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Deer stewards approach Saanich Vaccine proposed to control Saanich’s deer population Jacob Zinn News Staff
A citizen-led non-profit is asking the District of Saanich to consider supporting the use of birth control to maintain or reduce the local deer population. On Monday, the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society gave a presentation to council, offering “an alternative program to lethal culls of deer.” The pilot project would use a Spay-Vac, an experimental immunocontraceptive vaccine, to introduce a foreign protein into female deer that prevents fertilization. If permitted, the UWSS would trap, vaccinate, tag and release 25 deer and analyze the vaccine’s effect on the birthrate of fawns. “We seek to control and possibly reduce deer numbers, to inform the public about urban deer, to gather biological facts about these deer, to reduce neighbour versus neighbour unrest and to reduce conflicts between deer and drivers,” said Bryan Gates, president of the society. Gates said the vaccine is more humane than culling and a single dose can be effective for up to five or six years. PLEASE SEE: A6 Consider contraception, UWSS
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Pretty play UVic Vikes midfielder Sam Prette, a Claremont secondary grad, controls the ball in the air while in contest with UNBC Timberwolves defender Gordon Hall in front of a packed house at Centennial Stadium on Friday (Sept. 11). The Vikes won the annual home-opener 3-0 in front of 2,383 fans on goals by Craig Gorman, Keevan Webb and Cam Hundal (shown bottom right). The Vikes men visit the Fraser Valley Cascades this week while the Vikes women host UNBC today and the Alberta Pandas tomorrow, starting at 5 p.m.
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In a majority vote the Capital Region District board of directors approved an increase that will double their wages for 2016, though one Victoria councillor says she won’t accept the raise. As of Jan. 1, 2016, directors will now make $17,000, up from $8,940.
The majority of directors are of the sentiment that the work demand is much greater now than it was a decade ago. “The pay has not been adjusted in 20 years, if one looks at the rates of inflation at that time, it’s changed dramatically, and in most occupations, there are adjustments for raises,” said Saanich Coun. Vic Derman. PLEASE SEE: A23 Wages overdue
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