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Will Esquimalt flush regional sewage plan? Ongoing saga comes to a head on Monday when council votes
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Emma Zablowski, left, youth manager of the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association, checks out the work of 10 year olds Lochlan Margison, Max Colbon and Nate Heagle, who are creating a short video entry for the upcoming Youth United Anti-Bullying Film Festival, which happens Feb. 26.
‘Bullies’ caught on camera Kids’ video contest aims to show the effects of bullying Daniel Palmer News staff
It’s easy to forget what it feels like to be a kid: the awkwardness, fear, joy and excitement that ebb and flow like the tide on an average school day. And while initiatives like Pink Shirt Day have helped teachers and students make great strides in creating a healthier environment at school, a
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local film festival is going one step further to highlight what it means and how it feels to take on bad behaviour. The third annual Youth United AntiBullying Film Festival is a friendly competition between local kids and teens to film 30-second public service announcements on the negative impact of bullying. The films will be screened and judged Feb. 26 at l’Ecole Victor-Brodeur, 637 Head St., with the winner getting commercial airtime on CTV Vancouver Island for the next year in support of Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria.
“Just to see this young population come together and engage in these issues is powerful for me and the youth who are participating,” said Emma Zablowski, youth manager at Fairfield Gonzales Community Association, whose Grade 5/6 after-school class finished filming and editing their video this week. “There’s a lot of excitement about taking a camera, brainstorming a story idea and going through the actual creation process,” she said.
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The eyes of the Capital Region are on the small township of Esquimalt this weekend, as councillors weigh a decision that will shape the outcome of the Capital Regional District’s $830-million sewage treatment project. More than 400 Greater Victoria residents packed the Esquimalt Recreation Centre gymnasium Tuesday – prompting another night of discussion Wednesday – to listen and offer opinion on a wastewater treatment plant slated for McLoughlin Point. The CRD needs Esquimalt to approve a rezoning bylaw in order to proceed with construction on the site this summer. About 40 speakers addressed council over the two evenings, while only one person spoke in support of the project Tuesday night. “Thank you for recognizing that this is a regional issue,” said Marsha Henderson, a Saanich resident, echoing praise of several speakers from outside the municipality. “Your names will be associated with the project for good, but I applaud the courage to go against this.” Speakers criticized
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McLoughlin Point as too small for the wastewater facility, while others said the CRD’s tsunami modelling and weather behaviour data for the site is unreliable. Others were concerned the CRD hasn’t yet provided a clear route for a sewage sludge pipeline between McLoughlin and the Hartland landfill, arguably the overall project’s most disruptive feature. Esquimalt rejected a similar application last year, but this time the CRD is offering about $13 million in mitigating features, including funding for pedestrian and cycling pathways, roadway redevelopment and a $55,000 annual cash payment for five years.
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