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Welcome back the Anacortes Ferry
Who’s who in the zoo
The Town of Sidney hopes people will turn out Sunday for a party to greet the first ferry run of 2013, page 4
There are now only eight people running for two seats in the District of Central Saanich by-election, page 3
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Peninsula communities mull merger Politicians remain neutral for now on the question of amalgamation Steven Heywood News staff
Talking about amalgamation is fraught with pitfalls, as councillors around the table of a recent tri-municipal meeting were quick to point out. They are, however, taking a few tentative steps into gathering information about what amalgamation might mean for the Saanich Peninsula. Three mayors and chief administrative officers from the Saanich Peninsula will meet to discuss how to go about getting more information on amalgamation. The decision to do so was made at the joint council meeting between the district of Central Saanich and North Saanich and the Town of Sidney on March 13. The politicians were quick to point out this move is only being made to seek information and is neither pronor-anti amalgamation. “The intent is not to jump right into amalgamation,” said former Central Saanich councillor Adam Olsen. He was asked to speak to the issue, as it was at his prompting that the district council voted to put amalgamaAlastair Bryson tion on the table of the tri-municipal meeting. “I could not answer questions about amalgamation when I was on council, there are too many questions,” he continued, “but there’s an opportunity for the three councils to look into it.” Olsen said the topic was raised by residents when Central Saanich began talking about spending a lot of money to replace its municipal hall and police services building. Central Saanich Mayor Alastair Bryson said his logic in looking at the issue stems from a question of whether maintaining separate identities as municipalities is more or less expensive than amalgamating into one, larger government structure. PLEASE SEE: Mayors to gather information, page 6
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Sidney’s St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church volunteers Ned Nedzelski and Gabe Mallouk stir the pots during the Friendly Hours soup kitchen, which is open to the public from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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District of Central Saanich by-election April 13, 2013
Who’s running in the by-election? Devon MacKenzie
He is passionate about the area and wants to ensure it remains a great place to be.
News staff
There are eight candidates in the April 13 by-election for two seats at the Central Saanich district municipal table. Ten candidates had announced their intent to run as of the deadline to file their nomination papers, however, two individuals have already dropped out (see sidebar story this page). Today, the News Review introduces the community to its candidates, via brief profiles of each. The information starts here and continues on page 12. Watch for more coverage in upcoming editions of the Peninsula News Review.
Top three issues he’d like to tackle if elected? • The town hall project and how to make it feasable and profitable • The budget and looking at ways to budget more effectively to find cost savings • The deer issue and how it can be addressed in Central Saanich. Candidate Christopher Graham
Candidate Alicia Cormier Occupation Currently Operational Management at the Salvation Army Thrift Store in Brentwood Bay.
Why run? If elected, Cormier says she hopes to reach out into the community and engage more community members in the District’s processes.
Christopher Graham
Top three issues he’d tackle if he was elected? • Maintaining financial sustainability in the municipality in light of upcoming projects like a new municipal hall • Promoting agriculture and protecting rural Central Saanich • Economic development of those infill areas. Candidate James McNulty Occupation Owner/operator at Five Star Paving Co.
Candidate Bernie Struck James McNulty Occupation Self-employed.
Bernie Struck
Why run? Struck considered running for council in previous elections. Now that his youngest child is 11, he feels he can commit the time that the job requires.
Background Graham served on Central Saanich council for 12 years and ran twice for mayor. Graham became a Director with the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and acts as the Chair of the Membership Committee. Graham also runs a small family farm.
Why run? Graham says in this particular circumstance, where council is seeking to fill two seats midway through an election period, he feels that the district would benefit from having someone with experience.
Top three issues she’d like to tackle if elected? • Increase community engagement • Farmland preservation and economic development for the arigcultural and commercial core • Look at ways of more carefully planning around infrastructure to ensure the municipality lives within its means.
Background Struck has lived most of his life on the Sidney and Central Saanich areas. A bachelor of science degree in physics from the University of British Columbia led him to a carreer in the forestry industry. Eighteen years ago he started a residential rental company on the Peninsula.
Eight people left running in Central Saanich by-election Devon MacKenzie
Occupation Co-owner of Paddle in the Park Kayaking Partner with Beacon Tax Services.
Background Cormier, a longtime resident of the Saaanich Peninsula and Central Saanich and first time council runner, served on the Advisory Planning Commission for the Alicia Cormier municipality for one term and has held many volunteer positions within the community including volunteering with the Brentwood Bay Revitalization Committee, Heritage Acres, Girl Guides and Extreme Softball. She spent a good part of her working life so far in Human Resources, business management and sales. Now that her children are grown, she’s looking forward to dedicating more time to municipal politics.
Two drop out of race
Background McNulty, 25, lives in Central Saanich with his fiancé on ALR land where they run a small farm. He is actively involved with the Boulders Climbing Gym. McNulty served on the Advisory Planning Commission and the Peninsula Recreation Commission through 2012 and into 2013. He ran for council in 2011.
Why run? McNulty feels with his experience in business and construction and his time spent on the APC and the Recreation Commission that he’d be a good asset to the existing council. Top three issues he’d like to tackle if elected? • Keep tax increases capped to inflation • Working on urban densification according to the District’s Official Community Plan • Supporting a referendum for the new town hall project. Continued on page 12
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The long list of nominees for the Central Saanich byelection has dropped by two. Adam Gottlieb, a first-time runner for council, announced his resignation from the race March 15. “I decided to leave the by-election for personal reasons,” Gottlieb told the News Review Friday. “There are things that have come up in my life that make it so I can’t commit one hundred per cent of my effort to a campaign, and the only way I’d want to do this is if I could give it my all,” he said. Andrew Caldwell also withdrew from the by-election a day prior. Eight candidates remain the by-election for two seats on council that were vacated by Councillors Terry Siklenka in November of 2012 and Adam Olsen earlier this year. The general vote is scheduled for April 13 and advance voting will be held April 3 and 10. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
District of North Saanich PUBLIC NOTICE Housing Strategy Community Consultation FINAL PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE March 27, 2013 Housing Strategy Community Consultation will be held from 7:00-9:00 p.m., March 27, 2013 at the Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church, 9296 East Saanich Rd. This is an important public opportunity to provide your ideas, opinions and input in a Town Hall meeting format. Please visit the District website at www.northsaanich.ca Housing Strategy link for further information.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING 2013 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY-ELECTION Saturday, April 13th, 2013 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the District of Central Saanich that an election by voting is necessary to elect two Councillors for the remainder of a three-year term (December, 2011 to December, 2014), and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are: Surname
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Cormier Graham Hannam Mason McNulty Struck Thompson Windsor
Alicia Christopher John L. Susan James Bernie Bob Ryan
Councillor – Two (2) to be Elected Residential Address #1 – 828 Verdier Ave, Brentwood Bay, BC 651 Senanus Drive, Saanichton, BC 7151 Wallace Drive, Brentwood Bay, BC 1300 Marchant Road, Brentwood Bay, BC 3180 Livesay Road, Saanichton, BC 1601 Keating Cross Road, Saanichton, BC 1894 Doney Road, Saanichton, BC 7159 Wallace Drive, Brentwood Bay, BC
GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of the District of Central Saanich on Saturday, April 13th, 2013, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following locations: Municipal Hall Council Chamber 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton
Central Saanich Cultural Centre 1209 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay
Advance Voting Opportunities Advance voting will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 - and - Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day Municipal Hall Council Chamber, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton Special Voting Opportunities Two special voting opportunities will be open at the following places and times as indicated: 1. Saanich Peninsula Hospital, 2166 Mt. Newton Cross Road – April 11th, 2013 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 2. Legion Manor, F100 – 7601 East Saanich Road – April 11th, 2013 – 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Only those qualified electors who are patients or residents of the above facilities at the time of voting may vote at the indicated special voting opportunity. Elector Registration If you are not on the list of registered electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications: • 18 years of age or older • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately before the day of voting • not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law from voting AND For a Resident Elector: • resident in the District of Central Saanich for at least 30 days immediately before the day of voting For a Non-Resident Property Elector: • registered owner of real property in the District of Central Saanich for at least 30 days immediately before the day of voting • not entitled to register as a resident elector • the only persons who are registered owners of the real property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust • only registered as a non-resident property elector in relation to one parcel of real property in the District • If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. Resident electors will also be required to produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. If the elector is unable to provide identification evidence of residency, a solemn declaration is required as to residency in addition to 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity; proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (proof of property ownership, such as a property title certificate or a current property tax certificate); and, if applicable, written consent from a majority of the other property owners. Availability of Mail Ballot Voting Mail ballot voting is available for the 2013 Local Government By-election. In order to qualify for mail ballot voting an individual must be on the list of registered electors and: 1. have a physical disability, illness, or injury that affects his or her ability to vote at another voting opportunity; or, 2. expect to be absent from the District on General Voting Day (April 13, 2013) and at the times of all advance voting opportunities (April 3 & 10, 2013). A registered elector must apply in writing to the Chief Election Officer between 8:30 a.m. on March 27, 2013, and 4:00 p.m. on April 11, 2013, by providing a signed request with his or her name, residential address, address of the property in relation to which the elector is voting if a non-resident property elector, method of delivery for the mail ballot package, and address for delivery if different from residential address. Between 8:30 a.m. on April 3, 2013 and 4:00 p.m. on April 11, 2013, the Chief Election Officer will provide mail ballot packages (visit the website or contact the Chief Election Officer for details). In order to be counted for the election, the elector must mail or deliver the ballot to the Chief Election Officer at the address specified in the mail ballot package so that it is received no later than the close of voting on general voting day (8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 13, 2013). It is the obligation of the person applying to vote by mail ballot to ensure that the mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer within this time limit. Further information on the By-election may be obtained by contacting the Chief Election Officer, Gary C. Nason, at (250) 652-4444 or Deputy Chief Election Officer, Susan Brown at (250) 544-4202, or from the District’s website: www.centralsaanich.ca Gary C. Nason Chief Election Officer (250) 652-4444 Fax: (250) 652-0135 Website: www.centralsaanich.ca
Municipal Hall, District of Central Saanich 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road Saanichton, BC V8M 2A9
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The Anacortes Ferry makes its 2013 inaugural run on March 24.
Support the ferry Sidney urges people to turn out for 2013 inaugural run SIDNEY — The Anacortes Ferry makes its inaugural run of the 2013 season on Sunday, March 24 and Larry Cross hopes as many people as possible make it out to celebrate that fact. Sidney’s mayor says there is some talk that the ferry service to and from Washington State — and one of Sidney’s sister cities — could be reduced. Cross said he hopes people will come out to the inaugural run event at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday at the ferry terminal in Sidney. There will be music and refreshments. The ferry arrives in Sidney at 11:10 — News staff a.m. and departs at 12:05 p.m.
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New shuttle seeks funds Free community bus service expanding this summer “... We think there’s a need. It’s free, and that’s the right thing to do.�
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A new shuttle service to various points on the Peninsula is growing out of last year’s attractions bus supported by some of the area’s best-known tourist destinations. The Peninsula Shuttle Committee will launch an expanded route and services after seeing success with the model in 2012. David Roberts, president of the committee and executive director at Butterfly Gardens in Central Saanich, says they are currently seeking sponsorships and partnerships to keep the shuttle service free. “Our Peninsula Attractions Shuttle started off charging $9.95 to ride as much as you like,� Roberts told the March 13 tri-municipal meeting in North Saanich. “We got just 127 riders in the first month.� When they made the shuttle free, ridership jumped to 873 on only one month. “This was initially going to be an attractions bus but we want
– David Roberts to expand it to a community shuttle,� Roberts explained. The routes would have an east-west focus, with trips to local attractions like Butchart Gardens, the Mary Winspear Centre and Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, to name a few. It would also continue to transport children to various summer camps at Panorama Recreation Centre and Greenglade Community Centre. Asked about the cost of the service, Roberts said it’s going to be around $45,000 in wages, fuel, insurance and maintenance. Planned funding from the Peninsula Recreation Commission was promising, but recently fell through, Roberts said. The ability to fund such a program was not in the commission’s bylaws. Now, Roberts said they are
looking for help in the community and possibly from local municipal councils. He added the committee has committed to three years running the shuttle (2013 will be the second year) during the summer. “It is a test,� he explained. “There is no guarantee but we think there’s a need. It’s free, and that’s the right thing to do.� “It’s a gutsy move,� said Central Saanich Mayor Alastair Bryson. “This is a natural expansion of last year’s attractions bus and will help retain economic opportunities on the Peninsula.� Bryson said the committee should do what it can to seek our sponsorships from local businesses first, before local governments wade in. Roberts said the committee will do just that, adding he hopes if there’s any money needed after that effort, the three municipalities will pitch in. “We are not looking for any more than what the service costs,� he said. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
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“I see some logic in looking into amalgamation, especially if there’s an overall Peninsula identity,” Bryson said. “We haven’t done the work to find out about that.” Bryson’s initial suggestion that the three municipalities investigate the viability of amalgamation — whether it’s viable, there’s support from residents and is cost effective — had others at the table slamming on the brakes. North Saanich councillor and former mayor Ted Daly said the feelings he got from his community on the subject are completely dif-
ferent. He noted that he initially ran for council on a platform of amalgamation, losing badly and carrying that reputation to a degree into his forays into local politics. “I was determined not to raise it again until there was a public upswell of demand,” Daly said. “I know that in our community (North Saanich), it’s a real sensitive issue.” He said he could not support the idea of hiring a consultant to study the matter. Most at the table agreed that the idea that amalgamation would save on costs and therefore be less of a burden on taxpayers, is not certain.
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PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Transit users shouldn’t expect major changes to any Peninsula routes in the near future. File photo
Few transit changes on the Peninsula B.C. Transit planner says focus is on routes in Saanich, Victoria Steven Heywood News staff
There are few changes, if any, ahead for B.C. Transit services on the Peninsula. In a presentation to the March 13 trimunicipal meeting of the district of Central and North Saanich and the Town of Sidney, B.C. Transit senior planner John Hicks said much of their current focus is on routes and services in Saanich and Victoria. While there are opportunities for efficiencies to be found on local routes, he said, Transit is focussing more on hightraffic areas, such as Royal Oak, where they are looking to create a new park and ride facility at the existing exchange. Apart from some potential improvement to bus shelters along East Saanich Road, Hicks said B.C. Transit is happy with its current lineup of routes and is making a commitment to its relatively new airport connection. In place for the last 18 months, Hicks
said usage is still on the low side. He said B.C. Transit won’t make a decision on its future for two to three years. “It’s with the understanding that it would be on the low-end and a work in progress,” he said. Other routes on the Peninsula, such as the number 70 express bus to Victoria, are popular. As things stand today, Hicks said there are no plans to expand the number of services on the Peninsula. Hicks was asked by local politicians about potential service into the Dean Park area of North Saanich. Currently, people wanting to take a bus have to walk from the residential area to East Saanich Road to catch a bus. “It’s a challenge,” Hicks said. “There is no centre of Dean Park, pre se, so we would need to determine a route, working on that with the municipality.” He added the earliest any change might be made in the area would be in September of 2014.
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Transit, has, however, made changes to routes 88 and 59, to better allow riders access to places such as the SHOAL Centre and Sidney library, and those are working out well, Hicks said. Asked about the McTavish Road park and ride facility, Hicks said it’s doing fine, apart from complaints received about the roundabouts there. The facility, he said, is a single point of transfer for services on the Peninsula, adding Transit is always tweaking the routes to deal with timing issues and missed buses. Sidney councillor Mervyn LougherGoodey asked about the 200 parking spaces in the facility — whether they are full or not. Hicks said those spaces are almost never completely full, which is how Transit designed the facility. “We haven’t seen them anywhere close to full,” he said, noting that the site was designed to meet the needs of transit users for years to come. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
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THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF CENTRAL SAANICH Holy Week and Easter Services ST. STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 7921 St. Stephen’s Road (off Mt. Newton) Office: 250-652-4311 ststephens1862@shaw.ca www.ststephensanglican.net The Rev. Rob Szo March 24 11:00 am Liturgy of the Palms & Passion Holy Communion March 29 10:00 am Stations of the Cross Walk begins in the Parish Hall & follows the path to the Church for Good Friday Meditations March 31 11:00 am Easter Sunday in the Church
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Peninsula in an identity crisis Is amalgamation a way out of having to foot the bill for big, municipal projects? Some taxpayers in Central Saanich must think so, as councillors there are using such terms as reasoning behind a call to explore what a municipal merger might look like on the Peninsula. The district went to a tri-municipal meeting on March 13 with North Saanich Saving money and the Town should not be the of Sidney asking overriding decision that the topic of amalgamation be for amalgamation researched, so they could better answer public questions about the costs of — and chances of — amalgamating with their neighbours. It’s not uncommon for some people to call for amalgamation in the face of potential tax increases to pay for large projects. Central Saanich is investigating building a new town hall and police services building for millions of dollars, which will require a referendum question. Reaction has been mixed. Will amalgamation eliminate that and other costs? That’s the $64,000 question. Municipal leaders highly doubt there would be any cost savings in a major merger of Peninsula municipalities — will experienced politicians recalling other mergers that saw a doubling of staff resources and adding to the overall costs of doing business. They do admit, however, that they have little ammunition to either fight or favour amalgamation. So, the mayors and chief administrative officers will look into how to proceed. Saving money, however, should not be the overriding decision for amalgamation. What’s more important is identity. Do each of the Peninsula’s communities have their own, unique identity and would anyone want to sacrifice that for a bigger local government? That’s a much better question to ask and have answered. 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. 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.
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Both parties have betrayed us There was some public busiwhen the report came out, admitness conducted in the final frantic ting he helped cover the tracks of days of the B.C. legislature session political meddling in the hiring of last week, but you likely three outreach contracwouldn’t have heard tors with sufficient loyalty much about it. to the party. Premier Christy Clark’s Clark insists she knew skimpy governing agenda nothing of this plan. was overshadowed by She tabled the investithe delivery of an internal gation report and then investigation report into announced that the B.C. her government’s ethnic Liberal Party had written a outreach program. $70,000 cheque to the govA review by four depernment to cover the estiuty ministers detailed mated cost of the inapprowhat reporters already Tom Fletcher priate political work done knew from a memo and by non-political staff. B.C. Views meeting notes leaked to Here’s the part taxpaythe NDP. The plan started in the ers may not fully appreciate. There premier’s office, led by Clark’s depare authorized political staffers all uty chief of staff, who resigned as over the legislature, in the premier’s soon as it was made public. office, the opposition leader’s office A B.C. Liberal Party employee and two teams of caucus employees attended the first meeting, who spend much of their time digexpressly intended to organize ging up dirt on the other party. All events to impress immigrant comare paid by you and me. munities, then harvest the goodwill A line is crossed only when a in the form of contact lists for the non-political employee such as a coming election campaign. ministry communications direcAfter 10,000 e-mails were coltor acts on behalf of the party. The lected and 27 interviews conducted, main offender in that capacity was they revealed a few significant one Brian Bonney, whose records details. Former multiculturalism suggested he spent half of his time minister John Yap knew or should on party work. He quit in February, have known that the scheme was before the plan was leaked and the being kept secret because it was an party paid back half of his salary for inappropriate use of government the 18 months he was on the public resources. He won’t be back in cabi- payroll. net, although Clark said he intends NDP outrage over this was to run for re-election in Richmondblunted by another leaked docuSteveston. ment. This one was from a neverYap’s executive assistant resigned released 2010 report by Auditor
General John Doyle, which condemned a five-year program of skimming money from NDP constituency office budgets all over the province and using it for political work. In a nice bit of symmetry, much of the more than $400,000 was spent to put three-time candidate Gabriel Yiu on the NDP caucus payroll. Yiu’s Vancouver-Fraserview candidate page boasts of his ethnic outreach work, which included tirelessly warning B.C.’s Chinese community about the evils of the harmonized sales tax. In fact, it was the NDP-Yiu operation that inspired a B.C. Liberal copycat plan. The NDP quietly stopped the budget skimming after Doyle pointed out the blindingly obvious, which is that constituency funds are to serve constituents and are not to be diverted to political organizing. It was kept under wraps by the secretive Legislative Assembly Management Committee. This is the B.C. Liberal-NDP co-managed trough of undocumented MLA expenses and other questionable payments that Doyle has only recently dragged into the light. Both of these schemes have the same stink. Both are intentional abuse of taxpayers’ money for the political gain of the dominant parties. There is no moral high ground for either of them. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘There is no moral high ground for either of them.’
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LETTERS Deer letter had to be just for the laughs
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e: Implement non-lethal solution to the deer issue, Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Sometimes, the Peninsula News Review publishes a letter so questionable that it just has to be for the laughs. This recent letter was a perfect example, if only the humour of it wasn’t lost in the gross hypocrisy of it.
For the purposes of brevity, I am going to have to overlook the sanctimoniousness of someone living in Vancouver, a megalopolis of two-and-a-half-million people, railing against urban sprawl, population growth and rural deer control. In his letter, Mr. Hamilton, somehow manages to tie the issue of deer overpopulation in with human population
Readers respond: Developer-speak Re: Large lots and NIMBY going the way of the dodo by Mr. Shick. In your March 8 edition you printed a letter by Mr. Schick, a developer. He wrote a diatribe in favour of endless residential development in North Saanich, and against Mr. Harrison, a citizen concerned about the implementation of the existing Official Community Plan (OCP) and the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS). The telling sentence in Mr. Shick’s letter was “I believe everyone should have the right to live and work in the same municipality if they so choose.” What a peculiar belief. Mr. Shick is welcome to it. He is not welcome to try to implement this belief against the wishes of the community as expressed in the OCP and RGS. Mr. Shick’s belief does not drive regional planning anywhere on the planet. Quite the opposite is true. All over the world stringent rules are applied to prevent the spread of the urban environment in order to protect the rural environment and to protect wilderness and parks. On the Saanich Peninsula, the OCPs and RGS clearly express the desire of the citizenry to concentrate housing and urban development in Brentwood Bay, Saanichton and Sidney. Thus the remaining farmland and rural areas can continue to exist. Mr. Shick’s belief is ‘devel-
growth and advocates for zero growth. Just how does he plan to achieve his goal of zero growth? It is quite clear that would have to involve dispatching of the ill, infirm and elderly as well as aborting fetuses. Anyone can look at the goings on in China if you don’t believe me. And thus Mr. Hamilton clearly demonstrates the hypocrisy of those who hold his point of view. They want animals to
have all the rights but won’t extend the same to their fellow humans. These people are not friends to the animals they profess to advocate for, they are really just enemies of the human race, our way of life and our economic system as a whole, and I wish they would start being honest about it. Mike Shoesmith Central Saanich
North Saanich development debate, pests in Sidney, a labour solution
oper speak’, language used to justify the endless spread of the built environment. His belief creates a problem for Mr. Shick, but it should not be allowed to create a problem for the vast majority who have different beliefs about development and regional planning on the Saanich Peninsula. Bert Slater North Saanich
Dodo was a victim Re: Large lots and NIMBY going way of the dodo, PNR, March 8, 2013. We might reflect on why the Dodo became extinct. It was doing no harm as it lived quietly on the island of Mauritius but fell victim to ignorant humans and rampant exploitation. Will our farms and farmers face a similar future on this island and will we be reduced to eating architects, planners and concrete? Mauritius has to import 70 per cent of its net food requirements. Vancouver Island farmers produced as much as 85 per cent of the Island’s food supply as recently as the1950s, while current agricultural production was estimated to supply only five to 10 per cent of the Island’s food supply as of 2004 (Jared Smith,UVic). And don’t forget the Times Colonist headline of March 7 “Ferry hike expected to push up food costs” (by more than four per cent). David Olsen North Saanich
Define the term ‘pest’ It occurred to me while reading about a proposed bylaw against feeding animals that the term “pest” should be defined. What is a pest? From whose perspective is the term derived? I’ve lived in Sidney now for 13 years and can honestly say I love the fact that we have wild animals living amongst us. It’s part of the charm of living here. Maybe the next time a raccoon knocks over your garbage or a seagull poos on your lawn furniture you should consider where your garbage and poo end up. Craig Frances Sidney
Sequester labour Reading the news the last couple of weeks made me think of a solution to our union and adversary problem. Just like the eight Cardinals that have been sequestered in a room in the Vatican until they decide on a new pope, possibly an equal number of union members and their adversaries could be sequestered in a mutually acceptable hotel until a decision on their problem is reached. No union action would be taken during this process. I wonder if perhaps decisions would be made in a shorter time frame. Lois Broughton Sidney
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LETTERS Amalgamation won’t work
Let’s talk about policing
Proponents of this movement are under the misguided illusion that amalgamation will end all their fiscal challenges. Their naivety is only surpassed by their sense of entitlement, which likely laid the foundations for the illusions in the first place. There are no examples where this has worked. Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax have and continue to, voice desires to reverse. Time to slam the door shut on this, and find more responsible cost cutting choices to municipal management rather than transfer ‘your’ shortcomings to another electorate. Make no mistake, our existing independent civic governments seem to work very well, there seems no reason to change it. Let’s not be naive, this wouldn’t be an amalgamation; it would be a takeover by Victoria, who has everything to gain and all others, everything to lose. Lisa Perry Victoria
I think it’s time to open the debate on policing. Last week, I was pulled over because I had hockey tickets in my hand and was resting my cheek against my fist while driving. A police officer who passed me going the opposite direction pulled a u-turn in busy traffic because he thought I was talking on a cell phone. Then, I was stopped in roadblocks twice in one day by police who were checking drivers’ licenses. Finally, I had the police pounding on my door at 9 p.m. because someone was cold calling people in our neighbourhood about gutter cleaning and they wanted to know if they had called me. The latter I found not only frustrating because they woke up my grandchildren but also slightly terrifying, as I am a business person who often makes cold calls and am curious if I will be facing charges the next time I want to drum up some business? None of these seems like a tremendously good use of police time. I am only left to assume the police are so under-worked it must be time to start thinking about laying some of them off. Perhaps the police could at least be honest and admit they are less concerned with serving and protecting as they are with filling government coffers by criminalizing the majority of citizens. John MacIntyre Central Saanich
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ome of you may be ahead of me After four or five days, take a peek to on this. I have the guilty feeling see if the seeds are sprouting. If you can that I should have talked about catch them when the first signs of life this a week or so ago, but hopeappear (it will be a white nub, or even fully most of you will still be sitan elongated white thread — which is a ting by the fireplace toasting your feet root) it makes things a lot easier. and reading your seed catalogues and Before they really begin to grow, using won’t be mad at me for being slow to the tines of a fork, or tweezers, very gentalk about pre-sprouting seeds. tly lift the seed and drop each into a This is something that I found to be quarter inch deep hole in your potting a wonderful help when I had a greensoil (I use a pencil to make the shalHelen Lang house, a heating coil and lots of energy. low holes). Holes need to be about an Over the Garden inch apart to allow the emerging roots So here goes. Fence First of all, maybe you should collect to spread out. the things you’ll need (besides the seed, Write the name of the new plant on a of course). Paper towelling, several plastag of some sort and add it to your pot tic bags (bread bag size, or smaller), a source of of soil. moderate heat (the top of the water heater, or the The pots should be kept warm to encourage frige or maybe a heating pad turned low (and cov- root development, but better too cool than too ered with plastic ... no point in burning the place hot. down!) Within days you should see green shoots appear. Wet the paper towelling and spread it out on the When these are actively growing plants, a window counter. Write the name of the seed(s) in pencil sill is needed (or a good source of light) and you’ll (ink runs, making it impossible to know whether need to turn the pots daily to keep seedlings from the seeds are turnips or tomatoes). leaning. My spouse used to groan at this kind of Spread the seeds out (so they don’t touch) on window-sill gardening. One way to get a greenthe wet towelling and fold it over to cover them. house! Add the identification slip and slip it all into the Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s plastic bag and put it over your source of heat. garden columnist for more than 30 years.
Confiscating drivers’ phones rejected Tom Fletcher Black Press
Talking and texting behind the wheel continues to be a road safety problem, but Attorney General Shirley Bond has rejected raising fines or taking away mobile phones to deal with the problem. The measures were suggested recently by Victoria Police Chief Jamie Graham, after an enforcement blitz by B.C. police forces resulted in about 6,000 tickets
being issued in February. Graham, chair of the B.C. Association of Police Chiefs’ traffic safety committee, suggested police should also have the authority to seize a phone for 24 hours for a first offence, and for several days for repeat offences. Graham also referred to $350 fines available for other traffic safety violations. The current fine for mobile phone use while driving is $167. “I’m certainly not considering the seizure of cell phones,” Bond
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said. “I am concerned, though, that we continue to see distracted driving in the province.” Bond said taking away cell phones would create privacy problems and she is also not convinced increasing fines would have the desired effect. B.C. imposed new Motor Vehicle Act regulations against using hand-held mobile devices in January, 2010. The rules allow phones to be used with a headset and a single-button function to make calls.
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Candidate Robert Thompson Occupation Agri-food communications and marketing consultant. Background Thompson has previously held seats on council as well as served on the planning and Robert development committee, the Thompson Saanich Peninsula Agricultural Commission, the Regional Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Regional District Solid Waste Management Committee. Currently he volunteers with the Saanich Fair, the Saanichton Village Association, the Peninsula Harvest Feast and the Peninsula Country Market. Why run? Thompson, a Central Saanich resident since 1991, says he loves living and working in Central Saanich and should he be elected, he hopes to work with other members of Council to make balanced and fiscally-responsible decisions. He says he believes his experience will allow him to step seamlessly into the role of a Councillor while having an immediate impact. Top three issues he’d tackle if he was elected? • Financial sustainability and taxation — look for long-term solutions for an economically-sustainable municipal government without excessive tax increases • Economic development — partner with local businesses to develop a revitalization plan for Keating Industrial area as well as support redevelopment of Saanichton and Brentwood village centres and support local agriculture
Candidate Ryan Windsor Occupation Director of Marketing and Operations at de Vine Vineyards. Background Windsor says he and his family moved to Central SaanRyan Windsor ich from Vancouver because they felt the Saanich Peninsula was a unique and special place. The family has now established a new winery in Central Saanich and runs a small farm. Windsor has volunteered with the Peninsula Streams Society and has run for council once before. Why run? Windsor says his regular attendance at council and committee meetings continually reminds him decisions of municipal councils are usually the ones that have a big impact on people. If elected, he hopes to look at all aspects of the budget and ensure council processes are more open. Top three issues he’d tackle if he was elected? • Referendum on borrowing for a new municipal hall and potential tax increases • Strengthening of village and commercial cores • Assisting local farmers in providing regional food security through the Agricultural Area Plan. Continued on page 13
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Susan Mason Candidate Susan Mason Occupation Interior Designer, planner and project manager. Background Mason served on council for three terms from 2002 to 2011. She has been away from council for over a year and says she feels excited and energized at the prospect of once again serving the community. Why run? Mason says she feels because the two vacancies come midway through the term, it is vital to elect experienced leaders with historical knowledge to ensure a smooth transition. Top three issues she’d tackle if she was elected? • Financial responsibility — planning and sustainability for the municipality • Support sustainable agriculture in the district • Thoughtful planning of the Keating industrial area.
of Central Saanich is to find a balance between the rural and urban needs of its citizens. He feels that with careful consideration in matching these resources to the wants and needs of the whole community, the district can make appropriate priorities and act upon them in a well-considered way. Top three issues he’d tackle if he was elected? • Ongoing need to develop strategies to expand the municipality’s revenue base within the guidelines of the Official Community Plan (OCP) • Through the development of these strategies, the infrastructure of the municipality has to be maintained and improved, while being mindful of the resources available to it • Ensure farming activities are actively encouraged and practically supported. Editor’s Note: The candidates were organized in this article alpha-
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Micro-Drip Saanich — Saturday, May 11 Irrigation Systems: Sidney — Saturday, July 13 2 to 5 p.m. ALL Efficient Saanich — Saturday, April 13 Irrigation Systems: Sooke — Saturday, June 8 2 to 5 p.m. Controller Scheduling:
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Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Sidney will hold Public Hearings in respect of Bylaw No. 2042, being the proposed amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1920 and Bylaw No. 2044, being the proposed amendment 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 bylaws at the Public Hearings to be held at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Written submissions can be received at the Town Hall prior to 4:00 p.m. on March 25, 2013 or at the Public Hearings themselves.
Planning, Validating & Managing User Requirements April 25-26, 2013 (14 CDUs)
Learn to develop a plan that includes determining and estimating the requirements activities a BA typically performs and how to control and manage changes to the deliverables. $1,895
The purpose of Bylaw No. 2042 is to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1920 to allow Two-Family Residential use, with conditions, within the Multi-Family Residential land use designation and incorporate housekeeping amendments into the Intensive Single-Family Residential Development Permit Guidelines, including adding the requirement for a Development Permit for Detached Secondary Dwellings and altering the minimum lot size at which a Development Permit is required.
John Hannam Candidate John Hannam Occupation Retired teacher, hay and horse farmer. Background This is the first time Hannam, a Central Saanich resident for the last 13 years, has run for council. Why run? Hannam says he feels the biggest challenge facing the municipality
Irrigation experts will explain system components, discuss installation and provide scheduling and maintenance tips.
The purpose of Bylaw No. 2044 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 to allow Two-Family Residential use, with conditions, as a permitted use on certain properties in the Multi-Family Low Density Residential (RM5), Multi-Family Medium Density Residential (RM6), and Multi-Family High Density Residential (RM7) zoning designations, and to incorporate several housekeeping amendments in various sections of Zoning Bylaw No. 2015.
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Copies of the proposed bylaws and all background documentation may be inspected during normal working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from March 13, 2013 to March 25, 2013 at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC. Further inquiries may be directed to the Development Services Department, telephone 250-656-1725 or by email at developmentservices@sidney.ca.
Learn the essentials of business analysis, including key roles and responsibilities as well as understanding all of the steps in the business requirements process – from customer identification to customer satisfaction. $2,495
Correspondence may be submitted by mail to the address above or by email to developmentservices@sidney.ca and must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the Public Hearings. All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda.
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Music event gets boost Donation from Island Savings will go towards supporting annual event Devon MacKenzie News staff
This month the Brentwood Bay Revitialization Committee got a boost from Island Savings. The local credit union recently donated $1,000 to the Committee. “It’s very important to us to get these types of donations,” said Committee Treasurer, Ginny Alger. “We’ve got some very generous supporters in the community.” The Committee has received the award from Island Savings for the last few years and puts the money towards Music in the Park and Brentwood Days festival. As part of the evolution of their successful Growing Island Families Together (GIFT) program, Island Savings added two new elements to their community investment program in 2012, which resulted in over 50 groups receiving over $45,000 in donations. The first addition — local giving committees — invited employees from all of the financial institution’s branches and administration offices to review applications for GIFT funding that were in their immediate communities. The donations, which ranged anywhere from $75 to $3,300, were given to groups who may have been passed over elsewhere because of their smaller requests.
“It’s important to us that we involve our staff in our annual giving process,” said Bronwyn Dunbar, senior manager of marketing and community investment at Island Savings. “Our employees are passionate about their communities. It is one of the many things that draw them to Island Savings and they interact regularly with our members so it only makes sense that they get to have a say in where our GIFT dollars go.” The second addition to the program also came at the suggestion of Island Savings employees. Throughout 2012, the last Friday of each month was designated as Jeans Day, where branch and administration staff chose local charities to benefit from funds that came directly from staff in exchange for wearing jeans to work as a community fundraiser. This also provided an opportunity for them to talk to their members about the charities they were donating to. “We’ve carried both enhancements to the GIFT program over into this year and are looking forward to helping even more Island charities,” Dunbar added. The Committee will run Music in the Park this year through July and August and the Brentwood Days festival will be held on the first Saturday of June. — With files from Island Savings
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An investigation by four deputy ministers into a planned ethnic outreach program with ties to the B.C. Liberal Party doesn’t go far enough, NDP MLAs say. In the last question period of the legislature session before the election campaign, NDP critics demanded an outside review of the plan to organize ethnic events and hire contractors who would assemble lists for use by the B.C. Liberal Party. NDP house leader John Horgan said the internal review didn’t have authority to interview B.C. Liberal Party campaign manager Mike McDonald, who was Premier Christy Clark’s chief of staff when the strategy was developed. “What we have here is the Liberal caucus, the premier’s office, a minister of the Crown and a senior communications director using their offices day after day after day to collect information from citizens and transmit it to the B.C. Liberal Party.� Horgan told reporters. “And nobody seems to be concerned about that, in this government.� Cabinet minister Bill Bennett led the B.C. Liberal counter-attack in question period, referring to a recently unveiled system of deducting $202 per month from each NDP constituency office to fund political activities by the NDP caucus and hire an ethnic outreach contractor. The program diverted more than $500,000 for purposes that Auditor General John Doyle determined were partisan activities, from 2005 to 2010. They included payments to hide budget overruns on NDP caucus activities. “We have all apologized for the mistakes that were made,� Bennett said. “On the other hand, the NDP have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.� Horgan angrily rejected the comparison, saying the deductions were authorized by the former legislature accountant. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Arts WRITERS GROUP AT the Sidney North Saanich Library. The critique
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Night at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Attention gamers! Looking for a place to play? Interested in meeting other gamers? Come to the library every other Friday for fun and refreshments. Friday, March 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Ages 16+. Free. To register please call 250-6560944. LEARN FROM RON Gurney and Ken Stevenson, two local retired professionals, how you can give to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation and receive tax savings, as you help build community and achieve greater wealth. Wednesday, April 10 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Call 250-652-7531 for information and to RSVP. EMBRACING ELDERHOOD AT the Centre for Active Living 50+ in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Dr.) On Friday, March 22 a free introduction to Embracing Elderhood will be offered from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
The following three sessions, also free, will be held on Fridays (April 12, 19, and 26) from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.sage-ing. org, or contact Lynda at dr.lwmiller@gmail. com. Contact the Centre at 250-6524611 or cssca@shaw. ca.
Fundraisers AN EVENING AT The SHOAL presents an Irish evening of fun with the Island Ukulele Music Society, Thursday, March 28, at 5:30pm. $25 includes buffet and entertainment. Purchase tickets by phone, VISA and MasterCard accepted. Call 250-656-5537.
Kid stuff FROM BOOKS TO Bookmarks Craft at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Make your own awesome bookmarks using our recycled books and supplies. Ages 5 years and up. Thursday, March 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Call 250656-0944 to register.
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Music UVIC’S PHILOMELA WOMEN’S choir directed by Mary Kennedy performs at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 at St. Mary’s Church in Saanichton (East Saanich Rd. and Cultra Ave.) Showcased in this spring concert entitled “Our Favourite Things” will be repertoire from England, France, United States and a healthy dose of Canadiana. Tickets are $15 (adult/ senior) and $12 (student) and available at the door or reserve by calling 250-6525392 or emailing sueandjohn@shaw.ca.
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Association meets the third Thursday of the month at the Sidney North Saanich Library in the Nell Horth Room at 7 p.m. Our guest speaker March 21 is Steve Weller from Australia. Call 250-655-3509 for more information. CANADIAN FEDERATION OF University Women meeting at the Mary Winspear Centre on Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. Have your questions about interior decorating answered by designer Beth Trotter. New members welcome.
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LEGALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Maye Emily Williamson, Deceased, who died on the 25th day of November, 2012, are hereby required to send them to the Executor, Wendy L. Everson, care of Wendy L. Everson Law, 307-2453 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, British Columbia before the 22nd day of April, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard for the claims of which she has notice.
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ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
LEGAL SERVICES
WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Portraiture, Baby +Family, Maternity. Home Movies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com
Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com
HOMES WANTED
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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
SPORTING GOODS WANTED: STATIONARY Bike (inexpensive) for working out. Please call 250-514-6688.
REAL ESTATE
LANGFORD MOBILE home in Seniors Park, upgraded interior, fully furnished, A/C, roof retorched 2009, fenced yrd, shed & workshop. Asking, $39,000. Call 250-590-2450.
ACREAGE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FREE ITEMS FREE: CONCRETE garden fountain. You pick up. Call (250)479-3219 after 5pm. FREE: DECORATIVE cement blocks 50 pc, 12”x12”x4”. You pick up. Call (250)592-4994. FREE: HIDE-A-Bed and a small cabinet, both in good condition. Call (250)658-8458.
FRIENDLY FRANK AREA RUG, floral, wine colours, $95. (250)385-2610.
$200,000, PRIVATE 18.5 acreage overlooking lake at Honeymoon Bay. Near park, beach, store, zoned A1. Call (250)709-9656.
FOR SALE BY OWNER VACATION HOME. Penthouse Condo, great view, La Penita (Mexico), 3 bdrms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies. For sale by owner. Please see: www.jaltembasol.com or email ronalddjohnson@hotmail.com
WINTER VACATION Home in sunny Mesa, AZ. Gated 55+ community, 5 pools & hot tubs, Wood work shop, stain glass making, computer courses, tennis, etc, site café, w/live Music, nearby golf courses. 250-245-0295. $8,900. Email: ltd-ventures@shaw.ca
SELL IT FAST WITH CLASSIFIEDS! 250.388.3535
Wetherby Apartments For Seniors - 55+ 3205 Wetherby Road Seniors only please - 55+. Bachelor - $750 & up. 1 bdrm - $890 & up 2 bdrm - $1125 & up. This seniors only building has on site laundry, outdoor and covered parking, Shopping at Hillside Mall is just steps away. Pets welcome with some restrictions. Please call Bonny at 250-598-1650 weth@raamco.ca to view our available suites. Gorge View Apartments 258 Gorge Road East 1 bdrm - $860 & up 2 bdrm - $1075 & up 2 bdrm+den - $1160 & up We offer a full size indoor swimming pool, hot tub, exercise room, squash court underground and above ground parking. Pets welcome. Please call Doug or Kidest at 250-380-6566 to view our available suites or email gv@raamco.ca or gvapts@shaw.ca. Hybury House 3868 Shelbourne Street 1 bdrm - $860 1 bdrm+den - $910 2 bdrm - $1050 Hybury House offers an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and on site laundry and outdoor parking. Pets welcome. Please call Sharon at 250-477-1039 or email hh@raamco.ca to view our available suites. Maplewood Green 3255 Cook Street 1 bdrm - $860 & up. 2 bdrm - $1040 & up Extra Lg 2 bdrm- $1250 & up (some w/an in-suite W/D) Maplewood Green offers an indoor swimming pool, on site laundry and outdoor parking. Pets welcome. Please call Sherry at 250-384-3601 or email mw@raamco.ca to view our available suites. Park West Apartments 55 Bay Street 1 bdrm - $785 & up 2 bdrm - $1000 - $1100 Park West offers on site laundry, outdoor and covered parking. Save-On Foods and several other great amenities are only one block away. Park West backs a beautiful park in the heart of Vic West, perfect for pet owners. Please call 250-590-7505 or email pw@raamco.ca to view our avail. suites. Seagate Apartments 707 Esquimalt Road 1 bdrm - $860 & upsome with a view 2 bdrm -$1100 & up some with a view Seagate offers an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, exercise room, games room, squash court, bus stop outside the building and underground parking. Pets welcome. Please call 250-383-1731 or email sea@raamco.ca to view our avail. suites.
THETIS LAKE ESTATES large 1 bdrm or can be 2 bdrm suite, all utils + cable/high speed internet, laundry, garbage, private parking, close to all amenities, quiet rural setting. Refs, small pet ok. $1100. Call 250-220-4718, 250-507-1440.
05 Toyota Matrix, 5spd, bright red, good fuel economy, 201,000 kms mostly hwy. PDL, AC, non-smoker, first owner, Summer & winter tires. $6800. oleh57@gmail.com (250)392-6321
APARTMENTS FURNISHED DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
HOMES FOR RENT 3-BDRM, LARGE living room & large kitchen. Laundry room, lots of parking. Close to UVic & bus (27 & 28). Water/ hydro incld. $1500. Avail. May 1st. (250)721-0190. SIDNEY- MODERN 3 bdrm, 2 bath, all appls, $1350 inclds utils. Avail now(250)656-4967.
SUITES, LOWER BRENTWOOD BAY: Brand new 1-bdrm, 1 bath, ground floor suite. NS/NP. Avail April 1st. D/W, W/D. $800. + utils. Ref’s please. (250)652-1725.
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COLWOOD- 2 bdrm level entry, shared W/D, NS/NP. Refs, $1100 incls utils. 250-391-7915 LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128. LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, fenced yard, 4 appls, water incl’d, shared laundry, $1050 mo + utils, NS/NP. Avail March 1. Call (250)881-2283. SIDNEY- (CLOSE to town). 1 bdrm 700 sq ft basement suite, includes W/D, private entrance, fenced back yard & patio. Avail April 1st. $800/mo. Call (250)479-7807. SIDNEY FURN’D 1Bdrm suite, close to airport, $700 incl utils. Avail Apr. 1st. 250-656-2613 TILLICUM/BURNSIDE area: 2 bdrm, shared laundry, own ent. $900 inclds hydro. Call 250-588-8885, 250-383-8282.
SUITES, UPPER SIDNEY- QUIET cozy 1 bdrm, W/D, utils included, NS/NP, furnished or unfurnished. Avail Apr. 1. Call (250)656-7184.
TOWNHOUSES LAVENDER CO-OP is accepting applications for a 2 bdrm one level end unit w/ garage, W/D hookup, near schools & bus, $876/mo. Share purchase $2500. Min. income $42,000+. Applications avail in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.
WANTED TO RENT SIDNEY, MATURE lady, N/S, N/D, long term, (May or June), 2-3 bdrm, Pier or Landmark Building. Call (250)629-3102. WORKSPACE WANTED to rent for F’glassing, secure bldg w/power. Saanich general. Ken, (250)598-2435.
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CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.
$50 to $1000 Scrap Junk Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans
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1993 BAYLINER 2452, in excellent condition, 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hydraulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. Best offer. 250-656-6136.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
ELECTRICAL
ACCOUNTING Vida Samimi
AT&T ELECTRIC. Renovations. Residential & Commercial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.
Certified General Accountant Bookkeeping, Audit, Payroll, HST. Set up & Training. E-File
TAX
KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.
250-477-4601
FENCING
CARPENTRY
ALL TYPES of fencing, repairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.
LAPWING CARPENTRY. Decks, fences, quality repairs, renos & insulation. 10 years experience. Call 778-967-1246
GARDENING
McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518
CARPET INSTALLATION MALTA FLOORING Installation. Carpets, laminates, hardwood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278
CLEANING SERVICES AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Island areas. 250-385-5869.
ELECTRICAL 250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779. (250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
HAULING AND SALVAGE
ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCE
BOOK YOUR Spring Window or Gutter Cleaning now. Grand Xterior Cleaning Services. WCB Insured, BBB. Please call 250-380-7778.
LAWN MOWING, CLEAN-UPS, LANDSCAPING PROJECTS
778-678-2524
HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, flooring, painting, drywall, small reno’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961
HAULING AND SALVAGE
PRO IRISH GARDENERSmaintenance, pruning, cleanups, lawn care. 20 yrs exp. WCB. Call (250)652-6989. SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373.
AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 Spring clean up Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.
AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.
SYDANNA Lawn Care. 16 years in business. 250-8588873. www.sydannalawncare.ca
WE-CUT-LAWNS (Lawn and Garden services.) “Don’t let the grass grow under your feet.” Call us at
250-655-1956.
$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279. CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164. FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463. GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.
JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading
PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774 SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578. SMART GUYS Hauling. Garden waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, courteous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
MASONRY & BRICKWORK
PAINTING
CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flagstone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com
NORM’S PAINTING- Why wait till Spring? Reasonable, Reliable. References. 25 yrs experience. Call 250-478-0347.
PLUMBING FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.
11 DIAMOND Moving- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.
FREE ESTIMATES. Reasonable. Reliable. No job too small. Call 250-388-5544.
1,2,3, WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Call Phil (250)383-8283
PRESSURE WASHING
2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507. DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.
PAINTING ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates. 250-744-8588, Norm.
RUBBISH REMOVAL MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBB member. (250)388-0278.
STUCCO/SIDING RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free estimates. Dan, 250-391-9851.
WINDOW CLEANING
M&S OXFORD Home/Commercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hardwood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.
A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.
BLAINE’S WINDOW WASHING. Serving Sidney & Brentwood since 1983. Average house $35. 250-656-1475
THE MOSS MAN ChemicalFree Roof De-Mossing & Gutter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates! www.mossman.ca
B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pressure Washing. 250-361-6190.
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS 11 DIAMOND DAVE- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free ests. (250)889-5794.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
MOVING & STORAGE
HANDYMAN DAN. Quality workmanship. Free estimates. Call 250-656-6789.
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Aerating, pwr raking, blackberry & ivy removal. 25 years exp.
250-479-7950 FREE ESTIMATES • Lawn Maintenance • Landscaping • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Yard Cleanups • Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd Jobs NO SURPRISES NO MESS www.hollandave.ca
HANDYPERSONS
BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free estimate. Call Barry 250-896-6071
20+ YEARS Experience. Lawns, Pruning, Maintenance, Landscaping & more. Reliable. WCB. Andrew (250)656-0052.
MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offices. BBB member. (250)388-0278. SPOTLESS HOME Cleaning. Affordable, Exp’d, Reliable, Efficient. Exc refs. 250-508-1018
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.
250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, finish carpentry, garden clean-ups.
250.388.3535
INSULATION MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278
DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445 LADY PAINTER Serving the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.
Available Paper Routes POSITIONS OPEN FOR
FT/PT Carriers & Sub Carriers
WINDOWS ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Windows Wholesale, Discounts! 50 years Construction experience. 250-382-3694.
ALL AGE GROUPS WELCOM E!
SAANICHTON ROUTE 6208 - LOCHSIDE DRIVE, WAKEMAN RD, TIFFANY PLACE, JAMES ISLAND RD, ARTHUR DRIVE ROUTE 6218 - HERMWOOD RD, MT. NEWTON CROSS RD, SLOPING PINES, JOVI OVI RD ROUTE 6220 - ARTHUR DRIVE, LOCHSIDE DRIVE, JAMES ISLAND RD, TURGOOSE TERRACE DEAN PARK ROUTE 6525 - EAST SAANICH RD, LOWE RD, EMARD TERRACE, LEAL RD ROUTE 6556 - BARRETT DRIVE, SENTINEL PLACE ROUTE 6566 - MORSEBY PARK, HARO PARK
SIDNEY ROUTE 6439 - BEVAN AVE, SECOND STREET, THIRD STREET, FOURTH STREET, FIFTH STREET, OAKVILLE AVE ROUTE 6440 - OCEAN AVE, ORCHARD AVE, FIFTH STREET, FOURTH STREET, THIRD STREET, SECOND STREET, OAKVILLE AVE ROUTE 6445 - BRETHOUR RD, JAMES WHITE BLVD, RESTHAVEN DR ROUTE 6461 - BEACON AVE, JAHN PLACE, SKYLARK LANE
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