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Carlie ConnollyNews staff

The Town of Sidney has decided to move ahead with a controversial development that could see a four-storey condo built on Fourth Street.

Around 200 residents showed up at Tues-day’s public hearing, which forced the meeting to be moved from the town’s coun-cil chambers to Sidney’s fire hall.

A vast majority of the crowd was opposed to the project, citing concerns such as park-ing and the size of the proposed develop-ment.

However, council decided to go forward with the development.

Mayor Steve Price said council has been trying to encourage a broader range of housing in the town.

“We can only have so many $1 million, $2 million homes, and if we don’t try to pro-vide a broader range of housing, then our town would virtually die, because every-body (can’t afford) that price range,” Price told the crowd. “That’s why we lowered it and it has worked.”

The original proposal for the multi-storey building at the corner of Fourth Street and Oakville Avenue was for 17 residential units and commercial space on the ground floor. The plans were later revised to 11 units by developer Norm Verbrugge of Norman Homes after council sent the plan back. Council had heard concerns about the pro-posed building’s height, lack of parking and exterior design.

Among the most vocal opponents of the plan have been its direct neighbours Sue and Ken Groom.

The Grooms submitted a petition with 371 signatures asking council to vote against the zoning amendment application.

“This current zoning is our security blan-ket to protect our real estate investment, our home, my home,” said Mr. Groom, later adding, “I want you to know I don’t feel my real estate investment is safe here.”

A small minority of people in favour of the development also voiced their opinion at the meeting.

Sidney resident Phil Wooster said the design is attractive and could increase the values of surrounding properties.

He encouraged council to approve the development as well as similar projects.

“We’ve got an aging demographic, (aging) necessitates this type of housing within walking proximity to services and ameni-ties, and the core of Sidney is where that’s going to happen,” he said.

After council heard from the public, the developer spoke on his plan for the

approved development. Verbrugge said after staff came to him

suggesting a three storey building, he crunched the numbers but couldn’t make it work.

“For the amount of square footage we can do, for the value of the finished product in this location, the numbers simply don’t work,” he said.

“It was a financial no-go.” Coun. Cam McLennan spoke in favour of

the development, noting the location of the building is an area that can accommodate higher density housing.

“At the end of the day, it’s in the down-town core,” he said.

“I’ve measured it -- it’s 212 feet from Bevan Avenue, and that’s pretty close to the down-town core. Bevan is growing. We have to grow, we’ll continue to grow.”

Verbrugge said he anticipates construc-tion will begin this summer.

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Canyon countryThings were done a little differently at country star George Canyon’s concert Monday night. The Pictou County man answered questions from the audience and asked them to pick from a list of songs, which he then performed during the first half of his show. After the break, Canyon played songs off his recently released album, I Got This.Carlie Connolly/News staff

Council moves forward on controversial project, citing need for density

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There’s a common thread woven through many of the industrial businesses included in the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Com-merce Tours of Industry – the ability of local compa-nies to achieve on the world stage.

One of those is Redlen Technologies in Central Saa-nich.

They were a stop on the seventh annual Tour of Industry held Jan. 22 and quickly made it clear they take their business seri-ously. In addition to a pro-hibition on photography in most of their Saanichton location, much of their man-ufacturing processes could not be revealed.

Redlen grows semicon-ductor crystals which they fabricate into high resolu-tion radiation sensors, used in high-performance medi-cal and security imaging equipment ranging from breast cancer detection to baggage scanning and dirty bomb detection.

Redlen was created in 2000 by Bob Redden and Brian Lent (hence, Redlen). Senior vice-president of operations Jim Balcom says Redlen spent the first 10 years experimenting with how to grow these very

unique and challenging crystals, including sending experiments into space on the space shuttle. Having finally figured it out, Redlen has spent the last five years commercializing the tech-nology, and the company is now growing at 50 per cent per year.

With patents on a vari-ety of their products and in-house trade secrets, Redlen is more than dab-bling in large, international markets. Balcom said their high-res sensors are now used in nuclear cardiology, breast cancer detection and image guided surgery. On

the security side – Redlen’s products are key compo-nents in baggage scanners and hand-held radiation detectors, which Balcom said were used by security officers during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancou-ver. Balcom said Redlen is “only beginning to scratch

the surface of a combined $1.5 billion worldwide radia-tion sensor market.”

Just as flat panel display technology has completely displaced the old clunky cathode ray tube technol-ogy, Balcom expects its sen-sor technology to ultimately displace the incumbent scintillator crystal technol-ogy used in today’s medical and security imaging sys-tems.

During the tour, Redlen’s director of manufacturing Steve Bonham took peo-ple through various stages of the process – without revealing certain propri-etary details, of course. In essence, ingots of high purity metals – cadmium, zinc, and tellurium – or CZT as they refer to it, are blended together in clean rooms to maintain their purity, and grown into per-fect crystalline structures over a period of several weeks in one of the 150 fur-naces that they have on site for this purpose.

Once the crystals are ready, they are cut into wafers of various thick-nesses, polished to a mir-ror finish, metalized, and turned into scrabble tile-sized sensors – some of which can run as much as $10,000, depending on their final application. Redlen uses a variety of high-tech

machines such as magne-tron sputterers, electron beam evaporators and 3D printers to accomplish its work.

Redlen’s technology offers many advantages, Balcom said. It is more sensitive, enabling lower patient dosages; it deliv-ers higher resolution, for improved diagnostic image quality; and it is faster, enabling better machine utilization in hospitals, for reduced health care cost. He said many other prod-ucts are still in the research and development stage and will be ready for the medi-cal tech market by 2018 or 2019.

With products on the market now – and with many more prototypes in the works – Redlen Tech-nologies is helping advance sensor technology around the world.

“It’s inspiring for us who work here to know that we’re making the world a healthier and safer place,” Balcom said, referencing their X-ray and medical scanning sensors.

Redlen continues to grow. Balcom said they added 40 people over the last three years, and expect to hire 10 more in 2016.

“We are one of the area’s best-kept technology secrets,” said Balcom.

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Novel night planned as Panthers chase playoffs

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Jim Balcom of Central Saanich’s Redlen Technologies, speaks about one of the company’s products.

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Fans of the Peninsula Panthers will be for-given if they think there’s an extra team on the ice Friday night against the Westshore Wolves at Panorama recreation centre.

Panthers players will have distinct looks depending on whether they’re coming or going as the team unveils a unique set of alternate jerseys in celebration of last year’s Hockeyville experience.

The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League club will sport two-sided sweaters, with the front featuring the colours of the

Vancouver Canucks while the rear resem-bles the San Jose Sharks.

The Panthers will use their own logo on the front but add the crest of the Peninsula Minor Hockey Association on one shoulder and a Panorama Recreation Centre logo on the other.

The game is being billed as “Peninsula Minor Hockey Association and Fan Appreciation Night” but the contest itself is also a critical matchup as the teams

jostle for playoff positioning.With only two games left in the season,

the Panthers still have a shot to pass the Wolves and secure second spot in their division.

“We have done this game for many years and it is my favourite game of the season,” Pan-thers owner Pete Zubersky said on the team’s website.

Friday night will provide another emo-tional moment as the charity Help Fill a Dream makes a surprise announcement

between periods.“We really don’t want to give away any

of the details at this point,” Zubersky said. “Safe to say that we have done quite a num-ber of presentations over the life of the hockey club and this one ranks up there with any of them. The person does not know it will happen but I know that it will be a shock and thrilling. We really want to have a packed house for the game, there is just so much happening and all of it is so absolutely positive.”

The puck drops 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12, at the Panorama Recreation Centre.

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A beacon of hope.That’s the concept of

My Help Book, a popu-lar print publication that aims to help people who find themselves easily lost in the laby-rinth of online informa-tion, says author Cyn-thia L'Hirondelle.

Having worked in various capacities throughout the vol-unteer and non-profit sectors, she has been involved with various groups and causes either as a board mem-ber or volunteer her-self.

She has also worked in administration for a number of organiza-tions.

“And I was always putting together little booklets with a par-ticular focus so there would be a booklet on the issues of mental

health, or a booklet for parents, or a booklet for women, that kind of thing,” she told the PNR.

L'Hirondelle would curate informa-tion about available resources that people could easily use instead of relying on the Inter-net.

“Sometimes it's just overwhelming when you go to search for

information on the Internet. It's not that the informa-tion isn't there -- it is there -- but then so often it's like looking for a needle in a hay stack,” she said.

When she stopped doing a d m i n i s t r a t i o n work, she began taking part in elder care for her par-ents.

L'Hirondelle, who started 3 Penny Publishing in 2010,

thought it would be a good idea to publish a community resource guide.

After receiving feed-back on a test run, she put out the first edition of the book in 2014.

A lot of people might not be aware there is a digital divide, L'Hirondelle said.

Many people have access to the Internet

and the tools needed to do so, but there are also many others who don't.

According to L'Hirondelle, 27 per cent of people in this region fall into what Statistics Canada con-siders low income groups and don't have good digital access.

Along with seniors, My Help Book has been popular with people in helping professions, L'Hirondelle said.

“The main purpose is so that people can quickly find help for life problems or life oppor-tunities. I put a lot of thought into the cate-gories, and also to not provide too much infor-mation,” she said.

My Help Book sells for $2.50 and is avail-able at bookstores throughout Greater Victoria, including Tan-ner's bookstore in Sid-ney.

Help you can hold in your handA project to alleviate flooding and

better manage invasive species is underway for Maber Flats in Central Saanich.

The municipality, which acquired the land in 2015, will create gaps in the existing berms on the Highfield Road allowance to reestablish preex-isiting drainage patterns.

Central Saanich is also looking to enter partnerships with regional groups for ongoing management of invasive plants in the area.

The municipality also issued a Request for Proposals for detailed designs of a drainage facility. The cost for the work is expected to be $135,000.

“An (economic analysis of improv-ing drainage) determined there were positive economic benefits for farm-ers, meaning that they could prob-ably get on their fields earlier and they could have crops that stay on the fields later,” said chief adminis-trative officer Patrick Robins.

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2016 Five Year Financial Plan will be discussed. All meetings will be held on Tuesdays in Council Chambers, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC. Budget Backgrounders and agendas for the meetings will be available at www.centralsaanich.ca Meeting dates are subject to change and the meetings typically start at 7 PM. February 23, 2016 Budget Introduction, Water/Sewer Utilities March 1, 2016 Departmental Presentations March 8, 2016 Departmental Presentations March 29, 2016 Capital Program Overview April 5, 2016 Budget Recap, Policy and Projects April 12, 2016 Budget Recap, Policy and Projects (if needed)

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OUR VIEW

It was wonderful to have the chance to speak to our elected officials at Tuesday night’s public hearing – so massively attended it needed to be moved to the fire hall – and many took advantage of the opportunity to express their views.

My only regret is that, hamstrung by arbitrary rules, (council will not make its views known, disclose its deliberations or respond to ques-tions), our representatives never had a chance to address the gath-ering. What a lost opportunity to share their thought processes with us, to explain the reasoning behind the decisions that are distressing so many of their constituents.

It is for this reason that I am sug-gesting that instead of the sched-uled one-on-one meet’n’greet on Feb. 29, we all gather at 6 p.m. in a room large enough to accommo-date, say, 200 people, and let’s talk, all of us together. Let’s discuss, as responsible, well-intentioned mem-bers of the community, what we want for our town, what is possible, and what the challenges are.

We know that council has to make difficult decisions, and we believe they want what’s best for the city, just like us. But for politi-cal harmony, it’s critical that we, the voters, understand the reason-ing behind their decisions, and it’s important for us to have a voice.

This would be an opportunity for council to explain their think-ing to their constituents, why they make the calls they do. What don’t we understand about the issues that they can educate us about? A well-explained rationale may well convert many minds to their point of view – or perhaps they will see

a side to an issue that they hadn’t considered before. Open communi-cation, even among those that dis-agree, would surely return our town to harmony, and council could get on with their business without mut-tering dissent.

This is a small town and we’re all friends and neighbours. Together we can work this out.

Judy MoscovitzSidney

An April Fool in February?Who would believe that another

shopping centre is being proposed right here next to Sidney!

Don’t we have more than enough shopping options?

What about all those empty stores in Sidney? Another traffic nightmare, more stores for lease – And what about the land? Is there no value to the land? Was it not the purpose of the commission to pre-serve agricultural land and encour-

age farming?Sure, you can read, “a high qual-

ity agricultural base has long been the cornerstone of B.C.’s farm econ-omy and is an important resource for the future” – there it is, printed in black and white, in a document from the Agricultural Land Com-mission – but those are words that don’t mean anything, as we have learned before. Yes, let’s get rid of the last remaining portion of valu-able farm land and look ahead to an uncertain future that leaves us with less money to pay for more imported groceries from untrusted outside sources! Monsanto will love us for that.

In the ALC decision, we read that the “commission did not believe the land had much potential for agricul-ture” yet, at the same time, we can read that this portion of land has “good agricultural capability” and it is “capable to produce a wide range of crops.”

A piece of fruitful land, where greenhouses could provide fresh vegetables and fruit trees could pro-duce a wonderful harvest!

Were there even little lambs graz-ing? No, it was just a dream.

Those who make the decision don’t think that land has any value, so why preserve it? Another shop-ping centre is what is most needed. Just conquer one more Disney-like road of confusion and you can enjoy the unique shopping experi-ence you were waiting for…

Or maybe tomorrow I will wake up to find out it was an early April Fool – let’s hope so!

Hildegard HorieNorth Saanich

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In recent weeks, you may have seen news about papers shuffling resources or even shutting down after a century in business.

These reports are troubling to everyone who believes newspaper journalism plays a fundamental role in the health of our democratic society.

But what needs to be made clear is that all newspapers can’t be painted with the same broad brush.

Yes, the present state of the industry is much different than it was in the past. There was a time not too long ago when newspapers were the dominant source of all of your information.

People would pick up a daily paper to read about the weather, their stock portfolio, major league sports and events occurring in far away places. That information is now readily available online so it’s not really surprising that much of the shine is off papers that relied on generic wire copy (syndicated content that often appeared across media platforms, including TV and radio).

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This is Valentine's Day, and I hope all you gals receive half a dozen loving cards from unknown suitors.

It makes an inter-esting day, even if it is pouring rain,and you've just had a phone call to tell you that your account is overdrawn at the bank.

Which reminds me of a terrible day when I had gone to the bank to arrange a loan to buy a house, and was told ''that not only would I be unable to borrow money, but that my account was already overdrawn.”

I was certain there must be a mistake, but left the bank confused and badly frightened. I had progressed about half a block when I heard a voice calling my name, and a bank employee caught up to tell me that there had been a mistake,and I was not overdrawn. My dear mother had died years before from a heart attack. At that moment I nearly did the same.

I have been making a list of all the wild fruit

and vegetables avail-able to us here on the Saanich Peninsula

It is probably a little early for most of these, but it won’t be long now until they will be available – free if you’ll do the picking.

I have always loved to find wild food, that the Almighty has pro-vided, free!

Untilled, unpruned, just waiting to be found.

• My precious hus-band, who had been a city dweller until he moved to B.C., wasn't keen on my idea of all the good things avail-able if you knew where to look.

He refused to try “Shaggy manes” mush-

rooms, although I assured him, they were edible, and proved it by cooking and eat-ing several while he watched for me to fall over unconscious, frothing at the mouth, and groaning.

He had his cell phone in his hand ready to call an ambu-lance.

• It will soon be time for the “nettles” (as kids we called them “stinging nettles” as they did sting you unless you held them tightly, or wore garden gloves to handle them) These are very like a wild spinach, but with a slightly sharper taste (delicious).

Possibly the least foreign in taste would be the “Fiddle heads” a type of delicate fern found in wet areas often alongside a stream.

Don't try these until identified by someone familiar with them, as the common fern (bracken) is mildly poi-sonous.

Wild mushrooms are another delicacy, but, once again, you need

proper identification.I used to make pretty

sure by finding them under large trees,their inner dividing walls being pink, their height two inches or slightly less,their cap a delicate tan.

If in any doubt, for-get it!

Just go to the grocer and buy a few grown commercially.

You are probably safer with the wild fruits: blackberries, black caps, salmonber-ries, huckleberries, the sour purple Oregon grapes (they make a wonderful tart jelly, great with chicken) wild crab apples, wild strawberries (small, hard to find, but deli-cious, eaten as you pick them.)

It is also a lot of fun, finding these wonder-ful gifts showered upon us by Mother Nature, and ignored by most of us.

Possibly safer that way, of course. I'd be horrified to cause anyone indigestion,or worse.

If in any doubt, don’t eat it!

Wild treasures all around

Helen LangOver the Garden

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Central Saanich has begun its public engage-ment process for the Keating Business Corridor Analysis.

The municipality awarded Stantec Consulting with a $65,000 contract to analyse issues affecting the vital transportation corridor.

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With the majority of the first run of her self-pub-lished cookbook sold, Sidney author Francesca Hutson is collecting recipes for a second title.

Hutson, her husband Doug and his daughter Corrina Darke collaborated on Love in a Wooden Spoon, a collection of meal recipes that Hutson has been collecting most of her adult life. It was pub-lished in July 2015 and today, more than 300 of the original 400 books have been sold. It’s an encour-aging result for Hutson, who decided to create the book after being encouraged by family and friends.

“All my life, if I was anywhere out to eat, and (the food) wasn’t as good as mine, I would always say something,” she said. “So, one time, someone told me ‘Fran, you should open a restaurant or a deli.' But I never did it.”

Instead, a friend encouraged her to try a cook-book. Doug said they talked about it and eventu-ally, took a leap of faith.

“We did some research,” he said, adding they looked into what was needed and how much self-publishing would cost. "And we thought, why not? And decided to give it a shot.”

They started col-lecting recipes in Jan-uary 2015 and went to Doug’s daughter, a publication designer with InspireU Design-ing. One of the hard-est parts of the pro-cess, Hutson said, was selecting the reci-pes that would make it into the book.

Darke gave the cou-ple categories and they had to select what they thought were some of the best in each: appetizers, meats, salads, breads, for example. Among the stipulations they had when creating the cookbook was that the recipes should be simple to follow and the ingredients available in a typical home.

“Most people, when they are looking through this cookbook, will find that they have the ingre-dients handy,” Hutson said. “There is nothing too complicated in here.”

The book is designed for the home cook, Hutson said, adding nearly every recipe has its roots in big family meals.

Hutson has a large extended family and, for years, she would host large meals – during special occasions or just to help feed relatives who were visiting.

“And many in the family still talk about those meals today,” Doug said.

Cooking for 20 people wasn't unusual through-out the years, Hutson said.

And today, she said she still loves cooking and is always learning something new, whether that be different recipes or how to make ones she has better.

That’s why, with the majority of her first cook-book sold, and a flood of positive comments about it, Hutson is already considering making a second one.

For now, however, Love in a Wooden Spoon is doing well for Hutson. It’s being sold online at loveinawoodenspoon.com.

“Most people, when they are looking through this cookbook, will find that they have the ingredients handy. There is nothing too complicated in here.”

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That's the message B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake is taking to the first meeting between provincial ministers and the new Liberal government in Vancouver next week.

Lake said B.C.'s objection to the health care funding formula adopted by the former Conservative govern-ment in 2011 was that it was based on popula-tion, with no age com-ponent.

“As you age your health care costs become higher and higher,” Lake said.

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per-capita transfer actually was a disad-vantage for popula-tions that were older, such as British Colum-bia, and much more of an advantage to popu-lations like Alberta that are younger.”

Lake and Premier Christy Clark noted that B.C. is on track to double the number of hospice beds for termi-nally ill patients, to help keep up with the aging baby boom popula-tion and those who are

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The previous for-mula was introduced by former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, who in 2004 agreed to six per cent annual increases to provin-

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After the Conserva-tive majority govern-ment was elected in 2011, then-finance min-ister Jim Flaherty tied health care increases to economic growth, with a minimum increase of three per cent per year, to begin in 2017.

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Health ministers across Canada say expanding commu-nity and home care is the best way to serve a growing senior popu-lation, but total home care hours declined last year in three out of five B.C. health regions.

That’s one of the find-ings in the first annual report on seniors’ ser-vices by B.C. Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mack-enzie.

Despite growing senior populations

across B.C., the report found the total hours of home support deliv-ered to clients was down four per cent in Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal health regions, and down 11 per cent in the area served by North-ern Health.

Fraser Health, the largest region by pop-ulation from Surrey through the Fraser Val-ley, had a seven per cent increase in hours in 2014-15, the fiscal year that ended last March. Interior Health, including the Okanagan

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Mackenzie said there has been an increase in seniors served by home care workers in most regions, but the hours received by each

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“That validates to a large extent what peo-ple are saying, which is ‘I can’t get meal prep, they cut my bathing, they cut out my house-keeping’,” Mackenzie said.

Health Minister Terry Lake, who emphasized the need to move away from the acute-care hospital model to com-munity and home care at a recent health minis-ters’ conference in Van-couver, said the report is “a snapshot,” but acknowledged there is

more work to do.Lake said the 11 mil-

lion hours of home care support provided last year is up 35 per cent since the B.C. Liber-als took office in 2001, and the number of cli-ents served is up 29 per cent.

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Lake added that the new federal govern-ment has made a com-mitment to invest more

in home health care. He said he is encouraged by Mackenzie’s finding that 96 per cent of B.C. seniors have a regular family doctor.

The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union said Mackenzie’s report “paints a pic-ture of a system that is headed in the wrong direction.”

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

WORKLINK is offering a Job Search program for eligible Non EI adults living in West-shore, Sooke and Greater Vic-toria areas(except Sidney); 4 wk in class program with work experience option. Starts March 7th. Call 250-474-2598.

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LOST BRACELET in the vi-cinity of Willows Beach. If found please call (250)381-5836.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

LOG SCALER Fully licensed for full time job - Nanaimo area. Inventory management/computer skills favorable but will train suitable candidate. Tremen-dous growth, opportunity, and learning environment. Duties may include but not limited to: metric & scribner scaling, weight scaling, custom log sorting, inventory mgmt - land and water, water scaling, etc. Email: [email protected]

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Inclusions Powell River is hiring Residential Support Workers f/t, p/t and casual positions - Adult & Children’s residences.For more information visit:

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THE 292 SENIORS Travel and Social Group is looking for a driver for our 5 spd manual bus on 3-4 day monthly tours. Honourariam. Requires class 2. Call 778-265-7663 if you are interested.

THE Co-operators is looking for 2 Insurance/Financial Ad-visors in Victoria. These won-derful opportunities involve servicing our existing clients while also focusing on the mul-ti-line insurance opportunities that exist. Particular emphasis will be placed on growing the life and wealth portfolios. For more information to apply, email: [email protected] / 604-742-5007

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SOCIETY of Saint Vincent de Paul Kirkpatrick Warehouse Vacancy: Full time position (1) Work Hours: 7.5 hrs/day, 5 days per week (Open Tuesday – Saturday. Must be able to work Saturday) - Benefi ts upon completion of 6 month probationary period - Criminal Record Check required Skills: - General duties include pric-ing and customer service - Lift and move merchandise bins (weight: 20-30lbs) as required. - Job description available upon request. Interviews will be granted to applicants con-tacted. Please email resume to [email protected] or drop off in person to: 6761 Kirkpatrick Cres

VOLUNTEERS

BOYS & Girls Club Services seeks enthusiastic volunteers to help them stage a Mad Hat-ter’s Ball on Saturday, April 2, 2016. It is an amazing event Westin Bear Mountain that needs volunteers in a variety of roles. The fundraiser bene-fi ts children and youth who need the Club’s preventative programs. Imagine helping a child build a world where they are supported and encouraged to believe - just like Alice in Wonderland - that almost everything is possible! Please call 250-386-2269.

CNIB IS looking for volunteers to be part of their Vision Mate program. Vision Mates provide 1-on-1 community based sup-port to someone in their com-munity that has vision loss. Volunteers visit for 2 hours/week and help with things like reading, organizing, accompanying on walks/er-rands or socializing. Please call 250-386-2269.

THE SALVATION Army ARC seeks kitchen and dining vol-unteers to help in the kitchen or to help set up and serve lunchtime meals while being a friendly face at mealtimes. If you have experience prepar-ing and serving meals and are able to build connections with people, please call 250-386-2269.

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

WANTED 5 speed bicycle for lady Senior to rent for 2 mths. Call (250)655-4905.

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REAL ESTATE

APPRAISALS/INSPECTIONS

HOME INSPECTOR? You have a realtor and a lawyer; don’t wait to fi nd an inspector. Call Terry at 778-533-0333 or check on line at: chewkahomeinspections.com

RENTALS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

PARKING SPACE near Lans-downe Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (or more for long-term). Chris, 250-595-0370.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

MARINE

BOATS

SAILBOAT - FIBERGLASS Spencer 31’ design by J. Brandmayr/ Philbrook Ship-yard, Victoria. Inclds water tanks, roughed in interior. Farymann engine 24 HP, ba-last, keel etc. $12,000. kijiji #1112486288, 250-723-8967 [email protected]

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

CARPENTRY

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Interior fi nish, weather proof-ing, decks, fences, laminate fl rs, sm jobs. Reasonable. In-sured. 250-857-1269.www.jeremiahscarpentry.com

CLEANING SERVICES

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ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. Work Guaran-teed. Any size job. Call (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

FENCING

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

GARDENING

20% OFF! Mowing, aerate, pruning, hedge/shrub trim, yard cleanup. (250)479-6495.


GARDENING

I AM looking for up to 5 more customers for regular lawn cuts to start this spring. Chris (250)858-2055.

MIKE’S LAWN and Garden. Clean-ups, pruning, weeding, & more. Senior’s discounts. Free estimates. 250-216-7502.

OVER 20 years experience-Design, edging, clearing, prun-ing, lawns. Reasonable rates. Call Andrew 250-656-0052 or 250-857-1269.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-380-7778 GRAND Xterior Cleaning. Repairs, Gutters, De-moss, Roofs, Windows, Power Washing.

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HANDYPERSONS

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

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

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.

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.


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LANDSCAPING

CUSTOM LANDSCAPING by Design- let us build your dream! Free estimates. Call (250)391-0688.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, fi replaces,fl agstone rock, concrete, natural & ve-neered stone. Replace, re-build, restore, renew! Free competitive est. www.cbsma-sonry.com; Call (250)589-9942, (250)294-9942.

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(250)858-6747. WRIGHT Bros Moving & Hauling. Free Est $80=(2men&3tontruck)Sr Disc.

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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.


PAINTING

HIGH QUALITY and FAST. Professional Painting. $20./hr. Free est. Glenn 778-967-3607.

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

SAFEWAY PAINTING

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PLUMBING

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PRESSURE WASHING

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

UPHOLSTERY

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Jamshed promises a memorable evening this Valentine’s Day when it performs its unique brand of East-ern European-inspired jazz at St. John’s United Church in Deep Cove.

Featuring Tony Booker on piano, Kate Rhodes on violin, and Alex Olson on bass, Jamshed takes the

stage at 7 p.m. as part of the Jazz Vespers series.

The series continues on March 6 with Karel Roessingh, Monik Nor-dine and Joey Smith.

On April 3, the Victo-ria Chamber Jazz Quar-tet performs Claude Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio.

Jazz Vespers services

begin at 7 p.m. in St. John’s United Church at 10990 West Saanich Rd., across from Deep Cove School.

There is no charge for admission, though an offering will be taken to cover the cost of the musicians and the Ves-pers program.

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Craig Henderson Trio perform tonight in Victoria


The Craig Henderson Trio will be quite the busy jazz group these next few months, with a new EP and a planned performance at the Cal-gary Stampede.

But first, the North Saanich group will per-form a compilation of love tunes tonight (Feb. 12) at Hermann's Jazz Club in Victoria.

The trio -- Craig Hen-

derson on vocals and piano, Gordon Hender-son on guitar and Bill Kent on double bass -- are playing a Valen-tine's Day weekend double bill, with Victo-ria jazz vocalist Susan-nah Adams.

The two acts are plan-ning a duet together, singing They Can't Take That Away From Me by Frank Sinatra, and Unforgettable by Nat King Cole,

With two different styles of jazz -- Hender-son singing Great Amer-ican Songbook mate-rial while Adams sings more traditional jazz music -- the concert promises to be quite the show.

On Saturday, the trio will play at the Univer-sity Club at the Univer-sity of Victoria before finishing the weekend on Sunday, at the First Unitarian Church of Vic-toria, as part of the Jazz Vespers performance of My Funny Valentine.

This summer will mark the second time the trio has performed at the Calgary Stam-pede.

They've also been busy working on a new recording, which Henderson said will included six songs.

Their first attempt at recording a CD was in 2013, but Henderson said the new, self-titled album will include six of their strongest songs yet.

The EP will include drums, horns and strings and cover songs from greats such as Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra.

Henderson said they hope to release their EP in March.

Jamshed to play Jazz VespersTrio hits stage Feb. 14 at St. John’s church

Big year ahead for local jazz band

Craig Henderson

Carlie Connolly/News staff

Sounds of CubaLatin Grammy winner Alex Cuba performs a song off his latest album last Sunday at the Mary Winspear Centre.

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Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Sidney will hold Public Hearings in respect of Bylaw No. 2102, being the proposed amendment to Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1920 and Bylaw No. 2104, being the proposed amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 for the Town of Sidney. The details of the respective amendments are noted below.All persons who believe that their property is affected by the proposed amending bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws at the Public Hearings to be held at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Written submissions can be received at the Town Hall prior to 4:00 p.m. on February 22, 2016 or at the Public Hearings themselves.The properties which would be affected by this application are:Location:

Civic Address: 2248 Ardwell Avenue (a portion of), and 10364 Resthaven DriveThe lands that are subject to the bylaws are as shown hatched on the plan below:

Bylaw No. 2102 – Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1920 AmendmentThe purpose of Bylaw No. 2102 is to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1920 by changing the designation of the subject properties from Neighbourhood Residential (RES-1) to Intensive Single Family Residential (RES-2).Bylaw No. 2104 - Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 AmendmentThe purpose of Bylaw No. 2104 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 by rezoning the subject properties from Single- and Two-Family Residential (R2) to Comprehensive Development Zone 41 (CD41).The above noted amendments are required in order to subdivide the properties for detached residential dwellings. A Development Permit would also be required prior to subdivision approval.To view plans and staff reports related to these amendments, please go to www.sidney.ca then click on “I Want To…” → “Find Out About” → “Active Development Applications”.Copies of the proposed bylaw and all background documentation may be inspected during normal working hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from February 10, 2016 to February 22, 2016 at the Sidney Town Hall, 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1Y7. Further inquiries may be directed to the Development Services Department, telephone 250-656-1725 or by email at [email protected] may be submitted by mail or email to the addresses noted above and must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the Public Hearings, Monday, February 22, 2016. All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda.First Advertised February 12, 2016Second Advertised February 17, 2016 Corporate Officer

Town of SidneyNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGSBYLAWS NO. 2102 AND 2104

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When your needs change, your home may need to change with them.

Homeowners are constantly living through change. From empty nesters who just don’t need the space, and couples or parents who use home equity to travel or pay for children’s tuition, to seniors moving into retire-ment facilities, downsizing can be a new reality. It can also be stress-ful, but downsizing specialist Anney Ardiel said there are ways to ease that transition.

“Most of my clients are (primarily) 80 or older; downsizing from a big home where they raised their kids, to a condo,” she said. “It’s definitely a thing that has negative connotations, but (all) it means is you have more stuff than you can fit into your new space. Sometimes we are downsizing

from 3,000 to 700 square feet, so a lot has to go.”

Ardiel, who runs Act Together Moving Services, said the first place to start is the space you have in the new place. She encourages people to think about their current lifestyle, and in that respect, some items that have been accumulated will natu-rally eliminate themselves, based on usage or lack thereof.

Many downsizers don’t keep a for-mal dining room, she added, so the big dining room table and hutch are often among the first big items to go.

“The next step is deciding if family members, (perhaps) younger family members might love a dining room set? If family doesn’t want it, you can sell it,” she said. “The market is flooded, so you won’t get as much value, but you will still be able to send it off to a new home and make a little money.”

After starting with family and then trying to sell, a good option, she said, is to donate any excess goods to those in need.

“With that process, very little will end up in a dumpster or landfill.

And it’s surprising how much can be donated with the different organiza-tions. A lot of people think they have trash, but they could be treasure to somebody.”

Potential donation options include Salvation Army thrift stores, Bea-con Community Services, Women in Need, and Ardiel’s own namesake Anney’s Closet.

Anney’s Closet, a project under-taken by the Soroptimists Interna-tional Victoria Westshore chapter, provides free household goods to women of all ages who are clients of various social service agencies and are making a fresh start. It was founded when Ardiel saw youth just out of the foster system, and single mothers, barely have anything to furnish their living spaces. Some seniors, on the other hand, were on the opposite side of the scale.

“We set up a shopping spree from donated lockers … to help (women) furnish their new homes,” she said. “It could help someone start a new life.”

What to do when less is really morePreparing to downsize your home and assets when the time is right

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

Contact us to share your story and it just might help someone else going through one of the biggest events of their lives.

You can call the editor at 250-656-1151, ext. 128 or email [email protected] to share your ideas.

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Items that may seem to be destined for the dump, such as building supplies, piles of wood, nails, screws, tools and other items, can be donated.

Other examples include passing along yarn to knitters and craft clubs, and donat-ing sewing machines to local theatre compa-nies for costumes.

Ardiel said matching up the items with the right recipient is some-thing a downsizing spe-cialist like her can help with.

“I think the very best tip … is to try to enjoy the process. Give things you no longer need to someone that really needs them,” she said.

“Try to make a differ-ence to someone’s life and it will make you feel better about down-sizing.”

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VICTORIA21 Ontario Street, From $699,900 Saturday & Sunday 1-3Macdonald Realty Conrad Nyren,250-589-9520 www.dallaspointe.com

302-103 Gorge Road, $279,000MLS 360134,Saturday 1-3Newport Realty Sandy Berry, 250-385-2033www.sandyberry.ca

80 Saghalie Road, From $409,900Daily 12-5 BosaProperties, 250-382-2672www.bosaproperties.com

2005-620 Toronto St., $354,000MLS 359324Sunday 2-4Newport Realty Robert Buckle, 250-727-1246

1000 Inverness, From $259,900Saturday & Sunday 1-4Victoria Real Estate TeamSteve Nguyen250-883-2715www.sophiaresidences.ca

OAK BAY1198 & 1204 Hewlett Place, $3,888,800MLS 359041 & 359050,Sunday 1-3 RE/MAX Camosun, Jason Leslie250-478-9600www.realestatevi.ca

VIEW ROYAL104-121Aldersmith Place, $298,500Sat.1-2 Royal LePageCoast Capital RealtyMark McDougall, 250-477-5353

31-300 Six Mile Road, $369,900 MLS 359531,Saturday & Sunday 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Alison Stoodley, 250-477-7291

1900 Watkiss Way, From $259,000Sat & Sun 12-4 RE/MAX Alliance Ron Neal, 250-386-8181www.ronneal.com

SAANICH EAST774 Rogers Way, $898,000Sat.1-3 RE/MAX CamosunJason Leslie250-478-9600www.realestatevi.ca

4079 Dawnview Cres., $798,000Sat & Sun 1-3 Sutton Group West Coast Realty Fred Lerch, 250-889-2528 www.fredlerch.com

915 Walking Stick Lane, $1,295,000MLS 360167,Sat. Feb. 13, 2-4Jordy Harris, 250-385-2033Newport Realty

207-5329 Cordova Bay Rd., $659,000Saturday 12-2Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Mike Garman 250-896-7099www.garmangroup.ca

2335 Queenswood Drive, $1,775,000Saturday 2:30-4:30Sotheby’s International Realty Canada,Scott Garman, 250-896-7099www.garmangroup.ca

WEST SHORE2216 Harrow Gate$698,500Sat 3-4 Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty250-483-3562Mark McDougall

2997 Lakewood Place, $615,000Sat., February 13, 11-1DFH Real Estate Ltd.Mike Hartshorne,250-474-6003www.mikeandjenn.ca

1219 Clearwater Pl., $389,900Saturday, February 13, 2-4DFH Real Estate Ltd.Jenn Raappana, 250-474-6003www.mikeandjenn.ca

103-2060 Troon Crt., $499,000MLS 359652, Saturday, February 13, 2-4Sotheby’s International Realty CanadaBrad MacLaren,250-727-5448www.bradmaclaren.com

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