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Housing debate rages on Residents reach some concensus on densities; how to implement change still hounds district council Steven Heywood News staff
Fundamental differences on housing issues still exist between factions on the council of North Saanich and a recent public open house on the matter has not resolved them. On March 27, the consulting firm (CTQ) hired by the district to lead the community through an analysis of housing density issues with the goal of helping set a direction for council, held a final open house. An estimated 150 people filled a room at the Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church and nearly 30 of them took the chance to speak directly to councillors. Opinions and comments were varied. The main issue continues to be the need for diverse housing options, contrasted by the desire to prevent urban sprawl and the loss of agriculTed Daly tural land. While most speakers expressed support for new forms of housing and higher densities, there were significant differences in how this could be achieved. “In the final analysis, there was no clear consensus on the issue of higher densities as a matter of policy although some expressed strong support,� stated Mayor Alice Finall in an email. Please see: Housing final report expected soon, page 7
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Kelly Paul of the Tsartlip First Nation (front, right) runs with supporters Bernice Smith, Geordie Murray and Krystal Brown. Paul is getting ready to run more than 530 kilometres in an effort to raise suicide awareness in Island First Nation communities. See page 19 for the story.
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Who’s who in the Central Saanich by-election
Getting to know the eight candidates CENTRAL SAANICH — There are eight candidates in the April 13 by-election for two seats at the Central Saanich district municipal table. Ten candidates had announced their intent to run as of the deadline to file their nomination papers, however, two individuals have since dropped out. The council seat became vacant after Adam Olsen resigned after accepting the nomination in the provincial riding of Saanich North and the Islands for the B.C. Green Party, and Terry Siklenka resigned after moving away. The News Review continues a series of candidate profiles to help our readers make informed decisions on by-election day. The profiles are organized alphabetically by last name and will take place over the next few editions of the News Review, prior to the byelection. The general vote is scheduled for April 13 and advance voting will be held April 3 and 10.
Candidates List
Alicia Cormier Christopher Graham John Hannam Susan Mason James McNulty Bernie Struck Robert Thompson Ryan Windsor
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The Residents and Ratepayers of Central Saanich Society hosts a meeting with the candidates in the by-election on April 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Brentwood Comunity Hall.
James McNulty
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Born and raised in Victoria, James McNulty spent lots of time visiting his grandparents in Central Saanich when he was young. “My grandparents bought a house on Tanner Ridge in the 1980s so I have lots of fond memories from visiting them in during my youth.” A graduate from Mount Douglas Secondary in 2005, McNulty joined his father, uncle and grandfather in the family business, Five Star Paving, in 2002. The company, which relocated from Esquimalt to the Keating area in 2000, expanded into concrete in 2005, a facet of the company for which McNulty was responsible. “I was responsible for the (concrete) launch and now that portion of the company generates 10 per cent of our gross revenues,” McNulty said. In 2011, McNulty purchased a home on agricultural land reserve property in Central Saanich and lives
there with his fiancé, Ashley and a menagerie of pets including five recent additions to their small farm. “We recently got five cows for our property,” said McNulty, who added that they are looking forward to learning about raising livestock. Along with managing the family company and now running a small farm, McNulty also spends much of his time at the Boulders Climbing Gym at Stelly’s Secondary where he is a member and also training to become a level one certified climbing gym instructor. McNulty is also certified to judge national level competitions and was involved with the provincials held at Boulders last weekend. He also plans to be involved with the national and youth world competitions to be held at Boulders later this year. McNulty’s involvement with the District dates back to 2011 when he ran for council. Since then he has worked on the Peninsula Recreation Commission (2012) and this year he was appointed to the Central Saanich
Advisory Planning Commission. McNulty said with his background in business and construction, he feels that if he were elected, he’d be able to help guide the municipality through some upcoming projects (like a new municipal hall). “My experience can be put to good use on behalf of the citizens of Central Saanich,” McNulty said, adding he feels being a business owner in the Keating industrial area offers another aspect of insight to his election platform. McNulty said he also hopes to, if he’s elected, work on linking tax increases to inflation, promote policies that encourage growth within the village centers, promote policies that result in businesses choosing to locate in the Keating industrial area and support a referendum on new city hall. “I’m excited at the possibility of working with mayor and council in continuing to make sound decisions that are in the best interests of the residents of Central Saanich,” McNulty said.
James McNulty “I believe that I can bring a unique perspective and knowledge base to the council table to ensure the optimal decisions are made.” Visit McNulty’s website at www. mcnultyforcouncil.ca for more information on his candidacy in the 2013 Central Saanich by-election.
Bernie Struck Devon Mackenzie News staff
It was the encouragement and support of his children that led Bernie Struck to run in this year’s byelection. Struck, a lifelong resident of the Saanich Peninsula who has lived in Central Saanich for the last 10 years, is a single parent of two children, a son and a daughter. “I had considered running for council previously and now that my youngest is 11, I feel I will able to dedicate the time,” Struck said. Struck graduated from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor of science degree in physics but for most of his early working years he was employed in the forestry sector. “I started out as a tree planter on a forestry crew while in university and eventually worked my way up to a supervisor position in three years. I became a partner of the company in my fourth year and bought out the other partner after two,” Struck said. By the age of 25, as he was finishing his university degree, he was
also running a tree planting company with over 120 employees planting between two and three million trees annually. After some more education at Malaspina College in Nanaimo (now Vancouver Island University), Struck moved the company’s direction into logging supervision, environmental assessments and training for higher utilization of harvested timber. Later in his life, with his father by his side, the two founded a residential rental company on the Saanich Peninsula. “We began purchasing older, run down homes on the Peninsula and after renovating them, we turned them into affordable rental housing. At our peak we were able to supply nine families with clean, affordable housing,” Struck said, adding that he continues to run the rental business, as well as an international residential rental company he founded four years ago. If elected, Struck said he looks forward to helping guide the community through challenges like keeping the area workable and livable. “We live in one of the premiere
communities, not only in B.C. but within the western provinces and territories. Within our community we’re faced with the challenges of keeping a rural character, supporting our agricultural community, maintaining and improving our infrastructure while at the same time being fiscally responsible so that our residents are still able to afford to live and work in the area,” Struck said. “Through community consultation we’ve been given the direction for economic development and protection as outlined in the Official Community Plan. As an elected council member, it would be my duty to stay within the framework of the OCP while being fiscally prudent.” Struck also said his focus would be keyed in on maintaining or lowering property tax rates. “The residents of Central Saanich have for too many years faced property tax increases of almost double the rate of inflation. As a council member, it would be one of my primary goals to rein in these tax increases by encouraging growth and stability within the commer-
Bernie Struck cial areas, find cost savings within the existing budget and increasing efficiency within the municipality,” Struck said. Email Struck at bstruck_99@ yahoo.com for more information on his candidacy in the 2013 Central Saanich by-election. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com
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BIA ready to get to work Interim board to lead Sidney’s new BIA into the summer Steven Heywood
by public meetings for input and discussion. The success of the BIA, he noted, will come from people’s willingness to make it work. An interim board of directors will lead “The BIA has to offer something for the new Sidney downtown business all of the business community,” he said. improvement area (BIA) into its first “That’s going to be the challenge.” foray into marketing the community and Various businesses have different hopefully attracting new customers to needs, he said. Owners have varying town. ideas, as well, on who their customers Angus Matthews, a director on the are and how they access their shops. board of the Sidney Business DevelopHaving the BIA, in the end, representing ment Group — the organization that Angus all of those interests means there are spearheaded the BIA — says the board Matthews going to be some serious challenges. met shortly after the Town of Sidney One of those will be to establish the approved the BIA to formalize their interim status, which will operate the BIA until role of the BIA in Sidney. Matthews is aware of pressure they face from their first annual general meeting in September. At that AGM, a new board will be elected from various local groups and even from the Town of among the BIA members — all business owners Sidney itself. In its recent budget discussions, and property owners — who each get a single town councillors have suggested the BIA could be a new source of grant money for various events or vote. “We want to get this moving in advance of the programs. Matthews said the BIA is not going to be in the summer season,” Matthews said. “Our next priorbusiness of starting events or contributing to their ity is holding a branding session.” Both Matthews and SBDG chairman Cliff McNeil- start-up, and have been meeting with people to Smith have stated already that the BIA needs to clarify this. “The BIA’s role is to support and enhance existtell Sidney’s story outside of the area in order to ing events,” he said. “This is a fund that the busiattract new visitors. “Branding is really about a promise,” Matthews ness community is paying for, on top of the sigexplained. “It’s about what you get when you come nificant taxes they pay, and it needs to be used to Sidney. What makes Sidney a great place to for promotion and marketing of what Sidney has to offer.” work and to live.” Matthews said the BIA is not a fund for other The board of the new BIA has hired Eclipse Creative, a Victoria communications agency to lead things. As the BIA unfolds, the interim board has posted this process. As of this week, a survey is online at www.sidneybiz.com, asking people about Sidney a job for a part-time communications co-ordinator. This position, Matthews said, will be the contact and its future. “It’s really about capturing what people really point between the BIA and businesses. As well, think are the best points of Sidney. We will use Eclipse Creative will be tasked over time with colthose responses to shape the marketing of Sid- lecting data and statistics to help measure how the BIA is doing. ney.” “The business community will need to see how Matthews added in addition to the online survey, focus group sessions will be held, followed the BIA is going to make (the local economy) better. “It’s a big job and that’s what we’re setting out Dr. Neil Paterson to do.” News staff
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“In contrast, others spoke in strong support of our current OCP policies and the role of North Saanich in the Regional Growth Strategy.” Councillor Ted Daly said he was not surprised by the comments made during the open house, nor by the consultant’s survey results which showed support for housing density change. “This is stuff we already knew,” Daly said. “The consultation is done, as was requested by council and in our official community plan, now we have to move on and a final report (from the consultant) is to come.” He said while some people stood before council and called for a full OCP review, that ship has sailed. “My understanding was the straightest line was to do the housing consultation and study,” he said. “To do an OCP review now would take one-and-ahalf years and go into a new election.” Daly said that in his estimation, it’s time to move on and look to
Tale of two surveys
On March 27, Ed Grifone of CTQ Consulting of Kelowna presented some of the results of a survey they conducted on North Saanich housing issues. • 79% supported higher density options such as townhomes. • 79% supported small lots. • 62% supported up to three story residential buildings. • 60% did not support building of four stories or higher. • The survey indicated support for development near Sidney, along McDonald Park Road, near the airport, along McTavish Road and at the Sandown property. Results can be found on the district’s website. In contrast, a survey conducted online by the North Saanich Residents Association and presented to council March 26, showed some differing opinions. • 69% of respondents said the last municipal election was not a clear endorsement of higher density housing. The results of this survey can be found at www.northsaanichresidentsassociation.ca.
advancing the various housing development projects before North Saanich council. He said his understanding of the 9395 East Saanich Road proposal is that it revises the district’s regional context statement somewhat — as was stated by the Capital Regional District when it reviewed the plan. “The CRD suggested the district make changes to its (regional
context statement) and then return to the CRD to approve it.” Daly said he expects the consultant to tell council as much, adding this will help move the two or three development proposals before the council forward. Finall noted speakers at the open house indicated they were prepared to support some higher density if it was well planned and really
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VICTORIA – The brief era of the harmonized sales tax ended in B.C. Monday, with a last-minute scramble by thousands of businesses to register as collectors of the revived provincial sales tax. About 100,000 businesses in B.C. are required to register and collect PST from customers. By the Easter weekend, about 80,000 of them had done so, said Naomi Yamamoto, B.C.’s minister of state for small business. “I think what most consumers will be doing is looking at their receipts,” Yamamoto said. “In most cases they’ll be paying the same as they did prior to April 1, unless you’re getting your hair cut, or buying a ski ticket or you’re paying your golf membership or going to a restaurant, or buying a bike.” The good news for barbers, bike shops, restaurants and other labour service providers is that they see a seven per cent tax reduction. The bad news is they have to administer two sales taxes, the PST and the five per cent GST, which continues to apply to goods and services. There are a few anomalies, such as insulation and weatherstripping, where sales tax falls by seven per cent as historic PST exemptions resume this week but most retail purchases will remain subject to both GST and PST at a combined rate of
12 per cent. Yamamoto said businesses can register online by going to www. pstinbc.ca or www.gov.bc.ca/pst and selecting the registration link. Using incorporation documents, the process should take about 15 minutes. Business owners who don’t register immediately can still correct transactions made after the deadline, because the first online remittance of PST is expected at the end of May. Premier Christy Clark marked the transition with a video, reminding business operators to register. Clark noted that the HST was a benefit to the film industry, manufacturers and other businesses that benefited from input tax credits. NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said a statistically average family will be about $350 ahead with the removal of the HST, which was rejected in a mail-in referendum in June 2011. Ralston acknowledged that lowincome people will lose the increased HST rebates that have been paid quarterly since the HST took effect in 2010. But he said that will be balanced by the reduced sales taxes they pay in restaurants and other service purchases. Tobacco taxes went up by seven per cent with the HST, and that tax will remain. Liquor taxes have also been adjusted to be unchanged with either tax, although restaurants will pay increased tax on liquor sales with the return to PST.
did meet the needs of young families, seniors and those with disabilities. “I support a housing affordability initiative but continue to have major concerns that no policies to date have been implemented to achieve those objectives,” Finall said. “I think there is an expectation by residents that they will be looking to council for assurance
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wide variety of opinions and information from North Saanich residents at the recent open house on housing issues is not going to make things any easier for district councillors. While most people expressed some level of support for higher density housing in their community, almost all of the nearly 30 people to speak to council on March 26, had different thoughts on how that would look Can this and the conditions by which change could occur. council What this means is council is no further ahead than when they agree? started the public consultation process and will still be faced with making decisions based on their diametrically opposing views on the matter. For residents with similar views to the respective councillors, the outcome will either be good, or bad. And that’s predicated on the fact that there’s a majority on this council who favour current housing project proposals. From the outside looking in, there was little said during the open house that would change the minds of any of the councillors. Certainly, the consensus on the need for housing in some form offers some common ground. From there, the question of how to proceed with new development remains mired in council’s philosophical split. The groundwork does appear to be laid in the district’s existing official comuntiy plan and housing strategy. This latest exercize, as pointed out by the consultant, was to refine current values and attitudes towards the matter and to suggest policy directions for council. The big question now is: can this council agree on a housing policy that meets with the needs of their community? As long as their positions remain entrenched, we can expect more debate and more acrimony. As one speaker during the open house stated, the message has been repeated over and over — do something about housing demands and stop taking about it. What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: editor@peninsulanewsreview.com or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Peninsula News Review is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
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program. To make the B.C. governhe Pacific Carbon Trust ment’s operations “carbon neutral,” orchestrated a months-long the government and all of its agencampaign of calls and letters cies were required to pay to discredit a report from the trust $25 per tonne for B.C.’s Auditor General on their carbon dioxide emisits first two big carbon sions from fuel use. offset projects, before it In 2011 alone, B.C. unicould be released. versities paid $4.46 milJust as the audit report lion to the trust. B.C.’s 60 was about to be made school districts paid a public, the trust, a Crown total of $5.36 million the corporation created at same year and the provtaxpayer expense, parince’s six health authoriticipated in the leaking of ties paid $5.79 million. The selected critical letters to media outlets. Tom Fletcher money is supposed to go to projects that capture Then the Speaker of B.C. Views carbon, thus “offsetting” the B.C. legislature, Bill the heating of schools, the fuel Barisoff, made a final, clumsy effort burned by ambulances, etc. to delay the release of the report. The 55,000-hectare forest reserve As soon as it was out, Environis known as Darkwoods. The audit ment Minister Terry Lake tried to shows the Nature Conservancy discredit it by blustering about all of Canada decided in 2006 to buy the highly paid experts who swore it, using $25 million of federal taxthat a forest reserve near Kootenay Lake and a gas flaring reduction payers’ money. The deal closed in project near Fort Nelson, were bona 2008, the same year the Pacific Carbon Trust was formed. From 2008 fide carbon offsets worth $6 million to 2010, the trust bought 450,000 of taxpayers’ money. The audit states in plain language, tonnes of carbon offset, based on independent evaluations that all with charts and timelines, that the rested on the assumption that Dark$6 million was basically given away woods would be clear-cut logged. for nothing. I look forward to furSince the forest was already ther audits on this carbon offset owned by Canada’s leading conserscheme, assuming it survives the vancy, this assumption makes no May election, because these two sense. Was the conservancy going projects aren’t the only boondogto log it, or flip it to someone who gles. would, after accepting $25 million in The Pacific Carbon Trust was set up in 2008 as part of former premier tax money to acquire it? Legally, it could not. Gordon Campbell’s climate change
(I would add that the assumption that logging releases all of the carbon in a forest is also false. Lumber actually sequesters carbon for longer than trees, which eventually die and rot.) The audit found a similar case against EnCana’s flare reduction program, which the company used on many wells before the trust started offering money. EnCana was saving money as well as reducing emissions without collecting offsets. Therefore, the audit concluded, neither of these projects was a credible offset because the emissions savings would have occurred anyway. Here’s the next Pacific Carbon Trust project that should be audited. In a complicated transaction, the trust bought offsets from something called the Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited Partnership. Yes, this is the world-famous forest on B.C.’s North Coast that was subject to a preservation deal hammered out between the Coastal First Nations, the B.C. government and three U.S.-backed environmental groups. That was in 2006. The offset purchases were in 2009 and 2010, years after detailed preservation areas were mapped and codified in law. Again, the trust paid for forest that was already preserved. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
‘The trust paid for forest that was already preserved.’
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e: Vantreight Farms. It is with some sadness that I recently read that Vantreight Farms is for sale again. Having been their grower for five years, I disagreed with Ian over many things, but the one thing I absolutely agreed with him about was his Hill Project. The concept of building on 30 acres of unfarmable land that was non-Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), in order to continue farming the remaining farmable land made perfect sense to almost everyone apart from a few politicians and a small, very vocal, ill informed minority, most of whom don’t even live in Central Saanich. Now, thanks to the delaying tactics of
the politicians and the expensive and ultimately unsuccessful legal challenge from the Ratepayers Association, the farm is for sale again. I hope all of those politicians and others who claim to support agriculture and local food security will realize the results of there actions or inactions. When the land is all put into hay, food production ceases, and the daffodils no longer sway in the wind (I hope I am wrong about all of this) perhaps those who were unable to understand the logic of sacrificing some rock to preserve the real dirt will realize the error of there ways. The houses will be built in the future, whether everyone agrees or not, but the farming you thought you were protecting
Readers respond: Ratepayers feel like Charlie Brown Every year I am surprised that Central Saanich council will apparently approve a property tax increase again that significantly exceeds the inflation rate. I think this will be the 13th year in a row. The proposed 5.3 per cent increase is unacceptable. For a change, try for no increase instead of essentially accepting staff recommendations. For your information, my ability to pay the higher taxes has not increased. I know how Charlie Brown feels when every year, he tries once again to kick the football only to land flat on his back. I think that the rate payers of Central Saanich also must be starting to feel collectively like Charlie Brown when their municipal council acts like Lucy. I do not include Councilor (Zeb) King in the preceding as he is to be commended for working to reach out to citizens and to reduce the tax increase. I wonder how many councillors were elected, in part on a no/minimal tax increase. Frank Witthoeft Central Saanich
Rub shoulders with the bus riders It is wonderful to see that B.C. Transit is happy with their service on the Peninsula, unfortunately many of the users on the Peninsula are not. They do admit there airport service is a bit short of utilization, maybe if they had a run to the airport so one could get an early flight out the use would go up. The
may not continue. I am pleased to see the great improvements we are now seeing under the Mayor Alastair Bryson in Central Saanich. It seems we are open for business again. I hope in the forthcoming byelection we elect candidates who will continue this “can do” attitude, and not return us to the “hopeless nation” we had become. To that end I should be interested to know from the candidates what if any allegiances they have to any particular group or association. In order for voters to make a discerned choice, they need to understand what they could be voting for. Chris Gosling Brentwood Bay
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run is so infrequent a slow walker can make several walks between the airport and the McTavish exchange, hardly worth using. A community bus looping between the airport and along Barret Drive in Dean Park would help many (not that that particular one would help me, but it would help others). They could improve the 70/72 service on the Peninsula considerably if they added one or two stops along the highway in Central Saanich. It’s a long walk between the McTavish Exchange and Sayward Road. Is there money in the system? Looking at the recent growth in the management empire, couldn’t they lay off a couple of managers and tell the rest to get out of their cars and ride the bus more often? That way they could rub shoulders with the people and learn what they want. Norm Ryder Central Saanich
Sandown was the plan of past council Although I rarely respond to letters in your paper, I felt a response to Mr. H.U.P. Edwards was warranted. I must point out that the initial Sandown plan and current proposal, which includes commercial development on what is now agricultural property, was in fact the plan of the previous council of Mayor Finall, as opposed to the “selfish proposal of the four councillors in the majority” as stated by Mr. H.U.P. Edwards last week. Ted Daly, Councillor North Saanich
Talk to the deer Here on Vancouver Island elected and non-elected officials are having to make tough decisions around the deer issue. Some municipalities have opted for a cull. Our communities are polarized on this issue and have been torn apart by what has occurred and what is about to occur. Some farmers feel justified in killing the deer because the deer are destroying their crops and the anticull people are saying put up fencing to keep the deer out. But perhaps there is another solution? An effective albeit unusual one: Talk to the deer. In the realm of Spirit there is always a solution and just because we humans don’t know the answer yet, doesn’t mean a solution doesn’t exist. Animals are very connected to Spirit and if we connect with them at their level and with respect, they will understand. Everyone on the planet is trying to make a living, even the deer, and they need to
eat just as much as we do to survive. As a farmer or gardener, would you be willing to set aside a small portion of your property for the deer? Tell them, “this is yours to eat. Please leave the rest of the land alone.” As bizarre as this sounds, it does work. Why not think outside the box and try connecting with these animals at a different level — theirs, not ours. If you have a sincere desire, willingness and intention to connect and communicate with animals, they will be more than willing to meet you halfway. And if you don’t feel comfortable talking to them yourself, there are many competent animal communicators on Vancouver Island who could do it for you. There also are excellent books on animal communication available. Our animals have much to teach us about living cooperatively on the Earth. Why not give them a chance. Lea Fraser Saanich
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Conservatives dangle ferry fare tax credit Jeff Nagel Black Press
SURREY — The B.C. Conservatives are promising to rebate a chunk of what motorists pay out in tolls or fares if they frequently use BC Ferries or the Port Mann or Golden Ears toll bridges. Conservative leader John Cummins pledged to create a new provincial income tax credit paying up to $408 per motorist each year if they claim the maximum of $1,800 in tolls each year. Drivers could also qualify for the same amount on ferry travel by claiming their B.C. Ferries receipts – just for the vehicles portion, not passenger fares. The 40 per cent tax credit would only apply on the portion of fares or tolls paid in excess of $780 up to the annual maximum. Cummins estimated it
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Heavy ferry and toll bridge users would get back up to $408 a year, if they can show receipts for $1,800 in vehicle charges. would cost $45 million a year in foregone tax revenue, but his party’s budget forecast has been criticized as overly rosy. “It’s there to help people who are unduly burdened by the increase in ferry fares and the tolls, which the average
guy is finding pretty difficult to manage,” he said. Cummins said the tax credit should encourage more people to use Metro Vancouver’s two toll bridges, potentially boosting the tolls raised from them, as well as the financially struggling B.C. Ferry system.
Asked if Interior residents might object to government money being spent to provide a benefit mainly to Lower Mainland or Vancouver Island drivers, he said no toll bridges exist elsewhere in B.C. Cummins said it’s possible but unlikely that a driver could qualify for the maximum $408 credit on both ferry and toll bridge use, earning a rebate of $816. Truckers wouldn’t initially be able to claim the toll. Another Conservative policy plank aimed at appealing to driver anger would repeal B.C.’s carbon tax. Cummins said that would translate into about $200 per year in relief. Canadian Taxpayers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman applauded the party for making bridge tolls an election issue. But he questioned the Tories’ reliance on a high economic growth rate to generate more revenue.
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Kathy and son Bear with what has come to be known as the ‘Welcoming Totem’ project. The Saanichton Village Association (SVA) is pleased to announce the addition of the second Welcoming Totem in a series of five totems planned for the roadways leading to the Saanichton Village. “We wanted residents and visitors to be more aware of their community and the core as they entered the village,” said Jan Carroll, president of the
SVA. The first totem in the series was erected last spring on East Saanich Road, north of Wallace Drive and showcases a heron as the focal point. The second and latest totem will be unveiled Saturday April 6 at 2 p.m. The chosen location for the second totem will be on East Saanich Road, a few yards south of the Veyaness Road intersection. “The Saanichton Village is more than just Photo courtesy of Saanichton Village Association
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Doug LaFortune and Doug ‘Bear’ Horne LaFortune stand with a totem they carved for the Saanichton Village Association. The totem stands on East Saanich Road welcoming residents and visitors to the village. the core retail areas, and our idea was to create a sense of inclusion by placing these majestic west coast symbols in a way that embraced more of the local area,” added Carroll. Each totem in the series showcases a different symbol. “They all have their
role in the First Nations culture, with each representing an important core value for our people,” said carver Doug LaFortune. “My son Bear and I are excited to be able to work together on the Totem project and share the stories with the community.” The Totem project has received some significant donations from the Municipality of Central Saanich and local residents and businesses with just over $12,000 being raised towards the total project goal of $18,000. “We are over half way there thanks to Katherine Nutt, Spelt Enterprises, Seafirst Insurance, Saanichton and the District of Central Saanich. We hope to have others from the local community come forward with donations to help us complete this important project,” said Carroll. Donations to the Welcoming Totem project can be made by contacting the SVA through their website at www. saanichtonvillage.ca. — Submitted by the SVA
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“We are just not sure who left it here.” She and co-worker Wendy Lopez would love to find out who the generous donor is. They have left a note in the gallery’s window on Beacon Avenue in Sidney, thanking them for the gift. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com
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VIHA and Genome B.C. launch a $10 million project to create a tool for near-instant stroke diagnosis Edward Hill News staff
When Moses Pimentel found himself collapsed on his bathroom floor one Sunday morning last June, a stroke wasn’t the first ailment that came to mind. He even wondered why his wife called an ambulance. Paramedics conducted a rapid assessment on the fit, healthy, 47-year-old Saanich parks staffer, and found telltale left body paralysis. They rushed him to the care of Dr. Andrew Penn, a neurologist at Victoria General Hospital. Penn and his staff at VGH, the nucleus of stroke care for Vancouver Island, found Pimentel’s underlying heart defect that triggered the stroke, but it was that rapid response crucial in preventing lasting damage. Pimentel regained control of his body the same day, was out of hospital in six days and back to work in two months. “Without that rapid assessment who knows what would have happened? I have a physical job and a family to take care of,” Pimentel said. “I’m not sure what I would have done.” Recognizing quick and early detection of strokes can save lives and medical resources, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and Genome B.C. have launched a $10 million project that will give
patients across Vancouver Island. About 4,000 blood samples from that database will allow the University of Victoria’s Genome B.C. Proteomics Centre at the Vancouver Island Tech Park to crunch through reams of data, all to find the signal set of proteins associated with a TIA. If researchers can nail down the pattern of proteins released by the brain during a TIA event, diagnosing it could become a relatively simple blood test, rather than time-consuming brain scans. The project, the largest in VIHA’s history, expects to see results within four years. “VIHA took a gamble and set up a TIA unit to rapidly assess a TIA before a stroke hit. The project was a great success … in two years we’ve saved some 150 strokes on Vancouver Island,” Penn noted. “But with that success came failure — we were flooded with patients, but about half weren’t TIAs. They might be migraines or seizures or other things that might not need urgent care (in the ER). We needed a blood test to differentiate those who needed urgent care.” Dr. Brad Popovich, chief scientific officer for Genome B.C., said it’s hard to overstate the importance of Penn’s databass. It holds more stroke information than any other major medical centre in the
U.S. and Europe due to VIHA’s centralized system, and was key to unlocking $10 million to get quick TIA detection off the ground. “The funding for this project addresses critical and immediate needs,” Popovich said. “Stroke is the No. 1 cause of adult disability and stroke patients are the leading users of long term care in Canada. This (TIA test) will be better, cheaper, faster … this will bring tangible results to British Columbians and beyond.” VIHA estimates rapid TIA detection technology will help doctors prevent 4,000 strokes per year in Canada, cut risks for patients due to the use of radioactive dyes during the diagnosis, cut costs to the health system in terms of patient care, and allow for better use of MRI and CT scan machines. At VGH, the stroke assessment unit is set to expand into the hospital’s former emergency wing (the new emergency centre opened in 2009), which will give the stroke team six exam rooms and four offices, up from two rooms now. “Health professionals want to improve stroke care. A lot of people don’t understand the devastating affects on the lives, livelihood and families of stroke victims,” said VIHA board chair Don Hubbard. “That is why this research is so important.” editor@saanichnews.com
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Moses Pimentel sits near the CT scan machine at Victoria General Hospital, where he had a brain scan last June after suffering a stroke. The Vancouver Island Health Authority and Genome B.C. have launched a $10 million project for early stroke detection. emergency room doctors a tool for nearly instantaneous diagnosis of a minor stroke, called a transient ischemic attack (TIA). “If you think of stroke as an earthquake, a TIA is the rumbling before the earthquake,” Penn said during the project announcement. About 10 per cent of minor strokes lead to full-blown major strokes within two days, but diagnosing a TIA is difficult and pricey. Less acute medical problems such as dizziness and severe headaches can look like a TIA, but it can take
considerable medical resources to separate the mimics form the real thing. “There are about 30 mimics of TIAs for different (medical) conditions,” Penn said. “The full meal ticket is expensive. To investigate a TIA costs thousands of dollars involving dyes, radiation, CT scans or MRIs.” In 2004, VIHA allowed Penn to set up a stroke rapid assessment unit at VGH, which in turn allowed him to amass the largest stroke database in the world from 11,000
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Finding a literary agent at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Explore the process of finding a literary agent for your book with writer and editor Marilynne Miles-Gray. Topics include: to agent or not to agent, best websites to guide your search, the query process. Thursday, April 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A presentation of the Sidney/North Saanich Library’s Writers Group. Free. To register call 250656-0944. danCe arOUnd tHe World. Join the Sidney International Folk Dancers for two hours each Monday evening, 7 to 9 p.m. from September to June. Excellent teachers instruct circle dancing. No partner needed. First visit free, $5 for the evening after first time. St. Andrews Church hall (9691 Fourth St.) For further information phone Linda at 250-6525818. Bring a stOry get a poem with Wendy Morton at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Meet for 15 minutes with master poet Wendy Morton, share your life story, and get a unique and memorable poem to take home. Wednesday, April 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. Free. To register call 250-656-0944.
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all OF tHe Dirt with Heather Stretch at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Heather Stretch, co-author of All of the Dirt: Reflections on organic farming, shares her journey from city girl to Saanich Peninsula farmer. All welcome including foodies, farmers and gardeners. Wednesday, April 17 from 7 to 8 p.m. Free. To register call 250-656-0944. learn FrOm rOn Gurney and Ken Stevenson, two local retired professionals, how you can give to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation and receive tax savings, as you help build community and achieve greater wealth. Wednesday, April 10 from 2:30 to
4 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Call 250-652-7531 for information and to RSVP. Central saaniCH lawn Bowling Club Open House Sunday, April 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Centennial Park clubhouse (1800 Hovey Road.) Free intro to lawn bowling. For more information contact Margaret Smith at 250-6559249. Please wear flat or heelless shoes. Coaching available through first week ($20 applied to membership.) dOwnlOadaBle BOOks at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Learn how you can download ebooks and audiobooks to your computer, eReader or mobile device. Tuesday, April 16 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. iPad, iPhone and tablets; Thursday, April 25 from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Kobo, Sony and similar readers. To register, please call 250-656-0944. tHe lOCal envirOnmental Action Divas (L.E.A.D.) are having their third annual Healthy Living Healthy Planet Expo at the Brentwood Hall (7082 Wallace Dr.) on Saturday, April 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. We will be showcasing local businesses and organizations that help the environment and promote healthy living. Admission is free. emBraCing elderHOOd at the Centre for Active Living 50+ in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Dr.) On Friday, April 12, 19, and 26 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. learn about embracing elderhood from Dr. Lynda Miller teaching from Rabbi Schacter-Shalomi’s book From age-ing to sage-ing. For more information, visit www.sage-ing.org, or contact Lynda at dr.lwmiller@gmail. com. Contact the Centre at 250-6524611 or cssca@shaw. ca.
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gOOd mOrning rHyme time at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Stay for social time and refreshments. 0-5 years. Thursday, April 11 to May 16 from 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free. To register call 250-656-0944.
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tHe annUal general Meeting of the Friends of John Dean Park Society will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Pavilion (8801 East Saanich Rd.) JUst mOved tO the Saanich Peninsula? Join the Peninsula Newcomers Club. We meet for lunch on the second Thursday of every month. For information, check our wesbite peninsulanewcomers. ca. saaniCH peninsUla tOastmasters meets every Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich library in the Nell Horth room. Do you want to develop better speaking skills, learn to think quickly and clearly on your feet and build strong leadership skills? Contact Mary at 250544-1819 for more information.
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January 1929 – March 2013 Neil Judson Coy passed away suddenly on March 24, 2013. Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1929, Neil was the only son of Margaret and Cecil Coy of High River, Alberta. He was raised on the family farm and attended Blackie school with his two younger sisters. After graduating from SAIT in 1954 with a diploma in Surveying and Drafting, Neil set out to work as a surveyor on various pipeline and highway projects in Northern Alberta, the Yukon and the N.W.T. These early adventures were the beginning of a lifelong love of the north. He hitchhiked extensively throughout Europe before taking an instructor position at SAIT in the Surveying and Drafting department. Dad returned to the north on several occasions as a surveyor and photographer. Dad was very passionate about his career and truly enjoyed mentoring and tutoring his students. Neil was a member of the Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association (ALSA). Neil met Judy Macfarlane square dancing and in 1965 they married and together they raised three daughters. In 1984 Neil and Judy retired to Salt Spring Island, then moved to Sidney B.C. in 1989 where Neil continued to pursue his love of photography and the outdoors. He was a member of the Sidney Shutter Bugs Camera Club and the senior’s hiking club. He looked forward to his weekly hikes and socializing with his friends. Neil was well known in the Sidney area where they set up at the local flea market and craft sales to sell Mom’s beautiful handmade jewelry and garage sale items. Dad always went out of his way to visit and maintain connections with his students, colleagues and family. He was a truly genuine patient man with a gentle soul and a generous heart. The greatest gift he passed on to each of his daughters was his love of the outdoors. Our fondest memories come from canoeing the Bowron Lake Chain as a family. Neil leaves behind his wife Judy and three daughters, Laureen Barr, Joanne Reay-West (David) and Vivian MacMurchy (John), as well as six grandchildren Jeff, Marty, Duane, Brittany, Felicia and Sterling. He is remembered by his two sisters Norma McKeage (Keith), Marion McKeage and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held to celebrate his life at a later date in the Calgary area. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the charity of your choice in Dad’s memory. Condolences can be sent to sidneybc@ simplycremations.com
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Kelly Paul is running to awaken the spirit Tsartlip First Nation member to run 535 kilometers to help raise awareness of suicide prevention Steven Heywood
plating suicide. “We need to be able to share with others,” she said, “to connect with each other and share our strength and support for those who are thinking about taking their own life. “Reach out, share
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Kelly Paul is running two or three times a week, swimming and practising yoga to ensure her entire body gets a good workout. She knows that’s going to be important when she embarks on a major journey from one end of Vancouver Island to the other this May. Paul, from the Tsartlip First Nation on the Saanich Peninsula, is getting ready to run 535 kilometers from Fort Rupert at the north end of the Island, back to the Peninsula — all between May 17 and June 21 this year. Called the Heliset Håle Marathon, Paul wants to raise awareness of suicide prevention on Island first nations communities. To raise interest and support in her effort, she and some friends ran between the Peninsula’s first nations communities on March 28. “It’s going to be a healing journey,” Paul said after arriving at the Tsawout nation in Central Saanich. Paul’s own family suffered a tragedy when her brother committed suicide four years ago. Paul said no one knew he had been contemplating it and that’s a barrier she wants to see broken down. “People need to be able to reach out to someone,” she said. “To reach out and be
that. We are all family and we are all connected.” Paul’s Heliset Håle Marathon is set to start May 17 and end on June 21 back on the Saanich Peninsula. To learn more and to support Paul’s efforts,
visit www.helisethalemarathon.com, or call the marathon project co-ordinator, Bonnie Joe, at 250-652-9101, ext. 330. editor@peninsula newsreview.com
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Kelly Paul receives a hug from a friend and her child during Paul’s run across the Peninsula, raising awareness and support for her Island marathon in May and June. heard and to find support and caring for what it is they are going through.” Her marathon will take her to many first nation communities in places like Sayward, Campbell River, Qualicum Beach, Duncan and more. Paul will visit high schools and middle schools as well,
encouraging youth to celebrate life, inspire hope and reconnect with each other to embrace healing. Paul said part of the journey will be to raise money for a community and activity centre in her community — a place where youth can enjoy cultural and sporting events. Paul
said she has been involved with sports, especially soccer, for years and has helped her deal with the more stressful parts of life. It’s through activities such as these she said she believes creates healthy individuals and then, healthy communities that can lend support to people contem-
2013-2015 fishing synopsis available in print, on line British Columbia freshwater fishing enthusiasts have a new, up-to-date tool in their tackle box. The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Black Press have produced the 2013-2015 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis. The Synopsis is printed every two years as a resource for local and visiting fishers to have on hand as they enjoy B.C.’s lakes and rivers. An electronic version will also be updated periodically if regulations change. In addition, the synopsis will also be featured in a flip book format on the websites of all Black Press newspapers in B.C. Inside, in addition to the most
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◆ Total Price including freight, excluding Road Ready Package and taxes. PAYMENTS based on total price including freight and taxes less 10% down (or equivalent trade-in value). Variable interest rate at time of calculation 6.99% on approved credit (OAC) amortized over *390 bi-weekly pymts/5/15 term, **520 bi-weekly pymts/5/20 term, ***260 bi-weekly pymts/5/10 term, ****130 bi-weekly pymts/5/5 term. Zero down option available on request (on approved credit). Dl#8996