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OAK BAYNEWS Friday, April 1, 2016
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INVESTIGATIVE SERIES:
Treatment actions not made in a vaccuum
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RT Anyone involved in past or present efforts to create a sewage treatment system for the Capital Regional District’s core can attest that much work IN TH E has been done and plenty of money spent on the issue. And as we appear to draw closer to a solution, it’s reflective to note that others are watching us closely, especially our neighbours to the south. In today’s fifth and final instalment of Sewage in the CRD, we look at Washington State’s continued frustration over the district’s release of untreated sewage into Juan de Fuca Strait, and talk to a former B.C. pre- Don Descoteau, mier who was in the middle of the Black Press discussions in the 1990s. Many residents, as we’ve heard since our series began March 18, still question the need to treat, and say optics, not science, are driving this movement to get it done. But as Victoria’s tourism boss points out, those impressions have very real consequences. As we wrap up this stage of our coverage of the issue, we also look at how a property on Rock Bay in Victoria, once touted as the central site for a regional treatment system, fell off the table and all but disappeared from sewage committee members’ minds. We thank you once again for your input and feedback on this series and we know many more conversations lay ahead on sewage treatment. We’ll continue to arm readers with valuable information to help you be an important part of ongoing discussions in your communities. See pages A10 and A11
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Jaymee Sidel, of the Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club, represents Canada at the World Bowls in Australia next week
Aussie greens welcome Oak Bay bowler Local lawn bowler excited for Australian experience in final junior competition Christine van Reeuwyk Oak Bay News
Oak Bay lawn bowler Jaymee Sidel will represent the region and nation in Australia in her last event as a junior
competitor. After confirming that not every nation was able to send a female athlete, World Bowls reached out to Canada to invite a third entry to play in the women’s singles and to partner in the mixed pairs event with one of the already confirmed male competitors from a nation with only a single entry. As the second-ranked female athlete from the initial selection process, Oak Bay Lawn Bowling Club’s Sidel earned the spot in the 2016 World Junior Championships in Queensland, Aus-
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