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Santa Claus Parade on Sunday

SIDNEY — This Sunday, Dec. 6, the streets of Sidney will light up with the annual Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade, getting the community ready for the holidays.

The annual event also includes a Lighted Boat Parade of boats in front of Beacon Wharf and Bevan Pier.

The Sidney Sparkles Santa Parade, run by the Peninsula Celebrations Society, begins at 5 p.m. along Resthaven Drive and continues down Beacon Avenue, the town’s main business corridor.

People will line the streets to see lots of lights and floats, capped off by a visit from Santa Claus, riding atop a Sidney Fire Department truck.

The floats continue down Beacon all the way to Second Street, taking a right and finishing on Ocean Avenue.

Allowing time for parade viewers to move down to the Sidney waterfront, the Lighted Boat Parade follows. A series of yachts and other vessels — decked out in lights and more — from local marinas start their parade from out in the Salish Sea, moving past Sidney’s two wharves and large crowds of appreciative people, ending at Tulista Park.

Arrive early for get your pick of the best spot to see both the Santa Parade and boat sail past.

For more information on the Peninsula Celebrations Society, visit peninsulacelebrations.ca.

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Stelly’s swimmers earned medals at the provincial finals in Kamloops last month. Back row from left: Sidney BIA Ad2 - PNR Nov 2015 • Size: 10.333” (w) x 2.0” (h) • Rev 2 • Nov 20/15 Yago Cristovao Scincocca, Lauren Mosher, Alana Doran, Jeremy Burton and coach Matt Jackson. Front row, from left: Emma Ayres, Erin Jackson and Hannah Gartside. For details, turn to page 20.

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Tip of the Peninsula MLA open house Dec. 8

SIDNEY — Saanich North and the Islands MLA Gary Holman opens the doors to the public at his Sidney constituency office on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Food and light refreshments will be served between 3:30 and 6 p.m. at the office at 2393 Beacon Ave. Donations of nonperishable food items are being accepted.

— News staff

Aviation Museum open house

NORTH SAANICH — The BC Aviation Museum (BCAM) will hold thier annual Kids Fest and open house on Dec. 28 and 29. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.

BCAM is located at 1910 Norseman Rd., on the east side of the Victoria International Airport. Visit bcam.net for more. — News staff

Correction

In the News Review’s story Nov. 27 on the death of Gobind Farms’ owner Harbhajan Singh Dheenshaw, we made a couple spelling errors. Dheenshaw is survived by his wife Gurmej Kaur and it was his sister Chanan Binning who sponsored his entry into Canada. The PNR apologizes for the errors.

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Budget talks to decide how Maber flats project proceeds Phasing-in the water detention facility top of mind in Central Saanich Carlie Connolly News staff

Stretching out across 27.5 acres of land with berms along the perimeter is the site of the future Maber Flats water detention facility planned by the District of Central Saanich.

The project is currently at the design stage and will be debated by council for their direction. Director of Engineering and Public Works David McAllister said council will determine what the next steps will be, based on some feedback staff has reviewed from the agricultural community and other stakeholders.

Councillor Christopher Graham said the idea of the Maber Flats project is to manage the water flows in the area and to some degree, deal with some pollution issues. He said, however, that the work is being done to primarily manage water flow. He said there are two factors involved.

“There’s an ecological factor in dealing with water flow throughout the year. Traditionally what’s been done is culverting and narrowing of creeks.”

He said people were dealing with water as a problem and trying to move it through their properties as fast as possible.

In the case of Hagan Creek, which has Cutthroat trout in it, water levels tend to drop in the summer and then flood in the winter.

“So trying to manage that flow from an ecological perspective is important, also dealing with the flooding and drainage issues here will help deal with those throughout Maber Flats to hopefully make the (farm land) more useable,” Graham explained.

The other factor that needs to be considered, he said, is water recharge and the fact there has been a lot of development in the community. He said with development comes more impermeable surfaces.

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District of Central Saanich Councillor Christopher Graham says the Maber Flats water detention project will be done in phases, based on the overall cost. fully deal with some of those issues as well.

Graham, who was re-elected to Central Saanich council last year and was a municipal councillor prior to this term in office, said the need for this facility was identified back in 1992. It was recognized then, he said, that there was a lot of development that was occurring in the Keating Valley, creating impermeable surfaces which were increasing water flow, requiring additional drainage strategies to deal with it.

Graham said the previous District council had decided there was an opportunity to acquire the land, following on from the Integrated Storm Water Management Plan (ISMP) that was completed in 2009.

So why has it taken 23

years?

“Money. It’s very expensive” said Graham.

The total cost is dependent on the detailed facility design.

“The estimates I’ve seen is probably the same cost of what it was to purchase which is going to be the cost to finalize the project,” he said.

Grant funding opportunities are also available.

“The construction would be anticipated to be phased and so we wouldn’t be looking at moving on stages without grant funding and partnering opportunities for various aspects,” he continued. “For example its been noted that the West Saanich School Board was supported by council in a grant application they did for ... traditional plantings. They’ve gotten that funding and they’ve estab-

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lished a planting site nearby and they have said they would love to do an area in there,” said McAllister.

With the project going back to council for further direction and discussion on the amount of money involved, Central Saanich politicians will also have to make sure there are opportunities for public input.

“The expectation is that for any detail or design process there would be extensive public involvement and engagement through all the affected stakeholders including neighbours,” said McAllister. “For any public process there would involve First Nations, ecological groups, the farming community generally as well as the adjacent neighbours.”

The completion date will be decided through the District’s budget process.

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Sidney joins economic initiative Sidney, Delta police Steven Heywood News staff

Sidney has signed on to a new regional economic development initiative and will put up $16,000 next year to help get it off the ground.

Should it proceed and Sidney remains a member, the cost would jump to $26,722 per year over the next four years.

The Town made its commitment to a Greater Victoria Development Agency (GVDA) proposal that would create a public-private partnership to pursue economic development in the south Vancouver Island area. It would consist of all 13 municipalities, businesses, industry associations, First Nations and post-secondary institutions.

In its decision to join the proposed group, Sidney voted its support conditional upon

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at least seven of the 13 municipalities taking part.

Even its financial contribution is conditional upon municipal inclusion on the group’s funding partner council — to which Mayor Steve Price would have to be a member for a term of three years.

The decision didn’t pass until council had a chance to debate the proposal at its Nov. 23 meeting.

Councillor Peter Wainwright said this economic development initiative appears similar to the Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission, which has since been renamed Business Victoria.

“I feel a little skeptical about it,” he said, “as Sidney’s funding would just go into the group’s core operating fund.”

The proposed GVDA group is seeking regional co-operation to better obtain money from senior levels of govern-

tive as a conduit for Sidney’s own recently-created economic development commission.

“As a community,” Price stated, “we are organized and ready to be a valid, contributing member of the new regional society. It is another indication that Sidney is open [for] business.”

Coun. Erin Bremner noted that not all Saanich Peninsula municipalities are on board.

She asked that Sidney’s liaison with the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce should ask the Chamber to lobby their members to be a part of it.

Coun. Barbara Fallot joked that this organization might be “a soft form of amalgamation.”

It’s anticipated that the new regional economic development organization will launch in April, 2016.

ment to help fund projects to help diversify the local economy and create jobs.

It’s estimated a budget of $300,000 in its first year, if all municipalities get on board, and up to $675,000 from 2018 to 2021. The GVDA is basing their funding model on a formula of $1 per capital, plus 0.07 per cent of total tax collected. Private business and other stakeholders groups would pay a flat rate of $20,000.

Wainwright said he felt industry was pushing this initiative and that it duplicates some of the same work done

by Business Victoria.

However, he added that the $16,000 from Sidney is not a lot to spend on an experiment.

“I will want council to review this, if it doesn’t do anything for Sidney,” Wainwright said.

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Sidney Sister Cities always a learning opportunity October trip saw mayor, delegates tour Niimi, Japan Carlie Connolly News staff

Sidney Sister Cities Association took a recent trip to Niimi, Japan, building relationships and learning more about their sister city.

From Oct. 12 to 19, a group of eight went to the small town up in the mountains, with Mayor Steve Price joining, along with his wife.

“It was a positively wonderful amazing trip,” Price told the PNR. “It’s kind of hard to put it into words, just to be exposed to the culture over there and just the warmth and the friendliness of the people and just how organized they are too …”

Sidney has been a sister city with Niimi since 2008. On July 1, the mayor and councillors from Niimi visited Sidney and they had an official signing of the charter outside of Sidney’s Pier Hotel. Sidney has also had students from there come and visit as well.

The group went on tours in the Niimi area, looking at different sites of interest including the limestone caves and a resort well known in Japan.

They also attended what the community called a Samurai Parade, which is celebrated like a

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Sidney Mayor Steve Price presented Mayor of Niimi, Masao Ishigaki, with a carving the Town of Sidney had commissioned by First Nations Artist, Chazz Elliott. public holiday.

“It’s an interesting parade because (during) the first half of the parade you have all the samurai warriors coming through in their formal dress, formal parade dress, and everybody watching has to sit down on the ground and you’re not allowed to talk. You’re

in absolute silence until the samurai section of the parade goes through,” said Bob McLure, pastpresident of the Association and chair of the organization’s annual calendar project.

The latter half of the parade sees everybody celebrating and they have dragons come through,

with it being good luck if one of the pseudo dragons taps a baby on the head, which is one of the big highlights.

The group was invited as the official guests and they had cushions to sit on when watching the parade.

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higher than the shrines,” said current President of Sidney Sister Cities Association, Lesley Nicholls.

“Having Mayor Price there made a big difference. We had front row seats and a specially assigned area to sit … because the Japanese are still very hierarchical in their authority line,” added McLure.

Price said a neat part of the trip was that the group from Sidney appeared on the local Japanese television every night, with programming based around their visit.

“What was really interesting is they had a television camera crew follow us around for the full five days and then they interviewed us at all the various events that we went to,” he said.

He added they would walk around to different events and people would recognize them as the people from Sidney, Canada.

One of the things the group in Sidney asked to see when visiting Niimi was their sewage treatment facility, which Nicholls says is just amazing.

“It’s totally underground and state of the art,” she said.

“The whole thing is computer driven so it’s all programmed and as Lesley says its all underground so it’s not a blot on the horizon,” added McLure.

Please see: Japanese delegation expected in 2016, page 9

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Jim Parker Publisher Steven Heywood Editor Janice Marshall Production Manager Bruce Hogarth Circulation Manager

The Peninsula News Review is published by Black Press Ltd. | #103 - 9830 Second St., Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C6 | Phone: 250-656-1151 • Fax: 250-656-5526 • Web: www.peninsulanewsreview.com

OUR VIEW

A boon, but not amalgamation

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t was said lightheartedly at a Sidney town council meeting, that a proposed Greater Victoria economic development project could be seen as a soft form of amalgamation.

The proposal seeks to bring together the 13 municipalities in south Vancouver Island. More specifically, it seeks to get money from those communities to operate — and if only seven of 13 sign on, they’ll still try to make a go of it.

Pooling resources to seek grants and other incentives for regional jobs and economic drivers is the focus of this plan.

But is it a form of amalgamation between the municipalities? No. It really isn’t.

This idea has been tried before and in many different forms, both large and small. From municipal-level committees to larger, regional entities, economic development has always been a shared discussion.

In Greater Victoria, there is a shared larger economy and it has been here for years. Take the example of Butchart Gardens — it’s a major tourist attraction in Central Saanich that draws people from around the world. And those people spend their money throughout the region.

Then, there’s Sidney and North Saanich’s industrial area. Businesses here generate millions of dollars in a wide variety of fields and employ thousands of people who live and shop from the West Shore to the Saanich Peninsula.

So, there’s nothing really new about how all of these areas contribute to a wider, regional economy. And, of course, this economy contributes to housing and infrastructure issues, transit needs and the overall societal well-being of the region — as well as local municipalities.

These conditions have existed for years.

It certainly hasn’t resulted in some great meeting of the minds among our community leaders with an eye on amalgamating those 13 communities into, well, fewer.

If nothing else, this economic development project will benefit everyone to some degree and provide insight into how a committee of 13 might work together — apart from how they already do it at the regional government level, that is.

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526.

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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.

Inconvenient truths of climate change P

years, is referred to as the “pause” remier Christy Clark and or “hiatus.” It is usually explained Environment Minister away with reference to the Pacific Mary Polak have joined the Decadal Oscillation or other longthousands of jet-setters in Paris to term warming and cooling trends in once again stage negotiations for a oceans. global climate treaty.

Other countries have put new The embarrassing failures of these emission reduction proposals United Nations events, such as the on the table for COP21. Danish one in Lima, Peru last year, have environmental economist Bjorn been forgotten. Canadian TV only Lomborg did the math, showed file images of an and concluded that if effigy of Stephen Harper every major emitting receiving a “fossil of the country keeps its word day” award for his alleged this time, the total of all failure to rein in Canada’s their efforts would reduce two per cent of humanglobal warming by about induced greenhouse gas 0.2 degrees by 2100. emissions.

What? A statistically Now Justin Trudeau meaningless decrease leads our biggest-ever after 85 years of energy delegation to COP21, as the austerity? That Lomborg, Paris meeting is called.

Tom Fletcher he’s just a “denier,” trying Trudeau hasn’t even B.C. Views to get more publicity. begun to develop a plan for Oh wait, here’s a study Canada, asking provinces from the Massachusetts to come up with their own Institute of Technology that finds the first, but he’s already hailed as a same thing — two tenths of a degree visionary. This is similar to Barack by 2100.

Obama who, after he was first Wobbly climate models aren’t the elected in 2008, modestly predicted only problem for global warming that history would record his win as alarmists. NASA recently confirmed “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet that contrary to UN projections, total ice mass in Antarctica is increasing. began to heal.”

Perhaps Obama wasn’t completely This is much more likely to slow sea level rise than an Obama or Trudeau full of CO2, since in this century, speech. global temperatures have increased Arctic ice, meanwhile, is by only about a fourth of what UN rebounding rapidly after receding in climate models predicted. This recent years. And while UN climate 20-year slowdown of the long run conferences always cause a spike of post-Ice Age warming, which has in sightings of people wearing dominated most of the last 10,000

polar bear suits, here’s another inconvenient truth.

B.C. polar bear researcher Susan Crockford reports that the world bear population is up to 26,500, a 50-year high. That Crockford, she’s just a denier … Oh wait, the International Union for Conservation of Nature “Red List” says that’s about right, and the population trend is no longer “decreasing” but is now “unknown.”

None of this is to deny that our climate is warming, or that the Industrial Revolution and carbon fuel use are part of the picture. It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks on skeptics that are troubling.

B.C. already leads the country with its small but broad-based carbon tax, about which Clark will boast at every opportunity in Paris. We won’t see the B.C. Liberal government’s final “Climate 2.0” plan until next spring, but their advisory committee wants to start jacking up the carbon tax in 2018.

Northern and Interior B.C. folks are assured they will receive bigger rebates to reflect the fact that they pay more carbon tax to drive long distances in the cold.

And B.C.’s aggressive 2020 greenhouse gas target? The government admits we’re not going to make that, because the economy is growing.

Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

‘It’s the religious zeal, misuse of data and attacks ... that are troubling.’

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LETTERS Sidney should remove their minimum parking regulations T he Town of Sidney has an official community plan, as do all 13 municipalities within the Capital Regional District.

Located within this document is a regional context statement.

The titles to some of the sections within include: - Keeping urban settlement compact,

- Protect the integrity of rural communities, - Manage natural resources and the environmental sustainability, - Improve housing affordability, - Increase transportation choice, - Strengthen the regional economy.

These are all areas that I and I am sure many, wish success to.

By removing minimum car parking regulations set out in bylaw 1661, we would allow Sidney to grow more organically which would keep urban settlement compact because we could do more with the space we have instead of squandering that space on parking.

We would preserve the integrity of rural

communities for the same reasons listed above.

It would manage natural resources and environmental sustainability because the town’s footprint wouldn’t require as much land for parking.

We would improve housing affordability because there would be space to build extra suites on our lots. It

would increase our transportation choices because greater density makes providing transit more cost effective.

A greater density will provide far more financial benefit to Sidney than will a parking lot.

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Because we all live here.

The Town Hall, Municipal Works Yard and Driver Services will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday from: Thursday, December 24th at 2:00 p.m to Friday, January 1st, 2016 (re-opening on Monday, January 4th)

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The Draft Regional Trails Management Plan is ready for feedback. It will guide decisionmaking, priority setting, and budget planning for the next 10 years for the Galloping Goose, Lochside and E&N Rail Trail - Humpback Connector, and for future regional trails.

Before Jan. 31, 2016 visit the CRD website to review the draft plan and provide your feedback. Watch the site for upcoming open houses in the new year. www.crd.bc.ca/project/regional-trails-management-plan

For any water, sewer, etc., emergency calls, please call the Town at 250-656-1184.

The Council of the District of North Saanich invites all residents of the Curteis Point / Lands End Area to an informal neighbourhood meeting. This open forum is for the residents of the area to meet their Mayor and Councillors to discuss any matter of their choosing. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at St. John's United Church, 10990 West Saanich Road and will begin at 7:00 p.m. Please join the North Saanich Council members in this open exchange of ideas and information about your neighbourhood.

During the Sidney Drivers Services office closure, please contact ICBC Customer Contact Centre (250-978-8300) for Driver Licensing Inquiries or for Insurance General Information contact 1-800-663-3051. For anything claim related call 1-800-910-4222.

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Readers respond: Parking hours in downtown Sidney; wrong photo for aircraft article Increase parking times to keep people here We are fortunate in Sidney to have excellent grocery stores, cinema, banks, hair salons, gyms, doctors, dentists, restaurants, coffee houses and unique shops.

We residents don’t want to lose them so the increase of ‘For Lease’ signs is worrisome. The main reasons for empty shops are high rents, competitive malls and online shopping.

Recently I discovered another reason. I met a friend who lives

south of Sidney and she breathlessly told me she got the last parking spot in the three-hour lot near the town’s fire hall. She spent more than an hour at the dentist office and half an hour at the bank. After an enjoyable lunch, we dashed to her car before her time was up and she made a disturbing remark. She said that she wanted to shop that day but said she would be going to Mattick’s Farm so she wouldn’t have to worry about paying a parking fine.

The town needs revenue. But

which is more important — business taxes or parking fines?

A two-hour parking restriction on my street forces guests, service people and caregivers to park a few blocks away or move their car every two hours.

Most days the two blocks around my home are almost devoid of parked vehicles, yet the parking commissionaire rides his scooter and efficiently chalks the tires of those few cars.

Non-restricted streets are chock-a-block full with service people. Car-driving shoppers go

elsewhere.

Town council cannot control online shopping, competitive malls and high rents. But they can welcome drivers with amenable parking laws.

More three and four hour parking areas would encourage out-of-town people to use our downtown core. And that might prompt new businesses to remove those worrisome ‘For Lease’ signs.

M.B. Chisholm Sidney

Photo was misleading The article regarding low-flying aircraft had absolutely nothing to do with an Air Canada Express aircraft that operates out of the Victoria airport.

This is not a helicopter, nor a float plane and has nothing to do with the article. Next time, kindly use aircraft-appropriate pictures instead of misleading images that lead readers to believe it is all about responsible airlines.

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is coming!” And everyt is one bleak day one you know is healthy, today — no sunshine wealthy and wise. At least but no rain either. Just to some extent. another grey day.

At this time of year I find it depressing, every charity is crying especially as there was out for money to feed the an email inviting me to a street people, the widows celebration of life for my and orphans, the starving precious brother Herb on people in Afghanistan, or December 20.

Outer Mongolia.

As long as I don’t go, I Money, money! Give me can pretend he is still alive, Helen Lang can’t I? Over the Garden some money! I want to weep.

I didn’t get to see him Fence Christmas has nothing that often, as I no longer really to do with money, drive, so aside from the occasional phone call, we might have but that seems what it has become ... a wild desire to spend money to been separated for a year or more.

We were such friends when we buy gifts that no one likes, no one were kids and I have such delightful deserves and it doesn’t fit anyway!

I have a wild desire to find a cave memories of our youthful, fun-filled days in Dashwood where we became somewhere in Florida or California (a pirates, or sea captains, or a “man- warm cave, please) to dwell in until of-war” as we splashed in the river the jolly old holiday season is over — for this year at least. below our house.

Oh, I’m sure I’ll be able to find One vivid memory stays with me.

Each Christmas my two brothers some of the holiday cheer this seareceived a lovely big, fat book called son, but in the meanwhile, my sinChums full of stories of adventures. cerest thanks to those dear people (for boys). When I knew my two who have sent messages or cards, or brothers were asleep I used to sneak both, to express their sympathy for in and steal this book and read about my grief over the recent death of my man-things, not the “sissy things” I brother. It is wonderful to know that you care. got in Girl’s Own Annuals.

I love you, too.

There is no good time to die but it Helen Lang has been the Peninsula seems especially harsh when everyNews Review’s garden columnist for where there is a sense of celebration. more than 30 years.

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Japanese delegation expected in 2016 Continued from page 5

Price was also very interested and brought back a package of information which he forwarded onto Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps who is the chair of the core area Liquid Waste Management Plan. Niimi’s mayor also offered to assist Victoria in any way he could.

“That was kind of a neat fringe

benefit of the trip ... to bring some information back to assist one of our neighbour municipalities and cities,” he said.

McLure said Niimi will hopefully be sending a delegation out to Sidney next year. He said they could have three groups come, possibly including a student group, a group from city council with the mayor and councillors

and a group from Niimi College.

“Their mayor really wants to catch a salmon. He didn’t catch one before so he’s told us while we were there that he’s coming back again and Mayor Price says he will take him fishing,” said McLure.

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A view of Niimi Japan, one of Sidney’s three sister cities. A local delegation traveled to Japan in October for an official visit.

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Weapons, drugs and cash seized in bust Search warrant executed at a house on Seventh Street, across from Sidney Elementary School Carlie Connolly News staff

Four people were arrested after police found weapons, cash and drugs in a house across the street from Sidney Elementary School.

On Friday, Nov. 27,

Sidney North Saanich RCMP’s General Investigative Section searched a home on Seventh Street in Sidney, right across from the elementary School.

Corporal Erin Fraser said there was no threat to the school or danger to the children

— adding that safety might have been in jeopardy because of the proximity of drugs and weapons. There was no danger during the bust itself, she said.

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Four people who were inside of the residence were arrested.

They include two females aged 17 and 23 and two males aged 19 and 21. The males are facing drug possession, drug trafficking and weapons-related charges.

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vehicles. He said there are some areas of contamination that appear high, but noted in his report that none are what he would consider to be at a crisis stage.

Wainwright pointed out that as sources of contamination are found, municipal staff work with landowners to address the cause.

Road. The buildings, totalling 33 multi-family units, commercial space and utilizing surface parking, was given the nod by the Town’s Advisory Planning Commission. They recommended council approve the plan, subject to conditions such as adding a pedestrian walkway on the ocean side of the property.

• Sidney will consider adding $5,000 to its budget for the local Museum and Archives, following a request for more money to pay for a part-time museum assistant. Council will debate the merits of the request during their discussions about their 2016 budget.

• Sidney supports a plan to expand the Scott Plastics facility in West Sidney.

The site is on Victoria Airport Authority property and the plan was forwarded to Town council for their review. Council indicated they should show support for the project.

Plans show Scott Plastics plans on adding a 2,066.8 square meter steel storage space at the rear of their main building in the West Sidney industrial area.

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Above, left, Linda Duivenvoorden of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce talks with Kenny Podmore and Rhonda Todrick.

Right, Founder of Sidney Meet Up, Cheryl Young with Executive Director of the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, Mark Loria.

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Residents of Sidney were given safety reflector tags as part of a provincial safety campaign.

In collaboration with ICBC, the Sidney North Saanich RCMP promoted safety on the streets of Beacon Avenue on Nov. 27, educating the public about pedestrian safety by helping them increase their visibility.

“We are out on the street, Beacon and Bevan and all around the community trying to educate pedestrians and road users to have reflective clothing and be seen at night,” said ICBC Road Safety Co-ordinator, Colleen Woodger.

“The second message we really want to get across is that you need to catch the driver’s eye. Don’t assume the driver sees you, so make eye contact, whether you’re at a crosswalk, unmarked crosswalk, wherever you are always make sure that you make that connection with the driver before you step out on the road,” she added.

She said because there are rural communities on the Saanich Peninsula with no sidewalks, ICBC encourages pedestrians to walk facing traffic when there are no roads

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Auxiliary RCMP Constable Nick Brown gives out safety reflectors to residents of Sidney.

Sidney North Saanich RCMP partnered with ICBC to conduct a Pedestrian Safety Campaign on Beacon Avenue. with a sidewalk.

Another thing pedestrians should do is pay attention to where they are going, so that means removing headphones and putting the cellphone down to scan intersections.

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Whether you are a pedestrian or on a scooter (also considered a pedestrian) or on a bike, you need to be reflective.

“It’s a shared responsibility between all road users, it’s not just the pedestrian’s responsibility,” Woodger said. “Drivers need to be aware, especially with these dark nights, (pedestrians) become fairly hard to see.”

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Comin’ Up Christmas with Peninsula Singers Peninsula Singers get ready to perform three sold out shows this weekend Carlie Connolly News staff

The Peninsula Singers are getting ready to spread holiday cheer with their three sold out Comin’ Up Christmas Time shows this weekend.

Filled with carols and new arrangements and songs the audience hasn’t heard before, the music ranges from the 16th century to the 21st.

Last year the Singers gave the Saanich Peninsula Hospital around $7,000 and sang at the hospital two weeks ago for extended care patients and their families, which is something they do every year before their concerts.

“They’re always very happy. It gives you a warm feeling … to bring Christmas to them because most of them are not going to be able to leave there for Christmas,” said Virginia Rouslin, marketing and publicity coordinator for the Singers.

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tion, Karen Morgan said since the singers started contributing to their music therapy program, they have given the Foundation $34,000 over the last 10 years.

Comin’ Up Christmas Time includes everything from a jazzy version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and a couple of gospel infused numbers.

“We have some very talented soloists and they all sing with us.

They’re not brought in from the outside, so they step back into the chorus when they’re done,” said Rouslin.

One of the soloists is Flo Pugh who will sing an old Chuck Berry song called Run, Run Rudolph, while the chorus backs her up.

Another talented soloist, Sherry Majocha, will sing a number titled All those Christmas Clichés.

Rouslin said they have five or six people capable of singing solo, as well as adding to the ensemble of voices.

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Do you hear what I hear? The Peninsula Singers are back this weekend with the annual Christmas concert. Tickets are, however, sold out and a wait list is being taken at the Mary Winspear Centre box office. ing in front of her,” she told the PNR. The costumes will see the women in their red tops and long black skirts in the first half of the show — except for a piece called Candy Cane Lane where they will wear slacks and

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The Singers include writers, young mothers, geologists, a retired lawyer and many more.

“It’s just a real cross-section of people,” said Rouslin.

Among the many singers during the show is Ralph the Elf, who is actually a geologist in real life by the name of Nick Massey.

“I write the scripts and I have a lot of fun with Ralph the Elf,” Rouslin said with a laugh.

Ralph appears throughout the show and also sings with the group. He also does a lot of back and forth repertoire with Master of Ceremonies Jim Kingham.

“So Jim is Steven Heywood/News staff kind of the Costuming and choreography straight man are part of the Peninsula and Ralph the Elf (Nick) is Singers’ repertoire. the comedian.

They’re getting really good at that. This is about the fourth concert that they’ve done this.”

Another singer, 94-year-old Barry Hall has still got it and Rouslin said this will probably be his last year performing.

At this weekend’s concert series, the Singers will have their annual spotlight on a young artist. This year, it’s pianist Keaton Ollech and a saxophone quartet from the University of Victoria’s School of Music.

The Peninsula Singers have been rehearsing every Tuesday evening at Peace Lutheran Church. The men have separate rehearsals on Saturday mornings, while the women come early to rehearse for the Candy Cane Lane repertoire, including dances.

One of their sponsors, Helping Hands, will be at the concerts drawing for a gift basket they have provided. People can enter during intermission and the final draw will be on Sunday.

The three concerts will take place Dec. 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. The tickets went on sale at the Singers’ spring concert and Rouslin said she wants to remind people who have purchased them to not forget they have tickets.

For people still wanting to attend, they can call the Mary Winspear Centre box office at 250-6560275 to be put on a waiting list for one of the three shows.

Proceeds from the series will go to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital’s Music Therapy Program.

Doug LaFortune and Friends Art Sale this weekend at Tsawout Carlie Connolly News staff

This Saturday, the public is welcome to attend an art sale put on by Doug and Kathy LaFortune at the Tsawout First Nation.

There will be various pieces of art work along with demonstrations including carving by LaFortune and their son, Bear.

The Tsawout Elder Group will be there as well, with weaving, beading and more.

Some of the artists will also have Christmas items for purchase with a wide array of crafts to choose from.

The LaFortunes are also hoping to have a drum group from Camosun College come out to perform songs throughout the day, along with Toby Joseph and his drum group from Tsawout.

Admission to the event is free and takes place at the Tsawout First Nation Gym from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 5.

For more information, people can contact Kathy at 250-217-5411. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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Predeceased by her parents Thomas Alfred Aiers & Annetta More Aiers, her sister Joan Francis Aiers Henriksen, and her former husband Charles Owen Ross Wiggs.

Born in Shanghai, the family escaped to Canada and settled in Ottawa during WWII. In 1946 they moved to Sidney where Bonnie attended North Saanich High School and Victoria College. She worked at many interesting jobs including the naval yards where she met Owen who was in the Reserves. They married in 1956 and settled in Montreal. In 1973 the family moved to Vancouver. Eventually they divorced and Bonnie raised her children as a single mother. She was a strong and independent woman who achieved success working at several jobs. She retired from the Vancouver Sun after almost 20 years. In 2003 she moved back to Sidney and became an avid volunteer in the community most notably at the Shoal Centre.

Her generosity, spirit, and kindness were appreciated by all who knew her. Special thanks to Dr. Draga Jovic, the VIHA home care nurses, and the nurses & volunteers at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Palliative Care Unit. There will be a celebration of Bonnie’s life at the ANAF Veterans Club in Sidney Saturday, December 5 at noon.

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Clarence Eugene Mannix

May 9, 1935 - November 16, 2015

Clarence passed away in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital at the age of 80.

He is survived by his; children - David, Kathy, Wayne, Dan and Bill; partner Claudette; siblings Eileen and Larry; many grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; extended family.

He was born in Edam, Saskatchewan, moved with his family to Port Alberni, BC, in 1941, married Shirley Jones in 1955 and in 1963 moved with his wife and children to Squamish, BC. In the early 70’s, Clarence moved to Sooke, BC, and lived there for about 30 years before moving to Sidney, BC. Clarence enjoyed his chosen career in logging, a good meal, a good whiskey, a good laugh and gold; gold panning, mining, tv programs about gold‌. He will be greatly missed.

Clarence was pre-deceased by his parents, Allan and Annie Mannix, and his brothers, Arthur and Henry Mannix.

The family would like to thank the staff at Saanich Peninsula Palliative Care Unit, the Royal Jubilee Hospital and Beacon Home Care.

A celebration of his life will be held on December 11, 2015 in Parksville, BC, at the Sunrise Ridge Resort from 2 - 7 pm.

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The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in and/or obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3067, is subject to forfeiture

under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Stelly’s swimmers and some of their medals. Back row from left: Lauren Mosher, Yago Cristovao Scincocca, Alana Doran and Jeremy Burton. Front row, from left: Emma Ayres, Erin Jackson and Hannah Gartside.

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From Nov. 13 to 14 in Kamloops, Stelly’s swimmers earned some top event finishes and the team as a whole placed 11th out of a field of 86.

Coach Matt Jackson says he had a group of swimmers he knew would do well at provincials, despite the high school swim season being short.

“We only had one other meet, the Islands up in Nanaimo, this year,” said Jackson, who graduated from Stelly’s only two years ago.

Yet, Jackson said he knew most of the swimmers from their years with the Piranhas Summer Swimming Club, where he has coached for the last 13 seasons.

Leading the way for the Stingers in pool was Yago Cristovao Scincocca, an international student who has been training for years in Brazil.

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Ty Tremblay #11) and Ty Hermsen (#29) look to take control of a loose puck in front of the Islanders’ net in a 3-1 win Friday night. utes, but would be perfect the rest of the way.

Both teams tossed 11 shots at the opposite goalie in the middle stanza. The only marker was scored

by Panthers’ Captain Spencer Loverock on the power play.

Rugged forward Michael Sproule picked up the puck in the neutral zone and tried to dangle an Islanders’ defenceman inside the blueline. The puck was checked off his stick and Loverock skated in and hammered a slap shot past a startled Rennie.

The final 20 minutes was all Panthers as they out shot the visitors by a margin of 15-4.

Ty Tremblay scored

the insurance marker with only 4:20 left when he took a brilliant feed from a streaking Ty Hermsen.

Hermsen was back in the lineup for the first time in a month after a bout of sickness.

The Panthers played shutdown hockey to perfection in the final four minutes and coasted to the important win.

Olson, Michael Neal who skated miles all night long and his linemate Tremblay were the three stars on the night.

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NORTH SAANICH — The Peninsula Panthers’ management selected a young roster out of their main camp in August and stressed to players and fans alike that some patience would be necessary before things were expected to gel sometime around the Christmas break.

It appears those plans are about a month ahead of schedule as the Panthers knocked off the Kerry Park Islanders at home on Friday, their only game this past weekend. It would also be the team’s fourth win in five games.

Peninsula out shot the visitors 40-27 in a 3-1 win. As importantly, say the coaching staff, the team gained some much-needed confidence.

In their tilt at the Panorama Recreation Centre, the Panthers and Islanders exchanged single markers in the opening frame.

Panthers’ 16-yearold speedster Marty Westhaver notched his tenth goal of the season when he broke in alone on Islanders’ netminder Ty Rennie at the 18:00 minute mark.

He snapped a shot to the top of the cage. It came only 40 seconds after Islanders’ forward Caleb Franklin had opened the scoring for the visitors.

Alex Olson was between the pipes for the Panthers and blocked 11 of 12 shots over the first 20 min-

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CELEBRATE THE SEASON with the Sidney Concert Band Monday Dec. 14, 7 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church 2295 Weiler Avenue, Sidney.

A Christmas Concert for everyone conducted by Rob Bannister, with seasonal music and singing.

Suggested donation at door $10. Food bank items welcome.

CACSP ARTISANS GIFT Gallery is on now and runs to December 23. Fifty local artists and artisans in a variety of mediums.

The Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula Gallery is in Sidney’s Tulista Park. All shows open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Free admission and free parking for most shows. Visit cacsp.com for show details.

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CHRISTMAS CRAFT AND Bake Sale for the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club is on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club, 1800 Hovey Rd. (Centennial Park).

The club will have baking, preserves, sewing, crafts, children’s toys and clothes.

11TH ANNUAL SAANICHTON Community Christmas.

THE NEWS REVIEW provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area. Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to editor@peninsulanewsreview.com.

Saturday, Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fun family event!

Pancake breakfast (by donation) and photos with Santa. Walk the Christmas Tree Trail, ride in a horsedrawn carriage, decorate gingerbread cookies, shop a winter market and more. saanichtonvillage.ca FRIENDS OF THE Library Open House at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Celebrate the good work of the Friends of the Library. Enjoy the music of Marcelina Stanton of Cantemos Juntos and refreshments. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2 to 3 p.m. Free.

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BAYSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL Community Craft Fair, Thursday, Dec. 10, 3 to 7:30 p.m. at the school (1101 Newton Place, off Wallace Drive in Brentwood Bay. Allages. Free. Visit the Bayside Middle School Community Craft Fair and find just the right gifts.Help support the joint programs of Norgaard

Boys and Girls Club of Central Saanich and Bayside Middle School.

CHRISTMAS TURKEY LUNCH hosted by Soup’s On at Peace Lutheran Church, 2295 Weiler Ave., Sidney.

Saturday, Dec. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Everyone welcome.

ANNUAL NATIVITY EXHIBIT is on now to Dec. 6, 2 to 9 daily at 2210 Eastleigh Way, Sidney. Free. More info. at nativityexhibit-sidneybc.org.

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FUN AND FRIENDLY volunteers needed to assist at the Alzheimer Society’s Minds in Motion program at the SHOAL Centre. Thursday afternoons 1 to 3 p.m.

Contact Gabi, 250-382-2052 or gtownsend@alzheimerbc. org.

Meetings

SAANICH PENINSULA ARTS and Crafts Society (SPAC) holds its monthly meeting Dec. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Activity Room 2 at the Mary Winspear Centre. Len Collins

of Victoria, graphic artist and web designer — our featured presenter — will do a demo of the encaustic process. Guests and visitors welcome.

BOOK CHAT HOLIDAY Edition at the Sidney North Saanich Library. An informal book chat, this meeting will feature special guests and books that make great gifts.

Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2 to 3 p.m.

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BUSINESS EVENING MIXER at the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, Thursday, Dec. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Tulista Park Gallery, 9565 Fifth Street, Sidney. Organized by the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

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GOOD MORNING STORYTIME at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Thursdays to Dec. 17, 10:15 to 11 a.m.

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SAANICH PENINSULA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH B.C. government photo

Premier Christy Clark introduces her climate action advisory panel in May, including Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner (left) and Merran Smith of Clean Energy Canada (second from left).

Premier Christy Clark prepares to attend the United Nations climate change meetings in Paris next week.

Polak was skeptical about one of the panel’s recommendations, to cut the provincial sales tax from seven per cent to six and replace the revenues through

higher carbon taxes in the years ahead.

“It is one of their recommendations, and so we’ll be looking at it along with the others, but I think at first blush, the numbers probably don’t work,” Polak said.

The panel, appointed in May with industry and environmental

representatives, concluded that the 2020 reduction target isn’t going to be met. It recommends a new target of a 40 per cent reduction by 2030, and says the original target of an 80 per cent cut can still be reached with “aggressive” carbon pricing and expansion

of the tax to include industrial emissions.

Polak said she accepts that assessment, and will consult with industry and B.C. residents before setting new policies next spring to meet the new 2030 target.

NDP leader John Horgan said the Clark gov-

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The Victoria Foundation gave the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula an additional $10,000 for its member group grants.

The $10,000 is in addition to CACSP’s alreadybudgeted $6,000. The local arts council awards grants to various local arts organizations and activities.

CACSP applied for the Victoria Foundation grant last year.

“It’s really going to help,” said CACSP Executive Director, Frankie Allen. “A lot of the time you know when you apply for a grant, you apply not thinking you’re going to get all that you asked for but you always aim high anyways and so this year luckily, we’re going to be able to meet almost everyone’s requests,” The member group grants is a program where CACSP acquires funds and gives out money to members of the CACSP who work within their catchment area of Sidney, North Saanich and Central

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The B.C. government’s climate advisory panel wants to start increasing the province’s carbon tax with a 33 per cent jump in 2018, and says even with higher fuel tax the province won’t meet its current target to reduce greenhouse gases one third by 2020.

The carbon tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, a rate that translates to about seven cents a litre on gasoline and similar taxes on diesel, natural gas and other carbonbased fuels.

The government’s advisory team recommends increasing the carbon tax by $10 a tonne each year starting in 2018, with increased rebates for low-income and rural B.C. residents.

Environment Minister Mary Polak released the panel’s recommendations Friday, as the B.C. delegation led by

the recommendation to resume increases in the carbon tax is “bold,” but the report also shows Clark’s government gave up on the 2020 target that is still in legislation.

“The key thing is that these recommendations are completely incompatible with the government’s LNG plan,” Weaver said.

ernment has frozen the carbon tax and delayed progress on Metro Vancouver transit with a referendum they expected would fail.

“Rather than reduce emissions, they’ve gone up,” Horgan said.

“And we’re not even counting liquefied natural gas.”

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