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Former whale trainer turns to animal advocacy Oak Bay man reflects on Sealand death and the fate of the ailing Tilikum
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Former staff of Sealand of the Pacific are so haunted by the drowning there in 1991, most live in a self-imposed exile from the industry. They don’t talk about it, says Steve Huxter, a longtime Oak Bay resident who was head trainer at the Oak Bay attraction that closed in 1992. “The end of Sealand was when we had a death here in the pool,” Huxter says, gesturing to the waters off Turkey Head. “It haunts the staff to this day.” When Huxter moved to Greater Victoria in 1981, he got a job in the gift shop at Sealand. He soon moved to administration before transferring into animal care in 1983. “It was really exciting. I thought it’s incredible – I’m with killer whales and sea lions and seals.” Eighteen months later he took over as lead trainer from a guy who was “old school.” “I had no idea I’d be doing it for so long,” Huxter says of the job he held until Sealand closed. Training at the time was punishment based, and didn’t sit well with Huxter. “It didn’t seem to make sense but it was all I knew,” he says. A tight bond formed between the young man and the highly intelligent and emotional killer whales. “We loved all three of them,” says Huxter. But there was something special about Tilikum, the massive male so eager to please and gentle, yet full of fun. Huxter was sent to a week-long International Marine Animal Trainers Association conference where he filled pages and pages with notes and ideas of how things should be done. “I met the right people and brought the information back to say, ‘we need to change.’” Facing resistance, he and a contractor implemented changes. Relationships in the pools got better too, the female orcas stopped bullying Tilikum to the point that both wound up giving birth at Sealand – a major coup for the time. But before the births, came Keltie Byrne. Huxter remembers the day the young trainer died. He wasn’t at work, but having coffee with a
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Active community member Steve Huxter remembers the day Tilikum came to Sealand of the Pacific that used to float at the Oak Bay Marina just behind him.
Steve Huxter at work at the former Sealand. coworker when his pager sounded. The trainers and animals had an amazing show that day, he recalls. The orcas were fantastic and it was customary after a particularly good show to reward the whales with an energetic play session. When that ended and staffers were walking the edge of the pool to leave, 21-year-old Byrne lost her footing, slipped, then clung to the side. A whale grabbed her leg and the strong, competitive swimmer was no match for its force. “They got super, super excited,” says Huxter.
In the frenzy, they drowned Byrne. “That really took the wind out of (then owner) Bob (Wright’s) sails for the business. All those (aquariums) doing really well had trainers in the water. We took a look at SeaWorld, the absolute best in the world, and they were having accidents. Bob said no way.” Wright, who built Sealand in Oak Bay in 1980, told the Oak Bay News in 2011 he remembered Byrne as “a beautiful young lady.” He died in 2013, but never professed regret over opening Sealand of the Pacific. “When I started it the Canadian government was sending out these fisheries guys with machine guns to Estevan Point, north of Campbell River, to kill the killer whales coming down because the commercial fisheries said they were wrecking their nets. I was going snake over that,” he said in 2011. Wright’s hope was bringing orcas to the public would educate them and stop the killing. Sealand sold the orcas to SeaWorld and by 1992 the place shuttered for good. “I hid away from it and wanted nothing to do with the industry,” Huxter says. “Oak Bay and Victoria should be pretty proud,” he adds. After Sealand closed, Oak Bay, then Victoria put bylaws in place to forbid animal acts within their boundaries. “We’re one of the few cities in the world to have done that.” It would be two decades before Huxter became a vocal advocate
to end keeping marine wildlife in captivity. “I woke up this morning to 320 emails,” Huxter says on a sunny March 17 afternoon – the day SeaWorld announced the end of its orca breeding program. No longer uncertain, his objection to captivity was renewed by SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau’s death in 2010. Witnesses left no doubt Tilikum was directly involved. Contacted by media at the time, Huxter shared his disbelief that Tilikum was capable of killing. “I said, I can’t imagine Tilikum doing something like that, it was brutally aggressive. It was not the Tilikum I knew,” he says. When he was interviewed for the 2013 film Blackfish – and heard Tilikum was bullied, stressed and bored at SeaWorld – Huxter started connecting to that world again. He talked to trainers, academics and media. He wrote a blog. “It helped me come to terms with, I’ll say misdeeds of my past,” he says. Huxter long had doubts about keeping animals in captivity, including seals, sea lions and orcas, well before the death that marked the end of Sealand. He learned decades later, he wasn’t alone. “If I’m not doing it (caring for the animals), who else is going to do it? It could be somebody who doesn’t care as much has I do,” he says. “We all fell into that same trap.” cvanreeuwyk@ oakbaynews.com
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Divided council agrees to manage deer Wildlife management group plan spurs philosophy decision Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Whatever a plan may look like, Oak Bay will tackle deer in its boundaries. In a lengthy conversation surrounding a grant request for the Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society’s proposed Deer Plan Oak Bay, Coun. Kevin Murdoch nailed down the answer to a question he presented in January. Sitting as committee of the whole, with Mayor Nils Jensen and Coun. Eric Zhelka participating via conference call, council agreed to pursue deer management “in partnership with the province.” The second portion of the motion, which is a recommendation to council and would require adoption, refers to the responsibility for deer, which falls under the purview of the province. It’s the main reason Coun. Michelle Kirby opposed the motion. “We’re at capacity,” she said, reiterating her stance the province should tend to its deer. Zhelka also opposed the deer philosophy following nearly three hours of discussion. “We’re turning our back on science,” Zhelka said. In a bid for funding, UWSS board member Ralph Archibald outlined the society’s proposed Deer Plan Oak Bay during the March 21 meeting. The five-point multi-year plan includes: effective public education, population
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Oak Bay council has agreed to manage deer, but what that will look like is still unclear. model, survey of attitudes, deer abundance estimation and immune-contraception. The 2016 budget would require $38,000 funding from Oak Bay and $20,000 potentially available through the Ministry of Forests lands and Natural Resource Operations. Though the application deadline has long passed, municipal staff indicated the province seemed positive at the concept of an Oak Bay proposal. The cost to the district for the entire five-part proposal for 2016 would be about
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Did you know? n While reviewing its budget for 2016, council will peruse $40,000 tagged for deer management. It’s $10,000 earmarked for the final stages of the now-complete regional pilot deer management project as well as $30,000 added earlier this year. The CRD Regional Deer Management Strategy, that included a controversial cull in Oak Bay, emerged from safety concerns over rising deer populations, ranging from feces and ticks carried by the animals, to deer/human conflicts.
not support that. “We want to know all the options are possible,” Jensen said, adding that includes relocation and cull as well as immune-contraception. He also voiced concern over perceived bias should the society, a proponent of immuno-contraception, be contracted to conduct the survey. The contracting motion failed and wasn’t followed up by any other suggestions regarding UWSS funding. However, council, sitting as committee, agreed unanimously to have staff bring back a “high-level report” costing out an attitudes survey during Estimates where they discuss budget. “This does not mean we’re not partnering with UWSS at all,” Murdoch said in response to Zhelka’s concerns. Estimates meetings are scheduled for April 6 and 13 at 5:30 p.m. at municipal hall 2167 Oak Bay Ave. The next council meeting is Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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Series readers getting involved From Oak Bay and Esquimalt to Langford and Saanich, Black Press readers are speaking out. What is happening is exactly what we hoped would transpire when we sat down to plan our investigation into sewage treatment in the Capital Regional District. Since the five-part series launched a week ago, you’ve become even more engaged in the process and provided new insights into a regional problem politicians have debated for more than 20 years. In our introductory story, we inferred that the majority of people support the idea that we need to follow federal wastewater rules and simply get on with finding a way to treat our sewage. But many of the letters we’ve received in the past week have been statements of both frustration and outright anger at the actions local politicians and Capital Regional District staff have taken in recent weeks, months and years. Readers say those two groups should pay more attention to marine scientists, who argue that the conditions around our outfalls provide enough dilution to limit the deleterious effects of untreated sewage being introduced into the ocean environment. Some have asked why our decision-makers haven’t made serious inquiries into whether we actually need expensive treatment plants to render our screened sewage safe for human and marine health once released into the ocean. But we’re not so naive as to think people are solely focused on the science of this situation. The billion-dollar-plus cost of the current proposals is weighing heavily on readers’ minds as well, not to mention the prospect of ripping up a popular destination like Clover Point, or retooling the unpopular decision to put a single plant at McLoughlin Point in Esquimalt. Today we present stories on both of these topics, giving readers an idea what they can expect to pay under the two-plant program currently on the table, and where the money they’ve already paid for the CRD’s sewage program has gone. We also hear from two former University of Victoria marine scientists. Ocean experts Jack Littlepage and Chris Garrett sat with colleagues in the Black Press boardroom in Victoria in late 2007, asking for help to convince the public and the decision-makers that the measurable benefits of treatment on the local marine environment would be negligible. With such minimal impact, they said, spending a billion or more dollars on treatment plants was a poor use of public money. They continue to assert that today. While the project cost estimates offered to the CRD sewage committee are rough at best – staff had barely a week to pull them together – the price tag of treatment has people worried. And it’s evident that for some regional residents, the “why” of treatment is still not clear enough. We hope that picture comes more into focus in the coming weeks and months, as more information comes to light. For certain, we’ll continue to ask questions.
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Having multiple councils sidelines sewage Thank you for the interesting articles on sewage treatment. The one concerning Halifax was especially good. Having lived in Halifax for several years on three occasions, I can safely say that they got the sewage treatment done for only one reason. The reason is obvious. There is only one municipal council thanks to the visionary provincial government under the late Premier John Savage who had the courage to force the four previous municipalities to amalgamate. Now there is only one council which is capable of making decisions without being beholden to numerous noisy undemocratic neighbourhood NIMBY associations and protest committees. Our provincial government could do the same thing. They have nothing to lose since this area is NDP anyway. They could leave a lasting legacy for efficiency, democracy and environmental improvement by forcing amalgamation and sewage treatment. Eric Nielsen Oak Bay
Sewage net benefit analysis a must Nice to see some meaty investigative reporting in the Oak Bay News! As I am “one of the minority” (not sure how you arrived at the statement that the majority want sewage treatment…I know of no-one in my circle of friends and acquaintances), I am curious that the science-based “no treatment required for many years, if ever” side of this story warranted one sentence in your first article. I suggest that when doing your next Sewage in the CRD timeline that you include the evidence-based information supplied by many scientists. Also David Anderson’s op-ed pieces in the Victoria media recently have been very good at summarizing this whole situation. Until there has been a net benefit analysis done (benefit to the ocean environment at what cost both in dollars and to the land and air environment), I cannot understand how this can go ahead. We need to ask the governments
for an exemption as has been done in places such as San Diego, California. And finally, I am amazed that Washington State officials feel that they can dictate to us about the ocean environment when Puget Sound is a polluted mess because there is not the same marine receiving environment with large currents to flush waste efficiently. Jennie Sutton Oak Bay
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Wellness program encourages walking, talking about diabetes Cedar Hill Rec sessions start March 29 Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Knowledge, wellness and community come together under the umbrella of an expanding program simply called Walk and Talk. Walk and Talk is a free, eight week program offering those with diabetes information about care and prevention, an opportunity to get out and exer cise and a little camaraderie. The program maintains what the Canadian Diabetes Associa tion does well, sharing research and providing healthcare pro fessionals while building com munity, said Penny Murray, Canadian Diabetes Association branch coordinator for Van couver Island. “Connecting with others is important. … Studies are show ing social connection is as big an indicator in longevity as diet and exercise,” Murray said. The program is geared for those with diabetes or predia betes and caregivers or part ners. “The walk and talk pro gram started last year and it was a huge success. They had about 80 to 100 people attend at the Cedar Hill Rec Centre,” said Oak Bay resident Caroline MaceyBrown, consultant with Canadian Diabetes Association. “We start the event with a different expert every week in
some aspect of diabetic well afforded expansion from Cedar Hill to Juan de Fuca Rec Centre ness.” Each session includes a and Tall Tree Health Centre in short informative talk by a local Cordova Bay. “A key theme this year is health and wellness specialist, emotional wellness, this really followed by a walk. Topics will include: tips to affects people with many get motivated; healthy eating; chronic diseases, not just diabe foot care; emotional wellbeing; tes. It really is a new topic to be understanding blood sugar; addressed, it’s not something medications and other health that has been addressed very well in any topic of our society,” concerns. “After the talk we break into said MaceyBrown. “If you tell groups based on levels of abil somebody they’re going to be injecting them ity and we go for two or group walks. the “Studies are showing selves three times a whole goal is to get people mov social connection is a big day for the rest of their lives, ing and to create an indicator in longevity they’re bound a sense of com to get a little munity,” said as diet and exercise.” depressed. It’s MaceyBrown. – Penny Murray about learning “They get out to live well with and get moving. The emphasis is on companion a chronic condition.” Also, UVic student Saman ship, learning and movement, and the importance of move tha Gray, who did an exercise ment in all of our lives. And that research study featured in the exercise doesn’t need to be vig Oak Bay News last fall, is help orous, as long as we exercise a ing develop the walk part of the little bit every day we we can be program. “I went for a walk with her very healthy.” From personal experience, and she had some real insights MaceyBrown says her father from a research perspective. was a 40year type one dia She’s going to come on one of betic and a doctor told him he the walks and be a leader,” said needed to walk a mile twice a Murray. “She’s putting some of her findings into practice with day. “He was religious about it and us. It’s really enriching my pro he lived to be over 90 and he gram.” Sessions start this week at all was a very healthy person liv ing with diabetes, yet he was on three sites and registration is free. Go online to diabetes.ca/ two to three injections a day.” Walk and Talk was so suc WalkandTalkVictoria or call 250 cessful last year that Victoria 3825454 ext. 222 to register. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com Foundation offered a grant that
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Continued from Page A1 The plan to redevelop the Oak Bay site, which required some variances, went to Oak Bay council through its committee of the whole meetings twice several years ago. “They didn’t say no but there were some clear obstacles and opposi tion,” said Authier. “After that we looked at the escalating costs associ ated with building on that site … the neighbours raised some good points – we decided to reevaluate. They announced the decision to parents recently, but don’t yet have a timeline associated with combining the campuses at 3400 Richmond Rd. “We will absolutely be going through the same process of pub lic consultation,” Authier said. The senior campus is in Saanich, so that process will go through that commu nity and municipal council. “I’m sad to hear they’ve made the decision to move out of Oak Bay,” said Mayor Nils Jensen. “We certainly wish them all the best in their deci sion to move the junior school to the main campus and will certainly do what we can to assist and accommo
date them in doing that.” The junior school has been at the Oak Bay site since 1918, with the cur rent building dating back to 1959. As a regional school with an expansive catchment area, Jensen acknowl edged there were over the years some concerns of traffic around the Victoria Avenue site. “There’s no question a school such as St. Michael’s University School has an impact on traffic in an area as well as parking. That’s a reality of hav ing a school in a residential neigh bourhood,” Jensen said. “Residents there have had concerns with park ing and traffic over the years and will no doubt be relieved.” With no timeline in place yet, potential use of the Oak Bay property remains in limbo. “We don’t know yet what we’ll do with it. There’s a convincing reason to keep it but we also may sell it, we don’t know,” Authier said. Jensen agreed: “This will take quite a number of years to evolve. There will be plenty of time down the road for us to review what are the best uses of that property,” Jensen said.
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Where has your tax money gone?
There’s one plant to treat CAPITAL COSTS the sewage and$1,088,000,000 another to ANNUAL OPERATING treat COSTSthe political sensibilities, (2030) and that’s not good public $22,810,000 policy.
LOCAL COSTS Capital residents may have after Grants noticed a sewage levy on their $605,500,000
— Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS $69,331,955
ANNUAL DEBT $46,521,955
FEDERAL& PROVINCIAL Grants $482,500,000
CONSTRUCTION COSTS ANNUAL COSTS Arnold Lim/Black Press
Money at heart of treatment issue ESTIMATED ANNUAL COSTS
Two-plant solution was a compromise Dan Ebenal
Nailing down a firm number, however, is easier said than done. The consultants were asked to come up with cost Money is the overriding estimates for the current issue in finding a solution to proposal in a very short time the Capital Region’s sewage frame – the Clover Pointtreatment challenge. And McLoughlin option surfaced only the big fear for the region’s a few days before the core area residents and their political liquid waste management representatives is seeing tax committee voted dollars flushed down to move forward the toilet. with that option. That fear is SPECIAL The hope well grounded REPORT around the in reality, with board table more than $65 is that the million spent $1.05 billion so far on the cost can project, which be reduced remains in the IN TH when preliminary E submissions design stage. are invited from Almost half of the private sector. those funds ($27.79 “I think we truly million) are for land are looking at a worst-case purchases – including $17 scenario,” said Saanich Mayor million for a Viewfield Road Richard Atwell, vice-chair of the property no longer in the CRD’s committee. plans for sewage treatment – Bartlett argues the final costs while $12 million was spent to could easily go the other way. complete the Craigflower pump “It seems rarely do projects station in View Royal. come in on budget, it’s the Those costs have caused nature of the business. The Blue trepidation about the estimated Bridge is an example of that,” $1.05-billion cost for the he said, pointing to rising steel preferred two-plant option at costs or a tumbling Canadian McLoughlin/Macaulay and dollar as variables that cannot Clover points. be controlled. “It’s a huge drain on the Brian Grover is among the taxpayers’ pockets, and basically local residents who have been the numbers are in a bloody closely following the issue in muddle,” said Stan Bartlett, with recent years. Grover, a civil Grumpy Taxpayers of Greater engineer specializing in water Victoria. resources, said residents are Bartlett, a Victoria resident looking for value for their money. who chairs the group of several “My impression is that up until hundred taxpayers, said it’s the very recent days, that’s been CRD’s responsibility to provide kind of a foreign concept for detailed and understandable most of the policy-makers and numbers to the public. their consultants,” he said. “My “With the numbers being hope is that the (people) who bandied about, are these sewage are making a decision will be treatment costs soft numbers? looking to get the best bang for Are they hard numbers? Are the buck, meaning the highest they outright guesses? That’s necessary level of treatment at certainly the bottom line for us.”
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water bills or property taxes for the past several years. But the $30 million raised so far won’t be going towards the billion-dollar solution to the region’s sewage woes. That money has already been spent, along with another $7 million in temporary borrowing. The Capital Regional District began ramping up to cover treatment costs in 2013, implementing a $5-million per year levy on commercial and residential users in the seven communities. That regional levy rose by $5 million a year, but was held at $15 million a year for 2016 with the project paused. The CRD’s plan is for the public contribution to grow by $5 million to $20 million a year in 2017, with the levy reaching a peak of $35 million a year by 2020 and continue at that rate. CRD staff estimate that $7 million to $8 million of the public contribution goes toward annual operating costs for the current system, with the other $10 million or so going towards consultants and engineers, as well as the public consultation process. Estimates for the eventual sewage treatment costs in 2020 range from a low of a $352 average annual charge for Saanich residents to a high of $741 a year for those living in Colwood, with the funding apportioned based on population. The estimates project the $800average annual household cost as $439 for Esquimalt, $570 for Oak Bay, $495 for Victoria, $415 for View Royal and $400 for Langford. Colwood is hoping to see a more equitable system for its taxpayers, given that 70 per cent of the community’s homes are connected to septic. A complete breakdown of the more than $65 million spent on the project since 2006 was not provided by CRD staff, but the figure includes $27.79 million in land purchases. A category listed as “other Seaterra program expenses” totalled $29 million, with no further explanation of where the costs were directed. Black Press is in the process of securing that information through a Freedom of Information request. The project expenditures also include $1.9 million in legal fees, $260,000 in interim financing costs, $1 million for contract terminations – including $500,000 for former Seaterra program director Albert Sweetnam – and another $1 million for the Eastside and Westside select committee activities. The cost of the twoplant option for Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay points is currently estimated at $1.05 billion.
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the lowest possible cost.” Some directors believe the committee rejected a lowercost option when they ruled out revisiting a lone plant at McLoughlin Point. Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen said that decision added $250 million to the project’s cost. “This is a political compromise. If we left it to the economists and engineers, we would be looking at a single plant. There’s one plant to treat the sewage and another plant to treat the political sensibilities, and that’s not good public policy,” he said. Other directors said measuring the current options against a lone McLoughlin plant is comparing apples to oranges, pointing to the dramatic decline in the Canadian dollar. Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt was critical of the arbitrary nature of the decision based on “very flimsy financial information,” suggesting the committee was “growing the project scope to create windfall profits for the construction sector.” While the cost to local taxpayers is far from settled, the commitments from senior levels of government have been established: $248 million from
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the B.C. government and another $253 million expected from Ottawa. Those funds represent about two-thirds of the cost of the original proposal for a plant at McLoughlin Point, but only account for about half of the current estimated costs. While there may be other federal or provincial funds the project could tap into, Atwell said, he doesn’t expect the previously announced grants to be increased. “They don’t want to update it, they don’t want to provide any more,” he said. “If they did, there would be no incentive to bring in any project at budget.” It’s clear from the discussion around the table that taxpayers have made their concerns clear to their political representatives. Saanich Coun. Judy Brownoff said she has received numerous comments and emails from her constituents, most of them focused on the financial implications. “At the end of the day, this is about the cost to our taxpayers,” she said. “When you have a senior call you and she’s crying because she’s worried about the cost of this facility and she may lose her home – cost is the No. 1 issue to me.”
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Secondary vs. tertiary treatment
Dave Gardner, senior operator with the CRD’s Integrated Water Systems, looks over the water that has just been through the screening process inside the Clover Point Pumping Station. Don Denton/Black Press
Scientists question need for expenditure CRD monitoring shows outfall areas not in compliance with federal regulations Pamela Roth Black Press
Jack Littlepage can’t help but feel appalled whenever he thinks about the Capital Regional District spending hundreds of millions to construct a sewage treatment system. Working with other area scientists, the former University of Victoria oceanography professor has spent years researching the environmental impact of dumping untreated sewage into the ocean and whether treatment is necessary here. The answer is always no. But the federal government plans to spend billions over the next several years in support of national standards meant to eliminate raw sewage from being pumped into Canadian waterways. Those rules mandate secondary wastewater treatment in coastal cities like Victoria, but Littlepage said the regulations are mainly good for freshwater and don’t allow any variances on the discharge. “We are forced to obey freshwater regulations that have nothing to do with our problems here. They need to be interpreted in light of the environment into which they are being discharged,” he said. He noted the CRD could fight the
regulations, since the effects of wastewater discharge aren’t the same everywhere. “It’s beyond belief that someone hasn’t said, ‘OK government, this is wrong, it’s wasting your money, our money and accomplishing nothing.’ We are listed as a critical discharge into the ocean and yet there is no data to support this and there has never been an environmental impact on the comparison of on-land treatment discharge.” Scientists have long debated whether Greater Victoria needs to change its way of streaming sewage into the ocean, writing numerous reports touching on sediments in the vicinity of the outfalls, chemicals and pharmaceuticals found in the effluent, impacts on marine life and risks to public health. According to the reports, the outfalls pose no public health hazard since effluent only comes to the surface once or twice a year. As for the marine environment, the effluent has some measurable impact on the invertebrates living in sediments around the outfalls, but Littlepage noted the impacts aren’t necessarily negative – the environment is rich and thriving due to nutrients in the effluent. Marine scientists conclude
Regulations make secondary treatment mandatory n In July 2012, the federal government revealed the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent – a long list of regulations intended to “protect human health and the receiving environment” by reducing the 150 billion litres of sewage dumped into Canadian waterways each year. n The regulations apply to any wastewater system designed to collect an average volume of 100 cubic metres or more of influent (water flowing into a plant for treatment) per day, and requires all Canadian municipalities (except those in the north) to move towards at least secondary treatment. n At an estimated cost of $6 billion, the strategy is being implemented across the country, starting with high-risk locations by 2020, then medium-risk by 2030 and low-risk by 2040. Victoria has been deemed high risk. n 2,650 wastewater systems in Canada are subject to the regulations and an estimated 75 per cent of the existing systems are already at the secondary level of treatment. Those that don’t come into compliance by the targeted date could face enforcement.
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Scientists Jack Littlepage, left, and Chris Garrett shared their views on the Victoria sewage treatment issues. that conditions off the present outfalls are similar to those off the outfalls from secondary treatment plants in other municipalities. A treatment plant, however, would be effective in removing or metabolizing a variety of potentially toxic chemicals (from household products and pharmaceuticals) in the effluent that would be concentrated in sludge. Scientists have found no indication that chemicals discharged in the past have caused harm to the marine environment, but agree a number of issues still require further investigation. Critics cite a litany of environmental concerns, from oxygen depletion and toxic contaminants in the liquid waste being absorbed by the marine food chain, to fecal coliforms near outfalls posing a hazard to humans. Glenn Harris, a senior scientist with the CRD, is tasked with compliance monitoring. He’s heard arguments from scientists about the lack of necessity for treatment, but noted the region is out of compliance with federal and provincial regulations – which were put in place for a reason. According to Harris, the volume of effluent at each of the two outfalls is just over 40,000 cubic metres per day and Victoria exceeds the regulations
on a number of things, such as effluent toxicity and bacteria. Adding a secondary treatment system will not only bring Victoria in line with government regulations, it will reduce the concerning contaminants. “We’ve had that argument with the feds. They said ‘here is our benchmark, here’s our regulations.’ They’ve been tasked with defining what protecting the human health and environment is and our monitoring shows we are not in compliance with that,” Harris said. “You can see the discharge of contaminants into the ocean. We can see that in the food chain. Killer whales are highly contaminated … and we know the contaminants are a significant stress and risk to those species.” Chris Garrett, a former professor of ocean physics at the University of Victoria, is amazed there hasn’t been a detailed analysis of the real or potential problems. Instead of constructing an expensive plant, he said, the money should be spent on looking at pollutants and how to get rid of them. “If you said to a marine scientist, one of our primary goals is to protect the marine environment and we can spend several hundred million, this (sewage treatment plant) would not be high on our shopping list,” he said.
One consideration being discussed by the core area liquid waste management committee has been whether to treat the region’s wastewater to a secondary or tertiary level. The option identified by the committee will see secondary or tertiary treatment plants constructed at Clover and McLoughlin points. Currently, the area’s sewage receives only preliminary treatment. Screens filter out particles larger than 6mm such as rocks, rags and plastics, which are collected and sent to landfill. Primary treatment uses gravity to allow solids to settle, with grease, oil and fat skimmed off. Screening traps solid objects, and sedimentation by gravity removes suspended solids. Secondary treatment removes dissolved organic matter that escapes primary treatment and uses bacteria to convert it into bacterial cells. The wastewater is then filtered by separating the treated liquid from the cells. Secondary treatment, the federal standard for a marine discharge, removes about 85 per cent of the suspended solids and biochemical oxygen demand. Tertiary treatment improves the quality of the effluent using methods such as membrane filtration, ultraviolet disinfection and advanced oxidation. It can remove more than 99 per cent of impurities from wastewater, producing an effluent with almost drinking-water quality. Tertiary treatment would further reduce the contaminants in the liquid effluent destined for the ocean. While each level of treatment results in a cleaner effluent, tertiary is more expensive. One estimate suggests that treating wastewater to a tertiary level would cost about $100 million more than secondary – an additional $84/year cost on average for households.
In Wednesday’s report: In the fourth instalment of our five-part series on sewage treatment we turn our attention to the West Shore, as well as plans to deal with biosolids. Read your community paper March 30 to find out more.
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Oak Bay High’s annual compost sale brings good earth to local gardeners March 31 to April 2 Alec Cottrell News contributor
With spring in the air and a spring in their step, the Oak Bay High School track and field team is at it again. The team hosts its 16th annual garden compost sale this weekend, providing a service to the community of Oak Bay and adding to its fundraising efforts for a planned trip to Florida in 2017. For gardeners, the compost is a high-quality mixture of yard compost and cow manure, well ground and aging since October, making it all ready for the garden. Sourced from Island businesses, the cost per bag is $6, or $5 for five or more bags, and the price includes delivery. On the track, the team has had an illustrious record over the past few decades, having been crowned the Island junior champions 26 consecutive years and Island senior champions 25 straight years. Oak Bay has also brought home 10 provincial championships. The driving force behind this dominant team has been Keith Butler, who built the program from the ground up during his time as a teacher, and former
(every other year),” he added. athletic director of the school. Given the currently low CanaFor the past 20 years, Mike Sheffer has gradually become a dian dollar, the team stresses bigger part of the program. its gratitude to those who have Even before the planned Flor- been kind enough to offer their support through the compost ida trip, Oak Bay could be consale or other means. sidered somewhat of a globeThe team will continue trotting team, having competed with its fundraiser, coming up at meets in California, Oregon, March 31 to April 2, when the Australia and Cuba in the 20 students return from spring years since Sheffer has been a break. part of the proSheffer also gram. “It’s important to noted the impor“We do a big trip every two of the remember that (these) tance years, and last experience this year we went to are teenagers that are fundraiser proHawaii. We went doing this. How often vides, and what to Maui, where it means for the do you see teenagers we trained, team going forand then we ward. doing hard labour, competed in “It’s a neat shoveling compost?” a track meet experience with about 20 because you see – Mike Sheffer other Hawaiian these kids workschools which ing so hard for was pretty fun. We’ve been to three days to get to do someFlorida before. We train there thing instead of it being handed and we have the meets, and to them, which is cool,” Sheffer then the kids obviously enjoy says. Disneyworld,” says Sheffer, “We find it’s a really good who took the reins as head bonding experience for the coach as Butler has taken on kids. They learn a lot about more responsibility with the teamwork doing the compost University of Victoria Vikes in shovel, (and) training together recent years. so they really enjoy that part “(Butler) really is the archibecause it’s a whole team event. tect of the program…he’s still “It’s important to remember helping out coaching our hurthat (these) are teenagers that dlers but he’s moved more up are doing this. How often do into (working with) the elite you see teenagers doing hard people at UVic. When (he) ran labour, shoveling compost?” the program he started this To place an order for the whole big trip (idea),” Sheffer compost mixture, please call says. Mike Sheffer at 250-514-2599 or “It takes two years to fundemail him at mwsheffer@hotraise enough money because it’s pretty expensive to travel ... mail.com editor@oakbaynews.com we pick a different place to go
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Drop-in Family Storytime – from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Fridays at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.
Kiwanis Sunday Morning Breakfast – Oak Bay Kiwanis hosts fundraising breakfast, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kiwanis Willows Beach Tea Room, $10. Proceeds support Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion Care Facility.
Saturday, March 26 Recycling Depot – Oak Bay Green Committee’s Recycling Depot returns to Carnarvon Park, 9 to 11:30. a.m., collecting cardboard, styrofoam, electronics and hard and soft plastics. Small charge applies. 4th annual Oak Bay Easter Celebration – Free Easter activities, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the park behind Oak Bay municipal hall, 2167 Oak Bay Ave. Candy hunts, photos with the Easter Bunny, crafts, facepainting, coffee, treats, an Oak Bay fire truck and police car and more. Bring a non-perishable food item or donation for the Mustard Seed. Hunt start times: 0 to 4 years – 11:30 to 11:45 a.m.; 5 to 7 years – 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 8 to 10 years – 12 to 12:15 p.m.; 11 years and older 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. Easter Bake Sale – Pick up traditional Easter breads, frozen cabbage rolls, perogies, kobassa and more. Hot Ukrainian lunch available, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. George’s Ukrainian Church, 1100 Colville Rd. Info: 250-3811352.
Alien Invasive Removal At Cattle Point – Help remove alien invasive plants, carpet burweed, bur chervil, ivy and Daphne at Cattle Point with the Friends of Uplands Park in the heart of one of Canada’s most endangered ecosystems, 1 to 4 p.m. Training and tools provided for all those in need. Meet at the Cattle Point lower parking lot between the boat ramps. Celebrate Migratory Birds in the Canadian Naturehood – Join Friends of Uplands Park and the Friends of Shoal Harbour on a special Easter Sunday bird walk and talk. Learn about migratory birds, the challenges they face on their long travels and the need for protected areas, 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cattle Point, north of the first boat ramp; look for the FOUP sign. Info: Margaret Lidkea, 250-595-8084. Book launch, What Makes You Happy – short stories, memories and fictions by Rutg Simkin, 2 to 4 p.m. at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard St. Info: Ruth, 250-477-2222 or ruth@ ruthsimkin.ca.
Variety Cafe – A drop-in, unplugged open mic with a variety of entertainment: music, short poems, trivia, favourite records, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Monterey Centre. Entertainers – come prepared to perform. Audience members always welcome.
Monday, March 28 Volkssport – Monday and Wednesday morning walks. Registration at 8:45 a.m.; walk at 9 a.m. For schedule call Rick, 250-478-7020 or Jan, 250-665-6062. Drop in baby time – from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Mondays for babies 0 to 15 months and their caregiver. At the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required.
Tuesday, March 29 Drop-in Family Storytime – for young children and their families, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Oak Bay branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. No registration required. Community Town Hall: Seniors and Health Care – MLA Andrew Weaver hosts town hall with B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie, 7 to 9 p.m. at Oak Bay Rec Sports Lounge. Seating firstcome, first-serve. Q&A follows. Info: andrew.weaver.mla@leg. bc.ca or 250-472-8528.
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Spring brings boys of summer to the diamond The baseball diamond will be 11 a.m. Session 2 goes Sunday, hopping this weekend as the April 3. Through two modified Oak Bay-based Victoria Mari- event practices, prospective ners junior and premier squads athletes can get an idea about take on some of the best, Friday, how the track clubs train and compete. For more information March 25. visit pacifathletics. Cross-town rivals, ca and victrack.ca. the Victoria Eagles In high school host the third annual track and field, spring break friendly teams gather at tourney at Lambrick UVic’s Centennial Park, through March Stadium Wednes27. day March 30 for The Mariners’ the first meet of junior premier team the 2016 season. opens play at 9:30 The action gets a.m., taking on the underway at 4 p.m. Eagles Midget AAA, with sprints, hurbefore facing the Colin Gall dles and distance Eagles’ junior preJock Talk events, along with mier squad at noon. boys’ and girls’ triThe Premier Mariners have an afternoon dou- ple jump, boys’ high jump, boys’ ble-header, facing the Premier discus, girls’ discus and girls’ Eagles at 2:30 and Calgary Blues shotput. And in high school girls’ socat 5 p.m. The University of Victoria cer, Glenlyon Norfolk School’s men’s and women’s rowers senior team plays hits the turf compete in the Brown Cup on Thursday, March 31 for the first Saturday, March 26 at Elk Lake game of the season at St. Margabefore heading to San Diego to ret’s School. On the rugby pitch, Oak Bay’s compete in the San Diego Crew senior girls’ rugby team starts Classic April 2 to 3. Wednesday, March 30 brings the season at Mt. Douglas Secthe Celebration of Champions ondary April 1. Games start at 2 p.m. and include Oak Bay taking and UVic Sports Hall of Fame. The men’s rugby team next on Vic High and Stellys. The Bays United Div. 1 men plays Saturday, April 2. The Vikes host the Vancouver Cap- are coming off a hard-fought ilanos at 2:45 p.m. on Wallace semi-final win last weekend to advance to the Jackson Cup Field. Pacific Athletics and Victoria finals against longtime rivals Track and Field Club hosts the Cowichan. The semi-final game first of two “try it out” sessions will feature a surprising twist at Centennial Stadium this Sun- with the Hughes brothers batday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to tling against each other, with
Jordie on Bays and Tyler on Cowichan. The game goes Sunday, April 3 at Royal Athletic at 2:30 p.m. Coming up in men’s rugby, the Div. 3 Castaway Wanderers play the Westshore Div. 3 men Sunday, April 3 at Windsor Park. Kick-off is at 1 p.m. Turning to local hockey, the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship series was tied 1-1 between the Victoria Cougars and Campbell River Storm at press time. Game 3 went Thursday, after the News went to press, and Game 4 goes tonight (Friday) in Campbell River, with Game 5 returning to Archie Browning Arena Sunday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. Following a Game 6 roadtrip if needed, the Cougars would return home Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. for Game 7. Following the championship round, the Cougars host the Cyclone Taylor Cup, a four-team, round-robin tournament April 7 to 10 featuring the Cougars, the Storm and the champions from both the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and the Pacific Junior Hockey League. Eight-game tournament passes and single game tickets are on sale now, available from the merchandise booth at Cougars home games or from Gary Boyer at 250-686-7709 or cougarpres@ gmail.com.
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Buying a home is arguably the most important purchasing decision a person will make in their lifetime. Enlisting the help of a home inspector can be the difference between making a smart buy or not. So, what does a home inspector actually do? Marty Erletz, a Registered Home Inspector and franchise owner of Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, helps clarify the duties of his profession. “The important thing to realize about a home inspector is that we do a very thorough inspection, but it’s a very thorough visual inspection. We can’t really go in and start taking things apart or causing any kind of damage to the home. We have to leave the home in the exact same condition that we found it,” Erletz says. A home inspector can provide numerous benefits because, aside from determining the condition of the home, they can also provide homebuyers with valuable important safety information. “Our main concern, at the end of the day, is the safety of the buyer,” he says. Likewise, hiring a home inspector as the seller of a home can show every effort is being made by the seller to disclose the condition of the home in the most honest and professional way. Key advice to potential homebuyers is to keep an eye out for unprofessional workmanship when
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