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A proper way to remember them Central Saanich veteran finally seeing action on a new, larger cenotaph Carlie Connolly News staff
Since 2001, Ed Widenmaier has been working hard with a team to replace a small cenotaph in Central Saanich. Widenmaier is a founding member of the Peacekeeping Veterans Association and he and others put together a stone with a plaque on it in front of the municipal hall, using it as a wreath laying site for local Remembrance Day ceremonies, but he said it just isn’t enough. On Nov. 2, the District of Central Saanich approved a new location for the cenotaph to be in Centennial Park. “Finally, throughout years of begging and three different mayors, it was finally established at that meeting that they are going to build a proper cenotaph and they will just transfer that stone with it,” said Widenmaier after learning about the council decision this week. Leslie Fernstrom, a junior deacon at the ■ Nov. 11 Central Saanich Masonic Hall recently ceremonies: made a $10,000 donation towards the Sidney and Central new cenotaph. Being Masons, Fernstrom Saanich host said monuments are their thing . In their remembrance events. own building on Newman Road, he said they Page 15. have a corner stone, laid when the building was first built. “If you look at Masonic tradition, these ■ Memory uncovered: things are part of our heart and soul,” he A Brentwood Bay man said. receives a name tag With a $10,000 start, Central Saanich counfrom France, bearing cil also agreed to match donations as they the name of his father. come in, taking it from their 2017 budget. Page 15 The new cenotaph has to be completed by March 31, 2016 in order to qualify for a ■ Remember them: grant from the federal government through Sidney Museum the Veterans Affairs ministry. display focuses on the Widenmaier said the community is growlocal front. Page 17 ing and with a crowd in a confined space such as the municipal hall, people can’t properly take in the Remembrance Day ceremony, or see the current monument itself. “Ours is like a penny to a Toonie,” he said. He calls it “just an impersonation of a cenotaph” and has been busy trying to get donations from people to go towards the new structure. Fernstrom said the small monument is embarrassing, adding there is something in the ground that nobody knows exists.
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Ed Widenmaier kneels beside the small and only cenotaph in his community at Central Saanich municipal hall.
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SIDNEY —The Town of Sidney has moved into the consultative stage with tenants, business owners and residents of West Sidney as it creates its new local area plan. Councillors had promised during the 2014 municipal election to discuss the future of the area. The West Sidney Industrial Group had lobbied the municipality on issues such as needed infrastructure improvements (sidewalks and street lighting , for example). Mayor Steve Price says following consultation, the Town will create a detailed list of the area’s needs and determine the cost of doing work there. He added the Town may have to look at borrowing money to pay for improvements in West Sidney. — News staff
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Participants in Monday’s Walk and Talk at the former Sandown race track in North Saanich talk about potential agricultural uses of close to 85 acres of land given to the municipality in 2014 in a deal with the site’s former owners.
Public on track at Sandown VisionSandown leading walks and talks on the future of 85 acre site Steven Heywood News staff
What to do with 85 acres of former horse racing track is the subject of an ongoing community consultation in North Saanich. This week, a series of walks and talks began on the grounds of the Sandown property, on Glamorgan Road. Led by VisionSandown, it’s a series of four tours based on the four main themes to emerge on land use from surveys sent out and completed earlier this year. Those themes, says Rhianna Nagel, the research and project co-ordinator with VisionSandown, are: agricultural production; ethnocology (the natural landscape); the history of the site, and; trails and public access. On Wednesday, Nagel and a group of students from the University of Victoria took people around the property, discussing the plant and wildlife values there — everything from medicinal and edible plants, to the proposed fruit tree barrier between the property and a proposed commercial segment called Sandown
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VisionSandown is working with university students to gather information on the site’s ecosystem. Commons. The latter area is 12 acres retained by the former property owners, the Randall family. They have plans to turn that area into a retail space. In a deal that took a few years and only finalized in 2014, they agreed to give the District of North Saanich the 85 acres. In return, they can create their commercial development, while tearing down the existing buildings and remediating the land. The District contracted the Capital Region Food and Agri-
culture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) to lead a public process looking to determine the best use of the property — sticking with an agricultural theme. VisionSandown was created by CRFAIR and Nagel said their job is to take all of the community input and make recommendations to council next year. Already, she said some ideas are rising to the top of people’s priority lists. Agricultural uses are top of mind, Nagel said. Those range from community gardens and
full farm use, to incubator farms — or allowing new farmers to try their hand at it. “It’s actually looking to use the land to create a hub of agricultural activity,” Nagel said. At the same time, there are people asking that the history of the area not be forgotten, and that the public be allowed access through the property. As well, there are still questions about when and how the buildings will be removed and the land remediated to accommodate agricultural activities. This Saturday, Nov. 7, a third walk and talk takes place on site from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., discussing trails and public access. A final tour of the grounds is Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and will explore how the District might weave the track’s history into future use of the land. Nagel said VisionSandown will collect all information for a draft report to North Saanich council in February and at the same time hold a large community dialogue on the findings. Their final report is expected to be handed in to North Saanich by April, 2016.
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Skateboarders and interested people are invited to an open house information session at the Sidney fire hall this month. On Nov. 24, the Town of Sidney hosts a design session, featuring New Line Skateparks. The company was hired by the municipality this year to create a new skate park facility, replacing the existing one south of the
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Safety building awaits court ruling Sidney’s new fire hall still in design phase Steven Heywood News staff
Sidney’s proposed new community safety building could be picked up and moved to a third location if need be — but that’s something Mayor Steve Price says he hopes doesn’t happen. The replacement fire hall and additional facility structure is being planned for property owned by the society that operates the Mary Winspear Centre. The Town of Sidney and the Memorial Park Society (MPS) entered into a preliminary agreement in April, 2015, that would see the land leased to the municipality. That lease — or the ability of the society to issue one — is currently before the courts, said Price, as the MPS seeks to change a long standing covenant to allow it. Price said a decision from a judge is expected in around six weeks. Should that not be successful, the land would no longer be available for the project and would face a search for its third site. Already, the building was rejected from a site south of Sidney Elementary School. The board of education of
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Sidney’s proposed community safety building will be located south of the Mary Winspear Centre — if the courts approve a lease. School District 63 (Saanich) opposed the plan, forcing the Town to find an alternate location. They selected a portion of land adjacent to the Mary Winspear Centre and have been planning for it ever since. Price noted, however, that Sidney does have a list of alternate sites that would have to be reviewed again, should this fall through. “We are going to build it somewhere,” he said, noting any move forward on the plan depends on the outcome of the court process. Architects, in the meantime, are about half-way done with their proposed building design, Price continued. Once the design work is done, Price said
the Town will be able to get a more accurate cost estimate. To date, they have looked at an estimated $5 to $8 million for the building, stating the $8 million is the upper end of any borrowing they might do to pay for it. Price said a completed design of, and cost estimate for, the community safety building will give council a better idea of how much they will seek in a borrowing bylaw. Council has stated they will take the borrowing bylaw to the public in a counter-petition process. This is expected to be fleshed out by January or February, 2016. The building would house a new fire hall and other local emergency services.
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rime minister Justin Trudeau’s nearly equal gender split in his cabinet played well into a recent panel discussion at Royal Roads University, entitled Women Leading Change. The panelists and keynote speaker, all women, have each held positions of leadership and most have studied the topic at length. As expected, not everyone was thrilled with Trudeau’s decision to create an even split in his cabinet. On social media, some criticized him, pointing out that it may be irresponsible to not install the best candidate for each post. Historically, as female political veterans can attest, that hasn’t always happened as the old boys’ network has tended to dominate. The numbers We’re confident from the October federal election these newcomers 19 were moderately will shine encouraging. Eighty-eight women were elected, or 26 per cent of the total of 338 seats. While that’s 12 more female voices in the house — representing about 40 per cent of the 30 new ridings — it’s barely higher than the 25 per cent in the previous Parliament. Nonetheless, it was good to see more women running. Among the big three parties, the NDP had the closest to a gender split. Of its 338 candidates, 146 (43.2 per cent) were women, and 18 of its elected MPs (40.9 per cent) are female. The Liberals will have the most women, 50, in Parliament, or roughly 27 per cent of their total of 184 MPs. The Conservatives lagged well behind, with just 17.2 per cent of its 99 seats (17 MPs) to be held by women. Balancing the cabinet is a bold move by Trudeau and makes a statement unparalleled in Canadian federal government history. In doing so he is showing faith and trust in the abilities of women who might not otherwise have the opportunity to show what they can do. We’re confident these newcomers will shine when put in positions of leadership, even under the harsh glare of the old guard. — Black Press What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith,B.C. V9G 1A9. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www. bcpresscouncil.org.
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Adopt system of run off votes, like France I totally disagree that we should adopt an Single Transferrable Vote (STV) system of counting votes in electing members of Parliament as it too has flaws and, as noted, has been rejected by the electorate on more than one occasion. In my view there is a simple solution to the current system wherein Stephen Harper governed with the approval of just 24 per cent of eligible voters and Justin Trudeau will with 27 per cent. The first step is to make voting compulsory with fines as Australia does. Every day we see thousands of Syrian refugees who are willing to die to have the privilege and the right to vote that more than 30 per cent of Canadian voters throw in the trash. Second, in any riding wherein there is no clear winner (i.e 50 per cent of all votes cast plus one vote) we do as the French do in electing a president. In a riding where there is no clear winner, we have a run off vote two weeks later between the top two candidates. Yes, it will take more time to sort out who gets to govern but in the end we will be governed by the will of 50 per cent of the eligible voters. Given we are supposed to have fixed election dates let’s do as the Americans do. Have a vote as we did in mid October but the new government is not sworn in until January 2. This gives plenty of time to complete the run off votes. Simple, transparent and effective.
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Keep feet to the fire Thank You so much for writing and posting the editorial on trophy hunting (PNR, Nov. 4). One can only wonder why our esteemed premier is so intransigent on this and similar issues but expediency not morality is her modus operandi. Keep her feet to the fire on this matter as tremendous public sup-
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Get out of the way There’s a fallacy in regards to the debate over secondary suites in North Saanich. Beware of fallacious claims by NIMBYs. They’ll say that utility costs increase, but in fact they decrease because water is metered, sewer charged on water and electricity metered — getting more use out of the same infrastructure reduces costs. They’ll whine about parking but my observations show that many suite residents cannot afford cars or don’t bother as transit is usable. However, multiple young occupants under one rental of a whole house are a problem. NIMBYs will claim safety is a problem, but I see the problem as those multiple occupant situations and drunken owners with delinquent teenagers. In any case that’s a policing shortcoming, not a zoning matter. As for one area’s rules against secondary suites, Saanich simply excluded areas like that from the bylaw allowing secondary suites. More housing is needed in North Saanich and Sidney. Politicians who really care about people will get out of the way of people building and earning. Keith Sketchley Saanich
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First Chance Craft Show this weekend SIDNEY — This weekend will be a good chance to get a head start on Christmas shopping at the Mary Winspear Centre. First Chance Christmas Craft Show will feature unique and original items from 80 local west coast artists and artisans, in more than 25 categories. From pottery to wood working to weaving to glass and yarn works, the craft show will give everyone a chance to shop for that perfect gift. First Chance will be supporting the Sidney Lions Food Bank and The Vancouver Island School of Art. Some of the highlights will include $200 vendor shopping spree and hourly give aways, artist demonstrations, live music, food vendors and more. Taking place this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. people can purchase a $4 weekend pass and kids under 12 are free. For more information people can visit firstandlastchance.ca. — News staff
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• Central Saanich council approved Centennial Park as the location for a proposed new memorial cenotaph. They also decided that funds be re-allocated from their 2017 budget to the 2016 period. They also accepted a donation from the Masonic Lodge of $10,000 to the project. The District will also apply for a federal grant, meaning the project must be completed by March 31, 2016.
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Known as Canada’s most authentic Pink Floyd tribute band, PIGS will be back in Sidney this weekend to perform exactly like Pink Floyd did — right down to their very facial expressions. Lead singer Josh Szczepanowski, the David Gilmour of the band, said that this Saturday’s performance at the Mary Winspear
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Josh Szcezepanowski, centre, and the rest of the band PIGS perform their Pink Floyd tribute to a full house Saturday. Centre will be all about the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s album, Wish You Were Here. Having played at the Mary Winspear before, Szczepanowski said it’s going to be a good show and that the band has a sort of universal message. “Something about them sort of speaks to everybody,” he said. “Last time we played here, my grandfather came and saw us and he was almost 90, whereas we also have kids come (out).” PIGS consists of: Szczepanowski; Geoff Howe as Roger Waters, playing bass and acoustic guitar; Jon Baglo as Snowy White on guitar and bass; Adam Basterfield as Richard Wright on keyboards, and; Mike Quirke on drums as Nick Mason. Forming seven years ago, the members have all been in different bands. Szczepanowski said it offers a unique experience with the ability to perform in big stage shows. PIGS is known for their authentic style, taking the audience back to one of the world’s most timeless bands. “What makes us so authentic is that we each pick one member of the band and we perform as that member of the band. So whatever they really did, we do,” said Szczepanowski. He said Pink Floyd is his favourite band, and they are also his dad’s favourite as well. In terms of Pink Floyd’s popularity, Szczepanowski says he doesn’t think they ever really went away. The band hasn’t actually met the members
of Pink Floyd but have seen some of them perform. When asked what he thinks Pink Floyd would think of their tribute band, he said he would hope they like it. “I should think that they would be surprised at how accurate we manage to be.” With Pink Floyd not performing these days, one could argue that PIGS is the only opportunity to really see what Pink Floyd was like live. “If you want to see a band play the Pink Floyd music as though they wrote it, play it the way a real band plays music — that is what we do.” In trying to duplicate that experience, Szczepanowski said they hone in on Pink Floyd’s live performances from 1977. That’s because that was the tour Pink Floyd first had a backup guitarist, which Szczepanowski said is more authentic for PIGS, as they too use a backup guitarist. “It’s a tour that really kind of brought together everything. They played a lot of these tunes live, so there’s some footage of it. There’s not a lot of video or anything but there’s some audio recordings,” he said, adding PIGS studied it, making sure they do everything exactly right. “We don’t say anything on stage that they didn’t say … so we really are right down to performing it like a real band.” The concert will take place tomorrow and has been sold out for weeks. Szczepanowski said that the band just might be back in the new year.
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Africa trip leads to Sidney author’s new book Carlie Connolly News staff
Chris Harker and his wife Catriona began what he calls their love affair with Tanzania in 1969. That was when he was contracted by the Canadian government to go there to teach. Catriona had just received her qualifications as a teacher, and was in the country as well. It was his time in Tanzania that inspired Harker to write three books. His third, the recently-published The Call of Katesh is like a sequel to his first book, White Necklace. “We had a great three years there. Our daughter was born there and then in 1972 we came back here and I worked for the Saanich school board for close to 30 years,” he told the PNR at his home in Sidney. Retiring in 2000, the couple, still fairly young, wondered what they would do with their spare time. “We wanted to go back to Tanzania but we didn’t want to just sort of hang around and be tourists.” Hanging around was the last thing they did. The two formed a safari company, becoming guides. Since 2001, they
have taken around 500 people there and back. They have also become involved with an organization called the Canadian Harambee Education Society (CHES), a non-profit organization based in Surrey, which operates scholarship programs in Tanzania and Kenya, providing the funding for girls to go to secondary school. “Everybody goes to elementary school. If you want to go to secondary school, you have to pay for it and quite often if families don’t have the money, they will send the boy but they won’t send the girl,” he said. Harker said the programs, based in a town called Katesh, offer girls four years of education. They reach close to 700 girls in both Tanzania and Kenya. In going to the small town, the Harkers made a lot of friends and have had interesting experiences. “When something interesting happens, I tend to write it up,” he said. The chapters of the book are titles of the experiences he’s had there, from the kids he’s reached and the people they’ve worked with, to a special tree named after his wife.
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Sidney author Chris Harker with his new book, The Call of Katesh.
ceeds from the sale of the books go directly towards the organization. The second book is more a personal recollection of events that happened to them when in Tanzania on safari, while teaching in
Harker remembers those experiences, writing about each one. The stories in his book are accompanied by images captured by either him or his wife. The first and last of his books are all about the CHES program. Pro-
a school there, to having a child in the middle of nowhere. When asked what his initial reaction was to Tanzania, Harker said the teaching was a great experience. “I think it was probably the best teach-
ing situation a teacher could possibly imagine — because the kids were very highly motivated. They knew that their life was going to be dramatically changed for the better if they got an education.” He said he even got
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The Sidney Concert Band will perform their fourth annual Salute to Veterans and current serving members of the Canadian Forces this Sunday. “We try to select a good repertoire that represents that era,” says conductor Rob Bannister. “For example, from the First World War into the Second World War through the Korean (conflict).” He said many people of a certain age will remember singing along to some of the tunes during those times. The first half of the program will be lighter with Glenn Miller’s song, Moonlight Serenade. The band will then feature a couple vocalists. Bannister said singers seem to come forward every year to join in the festivities. This year, he said the Sidney Concert Band is featuring not only their regular col-
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The Sidney Concert Band performs this Sunday at the Mary Winspear Centre. lection of songs, but they also have three women within the band who will sing music by The Andrews Sisters, like Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. “So it’s a new experience for them, it’s their first time as a group doing it.” Bannister said the group recently started experimenting with that sort of a format to broaden the genre of the band. The afternoon show will also feature the Saanich Peninsula Pipes and Drums. At the end of the show, the audience will
then be asked to join in with them when they perform Let there be peace. “We always look forward to that,” said Bannister. The Sidney Concert Band, he continued, always tries to finish off the evening with O Canada. Over the years, Bannister said feedback has been so good that the concert is almost always sold out. The band does six to eight events a year including one during the July 1 Canada Day parade and their Christmas show is coming up soon.
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Father’s name tag plucked from a field in France Carlie Connolly News staff
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ctober was an emotional month for Mike Morry of Brentwood Bay, as he received his father’s name tag from when he served in World War One. A man in France by the name of Nicolas Goudefroye, who was searching with a metal detector, came across the metal name tag, worn out but with a visible name: William Sweetland Morry, Mike’s father. In the mail also came a letter enclosed from Goudefroye along with a picture of Mike’s father and the name tag. “It’s just kind of a ghost from the past a hundred years ago. It’s been sitting on the field in France — this little plaque,” said Mike’s wife, Val. And Mike was very excited to have received the letter. “Well, when I opened it I cried.” Mike doesn’t know where the photo was taken, but believes it to be off the internet and taken long after the war when his father was around 35 or so. As for the small plaque, it has W.S. Morry (his father) along with a regimental number displayed on it. The letter from Goudefroye said the name tag was lost by his father while he was travelling around Hazebrouk during the First World War. Goudefroye had found the small plate tag in a field behind his home in Cinq Rues and said Mike’s father probably lost it when he got off the train near the Hazebrouck bypass. “When he found that, he cleaned it up and read the inscription on it and then he decided that
Remembrance on the Peninsula ■ On Nov. 11: Veterans and current members of the armed forces, local youth
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Mike Morry with the photo of his father and his father’s name tag he received in the mail
rather than keep it with his collection of artifacts that he better try and get it back to the family,” said Mike. Continued on page 16
Winspear Centre to the cenotaph in front of Town Hall on Sidney Avenue. ■ Central Saanich:
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Mike said November 11 is important for him to remember not only his father, but his brother as well who was in the
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giving an update on how he was doing. airforce in the Second World War. When asked how he would describe his “I had my dad in WW1 and my dad, Mike said he was gentle, a good athbrother was in WW2 and I was lucky lete and loved vegetable gardening. enough to be too young for WW2 so I “Well Dad, he was a real quite guy,” he didn’t get involved in any of it,” he said. said. “My dad, he died when I was 15, so One of the things his father did was I never knew him adult to adult, I only what actor Jim Carey did in the movie knew him as a father to a child. He Liar, Liar where he showed his son the never talked about the war so I never hand he couldn’t control. got to sit down and talk to him about “My dad used to do that with me,” he that, but you know, you hear little snipsaid, adding, “he would say the words pets.” from that poem, ‘slowly he turned’ and as Mike gathered that his father lied soon as Dad said that I started screaming about his age and joined up when he and I’d run and try to hide.. was just 17 on Nov. 1, 1915, which “And he used to say “slowly he turned” brings it to 100 years ago this Novemand then this claw would come up, closer ber. As an ordinary soldier and what and closer. That was our little game.” they call a sapper, W.S. Morry served What Mike remembers the most about until the war’s end, coming back in his dad is that he was a storyteller. 1920/21. He was in the 67th Western “When I was really young (he would Scots Regiment. tell stories), not about the war but we’d He was gassed in the trenches durmake up stories. I’d always jump into ing the Great war, said Mike, damaging their bed Sunday morning when I was a his lungs, which Mike said could have been the reason he got lung cancer and Carlie Connolly/News staff little kid and then Mom would get up to would later die of the disease. A photograph of W.S. Morry at make breakfast and Dad and I would lay His dad was also a founding member 18, just after he’d joined the army there and he’d say, ‘well you make up a of the Pro Pat’s Legion in Victoria and and gone through basic training. story,’ and I would make up a story and he’d listen…” Mike said to the horror of his mom, he “He still tells stories,” added Val. “He’s the storyteller liked spending a lot of time at the Legion, playing snooker now.” and staying long hours. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com Mike also has a letter his father had sent to his mother,
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Saanich Peninsula men and women did their bit Sidney Museum and Archives pay tribute to those who served Steven Heywood News staff
From the Boer War of the late 1800s to more modern times of conflict, residents of the Saanich Peninsula have answered the call to service. That’s the focus of this year’s historical display at the Sidney Museum on Beacon Avenue. Running now to Nov. 13 only, the display highlights the contributions made by Saanich Peninsula residents — both at home and abroad. Gail Petersen, board secretary with the Sidney Museum and Archives, says the display has a distinct focus on the First and Second World Wars and a nod to some
of the activities people at home were doing to support the men and woman on the front. “Overall, it’s paying tribute to service in all aspects,” she said. “It’s local. This area was a sea port and the Victoria airport was first an air force base. Even the (army) was based here.” The museum display has brought together newspaper clippings — the News Review published many soldiers’ letters home — and artifacts from the B.C. Aviation Museum and many private collections. One of those is from David Clark, an author and historian specializing in the activities of Canadian Rangers during the Second
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stories. Currently, Clark said he’s looking for more information and names of those who served with Rangers Company 4, Brentwood Bay. “I hope people who come to the museum learn that there were Rangers here during the war and find out what they did. Hopefully, people recognize some of the people in the photos. “It may be a surprise to some, to learn that these units were here, protecting the Saanich Peninsula.” Next to the Rangers display, Dave Bryan has helped set up a tribute to all branches of the Canadian armed forces, featuring uniforms from both the First and Second World Wars. His is a collection made up of his own artifacts and those from a large collection held by the Army Navy Air
Force Veterans Association (ANAVETS) in Sidney. “I’m known as the Curator for ANAVETS,” he said, noting some of the artifacts are on display at the organization’s home base in Sidney. But much of it is not. They take the opportunity of Remembrance Day every year — and the museum’s annual display — to bring some of the collection out into the public eye. “Even books,” he said, “it’s amazing the number of books written by people who live on the Saanich Peninsula about their experiences at wartime.” Bryan said he has a collection of some 750 such books and each describes the author’s own experiences. PLEASE SEE: Service at home, page 19
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As a world-wide organization, the Army Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada (ANAVETS) is marking its 175th anniversary this month — and the Sidney branch is joining in on celebrating the occasion. John Gill, public relations chair for Sidney Unit 302, says the local ladies auxiliary at the branch reached its 65th anniversary this year. Sidney’s ANAVETS unit, overall, is closer to 75 years old, he said. The organization, Gill said, got
its start in Canada. According to ANAVETS itself, “a charter was given in 1840 by Queen Victoria to create a unit in Montreal. It is felt that units existed well before that time, perhaps as early as the Conquest of New France in the seventeen hundreds. “The Association derives its name from those remnants of British and French colonial regiments which were left in Canada when their regiments returned to Britain or France following their tours of duty protecting the colonies.” ANAVETS is hailed as Canada’s
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oldest veterans’ association. On Nov. 15, the Sidney unit holds its general meeting at 11 a.m. and opens their doors to the public at around 1 p.m. Gill said they plan on having birthday cake at around 2 p.m., followed by raffles and draws through the afternoon. He added the unit will be making donations to the Sidney Lions Food Bank, youth groups and Saanich Peninsula Hospital. A member for 27 years, Gill said it’ll “be a fun day.” For more details, contact the local ANAVETS unit at 250-6562051 or email: info@unit302.ca.
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“I hope people get a sense of remembrance and pride in what a relatively small number of Canadians did during the war,” he said. Canada, Bryan continued, finished the Second World War with the third largest navy, in the top five in air force strength and an army that had a very solid reputation as a formidable fighting force. Locally, Petersen said the airport was built in the late 1930s as an air force training base for British and Canadian pilots. Brad Morrison with the Archives noted that more than 160 people actually died while training at the Pat Bay Airfield — something
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Dave Bryan stands among the uniforms on display at the Sidney Museum. that isn’t widely known. Morrison added the Museum and Archives is working with the Victoria Airport Authority to pay tribute to those servicemen at a planned memorial at Hospital Hill, overlooking the airport along
Mills Road in North Saanich. “The point of all of this,” he said, “is to educate local people about those who gave their lives and about those who came back and made new lives here. “They are so rarely
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“I turned around to my brothers and I said to them, ‘this is it, this is a cenotaph?’” His idea is to have a structure designed that has a soldier in the front and a farmer in the back as it fits in well with the Central Saanich farming community and those who served in times of conflict. “I just want it to be something special other than what everybody else has got,” he said. Both Fernstrom and Widenmaier are hoping to get youth involved, having them take part in a possible contest for design ideas and diagrams for the new structure. “It’s something that they could respect and something they could
be involved with by at least even looking at it when they’re playing baseball,” said Widenmaier. Widenmaier, a retired veteran himself with 21 years in the military and 22 years with the Commissionaires, said getting a new cenotaph is important. “What we have is not adequate, it never was adequate.” “Here we have these people that did what they did and they should never be forgotten but in Central Saanich it has been (forgotten,” said Fernstrom. “There’s nothing there.” With Centennial Park being approved as the new location, Widenmaier listed off many benefits, including space for lots of cars, power source, security
with police nearby and situated in an area that youth will get to look at it all the time. In any location, he said the cenotaph is about remembering those that served and is a sign of appreciation. “To honour veterans in any location, there should be something to remind the public that thanks to their contribution, we’re here today, enjoying life today.” reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
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How to host a successful garage sale Jennifer Blyth News staff
If the prospect of moving has you wondering how you can possibly pack a houseful of belongings — including many you no longer use or want — then fall garage sale season may provide the perfect solution. While it takes a little planning and a healthy dose of elbow grease, the results can be worth it. Not only will you clear out some, if not most, of those no-longer treasured treasures, but you can also earn a few dollars to put toward your new digs. For a few tips on how to host a successful garage sale, we checked in with Cassie Kangas, the recently crowned “Queen of Garagellennium,” she laughs. “At the top of the list is to be organized,” says Kangas, a realtor with DFH Real Estate. First, ensure the items you put into the “sell” pile are ones you truly want to sell, since “once they’re gone, they’re gone.” Approaching the date, you’ll want to advertise — Used.ca is a popular avenue — and prepare easy-to-read signs for your neighbourhood. Kangas finds Saturday sales work better than Sundays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. seems to be a good time. But be prepared for early birds, who’ll likely arrive as early as 8 a.m. As part of preparation, be sure to have all the items priced, either individually for bigger items or grouped with like items in a box or under a sign — “all pocketbooks 50 cents,” for example. “Price things realistically,” Kangas advises, suggesting that as a rule of thumb, newer items in
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A well-organized garage sale can be a great way to get rid of no-longer-needed household items before a move. good condition might be around one-third of their retail price. Older items, or those in poorer condition, should be priced accordingly. At the same time, “be willing to negotiate because everyone wants to go to a sale and feel like they’re getting a deal.” It’s also a good idea to have a box of “free” items that tend to catch people’s eye. Remember also to have enough change on hand, including $10 and $5 bills, in addition to toonies and loonies, and keep the cash on you rather than in a box on the property. When setting up, ensure the items for sale are clearly identified and not mixed with other items in the garage, and make it easy for people to move around, Kangas says. If possible, try to have the sale visible from the road and have things elevated on tables and shelves, rather than laying them out on tarps, which can be difficult for people to look at.
For electrical items, have an extension cord so shoppers can be sure the item works. For clothes and toys, make sure the items are clean — they’re much more likely to sell. If you’re not sure if you have enough for your own garage sale, get together with a few friends or neighbours, since “multi-family sale” can be a big draw. Finally, remember to be a good neighbour, Kangas advises. If you’re on a narrow street with limited parking, speak with neighbours ahead of time to let them know extra traffic will be expected for a few hours, and be sure to remove signs once the sale is done. Once your sale is done with and your storage spaces are cleared of many of those unwanted items, it’ll be much easier to prepare your home for sale. Don’t forget, less clutter is a sign of a wellkept home. — Black Press
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swimming at the 1988 and 1992 Paralympic Games. B.C. Premier Christy Clark congratulated the new B.C. MPs, part of a contingent of 17 elected with the Liberal majority in Ottawa. “I am pleased to see British Columbia will be well represented at the cabinet table,” Clark said in a statement Wednesday. “I know ministers Jody WilsonRaybould, Harjit Sajjan and Carla Qualtrough will be strong, passionate advocates not just for our province...”
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VICTORIA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed three rookie B.C. MPs to his new cabinet, all from the Lower Mainland. Vancouver South MP Harjit Sajjan, a former Lieutenant-Colonel in the Canadian Forces who served three tours in Afghanistan, is the new Minister of Defence. He was a Vancouver Police officer for 11 years before running for Parliament in the Oct. 19 election. Vancouver-Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould, another firsttime candidate elected to the new riding of Vancouver-Granville, is appointed Justice Minister. Wilson-Raybould is a former Crown prosecutor and served as B.C. regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations before running for national office.
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