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From left, Abby Smith, Reegan McTavish and Tori Kalyniuk, all Grade 6 students at North Saanich Middle School, hold a giant red shoe used for donations during the school’s annual Terry Fox Run held Thursday, Sept. 26. The school was hoping to raise a total of $1,000 for the cause.

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

The municipality of Central Saanich has filed a notice of civil claim against Founda-tion Organics.

On Sept. 20, the municipality filed the claim in B.C. Supreme Court against Gor-don James Rendle, Robert Roderick Ren-dle, Stanhope Dairy Farm Ltd. and Founda-

tion Organics Ltd.The notice of civil claim seeks a declara-

tion that the composting facility located on Lochside Drive is in contravention of the municipality’s land use bylaws as well as an order requiring permanent cessation of using the property to produce compost for sale, an order requiring permanent ces-sation of using the property for the sorting of refuse and recyclables that cannot be

composted and do not originate from the property, and finally, an order to prevent odours detectable by humans from escap-ing from the composting facility on the property by carrying out initial decompo-sition of organic matter in a closed reactor or vessel.

Claim filed against composterCentral Saanich seeking declaration that facility contravenes land use bylaw

Please see: Community concerns heard, page 4

sandown changes aheadNorth Saanich set to approve commercial development, agricultural space on Oct. 7Tim CollinsContributor

It has taken several years of negotiations, public meetings and planning but the blue-print for redeveloping the 39-hectare site of North Saanich’s Sandown Park appears to be all but set.

All that’s required now is the final approval of council on Oct. 7 and the once proud home of horse racing in the District of North Saanich will once again become a productive part of the community.

The plan has been made possible through what North Saanich Mayor Alice Finall calls a very generous offer on the part of the own-ers of the property, the Vancouver-based Randall Family and the development group, Omicron.

“This offer will return much of the land to agricultural use, but at the same time result in a 12 acre (4.85 hectare) commercial devel-opment. The net benefit for the community will be tremendous,” said Finall.

Specifically, the plan calls for 33.6 hectares to be gifted to the District of North Saanich. That land will be returned to use that is in keeping with its agricultural zoning.

The Randall family and Omicron will retain the remaining 4.85 hectares with the under-standing that their parcel of land will be rezoned to allow for commercial develop-ment.

No residential development is planned as part of the proposal.

Please see: Sandown plan in place, page 14

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Peninsula News in briefSatisfied in SidneySIDNEY — It’s a first for the Town of Sidney —poll-ing citizens on how satisfied they are with services and the performance of mayor and coun-cil in general.The Town com-missioned a sat-isfaction survey in May and June of this year from ipsos Reid. Its findings, accord-ing to a media release from Sid-ney, shows that 99 per cent of the 300 people surveyed feel their quality of life is very good or good.The Town plans on using the results of the survey in its fall strategic plan-ning session.

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When John McKenzie, 17, rides his skate-board down Beacon Avenue, the primary hazards he faces

aren’t pedestrians or even automo-bile traffic — it’s scooters.

“They do sort of come out of nowhere sometimes,” said McKen-zie, “and Sidney seems to have a lot of them.”

That’s because Sidney by the Sea is, at its heart, largely a retirement community.

The average age, according to the latest Statistics Canada data, is 57 — compared to an average across B.C. of 42. Roughly 30 per cent of the population in 2011 was over the age of 70.

Given those demographics, life for young people in the community poses some real challenges while at the same time presenting some unique opportunities.

“Well, it’s pretty much obvious that some of the older folks make us feel like it’s their town,” said McKenzie.

At least, he said, it can be as sim-

ple as a disapproving look. But he has come to accept the situation — that scooters have the right of way and that you have to be especially careful to show respect regardless of the sidelong glances of some of the elderly.

It’s a phenomenon that Courtney Norbury has noticed as well. In her case the biggest challenge comes while driving.

“You learn very quickly that some of the reaction times are a little slower, so you have to slow down and always be aware of other driv-ers and especially pedestrians,” she said.

“And yeah, you have to watch for scooters,” she added with a laugh.

For Norbury, the positive aspects of living with a large senior popula-tion more than make up for her driv-ing challenges.

“We’re lucky enough to live in a place where we have all these peo-ple with these amazing stories,” she said.

“I’ve got a much better idea of how the world has changed than I would otherwise. It helps me appreciate how the continuing changes might affect me.”

Mariah Provan is also 17 and wants to pursue a career working with dis-abled children. She knows that her work will likely entail moving to a larger urban centre. That prospect presents a concern shared by her friends.

“I can go for a walk here any time of day or night and feel very safe. In some ways, it’s so safe that I wonder

sometimes if I’ll be able to handle the real world outside Sidney,” said Provan.

It’s a sentiment shared by Norbury. “Living in Sidney is a little like liv-

ing in a bubble,” said Norbury. “This is pretty much a town with

very few visible minorities. People tend to be pretty well off here ... and there’s very little crime. I know the rest of the world isn’t all like that.”

Justin Pearce, also 17, is also con-cerned about leaving Sidney.

“I want to go out and work on the oil rigs in Alberta. I already know life is going to be very different there,” he said.

Lizanne Chicanot, the Principal of Parkland Secondary School, isn’t concerned.

“This is a great community for kids to grow up in,” she said.

“I can appreciate their concerns about life in a different kind of com-munity but young people are very resilient. They have what it takes to adapt and prosper wherever they go.”

Steve McColm, 16, agrees. “It was a little different coming

here from View Royal, but I’m glad we did. It’s a great place to live.”

Growing up in a sea of greySidney youth reflect on life in a predominantly older community

Tim Collins/Contributor

From left, Justin Pearce, Mariah Provan, John McKenzie, Steve McColm and Courtney Norbury. Living in Sidney, they say, is like living in a bubble.

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“The concerns of our commu-nity are being heard loudly,” said Mayor Alastair Bryson.

“We have been attempting to work with other agencies and government ministries to find a resolution to the ongoing com-posting facility issues,” said Bryson.

“It appears our attempts to have the owners and operators comply with our land use bylaw have been unsuccessful and we are unfortunately left to seek court relief through the filing of our notice of civil claim.”

More than 150 residents showed up at the council meet-ing on Sept. 3 to express their concerns over the composting facility which has been causing upset in the area for some time over odour, noise and truck traf-fic.

Along with the civil claim,

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Community concerns heard


Foundation Organics on Lochside Drive. The District of Central Saanich is going to court to get the owners to comply with local bylaws.


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Peninsula Co-op announced last week it will retain its lease on the property in Keating rather than seeking a new location for its food store and gas bar.

“Six months ago when I started here, I really had a serious look at where we are in the food busi-ness and where we want to go,” said Co-op Peninsula CEO Dave Hoy.

“When I looked at all the options we had I really found the best option was to stay here for the foreseeable future,” he said.

Over the last two years there have been talks about moving the Co-op food store to other property owned by the organi-zation in Brentwood Bay as well

as partnering with local First Nations to build on land on Stel-ly’s X Road.

Last week the company signed a long-term lease with Devon Properties which will see them stay in their Keating location for the foreseeable future.

“We’ll be keeping the land we already own in Co-op’s assets but instead of moving anywhere we’ll put the money into the cur-rent store and gas bar,” said Hoy.

The last time the store in Keat-ing had a facelift, Hoy said, was in 1997. He estimates the com-pany will put in close to $2 mil-lion into refurbishing the store, mostly which will be cosmetic upgrades.

“We will be doing lots of inside renovations including updates to the bakery, deli, frozen foods

and produce sections as well as to the gas bar where we’ll upgrade the gas pumps to be pay-at-the-pump and do some cosmetic work on the conve-nience store,” Hoy said.

Hoy will present the year’s budget to the board sometime in January and said he hopes to start the renovations in April, staying open for the duration and aiming for completion in early 2014.

Hoy said the other tenants in the mall seem to be very happy that Co-op is slated to stay, as are the employees of Co-op.

“I’m really looking forward to it and I know the staff are happy because a firm decision has been made.”

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Three Saanich Peninsula businesses up for awardsVICTORIA — Businesses in

Central Saanich and Sidney are finalists in the Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island’s 2013 Torch Awards.

Vancouver Island Paving (Brentwood Bay), Quality Brake & Muffler (Sidney) and Pacific Companion Enterprises are among the 54 nominees for the annual Torch Awards.

“Over 104 individual compa-nies were nominated for a Torch Award by local consumers and

businesses for their commit-ment to trust, ethics and cus-tomer service excellence,” said Rosalind Scott, President and CEO of BBB serving Vancouver Island.

“The judges have carefully reviewed the nominations and 54 businesses are in the running to win a 2013 Torch Award for their demonstration of ethical business practices in the mar-ketplace.”

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Awards will be announced at the Torch Awards Cocktail, Dinner and Awards Nov. 8 at the Union Club of B.C. The evening starts at 5:30 p.m.

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OUR VIEW

From Stockholm to Sydney to Sicamous, September was a bad month for science.

In Sweden, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change finally issued its widely leaked update on human-caused global warming. As expected, it downgraded predictions of tempera-ture rise in the face of 15 years of measurements that show little or no average surface tempera-ture increase.

The official spin also went as expected. The revelation that more than a dozen computer prediction models have all more or less agreed, and all have been wrong, was played down. The IPCC went from “very likely” to “extremely likely” to affirm its belief in human-caused warming, even as its own core evidence went the other way.

Again and again we are told that the vast majority of scientists believe in human-caused warming, and those who don’t are labeled skeptics or even deniers with hid-den agendas. The problem is, sci-ence isn’t supposed to be done by polls or popularity contests or assertions of faith like those that greeted Galileo’s wild claim that Earth is not the centre of the solar system.

Before the angry mail starts to arrive, let me hasten to add I am not arguing for or against the theory of

human-caused climate change. You can label me a skeptic as I view the temperature readings and the shift-

ing theories advanced to explain them.

Speaking of temperature data, David Suzuki had a problem with that at a TV town hall in Austra-lia. Polite, well-informed questions soon revealed that while Suzuki rails constantly about the hor-rors of global warming, he doesn’t actually know much about the latest sci-ence.

As I’ve written before regarding his CBC-funded attacks on Canada’s oil and gas industry, Suzuki is not only behind on his homework, he resorts to cheap, sensational tricks to exaggerate and misrepresent hazards. His tactics are identical to the U.S.-financed environment groups that obses-sively target Canadian petroleum.

As for his appearance on Austra-lia’s public broadcaster, don’t take my word for it. Just Google An Audi-ence with David Suzuki and watch the show for yourself.

Back in B.C., local politicians gath-ered in Vancouver for their annual convention. One of the most intense debates was over a call to the pro-vincial government to declare B.C. genetic engineering free.

The heart of this movement, which has resorted to vandalism in Europe, is hostility towards Mon-santo’s Roundup-ready seed. Speak-

ers at the municipal convention warned of sinister corporations try-ing to contaminate and control our food supply for profit.

The debate pitted hobby farm-ers against professionals. Peace region grain farmers said such a ban would put them out of busi-ness. Others pointed out that the province has no jurisdiction and that scientific decisions shouldn’t be influenced by emotion.

The session ended with a classic pseudo-scientific claim. A woman who used to have a couple of bee boxes said someone’s bees died and there was a Roundup-ready canola field next door. Case closed. The misguided G.E.-free B.C. motion was supported by a narrow major-ity.

As it turns out, there are agri-cultural pesticides that may be harmful to bees. The David Suzuki Foundation is part of an effort to get one of them banned in Canada. The problem is, it’s not Roundup and it’s got nothing to do with genetic engi-neering.

They’re called neonicotinoids because they’re similar to nicotine. Old sheep farmers may recall using a crude version: tobacco soaked in water to kill insects on sheep.

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Science loses ground to superstition

Sandown plan is a good deal

A few weeks ago, North Saanich councillors deemed the former Sandown horse racing track area to be off limits when it came to considering higher density housing development.

It’s obvious, however, that consideration did not include potential commercial growth on a portion of the land. Council’s committee of the whole on Sept. 23 unanimously approved a preliminary plan to turn a portion of the property into commercial space — leaving the rest as agricultural land. In the process, North Saanich will have to put up additional agricultural land of its own in exchange for the proposed commercial site.

This project has been in the works for a couple years, since presented in 2012 by the Randall family, owners of Sandown, and Omicron Developments. Both council and the community at large are, in general, supportive of the move to finally do something with the vacant track and decaying outbuildings.

The plan is to create a shopping area off the highway in the industrial park. Omicron took this concept out to conventions to gauge the interest level of potential investors and tenants, should the project get off the ground. The return of the deal to North Saanich council — as well as the proponents’ willingness to pony up the estimated $700,000 to clean up the property — indicates there must be enough interest in the plan to make the effort worthwhile.

For North Saanich, it’s a step to resolving what’s to be done about the vacant land. The District, at this stage, appears to have saved a significant portion of it as a buffer zone and for public use. There has been talk that the land might one day be used for more agricultural purposes but it’s all just supposition for now.

There are bound to be some public misgivings about the use of the land for commercial purposes and not housing, which has been a hot local topic, but the proposal appears to be a compromise that heavily favours the community. That comes in the form of agricultural land and additional commercial taxes, should all the bricks fall into place.

Certainly, there are variables at play this early on, but the project appears to be a good deal for North Saanich.

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

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OUR VIEW

From Stockholm to Sydney to Sicamous, September was a bad month for science.

In Sweden, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change finally issued its widely leaked update on human-caused global warming. As expected, it downgraded predictions of tempera-ture rise in the face of 15 years of measurements that show little or no average surface tempera-ture increase.

The official spin also went as expected. The revelation that more than a dozen computer prediction models have all more or less agreed, and all have been wrong, was played down. The IPCC went from “very likely” to “extremely likely” to affirm its belief in human-caused warming, even as its own core evidence went the other way.

Again and again we are told that the vast majority of scientists believe in human-caused warming, and those who don’t are labeled skeptics or even deniers with hid-den agendas. The problem is, sci-ence isn’t supposed to be done by polls or popularity contests or assertions of faith like those that greeted Galileo’s wild claim that Earth is not the centre of the solar system.

Before the angry mail starts to arrive, let me hasten to add I am not arguing for or against the theory of

human-caused climate change. You can label me a skeptic as I view the temperature readings and the shift-

ing theories advanced to explain them.

Speaking of temperature data, David Suzuki had a problem with that at a TV town hall in Austra-lia. Polite, well-informed questions soon revealed that while Suzuki rails constantly about the hor-rors of global warming, he doesn’t actually know much about the latest sci-ence.

As I’ve written before regarding his CBC-funded attacks on Canada’s oil and gas industry, Suzuki is not only behind on his homework, he resorts to cheap, sensational tricks to exaggerate and misrepresent hazards. His tactics are identical to the U.S.-financed environment groups that obses-sively target Canadian petroleum.

As for his appearance on Austra-lia’s public broadcaster, don’t take my word for it. Just Google An Audi-ence with David Suzuki and watch the show for yourself.

Back in B.C., local politicians gath-ered in Vancouver for their annual convention. One of the most intense debates was over a call to the pro-vincial government to declare B.C. genetic engineering free.

The heart of this movement, which has resorted to vandalism in Europe, is hostility towards Mon-santo’s Roundup-ready seed. Speak-

ers at the municipal convention warned of sinister corporations try-ing to contaminate and control our food supply for profit.

The debate pitted hobby farm-ers against professionals. Peace region grain farmers said such a ban would put them out of busi-ness. Others pointed out that the province has no jurisdiction and that scientific decisions shouldn’t be influenced by emotion.

The session ended with a classic pseudo-scientific claim. A woman who used to have a couple of bee boxes said someone’s bees died and there was a Roundup-ready canola field next door. Case closed. The misguided G.E.-free B.C. motion was supported by a narrow major-ity.

As it turns out, there are agri-cultural pesticides that may be harmful to bees. The David Suzuki Foundation is part of an effort to get one of them banned in Canada. The problem is, it’s not Roundup and it’s got nothing to do with genetic engi-neering.

They’re called neonicotinoids because they’re similar to nicotine. Old sheep farmers may recall using a crude version: tobacco soaked in water to kill insects on sheep.

It’s ironic that as the information age accelerates, our society, over-whelmed by conflicting messages, slips back towards superstition?Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and

columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com

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Science loses ground to superstition

Sandown plan is a good deal

A few weeks ago, North Saanich councillors deemed the former Sandown horse racing track area to be off limits when it came to considering higher density housing development.

It’s obvious, however, that consideration did not include potential commercial growth on a portion of the land. Council’s committee of the whole on Sept. 23 unanimously approved a preliminary plan to turn a portion of the property into commercial space — leaving the rest as agricultural land. In the process, North Saanich will have to put up additional agricultural land of its own in exchange for the proposed commercial site.

This project has been in the works for a couple years, since presented in 2012 by the Randall family, owners of Sandown, and Omicron Developments. Both council and the community at large are, in general, supportive of the move to finally do something with the vacant track and decaying outbuildings.

The plan is to create a shopping area off the highway in the industrial park. Omicron took this concept out to conventions to gauge the interest level of potential investors and tenants, should the project get off the ground. The return of the deal to North Saanich council — as well as the proponents’ willingness to pony up the estimated $700,000 to clean up the property — indicates there must be enough interest in the plan to make the effort worthwhile.

For North Saanich, it’s a step to resolving what’s to be done about the vacant land. The District, at this stage, appears to have saved a significant portion of it as a buffer zone and for public use. There has been talk that the land might one day be used for more agricultural purposes but it’s all just supposition for now.

There are bound to be some public misgivings about the use of the land for commercial purposes and not housing, which has been a hot local topic, but the proposal appears to be a compromise that heavily favours the community. That comes in the form of agricultural land and additional commercial taxes, should all the bricks fall into place.

Certainly, there are variables at play this early on, but the project appears to be a good deal for North Saanich.

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

‘Science isn’t supposed to be done by polls or popularity contests.’


LETTERS

Scooter debate, pet owners, grants-in-aidReaders respond: Unsafe vehicles are the bigger threat

Now that Sidney Mayor (Larry) Cross knows what most of the province thinks of his efforts regarding scooter use, perhaps he will show a similar zeal in bringing to heel what most Sidney residents know is the biggest threat: unsafe vehicle operation.

Motor vehicles are awash in regulations and laws regarding their use.

Yet, if Mayor Cross were to survey any downtown por-tion of Bevan, Beacon or Sid-ney/James White, he would quickly run out of fingers and toes toting up transgressions. Speeding; rolling stops; failure to signal; and failure to yield put everyone at risk. So does wrong-way traffic on Beacon, an issue in itself.

It is unclear how traffic laws are meant to be enforced in Sidney.

It is unreasonable to expect the RCMP to have a dedi-cated traffic patrol in town. Still, risky behaviour will not moderate until there is some likelihood that it will be caught and penalized: try overstaying your parking welcome and you’ll see what I mean.

Mayor Cross and the Council obviously care about making Sidney a so-called safe streets community; they should waste no time in beginning to do so.

Robert SutcliffeSidney

Scooter use requires some thought

I am reluctant to wade into the debate about regulation of motorized scooters.

As a senior person, the road looms ahead in a few years, when my options could involve a vehicle that does not have four tires on the road and a round wheel to steer with.

As we age, independence becomes more precious. We notice our bodies and minds are not as supple and reactive as once they were. This can

be troublesome.Unhappily, seniors can lose

their driver’s licence due to an inability to concentrate or to side effects of medication that cloud their judgment. Many factors come into play.

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, as I waited for the lights to change at Mt. Newton and the highway, heading west. I was shocked to see a motorized scooter darting up beside me. This elderly gentleman was among trucks, cars and cyclists.

He sped across the inter-section and up Mount New-ton X Road. Vehicles pulled way out to the center line to give him extra space.

People, principally older folk, need and want to keep that last vestige of autonomy, as long as possible. Individu-als are entitled to courtesy and not to be treated with indifference.

I do not have the answer to this conundrum as it will require a person with a higher IQ than I have.

Still, I believe some regula-tion is needed for motorized scooters.

Safety is a priority. But any conclusions should take into account the personal impact they might have on older peo-ples lifestyles and their ability to get around.

Margaret J. JesticoCentral Saanich

A Foundation for non-profit grants

Re: Grants in Aid Several years ago a tri-

municipal committee was struck to better manage municipal grants-in-aid (re: Peninsula News Review edito-rial of Friday, Sept. 20).

The outcome of the com-mittee’s deliberations was The Saanich Peninsula Foun-dation. Over the past 12 years the Foundation has dispensed many thousands of dollars to non-profit agencies operating on the Saanich Peninsula.

The funding is the interest generated by a capital fund of currently $400,000, donated by municipalities and resi-

dents on the Saanich Penin-sula.

The Foundation is managed by a completely volunteer Board of Directors, who cost the community nothing.

All three municipalities could save money and avoid the taint of partisanship by donating to the Foundation Capital Fund rather than sup-porting individual requests from Peninsula charitable organizations.

For example, a capital fund of two million dollars would generate approx. $100,000 interest, which is about what the three municipalities allo-cate in grants-in-aid now.

The Saanich Peninsula is one of Canada’s wealthiest districts, very capable of gen-erating a $2 million fund. Just think – once established, it goes on giving forever!

Clive TannerSidney

Be responsible animal owners

Response to Dogs must be kept under control by Karen Harris, PNR, Sept. 18.

Karen Harris is correct — Centennial Park is a shared park, including those who have mobility challenges, of which I am one.

There are few trails I am able to use, not so much because of the terrain but what is left behind by the horses/ponies, which is usu-ally right across the path. This should be considered irresponsible and inconsider-

ate. If the horse/pony owner

cannot clean up after their animal, at least have them go off the trails/paths so that these trails/pathways are still useable.

I have a dog that I, too, work very hard in both obe-dience and service training so he can help me with my quality of life. For his reward and his quality of life, he goes to Centennial Park to enjoy his freedom to play with the other dogs. We are respectful of others, including horses of which he is unsure of. We do take him to other locations, including Cy Hampson Park on Lochside for more exten-sive play.

Before one gets an animal that requires exercise outside of one’s property, then it is only responsible to educate oneself of the locations avail-able for the animal plus the care and respect of others of these locations.

Dog owners are required to pick up after their animal and this should be a requirement of all animal owners in public areas, including parks, if not already.

Everyone should be respectful of others when using parks and other pub-lic areas by controlling their animals and cleaning up after themselves, of which I hope that Karen Harris is one with her ponies.

This is considered common courtesy and respectful of others.

Llweyn FriarsCentral Saanich

Have the guts to elect protectorsTalk of licensing mobility scoot-

ers is hot air unless municipal politicians put more police on the

streets to stop dangerous riders. Most politicians today spend on glitz and their pet do-gooder scheme instead of on the essential of protecting individuals.

Just as some car drivers, skateboard-ers, and bicyclists are a danger to them-selves and others, some drivers of mobil-ity scooters misbehave.

They have much opportunity to hurt themselves as they are allowed on the roadway when there is no sidewalk.

Why do people with mobility prob-lems risk further loss by riding danger-ously?

Only police in their face will stop those who deliberately take advantage of others by endangering them for their own convenience and psychology.

Those drivers can be caught on many

streets, as they drive around areas and on highways.

That would benefit everyone every-where.

Will voters have the sense and guts to elect officials who will do more to actu-ally protect honest people instead of the cheap do-gooder approach of making more laws that won’t be enforced?

Keith SketchleySaanich

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October is a lovely month, the heat of the summer is over, the winter rains haven’t really started (despite the recent weather), there will

soon be frost and the leaves will turn red and yellow and its harvest time.

I’ve been thinking about the three filbert nut trees I planted on Melissa Street, wondering if the nuts are ripen-ing. I planted these trees when it seemed important to be as self-sufficient as pos-sible, and I figured they would provide some protein, as well as the eggs laid by the chickens I planned to raise in a pen Jim built, attached to the garage.

Like so many happy plans one makes in life, it never happened. No chickens, no eggs and mighty few nuts (except for me).

Jim, my darling husband went along with my wild plans, although I’m pretty sure he thought I was crazy. It was easier and less stressful to help me, rather than listen to my worries about a pos-sible famine.

We had just moved from Prince George where, although I tried, the growing season was too short to grow much of anything edible, so I was gung-ho when we moved to Sidney and a warmer climate.

Poor lamb, he was patient with me, and loved the fresh vegetables and fruit (and a few nuts) that the garden provided.

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It is somewhat foggy this morning — not enough to be confusing, just a shadowy mist — with the sun about to come out. It is, at the time of this writ-ing, still warm enough not to need a jacket to go for a walk, really lovely outside and I have stacks of newspapers to go into the recycling bin. So, it’s a good day to attend to such things.

My friend Annie took me yesterday to buy bulbs. This is a terrible tempta-tion for someone who loves bulbs as much as I do. You may recall that some years ago I sold bulbs out of our garage on Melissa Street and was in seventh heaven doing so.

I got to go to the supplier in Rich-mond (Van Nordt) to choose what I hoped would sell — a dangerous mis-sion for me, loving bulbs as I do.

It was like being dropped into heaven, everything from crocus to fritillaria to choose from. I could hardly stand it, it was so glorious. But I had a limited amount of money so had to calm myself

(somewhat) and buy what I hoped would attract buyers. A week later a truck appeared at the end of the driveway, carrying my precious cargo.

In the meantime, we had erected shelves in the garage (the car was now parked on the side of the street. Jim was not amused — he had considered the garage as being his. What was this mad woman thinking, crowding into his space?). But he toler-ated my love affair with bulbs. It kept me busy and not asking him to do a lot of things he wasn’t too keen about, such as mowing the lawn, or digging the vegetable garden. He got to play a lot of golf instead, so we worked it out peacefully.

I find bulbs to be a wonderful birthday gift although I recall one lot of bulbs given to a grand-daughter that I discovered a year later still sitting on a shelf in their garage. They no longer looked like bulbs, more like shrivelled bits of bark, unfor-tunately no longer alive.

A fancy bar of soap would have made a better gift.

Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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A car stolen from North Saanich last week was found in Sidney with a drunk man behind the wheel.

On Monday, Sept. 23, Sidney North Saanich RCMP received the report of the stolen vehicle from a resident on Canora Road in North Saanich.

A short time later, police found the vehicle in Sidney and discovered it was being driven by a local man who is known to police.

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be impaired and police also discov-ered he was prohibited from driving under the Motor Vehicle Act.

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He appeared in court last Thurs-day, Sept 26.

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A respiratory and allergy out-reach clinic designed to bring important health services to children was held at Tsartlip First Nation Monday.

The clinic was held in the province’s Mobile Medical Unit and saw paediatric respirologist Dr. Rafi Beck, paediatric allergist Dr. Scott Cameron and Saanich aboriginal health nurse prac-titioner Bryan Schultz working as part of an inter-professional team with paediatric medical residents, a respiratory thera-pist and an advanced practice nurse.

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“Access to primary care is frequently a barrier to effective management of the disease”

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Child Asthma clinic held for Peninsula First NationsMobile Medical Unit was at Tsartlip on Monday

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Donna Rooke and Greg Fiddick strike a pose at the Sidney fire hall in preparation for the Fashion Inferno event happening Oct. 26. The night will feature a fashion show and the launch of the 2014 Sidney Volunteer Firefighter calendar.


Fashion Inferno show and calendar release set for Oct. 26Devon MacKenzieNews staff

An event later this month will see funds raised for the Sidney Volunteer Fire Depart-ment’s centennial year celebrations.

Fashion Inferno, a fashion show and firefighter calendar release party, will take

place Saturday, Oct. 26 and will feature fire-fighters and their friends and family model-ling clothes from local businesses.

The night will also serve as the launch party for their 2014 Sidney Volunteer Fire Department firefighters calendar ($10 each) which shows volunteer firefighters in their other jobs.

“It should be a really fun night,” said one of the event organizers Kenny Podmore. “We’re really looking forward to it and so many people in the community have come together to make it happen.”

Podmore is working hand in hand with members of Sidney Meet Up and the fire department to set up the event which will

feature a silent auction and appetizers alongside the fashion show.

Tickets for the event ($30) which happens at the Sidney Fire Hall, are limited. They went on sale at the Mary Winspear box office yesterday (Oct. 1) and are expected to sell out quickly. Call 250-656-0275 or visit www.marywinspear.ca to get yours.


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Gypsy jazz ensemble plays Jazz VespersNORTH SAANICH — Gypsy

jazz ensemble Brishen will play Jazz Vespers Sunday.

Brishen features Quinn Bachand on guitar and Rich-ard Moody on violin.

Rounding out the stellar line-up is Reuben Wier on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Joey Smith on upright bass.

Bachand and Moody came together for the first time at a Jazz Vespers evening at St. John’s in 2012, when Moody was asked to fill in for a musi-cian who had accidentally double-booked.

The duo quickly realized that the chemistry was right for a sizzling hot ensemble that has since taken the Victo-ria music scene by storm.

Brishen recreates the magic of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club de France for an unforgettable musical experience.

Inspired by The Hot Club of France, Quinn Bachand at age 11 formed a gypsy jazz trio, The Djazzkids.

Six years later, he has been

nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award and four Vancouver Island Music Awards, winning 2013 Youth Performer of the Year.

A veteran of the Canadian music scene and considered by some as an underground legend, violinist Richard Moody has delved into almost every style a string player can try.

While still in his teens, he moved to Montreal and joined the gypsy jazz group Swing

Dynamique. Several years later and after

a classical music education at the University of Manitoba and the Conservatoire Natio-nale de Musique in Caen, France, he co-founded the critically acclaimed folk rock group Acoustically Inclined, garnering a huge national fol-lowing.

Originally from Tennessee, Joey Smith came to Victoria via the Glenn Miller Orches-tra, for whom he played bass

for two and a half years. For the past 18 years he has

been bassist for many groups and has collaborated with numerous artists.

Reuben Wier is a multi-faceted Victoria musician who complements his fiery yet unpretentious guitar play-ing with vocals described as ‘husky-smooth as honey’.

With influences ranging from swing to soul, gospel to manouche, blues to jazz, he has captivated audiences around the world.

Jazz Vespers continues on Nov. 4 with the Jan Stir-ling Trio and vocalist Pauline Karch.

Jazz Vespers services begin at 7 p.m. St. John’s United Church is located at 10990 West Saanich Rd. There is no admission charge. An offer-ing will be taken to cover the cost of the musicians and the Vespers program. For further information, call Bernadette at 250-656-0875 or email [email protected].

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Brishen plays Jazz Vespers this weekend.

Raise the Longhouse fundraiser this week at Tsawout gym

Devon MackenzieNews staff

A concert scheduled for Friday night will help fundraise for the rebuilding of the Tsawout long-house.

The longhouse was destroyed by fire in the sum-mer of 2009 and since then, community events and fundraisers put on by various groups have been raising funds to rebuild.

The Tsawout Snepeneks Cultural Society has been instrumental in the organization of fundrais-ers and the concert this weekend is no exception.

Featuring Black Owl Blues and Bitterly Devine, the concert at the Tsawout Gym kicks off at 6 p.m. with dinner and the music is set to run until 11 p.m.

Tickets, $25 each, are available at the door. For more information, call Eric Pelkey at 250-480-8526.

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Funds raised to go towards rebuilding longhouse that burnt down

The show must go onDevon MacKenzieNews staff

After several delays and estimated dates of installation, patrons of Sid-ney’s Star Cinema will have to hang on just a little bit longer to get com-fortable in the new seats.

As of early last week, the old seats had been removed and recycled in preparation for the new seats which arrived Wednesday. However when they were delivered, they were not what cinema owner Sandy Oliver had expected.

“They just weren’t up to the qual-ity that I had expected them to be,” she explained.

Oliver has now sent the sub-par seats back and has ordered new seats from another company which she expects to see by the beginning of November.

“It’s hard to ask people to just hold on a little bit longer but that’s where we’re at and now we’re just trying to have fun with it,” said Oliver, explain-

ing that the theatre will be provid-ing seating (not movie-theatre style) thanks to the Mary Winspear Centre and will also be offering the option that their patrons bring their own chairs.

“It’s sort of like a drive in movie,” she laughed.

The theatre, which is also under-going renovations like painting and new carpeting over the next couple of weeks thanks to Forbes Construc-tion, will be offering discounted ticket prices of $6 until the new seats arrive.

“I am just looking forward to hav-ing it all done because once it’s com-plete, we’re going to have a pretty great little theatre.”

The theatre will only have 60-seat capacity for each movie, so Oliver encourages patrons to arrive early.

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• Get your Country On dance featuring The Steel Toe Boots hap-pens Saturday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Come dance to all your country favourites. Tickets ($25) available through the Mary Winspear box office by calling 250-656-0275 or visiting www.marywinspear.ca.

• The Greater Victoria Police Chorus concert happens at the Saa-nich Peninsula Presbyterian Church Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m.Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 school age children and are available at the church office (250-656-2241 or 250-656-4537) and at the door.

• Sidney Concert Society 2013/14 season starts this November at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney (10030 Third St.) On Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. is Violin Virtuosity featuring Soloist Nancy DiNovo. Friday, January 31, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. is A Cluster of Concertos Brandenburg No. 2 featuring four soloists. Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m. the Young Soloists & The Sidney Classical Orchestra perform and on Friday, April 4 is Romantic Piano in the Classical Era Featuring Jamie Syer on piano. Tickets for all shows are $20 for adults, $10 for students and youth under 19 are free. Save by purchasing seasons tickets (four concerts) for $65 (at the door). Single tickets available at Tanners Books, Russell Nursery and at the door.

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Donna Rooke and Greg Fiddick strike a pose at the Sidney fire hall in preparation for the Fashion Inferno event happening Oct. 26. The night will feature a fashion show and the launch of the 2014 Sidney Volunteer Firefighter calendar.


Fashion Inferno show and calendar release set for Oct. 26Devon MacKenzieNews staff

An event later this month will see funds raised for the Sidney Volunteer Fire Depart-ment’s centennial year celebrations.

Fashion Inferno, a fashion show and firefighter calendar release party, will take

place Saturday, Oct. 26 and will feature fire-fighters and their friends and family model-ling clothes from local businesses.

The night will also serve as the launch party for their 2014 Sidney Volunteer Fire Department firefighters calendar ($10 each) which shows volunteer firefighters in their other jobs.

“It should be a really fun night,” said one of the event organizers Kenny Podmore. “We’re really looking forward to it and so many people in the community have come together to make it happen.”

Podmore is working hand in hand with members of Sidney Meet Up and the fire department to set up the event which will

feature a silent auction and appetizers alongside the fashion show.

Tickets for the event ($30) which happens at the Sidney Fire Hall, are limited. They went on sale at the Mary Winspear box office yesterday (Oct. 1) and are expected to sell out quickly. Call 250-656-0275 or visit www.marywinspear.ca to get yours.


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Model Engineers model train rides at Heritage Acres (7321 Lochside Dr.) happen Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit vime.ca.

saanIch PIoneer socIety Talk and Tea Series at the Log Cabin Museum (Polo Park in Saanichton). Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. is Stories from the Graves: The 2013 Holy Trinity Cemetery Tour with Diana Chown. Talk will be followed by tea and goodies, admission is $5 for members and $7 for non-members. For more information call 250-652-6111 or visit www.saanichpioneer society.org.

GrIPPInG yarns KnIt and Crochet Circle at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your projects or borrow needles and yarn from us and learn some basic stitches. Skilled knitters will be on-hand to answer questions; knitting and crochet books will be available. For all ages and experiences. Thursday, Sept. 26 to Dec. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Drop-in. For information, call 250-656-0944.

osteoFIt leVel 1 runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from Oct. 15 to Nov. 21 at a cost of $95 for the 12 sessions. This is a SHOAL Activity Centre registered course developed by B.C. Women’s Hospital for

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the centre For active living 50+ in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Rd.) is gearing up for an active winter season. Join the fun. Several new programs have been added for you to try something different. Phone us at 250-652-4611 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m or visit www.centralsaanichseniors centre.org.

coMe try out PickleBall, North America’s fastest-growing sport. Drop in sessions for all levels at North Saanich Middle School gym Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. starting Sept. 12. This is a Panorama Recreation event. Regular admission rates apply. For more information, call Marilynne at 250-655-0313.

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to 3 p.m. Admission is by donation and refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome. Call 250-652-4611 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for information or visit www.centralsaanich seniorscentre.org. Oct. 4 — Kerry Panter, Member Services Director, Co-operative Housing Federation B.C. Oct. 11 — Avery Stetski, Member and speaker for Dying With Dignity organization. Oct. 18 — Ian Cameron and his trip to France. Oct. 25 — Patsy Berger-North, Executive Director, Mount Newton Centre.

dancInG Is Fun! Join the Sidney International Folk Dancers for two hours on Monday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Sessions start second Monday in September and run through until June. Excellent teachers, circle dancing. No partner needed and only $5 for the evening (first time free!) Meet at St. Andrews Church Hall in Sidney (9691 Fourth St.) For further

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Sandown plan in place

“The deal is slated to add $1.2 million to our tax base in the first five years, according to the business plan,” said Finall. “It’s a good deal for everyone con-cerned, and a very gen-erous offer by the Ran-dall family.”

Although similar pro-posals have existed since about 2010, the sticking point has always involved the remediation of the property.

“There was the removal of the grandstands, stables and other buildings,” said Finall, “as well as dealing with the actual track. Limestone was placed there as a base for the race track and that needs to be removed if the land is to be used for agriculture.”

The remediation is estimated at $700,000 and will now be done by the current owners of the land.

The issue of remediation was also complicated by the fact that the whole parcel of land is within the Agricultural Land Reserve, which made the process mandatory. It also meant that the whole proposal needed the approval of the CRD. That approval has been granted, conditional upon the district’s agreement that they would replace the rezoned 4.85 hectares of agricultural land with a similarly sized parcel of municipal land that will be placed within the reserve.

That land swap addresses the requirement within the rules of the Agricultural Land Reserve that there be compensation for land removed from the ALR.

Finall said that the plan has a very high level of community support and addresses the concern of citizens that something had to be done about this large parcel of vacant land in the heart of the district.

“We haven’t any definite plans for the land at the moment, but we’re not planning to get into farming there,” said Finall. “It’s more likely that we create trails and allow public access to a great natural area. But all that remains to be seen.”

Finall admitted to a bit of nostalgia when dealing with the Sandown property.

“Sure, my family used to go watch the races,” she said. “It was a nice outing on a Sunday afternoon. But times change and the horses are long gone. It was time to get this deal done.”

Races were last featured at Sandown in 2008, when a brief harness racing season was run. Although the track was a hub of activity during the 1980s, the numbers had declined to less than a handful of events by 2004.

The proposal, which received unanimous approval by the district’s committee of the whole, is slated for a council vote on Oct. 7. Finall said that, prior to that meeting, public meetings are in the works to ensure that the public fully under-stands the plan.

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North Saanich has approved preliminary plans to subdivide the former Sandown Race Track site.

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Although the numbers were stable for the 2013 tourist season, Sidney has considerable room for improvement in order to fully realize its potential as a tourist destination, according to Oleene Herman, the executive director of the Sidney Downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA).

“In some ways, we’re Vancou-ver Island’s best kept secret,” said Herman. “People come off the ferries and out of the airport and they are pretty much right here, yet they keep on going. We have to get them off the highway.”

That’s a view that’s shared by Carol Whitehouse, the manager of the Peninsula’s two visitor cen-tres.

The centres, operated by the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce have shown a net decline in attendance over the past several years.

“I think that there are a num-ber of reasons for that modest decline,” said Whitehouse. “The United States hasn’t fully recov-ered from its economic problems of 2008 and other factors like the strength of the Canadian dollar all play into tourism numbers.”

Whitehouse pointed out that visitors getting off the ferries and leaving the airport are often unaware of the rich diversity of

attractions on the Peninsula in general.

“We need to get a lot better at destination marketing for places like Sidney,” she said. “Simple things like highway signage could be improved to inform visitors about what we have to offer.”

Chris Fudge, the executive director of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, agrees.

“There are a number of things we can do a lot better,” said Fudge.

“We have to examine how we brand our attractions within the Greater Victoria market. We need to examine how we deal with visi-tors; how we get them to stay lon-ger; and how we get them to come back.”

Fudge said he feels that a coor-dinated effort of the various tour-ism stakeholders on the Peninsula will help to make a unified destina-tion marketing strategy possible.

It’s exactly that sort of coordi-

nated action that Sidney’s Busi-ness Improvement Area has been working on over the past several months, said the organization’s chairperson Cliff McNeil-Smith.

“We recognize that we need to communicate with potential visi-tors long before they get here. Sure, we have video boards at the airport and rack cards on the fer-ries, but we’ve also put in place some 20 other initiatives, like mobile apps and an amazing web

site that promotes the area,” said McNeil-Smith.

“We have to be able to connect with people, not only on the fer-ries and at the airport, but while they’re sitting in their living rooms back home, thinking about where they’re going to go.”

The BIA has also been working with Sidney’s municipal council to establish an events coordinator position.

“That person will be in a posi-tion to help all the events and organizations cooperate — to work together,” said McNeil-Smith. “It’s a way of working together to get the biggest impact from all of the great events that Sidney has to offer.”

And it’s not just about getting visitors to the Island to stop in Sidney, said Herman.

“Sure, we want to market our-selves in Vancouver, Seattle and Calgary,” she said, “but a primary market for us has to be the rest of the CRD.

“We have this tremendous asset here and we all believe that we should be doing better than we are.

“We have to let people on the Island know what’s happening and why they should come to visit.”

To that end, the BIA has ded-icated $250,000 annually to pro-mote Sidney and the Saanich Pen-insula as a destination for Island-ers and visitors alike.

Peninsula tourist numbers good, but flatTourism stakeholders need coordinated effort to pull people off the highway and into the Peninsula

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Tourists from Washington State arrive on the first Anacortes Ferry of the season.


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The Peninsula Pan-thers managed a split in games this past week-end as they faced the Victoria Cougars and the Comox Valley Gla-cier Kings.

Last Thursday night the Panthers travelled to the Archie Brown-ing arena to battle their

cross-town feline foes.After staging a tor-

rid comeback in the third period, the Pan-thers’ effort fell just short when the Cou-gars iced the game with an empty net goal with only seven seconds left in the game.

The final was 7 to 5 for the Cougars but there was plenty to be optimistic about, said

Panthers’ head coach Brian Passmore.

“We did a lot of good things this past week-end. We had a lot of dif-ferent players figure in the scoring and that to me was important,” he said.

“I was disappointed with our effort and our physical play in Vic-toria for parts of that game. But our kids are

coming around . . . I would love to see our boys reel off a bunch of wins. We are capable of doing that.”

The Panthers returned home the fol-lowing night and after soundly beating the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6 to 3, the Pan-

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Patterson, President of the Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) last week announced the associa-tion’s inaugural competition climbing season is set to begin on Oct. 26.

This will be the first sanc-tioned season of climbing for SCBC which was formed in late 2012 to serve as the Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) for competition climbing in Brit-ish Columbia.

The SCBC 2013/14 schedule features a number of events in the bouldering, speed and difficulty climbing disciplines, all of which will culminate in the provincial championships in bouldering on Feb. 8, 2014 at the Project Climbing Centre in Abbotsford and the provin-cials in speed and difficulty on April 5, 2014 at The Boulders

Climbing Gym in Central Saa-nich.

“We are extremely excited about the upcoming season,” said Stewart-Patterson.

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the venues they will be held at will provide a variety of excit-ing competitions in all disci-plines.”

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Submitted photo/Gordon Lee Photography

Cody Breitenstein clears the puck out of the Panthers’ defensive zone during last Friday night’s game against the Comox Valley Glacier Kings. Twenty-year-old Breitenstein will be counted on heavily for offensive punch and leadership this season.

“But our kids are coming around ... I would love to see our boys reel off a bunch of wins. We are capable of doing that.” – Brian Passmore

File photo

Sport climbing is reaching new heights in the province with the first year of a new climbing organization.

PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 www.vicnews.com • A17Peninsula News Review Wed, Oct 2, 2013 www.peninsulanewsreview.com A17

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONBasic & Post Basic

Do you enjoy working with children? Early Childhood Educators not only teach children, they aim to help children develop good habits in learning and in life.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND

OTHERS

Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of

Doreen Patricia Hallworth,

formerly of 2055 D White Birch Road, Sidney, BC

V8L 2R2, Deceased, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executors, c/o Dominique J. Alford, 201-2377 Bevan Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 4M9, on or before November 1, 2013 after which date the Estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

Glenn Michael Hallworth and Dominique Jaye Alford, Executors

By their SolicitorsHenley & Walden LLP

St Patrick’s Church CWLGOOD USED

CLOTHING SALE on Fri & BAZAAR on Sat.- Oct. 4 & 5

9:30 am - 2:00 pmin the Lower Level of St. Patrick’s Parish

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

DOUGLAS NEWBY ROBINSON

1926 ~ September 6, 2013

A celebration of life for Douglas will be held on Saturday, October 5th. from 11am to 2pm at Amica Beechwood Village, 2315 Mills Road, Sidney. If you wish a donation can be made to the BC, S.P.C.A. or The Saanich Peninsula Hospital Palliative Care Unit.

LEGALS

COMING EVENTS

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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GROW MARIJUANA Com-mercially. Canadian Commer-cial Production Licensing Con-vention October 26th & 27th. Toronto Airport, Marriott Hotel. www.greenlineacademy.comTickets 1-855-860-8611 or 250-870-1882.

PERSONALS

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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: RING near the Oak Bay Municipal Hall. Call the Oak Bay Police Station to identify 250-592-2424.

LOST: CAT, young male, black and very shy. From To-paz Park area. Please check yards and sheds. Call if found (250)381-6009.

LOST DOG. 2 yr-old Boxer, named Raptor, tan, w/black & white facial markings. Central Saanich area. (250)544-4322.

LOST: LADIES gold wedding ring in vicinity of Amblewood and Lockside, Broadmead area. Reward. Call (250)658-5871

TRAVEL

GETAWAYS

LONG BEACH - Ucluelet - Deluxe waterfront cabin,

sleeps 6, BBQ. Fall Special. 2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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HELP WANTED

AD MANAGEMENT and HAIR STYLIST positions available. Full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Victoria

location. Must have hairstyling qualifi cations.

Guaranteed $11/hr, benefi ts, vacation pay, 25% profi t

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opportunities For an interview call

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring dozer and excavator op-erators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing re-quired. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.

FAMILY Resource Association requires an Behavioural Con-sultant Worksite: Parksville & Port Alberni. For details go to www.d69fra.org

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

ADRIENNE’S RESTAURANT and Tea Garden at Mattick’s Farm has the following job po-sition open: Prep cook. Only experienced & mature indi-viduals need apply to: [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing Inc. is looking for ex-perienced welders. Competi-tive wages, profi t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bo-nus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by com-pany. Good working environ-ment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding envi-ronment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an ap-pointment or send resume to: [email protected]. 780-846-2231 (Offi ce); 780-846-2241 (Fax).

CLIMBERS Wanted. Tree Climbers for Single Stem Har-vest and Windfi rming needed throughout Coastal BC. Con-tact Jason 250-701-1911

GROWING OKANAGAN KIA dealership looking for techni-cians and apprentices to fi ll full time positions. Offering a com-petitive salary, commensurate with experience. Please email resumes to:[email protected]

GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General laborers and tradesmen for oil and gas in-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message. For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wag-es from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at hannachrylser.caFax 403-854-2845; Email:[email protected]

VOLUNTEERS

NEED2 SUICIDE Prevention starts training in October for long-term emotional support on Youthspace.ca, an online service to provide options for youth in need. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

VOLUNTEERS

CANADIAN BREAST Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is being held at the Uni-versity of Victoria on Sunday October 6. Energetic volun-teers aged 14 and up are re-quired for many functions at the run. A full list of positions is at www.runforthecure.com. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

OUR PLACE Society is look-ing for a reception desk volun-teer to meet the general public and donors on either Wednes-day or Thursday afternoons. Administrative duties include making phone calls to donors. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

PERSONAL SERVICES

MIND BODY & SPIRIT

INTERLUDE MASSAGE: They are back at school!! Treat yourself to therapeutic, relaxing, massage now! In practice since 2000, offering Kripalu Bodywork, Acupres-sure, Hot Stone, Chair mas-sage. Reiki Master. Contact Andrea at 250-514-6223 or online www.andreakober.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: it’s that simple. Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.


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FINANCIAL SERVICES

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LEGAL SERVICES

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, Edit Photos. Home Movies to DVD. Also, Portraiture, Baby, Family + Maternity. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

ANTIQUES/VINTAGE

ANTIQUE LOVESEAT, green, Asking $200. Tea Wagon, wal-nut good cond. $200. Call (250)656-4853 or (250)889-5248 (cell).

BUILDING SUPPLIES

SOLAR CONTROL glass fi lms - (remnants) from major Sid-ney projects. Privacy and se-curity fi lms reject up to 85% solar heat plus 99% U/V rays. SolarGord (24hrs). Call 1-250-864-5096 (Can be installed).

FREE ITEMS

FREE CAPTAIN’S bed no mattress, wooden dresser, credenza+ a hall table. Call (778)426-1984.



FRIENDLY FRANK

Black & Decker toaster oven $40. Toilet Safety Frame $25. Heater $20. (250)652-9643.

ICONIC CCM “Tacks” size 9, good condition. $49 obo. (250)744-3474.

LADIES ISOTONER gloves, new in box, 1 size, forest green, $18. 250-383-5390.

LIGHT OAK offi ce desk, fi ling drawer, pull out self, $50. Call (250)656-7786.

MAPLE KITCHEN table, 4 chairs, $99, obo. Call 250-544-4933.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

OH I do like to be beside the seaside. I do this with my Inva-care Auriga 3-wheel scooter. 2 new batteries, recently ser-viced. Manual available. $750. Call (778)426-4910.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

CHAR BROIL BBQ with tank, rotisserie and motor, extension cord, heat gage, $100. Sears brown fabric rocker recliner, $220. Call (250)655-4185 (Phone # is now correct).

DOWN-SIZING SALE. 40- 50% off. Brentwood Bay Nur-series. 1395 Benvenuto Ave. Oct. 1st - 27th. (250)652-1507.

LARGE ARTIST’S Easel on wheels. Lady’s 17” Norco bike, as new. 4 Large containers, bamboo, 12’ high. $100. fi rm each item. (250)656-5824.

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.


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SHABBY CHIC sofa- strawcolour, heavily textured cotton,$650. Stork Craft 4 in one crib,$200. Simmons crib mattress,$125. Security gate, $25.Stroller, $25. High chair, $50.Foam changing pad, $25. Call(778)351-3165.

STEEL BUILDINGS, Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balanceowed! Call 1-800-457-2206www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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REAL ESTATE

BUSINESSES FOR SALE

CLOCK SHOP for Sale- repair watches, jewelry. Battery ac-cessories. Established shop. Large clientele. 1046 Fort St.For more info: 250-361-4480.

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The Peninsula Pan-thers managed a split in games this past week-end as they faced the Victoria Cougars and the Comox Valley Gla-cier Kings.

Last Thursday night the Panthers travelled to the Archie Brown-ing arena to battle their cross-town feline foes.

After staging a tor-rid comeback in the third period, the Pan-thers’ effort fell just short when the Cou-gars iced the game with an empty net goal with only seven seconds left in the game.

The final was 7 to 5 for the Cougars but

there was plenty to be optimistic about, said Panthers’ head coach Brian Passmore.

“We did a lot of good things this past week-end. We had a lot of dif-ferent players figure in the scoring and that to me was important,” he said.

“I was disappointed with our effort and our physical play in Vic-toria for parts of that game. But our kids are coming around . . . I would love to see our boys reel off a bunch of wins. We are capable of doing that.”

The Panthers returned home the fol-lowing night and after

soundly beating the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 6 to 3, the Pan-thers remain unde-

feated on home ice.The club has gained

10 points and are cur-rently sitting in sec-

ond place in the South Division of the VIJHL behind the Cougars.

The Panthers will host the Westshore Wolves this Friday eve-ning, Oct. 4 at the Pan-orama Recreation Cen-tre at 7:30 p.m.

[email protected]

SPORTS

Sport Climbing B.C. begins inaugural seasonKAMLOOPS — Iain Stewart-Patterson, Presi-

dent of the Sport Climbing Association of Brit-ish Columbia (SCBC) last week announced the association’s inaugural competition climbing season is set to begin on Oct. 26.

This will be the first sanctioned season of climbing for SCBC which was formed in late 2012 to serve as the Provincial Sport Organiza-tion (PSO) for competition climbing in British Columbia.

The SCBC 2013/14 schedule features a num-ber of events in the bouldering, speed and dif-

ficulty climbing disciplines, all of which will culminate in the provincial championships in bouldering on Feb. 8, 2014 at the Project Climb-ing Centre in Abbotsford and the provincials in speed and difficulty on April 5, 2014 at The Boul-ders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich.

“We are extremely excited about the upcom-ing season,” said Stewart-Patterson.

“The schedule of events and the venues they will be held at will provide a variety of exciting competitions in all disciplines.”

— Submitted by SCBC

McDonald’s Peninsula Minor Hockey player of the week

Proudly brought to you by the Peninsula Panthers

Name: Eden CariusAge: 7Team: Peninsula Eagles, NoviceFavourite Panther: Spencer Loverock

See Eden skate with thePanthers Friday night!

Peninsula Panthers split against Victoria, Comox on the weekendJunior B hockey team hosts Westshore this Friday night at Panorama

Submitted photo/Gordon Lee Photography

Cody Breitenstein clears the puck out of the Panthers’ defensive zone during last Friday night’s game against the Comox Valley Glacier Kings. Twenty-year-old Breitenstein will be counted on heavily for offensive punch and leadership this season.

“But our kids are coming around ... I would love to see our boys reel off a bunch of wins. We are capable of doing that.” – Brian Passmore

A18 • www.vicnews.com Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - PENINSULA NEWS REVIEWA18 www.peninsulanewsreview.com Wed, Oct 2, 2013, Peninsula News Review

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

SIDNEY- 2444 Amherst Ave. 1300sq 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. Orangic gardens & fruit trees, fi replace, hot tub, 6 appls. Free TV forever.... $499,000. (250)656-6136.

SUNNY COOMBS fi eld/treed acreage. Room for revenue development. Comfortable 2 fl oors of 1400 sq ft. Wood, hot water heat $745,000. Phone/Fax 250-248-4495.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

SAANICH: 55+ furnished 2 bdrm, balcony faces Swan Creek, 5 appls, in-suite W/D. $1200. utils incld 250-479-5437

SIDNEY- DOWNTOWN. 1400 sq ft, $1800. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 6 appls, 1 secure prking. NS/NP. Nov 1. (250)655-4184.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

UNDER NEWMANAGEMENT

Bright lg Bach 1,2,3 br. UnitsFully reno

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COTTAGES

DEEP COVE- cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage, skylights $950/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

SIDNEY- 3 bdrm sxs duplex, 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1475+ utils. Available September 15. Call (250)656-4003.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY- Bright 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. Call (250)514-7747.


RENTALS

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly,

monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking,

fi shing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area.

www.resortonthelake.com250-754-1975 or

[email protected]

SEASONAL ACCOMMODATION

PALM SPRINGS- 1 bdrm con-do. Avail Now-Nov 15. Weekly or $1200 mo. (250)656-1388.

SUITES, LOWER

AMITY AREA: 1 bdrm, new kitchen and bath. $850/mo. util’s incld’d. NS/NP. Avail. now. Call (250)889-2236.

MARIGOLD- cozy 1 bdrm, woodstove. shared W/D, quiet. NS/NP. $850. 250-727-6217.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

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2009 WINNEBAGO ERA Lim-ited. Diesel CRD170XL, 24’, 15,500 miles. Original owner. Bath w/sink & shower, patio awning, A/C, furnace, propane gen., micro, TV. $71,900.00 250-752-4736 / 403-691-5639

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE


TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

CARS

2007 KIA RIO EX- 72,000 km, pl, pw, AM/FM/CD, heated seats, 5 speed, great cond, great mileage. Prefect for stu-dent or 2nd family car. $5495, obo. (250)514-7624.

$50 to $1000Scrap Junk

Broken Down Cars Trucks Vans

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MARINE

BOATS

18FT FIBERGLASS hull andoak and ash wood fi nish ca-noe with paddles and life jack-ets is suitable for exploring thecoast or for more extended ca-noe trips where carrying ca-pacity is required. To inspectplease phone 250.665.6537Asking price, $750.

1993 BAYLINER 2452, in pre-mier condition. 2 sounders &GPS, head, galley, canopy,9.9 hp 4 stroke Yamaha on hy-draulics, downriggers, dinghyin 27’ newer Van Isle Marinaboathouse near the ramp.$18,000. obo. 250-656-6136.

BE SURE to see First Lady before haul out Sep 30 (winterstorage). Diesel 36’ cruiser,sleeps 5, hyd’s, elec’s & invert-ed AC. Grand wheelhouse$145,000. Ph/Fx 250-248-4495.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Specializing in small indoor and outdoor jobs and repairs. 20 yrs exp. Licensed, insured, registered. (250)857-1269.

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

CHIMNEY SERVICES

JKG CHIMNEY. Clean, gut-ters, demoss, repairs, fence, yard clean. 250-588-3744.

CLEANING SERVICES

AFFORDABLE! SUPPLIES & vacuum incld’d. All lower Is-land areas. 250-385-5869.

ELECTRICAL

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.


FENCING

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

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING

22YRS EXP Clean-ups, weed-ing, hauling. $25/hr. All areas of city. Dave 250-656-7045.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Fall clean-up, hedge & tree pruning, weed & moss repair on lawns, blackberry/ivy re-moval, gutter repair/cleaning.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

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GARDENING

PREPARE YOUR Lawn & gar-den for fall & winter. Glenwood Gardenworks. 250-474-4373.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter cleaning & repairs. Seniors discounts. WCB, Insured. Free estimates. (778)433-9275.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

HANDYPERSONS

ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, garden clean up, bobcat work, masonry and renos. Free Est. 250-744-4548

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

$150. + Fuel per 8 hr/day. Man & pick-up for general labour. Small moves, clean-up & re-movals. 20% discount for sen-iors. Call Mike (250)818-3837.

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

FRANK’S HAULING. “Our business is picking up”. Yard waste, furn,reno 250-727-7311

JUNK BOX- We Do All The Loading

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774


HAULING AND SALVAGE

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ARAM RENO’S Basement, bathrooms, additions Free est. WCB/Insured 250-880-0525

FLOORING SALEOver 300 Choices

Lowest Prices Guaranteed!Laminates - $0.59/sq ftEngineered - $1.99 sq ftHardwood - $2.79 sq ft

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!www.kingoffl oors.com1.877.835.6670

JACK NASH, serving Victoria since 1980. We do it all! Free estimates WCB. 250-881-3886

LANDSCAPING

JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Gut-ters, hedging, lawns, clean-ups. WCB. (250)217-3589.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

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& MOVING STORAGE

(250)383-8283. WRIGHT Bros Moving. $80/hr, 2 men/4 ton. Seniors discount. Call Philip.

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Moving- 2 men, 5 ton, $85/hr.

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445

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

M&S OXFORD Home/Com-mercial Reno’s & Painting. Patio’s, Decks, Sheds, Hard-wood and Trim. 25 yrs exp. Quality Guar. 250-213-5204.

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.


PLUMBING

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35 years experience. Reasonablerates. Call 250-514-2376.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

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

ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

SHORELINE ROOFING. Re-roofi ng specialist. WCB / BBBmember. Quality & satisfactionguaranteed. 250-413-7967.shorelineroofi [email protected]

TELEPHONE SERVICES

DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect HomePhone Service. No one re-fused! Low monthly rate! Call-ing features and unlimited longdistance available. Call Na-tional Teleconnect today! 1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com

WINDOW CLEANING

BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

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NORTH SAANICH — The Park-land senior boys volleyball team was in action this past week.

Last Wednesday, the Pan-thers hosted Mount Doug and Pacific Christian. In their open-ing match, the Panthers faced defending Island champion, Pacific Christian. The team competed well but lost 25 to 17 and 25 to 20. The Panthers rebounded to beat Mount Doug 25 to 16 and 25 to 14.

The team was also entered in to the Camosun College High school tournament this past weekend.

The Panthers won their pool on Friday night beating Mark Isfeld from Courtenay 25 to 16 and 25 to 14 and then beating Gulf Islands Secondary in a 3 set

tie breaker 25 to 20, 23 to 25 and 15 to 5.

On Saturday, the team lost a close two set tie-breaker to Ucluelet and lost two games to Highland from Courtenay.

The Panthers were missing a couple of players from their team who had other commit-ments.

The team was knocked down to the consolation round and in the first round of the consola-tion playoffs, Parkland defeated Lambrick Park 25 to 20 and 25 to 16.

They then avenged the earlier loss to Ucluelet and beat them in two straight games 25 to 18 and 25 to 14.

In the final, the Panthers met a tough Woodlands team. Wood-

lands won the match 25 to 15 and 25 to 22.

Middle blockers Harrison Archdekin and Caelan MacEwan had outstanding tournaments.

Power hitters Michael Ram, Richard Xie and Colin Bishop attacked extremely well.

Quarterbacking the team with excellent setting were Steven Erlich and Larenz Sauler.

Russell Bennett also had a good tournament even though he was only able to compete in Friday’s matches.

Michael and Francis Gariguez played strong defence for the team.

The team is involved in regu-lar league play this Wednesday at Reynolds.

— Submitted by PSS

PSS volleyball team comes back to win

SIDNEY — The annual Cana-dian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, an 1,100 km cycle from Port Alice to Victoria began Sept. 21.

The 21 riders, including Terry Curry and Alan Nev-ille-Rutherford from the Sid-ney North Saanich RCMP, are raising funds to help children fighting cancer.

Since 1998, the Tour has raised close to $18 million for the Canadian Cancer Society, which uses the money to fund paediatric cancer research and programs that help chil-dren with cancer and their families.

On Oct. 3 the Tour de Rock team will arrive in Sidney at the Mary Winspear Centre at approximately 3:30 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend to welcome the team and par-ticipate in head shaves in the Bodine Hall from 2 to 5 p.m.

The official ride wrap up will take place Friday, Oct. 4 at Spirit Square in downtown Victoria from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Laura Lavin at [email protected].

— News staff

Sidney to welcome TourTour de Rock rolls into Sidney’s Winspear Centre on Oct. 3

Kyle Slavin/News staff

Black Press rider Arnold Lim, left, and Alan Neville-Rutherford of the Sidney North Saanich RCMP bump knuckles during the Ucluelet to Tofino portion of the Tour de Rock.

Submitted photo/Kevin Light Photography

Simon Marcharcht, left, and Stelly's Secondary quad crew (not shown) of Mathias Tuchunduva, Lucas la Guardia, Lucy Skinner, clash oars with Reynolds secondary quad crew of Sean van Gessel (front right), John Silvano (not shown), Nathan Denny (not shown) and Abbey Timms on Elk Lake. The day was full of novice rowers experiencing collisions and run-ins during the annual Crab Fest, the first high school rowing regatta of the season. A displaced oar at centre broke during the encounter, a rarity in the non-contact sport of rowing.

Getting crabby


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