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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Panthers sold Peninsula Panthers hockey franchise returns to the hands of its former ownership Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
A pair of former Panther owners are off the bench and back in the game pulling the local hockey club out of league ownership. John Wilson and Pete Zubersky purchased the Peninsula Panthers junior B team after weekend meetings with the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. “We really enjoyed our time when we did it,” said Zubersky who owned the team for eight years, until about five years ago. Wilson took over the club for two years after that. Jackson Penney took ownership about two and half years ago and relinquished it to the league last month. Wilson learned of the team’s availability and after a call to Zubersky – and conversations with their wives, Coreen Zubersky and Val Wilson – the two families made a powerplay for ownership. “What you see in the on-ice product is a culmination of a lot of off-ice work by volunteers and people putting together a business plan,” Wilson said of the full The Panthers currently family commitment involved. The new hold third position in owners met with players Monday night the south division, just to break the news. above Kerry Park. They The Panthers saw success on the ice are just over .500 with the past two years, earning league titles, 11 wins, 10 losses provincial titles and finishing fourth at and an overtime loss nationals last year. so far this season. Zubersky and Wilson will focus on Victoria Cougars lead rebuilding local relationships with the the division with 20 community, local businesses and Peninwins and five losses sula Minor Hockey. and Saanich Braves “Those are the people we need to hold second with 12 develop relationships with because withwins, nine losses. out those, we’re toast,” said Zubersky. “Minor hockey is our bread and butter and we want to get those ties again.”
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Crowd pleaser A boy waves to the crowd of thousands who lined the streets on Saturday evening for the Sidney Sparkles Santa parade and the Sailpast of lighted boats. Story and photos, Page A3.
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Longtime Saanich Peninsula Hospital volunteer Donna Petroski, right, and neighbourhood friend Nicki Billsborough, decorate one of the 22 new trees gracing the hospital this holiday season.
The Saanich school district was a finalist in the second annual Quest for Canada’s Smartest IT campaign. The local school district was a finalist in the national award for achieving significant savings in money, energy and reduced greenhouse gases and their carbon footprint. They lost the the Canada’s Greenest IT Award to the Lipton Chartered Accountants in Ontario which transformed the entire accounting firm into a paperless organization. Learn more about the awards online at www.smartest-it.ca.
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Glitter by the front door and sparkle in the chapel greet visitors to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital this season. “Who wants to be in the hospital at Christmas? But if you are, at least we have beautiful trees to look at,” said Chris Foster, manager of volunteer services at the hospital. A total of 22 trees worthy of magazine photos are spread through the Peninsula hospital, thanks to a drive spearheaded by one couple. “Donna and David Petroski are among the volunteers at the hospital who not only take their duties seriously, but spend many hours there,” Foster
said. The couple takes on the annual push to bring a little Christmas to the hospital. “We needed new trees (this year). The trees we had were 25 years old and falling apart,” said Donna Petroski. So she started canvassing, including at Marigold Nurseries, close to her home. The family business offered to donate and decorate two trees. “This hospital is really important to our family,” said Brooke Smith of Marigold Nurseries. The canvassing grew as residents on Arthur Drive, known in the area as the Street of Dreams and Friendships, came on board, buying enough trees and decorations to deck the halls throughout the hospital. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Ted Daly is the Capital Regional District director after a coup in North Saanich. Daly, a former mayor of that district, earned a seat on council in the recent election. In her first tie-breaking vote of the new council, Mayor Alice Finall denied a compromise, as Daly made a bid for the role of CRD director. During the appointments at
the inaugural meeting Monday, Coun. Dunstan Browne moved that Finall not be appointed to the three-year term, nominating Daly. Councillors Celia Stock and Elsie McMurphy opposed. “I have established an effective and collegial relationship with the other regional mayors and directors and have earned a well respected credibility with the board as evidenced by the appointments and recognition noted earlier,” she said. Daly refuted, “I don’t think
you’ve served the needs of the entire community. That’s one of the reasons people have come up to me and asked me to return to the CRD.” He offered a “compromise” of him attending the Peninsula Recreation Commission and Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association meetings as the North Saanich delegate. Finall declined the compromise and to serve as alternate director. Browne took that role. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Thousands of people young and old lined Beacon Avenue and Second Street to watch the Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade and Sailpast. They sat on chairs and on the curb, balanced on flower planters and hopped on benches to catch the sights as dozens of trucks rolled through town. Later, 14 boats did pirouettes in front of Tulista Park for the lighted boat Sailpast. Out on the Bevan Pier, crowds sang Christmas carols as they watched the vessels pass by.
Clockwise from top left: The SV Pegasus wowed the crowd with its lights and dancing presents on board during the the Sidney Sparkles SailPast, and won best overall boat. People dressed as stormtroopers and as Darth Vader – wearing Santa hats – marched in the parade. Frosty gets a ride on board the North Saanich Fire Department truck. Left to right, Arianna Brown, 2, her mom Erika and brother Riley, 5, watch the Sidney Sparkles Christmas Parade with Arianna’s twin Alexandria (not shown). Rachel Simpson, left, and Abby Ross, both 10, show off their glittery Santa hats. Ava Ong, 10 months, wore her pink butterfly outfit to watch the parade with her grandparents Guat, centre and Tony Ong.
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Two North Saanich residents were charged with animal cruelty, after a starving goat from their property had to be euthanized. In May, a neighbour saw a small goat looking unwell on the rural property and took action. “The emaciated female goat was lying on the ground, too weak to stand and covered in dry fecal matter,” said Erika Paul, B.C. SPCA constable. “The neighbour rushed the animal to a veterinarian where she had to be euthanized to relieve her suffering.” The SPCA seized the body for a post-mortem examination, which revealed the goat had bronchopneumonia, a condition caused by a parasitic infection. Its immune
system was weak from emaciation and it was near death from starvation. In addition, the goat had an untreated injury which had caused it to lose one of its legs. “Apparently when she was born she was stepped on by a cow and the owners didn’t seek any kind of veterinary care for her injury,” Paul said. The SPCA sent the file to B.C. Crown counsel, who recently approved charges against the two accused. Dave and Dennis Bowcott, a son and father, respectively, who live in North Saanich, are each charged with animal cruelty. The SPCA said the goat lived on the son’s property. Both are scheduled to appear in court in Victoria on Dec. 15. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Parents, players and coaches wear both the Eagles and Panthers logos with pride, according to minor hockey president Steve Pearce. “Players coming out (to play) is very important. It’s important to development for the kids, with hockey skills and social skills required for life. Hockey is really secondary for 99 per cent of these kids,” Pearce said. The old owners will resurrect old prices on Friday night
(Dec. 9). All tickets for the Panthers game are $5 with a donation to the Sidney Lions Food Bank. The team will face Comox at 7:30 p.m. at Panorama Recreation Centre. Saturday night they host arch rivals Victoria Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Parksville is in town Dec. 16 and the Panthers make the trip to Oceanside Place Dec. 17 before breaking for the Christmas holiday. “That’s going to give us some time to take a breath,” Zubersky said. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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New Peninsula Panthers owners Pete Zubersky, centre, and John Wilson, right, both previous owners of the club, and minor hockey president Steve Pearce, left, are looking forward to rebuilding relationships.
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The staff at Coast Capital Savings Credit Union are willing to get a little silly when it comes to celebrating with clients. “We take our jobs seriously, ourselves not so much,” said Ken Logan, branch manager. “Community involvement is important because we work and live in the community.” They’ve been decked out in Christmas finery while trimming their annual offering for the Christmas Tree Trail at Saanichton Village Christmas on Saturday. Now in its seventh year, the credit union has been on board since the start, though the staff lament their tree has yet to be voted favourite. “It was a great idea,” said financial services repre s e n t a t i v e Kelly Thexton, who has been
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involved from day one. “It was just a great way to be part of the community.” On the tree trail, families wander around the village collecting stamps from all the local businesses that have transformed their shops into a winter wonderland. The day begins with a pancake breakfast cooked up by the Central Saanich Lions at St. Mary’s Anglican Church at 1973 Cultra Ave. from 9:30 to 11 a.m. “It’s a nice warm environment,” said organizer Jim Townley. Maps for the Christmas Tree Trail will be available at the church during breakfast and at Christmas headquarters, Fresh Cup Cafe, near the corner of Mount Newton X Road and Wallace Drive. The popular horse and carriage rides continue. Digital photos with Santa will run 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Fine Spirits will play live music starting around noon. “Chillin’ in the village” is all about the Sidney Lions Food Bank, Townley said. “We raised $3,800 last year. Our goal is $4,500 this year.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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Speed humps in North Saanich aren’t quite what some residents expected. Some vehicles straddle the yellow centre line, putting tires in each of the channels and drive through – no bump. “They’re pretty but useless,” said David Lionas, whose home looks out at one of the traffic calming bumps on Aldous Terrace. “Some residents have told us that they are pleased with the new speed bumps and think they help, and some complain that they don’t do enough,” said Patrick O’Reilly, director of infrastructure services for North Saanich. “The idea is to try to have an impact there and if there’s anything we can do to improve it, we will. I do think that we need to give it a little time.” Originally, residents were looking for a solution to speeders on Aldous and Bourne terraces. “At that time, emergency services were opposed to bumps,” said O’Reilly. The fire department and ambulance service were concerned about response time, and patient comfort. “We worked to come up with a design that would be acceptable to our fire department,” O’Reilly said. “Saanich had tried bumps with slots to allow (emergency services) vehicles through … so we modified those to suit our rural roads. Before construction, we circulated these designs amongst those residents that we could and there were no objections.” The umps were installed at the end of October and at least one group of residents is unhappy with the the way drivers are using them.
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Though area residents fought for them, David Lionas is among those concerned about the efficacy of new speed humps place on Aldous and Bourne terraces. “The people who were speeding are still speeding,” Ian Smith said during an impromptu roadside gathering of residents. “These speed bumps are ineffective because people just pull up the middle … shooting through at well over the speed limit,” agreed Lionas. “They don’t hit any of the bumps at all.” The terraces are used as shortcuts from the highway through to Saanichton, residents say. “We have very few emergency vehicles come through here. They don’t use this as an emergency route,” added JoAnne Lemieux. Karen Morwick heard a cyclist get struck by a vehicle on Bourne last summer and is concerned there’s a safety issue. “It’s a busy road. It’s an extremely active road for bikes, walkers,” said Morwick. Alf Berben noted Lochside Drive, in
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the section along the new roundabout, recently got speed humps without channels installed. “It’s hogwash,” he said. “Why can every other municipality have them without channels and we have them? Either fill in the channels or put in one of those flexible posts in the middle.” The district received a complaint that the Lochside speed humps aren’t achieving the goal of slowing drivers, either. As for the flexible pole in the middle, it is something they’ll look at. “We’ve heard (that idea) and we’re investigating whether that will work,” O’Reilly said. “We’re listening and we will continue to monitor it.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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A glowing first impression When it comes to friendliness, the Saanich Peninsula beats many cities. It’s a place that evokes a familial atmosphere; where, for better or for worse, nearly everyone knows each other. During Saturday evening’s Sidney Sparkles Santa parade, parents sat together on the curb along Beacon and Second Friendly residents Avenue Street to chat and catch up, while their make the children reached Peninsula stand out to grab treats apart from the rest from the passing floats, and to point and clap at the spectacular light displays rolling by. Later, on Bevan Pier, about a dozen people sang Christmas carols as 14 illuminated boats floated past. People waved and cheered, wishing merry Christmas to those on board who had worked so hard to decorate their vessels for the thousands of people who watched the sailpast. It’s a place where, last week, Sidney council members addressed by name the older women who sat in the rows during the Monday night meeting and offered them rides home. It’s a scene that doesn’t play out in many other towns in this province. In just a week, the new editor of this paper has encountered the smiles and warm welcomes of so many residents of this area. These simple actions make the Saanich Peninsula feel like home. It’s no wonder this is becoming an increasingly desirable place for young families to set their roots, why people at or near retirement settle into the comfortable, quiet life on the Peninsula, why tourists flock to the area and leave with that warm and fuzzy feeling. As the Saanich Peninsula grows and changes over the years, let’s hope a few things stay the same; namely the friendliness that sets this area apart. 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 British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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B.C. a playground for eco-stunts If the propaganda flowing over tar groups have received millions from U.S.-based foundations in recent sands crude shipments across B.C. years. were oil, the province would be out Here’s one of many examples of deficit by now. of the money trail that U.S.-funded professional Krause has followed. environmentalists and U.S. tax returns show the their aboriginal partners Pembina Institute and a lined up with the NDP last B.C. environmental group week to peddle a range of were paid $200,000 by the half-truths and falsehoods Rockefeller Brothers Fund about proposals to pipe Inc. in 2006-07 “to prevent diluted bitumen from the development of a Alberta to a new port at pipeline and tanker port” Kitimat, where tankers on the B.C. coast. would deliver it to Asian The same Rockefeller markets. Tom Fletcher fund has investments They staged a slick B.C. Views in competing pipelines news conference in going south. Vancouver where they claimed to Documenting this huge money have a seamless wall of aboriginal spill, Krause concludes that U.S. communities the length of B.C. interests are working to stop opposing the proposed Enbridge Canada from exporting oil to Asia Northern Gateway pipeline. A so the U.S. will be the only market 10-year-old girl in a cedar bark available. They dress it up as hat warned of devastation to the environmentalism; we fall for it. coastal ecology, providing the kind Not surprisingly, the latest “tar of emotional visual that appeals sands” scare report was seized on to urban television audiences who by the B.C. NDP. know and care little about science “The pipeline goes over or resource industries. mountains, across farmland, over This event was co-ordinated the Fraser and Skeena Rivers and with the publication of a report straight through the Great Bear warning of huge risks from piping Rainforest to the Pacific, where it “tar sands” crude. The report was will be picked up by supertankers produced by the Natural Resource trying to navigate our inland coastal Defence Council, the Living Oceans waters,” said NDP environment Society and the Pembina Institute. critic Rob Fleming. These three obscure Fleming parroted the report’s organizations are among those claim that diluted bitumen is more identified by independent likely to cause corrosion in pipes researcher Vivian Krause on and tankers. her website, www.fairquestions. Enbridge issued a statement typepad.com/rethink_campaigns/. refuting the study. Its oldest These and other environmental
bitumen pipeline went into service in 1979, and “a complete metal loss inspection of this line in 2009 revealed no increased risk or incidence of internal corrosion.” Oh, and the proposed pipeline route doesn’t cross the Fraser River. And claims of a huge increase in greenhouse gases from tar sands compared to conventional oil are grossly exaggerated. (The vast majority of emissions from all crude sources come when the refined fuel is burned to truck in your groceries or get you to work.) B.C.’s own Wilderness Committee chimed in, but this eco-show was organized by the local branch office of San Francisco-based ForestEthics. Those are the folks who blessed us with the fauxaboriginal name “Great Bear Rainforest.” A similar campaign is underway against expansion of the existing Kinder Morgan pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby, which brings Alberta oilsands crude to ships heading out under the Lions Gate bridge and winding through the Gulf and San Juan Islands to Asia. Tankers have been loading “tar sands” oil in Burnaby for about six years now, but the enviropropagandists didn’t notice until a couple of years ago. Up until then, Fleming and his colleagues raged about maintaining a “moratorium” on B.C. tanker traffic that never existed. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘They dress it up as environmentalism; we fall for it.’
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Jobs for families trump lives of attractive trees Re: Trees mean a lot to columnist (Over the Garden Fence, Nov. 25) and Sidney says trees’ demise a done deal (News, Dec. 2) I feel compelled to answer Helen Lang. She has asked for help and support should she chain herself to a row of trees on Fifth Street. She also suggests she might be being selfish. Let’s consider her request. She doesn’t own the land, or the trees. The owners wish to cash in their years of savings and paying down a mortgage and sell to a local builder who wishes
to build four townhouses. The amount of money the local owner will receive from the sale will be more than if there was no redevelopment potential, and so presumably this local owner’s life will be made a little easier. But Ms. Lang’s sense of esthetics is being impinged upon. The house on the lot is old and tired. The new townhouses have been designed by a local architect and will have a landscaping plan to ensure they visually enhance the street. If projects like this
Readers respond: Development requires all-encompassing plan Re: Protect ALR from shrinking (Our View, Nov. 30) Many towns and cities have developed into a footprint the shape of which causes many logistic inefficiencies. Hospitals, schools, shops as well as offices and industry are often badly connected with residential areas. Time, energy, money and well being are drained by the effort and investments to connect people, goods and services. Productivity levels are threatened, limiting the ability to compete and nearly always demand increasing tax contributions from residents, landowners and establishments. High infrastructural operations and maintenance costs stress municipal and regional budgets. Piecemeal urban development should not be pursued without a long term reference plan (call it a ULR plan) which outlines a general plan for urban development. Not a community development plan which is zoning specific, but a plan based on expectations of growth and measured against above mentioned social and efficiency
don’t occur, the architect will not be able to support himself. The project will employ a handful of young people during a recession. Probably most of them have families. But, Ms. Lang doesn’t care because her sense of esthetics is far more important than jobs for young people with children, not to mention the builder who has a young family man as his project manager and also employs his daughter, who has two small children. Think of the number of people who
are dependent upon just such projects happening. Should we support Ms. Lang because her sense of esthetics is the most important factor in all of this? Since you raised the subject, yes Ms. Lang, you are being selfish. Somehow in our society one person’s idle wants can be given equal weight with a whole raft of other people’s real needs. I don’t know how or why we have let this happen. Steven Cox North Saanich
gardening, the ALR, Sandown Race Track
parameters. Such a plan will afford a structural working relationship between local and regional planners. A plan is needed to facilitate constructive and transparent land use tradeoffs with a better connection between long term and short term planning incentives and objectives. Johan Diemer Brentwood Bay
Agricultural lands keep local food on our tables Re: Protect ALR from shrinking (Our View, Nov. 30) Abbeyfield is an admirable charitable concern providing care homes for seniors. However, we cannot support the large and ambitious proposal outlined in the Peninsula News Review. Central to this proposed campus of care is the removal of 17 acres of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve. We do not believe this is an appropriate use of agricultural land. Now more than ever before it is essential to the interests of us all, young and old, to ensure the future security and quality of our food production within the local area. Once land is removed from
the ALR it will be lost forever. It would be far better for Abbeyfield to seek a site in a more appropriately zoned area. That way we could support Abbeyfield and keep our ALR intact. Angela and Patrick Verriour North Saanich
North Saanich blameless in loss of Sandown As a former owner, driver and trainer of standard bred horses, I agree with Dan Rowe regarding the loss of racing at Sandown. However, the blame (if any) does not rest with the municipality, which, in my opinion, gave the operators more than enough time to accomplish all of their requirements to upgrade and install slot machines. Could it be the bottom line dictated the outcome? Don Young Sidney
Drivers who drink deserve harsh penalties More than 20 years ago, I heard a lawyer telling TV listeners the same story about the unfair rap
that drinking drivers get. In those days, they were getting off even more. Today, this bunk about their rights being taken away is pure baloney. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms cost Canadians billions because we have so many who abuse this Trudeau document. Too bad if your car is impounded. Tell me why you made the choice to drink and drive. So you have to pay a fine to get your car out of the impound – why did you drink and drive? Voters need to start asking
questions. Why do people need to drink until 4 a.m.? If we live in tough times, how can you afford it? Why do so many people have to die every year because stupid drivers don’t care? I say make it tougher and tougher, then maybe someone’s child can grow up into adulthood. I have worked for and supported MADD for more than 30 years. It’s time drinking drivers pay big time. Give the police the power to save lives. You have no rights if you decide to drink and drive. Eileen Nattrass Saanichton
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Bears take over museum Christine van Reeuwyk News staff
If you go out in the woods today, don’t bother to look for bears. They’re all at the Sidney Museum. “It’s wonderful to be able to put this display on for children and families at Christmastime,” said curator Peter Garnham. “It’s definitely one of the more popular months for temporary exhibits. We get nearly 1,000 people during the month of December.” This is the seventh annual teddy bear display and this year the more than 400 bears are part of a generation twist thanks to new volunteer Jehan Zouak. “The difference this year is having the five decades of trees from the 1920s to 1960s,” Garnham said. “Those are the decades I found most interesting for popular culture,” explained Zouak, the woman behind the idea. Recently added to the volunteer roster at the museum, Zouak agreed to load up the five trees following each decade’s specific traditions. The ’30s tree in the pioneer kitchen is decked
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Volunteer Jehan Zouak decorates a retro tree to go alongside hundreds of bears at the Sidney Museum. out with popcorn and cranberry chains while an 80-yearold teddy bear with worn paws sits nearby. A silver tinsel tree covered in blue decorations (a loaner scored through a News Review story) marks the ’60s. Throughout the museum, sailing bears, hockey playing bears and skiing bears fill showcases and
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For the first time in many years, a genuine, honest-to-goodness Broadway show is making its way to the Capital Region, as Mamma Mia! comes to the Royal Theatre next summer for an eight-show run. The arrival of the popular musical, which uses the songs of Swedish supergroup ABBA to tell the story of a girl and her mother searching for the girl’s biological father, represents the culmination of nearly two years of hard work and negotiation on the part of Victoria native Henry Kolenko, whose company, Kolenko Productions, is presenting the show. “If you look across Canada, Victoria is one of the largest markets that has yet to be tapped by major productions,” Kolenko said. From day one, Kolenko wanted the show to be presented at the Royal. “I’ve been at the Royal many times, I even did my classical guitar training there,” he explained. “When I saw they’d done a beautiful restoration at the front of the house, I was thinking ‘How could we bring something here?’” Having already established a working relationship with staff at the theatre, Kolenko’s biggest challenge was acquiring the rights to the musical. “The rights holder views the rights for Vancouver and Victoria as one place,” explained Lloyd Fitzsimonds, executive
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director of the Royal & McPherson theatres. “On the map, we’re only 60 or 70 kilometres apart. Vancouver’s no further away than Nanaimo on the map.” For most rights holders, “Their attitude was ‘We’ll do this show in Vancouver and if Victoria wants to see it, they’ll come to see it,’” Fitzsimonds added. But now that the case has been successfully made in Victoria’s favour, he sees a large, untapped market of people who are eager for a chance to see a big show like Mamma Mia! in their own backyard. “There’s a much, much bigger market of Victoria citizens who aren’t going to consider going to Vancouver to a Broadway musical,” Fitzsimonds said. “Who’s got two days to go to Vancouver and go to the theatre? We usually like to think of ourselves as, we like to serve the patron, and in this case the patron is very well-served. I sus-
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Bound for BCs A herd of Chilliwack Giants tackle Carson Scotney of the Victoria Spartans during a bantam semifinal game at Townsend Park in Chilliwack on Saturday. The Spartans won 19-6 and will continue on to provincials. Jenna Hauck/ Black Press
Shamrock makes Team Canada Midfielder Jesse King, a member of the Victoria junior Shamrocks and a Claremont secondary graduate, will represent Canada on the international stage. King, who plays his winters with the NCAA Ohio State Buckeyes, made the final cut for the 2012 FIL U19 world field lacrosse championships in
After 70 years North Saanich Middle School at 10475 McDonald Park Road, will no longer hear the voices or footsteps of students traversing its halls. Please join us on February 3rd from 4:00 to 8:00 for an Open House You are also invited to be present on February 4th, 2012 from 1:00 to 5:00, as we say our official “Goodbye” to our old school and greet the new face of North Saanich Middle School. Please r.s.v.p. if you plan to attend by: 1. Visiting our reunion website at www.NSMSReunion.myevent.com 2. Phone the school office at 250-656-1129 3. Email to lbugeaud@sd63.bc.ca 4. Write to 10475 McDonald Park Rd., Sidney, BC, V8L 3H9.
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Sheahan Dureen Elizabeth (Stark) Sheahan Artist - Educator - Mother - Gram Lo London before mo moving to Va Vancouver Isl Island to enjoy it’s beauty and inspiratio tion. She will be deeply mi missed by frie friends, stu students and her loving fam family including sons Patrick, Michael, and his wife Pamela, and grandchildren Brittany, Petey and Luke. In keeping with her final wishes, in a private ceremony, her remains were committed to the Pacific Ocean she loved, off the coast of Vancouver Island. For those wishing to do so, donations to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation would be welcome.
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EXPERIENCED PARTS Person required for progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000sq.ft. store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send Resumes to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net. PROFESSIONAL JOB opportunities. Troyer Ventures Ltd. is a privately owned, fluid transport company servicing Northern BC and Alberta. We are an equal opportunity employer now accepting applications at various branches for: Mechanics (Commercial Transport or equivalent). Wage range: $25. - $40./hour. Minimum experience required: second year apprenticeship or equivalent. Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3). Wage range: $25. - $35./hour. Minimum experience require: Six months professional driving. Labourers and Swampers. Wage range: $22. - $28./hour. Minimum experienced require: N/A. Successful candidates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tickets, clean drug test, and drivers abstract are required. We encourage candidates of aboriginal ancestry, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities to apply. For more information and to apply for these opportunities, visit our employment webpage at: http://troyer.ca/employmentopportunities
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DECORATIVE PILLOWS, six @ $6. ea, (250)595-5734. PRECOR PRECICION Ski machine w/manual. Paid $1100.Sell $99.(250)655-3550
BRENTWOOD: 3-BDRM, 2 bath, large yard. $1600. + util’s, Move in now, pay only 1/2 mo. for Dec. 250-479-0275 cumpelik@shaw.ca
ROOMS FOR RENT BROADMEAD- clean, quiet furnished room. All utilities included. NS/NP. $450. Call 250-744-9405. COLWOOD, UNFURN’D room available, incls all utils, $500 mo. Dec.1. Call 250-858-6930
COLWOOD: UTILS incl. Furn, on bus route, walking distance to beach & Royal Roads. NS, pets neg. $550. 250-889-4499.
SUITES, LOWER CENTRAL SAANICH- 1 bdrm suite, furnished or unfurnished. $750. utils incld. N/S, N/P. Now avail. 250-652-0296.
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GARAGE STORAGE wanted for auto in the Sidney area. Parking for while I am out of town. Call (250)743-6654.
TECHNICS JUKE Box, 110cds player changer. $95. 250-370-2905.
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FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.
Aroundthehouse.ca ALL, Repairs & Renovations Ben 250-884-6603
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KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.
AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.
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RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with RainTek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129. www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.
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CARPENTRY DEEP COVE Renovations. General Contracting. Specializing in finish carpentry. Honest , Reliable. (250) 882-0897. JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Small jobs, trim, finishing, renos, fences. 250-857-7854. QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com
MALTA DRYWALL & Painting. Residential/Commercial. BBB member. (250)388-0278. MUD on the RUN. Small drywall repairs, textures & renovations. Ross (250)812-4879.
ELECTRICAL AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550. KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991. NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.
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CLEANING SERVICES CARING BONDABLE work since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869 MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residential/Comm. 250-388-0278
COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Des, 250-6569363, 250-727-5519.
CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com
GARDENING 21YRS EXP Garden clean-ups weeding, etc. All areas of city. $25/hr. No tax. 250-656-7045. AURICLE LAWNS- Hedge, tree pruning, fall/winter cleanups, power washing. 882-3129 JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Hedges tree pruning, gutters,fall cleanup, snow. (250)217-3589. PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & installations. Call (250)474-4373.
AAA. NO job too small. Fences, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002. ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.
MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.
MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.
SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.
PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694. A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Get ready for Xmas. 250-896-6071
HOME IMPROVEMENTS CARPENTRY. ALL TRADES. 40 yrs exp. Free Estimates. BBB. Ref’s. 250-361-6304.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, gutter guard, power washing, roof de-mossing. Call 250-889-5794.
IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com
GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323. GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.
QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pressure washing. For better prices & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920.
PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades. FALL SPECIALS! WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.
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MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278. MALTA HOUSE Renos & Repairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774
QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com
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HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small renos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961
CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.
MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. Please call (250)388-0278.
Sub Carriers & FT/PT Drivers.
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Route 6039 - Garden Gate, Torin Rd. Route 6042 - Wallace Dr., Grieg
DEAN PARK Route 6567 - Barrett Dr. (odd&even), East Saanich Rd. (even), Lowe Rd. Route 6551 - Pender Pk. Dr. (odd&even), Orcas Pk. Terr. (odd&even), Salish Dr. (odd&even) Route 6554 - Sansum Pk. Dr. (odd&even), Porlier Pl. (odd&even), Fairfax Pl. (odd & even), Lopez (odd&even)
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LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127. NORM’S PAINTING- 15% offQuality work. Reliable. Refs. 25 yr exp. 250-478-0347. OLD TIMER. Quality old fashioned service. Great rates. Excellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187. YOUR PERSONAL Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. (250)886-6446.
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ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS SHORELINE ROOFING. Reroofing specialist. WCB/BBB member. Quality & satisfaction guaranteed. 250-413-7967. shorelineroofing@shaw.ca
RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046
WINDOW CLEANING BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475 DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190.
WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ADMIRAL BUDGE SEA Cadets are holding a bottle drive, on Saturday, Dec. 10, the from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All proceeds will go directly toward funding the Sea Cadets’ tour and participation in the 95th Anniversary of Vimy Ridge in France, April 2012. Drop offs are welcomed at the Navy League Cadet Hall, located at 9565 Hurricane Rd. (near the aiport), or to arrange pick up, please call 250-6563344. TURKEY BINGO AT Brentwood Community Hall, 7082 Wallace Dr., Brentwood Bay, on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. CHRISTMAS IN THE Village is on at Heritage Acres Dec. 9-11 and Dec. 1618 at the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society site, 7321 Lochside Dr. off Island View Road. Enjoy family fun, train rides and food at the annual Christmas in the Village from 5 to 8 p.m. each evening. THE CENTRE ACTIVE living 50+ 1229 Clarke Rd. in Brentwood Bay adjacent to the Greater Victoria public library. Pay us a visit. Have a free coffee in our cozy lounge. We invite you to join us in physical, technological and cultural activities. The facilities are extensive and wheelchair
accessible. Most activities are free for members. Annual membership $40. Call 250652-4611 or email cssca@shaw.ca. SIDNEY STAMP CLUB meets the second Saturday each month at 2 p.m. in the Nell Horth Room of Sidney Public Library. SIDNEY SINGLE SENIORS 55+ is open to single men and women who are aged 55 and older and to caregivers of a shut-in partner. The group meets for walks, coffee get togethers, soup at St. Andrews Church, ferry trips, shows, dinner out, bowling and more. Call Beacon Community Service at the Shoal Centre 250-656-5537 ext. 106 for more information. PENINSULA BUSINESS WOMAN’S Breakfast Group meet the third Tuesday of each month, September to June at Beechwood, 2315 Mills Rd. at 7:45 a.m. Contact 250-657-2220. SIDNEY ANGLERS ASSOCIATION meets on the fourth Monday in the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary Winspear Centre. All are welcome to attend. Call 250-6551077 for further info. THE PENINSULA STROKE Recovery Club meets every Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Seventh Day Adventist Church,
coffee in the morning. Call 250-652-5522. SIDNEY LIONS CLUB: Meets the first and third Tuesday each month from September through June at the Glen Meadows Golf Club. If you’d like to meet some new friends and give something back to the community please come to one of our meetings as a guest. For further information contact Don McIvor at 250652-6207 or Bob Orchard at 250-6567829. SIDNEY-BY-THE-SEA
THE NEWS REVIEW provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area. Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or emailed to editor@ peninsulanewsreview.com. 9300 Willingdon Rd. Bring your own brown bag lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. For details contact Lyall Copeland, coordinator, 250-652-3016. JOIN HERITAGE ACRES and strengthen
your community connection. Our old time village and museum offer the opportunity to expand your interests and talent with other volunteers and an appreciative public. You are welcome for
ROTARY MEETS every Thursday at 7:15 a.m. at the Shoal Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive. SIDNEY & DISTRICT White Cane Club, a support group for the visually impaired, meets the second Tuesday of each month, 1:30 p.m. at Nell Horth Room, Sidney North Saanich library. Call Karren Crowley at 250656-1607 for more information. PENINSULA GARDEN CLUB meets the second Monday of the month at 7:30
p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. New members are welcome. TORQUE MASTERS CAR Club, for information, email rodallan@shaw. ca, call Rod Allan 250-656-2757 or visit www.torquemasters. ca. SIDNEY SHUTTERBUGS CAMERA Club meets the first and third Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. For information, call Anne: 250-6569842. New members welcome.
Roadshow is now in Langford: 4 More Days! TERRY INKLER Canadian Collectors Roadshow Staff Writer
Local Roadshow Expert Examines Some Gold Jewellery
amount of precious metals such as gold and silver coming to the Roadshow, which makes sense considering how high it’s currently trading at. He added, After very successful shows in White “The Roadshow is great because it puts Rock and Duncan, The Roadshow is now money in people’s pockets, especially in Langford. So you had better search during such hard times. Lots of items through your attics and garages, go that are just sitting around collecting dust through your lock boxes and jewellery, in basements and jewellery boxes can be because you may be sitting on a small exchanged for money, on the spot!” fortune and not even know it! Roadshow experts are here to examine all your At another Roadshow event, a woman, antiques, collectibles, gold and silver. named Mira Kovalchek, walked in with a tin full of hundreds of old coins that During a show near Toronto, a woman were given to her as a young child by her came in with a jewellery box that she grandfather. She nally decided to come had just inherited from her late aunt. “I in to the Roadshow and see what he don’t wear jewellery,” explained Barbara had given her. She was ecstatic to learn Engles, “so it was an easy decision to she had coins dating back to the late come down to the Roadshow to sell it”. 1800’s, some of which were extremely She was very excited when she was able rare. Roadshow consultant Perry Bruce to walk away with a cheque for over explains “We had uncovered an 1871 $2,100 for jewellery she was never going Queen Victoria 50 Cent piece, valued at to wear anyway. over $2,000!! She had a nice assortment of coins that were not rare dates, but Expert Elijah Gold explains, “We have she was able to sell them for their silver noticed a substantial increase in the
content”. She explains, “I never would have thought that my old tin of coins was worth so much! I can nally afford to renovate my kitchen”. Perry Bruce continued, “Canadian coins prior to 1967, and American coins prior to 1964 are all made with silver, and we have noticed a large increase of customers coming to the Roadshow with coins and cashing them in for their silver value”. Experts at the Roadshow will evaluate and examine your items, FREE OF CHARGE, as well as educate you on them. The Roadshow sees hundreds of people during a one week event, and they have been travelling across Canada to different cities and towns, searching for your forgotten treasures. Trains, dolls, toys, old advertising signs, pocket watches, porcelain and bisque dolls, pretty much everything can be sold at the Roadshow. Any early edition Barbie’s are sought after by the Roadshow collectors, as well as a variety of Dinky Toys and Matchbox cars. Lionel
Trains and a variety of tin toys can also fetch a price, especially if they are in their original box or in mint condition. If a collector is looking for one of your collectibles, they can always make an offer to buy it. A man brought in a 1950’s Marx Tin Toy Robot, in fairly good condition, still in its original box. They were able to locate a collector for that specic toy within minutes, and that gentleman went home with over $700 for his Toy Robot and a few other small toys. So whether you have an old toy car, a broken gold chain, or a Barbie sitting in the closet, bring it down to the Roadshow, they will take a look at it for FREE and it could put money in your pocket!
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