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Sporting a grass skirt and playing his ukulele for a crowd of New Year’s Day polar bear swimmers in Sidney, John Egan of Montreal showed great spirit. He was on the Saanich Peninsula visiting family during the holidays.

Deadline is January 28 for the 18th annual Hearts of the Community Steven Heywood News staff

People take time to volunteer in their community for a wide variety of reasons — to socialize, contribute their time and skills or even to keep busy once they have retired. There are so many volunteers on the Saanich Peninsula that most municipal leaders and event organizers have suggested on occasion that without them, so many things just would not happen. As a result, who can say that they have not yet been affected by the actions of a volunteer here on the Peninsula? Beacon Community Services, in partnership with the Peninsula News Review, is once again asking residents of Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich to think about the volunteers — individuals and groups, young and old — in their lives and nominate them for a Hearts of the Community award. This is the 18th annual Hearts of the Community awards sea-

son. Between now and Jan. 28, Beacon Community Services (BCS) will be accepting nominations for the honour — which will be handed out to volunteers at a ceremony in February at the Mary Winspear Centre. BCS spokesperson Kerry Readshaw says nominations can include youth, adults, seniors and groups — anyone who has made a difference in their community through volunteerism. “It’s a way of recognizing the value that volunteers bring to the community,” Readshaw said. “It’s a way of saying thank you.” She said there are few segments of the community that do not use or have volunteers playing a large role. People who give of their time, she continued, help create a sense of community and help make the Saanich Peninsula a better place overall. Please see: Nominate a volunteer, page 3

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CENTRAL SAANICH — Brentwood Bay resident and author Gwen Curry will be visiting Brentwood Bay Village Empourium Cafe to discuss her book Tod Inlet, A Healing Place. At the invitation of SeaChange Marine Conservation Society, she will attend Steven Heywood/News staff the Cafe on Jan. 14 Tod Inlet. for no charge to the community. She will be there from 7 to 9 p.m.

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NANAIMO – A total of 81 companies from across Vancouver Island have been named finalists for the 16th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, with the winners to be unveiled on Jan. 21, 2016 at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo. The finalists include BMT Group Services Ltd. and Revolution 3D Printers of Sidney and Specific Mechanical Systems Ltd. of Saanichton. Peninsula Co-op is also a finalist, alongside a strong group of nominees from Greater Victoria. “Phenomenal. Absolutely amazing companies of every size and description, with some amazing stories to tell from a very successful year,” noted Mark MacDonald of the Business Examiner, the business that coordinates the event. — Submitted

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For BCS specifically, Readshaw said volunteers are at the core of almost everything they do. “Volunteers are at the core,” she said, “after all, we were started 40 years ago by volunteers.” Today, BCS is home to approximately 550 volunteers — including around 100 youth volunteers. BCS helps co-ordinate where they go and what they do — in line with their desires to volunteer in specific areas as well. There are so many volunteers in the area, she said, that it’s only natural that the community wants to recognize some of them each year for all that they do. The Hearts of the Community are awarded at a gala event at the Mary Winspear Centre each year. In 2016, it takes place Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. It’s followed by a complimentary luncheon in the Bodine Hall, free for attendees and honoured volunteers at the Hearts ceremony. Entertainment will be provided by Stelly’s Secondary School student performers

and awards will be handed out by event sponsors — including a $1,000 scholarship for the top youth volunteer. Readshaw encourages everyone who knows a person or a group that volunteers to nominate them soon. “It’s a chance to let the volunteers know that we appreciate them,” she said, “and it lets youth know the value of volunteering.” The deadline for Hearts of the Community nominations is 4 p.m. on Jan. 28. Get nomination forms at Beacon Community Services offices in Sidney or visit beaconcs.ca. editor@peninsula newsreivew.com

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Hearts of the Community awards recognize each year some of the Saanich Peninsula’s many volunteers. Last year, Bob Harman (above) was honoured, alongside the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department (below).

Town, Airport Authority swap land Deal helps pave way for future projects by both parties Steven Heywood News staff

A land swap between the Town of Sidney and Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) has the potential to help clear the way for major projects by both parties. The municipality announced Dec. 21 that they have swapped a strip of its land alongside Beacon Avenue West, for a piece of VAA property between the skateboard park and the Town’s works yard. The exchange was negotiated in-camera, or out of the public eye. The lease terms are for VAA to pay $1 for the Town’s land from 2015 to 2077. That thin strip of property lies to one side of the airport authority’s planned commercial and retail area, known as the Sid-

ney Gateway. Those plans are still being developed. In exchange, Sidney receives a piece of land that would connect existing municipal properties south of the Mary Winspear Centre. That would create a contiguous space that could be home to a proposed new community safety building and large parking lot, should the projects proceed. The terms and length of that agreement is similar to the first. In May of 2014, the Town of Sidney announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the VAA, which sought to develop the 10-acre site south of Beacon Avenue West, between the highway and Galaran Road. Then-Mayor Larry Cross said he wanted to see a portion of the land used for a tourist information centre. Current Mayor Steve Price was on council at that time. The Town has been saying it will not comment on the VAA’s plans, as the airport authority has not yet submitted official documents to the municipality.

In a media release following council’s Dec. 21 meeting, the municipality stated the lease agreement “in no way influences Council’s future decision regarding a potential OCP and zoning amendment associated with any future commercial development.” The VAA is expected to seek amendments to the Town’s official community plan and zoning bylaw to change the site’s residential designation into commercial. The VAA has said it plans to work within local and provincial rules and is currently awaiting a decision from the Agricultural Land Commission on removing the site from the Agricultural Land Reserve. Since the airport land is under federal jurisdiction, the VAA technically doesn’t have to abide by ALC regulations. Preliminary plans for the VAA Gateway commercial site include a grocery store, offices and a medical facility. Construction is still considered to be years away. editor@peninsulanewsreivew.com

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Sidney tries to name small park near ferry Small strip of land at Ocean and First streets upgraded last summer Steven Heywood News staff

A small strip of park space in Sidney should not be named Gateway

Park. That much town council can agree on. But what to actually name it — that’s something they’re going to leave up to

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North Saanich firefighters raised $2,422.47 for CFAX’s Santa’s Anonymous at their annual Christmas tree chipping fundraiser on Jan. 3. Above, Lt. Kurt Barner and firefighter John Dodd bring out another tree for the pile.

Each year, Council allocates funding in the Financial Plan for grants-in-aid for community projects. If your not-for-profit organization wishes to apply for a grant in 2016, please obtain a grant application from the Town Hall or the Town’s website (www.sidney.ca) and make a written request to Council detailing the exact amount of the grant request and what the funding would accomplish. Revenue and expenditure budgets for the project, as well as details of citizen use and involvement, should also be included. The deadline for receipt of grant requests is Monday, February 1st. Please submit requests to the attention of Andrew Hicik, Director Corporate Services.

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The Town of Sidney is trying to give a name to the small chunk of land near the Anacortes Ferry terminal. their employees. The municipality upgraded the space at Ocean Avenue and First Street in the late summer. The work was done during a sidewalk replacement project and includes new grass, rock work

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Shortly after noon on Dec. 30, a man in his 70s was found dead in a sailboat, which had washed up on Goudge Island, northeast of Sidney. Corporal Erin Fraser with the Sidney North Saanich RCMP said the man was alone at the time he was found. Coroner Barb McLintock said the fatality occurred due to medical issues. The boat, which she said was a Capri 26, was found with the sails down. The name of the man has not been released. Melissa Hailey, owner of A Paddle in the Park Kayaking, was one of the first people on the scene and told the PNR in an email that she had tried CPR to help the man, before paramedics and other emergency personnel arrived. She stated that she and other kayakers worked to try to save the man.

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Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey, referring to the volume of traffic in that area. He joined most councillors in rejecting that name choice. “I don’t feel it’s appropriate,” added Coun. Tim Chad. “Maybe, International Gateway Park …” Council asked staff to come up with other options, to discuss at an upcoming meeting. Sidney council meets again Monday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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Town sets sights on yard mess Request wants Sidney to enforce messy yard bylaw without neighbour complaint Steven Heywood News staff

Residents of Sidney could find it easier in 2016 to report their neighbours’ messy yards. The municipality will look into ways to make it easier and less intimidating for people to complain about properties that are unkempt or downright dishevelled. Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey says the Town will revisit its unsightly premises bylaw, adopted in 2008 and currently being reviewed by staff. The bylaw sets out prohibitions to prevent property owners from letting their yards fall below neighbourhood standards — basically a set of regulations to ensure people don’t

let their yards go to pot. The bylaw is enforced based on complaints by residents. Lougher-Goodey said he feels the bylaw needs to be able to accommodate complaints from other sources, so people don’t feel threatened or worried about making such a complaint. “We should revisit the policy … so that the onus is not just on the neighbours to report,” said Lougher-Goodey. He added he wants to Town itself to be able to enforce its own bylaw. Coun. Peter Wainwright said the Town doesn’t need this. “Anyone, not just neighbours, can complain,” he explained. “Nothing in the policy requires that complaints only come

from neighbours.” Coun. Tim Chad said he doesn’t like the idea of the Town becoming too aggressive in this area. “Everyone in this small town is a neighbour,” Chad said. “We don’t need to hire any stormtroopers.” Lougher-Goodey said he thinks there should be less pressure on people who do complain and that the bylaw should be changed to allow Town staff to be able to enforce it directly. The penalty for not complying with Sidney’s unsightly premises bylaw is a fine of between $100 and $10,000. The bylaw also gives the Town the right, should a property owner fail to comply, to enter a yard, clean it up and bill the owner. If that is not paid by Dec. 31 of any year, the bill will be added to their municipal tax bill. Council has asked staff to consider enforcement options.

Central Saanich approves $97,000 in grants Carlie Connolly News staff

The District of Central Saanich has approved its grantsin-aid applications for 2016. There are 30 organizations receiving grants totalling $97,481.50, which came in around the District’s anticipated $99,500 budget, down by around $10,000 from last year. “We tried to be fair to everybody. There was some thoughts around the table about ways to achieve it but in the end the consensus was the chairs recommendations,” said Mayor, Ryan Windsor in a phone interview. The largest grant was

$20,000 to the Boys and Girls Club, followed by $17,250 to the Saanich Pioneer Society and $10,000 to Peninsula Streams. Also approved was an additional $2,000 towards the Peninsula Country Market. Councillor Bob Thompson left the room during the discussion, as he is in a conflict of interest, serving as the market’s president. The Saanichton Village Association’s application of $4,000 was also approved, which saw Coun. Niall Paltiel leave the room as he is a member of the Association. Council will review the grants-in aid process further this March.

Windsor said the review stemmed from an earlier motion which said that over the next two to three years, they would change the grants-in-aid process to further reflect the ever growing cost of the program to the municipality. “But that number had grown from … $47,000 15 years ago to getting close to $150,000 now, so really tripled,” he said.

Central Saanich is limiting its money in the grants-in-aid program to around one per cent of its total tax revenue. Windsor said the one per cent was never written anywhere in policy, adding it was just an unofficial council policy successive councils have followed. Current council determined they needed to clarify that and create something council could be more

comfortable with, rather than an everincreasing payout to grants-in-aid. “We want (the applicant’s) input,” Windsor said. “We want them to be aware of what we’re doing and hear from them about the changes and how they would like to see us phase it.” A full list of grant recipients can be seen on the District’s website.

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entral Saanich, by far, has the largest budget for grant-in-aid out of the three Saanich peninsula Municipalities. At $97,000-plus this year, the District gives out nearly what both North Saanich and Sidney provide — combined. At last count, both of their neighbouring municipalities only had budgets of approximately $35,000 for grants-in-aid. These are the monies the communities set aside each year to give to deserving service organizations and others, who provide some level of service to the community or the region. In Central Saanich, the council there is reviewing its policy and over the next few years, they could significantly reduce that budget, slowly weaning organizations off of their funds. They are taking this long period of time to their grants This is one policy review policy — which is a good thing, as that can have a many groups rely serious impact on these funds to help them meet their own budgets for the year. Again, these are, for the most part, community service organizations. They provide events, activities and more to various people within a municipality — things that the local government just cannot do on their own. In a nutshell, the grants-in-aid are small gestures — the grants can be as small as a couple hundred bucks to as much as $20,000 or more — made by the municipality. The message is: we like what you’re doing, it adds value to the experience of living here and this is our small way of supporting that. These grants are a good thing, overall, as they help with groups’ fundraising efforts and gives them a springboard to seek out grants from other levels of government and from the business community. These groups face a constant struggle to find operating money as they compete with more and more organizations for an ever-shrinking pool of so-called extra cash. In reviewing their grant-in-aid policy, Central Saanich will have to determine what value they place on these activities within their community and balance that with their own budgetary needs. It’s not going to be easy, for this is one policy that can have a serious impact on many grassroots organizations. It could mean the difference between whether they thrive, or simply survive. 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.

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What kind of growth for Sidney? Re: Sidney eyes growth in 2016, PNR Dec. 30; Great! But what kind of growth will it be? Unless the council goes beyond words and at last takes effective, long-term action to end the selfish domination of developers who are building one giant multi-storey carbuncle after another with the council benefitting thereby with large increases in tax revenue, we can kiss Sidney by the Sea goodbye. And that also goes for any plans to allow any “big box stores” to occupy any of the rural land whether within the Agricultural Land Reserve or not within their jurisdiction as well. H.U.P. Edwards North Saanich

Retail needs a plan While I applaud the Sidney Town Council priority to create more affordable residential spaces for working families, the immediate and future needs of restoring a healthy retail business engine and mix for the community remains largely unaddressed. The stark reality is that the Uptown and Mayfair malls are Sidney’s most immediate competitors, along with an aggressive business minded West Shore retail community. There needs to be some immediate, decisive and clearly delineating moves that create a noticeable difference for the consumer. Where is the awareness of the kind of retail

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and service mix that young growing families are looking for? The alignment of the Council with the Victoria Airport Authoritiy’s priority for additional revenue with the development of the property at the junction of Highway 17 and Beacon Avenue, along with possible independent ventures in the North Saanich and First Nations jurisdictions, will create additional pressures on an already stressed Sidney retail sector. Where is the thought and planning of policies and incentives that will need to be in place to attract such ventures to Sidney? The CEO of the town should begin by conducting exit interviews with the business ventures that have left Sidney in the last four to five years. Identifying the underlying

reasons for the retail vacancy rates in Sidney ought to assist in remedying some of the policies responsible for outflow of business interests. The Council should pay attention to the planning resources and perspectives that it has access to within its own ratepayers for sound economic planning strategies and economic analyses of Sidney’s competitive position. It should then contract, not bring on staff, an aggressive economic development officer, empowered to attract suitable business interests. The Mayor and the CEO, behind the scenes, need to undertake concrete strategies to bring landlords alongside of an insightful economic development plan, which can only be in the interests of local and absentee landlords. Garry Froese Central Saanich

Watch where you’re going I sure wish I had been wearing a traffic-sensing helmet on Boxing Day, when a speeding adult cyclist crashed into my back sending me flying — splat onto the pavement, resulting in a dislocated shoulder. Now, one-armed, I can’t participate in my normal routine. I appreciate how well I was looked after by the Saan Pen hospital staff. On the bright side, my daughter said any other 83 year old lady would have suffered a broken hip. Margaret Ibbotson North Saanich

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Pioneer 8K race sets off from Saanich Fairground this Sunday Steven Heywood News staff

The first footrace in the Vancouver Island Race Series takes place this Sunday at the Saanich Fairground in Central Saanich. The Pioneer 8K runs at 11 a.m. with race day registration taking place on site starting at 9:30 a.m. The event is the 37th annual and is hosted by the Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club. The course is described as mostly undulating suburban and rural roads and weather is typically cool — but check local forecasts in order to dress and prepare properly.

The BC Athleticssanctioned event kicks off the Island racing series, which consists of eight events throughout the year. It’s also part of a 12-race series through the province. For details, see bcathletics.org. Last year, the Pioneer 8K was won overall by Point Grey runner Theo Hunt. The top female finisher was the Harriers’ Natasha Wodak — who also holds the women’s course record of 25:28, set in 2013. The men’s course record holder is Carey Nelson (22:58) set in 1985. The event includes a variety of age categories, making the race open to almost anyone. Medals are up

for grabs, as are cash prizes to the top three senior and masters male and female finishers. For details, visit pih.bc.ca. editor@peninsula newsreview.com The family of one of the runners in last year’s Pioneer 8K road race show their support. The Prairie Inn Harriers Running Club once again hosts the event this Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Saanich Fairground. Steven Heywood/News staff

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The Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP) has lost some familiar faces. President Richard Julien, who has held the position for years, submitted his resignation due to health reasons in November. Dr. Danny Daniels who was the vice-president was elected as interim president until the annual elections in March. Ethel Mailhot, who had been serving as Secretary to the Board, will replace Daniels as interim vice-president Frankie Allen, who had been CACSP’s executive director for several years will be moving on to further her career and spend more time with her children. Long-time Director on the Board, Heather Corbitt has taken over as interim executive director and will be assisted by Brenda Milne, who has been hired on a part-time basis as the administrative assistant. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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We Rage We Weep program comes to Sidney Carlie Connolly News staff

Currently held in Oak

Bay and Victoria, We Rage We Weep, a program for seniors with dementia, will be mak-

ARE YOU SITTING AT HOME DOING NOTHING? Why not volunteer at Sidney Museum and have fun doing nothing. Or perhaps just say “Hello” to visitors while you knit or finish your crossword. Phone or call in and see Peter to find out more. Oh! That means doing something. Oh well. A

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ing its way to Sidney in the upcoming week, and for Executive Director, Marjorie Moulton, it’s all about family. “My father had it (Alzheimer’s) so that’s really what started this whole sort of interest and journey around dementia,” she told the PNR. Living in a rural part of B.C and searching for help, Moulton’s mother, being the primary caregiver of her husband, wanted to write something about the disease another experiences as a rural caregiver. And so, We Rage We Weep is a family story for Moulton as her mother, who has always been a writer, sparked the interest. “And so I just sort of expanded on that and took the name and created the (We Wage We Weep) Alzheimer Foundation and have continued on from there with the concept really being to assist caregivers and families to care for their loved ones.”

Over more recent years, there has been a growing body of research about the benefits of arts on those with dementia, and Moulton said art and music is so strongly connected to emotion. “When we hear a piece of music it affects us emotionally. And maybe it makes us feel really sad or really happy or it reminds us of a specific moment in time when that song was playing before and it takes us back to that.” She added that the same goes for art, as people see a piece of art or watch a powerful performance and they can have a strong emotional reaction to that. There are around 15,000 people that have some form of dementia on Vancouver Island, with around 5,000 of those from the Victoria area. One of the interesting things about dementia Moulton said, is that it takes away all of people’s memories of

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Executive Director We Rage We Weep Alzheimer Foundation, Marjorie Moulton. detail, persons, places and familiar things — but it doesn’t take away their emotional selves. “We still have that ability to connect and

express on an emotional level, so that’s really where this type of an art and music program comes in is because art and music

are so closely tied with emotion, we can still reach them, we can still communicate with them, they can still express themselves in a meaningful way,” she said. The program that’s been currently running in Victoria and Oak Bay is full, but those wanting to register in the program that will now be in Sidney can do so by calling the SHOAL Centre. The SHOAL Centre approached them, she continued, and asked if they’d be interested in trying to host the program out in Sidney and see how that went “It’s hard to know at this point since were in such a preliminary stage, but I would think that the fit is right, the demographic is right and it’s important for people to have these kinds of services in their local community…. Please see: Program runs for nine months, page 15

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Low-income seniors can access MSP subsidy VICTORIA — With the January 1 increase to MSP premiums, British Columbia’s Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, is urging seniors to check if they are eligible for full or partial payment of their monthly MSP Premium. “Some seniors are paying $900 per year for their MSP and many may qualify for a full or partial subsidy of this amount,” stated Mackenzie. “Seniors have one of the lowest median incomes and would likely benefit the most from MSP Premium Assistance, however many are not aware that they qualify.” Mackenzie highlighted the lack of awareness in a 2015

report: Bridging the tance they are eligible Gaps. In this report, for,” said Mackenzie. The Regular Prewhich randomly surveyed seniors across mium Assistance proB.C., it was found that gram has five levels of overall awareness of subsidies on a sliding scale for indiMSP previduals and mium assisfamilies earntance was low ing less than among sur$30,000, with vey responthose earndents, with ing under only 39 per $22,000 paycent being ing no preaware of the mium at all. program. A oneAwareness time appliwas low- Isobel cation must est amongst Mackenzie be filled out. those who Subsequent w o u l d most likely qualify — years are calculated seniors with household automatically based on incomes under $30,000. the information in the “We must do all that recipients’ income tax we can to ensure that returns. Regular Preseniors are aware of, mium Assistance may and accessing the assis- also be provided retro-

actively up to six years from the date of application. As of January 1, 2016, the premiums for those with a net income over $30,000 increased by approximately four per cent over 2015 costs, while premiums for those with incomes less than $30,000 stayed unchanged. To learn more about, and apply for, Regular and Temporary Premium Assistance, visit http://www2.gov. bc.ca<http://www2. gov.bc.ca/gov/content/ health/health-drugcoverage/msp> or call 1-800-663-7100. The Office of the Seniors Advocate is an independent office of the provincial government with a mandate of

reporting on systemic issues, monitoring seniors’ services and raising awareness of

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rals through its toll-free line – 1-877-952-3181. — Submitted by the OSA

Caregivers program at Panorama NORTH SAANICH — Are your parents getting older? Do you need information on resources for now or in the future? Have you done any care planning? How do you access help? A new program called Caregiving 101 — Life with Aging Parents, touches on many aspects of caregiving including health, legal and social life.

It provides a wealth of knowledge on what your options are and what you need to think about. Caregiving 101 — Life with Aging Parents takes place Feb. 22 at Panorama Recreation Centre in North Saanich. To find out more, contact Martine King at mking@panoramarec.bc.ca. — Submitted by Panorama Recreation Centre

Program runs for nine months Continued from page 14

“We imagine it will probably start a little quieter and grow as word gets out,” said Moulton. The program, which has been operating successfully since 2011, runs once a week on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and includes a music guide and an art guide. The art guide will come in for the first hour of the session to

lead individuals through an art project, and the music guide will then come in for the second half to lead them through music and singing. The projects vary week to week, but Moulton said they try to keep it relevant to certain holidays, like making personalized Valentine’s Day cards on Valentines Day or painting eggs for Easter.

Operating nine months of the year, the program will begin Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the allpurpose room in the SHOAL Centre and will run through to June 29 and pick back up again from September to November. All programs are by donation with a suggested donation of $10 for this particular one, and there will be around 15 participants taken into the program.

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Home owner grant cut-off rises in B.C. Lift to $1.2m shields some from property tax bite Jeff Nagel Black Press

The B.C. government has raised the threshold to qualify for the full home owner grant to shield some owners from a higher property tax bill. The jump in assessed values this year would have left owner-occupied homes that have climbed above $1.1 million — the old threshold — with less than the basic $570 home owner grant offsetting taxes. The revised threshold is $1.2 million and

homes above that lose $5 of the grant for every $1,000 in additional value. That means the grant now disappears altogether for homes worth more than $1.314 million. The province reduced the threshold in 2014 from a previous $1.295 million in order to skim $11 million from home owner grants to general revenue and it was kept frozen at $1.1 million last year. Seniors, veterans and the disabled also may qualify for an additional grant of up to $275. The proportion of B.C. homes that are valued below the new cutoff for the full grant is 91 per cent, down from 93 per cent last year and 95 per cent in 2012. B.C. Real Estate Asso-

the city’s thousands of ciation chief economist also have the option claim the home owner City of Vancouver. Many Vancouver investor-owned condos Cameron Muir said the of deferring property grant than those in loss of the home owner taxes until the eventual the priciest areas such homes don’t qualify for — or if their owners are as Vancouver and the the home owner grant not Canadian citizens grant for some prop- sale of the home. because of the more or landed immigrants Finance ministry data North Shore. erty owners is unlikely More than 76,600 rapid climb in house normally residing in provided to Black Press to impact the market. “We’re talking about shows residents of Surrey homes received prices there, but they B.C. editor@peninsula a few hundred dollars more affordable areas the grant in 2014, com- also don’t qualify if newsreview.com per year here,” Muir of the Lower Mainland pared to 63,425 homes they’re not owner occuare much more likely to in the more populous pied — for example said. “It has a bigger impact on young home owners who have more stretched budgets.” But most first-time home buyers aren’t purchasing sevenmore details in Real Estate Victoria, available FREE on news stands now figure homes, he suggested. “It’s most relevant to seniors on fixed incomes who have seen VIEW ROYAL WEST SHORE WEST SHORE WEST SHORE a tremendous increase 1219 Clearwater Cres. 1900 Watkiss Way 2109 Sutherland Rd. 3046 Alouette Drive, in their property values $399,900 $849,000 $499,900 and it’s allowing many From $259,000 of them not to have Sunday 2-4 Sunday 2:30-4 Saturday 2-4 that additional drain on Saturday & Sunday 12-4 S O DFH Real estate Ltd. DFH Real Estate Ltd. RE/MAX Camosun their limited income.” RE/MAX Alliance, 815ATUR PEN 2 DAY H OO NO O Seniors whose WpropDW V 250-386-8181 U Daniel Clover, 250-507-5459 Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003 Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003 erty tax bills have sky-YN T7E,R1-3 PSME Rwww.ronneal.com AC www.mikeandjenn.ca www.mikeandjenn.ca www.danielclover.com rocketed over the years E

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