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FEATURE: How families cope with cancer /A3 ARTS: Saanich author makes GG’s short list /A4 EVENTS: Eclipse watchers head to Mt. Tolmie /A11
Two former UVic Vikes in prestigious company Page A23
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Saanich’s first legal marijuana op in full swing Travis Paterson News staff
A federally licensed marijuana facility in Saanich is ready to sell its product to patients across Canada, but it first needs to pass through public hearing. Thunderbird Biomedical Inc. CEO Rob Gagnon told council Oct. 6 that his company is already conducting marijuana research and development at a light industrial site on Commerce Circle in Saanich’s Glanford neighbourhood. Gagnon was applying for a zoning amendment that would allow dried medical marijuana to be sold to patients by mail order from the facility. Gagnon declined an interview request from the News, but Coun. Susan Brice said the company has been actively fielding questions from residents and providing tours of the site to alleviate fears about such a facility near a residential neighbourhood. “Given (Gagnon’s) interaction with neighbours and the community associations, there was enough to send the rezoning bylaw application to public hearing,” Brice said. A public hearing date has not yet been set, she added. Gagnon has reassured residents and council that stringent security measures are in place that include at least 36 surveillance cameras at the site. Should the zoning amendment pass, Thunderbird will be restricted to mail-order sales with no opportunity for on-site retail. PlEASE SEE: Council open to pot site, Page A8
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Pumpkin party Eleven-month-old Kailey Fallan enjoys her first trip to the pumpkin patch at Galey Farms on Sunday. The annual Pumpkinfest event attracted thousands of visitors throughout the weekend, as temperatures soared to an unseasonal 23 C on Sunday. The Galey Farms event continues Oct. 18, 19, 26 and 27, where a few tricks have been added to the popular train ride, corn maze and hay wagon that make it a must-do for families across the Capital Region. Head to Galey’s (4150 Blenkinsop Rd.) anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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