PENINSULA
NEWS REVIEW
The candidates
Reaching new heights
The News Review begins its profiles of the eight candidates running for two council seats in Central Saanich, page 3
Central Saanich climbing gym hosting the B.C. Provincial Sport Climbing championships this weekend, page 17
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Vantreight farmland up for sale Ian and Ryan Vantreight continue business as usual despite farm being listed Devon MacKenzie News staff
Much like the bees pollinating the spring flowers, the listing of a large portion of agricultural land in Central Saanich has people on the Saanich Peninsula abuzz. Last week, all 384 acres of Vantreight farmland were put up for court-ordered sale, but Ian Vantreight and son Ryan say they are continuing business as usual at the farm despite what they call yet another hurdle in the family’s farming history. “Yes — Ryan and I are facing another challenge but we’re continuing on business as usual at the farm with the daffodil harvest and the spring plantings,” Ian said Friday. “The listing of the properties by the bank and my brother is just one more hurdle that we need to find a way to get over.” Ian continued on to say Ian Vantreight that he and his son have hopes to keep the property in the family despite the listing of the property by the HSBC Bank and his brother Michael. The property was listed for sale once previously in 2005 before Ian became the sole owner after buying his brother out. “Right now Ryan and I are trying to formulate a plan on how to deal with the listings and we are hoping to come up with a solution in a few weeks or so.” Please see: Farm properties listed, page 5
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A piper and large crowd of people waving U.S.A. and Canadian flags welcome passengers of the season’s inaugural run of the Anacortes Ferry into Sidney on Sunday. See page 15 for the story.
Change is in the air at YYJ Victoria Airport Authority offers details of its most recent master plan Steven Heywood News staff
New air carrier services are set to begin flying out of the Victoria International Airport this spring and summer, as the airport authority works hard to attract other route services — domestic and foreign —to its terminal. To win and maintain those services,
the Victoria Airport Authority has set into motion a 20-year master plan to upgrade and expand the terminal building, add more space on the tarmac for aircraft and expand its main runway. That master plan has been the subject of two open house presentations, one in downtown Victoria earlier this month, the second at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre March 19. Airport authority chief
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executive officer Geoff Dickson and director of marketing and community relations Terry Stewart led the presentation and answered questions from the audience. In the short term — 2012 to 2016 — the authority has plans to extend its main runway 600 feet, split between the east and west ends of the airstrip. Please see: Terminal upgrades already, page 7
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