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School showcaseStelly’s Secondary School opens its doors to the community on February 13, page 3

Steven HeywoodNews staff

As Sidney politicians vowed to keep open minds on the subject of traffic patterns on the main street, one proponent of change said it is unlikely that the street would be changed any time soon.

Steve Duck, owner of the TIDES Group and mem-ber of the Sidney Tourism Improvement Group (STIG), says he feels public input will come out in support of the existing mixed street configuration. STIG has been trying to convince business owners and municipal council of the merits — in both the economy and in tourism — for converting Beacon Avenue back to its pre-1996 two-way traffic pattern.

“The goal was to engage people,” Duck said. “It was more about the discussion and how the street will look in the end.”

Duck spoke at a town-sponsored open house on Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Mary Winspear Centre. Peo-ple were lined up prior to the event’s 4 p.m. start time, which demonstrated the interest in the issue.

Town councillor Steve Price said the efforts of STIG have really engaged the community. While Price said he was trying to keep an open mind and hear what people had to say, the municipality has to take future planning issues into consideration, no matter how the Beacon Avenue direction matter plays out.

“Plans for a new interchange by the Ministry (of Transportation) on the Pat Bay Highway will change all of the different traffic patters,” Price said.

Beacon change unlikelyProponent of two-way street says having the debate with the Town of Sidney is a start

PLEASE SEE: Devil is in the details, page 4

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Former B.C. agriculture minister Corky Evans says he hopes people speak up to save the Agricultual Land Reserve as the current provincial government debates its future.

Speak up to save the ALRFormer agriculture minister Corky Evans calls ALR an accident of timingSteven HeywoodNews staff

Corky Evans says this generation would not be able to create an agricul-tural land reserve in the face of high pressure from land developers in British Columbia.

“If we lose it now,” he told a gathering of local food producers and buyers at the Saanich Fairgrounds Monday morn-

ing, “it’s not coming back.”Evans was B.C.’s minister of agricul-

ture under the NDP government from 1996 to 2000 and has his own farm in the B.C. interior. He said he wants the debate to be non-partisan but added he knows that when he speaks on the issue, he will be tied by some to the NDP. That’s why, he told the audience, people have to speak up if they want to save the ALR.

“The ALR was an accident of timing,”

Evans said, noting conditions were ripe in the early 1970s for it to take shape.

“I came 600 kilometers to speak to you, for if you speak up, no one can bust you for your philosophy.”

Evans said for the first time in 40 years, the philosophy of the ALR is under threat, not just the soil.

PLEASE SEE: ALR support rally, page 3

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“Today’s government has decided to respond (to a Fraser Institute report on the ALR) and review the phi-losophy that land should be zoned for farming.”

That report, he continued, blamed the ALR for Vancou-ver’s high housing prices and suggested farming would be better if it took place outside of the province.

“Something is happen-ing,” Evans said. “This is the moment that if we hold it together, the Fraser Insti-tute’s attitude that it’ll be cheaper to grow (food) in Guatemala is going to die.”

He encouraged as many people as possible in the crowd to be on the lawn of the B.C. legislature on Feb. 10 at noon for a rally to support the ALR. That rally is being held to ask the province to leave the ALR alone, in the wake of media reports that the B.C. Liberals are includ-ing it in its core review.

Evans called the ALR a one-of-a-kind land policy in

North America. He said it caused a lot of

grief among farmers, fearful of losing their wealth when it was first introduced, it helped save land for farm-ing today, when buying local food has become such a huge issue. He noted, how-ever, change could be made

to better support farmers — not just the land they work on.

While the ALR protects farm land in B.C., Evans said it doesn’t protect those who till the soil.

“We have the best defense for zoning of soil in North America, but the least sup-

port for the growing of food,” he stated, saying B.C. has shown the lowest finan-cial returns from agriculture across the provinces for the last 20 years.

As a political veteran, Evans noted that the gov-ernment’s job is to “survive today, not manage down the

road.”“It’s short-term, immedi-

ate and self-interested. It’s a different job than the Agri-cultural Land Commission, which has the job of worry-ing about our children and grandchildren.”

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ALR support rally Feb. 10 at the B.C. legislatureSteven HeywoodNews staff

On Monday the Saanich Fairgrounds was the site of the annual Meet Your Maker business network-ing event for local food producers and buyers.

Farm Folk City Folk, a food advocacy group that holds similar events in Vancouver and the Okana-gan, hosted Meet Your Maker alongside the Island Chefs Collaborative. It was sponsored by a buyer (Save-On-Foods) and by a provider of micro-loans (VanCity Credit Union).

FFCF Executive Direc-

tor Nicholas Scapilatti says the event across B.C. has helped generate more than

$1 million in direct sales for local farm producers.

“We look to help small-

scale producers and pro-cessors make real con-tacts (among buyers) and help provide micro-loans.”

FFCF has been around for 20 years, he continued, with a mission to create a local, sustainable food system across B.C.

The Meet Your Maker events, he said, are a chance for growers to gather, taste their wares, discuss issues and enjoy some socal time.

FFCF follows these events later in the year with its annual Feast of Fields fundrasing event. Learn more at www.farm-folkcityfolk.ca.


Local food producers met with buyers at the annual Meet Your Maker networking event.

Local food growers meet with buyers at Saanich Fairgrounds networking event

Peninsula News in brief

SODC gets grantSIDNEY — The Shaw Ocean Discovery Cen-tre (SODC) received a grant last month to assist with their popular com-munity program-ming.The Centre was awarded the $16,500 grant in December from the B.C. Gaming Commission.“The purpose of the grant is to provide fund-ing to non-profit organizations who are provid-ing programs and services that are of direct benefit to the community. In our case, we provide envi-ronmental pro-grams,” said SODC’s market-ing and sales manager, Chris-tina Smethurst. “The money will be a huge help in funding our Tot Tuesday and Senior Sessions programs, as well as our vol-unteer Oceaneer program,” she added. This is the sec-ond year the SODC was awarded the grant.

— News staff

School hosts open house Feb. 13Devon MacKenzieNews staff

Stelly’s Secondary staff and students are gearing up to showcase the school’s strengths in an open house being held in February.

“It’s the second year we’ve done the Stelly’s Showcase and the reason we like to do it is we like to connect as much as we can with our community,” explained Ryan Braun, a teacher at the school.

“There’s so much going on in this building under one roof, it’s great for people associated with the school, as well as those who aren’t, to get a feel for what goes on in their community.”

During the open house, staff, teachers and students will volunteer their time to showcase the school’s pro-gramming and facilities.

“All of our programs will be represented during the showcase,” explained the school’s principal, Peter

Westhaver.“People will be able to get

a feel for all the opportuni-ties we offer as well as the facilities we have here at

Stelly’s to offer that program-ming in.”

Westhaver added that the focus of this year’s open house is really on bringing in

the community.“The Saanich Peninsula

is a busy community but I don’t think many people real-ize just how much goes on at

our schools,” he said.The school will have all

their various programs doing demonstrations, including things like fibre and visual arts and dance, and facilities like the climbing wall and the science labs will also be up and running.

Visitors are encouraged to do a self-guided tour of the school, and Bayside Middle School parents will also be on hand earlier in the eve-ning to get a feel for the school before the Grade 8’s transition next school year, Westhaver added.

“The open house is not only about people coming out to get a feel for what goes on here at Stelly’s but it’s also a great way for the current students to show-case what they’re working on,” Braun added.

The Stelly’s Showcase hap-pens Thursday, Feb. 13 at the school from 6 to 8 p.m.

A Stelly’s Spirit basket-ball game is also scheduled for the evening at 7:30 p.m. when the Stingers will take on the Parkland Panthers.

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Ryan Braun, a teacher at Stelly’s Secondary (left) and Peter Westhaver, the school’s principal, take a moment to pose for the camera. The school is hosting an open house on Thursday, Feb. 13.

Stelly’s set to showcase their strengths

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SODC was the recipient of a grant for $16,500.

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He was pointing to a years-old planning document that could see a new interchange that would use Bevan Avenue as the main entry into Sidney from the highway — relegat-ing Beacon to more of a local business route. Those plans have been around for years, how-ever, and there’s no guarantee they will come to pass. Price said, however, they have to be part of the

council’s overall plan-ning process.

Coun. Marilyn Love-less said she really wants to hear from everyone on the sub-ject — not just from proponents of certain directions who are pushing their agenda hard.

“We want more infor-mation out there,” she said, “so that both the public and the council can be better guided in a decision.”

Denis Paquette, pres-ident of STIG, said when

it comes to Beacon Ave-nue, the devil is in the details — both in the potential costs associ-ated with change, and in the decision-making process.

Paquette, who has been trying to get Bea-con a two-way route for years, said access is the main issue — no matter how the council decides in the end.

“There’s a whole issue of how it’s not easy to get in and out of Sidney,” he said, adding every day at his hotel

his staff are explaining to people how to navi-gate the mixed two-and-one-way street.

Paquette added he doesn’t want to see any roadblocks to better access of downtown Sidney.

Sidney’s Chief Administrative Officer Randy Humble said public feedback will be collected and used by council in its ongoing debate on the future of Beacon.

Irrespective of the traffic flow, he con-tinued, there’s a long-range vision for the

downtown core — from pedestrian improve-ments to benches and

other beautification. All of these issues were presented at the open

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Devil is in the details when it comes to Beacon: Paquette


Sidney residents and business owners filled a room at the Mary Winspear Centre Jan. 23 to review potential changes to Beacon Avenue.


Denis Paquette, president of STIG, discusses traffic patterns with Town of Sidney staffers Rob Hall, left, and Andrew Hicik during the Beacon Avenue open house on Jan. 23.


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Homeowners who want to build guest cottages on their property in North Saanich will has more opportunity to do so under a new municipal policy.

The District passed a bylaw more than three years ago, says Mayor Alice Finall, allowing guest or caretaker cottages on prop-erties no smaller than one-and-a-quarter acres. They could be rented out to anyone, as long as the main residence on the prop-erty was still occupied by its owner.

This month, the District took steps to reduce the allowable property size to one acre, making even more land available to this option.

“This new bylaw reflects that change,” said Finall. “It’s general intent is to reduce the size of a lot (where a cot-tage of a certain size can be built) and increase the number of zones where they can go.”

She said in the District’s old bylaw, prior to 2010, only a care-

taker or family mem-ber could live in such a structure and owners could not rent them out to the general public.

“We changed that,” said the mayor. “As long as the main dwelling is occupied by the owner, they can rent (a cottage) to anyone.”

What this will do, Final continued, is add the possibility of more

affordable housing options in the District.

Building them is, of course, up to property owners and Finall said

while the new bylaw applies to the entire municipality, she doesn’t expect to see them pop up en masse.

“It’s part of an overall attempt to add affordability and variety in

the types of housing in North Saa-nich,” Finall said, adding she still thinks the municipality needs an overall affordable housing strat-egy to co-ordinate local policy and construction projects.

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Premier Christy Clark has set off a storm of protest by imposing a referendum on new Lower Mainland transportation improvements, timed with the province-wide municipal elections on Nov. 15.

Even if you don’t live in Metro Vancouver, you’re not immune from this long-running saga.

Provincial and federal governments use your tax dollars for the big stuff, including the SkyTrain Canada Line to Vancouver airport and the South Fraser Perimeter Road, a new truck route to port facilities at Tsawwassen.

Clark has promised a bridge replacement for the George Massey tunnel under the Fraser River, which may or may not be tolled like the Port Mann bridge.

The patchwork of Lower Mainland tolls is a growing political liability for the B.C. Liberal government, and if further tolls are avoided, major works elsewhere in the province may be delayed as the budget is eaten up by the big cities.

Clark announced the Massey tunnel replacement in a September 2012 speech to the Union of B.C. Municipalities. In the same speech, she also pledged to complete the four-laning of the last 240 km of the Trans-Canada Highway from Kamloops to the Alberta border. That’s one of the most mountainous stretches of highway in Canada and

the province’s cost was estimated at the time to be $650 million over 10 years. Time will tell if that promise is kept.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone inherited the mess left behind by former minister Kevin Falcon, who took transit authority away from Metro Vancouver politicians. He appointed a board of experts and set up a toothless mayors’ council to rubber-stamp their decisions, after forcing through the Canada Line ahead of a long-promised transit extension to the east.

Local politicians wrangled for years over that eastern extension. They finally settled on surface light rail, only to be overruled by the province, which wanted the vastly more expensive SkyTrain.

The latest rebuke to the mayors’ council was when they decided not to proceed with a costly new electronic fare card system. Falcon reversed that one after taking a junket to London and falling in love with their Oyster card subway system.

All the glitches from TransLink’s new Compass card program will be encountered this summer, just before those mayors go to the polls to face voter wrath.

Speaking of reversals, Stone is now demanding the mayors come

up with their list of priorities for new projects. They are expected to believe their choices won’t be overruled again.

Stone correctly notes that Vancouver wants SkyTrain on Broadway, Surrey wants new surface light rail and other Lower Mainland communities want new road and bridge works. Local governments have a long history of parochial squabbling, getting their pet projects done and then suddenly developing the urge to rein in spending once it’s time to dig deep for their neighbours.

Lower Mainland taxpayers are weary and confused by all this reorganizing and in-fighting. Many likely believe that it is their regional government that has imposed the Port Mann bridge tolls, when in fact that is a provincial highway project over which they had no say.

Clark has made it clear there is no going back from a November referendum on new regional transportation financing tools, a promise explicit in the B.C. Liberal election platform. She hopes it will increase the dismal voter turnout for local votes.

If it does that, it may be worth it. Right now, civic elections are

dismal affairs, with voter turnout and awareness of local issues drifting from bad to worse.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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ALR challenge goes deeper

A former B.C. minister of agriculture pointed out a glaring difference between the land we set aside for farming and the fortunes of those farmers who work it.

We don’t dig what might happen to the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve in the B.C. Liberals’ ongoing core review of government services — yet are we willing enough to dig farmers out of debt or help their businesses grow?

Corky Evans was the NDP’s agriculture minister from 1996 to 2000. Speaking to Saanich Peninsula and Greater Victoria food producers and buyers on Monday, he stated farmers themselves fly under the radar in the debate over whether to preserve the ALR.

When news came out last year that the ALR could face change in that core review (what that change is, is yet to be seen but people are demanding a say in its outcome), people sprang to its defense.

Since 1973, the ALR has ensured B.C. keeps some of its best producing soil in the agricultural land base. This, despite ongoing pressure to use the land for housing or commercial development.

Even with this philosophy of protecting land in place, development still happens and there’s a growing concern about erosion of the ALR.

This angst is manifesting itself in protests and plans to tell the government that residents don’t want any changes to this system. The province faces a hard sell in the face of a growing local food trend and the accompanying economy on which it’s based.

Even if the ALR is left unscathed, Evans pointed out that leaves the farmers right where they were — trying to support themselves by meeting the demand for local food.

Yet, is that demand enough? Are people willing to pay a little more to maintain living and breathing farms in Greater Victoria?

That’s the challenge and it goes deeper than maintaining the status quo on the ALR.

Abandoning cheap food from elsewhere in favour of local production is going to be a tough habit to break in favour of a strong ALR and even stronger local food economy.


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Beacon Avenue is confusing

The two way debate has been raging, and the one thing I hear a lot from people, who as customers don’t spend eight hours a day on Beacon Avenue, is that traffic rarely goes the wrong way up Beacon’s one-way.

As a Beacon Ave. employee, I get the awe-inspiring privi-lege of watching, on average, three cars a day go the wrong way down Beacon Ave.

This isn’t just a tiny hiccup in traffic flow. The two-way, then one-way, then two-way traffic pattern confuses people.

Noel GagnonSidney

Built on farm land

An item on the

agenda for a recent Central Saanich coun-cil meeting seemed interesting. It seems the mayor has written to the B.C. Assessment authority on behalf of the residents of Tanner Ridge, Old East Road and Martindale Valley, requesting a review of their property taxes because of the incon-venience of being neighbours of Founda-tion Organics.

This, after the mayor suggested composting is an approved farming practice. Possibly he should have brought up the fact their sub-division was built on farm land in an area known as the bread basket of Victoria.

As concerned as he states he is for the support of Central Saa-nich farmers, he may have suggested to B.C. Assessment they raise property taxes to Tan-ner Ridge residents.

This could offset the financial losses to the farms from the mas-sive amounts of con-taminated storm water dumped on them. This storm water comes from that same devel-opment that demands the farms of Central Saanich conform to these residents’ ideas of agriculture and farm-ing.

I suppose when a development is between five and 30 years old it has enough seniority to dictate to three, four or five generations of farmers how their businesses should be operated.

Christine DuffieldCentral Saanich

Invest in investigation

The Central Saanich policy of reimbursing farmers whose animals are killed by unknown

dogs seems to me like another example of costs incurred due to lack of policing.

Wouldn’t more inves-tigation reduce the cost to taxpayers?

Investigation takes police time but would identify more dogs before they kill more animals.

Will voters develop and elect officials who will protect individu-als and their property, rather than spending on glitz and pet do-gooder projects?

Keith SketchleySaanich

Hearing needed on Seaport Place

Thumbs up to Mr. East’s recent letter regarding the Seaport Place development proposal.

Is the Town of Sidney actually entertaining

the idea of changing the zoning bylaws on the town’s last remain-ing piece of waterfront property without a public hearing?

The town needs to have a proper public hearing before any zon-ing changes are consid-ered.

Terry ScharfSidney

LETTERSWhat is true for Los Angeles is not true for SidneyIn discussions with other Sidney citizens,

I have argued against the conversion of the one-way section of Beacon to a

two-way street; I believed that the conver-sion would, at significant expense, have no effect on tourist traffic or business activity. A friend with the opposite view told me to read the research reports provided by STIG on the Sidney city website; if I did, he claimed, I would certainly change my opinion.

I read all of these reports. Not only is my opinion unchanged, but also I have consid-erably more confidence that it is the cor-rect view.

The cities discussed in the STIG reports are, almost without exception, much larger

than Sidney: Dallas, San Francisco, even Vancouver, Washington, which has a popu-lation of 164,500, about twice the size of Victoria, more than 15 times the size of Sidney. Large cities use one-way streets to move traffic faster through the city (for drivers who simply want to pass through to a destination beyond the city) or to a distant part of the city (e.g., from south Los Angeles to north Los Angeles).

STIG argues that conversion to two-way traffic will slow it down, which is true in Los Angeles, but it is not true in Sidney, which is not trying to move traffic at a fast rate of speed. If smaller cities have high-speed, one-way streets, it’s because many cars have no interest in stopping there.

These high-speed, one-way through-streets are typically wide. In Los Angeles, where I lived for 20 years, they are typi-cally eight lanes, with bumper-to-bumper traffic. They have relatively few traffic lights; pedestrians who want to cross these streets are definitely in danger; and the businesses on both sides of the street are practically invisible from the opposite-side lanes (businesses in which the drivers have no interest).

None of this research is relevant to Sid-ney. The Beacon one-way section does not produce faster traffic; if anything, it’s slower. Pedestrians are safer in this sec-tion, not subject to greater danger. Busi-nesses on both sides of this section of Bea-

con are visible and immediately accessible.Two-way streets would present prob-

lems for business supplied by large trucks, which would block the street, which is why several business owners are opposed to conversion. And what if one wanted to make a left turn on this new, two-way street?

There are two possible solutions: a left-turn lane at every intersection, or banned left turns, as the STIG reports favour. Nei-ther is a good idea for Sidney.

Leave the one-way section of Beacon alone. If Sidney wants more tourists, it should develop some tourist attractions.

Jim GeiwitzSidney

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SIDNEY — Time is running out to nominate local volunteers for this year’s Hearts of the Community Vol-unteer Awards: nominations close Thursday, Jan. 30.

“If you know an individual or group who has provided outstanding vol-unteer service on the Peninsula, we want to hear from you,” says Isobel Mackenzie, CEO of Beacon Commu-nity Services, which co-sponsors the awards with the Peninsula News Review.

“Nominating them for a Hearts award is a wonderful way to say thank you.”

Up to six awards for exemplary volunteerism will be presented,

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All award nominees will be hon-oured at a Feb. 25 ceremony at the Mary Winspear Centre, which is free and open to the public. The event includes live entertainment by Stel-ly’s Secondary School students, award presentations and a free lun-cheon.

Get a nominations form online at www.beaconcs.ca or from the News Review (6-9843 Second St), Bea-con’s SHOAL Activity Centre (10030 Resthaven) Beacon’s 9860 Third St. office, or a BCS Peninsula thrift shop.

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SIDNEY — There is less than a week left to vote for your favorite sculpture on the Sidney Sculpture Walk.

Voting closes on Friday, Jan. 31 for the People’s Choice Award which will be announced at a gala reception on Feb. 12 at the Sidney Pier Hotel.

The Town has already received more than 500 votes but with one week left, the winner is anyone’s guess.

If you haven’t yet seen the Sidney Sculpture Walk, now is a good time to have a look at this beautiful outdoor gal-lery situated along Sidney’s water-front and cast your vote.

Ballots can be picked up at the Town Hall, Sidney Pier Hotel, Penin-sula Gallery, Visitor Information Cen-tre and the Tulista Gallery; or simply vote online at www.sculpturewalk.ca.

The Town of Sidney will purchase the sculpture with the most votes as part of its permanent collection of public art.

Thanks to contributions by other sponsors like the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, a $500 second place and $300 third place prize will be awarded. Additionally, all of the artists who have showcased their work on the Sculpture Walk will be recognized for their con-tribution to the commu-nity’s art scene and many of them will be on hand throughout the day.

The gala is themed For the Love of Art and runs 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 12 at

the Pier Hotel. Complimentary tick-ets for the gala can be picked up at the Town Hall or Tulista Gallery.

Prior to the gala, an art show and sale featuring the work of many of the talented artists from the Sculp-ture Walk will be on at the Pier Hotel. This is an excellent opportunity to meet the artists, view some of their work and see Artist in Residence Fred Dobbs at work.

— Submitted/Town of Sidney

Sculpture Walk People’s Choice deadline is Friday

Which sculpture will win the People’s Choice Award?Steven Heywood/News staff

Those dreaming of a career in travel writ-ing can find a wealth of knowledge at Boule-vard magazine’s Travel Writing Seminar, to be held Feb. 22 at the Fair-field Gonzales Commu-nity Association.

“Anyone with an interest in writing, travel writing or learn-ing how to take their trips and turn them into publishable stories for magazines, newspa-pers or other markets should sign up,” says returning instructor Anne Mullens, the for-mer managing editor of Boulevard.

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Just back this afternoon from a visit with my brother in Cedar, just a few miles south of Nanaimo. The drive down the Island was pretty excit-

ing with many miles of the trip half obscured by fog.

Most drivers are clever enough to drive with their lights on, which makes them a lot easier to see, but the odd one without lights is enough to give you a nasty thrill as we breath-lessly sweep past one another. How-ever I am home and I’ve called to see if they are OK and they, too, are safely home.

It was interesting to see his garden, still sleep-ing with only the odd daffodil leaf-tip above ground. No sign of the tulips I gave him and planted last fall. Our mother used to say that she figured that Victoria was about 10 days to two weeks ahead of Qualicum Beach where we lived years ago. Judging from the local daffodil foliage she was right.

One garden I pass when out walking has daf-fodils with buds poking up, which is a happy sign of spring’s imminent arrival. And, oh joy, there are polyanthus blooming and my precious potatoes seem to be doing well — if I can judge from their big handsome leaves. I still haven’t felt under the soil to see how big the spuds are. No use pushing my luck but one of these days I’m going to chance it, and of course, will boast

about it.While in Cedar I found one of my

brother’s wife’s gardening books devoted to bulbs and found it interest-ing the number of bulbs you can plant in the spring: things like lilies, dahlias, gladiola, anemones and many others which we can discuss in the coming weeks.

My brother’s wife, poor soul, died some years ago, so Herb gave me the book. I’ll return it as his daughter would probably enjoy it and find it useful.

Of course not everyone is as hung-up on gardening as some of us, eh?

Poor misguided souls!My magnificent white amaryllis has only one

bloom left alive and it was the last bud, so I’m going to fertilize it with 20-20-20 and water it well in preparation for re-building the bulb’s strength for next fall’s blooming period. It’s too early to put it outside but it could go out in late March.

In the meantime, be patient. Those immense long leaves are too important to slice them back to a reasonable size just yet.

Hide it, and its pot, behind the chesterfield, but where it will still get good light (move the chesterfield if you have to). All this unwelcome advice may be ignored, of course (I won’t tell, if you won’t).Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s

garden columnist for more than 30 years.

Helen LangOver the Garden

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Some gardens still sleepSteven HeywoodNews staff

The race for MLA in Saanich North and the Islands in the May 2013 provincial election was close — and recently released numbers from Elections B.C. shows just how close it was.

In their statement of votes, released Jan. 21, Elections B.C. shows the results of each advance vote and general poll-ing station in all of B.C.’s electoral areas.

They also tally up the spoiled and rejected bal-lots from each constitu-ency. In this riding, there were just under 100 of those.

Elections B.C. specifi-cally refers to the Saan-ich North and the Islands race — a close three-way battle that prompted an automatic recount. A

judicial recount was not required, as the second place candidate did not ask for one following the initial recap.

That race — between Gary Holman (NDP), Ste-phen Roberts (B.C. Lib-eral) and Adam Olsen (Green) — was decided by only 163 votes with Holman the victor.

Olsen wasn’t that far back. The current B.C. Green Party interim leader was 216 votes back of Roberts and 379 away from Holman.

The proximity of the candidates to the finish line can be seen in the advance polling num-bers, as can the political divide throughout the riding.

On Saltspring Island, Holman’s home, voters there gave him 1,135 votes to Roberts’ 514 and Olsen’s 448.

In Sidney, a more tra-ditionally conserva-tive area, Roberts led advance polling with 1,338. He was followed by Holman (1,041) and Olsen (954).

The closest race in the advance poll was in Cen-tral Saanich where Rob-erts edged Olsen 939 to 933. Holman was a close third with 926.

Each of the top three candidates garnered more than 10,000 votes. Independent candi-date Scott McEachern received 599.

Voters in Saanich North and the Islands showed they will still exercise their right to vote by trouncing the provincial turnout aver-age of 55.32 per cent with a mark of 69.2 per cent.

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THE ARTSSIDNEY — Next month, Via

Choralis is teaming up with a professional orchestra and four Victoria soloists for a con-cert of favourite choral mas-terpieces.

The concert, titled Music of Kings and Queens: A Royal Feast, will include Mozart’s Coronation Mass in C major, K. 317, and Handel’s Four Coro-nation Anthems, including the famous Zadok the Priest.

One of George Frideric Handel’s first official duties as Composer of Musick for the Chapel Royal was to write cer-emonial music for the coro-nation of King George II and Queen Caroline in Westmin-ster Abbey, London, in 1727.

His Four Coronation Anthemswere written for this occasion and have remained favourites ever since.

Full of pomp and ceremony, but also containing lighter, lyrical sections, one or more of them has been performed at every subsequent British coronation.

Mozart’s Coronation Mass, however, despite the title, was not composed for a corona-tion, but was first performed for the Easter Day service at Salzburg Cathedral in 1779.

It quickly became a popu-lar work and was nevertheless performed during coronation festivities in Prague, either as early as August 1791 for Leo-pold II, or certainly for Leo-pold’s successor Francis I in

August 1792. The celebratory nature of

the work, as well as the lyrical solo parts, makes it a favou-rite for singers and audiences alike.

Via Choralis chamber choir and orchestra will be joined by soloists Anna Shill (soprano), Maureen Ferguson (con-tralto), John Doughty (tenor)

and Paul Boughen (bass). The concert will be conducted by Nicholas Fairbank.

Music of Kings and Queens: A Royal Feast is open for two shows at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney (10030 Third St.) on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 ($5 for students with card)

and children age 12 and under are free.

Advance tickets are avail-able at Tanner’s Books and Dollar Den in Brentwood Bay as well as from choir mem-bers.Visit www.viachoralis.ca for more information.

— News staff with files from Via Choralis

Via Choralis to sing the music of Kings and Queens

Submitted photo/Via Choralis

Via Choralis performs Music of Kings and Queens: A Royal Feast at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney on Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16.


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20/20 is the average visual clarity obtainable by normal healthy eyes. Since it is an average, it means that there are those that see better or worse than 20/20 and yet still have healthy eyes.

20/20 describes normal visual clarity or sharpness measured at a distance of 20 feet from an object. If you have 20/20 vision, you can see clearly at 20 feet what should normally be seen at that distance. If you have 20/100 vision, it means that you must be as close as 20 feet to see what a person with normal vision can see at 100 feet. In the metric system, 6/6 is the equivalent of 20/20.

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Grow a Native Plant Garden. Residents of the Capital Region are invited to participate in a FREE workshop on gardening with drought-resistant native plants. Instruction on native plant identification, their benefits and how to use them will be included. An overview of CRD Water Conservation programs will be provided and participants will be given a tour of a native plant garden. These informative workshops will be held at Swan Lake Nature House, located at 3873 Swan Lake Road in Victoria.

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The old mantra “one person’s trash is anoth-er’s treasure” holds true for one Sidney resident who has been turning discarded glass into whimsical sculp-tures for over a decade.

Geraldine Bruckel has been collecting beach glass from Sid-ney’s beaches since 1998 and turning that glass into sculptures and mosaics in her home studio.

“I find a lot of the glass on beaches in Sidney but I also col-lected a lot over the years before I even started the sculptures,” explained Bruckel, who started creating after she retired.

“I worked for 20 years as a nurses’ assis-tant until I had an injury and couldn’t work any longer.

I knew I had to do something to keep myself busy and one day I was walking along the beach with my dog and started noticing all the beautiful sea glass.

Now I’m sculpting with it but I’ve also done mosaics and other types of art with them,” she said.

Bruckel said there’s no hard and fast rules for what she does but, rather, it’s something that comes to her natu-rally.

“There’s just a force inside of me to create and the ideas just come to me and I put them together,” she said of her artworks, which are

usually created using sea glass, superglue and epoxy.

Bruckel, 74, also paints to keep herself busy.

“I create when the mood strikes and I make whatever comes to mind at that moment,” she said.

A sampling of Bruck-

el’s work is currently on display at the Mary Winspear Centre along with a book she penned about some of Sidney’s history titled Sidney B.C. — Early Days.

See Bruckel’s work at the Winspear until Monday, Feb. 3 at noon.

reporter@peninsula newsreview.com

Sidney artist turning trash into treasureDisplay of beach glass art on now at Mary Winspear Centre

Submitted photos/Geraldine Bruckel

At left: Artist Geraldine Bruckel in her home studio in Sidney. At right, Bruckel shows off one of her creations, a large bald eagle sculpture made of sea glass she found on Sidney’s beaches. Bruckel’s work is on display at the Mary Winspear Centre until Monday, Feb. 3 at noon.

“I create when the mood strikes and I make whatever comes to mind at that moment.”– Geraldine Bruckel

SIDNEY — Normand and Kirsten Schafer aren’t your typical adventurous family.

The North Saanich residents and owners of CheapTicketsCanada.com have not only traveled the world together, but they recently completed a year-long 12,000 km South Pacific sailing adven-ture with their seven children.

The Schafer family, made up of Normand, Kirsten, Alyssa, Jaeden, Dailin, Orin, Eli, Teyauna and Zakary (aged 1 to 18), set out at the beginning of 2013 with a newly purchased catamaran and a sense of adventure.

“We wanted to do something with the entire fam-ily all together before our oldest children started going off to university,” said Normand.

“We’d talked about it for five years or so because my wife had done a similar type of trip when she was a child.”

Finally, the family decided to take the plunge and start their adventure when their two eldest made plans to attend university the following year.

“It was quite a learning curve to learn how to sail and to prepare for this trip within 14 months,” Normand laughed, adding the trip was chock-full of life experience for the whole family.

“We had done some long trips before so that kind of primed us for it but it was definitely very different. There were some difficult times and some scary times but it was also an experience none of us will forget.”

The family is presenting a look back at their trip on Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Sidney at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (2210 Eastleigh Way). Admission is free. — News staff

Sharing their storyFamily of nine to tell tale of year-long sailing adventure


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Join the Sidney International Folk Dancers for two hours on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Sessions run until June. Excellent teachers, circle dancing. No partner needed, drop-in fee applies. Meet at St. Andrews Church Hall in Sidney (9691 Fourth St.) For further information, call Linda at 250-652-5818.

Writers group – Critique at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Develop your writing in

a supportive environment in this member-led group. Writers of all genres welcome. Thursday, Jan. 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Please call 250-656-0944 to register.

Eventsthrift sale at st.

Mary’s Church in Saanichton (1973 Cultra Ave.) on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Everyone welcome.

My library carD Gets Me What: NoveList at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Need help finding a good book to read? Our NoveList database is chock full of suggestions, including read alikes, popular genres, book club resources and more. Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Free. Please call 250-656-0944 to register.

easter islanD at the Sidney North Saanich Library. In this illustrated talk, Chris Mundigler explores this tiny island, its ancient discovery by Polynesian explorers, its more modern discovery by Europeans and the demise of the Rapa Nui civilization. Presented by UVic Speakers Bureau. Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 7 to 8:00 p.m. Free. Please call 250-656-0944 to register.

the centre for Active Living 50+ in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Rd.) invites you to a series of speakers every Friday in January and February from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Admission is by donation and refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome. Phone 250-652-4611 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. or see www.centralsaanich seniorscentre.org for more information. Jan. 31 — Pensions, all you can get out of them.

Valentine’s Day tea at SHOAL with singer, Marcelina Stanton, Friday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. in the Tides at SHOAL dining room. Call 250-656-5537 or drop by SHOAL to purchase tickets, which include musical entertainment, tea and sweet treats.

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free blaDDer Workshop. Stop your bladder from running your life! Join registered physiotherapist and pelvic floor specialist Jodi Ganton for a free one hour workshop on bladder health. Workshop takes place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Peninsula Physiotherapy in Sidney (9733 4th St.) Please call Peninsula Physiotherapy at 250-656-4717 to register.

Kid stuffMy library

carD Gets Me What: Homework Help at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Learn about the library’s databases to help students with reading and research projects: Tumblebooks, Canada in Context, LitFinder and more. For parents, kids and teens. Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Free. Please call 250-656-0944 to register.

gooD Morning rhyMe Time at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and fun. Thursdays until Feb. 27 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Ages 0-5 years. Free. Drop-in or register at 250-656-0944.

Meetingsthe peninsula

garDen Club will meet Monday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. Carmen Varcoe, will speak on Plants for Winter and Early Spring Interest. No matter the size of one’s garden, there should be something to enjoy throughout these sometimes overlooked seasons. Non-members drop-in fee applies.

Just MoVeD to the Saanich Peninsula? Why not join the Peninsula Newcomers Club? We meet for lunch on the second Thursday of every month in Sidney with an invited speaker. Share in a variety of interests and activities organized and run by our members. For more information check our website: peninsulanewcomers.ca.

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BRIDGES FOR women seeks board members with varied expertise and interest in wom-en impacted by abuse, to sup-port their on-going work for two-year terms. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

CANADIAN CANCER Society is looking for short-term door-to-door canvassers in April to collect donations on a short route in their neighbourhoods. Other positions available. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300 sq.ft. updated character home looking for a family w/2 children and a dog. Fenced south facing corner lot near the Salish Sea. Walk to town and schools. Organic gardens & fruit trees, fi replace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... New price- $484,000. (250)656-6136.

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SIDNEY LOFT. Short term, private entrance, centrally lo-cated. NS/NP. $695. Call (250)656-9194.

HOMES FOR RENT

SIDNEY: 2 bdrm rancher, completely remodeled, close to town. NS/NP. Avail Mar. 1. $1200.+ utils. 604-836-5407.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA- 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. Working male only. $650 inclusive. Ray 778-433-1233.

SUITES, LOWER

BRENTWOOD BAY- brand new 1 bdrm grd level suite, own entry, NS/NP. D/W, W/D. $700+ utils. Call (250)652-1725.

ESQUIMALT- 2 bdrm ground level, W/D, cat ok. N/S. $1025. + 1/3 gas heat. Avail now or Feb. 1st. (250)385-2846.

GLANFORD- 1 bdrm, lrg living rm+ kitchen. $700 inclds utils. N/P. Call (778)350-2446.

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SUITES, LOWER

GORGE-HARRIET- Quiet, lrg 1 bdrm, grd level, priv ent, utils incl’d, parking, partially fur-nished, NS/NP. $745/mo. Avail Apr 1. Call 250-384-0460 (leave a message).

HARRIET/UPTOWN- fully fur-nished 3 bdrm, reno’d, 4 appls, bus route, NS/NP. $1350 in-clusive. W/D. 250-480-0849.

LANGFORD- 2 bd, Park with creek. 5 appl. All utils inc, NS/NP. $1,275. 250-478-1324

MARIGOLD- the coziest 1 bdrm, W/S, shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

N Saanich. 1 bed, ground lev-el near ferries and airport. W/D, F/S, cable, wifi . Suit ma-ture non-smoker. No parties. $750. 250-208-1710

SANNICH - 1450 sq.ft. 3 bdrm. 1 full bath in beautiful area. 7ft. ceilings. Tons of storage. Huge living room w/ laminate fl oor. Full use of back yard. Sep. driveway w/ 2 car prkg. $1350 incls. lndry, utils. and hydro. N/S Avail. Now. Sm. pet. nego. 250.595.6980

SIDNEY: GRND lvl 2 bdrm, 5 appl’s, NP/NS, Feb. 1. $1000 incld utils. Call (250)655-4408.

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WATERFRONT. NORTH Saa-nich. Large 2-bdrm, 2 bath. $1800./mo inclds utils. Pos-sibly small boat moorage +. Pet OK. N/S. (250)656-5999.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

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Panthers pounce on pair of weekend winsDevon MacKenzieNews staff

A new addition to the Peninsula Panthers this month has proven to be a valuable asset for the team.

Alex Milligan, 20, was acquired on Jan. 8 by the Panthers from the Kerry Park Islanders just prior to the Van-couver Island Junior Hockey League trading deadline.

Panthers’ Head Coach Brian Passmore said the team gave up a lot of youth to bring both Milligan and Tylor Branzsen to the team, trading 18-year-olds Nick Kean and Adam Page for the more sea-soned players.

“We wanted to upgrade our scoring,” said Passmore.

“Alex had a five-goal weekend this past weekend and leads the VIJHL in goals scored with 37. I’d say we addressed a big need of ours with the trade.”

Milligan scored three goals during last Fri-day night’s home game against the Westshore Wolves. The Panthers took the game 10-5 which now brings the team’s home winning streak to 13.

Milligan followed up Friday night’s game with two goals in Sat-urday’s game against the Oceanside Gener-als, which the Panthers took, 5-2.

Branzsen was in on several goals on the weekend as well and added grit with every shift he played, added Passmore.

“It’s nice to have those two kids to throw out there,” he said.

“It gives us a couple lines that can score at any time and a couple lines that can bang and crash and score.

“We really need our guys to buy in to roles now, to not hang their heads if they are scratched but rather to come out the next game and force me to put them back in the line-up the next game.

“Competition on a team is healthy, every team that finds a lot of success has it.”

The Panthers now find themselves behind only the Victoria Cou-gars in VIJHL standings.

“We would like to

finish second over-all but are in a battle with Campbell River and Comox,” explained Passmore.

“We have some real tough games coming up in the next two weeks and right through to the end of the regular season so this will be a real measuring stick to see where we are.”

The Panthers are back at home this Fri-day, Jan. 31 at Pan-orama Recreation Cen-tre when they host the Kerry Park Islanders, the former team of Mil-ligan and Branzsen.

The puck drops at 7:30 p.m.

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Submitted photo/Gordon Lee Photography

Alex Milligan, 20, was acquired Jan. 8 by the Panthers just prior to the trading deadline. Milligan scored a hat trick in a 10-5 win at home against the Wolves on Friday night and followed up with a two-goal game against the Generals on Saturday.

McDonald’s Peninsula Minor Hockey players of the week

Name: Cameron Johnsen

Age: 8Team: Peninsula

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Brought to you by the Peninsula Panthers

Name: Ashley JohnsenAge: 6Team: Peninsula Eagles

Initiation ProgramFavourite Panther: Brett Sjerven

See Cameron and Ashley skate with the Panthers on Friday night!

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February5 & 6 Blood Donor Clinic6 Johnny Vallis Buddy Holly Tribute 8 Urlich Henderson Forbes9 Allegro Solo/Small Group Performance 10 Free Family Day Open House11 Triple Threat Spring Classes14 Palm Court: Valentines Day21 & 22 The Legendary Platters25 Hearts of the Community Volunteer Awards 28 Storyoga Girls Night Out

March1 Allegro Dance Extravaganza 2 Dance Unlimited OAPC Onstage 3 Jeanne Robertson 5 & 6 Blood Donor Clinic7 Karen Clark Stage Stars8 Bon� re - Tribute to the Music of AC/DC21 Ben Heppner27 Sip & Savour 28 Storyoga Girls Night Out28, 29& 30 Gilbert & Sullivan HMS Pinafore31 Lorne Elliott

April2 & 3 Blood Donor Clinic5 & 6 Paci� c Brant Carving6 Sidney Concert Band: Spring Swing18 Eric Samuels “The Mentalist”20 Vintage, Retro & Collectibles Show26 Jimmy Rankin26 & 27 SPAC Art Show & Sale30 Blood Donor Clinic

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WATERMAIN FLUSHING

The District of North Saanich advises residents that �ushing of watermains will commence February 3 until May 31, 2014. Watermain �ushing occurs annually throughout the District to remove sediment and maintain satisfactory water quality within the distribution system.

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

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

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

Ron Maylen, Works Superintendent

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— Public Information Meeting —To discuss a proposed re-development

of the Sandown Property, abutting McDonald Park Road and Glamorgan

Road, North Saanich, B.C.The public information meeting will be held at the St. John’s United Church,

10990 West Saanich Road, North Saanich, B.C.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

For further information, please contact: Peter Laughlin at 250-419-4701Project by Omicron Development Inc.


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