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VICTORIA — Extra sailings by B.C. Ferries during this month are being bolstered by the dropping of their fuel surcharge.

As of Wednesday, Dec. 17, B.C. Ferries will remove the 3.2 per cent fuel surcharge on fares. B.C. Ferries President and CEO Mike Corrigan stated in a media release that the move was made in light of current market conditions.

Over the holidays, B.C. Ferries has announced additional sailings. Between Dec. 18 and Jan. 4, there will be 112 additional sailings between Swartz Bay and Tsawas-sen. Additional sailings are scheduled out of Departure Bay and Duke Point in Nanaimo.

B.C. Ferries said they expect Dec. 26 to 28 to be the busiest days for travel. Sailings on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are reduced on some routes, due to historically low demand.

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Young man raises voiceRowen Petrie, six, ringing his own bell in the regalia of the town crier Steven HeywoodNews staff

When Rowen Petrie first laid eyes on Kenny Podmore in all

of his Town Crier regalia, the six-year-old thought that job looked pretty cool.

So, says mom Donna, she began to hear Rowen off in his room practicing the calls that have made Podmore famous.

“He would be imitating Kenny with calls about Sidney-by-the-Sea,” Donna said.

As the Sidney Business Improvement Area Society Executive Director, Donna has had the opportunity to take her son to a variety of local events. Some, like the annual celebration of the resumption of service of the Washington State Ferry between Sidney and Anacortes, feature the town crier.

“I told Kenny about it, that Rowen thought he was pretty awesome,” she said.

Podmore took a shine to the young man after finding out about Rowen’s enthusiasm, and dubbed him ‘Mini Me.’

“I was in awe when Donna told me,” he said. “It’s just wonderful.”

Podmore went a giant step further and contacted the designer of his town crier regalia, Dale Gibson. He said there was material left over from his own outfit — enough to fashion Rowen a set of clothing including pantaloons, overcoat, vest, hat and more.

If you look at the coat and pants a little more closely, you can see they were designed in opposite colours, Podmore pointed out. Sort of a mirror image — at less than half the size.

Rowen said his favourite parts of the regalia are the buttons, which he said look a little like gold coins. It takes him about 10 minutes to get dressed in the regalia, said mom.

Podmore said Rowen is probably the only junior town crier in B.C. (or at least he’s the youngest, he added). He said there’s a junior town crier out in Ontario but, again, not as young.

Already, with his regalia and his own bell and scroll, Rowen has performed the duties of a junior town crier — with Podmore leading the way. The

pair opened the Sidney Spar-kles parade earlier this month.

“He was good,” Podmore said. “We had a whole act set up where we would call “Merry Christmas” along the parade route, then put our hand to our ear (to get the crowd to call back).”

On the weekend, both Pod-more and Rowen made an appearance to help open the Upstairs on Beacon coopera-tive business venture. The pair plan on being seen — and heard — again in the new year.

For his part, Rowen is still working on his “oyez, oyez,

oyez,” and really likes ringing his own bell.

When asked for a sample cry, Rowen belted out “wel-come to Sea-by-Sidney!”

It certainly is a good start.

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Sidney Town Crier Kenny Podmore and his Mini Me - Rowen Petrie, 6, who has been emulating Podmore since he first saw the town crier in action this year.


The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich

2015 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 127 of the Community Charter, of the Council Meeting schedule for 2015, as follows:

January 12 Special (Open) Council January 19 February 2 and 16 March 2 and 16 April 7 Special (Open) Council April 21 May 4 May 19 Special (Open) Council June 1 and 15 July 6 and 27 (Summer Schedule – To Be Confirmed) August 17 (Summer Schedule – To Be Confirmed) September 8 (Special (Open) Council in lieu of statutory holiday) September 21 October 5 and 19 November 2 and 16 December 7 and 21

The Regular and Special (Open) Council Meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, commencing at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise posted). The Council Meeting schedule is available at the Municipal Hall, and it and the monthly meeting schedules are posted on the District’s website: www.centralsaanich.ca. For further information, please contact the Municipal Hall at 250-652-4444. Liz Cornwell Corporate Officer [Note: The afore-noted schedule is subject to change at the discretion of Council.] PNR – Dec 12 and 17

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 127 of the Community Charter, of the Council Meeting schedule for 2015, as follows:

January 12 Special (Open) Council January 19 February 2 and 16 March 2 and 16 April 7 Special (Open) Council April 20 May 4 May 19 Special (Open) Council June 1 and 15 July6and27(SummerSchedule–ToBeConfirmed) August17(SummerSchedule–ToBeConfirmed) September 8 (Special (Open) Council in lieu of statutory holiday) September 21 October 5 and 19 November 2 and 16 December 7 and 21

The Regular and Special (Open) Council Meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, commencing at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise posted).

The Council Meeting schedule is available at the Municipal Hall, and it and the monthly meeting schedules are posted on the District’s website: www.centralsaanich.ca. For further information, please contact the Municipal Hall at 250-652-4444.

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New commercial and residential develop-ment is on the horizon for Sidney, with four projects put to Sid-ney’s municipal council at their first commit-

tee meeting of the new term.

There are 47 new res-idential units being pro-posed in all. Twenty-four of those are part of a plan for a four-sto-rey building at the cor-ner of Bevan and Fifth streets, whose ground

floor would consist of 3,000 square feet of commercial space. This project is being spearheaded by Steve Wakefield and would replace a single family home currently on the property. Architect Des Bazatt presented the

plan after new Coun-cillor Cam McClennan excused himself from the discussion, citing a conflict of interest. McClennan noted he has a business relation-ship with Wakefield.

Bazatt said the proj-ect will incorporate micro-units (350 square feet) into a mix with larger one-and-two-bedroom units. That, he said, will keep the prices of some of the proposed units low, potentially seeing a mixed demographic liv-ing in the building.

Councillor Barbara Fallot noted she’s wor-ried about the project’s impact on traffic, ask-ing how the developer would address that.

Sidney’s Engineering and Public Works Direc-tor, Tim Tanton, said Fifth and Bevan is cur-rently one of the town’s busiest intersections. He said the municipal-ity will work with the developer on ideas like creating a cutoff to pro-vide more pedestrian and driver visibility.

The project is seek-ing an amendment to the Town’s zoning bylaw to allow for 15 more units than is cur-rently allowed, as well as variances to relax setbacks and park-ing requirements. The

project is also putting up a $75,000 amenity contribution towards streetscape improve-ment and to create a right-of-way for future

vehicle access to adja-cent lots. Council voted to “see merit in the proposed Community Amenity Contribution” and to forward the pro-

posal on to its Advisory Planning Commission for review and com-ment.

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New homes, office space proposed in Sidney47 new units and 3,000 sq. ft. of commercial space proposed

New projects on the horizonSidney council agreed to have its APC review two more project

applications and voted to start the process to allow an existing devel-opment to create new, smaller residential units.

• East Shore Village on Bowerbank Road asked council to amend the text of its Comprehensive Development Zone 7 to increase the site’s residential density. The move will allow the proponent to revamp 11 of its existing units. Those, explained George Schell of Fario Capi-tal Properties Ltd., were originally built as large units with a two-bed-room mortgage helper suite attached, and cost up to $545,000. They have not sold since the project was completed in 2013 and Schell said they want to renovate those units to create 11 new, two-bed-room suites (770 to 880 Sq. ft.) that will cost around $200,000 each.

Councillor Erin Bremner excused herself from the discussion on this project, citing a conflict of interest over potential unit purchase.

• Applicant Scott Davies is seeking permits to consolidate two lots on Oakville Avenue and build six townhouses in two separate one-storey buildings. The project is also asking the Town to relax setbacks from the street and rear of the property and allow a higher fence for privacy. This was forwarded to the APC for review and comment.

• Another six townhomes are proposed for the corner of Resthaven Drive and Mills Road. It’s another consolidation of two single family lots into one. The resulting building would be two storeys in height. Designer Tara Cumming noted the main vehicle entry will be via Res-thaven. The proponent is seeking variances to relax setbacks and allow vehicle parking within a front setback. This was forwarded to the APC for review and comment.

Sidney’s East Shore Village wants to revamp its larger units.File Photo

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B.C. police forces have undergone a “sea change” in the two years since a civilian-led unit was put in charge of investigating police-involved deaths and serious injuries, says the man in charge of the Independent Investiga-tions Office.

But, former U.S. prosecutor Rich-ard Rosenthal acknowledged in his report to a committee of B.C. MLAs Dec. 11, the road to a new system that is moving away from police investigating other police has not been smooth.

The office started up in the fall of 2012 with 36 investigators, about half and half civilians and former police officers. Its mandate was to move to all-civilian investigations and Rosen-thal said progress has been made, with two thirds of staff in the two investigative teams being people who have never worked as police officers.

This year, four former officers were fired from the IIO and five more resigned, Rosenthal told the commit-tee. Two civilian staff quit this year after three civilians resigned in 2013. Another former officer was “sepa-rated from the organization” in 2012.

He cited three reasons for the high turnover: “cultural conflicts,” the

struggles of a new organization and evolution of jobs that causes people to look for something new.

A one-time Los Angeles deputy district attorney who worked on the 1999 Rampart case involving vio-lence and drug dealing in the city’s police force, Rosenthal set up inde-pendent police oversight in Portland and Denver before coming to B.C.

He was asked about a survey of his operation that referred to a lower than expected case load. Rosenthal said that was done before the office dealt with four fatal officer-involved shootings in less than three months.

Rosenthal said video cameras for police dog handlers, general-duty officers and police Tasers would help in some cases, but that is a decision for police services due to cost and privacy concerns.

The B.C. government committed to a civilian-led agency after a string of incidents involving RCMP and city police forces. The office was recom-mended by inquiries into the 2007 deaths of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver airport, and Frank Paul, who was removed from the Vancouver Police drunk tank in 1998 and left unconscious in an alley.

The B.C. Police Complaints Com-missioner is continuing to handle public complaints against police forces in the province.

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Appointments to Central Saanich AdvisoryCommittees, Boards and Commissions

The Council of the District of Central Saanich has extended the deadline for applications for appointments to the following Committees:

Appointments No. of Positions Length of Term

Agricultural Advisory Committee 6 1 Year Term

Economic Development Advisory Committee (New) 26 1 Year Term Stakeholders from the following sectors: • Agriculture and farming, industrial, tourism,

hospitality, retail and service, housing (seniors, affordable, social) sectors;

• Health care; • Commercial and home-based businesses

and community associations from Saanichton, Brentwood Bay and Keating areas;

• Provincial, federal, First Nations, local government (Council appoint a liaison with alternate), regional governments;

• Economic development agencies / associations; • Community residents (two at large members); • Marketing sector; • Schools/post secondary institutions; • Social and environmental NGOs; • Real estate market; and, • Arts and culture sector

Peninsula Agricultural Commission 4 2-3 Year Term

Citizens who are interested in volunteering their time to sit on any of the above-noted advisory bodies are invited to obtain a Council Appointment Application Form using one of the following methods: ➢ In person: 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road ➢ Website: www.centralsaanich.ca (Municipal Hall / Forms & Publications) ➢ E-Mail: [email protected]

Organizations are also invited to submit the names of representatives.

Information on the various advisory bodies may be obtained by contacting the Municipal Hall at 250-652-4444.

In order to assist Council in making its selections, it is requested that persons wishing to apply for more than one appointment complete a separate application form for each position applied for.

In order to be considered, completed application forms must be signed and submitted to the Corporate Officer by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2014.

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An issue that has been the subject of heated debate, law-suits, appeals and in one case a ruling by the Supreme Court of B.C., has again been raised by a local realtor who hopes that the provincial government revis-its regulations that he says have been financially devastating for some land owners.

Jack Barker, a Realtor with RE/MAX realty in Sidney, has appealed to the Victoria Real Estate Board, asking that they take action with the government to address what he describes as an urgent and patently unfair process. It’s all about the Heri-tage Act and the way that it designates some properties as ‘archeologically-significant.’

While Barker doesn’t dismiss the importance of recognizing archeological preservation of significant sites, he maintains that the current regulations are “way over the top” and have the potential of inflicting serious financial damage to Saanich Pen-insula property owners.

To back his case, he cites sev-eral examples where that has already happened.

“We had a sale last year with a small island that we esti-mated would realize $200,000 for the seller, but it sold for only $125,000 due to the archeologi-cal impact (assessment) which deemed it all non-buildable,” said Barker.

“Another 0.8 hectare prop-erty was assessed and listed in the $700,000 range. A buyer paid $3,000 for an archeologi-cal assessment and was told that the property could require between $10,000 and $150,000 to monitor any development.”

Barker said a deal fell through as a result and that the prop-erty was eventually sold for only $300,000, due to the archeologi-cal issues.

“This was a loss of over 50 per cent of what the land was assessed at before the Arche-ology Branch of the provincial government became involved.

“It’s crazy,” Barker continued. “I have a 92-year-old woman try-ing to sell her property to fund her remaining years. This is a multi-generational home, but she can’t get a fair price because of this law. Her property’s value

has already dropped by a third and it’s likely to go lower once buyers know what they’re fac-ing.”

What they’re facing, he said, is a long, expensive process. He described his experience with another waterfront lot as an example. In that case, the buyer was told an archeologist would be required for any development to take place. Ten firms were contacted and the contract for an assessment was awarded for $7,000. When flint arrowheads and a few other artifacts were discovered, the Archeological Branch requested more inves-tigation. The cost jumped to $12,000. Archeologists then indi-cated all material would have to be searched. They also advised that two First Nations represen-tatives ($200/hour each) and an archeologist ($145/hour) would have to be on site at all times. The estimate for all the work ballooned to $60,000, and the buyer reduced his offer to buy by $77,000.

“The whole process is bro-ken,” said Nichole Burgess, a Sid-ney-based Realtor for Pember-ton Holmes. “People are caught in this horrible whirlpool of regulation where they can’t get fair market price for their prop-erty. In some cases they can’t even touch their own property to improve it or change it. It’s just not fair.”

All of these testimonials appear counter to the Archeol-ogy Branch’s website FAQ (www.for.gov.bc.ca/archaeology/faq), which reads:

• “Is it true my property value will plummet if an archaeologi-cal site is identified on my prop-erty?”

• “No. There is no hard evi-dence that having an archaeo-logical site on your property will significantly reduce its value. “

When asked about the appar-ent disconnect, Justine Bat-ten, the Director of Archeol-

ogy Branch for the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (which administers the Heritage Act) acknowledged the act does have the potential to reduce property values.

“It might affect what people will pay for it, sure,” said Batten. “There may be costs associated (with complying with the act) but the government’s position is that it’s the responsibility of the owners.”

Batten also acknowledged the stated estimate of how many archeological sites exist within B.C., may have been wildly underestimated.

“We have about 44,000 sites registered,” she said. “But there could well be three times that number. We don’t know until assessments of properties are done.”

According to Barker, that atti-tude is at the heart of the issue.

“People have lived on these properties ... owned them ... sometimes for a century and they have no idea that there’s anything there. They don’t find out until they’re forced to have someone look and then they find that what they own is worth far less.”

According to Batten, the requirements are fair.

“You may own the property, but free and clear with no chal-lenges is not the way it works,” she said.

When asked why properties in known archeologically-sensitive areas do not have that restric-tion listed on the property’s land title, Batten cited concerns about potential looting.

“We’ll tell the home owners if they decide to sell or take out a permit for improvements to their property.”

The 1996 Heritage Act has been a source of controversy, almost since its enactment.

Recently, in the case of Victo-ria resident Wendi MacKay, the Supreme Court of British Colum-bia ruled that department offi-cials had “no statutory authority to require the petitioner to pay for a heritage inspection under any circumstances.” In that case, MacKay claimed roughly $600,000 in damages due to addi-tional costs and lost value to the property.

Hidden archeological costs surprise some homeownersPeninsula Realtors say the regulation under the Heritage Act is unfair

“These sites form a record of who we are as a people and that information is valuable, regardless of whose culture we’re talking about.”

– Adam Olsen

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OUR VIEW

Following are highlights from Tom Fletcher’s year-end interview with NDP leader John Horgan. For an extended version, see the Opinion section at www.peninsulanewsreview.com.

Tom Fletcher: The B.C. Liberal government has given every indication they’re going to proceed with the Site C dam on the Peace River. What do you think?

John Horgan: I’ve always maintained that it’s a good project, but it’s a question of when to add another $8-9-10-12 billion onto the backs of ratepayers.

First of all, go to the B.C. Utilities Commission and find out if this is the power you need and if this is the time to build it. The government refuses to do that and I think that’s just an Achilles heel in this process.

TF: You voted for the liquefied natural gas income tax to provide certainty and then you immediately said you would work to increase the LNG tax in 2017 before any major project could be started. How is that certainty?

JH: I thought it was important that the investment community in this sector knew there was bipartisan support for LNG in British Columbia. But we went from a seven per cent [tax] to a 3.5 per cent because of a

softening market. If there is a decline in return to the province because of a softening market, then surely over a 25-year period — not just between now and 2017, but if the market conditions change and prices go up — I think British Columbians would want their government to make sure they were getting a fair share of that

benefit.TF: Why did you

vote against the LNG environmental legislation?

JH: They said prior to the election that LNG would be the greenest in the world. And then when they tabled legislation they left out 70 per cent of the emissions from upstream activity.

TF: Gordon Campbell’s great goal for greenhouse gases, 33 per cent reduction by 2020, can that

be reached assuming a substantial LNG development?

JH: I find it difficult to believe that they’re going to achieve those results. [Environment Minister] Mary Polak has a different point of view, and our job as opposition is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law and we’re going to do that.

One of the three sectors, housing, energy and transportation, where emission profiles can be managed downward is transportation. And the government has wasted 18 months

talking about a referendum on [Metro Vancouver transit.]

TF: What’s your top priority for 2015?

JH: I think the public is going to increasingly find affordability issues to be the challenge. We didn’t spend as much time as I had hoped to on hydro rate increases, ICBC. When the government balanced the budget, they did it by selling assets and by increasing costs at their Crown corporations and then pulling that revenue in for budget purposes.

We’re going to have to use new technologies and means of communication to better explain to people what the government’s doing to them.

TF: What should happen with the agricultural land reserve?

JH: I don’t think there was a groundswell of opposition to the ALR, quite the opposite in fact, and the commission has, in my opinion, infinite flexibility to meet the demands of development in northern areas as well as urban centres.

I’m going to make sure that [agriculture critic] Lana Popham, who as you know is fearless on this issue, is let loose on [Agriculture Minister] Norm Letnick and we’re going to dog this issue up to the next election.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. [email protected]

Horgan on LNG, climate and farmland

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‘Our job is to hold them accountable to the numbers that they passed into law.’

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Avoid a return to a cover upA

s landowners, most people would agree that maintaining the value of their property means doing all the right things.

A question raised in today’s edition is: what’s the right thing when it comes to discovering an archeologically-significant site on your property?

There’s no dispute that First Nations people occupied much of the land long before Europeans arrived. Evidence of that lies in abundance on Vancouver Island.

And there’s no dispute that if an archeologically-significant site is found, there must be some mechanism in place to ensure

it’s preserved, or collected for prosperity — no matter what culture

is represented in the find.The dispute lies in whether homeowners

should have to foot the bill for a government policy and what could be seen as a moving goalpost — or a set of regulations that always seems to change.

This debate comes back to one thing — what is doing the right thing?

In our opinion, we must recognize that the development of our communities took place over many years and under very different conditions than today. Homes were built back then where today they might not because of the heritage value of the property.

While the issue isn’t as easy for a landowner as, say replacing damaged perimeter drains, there must be some responsibility for what’s in the ground.

That responsibility, we argue, is to ensure the proper government authorities are notified and it is they who take up the work to ensure archeologically-significant sites are taken care of according to modern practice. From there, these sites should be listed and available to the public to avoid future problems.

Allowing the landowner to bear the brunt of government policy alone will only encourage people, should they find something, to cover it up.

What is doing the right thing?


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So much for greenhouse gas reduction strategies

In the Dec. 10 issue of the PNR, Tom Fletcher has published his annual end-of-year interview with Premier Christy Clark. The topic was, as ever, Clark’s LNG projects.

Speaking of the effect of the LNG industry on greenhouse gas reduction, Clark repeated, almost word for word, her interview comments from 2013: “...to export natural gas to Asia is the single biggest opportunity we have ever had as a province to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. In shipping this to China, we are going to help them wean themselves off some of the dirtiest coal in the world.”

Clark’s claim was discredited by none other than Tom Fletcher, who announced the demise of Gordon Camp-bell’s greenhouse-gas reduction pro-gram, with Clark’s LNG project as one of the primary reasons (Dec. 4, 2013). In this column, Fletcher notes Clark’s visit to potential customers for LNG in China and Japan: “Clark visited the Jiangsu LNG import facility in China that could be a key export destination.

Globe and Mail China correspondent Nathan Vanderklippe covered the Pre-mier’s visit. He reports that the gas being imported at Jiangsu isn’t replac-ing coal. It’s being used in addition to coal....”

So much for our greenhouse-gas reduction strategies.

Jim GeiwitzSidney

A sorry storyWow, Tom Fletcher sure knows how to

pump up a politician with softball ques-tions. Interviewing Premier Clark (Dec.

10 PNR) he seems more concerned with helping alibi B.C.’s record than getting to any factual revelations. Tom writes, “Ontario and Quebec have taken a page from your book” re: pipeline conditions and, “New Brunswick they’ve basically bought the anti hydraulic fracturing myth.”

On the viability of Christy’s LNG pie in the sky, Fletcher turns up the grill-ing spotlight and asks whether we’ll meet Campbell’s greenhouse gas target where Christy deflects the question to the “Bigger picture” and cites 82 million tonnes of LNG to Asia who has 20 times as much LNG and has signed huge deals with China at far less than our export costly offers.

Fletcher ends helpfully, with mention of a “projected 400 million budget sur-plus that would go to paying off years of B.C. Liberal deficits.”

Hmmm, those were created by corpo-rate tax cuts to business that bankrolled their election campaigns. This sorry story ends asking about Clark’s welfare clawbacks. Her answer was “we can’t afford it.”

The short answer is that we are pay-ing for corporate tax cuts on the backs of single moms, the elderly, the poor, the sick and the weak. LNG, if it ever hap-pens, is unlikely to percolate down to those who aren’t part of the political and corporate elite.

Ted RobertsSooke

Part of the faceless crowdRe: amalgamation. In my mind there

is no legitimate evidence to prove that amalgamation will save money — it’ll redistribute it for sure — but save money and reduce taxes, never.

Amalgamation is about conforming,

about being similar, about complying and about standardizing. If you want your sewage system, your water sys-tem, your roads, your policing, all your services and your taxes to be, at least in principal, like everyone else’s in the region then you’ll love amalgamation.

If on the other hand you reside in a specific area because you and it are unique then be prepared to become part of the faceless crowd.

Wayne NevilleSidney

Reduce fossil fuel use, but don’t blame climate change

Re: Elizabeth May attending Confer-ence of Parties, PNR Dec. 12.

Elizabeth May continues to work tire-lessly on behalf of constituents of Saa-nich-Gulf Islands. However, there is one area of disagreement that I have with the Green Party, both federally and pro-vincially, and that has to do with climate change.

Though I concur with the idea of the need to decrease our dependence upon fossil fuels for a myriad of reasons, cli-mate change is not one of them.

There is no doubt that the Earth’s cli-mate has warmed significantly over the past 100 years; that is up until a little more than 10 years ago. In that time, the climate has, by many accounts, not warmed. As an example of the shift away from warming, arctic sea ice appears to be returning to what is considered nor-mal ice extent.

Summing up, yes, there has been cli-mate change throughout history and this includes recent times as well, but the pri-mary climate driver remains our sun.

Rod ChiltonCentral Saanich

Re: Nisga’a proving critics wrong (B.C. Views, Dec. 3).

Tom Fletcher seems to have had an epiphany that’s led to his urging accep-tance of Supreme Court of Canada rulings which enabled the creation by the Nisga’a Nation of (Fletcher’s words) “a parallel state” in B.C.

Fletcher may never have learned “that two wrongs don’t make a right.”

The first long-standing wrong at issue is the sorry treatment of Aboriginals in both B.C. and across Canada. Despite significant improvements over recent years, more remains to be done.

The second wrong is that the Supreme

Court of Canada now enables a new layer of government in B.C.

What’s been created is a “landed gentry” of sorts who’ve in effect received author-ity to exercise sovereign powers, and they now plan to establish multiple export-enabling LNG terminals on the B.C. coast.

B.C. taxpayers will follow such develop-ments with interest, particularly if there is no parallel commitment by the Nisga’a to assume increasing responsibility for both federal and provincial government services as their “parallel state” business plans prove profitable.

The old adage that “there’s only one taxpayer” could, with Nisga’a concurrence

remain a truism.It’s based on the realization that whether

for services provided by local, provincial or federal governments, most voters and elected leaders have long recognized that it’s the voting taxpayer who, over time, determines both government funding lev-els and program priorities.

Unanswered questions include: Will this aboriginal “parallel state” acknowledge a responsibility to – within its anticipated capability – participate as a fully functional entity within our national federation?

Will it fund a portion of the many pro-vincial and federal government services it now receives? Will it commit to creating

and funding its self-determined unique gov-ernment service programs?

Historical antipathy between First Nation, local, provincial and federal agen-cies indicates a need for strong but flexible leadership at all four governmental levels. In seeking a comprehensive governmental rebalancing, we’ll hopefully avoid histori-cally based emotional rhetoric supporting retributive rationale if we’re to minimize costly, confrontational negotiations.

In B.C., our often-envied Canadian cul-tural mosaic is at risk of becoming a dys-functional and tattered societal quilt.

Ron JohnsonSaanich

LETTERSThe perils of a parallel state within this country

Greenhouse gasses, LNG dreams, amalgamationReaders respond:


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Now I am beginning to panic! There are so many things to

do and I haven’t even made a list yet. At this point I wish it would just go away, which is utterly selfish. Just think of all those disappointed kids who are waiting for Santa. No, I’ll just have to change gears, step on the gas and pray for mercy!

There are 14 grandchildren and great-grands who will be hoping for something from me. Money seems the only possible solution. I hate the idea, but know that opening an envelope and finding even a nice crisp $5 dollar bill inside brings visions of wonderful exciting things that it will buy ... a new bike, some ice skates, a new dress, or one of those horrible ugly sweaters I see on TV.

What a lot of dreamers. Christmas has become so commercial. I’m afraid we seem to have com-pletely forgotten the original message of love and hope, forgiveness and charity. It’s the Almighty Dollar that seems to be important now.

Sorry! The rant is probably caused by some-thing I ate ... too much candy, too many butter tarts, shortbreads galore. It has got to stop or none of my clothes will fit and none of my friends will speak to me!

I did get to a nursery, but there were so many Chrismas trees it was hard to find smaller items that we could afford. There were, of course, lovely plants and beautiful pottery containers to put them in — four-inch pots, soil and a small selection of bulbs to complete that gift. There are hoses, sprinklers, gloves, shears, pruning poles, handsome and practical hand pruners, tote bags, gar-den aprons with many handy pockets. shovels, rakes, trowels ... almost any-thing a gardener could desire. It was a gardener’s paradise!

Another gift that would please a gar-dener might be a subscription to a gar-

dening magazine. A copy of the most recent maga-zine, with an attached bow, would make a nice gift (including the subscription of course!).

A front-end loader is quite out-of-the-question, so a hint for one of those is a waste of time.

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One more week and it will be Christmas Eve and I hope you’ll be better prepared than I’m likely to be.

What (for instance) are you doing sitting down reading this? Shouldn’t you be doing something productive such as buying the bread to make the turkey stuffing, the cranberries to make the sauce, the sweet potatoes for that sweet side-dish, the Brussels sprouts (or they will be all sold out), the tins of sweet corn, the apple pie (freeze it) for those that don’t care for steamed Christmas pud-ding?

Stop! I’m exhausted just thinking about it.Actually I don’t need to think about it. I’m going

to my son’s for Christmas and he and his wife are vegetarians, so we may not be having turkey at all but a nice salad instead. I wonder if McDonalds will have turkey-burgers for sale on Boxing Day. If they do, I’ll be standing in line, with an open tin of cranberry sauce in my purse, waiting my turn at the take out window.

Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.


Changing gears to keep up with Christmas

Helen LangOver the Garden

FenceI would like to express my sincere apprecia-

tion and offer a huge bouquet to the merchants of Sidney and friends of St. Paul’s United Church who so generously supported our second annual Fall Fair through their donations. We were able to support the Sidney Lions Food Bank with a portion of the Fair proceeds.

Hazel Phillips, St. Paul’s Fall Fair Committee

Season’s greetings from Alfie!Alfie thanks all the kind shop and garage folk for the biscuits given to

him, in exchange for doggie smiles.Anthea McLauchlan

On Thurs., Dec. 11 my daughter and I went to the Good fortune restau-rant in Sidney for lunch. We chatted and when the waitress brought our meal she said, “You ladies must be having a lucky day today. There is no charge for your lunch.” She said a gentleman sitting behind us had paid for our lunch and left. We hear of these things happening, but it has never happened to me. To you, sir, a genuine, heartfelt thank you for your ran-dom act of kindness.

Bard Blevins, Sidney

A huge thank you to the Emergency Room staff at Saanich Peninsula Hospital. We were seen immediately by Dr. Gallins and the triage nurses when our son sustained a traumatic eye injury. The health care was out-standing on all levels and we are extremely grateful for all of it.

Thank you for your attention, reassurance and information. Rosamund Miller

I just wanted to extend my thanks to the local representatives and technicians for the Town of Sidney for their work with the new lighting on Lochside Trail between Weiler and Ocean. I walk and cycle that path fre-quently and often in the dark. I appreciate the unobtrusive and low power design and especially the fact that it gives off very little in the way of light pollution.

This stretch of the trail just got upgraded from workable to desirable. Thanks for your efforts!

Justin Hitchborn

A big bouquet to the groomers at For Little Paws on Bevan Avenue.They keep taking my dog even though he has skin ailments and may be

cranky too. He gets extra personalized care at no extra cost to me.For anyone else wanting gentle grooming please try them.Thank you. You are a life saver to Wesley and myself.

Andree Cranstoun

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Alfie and his smile are well-known among local shopkeepers.Submitted photo

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May’s Private Member’s Bill, C-442, the Federal Framework on Lyme Dis-ease Act, was passed unanimously at third reading by the Senate the morning of Friday, December 12.

The bill now awaits Royal Assent by the Gover-nor General for it to become law.

The bill will establish a framework for collabora-tion to promote greater awareness and prevention of Lyme disease. — Submitted

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Zoe ToddNews Contributor

Despite a vibrant community of bridge players, Sidney retail-ers haven’t sold the distinctive bridge score cards in years.

But a local supply could be in the cards for locals.

Edna Maxwell, the store manager of the Great Canadian Dollar Store in Sidney, says one of her suppliers approached her about bringing in bridge score pads for the new year.

“I was so excited,” she recalled. “I know it’ll probably bring up a little bit of our sales.”

Since her original supplier of score pads went out of business several years ago, Max-well said customers haven’t stopped asking for more bridge equip-ment.

“The tally score pads are one of the big demands,” she said. “I used to order cases of it and we were always constantly sold out.”

Currently, Sidney bridge players have to shop outside the com-munity for equipment. For local bridge clubs that burn through boxes of score pads each year, this adds costs such as extra taxes and shipping.

“We used to be able to get score pads here but they disappeared,” said Ruth Evans.

Evans coordinates equipment orders for two bridge groups on the Saanich Peninsula,

one at the SHOAL Cen-tre and one at Glen Meadows Golf Club.

When her local shop of choice closed, Evans switched to a supplier from Toronto.

Between her two bridge groups, Evans said she has to order equipment twice a year with about 15 cases of 12 score pads on each order.

“We’re not big clubs

so we like to keep the prices down,” Evans said, adding that she would prefer to buy locally if a Sidney shop offered competitive prices.

“We’re quite into bridge. Some people run and I play bridge. My husband does tri-athlons and I do tour-naments.”

The bridge group at Glen Meadows dealt its

first hand in 2001. At the time, its eight mem-bers took turns hosting games in each other’s homes.

“So that’s two tables,” explained Conny Yzen-brandt, an original member.

“Then it became three, then it became four and then our houses became too small.”

In 2004, three years

later, they relocated to the golf club where membership ballooned to 50 players. Every Wednesday, members meet for lunch and three hours of bridge.

“There are a lot of widows in our little group and they look forward to the Wednes-day afternoons,” Yzen-brandt said.

“We’re a nice genial group — we don’t play with a knife on the table. It’s such a social thing to do.”

Gail Byers, another bridge player at Glen Meadows, said the game stimulates her brain. Without bridge meetings, she said she also wouldn’t have as many friends in the community.

“You’re often run-ning into someone you know because you play bridge with them,” she said.

“It adds a lot to our community in Sidney.”

Zoe Todd is a journal-ism student attending Carleton University in Ottawa.

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Bridge players at the SHOAL Centre, clockwise from top left: Kathy Moore, Marjory Law, Ruth Williams and Chris Schroeder.

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Sidney and Central Saanich volunteer firefighters help each other to unload the food and other goods donated during the annual firefighters’ food drive on the Saanich Peninsula on Saturday, Dec. 13.


More food than last year was collected by the three volunteer fire departments during Saturday’s annual food drive.

Firefighters with the Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich departments were out on Dec. 13, collecting food, cash and more for the Sidney Lions Food Bank.

Central Saanich and Sidney unloaded two large utility trailers on Monday morning at the food bank’s temporary staging facility in the West Sidney industrial area.

Sidney collected an estimated 190 boxes — well above last year’s 157 boxes.

North Saanich, said fire Chief Gary Wilton, collected 25 per cent more food and other goods this year than they did in 2013.

Central Saanich almost filled their utility trailer as well.

Cash donations, according to Sidney and North Saanich, were down compared to last year but the firefighters collected $4,125 and $1,025, respectively, on Satur-day.

All the food and other items will help stock the shelves for months at the Sidney Lions Food [email protected]


Sidney volunteer firefighters filled five palates and a large bag for the Sidney Lions Food Bank.

Banking on the firefightersLocal fire departments collect hundreds of pounds of food

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Sidney and Central Saanich volunteer firefighters help each other to unload the food and other goods donated during the annual firefighters’ food drive on the Saanich Peninsula on Saturday, Dec. 13.


More food than last year was collected by the three volunteer fire departments during Saturday’s annual food drive.

Firefighters with the Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich departments were out on Dec. 13, collecting food, cash and more for the Sidney Lions Food Bank.

Central Saanich and Sidney unloaded two large utility trailers on Monday morning at the food bank’s temporary staging facility in the West Sidney industrial area.

Sidney collected an estimated 190 boxes — well above last year’s 157 boxes.

North Saanich, said fire Chief Gary Wilton, collected 25 per cent more food and other goods this year than they did in 2013.

Central Saanich almost filled their utility trailer as well.

Cash donations, according to Sidney and North Saanich, were down compared to last year but the firefighters collected $4,125 and $1,025, respectively, on Satur-day.

All the food and other items will help stock the shelves for months at the Sidney Lions Food [email protected]


Sidney volunteer firefighters filled five palates and a large bag for the Sidney Lions Food Bank.

Banking on the firefightersLocal fire departments collect hundreds of pounds of food

Sidney invites locals and visitors to escape the crowds and traffic, and enjoy a day of holiday delight in a charming and friendly small town destination. Finding the perfect gift is easy in Sidney, with over 30 merchants open late on Thursday nights until December 18. Sidney’s unique shopping district offers a wide range of unique and one-of-a-kind items available in a variety of small shops, most of them family-owned and operated. Shoppers will enjoy the friendly and personal service they receive, as they select just the right present to put under the tree. To add to the festive atmosphere in Sidney there will be carol singers strolling the town to add a little hop to your step this holiday season.

The Christmas Grotto (2387 Beacon Ave) will light up the faces of kids of all ages, especially when they see the Christmas village Lego display! Sponsored by the Sidney BIA, the Grotto is the place to visit Santa, get your Christmas wrapping done for a small donation and make a donation to the Food Bank and Toys for Tots. As a special treat, horse drawn carriage tours are available on Thursdays between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. and on Sundays between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. until December 21st. Enjoy a festive ride

through downtown Sidney and take in the charming, holiday ambiance. Pick up a copy of the Sidney Christmas Wish Book, detailing all the activities and events taking place in Sidney and on the Peninsula from now until the New Year. You will find sample offerings from Sidney retailers featuring unique products and gift ideas to make your holiday shopping even easier. There is also a chance for you to win your wish list, be sure to pick up a ballot at any of the Sidney merchants. Don’t forget to vote for your favourite shop window on the other side of the ballot!At a time when schedules are full and stress levels are high, a day in Sidney is a welcome invitation to slow down and enjoy the holidays, a chance to remember the joy of the season and to spend time with family and friends. Away from the hustle and bustle, in a peaceful small-town setting, it truly is a wonderful life in Sidney.

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The ruling did not, however, alter the act’s enforcement on other properties.

Adam Olsen, a rep-resentative of the Tsar-tlip First Nation (and interim leader of the Green Party of B.C.) acknowledges the whole issue is a difficult and contentious one, but urges caution when considering the value of archeological sites.

“The whole ques-tion is how we want to relate to one another on this issue,” Olsen

said. “These sites form a record of who we are as a people and that information is valuable, regardless of whose culture we’re talking about.”

Chief Don Tom, also of the Tsartlip First Nation, agreed.

“It’s not by accident that we occupied these lands,” he said. “When James Douglas sailed in here, we were here and these sites tell us who we were ... who we are ... as a people. You can’t just dismiss the value of that.”

According to Barker,

the issue isn’t about the value of the archeologi-cal sites; it’s about the unfairness of requiring property owners to pay the cost for a govern-ment policy of site pro-tection.

“If they were expro-priating the property they’d have to pay for it,” he said. “Why can they do this and just tell the property own-ers that it’s them who are on the hook? You either believe in the concept or you don’t.

“It’s time government put their money behind their principles.”

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Province needs to be on the hook for costs, says Barker

Andrea PeacockNews staff

Area birdwatchers are keeping a close eye out for the one that got away last Christmas.

Dec. 20 marks the 115th annual Christmas Bird Count.

“It’s the longest last-ing citizen science project ever,” said Ann Nightingale, coordinator of the Victoria Christmas Bird Count.

Last year, 145 different kids of birds were spotted. Victoria holds the Canadian record at 154 different kinds of birds in one day in 2004.

However, even with 250 volunteers in the field watching for birds, one rare bird stayed out of sight of the counters last year.

Ken Orich was visiting the region from Lethbridge last Christmas when he snapped a photo of a Red-wing — a rare bird for the area.

Bird count coordinators did not find out about the photo until March, when it

was too late to add the bird to the 2013 count.

“This is an Asian vagrant that had never been recorded in Victoria before,” said Nightingale.

This year’s focus will be on getting more people reporting the birds they see in their yards.

“A lot of these rare birds will come to feeders,” said Nightingale. “Unless we get these feeder reports, we might never know about [them].”

Victoria has the highest number of participants out in the field every year, but on average there are only 35 people recording birds at their home feeders.

“We can’t control the birds. They’re here or they’re not. We can’t con-trol the weather. But what we can influence is partici-pation,” Nightingale said. “We’re trying to get 250 feeder watch reports.”

Although finding rare birds is a treat for bird-watchers, Nightingale said they are still interested in

counting the common ones.“If all you know are rob-

ins and crows, you can still send me how many robins and crows you had in your yard.”

Nightingale said the main purpose of the count is to “get a sense of the wintering populations of birds and the changes that are happening over time.”

Having been involved in the annual count since 2000, Nightingale has seen many changes in the kinds of birds that are seen in the area.

“There [are] some birds that were common back in 2000 that are no longer seen on every Christmas Bird Count, like ring-necked pheasants. There are some birds that were considered rare in 2000 that we now see most winters, like turkey vultures and white-throated sparrows.”

The Christmas Bird Count is done in over 2,000 loca-tions across North America.

One community in partic-ular is in direct competition with Victoria.

“In Canada, the top hon-ours each year tend to go to either Victoria or Ladner, in terms of number of species seen,” said Nightingale. “We watch each other’s num-bers pretty carefully. It’s bragging rights.”

To get involved with the Victoria Christmas Bird Count, contact Ann Night-ingale at 250-514-6450 or [email protected], and keep an eye out for birds in your backyard on Dec. 20.

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Visitor Ken Orich from Lethbridge captured an image of a rare Redwing (pictured above) during last year’s bird count.

SIDNEY — The Town of Sidney has been named a winner of the prestigious Canadian Award for Financial Reporting.

The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) announced recently that Sidney was among 50 other municipali-ties honoured with the recognition for its 2013 Annual Report.

“I am very proud that the Town is a recipi-ent of the GFOA Cana-dian Award for Finan-cial Reporting,” said Mayor Steve Price in a media release. “It was definitely a team effort and I congratulate all

of the staff that worked on producing the 2013 Annual Report.”

The Town’s Annual Report is an overview of what was accom-plished during the pre-vious year and what is planned for the upcom-ing year. It comprises reports from each department, including a comprehensive finan-cial report.

The Annual Report is available to residents on the Town’s website.

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Wednesday, December 24, Christmas Eve4:00 p.m. The Christmas Story with Holy Eucharist

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Tom FletcherBlack Press

Backers of a third large oil refinery proposal for B.C.’s North Coast made some high-profile appointments Wednesday, naming former Assembly of First Nations national chiefs Shawn Atleo and Ovide Mercredi as advi-sors to their team.

Pacific Future Energy, proposing what it calls the world’s greenest refin-ery near Prince Rupert, announced the appoint-ments Wednesday at a Vancouver Board of Trade event hosted by Stockwell

Day, the former Conserva-tive trade minister who has been the group’s public face since August.

Pacific Future’s proposal is similar to Kitimat Clean, a refinery bid launched in 2012 by David Black, chair-man of Black Press. Both would be constructed from modules manufactured off-shore to produce diesel, gasoline and other fuels for sale, avoiding the transport of heavy oil by tankers to reach export markets.

The third proposal is called Eagle Spirit Energy, headed by aboriginal author and lawyer Calvin Helin

with financial backing from the Aquilini Group, the Vancouver family business that owns the Van-couver Canucks and extensive real estate holdings.

Eagle Spirit is proposing a pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to an upgrader that would pro-duce synthetic crude oil for export by tankers, likely from the Prince Rupert area.

Black announced recently that engineering firm Hatch

Ltd. has com-pleted a design and feasibility study for a refin-ery at an esti-mated cost of $22 billion, making it one of the 10 big-gest in the world.

Black said in an interview that he sees obvi-ous similarities with the Pacific Future proposal,

which describes new tech-nology and carbon capture to reduce its environmental impact. Kitimat Clean pro-poses a new refining pro-

cess that avoids production of petroleum coke, a coal-like byproduct of conven-tional heavy oil refining that is used in steel making.

Black said the entry of Pacific Future, headed by an executive of Mexican con-glomerate Grupo Salinas, shows the business case for a B.C. refinery is sound and there is capacity for more than one plant.

All proposals for B.C. North Coast refining require oil transport to the coast, either by rail or in some ver-sion of the Enbridge North-ern Gateway pipeline, which received a federal environ-

mental certificate this year and awaits approval by the federal cabinet.

All proposals also face opposition to transport of heavy oil. Pacific Future has appointed Atleo as a senior advisor for partner-ships, months after Premier Christy Clark appointed him as an advisor for dialogue between First Nations, gov-ernment and industry.

Black said his next steps include negotiating “accept-able compensation” for his project with the Kitselas and Haisla First Nations for use of their traditional ter-ritory.

B.C. oil refinery backers are moving aheadAround the province

David Black, CEO of Kitimat Clean.


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The Board of the Capital Regional District (CRD) gives notice that it intends to adopt Bylaw No. 3917, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw No. 6, 2013, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2014, at its meeting of Wednesday, January 14, 2015, in the Board Room at 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC.

The primary purpose of Bylaw No. 3917 is to amend Bylaw No. 3881, Hartland Landfill Tipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw No. 6, 2013 by:• increasing the tipping fee rates from $107/tonne to $110/tonne • banning the disposal of kitchen scraps at the landfill• banning the disposal of residential packaging and printed paper at the landfill

A copy of the bylaw may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday – Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from the date of this Notice until January 14, 2015 at the CRD locations listed below:• Public Notice Posting Place, Main Floor Foyer,625 Fisgard Street, Victoria• Hartland Landfill Administration Offices, Hartland Avenue, Victoria• CRD website www.crd.bc.ca/bylaw3917

Select Bylaw 3917 from the list of bylaws.

Questions regarding the bylaw may be directed to Russ Smith, Senior Manager, Environmental Resource Management, Tel 250.360.3080 or 1.800.663.4425 (local 3080).

Dated December 17, 2014

Sonia SantarossaCorporate Officer

Notice of Adoption ofBylaw 3917, Hartland LandfillTipping Fee and Regulation Bylaw Amendment


SPORTS


Parkland player Lauren Fanelli extends past two Gleneagles (Coquitlam) defenders to score during the team’s 62-26 defeat of the lower mainland squad. Fanelli had 14 points in the win.


An experienced Parkland junior girls basketball team won the 22nd annual Christmas Tour-nament in Greater Victoria over the weekend.

The Panthers defeated Clare-mont 52-46 on Saturday in the final of the 12-team event, having made short work of their compe-tition from their opening jump ball.

On Friday, the girls faced the Gleneagles Talons from Coquitlam, took a large lead and never looked back in a 62-26 win.

Coach Larry Green is working with the team after coaching the school’s senior girls squad. This year, however, the senior team did not have enough players to continue. Last season, Green had some younger players on the senior team, gaining valu-able experience against tougher competition.

Those players have returned to the junior ranks this season.

“Our goal, it’s the same as always,” Green said on Friday. “It’s to get off the Island and go to provincials.”

This year, he said three teams from the lower Island play-offs take on their north Island

counterparts in the Island final, which takes place Feb. 19 at Gulf Islands.

Green said the tough compe-tition in the league will be from Oak Bay and Claremont. Satur-day’s final was his team’s first game against Claremont this season.

The Parkland team is built around players Lauren Fanelli and Arianne Stevenson, who both played senior ball last year. They are joined by a solid group of younger players, Green said.

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ST. PAUL’S UNITED CHURCH

Sunday Worship & Children’s Program at 10:30 amMinister: Rev. David Drake

Music: Mary Lou DayFifth & Malaview, Sidney250-656-3213

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RESTHAVEN SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH9300 Willingdon Rd. 250-544-0720

www.sidneyadventist.ca Saturday Worship ..........................11:00

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SAANICH PENINSULAPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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Sunday Worship & Childrens Service 10:30 am

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7pmMinister Rev. David Drake

Rev. Margaret HarperMusic Mary Lou Day

We’re dreaming of a green Christmas.‘Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year remember to properly prepare recyclables at the curb and use only CRD approved blue boxes for containers and blue bags for paper for holiday recycling.

For more recycling information call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.myrecyclopedia.ca

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Tim CollinsNews staff

With Christmas vaca-tion fast approaching, it may not be surpris-ing that the students at Stelly’s Secondary School are climbing the walls, but last Friday, that expression took on a whole new meaning as The Boulders Climb-ing Gym hosted a com-petition.

The second annual event pitted members of the Boulders Climb-ing Academy at Stelly’s against their counter-parts at Cowichan Sec-ondary School.

The 130 contes-tants competed in three different cat-egories, namely recre-ational, experienced and advanced levels, depending on their respective climbing abilities.

The Boulders facility is one of the top four competitive climbing

venues in the world and it regularly hosts some of the world’s best climbers. In fact, some of the climbers in Fri-day’s competition were amongst that select group; given that some students have opted to pursue their education at Stelly’s specifically so that they could train at the Boulders facility.

“Boulders Climb-

ing Academy is a non-profit group dedicated to promoting the sport and providing the best training possible for young climbers,” said Kimanda Jarzebiak, a full-time volunteer at the Academy and the head of their board of directors.

“We’re very proud of the fact that Cowichan and Stelly’s are the

only two climbing facili-ties attached to high schools in all of North America.

“That’s quite an accomplishment.”

Since opening in 2008 the facility has produced some world class climbers and attracted some of the world’s best to train at the peninsula facility.

“This facility is fantas-

tic,” said Sean McColl, the world overall climb-ing champion.

McCall travelled from France to be on hand at Friday’s competition.

“It’s amazing that they have this facil-ity right here at their school ... what a great opportunity for them.”

Friday’s event was a preamble for two even

more significant events to be held at Boulders in the new year.

From February 20 to February 23 they will host a World Climbing Championship and on May 17 they will feature the World Speed Climb-ing Competition.

Both events will allow the high school climbers to witness

some of the best in the world as they compete for the international honours associated with the event.

“I love climbing,” said Savannah Miles, a Grade 9 student with only three months of climbing experience.

“I’m not really ner-vous; it’s just a lot of fun.”

That group includes Olivia Erfle and Emma Dennis, who are both in Grade 10 this year. Green said he plans to coach this group of players through this season and into their next two years at the senior level at Park-land.

Parkland, Green said, is going to be pressing their competition a lot this year, using that

defensive pressure to create turnovers and score points. That was very much in play in their opener against Glenagles Friday. Green admitted his team will have to learn to adjust to other teams’ pres-sure defense as well.

Green noted his team is getting a lot of positive attention this season. They’ve been invited to high-level weekend tournaments in the lower mainland

in January and can expect to see teams they could face in the provincials next year.

Green said the team is a good group of kids. They play sparingly between now and the Christmas break and ramp up to seven of

their 10 league games in January.

Over the weekend, Parkland defeated Gle-neagles, 62-26, York House (Vancouver), 68-34, Stelly’s (Central Saanich), 44-26 and Claremont in the final, 52-46.


Continued from page 14

Parkland getting some positive attention

Climbing the walls at The Boulders Academy

Tim Collins/News staff

Stelly’s student Savannah Miles navigates a climbing route at The Boulders gym.


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EventsA ChristmAs turkey

Luncheon will be held Saturday, Dec. 20, 11:30 a.m.

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Winter WonderlAnd FAmily Carnival Sat., Dec. 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Panorama Recreation Centre’s Arena A. Skate in our winter wonderland and enjoy hot chocolate, toboggan run, kid’s games, painting on ice and a special visit from Santa. Holiday fun for the whole family!

extreme Pool PArty Dec. 20 8 to 10 p.m. Aurora Borealis Swim at the Panorama Recreation pool. A glow swim with a chilly twist! Enjoy a snow cone and keep cozy in our steam room, sauna and swirlpool. Games and prizes will be happening all through the night. 11-16 years.

First niGht neW Year’s Eve Family Celebration, Dec. 31 4:45 to 9 p.m. at Panorama Recreation. Join us at our ninth annual First Night New Year’s Eve celebration! Enjoy family

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kids Fest 2014 at the B.C. Aviation Museum in North Saanich, 1910 Norseman Road. Sidney presents Runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 28 and 29. Admission is by donation. For more information phone 250-655-3300 or visit www.bcam.net. [email protected].

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ChristmAs eveninG At The SHOAL, Thursday, Dec. 18, will feature the fun music group The Boomers and turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Doors open 5:30 p.m., Buffet 6 p.m. Tickets available

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sidney hookers Are a group of traditional rug hookers meet the third Tuesday afternoon each month. New hookers welcome. Call 250-656-4201 for information.

FolkdAnCe is Fun! Sidney International Folkdancers meet on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Andrews Church (9681 Fourth St.) No

partner needed, no experience needed, all welcome (even drop ins). Wear comfortable shoes and bring water. See folkdanceisfun.ca for more information or call Linda 250-652-5818 or Karen 250-655-0654.

FundraisersChArity GiFt

WrAPPinG by the Ladies Auxiliary

of the ANAF Unit 302 in Sidney.

Saturdays to Dec. 20, 12 to 2 p.m. at the ANAF Unit, 9831 4th St.

tree ChiPPinG by the 676 Sidney Air Cadets. Xmas Tree Chipping will be offered Jan. 3 and 4 by donation at the cadets’ all on DeHavilland Way. All donations go directly to the air cadets. Island view tree service has graciously donated their time and equipment.

CentrAl sAAniCh lions Club annual Christmas Tree Chip. Where: 1703 Keating Cross Road. (Opposite the municipal yard) When: January 2 to 5, 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 2015. Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. By donation: All funds raised will go towards supporting local organizations such as the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation, Shawnigan Lake Kids Camp, Mount

Newton Center, Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association, Sidney Food Bank and local sports teams, to name a few. Chipping Services donated by Dogwood Tree Services Ltd.

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Spouses, caregivers, everyone welcome. Bring a bag lunch. Contact Lyall Copeland for more information at 250-652-3016.

Meetingsthe rotAry Club

oF Sidney by the Sea. “People meeting people helping people.” Weekly meetings are held year-round on Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at the Shoal Centre.

Meetings run from 7:30- 8:30 a.m., including breakfast. To attend a meeting, please call Richard at 250-661-4647.

sidney sister Cities association meets third Thursday of the month at the Sidney North Saanich Library (Nell Horth Room) at 7 p.m. Help us build our sister relationships with Anacortes, Cairns Australia and Niimi, Japan. For more information check our new

website www.sidneysister citiesassociation.com.Are you neW

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opportunity to meet new people and develop friendships in the area through a variety of social and activity groups. Membership is open to any woman who has moved to our area within the last two years. Look around our website and if you have any comments or questions, contact us by clicking the link on the main page. We will be happy to provide you with further information and welcome you to our club. See the website at peninsula

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therAPeutiC ridinG Association provides a riding program for children and adults with disabilities. If you enjoy horses and people, this would appeal to you. No experience is necessary, (we provide training), however, volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Classes are held Monday through Thursday in the mornings and Tuesday through Thursday in the afternoons. Please contact [email protected] or call 778-426-0506 for more information.

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

CLEANING SERVICES

GIVE the gift of a clean home! Experienced detailed house-keeper serving Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich taking on more clients (one time, weekly or bi-weekly). Gift certifi cates or for yourself. Min. 2 hrs. $25/hr. Everything in-cluded. References. Please call Janine at (778) 426-3337.

EAVESTROUGH

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

ELECTRICAL

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

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

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

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

GARDENINGA&R LANDSCAPING- Certifi ed Horticulturist, yearly maintenance, clean-ups, prun-ing, renovating older gardens, great rates, Seniors Discounts. Call (250) 686-4361.


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

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HANDYPERSONS

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


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

HAULING AND SALVAGE$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

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

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

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

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

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

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

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


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FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

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& MOVING STORAGE

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

PAINTING

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

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


PAINTING

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over20 yrs. Interior/exterior. CallBernice, 250-655-1127.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

WINDOW CLEANING

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

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

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