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Year in review: 2014 The News Gazette staff scoured our archives to bring you some of the most impacting news and photos from the West Shore

Notice of

Arts Advisory Council Appointments The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the Arts Advisory Council. The AAC adjudicates funding programs and provides advice to the CRD Arts Committee on issues relating to the arts in the capital region. For details and how to apply: crd.bc.ca/arts/service/arts-funding.

Application deadline is Friday, January 9, 2015 at 4:30pm.

Making the news in January: Jan. 8: Following a terrifying seizure suffered by Langford cancer patient Hannah Day, 4, her family makes a public plea for anyone who might be a potential stem cell donor to register and be tested.

The transplant is desperately needed to help Hannah’s body fight off the effects of the leukemia attacking her frail little body. Later in the year she receives a transplant from her mother, a procedure that puts Hannah on the road to recovery.

Jan. 22: Colwood council debates how the city will spread out payments by residents for the Capital Regional District’s sewage treatment project capital costs. A motion is made to maintain the same structure as the previous year, with residents on sewer paying for their current use plus their share of evenly divided costs, and those on septic paying only the CRD project portion. The projected cost for Colwood homeowners is $103 for 2014, but jumps to $310 in 2018.

Jan. 31: Langford’s new aquatic centre is officially on its way to becoming a reality, as the city makes a joint announcement on the project with the YMCA-YWCA and Westhills. The new centre, slated to open in July 2016, will include include a lap pool, lazy river, warm water therapy pool, wave pool and two watersides. The main Y facility is due to open in the fall of 2015.

Making the news in February: Feb. 5: The City of Langford’s ‘red tape reduction’ earns it a national Golden Scissors Award from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The honour is given for the city’s abandoning of annual renewals of business license fees.

Having studied how much staff time goes into processing the annual fees for home-based and other commercial businesses, the city moves to a one-time fee that covers licensing for as long as the company is operating in Langford.

Feb. 12: Colwood votes to ask the Capital Regional District for permission to change the regional sewage treatment plan in order to build its own facility. Aiming to save Colwood taxpayers money in the long run and address the fact three quarters of its residents are not hooked up to the sewer system, the city looks to create a plan that presents no risk or added cost to the CRD for its regional treatment project. The request is approved by the CRD board in March.

Feb. 19: Following the death of pedestrian Meesha Chan-Grubisic on Goldstream Avenue, family and friends come together to investigate ways of raising money to help provide a future for the woman’s 11-year-old daughter, Ruby. ChanGrubisic died after being hit by a car while chasing her dog, which had escaped her control and run onto the street. Police said glare from the morning sun may have played a factor in the accident and prevented the driver, a 50-year-old Kamloops man, from being able to see the woman in time to stop.

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Above, Metchosin chicken whisperer Cy Hemus holds is rooster, Goldy, in the chicken coop at his home in February. Hemus offers up his whispering skills for the Metchosin Services Auction. Below, Kami Mackphie, left, Edouard Bourcier and Htoo Doh of Pearson College suit up at the Metchosin fire department. The students spent a week in March at the firehall as part of their project week at the college.

When reading, you should be seated at a desk or in a comfortable chair, not lying on your stomach or on your side. Your back should have a normal curve and not be scrunched or propped up with one arm. If used for a long time the horizontal reading position can seem normal, even though it causes eyestrain. The visual system gets used to a distorted perspective, but the muscles which coordinate the eyes have to work hard to prevent double vision.

Once you decide to be in a comfortable chair, you need to consider what kind it will be. It should permit the feet to be flat on the floor. If the feet do not reach, try a phone book under them. The lower back should be supported, and the desk or table should be at waist level when the person is seated.

Working at a surface that is too high gives a similar distortion to viewing a movie from the front row, far side. You know how uncomfortable that can be, not only on your neck but on your eyes as well. A rule of thumb is that the reading distance should be no shorter than the length of your forearm. Be good to your eyes, they are the only two you will ever have.

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Christine Scott Publisher Don Descoteau Editor Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher

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OUR VIEW

Making realistic resolutions When the clock strikes midnight tonight amidst cheers and countdown kisses, 2014 will come to a fanfare-filled end, and the promise of 2015 will be stretched out before us.

New Year’s resolutions are a time-honoured tradition in North America. Like a crisp new sheet of paper or a freshly covered snowy field, the blank days that lie ahead are full of potential, and it’s natural to get caught up in the excitement.

We start the year off all fired-up: Run five kilometres a day before work! Cut out sugar and lose that last 10 pounds! Finally write that sure-to-be bestseller! The momentum is incredible on that first morning of the new year.

But invariably, the excuses start to sneak in, the snooze button gets hit a few more times and you find yourself binging on leftover holiday chocolate in the wee hours with only the fridge light for company.

It is absolutely a noble urge to want to improve one’s life, but perhaps instead of making grandiose plans to wear out a new pair of sneakers by February or radically change your diet, it might be more effective - and less defeating - to introduce smaller, more gradual changes initially.

Go for a 10-minute walk on your lunch break, every day, for the first month. Make the effort to make a balanced, tasty breakfast, every day. If you’ve always wanted to write a book or learn a new language, take one small step toward that goal, every day, until it becomes a routine.

Humans are creatures of habit, and it’s hard for us to change even the most simple things, let alone to revamp our entire lifestyle.

Instead of trying to change every aspect of your life on a fundamental level (and perhaps setting yourself up to fail), maybe you decide to plan out a gradual shift in one or two areas, to start.

And when you do find yourself starting to jog on your daily walk, or craving a big bowl of steamed kale with butter and pepper or finishing your first chapter, make sure you give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back.

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The Goldstream News Gazette is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

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.

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2015: the year of climate adaptation breaks, with targeted harvesting, It’s time to look beyond the protests and political battles around prescribed burning and new silviculture practices. climate change that dominated It notes that bark beetle 2014, and look at the year and the infestations and bigger, decade ahead. hotter fires are being From the California seen across North drought to shifting forest America, with costs patterns across B.C., rising along with urban there is evidence that development. For our climate is changing example, the 2011 Slave more rapidly. Public Lake fire in northern debate consists mainly Alberta generated the of squabbling about the second largest insurance significance of humancharge in Canadian caused greenhouse gas emissions, rather than Tom Fletcher history.

The costs of preparing what can be done to B.C. Views are huge. The costs of prepare. not preparing could be A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry catastrophic.

Also in 2014, the B.C. government on wildfire control was released appointed an advisory committee in December after an access to to prepare for the renewal of the information request. “Climate Columbia River Treaty with the Change Adaptation and Action Plan United States.

For Wildfire Management, 2014While this 1964 the treaty has 2024” describes the progress made no end date, its flood control in the province’s community forest mandate expires in 2024. I spoke fire prevention plan, and its goal to create “wildfire resilient ecosystems with Deborah Harford and Jon O’Riordan, members of the Simon and wildfire adapted communities” Fraser University Adaptation to over the next 10 years.

Climate Change Team (ACT), who, The final discussion paper is to along with ACT senior policy author be released early in 2015, but the Robert Sandford, have written a key research is in. It estimates that provocative book on the treaty. by 2017 there will be 788 million They hope it will help lead to a cubic metres of dead pine in B.C. renewed agreement that will be a forests. Fires in these areas spread model for a changing world.

2.6 times faster than in healthy “If you’re looking ahead 60 years green stands, up to 66 metres per from 2024, there’s a lot of climate minute. change projected in that period, The report calls for fuel for British Columbia and the U.S.,” management beyond community Harford said. “For the B.C. side, boundaries to stop “mega-fires” we’re looking at heavy precipitation by creating landscape-level fuel

and potential increase in snowmelt runoff, while in the States, you’re getting the opposite, much less snow.

“There will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower flows in the summer.”

The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people.

Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry.

The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefits that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories.

O’Riordan notes that climate shifts create a strategic benefit for B.C. The U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than ever, for flood protection and water supply.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘The costs of preparing are huge...not preparing could be catastrophic.’

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Looking back over the year: John Horgan, Pamela Anderson make headlines

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Above, Tristan Hill, Mathew Rebain, Dan Dalby and Daniel Rebain show off a shield wall at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site in June.

They’re part of a historical re-enactment group portraying Germanic tribes between 50 B.C. and 50 A.D.

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Eleven-year-old Braydon Cameron from Langford gets up close and personal with a baby T-rex in Veterans Memorial park in September.

The 8-foot high and 14-foot long dinosaur puppet - operated by one man - sniffed, nibbled and cuddled the dozens of kids who showed up.

Making the news in March Mar. 5: Residents in a Langford neighbourhood worry about the future of lands formerly owned by the Provincial Capital Commission adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway. Former Langford resident Tricia Markle, whose mother still lives in the nearby Mill Hill area, is among those seeking to prevent development on the land and preserve it as greenspace. The land is cleared later in the year to make way for a residential development, exactly what the neighbours feared.

Mar. 12: The pride of Colwood is in full bloom as the city revels in its title of the Bloomingest Community in Greater Victoria. The announcement comes at the end of the 38th annual Flower Count.

With more than one billion blooms counted, thanks in large part to the efforts of students at John Stubbs elementary, Colwood outdoes the likes of Victoria and Saanich for the crown.

Mar. 19: After being encouraged by numerous constituents to run for the provincial party leadership, Juan de Fuca NDP MLA John Horgan officially throws his hat in the ring. His announcement is an about-turn from his Oct. 2013 decision not to run, when he said he wanted to “get out of the way of our younger members.” Primary opponent Mike Farnworth steps down from the race the following month and Horgan is ultimately acclaimed in early May with no one else stepping up.

Mar. 28: Ladysmith native, TV personality and social activist Pamela Anderson takes to Twitter to denounce the upcoming Luxton Pro Rodeo, writing, “Vancouver Islanders, please don’t support the Luxton Rodeo! Help @VanHumane and @ VCARE2013 end rodeo cruelty on the Island.” Her plea comes after being contacted by Victoria Citizens Against Rodeo Events, a group opposed to the use of animals in rodeos and seeking a ban on the event from the City of Langford.

Making the news in April April 3: Students in the Sooke School District will have double the fun in spring 2015, after the school trustees vote to move to a two-week spring break. While community members are split on

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the move, the switch is expected to save the district $80,000 or more annually in labour and utility costs. It will also bring SD62 in line with Greater Victoria’s two other school districts.

April 9: The Island Corridor Foundation trumpets a tentative deal with Southern Railway and Via Rail to bring passenger rail service back to the south Island. While the City of Langford and Town of View Royal are optimistic their communities will eventually be included as part of the new service, no such guarantees are made by the ICF, which intends to start with a Nanaimo to Victoria run, the timing of which doesn’t work for West Shore commuters.

April 11: Customers seeking gate-crasher sales, free food and a store full of fresh, new stock pack into the new Capital Iron in Langford, as the familyowned business officially opens its third location in Greater Victoria in a former furniture store.

The business plaza is further boosted in the summer, first with the opening of Cascadia Liquor Store, then with the unveiling of the newest Quality Foods grocery store.

April 11: Following Esquimalt council’s rejection of the rezoning application required to use McLoughlin Point as a site for the primary sewage treatment plant for the Capital Region, B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak announces she will not mandate the site as a location for the plant.

Her decision follows a written request from CRD chair Alistair Bryson and effectively spells the end of McLoughlin Point as a potential location while throwing the project into disarray.

April 11: Following a soft opening of its pedestrian portion, the long-awaited Craigflower Bridge opens to traffic. The $16-million project began in April 2013 and was scheduled for completion last December, but was delayed by a steel shortage.

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April 4 – Kinette Easter Egg Hunt, 10am at Juan de Fuca Rec Centre April 5 – Easter Egg Hunt, Eagleridge Centre April 8 – BikeJam, Juan de Fuca Rec Centre, www.schoolbikeleague.com April 9 – Battle of Vimy Candlelight Ceremony, Veterans Memorial Park.

April 11 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca April 11 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon April 16 to 18 – Westshore Quilters Guild, Eagleridge April 17 to 19 – Victoria Spring Home Expo, JDF Rec Centre, www.homeshowtime.com April 18 & 19 – Rugby Canada Women’s 7s World Series, Westhills Stadium

May 1 to 7 – Youth Week May 9 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon May 9 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca May 10 – Mother’s Day Paint-in, Hatley Park.

May 10 – Metchosin Farmer’s Market opens for the season, 11am to 2pm Sundays through October.

May 16 & 17 – Historic Military Encampment, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site May 16 to 18 – Luxton Pro Rodeo May 23 – Mud Mulisha mud run, Bear Mountain Resort May 23 – Goldstream Station Market, Veterans Memorial Park, Saturdays to Oct. 17 May 24 – Highlands Market opens, 10am to 1pm, Caleb Pike Heritage Park.

Visit the Goldstream Station Market, Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, Veterans Memorial Park, downtown Langford.

Support your Victoria Shamrocks at the Q Centre June 7 – Victoria Goddess Run, Westhills Stadium, victoriagoddess.com June 13 & 14 – Relay for Life, Westhills Stadium June 13 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, 7 pm, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca June 13 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon June 14 – Telus Walk for Diabetes, City Centre Park June 14 – Saunders Subaru Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, Elk Lake.

June 18 to 21 – Historical Timeline at Fort Rodd Hill June 19 – Langford’s annual Mayor’s Golf Tournament, Bear Mountain Resort

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July 1 – Canada Day celebrations at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site; Canada Day Block Party, Bear Mountain Resort July 3 & 4 – Hog Rally, Eagleridge Centre July 11 to 18 – Scouts Canada’s Pacific Jamboree, Camp Barnard, Sooke July 11 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon July 12 – Watch for the Classy Caddies Vintage Cadillac Car Show, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site July 24 to Aug. 3 – Sooke Fine Arts Show, Seaparc Leisure Centre July 26 – Colwood Rotary Club’s Art & Wine Festival, Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse July 31 to Aug. 2 – JumpShip at Bear Mtn Resort (TBC)

Support your Victoria Rebels football team, Westhills Stadium, westshorerebelsfootball.com Aug. 3 – BC Day! Watch your Goldstream NewsGazette for local events and activities Aug. 8 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Aug. 16 – City of Langford Annual Show and Shine, Goldstream Avenue Aug. 23 – Fab Forts, Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse Aug. 23 – Join Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria, www.tourdevictoria.com September is almost here...Time for Back to School shopping!

It’s harvest time – discover the local bounty at the West Shore’s farmer’s markets

Support your Juan de Fuca Grizzlies at Q Centre Arena, www.victoriagrizzlies.com Sept. 8 – Back to school!

Sept. 11 to 13 – Luxton Fair at the Luxton Fairgrounds, www.luxtonfair.ca Sept. 12 – English Car Affair in the Park, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site Sept. 12 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Sept. 12 – Highland Fling, Caleb Pike Heritage Park, www.calebpikeheritagepark.org Sept. 13 – Metchosin Day, Metchosin Municipal Grounds Sept. 18 – Sportassist Charity Golf Tournament, Bear Mountain Golf Club Sept. 26– Fort Rodd Hill Lantern Tour, 250-478-4389.

Oct. 12 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Oct. 10 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Oct. 17 – Goldstream Station Market, Veterans Memorial Park – final market of the year Oct. 25 –Final Metchosin Farmers’ Market of the season – see you next Mother’s Day! Late October – The annual Ghosts of Victoria Festival, with special spooky activities around the region Late October – Head to Goldstream Park to take in the fall Salmon Run Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween! Find family fun at local firehalls, City Centre Park & Bear Mountain Resort. Watch the Goldstream News Gazette for details about local events

November – Browse your West Shore Recreation Active Living Guide for seasonal events and activities, www.westshorerecreation.ca Don’t forget those in need – support the West Shore Food Bank this holiday season Nov. 1 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends.

Nov. 14 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day at Veterans Memorial Park Nov. 14 – Take on the Bear Mountain 10K, www.bearmountain10k.ca Watch for Santa’s arrival at Westshore Town Centre, www. westshoretowncentre.com Local artists & artisans gear up for the holiday season – check your Goldstream News Gazette for local events

December – Head to Westhills Arena for outdoor ice skating Dec. 5 – Island Equipment Operators’ annual Lighted Truck Convoy, www.ieoa.ca Dec. 5 – Langford Light-up, Veterans Memorial Park Dec. 6 – Skate With Santa, Westhills Arena outdoor ice Dec. 10 to 13 & 17 to 20 – Langford Trolley Christmas Light Tour December – Santa Run with the Metchosin Fire Department, www.metchosinfire.ca Dec. 12 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!

Dec. 31 – Farewell 2015, Welcome 2016!

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Jan. 3 & 4 – Tree chipping at Colwood Firehall Jan. 10 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Jan. 10 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, 7 pm, Caleb Pike House, featuring Karel Roessingh, highlands.bc.ca Jan. 16 & 17 – Pacific Cup Hockey tournament at West Shore arenas Jan. 27 – Free Coast Capital Swim, JDF Pool, www.westshorerecreation.ca

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April 4 – Kinette Easter Egg Hunt, 10am at Juan de Fuca Rec Centre April 5 – Easter Egg Hunt, Eagleridge Centre April 8 – BikeJam, Juan de Fuca Rec Centre, www.schoolbikeleague.com April 9 – Battle of Vimy Candlelight Ceremony, Veterans Memorial Park.

April 11 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca April 11 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon April 16 to 18 – Westshore Quilters Guild, Eagleridge April 17 to 19 – Victoria Spring Home Expo, JDF Rec Centre, www.homeshowtime.com April 18 & 19 – Rugby Canada Women’s 7s World Series, Westhills Stadium

May 1 to 7 – Youth Week May 9 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon May 9 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca May 10 – Mother’s Day Paint-in, Hatley Park.

May 10 – Metchosin Farmer’s Market opens for the season, 11am to 2pm Sundays through October.

May 16 & 17 – Historic Military Encampment, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site May 16 to 18 – Luxton Pro Rodeo May 23 – Mud Mulisha mud run, Bear Mountain Resort May 23 – Goldstream Station Market, Veterans Memorial Park, Saturdays to Oct. 17 May 24 – Highlands Market opens, 10am to 1pm, Caleb Pike Heritage Park.

Visit the Goldstream Station Market, Saturdays, 10am to 2pm, Veterans Memorial Park, downtown Langford.

Support your Victoria Shamrocks at the Q Centre June 7 – Victoria Goddess Run, Westhills Stadium, victoriagoddess.com June 13 & 14 – Relay for Life, Westhills Stadium June 13 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, 7 pm, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca June 13 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon June 14 – Telus Walk for Diabetes, City Centre Park June 14 – Saunders Subaru Ironman 70.3 Triathlon, Elk Lake.

June 18 to 21 – Historical Timeline at Fort Rodd Hill June 19 – Langford’s annual Mayor’s Golf Tournament, Bear Mountain Resort

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Feb. 3, 6, 8, 13, 14, 21 & 28 – Victoria Grizzlies play at the Q Centre, www.victoriagrizzlies.com Feb. 9 – Celebrate Family Day with a skate at JDF Arena, 1 to 2:30pm Feb. 14 – Happy Valentine’s Day Feb. 14 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca Feb. 14 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Feb. 20 – Pro-D skate (12 to 1:30 pm) and swim (3:30 to 5 pm), JDF Rec Centre, www.westshorerecreation.ca Feb. 28 – JDF Rec Centre pottery sale, 10am to 2pm in the centre lobby Feb. 28 to March 8 – Be a Tourist in Your Home Town, incl. West Shore sites.

TBA – Victoria Grizzlies are in playoffs at the Q Centre, www.victoriagrizzlies.com March 6 & 7 – Rugby Canada University Invitational 7s Tournament, Westhills Stadium March 14 – Baden-Powell Dinner & Silent Auction, Royal Colwood Golf Club, www.victoriascouts.ca March 14 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, Caleb Pike House, highlands.bc.ca March 14 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day Skate, JDF Arena, 1 to 2:20pm March 8 – Spring forward for Daylight Savings Time March 9 to 20 – Spring Break for SD 62, www.sd62.bc.ca March 24 – Free Coast Capital Swim, 7:30 to 8:30pm, JDF pool, www.westshorerecreation.ca

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July 1 – Canada Day celebrations at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site; Canada Day Block Party, Bear Mountain Resort July 3 & 4 – Hog Rally, Eagleridge Centre July 11 to 18 – Scouts Canada’s Pacific Jamboree, Camp Barnard, Sooke July 11 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon July 12 – Watch for the Classy Caddies Vintage Cadillac Car Show, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site July 24 to Aug. 3 – Sooke Fine Arts Show, Seaparc Leisure Centre July 26 – Colwood Rotary Club’s Art & Wine Festival, Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse July 31 to Aug. 2 – JumpShip at Bear Mtn Resort (TBC)

Support your Victoria Rebels football team, Westhills Stadium, westshorerebelsfootball.com Aug. 3 – BC Day! Watch your Goldstream NewsGazette for local events and activities Aug. 8 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Aug. 16 – City of Langford Annual Show and Shine, Goldstream Avenue Aug. 23 – Fab Forts, Fort Rodd Hill & Fisgard Lighthouse Aug. 23 – Join Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria, www.tourdevictoria.com September is almost here...Time for Back to School shopping!

It’s harvest time – discover the local bounty at the West Shore’s farmer’s markets

Support your Juan de Fuca Grizzlies at Q Centre Arena, www.victoriagrizzlies.com Sept. 8 – Back to school!

Sept. 11 to 13 – Luxton Fair at the Luxton Fairgrounds, www.luxtonfair.ca Sept. 12 – English Car Affair in the Park, Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site Sept. 12 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Sept. 12 – Highland Fling, Caleb Pike Heritage Park, www.calebpikeheritagepark.org Sept. 13 – Metchosin Day, Metchosin Municipal Grounds Sept. 18 – Sportassist Charity Golf Tournament, Bear Mountain Golf Club Sept. 26– Fort Rodd Hill Lantern Tour, 250-478-4389.

Oct. 12 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Oct. 10 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Oct. 17 – Goldstream Station Market, Veterans Memorial Park – final market of the year Oct. 25 –Final Metchosin Farmers’ Market of the season – see you next Mother’s Day! Late October – The annual Ghosts of Victoria Festival, with special spooky activities around the region Late October – Head to Goldstream Park to take in the fall Salmon Run Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween! Find family fun at local firehalls, City Centre Park & Bear Mountain Resort. Watch the Goldstream News Gazette for details about local events

November – Browse your West Shore Recreation Active Living Guide for seasonal events and activities, www.westshorerecreation.ca Don’t forget those in need – support the West Shore Food Bank this holiday season Nov. 1 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends.

Nov. 14 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day at Veterans Memorial Park Nov. 14 – Take on the Bear Mountain 10K, www.bearmountain10k.ca Watch for Santa’s arrival at Westshore Town Centre, www. westshoretowncentre.com Local artists & artisans gear up for the holiday season – check your Goldstream News Gazette for local events

December – Head to Westhills Arena for outdoor ice skating Dec. 5 – Island Equipment Operators’ annual Lighted Truck Convoy, www.ieoa.ca Dec. 5 – Langford Light-up, Veterans Memorial Park Dec. 6 – Skate With Santa, Westhills Arena outdoor ice Dec. 10 to 13 & 17 to 20 – Langford Trolley Christmas Light Tour December – Santa Run with the Metchosin Fire Department, www.metchosinfire.ca Dec. 12 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Dec. 25 – Merry Christmas!

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Jan. 3 & 4 – Tree chipping at Colwood Firehall Jan. 10 – Bulldog GREEN recycling depot, Belmont Secondary, 9am to noon Jan. 10 – Highlands Folk Coffee House, 7 pm, Caleb Pike House, featuring Karel Roessingh, highlands.bc.ca Jan. 16 & 17 – Pacific Cup Hockey tournament at West Shore arenas Jan. 27 – Free Coast Capital Swim, JDF Pool, www.westshorerecreation.ca

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Police recover stolen scooter A Saanich man faces criminal charges of possession of stolen property after a routine traffic stop in Langford. At 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 21, West Shore RCMP stopped a blue Yamaha scooter in the 700 block of Goldstream Avenue after the driver

failed to stop at a stop sign. RCMP quickly determined the scooter was stolen.

The driver, who smelled strongly of alcohol, was taken into custody and held for court, and issued an immediate roadside prohibition.

Make recycling one of your New Year’s Resolutions.

‘Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year, help prevent recycling worker injuries by remembering to use only CRD approved blue boxes and blue bags for your holiday recycling. Flatten and cut large cardboard boxes to size, bundle them together with string or twine and get it all to the curb by 7:30 am sharp. It’s the right thing to do for the environment. And for the people who work every day to make it better. Wishing you a happy “green” holiday season.

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Summer months see SD62 job action Also: Colwood pipe bomb, youth custody centre to close Making the news in May: May 7: B.C. Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux announces that the Vancouver Island youth custody facility in View Royal will be closed. The facility is underused, she says, with an average of 15 secure custody inmates. With no youth corrections facility on the Island, sentenced young offenders from the South Island would go to facilities in Burnaby.

Those from the North Island may be sent to Prince George. Dean Purdy, chair of the corrections and sheriffs services component of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, estimates as many as half of the 54 regular employees and 11 auxiliaries working at the youth facility live on the West Shore.

May 23: Letters are sent home with all West Shore students informing parents that schools will be closed Monday, May 26 due to escalating teachers job action. The increased action follows the BCTF’s rejection of the province’s offer of a $1,200 signing bonus for reaching an agreement by the end of the school year. Union president Jim Iker says the bonus doesn’t make up for the government’s wage offer of 6.5 per cent over six years. Education Minister Peter Fassbender says the bonus, and reducing the contract term from 10 years to six, were significant efforts to move toward a settlement. The BCTF maintains its wage proposal is 13.25 per cent over four years, including cost-of-living increases based on each year’s inflation rate.

Also on May 23: A quiet holiday morning on Monday is broken for some residents of a Colwood seniors apartment building, who are evacuated after police find a pipe bomb in a suite. A 59-yearold Colwood man is arrested at the scene and appears in Western Community Provincial Court Tuesday morning to face a charge of possession of an explosive device. There are no injuries as a

result of the incident.

Making the news in June: June 11: Belmont students gather over 500 names on a petition calling for a ban on candy and fruit-flavoured tobacco products in B.C. The initiative ties in with World No Tobacco Day, and is held in conjunction with a similar campaign undertaken by the B.C. and Yukon Division of the Canadian Cancer Society, which is lobbying the province to have the products removed from store shelves.

June 20: Metchosin council narrowly rejects moving forward a proposal to amend a bylaw that would allow a medical marijuana facility on industrial land. Coun. Bob Gramigna says the decision has nothing to do with being for or against the drug, but rather that a facility would not fit with Metchosin’s rural character, and adds that public commentary has been consistent and overwhelming against allowing such a facility at any of the three industrial-zoned lands in the community.

June 27: Mayor Carol Hamilton says Colwood is in a good position to pave its own way to sewage treatment after visiting a new tertiary treatment plant in Sechelt. Colwood’s city engineer Michael Baxter says a potential tertiary treatment centre could come in well under the $20-million mark after available grants, and be more environmentally sound than the CRD option. The potential site, underneath the Juan de Fuca park and ride, nets 79 per cent approval from residents, and could provide a substantial income for the city from water and heat sales to nearby businesses.

Making the news in July: July 9: Quality Foods opens its newest store in Langford, marking the company’s first foray into a highly competitive grocery market in Greater Victoria. The new location makes an even dozen for the independent grocer. Langford Mayor Stew Young says he’s excited for the economic opportunities the new Quality Foods will bring to the community, with 75 to 100 jobs to be filled initially, as well as the friendly competition it will bring.

July 23: After a decades-long effort from three fire chiefs, the new public safety building in View Royal is nearly finished, 10 months after the first shovels hit the ground.

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Navel Oranges

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California Large

California Organic

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Cauliflower California

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Cat Chow

Old El Paso

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Dan D Pak

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Rice

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GOLDSTREAM GOLDSTREAM NEWS NEWS GAZETTE GAZETTE -Wednesday, - Wednesday,December December31, 31,2014 2014

Political shifts in the fall Also: Langford deputy fire chief retires, Tour de Rock riders wrap up and SD62 teachers finally strike a deal

Making the news in September: Sept. 5: Langford agrees to go to the electorate with a ballot question asking voters a non-binding question on amalgamation at the upcoming Nov. 15 municipal elections. Originally mayor and council announced they would only put a question on the ballot if 75 per cent of the 13 municipalities would add it on their ballots as well, but in the end council added it anyways.

Sept. 12: Longtime View Royal Mayor Graham Hill announces he will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming municipal elections in November.

The 79-year-old won the mayor’s chair in 2002, filling former mayor Bill Camden’s vacant seat without any previous council experience.

Sept. 17: Jeneece place at the Victoria General Hospital received a royal visit from the Countess of Wessex, Sophie Rhys-Jones, wife of the Royal Family’s Prince Edward. The Countess and Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon visited the 10-bedroom home with Jeneece Edroff, known for helping raise more than a million dollars through penny drives to help B.C children. The Countess even shared a game of foosball with Abigail McCorquodale, a nine-yearold from Port Hardy who was born without a piece of her esophagus.

Also on Sept 17: A Mt. Blinkhorn blaze is among the largest ever on the West Shore. Originally estimated at approximately three hectares, the fire was eventually revealed to be closer to 6.5 hectares. An evacuation alert was issued for several

residential areas and crews stayed overnight, containing the fire after approximately 2,000 hours of volunteer work and four days. Metchosin fire chief Stephanie Dunlop said the cause was likely human in origin, a cigarette or campfire.

Sept. 19: Teachers are expected to ratify a deal ending a bitter dispute to end a strike that started in June. An acrimonious three months ended with school starting several weeks late and starting with a half day on Sept. 22.

Arnold Lim/News staff

Argentina’s Facunda Barrea gets dragged to the turf by Nick Blevins at the IRB Americas Rugby Championship at Westhills Stadium in October.

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Making the news in October: Oct. 3: The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team continues on the final leg of their two-week, 1,100-kilometre journey down Vancouver Island, arriving in Langford today and culminating with a gala dinner at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort.

West Shore RCMP officer Steve Wright comes home after suffering a shoulder injury in a crash that forced him from continuing the ride. The fundraiser eventually raised more than $1 million to send children to Camp Goodtimes and raise money to battle pediatric cancer.

Oct. 15: The long-stalled development on Colwood Corners got a shot in the arm when the Supreme Court of B.C. approved an agreement that will see North American developer Onni Group begin to take control of the development.

There are still some hurdles to overcome, but the submitted bid of $17.5 million is expected to be paid out to secured creditors, although the total of unsecured debt amounts to nearly $135 million in claims.

Oct. 17: As West Shore residents prepare for another civic election, Jane Mendum announces she would be leaving after 15 years on council, the last six as mayor. Several other municipalities see major changes with three councillors stepping down in Colwood, and Mayor Graham Hill stepping down in View Royal. Fringe candidate David Shebib on the other hand announces he is running for mayor in all 13 municipalities in the CRD.

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Making the news in August: Aug. 1: Picket lines in front of Sooke School District schools are preventing the Canadian Union of Public Employees workers, who normally clean, maintain and complete capital projects at the public schools in summer, from coming to work.

Teachers are volunteering in shifts, picketing as early as 5:30 a.m., to apply pressure to the government for a contract teachers can say yes to, says Sooke Teachers Association vice-president Paul Waterlander. Assistant district superintendent Dave Betts says larger maintenance projects, such as resurfacing gym floors and moving portables, may not happen, and hopes the labour dispute that began in June doesn’t bleed over into the new school year.

Aug. 6: Two Greater Victoria youths are arrested in connection to a pair of suspicious brush fires near Fort Rodd Hill, thanks to alert witnesses photographing two individuals hurriedly leaving the site of a fire along Ocean Boulevard just after noon July 31. The two blazes, more than a kilometre apart, did not cause any injuries or damage to property, but could have been much worse if the public hadn’t alerted the fire department so quickly, says Colwood assistant fire chief John Cassidy.

Aug. 8: The View Royal Casino is applying to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch for the third time to allow alcohol consumption on the gambling floor. The casino is currently the only one on Vancouver Island that doesn’t allow players to take drinks out of the restaurant. If the application is approved, View Royal’s licensed capacity of 132 would increase to 1,147 to include the casino floor and the Penny Lane Bistro and Bar. Aug. 29: Langford deputy fire chief Kerry Zado retires after 25 years of dedicated service and tireless fundraising efforts. Known as the man who always went the extra mile, Zado leaves big shoes to fill, says fire inspector Chris Aubrey, who will be stepping into the role. “He’d always say, it’s not just about fighting fires. It’s about doing whatever the community needs us to do.” For Zado, that included dressing up as Santa for the department’s annual Santa run, and being personally responsible for influencing $900,000 in donations for Muscular Dystrophy Canada over his career.

The Langford crew is hosting a party at the Royal Canadian Legion in Zado’s honour. “It’s time for someone to make a fuss over him,” says Aubrey.

The term “university” is used under the written consent of the Minister of Advanced Education effective April 11, 2007, having undergone a quality assessment process and been found to meet the criteria established by the minister.

City University of Seattle is a not-for-profit and an Equal Opportunity institution accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

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Photo highlights of 2014: Clockwise from left: Belmont secondary school Grade 12 students Jared George and Ryan Allard help plant palm trees near the Leigh Road Interchange.

The planting, held on Monday, May 5, was part of an annual deal which sees the students doing work for the City of Langford in exchange for a donation of $10,000 to the school’s dry prom and safe grad event.

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Stellys #8 Alynn Dagg, left, and Belmonts #5 Katie Rufh fight for the ball during Ryan Cup soccer action on the University of Victoria playing fields in May. Photo by Don Denton.

Also in May, Barrel racer Kristy White of Big Valley, Alta. wheels her horse around a turn during the final performance of the Luxton Pro Rodeo in Langford. Photo by Don Descoteau.

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crossed the centre line during the early morning commute and collided with a west-bound Econoline van. Traffic on Sooke Rd. was rerouted for more than an hour after the crash. The case is still open and active.

Nov. 19: City of Langford staff are left scratching their heads following a late-night accident where a 50-plus foot semi-trailer ran aground on the fountain on Goldstream Ave. The driver, not from town, miscalculated her ability to do a complete cycle of the roundabout after getting lost in the area and badly damaged the fountain’s mechanical operations causing thousands of dollars in damage.

Also on Nov. 19: New mayors are crowned in both the Highlands and View Royal with musician Ken Williams and David Screech taking the vacant seats in their respective municipalities.

John Ranns in Metchosin, Stew Young in Langford and Carol Hamilton in Colwood all retained their seats. Langford’s crew remained unchanged with all councillors also retaining their seats.

Nov. 26: Research by Royal Roads University students indicate changes need to be made to continue the local farming culture in Metchosin. The high price of land, coupled with the relatively low profits from farming and an up-and-coming generation without the means to take over the farmland when the current generation retires, means questions abound. The study says the area’s residents may have difficulty maintaining the current rural lifestyle they enjoy so much without the infusion of new blood ready and able to take over.

Also on Nov. 26: A 53-year-old man is due in Western Communities Provincial Court charged with attempted murder after an early morning incident in View Royal. The victim, a 34-year-old man, was found injured at a gas station but was able to give police the location where the incident occurred. The West Shore RCMP were able to arrest the suspect shortly afterward.

Nov. 28: Five West Shore residents travelled to Port au Prince, Haiti determined to make a difference at the Divine Hands Orphanage. Bruce Brown, Ross Lazaruk, Langford fire chief Bob Beckett, Dan Reynolds and Rick Fisher made their way to the embattled country to kick off a years-long process of helping children, most of whom live in abject poverty.

Making the news in December Dec. 3: At an informal ceremony at the Prince Edward Branch #91 Royal Canadian Legion, Lou Lattanzi was presented with France’s highest recognition: the Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour. The 90-year-old, who lived in Langford for nearly 50 years, was recognized for his service and bravery on D-Day. Dec. 5: Langford takes a $2.4-million plunge for a recreation facility on Bear Mountain. The City purchased the Mountainside Athletic Club, dubbing the 9,600-square-foot facility the North Langford Adventure Centre. The land and building were purchased out of bankruptcy proceedings undertaken against the owner in Calgary.

Dec. 17: View Royal mayor David Screech and Coun. Ron Mattson go on record saying the idea of a sewage plant at Thetis Cove is a bad idea.

Mattson said the former Plywood mill land is earmarked for residential development and a sewage plant there could cost the city hundreds of thousands of future property taxes per year. An 8-acre parcel of Provincial Capital Commission (PCC) land near the former youth detention centre however, is something mayor and council would consider.

Dec. 19: Langford mayor and council are disappointed following a meeting with Island Corridor Foundation chief executive officer Graham Bruce who outlined a proposal to get rail back on track on the Island with service from Nanaimo to Victoria. Coun. Lanny Seaton was visibly upset, questioning why commuter rail between Langford and Downtown Victoria was taken off the rail schedule, considering the city invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in studies and even included rail in their official community plans.