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Juno nominated singer/songwriter Jann Arden performs at one of her two sold out shows at the Mary Winspear Centre March 9.

The show was the Centre’s largest ticketed event to date.

The Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) now has three new charging stations. Several members of the electric car group were there with their electric cars along with members of the Airport Authority for the inaugural plug-in.

Jim Hindson, secretary treasurer from the Victoria EV Club approached the VAA encouraging them to put in the charging stations and advising and helping them with the set up and signage required. The project was initiated last year, with the physical stations installed early this year and the electrical conduit put in around Christmas time.

“This is a one hundred thousand dollar project that we did and it wasn’t just about the stations that you see here. We’ve actually placed a lot of electrical infrastructure to allow us to really grow this program out,” said Vice-President of Operations and Development with VAA, James Bogusz.

He added they will be monitoring demand to see how many people are using the stations over the first year, and decide if they will add more stations in the future.

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Carl Jensen, seen here during last June’s Highland Games, is the new Pen Track club president

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CENTRAL SAANICH — Registration for the Peninsula Track & Field Club is fast approaching, and those interested in joining can mark their calendars for March 17, practices beginning April 5.

This year’s newest president of the Club is Carl Jensen, who is also a councillor at the District of Central Saanich who is looking forward to the season, and encourages youth to be involved.

“It’s an opportunity for kids to get involved with track and field especially at the younger age, where we encourage them to try all sports everything from the running to long jump, throwing…”

Jensen told the PNR. He said the Club had a growth in its membership last year, with 67 members — up five from the year before. Most of the kids are in the nine to 13 year old range. There are 14 in the Track Rascals program, which is ages 6 to 8, two midgets in the 14 to 15 range, two youth in the 16 to 17 age range and 12 masters, which is in the 35-plus class.

The Club participates mainly in a series of meets on the Island. All training is done out of Parkland Secondary School. For more, members of the public can visit www.pentrack.org.

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CENTRAL SAANICH — Members of the Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club begin their 10-hour journey from Brentwood Bay to their clubhouse on the Gorge Waterway this Saturday, March 19.

Paddlers are taking part in the 35th annual Peninsula Paddle for the Kids — a 75 kilometre (approx.) route, held each year to help support Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan.

In 2015, the event raised more than $22,000 — brinigng the 34-year total to more than $300,000.

The paddle begins at around 7 a.m. in Brentwood Bay and wraps up at approximately 5:30 p.m. on the Gorge.

The Central Saanich Lions will be hosting a lunch and rest location during the marathon event.

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David Bird, Professor of Wildlife Biology, Emeritus, from McGill University looks out for birds at SHOAL Harbour.

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Directors of the Saanich Fruit Growers Association, alongside Nicola Cavendish and David Clark of Farmlands Trust and Central Saanich Mayor Ryan Windsor. On March 14, the Association donated $50,000 to the Newman Farm Park.

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CENTRAL SAANICH — As part of the process of winding down operations of the Saanich Fruit Growers Association, the assets of the Association are being distributed to support various local agricultural and community causes and organizations.

A donation of $ 50,000 to Newman Farm Park on Saturday, March 14 is part of that support. The donation will help pay for maintenance and care of the Newman homestead and help to bring to life the ways of the pioneering families who helped to establish the Central Saanich community.

The Saanich Fruit Growers Association made the contribution in the support of the preservation and restoration of the homestead for the years ahead.

The Farmlands Trust ( Greater Victoria ) Society also received a contribution of $ 25,000 to support the work they do on the Newman Farm Park fields.

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Getting to know the local birds Friends of Shoal Harbour bird watching event helping to raise profile Carlie Connolly News staff

It’s a bird, it’s a plane!

It was both.

A chilly walk along the Scoter Trail at Patricia Bay Park in North Saanich, saw a small group come out to a free guided bird watching tour hosted by Friends of Shoal Harbour.

A local non-profit stewardship group, Friends of Shoal Harbour have been around for 10 years, working to raise awareness about the Shoal Harbour Bird Sanctuary, which is in both Sidney and North Saanich, encompassing Tsehum Harbour and Roberts Bay. The migratory bird sanctuary, which was established in 1931 as part of the migratory bird convention act, is

one of the oldest bird sanctuaries in Canada.

Chair of the Friends of Shoal Harbour, Sue Staniforth said the sanctuary isn’t very well known and not labeled on many maps.

“It just represents a really amazing diversity of plants and animals …” she said.

This year is the second year they have held the tour.

Staniforth said they are not only trying to bring up awareness of the bird sanctuary, but also highlight some of the other areas on the Saanich Peninsula as well.

Saturday’s walk followed a trail along Patricia Bay. The group heard from expert birders who set up their scopes to get in close to view certain birds.

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Vice-President of Operations and Development at the Victoria International Airport James Bogusz, left, and president of the Victoria EV Club, Fred Wissemann at the inaugural plug in.

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“So a big part of the project was laying all the cable into the ground, repairing the pavement…” He said.

The inaugural charge which took place March 11 in the short term parking lot at the VAA, saw three new Sun Country Level 2 charging stations, each with two connections for vehicles, which allows up to six electric vehicles total to be charged.

There are four dedicated charging spots in the long term parking lot and two in the

short term, with no additional fees to use stations outside of the standard parking rates charged for the lot. The long term parking is at $15 a day and shortterm at only $1 (for up to two hours).

Bogusz said they are seeing many more electric cars at the airport than they did three to four years ago, so the time came to offer the service. He added that VAA was the third airport in North America to establish what they call a carbon accreditation program done

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The Sidney Fine Art Show will return to the Mary Winspear Centre this fall, following about a week of anxiety that one of the largest events of its kind in the Island was about to be erased.

Recent changes in the leadership at the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP), caused a wave of uncertainty about its members — not the least of which was its impact on the committee looking after preparations for this fall’s Art Show.

There were hints that the retirement of former CACSP President and Art Sidey Fine Show committee chair Art Show will Richard Julien — as well as proposed involvement go ahead from the Mary Winspear Centre itself — may have contributed to some of the confusion that led the committee to state they could not continue. No one has said exactly what the issues were, but in the last week, those excuses have been washed away as the Art Show is back on the canvas.

Representatives of the Town of Sidney, CACSP and the Mary Winspear Centre met recently and have ironed out the problems and announced that the Sidney Fine Art Show will go ahead in October, as planned.

That’s great news — and certainly a huge sigh of relief for area artists, patrons and local businesses.

It’s also good news for the community that the Art Show is back on. It’s one of those local events, put on by hard-working local people, that adds the cultural atmosphere on the Saanich Peninsula. The juried art event draws in all sorts of people and visitors who can see some of the most interesting creations on offer by artists from across the region.

We are, today, praising the work done by all parties to ensure the Art Show does not fall by the wayside. With that threat over, now the community should place the event on their calendars and help support the Sidney Fine Art Show.

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This one’s unintentional. It hit After quietly proposing a closeda new peak last week with the down nursing home called Mount arrival of two young men from Edwards Court as a temporary Saskatchewan, who were given onesolution to the filthy “tent way tickets to Vancouver city” that sprang up on and Victoria by typically provincial property last burdened social services fall, Coleman abruptly ministry staff in North announced from his Battleford.

Langley office Feb. 5 Sorting through the that the building had blizzard of soothing sound been bought and partly bites and sympathetic renovated for $4 million. It TV clips, a clearer picture would house 38 people for emerges. up to a year.

In his initial interview I asked him if the with the Saskatoon StarTom Fletcher purchase meant the Phoenix, Charles Neil-Curly, B.C. Views conversion of Mount at 23 the elder of the two, Edwards into permanent said he decided to head “low-barrier” housing for 100 people west when shelter staff told him his was a “done deal,” as area residents time had run out and he asked for believe. “They’re wrong,” Coleman bus tickets to B.C. indignantly replied, and there would “When they asked if I had a be community consultation over the place to go, I just said, ‘yeah’,” Neilnext year.

Curly said. “I was going to the next In subsequent comments to homeless shelter anyway.” reporters, he said the province Transients and panhandlers aren’t doesn’t really need city zoning, but the only ones who say whatever will apply for it anyway. (That won’t they figure will get them through be a problem with Victoria’s far-left another day. Politicians do it too. city council, which is keen to add a Admitting she knew little about supervised injection site too.) the arrivals, Premier Christy Clark On Feb. 24, Coleman was asked if suggested that both were mentally he is concerned that the 88 housing ill and deserve every support the units at two locations would fill up province can give them.

and other transients would arrive to take their place. By that time the tent squat appeared to have about 100 people in residence.

Coleman assured us it hasn’t happened in Abbotsford or Maple Ridge, where tent camps have finally been cleaned up after shelters and housing were provided.

The next day, he was asked if transitional accommodations would be sufficient to end the camp.

“They’re not actually all that transitional,” Coleman replied.

“We’ll take Mount Edwards through a zoning process. We’ve got about 100 beds there. We’ve bought the building so it’s hardly transitional.

We’ve permanently done that.”

Fast forward to March 11. The 38 Mount Edwards spaces are full, another 40 rooms and camping spaces at a former youth custody centre are almost full, and the province applies for a court order to clear the Victoria camp.

A representative of the advocacy group Together Against Poverty Society goes on local radio to pledge legal support for the campers.

How many are there now? At least 100, he says.

Meanwhile in Maple Ridge, where the “homeless” problem is all fixed, Coleman has just extended temporary shelter funding and paid $5.5 million for a 61-room motel to fix it some more.

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LETTERS Get the Gateway project naysayers out of Sidney’s borders I am a resident of Sidney and also a former business owner.

Over the past 24 years, Sidney has had several opportunities to progress in a controlled manner.

Many initiatives have not proceeded because of the negative, truth-bending naysayers.

This vocal minority, many from outside the Sidney border, want to eliminate all progress, while

enjoying its benefits.

Progress will happen.

Buildings will be built.

People will continue to move to the Peninsula.

What would these naysayers have done if the residents before them had blocked development, had blocked housing starts?

The NIMBYs would never have had the chance to move here and

spew their narrow beliefs. Maybe that’s not such a bad thing, after all.

The Town of Sidney certainly doesn’t need people from other municipalities imposing their beliefs and political attacks on the Town of Sidney.

Whether the Gateway project goes forward and is good for Sidney should be processed via the

great service to many residents on the Island, should be supported by all the residents on the Peninsula.

Let’s hope the people and council of Sidney don’t pay too much attention to the political maneuverings of a few vocal North Saanich residents.

Ron Gurney Sidney

citizens of Sidney and their business community.

In recent times, the only ‘crop’ grown on that land has been hay; to even consider it a loss of ALR land to grow food for the local residents is absolutely ludicrous, considering the land is right under the flight path.

Anything that can be done to support YYJ, that provides a

Readers respond: Density issues; shopping centre; parking in the downtown core of Sidney Go for Gateway I live not too far from the proposed Gateway retail centre on the forgotten side of Sidney.

In my 10 years of living here there’s been very little development to this residential neighbourhood.

I’ve studied the plan that was put forward

by VAA in regards to Gateway and wholeheartedly support it.

Many people believe it will take away business.

I can’t say I agree with that. There’s a reason there are so many vacant stores — and that’s before the development gets started.

Many people believe there are going to be traffic problems. These people should try turning onto Beacon Ave from Stirling Way or from Galaran onto Beacon Avenue.

These intersections are accidents waiting to happen.

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On density Density has many advantages: shorter water and sewer lines per unit, less sidewalk and road maintenance per unit, better public transit with more potential riders.

A complex can be heated and cooled with an environmen-

tally friendly geothermal plant that quickly pays for itself with almost zero operating cost. Higher density doesn’t have to be an ugly rectangle flush with the sidewalk.

Moshe Safdie designed an admirable high density community with terraced units for Expo ‘67 in Montreal.

Perhaps the plans can still be dug out of the archives.

We need density but density with imagination and concern for the environment.

Pat Carson Sidney

Try a parking benefit district Boy, am I ever glad that the Town of Sidney decided to make the employee lot near the Mary Winspear Centre smaller than the 314 stalls they were originally planning.

That means that if the Town had to purchase the land, they wouldn’t have to spend a lot of money just for the dirt to put those parking spaces on.

Now I like to shop in Sidney and I wish the businesses every success, but I wouldn’t want the town to give them a straight up subsidy just so their

employees can park for free.

If the Town were to look at the problem of congested parking for what it actually is, they wouldn’t even entertain the idea of building a parking lot.

Instead, the town should permit the business owners and resi-

dents to form a parking benefit district.

This way the Town’s output of money would be a small fraction of the cost of a parking lot and the money expended would be recovered in a much, much shorter period of time.

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building permit fees and other development fees will be in the neighbourhood of $173,000. Another $112,000 will have to be forgiven by the CRD as a result of fees that the Town collects and transfers to CRD in sewer and water development cost charges. The required site improvements as a result of this development, will add to the burden of Sidney taxpayers.

Based on current property tax values for comparable sized units

I would like to express my opposition to the proposed development referred to as The Sidney on Fourth.

The Greater Victoria Rental Development Society (GVRDS) portrays this development as a non-subsidized affordable rental housing development. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The estimated dollar amounts that will be lost to Sidney residents as a result of waiving

in the Sidney downtown area, it is estimated Sidney taxpayers will lose between $850,000 and $900,000 over the next 10 years if the GVRDS receives a tax exemption.

A plan to reduce the number of parking spaces from 74 to 30 will, in all certainty, create a substantial parking issue.

Not only will the taxpayers of Sidney have to subsidize this proposed project, they are further discriminated against by virtue of being unable to access

this housing if their income exceeds the set parameters. Sounds like discrimination as well as double jeopardy.

Owners who pay property taxes already are being asked to subsidize a project that will have a significant impact on the enjoyment of their property as it currently exists.

Not only will this project be the highest building in the general area, obscuring the current viewpoint for a multitude of residents in the area to some

degree, but it will be substantially and undeniably different from the surrounding buildings.

This development, as proposed contains none of the architectural features of other downtown residential developments. No balconies, no rooflines with interesting features, no character.

We can accommodate low to moderate income earners in ways that do not detract from the integrity and beauty of downtown Sidney. We

can look at alternatives such as allowing residents to have secondary residential suites that will fulfill the needs of these individuals. We can provide smaller complexes in outlying areas where land costs are less expensive, yet still close to street parking and public transportation routes.

There is no net benefit to the taxpaying citizens of Sidney, and there is a substantial net negative to the residents of the Town.

It is even questionable if businesses in Town will benefit from this project. There are already too many vacant commercial establishments without adding more commercial units to a downtown area that doesn’t need them.

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It’s fun to grow a surprise or two in the garden T

he balcony is beginning to look quite festive.

There are two ancient geraniums that have bloomed all winter and are still looking reasonably fresh. (Good old fashioned geraniums, bless ‘em!)

I’ve mentioned the scilla and the dwarf blue iris, but today I want to mention the adorable dwarf daffodils, all seven of them.

Why seven I wonder?

Oh well, they are lovely and I hadn’t ever seen dwarf daf-

fodils before and have no idea where I got the bulbs.

It’s fun to get a surprise like this, isn’t it?

There are also two blue hyacinths flowering ... their perfume is so lovely. Although it is small my garden is still a delight to me.

Do you think it’s time to take down the Christmas lights still strung across the railing? I don’t put them on at night, just haven’t yet got around to taking them down and putting them away.

Helen Lang

Over the Garden Fence It might be fun to turn them on for July 1, to mark that important occasion. I may even get a flag and drape it

down the side of the building to celebrate our Premier’s birthday.

When did you say it was? Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize you voted for someone else.

My friend Anni brought me a bouquet of daffodils and narcissus and because they were so fresh, they still look, and smell, wonderful! Three years ago it was my garden, but she has been adding to it and I am reaping the benefit! Thanks, Anni.

I loved that garden with something akin

to passion and still dream of those generous raised beds where I grew everything possible including, one summer, cantelope. They were few, and small, but very sweet.

It’s fun to try something different, just to see if you can ripen something semi-tropical — and that depends on whether or not we have a warmer than usual summer.

Most times you fail — but on the rare occasion you may succeed.

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Flower Count smashes previous record North Saanich and Deep Cove School among the local winners VICTORIA — Residents of Greater Victoria have counted a stunning 25,864,976,064 blooms for the 41st annual Flower Count, smashing last year’s second best count ever by an incredible eight billion blooms.

Taking place when most of Canada is under snow cover with freezing temperatures, regions of Greater Victoria continued to experience unseasonably mild conditions with temperatures reaching highs of 18 degrees Celsius.

“Flower Count is a 4 decades old tradition in Victoria that we are happy to support,” says Paul Nursey, President and CEO of Tourism Victoria.

“Our spring-like winters differentiate our destination from others which is why tourists from all over the world increasingly see Victoria as a key and unique Canadian experience.”

The highest Flower Count on record took place in 2010, when 21.7 billion blooms were counted. Each year, the regional municipalities go head-to-head, with residents submitting counts for their city.

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Colton Trotter and Dylan Pugh both Grade 5 students at Ecole John Stubbs stop to examine a flowering witch hazel plant in Royal Roads University’s Italian Garden.

The winner of the Bloomingest Community for the third straight year was the City of Colwood, though this year they faced some unexpected and stiff competition from the municipality of North Saanich, which placed second in total number of blooms counted. The City of Victoria took third place.

The school component of the event had Grade 4 and 5 classes from schools around the region competing to see which

school could count the most, while learning some math skills. École John Stubbs Memorial School took the top spot with over 6.7 billion blooms tallied. Deep Cove Elementary was second with 4.7 billion and Quadra Elementary placed third with over 725 million. Schools accounted for 49 per cent of the flowers counted during the week long event.

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“The Lidar creates 3D surfaces from a bunch of points and with the cameras, we can use the overlap from those photos to create a 3D structure,” said Grilliot.

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UVic Geography students reel in a balloon used to conduct aerial photography at Cadboro Bay beach. state of beaches all over Vancouver Island using techniques learned from the course.

“The groups are all focusing on different areas,” said Grilliot.

“One of the groups is focusing on the Dallas Road bluffs, so they’re looking at historical aerial photography to determine where the

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According to Grilliot, the course gives students hands-on experience working with these technologies, allowing them to

Weekly What’s happening

Do you consider yourself a lover of music and the arts? If you do, you are in very good company. The Saanich Peninsula has a very healthy and active arts community and can provide entertainment across a plethora of genres and mediums without heading into Victoria.

Going to the theater or attending a concert are popular ways to indulge one’s passion for the arts. Fortunately, there are many additional ways for men and women to support the arts.

• Become an arts patron. If you find yourself attending shows multiple times a year, it may be worth the investment to become a patron of a performance group or a particular theater. Membership may entitle you to advance notification and the opportunity to purchase tickets before they go on sale to the masses. Many organizations even provide complementary offerings to members, including free beverages, complementary tickets to certain performances and entry to member lounges before and/or after the show. Don’t dismiss local theater groups, either, as even high school and college students put on impressive shows.

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There is no time like the present to enjoy the arts. Don’t miss the bevy of artistic endeavors that take place locally on the Saanich Peninsula.

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Grilliot said the plan for the course is for students to continue monitoring the state of local beaches after former students graduate, building up valuable geographical data that can be shared with local municipalities and other groups.

“We’re just giving students a great opportunity to use these technologies, even in the rain,” said Grilliot.

“We’re geography students, so we can handle it.”

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Events Calendar March 27

Easter, Vintage, Retro & Collectibles Show

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Former NHL player Theo Fleury performed at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre Saturday night. He was backed up by the Death Valley Rebels.

Sidney Fine Art Show is on Town meets with CACSP, Art Show committee president, to find solution Carlie Connolly News staff

The Sidney Fine Art Show is back and will continue for years to come.

On March 9, Sidney Town Councillor and arts liaison for the Town of Sidney, Barbara Fallot, and Chief Administrative Officer Randy Humble facilitated a meeting with President of the Community Arts Council, Danny Daniels and Diane Thorp of the Sidney Fine Art Show Committee.

The results of the meeting were positive and both parties agreed to continue on with the Fine Art Show.

“Clearly we want to have this show on and we need to go forward, and so in terms of sorting a framework for putting on the show this year and continuing forward, we were able to come to agreement on that so everything is moving forward for

October,” Daniels told the PNR. “I think its another one of the great public events that we put on that is a bonus for our residents as well as drawing visitors to the area,” said Fallot.

Executive Director of the Mary Winspear Centre, Brad Edgett, said from his perspective they are going to host another wonderful art show this year.

“I understand that both sides are agreeing to put on a wonderful show and Mary Winspear is here to help in any way possible,” he said.

Edgett added the show is an amazing event for the Peninsula, bringing together much talent.

“The Sidney Fine Art show is an amazing show which brings together incredible talented artists and gives an opportunity for people on the Peninsula to see amazing artwork,” he said. “It’s constantly growing, it’s constantly evolving and I think for a small community, the number of incredible artists is rather outstanding.”

PLEASE SEE: Local arts events in the works, page 13 File photo

A sample sculpture from a recent Sidney Fine Art Show.

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Gwen Curry reading at Sidney’s Red Brick First Reading Series event a fundraiser for Sidney & Peninsula Literary Society SIDNEY — Gwen Curry will be reading from her new book Tod Inlet: A Healing Place on March 17 in the first of the 2016 Red Brick Reading series in Sidney.

The readings are jointly sponsored

by Tanner’s Books and the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society which will mount its third literary festival in fall 2017. All proceeds will go to support the Festival.

Gwen Curry’s first book is a visual and literary homage to Tod Inlet, its history, nature, and people. The Inlet is

part of Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, a place of beauty, peace and forgotten stories.

Curry writes, “Decompression begins as soon as I enter the trail to the park … My breath deepens, shoulders relax and my mind begins to receive instead of transmit.”

Through 180 colour photographs and prose chapters following the seasons, Curry shows the reader why this is such a spiritual place, a place of healing.

Curry is an artist and former profes-

sor of Fine Arts at the University of Victoria. She has been involved in many exhibitions in Canada and abroad and had several catalogues devoted to her work. Environmental issues and the juxtaposition of word and image have been hallmarks of her work, as seen in her latest book. As a resident of Brentwood Bay, she knows Tod Inlet intimately.

Please join her at the Red Brick Café in Sidney, March 17 at 7 p.m. Her book will be available for sale by Tanner’s Books.

Saanich Peninsula author Gwen Curry’s book on Tod Inlet.

Curry opens the 2016 Red Brick Reading Series Thursday, March 17.

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Central Saanich Artist William Watt stands by one of his paintings in his series Along Sparton Road. The series can be seen and purchased in Mosi’s Cafe on West Saanich Road.

Central Saanich artist inspired by his surroundings Carlie Connolly News staff

Finishing a sale in Mosi Bakery Café & Gelateria, Central Saanich artist, William Watt sat with the PNR to talk about his latest series Along Sparton Road, which can be found and sold inside the café.

After moving to Central Saanich from Richmond, B.C., Watt and his wife found a temporary rental at Kaeley’s church house at Oldfield and Sparton roads. While searching for their permanent home, the two took many walks in the fall, which inspired Watt’s latest series. Since then, the couple has found a home in Central Saanich, and the painting continues and those moments are now hanging in the café for the public to view.

“For landscape, the fall is always good because its got such great colour and it all stands out very nicely,” he said.

Primarily a landscape painter, Watt said moving to the Island may cause him to potentially take up more west coast scenes in his work.

Watt said he has always been involved in art work, having also worked in other professions as well including the commercial photographic industry.

He worked primarily in oils for his most recent series, however he has also used acrylics and watercolours.

“As the fall went along and it changed, it was really interesting to see the changes and there was all sorts of different things going on with the light and the colour…”

Watt is currently working on a series now on Active Pass, the area where the ferry passes through the Gulf Islands, working from photographs as reference materials. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

McKimm & Lott – Lawyers

Serving Sidney, the Gulf Islands and Victoria B.C. since 1972 McKimm & Lott are pleased to announce that Damon O’Brien has joined the firm as a partner. He counsels clients on the purchase and sale of real estate, private mortgages, buying and selling businesses, strata management, forming and managing business corporations, and on property development.

He has been an associate with the firm since 2010, and joins the current partners Chris Lott, Nick Lott, Tim Lott and Coll Gordon.

He studied Philosophy at McGill University and Law at the University of British Columbia, and was called to the Bar in 2004.

He is a parent of two young children, a volunteer firefighter, a strata board president, and plays guitar with the hands of a hockey player, and vice-versa.

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The Sidney Fine Art Show is back on the calendar at the Mary Winspear Centre in the fall.

Local arts events in the works Continued from page 9

Tomorrow (March 17) will be a Community Arts Council board meeting to discuss the show, along with other upcom-

ing events.

Daniels said CACSP is preparing for their spring festival at the end of May and June along with a number of other events as well.

“Things are all moving forward in the way that we hoped they would.” reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

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Peninsula’s choice for seniors:

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HOSPITALS On March 5 when the Victoria Royals hosted the Vancouver Giants, our community raised $22,000 in support of new electric stretchers for the Emergency Departments at Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hospitals!

On behalf of all the patients who will benefit from this new equipment, thank you for your support!

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On the ropes Don Denton/Victoria News

From left, Victoria Cougars’ #21 Brett Lervold and Peninsula Panthers’ #7 Spencer Loverock engage behind the net as Cougar #18 Ryan Lawson tries to get the puck past Panther goalie Alex Olson during Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League second round playoff action at the Archie Browning Sports Centre on March 10. Cougars won 6-3 and held a 3-0 series lead in their best of seven VIJHL playoff as of Monday night. See Friday’s paper for an update.

Peninsula players named to all-city hoops squad SIDNEY — A pair of basketball players from the Saanich Peninsula were named to the allcity team at the wrap up of the 2015/16 high school boys basketball season.

Parkland Secondary School’s Godwin Porlares, guard, was named to the all-star squad. In Grade 11, he was the Panthers’

top scorer throughout the season and helped keep the team ranked in the middle of the pack among all AA Island high school teams.

Stelly’s Secondary guard Leland Savellano was also named to the all-city unit.

Rounding out the season’s Division 2 all-city squad were:

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Arts

AN EVENING WITH Gwen Curry. Tod Inlet: A Healing Place. Thursday, March 17, 7 p.m. at the 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 Festival Society. All ticket revenue will support

the work of the non-profit society. tannersbooks.com.

SPRING BREAK PUPPET Show at the Sidney/North Saanich Library.

Which fairy tale is our show based on? Come to the show and see if you can guess. Enjoy songs, rhymes, and other silly good fun.

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Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ, performed

by DieMahler String Quartet.

Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church 9296 E. Saanich Rd. (by airport roundabout). Friday, March 25. 10 a.m.

WRITERS GROUP CRITIQUE at the Sidney/North Saanich Library.

Develop your writing in a supportive environment in this member-led group.

Writers of all genres welcome. Thursday, March 31, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Drop-in.

For information, call 250-656-0944.

SIDNEY CONCERT BAND is looking for musicians: a tuba, two French horns, a melodic percussionist, two clarinets, an oboe, a bassoon, and a trumpet. Rehearsals are Monday evenings

at Peace Lutheran Church in Sidney. Check sidneyconcertband. ca or contact Rob Bannister at rjpabannister@shaw. ca.

Meetings

AGM FOR THE Brentwood Bay Community Association taking place at the Central Saanich Fire Hall on Keating at 7p.m. on March 17.

THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #37 will be holding their General Meeting on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm at 1660 Mills Road, Sidney, BC. All are welcome to attend.

THE CANADIAN FEDERATION of University Women

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.

ADVANCE CARE PLAN Thinking about and sharing your wishes for future health and personal care. Speaker: Island Health staff.

Monday, March 21, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the SHOAL Centre, 10030 Resthaven Dr. For more call Diane at BC Lung Association 1-800-665-5864.

Kid Stuff

CHERRY BLOSSOM STORYTIME at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Listen to a story about a magical Sakura (Japanese Cherry) tree and then

Volunteer

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.

Misc.

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.

Planning Determine if Downsizing is Right For You Downsizing to smaller homes or apartments is a significant step, one that homeowners should give ample consideration before making their final decisions. The following are a handful of tips to help homeowners determine if downsizing to smaller homes is the right move.

• Downsizing is not solely about money, but it’s important that homeowners consider the real estate market before putting their homes up for sale. Speak with a local realtor or your financial advisor about the current state of your real estate market. Downsizing can help homeowners save money on utilities, taxes and mortgage payments, but those savings may be negated if you sell your house in a buyer’s market instead of a seller’s market.

• Take inventory of what’s in your house. Empty nesters often find that their homes are still filled with their children’s possessions, even long after those children have entered adulthood and left home. If the storage in your home is dominated by items that belong to your

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children and not you, then downsizing might be right for you. Once they have done so and taken what they want, you can host a yard sale, ultimately donating or discarding what you cannot sell.

• Consider your retirement lifestyle. If you have already retired or are on the verge of retirement and plan to spend lots of time traveling, then downsizing to a smaller home may free up money you can spend on trips.

And if you really do see yourself as a silver-haired jetsetter, then you likely won’t miss your current home because you won’t be home frequently enough to enjoy it. If travel is not high on your retirement to-do list but you have a hobby, such as crafting, restoring classic cars or woodworking, that you hope to turn into a second profession, then you might benefit from staying put and converting your existing space into a workshop.

Many retirees downsize their homes, but this decision requires careful consideration of a variety of factors.

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(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.

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.

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Please register at 250-656-0944.

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Over 3200mg of concentrated herbal extracts in a daily serving AdrenalStart recharges your adrenal glands with potent “adaptogenic” herbs.

These herbs help your body recover from stress and exhaustion.

For Stress Relief

• Aids deep, restful sleep

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• Stops night-time waking

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• 2473 Beacon Avenue, Sidney • 250.656.4634

• Normalizes cortisol, our stress hormone • Calms anxiety

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All prices in effect until April 12, 2016