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PORTRAITS OF A PANDEMIC In 2020, North Saanich painter Brandy Saturley, known as the ‘Iconic Canuck’ made art that spoke to the strange new reality of living with COVID-19 in Canada. See story on Page A13. (Nina Grossman/News Staff)

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by Newtown to lower the limit to $5,000 failed.

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One Central Saanich councillor feels council is not acting fast enough to help those struggling with the economic effects of COVID-19.

Coun. Zeb King made that comment after council voted against his notice of motion that would have asked staff to consult with the Farmland Trust Society (FLT) about using some of the $3.45 million the municipality received through a joint federal-provincial program designed to help municipalities deal with the effects of COVID-19.

“This is certainly not a rapid response to helping the needy and it fails to show leadership on the part of the [council],” he said. “Instead, the council wants to punt this to a slow staff allocation process that might provide $7,500 max.”

King suggested individuals need help now, not later.

Couns. Carl Jensen, Gordon Newtown, Niall Paltiel, and Bob Thompson voted against the motion with Coun. Chris Graham absent.

Zeb King King acknowledged the society can apply for funding up to a maximum of $7,500 and only once council has formally approved a larger pot of $50,000 for grants. King had pushed for a large figure.

Council earlier signed off on language that would allow non-profits to apply for support.

Staff told the public at the time that the municipality had developed these figures on the

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Club captures top spot in photo competition Sidney couple helps Victoria Camera Club win prestigious Celebration of Nature event Don Descoteau News Staff

Members of the Victoria Camera Club collectively captured first place for the third time in the past five years, winning the 2020-21 annual Lion’s Gate Camera Club Celebration of Nature competition over 23 other clubs from B.C. and Yukon.

Sidney resident Steve Smith led the charge, earning the best in show award and first place in the wildlife category for his shot, entitled Grizzly Cubs Playfighting, in the Chilko River in the Chilcotin last fall.

He described the scene and the environment as he took the shots that included the winning image: “We were on a jet boat on the river when we came across them,” he said of the bears, adolescents still with their mother. He used a 700-millimetre zoom

Steve Smith’s image of two sibling adolescent grizzly bears playfighting in the Chilko River in the B.C. Interior earned him best of show at the prestigious Lion’s Gate Celebration of Nature club competition for 2020-21. (Photo by Steve Smith) lens to capture the scene. “It’s very satisfying, but it’s a challenge to get a shot like that when the boat’s moving and the light is dim.”

On a different day but on the same trip, Smith’s partner and fellow club

member Leah Gray snapped a photo of a western grebe taking off from the water that was also used for the competition.

“I was in the front of the boat and it was a really low shot,” she said. “These

two birds were there and I happened to catch them when they started to take off as we got closer.”

Saanich photographer Evan Guengerich helped boost the club’s score with his stunning image entitled Epic Struggle, of a seabird doing its best to catch a fish, taken in Costa Rica.

The photo earned Guengerich third place for best of show and second, just behind Smith, in the wildlife category.

As chair of the Victoria club’s competition committee, Gray was thrilled to convey the good news about the win to fellow members in a virtual meeting.

She said it’s always a challenge to select the club’s best eight images – one each from eight photographers – to enter into the Lion’s Gate competition, a club-only event.

The Victoria group, with 189 points, finished three points ahead of Crescent Beach Photography Club and seven up on Burnaby Photographic Society. The host Lion’s Gate earned honourable mention.

Other Victoria club members whose images were used for the competition were Lois Burton, Christine Hutchins Gallagher, Suzanne Huot, Donna Christie and Nick Delany. View the photos at victoriacameraclub.ca. don.descoteau@blackpress.ca

North Saanich council split over holiday recognizing residential school survivors Wolfgang Depner News Staff

Portions of North Saanich council officially oppose plans for a new statutory holiday that would recognize First Nations including the residential school system, but at least one councillor says he would have changed his vote if he had all of the information.

Couns. Jack McClintock and Murray Weisenberger were in opposition as council voted 4-2 to write a letter of support for recognizing Sept. 30 as a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

The issue came before North Saanich council after Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes wrote a

letter urging them to support federal legislation for such a holiday.

“The information provided by the District of Saanich speaks of two survivors of residential schools,” said McClintock. “With of all of the respect I have for them and their journey, it is two people,” said McClintock on Jan. 11.

“This didn’t come as a request from a national assembly or a council of First Nations.”

McClintock acknowledged that Haynes’ letter quotes Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, who describes the residential school system as “an attempt at genocide” in calling on Canada to “right this wrong and help

the former students and our nations recover and heal.”

“I don’t see in Chief Bellegarde’s statement as a request for setting aside a statutory holiday on Sept. 30,” said McClintock, adding he would support it if there were a “whole-hearted, collaborative group” in favour of such a holiday. “I don’t see the First Nations even supporting this. I see this as Mayor Haynes’ recommendation to create a statutory holiday. It’s not far off the colonial way of thinking that without consultation, we will do this and call it reconciliation.”

Mayor Geoff Orr then pointed out that the initiative originated with the federal government.

Weisenberger said on Jan. 11 that he would support working through the Union of British Columbia Municipalities or other methods.

Comments received during the legislative process around Bill C-5 shows support from the Assembly of First Nations for the holiday. Chief Norman Yakeleya of the Dene Nation told the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that a national holiday could combat prejudice, eliminate racism and promote tolerance, serving as annual act of reconciliation.

“The Assembly of First Nations has been calling for this legislation since 1982,” he said. Yakeleya later said AFN’s executive committee recently

passed a motion to make Sept.

30 a statutory holiday in calling on Ottawa to make it so.

“That information was not available to us at the time, when it (Saanich’s letter) was presented to us at council,” said McClintock, when shown AFN’s position.

That information would have been a “game-changer,” said McClintock. “I would have supported it had I known and had I been provided with the information that has come subsequent to the vote.”

Weisenberger said later that knowledge of AFN’s support would not have changed his vote, but echoed McClintock’s call for good relations with First Nations.

Feathers fly over backyard chickens Wolfgang Depner News Staff

The legalization of backyard chickens is once again an issue facing Sidney’s politicians.

Writing to council, Jeff Shield finds backyard chickens incompatible with Sidney’s status as a “small town with small lots,” whose residential density is rapidly increasing.

“Poultry raising should not be allowed on any lot less than one acre in size and, if there was a suitably sized lot, permission should only be granted if neighbours are in agreement. Our town is surrounded by rural properties where poultry raising can take place without disturbing neighbours.”

Michelle Bertrand argued in favour of allowing such fowl, pointing to recent concerns about the egg supply on Vancouver Island.

“Please allow Sidney families to contribute in a small way to their food sustainability and health by allowing … a small coop of backyard hens.”

Writing in response to Shield’s letter, Corey Newcomb, Sidney’s senior manager for long-range planning, said council is currently not considering the issue, before noting that the municipality is receiving “some comments in support” of the idea as it reviews its Official Community Plan (OCP).

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Gallery offers out-of-this-world views of Jupiter Wolfgang Depner News Staff

A Sidney photo gallery is offering locals a close, artistic look at largest planet in our solar system.

Stirring Imaginations, a collection of citizen-processed photos from NASA’s Juno Probe of Jupiter, is showing at the New Photographers Gallery until Feb. 20.

“We just had the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction and people are interested,” said Al Kohut, gallery owner. “We had the president of the [Royal Canadian Astronomical Society of Canada] Chris Gainor come in to see the show. “ The show opened on Jan. 2, just days after Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, and Saturn, the second largest, appeared to pass each other. While this conjunction roughly happens once every 20 years, the 2020 conjunction was the closest in about 400 years.

The show features images of Jupiter’s complex hydrogen and helium cloud systems, according to the official description, including the planet’s famed Great Red Spot, the largest atmospheric storm in the solar system with wind speeds in excess of 400 kilometres per hour and twice as wide as Earth.

NASA had launched the Juno spacecraft in 2011 on its mission to Jupiter, where it arrived after a journey of five years.

The images, some of them invoking

North Saanich waives 2021 business renewal fees Wolfgang Depner News Staff

Al Kohut, owner of the New Photographers Gallery, stands by one of the images of Jupiter that are part of the Stirring Imaginations show currently displaying at the Sidney gallery. (Wolf Depner/News Staff) Earth’s blue atmosphere, are also examples of ordinary citizens interacting with larger scientific institutions to popularize scientific findings.

Kohut said NASA made the raw images of the probe available to the public for processing because NASA wanted

to get more publicity for its mission in the face of funding cut backs in recent years.

Victoria photographer Peter Ramos, known for his portfolio of scenes from the Tofino area, then started to print the images. “He said, ‘do you want to

see what I have been doing?’ I saw it and said, ‘wow, these are just amazing.’

So I decided to have a show.”

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North Saanich is joining Sidney in waiving business renewal fees for 2021.

The measure represents a break for the business community in North Saanich and follows Sidney’s decision to waive business renewal fees.

According to North Saanich’s 2020 financial plan, the municipality raised $48,000 from businesses licenses last year. By contrast Sidney received $85,000.

“If you have a 2020 North Saanich business licence, please look for your 2021 business licence in the mail over the next few weeks,” reads a release from the municipality. North Saanich businesses without a licence or changing services are asked to submit an application and email it to admin@northsaanich.ca. wolfgang.depner@ peninsulanewsreview.com

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Vintage military aircraft finds new home at B.C. Aviation Museum Eric Welsh Black Press Media

A large piece of Canadian military history is moving from Chilliwack to North Saanich where it will find a new home in the B.C. Aviation Museum.

Moving the Grumman S2F Tracker is a logistical challenge that will include a tow truck, an RCMP escort and eventually, a barge.

The whole thing will be filmed by the same Discovery Channel crews that work on the hit series Highway Thru Hell and the footage will be turned into a TV show.

“Aggressive Towing are the ones that do a lot of the heavy towing on the Coquihalla that you see on that show, and they’re the ones who will be moving the Tracker” said Dean Fraser from the Canadian Military Education Centre (CMEC).

The Tracker made its first move overnight Jan. 23 and 24 to a lumber yard in Chilliwack where it will spend the rest of winter before moving on to North Saanich in the spring.

“When the water level is high enough, the guys from the B.C. Aviation Museum have a barge and a tug lined up, and it’ll be sent over to the Island,” Fraser said.

For years, this airplane was displayed near the Vedder Bridge. Visitors to the CMEC gawked at its near-70 foot wingspan and marvelled at the way its wings could fold up.

Around five years ago, the CMEC was forced

A 75-year-old aircraft has been languishing in a parking lot on the campus of the University of the Fraser Valley, but will soon be moved to the B.C. Aviation Museum. (Paul Henderson/ Black Press Media)

to vacate when the Canada Border Services Agency moved in.

The Tracker has moved a couple times since.

“We were recently given notice that we have six months to get it off the premises, or it’s going to be scrapped,” Fraser said. “We don’t have any other place to put it.”

The CMEC is sad to see it go, but happy to see it going where it will be put to good use.

“They can get it taxiing and idling for shows, probably by the summertime, if they put their

elbow-grease to it,” Fraser said. “It is flyable, and it’s going to a group like us that wants to preserve history. They have guys who’ve actually worked on aircraft like this. It’s not going to be sitting on a pedestal somewhere. They’re going to take it and do something with it, so it’s going to the best home possible.”

Town Of Sidney Watermain Flushing The Town of Sidney will commence annual flushing of Watermains in February 2021 with completion anticipated by the end of March 2021. The annual flushing is required to ensure ongoing health of the water system. Flushing will begin in the southern areas of Sidney and proceed north. The Town of Sidney advises consumers to be on the alert for possible temporary discolouration of water. This discolouration is not a health hazard.

To clear your water lines, turn on your cold water tap until the water is clear. Upon request, we will provide advance warning of flushing for persons with special requirements for water clarity. Please contact the Public Works Department at 250656-1034 if you require notification.

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OUR VIEW

Plan a first step towards reaching climate targets The federal government released its long-awaited plan for fighting climate change last month.

With a vaccine arriving, COVID-19 still spreading, and the holiday rush, it was hard to get people excited about a 79-page document filled with arcane details about energy-efficient renovations and car-charging stations. But if the carbon-pricing pillars and other measures in this plan are put into place, it can transform Canada.

The response to the plan from environmentalists was generally positive.

Some opponents groused about it killing the economy, and doubtless, as with all plans this large, there will be some firms that find themselves on the losing end.

The plan is noteworthy in that it sets a course to actually meet targets to limit greenhouse emissions by agreed-upon timelines.

There’s balance with attention to trying to grow industries and create jobs.

There’s a huge focus on retrofitting everything for energy efficiency, from homes to workplaces to hospitals to schools. Doubtless some elements of the plan will change as it runs headlong into the realities of the future, but the broad strokes are ambitious. They’re also far overdue.

More aggressive actions could have been announced five years ago, or before that, by previous governments. We ought to have done it years ago. We should be skeptical when we see the government laud a climate plan and then, in the next breath, make decisions we know aren’t in the planet’s best interests.But we have more assurance now than we did before that there is a plan in place and some way that this can all fit together.

Here’s hoping this government and the ones that follow show the kind of leadership our planet is depending on.

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YOUR VIEW

Get developers out of the OCP process in North Saanich I applaud Jeff Stanhope’s letter to the Review regarding Alice Finall’s commentary on the direction the North Saanich OCP is taking.

His letter was bang on. North Saanich has been valued as a rural district. It is the green space, or as Alice Finall says, the lungs of the region.

One of the reasons I love this area so much is because it is rural. However, the direction the district is taking will irreparably change this, it doesn’t seem to have much interest in preserving the environment or wildlife that live here. Development has become the new focus.

In North Saanich households struggle with affordability, Wolfgang Depner writes that, “Most households in North Saanich - and especially families - cannot afford the most

common type of housing…single-detached homes.”

Generally, affordable housing has been out of reach in all of the Greater Victoria municipalities. For years, we have seen a trend of people who can’t afford to get into the market move up island where property prices are lower. Due to expensive new homes flooding the market here, I’ve seen my property assessment go up by 13 per cent this year. And, isn’t there a very active real estate market in North Saanich with houses selling as quickly as they are listed? Obviously some people can afford them. North Saanich is outside of the Urban Containment Boundary in the regional growth strategy so why is there a push for us to become

an affordable housing mecca?

Developers don’t care about preserving the environment or rural character of our district, it is all about maximizing their profit. You only need to look at the abomination at Moses Point, where, with our district’s blessing, all the trees were razed and requirements adjusted so the maximum number of lots could be jammed in. Developers have far too much input already (eg. the Tree Protection Bylaw review). Developers should not have a voice in our OCP review. The time has come for our district to ‘preserve and protect’ what is left and get the developers out of the OCP process.

Sue Starkey North Saanich

Say no to chickens, cannabis and rentals

be allowed in multi-unit buildings, either condos or rental apartments. It is totally unfair to have strangers coming and going in these buildings. Vacation rentals could be permitted in a suite where the owner also lives in the building or perhaps in a detached home – but again, only after neighbours have been consulted before any permits are issued.

We do not need any more stores selling cannabis in Sidney. This is a town which appeals to many people because of its location beside the ocean, attractive to residents and visitors

alike. It has been promoted as a Book Town and it is already known by boaters around the world for its excellent location. We do not want our town to be known as The Cannabis Capital of Canada.

I am sending this same letter to Sidney Council. If you agree with me, let the council know.

D. Child Sidney

Sidney is a small town with small residential lots which is rapidly increasing in density.

Poultry raising should not be allowed on any lot less than one acre in size and, if there was a suitably sized lot, permission should only be granted if neighbours are in agreement.

Our town is surrounded by rural properties where poultry raising can take place without disturbing neighbours.

Short-term and vacation rentals should not

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North Saanich looks into locking up pickleball courts after hours Wolfgang Depner News Staff

North Saanich could end up placing timed locks on the pickleball courts in the community, but one resident says it won’t deal with noise coming from the courts.

David Bentley lives next to the public courts on the Wain Road and has concern with the “noise issue” stemming from the courts.

He made that comment after council voted 4-2 to with Couns. Heather Gartshore and Murray Weisenberger opposed to investigate the costs of placing timed locks on the courts after Coun. Brett Smyth noted courts remain in use beyond posted hours – exacerbating noise concerns.

The courts are available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday, Saturday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. They used to be open from dawn to dusk before the municipality posted the new hours in response to noise concerns that nonetheless appear unresolved.

Bentley, who can see the courts from his backyard, but also plays pickleball himself, has been a leading voice among area residents concerned about the noise coming from the courts.

Corine Reid, president of the Saanich Peninsula Pickleball Association, said the association is thrilled North Saanich has put up the courts. “It’s really up to them to deal with the neighbours,” she said.

The initiative from Smyth marks the latest development in the public debate over the impact of pickleball on public noise levels.

The general growth of pickleball across North America has caused inevitable frictions with other sports (especially tennis) and in the case of North Saanich, residents near the courts concerned about noise as well as the lack of public consultation.

The summer of last year saw several meetings featuring many or all of the involved parties: various council members including Mayor Geoff Orr, municipal staff, residents living near the facility and the

Saanich Peninsula Pickleball Association. Potential solutions proposed by staff included the use of acoustic fencing, the use of ‘quiet’ pickleballs as well as a rejected staff proposal to limit play to Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during daylight hours, a proposal that drew opposition from various voices, including the pickleball association.

A council sub-committee eventually recommended the current hours for the public facility, which council unanimously approved. Council also instructed staff to include a message calling on users not to use courts outside of the posted hours to minimize the impact on neighbours.

But the issue did not disappear as council received a petition in November that criticized the decision and accused it of being too deferential toward pickleball players. Council subsequently asked staff in early December to report back to council in November 2021 following a review of feedback from residents and pickle ball players, as well as previous staff report.

TOWN OF SIDNEY

Notice of Budget Meetings Please note that the Town of Sidney will be holding meetings over the next two months to consider the Town’s 2021-2025 Financial Plan, as follows: • Monday, February 1st – Committee of the Whole – Budget Presentation and Introduction • Tuesday, February 16th – Committee of the Whole Meeting – Initial Budget Consideration • Tuesday, March 2nd – Special Council Meeting – Budget Deliberations.

The above meetings will take place at the Town of Sidney Council Chambers, beginning at 6:00 p.m. However, due to ongoing restrictions due to COVID-19, meetings are closed to the public until further notice.

Meetings are broadcast live, and the live stream may be accessed through the home page of the Town’s website.

All persons wishing to comment on, or inquire about, the Five Year Financial Plan may do so at the February 16th meeting, or at any regular Council meeting following introduction of the budget. In order to comment, speakers must register to speak by no later than noon on the day of the meeting by sending an email to admin@sidney.ca, or by calling 250-6555402. Participation will be via Zoom. Written comments on the budget may be submitted at any time to admin@sidney.ca. Background documentation will be made available on the Town’s website, following introduction of the budget on February 1st.

Final budget deliberations are expected to take place at the Special Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 2nd. If not concluded that night, additional deliberations will be scheduled for a future Council Meeting.

Inquiries may be directed to the Finance Department at 250-656-1184.

Process questioned Continued A1 Opponents of King’s motion did not comment on the substance, but rather the process.

Newtown wondered why council should ask staff to talk with the society before any prior application and Thompson said he would have voted for language that asked staff to inform the society. Jensen argued that King’s motion would have politicized the process around the grant.

“Are we going to extend the courtesy [of reaching out] to every non-profit in Central Saanich?” asked Jensen.

King pointed out that council had approved the application process before his notice of motion. It should have appeared before council more than a month ago, but a snow storm cancelled the Dec. 21 meeting.

Mayor Ryan Windsor encouraged groups to apply for the funding.

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Last week’s suspected drowning death of a 64-yearold North Saanich resident could be the first drowning death in British Columbia in 2021.

Dale Miller, executive director of the Lifesaving Society of BC and the Yukon, said preliminary numbers show 42 drownings in British Columbia in 2020, and none yet this year, other than the North Saanich incident.

Drowning statistics kept by the society include only preventable (unintentional) deaths, and do not account for deaths due to natural causes, suicide, or homicide.

Police say the man who died at Canoe Cove Marina and Boatyard Monday night likely drowned. Police received a call at around 10:30 p.m. about the man being unable to pull himself out after he had fallen into the water. Paramedics made attempts to revive the man but he died at the marina.

Neither police nor the inves-

tigating coroner will release the identity of the 64-year-old man. The marina has yet to provide comment, but the incident is not on the radar of WorkSafeBC. “I can confirm that WorkSafeBC was not involved with this incident,” said Ivy Yuen, a spokesperson.

Regional figures from the Lifesaving Society of BC and the Yukon show four individuals drowned in and around Vancouver Island in 2020.

The last within the 2020 calendar year was the death of 80-year-old Hesquiaht elder Harry Lucas, whose remains were found near Tofino on Jan. 2. He had reportedly left Ahousaht by boat alone around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31 and was on his way to Hot Springs Cove.

In another incident, Cory Mills, Eric Blackmore and Anthony (A.J.) Jensen of Sooke, all 20 years old, were last seen alive around 11 p.m. Friday, on Jan. 31. Crews recovered their bodies days later following a rapid rise in the level of Sooke River following heavy rainfall.

According to available statistics from the Office of the Chief Coroner, health authorities recorded 666 drowning deaths between 2008 and 2016.

According to that agency, fatal drownings were most common in the summer months, peaking at an average of 13.6 deaths per year, with men accounting for 79.6 per cent. Individuals aged 19 to 29 accounted for the largest share of fatalities at almost 24 per cent of all fatalities, followed by individuals aged 50 to 59 years with 17 per cent.

Alcohol and / or drugs contributed to 40 per cent of drowning deaths between 2008 and 2015. Boating (21.8 per cent), swimming (16.8 per cent) and falls into water (16.5 per cent) were the three activities in which drownings were most likely to occur.

Miller said the trend line for accidental drowning deaths is downward.

“The 42 (deaths) in 2020 is the lowest ever (since the society starting keeping records for the last 30 years) and of course that is still 42 too many.”

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Peninsula chamber president questions calls to restrict inter-provincial travel Wolfgang Depner News Staff

The new president of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce says she is confident businesses on the Peninsula are meeting their COVID19 prevention measures as the government contemplates measures including limits on inter-provincial travel.

“We are faced with two opposing tensions — the need to keep our Island residents safe and the need to keep them employed,” said Katie Kroeker, responding to comments from Perrin Beatty, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC).

“Tourism, transportation and hospitality are key sectors that keep our economy healthy, and yet by definition, it means welcoming people to the island which could lead to greater risk of COVID transmission,” she added.

During a virtual meeting Wednesday afternoon with Bruce Williams, CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, about U.S.-Canada relations in the wake of the pandemic and the inau-

We are faced with two opposing tensions — the need to keep our Island residents safe and the need to keep them employed. guration of U.S. President Joe Biden, Beatty said cutting B.C. off from the rest of Canada is not a good idea.

“What we need to do is to look to manage the disease, not to shut down our regions or to partition Canada more than it is already.”

His comments come after a conference call between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several premiers, during which they discussed the issue of inter-provincial travel. B.C. Premier John Horgan later told media that a Maritime-style travel ban is unlikely for the province, voicing skepticism that such a policy was practical or legal.

While the province can impose restrictions on people travelling for non-essential purposes if they are causing

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harm to the health and safety of British Columbians, much of the current interprovincial travel is work-related and therefore cannot be restricted, said Horgan.

Kroeker’s comments reject a choice between reducing travel and public health.

While many locals “resonate with the desire for a change of scenery and a break from being housebound,” Kroeker detects a “reflexive, opposing instinct” when thinking about non-locals spending time on the Saanich Peninsula.

“What has been problematic in the past, (have) been tourists who come to the Island thinking it is a safe place to holiday and loosen up their otherwise vigilant prevention practices.” wolfgang.depner@ peninsulanewsreview.com

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A spokesperson for Seagate Pontoons said the company is interested in striking a public-private partnership with Sidney as the municipality ponders the future of the iconic Beacon Wharf while noting that the process is in its early stage.

“Certainly, there is an interest on our part, but we are just looking at what the content and the format of that proposal would entail,” said Mike Cronquist, vice-president of business development for the company, itself part of Marker Group, a real-estate development firm with holdings across the Saanich Peninsula, including Sidney. “P3 can mean a lot of different things. It obviously has to be something that works for both parties, being the town and ourselves.”

The committee overseeing the future of the Sidney wharf is recommending the municipality invite Seagate Pontoons to submit a formal proposal for a potential partnership to replace the iconic but aging wharf.

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Sidney’s Beacon Wharf, here decked out in American flags during shooting for the Netflix series Maid in late 2020, could make way for a concrete pontoon once part of the floating bridge over Hood Canal in Washington State. (Wolf Depner/News Staff) replacement with a floating structure; and no replacement at all.

Seagate Pontoons owns the last remaining pontoon (the so-called N-Pontoon) of the eastern half of the concrete floating pontoon bridge that ran across Washington State’s Hood Canal. Speaking before the committee last November, Cronquist said the pontoon offers several advantages, starting with its ability to rise and fall with the sea.

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A report subsequently circulated among committee members pegged the potential maximum cost for a floating structure at $6.5 million. By comparison, a piled structure could cost $10 million. It would cost about $2 million to remove the wharf at the end of its useful life, followed by enhancements to the waterfront.

The Town of Sidney and Seagate Pontoons are familiar partners. “We have a history of development on the downtown waterfront,

with [Marker],” said Cronquist. “We have the Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa. We are very invested in [Sidney] and there are certainly some synergies relative to what we can offer to the [municipality] as developers.”

It is not clear when the company would present a proposal as it does not face any specific deadline. “But obviously, for both of our interests, we want to take a look at it relatively quickly and see what that might entail,” he said.

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Christmas album strikes a chord with foundation Wolfgang Depner News Staff

A local foundation received a belated Christmas present from local musicians.

Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation (SPHHF) received more than $1,000 from the sales of a Christmas album recorded at Radio Sidney and still available at Alexander’s Cafe.

The idea originated from local musicians Paul Bankes and Sunny Shams, who also owns the cafe.

Public health measures concerning COVID-19 meant that the duo would not able to perform their seasonal songs. After discussions, the station made its studio available for a recording session that also featured Bankes’ sons Nelson and Morgan, who perform on their own as the Bankes Bros along with others.

Pressed for time but conscious of the health restrictions, the musicians playing under the moniker Alexander’s Ragtag Band recorded 11 seasonal favourites, including White Christmas, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and Blue Christmas.

Bill Collins, Radio Sidney’s general manager, said the team identified SPHHF from the beginning, as “a very worthy recipient” of the proceeds. “Given the support that the hospital workers have provided to the community through the past 10 months we felt that it was only fitting that the community showed its gratitude,” he said.

Karen Morgan, executive director of the SPHHF, thanked the musicians. “It is a wonderful demonstration of the community spirit that surrounds us all year but is particularly evident during the Christmas Season,” she said.

Sunny Shams, owner of Alexander’s Cafe, hands Karen Morgan, executive director of the Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation, a stocking filled with more than $1,000 raised through the sale of a Christmas album featuring Shams, his musical partner Paul Bankes (not in picture) as well as his two sons, Morgan (far left) and Nelson (far right). Radio Sidney, represented by Bill Collins, second from right, provided the recording space. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

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Iconic Canuck draws inspiration from COVID-19 Island artist shifted focus to inner world as pandemic changed Canadian cultural landscape Nina Grossman News Staff

When the pandemic hit, painter Brandy Saturley began to look inward. She maintained her signature pop realism style, but her focus shifted closer to home: the Salish Sea, her memories and her own desire for closeness.

Inside her North Saanich studio a collection of shells, small animal skulls and other found objects line a window sill. On the wall, a seal cub’s face is painted on a bed of a Canadian Club Whisky coasters. Her latest work rests on easels around the room, much of it a response to the pandemic.

Saturley, who grew up in Sooke, is known for her Canadiana-inspired acrylic paintings. Her vibrant Canadian art collection boasts landscapes, Tim Hortons cups and Canadian icons like Gord Downie and a hockey stick-holding Shania Twain. One painting depicts a Mi’kmaq performer and RCMP officer at the Vimy Ridge 100th anniversary; another portrays a Canadian veteran poised above a field of red poppies.

One piece portrays a couple standing outside the Montreal Forum, posed in the style of Grant Wood’s 1930 painting American Gothic.

In Saturley’s interpretation, the woman wears a hoodie and the man holds a hockey stick in place of a pitchfork.

Saturley coined the hashtag #IconicCanuck for her first public gallery exhibition and the name has followed her ever since as her Canadiana alter ego. Part of her fascination with the Canadian identity comes from growing up on Vancouver Island – separated from the rest of the country by ocean and often times, a completely different weather system.

While undoubtedly still Canadian, Saturley felt removed from many of the hallmarks of

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In 2020, North Saanich painter Brandy Saturley, known as the ‘Iconic Canuck’ made paintings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Nina Grossman/ News Staff) Canadian settler culture. Leading up to Canada 150 she began to travel the country, taking inspiration from people and landscapes – from Yellowknife to Montreal.

“I feel that living on Vancouver Island, we’re not really part of that whole Canadiana stereotypical view. I feel like we’re our own little biosphere here,” she said. “I thought it would be really interesting to travel across Canada and see how much of these stereotypical Canadian things were actually things that people related to.”

But in 2020, Saturley’s world got much smaller. Like many, she began to consume the news daily, isolate and keep her distance from relatives.

“It was a year where I allowed myself to paint whatever I felt like I needed to paint,”

she said. “Certainly, what influences you is what’s happening all around you, all the time, everything you hear and see and touch.”

On Canada Day she painted The Big Hug, depicting a group of Canadians embracing one another, an illustration of the physical closeness made impossible by COVID-19.

“For me, that was that need to hug and have connection, particularly having elderly parents that I couldn’t hug at the time,” she said.

Another painting depicts two people staring out a window while a TV displays the ‘Please Stand By’ message of a lost signal, seeming to represent longing or waiting. Her paintings Time in a Bubble and To the See are less literal, focusing instead on landscape, colour and concept, with Island views encapsulated in circles – freezing the serene, picturesque beauty of the West Coast in sunset-hued rings.

“I think that [Time in a Bubble], which was at the very beginning of COVID, for me, was sort of ‘here’s this perfect Vancouver Island life, I’m out paddling and there’s a sunset’ and it’s beautiful and it’s perfect but now it’s a bubble of a memory.

“I’m preserving it, so it’s something for me to meditate on…for the times that I’m feeling stressed or feeling like I can’t connect with people.”

Saturley felt it was important that her art continued to respond to society and culture through the pandemic.

“I just feel that internal need to say something about the time that we’re in. I mean, sometimes I make paintings that are just pretty paintings.

But sometimes I make paintings that talk about subjects that are happening in the world,” she said. “I think both are important.”

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Out in Metchosin, Swanwick Ranch is listed for a whopping $14.1 million.

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Annual property taxes are estimated at more than $22,500 with the lot zoned agricultural.

Over in Oak Bay, Muir Haven, or ‘refuge by the sea,’ is

a five-bedroom, 10-bathroom luxurious residence listed for $12.5 million. Located at 249 King George Terrace, this home was built in 2002 on a 0.8-acre lot and features aquatic amenities such as a pool, steam room, sauna and hot tub. It also features a theatre, wine cellar, gym and an elevator to all three levels.

Estimated annual property taxes are more than $73,000.

Listed at $8.65 million, this oceanfront country estate in North Saanich, known as Chateau de Lis, features a 9,700-square-foot main residence as well as a 2,136-square-foot guest cottage and a 1,142-square-foot caretaker’s accommodation above a six-car garage. Located at 9750 West Saanich Rd., this six-acre property fronts the Saanich Inlet with exquisite landscaping, treed park area, orchard and greenhouse.

Annual property taxes are estimated at more than $28,500.

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Millennials face future of higher debt, lower incomes Pandemic threatens economic well-being of younger households Wolfgang Depner News Staff

A new study predicts tough economic times ahead for millennials because of COVID-19 but also other factors.

The study with the title “Inter-generational comparisons of household economic well-being” surveys the likely impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic well-being of four generations: the generation pre-1946; the baby-boom generation, including those born in the post-war period from 1946 to 1964; Generation X, including those born from 1965 to 1980; and millennials, including the children of boomers born after 1980.

While the report is a precursor to a more detailed survey, it finds that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the economic well-being of younger households, especially if major income earners come from the millennial generation. According to the report, members of that generation face a higher risk for five related reasons.

A study predicts that millennials will fall behind older generations because of COVID-19. (Black Press Media file photo) First, they depend more on wages COVID-19 pandemic” such as acand salaries as income sources. commodation and food services, While financial markets and real information, culture and recreation estate values have remained rela- and retail. Employment of millentively stable since the beginning of nials in the accommodation and 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has food services dropped by 45 per had a more noticeable impact on cent during the second quarter of employment, with consequences 2020 compared to the same period last year. for millennials.

Fourth, even if millennials are Second, they possess less equity in real estate or finance assets rel- working, they accumulate more ative to the other generations as debt relative to their respective inthe worth of millennial households comes. While Generation X holds accounts for one-third of the value the largest ratio with debt accountheld by Generation X, one-fifth of ing for 220 per cent of income, boomers and one-third of the pre- members of Gen-X are starting 1946 generation. This reality makes to pay down their collective debt, them more reliant on income from while millennials are adding to it employment and less able to draw with the ratio now sitting at 199 on equity falling on tough times. per cent in 2019, up from 178 per Third, they tend to work in in- cent in 2010.

“Along with rising debt-to-industries “deeply affected by the

come ratios, it may become increasingly difficult for millennials to cover their debt obligations if they lose their jobs or have to reduce their work hours as a result of the pandemic,” the report warns.

Fifth, millennials face higher housing costs. While millennials earn more than Gen-Xers at the same stage in their lives, their actual purchasing power is lower. This reality has made it more difficult for them to build up equity by way of the housing market. At the same time, they face high living costs. “As costs related to housing are non-discretionary, millennial households may not have as much flexibility to adjust their spending when their income declines,” it reads.

Which is precisely what is happening right now, leading to a vicious cycle of declining incomes, higher and heavier debt-loads and home-ownership receding into the distance.

Despite the introduction of what the report calls “unprecedented income support programs,” millennials run the risk of falling other generations, with consequences into the future. “Due to uncertainty in their disposable income, some millennials may choose to postpone major life events such as buying a house, starting a family and investing in their children’s education,” the report predicts.

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The Good Life for Seniors

Meditation, kids’ laughter on ‘calming’ phone line From meditation to Indigenous stories to children’s laughter, a new toll-free phone line offers people from Victoria and beyond a calming escape from everyday and pandemic-induced difficulties.

The phone line is the creation of Kathryn Calder, who was named Victoria’s artist in residence in 2019.

“My goal was to create an interactive phone line to help bring comforting sounds and joy to those

who are feeling isolated and may have challenges accessing an online platform,” Calder said, noting that many older adults have had an especially hard time staying in touch throughout the pandemic.

“My hope is the phone line will help connect our communities until we can all be together again.”

Callers can choose to listen to nine different audio selections: B.C. nature sounds, Indigenous stories

and songs, poetry, Francophone poetry, Canadian contemporary music, instrumental music, children’s laughter, guided meditation and ambient music.

Selections feature some local artists and storytellers, such as Victoria’s Indigenous artist in residence Dylan Thomas’s story of the Salish wool dog. One of Calder’s songs, Song in Cm, is also featured.

Non-artists have the opportunity

to contribute too. Calder is inviting parents who want their child’s laughter to be featured on the phone line to send audio recordings along with a release form to her by Feb. 7.

She also noted that content will change periodically, so interested people should continue to check in.

More information about the 1-877-2BE-CALM (1-877-2232256) project can be found at victoria.ca/becalm.

The City of Victoria’s artist in residence, Kathryn Calder, created a tollfree phone line designed to give people a calm escape during COVID-19. (Photo

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Minister says B.C. care home visitor access to expand by March Tom Fletcher Black Press Media

Most of B.C.’s long-term care home staff and residents have received their first vaccination for COVID-19, with essential visitors and assisted living facilities also included in the first phase of B.C.’s vaccine program.

Vaccine protection is expected to allow visitor restrictions to be eased by March, Health Minister Adrian Dix said as the ministry updated its vaccination program to reach the general population by April.

“What you’re going to see in the month of March is changes in both social activity within care homes to allow more activity within the care home on a normal day,” Dix said Jan. 22.

“And, in addition to that, changes with respect to visitation, because once people and residents are made safe, the immunization process is going to allow a lot of things to happen, including more visits from family memories and loved ones and friends.”

B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie reported in November on close family members being refused access to elderly relatives in

care facilities, with restrictions going beyond public health orders that define who is an “essential visitor.” People used to providing meal and grooming support for elderly parents were turned away as care homes struggled to avoid deadly virus outbreaks among frail residents.

The ministry put in place an appeal process after Mackenzie’s report, but Dix said the vaccine rollout is the best way to move forward safely. He noted that there have been 650 deaths of care home residents since the pandemic began, and as many as 20 in assisted living, the majority of all B.C. deaths related to COVID-19.

Most long-term care facilities have received a vaccine, and about half of assisted living residents and staff were given first doses of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccine as of this week. The first phase of vaccine rollout also includes an estimated 8,000 essential visitors to long-term care and assisted living.

“The concern has been that those rules have not been applied equally and everywhere, but our hope is, and the purpose of doing longterm care first dose and then second dose, with assisted living first dose and then second dose, is to make those places safer,” Dix said.

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Clear communication needed for provincial vaccination plans 2020 was as difficult a year as concerned about the vaccine rollany in recent memory, but as we out. As we all anticipate the pomove into 2021, several vaccines tential freedom that vaccinations offer hope for relief from the may offer, many people in SaanCOVID-19 global pandemic. ich North and the Islands want The provincial government is more information about when aiming to have all British Colum- and how they can be vaccinated. bians vaccinated by the end of The BC Green Caucus continues the year starting with residents to encourage the provincial govand staff in long-term care and ernment to clearly communicate the vaccination plan assisted living facilito all British Columties, health care workbians. ers providing care to those with COVIDYou can find the most up-to-date in19, and remote/isolated First Nations formation about the communities.

COVID-19 vaccinaI raise my hands in tion plan at bccdc. gratitude to everyone ca/health-info/diseasworking in essential es-conditions/covidservices. Thank you!

19/covid-19-vaccine/ In the Saanich bcs-plan-for-vacAdam Olsen North and the Islands cine-distribution.

MLA Report constituency office we In spring 2021 we have been working are moving the Saanthrough a backlog of meetings ich North and the Islands Constitand requests for advocacy caused uency Office to the Aranza buildby the snap election. Constitu- ing at 9828 Fourth St. (just north ents continue to raise a range of of Tanners Books in Sidney).

I am thrilled that our commuconcerns including lack of access to housing options, the need for nity office will be accessible from more family doctors, equitable the street. As we move past the education in the Southern Gulf COVID-19 pandemic we will once Islands, increasing active trans- again be able to open our board portation options, better mental room to community groups to health supports, and public safety. host meetings. In addition, we will We continue to advocate for resume the Dialogue sessions on these local priorities in addition priority issues in our community. to addressing COVID-19 specif- The new space is a perfect venue ic issues such as our most recent for reconnecting after so many request to the provincial govern- months apart. ment encouraging them to step in In the meantime, our team of and assist the private motor coach advocates continue to work reindustry. The pandemic has all but motely. Since the election, we have shut down inter-city, shuttle, and been able to meet constituents by charter bus business. phone or by video conferencing.

I believe support in the short- We will continue to monitor the term will mean the province is not health orders and recommenon the hook for delivering these dations and will open the office essential services in the future. to walk-in traffic and in-person As we learned when Greyhound meetings when we are sure we can shuttered services in Western Can- provide a safe environment. ada bus services are important If you need advocacy, please do for public safety ensuring people not hesitate to contact us by email and communities can be safely at Adam.Olsen.MLA@leg.bc.ca or phone at 250-655-5600. connected.

I am hearing from many people Adam Olsen is the MLA Saanich in our constituency that they are North and the Islands.

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Victoria man wins $2M in BC/49 A birthday treat turned into $2 million for Victoria’s Jerry Dyck.

The retired electrician was running errands in Duncan and grabbed a BC/49 ticket at W.S. Supermarket that wound up matching all six numbers for the Jan. 9 draw. He was at home with his daughter and son-in-law enjoying eggs Benedict when he checked.

“I could not believe it. I thought someone was playing a prank on me,” Dyck said.

Once he realized it was no joke,

he and his daughter started dancing around the living room.

“My son-in-law was putting my grandkid down for a nap, so we were trying to jump up and down and celebrate as quietly as possible,” Dyck said.

In addition to gifting some of his win to family, Dyck plans to purchase a new RV to drive across Canada – once it’s safe to travel again – in a trip he’s long dreamed of taking. vnc.editorial@blackpress.ca

In celebration of Random Act of Kindness Day on Wednesday, Feb. 17, we are inviting anyone under 12 years old to colour this image and submit for a chance to win a $50 gift card to Bolen Books and a $100 donation made in your name to the registered charity of your choice. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Random Act of Kindness Day. All entries will also be sent digitally to the residents of care homes in our region, to brighten their day, so feel free to include a message in your entry.

Mail physical copies to Black Press at 818 Broughton Street, Victoria V8W 1E4 or email your scanned or photographed entry to info@victoriafoundation.bc.ca.

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And now that studies have shown there is a relationship between nature and human mental health, I finally understand why I crave hiking our local mountains.”

And I try to visit him every day despite the fact I have stand outside in the cold and wet to talk to him through a window.”

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