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Furry friend serves an important role Langford Coun. Lilian Szpak, acting mayor for this month, says hello and thank-you to Cully, a post-traumatic stress disorder service dog owned by Royal Canadian Navy sailor Tyson King, who suffers from PTSD. Cully rides in a custom-made seat on King’s motorcycle. The greeting took place outside the Langford Legion, where participants in Wounded Warriors B.C.’s Vancouver Island run stopped to chat with supporters on Friday. See story on page A5. Mike Davies/News Gazette staff

PINK SHIRT DAY: Youth bring antibullying messages to the silver screen Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

West Shore youth and others around the region are combating bullying with film.

The Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria, City of Victoria and Victoria’s Community Centre Network have partnered for the fourth annual Youth United AntiBullying Film Festival, arming youth with storytelling tools just in time for Pink Shirt Day today (Feb. 25). “I just feel so strongly about the importance of the event. It’s youth speaking about how they view

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bullying and how it affects them,” said West Shore Boys & Girls Club supervisor Dana Parkes. “They are speaking to peers and it’s a great public awareness event and on par with what they are interested in, and is a great venue to get the message across.” Both the West Shore and the Millstream Boys and Girls clubs are involved, making personal pledges, pink bracelets and deco-

rating pink t-shirts in a show of support against bullying. Meanwhile, filmmaking participants age 18 and under are creating 30-second PSAs that convey a creative or impactful anti-bullying message. “It is quite incredible to see what youth are capable of in the computer, and the production value is really surprising at first and admirable,” Parkes said.

“They put a lot of effort into making it a professional product and they take a lot of pride in the message and production of the video. You wouldn’t know it’s amateur filmmakers and (editors). It’s something a T.V. station would produce.” PlEASE SEE: Filmmaking youth, Page A4 Our View, Page A9

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Colwood pharmacy hit in armed robbery

According to police, the man entered the store at approximately 4:45 p.m., produced a gun and demanded both money and prescription drugs before fleeing on foot with his ill-gotten gains. The RCMP detachment’s canine unit was called in to help search for the suspect, but officers were unable to locate him. The suspect is described as

West Shore RCMP are looking for a man responsible for a brazen daytime armed robbery at the Rexall Pharmacy on Sooke Road in Colwood on Sunday.

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clean-shaven, Caucasian, between 20 and 30 years old with a medium build. He was wearing a grey hoodie and sweat pants at the time and a black ball cap with the word “SWAT” in large white letters. The West Shore RCMP Major Crime Unit and Island District Forensic Identification Service are assisting with the investigation, but are asking for the public’s assistance.

Man in custody, weapon recovered after shot fired in Langford Thursday West Shore RCMP responded to reports of a gunshot last Thursday evening at around 6 p.m. in the area of Desmond Drive and Kelly Dawn Place. Police asked the residents who live in the area to remain in their homes last night as they searched the area for a gunman. A portion of Desmond Drive was closed off during the search, which saw the Vancouver Island Emergency Response Team, West Shore RCMP and five police dogs – including one from Saanich – search the area, resulting in the apprehension of the lone male. The man is now in custody and being questioned by investigators. After a lengthy search, a weapon was later recovered from the scene, but police are not releasing any more details about the evidence recovered or the man in custody to protect the integrity of this ongoing investigation.

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Four young men, one from Langford and three from Sooke, were taken into custody late last Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 18) after two other young men were reportedly physically assaulted and robbed by four men at Danbrook Park in Langford. One of those injured was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, but has since been released. West Shore RCMP officers caught up with the four suspects as they were leaving the park and held them in custody pending an appearance in Provincial Court last Thursday. An RCMP statement said “the robbery was over drugs” and that two of the suspects were known to police. Witnesses at the scene helped police identify the suspects and are co-operating with the investigation. The four range in age from 17 to 22, with one from Langford and three from Sooke. West Shore RCMP’s Major Crime Unit has taken over the investigation, assisted by general duty members. Numerous witness statements have been taken, with more still to be gathered.

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Residents and businesses adjust to kitchen scrap ban Different challenges for everyone, but with the same goal in the end

pick-up be the same day of the week as regular garbage collection, and the minimal cost associated with the service, makes it easier for people to adapt, as well. “I haven’t heard anything negative from anyone,” she says of the adjustment to separating organics out of the regular garbage. “I think people, in general, are realMike Davies izing that this is long overdue and News Gazette staff they’ll put up with the small inconThe Lecour family had gotten venience of it, because it’s what used to having a garburator in needs to happen.” Jolene Woodcock of Langford their kitchen sink for disposing of food scraps and other organic agrees with that sentiment. She grew up in a household that comwaste. After moving into a new home posted in their yard and she has in Colwood a couple of years ago, carried that tradition with her into however – this one without the adulthood. Now that there is a device – their garbage produc- curbside pickup option available, tion went way up. With a new however, she’s taking full advanban placed on kitchen scraps and tage of that service instead of conorganic material at the Hartland tinuing the backyard practice. She didn’t Landfill coming compost for garinto effect as of I find the younger dening purposes, Jan. 1 of this year, because they needed to kids have no issues with and keeping their re-adjust, just as it. It’s us old dogs that family’s food everyone else waste out of the was being forced have trouble adjusting landfill is importo. to doing things in tant to her, she’s Adrienne happier to have a Lecour signed a new way, but we’re different option. up Jan. 2 for getting there.” Because they curb-side pickalready did some up of her familevel of separaly’s organics and – Gary Strachan tion of their garis happy to have Operations Manager, bage – meat and done so. Bin 4 fats, for example, “It turned out don’t go into to be a really backyard comsimple transition,” she says. “I just keep my post bins without a processing counter bin beside the sink and system that can break them down scrape plates into it before they properly – putting all their kitchen go into the dishwasher, the same scraps in one bin to take to the way I used to when we had a gar- curb alongside their regular garbage has been a fairly easy transiburator.” She has seen a noticeable, even tion. Curbside pickup has also made drastic, decrease in the amount of garbage the family produces, any- her more conscious of her family’s where from a half-bag to a full bag own eating habits. “I try to make use of more of per week, “depending on whether we clean out the fridge or not,” the food we cook now,” she says, because she sees how much of it she says, laughing. Lecour adds that the conve- is going to waste when she takes nience of having the curbside it to the curb. “And even when

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I’m shopping, I try to make sure I’m buying just what we need and in the amounts we will use to try to cut back on the waste we produce.” Restaurants and other foodbased establishments are another story, however. Because of the amounts of food waste from these businesses, in terms of the percentages of what’s being thrown out, the diligence required and buy-in from staff is paramount to the process. It was also a much larger and more significant transition when the ban was brought in. Gary Strachan, operations manager of Bin 4 restaurant in Langford, says their garbage production has dropped by close to 70 per cent since the start of the year, now that the staff is on board. “There have definitely been a few hiccups and it’s a bit of trial and error,” he says, “but there have been way fewer bumps in the road than I thought there would be when I heard it was coming.” Strachan says it’s much easier for staff members to adjust if they haven’t been in the business very long, because they haven’t developed instinctual ways of doing things. “I find the younger kids have no issues with it. It’s us old dogs that have trouble adjusting to doing things in a new way, but we’re getting there. I’m one of them,” he says, pointing out there are numerous times throughout the day when he catches himself putting something in the wrong bin, purely because it’s what he’s done his whole career. While they were incorporating the new system, he showed every employee at the beginning of each shift the new process for disposing of the organics, and he stressed its importance. Strachan found that if he explained the “why” of it, the staff were much more receptive to making the change. Bin 4 has five 64-gallon organics bins that are emptied twice weekly, on Mondays and Thurs-

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Tryce Barrault of Bin 4 in Langford cuts up some vegetables, disposing of the excess in a bin beside the cutting station. Once that bin fills up, the food scraps will be transfered to the bins provided by Alpine Disposal and Recycling, which are picked up twice weekly from the restaurant. days. That’s over 1,000 gallons of food waste per week being diverted from the landfill from just one restaurant and Strachan believes that’s probably a typical amount for any restaurant of its size. “I’ve been in restaurants for

over 20 years, and I’d say the average amount of garbage being produced is a pretty standard 70 per cent food waste,” he says. “So this new restriction is diverting a whole lot out of the landfill that doesn’t need to be there.” mdavies@goldstreamgazette.com

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Shoreline trail will link school to E&N Rail Trail Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

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opportunity for service providers to see these films, because over the four years, we’ve noticed an increase in films that are involved around social media, texting or online cyber bullying,” said Ian Culbertson, supervisor of the Victoria community club. “It was an eye opener for us. It allows us to keep track of the trends and be able to see them one year to the next – it allows us to see that evolution.” All films are uploaded to Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria’s website at bgc.org/ filmfestival. One winner will be selected to have their film screened on CTV Vancouver Island. “As the event grows, more and more regions are getting involved,” Parkes said. “It started as a downtown Victoria initiative and now it is all over Greater Victoria, which is a great way to bring awareness to the issue. It’s really a heartwarming, feelgood booster for anyone having a tough time. It’s (also) great to know that others are feeling the same way and great to know there is support out there for you.” To see the videos visit bgcvic.org. alim@goldstream gazette.com

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Getting smart about energy usage in the home Mike Davies News Gazette staff

When Solar Colwood and Horizon Technologies showcased their pilot Smart Home For Us system at the home of long-time Colwood resident Frank Gale, the Gazette was on hand to see what all the fuss was about. “This system makes me more aware of exactly how much energy I’m using and where I can save money,” said Gale, a captain with the Colwood Fire Department. “And I think, overall, for the average person, that’s what they want to do – save money. Since I’ve started with Solar Colwood and done the hot water, the ductless heat pump and now the smart home, I’ve saved lots of money. Plus, I’m helping the environment, too.” Horizon president Ludo Bertsch, who developed the Smart Home system Solar

Colwood is touting, walked us through how it works and why it’s being developed. “A key part of it is getting information to the consumer so they can see how much energy they’re using,” he said, waving a seven-inch tablet around at Gale’s kitchen table. “If you look at a typical homeowner, they’ll get a bill in the mail maybe one or two months after they’ve used that energy, and by then, they’ll have forgotten how they used that energy.” This new technology, according to Bertsch, allows the consumer to see in real time, so they can adjust habits and make decisions before or while they’re using that energy. “A lot of this (poweruse information), you really don’t know unless you have a display like this in your home,” he said. He used the example of going into one cus-

tomer’s house, hooking things up to the smart system and demonstrating it, to their astonishment. “The lady of the house was sitting in the living room and she had the music on. We hooked up the system and we saw the amount of energy being used. We turned off the music system and found out that it was just using a little bit of power,” Bertsch said. “Meanwhile she had a reading light on in the corner, (and we turned it off) and boom. The energy went way down. It’s the kind of thing you really don’t realize until you have a good way of measuring it.” The “hub” of the system controls and monitors the energy use of anything connected to the system. It also allows the user to be able to turn those items on and off. The user reads and controls the system from a tablet, computer, or

the other an LED bulb. When he turned off the halogen-lit lamp using the tablet in his hand, the total power use went from 68 watts down to four. You can also set timers using the system. For example, you could set your heat to only

their smartphone – in real time. Bertsch demonstrated this real-time connection by having the tablet in front of him monitor the power use of two lamps in front of him on the table. One lamp uses a halogen bulb and

come on in the morning, go off while you’re at work and then come back on shortly before you get home. You can also change that timing remotely, so if you remember to set something – after you’ve left the house – you can still take care of it.

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Caring middle schoolers expand social horizons Spencer students raise cash for malaria battle Arnold Lim News Gazette staff

Fudge for 50 cents, chocolate 75 cents, candies for a dollar. At the end of a lunch-time bake sale, a group of Spencer middle school students added up sales from day one tabulating $124.60. More importantly to them, said 13-year-old Grade 8 student Morgana Adby, the total meant 12 bed nets for children in tropical countries including those in Africa, to help curb the spread of of a deadly disease that accounts for approximately 200,000 newborn deaths every year. “There is a lot of talk of ebola but malaria

kills a child every minute so we decided that is something we should really focus on and all our money from the bake sale is (for them),” she said. “A bed net is $10; that is pretty cheap to help save lives.” Adby spent an evening at home baking cookies to bring to the two-day sale, while others in the social action club joined in making a variety of sweet treats and baked goods. Undertaken over a 25-minute span during lunch break, the sale was run by student volunteers dedicated to bringing about social change in the world. “It makes me feel good. It’s one thing to feel sad about these different issues going on, but it’s another to do something about it,” Adby said. “Even if I am not doing a lot, I am doing something and that makes me feel better about it as a person.” Led by teacher Jen Nixon, the club of

Grade 7 to 9 students has also collected donations for the Goldstream Food Bank and families in India. This time they partnered with Plan Canada’s Spread the Net campaign to help stop a disease that was eradicated from Canada 50 years ago. “I am so inspired by these kids. They come up with an idea, they want to help, and they just do it,” Nixon said. “For me as a teacher, it makes me so happy to see there are teenagers that are doing things for other people, not just thinking about themselves. (I am hoping) this will inspire them to go forth in their journey in life and take part in social action initiatives and help stand up for one another.” Adby hopes their work now is just the beginning. “What we are doing here is essentially getting involved in whatever way we can and as we are right now,” she said. “As

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Spencer middle school students Mikyla Birosh, 12, and Morgana Adby, 13, show off hand-made baked goods they made to raise money to help prevent the spread of malaria in tropical countries. kids, it is a small amount, but we are still making an impact. It’s very, very important to do this (now), so when we grow up we are (going to be) ready.” alim@goldstreamgazette.com

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GOLDSTREAM NEWS GAZETTE - Wednesday, February 25, 2015

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www.goldstreamgazette.com • A9 Christine Scott Publisher Don Descoteau Editor Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher

Goldstream News Gazette is published by Black Press Ltd. | 106-2800 Bryn Maur Rd., Victoria, B.C. V9B 3T4 | Editorial and Sales: 250-478-9552 • Fax: 250-478-6545 • Circulation Dept.: 250-480-3234

OUR VIEW

Anti-bullying day is a good step Schools across the West Shore, Greater Victoria and the province stand united today (Feb. 25) in hopes of bringing an end to the devastating effects bullying can have on young lives. Pink Shirt Day takes place across B.C. today. The anti-bullying day is celebrated across Canada and in 25 countries around the world on other dates. The movement aims to eliminate schoolyard bullying and alleviate the negative consequences bullying can have on children in school. Bullying can often be life-altering for the families of victims, their schoolmates and their communities. They can also be tragic, as in the case of Shoreline Community School student Reena Virk, who died at the hands of her tormenters under the Craigflower Bridge in 1997. The statistics tell a frightening tale. Bullying is not just an occasional event. According to a report from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, at least one in three teenaged students in Canada report being bullied, while 47 per cent of Canadian parents report having a child who has been a victim of bullying. Among adult Canadians, 38 per cent of males and 30 per cent of females report having experienced occasional or frequent bullying during their school years. The numbers are even worse for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, as the rate of discrimination against them is three times higher than for heterosexual youth. Any participation in bullying increases risk of suicidal ideas in youth. The growing popularity of events such as Pink Shirt Day show that Canadians are committed to putting an end to the potentially tragic results of bullying. Strategies and legislation aimed at preventing bullying and helping victims of bullying are certainly worthwhile ventures. But it bears noting that no one is born a bully, it is a behaviour children learn from those around them. It is something parents need to keep in mind the next time they’re angered by a passing motorist or something that takes place in the check-out line or neighbourhood rink.

Pink shirts will be plentiful today, to bring awareness to consequences

What do you think? Give us your comments by email: editor@goldstreamgazette.com or fax 250-478-6545. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification. The Goldstream News Gazette 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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Are tax cuts for rich still needed? the rich was a political strategy The B.C. government’s third by de Jong and Premier Christy straight budget surplus is the Clark, limping into an election main battleground for provincial most expected them to politicians this spring, lose. De Jong’s debut with little else on the budget in February 2013 order paper to argue also accelerated a small about. increase in corporate The main conflict is income tax, stealing two over the tax cut for the populist planks from rich that results from Adrian Dix’s NDP platform. removing a two-year Ending the surtax not surtax on personal only kept a promise, it income greater than kept B.C. competitive $150,000 a year. It’s an with Alberta on personal outrage, says the NDP, starving our threadbare Tom Fletcher income taxes. High wage earners and many of government services of B.C. Views their businesses are more more than $200 million mobile every year, which over the next three is why this year’s budget also years. extended tax breaks for high-tech NDP leader John Horgan set the tone in his reply to Finance Minister and digital media companies. Another tweak in de Jong’s Mike de Jong’s budget speech: budget was to increase the low“I can appreciate that the income cutoff for personal income minister was celebrating with the tax from $18,000 to $19,000. Those champagne-and-caviar set, but the with the lowest incomes are rest of British Columbia saw $700 relieved not only of income tax million in increased fees and taxes but also medical premiums, which on their backs.” continue to march up by another Old news, de Jong replied. It was four per cent, and are mostly paid a two-year surtax on high-income by employers. earners to help get B.C. out of As with the federal election set its post-recession red ink, and it for this fall, we will hear a lot about expired as it was legislated to do. This political theatre doesn’t help the burden on the vaguely defined “middle class.” In B.C. they have to people understand what’s actually dig deeper for car insurance, hydro, going on. First, a lot of that red ink was B.C. ferry rides and post-secondary tuition, while those top-hatted Liberal blood from dismantling the champagne-sippers party on with harmonized sales tax and repaying their tax holiday? Ottawa for that failed experiment. Well, not exactly. Here’s an Second, this temporary tax on

assessment from Philip Cross, research co-ordinator at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada. Just after the 2013 B.C. election, Cross noted that Canada, its provinces, Europe and the United States have all been adjusting their tax systems to increase the load on wealthier people and ease it from the poor. This has closed the wage gap considerably in Canada. By 2010, the top 20 per cent of earners were paying 58.3 per cent of all income taxes. That’s up from 50 per cent in 1976, showing how long Canada’s income taxes have been “progressive.” This is the main reason why “income inequality,” that other great cause of the left, started leveling off in Canada around 1998. Cross points to measures like the low-income exemption from income tax. By 2013, the bottom 40 per cent of Canadian households were paying just 6.8 per cent of income taxes, and more than a third of income tax filers were paying none at all. Cross asks and answers the central question: Should the rich pay more? “If it’s a misinformed attempt to compensate for imaginary losses of low-income people, the answer is clearly no.” Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Speaking truth can give Canada’s youth great power David Suzuki Special to the Gazette

When she was just 12 years old, my daughter Severn gave a speech at the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. She spoke with such conviction that delegates were moved to tears. It was one of my proudest moments as a father. More than 20 years later, Severn is the mother of two young children, and the video of her speech is still making the rounds, inspiring people around the world. Its popularity speaks to the power the young have to affect the world’s most pressing issues. More than half the world’s population is under 30, a demo-

graphic now at the forefront of international decision-making and some of Canada’s most powerful environmental changes. Across the nation, youth are thinking critically about how we can become better stewards of our vast landscapes and spectacular wildlife and protect the air, water, soil and diversity of nature that keep us healthy and alive. They’re standing up for strong environmental protection and a saner approach to resource management in their own communities. Some young leaders are taking up the David Suzuki Foundation’s call to support the right to a healthy environment in their towns. In December, after attending a Blue Dot Tour event, 10-year-

old Victoria resident Rupert Yakelashek led a successful charge to have his city adopt a declaration giving citizens the right to clean air, water and food, and to participate in decisions that affect their environment. Ta’Kaiya Blaney, a 13-year-old from B.C.’s Tla’Amin First Nation, followed a path similar to my daughter’s, speaking at the UN Rio +20 conference in 2012 when she was just 11. She’s also gaining recognition as the visionary behind the Salish Sea Youth Foundation and for speaking, writing and singing in defence of a healthy future for animals, humans, plants and ecosystems. She incorporates environmental messages into her songs, as she did on the Blue Dot

Tour. “In my culture it’s a fact, and an understanding of life, that everything is connected, and we were put on this earth to be stewards and caretakers of the environment,” she writes. Young leaders are also at the forefront of Idle No More, one of the largest Indigenous mass movements in Canadian history. What began in 2012 as teach-ins in Saskatchewan to protest parliamentary bills that would erode Indigenous sovereignty and environmental protections has changed the social and political landscape of Canada. These young environmental champions share a commitment to their communities and to the world. They know that young

people have the power to rally others to create positive change. And when people gather around a common cause, magic happens. Although many young leaders aren’t yet old enough to vote, they’ll be left to clean up messes from decisions made today. We owe it to them to think more carefully about the world we want to leave to their generation. If you know a young leader who deserves national recognition, nominate him or her for The Starfish Canada’s Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25. It could help inspire others to change the world. – with files from Kyle Empringham editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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The Wounded Warriors runners arrive at the Langford Legion after completing their week-long run down the length of Vancouver Island, which spanned more than 600 kilometres.

Wounded Warriors run another huge success Mike Davies News Gazette staff

Steve Deschamps, Canning Knull, Lorne Guthro, Mary McGregor, Sebastian Aresenault and Rob Lamothe arrived in Langford on Friday after completing their gruelling run down Vancouver Island to raise awareness of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Departing from Port Hardy Feb. 15, the runners each took a leg of the journey along the Strait of Georgia over the course of six days, covering more than 600 kilometres. It culminated in a celebration back at Saunders Subaru in Colwood, where

the kickoff for the event happened two weeks earlier, before the team departed north. The team began their days in Port Hardy, Rooney Lake, Campbell River, Comox, Nanaimo and Mill Bay, before returning to the Capital Region for another fundraiser for the cause – an auction and raffle held at the Langford Legion. Check out woundedwarriorrunbc. com/blog for the story of their trip down the Island, donate to the cause of addressing the issues surrounding PTSD in our society, or just find out more about what the organization does. mdavies@goldstreamgazette.com

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Above: Members of the Royal Canadian Legion await the arrival of the Wounded Warriors runners in Langford. Below, two runners are escorted down Station Avenue after the grand arrival, heading off to other areas of town before the evening’s events get underway.

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The Capital Capital Regional Regional District District (CRD) (CRD) invites invites applications/ applications/ The nominations from from residents residents of of Oak Oak Bay, Bay, Saanich Saanich and and nominations Victoria interested interested in in sitting sitting on on the the Eastside Eastside Public Public Victoria Advisory Committee. Committee. Advisory 10 members members of of the the public public will will make make up up the the Eastside Eastside 10 Public Advisory Advisory Committee Committee which which will will advise advise the the Public Eastside Wastewater Wastewater and and Resource Resource Recovery Recovery Select Select Eastside Committee on on the the public public consultation consultation required required for for Committee the development development of of aa sub-regional sub-regional wastewater wastewater and and the resource recovery recovery plan. plan. resource Sendus usaaone-page one-pagesummary summaryproviding providingcontact contact Send information(including (includingmunicipality municipalityof ofresidence), residence),your your information areaof ofexpertise, expertise,any anycitizen citizenengagement engagementexperience experience area andwhy whyyou youwould wouldlike liketo toserve serveon onthe thecommittee. committee. and Deadline for for receipt receipt of of applications applications isis March March 3, 3, 2015. 2015. Deadline For aa copy copy of of the the Terms Terms of of Reference Reference contact contact For CRD at at the the address address below below or or visit visit our our website: website: CRD http://www.crd.bc.ca/project/other-projects-initiatives/ http://www.crd.bc.ca/project/other-projects-initiatives/ wastewater-planning/eastside-select-committee wastewater-planning/eastside-select-committee Mail, fax fax or or email email your your application application to: to: Mail, Eastside Public Public Advisory Advisory Committee Committee Eastside Capital Regional Regional District District Phone: 250.360.3623 250.360.3623 Capital Phone: 625 Fisgard Fisgard Street Street Fax: 250.360.3226 250.360.3226 625 Fax: Victoria, BC BC V8W V8W 2S6 2S6 Email: eastside@crd.bc.ca eastside@crd.bc.ca Victoria, Email:

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Grizzlies looking sharp, regain second in Island Div. NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION The City of Langford hereby gives public notice of its intention to close a portion of road, shown in heavy outline in Schedule ‘A’ below, known as Hockley Avenue, which was dedicated as highway by Plan VIP9002. The 13.8m² portion of Hockley Avenue intended to be closed and removed as highway dedication will be considered by the Council of the City of Langford at its regular meeting at the City Hall, 3rd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, on Monday, March 2nd, 2015 at 7:00pm. Persons who consider they are affected by the Bylaw will be provided an opportunity to make representations to Council at the meeting, or by delivering a written submission to the Corporate Officer by 4:00 pm on that date. The City of Langford intends to transfer the closed portions of road to the adjacent land owner who will be responsible for all costs associated with the road closure, and will be dedicating approximately 18.3m² of their land for road. Schedule ‘A’ 778 Hockley 772 Hockley

2844 Bryn Maur

Jim Bowden Administrator

B.C. Hockey League squad can host first two games of playoffs if they win out A pair of critical wins last week boosted the Victoria Grizzlies’ chances of securing home-ice advantage for the B.C. Hockey League playoffs. A 3-2 win over Powell River on Saturday at The Q Centre, combined with a 4-3 overtime victory Feb. 18 in Port Alberni, saw the Grizzlies overtake the Kings for second in the Island Division, a spot Victoria hasn’t been in for some weeks now. The boys in black and gold held period leads of 1-0 and 2-1 against Powell River in the teams’ final regular season meeting of the season. Dane Gibson, named the BCHL player of the week Feb. 17, scored the eventual winner from linemate Brett Gruber a minute into the third. Powell River’s Jared Luko-

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sevicius beat Grizzlies goalie Michael Stiliadis unassisted 9:00 into the third to pull the Kings within one, but the netminder shut the door from there on. Ayden MacDonald scored the lone goal in the first period, then Grizzlies teammate Jake Emilio broke a 1-1 tie 14:38 into the second, after Nick Halagian got the visitors on the board at 11:01. Last Wednesday in Port Alberni, the Grizzlies overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period to force overtime, then won it on a goal from Thomas Gobeil, who converted a Jay Mackie pass 3:19 into the extra frame. Gobeil had tied the game 3-3 with 53 seconds to go in regulation when he scored unassisted on the power play. Gibson in the first period and Mackie, midway through the third, also tallied for the visitors. A 4-1 Alberni loss in Merritt Sunday night clinched at least third place for the Grizzlies, but only second will give them home ice advantage. The Bulldogs can play spoiler for the Kings, to the Grizzlies,

benefit, as they travel to Powell River for the teams’ final two season games this Friday and Saturday night. With three games left, Victoria plays last-place Cowichan Valley tonight (Feb. 25) in Duncan, then winds up with a back-toback games against first-place Nanaimo at Frank Crane Arena on Friday then back at The Q Centre on Saturday. Both games start at 7 p.m. A fan bus will be going to Nanaimo on Friday; call 250-385-1555 for more details. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1549. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 2 March 2015, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1557. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 2 March 2015, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.

Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1549 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1549 from the R1 (One-Family Residential) Zone to the MU1A (Mixed Use Residential Commercial A) and to add townhouses as a permitted use in the MU1 Zone in order to allow approximately 11 three-storey townhouses.

Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1557 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by reducing the amenity fee contribution in accordance with Council’s current Amenity Contribution Policy for an apartment development consisting of approximately 20 units on the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1557.

Applicant: Stew Gordon, Gordon Langford Holdings Ltd. Location: The lands that are the subject of Bylaw No. 1549 is 2819 and 2821 Jacklin Rd as shown shaded on the plan.

Applicant: Marg McKay Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1557 is 772 Hockley Ave as shown shaded on the plan.

COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 16 February 2015 to Monday, 2 March 2015, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Grant Liebscher in the Planning Department at 250478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw.

Jim Bowden Administrator

Soccer showdown set for Sunday The Juan de Fuca Div. 4 men’s team embarks on its latest test in its quest for the Div. 4 Cup this weekend at Topaz Park. They’ll play Castys Invicta in a quarterfinal match at 2:15 p.m. this Sunday (March 1) at Glasgow Field in Topaz Park. The winner meets the winner between SFFC Team Bus and Sooke in the semifinals on the March 14 weekend. Meanwhile, Juan de Fuca’s 3B men’s league reps saw their bid for the George Pearkes Cup derailed Feb. 15 with a 2-1 loss to Helias 3A in round 1. The Juan de Fuca under-21 team was not involved in the George Smith U-21 Cup play. editor@goldstream gazette.com

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Bulldog boys in good position for Island tourney Favourable draw, healthy roster positive signs in provincials hoops quest Don Descoteau News Gazette staff

Despite his team losing the south Island final 81-50 to the home court Bays at Oak Bay last week, Belmont coach Kevin Brown likes the Bulldogs’ chances of securing a berth into the provincial AAAA boys high school basketball tournament. The ’Dogs enter this week’s Island championships at Mount Douglas rated No. 2 south behind the Bays, who last week were No. 2 in B.C. The two are on opposite sides of the draw, meaning that if the Bulldogs were to win their first two games – they open tomorrow against Nanaimo’s Dover Bay, then would play the winner between

Claremont and Vanier from Courtenay – they could meet the Bays again in the Island final. But Brown isn’t counting his chickens just yet. Dover Bay came from behind to beat the Bulldogs at the Belmont minitournament over the Christmas break. “The top two teams go, but the third-place team can challenge the (runner-up) at the No. 2 team’s if they haven’t played them in the tournament,” he says. With Vanier beating Cowichan in the north, the Thunderbirds, a Belmont nemesis this season, wound up on the opposite side of the draw from the Bulldogs. “I like how our draw looks,” Brown says, noting that if he were “picking my poison,” he’d rather face Vanier

than Cowichan in a semifinal game. “To be honest, no game at the Islands is easy and you never know what can happen. I’m sure Oak Bay is thinking the same thing. Over the years we’ve seen crazy upsets happen.” Based on last week’s head-to-head matchup, the Bays command plenty of respect from Brown. “They’re just so strong in every aspect of the game. It’s tough to prep your team against a team like that,” he says. While Belmont’s goal may not be to beat the No.2 team in B.C., he adds, a positive sign is that the Bulldogs are in perhaps the best overall health they’ve been in all year, after a season in which not one game has seen all five starters in the lineup, due to either injury or illness. Shutdown defender Tibias Hayward is expected to be back to full strength for this

week’s tourney, Brown says, which will make a huge difference against teams with potent offences. And with Lucas Longstaff, a sixfoot-one “big man” who defends opponents’ top forwards, really stepping up his game

of late, Brown says, it gives the team a rocksteady defence. Grade 10 point guard Nathan Ziragosa and Jack Wenstob continue to lead the offence for the Bulldogs, but the collection of role players are also

cranking their game up a notch at both ends of the floor. “It’s been a bumpy, up-and-down season, but the guys have kept working hard,” Brown says. “I really think the guys have turned things around. We’re getting

improved performance (in the areas of) rebounding and turnovers and getting a consistent effort.” The Islands run Thursday through Saturday. editor@goldstream gazette.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1200 and Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw Nos. 1553 and 1554. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by these proposed Bylaws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in these Bylaws at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 2 March 2015, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1553 is to amend the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1200 by amending the OCP designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1553 from Neighbourhood to Mixed-Use Employment Centre and amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1554 from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) to a new C6C (NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED USE – McCallum) Zone that will permit a townhouse, commercial and multi-family development. Applicant: Kevin Parker, McCallum Developments Location: The lands that are the subject of Bylaw Nos. 1553 and 1554 is 2658, 2662, 2666 and 2670 Secretariat Way and 899 McCallum Rd as shown shaded on the plan.

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The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1498. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 2 March 2015, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1498 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning designation of the land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1498 from RH1 (Mobile Home Park) Zone and adding to the C6A (Neighbourhood Mixed Use), with amendments to the Zone to allow for ground level apartments, townhouses and small lot residential Zone. Applicant: 608759 BC Ltd. Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1498 is 691 and 697 Hoylake Ave as shown shaded on the plan. COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 16 February 2015 to Monday, 2 March 2015, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Matthew Baldwin, Director of Planning, at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw. Jim Bowden Administrator

COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaws and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaws may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 16 February 2015 to Monday, 2 March 2015, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Leah Stohmann in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on these Bylaws. Jim Bowden Administrator

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw No. 1559. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Monday, 2 March 2015, at 7:00 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record. Proposal: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1559 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 to allow for a reduction to the Amenity Contribution required as a condition of rezoning approval as defined by the Amenity Contrubution Policy and where approved by Council. Applicant: City of Langford Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1559 is all land that is within the City of Langford. COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 16 February 2015 to Monday, 2 March 2015, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Leah Stohmann in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on this Bylaw. Jim Bowden Administrator

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Belmont basketball girls show grit, determination Thrilling OT finish, but season over for Bulldogs

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“The girls showed a lot of heart and determination to battle back from down 15 to send the game into OT,” said Bulldogs head coach Brad Lidstone. “It’s what we’ve been doing all year; no one was willing to give up and in the second half they showed the progress they’ve made.” Belmont star Isla Swanwick wrapped up her high school career with a best-ever 34 points and hauled down 11 rebounds. Jess Thomsen added 11 points and collected a team-high 18 boards. Both girls were named to the tournament allstar team. Cassy Allen, Alysha Walton, Madi Bullen, Nicole WeldamDickson, Hannah Allen and Frelen Gorst also made significant contributions.

“Probably not many people expected us to get as far as we did,” said Gorst, one of three team captains and a half dozen or so graduating players. “In the end, to lose by one point … It was an amazing weekend and I’m really proud of all of the girls and the growth we had through the season.” The Bulldogs’ preseason goal was simply to make it to Islands, Lidstone said. “I had a strong idea that if the team developed the way I thought, they could (do even better). I think we really achieved our team goal and I think a lot of players surpassed their personal goals. It was a super-exciting way to end a season. It’s heartbreaking, but it really motivates us for next season.”

Six players from this year’s team are eligible to return, but three may play at Royal Bay, he said. Nonetheless, upcoming middle school players from Spencer give Belmont some good prospects in the system for future, LIdstone said. Recapping the Islands games: After dropping a 73-23 decision to Oak Bay, Belmont beat Cowichan 53-28 in Game 2. Swanwick (18 points) and Thomsen (11 pts.) led the Belmont attack. Led by the threepoint shooting of Walton, lockdown defence from Bullen and Gorst and solid post play from Cassy Allen and Thomsen, the Bulldogs beat Mount Doug 41-31 on Saturday morning. editor@goldstream gazette.com

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Jr. B Wolves, Braves in dogfight Game 5 goes tonight at The Q Centre The precursor to the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League series between the Westshore Wolves and Saanich Braves offered good foreshadowing to the bestof-seven affair. The Wolves’ one-goal victory back on Feb. 13 at Pearkes Recreation Centre gave a good indication how close the series would be. After splitting the first two games of the series, the teams went into a second overtime period to settle Sunday’s game 3, won 3-2 by the Wolves at The Q Centre. Game 4 was set for Monday night (after the Gazette print deadline) in Saanich. Jordan Martin bagged the winner from Adam Page in the second extra frame, when the teams had played 16:44 of additional time on Sunday. The Wolves’ Dylan Grant had forced overtime when he scored a power play marker with 2:22 left in regulation, finishing off a passing play from Corey Peterson and goalie Chris Smith. Jack Rachwalski gave the Braves a 2-1 lead 9:37 into the third. The teams were tied 1-1 after one period, with Saanich’s Hunter Atchison and Westshore’s Christian Brandt trading goals. The visitors kept Saanich goaltender

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Brandon Ward on his toes all game, firing a total of 50 shots on him, while Smith stopped 23 of 25 shots overall. Last Friday’s game, won 7-3 at Pearkes by Westshore, saw James Severs lead the Wolves’ attack with three goals, while singles went to Connor Krupa, Spencer Preece, Nicholas Polomark and Rylan Ball. Saanich won the series opener 4-1 at The Q Centre.

Victoria’s Andrew McCartney of Team Mizuno pounds his way up the hill in front of a pack of runners on the Royal Roads University grounds during the Hatley Castle 8K Sunday. McCartney overtook the early leaders to win the race in 26 minutes, 39 seconds. He was 21 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Shaun StephensWhale of Victoria. Full results in Friday’s edition of the Gazette.

Brandt gave the Wolves a 1-0 lead after one, but the Braves scored twice in the second and third to put the game away, despite being outshot 40-26. Ward picked up the win in net while Ben Meek, Quinn Miller, Nick Kean and Jordan Parmar scored for Saanich. Game 5 in the series gets underway at 7 p.m. tonight back at The Q Centre. editor@goldstreamgazette.com

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