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District plans lNG meeting North Saanich wants more details on proposed Malahat LNG Steven Heywood News staff

Fears over potential liquefied natural gas tanker traffic in the Saanich Inlet have prompted the District of North Saanich to hold a meeting of area municipalities, First Nations and more. Councillor Jack Thornburgh asked that the District support a town hall meeting to get more information about a proposed LNG plant proposed for the Bamberton area on the west side of the inlet — directly across the water from North Saanich and other Peninsula communities. Thornburgh said he wants the proponent of the project, Steelhead LNG, to be represented at the meeting to provide information. The company has partnered with the Malahat First Nation to create Malahat LNG. Jack Natural gas would Thornburgh be transported to the facility from elsewhere in B.C. — by tanker and by pipeline — where it would be liquefied and exported, presumably to Asia. The project is still in its early stages and was granted an export license by the National Energy Board in October 2015. Still to come are provincial and federal environmental assessments and public consultation throughout 2016 and 2017. Please see: Meeting date still in the works, page 4

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Central Saanich firefighters were called to a trailer fire on the Tsawout First Nations community on Jan. 14. One man was found dead at the scene.

Trailer fire claims man’s life Blaze on the Tsawout First Nation Jan. 14 may have started in the kitchen Carlie Connolly News staff

One man died in a trailer fire on Thursday, Jan. 14 at around 11 p.m. on the Tsawout First Nations Reserve. Members of the Central Saanich Fire Department, EHS (including Advanced Life Support units), Sidney North Saanich RCMP and Central Saanich Police all responded to the fire. Smoke and flames could be

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seen coming through the windows of the trailer, according to emergency crews and one witness. A 59-year old male occupant of the trailer was declared deceased at the scene. James Younger, who has lived across from the trailer that burned for approximately 20 years, told the PNR the deceased man’s name was David Scott. Please see: Man lived alone, page 2

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Younger said he was with a friend at the time the fire occurred. “I could see smoke …” he told the PNR. He added he did not have much contact with his neighbour. Chief of Central Saanich Fire Department Ron French said the occupant of the trailer was reportedly a bit of a recluse who lived alone. As far as the investigation goes, he said they are calling it an inconclusive finding, but said he suspects the cause of the fire to be electrical, having occurred in the kitchen. French said the male occupant was found in the back of the home. The man’s dog has been reported missing. There were no other injuries or property damage as a result of the fire. — with files from Sidney North Saanich RCMP

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SIDNEY — Beacon Community Services, in partnership with the Peninsula News Review, is seeking your nominations for the annual Hearts of the Community awards. The 18th annual Hearts of the Community awards gala event is coming up next month. 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. Nominations can include youth, adults, seniors and groups — anyone who has made a difference in their community through volunteerism. The Hearts are awarded at a gala event at the Mary Winspear Centre each year. In 2016, it takes place Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. 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. — News staff

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Co-founders and volunteers of the Saanich Peninsula Chapter of 100 Women Who Care present a cheque of $12,400 to Artemis Place in Victoria.

Young women helped by 100 more Peninsula’s 100 Women Who Care chapter has surpassed its goal Carlie Connolly News staff

Last week, 100 Women who Care of the Saanich Peninsula Chapter presented a cheque of $12,400 to Artemis Place. A school for girls aged 15 to 19 years of age, Artemis Place is a small, self-paced academic school for vulnerable young women who don’t find success in the regular public system. For more than 40 years, the school has provided support to young women through integrated education, counselling support and helping the women obtain life skills. It also has a child care centre, providing a safe place for those who have kids. Executive Director of Artemis Place, Rachel Calder gave a tour to the women and the PNR, showing the various rooms, including the daycare facility. Co-founders of 100 Women Who Care of the Saanich Peninsula Chapter, Debra Bartlett and Shelley Mann were present for the tour and were both very pleased with the facility and what Artemis does for young women. There are 40 students at Artemis, with 25 per cent of

the students either pregnant or already parenting. Calder said they can take up to 12 infants and toddlers in the daycare space they have now, but their goal is to expand. The main goal in their strategic plan is to open up a centre for children age three to five — expanding the existing daycare which provides services for infants and toddlers. She said this would allow the school to be able to keep the little guys within the program until kindergarten. As for the students themselves, they have their own assignments to work on in the classes they’ve selected. “So it’s self-directed, they come in, they work on their assignments, they hand them in …” said Calder. She added the day is very flexible, with students coming in, finding a space where they’re comfortable and connecting with their counsellor if they need to. “We support our students with issues like housing, income assistance, going to the food bank sometimes, getting to see a counsellor. We’ll do some outreach and outtrips to support our students with basic life skills or other

needs outside of just school needs.” Sometimes, depending on their state, young individuals will isolate themselves and not want to be in a group setting right away and Calder said Artemis Place tries to integrate them into that group setting. “We really encourage everybody to come into the groups right away but we have such a high incidence of anxiety that some students feel overwhelmed in any group setting. So, then we accommodate those students and help them to slowly integrate into participating into our groups and into our classroom settings,” she said. Calder said they are extremely grateful for the $12,400 donation from 100 Women Who Care — Saanich Peninsula. It will allow them to enrich their programming so they can bring in more interesting extra curricular options or enrich the curriculum they offer. It can also help in bringing in more clay or paint and art supplies along with food, as the school provides lunch. “We’re so honoured and grateful to be supported in this way from the commu-

nity. It’s really exciting. Being a non-profit in the province is challenging in terms of the availability of funding and appropriately responding to the complex needs of our participants … so it’s a real gift and we’re just so grateful and honoured.” Representatives from Artemis will give a talk to 100 Women Who Care on March 2 at 7 p.m. at Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club in North Saanich. Doors open at 6 p.m. Bartlett said the most powerful part of 100 Women is when the recipient comes in to talk about how the money will be of benefit. The first meeting of the Peninsula chapter of 100 Women was in April, 2015 where they had 84 members, raising 8,400 to give to The Cridge Centre for the Family. The second saw 104, raising 10,400 to the Victoria Brain Injury Society. The third saw growth to 124 members — and $12,400 raised for Artemis, marking their largest donation to date. Each woman in the meeting will write a $100 cheque to the selected organization. Meetings are held quarterly.

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people’s good behaviour during the meeting. Mayor Alice Final said she likes the idea of the meeting, in order to get a feeling from the community on where it stands on Malahat LNG. Coun. Heather Gartshore added she would like an invitation extended to Central Saanich and Sidney — as the project does impact them as well as to see about sharing the costs of such a public open house. Coun. Celia Stock said that might become more

important as security at the meeting might come into play, as people’s passions over the issue might take over. That passion was evident as resident John McDonald stepped to the podium during council’s debate over the issues. He said he is an opponent of the project and presented council with an unattributed map, depicting the alleged danger zones of potential LNG tanker spills. McDonald and other residents had many questions, re-affirming North Saanich council’s thought that people need to know more about Malahat LNG’s plans. Thornburgh had asked that the meeting be held in North Saanich prior to March 1. However, after realizing the scope of the town hall session might be larger than anticipated, councillors agreed to allow municipal staff to organize the meeting and come up with a date as soon as possible. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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The terms of reference for a SkatePark Development Committee have been approved at Central Saanich councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting on Jan. 11. Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liaison to the committee, Carl Jensen said at this point they are still looking at funding options. The project has been spearheaded by the Central Saanich Lions Club, who had looked into grants in 2015, but were not successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a question of looking at next steps of where can we look for funding and trying to find out how we can help facilitate making that happen within Central Saanich,â&#x20AC;? Jensen said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a driver for this and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to support them with that.â&#x20AC;? The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first meeting will look at what the next steps are but no date has yet been confirmed.

in cash seized. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The driver] was somewhat cavalier about the whole incident as though thinking he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything wrong,â&#x20AC;? said CRD IRSU spokesperson Corporal Ryan Bacica.Â Bacica said the man was a proponent of marijuana usage and legalization. The driver was later released from custody on a promise to appear in court at a later date on the charge of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking a Controlled Substance.

A former skate park was at the tennis courts in Centennial Park but was removed when the new playground was put in. One location considered is still within the Park, but behind a batting cage. Jensen said there was some discussion of a site at Stellyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Secondary School, but council likes Centennial Park mainly because of its accessibility and central location between Saanichton and Brentwood Bay. Jensen said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happy to be involved. He said he remembers he grew up at a time before they had skate parks in communities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean I remember when I was young and growing up in Tsawwassen, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a skate park ... So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be at the library, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be at the Baptist church, wherever we could find some concrete ...â&#x20AC;? Jensen said he hopes to be a champion when it comes to the council supporting the park.

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ouncillors with the District of North Saanich may have the best of intentions when it comes to a desire to hold a public information meeting about the proposed liquefied nautral gas (LNG) project across the Saanich Inlet. They may find, however, that those intentions will do little to assuage people’s fears about LNG, tanker traffic and pipelines. North Saanich plans on reaching out to its municipal and First Nations neighbours on this subject. Coun. Jack Thornburgh hopes to have all sides of the issue there — proponents Steelhead LNG, as well as project opponents. He wants to know more about the status of the proposal, how far along it is in the regulatory process and many, many more details. He also wants to allow this meeting to be open to opponents. It’s safe to say that no matter how much security they bring in, or how often they ask people to be respectful, people who don’t want the LNG plant to happen will not listen to project managers list off dates, times, facts and figures. Nor will the proponent want to sit and listen to opposing lists of facts, figures and fears — even if said meeting is as polite as a typical tea time. There was a time when public discourse saw many such meetings — and more often than not, they quickly degenerated into shouting matches between people who were not going to be convinced, either way, that their positions had more room for grey areas than all of the black and white on the table. These days, public consultation is part of an organization’s strategic plan and is carefully controlled. Opposition voices are too often sanitized, lumped into single categories and all too often disregarded for one reason or another — such as being cast off as NIMBYism. And in the end, neither side ends up feeling like they’ve been heard, as resentment and distrust seems to take over. The solution? Either have a proper debate among experts and let the public decide — or allow such meetings to degenerate into namecalling and shouting. We hope North Saanich seriously opts for the former.

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federal health ministers’ negotiations n the early days of this new year, over the funding formula, taking readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that place this week in Vancouver. Health Minister Terry Lake seems relatively painless, embracing announced last week that the the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in province is increasing funding for a promising program in cancer these fragile times. research, using genetic analysis to For starters, we have a building improve targeting for drugs to treat boom going on in the southwest. the hundreds of different cancers Here in Victoria, cranes dot the diagnosed in B.C. patients skyline as new residentialeach year. commercial projects The B.C. Cancer emerge from bedrock, Agency’s new director, and hardhats are mostly Dr. Malcolm Moore, on construction workers, oncologist Dr. Janessa scratched and backwards, Laskin and Dr. Marco rather than shiny and Marra, director of the forward on politicians. agency’s Genome Science Shipyards are busy, with Centre, described a Royal Canadian Navy work world-leading centre of and cruise ship refits to research that is reaching reduce their emissions, Tom Fletcher out to specialists and plus work on ferries, B.C. Views their patients across the tugboats and barges. province and attracting Most of the activity international funding and is private investment, talent for ground-breaking research. much of it in a hot housing market. Outside the urban regions, where Surrey has just recorded its secondretail sales and real estate mainly highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly drive the economy, sunny ways are harder to find. The mining and matching the pre-recession peak of natural gas sectors are in the grip 2007. of a slump in commodity prices, Thousands of provincial with more temporary mine closures employees get a small raise in expected. February, based on stronger than The forest industry is being forecast economic growth in 2014. helped by the low Canadian dollar It works out to $300 a year for a and a steady recovery in the U.S. medical technologist and $346 for a economy and tourism is expected teacher. to have another strong year as Health care costs are rising less Americans take advantage of a dramatically. That should ease the discount on visits to B.C. crisis atmosphere at provincial and

Central 1 Credit Union broke down the regional employment numbers for B.C. in 2015, and found job growth in every region except the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national rate. That may not sound like much, but compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent economy, it’s pretty good. Construction of a new dam on the Peace River is expected to ramp up this year, bringing workers home from Alberta and the federal government is planning to fast-track its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives. Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces. The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016. We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse. Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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LETTERS Try being fair to Sidney residents and builders alike It involves clear cutting all of the many mature trees including Douglas fir and Garry oak trees on the last green space near the west side of the Roberts Bay bird sanctuary. The wildlife, especially birds, attract local residents and tourists alike. The problems extend to traffic safety for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles on Ardwell and Resthaven, especially considering the increased traffic on Resthaven from new residences near the middle

The letter “A development dream versus residents’ nightmare,” Jan. 13, eloquently expresses the concerns of many Sidney residents citing the example of the proposed development at 9700-9708 Fourth St. An OCP and zoning amendment application for 2248 Ardwell Ave. and 10364 Resthaven Dr. currently before council, is strongly opposed by neighbours. It has nothing to do with attracting young families or providing workforce housing.

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be consistent with the rest of the neighbourhood. Surely this is fair to the owner and gives the Town an opportunity to save more of the trees near the west side of Roberts Bay. Even 10 new houses will be a real loss to neighbours and wildlife in the area. The previous let-

land as requested by the Victoria Airport Authority, which wants to build yet another shopping precinct at the Beacon and Pat Bay intersection. The ALC made this decision as the land in question was ‘near to residential, commercial and industrial properties’. Wouldn’t that description cover most ALC land? Isn’t the whole purpose of the ALR to preserve farmable land from the encroachment of the built environment? If the ALC is going to permit any application that is near to residential, commercial and industrial property it may as well cease to exist. It seems to me as if the

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Rezoning not needed Re: the proposed zoning change at the Inkster property on Ardwell and Resthaven in Sidney. The current R2 zoning allows for the development of 11 lots and a variety of homes. This is consistent with what exists now and has existed in this neighbourhood since we built in 1993. It is what was adopted in the OCP and zoning bylaws of 2007. Is there a need for small homes on small lots more than a mile from Sidney that is not being met by the Resthaven-McDonald Park development? Probably not. According to a prominent local realtor, the elderly retired folk like to be closer to town; young families closer to elementary schools. Therefore, there is no reason to expand from the 11 lots allowed under R2 in order to add five to eight more small lots. While the thought of losing the beautiful, natural green space across the road from our home is sad, I do understand both the need and the

inevitability of growth and change. And, I accept without rancor the property owner’s right to develop his land. We all recognize that there is no chance for low-cost housing in this neighbourhood because the land is desirable. Attainable housing is available in the form of those houses which have rental suites or happy in-laws who give a down payment in exchange for living with their kids and grandchildren. Haven’t all the bases been covered — and without abandoning the R2 zoning requirements? I think so. I understand that trees must give way to homes, but I would ask that as many as possible be kept, most especially the Garry oak — it’s a truly magnificent specimen, and would be protected in most places. Sue Foley Sidney

Density for density’s sake A recent letter pointed out that a development dream can become the residents’ nightmare. The case in point is the proposal for a four-story strata on Fourth Street, a site next to where we live. This project was originally rejected by the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) in September 2015. In its December meeting the APC reversed itself. So why is a four-story building with added density needed? In answer to questions from the APC in December, the developer’s answer was “profit.” This is not a matter of growth being integrated gently into existing neighbourhoods, consistent with community values, but rather shoehorned in for a quick buck. If we allow this, and the 17 small lots slated for Ardwell and Resthaven, we set a dangerous precedent for Sidney. Where does density for density’s sake stop? Bob and Bobbie Carey Sidney

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Below, The group of students in green uniforms are from the School Girls on the Move in Malawi.

Right, Water spray park at Iroquois Park opening day.

In this day and age, who cares about Rotary?? Whether you’re playing in the Rotary Water Spray Park in Iroquois Park (Sidney), biking in the Free Ride Bike Park (North Saanich), riding with The Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association (VTRA) (Saanichton) or receiving care at the ORCCA Dental Clinic (Sidney), the work of Rotary shines. In 2015, the Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club celebrated its 20th anniversary. Thanks to the work of all members, past and present, the club has thrived. See our enthusiasm! Join us for a 7:15am meeting on Thursday at the Shoal!

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Rotarians practice “service above self”, supporting local and international projects, in helping our community in the peninsula we have given bursaries to high school students assiting them with hteir education, we are part of the student exchange program, and we regularly assist the cadets in addition to the projects already mentioned, Our club has participated in the effort to eradicate polio. This work has brought Rotary to the attention of The New York Times (an editorial suggested Rotary International should receive the Nobel Peace Prize and The Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation (which provided funds to complete the work of wiping out this dread disease). The fight is not over and we, as Rotarians, will remain vigilant.

What else? As well as supporting ORCCA Dental Clinic, our club has funded a horse for a year for The Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association (VTRA). We have also supported the Sidney Lions Food Bank and our local hospital, as well as funding the training of Seeing Eye dogs. Many people make a difference, but haven’t yet discovered the joys of Rotary. So, the Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club recognizes their work. Recently, Sidney’s Dennis Paquette was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship, the highest honor in Rotary, for his contributions to many projects, including the Free Ride Bike Park.

There’s also international work… We know that educating girls and women has a ripple effect throughout a community. We support a school for mothers in Bangladesh and a school for girls in Malawi. Our club has also helped to restore the health of many in Africa, through contributions to Mercy Ships (mercyships.ca).

This year we’re creating a Gold Mine in Sidney! We’re now launching the “Rotary Gold Mine Raffle”—a weekly 50/50 draw! Each week a participating player wins and a Peninsula community group benefits. Registration to participate in the raffle begins in February, with the first draw on February 8, 2016. Watch the Peninsula News Review for the announcement of winners and a list of participating merchants. Raffle participants simply register by purchasing a ticket number for a Toonie at a local participating merchant. Each week, you visit a participating business and play your number for a Toonie, depositing it in the Raffle collection box. On Mondays, the boxes are collected, the Toonies counted and the winning number selected. The winner receives 50% of that week’s proceeds, 25% goes to the week’s featured charity and 25% goes to the Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club for projects in our community.

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From Left to right, Alix Hotsenpiller from WITS bullying prevention program, being thanked by President Cosmo, Ashley Blair presented with $1000 scholarship by Dan Rippin, Vocational Director and Dr Real Roy, Francophone Society of BC & President Cosmo. The Rotary Club of Sidney was chartered on August 14, 1946. Since it as formed, the club has sponsored the formation of three other clubs, the Salt Spring Island Rotary Club, the Brentwood Rotary Club and the Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club. The Sidney Rotary Club is a dinner club, which meets at the Glen Meadows Golf Course every Thursday, at 6:00 p.m. The club has been involved in many local and international projects, along with providing scholarships and youth training

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provided funds to the Haliburton Community Organic Farm Society to construct a building to house a large freezer and build a roof as well as provided the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation with funds to purchase new chairs in the Palliative Care unit. Our club recently made a donation to ORCCA Dental Clinic in Sidney and Cops for Cancer and assisted in paying for and serving lunch at Our Place Society.

opportunities for the youth in the area. The following are some examples of our participation in both the community and abroad. On the international front, the Rotary Club of Sidney has provided funds for clean water projects in many Central and South American towns and villages. We have also provided funds to build latrines in Kakima, Kenya for children and purchased over 100 Eco-Kalan stoves for a Habitat for Humanity project near Dumageti City in the Philippines. At home, the Rotary Club of Sidney has been very active in the community. The Saanich Fair has been operating for more than 130 years. Our club has been involved with the fair since 1953. We brought the first children’s rides to the fair along with establishing the children’s games and games of chance for the adults. We are also present at Sidney’s Canada Day Celebrations with our children’s games. The operation of the children’s games and games of chance is the major fund-raiser for the club each year. The club donates to the Admiral Budge Sea Cadets for their participation in helping run the games at the Fall Fair. These funds have allowed the Rotary Club of Sidney to help our community in many ways. Some examples follow. Our club helped build the non-profit Wakefield Manor, the Rotary Baseball Park, adjacent to the Victoria Airport and the original bandstand at the end of Beacon Avenue. The club has provided the Town of Sidney with a town clock on Beacon Avenue, established the Heart Smart Walk along the Sidney waterfront and purchased a defibrillator for the Mary Winspear Centre. We have also assisted the North Saanich Fire Department purchase two thermal imaging cameras for fire-fighting safety, purchased the first set of jaws of life for the Sidney Fire Department, paid for the printing of a fundraising cookbook to assist Jeneece Endroff in her goal to raise funds for BC children with special needs and assisted at the Shoal Centre by rebuilding a fence. Our club collaborated with the Brentwood and Sidney by the Sea Rotary clubs to provide furnishings for the palliative care unit at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital and contributed to the purchase of laparoscopic equipment for their new operation room. Sidney Rotary operated the most successful blood donor clinic in the province for more than 40 years. Our club continues to sponsor the Sidney Band concerts in the summer and the Sidney Sail past at Christmas. Recently we have

Sidney Rotarians have also been involved in staffing the Salvation Army Kettles during the Christmas Season and the MS Society fund-raiser in May. The youth in our community hold the key to our future, and the Rotary Club of Sidney has been very active in this area. We provide two $1,000 scholarships each year for graduating students from Parkland and Stelly’s secondary schools to further their education in British Columbia. Each year we send a student to Ottawa as part of Rotary’s Adventures in Citizenship to learn about our country and how its government operates, a student to the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly in Tacoma, Washington to help build confidence and leadership abilities. In recent years, we have sent students to Adventures in Technology in Saskatchewan to lean about criers in the technical field of science and industry. Along with the Sidney by the Sea and Brentwood Rotary Clubs, our members also assisted in presenting the Junior Achievement program at Parkland school in 2009 and have donated library books to the local elementary schools. In the past several years, the Rotary Club of Sidney has sent local high school students on the Rotary Youth Exchange program for a one year cultural exchange to countries such as Thailand, Poland, Mexico, Australia, Austria and Sweden. In turn, we have hosted Rotary Youth Exchange Students from countries such as Australia, Bolivia, Argentina, Denmark, France, Thailand and Germany. President: Cosmo Pessoa Past President: Gordon Benn President Elect: Jack Gallop Secretary: Carolyn Morley Treasurer: Dan Rippin

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Other fund-raisers held by the Sidney Rotary Club include “BlushA Taste of the Peninsula” held at the Mary Winspear Centre, the Swap & Shop held at the Panorama Recreation Centre as well as a Road Rally. With funds raised from these events, we have been able to assist the Mt. Newton Centre to support ongoing programs benefiting seniors in our community, a donation to the Parkland Grads, Kakuma Kids educational supplies, “Extreme Teen” events at Bayside School and the Panorama Centre. We also helped to support the Grade 3 water safety and swim program for all children on the peninsula.

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The Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay in its 35th year continues to serve the community. Meeting on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at noon at the Waddling Dog on Pat Bay Highway on Mt Newton Crossroads. Our a small club of 15 members has had a successful 2015 and looks forward to an active year in 2016. Being small we all know each other and meetings are relaxed and fun. A variety of speakers have made our meetings educational and informative. We had speakers for Fathom Research, Read Society of Victoria, Habitat for Humanity, Mercy Ships Canada, presentations on South Africa since Apartheid, Electric Cars and African Projects. The Foundation of the Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay, established in 2013, continues to grow with funds raised at the May Lobster Fest. This permits the club to issue tax receipts for donations to the foundation, from which interest earned will then be used on selected local projects. Our two main annual fundraising events went well. The three day Saanich Fall Fair where all club members along with spouses, family and friends pitch in to sell candy floss, snow cones, hot dogs and our ever popular soft ice cream. Despite the mixed weather, a lot of effort made the 2015 Fall Fair a successful event. On May 30th the club together with the Saanich Peninsula Foundation held its third Lobster Fest at the Saanich Fair Ground Cedar Room. A great success on all accounts. The 2016 Lobster Fest is planned for May

Funds raised by the club go to support both local and international projects. In 2015 the Club supported local persons who are implementing projects in Africa. Dr Marsh and his wife in their Tanzanian project, and Gary Brooks in the African Community Project in Zambia. The club continued its support of the Darcy Lazarz scholarship at Stelly`s Secondary School. Over the years the club has contributed funds to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, Mount Newton Centre and Sluggett House. The club continues to maintain its interest in Literacy, which in the past has included provision of Book prizes to the Brentwood Elementary School, support for ELVI - Early Learning for the Visually Impaired, book donations in support of Times Colonist Book drive. As with all Rotary Clubs we continue to raise awareness and support the Rotary International efforts to eradicate Polio, where eradication is getting ever closer. 2015 saw the club participate in the Terry Fox Run and the Victoria Day Parade, and also in the Car Raffle by the Rotary Clubs of Victoria. The Raffle raised over $110,000 to be used in supporting the Victoria Food Share Program As you see we are a small club but active in the community. Why not take an interest in serving the community and come to a Rotary Club meeting at the Waddling Dog and see what its all about. Contact our President Elaine Gallagher, 250-652-9296 or any member of the club. We also welcome those who wish to make a presentation to our club.

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Valdy connects with stories Full house at the Mary Winspear Centre Carlie Connolly News staff

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Young performers with Mountain Dream Productions rehearse a scene from Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat, singing One More Angel in Heaven.

Youth on stage Friday Theatre students learning the ropes in Sidney Carlie Connolly News staff

This Friday, performers with Mountain Dream Productions will take the audience on a journey to the land of musical theatre. All the World’s a Stage is a new musical that takes the kids on a journey through the world of theatre. “They learn about different children’s productions that are put out there, so they are doing some things from Newsies,” said Artistic Director for Mountain Dream Productions, Margaret Watt. Newsies was a Disney movie from 1992 and subsequently

rewritten for the stage in 2011. Watts said it’s a story about the power of love and how the children of New York City come together to rise above all kinds of hardships. “So it’s a very powerful message. The kids thought the message was just really nice and then they go off on a trip down to the land of imagination which changes up the second half of the show a little bit, but the theme is still there.” One of the performance’s life lessons is “the power of love can cure everything.” The performers range from age six to 17 and will sing, act and dance following weeks of lessons and rehearsals.

Since September, they practised Tuesday evenings at the Mary Winspear Centre. Watts said most of the youth are from Sidney, with a few from Victoria. The performance acts as an extra curricular activity for the kids and Watts said they would be there every day of the week if she had the time. “They love being there.” She said some of the benefits for the young theatre students include confidence-building, learning how to present themselves and learning communication skills. The performers also range in experience as well. PLEASE SEE: Next show staged, page 16

REVIEW — There wasn’t a single seat free in the Mary Winspear Centre’s Charlie White Theatre as Valdy hit the stage. He began the show coming onto the stage with Theatre Manager, Phil Sutton, who thanked all for coming and for the ongoing support the community has provided to the Centre. The show was special as it marked two things: the Mary Winspear’s first show of the season to kick off its 15th anniversary — and Valdy’s first performance of the year. Tuning his guitar and creating laughs throughout his story telling performances, it was a worthwhile show. Valdy introduced some of his songs with anecdotes about people he has met along the way, including once when he played in front of rock n’roll fans, the audience began to cheer and laugh, knowing his well-known music. He performed his hit song Play Me A Rock and Roll Song, which he wrote after facing

a tough crowd at the Aldergrove Rock Festival in 1968. The song saw the audience erupt in loud applause. No tough crowd there! Valdy talked and sang of friends, love, life and loss. And it was that sort of connectedness

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Arden adds a second show Continued from page 13

Valdy also sang a song about his friend Dave, titled VLT (Video Lottery Terminal), a funny one with a chorus of ‘Dave Pulled the Plug on the VLT,’ to which the audience giggled. It was a great start to the

year as the first performance of Valdy’s tour — and a good kick off celebration to the Mary Winspear’s 15th anniversary. More exciting acts are to come this season, including country star George Canyon (Monday, Feb. 8) and Canadian singer Jann Arden.

Arden is scheduled to perform here Thursday, March 10 — that show has sold out already but a second show had been added at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9. For tickets or for more show information, call the Mary Winspear Centre at 250-656-0275.

Capital Regional District Notice to Electors Within the Capital Regional District Alternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaw 4042 - Authorizing the disposal of a portion of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District (“CRD”) proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 4042, “Capital Regional District Disposition of Part of Sooke Hills Wilderness Regional Park Reserve Bylaw No. 1, 2015.” The purpose of Bylaw No. 4042 is to authorize the sale or exchange of a 902m2 (0.09 hectare) parcel in the Sooke Hills Regional Park Reserve, more particularly described as that portion of Lot 21, District Lot 8, Block 453 and Block 352, Malahat District, Plan VIP84067. The intention is to exchange this parcel of land for a similarly sized and nearby parcel owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. This parcel will become dedicated road. This exchange is critical to complete the necessary land transactions to ensure that construction of the Sooke Hills Wilderness Trail is completed in 2017. Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 4042 unless at least 28,055 electors within the CRD indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 4042. The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the area to which the alternative approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the regional parks service area, which is comprised of all the municipalities and electoral areas in the Capital Regional District, as follows: Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Oak Bay, Metchosin, North Saanich, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria, View Royal; and Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island and Southern Gulf Islands electoral areas. The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaw No. 4042, to the CRD is 4:00 pm on Monday, February 22, 2016. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted. The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 280,551 and that 10% of that number or 28,055 electors must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaw No. 4042 without the assent of the electors by referendum. Further technical information concerning Bylaw No. 4042 may be obtained from Stephen Henderson, Manager, Real Estate, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, 250.360.3136, shenderson@crd.bc.ca, during regular office hours Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016. Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors Resident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months and in the Capital Regional District for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form. 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A copy of the elector response form may be downloaded from: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting Elector response forms may also be obtained at the CRD offices listed below. A copy of Bylaw No. 4042 and a copy of this Notice may be inspected during regular office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (unless specified otherwise below), Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until February 22, 2016 at the following locations: • public notice board in the lobby of CRD headquarters, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria • Panorama Recreation Centre, 1885 Forest Park Drive, North Saanich • Juan de Fuca Local Area Services office, #3-7450 Butler Road, Sooke • Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria • SSI Administration (PARC) Office, 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island • on the CRD website: for Bylaw No. 4042: www.crd.bc.ca/about/document-library/Documents/bylaws/ bylawssubjecttoreferendumoralternativeapprovalprocess for this Notice: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting

Sidney welcomes Valdy Carlie Connolly/News staff

Salt Spring Island musician Valdy opened his latest tour at the Mary Winspear Centre on Friday, Jan 15.

Next show staged this spring Continued from page 13

Some have come to Watts with no experience, others, with much more. There is no audition process, she said. Children just sign up for a variety of classes. The shows — Mountain Dream Productions puts on three to four

every year — are different every time. The next show will be in the spring, followed by a third in the summer. The upcoming Friday performance will begin at 7 p.m .and run for two hours. Tickets can be purchased at the Box Office at the Mary Winspear Centre at 250- 656-0275.

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