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Petition for lights on Central saanich road Recent fatal crash on Mt. Newton Cross Road sparks one resident to push for pedestrian safety Carlie Connolly News staff

Following the death of a woman on Mt. Newton Cross Road last week, Central Saanich resident Megan Turpin Ereiser has started a petition titled Lights for Mt. Newton Cross Road. The petition, which had reached

250 signatures in just 24 hours, is calling for better lighting on the road so drivers can see pedestrians before it’s too late. “I am someone who drives that road frequently,” said Ereiser. “I work evenings on the weekends, so four night a week, I’m driving that road at 9 p.m. and there is always a large amount of

pedestrians on Mt. Newton walking up to go get groceries, go to the clinic, they’re walking to the hospital…” She added some people are even waiting at bus stops, which she said has little room for them to stand well off the road. “So it’s quite apparent that there’s lots of pedestrians walking

there, it’s a connecting road ...,” she told the PNR. Having pulled up to the crash minutes after it happened on Feb. 12, she said she knew something like that would occur eventually with the unsafe roads. “It just was really upsetting, really upsetting.” At around 9 p.m. that night, a

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district wins land value appeal North Saanich to recoup taxes lost when airport tower was devalued Steven Heywood News staff

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Saanich North and the Islands MLA Gary Holman invited 13-year-old Payton Braun of Saanichton to the B.C. Legislature recently, to recognize Braun’s Canadian Geographic photography award. Holman presented Braun with a congratulatory certificate and invited his family to lunch.

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CENTRAL SAANICH — The Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CR-FAIR) is hosting the fifth annual Farmer2Farmer Conference at the Saanich Fairgrounds on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. This year’s theme is: “Beyond Competition: Toward Cultures of Cooperation.” The event will feature a list of speakers on topics ranging from buying and selling seeds through the BC Eco-Seed Cooperative to increasing meat production profitability. For details, visit farmer2farmer.ca. — Contributed

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NAV Canada’s air traffic control tower at the Victoria International Airport is worth more than $20, according to a ruling by the B.C. Court of Appeal on Tuesday. That’s a win for the District of North Saanich, which had appealed a decision by the province’s Property Assessment Appeal Board that lowered the value of the tower from $1.4 million in 2011 and 2012, to a mere $20. The change meant the municipality lost an estimated $23,000 each year in tax revenue over the last three years, says North Saanich’s Chief Administrative Officer, Rob Buchan. “Last year, (NAVCAN) paid only 10 cents in tax based on their previous year’s assessment,” he said. Tuesday’s unanimous appeals court decision stated that using property replacement costs, minus depreciation, as a way of assessing value is an accepted approach. The ruling overturns the Appeals Board decision — which was based on a NAVCAN argument that the property was worth little, as it’s dedicated to a single-use and subsequently has no market value. The decision would raise the value of the tower from that $20, to an amount closer to the $1.4 million, according to BC Assessment’s Jason Sowinski, director of assessment, legal and appeals. BC Assessment had joined North Saanich in its court action and Sowinski said they are pleased with the result, as it’s a vindication of the process used to determine land values prior to this case. He added NAVCAN has one more option if they choose — to seek leave by the courts to appeal this ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada. A spokesperson for NAVCAN told the PNR they are reviewing the decision and would not comment at this time. Sowinski said in 2012, the value of 19 traffic control towers subject to the appeal, was around $35 million. That changed when

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The view from inside the NAV Canada air traffic control tower at the Victoria International Airport. The B.C. Court of Appeal ruled on Feb. 16 in favour of North Saanich’s appeal of a B.C. Property Assessment Appeal board decision that placed the value of the tower at $20. three years. Buchan said that payment from NAVCAN is automatic. Should NAVCAN appeal this week’s ruling, Buchan said that money would be held as a liability by the municipality, and repaid should NAVCAN win an appeal. “We are very pleased with this ruling as it overturns previous decisions that had significant negative financial consequences for North Saanich and many other (B.C.) municipalities,” said Mayor Alice Finall in a statement. Both Finall and

NAVCAN appealed their property assessments all the way to the B.C. Supreme Court, which upheld the Appeals Board valuation — $10 for the land and $10 for improvements. Barring further appeal, Sowinski said BC Assessments would be able to update the valuations this year. The court action had the support of other B.C. communities facing the same issue, said Buchan, notably, Kamloops. The ruling means North Saanich will recoup $50,000 in lost tax revenue going back

Buchan noted they hope NAVCAN does not appeal. The decision involves four air traffic control towers and a total of 136 properties in B.C. previously assessed at $76.4 million and around $657,235 in general municipal tax revenue dollars. Buchan said the court ruling also impacts a similar land value assessment issue affecting BC Ferries properties like the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal in North Saanich. “This opens the door to reset the Ferry assessments, in our

view,” Buchan said. BC Ferries also appealed their property assessment, based on the single-use argument. Municipalities like North Saanich saw Ferries land values plummet as a result, representing a significant loss in tax revenue. Buchan said BC Ferries had been paying around $450,000 a year in taxes to the District, before the Swartz Bay terminal property value was slashed by the Appeals Board. Please see: BC Ferries tax deal, page 4

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McTavish Elementary School sold for $975,000 Steven Heywood News staff

McTavish Elementary School has been sold and by April, will be transformed into a new arts academy. School District 63 (Saanich) announced on Tuesday that it had reached a deal to sell the former school to a “group of local social entrepreneurs” operating under the name McTavish Academy of Arts. The selling price was $975,000. Jason Reid, the school district’s secretary-treasurer, says the property went on the market in April

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The former McTavish School in North Saanich has been sold to make way for an arts academy. the property last year and only formalized at the end of January of this year. They announced the sale once the conditions were met. The $975,000 paid for the McTa-

of 2013 and was originally listed at $1.3 million. The real estate sign at the site had, at one point, noted that the price had been reduced. Reid said an offer was made on

vish school will be split — 75 per cent will go into a Ministryrestricted Capital account. That means the District may only use that money once the B.C. educa-

tion ministry approves a capital project. The other 25 per cent can only be used for local capital projects, approved by the District’s board of education. Reid said discussions on how to spend the money are only now getting started. In their media release this week, School District 63 noted the buyers of the school plan to open an academy “dedicated to promoting art, music and sustainable agriculture” and who will be “preserving the heritage of the property.” The owners’ website, mctavishacademy.ca, only provides an email link for more information.

BC Ferries’ tax deal with municipalities expires in 2017 Continued from page 3

Buchan noted, however, the province

stepped in after outcry from the affected communities.

appealed the land value determinations of the Property Assessment Appeal Board which, along with the Property Assessment Review Panel, is an independent body, appointed by the provincial government.

re-assessment of how the Crown corporation pays taxes. Sowinski added BC Assessments is still reviewing the decision and determining how it might apply to the BC Ferries cases. BC Assessments has

per cent of the previous assessment — for North Saanich, that was $368,000 in 2015, or $73,00 less. That agreement expires in 2017, Buchan said. He added this week’s court decision will be the basis of a

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He said the case is of interest across the country and, despite the fact that assessment legislation is typically provincial in nature, there could be far-reaching implications to this week’s BC Court of Appeal ruling.

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A high tech firm with deep roots on the Saanich Peninsula secured $20 million in new contracts in 2015 — a company record for new business in a single year. “That will translate into a lot of employment for high-skilled professional people,” Questar Vice-President and COO Bill Collins said. “We believe we’re a very strong contributor to the economy on the Peninsula.” Questar Tangent was formed in 1983 at the Marine Technology Centre in North Saanich. Initially its focus was on hydrography, using custom computers to process huge amounts of data about physical features of the ocean. “In the early 1980s, computers weren’t powerful enough to collect the volumes of data collected from a ship,” Collins

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Questar Tangent Vice-President Bill Collins, right, during a tour of the business in 2012. said, explaining that the company was able to overcome the problem and develop systems that could be used for other purposes. Today, the company is known as a world leader in electronics and software used in passenger trains. “We evolved by taking the core technology, which is essentially turning data into intelligence. Essentially we’re

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similar LRT in Kuala Lumpur, which recently contracted Questar to replace the system that it originally installed 18 years ago. That business speaks to Questar’s commitment to building durable equipment that will be consistently upgraded, Collins said. Questar has brought more than $40 million in export revenues to Vancouver Island and provided well paying jobs to the local economy, Collins said. “This year, sales have been accelerating due to our strong reputation in the passenger rail industry.” Questar is developing a new generation of Passenger Information System products and plans to officially launch them later this year at one of the world’s largest rail conferences in Berlin, Germany. For more information, go to QuestarTangent.com.

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his week’s B.C. Court of Appeals decision to reinstate how BC Assessments values property owned by NAV Canada or BC Ferries, could have broad implications beyond the borders of North Saanich. The District and BC Assessments, with the support of other affected municipalities in this province, appealed a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Property Assessment Appeal Board decision that drastically slashed the value of singleuse properties — such as air traffic control towers. Prior to that decision, the control tower at the Victoria International Airport was valued at $1.4 million. That was based on the potential replacement costs of the building. The Board, however, sided with That court ruling has NAVCAN that since it was a single-use site, it ramifications had next to no market value. On so doing, they have the property a value of $20 — $10 for the land and $10 for improvements. On the face of it, that decision sounded blatantly ridiculous. It’s simply hard to believe that NAVCAN, BC Ferries, or anyone else, would agree to sell their property for the $20 assessed value. Land, used by a single entity or not, has a value beyond its current use. Just ask farmers, who are often under intense pressure to sell to real estate developers. It might be farmers, whose land falls under the protection of the Agricultural Land Reserve, who have a better case for limitations on use of their land — and therefore lower property values. Yet, we just don’t see that sort of thing happening in their case. Barring a further court appeal by NAVCAN, the control tower property will see its value rise back to its rate (minus depreciation) set prior to the Appeal Board decision. That will put more tax dollars back into the coffers of communities like North Saanich and eliminate what could be seen as a tax dodge. And that court ruling has ramifications. Not only will BC Ferries be paying attention, but other jurisdictions and industries will also be looking at this decision. It could affect their taxes and, therefore, their bottom lines. We can expect this issue not to go away quietly and we can expect the courts to ensure loopholes don’t prevent everyone paying a fair share of the tax burden, a burden that fell to other taxpayers to cover when the land value was cut. 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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Did hearing debate fall on deaf ears? Due to a high turnout of concerned citizens who attended the Feb. 9 public hearing regarding bonus density and the rezoning of proposed developments, the meeting was held at the fire hall. Many residents who stood before Council to raise their concerns reiterated it was not progress of development they disapproved of, but the high density of buildings which do not conform to the character of the Town of Sidney. The impression noted at this meeting was that all public feedback fell on deaf ears, but in view of the Notes Regarding Public Hearings attached to the Agenda of the Meeting — that council will not respond to questions or make its own views known, may have conveyed this deciding factor. I have yet to attend a political meeting whereby the chairman is specific that no responses are allowed from the public to endorse a speaker’s concern. It is with foresight, albeit two years down the road, when concerned citizens who have made their case before council and who are not listened to, will no doubt cast their votes with these thoughts in mind. Caroline Whitehead Sidney

Slow down in Sidney It is evident that many Sidney residents are very concerned about proposed projects within the town.

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Some of the new buildings impact only those who live nearby and will see their properties and view changed forever. But the Sidney Gateway project will change Sidney as we know it now for everyone in and around Sidney. What will it give Sidney that is of worth to our town? More congestion as we drive in or out at the highway? Precious agricultural land now under concrete? Stores we do not need? On Feb. 25, a new mall in View Royal opens. The front page of the Feb. 10 PNR states part of what we will get at Sidney Gateway because the proposed plan is a duplicate by the same development company. This is one of the last large areas of Sidney land and we should use it wisely and all have a say in the

outcome. We are promised an open house on the Gateway project. That is not good enough. The only way for the voice of Sidney residents to be heard is for a referendum to be held after we have the exhibits at the open house and before our town council commits us to something we may not want to have. Slow down the process and let us consider the plan for our land. Joan Cooper Sidney

Slim hopes for Sidney At the council meeting on Feb. 9, public hearings were scheduled to address amendments to two zoning bylaws. Expectations for Public Hearings format are that, once the public has been heard, council members vote on the bylaw. However, in this case, once the public speakers were finished, a screen and projector materialized and developers made a presentation. Who was this for? One can only conclude that the developers were there to “soften” the council and attempt to prove to them that, whatever the public believes, this development is “good” and should definitely go ahead. This was an obvious, flagrant influence on the decision council had to make. I have slim hopes for Sidney’s future. Bobbie Carey Sidney

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Disability benefits up $77 for some The B.C. Liberal government has resisted calls for an increase in the general social assistance rate, but has ended the clawback of child support payments to single parents. Since 2012 the government has moved to encourage income assistance recipients to work, allowing earnings up to $200 a month without losing benefits for those who file tax returns. People on disability assistance can retain up to $800 a month, up from $500 in 2012. — Black Press

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their average patient has eight cavities. She said Sidney Rotary has offered financial support and encouragement, coming out to help on many occasions. And with contributions to ORCCA, like the sterilization centre, they can go about helping even more children. “We’ve been really grateful to the community for their support,” said Burkett. Edan North, a single mother referred to ORCCA from the Sidney Parent Resource Centre in Victoria, said the clinic helped both her children improve their oral health along with improved confidence. “Finances are difficult when you’re a single parent,” she told the PNR. “Every little bit helps.” ORCCA is always in need of dentists. To contact the organization, call 778-351-3393.

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Picken has her finger on the pulse of art Sidney’s Wendy Picken offers classes and hopes to open her own show

Picken began taking evening courses at the University of Victoria. She registered full time in 1985, studying in the visual art department. She did not complete her studies and said she still thinks of going back to graduate some day. While in university, she said she had often thought her work looked like mud. “And so I just thought if it’s going to look like mud, I may as well paint with mud,” she said. Being new to the coast at that time, her instructors told her to paint what she knows but what she knew was the prairies and farming. She had also always done watercolours. “With watercolours, it’s very fearless, you can’t really play with it, you have to commit your line to the paper. It’s more instant.” She would later start to paint with earth, ash and clay and began research into how First Nations used it, taking her back to the beginning with how painting evolved. “I was working with my fingers and it was just such a beautiful experience for me.”

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It’s a busy time for Sidney finger painting artist Wendy Picken as she works on plans to open her own art show. Born in Manitoba, her love of art began at just four years old in a doctor’s office while her mother was pregnant. “I was sitting in the office and I saw some early Picasso, those little harlequins, I just remember just feeling like I’d been struck by lightning,” she told the PNR in her small home-based studio. She said she has also always had a strong love for nature, particularly gardens, which is something that still inspires her artwork to this day. “Most of the time I’m sitting here and I’m looking at my garden.” After moving to Sidney in 1983,

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Hands-on approach unleashed Picken’s artistic passion Continued from page 9

“I would have my buckets and I would just dip my fingers into it and I would just smash it on there. It was so much fun.” Picken was later introduced to stabilo tone crayons and began using them for her work — along with oil pastels, chalk, pencil crayons, china markers and wax

furniture polish. “I had to get my fingers in there somehow because that was the part that really unleashed my passion here was working with my fingers.” Currently, Picken is working on a series of large pieces to show every month of her garden and how it changes. She also plans to hold a show next year

where she will talk about how she got started. She calls her work finger painting without the paint — and stated she is not, technically, a painter. Until November, Picken will be offering two classes a month. One class is for adults and the other is for both adults and children. For details, visit her website at mangossmilestudio.com.

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Unknown Legends: Pope wins first Live at the Chapel draw in Rotary’s CENTRAL SAANICH — The Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation will be presenting its third monthly concert series in partnership with one of the hospital’s music therapists, Kirsten Davis, and a resident musician from the foundation’s Extended Care Unit, Chris Lenz. The series, which was started by Lenz, will begin with him performing some of his original pieces along with some covers. The other half of the series will see a choir of eight members, entitled VIP Singers, which stands for visually impaired persons. The series is titled Unknown Legends and will begin on Wednesday,

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Coding to start in Kindergarten VICTORIA — Parents in B.C. schools will soon have the option of introducing their kids to computer programming as early as Kindergarten to grade three. Premier Christy Clark announced earlier this year an introduction to coding option will be available in some schools starting next September. It is expected to be available across the province within three years, and Clark said her goal is to make it mandatory for all students

entering school. Post-secondary technology programs already include co-op job placements for 80 per cent of students, but any new programs will have to be 100 per cent co-op, Clark said. The province and federal governments also announced new funding to technology employers to help current and future workers upgrade their skills. — Black Press

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at Ocean Networks Canada. “Ten years is a major milestone because what we’re doing, in some sense, had never been done before,” Dewey said, adding that the project was able to take a vision of something extraordinary and making it happen. While oceanography has been done for a century, the sea bed has never been open for study as it is with this project, which essentially allows anyone with

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Recognizing cyberbullying Before social media became so prevalent, instances of bullying were somewhat easy to recognize. However, with a good majority of children now engaged in digital networking and social media, bullying may not end with the ringing of the school bell, and evidence of bullying may not be so readily apparent. According to Cyberbullying statistics from the i-SAFE foundation, more than half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyberbullying. More than 80 percent of teens use a mobile phone regularly, making it the most popular form of technology and a common medium for repeated cyberbullying. Cyberbullying takes place through electronic technology and differs from traditional forms of bullying. Cyberbullying can occur via text messaging, blogging, updates to social media sites and/or phone conversations. What makes cyberbullying more difficult to detect and remedy than traditional bullying is that sometimes this type of bullying is veiled in secrecy. Those who engage in cyberbullying can create aliases and accounts under false names, allowing them to covertly engage in bullying behavior. As a result, tracking down bullies can be challenging. Although cyberbullying is on

the rise, there are some things that parents and children can do to help put a stop to such unfortunate instances. ◆ Parents who feel their child is not emotionally ready for the responsibility of a digital device can hold back on purchasing a smartphone or choose one with very limited features. Some schools set strict limits on phone usage at school, and children who go only from school to home and vice versa may not have the need for an “emergency phone” that can open up a window for trouble. ◆ Adolescents and teens should feel comfortable talking with their parents without the fear of reprimand. Otherwise, they may hide instances of cyberbullying or not know how to broach sensitive topics like bullying. Parents can engage in conversation with their children often and stress that the doors of communication are always open. ◆ Teens should be made aware that cyberbullying is a very real occurrence and is not just other kids “having fun” or “joking.” If behavior is repetitive and hurtful, it should be made public and addressed. ◆ Parents can monitor and limit their children’s personal accounts.

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Clinic helps small lot farmers raise healthy chickens Jim Zeeben News staff

There are many reasons to keep chickens in your backyard. For some people, the flightless fowl make great pets. For others, having a supply of eggs is a step toward improving food security. On March 19, a clinic scheduled for the Poplar Room at the Saanich Fairgrounds will help anyone who raises poultry learn how to keep their birds healthy. The session focuses on health, disease and biosecurity related to small-lot poultry production. The clinic is the only one of its kind on Vancouver Island and is expected to attract people from the Cowichan Valley and as far as Nanaimo. “The information you get off the Internet isn’t always accurate,” said Saanich Peninsula resident Deb Smith, leader of Fowl Creature 4-H Poultry club. Smith said the clinic offers people a chance to talk to actual experts who are familiar with issues affecting our region. Among the experts at the clinic will be a veterinarian who specializes in poultry,

Fowl play is a fun way to learn life skills Jim Zeeben News staff

wo of the members of the Fowl Creature 4-H Poultry club are Danae,11, and her brother Bryce, 10, who live on a small acreage in Saanich. Their mom, Nadine Kong, says raising chickens teaches invaluable life skills. “Every year they choose a breed and raise them and they show them at the Saanich Fair,” Kong said. “It’s a great way to have youth involved in heritage breeds,” Kong said, explaining that mass farming has endangered some species of poultry. Kong, whose father always spoke highly of his experience as a 4H member, said being part of the club teaches kids business and leadership skills. Danae started raising birds when she was in kindergarten, keeping

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December 11, 1920 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; January 27, 2016 After a hard struggle my beloved husband of 42 years has found peace. Ian will be missed so much by his wife Renate and his children Barry, Zoe (Miles), Christina (Rod), Joan (Clark), Ingrid (Stephen), Peter, Gregory (Anna-Marie), Beatrix (Alejandro) his fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. He was a helpful, kind and loving father, stepfather and Opa to all of them. As an air force veteran of WWII, Ian graduated from McGill and spent a 25-year career as metallurgical engineer with Cominco in Trail, B.C. Always one for big projects, he then built a 35 foot sailboat and moved his family to the Islands, first building an interesting house on Mayne, later another on Saltspring, before finally landing in Sidney for 23 years of painting watercolours of our beautiful surroundings, volunteering at the Aviation Museum, still travelling and helping where needed as patriarch of our large family. He was always there and is leaving a huge hole in our lives. With many thanks to all my helpers at Community Services and to Dr. Hartrick for all his kindness. A celebration of Ianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life will be held on February 28, from 2-5pm at the Aviation Museum.

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VOLUNTEERS BC SPCA WILD ARC seeks volunteers for the busy summer season. Wild ARC is a specialized centre for treating injured or orphaned wild animals, and is located in Metchosin. Positions are available in animal care, centre support, and communitybuilding and volunteer orientation sessions are currently open for registration. Please call 250-386-2269.

VICTORIA HOSPICE seeks unit volunteers to join their interdisciplinary team, devoted to supporting palliative patients and their families at Richmond Pavilion, Royal Jubilee Hospital site. As this is a unique role, it includes both screening & training. The first step is to attend an information session on Feb. 25 or March 29. Please call 250-386-2269.

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