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The Peninsula’s voice in transit talks Sidney Mayor Larry Cross sits in the shelter of the Fifth Street bus stop. He vows to bring a Peninsula perspective to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. He was appointed to the commission last week along with other Greater Victoria municipal politicians. See the story, page A5.

Peninsula cleans up after wild winds Monday’s storm keeps public workers busy Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

The wind storm that raged Monday left about 350 residents in North Saanich still waiting for the power to come back well into Tuesday.

As of Wednesday morning there were still 2,500 residents on the south Island without power, according to the B.C. Hydro website. More than 200 residents in pockets of Central Saanich also awaited the return of electricity.

Thousands of customers were without power most or all of the day Monday as winds gusted up to 100 km/h across the Saanich Peninsula. The high wind caused trees to splinter and fall across the region.

“We’ve started cleanup, but as people are starting to get up and walk our trails – we’ve got a significant trail system – we’re getting all sorts of reports of trees down,” said Brian Robinson, works superintendent for North Saanich. “There was no area in North Saanich that was untouched.”

The damage could have been worse, he said. B.C. Hydro has been in the area doing vegetation management – removing danger trees – since before Christmas.

“It was the unique wind, the last one we had was 2008. It was a pretty significant storm for us,” he said. “We had significant road closures [Monday].”

Closures included Wain, Towner Park, Laurel and Clayton roads, and Ardmore Drive.

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Greater Victoria recaptures flower crown Don Descoteau News staff

Never mind that the counting method is rather unscientific.

The fact residents around the Capital region tallied more than two billion blossoms in the 2012 Victoria Flower Count gives tourism promoters their annual pre-spring ammunition to sell the area to potential visitors.

“It allows us to talk about our weather before anyone else,” said Tourism Victoria executive member Helen Welch, who helped unveil the final tally Thursday at the Victoria Conference Centre.

“It’s a selling feature, the fact we have a mild climate.”

John Espley, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce board chair, got a little dig in himself at folks in colder climes.

“We plant flowers in the winter,” he said. “Try to do that in Edmonton or Nova Scotia.”

In the community challenge, the City of Victoria hung onto its crown, with city blossom counters identifying 731,226,432 in all.

The regionwide total was far from the record of 21 billion counted in 2010, but was well ahead of the 260 million counted last year, during a chilly winter.

The count began in 1976, as part of a chamber promotion called Victorian Days. In a related tourism stunt, fresh daffodils were sent to media outlets on the Prairies and Central Canada. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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How to have ‘the talk’ Sexual health educators offer advice on how to tell your kids what they need to know about sex

have all of the information, this is more about sending the message to kids that this is an OK subject for discussion.”

“I don’t know, but I will find out for you,” she added, is a perfectly acceptable answer.

The exception to this rule is answering questions about personal sexual history – an area where parents are more than justified in omitting a response.

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Gibson isn’t afraid to say she’s gone to urbandictionary.com to decipher slang, and she encourages parents to do the same if need be.

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or some parents it can be a daunting task. For their children, the process is often just as awkward.

Perhaps these parents don’t know that the first rule of having “the talk” is not to have it at all.

“We’re really encouraging parents to have continuous conversations about sexual health,” said Jennifer Gibson, sexual health educator. “The idea of ‘the talk’ is that it’s a lot of pressure for the person giving the talk, and it’s a lot of pressure for the person or people receiving the talk. An ongoing dialogue around sexual health hopefully provides continuity in learning and recognizes that sexuality is a part of our everyday life.”

Children are bombarded with sexualized images and messages today more than ever.

It’s a reality that may scare some parents, but ultimately provides them with more avenues for educating their children on issues around sexual health.

We asked two educators in Greater Victoria for a few tips and tricks on how to take some of the anxiety out of sex ed.

Gibson, an employee of the Island Sexual Health Society, leads 500 sexual health workshops annually, reaching about 10,000 people – primarily high school students during in-class workshops.

Sadie Greco, one of the many Vancouver Island Health Authority public health nurses to regularly teach middle and elementary school sexual health classes in the Capital Region, also offers practical advice to parents.

Start early And by early, Greco and Gibson mean at diapering, toilet training and bathing. Start by using the correct terminology for genitals. “It all sends a message about bodies,” Greco said.

By preschool age, children should have a basic understanding of conception and vocabulary around body parts, she added.

“Some parents are surprised that they should start that early, but just for the prevention of sexual abuse alone, it’s important for them to have that comfort level. Kids that get the message from their families that this is not a safe topic are the ones that are vulnerable.”

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Jennifer Gibson, co-ordinator of education services at the Island Sexual Health Society, holds one of books she recommends for teaching kids about sex. and their use might seem to be a little much for some parents of four year olds, Greco says it all comes back to teaching safety.

No one wants their child to come across a condom in a park and pick it up.

Initiate conversations Use television or everyday situations as a jumping off point for those conversations.

Gibson likes the story lines on the show Glee for the possibility of opening up a dialogue. One character’s experience with teen pregnancy could be a good conversationstarter, while the presence of another character in a wheelchair might spark a chat about disabilities and sexuality.

Following a recent episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, a student asked Gibson a rather educated question regarding the use of birth control to regulate menstruation based on something she had seen on the show.

The opportunities to talk about sexual health are everywhere – even in the most unlikely places.

Find a comfortable venue This might be in the car.

Greco is on the side of some educators who believe that the lack of eye contact and confined space bodes well for parents hoping to make some headway into a topic not yet out in the open. For Gibson, the car might conjure more of a hostage-like feeling for kids. Walking the dog, washing dishes – Gibson suggests any joint activity that doesn’t require a lot of eye contact as an alternative for the slightly squeamish.

Some families have other ways of doing things. This involves text messaging tough questions for some, and for others, leaving out a journal where kids can write down their questions and parents can respond – allowing both sides freedom and privacy.

Answer all of their questions “How parents react is going to send a message to children about whether or not it’s a topic that can be discussed,” Greco said. “Even if parents don’t feel like they

Kids will only take in the amount of information pertinent to their lives at the time.

This is why Gibson often answers the same questions around birth control at sessions with first-year university students, as she does within Grade 10 health classes.

Meanwhile, preschoolers will invent information in the absence of it, Greco said, adding that older kids will often fill in the gaps with myths or rumours picked up from classmates. Two terrible rumours still circulating schools, according to Gibson, a self-described sexual myth-buster: that Mountain Dew doubles as a spermicide and that girls can’t get pregnant from their first time having sex. This segues nicely into another belief the two share: to maintain a sense of humour about sex.

Greco balks at the idea that talking about a subject with children introduces to them suggestive thoughts. “The more information we give them, the more protected they are,” she said.

Offer resources Becoming a reliable source of information for children is key. Leave books out on the coffee table. Unblock useful websites.

If children aren’t interested in finding resources together – i.e.: shopping for books together – show them where to find this information on their own.

The Island Sexual Health Society has a thorough list of resources available on their website, at islandsexualhealth.org/ resources/external.

For parental resources, the books of former nurse Meg Hickling come highly recommended by both educators.

“We need to continue having those conversations because it helps kids become healthy adults,” Gibson said. “I can tell you that youth want to talk to their parents about this. The ones that are [talking] say it’s great and the ones that aren’t say they wish they were.” nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Drivers aren’t straddling the line and barrelling down Aldous Terrace anymore, said resident David Lionas.

The North Saanich man was concerned when the district put in speed humps in late October 2011 in an attempt at slowing down traffic on Aldous and Bourne terraces.

With fire and ambulance services concerned about response time and patient comfort, the district installed speed

humps with channels in them. Area residents found them “pretty but useless” Lionas told the News Review at the time.

Drivers were not slowing, residents said, instead steering into the ruts.

The district took to heart one of the resident suggestions to put in flexible plastic bollards mid February. They were vandalized about three weeks later, then replaced.

“The comment I got back from the residents is to say they were working,” said Patrick O’Reilly, director of infrastructure services. “Things are better.”

Lionas, whose home looks out at one of the traffic calming bumps on Aldous Terrace, is impressed with the improvement.

“We’ve noticed a complete slowdown.

We’ve noticed quite a calming, so far anyway. I haven’t seen anybody really ripping through here,” Lionas said.

“People just naturally are not going to drive into those posts. I would rather have proper speed bumps, but people see those things and they’re going to slow down.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

Teachers plan next move in attempt to repeal legislation Natalie North News staff

While the B.C. Liberals prepared to legislate teachers into a contract this week, educators across the province were making alternate plans.

Though Susan Lambert, president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, wouldn’t say what the next course of action would be, she said the group of 41,000 teachers will first explore every possible avenue available to them to reverse Bill 22. That will happen during the BCTF’s annual general meeting this weekend.

“This legislation will be bad for everyone,” Lambert said.

“It’s the worst-case scenario and we will be resisting it as strongly as we can.”

The Education Improvement Act – or Bill 22 – comes nearly one year after contract negotiations between teachers and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association began. While talks centred around class size and composition, the two sides were ultimately polarized over the government’s unwillingness to diverge from a two-year netzero wage mandate.

Education Minister George

Abbott said the bill imposes a six-month “cooling-off period” and sets up the appointment of a mediator to look at the non-monetary issues on the table, like class size and composition. The legislation extends the current contract terms to June 2013, imposing the wage mandate most other government unions voluntarily agreed to. It gives a yet-to-be-named governmentappointed mediator until June 30 to seek agreement.

Bill 22 was expected to be passed into law Thursday, after the News Review’s deadline, ensuring that schools will

return to normal operation before spring break.

Lambert said the Education Improvement Act is characterized by at least four different negative aspects. The bill curtails bargaining rights and imposes a “skewed, mockmediation” process; ignores a Supreme Court ruling on class size and composition; removes obligation for government to adequately fund the system; and proposes a $30-million learning improvement fund – $137 million less than would be required to compensate for inflationary costs over a year. nnorth@saanichnews.com

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Cross represents Peninsula on regional transit team Sidney mayor plans to bring local interests to table Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

Sidney Mayor Larry Cross is among the new appointments to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom assigned a new chair and appointed four municipal leaders from the Capital region to the commission.

Former Central Saanich mayor Jack Mar previously served as the Saanich Peninsula representative. Before that former Sidney mayor Don Amos was on the commission and served as the chair.

“I’ll be there representing the interests of the Peninsula, in any discussions,” said Cross. Major discussions these days include rapid transit options being considered to deal with commuter issues coming from Colwood and the West Shore. Cross doesn’t want to see any solutions hit

Peninsula residents in the wallet.

“The rapid light is upwards of a billion dollars and that’s a lot of money. I would be concerned that that investment is made, and it is so huge that no other investment could be made for anybody else for 25 years. That has to be looked at,” he said. “We’re starting to look at some serious tax implications here.”

Three other new appointments were Barb Desjardins, mayor of Esquimalt, Carol Hamilton, mayor of Colwood and Victoria Coun. Marianne Alto.

The four new appointments join Susan Brice, a Saanich councillor, Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin and Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard on the VRTC. Lekstrom also designated Brice as chair.

“These individuals make many positive contributions to their communities and British Columbia. I know they will continue to do so as they work on improving transit service in the capital region,” said Lekstrom. “Victoria has a good transit system and our aim is to make it even better.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Driver in ditch nabbed for drinking A Central Saanich woman lost her licence early Saturday morning.

Central Saanich police were called out to the 1600 block of Stelly’s X Road around 4 a.m. on Saturday, March 10 for a call of a car in the ditch.

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Her vehicle was impounded and the woman was issued a 24 hour suspension and a driving prohibition.

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Labour spring of discontent Much like the windstorms that have battered the Capital region this week, a storm is brewing for the provincial government.

As the B.C. Liberals moved to quash the teachers’ strike by passing Bill 22, amid scattered calls by the B.C. Teachers’ Federation to work bell-to-bell only, other unions are lining up to take their shot at the government in the days before their contracts expire.

The B.C. Nurses’ Union and a majority of workers represented by the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union – totalling more than 50,000 individuals – have deals that end March 31.

The nurses want 2,000 more nurses hired in the province to ease workload issues they say are threatening public safety. The lack of investment by government in their workplaces, they say, is leading to professional burnout.

The BCGEU wants pay increases after almost three years without.

As with the teachers’ dispute – which became more about working conditions than pay increases when the BCTF recognized net zero meant net zero – the struggles to create “fair” agreements are ongoing as the province moves through a difficult economic time.

Of course, everyone’s definition of fair is a little different.

The current government, starting in its earliest days in power, slashed programs and funding in its efforts to balance the province’s books. It has restored a certain level of funding to areas cut, but slammed the door on labour spending when the global economic downturn hit.

Now, with the economy still limping along, the government must consider if it is more palatable to endure an increasingly disgruntled work force while keeping the province’s finances from spiralling out of control, or throw unions a financial bone – in the form of modest wage or benefit increases, smaller class sizes or the hiring of additional staff to ease workloads.

How long do we cling to the concept of shortterm pain for long-term gain?

That is the biggest question the provincial government must answer as it wades deep into this spring of discontent.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526.

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No one should have to go hungry The other day I was invited to living even on social assistance or the local food bank in Sooke to see employment insurance. how much food was collected, after But it isn’t enough – thus the a short call-out in the need for food banks. newspaper for donations.

Food banks are The pile of nonshameful. In this resourceperishable food was rich country we live in, no astounding – evidence of one should have to resort the generosity of people. to using a food bank to In small communities, the feed themselves. When people who need help you see folks drinking $5 are very visible and we coffees and averting their cross paths with them eyes from the homeless frequently. and destitute, something Sooke is no different is sadly out of whack.

Pirjo Raits than any other small When people’s Hard Pressed town on the Island or conversation turns to across the country for the inane: reality shows that matter. There are poor people that are so far from reality that it is who live here. Poor – not less laughable, overpaid sports figures, fortunate, under-privileged or low stars dancing with each other, or income – just plain down-and-out even home decorating shows, it poor. becomes evident our society is in While some may be poor because trouble. they don’t or can’t work, many It’s like a mass opiate. Fill others are poor because they are people’s heads with nonsense and under-educated and can’t find those they won’t know or care about elusive jobs out there that pay a what is really going on. We have decent living wage. It’s not entirely come to a point where we have their fault. They have failed in some accepted food banks as being way to find that lucky break or normal. When people are lining up lucky attitude that sends them on to get something to eat, this signals their way to the top of the pile. dysfunction.

We are luckier here than people Food banks have been around for in the U.S., because we have a a long time, in times of economic reasonable social safety net. We health as well as downturns in the can get health care without going economy. If they were only around bankrupt and we can eke out a when things are a bit slow, it would

be one thing, but food banks are also there in times of affluence.

We need a little more compassion – charity does begin at home. There are so many ways one can help and it is not just about money, although that helps a lot.

Amazing volunteers give their time and expertise, donations come from you and me, thereby letting the government off the hook. Sure there are people who abuse the system, whether it is cheating a food bank or the government, but most people who come with hat in hand are hungry, or their kids are hungry.

Until there is a will to fix the bigger societal problems, food banks will be necessary. No one should be going hungry.

One volunteer at the Sooke Food Bank said they receive absolutely no government money of any kind to operate. Legislators who make funding decisions should spend some time volunteering at a food bank. Maybe then it would warm their hearts, open the collective wallet, and provide more for those who honestly need it.

Oh, and add to the list the overburdened and under-funded/nonfunded crisis centres. You get the picture.

Pirjo Raits is editor of the Sooke News Mirror. editor@sookenewsmirror.com

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LETTERS Columnist responds to financial query After my latest column in the News Review (Home ownership carries benefits over renting, Real Savvy, March 9), a reader wrote to ask whether, now that she is a senior, it might be better to sell her home, and thereafter rent, living off the equity. Thinking my reply might be of interest to other seniors, I reproduce it here.

Without knowing your total financial and age situation, I hesitate to give advice on something as important as the potential sale of your home. Generally though, I would say that if you do not need the cash that is tied up in your home, it’s probably best to keep it. In so doing, you have totally predictable costs, with only minor inflationary changes to property taxes, utilities, etc. On the other hand, your rental costs for a com-

fortable place will cost you more than the cost of staying in your mortgage-free home.

Also, let’s assume you generate $500,000 from the sale of your home.

You then have to figure out how to carefully invest it without too much risk. At today’s low interest rates, that’s easier said than done. Furthermore any interest or dividends you earn will be subject to income tax – if you invest it safely at an optimistic four per cent interest, the $20,000 of annual income will attract tax at your marginal tax rate.

On the other hand, if you are having trouble making ends meet, selling the house may be the better option. Depending on your age, it may be appropriate then to not only take out any earnings, but also dip into the capital – carefully,

Readers respond: Visions of big box stores a nightmare Nothing is so spooky as a deserted, decaying big box mall. It screams depression.

Now imagine the new cementladen Uptown Shopping Centre with iron bars on the windows and a barbed wire fence around it. Prison, anyone? Please don’t spread that joy to our Peninsula.

We have a hungry monster at the door. Feeding big box stores requires so many customers, I swear our Island will sink from the weight.

The tax dollars aimed at infrastructure support will be never-ending, as with the gas-guzzling vehicle fumes and cheaply made products we are expected to buy over and over again. Did I mention foreign ownership – money shipped offshore?

Let’s think outside the box and keep our Peninsula a home for small business, local manufacturing, fresh farm food, beautiful green spaces, varied architecture, clean air and friendly, homegrown hospitality.

Sharon Lawrence Saanichton

Have local biz fully fix Beacon Wharf Re: Ailing Beacon Wharf gets Band-Aid repairs (News, March 2) I can’t understand the council of Sidney’s decision to provide a Band-Aid solution as stated in the Peninsula News Review, to the pilings of Beacon Wharf when there is a business in Central Saanich, which is capable of restoring the pilings of the wharf to their original state through a special coating, which is also friendly to the environment.

Furthermore, council

so as not to risk running out of money later in your retirement.

There is another option. If your house is worth for example $500,000 and you decide to sell and downsize price-wise, say to a condo for $300,000, you would liberate some $160,000 of cash after all costs. Now that could make sense, because then you could upgrade your lifestyle, while still owning a mortgagefree, less expensive home.

As you can see, there really is no clearcut answer. It very much depends on your situation. However, if I had the economic ability to do so and was still physically able to cope with the property, I would stay with my own mortgage-free home, even if I had to downsize to do so.

Peter Dolezal Sidney

Send your letters to: ■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, Peninsula News Review, 6-9843 Second St., Sidney, B.C., V8L 3C7 ■ Email: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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seems to be intent on replacing over time all the pilings upholding the wharf.

How much easier it appears to be for council to solicit business from a municipality next door, which I’m sure would cost tax payers much less than council’s alternative measure.

Joan Dear Sidney

Bring racing back to Sandown track A better land use plan for the former Sandown race track, in my opinion, would be a motorsports park. As a racing enthusiast I can envision an oval speedway, a drag strip, go-cart and motocross tracks all within the 83 acres Bill Randall is willing to donate in exchange for his rezoning requests.

With Western Speedway in Langford becoming surrounded by urban development, its days may be numbered, so we need to consider alternate locations for this sport. The Sandown land is perfect. Close enough to Greater Victoria and handy to the ferries for our visiting race teams on the mainland.

Noise would not be an issue as it is already bordering the international airport and racing typically takes place only three days a week during the season. Sidney would see a huge benefit from this addition to the area as fans would frequent its many hotels, shops and restaurants while visiting.

Walt Deelman Saanichton

Service providers, go easy on seniors It has come to my attention that my 95-year-old mother

is very bright and can handle most of her everyday things, but due to her frail nature she is unable to get out and about like she used to and consequently relies on volunteer drivers. One of her frustrations is that she is losing her sight, but she still can write a cheque although it takes quite a bit of effort.

The purpose of this letter is to ask people who have established stores that they should be a little more compassionate and understanding particularly with those who have a monthly bill to pay. We all at times forget dates, particularly when our lives are not as active as they used to be. I don’t believe that those people who have had a great credit rating and are long-time customers should be penalized because they are two or three days late paying their bills.

In my estimation there should be an allowance made for a person is who still using your services. Penalties on late payments are atrocious.

Elly Bowerman Sidney

Protest polar bear hunting in Canada Where are the protests?

We should be screaming with a loud cry to stop shooting our polar bears to please foreign buyers. This is happening in North Bay, Canada. I thought we were trying to save them.

Premier Christy Clark has done nothing to stop logging that will wipe out the last few white spotted owls in North America. She sucks up to only those she hopes will put her back in office. I think this government has sat on its hands long enough. We need

people who will care more about keeping green in this province we live in and save these creatures that keep our environment balanced.

Eileen Nattrass Saanichton

Businesses’ donation bins like panhandling Re: Shopper tired of donating at the cash register (Letters, March 2) I, too, am tired of dodging buskers, the homeless and youth organizations outside retail stores.

Nor am I polite when asked for charitable donations at the checkout.

Last Christmas, I left $300 worth of merchandise at the till when asked for a $2 charitable donation. I told the clerk, the manager and a long line of shoppers I would return to the store when they were back in the business of selling merchandise, rather than panhandling for charity.

Further, I question the integrity of liquor stores and their employees when they ask for donations for a dry grad. Most high school students are 18 years old, under the legal age to purchase alcohol. Donating to a dry grad reminds me of paying a burglar not to rob your home.

Gone are the days when youth organizations cut lawns or shovelled snow to earn money. Today they want donations, not jobs.

As a baby boomer, I will likely be working two years longer to receive Old Age Security, the government’s donation to seniors.

Charities will have a long wait to receive money from me.

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Police chiefs endorse returning fugitives Erin McCracken News staff

Police agencies throughout the province can now access a $40,000 provincial pot of money every year to return fugitives to provinces where they are wanted on outstanding warrants.

Police chiefs throughout B.C. signed their agencies up for the new Fugitive Return Program on Feb. 14. The program, which is the first of its kind in Canada, “strengthens public safety and sends a clear message to criminals that they won’t escape justice in B.C.,” Shirley Bond, B.C.’s minister of justice said in a statement.

The new initiative is based on successful Con Air programs initiated by the Victoria and Vancouver police departments in 2008-09, which have been partly funded with more than $100,000 from the province’s civil forfeiture program.

The Fugitive Return Program, which has been tested since last

summer by a number of police agencies is being co-ordinated by the RCMP. It will be up to the federal agency’s major crime section to prioritize which fugitives are returned first, such as prolific and high-risk offenders.

“There is a void for sort of the low-end chronic offenders who have multiple warrants in multiple jurisdictions,” said Saanich police Sgt. Dean Jantzen, “but you as a Crown prosecutor wouldn’t go to the expense to bring them from one province to the next.”

The new initiative complements Victoria’s Con Air program, through which at least 19 suspects have been escorted beyond B.C.’s borders. The Vancouver department transported 98 people out of B.C. in the same period.

The new provincial money represents a boost for police agencies, especially smaller departments with tighter budgets. emccracken@vicnews.com

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Mayors to talk safety, justice Oak Bay hosts region’s mayors for private discussion

“Are there better ways to do policing in the region than we have now, or are we happy with what we have?”

– Nils Jensen, Oak Bay mayor

Erin McCracken News staff

The Capital Region’s mayors will put policing under the microscope at a special round-table discussion hosted by Oak Bay. Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen had hoped to host the inaugural meeting at the end of January, but there are still several questions that need answers.

With the heady topics of policing services and possibly the justice system up for discussion, it may be necessary to separate the topics and hold two meetings, Jensen said.

His intent is to bring municipal leaders together to allow them to compare notes on

the advantages and disadvantages of different policing models.

Consolidation or integration of select services as well as a regionalized service will likely be part of the talk, Jensen said.

“As a regional group do we want to explore some of these options?

Are there better ways to do policing in the region than we have now, or are we happy with what we have?” he said, adding the mayors he has spoken to have expressed a keen interest in getting together.

It will be important to look at the options that may be realistic for a region of this size, as well as models used by

communities beyond the south Island, he said.

“If there’s agreement and we’re all happy with the situation then … we’ll accept what we have and we’ll move on to other issues,” Jensen said. He added that if there is consensus that policing needs further exploration, other stakeholders, such as police chiefs and detachment commanders, would likely be included.

Jensen is also looking to possibly invite justice experts, such as former or current judges, to round out the agenda.

“I’m trying to work something out so that I

can bring some people in to speak about the justice system because the two issues are kind of connected – the challenges in policing and the challenges in the justice system,” said Jensen, who worked as a Crown prosecutor for more than 25 years until about a month ago. He is still a lawyer within the provincial government.

That part of the discussion could broach how courts are dealing with repeat offenders, the reason for case backlogs, and identifying the causes of police overtime when officers are required to attend court.

“Anything is possible when you understand some of the root causes and some of the possible solutions,” Jensen said.

The location of the upcoming meeting, which will not be open to the public, also needs to be finalized. emccracken@vicnews.com

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“There were a fair number,” Robinson said. “We’ll probably be the rest of this week and into next week as far as storm debris cleanup goes.”

The rush for firefighters in North Saanich started with a 6 a.m. call to Lands End. “We had roughly 20 calls in a span of four hours,” said Steve Knapp, deputy chief with North Saanich fire. “Most of it was trees down across power lines or across the road.”

Two major events caused significant damage, but no injuries.

“One house on Swartz Bay Road took a tree through the roof itself,” Knapp said. While the residents were home, everyone was safe.

In the Ardmore area, a tree fell on a pickup just moments after three men got out of it.

West Saanich Road, where several trees came down, is maintained by Mainroad Contracting.

The rest of the District of Central Saanich was kept busy with wind calls as well.

“It was busy [Monday]. We dealt with numerous calls for trees down,” said Norman Doerksen, superintendent of public works for Central Saanich. They had about 30 tree-related incidents on roads. “We probably lost over 25 trees just in Centennial Park alone.”

“We’ve still got areas that are still blocked off today,” Doerksen said Tuesday. There were significant power outages in that

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district well into Tuesday afternoon.

Doerksen figures on a week’s worth of cleanup.

“There will be lots of chipping,” he said. “Hopefully we don’t get any more [storms].”

“We probably lost over 25 trees just in Centennial Park alone.”

– Norman Doerksen, public works There were fortunately no structure fires, but plenty of hazards in Central Saanich as trees fell. Central Saanich fire answered about 20 calls in a twohour span that wound down by 9:30 a.m.

West Saanich, Alec and McPhail roads were all hit hard and still awaited some fallen tree clearing late into Tuesday.

“We’d have public works barricade a road, and people just drive around the barricades and drive over the lines,” said fire chief Ron French. “It’s frustrating for us because we’re out there to make it as safe as possible for people.”

In Sidney the most significant public damage was to the southern portion of the waterside walkway along Lochside Drive.

“We had some damage done, but fortunately no one was hurt,” said Randy Humble, acting chief administrative officer for the Town of Sidney.

About 160 metres of the path remain closed.

In Tsehum Harbour, boats were battered on shore and some trees came down, one on a home in Summergate Village.

“We had some damage at the Sidney ferry terminal,” Humble added. The concession building suffered roof damage, as did a building near Port Side Marina, where a sheet of metal roofing blew off.

“In 15 years I don’t think I’ve seen winds that strong,” Humble said.

Trees and debris kept Sidney fire busy through the day as well.

“We had at least a dozen calls for everything from wires down and transformer fires to branches on fire and live wires down,” said Sidney fire chief Jim Tweedhope.

“There was no injuries involved with any of the calls we went on, there was just potential safety hazards.”

A tree top snapped and took the lines out on Mills Road near Pleasant Road. A fire crew closed the road and awaited Hydro on site for six hours.

“I can’t recall it ever blowing that hard here,” said Tweedhope, who’s been with Sidney fire 23 years and lived in the area since 1964. “It was pretty incredible.”

Strong southeasterly winds picked up again Wednesday, with gusts of 60 to 80 km/h that continued into the afternoon. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Walkway wounded in winds Christine van Reeuwyk News staff

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A total of 160 metres of Sidney’s waterfront walkway are closed after a wind storm battered the decades-old retaining wall Monday.

Walkers will have to stop 160 metres short on the southern portion of the Lochside walkway.

“We had some damage done, but fortunately no one was hurt,” said Randy Humble, acting chief administrative officer for the Town of Sidney.

Power outages and monster waves came along with 100 km/h winds during Monday’s wind storm.

“It’s not good, it just shows the power of what can happen with respect to water and waves.”

The area from the south end to Captains Walk along Lochside Drive has been compromised. Some areas are collapsed, in others the walkway is falling apart.

“That 160 metres is closed completely right now,” Humble said.

Staff are creating cost estimates to repair that segment of the path, a block restraining wall constructed in the late 1980s.

“We’ve got to figure out what the costs are going to be, how we’re going to repair it … how to repair it so it doesn’t happen again,” Humble said. “And then the logistics of how we do it, how we get down there – because of the upper slope it’s very difficult to access.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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‘Young people are frustrated because they care’: Trudeau UVic Liberals host MP Justin Trudeau for Q&A session Erin McCracken News staff

Papineau, Que. MP Justin Trudeau sidestepped questions Wednesday about whether he would one day be interested in leading the Liberal Party, preferring instead to implore young people to vote and make a difference.

“I only get to be a politician or eventually perhaps a good leader if I’m also making sure I’m a good dad because that makes me a better person,” the son of former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau told more than 100 people, who gathered at the University of Victoria’s Student Union Building for an event organized by UVic’s Young Liberals.

He also spent part of his daylong visit to the area with family, including his maternal grandmother who lives in Royal Oak The federal Liberals, who he acknowledged were “thoroughly drubbed” in last year’s federal election, won’t take a hard look at party leadership until this fall.

“For the past 10 years we’ve been so focused on who gets to drive the car that we weren’t paying attention to the fact that the car was heading over the edge of the cliff,” Trudeau said.

Many young people in the audience expressed frustration, as well as curiosity, on several fronts: the Conservative government’s mandate, the robocall scandal, attack ads, electoral reform, proportional representation and elected senates, among other topics.

Still, the dialogue often circled back to the importance of young adults casting ballots.

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Irrigation experts will explain system components, discuss installation and provide scheduling and maintenance tips.

CRD Environmental Sustainability is hosting free, efficient irrigation workshops.

Optional irrigation workbooks are available to purchase for $30.

Space is limited. Please pre-register by calling 250.474.9684

Justin Trudeau, Member of Parliament for Papineau, sits on a table in the Michele Pujol room in UVic’s Student Union Building prior to the start of a talk on the subject of restoring our democracy.

Don Denton News staff

Thirty-five per cent of young people aged 18 to 25 voted in the last federal election, Trudeau said.

“I love that you’re willing to camp out in a town square. I love that you’re willing to sign a petition,” the Liberal Party critic for Youth, Citizenship and Immigration said. “For Christ’s sake, vote.”

Making it easier to vote is crucial, but online voting is not the answer, said Trudeau. “I think it’s something you have to take seriously, and if you can roll off your couch in your sagging tighty-whiteys and type a couple of [computer] keys and vote, bleary-eyed on a Saturday morning, then you know what?

You’re taking away a little bit of the sense of the momentousness and the importance of the right to vote that people are losing their hands for in Africa and people are dying for in some of the Arab countries.”

When asked by fourth-year

UVic psychology student Zoe Staples about voter apathy, Trudeau said people are frustrated, and that, in turn, has led to cynicism.

She said Trudeau’s message resonated with her.

“You don’t change people’s minds by telling them what to think, or telling them what you think, or telling them why your way is right,” said the member of UVic’s Young Liberals.

Letting young adults know they have an important role to play is key, Trudeau said.

“Yes, young people can be cynical and apathetic from time to time, but it’s a reflection of how much they care and are frustrated when they don’t get to have an impact,” he said, adding many are already involved in their communities, while others demonstrate a keen willingness.

“We just have to show them how to tap into that in concrete ways.” emccracken@vicnews.com

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Sudoku For days like today!

Jumper nails top target

Cats do-or-die Panthers face elimination

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To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number 1 to 9 must appear in: • Each of the nine vertical columns • Each of the nine horizontal rows • Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes Today’s Solution

Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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A former Peninsula skater achieved her goal – Skate Canada’s top rating.

Rebecca Hayman passed her senior competitive freeskate test in December.

“It’s the highest test you can take,” the 18-year-old said.

The former Peninsula skater targeted that goal since she started skating 13 years ago at Panorama Recreation Centre.

At 15, she left for high calibre training opportunities on the Lower Mainland, and now lives and skates in Coquitlam. She graduated last June from Centennial secondary in Coquitlam.

Recent competitions include trips to Washington and Belgium last year. In April she’ll test her

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Rebecca Hayman started her career on Panorama ice. skills, now as a senior skater, at a Vancouver Island Skate International competition in Parksville.

“Now everyone’s doing triples so I have to get those done,” she said of her new status as a senior skater.

“I can consistently triple [salchow] and triple toe [loop] right now so I’m not really worried about it.” reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

2012

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in business

On March 28, the Peninsula News Review will publish its popular Peninsula Women in Business supplement to celebrate and promote our leaders.

Combining profiles of leading business women from across the Peninsula and distributed in more than 15,000 copies of the Peninsula News Review, this special supplement is one of our most popular of the year.

The Peninsula News Review will host a breakfast gathering of those profiled to celebrate and provide an opportunity to network.

For more information call your sales rep. 250-656-1151

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The Peninsula Panthers were one loss away from bowing out of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs after a loss Monday to the Saanich Braves.

The teams played Game 5 Wednesday night in Saanich after News Review deadline.

March 12 the Braves edged the Panthers 5-4 at Panorama Recreation Centre to take a stranglehold on the playoff semifinals, leading the best-of-seven series 3-1.

Panthers netminder Stephen Heslop was the sharper of the two goalies, stopping 39 of 44 shots, while Tanner McGaw stopped 21 of 25 shots.

The game was bookended with goals by Panthers sniper David Stephens. Down 1-0, the Braves took the first period lead on goals

by Sam McMullen and Andrew White. Onetime Braves captain Trevor Yee tied it up for the Panthers in the second, but Sheldon Trees scored to restore the Braves’ lead.

The Braves jumped to a 5-2 lead with goals from Connor Krupa and another powerplay goal

by McMullen.

The Panthers mustered 10 third-period shots and Cole Glover and Stephens scored.

Visit www.peninsula newsreview.com to learn the outcome of Wednesday’s on-ice battle. sports@peninsulanews review.com

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Cougars to face winner of Saanich battle The Victoria Cougars’ powerplay blasted the Kerry Park Islanders for 11 goals in a 12-1 win in Game 5 at the Archie Browning Sports Centre last Sunday.

The series-clinching victory sees the Cougars waiting to see who they’ll play in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship final.

As of Wednesday, the Saanich

Braves led the Peninsula Panthers three games to one in that semifinal series.

Visit www.peninsulanews review.com for updates. sports@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Brentwood racqueteers qualify for world event Damaris and Peter Brix are set to represent Canada in World Racketlon Team Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria this July.

The pair qualified after success in various rackelton tournaments over the past year.

Wins include success last weekend at Panorama Recreation Centre’s Vancouver Island Racketlon. The eventdrew more than 46 competitors from Canada and the United States.

Racketlon is a four-racquet competition where a player plays an opponent in each of four racquet sports disciplines back to back.

Each match consists of a game to 21 of table tennis, a game to 21 in badminton, squash, then tennis.

Whichever player wins the most total points wins the match and moves on in the competition.

Peter Brix of Brentwood Bay captured the men’s A singles crown with

a win over Byron Kidd of Vancouver 69-67. Also, in men’s A action, Sascha Brkic of Victoria defeated Danny Lessard of Quebec for third place.

In the women’s division, Damaris Brix went undefeated to win women’s A singles with Alison Marr of Salt Spring Island in second place.

In men’s B singles action, Dale Willard of Victoria squeaked out a onepoint victory over Billy Brix of Brentwood Bay while Abby Kidd of Vancouver won the ladies B singles.

In men’s doubles final action, Byron Kidd and Sascha Brkic were victorious over Billy and Peter Brix while Alison Marr and Danny Lessard defeated Diane Hutchinson and Frank De Ruiter of Calgary in the mixed doubles final.

Women’s doubles action saw Megan Yim and Lizette Greyling crowned champions. sports@peninsulanewsreview.com

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NP/NS. Opportunity to garden. Long term preferred. 250-656-3003.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COLWOOD- LRG 3 bdrm apt, 1300sq ft, new reno. $1300 inclds satellite, water, garbage. Pets ? (250)478-7062.

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm (behind Thriftyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) 1 bath. Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d.

NS/NP. $1375+(250)656-4003

HOMES FOR RENT BRENTWOOD BAY- bright 4 bdrm, walk to all schools bus etc, lrg fenced yrd. NS/NP. Refs. $1700.+ utils. Call (250)652-1432.

COLWOOD, 4 bdrm, 2.5 bath.

2 level home with an exceptional view. Mins to elem & sec schools. On bus route. Walk to beach & Royal Roads. N/S. Pets neg. $1900 mo + utils.

Call 250-478-8146.

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SIDNEY- 2 bdrm rancher, completely remodeled, close to town. NS/NP. Avail immed. $1200+ utils. 1(604)836-5407.

SMALL, NON-PROFIT, family style independent living seniors’ home. Rent of $1240 includes food, cable TV, WiFi, laundry, utilities. Phone 250595-5281. Check abbeyfieldstpeters.org

TILLICUM/CAREY, bright 1bdrm. Full bath. Sep ent, close to amens, NS/NP. $730 incls hydro/electric/WD. Avail Apr. 1 250-294-4070, 250-588-5195.

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SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

$$$ BOATS Wanted. Any size. Cash buyer. Also trailers and outboards. 250-544-2628.

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SUITES, UPPER

250-885-1427

SAANICHTON- 35’ 5th wheel, partly furnished, 8x12 laundry room.

N/S, N/P. Ref’s. $700/mo. Call 250-652-0591.

Call us first & last, we pay the highest fair price for all dead & dying vehicles.

Don’t get pimped, junked or otherwise chumped!

ROOM & BOARD FURNISHED room in family home in Sidney. Close to town and bus routes. $500.00 per month.

(778) 426-3433 or email: trumanhmason@gmail.com

FURNISHED ROOM in family home in Sidney. Close to town and bus routes. $500.00 per month. (778) 426-3433 or email: trumanhmason@gmail.com

STORAGE SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island.

1-(888)331-3279

SUITES, LOWER CORDOVA BAY- cozy 2 bdrm grd level, W/D, hydro incld, $920 mo. Appt (250)658-4760.

ROOMS FOR RENT SIDNEYFurnished room. satellite, laundry, heat, hydro, $500./mo. 250-654-0477.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING OPEN HOUSE: Sat., March 17th, 2-4pm, 202-455 Kingston St. 1 bdrm +den in the Camelot Seniors building. Services incld; daily meal, housekeeping and heavy laundry.

Beautiful building, great staff.

Call Luella at 250-519-0550.

FOR Rent: One bedroom suite in Saanichton. Sunny peaceful location and 5-10 minutes walk to buses. Off-street parking for 2 vehicles. No smoking / no pets (although one indooronly fixed cat may be considered). $750/month. 250-6657124 TILLICUM- 3 bdrms, 1 bath basement suite, big yard.

NS/NP. $1100 includes hydro.

Call (250)920-6282.

SIDNEY: BRIGHT bachelor, $700 (neg) all incl. View, priv deck, close to park, ocean, shops. N/S. Avail Apr. 1. 250656-1672 or 250-884-4159.

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CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

2008 HONDA CIVIC LX 4 door, auto, top of the line & fully loaded including rare power sunroof option. Babied by 1 owner, garage kept, hwy commuter (76k). Dealer maintained. Burgundy with factory 5 spoke alloy wheels & a set of winters tires on steel rims.

Full power-train warranty until Dec. 20 2012. $14,995 o.b.o.

250-466-4156 93 PONTIAC Grand Am, white, 159kms, 4 dr, CD. $800. Call (778)433-8437.

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UTILITY TRAILER (Pace America) 2009, 6’x10’, rear ramp door, trailer only $3900, with gardening equipment $5000. Call 250-658-1897.

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

DRYWALL

GARDENING

HANDYPERSONS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

MOVING & STORAGE

PLUMBING

ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL: Small additions, boarding, taping, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof installation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055.

Petrucci’s Drywall.

MUD on the RUN. Small drywall repairs, textures & renovations. Ross, (250)812-4879.

SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility.

Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

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

Brad 250-217-9578.

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

DIAMOND MOVING. 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr.

Call 250-220-0734.

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

Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File

TAX 250-477-4601 PENNIE’$ BOOKKEEPING Services for small business.

Simply/Quickbooks. No time to get that paperwork done? We do data-entry, GST, payroll, year-end prep, and training.

250-661-1237

CARPENTRY CUSTOM PLANER- (Fir, cedar) baseboards, casings, crown molding (any shape).

Call (250)588-5920.

DEEP COVE Renovations.

General Contracting. Specializing in finish carpentry. Honest , Reliable. (250) 882-0897.

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518 QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers.

Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

CLEANING SERVICES SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning.

Affordable, Experienced, Reliable, Efficient. (250)508-1018

ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193.

QUALITY Electric. Reno’s plus. Visa accepted. Small jobs ok. #22779 AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small.

Kendra, 250-415-7991.

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $35/hr.

Work Guaranteed. Any size job.

(250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

WATTS ON ELECTRIC, Residential, Commercial, Renovations. #100213. 250-418-1611.

FENCING AAA. NO job too small. Fences, decks, installation & repair.

References, affordable, experienced. Les (250)880-2002.

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

STEPS, DECKS, Fence, new repairs, rot, mould, interior/exterior concrete. 250-588-3744.

COMPUTER SERVICES

GARDENING

A HOME COMPUTER Coach.

Senior friendly. Computer lessons, maintenance and problem solving. Des, 250-6569363, 250-727-5519.

AURICLE Lawns- cln up lawn garden hedge pruning soil tests & fertilize. (250)882-3129 20% OFF! Pruning, Hedge & Shrub Trimming, Soil/Mulch (2 cu yd), Hauling. 250-479-6495 21YRS EXP Garden clean-ups weeding, etc. All areas of city. $25/hr. No tax. 250-656-7045.

250-208-8535 WOODCHUCK: Spring cleanup, tree & hedge pruning. 23yrs exp. WCB. ARE YOU in need of a professional, qualified, residential or commercial gardener? www. glenwood gardenworks.com LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR custom design install, gardens, lawns & patios, irrigation & fences. web.me.com/rodkeays Call 250-858-3564.

CONTRACTORS CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood floor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877 QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers.

Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

DRYWALL AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bonded. Free est. 250-880-0525.

SENIOR HANDYMANHousehold repairs. Will assist do-it yourselfers. Fred, 250888-5345.

WE-CUT-LAWNS

HAULING AND SALVAGE

PAINTING

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc.

Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting.

Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience.

250-382-3694.

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

BIG BEAR Painting & Handyman Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071 Donerightpainting.net Satisfaction guar. WCB cov. 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-813-1555.

DRYWALL REPAIRS & HOUSE PAINTING. Free estimates. If you, your family or friends need any of the above give Joseph Bronson a call 250-686-0663.

Reasonable rates in a tight economy. I take pride in the end results.

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

“Don’t let the grass grow under your feet.” Call (Kelly) at 250-655-1956.

CAPTAIN JUNK. Free est.

Satisfaction guar. Same day removal. Call 250-813-1555.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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

Call 250-361-6164.

250-889-5794.

DIAMOND DAVE Gutter Cleaning. Thorough Job at a Fair Price! Repairs, gutter guard, power/window washing, roof de-moss.

Free no obligation estimates.

FAMILY MAN Hauling.

Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs.

250-920-8463.

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

QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP (BBB) All reno’s, kitchen, bath, custom showers.

Anything concrete. 250-658-2656. www.wingfieldcontracting.com

HOME REPAIRS SAVE $ Hire-A-Husband, 250514-4829. Specialize in bath/ kitchen reno’s & accessibility.

Serving Victoria for 23yrs.

GUTTER CLEANING. Repairs, Maintenance, Gutterguard, Leaf traps. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured. Call 250-380-7778.

IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter cleaning, repairs, upgrades & maintenance. WCB, Free est. 250-881-2440.

SUMMIT IRRIGATION. Highly Respected Van company now in Victoria! Pro Irrigation & Water Services. 250-883-1041

HANDYPERSONS

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

RENO MEN. Ref’s. BBB. Free Estimates. Call 250-8859487. Photos: renomen.biz AAA. NO job too small. Fences, decks, installation & repair.

References, affordable, experienced. Les (250)880-2002.

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

BIG BEAR Handyman & Painting Services. No job too small. Free Estimates. Senior discounts. Barry 250-896-6071 HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small renos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961 IFIX HANDYMAN Services.

Household repairs and renovations. Free estimates. Call Denis at 250-634-8086 or email: denisifix@gmail.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING High quality, Organized.

Interior/Exterior Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715 Member BBB

CBS MASONRY BBB A+ Accredited Business. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Patios, Sidewalk Repair. Replace, Rebuild, Renew!

“Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. Call (250)294-9942 or 250-589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

Peacock Painting

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Chimney, Fireplaces, Rock, Flagstone, Concrete, Pavers, Repair, Rebuild, Renew.

“Quality is our Guarantee.”

Free Competitive Est’s. Call (250) 294-9942/589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

250-652-2255 250-882-2254

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Rockwork, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving.

Fully insured. Estimates. Call 250-588-9471 - 250-882-5181

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

KERRY’S GAS & PLUMBING SERVICESRepair, maintenance & install. 250-360-7663.

PRICED BY the job. No surprises. Guaranteed. 25 yrs, 2nd generation Master Plumber. 778-922-0334 Visa/MC.

PRESSURE WASHING DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.

250-744-8588, Norm.

PENINSULA POWERWASH Decks, driveways, walkways, siding. Dave (250)216-9892.

TILING A1. SHAWN The Tile GuyRes/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.

250-686-6046

TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.

Bucket truck, chipper. We buy logs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERER work. Your fabric 250-480-7937.

or

NEEDS mine.

WINDOW CLEANING BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475 DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.

Windows, Gutters, Sweeping Roofs, Pressure Washing, Roof Demossing. Call 250361-6190.

WRITTEN GUARANTEE Budget Compliance

WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.

15% SENIORS DISCOUNT YOUR PERSONAL Interior Painter. No Job too Big or Too Small. Call Gilbert today for free quote. (250)886-6446.

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ACROSS 1. Face covering disguise 5. An equal exchange 9. Taxi driver 14. M____: 1998 Disney movie 15. One who manually cultivates 16. Island off Venezuela 17. World’s longest river 18. Light around a saint’s head 19. Male goat 20. 11th President 23. Flew alone 24. O.J. Simpson judge 25. Married woman 26. Thinly sliced raw fish 31. Hanging window cloths 35. Closed hermetically 36. Agile, lively (nautical) 37. Moonfish genus 38. Removed by rubbing

41. Rete 43. Common shoe repair 45. Last weekday (abbr.)

46. Devoid of warmth and cordiality 47. Eagle nests 51. _________ up, irk 55. Hispaniola country 57. S____ Monica or Barbara 58. Italian aloha 59. Countertenors 60. Remain as is 61. Performs in a play 62. Drained of energy 63. A shade of color 64. Covered Greek colonnade DOWN 1. Tough Asiatic grass 2. Fake name 3. Salmon & trout genus

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4. Rest on your knees 5. Salt & pepper utensils 6. Inflicts an injury 7. About aviation 8. Established practice 9. For use of the train crew 10. Fleshy seed cover 11. A main mass or amount 12. Where wine ferments (abbr.)

13. Exclamation of approval 21. Not all 22. Pesetas (abbr.)

27. Draft horse curved collar piece 28. Hollies 29. A list of restaurant dishes 30. 15th day of March 31. One who colors cloth 32. Uncommon

33. Araxes 34. Uruguayan monetary unit 39. Not an egalitarian 40. Art __, 1925: 40 style 41. Be earlier in time 42. Former Italian currency 44. A hereditary ruler 45. Attach firmly 48. S. Am. Indians 49. A formal proclamation 50. Southeast Asia Treaty Org. 51. Simple rural vacation retreat (Fr.) 52. British School 53. B____ box: contains 26 Across 54. Civil rights leader Parks 55. Owns 56. High Swiss mountain

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All Age Groups Welcome!

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Dean Pk. Rd. (odd&even), Pender Pk. (odd&even), Pender Lane Route 6567 - Barrett Dr. (odd&even), East Saanich Rd. (even), Lowe Rd.

SAANICHTON Route 6218 - Hermwood Rd., Mt. Newton X Rd., Sloping Pines, Jovi Rd. Route 6221 -Panaview Heights, Veyaness Rd. (odd&even), Stellys X Rd., East Saanich Rd.

SIDNEY SIDNEY

Route 6437 - Bevan Ave., Oakville Ave., Orchard Ave., Eighth Ave., Seventh (odd&even), Sixth St. Route 6357 - Allbay Rd. (odd&even), Eden Pl. (odd&even) Route 6358 - Allbay Rd. (odd&even), Jocelyn Pl. (odd&even), Lyme Grove (odd&even), Big Rock Rd. Route 6359 - Harbour Rd. (odd&even)

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR BRENTWOOD L.E.A.D PRESENTS a showing of The Clean Bin Project on March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Centennial Park Baptist Church on Wallace Dive, by donation. A Vancouver couple significantly reduce their garbage in this light-hearted award winning documentary.

It features interviews with renowned artist Chris Jordan and marine pollution expert, Captain Charles Moore.

CELEBRATING 200 YEARS of the Brothers Grimm at the Sidney North Saanich Library.

Join storyteller Peg Hasted as she shares some of the best Grimm fairy tales to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Children’s and Household Tales. Thursday, March 22, 1 to 2 p.m. Ages six and older; adults welcome.

Register for the free program at 250-656-0944.

WII-NTER SPORTS AT the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join a friendly Wii winter sports competition at the library on Friday, March 23, 1 to 2 p.m.

The free program is for ages eight and older. To register call 250-656-0944.

BARNEY BENTALL PERFORMS on Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m. in a fundraiser for Music in the Park at 7820 Central Saanich Rd. (Friendship Community Church). Tickets $22, available at Breadstuffs Bakery, the Dollar Den and online at www.brentwoodbay.info.

CANADIAN FEDERATION OF University Women (Saanich Penisula) meets March 27 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Nancy Hum, who holds a master’s in counselling, is presenting Laughter Therapy.

Her talk emphasizes the need for a balance in life between

Get your feet

good stress and distress. As a survivor of breast cancer and a proponent of Hakomi (Chinese term for reverent laughter) she has developed a program of yoga and laughter therapy that inspires and invigorates. Call 250-656-7010 or visit www. cfuwsaanichpeninsula.org for details.

THE NEWS REVIEW provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area.

Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to editor@ peninsulanewsreview.com.

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FUNDING FOR STUDENTS, NOT FOR WAGE HIKES. The BCTF is demanding a 15 per cent wage hike and other benefits that would cost $2 billion and raise taxes for BC families. Virtually all other public sector unions have settled for no wage increases.

It’s unacceptable that schools are disrupted and that students and their families are inconvenienced over an unreasonable salary demand in difficult economic times. The union is making claims and demands that simply don’t add up.

BCTF CLAIMS AND DEMANDS

FACT

The union wants more paid time outside the classroom – sick leave for teachers on call, expanded bereavement and discretionary leave.

The government wants more time for teacher training and to ensure that Pro-D days really are for professional development.

The union says all teaching positions should be selected on the basis of seniority.

The government supports seniority but qualifications must also count so that math teachers teach math, and science teachers teach science.

The union says that teachers who perform poorly in evaluations will be dismissed – ‘one strike and you’re out’.

The government wants to support teacher improvement through a standardized evaluation process.

The union says that government refuses to negotiate.

There has been over a year of negotiations and 78 full bargaining sessions.

The union says that class size limits have been eliminated.

Class size limits will remain in place on all grades across BC.

The union says that BC has 700 fewer special needs teachers.

2100 new teaching assistants have been hired since 2001. And, with a new $165 million Learning Improvement Fund, we will hire more.

It’s time to focus on what matters most in education – BC’s students. That’s why we are focused on per-student funding which is at an all time high, not on wage increases.

We all want to do more to make BC’s education system even better. It’s the driving force behind BC’s Education Plan that teachers, parents and students are helping to shape.

Teachers care about their students. Parents care about their children’s future.

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Pampers 10X wipes 640-720’s 712437

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