Give ‘er a try Groups come together to keep rugby on the forefront for kids Page A17
SCHOOLS: Kids enjoy a positively pink day A3 NEWS: NICU at Victoria General upgrades A12 ARTS: Secret Garden doubles up at McPherson A14
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Tea time
Teens prep to fight future fires Charla Huber News staff
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Jane Hammond sips tea in the home where she hopes to host others if a temporary commercial business permit is successful. If granted it will be the third permit granted in the last decade by Metchosin.
Metchosin ponders TCUP Temporary commercial permits only issued twice in last decade Charla Huber News staff
Jane Hammond and her husband Peter dream of bringing their farm back to its roots.
Before a teahouse restaurant becomes a reality, it needs a temporary commercial use permit, or TCUP. The first time the Metchosin couple visited the farm, it was for afternoon tea. The Kalima teahouse opened in 1977 and operated until 1982 when the Hammonds purchased the property. PLEASE SEE: Permits renewable one time, Page A13
A pager beep alerts three Metchosin teens to every emergency in the district. They awaken in the night to dispatch calls for car crashes, house fires and cardiac arrests. When a few of Grayson Kerr’s friends became junior firefighter’s with Langford Fire Rescue, he thought it would be a great opportunity. He approached the Langford department and learned he had to apply with the department in his community of Metchosin. “It’s an awesome program. It’s a way to get people in the department when some halls are struggling to get members,” Kerr said. Metchosin fire Chief Stephanie Dunlop said most junior firefighters stay with the department after they become 19. These junior firefighters can’t respond directly to calls, but they can rush to the hall and help firefighters gather equipment and clean the trucks afterwards. “I like to listen to all the calls and show up and help too,” said Dallin Madill,17. “They do training like the rest of us,” said Dunlop. “We treat them just as a regular member. We give them a pager and want them to feel valued and important so they take it seriously.” When the teens are out in the field or during training they wear blue helmets to differentiate between the adult volunteers. The junior firefighters also play a key role in public education and fundraising. During the three years spent as junior firefighters the teens study and take courses through the Justice Institute of B.C. When they turn 19 they only need to take a couple more courses and then the become certified firefighters through the National Fire Protection Association. PLEASE SEE: Junior firefighters often fledge, Page A11
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