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Innovation needs a champion, says U.S. developer Steven Heywood News staff

Sidney will need a champion — someone outside of local politics — to foster real innovation in its downtown core and help lead the community into a new era of prosperity. So said Mark Edlen, CEO of Gerding Edlen a Portland-Oregon-based development firm in a presentation at Sidney’s Mary Winspear Centre April 16. The talk was attended by local “You need to politicians, business find somebody who owners and community members, eager is here, a leader to hear about Edlen’s who has a sense of success in sociallyresponsible and innoresponsibility.” vative real estate investment. – Mark edlen While the talk did not give specific advice on how Sidney can change or grow, Edlen did outline what it takes to develop green buildings and help create vibrant communities, built around such structures. He spoke about what his firm calls 20-minute living, or having communities where residents live within 20 minutes of where they work and play. That involves incorporating housing, transit and employment options in relatively close proximity. PleaSe See: Local sites ideal, page 2

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Becky Kyle scoops up some trash from a ditch in Sidney’s industrial park on Wednesday. She and Seastar Chemicals Inc. co-worker Shar Bhattacharya joined others from the company for a one-hour cleanup of their neighbourhood.

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P.A.T.S. volunteers and pets bring joy to people as they visit seniors’ residences, care facilities, schools and day-cares. There are many benefits of pet therapy, including lowered blood pressure, increased movement and speech, revival of memories and general feelings of wellness. Pets — mainly dogs — but also cats and even llamas, miniature horses, rabbits, guinea pigs and even hedgehogs, are tested for their gentleness and suitability to be a therapy pet. Great appreciation goes out to the Veterinarians who perform this testing, some over the full 25 years of P.A.T.S’ operation. As well as visiting with pets, Pacific Animal Therapy Society runs two other valued programs. P.A.T. S. offers a Pet Loss Line, where trained volunteers provide sympathetic understanding and P.A.T.S. Paws and Tales program visit children in schools, (reading skills are encouraged when a child reads to a dog, who quietly listens in a totally non-judgmental way.) P.A.T.S. has grown incredibly over 25 years and now has over 450 members that visit over 140 facilities in and around Victoria. Up Island there are branches in Qualicum, Port Alberni and Campbell River. A 25th anniversary celebration of Sadey Guy and P.A.T.S. will take place this Sunday, April 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mary’s Bleue Moon Café (9535

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Sadey Guy is pictured here with Toby, the first PATS therapy dog. Guy founded the PATS program 25 years ago. Canora Rd.) All present and former members of P.A.T.S. are welcome to come. Call 250-656-6895 for more information. — With files from P.A.T.S

Local sites ideal for innovation, says mayor Continued from page 1

It’s an issue being played out on the Saanich Peninsula, as local industrial employers have been lobbying policy-makers for attainable workforce housing in the region. Edlen’s presentation showed some of the real estate projects his company has been involved in, including green buildings that use less energy, recycle waste and contribute to community sustainability. While most of those examples were on a large scale and centred in major U.S. cities, some of the concepts can be applied to smaller places, like Sidney. Mayor Larry Cross, who attended the presentation, says the current council is trying to welcome innovative developments.

“There are some sites in Sidney that are ideal for that,” he said. “Our goal here is to densify the downtown, attract younger employees to live here, enhance the local economy and reduce our carbon footprint.” Cross said the council itself is open to innovation in new construction, especially if it benefits local residents. A barrier to that, as Edlen noted, was how traditionally easy it is for tried and true projects to win approval, while innovations such as green roofs, bio-solid recycling, inhouse power generation and more can face long delays. An audience member challenged people’s notion of their community, stating she found Sidney devoid of visionary development and lacking in investment in what she terms as “a kind of cardboard business

area”. She wondered how places like Sidney could take advantage of Edlen’s ideas. “You need to find somebody who is here, a leader who has a sense of responsibility,” Edlen said. “Find them, support them and encourage them.” A champion of innovation, he continued, will help draw in others who want to design and build projects that will give people reasons to cross the street. “Young people are looking to come to a community that is authentic, “Edlen said. “I think people are looking for a wider, better experience where they live.” Cross said Sidney does have good bones, a lot of character on which to build and the potential on which the community can grow. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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Peninsula News in brief Chamber, News Review host forum

The Peninsula News Review will co-host an all candidates forum with the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, April 30. Featuring candidates for the NDP, B.C. Liberal and Green parties, as well as an independant candidate, the event starts at 7 p.m. and runs to 9 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney. To submit questions to the candidates in advance, email them to info@ peninsulachamber.ca.

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District of Central Saanich staff hit the streets this week, picking up trash in ditches and along the shoreline. The district’s efforts were one of many on the Peninsula, taking time to keep their communities clean. — News staff

Walking to battle addiction Sidney event May 5 held to aid regional addictions support groups Devon MacKenzie News staff

Once again this May, Christine Barnhart will hit the streets of Sidney to spread awareness about addiction. Barnhart, who founded the organization Look Beyond Addiction, is hoping to make a difference in the lives of others though the annual walk that takes place on the Saanich Peninsula. Each year, the walk raises money that Barnhart then donates to charitable organizations like the Kool Aid Society. This year’s walk will raise money for Foundation House, part of the Vancouver Island Addiction Recovery Society. “The walk is really designed to unite all different types of support groups,” Barnhardt said, adding that the energy at the walks is always positive. “People always leave after the walk with a really good feeling.” Barnhardt began her journey into helping those with addictions after losing her first husband to a cocaine overdose in 2007. Years later, she would lose her second husband to alcohol poisoning. “My vision is to use this walk to make a differ-

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Participants in last year’s Look Beyond Addiction awareness walk. This year’s walk takes place May 5 and begins at the Mary Winspear Centre. ence for those who suffer from addiction,” she said. The walk will take place Sunday, May 5 and will start at the Mary Winspear Centre. Registration

starts at 11 a.m. and the walk will begin at noon. For more information, visit www.lookbeyondaddiction.com. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

Rising ferry rates a concern Black Press Smaller routes could face service cuts DUNCAN — Increased ferry rates went into affect April 1 and it’s no joke for people who depend on the smaller routes. The Thetis Island-Penelakut Island-Chemainus and Mill BayBrentwood Bay routes are both impacted by rising vehicle and passenger fares. The average for all routes across the fleet is 4.1 per cent. Everyone knew the rising rates were coming since being approved in October, but residents using the services regularly are definitely going to be feeling the pinch. “It just becomes less and less affordable,’’ said Thetis Island resident Keith Rush, the chair of the Thetis Island Ferry Advisory Committee. Rush said the cost was minimal when he first purchased property on Thetis in 1981 but that’s all changed. In 10 years since 2003, rates have climbed 106 per cent,

he said, and 85 per cent of the operating costs of ferries are now borne by users. “It’s the only transportation infrastructure in the province where users pay that much,’’ said Rush. At the same time, Rush said there has been no funding increase from the province on the ferries for 10 years. About 800,000 people in the province depend on ferry service to a certain extent, Rush said, so price increases are going to have a huge impact. Potential service cuts are also pending, Rush said, and that would greatly affect people on Thetis and Penelakut. “We depend on that ferry for everything from getting to school to the doctors and on and on it goes,’’ he said. Rush is particularly concerned about Penelakut residents.

“The folks on Penelakut really do suffer when the rates go up,’’ he said. “It really is a hardship for them. Most of them can’t afford to load up the Experience Card where you get a bit of a break.’’ Meanwhile, the Ferry Advisory Commitee met with B.C. Ferries senior personnel on April 12. The meeting is an annual event, with senior B.C. Ferries executive members in attendance. They meet with people using all 13 minor routes for the sessions. “They spend two weeks and go around and spend three or four hours with each ferry advisory committee and I applaud them for that,’’ said Rush. However, “they don’t have the ability to affect rates,’’ he added. “It’s really local issues. I’ll have something to say about the consultation process to ferries. “There is an opportunity for the public to ask questions but we’ll keep it fairly short.’’ — Cowichan News Leader/ Black Press

comes up big Papers rack up awards VICTORIA — Greater Victoria Black Press newspapers were honoured at this weekend’s Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards gala in Richmond. “It was a fabulous evening,” said group publisher Penny Sakamoto. “The awards are a wonderful acknowledgement for all the hard work our staff puts in all year.” The B.C. Yukon Community Newspaper Association has been hosting the Ma Murray Community Newspaper Awards for almost a century. “It’s no surprise our papers did so well this year,” said editorial director Kevin Laird. “Our staff puts in a tremendous amount of effort into the entire product. These awards are well deserved.” The Oak Bay News, Saanich News, Monday Magazine, Tweed Magazine and the Victoria News all won individual and groups honours in a variety of categories — from general newspaper excellence to photography, cartooning and writing awards. For all of the results, visit www. vicnews.ca. — News staff

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to parents who open a Registered Education Savings Plan to begin saving for post-secondary training. Former premier Gordon Campbell established the fund when the B.C. government was enjoying budget surpluses, before the 2008 downturn in the world economy. That’s added to the B.C. Liberal early years strategy that includes full-day kindergarten, $142 million for child care subsidies, $34 million for Success by Six programs in 225 communities, and an additional $32 million promised over three years to help create new licensed child care spaces. NDP leader Adrian Dix has promised to cancel the RESP and other new spending, and redirect it to a Family Bonus Program, a direct subsidy of up to $70 per month, per child for low-income families starting in 2014. The NDP plan would

pay the full amount to families with annual income of $25,000 or less, with payments decreasing on a sliding scale to families with income under $66,000. Applying to all children under 18, the bonus program is projected to cost $210 million a year. Platform highlights:

• The B.C. Conservative pre-election platform offers no specific programs for child care or early childhood education. Its September 2012 policy document supports “the principle that parents are the child’s first and most important teachers.” B.C. Conservatives also support a school voucher system, “ensuring that taxpayers’ dollars follow the student to provincially approved educational options,” and the principle that social services be “delivered by community-based organizations rather than directly by govern-

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• The B.C. Green platform promises to create “local child care trusts” monitored by the provincial government. Promised services include “child care, in-home support, emergency and crisis services, a guaranteed livable income and safe and adequate housing.” The B.C. Green platform offers no costing estimate for any of its programs. • The B.C. Liberals would require school districts to promote use of school property by licensed child care providers from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and create a provincewide child care registry. • The B.C. NDP would immediately double earnings exemption for employable income assistance recipients, and allow a further exemption for child maintenance payments. — Black Press

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Stelly’s Secondary now a member of dry grad society High school joins Parkland under the Peninsula Dry Grad Society umbrella Devon MacKenzie News staff

Stelly’s Secondary School has joined Parkland Secondary School under the Peninsula Dry Grad Society (PDGS) umbrella. The PDGS was formed by a group of Parkland parents in the fall of 2010 after insurance rates for renting a venue to hold the dry grad events was becoming an issue. “Most venues want an insurance rider of $2 million to $5 million which meant a parent had to take this responsibility on their own insurance,” explained Eleanor Jones, one of the society’s members. “Because of the success of the all night dry grad events there were parents who didn’t want to see the events disappear just because of insurance. After looking into it, a group of parents found that the society could take insurance which would not only be for the one evening but for all events sponsored by the PDGS happening throughout the year.”

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This year, Parkland Secondary School made the decision to bring their grad dinner and dance and after grad festivities back to the Saanich Peninsula. The event, which has traditionally been held at UVic (where the actual graduation ceremony is held) will take place this year at the Mary Winspear Centre. Students will be bused out to Sidney after their ceremony at UVic where they will then enjoy a full evening of fun and games from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Organizers say they are thrilled to bring their event back to the community that supports them year round. Jones added that the name, Peninsula Dry Grad Society, was picked with the thought that at some point either Stelly’s, Claremont or perhaps both would also want to join. And join they did. After a few meetings between organizers from both Parkland and Stelly’s it was determined it would be beneficial for Stelly’s to come under the PDGS banner for the 2013 grad year. From now on, the PDGS will become a consistent factor from year to year in helping run separate events for both Parkland and Stelly’s.

Guest speaker at SODC Saturday SIDNEY — The Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre (SODC) in cooperation with the diving community of British Columbia and the Vancouver Aquarium, presents special guest speaker Alex Earl of Project AWARE Saturday, April 27 at 6 p.m. Earl spent his childhood in Stewart, B.C. and graduated from the University of British Columbia after studying political science and world history. He became passionate about marine preservation through his love of scuba diving,

and has forged a path of conservation with many accomplishments, including his role as a global executive at Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. He is now the Executive Director of Project AWARE, a global community of ocean divers committed to creating initiatives that protect the waters of our planet. Earl’s talk at SODC will focus on global conservation efforts that have started through Project AWARE. Also speaking at the event will be Angus

Matthews, executive director of SODC as well as the Salish Sea Institute. His talk will focus specifically on our local Salish Sea and the need for citizens to take an active role in protecting Canada’s urban sea. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the talk begins at 6 p.m. The event is provided by SODC free of charge, though donations made to the notfor-profit aquarium are encouraged. For more information, visit oceandiscovery.ca or call 250-6657511. — Submitted

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“We initially looked at joining with the society due to insurance purposes but the society has much more to offer,” said co-chair of the Stelly’s grad events, Darcy Winkel. “This year Leah Shiner [the other co-chair] and I have been blessed with having the ability to stand on those shoulders who have gone before us and they have been a constant source of information and guidance.” Winkel added that the society is looking to take on the role of being the information source in terms of

who to contact for things like entertainment, event security, insurance rates and transportation. There are nine board members on the PDGS. Currently there are two Parkland grad parents and seven community members. Of the seven community members, four have no children left in the school system, one has a child in Stelly’s (not in Grade 12) and two have children in Parkland (not in Grade 12). At the PDGS annual general meeting scheduled for October of this year, the society will be looking to add at least two parents from both Stelly’s and Parkland, Jones said, with the remainder of the board being either parents or community members. A commitment to the board is at least two years. There is no need to have a child in the school system to be on the board and any community minded volunteers are welcome. For further information on the PDGS, contact Eleanor Jones at eleanorjones@shaw.ca. reporter@peninsulanewsreview.com

Car wash this weekend in support of Stelly’s Secondary graduates CENTRAL SAANICH — A car wash fundraiser tomorrow, Saturday, April 27, will go to support 2013 Stelly’s dry grad festivities. Two locations (the Co-op Gas Bar at Keating X Road and Veyaness and Spelt’s Gas at East Saanich Road and Wallace Drive) will have car washes going most of the day, from 10 a.m.

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‘Our post-secondary institutions need ongoing predictable ‘The B.C. Liberals will cut small business and taxes by a point.’funding.’

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malgamation has surfaced in earnest again, as in 1906, 1945, 1956, 1977, 1982 and 1990. Each time, the themes were efficiency and cost savings. Each time, the region’s citizens did not proceed with amalgamation. Instead, we created new municipalities. The Wednesday, April 17 editorial said, “Until something concrete happens, the conversation isn’t going to move forward in a meaningful way.” There have been decades of conversation and research, which, unfortunately,

have not always gone hand in hand. While researching the push for amalgamation in the 1990s, I interviewed some of the most vocal proponents and asked them what information or research they were using as the basis for their proamalgamation stance. They told me they had none! They simply “thought” it was the way to go. There was much research on the issue, almost all not supporting amalgamation in a region such as Greater Victoria and much refuting the very arguments used

Readers respond: Thanks, Jeannette, for a job well done With the passing of Jeannette Hughes, Sidney has lost an extremely inspiring, creative and hard working community-minded citizen. The Mary Winspear Christmas dinner has been a community annual event for the past 13 years. While there was a small group that started the dinner, there was no doubt that Jeannette was the organizational heart and soul of this initiative that brings together 250 people each Christmas day to share the seasonal dinner. Jeanette was the one who was out and about running her wheelchair all over the town getting everything in place, doing the publicity and gathering the donations and volunteers to make it a successful annual event. For the volunteers and the Christmas dinner committee our Little General would not rest until everyone was reminded that they were important and needed — and we better do our jobs well. The dinner of December 2012 was particularly poignant and was “so Jeannette.” Realizing that she was very ill, Jeanette was adamant that we all step up — learn and take over her organizational responsibilities. Jeannette was there in the beginning 13 years ago and she

to support it. It was easy to find. After the 1990s push for amalgamation, a conference on amalgamation brought researchers and practitioners to Victoria. Their conclusions were that amalgamation does not meet the objectives proponents expect and the best route to go is integration of services. Current research on amalgamations in Canada and Australia still supports the earlier research. It is easy to find. As for the Amalgamation Yes, as one of my local politics students said, they are

hardly objective nor is this about having a conversation. Look at their name: Amalgamation Yes. Their website says their mission is, “to achieve more effective and accountable governance within the capital region through municipal amalgamation.” It also says, “Our goal is to use every means at our disposal to bring about a referendum...” Let’s really have a conversation and not a predetermined endpoint. Mona Brash North Saanich

Jeannette Hughes, amalgamation, marijuana debate, sewage treatment

planned the succession of her last Mary Winspear Sidney Christmas Dinner of 2012. On behalf of everyone who volunteered and those who enjoyed the dinner throughout the last 13 years: Our compliments Jeannette, thank you for a job extremely well done! The Mary Winspear Christmas Dinner Committee

No sense mashing together municipalities I read that another group is promoting the issue of amalgamation of the metro Victoria municipalities. I shake my head. Let me make the following two points for the new group. First point: the municipal model of government evolved approximately 900-years-ago (give or take a few years). Now, let’s use an analogy for what the group proposes. We have 13, 900-yearold cars and we want to amalgamate them into one car. What is the result? A humongous, 900 year old car, with all the old problems of the smaller cars, plus a host of new ones besides. Second point: remember Pareto’s principle. Pareto says that 20 per cent of the group’s work will accomplish 80 per cent of what they want to achieve. So how does that relate to their project? Well, maybe merging 20 per cent of the municipalities would

be a good first step.

Dave Poje Saanich

We don’t need this kind of an election promise Why do some people want to have marijuana legalized so badly? A newscaster suggested recently that the candidates running in the B.C. election should make it an election promise. Why? Does it not click in that drugs cause depression, and affects your heart and lungs? Any politician that thinks legalizing marijuana will be good for his career is living in la la land. Drugs, and marijuana is a drug, turns nice folks into rotters. We don’t need this kind of election promise. Eileen Nattrass Saanichton

Enough reasons exist to not build sewage plant I list seven reasons, any one of which should be enough to discredit the idea that Victoria needs a land-based sewage treatment plant. • A 1984 Royal Commission, examining this exact issue, stated that comparing treatment with long outfalls the latter “could be environmentally preferable where conditions were suitable.” Our conditions

are ideal. • A motion put before the U.S. Congress to require all sea discharges to have secondary treatment was defeated in light of evidence to the contrary. • Those who know best are the medical health officers, the biologists and oceanographers who have been monitoring the outfalls for a generation. Not one believes we should be building such a plant. • The environment minister’s order to build a plant followed immediately after a report by a U.S. firm that had been retained by the Capital Regional District, but the report conclusions did not specifically recommend such a plant be built. • A glance at a map shows all the waste from Greater Vancouver flowing out under Lions Gate Bridge or into the Fraser River, joined by the even greater flow from Everett and Greater Seattle and then past our front door, the relative impact of which is patently negligible. • The impact of our sewage is negligible but the environmental health and safety impact of building and operating the plant would be substantial. Pollution has been ignored; fuel use has been ignored. • We would rob other needs of upwards of a billion dollars. That alone would be an unforgivable step backwards.

I have been involved in this issue for half my life and it is patent that most politicians do not have the educational background to form sensible judgments on the issue. Ted Dew-Jones Victoria

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o you have mutual funds in your investment portfolio? Are you aware of the total fees that holding such funds incurs? Many investors know that a Management Expense Ratio (MER) is charged. Few however, know the actual amount. Since this averages well over two per cent of the holding across some 3,500 Canadian mutual funds, it is a cost well-worth noting, and if possible, minimizing. Very few mutual fund holders are aware that their adviser receives an ongoing trailer fee, amounting to one third or more of the MER charge. This can amount to hundreds, and even thousands, of dollars annually in direct payments to the adviser, for as long as the client remains invested in the mutual fund account. In 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators organization in fact determined that the average adviser receives some 64 per cent of his/her total compensation from trailer fees. While the average adviser may hold various professional designations which encourage putting a client’s interest ahead

due precisely to these high fees of their own, the fact remains that no more than 20 per cent of that their incentive is huge to sell Canada’s mutual funds beat their a mutual fund, rather than for respective index in any given example, an Exchange-Traded year. In effect, the industry is Fund (ETF) or an Index fund, at feasting on its clients’ ignorance one quarter or less than the averof the real effect of mutual fund age mutual fund’s ongoing cost. fees on long-term returns. Because mutual funds promote Canadian securities regulators their goal of beating their comare intent on bringing greater parable indexes, it is not unusual transparency and understanding for a mutual fund to experience a 100 per cent turnover annually, in Peter Dolezal of the various fees charged to dollar terms. Financial Savvy clients. So far however, the level of effective disclosure remains The significance is that each abysmal. buy and sell within the fund If urged by an adviser to invest in a results in a trading cost, again passed on to mutual fund, a client should request a) a the fund, over and above the MER charge. succinct written summary of every fee As a result of this “churning� of holdings, visible or hidden — including the ongoing capital gains can be incurred, with the trailer fee the adviser would receive; and resulting tax consequence passed on to b) a concise historical performance record the client. of the recommended mutual, not only Even assuming no additional “front-end� against its peers — with their similar fees or “back-end� load fees, it is not unusual, with all of these costs, for a client’s average and therefore, generally lackluster performance, but also against the most compamutual fund to cost between 2.5 and three rable index. per cent of invested value annually. It is

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An adviser is entitled to receive compensation for advisory services provided. However, all costs should not only be made very clear to the client, but also justified by superior long-term performance of the products recommended. As it stands now, the mutual fund industry has created a compensation structure for advisers that has turned them into their sales arm, thus undermining the adviser’s incentive to put the client’s best interests ahead of his/her own. The time for change is long overdue. Hopefully, Canadian securities regulators will persevere and do what is right for the Canadian investor. Drastic change is needed to shift the balance of benefit away from the mutual fund industry and its adviser sales team — to the client. A retired corporate executive, enjoying postretirement as an independent financial consultant, Peter Dolezal is the author of three books, including his most recent - The SMART CANADIAN WEALTH-BUILDER.

Sidney supports search for boat ramp Steve Heywood News staff

A new citizens group has been formed to look into places where a new public boat ramp could go in North Saanich. The Peninsula Marine Access Group, headed by chairman Brian Dunic, is approaching local municipalities for their sup-

We invite all members of the community to join us for this event.

port as the group of North Saanich residents starts researching the issue. They are not looking for cash donations at this time. Sidney town council supports their effort and voted to write the group a letter saying as much. Councillor Marilyn Loveless led the vote, noting that her family bought a small boat in 1993 — and have trouble find-

ing a way to get it into the water to this day. She noted there are few public boat launches on the Peninsula. Coun. Steve Price, involved in creating a public boat ramp in Sidney years ago, said he knows existing facilities are busy and adding another one would be a great idea. editor@peninsulanewsreview.com

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school students better understand why they should try to include all of their peers in their day-to-day activities — even if they are different in some way. The musical will be offered to students from a variety of south Island schools. From May 1 to 3, the troupe

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Community of HeARTS successful Fundraiser generated over $2,000 for Sidney food bank Devon MacKenzie

port of our local media, our artist family, customers and friends who participated in the silent auction and made it a huge success.” The auction started March 3 and ran Through the generous participation of through until the 16th, and featured local artists, Alexander’s Coffee Shop’s “[The Alexander’s staff members and annual Community of HeARTS fundraiser event] brought nine more than a dozen artists from around for 2013 was a success. the community who donated a piece of Through their art auction, the local busi- plenty of original art. ness raised a total of $2,270 as well as cash awareness to Last year, the business raised slightly donations of over $100. more through the same event, coming The total raised, which was donated to the need to in at over $3,000. the Sidney Lions Food Bank, was $2,377.20 support our Those funds were donated to the Saaalong with four big boxes of non-perish- community nich Peninsula Hospital Foundation. able food items. In previous years, Alexander’s Cof“[The event] brought plenty of aware- food bank.” fee has raised money for the new playness to the need to support our commu– Sandy Shams ground at North Saanich Middle School, nity food bank,” said Sandy Shams, owner the Sidney Museum and Archives and of Alexander’s Coffee. “We couldn’t have done this without the sup- the Via Choralis music society.

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SAANICH PENINSULA — Peninsula Players are seeking talented actors and singers to audition for their fourth annual summer musical, One Flew Over the Cabernet. Auditions will take place Friday, May 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. and Sunday May 5 from noon to 3 p.m. Performances will be outdoors at a winery in North Saanich and will run July 20, 21, August 10, 11, 17 and 31. Those interested in auditioning can email gh_ ms@yahoo.com to arrange timing. Those auditioning are requested to prepare one song and bring sheet music. Auditions will be at the Saanichton Learning Centre (1649 Mount Newton X Rd.) The group is casting for seven people (three male, four female) of indeterminate age.

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The BrenTwood Bay Old School Hall Society invites you to an open house at the West Saanich School Heritage Schoolhouse on Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. (7130 West Saanich Rd.) Come and tour the hall and view the original student lists and class photos from the 1940s and 50s as well as celebrate the completion of the Slate Wall of Recognition. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome. There will be souvenirs for alumni of the school. For more information, call 250-652-5775. The Sidney/ GreenGlade Jane’S walk will start at the corner of Canora Road and Dehavilland Way (in front of the 676 Kittyhawk Air Cadet Squadron building) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. The walk will be about two hours long and it is free. Cookies and Lemonade served at the end. For more information, contact Jane Wynne at 250656-6681 or Jane. Wynne@shaw.ca. To learn more about Jane’s Walks visit www.janeswalk.net. The STepS for Life walk, honouring families of workplace tragedies, happens Sunday, May 5 at 10 a.m. at Tulista Park. The walk will leave from the park at approximately 11 a.m. and continue for 5 km. For more information, call Cheryl at 250-6567212 or email cshoesmith@telus. net. ST. John’S annual Growing Community Spring fair happens on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (10990 West Saanich Rd. ) Fun for all ages, food, plants, organic produce, live music, Maypole Dance, thrift shop and more. Come and enjoy. For more information, call Eva at 250-656-5273. Sidney anGlerS annual Salmon Derby happens May 4. Funds raised through the derby go back into salmon enhancement projects. Registration for the event is required and information and

tickets are available at www.sidneyanglers. com. Sidney lawn BowlinG Club open house and garage sale happens May 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 9580 Fifth St. (just South of Iroquois Park.) There will be lawn bowling demonstrations for anyone who wants to see how the game is played. There will also be hot dogs, coffee and muffins for sale. 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. The friendS of John Dean Park Society invite the public to the dedication of an interpretive sign at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11 in John Dean Provincial Park. It is an easy walk to the dedication from the parking lot in John Dean Provincial park at the end of Dean Park Road in North Saanich. The sign, funded by the Friends of John Dean Park Society, commemorates John Dean’s donation of

80 acres of land to the province to form the beginning of John Dean Provincial Park. SaanichTon BiBle fellowShip on Sunday, April 28, will open its time capsule that was placed 25 years ago after the addition to the church. The service starts at 10 a.m. and will end with the opening of the capsule around 11:30 a.m. If you have been a part of SBF in the past you are warmly invited to attend. Shady creek uniTed Church (7180 East Saanich Road) Spring Bazaar happens Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be coffee, novelties, a bake table, plants and attic treasures as well as barbecued hot dogs and muffins in the hall. on may 18 at 7 p.m. the Peninsula Garden Club will have Dave Sledzinski from Butchart Gardens do a demo on making “Butchart style” hanging baskets at the Mary Winspear Centre. There is a small drop in fee, but if you purchase a plant at our April 27 plant sale (9 a.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre), you will receive a certificate that will allow you to attend for free.

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Elementary School Help Lesotho committee is holding a community garage sale at the school on Saturday, May 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to raise funds for our sister school in Lesotho, Africa. A marimba band will be playing from 10 a.m. to noon and there will be light refreshments, hot dogs and baked goods for sale.

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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. The SaanichTon 10Th Tsartlip Beavers (K to Grade 2), Cubs (Grades 3 to 5) and Scouts (Grades 6 to 8) are holding spring registration for Sept. 2013 on Tuesday, May 21 from 6:307:30 p.m. at the Saanichton school field (1649 Mount Newton X Rd). Bring your kids down for some fun and games on the field. For more information please contact Carolyn Moeller at 250-6550210.

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Pride of Brentwood Bay to play for Shamrocks Cory Conway acquired by senior team Travis Paterson News staff

Cory Conway is coming home to the Victoria Shamrocks. The pride of Brentwood Bay helped the junior A Shamrocks to the Minto Cup final in 2008 and was drafted in the first round by the Coquitlam Adanacs in 2009 before the senior Shamrocks could grab him. Since then, Shamrocks general manager Chris Welch has watched Conway graduate from being a star in the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League to a star in the Western Lacrosse Association. “Over the years we’ve seen first hand, and felt the pain playing against him, of a what a great player Conway truly is,” Welch said. “It’s going to be a lot nicer having him on the team than having him play against us.” Conway was acquired in a trade with the Nanaimo Timbermen on Wednesday, as the Timbermen continues its rebuild. In exchange for Conway, the Shamrocks sent its first- and third-

round picks in the 2015 WLA Draft. Nanaimo also gets Victoria’s second round draft choice in the 2015 WLA Draft, as part of the Scott Ranger deal in February. The Shamrocks have now procured two of the Timbermen’s key strikers on offence, having acquired Ranger, the reigning WLA scoring leader and former captain of the Timbermen. “We think this move fits two big goals. One is to compete for a Mann Cup and get another banner or two in Bear Mountain Arena. It also works towards the other goal of expanding the local core, as many South Island guys as we can who can compete at this level.” Conway’s inclusion on the Shamrocks means the group of elite players produced in Victoria who are playing elsewhere just got smaller. Prominent on that list are Lewis Ratcliff (Langley Thunder), Cayle Ratcliff (Timbermen), Ryan Ward (National Lacrosse League) and Rhys Duch (NLL, Major field Lacrosse League) and blue chip prospect Cody Bremner (Timbermen).

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Cory Conway has been playing in the NLL with the Edmonton Rush for the past six seasons. “Conway is one of the top playmakers in our game. He’s led the league in assists the last few years and is an elite player, no question,” Welch said. Conway is in his sixth season in the NLL with the Edmonton Rush, where he plays with fellow Shamrocks attacker Corey Small. “(Conway) sees things nobody else can see, his cross-floor passes are as good as anyone’s in the

sport,” Welch said. “Small and Conway are roommates on the Rush and they have chemistry on the floor. Conway feeds the opposite side better than anyone in the game and Small is on that opposite side, I look forward to seeing the chemistry develop here.” “It’s tough to put into words. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to play for the team I grew up cheer-

ing for. It’s a dream come true,” Conway said in the team’s release. “I’m excited to wear the green and white again, plus this team is scary deep. I think this group has the potential to accomplish something truly special.” The Shamrocks season opens with a tailgate party at Bear Mountain Arena prior to the May 17 game at 7:45 p.m. sports@vicnews.com

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