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Fighting obesity at heart of program

New youth pass at Panorama offers access to fitness for less Steven Heywood News staff

Panorama Recreation is launching what it calls a game-changer when it comes to helping young people get better access to recreation and fitness programs — and to help reverse trends of childhood obesity in Canada.

To do its part, Panorama Recreation has announced that it will offer youth under 19 an annual pass for $59 — and if a parent or guardian buys an annual pass, complimentary annual passes will be offered to all dependent children, aged six to 18.

It’s a bold effort, stated Ian Hennigar in a media release, to Ian Hennigar improve community health.

“It’s a game-changer for youth on the Peninsula,” Hennigar told the News Review.

“Something like this has never been tried in this region.”

Access to low-cost recreation facilities, he said, will hopefully get more youth into active pursuits. The goal, he said, is to help get families more active than they are now.

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A group of around 50 friends, family and co-workers gathered at Victoria Airport Monday to remember Ramesh Sharma, a taxi driver who was killed in an accident at the airport two years ago.

Ramesh sharma remembered Life of taxi driver who was killed two years ago at Victoria Airport was celebrated this week

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Silence fell over a large group of family, friends and co-workers Monday afternoon at the Victoria Airport to honour and remember the loss of a loved one.

The group of around 50 people observed a moment of silence for Ramesh Sharma, a

taxi driver with Yellow Cab who was killed two years ago on July 29 by an out of control car driven by an elderly woman, Shirley Zerbin, from Saanich.

“We are gathering here to remember him on this day and we hope to continue to do this each year,” said Kuldeep Singh, the President of the Victoria Taxi Association and one of Sharma’s friends and co-work-

ers, adding that four of the drivers in attendance on Monday were with Sharma when the accident happened.

“I had known Ramesh for over 20 years, the whole community was touched by the accident,” he said.

Zerbin, 84, was charged last year with driving without due care and attention, fined $1,500 and prohibited from driving for three years.

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Peninsula News in brief Chamber’s Annual Golf Classic

SIDNEY — The Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Golf Classic will be held on Thursday, Aug. 8 at the Prospect Lake Golf Course.

Space for the fundraising event is limited, so golfers or teams wanting to join in on the fun must call the Chamber soon at 250-6563616.

The event is nine holes of golf, dinner, team and individual prizes as well as a silent auction.

— News staff

Crystal Award nominations

SIDNEY — Applications are now open for member and non-member businesses in the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Crystal Awards.

The deadline is Friday, August 30, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. to submit your nomination in the annual business excellence awards.

The awards ceremony is set for Oct. 3.

For contest entry details and for more information, call the chamber office at 250-656-3616 or visit www. peninsulachamber.ca.

Correction

In the News Review’s July 24 edition, Kyle Shick of Finlayson Bonet Architecture should have been referred to as a senior architectural technologist, not as an architect.

The News Review apologizes for the error.

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Laura, Murray, Ben, Sandra and Nick Pettinger, from left, at their Sidney home. Ben spent a year of high school as a Rotary exchange student in Sweden and recently returned home.

A trip of a lifetime for Sidney lad Ben Pettinger spent a school year on a Rotary Club exchange program in Sweden Steven Heywood News staff

Winter is a lot colder in Sweden than on Vancouver Island, says Ben Pettinger. The Sidney teen recently returned from the Scandinavian country after spending the last school year on a Rotary Club exchange overseas.

It was cold, he explained, adding that locals told him it was probably one of the worst winters in recent history in the community where he was staying.

Ben stayed with a series of three host families in and around Varberg, Sweden, a city of some 50,000 people.

He was sent there by Rotary International and by local Rotary Club members after they put out a call for students who wanted the chance to experience life in another country. It’s Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program and for the last 75-plus years, they have been sending 8,0000 students to around 80 countries each year.

While not Rotarians themselves, Ben and his family were very appreciative of the opportunity Ben had to take part.

“It’s a good organization,” Ben said, “and I am glad I went when I did. I am happy with what I learned and for getting this opportunity.”

Ben had responded to a call by local Rotary Clubs for students wanting the chance to learn overseas and to act as ambassadors for the coun-

try and for Rotary. At the time, Ben dents. He learned bass, singing and was in Grade 11. He applied and was piano and found his classmates were a tight family who had been in school eventually chosen for an exchange.

“I have a friend that had gone together for years.

“It was a smaller town, so I made a on one to Mexico,” he said, adding another family member had been on lot of friends from there. You become an exchange to Poland a few years like a family.”

He would often get help from his ago, so he was aware the opportuEnglish-speaking friends and teachnity existed.

When he was selected to go, Ben ers, but added he wanted to learn the said he attended lots of meetings, language and share new experiences had two big interviews with Rotary in a new country.

By last February and March, Ben members and went to a big camp knew enough Swedish of district Rotary “Just do it. It would to get by quite well. exchange students.

One of his big They were given be the best thing you adjustments, Ben said, instruction on the was a decided lack of program and were can do.” breakfast cereal. Havgiven pins, shirts, – Ben Pettinger ing grown up on it, he jackets and more for said his host families their exchange.

Ben learned Sweden was his des- didn’t have it and had different mealtination and he has no complaints time habits.

“Not having cereal in the morning about his experience there.

“Rotary did tell us what to expect really kicked my butt,” Ben said.

Dinner and lunch were generally there,” he said, “and there were other people in the program already there. much later than he was used to, with They were the veterans and we were a large emphasis on seafood. Ben said he’s not a big fan of seafood, but the newcomers.”

Ben spent his Grade 12 year in would try it anyway, for the experiSweden, living with host families and ence.

While in Sweden, Ben would visit riding a bike to school from his new their local Rotary Clubs, an ambassahome.

To overcome the language barrier, dor for Canada and for the Rotarians Ben said he learned as much Swed- back home.

Over his final three weeks overish as he could — it also helped that most people in Sweden also speak seas, Ben said Rotary organized a European trip for the exchange stuvery good English.

Enrolled in a music program, Ben’s dents in the region. They took a bus courses were tailored for arts stu- tour with 60 students, plus chaper-

ones, to various cities and sights in Europe — from Germany to Slovenia, and from Italy to France.

“It was a nice ending.”

Ben returned home July 20, bringing with him great experiences and memories — as well as a desire to one day travel again.

“It was one of the most amazing things I’ve done in my life,” he said.

When he arrived home, he said he had almost forgotten what his house looked like.

“It was a really weird experience to be back in the kitchen and getting used to things again. But it was great to be back with my family again and hug them.”

His biggest shock when arriving back home, he added, was the fact English was being spoken everywhere.

“It was a shock, but it was a bit warm to see that as well.”

Now that he’s home, Ben has a few weeks off and will return to school at Parkland Secondary in the fall. He has to complete his Grade 12 year here in B.C., as the year he spent in Sweden doesn’t count towards graduation here. Ben, however, said he doesn’t regret having to spend more time in school and is looking forward to taking on subjects such as history and science.

“Just do it,” he said, recommending the exchange trip to other students. “It would be the best thing you can do and Rotary has the best exchange program.”

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Kitimat ocean program set for oil tankers Tom Fletcher Black Press

A little-noticed federal ocean monitoring program around Kitimat is the clearest signal yet that the federal government is preparing the region for crude oil tanker traffic, Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver says.

Weaver was catching up on his scientific reading after the B.C. election when he stumbled on a line – “almost a throwaway” – in the April issue of <I>Canadian Ocean Science Newsletter.</I> “A major initiative in planning is the complementary measures project for the area surrounding Kitimat British Columbia to support planned oil traffic,” it says.

Government scientists who developed the system in the Gulf of St. Lawrence say it is to help “search and rescue, oil spill response and to ensure safe and

navigable waterways.”

Weaver said the project goes well beyond research, and represents a major ongoing budget commitment by Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to forecast ocean conditions for oil tanker traffic.

“My conclusion is, come hell or high water, the intention of the feds right now is to ship bitumen to Asia through Kitimat,” Weaver said in an interview. “Whether it be through rail or through pipeline, it’s going to happen, and I don’t think that British Columbians are getting the whole picture here.”

Environment Canada spokesman Mark Johnson issued a statement confirming the program was funded in the 2012 federal budget, under the government’s “responsible resource development” initiative.

Its purpose is to “to improve the

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What a run of weather we have been having lately. If I didn’t know better I would have thought I was back in Australia.

Shorts T-shirts and summer dresses. I love summer.

As I write this though, they are calling for a drizzle on Wednesday. No worries there, as we could use a small drop of rain. The grass is in need of a drink, although the dandelions don’t seem to be having any issues.

If some one can explain that to me, I would be most appreciative. How do they grow with no water?

After such a long stretch of nice weather, the first few rains mean that the roads are going to be a bit greasy.

Just beware that there is a lot of oil on the road and will be sitting nicely on the surface.

Also, it wouldn’t be a bad time to check your wiper blades and washer fluid. Wiper blades will deteriorate over time, especially in the hot sun.

Why not get your tires checked as well? The amount of vehicles that go through my shops with marginal rubber is astounding to me.

When you calculate how much square footage of rubber is holding your vehicle to the road, I think we should agree that tires are the most important wearable part of your car.

We have a number of fantastic local tire shops in Sidney that offer great prices and even better service than the big boys downtown, so drop in and see them for an estimate. They may even put some wiper blades on your car for you. You never know your luck.

Anyway, I have all my vehicles sorted for tires, wiper blades and washer fluid so I think I will pop out and enjoy the sun while I can.

Another Tequila Sunrise?

“The Government of Canada is increasing research into non-conventional petroleum products to fortify Canada’s marine prevention, preparedness and response

capabilities.

“In terms of ocean forecasting, Environment Canada Meteorological Service of Canada will bring specific contributions to the this overall goal in the provision of high-resolution surface winds forecasts along the complex waterways from Kitimat to Hecate Strait area, as winds play an important role as input to oil spill modelling assessment.”

A federal assessment panel is preparing recommendations for the federal cabinet on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would deliver diluted bitumen from Alberta to the Kitimat port.

Weaver said Ottawa’s apparent rush to export heavy crude increases the pollution risk on land and ocean, and also works against development of a petrochemical industry in Canada. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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The Saanich Peninsula beat Devon MacKenzie News staff

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• A 40-year-old Central Saanich woman was issued a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and a 30-day impound along with charges for driving contrary to restrictions when she was found be drunk behind the wheel on July 21 at 3 p.m. A concerned citizen had reported the erratic driver to police who were able to locate her shortly thereafter.

• A cyclist riding his bike on the sidewalk along Keating X Road around 9:30 a.m. on July 23 struck a vehicle which was pulling out of the Slegg Lumber parking lot. Neither the cyclist nor the driver sustained major injuries and neither were charged with any infractions of the motor vehicle act. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Saanich leads region in the loss of tree canopy

Sidney lost the least amount of cover but has the least trees Kyle Slavin

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While aerial maps on Google are a fun tool to use to explore a city from above, the Habitat Acquisition Trust is using aerial photos to highlight a rapidly growing problem in Greater Victoria.

Between 2005 and 2011, Greater Victoria lost 1,037 hectares worth of tree canopy – enough mature trees to cover every square inch of the Town of Sidney twice.

“It’s just stunning to think about the pace at which it happening,” Adam Taylor, HAT’s executive director said. “It appears our tree loss is increasing in speed over the course of these years.”

HAT looked over aerial photos of Greater Victoria taken in 1986, 2005 and 2011 with a fine-tooth comb to measure tree loss. Taylor says while he expected to see big changes between 1986 and 2005, he was shocked by the drastic loss in the six years from 2005 to 2011.

“Some of the areas suffered a nine per cent loss of total tree cover in just six years. This trend can’t continue forever — we’ll literally run out of trees in 50 years,” he said.

HAT singled out Saanich as being the municipality that saw some of the biggest changes.

Between 2005 and 2011, Saanich lost 378 hectares of tree cover, and simultaneously gained 532.8 hectares of impervious surfaces

• The District of Saanich lost the most tree cover: 378 hectares. Langford was next, losing 118 hectares of tree cover.

• The City of Victoria lost the largest percentage of its remaining tree cover - 8.8%.

In absolute terms, this was only 42 hectares, but the City of Victoria has a relatively small amount of tree cover.

• The Town of Sidney lost the least amount of tree cover at 7 hectares, but that accounts for 7.5% of the small municipality’s remaining tree cover.

• Metchosin lost 1.3% of its cover (66 hectares), the lowest percentage of any municipality. Highlands was next best, losing only 1.4%.

• Highlands also has the highest level of tree cover in the region: 84% of the municipality is treed. Sidney is the least treed - only 18.3% of the Town has tree cover.

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“It’s not just a Saanich issue, it’s not just a Langford issue.

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at a regional level,” Taylor said.

He credited Saanich and Victoria for each passing ambitious urban forestry strategies in recent years in an effort to curb tree loss.

Saanich is also currently going through a public process to update its tree preservation bylaw to protect more trees and enhance the urban forest.

“We know we’re losing tree canopy on private, public, rural and urban lands. We’re losing a percentage across the board inside and outside the urban containment boundary,” said Cory Manton, Saanich’s manager of urban forestry, horticulture and natural areas. “It reinforces the proposed amendments to the tree preservation bylaw so we can stop or reverse this trend.”

Taylor hopes other municipalities will follow Saanich and Victoria’s leads.

“They need to think how they can protect tree cover and grow trees in areas that are currently untreed,” he said. “And the vast majority of trees in our region occur on private properties. I hope we begin to realize trees have a value to our community and to our own property. Trees do need to come down for various reasons, but we need to look at our backyards and plant more to steward our landscape as private landowners.”

For more information on the tree canopy study or to see the aerial photos, visit hat.bc.ca. kslavin@saanichnews.com

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Caretakers, town at a loss

A new sea wall is making waves in Roberts Bay in Sidney — not the gentle, lapping waves that lull you to sleep, but crashing waves that are doomed to break against concrete and rock.

There are questions being levelled at town council over its approval of a poured-concrete wall — from its own policy on the matter right down to the definition of “natural boundary” as it applies to one of the Pacific’s oldest migratory bird sanctuaries. A caretaker of the sanctuary is understandably upset at the loss of habitat in this wildlife area — a continuing issue in the bay where there are many sea walls.

At odds with this are private property rights and the balancing act the local municipal council has to perform as a result.

Yet, the only party that appears to win in this case is the property owner who got to complete their sea wall.

Caretakers of the sanctuary have lost natural habitat to the construction in Roberts Bay. While that plant life was apparently located on private property, groups like the Friends of Shoal Harbour, try to work with owners and municipalities to raise awareness about the benefits of habitat to migratory birds and other wildlife around the Peninsula. Their battle to maintain a place for wildlife just got a little harder, yet there are early signs that more consultation with the community is in the works.

The Town of Sidney, in the eyes of local conservationists, lost credibility when it comes to protecting the area’s natural environment. There will be efforts ahead to repair those relationships and perhaps even work towards a better plan to manage both human and animal cohabitation.

Any effort to better protect the natural environment around a community that continues to grow will be left up to community groups and, ultimately, the Town and its citizens.

The government bodies who actually have the responsibility for areas like the sanctuary (such as Environment Canada and the B.C. ministry of forestry, lands and natural areas) are saying if development is on private property, it’s up to the municipality to regulate it as it sees fit.

If environmentally-sensitive areas are valued by the Town of Sidney, they may be asked to step up and prove it.

Their battle to maintain a place for wildlife just got a little harder

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-386-2624.

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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.

2009 WINNER

NDP soul-search goes nowhere must review “stakeholder relaB.C. NDP president Moe Sihota tions including community leaders, says an external review of the parbusiness, social movement, ethnic ty’s performance in the May eleccommunities, environmental movetion will “look very much at the ment, affiliated unions and the DNA of the NDP.” labour movement.”

Early signs are not encouraging.

One of the excuses offered by Start with the five-member panel leader Adrian Dix for the announced to conduct party’s defeat was the the review. The required loss of 40,000 jobs in the “labour” representaB.C. forest industry. The tion is in the person of suggestion is that those Cindy Oliver, president people left for Alberta, of the union representing and if they were still here, college and university they would have voted instructors, and Andy NDP. That presumed soliRoss, ex-president of darity has never existed COPE 378, which reprein the private sector and sents B.C. Hydro employin fact the highest-paid ees among others.

Tom Fletcher union workers have good Another appointee B.C. Views reason to vote for lower is NDP MP Jinny Sims, taxes. To confirm B.C. and a former president of Canada’s “progressive” tax system, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. If all they have to do is look at their the party wants to further solidify pay stubs. its image as a lobby group for The mandate for this review pension-subsidized government mentions not one actual public polunions, it’s off to a great start. icy issue. Here’s one the committee The terms of reference defy might kick around. parody. In addition to unions, the Having lost the 2009 election panel required “more than one campaigning against the carbon woman.” A sub-committee may be struck, if it has representation from tax, the NDP is now calling for it to be increased and extended to “youth, women, labour, visible greenhouse gases produced by minority, LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisindustrial process emissions. esexual, transgendered, questionA simple example is a cement ing).” I presume the party’s lengthy anti-harassment policy will be read kiln, which burns fuel to reach the temperature at which the out to begin all meetings. components are partially burned Once they finally get down to and cement is produced. Cement business, the list of election cammanufacturers pay carbon tax on paign details they must examine the fuel, whether it’s natural gas is long. In addition to that, they

or shredded tires, but not on the process. B.C. cement makers are already pleading for relief, because the fuel-intensive process puts them at a price disadvantage with U.S. and Chinese producers.

Further unilateral tax action by B.C. would only further increase imports, and potentially push B.C. firms out of business. Goodbye unionized private sector jobs.

Dix’s last foray in question period before the summer legislature session adjourned was a demand for the government to order B.C. Ferries to build its next three ships in B.C. Leave aside the NDP’s uncritical zeal for state control and their illfated experiment with aluminum fast ferries. The most likely bidder for this work is Seaspan, with shipyards in Esquimalt and North Vancouver.

Seaspan is hiring almost 2,000 people to build ships for the Royal Canadian Navy and Coast Guard.

It will be flat out to get that done, and the company president can’t yet say if it has the capacity and skilled labour to bid on B.C. Ferries ships too.

Seaspan has to operate in the real world of limited resources.

So does the NDP, but it’s not clear if they can find a way out of their thicket of special interests and stale economic notions.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

‘The mandate for this review mentions not one actual public policy issue.’

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am totally disheartened about the Town of Sidney’s decision to begin the collection of separated kitchen and other organic waste, as of January 2014.

As a professional gardener of 40 years I have always kept a working compost, into which I religiously place these items.

I was taught as a child the extreme value of replenishing the earth in this way, in order to maintain a healthy garden, be it flowers or vegetables. The plant material receives all the nutrients it needs, and there is the added bonus of moisture

retention from the humus derived from the decomposed plant matter.

This of course translates to less (unnatural) reliance on chemicals to feed our gardens, as well as the conservation of water, which is of course among our current environmental concerns.

I can understand how this proposal might be acceptable/beneficial for those living in apartments (strata or otherwise) but as one of thousands of gardening enthusiasts/home owners here in the Capital Regional District (CRD) region, I vehemently object to this course of action.

As a retired person on a fixed income I will be expected to contribute an additional $56 per year in my already skyrocketing taxes for a pick up service that I will not be using.

We should be encouraging people with backyards to compost at home instead of penalizing them.

The costs of manufacturing plastic pick up containers to house this material, along with the added emissions to the environment (produced in trucking it to a special facility) coupled with the exorbitant wages of municipal employees hired

to manage plant material that is quite capable of decomposing itself (on site) will negate any benefits to the community.

To add insult to injury, citizens will then have to pay a hefty fee to truck it all back to them, to fertilize their gardens once it has been processed.

Could this be why councillor LougherGoodey did not vote yes on the proposal?

Another laughable, autocratic solution at best. If only I weren’t so disgusted!

Chris Brown Sidney

Readers respond: Peninsula Soccer Association concession, more roundabout angst Soccer group doing fine Re: Concession Operator Backs Out, PNR July 26 The Peninsula Soccer Association would like to correct a recent news article published in the Peninsula News Review concerning the concession services at Iroquois Park.

Although dialogue and discussions took place — no agreement was ever signed by PSA to operate this facility — thus it is impossible for us to have backed out of being the operator if we never held that position in the first place.

As for council expressing sympathy for our group, we thank you for your well wishes but none are required. Peninsula Soccer has been fostering the development of the game of soccer on the Saanich Peninsula for over 30 years.

The Association’s home base of operations can be found at the newly finished Alex Campbell Clubhouse (complete with concession) located at Blue Heron Park.

The Association’s Board Members and volunteers are eagerly making plans for the start of the up-coming fall soccer season which kicks off in early September. Registrations are still being taken for our younger age groups (2004 – 2009 birth years).

Information on all of our programs can be found by visiting our website at www.peninsulasoccer.ca

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Roundabouts are a waste I have not yet encountered the new roundabout in the Sidney area. Hopefully it is properly designed in contrast to almost all in the greater Victoria area.

One problem I anticipate is hogging by bumper-bumper traffic. As the RCMP say, there is an imbalance. That’s a major problem in Langford.

As for McTavish at the highway, I don’t understand the police officer’s comment that it is an improvement.

Reality is the highway intersection there was a traffic light — was he out there to observe the greater Victoria area practice of running red lights?

Did he consider the problem of entering the east-west street from the industrial area of the airport — that street should have been closed, as there is one to the west (now complete with a reasonable roundabout). The

McTavish roundabout at the highway has the same problem as some in England — too many options and lanechanging in the middle.

Civil engineers seem to overlook successful roundabouts were large. Here, some are so small that they are awkward for the length of a minivan.

I predict that a fire truck will one day get stuck in a roundabout on Bodega Street in Saanich.

Many in the greater Victoria area have been installed for traffic calming, which does not work — it’s

the scheme of lazy politicians who are too cheap to properly fund policing.

I challenge voters

in Sidney and North Saanich to elect officials who will act to protect people instead of wasting money on

Keith Sketchley Saanich

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Thomas Philips Woodworking up for awards Young Central Saanich company nominated for two CARE awards for their kitchen work Steven Heywood News staff

One of the local finalists in the Victoria Homebuilders Association’s annual construction achievement and renovations of excellence (CARE) awards, has only been in business for a yearand-a-half.

Despite this, Thomas Philips Woodworking Ltd. is being recognized for its quality work on a pair of kitchen renos.

The owners of the Central Saanich company are originally from the Peninsula and have combined their love of the business and their experience into a successful, if young, company.

Eric Gummer and Derrick Paas are partners in the company, located off Keating X Road. Gummer has been in the industry for 12 years, Paas more than 20.

They had been working together at a different company when they decided to strike out on their own.

“We were both laid off, actually,” said Gummer. “But we had a lot of connections between the two of us.”

With those people and businesses supporting them, the duo started Thomas Philips Woodworking Ltd. (using their middle names for the title) with an eye

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Derrick Paas and Eric Gummer are partners in Central Saanich’s Thomas Philips Woodworking and are up for two CARE awards for their kitchen work this year.

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how their designs set them apart in a competitive industry.

“If we did a good job, great,” said Eric. “The word will spread and that’s great for us.”

He added they take great pains to work with their clients, determining what they need and how they want their kitchens to look.

Eric and Paas have learned new computer skills along the way to create 3D drawings and images of what a new kitchen will look like.

This helps customers determine what they want to see in their homes.

Once they have the plans in place, they go to their shop (boasting a pretty large sound system) and get into the cutting, edging and assembly of each piece.

“It’s (the client’s) kitchen,” said Paas. “We’re just helping them build it.”

The Victoria Homebuilders Association’s CARE awards will be announced September 14 at a gala event at the Fairmont Empress Hotel.

Other local companies or projects up for CARE awards include: • Coastal Construction - Sidney

By The Sea (Best Single Detached Home over $1.5 million) • Citta Group - Ardmore (Best Single Family Detached Custom Home under 2,600 sq. ft.

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Helping reduce the barriers “The Peninsula Recreation Commission has a serious concern on the health of youth,” Hennigar continued. “One strong indicator of inactivity is national statistics showing that only seven per cent of Canadian youth get the exercise they need.”

With things like computers and video games competing for their time, Hennigar said the commission felt it had to do something more to attract youth.

“Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years,” Hennigar stated. “It’s a troubling statistic because excess weight has many negative effects on children’s health. They are at a much higher risk of developing health problems later in life.

“We wanted to be leaders by significantly reducing the barriers to participation and this program does

for being able to control the quality of their work and the products they use.

They faced significant challenges when trying to start a new business during tough economic times. But they say they had family support and have found success early on. They have even hired two more staff to help keep pace with their job orders.

“The business has been better than we expected,” said Gummer.

The pair provide custom work for a variety of jobs, including new and renovated kitchens — which is a speciality. It’s their kitchen jobs that earned them the CARE Aware nominations. They are up for awards in two categories: Best Traditional Kitchen (new or renovated) over 300 square feet, and; Best Traditional Kitchen (new or renovated) under 225 square feet.

The recognition from the award nominations will help raise their profile in the community,” said Gord Gummer, Eric’s dad, who is the office manager.

For the most part, business has been generated via word of mouth, Eric said, starting in the construction community where they have their main contacts.

Getting new work comes down to being able to show contractors and builders what they can do and

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ere we go talking about lilies again. I can’t really help it as that is what is most interesting on the balcony.

There is one large white bloom measuring nine and a half inches across, from the tip of one petal directly across to the one opposite. Mind you, as it is the only flower on the plant and there are no buds still to come — all the bulb’s energy has gone into producing this one monsterous flower, but it is so lovely I can’t very well

complain.

There are so many types of lilies that it is a bit staggering, but this one is an Oriental lily and it is a beauty. There is another pot with six stems of a peachcoloured lily about four feet tall, these are, I believe, Nankeen lilies.

Lily bulbs may be planted in the fall (August, September) or in the spring. They are very hardy, so frost is no problem. My former neighbour used to grow wonderful lilies here in Sidney, but grew beautiful ones in

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One thing I should warn you about is that lily pollen is murder if you get it on your clothes and don’t get too close if you are going to smell them. It isn’t easy to get it off your nose either.

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• • • • Yesterday my eldest daughter came over from Pender Island and we drove around part of the Peninsula. It is wonderful, especially at this time of the year when the fields are full of luscious produce. Some

of it is already for sale and I’m talking corn here. We stopped and bought some, enough for two ears each. It’s best to buy just what you are going to eat that day. It is never the

same if you’ve stored it for a day or more.

For those of you new to Peninsula corn, let me offer a word of advice. Shuck it while the big pot of water comes to a boil. Add a scant quarter cup of sugar (not salt) to the water and add the ears of corn. Cook for about four minutes, rush it to the table, spread each ear generously with butter (margarine if you don’t have butter), put on a bib, sprinkle corn with salt and enjoy! It is simply delicious! (No, I don’t get paid for advertizing.)

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“Our planning team worked very hard on the zoning bylaw for two years, and it is in fact gaining recognition throughout the province as a best practice and standard to follow,” said Paula Kully, executive assistant at the Town of Sidney in an email to the News Review.

At its July 15 meeting, Town council congratulated the planning staff who created the bylaw.

Coun. Mervy Lougher-Goodey presented the award to the development services department, noting the Town’s Advisory Planning Commission was also involved in the preparation of the bylaw.

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• Pay scales for the four new full time firefighters to be hired at the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department were revealed as one of the new members was scheduled to start this month.

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Sharma, a father of three who had worked for (what is now) Yellow Cab for over 20 years, was taken to hospital after the incident but died from his injuries, while seven other taxi drivers and Zerbin were badly injured.

Since the accident, precautions have been taken to avoid another tragedy, said Singh.

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From left, Baldev Basi, Kuldeep Singh, Jinder Heer and Santokh Sahota were among the large group of friends, family and co-wokers that gathered at Victoria Airport Monday to remember Ramesh Sharma, a taxi driver who was killed in an accident at the airport two years ago. placed in the parking lot for the taxi drivers to sit in during breaks and while waiting for fares and a memorial garden

was built in Sharma’s memory. Both projects were undertaken and funded by Transport Canada, he added.

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nce again, Angel Sampson is gearing up to host another Yellow Wolf Intertribal Powwow.

Sampson has been a part of organizing the powwow, which has seen visitors come from all over Western Canada and the U.S. since its inception.

“This year we’ll have dancers and visitors from all over Alberta, Washington State, Idaho and all over B.C.,” said Sampson, adding that 2013 marks the 20th year the powwow has taken place.

Sampson, who hails from the Tsartlip First Nation, started the powwow to commemorate her mother, Alice Moody Sampson, who was from the Nez Perce tribe of Idaho. When she moved to the West Coast in 1933, she gave

up her own culture and converted to her husband’s Coast Salish way of life.

The Yellow Wolf powwow practises the Coast Salish tradition of welcoming visitors onto their lands, while introducing people to the Nez Perce ways.

“It’s a great social event and anyone is welcome to attend,” said Sampson.

The Yellow Wolf Powwow, which a free event, includes dance competitions, a variety of entertainment, vendors and food.

“The public is also welcome to camp on the Tsartlip fairgrounds during the weekend,” Sampson said, adding that Saturday will be the most action packed day at Tsartlip.

The Yellow Wolf Intertribal Powwow starts Friday at 7 p.m. and runs Saturday and Sunday at the Tsartlip

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First Nation fairground at 800 Stelly’s X Rd. in Brentwood Bay. Those attending should come prepared with chairs or a blanket as the bleachers often fill up, Sampson said.

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Yellow wolf IntertrIbal Powwow - The 20th-annual gathering features singing, drumming and dancing, crafts, First Nations foods and culture. Aug. 2-4 at Tsarlip Park (800 Stelly’s X). Grand entry is Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 1 and 7pm and Sunday at 1pm. Free admission.

stagE Wed. July 31 letters from wIngfIeld farm - The Belfry Theatre presents Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield in the first installment of the Wingfield series about Victoria’s favourite Ontario farmer. Until Aug. 4. Tickets at belfry. bc.ca or 250-385-6815.

Fri. Aug. 2 the karate kId - The Victoria Film Festival presents its annual Free B Film Festival, starting with The Karate Kid (PG) on its 20-foot inflatable screen at the Cameron bandshell in Beacon Hill Park. Bring blankets,

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Music Wed. July 31 boneshaker - Let DJ Boneshaker and his goth gang take you on a walk on the dark side. 9pm at Paparazzi Nightclub (642 Johnson). $3.

JordIe lane - The Aussie favourite brings his latest roots release Sleeping Patterns to the Copper Owl (1900 Douglas). With Carolyn Mark and Electric Oak. 10pm. $10. sYmPhonY In the summer - The Victoria Symphony presents Jamshed, a quartet of classical musicians who also love to play folk music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The Victoria Symphony Brass Quintet plays baroque, ragtime and jazz, Thursday. The Odyssey String Quartet’s Day Off starts with Gershwin and jazz standards from early musical theatre, then into Latin American styles and finishes with a rock set Friday. All shows at noon in Centennial Square. Free.

Thurs. Aug. 1 the fuzz kIngs - Bring their debut 12-inch EP Accentuate Everything to the Copper Owl (1900 Douglas). With MD Wren and the Sick Kids. 10pm. $8.

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a Place for us - Young performers in the Triple Threat Summer Performing Arts program with Mountain Dream Productions. The troupe was on stage Friday, July 19 at the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney, performing A Place For Us. The next Triple Threat production, featuring hilarious hillbillies, takes place in the fall. For details, visit www.mountaindreamproductions.ca.

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CRD Parks naturalist for a fun-filled forest walk with your young ones.

Explore mammal adaptations, play the camouflage game and learn about our furry forest friends. 1pm at Devonian Regional Park (Metchosin). Meet at the kiosk in the parking lot off William Head Rd. BC Transit #54 or 55.

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sooke fIne arts show View some of the finest art from across Vancouver Island and B.C.’s coastal islands at the 11day show that draws more than 8,000 visitors. Now in its 27th year, it is the Island’s longest running juried art show. Until August 5 at SEAPARC Leisure Complex (2168 Phillips) Sookefinearts.com. summer salon - Canadian glass artist Lois Scott’s new glass sculptures on display at West End Gallery (1203 Broad). Until Aug. 1. westendgalleryltd. com. crYstal heath - New paintings

by Heath and introducing new artists Mary-Jean Butler and Pavel Barta.

Until Aug. 9 at The Avenue Gallery (2184 Oak Bay). theavenuegallery.com.

Wed. July 31 storage- Artists Hall, Laycock, MacAuley and McArthur present sculptural works developed at a UVic studio, assembled from a small range of commonplace materials. At fifty fifty arts collective (2516 Douglas). thefiftyfifty.net.

Words Thurs. Aug. 1 Quest lecture - The Royal BC Museum presents Gareth Wood as he shares the story of his Antarctic

calendar expedition adventures which earned him the Polar Medal from the Queen.

7:30pm at Clifford Carl Hall. $16 at RBCM box office. royalbcmuseum. bc.ca.

MarkEts VIctorIa downtown farmers’ market - Enjoy the summer season with the year-round, local foodfocused Victoria Downtown Farmers’ Market. Wednesdays 11am-3pm at The Hudson back carriageway (770 Fisgard). Free. 250-884-8552. bastIon sQuare PublIc market - See an eclectic mix of arts, crafts, imports, entertainment and live entertainment. To Sept. 22. ThursdaySaturday 11am-5:30pm, and Sundays 11am-4:30pm at Bastion Square (Wharf to Government). Free.

Stage 1 - Water Conservation Bylaw In effect May 1 to September 30

Lawn watering is permitted two days per week as follows:

Watering of trees, flowers, shrubs & vegetable gardens is permitted as follows:

Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm Odd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.

Newly installed lawns (sod or seed) may be watered outside the permitted days detailed above by special permit only.

Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered with a sprinkler any day from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm.

For further information, please call 250.474.9684 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/water

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VancouVer Island Model Engineers model train rides at Heritage Acres (7321 Lochside Dr.) happen Sunday, Aug. 18 from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

All ages welcome. For more information, visit vime.ca.

The saanIchTon school House at Heritage Acres turns 100 this summer!

On Aug. 11, Heritage Acres and Saanich Historical Artifacts Society will be celebrating at the school building.

More than 60 former students will be present for this important event.

Refreshments and snacks will be served as well as there will be a special commemorative plaque presentation.

For added fun, trains will be running before and after the presentations. Event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. For map and information visit www. shas.ca. annual BlessIng of the Animals takes place Sunday, Aug. 11 at 2 p.m. outdoors at St. Stephen’s Church (off Mount Newton X Road). Please bring animals in carriers or on a leash. A collection will be taken to support P.A.T.S. All welcome rain or shine. For more information, visit www. ststephensanglican. net or call Al at 250658-8840.

The puBlIc Is InVITed to come and enjoy a weekend of fun and friendship at the 20th Annual Yellow Wolf Intertribal Powwow.

There will be Powwow singing and dancing, opportunities to purchase cultural arts and crafts, special entertainment and First Nations cultural foods including a salmon barbecue.

Grand entry times are Friday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 4 at 1 p.m.

Free event. For more information please contact Angel Sampson at 250665-7777 or e-mail idahangel1920@ hotmail.com.

BelIeVe In people — A Summer Celebration happens Saturday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 5

p.m. at Woodwynn Farms (7789 West Saanich Rd.) This is a wonderful daytime festival to raise awareness and help the Creating Homefulness Society.

This event appeals to the whole community with wholesome and high quality entertainment, activities, refreshments and fun. Main stage entertainment hosted by the world renowned Daniel Lapp, children’s entertainment and activities, farm marketplace featuring tasty foods from our farm and of course the famous Kraft Dinner Cook Off featuring local cooks and well known chefs, including Gianfranco Mosca, Aaron Hall and others. For more information, visit www.woodwynnfarms. org.

TaBleTs – do I need one? Monday, Aug. 19 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the SHOAL Activity Centre. Not sure if you might benefit from having a tablet? Sign-up for this class for some hands-on experience, discussion and demo of different brands presently on the market. $30. Call 250-656-5173 to register. royal BaBy WelcoMe Celebration High Tea at SHOAL happens Thursday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20. Enjoy some pomp and ceremony with Town Crier Kenny Podmore, as we help celebrate the royal birth. Please bring a new baby item to be

donated to moms in need through BCS family programs.

The Juan deFuca Pathfinders Volkssport Club is holding a 10 kilometre walk Saturday, Aug. 3.

Meet at Greenhawk Harness and Equestrian Supplies, 7154 West Saanich Rd. in Brentwood Bay. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. Contact Elizabeth at 250652-1943 for more information.

The garden cITy Wanderers Volkssport Club is holding a 5/10 kilometre walk (rated 2B) Sunday, Aug. 18. Meet at Lochside Park on Lochside Drive.

Registration is at 9:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. Contact George at 250-386-1279 for more information.

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suMMer readIng cluB at the Sidney North Saanich Library.

Children of all ages are invited to join the Up, Up, and Away Summer Reading Club. Kids receive reading records to track their reading and contests, prize draws and special events are held throughout the summer. Registration is free and runs until Aug. 10. Call 250656-0944.

The News Review provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area. Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to editor@ peninsulanewsreview.com. read To Me cluB at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your preschoolers to the library for songs, rhymes and stories.

Thursday, July 4 to Aug. 15 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Ages 0-5 years. Free.

Register at 250-6560944. Drop-ins also welcome.

The douBle FeaTure Science Show happens Aug. 18 from 1 to 3:15 p.m. at the Brentwood Bay Community Hall (7082 Wallace Drive). Come out and experience hands on science stations and fun activities. Admission is by donation and proceeds go to Peninsula Streams Society. spaced ouT at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Come to the library to hang out and read, chat about good books and do a craft. Tuesday, July 9 to Aug. 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. Ages six years and up. Drop-in. For information, call 250656-0944.

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(August excepted) at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Willingdon Road in Sidney. Speech and exercise therapies offered. Spouses, caregivers, everyone welcome. Pleased bring a bag lunch.

Contact Pat Brown for more information at 250-656-4753.

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VIcTorIa TherapeuTIc rIdIng Association provides a riding program for children and adults with disabilities. If you enjoy horses and people, this would appeal to you.

No experience is necessary, (we provide training), however, volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Classes are held Monday through Thursday in the mornings and Tuesday through Thursday in the afternoons. Please contact volunteer@ vtra.ca or call 778426-0506 for more information on how to get involved with VTRA. Be Well clInIc is a not-for-profit group that hosts blood pressure clinics regularly at The SHOAL Centre in Sidney. If you are an RN or an LPN with an hour or two to spare, one or two Mondays a month, from 1 to 2 p.m. please call Maureen at 250-656-2489 for information on how to get involved.

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BIngo eVery Wednesday at 1 p.m. at The Centre for Active Living in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Rd.) Cash prizes, special games and a progressive jackpot.

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Boulders climbers head to Columbia Two climbers will compete in 2013 World Games CENTRAL SAANICH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Boulders Climbing Gym climbers Alison Stewart-Patterson and coach Kimanda Jarzebiak left for Cali, Columbia yesterday (July 30) to represent Canada in the World Games this

weekend.

Stewart-Patterson and Jarzebiak are being joined by Vancouver native and current overall menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world champion Sean McColl.

In Columbia, StewartPatterson will compete

in the speed climbing category, while McColl will compete in the lead/difficulty climbing category.

The International World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports or disciplines or events within a sport that are not contested in the

Olympic Games.

The World Games are organized and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA) under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event in Cali, Columbia began July 25 and will end Aug. 4, with competi-

Submitted photo/Christian J. Stewart

World Champion climber Sean McColl is pictured here practising earlier this month. tion in over 35 different sports taking place.

Stewart-Patterson is from Kamloops and now lives in Victoria and trains at The Boulders. She is the number one ranked female speed climber in the country. She has represented Canada at a number of international events, including the Briancon, France stage of the Lead World Cup in 2012 and will be competing for Canada at the 2013 World Youth Championships at The Boulders in August.

Born in Vancouver, McColl is the reigning overall menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world champion and a former three-time world junior champion in the lead climbing category and two-time world junior champion in the speed climbing category. He lives and trains in France, and is an assistant coach of the Canadian National Youth Team. He will be in attendance with the team at the World Youth Championships at The Boulders in August. For details and results, visit http:// worldgames2013.com. co/en/.

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Expect delays Devon MacKenzie News staff

Saanich Peninsula residents may experience some short traffic delays but most of all, should be aware of runners and cyclists on the roads this weekend.

PLEASE SEE: Triathlon using roads, page 19

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Female athletes harvest gold at B.C.s Athletes now headed to Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke Devon MacKenzie News staff

Local track and field athletes returned from the B.C. Championships in Kamloops this last weekend with gold medals and personal bests.

Performing with track temperatures exceeding 35 degrees, Casey Atkin of Sidney won the senior women’s 400m race with a personal best and also captured the bronze medal in the women’s 800m race.

Saanich resident Aleisha Cobb, Atkin’s Pacific Athletics team mate, also placed first in long jump, had her seasonal best performance and placed third in the women’s 100m dash.

“Staying cool and focused on the race is part of our training disci-

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pline,” said Atkin of how the two beat the heat during their events.

The B.C. Championships in Kamloops drew over 500 athletes from clubs, universities and colleges from across the province including Atkin’s former Stelly’s Secondary team mate, Danielle Delage, who competed in the hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m and javelin to prepare for the seven-event heptathlon in Sherbrooke.

“These events were specifically important to my longer term plan to compete in the Canada Summer Games,” said Delage.

All three athletes will now compete for B.C. in the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec which run from Aug. 2 to 17.

– with files from Pacific Athletics

Peninsula athletes off to Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec • Deborah Snell - rowing. Brentwood Bay/Stelly’s Secondary School • Casey Atkin - athletics. Sidney/Stelly’s Secondary School • Michelle Aylard - rowing. Sidney/Washington State University • Keira Flanagan - rowing. Sidney/Parkland Secondary School For all Team B.C. athletes, visit teambc.org/games/?G=7.

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Casey Atkin from Sidney will compete in the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec Aug. 12 to 17.

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The 34th annual Self-Transcendence Triathlon and 23rd annual Duathlon are taking place the morning of Sunday, Aug. 4 and participants will be using roads around the Saanich Peninsula.

Runners will be on Brookleigh Road in Central Saanich from 7 a.m. until approximately 7:30 a.m.

There will also be cyclists racing out from Hamsterly Beach at Elk Lake who will be using Brookleigh and Oldfield Roads, Old West Saanich Road, West Saanich Road all the way to Widgeon Drive in North Saanich (near the airport).

Those riders will also return by the same route from 7:30 a.m. until approximately 10:30 a.m.

Athletes are aware that they will be sharing the roads with regular traffic and have been reminded to obey the rules of the road, said organizers of the event.

They added that there will be no road closures and certified traffic control personnel and police will be stationed at key intersections to direct traffic. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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