Artistic changes
Founders of Coast Collective look to move on Page A23
COMMUNITY: Beach partnership nears end A3 ARTS: Take time to Tango at Latin music fest A13 SPORTS: Highlanders two wins from PDL title A17
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Open fire ban hits Island-wide Charla Huber News staff
Catchin’ air Rob Taylor, 39, gets air on his 2013 KTM 350 at Westshore Motocross. The track hosts its next race night on Sunday, Aug. 11, featuring Ride for the Cure and Shock Therapy Suspension MX team challenge. Kyle Wells/News staff
Metchosin Fire Department banned camp and beach fires until the fall. “It’s due to the dry conditions and the increasing number of grass and wildfires in the area and we don’t want to be contributing to them,” said fire chief Stephanie Dunlop. Even with rain predicted this weekend, Dunlop said the ban will remain in effect until fall. “We don’t want to be turning the ban on and off so it will stay on.” The Metchosin Fire Department will announce when the ban is lifted. Langford Fire Rescue also announced a fire ban, following the lead of B.C.’s Coastal Fire Centre which implemented an open fire and campfire ban yesterday for all of Vancouver Island. The provincial prohibition covers all B.C. parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply to municipalities that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Fines and tickets for violation, or causing a wildfire, can range from $435 to $1 million. Visit bcwildfire.ca for details. charla@goldstreamgazette.com
CRD investigates sludge alternative Kyle Wells News staff
Capital Regional District staff will need the rest of the summer to report back on alternatives to a sewage sludge facility at Hartland landfill after a last-minute vote by directors last week. As chair Denise Blackwell tried to wrap up a core area management committee meeting July 24, a late push led by Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins resulted in a significant change to the CRD’s direction. Please see: Hartland landfill ‘not an ideal site’, Page A8
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