 at their clubhouse (9580 Fifth Street (south of Iroquois Park Park and across the road from Tulista Park). Signs will be posted. Sale runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CentraL SaaniCh Lawn Bowling Club Christmas Craft and Bake Sale is Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club, 1800 Hovey Rd. (Centennial Park). Baking, preserves, sewing, crafts, children’s toys and clothes. 11th annuaL SaaniChton

Community Christmas. Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fun family event! Pancake breakfast (by donation) and photos with Santa. Walk the Christmas Tree Trail, ride in a horse-drawn carriage, decorate gingerbread cookies, shop a winter market and more. saanichtonvillage.ca BaySide MiddLe SChooL Community Craft Fair, Thursday, Dec. 10, 3 to 7:30 p.m. at the school (1101 Newton Place, off Wallace Drive in Brentwood Bay. All-ages. Free. Visit the Bayside Middle School Community Craft Fair and find just the right gifts.

Help support the joint programs of Norgaard Boys and Girls Club of Central Saanich and Bayside Middle School. annuaL nativity exhiBit is Nov. 29 thru Dec. 6, 2 to 9 daily at 2210 Eastleigh Way, Sidney. Free. More info. at nativityexhibitsidneybc.org. ChriStMaS Craft and Bake Sale for the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club is on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club, 1800 Hovey Rd. (Centennial Park). The club will have baking, preserves, sewing, crafts, children’s toys and clothes.

Health

fun and friendLy volunteers needed to assist at the Alzheimer Society’s Minds in Motion program at the SHOAL Centre. Thursday afternoons 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Gabi, 250-382-2052 or gtownsend@ alzheimerbc.org.

Meetings

the Sea Lion Disentanglement Project is the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre’s Floating Ideas presentation Thursday, Nov. 26, starting at 6:30 p.m Wendy Szaniszlo (MSc.) is a marine mammal ecologist

who will present on the Vancouver Aquarium’s Sea Lion Disentanglement Project, a program to address sea lion entanglement issues in B.C. For details, visit oceandiscovery. ca. Next Floating Ideas is Wednesday, Dec. 9. Coffee Morning Mixer at Panorama Recreation’s Greenglade Community Centre (2151 Lannon Way in Sidney). Tuesday, Dec. 1, 8:30 to 9 a.m. Relaxed networking morning event organized by the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. BuSineSS evening Mixer at the

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