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nside the doors of the town’s community hotspot lies a rich history and a promising future. The Mary Winspear Centre. Executive Director Brad Edgett walked the PNR through the Centre’s beginning, its success, its struggles and what’s to come. It all began in 1921. The Women’s Auxiliary and the Sidney and North Saanich Athletic Club came together to form the Sidney and North Saanich War Memorial Park Society. The lands were purchased from a fellow named Edwyn Blackburn and were held in trust to pay respect to the soldiers from the Saanich Peninsula who gave their lives in the service of Canada in the First World War. Held in trust, the lands were home to baseball diamonds, a park, tennis courts and a cenotaph — which was later rededicated to include soldiers who died in the Second World War. Years later, in 1957, the Sidney and North Saanich Community Hall Association (SANSCHA) Hall was created. By 1965, the Sidney North Saanich War Memorial Park Society ended its run as an organization. From 1965 to 1986, the trust was held by Royal Trust. In the meantime, the Saanscha Hall was still there — a real gathering place for community groups. “It was a real community area,” Edgett said. In ‘86, Royal Trust gave up management of the lands and the Sidney North Saanich War Memorial Park Society was reformed in a new entity called the Memorial Park Society (or in long form, the Sidney and North Saanich Memorial Park Society). The SANSCHA Hall was still thriving and so the land was left in trust for all residents of Sidney and North Saanich to enjoy. Please see: Expansion in the Centre’s long-term plans, page 5

WsaNeC chiefs oppose Malahat lNG project Area First Nations looking into legal and political options to prevent LNG terminal on Saanich Inlet Steven Heywood News staff

First Nations Chiefs on the east side of the Saanich Inlet are opposing the proposed Malahat LNG

project and are calling on their neighbours to stand with them. The Chiefs of the Tsawout, Pauquachin, Tseycum and Tsartlip First Nations stood at an overlook at the Tsawout community

Tuesday morning. With the site of the proposed floating liquified natural gas terminal in the background, the Chiefs decried what they called a lack of consultation by the proponent, Steelhead LNG,

and the granting in October last year of an export license to the company by the National Energy Board. Steelhead LNG has proposed an LNG terminal and liquefaction

plant on the west side of the inlet at Bamberton, as well as an underwater gas pipeline. Please see: Malahat LNG facing scrutiny page 3

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The company announced an agreement with the Malahat First Nation in August, 2015. Tsawout Chief Don Tom said there are no conditions under which his community would support the project, as it directly impacts on their fishing and hunting rights and spiritual connection to the inlet. “This would not benefit us in any way and undo all of the rehabilitation work that has gone on in the Saanich Inlet.” Tom said local first nations are trying to protect their way of life, recognized under treaty. That requires, he continued, government at all levels and proponents like Steelhead LNG to consult with them. “Under our law, when people come in to our territory and disrupt those laws and rights, it’s our obligation to correct them.” In a statement, Steelhead LNG wrote the project is in its early stages and “environmental stewardship of the proposed project is our number one priority.” The company also stated they are “fully committed to evaluating (the project) in a way that is respectful, transparent and science-based.” Steelhead LNG added they will continue to engage with the WSANEC communities and other potentially affected First Nations. The Chiefs also put the Province of B.C. “on notice that they do not have jurisdiction to interfere with the continuity of our treaty rights and will incur liability and put any LNG project at significant risk of cancellation should they choose to provide permits and authorizations to the proponents without our consent.” Tom added proponents of any projects,

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Tsartlip Elder Tom Sampson, left, and Chief Don Tom announce their opposition to the proposed Malahat LNG terminal on the Saanich Inlet. if they disregard the community, would be “invited to leave.” “We are here to say if Steelhead LNG continues as it has been, it is unwelcome to do business in this territory,” Tom said. The B.C. Ministry of of Natural Gas Development, in a statement, said the project would be “subject to rigorous environmental reviews and permitting processes before it could be built.” They wrote that any provincial assessment must include consultation and engagement with First Nations who may be impacted. Harvey Underwood, Chief of the Tsawout First Nation, and Rebecca Davis, Chief of the Pauquachin, added their opposition to Malahat LNG. Tsartlip Edler Tom Sampson said the courts have upheld First Nations treaty rights and the communities along the Saanich Inlet “are not going to give it away.” “We are the legal owners of this land … and LNG will never come here,” he said. Sampson advocated for people, young and

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Expansion in the Centre’s long-term plans Continued from page 1

In 1997 the SANSCHA Foundation was created to raise money for a new facility — The Mary Winspear Centre. The community raised $7.5 million to build the building. A man by the name of Bill Winspear, a businessman and philanthropist, gave a gift of $1 million in his aunt’s name — the main reason why the centre is named the way it is. Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre opened in 2001 — one of three such centres, the other in Edmonton Alberta and Dallas, Texas. The centre is the home to many events, concerts, weddings and more. All the revenue goes to operate the building. Grants from the Town of Sidney and District of North Saanich contribute to its operating funds. “If we didn’t get the support from the municipalities, we would not be in existence,” said Edgett. Edgett said the mandate of the Centre has changed over the years since it opened. After he took over as executive director in 2012, Edgett saw the facility was going through challenges and operating with the focus on the corporate side of things, rather than on the community. “And so my focus, when I took over in 2012, was to bring the community back to the centre and the centre back to the community. That was my mantra.” And it’s been very successful with the community embracing the centre, he added, with many community groups now using the facility more often. “It’s taken us 15 years to get where we should be,” said Edgett. “We’re at a stage now where we are reaching our mandate which is to be the centre of your experience.” Looking to the future, the

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The original SANSCHA Hall, around which the current community centre is built. leases to accommoCentre has entered date the Town. into a memoran“For us it estabdum of understandlishes a model for ing with the Town being financially of Sidney to develop sustainable,” said the south east corEdgett. ner of the lands for He said the the new community idea of land leases safety building. The allows the society society submitted to focus on the capian application to tal replacement of the Supreme Court Brad Edgett the building and its of British Columbia assets. At 15 years asking to amend their trust document, to allow old, he said, the society will them to enter into longer term have to make repairs soon.

Edgett said the society submitted the court application on Oct. 23, 2015. They are still waiting for a decision from the court. If the change in their trust document is granted, Edgett said they will move ahead with the municipality on a lease agreement. In the meantime, the Mary Winspear Centre is looking to modernize. A big theatre renovation was completed in 2012 with new lighting and new sound equipment. “Over the next 15 years, there will be a capital replacement plan in place,” Edgett said. As for expansion? “In my five year plan, I’ve looked at expansion,” replied Edgett, adding he doesn’t think their would be a significantly large expansion to the theatre. “Right now we’re very fortunate because we don’t really compete with a lot of other theatres.” In their five-year plan, the society will look at an external expansion to the southwest of the building to accommodate other user groups The Centre’s current operating budget is around $1.4 million. Edgett said the society will also be looking to the Centre’s past, in celebrating the Centre’s 15th anniversary. He said they are looking at holding a large event in September to recognize the milestone. “It’s going to be all about the past, it’s going to be all about the hard work of the people that got us to where we are today, so those board members and those donors that had the foresight to create this amazing building. It’s going to be all about them to say thank you for everything that they’ve done ...” reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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Winspear has robust future

n anchor of the community, the Mary Winspear Centre sits at the west end of Beacon Avenue, providing an excellent bookend to that other Sidney raw: the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea. Today’s News Review features a story on the history and the future of the Winspear and while its past was fraught with ups and downs, the society that runs the Centre is looking ahead boldly. This month, the Mary Winspear takes a big leap forward with one of the biggest named performers to hit the stage at the Charlie White Theatre — Jann Arden. The Canadian singer had to add a second show here in Sidney, as the first one sold out. Now, the second one is packed. That sort of response is wonderful for a facility that certainly deserves the attention. The Centre, a cooperative effort between Sidney and North Saanich community members to bring groups together in one place for the benefit of all of the Saanich Peninsula, is looking to grow. While that might not mean an expansion is in the cards in the very near future, there is room to grow and further its mandate — as outlined by Executive Director Brad Edgett in today’s edition. As well, its success over the last few years means it can also sock money away to help renovate and upgrade the 15-year-old facility. There will be some changes ahead for the Centre. The society that runs it is currently before the B.C. Supreme Court to have its trust document altered to allow them to lease property to the Town of Sidney. If successful, and the Town’s plans for a new fire hall/community safety building proceed, they will gain a steady source of extra income. That infusion will help the Mary Winspear Centre be more self-sustaining — or at least give it flexibility in the kinds of programs it can offer the community. The Mary Winspear Centre has always tried to be open to new ideas and help where it can. For example, it opened its door to the area’s pickleball players, who were looking for more places to play. It was a pilot project, but the Centre made quite a few new friends. And that’s what the Centre aims to be — a friend to the residents of the Peninsula, offering a plethora of artistic and community activities. We should be grateful for the vision of many people, all those years ago, to ensure we would have such a robust community hall today.

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Build position on a solid foundation Eleven thousand of us live in a delightful town. It is clear that we live in one of the best places on Earth. We are also fortunate to enjoy the benefits of a small town in terms of Town Hall. There you can meet with the elected council. You can participate in public meetings. You can take your questions about upcoming development plans and have them answered. You can use the computer right in the lobby to access information about all the goings-on in town. We have all the rights afforded us by the laws of the land, including the right to ask questions of our Town Council. And we have the right to our opinion and to express it. With rights come responsibilities. Major responsibilities include voting, paying taxes, obeying the law and being informed about the issues of the day. Key to being informed about the issues, is actually taking the time to do some research. By all means listen to your friends and neighbours, but also take the initiative to do your own critical thinking and dig for the facts. Go to Town Hall where you will find a building full of helpful and courteous people able to help you find relevant information. Use your computer or the ones in the library or at Town Hall to read all the reports, studies, drawings, presentations, agendas and correspondence on your chosen subject. Go look at the area in question. Look for other sources of information too and then

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build your position on a foundation of available facts. Let’s be thankful for the town that Sidney is and work together to make it “the best seaside town in Canada — vibrant, unique, welcoming.” Don Carscadden Sidney

Let’s get Gateway started I keep reading in the PNR that no one in Sidney wants the Gateway Shopping Centre. Well, speak for yourself because I do not share that opinion. I live in West Sidney and eagerly await the approval and the ground breaking of this project. I lived here when this was a small town over 40 years ago, during which time many people moved to town. There have been an incred-

ible number of changes that have gone unnoticed by many and this town is certainly not what it used to be. Progress cannot be stopped. It is inevitable. West Sidney Industrial area is the last thing we ever wanted at the top of our road but we are stuck with it. We have an option, we can stay and put up with it or move. If people don’t like this shopping centre going in, then don’t ever come and shop in it. No one is asking people to support it. I agree there are many shops empty in Sidney owing to the high rents. Also they are very small shops, certainly none of them will fulfill the needs of those planning to go into Gateway. At least with this centre, I may not have to go to Victoria every week for my shopping, thus saving money, time and gas emissions from driving. I can actually walk and not have to cross the highway that so many of you fear. Let’s get this project started as soon as possible. Janet Smith Sidney

Gateway in the long term The Gateway proposal by the Victoria Airport Authority looks like it’s going to be a strip mall with lots of parking. This is land that will never be able to be farmed again. These types of developments have a very good value in the short term but decrease in value rapidly over time. Continued on page 7

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Readers respond: Island View Beach; MSP costs Continued from page 6

I believe this project will negatively impact existing Sidney businesses in the short term by taking customers away. It will also induce traffic on not only Stirling Way but throughout the region as customers make their way to the site by automobile. In the long term, it will also negatively impact the Town of Sidney because as the customers are lured away from the traditional downtown, businesses property values will fall. Another long term cost will be the opportunity lost to do something more valuable with that land. Imagine, in the future, some sort of passenger/ cargo terminal for railway or pod type transportation system. Eric Diller Sidney

We enjoy Island View The Peninsula is a lovely part of Canada. I have lived here for 40 years and enjoyed many of the great walks. One of these is Island View Beach where, with other dog walkers, I have enjoyed nature and wildlife in the area. Last

year some of us saw sea otters interacting with a large eagle who was after their catch of fish. I also saw as many as 15 blue herons one morning. The Brant geese come in the spring and people and pets avoid the beach areas where they are seen. However I, along with many others, are shocked at the CRD`s report of changes, seeking to disallow people the joy of these regular walks with pets and families. Most special variety of birds are migratory and only there for a short time. As far as I can see there has been no disappearance of wild life from the area because of dog walkers or families. Janette Buchanan Saanichton

MSP costs Re: Time to take MSP off life support (B.C. Views, Feb. 24). Tom Fletcher’s column on MSP premiums brought to mind some research I conducted when I was at Decima Research in the late ‘80s. As is true today, there was concern among some that people were over-using medical care, in part

because they did not understand its cost. We tested views about costs of the system and looked at differences between provinces that charged premiums and those that did not. We found that a significant minority of respondents in provinces that had premiums believed their premiums covered the entire cost of the health system. Far from making them more cautious about accessing the system, many of those premium-paying respondents thought “I’m paying for it, so why shouldn’t I go to the hospital/clinic whenever I want.” As is the case today, proponents of premiums argued it would make people more sensitive to the costs of the services they used; the converse turned out to be true. The only serious attempt to let people know about medical costs directly was Alberta’s disastrous experiment in informing households about all the medical services consumed by the household in the previous year. Ian Mckinnon Oak Bay

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A copy of the proposed Bylaw, Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, Official Community Plan Bylaw 1 2008, staff reports, and other related information that may be considered by Council may be inspecte the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, between 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from the date of this notice to 4:30 p.m., Monday, Ma 14, 2016 inclusive.

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PUBLIC NOTICE APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY COMMISSIONS The District of North Saanich is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the following Commissions: • Community Planning Commission • Community Stewardship Commission For further information about these volunteer opportunities, or to obtain an application form, please visit the District’s website at www.northsaanich.ca or visit the Municipal Hall at the address noted below from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays excluding statutory holidays. Interested individuals are invited to submit their applications, which must include an outline of your qualiﬁcations and experience, by Friday, March 11, 2016 to: Curt Kingsley, Director of Corporate Services District of North Saanich 1620 Mills Road North Saanich, BC V8L 5S9 Phone No. 250-655-5453; Fax No. 250-656-3155 e-mail: commissions@northsaanich.ca

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #37 President Mary Truttman presents ORCCA (Oral Care for Children and Adolescents) Board Chair, Heather Burkett with a cheque for $1000. The donation will assist the clinic in the procurement of a much needed dental hand tool. This instrument will add to the not-for-profit clinic’s valuable services that are delivered to the community.

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Canadian songwriter Lennie Gallant on stage Carlie Connolly News staff

Prince Edward Island songwriter Lennie Gallant will take the stage at the Mary Winspear Centre tomorrow night. Gallant is on tour supporting his two most recent recordings: Live Acoustic at The Carleton and his new release Searching For Abegweit. The latter is a double

album that features 22 songs from his hit musical theatre production Searching For Abegweit — The Island Songs and Stories of Lennie Gallant. Gallant was honoured with a Canadian Folk Music Award in 2015 for Live Acoustic at The Carleton, while his album, When We Get There was nominated for a Juno Award.

Searching For Abegweit has proven to be quite the show. Gallant wrote it as a theatre production that’s been running in PEI for the last two summers and will be again this year. “That particular production is based around … 12 albums and various other projects and things I’ve been involved in,” he said.

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Karen Gallant’s paintings are paired with her brother’s 52 songs — all compiled in a book called Peter’s Dream For his stop in Sidney this Saturday night, Gallant is touring with two other performers. His nephew, Jeremy Gallant, will be on keyboard while Shannon Quinn (new to his tour) will play the violin. “And its a lot of fun, a

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YouTube and everything, so it’s learning from some of these authentic gypsy guys. They barely speak the English language and we don’t speak their language but music is a language,” he said. While spending time in Europe, Sartisohn learned the genre directly from the

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Sidney Friday Night Jazz Series welcomes acoustic group, Cold Cut Combo (CCC). CCC will bring a modernized form of Gypsy Jazz to St. Paul’s United Church, opening at 7 p.m. tonight (March 4). Hailing from Sidney, Christopher Sartisohn and Aaron Watson make up the group and perform regularly throughout Greater Victoria. They have had regular gigs at the Vista 18, Bengal Lounge and Butchart Gardens. They also play weekly gigs and private functions and special events. They play a form of Gypsy Jazz, which Sartisohn said was popularized by Django Reinhardt of the Hot Club de France. “We sort of do our own spin on it. Aaron sometimes sings, we do some accordion waltzes as well, we throw that in there for the Parisian flavour, but its primarily guitar driven music,” he said. With a good tempo to it and a swinging, uplifting beat, he said people enjoy it. “It’s fun to play, that’s the primary thing,” he said. Having both grown up in Sidney, Watson said it’s been a place with great music. “There was a lot of

Cold Cut Combo will continue to play the festival this summer and plan to release a recording in the near future. They play tonight at St. Paul’s United Church in Sidney at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door with a recommended donation of $10.

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Aaron Watson, left, and Christopher Sartisohn of Cold Cut Combo. pretty amazing music in Sidney when we were growing up and there always has been … tucked away. I mean some pretty acclaimed people came out of Sidney and made quite the careers for themselves internationally,” he said. The two have hung out since high school and both ended up in Victoria, playing together now for around 15 years as the Cold Cut Combo. Sartisohn did sabbaticals and accompanied other professional musicians in China and throughout Europe, while Watson spent a lot of time working and playing in Japan and Africa. Both would eventually find their way back to the Island. The two men have been into music since

a young age, Sartisohn when he was just five. “My dad had an old broken guitar that had one string on it and I would take it and I would just tune it randomly and play the one string and then play along to records like ABBA ... and then eventually ACDC,” he said. The pair started with modern jazz, exploring its roots and eventually found one of the world’s greatest guitarists, Django Reinhardt. Watson began playing records when he was really little. “I had a huge stack of 45s and just always played them and sang along,” he told the PNR. Sartisohn helped design the Django Fest that’s been going on in Langley, Washington for 10 years. The event, he said, was a catalyst for popularizing this music

on the west coast. “It’s international now and brings in real gypsies — those who are not afraid to fly anyways,” said Sartisohn with a chuckle. “They’ll come and just blow everybody’s minds … the level of musicianship of some of these guys from Europe and eastern Europe as well some of the Romani gypsies in the original more traditional stuff is absolutely incredible.” Watson added the music is upbeat and tells a huge history, a history of migration. “Through those festivals, we’ve been able to play with a lot of those people and get taught that language,” Watson said. Sartisohn added that it’s right from the source. “And this was before

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Concert Band looking for a few good musicians SIDNEY — The Sidney Concert Bandhas chairs open for a few instrumentalists, according to band director Rob Bannister. “We’ve got 39 members now,” Bannister told the News Review,

“and we can’t get much larger because our practice space is limited, but we need nine more players to round out the band. It’ll be tight, but we can fit them in.” Bannister said that

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in order of importance (to the band, not musically speaking) chairs are open for a tuba, two French horns, a melodic percussionist, two clarinets, an oboe, a bassoon and a trumpet. “Anyone who is interested can Google Sidney Concert Band, and have a look at our website,” he said. “There are sound clips of our performances, and information about practice times and contact information. We have players from age 17 to 80. Our music is generally level four, with some level five arrangements, and one or two that are probably P (Professional) level.”

(Band music is graded by the degree of difficulty, from level one, which is very easy, to level P for musicians with years of experience.) The band practices at Peace Lutheran Church in Sidney on Monday nights and plays four or five concerts a year and in the Canada Day and Sidney Sparkles parades. Applicants are encouraged to attend a regular Monday evening rehearsal. The band’s next concert is at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2 p.m. on May 29. For information, contact Rob Bannister at rjpabannister@shaw.ca.

SIDNEY GATEWAY COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING

You’re Invited Omicron Development Inc. (Omicron) and Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) welcome the opportunity to share the vision for Sidney Gateway, the proposed retail development located on the West Sidney Commercial Lands. We invite you to share your questions and feedback. Representatives from Omicron and VAA will be available for discussion. DATE: March 17, 2016 TIME: 6:00 PM

146 athletes from Vancouver Island - Central Coast competed at the 2016 BC Winter Games bringing home 53 medals.

LOCATION: Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre at 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC

Thank you to the coaches, officials, volunteers, and families who support these growing champions.

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Tea and coffee will be served. Peter Laughlin, Director Omicron Development Inc. (250) 419-4701

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Jean Dunn marks a quarter-century Steven Heywood News staff

Twenty-five years ago, Jean Dunn took her first steps into the world of real estate and hasn’t looked back. On Feb. 25, she and her co-workers at Royal LePage by the Sea in Sidney, marked her quarter-century milestone. They invited friends, family and clients to their office for a bit of a party. Dunn originally started in real estate in 1990 with Realty World. She opened an office in 1996 and continued here after the company was bought out in around 2001 by Royal LePage. Dunn credits her success and longevity in the business to being surrounded by a great team. “And for me, it has always been about the people,” she said. “I enjoy helping them find their homes.” Dunn said over those 25 years, there has been a lot of change in Sidney and around the Peninsula. She said she has seen the community grow — and her clients have families of their own. Some of them are even coming back to her today — meaning she could very well go another couple of decades yet.

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year until the child reaches 15. VIU president Ralph Nilson made VIU the only university in Canada to have a full-time person on staff dedicated to encouraging and helping people sign up. “Access to education is a university value and a personal value,” Murray said. “He just decided VIU can make an impact.” “There are an awful lot of kids in Nanaimo that live below the poverty line,” Nilson said. “We want to give them the tools to move out of poverty.” Murray said registration numbers have since increased to 32 per cent, but that still means there are 4,200 kids in the Nanaimo postal code who qualify but have yet to apply. “We want to get up to 75 or 80 per cent,” Nilsson said. But it’s not just the

Nanaimo area that has child poverty issues and VIU is not just committed to helping those communities where it has campuses. Murray encourages parents and community organizations from anywhere on Vancouver Island to contact her. “I want them to know that I am available to put them through this process,” she said. According to Murray, the main issue with the program is lack of awareness. Having the university shepherd the process can help erase any skepticism some might have for corporate or government initiatives in general. Murray also helps families access other grants, like the B.C. Education Savings grant which offers $1,200 to kids between the ages of 6 and 9. She said under the right circumstances a student can leverage enough to pay for his or her first year of university. But even having just the initial $500 in the bank can inspire a different mindset. “It changes the dynamic in the family from ‘will I go?’ to ‘where will I go and what will I be?’” For details, go to www2.viu.ca/clb/ or call Murray at 250-7533245, ext. 2712. john.mckinley@ blackpress.ca

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Panthers lead playoff series NORTH SAANICH — The Peninsula Panthers were up, as of the PNR’s press time, three games to two in their best-of-seven opening round playoff series against the Westshore Wolves. The Panthers opened the series with 3-0 and 6-4 wins. The Wolves would take the third game, 3-1 and eke out a 3-2 overtime win in game four. Peninsula took the series lead, winning game five 6-5 at Panorama Recreation Centre. Game six was Wednesday night at the Q Centre in Colwood. Game seven, if needed, will be tonight (March 4), 7:30 p.m. back at Panorama. — News staff

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Bazan Bay fast 5K run is this Sunday SIDNEY — Hundreds of runners of varying skill and competition levels will be in Sidney and North Saanich on Sunday for the Bazan Bay 5K. Sponsored by Synergy Health Management, the footrace features a fast field of some of the top runners on Vancouver Island and the mainland — as well as recreational runners out to enjoy the area scenery. The Bazan Bay 5K is the fifth race in the Frontrunners Island Race Series and starts and finishes at Tulista Park in Sidney. The route will take runners south along Lochside Drive and back. “Everything is in place for another great event,” said Race Director Wayne Coulson. “We attract some of the Island’s best athletes and

with registrations well over 500 so far, we should see 600 at the start line on Sunday.” In last year’s event, Olympian Hilary Stellingwerff of Victoria was the top finisher among the women. University of Calgary runner Stefan Daniels placed first overall in a time of 15 minutes and 11 seconds (15:11) in the 2015 race. He was followed in second by the University of Victoria’s Ben Weir (15:18) and Shoayb Baseal (15:24) in third. Sidney’s Peterson Perrin came 26th overall in a time of 16:46. North Saanich’s Finn Battersby, racing in the men’s 01 to 15 age category, completed the course in 17:39. The race gets under way at 11 a.m. and portions of Lochside Drive will be closed.

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