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$11 million affordable project back Society seeking thousands in waived fees as they plan 56 workforce units in Sidney Steven Heywood News staff

Affordable housing is back on the table in Sidney as the municipality considers waiving thousands of dollars in fees and taxes to accommodate a proposed 56-unit downtown apartment building. The Greater Victoria Rental Development Society (GVRDS) is eyeing three lots on Fourth Street across from the Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Association building. They propose to build, at a cost of around $11 million, a five-storey building tentatively called The Sidney on Fourth. More than half “We are confident of its residential units will be offered at below market this proposal meets rents. GVRDS Executive Director Alanna Holroyd the local need for says in order to maintain affordable housing.” those low rents now and in the future, they are ask– Alanna Holroyd ing Sidney council to drop development and permit fees, as well as grant them 10 years of amnesty from residential taxes. The commercial portion of the structure on the ground floor would still be subject to municipal taxation. Holroyd told council Monday they need those exemptions — totalling around $173,000 in fees and an unknown amount in taxes — to help them secure financing for the project and to ensure that the below market rental units stay that way. “We are confident this proposal meets the local need for affordable housing,” she said during a presentation to council. “(The units) will cost less than existing units, and there are so few of them that exist right now.” She said the mix of smaller apartments are being designed for individuals or families that, combined, make less than $65,000 a year. PleAse see: GVRDS returns to Sidney with second try, page 4

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Sandra Pettinger and Dr. Aisha Cheng of Peninsula Lifetime Eyecare Centre hold two of the 30 turkeys their office donated to the Sidney Lions Food Bank. Food Bank Executive Director Bev Elder, centre, says it’s the biggest donation of turkeys they have received, ever.

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Peninsula Lifetime Eyecare comes up with largest turkey donation Steven Heywood News staff

Thirty — it’s the number of the most turkeys ever donated at one time to the Sidney Lions Food Bank. The donors, Peninsula Lifetime EyeCare Centre in Sidney, pulled it off

in only two weeks or so, after promoting a food-raising effort this month among their staff and clients. Dr. Aisha Cheng says her partner at the Centre, Dr. Mark Bourdeau, came up with the idea after driving by the food bank and witnessing a long lineup of people there to register for the

annual Christmas hamper program. Bourdeau says he arrived at his office at Fifth and Bevan and came up with a plan to help. Little did he realize how successful the idea would be. PleAse see: Food bank donations low, page 4

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Tip of the Peninsula It’s not too late to help

The Peninsula News Review is asking our readers to get out those pennies, nickels, dimes, loonies and toonies and bring them into our office or other collection points for our Coins for Kids campaign. The PNR campaign — which focuses on the month of December but we’ll take coins all year long — is being done in conjunction with the Mary Winspear Centre’s Peninsula Santa’s Helpers effort. The Centre is collecting toys for girls and boys of many ages and they too have drop off points throughout the community. Look for the recurring advertising in the paper for where you can donate or contact the PNR for details at 250-656-1151.

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NORTH SAANICH — From now until Jan. 8 the North Saanich Marina, along with the Oak Bay Marina and Pedder Bay Marina, is collecting food for the Mustard Seed Food Bank. The three marinas, owned by the Oak Bay Photo contributed Marine Group, invite their North Saanich customers and the general Marina staff public to help them fill their and a dock dock carts to the brim. To cart. learn more, contact Susan Barcham of the Oak Bay Marine Group at 250-598-3368. — Submitted

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Crews are working on a development site in the Sidney Industrial Park. The Town hopes its involvement in a new regional economic development program will create and maintain jobs in a wide variety of sectors.

town sees role in regional economy SVIEDA to focus on growth in hi-tech, education and aviation sectors Steven Heywood News staff

Sidney is in on the ground floor of a new regional economic development program, the South Vancouver Island Economic Development Association (SVIEDA). The organization recently reached its required threshold of a minimum of seven municipal partners. Sooke became the seventh when it voted at the beginning of December to help fund the body. Its mandate is to bringing together municipal governments, business and post-secondary institutions in a unified way to reverse the Capital Region’s slide from fourth in gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2008 among Canada’s large metropolitan areas to 27th in 2013. Sidney was an early adopter of the program, following its own creation of a local economic development commission, tasked with implementing the recommendations out of a Mayor’s Task Force on Downtown Revitalization, completed prior to the 2014 civic election. Mayor Steve Price says Sid-

ney councillors want to see to help bring new business to the region grow. Participation, the region and strengthen its he explained, means the Town economic base. Dagg said it has some degree of say in how took recognition of the stagthe region engages with busi- nant growth rate for a new ness and other levels of gov- approach to be considered. ernment to broaden the area’s A workshop held last month for municipal politicians and economy. “This (Association) is look- senior staffers outlined the ing to engage business start- new strategy. “There was a buzz within ups and expansions that in that room. People turn will lead to actually got goose more well-paying bumps around the jobs,” Price said. spirit of collaboraHe added part of tion and goodwill the Association’s amongst everybody work will be to — that’s new,” Dagg diversify the econsaid. “This has never omy and not have it happened before heavily reliant upon where we’ve got tourism or even such universal supretail. The members port from municipalof the Association Steve Price ities, all lined up to met late last week do the right thing.” and voted to focus Among the benefits of worktheir efforts on areas such as agribusiness, ocean technol- ing together, he said, is the ogy, aviation and aerospace, ability to apply for larger govadvanced manufacturing, ernment grants for regional clean technology, advanced projects, such as those education and sport and cul- addressing transportation, and a move toward attracting ture. Dan Dagg, the association’s and keeping industries that acting chair, is also board chair provide “household-sustainof the Greater Victoria Devel- ing” jobs for local residents. Price said the Town’s local opment Agency. That group has been working for years economic development com-

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mission will focus on the Town and be able to turn to SVIEDA as a resource. He said he wants the local commission to focus on what can be achieved in the short term, acting as a nimble body, responding to the needs of the municipal council. “It’s going to be a really successful venture,” Price said of both economic development functions. Collectively, the region has put comparatively little toward economic development — the GVDA receives $80,000 a year. Most engage in the activity off the side of their desks or not at all, so it’s not surprising the region’s growth has slid. The initial funding model for the new agency sees member municipalities contribute $1 per resident plus .07 per cent of property tax collected, which Dagg estimates at roughly $670,000 per year. “It’s still not as much money as a lot of other cities are spending, but when you roll in the private sector … it’s a giant leap forward from the $80,000 we’re getting now.” Please see: Call for SVIEDA, page 5

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Food bank donations low as seasonal need ramps up have a fairly large client base and figured the turkeys-for-lenses promotion would work. By the time they had to get the birds to the food bank this week — in time for hamper distribution — he said there was 450 pounds of turkey to deliver. Those turkeys will provide some of the food bank’s larger family clients with a holiday meal. Elder said the larger families are typically those with six or more people. Each month, the food bank helps up to 1,000 peo-

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“He saw that there’s a need in the community,” added office manager Sandra Pettinger. So, for the first part of this month, Lifetime Eyecare Centre offered to donate a turkey for each pair of progressive lenses they sold. The idea worked, and they hit 30 turkeys very quickly. “To have 30 donated all at once,” said food bank Executive Director Bev Elder, “it’s never happened here before.” Bourdeau said they

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munity year-’round. Elder added the food bank itself was started as a Christmas hamper program. As that is their founding mandate, she said they always keep enough food on hand to ensure those hampers are ready to go. Distribution of them began this week. Food donations are sure to pick up after this weekend. On Dec. 19, the Central Saanich, North Saanich and /Sidney fire departments will be out in their communities, collecting food. Traditionally, the firefighters have brought in enough food to last three months. They are once again counting on the generosity of Saanich Peninsula residents to help them reach that goal. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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The West Sidney Industrial Park is the Town’s main hub of manufacturing and large-scale production. The focus of a new regional economic development body is to expand certain sectors and help create more well-paying jobs.

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Dagg said the interim committee members and GVDA staff are working on a five-year economic development strategy, working with industry and education experts and making themselves aware of upcoming project grant application deadlines. Dagg suggested the goal of

the new agency is not to simply help facilitate service industry growth to meet increases in population, but to create an atmosphere where it makes sense to do business in Greater Victoria. The founders — Metchosin and District of North Saanich are the only ones out of the region’s 13 municipalities to not join SVIEDA — this week

issued a call to action to local business leaders to step forward and commit their expertise and knowledge to help advance the strategic priorities of the new organization. The call for candidates to serve on the board will be issued in early January. — with files from Don Descoteau/Goldstream News Gazette, Black Press

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OUR VIEW

Well worth the tradeoff

idney is going to be challenged in the new year to take action on the affordable — or workforce — housing issue that has been festering on the Saanich Peninsula for years. A proposal by the Greater Victoria Rental Development Society (GVRDS) would put a fivestorey apartment building downtown Sidney on Fourth Street, right across from the ANAVETS building. It’s a project worth an estimated $11 million in construction costs and has 56 units of rental housing — of which at least half will be priced below the average market rate for similarsized rentals in the region. The rest — and planned commercial space on the ground floor — will be set at market rates to subsidize the more affordable units. It’s the same project, This should be a with only minor big step forward changes, that the GVRDS presented to the municipality earlier this year for the parking lot on Third Street, south of the fire hall. Had the Town and the Society not been so far apart on the price of the land, the project might be weeks ahead. The GVRDS is still hoping for a quick turnaround on this proposal. They’ve asked council to fast track their application process. Council has not officially done so, but it’s clear the municipal government is looking favourably on the idea. And it appears the public, too, is OK with the plan — if one judges solely by the low number of people rasing concerns about views and suitability of the downtown location. As Mayor Steve Price told the PNR recently, it’s time the community walk the walk when it comes to housing that regular working people can afford. It’s no secret that many employees in the West Sidney Industrial Park and in retail locations in town, do not live close by. Many, in fact, live on the Westshore. Demand for more affordable housing — not necessarily subsidized housing — has been on the table for years. While the Town is considering a subsidy in the form of dropping development fees and 10 years’ worth of residential taxes, it appears the community is OK with that, as long as it has the desired result — making homes for young workers and new families, adding diversity to a town that needs to see an uptick in its residents. That, in turn, should be a big step forward in building up the base of resident consumers to support Sidney’s existing businesses. 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 National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalism practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please contact: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or 250-656-1151, ext. 128. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.

YOUR VIEW

Council must bear consequences Re: The Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning amendment application for the two properties located at 2248 Ardwell Ave. and 10364 Resthaven Dr. in Sidney. I urge Sidney town council to reject the above application as it currently stands. The application is at odds with the Sidney OCP which states in part: “Keep Urban Settlement Compact. The Town of Sidney is situated entirely within the Urban Containment Boundary of the CRD. As the Town is largely built out, growth will be mainly accommodated through higher density redevelopment in and in close proximity to the downtown.” The Town’s OCP contains policies which direct commercial and higher density residential development towards the downtown core, thereby endeavouring to keep the urban settlement compact. The downtown Local Area Plan (LAP) was developed with these objectives in mind; it in no way applies to locations as far removed from downtown as this is (Resthaven and Ardwell). Rather, this application is an attempted throwback to the days of opportunistic spot rezoning where a sense of community and certainty is abandoned for individual profit. Council has the final say on rezoning applications. It must also bear the consequences of their decisions. Zoning maps are color-coded

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for a reason. Does council want to be known for the odd colored R5 brown blob surrounded by R2 yellow? Future observers will ask “what were they thinking?” Our OCP is due for review in the next couple of years. I respectfully request council to present the applicant with a choice: proceed with a project under the current zoning bylaws or wait until the OCP review is complete and try any new proposal at that time. Terry Chapman Sidney

Sparkles parade was enjoyable Having recently attended the Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade on Beacon Avenue for the first time in many

years, I would like to remark on how enjoyable it was. It may not be the biggest or shiniest but it certainly exhibits the festive mood of the holiday season. I would also like to praise Holmes Realty for the hot chocolate, hot apple cider and shortbread cookies (served with festive smiles) all added to the enjoyment on a damp, blustery evening. D. Szukalla Saanichton

On a similar journey I’ve read with keen interest your heart-warming article regarding Eileen Hayes. My congratulations to you for bringing this story to light for the community, and my best wishes for her certain recognition. My husband and I are on a similar journey to uncover his family history in the Kaiping area. So far I have relied on internet resources like the “In Search of Roots” program out of San Francisco and we’ve even met briefly with Professor Chen at UVic to identify and pinpoint the ancestral villages — with a view to making a trip, someday, somehow. It is a compelling study to piece together the puzzle — layered with mystery and emotion. Our biggest practical challenge is in finding people of the generation who speak the dialect or are able to read and translate the half-classic Cantonese. Carolyn and Ming Kwan North Saanich

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GVRDS returns to Sidney with second try at site selection said in an interview that the council is “100 per cent supportive of a project like this.” He said the Town, if it really wants affordable housing, must walk the walk and “actually do

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She added local data on industrial and retail workers on the Saanich Peninsula shows around 30 per cent of that workforce — or some 600 people — fit into that category. “People who move in must have jobs,” Holroyd said in reply to a question from Councillor Erin Bremner, noting she’s not worried about being able to fill the units once they are built. Holroyd added they based rental rates on Canada Mortgage and Housing (CMHC) guidelines on what would be considered affordable housing in the region. The GVRDS also met with representatives of the West Sidney Industrial Group to determine the need for workforce housing. Coun. Peter Wainwright asked Holroyd what the CMHC designation of affordable means in this case. She replied that the CMHC sets criteria for affordable housing for people with low to moderate income — and in this area, that means a one bedroom apartment, rented out at $900 per month, is considered affordable. Holroyd added her target for the new building is a monthly rent of $862.50. That rate may increase, she conceded, based on inflation over time, however she noted the affordability aspect of the majority of units would be maintained through an order on the title of the building. The project is essentially the same as the GVRDS’s previous attempt to start up in Sidney earlier this year. The Society had tried to negotiate the purchase of a Town-owned parking lot on Third Street next to the fire

something.” “If this is going to proceed, it will be the will of council that will make these things happen,” Price said. Holroyd noted that, depending on munici-

pal approval, the Society hopes to break ground in September 2016 and complete the building by late 2017 or early 2018. editor@peninsula newsreivew.com

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A proposed five-storey building on Fourth Street in Sidney would include half of its 56 units as below-market rental apartments. Below, a rendering of how the building would look next to existing residential and commercial structures.

hall, seeking the same fee and tax breaks. That deal fell through when the Town and GVRDS could not agree on a purchase price. In an email to the News Review, Holroyd confirmed the Society has a deal in place to purchase the properties on Fourth Street, which would be consolidated into one lot for this project. The GVRDS has already built two affordable housing structures in the region since it started in 2009. A third in Victoria is under construction. Their Sidney proposal seeks variances on allowable density, building height, setbacks and a reduction in parking spaces. A building this size and scope in Sidney would

normally require 74 parking stalls, however, the GVRDS is requesting only 30 in a single level of underground parking. Coun. Erin Bremner asked about the lack of parking, expecially with a level of commercial space being proposed. While there is on-street parking available, Holroyd noted there should be enough, adding they are trying to encourage tenants to use transit or a planned in-house car share program that they are fronting with a $20,000 investment. The project also looks to create bicycle storage spaces, both in the underground parking space and in the apartments themselves. Two residents spoke

to the proposal on Monday night. While not against it, Brian Losie stated he felt the location wasn’t ideal and its planned commercial space off Beacon Avenue could add to the local retail vacancy rate. Chris Green added he’s concerned about the loss of views by residents on neighbouring buildings. Council, which has looked upon affordable housing projects favourably, voted to send the proposal on to its Advisory Planning Commission for review and comment. They also directed staff to investigate tax and fee exemption options and to ask the GVRDS to share their project financial outline with the municipality. Mayor Steve Price

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Parkland drama gets ready for Legally Blonde Carlie Connolly

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Drama students of Parkland Secondary School have been busy preparing for their big show, Legally Blonde. Once a year from September until Janu-

many students audition and get involved with it, because this year, it’s such a modern musical with catchy music. “Its been pretty amazing to see how well they know everything already. They’re so excited for each day

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formances in the 300m low hurdles and in both jumping and throwing events. Although the track season is long over in Canada, Pen Track Masters athletes have continued their activities south of the border. At the recent Nevada Seniors Games in Las Vegas, Anne Murfitt (W55) gained silver medals in the hammer (21.57m), discus (15.49m), shot (6.56m) and throws pentathlon (2128 points) and a bronze in the javelin (15.18m). At the same meet, Myrtle Acton (W80) brought back gold medals from her hammer (20.79m) and shot (5.92m) performances.

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elements and private elements,” he said. The suite bylaw that exists in Central Saanich he said, forces owners to have a completely separate private unit and that’s not conducive to a multigenerational family. And so having that private space is important, he said, adding with multigenerational housing involved many things, from built-in babysitting to keeping family in the area. That, in turn, goes back to affordable housing for the younger population, he said, some of whom may want to live where their parents live but simply can’t afford it.

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Central Saanich resident Alex Apouchtine had a lot to say when it comes to affordable housing. At the Nov. 30 Central Saanich town hall meeting, Apouchtine brought forth his concerns, stating that as an observer of the last official community plan (OCP) and all of the discussions about densification in the District, he had quite a few concerns — along with possible resolutions. He said that when he and his wife were looking for their first home, they had very little money and bought what he called a ‘derelict’ house, one that had been rented for many years. “We probably paid almost nothing for the house,” he said. “We paid for the land but as two young kids ... we had the stamina and the effort and I happened to have some technical skills.” Rebuilding the house from the ground up, Apouchtine said those were the kind of houses available back then that one could buy. Fast forward to when he moved into Brentwood Bay and was looking for a house for his daughter. He said he still came across those kinds of houses. “But what I noticed is that many of those houses ... which were in very bad shape, had been bought by young couples, had been refurbished and in fact they’re still standing. The house that I fixed up, it’s still standing and I bought that in the ‘70s.” What’s happening now ever since densification has come in, he said, is if a house like that goes on the market, it’s gone. Developers destroy it and replace it with more than one home. “There’s three houses where one house used to be, it’s substantially more expensive than the one house that used to stand there,” he said, adding he thinks those original homes were perfectly fine — as long as people are willing to work. His answer to keep-

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One Central Saanich resident says replacing older homes with new, more expensive ones does nothing to solve affordable housing issues. ing older, more affordable houses standing? Issuing destruction permits. “So you have two choices as a developer. You can destroy the house but you’ve got to have a permit and you pay a fine or a fee for (being allowed) to destroy the house. Or you can deconstruct the house. And if you (do) you don’t pay for the permit, it’s free.” He added this offers an incentive to the developer in minimizing the large amount of waste entering the landfill. Councillor Alicia Cormier said she wasn’t aware of a deconstruction permit or incentives and would like to look into it. Cormier said she bought her first home in 1982 and said two of the homes near it are on the market. “There’s the argument for ‘that’s progress’ and you know it’s a desirable area and lots of people want to move here,” she said. “There’s also the understanding … somebody said to me it’s like ... our local government’s ability to rezone is like printing money and so I’ve been a real strong advocate, particularly with multi-family developments where there’s a huge uplift in the value of a property when you can turn it into one to three or six to 24 …”

Coun. Bob Thompson raised a motion not long ago that looked at reviewing densification in the District — not so much in terms of policy but more about coming up with better ideas for neighbourhood fit. Cormier said the community is losing those old homes throughout the Peninsula and said we have to ask, how much is enough when it comes to densification. “I think in the discussion that we have around densification; what does it look like, where is it and how much is enough? Because what I’m concerned about is we want this to be a well operating community but we also want it to be accessible, affordable and environmentally attractive … so I really look forward as we go forward talking about our regional sustainability plan or regional growth strategy, whatever you want to call it and our discussion around densification,” she said. Apouchtine said there is another solution to densification being ignored in the area: multigenerational housing. “The key element in the multigenerational unit is that there are common

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Singing is connected to emotions Continued from page 1

“She’s really seeing the value in having some sort of music program here during the week,” said Hudson. The price to be part of the class was $12 at a time, but they found they weren’t getting as many people as they had hoped, so the new price for the class is $6 and is pay as you go. The session in 2016 will begin Jan. 8 and will take place every Friday afternoon from 2 to 3 p.m. “So her and I talked about it and decided that if we bumped it down to make it more affordable and made it a drop in versus a registered program and also drop ins, that might really assist at bringing more people in,” said

attend the Saanich Peninsula Hudson. Spooner said her “sort of” Hospital’s Extended Care Unit. “My personal passion is multiNew Year’s resolution is giving back to the community and the generational singing together so lowered cost is so more people I can always sing with adults, I can come in to enjoy the singing. can always sing with kids,” she In the current circle of almost said. With music having a benefit 10 people is Amy Nold and Nancy Dobbs who see a big of healing and health, the circle importance in the class and sing- is also a place for those to sing and feel safe, open to the public. ing in general. “Certainly the respiratory “Opening up the voice is very sensitive because that old exercise of breathing and singadage; children should be seen ing, the voice is actually part and not heard so our voices get of the respiratory system and I shut down in childhood and it’s think people forget about that a real journey to open up and and it’s also so connected to our emotions and giving some reclaim the voice,” said Nold. S OP to emotions which Dobbs, who also took the815A2TUexpression R EN WODAY N H OD be same Community Choir Lead- can O Overy challenging for a WY V 7, US TER1-3 PME to just have a safe ership training Spooner did, lot ofNpeople RA CE Nold. also has a group of people who place,” said

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The B.C. government should immediately put an extra $50 million into the budget of the troubled Ministry of Children and Family Development, and wind down the independent watchdog that highlights the worst cases of young people who die in ministry care. Those are among the recommendations of a review by former deputy minister Bob Plecas, released Monday. Plecas said the ministry needs a four-year strategic plan to build up resources, starting with hiring 120 additional child protection social workers in the first year. Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has issued a string of reports on child protection failures. The most recent one looked at an aboriginal teen named Paige, who died of a drug overdose in Vancouver’s downtown east side after 30 child-protection reports and interventions with her alcoholic mother. Another recent case was Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old who fell to his death in September from a fourthfloor hotel room where he had been housed by the ministry after his Abbotsford group home was shut

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Jingle Mingle raises record-breaking $1.3 million for cancer treatment

VICTORIA — A spectacular setting, generosity of the season and the prospect of a revolutionary new cancer treatment came together at the ninth annual Jingle Mingle fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation. The result was a recordbreaking $1.34 million raised — critical funds that will launch a made-in-Victoria immunotherapy cancer treatment into clinical trials. The Fairmont Empress Hotel ballroom was transformed into a winter chalet Dec. 3, and more than 350 guests gave the greatest gift of all: hope for cancer patients across B.C. Presented by Proline Property Management, Jingle Mingle is Victoria’s largest annual fundraising event and its impact will be felt by people across the province when immunotherapy-based treatments (Adoptive T cell Therapy) reach patients in a clinic trial in 2017. “I’ve been truly blown away by the generosity of our community and their resolute commitment to the BC Cancer Foundation. Together, our support is giving the brilliant Dr. Brad Nelson and his team in Victoria the power to dramatically improve cancer treatment in our lifetime,” said Lorne Campbell, 2015 Honorary

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Lorne Campbell, Honorary Chair of Jingle Mingle 2015 and Lou Del Gobbo, Interim President and CEO, BC Cancer Foundation, share a high-five after announcing the $1.34 million raised at this year’s Jingle Mingle. Jingle Mingle Chair. A supporter of Jingle Mingle and BC Cancer Agency researchers, Campbell made a $100,000 gift during the event’s live auction — matched by his sister Bonnie. The auction generated an incredible wave of generosity, capped with a jaw-dropping $500,000 gift. “We believe in the work happening at the Deeley Research Centre and are so proud to help a new cancer treatment be made available to patients,” Lorne added on behalf of his family.

Over Jingle Mingle’s history, supporters have provided significant strategic funding for immunotherapy research to advance from a concept into a new treatment, specifically, Adoptive T cell Therapy. This patientby-patient approach takes the person’s own T cells (from the immune system), multiplies the ones already attacking the cancer into billions and infuses them back into the patient’s bloodstream. This will launch a potent attack against cancer cells anywhere in the body. “Cancer has touched us all and for some has had a devastating impact. Today, we all have reason to hope because the generosity of Victoria residents has meant a promising new cancer treatment is on the horizon. Thanks to Jingle Mingle guests, committee members, sponsors, volunteers and the Campbell family, Victoria is poised to become a Centre of Excellence in immunotherapy treatment production,” said Lou Del Gobbo, Interim President & CEO, BC Cancer Foundation. The BC Cancer Foundation’s Jingle Mingle has raised more than $4.7 million in its nine-year history, with 100 per cent of funds going to the cause.

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The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich 2016 MEETING SCHEDULE Schedule of Regular Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings for 2016 January 11 Regular Council January 18 Committee of the Whole January 25 Regular Council February 1 Regular Council February 9 Committee of the Whole February 15 Regular Council February 22 Committee of the Whole March 7 Regular Council March 14 Committee of the Whole March 21 Regular Council April 4 Regular Council April 11 Committee of the Whole April 18 Regular Council April 25 Committee of the Whole May 2 Regular Council May 9 Committee of the Whole May 16 Regular Council May 24 Committee of the Whole June 6 Regular Council June 13 Committee of the Whole

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