PENINSULA
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Dental care for kids in need
Piranhas taking a big bite
A Sidney dentist starts a new society to bring basic dental care and education to needy Peninsula children, page 3
The Peninsula’s swim team is at the provincials in Port Coquitlam this weekend, page 11
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Friday, August 16, 2013
Residents vow to stop the stink Central Saanich residents concerned with compost odours band together to raise voices Steven Heywood News staff
Some residents of Central Saanich are banding together to raise their voices over a figurative cloud of odour coming from a local composting facility. Stop the Stink was formed recently and 20 people met Tuesday morning in the Tanner Ridge subdivision to start the steps necessary to organize the disparate pockets of opposition to the current composting facility in the Martindale Valley. Spokesperson Ray Baker says Stop the Stink was formed about two weeks ago and have been approaching people like him and his wife, as well as other informal groups dealing with the same issue, to get organized. Baker said he thinks the numbers of people involved will grow through this effort. The issue stems from the Foundation Organics comFile photo post facility in Central SaaRay Baker says residents nich, operating for the last hope to band together to two years. At the beginning of August, the Capital make change. Regional District suspended its contracts to deliver organic waste to the facility, citing sustained public complains over odours from the site. The CRD stated their contracts make up around 30 per cent of the facility’s volume. Alastair Bryson, mayor of the District of Central Saanich and chair of the CRD, told the News Review that the CRD’s actions are a step in the right direction. Please see: Stop the Stink starts campaign, page 4
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Saanichton hockey player Micah Hart is spending this week in Ontario for a Hockey Canada Under 18 NationalWomen’s Selection Camp. This, after attending an international hockey development camp in London, England. See the story on page 11.
sidney to pay for new toll booth Plans for a $126,000 building at the Anacortes Ferry terminal Steven Heywood News staff
Sidney will be using $126,560 of its ferry terminal reserve fund to build a new toll booth at the Sidney/Anacortes Ferry Terminal but the final cost is not yet determined. First, the Town will consult with neighbours of the facility on the north side of Ocean Avenue, First Street and Fifth Street to get their comments on the proposed project. Council, at
their Aug. 12 regular meeting, voted to proceed with the planning stage of the new toll booth, including a final cost estimate for removing the current structure, preparing the site and building a new one. Architectural plans already drawn up show a two-storey toll booth, clad mostly in metal to withstand the elements and to reduce maintenance costs. The new building will have three ticket windows available — including one for walk-on customers, another
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beneath a 12-foot canopy and a third on the north side that would be open to allow service to oversize vehicles. Terminal manager Chris Olson says the new structure will provide optimal space for the facility and its staff, after years of working out of what is essentially a trailer. “This building offers more options to serve customers,” he said. “And hopefully the neighbourhood likes it.” Please see: Work is set for, page 5
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