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Climbing the wallsCentral Saanich’s Boulders Climbing Gym athletes set records on the weekend, page 17

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Assistant Fire Chief Mike Harman (from left), Lt. Aaron Kary, Firefighter Kory Coward and Sidney Fire 100 Year Committee President Darrin Blinko. Pry bars and the Jaws of Life are only some of the tools these volunteers use on the job.

At the of our communityHeart

The annual Hearts of the Community volunteer awards were handed out Tuesday.Today, the News Review presents the final three people and groups who work to make the Peninsula a better place.Stories start on page 3.

Steven HeywoodNews staff

Traffic along Sidney’s Beacon Avenue is not going to change.

Ending a long public consulta-tion process, town council voted

Monday to maintain the current mixed traffic direction on the downtown street.

Approximately a year ago, a study of local streets and traffic patterns contracted by the munic-ipality, suggested more work be

put into whether Beacon should maintain its mixed one-and-two-way flows or be made into a full two-way street as it was prior to 1997.

Beacon Avenue is two-way from the highway to Fifth Street.

It becomes one-way heading east from Fifth to Second streets before returning to a two-way route again to the east of First Street.

A group of business owners, led by Denis Paquette, formed the Sid-ney Traffic (later changed to Tour-

ism) Improvement Group (STIG) and started the conversation on changing the street back to a two-way pattern.

Sidney says no to traffic change on BeaconBeacon Avenue will remain a mixed-direction street after survey results revealed little support for change

PLEASE SEE: Beacon process set, page 4

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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2014

HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2014

AWARDS CEREMONY HELD FEB. 25 AT THE MARY WINSPEAR CENTRE

KRISTAL UNDERWOOD

Kristal Underwood has taken a role in expanding local knowledge of her community among her peers

on the Saanich Peninsula.She grew up on the Tsawout First

Nation and during her time at Bayside Middle School, earned a SENCOTEN lan-guage award for the hard work she dem-onstrated while learning the language of her traditional community.

“I have witnessed her growth and efforts given to her education,” said Philip Tom, Stelly’s Secondary educa-tion assistant. “[Her] peer leadership skills are beyond her age,” Tom said in his nomination letter. “She has experi-enced challenges and worked through

them with dignity and respect.”Underwood didn’t stop at middle

school. When moving up to Stelly’s Sec-ondary, she petitioned her peers to ask the school to teach the Saanich First Nation language (SENCOTEN) to stu-dents in Grades 9 to 12. She was suc-cessful and would later be asked to give a speech in the SENCOTEN language at the Strength of Woman conference at the University of Victoria.

A volunteer tutor of Grade 6 students, Underwood — who was only in Grade 8 at the time — offered her support twice a week. She has been involved in stu-dents leadership groups at Bayside and participated in anti-bullying programs

that reported on how the student body from Bayside, Stelly’s, Parkland Second-ary and North Saanich Middle School interacted with each other.

This year, Underwood is organizing her first two-day workshop on bullying prevention with Grade 6 to 8 students at Bayside.

“I feel Kristal should win a Hearts award because she has so much to offer to her community,” said Tabita Mark, one of her nominators. “She is a great inspiration to her peers and respected by our First Nation elders.”

Underwood said she believes in vol-unteering because of what she gets back in return. — News staff


Kristal Underwood was recognized for her work in the community.

Kristal Underwood earning the respect of her peers

Photos by Devon MacKenzie/News staff

Emcees Steven Heywood (far left) of the PNR and Penny Thomsen (fourth from right), Beacon Community Services board chair, join the 2014 Hearts of the Community award winners. From left: Sage Broomfield, Melissa Rickson, Kristal Underwood, Darrin Blinko and Mike Harman of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department, Shelagh Bell and Graham Debling. More photos can be seen at the PNR’s Facebook page.

Left: Penny Thomsen and Steven Heywood join award winner Shelagh Bell.

Right: Piper Scott Ringrose of 443

Squadron leads the procession into the

Winspear Centre.

Emcees Penny Thomsen and Steven Heywood congratulate Outstanding Youth Award winner Sage Broomfield.

Town Crier Kenny Podmore makes the official introduction of the Awards event, held at the Mary Winspear Centre Feb. 25.

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STIG claimed such a move would make the downtown more acces-sible to visitors and in general improve eco-nomic fortunes. By the

time the Town held a public open house on the matter in January, STIG spokesperson Steve Duck indicated the group did not expect the Town to pur-sue change at this time.

Surveys from the open house seem to back that up. Seventy per cent of all respon-dents (1,380 in all) to the survey stated they wanted Beacon Avenue to remain as-is. This

result led council on Feb. 24 to put an end to the matter for now.

Councillor Mervyn Lougher-Goodey had led the vote last year to shelve discussion on Beacon Avenue. He

said Monday night he was disappointed there wasn’t a crowd on hand to see these results.

“It was a long pro-cess,” he said. “As a councillor, I spoke with people from the pre-

vious administration about their reasons for making it one-way.”

Lougher-Goodey said he asked himself, what has changed?

Issues of trucks being able to load and unload without disrupting traf-fic were top of mind, said Lougher-Goodey. He noted that making Beacon fully two way would have meant no left turns and fewer parking spots, not to mention “the minor inconvenience of cost.”

Town estimates placed turning the three-block section of one-way street into two-way would have cost around $250,000.

Lougher -Goodey, despite his overall opposition to chang-ing Beacon’s traffic flow, noted that 21 per cent of business own-ers stated in the survey they strongly oppose Beacon remaining a one-way street in those three blocks. Lougher-Goodey said with nearly one-third of local businesses opposed to that, he thinks it will still be an issue in years to come.

Coun. Steve Price

said this extra public consultation effectively delayed other street work the Town had planned.

“It may cost us time to do those street improvements for the business people in Town,” Price said. “We’ve set ourselves back a long way in pro-moting our own town.”

Mayor Larry Cross said he was pleased the question of Beacon Avenue traffic went to the public.

“There are issues,” he said, “and we don’t want to minimize those concerns.”

One of those, he con-tinued, is the use of two ‘Do Not Enter’ signs that some business owners feel is directing people away from the downtown core.

Council voted not to take further action on traffic change on Bea-con and vowed to use the survey results in any discussion regard-ing planning in the downtown and water-front area.

The survey results will be posted to the Town’s website, www.sidney.ca.

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Beacon process set the Town back a long way, says Price


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HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2014SIDNEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

HEARTS OF THE COMMUNITY AWARDS 2014SAGE BROOMFIELD

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

Creating an environment of inclusion, caring and community is what Sage Broomfield has done for students at

Claremont Secondary.The Grade 11 student has been instru-

mental in the creation of School District 63’s first Best Buddies program — an inter-national organization whose mission is to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for friendships and leadership development for people with disabilities. She got involved with the pro-gram during her first year at Claremont in Grade 9 and has since grown the program significantly.

“As soon as Sage saw the opportunity she stepped forward,” explained Randy Stetson, an integration support teacher at Claremont and one of Sage’s nominators.

“We were able to match five special needs students with peer buddies in that first year and established a caring com-munity in the school with 12 peer buddies who met, got to know, greeted in class and in the halls and attended community activi-ties with special needs students.”

After her first year of being involved with the program, Broomfield attended the Best Buddies Leadership convention in Van-couver to get ideas on how group mem-bers’ experiences could be improved and enhanced. Now in its third year, the Best Buddies chapter has grown to include 10 buddies with increasingly complex needs and over 20 peer buddies.

“Not only is Sage an outstanding role model but she also handles the organiza-tional responsibilities of the group,” added Stetson.

As well as being involved with the Best Buddies group, Broomfield is also involved with Claremont’s student government and Key Club, as well as Free the Children and African Grandmothers.

“If you ask for help she just comes with you, no questions asked,” said teacher sponsor of the Claremont Key Club, Ruth Wadsworth.

Broomfield said she enjoys volunteering

her time because of the connections she makes and the feeling it gives her.

“Volunteering is such a positive way to spend your time and I have learned so much, made so many special connections, met so many amazing people and cemented lifelong skills while doing it,” she said.

Special needs support teacher Stephanie Riedstra, sums up Broomfield’s impact on the Claremont community.

“Sage has an incredible ability to bring people together,” Riedstra said.

“She is so warm and genuine that she connects with everyone. You always know she can bridge that awkward moment to make people comfortable and diffuse a dif-ficult situation. In the halls, in the class-rooms and in the community, Sage’s pres-ence makes it possible for everyone to feel good about being together.”

Broomfield was given the Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award and the $1,000 Ardena Simpson Hearts of the Community Scholarship during Tuesday’s Hearts of the Community Awards ceremony.

Teen creates a sense of community for her peersArdena Simpson Hearts of the Community Scholarship

The Ardena Simpson Hearts of the Community Scholarship was started in 2002 by Simpson’s family after she died. Simpson was a nurse with a distinguished career that included working at the Mayo Clinic and as Director of Nursing at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Victoria. The $1,000 scholarship is given annually to a youth volunteer on the Peninsula.

Submitted photo

Sage Broomfield was the recipient of the Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award and a $1,000 scholarship.

Firefighters giving so muchThey are involved in food drives, fun-

draisers, school and adult education programs, tours, community events

and parades.Oh, and they also put out fires, res-

cue people in trouble and generally run towards danger when most people would go the other way.

Members of the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department were recognized for their ded-ication to the community with a Hearts award on Feb. 25.

“The Sidney firefighters have been volun-teering their time and putting their lives on the line for the community for 100 years,” wrote Jim Tweedhope, the fire Chief, in his nomination form.

Of course, he’s not the only one singing their praises as the department celebrates its centennial in 2014.

“They keep our community safe,” added nominator Cheryl Young.

“(Volunteering) is a way to give back

to the community,” added Debbie Fowler. “If we did not have volunteers, our com-munity would not be the great place it is today.”

As Sidney grew from 600 people in 1914 to more than 11,000 today, the fire depart-ment grew right alongside and adjusted its equipment, training and membership to ensure people’s safety — from fire preven-tion activities and rescue services, to emer-gency medical services.

Volunteers with the department sacri-fice time with friends and family when they train and are called out in times of emer-gency.

This shows they are willing to give of more than just their time to help ensure the overall safety of their community.

“Without volunteers,” said Tweedhope, “there are many important services that the community would do without. Firefight-ing is only one.”

— News staff


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Despite some softening in the cost of housing recently, our attrac-tive west-coast corner of Canada

remains among the most costly of loca-tions for aspiring home owners. Partic-ularly for those with lower-to-modest incomes, Greater Victoria continues to provide a huge financial roadblock to home ownership.

Yes, every municipality continues to discuss this issue; and yes, most seem willing to support creative solutions. But few developers are providing them. A key exception is the Janion micro-loft project on Wharf Street. With more than half of the 113 units priced at less than $150,000, the smallest 243 square foot unit started at $110,000. When advance sales opened last Novem-ber, buyers camped out overnight to plunk down their deposit; more than 100 units were sold within days.

That project provides proof of a pent-up demand for similar units which can be offered at about half the price of typical condos, yet still yield the devel-oper a profit. The Janion condos represent only about five per cent of the condo units scheduled to come to market in the next two years. Greater Vancouver is seeing a substantial increase in the number of micro units being built. Why do we lag behind in satisfying this obvious market demand?

On the Peninsula, numerous businesses com-plain of an overwhelming need for affordable hous-ing solutions to attract and keep their workforce. Sidney’s recent housing bylaw is an important

step which encourages development of secondary accommodation but where on the Peninsula are micro-condo units to be found?

Perhaps councils need to consider modest incentives to attract developer interest in providing more micro-condo and perhaps, even micro-townhouse, projects in our municipalities. Victoria for instance, has long used a success-ful property tax incentive system to promote the restoration of its historic properties. Why can’t we come up with comparable incentives to provide much more affordable home ownership for our

young, and even for many seniors.Granted, micro-condos are a solution for the sin-

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Increasing housing affordabilitySteven HeywoodNews staff

• Banners will be going up in the Town of Sidney this spring, celebrat-ing the 100th anniversary of the Sid-ney Volunteer Fire Department. The Town selected the Sidney Fire 100 Year Committee for the 2014 Down-town Banner program. The Commit-tee plans to sell banner sponsorships to the business community, helping raise money for their anniversary plans this summer.

• Mayor Larry Cross said he doesn’t expect “spectacular change” in the Capital Regional District’s Transportation Plan, but the town will review it in any case.

“The challenge is for us in the outer areas is that the demand is large,” Cross said. “We are always demand-ing that there are adequate transit services out on the Peninsula.”

The draft Regional Transportation Plan sets out proposed plans and developments for the next 25 years.

• Sidney will hire Insituform Tech-

nologies Ltd. to extend the life of the Town’s sewer pipes. For $124,209.97, the company plans to use cured-in-place lining in the pipes, using a trenchless construction method — meaning roads won’t have to be dug up. The work should give the sewer lines 40 to 50 years of extra life.

• Council backed an Advisory Planning Commission recommenda-tion to favour a new design for the proposed Anacortes Ferry terminal toll booth replacement. The Com-mission selected option B after pro-ponents were asked to redesign the structure following neighbour com-plaints. The proposed design and other options will go to a public open house for feedback. Watch the PNR or ww.sidney.ca for dates and times.

• The Advisory Planning Commis-sion also recommended approval of a rezoning request at 9651 Third St. to allow the subdivision of the exist-ing property. On it would be devel-oped four, small lot, single family homes. The Commission laid out a series of conditions to the developer first, including a landscaping deposit, offsite works and neighbour notifica-tion.

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SIDNEY — Next month, Rock.It Boy Entertainment and 100.3 the Q present AC/DC tribute band Bon-fire Saturday, March 8 at the Charlie White Theatre.

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Devon MackenzieNews staff

Stelly’s Secondary School students and two special guest groups are holding a fundraising concert next week in sup-port of the Community Arts Theatre at Stelly’s Society.

The Coffee Concert, featuring Stelly’s band and choir students as well as the Sweet Adelines and the Village Squires takes place March 5 at 7 p.m. at the school. Ticket proceeds ($10 each at the door) will go to the new theatre project spearheaded by past Stelly’s music teacher, Jan Heinrichs, who began work a few years ago on a project to expand the school’s theatre.

“The school needs a new theatre so badly,” Hein-richs said, adding that the society’s vision for the project sees a new theatre at the school as a com-

munity asset, not just a school asset.To that end, she’s been working on

planning fundraisers and concerts like the upcoming Coffee Concert to sup-port the expansion project.

“The City of Gardens Chorus (Sweet Adelines) is thrilled to support Stel-ly’s fundraising event for a new com-munity arts theatre,” said City of Gar-dens Chorus Engagements Chair, Nancy Townsend.

“We look forward to showcasing our a cappella four-part harmonies, ringing chords and dynamic choreography [at

the concert] on March 5.”For more information about the Sweet Adelines

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• Canadian Tenor Ben Heppner is at the Mary Winspear Cen-tre Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a glass of Champagne or wine with the pur-chase of your ticket and a meet and great with Heppner after the show. Tickets available online at marywin-spear.ca or call 250-656-0275.

• Lorne Elliott in A Night full of Humour, Music and Wit on Monday March 31 at 8 p.m. at the Mary Win-spear Centre. Tickets, $26.25, available by calling 250-656-0275.

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It is hard to believe attracting tourists to Sidney and the associ-ated economic benefits they bring, is a priority for this council. If it was, they would not be seriously considering the proposed condo development on the town’s last remaining piece of undeveloped waterfront (Seaport East).

This is extremely valuable prop-erty, not just in raw land value but in what a suitably developed waterfront could do to showcase our town. This potential is recog-nized and envisioned in the Local Area Plan. It is very disconcerting that approximately five years after approving this plan, council is ignor-ing this plan’s vision for our water-front.

The developer’s open house was nothing short of a dismissive effort towards obtaining public input on their application for a zoning amendment. If this is any indication on how future information and pub-lic input will be handled then I have my reservations that we will get the open process and opportunities for input that the mayor alludes to, without a fight.

Ed EastSidney

Flaws highlight surveyThis letter is in response to Mr.

Trelford’s letter entitled What was

the Point of a report on a Report? I would respectfully like to correct Mr. Trelford’s interpretation regard-ing the events at the Feb. 3 council meeting in which Mr. Spring Har-rison was denied the opportunity to present his findings.

First of all, Dr. Smith is an esteemed professor at UVic’s school of business and not a reporter. Sec-ondly, Mr. Harrison was attempting to present Dr. Smith’s critique of the consultant’s report which has been considered by many North Saanich residents to be highly biased and, therefore, of little value. Thirdly, Dr. Smith’s final remarks were worded in strong language, in that he said “In my opinion, the convenience nature of the sample, and significant limitations in the question wording and measurement scales (answer choices) in this particular survey warrants significant caution in mak-ing key administrative or policy decisions based on the results of this survey.”

What has bothered those who believe a well planned and informed housing implementation policy be based on a survey that everyone could accept, is that it has now been based on this very flawed sur-vey. Apparently this was the wish of the majority of the councillors who voted to silence Mr. Harrison.

L. WingateNorth Saanich

Selective protocol Re: Delegations for New Council

Issues Only, PNR, Feb. 20.What was learned from Councillor

Mearns’ recent letter was that he now believes my request to make a presentation on Feb. 3 was inappropriately placed on the agenda.

However, not once during the deliberation, did he, in supporting councillor Daly’s motion, make any objections about meeting protocol while at the same time, removing me from the agenda.

As those who view the webcast will see, Mr. Mearns and his compatriots only complained about the presenter, not the placement on the agenda or the topic of the presentation.

Interestingly, at a council meeting on April 2, 2012, John Upward was placed on the agenda under the same section — Petitions and Delegations. It was a presentation from an individual and contained no new information.

Neither Mr. Mearns nor his colleagues complained about breaches of protocol then.

Mr. Mearns’ letter is a disgraceful attempt to pass off an assault upon freedom of speech as a new appeal, after the fact, to “meeting protocol”.

Springfield HarrisonNorth Saanich

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If the amount of teenagers represented in this year’s Hearts of the Community volunteer awards is representative of the commitment of young people, then the Saanich Peninsula has a lot to cheer for.

Volunteers of all ages and walks of life took centre stage at the 16th annual Hearts of the Community Volunteer Awards this week, sponsored by Beacon Community Services and the Peninsula News Review. Six would win the coveted honours and there were 20 people nominated in all.

The volunteer work being done on the Peninsula is wide-ranging and almost immeasurable in

value. While it might be hard to quantify those efforts, we all would certainly feel the impact if there were suddenly a lot fewer volunteers.

Behind the scenes of most of our community events, workshops, fundraisers and social evenings, are volunteers. They are the willing folks who step up when other sources of funding or organization are left wanting. If they did not do it, we would have to do without some of the extra that the Peninsula enjoys in its spare time.

That’s why it’s refreshing to see seven of the 20 nominations were youth who are already making a difference among their peers. Three of them won awards this year — and the nomination committee (which the PNR is part of) had a heck of a time deciding the finalists.

It’s testament to the good work being done by teens in our community.

It also shows that there is hope for the future of volunteerism in the face of struggles to entice people to give of their spare time. Volunteer burnout is a very real thing and to keep events humming right along, new blood is needed to maintain that overall passion for making the Peninsula a better place to live, work and play.

Becoming active volunteers today bodes well for the day that these youth embark on their careers, build their lives either here or abroad, and have in their hearts the spirit and willingness to volunteer for an activity or cause they feel passionate about.

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From First Nations in BC to Vikings from Scandinavia, some of the world’s most fascinating peoples and places are featured this spring and summer at the Royal BC Museum.

VikingsThe museum welcomes the much-an-

ticipated exhibition Vikings: Lives Beyond the Legends May 16 to Nov. 11, featuring hundreds of rare Norse artifacts, including jewellery, swords, axes and clothing. Challen-ging commonly held beliefs about the Vikings, the exhibition offers insights into domestic life, death rituals, mythology, the symbolism of their ships and more.

Fun, interactive learning tools for all ages include � lms, audio sagas and traditional board games. Learn how to dress a Viking, about boat burial archaeol-ogy, cosmology, how to build a Viking boat, the runic alphabet and much more!

A host of complement-ary programming is planned, some in partnership

with the University of Victoria. Family-friendly activities include The Vikings are Here, a mar-ket re-creation from the Society for Creative Anachronism and a Night at the Museum Sleepover, plus � ve-day Vikings summer camps in July and August.

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Our Living Languages Turning closer to home, Our Living Lan-

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guage audio map of BC and area exploring the disruption of First Peoples languages. Learn a greeting in First Nations languages and in the cradleboard theatre, nestle into a woven basket cocooned by women’s voices sing-ing lullabies and telling stories – in their own languages – for full immersion effect.

Don’t Miss EventsNature and photography buffs will want

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Coming up this summer is Festivals on the Plaza at the Royal BC Museum precinct, for the � rst time, a venue for Victoria International Buskers Festival and the Chalk Art Festival. Free activities are also planned for Astronomy Day and the Aboriginal Festival.

All this and much more awaits at the Royal BC Museum this spring and summer – come explore! The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays from May 23 to Sept. 27. See What’s On at www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca

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LooksAs part of the 2014 redesign, Toyota went about setting up a slightly different look for each of its trim levels. Sold as an SR5, Limited and Platinum, each has a variation of the oversized front grille. The wheel openings are now larger and squarer, fram-ing wheel sizes ranging from 18-inches on the SR5 and Limited and 20-inches on the Platinum. The Tailgate has a soft open feature, stopping it from slamming down, that is fantastic but there is no side step or ladder into the bed the way Ford and the new GM trucks have. Sold as a regular car, double cab or Crew Cab, there is a model for most buyers.

InsideJust as the outside was redesigned to have a unique character for each trim, the inside mimics this idea. The Platinum model I tested is covered with a diamond pattern, or quilted look used on the leather seatbacks, side door inserts and dash front panel. It

is a step up from the lower trims but not nearly as supple and luxurious as the new batch of interiors from Ram and GM. Those trucks, in particular, have almost luxury-sedan interiors that make the driver forget they are in a truck. The Tundra, in comparison, is a bit stark, featuring a hard, simple plastic dash and door pieces that don’t compare. The centre screen is smaller than many competitors are, and the screen embedded in the instrument cluster is small. What has been improved is the overall layout of the centre console. The back seat is massive and flips up with just one hand to make room for interior storage. I found the last Tundra to have a very high seating position that limited headroom. This new 2014 seems to have a better seating position, no longer crimping headroom for taller drivers.

DrivePowering the Tundra are two V8 gasoline engines. The base model has a 4.6L V8 with 310hp and 327 lb.-ft. of torque. The larger 5.7L has 381hp and 401 lb.-ft. of torque. This is one area that the Toyota cannot compete; there is no V6 offered and no diesel (Ram only), which the domestic makers do offer. By limiting the available engine options and not having a heavy-duty model that will certainly diminish the

number of domestic buyers willing to give Tundra a try. On the road, I was surprised at just how rough the ride is in comparison to the all-new GM trucks, which really are like driving a big sedan. I would also place the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 a very close second in ride comfort. The Tundra is choppy on rough roads and the noise level is on the high side. Toyota claims to have im-proved ride quality on this refreshed 2014 model but I am not a fan of the ride.

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The man from BMW once called me a hooker.Surprisingly, I wasn’t that offended. I actually laughed at such a descriptor, as did everyone around me.I didn’t feel so bad because I wasn’t the only one in the group labelled thusly at the brand’s Driver Training; a full day of driving 3 Series sedans (back then) to im-prove our own car control. I didn’t have too many years of driving experience back then but I unfortunately had picked up a few bad habits on the road.What’s a ‘hooker’ accord-ing to the instructors at the German automaker’s training? Someone who hooks his or her hand into the steering wheel when making a turn. It’s a big boo-boo and not an effective way to drive. It’s also totally unsafe should an accident occur in the process. Needless to say, pointing out the ‘hooker’ in me caused me to change my habits for the better. And in the most recent instalment of learning car control with BMW, no such noun was used when relat-ing to my technique. Thank goodness.It’s -15 degrees at the ICAR track in Mirabel, Quebec. The sun is out and there’s a lineup of all-new 435i coupes just begging to be driven.Some are equipped with the brand’s all-wheel drive system. Some are rear-wheel drive. Regardless, I’ll have my way with both configurations by the end of the day, so to speak.The adventure is better known as the Winter Driver Training program, offered exclusively at the ICAR location. That said, you don’t need to own a BMW to participate. Learning car control in less than perfect circumstances is available to all who have $795. In my opinion, it’s money extremely well spent.The day starts out with an in-class session that goes over theory. We’ll practice manoeuvres with and without electronic help, to put both power and performance to the test. Oh yeah.You might ask what is the point behind putting one of BMW’s latest products

sideways on an ice track in subzero temperatures. My initial answer is only three letters long and to the point: fun. But that’s only a byproduct of the impetus behind the program that started back in 1977 and is now offered in 35 countries.The main goal is safety. It’s designed to introduce driv-ers to techniques that might help correct the car if it is not doing what you want it to for whatever reason. For example, if your wheels are pointed in one direction, but your car is going straight ahead, what should you do? That’s called understeer. The instinctual thing to do is keep adding more steering, but that won’t help. Ease off the throttle and try to straight-en your wheel so your tires can regain grip.

Or, if you feel the back end of the car breaking loose, how do you wrangle it in? You counter-steer and don’t lift off the throttle. It sounds easier said than done, but the techniques do work.Putting yourself and the 435i through the paces in a safe and controlled envi-ronment is the best place to learn. If you spin out, you’re not going to go into oncoming traffic. You just stop, turn the car around, and keep going.Heck, if you knock over a few cones, no one will judge you either. It’s all part of the process.There are also dynamic braking exercises that teach you how the car reacts when you have ABS, and what you can do in these conditions. You’ll even learn reverse 180s.Head instructor Philippe Létourneau says, “People learn a lot more when they’re having fun.” I agree.If people walk away from the course with a couple of newly established driving habits that make them overall a safer driver, that’s ideal, he says.However, if your face doesn’t feel stiff from smil-ing, or your abs don’t hurt from laughing, perhaps you weren’t trying hard enough.

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Tires are one of the most important features of the truck when it comes to improving its ride.It is vital to make the right choice and then maintain them so they last. Before you choose the best tire for your truck, it is essential to

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tact area with the ground, thus giving your truck a better grip, both on and off road. Your truck’s handling becomes easier because of the bigger tire width. On the other hand, the same wider truck tire will make more noise and may decrease the fuel efficiency of the truck. Wider tires can also slip more when it rains, not that it rains much in Vancouver. The size of the rim is a personal preference. The larger sized rims are pop-ular today. Just make sure that the rim and truck tire you choose will fit inside the wheel well of the truck, and don’t forget to upgrade your brakes to help stop this increase in weight. The wheel rim width varies from truck to truck. It can be custom made to suit both on and off road driving

conditions. The wheel rim width is rounded off to the nearest half inch of the tire. Usually, the best choice is to have the rim width at about 90 percent of the tread width of the tire.The most important safety aspect of maintenance on your truck is to keep its tires intact and in good shape. A blown tire can cause an accident in an instant. The number one cause of the tire wear and tear is incorrect tire pressure. All the tires on the truck should have consistent air pressure to carry the weight equally. Adequate air pressure is important for a good tire life, handling, and traction. Look through your owner’s manual, on the sticker inside the driver’s door, or look on the tire itself to find the correct air pressure that you need to maintain them.

Seasonal changes can affect the air pressure of the tires. Cold temperatures are re-sponsible for dropping the air pressure of the tires, and warm temperatures are re-sponsible for increasing the air pressure. A 10 per cent swing in the temperatures causes a one pound change in the air pressure. Sudden changes in temperature are a good time to check the pressure of the tires. You can reduce the wear and tear by rotating tires often. Rotating keeps the wear balanced and can help in slippery and wet conditions. A simple rule about rotating your tires is to do it on every other oil change. Doing this on a consistent basis, will make the tires last longer and allow a comfortable ride for many, many kilometres.

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Peninsula Track and Field Club will begin its 2014 season in March when enrolment starts for both new and returning members.

Although its Masters group athletes have continued their Satur-day morning practices throughout the winter with the emphasis on the throwing events, for the younger ath-letes Spring training will see them return to their running, jumping and throwing as the warm weather returns.

While efforts con-tinue in fundraising to replace the aging surface of the current track, the Club will still provide the essential coaching and develop-ment services which have started thousands of young Peninsula and Greater Victoria athletes on their road to district, provincial, national and interna-tional success over the last 40 years.

The basic cadre of Club coaches will again be leading the training sessions, but the Club will also be looking for additional coaching assistance in sprints, jumps, hurdles and middle distance run-ning for the 9-12 year

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CENTRAL SAANICH — The Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) held a local Difficulty and Speed Competition at The Boulders Climb-ing Gym last Saturday and local athletes came away with medals and record times to show for their efforts.

Czech climber Libor Hroza, who came to Boulders in December to train, set a new gym record of 6.038 seconds last Saturday while win-ning the Open Male cat-egory.

Hroza’s time was impressive, as it was just 0.16 seconds off the world record of 5.88 seconds set by Russian climber Evgeniy Vayt-sekhovskiy in 2012. It is also the second quick-est time posted by Hroza during competi-tion, his best being that of 5.99 seconds that earned him a first place finish at a Speed World Cup event in Arco, Italy in 2013.

At just 26 years of age, Hroza is one of the top speed climbers in the world, currently

ranked second behind Stanislav Kokorin of Russia.

He had silver medal performances at 2013 Speed World Cup events in Chonqing, China, Perm, Russia and Mokpo, Korea and a third place finish at the 2013 Speed World Cup event in Ekaterin-burg, Russia. He also won the 2013 European Speed Climbing Cham-pionships in Chamonix, France.

Perhaps even more impressive than Hro-za’s time Saturday is the influence he is having on other speed climbers that train at The Boulders.

All Boulders’ climb-ers who competed Sat-urday posted personal best times during the competition and Boul-ders’ climbers swept gold in 13 of the 15 age categories in the Speed competition.

This includes brother and sister duo Robert and Alison Stewart-Pat-terson of Kamloops.

Robert won first in the Junior Male cat-egory and in the pro-

cess, set his own per-sonal best time and a new Canadian men’s record of 7.550 sec-onds, bettering his pre-vious mark of 8.06.

Alison was victori-ous in the Open Female category and set a new Canadian women’s record of 12.28 seconds with one of her climbs, bettering the mark of

13.38 she set at the 2013 IFSC World Youth Championships.

Other Boulders’ climbers with first place Speed finishes included Brennan Doyle (Youth D Male), Sylvie Mayhill (Youth D Female), Aidan Doyle (Youth C Male), Elena Moss (Youth B Female), Aaron DiLallo (Youth A

Male), Catherine Kave-laars (Youth A Female), Evelyna Trottier (Junior

Female), Nate Corsi (Recreational Male), Athena Fowler (Rec-reational Female) and Jeremy Moss (Experi-enced Male).

Boulders’ climbers were also successful in the Difficulty categories at Saturday’s competi-tion, taking gold in five categories.

Leading the way was Nanaimo’s Elan Jonas-McRae who won the Junior Male category, topping both routes climbed during the competition.

Other Boulders’ climbers with first place finishes in Diffi-culty included Brennan Doyle (Youth D Male), Mathias Bell (Recre-ational Male), Alison Funk (Junior Female) and Marina Steele (Rec-reational Female).

Silver medal finishes

for Boulders’ climbers in Difficulty also went to Aidan Doyle (Youth C Male), Nate Corsi (Recreational Male), Christina Compton (Recreational Female) and Alison Stewart-Pat-terson (Open Female).

Saturday’s compe-tition at The Boulders was the second of four sanctioned Difficulty and first of two sanc-tioned Speed competi-tions that will ultimately lead to the SCBC Pro-vincials in both at The Boulders on April 5.

Next up will be a Dif-ficulty competition at the Richmond Oval on March 14 and a Diffi-culty and Speed com-petition at The Rock Wall in Maple Ridge on March 22.

— Submitted by Chris-tian J. Stewart/Boulders

Boulders climbers dominate at SCBC competitionNew gym speed record established during last Saturday’s competition at The Boulders Climbing Gym

Peninsula Track back in March

Christian J. Stewart/The Boulders

Speed climber Catherine Kavelaars is all smiles after a successful climb in Saturday’s SCBC Speed competition at the Boulders Gym. Kavelaars won the Youth A Female division.

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Don’t think of a proposed brick wall at Tulista Park in Sidney as any kind of barrier to family fun.

Think of it as a way that new playground equipment can be pur-chased, helping refurbish the park for the entire community.

The Sidney Lions Club is hop-ing to raise $70,000 to pay for new playground equipment in Tulista Park. The new gear, says Brian Dunic, secretary of the Lions Club, will replace the exist-ing wooden structure with more modern equipment. The plan, he continued, is to build a memorial wall near the playground made of bricks. The Lions hope people will buy a brick (they come in various sizes) in remembrance of a loved one, or with their own name — or with just about any message one can think of — to help build the wall and raise enough money to replace the playground equip-ment.

The Lions, celebrating their 50th year as a chartered club in 2014, were approached by the Town of Sidney more than two years ago, Dunic said, and asked if they’d be interested in the proj-ect. For their 40th anniversary, the Lions replaced another portion of Tulista Park’s playground equip-ment and it’s still there.

Their goal, said Lion Bob Orchard, is to raise the money and have the work completed by Sid-ney Days in July.

Their plan coincides with the Town’s own plans to fix up the park and playground this year. The new equipment would be accessible and placed on soft and impact-absorbing material on the

ground — much like the surface at the outdoor exercise circuit near the Sidney North Saanich Library.

“It will be an anniversary gift for the community,” added Lion Aly-son DesLauriers.

She said the project will fix up Tulista Park and help keep it a local — and visitor — favourite on the Sidney waterfront.

The brick wall itself, Dunic noted, will be about the height of the existing memorial wall near Sidney’s Bevan Avenue Pier, and just a little longer. The campaign to sell the bricks to build the wall has already started. To get yours, contact Lions Don McIvor at 250-652-6207 or Brian Dunic at 250-655-1077.

Building a wall to help children play in the parkSidney Lions hoping to raise $70,000 for new playground equipment


Sidney Lions Alyson DesLauriers, Brian Dunic and Bob Orchard at Tulista Park. The club hopes to raise $70,000 to replace outdated playground equipment.


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Building legal suites into new homes has been com-mon practice with local homebuilders in recent years, especially on the West Shore, the region’s hotbed of residential development.

But are Greater Victoria home buyers thinking dif-ferently these days when it comes to suite shopping?

Young families anxious to get into the housing market, or people looking to move up in size or move to a more desirable location continue to seek homes with rental suites constructed to build-ing code standards.

On the West Shore, buy-ers of homes built with suites are more frequently purchasing them with no immediate need for renters, says Realtor Jason Leslie, estimating that number at roughly 50 per cent.

“Some people buy a home with a suite as an insurance policy, in case they need the extra income,” he says.

Where a dozen or so years ago a legal suite was a trump card for agents – there were relatively few around, but numerous ille-gal suites – these days Leslie frequently finds himself edu-cating potential buyers on the advantages of a second kitchen, or using the suite as an entertainment centre.

Using rental income to

help with mortgage pay-ments remains the number one reason for choosing a home with a suite, but the way buyers are looking for such homes appears to be changing.

Marshall Berkin and his wife, Monique, are clients of Leslie’s who recently moved into their custom-built home on the edge of the Rockland neighbourhood.

They were previously liv-ing in a 1,200-square-foot condo in Fairfield near the water, where they grew to love the lifestyle the area afforded. Things became

became cramped when the couple had their first child and they began looking for something larger.

They looked at homes around the Capital Region, including some “beauti-

ful homes” in North Saan-ich, but ultimately decided to build, with the idea of including a rental suite for extra income.

“Older homes weren’t what we were interested in

… we wanted to buy some-thing new,” Berkin said. “But there’s not a lot of new homes in the downtown core area. It became a trad-eoff: do we go to View Royal, do we look at the Western Communities? In the end we decided on Oak Bay or Fair-field.”

They could have moved into a ready-made larger, new home further out from the city centre, and not had to go through the hassle of building. But ultimately, they found a way to make it work closer to the region’s core, which better suits their work commitments and their lifestyle.

It also worked well for Monique’s mother, who moved into their suite.

For buyers who want other options for homes with legal suites, the City of Victoria has led the way in the region in opening up existing housing stock for such projects.

City planner Brian Sik-strom says since 2007, when barriers were removed to the creation of new second-ary suites – parking require-ments and home age restric-tions were lifted – more than 200 units have been built.

In neighbourhoods such as Fairfield and Gonzales, newer suites can fetch hefty rents, making homes in those areas more affordable.

But for those people will-ing to trade a commute for the opportunity to own a new or near-new home with the option of renting part of it out, communities further from Victoria’s core have plenty of supply.

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payments, they can help you qualify for the loan.

It can make your home more saleable – If you ensure the suite is well maintained, by

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come moving time.

Have another set of eyes watching your home – Being on good terms with your tenant can help with security during times when you

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Marshall Berkin, left, his mother-in-law Janice Dorman, son Quinn, 3, and wife, Monique, stand in front of their recently completed home on Richmond Road. The Berkins built a suite above the garage for Dorman.

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