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A request for more funding by Goward House Society is prompting the District of Saanich to re-examine the way it doles out more than $500,000 in community grants.

Goward House Society president David Eyles wrote to council in December to point out disparity between the $20,000 the society receives as an annual operating grant and the $59,000 the District provided to Silver Thread Service’s Les Passmore Centre last year. Goward House had a paid membership of 490 while Les Passmore had 384 paid mem-bers in 2014.

“In recent years, our membership and pro-grams have increased significantly while our volunteer staff has aged and our few paid staff just worked harder rather than being increased in number,” Eyles said.

“We are now close to being victims of our own success, continually doing more and more without significantly increasing our resources. We need the additional support.”

The society is asking for another $10,000 to hire a second part-time employee in 2015.

Goward House pays $1 annually to lease the facility from the municipality, and is also exempt from paying property tax as a not-for-profit organization. But the society holds the unique responsibility of funding or applying for grants for its major facility repairs.

The District did fund the installation of an elevator ($19,000) and repairs on Goward House’s deck ($85,000) in past years, but the funds required one-time approval, according to a staff report.

The Les Passmore Centre, in contrast, received $175,000 in services to cover repairs, grounds maintenance and most of its utilities

in 2014, the report notes.“When there has been a major renovation

or repair, we’ve had to go and ask Saanich for a grant. That comes out of the District’s grants program, even though Goward House is their building,” said Elaine Leonard, Goward House manager and its only full-time employee.

Seniors centres in Saanich fall under an array of lease, management, operating and partnership agreements with the District.

Cedar Hill News Horizons, for example, uses the senior’s wing at the Cedar Hill Recre-ation Centre, where facility repairs are already funded through the capital budget. Cordova Bay 55 Plus Association uses community space at Cordova Bay elementary, which is owned by School District 63.

On Monday, council asked staff to review all of the leases on District-owned buildings, and to report back separately on “fine-tuning” the community grants program, said Coun. Fred Haynes.

The revised system for evaluating and approving grants won’t be considered until September and won’t impact this year’s requests.

In 2014, Saanich provided $598,531 in com-munity grants to local organizations. This year’s grant requests are valued at $764,132, though council is expected to reject or reduce some of those applications beginning on April 21.

“As we’re going through a governance review and looking at how we’re interacting with the community, we need to have a better understanding of how we allot these several hundreds of thousands of dollars in commu-nity grants,” Haynes said. “The goal here is to be able to treat everybody fairly and equi-tably.”

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Council approvesWhole Foods build

A 40,000 square-foot grocery store development at the corner of Blanshard Street and Ravine Way got the go-ahead from council on Monday.

Whole Foods announced last month it plans to bring its first Vancouver Island store to Saanich by fall 2016. Council unanimously approved the site.

Park plan open to public feedback

Saanich residents can now have their say on the Cuthbert Holmes Park draft management plan.

The park, a combination of Cuthbert Holmes and Tillicum parks, totals 25.6 hectares and includes forests, the Colquitz River and is home to wildlife.

The draft management plan includes four categories: natural areas management, trails, recreation and safety and security. This includes protecting native vegetation and ecosystems, addressing invasive plants, assessing existing infrastructure, identifying and accommodating compatible recreational activities and resolving way-finding issues.

Review the draft plan and take an online survey in response at saanich.ca.

Trade-in program pushes electric cars

B.C.’s Scrap-It program, which aims to remove high-polluting vehicles from B.C. roads, has launched a $3,000 rebate program towards the purchase or lease of a new electric car. Consumers who scrap a year 2000 model, or older, can qualify for the rebate. See scrap-it.ca for more information.

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Community kitchen gets cookin’Travis Paterson News staff

Renovations are complete and the Shel-bourne Community Kitchen is open for busi-ness in its new three-bedroom home in Saanich.

The house gives the non-profit organiza-tion a centralized place to run its food liter-acy and meal preparation classes, which were previously done at St. Aiden’s United and the Lutheran Church of the Cross.

Classes are yet to start, but the Pantry Pro-gram food hamper has been underway since March 1. The grand opening is March 23, from 5 to 7 p.m.

“Let’s just say the previous tenants had worn the house down a little,” said president Marlene Bergstrom, one of 100 volunteers making the Community Kitchen a reality.

“Volunteers painted every wall and the kitchen was updated. A dry pantry room was refit with an industrial sink, but because they were motivated to stay within their license, the house has no dishwasher,” she said.

The Pantry Program includes shelves of food for self-selection, toiletries such as toilet paper, toothpaste and cleaning supplies (which can be

a big hit on the grocery bill), as well as money to purchase fresh food at a grocery store for users on fixed and low incomes. The freezer room boasts two donated chest freezers and a fridge.

“We have three bedrooms, one is our office, one is our freezer and fridge room, and one is our Pantry Program,” Bergstrom said.

“We’re very lucky to have had EB Renova-tions and Rekindle Designs volunteer with us to make this a useful space.”

The ultimate goal is to promote food security by assisting low-income locals through learning and working together in a supportive commu-nity, said program co-ordinator Kim Cummins.

About a third of the backyard has been over-turned and planted as a garden, as growing food is part of the many workshops which will be offered.

“The garden will be a place to learn but we also have a production garden in a private Gor-don Head yard,” Cummins said.

Clients who drop in to use food hampers are invited to food preparation classes that will help them save money and get more creative with meals.

“Membership here is overlapping, we have volunteers at different levels,” Cummins said. “About 60 members are using the Pantry Pro-gram and a lot of them are gearing up to help out as volunteers, with work or with workshops.”

Visitors to Monday’s grand opening are asked to please bring a non-perishable food item for the house’s Pantry Program.

Coffee and snacks will be provided and board members, volunteers, partner organizations and the programs co-ordinator will be on hand.

The house is at 3541 Shelbourne St. There is some parking across the street at the Shel-bourne St. Church of Christ, but Bergstrom is asking for visitors to use sustainable modes of transportation and not to park on any side streets out of respect for neighbours.

“We have a great relationship with neigh-bours, we delivered flyers to 70 houses, and they’re very supportive,” she said.

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Saanich Community Kitchen program co-ordinator Kim Cummins and president Marlene Bergstrom are ready for the house’s official grand opening on Monday, March 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. at 3541 Shelbourne St.


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One Saanich council-lor is hoping to put an end to the Gordon Head cattle feedlot by push-ing for a one-time fix at the council table.

The farm, located at 1516 Mount Douglas Cross Rd. and owned by the Alberg family, has been operating as a feedlot for more than two years. Saan-

ich council has twice turned down develop-ment proposals for resi-dential development on the site, despite over-whelming support from neighbours to put an end to the smell and sights of an urban cow farm.

Council’s refusal hinges on a long-standing practice that requires landowners to remove farmland from the Agricultural Land

Reserve before devel-opment applications are considered. The Albergs have refused to take this step until they receive assurances from Saanich that the proposal is likely to be approved.

“This has just been such a frustration, mainly because of the impasse that’s been going on between Saan-ich and the landowners for the past two years,” said Mark Vukobrat, who lives on Mercer Place near the feedlot.

Vukobrat said coun-cil’s adoption earlier this year of a right to a healthy environment is another reason why the District should do all it can to remove the feedlot from a residen-tial neighbourhood.

On Monday, Coun. Fred Haynes will put forward a resolution that asks council to make a “one-time devia-tion” from its practices around ALR land.

He hopes council will agree to pass a first and second reading for the Alberg’s development application, so that the Albergs will feel more comfortable when they ask for the land’s removal the land from the ALR.

“There is history here, but what I’m try-ing to do is work for the residents of Saa-nich and do the right thing. I believe there’s an expectation that all parties move forward,” Haynes said.

Haynes added the Alberg farm is a unique situation, as the land was previously identi-fied for removal from the ALR in 1980. The land is already zoned for residential use, and the Gordon Head local area plan identifies the land as an area for resi-dential development.

“The Albergs want to protect their right to farm while getting a level of comfort about their development application,” Haynes said. “This proposal would mean the num-ber of properties can be determined at a later date, but it gives a level of confidence for all parties.”

Coun. Vicki Sanders said she would need strong justification before she would con-sider the proposal.

“If we change the pro-cess for one, we’ll have to change it for all,” Sanders said. “There’s nothing unique about this situation. These landowners want to remove their land from ALR and they have to follow that established process.”

Vukobrat hopes council agrees on steps forward next week, as he doesn’t want to deal with another summer of dry fecal dust drift-ing into his home.

“We’ve been putting up with the stench for over two years,” Vuko-brat said. “It’s time to sort out this impasse.”

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One Saanich council-lor is hoping to put an end to the Gordon Head cattle feedlot by push-ing for a one-time fix at the council table.

The farm, located at 1516 Mount Douglas Cross Rd. and owned by the Alberg family, has been operating as a feedlot for more than two years. Saan-

ich council has twice turned down develop-ment proposals for resi-dential development on the site, despite over-whelming support from neighbours to put an end to the smell and sights of an urban cow farm.

Council’s refusal hinges on a long-standing practice that requires landowners to remove farmland from the Agricultural Land

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“This has just been such a frustration, mainly because of the impasse that’s been going on between Saan-ich and the landowners for the past two years,” said Mark Vukobrat, who lives on Mercer Place near the feedlot.

Vukobrat said coun-cil’s adoption earlier this year of a right to a healthy environment is another reason why the District should do all it can to remove the feedlot from a residen-tial neighbourhood.

On Monday, Coun. Fred Haynes will put forward a resolution that asks council to make a “one-time devia-tion” from its practices around ALR land.

He hopes council will agree to pass a first and second reading for the Alberg’s development application, so that the Albergs will feel more comfortable when they ask for the land’s removal the land from the ALR.

“There is history here, but what I’m try-ing to do is work for the residents of Saa-nich and do the right thing. I believe there’s an expectation that all parties move forward,” Haynes said.

Haynes added the Alberg farm is a unique situation, as the land was previously identi-fied for removal from the ALR in 1980. The land is already zoned for residential use, and the Gordon Head local area plan identifies the land as an area for resi-dential development.

“The Albergs want to protect their right to farm while getting a level of comfort about their development application,” Haynes said. “This proposal would mean the num-ber of properties can be determined at a later date, but it gives a level of confidence for all parties.”

Coun. Vicki Sanders said she would need strong justification before she would con-sider the proposal.

“If we change the pro-cess for one, we’ll have to change it for all,” Sanders said. “There’s nothing unique about this situation. These landowners want to remove their land from ALR and they have to follow that established process.”

Vukobrat hopes council agrees on steps forward next week, as he doesn’t want to deal with another summer of dry fecal dust drift-ing into his home.

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After nearly 15 years the Vic-toria Police Capitals and Saanich Police Watchdogs hockey teams have made it to Game 7.

The two squads, whose ros-ters consist of members from their respective institutions, have their eyes on being the first to inscribe their team’s name on the coveted Battle of the Badges trophy, which current sits at three wins apiece.

Puck drop is 6 p.m. at Archie Browning Sports Centre, Tues-day, March 24.

“It started as friendly Victo-ria-Saanich banter in the locker room,” said Const. Phil DiBattista of VicPD, Capitals’ captain. “The trophy is really cool, it’s from an athletic contest for Victoria area police officers 100 years ago. We found it and re-purposed it, and we love winning it.”

That low-key rivalry evolved into the fundraising force for Vic-toria’s Special Olympics chapter.

Admission for the game is by donation with a well-stocked

silent auction, including and an authentic 2014-15 Washington Capitals sweater signed by the team, yes, including Alex Ovech-kin and Nick Backstrom, as well as Ovehckin and Backstrom signed pucks (Caps’ coach Barry Trotz had them sent over in sup-port when he heard about the event). There’s also a 50-50 raffle for the Special Olympics.

Opening ceremonies will fea-ture a puck drop by the respec-tive police chiefs and Stephanie Greaves will sing the national anthem, just as she’s done at Rogers Arena for the Vancouver Canucks.

“It’s a lot of fun for us to play. We’re all colleagues and we work together all the time,” DiBattista said.

“It’s good for us to get out there and just be part of the community, and invite the com-munity to come out and see yes we’re police officers, but we’re part of the community.”

The losing team’s police force will fly the flag of the other team’s police force for 24 hours.

Each team’s bench will have

a Special Olympics athlete han-dling the bench door for player shift changes.

“We’ve partnered with (Vic-toria Special Olympics) in the past,” DiBattista said. “We just thought we donate to them regu-larly, hockey’s fairly athletic and it seemed like a really good fit.”

“(Last year’s game) was well-received with full arena at Pearkes, 550 people,” said Saa-nich police Const. Damian Kow-alewich, who played for the Vic-toria Cougars junior B team in its inaugural season of 1998-99.

“Archie Browning is bigger so we’re hoping to take advan-tage of it’s size this year. And of course, Ace the dog, Saanich Police’s mascot, will come out for the kids.”

Cliff LeQuesne from 100.3 The Q! radio station will serve as master of ceremonies.

“It’s all for the Special Olym-pics, every single minute of it,” Kowalewich said. “It’s impor-tant to promote the health and wellness for individuals from all walks of life.”

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Battle of the Badges hockey players from left, Casey Jones and Phil DiBattista of the Victoria Police Capitals, and Jeff Kreczmer and Damian Kowalewich of the Saanich Police Watchdogs. The constables will play for their respective teams in the Battle of the Badges charity fundraising game March 24 at Archie Browning Sports Centre, to benefit the Special Olympics.

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While the past 82 years have yielded dozens of unconfirmed sightings of the sea serpent Cadboro-saurus, the very real threat of a much fiercer mon-ster looms over Cadboro Bay.

It’s easy to think of tsunamis as just such an unlikely animal in Saanich, as there’s no evidence to date of their existence along our local shores. But it only takes one moment to reek sudden and awful terror on a community.

With those ominous thoughts top of mind, March 22 to 28 marks Tsunami Preparedness Week, which presents a good time for residents to familiarize themselves with Saanich’s emergency response information, says Frank Macdonald, Saanich dep-uty fire chief.

“Whether it’s a tsunami, earthquake or other emergency event, having a plan in place and a few supplies on hand improves your chances of staying safe, healthy and comfortable,” Macdonald said.

The District also encourages residents to develop their own personal emergency preparedness plan and offers year-round, free Emergency Prepared-ness Presentations at recreation centres. It lasts 90 minutes and provides information for survival for up to seven days after a disaster.

In actual fact, tsunamis are only one of five disas-ters that could affect Saanich residents, and might be the most unlikely.

Even Witty’s Lagoon and Esquimalt Lagoon, which are two of the South Island’s most ideal traps for tsunami debris, have instead turned up noth-ing when core samples were assessed. However, Research models suggest Saanich residents who live at or near the shoreline can expect up to two meters of swell. For the most part, Saanich should remain unaffected, but there are houses that are high susceptible, such as those in the flood plain of Cadboro Bay, or the low-lying cottages along Por-tage Inlet. Assume also that swaths of Victoria and Oak Bay could be hit a lot harder, driving residents inland through Saanich.

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The next Emergency Preparedness Presentations is Wednesday, March 25, 7 to 8:30 p.m at Pearkes Recreation Centre. Register for course No. 645231 at 250-475-5400. Another is Wednesday, April 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gordon Head Recreation Centre. Reg-ister for Course No. 645229 at 250-475-7100.

Quadra Cedar Hillcommunity associationhosts annual meeting

Quadra Cedar Hill Community Associa-tion’s annual general meeting takes place next Tuesday, March 24 in the seniors wing at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.

MLA Rob Fleming will present his con-stituency report, while Jody Watson, CRD Watersheds Co-ordinator, will discuss the three watersheds within the Quadra Cedar Hill community.

The community association will also hold elections for its executive with nomi-nations accepted from the floor for those interested.

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Over the past few months, Canadians have become acutely aware of the threat to public safety presented by potential terrorist attacks, both at home and abroad. MPs were all shocked by the events of Oct. 22 in Ottawa, but when we went back into session the next day we stood united and committed to work together across partisan lines to meet those threats.

In doing so, we tried to send a strong signal that we will not let those who would use violence to disrupt our democracy win by sacrificing the very rights and freedoms we cherish in the quest for security.

The Conservative government, however, has decided to do just that with its new anti-terrorism bill. Bill C-51 is now being rushed through Parliament by Stephen Harper’s government.

Unfortunately, Prime Minister Harper has chosen to play politics with our security and to use fear to try to stampede Canadians in his direction. Canadians are right to be concerned and thousands turned out across the country last Saturday to let the

government know they are watching.

There is no doubt that protection of public safety must be a top priority of any government, but at the same time governments must also defend our shared values and freedoms. After careful review of the legislation New Democrats decided to oppose Bill C-51. In contrast to Tom Mulcair’s principled stance against the bill, the Trudeau Liberals have decided to support the Conservatives arguing that sacrificing some of our freedoms to meet the threat of terrorism is necessary and that any problems in the legislation can be fixed later.

Bill C-51 proposes measures that are sweeping, dangerously vague and therefore likely to be ineffective. Under the new bill, CSIS’ mandate would be expanded to “disrupt” activities of people and groups that it believes pose a threat to Canada. Unfortunately for Canadians, the Minister of Public Safety is unable or refuses to describe what this will mean in practice. It is clear that this bill risks lumping together legitimate dissent and protest with actual terrorism.

What presents further cause for concern is the serious lack of oversight for CSIS. Even before the proposed expansion of CSIS’ mandate there have been concerns raised regarding shortcomings when it comes to oversight body for this secret

organization. As well the Conservatives need to explain how they think the RCMP, the CBSA, and CSIS can meet the threats we face when the Conservatives are continuing the significant budget cuts each have struggled with annually since 2012. It makes no sense to expect these organizations to execute a broader mandate with fewer resources.

Canada should be following a similar path to that of the United States, where the Obama administration

has been engaging with community and faith leaders and counter-radicalization experts to find solutions at the grassroots level to the radicalization that is most often the basis for these threats.

Anyone planning to use violence against others must be stopped, but such measures must be effective and must not erode our fundamental freedoms.

Along with individuals and organizations across the country, including four former Prime Ministers and five former Supreme Court Justices, New

Democrats continue to raise serious concerns over this far reaching legislation and its effects on the rights of Canadians.

Protecting freedom and security are not mutually exclusive. New Democrats will continue to hold a principled stance against bill C-51 or any other bill that erodes the basic values that make us Canadian, particularly if a bill fails to responds effectively to the threats we face.

Randall Garrison is the Member of Parliament for Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca and Official Opposition critic for Public Safety.

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While the past 82 years have yielded dozens of unconfirmed sightings of the sea serpent Cadboro-saurus, the very real threat of a much fiercer mon-ster looms over Cadboro Bay.

It’s easy to think of tsunamis as just such an unlikely animal in Saanich, as there’s no evidence to date of their existence along our local shores. But it only takes one moment to reek sudden and awful terror on a community.

With those ominous thoughts top of mind, March 22 to 28 marks Tsunami Preparedness Week, which presents a good time for residents to familiarize themselves with Saanich’s emergency response information, says Frank Macdonald, Saanich dep-uty fire chief.

“Whether it’s a tsunami, earthquake or other emergency event, having a plan in place and a few supplies on hand improves your chances of staying safe, healthy and comfortable,” Macdonald said.

The District also encourages residents to develop their own personal emergency preparedness plan and offers year-round, free Emergency Prepared-ness Presentations at recreation centres. It lasts 90 minutes and provides information for survival for up to seven days after a disaster.

In actual fact, tsunamis are only one of five disas-ters that could affect Saanich residents, and might be the most unlikely.

Even Witty’s Lagoon and Esquimalt Lagoon, which are two of the South Island’s most ideal traps for tsunami debris, have instead turned up noth-ing when core samples were assessed. However, Research models suggest Saanich residents who live at or near the shoreline can expect up to two meters of swell. For the most part, Saanich should remain unaffected, but there are houses that are high susceptible, such as those in the flood plain of Cadboro Bay, or the low-lying cottages along Por-tage Inlet. Assume also that swaths of Victoria and Oak Bay could be hit a lot harder, driving residents inland through Saanich.

The Saanich emergency presentations cover the five disasters most likely to affect Saanich residents, earthquakes, tsunamis, severe winter storms, health pandemic and urban or wild fires, as well as how to respond and protect yourself during disasters, and more.

The next Emergency Preparedness Presentations is Wednesday, March 25, 7 to 8:30 p.m at Pearkes Recreation Centre. Register for course No. 645231 at 250-475-5400. Another is Wednesday, April 22, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gordon Head Recreation Centre. Reg-ister for Course No. 645229 at 250-475-7100.

Quadra Cedar Hillcommunity associationhosts annual meeting

Quadra Cedar Hill Community Associa-tion’s annual general meeting takes place next Tuesday, March 24 in the seniors wing at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.

MLA Rob Fleming will present his con-stituency report, while Jody Watson, CRD Watersheds Co-ordinator, will discuss the three watersheds within the Quadra Cedar Hill community.

The community association will also hold elections for its executive with nomi-nations accepted from the floor for those interested.

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Cattle woes need to end

There are four words resoundingly echoing through the streets of Gordon Head this week: Just get it done. That’s the sentiment Coun. Fred Haynes will carry into council chambers on Monday, when he presents his attempt at a

workaround to the stalemate between the municipality and the Alberg family, who own the infamous cattle feedlot

smack dab in the middle of a residential neighbourhood.

Settling this bovine disaster hasn’t proven easy, but the onus is now on the municipality to find a way forward, particularly when the land is already zoned for residential use and neighbours are becoming increasingly exasperated.

The feedlot landowners are asking for some reassurance that they will be permitted to subdivide the property once it’s removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve. There must be a way Saanich’s lawyers can structure the language of a one-off exception so that other ALR landowners don’t demand the same response.

Neighbourhood complaints range from strong odours to an increased rat population to fecal dust wafting through windows on a hot summer day, all of it originating from the farm. Council should have a vested interest in resolving this issue as partners with the community, not as adversaries facing off against a stubborn landowner. An election in the fall offered the chance for a reset on this long-smouldering cow-pie. The Albergs may be playing hardball by increasing cattle counts, but Saanich should step up and demonstrate good statesmanship. Just get it done.

YOUR VIEW

Re: B.C. wage plan panned, News (March 11)

Along with Tara Ehrcke, organizer of the Fight for $15 campaign and Victoria MLA Rob Fleming, I believe the provincial minimum wage of $10.25 is too low.

We need to help people out of poverty and ensure that they have adequate housing, nutritional food and can afford good dental and health care.

More affordable rental housing is also needed. I hope the government sees fit to raise the minimum wage soon for the health of our communi-ties.

Susan SerafiniSaanich

Deer cull hardlya proud moment

Re: Deer cull comes up short in Oak bay experiment, News (March 13)

The mayor of Oak Bay is quite proud of the fact he had 11 deer

culled. What happened to the 25 he so badly wanted?

How much prouder would he be then?

From talk in the streets, coffee shops, on the radio and in the newspapers it seems the only persons who are also proud are very hard to find.

Frankly he made a fool of himself and embarrased the residents of Oak Bay in this venture.

Killing deer under covert conditions as he had insisted upon is akin to shooting fish in a barrel.

Finally with the alleged overpopulation of deer in Oak Bay, just what will 11 tragic deaths prove? Nothing at all.

This was a waste of time, money (more than budgeted) and the lives of 11 innocent deer perpetrated by a man tragically obsessed with a cull. Maybe in future he might listen to what the real animal experts say and try another tact.

But then again after seeing and hearing what he claimed, he probably won’t.

Peter McClarenVictoria

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Truck lovers could fill an afternoon running a careful eye over the new trucks at the Vancouver auto show.Here are my five picks for special attention:

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The Vancouver Island Ladies Field Hockey League heads into semifinals this weekend, March 21 at the University of Vic-toria field hockey turf: Sailors vs. Blue Jays at 8 a.m.; Lynx 2 vs. Cardi-nals at 9:45 a.m.; Pirates vs. Ravens at 11:15 a.m.; Kestrels vs. Stellers at 1 p.m.; Mariners vs. Flickers at 2:45 p.m.;Patriots vs. Lynx 1 at 4:30 p.m.

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the UVic Vikes men’s and women’s soc-cer squads host the Keg Spring Cup with the women taking on March 20: Alberta today (Friday, March 20) at 2 p.m., at Centen-nial Stadium. The con-solation final goes at 10 a.m. March 21 with the Gold medal match at 2 p.m.

On the men’s side, the Vikes take on Trin-ity Western today at 4 p.m. at Centennial Sta-dium, with the men’s consolation final at 12 p.m. Saturday and the Gold medal match at 4 p.m.

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Windsor Park this Sat-urday (March 21) for top-notch rugby union, as the UVic Vikes taking on the Castaway Wan-derers in CDI Premier

League at 2:30 p.m.On the high school

rugby pitch, the Spec-trum Thunder visit the Reynolds Rogues March 26, with kick-off at 3:45 p.m.

Girls’ rugby has two tournament-style matches for Week 3 play, with one set of games hosted at Reyn-olds Secondary on March 27 and the other at Vic High. For more information, visit www.lowerislandschool-sports.ca

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awaiting the season’s first trip to the dia-mond are in luck. The Lambrick Park-based Victoria Eagles high-performances baseball teams welcome the Calgary Blues for the second annual friendly tournament March 20 to 22.

The three-day event will pit the visitors against some of the Islands’ best baseball talent. The Victoria Eagles premier squad opens play versus the Eagles AAA team today (Friday, March 20) at 9:30 a.m., followed by the Victoria Marinersplaying Calgary 2 at 2:30 p.m. The Mariners face Calgary 1 at 5 p.m. while the Eagles pre-mier squad finishes the day versus Calgary 1at 5 p.m.

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mier Eagles playing the Eagles AAA team at 12 p.m., before taking on Calgary 2 at 2:30 p.m. The Eagles AAA team finishes the day against Calgary 2 at 5 p.m.

The final day of the tournament pits the Eagles AAA against Calgary 2 at 9:30 p.m., while the Eagles junior premier face Calgary 1 at 12 p.m. and Calgary 1 plays the Parksville Royals at 2:30 p.m. before the tournament concludes on an Island note with the Royals and premier Eagles playing at 5 p.m. All games are played at Lambrick Park in Gor-don Head.

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Baseball’s 2015 umpir-ing clinic, coming up this coming week with Level 1 March 23 and 25 at 7 p.m., and March 26 and April 2 at 6 p.m., all at Central Middle School. The Level 2 umpiring course will be March 28 at 8:30 a.m. at Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence.

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Panorama’s hockey rink has cracked the top 10 facilities across Canada in this year’s Kraft Canada Hockeyville contest.

Now, says the man who nominated the arena, the real work begins to secure the votes to get them into the top two.

Jason Fletcher, a long time volunteer and hockey dad, couldn’t help but know that North Saanich’s Panorama Recreation Centre’s Arena B made the short list during Saturday night’s broadcast of Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC and Rogers Sportsnet. He says he was not watching but instead participating in a family birthday party. No sooner were the Hockeyville finalists revealed than he started receiving texts and phone messages. And when Kraft called, he had to pick up.

“It was really, really cool,” he says. “We are in the top 10 and in the top five in the west.”

Not bad for getting in the nomination in with only about an hour to spare back in February.

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contest picks 10 arenas across the country from out of more than one thousand entries. That select group takes home $25,000 no matter the outcome of the voting yet to come. Later this month, Kraft, the

CBC and Sportsnet will announce the top two Hockeyville communities — with each winning $100,000 towards arena upgrades. The community with the most votes overall has the added bonus of hosting an NHL exhibition game.

Voting among the top 10 arenas will commence this Saturday night (March 21) on Hockey Night in Canada at 8 p.m. (PST). Fletcher says it’s 48 hours of activity in which he and other volunteers hope to reach out on social media and the traditional media to get people to vote — and vote as often as they can. The top two communities out of that voting will win the $100,000. Then, on March 28, same time and place, voting for the winner out of those two finalists begins.

Fletcher says he nominated Panorama Arena B to help get the facility some much-needed upgrades.

“As a volunteer, I saw the

needs around the arena.”A timekeeper for the

Peninsula Panthers Junior B hockey team, Fletcher says they don’t have locker room space. Other community groups like Peninsula Minor Hockey and Peninsula Lacrosse, could use meeting and storage space. Fletcher says whatever they win through Hockeyville will only be the beginning — he hopes the community will step up through the publicity created by the contest to help meet those needs at the arena.

Panthers’ coach Pete Zubersky says he’s helping get the word out, too.

“I think it’s going to be really big,” he says.

Both Fletcher and Zubersky credited the staff at Panorama Rec. Centre for jumping on board, too. Fletcher says Panorama is already making waves on social media about the Hockeyville voting period this weekend and next.

People are being encouraged to vote as often as they like. Fletcher says for Panorama to crack the top two, it’ll need at least one million votes. He’s reaching out into the community and across Vancouver Island, getting the word out, and looking for votes.

Voting starts this Saturday night at 8 p.m. at khv2015.ca.

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

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Four women’s and four men’s CIS soccer teams are in Victoria this weekend for the annual Keg Cup, including the Trinity Western Spartans, Fra-ser Valley Cascades, UBC Thunderbirds and the Alberta Pandas, March 21 and 22 at Centennial Stadium.

Meeting for the first time since the preseason, the Vikes women will face Canada West No. 4 the Alberta Pandas in their opening match.

Because of the new Canada West playing format, the Vikes and Pandas didn’t meet each other in regular season – their last match was 0-0 draw in August. Alberta finished the season on top of the Prairie division with a 7-1-4 record, while the Vikes concluded their season with an 8-1-3 record to sit second in the Pacific division.

Fraser Valley is the women’s favourite, as the Cascades eliminated both the Pandas and Vikes in the Canada West playoffs and went on to finish fourth at the CIS championship.

Powerhouse Trinity Western, which won the CIS championship in 2012 and 2013, also return for this weekend's tournament and will play the UBC Thunderbirds in their opening match up.

On the men's side, the Vikes take on the Trin-ity Western Spartans in their opening game. The Vikes were unde-feated against the Spartans this past sea-son and finished with an 8-1-3 record in the conference while the Spartans finished 3-6-3. Although the Vikes reached the Canada West Final Four, their season was ended short as they were unable to advance to the CIS championship due to a loss to Sas-katchewan.

All teams will play straight into a semi-final with the winners of the day one matches advancing to the gold medal final while the remain-derwill match up in a consolation final.

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DID YOU KNOW | The Shire is selling one bedroom, one bath units for $235,000

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It took eight years to gather the land at 3316 Quadra St., including that of the pioneer Holt family, and the payoff is finally here in the form of The Shire, a three building condo devel-opment.

“It was a lot of work and a long wait to assemble all eight properties,” said real estate agent Chuck Meagher, in charge of The Shire’s mar-keting.

“It started with identifying the land, which is hard to find in Saanich in the first place.”

The builders are Jim Mclaren and Dave Vidalin, who’re also launching The Landmark development in Langford, atop Captain Langford’s original Colwood Farm (it includes the origi-nal stone Colwood dairy house).

The target demographic for The Shire is wide open, Meagher said.

“This particular develop-ment uses a process that is somewhat unique. What the developers have tried to do is build a balanced com-munity. Instead of specifi-cally targeting second-time buyers, or empty nesters, or first-time buyers, they’re instead trying to design a building with a lasting

design for all ends of the demographic.

“It won’t be as trendy as some current developments and will have more of a clas-sic feel that we believe will weather the style trends and still be relevant in five years.”

Ground is set to break this week (or next) on the first two of the three buildings. Building A will have 25 units and building B slightly larger at 35.

There are eight different floor plans, another unique

element to the building. And they’re selling at an even pace.

In theory, The Shire should, therefore, appeal to first time buyers, as well as people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s and 70s, Meagher said.

“We expect the units to be purchased by people from across that range,” Meagher said.

“We’re seeing our sales come from different demo-graphic markets, and dif-ferent suites are being selected.”

Building A is already sold out and B had sold 10 of 35 units as of earlier this week.

Building C will have 31 units and is expected to go ahead in 2016.

The buildings are built to Green CHBA standards and

has minimal additional facili-ties.

While a common balcony sits over the entry of each building the amenities have been limited to keep strata fees down, Meagher said.

“If you put in a games room or a sauna, a small number of people use it and everyone pays.

“The second question all buyers ask is, ‘What are the strata fees,?’ It’s a big con-cern.”

Visit theshirecondos.ca for more information.

Long awaited Shire selling fast

The Shire renderings

The Shire at 3316 Quadra St. will feature minimal facilities (there will be separate bike storage, storage lockers and secure underground parking) in an effort to reduce strata fees.

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3912 Carey Road, From $229,000Saturday - Monday 1-5 Macdonald RealtySheila Aujla & Sophak Sim, 250-744-4441

SAANICH PENINSULA5-7768 East Saanich Rd, $335,000MLS 345141, Saturday 2-4 Fair Realty Sukhmeet Grewal, 250-704-9794

7182 W. Saanich Rd From $333,000Saturday & Sunday 1-4 Royal LeP-age Coast Capital Realty, Murray Lawson, 250-477-5353

HIGHLANDS725 Skyview Pl. $919,000Sunday 2-4 Sotheby’s International RealtyGlynis MacLeod, 250-380-3933

WEST SHORE5245 La Bonne Road, $849,900MLS 345041, Saturday 2-4RE/MAX Camosun Roy Coburn, 250-812-5333

300 Selica Road, $579,900Saturday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

3003 Arado Court, $399,900Sunday 1-3DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

473 Treanor Avenue, $499,800MLS 347755, Saturday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunDale Sheppard, 250-478-9600

1315 Artesian Court, $429,900MLS 346501, Sunday 2-4Fair RealtyBruce McCalla, 250-885-8487

639 Fairway Avenue, $789,900MLS 347626, Saturday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Joanne Brodersen, 250-477-7291

103 & 105-990Rattanwood Pl., From $319,900Sunday 2-4Sutton Group West Coast RealtyKomal Dodd, 250-479-3333

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3851 Branson Place, $624,500Saturday & Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunDoreen Halstenson, 250-744-3301

3080 Cressida Cres., $423,500MLS 346897, Saturday 2-4Newport RealtyDavid Harvey, 250-285-2033

2555 Crystalview Drive, $549,900Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX CamosunRoxanne Brass, 250-744-3301

2655 Sooke Rd., from $199,900Saturday & Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunJohn Percy, 250-508-1551

SOOKE5262 Sooke Rd (just past 17 Mile Pub). MLS 347875Sun March 22, 2-4 pmIan Heath and Marilyn Ball JONESco Real Estate Inc. 250-655-7653

2284 French Rd. North, $449,900MLS 347119, Sunday 2-4RE/MAX CamosunRon Bahrey, 250-744-8772


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Escape to the CountryA magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acresof natural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design,superior appliances. 2 excellent BRs & den. The lower floor has adelightful self-contained legal suite. A separate character farm house.Unspoiled beaches, golf courses, amazing outdoors & ocean activities.Just 30-minutes drive to downtown Victoria. $1,549,000

Splendour in the GrassDutch farm house meets West Coast design on this superb scenic 5 acfarm, overlooking Elk lake. Private and picturesque this 4 bed 4 bathwith 3 wings that provide separation for the growing family. Low farmtaxes. 3 excellent multi functional farm buildings. Excellent for horsesand animals. Large veg garden, fruit trees, & fish pond. A splendidcountry property. $1,690,000

Have Your Oceanfront & Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront offers full sun and Sensational sunsets!Amazing folding wall system opens for an indoor-outdoor feel, easy accessto the beach, and your own mooring buoy. The kitchen sizzles with a covetedInduction cooktop, double-oven, and sit-up counter for guests. Unwind inthe Master suite, or paint in the airy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hottub. This is West Coast Living at its very best. $1,698,800

Builder’s Oceanfront DreamRARE opportunity to build an Oceanfront Estate in Victoria BC. This1.24 acre lot in Margaret’s Bay offers 195.5 feet of waterfront, with180° views across Haro Strait to the San Juan Islands. Choice locationprovides a panorama of mountain and island views. The neighbourhoodis serene and private, close to UVIC and all amenities. A blank paletteto create your dream! $1,698,000

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Air, Fire and WaterDesigned by reknown Architect Franc D’Ambrosio, this westcoast Haven brought to new brilliance by Zebra Design is an Executive masterpiece. Abutting the Cordova Bay golf course, and near the vibrant shopping of Mattick’s Farm, the Residence is just a short stroll to the sandy beaches of Parker Avenue. Your Guests’ jaws will drop as they view the airy vaulted ceilings, transom windows, and skylights. Act quickly! Open Sun 2-4 pm, 5360 Parker Ave. $1,299,000

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The next BC Ferries fare increase of 3.9 per cent will go ahead as scheduled April 1, but increases will be capped at no more than 1.9 per cent for four years after that.

BC Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee said Wednesday the recent sailing reductions and other cost cutting, lower fuel prices and positive ridership forecasts have allowed him to set the cap at about the rate of inflation for all routes from 2016 to 2020.

A lower dollar is expected to attract U.S. residents to B.C. while keeping more Canadian vacationers at home, with lower gasoline prices for travellers as well as ferry fuel costs, Macatee said. Conversion of ships to use liquefied natural gas will also reduce fuel costs.

Macatee cautioned that oil prices are volatile, and the fore-casts are based on $65-a-barrel oil compared to about $50 today.

“Trying to predict fuel prices for the next five days is daunt-ing,” Macatee said. “Our chal-lenge is to predict it for the next five years.”

BC Ferries has cut adminis-trative costs by $5 million since 2009, reduced executive pay by $1.2 million a year, reduced overtime and improved safety enough to lower WorkSafeBC premiums for employees.

BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan said he is pleased with the find-ings of a performance review by PriceWaterhouseCoopers that gave the corporation good marks for efficiency and the operation of BC Ferries Vaca-tions. Food service revenue is approaching $50 million a year and a drop trailer service for truckers is also contributing to BC Ferries’ bottom line.

An overhaul of the ferry reser-vations system is also expected to improve ridership when it is implemented.

NDP ferries critic Claire Trev-ena said the optimistic forecasts are based on a two per cent increase in ridership, but to the average traveller, they mean fur-ther increases to an already high fare. She also cautioned that the 1.9 per cent cap is an aver-age for the BC Ferries fleet, and some routes could see larger increases.

For the longer term, Macatee said he has asked BC Ferries to

evaluate savings to be had by consolidating the three ferry ter-minals at Nanaimo and three on Saltspring Island.

He wants BC Ferries to recon-sider a $200 million terminal replacement and six new ves-sels for Horseshoe Bay, to see if smaller vessels and more sail-ings would be more efficient.

Stone lobbies fedsfor more ferries funding

The province’s $180 million annual subsidy to BC Ferries may go up in the future, but it won’t be reduced in the years ahead, Transportation Minis-ter Todd Stone said Wednes-day.

Stone said he’s encouraged by BC Ferries Commissioner Gord Macatee’s decision to set rate increase caps of no more than 1.9 per cent for the next four years.

Stone said he’s also in dis-cussions with the federal gov-ernment to increase its sub-sidy to BC Ferries, which is substantially lower than East Coast ferries, and to review minimum crew requirements set by Transport Canada.

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