Peninsula News Review, May 02, 2014

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Police have a man in custody following a bank robbery in Sidney Tuesday after-noon.

At around 3:45 p.m., a man entered the TD Bank on Beacon Avenue and demanded money. Sidney North Saanich RCMP report that the man left on foot and that no one was injured in the incident.

B.C. Transit spokesperson Meribeth Bur-

ton, in an email to the Peninsula News Review, stated that an agi-tated man got onto bus number 70 bound for the Swartz Bay ferry terminal at the corner of Beacon Avenue and Fifth Street in Sidney. Driver Dean Rhealt noted the man, said Burton, and after drivers received an all-call notification to be on the lookout for a suspect meeting the description of the passenger, he called the police.

Burton stated the bus passenger had left some of his clothing behind after the bus

a r r i v e d at the

ferry ter-m i n a l . Another passen-

ger brought the clothing to Rhealt’s attention. She added Rhealt and another operator on a layover checked the back of the bus for the clothing, whch matched the destription in the all-call.

The RCMP report that the man was sub-sequently arrested at Swartz Bay without incident.

They also noted that the suspect was on statutory release on a day pass from a secure facility at the time of the incident.

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ton, in an email to the News Review, stated that an agi-tated man got onto bus number 70 bound for the Swartz Bay ferry terminal at the

ger brought the clothing to Rhealt’s attention. She added Rhealt and another operator on a layover checked the back

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Deep Cove Elementary Grade 1 student Fern

Lemieux releases a salmon fry into Chalet

Creek in North Saanich on Tuesday with the

help of parent volunteer Simone Whyte. More

than 300 students and volunteers from Peninsula

Streams released 400 Coho salmon they had

been raising since January as part of the

Saanich School District’s Salmon in the Classroom

program.Devon MacKenzie/News staff

Sidney bank robbed

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

Concerns were voiced by neighbours of a Brentwood Bay winery seeking a food pri-mary license during last week’s Central Saan-ich council meeting.

Church and State Winery on Benvenuto Avenue in Brentwood Bay has, for the last two years, worked to obtain a food primary license. Currently the winery cannot serve any other alcohol but their own wine.

“Our motivation obviously is to promote and sell our own wine but a food primary license will allow us to better serve our cli-ents during special events. We’d be able to serve craft beers, other wines and spirits during weddings and parties which gives our customers more selection,” said Frank Edgell, the management consultant and vine-yard manager for Church and State.

Edgell continued to say that if the winery were to obtain the license, it wouldn’t spark any physical changes to the space but apart from changes to allowable booze selection, the license would allow for amplified music.

“The change would allow us to have a food primary license over two thirds of the space, so the first section of the building, as you walk in, would remain under wine license for the tasting and retail area for our wine, and the kitchen and lounge areas would be under food primary licensing,” he said.

Edgell added that the allowance of ampli-fied music means the winery can continue to have their usual piped in music during the day through their sound system as well as continue to have music in the evenings dur-ing special events.

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Peninsula News in briefMarket drops feeSIDNEY — Orga-nizers of the Sidney Saturday Market above the Odyssia Restarant on Beacon Avenue have dropped their $2 admis-sion fee — start-ing this Sat., May 3. Entry will now be by donation. The market runs 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Salmon Derby this weekendSIDNEY —Watch for fish-ermen on the waterfront this weekend as the Sidney Anglers host their fourth annual Salmon Derby.The event runs May 2 to 3 and is a fundraiser for the Anglers. Money raised go towards salmon conser-vation, habitat restoration and enhancement on southern Van-couver Island. For more infor-mation on the 2014 derby, reg-istration or tick-ets visit www.sidneyanglers.ca.

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SOS May 7SIDNEY — Save Our Sidney holds a presentation May 7, 6:30 p.m. at the Mary Win-spear Centre. The session will discuss lessons on small busi-ness operation and downtown revite. — PNR

“We will be taking every step to make sure the sound is within the allowable limits, which includes employees stepping outside dur-ing the evenings and measuring the decibel levels at our property line,” Edgell said.

Central Saanich resident Liz Put-tergill whose home backs on to the property said neighbours’ concerns stem from the allowance of amplified music in the license.

“I have a petition with 47 signa-tures, all people from around the winery including about a half dozen people who live right on the winery border that don’t want to see this

change happen,” said Puttergill.“When they have events there

now we can hear the music and it’s loud. When there are things going on there until 11 p.m. it’s a matter of sleep for the neighbours. This is a quiet farming neighbourhood. We’re not against the liquor licensing but please, no amplified music,” she said.

In order to qualify for a food pri-mary license, the winery had to go through the Agricultural Land Com-mission which has approved the request as a non-farm use on the land.

Now it’s up to Central Saanich council to decide if they will proceed with a temporary use permit to allow the license change.

“A motion was made last Tuesday night to approve a temporary use permit for a year, initially, instead of three,” said Mayor Alastair Bryson.

“Temporary use permits can be up to three years but because this is sort of a trial situation, council chose to do it for a year. There will be con-ditions set for the winery concerning allowable sound levels.

“The hope is that we can enable them to provide a broader range of a entertainment and liquor experi-ences while balancing that with con-cerns and rights of neighbours trying to enjoy their properties.”

Bryson said the conditions are clear that sound must be no louder than 60 decibels at the property line

and that windows and doors must be closed by 10 p.m. Any music must be turned off by 11 p.m.

“Council has also asked for a police report on the complaint history for the current licensing and the consid-eration of issuance of the temporary use permit is being postponed until we receive that report. We want to make sure we’re doing our due dili-gence,” said Bryson.

Council is expected to receive the report from police and make a deci-sion on the temporary use permit at an upcoming regular meeting of council.

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May [email protected]

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Central Saanich to decide on one-year trial for winery

Teaching evolves through technology, curriculumDon DescoteauNews staff

Like many professions, teaching has changed a lot over the years.

As Black Press continues our Great Teachers series, a celebration of educators pre-sented with partners Staples and Thrifty Foods, we look at some of the positive changes that have affected how our children learn and look at the world.

Diane McNay, the jovial president of the Lower Van-couver Island Retired Teach-ers Association, began her career in 1968 and retired “young” in 2002 at 56. She taught at several schools around Greater Victoria, including the last 20 at Arbu-tus Junior High in Saanich.

Teachers today are, on average, younger, she says, and have learned a system of education that focuses less on such unglamorous top-ics as English grammar and more on exploring the ideas of free thought and critical thinking.

“I think what has changed the most has been curricu-lum development,” McNay says of the switch from an emphasis on memorizing facts and figures. “In social studies, which was my area, that was the best change that was ever made. It really made you think about what you would be doing and gave you more scope (to teach) more meaningful things that

would make a lot of differ-ence to the kids.”

Changes to the way topics are approached has paral-leled advances in technology and access to information.

Parents whose children have graduated in the past several years, for exam-ple, have seen differences. They’ve come through an era in which assignments went from being written out – in some cases researched in library books – to being written and researched on a computer and printed out. That in itself has helped

make things easier for every-one: students, parents and teachers.

Tom White retired here in 2005 after 33 years teaching music and, late in his career, Internet-based computer classes. He says he enjoyed helping his students get a handle on the emerging tech-nology.

“My technology students prolifically created movies, websites and Powerpoint shows,” he says. “Social net-working was at the infant stages and (unlike today) only a few students were

using cell phones.”McNay says the Inter-

net has been both a bless-ing and curse for educators, who have had to keep them-selves up to date on what’s out there in cyberspace and how it might relate to stu-dents’ assignments.

“There is a tendency among students to sort of leap to Wikipedia the minute they want any information on anything,” she says. “But if the school has a really good teacher-librarian, they can teach students and teachers about databases and things

that will make teaching more effective.”

Penny Sakamoto, group publisher for Black Press, notes teachers from past generations were bound by a more strict establishment and formality that wasn’t nearly as open.

“And, I think the schools really include input from the community very effectively today,” she says.

“The high school job expe-rience program is a very good example of that and the programs where students interact with residents of seniors homes, for example shows a real understanding of today’s community based learning.”[email protected]

Celebration timen Black Press, Staples and Thrifty Foods encourage you to nominate a grade school teacher whom you feel is making a difference in the community. From all nominations, one teacher each from the elementary, middle school and secondary levels will be honoured at a gala in June. To nominate your favourite teacher, visit vicnews.com/contests/ and click on Great Teachers. All nominators are entered to win a $50 Thrifty’s gift certificate.

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Ken Unger, Viola Van de Ruyt and Dominique Alford are getting ready to dig in at this spring’s Lobsterfest. The May 10 dinner is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay and the Saanich Peninsula Foundation.


Pull out the bibs and get crackin’.The second annual Lobsterfest hosted by the

Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay and the Saanich Peninsula Foundation takes place Saturday, May 10 and tickets are selling fast. Ken Unger with the Rotary Club says there are — as of this week — only around 50 tickets remaining of the 250 they need to sell.

Last year’s event was sold out, he said. Lob-sterfest is a fundraiser for both the Rotary Club and Saanich Penin-sula Foundation (SPF). Money raised, says Viola Van de Ruyt, is added to the Founda-tion’s endowment fund. From there, they award grants every year to other local charities and groups on the Saanich Peninsula.

Unger added his club, too, has an endowment fund overseen by the Brentwood Bay Rotary Foundation. As the two organizations have simi-lar mandates, coming together for a joint fun-draiser was a natural. Last year, Lobsterfest raised around $15,000, which was split between the organizations.

The event will be held at the Saanich Fair Ground and features a silent auction (as of press time, organizer Dominique Alford said local businesses had already generously donated 90-plus items).

Alford, who is involved with both clubs, said tickets are $75 each. Lobster is definitely on the menu, she said, adding there will also be chicken.

Lobsterfest will have a cash bar and will be emceed by Michael Forbes and Lisa Marshall from the Ocean 98.5 radio station. The O’Briens will be the evening’s musical entertainment.

To find out more, or to get tickets, call Ken Unger at 250-884-9844 or Dominique Alford at 250-508-9033. Learn more about the SPF at www.saan-ichpeninsulafoundation.ca.

Sink your claws into LobsterfestSecond annual fundraiser for two local foundations

Lobster timeThere are 250

lobsters on order from Canada’s east coast. Ken Unger of the Brentwood Bay Rotary Club says lobster season officially started May 1 and their order will be flown live to Vancouver and then Victoria. The shellfish, he continued, will come fresh out of live tanks the day of Lobsterfest.

“At a pound-and-a-half each, that’s around 400 pounds of lob-ster,” he said.

When it comes time to eat, Lob-sterfest volun-teer organizers provide all the cutlery — includ-ing crackers and picks — as well as the bibs.


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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6:30 p.m in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C. to consider the following proposed amendment to the District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255:

1) North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255, Amendment Bylaw No. 1357 (2014).

In general terms, the purpose of Amendment Bylaw No. 1357 is for a text amendment to the Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 affecting the Land, known as Lot 4, Section 17, Range 3W, North Saanich District Plan 30966 (495 Norris Road) allowing the subject property to construct an addition to the current single family house.

The land that is the subject of this bylaw amendment is denoted in the cross hatched portion of the supplied map.

Subject Property: Lot # 4, Section: 17, Range: 3WNorth Saanich District Plan: #30966, (495 Norris Rd )

All persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions at the Public Hearing.

All relevant documentation, including copies of the bylaw(s), pertaining to the above, may be inspected at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from Wednesday, April 16, 2014 to Monday, April 28, 2014 inclusive.

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Ken Unger, Viola Van de Ruyt and Dominique Alford are getting ready to dig in at this spring’s Lobsterfest. The May 10 dinner is a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay and the Saanich Peninsula Foundation.


Pull out the bibs and get crackin’.The second annual Lobsterfest hosted by the

Rotary Club of Brentwood Bay and the Saanich Peninsula Foundation takes place Saturday, May 10 and tickets are selling fast. Ken Unger with the Rotary Club says there are — as of this week — only around 50 tickets remaining of the 250 they need to sell.

Last year’s event was sold out, he said. Lob-sterfest is a fundraiser for both the Rotary Club and Saanich Penin-sula Foundation (SPF). Money raised, says Viola Van de Ruyt, is added to the Founda-tion’s endowment fund. From there, they award grants every year to other local charities and groups on the Saanich Peninsula.

Unger added his club, too, has an endowment fund overseen by the Brentwood Bay Rotary Foundation. As the two organizations have simi-lar mandates, coming together for a joint fun-draiser was a natural. Last year, Lobsterfest raised around $15,000, which was split between the organizations.

The event will be held at the Saanich Fair Ground and features a silent auction (as of press time, organizer Dominique Alford said local businesses had already generously donated 90-plus items).

Alford, who is involved with both clubs, said tickets are $75 each. Lobster is definitely on the menu, she said, adding there will also be chicken.

Lobsterfest will have a cash bar and will be emceed by Michael Forbes and Lisa Marshall from the Ocean 98.5 radio station. The O’Briens will be the evening’s musical entertainment.

To find out more, or to get tickets, call Ken Unger at 250-884-9844 or Dominique Alford at 250-508-9033. Learn more about the SPF at www.saan-ichpeninsulafoundation.ca.

Sink your claws into LobsterfestSecond annual fundraiser for two local foundations

Lobster timeThere are 250

lobsters on order from Canada’s east coast. Ken Unger of the Brentwood Bay Rotary Club says lobster season officially started May 1 and their order will be flown live to Vancouver and then Victoria. The shellfish, he continued, will come fresh out of live tanks the day of Lobsterfest.

“At a pound-and-a-half each, that’s around 400 pounds of lob-ster,” he said.

When it comes time to eat, Lob-sterfest volun-teer organizers provide all the cutlery — includ-ing crackers and picks — as well as the bibs.



Sannich Peninsula residents are invited to take a walk with local doc-tors during the first Walk With Your Doc event this month.

On May 7, residents at Rest Haven Lodge in Sidney host the walk and hope as many people from the com-munity as possible join them. Rest Haven Foundation Executive Direc-tor Brenda Hennigar says Walk With Your Doc events have been going on across the province for five years, but this will be the first in Sidney. The walk is in recognition of the World Health Organization’s Move For Health Day.

“We encourage people to show up

at 10 a.m. or visit BCMA.org for more information,” Hennigar said.

The walk is designed to, first, get people out and moving for their health and, second, to get people in the habit of moving more often.

“It’s to get people moving and feel-ing more healthy.”

Walkers will be joined by Doctors Ambrose Marsh and Rest Haven Lodge’s own Dr. Trottershaw for the short jaunt (approx. 1.5 km) from the Lodge to the nearby Sidney Rose Garden. Hennigar added the walk has partnered with Panorama Recre-ation Centre as well.

“It’s all about getting people mov-ing,” she concluded.

Walkers and people in wheelchairs are welcome.

Walk With Your Doc May 7


A European wall lizard basks in the sun in Central Saanich.

Basking in the sun


An organization of waterfront property owners in North Saa-nich are pleased with plans to remove what they term a cum-bersome set of regulations when it comes to property upgrades in the community.

On April 7, the council major-ity at the District of North Saan-ich voted to remove a landscape bond requirement in the amount of 125 per cent of the total cost of a project. Councillor Craig Mearns had posed a motion to drop the bond requirement for single family zoned lots in envi-ronmentally sensitive develop-ment permit areas. Those areas in North Saanich include areas of foreshore, significant water features, steep slopes and oth-ers.

Mearns said he didn’t want to see landowners penalized by

having to pay 125 per cent of their total project costs into a landscaping bond.

“In most cases, those prop-erties (work plans) come with landscaping plans,” he said.

Coun. Elsie McMurphy sug-gested council discuss Mearns’ motion following an in-camera session that evening, as she said council has material in-camera that is pertinent to the debate.

Mearns agreed, as long as council would re-convene that evening to vote on his motion. Afterwards, Mayor Alice Finall pointed out that a landscaping bond ensures required work will be done — and that taxpayers won’t be on the hook for it if a property owner fails to follow through. She added the bonds are often in the form of letters of credit, which cost considerably less than the full 125 per cent charge.

“Without a bond, we can’t

hold people to their promises,” added McMurphy.

A 4-3 vote after the in-camera portion ended the performance bond stipulation.

A media release from the North Saanich PROW Associa-tion, which represents water-front property owners, said the bond requirement targeted waterfront owners. The Associa-tion pointed out that a $10,000 seawall replacement project would have required a bond of $12,500 to be held by the munici-pality until District staff were sat-isfied conditions of a develop-ment permit had been met.

“Waterfront property own-ers in North Saanich face an increasingly expansive and cum-bersome set of regulations and requirement,” said Keith Rout-ley, PROW president. “We are relieved that one unnecessary step in an unfair process has been removed.”

North Saanich drops landscape bondWaterfront owners had pushed to end 125 per cent bond

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

This weekend, the Look Beyond Addiction Awareness Walk will once again hit the streets of Sidney.

Organizer Christina Barnhart, who founded the organization Look Beyond Addiction, hopes each year to make a difference in the lives of others though the annual walk that starts at the Mary Winspear Centre.

The event, which takes place this year on Sunday, May 4,

raises money that Barnhart then donates to charitable organi-zations which help those with addiction issues.

“The walk is really designed to unite all different types of people in different types of sup-port groups. My vision is to use this walk to make a difference for those who suffer from addic-tion,” Barnhardt said before last year’s walk, adding that the energy at the walks is always positive.

“People always leave after the walk with a really good feeling.”

Barnhardt began her journey into helping those with addic-tions after losing her first hus-band to a cocaine overdose in 2007. Years later, she would lose her second husband to alcohol poisoning.

Registration for the walk (rain or shine) starts at 11 a.m. on Sunday and the rally and 2.5 km walk begin at noon. A $10 regis-tration fee applies for each indi-vidual or a family can participate for $15. For more information, visit www.lookbeyondaddiction.com.

Walking in hope of a healthier way

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OUR VIEW

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

YOUR VIEW

Re: Drop unfair language, PNR April 23.

Thank you for the well done arti-cle. I have been phoning Town Hall almost once a week starting in Octo-ber. They told me I needed to wait for the developer’s presentation to the community. So I waited.

After that I was told we would be advised when Council would start discussing the project. As close as I was trying to stay up on it, I never knew they had voted on it already. I knew going in it was a lost cause but decided to make my presenta-tion for the audience’s sake ... most there did not know the full story and the full impact.

Councilor Chad said the only recourse we have now was to start a petition but that requires a lot of time and I am a caregiver. It is so sad when you can not trust your own council.

I moved to Sidney seven years ago from North Saanich and always knew that if the market fell, I could lose money but I never dreamed the council would cause me to lose money and enjoyment in my home.

Barb RussellSidney

Wasting times and taxes I have watched the conduct of

the North Saanich council and cannot contain my frustration any longer. I just read about the motion to remove the word ‘significant’ from the website description of

the proposed amendments to the District’s Regional Context Statement and Coun. Browne’s comment that the word was “an emotive response” by Mayor Finall to the proposed amendment.

As I reside on McDonald Park Road, one of the areas that would be, dare I say it, significantly affected by this amendment, I do not understand how the council feels it has the right to waste my time and my hard earned tax dollars.

The contempt displayed [by the council majority] to those on council who hold different views is an embarrassment. I can assure you that your counterproductive records will not be forgotten, come election time.

Jennifer MargisonNorth Saanich

What about the election? Re: Council majority gets last

word, PNR April 25.There are more significant issues

at play in North Saanich that have been swept under the rug by Ted Daly and his majority council than the word ‘significant’ could even begin to describe.

With all of the developments on line and little evidence of long term municipal infrastructure contributions and environmental protection from the fast track developers, North Saanich residents will be seeing the last of their zero

per cent tax increases,, putting the ‘North’ back in North Saanich as far as property tax goes.

It would appear that a majority of council don’t care about the next election as long as they get their work done before the end of term.

We all have a choice. We all have to vote. Remember, in municipal politics it appears that the OCP/RCS is only as good as the people in control.

Reg KirkhamSidney

No single way to give Clive Tanner (PNR letters,

April 23) suggested we donate to organizations that help street people rather than give money directly to them, lest we “become inundated with progressively more aggressive solicitors.”

I would argue there’s no single right way to give. While organizations such as Mustard Seed need our support, handing money (or food or clothing) directly to someone on the street is a tangible way of loving our neighbours.

For some of us, it’s a needy reminder that life is not fair and we can do something about it.

Suzanne MorphetNorth Saanich

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edestrians and scooter operators both must take responsibility for how they interact on the streets of Sidney.

It’s no secret there are a lot of people who use scooters within

the community. Rules governing licencing and education were part of a Town of Sidney recommendation to the Union of B.C. Municipalities not that long ago. While that was ultimately rejected by a majority of

other member municipalities, the message remains important.

Scooter owners generally stay off of the roads and

stick to the sidewalks. That’s where, obviously, a majority of pedestrians are as well. At some point, one is going to run across the other — and let’s hope that’s only in a figurative sense.

It’s everyone’s responsibility to be aware of their surroundings — a fact more important these days with our addiction to hand-held electronic devices. Most drivers of scooters probably aren’t making phone calls or texting their friends while they drive, but it does take some skill and the ability to look ahead and anticipate people around them.

Sort of like all those years behind the wheel of a car.

A simple, friendly honk of the horn from a scooter driver would be enough to let people know where they are and that they are coming up behind them. It’s good to note that in some places around the world, a honk is meant as a greeting and acknowledgement that two objects are close to each other. Generally, a horn sounding in North America is one of anger or frustration.

At the sidewalk level, this interaction has no reason not to be pleasant — it is, after all, two folks sharing a public space. A little courtesy can go a long way to avoiding serious conflict and a collision.

Based on that, there’s no reason why pedestrians and scooter operators should be in any conflict on the sidewalks on the Saanich Peninsula.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C. to consider the following proposed amendment to the District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255:

1) North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (2011), Amendment Bylaw No. 1325 (2013).

In general terms, the purpose of Amendment Bylaw No.1325 is to amend the Zoning Bylaw No.1255 to rezone the Land, known as Lot 2, Section 6, Range 2 East, North Saanich District Plan 4168 (9160 East Saanich Road), from Single Family Residential (R-2) to Single Family Residential (R-1) for the purpose of single lot subdivision.

The land that is the subject of amendment Bylaw No. 1325 is denoted in the cross hatched portion of the supplied map.

All persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions at the Public Hearing.

All relevant documentation, including copies of the bylaw(s), pertaining to the above, may be inspected at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from Friday, May 2, 2014 to Monday, May 12, 2014 inclusive.

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• Jennifer Jade Kerr in con-cert on Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Sidney (2295 Weiler Ave.) Tickets are $10 and proceeds go to Canadian Lutheran World Relief.

• Writer’s toolkit: Getting through your first draft at the

Sidney North Saanich Library. Join author Margaret Thomp-son as she shares tips on get-ting your novel, short story, or non-fiction piece through the first draft. Thursday, May 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Call 250-656-0944 to register.

• The Society for the Com-

munity Arts Theatre at Stelly’s benefit dance with the Com-modores Big Band is on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at Bayside Middle School Tickets, $15, available at The Dollar Den in Brentwood and at the door. For more information on the project or the concert, visit theatreat-stellys.com.

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SIDNEY — Local art-ist Richard Wong has been selected as the first Sister Cities Art-ist in Residence, at the Tanks Art Centre, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

The Artist in Resi-dence program is a combined effort of the Sidney Sister Cities Association, the Cairns Regional Sister Cities Advisory Committee

and the Tanks Arts Cen-tre.

Wong, a waterco-

lourist who uses the oriental brush stroke technique, has chosen the theme of endan-gered species for his residency and while in Australia will work on a series of paint-ings illustrating the at-risk flora and fauna of Queensland.

Some of Wong’s paintings illustrating local at-risk wildlife will be on display at the

Mary Winspear Cen-tre during the month of May. After May, the paintings will accom-pany him to Australia as part of the exhibition and residency.

For more informa-tion on the Artist in Residence program visit www.sidneysister-citiesassociation.com or www.richardwong-watercolors.ca.

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NORTH SAANICH — Al Pease and John MacArthur return to St. John’s United Church’s Jazz Vespers this weekend.

On Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Pease and MacArthur will be joined by Don Cox on bass for an evening of inspired jazz.

Pease, one of Victoria’s finest saxophone and clarinet players, began his career in Vancouver.

He joined the Air Force Band in 1960, playing all over the globe and with the Naden Band as well, sometimes playing for kings and queens and other notables.

Victoria’s own John MacAr-thur is an accomplished guitar-ist with an extensive and eclec-tic background who plays a vari-

ety of jazz classics, swing, Latin and Gypsy jazz.

A member of Victoria’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, MacAr-thur’s jazz chops come to the fore around town and the Island either as a soloist or in a vari-ety of combos with the city’s top jazz musicians. More recently, MacArthur has done an exten-sive cruise ship tour.

Cox’s resume is equally impressive, having spent a long and illustrious career with the Canadian Forces Military Bands, including positions as Musical Director of the Ottawa RCAF Stage Band and Assistant Con-ductor of the Naden Band.

An active and versatile per-former, Cox played on countless

concerts and recordings, and performed with jazz and pop personalities from across North America,.

The Jazz Vespers series con-tinues on June 1 with The Organ-ics, a trio featuring jazz organ and piano, bass and drums.

Jazz Vespers services begin at 7 p.m. St. John’s United Church is located at 10990 West Saan-ich Rd., across from Deep Cove School. There is no admission charge. An offering will be taken to cover the cost of the musi-cians and the Vespers program.

For further information, call Bernadette at 250-656-0875 or email [email protected] to be informed of upcoming concerts. — Submitted

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It’s spring car cleaning time, inside and outIf a road trip is part of your vacation plans this summer, it’s time to get the horseless chariot prepared.That means cleaning it inside and out and performing some important maintenance to ensure you get the best fuel economy.In most parts of B.C., the swap from winter tires to all-season or summer tires is already well under way (studded winter tire removal is mandatory by April 30). Winter tires are made with a softer and stickier rubber compound that wears faster and increases fuel consumption at higher temperatures. They also tend to be noisier and you’ll hear them even more, now that you can finally roll down the windows.You may also be dragging around too much junk in the trunk, like that snow shovel you always pack during in the winter months. Unnecessary weight increases fuel consumption and some of that extra weight could be in the form of mud and dirt on your vehicle’s undercar-riage. Road salt is probably also trapped in that muddy mess, which is a corrosion accelerant that your vehicle’s body doesn’t need. While you’re poking around in the trunk, take a look under the floor cover. Water leaking into the vehicle tends to accumulate in the lowest spots, or maybe that’s why it’s called a spare-wheel well. If the spare is a conventional tire, check its inflation pressure and, while you’re at it, make sure that the emergency jack and tool kit are also in good working order.

An easy check and repair item is lighting. You may need some help confirming that the brake and backup lights are functioning at the rear. Otherwise, it’s a simple walk-around check that should include the turn signals and head-lights (both low and high beams) and don’t forget the license plate and those little side marker lights. If you’ve got a vehicle with a headlight (clear plastic) cover that’s showing its age, there are some good products on the market now that help restore clarity. Wiper blades are another easy check and replace item. A build-up of grease or grim on the windshield will also reduce the effectiveness of the wipers. Clean

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2010 NISSAN CUBE S/SL/KROM

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2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

This stow & go caravan is easily affordable & fully versatile!

Stk #D15513A


2008 DODGE DURANGO SLTThis 8 seat Durango is perfect to pull, carry and tow

anything you could imagine! Stk #T16002


2010 FORD FUSION SPORTLeather, dual exhaust, 3.5L V6 that will blow your doors

off while still saving at the pump! Stk #D15980


2010 HONDA CIVIC EX-L Leather, Heated seats, moonroof.

Best selling car in Canada. Stk #D15983


2011 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID

Hybrid, bluetooth, heated seats. Stk #T16015


2011 FORD ESCAPE XLTBC Only! Accident Free! New front brake

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Certain cars just won’t recede into the automotive fossil record.Designers – particularly those from their company of origin – keep going back to the well. And why not?

It’s almost impossible to top the cars on this list:1967 Toyota 2000 GT: The gorgeous Toyota 2000 GT sports car was a giant commercial flop when it was introduced. The status

of Japanese cars in the U.S. market at the time was roughly the equivalent of Korean cars about 15 years ago, and a Japanese car that cost more than a Jaguar E-Type, a Corvette or a Porsche 911 found few takers. Just over 300 were built and the model’s failure continues to haunt Toyota. The roofline and green-

house of the 1967 2000GT show up almost unaltered in the latest Toyota sports car concept, the FT-1. Incidentally, Toyota has probably had the last laugh here, as the 2000 GT is now the only Japanese collect-ible car worth $1 million.1967 Cadillac Eldorado: The ’67 Eldorado is one of the great overlooked post-war

American classics. A Bill Mitchell design triumph, it’s an ageless design that wouldn’t look out of place in a showroom today, particularly since Cadillac continues to revisit the ’67 Eldo rear end, one of the greatest ¾-views of all time.1954 Jeep CJ-5: The original Jeep CJ may well be the

most knocked-off vehicle of all time, inspiring the likes of the Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser, Nissan Patrol, Suzuki Samurai, etc., not to mention, of course, the current Jeep Wrangler.Jaguar E-Type: The E-Type was one of the prime influ-ences for the above-men-tioned Toyota as well as the famous Datsun 240Z. Its extreme long hood, short rear deck design and covered headlight styling cues also continue to show up in Jaguar’s own products like the XK8 and the new F-Type. After all, it was by rival Enzo Ferrari’s own ad-mission the most beautiful car in the world.

1965 Ford Mustang Fastback: Long before Ford went retro with the 2005 Mustang, they knocked off their own design for the original pony car with the European Ford Capri. Toyota went one step further with the 1973 Celica Liftback, a virtual three-quarter-scale replica of the Mustang Fastback. Even the upper crust Aston Martin with its V8 Vantage model of the 1970s went to the Mustang well. The 2015 Mustang still sports design cues from the original 1965 Mustang Fastback.Rob Sass is the vice-presi-dent of content for Hagerty Insurance.

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I was getting good at this, so I purchased a used vehicle in the U.S. and imported it. It didn’t have any airbags, so the warning lights were on. But I wasn’t picky. I knew, based on my other tricks, I could solve that before I had it inspected and registered.You just couldn’t be too worried about the truth. I Googled airbags. I saw I had three options. Get certifi ed replacements installed at a repair shop. Buy some and install them myself. Or, override the warning light.I called and found that the fi rst option was out of the question. Way too expensive. But, option two had some promise. There were cheap ones online. Of course, there were some warnings about dangerous fake airbags.Option three, overriding the warning lights, went too far – even for me. You can fi nd how-to videos about anything on the web. So, I ordered cheap ones and had them sent to my U.S. mailbox. I used a buddy’s garage and put them in. Bingo! The warning lights went off and I was on my way. Soon, I had an ad up on several classifi ed websites:Great car for sale. Moving out of the country and need to sell fast! Good condition. Recently inspected. Call cell. I’m fl exible on price!!I couldn’t believe how many calls I had.I found my buyer not long after. A nice man about my age; divorced with three kids. That’s all I know about him – I don’t like getting too personal. I was actually honest about the vehicle this time. I told him that the car had been in an

accident and was from the U.S. I asked if he wanted a vehicle history report*, but he declined. He appreciated my honesty, as he’d gone through a few bad deals. With the transaction done, we parted ways. Then I got a call from my buddy.Being a curious person, he’d read the boxes the airbags came in that I’d left at his shop. “You installed counterfeit airbags,” he said. “So? They look identical to the original airbags,” I said.“I’ve seen videos of bogus airbags catching fi re and with metal bits exploding when they deploy. They’re not safe,” he scolded. I’ll take my chances, I thought. It would only be a problem in an accident.The next day, my buddy left a message. He ended our friendship.Whoa, chill out. A guy’s got a right to make a few bucks.

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There are many different ways to get on the open, or dirt, road. I’ll suggest some new makes and models to consider but by no means are these the be-all-end-all of choices. CruisersCruisers have mass appeal because of their low seat heights, generally comfort-able ergonomics and ability to get you from point A to B in style. Some models have the foot pegs stretched forward, some don’t. They might not be the most nimble bikes around but they certainly do have mass appeal. Better yet, they come in all different sizes, shapes and displacements making it even more acces-sible to riders.Bikes: Honda CTX700, Yamaha Bolt, Harley-David-son Superlow 1200T, Suzuki Boulevard C50Sport TourerWant a sportier edge while still maintaining comfort while riding for extended periods of time? Consider a sport touring motorcycle. They’re generally not as heavy or as elaborate as a full on touring bike, so you get the best of both worlds.Bikes: BMW K1300S, BMW K1600GT, Yamaha FJR1300, Honda VFR1200TouringWhen asked how I’d describe a touring bike I say – not small. These machines are typically heavy, but come equipped with the technology and luxuries that can take you across the country and further. Their fuel tanks are generally much bigger so you can keep going for longer. Fur-thermore, storage compart-ments, relatively speaking, are quite generous.Bikes: Harley-Davidson Electra Glide/Ultra Limited, Honda Goldwing, Suzuki Boulevard C90T B.O.S.S. DirtPlaying in the dirt has never been so much fun. Whether

you’re young or young at heart, dirt bikes are a great way to enjoy the outdoors. Dirt bikes are restricted to the dirt, meaning, unless you have a dual sport bike that has a license plate, you can’t ride them in the road. That said, they’re generally quite affordable and are extremely durable. Since there are so many dif-ferent kinds to choose from,

I’ll list the manufacturers that make them.Bikes: Honda, KTM, Yama-ha, Husqvarna, Kawasaki, Suzuki, ApriliaSportThese are bikes generally designed with the racetrack in mind but are street legal. They have more horsepower than you’ll ever need and harness the engineering prowess of the best of the

best. That said, they have an aggressive seating position and aren’t always suited for taller riders. Then again, if we really want something to work, we make it work.Bikes: Ducati Panigale 899/1199, MV Agusta F3, Honda CBR600RR/1000RR, Suzuki GSX-R 750/1000, Yamaha R6/R1, Kawasaki

NakedNo, I’m not suggesting riding in your birthday suit! Naked bikes tend to have a more upright seating and handlebar position and are devoid of fancy bodywork

covering the engine and mechanical components. You still get quite a bit of sportiness out of these, but without the aggressive seating and the stress on your wrists.

Some Naked bikes are: Triumph Street Triple, Triumph Speed Triple, Ducati Streetfighter 848, Honda NC700X, Yamaha FZ-09.

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CANADIAN CANCER Society is looking for a planning team member for a staff & volunteer summit conference, to work on logistics and later attend the conference in Nanaimo. Other positions available. Call Volun-teer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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BLACK AND Decker electric lawnmower. $60. Garden hos-es, 50’, 75’. $24 each. 250-652-3168

COFFEE TABLE, solid wood, $25. fi rm. (250)595-6734.

DOWN QUILT 84x73, $49. Barbie #934 (after 5) $10. Oak chair $40. (778)265-1615.

NO NAME cell phone, barely used, leather case that straps to belt, $50. Drastically re-duced! (778)432-2822

WHEELCHAIR- BARGAIN, $65. (250)727-2646.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

REAL ESTATE

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NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd fl oor condo. 1500 sq.ft. LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 under-ground parking spaces. Main-tenance fee includes hot wa-ter/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. View anytime. $339,900 Re-duced to $329,000. (250)753-9123

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1993 ACURA INTEGRA (bought in the USA), 204,810, km, in good condition. $2500. Call (250)884-6861.

NISSAN MICRA 1990, 164K. Toyota Corolla 1992. Each $1300. obo. (250)704-8170 .

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

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CARPENTRY

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER with 32 years exp in renova-tions, new construction+ all re-pairs. Spring Time discounts. Frank, [email protected]

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

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ELECTRICAL

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250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

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.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

EXCAVATING, Grading, ditch-ing, stumps, hauling, demoli-tion, hoe ram. (250)514-8553.

FENCING

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-216-8997.

GARDENING

20% OFF! Mow, Rototill, Aer-ate, Hedge Trim, Clean-ups, PowerRake. (250)479-6495.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.

J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gar-deners. Call John or Louise (250)891-8677.


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AURICLE- Spring cleanups, lawns. Call for all your garden needs. 250-882-3129.

I DO garden clean-ups, weed-ing, hauling etc $25/hr all are-as of city Dave 250-656-7045

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.


HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Paint-ing, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

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

STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

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.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

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

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-881-1221.

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


INTERIOR DESIGN

VIRGO INTERIORS- Certifi ed Interior decorator specializing in color schemes that work the fi rst time. Call (250)[email protected]

LANDSCAPING

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com

ANDREW’S GARDENING Landscaping+ Carpentry. Clearing, weeding, pruning, rock work, lawns. 20 yrs exp. Insured. Call 778-967-1246.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

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Mark Bernhardt had high expecta-tions of his new home.

He expected Vancouver Island’s first “passive house,” a home he built with his father Rob Bernhardt at Bernhardt Contracting to be 60 to 90 per cent more efficient than stan-dard house construction to perform well. He wasn’t expecting the level of comfort he experienced upon moving in last May. And though he knew his energy bill would be low, he wasn’t expecting it to come in at about $200 for an entire year.

When the air-tight, 3,800-square-foot Saanich home with six residents can require such little use of its hot water radiator, it means even body heat is a vital source warmth. That 60 watts per person makes a differ-ence, Bernhardt says.

“My two kids probably run a lit-tle hotter than everybody else,” he adds with a laugh.

As gratifying as all the energy effi-ciency savings have been, it’s the environment inside the home that has the builder most enthused.

“There’s no cold spots, no drafts; the noise from outside has been really reduced. A house like this on a busy street would be really quite amazing to live in. You just wouldn’t hear the traffic. With the fresh air, we know that allergy symptoms are reduced.”

This spring the Bernhardts applied to the City of Victoria to build a six-condo passive home unit on Queen Street. The North Park Passive House, designed by Hughes Condon Marler Architects, has the same estimated construction costs

as a standardly-built project of the same size. Whether the units are rented or sold, Berhardt says they’ll come with a reasonable price tag.

“It will have all the comfort fea-tures of a passive house, but with the style of housing that we think is more valuable to the city right now. It doesn’t need to have the bling-y things that you see in some of the penthouses in some of the new con-dos around.”

Ultra energy-efficient homes are a trend for those educated enough to know what’s happening in other countries, where energy is more expensive and less green, says Peter Johannknecht, principal architect with Cascadia Architects. Johannknecht specializes in energy efficient design and worked on the Berhardts’ home in Saanich with Cascadia co-founder Greg Damant.

“As a trend, Victoria and B.C. in general have a very strong commu-nity of green builders and designers

and architects sharing and making these homes ready for the next 50 to 100 years,” Johannknecht says.

Currently, experiences are shared within this community via channels such as the Canadian Passive House Institute, located in Vancouver, and their social media sites. While most of the interest in passive homes in Canada is here in B.C., the idea is spreading throughout North Amer-ica.

“What’s really missing or lacking is some provincial or federal support to help this trend develop quicker and faster, so that the benefits on the climate and the new homes would be faster,” Johannknecht says. “Europe is way ahead of us with the governments, local and provincial and especially federal governments sets their demands very high and the industry has to follow. And it does. Suddenly the high standard becomes the norm. That’s exactly what needs to hap-

pen here.”While we may be lagging in

terms of standards, buyers of all kinds have long since concerned themselves with efficiency costs. “What’s the heating bill like?” is a question Victoria Real Estate Board president Tim Ayres has heard for years. Now, buyers are able to view a home’s EnerGuide rating, if the seller has sought one, on the MLS home listing service.

“Buyers have already started to consider energy-efficient homes over older homes. If you’ve don’t the energy-efficient upgrades, you’re going to have a much easier time selling and you’re probably going to sell for a bit more than you would if you hadn’t done it. It’s becoming more and more impor-tant going forward,” says Ayres. “Any amount that you do spend extra tends to recoup itself in a short amount of time.”

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Each

8lb Box

1999On Sale

Each

Specials in Effect until Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

We’re Wild

about Salmon!

$2.95/lb, $6.50/kg$2.95/lb, $6.50/kg$2.95/lb, $6.50/kg

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Documents

Peninsula News Review, May 02, 2014