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In the Moody for jazz
Hospital Auxiliary keeps going
Sidney violinist leads quartet performance at the Friday Night Jazz Series, page 11
Saanich Peninsula Hospital Auxiliary raising money for vital equipment, page 3
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INVESTIGATIVE SERIES:
Treatment actions not being made in a vaccuum
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nyone involved in past or present efforts to creSPECIAL ate a sewage REPORT treatment system for the Capital Regional District’s core can attest that much work has been done and plenty of money spent on IN TH the issue. And as we E appear to draw closer to a solution, it’s reflective to note that others are watching us closely, especially our neighbours to the immediate south. In today’s fifth and final instalment of Sewage in the CRD, we take a look at Washington State’s continued frustration over the regional district’s release of untreated sewage into Juan de Fuca Strait, and talk to a former B.C. premier who was in the middle of the discussions in the Don Descoteau, 1990s. Black Press Many residents, as we’ve read and project leader heard in the emails and phone calls received 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 12 and 13
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Sunset Drive kevinlightphotography.com
Godwin Polares of Sidney drives to the hoop at Iroquois Park as the sun sets in the background. Polares plays basketball for Parkland Secondary School. He and some friends took the game to the outdoors as the weather turned nice this week.
Grocery warehouse to close Thrifty Foods facility off Keating X Road employs up to 35 people Carlie Connolly News staff
Thrifty Foods warehouse on Butler Road in the Keating industrial area of Central Saanich will be shutting down
this fall. The decision was announced internally to employees in February. “The exact date isn’t determined at this time because it will depend on the plan to wind down operations at Butler. We want to make sure we’re not
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impacting any of our service to Thrifty Food stores and that the transition happens in an orderly fashion,” said Cynthia Thompson. PleaSe See: Displaced workers could move, page 5