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Tooting his horn

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Big band conductor Robin Bannister acts as role model for local musicians. Page A19

RCMP allege son involved in fire that damaged parentsâ€™ home and sent brother to hospital. Page A6

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Haitian orphanage ready to help PST return lets business pay online Langford officials, volunteers celebrate after long road Kyle Wells Tom Fletcher

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After all the fundraising, all the volunteer work, all the trips, all the tragedy, tears and sweat, the Haitian orphanage that the City of Langford vowed to rebuild two years ago is complete. Itâ€™s now open and once again helping some of the hardest-luck people in a hard-luck country. On April 29, most of the major players involved in the project, including Langford Mayor Stew Young and fire Chief Bob Beckett, gathered in Meyotte, Haiti, to celebrate the completion and opening of the orphanage. About 200 people gathered for the celebration, which included speeches from the project leaders, performances by some of the children in the orphanage and even a cake, which Young served. About 40 children are back in a sound facility that, from all accounts, is far better than what they had before the earthquake. â€œEverybody was pretty excited,â€? said Young. â€œItâ€™s as good a building as youâ€™ll ever see in Haiti, I can tell you.â€? The original orphanage was destroyed in the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the nation in 2010, killing thousands (the exact death toll is not known) and leaving just as many homeless. PLEASE SEE: Langford helps Haiti, Page A9

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Volunteer Shivonne Kerr holds a child during the City of Langfordâ€™s most recent visit to Haiti, to celebrate the reopening of an orphanage destroyed during a 2010 earthquake and rebuilt thanks to the efforts of the Langford community.

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The B.C. government has tabled its longawaited legislation to kill the harmonized sales tax and return to the old provincial sales tax, with some modernization to make it easier for small businesses to administer and pay the tax. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said Monday the PST will return as scheduled in April 2013, with exemptions for haircuts, restaurant meals, bicycles, movie tickets, gym memberships and all the other rules it had before. The only sales tax breaks that wonâ€™t return Kevin Falcon are temporary exemptions that would have expired by now, including energy-conserving windows and appliances, and fuel-efficient cars. Tax changes that were made along with the HST will be maintained. That includes a 12-per-cent provincial tax on privately sold used cars, making the tax equal to that paid at a car dealership. Provincial tobacco taxes were increased seven per cent when the HST came in, and that tax will continue. Liquor taxes will also be adjusted to keep retail prices the same as they are now. NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said the legislation is relatively simple, with regulations listing the many rules and exemptions still to come this fall so businesses can prepare for next spring. PLEASE SEE: PST rules announced, Page A9

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Saanich to decide on dispatching View Royal, Colwood calls Saanich council was expected to vote Monday on two new contracts that would see Saanich fire dispatchers answer View Royal and Colwood calls. In January, it was announced the Saanich Fire Department had struck five-year deals with both municipalities. View Royal and Colwood issued separate requests for proposals last fall, as they were both dissatisfied with the level of service provided by the Langford dispatch centre. Saanich already answers fire calls from residents in Saanich, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, North Saanich, Central Saanich and Sidney. If approved by council, Saanich’s dispatch service will cost Colwood $76,332 this year, and will rise roughly $3,000 per year until 2017. View Royal will pay $54,584 this year, and the cost will jump roughly $2,000 a year until 2017. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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A group of Royal Roads University students was so impressed with Metchosin’s disaster management programs, they nominated the municipality for a United Nations designation as a disaster-resilient community that can serve as a role model to other cities around the world. If selected Metchosin could help communities around the world be better prepared for disasters. The RRU students have spent the past three weeks turning Metchosin upside Charla Huber/News staff down to see what the small community Andre Rodrigue, RRU media technician, films RRU student could withstand as far as disasters go. The 14 students are sending their report Robbin Bowman and Gaert Linnaea, Metchosin emergency and a short film documenting their find- support services director. ings to the UN. Metchosin’s disaster awareness prohaving residents participate in a wood stove exchange grams blew the students away, who were unsure of program. what they would expect from the small community. “Residents could exchange an old wood stove for a “We found an impressive, impressive amount of vol- higher efficiency stove,” said RRU student Nils Gorseth, unteerism,” said RRU student Daniel Burgi, a firefighter a firefighter from Vancouver. from Maple Ridge. Using more efficient stoves has both environmental Last year, between Metchosin Emergency Social Ser- and disaster management benefits. vices and the fire department, volunteers accumulated “Any safety measures you take for your structure 19,000 hours of service. helps influence disaster management,” said Stephanie “I thought it was a typo and had to double check,” Dunlop, Metchosin fire chief and emergency program Burgi said. “And that is just a piece of the volunteer manager. “Even a simple spark from a compromised work in the community.” chimney could cause in an interface wildfire.” The students praised Metchosin for its work on mainOther suggestions were to use the fire department’s taining roads and replacing old bridges. They were also siren to alert the community of a disaster. Currently, it’s very impressed with bylaws limiting development in used to notify volunteer firefighters of an emergency. riparian areas, on slopes and near shores. However, Dunlop is concerned the single tone is The Metchosin Community House was built to dou- heard often and residents may ignore if it were used for ble as a comfort centre with a kitchen and shower for a disaster. She has looked into getting a multi-tone siren community use. that could be heard across the district. The schools in Metchosin, as well as the Boys and Mayor John Ranns appreciated that many of the stuGirls Camp, are also designated areas for residents to dents suggestions could be done at little or no cost. go in event of disaster. “If you look at the pictures on the wall you can see I Burgi also noted that residents unofficially open up have been around her for a while and I have read a lot their homes to neighbours in need of shelter. of reports,” said Ranns. “Your recommendations are The Disaster and Emergency Management master’s things we could actually do. I think this will enhance degree students also prepared suggestions for Metcho- our community.” sin to improve its disaster management. Ideas included reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

View Royal passes modest 3.58% tax increase Kyle Wells News staff

They had to dip into rainy-day money, but Town of View Royal councillors have adopted a fiveyear financial plan that includes a 3.58 per cent increase in property taxes for 2012. For the average valued home – $558,459 – the increase works out to $1,313, or about $45 more than last year’s municipal tax bill.

This is lower than the 4.58 per cent rise in property taxes in 2011, but still above the rate of inflation, which for Canada in 2011 averaged at 2.9 per cent. Councillor John Rogers said that when you compare the increase to other communities proportionally, it’s at an acceptable level. None of the cuts made to keep the tax rate low particularly concerned Rogers, but he would like to have seen the project to put a sidewalk on Burnett Road go ahead. “(Finalizing the budget) was an arduous process that we’d gone through and there were many things that we were faced with,”

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Rogers said, “but we did make significant enough cuts to bring it down to a reasonable level.” As the only councillor who voted against the motion, Ron Mattson said he has concerns over the budget’s use of nearly $300,000 in surplus funds to help keep taxes down. He believes they have merely delayed dealing with spending issues, and that residents could be faced with a sizable tax increase in 2013. “We’ve taken money out that isn’t replaceable. We make the increase look a lot better than it is because we’ve taken one-time money and put it in, but it’s all

going to show up next year.” Mattson believes that View Royal spends too much on unnecessary projects and that a planned audit of money already being spent needs to go ahead. With a potential 12 per cent budget increase to pay for the new fire hall, as well as six per cent to cover the $300,000 coming out of surplus this year, Mattson is concerned council will be facing an 18 per cent increase next year even without any additional expenses or capitol projects. “It’s not looking very pretty for next year,” Mattson said. news@goldstreamgazette.com

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Buzz grows around beginner beekeeping Regional beekeeper club establishes hotline to report bee swarms Erin McCracken News staff

It’s not that Barry Denluck goes looking for trouble when he sticks his hands in a ball of bees. But when his cellphone rings, he’s prepared to do just that. “Why would I be scared of bees? I like bees,” says the View Royal resident and part-time beekeeper. He has responded to and collected swarms of bees – wearing appropriate beekeeper apparel – but hopes to hear from more people who spot clouds of 10,000-plus honey bees this summer. The Capital Region Beekeepers Association has established a dedicated bee swarm hotline. Denluck, the association copresident, expects his phone could ring at anytime now that the warm weather has arrived, and bees are starting to depart overcrowded hives in a massive swarm to look for new accommodation. “The general public doesn’t like 10,000 stinging insects sitting by their front door or sitting on their lilac bush,” he says. He and seven other beekeepers, stationed from Sooke to Sidney, are ready to mobilize and scoop up these swarms and deliver them – typically in a box – to some of the 20 aspiring beekeepers, who have recently joined the association and need bees. “It’s important that more people become beekeepers,” Denluck says.

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View Royal resident and beekeeper Barry Denluck shows off some of his honey bees. As co-president of the Capital Region Beekeepers Association, Denluck urges anyone who sees a swarm of thousands of bees, more likely to happen with the arrival of warm weather, to call the new swarm hotline 250-900-5133. Starting new hives with local bees allows beekeepers to foster a sustainable population of honey bees in Canada. Many beekeepers import bees from international destinations, such as Hawaii, a prominent honey bee supplier.

“The thought is that with many urban beekeepers, as well as just a few large commercial beekeepers, we can maintain a greater genetic diversity,” Denluck explains. This is especially important with the 30-per-cent decline in North America’s

honey bee population, he says, noting that bee populations are jeopardized primarily by human encroachment and pesticides. Denluck is confident that the new bee swarm hotline will, in a way, help build a stronger bee community. Last year, the club learned of about 20 swarms, though Denluck estimates there are likely up to 100 swarms each year (in the region). The bees from Jill Illington’s backyard hives have tried leaving twice, due to overcrowding. “In both cases there were good lessons for us,” the Victoria West resident says. Luckily, Illington’s bees didn’t get far, and she ensured the buzzing insects settled back into a roomier hive. Swarms typically attract a lot of attention in urban areas. Last year, word spread about a bee cloud that landed on a Douglas Street lamppost and another that rested on a car at the Tillicum Centre. “This swarm, this cloud, can be as large as a house and as long as a bus,” Denluck says. “So you’re going to see it and hear it a block away.” The honey-makers will leave their home and stop over someplace for as little as two hours and as long as a day, while waiting for the scouts to fly off and find a new home. With such a small window of opportunity in which the beekeepers can collect the swarm, it’s important for people to immediately call the hotline. “Timing is critical,” Denluck says. To report a swarm, call the bee swarm line at 250-900-5133, or email swarms@victoriabeekeepers.com. For details, visit victoriabeekeepers.ca. emccracken@vicnews.com

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Son in custody after fire at parents’ home Charla Huber News staff

A 20-year-old male is in police custody after police allege he set his parents house ablaze on Mother’s Day. The man’s parents are currently vacationing in Peru, said RCMP Sgt. Max Fossum. The 20-year-old and his 22-yearold brother were living at the home. The fire was set May 13 in the early evening.

The 20-year-old remained in police custody and hadn’t been charged as of the Gazette’s Monday deadline. The 22-year-old brother was in the home at the time and was taken to Victoria General Hospital by B.C. Ambulance for smoke inhalation. The home appears to have extensive damage, mostly to the back of the Charla Huber/News staff house. A gazebo in the backyard was also charred and fire damage is also vis- The Antrobus Crescent home where a suspicious fire broke out Sunday evening. ible on the roof of the home.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw Nos. 1333, 1402, 1406 and 1408. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws at the PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Tuesday, 22 May 2012, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Subject Property File No. OCP Zoning

2315, 2319, 2323 Millstream; 2332 Belair Rd Bylaw No. 1333 Current: Neighbourhood Centre Current: R2 (One-and Two-Family Residential) Proposed: C6A (Neighbourhood Mixed Use)

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2835 Peatt Rd Bylaw No. 1406 Current: City Centre Current: R1 (One-Family Residential) Proposed: C8A (Community Town Centre 2835 Peatt A) Rd Pedestrian Bylaw No.the 1406 To permit development of a 4-storey mixeduse building. Current: City Centre Current: R1 (One-Family Residential) Proposed: C8A (Community Town Centre Pedestrian A) To permit the development of a 4-storey mixeduse building.

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2020 Country Club Way Bylaw No. 1402 Current: Village Centre Current: CD6 (Comprehensive Development – Bear Mountain) Proposed: Amend Existing CD6 To add “mini-storage” as a permitted use for the subject property only.

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3497 Luxton Rd Bylaw No. 1408 Current: Neighbourhood Current: RR2 (Rural Residential 2) Proposed: RS3 (Residential Small Lot 3) 3497 Luxton Rd Bylaw No.the 1408 To permit development of approximately twenty-one (21) one-family lots. Current: Neighbourhood Current: RR2 (Rural Residential 2) Proposed: RS3 (Residential Small Lot 3) To permit the development of approximately twenty-one (21) one-family lots.

COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaws and other material may be viewed during office hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 7 May 2012 to Tuesday, 22 May 2012, inclusive, at Langford City Hall. Please contact the Planning Department at 250478-7882 with any questions on these Bylaws. Jim Bowden Administrator

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Annual event has relied on same volunteers for 15 years Charla Huber News staff

After gathering for breakfast, 15 Highlands residents hit the road to clean up after other people. They started around 9 a.m., May 5, and some were still cleaning up roadside waste at 3 p.m. “We had tires, car parts and batteries,” said Highlands Coun. Marcie McLean, who worked a bit longer picking up items too heavy for the volunteers to haul. McLean has been organizing the event for several years. Other than the fast food and coffee cups strewn along the roads, McLean says cigarette butts are her biggest frustration. “I don’t know why they do it. Some of the newer car (manufactures) have stopped building slide-out ashtrays,” McLean said, noting the fire risk that only gets worse as warmer weather dries out the forest. The annual Highlands clean-up has been around since the the mid 1980s. “You never know what you are going to find,” said Mayor Jane Mendum. “Nothing should ever come out of a vehicle.” The volunteers focussed on the main roads in the district, including Millstream, Millstream Lake, Finlayson Arm, Ross Durance and Munn Road. By the end of the day, a 12-foot-long bin was half full with collected trash. “We have had years when (the garbage) was at the top of the bin,” McLean said. Many of the same volunteers have been working on the clean-up year-after-year and are much appreciated, McLean said. “We need to get some new residents to come out next year,” she said. reporter@goldstreamgazette.com

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Highlands resident Karen Burns collects garbage along Millstream Road near the Caleb Pike homestead. About 15 volunteers gathered on May 5 for the annual Highlands community clean-up.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEING WAIVED NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of Langford has waived the holding of a public hearing for Bylaw No. 1399; being the proposed Bylaws to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 for the City of Langford, pursuant to Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act. File No. Subject Property

Bylaw No. 1399 Zoning Bylaw 300 Text Amendment

Zoning

Text Amendment – Omnibus 29 Floor Area Ratio and Lot Coverage for Commercial and Multi-Family Residential Zones The purpose of Bylaw No. 1399 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by making various changes to the regulations of the total floor area and lot coverage of buildings in various zones. City of Langford

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Langford helps Haiti rebuild Continued from Page A1

Two years ago, Langford decided it needed to help out and chose this project. Since then, staff from the fire department and the municipality, along with volunteers from the community, have paid their own way to Haiti to help put up a new building, install a municipal water line and tank, rebuild a security wall, repair latrines and dig a new well. To pay for the materials and to hire U.S.-based Shelter2Homes to carry out construction, Langford raised about $250,000 from the community and partners, including Chinese and Italian agencies connected to the United Nations. “Every dollar goes (to the orphanage). You pay your own way down if you’re going to go. You volunteer. So every dollar got spent on the project,” Beckett said. “What a model for other communities in Canada to emulate.” During the ceremony, the orphanage was dedicated to two RCMP officers who died in Haiti during the earthquake: Sgt. Mark Gallagher and Supt. Doug Coates. Gallagher’s daughter and Coates’ son attended and spoke at the ceremony. “It was a very, very moving ceremony,” Beckett said. “There wasn’t a dry eye at times in the room, both because of the excitement but also because of recognizing there was a lot of tragedy, and personal tragedy for Canadians as well.”

Young and Beckett agreed that one of the most noticeable features of Haiti right now is the lack of government structure. There are very few police around and virtually nothing in the way of local government agencies on the ground helping people. Despite the lack of structure, and recognizing that violence and crime are present in certain areas, the Canadians who made the trip said they were still impressed by how people are coming together and helping each other to create order and rebuild. “This is the life they live and they know that’s what they’ve been dealt and they try and make the best of it,” said Young. “The people have found a way to exist, survive and help each other.” Even now that the project is complete, Young is determined to raise $7,000 per year through the fire department to continue to pay for administration and any incidentals. Members of the fire department plan to go down once a year to check on things, make necessary repairs and continue the connection to the orphanage and its people. There is also talk of taking on a new project. “If people from other areas didn’t lend money or help, this would be a really bad, serious situation,” said Young. “Without that help coming in, that place probably would be one of the most destitute places in the world.” news@goldstreamgazette.com

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PST rules announced for HST phase out Continued from Page A1

“I think they could have done it faster and they should have done it faster,” Ralston said. The government expects to save about $9 million a year in administration costs by using a new online registration and payment system for business, which B.C. expects to administer with about 100 fewer staff. Businesses will have to set up their computers to comply, with software expected to cost them about $1,000. Low-income families will give up a $230-perperson rebate that was introduced to offset the higher costs of HST to consumers, including children. As of April 2013, the PST rebate will resume,

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million less revenue the the B.C. treasury next year, $645 million less the following year and increasing lost revenue after that. “Clearly, any government in the future is going to have less revenue available to it,

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER STUDENT EMPLOYMENT Langford Fire Rescue is looking for two (2) energetic students to do a number of physically demanding duties/jobs for summer employment. During the months of July and August, the successful candidates will: • Assist in removing all ¿re hose from all ¿re apparatus, test and reload the hose. • Clean and paint all ¿re hydrants within the City. • Assist in helping to clean and maintain the Fire Stations and all apparatus. • Please include a copy of your drivers abstract with your resume. Successful candidates will be equipped with appropriate foot wear and suitable clothing for working outdoors. • Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (40 Hour Week) • Applicants must be 16 years of age or older • Should have a current and valid (novice or higher) driver’s license with a clean driving record • Live within the City of Langford (preferred) Applications will be accepted in con¿dence until 4:30 pm, Friday, June 1st, 2012 to the attention of R.G. (Bob) Beckett, Fire Chief, City of Langford, 2625 Peatt Road, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8 or by e-mail at bbeckett@cityoÀangford.ca indicating “Summer Student Employment” in the subject heading. While we appreciate all applications received, only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

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Remove veil from public land sales Last week two Victoria city councillors hosted a forum on selling public land to help highlight decisions coming down the pipeline – the potential sale of industrial property surrounding the Point Hope Shipyard and land near the Northern Junk building. Councillors Ben Isitt and Shellie Gudgeon asked the question: what degree of disclosure and consultation is appropriate? When it comes to real-estate deals, transparency should trump secrecy when it comes to managing public assets. Ralmax Group of Companies, owner of Point Hope Shipyard and United Engineering, is interested in buying a number of city lots it currently leases, to help provide certainty for expansion plans along Harbour Road. This proposal makes economic sense and there is no reason why Victoria shouldn’t consider the offer. But at the same time, the city needs to find a mechanism to keep its citizens in the loop – that such proposals exist shouldn’t be the result of rebellious city councillors using process to release the information to the public. Land sales are usually wrapped in secrecy (discussed behind closed doors) until the deal is done, allowing little or no public input on disposing of public land. The recent provincial proposal to sell Provincial Capital Commission land highlights the arrogance of playing fast and loose with public property. After its last budget, the government announced it would sell an undisclosed number of PCC properties, which range from parking lots and prized downtown buildings, to blocks of forest on the Trans-Canada Highway approach into the city. There wasn’t a whiff of public process in the decision. Once public land is sold, it’s expensive and difficult to acquire other land, especially in the Capital Region. View Royal, for instance, paid more than $2 million for 2.4 acres of land for a new fire hall. Municipal councils and senior governments need to have policies that give the public disclosure and input. Residents deserve to know decisions being made in their names. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

Nailing the pet-bashers Some thug wielding a blade on That usually gets them off. a stick slashed and killed a gentle Judges in the capital region do sheltie dog named Diesend a worst-case animalsel who was walking on abuser to jail every 10 a leash with his owner. years or so. The B.C. LibThis event bothers me erals decreed in-province in the night, more than maximum punishments the war horrors around of $75,000 and two years’ the world. I feel Diesel’s prison – much tougher than death when I’m half any animal-abuse penalty in awake, and the feeling the federal Criminal Code. won’t go away. B.C. turned up the heat The accused slasher after the slaughter of 100 – unidentified by police sled dogs in Whistler. G.E. Mortimer at the time of writing – Federal planners are Think about it appears in court on May thinking about heavier pen25 in Richmond Hill, alties, in a new cruelty law. Ontario. But longer jail time won’t A $2,000 fine and/or six months be a big help; prison is a school for in jail is the heaviest punishment wounding and drug-vending. he could get for harming a creature As I pry cat Simba loose from the that is defined by federal criminal place he has taken up in front of law as “property.” the computer screen, and deposit Property is a distant thought him on the carpet, it occurs to me when I‘m out of bed, sitting at the that brutal behaviour is too deeply computer desk and scanning blogs rooted in the troubled minority of about animal abuse. In the mind’s abusers to be cut loose by today’s eye I see a memory-picture of my social surgery. We can’t heal mental long-ago terrier dog Kim, who patients by locking them in narrow learned to jump up high and let me cells like battery hens. catch him like a beach ball. At the moment we need the monCat Simba shows no respect for ey-or-jail remedy as a fast fix, but in property as he walks across my the longer term we must seek methkeyboard, writing a random string ods that stand a chance of working of symbols. better. Animal-cruelty offenders escape Scientists have rambled through conviction because the law is weak. the literature and checked a pile They plead “I didn’t mean any of cases, and their findings are no harm, it was an accident.” surprise.

Abusers are likely to have been victims of abuse, and a big percentage of those who are cruel to animals are cruel to people. In a four-year Canadian experiment during the 1970s, poor families that received a guaranteed income supplement showed an increased number of high-school graduations and fewer medical visits for accidents, injuries, and mental-health problems. So the Canadian Council of Welfare reported. My hunch is that a larger and longer family-income experiment would yield a moneysaving reduction of many social ills, including reckless teen driving and violence toward people and animals. Kennedy Stewart, NDP MP for Burnaby-Douglas, wants the Harper government to remove animal cruelty from the property section of the Criminal Code, strengthen federal cruelty law, and recognize animals as beings that can feel pain. Stewart is a Simon Fraser University policy analyst. Prime Minister Harper would be smart to follow his advice. I find this a comfortable hope as I go upstairs to read and take a siesta. Cat friend is curled up on the pillow. gemort@pacificcoast.net – G.E. Mortimore is a Langford-based writer and regular columnist with the Gazette.

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LETTERS Motion detectors would stop dumpers I read your article “Metchosin residents sick of being dumped on” (Goldstream News Gazette, May 9) Great job, by the way! I would like to add to this article by suggesting the use of motion cameras positioned in the areas that are being used as a dumping ground. The same type of motion cameras are used by wildlife experts to catch animals in the wild. A person who comes by and dumps garbage will trigger the camera and – presto – a picture is worth a thousand words. That picture will mean the person(s) will be caught. Word will get out and dumping will decrease. People will be motivated to take their refuse to the dump. The cost of sending out crews and equipment will decrease. A small cost for a motion camera and a big payoff. A great follow up story might deter more dumping and motivate better behaviour. My two cents (oh, the penny is going I will have to find another phrase. My two nickels does not sound right). Robert Fisher Langford

Commission should speak with bus drivers Re: Timing is right for transit study (Our view, May 11) With the Greater Victoria transit commission set to study five high-traffic-volume sections – with an eye to making them more efficient – I wonder if they will speak with the people who deal with what is and has been going on for years, the men and women who drive the transit vehicles. Believe me they do empathize with their passengers. Joe Hronek Colwood

More information needed for fire hall Re. Firehall estimated to cost $8 million, May 9) Being a resident of View Royal, I have not received enough information about paying for the new fire hall. More information about raising property taxes is needed. Residents who do not approve of the loan of $8 million have until July 11 to submit a form that is being mailed out – 770 forms are need to force a referendum, so I encourage resi-

dent to force city hall to provide more information about alternatives. Remember they say its $130 a year for 25 years on our taxes. Let’s get more information. Stephen Nordquist View Royal

Explanation of higher rates hard to believe It was nice to have a thank you for smart meter patience

from B.C. Hydro. But, I had to laugh about their usual excuses about higher rates. The classic one is “It’s been a cold winter.” According to the weather bureau, it has been the warmest winter for many years. So who is fibbing here? I know some people who say they have been in Florida for the winter but come home to a big B.C. Hydro bill. Paul Collins Langford

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Ferry fleet sails into a storm T

he B.C. government has rolled out its plan to reform B.C. Ferries, continuing the structural and cultural shift that started when the Crown corporation was quasi-privatized in the early years of B.C. Liberal rule. Politically, there is a lot at stake here. Premier Christy Clark’s year-long “families first” routine boils down to two projects, reining in rate increases at B.C. Hydro and B.C. Ferries. For weeks, Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom has been signaling there is bad news to come. Sparring with the NDP in question period, he has bluntly and repeatedly said the days of fully staffed vessels sailing with a third (or less) of their capacity are coming to an end. Tabling legislation to give the ferry commissioner new powers over service levels as well as fares, Lekstrom revealed $80 million worth of sugar to help the tough Tom Fletcher medicine go down over the next four years. B.C. Views That’s on top of the $150 million annual subsidy. Quadra Island politician Jim Abram was first out with the predictable view of the Gulf Islands elite, dismissing this sum as paltry. It’s difficult to capture how self-centred and insulting this is, but I’ll try. Consider that the B.C. transportation ministry spent $460 million last year on highway operations. That’s for the province’s entire vast, weather-battered road network. This year’s operating subsidy to coastal ferries is approaching $200 million, nearly half of that. And increasingly, it goes to subsidize getaways for those who choose isolation for its own sake. Basic financial information also exposes the falsity of NDP ferry critic Garry Coons’ one-note critique. It’s part of the highway system, he constantly says, comparing empty ferries with empty roads while ignoring the mandatory ferry staff and other costs.

This fiscal-fantasy policy implies another huge increase in subsidy, much of it a transfer from working people to the idle rich who can afford Gulf Islands real estate. Coons can’t say how much, probably because he has no idea. A key legislative change will allow B.C. Ferries to use revenues from its profitable main routes to subsidize little-used runs. This would be even more important if those revenues hadn’t been squandered. And no, I’m not talking about the “fast ferries.” The story is detailed in Head On!, a 2004 book by former B.C. deputy highways minister R.G. Harvey. He describes how the Mike Harcourt government completed the “gross error” of building a new terminal at Duke Point, near Nanaimo. This run was to take truck and other traffic from congested Horseshoe Bay to the mid-Island from Tsawwassen. An alternative route from Richmond to Gabriola Island, with bridges to Vancouver Island, had been quietly scuttled after the W.A.C. Bennett government was defeated by the NDP’s Dave Barrett in 1972. On a map, it’s clear this would have been the shortest route. Harvey says it would have cut travel time by half, and likely replaced the congested Horseshoe Bay dock. But Barrett would have had to tell his Nanaimo ferry union supporters that they were losing half their work hours. Tsawwassen to Duke Point is 65 km, compared to 54 km from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay. A ferry worker’s shift includes two round trips and loading time. On the Duke Point run this meant at least eight and a half hours, “thus ensuring the crew at least one hour at double time daily and often more,” Harvey writes. “Later it became a scheduled overtime route.” Something to keep in mind as Adrian Dix and his crew of union bosses prepare to take the helm. tfletcher@blackpress.ca – Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, May 16, 2012 PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

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Action comes to the Luxton Fairgrounds May 19 to 21 The only professional Rodeo on Vancouver Island arrives in the West Shore Friday, bringing with it an actionpacked Victoria Day long weekend. Professional cowboys and cowgirls will compete in Steer Wrestling, Bull Riding, Saddle & Bareback Bronc Riding, Tie Down & Team Roping and Ladies Barrel Racing – professional athletes who spend untold hours perfecting their skills and allowing spectators to enjoy a fun family event and celebrate the sports that grew out of a shared agricultural past. Committed to providing quality family entertainment, as an added attraction Luxton Pro Rodeo visitors will be treated to the Coppertown Clown & Barrelman Bert Davis – with

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his amazing Muttley Crew Dog Act. And don’t forget to sign the li’l cowpokes up for Mutton Bustin’ and the Mutton Scramble. The rodeo has brought much recognition to Vancouver Island over the years, and international attention to the quality of entertainment this community has to offer, organizers note. “Despite the long distances athletes travel to come to Luxton, we continue to attract talented athletes at the top of the sport including Canadian and World Champions.” The rodeo is run by a volunteer nonproﬁt organization, with proceeds put back into the community through the Luxton Fairgrounds and sponsorship

of various activities. Attracting 10,000 to 15,000 spectators over three days, the Luxton Pro Rodeo is one of the largest events in the West Shore and in 1996 received the honour of the Mayor’s Award, Achievement of Excellence from the City of Langford for community service by a volunteer organization. In addition, the rodeo has been acknowledged six times as the Canadian Rodeo Committee of the Year and comanagers Sandy West and Charlie Price are both past recipients of the distinction of Canadian Pro Rodeo Association Committee Person of the Year. “As a volunteer organization, we are very proud of all recognition received. Volunteers donate countless hours to

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put on the rodeo and the support we receive from businesses through sponsorships ensures that we are able to not only provide superior family entertainment but also continue to contribute to our vibrant and growing community. Volunteers are always welcome.” Rodeo events start at 2 p.m. daily with tickets available at the gate – adults are $20 (14 & younger are free with a paying adult); senior & student (up to 18 yrs) tickets are $15, HST included. Both covered family seating and licensed stands are available. In addition to the rodeo events, take advantage of the free grounds admission to enjoy access to carnival midway rides, vendors, antique farm equipment, blacksmith and heritage displays. Dance to The Montgomery County Band in the Luxton Hall Saturday night, with admission by advance tickets sales only, available at Willow Wind Feed & Tack, 2714 Sooke Rd.

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Ferry review to add cash, cut sailings on major routes Tom Fletcher Black Press

The B.C. government is giving B.C. Ferries an extra $79.5 million over the next four years, and looking for another $45 million in operational savings to bring rate increases down to the rate of inflation over that time. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom said the inflation

goal will not be met immediately, even with most of the extra money up front. The government's price cap of 4.15 per cent increases for all routes remains in place for this year, and B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee will set increases for the next three years after consultation with coastal communities. B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan said the corporation expects to cut at least 100 sailings on its major Vancouver Island routes, with low-ridership sailings late in the evening the likely target. Corrigan said he is confident reductions can save $30 million over the next four years, and another $15 million in efficiencies can be found within the corporation's $750 million budget. Premier Christy Clark said the legislative changes and extra subsidy are designed to meet her commitment to keep fare increases under control, despite declining ridership.

“People are just not spending the kind of money travelling that they used to,” Clark said. Lekstrom said the legislative changes will be passed by the end of the spring session May 31. They offer new authority to the ferry commissioner to approve service level changes, and also allow B.C. Ferries to use revenues from its busy major routes to subsidize lower-volume runs. NDP ferry critic Gary Coons described the changes as “incremental steps in the right direction.” Coons said the ban on cross-subsidization of routes was a mistake that drove steep increases on the smaller routes. Lekstrom said the consultation on changes will begin as quickly as possible, to find out what trade-offs people are prepared to make, such as paying more to retain sailings that are not sustainable now. Corrigan said longer-term strategies may include modifying ferry docks so they can accommodate more kinds of vessels, and making ferry reservations free so the corporation has a better idea of its passenger and vehicle loads and can plan sailings accordingly.

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Big band conductor shares wealth of life experience Musician Robin Bannister gives back to community through music Brittany Lee News staff

Standing in front of fellow members of the Swiftsure Big Band, long-time musician Robin Bannister waves his index finger in the air. “A one, two, one, two, three, four,” Bannister chimes, leading the 18-member band into its first song during the regular Tuesday night rehearsal. The music room at St. Michaels University School fills with the sounds of woodwind instruments, drums, a cello and piano. Bannister, who’s been with the band for eight years, takes a seat inbetween his fellow saxophone players and joins in. The Sidney resident, who is in his early-70s, has more than five decades of experience in the music industry. He started playing music when he was a “youngster” in his junior high school band in the 1950s.

“I enjoyed being with a young group of people,” Bannister says. Playing in a band gave him the inspiration to consider getting into music as a career, he adds. In 1957, the Moose Jaw, Sask. native came to Victoria to attend the Royal Canadian Navy School of Music. After graduating, Bannister played clarinet and saxophone for the Naden Band, the Canadian Forces naval band in Esquimalt. For 20 years, he travelled and toured Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan with the naval band, playing at various fairs and expos. Bannister also led smaller entertainment groups, performing at isolated Canadian Forces bases throughout Canada and Europe. He then enrolled at the University of British Columbia in 1977 and received his teaching certificate. He taught choir and vocal jazz at secondary schools throughout B.C. for 11 years. “I enjoyed working with young people,” he says, adding that it was, however, a challenge. Trying to inspire his students and introduce them to a different way of life was his biggest challenge, he says. By sharing his experiences with his students and trying to act as a

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Saxophonist Robin Bannister conducts and plays with the Swiftsure Big Band and the Sidney Concert Band. role model to them, he attempted to get them enthusiastic about music, he explains. “I was fortunate to go into schools that had (music) programs that needed inspiration.”

His goal was “to get kids to get a taste of what music can provide” in their lives. At age 55, Bannister took a hiatus from teaching and soon returned to being a full-time musician with the Canadian Forces Air Command Band in Winnipeg until he retired in 1993. Bannister continues to stay involved with music. Besides conducting and playing with the Swiftsure Big Band, he is also the musical director and conductor of the Sidney Concert Band. Under the direction of the Regional Cadet Music Supervisor, Bannister also continues to teach more than 600 kids. Although Bannister has always loved music, he says he especially enjoys it now. Playing with musicians his own age, and who have shared experiences, everyone has fun, he explains. The Swiftsure Big Band includes both hobby and professional musicians, with players as old as 90. It’s that “mingling of generations” that Bannister loves, and the opportunity to give back to the community. “We create music, perform, and hopefully do some good,” he says. reporter@vicnews.com

Upcoming performances ■ May 19: Sentimental Journey with the Swiftsure Big Band, at the Pacific Fleet Club, 1587 Lyall St., May 19 starting at 8 p.m. Advance tickets, $20, at Long & McQuade, Tom Lee Music, and Sidney Musicworks. Some tickets at door for $25. For more information, call Alan Clarke, 250-592-4077. ■ May 27: Fundraiser for 676 Kittyhawk Air Cadet Squadron with the Sidney Concert Band, Sunday, May 27, at 2 p.m., at 676 Air Cadet Hall, 1979 Anson Drive in Sidney. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information, see sidneyconcertband.ca. ■ June 24: Outdoor concert at Sidney Band Shell with the Sidney Concert Band, at the Beacon Park Pavilion, June 24 at 1:30 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs to this free familyfriendly event. Concertgoers may also donate to the band.

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Experience world music beat Acoustic world music duo Nomad returns to Victoria this week. Nomad is Kinobe, a young Ugandan master of the 26-string African harp known as the Kora, and Michael Waters, a Victoria-based virtuoso guitarist. The duo met in Uganda in 2006 and have mounted 10 tours in Canada, the U.S., and Europe since then. Their unique blend of styles creates a powerful roots sound covering afro-roots, world eclectic and acoustic chill. Kinobe has been playing music since the age of five, and began touring with an African ensemble when he was just 10. Based in Kampala, he has travelled around Africa playing with musicians steeped in tribal, traditional styles. His fascination with the Kora came from hearing the Mali virtuoso Toumani Diabate play. â€œAs soon as I heard him play, I knew this was the instrument I would go deepest with,â€? said Kinobe. â€œEven though it is not a traditional instrument from my country, it still speaks to me of the land and people.â€? Kinobe also plays the kalimba (thumb piano) and percussion instruments in his shows. Waters has grown a strong west coast following through performances in churches and theatres over the last five years. After 33 years playing guitar as a spiritual practice, his 2004 encounter with the medicine Submitted photo traditions of the Amazon triggered a shift African harpist Kinobe returns to Victoria with in his approach to music and a decision Michael Waters this week. to begin performing publicly. He combines soaring guitar virtuosity and a new genre known as acoustic psychedelic chill. Nomad plays at Merlinâ€™s Sun Theatre, 1983 is at 7 p.m., tickets are $20, and since seating Fairfield Rd., on May 18, doors at 7:30 p.m., show is limited to 40, reservations must be made by at 8 p.m. Tickets, $20, available at Lyleâ€™s place and email to michael@ladybirdmusic.com. Go to at the door. The show at the Victoria Yoga School, nomadmusic.ca for more information. 2674 Capital Hts., is on May 20. The performance llavin@vicnews.com

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Your community grocer store Victoria’s Red Barn Markets are brimming with all things local and delicious this spring. From farm-fresh asparagus to tart and tangy rhubarb, the flavours of the Capital Region are providing plenty of culinary inspiration, not to mention support for local farmers, notes the Red Barn Markets’ Russ Benwell. Looking ahead, sunnier days bring the promise of berry y season, salad fixings and soon enough, sweet yellow corn. “We’re small enough to support the individual farmers that are local to each of our stores,” Benwell explains. “And we’re quick to react to customers’ rs’ requests and the commu-Red Barn Markets’ nity’s needs.” Russ Benwell Of course, produce isn’tt checks out the local the only department high-asparagus at the lighting local goodness. West Saanich Road House-made bacon and sausages – not location. to mention an amazing smoked cheddar – from the smokehouse at Red Barn’s Vanalman location is supplied to each of the stores three times a week. The four stores – the flagship store on West Saanich Road, Mattick’s Farm, Vanalman and most recently Latoria Walk – range from about 1,500-square-feet to 6,000 square feet, all small and intimate. “We have a cosy, welcoming feeling and we pride ourselves on the customer service we provide. Staff know customers by name and we offer a great spot to have a coffee or sit down with a sandwich from the deli.” This emphasis on local is a key component to the Red Barn philosophy, and has been since the founding partners launched the company. That philosophy extends to Red Barn’s support form the community that supports them. “It was instilled in us that it’s important to give back to the community and to have that two-way relationship with customers and staff,” whether that means cooking at a community barbecue, manning a refreshment station for Bike to Work Week, or providing in-kind donations, Benwell explains. “While we’re smaller than some stores, we still want to have a big impact on the community – being involved and giving back.” Red Barn has also forged a relationship with the celiac community and has the city’s widest selection of gluten-free and gluten-friendly items, from delicious baking to grocery items. In the meat department, house-made sausages and other products are identified with special tags as gluten-free or glutenfriendly. “We’ve really developed quite a following with the celiac community,” Benwell says. “We want to be a store that suits everybody’s lifestyle,” he explains. “There’s so many health concerns out there, people are starting to get away from the wheat products.” Specialty products, however, do not mean specialty pricing; the success Red Barn enjoys with customers comes in striking the balance between quality and value. “We pay close attention to the quality we’re providing in the four stores. We want to have value to match the price.” Coming up, customers will want to keep an eye out for Red Barn’s soon-to-be relaunched website, with a sign-up form to receive the e-flyer, along with information about coming events, promotions and recipes, plus links to the grocer’s social media components – an easy way to find out what’s in store!

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Holding a dove for her magic act, Tickles the Clown entertains a gathering of kids and their moms at the Royal Roads Paint-in, Sunday, May 13. The annual Mother’s Day event usually attracts about 3,000 people to the park but organizers say the sunshine helped bring in more than 5,000 people this year.

City of Colwood REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 2012-01 Solar Colwood Program Director As part of Colwood’s Solar Colwood project, Colwood invites quali¿ed parties to submit proposals for the Solar Colwood Program Director. The RFP may be picked up at Colwood City Hall, 3300 Wishart Rd, Colwood, BC or by visiting www.colwood.ca. To receive noti¿cations of any addendums or other information, please submit your company name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact name and position and e-mail address to ncreamer@colwood.ca. All contact information received will be held in con¿dence and not disclosed except to the extent necessary for carrying out the City’s purposes or as required by law. There will be no proponents’ meeting. Questions regarding this proposal can be directed to City Engineer, Michael Baxter (ncreamer@colwood.ca) or 250-478-5999. Responses to all questions raised by Wednesday, May 27, 2012 will be posted on the City’s website by Monday, May 31, 2012. The City reserves the right to accept any or none of the proposals. The City is not responsible for any costs incurred by the proponent in preparation of the proposal. Please carefully read the RFP for all conditions. Proposals must be received before 3:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at: Colwood City Hall Attention: Nora Creamer 3300 Wishart Rd Colwood, BC V9C 1R1

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ptown is holdAwards & ing the first Accolades annual StyleVictoria’s Cheap Uptown Fashion Swap Tickets and Travel May 22, in support of breast cancer research was recognized May 11 as one of Vacation. through the B.C. Cancom’s top travel agencer Foundation. cies, receivTickets ing the Presiare being dent’s Award sold at as part of Uptown’s the orgaguest sernization’s vices for sixth-annual $20, which Power of the includes a Partnership $10 donaAwards. tion to the Cheap B.C. Cancer Foundation Jennifer Blyth Tickets is one of only and a $10 Business Beat six agenUptown gift cies – out of Vacation. card, free hair, nail com’s network of more and face treatments than 5,100 agencies plus music, tapas and throughout the U.S. refreshments at an and Canada – to be outdoor party followhonoured with the ing the clothing swap. award, based on total Fashion swapsales growth in 2011 pers will bring 10 as compared to 2010. lightly worn or new The Greater Vicbrand name items to toria Chamber of Uptown to be carefully organized prior to Commerce recently celebrated local busithe swap, which will ness excellence at its include up to 3,500 annual awards held at pieces of clothing. the Westin Bear MounGuests will then tain Golf Resort and choose 10 new items Spa. of clothing at the fashIn addition to ion swap. Participants the awarding of the can drop-off clothing through May 20 during Governors’ Lifetime Achievement Award store opening hours. to Terry Farmer of The Fashion Swap Accent Inns, awards runs from 6 to 9 p.m. were presented in 13 May 22. For more visit categories: Business www.shopuptown.ca

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CITY OF COLWOOD ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 1446 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Colwood proposes to adopt the “City Centre (Jerome Road and Colwood Crescent) Highway Closure and Disposal Bylaw No. 1446, 2012” during the Regular Council Meeting to be held in the COUNCIL CHAMBERS at CITY HALL, 3300 Wishart Road, Colwood, B.C. on MONDAY, MAY 28TH 2012 at 7:00 P.M. The bylaw provides for stopping up and closing to traf¿c portions of Jerome Road and Colwood Crescent right of ways, shown outlined in solid bold lines, on the plan below. It should be noted that the continuing use of the subject roads by public vehicular traf¿c will in no way be affected by the proposed partial highway dedication removals. Th H th

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Any person, who considers that their interests may be affected by the proposed bylaw may make representation to Council either in person during the meeting to be held on Monday, May 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., or in the form of correspondence submitted prior to the said Council meeting. A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at City Hall, 3300 Wishart Road, Colwood, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except statutory holidays. The bylaw will also be posted for viewing on the City of Colwood’s website: www.colwood.ca. Alan Haldenby, Director of Planning

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If spokes could speak, Torchy Peden’s racing bike could tell some commanding stories. William “Torchy” Peden’s track racing bicycle was the centre of attention on Saturday (May 12) as the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame unveiled it as part of a permanent display in the concourse of Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Even at 80-years-old, the frame of Peden’s single-speed bike shares a similarity to the highly sophisticated Cervelo road bike which Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal raced to 18th at the 2011 Tour de France. The two Canadian-made bikes now stand together as part of the hall’s new exhibit, a Cycling History of Greater Victoria: 18852012. “It’s amazing what (Torchy’s) bike went through,” says Saanich-resident Mark Perkins, who inherited the Torchy track bike from dad Gordon Perkins. At one point Torchy, who represented Canada in cycling at the 1928 Olympics, raced the bike in front of thousands of fans in the famous six-day races of the 1930s. Mark’s dad got the bike in the early 1940s, and during the end of the war he used it to commute to work at the Victoria Machinery Depot. “(Gord) used it during his courtship with my mom (Kay). She worked at the same place. He was a machinist and she was in the office. He would pick her up on the way and she’d ride side saddle, not an easy thing to do on a fixie.” Kay didn’t seem to mind, as the pair married in 1947. Gord likely raced the bike on the short lived Victoria Cycledrome, a wooden structure that showed up around 1940 at the Burnside Avenue and Douglas Street junction, but was gone by the early 1950s. Gord was born in 1923, 17 years after Torchy, and Gord became the B.C. road racing champ for his age group from 1935-38. Torchy and his younger brother Doug may have shared the bike when they competed in the six-day races, which would fill New York’s Madison Square Garden. It’s assumed the bike Gord inherited from Torchy once circled the track at MSG, for which it was designed. Coincidentally in the 1930s, both MSG and its winter tenant, the New York Rangers, were managed by Victoria’s Lester Patrick. Mark Perkins points at a picture of five Victoria Cycling Club members training for the 1941 Vancouver Province bicycle road race by doing laps in the Victoria Cycledrome. Among the cyclists are his dad, his dad’s friend Louis Haut and Eric Whitehead, who later documented many athletic achievements as a longtime sportswriter with the Vancouver Province. Mark Perkins picks out his father and guesses, “I’d be surprised if that’s not the

same bike he’s riding, as that’s about the time he got the bike. “Dad rode the bike into his 70s, down around Clover and Ogden points by Beacon Hill Park, the same place he used to race in the 1930s. Gord passed away in 2004, and Mark stored the bike in his garden shed. “When I grew up it was in our basement in Cadboro Bay. With no brakes, it was a scary bike. As a teenager I rode it and crashed it at Ten Mile Point. My sisters rode it too, up and down the street.” Vintage bike expert Casey Botman was tasked with restoring the bike in 2010 and finished it in 2011. Before it was enshrined at the Memorial Centre last weekend, it spent some time on display in the lobby the Peden RV Superstore in Sidney, run by the Peden generation of today. “When (Botman) got the bike he noticed the frame was bent a little bit. I don’t know if that was from me crashing the bike as a teenager, but I know I replaced the wheel because of it,” Perkins said. Botman, who lives in North Saanich, has a knack for bringing vintage bikes back to life, including the ultimate – penny farthings dating back to the 1890s. The significance of Torchy’s bike stood out. “A lot of bikes come without a story. Torchy’s was a rare, but simple bike, definitely cool to restore because of its history.” With the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame’s financial backing, Botman began to order in replica parts from Europe, which are made to the original standards. “The only thing CCM made was the crank and frame, but the bike would have had British-made hubs, and the other parts would have been made by different brands.” Even without the common restoration challenges of antique bikes, such as coast brakes, hand brakes and gears, it took some luck to bring the Torchy bike back to original status. One piece the hall of fame had already acquired was a leather Brooks seat, which had been engraved with a “T” for Torchy. But the stem for the handlebars was the keystone to the whole operation. CCM used a Cinelli stem, made in Italy, and a physiotherapist in Sidney happened to have an original that was once part of a similar bike. “We got lucky,” Perkins said. sports@vicnews.com

The restoration Both the frame and the forks of the Torchy Peden needed some work, but the bike is a shining homage to the days of dirt-road racing. “In those days Torchy was on wood rims. There were steel rims but they were too heavy to race,” Botman said. Replacing the wheels means ordering laminated beechwood replicas which are made in Italy. “The replica decal on the rims and the Cinelli stem are very important,” Botman said.

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Canadian cycling champion Ryder Hesjedal poses with his bike (back) and the newly restored bike used by Olympian William “Torchy” Peden in six day races during the 1930s and 40s. The Torchy bike has been restored to mint condition.

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SPORTS STATISTICS Track & Field Lower Vancouver Island Secondary School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships at UVic, May 9 Senior boys 100m hurdles: David Boyd, St. Andrew’s, 17.33 100m: Lucas Dellabough, Lambrick Park, 11.22 400m: Brendon Restall, Oak Bay, 48.92 800m: Thomas Getty, Mount Doug, 2:06.51 1500m: Thomas Getty, Mount Doug, 4:11.55 3000m: Thomas Getty, Mount Doug, 9:10.64 High jump: Nolan Stubbs, Stellys, 1.85m Senior girls 100m hurdles: Lexie Scott, Oak Bay, 15.29 100m: Sudie Momah, Paciﬁc Christian, 12.96 400m: Heather Van Tassel, Oak Bay, 56.94 800m: Brittany King, Spectrum, 2:24.94 1500m: Brittany King, Spectrum, 5:01.19 30000m: Brittany King, Spectrum, 10:29.64 Bantam boys 80m hurdles: Peter Powlowski, Oak Bay, 17.03 100m: Jesse Mycock, Lambrick Park, 11:87 400m: Ethan Getty, Mount Doug, 54.04 800m: Taylor Chan, Oak Bay, 2:16.77

1500m: Taylor Chan, Oak Bay, 4:34.79 3000m: Taylor Chan, Oak Bay, 9:48.94 High jump: Tristan Hayton, St. Andrew’s, 1.6m Bantam girls 80m hurdles: Andrea Psotka, Oak Bay, 13.56 100m: Hannah Cater, Oak Bay, 13.18 400m: Jessica Manness, Oak Bay, 1:04.79 800m: Jessica Manness, Oak Bay, 2:33.77 1500m: Farisha Arensen, Mount Doug, 5:09.60 3000m: Jacqueline Gaby, Parkland, 12:26.84 Junior boys 100m: Alex Hendra-Brown, Reynolds, 11.62 400m: Eric Pollard, Mount Doug, 51.24 800m: Liam Kennell, Oak Bay, 2:02.09 1500m: Liam Kennell, Oak Bay, 4:04.45 3000m: Erik Evans, Reynolds, 9:29.34 High jump: Derek Brougham, Belmont, 1.65m Junior girls 100m: Brianna Perry, Mount Doug, 13.54 400m: Camille Van Tassell, Oak Bay, 1:02.30 800m: Chloe Heglund, Parkland, 2:26.89 1500m: Megan Kinghorn, Spectrum, 4:57.56 3000m: Madelyn Brunt, Oak Bay, 10:32.64 For all results, visit www.lowerislandschoolsports.ca/high-school/lvissaatrack/results/

Victoria cyclist leads Giro d’Italia

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Fourteen-year-old St. Andrew’s Regional High School student Tristan Hayton competes in the bantam level high jump at the University of Victoria Centennial Stadium during the Lower Vancouver Island Track and Field Championships last Wednesday.

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Segways on trails get another look in region Roszan Holmen News staff

Segways on the Goose will get another chance at life. Despite a staff recommendation to ban the use of the twowheeled electric vehicle on regional trails such as the Galloping Goose, Capital Regional District directors felt the issue deserved one more look. On Wednesday (May 9), the board was treated to a demonstration of the self-balancing device, on which riders stand to operate. Directors voted to send the issue back to the parks committee for more consideration. “For us it was a positive,” said Corinne Besler, who made the request. Besler and her husband owns Segway Victoria. Right now, their customers include warehouse owners

on roads or sidewalks, current rules state. Trails, however, could prove a possible network for Segways, should it win the approval of local or regional governments.

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Low Alcohol Beer

400 2/ 00 5 $ 99 4 $ 99 4

89¢

Organic

www.westernfoods.com

SERVING THE WESTERN COMMUNITIES SINCE 1974!

Apples

Yams or Sweet Potatoes $ 99

Go Green

12x355ml

1kg.

X-Fancy Granny Smith

Organic

Molson Exel

FROZEN FROZEN FOODS FOODS

169

Romaine Hearts $

189

40’s

225ml

Bunch

Wholesome Sweetener

120g

$ 3.73kg

Organic

227g

+ dep

Blue Diamond

V-8

Manitoba Harvest Shelled

500 Hemp Hearts ............$599 $ 79 $ 99 Nut Thins ................ 1 Agave Syrup .......... 7 $ 99 $ 79 Cheese Substitute .... 2 Fabric Softener Sheets . 2 Coconut Water 300ml......

/ea

250ml

155-198g

Coco Libre Organic

1lb

Salad Dressing

Cheese Puffs

Green Peppers

California

Kraft Pourable

Barb’s Bakery

HOT!!

...............................

Mini

Western Foods Cloth Bags

NATURAL FOODS

946ml

use

For Your Healthy Lifestyle

1lb

$ 49

Wieners

/ea

Olymel Jumbo

Hot House Extra Large

Bolthouse Juice Mexican

/ea

Assorted

Strawberries

$ 99

Portion Pack

Cheddar Smokies $ 99

California

Old Fashioned Ham $ 99

................................................................

Olymel Boneless Smoked, Black Forest or

Farmhouse Poultry Boneless Skinless

772 Goldstream Ave. Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 am to 10 pm

IT’S OUR 38 ANNIVERSARY

Lettuce

Grilling Steaks FREE

Treats From the

LANGFORD

PRODUCE

BOGO

Northridge Farm AAA Beef Prime Rib

AD PRICES IN EFFECT MAY 16 THRU MAY 22, 2012

Senior’s Day Thursdays • Save 10% on Most Items

We reserve the right to limit quantities

1kg..................................

www.goldstreamgazette.com • A31

GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Your Community Food Store for 38 years

6660 Sooke Road Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 am to 10:00 pm

Schneiders Bavarian or

NEWS GAZETTE

575ml...

+dep.

on the cob

5/ 00

Hamburger 4/ Buns ............ 12’s

Motts

Clamato Juice ............. 1.89L

Red Bull

Pasta Sauce

Energy Drink

4/250ml

......

per 100g

Island Bakery Hot Dog or

Hunts Thick & Rich

680ml.........

Corn

5 $ 99 2 $ 99 5

+dep.

Kraft Philadelphia

Cream Cheese

$ 79

2 $ 89 1 $ 99 4

250g .....

Old Dutch Restaurante

Tortilla Chips

250-320g

.....

Island Farms Family Pack

Ice Cream

HOT!!

4L..........

A32 • www.goldstreamgazette.com

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - GOLDSTREAM

NEWS GAZETTE

You’ll feel like family! C Whole Seedless O Watermelon U N $497 T R On the Vine Y Tomatoes V 97¢ A L Tubbed Salads U E

FROZEN

MEXICAN

Wild Dave's $10 A BOX Beef Burgers

Apple or Cherry

$ 00

2/ 6

Macaroni & Cheese

$ 77

Spritzers

$ 00

3/ 5 LI

Potato, Macaroni, Potato & Egg

in select Saanich News, Victoria News, Goldstream News Gazette & Peninsula News Review

12 - 225 g Case Limit 1

SANTA CRUZ AND KNUDSEN

IN THE DE

6's

KRAFT

lb 2.14 kg

$ 97 FLYER 1.25 kg EVERY FRIDAY

4.54 kg Box

Mini Strudel

B.C. HOT HOUSE

Watch for our

97 IN OUR BAKERY

Each

RESERS

EXCELLENT SAVINGS

Family Size

4 x 311 ml

Stoned Wheat Thins

$ 97

1.8 kg While Stocks Last

GENERAL MILLS

Chocolate Cheerios

$ 97

1.02 kg While Stocks Last

Proud to be serving Victoria since 1986 Photos are for illustrative purposes only. Deposits and/or environmental fees extra where applicable. We reserve the right to limit quantities.

Specials in effect Wednesday May 16th- Saturday May 19th, 2012

4420 West Saanich Rd, Royal Oak • 1153 Esquimalt Rd, Victoria Open Daily 8am - 10pm

Offers valid at Royal Oak and Esquimalt Country Grocer locations only.

Goldstream News Gazette, May 16, 2012

Published on May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 edition of the Goldstream News Gazette

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