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Rockin’ it in Langford Dillon Sahota, whose wife is principal at Millstream elementary school low fives students at the school who lined up to greet the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, the riders for which rolled through the West Shore on Wednesday. The event’s annual gala was set to happen at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort and Spa that night. Arnold Lim/News Gazette staff

Royal Bay secondary already over capacity Larger than usual increase in student numbers may have led to Colwood school pushing past 800 mark Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff

While finishing touches are still being completed on the new Royal Bay secondary, plans are already in the works for expansion. The school, which has been operating for about a month, is already over capacity in terms of students. While final enrolment numbers are still being firmed up, the count is sitting at roughly 20 students over the 800-student capacity. “We notified the ministry it would not be big enough to accommodate our growth,” said

ning books and into construction that growth in the West Shore has surpassed the projections that the schools are based on. Now we need a new wing on a brand new high school.” Knowing that the school would eventually need to be expanded, Cambridge said it was designed for the ability to have another wing added at the rear of the building that could accommodate roughly 400 more students, bringing the total capacity to 1,200. “We will likely apply [for more funding] in our capital plan next year,” he said, although he wasn’t sure when and if the extra money

Jim Cambridge, Sooke School District superintendent. He said they did this roughly three years ago during the planning stage. Provincial NDP leader and Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan said a better job needs to be done in the planning. “I would suggest the school board does a good job of it, but it takes so darn long to get approval for these capital projects at the ministry that by the time they’re finally ready to go, they’re too small for the needs.” He said it speaks to a larger problem. “It took so long to get these high schools off the plan-

would become available. “We don’t get any choice.” In the meantime, the District is planning on adding portables next school year to accommodate additional students. An area in the front of the school was designed for this, Cambridge said. In terms of this school year, he said “there’s a way for us to internally accommodate.” This means some teachers could lose a prep period. Cambridge said every year the District grows by about 100 to 150 students, but this year the numbers unexpectedly increased by about 400. Some of that growth

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Sustainability the business buzz word at RRU Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

Their mission, should they accept it? Raising waste diversion from 63 to 80 per cent. Six groups of five business students from across Canada huddled into amalgamated desks at Royal Roads University, delivering programming proposals to not only save money, but keep unnecessary waste created at the school from going into the landfill. RRU’s office of sustainability director, Nancy Wilken, said the different perspective, from students in classes that focus entirely on the environment or sciences, has been a healthy opportunity to mine the schools greatest resource. “When we first were established as a university in 1995, (sustainability) was one of its founding pillars,” she said. With the landfill part of the greater community, she said, “we want to have less going in and not use any more land for garbage

storage … It is resource management on the campus to lower our impact on the community.” Ideas range from information sessions for RRU teachers – the constant at the school, as students come and go – to marketing the recycle bins with signs promoting them as the destination and also giving directions to them around campus, have been some of the positive ideas to come out of the class, Wilken said. Hanging mirrors at the bins, to offer moments of self-reflection for every person putting their waste into the proper bin, is another example of an original idea she was excited to hear about. “For students it is a good experience; they seem to really enjoy it. For me, I get new ideas that I have not heard of before that I can work in implementing,” she said. Wilken, who also sits on the Esquimalt Lagoon Stewardship Initiative, pointed to the students as an example of “living our learning.” She reiterated that it was

past students who audited the sustainability of the school three years ago, pointing to composting as a viable option for pushing RRU’s already impressive 63 per cent diversion to 80 per cent over the next five years. When all ideas come forward, she said, the different solutions will be prioritized and rolled into the school as they move towards their goals, with the help of students. Student Cynthia Durand-Smith said they are the ones using the systems at RRU, so they need to be invested in the solution. “Initially the class could have been about anything … (We’re presented with) a challenge and we needed to find a solution. I don’t think we really realized what we were getting into about sustainability and the difference we can make,” she said. “It was just a business case, but how we feel today a week later is like we are part of the change.” Classmate Cameron Tulloch, who hails from Ontario and is at

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Royal Roads University Bachelor of Commerce students Cynthia Durand-Smith (left) and Cameron Tulloch stand next to one of their colourful recycling centres. the school only for the residency portion, said he, too, was intrigued coming into the class as a business student – not as a scientist or environmentalist – and being challenged to apply the knowledge to something so tangible. “It is real and a shared experience with all the students here.” Wilken said the students, as in

the past, have proven to be their greatest resources and continue to be excited to not only be part of the process, but part of the solution. “We call the Royal Roads motto ‘life changing’ and we didn’t make it up, it came from the students,” she said. alim@goldstreamgazette.com

View Royal mayor explains rape culture comments Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

David Screech felt compelled to further explain himself this week, after his comments about “rape culture” drew the ire of fellow delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention last week in Vancouver. The View Royal mayor told the Gazette that his comments, part of a discussion on a motion calling for the UBCM to support the creation of an intergovernmental task force to identify how to erase the rape culture in schools, universities, workplaces and elsewhere in Canada, “were taken a bit out of context” and that he is “anything but insensitive to the issue.” “I prefaced that at the beginning,” he said of his comments, adding it was the wording of the motion that gave him pause, not the content. “I said I supported and was sympathetic and empathetic to the motion.” Screech was quoted as contesting the claim that the problem is “pervasive” and

therefore rampant. “I don’t believe that’s true,” he said at the meeting. Cariboo Regional District director Margo Warner, one of the sponsors of the proposal, had previously told delegates she was raped 43 years ago, but didn’t report it because of the culture of the day. After Screech’s comments, more women stepped forward to reveal themselves as sexual assault victims, while other men and women told the Island politician he was wrong. After overwhelmingly approving the first motion, delegates also voted to ask the task force to look at ways of improving reporting, arrest and conviction rates across the country. Screech said he voted in favour of the original motion, but admitted he did have difficulty with the notion that we live in a rape culture. “Maybe what I should have been focusing on is the culture in schools and universities; I can understand that, rather than society as a whole,” he said. Last Friday the mayor re-posted to his own Facebook page a lengthy explanation of his position that he had written on someone else’s page. “What I had (and still have) difficulty with was the wording of the ‘Therefore

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be it resolved’ clause,” he wrote. “I do not believe that these clauses should contain emotional ‘hot button’ words. They are supposed to be a clear and concise call for action … “Is rape a serious issue in our society? Yes, absolutely. Do I support the concept of a task force? Yes, absolutely. Do I believe we live in a ‘rape culture’ where rape is extensive, rampant, universal, and pervasive? No, I am sorry but I don’t.” That post prompted a number of responses, many of which pointed to figures and research on the topic of the pervasiveness of rape and sexualization of women, primarily, in society. Screech admitted that in retrospect he would have contributed differently to the sensitive discussion. At the same time, the UBCM convention veteran said if the body wants its recommendations to be taken seriously by the provincial government, it needs to craft more specific policy suggestions. “In general it would be fair to say at UBCM, rather than having well thoughtout policy decisions that go from the municipalities to the (province), we endorse motions sometimes in a rather hurried way before they’ve been refined or amended.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Firefighters ban together for sick kids at VGH Fundraising efforts rewarded with trip to see the children Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff

Having handed out little red hats to children they’ve meet on their journey through Victoria General Hospital, a group of firefighters from across Greater Victoria huddle in the VGH pediatric intensive care unit. They have spent the past five years fundraising for the ward and are interested to see how they might be making a difference. The five-bed unit is empty the day of their visit, but as unit nurse Judy Riggs tells the group, that can change in an instant. “We’re like the fire department. It can be like this and you come back in an hour and we’re slammed,” she says. Riggs has been a nurse for 37 years and tales of her experience in burn wards have the firefighters hanging on her every word. When she finishes she is given an open invitation to come speak at the different locales, because the firefighters don’t believe they can do her words justice. She also shows them some of the carts the donated money has purchased, which allow hospital staff to easily transport to bedside the various equipment used in

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they could as individual union locals. The firefighters from Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and Esquimalt, representing the Professional Firefighters of Greater Victoria, weren’t just at the hospital to visit children on Tuesday. They had a special cheque for $50,000 to present to the Victoria Hospitals Foundation as part of a 10-year, $250,000 pledge to support pediatric care at VGH.

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Four-year-old Minnanshi Gupta Syal got a chance to try her little hands at operating a fire hose with the help of Esquimalt firefighter Tyler Harvey.

faces lit up at the chance to sit in the driver seat and try their hand at directing a real fire hose. “This was the best part of the day,” said Victoria Hospitals Foundation executive director Melanie Mahlman, after watching children climb into the fire engine. She was glad some of the children could have a day outside of the hospital, getting a chance to do what kids should be doing. “It reminds us all what this is really about.” Mahlman said less than two per cent of sick children need to leave the Island to undergo treatment in Vancouver, and support from groups such as these remind the community of treatment that is available close to home. “It demonstrates a deep commitment from our firefighters,” she added. Jared Barker, director of the Saanich Firefighters Charitable Foundation, tossed out a special thank you to the VGH staff. “You guys are the real heroes and inspire us every day.” On a previous visit to the hospital he was awed by the pediatric staff and the level of care they provide for every child. “They never turn away a kid,” he said. He was especially struck by how staff seemed to treat each child like their own. “They’re not doing it for recognition, which I think is pretty special,” he said. katie@goldstreamgazette.com

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Apple Bee Festival goes this Sunday Pies, honey and more on tap Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

Giving the apple – and the bees that pollinate the trees – their due is largely what the Metchosin Apple Bee Festival is all about. In its seventh year, this mostly annual community event aims to remind people about the value of the humble, yet versatile fruit and the insect that is critical to its continued pollination. Among the educational aspects of Sunday’s (Oct. 4) festival is a presentation on the history of the apple in the area. Bilston Farm in Metchosin was among the first places apples were cultivated in Canada west of the Hudson Bay, says Dan O’Connell, a member of the Metchosin Pomological Society and coorganizer of the festival. “There’s some virtues (around the apple),

like these heritage varieties, if they get taken away they won’t be seen again,” he says. “This is about giving a little bit of an anchor back to the apple and its presence.” Through the day, presentations will be given on apples and bees, practical demonstrations will be given on juice making, pie making and apple mashing for cider, and of course, there’s the yummy applesauce tasting. Back again will be the apple-hurling trebuchets popular with the younger set. Metchosin Farm’s Fiona Hamersley Chambers, who introduced a new apple developed locally last year, is said to be bringing another new variety this time around. In preparation for the piemaking, Metchosin Pomological Society volunteers will be at Royal Bay Bakery on Saturday creating pie shells, with the idea of making things easier for festival goers to fill up their own pies on Sunday. Visitors are encour-

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Apples trees, like this one on the side of William Head Road in Metchosin, are being celebrated at this weekend’s festival. aged to bring their own apples, especially the heritage varieties, for sharing and tasting. Derek Wulff and fellow members of the Metchosin Beeranchers will be on hand talking about their craft, including doing honey

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Politics not for faint of heart This week’s decision by entertainer, champion fundraiser and would-be member of parliament, Maria Manna, to step down as Liberal candidate for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford may have been for the best. The fact she appeared to be in way over her head in a recent debate in Langford on sustainability and environmental issues may have been the first clue that something was coming. She did her best to respond to well thoughtout questions from the crowd at Our Lady of the Rosary Church hall, but more often than not was forced to ever-so-politely tell them that she didn’t have an answer, but would do more research and get back to them. It’s unfortunate that someone with a positive track record in doing what she’s good at accepted a position that she really had no business taking on. She’s too nice. Which is not a bad thing when you’re working in a social environment like the entertainment industry or doing charity work. But in the often messy game of politics, being nice – and maybe a little naive – isn’t the first box the parties tick off when reviewing someone’s potential candidacy. Whether Manna’s two-year-old Facebook posts ultimately did her in: the ones in which she rejected the official story that two jet planes brought down the twin towers in New York City on 9-11 – dug up and used as the centrepiece for a pair of news stories last weekend – we don’t know at this point. We don’t think she’s crazy for questioning that story; lots of people have their doubts about what went on that day. Are such views enough to punt a candidate? For the three largest political parties, the leaders of which are in a tooth-and-nail battle to win the country’s respect, confidence and votes, they very well may be. But it won’t surprise us either if Manna tells us one day that she just couldn’t stomach the level of scrutiny that comes with running for federal office for a major party. Replacement candidate Luke Krayenhoff, unsuccessful in winning the Liberal nomination next door in the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke riding, could well make it a three-way race in CowichanMalahat-Langford. If that happens, then Manna’s decision was probably the right one, for all concerned.

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Workmate held a special place Some people seem to have a way about them that makes you feel better about things, a manner of communicating that says “you’re worth talking to, you have value.” Even if it’s just a smile or a wave or a vigorous “Hello, Don Descoteau” first thing in the morning. Sandra Jean Burchill was one of those people. I say ‘was,’ because we heartbreakingly lost this sweetheart of a woman, co-worker and friend recently, far too soon at age 65 to the dreaded Big C. Sandi was one of the first people I met when I relocated back to Victoria with Black Press in 2001. As the office manager for the paper, or at least someone who I needed to give paperwork to, she made me feel absolutely comfortable in my Don Descoteau new surroundings. In those first few Humble Pie weeks, she would be sure to ask me how things were going, or if I needed anything. I felt pretty special, but I soon realized I wasn’t the only one getting this kind of treatment from Sandi. It was par for the course around the office. I later noticed that whenever there was a committee to be on, or a volunteer activity to be part of representing the company, Sandi was often one of the first to put her hand up. She was that kind of person, a giving individual for whom a little extra time spent to get the job done right was no big deal. She wasn’t a complainer, not that I ever heard, despite that as a senior staffer who knew pretty much everything about how to run a newspaper, she would often be asked to take on more work. That commitment to “gettin’ ’er done” was perhaps bred into her back home on Cape Breton Island, but was also part of her commitment to her community of Langford. As an integral part of hubby Tom’s executive team on the Emergency Support Services team in Langford, she was a mainstay in an organization that does its best to turn chaos into order, which is what Sandi excelled at. Langford Fire Chief Bob Beckett had occasion to work with Sandi a fair bit over the years in her various capacities with ESS, which included co-ordinating training for volunteers. The two were known for giving each other the gears, good-naturedly of course, as only people with mutual respect for each other can do.

Sandi Burchill will be missed by many. “We would kid the pants off of each other,” he says, “and I think she actually welcomed that opportunity to have some fun. Because as we know, life is serious.” Thinking for a moment about her big smile, her warm hugs as she greeted ESS volunteers as they came in, and her Maritime-inspired sense of humour, Beckett says, “that’s going to be hard to replace.” Well aware of her dedication to family, volunteerism and community, the chief says Sandi “would not want the ESS function to skip a beat,” in her absence. He acknowledges that her family, who were so dear to her and shared in her passion for volunteering, will miss her presence. Asked how Sandi will be remembered by the greater community, he says “it would be the work ethic, it would be the compassion, not only through ESS, but as a great community representative and ambassador for Langford.” Celebrating Sandi’s life is something we’d far rather have done on the occasion of her 90th birthday than now. And we lament that her official retirement lasted such a short time. But we hope her example of living in the moment and making the most of what life throws at you will be followed by those whose lives she touched in a positive way, which were many. A celebration of Sandi’s life will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow (Oct. 3) at the Elk Lake Baptist Church, where Sandi was a deacon. You can find it at 5349 Pat Bay Hwy. near the weigh scales. Don Descoteau is editor of the Goldstream News Gazette.

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Candidate Q & A: Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke

Shari Lukens, Conservative Party

humanitarian partners, such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Committee of the Red Cross and United Nations World Food Programme. In response to the Syria crisis, Canada has agreed to resettle 11,300 Syrian refugees by the end of 2017 and 23,000 Iraqi refugees by the end of 2015. Canada has also committed to resettle 5,000 refugees who are now in Turkey by 2018. As of Sept. 1, 2015, more than 3,500 refugees from Syria and the region have been admitted to Canada. Since January 2012, Canada has committed $503.5 million in international humanitarian assistance funding in response to the Syria crisis. The recently created Syria Emergency Relief Fund will match every eligible dollar donated by individual Canadians to registered Canadian charities in response to the impact of the conflict, up to $100 million, until Dec. 31. What would your party do to ensure Canada’s seniors are able to live comfortably in their retirement? Canada’s seniors have saved and worked their entire lives, and I believe they know best how to

make financial decisions about their futures and their retirement. Seniors at all income levels are benefitting from tax cuts and enhanced benefits introduced by the Conservative government. For example, tax-free savings accounts have provided 2.7 million seniors with a secure and flexible savings option that protects their money from being eroded by taxes; pension income splitting is providing significant tax relief to over one million senior couples; increases to Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits are helping Canada’s most vulnerable seniors, and increases to the Age Credit and the Pension Income Credit are providing significant tax relief to eligible seniors. As a result of these measures, about 400,000 seniors have been removed from the tax rolls. A re-elected Conservative government will establish a $2,000 Single Seniors Tax Credit that will extend additional annual tax relief to nearly 1.6 million single and widowed seniors in Canada who have pension income. When combined with the existing $2,000 Pension Income Credit that is claimed by 4.6 million seniors already, this new measure will double the tax

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Canada’s youth unemployment rate is at 13 per cent, what would your party do to help more young Canadians find work? The Conservatives’ top priorities continue to be creating jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity. We are working to connect Canadians, including young Canadians, with available jobs through various supports for apprentices, encouraging greater employer participation in skills training decisions and developing better labour market information. Enhancing access to post-secondary education enables more Canadians to acquire TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL or upgrade their skills, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING contributing to a more productive and skilled File: Rez 3360-20-2015-04 labour force. Economic Action NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant Plan 2015 provided to Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing investments to will be held at Town of View Royal enhance access to Town Hall, 45 View Royal Avenue, post-secondary educaVictoria, B.C. at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, tion by removing finanOctober 6, 2015 for the purpose of cial barriers – $184 milhearing representations concerning lion over four years to the following proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014: allow eligibility for lowand middle-income Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Canada Student Grants Amendment Bylaw No. 932, for short-duration pro2015 proposes to amend the CDgrams, and $119 mil20: Comprehensive Development lion, starting in 2016-17, (Eagle Creek Village) Zone for lands shown on Schedule A of this notice and legally described as: to reduce the expected parental contribution Address Legal Description under the Canada Stu33 Helmcken Road Lot 2, Sections 9 and 100, Lake and Esquimalt Districts, dent Loans Program Plan EPP28565 needs assessment process. in order to permit the following uses: What should Can• Animal Hospital • Daycare, Large ada’s role be in deal• Daycare, Small • Garden Centre • Hospital (maximum 4300 m2 floor area) • Laboratory Facility ing with international • Pharmacy refugees? The Government of TAKE NOTICE that more detailed information concerning the subject bylaw and Canada acts quickly any other reports, studies or other documents that may be considered by Council can be obtained at the Town of View Royal Municipal Office, Development Services and appropriately to Department, 45 View Royal Avenue, Victoria, B.C. (Telephone: 250-479-6800) requests for assistance between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday, September 23, 2015 from countries facing to October 6, 2015. disasters, conflicts, or All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed acute food insecurity. Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person, by a representative Canada’s response or by written submission on all matters contained therein at the above-noted time is the result of close and place. If you are unable to attend the Hearing, written comments may be co-operation among mailed, facsimiled, emailed or hand delivered to the Town of View Royal by no Department of Forlater than 4:30pm on October 6, 2015. eign Affairs Trade and Mail: Development Services Department, Town of View Royal, 45 View Royal Ave, Development humaniVictoria, BC. V9B 1A6. Facsimile: 250-727-9551 Email: info@viewroyal.ca tarian officers, Canadians in the field, repPlease note that Council may not receive any further submissions concerning the resentatives of other subject Bylaws after the Public Hearing has concluded. governments and international and Canadian ck en

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I believe it is the economy; that is what I hear from the people and it is our number one priority. Canada’s economy is still fragile, but with a $5 billion surplus so far this year, we’re pursuing a low-tax, balanced budget plan to protect Canadian jobs and growth in the face of global uncertainty. The Conservative government has taken steps to lower taxes on Canadian businesses, expand Canada’s trade network, support skills training, reform our immigration system and make major investments in infrastructure and innovation. These include: • lowering taxes on families and Canadian businesses, including most recently the largest tax cut for small- and medium sized businesses in over a quarter century; • providing support to Canadians completing apprenticeships and establishing the Canada Job Grant to ensure skills-training will lead to future employment; • launching the longest and largest investment plan for public infrastructure in Canada’s history; • helping firms invest in new technologies and research and development through targeted tax relief and funding partnerships with universities and colleges.

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Election forum An all candidates forum is taking place Oct. 8 at 7 p.m., giving residents a chance to meet the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke candidates and learn their views on key topics. Candidates confirmed include: Randall Garrison, NDP; Shari Lukens, Conservative; Frances Litman, Green; and David Merner, Liberal. Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Church of Advent, 510 Mt. View Ave. in Colwood, with opening remarks starting at 7 p.m. Questions for candidates will be drawn from a hat so arrive early to make sure you have time to jot down any questions. This event is presented by the WestShore Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by the Pacific Centre Family Services Association and the Church of the Advent.

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A stack of old railroad ties lie in a pile off the idle E & N rail bed, beside the E & N Rail Trail in View Royal. Don Descoteau/ News Gazette staff

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Meet the new Liberal candidate for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

Stepping into a candidate role midway through an election campaign is not something that everyone could pull off. Saanich resident Luke Krayenhoff is hoping to do his best to make an impact in the 17 days until the federal election as the Liberal Party’s candidate in the realigned and renamed CowichanMalahat-Langford riding. “It places me in the underdog position, but the party as a whole has been great in getting the message out and Trudeau has been doing great in the debates,” he says. Chosen to replace Maria Manna, who announced Monday she was stepping down, Krayenhoff has had to rally the troops quickly this week to get his campaign up

rent and former serand running. Having vice people. “Veterans already contested the issues are a top priorLiberal nomination in ity for me,” he says. the Esquimalt-SaanAt the same time, ich-Sooke riding that in this riding he’s includes much of the conscious of the trafWest Shore, he was fic issues that have previously vetted by become worse as the party, he says. Langford, especially, Sounding like a has grown. While he’s team player, Kraypleased the province enhoff graciously has taken initial steps chalked up his loss to on an interchange at David Merner in that Luke Krayenhoff McKenzie/Admirals nomination race as roads and the Trans Canada Highgood for the Liberals. “He’s kind of a superstar in the way – located in the other riding – party, he’s an easy guy to lose to.” more can be done, he says. “We really have to get going on As a former RCMP officer who’s worked in government to help transportation initiatives; we’ve streamline police services, not really got to get that Highway 1 to mention lived near the Royal moving,” he says. While transit Canadian Navy’s Pacific Fleet for solutions have to be part of the most of his life, Krayenhoff holds overall solution, he adds, “the a special place in his heart for cur- other one is the rail.”

He points to the success of light rail transit on the mainland and says it’s Greater Victoria’s turn to start building an efficient, effective commuter system using the existing rail bed along the E & N line. “I know the Island Corridor Foundation has been struggling along to get things going, working to get funding commitments, but I’d like to see the feds and province step in to help.” In terms of job creation and economic strategies, Krayenhoff appreciates the LIberals’ balanced approach. Having worked many years in the public and private sectors in what he calls “change management,” he has a pretty clear idea how the system should work. “The role of government is to set the stage for the private sector to create wealth,” he says. “The idea is not to get everybody

working for the civil service, it’s to have a good foundation to grow the economy. Government can be kind of a baffling thing, and it’s important to know (its) limitations and I think I do.” Acknowledging the riding’s diversity, from the more agricultural, resource base of the Cowichan Valley in the north to the more urban developmentminded tone of Langford, with First Nations playing a role throughout, Krayenhoff says he feels the Liberals have the best plan that works for all. “There’s a lot of people who are going to vote strategically to unseat Harper, but I really think the Liberals have the best chance of forming government; we have the most credibility,” he says. “Once you’re in, you have to have a good set of policies, and we do.” editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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steel, aluminum and carbon-fibre (core) members. The end result is a 7 Series with a much lower centre of gravity and close to perfect front/ rear weight distribution. The 750i xDrive and 750Li xDrive editions will soon be arriving in Canadian BMW dealer showrooms. A BMW 750i xDrive model will have a starting MSRP of $113,900, and a long-wheelbase 750iL xDrive at $117,900. Pricing, which should be lower, for the 740 editions announced closer to market launch next year. A redesigned 4.4-litre V-8 with TwinPower Turbo technology can produce 445 hp and rocket a 750i to 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds (says BMW). It’s teamed with an eight-speed automatic and a new version of the BMW’s intelligent all-wheel-drive system in the 750i xDrive. BMW’s venerable 3.0-litre inline 6-cylinder engine, which now also features TwinPower Turbo technology, will power 740i xDrive and 740Li xDrive editions. A plug-in hybrid 740e xDrive will also join the model lineup in 2016. Its 2.0-litre gas engine is paired with electric drive unit that’s integrated into the eight-speed Steptronic transmission and it comes with a lithium-ion battery pack. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca

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Rebels growth continues, if not in their record Future looks bright for West Shore’s junior football squad Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

With the Westshore Rebels preparing to play their final game of 2015, on the outside looking in at the B.C. Football Conference playoffs, team president Elise Pastro had a chance to reflect on the season. “Yeah, we didn’t make playoffs two years in a row,” she said, “but Iook at the (Seattle) Seahawks. They went through a phase of not meeting expectations, but with time (they became Super Bowl champions).” While the season began with plenty of promise, as has been the case the past two years, and will be ending with a sub-par record, people around the team are still talking about the future looking bright for the Rebels. “For me, it’s disheartening when you’re looking at the standings and the scores,” Pastro said. “But when you have 42 first-year players, there’s a lot to learn. We only lose four players to graduation for next year.” That positive statistic is in stark contrast to a team like the Okanagan Sun, last weekend’s opponent and the runaway BCFC regular season champion. The Sun have a largely senior lineup and are clearly gearing

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Westshore Rebels president Elise Pastro is pleased with the direction club is taking.

up for a run at the Canadian Bowl, the national junior football championship. Westshore didn’t perform well on the road this season, Pastro admitted, with the exception of last month’s 27-22 win over the Valley Huskers in Chilliwack. She noted that it didn’t help matters to lose rookie quarterback Ashton MacKinnon to injury, “just when we were starting to see the cohesiveness in our offence,” she said. Having veteran Hunter Lake and rookie Talyn Davies available to fill in

helped, but with both of them spending more time at receiver than under centre, it was tough to regain any kind of consistency. And with injuries to top running backs Jordan Worth and Matt Pastro providing major challenges to overcome, the club is hoping the younger players step up and come up with a big performance for this Saturday’s finale against the Langley Rams. As Pastro points out, “not all of our successes were measured on the field.” “The rebranding and the changing of our image has been phenomenal.” For the past two games, she said, the game commissioner has approached her to say how much the attitude of the team has improved from previous years. Game time is 3 p.m. at Westhills Stadium. This weekend’s contest is alumni recognition day, where past players from the Rebels, Dolphins, Sharks and Payless junior football eras are invited down to be a part of the festivities. Fans attending the game are also encouraged to bring a new unwrapped toy, to be donated to Santas Anonymous. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Westshore Rebels defensive back Cody Wist runs back a kick against the Vancouver Island Raiders in B.C. Football Conference play last month. The Rebels wind up their regular season this weekend at Westhills Stadium against the Langley Rams.

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Sports happenings around and about the West Shore Hockey is big in the West Shore this week Head to The Q Centre Sunday, Oct. 3, when the Victoria Grizzlies host Vernon in B.C. Junior A hockey action. The puck drops at 2 p.m. for this matinee game. The boys are back in action Thursday, Oct. 7, playing host to Island rivals the Port Alberni Bulldogs at 7 p.m., before heading over the Malahat to face the Cowichan Valley Capitals Friday, Oct. 9 at the Island Savings Centre – “The Big Stick.” The Westshore Wolves junior B hockey squad starts their weekend with a game Friday, Oct. 2 at Pearkes Recreation Centre, taking

Colin Gall Jock Talk on the Saanich Braves at 6:30 p.m. The Wolves continue on the road Saturday, Oct. 3, travelling up to Kerry Park to take on the Islanders at 7:30 p.m. The Wolves are back on the ice midweek, hosting the Victoria Cougars on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at The Q Centre. Puck drops at 7 p.m. Feel like a road trip? The Wolves end the week up Island, where

they take on the Campbell River Storm in their barn on Friday, Oct. 9. In Midget hockey action, most of the senior teams are on the road this weekend. While the Tier 3 midget rep Grizzlies travel to Comox Valley Saturday, Oct. 3, the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Grizzlies face Nanaimo. The Tier 1s are at Frank Crane Arena and Tier 2s are at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, with both games starting at 3 p.m. Head to The Q Centre, on Sunday, Oct. 4, when the Midget Tier 2 Grizzlies host Powell River. Puck drops at 10:30 a.m. There’s plenty of action in high school sports this week. On Oct. 6, the senior girls’ volleyball schedule has Belmont secondary travelling to Stelly’s where the Bull-

dogs take on the hosts and Pacific Christian School, with games starting at 4 p.m. West Shore runners head to Beaver Lake Wednesday, Oct. 7 for middle and high school cross country competition. The Grade 6 girls and boys start at 3:30 p.m., the Grade 7s at 3:45 p.m., the Grade 8s at 4 p.m., the Grade 9 to 12 girls and Grade 9 boys at 4:15 p.m., and the Grade 10 to 12 boys at 4:30 p.m. Come cheer on your school. Senior boys’ volleyball hits the court on Wednesday, Oct. 7 when Belmont hosts both Royal Bay and Lambrick Park, beginning at 6 p.m. The region’s senior boys’ soccer schedule kicks off for the week on Thursday, Oct. 8, when the West Shore’s Tier 1 Royal Bay hosts Glen-

lyon Norfolk School. The Belmont Bulldogs Varsity and Junior Varsity teams head to Parksville Saturday, Oct. 3. The Junior Varsity take the field at 12 p.m. and Varsity plays at 3 p.m. at Ballenas

2015 honours, to be presented Oct. 14 at the PGA of B.C.’s annual gala at the River Rock Casino and Hotel in Richmond. Also named as Vancouver Island regional winners, as well as provincial nominees, are teaching pro Jeff Palmer of Olympic View for Junior Golf Leader of the Year, and Cordova

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Local golf pros honoured by B.C. PGA Jason Giesbrecht of Royal Colwood is a regional recipient of the Golf Professional of the Year award for the 2015 Professional Golfers Association of B.C. awards. The private club’s head pro is also one of four nominees for the provincial award and is one of a few Greater Victoria pros up for

senior secondary. Come Friday, Oct. 9 the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams both head to the Mainland, travelling to New Westminster’s Mercer Stadium. Colin Gall is an ath-

Our fleet of new trucks — with a separate compartment reserved just for glass recycling — will be in your neighbourhood soon. That means that your glass bottles and jars are now required to be separated from other recyclables into a separate blue box or similar sized container to qualify for curbside pick up. This new step will help keep our materials streams uncontaminated for current and future resource recovery efforts.

Bay’s Doug Mahovlic, for Class A Professional of the Year. Bear Mountain Golf Resort is nominated for Facility of the Year. Voting among PGA of B.C. members is due to close tomorrow (Oct. 1) and the results will be announced at the gala. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Spring Special. 2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299 Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891

CANADIAN BLOOD Services is looking for friendly, outgoing volunteers with good conversation skills and professional manner to create a positive, welcoming and comfortable experience for donors. Call 250-386-2269.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Are You Between 15-30 Years old? not on EI and not in school? Looking for work? Call Worklink 250478-9525. Starts October 26th with interviews starting October 12th! Training allowance available. CARETAKERS/ RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

LIVE-IN RESIDENT Caretaker required in Sooke, BC. Visit Makola.bc.ca for job posting. Deadline Oct. 5, 2015 at 12midnight.

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CANADIAN COLLEGE of Performing Arts, one of the top performing arts training centres in Canada, seeks a volunteer coordinator to support the collegeâ€™s staff, faculty, and students. The volunteer would work from home and on site for 3-4 hours per week, plus special events. Benefits include engaging with talented and passionate emerging arts students, free entrance to special events and performances, and an official reference letter after 60 hours. Call 250-3862269. POSITIVELY AFRICA works with grassroots organizations in Africa, helping those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS to live with dignity and hope. Join their dedicated team and become a member of the Event Planning Committee. Call 250-386-2269. RETURN TO Health Volunteer Visitors are needed to provide social support for isolated/lonely seniors following hospitalization. Training to address age related issues begins in mid October, Wed afternoons for 7 continuous weeks. Seniors Serving Seniors at 250-382-4331.

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FOUND SET of keys Willowâ€™s Beach, Sept 28. Call (250)592-5265.

HOOKTENDER, F/T.- Duncan, BC. Wages as per USW coastal agreement. Loader & processor experience an asset or be willing to learn to run these machines. Fax resume to 1-604-736-5320 or email to kenfraser@telus.net

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SELL IT IN 3 OR IT RUNS FOR FREE!* Place your private party automotive ad with us in one of our Greater Victoria papers for the next 3 weeks for only $30 or choose all 5 papers for $60. If your vehicle does not sell, call us and we'll run it again at no charge!

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GOOD USED CLOTHING SALE Oct 2 & 3 BAZAAR & SILENT AUCTION Oct 3 9:30 am - 2pm St Patrickâ€™s Church 2060 Haultain Street

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GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We donâ€™t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, collectibles, furniture, china, jewelry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700.

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ICICLE CHRISTMAS lights, 10 bundles $5/each. Call (250)652-1348.

SELLING? I charge far less commission. For example only $6,900 on a $600,000 Sale. A Full commission realtor would cost you $21,000 at 6 and 3. âœąWhen you buy a property with me I give you $2,000 to $10,000 cash! www.JimParsons.com Call me now at 250-508-0739. JIM PARSONS

KENMORE VACUUM cleaner $99. Call (250)592-0947.

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KRIPALU MASSAGE, Reiki, Acupressure, Chair Massage. I have relaxed clients that have been with me for 5-12 years. See testimonials on website. Women only. Located in beautiful setting off the Gorge. Call 250-514-6223 or online: www.andreakober.com Take $20 off your second booked massage!

CHARGE BOOSTER new, $20. Router, $20. Air impact wrench $20. 778-433-2899.

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W CHURCHILL hand typed letter 1899. Charles Dickens book (very rare). Myfanwy Spencer drawing, 1955. (250)382-7642.

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FUEL/FIREWOOD ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fir, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

GARAGE SALES MULTI-FAMILY. SAT. Oct. 3, 9am-noon; Homes are on Fenton Road & Fenton Place (off Fenton Rd) No early birds.

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SHAWNIGAN LAKE 15 acre property on the Koksilah River 2 storey home, built in 1993, over 4000 sqft 6 bedrooms & 3 full bathrooms 36 x 24 detached shop with extreme privacy

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT PARKING SPACE near Lansdowne Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (or more for long-term). Chris, 250-595-0370.

Call John Stilinovic Remax Mid Island Realty 250-724-4725

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SUITES, UPPER STUNNING OCEAN Views. 3bdrm, 2 bath upper. Shared laundry, like new. $1350./mo. In Sooke, close to all amenities. Call (778)352-1618.

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Bird banders are making new discoveries Variations in bird finds keep things interesting at Rocky Point Pamela Roth Black Press

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and banding birds to track their migrations and learn more about various species. Two monitoring sites in the Pedder Bay area cover an area of about nine square kilometres. The locations have allowed RPBO to monitor more than 60 different species of birds. The banders catch approximately 3,000 birds at each station every year. The next few weeks are expected to be the busiest as birds get ready to head south for the winter. “It’s basically a precursor to any sort of study that you want to do,” said SpencerHills. “It’s interesting to see the variations in individual birds. You’ll get two fox sparrows, but their face will look different or they’ll have a different eye colour. It’s pretty fascinating.” Once the birds are carefully removed from the net, they are taken to one of the two central banding stations where their age, sex, species, wing length and fat deposits are recorded. At the banding station, Rebecca Clarke-Coates never knows what she’ll find when she reaches into a cloth bag with a bird inside. “I like to guess, based on the size,” she says, pulling out an orange-crowned warbler. Lying still on its back, Clarke-Coates places a tiny band on the bird’s leg and measures the size of its wing. “The warblers are very calm. They don’t struggle. It’s nice,” she says. The group tries to capture banded birds later to determine how well they’re doing. The data is shared with con-

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Acacia Spencer-Hills from the Rocky Point Bird Observatory holds a bird that was just banded near Pedder Bay Marina in Metchosin. Volunteers from around Greater Victoria capture and band birds to track migrations and learn about various species. servation organizations, students and researchers. One of the most interesting things for Rick Schortinghuis is learning how long the birds live. On one occasion, a rufous hummingbird was captured eight years after it was banded. “That’s very exciting,” said Schortinghuis. “They go back and forth to Mexico every winter so it comes back to the same house it was banded at.” In order to find out where some birds breed, RPBO conducted a study two years ago with fox sparrows, placing 30 geo locators the size of a nickel in a little backpack over the bird’s wings to measure longitude. The group recaptured 10 of those birds and found they were breeding in western Alaska. In a regular season, RPBO typically sees three to four species that are rare for the region, such

as the grey cheeked thrush found last year – the first the group has ever recorded. This year the group caught a magnolia warbler that managed to fly over the Rocky Mountains even though they weigh 11 to 12 grams. “Having them in your hand is much more interesting than seeing them in the field. I found that saying – a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush is completely true,” said Spencer-Hills. “You see things with them that you’d never see perching in a tree.” The passerine migration monitoring and banding takes place until Oct. 15. The banding of northern saw-whet owls runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 31. Last season, more than 1,110 owls were banded. RPBO is volunteer run and almost entirely volunteer staffed. Anyone interested in volunteering can email volunteer@rpbo.org. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Maintenance often overlooked Fall is the time to service your heat sources Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff

A fireplace, topped by an awe-inspiring mantel, can be a deciding factor for many potential home buyers. Especially now, as brisk fall nights leave many imagining themselves curled up in front of roaring fire as the hint of winter nips at noses. While romantic notions can fuel the image of a dream home, potential buyers need to remember the maintenance aspects that go along with their heating sources said Dean Ford, owner of Langford-based Essential Air Ltd. and the Aire Serv Greater Victoria franchise, which operates his maintenance programs.

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Ford is also the Highlands Fire Chief, so he knows first hand what can happen if units aren’t looked after properly. And now is the time to have those fireplaces, furnaces, chimneys and heating ducts serviced. Ford said you want to make sure everything is up and running now before the temperatures drop and you need your heat. “It’s not something that’s pretty, but it’s the bones of your house,” he said, adding that maintenance is key for keeping those integral systems working correctly. “The smaller problems with systems are what create bigger problems.” He compared it to servicing a car: if your oil isn’t changed regularly it can lead to the motor failing. The same logic can be applied to heating systems.

Ford said if they aren’t maintained, not only will their efficiency go down, they are also more likely to fail. He recommended that heat pumps be serviced twice a year; furnaces, fireplaces, chimneys and ducting once a year. Companies like his offer customers a discount and preferred scheduling when they sign up for a regular maintenance package. He added for those that own wood burning stoves the most important thing to remember is to have a working carbon monoxide detector in the house. But he said that could just be the firefighter in him talking. Ford also said for those interested in or thinking about upgrading their heating systems there are a number of alternatives to baseboard heating. katie@goldstreamgazette.com

Q: SHOULD I UPGRADE MY HEATING SYSTEM? There are a number of grants available, usually offered in partnership by Fortis B.C. and B.C. Hydro. One of the big ones is a roughly $800 rebate for homeowners converting from

baseboard heating to a heat pump. Dean Ford, owner at Essential Air Ltd., said heat pumps can save roughly 50 per cent on hydro bills over baseboard heaters. Another rebate offers up to $1,700 for homeowners wishing to convert from oil to a heat pump, which is three times more efficient, Ford said.

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MLS 355351, Sunday 2-4 Pemberton Holmes Shelna Atkinson, 250-384-8124

1295 Regal Court, $434,900 Sunday 11-1 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003

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MLS 356576, Sunday 2-4 DFH Real Estate Ltd. Mike Hartshorne, 250-474-6003

2583 Ruby Court, $979,900 MLS 355825, Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Alliance Karen Love, 250-727-5868

209-938 Dunford Ave., $239,900

Sunday 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Shelly Reed, 250-213-7444

101,102 and 104-944 Dunford Avenue, $359,000 Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Ron Bahrey, 250-744-8772

2224 Aldeane Avenue, $485,000

MLS 356553, Saturday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun Deidra Junghans, 250-744-3301

3718 Cornus Court, $439,900

MLS 355723, Sunday 2-4 RE/MAX Camosun Peter Lindsay, 250-744-3301

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A scooter rider goes for a cruise along a side road in Metchosin. The fall air might be brisk, but many trees haven’t quite shed their leaves.

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Recipe of the Week

I love eggplant. I love the texture and very subtle flavour and add it to my meal anytime I can. This dish is a great way to include a ton of veggies in a really delicious way. I start with the fish (you can substitute chick peas and white beans for a vegetarian dish) and layer the veggies on top. Fresh parmesan on top browns to perfection and adds a slightly salty kick.

tomato White fish Ingredients: 4 small fillets of wild pacific cod 1 can whole unseasoned tomatoes 1 can tomato purée 2 cups chopped mushrooms 2 cups chopped zucchini 2 cups chopped eggplant 2 cups cooked and cubed squash ½ cup olives (if you like them) 1 cup fresh parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste

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Directions Layer the fish fillets in the bottom of a square glass pan. Pour the tomato purée on top. Layer the remaining veggies on top of the fish including the whole tomatoes. Sprinkle the cheese over the top of the dish. Bake at 350 for an hour or until the fish is cooked. Tip: Try experimenting with feta cheese!

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