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Creative catch Fernando Rivero balances a crab trap on his paddle board as he prepares to drop the trap in hopes of catching dinner off Willows Beach. Rivero and friend Brandon Purvis baited two traps and added a Go-Pro camera in one to watch the action.
Cash stash found at UVic Christopher Sun Staff reporter
The Oak Bay police are seeking information regarding a blue knapsack found at the University of Victoria that contained a “significant” amount of money and material believed to be steroids. The bag was found in an unlocked locker in the engineering and computer science building on Dec. 18. Police are releasing information
about the bag after exhausting all avenues in their investigation, said Oak Bay deputy chief Kent Thom. “In this building, where the knapsack was found, the general public is not allowed in,” said Thom. “It’s not like any student or staff (member) can walk in.” A UVic staff member found the bag and turned it over to police. Thom said the substance found is believed to be steroids, however it has not yet been tested. The amount discovered would have
a significant street value if sold on the street. Thom would not provide any more details regarding the investigation. UVic media relations manager Denise Helm said the university will not comment on active police files. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Oak Bay police at 250-592-2424 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) and quote file 13-4363. reporter@vicnews.com
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Greater Victoria’s sewage debate can still draw a crowd. More than 200 people packed the Oak Bay Recreation Centre lounge where MLA Andrew Weaver hosted a town hall discussing the merits of a sewage treatment system to replace the Capital Regional District’s current $783-million proposal. With dozens more turned away at the door, one of the most polarizing topics on the Island continues to draw debate. “The turnout was absolutely amazing. People have been asking ‘what can I do? Do more of this,’” said panelist and Victoria coun. Lisa Helps. “I think everyone is here because they care about the environment and they want to be sustainable. That is awesome.” Joining Helps and host Weaver were Richard Atwell, director of The RITE Plan and Chris Corps of Pivotal Integrated Resource Management Inc. who showed off a tertiary multi-site sewage treatment option compared against the CRD’s rebranded single-site Andrew Weaver Seaterra proposal, which Weaver said makes neither environmental or economic sense. “The public want to ensure they get value for money, the province gets value for money and the federal government gets value for their money,” the climate scientist said. “The fact we get people not willing to explore value for money … It makes no sense.” Victoria coun. and Capital Regional District board member Geoff Young had different ideas however, asking aloud why he wasn’t invited to be a part of the panel. He disagreed the Weaverapproved tertiary system would in fact be less expensive. “I was very excited about that possibility about five years ago and I requested that the CRD engineers do some work on determining whether that system was in fact cheaper and better than what we were proposing. Their conclusion was, indeed, it was going to be a more expensive system than a system with a single plant,” Young said. “The reason is simply economies of scale. Building a whole lot of small plants on a whole lot of small sites – the costs add up.” Young said the tertiary proposal may be a benefit down the road, but something in place now is better than waiting for tomorrow’s technology to cure an ailment that needs attention today. “Any treatment will always require secondary treatment as a beginning point,” Young said. “You are never going to get to the point, I don’t think, when you go directly from no treatment to tertiary treatment.” PleAse see: Sewage deadlines should align, Page A6
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