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Pre-election polls be darnedThe B.C. Liberal Party has held onto a majority government in the province’s 40th election, page 3

Full house in North SaanichStanding room only at council chambers to debate merits of allowing small residential lots, page 2

Recount With a vote margin of only 52 votes separating the NDP’s Gary Holman and the Liberals’ Stephen Roberts, Elections B.C. will count the votes again

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Gary Holman said he was ner-vous Tuesday night and he looked it. The NDP candidate in Saanich North and the Islands was watch-ing the election count come in from his campaign scrutineers at his campaign office in Sidney and the race was close — too close for a man who admitted it was draw-ing out his pessimistic tendencies.

With arms crossed and a bit of a forced smile, Holman said the 40th provincial election, for him, was going to be rough.

The atmosphere over at Ste-phen Roberts’ B.C. Liberal cam-paign headquarters, also in Sid-ney, was at times jubilant, followed by stunned silence. Back and forth it went as the results came in — with each polling station changing the leaderboard but only by the narrowest of margins.

When the last polling station finally reported in, Holman was clinging to a 52-vote lead and only cautiously accepting the news that he had been declared the winner.

“I won’t believe I’m elected until Elections B.C. confirms it,” he said in a call with the News Review Tuesday night.

Holman said there is still the counting of mail-in and absentee ballots to come — that and the final tally which won’t happen until May 27 by Elections B.C.

First, however, Elections B.C. will conduct a recount. Since the race was decided by under 100 votes, there is an automatic recount by the district electoral officer. Don Main, Elections B.C. communication manager, says a recount can happen when the vote spead between the top two candidates is under 100, or if it’s

requested by a candidate. Yet to be counted, he said, are absentee and mail-in votes, as well as bal-lots cast at the district electoral office between when the election was called and 8 p.m. on May 14.

Should the final tally after May

27 result in a vote differential that is one-five hundredth of the total votes cast in Saanich North and the Islands, Main said there would be a judicial recount.

Roberts, as a result, still has his hopes up. He spent much of the

evening watching the results pour in and monitoring tweets and posts on his phone.

“There was that strange last polling station that took a lot of time to report,” Roberts said Wednesday morning. “The mail-

ins and absentee votes are still out there as well.

“We’re not quite done.”Adam Olsen of the Green Party,

meanwhile, looked to play the spoiler all night and at the end of the evening, was only around 300 votes off the leaders in Saa-nich North and the Islands. With additional votes expected to be counted on May 27, even he can-not be counted out at this stage.

“Realistically, even though it is a close finish here, the eventual result depends on the remaining ballots,” he said. “Having said that, I haven’t conceded yet.”

Olsen said what the result in this riding means is that people cannot ever say that their vote does not count.

“We turn out to vote like few oth-ers in this province,” Olsen said of Saanich North and the Islands, which had a 64.8 per cent voter turnout — exceeding the provin-cial avarage of 52 per cent.

Olsen added he’s not unhappy with his third place finish at this stage, saying his strong cam-paign here helped bolster the for-tunes of the Greens on the Island. Andrew Weaver was elected B.C.’s frst Green MLA in Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

“We broke through,” Olsen said. “Andrew is a tremendous candi-date. It helped, having a couple of strong campaigns around him.”

As for his leader, Jane Sterk, her future at the head of the Green Party is up to her, Olsen said. He credited Sterk for putting the party in a position to have the sec-ond candidate win in a first-past-the-post election in this country.

Steven Heywood/News staff

B.C. Liberal candidate for Saanich North and the Islands, Stephen Roberts, and his supporters applaud some of the early returns on election night in B.C. His fortunes would rise and fall with almost every polling station update.

According to Elections B.C. preliminary data, here’s how the race ended Tuesday night:

NDP candidate Gary Holman: 9,681B.C. Liberal candidate Stephen Roberts: 9,629Green Party candidate Adam Olsen: 9,294 votesIndependent candidate Scott McEachern: 567

The Count Inside• Liberals retain a majority province-wide in a shocking electoral turnaround

Page 3

• The Green Party makes history in B.C. wth the election of an MLA in Oak Bay-Gordon Head Page 3

PLEASE SEE:Candidates credit each, page 3

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A majority of North Saanich district councillors made it clear during a crowded public hear-ing this week that they are not pursuing social housing as they seek to allow a diverse selection of new homes on the Peninsula.

What is on the table, they said, are proposed changes to the district’s official community plan and zoning bylaw to help create the conditions (small residential lots) for market housing that can fill a need in their community. These changes are being led by a proposed 40-lot development at 9395 East Saanich Rd. While the hearing was not specifically about the development project — it was about zoning and OCP amendments — it is generally held that these changes are necessary in order for the development to proceed.

“The results from this public hearing are about right,” said Coun-cillor Ted Daly, who had tallied up support-ers and opposition who spoke out during the meeting.

He said with supporters slightly edging opposition (20 people stated they support the project, 16 were opposed and two didn’t clearly state a feeling either way), it mirrors the recent housing survey conducted by CTQ Consulting of Kelowna and one conducted in 2007 and 2008 following the last official com-munity plan update.

Daly and Mayor Alice Finall both agreed that North Saanich is clearly a divided community when it comes to growth issues — and this dynamic is reflected by the current council.

“This community remains clearly divided,” Finall said. “There is no consensus in this

community that we should be promoting higher density.”

Daly credited people for being honest in their dislike of change in their community but pointed out he believes there is a real need for new housing options.

“If it wasn’t for the airport and the ferry terminal, we’d be in deep, deep, do-do,” he said, referencing the district’s reliance

on residential taxes.Coun. Elsie McMur-

phy noted that while the district needs more affordable hous-ing she feels it should come in the form of support and assis-tance, delving into the realm of social housing.

“I don’t want hous-ing to trump land,” she said, “unless it meets our policy on a need for social hous-ing.”

Coun. Craig Mearns said social housing — based on rents or mortgages set at no more than one-third of a person’s income — is for people on social assistance and is not on the table in this case.

“We don’t own this land,” added Coun. Conny McBride. “It’s up to its owners to decide it use and we need diverse housing.”

Opponents held a variety of opinions on the matter includ-ing the admission by some that they are NIMBYs and simply don’t want their community to change.

Others were concerned that the project was being advanced without the benefit of a final housing study report from CTQ Consulting. Daly pointed out on that point that council said all along that the study would not put on hold their decisions on this particular project.

Small lots in North Saanich take a step closer to reality Developer of 9395 East Saanich Rd. says local workers have top priority

Workers to get first dibs on new homes

Sanpen Properties Inc. says local workers will get the first chance to buy new homes built at their 9395 East Saanich Rd. develop-ment site.

Mark Johnson, speaking on behalf of the company, says they will be offering the Sidney North Saanich Industrial Group, Saan-ich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and North Saa-nich fire department first crack. He said the opportu-nity would last six months after the development offi-cially gets shovels in the ground — with a full pub-lic opening to follow on or around December 16, 2013.

John Juricic, execu-tive director of the Sidney North Saanich Industrial Group, says finding homes for local workers has been a top issue.

“This addresses the issue of non-workers buy-ing the homes,” he said. “Financial incentives will be part of that.”

In a presentation to council, Johnson showed what the homes would look like, addressing con-cerns that the developer has not yet given an indi-cation of the look and feel of the property. He said the project would be built out in one phase, despite the district’s need for a phased-in agreement.

Johnson added the com-pany will be paying $32,250 in amenity and other fees, per lot, to the district for a total contribution of $1.25 million.

That includes money for the developer to build sewer connections.

“Certainly, this is a large cost of doing business in this community,” he said.

Prices for the homes, he said, would range from $399,900 to $434,900.

— Steven Heywood

Elsie McMurphy

Conny McBride

PLEASE SEE: Housing development, page 6


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A majority of North Saanich district councillors made it clear during a crowded public hear-ing this week that they are not pursuing social housing as they seek to allow a diverse selection of new homes on the Peninsula.

What is on the table, they said, are proposed changes to the district’s official community plan and zoning bylaw to help create the conditions (small residential lots) for market housing that can fill a need in their community. These changes are being led by a proposed 40-lot development at 9395 East Saanich Rd. While the hearing was not specifically about the development project — it was about zoning and OCP amendments — it is generally held that these changes are necessary in order for the development to proceed.

“The results from this public hearing are about right,” said Coun-cillor Ted Daly, who had tallied up support-ers and opposition who spoke out during the meeting.

He said with supporters slightly edging opposition (20 people stated they support the project, 16 were opposed and two didn’t clearly state a feeling either way), it mirrors the recent housing survey conducted by CTQ Consulting of Kelowna and one conducted in 2007 and 2008 following the last official com-munity plan update.

Daly and Mayor Alice Finall both agreed that North Saanich is clearly a divided community when it comes to growth issues — and this dynamic is reflected by the current council.

“This community remains clearly divided,” Finall said. “There is no consensus in this

community that we should be promoting higher density.”

Daly credited people for being honest in their dislike of change in their community but pointed out he believes there is a real need for new housing options.

“If it wasn’t for the airport and the ferry terminal, we’d be in deep, deep, do-do,” he said, referencing the district’s reliance

on residential taxes.Coun. Elsie McMur-

phy noted that while the district needs more affordable hous-ing she feels it should come in the form of support and assis-tance, delving into the realm of social housing.

“I don’t want hous-ing to trump land,” she said, “unless it meets our policy on a need for social hous-ing.”

Coun. Craig Mearns said social housing — based on rents or mortgages set at no more than one-third of a person’s income — is for people on social assistance and is not on the table in this case.

“We don’t own this land,” added Coun. Conny McBride. “It’s up to its owners to decide it use and we need diverse housing.”

Opponents held a variety of opinions on the matter includ-ing the admission by some that they are NIMBYs and simply don’t want their community to change.

Others were concerned that the project was being advanced without the benefit of a final housing study report from CTQ Consulting. Daly pointed out on that point that council said all along that the study would not put on hold their decisions on this particular project.

Small lots in North Saanich take a step closer to reality Developer of 9395 East Saanich Rd. says local workers have top priority

Workers to get first dibs on new homes

Sanpen Properties Inc. says local workers will get the first chance to buy new homes built at their 9395 East Saanich Rd. develop-ment site.

Mark Johnson, speaking on behalf of the company, says they will be offering the Sidney North Saanich Industrial Group, Saan-ich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and North Saa-nich fire department first crack. He said the opportu-nity would last six months after the development offi-cially gets shovels in the ground — with a full pub-lic opening to follow on or around December 16, 2013.

John Juricic, execu-tive director of the Sidney North Saanich Industrial Group, says finding homes for local workers has been a top issue.

“This addresses the issue of non-workers buy-ing the homes,” he said. “Financial incentives will be part of that.”

In a presentation to council, Johnson showed what the homes would look like, addressing con-cerns that the developer has not yet given an indi-cation of the look and feel of the property. He said the project would be built out in one phase, despite the district’s need for a phased-in agreement.

Johnson added the com-pany will be paying $32,250 in amenity and other fees, per lot, to the district for a total contribution of $1.25 million.

That includes money for the developer to build sewer connections.

“Certainly, this is a large cost of doing business in this community,” he said.

Prices for the homes, he said, would range from $399,900 to $434,900.

— Steven Heywood

Elsie McMurphy

Conny McBride

PLEASE SEE: Housing development, page 6

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Province-wide, the B.C. Liberals maintained a major-ity government. Holman said those results were discon-certing.

“It’s disconcerting, given the polls,” he said. “But the voters are always right, by definition.”

He said his narrow victory represents big change in a riding held by the Liberals for 12 years. Again, he said he’ll be on pins and needles until the final vote count later this month.

South Island MLAs, he said, will now have to work very hard with local gov-ernment and other groups to ensure the Liberals hear their needs.

Roberts said he’s happy to

see his party back in a major-ity government. He said it’s fantastic and reflects the vot-ers’ desire to have a part in government committed to the economy and seeing a

more prosperous province.“The Liberals have always

had a plan for that,” he said.As for Saanich North and

the Islands, Roberts said the result — a close race on

election night — is a result of a variety of factors. Those include a green movement on the Peninsula and a senior population that has tended to be more conservative. He

is happy with his campaign effort and credited both the NDP and Green Party for also having strong campaigns on the Peninsula.

Both Roberts and his party leader faced very close races in their respec-tive ridings, with Clark los-ing to the NDP’s David Eby in Vancouver-Point Grey by a little more than 700 votes. She remains party leader but may look to run in a by-elec-tion in another riding (where a Liberal MLA would have to step aside) in order to be able to sit in the legislature.

Saanich North and the Islands had been in B.C. Lib-eral hands for 12 years, most recently held by former MLA Murray Coell. Holman came within 245 votes of Coell in 2009.

Continued from page 1

Don Denton/News staff

Re-elected and elected NDP MLAs, from left Maureen Karagianas, Carole James, Gary Holman, Rob Fleming and Lana Popham wait to go up on stage after their arrival at the NDP party at the convention centre.

Candidates credit each other for strong effort

Peninsula News in brief

On the moveRamsey

Machine Works was set to move their giant coal conveyor across the runway of the Victoria air-port Wednesday night (after the PNR deadline), en route to a barge in Patricia Bay. It’s destina-tion is the Nep-tune bulk termi-nal in Vancouver. Pick up the next News Review for coverage.

Sidney gets a jolt

The Town of Sidney has installed five level two electric vehicle charging stations in the community.

They also unveiled the lat-est addition to the municipal vehicle fleet, a Nissan Leaf elec-tric car. Four of the charging sta-tions are for pub-lic use and are located at town hall, Tulista Park, 9751 Third St. parking lot and at Iroquois Park.

Elsewhere, the Best Western and Smittys have added a charg-ing station of their own.

Tom FletcherBlack Press

B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark pulled an upset win Tuesday, defying the polls and pundits who started the evening talking about her exit strategy after a loss.

Early results gave Clark’s B.C. Lib-erals 50 seats, with 33 for the NDP.

Clark took an early lead in poll results Tuesday night, with veterans Mike de Jong, Rich Coleman, Terry Lake and Linda Reid retaining their seats.

B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins lost to B.C. Liberal Mary Polak in Langley. Cummins said he will stay on as leader.

Clark had a close contest in her own constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey, running against the NDP’s David Eby, who came close to win-ning in Clark’s by-election two years ago.

B.C. Green Party candidate Andrew Weaver made a breakthrough in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, winning the first

seat for the Green Party. A high-profile climate scientist,

Weaver benefited from the same highly concentrated campaign effort that produced a seat for national Green leader Elizabeth May.

Vicki Huntingon won re-election in Delta South, a landmark for an inde-pendent to win twice without party affiliation. Independents Bob Simp-son in Cariboo North and John van Dongen in Abbotsford South, fell to

their B.C. Liberal challengers.“Just like Alberta, the voters got to

the ballot box and chickened out,” said one observer on Twitter.

The result shocked observers, who had been expecting an NDP majority.

“The Liberals came in with a bet-ter plan for managing the economy,” said Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation.

Paralympian Michelle Stilwell retained the B.C. Liberal seat in Parksville-Qualicum, a lonely strong-hold on Vancouver Island previously held by Ron Cantelon.

In one of the key swings, B.C. Lib-eral Laurie Throness knocked of NDP incumbent Gwen O’Mahoney, who won a by-election in Chilliwack-Hope last year.

Joe Trasolini, the other by-election winner, was also knocked off in Port Moody-Coquitlam.

“I feel like we rose from the dead,” said former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, who won the Vancouver-False Creek constituency for the B.C. Liberals.

Clark defies poll, Liberals win majority

Black Press files

B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark led an aggressive campaign and overcame a large lead for the NDP.

B.C. Greens make history in Oak Bay-Gordon HeadDon DescoteauNews staff

On a night that saw the B.C. Liberals snatch victory from the jaws of defeat province-wide, star candidate Andrew Weaver scored a major coup Tuesday for the Green Party in Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

Votes are still being counted, but it appears Uni-versity of Victoria climate scientist and Nobel Prize co-winner has ousted incum-bent Liberal and veteran cab-inet minister Ida Chong, and second-time NDP candidate Jessica Van der Veen to earn his party’s first seat in the

B.C. legislature.With a majority of polls

reporting Tuesday night, Weaver had more than 6,100 votes to Van der Veen’s 4,500 and Chong’s 4,266.

It was a bittersweet night for the Greens, whose leader, Jane Sterk, finished a distant second behind incumbent

Carole James of the NDP in Victoria-Beacon Hill. Sterk has said she would step down as B.C. Green leader if defeated in this election.

The orange wave rolled over Greater Victoria once again, as five of seven elec-toral districts went over-whelmingly in favour of the

NDP. Incumbents James, Rob Fleming (Victoria-Swan Lake), Maurine Karagianis (Esquimalt-Royal Roads), Lana Popham (Saanich South) and John Horgan (Juan de Fuca) scored com-fortable wins.

PLeaSe See: Solid NDP showing, page 6

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OUR VIEW

With our 13 municipalities and several other regional bodies, including the Capital Regional District, we have many public leaders and many more civil servants at the staff level.

Many people argue that we are over-governed and poorly co-ordinated. The original mandate of the CRD was to foster co-ordination and collaboration amongst the various municipalities and in some cases this has gone very well.

As volunteer vice-chair on the CRD’s water advisory committee, I’ve become impressed with the regional water system. Among the good decisions made are the acquisition of substantial watersheds that should guarantee high quality and high volumes of water for our communities for many years to come.

While the water commission, with the help of the water advisory committee, has much to do, there is no doubt that collaboration around water services in the CRD has been a huge success.

We need more such successes in Greater Victoria, particularly in the areas of sewage and transportation. Successful collaborations such as the CRD’s water program should inspire and encourage far better co-operation than currently exists.

These and other matters are vital infrastructure issues that, if handled poorly, could cost millions of

taxpayer dollars.I recently attended a

CRD-led consultation on regional transportation with other Greater Victoria leaders. I was struck by the paradox that many municipal staff were more than willing to collaborate with others on issues such as transportation, but felt they had little encouragement from their political leaders to do so.

That’s just not good enough from our political leaders, who could be accused of saying one thing publicly – no one will disagree with collaboration – and something else behind the scenes.

As vice-president of the Community Social Planning Council, I also recently moderated a session on affordable housing in the region. Happily, several mayors and councillors attended to discuss the No. 1 issue in the region, according to the Victoria Foundation’s latest Vital Signs report.

There is strong interest in this issue as well, but clearly there has been very little co-ordination and collaboration across municipal boundaries on affordable housing to date. In fact, many staff and politicians in the room were

unaware of what best practices and successes exist across the region or even how their bylaws compared. To be fair, they were there to learn about them.

There seems to be a collaborative instinct and willingness at the staff level with a stated commitment at the political level, but there appears to be not nearly as much actual day-to-day co-ordination on many issues.

This is true for the West Shore as well as the entire region. We live in an extraordinary community and our citizens deserve the very best in forward thinking and innovation on all of these cross-boundary infrastructure issues. To believe that a behind the scenes, unstated Balkanized approach will produce the best solutions is naïve.

To ensure that our communities can be healthier, both in terms of economy and quality of life, we need to reach beyond our local concerns to achieve a shared, broader vision of how we want to live together in the Greater Victoria Region. We did it on water, so let’s do it in all the other critical infrastructure areas as well.

With the provincial election producing no south Vancouver Island representation in the governing party, it’s more important than ever that we get our collective regional act together.

Dan Spinner is CEO of the WestShore Chamber of Commerce.

True collaboration helps community

Green mousemay yet roar

The movers and shakers in the B.C. NDP will no doubt lose plenty of sleep given the party’s underwhelming performance in Tuesday’s provincial election.

While its candidates once again rolled to a near sweep in Greater Victoria and Vancouver Island, the NDP has more to think about than simply how to get the better of the B.C. Liberals.

The win by Andrew Weaver of the Green Party over longtime Liberal MLA Ida Chong and tireless NDP campaigner Jessica Van der Veen in Oak Bay-Gordon Head opens the door a crack for a party seen for years as a quirky collection of environmentalists.

In terms of the popular vote, perhaps a better measurement of public support for a party, the Greens fared roughly the same as 2009, taking about eight per cent provincewide.

But over the longer term, the presence of the vocal Weaver in the legislature may give the public a glimpse of just how well a Green party MLA can represent constituents. It’s the old “show me, don’t tell me” scenario.

If people like how the Nobel Prize-winning scientist handles himself and takes the Liberals to task, it may just encourage more voters to step out of their comfort zone and go Green next election.

And that will mostly take votes away from the NDP, which has tried hard to incorporate a business-friendly strategy with being environmentally responsible, so as not to alienate anyone.

It’s tough to play well to both crowds, as the Liberals know. Among the reasons they emerged victorious on election day was they stuck primarily to one message, that of keeping a strong economy and job creation front and centre.

Winning one seat among 85 in the legislature isn’t exactly earth shattering and the B.C. Greens face their own uncertainty with leader Jane Sterk losing for a second straight time.

But the party is poised to alter B.C.’s political history more than we realize. It just might take a while.

Dan SpinnerGuest column

‘Staff want to collaborate, but they aren’t encouraged by political leaders.’


Submitted photo

Joe Benning, Margaret Reeve, Chris Edley, Helene Dizy, Maureen Dale, Ann Gower, Jarrett Teague and Gary Zilkie unveil an interpretive sign at John Dean Park on May 11.

NORTH SAANICH — The dedi-cation of an interpretive display recognizing John Dean and his contribution to the citizens of B.C. in John Dean Provincial Park took place Saturday, May 11.

It was a unique and rather special event commemorat-ing the donation of the land for the park by Dean with a sign designed by Edley Signs. This is the first of several signs for the park planned by the Friends of John Dean Park Society and B.C. Parks.

Dean was the first person to donate land to be held in per-petuity as a provincial park. Because of him pioneer settlers that owned adjacent properties to his donated land that was used for the access road, now called Dean Park Road, and to increase the size of the park, which is now 427 acres.

John Dean Provincial Park is the third oldest park in the province and is one of the best maintained parks thanks to the

work over the years by mem-bers of the Friends and other volunteers.

Gary Zilkie, a member of the Friends Board of Directors, delivered the opening remarks during the dedication, thanking all those who have contributed to the maintenance and upkeep of the park. He paid a special thanks to Jarrett Teague, who has volunteered many years maintaining the trails and pro-vided the original idea and source material for the display.

Sidney Councillor Kenny Pod-more thanked the Friends for the invitation, saying because of it he had learned a great deal about John Dean.

“Dean was very industrious and self-sufficient,” Podmore said. “He was a world traveller who looked for ways to improve the world around him. He was interested in nature, became a politician and was known to be kind and generous.”

Friends President, Margaret Reeve noted seventy-five years

ago this week, on May 14, 1938, Dean attended the first commu-nity event in the park at 87 years of age. That event celebrated the completion of the access road and the major trails that had been built as the result of a Fed-eral work relief program during the Great Depression.

Joe Benning, B.C. Parks Area Supervisor for Saanich and the South Gulf Islands, acknowl-edged the creativity and hard work that went into the research, development and artistry of the interpretive display.

“This is my favourite part of the job,” said Benning as he unveiled the display. “Projects like these make it possible for people to leave the park with knowledge that builds respect and appreciation for nature and natural systems.”

For more information about The Friends of John Dean Park Society, please contact Friends President Margaret Reeve at 250-652-3282.

— Submitted by Maureen Dale

Park graced with new sign

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

A member of the Tsawout First Nation is part of the movement to reclaim the original name of Mount Douglas in Saanich.

During an event on Wednes-day, May 22, Eric Pelkey will be joined by members from the Songhees and other WSÁNEC First Nations in a gathering that will serve to reinstate the name PKOLS (pronounced p’cawls) for the mountain.

“This is something that our elders have been calling for, for many, many years,” said Pelkey, who works in the Douglas Treaty office at Tsawout, in a media release. “[This will] bring back the names we have always used to where they belong.”

Stories of PKOLS go back to nearly the beginning of time

for the WSÁNEC people, Pelkey said.

Historically it has been an important meeting place and geological findings indicate it was the last place glaciers receded from on southern Van-couver Island (PKOLS roughly translates to white rock.)

Not only will the gathering on Wednesday serve to rename the mountain but it will also serve to reclaim the site where the Doug-las Treaty was first signed with the WSÁNEC nations.

“It is a very important place for our people,” said Pelkey.

“PKOLS is a part of our cre-ation story within the WSÁNEC nation and it’s where our treaty was first agreed to in 1852.”

To signify the renewal of the original nation-to-nation treaty relationship, organizers of the May 22 action, including volun-

teers from local First Nations, the Indigenous Nationhood Movement and Social Coast will stage a march up the mountain from the base along with a re-enactment of the signing of the Douglas Treaty, the telling of oral histories and traditional sig-nificance of the mountain and finally, the installation of a new PKOLS sign.

“We expect this to be a major event and we welcome all peo-ple to witness and participate in this important day for our peo-ple,” said Pelkey.

The event begins at 5 p.m. on May 22 when supporters will gather at the base of Mt. Doug in the lower parking lot. The march will begin shortly after. For more information, visit http://PKOLS.org.

— With files from Reclaim PKOLS

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Many of the opposi-tion said they are wor-ried the project’s 40 lots are only the begin-ning — with 95 more proposed across the street and an estimated 300-plus looming on the horizon — and that the changes to the OCP and zoning bylaw would open the door to thise new development in North Saanich.

Supporters of the development also had many opinions, from the need for more affordable housing options on the market and the retention of local jobs, to beautify-ing the neighbourhood and adding sidewalks.

Council voted 4-3 to

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They all passed third reading.

Final adoption of these changes will require another vote at another meeting.

The project itself still has hurdles to cross.

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Despite the solid NDP showing in Greater Victo-ria, the provincial picture left at least one winner questioning campaign strategy.

“I think it’s a bit of an upset, it’s unexpected,” said Karagianis from NDP campaign headquarters at the Victoria Conference Centre. “It just goes to show that you cannot believe the polls. It means a positive campaign, despite the fact that people say they want that, does not work as well as a negative campaign and that’s really sad.”


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Housing development has ways to goContinued from page 2 Angst over the OCP

A review of the official community plan in North Saanich won’t hapen any time soon, says Councillor Ted Daly, responding to calls to review it in the wake of planned density change sought to allow new develop-ment.

“I want it clear,” he explained, “I tried to get a full OCP review on the housing issue and was told by other councillors that this didn’t need it. Now, similar people are saying ‘do an OCP review.’ That ship has sailed.”

Instead, council at the beginning of this term of office decided to pro-ceed with changes to the district’s housing policy, a document within the OCP.

“It’s true, an OCP review was requested,” says Mayor Alice Finall. “I did support it be put off but at that time, we had no idea this level of development pressure would show itself in North Saanich.”

Councillor Dunstan Browne said district staff told council they could proceed with looking at bits and pieces.

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Coun. Celia Stock says she’s not in favour of a full OCP review, add-ing the district’s chief administrative officer was clear that the housing component could be dealt with on its own.

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An application to start up a pet loss memorial centre on Stanhope Farm was denied by Central Saanich council.

The application came from Jocelyne Monette and Stanhope Farm in April to operate an alka-line hydrolysis animal carcass operation and pet memorial business on Stanhope property.

The process, sometimes referred to as aquamation, takes place in an enclosed machine and reduces corpses to bone in less than 24 hours. The sterile effluent can then apparently be used as fertilizer.

According to the application, Monette had plans to use the alkaline hydrolysis technology that Stanhope owns (to dis-pose of dead farm animals) to process deceased family pets. The memorial centre compo-nent of the business would then factor in as pets’ bones could be ground up and returned to

owners much like tra-ditional ashes.

“Alkaline hydroly-sis is more environ-mentally friendly than flame-based crema-tion,” said Monette during a May 13 Plan-ning and Development Committee meeting, adding that the energy used in alkaline hydro-lysis is much less than that used in flame based cremation.

She added there is less of a carbon footprint with the pro-cess compared to cremation.

Despite Monette’s intentions to offer a greener gateway over the rainbow bridge for fam-ily pets, council immediately denied the application.

According to photo documen-tation from the municipality’s bylaw officer, Ken Neurateur, the business appeared to be operat-ing prior to any discussions or decisions from council on actu-ally issuing a business license.

As well, the build-ing the business was occupying is currently part of an outstanding expired building per-mit as are two other buildings on Stanhope Farm property also facing bylaw enforce-ment issues.

“This is just another example of these people not conform-ing to the bylaws,”

said Stanhope Farm neighbour, Ray Baker, who has also voiced concerns over noise and odour stemming from the farm’s com-posting operation.

During committee proceed-ings, Mayor Alastair Bryson immediately moved a rec-ommendation from staff that rejected the application and rec-ommended that the applicant seek an alternative location on appropriately zoned land.

The motion was carried with no discussion and only Council-lor Carl Jensen opposed.

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Sidney North Saan-ich RCMP are remind-ing local business own-

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A request from a business in Saanichton to amend their development permit was turned down with a tied vote during the Planning and Development com-mittee meeting on May 13.

Vic Clive, who purchased the old Moose Hall building at the corner of East Saanich Road and Wallace Drive and plans to relocate his business The Old Attic there, had requested that council amend the development

permit to allow him to go ahead without building an accessible ramp to the building.

Months ago, council had allowed a variance in the build-ing permit for the ramp to be built close to the property line but Clive and the architects are now encountering higher costs associated with the ramp and were seeking to be permitted to not include it.

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Mayor Alastair Bryson coun-tered Jensen’s comment by sug-gesting that renovations like the ones being made to the old hall in order to bring it up to code should be done to the highest and most useful standards.

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REAL ESTATE

OPEN HOUSE- 1246 Hastings St, Sun, May, 19, 2-4pm. 3 bdrms, 2 bath Rancher w/main fl oor family room, double car garage. Laura McCollom, RE/MAX. 250-588-8448.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FRIENDLY FRANK

NEW SUNROOM Glass top table with 4 chairs $99. (250)652-4621.

PINK PRINCESS bike, rides well, 12” wheels, $20. Musical truck, $18. 250-658-0932.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE by Owner Town-house $389,500. MLS #320099. 20-1950 Cultra Ave, Saanichton. For viewing call 250-818-7038 or 250-544-0718 for more information.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

GARDENER’S PARADISE1 acre. 4-bdrm character

home, 1800 sq.ft. Wired shop, Shed. 1720 Swartz Bay Rd., $555,000. (250)656-1056.

Sidney luxury Condo- beauti-ful 2 Bdrms, 2 full baths, close to downtown, ocean views. #201-9942-Third St. $498,000.778-351-1239 ID#192331www.propertyguys.com

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

HOMES WANTED

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REAL ESTATE

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

LANGFORD MOBILE home in Seniors Park, upgraded interi-or, fully furnished, A/C, fenced yard & 2 sheds. REDUCED to $35,000. 250-590-2450.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $500-$1200 inclds utils. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references! Call 250-478-9231.

RAAMCO International Properties

VICTORIA, B.C.“A sign of distinction”

Cubbon Apartments For Seniors - 55+1035 North Park StreetBachelor - $575 and upOne Bedroom - $800 & upTwo Bedroom - $950 & up.Close to sunny downtown Victoria and designated for seniors 55 years or older Amenities include a coffee lounge, games room, exer-cise room, and library and garden plots available for your green thumb. Pets wel-come w/some restrictions.

Please call Dick or Diane at 250-383-1162 or email [email protected] to view

our available suites.

Wetherby ApartmentsFor Seniors - 55+ 3205 Wetherby RoadSeniors only please - 55+.Bachelor - $7251 bdrm - $9152 bdrm - $1100This seniors only building has on site laundry, outdoor and covered parking, Shop-ping at Hillside Mall is just steps away. Pets welcome with some restrictions.

Please call Bonny at 250-598-1650

[email protected] to view our available suites.

RENTALS

COTTAGES

DEEP COVE- cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage, skylights $895/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

HOMES FOR RENT

NEAR COOK St. village, new 2 bdrm 5 apls prvt fenced yard small pet ok $1400 N/S. May15/ June 1. 250-383-8800

VIC WEST: July 1. Bright sun-ny 3 bdrm+ sunroom, 2 lvng rms, near ocean, $1650. 1 pet ok. N/S, ref’s. 250-383-8800

ROOMS FOR RENT

SIDNEY. FURN’D room. Sat-ellite, laundry, heat, hydro. No drinking. $400. 250-654-0477.

SUITES, LOWER

COLWOOD- BRIGHT, quiet 2 bdrm, $1000 incls utils, D/W, shared lndry, A/C, int hookup, N/S, N/P. Ref’s. 250-391-7915.

GORDON HEAD: 1 bdrm, NS/NP. $650 incld’s cable, prkng. June 1. (250)472-8381

KEATING, 1300 sq ft, 2 bdrm, grd level, N/P, N/S, $1000 mo + utils. June. 1. (250)888-8668

LANGFORD (Costco). Bus, shops, school. 2 Bdrm suite, fenced yard, 4 appls, water incl’d, shared laundry, $1000 mo + utils, NS/NP. Avail immed. Call (250)881-2283.

MARIGOLD AREA- 1 bdrm, shared lndry, quiet. NS/NP. $850, May 1. 250-727-6217.

QUADRA/MCKENZIE, newer grd level 2 bdrm, 2 full baths, F/S, lndry, part use of dbl gar-age, N/P, N/S, $1200 + part utils. Avail now. (250)658-5123

SAANICHTON: LRG reno’d, 1or2 bdrm, 5 appls, N/S, pet? $1300 utils incl. 250-652-5003

SIDNEY: 2 bdrm, lrg back-yard, gardens. 12x12 insulated shed. N/S. $1100+ utils. Avail. June 15th. Call 250-888-5972.

UPTOWN: 3 bdrms, newly re-no’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1600 utils included, own laundry. 250-480-0849.

SUITES, UPPER

BRENTWOOD BAY, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Free Rent for May. Gas F/P, D/W, lndry, lrg deck/yard. NS/NP $1500. (250)589-9997.

ESQUIMALT, MAIN fl oor Character suite, N/S, N/P, $800 incls utils. (250)385-2846

RENTALS

SUITES, UPPER

SIDNEY LRG 2 bdrm Apt, 1.5 bath, modern open kitchen, garage, 1 blk to ocean/main St. Garden, sunroom/den, W/D, D/W, F/P, parking, N/S, N/P. $1325 + utils. Avail June. 1st. Call Geoff 250-508-3937.

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath w/garage, gas F/P new, sun-room. NS/NP. $1550+ utils. Avail July 15. (250)656-7456.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

AUTO SERVICES

TOP CASH PAID

For ALL unwanted vehicles.

Free Towing $$$ 250-885-1427 $$$

CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

FREE TOW AWAY

250-686-3933

TRANSPORTATION

SPORTS & IMPORTS

2004 FORD MUSTANG Con-vertible, 40th anniversary Spe-cial Edition. Black Beauty!56,000 km, V-6 automatic,new soft top, fully loaded.$11,500 obo. Serious inquiriesonly. 250-474-1293, Barb.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

UTILITY TRAILERS

7’x12’ Deck Utility Trailer. Good for small tractors andquads. 4 wheels, loadingramps, green. $1350 obo. Call(250)384-7954.

MARINE

BOATS

$$$$ BOATS WANTED $$$$ AlSO OUTBOARDS ANDTRAILERS. CASH BUYER. $$$$$ 250-544-2628 $$$$$

TOTAL PACKAGE now! 39’ Tradewinds Asp Cabin Crusi-er, twin Cummins diesels, en-closed sundeck & bridge, 2heads sleeps 4-6. Very wellmaintained, boat house kept inNorth Saanich Marina. Asking$116,000. 50’ x 25’ enclosedboathouse available as part ofcomplete cruising and moor-age package. Ready to go!Call (250)361-7343.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

LAPWING CARPENTRY. Decks, fences, quality repairs, renos & insulation. 10 years experience. Call 778-967-1246

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

CLEANING SERVICES

LINDSEY’S CLEANING. Ex-cellent References. Call 250-896-0703

COMPUTER SERVICES

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.


DRAFTING & DESIGN

GRAPHIC DESIGN. Business cards, logos, ads, posters. Rea-sonable. in.fl [email protected].

HOME RENOVATIONDesign for PermitCall Steven- 250. 381.4123.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

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

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.

GARDENING

22YRS EXP Garden clean-ups weeding, etc. All areas of city. $25/hr. No tax. 250-656-7045.


GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Lawn or moss? No job too big. Aerating, pwr raking, pruning. Weed, moss, blackberry, stump & ivy rmvl. 25yrs exp.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

• Lawn Maintenance• Landscaping• Hedge Trimming• Tree Pruning• Yard Cleanups• Gardening/Weeding • Aeration, Odd JobsNO SURPRISES NO MESS

www.hollandave.ca

ACTION YARD CARE. 15 + years exp. Honest & reliable. Quality work. 250-744-6918.

AURICLE BSC 250-882-3129 Spring clean up Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.

SPRING CLEANups, complete maintenance. Residential & Commercial. 250-474-4373.


GARDENING

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCEClean ups, Lawn and Garden Care,

Landscaping Projects, Horticultural.

778-678-2524

J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gar-deners. Call John or Louise (250)891-8677.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071


HANDYPERSONS

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-no’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

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. Prompt, Courteous. 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.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

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

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

SMART GUYS Hauling. Gar-den waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, cour-teous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

M&S OXFORD Home/Com-mercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hard-wood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

MULTI UNIT to Home Renos. Free Est’s. Call Green Bird Development. (250)929-4685.


HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com1.877.835.6670

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca

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

MISC SERVICES

CUSTOM WOODWORK: Re-covered wood; wine racks,shelving, picture framing andmore. Built in or mobile at rea-sonable prices. (250)812-8646

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COMMUNITY CALENDARArts A RetRospective

Exhibition of Sculpture by Duncan Currie titled Figures will take place at Tulista Park Arts Centre (9565 Fifth St.) June 10 to 16. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ARtists And cRAfts people are invited to participate in the popular Artisans Summer Gift Gallery at Tulista Park. The show runs June 28 to August 28. Last year over 4000 people visited the show and sales were excellent. Entry forms are available at www.cacsp.com or at Tulista Arts Centre.

cRitique WRiteRs gRoup at the Sidney North Saanich Library. The Critique group welcomes writers who wish to develop their writing in a supportive environment and meets Thursday, May 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. To register, call 250-656-0944.

EventsAn evening At The

SHOAL will feature Parkland Secondary Jazz students (band and vocals) on Thursday, May 23. Buffet starts 6 p.m., entertainment at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and are available by phone at 250-656-5537 (VISA, MasterCard) or in person at SHOAL (10030 Resthaven Dr.)

vAncouveR islAnd Model Engineers model train rides at Heritage Acres (7321 Lochside Dr.) May 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.vime.ca.

the BRitish coluMBiA Aviation Museum will be holding their special parking lot sale on Saturday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. rain or shine. All proceeds go to the museum. For more information, call 250-655-3300. No early birds please.

FundraisersA plAnt sAle in

support of Thrive Malawi happens Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Windy Hill Farm (7170 Maber Rd. in Saanichton). For more information call 250-652-2777 or visit www.thrivemalawi.ca.

centRAl sAAnich lAWn Bowling club is having a giant garage, craft and bake sale Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the club (1800 Hovey Rd. in Centennial Park.) Everyone welcome.

tAlent night foR Cassidy Boland at Arbutus Global Middle School happens May 22 at 7 p.m. Admission by donation. Proceeds to go the Cassies Grace fund. For more information, visit cassiesgrace.com.

cAssidy cARe pRoject Tea at St. Aidan’s United Church happens June 1 from noon to 4 p.m. For tickets, go to staidansunited.com or contact the church office at 250-477-2089. For more information, visit cassiesgrace.com.

Kid stuff

the sAAnichton 10th Tsartlip Beavers (K to Grade 2), Cubs (Grades 3 to 5) and Scouts (Grades 6 to 8) are holding spring registration for Sept. 2013 on Tuesday, May 21 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Saanichton school field (1649 Mount Newton X Rd). Bring your kids down for some fun and games on the field. For more information please contact Carolyn Moeller at 250-655-0210.

MeetingssAAnich peninsulA

toAstMAsteRs meets every Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich library in the Nell Horth room. Do you want to develop better speaking skills, learn to think quickly and clearly on your feet and build strong leadership skills?

Contact Mary at 250-544-1819 for more information.

sAAnich peninsulA Toastmasters Open House happens May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich library in the Nell Horth Room. Come see what Toastmasters is all about and how you can benefit. For more information contact Mary at 250-544-1819 or go to http://1288.toastmastersclubs.org.

sidney sisteR cities association meets third Thursday of the month at

the Sidney North Saanich Library (Nell Horth Room) at 7 p.m. Help us build our sister relationships with Anacortes, Cairns Australia and Niimi, Japan. For more information check our new website www.sidneysister citiesassociation.com.

just Moved to the Saanich Peninsula? Why not join the Peninsula Newcomers Club and make new friends and explore the community. We meet for lunch on the second Thursday

of every month in Sidney with an invited speaker. Share in a variety of interests and activities organized and run by our members. For more information check our website: peninsulanewcomers.ca.

Misc. Bingo eveRy

WednesdAy at 1 p.m. at The Centre for Active Living in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Rd.) Cash prizes, special games and a progressive jackpot. Refreshments available. Open to everyone. Proceeds go to operating costs for The Central

Saanich Senior’s Centre. Come out and support this nonprofit facility which provides recreation and support for all seniors on the Peninsula.

MusicARe you inteRested

in attending the POPS daytime concert series (2013/14 season) of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, beginning in September, at the Royal Theatre? SHOAL Centre has several season packages available for sale – price includes round-trip transportation from SHOAL. Call 250 656-5537 ext. 117.

The News Review provides this community calendar free of charge, giving preference to Saanich Peninsula clubs, organizations and individuals holding non-profit events in our readership area. Publication is not guaranteed. Calendar items should be mailed, dropped off at our office, or e-mailed to [email protected].

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& MOVING STORAGE

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

1ST MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $80/hr. Call 250-220-0734.


& MOVING STORAGE

WRIGHT BROS Moving. $80/HR, 2 men/3 ton. Seniors discount. Philip (250)383-8283

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.

B L Coastal Coatings. Quality, reliable, great rates. All your Painting needs. (250)818-7443


PAINTING

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING

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PLUMBING

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonable rates. Call 250-514-2376.

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

STUCCO/SIDING

RE-STUCCO & HARDY Plank/Painting Specialist. 50 years experience. Free esti-mates. Dan, 250-391-9851.


UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine. 250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

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

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

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning. Windows, Gutters, Sweeping, Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.


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