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A child takes part in a biting for apples event at Pumpkins on the Pier on Oct. 26, a fundraiser for Toys For Tots on the Saanich Peninsula.
Calling all secret SantasSeries of events helping promote local Toys For Tots campaignSteven HeywoodNews staff
More than 300 children and families helped raise aware-ness of the Saanich Peninsula’s Toys For Tots program at a fun-filled Halloween event in Sidney.
Pumpkins on the Pier, a new seasonal event in its own right, drew in hundreds of people Oct. 26 for a carving contest, pie-eating, apple biting and lots more fun for the whole family.
“The kids had a ball,” said organizer Steve Duck of TIDES Group, adding there turnout was so good that during trick or treating at supporting shops along Beacon Avenue, he had to replenish their goodie bags three times.
“The stores were ecstatic. They said they’ve never had so much fun.”
Sherry Moir of Re/Max — a co-sponsor of the event and a member of the Toys For Tots campaign — added the entire evening created a positive atmosphere between the com-munity and local youth.
“I was impressed with the youth who performed at the bandshell,” she said. “They were respectful and it was great to hear the area full of younger music.”
50 grand from the LionsCentral Saanich Lions Club members donated $50,000 to the SPHF’s CT scanner campaign, page 4
Hey, hey MamaTribute band Led Zepagain comes to Sidney’s Charlie White Theatre Nov. 8, page 11
Watch for breaking news at www.vicnews.comC O M M U N I T Y N E W S M E D I A
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A2 • www.vicnews.com Friday, November 1, 2013- PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW
Until December 23 (daily 10 - 4)Christmas Artisans ShowTUlisTa arTs cenTre
Join a joyful assembly of local artisans at the CACSP’s holiday show and sale.
november 1 - 15 (daily 10 - 4)A Tribute to the MilitarysiDney mUseUm anD archives
This display recognizes the sacrifice and hardships by members of the Armed Forces through a collection of military memorabilia and photos from conflicts throughout the last century.
nov. 16 - Dec. 31 (daily 10 - 4)Teddy Bears at PlaysiDney mUseUm anD archives
Hundreds of teddy bears take over Sidney Museum as they gather in groups to play their favourite games and sports. Come join the fun!
november 21 - January 2Festival of Treesmary winspear cenTre
View a wonderland of Christmas Trees this season and make a donation to vote for your favourite tree! Proceeds support the Mary Winspear Centre capital improvement plan and the Children’s art and music fund. Sidney Lions Food Bank donations accepted.
november 21 (7 pm)Glass Tigermary winspear cenTre
One of Canada's most enduring bands for three decades. Fans who have enjoyed seeing the band live over the years say they are better now than ever. Find out for yourself! Tickets available at the Mary Winspear Box Office 250-656-0275.
november 23 (9 am)Sidney Sparkles - Santa's Breakfastshoal cenTre
The Peninsula Celebrations Society (PCS) presents Santa’s Breakfast! Enjoy breakfast with your family and have your photo taken with Santa!
november 24 (9:30 am - 4 pm)Christmas Vintage, Retro and Collectibles Show mary winspear cenTre
Everything unique and different! A great mix of collectibles; everything from pre- and post-war jewelry, dinky toys and paper collectibles. '50s vintage clothes, collectibles and more.
november 29 (5 - 8 pm)Holiday Open HouseparTicipaTing bUsinesses in siDney
The merchants of Sidney welcome you to come and enjoy your holiday shopping experience, during a fun evening with extended shopping hours. Our diverse range of small businesses offer personalized services to take the best care of you – our valued customer.
november 29 (7 pm)Jim Byrnesmary winspear cenTre
There is nothing more powerful than a good song, something no one knows better than legendary blues man Jim Byrnes. For tickets call 250-656-0275.
november 30 (5 pm & 6:30 pm)Sidney Sparkles - Santa Claus Parade and Sailpastbeacon avenUe
The PCS presents the family-friendly Santa Claus Parade followed by the boat lightup and Sailpast!
distinctlysidney.ca
November events Until December 23 (daily 10 - 4)
Christmas Artisans ShowTUlisTa arTs cenTre
Join a joyful assembly of local artisans at the CACSP’s holiday show and sale.
november 1 - 15 (daily 10 - 4)A Tribute to the MilitarysiDney mUseUm anD archives
This display recognizes the sacrifice and hardships by members of the Armed Forces through a collection of military memorabilia and photos from conflicts throughout the last century.
nov. 16 - Dec. 31 (daily 10 - 4)Teddy Bears at PlaysiDney mUseUm anD archives
Hundreds of teddy bears take over Sidney Museum as they gather in groups to play their favourite games and sports. Come join the fun!
november 21 - January 2Festival of Treesmary winspear cenTre
View a wonderland of Christmas Trees this season and make a donation to vote for your favourite tree! Proceeds support the Mary Winspear Centre capital improvement plan and the Children’s art and music fund. Sidney Lions Food Bank donations accepted.
november 21 (7 pm)Glass Tigermary winspear cenTre
One of Canada's most enduring bands for three decades. Fans who have enjoyed seeing the band live over the years say they are better now than ever. Find out for yourself! Tickets available at the Mary Winspear Box Office 250-656-0275.
november 23 (9 am)Sidney Sparkles - Santa's Breakfastshoal cenTre
The Peninsula Celebrations Society (PCS) presents Santa’s Breakfast! Enjoy breakfast with your family and have your photo taken with Santa!
november 24 (9:30 am - 4 pm)Christmas Vintage, Retro and Collectibles Show mary winspear cenTre
Everything unique and different! A great mix of collectibles; everything from pre- and post-war jewelry, dinky toys and paper collectibles. '50s vintage clothes, collectibles and more.
november 29 (5 - 8 pm)Holiday Open HouseparTicipaTing bUsinesses in siDney
The merchants of Sidney welcome you to come and enjoy your holiday shopping experience, during a fun evening with extended shopping hours. Our diverse range of small businesses offer personalized services to take the best care of you – our valued customer.
november 29 (7 pm)Jim Byrnesmary winspear cenTre
There is nothing more powerful than a good song, something no one knows better than legendary blues man Jim Byrnes. For tickets call 250-656-0275.
november 30 (5 pm & 6:30 pm)Sidney Sparkles - Santa Claus Parade and Sailpastbeacon avenUe
The PCS presents the family-friendly Santa Claus Parade followed by the boat lightup and Sailpast!
distinctlysidney.ca
November events Until December 23 (daily 10 - 4)
Christmas Artisans ShowTUlisTa arTs cenTre
Join a joyful assembly of local artisans at the CACSP’s holiday show and sale.
november 1 - 15 (daily 10 - 4)A Tribute to the MilitarysiDney mUseUm anD archives
This display recognizes the sacrifice and hardships by members of the Armed Forces through a collection of military memorabilia and photos from conflicts throughout the last century.
nov. 16 - Dec. 31 (daily 10 - 4)Teddy Bears at PlaysiDney mUseUm anD archives
Hundreds of teddy bears take over Sidney Museum as they gather in groups to play their favourite games and sports. Come join the fun!
november 21 - January 2Festival of Treesmary winspear cenTre
View a wonderland of Christmas Trees this season and make a donation to vote for your favourite tree! Proceeds support the Mary Winspear Centre capital improvement plan and the Children’s art and music fund. Sidney Lions Food Bank donations accepted.
november 21 (7 pm)Glass Tigermary winspear cenTre
One of Canada's most enduring bands for three decades. Fans who have enjoyed seeing the band live over the years say they are better now than ever. Find out for yourself! Tickets available at the Mary Winspear Box Office 250-656-0275.
november 23 (9 am)Sidney Sparkles - Santa's Breakfastshoal cenTre
The Peninsula Celebrations Society (PCS) presents Santa’s Breakfast! Enjoy breakfast with your family and have your photo taken with Santa!
november 24 (9:30 am - 4 pm)Christmas Vintage, Retro and Collectibles Show mary winspear cenTre
Everything unique and different! A great mix of collectibles; everything from pre- and post-war jewelry, dinky toys and paper collectibles. '50s vintage clothes, collectibles and more.
november 29 (5 - 8 pm)Holiday Open HouseparTicipaTing bUsinesses in siDney
The merchants of Sidney welcome you to come and enjoy your holiday shopping experience, during a fun evening with extended shopping hours. Our diverse range of small businesses offer personalized services to take the best care of you – our valued customer.
november 29 (7 pm)Jim Byrnesmary winspear cenTre
There is nothing more powerful than a good song, something no one knows better than legendary blues man Jim Byrnes. For tickets call 250-656-0275.
november 30 (5 pm & 6:30 pm)Sidney Sparkles - Santa Claus Parade and Sailpastbeacon avenUe
The PCS presents the family-friendly Santa Claus Parade followed by the boat lightup and Sailpast!
distinctlysidney.ca
November events
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A2 • www.vicnews.com Friday, November 1, 2013- PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW
Readers of Black Press com-munity newspapers in Greater Victoria and across Vancouver
Island have a chance to win a cool $1,000 for completing an online sur-vey that will help local businesses better understand customers in their community.
Black Press has partnered with respected research company Pulse Research to bring the Pulse of Van-couver Island survey to readers, which looks at the shopping plans and priorities of our readers and their media reading habits.
Reader answers will help gauge the current consumer climate at the local level to help business from mom-and-pop outlets to national retailers craft new ways to serve their clients and customers.
Responses will be kept completely confidential; reader contact informa-tion will only be gathered in order to enter the name into a prize draw for one of five $1,000 cash prizes to be given away on Vancouver Island.
Readers who submit survey before Nov. 15 will also have their name entered into a draw for a $20 grocery gift card.
The online survey will take about 35 to 40 minutes, erasing the need for readers to spend long periods of time on the phone answering ques-
tions.“We are very excited to be a part
of this service to the business com-munity,” says Peninsula News Review publisher Jim Parker.
“We are pleased to be able to offer this information and are certain it will be beneficial.”
The Pulse Research survey has already been successful for busi-nesses. In fact, one client took the results of the research to the bank and was able to secure a loan to expand their business, on the strength of the research.
Among the benefits of the study is allowing businesses to identify niche areas of their business, including showing potential areas for growth or expansion.
Pulse Research was founded in 1985 to provide publishing cli-ents with research-based advertis-ing sales and marketing programs designed to get results.
They are able to deliver insight to businesses who are currently faced with an ever-changing mix of prod-ucts and services, including web, niche, special sections and deals.
Check out pulseresearch.com/vi to complete the survey and to enter the prize draws.
— Black Press/Peninsula News Review
Survey to gauge the pulse of communityEarn your chance to win a cool $1,000
SIDNEY — This month Haven Spa and Salon in Sidney’s Pier Hotel are doing their part to raise awareness for men’s health issues.
The business is host-ing a Movember fund-raiser event on Wednes-day, Nov. 13 which will feature a cut and wax-a-thon where simple ser-vices such as eyebrow and lip waxes, polish applications, hand and arm massages, hair trims and more will be offered at a nominal price with all proceeds donated to the Movem-ber Foundation.
Movember, an annual month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of Novem-ber, serves to raise awareness of men’s health issues includ-ing testicular and pros-tate cancer and mental health challenges.
Haven’s fundraising event runs from 4 to 7 p.m. on the 13th and all services will be offered first come, first served. For more, call 250-655-9797. — News staff
Movember event at Haven Spa
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PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Friday, November 1, 2013 www.vicnews.com • A3
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Out of the Tree Line - Wolves
Quadra Island artist Kevin Johnson depicts photo real-istic renderings in graphite of wildlife and charming west coast scenery.The Village Gallery is proud to feature wolves, sea otters, eagles, and owls amidst an array of seascapes and wilderness landscapes.
PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Friday, November 1, 2013 www.vicnews.com • A3
Devon MacKenzieNews staff
After seven years at the helm of one of the Saanich Peninsula’s big-gest attractions, Shaw Ocean Discov-ery Centre’s (SODC) founding execu-tive director is moving on.
Angus Matthews, who has been with the Centre since before it opened in 2009, will leave his post effective Dec. 31 and says he’s look-ing forward to what the future will bring, although he currently has no concrete plans on what’s next.
“I’m definitely going to miss it,” said Matthews of the SODC, “but I’m a project starter type of person and I have seen this project through from the beginning. I’ve always believed that people should be open to oppor-tunity whether it’s in business or in life generally and I’m ready to take the leap into the unknown.”
Matthews began with the SODC before it was even a concrete idea in 2005.
“I started with a one-month con-tract where I was to look into the idea of having an aquarium-type attrac-tion in the ocean front hotel that was being developed,” he explained.
“At that point there was a society which was a blend of board mem-bers from the Marine Ecology Centre and the Whale Museum and they had no plan, no concept, no money and a building that was still under con-struction. It was really all based on a hope and a prayer,” he laughed.
In January of 2006, Matthews was appointed executive director and the project began to take shape.
“We started with $14,000 and in a 36-month period we fundraised $5 million and were able to build the
Centre as it exists now,” Matthews said. “It was pretty amazing and the timing was great. We’ve now seen over 465,000 visitors to the Centre and we are this amazing presence on the waterfront. I’m so proud of the staff and volunteers we have.”
Matthews also credits the Town of Sidney’s support of the Pier Hotel
project and the Mary Winspear Cen-tre’s establishment in Sidney as rea-sons why the SODC has seen such great success.
“The partnership between the Town and Grant Rogers with the Pier was key as well as the construction of the Mary Winspear Centre years prior because that Centre proved to
Sidney it was better than it thought it was. It gave the town wonderful confidence and I’ve always thought the two have the same roots behind the whole idea of pride in our com-munity and community building.”
Matthews had been instrumental in planning future projects for the SODC, including the notion of estab-lishing the Salish Sea Institute — a project which would have seen three field stations set up to better under-stand the Salish Sea and its crea-tures. He said projects like those will now be left up to the board and new executive director to pursue if they see fit.
Matthews is now looking to the Centre’s board to decide on who will take the wheel looking to 2014 and beyond.
“The board has a search pro-cess in place and I’m sure someone will come along who can add new aspects and features to the Centre. I think it’s so important that organiza-tions evolve and a change in leader-ship is one way they do.”
“We’re thankful for the tremen-dous leadership that Angus provided and wish him the best in the next phase of his career. We’ve been for-tunate to have had him at the helm for so long,” said Nancy Barbour, the board’s Chair.
“His vision, passion and energy have led the Centre to its enviable position as the premier marine edu-cation facility on the island and one of its top attractions. It will be diffi-cult to replace him.”
The Centre is accepting applica-tions for the executive director posi-tion until Nov. 15 and hopes to have the vacancy filled before the new year.
File photo
Angus Matthews is leaving the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre after seven years.
Founding member of the SOCD moving onShaw Ocean Discovery Centre’s Angus Matthews will leave post at the end of the year
Peninsula News in brief
Fall back this weekendSIDNEY — remember to set your clocks back one hour this Saturday night before going to bed.Early Sunday morning, Day-light Savings Time comes into effect — mean-ing we gain a little more time to sleep in.
— News staff
Chamber seeking feedback on license feeSIDNEY — The Saanich Penin-sula Chamber of Commerce is collecting peo-ple’s opinions on the Town of Langford’s recent decision to elimi-nate annual busi-ness license fees in favour of a perpetual busi-ness license. The licence would remain in effect until there is a substan-tial change to a business (ie. relocation).
To complete the survey, visit www.peninsula-chamber.ca and check out their Oct. 29 Chamber EBlast.
— News staff
Steven HeywoodNews staff
Is a town’s main street and the traffic flow upon it the panacea for local economic woes?
This question is at the heart of the ongoing debate in Sidney over whether Beacon Avenue should be changed from its current
mixed two-way and one-way sections to a full two-way traffic pattern. In fact, this notion is at the centre of recent arguments made to Sidney town council.
Former mayor and Sidney business owner Marie Rosko says she has returned to the public forum after hear-ing from many of her peers who are facing tough eco-
nomic times. Rosko served as mayor from 1991 to ‘96.
“I have been seeing a lot of information lately from
other communities that have reversed one-way streets to two-way streets and it has revitalized the downtown
cores and main streets of many towns,” Rosko said, fol-lowing her speech to Town council Oct. 28 in support of a return to two-way traffic — like it was during her time as mayor.
She is referring to a pack-age of news articles and engi-neering reports collected by consultant Richard Talbot on behalf of the Sidney Tourism Improvement Group (STIG).
Economic conditions ripe for traffic debateSidney’s Beacon Avenue changed under similar circumstances
PlEasE sEE: Significant change, page 7
RelatedTown going public:Sidney town council will open up public debate on the direction of traffic on Beacon Avenue, page 7.
Editorial:Common ground on Beacon Avenue can be found in the streetscape, page 6.
A4 • www.vicnews.com Friday, November 1, 2013 - PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW
NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, November 12, 2013 with regard to the following proposed Bylaws to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO.1309, 1999.
1. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1820, 2013 (8133 RAE-LEIGH PLACE)
In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend Appendix “A” of Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 for Lot 1, Section 3, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan VIP42418 (8133 Rae-Leigh Place), as shown shaded on the map, by adding the following to the regulations for the Rural Estate Acreage (RE-1) Zone:
“Other RegulationsIn addition to the list of uses permitted under the heading “Permitted Uses”, Bed and Breakfast – 3 bedroom maximum shall be a permitted use on the land legally described as Lot 1, Section 3, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan VIP42418 (8133 Rae-Leigh Place).”
The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to allow a bed and breakfast to be operated on the subject property.
2. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1823, 2013 (Brentwood Bay Library & Cultural Centre Lands)
In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend Schedule “1” of the Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 by changing the zoning designation of Lot A, Section 11, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 48179 (PID: 013-336-631) and portions of That Part of Section 10, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, shown coloured red on Plan deposited under DD 286181, Except That Part Shown on Plan 51 BL as Parcel C, and Part shown in Plan 2167R and Except Part shown in Plan 37636 (PID: 003-629-490), Lot 1 Section 11, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 42604 (PID: 001-894-927), and unopened road right-of-way, all shown shaded on the map, to the General Institutional (P-1) zone.
The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to acknowledge the current use of the publicly-owned lands surrounding the Library and Cultural Centre. The proposed zoning amendment would also permit the placement of a new Central Saan-ich clubhouse facility for Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria on a portion of the subject lands, south of the existing library parking lot.
Copies of the proposed Bylaws, Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, staff reports and other related information that may be considered by Council, may be inspected at the Of� ce of the Municipal Clerk, Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from the date of this Notice to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2013 inclusive. For more information, please phone the Planning Department at 250-544-4209.All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, either in person, by representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaws, at the above mentioned time, date and place.Dated at Saanichton, BC, this 22nd day of October, 2013Ruby SheaDeputy Municipal Clerk
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH Notice of Property Tax Exemption Bylaw
Take notice that on October 28, 2013, the Council of the District of Central Saanich intends to consider a Property Tax Exemption Bylaw under the authority of section 224 of the Community Charter. The purpose of the bylaw is to exempt the organizations listed below from property taxes imposed under Section 197(1)of the Charter including Municipal, School, CRD, Hospital, BC Assessment, and BC Transit tax levies as indicated below. The property tax amounts below include estimates for all taxing authorities.
Organization and Property Description Total Estimated Property Taxes ($) That Would Have Been Imposed on the Property If It Were Not Exempt
100% Exemption for 1 Year 2014 2015 2016 Saanich Historical Artifacts Society 35-0802.050 7321 Lochside Drive 20,515 21,541 22,618 Central Saanich Lions Club Hall 34-0834.000 6994 Central Saanich Road 5,052 5,304 5,570 Central Saanich Seniors Centre 31-1289.090 1225 Clarke Road 37,265 39,128 41,084 Central Saanich Lawn Bowling Assoc. 23-0353.000 1800 Hovey Road 6,626 6,957 7,305 Brentwood Community Club 31-1289.011 7082 Wallace Drive 11,098 11,653 12,236 Beacon Community Services 31-1247.000 1167 Stelly’s Cross Road 10,605 11,135 11,692 Beacon Community Services 31-1321.000 1336 Marchant Road 12,124 12,730 13,367 South Vancouver Island Zone Housing Soc 23-0365.040 7601 East Saanich Road 111,634 117,215 123,076 The Farmlands Trust Society 360522.000 8073 Old V & S Road
88
92
97
Approximately 4.0% Tax Exemption for 1 year North & South Saanich Agricultural Society 22-0036.010 1528 Stelly's X Road 1,843 1,935 2,032
Notice is hereby given pursuant to sections 94 and 227 of the Community Charter. Any inquiries respecting this notice may be directed to Rosalyn Tanner, CMA - Director of Financial Services, District of Central Saanich Tel. 250-544-4207.
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Subject Property – Bylaw 1820, 2013
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, November 12, 2013 with regard to the following proposed Bylaws to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO.1309, 1999.
1. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1820, 2013(8133 RAE-LEIGH PLACE)
In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend Appendix “A” of Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 for Lot 1, Section 3, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan VIP42418 (8133 Rae-Leigh Place), as shown shaded on the map, by adding the following to the regulations for the Rural Estate Acreage (RE-1) Zone:
“Other RegulationsIn addition to the list of uses permitted under the heading “Permitted Uses”, Bed and Breakfast –3 bedroom maximum shall be a permitted use on the land legally described as Lot 1, Section 3, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan VIP42418 (8133 Rae-Leigh Place).”
The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to allow a bed and breakfast to be operated on the subject property.
Subject Property – Bylaw 1820, 2013
2. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1823, 2013(Brentwood Bay Library & Cultural Centre Lands)
In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend Schedule “1” of the Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 by changing the zoning designation of Lot A, Section 11, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 48179 (PID: 013-336-631) andportions of That Part of Section 10, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, shown coloured red on Plan deposited under DD 286181, Except That Part Shown on Plan 51 BL as Parcel C, and Part shown in Plan 2167R and Except Part shown in Plan 37636 (PID: 003-629-490), Lot 1 Section 11, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 42604 (PID: 001-894-927), and unopened road right-of-way, all shown shaded on the map, to the General Institutional (P-1) zone.
The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to acknowledge the current use of the publicly-owned lands surrounding the Library and Cultural Centre. The proposed zoning amendment would also permit the placement of a new Central Saanich clubhouse facility forBoys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoriaon a portion of the subject lands, south of the existing library parking lot.
Subject Properties – Bylaw 1823, 2013
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF CENTRAL SAANICH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:00 p.m. on TUESDAY, November 12, 2013 with regard to the following proposed Bylaws to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO.1309, 1999.
1. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1820, 2013(8133 RAE-LEIGH PLACE)
In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend Appendix “A” of Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 for Lot 1, Section 3, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan VIP42418 (8133 Rae-Leigh Place), as shown shaded on the map, by adding the following to the regulations for the Rural Estate Acreage (RE-1) Zone:
“Other RegulationsIn addition to the list of uses permitted under the heading “Permitted Uses”, Bed and Breakfast –3 bedroom maximum shall be a permitted use on the land legally described as Lot 1, Section 3, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan VIP42418 (8133 Rae-Leigh Place).”
The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to allow a bed and breakfast to be operated on the subject property.
Subject Property – Bylaw 1820, 2013
2. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1823, 2013(Brentwood Bay Library & Cultural Centre Lands)
In general terms, the purpose of the proposed bylaw is to amend Schedule “1” of the Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 by changing the zoning designation of Lot A, Section 11, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 48179 (PID: 013-336-631) andportions of That Part of Section 10, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, shown coloured red on Plan deposited under DD 286181, Except That Part Shown on Plan 51 BL as Parcel C, and Part shown in Plan 2167R and Except Part shown in Plan 37636 (PID: 003-629-490), Lot 1 Section 11, Range 1 West, South Saanich District, Plan 42604 (PID: 001-894-927), and unopened road right-of-way, all shown shaded on the map, to the General Institutional (P-1) zone.
The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to acknowledge the current use of the publicly-owned lands surrounding the Library and Cultural Centre. The proposed zoning amendment would also permit the placement of a new Central Saanich clubhouse facility forBoys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoriaon a portion of the subject lands, south of the existing library parking lot.
Subject Properties – Bylaw 1823, 2013
Subject Properties – Bylaw 1823, 2013
YOUR COMMUNITY ADVOCATEFor assistance with provincial programs and agencies
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The carved pumpkins are on display on Beacon pier. They were brought in by families who picked up a free pumpkin at Michell Farms, in exchange for a toy dropped off at the Mary Winspear Cen-tre. Duck said they collected six bags of plush toys with more in bins at the Centre and at Re/Max.
“It is a start,” said Moir, adding there was less emphasis on collecting toys during Pumpkins on the Pier — it was more about getting the word out about Toys For Tots.
The campaign has begun in earnest and Moir encourages people to donate new toys for chil-dren in need at bins at the Mary Winspear Centre, Re/Max and more as they appear throughout the
Peninsula. She added there are plans for other new events that will also link to Toys For Tots.
Parkland Secondary School’s foods class is planning a gingerbread house project, selling pre-made, undecorated gingerbread sets. LollyGobble, added Duck, will provide the decorations and peo-ple can enter the houses into a contest. PSS would keep the money from the kit sales and the Toys For Tots effort would benefit from the gingerbread house contest. Watch the News Review for more on this.
The Peninsula Panthers junior B hockey club hosts their annual Teddy Bear Toss at their home game Friday, Dec. 13 at Panorama Recreation Cen-tre. Moir added she has some other ideas on the go as well.
The goal, she said, is to raise as many toys as they can and have them wrapped for children and their families by early to mid-December.
“We have a lot of people willing to help,” Moir said. “And it’s not just about Christmas. There are kids who need our help 365 days of the year.”
Last year, Toys For Tots distributed around 900 toys. Moir said that only scratches the surface and encourages people who know of someone who could use a brighter holiday to contact Toys For Tots at [email protected].
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Lions give campaign a boostCentral Saanich club donates $50,000 to SPHFSteven HeywoodNews staff
Raised through cutting wood, flipping flapjacks and more, the Central Saanich Lions Club turned their hard work into a sizeable donation to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation.
The club gave $50,000 to the Foundation for its CT scanner purchase campaign during a brief ceremony at their regular meeting.
“It’s a great cause,” said club past-president Larry Griffiths. “It was a great fit and a local effort.”
The Foundation is fundraising to replace an aging CT scanner. Board chair Gordon Benn said it will cost an estimated $1.6 million to do so and the Lions’ donation brings their total up to more than $400,000 — and the campaign only started on Oct. 4.
Benn and executive director
Karen Morgan were grateful to the Lions Club for their gener-osity, which also helps get the word out about their campaign this year. Last year alone, the SPHF raised around $3.5 million for their ongoing projects.
Central Saanich club presi-dent Ron Basi said members are always looking to help out.
“There are a lot of things that we do for the community,” he said. “All people have to do is ask.”
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Central Saanich Lions Club members Larry Griffiths, left, and Ron Basi, far right, hand over the big cheque to SPHF board chair Gordon Benn and executive director Karen Morgan.
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If the Town of Sidney has its way, recreation services on the Saanich Peninsula will remain under the control of the Capital Regional Dis-trict for years to come.
Council on Monday, Oct. 28 voted unani-mously to endorse the current governance structure of local rec-
reation services. In so doing, they decided not to favour Councillor Tim Chad’s motion to have recreation shift to the control of the three area municipalities and the local recreation commission.
Chad was not at the meeting to cast a vote on his motion to for-ward the issue to the upcoming tri-municipal meeting agenda in Cen-
tral Saanich.Chad had earlier
argued he felt it was time for recreational services — paid for by Sidney, North Saanich and Central Saanich — could and should be managed locally, sever-ing ties with the CRD.
“I wonder why,” asked Mayor Larry Cross on Monday. “Is it broken? Does some-thing need to be fixed?”
Cross said it took years to get all three municipalities on board and the current gover-nance structure (the CRD handles much of that) is working well.
“Even Councillor Chad is a booster of the accomplishments (of Panorama Recreation), so I don’t feel it’s bro-ken,” said the mayor.
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Premier Christy Clark announced $15 million for high-way safety improvements in a speech to Vancouver Island business leaders Wednesday and dangled the prospect of liq-uefied natural gas export jobs.
In a speech to the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance Sum-mit in Nanaimo, Clark said not everyone expected her to return for this year’s event, before her upset win in the May election. Vancouver Island was the only region where the B.C. Liberals
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Clark said when it is com-pleted, half of the Malahat cor-ridor will be protected by divid-ers, including an area near Shawnigan Lake known locally as “NASCAR corner” where vehi-cles speed to pass before the road narrows.
Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the Malahat safety improvements are an early step towards a larger Vancouver Island transportation strategy that has not yet been revealed.
As she prepares for an Asian trade mission focused on lique-fied natural gas exports, Clark said there is “very real interest” from Korean investors in LNG exports from Port Alberni. She said other proposals are in the works for Campbell River, either of which would require expan-sion of existing gas pipeline capacity that currently serves domestic gas demand.
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If Beacon must change make it shine brightlyIf there’s one thing to agree on in the debate
over traffic direction on Sidney’s Beacon Avenue, is that no matter which way drivers
go, the town’s gotta look great.Business owners and residents alike may
find themselves on opposite sides of the street when it comes to one-or-two-way traffic — but they can certainly agree that the storefronts and streetscapes must be appealing in any case.
Beautification of the downtown core of Sidney that started more than a decade ago is at the root of many of the decisions made by local politicians — then and now. Which could be the reason behind the initial reluctance by councillors to open up the debate on Beacon Avenue traffic — why change a good thing, right?
What this council, local business and residents in general must consider is whether the next big change on main street will lead to a more positive outcome — socially and economically.
To that end, consideration of traffic flow on Beacon Avenue is only the beginning of the thought process on making the main street an excellent space. Recently, the street was nominated as a great place in a national planners contest. It didn’t win, but people felt strongly enough in its potential to compete with other streets across Canada.
Instead of a two-way or one-way debate, there must be consideration given to downtown revitilization — this has gone hand-in-hand with economic resurgence in the past and in recent times as some communities revert back to traditional two-way streets. To simply change traffic flow without other upgrades might lead only to disappointment.
Change for the sake of change isn’t the best reason to proceed in this case. Already the Town is considering signage upgrades, adding paint to accommodate cyclists and keeping the downtown core ship-shape.
What this traffic debate can do for Sidney then, is to open up new possibilities to create a unique space for locals and visitors alike.
I’ve been thinking about excuses a lot lately. Actually, I’ve kind of been obsessing about
them. As a police officer
who works at the Inte-grated Road Safety Unit, a traffic enforcement unit responsible for road safety throughout the Greater Victoria area, I hear a lot of excuses. And I really do mean a lot.
Our mandate is to reduce serious injury and fatal collisions by catching people doing those things that will kill or injure you or others — things like not wearing a seat belt, speeding, going through that stale yellow light, tex-ting or using a cellphone while driv-ing, and impaired driving.
The thing is, the people that I catch know what they’re doing is wrong. Typically, the excuses reflect nice, normal everyday people attempting to justify something that they know they shouldn’t have been doing. And they’re usually embarrassed that they got caught.
It’s the excuses I hear for impaired driving that bother me the most. Impaired driving remains the No. 1 criminal cause of death in Canada. I would argue that it is also the No. 1 preventable criminal cause of death in Canada.
In one case at a roadblock during the summer, a lady drove up in an SUV and I could see a kid’s booster seat in the back. She lied to me when I asked her if she had been drinking that night but I could smell the wine from her breath and her lips and teeth were stained red. You
know how the rest goes: she blew a fail on the roadside screening
device and she received a 90-day driving prohibi-tion and the vehicle was impounded for 30 days.
Now this is a woman who has never been in any kind of trouble in her life, not even a speeding ticket. When I asked her why she would take such a chance, she honestly and nonchalantly told me that she was run-ning out to grab a pack of cigarettes. It was as if the trivial nature of her
chore lessened the seriousness of her actions.
I can’t tell you how many people have spent our entire time together telling me that they just haven’t had anything to drink. Or that the meal that they just ate was cooked with alcohol. Or they had just kissed a person who was drunk. The list goes on.
I remember doing the breath tests for a fatal impaired driving col-lision a few years ago. The accused in the matter, since convicted, was grossly intoxicated.
His behaviour towards us was vile and towards the victim was callous and cruel. It remains some of the worst behaviour from an accused that I have ever dealt with.
We were all sickened, not only that he had killed a young lady but that he spent the evening blam-ing the victim for causing her own death.
It wasn’t until I was set to testify at the preliminary hearing about a year later that I learned that the accused and the victim were actu-
ally good friends and had spent the evening drinking together. This person is currently serving a federal sentence and deservedly so.
Some of the excuses I have heard seem to attempt to mitigate a criminal action of various scope and magnitude. The people that I am dealing with on an almost daily basis have lost their sense of social responsibility. Their values and duties to themselves and their com-munity have been replaced with selfishness and indulgence.
Now, I don’t believe it is all doom and gloom. In fact, I believe we are getting much better. Love them or hate them, new laws introduced in 2010 have done more to reduce impaired driving fatalities than any other program implemented since we have been keeping the statistics. The figures show that fatal colli-sions are down between 40 to 50 per cent annually, which equates to about 104 lives saved.
On a personal level, I can’t tell you how rewarding it is to be part of the largest reduction in impaired driving fatalities.
There are not too many jobs where you can say you had a part in saving 104 lives.
However, I do believe there is more work to be done. There are still far too many preventable colli-sions as a result of impaired drivers happening on a daily basis.
I suspect that when myself or one of my colleagues is knocking on your door to tell you that some-one you love is injured or has been killed by a drunk driver, you won’t really care what the excuse is.
Acting Sgt. Graeme LeBlanc is on the Integrated Road Safety Unit in Victoria.
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STIG recently started a Two Way All The Way campaign to change Beacon Avenue. The gen-eral outline of that information is that some U.S. and Canadian cit-ies have been changing one-way streets to two-way routes and have seen positive impacts on visitor traffic and perhaps even some economic uptick. Most of those articles, however, show the direction change coincides with significant downtown revi-talization work.
STIG founding member Denis Paquette said in an email to the News Review their effort does not involve changing the street-scape.
“It only involves changing one lane of traffic,” he stated. “In my opinion, the flow of traffic on Beacon needs to be welcoming and intuitive.”
Rokso is not the only one touting the potential boon to the bottom line that traffic reversal will have. Local proponents for change on Sidney’s Beacon Ave-nue, like the members of STIG, are running with the outlook that returning the street to two-way status will help reverse eco-nomic fortunes.
It was for almost the exact same reason that Beacon Ave-nue was made a mixed traffic flow street in the first place, says the mayor who oversaw the change in the mid-1990s.
Don Amos, mayor of Sidney from 1996 to 2008, says when he first took office, things weren’t all that rosy for small business in town.
“Sidney is about at the same situation now as when I was mayor,” Amos said in an inter-view. “Business was down a bit at the time and there were a lot of business groups.”
For a period of two years in his first term, Amos recalled the Town continued a beautification process that had started years before with the building of the Sidney marina.
“That was controversial at the time,” he said, “but it really set in motion efforts to beautify the town.”
Waterfront walkways, family events and streetscape changes were all set in motion — includ-ing a public process to look at changing traffic patterns on the main drag. Amos said council of the day were shown two or three proposals for Beacon Avenue, particularly for the section from Fifth Street to the waterfront.
“Issues at the time included narrow sidewalks that weren’t good for pedestrians — or scoot-ers,” he recalled. “When I came into office, the last staff proposal was for a two-way option with larger sidewalks and involved a lot of vehicles making deliveries having to use up parking spaces on side streets to maintain traf-fic flow.”
By early 1997, Amos said coun-cil agreed to a public process to present that two-way option of upgrades to Beacon. He said a consensus arose from residents, the business community and
delivery drivers that a one-way flow would be a better option.
“There are no back alleys in Sidney,” Amos said. “People wanted parking, good access and good traffic flow. So, you try to please everyone.”
Council of the day went with that outlook and changed Bea-con from Fifth to Fourth streets to one-way traffic for a trial period of one month to get peo-ple’s reactions.
“Surprisingly, the majority of the businesses liked it,” he said.
Amos acknowledged that some owners did not and some have remained opposed to it ever since.
“In the first six months that it was in and being constructed, I was hesitant to go out and walk on Beacon,” Amos said, recall-ing the questions and critiques from people at the time. “It was a significant change to the com-munity.”
After it was done, he said, peo-
ple got used to it and some said they found it more convenient.
“A few people even said it helped the business community a great deal.”
The next block of Beacon Ave-nue was completed a year or two later, Amos continued, with the completion of the round-about and the waterfront por-tion done at the same time as the construction of the Sidney Pier Hotel.
“It worked very successfully,” Amos said, “up until recently.”
Amos said main street in Sid-ney has always been made up mostly of mom and pop stores and have always struggled at some level.
“If you don’t own your prop-erty on Beacon,” he said, “you’re held up by landlords and it’s tough to make a living.”
When the recession hit in 2008, Amos said things backtracked and people went in search of solutions to the economic dol-drums. Today, the Beacon Ave-nue talk appears very similar to what he went through more than a decade ago.
“Council at the time found it to be a divisive issue in the com-munity.”
They did, finally, make a deci-sion, he added, which is the job of all municipal councils.
“You could consult on this issue forever,” he explained. “It’s nice to get public views but there comes a time to make a decision.”
Amos said he has no strong opinion on whether the street should change, but did caution current councillors to watch the [email protected]
Significant change to SidneyContinued from page 3
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Former Sidney mayor Don Amos.
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Sidney council will be going to the community prior to the end of December for its say on the future of Beacon Avenue.
Mayor Larry Cross announced Monday night council asked municipal staff to prepare a process for consulting with the pub-lic on the issue of traffic flow on Beacon Avenue.
“We want this to be really good public input,” Cross said in an interview. “And we want to be careful and get it right.”
Council has come under increasing pressure from some mem-bers of the business community to seriously consider changing Beacon’s one-way flow from Fifth Street to the waterfront ( a total of three blocks) to a two-way system.
“It’s an issue that affects all of our residents,” Cross said, “even thought it was raised mainly by business people.”
The Town, he continued, will develop a process to meet with citizens and business owners. The exact details he did not give as staff continue to develop the process.
“Council has a responsibility to hear all voices of the commu-nity and we do want people to be happy with it.”
Council had been reluctant to delve deeply into Beacon Ave-nue traffic flow after a report by traffic consultants Urban Sys-tems. Completed in February of this year, the Downtown Traffic Movement Study focussed most on safety and road sharing issues in Sidney. It did, however, recommend the one-way sys-tem be evaluated prior to doing any roadway network structure improvements. That includes engaging local stakeholders on the Town’s options, preparing high-level cost estimates and con-ducting user surveys throughout the year.
Council at the time essentially put the Beacon Avenue traf-fic flow issue aside. It has been kept alive, however, by Denis Paquette, who has been a vocal opponent to one-way traffic on Beacon since it was changed in the late 1990s.
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• Sidney North Saa-nich RCMP officers investigated a report of a break and enter at a residence in the 1600 block of Wain Road on Oct. 21. Entry to the residence was gained through a bedroom window and numerous electronic devices, personal cheques and a bicycle were taken from the home.
RCMP are asking anyone with informa-tion related to the break and enter to contact the RCMP at 250-656-3931.
• On Oct. 25, Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision at the B.C. Ferries Swartz Bay terminal.
A tractor trailer unit with an oversized load struck the toll booth while entering the ter-minal area causing severe damage to the toll booth and minor injuries to a B.C. Fer-ries employee.
A violation ticket was issued to the operator of the tractor trailer.
• On Oct. 26, an RCMP officer observed a vehicle driving in reverse in an erratic manner on Sev-enth Street in Sidney. After stopping the car, investigation revealed the driver to be pro-hibited from driving and the driver was arrested and the car impounded.
• Two people dressed in dark cloth-ing were observed fleeing the scene after an attempted break and enter at Deep Cove Elementary School on the night of Oct. 26.
The two had attempted to enter the school through a door and had set off the alarm system. RCMP officers, along with a police services dog, searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects. Any-one with information related to the incident is asked to call Sidney North Saanich RCMP at 250-656-3931.
PoliCe NeWSThe Saanich Peninsula beat
Truck hits toll booth
Steven HeywoodNews staff
Sidney Mayor Larry Cross issued a public apology to Denis Paquette at council’s Oct. 28 regular meeting.
The apology came after strong reaction to council’s questioning of Paquette at the Oct. 21 committee of the whole session. Paquette, a found-ing member of the Sidney Tourism Improvement Group (STIG), gave a presentation outlining their argu-ments for a push to change Beacon Avenue to full two-way traffic flow. Councillors questioned Paquette’s
information in what could be described as a defensive reaction to the presentation.
Paquete said afterwards he felt insulted and subsequently a few indignant letters were made public, reacting to council’s actions.
Cross noted on Monday that the success of any process is measured by its outcome and not the intention.
“Council,” he continued, “asked questions and had no intent to insult Mr. Paquette. I do apologize.”
In an email to the News Review, Paquette said he accepts the apol-ogy.
Sidney issues public apology
Steven Heywood/News staff
Carved pumpkins are on display at the Beacon Avenue pier in Sidney following the recent Pumpkins on the Pier event.
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“We bought a property while we were on the road,” says Rob, “then lived in the old house while we sub-divided the lot and built a new home that would be ours.” Because Rob wanted the home – completed in May 2013 – “for the long haul,” he was determined it would not cost a fortune to run.
By calling in certified energy advisors City Green Solutions early in the design process, Rob was able to build-in a number of refinements – including an air source heat pump, triple glazing, a heat recovery ventilation system and extra insulation – that resulted in the home achieving a remarkable EnerGuide 88 rating from Natural Resources Canada.
That makes it, says Mike Young of City Green, “approximately 59 per cent more energy efficient than if this home had been built to BC Building Code standards.” It will also save Rob an estimated $1,500 to $1,800 a year on his energy bills.
Icing on the cake: the high EnerGuide rating also qualified Rob for $2,000 in incentives from the BC Hydro Power Smart New Home Program, and he’s eligible for the ENERGY STAR® Package incentive of $150 per home for installing qualified energy-efficient lighting and appliances.
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Sidney North Saanich RCMP
• Sidney North Saa-nich RCMP officers investigated a report of a break and enter at a residence in the 1600 block of Wain Road on Oct. 21. Entry to the residence was gained through a bedroom window and numerous electronic devices, personal cheques and a bicycle were taken from the home.
RCMP are asking anyone with informa-tion related to the break and enter to contact the RCMP at 250-656-3931.
• On Oct. 25, Sidney North Saanich RCMP responded to a motor vehicle collision at the B.C. Ferries Swartz Bay terminal.
A tractor trailer unit with an oversized load struck the toll booth while entering the ter-minal area causing severe damage to the toll booth and minor injuries to a B.C. Fer-ries employee.
A violation ticket was issued to the operator of the tractor trailer.
• On Oct. 26, an RCMP officer observed a vehicle driving in reverse in an erratic manner on Sev-enth Street in Sidney. After stopping the car, investigation revealed the driver to be pro-hibited from driving and the driver was arrested and the car impounded.
• Two people dressed in dark cloth-ing were observed fleeing the scene after an attempted break and enter at Deep Cove Elementary School on the night of Oct. 26.
The two had attempted to enter the school through a door and had set off the alarm system. RCMP officers, along with a police services dog, searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects. Any-one with information related to the incident is asked to call Sidney North Saanich RCMP at 250-656-3931.
PoliCe NeWSThe Saanich Peninsula beat
Truck hits toll booth
Steven HeywoodNews staff
Sidney Mayor Larry Cross issued a public apology to Denis Paquette at council’s Oct. 28 regular meeting.
The apology came after strong reaction to council’s questioning of Paquette at the Oct. 21 committee of the whole session. Paquette, a found-ing member of the Sidney Tourism Improvement Group (STIG), gave a presentation outlining their argu-ments for a push to change Beacon Avenue to full two-way traffic flow. Councillors questioned Paquette’s
information in what could be described as a defensive reaction to the presentation.
Paquete said afterwards he felt insulted and subsequently a few indignant letters were made public, reacting to council’s actions.
Cross noted on Monday that the success of any process is measured by its outcome and not the intention.
“Council,” he continued, “asked questions and had no intent to insult Mr. Paquette. I do apologize.”
In an email to the News Review, Paquette said he accepts the apol-ogy.
Sidney issues public apology
Steven Heywood/News staff
Carved pumpkins are on display at the Beacon Avenue pier in Sidney following the recent Pumpkins on the Pier event.
PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Friday, November 1, 2013 www.vicnews.com • A9
Don DescoteauNews staff
B.C. Transit and various municipal jurisdictions have for years actively promoted the idea of riding the bus to work instead of driving.
Yet hundreds of single-occupant vehicles con-tinue to roll slowly along the main commuter routes from the West Shore and Saanich Peninsula in the mornings and late afternoons Monday to Friday. While it might be easy to assume the mes-sage isn’t getting across — regular bus commuters would beg to differ — the success of B.C. Transit’s ProPASS program in Greater Victoria shows prog-ress is being made.
ProPASS offers companies a chance to give their employees a discounted bus pass, paid for through regular payroll deductions of around $36.50 every two weeks. Latest counts show that 65 organizations and more than 3,000 employees are participating.
“We’re seeing growth in the program,” said David Helmer, who looks after payroll at the Fair-mont Empress Hotel and rides the bus in from the Glanford Road and McKenzie Avenue area in Saanich.
“We’re getting around six new people a year and very few people drop out. Usually it’s only if they move into town and can walk to work. It’s picking up for sure, especially with gas prices being what they are.”
Upwards of 60 employees commute by bus to the Empress, which promotes a culture of sustain-ability in its operations and to staff.
B.C. Transit spokesperson Meribeth Burton said exact pass rates are negotiated between the com-pany and Transit. She added that any business with 10 or more employees can sign on to the program. B.C. Ferries Corporation also has about 60 employees using the ProPASS system, most of whom work at head office in downtown Victoria.
Deborah Marshall, B.C. Ferries’ executive direc-tor for public affairs, said not only are new hires informed about the opportunity, the corporation’s internal messaging system lists ProPASS among services available to employees.
“We’ve been offering the program for over six years,” she said. “If anybody can cut down on their environmental impact, we think that’s a good idea.”
Besides spending less on gas, parking and main-tenance, ProPASS users can also claim the transit pass expense on their income tax return. Helmer said people sometimes forget they can use their pass at any time, such as when they come down-town for a special event, or want to take a trip out toward Sooke or Sidney on days off.
Inquiries about the ProPASS program can be made by calling 250-995-5682.
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A musical fundraiser in Central Saanich this month will help fill the shelves of the Sidney Lions Food Bank.
Brentwood’s Music in the Bay is bringing Barney Bentall and The Grand Cariboo Opry to Friendship Community Church in Saanichton on Nov. 15.
A treasured annual tradition among the local community, the fundraiser and one-of-
a-kind variety show brings concertgoers together to support both the Mustard Seed Food Bank and the Sid-ney Lions Food Bank.
This year marks the seventh year of Music In The Bay present-ing the Grand Cariboo Opry in Saanichton (a Victoria show is sched-uled for Nov. 16) and in that time the organi-zation has raised over $50,000 for the two food bank beneficiaries.
This year also marks the first year the Opry will play a show in Sooke, benefitting the local food bank there, and expand all the way east to Winnipeg, play-ing shows between in
Vancouver, Edmonton and Bragg Creek.
Each Opry show ben-efits a different chari-table organization and to date the multi-artist event has raised over $150,000 towards sev-eral worthy causes.
The Grand Cariboo Opry is a highly enter-taining show, hosted by Canadian music icon Barney Bentall,
who blends humorous and sentimental mono-logues with a heartfelt set of roots and folk favourites.
Bentall is joined by an exceptional roster of friends and guests including Ridley Bent, Dustin Bentall, Wendy Bird, Kendel Carson, Matt Masters and the occasional special guest.
The show takes place at 7 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) at Friendship Community Church on Friday, Nov. 15. Tick-ets ($32) are available online through Brent-woodBay.info and in person at Breadstuff’s Bakery and The Dollar Den in Brentwood.
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Barney Bentall to play Central SaanichFundraising concert will benefit Sidney Lions Food Bank
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NORTH SAANICH — The all-female jazz ensemble of pianist Jan Stirling, vocalist Pauline Karch and bassist Anita Bonkowski will be the featured performers at Jazz Vespers at St. John’s United Church, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. The trio will be playing jazz standards and original tunes.
Pianist Jan Stirling, also a saxophonist, studied jazz at Toron-to’s Humber College, and then toured with a show band.
Having settled in Vic-toria in 1980, Stirling teaches and performs regularly with such local notables as Joey Smith, Ken Lister, Roy Reynolds, Dick Smith and many others.
Pauline Karch took her first singing lesson at the age of six, soon becoming an award-winning vocalist per-forming professionally on stages in Canada and the United States.
Anita Bonkowski has worked nationally and internationally as a drummer, bassist, com-
poser and arranger. Most recently she
performed in the house band for the David Fos-ter Miracle Concert,
playing with musicians such as Sarah McLach-lan, Kenny G and Josh Groban.
Jazz Vespers contin-
ues on Dec. 1 with the Sean Drabitt Trio and on Jan. 5 with Tom Ack-erman and Joey Smith.
Jazz Vespers services begin at 7 p.m.
St. John’s United Church is located at 10990 West Saanich Rd., across from Deep Cove Elementary School.
There is no admis-sion charge and an offering will be taken to cover the cost of the musicians and the Ves-pers program.
For further informa-tion, please call Berna-dette at 250-656-0875 or email [email protected] to be included on an email list of upcoming con-certs. — Jazz Vespers
SIDNEY — From high energy electric classics to beautiful acoustic works, Led Zepagain will bring Jimmy Page’s soaring guitar leads, John Paul Jones’ brilliant keyboard passages, John Bonham’s trademark pounding rhythms and signature
Robert Plant vocals to Sidney on Friday, Nov. 8.
The band replicates the ulti-mate Led Zeppelin experience and has been called “as close as you’ll ever get to the real deal,” by Page himself.
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The all-female jazz ensemble of pianist Jan Stirling (pictured), vocalist Pauline Karch and bassist Anita Bonkowski will be the featured performers at Jazz Vespers on Nov. 3.
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INTERLUDE MASSAGE: They are back at school!! Treat yourself to therapeutic, relaxing, massage now! In practice since 2000, offering Kripalu Bodywork, Acupres-sure, Hot Stone, Chair mas-sage. Reiki Master. Contact Andrea at 250-514-6223 or online www.andreakober.com
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO
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ANTIQUES/VINTAGE
ANTIQUE LOVESEAT, green, Asking $200. Tea Wagon, wal-nut good cond. $200. Call(250)656-4853 or (250)889-5248 (cell).
BUILDING SUPPLIES
SOLAR CONTROL glass fi lms- (remnants) from major Sid-ney projects. Privacy and se-curity fi lms reject up to 85%solar heat plus 99% U/V rays.SolarGord (24hrs). Call 1-250-864-5096 (Can be installed).
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2 Barrymore upholstered liv-ingroom arm chairs. Grey/sal-mon, $99. (250)656-8720.
3 WHITE kitchen cupboards,Melonie w/ hardware, $10 ea.,good cond. (250)595-5734.
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BRENTWOOD. SAT. Nov. 2, 9am-noon. Household items, tools, furniture & various other items. 6794 Woodward Drive.
CEDAR HILL Sat, Nov 2, 10am-2:30pm
15 stall Annual BazaarJewellery, linens, books, “Good as new” items, toys, Christmas store, Internation-al treasures, vintage and collectible items, handbags etc. Thrift Shop open (in-cludes white elephant, china and garage sale).
Lunch. ATM on site. St. Aidan’s Church near
Richmond at Cedar Hill X Rd.
SAANICH: 4406 Leney Plc., Sat., Nov. 2nd, 8am-3pm. In-door estate sale.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
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BAR STOOL, new, brown with swivel seat $15. Call (250)652-4621.
ELECTRIC PRESTIGE oil heater, $22. 2 sm house heat-ers, $10/e. (250)656-7786.
NEW REMNANT, Sobella “Se-rena ALT340” fi bre fl oor, lose lay, 6’ 1” x 7’ 6.3/4”. $60 obo. Call (250)656-2477.
GARAGE SALES
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FUEL/FIREWOOD
ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
4 LARGE containers, bamboo, 12’ high. $100. fi rm each item. Call (250)656-5824.
52” OVAL Walnut table with 24” leaf, 4 chairs with padded seats and back and all table coverings. Immaculate. Offers on $275. Call (250)656-7786.
ANTIQUE WALNUT cedar chest, $250. 7 Hummel fi gurines. (250)654-0056
EARLY 1920-30 Original American gingerbread New Haven Chime clock $250. (250)656-7786.
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.
TRUCKLOAD Mattress Sale,All siz-es, All models ON SALE! Sidney Buy & Sell 9818 4th St. Sidney. sid-neybuyandsell.ca
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700
REAL ESTATE
BUSINESSES FOR SALE
CLOCK SHOP for Sale- repair watches, jewelry. Battery ac-cessories. Established shop. Large clientele. 1046 Fort St. For more info: 250-361-4480.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
SAANICH WEST- 1246 Has-tings St, 3 bdrm Rancher, 2 garage, dining/living/family rooms, 2 bath (ensuite), F/P, appls incld, new roof. Walking distance to Interurban cam-pus. Reduced price, $460,000. Call 250-477-4600.
SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300 sq.ft. updated character home looking for a family w/2 children and a dog. Fenced south facing corner lot near the Salish Sea. Walk to town and schools. Organic gardens & fruit trees, fi replace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... $499,000. (250)656-6136.
SPACIOUS 742 sq.ft CONDO in the Wave, 705-845 Yates St. Great investment close to all amenities downtown Vic-toria. (250)380-6934.
SUNNY COOMBS fi eld/treed acreage. Room for revenue development. Comfortable 2 fl oors of 1400 sq ft. Wood, hot water heat $745,000. Phone/Fax 250-248-4495.
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
SAANICH: 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1200. utils incld 250-479-5437
SIDNEY- DOWNTOWN. 1400 sq ft, $1800. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appls, 1 secure prking. NS/NP. Nov 1. (250)655-4184.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
FOR LEASE- Shop space available 2 days a week, starting Jan/2014. Sidney resi-dential area. Suitable for hair-stylist, esthetician, or massage therapist. Wheelchair ac-cessible. Must bring own clien-tele. Email: [email protected] or call 250 655-4063.
RENTALS
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1375+ utils. Available now (250)656-4003.
SOOKE, 3-bdrm, 4-plex, $750 mo, on bus route, nice deck & yard. Call 250-478-2450.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
LANDS End: large sunny wa-ter view, priv entry, parking, NS, $850. www.sidneystu-dio.info. Adults, snow birds, refs. 250-655-4175,[email protected]
RECREATION
RV RESORT ON THE LAKE
Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,
monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking,
fi shing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.
www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
SIDNEY: BEAUTIFUL Accom-modation. Private room in heri-tage home. Walk to shops and beach. Suit single person. Some meals available. N/S, N/P. $995. (250)656-9194.
SUITES, LOWER
AMITY AREA: 1 bdrm, new kitchen and bath. $850/mo. util’s incld’d. NS/NP. Avail. now. Call (250)889-2236.
MARIGOLD- cozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.
MAYFAIR AREA, 1 bdrm main fl oor, close to bus & shopping. $950, all inclusive. Nov. 1. NS/NP. 250-380-2741.
SIDNEY: Available immediately $775/mth. Newly painted cozy 1 bdrm/1bthrm above ground apart-ment suitable for one person. Park-ing, HT/HW incl, private entrance, shared laundry, NS/NP. 250-818-7402.
TRANSPORTATION
AUTO FINANCING
AUTO SERVICES
$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.
CARS
$50 to $1000Scrap Junk
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CARS
1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5- sp trans, near new Hankook tires. Red, sun roof, mint interi-or, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pio-neer stereo w/iPod adapter, sub woofer, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $3000. Chris, 250-595-0370 lv mess.
2007 KIA RIO EX- 72,000 km, pl, pw, AM/FM/CD, heated seats, 5 speed, great cond, great mileage. Prefect for stu-dent or 2nd family car. $5495, obo. (250)514-7624.
VEHICLES WANTED
2008 OR newer automatic, low mileage Cooper or Cooper Clubman wanted. Private buy-er will take over payments or buy outright. 250-474-3667, leave message.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE
1998 TRAVELAIRE 5th wheel. Excellent condition for further info call 250-652-9660 or view at 2537 Mt Newton X Rds.
VTRUCKS & ANS
2011 FORD RANGER Sport. 4WD, 6 cyl. 25,000 km. $20,000. (778)351-0852.
MARINE
BOATS
14’ FIBERGLASS boat with 50 HP Suzuki, 4 stroke, used only for 13 hours. $6,000 obo. Call (250)652-1725.
1993 BAYLINER 2452, in pre-mier condition. 2 sounders & GPS, head, galley, canopy, 9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hy-draulics, downriggers, dinghy in 27’ newer Van Isle Marina boathouse near the ramp. $18,000. obo. 250-656-6136.
DIESEL 36’ cruiser (First Lady) blue registry, land winter stored, sleeps 5, hyd’s, elec’s & inverted AC. Grand wheel-house $145,000. Ph/Fx 250-248-4495.
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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
McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518
CLEANING SERVICES
$20/HOUR condo unit & house-cleaning Sidney area only.Have WHMIS certifi cate,honest,de-pendable & friendly.You will need to supply cleaning materials.Contact Lynn at 250-686-6301
ELECTRICAL
(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN 30 yrs exp. New homes & Re-nos. Knob & tube replace-ment. Senior’s Disc. Lic.#3003
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.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
FURNITURE REFINISHING
FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.
GARDENING
10% OFF! Fall Cleanups, Raking, Pruning, Hauling, Mowing. (250)479-6495.
(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Fall clean-up, hedge & tree pruning, weed & moss repair on lawns, blackberry/ivy re-moval, gutter repair/cleaning.
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
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J&L Gardening yard clean-up and maintenance. Master gar-deners. Call John or Louise (250)891-8677.
PREPARE YOUR Lawn & gar-den for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
GARDENING
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
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.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HAULING AND SALVAGE
FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.
JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading
JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.
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.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525
JACK NASH, serving Victoria since 1980. We do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices
Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.69/sq ftEngineered - $1.99/sq ftHardwood - $2.79/sq ft
Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com1.877.835.6670
INTERIOR DESIGN
VIRGO INTERIORS- Certifi ed Interior decorator specializing in color schemes that work the fi rst time. Call (250)[email protected]
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.comROMAX 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)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $90/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.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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.
LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.
SAFEWAY PAINTING
High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior
Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715
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PLUMBING
FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonablerates. Call 250-514-2376.
FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.
PRESSURE WASHING
DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.250-744-8588, Norm.
UPHOLSTERY
UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.
WINDOW CLEANING
BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475
DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.
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