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Pink beginnings Pink beginnings Travis Price, who unknowingly co-founded Pink Shirt Day when he encouraged fellow students at his Nova Scotia high school Travis Price, unknowingly Pink Shirt Day when he encouraged fellow students at his Nova Scotia high school to wear pink who shirts in responseco-founded to a bully incident, talked to Mount Douglas secondary students on Wednesday. to wear pink shirts in response to a bully incident, talked to Mount Douglas secondary students on Wednesday.

After turning down a $487,450 staff After turning down awebcasting $487,450 with staff proposal to implement proposal to implement webcasting with chamber renovations, Saanich council has chamber council approvedrenovations, broadcastingSaanich meetings onlinehas at approved broadcasting meetings online at a more modest price tag of $156,500. a more modest price tag of $156,500. two On Monday, council considered On Monday, council considered two options for webcasting: a single-camera options for webcasting: a single-camera system and a four-camera system, both system andsystem a four-camera both with audio upgrades,system, archiving to with audio system upgrades, archiving to the district website and the ability to disthe district website and the ability to display presentation materials such as Powplay presentation materials such as PowerPoints online. While the single-camera erPoints online.

While the single-camera option was pegged at $115,400, council option wasvoted pegged at favour $115,400, council ultimately 6-2 in of the fourultimately voted in favour of the fourcamera option for6-2 a variety of reasons. camera a variety of reasons.

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All along the waterfront The University of Victoria men’s and women’s rowing teams took to the Gorge Waterway on Sunday morning to compete in some Star Wars-themed Trial Eights in preparation for several upcoming competitions. The ‘Rebels’ team won both races against the ‘Empire’ in a mock run of the upcoming Brown Cup vs. the UBC Thunderbirds.

B.C.’s tax credits to the movie industry are rising rapidly as the low Canadian dollar attracts more productions to the province, and Finance Minister Mike de Jong has ordered a review.

“The sector is having a record-breaking year and that’s all good news for the people involved,” de Jong said. “But the way the tax credit is structured, we see the amount being paid out increasing exponentially. It’s set to cross the half billiondollar mark.”

The review is to take place within the next two months, including consultation with B.C. production companies. B.C. offers a refundable tax credit for one third of labour costs for movies, TV and digital media production.

The current box-office hit Deadpool is the latest of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men series to be filmed in B.C. An earlier movie in the series was lured to Montreal by generous tax incentives, and Ontario extended its tax credits to cover 25 per cent of all spending on a project.

Most of B.C.’s industry is foreign productions, taking advantage of experienced crews, scenic locations and easy access from Hollywood. De Jong said in 2013 that Canadian provinces are “being played” by producers looking to increase tax breaks by threatening to go elsewhere.

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Saanich residents were heard loud and clear Monday, as more than 60 of them filled council chambers to voice their support for an amendment to the district’s noise bylaw.

At Monday’s meeting, council presented a revision which will restrict noise caused by excavation work that was previously exempt from the bylaw. Many of the residents who turned out to show their support live in West Saanich along Interurban Road, where they’ve endured three years of noise from heavy machinery used to grind and refine piles of yard waste at MacNutt Enterprises.

Margot Tubman, who runs a business out of her nearby Hector Road home, said residents were patient when the noise first started, but as the work drew on over the years, it negatively affected their health and wellbeing.

“It has interfered profoundly with the quality and enjoyment of our neighbourhood,” she told council. “It’s difficult for us to use our deck, outdoor activities are curtailed when we have visitors or friends over, and people who would normally be gardening in rural residential Saanich are diminishing the amount of time they spend in their gardens.”

Speaking on behalf of a large group of neighbours affected by the noise, Tubman said 21 different households had written letters to the district over the past few years about the decibel levels. She said the vibration caused by a pneumatic hammer breaking rocks “travels through walls” and that some of her neighbours have experienced headaches and emo-

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A view of the MacNutt Enterprises site, which processes yard waste and conducts other industrial business at its Alan Road property.

Nearby residents supported a proposed amendment to Saanich’s noise bylaw, following three years of noise caused by heavy machinery on the site. tional distress as a result.

“We keep our windows closed to reduce the impact of the noise,” she said.

Thomas Broeren, who also lives on Hector Road, said the amendment is needed to ensure that Saanich residents can experience a positive quality of life.

“We believe it’s essential to the quiet, peaceful enjoyment of our neighbourhood, and every other neighbourhood in Saanich, because this could happen to anybody,” he said.

One resident asked her neigh-

bours to stand up if they had been impacted by the noise from MacNutt Enterprises. Nearly everyone in council chambers got on their feet.

Coun. Vic Derman said he regretted that residents of the area have had to endure the noise, adding the district appeared to have a “loophole” in the bylaw.

“We all cherish the right to enjoy the property that we own, and we on this council try to respect the rights of the individual property owner,” said Derman. “What we have here is an example of why a

significant part of what any council does is to actually restrict, to some degree, the rights on property.”

Coun. Judy Brownoff echoed Derman’s sentiment, saying she can’t imagine living with such noise for up to 14 hours per day.

“I heard (the noise) from one of the residents who phoned me from inside her house with all the doors and windows closed,” said Brownoff. “I can’t imagine that we would allow this from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.”

Coun. Fred Haynes commended

the neighbours for their patience in putting up with the noise.

“You’ve put up with an intolerable situation for three years, you’ve not taken things into your own hands, you’ve tried to reach out to council and our bylaw officers, and you’ve gone through due process,” he said.

Following council’s comments, they unanimously gave the bylaw third reading, with Mayor Richard Atwell clarifying that the amendment will not take effect until council gives it final reading at a future date.

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Anti-exploitation organization earns council support Fortress group challenges hypersexualized cultural norms Jacob Zinn News Staff

A local organization committed to eradicating sexual exploitation is the latest delegation to receive support from Saanich council.

On Monday, council heard from Joel Conway, executive producer and social justice advocate with the Fortress Foundation. The group challenges “hypersexualized cultural norms in diverse

atmospheres.” Conway presented an action plan to implement preventative measures for all forms of gender-based violence, with a specific focus on sexual assault, sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

“These issues affect us all, and we believe they particularly affect our youth,” said Conway. “What we are looking to draw more attention to is how this impacts young people.

“We know how serious it can get from some of the more highprofile cases… like Amanda Todd, or one that’s even closer to home, Kimberly Proctor. These cases are very serious, and they affect our young people in a serious way.”

“This is a Saanich-based organization, and I think it’s tremendous that he’s come forward with this initiative.”

- Coun. Fred Haynes In his presentation, Conway showed recent local headlines about such incidents as sexual assaults, the capturing of sex offenders and child pornography

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He said the group wants to “empower and equip a generation of young people, specifically male youth, with a perspective of becoming men of honour, respect and integrity,” adding that men who adopt such a lifestyle will help prevent sexual misconduct.

Conway also commended council for the work they’ve already done to address issues of sexual exploitation, referencing the recent UBCM resolutions on human trafficking and rape culture.

“What you guys are doing is incredible, but what I would like to recommend is that we do more,” he said, requesting a letter of sup-

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Transit budget holds steady on property taxes On Tuesday the Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting approved its 2016/17 budget.

Current transit service levels will be maintained in Greater Victoria in the coming year, with no increases in property taxes.

“This is great news both for transit users and property owners in the region,” said Saanich Coun. Susan Brice, chair of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. “We are pleased to approve a budget that maintains service levels and invests in improvements with no increased burden on the taxpayer.”

The Tuesday meeting confirmed further positive developments for transit in the region. The VRTC approved $1.6 million to complete Phase 2b of the southbound bus priority lanes from Tolmie Avenue to Hillside Avenue. Construction for the project may begin as early as fall 2016 and the priority lanes are expected to improve travel times and increase efficiency and ridership.

Additionally, in response to the provincial government’s recent announcement of increased transit funding, the Commission will review possible options to implement transit service expansion in 2017-2018 at their next meeting in June.

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Coun. Fred Haynes, who worked last June to have Saanich endorse the UBCM resolution on human trafficking, thanked Conway and the Fortress Foundation for the work they do to combat sexual offences.

“This is a Saanich-based organization, and I think it’s tremendous that he’s come forward with this initiative,” said Haynes. “Only good work can come out of this.”

Council unanimously voted in favour of a recommendation for a letter of support.

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High school grads in Greater Victoria need to know there is another option for prom dresses and tuxedos.

“Our motto is why buy when you can borrow,” says Magic Wand founder Elizabeth Surerus of Saanich.

The Magic Wand Project is in its 15th year and has more than 100 dresses and more than 40 tuxedos. All of them are gently used.

Initially it was developed for students with financial difficulties. The only cost to students is a minimal charge for dry-cleaning.

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sure over the years though, students began jumping on board for different reasons. Now Surerus has opened it up to all students, regardless of their financial situation.

“It’s for anyone graduating so they don’t have to spend so much,” Surerus says. “Anybody who wants to save money and use it for something else, maybe their education or a donation to a cause.”

The dresses and tuxes are donated to Magic Wand like new, and it offers all the necessary shoes and accessories. The tuxedo selection also includes suits, and boasts some with pinstripes, tails, and even a few dapper white jackets.

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rowing an outfit from the Magic Wand can book a private appointment with Surerus, a former teacher and counsellor. In the past Surerus hosted a one day boutique event open to all comers but she’s unable to offer that this year.

With a growing inventory of garments the Magic Wand is hoping someone in the community can donate a large room to house the dresses and tuxedos.

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OUR VIEW

Boat-fulness in Saanich In Saanich council’s pro-active approach on derelict and abandoned boats is an issue that’s brought up with yet no recourse: the responsibility of live-aboards.

Ask Cyril Manuel, who no longer lives on his concrete hulled Pacific Sun King (it was crushed to pieces by Saanich staff at Cadboro Bay beach last week), and he’ll tell you that live-aboards have a rich history in Greater Victoria.

And he’s right.

Look at a photo from the “olden days,” he says, and there are plenty of boats anchored in the Inner Harbour or Gorge Waterway. Those were the homes of workers who built these cities.

But obviously times change and it’s no longer acceptable to allow a 20-foot wooden sailboat from the 1880s – one that was free of plastics, a motor, fuel and fibreglass – become derelict and sink to the bottom of our waterways.

And there’s the question of who is to pay for it.

Saanich council is tired of it. As Coun. Judy Brownoff pointed out, the majority of vessels in our coastal Canadian waters are over 30 years old.

What are the rights of live aboards?

Surprise! We don’t know.

There are plenty of live-aboards who take care of their boats and it’s only those who are short on funds (but not on a love for the sea) that bring about this question.

Is it a matter of housing? Perhaps.

Not everyone want’s to live on land. How can you stop a sea lover who is short the necessary funds from coming into the safety of the bay afer a hard stint at sea.

Are the new laws from Saanich and Victoria going too far by attempting to force all liveaboards out into the open waters of the straight?

Manuel says his life, a life of crime and living on the streets, was turned around once he got into a boat. Perhpas, somewhere down the line, there is room for a water-based shelter option such as that of Mount St. Edwards.

Perhaps, in the future, we could consider a sea dwelling housing option for those who wish to be on the water.

YOUR VIEW

Proactive on abandoned ships effectively, there Many Saanich resineeds to be clear dents will be very familcommunication iar with an important and collaboratopic that has recently tion between govreared its head: abanernments. That’s doned and derelict veswhy Saanich staff sels on our beaches, are in continuous and the challenges contact with our associated with removcounterparts at ing them. This has been the City of Victoan ongoing issue, but ria and have initiSaanich is working to ated discussions ensure this isn’t part of to ensure our our future. approaches align.

Saanich is committed These discusto putting citizens and Mayor Richard Atwell sions have paid their best interests at the forefront of any plan that we imple- off and similar moorage regulations ment – from infrastructure changes for both jurisdictions will soon be to sustainability improvements to in place. Furthermore, both jurisdicbudget. Abandoned vessels are no tions are working towards communidifferent, and Saanich is taking this cating our respective bylaw changes issue seriously. We have already at the same time. This step will begun to put a number of processes ensure that owners of these vessels fully understand the regulations that in place.

We know that every solution starts are in place. It is also important to with a plan. We also know that in note that we don’t anticipate Victoorder to manage this challenge ria’s regulatory changes to pose any

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In addition to putting the appropriate regulations in place, Saanich has proactively removed derelict vessels from our beaches. While we acknowledge significant time and funds have been spent to clean up these vessels, this has been done with the public’s safety in mind.

Finally, Council has put forward a resolution to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities, calling on Federal and Provincial governments to take action on broader issues so Saanich is not left to pick up the pieces. It is our hope that in future, municipalities would then be able to apply for a subsidy to cover the costs of removing and disposing of vessels. This resolution will be considered in the spring of 2016.

With joint effort and a common vision, our beaches and parks will remain safe and clean for us all to enjoy.

- Mayor Richard Atwell is in his first term with the District of Saanich.

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Military disturbances unacceptable In response to Kerri Brain’s letter, Feb. 17.

For more information about the U.S. Navy Training and Testing around the North Olympic Peninsula, you can read an article by Janet Marx published in the Port O Call newspaper in Port Angeles, WA, entitled “Navy Electromagnetic Warfare Training Update: No Significant Impacts?.”

Here is a link to the article. http://portocallpublishing.com/2015/11/navyelectromagnetic-warfare-training-update-no-significant-impacts-by-janet-marx/ If you are opposed to the increase in noise from

their EA-18G and Growler jets, among their other sonar, underwater bombing, air-to-surface missile, and permanent warfare training range exercises, please write to Robert Bonnie at the Department of Agriculture, robert.bonnie@osec.usda.gov, who oversees the permitting of the U.S. Forest Service.

To have these military exercises allowed in Marine Sanctuaries, the Olympic National Park, and our backyards is unacceptable.

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Board Chair James Crowley, on behalf of the Victoria Airport Authority Board of Directors, invites the public to attend the VAA’s Airport Consultative Committee Meeting Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour Hotel – Pacific B Room 728 Humboldt Street, Victoria, BC Continental breakfast will be served Agenda available at: www.victoriaairport.com/consultative-committee Enquiries: (250) 953 7501

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Synchronized swimming is more than just a group of swimmers in bathing caps doing dance-like routines in the water. While it may seem somewhat frivolous, it is in fact an extremely athletic sport.

It is demanding and requires exceptional strength, flexibility, endurance and creativity.

Recently a group of athletes from the Victoria Synchro came home from a competition with handfuls of medals.

The National Stream synchronized swimmers brought home five gold, five silver and one bronze medal from the National Stream Provincial Championships in Surrey on February 5 and 6.

“We are absolutely thrilled in how they did,” said Jennifer Gander from Victoria Synchro.

The club competitors range in age from five to 19-years-of-age.

The National Stream athletes are: Emily Bennett, Paige Wilson, Julie Preston, Kaitlyn Aylesworth, Caoimhe McElroy, Flynne Gossling, Mara LambertWilson, Sophie Gander, Hanna Proud and Reed Gossling. Their coaches are Tara Grant, Olena Foshchevska and Brenda Scott.

The 13-15 team brought home gold as did age 11-12 soloist Reed Gossling, age 13-15 soloist Flynee Gossling and senior soloist Emily Bennett. Silver medals were won by age 13-15 soloist Hannah Proud, junior soloist Julie Preston and by the Junior Combo Team. Gold. silver and bronze were also won in the technical figures events.

The synchronized swimmers who compete on the national level are training up to 18 hours per week. The provincial competitors train two to three times

per week.

Gander said there are two types of synchronized swimmers. One is purely recreational for fun and exercise while the other is geared toward competition. Both are open to new members, although competitors need to go through the basic training.

The youngest members of the club are four-years-old and they don’t compete, they just learn the sport. Victoria Synchro is the only synchronized swimming club in Victoria and they are based out of Saanich Commonwealth Place. Club members come from all over Vancouver Island.

Never ones to rest on their laurels, all of the athletes are currently back in the pool five or more days a week training for the National Qualifiers taking place March 15-20 in Quebec City. news@saanichnews.com

Chargers named to all-star team Five Camosun Chargers volleyball players and women’s coach Chris Dahl were named on Wednesday as Pacific Western Athletic Association winners of the 2015-16 Volleyball Awards.

Charers Katie Fetting and Michelle Zygmunt were named 1st Team All-Stars and first-year Morgan Monkman to the all-rookie team.

Chris Dahl was named Pacwest women’s volleyball coach of the year.

On the men’s front, Chargers Vitor Macedo was named a 1st Team All-Star and Savana Walkingbear a 2nd Team All-Star.

The Chargers are in Abbotsford this weekend for the Pacwest Provincial Volleyball Championships, hosted by Columbia Bible College, Feb. 25 to 27. editor@saanichnews.com

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The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced Monday that the B.C. government would fund the extension of the Douglas Street northbound bus lane between Tolmie Avenue and Saanich Road. The $6.45-million project is part of B.C. on the Move, a 10-year plan for the improvement of the province’s transportation network.

The provincial government is paving the way – literally – for an extended bus lane along Douglas Street.

On Monday, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the 600-metre extension of the northbound bus lane along Douglas Street between Tolmie Avenue and Saanich Road. The extension is part of B.C. on the Move, a 10-year plan for the improvement of the province’s transportation network.

“Today we are committing $6.45 million to this project that will reduce travel time for northbound bus users on the busiest transit corridor in the Victoria region,” said Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, in a statement.

Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and will widen portions of Douglas Street to create a third northbound lane to accommodate buses and cyclists. The extension will connect to the existing municipal bus lane along Douglas that starts at Fisgard Street, offering transit from downtown Victoria to Uptown.

“During rush hour, 40 per cent of people are moving along the corridor on transit, but our buses are actually only three per cent of the traffic on the road,” said Coun. Susan Brice, who chairs the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. “It not only makes sense to give buses a priority – it’s the right thing to do.”

“This is a very important step in our continued goal to provide efficient and effective public transit to our customers in the Victoria region,” said Manuel Achadinha, president and CEO of B.C. Transit.

“Working with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to complete this important piece of our transit network will have significant benefits for the overall transit system, the community, and the customers we serve.”

According to the ministry, 92 per cent of respondents from the first round of McKenzie interchange consultations said accommodating transit was important. The ministry said the extended bus lane is a “key step” to making transportation along the corridor more convenient for transit users. jacob.zinn@saanichnews.com

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They’ve heard all of the jokes about the notoriously unreliable Pony which the South Korean began making in 1975 and finally put out of its misery in 1990. One of the most oft repeated jokes came from Jay Leno, who suggested a Hyundai’s value doubled when filled with gas.

In Don Romano, the president and CEO of Hyundai Canada, the company has a very competent car guy and a wise cracker par excellence.

At the launch of the all-new Elantra in Victoria, Romano delivered a line in a way the late Rodney ‘I don’t get no respect’ Dangerfield would have been proud.

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A growing kick back on the right for equestrian use of the Lochside Trail is among the greater concerns being heard by the Capital Regional District as it continues the public consultation period for the Regional Trails Management Plan.

“We had 120 people attend the two public open houses in January 2016 and 444 comments were received through the online feedback form. We appreciate the high level of public interest in our highly used regional trails system,” said Mike Hicks, CRD Regional Parks Committee chair.

The Regional Trails Management Plan, when final, will be a 10-year plan for the Galloping Goose, Lochside and E&N Rail Trail–Humpback Connector, as well as future regional trails.

CRD’s Regional Parks Committee recently received petitions to protect equestrian access on the Lochside Trail. In particular, residents want to ensure equestrian access, and therefore shared use, on the Lochside from the Blenkinsop Greenway north to Island View Beach Road.

CRD staff said they are considering a further investigation into options for equestrian use on the Lochside Trail over the next six months.

The Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition supports paving the entire Lochside Regional Trail, as gravel stretches remain unpaved, while retaining a parallel chip trail for horses. reporter@saanichnews.com

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Camper’s delight Ben Feasey, 7, gets an autograph from Vikes forward Jason Scully at the TLC Fund for Kids Basketball Camp at CARSA on Sunday. Vikes players coached participants aged seven to 14, with all proceeds going to the TLC Fund for Kids to aid children in the CRD.

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to the above adds a provision that would allow the committee to essentially use Rock Bay as a placeholder site to allow the process to move forward and meet the federal funding deadline of March 31.

Speaking earlier to Jensen’s proposal, Colwood Coun. Cynthia Day said, “no sites should be off the table.”

“We’re talking about costs on the most vague of assumptions,” she said of the recommended option, adding that Colwood residents, only 30 per cent of which are on sewer, are looking at serious financial hardship.

Committee member and Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins, who called Jensen’s idea “backward-thinking,” supported

the public consultation and technical process that has taken place to date. She worried adding what was essentially another option at this point is “confusing to the public and confusing to the funders.”

Committee chair, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, while saying she is willing to entertain new ideas, cautioned the committee that she and CRD board chair Desjardins head to Ottawa in three weeks to give a progress report to the funders.

Friday’s meeting is open to the public and starts at 1 p.m. at CRD headquarters, 6th floor, 625 Fisgard St. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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Wednesday’s meeting in Victoria saw committee members hear a motion from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen to ask for a technical review of the previously rejected Esquimalt site, as a way to potentially reduce the costs involved with the project.

“Unless we look at all the available options, we have breached our fiduciary duty and have not done our due diligence,” Jensen said in explaining his motion. “This is a respectful approach that says we want to keep this affordable for all communities.”

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Plant also said the second option – using multiple cameras – would provide a more effective webcast rather than just a “bare bones” model.

“I watch the CRD webcasting as an example and it’s atrocious. I listen and I can barely keep up – there is no option to see the speaker’s faces and the individual directors, so one camera would be catching us up to what is already a bad system.”

Both options budgeted for webcasting system software ($6,500), a meeting management system ($2,900) and an improved audio system ($59,000), with $15,000 set for contract administration, detailed design and tender preparation.

The webcasting system infrastructure – cameras, a control centre and wiring – was priced at $19,000 for the first option and $53,500 for the second, with the latter requiring more monitors and space to operate the feed. That was reflected in the cost of the on-site webcast production booth, priced at $1,000 for the first option and $3,000 for the second.

Option 2 also requires $4,600 in documentation and training, compared to $3,000 for Option 1, and has a $12,000 contingency, compared to $9,000.

Coun. Fred Haynes supported the motion, saying webcasting a sophisticated meshing of the chambers’ audio and documentation systems, while Coun. Vic Derman said the second option will offer more functionality.

“The difference in price is only the capital cost,” said Derman. “We have a difference, potentially, of $41,000 in the first year, and after that, they’re equivalent.”

Councillors Dean Murdock and Vicki Sanders voted in favour of Option 1, with Murdock saying he didn’t think council needed the high production value of four cameras.

“I’ve held from the beginning that this needs to be a fairly basic operation,” said Murdock. “I appreciate that this is already a stripped-down version of what we were presented with earlier, but I’m still reluctant to go that extra one quarter of the way just on the principle that I think we could have done it a lot faster and a little more basic.

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Public meetings for Shelbourne Saanich is hosting a series of public feedback events on the potential short-term transportation options to improve the Shelbourne Street corridor.

Saanich staff will be available to the public on Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Gordon Head Recreation Centre, Wednesday (March 2) from 4 to 8 p.m. at St. Aidan’s Church and Saturday (March 5) from 2 to 6 p.m. at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre.

In particular, the options will focus on cyclists and pedestrians as priorities.

Council will use the feedback received from the public to help them decide which short-term action to implement and incorporate into a final Shelbourne Valley Action Plan. The SVAP will guide land use and transportation decisions over the next 30 years. editor@saanichnews.com

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Camosun opens new $30M centre for trades, innovation training, ship building and repair programs and a new Mechanical Trades Centre to house heavy duty and commercial truck transport mechanics and automotive service technician programs.

The new building provides space for hundreds of additional students, as the college already trains over 2,700 students each year in 20 different trades foundation and apprenticeship program.

For nautical training students in particular, the building is able to combine a purpose-built simulation lab and classroom space for the first time, helping to meet the anticipated future needs of industry.

“It’s increased the number of students we can have in this space twofold,” says Oxford.

“We have two new modules that extends our capacity beyond current capabilities. One is for modelling oil spill response and how we would contain or clean it up. The other is an ice module that allows us to anticipate the needs of the arctic regions, we can we build ice flows, icebergs, full concentration or pancake ice and do specialized polar navigation training. We are currently the only school in Western Can-

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“It’s a beautiful new facility,” says Saanich resident Captain Ivan Oxford, Program Leader for Camosun’s popular Nautical Training Program. “I think it sends a really strong message to industry that we are going to move forward to meet the demands of the future.”

The new centre at Camosun’s Interurban campus in Saanich opened yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony led by B.C.’s Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson and Camosun College president Sherri Bell.

With 80,000 square feet of learning space, the facility aims to build upon Camosun’s position as the largest provider of trades training on Vancouver Island. Built to LEED gold standards, the building includes a new Marine and Metal Trades Centre to house welding, sheet metal, metal fabrication, nautical

ada with that upgraded capacity and that kind of training is an internationally mandated requirement starting in 2017.”

“I think that new top-of-the-line technologies is what will really set it apart,” said Sara Wilson, a recent sheet metal graduate and Sidney resident. “Students with hands-on experience will have a leg-up when they get into the real world.”

Oxford hopes that more local students like Sara realize the advantages of practical trades training provided right here on the Island. “I have so many students that come from around the Victoria region and say: we didn’t even know that Camosun provided things like nautical training or the other trades we offer. We’ve been over in Vancouver taking training, and we didn’t know that we could take it here in our own backyard.”

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Saanich’s goal to bring a better public engagement process into the drafting of the financial plan has been put on hold.

A recent staff report, as ordered, included suggestions as to how the public might be better included in the process and also recommended $74,000 for additional consultation and $20,000 for graphics and design.

cept of better public engagement within the financial plan to council in 2014. “This must be frustrating for [staff] to go down a particular course until council decides what changes we want to see.”

The genesis was to better include the public before the financial plan grew to have “very little wiggle room.”

But the $94,000 worth of items were not voted on. Instead, council voted for the concept to be reviewed by the Finance, Audit and Personnel standing committee.

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Two members of Saanich council expressed their disappointment that a response to the ongoing Glendenning Road parking ban could take at least another eight months.

Saanich Parks and Recreation will continue its study on all the access points of Mount Douglas Park, as directed by council in the fall of 2015.

Coun. Colin Plant forwarded a motion at the Feb. 15 Saanich council meeting that led to a debate on the time allowance for the staff prepared Mount Douglas Park access report.

The report was ordered in November following a backlash to the parking ban, which File photo limits the Mount David Poje Doug Park access on Glendenning Road to about five parking spots.

The ban crept up with no notice in the late spring of 2015, which caught park visitors by surprise. Many Mount Doug regulars continue to park illegally along Glendenning.

“I’m just wondering why it took three months and there is no report, rather, a clarification request for scope of assignment,” Plant asked director of Parks and Recreation Doug Henderson.

“I’m uncomfortable taking 8-9 months studying this and would like 2-5 months.”

The Christmas break and a lack of staff availability were among Henderson’s responses.

“I agree it’s frustrating looking at the time of length it takes,” Henderson said.

When council ordered staff to prepare the report in response to the Glendenning parking ban, it was agreed the report would instead study all the access points at Mount Douglas. To do this, Henderson argued, it is important to be able to study visitor behaviour throughout the park’s busiest months, particularly May to September.

Council then voted down Plant’s motion to limit the report to five months (Mayor Richard Atwell also voted in favour), thereby allotting staff as much as nine months to complete the study.

David Poje, an outspoken council regular and concerned Saanich resident, spoke briefly on the matter.

Poje’s request that the current parking ban be lifted has been denied. He told the Saanich News that previous requests for additional information with respect to the ban from the fire and engineering departments have been ignored, and believes this attitude by Saanich management is unacceptable.

Plant actually questioned both engineering director Harley Machielse and Henderson as to whether they felt they’ve responded satisfactorily to the emails of Poje, who is known as a prolific letter writer. Both believed they had, with Machielse saying he is open to further meetings. reporter@saanichnews.com

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The next RON talks is Wednesday (March 2) and will feature Dr. Helen Raptis and Lawrence Lam. Raptis will talk about, “Adding resources to B.C.’s public schools without increasing funding.”

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Raptis has been outspoken in her criticism of the Fraser Institute’s annual rankings.

Lawrence Lam will also speak.

Lam is the coordinator, community development and student leadership with Residence Services at UVic. He coordinates residence judicial affairs system and student-leader training. He has a masters of education from with a focus on adult and higher education.

This innovative and community-building series of gatherings was initiated in 2014 by Colin Plant, a teacher and Saanich councillor. The whole idea is for people to come out, listen to the guest speakers and talk afterwards about issues of concern or importance to residents.

It has no political affiliations.

The idea stemmed from Plant’s Saturday morning coffee gang and from watching TED talks for teaching ideas.

Sometimes they have 50 people show up other times maybe just two. Everyone from Esquimalt to Sidney is welcome to attend. RON Talks are at Crumsby’s Cafe in Royal Oak, 4525 Saanich Road, at 7 p.m.

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Jordan and Athena enjoying first hibernation Rescued bears reside near Parksville John McKinley Black Press

As the fate of B.C. conservation officer Bryce Casavant is being determined by a union grievance hearing, the two bear cubs he saved are doing what bears do in the winter.

They are hibernating.

Jordan and Athena, now each a year old, became international celebrities in July of last year when Casavant defied orders and refused to kill them.

Because of that decision, the cubs are today sleeping peacefully in a man-made enclosure at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre near Parksville, biding their time until they will be reintroduced into the wild later this year.

“They’re doing really, really well,” NIWRC wildlife manager Julie Mackay said. “They’re in an enclosed facility with six other cubs.

They eat a lot and sleep a lot and chase each other around.”

The chasing has been less common since early December when the cubs went down for their mid-winter snooze. Rising temperatures will push them out of their den by spring. Mackey said they should be ready for release — likely at an undisclosed north Island location — some time this spring or summer.

The goal of the centre is to keep wild animals as independent and isolated from humans as much as possible until they are

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Bear cubs Jordan and Athena in mid-October, a few months after they arrived at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in July. The cubs, now a year old are currently hibernating. courtesy North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre healthy enough — or, in this case, mature enough — to survive in the wild. For Jordan and Athena, everything is happening according to plan.

“They see us for a short period, but they really haven’t been hands-on since they came here,” Mackey said. “We want them to be wild bears so that they run away like normal bears. They’re not showing any behaviour different from the other cubs.”

Lack of comfort around humans has been central to the cubs' survival.

They received worldwide attention when

Casavant disobeyed an order from his superiors within B.C.’s Ministry of Environment to put them down after their mother was caught ravaging a freezer July 3 in Port Hardy.

He shot the mom as being too habituated to humans for rehabilitation, but determined the cubs did not meet the same standard and could be saved.

Casavant was originally suspended for his actions, then transferred out of the conservation officer service into another department at the same wage. His union

grieved that move, asking an arbitrator to reinstate him to his original position.

B.C. Government Employees Union spokesperson Chris Bradshaw said Friday that Casavant’s hearing is being heard in two parts, the first which happened in January, the second which was scheduled for Feb. 6 and 8.

Bradshaw said he couldn’t say when the arbitrator would announce his ruling. In the meantime, Casavant remains employed by the ministry in the north Island area.

Boosted by the support of British comedian Ricky Gervais, an online petition for Casavant’s reinstatement started by Port Hardy’s Vi-Anne Roberts has now passed a total of 309,000 signatures.

Roberts is hopeful the attention will make the ministry adjust the way it does business.

“The only lesson that needs to be learned here is by the government. Policies need to change, and change fast,” she said. “Our conservation officers are out there to 'conserve' whenever they can, however they can. Let them do their job morally, accordingly and properly.”

Representatives for the ministry had not responded to questions about the case by the time of this posting, but Roberts has no doubt in her mind about how this situation should conclude.

“I consider what Bryce did for those cubs heroic, yes. He put his job on the line to save those cubs, and paid the ultimate price for doing so. It's a terrible shame,” she said.

“I’m hoping that once released back into the wild they will adjust well.. and live long, uninterrupted lives.”

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