The Peninsula June 20, 2019

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Act like the house is on fire limate scientists have been sounding the alarm for some time. Many of you will have heard of the young Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, and her now famous speech to the World Economic Forum in January in which she urged us all to “... act as if the house was on fire. Because it is.”

The acknowledged crisis-state of the environment has sparked activity at the local level, where municipalities, including the three on the Saanich Peninsula as well as the Capital Regional District, have entertained (some have passed) motions declaring a climate emergency.

Reaction at the municipal and regional level is highly appropriate given most of our country’s infrastructure is controlled by these levels of government, and that they/we have much to lose

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economically, environmentally, and from a community health perspective if damage resulting from climate breakdown should occur.

Think of the devastation wrought by forest fires and flooding.

The main goal of the local declarations of climate emergencies is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Is that enough?

Cutting emissions is an important start.

Influencing others to do the same is important.

Recently, in Vancouver, council adopted a climate emergency plan that arrived at “six big moves” for pollution reduction. The six areas of action are:

3) Pollution-free cars, trucks and buses.

4) Zero-emission space and water heating.

5) Lower carbon construction.

6) Restored forests and coasts.

In addition to these targets, Vancouver council also approved an impressive list of 53 “accelerated actions” that will ramp-up local action right away.

Vancouver is an inspiring example of municipal leadership in this regard. Let us also be seen to be acting as if our house was on fire and use public money to support the urgent opportunity and priority rather than subsidizing the economy of the past.

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Style Coast owners Ron (right) and Nancy Balske welcome you to their store and their one-year anniversary sale.

Opens at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This big event draws over 300+ exotic, show and collector cars.

Great food options on Beacon as well as music, vendor midway.

Monday, July 1 Sidney Canada Day Parade

Torque Masters will have up to 20 cars in this event, bigger than ever. Parade rolls at 11:30.

Sunday, July 7 Saanich Peninsula Hospital Bed Races

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BY RON BALSKE, OWNER, STYLE COAST BY SIDNEY CASUALS t has been almost a year since I moved my family to the Peninsula from the tranquil, easygoing setting of the West Kootenays. The people of Sidney have been wonderful in making our transition to a much more energetic and dynamic coastal lifestyle so enjoyable.

My wife Nancy and I bring many years of retail experience with us to our new store. We have enjoyed getting to know the store’s regular customers and working out exactly the right balance and blend of stock to bring in. We are, of course, committed to continuing the excellent customer service and quality clothing that our Sidney Casuals customers expect, but with the rebrand to Style Coast, we hope, also, to attract visitors and new clientele.

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With a large variety of choices from Royal Robbins, Mountain Hardwear, Keen, Habitat, Point Zero and Smartwool along with many other great outdoor and lifestyle brands, men and women of all ages are catered to.

Our one year anniversary coincides with the Sidney Sidewalk Sale — we’re going all-in with a sale in-store on Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30. There will be selected brand name clothing on sale at up to half price.

We’ve got everything you need for your West Coast adventures and we look forward to meeting you!

Thursday evenings July 25, Aug. 1, 8 Sidney Downtown Street Market

Torque Masters display to promote the big car show of Aug. 11.

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Vintage Car Club Swap Meet Automotive Social Event of the Year Sunday, Jun. 23

Saanich Fairgrounds, 1528 Stellys Cross Rd. Automobiles, trucks, parts, literature, tools and collectibles.

Free and open to the public. Indoor and outdoor stalls. Car Corral — you could find yourself buying a collector car. Food available. victoria.vccc.com/Swapmeet/ SwapMeet2019.html torquemasters.ca

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0011644614 SIDNEY BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AR Discover The Peninsu 10 x 28 The Annual Peninsula Celebrations Society Canada Day parade begins at 11:30 a.m.

Sidney takes Canada Day to new level elebrating Canada day is something we take great pride in on the Peninsula. Everything from parades to themed dinners to famous fireworks can be expected over the long weekend.

Get your red and white ready because June and July will be packed with festivities your whole family can enjoy.

Saturday, Jun. 29, kicks off the weekend with Dinner en Rouge in Beacon Park. You may be familiar with Dinner en Blanc. Bring your dancing shoes and an appetite, as there will be music and delicious dishes at this stunning venue. This one sells out, so contact the Mary Winspear Centre to reserve a spot. Don’t wear yourself out too much as Sunday promises to be a busy day with the annual Sidney Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival.

On Sunday, Jun. 30, the day begins at 9 a.m. in Beacon Park with yoga by Sidney Hot Yoga, and a second class at 10:30. Take advantage of this free opportunity to stretch in the morning sun as the

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cool ocean breeze awakens you for a day of shopping in Sidney.

After yoga, grab a java from one of the local cafés and check out Beacon Avenue. The street will be closed to traffic, as vendors, entertainment and live music fill the town for the Sidewalk Sale and Street Festival.

Lunchtime welcomes the start of the beer garden by Boondocks. Opening notes from “Late Shift” kick off the live stage. Grab a burger and a beer while you plan your next shop to visit.

To document your day, stop by the free photo booth to snap a family photo, four-legged friends included. A festival in Sidney is not complete without the Torque Masters as they display an exclusive sneak peek of their vintage car show, coming to Sidney on Aug. 11. There will also be games, crafts, plein air artists, and jaw-dropping performances by IGNIO Circus Company. To wrap up the day, grab a blanket, dessert, and enjoy the famous Sidney Days fireworks along the waterfront. From dawn ‘til dusk, there’s something for everyone.

On Monday, July 1, slip into your most festive red and white attire and fuel up for an action-packed Canada Day, with a pancake breakfast by Sidney Lions, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre.

Whether you’re participating or spectating, you’ll need energy for the annual Peninsula Celebrations Society Canada Day parade starting at 11:30. Get your singing voice warmed up — the

parade begins with a crowd singing of O’ Canada, as the first colourful float makes their way down Resthaven and onto Beacon.

A viewing area for individuals in wheelchairs will be located at the corner of Fifth and Beacon.

Following the parade, get ready for some quality entertainment. The Slegg Building Materials Build-A-Boat competition begins at noon. After four hours of hard work, participants will race their boats at 4:30 p.m. with a helicopter squadron water rescue demo following the race.

While the boats are being built, check out the fun at Iroquois Park with Peninsula Celebration’s Family Fair, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Activities include a triple lane mega slide, archery nerf challenge, inflatable hockey, carnival games, photo booth, face paint, and even a dog show by Sidney Pet Centre.

Sidney is the place to be over the Canada Day weekend, with something for everyone, thanks to the generosity of our community businesses and non-profit organizations.

Visit sidneybia.ca for details on local businesses and events.

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National Indigenous Peoples Day Grand Opening includes a welcome ceremony, Tsartlip Nation drummers and singers, traditional welcome, welcome from Elizabeth May and from local mayors, Bayside Middle School student singers, followed by exhibit viewing in the Sidney Museum. 2423 Beacon Avenue in Sidney.

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REMOVE THE CURLY SEED HEADS OF HARD-NECK GARLIC – CALLED “SCAPES” – SO THE PLANT WILL PUT ALL OF ITS ENERGY INTO THE BULB. THESE TENDER TOPS MAKE GREAT ADDITIONS TO STIR FRIES. AND YOU CAN MAKE A DYNAMITE PESTO WITH THEM.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN FOR YOUR WINTER GARDEN. IF YOU WANT TO HARVEST FOOD THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND INTO NEXT YEAR, YOU NEED TO PLAN AND PLANT NOW.

BY DIGTHIS ccording to local gardening guru, Linda Gilkeson, now is the time to sow seeds of Brussel sprouts and the varieties of winter cabbage that take over 120 days to mature (e.g.

January King, Danish Ballhead, Langedijker Late Red). Mid to late June is a good time to sow the overwintering varieties of purple sprouting broccoli and cauliflower. Other vegetables that will provide you with lots of good eating throughout the winter can be planted in July and August.

June is also the month for roses, and with roses, unfortunately, comes black spot and powdery mildew. Remove all diseased leaves and put into the garbage (not the compost), and then spray with one tsp. baking soda and one tsp. soap flakes mixed or liquid soap (not detergent) in one litre of water.

Make sure you spray the underside of the leaves, too, for best results. This recipe also works well for powdery mildew on squash and cucumbers. Spray these plants at the first sign of any mildew.

Keep deadheading spent blooms and shear back oriental poppies, hardy geraniums, centura montana, alchemilla and euphorbias that have finished blooming.

Prune back the long, wispy stems of wisteria, leaving about five buds on each lateral stem.

Feed tomatoes, peppers and eggplants with liquid seaweed or a good organic tomato and

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vegetable fertilizer like Orgunique. Water tomatoes deeply, and try to ensure a consistent level of moisture to prevent blossom end rot. A good mulch over well-watered soil will conserve moisture at the roots where the plants need it.

Plant out squash, tomatoes and peppers, and other plants you’ve already started from seed.

Sow beans, corn and squash, and keep sowing carrots, peas, spinach, lettuce and greens, and beets for a continuous harvest throughout the summer and fall.

Remove the curly seed heads of hard-neck garlic – called “scapes” – so the plant will put all of its energy into the bulb. These tender tops make great additions to stir fries. And you can make a dynamite pesto with them.

In June, the gardens look lush, but dig down a little and you’ll find dry soil. Don’t forget to keep plants well-watered until they are established. Be sure to check your local watering restrictions.

If you haven’t sown parsnips yet, now’s the time.

They germinate best in cool soil so if we get a sudden heat spell, shade the seedbed with newspaper, burlap, etc. and keep it moist until the seeds germinate. If you started them earlier, those will be fine for over-wintering and much larger than later sown plants.

Remove runners from strawberries. Leaving runners attached will sap the plant’s energy. The

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Harvest rhubarb by gently pulling the stalk as low as possible to the base of the plant and at the same time twisting. The leaves can go on the compost heap – definitely don’t eat them because they are poisonous.

Loosely tie in strong new raspberry canes as they grow.

Water pots and baskets, as plants are growing vigorously. New plants should be watered in well at planting time, and during dry spells.

When you plant, create a shallow dip around the plant base to hold water, and give a good soaking every couple of days, not a cupful twice a day. The aim is to encourage roots to extend deep down into the soil, seeking out moisture. Little and often watering methods encourage roots to develop close to the soil surface where they are more likely to dry out.

Mulch around plants in beds and borders, and in large containers to retain moisture. A thick layer of leafmould is the best mulch, but grass clippings make a good substitute, as does composted wood chippings. A layer of newspaper, covered over with grass mowings will help to suppress weeds and retain valuable moisture during long hot spells. digthis.com

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n today’s hectic world of juggling family, career, school, social commitments and everything else we have on our plates, I can promise you, death does not usually come at a convenient time.

It happens when it happens, whether or not you are prepared. You will now need to take the time, and often make the time, to deal with everything there is to do. And on top of that, you are also grieving.

It is important to note that when a death occurs, to take your time, surround yourself in support and let your community funeral provider assist with the necessary steps that need to be taken.

Even for those who have done pre-planning, which assists greatly when faced with a loss, you are now bereaved. This emotion requires support and guidance from those you love and trust. It is worth mentioning that the faster you take care of your loved one’s disposition — this will not make the pain of the loss go away any faster.

When you and your family are faced with a loss, you are not alone.

Your community will be there to support you. Sometimes overlooked are the members of your community who are also in need of support.

They want to extend their condolences, share their stories of what your loved one meant to them, and also take the unscheduled time to attend a funeral, celebration or gathering to show their support in person, when words can sometimes not seem enough.

Community support and participation is as important in death as it is in all other major life events where we celebrate and come together. This gives permission for friends, collogues and acquaintances to participate in the tributes and share stories of who that person was to them.

There is strength in numbers.

When you lose someone you love, accepting support may just be the strength that you need. You are not alone.

Sands Funeral Chapel of Victoria has proudly been serving and supporting this community since 1912. They are here to guide and support you through your loss. arbormemorial.ca/en/sands-victoria

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tiny buds and/or small ridges that go around the stems. Making cuts just slightly above those points will activate the latent buds.

BY SUSAN AT RUSSELL NURSERY ell-grown rhodos will be bushy, with leaves covering the whole plant.

Poorly grown rhodos are often leggy and bare. The difference usually comes down to maintenance pruning, which should be done on an annual basis.

Plan to cut back about 10 per cent of the plant every year. Cut back select branches to a growth point low down in the plant. Cut back other branches to growth points at various heights.

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Both types of buds are surrounded by a whorl of leaves and tucked into the base of these leaves are the tiny buds that are future growth points.

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branches with non-flowering buds, i.e. leaf buds, it is unlikely that more than a single shoot will form. As time goes on, the flowering branches will be exponentially bushier, whereas without corrective pruning, the non-flowering branches will be become long and leggy.

This is where a technique called ‘leaf bud pruning’ comes in. By pinching out the non-flowering leaf buds, the tiny new buds, that would otherwise stay dormant, will grow. So instead of single shoots forming, several shoots will form.

Leaf bud pruning can be done from late fall until bloom time. Look carefully at your rhodos and see if you can tell which buds will form flowers. They will be larger and fuller

than the non-flowering buds. If you aren’t sure, wait until they are more developed. Carefully pop out the leaf buds with your fingers. Usually you can flick them out with a thumbnail.

Be careful not to damage the dormant buds lying around them.

When it’s time to deadhead, keep an eye out for long, single shoots and pinch them out at the same time.

This will activate the dormant buds around them, which will help to produce a well-balanced and bushier plant.

Be vigilant about pruning, especially when the plants are young, and they will grow to be compact and well branched. The added bonus is that by encouraging fuller branching, one also increases the number of flowers.

Should major pruning be required, there are a couple of ways to go about it. Most rhodos will recover nicely from hard pruning. This can be done either all at once or over a period of two or three years.

Normally the best time to prune rhodos is just after flowering, but if hard, renovation type pruning is required, it is better to do it in early to mid spring, just before new growth starts.

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Performances at Butchart Gardens are included with admission and take place every night from June 29 to Aug. 31. Performances begin at 8 p.m., except on Saturdays. Purchase guaranteed admission for the entertainment special events on Jul. 10 and Aug. 15 by contacting Butchart Gardens.

Saturday Jun. 29: Tropic Mayhem and Fireworks Sunday Jun. 30: Odyssey String Quartet Monday Jul. 1: John McLachlan Tuesday Jul. 2: Chris Millington & Dancin’ Wednesday Jul. 3: MAZ Thursday Jul. 4: Brishen Friday Jul. 5: Late Shift Saturday Jul. 6: Backbeat and Fireworks Sunday Jul. 7: The Choir Monday Jul. 8: Odyssey String Quartet Tuesday Jul. 9: Chris Millington & Dancin’ Wednesday Jul. 10: [Special Event] Los Texmaniacs & Lone Star Amigos Thursday Jul. 11: The High Bar Gang Friday Jul. 12: Locarno Saturday Jul. 13: The Midnights and Fireworks Sunday Jul. 14: Hamsa Hamsa Monday Jul. 15: Beolach Tuesday Jul. 16: Chris Millington & Dancin’ Wednesday Jul. 17: Scandinavian String Alliance Thursday Jul. 18: John Reischman and The Jaybirds Friday Jul. 19: The Kingmixers Saturday Jul. 20: The R&B Kingpins and Fireworks Sunday Jul. 21: Odyssey String Quartet Monday Jul. 22: Oktopus Tuesday Jul. 23: The Commodores Wednesday Jul. 24: The Victoria Symphony Thursday Jul. 25: [Special Event] Serena Ryder Friday Jul. 26: Pharis & Jason Romero Saturday Jul. 27: Chuckle Berries and Fireworks Sunday Jul. 28: Jim Byrnes Monday Jul. 29: Elage Diouf Tuesday Jul. 30: Chris Millington & Dancin’ Wednesday Jul. 31: Tri-Continental Thursday Aug. 1: Diyet & The Love Soldiers Friday Aug. 2: David Vest Saturday Aug. 3: Freeze Frame and Fireworks Sunday Aug. 4: Ballet Étoile Monday Aug. 5: Ballet Étoile Tuesday Aug. 6: Chris Millington & Dancin’ Wednesday Aug. 7: Rose Cousins Thursday Aug. 8: The Waifs Friday Aug. 9: Black Angus Saturday Aug. 10: Mix Tape and Fireworks Sunday Aug. 11: Odyssey String Quartet Monday Aug. 12: Van Django Tuesday Aug. 13: The Commodores Wednesday Aug. 14: Unfaithful Servants Thursday Aug. 15: [Special Event] Jim Cuddy Band Friday Aug. 16: Chris Frye & The Analog Ghosts Saturday Aug. 17: The Ecclestons and Fireworks Sunday Aug. 18: Heartwood Monday Aug. 19: John Gogo & Sons Tuesday Aug. 20: The Commodores Wednesday Aug. 21: Qristina & Quinn Thursday Aug. 22: BC Fiddle Orchestra Friday Aug. 23: Ellis Dyson & The Shambles Saturday Aug. 24: Tropic Mayhem and Fireworks Sunday Aug. 25: The Bills Monday Aug. 26: Marc Atkinson w/ Cam Wilson Tuesday Aug. 27: Chris Millington & Dancin’ DENTISTRY Wednesday Aug. 28: Sweet Lowdown Thursday Aug. 29: Stephen Fearing Friday Aug. 30: Mark Perry Saturday Aug. 31: Groove Kitchen and Fireworks

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