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A DAY IN THE LIFE
PENINSULA July 2012
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A specially trained Blackline Marine employee repairs a sailboat’s keel. Barry Hinderks photo
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4:39 Even the cows overnighting at the Victoria International Airport’s pastures are not ready to get up at this time of day. A little more daylight and they will be hard at it. Barry Hinderks photo
5:21 Just off East Saanich Road the view over to Sidney Spit and the Gulf Islands is spectacular at sunrise. Barry Hinderks photo
5:40 Town of Sidney crews have the sprinklers up and running in East Park to keep the flowers and greenery inviting. Barry Hinderks photo
The sun rises And all is quiet. A day starts in serenity before transforming into the moments where life happens. A Day in the Life sets out to capture images that define life on the Saanich Peninsula. We photograph the work, play and downtime that make an ordinary day something remarkable.
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Photographers Barry Hinderks, Devon MacKenzie and Erin Cardone captured A Day in the Life of the Peninsula on July 12, 2012.
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Nav Canada controller Evan Kendrick provides information to a flight getting ready to depart the airport.
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6:05
Stu Munn and Kelvin Kew have been busy since 3 a.m. repainting all the road markings in Sidney. They are one of two crews working in the area.
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Barry Hinderks photo
7:06
WestJet heads into the sunrise over Sidney on its way to Alberta.
7:25
Canwest baggage handlers Rex Anderson, left, and Chad Cutford prepare a baggage cart for a WestJet flight to Edmonton. Canwest provides baggage services for several airlines at the Victoria International Airport.
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7:27
Security screeners work to move travellers through the process, as seen from the other side of the operation.
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8:10
This Twin Otter 300 is a rebuild project at Viking Air. Rebuilding and modifying de Havilland aircraft is still a major part of Viking’s business.
7:39 Starbucks barista Remi Graf prepares an order for a customer at the Victoria International Airport location. Barry Hinderks photo
8:17 Ted Gerow, Viking Air’s completions manager, stands beside the amphibious floats awaiting delivery to the same Russian customer who is taking delivery of the aircraft in the background.
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8:05
Viking Air’s Mark Robidoux works on the wing for a new Twin Otter 400 series. While they already build 18 aircraft per month, Viking’s order book just keeps growing.
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8:50
This little fellow is busy guarding his master’s sailing vessel berthed at Tsheum Harbour.
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8:45
Gartside Marine Engines mechanic Gerry Steiginga works on refurbishing a pump for a customer. Steiginga’s window in the workshop overlooks Gartside Marine’s marina – an outstinding view for a workplace.
8:55 Skipper Kelvin Campbell, right, and crewman Marcus Meuser relax after cleaning up from their offload of freshly caught crab. Campbell and his crew have been hard at it for hours by this time. The bulk of the load of crab is now on its way to Vancouver. Barry Hinderks photo
8:35 Sidney North Saanich RCMP Const. Scott Seutter checks for seat belts and cellphone usage on Beacon Avenue and business is brisk. Seutter works with Const. Whitbread of the CRD Integrated Road Safety Unit.
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9:07
Ken Norbury at the Satellite Fish Company holds fresh caught crab delivered from Kelvin Campbell’s catch just an hour earlier. The fish market just re-opened after extensive renovations to Beacon Wharf were completed.
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11:40
Leitch & McBride Custom Sails sailmaker Colleen Miscovitch puts some finishing touches on a new spinnaker. Barry Hinderks photo
10:55
The Canoe Cove Marina travel lift picks up a large pleasure boat that is ready to go back into the water. The operator of the travel lift, hidden from view by the boat, drives the lift to a special dock that allows the boat to be lowered into the water.
11:45 Sailmaker Colleen Miscovitch uses a lot of floor space when working on larger sails like this new spinnaker. Barry Hinderks photo
Barry Hinderks photo
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Stonestreet Cafe manager Rick Payne prepares eggs for one of the cafe’s menu items.
11:10 Blackline Marine’s riggers, with the assistance of a crane, prepare to reinstall a repaired mast into Conrad and Abby Myer’s, Portland, Ore. based sailboat, the New Seeker. The boat has been in the family since 1975 and is a regular at the Wooden Boat Festival in Victoria. Barry Hinderks photo
10:35
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Nine-year-old Annie Burrage takes advantage of the bubble in one of the displays at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre to get up close and personal with the sea life.
1:51 Cpl. Wes Penny uses a laser gun to track down speeders on West Saanich Road. Devon MacKenzie photo
12:56 Cpl. Wes Penny of Central Saanich Police Service patrols Island View Beach during his sunny afternoon shift. Devon MacKenzie photo
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Three-year-old Alison Brenneis has a whale of a time on the Rose Carousel at Butchart’s during a visit to the gardens with her mom.
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11:27
Firefighter Brennan Gummer and assistant fire chief Forrest Owens take a quick break after spending the afternoon teaching kids from the Keating out-of-school care program about fire safety.
Visitors take in the breathtaking sights of Butchart Gardens’ sunken garden during the sunny morning. Devon MacKenzie photo
11:46 Butchart Gardens employee Catherine Lortie readies one of the boats used to take visitors on tours of Tod Inlet.
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12:23
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Central Saanich Police Service Cpl. Wes Penny speaks to a driver after a minor fender bender on the Pat Bay Highway.
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3:40 Victoria Butterfly Gardens employee Adam BenyaminiLamb shows off the garden’s resident chamelion, Pascal. Devon MacKenzie photo
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Sidney resident Carol Palmer, left, has coffee in Tulista Park with her friend Lynne Dickie, who lives in Sylvan Lake but is hoping to move to the Peninsula soon.
A heavy cooler of ice takes two men to lift during set up for the Sidney summer market on Beacon Avenue.
4:57 Monty the lab shows off his prized driftwood to owner James Heywood (not shown) after a swim.
Erin Cardone photo
Erin Cardone photo
4:56 Devon MacKenzie photo
2:58
Fairway Market’s assistant produce manager Mike Turner stocks up the fresh fruits and veggies at the store’s outdoor market.
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Monty trots alongside owner James Heywood on Lochside Drive after a dip in the ocean. Erin Cardone photo
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4:49
A paddleboarder hits the waters of Brentwood Bay for an afternoon dip to beat the heat.
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4:59
Friendly cyclists wave as they make their way along Lochside Drive near Tulista Park in the sun.
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5:13
A pristinely restored Buick Eight from the 1930s is fittingly parked outside Miracle Lanes in Sidney – closed for the month of July for summer holidays – sparking a bout of nostalgia from passersby.
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Sidney Archives manager Brad Morrison is all decked out in period gear at the Sidney summer market to promote the Sidney Museum’s latest exhibit about life on the Peninsula in the 1920s and beyond.
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5:31 Johan Wessels slices some lamb at his food truck at the Sidney market. Wessels is from the Galloping Goose Sausage Company.
5:36 Mike Harman, assistant fire chief with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department, has his threemonth-old baby Dane in tow at the Sidney summer market.
Erin Cardone photo
Erin Cardone photo
5:00 B.C. Ferries MV Klitsa slides out of Brentwood Bay with a full load of passengers en route to Mill Bay. Devon MacKenzie photo
5:24
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5:23
Warlin Farms employee David Steel stacks bales of hay onto his tractor during the hot, dusty afternoon in the feilds behind the Saanich Fairgrounds.
Several tractors from Warlin Farms bale the fields near the fairgrounds. Devon MacKenzie photo
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6:37 All is quiet at the Coast Guard base at the Institute of Ocean Sciences with only one ship – the decomissioned CCGS Provo Wallis – at the dock. Devon MacKenzie photo
5:39 Diners enjoy the view and the summer weather outside on the patio of Blue’s Bayou Cafe in Brentwood Bay. Devon MacKenzie photo
6:05
Boulders Climbing Gym at Stelly’s secondary lets the outside in on the warm summer evening.
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6:41
A deer pauses for a look at the passing cars along Willingdon Road.
6:17
Members of Victoria’s Hampton Little League practise before their game against Central Saanich at Centennial Park during a tournament.
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7:20
Cpl. Kerry Howse installs a shot gun into a police cruiser parked outside the Sidney North Saanich RCMP detachment. When the shift changes at 7 p.m., officers check that everything is in order, including their cruisers.
Participants stretch and bend into postures during the power yoga class at Greenglade Community Centre.
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6:49
All is quiet near the helicopter hangars at the Victoria International Airport. Erin Cardone photo
7:24
Cpl. Howse signs the log book outside the jail cells at the Sidney North Saanich RCMP detachement while the jail guard oversees. The watch commander on each of the detachment’s four patrol units must check up on the cells every two hours while prisoners are inside. The guard keeps constant watch.
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8:01
A grimace signals the determination inside for a Layritz player during a game against Lakehill in the Little League 11-12 division. The game was part of a tournament at Centennial Park.
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8:36
Instructor Alicia Gabilondo gets dynamic to show her class the right moves in Bootcamp Aquafit at Panorama Recreation Centre.
8:09 A player from the Lakehill Little League team is safe on second base during a game against Layritz in the 11-12 division. The game was part of a division tournament at Centennial Park.
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8:23
The Gulf Islands dot the horizon, as seen from the Centre for Plant Health in North Saanich – a federal research hub slated to close in 2014 due to budget cutbacks.
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