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Economy looms over the Peninsula Peninsula mayors deliver political forecast for 2015 Steven Heywood and Angela Cowan

Hearts of the community Volunteer awards event highlights the contributions of many. Coverage begins on page 2.

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Economic development on the Saanich Peninsula is taking the lead within the strategic plans of the majority of local governments this year.

Both the Town of Sidney and District of Central Saanich have introduced, or are about to, economic development committees. Only the District of North Saanich seeks to retain the status quo.

Sidney Mayor Steve Price, speaking at the Feb. 19 Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Breakfast, says the Town’s committee is tasked with producing a report by the spring.

They will be looking Steven Heywood/News staff into the issues facing Sidney Mayor Steve downtown Sidney, the Price says his town is West Sidney industrial focusing on economic area and more.

“I made a promise development. in the election to the West Sidney Industrial Group,” Price explained, “to develop a local area plan. It’s in our budget for this year, as well as our strategic plan.”

The committee work, he said, will determine the needs in that area.

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2015 EVENT IMAGES

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From among 17 nominees for the Hearts of the Community awards, these six winners demonstrated their commitment to their volunteerism and their communities. From left, presenter Keith Rolfe, Karen Rae, Bob Harman, Isabelle Yoxall, Constable Ravi Gunasinghe, Greg Martell, presenter Steven Heywood and youth award winner Michael Ram.

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Town of Sidney official Town Crier Kenny Podmore welcomes everyone to the 17th annual Hearts of the Community volunteer awards on Thursday, Feb. 19.

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Greg Martell accepts his volunteer award from Keith Rolfe, Beacon Community Services chair, on behalf of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital palliative care unit volunteers.

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Hearts presenters Dale Naftel (Peninsula News Review), Dustin RayWilks (Panorama Recreation Centre), Joan Axford (Beacon Community Services board of directors) and Elsie McMurphy (School District 63 board of trustees).

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Stelly’s Secondary Grade 12 students Rebecca Yeo, left, and James Rischmiller sing The Best is Yet to Come at the Hearts of the Community volunteer awards.

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2015

GREG MARTELL FOR SAANICH PENINSULA HOSPITAL PALLIATIVE CARE VOLUNTEERS

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Greg Martell has been volunteering with the Saanich Peninsula Hospital palliative care unit for more than 11 years. He and the unit received one of six Hearts of the Community volunteer awards Feb. 19 in recognition of their dedication and service.

End-of-life care a ‘privilege’ says volunteer

Palliative unit volunteers ensure no one is alone Angela Cowan News Staff

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itting in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital chapel with longtime volunteer Greg Martell, there’s a palpable serenity in the empty room.

Orange and golden blocks of glass filter the otherwise overcast light and lend a warm feel to the grey day. It’s the kind of comfort that Martell and his fellow volunteers strive to bring to the palliative care unit at the hospital.

Martell, 80, has a lifelong history of working in the medical business from his first experiences as a military medic, to practical nursing, to serving as a paramedic. And when he and

his wife moved to Central Saanich, volunteering at the palliative care unit “just seemed like the right place to be,” he says.

“It’s a great privilege to sit with someone in their last hours or days. To walk that last mile with them, to be present at the moment.”

Numbering nearly 50 altogether, the palliative unit volunteers’ first priority is to sit with the patients and support the families, says Martell, including offering follow up bereavement calls. If there is no family, they’ll take the extra time to make sure the patient has someone with them, so that no one is alone.

They also all take a hand in helping out the overworked nursing staff with the “little things:” tidying up the kitchen, folding linens, even feeding the patients occasionally.

Martell has been volunteering in the palliative care unit

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“I just feel that service to each other is a big part of why we’re here,” he says. “Service before self.”

He freely admits that the position isn’t for everyone.

“I can imagine it would be hard for some people, but I worked in hospitals for a long time,” he says. “And I worked as a paramedic, so I saw the

nated the volunteer group for the Hearts of the Community Award, and also made specific mention of the tireless efforts of fellow volunteer Ellen McKenzie, who schedules the dozens of volunteers and ensures no patient ever goes unattended.

“This program would not be able to continue were it not for Ellen,” says Rampuri.

pre-hospital patients there.”

Volunteering in the palliative unit and focusing on endof-life care brought his medical career full circle.

With his calm demeanour and soft-spoken voice, it’s easy to see why Martell does well in this position, but he’s not unique among the volunteers. “(To say) that this program makes a difference is a wild understatement,” says Yasmin Rampuri, manager of volunteer resources. Rampuri nomi-

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2015 ROBERT (BOB) HARMAN

Volunteer Harman marches to his own tune Steven Heywood News staff

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obert Harman lost his wife a few years ago, and the time he cared for her at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s extended care wards led to many more years of volunteering to help make people’s lives a bit better.

Robert, or Bob as he is known, turned 89 this month and shows no signs of stopping his volunteer work in the community. The long time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, who can be seen every November 11 leading the Remembrance Day parade down Beacon Avenue, actually started volunteering well before joining the Legion.

“I suppose it was around 1950 or ‘51 when my brother convinced me to go to the Red Cross to give blood,” he says.

“I felt really good about that, really and truly.”

Harman says volunteering gives him a lot of satisfaction.

“I remember my wife Thelma’s battle with cancer in April of 2012. She spent time in the extended care and I would go up there to help out when I could.

Now, I’ve been going there for eight years, visiting people, attending special events and, of course, going there on Remembrance Day to help with ceremonies.”

Harman adds the volunteer work

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Robert Harman is the Sergeant-at-Arms for the North Saanich branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. He has kept the Sidney Remembrance Day parade in step for many years. “gives a fella an inner glow.”

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Harman joined the military during the Second World War, signing up with 8 Battery of the 5th Artillery Regiment in Victoria. He served two years and was not sent overseas. He then spent three more years with the unit after the war.

Harman would eventually train as a carpenter, taking night school courses while working at B.C. Forest Products. He then landed a job with the department of National Defence, working at the Pat Bay Aerodrome.

He did that for 31 years.

He also joined the Legion and has been a member for 56 years.

“It really opened up my eyes to what the Legion is doing for veterans across the country,” he says, adding his goal over that time has remained the same: to help the community and local veterans, too.

Harman has served in almost every capacity with the Legion and has been its Sergeant-at-Arms during Remembrance Day parades for many of those years.

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ail wagging and body wiggling with excitement, eight-year-old Lindy rolls in the grass at the Saanich Fairgrounds while her owner, Rod Deacon, gives her a welldeserved belly rub.

“It really takes you out of yourself, working with other people and the dogs,” he says as he ruffles her fur.

Deacon is the president of the North Saanich Dog Obedience Training Club (NOSA), the only not-for-profit dog training organization on the Peninsula, and one of six recipients of this year’s Hearts of the Community Volunteer Awards.

“It’s about doing things for other people,” he continues.

Training dogs to be well-behaved “canine citizens,” as Deacon calls them, has innumerable benefits, from integrating them successfully into a family, to increasing socialization between community members and just representing ‘dogdom’ well.

“A well-behaved dog is an asset in the community,” he says. “And we see dogs as being part of the community.”

Despite being president, Deacon is quick to downplay his own involvement in the club.

“I’ve only been here 10 or 12 years,” he says. “Some of our trainers have been here 20, 25 years or more.”

“Every one of our trainers is a volunteer,” he adds.

Classes run from the very basic of obedience commands for puppies, to competition classes, to rally obedience and canine good neighbour programs. But “training people to train their dogs” is only part of the equation.

Established in 1954, NOSA has become a fixture in the community, supporting many animal-related organizations over the years, including the SPCA, B.C. Guide Dog Services, Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society and the Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders.

Recently, the club raised enough funds to purchase and donate specialized pet oxygen resuscitation masks for each of the Saanich Peninsula fire departments, allowing firefighters to more effectively treat pets of all sizes in cases of smoke or toxic fume inhalation.

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chools across the province stand united in hopes of bringing an end to the devastating effects bullying can have on young lives.

Pink Shirt Day — an antibullying day — is celebrated across Canada and in 25 countries around the world in February. The movement aims to eliminate schoolyard bullying and alleviate the negative consequences bullying can have on children in school.

And the consequences of bullying can be life-altering, not just for the victims but for their families, schoolmates and community.

The statistics tell a frightening tale. Bullying is not just an occasional event.

According to a report from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, at least one in three teenaged students in Canada report being bullied, while 47 per cent of Canadian parents report having a child who has been a victim of bullying.

Among adult Canadians, 38 per cent of males and 30 per cent of females report having experienced occasional or frequent bullying during their school years.

The numbers are even worse for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender as their rate of discrimination is three times higher than heterosexual youth.

Any participation in bullying, by the bully or the bullied, increases risk of suicidal ideas in youth.

The growing popularity of events such as Pink Shirt Day show that Canadians are committed to putting an end to the potentially tragic results of bullying. Strategies and legislation aimed at preventing bullying and helping victims of bullying are certainly worthwhile ventures. But it bears noting that no one is born a bully, it is a behaviour children learn from those around them.

It is something parents need to keep in mind the next time they’re angered by a passing motorist or something that takes place in the check-out line or neighbourhood rink.

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Why cut taxes for the rich? by de Jong and Premier Christy The B.C. government’s third Clark, limping into an election most straight budget surplus is the expected them to lose. De Jong’s main battleground for provincial politicians this spring, with little else debut budget in February 2013 also accelerated a small increase in on the order paper to argue about. corporate income tax, stealing two The main conflict is over the populist planks from Adrian Dix’s tax cut for the rich that results NDP platform. from removing a two-year surtax Ending the surtax not only kept on personal income greater than a promise, it kept B.C. $150,000 a year. It’s an competitive with Alberta outrage, says the NDP, on personal income taxes. starving our threadbare High wage earners and government services of many of their businesses more than $200 million are more mobile every over the next three years. year, which is why NDP leader John Horgan this year’s budget also set the tone in his reply to extended tax breaks for Finance Minister Mike de high-tech and digital media Jong’s budget speech: companies.

“I can appreciate that the Another tweak in de minister was celebrating with the champagne-andTom Fletcher Jong’s budget was to B.C. Views increase the low-income caviar set, but the rest of cutoff for personal income British Columbia saw $700 tax from $18,000 to $19,000. million in increased fees Those with the lowest incomes and taxes on their backs.” are relieved not only of income tax Old news, de Jong replied. It was but also medical premiums, which a two-year surtax on high-income continue to march up by another earners to help get B.C. out of its four per cent and are mostly paid by post-recession red ink and it expired employers. as it was legislated to do.

As with the federal election set This political theatre doesn’t for this fall, we will hear a lot about help people understand what’s the burden on the vaguely-defined actually going on. First, a lot of that middle class. In B.C. they have to dig red ink was B.C. Liberal blood from deeper for car insurance, electricity, dismantling the harmonized sales ferry rides and post-secondary tax and repaying Ottawa for that tuition, while those top-hatted failed experiment. champagne-sippers party on with Second, this temporary tax on their tax holiday. the rich was a political strategy

Well, not exactly. Here’s an assessment from Philip Cross, research co-ordinator at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada.

Just after the 2013 B.C. election, Cross noted that Canada, its provinces, Europe and the United States have all been adjusting their tax systems to increase the load on wealthier people and ease it from the poor.

This has closed the wage gap considerably in Canada. By 2010, the top 20 per cent of earners were paying 58.3 per cent of all income taxes. That’s up from 50 per cent in 1976, showing how long Canada’s income taxes have been progressing.

This is the main reason why income inequality, that other great cause of the left, started leveling off in Canada around 1998.

Cross points to measures like the low-income exemption from income tax. By 2013, the bottom 40 per cent of Canadian households were paying just 6.8 per cent of income taxes and more than a third of income tax filers were paying none at all.

Cross asks and answers the central question: Should the rich pay more? “If it’s a misinformed attempt to compensate for imaginary losses of low-income people, the answer is clearly no.”

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‘This has closed the wage gap considerably in Canada.’

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LETTERS New skate park is a great idea for the youth Re: Skate Park for Central Saanich, Friday, Feb. 20 PNR. reat news for a skate park in Central Saanich. We need to provide areas for youth to exercise and have fun outdoors.

The Stelly’s Secondary School site, in my opinion, fits the bill to a tee and would compliment the existing climbing wall and tennis facilities.

It’s a natural gathering place for teenag-

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ers, no close neighbours, an open area with good visibility from the road and easy access parking and surveillance if required.

The location is readily available with minimal adjustments in construction, therefore saving tax money for other projects.

The alternative sites at Centennial Park are somewhat secluded, a more family orientated area with seniors, children, horses and dog walkers frequenting the park daily.

Parking is somewhat restricted, but all enjoy the trees and trails.

We need to preserve our wooded spaces and environment as was shown in the article on the same date, with the District of Central Saanich unanimously approving a proposed resolution for the right to a healthy environment. We must strive to retain our green localities if we wish to avoid the fate of other Canadian towns that due to no long-term planning have suffered

irreversible damage environmentally.

In closing, the Central Saanich Lions Club is a wonderful group of very hardworking dedicated people, who constantly give to the community. Maybe the new skate park could be dedicated with a sign to Mr. Bill Eastgate in recognition of his service and affection for his community, a fitting memory to a respected man.

Margaret J. Jestico Saanichton

Readers respond: Combine the town halls; Seaport Place maintenance; helicopter noise issue Address the exodus from Port Sidney Island Cruising is the latest business to vacate the Seaport East property. Ever since SWP took over the ground lease in 2007 we have not only witnessed a steady exodus of businesses from Port Sidney but a steady decline in the condition and appearance of the buildings those businesses once occupied.

The lease holder, responsible for the maintenance of the buildings, has shown little interest in living up to those responsibilities and appears to care little for the impact this has had and is having on the businesses there. Why is SWP not living up to their maintenance obligations outlined in their lease with the town?

Last spring the town advised those concerned that they would address the Port Sidney maintenance issues through the newly created Ports and Waterfront infrastructure committee (PWIC) chaired by

Steve Price.

The town and the committee seem to have taken no further action.

It appears the town is quite content to fiddle while the buildings continue to deteriorate. It is a shame that this once vibrant waterfront area teeming with tourists and thriving businesses has been allowed to decline to a state of disrepair and dereliction.

That this townowned waterfront property is in a state of neglect is inexcusable.

This is not the way to promote Sidney as an attractive town.

Ed East Sidney

Towns need to co-operate I have read with interest Richard Holmes’ letter in the Feb. 18 PNR. I certainly agree with everything he said.

What a wonderful idea for North Saanich and Sidney to co-operate on such a plan.

Not only do his suggestions make economic sense but would certainly be a wonder-

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ful entrance to the Town of Sidney if such a jointly owned administration building were to be built where he suggested on the property jointly owned by the Sidney and North Saanich Memorial Park.

Next time you drive by take a look at the location, I am sure you will agree such a project would greatly enhance the area, if the graffiti-ridden skateboard park and dilapidated mobile trailers were replaced by a well-designed jointly owned building, as suggested by Mr. Holmes.

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and Mr. Holmes do let our new Mayor Steve Price and council know your thoughts.

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Sharing a hall is a good idea

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Richard Holmes’ Feb. 18 letter regarding all three municipalities build just one new municipal hall makes up perfect sense. to understanding is My Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich would love to spend our tax dollars on a new hall in each dis-

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adjacent large body of water, Patricia Bay. Given the loss of life and personal property involved in a potential accident over our homes — compared to that over an open body of water — I can only gather that whoever plans these flights is inconsiderate of the possibility of accidents or has some rare knowledge that explains how this risk better prepares pilots for either military or emergency duty.

It seems reasonable to ask for either a logical explanation for this or an end to the flights over our homes.

Virginia Smith North Saanich

do fly higher, though not very often. The vibration shakes our house. I have even had to move some of my china back from the edge of the cupboard as they seem to bounce across the shelf. It feels like an earthquake.

If the Sea Kings are like this then we pray our house will not suffer too badly when the Cyclones start.

I did not know that this was a military airport, though I did know 443 squadron was there. In the summer they flew into the early hours of the morning, which I was told they do as practice for night vision Training flights flying. I suppose it will need logical again happen this sumSeek other mer along with the explanation hovering routines. flight paths I wish to thank Mr. I am not complainHarper and his cabinet ing about havingby to travel We guided have been just guided by travel for allowing this pracyell at my family over southeast of the airtice of awaking us at the persistent noise, port area since April ungodly hours in the nor am I complaining of 2014. We knew of morning with helicopabout the constant the airport noise. ters flying at what feels pollution falling onto What we were not told like going through our my organic vegetable about was the governhouse. and fruit farm, but I ment helicopters flyupdearly love to ** our There are other would ing directly over ** flight tothe reason why paths which could be know house.

On select departure dates. departurethat dates. are not over it is considered favourIt is not the noise On select taken densely populated able to train our much we object to so much areas. appreciated pilots over as the vibration they Grace Shepherd our homes rather than cause.

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One building for all these small municipalities would have many advantages going forward to share costs, and sharing services, which they all pretend to support, would show just how serious they truly are in saving money and stopping tax increases.

I would support having this new structure at the Mary Winspear Centre site. It is a good use of land and has easy access to all the municipalities. Thanks Richard for bringing this idea forward.

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Tulips are still waiting for the warmer weather

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oday is the most beautiful day so far this year — not a cloud in a heavenly blue sky and it is almost warm enough to open all the windows and let spring come inside.

There is more life on the balcony: there is a hyacinth flowering, a pot of giant anemonies making energetic growth, a pot of crocus bursting into bloom, daffodils in bud and tulips still waiting for warmer weather.

Not a sign of life in

the clematis, though, but it wasn’t cold enough this past winter for it to have perished.

It’s just biding its time, I suppose.

I told you I had bought two packages of Little Marvel shelling peas, one to ship to Anthony, the man who gardens for my brother in Cedar. At the same time, I’ll gently remind him that he should cut off last year’s flower heads on the hydrangeas just above the first sign of new leaf growth.

When I bought my

package of Little Marvel green pea seed, I also bought one for Anthony. I’ll need to buy a padded envelope to ship them by mail. There would be no point in having them arrive as a paste instead of nice round seeds.

I’m putting half my seed in a bowl of water to soak overnight, to get them off to an early start.

I’ll plant them the day after tomorrow in one of my big pots. I have only a couple of big pots, so they may

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Over the Garden Fence have to share the room with some bulbs that have already finished flowering (crocus). I’m reasonably sure they won’t mind — they’ll

be so happy to get into some soil, instead of sitting, dry and neglected, on a shelf in a dark room.

As I lay in bed last night, I’m pretty sure I heard them discussing their next move. And it sounded urgent, so tomorrow is the day!

The other half of the seed I’ll keep for probably three weeks before planting them, to get a longer season of fresh green peas, of which I’m very fond.

March is fast approaching so a visit to a seed supplier is

probably in order, or if you order your seed by mail, to sit down with a seed catalogue and write down your needs and get your order away before the rush begins.

I know I mention this every year, but a repeat may be a good idea.

Please don’t panic about timing. A man who grew a fantastic garden every year, never planted anything before the 24th of May. I’ve never been able to wait that long ... I get too anxious to get my hands into the soil and

to see those first green shoots appear.

This man I knew lived just north of Qualicum Beach, which must be close to a hundred miles further north than the Saanich Peninsula. Its season starts a couple of weeks later than here in Greater Victoria. But we are a cautious bunch down here, and our “motto” is “better late than never.”

Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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VICTORIA — The Raging Grannies were unsuccessful in their attempt to get dogs on buses in Victoria, but they are not giving up.

James Bay resident Fran Thoburn and Daphne Taylor collected over 800 signatures on a petition to allow dogs on public transit, which they presented to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. The VRTC voted it down as a result of complaints received from bus drivers and people with allergies.

“Even though we thought the petition we received originally was certainly heartfelt, sincere and certainly had merit to look into, we just felt the responsible thing at the end of the day was to maintain the current policy,” said Susan Brice, VRTC chair. “The biggest [reasons] were healthrelated issues in terms of people with allergies, as well as a strong position from our drivers . . . because it would put them in a situation where they had to make determinations about dogs coming on or not.”

Of over 4,000 public responses, 50.7 per cent said no, 37.8 per cent said yes and 11.3 per cent said dogs should sometimes be allowed on buses.

Taylor said she is disappointed that the policy did not get approved, but she knew it would likely take more convincing.

“I wasn’t thinking that it probably would [go through] right away.”

The next step will be writing to each of the members of the VRTC, and continuing the dialogue, said Thoburn.

Despite the outcome not going in their favour, Taylor said they will not back down.

“It’s the beginning of people’s awareness,” she said. “[It] Just takes one person starting something [that] seems rather small.”

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Parkland Secondary open house this Thursday NORTH SAANICH — Parkland Secondary School (10640 McDonald Park Road) hosts their annual open house on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

There will be a Spirit Game at 5:45 (the senior boys basketball team will be playing). Here’s some of what will be happening at the school: judo demonstration, hockey shoot out, fun with sumo suits, metal and wood shop demonstrations, class visits, chili and a bun ($2), art display, robot wars, the sailing academy, live music and much more.

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Price said the creation of a local area plan, or LAP, is a potential opportunity to expand or improve the industrial area over time.

Economic development is also on the forefront in Central Saanich.

Mayor Ryan Windsor announced the district is in the process of developing an economic advisory committee, with a one-year mandate to bring back to council.

“I was nervous, truth be told,” said Windsor about putting the call out for committee members. “But we had more applications than we expected.”

The District recognizes the value of economy in Central Saanich, with farming and the burgeoning village centres leading the way, and the advisory committee hopes to shed some more light on economic development, he said.

“We want to create a coherent picture of the economy.”

In a similar vein, Central Saanich will be looking a little closer at the viability of actually building an overpass at Keating Cross Road, said Windsor.

“We finally made the decision to look at the Keating overpass from a proper business analysis. That will help us move forward.”

Windsor also commended the success of the recent Tour of Industry, sponsored by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, noting that four of the

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Central Saanich Mayor Ryan Windsor and North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall speak during the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Breakfast Feb. 19 at the Institute of Ocean Sciences facility in North Sanich. stops were in the Keating area.

In Sidney, Price added the new council is focusing on downtown revitalization recommendations to come out of last year’s Mayor’s Task Force activity.

“We’re going to move things along as quickly as we possibly can,” he said, adding council would even consider holding extra meetings on new development permits and projects.

Price said other plans in the works — from added wayfinding signs to waterfront redevelopment — is an attempt at solving Sidney’s demographic imbalance.

“Council is talking about it,” he said. “We want to explore opportunities to attract fami-

lies, a younger demographic.”

Price did touch on the Town’s proposed community safety building. He said the current fire hall needs to be replaced and hopes to be building a new one by early 2016.

North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall started her portion of the Mayor’s Breakfast on the “cheery stuff.” She said North Saanich has a new council and they’re looking forward to celebrating the District’s 50th anniversary this summer.

North Saanich’s top issues include the Sandown commercial development and the potential replacement of a portion of the municipal hall.

Regional transportation plays large on Finall’s mind.

Leonard named to airport board NORTH SAANICH — Former Saanich mayor Frank Leonard is now a board director with the Victoria Airport Authority.

Leonard was appointed for the role by the Government of Canada.

The position pays an annual retainer between $14,000 to $17,000 plus per diems for monthly board and committee meetings.

Leonard is past director of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, past presi-

dent of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce and a former board member on a number of local tourism and economic development groups.

Chairing the airport authority is Mel Rinald. Other board members include Rod Dewar (Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce); Marilyn Loveless (Government of Canada); and Sharlene Smith (District of Saanich).

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“We are the gateway. We have the airport and Swartz Bay ferry terminal. A new CRD committee ... demonstrates there’s a need for cohesive and co-operative efforts.”

Finall was unable to stay for the question and answer period of the breakfast event.

The Q&A was brief, with issues of affordable housing and the doctor shortage raised.

The recent affordable workforce housing initiative, spearheaded by Elizabeth May, leader of the federal Green Party and MP for SaanichGulf Islands, was also a talking point for Windsor.

“We’re supportive in principle,” he said. “We need to take a new approach and think differently.”

Ensuring the people who work on the Peninsula actually live on the Peninsula will encourage and strengthen the community, and it’s important to remember to include all parts of the community, Windsor added, specifically the Tsawout and Tsartlip First Nations.

“The connection with First Nations is a big factor for me,” he said, adding Central Saanich needs to continue building its relationships to foster a stronger connection between the District and First Nations.

“I don’t want to see sidewalks end anymore,” he said.

The vital questions, Windsor continued, are “What can we do for the First Nations, what can they do for us, and how can we come together as a community?”

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Sidney is famous for its beautiful streets, ease of walking to where you need to go and many other plusses.

The other thing we are world famous for are our four way stop signs. 67% of all stop signs made in the world are destined for Sidney (independent study). The best one I think, and this is a personal preference, is the one on James White and Seventh.

Next, the Thrifty’s corner, followed closely by Bevan and Fifth. Always good action there.

First of all, please come to a full stop at all stop signs in Sidney.

They are a favourite target for our local police. No rolling through, or it’s a nice little fine to go with your lattè.

If two cars come to a four way stop at the same time, the vehicle on the immediate right shall go first.

No amount of waving is going to get me to move, as I have seen too many “you go, no you go, no you go, bang” situations to know that whoever is in the wrong will be penalized Insurancely. (New word that).

If you arrive at a stop sign first, no matter where you are on the grid, you are entitled to go. Its the rules.

Please don’t wave me through because I will be forced to fold arms and look in the opposite direction until you have gone.

Oh, and be careful out there as we also have a disproportionate amount of two way stops as well.

So it’s full stop, look right and move through!

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There’s a group of people dedicated to helping make the community a better place, and they’re doing it with an evergrowing pool of cash.

The Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation was established 14 years ago, says one of the Foundation directors, Clive Tanner. He says it was Jack Barker, a municipal councillor in Sidney at the time, who was concerned about how often community groups were coming to town council with requests for funding.

“He didn’t want any of them to go wanting,” Tanner says.

So, the Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation started, with funds contributed by North Saanich and Sidney. It follows in the footsteps of the highly successful Victoria Foundation.

That group, Tanner says, was Canada’s second such entity, started by an act of the legislature. Only the community foundation in Regina, Saskatchewan, is older — and the first one in Canada, he says.

The Victoria Foundation, Tanner notes, has been doing very well, with an estimated $116 million in its endowment account, generating an annual pool of

funds from which they distribute to various organizations in need.

On the Saanich Peninsula, that pool of money sits at around $500,000, Tanner says.

“We should be doing better than that,” he says. “Fundraisers help support the Foundation to be successful.”

Foundation members are also active in the region, seeking corporate donations, bequests, property and other gifts. That pool of money, he explains, supports others in health and social services, arts and culture, education, conservation and recreation.

A three-person, non-partisan grants committee reviews applications each year and the successful groups — big and small — are notified of an annual ceremony in June where the funds are handed out.

Groups that have benefitted from Foundation grants in the past include: Sidney Concert Orchestra, Sidney Preschool, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Auxiliary, Saanich Pioneer Society, North Saanich Mountain Bike Society and Peninsula Soccer, to name a few.

Yet, says Tanner, as a funding source the Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation is still relatively unknown. That could

be attributed, he says, to a low profile board of directors.

However, they do get into the community with fundraising events — like their annual Lobsterfest — to help add to their permanent endowment.

Even so, Tanner says the pace of donations is still relatively low — but at least their endowment is always growing. That fund, Tanner says, is managed by the Victoria Foundation.

“They have the professionals who know how to do that,” he says.

“The money generated on the half-million we have is around 10 per cent. That means we have around $17,000 to give away in 2015.”

Typically, the grants given by the Foundation amount to around $2,000 or $3,000 each.

Added to other sources of funds (the Saanich Peninsula municipal governments also have annual grants programs), Tanner says the Foundation contributes to many good causes.

“And saying no is always tough.”

Groups have until April 1 to apply for Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation funds.

To find out how, visit saanichpeninsulafoundation.ca or call 250-655-4447. editor@peninsulanewsreiew.com

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The Family Day Lego scavenger hunt in Sidney continues into March with plenty of prizes to be won. Nathan Warr, Tristan Lam and Gavin Warr search for a Canadian flag and other Lego objects at the Sidney Museum on Beacon Avenue.

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Kane to run for Liberals in Saanich-Gulf Islands SIDNEY — The Liberal Party of Canada in Saanich-Gulf Islands has acclaimed Saanich business owner Tim Kane, 62, as the Team Trudeau candidate for the next federal election.

Speaking to the nomination meeting at the Mary Winspear Centre, Kane said after decades as a supporter, the leap to candidate was a big jump but “not nearly as frightening as the view from the edge of the precipice that Stephen Harper has pushed Canada toward.”

“The Harper Conservatives

have caused me to take a stand for change,” he said, “change that will restore the well-earned respect for our veterans, the middle class and the working poor, our scientists, law enforcement, our Constitution, the Supreme Court, our Parliament and the dying.”

Kane explained he believes Canada’s best hope is to encourage Canadians from all shades of the political spectrum to join him to help Justin Trudeau form a majority Liberal government.

“A Liberal government will

end the Harper Conservatives’ attacks on scientists, bring new support for our veterans, create strong environmental policies that will enable Canada to stand tall in the world and see us deliver our natural resources to market in a responsible and consultative way.

“Our environment can’t wait any longer. We need action now.

A Liberal government will undo the damage and make up for the neglect.”

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Next up, dozens of dancers from Allegro Performing Arts will take the stage at the Charlie White Theatre Saturday, March 7 for the studio’s soloist show.

“It’s a great way to get prepared,” says Nadine Cowland, co-owner and artistic director. “And it’s such a nice theatre. It’s right in our hometown.”

The show will feature high energy performances in jazz, contemporary, hip hop, tap, musical theatre and more, with intricate and eye-catching costumes.

The proceeds from the show go straight back to the dancers to help pay for those costumes, and for touring and competition costs, says Cowland.

Kitana Sivananthan, 14, is looking forward to the show at the Charlie White to ease into competition season.

“I love that it’s a small audience at first,” she says. “It helps prepare you to perform in front of an audience.”

Sivananthan has been dancing for six years, and will be performing a jazz piece for the solo show. She still gets a case of nerves before performing, she says, but “by the time I’m on stage, I get lost in the music.”

Fellow soloist Lauren Cherrie, 12, has been dancing since she was two years

old, though she only strapped on her tap shoes three years ago.

Last year was her first foray into competing, and she echoes Sivananthan’s sentiments about stage fright.

“I get really nervous, but once you get on stage, all that goes away.”

Cherrie offers up a shy smile and nods when asked if she wants to pursue a professional career in dancing as she gets older.

“I want to own my own dance studio,” she says.

Allegro Performing Arts’ dance and musical theatre soloist show runs at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Charlie White Theatre at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave. Tickets are $14.50, available at the box office, at marywinspear.ca or by calling 250-656-0275. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Eclectic evening of singing to inspire audience CENTRAL SAANICH — How Can I Keep From Singing is a choral celebration of classical favourites, world and gospel music, featuring the Chalice Choir of First Unitarian

Church, the SingYourJoy Young Adult Chorus and the Via Choralis chamber choir.

The evening of music begins at 7 p.m. Friday, March 20 at the First

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Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and children 12 and under are free.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit viachoralis. ca, singyourjoy.ca or call 250-2131948, or 250-882-5668. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Partial proceeds from the event benefit the World University Service of Canada’s Student Refugee Program at the University of Victoria.

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Blue, a three-month-old Staffordshire puppy, was a wiggling ball of excitement trying to get to the camera lens, sparking a laugh from Dr. Michelle Lareau at the Central Saanich Animal Hospital.

Quartet of in-demand musicians to play next Jazz Vespers NORTH SAANICH — Aaron Scoones and the Gospel Crusaders will perform soul and gospel classics for next month’s edition of Jazz Vespers.

Scoones will be joined by Karel Roessingh on piano, Damian Graham on drums and Ryan Tandy on bass.

The foursome are all incredibly highly regarded in the music world, and the evening promises to be most entertaining.

Jazz Vespers services begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 1 at St. John’s United Church, 10990 West Saanich Road. There is no admission, though an offering will be taken to cover the cost of the musicians and the Vespers program.

For more information, call Bernadette Greene at 250-656-0875 or send an email to bernadettegreene@shaw.ca.

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There’s no added square footage in the Peninsula Co-op’s Keating X Road grocery store — they’re just using the space better.

As soon as you walk into the store, you get the impression there’s a lot more space. That’s the whole idea behind a $1.4 million store renovation, says Peninsula Co-op Food Operations Manager Rob Woodburn.

“It gives you that ‘well, what wall did you kick out’ feel,” he says.

Simple design changes, like moving the grocery aisles a few feet back from the checkout area and eliminating the false ceiling tiles to expose beams and ducts, gives the space a more open feel, he explains.

At the entry to the store, displays have been arranged and counters moved to increase customers’ sight lines through the store. The same space configuration occurs in the rear corners as well, helping move shopping cart traffic more easily.

The renovation included purchasing new freezer and cooler cabinets. Those, Woodburn says, have doors that retain the cold and

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Rob Woodburn shows off his pride and joy: the modern, energyefficient freezers with more light and doors to help keep down the cold — and energy costs. ease the Co-op’s energy bills.

The store also added a second sandwich counter in the deli section. This, says Woodburn, was done after customers requested it.

He adds the store sees a large lunch crowd from the industrial area nearby. A second sandwich area means shorter lineups.

Woodburn adds the store is also creating an outdoor picnic area to accommodate more of the lunch rush. This is

part of the third phase of store upgrades at the Keating Co-op. The company is currently changing the façade of the store — and will be doing so throughout the entire mall.

Woodburn said Peninsula Co-op is a minority owner of the mall and when they decided to stay at their Keating location, rather than build a new store elsewhere, the Co-op felt improvements were needed. Those started with an upgrade to the

gas bar last fall.

“We opened here in 1977,” Woodburn says.

“Over the years, it has gone through various renos and changes.”

The exterior, he says, will get a west coast look, with rock and wood. The new interior includes new flooring and wood accents to link to the Co-op’s long history on the Saanich Peninsula.

“It’s a fresh look,” he says. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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Students get transit commission seat Daniel Palmer News staff

Students at the University of Victoria and Camosun College will soon have a voice at the commission overseeing local B.C. Transit service.

The Victoria Regional Transit Commission — which determines route configurations, sets fares and approves transit capital spending — voted on Feb. 18 to give student societies from both schools one non-voting seat.

The VRTC is currently made up of elected politicians from Saanich, Victoria and alternating members from Esquimalt-Oak Bay and both the Saanich Peninsula and West

Shore communities.

“We went with a nonvoting seat because a voting seat would require a change in legislation around regional transit commissions.

That would have taken some time and lobbying,” said Greg Atkinson, UVic Student Society director of external relations.

Post-secondary students pay for unlimited bus access each semester through B.C. Transit’s U-Pass program.

Atkinson said the commission seat will be filled on a rotating basis with a member from Camosun’s student society beginning at the VRTC’s June 16 meeting. The two student societies represent about 36,000

“It seems a little ridiculous to only have one Peninsula and one West Shore seat when they’re the fastest growing communities.”

– Barb Desjardins undergraduate students across Greater Victoria.

“Our seat means we get agendas, budgets, reports beforehand so we know what to expect as issues come forward,” Atkinson said.

The motion was brought forward by Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell and seconded

by Esquimalt Mayor

Barb Desjardins. Atwell vowed last October he would push for VRTC student society representation if elected to office.

Desjardins said the vote was unanimous after students spent the past few months lobbying VRTC members.

“I think it’s a wonderful idea. What we’ve done is approve for them to sit at the table under the abilities we have, but the second step is to look at a legislative change at the provincial level,” Desjardins said.

The governance structure of the VRTC has been debated for years.

Some politicians want its authority to be transferred to the

Capital Regional District, while others propose opening up the commission to more permanent municipal members.

Desjardins favours the latter option.

“It seems a little ridiculous to only have one Peninsula and one West Shore seat when they’re the fastest growing communities,” she said.

“That’s where the expansion will be and they need more of a voice.”

B.C. Transit staff will bring back a report to the VRTC in June that outlines how a legislative change might occur to allow for more voting members.

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SIDNEY — Calling all naturelovers, bird watchers and Saanich Peninsula residents — come and enjoy a guided walk, some bird-watching and refreshments and find out more about FOSH — the Friends of Shoal Harbour group — and their new partnership with Nature Canada.

Join FOSH members and supporters on Sunday, March 1 for a guided bird-watching tour along the Scoter Trail in Patricia Bay, followed by afternoon tea at St. John’s United Church (10990 West Saanich Road).

For the bird-watching tour, meet at 2 p.m. at Patricia Bay

Park (West Saanich road just north of the Victoria Airport’s seaplane ramp), rain or shine.

The afternoon tea runs from 3:15 to 5 p.m. At the tea there will be presentations, a slide show, a brief history of the Migratory Bird Sanctuary and its surroundings and an outline of FOSH’s ambitions and activities, including the partnership with Nature Canada to promote the Naturehood concept.

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AlleGro performinG Arts Centre presents The Peninsula Young Performers in their annual Solo and Small Group Showcase Saturday, March 7 at the Charlie White Theatre, Mary Winspear Centre. Show times are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available from the box office 250656-0275 / www. marywinspear.ca.

A festiVAl of Favourites musical event at Sidney’s Peace Lutheran Church, 2295 Weiler Ave. (off Lochside) Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. Enjoy great selections from classical to classics of the 1920s through the ‘60s, featuring Laura Cave, pianist and singer. A benefit for the Fireside Room Project.

Tickets $10 at the door. Wheelchair accessible. Visit peacesidney.ca or 250-652-6058. sCottish folk fun.

Come try Scottish Folk Dancing at the Centre 1229 Clarke Rd. in Brentwood Bay next to the library. First time free. Tuesdays 10 to 11:30 a.m. and Tuesdays and Fridays 7 to 9 p.m. All welcome. Wear soft soled light-weight shoes. Contact: janet. mitchell@shaw.ca.

Events

Benefit DAnCe feAturinG live music by Commodores Big Band under the direction of Mark Fraser. Friday,

The News Review provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding nonprofit events in our readership area. Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to editor@ peninsulanewsreview.com.

Feb. 27, 7:30 to 10 p.m. Bayside Middle School, 1101 Newton Place, Brentwood Bay. Doors open at 7 p.m. Admission $15. Proceeds to support the design and construction of a Community Arts Theatre at Stelly’s Secondary. Visit theatreatstellys.com for more info or call 250-652-0822. seA of plAstiC: Trash in Our Oceans at the Centre For Active Living 50+ 1229 Clarke Rd. (next to the library) in Brentwood Bay on Friday, March 6 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Guest speaker Dwight Owens, UVic Ocean Networks Canada. Admission is by donation.

Refreshments served. Everyone welcome. Contact the Centre for more information: 250652-4611 or cssca@ shaw.ca. shoAl Centre Will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary on Tuesday, March 10, with a buffet lunch, entertainment and door prizes.

Tickets available by phone or drop by the Centre. 250-6565537. Doors open 11:30 a.m. — lunch served at noon.

Don’t miss this fun birthday celebration.

Join the siDney Senior Singles on a trip to the Chemainus Dinner Theatre for the buffet lunch and show on Wednesday, March 11. The

show is Ring of Fire, Project Johnny Cash. Transportation leaving from the SHOAL Centre at 10 a.m., returning about 5:30 p.m. on March 11. Deadline for ticket purchase is Monday, Feb. 23.

Call Colleen at 250665-6638.

Get AWAy With a Good Book kickoff at the Sidney North Saanich Library.

Read books, write reviews, win prizes, have fun! Find out about Adult Reading Program (now to February 28), get reading recommendations and enjoy refreshments.

Register at 250-6560944.

GooD morninG rhymetime at the Sidney North Saanich Library.

Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and fun.

Thursdays to March 5, 10:15 to 11 a.m. Ages 0-5 years.

Free. Drop-in. For information, call 250-656-0944.

Health

fAll preVention (osteofit) classes at SHOAL Activity Centre run to April 2 (12 sessions) every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 to 11 a.m. These classes are designed for both men and women to help prevent falls and strengthen bones and muscles in a safe and gentle

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Meetings

multiple sClerosis support group has just started in Sidney.

It will meet Thursday, Feb. 26, and every fourth Thursday of the month, at the Army Navy and Airforce unit 302 (ANAF) hall on 4th Street in Sidney from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Followed by a yoga session adapted for the specialist needs of those living with MS. Ample accessible parking available.

Contact Karen at karencurtis37@gmail. com for details. the White CAne Club meets at SHOAL Centre for those with vision impairment, on the first Thursday of each month. Next meeting is Thursday, March 5, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Presentation will be by the CNIB store.

BrentWooD BAy reVitAlizAtion Committee is holding its AGM on March 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the new Central Saanich Fire Hall on Keating X Rd. in the board room. Up for discussion: upcoming events for 2015. All are welcome! Contact brentwoodbayinfo@ shaw.ca for more info. the peninsulA GArDen Club will meet on Monday March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Quality Soils will be presented by Dwight Fennel, owner of Integrity Sales and Distributors in Central Saanich. Visitors welcome. Nonmember drop-in-fee is $5. neW memBers WelCome — Senior Women’s Book Club meets once a month, second Monday, 1:30 p.m. for discussion.

Call 250-656--5562. siDney sister Cities association meets third Thursday of the month at the Sidney North Saanich Library (Nell Horth Room) at 7 p.m. Help

us build our sister relationships with Anacortes; Cairns, Australia; and Niimi, Japan.

For more information check our new website: sidneysister citiesassociation. com.

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DoWnloADABle Books for tablets and smartphones at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Learn about the library’s free downloadable book service. Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

Register at 250-6560944.

Volunteers

Volunteer serViCes At SHOAL Centre is looking for volunteers to join our team of Friendly Visitors. An active listening course to support interested friendly visitors will commence March 11.

For more information please call Deb Greenaway 250-6565537 ext. 106 or email: dgreenaway@ beaconcs.ca.

VolunteerinG in pAlliAtiVe care is a uniquely rewarding experience. Qualified volunteers support end of life patients and families within the collaborative environment of an experienced interdisciplinary team.

For more about the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Palliative Care Volunteer Program, now conducting its annual intake, please contact Yasmin Rampuri at (250) 652-7519 or email yasmin. rampuri@viha.ca. shoAl ACtiVity Centre is looking for a volunteer for two hours a week for our Computer Lab DropIn to help seniors with iPad and tablet questions. Contact Anna Hudson 250656-5537 ext. 117 or ahudson@beaconcs. ca.

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James Ian McLeod With great sadness we announce the passing of our brother and son: James Ian McLeod (Jim or Jimmy) of Sidney, B.C. Born at Grace Hospital, St. John’s NFLD on June 16, 1962, at one of our dad’s many military postings. We arrived in Sidney July 2, 1970 and Jim spent all but a few years here. Devoted to his mother, cats (Otis & Bandito) and a few ponies. There has been a great outpouring of condolences from the many people and friends who Jim has met and helped over the years. Predeceased by his father, J.H. (Shorty) McLeod and sisters Joan and Barbie. He leaves to mourn his mother, Helen McLeod, and sisters Pat Costa (Roy & Andrew) and Jill Gardener (John, James and Kevin).

A memorial service will be held at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 9691 4th St., Sidney, B.C. on Friday, February 27th at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the 676 Air Cadet Sqd. or diabetes research.

We invite you to meet the family after the service for light refreshments and to exchange memories of a one of a kind guy!

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SPORTS

SPORTS In Brief

Steven Heywood/News staff

Parkland’s Sarah Gibson and her teammates saw their season end in Nanaimo on the weekend.

Stelly’s third on the Island

• Stelly’s Secondary School’s senior girls basketball team placed third on Vancouver Island in the 3A division.

The Central Saanich school was in Port Alberni on the weekend for the Island finals, after placing third on the South Island. Sophie Blandford and Lucy Skinner were second team all stars in the tournament.

Stelly’s had a chance to reach the provincial tournament on Tuesday (after the PNR’s deadline) against Fleetwood Park (Surrey) at Spectrum Community School.

• Parkland’s junior girls basketball team saw their successful season come to an end at the hands of Claremont at the Island finals in Nanaimo.

The four-point loss and a fourth-place finish knocked the girls out of a spot at the provincials. editor@peninsula newsreview.com

Steven Heywood/News staff

Nikko Tiemsim, Dylan Reid, Richard Xie, Francis Gariguez and Michael Gariguez cheer as Parkland’s senior boys basketball team takes the lead in overtime of the South Island 3A boys final against Reynolds.

Panthers take South Island final Steven Heywood News staff

Coach Roger Pires called Friday’s game against Reynolds the rubber match.

This season, the Parkland Secondary’s senior boys basketball team met their nemesis in the Reynolds Roadrunners at the 3A level in the South Island region. Pires said Reynolds won the first, Parkland the second — and their meeting in the South Island final match was the tiebreaker.

Both teams played to a tie in regulation time. Reynolds looked to be in control of the game late in the fourth quarter, 59-51.

A ferocious defensive effort and a 10-2 run by Parkland knotted things up, 61-61 at the buzzer.

“We just didn’t quit,” Pires said.

With the momentum clearly on their side, Parkland continued the onslaught in the five-minute overtime period. Reynolds could not find the net, scoring only three points.

The Panthers poured in 15, including six points from the free throw line, to win the game, 76-64.

Godwin Polares scored 23 points

Steven Heywood/News staff

Godwin Porlares scores two of his team-leading 23 points in the final. to lead Parkland. Right behind him with 22 was Harrison Archdekin.

Steve Ehrlich and Justine Polares

both added nine points.

Reynolds’ Sandy Ye scored 22 points for the Roadrunners, includ-

ing 18 on six three-pointers.

Parkland reached the final after dispatching Pacific Christian School, 48-33.

Pires said he liked his team’s defense in the final.

“We stopped ‘em,” he said, “and we carried the momentum from the run into the overtime period.”

Still, Pires said his team has to make better decisions on shot selection.

“We are taking too many shots too early in the shot clock,” he said.

Parkland was ranked fourth on Vancouver Island among the 3A level schools entering the finals.

The North Saanich school also hosts this weekend’s Island 3A finals, welcoming teams from the mid-andnorth Island Feb. 26 to 28.

Games start at 2:15 p.m. as Pacific Christian takes on Wellington from Nanaimo. Reynolds plays Mark Isfeld from Courtenay at 4 p.m. and Sooke’s Edward Milne plays Nanaimo District Secondary at 7:30 p.m. Parkland’s first game is 5:45 p.m. against Carihi from Campbell River.

The final is set for Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:15 p.m. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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n a single day on the Saanich Peninsula, there is a lot to see. And there are a lot of people hard at work and at play — friends, neighbours and new faces — making the Peninsula a great place to live.

In the tradition of showing a community’s best throughout the day, photographers with the Peninsula News Review hit the streets to capture some of the activity in our Saanich Peninsula neighbourhoods. You might see some people you know — or even may not have known are out there in the wee hours, contributing in their own way.

This is the winter installment of the News Review’s Day in the Life series — we do two such profiles of the community each year.

We hope you enjoy these images of life on the go across the Saanich Peninsula.

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Kelly Smith and Aaron Logan keep up with the breakfast crowd at the R&R Diner in Saanichton.

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A week-old lamb at Eurosa Farm in Central Saanich leans up against a fence while its mother nuzzles its back.

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Mike Anderson works for Longview Farms in the vast daffodil fields of Central Saanich.

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Gordon Moody of Victoria is staying at Oceanside RV and gets his boat ready at the Sidney boat launch in Tulista Park for a day of fishing for salmon.

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Stuart Dahlgran, owner of UK Sailmakers, says his wife Joy (above, right) and Kieran Horsburgh are working on a mainsail. The pair are creating the skin of the sail, laying carbon-fibre reinforcments and making it both light and strong.

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11:02 a.m.

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2:57 p.m.

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Sidney Tire service tech Kevin Bermingham makes sure the Peninsula ambulances are in fine working order.

Jewel Spooner, right, leads a song circle at the Shoal Centre with the help of her ukulele-playing pal Diane Taylor.

3:32 p.m.

3:53 p.m.

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Virginia MacLeod, librarian at the Sidney North Saanich branch, reads out an adventure-filled story of a cyclops to the kids (and parents) at Lego Storytime.

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3:12 p.m.

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Both having lived on the east coast, friends Linda Beller, left, and Lili Jaehrlich thoroughly enjoy going for walks in the mild climate of the Island, especially along the Sidney boardwalk.

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4:05 p.m.

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Terry and Ginny Johns get ready to head out for some fishing as the sun comes out from behind the cloud cover.

5:16 p.m.

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Liam Aloni, 19, already has his private pilot’s license. Part of the line crew at the Victoria Flying Club, he’s working on getting his commercial license next, and still has at least another 100 hours to go.

4:49 p.m.

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Playful tabby Jimmy nibbles on Leona Norwood’s sleeve as they share a snuggle at Sidney’s Animals for Life shop on Second Street.

5:58 p.m.

Angela Cowan photo

At their dress rehearsal at the Charlie White Theatre, these dancers from Allegro Performing Arts dance studio were thrilled to pose for a picture. Back row, from left: Olivia Dawshka, Emma Powell, Arden Fitterer, Ally Arnold. In front, from left: Ella Holm, Bella Shrieves, Trista Post, Maya McConechy.

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7:03 p.m.

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Constable Paul Brailey of the Central Saanich police calibrates an approved screening device to ensure its accuracy, something that’s done every 28 days.

The devices are a pivotal key to the immediate roadside suspension program, and are incredibly accurate, says Brailey.

6:26 p.m.

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Kallayanee Glover, who offers Thai cooking classes out of her kitchen in North Saanich, pinches some cilantro for a salad roll. Glover grows most of her herbs and vegetables in her own garden.

7:41 p.m.

Bleue Coyote Bar and Grill owner Rebecca Burraus, left, grabs staff for a quick mug behind the bar. Niki Jorgensen, Todd Sutherland, Danen Myette and Chela Welwood.

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09:02 p.m.

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Bonita Elliott sweeps hard during a match with the Friday Mixed Evening League at Glen Meadows curling club.

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9:35 p.m.

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Sandy Oliver winds down the evening at the Star Cinema in Sidney and scoops the last of the popcorn for a customer before locking up.

10:40 p.m.

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Jeff Gordon, left, and Mike Johnston take a quick breather as they wait for their turn at the ‘Friday Knight’ hockey night at Panorama Recreation Centre.

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DECOMPRESSION THERAPY

D

o you suffer from neck and back pain? If so, you’re definitely not alone.

Depending on the cause of the pain, chiropractic treatment, such as Spinal Decompression Therapy, may well offer relief, says Dr. Mandeep Bains, who has been practicing chiropractic since 1998. He introduced Spinal Decompression Therapy several years ago and has been amazed at its ability to get patients healthy in less time.

The explanation is in the mechanics of the spine.

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The spine is a system of vertebra, the bones in the spine, discs, which separate the vertebra, and nerves, which run through the spine. With injury, the vertebrae can compress the discs, affecting mobility and causing pain.

Spinal Decompression uses a computerized machine to provide gentle, non-invasive treatment of that pressure and is useful for conditions such as a herniated disc, Degenerative Joint Disease, Sciatica and more.

Dr. Mandeep Bains suggests patients think of the disc as a jelly donut. “When pressure (compression) is put on the jelly donut (disc), it squeezes out the jelly. The compression adds pressure to the nerve causing pain,” he explains. This is where Decompression Therapy comes in.

“The two vertebrae affected are gently distracted back causing a suction, which allows the ‘jelly’ to go back into place. In more scientific terms: water, oxygen and nutrients from the body are suctioned back into the disc, which relieves the compression on the nerves.”

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“Traction puts a load on the entire spine and does not differentiate the specific discs that are affected,” Dr. Bains explains. Conversely, “computerized Decompression Therapy can change the angle of the pull and target specific discs, creating a better result and faster healing.”

When considering a new treatment, the question of discomfort is often front and centre, and understandably so, but most find Decompression Therapy quite comfortable.

“Some people are nervous at first, but most often they report a sense of relief from the disc being decompressed,” Dr. Bains says. In fact, “some even sleep through the procedure!”

Dr. Bains performs Deep Tissue Laser Therapy for one of his patients.

DEEP TISSUE LASER THERAPY Another treatment Dr. Bains offers is Deep Tissue Laser Therapy (DTLT), which is an exciting, new, noninvasive therapy which provides a safe and effective alternative to drugs and surgery. DTLT promotes healing by increasing cellular function, circulation and nutrients exchange which causes a decrease in swelling and inflammation, muscle spasms, stiffness and pain. During treatment patients feel a soothing warmth which signals the beginning of an 18 - 24 hour process of modulated cellular activity leading to

decreased pain and inflammation. Most patients see results within 3 to 5 treatments which last 5 – 10 minutes.

DTLT can be used to treat both acute and chronic injuries including arthritis, neck pain, low back pain, tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome as well as post-surgical pain. In fact, DTLT has been adopted as an essential pain management tool by athletic trainers with the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, FIFA and Olympic teams.

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If you are looking for answers about chiropractic care for wellness and vitality for your family, just call us at 250-652-4347 or visit our website at peninsulachiro.ca.