Peninsula News Review, December 07, 2012

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Sidney looks rock solid Mayor Larry Cross is back at the helm and looking ahead to a busy 2013 for the municipality. See page 4.

By-election expected in March after resignation of Terry Siklenka as the former councillor vows to repay wages Devon MacKenzie News staff

Ex-Central Saanich councillor Terry Siklenka’s resignation was made official during Monday night’s regular council meeting but Mayor Alastair Bryson speculated a by-election isn’t expected to happen until sometime in March.

“We’ll be asking staff to appoint a Chief Electoral Officer,” said Bryson. “By the time we have one appointed I would expect we’ll be looking into March.”

Bryson spoke on the topic of Siklenka’s resignation, saying that had he had no knowledge of the then-councillor’s plan to take up work in the Cayman Islands.

He added that he would have sought a reconsideration Alastair Bryson from council had he known.

“Had councillor Siklenka not resigned last week I was prepared to use my authority as mayor to require council to reconsider its prior decision to grant leave in light of the new information,” assured Bryson.

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Boulders form new armour alongside Lochside Drive in Sidney. The rock was added after a storm this year seriously damaged a portion of the town’s seaside walkway. Remediation work is done and the town is looking ahead to new projects.

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Siklenka has volunteered to pay back wages, benefits Continued from page 1

Council briefly discussed the issue of Siklenka’s resignation

and their choice to grant him a leave of absence prior to that, with most of council agreeing they would

have made the same decision if they were provided with the same information again.

“In my opinion, a

member of council would have to have significant reasons to vote to deny a duly elected councillor’s reason-

able request for leave to deal with personal issues which he has stated are beyond his control,” Bryson said.

“This is especially true when the denial of leave would result in the immediate disqualification from elected office, as was the case in this instance.”

“With the information we had I would have still voted to grant the leave,” said Coun.

John Garrison.

But other councillors weren’t as convinced that granting six months of leave was the right decision.

“I’ve certainly learned a lesson in this,” said Coun. Adam Olsen, who added leave on a month-to-month basis may have been a more appropriate approach.

“In hindsight granting six months of leave was a mistake. It was an act of goodwill that was taken advantage of.”

In-camera meeting minutes reveal the vote to grant Siklenka six months of paid leave was only opposed by one council member, Coun. Zeb King, who remained fairly quiet on the subject during the meeting, only wishing Siklenka well.

Adam Olsen Bryson also noted during the meeting that Siklenka had been in correspondence with staff and that he had voluntarily made arrangements to reimburse the municipality for pay and benefits received during his leave.

It is unclear whether Siklenka will be required to repay the fees (more than $800) associated with his registration and subsequent non-attendance of the Union of Municipalities of British Columbia convention held Sept.

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Wes Penny has new role Central Saanich police corporal takes over as Community Services Officer

POLICE NEWS IN BRIEF Devon MacKenzie News staff

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• On Nov. 29, police received a report of a two car collision on McDonald Park Road at Wain Road.

Officers attended and spoke to the two drivers who were the only occupants of the vehicles.

According to reports, one of the drivers turned left in front of the other vehicle that had the right of way.

No injuries were reported but there was significant damage to both vehicles.

One driver was ticketed for failing to yield on a left turn.

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fter four years of working patrol in Central Saanich, Corporal Wes Penny is taking over as the new Community Services Officer for the Central Saanich Police Service later this month.

Penny, who has been with the CSPS for five years as of this coming spring, said he’s looking forward to assuming the role that was recently vacated by Corporal Janis Jean, who retired at the end of November.

“It will be very interesting taking on this new role,” said Penny.

“I’m looking forward to it because it will be a totally different aspect of policing but I know I have big shoes to fill,” he laughed.

“I will have Janis on speed dial for sure.”

Penny came from the Victoria Police Department in 2008 where he worked for 19 years, working a patrol beat.

During his time with Vic PD, Penny worked as a liaison officer at Esquimalt High School, a D.A.R.E instructor (Drug Abuse and Resistance Education) and even a police dog handler for six years.

And although he was used to the faster-paced policing of a bigger department, he said he’s been enjoying his time in Central Saanich.

“This is a great community and it’s nice to be in a place where the residents are so involved and interested in what’s going on,” said Penny.

The corporal’s plans plans in taking over the Community Services Officer role include connecting more with businesses in the community and making the CSPS more accessible to residents.

“Even just getting out and walking the beat, meeting residents and business owners,” he said. “I think that it’s important to be visible in the community.”

Penny’s new role will see him on the road less but spending more time managing things like media relations and the service’s E-Alert system.

• On Dec. 3 police responded to a single vehicle roll over at Ocean Avenue and Fifth Street in Sidney. The car was reported to have rolled over into a ditch and water was entering the cabin.

The vehicle was located in the ditch upside down and the two male occupants were found to be un-injured.

Reports indicated the driver had made a turn from Fifth Street onto Ocean Avenue and while turning, the rear tires of the Nissan 300ZX broke loose and the car slid into the ditch. No charges are pending as a soft roadside shoulder and steep terrain allowed the vehicle to slip into the ditch.

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Central Saanich Police Service Cpl. Wes Penny. Penny will take on the role of Community Services Officer later this month.

Penny will also assume the role of managing community programs like the volunteer-based Brentwood

Bay Community Police Office and the CSPS Block Watch program.

Penny assumes the role at the end

of December and can be reached at 250-652-4441. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Mayor highlights Sidney’s 2012 accomplishments Larry Cross’s annual mayor’s report covers some of the issues that defined the municipality this year Steven Heywood News staff

There have been some ups and downs for Sidney Mayor Larry Cross this year, yet at the town council’s annual organizational meeting Dec. 3, he focussed mainly on the positives from 2012.

Plenty was accomplished by the town, Cross said in his annual mayoral report.

He highlighted the search — which began in late 2011 — for a new chief administrative officer. Cross said the town began a national search for a new CAO at the time, but instead found a well-qualified candidate here at home in Randy Humble. The new CAO assumed the role in early 2012.

In May, the town unveiled its Sculpture Walk, a collection of artist works erected along the waterfront.

Cross said he’s looking forward to seeing that grow in 2013.

Sidney’s Iroquois Park was upgraded.

Larry Cross Cross pointed to the contributions of groups like the local Rotary Club for their contributions. Rotary added a new watermark.

There were a few controversial items on the council’s agenda this year, Cross pointed out. The Sidney Street Market, he said, is a popular event that now has a new contractor running it. He said the goal was to keep it a community event, instead of only an event put on by one organization. “The new operator,� said Cross, “will breathe new life into it.�

A new zoning bylaw was finished after two years’ work. It includes provisions that would allow a variety of affordable or workforce housing options. It’s focus, he continued, is on helping make the document more user-friendly.

Storms took their toll last year. Damage to the seawall along Lochside Drive had to be repaired and in so doing, the town had to close a portion of the walkway south of the town. That work was completed at the end of October. As well, structural damage

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A portion of Sidney’s Lochside Drive seawall walkway was replaced by rock armouring this fall after it was damaged in a storm earlier in 2012.

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Sidney’s Beacon Avenue Wharf went through some structural upgrades this year. to the Beacon Wharf had to be fixed last spring and summer. This work, Cross said, was the result of work not being done to the satisfaction of the town.

“Both,� Cross said, “were premature failures, so it’s important that we do not skimp on infrastructure spending.�

Jobs like those — and future infrastructure projects — must be done right, he said.

The town, in recent days, changed its committee structure, disbanding some of them and folding them into the council’s committee of the whole. There are still plenty of committees (as seen in Monday night’s council appointments list, available at the town’s website), but now some of their roles will help council make more efficient use of its time.

Looking ahead to 2013, Cross said the town will be building a new roundabout on Fifth Street and Ocean Avenue. Funding for this project, he continued, will come out of the town’s accrued gas tax revenue, contributions from ICBC and the B.C. government. No property tax revenue will be used,

he said. The roundabout is slated to open in June, 2013.

Public input is a focus in the town’s ongoing communications plan and the mayor praised the efforts of local organizations “in enhancing the cultural and social richness of Sidney and the Saanich Peninsula.�

Part of the council business Monday night was setting the next year’s deputy mayor roster. It became more important than ever for Cross, who was away from the municipality for a couple of months, after suffering an illness. “(The list) was never more significant than it was this year,� he said.

Cross said he’s looking forward to more hard work in 2013 and over the rest of council’s term of office, “thanks to the support of a dedicated staff with the town.�

Read the full text of the mayor’s annual address at www.sidney.ca/Municipal_Hall/ Mayor_and_Council.htm.

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• Appointees to the civic advisory committees, boards and commissions along with council appointees for 2013 were announced during the meeting.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BYLAWS NO. 2036 AND 2037 Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Sidney will hold Public Hearings in respect of Bylaw No. 2036 and 2037, being the proposed amendments to Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 for the Town of Sidney.

All persons who believe that their property is affected by the proposed amending bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw at the Public Hearings to be held at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Written submissions can be received at the Town Hall prior to 4:00 p.m. on December 17, 2012 or at the Public Hearings themselves.

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• Council was happy with staff’s report on the town’s readiness level in case of a water main break. Mayor Larry Cross says the town’s infrastructure is in better shape than some other area municipalities.

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“We sent a challenge to the market to create food and beverage and retail concepts that were a much greater representation of Victoria,” said Geoff Dickson, Victoria Airport Authority President and CEO. “Both of our successful proponents demonstrated they understood that vision and we are delighted to welcome these exciting new offerings.”

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• Neighbours of the former North Saanich Middle School property in Sidney are asking council ensure that any future development — as School District 63 is proposing a residential subdivision there — adheres to existing form and character.

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Jim Parker Publisher Steven Heywood Editor Janice Marshall Production Manager Bruce Hogarth Circulation Manager

The Peninsula News Review is published by Black Press Ltd. | #6 - 9843 Second St., Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C7 | Phone: 250-656-1151 • Fax: 250-656-5526 • Web: www.peninsulanewsreview.com

OUR VIEW

We have a big walking problem There are plenty of novel ideas out there coming from people who lament the apparent lack of parking in commercial cores like downtown Sidney. They can range from adding more parking areas and using meters to deter long-term spacedwellers, to starting up services such as trolleys, as noted by one reader in today’s letters page.

Invariably, in communities of a similar size and scope, the problem isn’t a lack of parking places.

The problem, in general, lies in that many drivers simply want to be able to park out front of, or very close to, their destination.

That space is That holds true for certain to open some employees downtown up at any moment of businesses as well.

That means there’s a walking problem, not a parking problem.

It’s human nature. You’re making a run to the store to pick up a few things, so why not look for that sweet spot right out front. And when it’s not there, you do a few circles around the block waiting for one to open up. We’ve all done it. And other drivers have the same idea. So if you’re not there first … hard cheese.

The time we’ve taken to do that, however, could have been spent taking a parking spot just a little further away and then walking to the store and back. Unless we’re there to buy bricks or an anvil, the walk would probably do us a bit of good.

Certainly, there are people whose limited mobility make parking close to their destination a necessity. Being able to travel from door to door would be a tremendous boon for them. There are options — from cabs and the bus to a friends next door — to achieve this, but creating a whole new service in a mostly centralized population to the downtown core of Sidney might not be very costeffective or efficient.

Perhaps more effective would be initiatives to encourage store employees to park in the rear of where they work, or in one of the downtown parking lots. That might free up a few spaces.

Yet parking, being transient in nature, will always be a sore spot for people wanting to be right out front. A little patience is needed, for that space is certain to open up at any moment.

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

All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The Peninsula News Review 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.

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iver Grace has a remedy for The 62-year-old North Park Road multiple sclerosis. resident has lived with MS since her It might not work for every20s and only recently formulated body, but it’s working for a regime that has her up her. And she’s positive and running. it would benefit many “I was so depressed I people diagnosed with was suicidal. I couldn’t MS. Even Minnesota Wild bear the thought of movgoalie Josh Harding, if he’s ing. Everything was an willing. ordeal, just going the Last week Harding’s bathroom was exhausting story went national, bringto think about.” ing Jordan Sigalet’s story She needed a change, back into the headlines. so she made one.

Sigalet, the former VictoI wanted to Travis Paterson die.“InIn2005 ria Salsa (Grizzlies) goal2006 I cut wheat Island Insider tender from 1999-2001 and dairy from my diet was diagnosed with MS and ate more veggies and in 2004 while playing for it helped. It gave me the Bowling Green University. Journalenergy I needed to start to exerists far and wide leaned on him for cise.” expert analysis of what Harding is When she first hit the pool she in for. could barely last 10 minutes.

On the one hand, Harding could “I treaded water for two years dodge the worst of MS and live a before I swam. It took a long time relatively normal life. He could one for MS to weaken my muscles, and I day win a starting position in the had to get them back.”

NHL, a promotion from his current Exercise as a form of treatment role as a backup. carries a modicum of controversy On the other hand, his days as a and has been explored as a form of hockey player could be numbered. treatment for MS since the 1970s.

They could be, but they don’t have Grace says she was told not to to be. And that’s a big jump from bother. “When I was diagnosed I 2004, when Sigalet was told he was told it would just get worse.” wouldn’t play hockey again. And yet And it did. Because she was he played professionally until 2009, taught to accept it, she says. a typical career for a goalie.

But now she swears a simple regiThe same words, in essence, men of diet change, vitamin D and were once told to Grace. She isn’t exercise has brought her from the a hockey player but she’s certainly depths of depression and immobecome an athlete – in a non-tradibility – the two most devastating tional sense. symptoms of MS – to leading an

active life with a positive outlook.

Grace swims at least four days a week. Each session is two hours of laps or aquafit. She’s also part of a Sunday morning group of swimmers, all of have MS. They benefit from the temperature control of water, as one of the common beliefs is that elevated body heat will activate MS symptoms.

The water of Crystal Pool is actually too cold for Grace, and she wears a wetsuit. Anyone who has experienced the wondrous joys putting on a neoprene cover-all can appreciate Grace’s ability to get in and out of hers four times a week.

Grace’s life changes were so profound, she self-published a book detailing her story.

“My main goal is to let people know they can get better. It breaks my heart that people don’t want to hear they can get better, or know they can get better,” she says.

The book goes into scathing detail about MS drugs, which can run $15,000 to $40,000 per year, and did little for her, she says. If anything, they delayed her symptoms.

Harding now faces the same serious choices of how to treat MS while living up to his obligation as an NHL goaltender with a three year contract. Hopefully he can keep cool under all that hockey gear, and be one of the lucky ones who avoid the worst MS has to offer.

- Travis Paterson is the Black Press regional sports reporter. sports@vicnews.com

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LETTERS Anti-development faction wants new results Re: North Saanich is a great place, Nov. 9, 2012.

While Ms. Greene writes that she would have liked to see more fact-based assertions to Mr. Trelford’s letter (Nov. 2, 2012), she herself has distorted or ignored key facts.

At a recent ratepayers meeting, councillor (Dunstan) Browne reminded the audience that council had recently voted for the hiring of a consultant to conduct public hearings regarding housing strategy.

Somehow, despite the fact that the members of this council, including the so-called pro-future councillors, have taken the necessary steps to ensure public consultation, Ms. Greene concludes that they are avoiding public consultation.

Ms. Greene goes on to claim that new development increases taxes due to required infrastructure needed to support the development. What she doesn’t acknowledge is the fact that developers must pay up-front costs for all off-site

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infrastructure improvements, as well as significant development cost charges (DCCs). These monies are used by the district for services demanded by residents.

New developments enrich a community with an enhanced tax base for improvements to hospitals, fire halls, schools and parks and the potential to secure our wishes such as bike paths. If we allow ourselves to be open to possibilities, the right visionary development could achieve much more.

Unfortunately, Ms. Greene, like others in

this community, is apparently so blinded by backward-looking, anti-development bias that she indulges distortion of fact.

The last series of public forums conducted in North Saanich in 2007 concluded that residents wanted some senior and affordable housing options. It is apparent to me that the anti-development faction would like us to conduct more surveys and consultations until they get the result they want.

John Upward Sidney

Trolley idea, transit wages, Elizabeth May and CRD sewage knowledge

Sidney trolley service needed I have just read with interest the article in the Nov. 23, 2012 issue of the Peninsula News Review, Business group wants BIA. Nowhere in any of the information I have seen is the problem of parking in Sidney addressed.

For the past four years I have been lobbying the mayor and some of the councillors to consider organizing a free trolley service in Sidney. To date I have had only vague “we are considering it” replies.

As a senior living in Sidney, it is almost impossible to shop or frequent our many excellent restaurants due to the parking problem. Even if we are fortunate enough to find a parking spot in one of the parking lots, it is often too far for us to walk. I have mentioned this problem to my friends, business people and visitors and they agree a trolley in Sidney would be a wonderful addition to our lovely town.

If you agree, I urge you to let the mayor know how you feel.

Louise Worrall Sidney

May needs to stand up to Harper Re: Victoria centre of political map, Nov. 16.

This was a very good editorial with which I agree 100 per cent. Our Prime Minister has already signed an agreement some months ago in Russia, which enabled all Asian countries to buy our national resources with no objection from the Canadian citizens or our courts.

We now have Stephen Harper about to sign an agreement to sell our oil to China. As the previous writer had stated, this would set back Canada 31 years. It is my hope that the effectiveness of Elizabeth May will prevent the actions of our Prime Minister to do so.

Eva Kerr North Saanich

Join the rest of the real world Re: Don’t blame the transit workers, Nov. 22.

If ever there was conclusive proof of the callowness and ignorance of government employees spoken of in previ-

ous letters, it came in the Nov. 22 edition. When I read the opening line of the letter from a public sector employee bemoaning the fact that he has only received three pay raises in the last ten years, I almost spat my coffee across the room. Honestly, I thought it was a joke.

What Mr. Pullan conveniently neglected to mention, is that as a public sector worker, he and his colleagues make on average over 30 per cent more than workers doing the same jobs in the private sector.

The letter was nothing more than an indictment of the culture of entitlement and complete incomprehensiveness of the economy that the public sector breeds. It?s downright disgusting. It’s time for all government employees to pull their heads out of the sand, open their eyes and join the rest of us in the real world.

Charles Wang Sidney

Disappointed with Elizabeth May

Daly knows more than he is saying In response to Steven Heywood’s story about Ted Daly’s vote at the CRD in favor of the treatment option on the table, I think Daly knows a lot more than he is professing about the subject of sewage treatment.

After all he was the mayor of North Saanich during the implementation of the Deep Cove/Pat Bay treatment project which can be characterized by the absence of good science, questionable engineering reports, refusal to share infrastructure with local First Nations, extreme budget overruns and the absence of an adequately informed and supportive public.

North Saanich council doesn’t have to pretend to know all the information on the issue, but Victoria needs the sort of contribution we can make based on our recent experience. Please Mr. Daly don’t plead ignorance for surely you were elected because you do have something to offer - -especially in this case.

Heather Goulet North Saanich

I view the performance of my MP, Elizabeth May, during the Victoria by-election with sadness and disappointment.

I have been a conservationist since reading Rachel Carlson’s The Sea Around Us in 1952. To continue ”to dump garbage into the ocean” – as David Suzuki recently commented – is ecological madness.

Murray Rankin, the new MP for Victoria, had the integrity and ecological legal knowledge to speak on the need to take action on sewage treatment, while May and her candidate temporised and dissembled.

I was dismayed to hear May’s post-election views on a local radio station that when Rankin goes to Ottawa “he will be told what to do”, and defeated Green candidate David Galloway’s that the Opposition MPs in Ottawa “are not reading the legislation” like May does. Such comments are both ungracious and false.

Murray Rankin, like his predecessor Denise Savoie, will speak on behalf of the people and the environment of the south Island that - as its stewards – we treasure and defend.

Ron Faris Saanich

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Longtime Sidney town staff are honoured Five employees recognized for 10, 20 and 25 years of service Steven Heywood News staff

The Town of Sidney paid special recognition to five of it’s longtime employees on Monday night.

At a special invitational council meeting, Mayor Larry Cross and Chief Administrative Officer Randy Humble honoured five people with 25, 20 and 10 years of service with the municipality.

Only two of the five were able to attend the meet-

ing — senior building official Jim Marshall and police clerk Ellen Paul.

Humble said their long service to the town is testament to the municipality’s efforts to engage and retain “exceptional people.”

“They have an unfettered desire to do a job well done,” he added, noting many of these employees have been a part of significant change in the community.

Paul was recognized for her 10 years of service as a police clerk.

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Municipal employee Ellen Paul accepts her 10-year service award from Sidney Mayor Larry Cross as CAO Randy Humble looks on.

An employee of the town, she works with the Sidney North Saanich RCMP. Marshall, appointed a senior building official for the town in 2006, has also worked in the town’s parks department since he started work for the municipality 25 years ago.

Administrative assistant in the public works department, Cheryl Wingerter, was recognized for 20 years of service.

Having also worked for 25 years for the Town of Sidney are: Doug Lewis, head gardener, and; Dale Tweedhope, a public works crew

“They have an unfettered desire to do a job well done.”

– Randy Humble, Town of Sidney CAO chief.

Humble and Cross handed out plaques to those in attendance, in appreciation for their hard work over the years.

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B.C. eyes pipeline tolls Province would use proceeds for spill fund

Seasonal lighting shines on Sidney’s Beacon Wharf at night, reflecting in the water below.

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The B.C. government is considering following the lead of Washington state and put a toll on pipelines to fund better leak prevention and spill response programs.

Environment Minister Terry Lake announced recently the government is seeking public and industry input into a new plan to ensure a polluter pay system for oil and gas pipelines and other forms of hazardous material transport.

“For instance in the state of Washington, a fivecent a barrel tax is applied to the owner of the oil product received into a storage tank,” Lake said.

“Four cents of that is put into an oil spill prevention account, and another one cent into oil spill response account.”

He added this applies to the Trans Mountain pipeline that moves oil from Alberta to tanker port at Burnaby and carries on south to supply Washington state refineries. The state toll applies to all oil crossing the U.S. border.

Brenda Kenny, president of the Canadian Energy Pipelines Association, said the industry supports the concept of polluter pay and is looking forward to discussing the toll proposal.

She said B.C. already is home to 6,000 km of natural gas pipelines and another 2,500 km carrying oil and other liquids, and more safeguards are needed if that network is to grow.

Lake said the initiative is not tied to the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal across northern B.C., or Kinder Morgan Canada’s plan to twin the Trans Mountain line.

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The Central Saanich Police Service received a call from a resident on Dec. 4 who noticed an SUV had entered the field area of Bayside Middle School.

The incident was reported at 11 p.m. but by the time officers attended the vehicle had already fled the scene.

Upon further inspection of the area, officers found deep ruts in the bottom playing field where it appeared the vehicle had gotten stuck. Tire tracks also indicated that the SUV had driven around the back of the school but was unable to find an exit and turned around.

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On five occasions, Hi-Tech Collision in Sidney has refurbished a car and given it away to a local family and co-owner Steve Weller says he still sees the first one motoring around town.

Hi-Tech has partnered over the last eight to nine years with the Sidney Rotary Club to find a car, rebuild it and donate it to a family who really needs it. Weller said he leaves finding the family in need up to Rotary members like Kenny Podmore.

“He’s the guy that gets things done,” Weller said. “He’s always been my contact with Rotary.

They find the family and I take care of the car.”

Weller said they find a car that is an insurance company write-off and he and his staff volunteer their time to rebuild it.

They have it fully inspected to ensure it’s road-worthy, paint it, new tires and a full tank of gas are added by Peninsula Brake and Tire, it’s insured for a full year through SeaFirst Insurance, who, along with Thifty Foods, fill it with food and gifts. Weller said he makes a lot of calls this time of year — to paint shops, insurance companies and more — to

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Hi-Tech Collision co-owners Steve Weller, left, and Dave Desjardins show off this year’s donated car. make it all come together.

“I pull in all my markers for the year on this one.”

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Pacific weather data portal spans 140 years Edward Hill News staff

On New Year’s Day in Esquimalt in 1872, it didn’t rain, but the temperature dipped to -5 C. The city had showers for the following two days.

Typical grey days for the West Coast, these are the oldest recorded weather records in B.C., measured from the province’s first weather station, taken about half a year after B.C. entered Confederation with Canada.

Rolling forward 140 years, and the province is covered in weather stations – almost 6,800 between provincial government ministries, B.C. Hydro, RioTintoAl-

can and Environment Canada.

After a four-year effort, the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) has amassed the sum total of B.C.’s recorded weather into one online database, and it is open to the public.

“The data wasn’t organized in one place or easy to get at,” said University of Victoriabased consortium director Francis Zwiers. His organization studies the impact of climate change and climate variability in B.C. The database holds about 390 million observations spanning 140 years, from temperature, humidity, rain, wind and in cases

snowfall, and adds new data daily. Zwiers said certainly in the early days the record is thin, but weather stations started sprouting up as aviation took off.

“For temperature trends for the province as a whole, then you probably can’t start before 1900. There just isn’t enough stations,” Zwiers said.

“The provincial mean temperature is most reliable (after the Second World War). Lots of stations were put into the system for civil aviation.”

These days weather stations generate highly accurate data that can feed into the Internet in real time.

Zwiers, who worked

for Environment Canada for part of his career, said even in the old days technicians carefully calibrated weather instruments, which generally produced reliable data.

Problems crop up if the devices aren’t sited properly, such as if they’re located too close to a building.

Zwiers suspects government agencies such as Ministry of Forests and Ministry of Environment, municipal engineering departments, climate researchers and historians will find uses for the weather data portal.

“There are a lot of weather buffs in the province and people interested in how the

climate changes over time,” Zwiers said.

“We expect the information to be invaluable to researchers, engineers, industry and

anyone with a keen interest in the climate of the province or its historical weather. These observations will contribute to everyone’s

understanding of climate in the province as it continues to evolve.”

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Share joy of Christmas at Shady Creek Join Shady Mountain for carols at Shady Creek Church CENTRAL SAANICH — The smell of mulled cider and sweet treats fill the air and the new stained glass windows shine a glow over the parking lot.

The little clapboard church sits quiet and still by the burbling creek anticipating the first joyful strains of the Christmas music that will soon fill the cool country air.

The band is tuned up and ready to open the doors of Shady Creek United Church to all who wish to spend an evening singing their favourite songs of the season.

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In the final event celebrating the Shady Creek United Church’s 150th anniversary, old time carols will once again fill the historic building and echo through the trees as they have been doing since 1862.

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Please join us for this traditional Carol Sing and for warm cider and homemade cookies before you head back out into the cold night air.

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A Shady Mountain Christmas takes place on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the historic Shady Creek Church at 7176 East Saanich Rd. Admission is free but donations to the Sidney Lions Food Bank are welcome.

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THE ARTS Peninsula Players grieve loss of valued member, friend Group looks forward to their Christmas Pantomime after the loss of fellow Peninsula Player Dick Mells Devon MacKenzie News staff

The Peninsula Players are grieving the loss of a key member of their organization.

Dick Mells, who wrote the Players’ latest production, a pantomime titled Cinder-

ella, died Nov. 11 after he suffered a fatal heart attack while setting up for a rehearsal.

“He contributed a great deal to this community and he will be greatly missed,” said producer Glen Brown.

Mells is survived his by his wife, Alison, and

their two sons, Warrick and Rory.

Mells was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand where he took a teaching degree, later completing his formal education at Harvard University. He immigrated to Canada in the 1960s and spent most

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“He even founded a theatre in Lethbridge which recently celebrated it’s 30th anniversary at which he was a guest of honour,” added Brown, noting that during his years in Alberta, Mells also wrote, danced, acted and lectured.

Mells moved to Sidney with his wife about seven years ago and immediately became involved with the Peninsula Players.

“Many members came to know Dick through his involvement in several shows, mostly as director but also as a writer, producer, actor and member of the executive,” said Brown.

“He was kind of the driving force behind the revival of the Peninsula Players and he brought a whole new level of theatre to the community.”

Even with the loss of one of their key members and the show’s writer, the Peninsula Players are pressing on to present their produc-

Dick Mells tion of the Christmas pantomime Cinderella later this month. The Peninsula Players pantomime tradition was started by Mells himself and Brown said the group is looking forward to doing the show justice in memory of Mells.

“He was quite proud of Cinderella and the pantomime concept,” said Brown.

“Everything you’ll see on stage comes from him. Even though it’s hard without him, we know he would

have wanted the show to go on.”

The Players rendition of Cinderella is being produced under the direction of Matt Watson who also plays one of the Ugly Sisters, Buttercup. Watsons other “sister” Violette, is played by Tony Garnett. Garnett wowed audiences as Dame Twit in the Players previous pantomime, Wind In The Willows.

The nasty stepmother is being played

by Players new-comer Rosemary Corcoran and the role of Cinderella is being portrayed by Taylor Christensen. The Players also brought choreographer Gail Neuman on board for the production.

Cinderella runs at the Charlie White Theatre from Dec. 26 to Dec. 31 and tickets for the production are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students.

They are available online at thepeninsulaplayers.ca or from the Mary Winspear box office by phone at 250656-0275.

Win tickets to Cinderella The Peninsula News Review has five pairs of tickets to give away for Cinderella which runs Dec. 26-31. Send an email with your name, phone number and home town to reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com and you will be entered to win. Entries will be drawn Dec. 20.

Last chance craft fair Unique holiday shopping offered at MWC Devon MacKenzie News staff

The annual Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair is coming to the Mary Winspear Centre this weekend.

The fair, which partners with Beacon Community Services and a coalition of more than 10 other agencies, offers a chance for holiday shoppers to get their Christmas gift duties done while giving back to a good cause.

Funds from admission to the fair go to

support the Out of the Rain youth shelters fundraiser which aims to provide homeless youth shelter, food and warmth throughout Greater Victoria.

Highlights in this year’s fair include Soul Comfort Sheepskin’s products, Dashka’s Spices, Bussard Grove Pottery, Jewelry by Moye Designs and many more.

Fair goers could also be the lucky winners of one of many hourly door prizes offered.

Children’s activities and

entertainment by guitarist Brad Prevedoros are also on the bill for the two-day fair.

The Last Chance Christmas Craft Fair at the Mary Winspear Centre opens Saturday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. It re-opens for a second day on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults which includes return visits on both days.

For more information visit www.firstandlastchance.ca.

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Cliff Kindree, Bob Orchard and Alyson DesLauriers donate $700 to the Star Cinema campaign, represented by owner Sandy Oliver and her brotherin-law Alan Lewis, whose late wife Carolyn was the previous owner.

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Generous donations keep rolling in to Sidney’s Star Cinema Steven Heywood News staff

People’s generosity continues to amaze Sandy Oliver.

The owner of Sidney Star Cinema says she is still receiving plenty of donations - large and small - and with them come people’s stories about visiting the movie theatre and the positive experiences they’ve had, lead-

ing them to make a donation. The theatre is raising funds to purchase a digital projector and perform some facility upgrades. As the industry moves into more digital pictures, Star Cinema needs one to continue to show films. Oliver is searching for a used or near-new projector and theatre staff helped launch a fundraising campaign last year.

The reaction has been great, Oliver said, noting that many people want to help out to

ensure the movie theatre remains open.

To that end, a group of Sidney Lions Club members donated $700 to the campaign this week. Acting as individuals, who all happen to be Lions Club members, they pitched in to help. Cliff Kindree, Bob Orchard and Alyson DesLauriers visited Star Cinema, Oliver and former Lions member Alan Lewis, whose late wife Carolyn (Oliver’s sister) had owned the theatre for years. While they

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wore their Lions Club vests in solidarity, they pointed out this donation was not made by the Lions Club - only individual members.

The donation brings the Star Cinema campaign total to well over $131,000. An official total had not yet been tallied by theatre staff as of press time.

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PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, Demossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Fall clean-ups, gutters, hedges, tree trims. (250)217-3589.

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BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

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

CHRISTMAS CLEAN-UP? Hedge need a haircut? Tree need a trim? Call Michael at (250)588-9367.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small renos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

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WRIGHT MOVING. $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Free Est’s. Call Phil (250)383-8283.

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

D’ANDREA’S Gutter Cleaning/ Repairs; Power washing. Free est. Exc. ref’s. Insured. Quality guaranteed. (250)413-7541.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Fall pruning, clean-up. Blackberry, ivy rmvl. 24yrs exp.

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

250-920-8463.

DIAMOND DAVE GUTTER & WINDOW CLEANING AT FAIR PRICES! 250-889-5794.

ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, bobcat work, masonry and renos. Free Estimates. Call 250-744-4548.

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Brad 250-217-9578.

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TREE SERVICES LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.

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A surgical team works at a B.C. hospital. Rotating strikes by pharmacists and imaging technicians could delay elective tests and surgeries.

Surgery, lab tests to You could WIN… be delayed by strike 16 GB Tom Fletcher Black Press

Hospital pharmacists and medical imaging technicians plan to go ahead with brief strikes Friday as a mediator attempts to reach a settlement with 16,000 health science employees at hospitals and clinics across B.C. Mediator Vince Ready was brought in Tuesday, Dec. 4 after negotiations that started in February failed to produce an agreement. The Health Employers Association of B.C. issued a statement Wednesday warning that the unions intend to go ahead with its first rotating strikes despite the mediation effort.

Michael Marchbank, CEO of the employers’ association, said hospitals have no choice but to begin postponing non-emergency procedures, including surgery and diagnostic tests.

“Employers are very concerned about the patient care impact that will result from this action,” Marchbank said.

The first strike is expected to be by hospital pharmacists, performing essential services only from 9 a.m. to midnight Thursday. That would be followed by a 24-hour essential-service-only strike by medical imaging technologists, who perform x-rays,

CT and MRI scans, nuclear medicine tests and other imaging procedures.

The Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association, representing a group of unions, says there will be no picket lines. Surrey Memorial Hospital, recovering from a broken water main that forced closure of the emergency ward and damaged scanning equipment, will be exempted from strike action.

Reid Johnson, president of the largest union, the Health Sciences Association, said the B.C. government’s “co-operative gains” bargaining mandate has not produced an employer wage offer, and the presence of a mediator alone isn’t enough to suspend strike action.

“We tabled a proposal for four per cent [wage increase] over two years, with no benefit concessions,” Johnson said. “And that’s in line with the other public sector agreements that have been reached over the last few months under the government’s cooperative gains mandate.”

He said nuclear medicine and other technical specialties are among the highest-skilled positions other than physicians, and there are chronic shortages of qualified staff.

B.C. needs to pay competitive wages and also train more technicians at home rather than recruiting from other countries, Johnson said.

Sidney CA students excel VA N C O U V E R — Two Sidney chartered accountant students Sheila Henn (Cowland Paterson & Co.) and Kristen Van Dinther (Flader Hale Hughesman) - passed the national Uniform Evaluation (UFE), announced the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC (ICABC) and the CA School of Business (CASB). A total of 409 B.C. writers successfully completed the exam, which was written over three days in September.

Thirteen B.C. students made the national honour roll. For a full listing of successful B.C.-based UFE writers, organized by location, see http://results.casb. com/ufe/index.html.

“On behalf of the Institute’s Council, I would like to congratulate these students for successfully passing the UFE,” said Gordon Holloway, FCA, President of the ICABC. “We welcome them to the ranks of Chartered Accountants.”

To become a CA, stu-

dents must complete rigorous course work, pass the UFE, and work for 30 months in a CA firm. The national UFE ensures all Canadian CAs meet the same high standards, which are recognized nationally and internationally.

“Congratulations to the 1,007 successful UFE writers in Western Canada. We are proud of their accomplishments,” said Scott Palmer, FCA, interim CEO of the CA School of Business.

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