Saanich News, May 30, 2012

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Swingin’ through the woods Saanich golfer favourite for Cordova Bay tournament

Saanich mayor leads charge for regional transit control

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Coming off the course after another round at Cordova Bay Golf Course last week, Megan Woodland was greeted by nearly everyone she passed. Golfing at Cordova is a daily routine for the third-year University of Victoria student. Woodland also happens to work there, but these days the Vikes team has a free pass to the course. Cordova Bay is hosting the Canadian University and College golf championship this week, Tuesday (May 29) through Friday. “The course conditions are in really good shape these days but it usually is, it’s what (Cordova Bay) is known for,” said Woodland, a graduate of Claremont secondary school who still lives in the Cordova Bay area of Saanich. The 20-year-old won the women’s National Athletic Intercollegiate Association golf championship in Tennessee last week, shooting an even par in a field of competitors from 100 schools in the U.S., and is the hometown favourite to win this week’s Canadian championship. But she wasn’t always this good. This year the psychology major improved from average to excellent, winning four of the seven university tournaments, twice finishing in second. “For me, I stay pretty calm on the course and don’t get too

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UVic Vike Megan Woodland, seen here at the Cordova Bay Golf Course, is a favourite going into the Canadian University/College Championships at Cordova Bay this week. mad,” Woodland said. “The big- ability to overcome errors mid- home province. gest thing has been reducing game, Carbery added. “She’s “The thing about our team the margin of my errors, maklearned to correct herself durthat people might not realize is ing me more consistent.” ing a round. That’s a huge deal how close we are,” Woodland Woodland says it with a confor a golfer.” said. “We’ve travelled to a lot fident but relaxed tone. Vikes With the Vikes already a leg of tournaments and it’s rare to coach Bryan Carbery, howup hosting the nationals, the see the type of dynamic our ever, can’t help but get excited picture got even better when team has, it’s really positive.” about Woodland’s developAlberta import Carson Kallis The Vikes team consists ment as an elite varsity golfer won the men’s NAIA champiof five men and four women. in Canada. onship in Oregon on May 25, Joining Hupfer and Kallis are “(Woodland) has come so far storming to the lead with a five- twins James and Sam Holland in three years, is consistently under par on his final 18 holes. and Dylan Cann, while Woodshooting under par, never gives Kallis, along with fellow land will compete with Alyssa up, and has come from behind Albertan Darrin Hupfer, are Herkel, Victoria Kondrak and for three wins this season, both playing really well for the Brynn Tomie. A 10th Vike, which is a big deal,” he said. Vikes and come with strong Michaela Misener, will compete What’s making Woodland backgrounds, having each won solo. stand out on the course is her junior championships in their sports@vicnews.com

AMAZING VALUE!

From Sooke to Sidney, every Greater Victorian pays for transit, but not every municipality has an equal say over how their tax dollars are spent. The unjust nature of taxation without representation was the primary argument Capital Regional District directors brought to the board table on Wednesday (May 23), when they asked to take control of regional transit planning. If given the chance to assume the role of the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, the CRD could deliver better service, make B.C. Transit spending more transparent and hold local politicians more accountable to taxpayers, directors argued. “My colleagues in local government refer to transit in third person … it’s not a part of us,” said Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard. “We take no ownership of it, we take no responsibility for it, and … we can criticize it quite freely without feeling conflicted.” Leonard leads the CRD’s transportation select committee, which formed last year to improve regional transportation and to discuss seeking transit control with a Ministry of Transportation-appointed independent review panel. That talk came one year after the board first pitched the plan to the province. “Even if the government does move governance to the CRD, there still is this problem around accountability on the spending side of B.C. Transit. With or without this change, that still needs to be addressed,” Leonard said. “We would like to see a mechanism by which B.C. Transit is more responsible and accountable to local government. Full stop.” PLEASE SEE: No promises, Page A10

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