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intern Emma Prestwich looks at the mosquito control program near Island View Beach.See the story on page A3

1936 - Ditches dug for the purpose of draining wetland around Island View Beach.

1937 - W.D. Michell, ancestor of Vern Michell of Michell Farms, notes the reduc-tion in mosquitoes after work is done to drain the ditches. He writes that 90 per cent of the mosquitoes were eliminated in areas where the work had been completed

2008 - CRD, Tsawout First Nation and Central Saanich undertake a mosquito control program using larvacide.

October 2009 - CRD pur-chases an additional 25.7 hectares of land for the park from the municipality of Central Saanich. This puts the total size of the park at 67.73 hectares.

June 2011 - CRD engages a land surveyor to assess the ditches.

August 2011 - Council receives a reply, stating that CRD will find an immediate solution to dealing with the ditches, but is still working on a long-term plan for the park.

1989 - The most recent park manage-ment plan is developed. It includes a section that states “The Regional Parks Department will keep all ditches in the park clear of debris. This will be included in the annual maintenance program.”

June 2011 - Janette Loveys of the CRD visits Island View Beach and views the blocked ditches. Commits to landown-ers present that some ditches will be cleaned.

July 20 - Central Saanich council for-wards material to Regional Parks for same day meeting requesting that the ditch work is done. At same meeting, board votes to stop park management planning to look at issues of drainage and mosquitoes.

1966 - Island View Beach is incorpo-rated as a Capital Regional District park.

2010 - Regional Parks begins to re-evaluate existing park management plan.

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Standing water in drainage ditches is causing a stir among farmers with property around Island View Beach.

The farmers, who have faced problems with mosquitoes and flooding on their prop-erties for several years because of blocked ditches, are angry at the Capital Regional District for not draining a salt marsh the CRD says is a sensitive ecological area.

The CRD is mandated by a bylaw in its current park management plan for Island View Beach to clean the ditches within the park boundary. The bylaw, from the 1989 plan, states “The Regional Parks Depart-ment will keep all ditches in the park clear of debris. This will be included in the annual maintenance program.”

Jason Austin is a hobby farmer with property off Island View Road. He and other land-owners formed the Island Ditch and Mosquito Committee this spring calling on the CRD to complete the work.

“They’re committed in bylaws, and they’re not doing a thing,” he said. The cause also has the support of Central Saanich council and Saanich North and the Islands MLA Murray Coell.

Members of the committee met with Janette Loveys, of CRD Regional Parks June 10 to show her the state of the ditches. She committed to draining them and later wrote in an email she expected the work to be done in a month.

More than two months later, no work has been done. Instead the CRD hired a land surveyor mid-June to assess the depth of the ditches and the feasibility of draining them.

It’s unclear how long the ditches, dug in 1936, have been blocked. W.D. Michell, ancestor of Vern Michell of Michell Farms, noted in 1937 that then-recent drainage got rid of 90 per cent of the mosquitoes.

Vern Michell said in past years, his fruit and vegetable pickers have to bundle up with only their eyes, nose and mouth show-ing because of relentless mosquitoes.

“We’re residents, we’re farm workers, we think they’re neglecting us,” he said.

Austin has owned his property since 1991 and said he always had problems with the bugs. He only recently discov-ered the ditches existed and that the mos-quitoes were the type that breed in salt

marshes, such as the area around Island View Beach.

“These are very, very nasty mosqui-tos,” said Austin. “They’re 24-hour attack machines.”

Central Saanich, the Tsawout First Nation and the CRD jointly set up a mosquito con-trol program in 2008 using larvacide but Austin thinks the ditches are the root of the problem.

He said he doesn’t see the use of hiring a land surveyor.

“If they spent three days with a back-hoe in the area, it would cost $10,000. I don’t understand their financial reasoning. We know it worked in 1936 to drain the ditches.”

Loveys said, while she is still committed to draining the ditches, it isn’t quite that easy.

The salt marsh is a natural wetland and what she calls a sensitive environmental area.

“I think people are not clearly under-standing the ecology that’s happening in

the environment at Island View Beach … I think people are making some assumptions that it is an easy objective but what the natural environ-ment is showing us is that it’s not,” she said. “We still need to do some more reviews. We did commit to meeting with

some more experts, a hydrologist, a wet-land expert to see how we can meet that short term objective, to alleviate some of the water collection that’s there.”

The CRD has been working on updating the 1989 park management plan since 2010. The parks committee voted at the July 20 meeting to pause that process to look at issues of drainage, conservation and mos-quito control, which the motion said can be “complex and conflicting.”

Martin Carver is a wetland expert and head of Nelson, B.C. environmental consult-ing group Aqua Environmental Associates.

He said the longtime practice of digging drainage ditches has dried out several nat-ural wetlands, which can destroy wildlife habitats.

“Wetlands have been drained voraciously around the the province and on the south coast. It has been a big impact on habi-tat for a variety of species and it’s due to exactly this sort of thing,” Carver said.

He indicated that 90 per cent of species need some sort of wet area.

“It can be quite a helpful thing when ditches are blocked. Pockets of wetland can form.”

He said standing water doesn’t directly equal mosquitoes — it’s the opposite.

According to a finding by Jon Chase, a

biologist with Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., big swarms stem from drier con-ditions in marshes, which destroy the habi-tat of the mosquito’s natural predators.

“It’s a typical narrow viewpoint that wet-lands create mosquitoes,” said Carver.

Easier to recognize is the relationship between flooded land and the backed up ditches.

Gord Rickard, property manager of Puckle Farm off Island View Road, waves his hand over massive puddles at the back of the acreage, which backs up onto CRD land.

“I used to farm down here, and now I can’t.”

Austin said he’s worried if the ditch work doesn’t begin soon, fall rains will set in and any drainage will have to wait until next year.

Loveys said the CRD has received the

land surveyor’s report and will present it to the September regional parks committee meeting. They also plan to make a presen-tation to Central Saanich council in early October.

“We do have some ditches identified — we’re hoping to have that work done very shortly,” she said.

But she has no idea what the new park management plan, set to come out in 2012, will say about long-term plans for the ditches.

“Part of the reason we asked for an exten-sion in the planning process, is that we continue to consult and understand, there are many different stakeholders who want different things, and they don’t all agree.”

But Austin knows what he wants.“We want to see the 1989 bylaw in place

to stay in the books forever.”[email protected]

Emma Prestwich/News staff

Gord Rickard, property manager at Puckle Farm, examines a backed up drainage ditch at Island View Beach in Central Saanich.

A long standing problemCentral Saanich farmers look to CRD to uphold decades old bylaw

“They’re 24-hour attack machines.”

- Jason Austin


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Tax Sale properties are subject to the Property Purchase Tax Act on the fair market value. The District of North Saanich makes no representations about the properties subject to the tax sale. Potential purchasers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the subject properties before the tax sale. The successful bidder must present the successful bid amount by cash, debit card, or bank draft immediately upon being declared the purchaser, and the balance by 1:00 p.m. on the tax sale date.

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Build confidence and solve the traffic and parking problems.

That’s the message sent to Port Side Marina owner Dale Cotton as Central Saanich declined his application to expand and rede-velop the Brentwood Bay marina.

“If parking can be addressed, I would look at some aspects of the proposal,” said councillor John Garrison, just prior to council’s unanimous decision to deny the application.

About 70 people filled the fire training centre hall during the pub-lic committee meeting of council to consider the proposal Mon-day night (Sept. 12). While some were in support, many residents of the neighbourhood known as Moodyville, spoke against the proposal, with traffic and parking being a primary concern.

Many a council member said they’d visited the site, includ-ing Saunders and Norman lanes, recently to scope out the situa-tion. Most commended many ideas behind the proposed rede-velopment, but couldn’t come to grips with the traffic and parking aspects. Committee chair Alastair Bryson said he sat there and had a coffee, reading his agenda, the morning of the meeting.

“The proponent has done a sig-nificant amount of studies and homework,” Bryson said, not-ing that the goodwill factor with neighbours just isn’t there.

The proposal was to expand the existing pier and replace the mooring floats with new docks anchored by piles, and open it to the public. The marina would extend westward fronting Saun-ders Lane and accommodate larger vessels. A series of smaller commercial buildings and float-ing commercial enterprises would include studio, retail and food services space. The reconfigura-tion of docks would allow for 49 slips, of which 15 were to be allot-ted as live-aboard which would also have required rezoning as an allowable use. The live-aboards were referred to as an affordable housing portion to the proposal. Upgrades to showers, laundry and new storage lockers for kayak gear were also included.

Parking in the proposal showed 30 sites on Saunders Lane and rezoning of a property on Nor-man Lane from residential to commercial to allow for a second lot. Cotton explained the lot was purchased to mitigate foreseen parking concerns.

The application described how marina owners would take an active role in managing the park-

ing.“I will be able to monitor, regu-

late, enforce (parking),” he said. Bryson suggested the owner,

with the project denied, move forward with some of the park-ing management such as draw-ing lines and assigning spaces to build the confidence of neigh-bours. “This is some work that could be done with the current configuration,” he noted.

The concern of confidence was one presented by resident Patrick McLaren earlier in the meeting.

“We have a problem with cars in Moodyville,” he said in start-ing his short presentation that included three concerns.

The second was also vehicular in nature, with a residential lot becoming a car park, the worry is that the “quaint” Moodyville style homes would go down in value.

The third was the confidence concern.

“The present owner has seem-ingly antagonized residents,” he said, pointing to garbage and car concerns. “There is a lack of con-fidence (among) Moodyville resi-dents.”

Cotton noted that the garbage system at Port Side Marina was recently changed to a tote sys-tem so a large garbage truck isn’t required to access the lanes in the area.

Resident boat owners were also among the crowd to support increased services in the commu-nity.

“I’m concerned about the lack of facilities in this area,” said Den-nis Watkins, also a Central Saan-ich resident. While he would like to see community run facilities, Watkins noted that’s not likely to happen. Changing his hobby to tennis, cycling or water slid-ing aren’t considerations for him, he said, though the district has funded those ventures recently.

“I’m not asking for one dollar of taxpayer money,” he said. “The bay is going to fill up with boats … the car parking is going to be spread out on every nook and cranny in Brentwood Bay.”

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Christine van Reeuwyk/News staff

Neighbours of Port Side Marina in Brentwood Bay expressed concern over a potential expansion and redevelopment plan.

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The Saanich Fair was, for many, a fun place to get friends and family together to eat and play over the Labour Day weekend. Others, like Vic-torian Epicure farmer John Riese, were there to show their pick of vegetables and fruits to fair judges.

Epicure won 14 ribbons this year at the fair, including the A. A. Higgs Trophy for Most Entries in Vegetables, Best in Show for Peppers, and numer-ous firsts for various vegeta-bles. Farmer John, as he is affectionately known around Epicure, is justifiably proud of his achievement, espe-cially because this is his first year entering with vegetables grown on Epicure land.

“I retired and now I’m work-ing seven days a week,” joked Farmer John. “I haven’t been to the fair in 11 years. It’s great. I love doing it. There’s a lot of satisfaction in growing stuff.”

Unlike some of the entries, Epicure’s organic produce can’t be found at the mar-ket — the fresh grown goods from what has been dubbed

‘The Home Team Garden’ are available for sale to Epicure employees only. And they’re thrilled to have award-winning fresh farmed vegetables avail-able for less than what they’d pay at a local grocery store.

“I love it. It’s a great perk to working here,” said West Shore resident and Epicure employee Sue Beckham. “There’s every-thing from Swiss chard to Rus-sian red garlic, and I know exactly where everything is coming from. I’m especially fond of the tomatoes, which I’ve been canning and turn-ing into pasta sauce. We’re all really proud of John’s work.”

The vegetables for Epi-cure’s garden started off in greenhouses near the 80-acre property, and then were trans-planted into the agricultural reserve farmland surrounding Epicure’s main offices on West Saanich Road. The idea for fresh produce at work began with Epicure‘s president and founder Sylvie Rochette just this year.

“The hundred mile diet wasn’t enough around here,”

said Sylvie with a laugh. “Most of what we produce is eaten by people who work within 100 feet of the fields. They buy from a stand by our parking lot as they leave work. Now that’s a great way to get fresh food.”

Founded in 1991, Victorian Epicure is a local spice blend

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Epicure employee Dana Lund running the farm stand.

NOTICE OF TAX SALEIn accordance with Section 254 of the Community Charter, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction, to be held in the Council Chambers of Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton X Road, Saanichton, B.C., on Monday September 26, 2011, at 10:00 A.M., unless the delinquent taxes and interest are sooner paid by cash, debit card or certifi ed cheque.

PID# CIVIC ADDRESS LEGAL DESCRIPTION220793.201 5 - 7390 West Saanich Rd. SSD MHR # 15903, BAY # 5,

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Tsartlip MHP220793.213 29 - 7390 West Saanich Rd. SSD MHR # 43241, BAY # 29,

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Tax Sale properties are subject to the Property Purchase Tax on the fair market value. The District of Central Saanich makes no representations about the properties subject to the sale. Potential purchasers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the subject before the tax sale. The successful bidder must present the purchase price by cash, bank draft or certifi ed cheque by 3:00 P.M. on the tax sale date.

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A land swap plan in North Saanich will go to the ALC in search of acquiring Sandown Park.

Council gave first and second reading to the bylaws required to acquire the agricultural asset along Glamorgan Road.

“It would appear that the value of the asset proposed to be received by the municipality is approximately $6,000,000,” the staff report said. “There will be an increase in property taxes of approximately $348,615 annually once the property is developed. On the cost side there may be costs in the order of $455,000 and possibly more (or less) depending on future decisions.”

Council ratified the readings after a short discussion during its Sept. 12 committee meeting.

The proposal would see the 95 acre for-mer horse raceway consolidated into two titles; one of 12 acres zoned commercial use off McDonald Park Road and the other 85 acres to be owned by the District of North Saanich. The plan calls for removal of the 12 acres from the Agricultural Land Reserve, swapping with just over 12 acres of remediated municipal land and rezon-ing to commercial. The remaining 83 acres would stay in the ALR, and be restricted to agricultural uses.

Councillor Ruby Commandeur noted first and second reading doesn’t mean fait accompli for the proposal.

“There’s still lots of public discussion but there’s also some timeline issues. The Agricultural Land (Commission) does meet infrequently, if we don’t move this forward at this time then we won’t be moving it forward until next year,” she said. “We have such an incredible oppor-tunity, a community opportunity, that I think leaving something on the table for six months and not moving it forward where we could have all the different part-ners come together and discuss it would be negligent on our part.”

Councillor Cairine Green agreed on the timeline, noting the report was deferred two weeks previously to give everyone a chance to study it and ask questions of staff.

“There’s only one meeting left this year of the Agricultural Land Commission and that’s in October. There are no meet-ings of the commission planned until next April,” Green said. “If we don’t begin the process then our good faith partnership and agreement with the owners of the property could in fact, in my opinion, be jeopardized. We may lose this opportunity if

we don’t start the process now.” Mayor Alice Finall said she’s

gotten good feedback, positive feedback, from the community and community bodies. “[It’s] overwhelmingly positive in terms of this being an amazing opportu-

nity for this community to secure an asset that is very valu-able and not only valuable for the present but for the future,” she said. “Not only of this community but of the region as a whole.”

She noted that the hurdles include ALC approval, followed by CRD approval.

“Without that agreement the project doesn’t go,” she said. That would be followed by seeking CRD approval to change

the Regional Context Statement to remove the 12 acres from rural protection, and adding it to the North Saanich Servicing Area.

“Those (applications) require timing as has been stated,” Finall said. “I am most concerned about moving this forward. It’s so important to the community. It’s an opportunity that is almost unheard of.”

“It’s a gift horse, there’s no question about that,” agreed councillor Craig Mearns. “I just want to make sure that we’re not in this process … committing to any specific uses for this

land. Because that, I think, is something that could really take years for the public to decide what they want to do on that land.” He added that it could be years before councils of the day are making decisions on how that land will be used, and wouldn’t want to tie their hands with covenants.

Councillor Dunstan Browne too was pleased with the concept of moving for-ward, with the exception of what he saw as a promise to the ALC.

One of the terms of the proposal would be to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the ALC making a policy commitment to fund agricultural improvement initiatives using half of the incremental increase in tax revenue for five years minimum. North Saanich staff estimate that the 12 rezoned acres could produce an increase in municipal taxes of up to $110,000 which would increase once the land is developed, to approxi-

mately $350,000 annually.“I don’t think that our application to the ALC should go for-

ward with any memorandum of understanding at all,” Browne said. “If the local authority accepts the application, they will go with us. Here is a good application where we’re taking on 83 acres, we’re allowing them to develop 12 acres. We’re putting in 12 acres so there’s no loss of land. I think that’s what we do when we go to the ALC. I would not like to see this memo of understanding be part of our application.”

“We put together this proposal in a way of increasing the chances of success, because we probably only have one shot at this,” said CAO Rob Buchan. “The proposal … it’s an agree-ment, it’s not a contract, but a policy commitment.”

An environmental review and traffic impact report were also on the agenda for council to peruse.

Learn more about the Sandown plan, its business case and both staff reports during a second community town hall meet-ing at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 at municipal hall, 1620 Mills Rd. The staff report is available online at www.northsaanich.ca.

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North Saanich moves toward its gift horse

Did you know?� One considered source of sewer servicing was Sidney, but the town denied the North Saanich request. The site is currently serviced with a water main along the frontage of McDonald Park Road. Staff said in its recent report that the line is sufficient to service the proposed commercial development. The sanitary sewer would be extended up McDonald Park Road from Mills Road at the landowners owners’ cost (with an opportunity for other industrial properties in the area to cost share).

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Terry Fox Run.

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Most residents wouldn’t peg Sidney as a hot spot, but with the addition of WiFi in the downtown core things are certainly heating up.

New wireless internet service and web cameras that are online this week are all part of a large conference that is coming to town Tuesday.

“It’s quite impressive for Sidney,” said mayor Larry Cross. “It’s quite a large conference and we’re looking forward to their arrival and welcoming them to the town. They are using the Mary Winspear Centre and area hotels and motels are booked up … It’s quite good for the town, I suspect it will be humming while the conference is on.”

The Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) BC is a non-profit cor-poration made up of all information tech-nology managers from BC municipalities. This year its annual conference is being hosted by Sidney.

“The association is an important one, really,” said Cross. “Our folk in high tech keep the town operating. They keep hack-ers out. Information technology is really important to the community.”

“The organization provides users with a forum to make bulk purchases and soft-ware agreements on behalf of all munici-palities,” said Peter Payerl, Sidney’s man-ager of information services and the main organizer of the conference.

“They have a small spring conference and a large fall conference with a trade show that will have up to 350 delegates,” Payerl added.

Those 350 people will take part in a three-day forum that includes keynote speakers Stephen Jagger and Shane Gib-son, coauthors of the book Sociable! for this social networking and social media-themed conference. Jagger is the co-founder of three successful businesses, including a company focused on social media training and Gibson has been pre-senting on the international stage for more than a decade.

“The rise in social networking and its impact is an excellent and timely theme,” said Payerl.

The schedule includes evening social events at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Cen-tre and the BC Aviation Museum along with a Butchart Gardens tour and golf tournament prior to the event.

Municipalities will have a chance to showcase their own information tech-

nology achievements and sponsored presentations by technology businesses, including BELL, Oracle and Kaseya will round out the three-day program. Social networking and social media training sessions will provide an introduction to those who are just beginning to use the technology and the operating tools and strategies for those who are prepared to branch out further.

The tradeshow which includes more than 50 industry related businesses, will present the latest technology products and services to conference attendees.

“The Friday morning session will have a panel discussing the impact of social media on the (recent) Vancouver riot,” said Payerl.

The potential for a negative backlash regarding the addition of WiFi to the down-town core is not lost on Cross. “(Wireless) is restricted to the downtown core,” he said. “Hopefully we’ve got a good portion of Beacon Avenue covered.” The wire-less technology, although installed for the conference, will remain. “I’d like to keep it certainly. We got a deal to install it, if it’s working we’ll look at maintaining it,” said Cross. He added that the addition of WiFi is part of the town’s Vision 20/20 plan.

“One of the features I like is we’ve cre-ated a wireless marine hot spot. We’ve tested it out and it goes out almost a mile … people can come in with their boats

and check their email,” Payerl said.The wireless signal extends from the

water to Highway 17 and down Beacon Avenue. The four webcams are in fixed locations showing views of Beacon Ave-nue at Highway 17, Fifth Street, Second Street and Beacon Park and pier. The wireless access is available outdoors, but generally won’t penetrate buildings said Payerl.

“Store vendors that have internet should keep their own, it won’t really go inside a building,” he said.

Opponents of WiFi are sure to voice concerns with the town’s plan. “We’re concerned of course,” said Cross. “If med-ical information could be confirmed the town would take action, but the jury’s out on this. If we had different medical infor-mation that said ‘it’s a high risk’, we’d definitely address it. It is in the downtown area though where most people are only temporarily in.

“(The webcams) are the type of thing you see on the highway,” said Cross. “They show the conditions in the town, they won’t identify people. Many places people can go online and look at a com-munity. My son lives in Dublin and I look on the webcams there all the time. The cameras are fixed, so people can see how busy it is on the main street, what the weather is. If it becomes a bother for peo-ple they can be removed. But we’ll give it a try.”

The streaming webcams are not recorded but are on 24/7. “I believe they will give people a good feeling knowing they are there.”

The $40,000 cost of the Sidney wire-less project was funded through the town’s budget, but the cost was reduced by almost half because it was installed for the conference. “The incredible thing about it is for $40,000 what we’re getting for the money is quite remarkable. If we were doing this without this MISA confer-ence taking place, our costs would have been quite significant,” said Cross.

“We got together with a company we’ve done business with before and put together what we refer to as the ‘Olympic model’,” said Payerl. “They come in and build the infrastructure and use it, and showcase it during the convention to IT decision-makers and leave it. By doing that we saved almost half cost.”

“It’s showcasing Sidney in a very posi-tive way,” Payerl said.

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(Top) A map of Sidney shows the locations of the four new web cameras and wireless internet service area. (Above) A web cam and wireless radio atop a lamp post on the Sidney waterfront.

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Jim Parker PublisherLaura Lavin EditorVictoria Calvo Production ManagerBruce Hogarth Circulation Manager

I can remember the first politi-cal platform that I actually took the time to think about. It was on page 8 of the April 26, 1979 edition of the Ottawa Citizen in a story written by staff writer Linda Drouin. (I know these details because the paper’s archives are now available online.)

The article was about the unveiling of a local candidate in a federal political party. Their plat-form included a proposal to return to the British custom of driving on the left side of the road.

In order to give Cana-dians time to adjust, the change would be done over a five-year period. In the first year, only trucks and buses would use the left side. The next year, “big Amercian trucks” would make the switch, fol-lowed by small imported cars in the third year and, in the final year, two-wheeled vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and wheelchairs.

On first read I crinkled my nose and looked around for someone to share my disbelief. Then I got it. The idea was meant to be ridicu-lous.

I was still in elementary school, but the Rhino Party had made such an impression on me that I spent the next day trying to explain their politics to befuddled classmates.

And while the image of cars caught up in a chaotic policy switch was silly enough to capture the

imagination of an 11-year-old, the satire also helped shed some light on the very real issue of bureau-cratic foolishness plaguing the gov-ernment.

Other Rhino policies of the day included leaving the cor-ner of the dollar bill blank so cashiers could pencil in the value at the time of transaction. This in an era when most commentary about our battered cur-rency was either dire or abstruse or both.

The Rhinos made many issues facing Canadians accessible in ways that only good satire can.

The humour offended some — the Rhinos actu-ally had 53 candidates,

which shocked plenty of people who didn’t have any sense of hee-haw. The original Rhino party disbanded in 1993, after a dispute about a new rule that required par-ties to run candidates in at least 50 ridings, with each paying a fee of $1,000.

A new party bearing the Rhino flag was reborn in 2007 and fielded 14 candidates in the 2011 federal election. A dozen were in Quebec but B.C. and Alberta also had one candidate each.

So far they’ve failed to capture Canadians’ imaginations on the scale their forebears did.

Satire, as good as it is at shedding light on dense subjects, is very diffi-cult to pull off well. Finding the right

mix of irony and sarcasm is critical.It can come across as angry, even

hateful, if not done with care. At one time, satirical columns

were common in newspapers but these days most editors are wary of risking the trust of readers. That, and the fact readers are inundated with websites that miss the mark when they attempt satire, but really deal in mock news that’s more mis-information than clever commen-tary.

There are still great sources of satire, of course. Stephen Colbert remains hugely popular around the world and The Onion magazine’s website provides constant fodder for people to share through sites like Facebook. If you can relate to the Brits, the U.K. also continues to pump out comedians with that rare ability to skewer sacred institutions while tickling your funny bone.

In Canada, Rick Mercer started his new season this week. Mercer’s rants consistently find that sweet spot between comedy and crass-ness. And locally I suppose we’ve seen successful satire with the now-retired Mr. Floatie and his campaign for sewage treatment.

I’m curious what you think about the state of satire. I know many of our letter writers have a rapier-like wit and can take a poke at some of the issues affecting us on a regional, provincial or national level. Let’s see you try.

Jim Zeeben is the editor of the Saanich News.

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Tired politics in need of fresh satire

Satire helped shed light on the very real issue of bureaucratic foolishness.

Show us the LRT money

If B.C. Transit’s executives don’t want to come across as Lyle Lanley, they had better scale back their sales pitch and start working a little harder on ensuring local taxpayers get the transparency they’re demanding.

Lanley was the silver-tongued pitchman for the monorail in one of the more memorable episodes of The Simpsons. If you’ve never seen the show, it’s enough to say the story of a love affair with a form of light rapid transit ended badly.

In Greater Victoria, there’s no denying the vast majority of people would love to see LRT in our region. The promise of greener transportation that provides an alternative to getting mired in the Colwood Crawl is enthralling.

However, taxpayers simply can’t go ahead with LRT regardless of the cost. And the big problem we’re seeing in the early stages of the plan is that big money is already being spent without any real accountability to the people who will foot the bill.

A business report has already been completed at a cost of $3.1 million — an amount that came as a surprise to the regional transit commission, whose representatives we entrust with protecting the best interests of their communities.

That cost was split between the province and local taxpayers who fund the commission.

Another $5 million, which may or may not also be shared by the feds, is already earmarked for a business case that will add details to the $1-billion plan for LRT.

Before that money is spent, B.C. Transit needs to take a step back and reassure the public that it has secured federal and provincial grants to cover the cost of its grand plan. If it can’t, local taxpayers must be asked whether we’re willing to risk going ahead without assurances that we won’t be left paying the bill after it’s too late to rethink our LRT love affair.

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I’m burning my NDP membership

For the record, yes, I am a card-carrying member of the NDP, and have been since 1969.

The NDP is a party of which I have been proud to be a card-carrying member. Lately, though, the party has made some questionable choices I find distasteful.

We’ve got serious problems, and we need serious people, if we are to become a better party.

Burning my membership card is one answer. If you want to talk about character and social values, fine. Just tell me where and when, and I’ll show up. But if this party is to truly evolve to be considered a government contender, it needs the right people at the helm, and the rhetoric and sleaze of late, must go.

William PerryVictoria

PM, German chancellor teaching us to fail

Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman writes: “Zero job growth, with unemployment still at nosebleed levels. … Aren’t you glad we pivoted from jobs (creation) to (fighting) deficits a year and a half ago?”

Thank you, Prime Minster Stephen Harper and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, for travelling the world and convincing everyone to do the wrong thing — fail.

Eugene ParksVictoria

Birds, squirrels and cats – oh my

Every year for the past 10 years or so, I have raised wild chickadees.

This year the flock was about 15. Now there appears to be only one. Squirrels and cats eat the birds.

If you have a cat and you put a bell on its collar, this reduces its kills by 70 per cent.

Judy WhytockVictoria

MS therapy nothing more than ‘quackery’

Re: MS surgery helpful, but no miracle (News, Sept. 7). Hope can be a wonderful thing, but I question the use of liberation therapy. MS is a horrible disease, but liberation therapy does little more than offer false hope. It’s quackery.

P.M. PetersonVictoria

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Ole Heggen (Opinion, Sept. 9) has done it again.His brilliant cartoon, Notable Moments: Former B.C.

Premier Gordon Campbell, deftly summarizes many of the highlights of Mr. Campbell’s career including tearing up health workers’ legally binding contracts, being arrested for impaired driving and imposing the HST — followed by receipt of the Order of B.C.

Perhaps the sale of B.C. Rail — after promising not to sell the W.A.C. Bennett legacy — is another clanger that one might add.

Perhaps Mr. Heggen could produce another cartoon along the lines of the Monty Python “Confuse a Cat” skit regarding Premier Christy Clark and the

B.C. Liberals as the “Confuse a Cat” Ltd. — and the B.C. public as the cat that eventually walks away in disgust at the bizarre performance of the Liberals.

Or how about Christy as an Olympic diver who perfects a double flip-flop with a twist including her families-first cliche and her various “fixes” of the HST?

Surely Christy is the queen of flip-flops who claimed for six months she needed a mandate as premier, and now ignores her previous position as support for Adrian Dix and the New Democrats grows.

Ron FarisVictoria

Heggen cartoon hit the mark

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Letters Deer have become residents of downtownRe: Backward thinking behind

wildlife cull (Letters, Sept. 9)I was amused by letter writer

Diana Monks’ remarks. She advised us “to avoid wildlife, I suggest you move to an urban centre, where you may be happier.”

A week earlier I was almost run over by a four-point stag galloping out of a hedge in front of a parking lot on Birch Street.

The deer ran into the street; luckily the traffic was stopped due to a red light. He eventually disappeared into the nearby park. It was a breathtaking experience.

Ms. Monks’ advice about moving to an urban centre is of course silly and useless. In the past few years, deer have been spotted all over the downtown core, and I recall one even entered a children’s store.

The real problem the deer create, apart from nibbling away at some backyard gardens, is drawing in the cougars.

I hope I never see a cougar on Fort Street.

Helene HarrisonVictoria

Re: Backward thinking behind wildlife cull (Letters, Sept. 9)

After reading Diana Monks’ letter I was glad that there is another person who shares my view.

I visited the Island and Vancouver from the United Kingdom and was overwhelmed with their beauty, but disappointed at seeing how development in the hills and forests is taking over.

England had bears and cougars once. Now we can only see them at the zoo. Don’t let it happen here.

I came over to see the bears and cougars and ventured into the wild at my own risk to see one but never did, although I heard many accounts of them being shot during my stay.

I soon fly back to the United Kingdom with a different view of Victoria of becoming just another city full of development. I’m glad I saw some of its beauty before it is destroyed.

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This ocean-side property offers beautiful views of Esquimalt La-goon, the Olympic Mountains and the city, with on-site streams and connection to old growth forest trails through the historic Hatley Castle and Royal Roads University.

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Basset hound owners are invited to bring their pooches for an end-of-summer picnic Satur-day, Sept. 24.

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Panther Jake Bryan battles a Victoria Cougar during VIJHL playoffs last season. Bryan was named captain for the Peninsula Junior B club this season.

Sidney’s own Jake Bryan is team captain for the 2011-2012 Peninsula Panthers hockey team.

Known as a team player, Bryan has played hockey for more than 15 years.

“Jake is a leader on and off the ice, he is well respected by the players and staff,” said head coach Rob Armstrong. “He’s a great captain, hard worker, local boy. He’s played a lot of games, eats, sleeps and breathes Panthers, that’s what we want.”

Bryan told the NEWS REVIEW last spring that his favourite moment with the Panthers was the 2009-10 season when the local club won the VIJHL title. The reason? That year Bryan played with his younger brother Josh.

“I knew it would be my one and only chance to play with him,” Bryan said.

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That’s the goal set by Rob Armstrong, who replaces team owner Jackson Penney as head coach and general manager for the Peninsula Panthers this season — a leap up from his assistant coach position. Armstrong came to the Panthers as a former BCHL player and WHL scout with the Spokane Chiefs.

“I am very excited to be given the opportunity to lead the Panthers behind the bench this year. We will continue to put forward an exciting hard working team on the ice,” Armstrong said. “It’s a smooth transition because I know all the players.”

Joining Armstrong on the bench will be returning assis-tant coach Rob Hoover as they juggle the roster, seeking that balance of young local pros-pects and known talents.

“It’s a building process. I’m in constant contact with Junior A teams right now to grab any of their final cuts,” Armstrong said.

“We lost a lot of really strong 20-year-old players,” Arm-strong explained. “There’s some shoes to fill.”

Those include last year’s captain Evan Campbell, blue-liner Ryan Reynolds, Mike Scarborough who went off to fight fires in Vancouver, rugged hard-working Marshall Brome and starting goaltender Brady Berisoff.

The Panthers were VIJHL post-season champions last year (for the second year running), and won the Cyclone Taylor Cup to go on to the Western Canadian Keystone Cup where the team finished fourth.

With that backbone of success, there’s only a slight adjustment in philosophy with the new coaching staff.

“I like to be a strong defensive team, to complement our offensive firepower,” Armstrong said. “I like to be a bal-anced, two-way hockey team. Trying to teach our one-way players that ... you want to be a threat in both ends.”

The Panthers are just weeks into the new season, and hit the ice tonight (Sept. 16) to battle the Saanich Braves. On Sept. 23 they host the Kerry Park Islanders and wrap the month at home against arch rival, Victoria Cougars on Sept. 30. Games start at 7:30 p.m. at Panorama Recreation Centre in North Saanich.

“You expect a hard-working, fast-paced physical game with lots of action, lots of excitement,” Armstrong said. “We are trying to put on a show for our local fans on Fri-day nights, no question about it.”

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Canada’s men’s eight rowing team will defend its 2008 Olym-pic gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The team ensured its place by finishing second in a semifinal at the World Row-ing Championships in Bled, Slovenia.

Great Britain (05:31.51) beat Can-ada by 2.8 seconds (05:32.37).

“I think everyone was really excited for this one — a lot was on the line in this semifinal with Olympic qualifying,” said Andrew Byrnes, one of the remaining members of the 2008 Olympic gold medal boat.

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and rowers Malcolm Howard (Victoria) and Byrnes (Toronto) along with new regulars Will Crothers (Kingston, Ont.), Rob Gibson (Kingston), Conlin McCabe (Brockville, Ont.), Jeremiah Brown (Cobourg, Ont.), Doug Csima (Oakville, Ont.) and Gabe Bergen (100 Mile House).

College sports now PacWest

Fans of B.C. col-legiate sports can say bye-bye to the tongue-twisting title of BCCAA and hello to the much sleeker name of PacWest.

The B.C. Colleges’ Athletic Association has dumped its for-mer, nerdier sports acronym in favour of the Pacific Western Athletic Association.

The new name rep-resents both colleges and universities in B.C. including the Camo-sun Chargers athletic teams.

“We feel the PacWest name does an excellent job of identifying who we are and what we do and will give us a sig-nificant advantage as we implement our marketing plans,” said PacWest president Bruce Hunter in a press release.

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SPORTSChristine van ReeuwykNews staff

Doreen Elvedahl gets goosebumps when she recalls the opening ceremo-nies of the Badminton World Federa-tion Senior Championships. She and teammate Jessie Rogers were among the red and white clad team repre-senting Canada at the tournament in Richmond. The host nation anchored the opening parade of athletes, and as they passed India a cheer of “yay Canada” echoed past them.

“France did the wave,” Elvedahl said. “It was a very rewarding experience … being part of that was a lifetime experi-ence.”

It was the start of a memorable week-end for lifelong friends Elvedahl and Rogers who came home world cham-pions in a tournament that included 640 players from 139 countries.

“We still can’t quite get over it,”

Rogers said, of the gold medal. The social aspect of the sport — running into old friends at each competition — also took a twist with the international event that runs every two years in a different country.

“You can not be able to converse with (opponents) but you can play the game with them,” Elvedahl said.

The Brentwood Bay partners com-peted in a qualifying tournament in Stratford, Ontario, where they earned a silver medal.

“The one that beat us at Stratford, we beat her in worlds. We were deter-mined,” Rogers said. “We really strat-egized during the game.”

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The pair play twice a week in Brent-

wood, where they started the sport so many years ago.

“They had badminton here when we were just teenagers,” Rogers said, ges-turing to the gymnasium of the Brent-wood Bay Community Hall. “We only played for a couple of years.”

Then boys and basketball inter-vened, but the pair came back to the sport eventually. For the past 15 years, they’ve been playing competitive bad-minton, and all that history has come in handy.

“We kind of almost know what each other is thinking. It probably helps on the court,” Elvedahl said.

Team Canada won 34 medals: six gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze. The Pen-insula players were among the BC ath-letes who dominated the medal count on Team Canada winning 16 of the 34 medals, including three of the six gold.

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Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club hosted the final ladies pairs tournament of the season.

The Daffodil Tournament is a popular event that drew 40 teams participating from the 11 clubs in Victoria and Duncan.

The Saanich Peninsula managed a sweep of the top positions.

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Canada’s men’s eight rowing team will defend its 2008 Olym-pic gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The team ensured its place by finishing second in a semifinal at the World Row-ing Championships in Bled, Slovenia.

Great Britain (05:31.51) beat Can-ada by 2.8 seconds (05:32.37).

“I think everyone was really excited for this one — a lot was on the line in this semifinal with Olympic qualifying,” said Andrew Byrnes, one of the remaining members of the 2008 Olympic gold medal boat.

This year’s men’s eight lineup boasts three returning mem-bers from the 2008 team: coxswain Brian Price (Belleville, Ont.),

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College sports now PacWest

Fans of B.C. col-legiate sports can say bye-bye to the tongue-twisting title of BCCAA and hello to the much sleeker name of PacWest.

The B.C. Colleges’ Athletic Association has dumped its for-mer, nerdier sports acronym in favour of the Pacific Western Athletic Association.

The new name rep-resents both colleges and universities in B.C. including the Camo-sun Chargers athletic teams.

“We feel the PacWest name does an excellent job of identifying who we are and what we do and will give us a sig-nificant advantage as we implement our marketing plans,” said PacWest president Bruce Hunter in a press release.

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SPORTSChristine van ReeuwykNews staff

Doreen Elvedahl gets goosebumps when she recalls the opening ceremo-nies of the Badminton World Federa-tion Senior Championships. She and teammate Jessie Rogers were among the red and white clad team repre-senting Canada at the tournament in Richmond. The host nation anchored the opening parade of athletes, and as they passed India a cheer of “yay Canada” echoed past them.

“France did the wave,” Elvedahl said. “It was a very rewarding experience … being part of that was a lifetime experi-ence.”

It was the start of a memorable week-end for lifelong friends Elvedahl and Rogers who came home world cham-pions in a tournament that included 640 players from 139 countries.

“We still can’t quite get over it,”

Rogers said, of the gold medal. The social aspect of the sport — running into old friends at each competition — also took a twist with the international event that runs every two years in a different country.

“You can not be able to converse with (opponents) but you can play the game with them,” Elvedahl said.

The Brentwood Bay partners com-peted in a qualifying tournament in Stratford, Ontario, where they earned a silver medal.

“The one that beat us at Stratford, we beat her in worlds. We were deter-mined,” Rogers said. “We really strat-egized during the game.”

During the 2011 World Senior Cham-pionships at the Richmond Olympic Oval they won 21-12, lost 21-14 and then scored the big win 21-17 over fel-low Canadians to capture gold in wom-en’s doubles 70+.

The pair play twice a week in Brent-

wood, where they started the sport so many years ago.

“They had badminton here when we were just teenagers,” Rogers said, ges-turing to the gymnasium of the Brent-wood Bay Community Hall. “We only played for a couple of years.”

Then boys and basketball inter-vened, but the pair came back to the sport eventually. For the past 15 years, they’ve been playing competitive bad-minton, and all that history has come in handy.

“We kind of almost know what each other is thinking. It probably helps on the court,” Elvedahl said.

Team Canada won 34 medals: six gold, 14 silver and 14 bronze. The Pen-insula players were among the BC ath-letes who dominated the medal count on Team Canada winning 16 of the 34 medals, including three of the six gold.

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tra will celebrate its silver anniver-sary this year with roses, enchant-ment and of course a valentine offer-ing.

The orchestra, founded in 1986 by conductor Charles Job, will celebrate its Silver Jubilee, 25 years of perform-ing light orchestral music on Vancou-ver Island.

The season opens in October with the concert: Roses of Picardy. The song written by Haydn Wood, epito-mizes the Victorian and Edwardian period when drawing room ballads were enjoyed by everyone and after-noon tea at the Empress Hotel was the privilege of Victoria’s high society. English mezzo soprano Sarah Fryer will sing the famous song and many others from the era. The orchestra will perform selections from its own CDs which will include many palm court favorites.

A few weeks later in November the orchestra will offer Some Enchanted Evening. For those who love Broad-way shows this is the perfect concert.

The music includes Rodgers & Ham-merstein box office hits like South Pacific, Oklahoma and The King and I. Vancouver baritone Andrew Green-wood will perform The Impossible Dream from The Man of La Man-cha, Showboat’s Ol’ Man River and selections from Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate.

On Feb. 14 the Palm Court Light Orchestra is shooting to present the ultimate Valentine concert with a tribute to the great American tenor Mario Lanza.

Everyone’s favorite tenor and local heartthrob Ken Lavigne will perform his famous songs including O Sole Mio, Granada, Be My Love and Nes-sun Dorma.

The orchestra performs in the Charlie White Theatre at the Mary Winspear Centre. The Valentine per-formance will be in the Bodine Fam-ily Hall.

Subscriptions and tickets for the Palm Court Orchestra’s silver jubilee season are available at the box office at 250-656-0275.

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Sunday night concert will be folk-roots group’s last for a whileDon DescoteauNews staff

Concertgoers attending the Wailin Jennys performance in Victoria may find themselves with a stiff neck afterward.

A veritable who’s who of local folk music stars could well be taking in the concert, a product of the Jennys’ relationship with the Island folk scene.

“We’ve been coming to Vic-toria since the band started out 10 years ago,” said original member Nicky Mehta, who pro-vides the mezzo-soprano voice for the trio’s sweet harmonies. “We call it our spiritual home in Canada.”

Co-founders Ruth Moody and Mehta, and upright bass-ist Heather Masse, who joined

nearly five years ago, have forged connections with such city musicians as The Bills, fid-dle player Adrian Dolan, bassist Oliver Swain and others.

“We’ve got so many good memories of playing in Victoria,” Winnipeg native Mehta said from California, where she lives part of the year with her husband and twin toddler boys. “The restau-rants there are so great — we’ve gone to some amazing brunches — and we’ve got some amazing friends there.”

The concert at Alix Goolden Hall, along with one tonight (Sept. 16) in Vancouver, are the Juno Award-winning group’s last shows before going on a hia-tus from performing together. Taking time away from touring might seem odd with a relatively new album out — Bright Morning Stars was released in February.

Mehta, the young mom, said family commitments mainly prompted the break. That could see Moody out here more, since her parents, like many Winnipeg-

gers, have fled the harsh winters and now have a place in Victoria. In fact, she played at the inaugu-ral FolkWest festival staged last month by Swain and friends.

For the Victoria show the trio — Mehta plays acoustic guitar, harmonica, drums and ukulele; Moody plays guitar, accordion, banjo and bodhrán, while New York-based Masse lays down the bottom line — will be joined by violin and mandolin player Trent Freeman of Vancouver.

They’ll play a number of pieces from their latest CD. The feel of the album is slightly different, given the jazz-trained Masse’s influences, Mehta said, but con-tains the familiar smooth vocal lines fans of the band have come to know since they debuted in 2004 with 40 Days.

Showtime is 7:30 p.m. at Alix Goolden Hall, 905 Pandora Ave. Tickets are $25 plus ser-vice charges, available at Ditch Records, Lyle’s Place and the door.

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The Jennys, Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta and Heather Masse, bring their harmonies to Victoria — thier ‘spiritual home in Canada’ — on Sunday (Sept. 18) in the Alix Goolden Hall.

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LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORSBeginning Tuesday, October 4, 2011 until the close of general voting for the election on Saturday, November 19, 2011, a copy of the list of registered electors will, upon signature, be available for public inspection, at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, during regular offi ce hours, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTORAn objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 pm on Friday, October 14, 2011. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the District of North Saanich and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualifi ed to be registered as an elector of the District of North Saanich.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted:Curt Kingsley, Chief Election Offi cerat (250) 655-5453Jackie Gretchen, Deputy Chief Election Offi cer at (250) 655-5455

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Cruising the blue adventures

World-renowned sailor, boating journal-ist and marine sys-tems expert, Nigel Calder is set to speak tonight (Sept. 16).

In If it ain’t broke, just wait … Cruising Mishaps and Misad-ventures, Calder will share some of the per-sonal cruising experi-ences that ultimately led to him becoming the respected expert he is today.

For tickets and more information, visit www.bluewatercruising.org and click on the events calendar.

Calder speaks at 7:30 p.m. in the Bodine Family Hall at the Mary Winspear Cultural Centre.

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Beautiful scenes of the Saanich Pen-insula are recreated through paintings in the latest exhibit at the Sidney Museum. Plein air works are on exhibit until the end of September. The museum, at the corner of Beacon Avenue and Fourth Street is open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is free, donations welcome. Call 250-655-6355 or visit www.sidneymu-seum.ca for more.

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Lawrence has become a popular voice across Canada as host of the CBC Radio 3 Podcast. Fans of independent music tune in to his podcast or turn up an old song from a record by The Smugglers, his defunct rock band. In Adventures in Solitude, Lawrence shares how Desolation Sound shaped his life in music and the history of Canada.

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In addition to his radio appear-ances, Lawrence also hosts many major music events, such as the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the Western Canadian Music Awards and various festivals around North America, and conducts music industry seminars and keynote addresses on music and media related topics.

He still spends much of each sum-mer at his cabin in Desolation Sound. The rest of the time he lives in Van-couver, with his wife, Canadian folk

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Fire Training Centre, Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:30 p.m. on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 with regard to the following proposed Bylaws to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1309, 1999, and a proposed Development Variance Permit.

1) CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1751, 2011 (1512 Keating Cross Road)

In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend the Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999: • by adopting regulations for a new Fire Hall Institutional (P-1F) zone. The Bylaw proposes regulations with respect to permitted uses, siting and height of building and structures, density, lot size requirement for subdivision and other regulations. The proposed permitted uses are main fi re hall and training centre for fi re fi ghting and emergency response; • to make an amendment to Section 43, Table 2 by requiring one parking space per 22m2 of gross fl oor area for a fi re hall; • to make consequential amendments to Section 49 (Requirements for Screening) and Section 55 (Works and Services Standards) for the Fire Hall Institutional (P-1F) zone as per the requirements of the General Institutional (P-1) zone; • to rezone the area land legally described as Lot 1, Section 13, Range 1 East, South Saanich District, Plan VIP 88664 - Parcel Identifi er 028-471-962 (1512 Keating Cross Road) as shown shaded on the map from the Rural Estate (RE-2) zone to the new Fire Hall Institutional (P-1F) zone.

The intent of the proposed Bylaw amendment is to allow for the construction of a new main fi re hall and training centre on the property at 1512 Keating Cross Road.

2) CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1740 , 2011 (1196 Dignan Road)

In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to rezone the area of land legally described as Lot 12, Section 10, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 10118, Parcel Identifi er 005-453-801 (1196 Dignan Road) as shown shaded on the adjacent map, from the Large Lot Single Family Residential (R-1) zone to the Zero Lot Line Single Family Residential (R-1Z) zone to facilitate a four-lot subdivision and to allow one house in the subdivision to contain a secondary suite. The existing house is to be removed.

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITA Development Variance Permit has also been requested in respect to 1196 Dignan Road to vary the R-1Z regulations in Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 as follows: • reduce the minimum lot frontage from 12.0m to 10.1m for the western most proposed lot fronting on Stelly’s Cross Road and 6.0m for the proposed lot fronting on Dignan Road; • reduce the minimum front yard setback from 6.0m to 4.5m for all proposed lots; • reduce the minimum rear yard setback from 7.5m to 6.0m for all proposed lots; and, • reduce the minimum length of a standard parking space from 5.5m to 4.5m for one space located on the easternmost proposed lot fronting on Stelly’s Cross Road. Representations from the public on the requested Development Variance Permit will be considered by Council at the time, date and place noted above for the Public Hearing.

Copies of the above proposed Bylaws and draft Development Variance Permit, proposed subdivision plan for 1196 Dignan Road, Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, staff reports and other related information that may be considered by Council, may be inspected at the Offi ce of the Municipal Clerk, Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from the date of this Notice to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, September 22, 2011 inclusive. For more information, please phone the Planning Department at 250-544-4209.

All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaws or Development Variance Permit shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, either in person, by representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaws and draft Development Variance Permit, at the above mentioned time, date and place.

Dated at Saanichton, BC, this 29th day of August, 2011. Susan Brown Municipal Clerk

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Province pulls student loan cash from some private collegesNatalie NorthNews staff

Privately-run post-secondary insti-tutions have been warned: if students don’t pay back loans, future students could lose access to government loan funding.

StudentAid B.C. stripped 13 schools of their official designation and left students attending those institutions faced with funding their education independently. Since 2006, post-sec-ondary institutions that have default rates — the percentage of student loan borrowers with loan payments in default — above 28 per cent for four or more consecutive years are subject to a designation review by StudentAid B.C.

Designations are revoked for a minimum of two years.

No schools in Greater Victoria were affected by the recent crack-down. The closest was Sprott Shaw Community College’s Duncan cam-pus, with a default rate of 38 per cent in 2010. John Predyk, vice-president of operations for Sprott Shaw Com-munity College, confirmed that the majority of their students are funded through student loans. He calls the decision a disappointment and one that will affect students with the most barriers to education.

“By closing campuses in those communities, they’re limiting pro-spective students’ access to educa-tion they might not otherwise be able to get through the public sys-tem,” Predyk said.

The decision to pull publicly-funded student loans is intended to protect students from unreason-able financial risk and serve the best interests of the public, wrote Minis-

ter of Advanced Education, Naomi Yamaoto in a statement to the News Review.

“It is important to note that in such circumstances, an institution does have the right to appeal the decision, or, after two years, can work with the ministry to request that the decision be reconsidered,” she wrote, adding that the loss of funding should not directly impact a school’s ability to operate.

Sprott Shaw has been in talks with the ministry to ensure that student funding stays available for students attending the Victoria campus, which has been above the 28 per cent default standard for the last four years. While under review, the minis-try has asked schools to have a plan in place to ensure that default rates stay as low as possible. For Victoria, this includes limiting or restricting programs that have a high rate of default, as well as limiting access to students who have a higher unmet financial need on student loan appli-cations, and a traditionally higher rate of default.

“At the end of the day it’s the stu-dent’s decision whether or not to pay their student loan,” Predyk said. “You’re penalizing other prospective students for the actions of students who may have come to school four years ago.”

[email protected]

By the numbersThe per cent of borrowers in Victoria who haven’t paid loans in 150 days or more:� University of Victoria 4.2� Camosun College 11.6� Aveda Institute 13.8� Academy of Learning 17.2 � Sprott Shaw Community

College 30.8� University Canada West 20.0� University Canada West

Academies 18.8

Loan defaults put some schools at risk

The first of three events celebrating the history, culture and sci-ence of the Tod Inlet area went off without a hitch in August and there are two more to come.

Organized by Sea Change Marine Con-servation Society and funded by the Minis-try of Environment, CRD Arts Development Service and Evergreen Foundation two more fun-filled events to be held at Gowlland Tod Provincial Park on Sat-urday, Sept. 24 and Sat-urday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Both days will be jam-packed with com-munity-oriented activi-

ties, music, games and talks.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of what you can look forward to: Local First Nations tradition-ally referred to the land around Tod Inlet as Snitcel, (pronounced sneak-with) which translates into Place of the Blue Grouse. Take a walk through land that was a well-stocked grocery, hardware and drug store for First Nations on a guided ethno-botanical tour.

Hear W’saanich First Nations stories like the one used to keep chil-dren from wandering alone in the woods or about how First Man arrived from the stars.

Go on a scavenger hunt or make nature crafts.

Children and grown-ups alike will love the Bones, Beaks and Teeth exhibit hosted by Becky Wigan of the University of Victoria’s Anthropol-ogy Department.

Where once only 10 purple martins remained in BC, there are now close to 2,000. Learn about this amaz-ing environmental good news story with games and exhibits.

For more information, contact: SeaChange Marine Conservation Society, 250-652-1662 or [email protected]@peninsulanewsre-

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Immerse yourself in Tod Inlet

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Activity WorkerWorking in one of three Adult Day Programs (West Shore and Mobile in Victoria and Waldon House in Duncan), you will help to promote the highest level of independence possible for our clients. Falls prevention, cognitive improvement activities, chronic disease management, as well as personal care, bathing and transferring will be part of your role.

You have a genuine love of working with the elderly as well as an understanding of aging and its physical facets, knowledge of personal identity and dementia and training in both fitness training for seniors and special populations and Leadership in Therapeutic Recreation (Gerontology). You have recognized qualifications in activation or therapeutic recreation and experience working in group settings with seniors and other special populations. Excellent interpersonal communication skills round out your profile. You will require a Class 4 unrestricted driver’s licence for

West Shore and a Class 5 driver’s licence for the Mobile site.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our website (Reference #3351).www.viha.ca

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

GRAMMA’S QUILTING CUP-BOARD - CLOSING OUT SEP-TEMBER 30TH. 120-425 Stanford Ave. E. Parksville. (250)248-9787. EVERYTHING MUST GO! HUGE SAVINGS ON ALL YOUR QUILT-ING/SEWING NEEDS!

Psychiatrist, author and meditation teacher, Dr. Paul Fleischman will be speaking about

Vipassana Meditation at the David Lam

Auditorium University of Victoria, Sun. Sept 18. Doors open 7:00pm.

Admission Free. Honoured by the

American Psychiatric Association for

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WEST COAST COLLECTORS 6th Annual celebration of West Coast Historical Artifact. Sat-urday, September 24, 2011. Beban Park Social Center, 2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo. Early Bird 9am-10am, $20.00. General Admission 10am-4pm, $2.00 (12 and under free) Strictly Vetted. Close to 100 Sales Tables, including bottles, post cards, photos, ephemera, logging, mining, fi shing history, stoneware, bre-weriana, calendars, signs, ad-vertising, militaria, fi shing tack-le, and much more. Contact: Wayne Wagar (250)585-8779

INFORMATION

ANYONE KNOWING the whereabouts of Lynne. Date of birth, February 27, 1984. Please call Danielle Fleming at (613)747-7800 ext. 3612.

DOWNTOWN VICTORIA- parking available, 800 block of Broughton St. $225/month. Call 250-381-3633, local 247.

VIDEO SHOP CLOSING OUT SALE

TRAFALGAR SQUARE - BRENTWOOD BAYHuge Selection (3600

sq ft) of very hard to fi nd DVD’s and Blu-ray

library DVD’s 3.99 or 3 for $10, library blu-ray

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LEGALS

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT

Notice is hereby given that Kustom Towing, (2009) Ltd, 3297 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, V8Z 3K9 will be selling a

1995 GMC SIERRA1GTEK14K4SZ560703

Owner D. Hill2005 DODGE

CARAVAN1D4GP25R35B323356

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incurred. To be sold at 647B Dupplin Rd,

Victoria, BC between 10am-2pmSeptember 30, 2011.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

PERSONALS

HOT GUYS! HOT CHAT! HOT FUN! Try Free! Call 250-220-3334 or 800-777-8000.www.interactivemale.com

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LOST: WOMAN’S black Car-digan long sleeved, V neck sweater, pockets, Sept. 9, 9am, Sidney. 250-652-7685.

TRAVEL

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NEED A Winter House Sitter?Responsible, semi-retired Yukon prospector available October through April. Non smoker with many excellent and credible references.Email: [email protected]

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THE SINGLE PARENT RESOURCE CENTRE

is seeking caring individuals for a 12

session Peer Helper for Single Parents volunteer

training. Successfulcandidates will receive

training to provide one-on-one support for parents. Training will be three hours per week

starting early October and ending mid December. Interested individuals

please contact Cheryl Dyck at:

[email protected]

or phone 250-385-1114 for more info.

HELP WANTED

PARTS COUNTER PERSON

Experienced parts counter person required for North Island Ford Store. We pay

competitive wages and offer benefi ts package.Email resume to:[email protected]

ADVERTISING SALES ASSOCIATEP/T Sales Associate required for the Vancouver Island area to renew client ads & acquire new clients for our

publication in this established territory.Applicant must be self-motivated with some sales background and computer skills. Must have own

transportation. We supply all the sales tools for your success. Well established company.

Good renumeration including a bonus while working in your own community. Send resume to

[email protected] or call (250) 448-4883 for info.

HELP WANTED

Junior System EngineerCUTASC (CU Technical and

Administrative Services Corp.) has an exciting

employment opportunity for a Junior System Engineer.

CUTASC provides strategic, functional and long-term

end-to-end IT solutions to fi nancial institutions. Our

core strength is the ability to attract and retain employees with deep IT and business

expertise to serve our market as a single focused

unifi ed team.Working in our Campbell

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with current Microsoft certifi cations and/or related

experience. Familiarity working in development and

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networking is an asset.If you are interested in joining our team please

submit your cover letter and resume by 6:00 pm on

Sept 23 to: [email protected]

LOG TRUCK mechanic for Kurt Leroy Trucking LTD. Welding an asset. Ben. inc. To start immed. Campbell River. Fax resume to 250-287-9914.

Sunridge PlaceA Residential Complex Care facility in Duncan is now hir-ing staff who are wanting to make a difference in the lives of seniors. Positions available include:

- Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist

- Rehab Assistant- Recreation Programmer

(RT diploma preferred)- Registered Nurse

- Licensed Practical Nurse- Resident Care Attendant

Please send resume to [email protected] you to all applicants for your interest in Sunridge Place, however, only those applicants selected for inter-view will be contacted.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HELP WANTED

We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld con-struction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have construct-ed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

COOKS WANTED!Marquise Group is looking for Cooks for the Victoria area. F/T, P/T and casual positions available. Previous cooking experience in a healthcare setting preferred. Food Safe Level 2 required. Candidates will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check & TB Test.

Please e-mail resumes to: 891.marquise@

hiredesk.netor fax: 604-214-8526

MEDICAL/DENTAL

LPN’SBayshore Home Health is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses to support our Pediatric clients for home / school care in the Victoria area. Pediatric ex-perience is an asset, although we do offer client specifi c training, Trach/Vent courses and other on-going training supports. If you are an LPN and love working with children, we would love to hear from you.

Interested individuals are encouraged to fax or email resume to:

1-866-686-7435 or [email protected] (no hyphen)


SALES

CENTRA Windows an established, employee-owned organization with great working environment is seek-ing a Window Sales Representative based in our Nanaimo offi ce. This is an excellent opportunity in an es-tablished marketplace, for a moti-vated and individual. This is a sales position, that includes selling reno-vation windows. Will train the right person. www.centra.ca Please for-ward resume to [email protected]



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Province pulls student loan cash from some private collegesNatalie NorthNews staff

Privately-run post-secondary insti-tutions have been warned: if students don’t pay back loans, future students could lose access to government loan funding.

StudentAid B.C. stripped 13 schools of their official designation and left students attending those institutions faced with funding their education independently. Since 2006, post-sec-ondary institutions that have default rates — the percentage of student loan borrowers with loan payments in default — above 28 per cent for four or more consecutive years are subject to a designation review by StudentAid B.C.

Designations are revoked for a minimum of two years.

No schools in Greater Victoria were affected by the recent crack-down. The closest was Sprott Shaw Community College’s Duncan cam-pus, with a default rate of 38 per cent in 2010. John Predyk, vice-president of operations for Sprott Shaw Com-munity College, confirmed that the majority of their students are funded through student loans. He calls the decision a disappointment and one that will affect students with the most barriers to education.

“By closing campuses in those communities, they’re limiting pro-spective students’ access to educa-tion they might not otherwise be able to get through the public sys-tem,” Predyk said.

The decision to pull publicly-funded student loans is intended to protect students from unreason-able financial risk and serve the best interests of the public, wrote Minis-

ter of Advanced Education, Naomi Yamaoto in a statement to the News Review.

“It is important to note that in such circumstances, an institution does have the right to appeal the decision, or, after two years, can work with the ministry to request that the decision be reconsidered,” she wrote, adding that the loss of funding should not directly impact a school’s ability to operate.

Sprott Shaw has been in talks with the ministry to ensure that student funding stays available for students attending the Victoria campus, which has been above the 28 per cent default standard for the last four years. While under review, the minis-try has asked schools to have a plan in place to ensure that default rates stay as low as possible. For Victoria, this includes limiting or restricting programs that have a high rate of default, as well as limiting access to students who have a higher unmet financial need on student loan appli-cations, and a traditionally higher rate of default.

“At the end of the day it’s the stu-dent’s decision whether or not to pay their student loan,” Predyk said. “You’re penalizing other prospective students for the actions of students who may have come to school four years ago.”

[email protected]

By the numbersThe per cent of borrowers in Victoria who haven’t paid loans in 150 days or more:� University of Victoria 4.2� Camosun College 11.6� Aveda Institute 13.8� Academy of Learning 17.2 � Sprott Shaw Community

College 30.8� University Canada West 20.0� University Canada West

Academies 18.8

Loan defaults put some schools at risk

The first of three events celebrating the history, culture and sci-ence of the Tod Inlet area went off without a hitch in August and there are two more to come.

Organized by Sea Change Marine Con-servation Society and funded by the Minis-try of Environment, CRD Arts Development Service and Evergreen Foundation two more fun-filled events to be held at Gowlland Tod Provincial Park on Sat-urday, Sept. 24 and Sat-urday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Both days will be jam-packed with com-munity-oriented activi-

ties, music, games and talks.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of what you can look forward to: Local First Nations tradition-ally referred to the land around Tod Inlet as Snitcel, (pronounced sneak-with) which translates into Place of the Blue Grouse. Take a walk through land that was a well-stocked grocery, hardware and drug store for First Nations on a guided ethno-botanical tour.

Hear W’saanich First Nations stories like the one used to keep chil-dren from wandering alone in the woods or about how First Man arrived from the stars.

Go on a scavenger hunt or make nature crafts.

Children and grown-ups alike will love the Bones, Beaks and Teeth exhibit hosted by Becky Wigan of the University of Victoria’s Anthropol-ogy Department.

Where once only 10 purple martins remained in BC, there are now close to 2,000. Learn about this amaz-ing environmental good news story with games and exhibits.

For more information, contact: SeaChange Marine Conservation Society, 250-652-1662 or [email protected]@peninsulanewsre-

view.com

Immerse yourself in Tod Inlet

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

MCELHANNEY Consulting is hiring for the following positions in Smith-ers, BC: - Intermediate Geotechni-cal and/or Civil Engineer - Interme-diate Materials Technician - BCLS or Geomatics Engineering Tech-nologist - Experienced Survey Field Crew - Senior Water Quality Biolo-gist or Environmental Technician View full postings and HR contact info at: www.mcelhanney.com/mcsl/careers or to inquire or apply please contact Smithers Manager Emily Davidson at 250-847-4040.

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PROFESSIONAL RENOVA-TION Contractor & ex-fi reman seeks position or residency on estate or property as caretak-er. Single, 58 years old. Allen McCulloch. (604)506-9184.

PERSONAL SERVICES

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

FREE DANCE lesson, Sept. 19th, 7pm. Centennial Church, 29 Gorge Rd East. North American Step Dancing/Clog-ging. Reggie 250-474-1886.

VOICE LESSONS- All levels, beginners piano. B.Mus AVCM Call Maureen, 250-727-3412, (Royal Oak).

ESTHETIC SERVICES

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HOME CARE SUPPORT

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

DIGITAL PHOTO retouch, ed-iting, add/remove objects/peo-ple. Tribute posters, home mo-vies to CD/DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

PETS

PETS

BOXER PUPPIES Champion Euro-pean/American bloodlines. Puppies are ready for their new homes. call 250-331-1215

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

WANTED: CLEAN fridge’s, upright freezers, 24” stoves, portable dishwashers, less than 15 yrs old. McFarland In-dustries, (250)885-4531.

BUILDING SUPPLIES

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Custom roof Flashings. 250-544-3106.

FRIENDLY FRANK

100 COUNTRY Living maga-zines, 1984-1996, excellent condition, $50. 250-479-8415.10 CUBIC foot Freezer, works well, $99. (250)477-4545.NOMA OIL fi lled heater, silent operation, 3 heat settings, $40, large fan, $15, call 250-544-0416.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords, fast delivery. Help restore your for-est, Burndrywood.com or 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

CONTENTS: FRI at 12 Noon-Sun, 6PM. Ring the Apartment buzzer, #205-715 Vancouver St. Cash bargains.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Annual Yard Clearance - Factory 2nds Blowout!For 3 days only we are

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Concrete birdbaths from $28, Benches from $63,

Fountains and Statues.

Thursday Sept 15th - Saturday, Sept 17th

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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-ellery. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700BOOKS BOOKS & antique paper collectibles. Qualifi ed appraisers. House calls for large libraries. Haunted Book-shop (Est. 1947)250-656-8805

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

RARE OPPORTUNITY: wa-terfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, .83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake (70 Mile House). Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fi shing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surround-ed by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmo-bile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesfor-sale.com/70mile/frank.)

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

2 BLKS From downtown Sid-ney. 2 bdrms, 2 baths, den, 5 appl’s. Covered, secure park-ing, elevator. NS/NP. Ref’s. $1500./mo. $1500. Dam dep. Utils not incld. (250)656-2952.

FERNWOOD AREA Apt, large 2 bdrm, $960/mo. Avail now. Call 250-370-2226 for viewing.SENIORS ONLY - Cubbon Apart-ments We currently have 1 bed-rooms starting at $775.00 per month, a one bedroom at $1000. Cubbon is pet friendly - cats and small dogs, is close to downtown Victoria, buses and parks. 1035 North Park Please call 250-383-1162 to view - email - [email protected] Wetherby Apartments for Seniors - 55+ only please. We cur-rently have 2 bedrooms available starting at $1,075.00 - includes hot water. 3205/3215 Wetherby Road. Please call 250-598-1650 - email - [email protected] Sorry - no pets allowed.

MALAHAT 1 & 2 Bdrms- Panoramic views. Serene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclu-sive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min commute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. 250-478-9231.

SIDNEY: 1 block off Beacon Ave. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, lrg deck, new building, covered prkng, 6 appl’s, 9’ ceilings, completion Fall, $1500. (250)655-4777

SIDNEY CONDO- 2 bdrm, NS/NP. $1375 + hydro, close to all amens. 250-656-4003.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

HILLSIDE: THE Pearl; 2 bdrm condo, 6 appl’s, parking, stor-age. NS/NP. $1500/mo. Call (250)652-6729.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

AIRPORT SIDE, updated 3 bdrm, F/S, N/S, N/P, refs, $1450 + utils. 250-656-4003.

HOMES FOR RENT

3 br duplex in Sidney - 2438 Lovell Ave. Avail Oct 1. $1500, not incl utilities. non-smoker. [email protected]

NORTH SAANICH. 1700 sq.ft. lower suite. 2-bdrm, 1-bath. One acre fenced lot. Private entrance, separate laundry, all appliances. New reno. $1495 plus utilities. 250-812-4447.

ROOMS FOR RENT

INTERURBAN AREA- fully furnished 1 bdrm room+ bath. $700 inclds utils. NP/NS. Avail Now. 250-384-8753.

SUITES, LOWER

GORGE, LRG 1 bdrm, priv parking, utils incl, N/S, N/P, Oct. 1, $745 mo, call 250-384-0460 (leave a mess).

LANGFORD: COZY 1 bdrm in private home. NS/NP, util’s incld’d, $750. (250)474-4682.

MARIGOLD AREA- 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $750, (immed). 250-727-6217.

SIDNEY, GRD level, quiet 2 bdrm, 1000 sq ft, bright, priv patio. Close to town & bus, N/S, $1000 mo, 778-426-1817

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

TOWNHOUSESBEAUTIFUL 3BDRM, 2.5bath avail immed, new: fs/wd/dw, walk amens/bus/Sooke core, $1600, N/S. 250-642-0133.

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

BLACK CANOPY for full-sized truck (short box) $250 obo. (250)478-4901.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

SAANICH WEST- very clean 2 bdrm bsmt suite, grd level, laundry, cable, F/P. $1000 inclds utils. NS/NP. Call (250)479-6552.

SIDNEY 1 BDRM. In-suite laun-dry.N/S. sm pet OK $800 inclusive. Nov.1st .250-656-5280

SIDNEY 2BDRM bsmt, private entrance, NS/NP, refs req’d $860/mo.+utils. 250-514-9618.

TILLICUM/CAREY, bright 1-bdrm. Full bath. Sep ent, close to amens, NS/NP. $725 incls hydro/electric/WD. Avail Oct. 1 250-294-4070, 250-588-5195.

SUITES, UPPERBRENTWOOD, LARGE studio exclusive suite, country set-ting, furn’d or unfurn’d, $675 mo, N/S, N/P, 250-652-3082.

SAANICHTON, NEWLY re-no’d, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, warm, bright int, deck, fenced yard, garage, near ocean, hospital, Sidney, bus. Quiet peaceful area. N/S, N/P, $1500 + util’s. Oct. 1. Call (250)655-0717.

SIDNEY 2 BDRM upper suite, large kitchen & living room, patio, lots of storage, W/D. N/S, no dogs. $1200 + utils. Avail now. (250)889-6276.

SIDNEY: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, F/S, W/D, D/W, bus route, NS/NP, $1600+ util’s. Day 250-655-6603, eves 250-655-6602.

CARS

1993 TOYOTA Camry, goodcondition, $1900 obo. Call250-380-9474.

2008 ALTIMA, SL Conven-ience Package, CTV transmis-sion, leather, sunroof, Blue-tooth, Satellite radio etc.93000 kms, $16000. Call Dave250-885-9133.

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VTRUCKS & ANS

2007 DODGE Dakota, silver,41,000kms, auto, a/c, cruise.$13,000. Call 250-884-6998.

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ISLAND AUTO Body & Paint, 25 yrs. 1210 Stelly’s X Road.250-881-4862.

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GARAGE SALES

GRAND BAZAAR Sale- Sun, Sept 18, 9am-3pm Jewish Community, 3636 Shelbourne.Jewish Takeout Food. Comics, books, sm appls and more.

HIGH QUADRA, (off Panora-ma Dr.) 4222 Denrob Plc., Sat, Sept. 17, 9am-12pm.

MULTI-FAMILY Garage / Mov-ing Sale Saturday, Sept. 17 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 484 Hasquiat Place North Saanich

SIDNEY: 2040 & 2050 White Birch Rd., Sat., Sept. 17th, 9-noon. Multi unit yard and bake sale; China, tools, books, etc...

SIDNEY- 2512 ROTHESAY Ave, Sat, Sept 17, 9:30am-1pm. Furniture and household. No early birds. Rain or Shine!

SIDNEY MULTI-FAMILY cul-de-sac garage sale, Sat, Sept 17, 9am-3pm, Swiftsure Pl.

GARAGE SALES

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

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Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

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PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training. 250-661-1237

CARPENTRY

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST! New, reno’s, historical, decks, driveways, etc. WCB/Member of BBB. John, 250-658-2656.

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

INSTCARPET ALLATION

MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES

CARING BONDABLE clean-ing since 1985 for lower Island areas. Supplies and vacuum incld’d. Call (250)385-5869.

MALTA HOUSECLEANING. BBB. Best rates. Residen-tial/Comm. 250-388-0278

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Des, 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites and more. Call 250-886-8053.

CONTRACTORS


CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877

DEEP COVE Renovations. General Contracting. Special-izing in fi nish carpentry. Hon-est , Reliable. (250) 882-0897.

REDSEAL JOURNEYMAN Carpenter. Simple hourly rate. (250)886-1596.

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DRYWALL

MUD on the RUN. Small dry-wall repairs, textures & reno-vations. Ross (250)812-4879.

ELECTRICAL

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

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

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Resi-dential, Commercial, Renova-tions. #100213. 250-418-1611.

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.

FENCING

AAA. NO job too small. Fenc-es, decks, installation & repair. Glowing References. Insured. Affordable. 15+yrs. experience Call Les at (250)880-2002.

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

MALTA FENCING & DECKS. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

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

U-NEEK SEATS. Hand cane, Danish weave, sea grass. UK Trained. Fran, 250-382-8602.

GARDENING

10% OFF! Yard Cleanups, Mowing, Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trim. 250-479-6495.

21YRS EXP Garden clean-ups weeding, etc. All areas of city. $25/hr. No tax. 250-656-7045.

AURICLE LAWNS- Fall aera-tion & fertilize, hedges, irriga-tion blow-out, bulbs. 882-3129


GARDENING

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JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Lawn care, hedging & tree pruning. (250)217-3589.

J.ENG LANDSCAPING Co. Custom landscaping design. Rock gardens, water features, pavers. Jan, 250-881-5680.

MAINTENANCE, RENO’S, creative design installation. Ponds to patios, res. and comm. Call (250)474-4373glenwoodgardenworks.com

NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.

PROFESSIONAL LAWN gar-den maint, Spring clean-up. Hammer & Spade accepting new clients. 250-474-4165.

www.SydannaLawnCare.ca Locally owned & operated for 15 yrs. Call Tim @ 250-858-8873.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

DIAMOND DAVE Gutter cleaning, gutter guard, power washing, roof de-mossing. Call 250-889-5794.

GUTTER CLEANING, repairs, de-mossing. Windows, power washing. 250-478-6323.

GUTTER CLEANING. Re-pairs, Maintenance, Gutter-guard, Leaf traps. Grand Xteri-or Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, up-grades, roof demossing. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

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Ben 250-884-6603

ACTIVE HANDYMAN Reno’s, drywall, decks, fencing, pwr-wash, gutters, triming, yrd work, etc. Sen disc. 595-3327.


HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Lowest Price. Free Es-timates. Call 250-896-6071.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-nos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

MALTA HANDYMAN. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463

SMART GUYS Hauling. Gar-den waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, cour-teous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS


IFIX HANDYMAN Services. Household repairs and reno-vations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifi [email protected]

MALTA DRAIN Tiles. Replace and Repair. BBB member, best rates. (250)388-0278.

MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

MALTA HOUSE Renos & Re-pairs. BBB member. Best rates. (250)388-0278.

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

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN insulation & batting. Removal. Best rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MALTA DRYWALL & Paint-ing. Residential/Commercial. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

C.B.S. Masonry Brick, Stone, Concrete, Paving, Chimneys, Sidewalks, Patios, Repair, Re-place, Re-build, Renew. “Quality is our Guarantee” Free Est’s & Competitive Pric-es. (250)294-9942, 589-9942 www.cbsmasonry.com

JOHN’S STONEWORK. Free estimates. Over 30 years ex-perience. (250)595-6099.

& MOVING STORAGE

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


& MOVING STORAGE

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton, 5 ton. Prices starting at $75/hr. 250-220-0734.

MALTA MOVING. Best Rates. BBB Member. Residential/ Commercial. (250)388-0278.

PAINTING

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

A PROFESSIONAL WOMAN painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wallcoverings. Over 22 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

BLAINE’S PAINTING- Quality workmanship. $20 hr, 20 yrs exp. Blaine, 250-580-2602.

CLIFF’S PROFESSIONAL painting Int/Ext, new const. Free Est. Call 250-812-4679.

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

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

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

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICES- Repair, mainte-nance & install. 250-360-7663.

RAINTEK SPECIAL! Keep your basement dry with Rain-Tek! Camera inspection & roto-rooting of your perimeter drain tiles for $129.www.raintek.ca 250-896-3478.


PRESSURE WASHING

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

FOUR 12 ROOFING Licensedinsured. BBB member. Re-roofnew construction. 250-216-7923. www.four12roofi ng.com

SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB/BBBmember. Quality & satisfactionguaranteed. 250-413-7967.shorelineroofi [email protected]

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBBmember. (250)388-0278.

STUCCO/SIDING

RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.

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TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.250-686-6046

UPHOLSTERY

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, SweepingRoofs, Pressure Washing,Roof Demossing. Call 250-361-6190.

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

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THE ARMY, NAVY, Air Force Unit 302 offers up live music most Friday nights. Bands perform from 7 to 11 p.m. The unit is at 9831 Fourth Street, Sidney. The lineup includes Joe Blues which provides variety music on Sept. 16; Splinter brings back the classics on Sept. 23 and Voyager offers oldies on Sept. 30.

THE PENINSULA GARDEN Club Fall Plant Sale Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.

USED BOOKS AND CD/DVD sale with lots to see including quilting and crafts on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 2295 Weiler Avenue, Sidney.

SAANICH HISTORICAL ARTIFACT Society

at Heritage Acres presents its annual harvest threshing weekend on Sept. 17 and 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adults admission is $7 and children under 12 are free. Lots of family fun including hay threshing demonstrations, museums, trails, train rides and tractor rides. For info call 250-652-5522 or visit www.shas.ca.

CAR BOOT SALE — fill your car boot/trunk with things you no longer need and sell them at the Car Boot Sale, St. Andrew’s Parking Lot, 9691 Fourth Street, Sidney, on Saturday, September 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 per car. Cars must be in position by 8:30 a.m. To register call Margaret at 778-426-1810. This is a joint fund raiser for St. Andrew’s

and for Grandmothers Helping African Grandmothers. We will also be hosting a barbecue.

SIDNEY FLEA MARKET, air cadet fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the cadet hall on Canora Road. Tables $10. For information call 250-544-1040.

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION OPEN House at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Drop by to celebrate 75 years of the Vancouver Island Regional Library. There will be cake, prize draws and a library history display. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 3 to 4 p.m.

A NEW SEASON of An Evening At The Shoal begins Thursday, Sept. 29, with a demonstration by the Victoria Ballroom Dance Society, plus a great buffet by our

Food Services team. Tickets $25 (deadline Sept. 26). Purchase by phone 250-656-5537.

GOOD MORNING RHYME Time at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for songs, rhymes and stories. Stay for refreshments and social time afterwards. Thursday, Sept. 29 to Nov. 3, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. for ages 0-5. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

FALL INTO STORIES at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join storyteller Peg Hasted as she shares a harvest of stories from around the globe to celebrate the first day of autumn. Friday, Sept. 23, 1 to 2 p.m. for ages 6+. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

BREASTFEEDING CHALLENGE EVENT at the Sidney/North Saanich Library. Celebrate National Breastfeeding Week at this gathering organized by the Vancouver Island Health Authority. Storytime, breastfeeding challenge, and prizes and refreshments on Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more info call 250-656-0944.

OPEN HOUSE AT Shoal Activity Centre — see what they have to offer for adults of all ages. Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Door Prizes, demos, mini lectures, hands-on activities, free refreshments.

THE PENINSULA NEWCOMERS Club offers an opportunity to meet and develop friendships within the area through a variety of social and activity groups. Membership is open to any woman who has moved to the area within the last two years. Email: [email protected].

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Sunset golferMilton Caulfield, settles in after a rousing round of golf to celebrate his birthday at Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club. At 98 he’s still a regular on the Peninsula greens.

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THE ARMY, NAVY, Air Force Unit 302 offers up live music most Friday nights. Bands perform from 7 to 11 p.m. The unit is at 9831 Fourth Street, Sidney. The lineup includes Joe Blues which provides variety music on Sept. 16; Splinter brings back the classics on Sept. 23 and Voyager offers oldies on Sept. 30.

THE PENINSULA GARDEN Club Fall Plant Sale Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.

USED BOOKS AND CD/DVD sale with lots to see including quilting and crafts on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 2295 Weiler Avenue, Sidney.

SAANICH HISTORICAL ARTIFACT Society

at Heritage Acres presents its annual harvest threshing weekend on Sept. 17 and 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Adults admission is $7 and children under 12 are free. Lots of family fun including hay threshing demonstrations, museums, trails, train rides and tractor rides. For info call 250-652-5522 or visit www.shas.ca.

CAR BOOT SALE — fill your car boot/trunk with things you no longer need and sell them at the Car Boot Sale, St. Andrew’s Parking Lot, 9691 Fourth Street, Sidney, on Saturday, September 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 per car. Cars must be in position by 8:30 a.m. To register call Margaret at 778-426-1810. This is a joint fund raiser for St. Andrew’s

and for Grandmothers Helping African Grandmothers. We will also be hosting a barbecue.

SIDNEY FLEA MARKET, air cadet fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the cadet hall on Canora Road. Tables $10. For information call 250-544-1040.

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION OPEN House at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Drop by to celebrate 75 years of the Vancouver Island Regional Library. There will be cake, prize draws and a library history display. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 3 to 4 p.m.

A NEW SEASON of An Evening At The Shoal begins Thursday, Sept. 29, with a demonstration by the Victoria Ballroom Dance Society, plus a great buffet by our

Food Services team. Tickets $25 (deadline Sept. 26). Purchase by phone 250-656-5537.

GOOD MORNING RHYME Time at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for songs, rhymes and stories. Stay for refreshments and social time afterwards. Thursday, Sept. 29 to Nov. 3, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. for ages 0-5. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

FALL INTO STORIES at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join storyteller Peg Hasted as she shares a harvest of stories from around the globe to celebrate the first day of autumn. Friday, Sept. 23, 1 to 2 p.m. for ages 6+. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

BREASTFEEDING CHALLENGE EVENT at the Sidney/North Saanich Library. Celebrate National Breastfeeding Week at this gathering organized by the Vancouver Island Health Authority. Storytime, breastfeeding challenge, and prizes and refreshments on Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more info call 250-656-0944.

OPEN HOUSE AT Shoal Activity Centre — see what they have to offer for adults of all ages. Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Door Prizes, demos, mini lectures, hands-on activities, free refreshments.

THE PENINSULA NEWCOMERS Club offers an opportunity to meet and develop friendships within the area through a variety of social and activity groups. Membership is open to any woman who has moved to the area within the last two years. Email: [email protected].

Submitted photo

Sunset golferMilton Caulfield, settles in after a rousing round of golf to celebrate his birthday at Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club. At 98 he’s still a regular on the Peninsula greens.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR


Cookies can HELP kids!

Christie

Dad’s CookiesAssorted 600g

459On Sale

Each 499On Sale

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2for$6

Danone

Activia YogurtSelected650g

Kraft

Cracker Barrel CheeseSelected600–700g

899On Sale

Each

General Mills

Cheerios or Oatmeal Crisp Selected525–775g

Pricing in effect until Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

When you buy 2

40

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40When you buy 3

100

Thrifty Foods & our vendor partnersproudly supporting:

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Look for & Buy Cops for Cancer products

50¢ will be donated for every item sold.

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Sept.16,2011 PeninsulaNewsReview