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Marine Academy open house Steven Heywood/News staff
Teacher Kirsten Dibblee, student Taryn Bishop and instructor Tyler Caddell greeted youth from across the district to the Parkland Secondary School Marine Fair on Feb. 25. The event helped highlight career opportunities for students. See page 15 for more.
Residents challenge Gateway plan Steven Heywood News staff
Two North Saanich residents are questioning the role of the
province’s Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) in its goal to preserve farm land, in a challenge of the ALC’s decision to exclude a property being eyed for retail
development. Springfield Harrison, supported by Bernadette Greene, filed on Wednesday, Feb. 24, a formal Request for Reconsideration, or
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VAA stands by its evidence in ALC exclusion Continued from page 1
Harrison is making his claim based on what he calls erroneous information used by the ALC in its decision to exclude the property from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). The Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) went to the ALC to have the land removed from the ALR, to consider creating a retail site, known locally as the Sidney Gateway. Working with Omicron Developments, the VAA has plans for an estimated 100,000 square foot commercial area, with a grocery store, financial institution and medical offices at its core. The project is in its early
stages and no formal application for the plan has gone to the Town of Sidney for approval. Harrison said the ALC’s reasons for excluding the land, which has most recently been used to produce hay, “are simply not valid.” “It gave two reasons for its decision, proximity to industrial land and proximity to aviation areas,” he explained. “But none of those things are accurate, or pertinent. Harrison asserted that the property is sufficiently far enough away from either of those areas, adding even if the space was surrounded by industrial land, it would still be viable as farm land.
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The proposed Sidney Gateway. A land exclusion decision is being challenged. “I don’t feel it’s good policy to remove agricultural land of high quality, for a shopping centre,” he said. “The highest and best use
for farm land, is farming.” In its decision to exclude the property, the ALC did indicate the soil is “land with
good agricultural capability ... capable of producing a wide range of crops.” James Bogusz, the VAA’s vice-president of
cuts’ to agricultural land in the province. His appeal included support from various area residents, community and environmental groups. The document also expresses concern that ALC Chair, Frank Leonard, is also a member of the VAA board of directors - a potential conflict of interest Harrison said was not addressed in the ALC’s decision. Bogusz said he’s aware of the allegation of potential conflict, saying Leonard, in his role as a VAA board member, excluded himself from the issue completely. Harrison said his appeal is now with the ALC, where they will decide whether it is heard. editor@peninsula newsreview.com
operations and development, said he’s confident the information given to the ALC was accurate. He pointed to a map of the site, clearly showing runway and airport space to the immediate west and south, a highway to the east and residential to the north. A corner portion of the property touches industrial land within the West Sidney Industrial Area. “VAA went out of its way to follow the ALC’s process completely,” Bogusz said. “Comments from the public were part of that process, as well as fact from (us). We expect their decision to be upheld.” Harrison called such exclusions of land even if small ones, as is the case here - part of a ‘death of a thousand
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Marilyn Maggiora has been a long-time Rotarian and Girl Guide leader and she was recognized for her dedication with a Hearts of the Community Award. Maggiora was one of six recipients of the awards during a Feb. 23 ceremony at the Mary Winspear Centre. The Hearts of the Community Awards recognize some of the Saanich Peninsula’s hard working volunteers. They are handed out each year by Beacon Community Services and the Peninsula News Review. For 25 years, Maggiora has worked with young women in the Girl Guide movement, helping prepare them for life. As a young woman herself, she says she was a Guide and grew up in a family that was keen on volunteering. “Both my parents and grandparents were involved in volunteering,” she said. “My grandparents were involved with Scouting for 50 or 60 years and my mom was a Brownie leader.” From those beginnings, Maggiora worked her way up into the leadership ranks in Guiding, only to take a two-decade break to have children of her own. By 2000, she was in Sidney and back volunteering with Girl Guides after a friend asked her for a little help one day. “My daughter had become a Brownie and I began helping out again and I have been in it ever since.” She also threw in a 10 to 12-year stint as a volunteer with the area’s 4-H Club.
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Long-time Guider Marilyn Maggiora accepts her 2016 Hearts of the Community Award as presenter Dale Naftel from the Peninsula News Review looks on. She said her parents were also Rotarians and that got her interested in the service organization too. She would find time to help out at Rotary bingos at the Saanich Fair. “Everyone in my family has always been involved in one way or another,” she said. Her main focus has always been with Girl Guides. Every three years for the last decade, Maggiora has volunteered to be a leader at a B.C. camp for Guides from around the world. She says she has another camp coming up soon, making it a 12 year span at that particular
event. Today, Maggiora has taken a step back from her busy Guiding schedule, but still finds time — three days a week at least — to act as a District Guide leader. These days, she’s helping new leaders learn the tricks of the trade. Maggiora said volunteering in the community is important because it help ensure programs, clubs and activities continue into the future. “Other parents and adults ran programs for me,” she explained. “It was the right thing to do, to give back. And I enjoy it.”
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et’s talk about what it means to be heard. It’s an issue that has been on the minds of many people in Sidney in recent months, as a series of land development proposals has put some residents and their municipal leaders into an adversarial relationship. As adversarial relationships go, this one has not come to blows. In fact, it’s pretty sedate. In Sidney, community dissent comes in the form of quiet petitions and orderly discourse. Why anyone would feel threatened by such conversations is beyond understanding. However, the people on the side of the status quo feel their quiet protests should be getting more regard. Yet, is that a fair demand? Through a variety of venues, people have aired their grievances over proposed higher-density development plans. There is little doubt that local politicians have heard them. If they haven’t, then they are just not paying attention. Yet, many people seem to have a skewed definition of ‘being heard’. They can present their arguments and hold the ear of Sidney’s municipal councillors for hours — and they are heard. Where they diverge from the meaning of ‘being heard’ is that they equate it with ‘being obeyed’. It’s an important distinction, because by insisting that they have not been heard on this issue, they really mean they want councillors to do as they say. That’s an unrealistic expectation of the request to simply ‘be heard’. The issues raised by people have not been ignored — that would be quite impossible. It can be argued that all aspects of the debate have been considered and were reflected in the decisions made by Sidney councillors. Where the council must be careful, however, is in their overall attitude towards debate from among their citizens. Too defensive a stance to any form of critique of political decisions, could exude the impression that one simply does not care about the electorate. And that may be the hardest thing to hear. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalism practices and ethical behaviour. If you have concerns about editorial content, please contact: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or 250-656-1151, ext. 128. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a formal complaint, visit the web site at mediacouncil.ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.
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as “chronic fatigue syndrome,” ne of the enduring legacies which led to a disability pension of Pierre Trudeau’s time as from a federal civil service job at age prime minister is the legal 45. supremacy of the individual, as The judge cited no research to articulated in the Charter of Rights support the claim that sitting around and Freedoms. smoking dope all day relieves this We are seeing this played out with condition. Indeed it defies common greater force than ever today, by sense that a set of symptoms with an activist high court that swatted no identified cause, which might aside Stephen Harper’s attempts to be confused with what we used restrain it and now orders a meek, to call laziness, would politically correct Justin be alleviated by chronic Trudeau government to do consumption of a drug its bidding. that promotes eating chips The Federal Court and watching TV. decreed last week that But we peasants aren’t people have the right to supposed to question grow their own medical our monarchs, especially marijuana. This ruling is those in ermine-trimmed unlikely to be appealed, red robes at the Supreme given that Trudeau the Court of Canada. Younger is committed to That court has decreed legalizing marijuana for Tom Fletcher that our charter, which everyone. B.C. Views in Section 7 protects the There are conditions “right to life, liberty and that show measurable security of the person,” includes relief from marijuana products, a right to have a doctor’s help to such as glaucoma or the nausea commit suicide. Euthanasia has been and loss of appetite associated with re-branded as “assisted dying” by cancer treatments. But much of the so-called medical marijuana industry all the most “progressive” countries, and Canada has been given a firm is based on unsubstantiated claims about an inconsistent herbal remedy deadline to join the club. (Meanwhile, the term “right to that hasn’t been studied much life” is all but banned from university because it’s been illegal. campuses, to minimize the risk of a The Federal Court case involves coarse literal interpretation that it four people from B.C., which boasts means, you know, a right to life.) more than half of the contested A Liberal-dominated committee of medical marijuana growing licences MPs and senators has recommended issued across the country. One of the petitioners suffers from full-throttle implementation, not restricted to terminal illness and a vaguely defined condition known
including mental conditions such as depression and dementia. The majority suggested even “mature minors” should have this new right. The politicians support allowing doctors to opt out of cases they won’t condone, as long as they provide a referral to another doctor. In Belgium, one of the pioneers of this brave new world, most of the growing number of euthanasia patients have had cancer. But as The New Yorker magazine reported in a ground-breaking article last summer, others have been euthanized because of autism, anorexia, partial paralysis, blindness with deafness, manic-depression and yes, chronic fatigue syndrome. B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake expressed the hope that Canada ends up with a consistent policy on doctor-assisted suicide, rather than a provincial patchwork. The closest Lake came to politically incorrect criticism was to caution that “deep discussion” is needed around the court’s notion of a “competent minor,” someone not yet entrusted with the vote or access to a liquor store. Three dissenting Conservative MPs went so far as to say the recommendations don’t adequately protect seniors who might be coerced into checking out and passing on their estates. How old-fashioned. Tom Fletcher is the legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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LETTERS Citizens don’t have the resources the Town does I
read with interest the letter by Peter Wainwright, a familiar name on Sidney council (PNR, Feb. 24). It is most interesting to hear how things are perceived by those sitting behind the podium. I attended the Feb. 9 meeting and I must confess it was my first experience as such. As in any political meeting, emotions from individuals may not follow a given script and their reply to the threat or perceived threat to their residence may not be succinct enough or organized in presentation to council in a neat spreadsheet summary. Most presenters do not have the benefit of having a well-paid staff to research
and advise as to how to formulate presentations to council. The Town of Sidney has the resources. Under the scenario as expressed in his letter to the editor, the people will now need to raise money to hire the appropriate advisors in order to “demonstrate they are reasonably well informed and also why they hold a particular opinion.” We do not agree that council may believe that it doesn’t have “much option but to rely on the members’ own judgement in making the decision.” It’s contrary to the municipal government process. I have heard from some of the citizens who are concerned. It appears that
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the recent council vote has solidified the perception by residents that the council has not considered their concerns. I note there were at least two petitions, numerous letters of
concern and lots of attendees at the meeting. There were numerous letters to the editor and newspaper articles. There is a general perception that something is wrong. I have heard
that in essence the “bonus density provision” is being used at every instance where a developer thinks it is in their best interest. For instance; is a $20,000 payment by a developer really appropriate when looking at the price of units put up for sale by the developer? How many park benches would that buy? I can’t imagine it as being fair. Maybe other people feel the same way. Would the residents have been happier with seven units versus 11? I believe the majority answer is ‘yes’. Almost everyone supports development. However they support reasonable and logical development. Just because the OCP allows for the development
does not make it right for the area or for the town of Sidney. Maybe people are beginning to believe that the OCP is incorrect. No, it’s not correct or particularly diplomatic “to resort to bullying” by linking the numbers of concerned residents to the number of votes in the next election. But it does demonstrate once again that the residents do not feel as if their concerns are being addressed and as such, emotions will run at a high level. Having sat down and collected my thoughts, I can only conclude that I should become “concerned — very concerned.” D. Laviolette Sidney
Readers respond: Public hearing on OCP changes in Sidney; Steelhead LNG plans in Saanich Inlet Magical thinking In casting the deciding vote for the latest series of variances at the recent Sidney public hearing, Mayor Steve Price displayed that rare talent that only politicians possess: the ability to twist logic and law into a pretzel to justify almost anything. The vast majority of the speakers basically were pleading with Council to not allow variances and re-zoning to proceed. Despite this and numerous petitions, Council passed variances that undermine the public’s understanding of the Official Community Plan (OCP) and their trust in staff and Council. Section 1.1 of the OCP clearly states: An OCP provides a degree of certainty about the
location and nature of community change to residents and landowners and provides a framework for guiding and managing future development and growth. Council removes any degree of certainty from the OCP. Price tunnelled deep into the OCP wording to seek cover for his position by quoting from section 5.2. This section, and for that matter all of the OCP, is a description of the guiding principles that formed the OCP that was accepted by the public — it is not an excuse for continuous tinkering. Council and staff appear to be incapable of understanding the very fundamental reason for their employment is to listen to the public and act in their interest. This sense of
Corrections • Information in our story on the Town of Sidney public hearing on the Ardwell at Resthaven property redevelopment was incorrect. The Town has no policy on receiving new information at its public hearings and council can receive new information during those sessions. Only after the hearing is council unable to accept further correspondence from all parties related to a particular proposal. • Previous reference to a proposed new residential and commercial building on Fourth Street at Oakville Avenue as meeting the Town’s zoning allowing three storey buildings, should have been four storey. The PNR regrets the errors.
responsibility to the majority of the residents is lacking in our town hall and leads to acrimony and confrontation. It is truly unfortunate that staff and Council continue to ram through unpopular changes that are clearly contrary to the OCP and public opinion. This is magical thinking by politicians who haven’t figured out what their duties are.
Tony van Wouw Sidney
LNG implications Re: Steelhead LNG pressing on ... (PNR, Feb. 24). Thank you to the PNR for bringing Steelhead’s LNG proposal to the public’s attention. While Steelhead actively proceeds with its plans for a floating LNG liquefication terminal at Bamberton in the Saanich Inlet, I
suspect the majority of Peninsula residents are unaware of the scope of this project and the impacts it will have on our communities. First off, there will be the laying of a completely new subsea gas pipeline through the Gulf Islands to Bamberton. Then there will be the huge LNG carriers traveling through Satellite Channel and into the
Saanich Inlet. Things like air quality, visual and sound pollution, pollution from cooling waters, despoiling of water views and real estate values are just a few concerns. And what will the implications be for sports fishing, tourism and recreational boating and businesses? Steelhead’s plans will
affect us all. It’s time for us to get the facts and learn more about the full implications of this project. A good place to start is saanichinlet.net and watch for the soon to be announced North Saanich Town Hall Meeting on Malahat LNG. Eva Kerr North Saanich
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Community Advisory Committee District Of North Saanich PUBLIC NOTICE Neighbourhood Meeting for the Residents of Dean Park / SEQ The Council of the District of North Saanich invites all residents of the Dean Park / SEQ 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, March 2, 2016 at Greenglade Community Centre, 2151 Lannon Way, Sidney 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.
The District of North Saanich is seeking interested applicants to serve in a voluntary capacity on a Community Advisory Committee related to its 2016 Community Survey. The purpose of the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) is to provide an opportunity for community involvement in the development of the District of North Saanich’s 2016 Community Survey. The primary focus of this survey will be the core community values and goals that are currently reflected in the District’s Official Community Plan. Specific responsibilities of the CAC will include: • Review relevant background reports and materials as appropriate • Review research objectives and goals for clarity, transparency, and scope • Review draft questions to ensure key research objectives are addressed While some knowledge of local issues would be beneficial, experience with community planning and /or public opinion research and community consultation is not required. Interested residents (aged 18 years or older) and business owner/operators may apply by submitting a brief statement to cbreen@northsaanich.ca To ensure broad community representation, applicants should be prepared to answer some basic demographic questions. Depending on the number of applicants, not all those who are interested may be appointed to the Committee. The selection of the CAC will be conducted by a representative of Ipsos Reid and only those selected will be notified. The District thanks all of those who express interest in participating in the CAC. Deadline to apply: March 15, 2016 Visit www.northsaanich.ca for further information.
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Gas plant idea preposterous Re: Steelhead LNG pressing on with Saanich Inlet plans. The Saanich Inlet is not a suitable place for a six million tonne gas liquefaction plant. The proposed Malahat LNG facility is in no way compatible with any of the activities that residents and business owners currently enjoy in the Inlet. We are proud of the recovery that is happening, we celebrated the return of the humpback whales last summer and we have been working to restore the world-renown fishery. A gas plant in the Saanich Inlet is a preposterous idea. For six months, Steelhead has been telling residents that they are in the early stages of their process. They have fewer answers now, than they did last November and they have failed to acknowledge the impacts and show the benefits to the people of the Saan-
ich Inlet. While they state they will put money in the local, provincial, federal and First Nations coffers they have never said how much and when asked questions about the air, marine, terrestrial, sound and light pollution of their gas plant, they sidestep each one. While Steelhead has been elusive with all of the technical aspects of their proposal, they are willing to speculate on the “potential” jobs it may create. Floating these hypothetical numbers is irresponsible without the context of the other socioeconomic impacts that come along with a gas plant. How will this project affect property values? What will the impact on Butchart Gardens and other tourism operators be? Will there be a cascading effect on tourism throughout the region? There are countless economic development opportunities for Malahat First Nation’s Bam-
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State of the Peninsula outlined by three mayors Chamber event sparks little debate on progress in the three local municipalities Steven Heywood and Carlie Connolly News staff
A lack of questions from an audience of Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce members might have been the biggest indicator of the state of affairs in Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich — either the crowd was happy with the status quo, or they’d heard it all before. A breakfast with the mayors from the three Saanich Peninsula communities has become an annual outline of local issues, a ‘state of the Peninsula’ address by its three main leaders. Judging by the questions asked of the mayors — one asking about grant availability for Central Saanich projects and another on how Greater Victoria seems to be missing out on federal grants specifically for Canadian cities due to its size — few seemed concerned with the state of affairs on the Peninsula. North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall led the discussion, praising the recent appeals court decision to overturn a low property value assessment of the NAV Canada control tower at the Victoria airport. “This ... has made us rather happy at the District of North Saanich,” she said. That decision has the potential to return lost property taxes to the District’s coffers. Finall continued by outlining various projects underway, from their municipal hall replacement work to its plans to close up a time capsule — to be re-opened in 2055. Coming up this year, she said, the District will survey the community on its growth plan. Currently, she said subdivision applications not already in stream have been put on hold. North Saanich council has been reviewing the past council’s decisions to open up segments of the municipality as potential development areas. Finall was also the only mayor to address amalgamation, a topic raised prior to the 2014 civic election. She said the three Saanich Peninsula communities have asked the province for funds to study the issue as it relates to this area. “There has been no funding granted to do such a study, after two requests,” she said, noting the area already shares plenty of services among themselves and other regional partners. Central Saanich Mayor Ryan
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Sidney Mayor Steve Price. Windsor began his talk by discussing the Keating Business Park, a key project for the District. It’s also a topic, Windsor said, that’s been discussed among residents, businesses and the councils for many years. With limited action since Keating’s initial development, he said it’s an area designated within the current regional growth strategy as a significant commercial industrial area. “We believe there are a number of opportunities for further enhancement and realizing the future benefit in terms of land use and also benefit for employment and district revenues on Keating,” he said. Windsor said it will take some time to complete with the initial stages seeing to look to members of the community, both
businesses and residents for their vision of the Keating Corridor. The first meetings will take place on March 9 and 16 at the Central Saanich Fire Hall, and all interested parties are encouraged to attend. Windsor also discussed briefly the District’s budget. “I am pleased to say that we are tracking well,” adding, “We’re fortunate this year that the revenue that we’re seeing from new construction and other factors is a big boom to our municipal budget and that hopefully will lead to us being able to provide a sustainable future for Central Saanich in terms of its infrastructure…” Windsor said they have looked to their fire hall specifically. Council is now incorporating a plan in their budget to accelerate repayment of the debt for the new facility. Windsor said they are seeing a very different economic environment despite the economic challenges in the world, which he said are not as they were in 2008. “We are seeing in Central Saanich, within our own containment boundary, new construction begin,” he said. “I think it’s a very positive sign for the region as a whole and within Central Saanich that the construction community is looking up ...” Development in Sidney has also gone up. Mayor Steve Price said there was $11.5 million in activity in 2014 — which shot up to $25 million last year. “And we look like we are on track to beat that this year,” he said. There were 93 new residential units built in Sidney in 2015, Price said, adding if all proposed projects go ahead, 2016 will see the around the same amount. In his presentation, Price went over Sidney’s accomplishments in 2015, from putting up directional signs and beginning the process to clean up Reay Creek, to furthering plans for a new fire hall and skate park and improving the Town’s use of social media. Looking further ahead, Price gave brief descriptions of a planned waterfront redevelopment plan, a new workforce housing project on offer and an ongoing study of the West Sidney Industrial Area. A planned large parking lot being proposed by the Town, Price added, was not successful in earning any government grant money. As a result, he said the Town will pay for it itself. “It looks like we’ll have to finance this one ourselves,” he said. Price also spoke to recent development issues pitting council and some of its electorate against one another. Price defended council’s recent votes to allow high-density residential areas, as “the right thing to do.” editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
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hings start to move in the garden this month. Gardens are waking from their winter nap and gearing up for a busy season ahead. Some of you may have already planted the first peas of this year. I recommend Little Marvel peas for an early crop of sweet green peas. These are the ones that come in twos, instead of a single pod, so you get a larger crop from the same number of plants (not always, of course!) I’m going to plant peas tomorrow. We are very unlikely to get frost now. It has really been a nonwinter this year, which makes me nervous. The insect population is bound to be larger than usual, with no killing frosts, but we’ll deal with that when, and if, it happens. It might make sense to pick up a tin of spray before it gets scarce — if we do get a larger Helen Lang than usual insect invasion. Buy Over the Garden the least deadly, please. We really Fence do need every polllinating insect (bees, especially) to be available, to make sure of the largest crops possible. Last Friday was an especially wonderful day for me. I received two marvelous bouquets and it wasn’t even my birthday! One was a large collection of white Helleborus and the other was of mixed blossoms, including several red roses from my daughter-in-law, Donna. Talk about being spoiled — and I love it! My dainty yellow rose, another gift, continues to bloom. It is like a florist shop in here and it smells like one too. Heavenly. Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.
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Residents of Central Saanich will see an increase in their taxes and utility charges this year. The average single family home within the municipality can expect to pay $82 or 3.18 per cent more in combined taxes and utility charges this year. Staff were recently given council’s direction to prepare the water and sewer rate bylaws for approval on March 7.
On an overall basis, council looked at three pieces of their tax profile for the year — property taxes and water and sewer charges. For the property tax proposal, split into four pieces including municipal, police, debt and library, the average home owner will see a 2.9 per cent increase, which is $52 more a year. For water rates, there is an increase of 3.3 per cent while sewer rates saw an increase of five per cent. “Now a lot of what this is
Sidney tax rate set at 0.81 per cent for 2016 budget year SIDNEY — Residents of Sidney will be paying an average of $11 more per year after the municipality had its 2016-2020 financial plan approved this week. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, Town council adopted the financial plan and a municipal tax increase of 0.81 per cent for 2016. Utility rates — water and sewer fees — remain the same as last year. That increase is estimated at $1 per month for average residential property owners in Sidney. Combined with other taxes and levies collected by the Town on behalf of other governments, the rate jumps to an average of $2 per month, or around $23 per year. The rate paid by individual property owners will vary based on the assessed value of their homes. Sidney’s average house value this year is approximately $441,167. Based on that average, municipal taxes will be around $1368 per year, or $114 each month. — Town of Sidney
about is starting to address infrastructure,” said Director of Financial Services for the District, Paul Murray. He said staff have been doing a good job at keeping operating costs in check, but like every municipality not only in B.C but across Canada, there’s an infrastructure issue which has been around for a long time. He said municipalities are working hard to try and increase their capital spending in order to ensure local infrastructure is repaired or
replaced. There is also an early debt retirement strategy in place and council had asked about whether they can try to pay off the new Keating Cross Road fire station debt in 10 years rather than 25. Murray said they’ve incorporated a strategy, which he said will take some discipline, for council looking at trying to put more money away in reserves to be able to pay the debt off earlier. reporter@peninsula newsreview.com
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Assisted living rules to be eased VICTORIA — B.C. is preparing to make it easier for seniors to stay in assisted living longer before moving to residential care. Health Minister Terry Lake said amendments will be presented in the current legislature session in response to recommendations by Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie. “One of the things she has found is that sometimes people are inappropriately placed in residential care when they could be in assisted living longer.” Lake said. “We have somewhat rigid regulations around who can stay in assisted living before they have to move on to residential care.” Mackenzie’s January report also found that home care worker hours declined in 2014-15 in three of five health regions, Northern Health, Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal, despite increasing senior populations. She said reductions in meal preparation, bathing and housekeeping can also lead to seniors moving from their homes to care facilities. — Black Press
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Sidney Fine Art Show still on: for now Carlie Connolly News staff
Organizers of the annual Sidney Fine Art Show say the event is on for 2016, despite rumours to the contrary — and the resignation of the committee tasked with putting it on. Interim President of the Community Arts Coucnil of the Saanich Peninsula (CASSP), Danny Daniels said in a statement issued last week that the Arts Council intends to continue the show in 2016. Daniels told the PNR the Mary Winspear Centre is still booked for the Fine Art Show this year. What form it will take and how the Arts Council board will be able to get together with people willing to stage the show remains to be seen, he said. The committee whose job it was to run the event decided recently that it would no longer participate. This, after the committee chair and then-CACSP President Richard Julien resigned due to health reasons. Diane Thorp, a member of the CACSP Board of Directors, said the concern is with a lack of communication over the Council’s plans for the art show. That, she said,
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A resignation and communication issues over the future of the Sidney Fine Art Show led to the committee running it to step away. It is expected to still run in October. led to the resignation of the committee. After spending thousands of hours on the event, Thorp said she hopes for it to continue, saying it is for the artists as well as for the Town of Sidney. “I am hoping for the Town of Sidney and for the arts community,” she continued. “My real interest here is the artists and for the arts community I am hoping that the show will go ahead. That is my hope.”
Daniels stated the Arts Council received a proposal from the Mary Winspear Centre recently. He said the Centre said by providing additional resources for the Fine Art Show — and combining it with a First Nations art and sculpture component — it would offer major reduction in fees. It was communication over this issue that the Arts Council stated that led to the committee’s resignation. Daniels said it has always
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been the intention of the Arts Council to continue the Show, while looking to further study the proposal from the Mary Winspear Centre. That was not communicated to the committee, he said. “As far as the arts council is concerned, our mandate is to be able to present opportunities for the artists on the Peninsula to demonstrate their work and do the things which basically the Fine Art show has been doing…” Daniels told the PNR.
He said they have also applied for a grant from Heritage Canada to help pay for the show. That grant would ensure they have the funds to be able to put it on. That grant money, in previous years, went to the committee to use for the show. Daniels said they have quite a large body of volunteers that help them, along with other programs going on during the year. Daniels states CACSP has reached out to the committee members, asking them to reconsider. “Let me put it this way,” he continued, “I’m fairly confident that it will (continue). Knowing what the arts community is like on the Peninsula I’m pretty certain that even if this group doesn’t want to do it, there will be a lot of other people who do.” Daniels told the PNR on Monday he hasn’t heard from the committee. He is also aware the issue is being circulated in town. He said the Board will obviously have to make a decision on this and will meet on March. 17. He said as of this point, the show will continue and that there are other alternatives if the Board decides, in fact, not to continue on.
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Trio KJM play the next Jazz Vespers in North Saanich NORTH SAANICH — KJM are the featured performers at Jazz Vespers at St. John’s United Church on March 6 at 7 p.m. KJM is Karel Roessingh on piano, Joey Smith on bass and Monik Nordine on sax. A native of Leiden, Holland, Karel Roessingh was raised in Calgary and became a professional musician in 1970. He studied jazz arranging and composition at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Karel has been keyboardist and/or musical director for a great number of musicals, stage pre-
sentations, and concerts, and his playing talents have led to engagements all over the world. He has released at least a dozen albums and CDs, including solo piano, trio, orchestrations, and live concert recordings. Karel has composed for film, television and video since 1985. He wrote the source music for the film In the Company of Men, which won the Filmmakers’ Trophy at the 1997 Sundance Festival, and was an official selection for the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Saxophonist Monik Nordine has performed with Michael Bublé,
Rob McConnell, P.J. Perry, Paul Horn and Hugh Fraser, among others, and played on a number of studio albums, including with her own band, Departure. She has also worked as a freelance musician, composer and teacher in Vancouver and Montreal, and studies in London, England and New York City. She now lives and works in Victoria, where she plays in numerous bands, runs the Victoria Jazz Orchestra and teaches at The Victoria Conservatory of Music. Originally from Tennessee, bassist Joey Smith pursued graduate
studies at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He arrived in Victoria via the Glenn Miller Orchestra, for whom he played bass for two years. He has also played with a long list of jazz luminaries which includes Cleo Laine, Herb Ellis, Rosemary Clooney, Charlie Byrd and more. In addition, he has appeared at numerous jazz festivals in Canada and the US, including a performance at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The Jazz Vespers series continues on April 3 with the VCJQ (Victoria Chamber Jazz Quar-
tet). VCJQ is Mary Byrne on flute, Karel Roessingh on piano, Joey Smith on bass and Damian Graham on drums. On May 1, Partners in Time are the featured performers. Jazz Vespers services begin at 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Church (10990 West Saanich Road) across from Deep Cove School. An offering will be taken to cover the cost of the program. For more, call Bernadette at 250-656-0875 or email her at bernadettegreene@shaw. ca to be included on an email list of upcoming vespers services. — Submitted
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Jann Arden reflects on her success in music Singer/songwriter plays to two sold-out shows in Sidney this month Carlie Connolly News staff
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his month’s perfor mance by Canadian singer Jann Arden is being touted by the Mary Winspear Centre as their biggest show ever — as they welcome their biggest name to the Charlie White Theatre stage. Arden, who has had a very successful career, has still got it. She was nominated for a Juno award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for A Jann Arden Christmas. The awards show takes place in Calgary April 3. “I’m really happy about that, you know it sure is a testament to the great people I work with,” she told the PNR about her nomination. She mentioned her producer, Bob Rock, who she said brings so much to the table. Rock, who has produced a few records with Arden, worked with her on her most recent Christmas record. “He really had a vision, he wanted to do something so traditional with me and he didn’t want it to be contemporary, he wanted it to have legs that would really last a long time.” Arden said she had been pestered over the last few years to do a Christmas album and said she was happy she could be in people’s homes during the holidays. Looking back at her long and successful career, the memories have been about the people she has met along the way and the typical moments one has when they enter stardom. “There’s so many little things. As a kid you look at David Letterman and the Tonight Show and things like that and I remember doing those shows and just thinking ‘this is the most bizarre thing on the planet’, that I’m doing this show and
that I’m looking across the room at David Letterman,’” she said. Arden said another good moment early in her career was being on tour. She said when she first got on the tour bus, she thought it was the greatest thing ever — but that quickly wore off. “It’s those typical things that you think about growing up and you’re like if I get to that … that’s my goal. So its pretty funny when things that are dreams become reality.” It’s also been meeting interesting people like Richard Carpenter, Casey Kasem, Olivia Newton John, Michael Buble, just to name a few. “So it’s just, you know, everything takes on this glow and this haze. I wish I could have enjoyed it more when I was standing in the moment but it’s so fuzzy and its so electric and its so surreal that it takes you months to look back at something and go ‘Did I even do that?’” One of those interesting people she has met is fellow Canadian, Rick Mercer, with whom she recently shot an adventurous episode of his show. “He’s so nutty but we have lots of fun together,” she said. Arden has also been finishing up a novel she has been working on for three years. “I feel good, I feel like I’m 92 per cent there.” Arden currently lives in an area called Rocky View County and talked to the PNR while on her bedroom couch in her home in the forest, a place that has really helped keep her grounded. “I live in that modern era where there’s a thing called a satellite dish that you can plunk on your ceiling …” she said, adding that she is also on a well with a septic tank. Arden attended school in Alberta where there were 42 kids in her whole grade. She said she knew every
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Jann Arden will play two sold out shows March 9 and 10 at the Mary Winspear Centre.
one of them. “It was certainly something that influenced me as a writer and as an artist and as a singer... As much as I had a lot of influences (from) records that my parents had, I had this open gateway to whatever I wanted to be.” She said people always have a hard time defining what she does … even iTunes. Depending on what record people pull up (and she has 14 of them), they will get alternative, country, folk or pop. One of the things that distinguishes her music is a lot of it is sad. “Sad music makes me so happy,” she said.
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“I love that, I love that juxtaposition.” She said she loves listening to minor keys, part of the reason why she loves traditional Christmas music, as a lot of it was written in minor keys. Writing the music itself is what gets her through those hardships and struggles. “I was one of those kids that would put on a Beach Boys record and play it over and over and over and over in my parents’ basement and I just loved music. I loved picking out base lines and listening to the harmonies…” “I think music itself is such a personal experience and its got such healing qualities,” she added. As she is getting older, Arden said those experiences become more dear to her and she cherishes them more. Arden performs March 9 and 10 in Sidney.
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Parkland creating links to the marine industry Steven Heywood News staff
Ask Taryn Bishop why she’s taking her high school courses through the Marine Program at Parkland Secondary School, and she points to her upbringing in Ontario. “We moved here from Ontario,” explained the Grade 11 student, “so anything to do with the ocean is new to me.” Bishop took to the west coast like a duck to, well, water. She enrolled in the school’s marine programs, learning the science behind the beach to the recreational opportunities along the coast. “I’m really enjoying the environmental factors here,” Bishop said, adding she hopes to become a teacher one day. Right now, her enthusiasm for the school’s marine program has her as a teacher’s assistant to instructor Kirsten Dibblee. Her own courses in the program are designed to use marine themes — from recreation to industry — to teach everything from math and science to physical education. Parkland’s Marine Program was one of the main tables at a Marine Employment Fair at the school on Feb. 25. The gym was filled with booths, represented by various employers and community groups with direct and indirect ties to the ocean. The event welcomed students from School District 63 (Saanich) high schools. They were able to talk with the exhibitors and learn what it might take to find work in the industry. One of those exhibitors was Brad Morrison, a joiner with Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards. He said he’s a small part of a massive company and he works out in Esquimalt. The marine construction industry, he said, is see-
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Parkland Secondary School in North Saanich hosted a Marine Career Fair on Thursday, Feb. 25. A full house of industry and scientific employers, community groups and the Canadian Forces offered students from across School District 63 (Saanich) a taste of the opportunities in the field.
Clockwise from top, left: Parkland students Ben Welsh and Conner McCullough try on local search and rescue survival suits. North Saanich municipal councillor Geoff Orr chats at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea booth. Neziah Kahn and Greg Dixon are scientists at the Institute of Ocean Sciences in North Saanich. Brad Morrison with Seaspan in Victoria.
ing an upswing in business in the wake of the federal government’s ship procurement program. Seaspan itself, he said, is not only working on the Canadian Navy’s submarine refit and repair program, but also will be refitting a pair of cruise ships in Victoria this year. Morrison said he can give students an idea of the type of work the company does. ‘Today is about spreading the word about what we do,” he said. For students looking to find a job, Morrison said they should be speaking with their school councillors and look into their training options. ‘Everyone’s different,” he said, “so they need to ask questions about the various options out there.” Over at the Institute of Ocean Sciences table, Neziah Kahn and Greg Dixon talked about experimental projects and the types of work done at the centre. “We’re here to explain to students what types of careers there are available and what they can do to get there,” Kahn said. Dibblee said there are close to 100 students at Parkland enrolled in the Marine Program. The school holds the fair, she continued, not only to let students see what’s out there, but to create more community connections. “We are always looking for partnerships to give our students more experience,” she said. Most recently, the school teamed up with the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club to provide repair work for their dinghies. It’s hoped that these partnerships will enable Parkland students to find apprenticeship opportunities to help kick start their careers. editor@peninsula newsreview.com
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SIDNEY SHUTTERBUGS CAMERA Club presents: Photography by Derrick Ditchburn. He will share the ‘how’s of the shots’ and will give a humorous show. Please come check out our club on Thurs. March 3, 7:30 p.m., Room 4, Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney. More info. at sidneyshutterbugs. ca. AN EVENING WITH Julie Cove: Eat Better, Live Better, Feel Better: Alkalize Your Life …. One Delicious Recipe at a Time. Friday, March 4, 7 p.m. at the Red Brick Café (2423 Beacon Ave). Tickets available at Tanner’s Books. tannersbooks.com. AN EVENING WITH Gwen Curry. Tod Inlet: A Healing Place. Thursday, March 17, 7 p.m. atthe Red Brick Café (2423 Beacon Ave). Tickets available at Tanner’s Books. This event is co-hosted by Tanner’s Books and the Sidney and Peninsula Literary
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ESL CONVERSATION GROUP at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Practice your English conversation skills and meet new people. Presented in partnership with InterCultural Association of Greater Victoria. Wednesdays to March 23, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free. 250-6560944. THE CENTRE FOR Active Living 50+ hosts guest speaker Sarah Hofing, of the Boys and Girls Club on March 4, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., about “Cyber Seniors - Connecting Generations” 1229 Clarke Rd. in Brentwood Bay. Call 250-652-4611 or cssa@shaw. cacentralsaanich seniorscentre.org.
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THE PENINSULA GARDEN Club will meet Monday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Center. Bryan Taylor will share tips and techniques to help you find your way through the Internet jungle to find the plant information you need. Visitors welcome. Nonmember drop in fee is $5. THE CANADIAN FEDERATION of University Women (Saanich Peninsula) will be meeting March 22 at 7 p.m. in the Mary Winspear Centre. Alan Cassels, noted University of Victoria policy researcher, will be speaking: “Just because it’s healthcare doesn’t mean it’s good for you.” Everyone welcome. SIDNEY SISTER
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Margaret Critchlow presented a community talk on Cohousing on Feb. 21 at the Saanich Fairgrounds. A twoday workshop, Is Cohousing for you?, takes place March 5 and 6 at the Mary Winspear Centre. For details on the event, visit www.eventbrite.ca and search for Is Cohousing For You. CITIES general meetings. Learn about Sidney’s three sister cities. We meet the third Thursday of the month in the Nell Horth Room at the Sidney North Saanich Public Library at 7 p.m.
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VOLUNTEER PEER COUNSELLORS are available to provide encouragement and support for seniors experiencing loss of a loved one, grief and lifestyle transitions. Phone Jane at Seniors Serving Seniors at 250-382-4331.
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LAWN BOWLING OPEN House: April 24, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Club, Centennial Park, 1800 Hovey Rd, Saanichton. Please wear flat/heelless shoes and try out this game! Contact Joan Adam for more info., 250-656-3929.
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at 9296 East Saanich Rd. For more, email Jack at sanpenprobus37@ gmail.com. FOLK DANCE IS Fun when you dance with the Sidney International Folk Dancers. Monday evenings 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Andrews Church hall, 9691 Fourth St. Contact Linda at 250-6525818. SIDNEY INVESTMENT SHARE Club. We meet at the Shoal Centre at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday monthly. For further information please contact Sue at deerpark0411@gmail. com.
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