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Casey Jones, clockwise from top left, Kevin Lohr, Christina Woodcock and Whitney Corbett are climbing the walls after placing third at a recent crossfit competition in Penticton. The team went to the event representing Peninsula Crossfit. Read all about it on page 19.

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Getting close to North Saan-ich territory when it comes to its tax rate, the Town of Sidney has slashed its proposed rate hike and will turn to gas tax money to do so.

Sidney’s starting general tax increase of 2.72 per cent was cut to 0.8 per cent Monday night — and at one point was as low as 0.55 per cent.

Either way, that rate is lower than the district of North Saan-ich’s 2015 mark of 2.9 per cent. Sidney’s 2015 rate hike of 2.52 was also lower — but not as low at the District’s 2013 and 2014 rates, which were set at zero.

Sidney’s Director of Corporate Services, Andrew Hicik presented councillors with the option to use an estimated $1.8 million in gas tax money over the next five years to pay for a variety of eligible projects. For 2016, he reported it would reduce the tax burden by 1.5 per cent.

Other options to help reduce the tax burden on residents and business owners included: reduc-ing a top-up of new money into the economic development fund; using more surplus funds, and; reducing transfers of cash into reserves.

Hicik said Sidney stands to receive up to $550,000 each year over eight years in gas tax dollars. More of that money, he explained, can be used to offset project costs — including some big ticket items

set for the next five years, like the planned Bevan Pier and Beacon Wharf upgrades, as well as the proposed new Community Safety Building.

Using more gas tax funds, com-bined with a reduction in money to top-up the town’s economic development fund, Hicik said, would have cut the proposed tax rate increase from 2.72 to 0.55 per cent.

Councillor Peter Wainwright, however, said he didn’t want to see the economic development financial impact simply put off until 2017. Sidney had $65,000 left in its fund from 2015 and staff had proposed carrying it over into 2016, creating a pool of $165,000.

By moving the surplus $65,000 elsewhere in the budget, Hicik noted it would help contribute to the lower rate hike.

Wainwright said he wanted that surplus split between 2016 and 2017 — meaning the Town would use $32,500 elsewhere and leave the economic development fund at $132,500 — still more than their planned budget of $100,000 — and avoiding a larger tax hit in the fol-lowing year.

Mayor Steve Price opposed the move, saying he didn’t see the sense in increasing the tax rate slightly to hold back that extra $32,500, just in case the Town needs it. Wainwright’s idea did, however, pass in a 6-1 vote.

Sidney council has another scheduled opportunity to debate this year’s budget — on Tuesday, Feb. 23.

Town slashes 2016 tax rateProposed hike of 2.72 per cent drops to 0.8 per cent on use of gas tax funds

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If it wasn’t for the stern organizational hand of Chamber Exec-utive Director Denny Warner, a trip to VRX Racing Simulators could have seen a few people left behind.

VRX turned out to be a popular stop on the Saanich Penin-sula Chamber of Com-merce’s seventh annual Tour of Industry on Jan. 22. And why not? The Sidney company man-ufactures high-quality racing and flight simu-lators — and allowed members of the tour to try their hand at both race car driving and bobsledding.

Julia Rego, design and purchasing man-ager for VRX, says the majority of the simula-tors they build are cre-ated for actual drivers and pilots.

The simulators are designed to give race car drivers the feeling of their exact vehicle, complete with identical controls and response times. Rego said one of their larger units was built recently for a cus-tomer in Japan who races a Porsche and wanted the simulator to feel exactly like his car.

She added their products are also start-ing to find a niche mar-ket among people who can afford to outfit their man caves with the technology.

Currently, she said the company has six new products being manufactured over the next two months.

VRX employs seven people and are work-ing hard to expand their markets. Rego said they send simula-tors and spokespeople to various trade shows throughout North America — one of the best ways, she said, to spread the word about VRX.

“We do have a repu-tation of building high-quality, high-level sim-ulators,” she said. “We are probably the big-gest manufacturer of these simulators on the west coast of Canada.

In addition to race car simulators, Rego noted a division of the company builds bob-sledding products that can help athletes train for events around the world.

As well, VRX is cur-

rently completing work on a jet aircraft simu-lator. It would enable pilots to hone their skills and certify for

flight. VRX, she contin-ued, is also on the road to becoming certified to be able to train pilots with their products.

Rego added many of the components are built locally, with spe-cialized items brought in from Quebec and the

United States.To learn more about

VRX Racing Simulators, visit vrx.ca or vrxsimu-lators on Facebook.

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Rotary Gold Mine breaks groundSIDNEY — Sidney Mayor Steve Price reg-

istered the first number at the Military & His-tory Bookshop, kicking off the Sidney-by-the-Sea Rotary Gold Mine Lottery.

Price said this unique lottery approach will benefit both participating businesses and local non-profit community groups. There are 10 businesses on the Peninsula where peo-ple can register and drop their Toonie in for a chance to win a weekly 50/50 draw.

— Contributed by Sidney-by-the-Sea Rotary Club

7th annual tour of industry next week: eMCs industries Ltd.

VRX simulators finding success

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Bill Tozer tries his hand at one of VRX Racing Simulators platforms during the 2016 Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Tour of Industry.

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Clive Tanner of the Military Bookshop, Rotarian Marie Rosko and Sidney Mayor Steve Price help launch a new Rotary fundraising lottery with ticket number one.

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Central Saanich will convene a stakeholder meeting to discuss potential solutions to a conflict between industrial traffic and residents on Hovey and Tomlinson roads.

The District plans to include representa-

tives from the Tsartlip First Nation, the neigh-bourhood of Hovey and Tomlinson and the owners of VI Pal-let Recovery, the com-pany leasing land on Hovey Road and where the truck traffic comes from.

At Monday night’s council meeting, Coun-cillor Bob Thomp-

son raised motions designed to get discus-sions going with the neighbouring commu-nities.

In consultation with Tsartlip First Nation, the District will explore the options of making Gowdy Road an access to Stelly’s Cross Road and Hovey Road as a direct access to West Saanich Road.

Central Saanich will outline in writing its rationale for limita-tion of industrial uses to land in the Keating Road industrial area.

They will post this on the website to help explain to the public the limitations of zon-ing to industrial land.

The District will approach both Tsar-tlip and Tsawout First Nations about working together to develop a community accord sim-ilar to other municipali-ties.

They will approach Tsartlip about devel-oping a joint planning committee or other communication strat-egy to encourage con-versation about the

ongoing development and planning initiatives in the community.

A series of informa-tive articles will be pub-lished in a municipal newsletter about the relationship between the district and First Nations communities. This will include ser-vice agreements, plan-ning and development as some examples.

Council also voted to bring information from a traffic data log-ger deployed on Hovey Road to the next coun-cil meeting on Feb. 15.

District to consider new road accessCentral Saanich will meet with stakeholders to try to solve route conflict

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Hovey Road in Central Saanich is the site of conflict between residents and a company that uses heavy trucks.


Sidney councillors are hoping peo-ple turn out to their planned Feb. 29 meet and greet at town hall.

The council will open their doors for one-on-one discussions that eve-ning from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and there will be municipal staff on hand to help answer people’s more technical questions on a variety of topics. The basic discussion topic is “building the future of our community.”

The session comes on the heels of a community meeting on Jan. 31 that saw an estimated 150 people turn out to discuss development and growth, as well as issues involving

the town council. Organizer Judy Moscovitz says the town’s meet and greet format isn’t necessarily what people want — but rather to pose questions to a panel of councillors.

Mayor Steve Price said the Feb. 29 session is one of the Town’s regular events.

“It’s going to be open and transpar-ent,” he said, “and the last time we had around 40 or 50 people.”

Coun. Peter Wainwright said he hopes a lot of people show up to the two-hour open house.

“There really aren’t any secrets,” he said, adding it’s hard to tell if the recent citizen meeting will generate any more traffic at the end of the month.

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A Saanichton couple will be sponsoring a family of Syrian refugees who are expected to arrive on the Saanich Penin-sula by the end of this month.

John Smith is the co-chair of a Refugee Sponsorship Group formed by the congregations of seven Peninsula churches. He and his wife will welcome the family and help support them once they arrive.

The couple was informed a few weeks ago of two possible families and they chose a fam-ily of four — two parents, a 16-year-old girl and a 12-year old boy. Smith said from what he was told, the family doesn’t speak English.

“So we need interpreters and we need ESL (English as a Second Language courses) and we need a lot of commu-nity support to just get these people to feel comfortable,” Smith told the PNR.

The process in getting to sponsor the family started with a government program called the Blended Visa Office Referred Program (BVOR). In that program, the Depart-ment of Immigration works with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. They identify families that are staying in refugee camps and work to have them cleared for immigration to Canada. They are pre-cleared by the U.N. and federal department. When those bodies have a list of those pre-cleared, they send it out to the diocese and

other sponsorship agreement holders to choose the families available.

Smith said the basic respon-sibility of the Refugee Office of the Diocese, which is the sig-nature agreement holder, is to support a family for one year.

The Refugee Office then looks to those who want to sponsor to get the one year commitment and an idea that the potential sponsors have the money, the people and the resources to do it.

“We’ve raised a sufficient amount of money,” said Smith. “We went to the seven churches and said can you help and they’ve all come for-ward with money.”

Smith said there are other people who have been willing to step forward as sponsors. He added the Refugee Office

of the Diocese said they have around 40 groups on Vancou-ver Island that are each spon-soring a family.

“We’ve just said we’ll take a family and we didn’t really care where they came from and what their background is. They’re desperate. They should be helped.”

It just so happened the family is from Syria, but they could have come from another country.

The very first thing they had to worry about, Smith said, was accommodation.

“We’re footing the bill at the beginning, so it’s been difficult to find accommodation that’s affordable,” he said.

They have found an upper half of a three bedroom house, almost furnished, in the mid-dle of Saanichton, close to all

of the main amenities.“There is now an amazing

website that’s been set up by somebody here in Victoria to share information about any-thing that you might need in terms of furniture, pots and pans, clothing, bedding, everything.”

The government, under the BVOR program, provides assistance for six months.

“There will be some govern-ment assistance and I think it’s going to be in the region of about $1,100 a month for a family of four,” said Smith.

One of the other things to keep in mind besides money and accommodation, is work-ing to get the family to feel comfortable in their new envi-ronment.

Saanichton couple gets ready to welcome refugee family

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John Smith of St. Mary’s Church in Saanichton and his family will be sponsoring a Syrian family expected to arrive on the Saanich Peninsula by the end of the month.

Syrian family of four expected later this month

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Dollar dilemma hitting home

Canadians thinking of heading south for a holiday could be forgiven for cringing every time they pick up a newspaper or turn on the television news.

The dropping Canadian dollar has been dominating the news for the first few weeks of the year, reaching its lowest point in 12 years and currently hovering just above 70 cents U.S.

For those planning on travelling outside of the country, this represents a major financial hit. The Euro and the American dollar are both considerably higher, which means we don’t get much for our money overseas, or south of the border.

Here at home, the reaction to the plunging dollar has been a little more mixed. The major factor influencing the falling Canadian dollar is the price of oil.

With the price of oil now sitting at around $32 a barrel, the price at the pump has dropped below

$1 a litre for drivers in Greater Victoria. With the price of oil now only about one-quarter

of the cost from just two years ago, you could make the argument that gasoline prices should be even cheaper.

But the money saved on the fill-up of the family vehicle won’t cover the increases seen at the grocery check-out.

With California in the midst of a prolonged drought, consumers have been warned for years that the cost of fruits and vegetables were bound to skyrocket. Those skyrocketing prices have now become a reality, with shoppers facing $7 prices for a head of cauliflower.

Of course, the high cost of imported fruits and vegetables comes as good news for local farmers who have been struggling to get by.

The lower dollar also means Canadian manufactured goods are more competitive and provides incentives to those considering a Canadian holiday.

However, the uncertainty surrounding Canada’s dollar is likely to continue, with some forecasters even predicting a dollar worth 60 cents U.S.

So whether you’re heading out of the country or not, you’d be well advised to buckle up — it looks like we could be in for a bumpy ride.

I can understand the frustra-tion of residents who have lost the power and piece of mind afforded to them through the zoning regu-lations which they relied upon to protect the character of their neigh-bourhoods and their property.

Our official community plan (OCP) and local area plan (LAP), developed with extensive public participation and input, layout, in part, the development permitted through zoning regulation. The plan states that it “establishes a degree of certainty about the location and nature of community change to resi-dents and landowners while pro-viding a framework for guiding and managing future development and growth.”

Okay. So the zoning regulations provide assurances to residents that nonconforming development will not be permitted.

In the recent Town Talk newslet-ter the mayor said he and council support development if they feel it is for the greater good. He refers to the OCP and LAP as providing direc-tion regarding decisions on increas-ing residential density. However, this rhetoric rings hollow in the face of past actions by our mayor (then councillor) when he supported the failed Seaport East condo proposal despite the fact that development guidelines and zoning regulations were at complete odds with the pro-posal.

This is playing out again in the opposition of residents directly affected by the zoning changes

needed for high density develop-ment in their neighbourhoods. Despite this uproar, council con-tinues to move forward toward approving the changes.

The mayor also states it is not buildings that define a community but the people residing within them. That is not a ringing endorsement of the public input and time that went into the OCP and LAP and the zoning regulations agreed upon to restrict nonconforming develop-ment.

If the planning documents and zoning appears to be at odds with council’s current vision for Sidney then they should call for a public review of these documents which are now nine years old.

Ed EastSidney

Turn property into a communtiy garden

I live close by the former “Nimmo“ property on Hovey and Prosser roads in Central Saanich.

While a church and town houses now occupy half the land, the other half used to grow hay and now stands unused months on end.

With escalating prices on veg-etables reaching skyward and our dependence on importing, would it not be prudent to seek solutions on our own turf?

Could Central Saanich buy or lease this large section of fertile land and erect raised beds along with small plots to form a commu-nity allotment project?

What a community project for Saanichton; exercise, while cultivat-ing your own food, and having fun with like-minded gardeners.

This would be a win, win activity and an opportunity to teach chil-dren how food is grown.

Planning and think tanks would be needed, but space exists on this peninsula, and garden communities have been established elsewhere — all it needs is the will.

In closing, instead of more devel-opment, can we be proactive and turn toward redeeming our precious green spaces, while encouraging citizens to plant and reap the huge benefits from growing fresh produce and becoming healthy while doing it.

Margaret J. JesticoSaanichton

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A new citizens’s advo-cacy group in Sidney is being talked about, fol-lowing a community meeting held at the Mary Winspear Centre — and the mayor says he welcomes it.

Organized by Sidney resident Judy Mosco-vitz, the Jan. 31 public meeting drew a larger-than-expected crowd on short notice. In an interview, Moscovitz said her hope was to allow people to talk about issues in the community. It would, she said, potentially lower the tempera-ture around people’s apparent displeasure with the municipality’s policies on growth and development.

“Admittedly, I had no idea, really, about Sid-ney politics, other than reading about afford-able housing (and other issues) in the local paper,” she explained. “I tend to see Sidney as a happy place and I was starting to see some acrimony over issues like rezoning.”

Moscovitz added her idea was sparked when a resident approached her to sign a petition opposing one such rezoning application. She said she was struck by the person’s atti-tude that the municipal council wasn’t listening to people.

“I think people have expectations when they buy property here,” she continued, referencing recent reports in the PNR about proposed rezonings that would see more homes built in the community.

On Feb. 9, the munic-ipality holds a pub-lic hearing on one of those rezoning applica-tions — for a four story mixed commercial and residential building on 4th Street. Ken and Susan Groom, who live next door, have been running a petition. They want the Town to stick with current zon-ing, which would allow a three-story structure and have less of an impact on their view.

“Most people at the meeting had no objec-tion to densification or development in Sid-ney,” Moscovitz contin-ued, “they only object to the exemptions and modifications to cur-rent zoning. People are feeling overlooked.”

Moscovitz said peo-ple began asking for a residents’ association and she took the names of 55 people who might be interested in helping form such a group.

“I think some people feel they aren’t being heard and they really want that,” she said, noting she’s willing to help facilitate people interested in taking it on, but would not want to be directly involved

herself.Mayor Steve Price

said there are a few citi-zens’ groups in town.

“More power to ‘em,” Price said when asked about the possibility of a new one forming.

The mayor took issue with the asser-tion by Moscovitz and others that the council doesn’t listen. He noted that in addition to a few meet and greets with the council each year, regular meetings offer residents more oppor-tunities to be heard than ever before.

“It’s good to be open and transparent with all of the residents, all of the time,” he said.

Moscovitz said she invited the town coun-cil to attend the meet-ing but none showed up.

Price sent a letter to Moscovitz on Jan. 26, stating the council would not attend due to “meeting require-ments set by legis-lation.” A link Price included in the letter as a reference outlined the municipality’s own pro-cedures on public par-ticipation periods and public hearing during council-run meetings.

Asked about that point, Price said a gath-ering of four council-lors in one place could be considered a quo-rum of council and put them on legally shaky ground. He added he took Moscovitz’s

request to attend as a formal request to all of council and also would have required more notice.

When asked if indi-vidual councillors could have gone to the meeting, Price said yes, but could not speak for the entire council.

Councillor Peter Wainwright, who has regularly attended the meetings of another citizen group — Sup-port Our Sidney (SOS) — said with less than a week’s notice about the Jan. 31 meeting, and other personal plans, he could not go.

“I usually try to go to those things,” he said, adding he called Moscovitz to find out more about her con-cerns.

“She is trying to dif-fuse acrimony in town over development,” he said. “And in trying to improve the town, it sounds like a good thing.”

Price added he felt the sole purpose of Moscovitz’s meeting would have seen town councillors “interro-gated.” He suggested Moscovitz should have talked with council first or used existing coun-cil-led public participa-tion options.

“I’m sure the coun-cil acts in good faith, that they have the best interests of the town in mind,” Moscovitz said. “But some people are

at odds with some of their policies.”

She added the town’s options for public participation do not empower people.

Anyone wanting to know more about the proposed citizen group should email [email protected].

Smith said he has had con-tact through one of the mem-ber churches with interpreters from Pearson College. He said there’s another couple who are very experienced in teaching ESL, who have taught language skills to adults and children all over the world.

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Smith has also been in touch with Bayside Middle School and Stelly’s Secondary School, mak-ing sure the family’s children can attend school there.

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ing many viewers alike. The drowned body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi was photographed in September 2015, after the boat he and some member of his fam-ily and a total of 16 Syrian refu-gees were in, capsized.

“Well you know, it’s the same with everybody else, you see the picture of that little boy dead on the seashore, you say this is not something I can not do some-thing about.”

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Can Vancouver really sustain a price-to-income ratio of 11.5 to 1? This is about twice the Canadian average and more than three times that required to gain approval for a typi-cal mortgage. Imagine the after-shock should China ever impose effective capital export controls — the Vancou-ver and Toronto mar-kets would be severely affected. While these two markets may con-tinue to defy gravity for some time, they must be considered the riski-est of Canadian mar-kets.

Greater Victoria’s real estate may be more vulnerable to future interest rate increases than mar-kets in Vancouver or Toronto. In November 2015, the Victoria Real Estate Board’s “bench-mark” value of a single-family home stood at $608,000 — a hefty nine per cent increase over 12 months.

Victoria’s price-to-income ratio of about 9:1 made our hous-ing even less afford-able than Toronto’s. Although we too, are a unique market, attrac-tive to many retirees relocating from else-where in Canada, and prepared to pay a pre-mium for our enviable weather and location, we should not ignore the potential risks of

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Nominated for a Grammy for his latest album Healer, Cuban-Canadian artist Alex Cuba will perform this Sunday at the Charlie White Theatre.

Living now in Smithers, B.C, his tour has seen many sold out shows, and hopefully another one this Sunday when he will come and perform songs from Healer.

It’s his fifth studio album and he told the PNR in an interview that it came together in an interesting way that he wasn’t expecting.

“It saw me enjoy the recording process quite a bit … and I realized that music is a healer, music is a force of nature so I said you know what I’m going to make this album Healer because this process is heal-ing me from any stress…”

He said the album exceeded his expecta-tions and that he came out of that studio happy he had a good album.

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So how does the process go for this suc-cessful artist?

“The way I do albums is I write songs as I go. I never stop writing. There is always something coming down.”

Cuba has had quite the year — winning a Latin Grammy for Best Singer-Songwriter

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“It so totally exceeded my expectations, I wasn’t expecting that,” he said about his

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fax. That’s where the Junos were that year,” he told the PNR.

The Latin Grammy win in 2010 was another good moment for Cuba.

“I am the first Canadian to ever win a Latin Grammy and also the first Cuban to win best new artist of the year, so that was quite the moment for me. I couldn’t believe it…”

This Sunday the audience will get to hear the songs back to back from his latest hit album, among many others.

Cuba said his favourite kind of venue is one with smaller crowds, as everybody can hear and see perfectly. He also gets to con-nect more.

“The intimacy of a small place says a lot about the artist. If the artist is together, he already has something to say, you shine in that environment. If you are a little bit uncomfortable with people looking at you in places like that, it shows up, but I like it. It’s a moment to serenade them and to invite them into your world slowly, slowly.

“And then by the end of the night, we are all friends,” he said with a laugh.

After the first leg of his tour ends, Cuba will travel to Los Angeles with his wife to attend the Grammys. And it doesn’t stop there. Cuba will be heading to the Carib-bean right after the Grammys to host a fea-ture-length documentary about emerging music in Cuba. He will then finish off the second leg of his tour in March.

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Country star George Canyon will be head-ing out this way on his Jekyll and Nothing to Hide Tour, playing songs off his new album I Got This, released today. He’s also got a few surprises up his sleeve.

“Well, this is a Jekyll and Nothing to Hide Tour so if anything they have to come and see what that means.”

Canyon is perform-ing at the Mary Win-spear Centre Monday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

He said the theatre show is a very special as they are doing some-thing they’ve never done before, he said, hinting at the surprises to come. He will not only play songs off the new album, but some of his older stuff as well.

“But being very cog-nitive of that as a fan of country music, if I go to a show, I don’t just want to hear new music, I want to [hear] the stuff that I listened to and grew to love for that artist,” he said.

In creating his newest album, Canyon said it was about spending the

better part of two years writing and recording demos and just seeing what worked, along with being creative.

“You know, I’ve had a career of 26 years … and in the back of your mind you’re thinking, ‘can I continue to be cre-ative, can I continue to make new music,’ and I just basically wanted to throw caution to the wind and have fun and make music that put a smile on my face and

not always be so seri-ous.”

And many know Canyon as the serious type, having very seri-ous music, but not this time. He said he wanted to make a record that was fun, with songs like Daughters of the Sun and I Got This. He also listed the song Haunt-ing Me which will be on his next record.

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record. We’re one record ahead, making sure that we’re continu-ing the creative pro-cess.

“I’m doing a lot more song writing, a lot more getting in the studio and just messing around with tunes and loops and just having a blast.”

Canyon has played music since he was four. Growing up in Nova Scotia he said every-one around him played

music so it was kind of the normal thing to do — but nobody in his family did it as a career.

“So I was going to be in the air force and I get type one diabetes at 14, and they told me I couldn’t be in the air force. So I decided to be a doctor because of my diabetes. So I did my pre-med out of uni-versity at St. Francis Xavier and was on my way to Dalhousie medi-cal school and went on the road with a coun-try band and the rest as they say … history.”

He was recently inducted into his home province’s country music hall of fame.

“It felt pretty freaky,” he said, adding when a person thinks of being inducted into a country music hall of fame, you feel you must be old.

“Well, no, I’m not old I’m only 12 years old in my mind and at the time I was 44 so it was like wow, it was crazy, it was just crazy.”

As for moments that have stuck out to him, there are just too many, he said.

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thing for me as an artist is playing a show …

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ist,” he continued. “And it’s very, very moving for us as artists to get to be a part of it and so when that happens — and thank the good Lord it happens a lot — its a really cool feeling that never gets old.”

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Janet Brunton Ross Ireland (Nee Cunningham)July 1, 1923 – January 23, 2016

Mom passed on peacefully, 92 years young at home in Qualicum BC.She was always there for us with a kind word, moral support or whatever else we needed. Family was extremely important to her. A devoted wife and mother, married 65 years, Mom was predeceased by Dad, (Tom on Oct. 30, 2011), is survived and lovingly remembered by sons/significant others: Peter and Regula, David and Janet, Tom, Richard and Rose Wilson; daughter Elizabeth; grandchildren Chris & Leah; Heather & Mike; Janice Lane; Leighton Wilson and Kyle Wilson; niece Christine and nephew Christopher Hibbert parents to

grandnephew/niece Morgan & Keely, nephew/niece Andrew & Alice Pinner parents to grandniece Lily. Born in Edinburg and brought up in Gore Bridge Midlothian, Mom apprenticed in the bindery of a print shop before taking up nursing during the war where she met Dad, a patient at the time in Kingseat Hospital. “She got me in a weak moment” Dad always said with a glint in his eye. Most of the injured seamen from the Tirpitz were treated there during her tenure. They emigrated to Burlington Ont. (1948), then on to Shearwater N.S. (1952), Sidney BC (1965), Ladysmith (Rocky Creek), Nanaimo (Deerwood) and Qualicum.A talented seamstress, knitter, cook, breeder of Canadian Champion American Cocker Spaniels, she also enjoyed the comradery of teaching ceramics, dabbling in acrylic paints, any travelling and RVing as a snowbird. She was a creative and resourceful armchair interior designer and home renovator. Both Mom and Dad were members of the Canadian Naval Air Group (CNAG).

An informal memorial tea will be held Saturday, Feb. 13th, 2:00 PM at First Memorial, 4725 Falaise Dr. in Royal Oak BC 250-658-5244. If you are unable to

join us in person, consider joining us in spirit as we raise a glass to Mom at 3:00 PM.We would like to thank:- Elizabeth (Liz) Ireland for her extraordinary efforts as a caregiver, companion,

daughter, housemate and trusted friend to Mom in her final years.- Dr. Colin James Forrester MD, Mom’s long time doctor who provided the latest

geriatric knowledge with compassionate care and honored her wishes to remain comfortable at home in her own bed at the end.

- Dr. Marlene Vanderweyde of Qualicum Beach, whos compassion, honest and gentle clarity gave the family the time and knowledge to face the finality of our shared road together with grace and gratitude.

Farewell to our Beautiful English Rose

On January 13 Rosemary Burton passed away peacefully at home.

Rosemary was born Feb 3,1942, in London, England to James and Doris Penfold. She was born into a large, close knit, extended family who gathered regularly to enjoy each others company, a laugh, and a song. Rosemary immigrated to Canada with her husband, Maurice and two young daughters in 1966, eventually settling in Sidney. Linda Place would be their home for more than forty years. Th e heart of our family, Rosemary made that house a home and a place of welcome for many people over the years. Rosemary loved to entertain and hosted many fun gatherings for family and friends. Th eir daughters Jacqueline and Karen grew up there and as the family grew, many happy holidays were shared with their grandchildren David, Nicholas and Geneva and son in law, Jamie.

Rosemary and Maurice had just celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. She was the love of his life.

A cheerful, lively, beautiful spirit, Rosemary loved music and fashion and despised sensible shoes. She was a

truly kind and non judgmental person who always saw the best in others.

We will miss her terribly but it’s a comfort to know that she will be so

well remembered by so many.

Rosemary Burton Feb 3, 1942-Jan 13, 2016

In loving memory of Reginald Francis Down who passed away on January 8, 2016. He is survived by his 5 children, spouses and 5 grandchildren. Dad was a proud family man who loved nothing better than a big family gathering with good food and conversation.

His greatest pleasures in life outside his family were reading and gardening - he had a truly extraordinary green thumb. Dad has joined our dear mom Patricia Joan Down who passed away on June 24, 2015 - together they are watching over us - always missed and in our hearts.

May we always make them proud.

Reginald Francis Down

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Want a neighbourhood to look like a small, cohesive and interactive community?

Tired of living in homes that may not create natural connections with the people who live around you?

Want to help create a place where you not only can live, but enjoy bet-ter relationships with your neigh-bours?

Cohousing might be the answer.An information session on the con-

cept is coming to the Saanich Fair-ground on Sunday, Feb. 21, hosted by the fledgling Saanich Peninsula Cohousing group. Volunteer founder Tracy Mills says cohousing is a way of bringing a neighbourhood together.

“You start with the people first,” she explained. “They plan, design,

build and then move in.”It’s a little more complicated than

that, so that’s why the group has invited Margaret Critchlow to be the guest spear at the event. Critchlow is the founding director of the Canadian Senior Cohousing Society, whose Harbourside Cohous-ing project opened in January in Sooke. Mills said it’s the first seniors cohousing community built in B.C. and took nearly five years to com-plete.

Cohousing, Mills con-tinued, starts with like-minded people. It takes individuals willing to put in time and effort to plan and help design an entire neighbourhood, engage professionals to build the homes and help run what is almost like a strata when it’s complete.

“By the time you move in,” Mills said, “you know your neighbours already and you have a general con-sensus on what it all will look like.”

In cohousing, Mills explained, peo-ple do own their own homes. Those

houses tend to be a bit smaller — 800 to 1,200 square feet — and the neigh-bourhood typically includes a com-mon house. This space is a social gathering place for the community and could be the site of amenities such as a library, craft room and even

extra suites for visiting family and friends. What the space looks like is up to the neighbours.

Typical cohousing areas, Mills said, are close to public transit or downtown areas and include environmen-tally-friendly, passive designs.

“It’s a very involved process. There’s a lot of collabora-tion and even training required to reach a consensus.”

A cohousing neighbourhood is usually designed, she continued, to allow residents to bump into each other more and to hold planned com-munity events.

Mills said Saanich Peninsula Cohousing is new and is looking for other people who might want to be

involved. However, she admitted there are challenges ahead.

One of the biggest is finding appro-priate land on which to develop the new neighbourhood. It has to be zoned correctly and close to the amenities people might want.

Another hurdle is paying for the project.

“Eventually, for it to work, you have to have members of the group to be founders,” Mills said. “They contribute to the cost of the project. Of course, trust is a key to this, in order for people to feel comfortable with investing their time and money.”

The concept of cohousing and attracting people to the idea, Mills continued, is really self-selecting. Typically, it will bring in people of like minds and who are already com-fortable with cohousing.

Mills said she will be taking a list of interested people at the Feb. 21 presentation at the Saanich Fair-ground. It starts at 2 p.m., wrapping up at around 4 p.m. For information, email [email protected] or visit saanichpeninsulaco-housing.com.

Peninsula group launches cohousingInformation session Sunday, Feb. 21 to discuss how to build a community

“By the time you move in, you know your neighbours already.”

– Tracy Mills

The Peninsula News Review is looking to help tell your stories about buy-ing and selling your home.

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Baby You Can Drive My Car Amazing executive Oceanfront home features 4397 sqft of open conceptliving including 5 beds (with master suite, walk in closet, fire place &spa like en-suite). Outside offers over 1700 sqft of deck space to takeadvantage of the spectacular views, water front fire pit & patio, hot tub& plenty of space for all toys in the 5 car garage. $1,099,000

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The Balvenie Executive NEW residence on 2.5 acres. Exceptional Quality & featuringluxury finishing throughout; including gourmet kitchen, stunning Greatroom with a double sided indoor-outdoor fireplace, and separate livingareas. Huge windows, triple garage, professional landscaping, and just20 min to the capital city, with proximity to ferries, & the InternationalAirport offers the ultimate in Living! $1,350,000

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Escape to the CountryA magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acresof natural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design,superior appliances. 2 excellent BRs & den. The lower floor has adelightful self-contained legal suite. A separate character farm house.Unspoiled beaches, golf courses, amazing outdoors & ocean activities.Just 30-minutes drive to downtown Victoria. $1,549,000

Splendour in the GrassDutch farm house meets West Coast design on this superb scenic 5 acfarm, overlooking Elk lake. Private and picturesque this 4 bed 4 bathwith 3 wings that provide separation for the growing family. Low farmtaxes. 3 excellent multi functional farm buildings. Excellent for horsesand animals. Large veg garden, fruit trees, & fish pond. A splendidcountry property. $1,690,000

Have Your Oceanfront & Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront offers full sun and Sensational sunsets!Amazing folding wall system opens for an indoor-outdoor feel, easy accessto the beach, and your own mooring buoy. The kitchen sizzles with a covetedInduction cooktop, double-oven, and sit-up counter for guests. Unwind inthe Master suite, or paint in the airy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hottub. This is West Coast Living at its very best. $1,698,800

Builder’s Oceanfront DreamRARE opportunity to build an Oceanfront Estate in Victoria BC. This1.24 acre lot in Margaret’s Bay offers 195.5 feet of waterfront, with180° views across Haro Strait to the San Juan Islands. Choice locationprovides a panorama of mountain and island views. The neighbourhoodis serene and private, close to UVIC and all amenities. A blank paletteto create your dream! $1,698,000

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Good Morning StarshineCapture the feelings of childhood summers again, and move to thisquarter acre sunny home in Deep Cove, across from the quaint Marina.The lovely home is nestled in very private gardens with views of theocean and Mt.Tuam. Gorgeous new kitchen, windows, hardwoodfloors, and baths! A home for all... Water you waiting for? $629,000

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Escape to the CountryA magnificent Schubart designed residence surrounded by 10 acresof natural beauty. Dream kitchen: custom cabinetry, elegant design,superior appliances. 2 excellent BRs & den. The lower floor has adelightful self-contained legal suite. A separate character farm house.Unspoiled beaches, golf courses, amazing outdoors & ocean activities.Just 30-minutes drive to downtown Victoria. $1,549,000

Splendour in the GrassDutch farm house meets West Coast design on this superb scenic 5 acfarm, overlooking Elk lake. Private and picturesque this 4 bed 4 bathwith 3 wings that provide separation for the growing family. Low farmtaxes. 3 excellent multi functional farm buildings. Excellent for horsesand animals. Large veg garden, fruit trees, & fish pond. A splendidcountry property. $1,690,000

Have Your Oceanfront & Swim There Too!Rare south facing Oceanfront offers full sun and Sensational sunsets!Amazing folding wall system opens for an indoor-outdoor feel, easy accessto the beach, and your own mooring buoy. The kitchen sizzles with a covetedInduction cooktop, double-oven, and sit-up counter for guests. Unwind inthe Master suite, or paint in the airy studio. Enjoy the Sauna and relaxing hottub. This is West Coast Living at its very best. $1,698,800

Builder’s Oceanfront DreamRARE opportunity to build an Oceanfront Estate in Victoria BC. This1.24 acre lot in Margaret’s Bay offers 195.5 feet of waterfront, with180° views across Haro Strait to the San Juan Islands. Choice locationprovides a panorama of mountain and island views. The neighbourhoodis serene and private, close to UVIC and all amenities. A blank paletteto create your dream! $1,698,000

A Sea of HoneyAn esteemed, private, south facing 1.24 acre ocean front enclave. Thestunning fjord view of the Saanich Inlet captures an awe-inspiringpeaceful vista. The 4500 sq ft home is rich in potential, and ready forthe next vision. The superb location provides an exceptional oceanorientation with outstanding views of sea & sky. $1,825,000

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VICTORIA — The B.C. government is preparing legislation to formalize its 10-year project to protect and share logging manage-ment on a vast area of the B.C. coast with for-

est companies and 26 coastal First Nations.

The agreement puts 85 per cent of the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest off limits to logging, and also makes permanent a ban on commercial grizzly bear hunting that was announced

for much of the central and north coast region in 2009.

Including Haida Gwaii, the Great Bear Rainforest agreement covers 6.4 million hectares on B.C.’s cen-tral and north coast, an area about twice the size of Vancouver

Island.The final version of

the long-sought agree-ment increases the amount of protected old-growth forest from 50 to 70 per cent, in addition to large areas of second growth. It adds eight new special forest management areas covering 295,000 hectares where logging is not permitted.

“Ecosystem-based management is the modern term to describe what we have always done,” said Chief Marilyn Slett, president of the Coastal First Nations, which includes the Haida Nation, Gitga’at, Met-lakatla, Heiltsuk and other communities on the north coast.

Dallas Smith, presi-dent of the Nanwako-las Tribal Council rep-resenting central coast communities, praised the co-operation of industry and govern-ment for the forest land use and a com-panion marine protec-tion agreement that

still requires federal approval.

Rick Jeffery, rep-resenting the indus-try group of Interfor, Catalyst, Western For-est Products and the provincial agency B.C. Timber Sales, said the agreement means an end to conflict and pro-test, with stable access to 550,000 hectares of forest harvest land.

“We know now where we can operate and what the running rules are,” Jeffrey said.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson said the B.C. government will provide $15 million over five years to help aboriginal communities start their own forest companies.

The deal also turns over forest carbon credit rights to First Nations, which could be sold as offsets for natural gas develop-ment.

Richard Brooks of Greenpeace Canada said when environmen-talists began to push for preservation of the

region, 95 per cent of the forest was available for logging, and now 85 per cent is protected.

The agreement for-mally began in 2006 when a land use plan covering about a third of the region was adopted, and work started on a compro-mise between industry, First Nations and envi-ronmental groups that had been organizing boycotts of B.C. forest products.

The B.C. and federal governments put up $30 million each to cre-ate a larger plan using “ecosystem-based man-agement” and aborigi-nal rights.

The U.S. Nature Conservancy put up a matching $60 million, raised mainly from U.S. private foundations, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the Wilberforce Foun-dation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.


• Panorama Recre-ation Commission met and toured Boulders Climbing Gym and are looking to expand recreation opportuni-ties there. An expan-sion could potentially include community use facilities, ten-nis courts and fitness facilities.

• Members of the community are encouraged to visit Central Saanich’s website and submit their comments as to what they want to see included in the new website, providing their feedback to the District.

• A town Hall meet-ing will be held Feb. 29 at the Victoria Hindu Temple in Saa-nichton. People are welcome to attend and talk to council.

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Coastal rainforest pact to be made lawAround the province

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Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club's Summer Sailing School offers Sail Canada courses for all levels of sailors, age 8 to 18 years inclusive. Sail Canada trained instructors teach both theory and on-the-water skills in a fun, positive atmosphere.

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The District of North Saanich advises residents that � ushing of watermains will commence February 8 and continue until May 31, 2016. Watermain � ushing occurs annually throughout the District to remove sediment and maintain satisfactory water quality within the distribution system.

Temporary water discolouration and/or low water pressure may occur as a result of this activity. This water discolouration is not a health hazard and may require you to clear your water lines by turning on your cold water tap until the water runs clear.

Upon request, the District will provide advance warning of � ushing in your vicinity for persons with special requirements for water clarity. Please contact the Public Works department at 250-655-5480 if you require advance noti� cation.

The District does not accept responsibility for damages caused by low water volume or the use of discoloured water. We therefore advise consumers to be on the alert for reduced water volume and/or temporary discolouration of water.

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A co-ed team of fitness buffs from Peninsula Cross-fit had no idea how they’d fare at a competitive event in B.C.’s Okanagan.

So, imagine their surprise when they ended up placing third overall at the Okana-gan Valley Thunder, held in Penticton at the end of Janu-ary.

The four — Casey Jones, Kevin Lohr, Christina Wood-cock and Whitney Corbett — are regulars at Penin-sula Crossfit and decided to enter as a team in the com-petition. They were one of 20 teams that entered and spent weeks, working out in advance of the event. Jones says training for the compe-tition meant they had to be well-rounded, as the teams were not told of the events they would be tested in, until shortly before the start of the competition.

Crossfit itself, Jones said, focusses on overall fitness and the ability to move

under varying levels of resistance. Meghan LeBlanc of Peninsula Crossfit said crossfit uses a combination of weights and activities like gymnastics, ropes, rowing, plyometrics and jumps to help increase a person’s fit-

ness level.“None of the group had

ever competed before,” she said. “They had begun training for the competition three months as a team and they really didn’t know how good they were.”

For Jones, this would be a return to competition, and he acted as the team’s coach and motivator, who would add extra routines on top of LeBlanc’s instruction.

They would work out twice each day, taking

on a variety of exercises to be able to adjust when the actual events were announced. At the event itself, there were activities for the men and ones for the women, as well as shared events. They were judged

on how much of each activ-ity they could do in the allotted time.

Lohr noted the Penticton event was hailed as the top competitive event in B.C., meaning the teams they faced were tough. However, added, Corbett, the atmo-sphere at crossfit events is always friendly.

Case in point was the local team’s prize: a plaque and a six pack of beer. The group said these types of events in the crossfit com-munity are always friendly and the biggest competition is yourself.

“You just hope you are getting better,” said Wood-cock about crossfit in gen-eral. “There’s always some-thing you can’t do the day before, that you find you can do the next day.”

The four athletes have been in crossfit for years and said they enjoyed the Penticton event and all the hard work that got them there. Corbett said it’s a strong community and someplace where a person can enjoy getting fit.

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Kevin Lohr, from left, Casey Jones, Christina Woodcock and Whitney Corbett aren’t tired at all, after they placed third in a competitive crossfit challenge in Penticton.

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Open Sunday, Monday,

Wednesday & Thursday 11-4

Open Friday & Saturday 11-8

Closed Tuesday

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799 Verdier, Brentwood Bay

250.544.1565

Gift Cards

Available

Open Sunday, Monday,

Wednesday & Thursday 11-4

Open Friday & Saturday 11-8

Closed Tuesday

Valentine’s Day Brunch

Sunday, February 14th, 10-4- Call for Reservations -Open daily 11-4 • Closed Tuesdays

Advertising Feature

Since 1990, the Rumrunner Pub & Restaurant has served fresh, delicious seafood and West Coast cuisine in a spectacular setting along the Sidney waterfront at picturesque Port Sidney Marina.

Patrons enjoy a warm ambience, great food and unforgettable views of the ocean, Gulf & San Juan Islands, and Mount Baker.

Family owned by Bill & Jane Singer, the Rumrunner has

become a favoured spot for locals, a regular stop for visiting boaters, and a great � nd for visitors to Sidney!

The cozy restaurant and bar boasts a warm inviting atmosphere with two � replaces, a perfect setting

to enjoy a delicious meal with good friends and family!

Staff are friendly and cheerful, and we have a great kitchen staff, our pub menu is � rst class. We offer a good range of Celiac friendly and Gluten Free menu choices!

The RUMRUNNER P U B & R E S TA U R A N T

Sports fan? Catch all the action on the ice this NHL season at the Rumrunner Pub with NHL Center Ice on one of our big screens!

♥ Valentine's Day is coming up, Think of us! ♥For full menu information please visit: rumrunnerpub.ca

Come visit us and stay for awhile! The only thing we overlook is the view!


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Fresh Take & Bake Gourmet Rising Crust PizzaHawaiian or PepperoniMade in-store.12”Regular Retail $7.99 Each

On Sale

*SAME ITEM OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE.

Sensations by ComplimentsAppetizer CollectionSelected, Frozen192–907gRegular Retail: $5.39–$14.99 Each

AvocadosGrown in Mexico

On Sale

4for$6

On Sale

2for$5

TostitosTortilla Chips Selected 220–320g

Cracker Barrel CheeseSelected600–650g

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Specials in effect until Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

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Promotion ends soon. Only 2 weeks left to collect stamps!

Details at: www.thriftyfoods.com/JamieOliverKnives

COLLECTSTAMPS

UNTIL FEB 16

volunteersvolunteersvolunteersneeded!needed!needed!

Enthusiastic people are needed at our Admirals Walk locationto take orders for customers in need.

Interested? Call 250 544 1234 . 1 800 667 8280 or email [email protected]

peninsula news review, february 05, 2016

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