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2013201320132013Looking backThe Saanich Peninsula’s top stories from 2013 as seen in the pages of the Peninsula News Review. Our look back begins on page 3.

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The Victoria Regional Transit Commission has big plans for 2014.

There’s just one prob-lem: it needs more money to turn those

plans into reality.“We’ve only got three

sources of funding – property tax, the fare box and the gas tax,” said VRTC chair Susan Brice.

The first tangible rapid transit develop-ment breaks ground along the Douglas Street corridor in 2014 with the installation of rush hour bus lanes.

And while the $1.5-million cost of that project is included in this year’s budget, the commission is wait-ing for B.C. Transport Minister Todd Stone to respond to a request for a two-cent increase in Capital Region gas tax to fund future expansion.

“We feel we have used property tax and the fare box as sig-nificantly as we can right now,” Brice said. “That’s why we’re ask-ing the province to give us some more gas tax.”

The VRTC currently

receives 3.5 cents for every litre of gas sold in Greater Victoria. But with the budget increasing by three per cent this year, new proj-ect funding has to come from somewhere, Brice said.

“We’d definitely like to do some expan-sion, but there’s such a lead time to order new buses,” she said. “So out of our contingency fund (in 2014), we took sufficient funds to order

two new buses, but we did not yet fund the operating dollars. That will come if we’re suc-cessful in our request to the province (for a gas tax increase).”

In the coming year, the VRTC is liaising with Colwood and View Royal as they develop their master transpor-tation plans, installing 33 new bus shelters (including at the Saan-ichton exchange), and moving forward with

expansion of the Uni-versity of Victoria bus exchange. Discussions between Saanich, West Shore communities and the province have also begun to create bus priority lanes along the Island Highway and McKenzie Avenue.

Further expansion of bus lanes along Doug-las Street through Saan-ich is still in its infancy, according to a Dec. 2013 VRTC planning report.

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B.C. Hydro’s imposition of manual meter reading fees has persuaded most holdouts to accept a wireless smart meter.

B.C. Hydro imposed a $35 monthly fee starting Dec. 1 for customers who refuse to part with their mechanical electricity meters, after offering the 68,000 customers who still had them the option of accepting the new meter with the radio transmis-sion function on or off.

B.C. Hydro reported the results this week to the B.C. Utili-ties Commission (BCUC), which is reviewing the fees. More than 48,000 customers chose the

smart meter to avoid the meter reading fee. Another 450 chose the radio-off meter, which comes with a $100 setup fee and $20 a month starting April 1 to cover costs of collecting readings.

Another 6,270 customers chose to keep their mechani-cal meters, and 13,110 more did not respond to BC Hydro’s let-ters, so they will have the $35 fee added to their bills until they choose another option.

B.C. Hydro reports that 99 per cent of its customers now have the wireless meter. Most of those have been switched to automated billing and have their daily electricity use displayed on their online account pages.

Claims of health effects from

wireless meter transmissions have been rejected by health authorities and also by the BCUC in a review of FortisBC’s wire-less meter program. BCUC found that the radio frequency signal from a bank of smart meters is less than 10 per cent of the natu-ral background level and a tiny fraction of the exposure from a cellular phone.

Citizens for Safe Technology, one of the more active oppo-nents of the wireless grid, was represented at the hearings by Donald Maisch. BCUC rejected Maisch’s claims of health haz-ards, noting that Maisch’s “con-sulting livelihood depends on public fears and concerns about radio frequency exposure.”

Fees persuade most smart meter holdouts to make the switch


An old truck sits among other artifacts and collectables waiting to be restored to life under the roof of a warehouse at Heritage Acres in Central Saanich.

Greater Victoria transit plans depend on gas tax

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Any transit service expansion in 2014 relies on limited funding sources. B.C. Transit is asking the province for more gas tax money.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Corporation of the District of Central Saanich

2014 COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of Section 127 of the Community Charter, of the Council Meeting schedule for 2014, as follows:

January 13 Special (Open) Council January 20 February 3 and 17 March 3 and 17 April 7 April 22 Special (Open) Council May 5 May 20 Special (Open) Council June 2 and 16 July 7 and 28 (Summer Schedule – To Be Confirmed) August 18 (Summer Schedule – To Be Confirmed) September 2 (Special (Open) Council in lieu of statutory holiday) September 15 October 6 and 20 November 3 and 17 December 1 and 15

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. Ruby Shea Deputy Municipal Clerk [Note: The afore-noted schedule is subject to change at the discretion of Council.] PNR – Dec 13 and 18

NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:30 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014, with regard to the following proposed Bylaw to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1309, 1999.

CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1810, 2013(Temporary Use Permits for Non-Farm Uses in the Agriculture A-1 Zone)

In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to establish Temporary Use Permit Areas for those lands larger than 0.8ha (2 acres) zoned Agriculture (A-1) within the Agricultural Land Reserve, and provide general conditions for the issuance of temporary use permits for Non-Farm Uses that have received prior approval from the Agricultural Land Commission. The general con-ditions would specify that a temporary use permit may be issued for uses that would support an existing farm operation and not negatively impact the farm or neighbouring properties. Permits would be valid only so long as the principal use of the property remains agriculture. The general conditions would also specify that a temporary use permit shall not be issued to permit the sale of agricultural compost.

The proposed Bylaw would affect all land in the District of Central Saanich zoned Agriculture A-1.

A copy of the above proposed Bylaw, Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, staff reports and other related information that may be considered by Council, may be inspected at the Office of the Municipal Clerk, Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount 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., Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 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 Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, either in person, by represen-tative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaw at the above mentioned time, date and place.

Dated at Saanichton, BC, this 23rd day of December, 2013.

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2013Looking backThe top stories as chosen by the editorial staff at the Peninsula News Review

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

Foundation Organics and Stan-hope Farm had no shortage of news coverage over the past year.

A smelly summer for Tanner Ridge and Island View area resi-dents led to hundreds of com-plaints about odour, noise and truck traffic from the facility to the municipality of Central Saan-ich, the Capital Regional District and the Agricultural Land Com-mission.

With large scale food scrap com-posting being relatively new, the laws (and enforcement of them) weren’t very clear. Many resi-dents complained about odours

and truck traffic from the facility for years and felt they had missed out on a whole summer in 2013

because the smell was so bad they weren’t able to enjoy their yards.

In August, the CRD handed

down conditional suspensions to the facility for the contracts they had with them because of the

odour problems. Soon after the conditional

suspension was given, a license suspension was given but was appealed by Foundation Organ-ics (it was upheld and is now under judicial review with the B.C. Supreme Court).

As of Oct. 25 the facility was also directed to remove any remaining compost in the building at the facility.

In November, the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) released a report on the operation that deemed it was operating outside of allowable farm use and that it was in contravention of the Agri-cultural Land Commission Act.

A decision on the B.C. Supreme Court judicial review is expected early in the new year.

Most recently, on Dec. 19, the CRD charged the facility again for odour emission, this time with new public nuisance offences under the Composting Facilities Regulation Bylaw.

Compost raises big stink in Central Saanich

Peninsula municipalities love their fire halls

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Ray Baker is a member of Stop the Stink, a community interest group that has taken Foundation Organics to court over odour and other compliance issues.

Community takes action against Foundation Organics


Two of the three munici-palities on the Saanich Pen-insula got updated fire halls in 2013.

North Saanich upgraded their 1970s fire hall at the corner of Wain Road and West Saanich Road to include more room for their trucks, improved training facilities including a tower and seismic upgrades to make sure it was safe.

The total cost of the upgrades was $1.6 million.

In Central Saanich, a whole new fire hall was built to act as the main hall for

the municipality.The new 23,000 foot state-

of-the-art building was com-pleted in August after a Fire Underwriters Survey done nearly 10 years prior identi-fied response times for the southern half of Central Saa-nich (including the Keating industrial area) were well

below what is considered appropriate.

A proposal for a new main firehall with a satellite fire-hall (the existing firehall at municipal office on Mount Newton X Road), became part of the district’s ongoing strategic planning process.

The district used the alter-

native approval process to obtain the funding for the $8.9 million project in 2012 and the new hall now acts as the municipality’s Emer-gency Operations Centre and the region’s HAZMAT Team home base. Other fire departments from around the region also use the hall

for training and education.Over the long term the

municipality estimates debt servicing fees will round the final cost of the new fire hall out to closer to $13 mil-lion and council recently decided to put any plans for a new town hall on hold until the debt repayment

process for the fire hall was underway.

In Sidney, the topic of a new fire hall was broached in late 2013. Town council approved a plan to look into building a new hall on the school grounds of Sid-ney Elementary. They had received permission to do a feasibility study from the Saanich School District. That study will look into the need for a new fire hall and the cost. It is expected there will be public consultation on the issue in the new year — should the initial study require further action by council. — With a file from

Steven Heywood

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Central Saanich’s new fire hall, left, opened in August. Chief Gary Wilton and the upgraded North Saanich hall.

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The community lost a pillar in April of 2013 when Jeanette Hughes, 74, died after spending two weeks in the Pallia-tive Care Unit at Saan-ich Peninsula Hospital.

Hughes’ community involvement ranged from spending nine years as a councillor with the Town of Sid-ney to devoting much of her time volunteer-ing with various organi-

zations including those related to Multiple Scle-rosis, which she suf-fered from.

One of the projects she was most proud of was the founding of the annual Christmas dinner at the Mary Win-spear Centre.

Hughes’ involvement with the Town of Sid-ney didn’t only include time serving as a coun-cillor but also time serving on many com-mittees and boards and she was remembered

for her extensive work on accessibility for disabled people in the Town of Sidney.

A funeral was held for Hughes on April

20 at the Mary Win-spear Center and was attended by hundreds of residents whose lives she touched in one way or another.

2013Looking back

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Drivers of Sidney’s main street might be getting turned around in the new year — or they might not. One thing is for certain, the Town of Sidney will have to come up with a firm direction this year.

One of the community’s biggest stories of 2013 is conflict over which direction traffic should be flowing on Beacon Avenue. The latest round of debate and public consultation on the issue is the culmination of almost a decade of quiet lobbying by one man to change a three-block section of one-way traffic back to its original two-way flow.

Denis Paquette, a Sidney business owner, has decried the one-way flow since it was implemented back in the mid-1990s. In 2013, he officially formed a lobby group — Sidney Traf-fic (later to changed to Tourism) Improvement Group, or STIG. Team-ing up with other business owners,

STIG successfully lobbied town coun-cil to start a public consultation pro-cess into whether the street should or should not be changed.

The issue is not without contro-versy. Former Mayor Don Amos stands by the decision to change the traffic flow to one-way between Fifth and Second streets, as do plenty of residents and business owners who like Beacon Avenue the way it is — pedestrian-friendly. Paquette and a growing number of other business owners want to see it revert back to a full two-way pattern, a system they feel will encourage drivers, tour-ists and shoppers to stay longer and thereby improve the fortunes of the local economy.

With plenty of other issues sur-rounding Beacon traffic — from safety to the economy and down-town beautification — the public consultation on the future of Sid-ney’s main drag will be interesting to watch. The first public meeting to be held by the Town is Jan. 23.

Sidney’s Beacon Avenue traffic flow takes a new turn


The future direction of Beacon Avenue will be determined in 2014.


Sandown race track in North Saanich has sat vacant for years and it was in 2013 that a deal was finally reached between its owners and the municipality to redevelop the site.

The Vancouver-based Ran-dall family and development company Omicron completed negotiations with the District in September and October to split the 39-hectare site into a large parcel (33.6 hectares) for desig-nation as agricultural land and the remainder (4.85 hectares) rezoned as commercial prop-erty.

The deal was made after the District turned down a similar plan in 2012. What changed the second time around was the owners’ willingness to pay an estimated $700,000 to $750,000 to clean up the site — tear down buildings and remediate the soil. The municipality rejected the first deal, saying they did not want taxpayers burdened with that cost.

North Saanich also had to come up with a similar-sized par-cel of land to swap for the com-mercial property to ensure no

net loss of agricultural land from the Agricultural Land Reserve.

With a new deal in place, Omi-cron and the District plan to meet with the public to explain the plans. In October, Peter Laugh-lin of Omicron told the News Review they have plans to cre-ate a commercial space on the east side of the property, near-est the West Sidney industrial area. Shopping centre concepts were floated at conventions by Omicron in early 2013 and the land was advertised for sale as a potential strip mall. Laughlin said the Randalls and Omicron are working on options for the site and will have the public review them along the way.

There are no plans for residen-tial units on the non-agricultural

land.North Saanich council calls

the deal a good one for the com-munity. Mayor Alice Final told the PNR the offer is a generous one.

“This offer will return much of the land to agricultural use, but at the same time result in a 12 acre (4.85 hectare) commercial development. The net benefit for the community will be tremen-dous,” said Finall. “The deal is slated to add $1.2 million to our tax base in the first five years, according to the business plan. It’s a good deal for everyone concerned, and a very generous offer by the Randall family.”

Actual remediation work is yet to begin. Redevelopment of the site, too, is still in the works.

North Saanich council bets its money on a land swap dealSandown race track to be split into ALR and commercial land


North Saanich and the owners of the Sandown race track property have agreed to a deal.

Community loses Jeanette Hughes

File photo

Jeanette Hughes died in 2013 at 74. She was an active member of the community.

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2013Looking back


Sidney businesses encourage you to come get your share of what’s on offer in their Vancouver Island community. In 2013, the Sidney Business Improvement Area (SBIA) was launched to create a local brand with plans to market it throughout Greater Victoria and abroad.

In the spring, the Town of Sidney authorized the SBIA to begin collecting a fee directly from busi-nesses in the main downtown core of the commu-nity. The Town will collect the fee (a total of around $250,000 annually) and pass it on to the SBIA. The money will be used to create marketing material (online and print), pay for advertising campaigns

and develop web-based ads, video and more.

The goal of the SBIA is to help improve the local economy, allow-ing small business owners in Sidney

to better compete with area shopping interests. The SBIA also plans to market Sidney and Saanich Peninsula attractions and events — another way to attract people to the area. Past SBIA marketing committee chair Angus Matthews said they plan to target audiences mostly outside of Sidney. The brand — Distinctly Sidney — is being paired with the catchphrase, “Come Get Your Share” which in itself can be combined with the great things Sidney has to offer (such as ‘Shopping: Come Get Your Share’, or ‘Wonder: Come Get Your Share’).

Locally, the brand has appeared on B.C. Transit buses and on billboards. People can check up on the marketing efforts at the SBIA website, distinct-lysidney.ca.

The effort to create the SBIA was an attempt to bring business owners together for a single pur-pose — to improve the local economy. What could have been the community’s third business organi-zation turned out to be the death knell of another. Shortly after the establishment of the SBIA, the Sidney Business Association (SBA) folded, citing a lack of money and support from the municipality. The Town of Sidney had earlier stated it was owed just under $20,000 in summer street market opera-tion fees by the SBA.

That leaves two local business organizations — the SBIA and the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, which addresses business issues and needs in Sidney, Central Saanich and North Saanich.

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John Sampson Jr., Bernice Smith and Kelly Paul speak to the media following the Heliset Håle Marathon. Between May 18 and June 21, the runners and their supporters ran through Island First Nations communities to raise awareness of help available for people contemplating suicide.


Kelly Paul from the Tsartlip First Nation ran 535 kilometres from Fort Rupert at the north end of the Island, back to the Peninsula between May 18 and June 21 this year in an endeavour she called the Heliset Håle Marathon.

The marathon served to raise aware-ness of suicide prevention in Island first

nations communities.Paul’s own family suffered a tragedy

when her brother committed suicide four years ago.

Paul said no one knew he had been contemplating it and that’s a barrier she wanted to see broken down.

During the marathon, Paul visited high schools and middle schools to encour-age youth to celebrate life, inspire hope and reconnect with each other to

embrace healing.She and her running partners Ber-

nice Smith and John Sampson Jr. also raised over $20,000 to cover the costs of the marathon as well as to go towards improving the LAUWELNEW school gym so it can be used a community activity centre, something she believes creates healthy individuals and healthy commu-nities that can lend support to people contemplating suicide.

Marathon for Island First Nations

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OUR VIEW

Here are a few things I’d like to see in B.C. political life in the coming year, but won’t.

An orderly schedule of legislature sittings, one in the spring and one in the fall.

I canvassed this topic with Premier Christy Clark in our year-end interview and got the usual runaround about how it has always been optional since old Gordon what’s-his-name set the schedule of sittings and elections more than a decade ago. Spring is for the budget and MLAs sit in the fall if they need to discuss legislation.

They need to all right, but what governments want to do is ram it through as fast as they can, so that’s what they do. The last couple of years of this have been a sham worthy of a South American banana republic with three chambers running simultaneously and opposition members trying to prepare as they run down the hallways.

It leads to mistakes in new laws and adds to the public’s cynicism about the whole business but it gets things done with minimum exposure of the government to criticism. Stephen Harper would approve.

A political debate about real issues, rather than just a competition to score points in an endless election campaign.

I appreciate that this is hopelessly naive but setting aside enough time to consider issues could, at least in theory, lead to that

happening occasionally.Certainly the hastily

staged mock combat of our legislature today isn’t winning new friends for any political party. The main growth area today is people who have given up on the whole thing.

An opposition with ideas.

The B.C. NDP will have another leadership contest in 2014 and they’d better bring more modern policy to the table than

they had in the last one.Remember the big issues in that

pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to look them

up. Health care? Local organic carrots into the hospital food. Forest industry? A job protection commissar to force the mills to stay open. Resource development? They’re for it, unless you’re against it.

These guys need a Tony Blair-type makeover. They need to be for something and they need to leave the past behind.

Media that care about more than conflict.

News organizations are in bad shape these days and the competition for a rapidly fragmenting audience is having some ugly effects.

One thing that needs to go

is obsessive coverage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any surprise that’s what politicians try to provide?

The Canada Post announcement that it has to wind up home delivery offers a recent example. Is it really so outrageous for the CEO to suggest that walking to the corner is good exercise? When there’s a 24-hour news cycle to fill, it’s a scandal!

How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pension liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it continues to pay a dwindling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people?

Facts to go with opinions.Whether it’s the government’s

fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmetic-challenged child poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without defining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is accurate and non-partisan would be a good place to start.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Email: [email protected]

A hopeless wish list for 2014

‘Remember the big issues in that pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to look them up.’

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

Spread the word about our home

It’s the start of a new year and there’s plenty to look forward to on the Saanich Peninsula.

The Peninsula is truly an active community and the people making it all happen are back for more this year. That holds true for local

industry and retail businesses, as owners and employees look to have a busy year ahead — improving on their fortunes from 2013, working to be a part of a larger marketing initiative started by the local business improvement association — and continuing to contribute to the well-being of the Peninsula as a whole.

That was evident in their continued support of many charities and events throughout last year — Tour de Rock, the Sidney Lions Food Bank, Toys for Tots and even the News Review’s own Coins for Kids effort that saw us raise more than $3,000 once again — thank you!

The fact that the same amount — or more — money was raised by a variety of groups this year is

testament to the Peninsula’s generosity.Now, being repaid for that generosity might not

be high on anyone’s wish list for 2014. Yet there are plenty of activities and events everyone can enjoy that should ensure people have a fun year, as always, in our community.

Not only is the local arts community active and growing, places like the Mary Winspear Centre are expanding their reach and putting more shows on offer. Then there are the many community events — such as Family Day, the sculpture walk, farm tours, parades, fireworks, music and much more that locals and visitors can enjoy.

The coming together of arts and the commercial areas of the Peninsula should stand to keep the community vibrant this year. Not only do they bring activity to enjoy, but they support people in need and give us all a stronger feeling about living and working here.

This year, look forward to what you can bring to the community.

Spread the word in 2014 — you really cannot miss what’s happening on the Saanich Peninsula.

There are so many community events ... that locals and visitors can enjoy

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2013Looking backSome of the News Review’s favourite images of the year


A team in the Slegg Lumber Build-A-Quick-Boat-Race on July 1 (Canada Day) in Sidney works hard to get to shore.


Owen Bains snuggles his new friend and autism assistance dog, Vermont at his family home in Central Saanich in March.


Sidney Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey leads the charge during Sidney All Care’s scooter rodeo held Friday, Nov. 8. The rodeo focused on scooter safety, among other things.


A welder repairs the joins on a truck as it carries a large coal conveyor from Ramsay Machine Works in Sidney across the Victoria airport for transport to Vancouver.


Rudy Walter sits atop one of the model steam engines running at Heritage Acres in Central Saanich.


Tour de Rock riders Jesse Foreman and Joe Perkins chow down on Texas doughnuts in October.

The North Saanich Yacht Club opened its season with a bang in the spring.Steven Heywood/News staff

Artist Ice Bear was in Sidney this summer,

refurbishing his large murals throughout

downtown.Devon MacKenzie/News staff

Events Calendar

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January

8 & 9 Blood Donor Clinic10-12 IROCC Speed Weekend19 Randy Elvis Friskie24 & 25 Hilarious Hillbillies Hit Sidney25 Robbie Burns Dinner

February

5 & 6 Blood Donor Clinic5 Classic Albums Live Ft. The Beatles Abbey Road 6 Johnny Vallis Buddy Holly Tribute14 Palm Court: Valentines Day17 Family Day

March

3 Jeanne Robertson 5 & 6 Blood Donor Clinic31 Lorne Elliott

April

6 Sidney Concert Band: Spring Swing26 Jimmy Rankin


REAL ESTATE

2013Looking back


Two major organizations on the Saanich Penin-sula lost their executive directors in 2013.

Angus Matthews announced his exit from the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre in November after seven years at the helm.

Matthews had been involved with the Centre since before it was even a concrete idea in 2005 and in January of 2006 he was appointed execu-tive director.

Since then SODC has become one of the Saanich Peninsula’s main attractions and has seen suc-cesses far beyond what he had imagined.

Matthews had no plans to move to another job after the SODC but said he was looking forward to the future and what it would bring.

SODC was accepting applications for the exec-utive director position until mid-November. An announcement on the successful candidate is expected in the first months of the new year.

Over at the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Com-merce, Chris Fudge left his post as executive direc-tor mid-November with just under a year’s time under his belt.

Fudge joined the Chamber in January of 2012 after serving as the Senior Manager of Member and Visitor Services for Tourism Whistler.

Fudge moved on to a position with B.C. Transit working with their regional transit team — a group that works collaboratively with municipalities in B.C. and their transit programs.

As of Nov. 25, the day to day management of the Chamber office operations continued under Linda Duivenvoorden, the Chamber’s Office Administra-tor. The chamber still has not publicly posted to fill the executive director position.

Aquarium, chamber lose their leaders


The RCMP Musical Ride came to the Saanich Fairground in August, delighting crowds with their ridesmanship.

A year in politics2013 saw the Saanich Peninsula welcome a new MLA and two busy party leadersSteven HeywoodNews staff

The Saanich Peninsula saw a sig-nificant change in provincial politics in May’s election.

Not only did Gary Holman become the first New Democrat MLA in the history of the riding (Saanich North and the Islands), he had to do it in an exceedingly close race.

It took an official Elections B.C. recount after election night tallies had Holman leading the B.C. Liberals’ Stephen Roberts by only around 200 votes. That count would eventually hold up and Holman would become MLA, following longtime B.C. Liberal politician Murray Coell.

The provincial election on the Saa-nich Peninsula was a tight, three-way race between Holman, Roberts and Adam Olsen. Olsen, a former Cen-

tral Saanich District councillor, left municipal politics to run for the Green Party in B.C. He made a strong run for the seat but ended up in third place. Olsen’s effort is generally seen as having split the vote in the riding, but the result did reflect the area’s growing interest in the Green Party.

In no small measure, the reason for that is Elizabeth May.

The federal leader of the Green Party, May is MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands and has had a rewarding year of her own.

May was honoured by her peers on Parliament Hill and by Ottawa media as one of the hardest-working and busiest MPs in the House and in her constituency. She was also given the honour, if one could call it that, of being one of the worst-dressed MPs — but she chalks that up to being just too busy to worry about that.


In the fall of 2013, Dr. Ambrose Marsh, Chief of Staff at Saanich Pen-insula Hospital, and Karen Morgan, the Executive Director for the Saa-nich Peninsula Hospital Foundation made a presentation to the three councils during a tri-municipal meet-ing regarding the dwindling numbers of doctors in the area.

With approximately 50 per cent of family doctors on the Saanich Penin-sula slated to retire in the next seven years, the two forces are teaming up to try and bring in more.

One of Marsh’s main concerns with the dwindling number of doc-tors on the Peninsula lies in the num-ber of doctors available at Saanich Peninsula Hospital.

According to Marsh, the chal-lenges don’t just lie in not having enough doctors immediately, but also in recruiting family doctors for

the future. Morgan and Marsh estimate the

hospital will need five doctors in the immediate future to be able to oper-ate at the optimum level.

To that end, the hospital and the hospital foundation reached out to local government to open a discus-sion on how to better recruit and retain medical professionals on the Saanich Peninsula.

Some of Marsh’s ideas for recruit-ment include new clinic models (sev-eral doctors working in one clinic rather than single practices), tax breaks, real estate funds and ben-efits, but he also made it clear that it isn’t only about throwing money at potential doctors.

All three municipalities got on board with Marsh and Morgan in November and December and agreed to help the cause.

More on the story will develop in 2014 as plans are made and imple-mented to find more doctors.

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Take Care Outdoors…in all Seasons!

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

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

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

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EventsSidney’S own Variety

child Mackenzie Valgardson is holding a bottle drive to raise funds for the Variety Children’s Charity. Bring your bottles/cans to Sidney Elementary on Saturday, Jan. 4 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to donate.

the Sidney LionS Club annual Tree Chipping event is on Saturday, Jan. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location is the overflow parking lot on Ocean Avenue, on the North side of Iroquois Park. Chipping is by donation.

676 KittyhawK air Cadet Squadron Christmas tree chipping by donation runs Jan. 4 and 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1979 deHavilland Way in Sidney (near the airport). All proceeds support the 676 Air Cadet Squadron. Also feel free to bring your empty bottles, cans and juice containers for the 676 Kittyhawk returnables program. Tree chipping courtesy of Island View Tree Service.

radio ControL airpLaneS at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join us for a show and tell with Victoria Radio Control Modelers Society member Mike Scholefield. See large true scale model airplane and helicopter, model plane flight simulator demo and a mini airshow (weather permitting). Bring your questions. Adult focused. Saturday, Jan. 18 from 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Register at 250-656-0944.

Learn to SKate this winter with the Peninsula Figure Skating Club. All ages and abilities welcome to join us in our Skate Canada-sanctioned programs. Registration is ongoing. Visit pfsc.homestead.com for more information.

GLoriouS ViCtorianS at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Heritage researcher Nick Russell, author of Glorious Victorians, shares stories and pictures of Victoria’s rich heritage. Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 7 to 8 p.m. Free. Register at 250-656-0944.

hot readS for Cold Nights Adult Reading Program Kick-off at

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PIERCY RESPITE Hotel which is run by VIHA needs a recreation assistant to work with a Recreation Therapist and encourage participation by residents. Other positions available. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES

2011 PEGASUS 4W Scooter. Excellent condition. $1900. Ask for Warren, 250-208-4392.

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SAANICH WEST- 1246 Has-tings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban cam-pus. Reduced price, $460,000. Call 250-477-4600.

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LAKEVIEW LOT FOR SALE ON BOWRON LAKE, B.C. 2.58 acres, unserviced, small trees on it. 100 ft. from lake. $250,000. Call: 1-250-983-2594

RENTALS

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ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1125+ 1/2 gas heat. Jan 1. (250)385-2846.

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The Peninsula Panthers were solidly entrenched in second place in the Vancou-ver Island Junior Hockey League Southern Division as they hit the Christmas Break.

The team has been solid at home over the first 32 games of the regular season and going into the final third of their schedule, they hope to capture some of that magic on the road.

“We have been better than good at home,” explained Pete Zubersky, Panthers manager of hockey operations.

“But for some reason the wins have been a lot tougher to get on the road. We usually have a better record at home but this year

the ice has been slanted out on the Peninsula.”

Zubersky also said he would like to add a forward or two as the team hits the Jan.

10 carding deadline but does not want to make any harsh moves that would destroy the team’s chemistry.

“We are loaded on the back end and could use a goal scorer or two,” he said, “but some of our kids have really grown and really matured, like Connor Logan and Tate Coughlin. They just keep getting better.

“We’re hoping that Reece Costain can get back and hit his stride after Christmas and Zack Smith seems to be figuring it out and is starting to score like we all knew he could. We’ll see what happens. I know that our Head Coach and GM Brian Passmore is working the lines so it will be interesting to see how it pans out.”

The Panthers are looking to start 2014 off with a bang when they hit the ice New Year’s Day for a 4 p.m. start against the Saa-

nich Braves on the road. The team will then be back at home on Friday, Jan. 3 to resume

their regular schedule when the Oceanside Generals make their final visit to Panorama.

Panthers host the Braves to kick off the new year

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Cole Glover, a Panthers forward, will be counted on in the new year to put points on the board for the team.

“We have been better than good at home.”

– Pete Zubersky

McDonald’s Peninsula Minor Hockey player of the week

Name: Samuel EaglesAge: 10Team: Peninsula Eagles Atom AFavourite Player: Cole Glover

See Samuel skate with the Panthers Friday!

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NORTH SAANICH — Peninsula Academy of Music Arts Open House is on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free Introduction to Ukulele for Adult Begin-ners Workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. and informa-tion on all music pro-grams, lessons and workshops in the new year.

Space is limited for the Ukulele Workshop so call ahead for a spot, 778-426-1800.

The Academy shares the Legion building at 1662 Mills Road, so look for the sign on top of the building and park in the main back lot.

— Submitted

Arts open house on Jan. 11

CENTRAL SAANICH — Ready to dispose of your Christmas tree? The Central Saanich Lions Club is having their annual Christmas Tree Chip Jan. 2 to 5 and Jan. 11 and 12.

Take your trees to 1703 Keating X Rd., across from the municipal yard between 9 a.m.. and 4 p.m. The Lions will take your donation to chip the tree. Money raised will support various local causes taken on by the Lions. — Submitted

Lions tree chip this month

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