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Some residents of Central Saanich are banding together to raise their voices over a figurative cloud of odour coming from a local composting facility.

Stop the Stink was formed recently and 20 people met Tuesday morning in the Tanner Ridge subdivision to start the steps necessary to organize the disparate pockets of

opposition to the current composting facility in the Martindale Valley. Spokes-person Ray Baker says Stop the Stink was formed about two weeks ago and have been approaching people like him and his wife, as well as other informal groups dealing with the same issue, to get organized. Baker said he thinks the numbers of people involved will grow through this effort.

The issue stems from the Foundation Organics com-post facility in Central Saa-nich, operating for the last two years. At the begin-ning of August, the Capital Regional District suspended its contracts to deliver

organic waste to the facility, citing sustained public com-plains over odours from the site. The CRD stated their con-tracts make up around 30 per cent of the facility’s volume. Alastair Bryson, mayor of the District of Central Saanich and chair of the CRD, told the News Review that the CRD’s actions are a step in the right direction.

Residents vow to stop the stinkCentral Saanich residents concerned with compost odours band together to raise voices

Please see: Stop the Stink starts campaign, page 4

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Ray Baker says residents hope to band together to make change.

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PENINSULAR E V I E WNEWS

Piranhas taking a big biteThe Peninsula’s swim team is at the provincials in Port Coquitlam this weekend, page 11

Dental care for kids in needA Sidney dentist starts a new society to bring basic dental care and education to needy Peninsula children, page 3

Steven Heywood/News staff

Saanichton hockey player Micah Hart is spending this week in Ontario for a Hockey Canada Under 18 NationalWomen’s Selection Camp. This, after attending an international hockey development camp in London, England. See the story on page 11.

sidney to pay for new toll boothPlans for a $126,000 building at the Anacortes Ferry terminalSteven HeywoodNews staff

Sidney will be using $126,560 of its ferry terminal reserve fund to build a new toll booth at the Sidney/Ana-cortes Ferry Terminal but the final cost is not yet determined.

First, the Town will consult with neighbours of the facility on the north side of Ocean Avenue, First Street and Fifth Street to get their comments on the proposed project. Council, at

their Aug. 12 regular meeting, voted to proceed with the planning stage of the new toll booth, including a final cost estimate for removing the current structure, preparing the site and build-ing a new one.

Architectural plans already drawn up show a two-storey toll booth, clad mostly in metal to withstand the ele-ments and to reduce maintenance costs. The new building will have three ticket windows available — including one for walk-on customers, another

beneath a 12-foot canopy and a third on the north side that would be open to allow service to oversize vehicles.

Terminal manager Chris Olson says the new structure will provide optimal space for the facility and its staff, after years of working out of what is essen-tially a trailer.

“This building offers more options to serve customers,” he said. “And hopefully the neighbourhood likes it.”

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Credit to Central SaanichSIDNEY — The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department expressed their thanks to the members of the Central Saanich Volunteer Fire Department for providing cover-age of the area during the Aug. 9 memorial service for Al Slater, a long-time volun-teer with the Sid-ney department.SVFD stated that with the support from CSVD, members from Sidney and North Saanich were able to pay their respects to Slater and his family.

— News staff

Housing report on Aug. 19 agendaNORTH SAAN-ICH — The firm that completed the District of North Saanich’s recent housing consultative pro-cess will pres-ent their report to council at the municipal hall on Monday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m.CAO Rob Buchan says CTQ Consul-tants Ltd. of Kelowna will for-mally present the report to council, which will have the opportunity to ask questions.The District will still have its main meeting on the housing report on Sept. 9. At that time, there will be more discus-sion and time for public input.

— News staff

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VICTORIA — B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk is quitting politics.

Sterk led the party to the breakthrough election of its first B.C. MLA – high profile climate scientist Dr. Andrew Weaver – in the Victoria con-stituency of Oak Bay-Gordon

Head.But Weaver’s win came

thanks to a concentrated campaign – Greens running elsewhere in B.C. didn’t come close to victory in the May provincial election. The party got 146,000 votes or 8.1 per cent of the popular vote.

Sterk announced her deci-sion Tuesday on Twitter, say-ing she will resign Aug. 24 at

the B.C. Green Party annual general meeting.

“Had a good run, at best b4 date, want new adventures,” Sterk tweeted.

It’s not yet clear if Weaver will seek the party’s leader-ship, but Sterk told CKNW she hopes he puts his name forward in the coming lead-ership race.

Sterk, 66, was an Esquimalt

councillor before becoming B.C. Green Party leader in 2007, replacing Adriane Carr.

She fell short of winning a Green seat in the 2005, 2009 and 2013 provincial elections and the federal election of 2004.

Sterk ran this spring against Carole James in the former NDP leader’s Victoria-Beacon Hill riding.

B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix paid tribute to Sterk’s contri-bution and wished her well.

“Our politics is healthier when more British Columbi-ans see their voice reflected in our public debate,” Dix said.

“Jane’s contribution attracted many who might otherwise have forsaken party politics.”

B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk to step down

Society to deliver dental care to kidsDr. Mitra Hashemi helps form ORCCA to reach youth under 19 who can’t afford care


There are an estimated 500-plus children on the Saa-nich Peninsula who need basic dental care but they simply cannot get

it because of the prohibitive cost.A new society has formed

to address those needs and it was started by a Sidney den-tist.

After two years of hard work getting through the regulations and permit-ting processes, Dr. Mitra Hashemi has helped form a new society — ORCCA, or Oral Care for Children and Adolescents. It hopes to begin work in the com-munity by this October or November.

Hashemi says she has seen the need first-hand at her own Sidney dental prac-tice, Coast Dental Care. She said she hopes by establishing this society, she, her staff and other dentists in the area will work together to help solve basic dental care issues for children in need.

“In B.C., every family that makes less than $21,000 per year is eligi-ble to apply for the Healthy Kids program,” she explains. “By going through that program, they are iden-tified and can receive some dental service.”

Families who earn between $21,000 and $40,000 and do not have dental coverage or insurance, are unable to apply for that program. As a result, there are children who need basic care and more education to help pre-vent problems in the future.

That’s where ORCCA hopes to be able to fill the gap.

Their plan is to serve children, under the age of 19 and from low income families, in need of basic dental care: exams, X-rays, cleaning, fillings, extractions and root canal work.

Right now, Hashemi and the staff at Coast Dental Care in Sidney are leading the way and will be operat-ing ORCCA one day per week out of a refurbished annex building at Sidney Elementary School.

School District 63 has been very supportive of their effort, Hashemi says.

“They made it possible for us. They found us the space and it’s cost-free for five years.”

That donation is a big help, as the program is not without its expense. To set up a proper dental office in

this manner, Hashemi says the soci-ety needs to raise around $85,000. That money will help fill the annex building with dental supplies and equipment. Already, Hashemi says donors and sponsors are stepping up. One company has even vowed to donate all of the society’s basic start-

up supplies.The effort will also require the help

of the community, says Hashemi.“This isn’t really easy to do,” she

explains, “and we need enough sup-port from the community to do it.”

In addition to donation and sup-plies, Hashemi says the effort will

require time from other dentists if it hopes to grow. While ORCCA will start small, she hopes other dentists will see its value and step in to lend their help — and their time.

Hashemi says she grew up in a third world country and under-

stands how poverty can leave people behind and prevent them

from getting decent dental or other medical care.

“I have been practicing in Sidney for five years and I have

seen these problems here.“I had a 19-year-old

come to the office asking for their two front teeth to be pulled. as he was in a lot of pain and couldn’t afford expensive treat-ment.”

That visit, she says, drove her to wonder why a first world country like

Canada and in a place like Sidney has this problem.

“It must start with proper care,” she says. “It’s preven-

tion, before the problems start.”

ORCCA hopes to help teach young people about proper oral care and hope-fully they can avoid trouble down the road.

A modest start with one chair and one day a week will hopefully be the catalyst

for change that Hashemi wants to see on the Saanich Peninsula.

As the society is starting small, they plan to serve only youth on the Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands first. That will be their main focus to begin with, but should the demand grow, ORCCA will try to keep up.

“We do hope to grow outside of this immediate area,” Hashemi says. “But we are a new organization and our goal is to grow over time. Right now though, we do have a place to start.”

Donations are being accepted and cheques should be made out to School District 63 and mailed to Cowland Paterson & Co. accoun-tants, 200-2377 Bevan Ave., Sidney, B.C., V8L 4M9. Please mark “ORCCA” on the cheque.

Eligible patients must have a Healthy Child Card or be from a fam-ily whose total income is less than $40,000 a year and has no dental insurance.

To find out more about ORCCA, contact Dr. Mitra Hashemi at 250-857-4261 or visit www.orccadental.ca (this website is still under construc-tion).

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Dr. Mitra Hashemi (front, left) and other members of ORCCA at their refurbished location at Sidney Elementary School. The board includes Dr. Hashemi, Keith Andrews and Martine Kiliwnik (NU-View Homes), Chris Cowland (Cowland Paterson & Co.), Manley McLachlan (B.C. Construction Association) and Heather Burkett, former district principal at School District 63.

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Central Saanich dis-trict council heard from residents of Brentwood Bay who are upset by the traffic caused by the Peninsula Attrac-tions Shuttle.

The shuttle operates daily and residents say it is not using the agreed upon route organizers said it would, and that it’s causing congestion, noise and excessive traffic in the rural areas.

After a long debate and even a consulta-

tion to Robert’s Rules of Order by the Chief Administrative Offi-cer, council moved to request the company doesn’t operate the shuttle outside of the agreed upon perime-ters and does not oper-ate on the eastern side of Marchant Road.

The shuttle’s season ends on the labour day long weekend.

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The District has been investigating the facility and the ongoing odour complains as a bylaw enforcement issue.

Foundation Organics has said they will be able to continue oper-ating, thanks to waste brought to their facility by private businesses.

Baker said Stop the Stink’s efforts in writ-ing letters and emails and getting information out about the prob-lem, should help make it clear to both levels of government that people want change. While concerns over odour top the list of complaints, Baker said people worry about

the value of their prop-erty as a result, as well as perceived health effects of the smell. He admitted he’s no expert in that topic and sug-gested it’s time the Van-couver Island Health Authority looked into the health effects of compost odour.

Baker said the CRD’s decision is a move in the right direction. He added he hopes the issue will spark discus-sion about responsible composting.

Baker said, in his view, that means hav-ing the CRD take over compost operations in the region, ideally at the Heartland landfill.

“Right now, compost-ing is driven by profit

margins,” he said. “If the CRD does it, it could take longer and they could make sure it’s done properly.”

The Stop the Stink group, he continued, is working on a new web-site and they plan to tighten up the flow of information, while facil-itating people making official complaints to the CRD, Central Saan-ich and the Agricultural Land Commission.

“My feeling is they are starting to realize the magnitude of this whole problem, “ Baker said.

“They are certainly feeling the heat.”

— with files from Devon MacKenzie/Penin-

sula News Review

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• Council unani-mously approved a five-year dispatch and com-munications servicing agreement with Saanich Fire who also provide dispatching services for Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Sidney, North Saan-ich, Colwood and View Royal. Saanich Fire has provided the service to Central Saanich since 2008.

• A proposal for a new townhouse devel-opment across from the new firehall on Keating X Road will go to a public hearing on Sept. 11.

• A rezoning applica-tion for an extension of the industrial park on Sean Heights (1700 block of Verling Place) had its first pass across the council table. The company who built the current buildings on the property (Citta Construction Ltd.) has proposed more of the same type of devel-opment in the area, consistent with what already exists.

• Council will allo-cate $5,000 from the contingency or surplus budget to help build a ramp on the northwest corner of West Saan-ich School (Guide and Scout Hall) in Brent-wood Bay. The build-ing is currently only accessible by two sets of stairs.

• Council agreed to issue the tender for the Centennial Park Revi-talization Project to Michell Excavating and will work with the com-pany to bring the proj-ect budget in line with the earmarked amount ($230,000) for this year.

The project will see the temporary skate-board park in the old tennis courts removed and a new playground put in its place.

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Five-year dispatch contract signed

Shuttle service asked to stay within its parameters


Central Saanich staffers will be busy looking into the future of com-posting in Central Saanich after a request by a councillor.

During the regular council meeting on Aug. 12, District of Central Saan-ich Councillor Cathie Ounsted brought a notice of motion to the table asking staff-ers to look into appro-priate regulation on composting due to the fact that the Capi-tal Regional District is moving to a complete ban on organic waste going into the Hart-land Landfill by 2015.

She requested that staff provide a review of the current regulatory authority regarding composting facilities on agricultural land reserve (ALR) land and provide recommen-dations with respect to appropriate regulations in light of the ban on organic waste in the landfill.

“We know it’s coming so we should get ourselves in a strong position

beforehand so we can deal [with the composting requests] when we get hit with them in the near future,” explained Ounsted of her motion.

The issue of large-scale compost-ing in Central Saanich has been a contentious one, with issues heating up most recently around the Foun-dation Organics facility on Lochside

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The new structure would also have its own washroom and upper-level office, training and storage space.

Sidney is paying for the new building due to its long-term lease with Washington State Ferries (WSF) which operates the Anacortes Ferry between the Town and the United States. Under the lease, signed on Jan. 1, 2012, the Town collects rent from WSF and places the money into a capital upgrades reserve fund. In the agreement, the Town is responsible for upgrading or replacing terminal structures and as they are replaced, they become property of the Town.

Currently, the Town owns the Canadian Border Services Agency and waiting room building. Flair Hospitality (ter-minal operator) owns the gift shop.

WSF owns the toll booth, washrooms, U.S. Customs building and a security guard station.

The plan for the toll booth replacement is to do the con-struction during the ferry’s downtime between January and March, 2014. The plan is before council now to get the permits and contractors in place prior to that short win-dow of opportunity.

While supportive of the

project, Councillor Steve Price questioned whether the termi-nal has an overall master plan in place, outlining the future look and functionality of the property.

Olson said there is no such document, but he is willing to work with the Town to create

one.“The Town hasn’t done a

long-term assessment of the property,” Price said, asking if a new toll booth could be moved if the need arose.

Olson said no, as the new building would have a con-crete base and walls sunk into

the ground to prevent flood-ing.

In approving the new toll booth, Price added that a com-prehensive plan be developed for the site to avoid building anything in a place it might not belong in the long-term.

“Having this plan will help council in its approvals pro-cess,” he said and the rest of council agreed, making the creation of a master plan a requirement (Mayor Larry Cross had excused himself from the discussion and vote, citing the fact that he lives right across the street from the terminal).

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Architectural drawing/Town of Sidney

The proposed new toll booth at the Anacortes Ferry Terminal is a two-storey, metal-clad structure with more windows to serve travelers.

Anacortes Ferry traffic up in 2013Chris Olson, manager of the Sidney/Anacortes Ferry

terminal facility, says traffic is up this year and that’s good news.

“Traffic is up 15 per cent over last year,” he said, add-ing foot passenger traffic alone is up 30 per cent.

While traffic is still not to the levels seen prior to Sep-tember 11, 2001, Olson said the year’s current traffic count of around 135,000 people indicates travel between Sidney and Washington State is on the rise.


Citing only a single proponent in favour of allow-ing chickens in people’s backyards in Sidney — and many more opposing it — town council on Monday rejected the idea and doesn’t expect to hear much clucking about it.

The only holdout in a 5-1 vote to not change the Town’s animal license and control bylaw and allow chickens, was Councillor Melissa Hailey. She said she felt having a couple of hens in the backyard isn’t as strewn with trouble as a staff report stated there might be with the plan.

Director of development services, Marlaina Elliott penned the report, outlining the issue that was raised by a Sidney resident in April, 2012. The plan would have been to change the Town’s bylaw to allow people to raise chickens on their property for eggs and food.

The report states more than a dozen other peo-ple approached council and the municipality after the idea became public, voicing opposition. Most concerns had to do with smell, animal waste, noise and escaped or released chickens running loose.

“There were no residents who came into Town hall that indicated support for allowing chickens in residential areas,” stated the report.

It also outlined other issues in the wake of the relatively recent phenomenon of urban chickens, from size of coops and humane treatment, to the abandonment of the birds once they stop produc-ing eggs.

Those issues, paired with the close proximity of small farms and local eggs on the Saanich Penin-sula, led to staff’s recommendation that Sidney not allow backyard poultry.

A majority of Town council agreed with that assessment.

Backyard chickens in Sidney lays an egg


• To help outfit the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department’s new honour guard in uniforms and other equipment, the Town of Sidney will contribute $9,000 — plus or minus a few bucks — toward the program.

Mayor Larry Cross light-heartedly told honour guard representatives at their meet-ing that the Town’s willingness to spend more than the $9,000 is not a blank cheque. The fire department thanked council.

• The Town also approved the fire department’s use of banner advertising on the side of Ladder 903 to help in its fun-draising effort for their 100th anniversary celebrations on Aug. 2, 2014. More details on those special events in the PNR soon.

• Robbins Parking Services will continue to manage the Town’s pay parking lot at Sec-ond Street and Bevan Ave-nue until the end of the year. Council also authorized staff to bring forward a longer-term

contract extension before year’s end. The parking lot became the Town’s first pay parking area in 2010. The man-agement contract has resulted in more than $27,000 in new revenue for the municipality.

• The Tulista Park arts cen-tre will be leased once again to the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula for a period of three years ending Oct. 31, 2016.

• Council is close to approv-ing a new procedure bylaw that governs meetings of council and Town commit-tees.This is an update of an older bylaw and, among other

things, outlines definitions of respecting confidentiality, denying anonymous corre-spondence in reaching coun-cil, changing committee of the whole meeting start times to 6 p.m. and clarifying record keeping. It’s expected that council will approve the bylaw in September.

• Feeding wild animals — specifically including deer, raccoons, squirrels and feral rabbits — will soon be an offence in the Town of Sidney and cost people a $50 fine if paid within 30 days, or $65 after 30 days. Final adoption of the policy is expected to take place in September.

Town helping out the fire hall’s honour guardCOUNCIL NEWSTown of Sidney — Monday, Aug. 12, 2013

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An aerial survey by Habitat Acquisition Trust indicating a declining tree canopy has

become an issue in our region. As in any urban environment, new housing is considered a factor.

Saanich is proposing a new tree replacement bylaw that includes requiring builders to provide two trees for each protected tree removed for site servicing. If there is no room to plant trees, they must pay into a tree fund. This new bylaw will increase fees for permits, tree surveys, arborists, etcetera, costing thousands of dollars, eventually paid by new homebuyers.

However, there are other factors contributing to a declining tree canopy.

In 2007, the B.C. Assessment Authority reassessed farm land in Saanich, requiring owners to pay higher taxes in treed portions of land not being used for agriculture.

Approximately 204 properties outside the agricultural land reserve (ALR) were reassessed, 97 homes received split classifications, and 22 were disqualified as farms.

Subsequently, Saanich received requests from landowners to clear land to qualify for the farm classification and lower their taxes.

The B.C. government made some changes to the criteria, but the lower tax rate for agriculture continues to create a financial incentive for removing trees and putting land into production.

In addition, Saanich’s new

proposed bylaw does not require replacement trees or tree fund contributions from land zoned for

agriculture. Clearly, this proposed bylaw and the lower tax classification create unintended consequences impacting the tree canopy.

New homebuyers have been targeted to pay for the consequences at a rate of two for one.

Targeting new homebuyers to pay for a public benefit has become common practice. It is easier to charge additional fees

on developments and homes yet-to-be-built where there is less fear of backlash from existing property owners.

However, this practice may be contrary to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling indicating there are limits to using new housing as a means to pay for a public benefit. In a recent case, a resident wishing to build a new home paid an enormous sum for collecting archeological artifacts on her property as required by the B.C. government.

However, the judge ruled, “In my opinion, the arbitrator failed to consider the relevant factors in this case, such as whether it is reasonable to require the petitioner to pay more than her fair share of the costs associated with providing a public benefit, being the collection and preservation of artifacts on the site.”

It’s easy to see how this court ruling may also apply to developers, builders and new

homebuyers paying for amenities providing a public benefit. Certainly the tree canopy falls squarely in the category of a public benefit for all members of the community.

The purpose of taxing the general population is to pay for amenities benefiting the public. By charging a disproportionate cost to new homebuyers, fairness is undermined and governments expose themselves and taxpayers to judgments addressing this inequity.

Also, when costs are added to the development of housing, they are passed on to the purchaser. This is true of any product manufactured for consumers. Since most consumers take out significant mortgages to pay for homes, the added costs may double over 25 years. So $5,000 may become $10,000 depending on the homebuyer’s interest rate and mortgage term.

Saanich’s proposed bylaw is under review and now is the time to achieve fair and equitable treatment for new homebuyers, farmers and residents.

The responsibility and cost of protecting the region’s tree canopy should be fairly distributed throughout the community via property taxes, tree-planting incentives and credits and other means.

Certainly the discussion presents an opportunity to establish a new approach to financing and protecting public amenities enjoyed by all.

Casey Edge is the executive director of the Victoria Home Builders Association.

Saving trees a taxing issue

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Speed limits need a rethinkThe debate around the current 50 km/h

default speed limit in British Columbia, and by extension, much of North America, will

be front and centre at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver.

While UBCM won’t release its final list of resolutions until the week before the event, City of Victoria councillors are confident their unanimous suggestion to lower the default speed limit to 40 km/h is an idea worth their counterparts’ time.

The “us versus them mentality” that tends to flare up between drivers and alternative transportation advocates is a misguided and nonconstructive approach, particularly when one examines the majority of Capital Region community plans that call for greater emphasis on cycling and pedestrian-friendly greenways.

But will lowering the default speed limit on residential streets by 10 km/hr really serve that end?

B.C. Coroner Barb McLintock, who also sits on the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission, notes there hasn’t been a pedestrian or cyclist fatality on a residential road in the Capital Region for five years, although she admits injury statistics are more difficult to calculate.

But safety is only one piece of a complex puzzle that hasn’t been rethought since the 1950s, when speed limits were set primarily to fan the embers of urban sprawl.

The CRD traffic commission, comprised of police, public health, school and government officials, plans to issue a public stance on lowering the default speed limit in September just before the UBCM convention.

Yet even if the speed limit resolution fails or the province chooses to ignore it, Victoria councillors will likely still push on with a 40 km/h pilot study in James Bay, something the local neighbourhood association has been requesting for nearly two decades.

And as Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon points out, speed limits on main transportation arteries like Blanshard Street could even be raised to accommodate vehicles.

A 40 km/h default speed limit won’t create a cohesive approach to shared road space overnight, but it is an effective conversation starter to rethink 70 years of unencumbered car-centric infrastructure development.

Local groups like the Saanich-based Community Advocates for Reduced Speed are doing well to spur on debate across the Capital Region, whose municipalities should join Victoria in advocating for a lower default speed limit across B.C.


LETTERSDon’t forget about the plight of High River, AB

I am writing in regards to the article of Aug. 9 about Kenny Podmore orga-nizing a fundraiser for the town of Lac-Maegantic. While I applaud Mr. Podmore on his efforts, my question

would be: What about High River, Alberta?High River is no longer on the news

every night, as is Lac-Megantic. While the loss of life was not near as many as in that little town, I can assure readers that the devastation is every bit as bad and actu-ally worse.

The town of 13,000 wlil take years to recover from the flooding, if ever. Many of the residents have been displaced from their homes. Temporary housing has

been set up outside of town for people in trailers.

Most of the downtown businesses still are not open and many have moved the Okotoks,a town 25 minutes from High River. Downtown looks like a ghost town even after 50 days.

When the disaster first happened there were thousands of volunteers who came to help with the clean-up. Now, however, because of volunteer fatigue or just get-ting on with their own lives, help has dwindled.

Many people are walking away from their homes, some being seniors who see their life’s endeavours for a peaceful

retirement in ruins. And to top it all off, the bottom-feeders

are preying on the residents as bogus con-tractors offer assistance at inflated prices.

Money was raised by one charity orga-nization for the people of High River but none has made its way to any of the residents as yet and they are starting to ask why. The Salvation Army has been unbelievably helpful with food vouchers, clothes, etc.

Because High River was my old home town and I was heartbroken as to what happened there, I took it upon myself to raise money for a family there.

With the generosity of my friends, I was

able to send almost $1,100 to them in cash and gift cards.

My plea to readers is please, do not for-get about High River.

They are still so very much in a dev-astating state and will be for a very, very long time.

They continue to get the runaround by the government while trying to jump through hoops in order to get the Disaster Recovery Funds which will allow them to rebuild their homes — if they can rebuild. It is extremely frustrating and stressful for them.

Marie RottSidney

Disaster

Friends of Shoal Harbour, continued compost smell, North Saanich housingReaders respond: Time to change strategies

To the Friends of Shoal Harbour, it’s time to change your strategies for helping the migratory birds in Roberts Bay. There are many other things that can be done instead of harassing home owners who have every right to build a retaining wall on their property. For instance, you could:

• patrol the bay to keep off-leash dogs from chasing the birds and scaring them away.

• contact the Victoria Airport Authority to close the runway that directs flights over the bay and dis-turbs the wildlife.

• petition for the removal of the yellow house that looks unsafe and whose footings/foundations are in the actual waters of the bay.

• raise funds to build retaining walls on the bay if you don’t like the ones built by the property own-ers.

To the Peninsula News Review, it’s time to change your strategy as well. Get to work and do your job instead of rehashing the same story over again. Rather than having four pages dedicated to the Friends of Shoal Harbour how about covering the story of the passing of a great member of our community. Al Slater died on July 30 at the age of 47, fighting cancer. He was a local businessman who volunteered

for 20 years with the Sidney Fire Department. Now that is news!

Anne van WouwSidney

Solve the smell problem soon

The acrid smell of the compost-ing facility below is ever-present at our home on Tanner Ridge.

On, August 12, on our return home at about 5 p.m. the odour was shocking, to say the least.

The pungent smell (appar-ently reported by our neighbours to have been present throughout the day) hung in the air until well after 7 p.m.

I am all for efficient use of agri-cultural property but the owner of this facility must be held responsible for either finding a way to eliminate this offensive odour in compliance with the CRD’s Bylaw No. 2376 — or the facility should be shut down.

Two years is long enough for patience, a solution needs to be found now.

Vicki Bathurst (Melville) &Richard BathurstCentral Saanich

Unacceptable stinkI am writing to formally com-

plain about the strong smell com-

ing from the composting facility on Lochside Drive.

I appreciate that some mea-sures have been taken to reduce the amount of compost sent to this location, however, the smell is stronger than ever.

Last night we enjoyed a smell so strong it invaded our kitchen and living room. This is not why I purchased a home in Tanner Ridge. This morning it is the usual stink of compost. It smells like Hartland Road today.

My point is that this facility has no place in Central Saanich what-soever. As a tax payer and voter I feel it is time to let this company know that it is time to cease oper-ations and relocate. Every day, all day, it stinks. Unacceptable.

Sean WarrenCentral Saanich

Housing here to stayToo many previous councils

have ignored housing in North Saanich, hoping it would go away. Well, it won’t.

Those opposed are vocal, well organized and wield a great deal of power. Our family has owned property here for 60 years and change is something that does not come easily here. We have previously dealt with the munici-pality and in our case, lawyers became involved. Though we

won, who do you think paid for the six weeks of down time on the excavator or the lawyer fees? It was not the municipality, I can tell you that.

One developer has waited for over two years. This is an unnec-essary, prolonged period of time. In construction and develop-ment, time is money. The bylaws needed and development cost charges and whatever else is necessary should have been in place years ago, with only minor changes needed as time went by. For Heaven’s sake, get these building, planning and develop-ment departments organized and streamlined. This municipality is looking like some backwater town, not progressive or well-run.

I am also concerned CAO Rob Buchan has the control and power he does. This power is his ability to stand between council-lors and staff. This is a very pow-erful tool that divides by its very nature. I believe that is proven by the loss of several staff members.

In-camera meetings have gone on for months. While problems do arise, they should not take half a year or more to rectify with the public not knowing anything.

My concerns as a taxpayer are the cost in staff and council time and, if it’s anything serious, law-yer fees. The items discussed in-camera should have been solved

with details released when pos-sible. The editorial in the PNR confirmed what I have thought for a long time. Too much in this municipality is done behind closed doors. In other words, more transparency is needed.

L. JackNorth Saanich

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An aerial survey by Habitat Acquisition Trust indicating a declining tree canopy has

become an issue in our region. As in any urban environment, new housing is considered a factor.

Saanich is proposing a new tree replacement bylaw that includes requiring builders to provide two trees for each protected tree removed for site servicing. If there is no room to plant trees, they must pay into a tree fund. This new bylaw will increase fees for permits, tree surveys, arborists, etcetera, costing thousands of dollars, eventually paid by new homebuyers.

However, there are other factors contributing to a declining tree canopy.

In 2007, the B.C. Assessment Authority reassessed farm land in Saanich, requiring owners to pay higher taxes in treed portions of land not being used for agriculture.

Approximately 204 properties outside the agricultural land reserve (ALR) were reassessed, 97 homes received split classifications, and 22 were disqualified as farms.

Subsequently, Saanich received requests from landowners to clear land to qualify for the farm classification and lower their taxes.

The B.C. government made some changes to the criteria, but the lower tax rate for agriculture continues to create a financial incentive for removing trees and putting land into production.

In addition, Saanich’s new

proposed bylaw does not require replacement trees or tree fund contributions from land zoned for

agriculture. Clearly, this proposed bylaw and the lower tax classification create unintended consequences impacting the tree canopy.

New homebuyers have been targeted to pay for the consequences at a rate of two for one.

Targeting new homebuyers to pay for a public benefit has become common practice. It is easier to charge additional fees

on developments and homes yet-to-be-built where there is less fear of backlash from existing property owners.

However, this practice may be contrary to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling indicating there are limits to using new housing as a means to pay for a public benefit. In a recent case, a resident wishing to build a new home paid an enormous sum for collecting archeological artifacts on her property as required by the B.C. government.

However, the judge ruled, “In my opinion, the arbitrator failed to consider the relevant factors in this case, such as whether it is reasonable to require the petitioner to pay more than her fair share of the costs associated with providing a public benefit, being the collection and preservation of artifacts on the site.”

It’s easy to see how this court ruling may also apply to developers, builders and new

homebuyers paying for amenities providing a public benefit. Certainly the tree canopy falls squarely in the category of a public benefit for all members of the community.

The purpose of taxing the general population is to pay for amenities benefiting the public. By charging a disproportionate cost to new homebuyers, fairness is undermined and governments expose themselves and taxpayers to judgments addressing this inequity.

Also, when costs are added to the development of housing, they are passed on to the purchaser. This is true of any product manufactured for consumers. Since most consumers take out significant mortgages to pay for homes, the added costs may double over 25 years. So $5,000 may become $10,000 depending on the homebuyer’s interest rate and mortgage term.

Saanich’s proposed bylaw is under review and now is the time to achieve fair and equitable treatment for new homebuyers, farmers and residents.

The responsibility and cost of protecting the region’s tree canopy should be fairly distributed throughout the community via property taxes, tree-planting incentives and credits and other means.

Certainly the discussion presents an opportunity to establish a new approach to financing and protecting public amenities enjoyed by all.

Casey Edge is the executive director of the Victoria Home Builders Association.

Saving trees a taxing issue

Casey EdgeGuest Comment

Speed limits need a rethinkThe debate around the current 50 km/h

default speed limit in British Columbia, and by extension, much of North America, will

be front and centre at next month’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver.

While UBCM won’t release its final list of resolutions until the week before the event, City of Victoria councillors are confident their unanimous suggestion to lower the default speed limit to 40 km/h is an idea worth their counterparts’ time.

The “us versus them mentality” that tends to flare up between drivers and alternative transportation advocates is a misguided and nonconstructive approach, particularly when one examines the majority of Capital Region community plans that call for greater emphasis on cycling and pedestrian-friendly greenways.

But will lowering the default speed limit on residential streets by 10 km/hr really serve that end?

B.C. Coroner Barb McLintock, who also sits on the Capital Regional District’s traffic safety commission, notes there hasn’t been a pedestrian or cyclist fatality on a residential road in the Capital Region for five years, although she admits injury statistics are more difficult to calculate.

But safety is only one piece of a complex puzzle that hasn’t been rethought since the 1950s, when speed limits were set primarily to fan the embers of urban sprawl.

The CRD traffic commission, comprised of police, public health, school and government officials, plans to issue a public stance on lowering the default speed limit in September just before the UBCM convention.

Yet even if the speed limit resolution fails or the province chooses to ignore it, Victoria councillors will likely still push on with a 40 km/h pilot study in James Bay, something the local neighbourhood association has been requesting for nearly two decades.

And as Victoria Coun. Shellie Gudgeon points out, speed limits on main transportation arteries like Blanshard Street could even be raised to accommodate vehicles.

A 40 km/h default speed limit won’t create a cohesive approach to shared road space overnight, but it is an effective conversation starter to rethink 70 years of unencumbered car-centric infrastructure development.

Local groups like the Saanich-based Community Advocates for Reduced Speed are doing well to spur on debate across the Capital Region, whose municipalities should join Victoria in advocating for a lower default speed limit across B.C.


LETTERSDon’t forget about the plight of High River, AB

I am writing in regards to the article of Aug. 9 about Kenny Podmore orga-nizing a fundraiser for the town of Lac-Maegantic. While I applaud Mr. Podmore on his efforts, my question

would be: What about High River, Alberta?High River is no longer on the news

every night, as is Lac-Megantic. While the loss of life was not near as many as in that little town, I can assure readers that the devastation is every bit as bad and actu-ally worse.

The town of 13,000 wlil take years to recover from the flooding, if ever. Many of the residents have been displaced from their homes. Temporary housing has

been set up outside of town for people in trailers.

Most of the downtown businesses still are not open and many have moved the Okotoks,a town 25 minutes from High River. Downtown looks like a ghost town even after 50 days.

When the disaster first happened there were thousands of volunteers who came to help with the clean-up. Now, however, because of volunteer fatigue or just get-ting on with their own lives, help has dwindled.

Many people are walking away from their homes, some being seniors who see their life’s endeavours for a peaceful

retirement in ruins. And to top it all off, the bottom-feeders

are preying on the residents as bogus con-tractors offer assistance at inflated prices.

Money was raised by one charity orga-nization for the people of High River but none has made its way to any of the residents as yet and they are starting to ask why. The Salvation Army has been unbelievably helpful with food vouchers, clothes, etc.

Because High River was my old home town and I was heartbroken as to what happened there, I took it upon myself to raise money for a family there.

With the generosity of my friends, I was

able to send almost $1,100 to them in cash and gift cards.

My plea to readers is please, do not for-get about High River.

They are still so very much in a dev-astating state and will be for a very, very long time.

They continue to get the runaround by the government while trying to jump through hoops in order to get the Disaster Recovery Funds which will allow them to rebuild their homes — if they can rebuild. It is extremely frustrating and stressful for them.

Marie RottSidney

Disaster

Friends of Shoal Harbour, continued compost smell, North Saanich housingReaders respond: Time to change strategies

To the Friends of Shoal Harbour, it’s time to change your strategies for helping the migratory birds in Roberts Bay. There are many other things that can be done instead of harassing home owners who have every right to build a retaining wall on their property. For instance, you could:

• patrol the bay to keep off-leash dogs from chasing the birds and scaring them away.

• contact the Victoria Airport Authority to close the runway that directs flights over the bay and dis-turbs the wildlife.

• petition for the removal of the yellow house that looks unsafe and whose footings/foundations are in the actual waters of the bay.

• raise funds to build retaining walls on the bay if you don’t like the ones built by the property own-ers.

To the Peninsula News Review, it’s time to change your strategy as well. Get to work and do your job instead of rehashing the same story over again. Rather than having four pages dedicated to the Friends of Shoal Harbour how about covering the story of the passing of a great member of our community. Al Slater died on July 30 at the age of 47, fighting cancer. He was a local businessman who volunteered

for 20 years with the Sidney Fire Department. Now that is news!

Anne van WouwSidney

Solve the smell problem soon

The acrid smell of the compost-ing facility below is ever-present at our home on Tanner Ridge.

On, August 12, on our return home at about 5 p.m. the odour was shocking, to say the least.

The pungent smell (appar-ently reported by our neighbours to have been present throughout the day) hung in the air until well after 7 p.m.

I am all for efficient use of agri-cultural property but the owner of this facility must be held responsible for either finding a way to eliminate this offensive odour in compliance with the CRD’s Bylaw No. 2376 — or the facility should be shut down.

Two years is long enough for patience, a solution needs to be found now.

Vicki Bathurst (Melville) &Richard BathurstCentral Saanich

Unacceptable stinkI am writing to formally com-

plain about the strong smell com-

ing from the composting facility on Lochside Drive.

I appreciate that some mea-sures have been taken to reduce the amount of compost sent to this location, however, the smell is stronger than ever.

Last night we enjoyed a smell so strong it invaded our kitchen and living room. This is not why I purchased a home in Tanner Ridge. This morning it is the usual stink of compost. It smells like Hartland Road today.

My point is that this facility has no place in Central Saanich what-soever. As a tax payer and voter I feel it is time to let this company know that it is time to cease oper-ations and relocate. Every day, all day, it stinks. Unacceptable.

Sean WarrenCentral Saanich

Housing here to stayToo many previous councils

have ignored housing in North Saanich, hoping it would go away. Well, it won’t.

Those opposed are vocal, well organized and wield a great deal of power. Our family has owned property here for 60 years and change is something that does not come easily here. We have previously dealt with the munici-pality and in our case, lawyers became involved. Though we

won, who do you think paid for the six weeks of down time on the excavator or the lawyer fees? It was not the municipality, I can tell you that.

One developer has waited for over two years. This is an unnec-essary, prolonged period of time. In construction and develop-ment, time is money. The bylaws needed and development cost charges and whatever else is necessary should have been in place years ago, with only minor changes needed as time went by. For Heaven’s sake, get these building, planning and develop-ment departments organized and streamlined. This municipality is looking like some backwater town, not progressive or well-run.

I am also concerned CAO Rob Buchan has the control and power he does. This power is his ability to stand between council-lors and staff. This is a very pow-erful tool that divides by its very nature. I believe that is proven by the loss of several staff members.

In-camera meetings have gone on for months. While problems do arise, they should not take half a year or more to rectify with the public not knowing anything.

My concerns as a taxpayer are the cost in staff and council time and, if it’s anything serious, law-yer fees. The items discussed in-camera should have been solved

with details released when pos-sible. The editorial in the PNR confirmed what I have thought for a long time. Too much in this municipality is done behind closed doors. In other words, more transparency is needed.

L. JackNorth Saanich

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For many Canadians, a prime reward of being debt-free — with prudent saving and investing strategies —

is the opportunity to explore the world. While this may seem just a dream, out of reach for many growing families years away from retirement, frequent travel can in fact be a realistic objective for many retirees.

The most important key to a com-fortable retirement is the elimination of all debt — preferably well before actual retirement. Once this is achieved, fixed monthly costs are usually a small per-centage of disposable income. Property taxes, strata fees, insurance, utilities, cable and phone costs don’t disappear while we travel, but other day-to-day at-home living costs do cease. If, for example, fixed costs are $1,000 monthly and our monthly living expenses are $3,000, that $3,000 contributes directly to the actual cost of a month-long trip.

Once retired, we can more easily indulge in lon-ger vacations. This lowers our daily cost of travel. Consider this: a two-week trip to Europe, with a $1,400 air fare. The daily cost of our ticket aver-ages $100.

Away for a month? That same airfare drops to $47 per day. Longer vacation periods also lend themselves to securing more economical long-stay accommodation.

The budget-minded retiree is able to schedule trips to avoid high-season travel with its crowds, and more importantly, higher costs. Off-season vacation-rental apartments can be secured in, for instance, Portugal’s Algarve or the south of Spain and even the French Riviera, for less than $2,000 monthly — under $70 a night.

With airfare and accommodation secured for a total daily cost of around $120 — a month away from our winter drizzle, even if other daily costs

amount to a generous $80, may total no more than about $6,000. If, in staying home, $3,000 would have been spent anyway, the real out-of-pocket cost of our month away becomes only an addi-tional $3,000 — even less if frequent-flyer points occasionally cover the airfare.

Aside from our own extensive travel experiences, this article was prompted by the recent return of our 19-year-old grandson from a seven-week tour of Europe with four of his buddies. The boys started with several nights in Lon-don, then moved on to explore 15 iconic

cities on the Continent. When they returned home, each had spent less than $6,000 in total – and they did not skimp. Europe can still be travelled very economically.

However, many of us are no longer into the hos-telling solutions of our grandson and his friends. But there are alternatives. The longer-stay vaca-tion apartment can be almost as economical. We are also less likely to indulge in the all-night bar experiences favoured by the younger crowd.

Extensive travel can be a cornerstone of many retirees’ lifestyles.

Travel need not be ruled out even for those with relatively modest means. Travel is not only a plea-surable experience; it is also a means to a greatly enriched retirement, stimulating us, and keeping us feeling youthful and engaged with our fascinat-ing world.

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THE ARTSDevon MacKenzieNews staff

Have you ever been inside a bubble?

This weekend Glenn Kachmar and his assis-tant Aaron Bannister will offer that opportu-nity and more during their science show tak-ing place at the Brent-wood Bay Community Hall.

On Sunday, Aug. 18 from 1 to 3:15 p.m., the pair will put on two shows — the Whiz Bang Science Show and the Bubble Show — along with offering a hand-ful of hands-on science stations for youngsters to peruse.

Admission to the event is by donation and half of the proceeds will go to the Peninsula

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Glenn Kachmar presents a science show this weekend at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall.

Fibrations 2013 turns St. Ann’s Academy into a blaze of colour

Handmade scarves, sweaters and other woolen garments or items can offer a

wonderful experience, either through wearing them or giving them as gifts.

Intricate designs, often tribal or traditional in nature; and vari-ous colours, alone or in combi-nation, produce a feeling that the item is something special.

But few people outside this specific and creative aspect of crafting likely think much about the process that went into mak-ing it.

“The time that gets put into these things, the hours and

hours of work, people some-times aren’t aware of that,” says Tierre Joline Taylor, a local mil-liner, or hatmaker. “It’s usually done with so much love.”

Taylor is among 50 or so vendors and members of craft

guilds dedicated to knitting, quilting, embroidering and weaving, who will turn St. Ann’s Academy grounds into a sea of colour on Sunday (Aug. 18).

BY DON [email protected]

Good Fibrations

THE WOOL TRUTH - Knotty by Nature proprietor Ryan Davis, left, and stepchildren Elizabeth, 12, and Nathan Sibbeston, 14, demonstrate some of the colour and crafting activities that will make up this weekend’s Fibrations fibre arts festival in the orchard at St. Ann’s Academy. Photo by Don Descoteau/News staff.

PLEASE SEE:Spinning many a yarn, page 10


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Have you ever been inside a bubble?

This weekend Glenn Kachmar and his assis-tant Aaron Bannister will offer that opportu-nity and more during their science show tak-ing place at the Brent-wood Bay Community Hall.

On Sunday, Aug. 18 from 1 to 3:15 p.m., the pair will put on two shows — the Whiz Bang Science Show and the Bubble Show — along with offering a hand-ful of hands-on science stations for youngsters to peruse.

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Science show serves up fun

Submitted photo

Glenn Kachmar presents a science show this weekend at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall.

Fibrations 2013 turns St. Ann’s Academy into a blaze of colour

Handmade scarves, sweaters and other woolen garments or items can offer a

wonderful experience, either through wearing them or giving them as gifts.

Intricate designs, often tribal or traditional in nature; and vari-ous colours, alone or in combi-nation, produce a feeling that the item is something special.

But few people outside this specific and creative aspect of crafting likely think much about the process that went into mak-ing it.

“The time that gets put into these things, the hours and

hours of work, people some-times aren’t aware of that,” says Tierre Joline Taylor, a local mil-liner, or hatmaker. “It’s usually done with so much love.”

Taylor is among 50 or so vendors and members of craft

guilds dedicated to knitting, quilting, embroidering and weaving, who will turn St. Ann’s Academy grounds into a sea of colour on Sunday (Aug. 18).

BY DON [email protected]

Good Fibrations

THE WOOL TRUTH - Knotty by Nature proprietor Ryan Davis, left, and stepchildren Elizabeth, 12, and Nathan Sibbeston, 14, demonstrate some of the colour and crafting activities that will make up this weekend’s Fibrations fibre arts festival in the orchard at St. Ann’s Academy. Photo by Don Descoteau/News staff.

PLEASE SEE:Spinning many a yarn, page 10


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It’s the third annual Fibrations, a celebration of fibre arts.

As part of the day’s events, Taylor will demonstrate her unique trade, giving visitors – and crafters unfamiliar with her speciality – a sense of how peo-ple work with fabric to create those special garments.

“It’s really quite a lovely after-noon to wander through an orchard and view these crafts that have been done for many, many years,” she says.

“It’s such a fundamental thing, but this is a very real look at that – what does it look like to spin yarn? There’s something that’s very primal about it, but there’s

also something so functional.”Fibrations organizer Ryan

Davis, with his partner Steph-anie Papik, runs Knotty by Nature, a gathering place for people looking to become more immersed in fibre arts. Sunday’s event, which has attracted peo-ple from Vancouver and Seattle, offers a look back in time as well as examples of modern methods of working with natural fibres, he says.

“The history of weaving goes back almost to the dawn of time,” he says by exam-ple. “We’re going to have a really cool demo of backstrap weaving, which is a more traditional style. People will also see some brand new types of

weaving, with computerized pro-grams to create their weaves.”

The Jacquard loom, Davis points out, was considered pretty much the first computer, given that it used punched cards, like the first actual com-puters, to determine the pattern of weave.

Fibrations includes a variety of demonstrations including one on needle felting by Heather Thurston, a toonie raffle with locally crafted prizes and the availability of numerous hand-crafted items. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Ann’s Acad-emy, 835 Humboldt St.

For more information visit fibrationsvic.wordpress.com or call 250-412-0198.


Spinning many a yarn at St. Ann’s

• The Third Annual Saanichton Family Fes-tival happens at the Peninsula Country Market on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Saanich Fairgrounds (1528 Stelly’s X Rd.) Bouncy castles, games, prizes, food, live enter-tainment and more. Call 250-216-0521 for infor-mation or visit www.peninsulacountrymarket.ca.

• Sidney Summer Sounds Concert Series brought to you by Peninsula Celebrations Soci-ety happens Sunday, Aug. 18 and features Johnny Vallis. Best known as the Man of Many Voices, Vallis has been an entertainer since he was first able to speak. The free show starts at 2 p.m. and runs until 4 p.m. at the Beacon Pavil-ion. For more information, visit www.peninsu-lacelebrations.ca.

• The North Saanich Flavour Trail happens Fri-day, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 25. A rural ramble offering residents and visitors an opportunity to explore and experience Peninsula food and agri-culture. On farms and other locations in North Saanich. Free, except Friday night BBQ at Muse Winery ($25). Call 250-812-1312 or email [email protected]. More information at www.fla-vourtrails.com.

• The Artisans Summer Gift Gallery runs until Aug. 28 and features over 40 Island artists pre-senting contemporary and traditional arts and crafts. Visit and support local artisans, enjoy the waterfront location and learn more about arts in our community. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Free admission and free parking.

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SPORTS


Piranhas swimmers are seeing success already this season and are preparing to head on another medal mission this weekend.

The team just returned from the regional championships in Nanaimo which were held last weekend with 24 out of their 30 swimmers quali-fying for the provincials which hap-pen this weekend (Aug. 16-18) in Port Coquitlam.

“Records were broken at our regional championships by Erin Jack-son, Matt Jackson and Alexa Bryant,” said coach Kaela Richards, “but the swim of the meet definitely belonged

to Lauren Mosher, a rookie in her first season who took off two sec-onds from her morning swim to out-touch two other girls to make it to the provincials.”

The team also has two relays com-peting in Port Coquitlam, including their Division 3 Boys team that won gold in both the medley and freestyle 4x50m relay events last year.

Phillippe-Andre Vellacott, Piranhas regional champion and last year’s provincial record breaker has also reached new heights.

He began full time winter training and recently competed in Nationals in Montreal where he placed fifth overall in the 50 meter [email protected]

Piranhas pushing hardLocal team sees success at regionals, hopeful for provincials in Port Coquitlam

Submitted photo

Piranhas swimmer Emma Joliffe gets ready to take to the water during the Regional Championships held last weekend in Nanaimo. Piranhas swimmers are headed to Provincials this weekend in Port Coquitlam.

It takes a lot of HartSaanichton’s Micha Hart invited to the selection camp for the Canadian National Women’s U18 hockey teamSteven HeywoodNews staff

After all the hours on the ice and in the gym, playing and training, Micah Hart says she still loves the game she grew up with on the Saanich Peninsula.

The 16-year-old Saanichton resident who will be going into her Grade 11 year this Sep-tember, has turned that love of hockey into opportunities to play overseas and at a very high level. This week, Hart is in Rockland, Ontario for a National Women’s Under-18 team selec-tion camp — another step on her path to play for her country.

“I’m hoping to be able to make the team,” she said, “and the experience and the exposure is always good.”

Back in May, Hart attended a U18 national team strength and conditioning camp. It was mostly off-ice fitness training, she explained, and saw a large group of players cut down to 40 who have been invited to Ontario from Aug. 10 to 18. Hart is one of 12 defensemen on the list and one of only six from B.C.

Hart is competing for one of 22 slots on the team. Once formed, the team will travel to Lake Placid, New York to take on their U.S.A. counterparts in a three-game series. At that series, Hockey Canada scouts will work with the team’s coaching staff to select a final roster for Team Canada before it competes in the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship.

Hart brings some interna-tional experience with her to the camp. She spent seven days in London, England earlier this summer at a U18 international

hockey federation development camp. There, she worked with players from 18 countries, acting as both a mentor and ambas-sador.

“It was an honour to go and represent Canada,” she said.

Hart added the camp in Lon-don was part of the effort to raise the level of skill among female hockey players in the world.

“It was a mentorship pro-gram,” she continued. “There were players, coaches, trainers and managers there. The biggest challenge was trying to commu-nicate, but it was also the fun part. Having hockey in common makes it easier.”

While she was there, Hart said she learned how to take herself out of her comfort zone.

“I learned to take myself a lit-tle less seriously and meet new people.”

Hart said she fell in love with hockey when she was around five years old. Her brother Ben, now 22, was playing (he played for the Peninsula Panthers Junior B team) and she fell right in behind him.

“I played with the Peninsula Minor Hockey Association with all the boys, starting at the Ini-tiation level when I was four or five.”

Steven Heywood/News staff

Saanichton’s Micah Hart in her international hockey jersey poses at home with one of her Peninsula minor hockey jerseys. Hart is in Rockland, Ontario this week for a Canadian women’s Under-18 selection camp.

PLEASE SEE: Hart hoping to, page 15

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The Family of

Stan and Alice Hallwould like to pay tribute to them, on

the occasion of their 70th Wedding Anniversary

In 1943, Stan met Alice in Plattsburg, New York, where they were married. After the war they moved to BC, eventually retiring to Roberts Bay in Sidney where they have enjoyed friends, neighbours, and family in their lovely home and garden.

Wishing you a very

Happy 70th Anniversary,

Much love, From Your Family

Alan Lewis, born Dec. 7th 1936, in Colwyn Bay, Wales, passed peacefully away Aug. 10th 2013 in Resthaven Lodge, Sidney, BC.

Alan was predeceased by wife Carolyn Lewis (nee Oliver). He leaves his sons Jeff (wife Jaime) and Keith (wife Monique) and grandson Graeme. He will also be sadly missed by his brother Brian (Philomena) and both of Alan’s extended families.

Alan had suffered many losses over this past year, and struggled with MS for many years. He was a chartered accountant by profession but had been a proud longtime member of both the Welsh Men’s Choir and Lions Service clubs of Ontario & B.C.

Though saddened, we are grateful that he has been released from all suffering and had been cared for so wonderfully by the many generous and sweet staff at Resthaven Lodge. No service will be held in B.C. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the MS Society.

Lewis, (Walter) Alan1936 - 2013

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SAANICH. FURN’D room. Laundry, heat, hydro. No drinking. $490. 250-748-1310.

SUITES, LOWER

BURNSIDE/TILLICUM area. 3-bdrm grnd fl oor, utils incld. NS/NP. $1100. (250)813-2221

GORGE/ADMIRALS- very quiet, furnished 1 bdrm, own entry, NS/NP. $900 all inclu-sive. Sept 1. (250)383-8926.

HARRIET/UPTOWN: 3 bdrms, newly reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1600 utils incl, own laundry. 250-480-0849.

HIGH QUADRA- 2 lrg bdrm suite, quiet area. $1025 inclds all utilities. NS/NP. Refs. (250)893-5702.

SAANICH: 2 bdrm suite. Util’s incld’d, satellite, carport, NS/NP. $900. Sept. 1st or Oct. 1st. Call (250)479-4348.

SIDNEY- 1 BDRM, 1 bath ground fl oor suite, F/S, W/D, large kitchen & living room, lots of storage, N/S, no dogs. $950 util’s incld’d. Available Sept. 1st. Call (250)654-0410.

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SIDNEY. 1-BDRM, 1 bath 750 sq.ft. legal suite. Quality throughout: granite, SS appl’s, vaulted ceilings, skylights, bal-cony. 1 blk from Beacon Ave. Close to all amenities. 1 yr lease. NS/NP, no parties. $1200./mo + hydro. Avail Aug. 15 or Sept. 1st. Call Suzanne (250)656-1850, (250)857-1851

RENTALS

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SIDNEY: 1-BDRM lower suite in new upscale townhouse complex. Priv. entr, all appli-ances with insuite W/D. N/S, small pet OK. $1100. Sept. 1st. 2320 Oakville Ave. Open House 11-1pm Saturday, Aug. 17th. Call (250)508-9095.

TRANSPORTATION

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1966 CHEVY Pick up, 1/2 ton short box, burgundy. 3 in the tree, 6 cylinder. Good condi-tion, runs great, comes with second set of winter tires and rims. Second owner for last 45 years, in Victoria. $10,000 obo. Call: 250 479 0441 or email: [email protected]

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1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5- sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.

VTRUCKS & ANS

1996 FORD F250- 7.3 Diesal, 5 spd, standard cab and box, 400,000 km. $3900 obo. (250)656-4707.

MARINE

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MARINE

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18FT FIBERGLASS hull andoak and ash wood fi nish ca-noe with paddles and life jack-ets is suitable for exploring thecoast or for more extended ca-noe trips where carrying ca-pacity is required. To inspectplease phone 250.665.6537Asking price, $1200.

GARAGE SALES

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CARPENTRY

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

ELECTRICAL

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ELECTRICAL

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

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


FENCING

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

GARDENING

20% OFF! Mowing, Power-Raking, hedge/shrub trimming. Clean-ups. (250)479-6495.


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(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? No job too big. Irrigation, land-scaping, patio stone, install. Blackberry & ivy removal. 25yr

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

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GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-no’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961


HAULING AND SALVAGE

$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. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

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JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

M&S OXFORD Home/Com-mercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hard-wood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

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(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.


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*WRIGHT BROS* Moving. $80/hr, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (250)383-8283

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PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445


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PLUMBING

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

STUCCO REPAIRMAN- Stuc-co & Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.


UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

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As she became more and more involved and her skills improved, Hart took hockey to the next level. She spent her Grade 10 year at the Okana-gan Hockey Academy in Penticton and plans to be back there this school year.

She plays defense for the school’s team, which played in an under-19 league with opponents from along the east coast of the United States and Can-ada. Balancing a full schedule of hockey and home-work is another challenge for Hart, but she said the academy has a lot of people to help support her and the other players.

From there, Hart said she hopes to work her way into a U.S. hockey scholarship and attend one of the NCAA Division 1 hockey universities there.

“It can be a lot of pressure,” Hart said. “But you can’t worry about it until the time comes.”

So, it’s back to her typical work week of sorts — five workouts each week in the gym and another two or three sessions on the ice during the sum-mer. Hart said she’s working on her skills which calls on her to be quick on her skates and confi-dent along the blue line.

“In the girls game, you have to be confident to hold and pass the puck, know the plays and be able to start the plays and make the passes.”

Hart has always been a defenseman and said she enjoys it.

“I’ve always been the player who wanted to pro-tect their own net, rather than score goals.”

Hart said she hopes to be able to represent Can-ada some day, but in the meantime, she said she will always remember why she plays hockey — for the simple joy it brings.


Hart hoping to represent Canada

Micah Hart spends much of a typical week in training on the ice and in the gym.

The Victoria Eagles AAA-tier 1

Under-11 baseball team captured the provincial

championship over the Aug. 3

and 4 weekend in Cloverdale.

The team includes players from the Greater Victoria

region, including Peninsula Baseball.

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Provincial champs


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