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Hitting housing target Town of Sidney will waive taxes, fees to accommodate attainable housing

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A proposed 56-unit, five-storey condo building had its way cleared by the municipality this week. The building, set forth by the Greater Victoria Rental Development Society, is planned for Fourth Street north of Beacon Avenue. The Society asked for and received a variety of financial concessions by the Town, in order to meet its goal of offering lower rents of approximately $800 to $920 per month. The municipality and the Society, said Chief Administrative Officer Randy Humble, are now working on a housing agreement to ensure affordability for middle-to-low income working people and families. Please see: Town agrees to waive fees, page 5

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Black Press journalists Don Descoteau, left, Pamela Roth and Dan Ebenal join photographers Don Denton and Arnold Lim at Clover Point. Their five-part investigation into the $1 billion sewage treatment project begins today.

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The subject of sewage treatment has been a contentious one for more than 30 years in Greater Victoria and has so far cost taxpayers millions of dollars. While some in the region have already begun treating wastewater – Saanich Peninsula started in 2000, while Sooke completed a system upgrade in 2005 – the region’s core and West Shore municipalities send untreated sewage into Juan de Fuca Strait. The cost, siting and engineering of a regional treatment project make this a complex undertaking from a technical standpoint, but also from a political one, as coun-

cil representatives from seven municipalities debate plans. In the past six years alone, the Capital Regional District has spent tens of millions of taxpayers’ dollars on research, consultant fees, land purchases and construction. Completion of the project is estimated to cost more than $1 billion. Annual operating costs will add to the amount for which homeowners and commercial property owners will be on the hook. It’ll be up to municipalities and the CRD to determine how the tax burden is divided. But who’s making these decisions, and who is holding them accountable? To help readers gain a better understanding of where we’ve been, where we are now,

who’s involved and what the future holds, Black Press assembled an investigative journalism team to provide perspective and help simplify this complex topic. Starting in today’s Peninsula News Review, our five-part series will tackle issues ranging from where money has been spent and the sites being considered to what other cities have done and what scientists say. We’ll ask for feedback along the way and encourage you to connect with your community newspaper. Write letters to the editor or comment on Facebook and Twitter. This special Black Press presentation aims to give you new insights into this complicated issue. Turn to page 12 to get started.

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Old growth forest beckons John Dean Park in North Saanich boasts area’s large stand of giant trees Steven Heywood News staff

anacortes ferry returns sunday

SIDNEY — Ferry runs between Sidney and Anacortes, Washington resume with the season’s inaugural run this Sunday, March 20. Washington State Ferries service between the two communities resumes on the weekend, and the MV Chelan will dock in Sidney at approximately 11:10 a.m. Residents of Sidney and the Peninsula, RCMP officers in Red Serge and a piper — as well as the town criers of both towns — will be there to greet the season’s first arrivals. — News staff

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NORTH SAANICH — The Ardmore Golf Course has hired Jekk Palmer as its new general manager. Palmer, formerly the Director of Instruction at the GBC Golf Academy at Olympic View, takes over from Greg de Jong. — Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

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Friends of John Dean Provincial Park Edo Nyland (one of the original founders), President Naureen Dale, Gary Zilkie, treasurer and Vice-President Dr. Bryce Kendrick. The park opened to vehicle traffic on March 15.

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Boisterous Canadians wave flags and play the bagpipes as they greet the season’s first arrival on the Anacortes Ferry.

There’s a stand of old growth trees in a large forest and it’s five to 10 minutes away from most homes on the Saanich Peninsula. John Dean Provincial Park opened to vehicle traffic this week and volunteer members of the organization that looks after the grounds are welcoming people back this spring. “People don’t have to drive for hours to go see massive trees,” said Maureen Dale, the president of the Friends of John Dean Provincial Park. “This is the last stand of old growth forest on the Saanich Peninsula.” The park was established in 1921, said Dale, and is the thirdoldest park in B.C. It was once property owned by John Dean, a contractor, civic leader and real estate agent. He donated part of his land to the province for use as parkland. The remainder was added after his death in 1943. Today, the Friends (which was founded in 1984) are 120 to 150 members strong, but like many volunteer organizations, a smaller crew of dedicated people work to make sure the parks trails remain intact. Dale said the number of trails are kept to their current level— ensuring visitors get a wilderness-type experience. Dale said they are often asked if the park is home to bears or cougars. She said they pass through, certainly, so hikers and walkers need to know they are in a wild forest. The trails themselves

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The team with Marigold Lands Ltd. presented their plans for the Marigold Nursery site in Central Saanich to a large crowd at an open house Tuesday night. The land could see different buildings put in, including apartment buildings and commercial space. “The vision is really to have a local serving, neighbourhood serving commercial use that could include a cafe bakery possibly and ideally a small commercial use that reflects its past use as a nursery,” said the company’s planner, Joaquin Karakas. “So a small flow shop and nursery shop selling bedding plants and that sort of stuff. And also the possibility of a small grocery store or a small retailer that could sell every day types of commercial needs…” He said one of the strategies was to have many buildings, rather than a few, as it creates a connective open space network, creating more attractive and higher density buildings. The demographic range of who the project hopes to reach is also vast, being anywhere from age eight to 80. There would be duplexes and townhouses for young families and a range of apartments, both condo strata apartments and rental apartments ranging in size from studio to one bedroom, for singles or young couples looking for something more affordable. He said there could also be up to two or three bedroom units for larger family or empty nesters. Many nearby residents at the open house raised concerns with having these build-

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Planner for Marigold Lands Ltd., Joaquin Karakas talks to the large crowd at the Marigold Nursery site’s second open house Tuesday. ings right in their back yard. One resident by the name of Jim, who did not give his surname, said he opposes the plan. “The community does not want this massive development here,” he said, claiming the vast majority of people at the first open house meeting in December only wanted single family homes. Brooke Smith, one of the owners of Marigold Nursery, asked opponents of the project if they were in fact customers of the Nursery, to which some replied they were. “I am Brooke Smith, a long term resident and a family member and this breaks my heart that its come to this, but I put all of my support into this development,” she said. Resident Robert Stevenson, who said he supports the development, said it could create more of a green environment if they were to put in a small grocery store as

part of the commercial space, which could cut traffic and create more exercise for those who live in the area to get the products they need. He added that change is inevitable. “I live here and I think what the issue here is, is people don’t like change. It’s inevitable, its going to happen no matter what and putting a development in here is a good thing…” he said. In terms of cost, Karakas said it’s difficult for them to say as it depends on the market rate. “What we’ve tried to do is really address market affordability, so providing housing types that on the market are going to be affordable to most people,” he said, adding they are trying to create townhouse and apartment forms that are more affordable and compact, addressing the affordable housing need. “As part of that, one of the buildings is intended to be

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That agreement would be placed on the land title to ensure lower than market rents will remain in place into the future. Humble said the Society, which has built similar buildings in the Victoria area, is also working with the Town on putting together its construction plan as part of their application for a building permit, a required step prior to actually breaking ground. This is the Society’s second try at building attainable housing in Sidney. In 2014, they approached the municipality about buying the Town’s park-

ing lot south of the fire hall on Third Street. That deal fell through after both sides could not reach an agreement on the sale price of the property. Last year, the GVRDS returned after working with a property owner on Fourth Street to obtain a chunk of land across the street form the Sidney Army, Navy Air Force Veterans’ Association building. To meet their goal of reduced rents, the Society is including a commercial space on the ground floor. They also sought and received concessions on municipal fees and taxes. On Monday night, council

voted to waive development fees related to the project and gave the Society a 10-year tax exemption on the residential portion of the building. “Sidney council has been heard for a long time now that there is a real need and demand for affordable, workforce housing in Sidney,” said Mayor Steve Price in a statement. “This development will provide an affordable option in Sidney to those workers and others. It will also bring more people into the shops and local business in the downtown core.” The fees waived have been stated to be valued in the

neighbourhood of $173,000. The loss of tax revenue and those fees, said Humble, represents the willingness of Town council to accommodate affordable housing. “It has been a high priority for the council,” he explained. “A part of their (strategic plan) has been to create a more balanced demographic.” Humble added this is the first project of its kind in Sidney in recent years, saying the Society showed tenacity in continuing to look for a location in town after the first site fell through. “This is one true option to look at attainable workforce housing in Sidney,” he said.

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eginning in today’s edition, Black Press and the Peninsula News Review will take an in-depth look at the sewage issue which has plagued and puzzled residents throughout the Capital Region for decades. The Capital Regional District’s core area liquid waste management committee has recommended moving ahead with a wastewater treatment program that will feature treatment plants at Victoria’s Clover Point and either McLoughlin or Macaulay point in Esquimalt. There’s reason for optimism that Greater Victoria will finally find an alternative to pumping untreated sewage a kilometre out from shore into Juan de Fuca Strait. However, we’ve been here before, only to see the plan unravel amid political infighting. The project The CRD still carries an identified McLoughlin Point estimated cost of the preferred more than $1 billion as site for a single treatment plant back in 2014. That plan never made it past the initial designs as Esquimalt council rejected the CRD’s rezoning application, following a series of raucous public hearings. There’s reason to believe Esquimalt may be more receptive in this go-round, as a Victoria plant serves to share the load on sewage flows. The issue has taken some dramatic turns in recent weeks. The initial seven options, each of which included a main plant at Rock Bay, fell by the wayside as the committee focused on sites near existing outfalls at Clover and Macaulay points, saving the $250-million cost of piping the effluent there. But the project still carries an estimated cost of more than $1 billion, which would translate to estimated household costs ranging from a low of $352 a year in Saanich to a high of $741 in Colwood. To address those costs, along with the technical advances in sewage treatment and the issue’s history, Black Press assembled a team of reporters, photographers and graphic designers, who devoted hundreds of hours researching the subject and putting together a five-part series that runs Wednesdays and Fridays through April 1. We can only hope that this time we are finally on the road to a solution and won’t be sitting in the same place two years down the road, wondering how we got here. — Black Press 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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Support, don’t hollow out, downtown While I applaud the Victoria Airport Authority’s attempt to generate more income through such developments as the proposed Gateway Project, the project’s focus on retail and professional office use will only result in the hollowing out of downtown Sidney. Across Europe and North America, countless towns and villages that have allowed the construction of large retail developments on their outskirts have seen their downtowns wither in a relatively short period of time. Is that what VAA wants on its record where Sidney is concerned? I would hope not. I can understand why a retail development would look attractive to the VAA. However, the long term impact on downtown Sidney will be devastating because, as Talbot Consultants have pointed out, the development will siphon off a third of Sidney’s current retail sales. As to Omicron’s claim that the northern part of the Peninsula is underserved by retail outlets, I have one question: if that is the case why is it that Sidney’s retail vacancy rate is triple the normal rate across the province? And, by the way, that vacancy rate will only rise as new retail space associated with downtown apartment block construction comes on the market. A more challenging but much better approach to the development of the Gateway property would be to seek out non-retail companies that

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would benefit from being close to the airport and a vibrant downtown Sidney, for example a hotel, scientific and technology research companies, professional consulting companies and the like. Such activities would complement Sidney’s downtown and further support existing and new businesses. VAA would then be viewed as a supporter of Sidney rather than the agency that hollowed out the community’s downtown. Adrian Kershaw Sidney

Let them eat grapes Re: Beefs and Bouquets, PNR March 11, on the high cost of food. A few grapes is laughable com-

pared to the use of reusable grocery bags to reduce the use of plastic bags. However, there is still a lot of plastic in the packaging of food and beverages. Unfortunately, reusable grocery bags have been the answer to a shoplifter’s dream come true. This has forced the stores to increase security, which is far more costly and minimally efficient. I don’t have a solution, except more paper, which is also a common complaint. J. Herman Sidney

Call us a thrift town With the opening of the SPCA Thrift Store on Third Street in Sidney, there are now seven thrift outlets in the downtown core. With only six book outlets, perhaps we should consider renaming Sidney as a thrift town. Thrifty Foods would love it and perhaps they can be persuaded to contribute several thousand dollars to promote the unofficial change. This would attract more customers from the southern Peninsula than books do. Perhaps projects like Sandown and Gateway might be compelled to provide free commercial space to non-profit and charitable enterprises. B.A. Schneider Sidney

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SOOKE — Sooke acting mayor Rick Kasper and Central Saanich Mayor Ryan Windsor have written a joint letter to senior officials in Washington state saying not all Greater Victoria communities should be “tarred with the same brush” when it comes to sewage treatment. They also urge American politicians not to consider a tourism boycott. Sidney Mayor Steve Price sent out his own letter. “Sooke is a premier sport fishing destination and our community has long strived to protect coastal waters, to foster and sustain active fisheries of crab and shrimp in our harbour, and year-round fisheries of salmon and halibut along our coastline,” the joint letter says. “Central Saanich is the home of Butchart Gardens, the busiest tourist attraction in Canada, west of Niagara Falls,” the letter continues. “Butchart Gardens and the District of Central Saanich have a strong shared commitment to our marine environment. “Visitors from Washington coming to these amazing destinations also support local farms, wineries, craft distilleries, and many other local businesses.

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ongoing for more than 20 years, and it’s only been the last few weeks the Capital Regional District board has named its top options for sewage treatment. Sooke, Port Renfrew, Central Saanich and North Saanich (including Sidney and the Tsartlip First Nation) operate their own sewage treatment facilities separate from what is proposed for Victoria. Washington state officials are concerned with the untreated sewage flowing into the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Victoria, and now the Washington state Senate is considering

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District residents mostly satisfied Stelly’s X Road trail on track Survey mirrors results from a decade ago Carlie Connolly News staff

The District of Central Saanich is doing well, if the results of its recent customer satisfaction survey are any indication. Council on Monday discussed the survey results, presented by Vice-President Tim Chan and Research Consultant Kim Scott of NRG Research Group. Primarily conducted via phone interviews, a total of 444 households in the District were included in the final results. Other surveys were conducted online. A point that stood out for Mayor Ryan Windsor was the satisfaction for police services which saw 82 per cent of survey respondents satisfied, which he said shows a good level of service and content. The overall quality of life in Central Saanich saw 57 per cent

of the respondents say it was showed a clear split on what very good; 40 per cent said it they referred to as infill and was good, and; two per cent densification, adding that councillor Bob Thompson has said it was poor. The survey indicated that 98 pointed out in the past that per cent of respondents felt the they as the District need to do overall quality of life is good a better job explaining that. “I think when you have — a similar result to a survey nearly a third of peothat was conducted a ple in that category, decade ago. there weren’t too “I think that people many cases where are prepared to make you had that large the investments in of a segment of the the community,” said respondents in the Windsor. neutral or not able to In terms of planrespond category,” ning for the future, he said. residents expressed a When residents wide variety of reacwere asked to name tions when it came to the single most increasing the infill or Ryan Windsor important issue density of residential facing the District, development overall around one quarter (26 per in the District. One third (34 per cent) cent) mentioned the issue would support increasing infill related to population density or population density, and the and housing including comsame proportion (34 per cent) ments on development, population density and affordable would oppose increasing it. Another 29 per cent neither housing. Windsor said the data was support nor oppose the potenrelatively consistent with some tial increase. Windsor said the results of the questions similar and dif-

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The District of Central Saanich will be talking with Tsartlip First Nation on a proposed pathway along Stelly’s Cross Road. Council endorsed the pathway at Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting, which could see a path built between the western terminus of Stelly’s Cross Road and West Saanich Road. It would be constructed on the north side of the road. The District and Tsartlip discussed the idea at a community to community forum in January, looking at the lowest cost option. They are currently looking at a gravel base material to allow for a multitude of uses. The District will continue to be in communication with Tsartlip and refer the proposed final path concept plan to the First Nation for their endorsement. Mayor Ryan Windsor said if Tsartlip is in agreement, then they would start to prepare the cost for next year’s budget and look for opportunities to get grant funding. That would determine how the municipality would want to fund that particular infrastructure. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

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School fixup fund up to $40M VICTORIA — B.C. school districts have until April 15 to apply for an annual “fix-it fund” that has grown from $35 million to $40 million. The fund is in addition to the ongoing capital funds for school districts, and is targeted to projects costing $100,000 or more. They include heating and ventilation upgrades, roof repairs or replacement, plumbing and boiler replacements and safety improvements. Education Minister Mike Bernier said projects will be chosen based on “need, priority and supporting student learning.” They also need to be completed by March 31, 2017. — Black Press

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Traffic light, roundabout incidents at McTavish Road SIDNEY — Between Friday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 15, Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to 80 calls for service. Of note: • On March 11, a Sidney North Saanich RCMP officer fixed a traffic light at the corner of Fifth and Beacon in Sidney that was facing the wrong way and causing confusion to drivers. It’s not known how the light got turned around but it is certainly a dangerous thing to have done as it could have caused an accident. It’s not known how long the light was turned. • On March 11 at 9:55 p.m., Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to a break and enter at a residence on Finch Place in Sidney. The homeowner had only been away from

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The Saanich Peninsula beat the residence for a few hours. Anyone who might have observed any suspicious activity in the area are asked to call the Sidney North Saanich RCMP. • On March 12 at 3:15 p.m., Sidney North Saanich RCMP, with the assistance of the Central Saanich Police, responded to a report of females fighting outside the band office on the Tsawout First Nation. All parties had dispersed prior to police arrival. The two female subjects involved (both youths) were later spoken to; no injuries had resulted and it appears alcohol was a factor. • On March 12 at 4:30 p.m., police received a call about

a motorcycle rider that had fallen off their bike at the McTavish Road interchange. The motorcyclist could not be located. • On March 13, Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to a collision at the McTavish interchange roundabouts. A southbound vehicle coming from the direction of the airport failed to yield and struck a vehicle already in the intersection. Minor injuries and both vehicles were towed. • On March 14 at 11:30 a.m. Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to a similar roundabout incident that occurred in the same fashion as the one mentioned above.

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Doctor at odds with hospital on assisted dying John McKinley Black Press

NANAIMO — Matters of church and state appear poised to collide in the corridors of a Vancouver Island hospital. And it really is a question of life and death. On one side you have the Catholic church, owners of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox, which says the facility’s rejection of doctor-assisted death on its premises is a matter of faith and should be allowed to stand on those grounds. On the other side you have a Comox doctor and his supporters who say assisted suicide is now a courtmandated right, one that Canadians should be able to access in all publicly funded hospitals. And sitting ringside is Island Health, which is prepared to support St. Joseph’s in its position, at least until politically ordered to do otherwise. “If an Island Health

facility such as a religiously-affiliated hospital does not want to perform the service, we will work with the facility, patient, family, care providers and others in finding alternative locations and providers,” the health authority said in a statement released to Black Press. The Supreme Court legalized doctorassisted suicide in a landmark February 2015 ruling that will go into effect in June of this year. As the federal government works on massaging that ruling into law, Comox general practitioner Dr. Jonathan Reggler is lobbying hard to make sure that law applies to hospitals across the board. He believes leaving a loophole for faith-based institutions will create inequities for smaller communities like the Comox Valley that are only served by a single, faith-based hospital. He predicts patients being transported away from their families to hospitals in Campbell River

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Dr. Jonathan Reggler of Courtenay is a proponent of doctor-assisted death. His affiliated hospital, St. Joseph Hospital in Comox, follows Catholic Health Care Ethical Guidelines, as the hospital is under the Diocese of Victoria, and as such, does not support Reggler’s stance. or Nanaimo, and their care turned over to an unfamiliar team of doctors and nurses, when there is no good medical reason to do so. “It’s something rather disturbing that we can boot someone because it doesn’t suit the doctrine of the hospital,” he said. “This is not about church-bash-

ing. There is no place for a faith-based organization to assert its will over the Charter of Rights.” St. Joseph’s CEO Jane Murphy said her organization is awaiting legislative guidance, but the views of the church are clear. “We can’t speculate as to the finer points

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of what the legislation may look like. Our position on physicianassisted death is consistent with the Catholic Health Care Ethical Guidelines, and St. Joseph’s will not be providing or promoting physician-assisted death,” she said in a prepared statement. “We are hopeful that

legislation will respect the diverse perspectives on physicianassisted death.” Reggler said the lawmakers and the policy makers need to recognize that even though the church owns the hospital’s bricks and mortar, it serves a larger community. He said just 12 per cent of the community is Catholic, while 87 per cent of British Columbians support doctorassisted suicide. And while St. Joseph’s is Vancouver Island’s only Catholic hospital, the Comox situation is repeated in many communities across Canada and affects several big city hospitals as well. He said he support’s the most recent recommendations of the federal committee drafting the new law and encourages Vancouver Islanders to lobby their MPs directly and through the website dyingwithdignity.ca to see them adopted. “The whole point of what I’m doing is that

it is crucial that all publicly funded hospitals be required to provide this service,” he said. “The hospital would prohibit it unless ordered otherwise. Murphy said the hospital remains committed to providing exemplary care to those nearing the end of their lives. “We will continue to emphasize compassionate end-of-life care through palliative and hospice care approaches and we will work within the legislative framework that is developed,” she said. Reggler agreed that the end-of-life care provided at St. Joseph’s is excellent, but said there is an opportunity to here to make it better that should not be missed. “We will have in this community a few people who will die at St. Joseph’s in pain and distress and they did not need to. And it will happen.” editor@peninsula newsreview.com

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David Screech Geoff Young Mayor, Victoria View Royal

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Ron Sam** Lanny Seaton Barb Denise Chief, Songhees Langford Desjardins Blackwell Nation Mayor, Esquimalt Langford

Judy Brownoff Carol Hamilton Nils Jensen Saanich Mayor, Mayor, Oak Bay Colwood

Andy Thomas Chief, Esquimalt Nation

** Excused himself from vote over perceived conflict

Pressure on to find a sewage solution Taxpayers, directors question the current $1-billion price tag Don Descoteau Black Press

As discussions continue around how to achieve sewage treatment for the core areas of the Capital Regional District, it’s interesting that many local residents still wonder why it’s needed at all. Set aside for a moment that the federal government has mandated that Greater Victoria and other coastal communities in Canada undertake treatment to at least the secondary level. The CRD currently gathers flows of sewage and drain water at Clover and Macaulay points, where the solids are screened out and the liquid is forced through outfalls that empty roughly a kilometre out into the ocean at a depth of about 65 metres (213 feet). Supporters of this system, including leading marine biologists, have been characterized by opponents as promoting the notion that “dilution is the solution.”

Given the roughly $1 billion estimated cost just to set up a treatment system, some residents find themselves further questioning the need. The majority, however, argue that it’s just the right thing to do, but outside voices, such as from Washington state, have added to the noise. While we’re not at treatment yet, we’re far ahead of where we were in the late 1960s, when sewage pipes emptied at our shorelines and caused regular beach closures. Screening out the solids and forcing the liquids a kilometre out into the deep ocean represented steps in the right direction in the 1970s. On March 9 the CRD approved a twoplant system with facilities at Clover Point in Victoria, and McLoughlin or Macaulay points in Esquimalt. Taxpayers could be excused for wondering how either site found its way into the discussion, when neither was included on a list of seven options presented. A clue came during a meeting of the CRD’s core area liquid waste management committee last month. Directors grilled engineering consultants over total costs, with some asking why a vacant Rock Bay industrial site was central to all seven options. Technical oversight panel chair, Teresa Coady, stated that better options including Clover and McLoughlin/

1960

1894 - Clover Point trunk system and

outfall built to service downtown Victoria

1913 - Second trunk system added to

service Oak Bay, northeast Victoria and parts of Saanich

1919 - Northwest trunk sewer system built to service parts of Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich

1960s - Untreated sewage continues to be discharged directly at shorelines 1971 - Macaulay Point pump station and

outfall constructed. Outfall extends 1.7 kilometres into Juan de Fuca Strait, effluent released at a depth of 60 metres

1981 - Clover Point outfall built, extends

1.2 kilometres offshore to 65m depth; solids filtered out using 6mm fine screen

Macaulay Point

1981

Clover Point

1984 - B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Environment invites all municipalities and regional districts to consider preparation of waste management plans 1990 - CRD board undertakes study into sewage treatment options

1991 - Report offers seven different siting options for wastewater plants

1992 - Non-binding referendum sees 57%

support for current preliminary treatment model (screening), 22% for secondary treatment and 21% for primary treatment

1993 - Washington State tourism boycotts

Victoria for conferences, hotel bookings. B.C. Premier Mike Harcourt promises Wash. Gov. Mike Lowry that Victoria will have primary treatment in place by 2002 and secondary between 2008 and 2013.

Lisa Helps Mayor, Victoria; CRD sewage committee chair So does this scenario resemble 2014, when McLoughlin was chosen for a single regional plant, but shot down when Esquimalt council rejected the rezoning? Perhaps, but that plan also located the biosolids plant on Viewfield Road in Esquimalt, and the single plant was larger than under the current proposal. The coming weeks will provide more insight as the two councils hear from the public on the proposed plan. The fact remains, the government requires us to treat our sewage, and the region needs to find a workable solution.

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1984

1992

✓

Referendum

- Seven potential sites identified and approved by CRD board, including Macaulay Point.

1995 - Three possible main plant sites

remain, including Macaulay Point, Burnside West and Yew Point in Colwood.

2004 - Poop mascot Mr. Floatie, a.k.a. James Skwarok, begins protesting the pumping of untreated sewage into ocean. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry reviews CRD wastewater management. SETAC concludes that relying on dilution and natural dispersion is not a good long-term solution. A Ministry of Environment sediment study finds enough evidence to classify areas around both outfalls as contaminated sites. 2007 - The Path Forward report describes

2004

1995

Mascot Mr. Floatie

Walking along Halifax’s harbour in the 1960s was an unpleasant experience. For decades, the city had pumped raw sewage – fecal matter, tampons, condoms and other flushed items – into its harbour and it was starting to take a toll. The harbour water was murky, prohibiting swimming at popular beaches and the harvesting of shellfish due to health concerns. A pungent smell lingered, as brown sludge burbled to the surface. “It was kind of disgraceful,” said James Campbell, public relations co-ordinator with Halifax Water. Pressure mounted on city officials to clean up the harbour and institute sewage treatment. In 1970, a secondary treatment plant was built in the community of Bedford, followed a few years later by a primary treatment plant in the Eastern Passage. But the city outgrew the facilities and the vast majority of sewage continued to enter the harbour untreated. It wasn’t until 2001 that the city embarked upon the Harbour Solutions Project, a phased-in approach that involved constructing three wastewater treatment facilities. The largest was built near downtown Halifax, a second near a neighbourhood in Dartmouth and the third in the village of Herring Cove, combining to serve a population of 415,000. Also included was a sewage collection system and a biosolids processing facility constructed near Halifax airport. The cost of the three advanced primary treatment plants was pegged at $333 million. Then came the question of how to pay for the costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada. The federal government contributed $60 million, the province kicked in $30 million and city taxpayers paid the remaining $243 million. The municipality took a loan and raised money through an environmental protection levy on residents’ water bills. “There was overwhelming public support for getting the project

1.2B Estimated Cost

$1.2 B? 2007

2008

Read your community paper March 23 to find out more.

Share your thoughts Courtesy City of Halifax

The Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility sits downtown in the shadow of residential towers.

The biggest facility is in the middle of downtown Halifax and there’s no smell whatsoever, no noise, no smokestacks. — James Campbell, Halifax Water spokesman done,” Campbell said. “People had heard decades of indecision about how to get moving on the project and it’s always funding that’s the biggest problem.” It seemed everything was finally on track, but the project hit another roadblock when the city terminated its contract with the company hired to design and build the treatment system, adding to city staff to move the project ahead. A new company was contracted a year later and things got back on track. Shovels hit the ground in 2005 and the Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility opened in 2008. Over the next year, the Dartmouth and

$782 M?

2010

to hosting a treatment plant at McLoughlin, in advance of further public engagement with local residents.

Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), lobbies to have Macaulay option shifted to McLoughlin Point due to environmental, social and financial impacts.

($253.4 M) funding announced, project mandated to be completed by 2018. Federal government soon after announces regulations requiring coastal communities to have secondary treatment in place by the end of 2020.

2010 - Comprehensive tertiary treatment

removed from plan due to lack of market for recovered water in the region. Further refinements improve triple bottom line output for project. - In June, plan for West Shore treatment plant deferred for 15 years, helping bring the cost down to $782.7 million.

2011 - Discussions begin around community amenities for Esquimalt relating

Herring Cove facilities came on line. The project came in $3 million under budget at $330 million. A few days after the Halifax plant opened, the murky waters started to clear, providing a pleasant walk along the harbour again. The public was astonished to see the ocean floor, noted Campbell, and a diving salvage company was hired to retrieve some of the garbage previously hidden. Two public beaches that had been closed for decades also reopened for swimming. In the project’s lengthy history, getting the funds was one challenge; where to build was another. Various solutions were

Estimated Cost

a decentralized, six-plant system estimated at $1.2 billion, using Hartland dump as biosolids processing facility.

2008 - Esquimalt, after a presentation from

IN Wednesday’s report: In the second instalment in our five-part series, our team delves into how sites at Clover Point, McLoughlin and Macaulay points fit into the CRD’s plans for sewage treatment.

2012 - Provincial ($248M) and federal

2011

2012

Point site from Imperial Oil for $4.6M. - Esquimalt hosts two-day public hearing on rezoning of McLoughlin to allow for a treatment plant. Alternate bylaw ultimately created stipulating Township’s terms; official community plan amended, bylaw passes.

management program, renamed Seaterra in October, begins overseeing public engagement and implementation.

2014 - After another two-day public hearing, Esquimalt council rejects CRD’s more project-specific application for rezoning McLoughlin. Sewage committee seeks direction from B.C. on how to move forward. Ministry of Environment states it will not intervene and CRD announces it will not proceed with project at McLoughlin.

- CRD purchases Viewfield Road property in Esquimalt for $17M as potential biosolids processing site. After receiving plant design suggestions, CRD purchases McLoughlin

- CRD board chair Alistair Bryson proposes a cost-sharing amendment that would see Esquimalt residents not taxed to pay for the Town’s 6.7% share of the project, worth

2013 - The core area liquid waste

2013

SEATERRA

1894

Macaulay could have been created had consultants not been told those areas were “off the table.” That got committee members thinking about the potential for a hybrid plan that took advantage of the fact the two sites are in close proximity to existing sewage outfalls. It would also avoid the need for $250 million to rip up Cook Street from Dallas Road to Bay Street for pipes. Local politicians appeared to be looking out for their taxpayers. Some pointed to the project charter, developed last October, which states as one of its goals that any solution should “minimize (construction and operating) costs to residents and businesses … and provide value for money.” Feedback from an online survey and written correspondence determined residents are most concerned with how the project will affect their taxes. Showing it’s not all about the money, the level of quality of effluent discharged into the ocean was also of high importance. This may be the closest Greater Victoria has come to acheiving the goal. Success is not a given, with rezoning still needed in Victoria and Esquimalt councils for Clover and McLoughlin points, respectively. Macaulay, which would require a land swap with the Department of National Defence, appears a dark-horse contender.

OUTFALL

1971

OUTFALL

Sewage in the CRD: A Timeline

Halifax spent $330 million on treatment Maritime harbour city undertook costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada

REPORT

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tossed around, including one giant plant on an island in the harbour. Ultimately engineers decided the best option was three facilities. That decision wasn’t nearly as difficult as convicing residents that having a sewage treatment plant in their backyard wasn’t a bad thing, Campbell said. The city received much pushback during public consultations and meetings with community groups, but eventually citizens got on board. “We worked with the community on the facade of the facilities so they had some input on that. It was really trying to break that concern (about having) a big, smelly industrial facility in your backyard or blocking your view of the harbour. “The biggest facility is in the middle of downtown Halifax and there’s no smell whatsoever, no noise, no smoke stacks. There is another directly across the harbour that’s also close to a residential area in the same situation.”

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Get the dialogue going. Send your opinions on this series to don.descoteau@ blackpress.ca, or call 250-478-9552 ext 224. You can also post comments to the Facebook or Twitter pages of your Black Press community newspaper. Please include your name and a telephone number for verification.

2016

$1.05 B? Estimated 1.2BCost

2014

$18.9 million, instead of providing a list of amenities as previously offered. Esquimalt ultimately rejects request to reconsider its decision on rezoning.

- First meeting of Westside wastewater and resource recovery select committee held in October. Members are from Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation.

Eastside and Westside undertake surveys relating to possible sites.

2016 - Seven options put forward for public consideration; all include plant at Rock Bay. - Online commenting closes Feb. 20. Results see less than enthusiastic responses to including Rock Bay.

- Eastside committee begins meeting.

- CRD staff recommend main plant at Rock Bay and tertiary treatment plant in Colwood to sewage committee. Directors instead ask for feasibility report on McLoughlin/ Macaulay and Clover Point treatment sites.

- In May, potential treatment sites revealed by municipalities; many parks put forward.

- Committee’s recommendation approved by overall CRD board on March 9.

2015 - Seaterra staff terminated as CRD tries to retool process and a way forward.

- In April, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps takes over as chair of liquid waste management committee from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

- Sewage committee tweaks plan and approves recommendation to move forward with Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay plan with provision for site on West Shore.

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How CRD directors voted on McLoughlin/Clover Point option:

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Pamela Roth Black Press

Richard Marianne Alto Susan Brice Atwell Victoria Saanich Mayor, Saanich

Vic Derman Saanich

Ben Isitt Victoria

Colin Plant Saanich

David Screech Geoff Young Mayor, Victoria View Royal

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Ron Sam** Lanny Seaton Barb Denise Chief, Songhees Langford Desjardins Blackwell Nation Mayor, Esquimalt Langford

Judy Brownoff Carol Hamilton Nils Jensen Saanich Mayor, Mayor, Oak Bay Colwood

Andy Thomas Chief, Esquimalt Nation

** Excused himself from vote over perceived conflict

Pressure on to find a sewage solution Taxpayers, directors question the current $1-billion price tag Don Descoteau Black Press

1960

1894 - Clover Point trunk system and

outfall built to service downtown Victoria

1913 - Second trunk system added to

service Oak Bay, northeast Victoria and parts of Saanich

1919 - Northwest trunk sewer system built to service parts of Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich

1960s - Untreated sewage continues to be discharged directly at shorelines 1971 - Macaulay Point pump station and

outfall constructed. Outfall extends 1.7 kilometres into Juan de Fuca Strait, effluent released at a depth of 60 metres

1981 - Clover Point outfall built, extends

1.2 kilometres offshore to 65m depth; solids filtered out using 6mm fine screen

Macaulay Point

1981

Clover Point

1991 - Report offers seven different siting options for wastewater plants

1992 - Non-binding referendum sees 57%

support for current preliminary treatment model (screening), 22% for secondary treatment and 21% for primary treatment

1993 - Washington State tourism boycotts

Victoria for conferences, hotel bookings. B.C. Premier Mike Harcourt promises Wash. Gov. Mike Lowry that Victoria will have primary treatment in place by 2002 and secondary between 2008 and 2013.

1993

1984

1992

✓

Referendum

- Seven potential sites identified and approved by CRD board, including Macaulay Point.

1995 - Three possible main plant sites

remain, including Macaulay Point, Burnside West and Yew Point in Colwood.

2004

1995

Mascot Mr. Floatie

1.2B Estimated Cost

$1.2 B? 2007

2008

Read your community paper March 23 to find out more.

Share your thoughts Courtesy City of Halifax

The Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility sits downtown in the shadow of residential towers.

$782 M?

2010

to hosting a treatment plant at McLoughlin, in advance of further public engagement with local residents.

Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), lobbies to have Macaulay option shifted to McLoughlin Point due to environmental, social and financial impacts.

2010 - Comprehensive tertiary treatment

2011 - Discussions begin around community amenities for Esquimalt relating

Estimated Cost

a decentralized, six-plant system estimated at $1.2 billion, using Hartland dump as biosolids processing facility.

2008 - Esquimalt, after a presentation from

2012 - Provincial ($248M) and federal

2011

2012

management program, renamed Seaterra in October, begins overseeing public engagement and implementation.

- CRD purchases Viewfield Road property in Esquimalt for $17M as potential biosolids processing site. After receiving plant design suggestions, CRD purchases McLoughlin

- CRD board chair Alistair Bryson proposes a cost-sharing amendment that would see Esquimalt residents not taxed to pay for the Town’s 6.7% share of the project, worth

2013 - The core area liquid waste

2013

SEATERRA

1894

OUTFALL

1971

OUTFALL

Sewage in the CRD: A Timeline

Halifax spent $330 million on treatment Maritime harbour city undertook costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada

REPORT

CRD

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2015

2016

$1.05 B? Estimated 1.2BCost

2014

$18.9 million, instead of providing a list of amenities as previously offered. Esquimalt ultimately rejects request to reconsider its decision on rezoning.

- First meeting of Westside wastewater and resource recovery select committee held in October. Members are from Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation.

Eastside and Westside undertake surveys relating to possible sites.

2016 - Seven options put forward for public consideration; all include plant at Rock Bay. - Online commenting closes Feb. 20. Results see less than enthusiastic responses to including Rock Bay.

- Eastside committee begins meeting.

- In May, potential treatment sites revealed by municipalities; many parks put forward.

- Committee’s recommendation approved by overall CRD board on March 9.

2015 - Seaterra staff terminated as CRD tries to retool process and a way forward.

- In April, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps takes over as chair of liquid waste management committee from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

- Sewage committee tweaks plan and approves recommendation to move forward with Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay plan with provision for site on West Shore.

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Kathleen Trayner of Al Frescoes paints away at Sidney’s Tulista Park. of Al Frescoes Plein Air painters of Victoria. Trayner said Plein Air is the name for outdoor painting which came about in the 1870s and ‘80s. “It was a big deal not to paint in the studio … and to do a finished painting outside. That

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It’s about short and sweet, not grand and extravagant for the small expressions art show at Tulista Park Gallery. One of the artists in the show, Dorothy Haegert, has entered three peieces, all fitting the size restriction of 12 by 12 inches and under. “It’s fun, it’s fun to do that small for a change because I normally paint quite big,” she told the PNR. Haegert has been taking part in the small expressions show for around three years now and most of her art work on display is mainly subject material from travel she’s been on to different countries in Europe. She’s been involved in art for a long time and has always been interested in it, as she used to be a photographer as well. “It’s great because you’re concentrating on something, it takes every issue out of your life away while you’re doing it so its very constructive, it makes you feel better,” she said. The small expressions show runs until March 30, taking place Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Small Expressions Artist Dorothy Haegert holds up her piece titled As if Poetic at Tulista Park Gallery for the Small Expressions Show. Visitors to the gallery in Sidney’s Tulista Park can see size restricted paintings along with other things like pottery, glass work, weaving and more. Learn more about the show and other programs put on by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula at cacsp.com.

The Monik Nordine Trio will be performing tonight, playing some jazz standards and blues, pieces the jazz crowd will definitely know. The trio is the latest group of performers to hit the stage at St. Paul’s United Church for the new Sidney Friday Night Jazz Series The trio consists of Pablo Cardenas, Bruce Meikle and Monik Nordine. “I just formed the trio a few months ago because I thought ... I’d like to have my own trio and do the songs that I like to do in a more intimate presentation,” said Nordine who is from Salt Spring Island. The members of the trio have played in many different groups before but Nordine thought it would be nice to have a more intimate setting, as she usually plays in larger groups or back up bands. “So its just more of an intimate setting where

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SPORTS Victoria ends Panthers’ season in sweep NORTH SAANICH — The Peninsula Panthers played until the final buzzer Monday night, but it was simply not enough. The local Junior B hockey team’s season was ended following a 4-3, game four loss at home to the Victoria Cougars. The Cougars swept the bestof-seven series, yet had their hands full in three of the contests, games that with just a bit of puck luck might have gone in the other direction. An already young Peninsula squad became even younger in the series as they dressed 16-year-old defenceman Tyler Pang and 15-year-old defenceman Shota Yamamoto, both affiliated players from the Victoria Major Midget Royals. “We had lost a couple of our defencemen in the series,” said

Panthers’ General Manager Pete Zubersky. “Braeden Hansen had a cracked rib and Mitch Moloney separated his shoulder and so we called up the two youngsters to bolster the back end. “That’s what we are known for. We play the young kids no matter the situation. Our program is known for this and we are not afraid to use the youngsters even in a game like this. These kids really responded and it was awesome to watch.” The two clubs congratulated each other on ice afterwards. The Victoria win set the stage for a showdown between the VIJHL’s top two regular season teams, the Campbell River Storm and the Cougars. Head coach Rob Mortin addressed his troops in the dressing room after the game.

“I am so proud of this group,” he said. “We worked our tails off all season long and we have come such a long way. We will loose four 20-year-olds and probably another two or three to Junior A, but we have a strong group coming back and we all wish that the year could start right now.” Twenty-year-olds Spencer Loverock, Drayson Lum, Justin Post and Ty Tremblay will be moving on. “These kids have been great for our organization,” said Zubersky. “I tip my hat to them, they all lead in their own way and they will always be welcome here. They are part of our family.” The Panthers’ spring camp opens April 15 at Panorama Recreation Centre. — News staff

SIDNEY NORTH SAANICH

YACHT CLUB

Is celebrating its 35th Anniversary! SUMMER To mark this milestone, the first 35 new SENIOR memberships joining the club in 2016 will receive a $250 Food & Beverage Certificate

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March 25 - Good Friday 9:15 a.m.

Peace Lutheran Church HOLY WEEK 2016 Sunday of the Passion ~ 20 March Passion Service ~ 10:30 am Good Friday ~ 25 March Service of the Cross ~ 3:00 pm Resurrection of Our Lord ~ 27 March Easter Sunday Breakfast ~ 9:00 am Festival Divine Service ~ 10:30 am

Hot cross buns and coffee in church hall 10:00 a.m. Church service at Shady Creek United Church

March 27 - Easter Sunday Celebration 6:45 a.m.

Join us for our annual Sunrise Service at Island View Beach (Hot refreshments and muffins available) 10:15 a.m. Easter Sunday Service at Shady Creek United Church

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Easter Services Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church

9296 East Saanich Road, North Saanich 250-656-2241 Rev. Irwin Cunningham March 20 Palm Sunday Service, Communion ............................10:00 a.m.

March 24 Maundy Thursday, Meal in the Upper Room ............... 6:00 p.m.

March 25 Good Friday Service, “The Seven Last Words of Christ” ...10:00 a.m.

March 27 Easter Sunday Sunrise Service at Cy Hampson Park ....8:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Breakfast in the Molloy Hall ...................9:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Worship...................................................10:00 a.m.

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Welcomes You to Our Easter Week Services March 20 9:00 a.m. St. Mary’s Palm Sunday Liturgy & Choral Eucharist 11:00 a.m. St. Stephen’s Palm Sunday Family Service in the Hall March 23 10:00 a.m. St. Mary’s

Holy Communion, Friendship Coffee & Bible Study

March 24 7:00 p.m. St. Mary’s

Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar

March 25 9:30 a.m. Saanichton Stations of the Cross Walk begins at Central Saanich to Municipal Hall, along Mt. Newton to the Church for 10:30 a.m. St. Stephen’s Good Friday Meditations March 27 9:00 a.m. St. Mary’s

Easter Sunday Choral Holy Eucharist

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church 9686 – Third Street, Sidney PALM / PASSION SUNDAY (March 20)

Liturgy of Palms 7:45, 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. HOLY WEEK SERVICES Maundy Thursday, (March 24) ....................................7:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Washing of Feet, Last Supper Good Friday ‘Tenebrae’ service, (March 25) ............ 10:00 a.m.

EASTER SUNDAY (March 27) Day of Resurrection

11:00 a.m. St. Stephen’s Easter Sunday Eucharist in the Church

Book of Common Prayer Eucharist ............................ 7:45 a.m. Family Festival Eucharist.............................................. 9:00 a.m. Festival Sung Eucharist................................................11:00 a.m.

ST. STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 7921 St. Stephen’s Road (off Mt. Newton) 1973 Cultra at East Saanich Road Office: 250-652-4311 ststephens1862@shaw.ca Office: 652-1611 stmarys.saanichton@shaw.ca

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VICTORIA — A Shawnigan Lake man is attempting to piece his life back together after losing everything in a recent fire. Ric Munro and his partner Carole Stanley’s belongings were destroyed when a fire ripped through their cabin last Tuesday morning. Munro, who has been delivering papers for Black Press for the past 27 years, was at home having coffee and listening to the radio when he smelled smoke. The smoke alarm soon triggered. He ran into his bedroom to see flames shooting out of the ceiling by the top of his closet. Munro attempted to put out the fire with an extinguisher and garden hose, but soon realized it was too late. In a panic, Munro managed to save his

three guitars. Everything else such as musical equipment, cash and sentimental items, were lost in the fire. He also tried to find his cats, but their fear sent them into hiding. “It was my home,” he said. “I was like a zombie and then the next day it hit me and I cried like I’ve never cried in years.” Stanley also lost personal items, such as laptops and cameras with pictures from recent trips — memories she said she’ll never be able to get back. Rob Patterson, fire chief of the Malahat Fire Department, said within a few seconds of crews arriving, the cabin became engulfed in flames. Crews managed to contain the fire and let it extinquish itself because the home is outside of the fire deparatment’s area of coverage. “It was a tragedy for him,” said Patter-

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