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Madeline Lee dresses in period costume during the opening night of the Sidney Street Market. There’s plenty more to see on page 7.Steven Heywood/News staff

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Angela Cowan News staff

It was supposed to have been a triumphant afternoon. Members of the Sidney Anglers Association gath-

ered at the James Island wharf in Central Saanich last Wednesday to oversee the release of about 18,000 Coho salmon smolts into a net pen secured to the dock.

The project is a collaborative effort between the Anglers and the Tsawout Fisher-ies to help enhance and replenish Coho salmon stocks in the Salish Sea, and is in its fourth year.

All was set to be an exciting release of the fish into the ocean when an equipment failure struck a huge blow to the project.

A hose on the oxygen delivery system of one tank failed, causing 5,000 smolts to die.

It’s the unfortunate result of having to deal with “second-rate equipment,” said Sidney Anglers director Grant MacPherson.

“Most of the stuff is begged, borrowed or stolen. That’s what we’re faced with,” he said. “With exper-tise we’re rich, but we don’t have a lot of financial resources.”

The loss represents thousands of volunteer hours, something the project is already short on.

Coho calamity at James Island wharfSidney Anglers lose 5,000 smolts to ‘second-rate’ equipment failure

“We don’t just raise fish. What we’re trying to do is raise good stewards.”

– Grant MacPherson

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CENTRAL SAANICH — With the pilot deer projects complete, the Capital Regional Dis-trict will consider establishing a continued service.

The CRD board will consider expanding wildlife management in its mandate with the final deer report from staff at hand.

The report included input from Oak Bay and Central Saanich, where pilot projects to manage deer populations were held. Oak Bay’s was urban while Central Saanich took a rural approach.

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Elder Dolly Desjarlais says she’s volunteering with the Elders Gathering in July on the Saanich Peninsula because she enjoys helping people. Organizers say they will need as many as 600 volunteers for the three-day event.

Gathering volunteers together39th Elders Gathering this summer will require hundreds of peopleSteven HeywoodNews staff

Dolly Desjarlais says she’s going to vol-unteer at this summer’s Elders Gathering on the Saanich Peninsula because she loves helping people.

She is going to be one of between 400 and 600 people that organizers say they will need to be volunteers at the 39th Elders Gathering — an event that will see an estimated 2,000 First Nations elders from across the province, Alberta and Washington State, descend upon Vancou-ver Island for three days in July. Many will bring family and caregivers with them, which pushes the estimate of just how many people will be at the Gathering to around 5,000.

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Desjarlais is already on board. She’s a caregiver for elderly people in her com-munity, working Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, meeting with at least two people and helping with their shopping, medical appointments and simply just being there to support them.

“I have always wanted to be involved, to help people do things,” she says. “That’s why I decided to volunteer at the Elders Gathering. It’ll get me out and working with other people.”

That, and she’s considered an elder as well.

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It takes a year and a half and an extraordi-nary amount of effort to raise the fish from eggs to smolts at the Goldstream Volunteer Hatchery, said Sidney Anglers executive Clive Lane.

“It takes so much to put this all together.”

Past years have been

successful, though it’s difficult to say exactly how many fish the net pen project has put back into local waters.

“We’ve had aston-ishing returns into the Gorge,” said MacPher-son. “We’re making inroads, but there’s still so much we have to do. The work that goes in for each of those fish to get to that level … it’s a

huge loss.” Their efforts aren’t

just to increase the stocks for sport fish-ermen, he added. The Sidney Anglers are working diligently to ensure that the entire West Coast ecosystem remains intact.

“People want the eagles and the whales and the bears, but you don’t get that without

the fish,” he said. “We don’t just raise fish. What we’re trying to do is raise good stewards.”

But even as MacPher-son watched his fellow Anglers scoop the dead Coho and toss them

into the open ocean, a thin silver lining shone through.

“There’s going to be great crabbing off this dock for a few days,” said MacPher-son, watching a flock

of screeling gulls feast on the floating smolts. “And then those people will take them home and feed their families, and nothing goes to waste.”

For more information

on the Sidney Anglers Association or the net pen project and how to volunteer, visit sidney-anglers.ca.

[email protected]

Continued from page 1

Huge loss of salmon puts a dent in stock recovery effort

Angela Cowan/News staff

The release of close to 20,000 Coho smolts took a disappointing turn on Wednesday, May 13 when 5,000 of the fish died as a result of an oxygen hose failure in the transport truck.

VICTORIA — The B.C. govern-ment has released Agricultural Land Commission board chair and CEO Richard Bullock and will pay out his five-year con-tract, said Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick on May 14.

Bullock will be replaced effec-tive immediately by former Saa-nich mayor Frank Leonard.

Letnick said with new regula-tions taking effect to manage the Agricultural Land Reserve with two zones, it was time to make a change and let Leonard and the board choose a new CEO.

The B.C. government has been at odds with Bullock since early in his five-year term, when he stopped appointing commis-

sioners to six regional panels around the province.

Leonard takes over as the ALC deals with a vast Interior “zone two” with relaxed rules for second residences and non-farm activities. Letnick said the regional panels are up and run-ning, and he doesn’t expect the change to cause delays. — BP

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It takes a year and a half and an extraordi-nary amount of effort to raise the fish from eggs to smolts at the Goldstream Volunteer Hatchery, said Sidney Anglers executive Clive Lane.

“It takes so much to put this all together.”

Past years have been

successful, though it’s difficult to say exactly how many fish the net pen project has put back into local waters.

“We’ve had aston-ishing returns into the Gorge,” said MacPher-son. “We’re making inroads, but there’s still so much we have to do. The work that goes in for each of those fish to get to that level … it’s a

huge loss.” Their efforts aren’t

just to increase the stocks for sport fish-ermen, he added. The Sidney Anglers are working diligently to ensure that the entire West Coast ecosystem remains intact.

“People want the eagles and the whales and the bears, but you don’t get that without

the fish,” he said. “We don’t just raise fish. What we’re trying to do is raise good stewards.”

But even as MacPher-son watched his fellow Anglers scoop the dead Coho and toss them

into the open ocean, a thin silver lining shone through.

“There’s going to be great crabbing off this dock for a few days,” said MacPher-son, watching a flock

of screeling gulls feast on the floating smolts. “And then those people will take them home and feed their families, and nothing goes to waste.”

For more information

on the Sidney Anglers Association or the net pen project and how to volunteer, visit sidney-anglers.ca.

[email protected]


Huge loss of salmon puts a dent in stock recovery effort


The release of close to 20,000 Coho smolts took a disappointing turn on Wednesday, May 13 when 5,000 of the fish died as a result of an oxygen hose failure in the transport truck.

VICTORIA — The B.C. govern-ment has released Agricultural Land Commission board chair and CEO Richard Bullock and will pay out his five-year con-tract, said Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick on May 14.

Bullock will be replaced effec-tive immediately by former Saa-nich mayor Frank Leonard.

Letnick said with new regula-tions taking effect to manage the Agricultural Land Reserve with two zones, it was time to make a change and let Leonard and the board choose a new CEO.

The B.C. government has been at odds with Bullock since early in his five-year term, when he stopped appointing commis-

sioners to six regional panels around the province.

Leonard takes over as the ALC deals with a vast Interior “zone two” with relaxed rules for second residences and non-farm activities. Letnick said the regional panels are up and run-ning, and he doesn’t expect the change to cause delays. — BP

B.C. axes Agricultural Land Reserve boss Bullock

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Public consultation on the future agricul-tural use of most of the former Sandown race track land in North Saanich will begin this summer.

District council this month approved a $25,000 proposal by the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) to help the municipality with the public consultation process.

Their work would contribute significantly to a development plan for the Sandown lands. CRFAIR, a not-for-profit organization, has already worked with North Saanich in other areas, including taking over the annual Flavour Trail farm tours.

Linda Geggie, the project lead and CRFAIR co-ordinator, says their work will continue out of input received during their involvement with the District’s agricultural economic development strategy.

“It’s not like we’ll be starting from nowhere,” she said, noting that agricultural strategy work heard from many people on what should be done with Sandown.

The District negoti-ated a deal over five years with the Randall Family, owners of the former horse racing

track, to split up the nearly 100-acre prop-erty. While the Randalls would retain 12 acres to turn into a commer-cial area, they agreed to gift 84 to the munici-pality. North Saanich approved the deal in late 2014.

CRFAIR is propos-ing to collect public input on future use of the land at various functions this summer. Geggie said they would attend North Saanich Jubilee and Flavour Trail events, followed by more specific meet-ings set up with the

community, farmers and different organiza-tions. She added they are currently meeting with District staff to for-malize that process.

The land being trans-ferred to the District is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, making its uses limited. While farming of some kind is heavily favoured, Geg-gie said they want to hear people’s ‘blue sky’ ideas — on anything from recreational use to small plot farming and education.

“Because it is agri-cultural land, that sets

out a particular use for the land and food pro-duction is an accept-able use. Complimen-tary uses include walk-ing trails but we will explore other things as well.”

Municipal land used for farming is not new in the region, Geggie said. Haliburton Farm and Panama Flats in Saanich are examples that North Saanich can learn from.

Geggie noted the consultation plan could take as long as a year, with a final proposal delivered to council in

the fall of 2016.“Nothing happens

really quickly,” said Mayor Alice Finall, responding to ques-tions about Sandown

at a recent meeting at Glen Meadows Golf Club, “but it does hap-pen.”

Chief Administrative Officer Rob Buchan

said at the same meet-ing that the District will not get into farm operation directly at Sandown or anywhere else. He added they will work with CRFAIR to create a vision of what to do with that land.

Buchan noted the consultation process will watch what hap-pens at the property closely.

The owners have pledged to remedi-ate the site, including removing some or all of the track-related struc-tures. He added the Randalls continue to seek tenants for their commercial property — tentatively called Sandown Commons, noting there may not be significant work done until the commer-cial site is populated.

Details of the San-down public consul-tation process are expected to be on the District’s web-site (northsaanich.ca) soon.

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What will happen to the Sandown land? North Saanich hires CRFAIR to conduct public consultation in 2015. No plan expected until late 2016


North Saanich’s former horse racing track, Sandown, will be split into agricultural and commercial land.


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With all three Saa-nich Peninsula may-

ors, a smattering of municipal councillors, Saanich North and the Islands MLA Gary Hol-man and Saanich-Gulf

Islands MP Elizabeth May in attendance, the re-opening ceremony of the Visitors’ Centre on the Pat Bay Highway on

May 15 was a veritable who’s who of local poli-tics, showing just how important the centre is to the region.

“Tourism is a really important part of this economy,” said May.

“I’m hoping we see a lot more people come off the ferry and see what the Saanich Pen-insula has to offer. We really need people to know about the attrac-tions here.”

“Each of the munici-palities has an interest in this place,” added Holman. “This isn’t just any visitors’ centre. This is a regional gate-way, and the province needs to play a role in supporting that.

“It doesn’t need to be big support, but little bits of support in the right areas can go a long way.”

With the centre’s re-opening, there’s a sense that it’s here to stay, said Holman.

That rings especially true with the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce moving onto the premises as their primary location.

“This is about being collaborative,” said Chamber President Craig Norris.

“We have an over-arching role for the whole Peninsula and we have to get back to that root. This gets us back there. This is the responsible thing for us. We can grow from here.”

With the smell of hot

dogs and burgers grill-ing on the barbecue, and a turnout of more than 50 people — all smiling and chatting — there was a definite sense of celebration to the afternoon.

The Pat Bay Visitors’ Centre closed in 2013 due largely to financial reasons. It was the hard

work of the communi-ties and the members of the Chamber who fundraised to get the centre back up and run-ning.

“Having the infor-mation centre re-open again, it’s an important part of the welcom-ing experience,” said Donna Petrie, executive

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“This is a place to stop and enjoy your-self, and go a little slower,” said May of the Peninsula. “From the bottom of my heart, congratulations.”

Photos Angela Cowan/News staff

Above, Saanich North and the Islands MLA Gary Holman and Elizabeth May, Saanich-Gulf Islands MP and Leader of the federal Green Party, hold the ceremonial ribbon for Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Craig Norris to snip.

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Demolition of the former McLarty Furni-ture building on Third Street in Sidney begins this week.

The site is now owned by the Marker Group, owners of the Sidney Pier Hotel, Sea-port West and more. The building is slated to be redeveloped into a five-storey mixed resi-dential and commercial structure.

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Saanichton’s Lindsay Lockhart pays Melissa Loucks at the Gobind Farm vendors tent for some bright strawberries. The Sidney Street Market runs 16 Thursdays from now until the end of August on Beacon Avenue. Streets open to pedestrians only at 5:30 p.m.

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It was 2008 when word first surfaced that B.C. farmland was being bought up to grow trees as

a European carbon offset.Reckitt Benckiser Inc., a British-

based global manufacturer of household products such as Lysol spray and Calgon laundry soap, bought 1,500 hectares east of Vanderhoof and planted aspen. For comparison, that’s about the size of downtown Vancouver from 16th and Oak to Stanley Park.

Since tree growing is permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve, a use intended for fruit, ornamental or nursery trees, no permission was needed. And to meet the carbon offset rules of the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change, a 100-year restrictive covenant against harvesting trees was issued by B.C.’s land titles office.

Goodbye farmland.After that deal, the B.C.

government changed legislation in 2011 to require permission from the Agricultural Land Commission to make these covenants valid. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick says he is waiting for that process to be tested.

It likely will be soon. Reckitt has bought another 7,000 hectares of cleared farmland from Prince George down through the Cariboo to Quesnel. NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham has been tracking these

acquisitions and says there are more deals in the works.

Last fall, the Bulkley Nechako Regional District wrote to Victoria Wood, Reckitt Benckiser’s “global head of sustainability,” telling her that “the planting of trees on centrally located and productive

agricultural lands is not appropriate” and would weaken local farm economies.

Wood responded that the RB Trees project targets only “marginally productive” land such as pasture, abandoned farms or those that have been up for sale for long periods.

Former Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised the issue in the legislature

in 2008, noting that Crown land near Vanderhoof had been sold for farming, bought by a numbered company and then “flipped” for around $1 million to RB Trees.

Now mayor of Quesnel, Simpson takes issue with the company’s claims with his usual shyness.

“It’s bull----,” he told me. “This isn’t marginal land.”

He said it includes prime alfalfa fields and historical ranch and forage crop lands. In one case, neighbours found out about the new use when they saw a helicopter spraying herbicide to prepare the area for tree seedlings.

In the Cariboo as in other rural B.C. areas, aging farmers want to

retire and young people keen to work seven days a week are in short supply. So naturally there is pressure to sell.

Perhaps Letnick is right, and the ALC will stop productive farmland from being turned back into forest. While we’re waiting for that, here are a couple of other questions.

What happens when these forests burn? The first big forest fire of 2015 grew out of control near Prince George last week. And since aspen doesn’t last 100 years, what is its real carbon offset value?

How’s that European carbon trading market doing? It’s a mess, with the cost of emitting a tonne of carbon dioxide fallen far below what’s needed to be effective and Interpol investigating various schemes to game the system.

Remember B.C’s own Pacific Carbon Trust? This Gordon Campbell brainchild to sell carbon offsets was quietly greenhouse gassed after the Auditor General revealed its first two big projects were of questionable value to say the least.

Finally, does anyone really think that returning B.C.’s scarce farmland to forest is a good way to change the weather? Would it offset the loss of local production and trucking in farm produce from elsewhere?

And where are B.C.’s tireless food security advocates on this dubious scheme?Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and

columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

Sacrificing farmland for climate change

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large chunk of the former Sandown horse racing track — that will become the property of the District of North Saanich — is in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

So, there will be no homes built on it.Now, with that out of the way, we can get on

to discussing what are the favoured options for this land.

Any of the options, it has to be pointed out, must fit within the acceptable uses of the ALR.

Above that, there’s a clear indication both from the municipality and the organization running public consultation on the site this

year, that there will be food production of some kind on this land.

With that in mind, the public will be asked to give their

opinions on what will be the best use of the land — again, realizing that condos, single family homes or affordable housing units are not on.

The answer would seem to limited to, “well, just farm it.” In a manner of speaking, that’s just what the District appears to want to see there. They did, after all, hire CRFAIR to run their public consultation process. CRFAIR is a non-profit group that “brings together food, farm, and health organizations to have impact on developing a more sustainable, and vibrant regional food system.”

So, other than considering some recreational trails and green space, expect there to be a heavy emphasis on food production at Sandown.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Food security on the Island is an important issue and it’s rare to see ALR land returned to a productive state after it has been, say, a horse racing track.

North Saanich’s priority here is on food production. Within that umbrella, residents will have to decide what’s best.

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Prevailing winds of changeI would like to present my response to the arti-

cle, Marine users group sees need for a new boat launch, PNR May 13.

I have been a resident of North Saanich for the last six years. I enjoy fishing and boating in our beautiful ocean waters surrounding our penin-sula. I belong to the Sidney Anglers association, and have been part of our annual derby, which brings anglers from all over our area as well from the mainland. I also enjoy boating with our family including grandchildren.

I have held a boat ramp pass for the last four years. The facilities at Tulista Park are super, except for the parking of vehicles and boat trail-ers. I have volunteered with Sidney Anglers which provide a helpful service during the summer, to aid users of the boat ramp.

There have be numerous issues with users, in the area of resident frustrations in having trucks and trail-ers parked in front of their property. I applaud the Town of Sidney in providing addi-tional parking by the Food Bank area, but unfortunately, it is simply not enough.

My main area of concern is safety. The prevailing winds, from the east, can create dif-ficulties in boats returning to the ramp, especially in time of heavy use during the sum-mer months. There are line-ups of boaters, docking their boats in heavy waters.

We desperately need

another facility that can accommodate boaters in the calmer waters of the inlet.

I recognize the concerns of the float plane own-ers but I strongly feel that boaters are always accommodating and there would not be problems in that area. I am a pensioner and I do not believe that a dozen or so float planes should take prior-ity to the public access of the existing boat ramp at Pat Bay. I hope that calmer, public responsible officials will take a responsible vision in this major concern, before avoidable incidents occur.

Rick MaciakNorth Saanich

Is this the MP’s true colours?I am an average green constituent who con-

siders moderation and compromise as a way to achieve ends. I supported Gary Lunn in the last two federal elections, not because I am a great fan of Mr. Harper although our financial house is in pretty good shape compared to other nations, but because he could provide access to funding for social programs and infrastructure sorely needed.

I hope that local con-stituents will remember the lack of class shown by our current MP. Is this the real Elizabeth May and not the mother Theresa one por-trayed on her website?

R. MacKenzieSidney

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There is a mag-nificent Haw-thorn tree in full

bloom across the street from me. I think it looks like an ancient queen dressed in all her finery — and she has

just had her hair done. This has got to be the

season for Hawthorn trees to flower. When driving through North Saanich this past week-end, there were doz-ens of what I assume

are native Hawthorn blooming alongside the back roads. How lovely they looked!

If you are a gardener it might delight you to see them, and to think they are blooming with

only the birds to see them — and the odd driver who is unfamiliar with that rural area and is probably lost.

It seems to me that we miss so much by always driving on the

highways when, just off these crowded roads, are these marvels that nature offers us.

I wonder why we are always in such a rush?

“Slow down and smell the roses!” I won-

der who said that? I’d guess he or she must have been a keen gar-dener who often lies in a deck chair to enjoy a garden’s delights.

This past weekend was (as you all know) Mother’s Day. My fam-ily spoiled me by pro-viding several beautiful bouquets of flowers.

This must be one of the most wonderful days any florist enjoys!

It was lovely for me too, since I only have a couple of vases.

I wonder if it would be considered crass to mention my fondness for chocolate? (I’m teasing.)

The first flowers to arrive were from Tom, Jim’s son, of whom I’m very fond, and lots of others followed. Yes, I am spoiled — so, phone the police.

I must get those car-rots planted. The ones I grew last year only managed to reach the length of my thumbs — and I have small hands — but they were wonderfully sweet, so we’ll try again this spring, watering more

frequently and adding a smidge of fertilizer every couple of weeks.

They were called Chantenay Red Cored #2, but maybe they were too fancy for a pot and I should get some just called “carrots.”

The three sunflower seeds I put in a couple of weeks ago are now up and growing so strongly they will have to go into a large pot immediately ... tomor-row for sure, I sincerely hope.

Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s

garden columnist for more than 30 years.

Don’t be in such a rush, you’ll miss all the beauty

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LaFortune is pulling together music and performance groups from all over and hav-ing them meet a com-mon goal.

“Our focus is on music that comes from this area. There will be drum groups from Cowichan, the Fraser Valley and more and we are hoping they will be able to play a single, main song together.”

It’s logistical details like this that keeps LaFortune busy. Already, he’s been able to attract 25 people to a local drum group. He says because of the good response so far, the job is getting easier.

That’s not to say, of course, that the stress is gone. LaFortune says that probably won’t happen until well after the Gathering ends.

Building up to the event, LaFortune says organizers gathered from the four First Nations on the Penin-sula — Tsawout. Tsar-tlip, Pauquachan and Tseyout — are reach-ing out to the commu-

nity in general. With an expected group of peo-ple in the thousands, LaFortune says they will need places to stay, eat, shop and visit.

“We want to do our best to entertain every-body. This really is a social event.”

It’s also an oppor-tunity to create links between First Nations and the rest of the region, he says.

“We are creating part-nerships that will last. Lines were drawn up a long time ago. Now, we’re starting to re-draw them.”

Mavis Underwood, another member of the organizing commit-tee, says her big push is for volunteers. The Elders Gathering Face-book page has had an estimated 750 people express interest in help-ing, but she says, they need to register as vol-unteers.

“We will need around 250 volunteers each day,” she says. “We need greeters, mes-sengers, mobility assis-tants, servers and a lot more.”

One of the volunteer

co-ordinators, Mua Va’a, says there’s a form people have to fill out on the Elders Gathering website (bcelders2015.ca). He says they are looking for people who can put in three to four hours a day — but will be happy to take any help people wish to offer.

The deadline to reg-ister as a volunteer — and qualify for lunches and other perks — is June 26 at 4 p.m.

Va’a adds there will be training sessions provided to help ensure people are ready and

have the skills needed to work at the Elders Gathering.

To learn more about how to volunteer, email Jessie Jim at [email protected] or call 250-652-9101. People can also call Va’a at 250-652-3988.

The 39th Elders Gath-ering will take place at Panorama Recreation Centre July 7 to 9. Watch the News Review for more details and stories leading up to the celebration.

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Elders Gathering Queen Kathy LaFortune (her husband Doug is the King) in an eagle hat. The LaFortunes are the official ambassadors of the 2015 Gathering at Panorama Rec. Centre.


Elders Gathering will create lasting partnerships

SIDNEY — Students, scientists and activists will be in Roberts Bay in Sidney and Patricia Bay in North Saanich this week, surveying the intertidal zone.

A shallow bay on the east side of the Saanich Peninsula, Roberts Bay is part of the Shoal Har-bour Migratory Bird Sanctuary that was estab-lished in 1931. It’s being looked at as part of the Shorekeeping Program and is the first time for this part (near the Ardwell Avenue beach access) of the sanctuary.

Volunteer observers with the program perform a physical and biological survey. Data collected from both Roberts Bay and Patricia Bay will help confirm and even quantify the known differences between the sites.

Those observers include marine program stu-dents from Parkland Secondary School, Peninsula Streams, the Saanich Inlet Protection Society and Friends of Shoal Harbour‚ in partnership with the Tseycum First Nation.

An annual survey, the data can help detect trends over time.

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THE ARTS

Angie’s Playing for Peru with rare performance from pianistIn a rare performance on piano, Nicholas Fairbank of Via Choralis

Performance Society will be Playing For Peru this Friday, May 22. With selections from Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Gershwin, Ginastera

and others, Fairbank will showcase his incredible talents on the ivo-ries in a concert that will help fund Fairbank’s residency at the Cen-tro Selva in eastern Peru.

During the cultural retreat, Fairbank will be focusing on music composition, and will present the fruit of this labour during the 2015-2016 choral season. Admission to Friday’s concert is by donation.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church of Victoria, 5575 West Saanich Road.

Reading Series fundraiser for literary festivalTickets are now on sale for June’s edition of the

Red Brick Reading Series featuring Pamela Porter and Monique Gray Smith, and with limited seating, you’ll want to make sure you grab your seat.

The evening begins at 7 p.m. at Red Brick Cafe, 2423 Beacon Avenue in Sidney. Tickets are $10 and are available at Tanner’s Books in Sidney, or Munro’s Books in Victoria. Proceeds from the night go toward the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival this October.

Watch next Wednesday’s paper for more on these two authors.

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By Angela Cowan

Community writing contest wins encourage new writersAll entrants shown incredible support from the community, says library managerAngela Cowan News staff

Voices hushed, a captive audience sat together at the Sidney North Saanich library on Thursday evening, May 14, listening to the winning pieces that won in the second annual Saanich Peninsula Community Writ-ing Contest.

Grown out of the efforts of the Sidney North Saanich Library Writers Group, the contest strove to encourage creativity from residents of the Saanich Peninsula, and hopefully bring some fledgling authors out of their shells.

It certainly inspired Neville Winters to enter his winning story Holly Croft Farm, a descriptive tale of a woman looking back over her memories on the family farm — and the win was an extra bonus.

“I’m not used to winning things,” he said as the awards event was wrapping up. “I was surprised when I first heard.”

Having written mostly poetry before, Winters had shown the story to his neigh-bourhood writing group and was encour-aged to enter it.

“This was the first time I’d written a story for a competition,” he said. “It was gratifying that other people enjoyed the story.”

That feeling of validation was something non-fiction winner Debby Vollbrecht identi-

fied with as well. “I used to try writing as a kid, and then I

stopped,” she said. “I always said I would again when I retired. It certainly makes me feel a little more positive about the writing.”

For Vollbrecht’s piece, Staying In Touch, she took the audience on a journey back to 1970s Europe when she and a friend hitch-hiked from country to country and experi-enced adventures both exciting and nerve-wracking.

With that kind of gumption, it was a little surprising to hear that Vollbrecht still got a case of nerves before stepping up to the podium to read.

“I was getting nervous before I went up, but once I was up there, I didn’t mind,” she said.

Judith Andrews took home the prize for her poem Lavender, rich in imagery and a poignant look at aging.

“Although I have been writing for most of my life, it is only in the last year or so that I have shared my work beyond my family,” said Andrews. “My friend Lynda … told me she relates very well to some of my poems. That was wonderful to hear, and it made me want to share more of my work. I saw the competition as a way to do that.”

“I felt very honoured and gratified when I learned that my poem had been chosen,” she added. “To know that someone else found meaning in this work is very special to me.”

A handful of others also made impres-sions on the judges in each category.


Debby Vollbrecht, centre, with non-fiction judges Steven Heywood and Jean Jordan, was very excited to win first place in the non-fiction category of the Saanich Peninsula Community Writing Contest with her piece Staying In Touch.

“mistcool, river-ladenshrouds the morningin timeless silence,

an old woman sits, wrapped in shawls and lavender,watching the river flow over her life,each pebblea memory she plucksfrom the icy water,memoriesof when she once stepped so lightlytowards springtime”

Excerpted from Lavender by Judith Andrews

“In the ‘70s, hitchhiking was the way to travel around Europe. There were lots of young people on the roads. As two women together, we never had much trouble getting rides, even though we often had to walk to the end of a long line of hitchhikers to take our place on the road. Many times, we would be the first to be picked up anyway, partly because I looked much younger than I was.

We were often warned by our drivers of the dangers of hitching, and sometimes taken for meals, other times given money and dropped off at a train station. We did have some uncomfortable rides, and even one pretty scary one, but the majority of them were great experi-ences.”

Excerpted from Staying In Touch by Debby Vollbrecht

PLEASE SEE:Contest on track for a third year, page 14

“After only one dance with Robert step-ping on her toes, trying in vain to get into the swing of it, they agreed to meet at the next dance. Robert’s dancing improved over the following weeks and months as he and Char-lotte enjoyed many dance nights out together.

Romance blossomed for Charlotte. For her, these were magical days of walks down country roads or just sitting on the back porch once Robert had finally plucked up the courage to come and meet mum and dad. Being a farmer’s boy gave him an edge with dad; being good looking and polite an edge with mum.”

Excerpted from Holly Croft Farm by Neville Winters

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Lot 1, Section 9, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan 12493 (2499 Ocean Avenue – Sidney/Anacortes Ferry Terminal)Lot 1, Section 9, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan VIP89480 (9591 Fifth Street)Lot 2, Section 9, Range 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan VIP89480 (9589 Fifth Street – NAV Canada)Lot A of Sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Range 1 East, and of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Range 2 East, and of Sections 9, 10, 11 and 12, Range 3 East, North Saanich District, Plan 38759 (Victoria Airport Authority)Lot B, Section 10, Range 3 East, North Saanich District, Plan 38759 (Victoria Airport Authority)Lot 2, Section 10 and 11, Range 3 East, North Saanich District Plan VIP74500 (2243 Beacon Avenue – Mary Winspear Centre)

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The vision of a world-class theatre at Stelly’s

Secondary School in Central Saanich just got one step closer to being realized.

At their May 13 meet-

ing, the School District 63 Board of Trustees approved a request from the Society for the Community Arts

Theatre at Stelly’s for $15,000 to help fund a feasibility study to explore what exactly is possible at the site.

“It’s an important milestone for us,” said Ron Broda, president of the Society.

“It’s one of our first victories. We’re in the warm up track now, and now we can see the start line.”

Broda has been work-ing with parents and community members who say Stelly’s needs a modern, dedicated theatre — and there’s no halfway measures about their plan.

The Society is push-ing for a theatre with capacity for 500-plus people, a balcony, sep-arate rehearsal space, a fly tower, orchestra pit, dressing rooms, large lobby and a sprung dance floor.

It’s a project that comes with a multi-mil-lion dollar price tag — last estimates from the Society were up around $20 million.

But Broda has been quick to point out that in the past there were several similar projects on the lower Mainland.

The Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey, in particular, is a good example.

Owned by School District 36 (Surrey), the

Bell Centre offers state of the art facilities for international and Cana-dian acts, including the Vancouver Symphony.

Broda’s dream for Stelly’s follows that same standard and he stresses that any the-atre built at Stelly’s would have to be a strong pillar of the com-munity as well.

The grant from the School Board will double what the Soci-ety has already raised

themselves, and is a “substantial endorse-ment,” says Broda.

SD63 had already pledged their support in principle, even going so far as to appoint Trustee Barb Menzies as the official liaison to the project, but the approval of cold, hard cash is a welcome step forward.

“It’s a recognition that there really is a need for a new facility here.”

With nearly $30,000 in hand, the Society is ready to start the work on a feasibility study, and they’re looking to fundraise the rest — about $20,000 more — to be able to finish the study by the end of summer.

For more information or to donate to the proj-ect, visit theatreatstel-lys.com.

Honourable men-tion for fiction, judged by Barbara Smith and Susan Reece, was The Harsh Light of Truth by Alexis Thonger.

Winning both Hon-ourable Mention and a Special Mention in poetry, judged by Jackie Rioux and Josh Rioux, was Garrett Wil-liams with his pieces Sadie maybe and Think

back.And in non-fiction,

judged by Steven Hey-wood and Jean Jordan, Muriel Jarvis Ackin-close won Honourable Mention with her piece When I Was A Kid, and Special Mention went to Ingrid Bjornsfelt with Memories of an Island Cottage.

Winners were awarded a $100 gift cer-tificate from Tanner’s Books, and Honourable

Mentions earned them-selves a $50 certificate.

“We were so pleased with the response,” says library manager Sharon Walker.

“It was great to see that the writers have this great support from the audience. To write and share your story, your experiences, in a contest, and then with an audience, is such an act of courage.”

With a good response

this year, the library writers group will likely bring the contest back again next year, says Walker, and she encour-ages anyone interested in getting involved to attend one of the group’s meetings.

The Sidney North Saanich Library Writ-ers Group next meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m., June 11 at the library, 10091 Resthaven Drive, to plan the next year’s activities.

The group also meets the last Thursday of the month for a writers cri-tique group.

Writers of all levels are welcome.

For more informa-tion, visit virl.bc.ca or call Sharon Walker at 250-656-0944.

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Parkland Second-ary School students and grads are coming together this Friday to put on SidFest, show-casing their musical tal-ents and raising money for Victoria’s youth shelter, Out of the Rain.

This is the third year the school has put on the fundraising

concert, and new this year, several Parkland alumni are returning to the stage.

“The graduates of Parkland who have continued on making music are coming back and are headlining the show,” says Roger Young, the youth and family counsellor at the school.

The concert has grown out of band

teacher Christine Sou-sa’s guitar class, which now has dozens of students involved and bringing music into their daily lives.

“Any time you come up in the morning, there’s about 30 kids practicing,” says Young. “It’s a really vibrant part of our school life now, and it’s all thanks to Christine.”

“Just about all of the current Parkland talent (playing at SidFest) are coming out of this gui-tar class.”

The show is a com-

munity effort too, with the Mary Winspear Centre donating the use of the Charlie White Theatre and the Sidney North Saanich RCMP covering the costs of the sound engineers for

the show. “They’ve been so

supportive,” says Young. “All the money the kids raise goes to the shelter.”

SidFest is Friday, May 22 at the Charlie White

Theatre at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show begins at 7:30.

Tickets are $10, avail-able at the box office, marywinspear.ca, by

calling 250-656-0275 or from any of the per-formers.

For more informa-tion, visit outoftherain-victoria.ca.


Parkland grads coming back for special fundraising concertSidFest in its third year; supporting Victoria youth shelter this Friday

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And since paper money was first intro-duced in the United States in the early 1800s (and which came later to this coun-try), Canadians have had a knack for the knock-offs.

The newest exhibit at the Sidney Museum takes a look at some of the legal and crimi-nal activity that follows the printing of bank notes throughout the world. There’s a spe-cific focus on Canadian paper money — with a look at how counterfeiters have tried to duplicate it since day one — and tour guide and museum volunteer Peter Wainwright says there are plenty of unusual bills on dis-play.

His tour typically lasts 45 min-utes and starts with the monetary underworld.

“Canada actually excelled at printing money,” he says, noting that unfortunately, it was U.S. money.

Wainwright said the U.S. was the first in North America to make paper money. This was in the early 1800s and he said there were no laws in Canada prevent-ing counterfeiting. Entire families, he said, would have a business printing fake U.S. dollars, which they would sell to Americans — for less than face value of the real deal.

“It was a big deal and Canadians became quite good at it.”

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Some of the funny money was

easy to spot. In once case, he explained, a $5 bill

went into circulation from the Bank of Montreal. This was in 1858.

“However, the Bank of Montreal didn’t print any notes in 1858.”

There’s a sample of that bill at the Museum — one of a few fakes on display.

From the time bank notes were issued to today, banks and governments have been trying their best to stay ahead of the counter-feiters. Wainwright said

that in 1917 there were so many fake $100 bills in circulation that the Bank of Canada had to withdraw the real ones as no one would accept them. This has repeated itself throughout history, Wainwright explained, even to the early 2000s when Canada real-ized their Journey series of bills could be duplicated by simple inkjet printers. By 2005, better countermeasures were put in place and the govern-ment began quietly collecting both the real and fake bills from their ini-tial run, and started destroying them.

Wainwright said 85 per cent of those bills have been destroyed

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For counterfeiters to con men and Wainwright said in the early days of paper money, banks could print their own bills, under

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“They made nice-looking notes. They wanted people to trust it and accept it. It was a way for them to make a huge amount of money, at essentially no cost.”

Chartered banks — including companies like the Merchants Bank that had a branch in Sidney, to the Molson Bank (yes, the brewing company) continued to print their own bank notes until 1945. That’s when the Bank of Canada took over the sole responsi-bility for printing money in this country. To this day, old notes from charter banks will still be honoured by the government, but they’ll be destroyed afterwards.

Wainwright said it would be crazy to actu-ally do that, for many of the older bills are collectables and are worth a lot more

than their face value.

Take the old Canadian $2 bill — paper money before it became the toonie. Wain-wright said that certain ones with

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For as long as North America has had paper money, there have been con men and counterfeiters waiting to make a quick buck of their own.

And since paper money was first intro-duced in the United States in the early 1800s (and which came later to this coun-try), Canadians have had a knack for the knock-offs.

The newest exhibit at the Sidney Museum takes a look at some of the legal and crimi-nal activity that follows the printing of bank notes throughout the world. There’s a spe-cific focus on Canadian paper money — with a look at how counterfeiters have tried to duplicate it since day one — and tour guide and museum volunteer Peter Wainwright says there are plenty of unusual bills on dis-play.

His tour typically lasts 45 min-utes and starts with the monetary underworld.

“Canada actually excelled at printing money,” he says, noting that unfortunately, it was U.S. money.

Wainwright said the U.S. was the first in North America to make paper money. This was in the early 1800s and he said there were no laws in Canada prevent-ing counterfeiting. Entire families, he said, would have a business printing fake U.S. dollars, which they would sell to Americans — for less than face value of the real deal.

“It was a big deal and Canadians became quite good at it.”

By the time Canadian banks started printing money (yes, banks — they did it

long before the gov-ernment took over), Wainwright said there was a pool of counterfeiters just waiting.

Some of the funny money was

easy to spot. In once case, he explained, a $5 bill

went into circulation from the Bank of Montreal. This was in 1858.

“However, the Bank of Montreal didn’t print any notes in 1858.”

There’s a sample of that bill at the Museum — one of a few fakes on display.

From the time bank notes were issued to today, banks and governments have been trying their best to stay ahead of the counter-feiters. Wainwright said

that in 1917 there were so many fake $100 bills in circulation that the Bank of Canada had to withdraw the real ones as no one would accept them. This has repeated itself throughout history, Wainwright explained, even to the early 2000s when Canada real-ized their Journey series of bills could be duplicated by simple inkjet printers. By 2005, better countermeasures were put in place and the govern-ment began quietly collecting both the real and fake bills from their ini-tial run, and started destroying them.

Wainwright said 85 per cent of those bills have been destroyed

— making the real ones still out there quite rare to collectors.

For counterfeiters to con men and Wainwright said in the early days of paper money, banks could print their own bills, under

fairly strict rules. Some banks turned into what was known as a wildcat bank — where they would print more money than they could possibly ever redeem against their own capital. In some cases, these wildcat banks would make notes that resembled more legitimate institutions.

“They made nice-looking notes. They wanted people to trust it and accept it. It was a way for them to make a huge amount of money, at essentially no cost.”

Chartered banks — including companies like the Merchants Bank that had a branch in Sidney, to the Molson Bank (yes, the brewing company) continued to print their own bank notes until 1945. That’s when the Bank of Canada took over the sole responsi-bility for printing money in this country. To this day, old notes from charter banks will still be honoured by the government, but they’ll be destroyed afterwards.

Wainwright said it would be crazy to actu-ally do that, for many of the older bills are collectables and are worth a lot more

than their face value.

Take the old Canadian $2 bill — paper money before it became the toonie. Wain-wright said that certain ones with

the right combination (which in fact was an error only revealed about five years ago) of serial numbers and signatures from governors of the Bank of Canada, are worth significantly more than $2.

Bank on the unusual at Museum’s money exhibit


A Sidney Museum visitor looks over some of the rare bank notes on display in a new exhibit of the history of paper money in Canada. The exhibit is on now until the end of June.

Please see: Bank notes under lock and key, page 17

Dominion Bank - 1902

$4 bill

Commerce Bank - 1935

Merchants Bank - 1917


One, he said, was auctioned off for $11,000.

The Museum exhibit of 150 different bank notes is a mostly private collection of rare and unusual money.

They cover most of the time period from the first printings in Canada to the late 2000s. Tour guides, like Wainwright, can also talk about the evolution to Canada’s current polymer bills.

There are notes with portraits of bank officials and royalty — and even semi-nudes based on Greek artwork that probably would not see the backs of modern money in this country.

There are even tricks to the eyes, such as the Devil’s Face — the play of shadows cre-ated by an engraver that seems to look like the devil’s face in the hair of Queen Elizabeth’s por-trait. Finding those, Wain-wright said, is rare and to collectors would be an excellent find.

The artwork on many of the bills is exquisite and show the lengths to which banks would go to try to make their money immune to counterfeit-ing.

But as some Canadian keep proving, said

Wainwright, that’s easier said than done. He added it was estimated that at one time, there were more fake $50 and $100 bills in

circulation in Canada than there were the real things.

And today, there are no $1,000 bills out there. Wain-wright said the last time one was issued by the Bank of Canada was 2000.

“They are immediately destroyed now when the Bank gets one,” he said. “The

only really significant users of them were drug dealers and organized crime.”

The Sidney Museum’s bank note exhibi-

tion runs until the end of June. The displays are locked down and cameras are watching everything.

Wainwright said they don’t feel there’s a significant risk to having the display there, as each bill is recorded. Selling them to anyone would simply set off alarm bells, he said.

Museum volunteers offer tours on Satur-days, Sundays and holidays at 11. a.m. and 2 p.m. Self-guided tours are also available during the Museum’s open hours, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. every day. Admission is by donation. For more, visit sidneymuseum.ca.

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VICTORIA — Dozens of students from sev-eral schools in Greater Victoria are making a difference through a program that encour-ages youth to give back to local charities at work in their commu-nities.

The Victoria Founda-tion’s Vital Youth Pro-gram aims to engage students in philan-

thropy by giving them the opportunity to decide which local charities to give grants to.

Each year, the foun-dation provides $3,000 grants for each partici-pating school – $500 of which is added to an endowment in the school’s name, while students get to research and decide which charity to donate the remaining $2,500.

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going through a Vital Signs Report, doing some research and really learning more about their commu-nity and what organiza-tions are working in the issue areas that they are interested in. Some-thing that benefits the community as a whole and something that’s in the students’ own com-munities and neigh-bourhoods,” said Sasha Gronsdahl, community initiatives co-ordinator

with the foundation. This year, more than

75 students from Bel-mont, Frances Kelsey, Reynolds, Oak Bay, Parkland and Victoria high schools as well as and St. Michaels Uni-versity School partici-pated in the program.

Victoria High student Lilly Powell said the seven-month-long pro-cess of deciding which charity to support was the most challenging for the nine-team group; the students eventually settled on the Victoria Women’s Transition House Society.

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grams of the [society]. We can gave half to the upkeep because they haven’t had renova-tions in a really long time and the other half to specifically the youth-related programs.

“I was learning a lot about some of the things that were happening in Victoria that I had never heard about before and it inspired me to get more involved because there’s so much hap-pening that not a lot of people know about.”

Grade 11 student John Cook is one of 10 youth at St. Michaels University School involved in this year’s program. His group chose the Victoria

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I saw just how much it helped her and the changes it made to her life and how much more she’s able to do because of it. That was a huge

reason for me,” said Cook.

“It’s been an emo-tional process going through the program and seeing how much people need in Victo-ria and being able to feel like you’re actually helping through this process.”

Kevin Cook, direc-

tor of service at St. Michaels, said the end of high school is a cru-cial time to instill phil-anthropic values in stu-dents.

“It’s so crucial at this stage when you have Grade 11s and 12s who are figuring out what philanthropy is about. It’s huge and they carry on with it through the rest of their lives,” he said.

Some of the other grant recipients include Out of the Rain Youth Shelter, the Sierra Club, Cowichan Women Against Violence Soci-ety, Cowichan Search and Rescue, Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, Umbrella Society for Addictions and Men-tal Health and Extreme Outreach Society.

— Victoria News/Black Press

Around the region

Greater Victoria youth offer vital philanthropyStudents from Parkland Secondary among the teens participating in the Vital Youth Program

“It’s been an emotional process going through the program.”

– John Cook

Tourism Victoria invites Victo-rians to support the local tour-ism industry – while also vying for some terrific prizes – in its Spring Kick off to the Summer Travel Auction.

Continuing through Satur-day, May 30, this year’s auction includes a seven-day Holland American Line Caribbean or Mexico cruise for two valued at $3,200 USD, a return trip for two from Vancouver to Jasper on Via Rail’s The Canadian, includ-ing accommodation and meals, and a two-night weekend stay

for two at the Fairmont Newport Beach in California. Also up for auction is a day at Butchart Gar-dens.

“The tourism industry in Greater Victoria and beyond has been very generous with offers of great tourism product to sup-port Tourism Victoria’s spring online travel auctions,” said Paul Nursey, CEO and president of Tourism Victoria.

“All funds raised go right back into marketing Greater Victoria to potential visitors. There are some amazing deals to be had

on the travel auction; start your bidding today and have fun!”

Lacey Sheardown, with Used-Victoria.com, an auction spon-sor, said the fundraiser is a great way to support the local tourism industry.

“UsedVictoria.com is an active community partner and we see the value in supporting Tour-ism Victoria’s semi-annual travel auction as Tourism Victoria is one of the biggest contributors to the local economy,” she said.

To bid auction packages, go to gobid.ca/auctions/calendar.

Win a day at Butchart Gardens in Travel Auction

Paying-off the ProtecteurDon Denton/Victoria News

Crew members, the Naden band and guests line the dock at CFB Esquimalt before the start of a paying-off ceremony aboard HMCS Protecteur. Protecteur is being removed from service following a fire that damaged the ship beyond repair.


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Stage 1 - Water Conservation BylawIn effect May 1 to September 30Lawn watering is permitted two days per week as follows:Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pmOdd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pmNewly installed lawns (sod or seed) may be watered outside the permitted days detailed above by special permit only.

Watering of trees, flowers, shrubs & vegetable gardens is permitted as follows: Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with ashut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.

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Take Care Outdoors…in all Seasons!

The eye is somewhat protected against UV rays by the eyelid, the eyebrow, the orbit, the nose and the cheek. However, if you are outdoors a lot, in very strong sunlight, or near water, snow and ice, you need extra protection. Wear a wide brimmed hat, sun-glasses, and sunscreen or proper clothing to protect your skin. If you don’t, you may be getting too much UV radiation. If this happens only rarely, it could just mean sore eyes and a painful sunburn lasting a day or two. If you make a habit of not protecting yourself, all year round, you risk developing eye and skin prob-lems when you’re older.

Experts estimate more than half of our UV exposure occurs by the age of 18. Children’s eyes are also at risk because the lenses of their eyes block fewer ul-traviolet rays. That’s why young children should play in the shade between 11 am and 3 pm, and always wear hats with wide brims to cover their heads and shade their eyes. Of course, other types of sun protec-tion are important too. Don’t forget sunglasses, sun-screen and proper clothing. Even if the day is hazy or cloudy, you can still get a sunburn from UV radiation.

Teenagers and adults may wish to discuss appro-priate types of sunglasses (prescription or non-pre-scription) with their optometrist. Parents can inquire about sunglasses for young children.


REAL ESTATE

ArtsARBUTUS SINGERS

SPRING benefit concert will be held Wednesday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church, 10030 Third St. in Sidney. Proceeds go to a women’s agricultural co-operative in South Sudan. Organized by Hanti Sidra One Global Family. For tickets and more info. call Stephanie Schroeder at 250-655-3635 or email [email protected]. Tickets also available at the door.

CEILIDH (FUN DANCE) Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome at the Centre in Brentwood Bay, 1229 Clarke Rd. Cost is $5 per person. Proceeds to the Centre. Come watch or dance. For more, contact Janet at [email protected].

BEETHOVEN TO ABBA Singers in all voice ranges invited to take part in the Victoria Summer Choir’s 10th anniversary season. Rehearsals Tuesday nights beginning June 9 to August 20 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. For information please

contact Clara at

[email protected] or 250-590-6335.

SIDNEY CONCERT BAND invites you to our Swing into Spring concert, conducted by Rob Bannister. Sunday, May 24, 2 p.m. at the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney. Tickets $15 available from the Mary Winspear Centre box office, 250-656-0275.

WRITERS GROUP: CRITIQUE at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Develop your writing in a supportive environment in this member-led group. Writers of all genres welcome. Thursday, May 28, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Drop-in or register at 250-656-0944.

EventsBOB BOSSIN DAVY the

Punk at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Indie music legend Bob Bossin tells the story of his father’s

life in Toronto’s gambling underworld of the 1930s and ‘40s. Wednesday, May 27, 7 to 8 p.m. Free. Register at 250-656-0944.

WORLD OCEANS DAY is June 8 and Oceans Week in Canada is June 1 to 8. Learn how you can be part of the solution, not part of the problem at WorldOceansDay.ca.

Kid stuffGOOD MORNING

RHYMETIMEat the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and fun. Runs to May 21, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Ages 0-5 years. Free. Drop-in. Call 250-656-0944.

HealthNEW SESSIONS OF

Yoga Classes with Kathleen Fournier: Morning Yoga, Thursdays to June 25, 9 to 10 a.m.

Evening Yoga, Mondays, May 25 to July 13, 5 to 6 p.m. Yoga in a Chair, Fridays, May 15 to July 3, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. All sessions are eight weeks for $90 or $12/drop-In. Call to register: 250-656-5537.

FALL PREVENTION CLASSES, Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 21 to June 30, 10 to 11 a.m. Twelve sessions for $95. Register early. Call 250-656-5537.

MeetingsSAANICH PENINSULA

BETTER Breathers invites Saanich Peninsula and area residents to network and learn tips for a healthier summer. Anyone with a lung condition, family, friends and community members are invited Monday, May 25 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, SHOAL Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney. Call 1-800-665-5864.

SAANICH PENINSULA TOASTMASTERS Open House takes place Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sidney Library in the Nell Horth Room. For more information contact Gwen at 250-656-3738 or go to http://1288.toastmasters.org

NEW DROP-IN FOR help with tablets and laptops now available for seniors at SHOAL Activity Centre, Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to noon.

FundraisersLIONS SWIFTSURE

BREAKFAST. The Central Saanich Lions Club, for the fourth year, is serving breakfast at the Saturday, May 23 Swiftsure race.Pancakes, ham, coffee, tea, or juice available. At Clover point, Dallas Road.Breakfast served 8 to 11 a.m.

CAR BOOT AND Craft Sale at St. Stephen’s church, 7921 St. Stephen Rd. off Mt. Newton X Rd., on May 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On the grounds rain or shine. To reserve a spot to sell your stuff, email [email protected].

COMMUNITY CALENDARTHE NEWS REVIEW provides this community calendar free of charge,

giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area. Publication

is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to [email protected].

A20 • www.peninsulanewsreview.com Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - PENINSULA NEWS REVIEWA20 www.peninsulanewsreview.com Wed, May 20, 2015, Peninsula News Review

NOTICE OF INTENTRE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT

APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR PRIMARY (LP Club) AMENDMENT

An application for an amendment to the LP Club Liquor License #107653 has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch. The license is issued to the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club located at 1949 Marina Way in Sidney.

The current liquor service hours of operation are from 11AM on Friday and Saturday. There are no changes requested to the hour of liquor service.

The proposed changes are:1) Cancel the current Food Primary License #168432 with a capacity of 162 persons2) Add the current FP licensed areas to the existing LP Club liquor license. The LP Club capacity will increase from 69 persons to 172 persons maximum.

Residents and owners of businesses located within a 0.5 (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by 1) Writing to: THE GENERAL MANAGER

C/O Licensing AnalystLIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH

PO BOX 9292Victoria, BC V8W 9J8

or 2) By email: [email protected]

PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.To ensure the consideration of your views, your comments, name and address must be received on or before May 31, 2015 is 14 days from initial posting of the sign. Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Linda Rhodes, Robert Rhodes and Gail Foster has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region for an Amendment to lease – Commercial Marina use situated on Provincial Crown land located at Cowichan District /Brentwood Bay.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is #0207630.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected]. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until June 13, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/Applica-tionPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Brentwood Bay Cowichan District

Section 11, Range 2 West South Saanich District

Existing Expansion

Application Area District Lot 406

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Johnson, Doreen (Konrath)February 25, 1927 - May 2, 2015

With great sadness we announce the passing of our Mom, Doreen at the age of 88.

Predeceased by her fi rst husband, Peter Konrath (1984), second husband,

Edward Johnson (2007), and son-in-law, Gerry Gardner (2006).Survived by her children, Ray (Jacky), Jim (sue), Ted (Kelly), Janet (Jay) and grandchildren, Peter and Lorne.

Born and raised in Battleford Saskatchewan with her one sister and three brothers. She worked as a telephone operator. She met Peter and they married in 1948. Soon after came their fi rst son. They moved to Perdue Saskatch-ewan, where they were owners of the Perdue Hotel. They remained in Perdue for 9 years and had two more sons. They moved to Sidney in 1958 and had their fourth child, a daughter.

Doreen worked at the Star Weekly Bus Depot on Beacon Ave. for a few years, but most people in Sidney will remember her as the smart looking lady behind the counter at the Sidney Pharmacy where she worked for 23 years. She was also very active in the Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary. There she was always known to get a kiss from one of the R.C.M.P. offi cers on Remembrance Day. She will be missed.

A sincere thank you to all the Staff at Saanich Peninsula Hospital ECU1.

A private family gathering will be held at a later date.In lieu of fl owers please send a donation to

The Saanich Peninsula Hospital.

DEATHS

LEGALS

DEATHS

LEGALS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

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LEGALS

IN THE MATTER OF THE

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT PENINSULA MINI STORAGE LTD.

1933 Keating X Road Central Saanich, BC. Claims a Warehouse-man’s Lien against the following persons. Goods left in storage at the Pe-ninsula Mini Storage, if not paid in full on or be-fore the date stated the goods will be sold or dis-posed of: Wayne Pan-ton of the last known address of: 28 Abber-fi eld Court NE, Calgary AB T2A 7N4 AFTER May 19th, 2015 amount owing $1127.86. Erin Davis of the last known address of: 5059 Wes-ley Road, Victoria BC V9A 6P7 AFTER May 19th, 2015 amount owing $623.00.

The Unit contents will be sold by public

Auction On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 11:00 AM to

settle unpaid debt.

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GETAWAYS

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Pen-ny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Pro-gram at Langara College in Vancouver. Application dead-line May 31, 2015. Email to [email protected]. More in-formation: www.bccommunity n ew s . c o m / o u r - p r o g r a m s / scholarship.

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HAIRCAREPROFESSIONALS

HAIRSTYLIST required for busy well established salon in Invermere BC. Excellent opportunity for a mo-tivated stylist. Easy to build clientele during busy summer months, lots of walk in traffi c. Leave message at 250-342-9863

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ASSISTANTS REQUIRED for Artisan shop at the Swartz Bay Market Place. If you are hon-est, dependable and per-sonable please contact Linda Brown [email protected]

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HELP WANTED

PRODUCTION WORKERSCanada’s Largest Independently owned news-paper group is currently looking for Part Time Production Workers for its Victoria location.This is an entry level general labour position that involves physical handling of news-papers and advertising supplements.REQUIREMENTS:• Prior bindery and/or

machine operator experience would be an asset

• Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast paced environment performing repetitive tasks

• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and stand for long periods of time

• Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team based environment

• Must be reliable, dependable, have excellent communication skills and good attention to detail

• Must have own transportation

✱Afternoon and evening shifts 16-20 hours per week. $11.25 an hour

Interested parties may drop off their resumes between 9am and 5pm at:

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TEMPORARY ON-CALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS School District #63 (Saanich) To apply:www.sd63.bc.ca

UCLUELET PETROCANneeds lic. mechanic. West Coast living! 250-726-7477 [email protected]

MEDICAL/DENTAL

MEDICAL Transcriptionists are in huge demand! Train with the leading Medical Tran-scription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today. 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com. or email: [email protected].

LEGALS

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Here we grow again!Pacifi c Homes-Pacifi c Truss is looking for a Senior Floor, Truss and Wall Designer. You can hit the ground running full speed, adept at visu-alizing the construction site from your computer, an accomplished time juggler and master prob-lem solver, maybe even able to show us a thing or two in MiTek. Since it’s not always about work, you also know your way around a pool table and maybe a conversa-tion about your favorite sport at the coffee mak-er. Is it time to trade in your stuffy old 8 to 5, join our team in Victoria or Cobble Hill and become the virtuoso of your fu-ture?

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LICENSED LOG Scaler re-quired. A well-establishedwhole log chipping facility lo-cated in beautiful Kamloops,BC requires a full time certifi edlog scaler to complement ourlog yard staff. We offer com-petitive wages and a benefi tspackage. Applicants applyingfor this Position must have aScaler’s Licence. Please emailresumes: [email protected] orfax to 250-374-9506.

VOLUNTEERSTHE CANADIAN Breast Can-cer Foundation CIBC Run forthe Cure is looking for organiz-ing committee members.Roles include fundraising co-ordinator, run day program co-ordinator and volunteer coordi-nator. Call Volunteer Victoriaat 250-386-2269.

LEGALS

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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VOLUNTEERS

THE CYCLE of Life Tour is looking for volunteers to assist with the Tour, which takes place on July 25-26. Positions include check in, gear drop off, support vehicle drivers, camp set up and tear down, meal service crew, fi rst aid, bike re-pair, road marshals, etc. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

THE VICTORIA International Kite Festival would welcome volunteers for the family-fun event, on May 29-31 at beauti-ful Clover Point. Positions in-clude information booth, fi eld marshals, and traffi c directors. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Call 250-514-6223 or visit online at: www.andreakober.com

HOLISTIC HEALTH

Trager® Bodywork Gentle, effective & deeply relaxing. Move more freely with less pain and tension.

Hot Stone MassagePenetrating heat from

smooth basalt rocks softens tight muscles, melts tension

Hot Stone Massage with Raindrop Therapy

CranioSacral therapyRae Bilash

Certifi ed PractitionerWomen only, men by referral

250-380-8733www.raebilash.ca

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

PETS

PETS

JACK RUSSELL Terriers, 13 weeks old. Born Feb. 8, 2015. High energy dog, loving family friend. $600, 1st shot, de-worming.(250)664-7470

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE & PLANT SALE. Including Silent Auction. Satur-day, May 23, 8am-1pm. St. Elizabeth’s Church, 10030 Third St., Sidney.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

ELECTRIC SCOOTER- 4 wheel, canopy, rarely used. $1,295. Sidney (250)655-0560

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Spring sales with hot savings!” All steel building models and siz-es are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pio-neer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

RENTALS

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. ware-house space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared wash-room. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

RENTALS

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SIDNEY. 1 block from ocean, 3 blks to town. 2 baths, laun-dry, D/W, wood fl oors, large backyard. $500./mo inclds utils. (778)351-3686.

SIDNEY. SHARE 2-bdrm new-ly reno’d 900 sq.ft suite, with male. $800/mo (250)361-7338

SUITES, LOWER

SIDNEY: 1-BDRM, Private level entry, laundry, parking, cat ok. $820. (250)812-4154.

TOWNHOUSES

LAVENDER CO-OP is accept-ing applications for a quiet, bright 3 bdrm townhouse, W/D hookup, inside/outside stor-age, backyard. $1019/mo. Share purchase $2500. Gross income $45,000 +. Applica-tions available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

CARS

1993 BMW: 3.4 L engine, au-tomatic, Kashmir (beige/gold), 4-disc brakes. Brakes, tire tread still in good shape, re-cent O2 sensor and throttle switch replaced, rear wheel drive, power windows/locks/ sunroof, 2-12” subs and Ken-more amp. 200,000 km, all re-ceipts for work done. Very fun car to drive. $3500 obo. Call 250-812-6008 or email [email protected]

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

We Buy Cars!Scrap Junk

Running or Not!Cars Trucks Vans$50 to $1000FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

1984 FORD Bronco XLT, only 100,000 km on 351W on pro-pane, 10-1 compression, Keith Black pistons, Comp cam. C6 auto completely rebuilt. Have receipts and specs. Body rusty but drivetrain better than new. Good 31” tires. $3500. Call Monty, 250-216-3408.

MARINE

BOATS

WANTED Red Urchin lease. Also 37’ Salmon to lease/buy/trade for C. 250-218-9947 [email protected]

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY- Small repairs, interior fi nishing, weather proofi ng, decks, fenc-ing. Reasonable rates. In-sured. Call 250-857-1269 or www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER Reduced rates - Sun Decks, Fences and Siding. Call Ward (250)881-0296.

McGREGOR HOME REPAIR Decks, doors, stairs, walls, etc. Sm jobs ok. 250-655-4518

ELECTRICAL

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

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

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

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn care. Comm/Res. Aer-ating, power raking, land-scape design, all planting, riv-er rock & patio stones, Ivy, blackberry & yard clean-up.


GARDENING

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

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A&R LANDSCAPING. Certi-fi ed Horticulturist, yearly main-tenance, clean-ups, pruning, renovating older gardens, great rates, Seniors Discounts. Call (250) 686-4361.

FULL YARD SERVICES Spring Clean-ups, Lawns, Gardens, Pressure Washing & more. Keith (778)351-4328.

OVER 20 years experience, lawns, edging, clearing, prun-ing, design. Reasonable rates. Call Andrew 250-656-0052 or 250-857-1269.


GARDENING

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA Exteriors Inc.“Spring Clean-Up Specials”Gutter & Window CleaningConcrete Power Washing

Vinyl Siding CleaningRoof Sweep & De-MossingCarpentry * Yard Cleanup

Handyman RepairsFree Estimates WCB Insured

*Seniors Discounts*(778)433-9275

www.abbaexteriors.ca

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GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning & Repairs- Gutters, roofs win-dows, PW. 250-380-7778.


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Kids and families are encouraged to come out to the 82nd annual Vancouver Island Dog Fanciers Association’s dog show this week-end, but please, leave your own dog at home.

“It’s just a distrac-tion for the registered dogs,” said Ina Bureau, president of the asso-ciation.

“We’re hoping that people who are looking for something fun and inexpensive to do with their kids, we’re hop-ing they’ll come,” said member and longtime Airedale breeder and trainer Joanne Helm.

The show will feature four All-Breed Cham-pionship shows, plus various obedience, agility and rally shows throughout the week-

end. Obedience and agility

are always entertaining, but rally is really where it’s at when it comes to having fun, says Helm.

“It’s the most fun of anything you do as an owner.”

A cross between obe-dience and agility, rally is fast-paced and clever, and is growing as a sport in the dog show world.

The show is also a great place to get more information about spe-cific breeds, says Caren Holtby, also a member of the association.

“There will be breed-ers available to answer questions,” she said.

“Anyone who’s look-ing for a dog, it’s a good place to come,” added Bureau, “because it’s the creme de la creme of dogs.”

Not everything will

be dog-related, said Helm. The show will also have a variety of vendors available — all selling people food — for families to indulge in.

The public are also encouraged to bring donations of pet food and supplies, as the association is collect-ing donations for Our Place in Victoria.

Many of the home-less people who come to use Our Place’s ser-vices have pets and often aren’t able to get pet food, said Bureau.

“And if the bag is open, they’ll still take it. So if your own dog tried a new food and turned up his nose at it, bring it.”

The show runs from May 22 to 24 at the Saa-nich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stellys Cross Road in Saanichton.

Admission is free, and parking is available on the upper level of

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Ina Bureau, left, with Moragh, Charlotte Holtby with Krispy Kreme, Joanne Helm with Bentley, and Caren Holtby with Glory are all getting ready for the Vancouver Island Dog Fanciers Association’s 82nd annual show this weekend.

Show an excellent place to get dog breed information — or just be entertained

100 Women Who Care raise $8,400 at inaugural meetingAngela CowanNews staff

The first meeting of 100 Women Who Care Saanich Penin-sula raised $8,400 from their 84 founding mem-bers at the group’s first meeting May 6.

The group meets once every three months, with each member committed to donating one hour and $100 at each meeting to help support local charities.

The Cridge Centre for the Family was the first recipient of the Saan-ich Peninsula group’s efforts, with founding members presenting the money to the orga-nization May 14.

New members are always welcome.

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