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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Hearts of the Community awards honour outstanding volunteers

Do you know someone who is always ready to lend a hand when help is needed? Perhaps they take a senior to appointments, volunteer to teach children to read, or dedicate their talents to protecting the environment or brightening the community through a special project. Whatever it is they do, Hearts sponsors Peninsula News Review and Beacon Community Services want to show local volunteers how much their work is appreciated at a special awards ceremony which will be held in their honour on Feb. 16. The Jan. 30 nominations deadline for the 14th annual Hearts of the Community Volunteer Awards is fast approaching. “If you know somebody who is contributing to our community, we really want to hear from you before Jan. 30,” said Bob Cronin, chair of Beacon Community Services volunteer board of directors. “There are so many volunteers, of all ages, doing wonderful things in our community all year long; now it’s time to step up and thank them for their work. Nominating them for a Hearts award is a fabulous way to do that.” All nominees will be honoured at the awards ceremony, which is free and open to members of the public and includes live entertainment by Stelly’s secondary students, award presentations, and a free luncheon. There are six award categories: outstanding youth volunteer; service to seniors; service to children and families; overall service to the community; community service/project by a group, and the lifetime service award. The winner of the outstanding youth volunteer award (age 14 to 19 years) will receive the $1,000 Ardena Simpson Hearts of the Community Scholarship. Nomination forms are online at www.beaconcs.ca. Nomination forms and free tickets to the awards ceremony and luncheon are also available at the Peninsula News Review office at 6-9843 Second St., Beacon’s Brentwood Bay and Sidney thrift shops, the Shoal Activity Centre, and Beacon Community Services office on Third Street in Sidney. For more information, call 250656-0134. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Colourful castles of ice Alexis Van Den Bulk and Caleigh Holt work on the ice castle created by Ms. Kerr’s Grade 3 class during during the annual ice castle building fun at Sidney elementary on Friday, Jan. 20. After a morning of building castles, students headed in for hot chocolate delivered to each class by parents. To watch the video, go online to peninsulanewsreview.com.

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PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW -Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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Mighty winds wallop Saanich Peninsula Wicked winds sent rain flying over the seawall near the Washington State ferry terminal on Sunday, Jan. 22. Gusts of wind topped 100 km/h, knocking out power to about 1,400 Peninsula residents and cancelling several ferries travelling between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen.

Six years of service stand out Christine van Reeuwyk

“She was silent on a lot of things she did,” said vice-president George Coldwell. “She’s done a tremendous job for the branch. Legion member Valerie Noyes is has There’s no two ways about it. She’s kept to rework the medal arrangement on her it going.” Noyes was the first woman president of Legion uniform after earning an honour to the branch that started in top her career as president 1926, and so good at her of the local branch. The past “She was silent job that six years went by president was handed the until she just recently was meritorious service award on on a lot of things she replaced. Mary Truttmen, Jan. 15 after being nominated did. She’s done a was second vice-presiby her cohorts at the Saanich tremendous job for the dent for two years before Peninsula Legion Branch 37. “It was quite an honour, and branch. There’s no two accepting the president’s position. very humbling,” Noyes said. Over those years the “These service awards are ways about it. She’s poppy campaign was her not given out lightly. At first kept it going.” pride and joy. In the seven I thought I didn’t deserve it – George Coldwell, years since Noyes took it at all.” over, she’s pumped the In nominating her, the legion vice-president numbers up from pulling in branch outlined a list of $52,000 each year to about duties and extras she’s performed, from presenting awards to a vari- $82,000 last year. “It was in a bit of a slump,” Noyes said. “I ety of cadet groups, to her prized poppy felt we could generate a lot more from the campaign.

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Peninsula, and there are so many veterans out here that really need assistance.” The poppy campaign is an ongoing effort, visible in the community for three weeks from late October to Nov. 11 each year. Funds raised go toward helping serving Canadian Forces members, veterans and their dependents, recovery programs for trauma-related stress due to military service and housing for homeless veterans. “She’s taken over the poppy campaign, worked with the hospitals and Broadmead Lodge and Veterans Affairs,” Coldwell said. “She’s quite a lady. She’s very dynamic in her way of getting things done. It’s hard to say no to her.” On top of that work, in May, she lost her friend of 45 years, secretary and membership chair Marsh Nicholson. While suffering the personal loss, Noyes dove in and did the work that empty chair created. “Everybody felt she deserved the highest award the Legion can give,” Coldwell said. “The whole board did.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Val Noyes with her medal for meritorious service, the highest honour the legion awards. Noyes served as the Saanich Peninsula Legion Branch 37 president for six years before stepping down recently.

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North Saanich releases Sandown budget numbers Figures show plan for paying expenses with on-site revenues Erin Cardone News staff

North Saanich staff released a preliminary Sandown budget to the Peninsula News Review this week. The numbers, which have not been approved by council, show a financial plan for addressing necessary expenditures on the former race track property. The municipality laid out a proposal

with land owner Bill Randall to turn 83 acres into farm land in the Agricultural Land Reserve. According to the proposal, Randall would keep 12 acres of the 95-acre property and have it rezoned commercial, in order to develop it. In exchange, 12 acres of municipally owned land elsewhere would be added to the ALR. The Agricultural Land Commission identified requirements for making the land farmable, including fencing, soil remediation, demolition of structures, agrology and drainage. Municipal staff estimate those costs will amount to nearly $800,000, minus $100,000 offered

by Randall to pay for some demolition. North Saanich plans to take about five years to complete the work, according to the budget. The Preliminary 10 Year Cost and Revenue Projections document is also posted in full on the district’s website, at northsaan ich.ca. Council discussed Sandown at Monday night’s council meeting, after the News Review’s deadline. Coun. Conny McBride raised a notice of motion that asked the district to issue a request for proposals from approved agrologists, among other things. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

By the numbers The complete preliminary budget is online at northsaanich.ca.

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Notice of Proposed Amendment to the Council Procedure Bylaw In accordance with Sections 94 and 124 of the Community Charter, Central Saanich Municipal Council hereby gives Notice of its intention to amend “Central Saanich Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1094, 1993” (a Bylaw which governs the conduct of Council and its Committees).

Wednesday,January January25, 25,2012 2012 --PENINSULA PENINSULA NEWS NEWS REVIEW REVIEW Wednesday,

Viking Air employees ink contract Deal with employer avoids impending strike Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

The proposed amendments are intended to: 1. Require that the Municipal Clerk will make available to the public on the District’s website an annual schedule of the Regular Council and Standing Committee Meetings. 2. Require that the Municipal Clerk will, at least 24 hours before a Regular Council Meeting and, whenever possible, a Special (Open) Council Meeting, make the meeting agenda available on the website. 3. Update two of the Standing Committee names; 4. Require that all members’ votes on motions will be recorded in the minutes, subject to the following: votes will not be recorded for routine and nondebatable procedural motions unless any of the votes are against the question, in which case all of the votes will be recorded. 5. Remove the requirement for a Notice of Motion at a previous meeting to precede the introduction of a Bylaw unless waived by resolution. 6. With regard to a Bylaw being read three times prior to its adoption, remove the requirement that each of the three readings must be on a separate day unless otherwise authorized by two-thirds vote of Council members present.

A week-long debate turned fortuitous Friday as local Canadian Auto Workers union members agreed to a new contract with Viking Air. The North Saanich airplane manufacturer faced possible picketing by its 270 CAW employees last week, with the two sides coming to an agreement as strike notice expired at noon last Thursday. “We’re happy that that is now behind us,” said Viking president and CEO David Curtis. “It’s been a long week and [we’re] happy that we have a collective agreement that will take us into 2014.” Members of CAW Local 114 voted 95 per cent in favour of the agreement. The contract includes

A copy of the proposed Central Saanich Council Procedure Amendment Bylaw No. 1766, 2012 may be inspected at the Office of the Municipal Clerk, Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays.

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North Saanich mayor, councillor write to Peninsula News Review readers about their take on the Sandown development. For more opinions, see Our View, page A8 and Letters, page A9.

Well thought-out proposal a major boon to community The Sandown proposal came before North Saanich council in May 2011. It is an innovative and complex plan, to satisfy several diverse interests: those of the owner, the municipality, the Agricultural Land Commission (all Alice Finall, of the Sandown mayor lands are in the Agricultural Land Reserve) and

the Regional Growth Strategy, in which North Saanich participates as required by provincial legislation. North Saanich council recognized that early consultation with the public was essential. To that end we held two large town hall meetings in June and October to publicize the details and obtain input. We also had two well-advertised and wellattended Committee of the Whole meetings (September and December 2011) where residents were able to discuss all aspects

of the proposal and staff was able to provide ongoing additional information requested by the public. In November 2011 we received ALC approval with specific conditions. Our staff provided to council the projected costs for those conditions in January 2012. All necessary land improvement costs will be financed from new tax revenue generated from the commercial component of the lands retained by the owner. Short term costs such as a phase two

Dollar figures need more investigation before proceeding on Sandown plan There are many competing interests at play in the proposal to acquire Sandown for a community farm. To the Friends of Sandown Community Farm, the deal means that the region would gain 83 acres of publicly owned farm land to be used for allotment gardens, small farm leaseholds, a public farmers market and farmer training. From the point of view of the Agricultural Land Commission, Dunstan the transaction involves the Browne, transfer and reclamation of 83 councillor acres from exhibition zoning, which allows a variety of non-farming uses, into agricultural zoning, which is much more restrictive. To the taxpayers of North Saanich, the good news is that the district will eventually get an increased property tax revenue stream from an additional 12 acres of commercial property. The bad news is that the district may have to front end approximately $1 million worth of site remediation and demolition. From the point of view of the developer, Bill Randall, he is exchanging 83 acres of poor agricultural land in the Agricultural Land Reserve worth approximately $2.4 million, which also has some potential contamination issues, for 12 acres of prime commercial land with good visibility and easy access to a major highway, worth from $6 million to $10 million when fully serviced. Many citizens have expressed the view that the district has no business being in farming at all. Social farming and land banking is best left to the non-profit sector. The visions we have heard expressed for community farming are far outside the core competencies of the district and will

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distract council and staff from their primary jobs of running and maintaining the infrastructure of the district. It is obvious that the challenge for council is to balance the desires of those who wish to preserve farm land against the possible financial burden of the front ended costs of reclamation. Team North Saanich, of which I am a part, was elected on a platform of fiscal responsibility. The feedback I am getting from the community is that the current economic climate is not a good time for non-core expenditures. People are concerned about the rapid rise of property taxes. Recently I gave notice of motion to council to cap municipal taxes at last year’s level. If this motion passes there will be no money to spare for new programs such as reclaiming Sandown. Indeed, there may have to be fiscal restraint measures implemented in certain areas. Nonetheless I am prepared to take a hard look at the Sandown deal to see if there is some way that it can be done without being a burden on taxpayers. There may be some options available to us to go back to Mr. Randall and/or the ALC to see if we can restructure the finances. Thanks to the Team’s efforts, the district is moving to fill in the blanks in the business plan. At the last council meeting, I put forward a motion to commission an appraisal of the property. Council also authorized a phase two environmental study to look for contamination. When the results of these studies are in hand, some of the costs and values council is working with will become more certain. My bottom line is that for the Sandown deal to proceed, it must not only pay for itself in the long term, but also must be pay-as-you-go in the short term. In other words, if there is likely to be any increase in taxes due to Sandown, I will not support it.

environmental assessment and an agrology plan will be paid from contributions by the owner and lease revenues. It is clear that other expenditures can and will be phased in as the new tax revenues become available. This information is addressed in the ongoing staff reports and is readily available on the district website, yet I continue to see statements from a few residents, and expressed at the council table, that our current tax base will be eroded or new capital

debt incurred by accepting this proposal. A great deal of passionate debate is fuelled by this completely wrong conception and distracts significantly from moving forward constructively. This is unfair to the greater community, which supports the concept and understands the details, as expressed at the recent community-arranged forum attended by around 400 residents. It also ignores our staff’s responsive efforts to provide accurate information.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall (Council Chamber), 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:30 p.m. on MONDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 2012, with regard to the following proposed Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw. HERITAGE REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT BYLAW NO. 1765, 2012 (2338 and 2362 MOUNT NEWTON CROSS ROAD) In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to authorize a Heritage Revitalization Agreement with the registered owners of those properties legally described as Lot 1, Section 5, Range 4 East, South Saanich District, Plan 5929, Except Part in Plan 2306 RW – Parcel Identifier 000-059-773 (2338 Mount Newton Cross Road) and Lot 1, Section 5, Range 4 East, South Saanich District, Plan 3920, Except Part in Plan 5929 And Except Parcel A (DD226489I) And Except Part in Plan 2306 RW – Parcel Identifier 000-902446 (2362 Mount Newton Cross Road), as shown shaded on the map below (the “subject properties”). The intent of the proposed bylaw is to require the preservation and restoration of the building (known as “Ferguson Farmhouse”) currently situated on Lot 1, Section 5, Range 4 East, South Saanich District, Plan 5929, Except Part in Plan 2306RW (shown on the map as 2338 Mount Newton Cross Road) as a heritage resource and to vary and supplement the application of the Land Use Bylaw to the subject properties to allow for the future consolidation and subdivision of the two subject properties to create three properties in total.

Copies of the above proposed Bylaw and Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, staff report, Heritage Conservation Plan and other related information that may be considered by Council, may be inspected at the Office of the Municipal Clerk, Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from the date of this Notice to 4:30 p.m., Monday, January 30th, 2012, inclusive. For more information, please phone the Planning Department at 250-544-4209. All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, either in person, by representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaw at the above mentioned time, date and place. Dated at Saanichton, BC, this 10th day of January, 2012. Susan Brown Municipal Clerk

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PNR revisits its Sandown stance In a community torn among the flurry of arguments for and concerns around North Saanich’s Sandown proposal, some messages can be drowned while others scream loud and clear. Two recent editorials in the Peninsula News Review discussed the costs and troubles some have pointed out in the proposal. These editorials didn’t properly portray the proposal and pointed a finger where blame did not belong. North Saanich staff have done their homework and come up with a plan that could bring much needed farm land, protected within the Agricultural Land Reserve, to the community. If all goes according to plan, the proposal to turn the former race track into 83 acres of farmable land won’t cost taxpayers a thing. In a new budget that hasn’t yet been approved by council (see page A5), staff have outlined how tax and lease revenues, plus land owner Bill Randall’s promise to give the municipality $100,000 toward remediation of the property, mean taxpayers aren’t on the hook. Although a recent cost analysis showed the municipality might have to spend almost $700,000 on the land, that cost could be spread over several years – and would always be covered by new revenues, much of which would come once Randall’s 12 acres are rezoned commercial. As to the News Review’s suggestion that North Saanich slice a portion of the property and sell it to recover costs, such a move would not be needed – nor would the Agricultural Land Commission allow it. Further, although it would have been useful for residents to know the associated costs long ago, staff assure us their hands were tied. They did, in fact, produce a cost estimate in July, reporting fencing and demolition could add up to $455,000. Not until the ALC spelled out its conditions on the land in a mid-November report could North Saanich have come up with a more complete list of costs, which it delivered to council and released publicly, on Jan. 9. The assertion that the Sandown proposal is a win-win-win situation stands. 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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Questioning U.S. ‘environmentalists’ logging is by definition bad. Alaska Federal Natural Resources salmon is wild, and thus superior to Minister Joe Oliver set off a loud, farmed. Run-of-river hydro destroys but poorly informed debate as rivers. environmental hearings began All are aggressively promoted by into the Enbridge proposal to pipe Alberta oil to the seaport at Kitimat. certain environmental groups. And all are false. Oliver’s open letter blasted On forestry, B.C. media have foreign-funded environmental been spoon-fed by U.S.-backed groups that “threaten to hijack environmental organizers our regulatory system since Clayoquot Sound in to achieve their radical the 1980s, when wealthy ideological agenda.” Americans first decided This letter was to save B.C. from itself. seized upon by critics Greenpeace founderand the media, and turned-critic Patrick misrepresented as an Moore was in Victoria attack on anyone who last week to speak to opposes the pipeline or the Truck Loggers’ further expansion of the Association. He pointed Alberta oil sands. out that North American Of course all opponents Tom Fletcher “green building” aren’t foreign or radicals. standards reward locally B.C. Views That was made clear sourced concrete and when the Enbridge steel, but not wood. hearings opened in the Why? Because big international Haisla village near Kitimat. Haisla organizations like Greenpeace members told the throng of out-ofand Sierra Club are so invested town professional protesters to sit in opposition to logging, they down and shut up. They don’t need end up backing environmentally self-appointed urbanites to speak destructive policies. for them. On oil, the debate has been The fact of foreign funding is dumbed down to the point where no longer questioned, thanks to even movie stars can participate. research by B.C. blogger Vivian Protesting a pipeline from Alberta Krause, primarily from U.S. tax to the U.S., Hollywood darling returns. Three years after I first Robert Redford recited the usual wrote about her work, it is finally talking points about the “tar sands part of the national conversation. scourge.” What is the foreign-funded Alberta oil sands can be seen agenda? Oliver put it this way: “No from space, Redford moaned. So forestry. No mining. No oil. No gas. can Venezuela oil sands, a major No more hydroelectric dams.” U.S. source. So can Redford’s Here are three notions that have vast Utah ranch and ski resort become entrenched in the urban development. mind in recent years: Clear-cut

Redford parrots the claim that oil sands extraction produces three times the greenhouse gases of conventional oil. This is the big lie of tar sands campaigners. Three quarters of emissions from all crude are generated when the refined fuel is burned by things like Redford’s limo, or the airline for which he voiced TV commercials. The Alberta government reports that average emissions from oil sands crude are 107 grams per megajoule, slightly more than U.S. Gulf Coast crude at 104. California heavy crude comes in higher, at 114. And if carbon is the issue, what about U.S. coal mines that tear the tops off mountains and run the longest trains in world history to feed the country’s 600-plus coal-fired power plants? Where is Redford on that? And hijacking the regulatory process? Look no further than the Dogwood Initiative, an obscure Victoria outfit that admits to taking about 40 per cent of its funding from U.S. sources. Its “mob the mic” campaign signed up 1,600 people to speak at the Enbridge pipeline hearings. Among the signatories are “Cave Man” and “Jonathan Seagull.” But wait, aren’t oil, power and aquaculture companies foreign funded? Certainly some are. The difference is, they create jobs. Professional protesters destroy them. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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LETTERS

Sandown: the pros and cons Editorial didn’t show true financial picture

Re: Let’s get farm land, cost recovery (Our View, Jan. 13) One could be forgiven for concluding this editorial was given to Coun. Ted Daly to compose. Your editorial suggested 10 to 15 acres be removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve for development. This despite the fact that an increase of revenue to the municipality of $350,000 was reported by the Sierra Club of B.C. For all of the 16 years that I have lived in the municipality, the council has seen controversy. The cause has been over the ambitions of a number of its elected members to push through development, beginning with the fiasco of the race track at Sandown. Much of the responsibility in recent years has been the drive by Coun. Daly to develop the Sandown land, village centres and other projects on ALR land in North Saanich. Your Jan. 13 editorial appears as yet another attempt to fulfill these ambitions despite rejections by North Saanich voters. The proposal for the Sandown race track land should be allowed to go ahead and not be subject to a small group of people who seem to have an axe to grind. Edith C. Warhurst North Saanich

Many benefits to land proposal The Sandown proposal, if implemented, could provide permanent space for an expanded farm market, space for community gardens and

educational features and opportunities, and still have room for a few small for-profit gardens leased to young growers. As a public initiative and with the strong support shown at the Jan. 11 Friends of Sandown Community Farm meeting, the proposal’s implementation could be a powerful community builder. It would demonstrate that the community is beginning to walk the talk on food security. The proposal is more about leadership than about dollars and cents; it should not be evaluated as a business. That said, the Sandown proposal must not become some kind of financial tarbaby. Team North Saanich has listed the problems it claims need to be addressed before committing to the proposal. It may be that after sober evaluation of these and other questions, in particular how to deal with the up-front costs of decommissioning the crumbling race track infrastructure (see the letter by L. Jacks in the Jan. 18 edition of the PNR), the existing proposal will be found to be inadequate. What does Team North Saanich really intend? The team’s mantra suggests a libertarian philosophy potentially at odds with the communitarian ethos of the proposal. Is the Team’s useful list of unresolved problems 1) a set of obstacles justifying abandonment of the Sandown proposal, or 2) does it signal the Team’s willingness to pursue answers to these questions and to contribute to the viable plan that will advance this appealing vision? I’m hoping for 2) because even if unsuccessful,

Readers respond: Benefits of cycling deflate wear and tear argument Re: Cyclists should pay to maintain Peninsula roads (Letters, Jan 18) If one’s premise is flawed, so too will be one’s conclusions. What B. Coey fails to appreciate is that funds for road maintenance comes out of general revenue, not just licencing or taxes from fuel. As the individuals who commute or recreate on bikes are tax paying citizens, they already pay for the roads on which they are legitimately entitled to be. Given the amount of wear and tear inflicted on our roads from bicycles compared to motor vehicles, and the amount of pollutants produced from the ubiquitous fossil fuel burning hulks compared to the zero pollutants and health benefits of cycling (and the

it would indicate the current council can transcend positional politics when it matters. Farrell Boyce North Saanich

What about other farmers in NS? I am one of only a handful of full-time farmers producing food in North Saanich. I take issue with the pro-Sandown movement’s optimistic and incomplete cost estimates, public misinformation, and this come-hell-or-high-water idealistic vision of an agrarian Utopia. No matter how the numbers are crunched, a “Sandown farm” would be subsidized farming. Should not all of those potential new farmers pay their fair share of the costs? If not, then what does that say to those farming families who, like mine, have built a business with our own money and labour? I was at the meeting held last week by the Friends of Sandown Community Farm. A sizeable portion of the 400 attendees were not even North Saanich residents. Special interest groups had rallied their troops. It was held in a church but those in the pews formed a new kind of religion. Converts all, high on sentiment but seriously lacking anything resembling the experience or skills necessary to farm, let alone make a success of it. If these are people who say they believe in supporting the local farmer then why is it that the vast majority of them have not been to our farm? And this includes every one of the current council and the majority of past councils. There is far more to this

discussion than the public has heard. But I wonder if anyone on either side of the debate is really interested in the truth. Brett Smyth North Saanich

‘Proper’ business plan needed on Sandown When the Sandown “gift” was announced, there was no costing made available. The responsible and reasoned approach taken by councillors Dunstan Browne, Ted Daly, Conny McBride and Craig Mearns has highlighted the following facts and costs to the district. There is no gift from the Randall family. The acquisition of Sandown carries huge costs to the district taxpayers, both in cash and land. The Randalls walk away from ongoing costs and liability to a net gain of about $4.8 million by developing the land. The district cannot quantify the true costs. A two page business plan is not a plan. Municipal staff have estimated costs at $700,000. Each time council seeks cost answers, the costs increase. Significant costs have not been addressed, such as the cost of operating the crop land (water, drainage, deerproofing, clean up and staff time). Let’s see a proper business plan which will show the buyers (taxpayers) a sound reason for taking Sandown instead of upgrading infrastructure. There is no farm land at Sandown. Do we incur the costs to create farmland or do we buy existing farm land? John Upward North Saanich

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Sharing of maintenance costs applies across the board As a regular cyclist, motorist and resident of the Peninsula I’d be willing to be licenced to ride. But with that said, perhaps those who agree with B. Coey would be willing to contribute $40 per year to maintain, upgrade and create new multi-use trails so that riders, walkers and horses can stay off the precious roads I contribute to. Ron Planden Saanichton

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The best way to curb problem drinking and the negative effects of alcohol use is a matter of pricing. The recommendation comes from a year-long study released by the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. Researchers examined 20 years of alcohol pricing and sales data in the province. They found that a 10 per cent increase in the minimum price of all alcoholic drinks led to a 3.4 per cent decrease in consumption. According to one of the study authors, the results are just part of a larger picture. “Our study is relevant to much wider literature,” said Tim Stockwell, UVic psychology professor and the centre’s director. “Every comprehensive review of what works for preventing harms from alcohol concludes that it’s the price of the stuff that’s the most effective policy lever, if you like, that could be pulled on to make a difference. “We have lots of independent evidence that the people who drink the most, drink the cheapest stuff.” Minimum prices in B.C. vary depending on alcohol type. Stockwell and his colleagues are recommending that the province adopt a single price per standard drink – whether it’s a bottle of five-per-cent strength

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etired school principal Daphne Macnaughton is an advocate of reading but it was simple arithmetic that inspired a literacy project for young children and families on the Saanich Peninsula. “One night after too much coffee, I started doing calculations and I realized that if every young child had only 300 books read to them each year, that the number would amount to 1,500 books by the end of age five.” From this notion came the idea for 1000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project, which aims to ensure every child in the Saanich Peninsula has at least 1,000 books read to them by the time they are five years old and entering kindergarten. It’s based on the ideal of reading to young children daily, with the figure rounded down to account for the realities of family life. “Over many years in public education, I observed that some children came to school ready to learn after having been read to regularly, while some children started school without ever having had even one book read to them,” said Macnaughton, who is now the 1000 x 5 project leader. The 1000 x 5 project aims to address the balance of that inequity. The project started at Saanichton Elementary, where Macnaughton was principal. It is now sponsored by Peninsula Connections for Early Childhood (PCEC), the Peninsula Early Years community network. Every week, volunteers meet at the Saanichton Individual Learning Centre to sort, label and bag

A driver from the Sidney Lions club collects books to be distributed through the Sidney Food Bank. 1000 x 5 project leader Daphne Macnaughton cleans and sorts books while a CHEK News photographer works in the background. The 1000 x 5 project was the subject of the first Vital People TV report sponsored by The Victoria Foundation. The new series airs each Sunday on CHEK News @ 5 One child’s letter captures the enthusiastic response of the young recipients of books from the 1000 x 5 project.

books that are then delivered to family-serving agencies in the Saanich Peninsula and to the Peninsula Co-op, which built a special shelf to support the project. While Macnaughton and the PCEC 1000 x 5 volunteers have little direct contact with the recipients of the gift bags of books, they do hear how excited children are to receive them. “A food bank manager said if they have run out of books, clients have asked ‘What? No books?’” Macnaughton said. “And a family counsellor who goes into homes says the first thing the children do is reach for the bag of books that they know are gifts for them.” Books for 1000 x 5 come from a variety of sources. Every school in Saanich District 63 accepts donations and some hold special book collection drives. Books are also accepted at the Peninsula Co-op Food Centre. Funds to buy new books and supplementary used books are con-

tributed by individuals and service clubs, while The Victoria Foundation recently gave a $14,000 grant for project expenses and coordination. Victoria Foundation CEO Sandra Richardson says 1000 x 5 touches on three vital indicator areas tracked in the foundation’s annual Vital Signs community report card: learning, belonging, and getting started. “This project helps children develop a solid foundation for successful learning and it also promotes a healthy start for young children and a strong sense of belonging in their community – and in their families,” said Richardson. “Imagine the feeling a young child has when they realize people in their community care enough to give them a package of books that’s wrapped up like a gift!” Retired district principal Eileen Eby has started the Victoria 1000 x 5 Book Recycling Project in School District 61 and Macnaughton hopes oth-

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ers will follow suit in their communities because she believes that reading regularly to young children not only contributes to their early success in school, but is critical to emotional well-being as well. “It facilitates bonds between children and the adults in their home,” she said. “When an adult and a child are reading together, it’s as if a bubble comes over them – together, they are entranced. The 20-minute break from their worries and the stresses of everyday life is a gift to the parent as well as the child.” For more information on the PCEC 1000 x 5 Children’s Book Recycling Project, see www.peninsulaconnectionsforkids.ca/bookrecycling.php or email Daphne Macnaughton at dlmvictoria@shaw.ca For information on Victoria 1000 x 5, email Eileen Eby at eileeneby@shaw.ca. To learn more, find us at www.VictoriaFoundation.ca

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Lauren Alverico, left, plays Heidi to Jenny Sutton’s Clara in Heidi of the Mountains at the Charlie White Theatre. young girl in her grandfather’s care, in the Swiss Alps, Heidi has significant emotional elements, and Watt promises that the youngsters pull it off. “The girls have us laughing and crying,” Watt said. “It’s really emotional, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry,” Alverico agreed. Heidi of the Mountains plays Jan. 27 and 28 at the Mary Win-

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Hellebores come in a number of so there was a basket full of goodies. colours. The “Christmas rose” has the It was interesting that gas there was above-mentioned greenish white blooms, the same price as it is in Sidney. whereas the “Lenten rose” which flowToday I thought we might ers later, has blooms ranging from light talk about hellebores. These That snow was a bit of a green to chocolate brown, or purple. are perennial plants, some of shock, and icy streets and My book advises that both require which bloom at this time of sidewalks as well – a good time some shade, a yearly application of rotyear. to stay at home and curl up We had a lovely one, H. niger, ted cow manure, and a layer of peaty with a good book. compost one inch thick. They like a which grew under the shelter Of course, if you work, you moist soil, but not a wet one. of a juniper bush by the front don’t have a choice, but please They have dark evergreen artistically porch. It was such a thrill take care. divided foliage which is, itself, beautiful. to see those greenish-white I drove with Barbara, my If you have a few bucks to spare I think blooms when there was snow eldest, to Costco yesterday you’d be more than happy with one of resting on top of the juniper. and it was a thrill a minute on Helen Lang these beauties. I can’t help but wonder Some years later I bought the highway, but she is a conOver the Garden another hellebore in a weak how they would do in a large pot. fident driver (and a fast one, Helen Lang has been the Peninsula moment and planted it in a Fence as well). News Review’s garden columnist for bed facing the street. It hated I don’t think she was aware more than 30 years. it there, and I hated it there, of how tightly I was holding on it just didn’t do well. It looked very and I only prayed under my breath, and unhappy even when in bloom. we made the trip OK. She, eyes alight I hope Annie has moved it with the thrill. Me, pale, crouched down as low as I could get without lying on the into a more comfortable location, because these things are floor. not cheap, and need to be All I got were some frozen fruit and in a spot where they can be a big piece of cheddar cheese, but she Excellence in restoring your smile. admired, not just tolerated. buys for the food bank on Pender Island

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Excellence in Real Estate Debra Bartlett

303091

James Bridge

Carol Budnyk

Willy Dunford

Irene Dunic

Barbara Erickson

Heather Gartley

Paul Hartigan

Magdalin Heron

Michele Holmes

Patrick Killeen

Lorne Klipper

Steven Klipper

Kimberly Legeard

Paul Macris

Dave Phillips

Kent Roden

Patrick Schorle

Vern Totten

8769 CORDERO CRES

BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED $679,000

- 4 bdrm, 3 bath, 2788 sq. ft. - Hardwood floors - Open kitchen, Butler’s pantry - Brand new roof 8769 CORDERO CRES

301385 313-10459 RESTHAVEN

302842 4-2449 MALAVIEW AVE

SPACIOUS & IMMACULATE $399,000

GREAT LOCATION $559,000

- 2 bdrm + den, 3 baths, 1516 s.f. - Some ocean & marina views - Clubhouse, pool, walking paths - Recent upgrades 313-10459 RESTHAVEN DR

Michele’s Team

- 3 Bedrooms 3 bath - 1500 Square feet - Gas fireplace - Walking distance to sidney and beach 4-2449 MALAVIEW AVE

Kent Roden

300187

704-647 MICHIGAN ST

FABULOUS CITY VIEWS $189,000

6760 MARK LN

WATERFRONT FORECLOSURE $629,000

- Charming 1bdrm suite - Designer decorated & immaculate - Tile & oak floors - Perfect for first time buyers 704-647 MICHIGAN ST

- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1315 sq. ft. - Stunning views, boathouse - Spacious decks - Peaceful rural setting 6760 MARK LN

Michele’s Team

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301668

302840 2-2449 MALAVIEW AVE

- 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 2189 sq. ft - Top line SS appliances - Master has spacious ensuite - New roof, windows & drive 11500 Dawson Way

Michele’s Team

302372 9629 SECOND ST OPEN HOUSE SAT. 11-12 DOWNTOWN SIDNEY $749,000

- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1535 sq. ft. - One level, ground flr condo - Granite counters, SS appliances - 3 patios, single garage 9629 SECOND ST

Michele’s Team

294459 11150 HEDGEROW DR

301518 10922 INWOOD RD

BUILDING LOT BEAUTIFUL NATURAL AREA $525,000

BUILDING LOT DESIRABLE CURTEIS PT. $355,000

- Level areas, sunny all day - 2.56 acres, close to ferries & Sidney - Possible future 2 lot bare land strata - Hiking, biking & horse trails 11150 HEDGEROW DR

Michele’s Team

302405 101-10421 RESTHAVEN MANY UPGRADES $399,900

- 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 1093 sq. ft. - Large private patio - Granite, SS appliances - Hardwood & slate floors 101-10421 RESTHAVEN DR

Michele’s Team

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- Peaceful & quiet location - Amazing architectural possibilities - 0.49 acre surrounded by nature - NO HST 10922 INWOOD RD

Michele’s Team

57-2600

OCEANFRONT CONDO COMPLEX $259,000

- 1 Bedroom 1 bath - Single car garage - Pool, hot tub, gym, tennis court - Nicely updated - Short stroll to the ocean

Kent Roden

298405

660 Birch Rd.

BRAND NEW IN THE HEART OF DEEP COVE $650,000

- recent $47,000 price reduction - 2-5-10 Builders Warranty - HST included in the asking price - 3 bedroom, 3 bath with master on main - Up to 6’4” height in crawl space, 660 Birch Rd.

1720 Shearwater (Lot)

BUILDING LOT ACTIVE MARINE VIEW $699,000

- 0.55 acre in quiet neighbourhood - Fabulous views - Loads of sunlight - No HST 1720 SHEARWATER (Lot)

Michele’s Team

299481 301387

FERGUSON

#106-7088 West Saanich

EXQUISITE TOWNHOME $439,000

- Spacious end unit with patio - 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 1395 sq.ft. - 9 ft. ceilings, tasteful décor - In the heart of Brentwood Bay 106-7088 WEST SAANICH RD

303150 2478 OCEAN AVE OPEN HOUSE SAT. 3-4 JUST STEPS FROM OCEAN $829,000

- 5 bdrm, 4 bath, 3110 sq.ft. - In-law accommodation - Updated kitchen - Wonderful ocean views 2478 OCEAN AVE

299938 8489 LOCHSIDE DR Lot 3

296958 1680 HEDGEROW PL

BUILDING LOT RARE LEVEL OCEANFRONT $699,000

BUILDING LOT BUILD A COUNTRY RETREAT $393,000

- Views to James Is., Sidney Spit - Stunning sunrises, marine activity - Mature hedge for privacy - Water & sewer at lot line 8489 LOT 3 LOCHSIDE DR.

Michele’s Team

301820 10117 West Saanich Rd. OCEAN VIEW - BUILD TO SUIT $799,000 Brand new custom home to be built across from the ocean at Pat Bay. Spectacular Ocean and Mountain views

303226 5-2353 HARBOUR RD

298226 10910 FERNIE WYND

UPDATED SINGLE WIDE SUMMERGATE VILLAGE $209,000.00

OCEANFRONT TOWNHOME $729,000

BEAUTIFUL VIEW HOME $719,000

Magdalin Heron

Michele’s Team

For further information and more listings, Visit our web page www.holmesrealty.com

- No step entry - Immaculate, private & very quiet - Fabulous deck for entertaining - 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 2480 sq. ft CALL TO VIEW

Michele’s Team

- NO HST, prime location - Services to property line - 1.05 acres backs to Horth Hill - Close to Sidney & ferries 1680 HEDGEROW PL

Michele’s Team

299600 9378 Bitterroot

- 2 bdrm + den, 2 bath, 1695 s.f. - One level living - Hardwood & tile floors - 2 fireplaces, marble wet bar #5-2353 HARBOUR RD

3 Bedrooms 3 bath - 1500 Square feet - Granite countertops - Walking distance to sidney and beach 2-2449 MALAVIEW AVE.

Kent Roden

James Bridge

- Bright, east facing home with large bay window. - Over 1000 sq. ft., 2 bedrooms, den/home office, 1 bathroom. - Newer siding, many newer vinyl windows, newer furnace. - Private & large deck, adjoining carport, MLS 299600.

GREAT LOCATION $559,000

Michele’s Team

Steven Klipper

302284 11500 DAWSON WAY OPEN HOUSE SAT. 1-2 EXTENSIVELY RENOVATED $699,000

302984 671 TOWNER PARK RD BUILDING LOT FABULOUS WATERFRONT $1,099,000

- Very exclusive & private location - 1 acre & 145’ of shoreline - New septic field, paved driveway - Land Transfer Tax Does Not Apply 671 TOWNER PARK RD

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294950

303-2415 Amherst Ave

BRAND NEW QUALITY BUILT $469,900

- No HST - 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms - High end appliances, granite countertops - Single Garage 2415 AMHERST AVE.

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THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Machinist. Fulltime union wages. Please send resumes by fax to (250)956-4888 or by email to office@lemare.ca.

THE SINGLE PARENT RESOURCE CENTRE is seeking caring individuals for a 12 session Peer Helper for Single Parents volunteer training. Successful candidates will receive training to provide one-on-one support for parents. Training will be three hours per week starting mid-February and ending mid-April. Interested individuals please contact Cheryl Dyck at:

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THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking Forestry Engineers to assist in road and cutback design. For those that display the qualities we desire we will provide remuneration that is above industry standard. Send resumes to the Planning Manager at (250)956-4888 or email vstavrakor@lemare.ca.

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LEMARE GROUP in Port McNeill is seeking an Accounts Payable Clerk to join our team. Your skill set should include strong organization skills, effective time management, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate and accounting knowledge. Fax resume to 250956-4888 or email jcornin@lemare.ca

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GORGE VIEW APT 258 Gorge Road East Stes avail. - Some Immed. 1 Bdrm $860; 2 Bdrms $1120; 2 Bdrm & den $1125. Amenities incl’s indoor pool, fitness facilities, above grnd and parkade pkg, on site laundry. Onsite staff avail. Please call Sue or Elena 250-380-6566 Email: gvapts@shaw.ca

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PARK WEST APTS 55 Bay Street Stes avail. - some immed. 1 Bdrms from $875; 2 bdrms from $1125. Close to Victoria downtown, Save-On, Starbucks & transportation. Please Call Wendy 250-590-7505 Email: pw@ramco.ca

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WETHERBY APTS FOR SENIORS ONLY 55+ Spacious stes Avail. - some immed. Bach $750; 1 bdrm $890; 2 bdrms $1075 & up. Close to buses, Hillside Mall, doctors, dentists all within walking distance. Seniors lifestyle of convenience & comfort. On site laundry, social room. Staff available. Please call Bonny 250-598-1650 Email: weth@ramco.ca

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ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & delivery. References available. 250-475-1462.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small renos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961 HIRE-A-HUSBAND, 250-5144829. Specialize in bath/kitchen reno’s and accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23 years. IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

CBS MASONRY BBB A+. Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee.” Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.

Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

TAX 250-477-4601 PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

CARPENTRY CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape). Call (250)588-5920. DEEP COVE Renovations. General Contracting. Specializing in finish carpentry. Honest , Reliable. (250) 882-0897. QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

CLEANING SERVICES AUNTIE MESS CLEANING. Reliable, efficient, honest, 40 years exp, seniors discount. $20/hr. Call 250-634-1077. CARING BONDABLE work since 1985. Supplies & vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869 QUALITY HOUSECLEANER or caregiver, very reliable. Call (250)656-3362 after 6pm.

COMPUTER SERVICES A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Des, 250-6569363, 250-727-5519. COMPUDOC MOBILE Computer Services. Repairs, tuneups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

DRAFTING & DESIGN DESIGN FOR PERMIT. w w w. i n t e gra d e s i g n i n c . c o m Call Steven (250) 381-4123.

DRYWALL

GARDENING PREPARATION FOR Fall, Winter & Spring. Professional garden & landscape services. Maintenance, design & installations. Call (250)474-4373.

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525. MUD on the RUN. Small drywall repairs, textures & renovations. Ross (250)812-4879.

250-361-6193. QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa accepted. Small jobs ok. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Residential, Commercial, Renovations. #100213. 250-418-1611.

EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE BOBCAT for hire. Landscaping, drainage, topsoil placement, barks, aggregates, snow clearing, etc. W or W/O operator. Lowest rates. Free pick-up & delivery. (250)812-4447. 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.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

AAA. NO job too small. Fences, decks, installation & repair. References, affordable, experienced. Les (250)880-2002.

Aroundthehouse.ca ALL, Repairs & Renovations Ben 250-884-6603 AAA. NO job too small. Fences, decks, installation & repair. References, affordable, experienced. Les (250)880-2002. AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

HOME REPAIRS HIRE-A-HUSBAND, 250-5144829. Specialize in bath/kitchen reno’s and accessibility. Serving Victoria for 23 years.

SUMMIT SERVICES. Total property services. Including certified Irrigation & Landscaping, Site Maintenance inside and out. See what everyone is talking about! 250-883-1041. james@summitirrigation.ca

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778. PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers. Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

HANDYPERSONS

QUALITY CEDAR fencing, decks and installation, pressure washing. For better prices & quotes call Westcoast Fencing. 250-588-5920.

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

A1 -DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, repairs, gutter guard, power washing, window washing, roof de-mossing. Free no obligation est. 250-889-5794.

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ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

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ELECTRICAL

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181

LANDSCAPING AURICLE LAWNS- Hedge, tree pruning, winter clean, pwr wash, snow rmvl. 882-3129 I’VE GOT a truck. I can haul. Reasonable rates, so call. Phil 250-595-3712. PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

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JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Hedges tree pruning, gutters & much much more. (250)217-3589.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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. DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734.

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.

PRICED BY the job. No surprises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plumber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC. 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.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.

TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. 250-686-6046

TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp. Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

UPHOLSTERY

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. TOP NOTCH PAINTINGOver 25yrs exp. Interior/Exterior, Residential Reliable, Reasonable and Friendly Service. Call Brad 250-580-5542. YOUR PERSONAL Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. (250)886-6446.

PLUMBING FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376. FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

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.

Priced Well Below Assessed Value $199,000

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This home is all about location! 1 block from the beach and a five minute walk to Sidney. Amherst Gardens is a professionally managed and well maintained building that allows you to have your dog (with approval) or 2 inside cats and has a 16+ age restriction. Rentals are limited to 2, although none are currently rented! Lots of opportunity for new home buyers here. This West facing 1 bed, 1 bath condo is ready for you to move into and offers so much. In-suite laundry, storage and a great woodburning fireplace to add warmth and coziness for these dreary days! Take advantage of our current markets and low interest rates.

Barbara Erickson & Willy Dunford 250-656-0911

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SAANICHTON

Route 6218 - Hermwood Rd., Mt. Newton X Rd., Sloping Pines, Jovi Rd. Route 6220 - Arthur Dr. (odd&even), Lochside Dr. (odd), Lancelot Pl., James Island Rd. (odd&even), Turgoose Terr.

Route 6221 -Panaview Heights, Veyaness Rd. (odd&even), Stellys X Rd., East Saanich Rd.

BRENTWOOD

Route 6003 - Stellys X Rd. (odd), West Saanich Rd., Kristen Pl.

Route 6004 - Verdier Ave., Enid Pl., Dignan Rd., Meadowlark Lane, Tantalon Pl., Early Pl. (odd&even), Stelly’s X Rd.

Route 6039 - Garden Gate, Torin Rd. Route 6042 - Wallace Dr., Grieg

SIDNEY Route 6352 - Melville Dr. (odd&even), Courser Dr. (odd&even), Linda Pl. (odd&even)

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