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Uphill climb for downhill racer
Getting crafty on the Peninsula
Sidney’s Dylan Morrison turns the corner in his mountain bike racing career, page 16
A roundup of some of the holiday craft markets and related events, page 3
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
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Hospital gala gets 100 grand Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation event tops $100,000 Carlie Connolly News staff
The Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Gala raised more than $100,000 this fall — the most they have ever raised. That cash capped off the Foundation’s 2014/2015 campaign for a new sterilization department, the construction of which will likely start next spring. “The money is in place and they have met with all of the architects and the planners within Island Health so we are set to go in late spring here,” said Renn Bibeau, manager of donor relations. The gala, presented by Peninsula Co-op, saw not only the largest amount, but also the most attendees. Steven Heywood/News file
Panorama Recreation Centre in North Saanich is home to many activities that take place on the Saanich Peninsula, including the annual Touch a Truck event (pictured). A new Peninsula Recreation Commission five-year plan continues to ensure it remains a hub of recreation, arts and community activities.
PleaSe See: Campaign tops $3 million, page 18
Strategy set for local recreation Peninsula Recreation Commission sets goals for Panorama Rec. for five years Steven Heywood News staff
A new five-year strategic plan has the Peninsula Recreation Commission looking squarely to the community for direction on recreation programs on the Saanich Peninsula. The Commission on Nov. 12 released its strategic plan, outlining four key priorities
— facility needs, food services at Panorama Recreation Centre, an expansion of art-based programs and services and enhancing existing programs and services offered on the Peninsula. All four areas, says Lorraine Brewster, acting senior manager of Panorama Recreation, have strong public input components and collaboration with various segments of the
community woven in to them. “These priorities are not listed in order of preference,” Brewster noted. “For example, facility needs is listed first but it’s not necessarily where we’ll start. We heard from the community that in recreation programs and services, residents want more.” PleaSe See: Evaluation still to come on local, page 5
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Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Leah Norgrove and Dr. Ambrose Marsh ham it up for the gala, held earlier this fall.