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Local wineries and vintage cars gathering at St. Stephen’s Church this month, page 9
North Saanich council expects to raise money to pay for their legacy project, page 3
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Cormier vows to stay on council Federal NDP candidate says she’ll forgo her paycheque during the campaign Carlie Connolly News staff
Alicia Cormier will be staying on Central Saanich council while running in the federal election campaign for the NDP. “As council and the community are aware, I have been acclaimed as the NDP candidate for Saanich-Gulf Islands and will be a candidate in the coming federal election,” Cormier read from a prepared statement during the Aug. 17 regular council meeting. “At this time, I wish to advise council and members of the community, that I will continue to do the most important parts of my council role, but I will not be accepting pay as councillor during the federal election. I will reduce some of my committee work, but will stay involved with the Economic Development Advisory Committee and the affordable housing committees.” Mayor Ryan Windsor said that from his own perspective, a leave of absence is usually done from other politicians in the same situation. He cited Rob Fleming of the City of Victoria who requested and was granted a leave of absence from that council when he sought the NDP nomination in 2005. PLEASE SEE: Taking leave is the tradition, page 5
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Lisa Maxine Kjernisted, or Ms. Maxine, rehearses in her parents’ barn in North Saanich. The barn is sometimes used for private house concerts. Ms. Maxine, fronting her ensemble One Wish, performs August 27 at Mary’s Bleue Moon restaurant in Sidney. See page 17 for the story.
North Saanich’s suite plan not so sweet Dean Park residents opposed to secondary suite project coming their way Steven Heywood News staff
In the face of a large amount of opposition to plans to extend a secondary suites bylaw into a portion of North Saanich, district council is split on how to proceed.
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Monday night, council voted 4-3 to reject a recommendation to exclude the Dean Park Estates residential area from the municipality’s secondary suites program. That vote, however, did not provide clear direction from local politicians on whether they wanted to actually include the area,
either, as time ran long at the meeting and council decided to wait before clarifying their position. It was clear, however, the council will be revisiting the issue. PLEASE SEE: Covenants create large grey area, page 4