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A look back at the highlights, low-lights, stories and people who made Saanich tick over the past year.

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2012: A Year in Review

Top stories of 2012

Facing a massive $820,000 deficit in 2012, Saanich coun-cil took the unpopular step in January of closing the restau-rant at the municipally owned Cedar Hill Golf Course.

The decision was met with impassioned anger from neigh-bours, residents and golfers.

While many open houses and public meetings were held to discuss alternate ways to make up the losses, and four councillors admitted they made a “mistake” by deciding on the restaurant’s fate without consulting the public, the res-taurant closed on Feb. 18.

After the restaurant closed, council voted 5-4 to also increase green and pass-holder fees for the golf course to make up for lost revenue.

Public consultation through the summer on the future of the vacant restaurant space in

the clubhouse resulted in Saan-ich moving the light snack ser-vice, previously on the bottom floor, to the upper level.

While Saanich repeatedly cited bad weather, the HST and a poor economy for the deficit, the attention brought on by fee

increases and the restaurant closure didn’t help Saanich’s case.

It won’t be until budget talks begin in 2013 that the public will learn how much of an impact the closure had on the golf course deficit.

Home heating tanks. These “tick-ing time bombs” have sat idle for years, comfortably heating thou-sands of Saanich homes without issue.

But, as if they were all timed to fail, a slew of tanks leaked all at once this year, sending thousands upon thousands of litres of toxic home heating oil into the natural environ-ment.

It's unknown just much oil ended up in the ground, sometimes having drained out in Saanich's watersheds, nor is it known how many spills occurred. There were, at least, eight spills in 2012.

Saanich staffers repeatedly said they've never had to respond to so

many spills in such a condensed period of time. Even B.C. Hazmat workers told the News they've never seen such an influx in home heating tank spills.

While many say better regulations need to come from the provincial government, homeowners with heat-ing tanks are advised to take steps to protect themselves.

Tanks should be replaced at least once every 20 years, and it should be regularly inspected to make sure there's no internal or external rust or damage, and the supply lines haven't failed.

For more information on how to better protect yourself, visit saanich.ca/services/utilities/spills.html.

The personal information of nearly 12,000 University of Victoria employees was put at-risk in early January, when thieves broke in to a building on campus and stole a number of electronics.

One of the items taken was an unencrypted flash drive that con-tained the names, banking informa-tion and social insurance numbers of everyone on UVic’s payroll.

Saanich police put out numerous calls for information on the elec-tronics theft, but no suspects were ever caught.

The electronics, save for that one sought-after flash drive, were found damaged beyond repair in a Canada Post mailbox on Bear Mountain.

Two external audits of UVic’s security practices determined the

data theft was highly preventable, and the university had the technol-ogy and policies in place to prevent it.

Sgt. Dean Jantzen says police remain concerned that the personal information could be used fraudu-lently.

While no identity theft or fraudu-lent activity has yet been linked to the data theft, Jantzen says the data could be used months or years down the road.

“As long as everybody did what we told them to do, this should be a moot point,” he said, referring to very public repeated requests for all employees to talk to their bank, and take advantage of UVic’s offer-ing to pay for free credit monitor-ing.

Year of the leaky heating oil tanks

Personal data goes missing from UVic

Marigold School teacher Liz Belanger gives a twelve pound coho salmon a smooch at Colquitz Creek. The creek was polluted a number of times over the year from heating oil leaking from tanks on residential properties.

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Saanich closes golf course restaurant


Cedar Hill Golf Course chef Dino Clarkson cleans the grill as he gets ready to shut down the restaurant.


FEBRUARY 2012Councillor resignations

Two Saanich councillors resigned from the Provincial Capital Commission after the province revealed plans to sell provincially owned land to make up for a $969-million deficit.

Coun. Dean Murdock stepped down because “it became clear that some of the properties managed by the PCC would be part of that potential sale, and for me, I fundamentally disagree with that direction,” he told the News.

Coun. Nichola Wade resigned because she felt the sell-off of lands could conflict with her day job working in the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.

Victoria councillor Geoff Young also resigned from the PCC in protest.

MARCH 2012Stinky situation

A large underground pipe carrying sewage burst in Cordova Bay, sending some 30,000 litres of effluent into nearby storm drains and out into the ocean.

Saanich public works crews were able to replace the 16-inch-diameter pipe within a day of discovering the broken main.

While there was criticism from some neighbours about a lack of notification that the incident occurred, and the potential environmental impacts, the public works department said the urgent priority is dealing with the imminent issue, as opposed to sending manpower door-to-door.

MARCH 2012Speeding centenarian

Saanich police had to deflect some public criticisms in March after one of their officers didn’t issue a speeding ticket to a 100-year-old driver so as to not ruin his “perfect driving record.”

The vehicle was pulled over travelling 50 km/h in a school zone on March 6.

Const. Matt Cawsey said in defence of the officer’s actions: “Likely taken into consideration in this case was the driver’s 84 years of clean driving, and the officer’s recognition that a ticket with a fine was perhaps not required to correct the driving behaviour. … The purpose (of traffic enforcement) is not punitive, but preventative and corrective.”

MARCH 2012Babe’s Honey returns

After a tumultuous year in the spotlight for criminal allegations against its former owner, Babe’s Honey went through a metamorphosis in 2012.

The honey farm’s former operations manager, Brandon Schwartz, along with friends and former employees, bought the Babe’s Honey trademark and relaunched the brand in March.

The new Babe’s team started their first year at the helm of the historic brand with 174 hives on the Saanich Peninsula. They doubled those numbers by the time they wintered the colonies this fall. Babe’s is operating from a bee-tight building (no bees can fly out, and no unwanted bees can come in) in Saanichton, as well as in the retail space at Galey Farms, where their products are sold.

APRIL 2012Broadmead Village upgrades

The look and feel of Broadmead Village is destined to change, after plans to expand the 21-year-old Saanich strip mall

and give it a face-lift were announced.In August council approved the $6.5-

million renovation plans, but didn’t hold back criticisms of the new mall, aimed to be more pedestrian friendly.

The internal four-way stop near the Royal Oak drive entry, and pedestrian access from Royal Oak Drive need to be improved to make movements in and out of the shopping centre easier.

APRIL 2012Speedy motorcyclist

Randy Scott, a 25-year-old Esquimalt man, was arrested this summer after allegedly speeding down the Trans-Canada Highway upwards of 300 km/h on a motorcycle, then posting a video

of the thrill ride to YouTube.Saanich police identified Scott and

the bike early in the investigation, using forensic video evidence, and seized the bike. It was sold by the province through the Civil Forfeiture office.

Scott was charged with dangerous driving, and his mother, the bike's registered owner, was issued $1,449 in fines.

JUNE 2012Tumultuous year for teachers

It was a year of turmoil for K-12 public education in B.C., with the Greater Victoria’s Teachers’ Association leading

the charge against the province’s proposed contract settlements.

The saga over negotiations began in the spring of 2011 when the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation began negotiating with the province’s bargaining agent, B.C. Public School Employers’ Association, in advance of the June, 2011 expiry of the BCTF’s first-ever negotiated contract with its 41,000 members. The 2011-12 school year began with teachers taking job action, abstaining from administrative duties, such as writing report cards.

By March, teachers were ready to walk-out, and they did. Just as the Labour Relations Board ruled that teachers may legally walkout up to three days next week after two days’ notice, former education minister, George Abbott tabled The Education Improvement Act to end the six months of teach-only job action and impose hefty fines for those who strike.

Despite pessimism from educators and labour relations experts, with the Education Improvement Act in place, the two sides finally agreed to a new negotiated contract by the June deadline.

The bargaining process will begin again in the new year, as the current agreement, negotiated by a mediator, extended the contract only until the end of June.

JULY 2012Potato chip bandit

A quirky Saanich police story about two drunk UVic students who broke into a garage and stole a case of Zellers brand barbecue potato chips made international headlines.

CTV Vancouver Island's coverage of the BBQ chip bandits – which included a re-enactment involving chips scattered on a Saanich sidewalk – was viewed online more than 600,000 times, and was featured on CNN, Sports Illustrated and American talk shows.

Sgt. Dean Jantzen took the bizarre story in stride, making such comments as, “(The) effervescent chips seen shimmering in the moonlight were too yummy to pass up when you have the munchies,” but said it was still a crime that constituted break and enter.

JULY 2012Shark fin soup

Saanich council waded into international debate in July, as it recommended a ban on shark fin soup.

Though council has no power, they sought to see changes to provincial and federals laws banning the importation of shark fins, which are in turn used to make a pricey Chinese delicacy.

2012: A Year in ReviewJANUARY DECEMBER

Brian Ogle, left, wears diving gear during the Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay at Centennial Stadium in June. He was joined for his run by teammate Cole Woods.


Gas wars in the region led prices of regular unleaded to dip to

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At the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Victoria in September, a resolution passed calling for a provincial ban on the sale, trade and distribution of shark-fin products, and supporting the federal bill that would ban the importation of shark fins.

JULY 2012Free store shut down

It wasn’t a lack of revenue that caused the Free Store to close last summer.

On July 12 Saanich bylaw enforcement officers shut down the Saanich West exchange, where for the last two years members of the public have dropped off or picked up reusable items free of charge.

The unsightly state of the property – host to more than one unlicensed vehicle and outside storage – formed the basis of the action from the municipality.

David Shebib, who from 5090 West Saanich Rd. ran the store and business, Garbage Guru Hauling, with his son Andrew McLean, considered the closure a loss to the community.

Shebib continues to run Garbage Guru from the property, but has not re-opened the free Store.

SEPTEMBER 2012UVic strikes

After working without a contract for more than two years, unionized employees at University of Victoria held rotating strikes in September, helping reignite negotiation talks.

Members of CUPE locals 917 and 951 walked off the job over a period of two weeks before returning to the bargaining tables. CUPE local 9163 was also without a contract, but members did not strike.

All three unions ratified identical deals in early November, receiving a two-per-cent increase over the next two years. The retroactive contracts expire March 31, 2014.

SEPTEMBER 2012University turns 50

The University of Victoria passed a major milestone this year when the institution’s 50th anniversary celebrations began in September.

UVic hosted a slew of

celebratory events, from live music on the roof of the Student Union Building, an homage to its history as an outdoor stage in the 1960s, to lectures, tours, open houses and alumni talks open to the public.

UVic will continue to recognize the anniversary year through until the end of the spring semester in June, with distinguished lectures and special convocations series to continue until March.

SEPTEMBER 2012Bob Gillespie passes

Saanich lost a community leader this fall with the death of former councillor Bob Gillespie on Sept. 25.

Gillespie lived his entire life in Saanich, serving on council from 1990 until 2008. He died at 82.

“When Bob spoke, he spoke with passion,” said Saanich Coun. Leif Wergeland, a long-time friend of Gillespie’s. “He had an ability through his personality to work with people of all political stripes and he was respected for that. Even though they didn’t necessarily agree, he was able to work with them. He had his views and some very, very strong opinions at times.”

Gillespie was known in many capacities, as the owner of Gillespie Electric, an outspoken councillor and an advocate for local food production.

He was instrumental in bringing in the wholesale water rate for farmers, believing that there as no point to protecting

farmlands if farmers couldn’t afford to farm them.

OCTOBER 2012Tour de Rock record

After setting fundraising records in 2010 and 2011, Reynolds secondary students outdid themselves again this year, raising $109,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.

More than 130 students and staff members shaved their heads to raise money for the cause, which goes to help kids living with cancer.

News reporter Kyle Slavin, who was a member of the 2012 Tour de Rock team, cited Reynolds students' enthusiasm and remarkable ability to fundraise as his motivation for wanting to ride.

“Reynolds is the most unbelievable school,” Slavin said when the team rolled in to the high school on Oct. 5. “There’s no way to describe what Reynolds says or does because you’re so much more than a school; you’re a community unto yourself.”

OCTOBER 2012Rental construction

Three generations of the Yakimovich family, owner-operators of EY Properties Ltd., returned to the site of their former offices, where, after three years of planning, they finally broke ground on Herons Landing and The Ardea in October.

The two six-storey buildings, located at the corner of Burnside and Tillicum Roads, will offer 104 bachelor, one, two and three bedroom rental units.

Company president, Ernie Yakimovich, cited current capital gains taxation as one of the reasons for the lack of new purpose-built rental stock in more than 25 years.

Herons Landing, the first of the two buildings is set to open in the fall of 2013.

OCTOBER 2012Community rallies behind tree

A month’s long battle to save a notorious Cadboro Bay Douglas fir drew to a close

in October and two of the tree’s most outspoken advocates may have to pay for the legal battled that ensued.

The boulevard tree had fallen victim to a rot-causing fungus, and was deemed fit for removal by the Saanich parks department. A group of neighbours hired their own arborist to conduct an independent review of the health of the tree, a process that resulted in the same conclusion as Saanich’s testing.

Bob Furber, along with fellow area resident Max Cowper-Smith, have been ordered to pay for their failed legal effort to save the ancient, 30-metre tree, which Saanich felled Oct. 22, after on the B.C. Supreme Court approved the municipality’s application to have it removed, based on safety concerns over its level of decay.

The judge applauded the passion Dougy’s advocates showed, yet granted Saanich’s application to have Furber and Cowper-Smith pay for the legal fees, adding that she hopes Saanich intends to mend fences with the community.

NOVEMBER 2012Kitchen scraps goes ahead

After running a successful kitchen scraps pilot project in the spring, Saanich council decided it would use its own crews and trucks to collect kitchen waste separately on garbage day.

With Hartland Landfill expected to be full by 2035, Mayor Frank Leonard said Saanich’s plans for curbside garbage and kitchen waste collection will help ease the demand there.

It is expected that the new collection system will be rolled out Saanich-wide by January 2015.

Don Denton/News staff

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OUR VIEW

It’s the season of giving, while recognizing and appreciating what and who we have in our lives.

Most of us are fortunate. While we may not have everything, we do have enough.

Every community seems to have an ever upward spiralling need for help for its most vulnerable residents. The need is often greater than the ability to supply even the most basic necessities.

And it is getting worse.During the holiday

season there are so many charities seeking donations that many are not getting what they need to run their programs. Most people could probably name at least five charities or volunteer organizations that are looking for food donations, clothing, money or toys.

Every community has a food bank, which in itself is a travesty. This holiday season it would be amazing to see every food bank have enough to feed those who need extra help.

It’s not just during Christmas though, it’s a year-long need and the shelves are often pretty bare. These charitable organizations all function on a shoestring budget.

They rely on volunteers, and in small places such as Sooke people give back to the community every single day.

All people need access to the basics, like food and shelter.

No one should be sleeping under a bridge or in the woods, or couch surfing, for that matter. And they shouldn’t have to feel like beggars if they’re forced to stand in a soup line.

If the various levels of government can pay staff and management huge salaries, there should be some way to raise basic income assistance to the

needy. By needy I mean children, single parents, seniors and the disabled.

The gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening. Feelings of goodwill and generosity shouldn’t be limited to just those times when we feel a tinge of guilt for being so good to ourselves and our families.

While we are at it, remember to shop locally if possible. This supports those who live, work and pay taxes in our communities and the money they make stays there.

People in small towns know who their poor are. They interact

with them on a daily basis. They see the disadvantaged collecting bottles and cans, which is actually a valuable public service.

They are working in their own way and have pride because they aren’t panhandling.

People in places with a sense of community look out for their neighbours and check on them if they haven’t been seen or heard from in a while.

These same people are often the ones who donate anonymously and generously.

They don’t look for the photo op with the giant cheque and they shy away from recognition. There are no administrative “costs” and all the money they give stays in their own community to aid those who live there.

These people are giving from the heart and often it is those who can least afford it who give the most. Because they know, without good fortune, that the person they are helping could be themselves.

There is no shame in being poor, but there can be shame in being rich.

“Let him who neglects to raise the fallen, fear lest, when he falls, no one will stretch out his hand to lift him up.” – Saadi

Pirjo Raits is editor of the Sooke News Mirror.

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Charity comes from the heart

‘The gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening.’

Some solutions take a while

The public always wants disputes that affect them to be settled quickly, but in 2012, certain issues seemed to move at glacial speed.

The teachers’ strike, a holdover from 2011, continued to dominate the news in the early part of the year, with job action escalating in the spring. The drawn-out dispute ended with a contract signed late in the school year.

Post-secondary support workers fought their own contract battles for much of the year, forcing the cancellation of some classes, and some sectors are still seeking agreements.

A mid-September a strike vote by B.C. Transit workers quickly translated into job action, including run cancellations and an overtime ban for drivers. If negotiations continue to move as slowly as the commute from West Shore to downtown, this dispute won’t be settled anytime soon.

The sewage treatment discussion eased forward, with funding from upper levels of government confirmed and the potential impact on taxpayers revealed. Rather than demonstrating progress, for some residents it reawakened the debate over the environmental need for sewage treatment and worries over potential cost overruns.

The Capital Regional District’s sewage committee laid the groundwork recently for the establishment of an oversight committee to keep things on schedule, but getting shovels in the ground is still a year away.

Environmental damage to the Colquitz River, caused by a home heating oil spill in late 2011, was thought to be an isolated event. But 2012 saw several more spills wreak environmental havoc. It could be a longtime before the extent of the problem is known, given the number of old oil tanks in use around the region.

And of course, no discussion of 2012 can leave out deer, which feasted on flowers and frazzled local farmers. While a CRD initiative to find a satisfactory solution produced a report with suggestions, it concluded that the region’s 13 municipalities must find their own solutions to the problem.

If the past year is any indication, we can expect some of the aforementioned scenarios to outlast the painfully long NHL lockout.

Pirjo RaitsHard Pressed


to vertigo. I look forward to enjoying a leisurely walk on the breakwater free of anxiety.

Valerie PetersVictoria

This just seems like a “make work-spend money” project. Victoria already has so many accessible walks for wheelchairs and scooters that I simply don’t understand the issue here.

At 70 years of age, I’m still able to walk along the breakwater, but once I’m not able, I’ll just delete the breakwater from my walk options.

Why add a railing and spoil the excitement for those wanting the adrenalin of wind and waves?

Why spend money on this when there are far more pressing areas of need?

Barbara McDonellVictoria

LETTERS

Not a good idea. By the looks of it, there will be less elbow room.

I walk it a fair amount and find it very safe as is. With the addition of motorized scooters, on top of the dogs and runners all in a narrow space, this looks like an accident waiting to happen.

I hope the harbour authority has good liability insurance, they will need it shortly.

David Churchill Victoria

Yes to rails at the Ogden Point breakwater. I will go out there more. I support the decision, as it is practical and enables more people to walk out and see the sea life.

Kim Van WeeldenVictoria

I am at a loss to understand why anyone would oppose this plan.

Have any of the naysayers attempted to get a building permit for a backyard deck, say a couple of feet above ground, without a handrail? It is mandatory for any building construction, so why is it even questionable for the breakwater, where it should have been installed long ago?

Let just one child be seriously

injured and then see what righteous indignation would follow from the public. Safety of man-made public places is a different issue from a nature hiking trail, where we are expected to fend for ourselves. And wouldn’t it be nice to be able to pause along a breakwater walk, elbow up on the railing and watch the sunset? Three cheers for the harbour authority for the planned installation.

George ZadorVictoria

Breakwater defined: “A barrier built out into the sea to protect the coast or harbour from the force of waves.” Leave it alone please. It was not built to protect the people. We are grateful to be able to walk on it knowing so. That is what makes it so great.

Linda Monette Victoria

It is reassuring to see the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority’s concern for public safety being demonstrated by their intention to put guard rails along the Ogden Point breakwater.

Can the GVHA say when they plan on installing electrical shore power connections for

cruise ships, so that James Bay residents’ respiratory health will no longer be threatened by particulate matter, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and ammonia emissions?

Trevor Morley Victoria

I am so very pleased that at last the Ogden Point walkway is getting a safety upgrade.

I have lived in Victoria since 1991 and have not been able to enjoy this scenic walkway due

What do you think of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority’s plans to install guardrails along the edges of the Ogden Point breakwater?

Rendering courtesy Greater Victoria Harbour Authority

Illustration shows design for Ogden Point breakwater handrails. Readers remain split on the idea.

Bottled water ban not based on facts

Re: UVic SUB no longer selling bottled water (News, Nov. 23)

In the piece, reference was made to the University of Victoria Students’ Society referendum and the decision by Saanich council to ban the sale of bottled water in its facilities.

Both events were founded on information long confirmed as false -- mythology one typically finds on anti-bottled water activists’ websites.

Further, well less than 50 per cent of UVic students even participated in the referendum. Saanich residents were not consulted at all.

Independent research firm Quantis International found that bottled water has the lightest carbon footprint of any bottled beverage, whether measured by water or petroleum product use or greenhouse gas emissions.

The average bottle of water travels about 250 kilometres from source to shelf. That compares to 2,400 to 3,200 km for fresh fruit and vegetables and most consumer packaged goods, according to Washington agricultural consultant Dan Murphy.

The recycling rate in B.C. for

plastic beverage containers, including bottled water, was almost 80 per cent last year, according to Encorp Pacific the industry steward responsible for such recycling.

Next year, through Encorp Pacific’s leadership, B.C. will become just the second jurisdiction in North America (behind Manitoba) to have a permanent, province-wide public spaces recycling program to complement its depot and curbside recycling programs.

What should be of concern to UVic administrators and students is a 2009 Toronto District School Board report that enunciated the problems associated with banning the sale of bottled water in educational facilities.

Board staff wrote “students have access to 35 per cent of the water needed for proper hydration during the school day,” and when bottled water was temporarily removed as part of their study into the matter, “of those students who normally purchased bottled water at school, 22 per cent drank nothing at all and those who substituted pop or soft drinks for water outnumbered those who chose milk or juice.”

Staff warned there is a direct link between hydration and brain function and “a mere

two per cent drop in body water can trigger short-term fuzzy memory, trouble with basic math and difficulty focusing on a computer screen.”

While we are opposed to any banning of bottled water on campus, we are not opposed to filtered-water filling stations or water fountains, as long as operating funds are in place to properly maintain them.

We simply believe staff and students have the right to select and consume the beverage of their choice.

UVic’s administration is to be commended for resisting overtures by the students’ union to ban the sale of bottled water on campus, thereby putting the health of its staff and students ahead of all other considerations.

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Kian Chong, the suspect behind an attempted kidnapping in Saanich earlier this month, appeared in Victoria court briefly via video.

Last week, Chong’s lawyer Martin Allen requested a delay for the bail hearing until Jan. 3, which was granted. He told the court he needs more time to review the significant amount of disclosure docu-ments coming from the Crown.

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Saanich is trading in its traditional, somewhat stuffy, New Year’s Day levée – a meet-and-greet with the mayor and council – for something the whole family can enjoy.

Families are instead invited to Saanich Com-monwealth Place for a free swim from 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 1, 2013.

“Levées have been fading in popularity for some time, so we said to our staff, ‘For the little bit of money we’re spending, what other ideas do you have so we can reach some more people and some new people?’” said Mayor Frank Leonard. “They came back with this suggestion, and I’m hoping it becomes a new tradition.”

In Canada, levées are held on New Year’s Day and stem from a custom that dates back to the fur trade, when traders would pay their respects to their government representatives on January 1.

Leonard says Saanich has been hosting levées as far back as he can remember, but he’s opti-mistic that a free family swim is more suitable for families in this day and age.

“I would be willing to see how it goes (this year) and then expand it to other rec centres,” he said. “I’d really like to see this grow so that New Year’s Day morning is a real family outing for folks.”

Oak Bay isn’t hosting a levée, either. Instead, an hour-long community walk with mayor and coun-

cil will begin at 12:30 p.m., followed by a free skate and swim beginning at 1:30 at the Oak Bay rec centre.

Victoria and Esquimalt will both host traditional levées in their respective council cham-bers on New Year’s Day.

Leonard says he and coun-cil will be at Commonwealth during the free swim and light refreshments, but it won’t be in a formal meet-and-greet.

He said he hasn’t yet decided whether Saanichites will get to jump in the pool with their mayor.

Regardless, he’s optimis-tic the event will be popular, adding that it’ll be a much more pleasant swim than the annual Polar Bear Swim at Elk Lake. The 37th annual Polar Bear Swim happens Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. at Hamsterly Beach.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS

October – Black Press Women in Business Gala. [email protected]

Oct. 6 – Join the Run for the Cure at UVic. www.runforthecure.com

Oct. 10 – GORGE-OUS ART, paintings of the Gorge Waterway at Tillicum Mall.

Oct. 14 – Happy Thanksgiving!

Oct. 27 – Wild Mushroom Show, 10am to 4pm at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. www.swanlake.bc.ca

Oct. 31 – Halloween Spooktacular, 3 to 5:30pm at Tillicum Mall and Pearkes Rec Centre. 250-475-5400.

Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween! Watch for local events around Saanich.

Stop by the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill Rec Centre to see the current exhibits.

Support your Saanich Braves Junior Hockey Club at Pearkes Rec Centre.

Nov. 3 – Fall back: Daylight Savings Time ends.

Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day services, 11am at the Saanich Municipal Hall Cenotaph.

Local artists & artisans gear up for the holiday season – check your Saanich News for local events

Nov. 24 – Duck Day, 12 to 3pm at Swan Lake Nature House. www.swanlake.bc.ca

The holidays are coming – time to make your list and check it twice!

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September – Pitch in for the Gorge Waterway Clean-Up. www.gorgetillicum.ca

To Sept. 2 – Saanich Fair at the Saanich Fairgrounds. www.saanichfair.ca

Early September – Greek Fest at 4648 Elk Lake Dr. www.greekfest.ca

Sept. 2 – Labour Day.

Sept. 3 – Back to school.

Sept. 29 – Seed Day, 12 to 3pm at Swan Lake Nature House. www.swanlake.bc.ca

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Highlighting local events in the Saanich throughout 2013

Jan. 1 – New Year’s Day free family swim, 10am to noon at Commonwealth Place.

Jan. 1 – Take the plunge with the annual Polar Bear Swim, at Elk Lake’s Hamsterly Beach, 2pm.

Jan. 5 & 6 – Christmas tree chipping: Centennial Stadium; Reynolds School, Braefoot Community Centre, Broadmead Village Shopping Centre, Tillicum Centre; and the University Heights Shopping Centre.

Jan. 5 to 11 – Get Fit Sampler Week, Saanich rec centres.

Jan. 13 – Open House at Pacifi c Institute for Sport Excellence. www.piseworld.com

Jan. 26 & 27 – Total Health Show, Pearkes Rec.

Jan. 27 – Oh Deer, 12 to 3pm, Swan Lake Nature House.

April – Don’t forget to vote for the Black Press Best of the City awards!

April (dates TBD) – Gorge Park Clean-up. www.gorgetillicum.ca

April 1 – Easter Monday.

April 13 – Carnival of the Arts, 11am to 3pm at Cedar Hill Rec Centre. www.saanich.ca

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April 21 – Saanich Cycling Festival at University of Victoria - Lot #10. www.saanich.ca

April 28 – Wildfl ower Weekend, Swan Lake Nature house, 12 to 3pm. www.swanlake.bc.ca

March 9 to 24 – SD 61 Spring Break.

March 22 to 24 – Outdoor Adventure Expo, Pearkes Rec Centre.

March 23 & 24 – Fossil Fair, 10am to 4pm at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. www.swanlake.bc.ca

March 23 – Kids Humungous Garage Sale, Gordon Head Rec Centre. 250-475-7100

Late March – Black Press Women in Business Gala. [email protected]

March 30 – Easter Eggstravaganza, Gordon Head Rec Centre. 250-475-7100

March 31 – Hummingbird Day, 12 to 3pm at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary.

July & August – Saanich Summer Sunfest. www.saanich.ca

July (date TBD)– Gorge on Art, along the Gorge Waterway. www.saanich.ca

July 1 – Gorge Canada Day Picnic, 8:30am to 5pm at the Gorge Waterway. www.saanich.ca

Early July – Skate Jam at Gordon Head Skate Park.

Tuesdays, July & August – Music in the Park Series, 6 to 8pm at various Saanich parks.

July 4 – Sunfest on Ice, 3:15pm at Pearkes Rec Centre. www.saanich.ca

July 7 – Saanich Strawberry Festival, 11am to 3pm at Beaver Lake Park. www.saanich.ca

Check out summer activities at the Centre of the Universe, at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.

May 3 – Limelight Youth Arts Show, 11am to close, Arts Centre at Cedar Hill

May 4 – Pacifi c Institute for Sport Excellence Family Sport and Recreation Festival. www.piseworld.com

May 4 & 5 – Gordon Head Studio Tour.

May 12 – Mother’s Day Concert, 2 to 4pm at Playfair Park. Free admission.

May 18 & 19 – Scattered Artist Studio Tour, 12 to 5pm

May 20 – Victoria Day!

May 25 & 26 – Vancouver Island Pet Expo at Pearkes Recreation Centre.

May 26 – Bee Day, Swan Lake Nature House, 12 to 3pm. www.swanlake.bc.ca

February – Heart & Stroke Month

February – Cheer on your Saanich Junior Braves in the VIJHL playoff s. www.saanichbraves.ca

Feb. 11 – Family Day!

Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day

Feb. 17 – Hypothermic Half Marathon, Saanich Commonwealth Place, for the Arthritis Society.

Feb. 21 to March 10 – Dine Around and Stay in Town. www.tourismvictoria.com

Feb. 24 – Who Gives a Hoot, 12 to 3pm at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary. www.swanlake.bc.ca

Feb. 22 to 24 – Victoria Boat & Fishing Show, Pearkes Rec Centre.

June – Peninsula Country Market, Saanich Fair Grounds, 9am to 1pm Saturdays.

June 14 to 16 – Operation Trackshoes, UVic.

June – Local baseball teams are in playoff s. Cheer the boys & girls of summer!

June 16 – Happy Father’s Day.

June 16 – Saunders Subaru Victoria Triathlon & Saunders’ Family Walk at Elk Lake. www.triseries.ca

June 22 & 23 – Jane Austen Tea Party, Starling Lane Winery & Heritage Farm. www.pldca.ca

June 27 – School’s out for summer.

June 30 – Going Batty, 12 to 3pm at Swan Lake Nature House. www.swanlake.bc.ca

Watch your Saanich News for details about the Cadboro Bay Village’s holiday sing-along this month.

December – Black Press Pennies for Presents fundraiser for local families in need.

Dec. 1 – A Day with Santa, 10am to 2:30pm at Silver City Tillicum, Tillicum Mall and Pearkes Rec Centre.

Early December – Island Equipment Operators’ annual Lighted Truck Parade. www.ieoa.ca

Dec. 7 – Deck the Hall - Winter Lights at Saanich Municipal Hall. www.saanich.ca

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Angus Matthews, executive director of SODC, told Sidney town council in a bud-get overview that the aquarium is looking to

the future, and without change in the commu-nity, it’s not looking all that bright.

“Fifty-four per cent of our visitors in 2012 are coming from the Island,” Matthews said, noting 46 per cent of those are from the South Island.

“We’re locked into a bit of a pattern and we need to break out into the broader tourism market.”

Over the last three years, Matthews said the SODC has attracted more than 360,000 people to its facility — that’s 120,000 per year, on average.

This year, he said a trend that has been consistent over that time is showing a decline in visitors even during the peak tourist season in Sidney.

“Yes, it’s a big con-cern and not neces-sarily sustainable,” he said, responding to questions from the council.

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sons why the SODC has thrown its sup-port behind a plan to implement a business improvement area (BIA) in Sidney’s down-town core.

That plan, led by the Sidney Business Development Group and now before town council for a decision on approvals process, would collect fees from member business own-ers.

Those fees would be used as marketing seed money to promote Sid-ney and, it is thought, attract more shoppers and tourists to the area.

“Without a doubt, we would be one of the main beneficiaries of that,” Matthews said.

The SODC has spent in the neighbourhood of $536,000 on advertis-ing and marketing in the last three years.

A report on the aquarium’s 2012/13 budget states they have overspent in that department in each of the last three years. This year, the market-ing budget is slashed to $65,000, not includ-ing staff time.

It’s one of the aquar-ium’s cost-saving mea-sures in their budget, which also raises its admission fees.

Yet while the SODC lost money in each of its first three years of operation, Matthews said they’ve cut the red in half each year and are looking at a small budget surplus in 2013.

To keep their bot-tom line on the grow, Matthews outlined the aquarium’s next big plan, one he said they hope will make Sidney

a hub for ocean explo-ration at scientific and family levels.

“We can’t grow our existing facility,” he explained, “so we’ll grow outside.”

A concept called the Salish Sea Institute is being developed by the SODC board and staff, with plans to roll out new programs and facilities over the next 18 months.

Using the Salish Sea Marine Conservation Area and working with local First Nations, Parks Canada and other stakeholders, the idea is to offer high-end eco-adventure tourism, citizen science oppor-tunities, national and international research outstations and fam-ily outings to unique waters and beaches near Sidney.

“If Tofino can sell storms, we should be able to sell beaches during the day and really good hotels at night,” Matthews said.

He said they’re estimating it will cost $180,000 to start the institute, which would be a non-profit group, linked to the SODC.

They have already raised $60,000, Mat-thews said. It will cost an estimated $1.5 mil-lion more to build out-stations, a First Nations big house and other infrastructure.

Matthews said it’s a step to help draw more visitors to the area, helping keep the com-munity thriving.

“We need to think big,” he said, “like we did when we first built the Ocean Discovery Centre.”editor@peninsulanewsre-

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The great Mos Def (that’s right) once described hip-hop as a reflection of the society that breeds it and not “some monster living in the hills.” It’s the same deal with cinema, always has been. Looking at the vast major-ity of new releases, it seems we are all a bit lost and more than a little down. Even the good movies seem to agree. This year bleak was beautiful, the beautiful bleak.

Here are the 10 films that I feel either best avoided that, or did it the best: (Please note: there are films that haven’t come out yet, such as Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty, that could have likely made the list. Alas I do not have the privilege of attending film festivals or getting screeners.) 10. Silver Linings PlaybookIn the midst of all the doom and gloom this year, Silver Linings Play-book showed you can

make a romantic, happy-ending Hollywood movie and do so in an intelligent and highly enjoyable man-ner. Plus Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence exude the stuff from which movie stars are made.

9. Life of PiLife of Pi is pure movie magic. Ang Lee’s wonder-

ful adaptation of a book loved by everyone in the world but me is a visual wonder that dazzles while it delights. With perhaps the best use of 3D in a movie yet, Pi’s tale of a lifeboat, a tiger and the existence of God is a lush, loving smile of a film, something we needed this year.

8. Take This WaltzSarah Polley should be declared Canada’s greatest treasure and just get it over with. This has been her year up here, with both this film and her personal doc Stories We Tell coming out, and she deserves it. Take This Waltz is absolutely heartbreaking, but it’s also honest and, in its honesty, beautiful.

7. PrometheusPrometheus gets my exalted title of greatest flawed masterpiece of the year. With this Alien series prequel Ridley Scott showed all the new kids how great filmmaking, filmmaking with ambition and pur-pose, is done. Even with its flaws, Prometheus offered one hell of an enthralling, eyes-wide-with-wonder experience.

6. The Amazing Spider-ManAt least one film on the list had to be the result of a childlike joyful time at the movies. None did that better than this reboot of a movie only 10 years old, of all things. Many will disagree with this choice, but with killer 3D (that crane sequence was astounding), great movie-star performances and a commitment to doing formula right, the film was, well, amazing.

5. The GreyIn the midst of winter darkness, The Grey felt like the most honest movie I had seen all through those cold months. Sure it was marketed by showing Liam Neeson lining up to punch a wolf in the face, but The Grey was a thriller of an adventure movie that never sugarcoated its overarching subject: death.

4. The Deep Blue SeaThe Deep Blue Sea is probably the most breathlessly dramatic and emotionally gripping film of the year. Invoking a tone of repressed emotion, the movie tells

its sad, troubled tale of divorce and adultery with the sort of calm, steady, subtle beauty that only the English manage so well.

3. Oslo, August 31Speaking of bleak, Oslo, August 31 is a riveting look at addiction, within the context of a generation, and a city, struggling with the disappointments and strug-gle of maturity. Intensely crafted and acted, it is a hard film to watch at times, but there is poignancy to be found in its main character’s troubled view of a world he can’t understand and yet can no longer escape.

2. FlightI’m a Denzel fan, but mainly in that I like watching him yell at people and being all Denzel. He does a little of that here but it’s also the performance of the year and a career. With its mature look at alcohol-ism wrapped in the story of a plane crash, Flight was both one of the most entertaining movies of the year and one of the most touching.

1. LincolnIn the midst of all this cinematic misery nothing sounded worse than another doe-eyed smaltz fest from Steven Spielberg, especially with the travesty called War Horse fresh in my mind. But I’ll be damned if old Stevie didn’t pull out a surprise and turn in the most compelling, well-wrought, and yet non-insult-ingly inspiring movie of the year. Lincoln reminded me that society can, at times, and with a full recognition of its complexities and shortcomings, come together to do something wonderful and important.

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As a medical missionary in China, she touched the lives of thousands.

Victoria Chung – named for her hometown – was honoured in that country as a national hero of culture. And yet her accomplishments overseas may not have been recounted on this side of the Pacific, had a single news clipping from 1929 not caught the attention of historian John Price.

“It announced the upcoming visit of Victoria Chung to Peterborough, where she was going to be talking about China,” said Price, an associate professor of history at the University of Victoria.

In the Toronto Star article, Chung dismissed questions from the reporter about her experiences. But it was enough to spark Price’s interest.

For the past four years, he and fellow researcher Ningping Yu have scoured records and recollections of Chung, both in Canada and China, trying to reconstruct her life.

“I began from scratch – where she had gone, where she had worked. We made contact with the hospital in Jiangmen in the process of recovering her memory,” Price said.

To date, he’s established a solid account of her education and career. His bigger challenge is painting a picture of her personality and personal life. “Were trying to piece it together,” Price said. “We don’t have access to her personal papers, so we really don’t know.”

Born Toy Mea Cheung in 1897, Victoria was the

daughter of one of few Chinese women from that era who ventured to the B.C. capital.

After graduating from Vic High, Cheung received a medical scholarship and studied in Toronto, as she was barred from doing so in B.C.

In 1923, she departed for South China to work at the Marion Barclay hospital in Jiangmen and was soon joined by her mother, who grew up nearby. Over the years, Chung furthered her training in New York and London.

Unlike most of her missionary colleagues, who abandoned their posts during the Second World

War and later the Korean War, Chung stayed. She set up community clinics and returned to the hospital after the conflict as its director.

Despite earning a modest missionary salary, she paid back her scholarship and helped fund the hospital in times of need.

When she died in 1966, “thousands lined the route of her funeral in China and 3,000 flower wreaths adorned her casket,” according to research by Price and Yu.

In wasn’t long, however, before her contributions were suppressed from the public record. Her papers were destroyed and her family lived in fear.

“Right after she died, the cultural revolution began,” said Price. “Because she was an overseas Chinese, she was suspected of being a spy (and she) represented foreign imperialism.”

On this side of the Pacific, Chung’s story also fell through the cracks for similar reasons of distrust between the two governments.

“After 1949, the Canadian government refused to recognize the People’s Republic of China. Travel to China was very difficult. The family stories were easily lost,” Price said.

Historians also missed Chung because she doesn’t fit any standard profile, he said. Research looking at both white missionaries and female physicians working in Canada overlooked Chung, because she fits neither category.

Back in Chung’s hometown, there is one person who remembers her. Edna Chow is now 92, and the two women became connected via their mothers, who were friends. When Chung visited her hometown on furlough, she stayed with Chow’s family.

“When she’d go out to visit people, she would bring me along. I was about six years old,” said Chow. Years later, Chow and her husband toured Chung on a drive up Island because she wanted to see the farmland.

“She couldn’t get over the waste,” Chow recalled. “On the farm, you just cut the cauliflower out and the rest is composted.”

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When a fan passed Ryder Hesjedal a hockey stick with

a flag on it, he knew what to do, and the image has become an iconic one.

In May, the 32-year-old was the first Canadian to win the Giro d’Italia.

His accolades continue as last weekend Hesejdal won his third Canadian Cyclist of the Year award,

ahead of Victoria’s Geoff Kabush in second.

At home it’s been easy to spot the effect, as a growing number of cyclists bomb around our city in the famous blue and white Garmin-Sharp jerseys of Hesjedal’s team.

The story arc for the Giro win was perfect. In January, Hesjedal held court at GoodLife Fitness in Vic West to promote the sum-mer’s Tour de Victoria, at which time he announced he’d been green lighted as the team’s leading man in Italy.

Right from the get-go Hesjedal was sup-ported by his teammates in Italy. And when the race ended with a time trial, Hesjedal put in one of the top performances of his life, to erase the 30 second deficit between him and first place for the win.

Going into the Tour de France, Hesjedal was named a top contender by analysts, and looked like one too, until wipeouts and injuries knocked him out.

While the Giro is Hesjedal’s best result, revisionists were also busy tinkering with his next best one. This year Hesjedal’s 2010 Tour de France result was bumped from seventh to sixth overall, as winner Alberto Contador was stripped of his title for dop-ing. The revoking is just one of doping’s many stains on the sport in 2012, which the USADA has made the most significant hap-pening of this year’s sports calendar.

Tyler Hamilton’s tell all confession, The Secret Race (this reporter’s pick of 2012 sports books), is at the forefront of cycling’s current state. In it are statements from cur-rent Garmin-Sharp members and team man-ager, Jon Vaughters, explaining his desire to run a “clean team,” Garmin’s mantra.

Olympic triumphs

GillianCarleton, Ryan Cochrane, Richard Wein-berger, and the rowing men’s and women’s eight boats all pulled in gold medals from the 2012 London Olympics with Victoria connections.

Cyclist Gillian Carleton came out of the slipstream to win bronze for Canada in the track cycling team pursuit. Cochrane swam to silver in the 1,500 metre freestyle, adding to his bronze from 2008. Weinberger, a UVic Vike from Surrey, placed third in the men’s open water 10km marathon swim.

Malcolm Howard captained the men’s eight to silver, his second straight medal, with 2008 gold medal returnees Andrew Byrnes and coxswain Brian Price. Vikes row-ing alumni Darcy Marquardt and Rachelle Vinberg won silver in the women’s eight.

High school heroes

Lars Borne-mann and Mason Swift accom-plished rare feats on the same late November week-end as they were named the MVPs of their team’s pro-vincial high school championship.

It was the sec-ond straight year winning the MVP award for both,

as each’s team also won its respective back-to-back championship.

Bornemann’s Oak Bay Barbers defended its AAA volleyball title and Swift’s Mount Douglas Rams won its second-straight AAA Subway Bowl football trophy.

Bornemann will likely play in the CIS for the UBC-Okanagan Heat and study engineer-ing while Swift is still weighing his options.

Controversies at Elk Lake

Saanich rower Lindsay Jenner-ich emerged as a leading voice amongst a group of Rowing Canada ath-letes who spoke their displeasure with the organization’s poli-tics in 2012.

The Claremont secondary and UVic Vikes grad is one of the few born and bred members of RC to train at Elk Lake, and made waves as the only women’s team to train there, going against RC’s agenda. Then less than three months out from the Olympics, Jennerich’s doubles partner Tracy Cameron retired from the sport, making way for North Saanich’s Patri-cia Obee to compete as a 20-year-old.

Jennerich was also a staunch supporter of men’s coach Mike Spracklen, both in the media and on her blog. When he was dis-missed in the fall, Jennerich was part of a large movement against it.

Spracklen, who came here from England with his wife, lived in Sidney for 12 years and guided Canada to multiple gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships. His successor will be appointed in January.

WHL playoffs came aroundThe Victoria Royals first season in Victo-

ria ended with a first round playoff exit to the Kamloops Blazers.

It ended a 23-year long break since the Victoria Cougars last played a Western Hockey League playoff game here.

Baseball announces returnThe baseball gods answered the prayers

of many as the West Coast League and City of Victoria announced an expansion team for 2013. It’s wood-bat baseball, and the players are top professional prospects play-ing in college and universities. The Victo-ria HarbourCats will play at Royal Athletic Park.

There is much to choose from the 2012 sports calendar, so a list of top hits are included with this story at Vicnews.com. The News’ Jan. 2 issue will preview some likely scenarios in 2013.

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Cycling was much sexier in Canada this year than it was in the U.S.A. West Shore’s Ryder Hesjedal was on top of it, winning the Giro d’Italia, while doping declarations by many of the U.S.A.’s top cyclists, including some of Hesjedal’s teammates and his team manager, muddled the sport’s image.

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1998 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT US car - 193,000 miles, lady driven since 2003. $2200. Alan, (778)426-3487.

2000 RED MUSTANG V6 110, 600km. Automatic, fully load-ed, new front brakes, alterna-tor, battery. No accidents, one owner. $6300. 250-652-2870.

2006 MALIBU LT V6, dealer maintained. 70,500 km’s. Blue with grey interior. $6,900, moving sale. Call 250-595-5727 or 250-886-1319.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

2009 PONTIAC G5- $14,500. Air conditioned, electric win-dows, 4 new tires/2 spare. 45,000 km. 2 year warranty left. Senior giving up licence, reason for sale. Call (250)360-0892.

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BOATHOUSE FOR SALE, 27x10’ interior dimension, power, lighting, pigeon proof, taller than other boat houses. Below cost at $15,000. Call 250-656-6136.

1993 BAYLINER Classic 2452. In excellent condition. Head, galley, canopy, 9.9hp 4-stroke Yamaha. Dinghy & extras. $17,000. (no trailer). Call 250-656-6136.

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HOUSEKEEPER EXPERI-ENCED, reliable. References. 250-920-6516, 250-881-7444.

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

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COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

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

GNC ELECTRIC Res/Comm. Reasonable rates for quality work. #43619. 250-883-7632.

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BUBBA’S HAULING. Mini ex-cavator & bob cat services. Perimeter drains, driveway prep, Hardscapes, Lot clear-ing. Call 250-478-8858.

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250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Clean-ing at Fair Prices!

250-507-6543. AL’S V.I.P. Gutter Cleaning, guards, win-dows, power washing, roof de-moss, repairs. Insured.

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

BEETLES RESIDENTIAL Renovations Ltd. Bathrooms, decks, painting, landscaping and handyman services. Fully insured and guaranteed. Free estimates. Call 250-889-4245.

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

HAULING AND SALVAGE

ALL-HAUL JUNK REMOVAL Const Debris, Garden Waste. Call John 250-213-2999.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

CITY HAUL- a lot of junk won’t fi t in your trunk, you’re in luck I own a truck. 250-891-2489.

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. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

✭BUBBA’S HAULING✭ Hon-est, on time. Demolition, con-struction clean-ups, small load deliveries (sand, gravel, top-soil, mulch), garden waste re-moval, mini excavator, bob cat service. 250-478-8858.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

QUALITY INSULATION blown fi berglass. Affordable rates. (250)896-6652.

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

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.

A2Z WRIGHT Moving. $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s discount. Call Phil (250)383-8283.

DIAMOND MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.


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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.

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

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

ON POINT PAINTING. Polite, clean cut crew. Professional results. Call (250)744-4927.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

RUBBISH REMOVAL

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TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy-Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.250-686-6046

UPHOLSTERY

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WINDOW CLEANING

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GLEAMING WINDOWS Gut-ters+De-moss. Free estimate.18 yrs. Brian, 514-7079. WCB.

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Tom FletcherBlack Press

The B.C. government has agreed to a $20 million compensation deal that will see Shell Canada give up a disputed coalbed gas tenure in the remote Klappan region of northwest B.C.

Shell’s exploration of 4,000 square kilometres at the headwaters of the Skeena, Nass and Stikine Rivers has been opposed by the Tahltan Nation since the tenure was awarded by the province in 2004. The company drilled three exploration wells in the first year, which it now intends to decom-mission as it leaves the area.

The B.C. government has agreed to provide Shell $20 million in gas royalty credits to compensate for its investment in the Klappan region.

That is to be put towards a water recycling proj-ect that Shell is building to supply hydraulic frac-turing operations on its shale gas developments in the Peace River region of northeast B.C.

Coalbed gas extraction has additional hazards because of salt-contaminated water that often surfaces with natural gas when coal deposits are drilled. Hydraulic fracturing can be used in coal-bed development, but it is more extensively used in drilling deeper shale formations to extract natu-ral gas.

“The Klappan is one of the most sacred and important areas for our people,” said Annita McPhee, president of the Tahltan Central Council.

“It is a place of cultural, spiritual, historic and social importance. Our people do not want to see it developed, and we look forward to working with British Columbia on achieving that goal.”

McPhee added that the Tahltan have received

offers of support from local, provincial, national and international organizations in their opposition to the development.

Shell Canada president Lorraine Mitchelmore said the company’s shale gas tenures in the north-eastern B.C. offer “better commercial and geologi-cal prospects,” and sustainable water use is impor-tant to that development.

Energy Minister Rich Coleman said shale depos-its offer much greater gas volumes, in regions where roads and other infrastructure already exist.

Aboriginal Relations Minister Ida Chong said the government is looking forward to further “govern-ment-to-government” talks with the Tahltan over resource development in their entire traditional territory.

Doug Donaldson, NDP MLA for Stikine, said pro-tests against coalbed gas drilling in the Klappan are similar to those directed against the Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline proposal.

“People in the northwest understand the impor-tance of resource industries, but they also under-stand that it’s impossible to put a price tag on a clean environment,” Donaldson said.

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Province buys back disputed coal gas leaseNorthern B.C. river headwaters protected from coalbed extraction


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