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2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

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FEBRUARY

Emily Carr finds new home

Jan. 6, Emily Carr Library moves into new Uptown location after 42 years across the street at 3500 Blanshard St.

The brand new 5,534-square-foot branch uses an automated mate-rial handling system to check-in of books and audio visual loan outs, whisking it all away on a conveyor belt. The library boasts ideally situated electric outlets to accom-modate the modern digital world of laptops, tablets and mobile phones.

The agreement between Saa-nich and Uptown’s owner Mor-guard Investments comes to about $143,800 per year for five years, and then about $160,500 per year for another five years.

The agreement is worth a total of $1.5 million over 10 years.

Saanich also approved spending up to $730,000 to outfit the space with shelving, furniture and other improvements. Under its agreement with the Greater Victoria Public Library, Saanich provides the library facility and the GVPL pays operat-ing costs.

Clay courts sagacomes to an end

The contentious, two-year-long debate to build eight clay tennis courts at Cedar Hill Park comes to an end Feb. 1 when Saanich coun-cil unanimously rejects the Cedar Hill Clay Court Tennis Society’s proposal.

“It’s as though a great weight has been lifted off the community’s shoulders,” said Peter Haddon, one of a handful of Saanich resi-dents behind SaveCedarHillPark.com.

Saanich council heard from 183 speakers over the course of three public meetings before voting 9-0 to reject the plan to develop two little-used baseball diamonds into a tennis club.

Gorge Soccer Associationsuffers financial woes

The Gorge Soccer Associa-tion finds its bank account empty,

missing $35,000 and an estimated $250,000 in overall unaccounted cash.

Until January, long-time presi-dent Terry Marra had been the only person in the organization dealing with finances for the previ-ous three years. Marra dies sud-denly in the same month.

When the executive com-mittee learned that creditors weren’t being paid on time, they appointed a new treasurer and asked Marra to turn over all finan-cial records. A lot of the missing money was earmarked for debt repayment and some upkeep to the park buildings.

A pole falls in SaanichSaanich declares itself not liable

for an incident in which the pole of a falling Saanich parking sign fell on 12-year-old Cedar Hill middle school student Emma Ingram. The pole struck her while she was walk-ing past it in front of the school.

John Miller, president of the Cedar Hill Clay Court Tennis Society, hoped to convince council to build eight clay tennis courts at Cedar Hill Park.

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Guy Chaisson pitches a horseshoe at the Greater Victoria Horseshoe Club on Kenneth Street in Saanich in January 2014.

Saanich’s first murderin three years

A 71-year-old Saanich man faces one count of first degree murder while using a firearm in the death of his wife.

Joseph Melvin Desroches is charged March 18 via tele-bail in the fatal shooting of his wife, Rosa, 77, that occurred in their Cameo Street home earlier that morning.

Saanich police Sgt. John Price said at the time Des-roches was arrested at 751 Cameo St. without incident around 7:30 a.m., after police were called to the home to assist someone who needed medical attention.

“They did find and seize a firearm that they believe is in relation to this incident,” Price said.

It marks Saanich’s first mur-der in more than three years.

Gordon Head feed lotproposal quashed

The Albergs, who run a cattle feedlot in the midst of subur-ban Gordon Head, propose a new development plan to Saanich council which sets off months of back-and-forth chatter but little progress in

the years-old saga. Saanich lets the farm continue rather than take steps to rezone it for development. Meanwhile, the Albergs are comfortable return-ing the property to a farming glory unseen in decades. The rezoning debate rears itself during election time again, but nothing comes of it.

A Saanich police forensics member at a home on Cameo Street in March 2014.

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New Craigflowerbridge opens

The new Craigflower Bridge was opened to traffic in early May after an original opening date of December 2013. The joint project between The Town of View Royal and the District of Saanich, connects Admirals Road to the Island Highway in

View Royal to Gorge Road in Saanich.

During construction, the his-toric Craigflower Schoolhouse acts as the site headquarters.

Don Mann Excavating started the $16 million project in April 2013. The project was delayed by the acquisition of steel. The original bridge was completed in 1856.

Kitchen scrapskicks in for good

As of April 1, new trucks, new bins and new collection procedures take effect in Saa-nich as a way to reduce (and potentially end) the amount of organic waste that ends up in the Hartland landfill.

The biggest changes for resi-dents are exactly that: sepa-rating organic waste from gar-bage and recycling into a new green bin, and having to wheel the collection carts to the curb. Saanich hadn’t overhauled its waste collection system to this extent since the blue box recy-cling program was introduced in 1989.

The municipality antici-pates it will divert 8,000 tons of organics (4,000 each of kitchen waste, and yard and garden waste) from Hartland Landfill with the new green bin program. All municipalities are required to separate kitchen scraps by January 2015 or face heavy fines under Capital Regional District rules.

Poul Hansen gets ready for the Victoria Orchid Society orchid show in March in his greenhouse in the Prospect Lake area.

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Make recycling one of your New Year’s Resolutions.‘Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year, help prevent recycling worker injuries by remembering to use only CRD approved blue boxes and blue bags for your holiday recycling. Flatten and cut large cardboard boxes to size, bundle them together with string or twine and get it all to the curb by 7:30 am sharp. It’s the right thing to do for the environment. And for the people who work every day to make it better. Wishing you a happy “green” holiday season.For more recycling information call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.myrecyclopedia.ca

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It’s time to look beyond the protests and political battles around climate change that dominated 2014, and look at the year and the decade ahead.

From the California drought to shifting forest patterns across B.C., there is evidence that our climate is changing more rapidly. Public debate consists mainly of squabbling about the significance of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, rather than what can be done to prepare.

A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry on wildfire control was released in December after an access to information request. It describes the progress made in the province’s community forest fire prevention plan, and its goal to create “wildfire resilient ecosystems and wildfire adapted communities” over the next 10 years.

The key research estimates that by 2017 there will be 788 million cubic metres of dead pine in B.C. forests. Fires in these areas spread 2.6 times faster than in healthy

green stands, up to 66 metres per minute.

The report calls for fuel management beyond community

boundaries to stop “mega-fires” by creating landscape-level fuel breaks, with targeted harvesting, prescribed burning and new silviculture practices.

The costs of preparing are huge. The costs of not preparing could be catastrophic.

Also in 2014, the B.C. government appointed an advisory committee to prepare for the renewal of

the Columbia River Treaty with the United States.

While this 1964 the treaty has no end date, its flood control mandate expires in 2024. I spoke with Deborah Harford and Jon O’Riordan, members of the Simon Fraser University Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), who, along with ACT senior policy author Robert Sandford, have written a provocative book on the treaty. They hope it will help lead to a renewed agreement that will be a model for a changing world.

The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people.

Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry. The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefits that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories.

O’Riordan notes that climate shifts create a strategic benefit for B.C. The U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than ever, for flood protection and water supply.

...Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter

and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

2015: the year of climate adaption

CRD faces tough 2015 resolutions

As the Capital Regional District board wades through novice inquiries from a host of new directors in 2015, you can bet the most anxiety-provoking to staff will be those originating from Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell.

For the past three years, Atwell has devoted much of his free time to monitoring the ongoing sewage treatment saga, and his championing of the need for a distributed treatment model is now receiving legitimacy from a West side group of municipalities and an early commitment by Victoria, Oak Bay and Saanich to work together on a similar proposal.

Atwell’s background will serve him well as he begins digging through staff reports and data that he had some difficulty accessing as a member of the public.

It remains to be seen what Atwell will discover of significance in his role as CRD director. (Inevitable in-camera meetings will likely quash the most fascinating revelations.)

But with Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps bringing a renewed focus on collaboration and team-building, it’s becoming clear that 2015 has the potential for positive change across the Capital Region.

Stalwart Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen is taking on the uncomfortable burden of chairing the CRD’s core area liquid waste management committee, the contentious arena where all sewage treatment decisions are first considered.

Jensen is undoubtedly well aware of the new faces around the table, but it’s already obvious that the previous marching orders of government-mandated sewage treatment may not fly with directors who were elected to do better than claim their hands are tied by provincial and federal government funding.

Right now, public engagement in local politics is strong across the Capital Region (perhaps with the exception of the abysmal-turnout champion Langford).

The CRD board would do well to remember that the first few votes in their new tenure will set the tone for the next four years, and determine whether new-to-the-scene residents will continue to engage in local politics.

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Re: Mayor: Staff profiling of candidates before election ‘inappropriate’, News (Dec. 17)

Why is Mayor Atwell the focus of criticism over the costly $476,611 severance package for the termination of Saanich’s Chief Administrative Officer, when he played no part in this generous package? Why is the criticism not focussing on those responsible for the overly

generous compensation and severance awarded to a CAO with no previous track-record or experience.

Moreover, do we have any evidence the CAO was doing a stellar job or, would be willing and able to strive to fulfil the campaign promises of good governance, transparency, accountability made not only by candidate Atwell, but also, heard at the all-candidates meetings from just every

candidate? It is inappropriate to discuss such details in public, so it is unlikely we will ever know the true reason for the CAO’s departure.

In the long-run, will the departure of the CAO be good for Saanich? Only time will tell. But what we do know is Mayor Atwell was not responsible for the cost of the severance package.

Bob FurberSaanich

Atwell didn’t create CAO contract

MAY2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

Murder-suicide rocksquiet neighbourhood

On May 2, Saanich Police confirm the second Saanich murder of the year was a murder-suicide.

Anne Harvey, 61, was found in her home resi-dence in the 1800-block of Newton St.

Her husband Neil Harvey, 59, was found in the waters off Cattle Point on April 28.

“The untimely death of the female victim appears to have been as a result of the actions of another person… Investigators believe that the death appears to have been caused by the victim’s husband,” Saanich Police Sgt. Steve Eassie says at the time.

Saanich loses former mayor Hugh Curtis

Hard to believe, but Saa-nich was thin on street lights until Hugh Curtis

stepped in as mayor from 1964 to 1973, and he con-tinued to illuminate the Dis-trict in many ways.

Curtis passed away on May 27 aged 81, succumb-ing to cancer.

In addition to street lights, Curtis is credited for build-ing parks, greenbelts and recreation centres that shape Saanich as it’s known today, including the creation of the Urban Containment Boundary.

Curtis was also a friend and mentor to a later suc-cessor, Frank Leonard (Saa-nich mayor 1996-2014).

“He was the first to call and congratulate me when I squeaked in as a Saanich alderman in 1986, his bari-tone radio voice speaking to me at 7 a.m. after a long night,” Leonard said.

Curtis was B.C.’s Social Credit minister of municipal affairs from 1975 to 1978 and minister of finance from 1979 to 1986.

Hannah Kaiser from Reynolds secondary school competes in the javelin at the Island High School Track and Field Championships held at Centennial Stadium in May.


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Mark Your CalendarsHighlighting local events in the Saanich throughout 2015

October – Black Press Women in Business Awards and Gala. [email protected]. 17 – Sacred Heart Christian Charities Fall Used Clothing and Attic Treasure Sale 4040 Nelthorpe St. sacredheartvictoria.com for more info.Oct. 12 – Happy Thanksgiving!Oct 31 – Happy Halloween! Watch your Saanich News for lots of seasonal events and activities.

November – Secrets of the Goldstream Salmon Run. Saturdays and Sundays. www.naturehouse.caNov. 1 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends — one hour backNov. 7 – Sacred Heart Christian Charities Bazaar, 4040 Nelthorpe St. Crafts, books, home made goodies and more.Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day, Saanich HallLocal artists & artisans gear up for holiday seasons – check your Saanich News for local events

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October calendar of EVENTS

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November calendar of EVENTS

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Aug. 2 – The 36th annual Self-Transcendence Triathlon at Elk Lake will be the last as the grassroots event, run by dedicated disciples of the local Sri Chinmoy temple, are calling it the ‘finale.’ Visit victoriatriathlon.com.Aug. 3 – BC Day!Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Cadboro Bay Festival, Cadboro-Gyro Park. The picturesque Cadboro Bay provides the ideal backdrop for professional sand sculptors to create giant sea creatures and other works of art using just sand, water and a lot of creativity. Ongoing JULY and AUGUST – Music in the Park series. Live music comes to a different park in Saanich each week during July and August. See saanichsunfest.ca for more information.

Sept. 4 – Back to school!Sept. 8 - First day of school, 2015-16 school year. Early Sept. - Saanich Braves kickoff 2015-16 Vancouver Island Jr. B Hockey League season, VIJHL.com. Late Sept. - Dentristry From The Heart annual day of free dental visits, TBA.

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December calendar of EVENTS

Jan. 3 & 4 – Easter Seals Chip In for the Kids, drop off your Christmas trees for a donation, for locations visit lionsbc.caJan. 4, 6:30 p.m. – Ukrainian Christmas concert, Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Nicholas The Wonderworker, Cook and Caledonia streets. For further info, call 250-479-1492.Jan. 5-11 – Arts Sampler Week. The Arts Centre invites you come try free of charge one or more of a selection of the classes starting in 2015. saanich.ca/parksrec.Jan. 18, 9:30 a.m.-noon –UVic Vikes TLC Fund for Kids Camp at Ian Stewart Complex, with Vikes basketball coaches and players. Register at govikesgo.com/tlcJanuary 29, 7 p.m. – Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford General Meeting and Emergency Preparedness Workshop, Victoria Christian Reformed Church, Agnes St., Saanich.

April 3 & 6 – Good Friday and Easter Monday, no school. April 16-28 – Saanich Studio Tours & Exhibition. On weekends throughout May, participating artists welcome visitors into their studios for behind the scenes tours of their unique works and where they create. Tours feature local artists working in a range of arts. Arts Centre at Cedar Hill. April 18 – Sacred Heart Christian Charities Spring Used Clothing and Attic Treasures Sale 4040 Nelthorpe St. Free admission.April 24, 7 p.m. – A Touch of New Orleans by Spectrum Community High jazz bands, 957 Burnside Rd West. $10 includes coffee/tea and dessert.April 29, 7 p.m. – Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford, Annual General Meeting. See svgm.org for location.

March 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Victoria Early Spring Home Expo, a great way to find unique, custom, and cutting edge products to create your dream home. George R. Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd.March 4, 3 p.m. – Application deadine for Claremont Sports Institute Aquatic, Rowing, Lacrosse and Golf academies. March 7-15 – Victoria Beer Week. Take part in dozens of beer-focused tastings and events across the Capital Region. victoriabeerweek.com.March 9-20 – SD 61 Spring Break. March 9-13, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Active Play Spring Break Camp at Colquitz Middle School. Visit PISEworld.com or saanich.ca to register, or for other spring break activities. Late March – Black Press Women in Business Gala, TBA.March 5 – Camosun Chargers basketball playoffs begin.

July 1 – Canada Day July 1, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m, – Gorge on Art. Gorge Rd. West, between Colquitz Ave. and Adelaide Ave. Gorge on Art is a popular showcase of local artists and their work along the scenic Gorge Waterway. Free.July 2 – Sunfest on Ice, Pearkes Rec Centre. Head over to Pearkes for a $3 skate. Enjoy a cool skate and an ice cream. Skate rentals free.July 5 – Xterra Victoria extreme triathlon. Xterravictoria.ca. July 12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Saanich Strawberry Festival, Beaver Lake Park. One of the biggest community events of the year. Enjoy classic strawberries and ice cream for 50 cents, spend some time in the kids’ zone or listen to live music.Ongoing JULY and AUGUST – Music in the Park series. Live music comes to a different park in Saanich each week during July and August. See saanichsunfest.ca for more information.

April 30 - May 12 – Limelight Youth Arts Experience Opening Reception Friday, May 1, 7:30-9 p.m.May 7, 6-9 p.m. – Youth Week Mobile Skate Jam. Check out Saanich Parks’ Fresh Park mobile skate park. Rails and ramps, boxes and pipes. Try your board or your bike on this innovative equipment in a festive and fun atmosphere during Youth Week 2015.May 10, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. – Mother’s Day concert, Playfair Park. Free admission. Featuring Reynolds secondary band.May 23-25 – Swiftsure International Yacht Race, swiftsure.org. Late May-early June – Ride to Live for prostate cancer research and awareness. For more info, visit vi-ridetolive.ca. Late May-September– Victoria Run Series, track events at Centennial Stadium, x-country at Beaver Lake Park. Visit victoriarunseries.com

Jan. 30 - Feb. 25 – Oak Bay Art Club show at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd. weekdays. Open reception Feb. 1, 1:30pm. Free.Feb. 14, 9 a.m-1 p.m. – Spectrum Community High School Band Bottle Drive, 957 Burnside Rd West. Also on May 23, June 20.Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Pro-G Day 2015. Try wheel-chair sports, archery, paddle boarding, and more! Call 250-475-7624 for more info.Feb. 27, 3:30-7:30 p.m. – BC Children’s Hospital Cut-a-Thon fundraiser, Lizzy Lee and Me Salon, Shelbourne Plaza 250-590-5568 for more info.Feb. 12-14, Lower Island AAA senior girls basketball championship at Claremont secondary. Teams & times TBA. Feb. 26-28, Vancouver Island 4A senior boys basketball championships at Mount Douglas secondary.

June 9 – Spectrum Community High School Band year-end showcase, Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora St.June 10 – Victoria International Track Classic at Centennial Stadium, part of the National Track League schedule. See trackclassic.com.June 14 – Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon (Ironman 70.3) at Elk Lake. Half-Ironman (70.3), Olympic and sprint distance events. Visit Triseries.ca. June 13 – Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Westshore - Westhills Stadium. Visit convio.cancer.caJune 25 – School’s out!

Dec. 5 – Deck the Hall - Winter Lights Festival: Saanich HallDec. 5 – Island Equipment Owners Association Annual Lighted Truck Convoy. www.ieoa.ca.Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!Dec. 31 – Farewell 2015, Welcome 2016!

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Mark Your CalendarsHighlighting local events in the Saanich throughout 2015

October – Black Press Women in Business Awards and Gala. [email protected]. 17 – Sacred Heart Christian Charities Fall Used Clothing and Attic Treasure Sale 4040 Nelthorpe St. sacredheartvictoria.com for more info.Oct. 12 – Happy Thanksgiving!Oct 31 – Happy Halloween! Watch your Saanich News for lots of seasonal events and activities.

November – Secrets of the Goldstream Salmon Run. Saturdays and Sundays. www.naturehouse.caNov. 1 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends — one hour backNov. 7 – Sacred Heart Christian Charities Bazaar, 4040 Nelthorpe St. Crafts, books, home made goodies and more.Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day, Saanich HallLocal artists & artisans gear up for holiday seasons – check your Saanich News for local events

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Aug. 2 – The 36th annual Self-Transcendence Triathlon at Elk Lake will be the last as the grassroots event, run by dedicated disciples of the local Sri Chinmoy temple, are calling it the ‘finale.’ Visit victoriatriathlon.com.Aug. 3 – BC Day!Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Cadboro Bay Festival, Cadboro-Gyro Park. The picturesque Cadboro Bay provides the ideal backdrop for professional sand sculptors to create giant sea creatures and other works of art using just sand, water and a lot of creativity. Ongoing JULY and AUGUST – Music in the Park series. Live music comes to a different park in Saanich each week during July and August. See saanichsunfest.ca for more information.

Sept. 4 – Back to school!Sept. 8 - First day of school, 2015-16 school year. Early Sept. - Saanich Braves kickoff 2015-16 Vancouver Island Jr. B Hockey League season, VIJHL.com. Late Sept. - Dentristry From The Heart annual day of free dental visits, TBA.

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Jan. 3 & 4 – Easter Seals Chip In for the Kids, drop off your Christmas trees for a donation, for locations visit lionsbc.caJan. 4, 6:30 p.m. – Ukrainian Christmas concert, Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Nicholas The Wonderworker, Cook and Caledonia streets. For further info, call 250-479-1492.Jan. 5-11 – Arts Sampler Week. The Arts Centre invites you come try free of charge one or more of a selection of the classes starting in 2015. saanich.ca/parksrec.Jan. 18, 9:30 a.m.-noon –UVic Vikes TLC Fund for Kids Camp at Ian Stewart Complex, with Vikes basketball coaches and players. Register at govikesgo.com/tlcJanuary 29, 7 p.m. – Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford General Meeting and Emergency Preparedness Workshop, Victoria Christian Reformed Church, Agnes St., Saanich.

April 3 & 6 – Good Friday and Easter Monday, no school. April 16-28 – Saanich Studio Tours & Exhibition. On weekends throughout May, participating artists welcome visitors into their studios for behind the scenes tours of their unique works and where they create. Tours feature local artists working in a range of arts. Arts Centre at Cedar Hill. April 18 – Sacred Heart Christian Charities Spring Used Clothing and Attic Treasures Sale 4040 Nelthorpe St. Free admission.April 24, 7 p.m. – A Touch of New Orleans by Spectrum Community High jazz bands, 957 Burnside Rd West. $10 includes coffee/tea and dessert.April 29, 7 p.m. – Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford, Annual General Meeting. See svgm.org for location.

March 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Victoria Early Spring Home Expo, a great way to find unique, custom, and cutting edge products to create your dream home. George R. Pearkes Recreation Centre, 3100 Tillicum Rd.March 4, 3 p.m. – Application deadine for Claremont Sports Institute Aquatic, Rowing, Lacrosse and Golf academies. March 7-15 – Victoria Beer Week. Take part in dozens of beer-focused tastings and events across the Capital Region. victoriabeerweek.com.March 9-20 – SD 61 Spring Break. March 9-13, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Active Play Spring Break Camp at Colquitz Middle School. Visit PISEworld.com or saanich.ca to register, or for other spring break activities. Late March – Black Press Women in Business Gala, TBA.March 5 – Camosun Chargers basketball playoffs begin.

July 1 – Canada Day July 1, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m, – Gorge on Art. Gorge Rd. West, between Colquitz Ave. and Adelaide Ave. Gorge on Art is a popular showcase of local artists and their work along the scenic Gorge Waterway. Free.July 2 – Sunfest on Ice, Pearkes Rec Centre. Head over to Pearkes for a $3 skate. Enjoy a cool skate and an ice cream. Skate rentals free.July 5 – Xterra Victoria extreme triathlon. Xterravictoria.ca. July 12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Saanich Strawberry Festival, Beaver Lake Park. One of the biggest community events of the year. Enjoy classic strawberries and ice cream for 50 cents, spend some time in the kids’ zone or listen to live music.Ongoing JULY and AUGUST – Music in the Park series. Live music comes to a different park in Saanich each week during July and August. See saanichsunfest.ca for more information.

April 30 - May 12 – Limelight Youth Arts Experience Opening Reception Friday, May 1, 7:30-9 p.m.May 7, 6-9 p.m. – Youth Week Mobile Skate Jam. Check out Saanich Parks’ Fresh Park mobile skate park. Rails and ramps, boxes and pipes. Try your board or your bike on this innovative equipment in a festive and fun atmosphere during Youth Week 2015.May 10, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. – Mother’s Day concert, Playfair Park. Free admission. Featuring Reynolds secondary band.May 23-25 – Swiftsure International Yacht Race, swiftsure.org. Late May-early June – Ride to Live for prostate cancer research and awareness. For more info, visit vi-ridetolive.ca. Late May-September– Victoria Run Series, track events at Centennial Stadium, x-country at Beaver Lake Park. Visit victoriarunseries.com

Jan. 30 - Feb. 25 – Oak Bay Art Club show at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Rd. weekdays. Open reception Feb. 1, 1:30pm. Free.Feb. 14, 9 a.m-1 p.m. – Spectrum Community High School Band Bottle Drive, 957 Burnside Rd West. Also on May 23, June 20.Feb. 20, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. – Pro-G Day 2015. Try wheel-chair sports, archery, paddle boarding, and more! Call 250-475-7624 for more info.Feb. 27, 3:30-7:30 p.m. – BC Children’s Hospital Cut-a-Thon fundraiser, Lizzy Lee and Me Salon, Shelbourne Plaza 250-590-5568 for more info.Feb. 12-14, Lower Island AAA senior girls basketball championship at Claremont secondary. Teams & times TBA. Feb. 26-28, Vancouver Island 4A senior boys basketball championships at Mount Douglas secondary.

June 9 – Spectrum Community High School Band year-end showcase, Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora St.June 10 – Victoria International Track Classic at Centennial Stadium, part of the National Track League schedule. See trackclassic.com.June 14 – Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon (Ironman 70.3) at Elk Lake. Half-Ironman (70.3), Olympic and sprint distance events. Visit Triseries.ca. June 13 – Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Westshore - Westhills Stadium. Visit convio.cancer.caJune 25 – School’s out!

Dec. 5 – Deck the Hall - Winter Lights Festival: Saanich HallDec. 5 – Island Equipment Owners Association Annual Lighted Truck Convoy. www.ieoa.ca.Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!Dec. 31 – Farewell 2015, Welcome 2016!

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Well-used health clinicfaces funding woes

Staff at Island Sexual Health take pay cuts and/or accept shorter work weeks to help the Saanich clinic survive.

Island Sexual Health, located at 101-3960 Quadra St., administered more than 4,500 Papa-nicolaou (Pap) examinations in 2013 but strug-gled financially to maintain service levels.

“We laid off 3.5 staff,” said executive director Bobbi Turner at the time, adding all staff took

cuts in hours or pay even as demand increases. “I don’t now how many other organizations

would have a team willing to take that kind of personal hit,” she said.

In the 12-month window from May 2013 to May 2014, more than 27,000 clients used the services provided by Island Sexual Health.

In addition to the cancer screening tests, the clinic administers sexual transmitted infection testing and treatment, low-cost birth control and preventative health services.

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Work crews, with the help of a crane, move the playground octopus in Gyro Park to a new location just behind where the concrete structure formerly stood in June. The park will undergo further restoration work in 2015 to fix persistent flooding.

JULYStargazers supportCentre of the Universe

Saturday night gatherings throughout the summer at the Dominion Astrophysical Obser-vatory bring out hundreds of stargazers after the federal gov-ernment cuts funding to the facil-ity and forces it to mostly close down public programs. MLA Lana Popham launches a petition to save the facility’s outreach pro-grams and garners much support, with Saturday evening events gar-nering as many as 350 people.

Athletes own podiumat B.C. Summer Games

Saanich’s Jordan Hopkins wins four silver medals at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo to kick off a success-ful week for local athletes during the provincial competition.

Other medallists included Kaitlyn Aylesworth and Marina Hurst, who took gold in syn-chronized swimming, and a golden sweep of Capital Region athletes in the men’s and wom-en’s 4x100m relay.

AUGUSTSame old on sewage

Coun. Vic Derman puts forward a motion at the Capital Regional District’s wastewater committee to launch a study of the latest sewage technology and the fea-sibility of a distributed treatment model. The motion fails, but six months later, the core munici-palities of Saanich, Oak Bay and Victoria are now looking at similar proposals as they work to assess the feasibility of a smaller sew-age treatment plant for the core municipalities.

Illegal dumpinglooks dumpy

The News delves into the ongo-ing problem of illegal dumping of

mostly old furniture across Saa-nich. Saanich’s waste services manager Dave McAra admits at the time the municipality spends more than its allotted $80,000 annually to deal with the mess.

One of the worst dumping spots along Shelbourne Street continues to see old couches weekly, despite some mitigating work done in late 2014.

Games volunteersreunite 20 years on

Thousands of volunteers and supporters from the 1994 Com-monwealth Games reconvened Aug. 23 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the games at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excel-lence.

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SEPTEMBER2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

Dogs on the busDaphne Taylor, a self-described Raging Granny

and Cadboro Bay resident, launches a petition to allow small dogs on BC Transit buses without requiring cages for the pets.

The debate garners provincial attention, though Taylor rightly argues many other municipalities have adopted similar policies without it resulting in major disruption.

The matter is expected to be decided by the Victoria Regional Transit Commission sometime in early 2015.


Daphne Taylor collected hundreds of signatures in September to convince B.C. Transit to relax its dog ridership rules.

Amalga-what now?

Former Mayor Frank Leonard puts forward a ballot question to address growing calls to ask residents about amalgamation at the Nov. 15 election.

The question instead asks residents if they would approve an inter-nal governance review and a look at possible regional partnerships.

The question is over-whelmingly approved with 88 per cent sup-port, but many consider it a wedge issue at the ballot box.

A firefighting firstSaanich’s first two

female firefighters wrap up their basic train-ing with a new eight-person cohort in the 120-member Saanich Fire Department.

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Heather Jaques, a former flank with Canada’s national rugby union team, joined Saanich Fire Department in October.

NOVEMBERChange of the guard at municipal hall

The 18-year term of Frank Leonard comes to an end on Nov. 15, as Richard Atwell tops the polls by more than 1,000 votes. Atwell is elected on a promise to

increase government trans-parency, create more oppor-tunities for public input and work with regional partners to move issues forward. “That was harder than any-thing I’ve done in my life,” Atwell said after the results came in.


Frank Leonard with wife Jackie at his campaign HQ on Nov. 15.

DECEMBERTop bureaucrat leaveswith $476,000 payday

Chief Administrative Officer Paul Murray and council mutually agree to Murray’s departure, but not without a fat pay cheque for the outgoing CAO and a very public rift being exposed between councillors and new Mayor Richard Atwell.

Murray walks away with $476,000, while council openly chastises Atwell for triggering the chain of events that led to Murray’s

exit. Atwell stands by his actions and says he mentioned his inten-tion to part ways with Murray prior to bringing it to a former council meeting, and that no one objected at the time.

“Change is often difficult and there are costs to moving forward,” Atwell told The News at the time.

An interim CAO will be selected soon while a longer search for a permanent replacement for the top bureaucratic job begins in January.

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APARTMENT/CONDO

TOLMIE AREA: 1 bdrm apt.H/W fl oors, $840+ hydro.Ref’s. Call/txt 250-216-5090.

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ROOMS FOR RENT

VICTORIA: ROOM for rent innewer house, $500 incl., N/P,avail. now. Call (250)886-6855

SUITES, LOWER

ESQUIMALT 1-BDRM ground level, W/D. NS/NP. $850.Avail now. (250)385-2846.

UVIC AREA: 2 bdrm, $1050 mo incls all utils, NS/NP, availJan. 1. Call 250-721-4040.

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CARPENTRY

BENOIT CONSTRUCTION. Reno’s & Additions. Windows, Doors, Decks. 250-479-0748.

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY- Small repairs, interior fi nishing, weather proofi ng. Reasonable rates. Senior’s Discounts. In-sured. Call 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

EXP. RELIABLE & effi cient house cleaner and home care, 10 yrs exp. $20/hr. Bondable, have own supplies except vacuum.(250)220-4965

EAVESTROUGH

ABBA EXTERIORSProfessional gutter cleaning & repairs. Window cleaning. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.

ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic.#3003. 25 yrs exp. Renos, new homes, knob & tube re-place. Sr.Disc.No job too small

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


ELECTRICAL

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

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

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

GARDENING

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GARDENING

DPM SERVICES- lawn & gar-den, seasonal pruning, clean ups, landscape, power wash, etc. 15yrs exp. (250)883-8141.


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250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, pow-er washing, de-moss, Insured.

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

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning- Gutter, windows, de-moss, p wash. We clean your neigh-bours house. 250-380-7778.

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.


HANDYPERSONS

HOUSE & Yard repairs. no job too small. OAP Discounts, free est. Andy, (250)886-3383.

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.

HAUL A WAY- Clean and green, Junk removal. Free quotes. Call (778)350-5050.

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

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

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.

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

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(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving&Hauling.Free estimate $75=(2men&4tontruck)Sr Disc.

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PAINTING

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

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

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.


PLASTERING

PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fi re-places. Bob, 250-516-5178.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

PATCHES, ADDITIONS, re-stucco, renos, chimney, water-proofi ng. Bob, 250-516-5178.

TREE SERVICES

BUDDY’S TREE SERVICES-Trimming, pruning, chipping,removals, hedges. Insured.Call Keith, (250)474-3697.

WINDOW CLEANING

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

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning-We clean your neighbourshouse. Gutters, window,roofs, de-moss. 250-380-7778.

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How not to readWhen reading, you should be seated at

a desk or in a comfortable chair, not lying on your stomach or on your side. Your back should have a normal curve and not be scrunched or propped up with one arm. If used for a long time the horizontal reading position can seem nor-mal, even though it causes eyestrain. The visual system gets used to a distorted perspective, but the muscles which coordinate the eyes have to work hard to prevent double vision.

Once you decide to be in a comfortable chair, you need to consider what kind it will be. It should permit the feet to be flat on the floor. If the feet do not reach, try a phone book under them. The lower back should be supported, and the desk or table should be at waist level when the person is seated. Working at a surface that is too high gives a similar distortion to viewing a movie from the front row, far side. You know how uncomfortable that can be, not only on your neck but on your eyes as well. A rule of thumb is that the reading distance should be no shorter than the length of your forearm. Be good to your eyes, they are the only two you will ever have.

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