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Money, science continue to hold readers’ attention Tens of millions of dollars have been spent on the Capital Regional District’s sewage treatment program since 2006, but not all of those expenditures are easily accounted for. Since 2013 taxpayers have contributed to the CRD’s sewage fund, designed to help defray the final cost of the treatment, but the $30 million put into that account so far has been exhausted. In today’s third instalment of our fivepart series, Sewage in the CRD, we look at what’s been spent and what taxpayers are projected to pay for the option currently on the table. In recent days, we’ve also heard from many letter writers who have implored us to address the science behind the need to treat – or not. We hear from a pair of former University of Victoria marine environment specialists about Victoria’s unique ocean characteristics, and describe the various types of treatment communities can undertake. We appreciate the feedback so far and encourage readers to talk about the subject with their family and friends, as well as engaging the politicians who represent them at the CRD board table. See pages A10 and A11
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Oak Bay High track athletes Evelyn Jordan (left), Rio Lagos Davison, Oleg Saldyga and Sophie de Goede get ready for the team’s annual compost fundraiser. See story page A12.
SMUS scraps jr. school project School plans to amalgamate with Saanich senior campus
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St. Michaels University School plans to unite its junior and senior campuses instead of redeveloping the Oak Bay junior school.
“We’re still rebuilding a junior school it’s just not going to look like the original plan,” said Laura Authier, SMUS director of marketing and communications. PlEASE SEE: School to move to Saanich, Page A7
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