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Born to writeNorth Saanich author Chad Ganske publishes first book, page 8

Meeting the challengeStudent Holly E.Q. is getting to Panorama three times a week even with a new job, page 12

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Rick Fell holds grandson Callum Fell after Callum found a golf ball he could turn in to the Easter Bunny for some chocolate. The pair took part in Sunday’s Easter Egg Hunt at Dominion Brook Park in North Saanich. More photos on page 2.

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Calling it a project of importance to the Town of Sidney, local councillors are throwing their support behind the redevelopment for the former North Saa-nich Middle School site into a high-density residential area.

On the table is a proposal for 37 lots in a project called Harbour Landing. On Monday, April 14, coun-cil voted to change the property’s zoning designation

in the official community plan from institutional (it used to be a school) to “intensive single-family residential.”

In addition, the municipality is creating a zone specific to the proj-ect, allowing higher density hous-ing and the potential for additional secondary suites, carriage houses or two-family units.

While most councillors clearly support the project, they got an earful from a few nearby residents

who are opposed.“All of my windows face the development,” said Bar-

bara Russell, who lives on White Birch Road next to the property.

She said that means a loss of privacy, a loss of views and a drop in her property value — as well as in increase in local traffic. Russell called on council to “have the balls” to stop the project, unless as she put it, it’s a “done deal.”

Other neighbours of the property complained on increased traffic and safety concerns should Harbour Landing proceed.

Early nod to Harbour LandingSidney council calls project a great addition to the community

Tim Chad

PLEasE sEE: Best Sidney can get, page 4

Retail task force members chosenSteven HeywoodNews staff

Sidney’s new Downtown Revitaliza-tion Task Force meets for the first time April 24 and its new chairperson says Beacon Avenue gives the 12-member team some common ground.

“We’re all in this situation together,” said Mark Dickinson, task force chair and owner of the Van Isle Marina.

Dickinson said his expectations of

the task force include a solution to the doldrums faced by downtown retail businesses in Sidney.

“We are a very different group,” he explained, “and we’re going to have to come up with a very comprehensive solution.”

Dickinson was named chair by Mayor Larry Cross, who selected task force members from the community and from those who put their names for-ward. Dickinson comes to the group

after living and being in business in Sid-ney for almost 60 years. He has served the Town in the past, as chair of the Advisory Planning Commission and chair of a waterfront sub-committee in 2003.

Dickinson said it’s not just the Town’s responsibility to solve local issues. He said it’s up to Sidney’s “free market thinkers” to step up to the plate.

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Celebrating Easter at Dominion Brook Park

Seven-year-old Riley Schmidt of Sidney finds a ball that he can exchange for chocolate at Dominion Brook Park on Easter Sunday.Steven Heywood/News staff


Thomas Friebe, two-and-a-half, bends down for an Easter egg as dad Wayne helps.


Marlon, 6, and Evan, 7, explore the pond at Dominion Brook Park during the Peninsula Celebration Society’s Easter egg hunt Sunday.

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Peninsula News in briefSalmon Derby a reel good timeSIDNEY — The Sidney Anglers’ Association is preparing to host its fourth annual fund-raising Salmon Derby.The derby is scheduled for May 2 and 3 and tickets are avail-able now. The ticket price ($125) includes dinner both Fri-day and Satur-day night and funds raised go towards salmon conser-vation, habitat restoration and enhancement on southern Van-couver Island. As of 2013, the Anglers’ Associ-ation has raised $36,000 for salmon related projects.For more infor-mation on the 2014 derby, reg-istration or tick-ets visit www.sidneyanglers.ca. — Devon MacKenzie/ News staff

Something brewingSIDNEY — The Fermerters Guild of B.C. hosts its annual confer-ence at the Mary Winspear Centre April 26 to 28.More than 100 delegates will attend seminars on business development, beer history, professional development and more.The Fermenters Guild represents the UVin and UBrew industry in this province. — Submitted


While he agrees there are some good changes con-tained within the provincial government’s latest local elec-tions legislation, Gary Holman has strong reservations about its lack of spending limits.

The NDP MLA for Saanich North and the Islands says the B.C. Liberals’ proposed legislation increases accountability for reporting election expenses by both candidates and donors — but fails to put any limits on spending.

“There are no limits,” Holman said, “unlike the limits at the provincial and federal levels of government.”

He said that a lack of controls on election spending could put running for municipal office out of the reach of the non-wealthy.

“It ups the ante in terms of resources one might need to compete.”

Holman cited an example out of Vancouver, where a noted developer and party fundraiser contributed around $960,000 to the NPA in the 2011 may-oral race. That race saw the NPA’s Suzanne Anton (who is now the provincial justice minister and attorney general) running for mayor, unsuccessfully, against Gregor Rob-ertson.

Holman said that’s an extreme example, yet it raises questions around the influence of such donors on candi-dates and their policies if they are elected. He did agree, however, that there are examples in local politics where excessive spending did not end in victory — such as the recent pipeline referendum in Kitimat that saw the proj-

ect proponent spend a lot of money to convince people to vote ‘yes’. The ‘no’ side won. Another example is the long-serving mayor of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, Teunis Westbroek who regained his seat while spending $535 on his campaign in 2011 — significantly less than the lone challenger who spent $3,490.

Even so, Holman said without spending limits munici-pal government remains susceptible to influence by cam-paign donors.

“With a municipality’s control over such things as land zoning, decisions made can make a millionaire out of a landowner overnight.”

Holman admitted with the Liberals’ major-ity in Victoria, making a dent on the debate over this legislation will be difficult. While he said the legislation is, overall, an improvement, there are aspects that need changing.

“Our party has proposed amendments to (the legislation), but none have been accepted at this point. That seems to be the trend.”

In announcing the election rule changes earlier in April, Community, Sport and Cul-tural Development Minister Coralee Oakes noted that campaign spending limits won’t be imposed until after the Nov. 15, 2014 local elec-tions.

The legislation calls for:• Elections BC to run municipal and school board elec-

tions• Candidates to report donations of $50 or more• Extending the term of office for three years to four• The registration of third party advertisers before the

promotion of candidates• Financial disclosures to be filed within 90 days of the

vote• Moving the election date into October (for the 2018

election).

Election spending limits needed, says HolmanLack of spending limits could disadvantage some, says MLA

Holman throws in with John Horgan

Saanich North and the Islands MLA Gary Holman is backing John Horgan’s leader-ship bid within the New Demo-cratic Party of B.C.

Holman, along with Island MLAs Rom Fleming, Lana Popham and Victoria NDP MP Murray Rankin, announced their support April 17. Horgan, the MLA for Juan De Fuca, became the only one in the race to replace NDP leader Adrian Dix after Mike Farn-sworth backed out earlier this month to also support Horgan.

Speaking with the News Review prior to the APril 17 announcement, Holman said both Horgan and Farnsworth are very experienced leaders in the party, both with upsides. However, since Horgan has become the only one in the leadership race, Holman said he supports his fellow Island MLA.

“I think (Horgan) connects with people really well.”

The NDP leadership race deadline is May 1. Holman said it’s unlikely at this stage that anyone else will step forward to challenge Horgan.

Gary Holman

As a business property owner on Beacon Avenue, Dickinson said he has his own interests involved as well as his own ideas of what could make the commercial core of Sidney even better. However, he said he wants the opinions of the entire group heard first. Even so, he doesn’t expect any quick fix.

“This is going to take time. It’s no magic wand that will be waved around and then we’ll all live hap-pily ever after.”

He agreed this will be a hefty exercise and urges no one to panic while the task force does its job.

“This is a deliber-ate process. We need to find ways to best improve the down-town core.”

To do that, Dickinson said he antici-pates plenty of public input in a pro-cess he hopes will not get bogged down in politics or single issues.

“The task force will be an arbiter of great ideas,” he said.

This week’s first meeting of the group

will be to iron out its terms of reference, strategies and its work plan.

In a prepared statement, Denis Paquette of the Sidney Tourism Improvement Group (STIG) said they applaud Cross on the establishment of

the task force.“We ... encourage the

members of the task force to come with open minds to these discus-sions, no idea is too small, controversial or insignificant,” he stated.

Paquette and STIG have been pushing the Town to change Beacon Avenue to a full two-way traffic pattern. Cross has said that issue is off the table.

STIG, the Town and Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce recently hosted presen-

tations by retail consultant Richard Talbot. A Sidney resident, Talbot has talked about outside threats to the ongoing success Sidney’s commercial core and outlined ways to prevent the loss of business. Talbot has been sug-gesting a mayor’s task force since he first raised the matter with Cross and Town council weeks ago.

An arbiter of good ideasContinued from page 1

Downtown Task Force

Chair Mark DickinsonVice-Chair Brian LosieErin BremnerPeter DolezalBred EdgettJane HallPaul MacrisLaura McLartyDonna PetrieInken RollerMayor Larry Cross and

Councillor Marilyn Loveless (Town of Sidney representa-tives).


Parkland Secondary’s Andrea Kerr, right, holds off an attack from a St. Michaels University School forward during a league soccer match in North Saanich on April 17.

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District Of North Saanich

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C. to consider the following proposed amendment to the District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255:

1) North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255, Amendment Bylaw No. 1347 (2013).

In general terms, the purpose of Amendment Bylaw No. 1347 is to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 to:

1) amend the de�nition of Guest/Caretaker’s cottage, caretaker’s unit, secondary suites and laneway houses to ensure owner occupancy of this dwelling or the single family residential dwelling and prohibits strati�cation from the principal dwelling and ensures new construction is subject to a S. 219 prohibiting such strati�cation;

2) reduce Guest/Caretaker Cottage minimum lot size requirements from 0.5 hectares (1.24 acres) to 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) in the R-2,R-3, RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, RA-5, RA-6 and CD-2 zones;

3) where the bylaw regulates uses, buildings or structures in accordance with lot area, the area of a lot shall be determined by reference to the most recent survey or other plan registered in the Land Title O�ce; and

4) add guest/caretaker’s cottages as a secondary permitted use in RA-6 and sta� accommodation as a secondary permitted use in RA-2 and RA-3.

All persons who deem their interest in property a�ected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be a�orded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions at the Public Hearing.

All relevant documentation, including copies of the bylaw pertaining to the above, may be inspected at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from Wednesday, April 16, 2014 to Monday, April 28, 2014 inclusive.

District of North SaanichPlanning and Community Services Department

District Of North Saanich

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, April 28, 2014 at 6:30 p.m in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, B.C. to consider the following proposed amendment to the District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255:

1) North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255, Amendment Bylaw No. 1357 (2014).

In general terms, the purpose of Amendment Bylaw No. 1357 is for a text amendment to the Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 affecting the Land, known as Lot 4, Section 17, Range 3W, North Saanich District Plan 30966 (495 Norris Road) allowing the subject property to construct an addition to the current single family house.

The land that is the subject of this bylaw amendment is denoted in the cross hatched portion of the supplied map.

Subject Property: Lot # 4, Section: 17, Range: 3WNorth Saanich District Plan: #30966, (495 Norris Rd )

All persons who deem their interest in property affected by the proposed bylaw amendment shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions at the Public Hearing.

All relevant documentation, including copies of the bylaw(s), pertaining to the above, may be inspected at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from Wednesday, April 16, 2014 to Monday, April 28, 2014 inclusive.

Planning and Community Services


Dale Douglas, a spokesperson for the development company Resthaven Lands, said the project is one of a variety in the area that will take an estimated 10-years to reach full buildout.

That means resi-dents won’t face a mas-sive impact from con-struction all at once, he said. Douglas said they plan to add a sidewalk to White Birch Road and additional visitor parking to help reduce traffic impacts.

“We feel it’ll be a great addition to the commu-nity,” he concluded.

Coun. Mervyn

Lougher-Goodey said the Town sent out 303 notices to neigh-bours of the property and received five writ-ten responses, mixed in their support for or against.

Lougher -Goodey asserted that in general people seem support-ive.

“I respect all of your concerns, I really do,” said Coun. Steve Price, but noted Sidney is experiencing a declin-ing population, add-ing something must be done to stem the tide.

“The applicant has a nice residential devel-opment,” Price contin-ued, adding he thought neighbours would

have preferred its lay-out, rather than higher buildings. “It’s a pretty good compromise, I thought.”

Coun. Melissa Hai-ley said any change can be hard to adapt to “and causes stress.” she called the proposal “the best of the worst” suggestions for this site.

“It’s not perfect, but it’s the best one can get,” she said.

Coun. Marilyn Love-less repeated council’s assertion that the proj-ect is a compromise, adding she felt it’s being put forward by “a thoughtful and consid-erate” developer.

“What I do know is we need workforce housing in this commu-nity,” she said, adding council must do what it can to encourage diver-sity.

Coun. Tim Chad was the lone voice on council to vote against the rezoning and OCP changes. He said he did so to try to force the proposal back into the hands of staff and the developer to make sure it alleviates the con-cerns of the concerned neighbours.

A majority vote helped clear the way for the project to pro-ceed.

The developer will stall have to apply for development and build-ing permits before any construction could begin.

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My timing is s o m e w h a t odd, but this

is being written just before Easter.

I’m on my way to Pender Island to spend the Easter weekend with my eldest daugh-ter. Several years ago I also spent the Easter weekend with her, and at that time we got up before dawn to wel-come the day in the park on the Southern tip of North Pender. It was a memorable occa-sion and I’ve asked her if we might repeat it. There was something very special about that early morning.

I’m reminded of another year when I bought myself a pot-ted Easter Lily, one with four huge white blooms. After Easter, and it had finished flow-ering inside, I planted it out in a flower bed, hoping it would bloom the following year. It was not to be. It sim-ply gave up and was

never seen again. I sup-pose the bulb had been forced to make sure it would flower just in time to be sold to Eas-ter shoppers and it was too exhausted to do it all over again. Sad, really! I’ve heard that this is called the throw away generation, which is a terrible comment, isn’t it? Especially ter-rible when you see pic-tures of starving chil-dren in other countries. Excuse me while I climb down off my soap box.

You will all know that it is now almost time to plant the entire vegeta-

ble garden — but wait to plant corn, beans, cucumbers, egg plant, tomatoes, pumpkins and hold off on the squash transplants. Outdoor seeding of squash should be OK.

I used to slightly hill up an area in a raised bed, making a shal-low trench around the outside (to hold extra water) and plant the seeds (four, spaced about 12 inches apart). It gets to be a jungle when the huge leaves appear but it is much easier to water when they are in a cluster.(and the roots don’t seem to mind sharing the space).

When your fruit trees start to bloom, and there are no bees around, you may have to help with pollina-tion. It isn’t always a raving success but at least you get some fruit. I used to use my soft makeup brush, going around each tree, gently brushing one blossom after another until I was fairly sure I had got most of them and finally throwing up my hands, deciding enough is enough. This only works if your fruit tree is self-pollinating. Many fruit trees require a separate mate. Ask at your nearest garden centre which would be necessary to achieve success. Or wait until fall and buy a box of Okanagan fruit. It’s not the same as growing your own, of course. But bees have been scarce the past few years, which is a real worry. I used to have bee boxes for mason bees but didn’t have a great deal of success with them. I loved them but they weren’t that crazy about me!

If you have weeds, such as mustard, Queen Anne’s Lace or even dandelions, leave a few to flower in your garden ... the bees pre-fer them to petunias.

• The Horticultural Centre of the Pacific is holding the spring plant sale April 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Entry to the Hor-ticultural Centre is free those days and they advise that there will be a great selection of plants and advice avail-able on how to plant and look after you pur-chases when they are growing in your own garden.

Helen LangOver the Garden

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Easter: time to plant most of your vegetable gardenContinued from page 1

Best Sidney can get, says Coun. Hailey“What I do

know is we need workforce housing in this community.”

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Parents have a unique perspective on teachers.

Most are far removed from the classroom days. Regardless how they view their own experience, their inter-est in education takes new emphasis once their kids begin school.

Are the children get-ting good instruction, are they enjoying learn-ing and making prog-ress? Teachers, and the work they do on a daily basis, are a central part of a positive answer to those questions and more.

Mount Douglas sec-ondary parents advi-sory council president Wendy Joyce, a public school parent since 2000, knows well that some teachers have more impact than oth-ers on how our chil-dren do in school and how they feel about time spent there.

“When I look at all the teachers we’ve encountered over the years, it’s not necessar-ily about who’s got the most experience, but more about who can inspire the kids, who’s engaging and who can make that connection with kids,” she says.

Taking time to get to know a student and what makes them tick is also a key ingredient to making a difference, she adds. She recalls that her son’s Grade 5 teacher took an

interest and enjoyed reading his writing but was also aware he had a younger sister. Upon being shown a painting by the Grade 2 sibling, the teacher bought a matte for the work and quietly gave it to the brother, saying the painting would look nice framed.

Fast forward eight years to today. Hav-ing heard her daugh-ter remark how she is enjoying social studies class for the first time, Joyce gained a glimpse into why, during a par-

ent-teacher interview.The teacher told

Joyce he doesn’t focus primarily on marks, but is also concerned whether his students are stressed out about school or life in general, or have anxiety about pending exams.

“It showed me that he’s taking a real inter-est in kids’ well-being,” she says. “They have a lot of time set aside in class to talk about things and debate things, or he talks about his own experiences, to show them he’s also a

human being.”That seems to get the

best out of students, who feel they are spe-cial or that they matter.

John Bird, president of the Victoria Con-federation of PACs, has been around local schools for 26 years and has had six chil-dren of his own come through the system.

To his experience, technology has played a part in children being more knowledg-able when they get to school these days.

“We’re moving from simply giving them information to teaching them how to process information,” he says.

The best teachers get students excited about learning, he says, instead of trying to make them conform.

Bird uses an anal-ogy from his basketball coaching experience.

“We’re coaching kids at a younger age to be more dynamic players than we used to. The youngest kids have it already and the best teachers make sure they don’t dampen it.”

Joyce has heard from fellow parents over the years how “that teacher just does not get my kid.”

She doubts anyone could go through K-12 with their child and not encounter both types of teacher.

She lights up when talking about running into teachers her chil-dren have had in past who ask about them,

their unique interests and the direction they appeared to be taking.

That kind of con-nection, she says,

can’t help but have an impact on children down the road.

“That says to them, ‘I’m a special individ-

ual to this person, I’m important’.

“All those things that really make a differ-ence.”

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My name is David Black. I am the majority owner of Black Press, the company

that owns this newspaper. This is the first of two columns addressing what I see as the greatest threat to the B.C. environment in our lifetime. I am a reasonably sensible and conservative businessman, not an alarmist. All of the information in this column can be confirmed from public sources.

The oil industry wants to export Alberta bitumen to Asia via tankers. Under no circumstances should we allow that to happen. A bitumen spill at sea could destroy our coastline and the fish and wildlife that depend on it, for hundreds of years.

Bitumen, even if it is diluted, does not float in sea water if there is sediment present. This has been proven many times, most recently in an Environment Canada study published on Nov. 30 2013. Page 51 of the study provides graphic evidence of sunken bitumen. Given that there is an abundance of sediment along the B.C. coast, the bitumen will sink rapidly and there will be little chance of recovering any of it if there is a spill. By Northern Gateway’s own admission the likelihood of a bitumen spill at sea is over 10 per cent over the next 50 years. Others say it is much higher. We are in agreement with the position taken by the Coastal First Nations that even the slightest risk of a spill of bitumen at sea is unacceptable.

The grounding of the Exxon

Valdez in Alaska in 1989 is often held as an example of how bad an oil spill at sea can be, however, a spill of bitumen at sea would be much worse. The Exxon Valdez carried light crude and lost 250,000 barrels, one eighth of a tanker load. The light oil floated and could be removed from the beaches. Even so, after four years of work with

up to 11,000 workers and 1,400 boats involved, less than 10 per cent of it was recovered. Roughly 200,000 birds and many kinds of other wildlife were killed. Approximately 1,300 miles of shoreline were affected and the fishery has yet to fully recover.

Bitumen is very different. It would harden

up on shore and much of it would sink to the bottom, making it unrecoverable and killing virtually everything with which it came in contact. Imagine if we lost a full tanker load.

Some say with GPS-based navigation and double hulls, spills such as Exxon Valdez are not possible today. They are wrong. Double hulls do not prevent hull fracture if there is a collision at speed, only if there is a gentle scrape. As for the GPS claim, most marine accidents are caused by human inattention, not by a lack of knowledge about position. All ships carried systems to indicate their location before GPS came along. The Exxon Valdez crew could have glanced at their instruments to determine their location but they didn’t, neither did the crew on

the Queen of the North. Marine disasters regularly occur and a quick search of the internet shows human error is most often the problem. Undoubtedly there will be many more marine accidents in future. Our grandchildren will not thank us if we willingly risk the destruction of the B.C. coast.

Fortunately there is a solution: all we have to do is build a refinery at Kitimat. The refinery will convert the bitumen to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel which float and evaporate if they are spilled. Often little or no spill remediation is required. These refined fuels simply do not cause the habitat destruction of conventional or synthetic crude oil, or anywhere near the devastation caused by bitumen.

The second part of this opinion piece will run in the next issue. It will discuss the benefits and environmental advantages of a modern refinery. The pipeline from Alberta and the tanker fleet to export the refined fuels will also be considered.

Let me declare my biases. I am for creating thousands of good, permanent jobs in B.C. I am for creating billions of new tax dollars for government coffers. I am for reducing the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. I am for building an oil pipeline that will never leak. I am for building a modern tanker fleet that carries only refined fuels that float and evaporate if spilled. I am against shipping bitumen in tankers.

If you agree that we should not put bitumen in tankers please contact your local MP and say so. The Canadian government makes a decision on this next month.

Kitimat refinery a solution to oil spills

David Black

Drop unfair languageT

o listen to Sidney municipal councillors, the housing development at the former North Saanich Middle School site — being called Harbour Landing — is

a done deal.Five of the six councillors all but fell

over each other to praise the project as housing that the community needs. Yet at the same time, they used language that seemed to degrade the project (“It’s the best of the worst,” “it’s not perfect, “the project is a compromise”) in an attempt to soften the message to an audience less than enthusiastic about change in their neighbourhood.

That’s unfair to both the developer and the residents around it.

If Sidney councillors truly believe that the project is worthwhile, then their majority vote to create a building zone specifically for it should have been backed up with well thought-out reasoning — not excuses for proceeding with the plans. Nor should councillors say Harbour Landing was anything other than the only option being touted for the property. School District 63 sold it to a single development company and these plans are the only ones aired publicly for debate.

Employers on the Saanich Peninsula have been calling for more affordable housing for years and a higher density subdivision with options for secondary suites is a good start. Yes, there will be change in the neighbourhood, including more traffic, but the question: “is it in the best interests of the community?” should be taken seriously at the council table.

Neighbours should be given clear answers as to why our elected officials support such plans, instead of milquetoast responses made to avoid conflict.

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Support local firstI’ve just learned (PNR, April

4) our taxes will be going up by 3.11 per cent. Paying taxes is the fair thing to do but I’m reminded of Mayor Bryson’s cavalier comment (PNR, Feb 26) about Jesken Centre, “that money is already going to big box stores, we might as well keep it here.”

It’s not staying here for the well being of our commu-nity, unless the Tsawout First Nation is going to be paying taxes to Central Saanich. By allowing this development to go through, it will change the Peninsula forever. Jesken Centre will be a huge hit in

the gut to our local farmers who work extremely hard and, of course, their taxes are going up too. My money will continue to support our local farmers and the friendly atmosphere of our home-grown stores and restaurants in Sidney and Brentwood Bay, who really are committed to our communities.

Marie LoganSaanichton

Begging offI recently read a sugges-

tion that it was a commend-able action to give money to people who beg on Beacon Avenue — I disagree.

It would be far more effec-tive to make a donation to organizations which assist street people and beggars to become more self-supporting members of society.

There has been an increase in begging on Beacon Avenue and unless we restrain our-selves we could very well become inundated with pro-gressively more aggressive solicitors. Please give to your community, not to individuals on the street.

Clive TannerSidney

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opers are still so out of touch with reality that they have the illusion a $400,000 house is housing for the ordinary worker.

It is very simple, there is no affordable housing on the Peninsula and rents are just about out of reach for the ordinary worker.

Businesses take note. The worker you pay mini-

mum or just above wages can’t afford to live here and so you are hard pressed to find workers, notwithstanding the claims of people like Gary Lunn.

Thank God I’m retired.Lucien Frauenfelder

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The proposed retail developments in Central and North Saanich present a huge threat to Sidney. Without

joint action between the business com-munity and the town there is no question downtown businesses will be forced to close. When that happens we will not only lose those amenities but homeown-ers will be paying more property taxes to compensate for the town’s shrinking tax revenue. Moreover, the decline in the quality of the Sidney shopping expe-rience will cause house values to drop because the community will be a much less desirable place to live.

We have seen first hand the effects of this kind of hollowing out of communi-

ties when large retail outlets open up on, or close to, the edge of a town. A good example is Market Drayton, in Shropshire, England. Its population is about the same as Sidney and has a similar retail catch-ment area. In the mid 1990s, Market Dray-ton had a vibrant and varied retail envi-ronment. Butchers, greengrocers, a small supermarket, clothing stores, specialty foods, coffee shops, restaurants, book-stores, banks and art galleries made for a delightful experience (sound familiar?).

Upon our return a couple of years ago we found the village centre to be on hard times. At least 50 per cent of the retail and service outlets were closed and the local council could no longer afford to main-

tain street furniture or planters. In short it looked run down and sad. The reason for this transformation was obvious: a new shopping centre anchored by a large, multi-faceted supermarket had opened on the edge of town. The new site was bustling; the village centre nearly dead. It was a sad transformation and one that faces Sidney today.

We believe that it is time for resolute and coordinated action to promote Sid-ney as a shopping destination centre, oth-erwise, in less than five years, we will begin to look like the Market Draytons of this world.

Adrian KershawSidney

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Clichés aside, local author Chad Ganske says he was born to be a writer.

“I’ve always written. The cli-ché that you are born a writer is true, in my case anyway,” said Ganske from his home in North Saanich.

“My mother still likes to tor-ture me by pulling out old scrap books displaying various attempts at short horror sto-ries that I wrote when I was in primary school. Apparently I tried to sell my stories to the neighbours for a nickel,” Ganske laughed.

Ganske moved with his fam-ily to Sidney from Red Deer, Alberta, in 1988 and he attended North Saanich Middle School and Parkland Secondary.

“After graduation I attended UVic sporadically but always dreamed of being a writer and could never quite justify post-secondary education. Instead, I put my time into writing short stories and screenplays and bounced around between differ-ent restaurants in Sidney as a line cook before finally training as an Education Assistant,” said Ganske, who currently works with District 63 at Deep Cove Elementary.

Last month, Ganske’s pre-miere novel, a science fiction story he dubbed Idyllic Avenue, was published by Cresecent Moon Press.

“After graduating high school I read a lot, and I wrote a ton of short stories,” Ganske explained.

“One story in particular stayed with me and begged to be expanded. That short story was the seed that eventually grew into Idyllic Avenue.”

Although the genre is clearly sci-fi, Ganske said writing it in that way was something he never intended on doing.

“My short story went through

a number of re-imaginings to become the novel it is today,” said Ganske.

“I wanted to focus on dark themes and create layers of mood through various strange settings. The story, which was originally a detective yarn, slowly morphed into something that I had never intended. Over time I embraced the science fiction qualities that Idyllic had adopted and took advantage of the freedom of writing in the sci-fi genre. It’s fascinating to think back to the progression of my novel.”

The novel, Ganske continued, is a story about space travellers who settle on the last inhabit-able planet in the explored gal-axies and immediately engage in a fight against time — and each other — in an effort to build a sustainable society before the suns burn out.

“There’s a lot of complex-ity and the book tackles some pretty big societal issues, includ-ing segregation and government policy and genetic engineering, but that’s all background stuff. At the heart of the book is a sim-ple tale of love and loss through the eyes of the main character. I wouldn’t consider it hard sci-

ence. It’s really about relation-ships,”

Ganske said the completion of the book was a huge success for him, as was having it published.

“I found my publisher the old fashioned way,” he explained.

“My girlfriend and I borrowed a copy of the Writer’s Mar-ket handbook from the Sidney North Saanich Library and spent many evenings sifting through it for appropriate publishers and agents. Miraculously, it only took a couple of weeks for Cres-cent Moon to show interest, and I signed a contract within a month of submitting. I con-sider myself extremely lucky. I expected it to be a much longer process.”

Ganske added the book is already selling well at Tanner’s Books and he’s looking forward to seeing what other local and national bookstores will carry the novel.

“It’s already in the bestseller section in Tanner’s, so I’m thrilled about that,” laughed Ganske, adding the local book-store has been extremely sup-portive.

Through promoting his book, Ganske said he also hopes to inspire young writers.

“Idyllic Avenue isn’t just a sci-fi novel but it’s also a story about a kid from the prairies who dreamed of being a writer and took a hard road to get there. For all those aspiring writ-ers at North Saanich Middle School and Parkland Second-ary, I hope they can take a bit of inspiration from my journey.

“People always tell me, ‘I’ve always wanted to write a novel,’ to which I respond, ‘so write it.’ That’s the advice I got, and now I’m passing it down.

“Through all the complexities and hardships, it’s really that simple.”

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This weekend, artists from Saanich Peninsula Arts and Crafts (SPAC) will present their latest creations at the Mary Winspear Centre.

On Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. works by pastelist Sheila Mather, mixed media abstract painter Rose Davidson and potter Michael Giles, among others, will be on display.

On stage, guest artist Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof will engage the public with his artwork

and other talented art-ists will share their

knowledge in daily demonstrations.

During the show, there will also be a gift gallery showing a large selection of reason-ably priced handmade items.

Art lovers can become Patrons, by committing $125 to SPAC, $100 of which is credited towards a purchase of art in Bodine Hall prior to the opening of the show Friday night. Patrons enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while min-gling with the artists.

Admission to the show is $4. For more information visit www.spacsociety.com.

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St. George the Dragon by Artist Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof. Zadora-Gerlof will engage the public with his artwork at the SPAC show.

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Mary Winspear Centre Sat-urday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Rankin is an award-winning solo artist and the lead singer, guitarist and songwriting lynch-pin behind The Rankin Family. Tickets are available through the Mary Winspear Centre at www.marywinspear.ca or by calling 250-656-0275.

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Saturday, April 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Bayside Middle School (1101 Newton Pl. in Brentwood Bay.) Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Call 250-893-5903 or visit www.theatreatstellys.com for more information.

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• The Society for the Com-munity Arts Theatre at Stelly’s is hosting a benefit dance fea-turing the Commodores Big Band on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at Bayside Middle School (1101 Newton Pl. in Brentwood Bay). Tickets, $15, available at The Dollar Den in Brentwood and at the door. For more information, visit theatreatstel-lys.com.

SAANICHTON — An instru-mental group called Diversity is holding their inaugural concert at St. Mary’s Church in Saanich-ton (1973 Cultra Ave.) this Sun-day, April 27 at 2:30 p.m.

Diversity features a little swing, a little jazz, some old and some new music by four inspired keyboard, woodwind, brass, and guitar musicians: Mary Lou Day,

Melanie Funk, Claire Mackelson, and Daniel Stann. The four musi-cal friends have played and per-formed separately or in various duos and combinations.

Mary Lou Day, on piano, blends her sound with that of Melanie Funk, flute, Claire Mack-elson, brass (euphonium in this appearance) and acoustic gui-tarist Daniel Stann.

Tickets ($15) are available through the church office at 250-652-1611 as well as at Tan-ners Books in Sidney and at the door. Proceeds from ticket sales will be shared with the Palliative Care Unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital. For information con-tact [email protected] or call 250-472-1332.

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Dining out at select Vancouver Island restaurants on April 24 will mean a lot to those working with some of the region’s most marginalized people.

That day, 75 restaurants will be taking part in Dining Out For Life, a major annual fund-raiser for AIDS Vancouver Island. Twenty-five per cent of food sales proceeds will be donated to the service organization. After nine years of hosting Dining Out For Life, spokesperson James Boxshall says they have raised more than $200,000.

“It’s our largest annual fund-raiser,” Boxshall said. “Last year it raised a little over $40,000 and we’re hoping people will help us do that again.”

Money raised from the single-day event goes to AIDS Vancou-ver Island (AVI) programs for people who are HIV-positive or who have AIDS. Boxshall said the disease affects people’s appe-tites and nutrition intake and AVI offers nutrition programs, basic cooking classes and even food supplies to their clients. Overall, Boxshall said money raised in each community stays in those places.

“Many people (with HIV/AIDS) are living in poverty,” he contin-ued, “and some have health and social issues. Something as sim-ple as sharing a meal with others is a fundamental expression of love and support.”

Patrick Simpson, manager of The Beach House restaurant on Cordova Bay Road in Saanich,

says they are taking part in Din-ing Out For Life because it’s a worthwhile cause.

“This is our first year being involved and its a form of out-reach for us,” Simpson said.

Simpson added they are tell-ing their customers about the fundraiser and advertising it on their daily feature sheets.

“It is within our means (to help),” he said. “And if people can, they should give back to the community.”

On the Saanich Peninsula, the Spitfire Grill at the airport is tak-ing part in Dining Out For Life, which is taking place not only

on Vancouver Island but across North America on April 24. For a complete list of participating restaurants, see www.diningout-forlife.com/vancouverisland.

AIDS Vancouver Island is in its 28th year, said Boxshall.

He said they want people to know how their contribution by eating out on April 24 makes a huge difference to their commu-nity.

“We want people to support the cause and care about the support systems for some of the most marginalized people in the community.”[email protected]

Pick up a menu to fight HIVEnjoy a meal April 24 and help feed people in need


AIDS Vancouver Island’s James Boxshall and Patrick Simpson, manager of The Beach House restaurant on Cordova Bay Road, are ready to host Dining out for Life, an AVI fundraiser, on April 24.

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Ten months after repair work was completed at Sidney’s Beacon Wharf, the Town of Sidney finally got the chance to say thank you to the federal government for ponying up some dough.

Minister of State and MP for Van-couver Island North John Duncan was in town April 17 to acknowl-edge the government’s support of a project to upgrade the wharf, one of Sidney’s iconic places. On behalf of Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, Duncan said the government put up $141,208. The money was provided

through the retroactive Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund, part of the federal Economic Action Plan. In June 2013, Beacon Wharf was upgraded with new piles, structural timbers, braces and decking.

Mayor Larry Cross noted the wharf was found in 2010 to need significant upgrades to remain safe for public use. Since then, vehicles have been barred from it and the repair work has ensured it stays open to pedes-trians, as well as home to two local businesses.

The Town of Sidney has Beacon Wharf in its long-term planning docu-ments, yet this year has put off a further study to determine upgrades required to make it last longer.

Sidney says thanks for the cashFeds put up $142,000 for 2013 wharf repair

Sidney Mayor Larry Cross, right, talks about future funding opportunities with John Duncan, Minister of State and MP for Vancouver Island North.

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For Holly E.Q., taking part in the 30-Day Fitness Challenge at Panorama Recreation Cen-tre has been life-changing.

The Saanich Peninsula uni-versity student starting going to the rec. centre three times a week at the beginning of April — that’s when Panorama started to offer the 30-Day Fit-ness Challenge.

Holly says she hadn’t really been that much into fitness but was challenged to do a bit more by her family and friends.

“In the past year, I had tried kickboxing through Panorama in Brentwood Bay,” she said. “It was really fun, a good work-out and really quick.”

In danger of falling out of the fitness habit, the English student at the University of Victoria said the 30-Day Fit-ness Challenge was an oppor-tunity she didn’t want to pass up. Plus, it was cheap.

Panorama launched the Challenge to try to encourage more people to get into the habit of using their facilities and classes more regularly. The Challenge itself asks peo-ple to attend classes or facili-ties three times a week, for a minimum of 12 times this month, to be entered into a draw for prizes. The idea is to get people to try new things and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Holly said she really enjoys TRX classes, adding she has tried out yoga, spin and HIIT classes as well. What has motivated her to keep going, she said, is having a place to go and like-minded people to go with. She added with both school and a new job, it was tempting to reduce the

amount of time at the rec. cen-tre, but has been motivated to keep up the pace.

“It makes you feel good and it’s fun,” she said. “It’s nice with the pass to be able to try out different classes.”

Holly said her goal is to keep up the fitness routine. She said she wants to take advantage of the $25 May pass next month — and to eventually do the plank on the TRX. She added she may also invite her friends to re-create the 30-Day Fitness Challenge in May.

Holly recommends people try out some of the classes on offer at Panorama — but not without some selfishness.

“I know if I say that, they will fill up really fast.”

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Holly E.Q. takes part in the drop-in TRX fitness class at Panorama Recreation Centre. She is taking part in April’s 30-Day Fitness Challenge.

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Club 2014 Spring Plant Sale at the Mary Winspear Centre Saturday, April 26 from 9 to 11 a.m. Great selections and great prices. All are welcome.

The Federal suPerannuaTes Nation Association (FSNA) Sidney and District Branch will hold its second quarterly meeting for 2014 for members and their guests on Saturday, April 26 at 10 a.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney (10030 Third St.). Our speaker will be Dr. Roy Hyndman, Emeritus Scientist at the Pacific Geoscience Centre of the Geological Survey of Canada. He will speak on the issues of earthquakes

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The oFFiCial launCh of Caren Powell’s newest novel The Dark Side of the Rainbow on Saturday, April 26 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Muse Winery in North Saanich (11195 Chalet Rd.) Caren will be reading excerpts from the book as well as signing purchased copies. RSVP to [email protected] or call 250-

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Submitted photo/Paula Kully

After a story appeared in the PNR about an initiative to raise a Canadian flag at the Post Office in Sidney falling through, the Sidney Volunteer Firefighters offered to help out. The department brought out their ladder trucks on the evening of April 10 and helped get the flag on top of the building at the end of Beacon Avenue.

SIDNEY — The Bottle Depot is doing it’s part to keep the earth a little greener as well as helping the local food bank.

The Depot will host a bottle drive outside of Save on Foods (old Safeway) this weekend on Sat-urday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in celebration of Earth Day which took place yesterday, April 22.

“We will have staff on-site ready to help unload bottles and cans from people’s cars so it will be really easy for those dropping off refundables,” explained the Bottle Depot’s Operations Manager, Kelly Gorman.

The proceeds from the drive will go directly to the Sidney Lions Food Bank.

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AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.


ELECTRICAL

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FENCING

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard & garden overgrown? Lawns have weeds & moss? Aerating, pwr raking. Blackber-ry/Ivy removal, landscaping.

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GARDENING

AURICLE- Spring cleanups, lawns. Call for all your garden needs. 250-882-3129.

GARDEN Clean-ups, weed-ing, hauling etc $20/hr all are-as of city Dave 250-656-7045


GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Paint-ing, household repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-no’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-881-1221.

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

INTERIOR DESIGN

VIRGO INTERIORS- Certifi ed Interior decorator specializing in color schemes that work the fi rst time. Call (250)[email protected]

LANDSCAPING

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new contracts; landscape and carpentry. BBB/Insured. Res /Comm. www.ftguland.com

ANDREW’S GARDENING Landscaping+ Carpentry. Clearing, weeding, pruning, rock work, lawns. 20 yrs exp. Insured. Call 778-967-1246.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com


MASONRY & BRICKWORK

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

& MOVING STORAGE

(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $70/hour. 4 ton / lift. Seniors discount. Call Philip.

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

DALE’S Painting Save Mon-ey! Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445

DEPENDABLE PAINTER and drywall repair. Free estimates. References available. Call - Joseph - 250-686-0663. I take pride in my work!

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

TOP NOTCH PAINTING- Over 25 yrs exp. Interior/Exte-rior, Residential. Reliable, Reasonable and Friendly Ser-vice. Call Brad 250-580-5542.


PLUMBING

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.250-744-8588, Norm.

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB / BBBmember. Quality & satisfactionguaranteed. 250-413-7967.www.shorelineroofi ng.ca

TILING

SHAWN THE Tile Guy- Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos. Freeest. Call 250-686-6046.

WINDOW CLEANING

BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

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