Peninsula News Review, January 18, 2013

The Cannery Building #205-2537 Beacon Avenue Sidney, B.C.

ALLAN R. GREEN VICE-PRESIDENT / BRANCH MANAGER / SENIOR INVESTMENT ADVISOR

Watch for breaking news at www.peninsulanewsreview.comFriday, January 18, 2013

PENINSULA R E V I E WNEWS

A life teaching othersAt 82, Margaret Sarah Woltz has never considered leaving behind what she has always loved to do, page 3

Elvis is in townRandy ‘Elvis’ Friskie brings his Vegas Show Band to the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney, page 11

Steven Heywood/News staff

Idle No More protesters from Saanich Peninsula First Nations communities blocked traffic on the Pat Bay Highway Wednesday.

First Nations event stops trafficIdle No More protest comes to Saanich Peninsula, shutting down the highwaySteven HeywoodNews staff

Four First Nations communities on the Saanich Peninsula joined the nation-wide Idle No More movement Wednesday with a protest march that closed down the Pat Bay Highway for about an hour.

Marching from the Tsawout First Nation in Central Saanich close to 200 people entered the highway at Mount Newton X Road. Police and traffic services crews were ready for the planned event and at 11 a.m. had re-routed most traffic onto alter-nate routes, such as West Saanich Road.

Organizer elder Eric Pelkey from the Tsa-wout Nation, addressed the crowd, stating the federal government’s recent budget legislation infringed on indigenous land and resource rights as outlined in treaties across the country.

“Today, we are hoping that people rec-ognize that we are still here,” Pelkey said, “and we’re still angry and we want to be able to go to the table and negotiate with (various levels of government).”

The event and Idle No More movement in general, is an awareness campaign about the conditions on First Nations reserves and the impact decisions being made at

various levels of government are having on their communities.

Locally, Pelkey said his community has trouble with access and economic devel-opment issues that they negotiate with the province. As well, he said he wants the local village sites for the area First Nations communities recognized under treaty.

For many other people who came out to the event, it was a way to add their voice and support efforts at increasing First Nations participation among the decision-makers.

PLEASE SEE: Area First Nations turn out, page 4

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

At their committee meeting on Monday night, Central Saanich district staff read a memorandum on the benefits of offering a ‘fast track’ residential building permit process that would see a faster turnaround on permits within the district.

Currently Langford, Sooke, Colwood and North Saanich offer quick-turnaround permits, in some cases both two-day and five-day per-mits, and staff said the process would offer an increased level of service to developers, con-tractors and homeowners.

“It comes down to educating (applicants) ahead of time and telling them exactly what we need on the applications,” said Director of Planning and Building Services, Bruce Greig.

The fast-track permits would require appli-cants to ensure the highest level of detail is included on the application, thus making the job of reviewing and approving applications faster, he explained. Applications status can already be viewed on the district’s website, he added.

The general consensus from staff on the fast-track process was positive, and council-lors seemed receptive to the idea of offering an increased level of service to applicants.

“I want to applaud staff on this initiative,” said Councillor Carl Jensen. “This seems like a great step forward for the district.”

The fast-track process only pertains to build-ing permits and does not pertain to rezoning applications.

[email protected]

Fast track permits for Central SaanichProposal would only apply to building permits

GORDON HULME LTD.

PROFESSIONALS

AND INSURANCE

REAL ESTATE

YOUR LOCAL

2444 Beacon Ave., SidneyREAL ESTA A T

ProvidingProfessional Insurance & Real Estate Service

for 100 Years

250-656-1154INSURANCE

250-656-4626REAL ESTATE

A2 • www.peninsulanewsreview.com Friday, January 18, 2013 - PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW

ea

Prices are in effect until Thursday, January 24, 2013 or while stock lasts.

We Match Prices!*Look for the symbol in store. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITES (note that our major supermarket competitors may not). Due to the fact that product is ordered prior to the time of our Ad Match checks, quantities may be limited. We match select items in our major supermarket competitors’ fl yers throughout the week. Major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us based on a number of factors which can vary by store location. We match identical items (defi ned as same brand, size, and attributes) and for fresh produce, meat and bakers, we match a comparable item (as determined solely by us).

Guaranteed Lowest Prices*Applies only to our major supermarket competitors’ print advertisements (i.e. fl yer, newspaper). We will match the competitor’s advertised price only during the effective date of the competitor’s print advertisement. Our major supermarket competitors are determined solely by us and are based on a number of factors which can change from time to time. Identical items are defi ned as same brand, item type (in the case of produce, meat and bakery), size and attributes and carried at this store location. We will not match competitors’ “multi-buys” (eg. 2 for $4), “spend x get x”, “Free”, “clearance”, discounts obtained through loyalty programs, or offers related to our third party operations (post offi ce, gas bars, dry cleaners etc.). We reserve the right to cancel or change the terms of this promise at any time.

©MasterCard & PayPass are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated. President’s Choice Back a licensee of the marks. President’s Choice Financial MasterCard is provided by President’s Choice Bank. President’s Choice Financial banking services are provided by the direct banking division of CIBC. PC points loyalty program is provided by President’s Choice Services Inc. ©PC, President’s Choice, President’s Choice Financial and Fresh Financial Thinking are registered trademarks of Loblaws Inc. Trademarks use under licence.

Quantities and/or selection of items may be limited and may not be available in all stores. NO RAINCHECKS OR SUBSTITUTIONS on clearance items or where quantities are advertised as limited. Advertised pricing and product selection (fl avour, colour, patterns, style) may vary by store location. We reserve the right to limit quantities to reasonable family requirements. We are not obligated to sell items based on errors or misprints in typography or photography. Coupons must be presented and redeemed at time of purchase. Applicable taxes, deposits, or environmental surcharges are extra. No sales to retail outlets. Some items may have “plus deposit and environmental charge” where applicable. ®/TM The trademarks, service marks and logos displayed in this newspaper ad are trademarks of Loblaws Inc. and others. All rights reserved. © 2012 Loblaws Inc. Customer Relations: 1-866-999-9890.

ea

no name® shampoo, bodywash or body lotion, 1 L146999/379216/448364/631034

exact™ pads 12-24’s,liners 36-48’s or tampons 20’s, selected varieties356607/245343/317978/785495

exact™ Essentra multivitamin and multimineral60’s - 100’s 242068/251034/341000/181768

ea

eaLIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

3.49

ea ea

Oral B cavity defence manual toothbrush988757

Dove 1 x 90g or Lever bar soap 2x 89g471457/411958/286161

Atkins barselected varieties787427

Goody value pack or Sunsilk haircare 355 mL429451/286161

Lypsyl lip balm cherry or regular, 319938

Clear haircare375-381 mL578730

European Formula or Down Under haircare1 L510472/515943

Axe deodorant 76-113g, shower gel 473 mL or haircare 355 mL828859/727923/875420392581/665070

Simple facial cleansersand tonersselected varieties and sizes757814/351836

Tresemmé haircare or stylingselected sizes & varieties 700-900 mL414622/805918

Pantene haircare 375 mLor stylingselected sizes andvarieties397743/101638

Trial & Travel sizeAxe body spray, shower gel orTresemmé hairsprayselected sizes and varieties162054/278507/500450

Degree deodorantselected varieties and sizes (excludes Adrenaline)or Q-tips 170’s116449/348246/596856131061/194435

Dial bodywash473 - 532 mL921847

Vaseline intensive care lotion295 mL, selected varieties 112105

LIMIT 6AFTER LIMIT

5.99

ea ea

LIMIT 6AFTER LIMIT

4.99LIMIT 6

AFTER LIMIT

4.29

LIMIT 6AFTER LIMIT

4.79LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

8.49

eaea

ea

eaea

ea

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT



4.99

LIMIT 6 AFTER LIMIT

2.49

PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW - Friday, January 18, 2013 www.peninsulanewsreview.com • A3


Many people, when they retire from a profession, move their interests into other areas. Some pick up hobbies and others may even try their hand at a second career. But for 82-year-old Sidney resident Margaret Sarah Woltz, she never considered leaving behind what she loves to do.

Woltz began her career as a teacher when she was 22-years-old. She taught for many years in the public school system at the elementary school level as well as kept her-self busy during the summer months tutor-ing children.

Woltz eventually retired from teaching in the public school system, and soon after she fell ill. Once she had recovered, she

took a job at a children’s bookstore.“Once I had worked at the bookstore I

realized I had to get back into teaching,” she explained. “So I opened my own preschool in Ontario which is where I was living at the time.”

Woltz continued running her preschool until the province started a mandated pre-kindergarten program.

“After I closed the preschool I worked in retail and I taught at a dance school but every summer, no matter what, I still tutored children.”

In 2004, Woltz decided to move west and found herself in Sidney where she took on a volunteer position at Discovery House pre-school. Since then she’s kept up her tutor-ing and she specializes in helping children learn to read.

“I’ve helped a few children learn to read over the last couple of years,” she noted, including, she said, a young boy who suf-fered from dyslexia.

“You have to teach dyslexic children dif-ferently because they do things differently and think differently than other children do. I always told the student, so he didn’t get discouraged, ‘don’t forget that Albert Einstein was dyslexic’!” she laughed.

Woltz now tutors seven-year-old Owen Hancock, a student at Kelset Elementary School, in his reading and she says that interacting with children like Owen helps to keep her young.

“I created my own Grade 3 reader for Owen by using his interests,” she explained, adding that she has to keep up on what’s popular with children.

“I watch Teletoon to see what some of the things these kids are interested in,” she said, while flipping through the Super Mario themed reader she custom made for Owen. “Now he actually gets to read something he’s interested in.”

Woltz said she doesn’t see herself giving up tutoring any time soon.

“I’m so blessed to be able to still do this at my age and I really feel that it keeps me young. The kids don’t let you get old,” she laughed.

“And not only do I teach the children but they teach me, they really do. If you listen to them, I mean really listen to them, they always have something to say. Teaching is something I’ve done my whole life and this is what I love.”

[email protected]

Sharing knowledge for six decadesSidney resident Margaret Sarah Woltz has been teaching and tutoring children and still loves the work

Devon MacKenzie/News staff

Margaret Sarah Woltz and seven-year-old Owen Hancock work on the Grade 3 student’s reading skills on a wintery Saturday morning. Woltz has been teaching and tutoring children for 62 years.


2 for 1 Our kitchen and hockey reopens on the same day. Come down and join us on Jan 19th. With the purchase of a regular menu item and two beverages, receive a second menu item of equal or lesser value for FREE! Use it now. Valid January 19, 2013 to February 5, 2013.

Bar & Grill Mt Newton & Pat Bay Hwy 652.1146

COME. SIT. STAY. Dine in only. Not valid for daily specials or with other coupons or promotions. Expires Feb 5, 2013. Maximum value $13.95.

Conveniently Located in Sidney Centrewith easy access and lots of parking.

Ph: 250-655-1122 104-2376 Bevan Ave.

SEMI-ANNUALSEMI-ANNUALSALESALE30% -50%

OFFALL FRAMES

SUNGLASSES 15% -25%OFF

Crizal lensesrefl ection free, care free

www.crizal.ca

With purchase of lenses and frames

Don McCron is Retiring!!

jbgroup.ca

is Retiring!!After 40 great years of being the shopforeman for JB’s Precision Enginesand Machine Shop, Don McCron isretiring in March of 2013.Don and Judy have a new trailer, and areplanning to spend plenty of qualitytime exploring the campsites of B.C.Don has been instrumental in thesuccess of JB and we are very pleasedto be celebrating this milestone withhim. Please join the Managementand Staff at JB in wishing Don agreat retirement. We’ll sure miss him!You can drop Don a line through our website: jbgroup.ca. PS – know someone who can fi ll Don’s shoes? Applications at [email protected].

THUNDERBIRDINSURANCE BROKERS LTD.

250-385-97951032 Yates St., Victoria, B.C.

MONDAY - FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM • OPEN SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMwww.thunderbirdinsurance.com

“Our Family Serving Your Family since 1974”“Our Family Serving Your Family since 1974”

250-385-97951032 Yates St., Victoria, B.C.

MONDAY - FRIDAY 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM • OPEN SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMwww.thunderbirdinsurance.com

FREE IN-HOME CONSULTATION

DI S C O U N

T

SENIORS

Call today to arrangeyour complimentaryin-home consultation

250-480-4972

Sale ends Jan 31st, 2013

UP TO

50% OFFALL HUNTER DOUGLASBLINDS ON SALEOff our regular prices

Gail Sam, who brought her 80-year-old grandmother Mary Jack to the protest from their home near Brent-wood Bay, said they came to support their community.

“I’m not a political person,” Sam said, “but I’ll do anything to sup-port the needs of our people.”

To her, the Idle No More movement means Canada’s indigenous people aren’t going to sit back any longer and will express their opinions and work to be a part of the deci-sion-making process in Canada

“We hope they hear us,” added Jack.

Sam added she hopes the event reaches peo-ple, increases aware-ness about living con-ditions on reserves, as well as the environmen-

tal issues that they hold in common with all resi-dents of Canada.

Raechel Peter brought her grandson Anthony Peter to the protest. She said, as did her sign, that she was there to work for a better future for the children.

Rae-Anna Peter, origi-nally from the Tsawout community but who now lives in Duncan, came down for the protest to support her home nation.

“My hope is the rest of Canada will realize that the (omibus fed-eral budget) legislation isn’t just about us and our treaties,” she said.

Peter added land, resource and environ-ment issues involve the people and she said she hopes First Nations communities can be involved in future deci-sions that affect them directly.

Pelkey said the Tsa-wout chief and council

continue to try to meet with the province on highway access issues, as well as their eco-nomic development plans. Yet, he described getting to talk with the government as “diffi-cult.”

Wednesday’s Idle No More protest in Cen-tral Saanich was one of many planned for the day across the country.

[email protected]

Area First Nations communities turn out in forceContinued from page 1


Protesters Crystal Claxton, Rae-Ane Claxton, Marcella Joe and her nine-month-old daughter Rae-Anna Peter block traffic Wednesday at Pat Bay Highway and Mount Newton X Road. Below, Eric Pelkey addresses the crowd.

PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW -Friday, January 18, 2013 www.peninsulanewsreview.com • A5

MICHL’S UPHOLSTERY & FOAM

250-656-2444

#28 - 2075 Henry Ave. West

Comfy Foam !Quality Replacement Foam

FurnitureDining ChairsRV & Boat

100% Latex FoamPoly FoamUltra Cell Foam

Odlum Brown President and CEO Debra Hewson and former Branch Manager Bruce McFarlane are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Jando as Branch Manager of Odlum Brown’s Victoria office.

Peter’s two decades of experience with Odlum Brown, coupled with hisdedication to managing client portfolios, will complement his new role in leading a remarkable team of investment professionals. After many distinguished years, Bruce McFarlane continues to work closely with hisclients and remains a Vice President and Director of the firm.

Odlum Brown Limited is an independent, full-service investment firm providing disciplined investment advice and objective research with a singular focus on clients.

odlumbrown.comMember-Canadian Investor Protection Fund

Peter Jando AppointedBranch Manager

Peter R. Jando, CFA, FCSI

Branch Manager, Portfolio Manager

Get Your Smile Back

VICTORIA3937 Quadra St.

250-383-7227

SIDNEY#3-2227 James White Blvd.

250-655-7009

Ron Postings R.D.Robin Postings R.D

When it comes to your teeth,The Denture Clinic has made it

their goal to provide you with the best service possible.

Come to us for dentures, dentures over implants, partials,

repairs and relines.• Free Consultations

• No Referrals Necessary• New Patients Welcome

The Denture ClinicThe Denture Clinic

Steven HeywoodNews staff

The District of North Saanich is getting closer to a final draft of an approvals process on a new sewer service expansion, caused by the proposed housing development at 9395 East Saanich Rd.

In an information brief to council Monday night, director of planning and community services Mark Brodrick said the draft is expected in a couple of weeks. As well, other details being worked out with the proponents. Brodrick was commenting after Councillor Craig Mearns asked for an update.

His request was opposed by Mayor Alice Finall, who said she didn’t feel it was appropriate to add it to the committee of the whole agenda. Commit-tee chair Dunstan Browne, however, allowed it to be added.

Acting chief administrative officer Patrick O’Reilly said the petition will be up to the propo-nent to put forward and the district would see it followed through. He said at this point it’s difficult to see how it would go when it comes time for resi-

dents to respond.A development agreement is also in the works,

added Brodrick.“Staff needs to be comfortable with it, and then

we need to seek the developer’s approval. Then, we put it before council for its endorsement.”

Winning that, Brodrick said the agreement would proceed to a public hearing. If it survives that test, the agreement would be put on the property’s title before any move toward a development permit application.

“How long will all that take?” asked Mearns.Brodrick said it’s “very, very close.”Mearns added it’s up to council to find out this

sort of information, to have excellent discussion so that everyone can find out what’s going on.”

[email protected]


Unable to quantify their numbers and ulti-mately unwilling to cull them, the District of North Saanich is choos-ing to educate people on rabbits and their propensity to be pro-lific.

At their Jan. 14 com-mittee of the whole meeting, council voted unanimously not to undertake a rabbit con-trol program.

Instead, they adopted a staff option to try to educate people on the issues around rab-bit ownership and release, accidental or intentional. Part of that education material will include how property owners can respond to an exploding rab-bit population in their yards.

“It’s an issue we have found can have a lot of emotion,” said director of planning and com-munity services Mark Brodrick. “There are two distinct opinions on it.”

Councillor Dunstan Browne, chair of the committee session, read out a letter from Peter Hurley, the resi-dent who first brought

the issue to council’s attention. In it, Hurley stated he was disap-pointed with staff’s rec-ommendation not to proceed with a munici-pal rabbit control pro-gram, but recognizes the reasons why.

Hurley did, however, urge council to help educate the public as a secondary option.

Staff did include an option to use the dis-trict’s website and newsletter to provide information, discourage rabbits as pets in the municipality, discour-age their release and offer recommendations on their control — from fences and repellents, to brush control and inviting more preda-tors.

Brodrick told council enforcing any new rules regarding rabbit con-trol and release would be difficult, as would be asking the Capital Regional District (CRD) to add rabbits to its list of nuisance wildlife, which already includes deer, raccoons and geese.

“The CRD wants to see local municipalities do something first,” he said. “In the case of deer, they wanted communities to create

a fencing and anti-feed-ing bylaw before (they) would consider getting involved.”

Councillors Elsie McMurphy and Celia Stock suggested a compromise and put forward the education option.

“The information is useful to the public,”

added Mayor Alice Finall, expressing con-cern for any staff time involved.

She also questioned Hurley’s call for the district to create some form of restrictive laws that would make it ille-gal to sell unsterilized rabbits.

“We may not have the

authority to do that,” she said.

Browne agreed, say-ing such a bylaw would be tough and costly to police.

Members of the pub-lic speaking to the issue Monday night said they didn’t think the rabbits posed as big an issue as it was made out to be.

Bernadette Green, however, said it is an issue and would like to see more information for people on the dis-trict’s website and in the newsletter.

Council unanimously voted to have staff pub-lish information that would discourage the keeping of pet rabbits, discourage the release of domestic rabbits and to provide recommen-dations for property owners.

The decision is expected to be ratified at council’s next regular meeting on Jan. 21.

District will educate people, not kill rabbitsNorth Saanich decides not to control a growing rabbit population along Green Park Drive

Steven Hwywood/News staff

Rabbits feast on grass in the yard of the Green Park Drive resident. The District of North Saanich was petitioned by area residents to do something about a growing concern.

Housing development updated


ISLANDS TRUSTNORTH PENDER ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given that the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee will hold a community information meeting and a public hearing within a Local Trust Committee Special Meeting on: • Proposed Bylaw No. 187 – cited as “North Pender Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw 148, 2003, Amendment No. 1,

2011”; and • Proposed Bylaw No. 189 – cited as “North Pender Associated Islands Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 147, 2002,

Amendment No. 1, 2011” for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to the Local Trust Committee respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 26, 2013, at Mary Winspear Cultural Centre at Sanscha, Activity Room 2A, 2243 Beacon Avenue, Sidney, BC

At the public hearing all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws. Proposed Bylaw No. 187 – cited as “North Pender Associated Islands Land Use Bylaw 148, 2003, Amendment No. 1, 2011”

In general terms, the purpose of Proposed Bylaw No. 187 is to amend the Land Use Bylaw as it pertains to Sidney Island only. The substantive amendments include: permitting a storage building on a lot without a residence (with restrictions), allowing a second care-taker residence on common property, restricting the maximum fl oor area of a dwelling, restricting the storage of recreation vehicles, and changing the zoning for the covenant areas on the common property to ‘Conservation’. The bylaw would also update the permitted density in the Sidney Island Comprehensive Development zone after subdivision has been completed. Throughout the Land Use Bylaw there are also many numeric cross references to be corrected. The covenant areas to be zoned as conservation are shown on the maps below.

Proposed Bylaw No. 189 – cited as “North Pender Associated Islands Offi cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 147, 2002, Amendment No. 1, 2011”

In general terms, the purpose of Proposed Bylaw No. 189 is to amend the Offi cial Community Plan by introducing two new Development Permit Areas that would be applicable to Sidney Island only. One development permit area relates to geotechnical hazard areas and is based on an existing covenant; the lands affected are shown on the map below. The second development permit area applies to land within 15 metres of the natural boundary of the sea and development along the shoreline. The covenant areas shown above would also be designated as ‘Resource Conservation’ in the OCP. General amendments also include a new policy about regulating fl oor area would be introduced, updating the temporary use permit section to refl ect recent changes to the Local Government Act, and designating and referring to the Development Approval Information Bylaw which outlines the information required for applications to be considered.

A copy of the proposed bylaws and any background material that may be considered by the Trust Committee in respect of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at the Islands Trust Offi ce, #200 - 1627 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, commencing January 11, 2013 and up to and including January 24, 2013. For the convenience of the public only, and not to satisfy Section 892(2) (e) of the Local Government Act, additional copies of the proposed bylaws may be inspected at various Notice Boards on North Pender Island, B.C., commencing January 11, 2013. The proposed bylaws can also be viewed on the internet at www.islandstrust.bc.ca and selecting www.islandstrust.bc.ca/ltc/np/bylaws.cfm

Written submissions may be delivered to: 1. The offi ce of the Islands Trust by mail at #200 - 1627 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C. V8R 1H8, by Fax (250) 405-5155 or can

be sent on-line by going to the Islands Trust Website at the following URL: www.islandstrust.bc.ca/ltc/np/meetings.cfm and completing the “Public Hearing, January 26, 2013, Submission Form”, prior to 4:30 p.m., January 24, 2013;

2. After 4:30 p.m., January 24, 2013 to the Trust Committee at the Public Hearing at 11:00 a.m., January 26, 2013.

The public is asked to send any electronic response by using the on-line public hearing submission form. The Islands Trust does not guarantee that any email submission will be received by the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee. Reasonable efforts will be made to provide email submissions, if they are opened and received, to the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee for consideration, but the public should not rely on email as a means of providing a written submission.

Written comments made in response to this notice will also be available for public review.

Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaws may be directed to the Islands Trust Offi ce, Andrea Pickard, Planner, at (250) 405-5189 or, for Toll Free access, request a transfer via Enquiry BC: In Vancouver (604) 660-2421 and elsewhere in BC 1-800-663-7867.

NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE NORTH PENDER ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

Kathy Jones, Deputy Secretary

s de ed


Central Saanich council was updated on what’s in store for Island View Beach Park on Monday night.

During Monday’s committees meeting, council and staff heard a presentation from Jeff Ward, man-ager of planning, resource management and devel-opment for the Capital Regional District.

Ward updated council on where the CRD stands with its planning process for Island View Beach Park, noting that a draft management plan for the park will be going to the Regional Parks Committee this spring for review and comment.

Ward said some of the plans from the CRD for Island View Beach Park include maintaining the existing berm and examining the implications of extending the berm to the north, maintaining the existing drainage ditch system and monitoring its effectiveness in reducing the mosquito habitat and continuing the mosquito abatement program.

Ward said there are also plans to examine possi-ble actions to protect and restore the coastal sand dune ecosystem in the area as well as to develop a trail through the coastal wetland ecosystem area.

Central Saanich resident and member of the Island View Ditch and Mosquito Committee Jason Austin addressed council, staff and Ward after the presentation with questions pertaining to the mos-quito abatement program and how the CRD plans to control mosquitos on their park land.

Austin added that there was a significant decrease in mosquitos this past year after the dis-trict cleared ditches on Puckle Farm which is adja-cent to the the park. According to Austin, the level of mosquito control on Puckle Farm (contracted by the district to D.R. Reagan and Associates) was also down, but up in other areas that had not been drained.

Mayor Alastair Bryson requested staff seek addi-tional information from D.R. Reagan and Associ-ates on mosquito increase in other areas and the abatement on Puckle Farm.

[email protected]

Plans ahead for Island View Park


• Council discussed two rezoning and devel-opment applications, one on Panaview Heights and one on Woodward Drive.

• Council also discussed an application to the Agricultural Land Commission from a farm that wishes to construct worker housing and saw correspondence back from the ALC on a previ-ous request from a Central Saanich resident to construct a driveway on ALR land.

• Staff discussed the benefits of offering a ‘fast track’ residential building permit that would see a faster turnaround on permits in the district.

• Staff looked into the possibility of offering a referendum on the town hall project during the by-election but found that the timeline to organize a referendum could take up to several months and the district doesn’t want to delay the by-election.

• The District of North Saanich sent a memo-randum to council regarding the Tri-Municipal Council Meeting. A tentative date of March 19 was put forward.

District reviews timing for town hall referendumCOUNCIL NEWSDistrict of Central Saanich - Jan. 14, 2013


Make some noise against bullying on Pink Shirt Day February 27th…

CKNW ORPHANS’ FUND

PRESENTED BY:

2013

Buy your offi cial shirts at pinkshirtday.ca

at the early bird price of $6.00, but only until January 30th

T

2243 Beacon Ave.Sidney, B.C.

Support by

For show, ticket and conference information visit:

www.marywinspear.ca ★ 250-656-0275or contact us at

thetheForgotten Forgotten ChildrenChildren

Showcasing the young talentof students from the

Triple Threat Theatre classes.

Friday, JANUARY 25 ★ 7 PMSaturday, JANUARY 26 ★ 2 PMTICKETS: Adults $10 ★ Children $5

Anne Shirley - Anne Shirley - Based on the story of Anne of Green Gables.

★ Triple Threat Musical Theatre ★ SPRING REGISTRATION

Classes Run:FEB 12-JUNE 18

Two Shows:JUNE 21 & 22

PresentsPresents

andand

www.gvmbh.teampages.comRegistration closes January 31st - don’t delay!

Ages 5-17

SPRINGSEASON

REGISTERONLINENOW!


• Sidney North Saan-ich RCMP responded to 124 calls for service this past week.

• A rash of thefts

from vehicles hap-pened last week in Sid-ney and North Saanich. Thefts were reported on Arbay Close, Rath-down Place and James White Boulevard in Sid-ney and on Moresby Park Terrace in North Saanich.

• Police handed out a 90-day immediate road-side prohibition on Jan. 11 to an intoxicated driver.

• A large window at Cotton and Blues cloth-ing store on Beacon Avenue was smashed during the night hours of Jan. 11.

• On Jan. 12 around 11:30 p.m. RCMP responded to a reported hit and run

collision that occurred on Third St. Witnesses reported a late model Ford Focus side swiped a blue Toyota Echo while driving down the street.

Witnesses also said the female driver of

the suspect vehicle stopped to check her vehicle after the colli-sion and drove off with the passenger side mir-ror dangling from the car.

Patrols of the area for the suspect vehicle turned up nothing and no suspects have been identified.

• Sidney North Saan-ich RCMP worked together with Central Saanich Police Service and the Ministry of Transportation to make sure traffic flowed dur-ing an Idle No More pro-test that blocked the Patricia Bay Highway at Mount Newton X Road on Jan. 16.

POLICE NEWSSidney North Saanich RCMP

Rash of thefts from parked vehicles

Natalie North, Kyle Wells and Daniel PalmerNews staff

By the time the sun rises and businesses open for the day, downtown is awake with a rush of commuters clad in winter gear who disembark from buses along Douglas Street and scatter throughout the core.

B.C. Transit logs a weekday average of 95,000 trips within Greater Victoria and unless a sudden breakthrough is made in a broken down bargaining pro-cess between the Crown corpo-ration and the union represent-ing 650 of its employees, these are the people who will be left in the cold. The Canadian Auto Workers Union, local 333 is plan-ning to keep the buses parked for 24-hours during a walkout this Tuesday (Jan. 22), a move that will be felt across the region, from Sooke to Sidney.

Annette Speirs strides towards the law firm where she works and happily slows her pace to speak up on behalf of her fellow Sidney commuters. She’ll drive herself to work on Tuesday in the event of a strike, but laments the inconvenience caused by the job action.

“It’s a big hassle,” she says. “The 70 route is really difficult because sometimes it’s standing

room only. Not knowing what’s going to happen from one day to the next is very hard.”

Charmaine Partington buses into work downtown every day from Colwood to save money on parking and do her part to preserve the environment. She catches the bus from the park and ride at West Shore Parks and Recreation. Despite her advance efforts, she isn’t sure how she’ll get to work Tuesday. Partington has secured a carpool ride home at the end of the day but is still looking for a way in.

“I don’t like that it affects me, and some other people I’ve talked to said they think it

should be an essential service. But I look at it as a convenience, an alternative,” she says.

Not every early-morning trav-eler is en route to work. Reid Taylor travels downtown daily from Esquimalt to “enjoy the day and window shop.”

“(I) just to wander around and see the sights,” Taylor says. “I’m a senior now.”

Patrick Vert, a government employee who lives in Saanich is ready for the strike.

“I’ll probably end up having to haul out my bike, so it’s a good thing I’ve been hitting the gym,” Vert says.

Perhaps the only truly lucky players in transportation are taxi companies, likely to receive a few extra calls when buses halt. Yellow Cab operations manager Surinder Kang has experienced a slow start to the year and wel-comes any spike in business as a result of the strike, though he isn’t preparing for the massive influx of calls BlueBird Cabs’ expects to come its way.

“We’re excited,” said Shelley Evans, supervisor of dispatch for BlueBird. “We’re happy to get people’s business, but not necessarily in that way.”

HandyDART and the Victoria to Cowichan commuter service will continue as scheduled on Jan. 22. — Black Press

Transit riders prepare for work shutdown

Sharon Tiffin/News staff

Esquimalt resident Reid Taylor waits for a bus on the corner of Fort and Douglas Streets downtown.

Metchosin farmer Dieter Eisenhawer is surprised to find

that slugs on his organically grown

strawberries. Eisenhawer is

pleased Metchosin banned genetically

modified organisms.Charla Huber/News staff

Charla HuberNews staff

Metchosin is spearheading a plan for Island and coastal com-munities to be free of genetically engineered organisms (GMOs).

The district banned the grow-ing or selling of GMOs in Novem-ber and this month prepared a similar motion to be brought to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities meeting in April. The annual AVICC convention will be held in Sooke this year.

“I think there is too much uncertainty (around) GMOs and what they do to the envi-ronment,” said Metchosin Coun.

Moralea Milne.“All of this takes a lot of time

to find out. Think about how long it took for people to realize cigarettes were bad for us and caused cancer.”

Some key concerns Milne listed include the proliferation of “super-weeds,” increased use of pesticides and the trans-fer of pollen from GMO plants to those that aren’t. A certified organic farmer could lose sta-tus if their crops are tainted by GMO plants, she said.

“Vancouver Island and coastal communities are isolated from the rest of B.C.,” Milne said. Given the environment and wind patterns on the coast, it is

possible to be a genetically engi-neered-free zone, she added.

A related motion – from the Okanagan-Similkameen regional district – passed at the Union of B.C. municipalities last year regarding organic tree fruits.

“A number of countries won’t accept genetically engineered crops,” said Milne, addressing organic farmers’ concerns.

Last year Metchosin brought a motion to decriminalize mari-juana to the AVICC convention. It passed, was forwarded to the Union of B.C. Municipalities’ convention and passed there as well. Milne hopes to see this motion have the same success.

[email protected]

Metchosin envisions Island-wide GMO ban


EDITORIAL

The Peninsula News Review is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

2010

OUR VIEW

What do you think? Give us your comments by e-mail: [email protected] or fax 250-656-5526. All letters must have a name and a telephone number for verification.

The Peninsula News Review is published by Black Press Ltd. | #6 - 9843 Second St., Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C7 | Phone: 250-656-1151 • Fax: 250-656-5526 • Web: www.peninsulanewsreview.com

Jim Parker PublisherSteven Heywood EditorJanice Marshall Production ManagerBruce Hogarth Circulation Manager

Transit battle needs tough talkDespite efforts to negotiate a new contract

without disrupting transit service, members of the Canadian Auto Workers

are taking off their gloves Jan. 22 and walking off the job.

Fortunately for Greater Victoria commuters, the one-day strike action is just that – one day.

However, that one day will see hundreds of extra cars, bikes and pedestrians on the roads, trying to get to work and school. Gridlock won’t

begin to describe the traffic chaos.

Transit workers’ job action has been moderate so far with little visible

interruption, but this strike will clearly affect everyone in the region.

Longer strikes more than 10 years ago seriously impacted seniors, students and those with low incomes who regularly rely on transit. A 1984 strike, which lasted three months, crippled Victoria’s economy, and like mullets and Hammer pants, none of us wants to see that again.

The two sides clearly aren’t motivated to reach an agreement, in fact they don’t even agree on what the main stumbling blocks are in the dispute – the union insists it’s all about the small buses and the lower-paid drivers, B.C. Transit says there are other issues at play, including wages and benefits.

The two sides have both dug in their heels and the public is suffering, moderately so far, with only certain runs cancelled. But with the Tuesday all-day strike planned, it shows that an outside authority needs to step in and get it done.

It’s amazing what sides in a dispute will do when the crisis hits. Just look at the NHL. They got a deal done when the season was on the brink of being cancelled.

The best solution for everyone is for the two sides to get back to the bargaining table and realize that compromise is the only solution. The union has to be realistic and unafraid of new technology, and management must assure workers that it’s not out to crush the union.

Mediation may be the way out of Transit impasse

After a deep breath, Korean air filled my lungs for the first time.

Emotion flooded my eyes and confusion swelled my heart as I made my way off the plane and onto the tarmac below. Treading into unknown territory, I set foot on Korean soil for the first time and somehow it felt like home.

I don’t know how or why I felt the way I did. A year later, I still don’t, it caught even me off guard. Excitement about my inaugural voyage to the birthplace of my parents, was replaced by foggy insecurity about who I was.

Born to South Korean parents, but raised entirely in Canada, I consider myself Korean Canadian. At least that is how I explain it to everyone, including myself. Yet I wondered how Canadian I was to be feeling the way I did, about a country I had never even visited.

Engulfed in the bustle of a terrifically busy Incheon Airport, I stepped out to see another first, a sea of Koreans in every direction. Everywhere I turned, people who looked like I do, didn’t bother to look back at me. On the outside I was a member of the majority – on the inside I wasn’t so sure.

As I waited for luggage items to push the black, plastic curtains aside and make the meandering loop around the baggage carousel, I found myself making a mental

checklist of how I became whoever I was now.

My first language was Korean. My parents had immigrated to Canada only a few years before I was born, so my early years were spent without English. I ate mostly Korean food and lived a Korean lifestyle, albeit in a Canadian neighbourhood. Like most children, our family home was the entire world, for all I knew.

That changed completely when I started public school and most everyone I interacted with were of non-Korean descent. In fact, few of my close friends were even Asian. I remember being ashamed of my school lunches because they looked and smelled different than everyone else’s. I tried to eat more western food, just because that was what everyone else ate.

As college and early adulthood crept up on me, I found myself looking fondly upon my heritage and I recall being thankful I could speak a second language. I still am, and today’s comfort food is as much kimchee and rice as it is

turkey and mashed potatoes. Listen in to a dinner party at my

parents’ place today, and sounds of a Korean-English hybrid fill the air, probably understandable only to those within our home’s four walls. When we argue, we default back to our strongest language. For my parents, Korean, for me, English.

They still don’t even say Korea by name, still referring to it as “back home,” as if it is across the street, or a short drive up the road from our home in Victoria, even though it is halfway across the world.

For them, maybe it is more black and white, but for me it is anything but. Someone once asked: ‘If South Korea and Canada were at war, and I was forced to fight for one side, who I would fight for?’ I had no answer then – 20 years later I still don’t.

After grabbing my luggage off the carousel, I fished around in my jacket for my passport to show it to the security guard, who speaks to me in Korean.

My passport says Canadian and in many ways so does my heart. There are just a lot of extra Korean stamps all over both. Maybe that is what makes me Canadian, because I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Arnold Lim is a Black Pressreporter in Greater Victoria.

[email protected]

Feeling proud of my dual heritage

‘Few of my close friends were even Asian.’

Arnold LimMinority Report


SOME PEOPLE SAVE POWER.SOME PEOPLE SAVE MONEY.THE SMART ONES GET PAID MONEY TO SAVE POWER.

BC Hydro is offering substantial financial rebates to small businesses that invest in energy efficient upgrades. Upgrades that will lower your power bill and improve your bottom line. Our network of contractors can help you identify energy saving opportunities that will benefit you the most and guide you through the process.

To find out more call our business help desk at 1 866 522 4713 or visit bchydro.com/save

Transit drivers forced to take action

Before criticizing the bus drivers one would do well to look at management’s actions.

Management’s PR person seems determined to do every thing she can to inflame the issues, maybe just her but more likely she is a willing agent of senior management.

It is difficult to comprehend how a CEO of any company qualifies for a bonus of greater than the amount of money many people are paid for a year when his staff is on a job action.

Can anyone seriously think the president and CEO Manuel Achadinha deserves a bonus when passengers are standing in the cold waiting for a bus that doesn’t come because they have not hired enough mechanics to fix the buses?

The longer the job action continues the more I realize the

workers have a point and are justified in their job action.

B.C. Transit certainly does not need the PR spokesperson they have now. Dismiss her and they would have all the money they need to pay the transit drivers the additional money they need for the more qualified licenses.

As much as the proposed job action on Jan. 22 will inconvenience me, I understand why the workers have been forced by management to take action.

Norm RyderCentral Saanich

Homes with composters won’t see savings

Re: 15 months until kitchen scrap pickup.

Saanich apparently expects residents to leave meat scraps iso-lated and rotting in eas-ily recognized contain-ers for more than two weeks at a time, even in the heat of sum-mer. That idea simply stinks.

Many residents use composters or kitchen sink grinders for food waste, sending ground up kitchen waste into the sewer pipes, not into garbage cans.

In my case the prom-ised 37 per cent waste reduction would be more like five per cent or less, only bones.

I use composters. The rare bit of meat that goes bad before we eat it goes into our kitchen sink grinder, not into the garbage or

compost.So much for the

promised 37 per cent saving from every home.

Whatever waste sav-ing is achieved will come from Saanich residents who do not use composters or sink grinders.

How were the results of the 583 homes in the 2012 “pilot project” adjusted for compos-ter and grinder use at other homes before arriving at the 37 per

cent expected reduc-tion figure?

Are we going to find bylaw inspectors knocking on our doors demanding our kitchen waste or wanting to go through our garbage to verify them as free of vegetable and bakery kitchen waste?

It also poses a risk of encouraging rats, raccoons, mice and stray cats and dogs to become even more of a waste headache than they already are.

How secure and pest resistant will the Saan-ich scrap containers be? How hard will it be for raccoons or dogs to open them or for rats to chew holes in the walls to get at the meat scraps inside?

Once animals have learned how to get into one of them they will know how to get into the kitchen waste con-tainers at other homes in the same neighbor-hood.

Won’t processing by

an “organics proces-sor” contractor result in the same net genera-tion of carbon dioxide as a landfill?

Turning vegetable waste into soil gener-ates CO2, whether than happens in a backyard composter, at a com-mercial processor, or in a land fill. There is no point to simply moving methane and CO2 emissions from one place to another.

Kelly ManningSaanich

LETTERS

B.C. Transit job action, planned kitchen scrap pickupReaders respond:

Food banks perform a community serviceRe: Donations are an investment in the future, PNR,

Jan. 9.I would like to make a few comments on the letter by

Mr. Fred Langford in the Jan. 9 Peninsula News Review. A contribution to the Star Cinema and a donation to the Sidney Lions Food Bank are both investments in the health of our community.

Happily, our local food bank has not had to get into the business of promotion because the need is well recognized in the support of the three core municipalities

we serve and the generosity of businesses, other agencies and the general public on the Peninsula. As a result of this support from our community, we can distribute $33,000 worth of food and vouchers, not cash, on average each month.

We serve an average of 1,000 people, 350 families, each month who cannot otherwise feed themselves and their children for the whole month.

While the possibility of abuse in Mr. Langford’s words, may exist, it is minimized by systems in place locally and

with other food banks in the region.I would invite Mr. Langford and any other interested

person to visit our site and learn about our operation.In closing, I would suggest, given the economic situation

worldwide and, yes, even in Sidney, that the sight of a beggar in the street would be much more common if it weren’t for the Sidney Lions Food Bank and other charitable organizations worldwide.

Bill Foster, vice-presidentSidney Lions Food Bank

The PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW welcomes your opinions and comments. Letters to the editor should discuss issues and stories that have been covered in the pages of the REVIEW.

To put readers on equal footing, and to be sure that all opinions are heard, please keep letters to less than 300 words.

The REVIEW reserves the right to edit letters for style, legality, length and taste. The REVIEW will not print anonymous letters.

Please enclose your phone number for verification of your letter’s authenticity or to discuss using your letter as a guest column. Phone numbers are not printed.

Send your letters to:■ Mail: Letters to the Editor, #6 - 9843

Second St., Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C7 ■ Fax: 250-656-5526■ E-mail: [email protected]

Letters to the Editor


2470 Beacon Ave., Sidney, BC 250-656-5353ccccon Ave., Sidney, BCcon Ave., Sidney, BCcon Ave., Sidney, BC 22250-656-53530 6 650-656- 3 35353

For only

$25For onlyFor onlyFor only

$$

3 course Dinner course Dinner Available Sunday to ThursdayAvailable Sunday to Thursday

Home-made Soup or Artisan SaladHome-made Soup or Artisan Salad

Chef designed Main courseChef designed Main course

With appropriate Vegetables With appropriate Vegetables

and Roesti or Spaezleand Roesti or Spaezle

House made DessertHouse made Dessert

Reserve your table nowReserve your table now

your source for FREE coupons

TIRED OF PAPER CUTS?

Sign up for free e-Offers and get the inside scoop on the best flyer deals! @

Just a few of our Featured Advertisers:

View new flyers from your favourite retailers now at{

{

{

18,500SHOPPERS OPTIMUM

BONUS POINTS®

Get

WHEN YOU SPEND $75 OR MORE† ON ALMOST ANYTHING

IN THE STORE.

$25THAT’S A

SAVINGSVALUE!

PLUS These Week long Specials! Saturday, January 19 to Friday, January 25

SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 TO TUESDAY, JANUARY 22

*Our regular price. †Offer valid on the purchase total of eligible products using a valid Shoppers Optimum Card® after discounts and redemptions and before taxes from Saturday, January 19 to Tuesday, January 22, 2013 only. Maximum 18,500 points per offer regardless of total dollar value of transaction. Excludes prescription purchases, products that contain codeine, non-pointable items, tobacco products (where applicable), lottery tickets, stamps, transit tickets and passes, event tickets, gift cards, prepaid card products and Shoppers Home Healthcare® locations. Offer applies to photofi nishing services that are picked up and paid for on the days of the offer only. Not to be used in conjunction with any other points promotions or offers. See cashier for details. Shoppers Optimum Points® and Shoppers Optimum Bonus Points® have no cash value but are redeemable under the Shoppers Optimum and Shoppers Optimum Plus programs for discounts on purchases at Shoppers Drug Mart. The savings value of the points set out in this offer is calculated based on the Shoppers Optimum Program® rewards schedule in effect at time of this offer and is strictly for use of this limited time promotion. The savings value obtained by redeeming Shoppers Optimum Points will vary depending on the Shoppers Optimum Program reward schedule at time of redemption and other factors, details of which may be found at shoppersdrugmart.ca. ® 911979 Alberta Ltd.

BENYLIN COLD & SINUS (20’s-24’s), MOTRIN TABLETS (45’s-90’s), TYLENOL EXTRA STRENGTH CAPLETS or EZ TABS (100’s)

699each

SLIM-FAST MEAL ON THE GO BARS (6 x 60g), POWDER (530g) or READY TO DRINK SHAKES (8 x 295mL) Selected Types

SLIMFAST SNACK BARS6 x 23g Selected Types - 2.99

799each

BIO*LIFE DOUBLE (12 Roll), LIFE BRAND MEGA (9 Roll), DOUBLE or ULTRA (12 Roll) BATHROOM TISSUE Limit 4. After limit 7.99

579each

ROYALE 2 PLY (132’s) or3 PLY (88’s) FACIAL TISSUELimit 4. After limit 1.29

79¢each

GENUINE HEALTHDIET & NUTRITION PRODUCTSSelected Types & Sizes

20%

off*

PEEK FREANS COOKIES256g - 350g Selected Types

188each

LIFE BRAND FLAVOURED (6 x 500mL)or NATURAL SPRING (12 x 500mL) WATER Selected Types

2/$3or 1.79 each

LEVER 2000 BAR SOAP (2 x 89g),REACH 100 TOOTHBRUSH, AQUAFRESH(90mL) or COLGATE TOTAL (85mL)TOOTHPASTE Selected Types

99¢each

ALWAYS MAXI PADS (20’s - 48’s), LINERS (60’s - 120’s) or TAMPAX TAMPONS (40’s) Selected Types

699each

AVEENO POSITIVELY AGELESS,NEUTROGENA RAPID WRINKLE orL’ORÉAL FACIAL MOISTURIZERSelected Types & Sizes

1999each

ROC SKIN CARE PRODUCTSSelected Types & Sizes

25%

off*

NICE N’ EASY ROOT TOUCH UP,L’IMAGE or NATURAL INSTINCTS HAIR COLOUR Selected Types

599each

DOVE BAR SOAP (4 x 90g), BODY WASH (300mL - 400mL) or MEN ANTIPERSPIRANT/DEODORANT (76g - 85g) Selected Types

399each

HEAD & SHOULDERS SHAMPOO (420mL), CONDITIONER (400mL) or INFUSIUM HAIR CARE PRODUCTS Selected Types & Sizes

499each

PLAYING JAN 18 24Zero Dark Thirty 14A

Fri Sat 7:30Sat - Thur 7:00

Matinee: Sat Sun Tues 2:00

Silver Lining Playbook 14AFri Sat 6:45 & 9:00

Sat - Thur 7:15Matinee: Sat Sun Tues 2:15

Donizetti’s Maria StuardaJanuary 19 • 9:55am

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonatotakes on the role of the doomedMary, Queen of Scots. MaurizioBenini conducts. (3hrs15min)

250-655-3384 info@ starcinema.cawww.starcinema.ca

FIND US ON FACEBOOKPENINSULA NEWS REVIEW A huge bouquet to all the wonderful citizens on the Penin-

sula who donated so generously to the 30th Annual Sidney Lions Christmas Hamper Program. Contributions came from many groups and organizations as well as many individuals.

This year, we provided Christmas hampers to 455 families, all of whom reside here on the Saanich Peninsula. It is so heartwarming especially in these tough economic times to be a part of such a wonderful caring community.

We, the members of the Sidney Lions Club, the Food Bank Board of Directors, Administrator and all the hard working volunteers are truly grateful.

Another huge bouquet to our food bank Administrator Bev Elder and all of the hard working volunteers who put in countless hours, not just at Christmas, but all throughout the year.

Bill DesLauriers, President of the Sidney Lions Club and Bill Foster, Vice President of the Sidney Lions Food Bank

I heartily commend the Sidney Business Association (SBA) and their sponsors for the recent organization of the Christ-mas Tree Festival at the Mary Winspear Centre.

The festival generated a donation to the Sidney Lions Food Bank of nearly $800 which made it a very commendable holi-day event. Thanks go out to those who donated and to Bob and Patti and the SBA’s sponsors for the great community event we enjoy every year. Please continue this noteworthy event in the future.

Pat Bigwood

On Dec. 17 I lost my wallet in the Thrifty Foods parking lot in Sidney. I want to thank the wonderful and honest per-son who found it and took it to the police station — I’m very grateful! It really made my Christmas.

Sally Young

BeefsAndBouquets


250-655-07072480 Beacon, Sidney

Our best GIC rate!2.65%

Subject to rate change, minimum deposit.

C.D.I.C./C.U.D.I.C.1yr - 2.10%2yr - 2.20%3yr - 2.25%

4yr - 2.50%5yr - 2.65%

Tax-free Savings Account - 2.00%Doug Wedman, CFP

SIDNEY — Some Elvis fans never got to see The King perform live.

Randy ‘Elvis’ Friskie is the closest thing according to some who would know, and he’s bringing his show to the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney Fri-day (today) and Satur-day, January 19. He’ll sing three decades of hits, with some special guests.

Because it’s the 40th anniversary of Elvis’ Aloha tour, Friskie is putting a big emphasis on hits from the famous Hawaiian trip of 1973.

“We picked what we think are some of the best moments.”

Friskie has been an entertainer his whole life. He comes by it hon-estly. He’s won contests in Vegas and toured all over with his tribute act.

“My dad played 14 different instruments. We’d go camping and pull into the place with a full sound system and

everyone would know there’d be a dance that weekend. I was brought

up in a musical family.”Randy Friskie’s Real

Tribute To The King of

Rock and Roll – Elvis Presley is at the Charlie White Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m. and on Sat-urday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Call 250-656-0275, ext. 221 or at www.marywinspear.ca.

— With files fromJennifer Feinberg/

Black Press

THE ARTS

Submitted Photo

Randy “Elvis’ Friskie performs Friday and Saturday at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney.

Friskie brings Elvis aliveThree decades of hits included in tribute show in Sidney

news.sports.arts. www.sandysfurniture.ca

Savings $870

CREDENZA & HUTCH $2,528Reg. Price $3,398

250.391.6646 | 975Langford Parkway | Victoria

JANUARY SALE ON NOWSave on our solid wood office collections

made exclusively for Sandys!

Savings $640

EXECUTIVE DESK $1,829Reg. Price $2,469

Savings $370

WRITING DESK $1,099Reg. Price $1,469


Town of SIDNEYNOTICE OF BUDGET MEETINGSPlease note that the Town of Sidney will be holding meetings over the next several weeks to consider the Town’s 2013-2017 Financial Plan as follows:• Monday, January 21st - Committee of the Whole - Budget Presentation

and Introduction• Monday, February 4th - Committee of the Whole - First Deliberations• Tuesday, February 19th - Special Council Meeting - Final Budget

Deliberations (continued on 20th if required)All of the above meetings will take place at the Town of Sidney Council Chambers, beginning at 6:00 p.m. All persons wishing to comment on the Five Year Financial Plan may do so at the last two meetings listed above, at any regular Council meeting prior to February 19th, or through written submission. Background documentation will be made available after January 21st at the Town Hall, and on the Town’s website. Further inquiries may be directed to the Finance Department at 250-656-1184.

Tom FletcherBlack Press

Premier Christy Clark wants to amend the Auditor General Act to offer John Doyle a two-year extension of his term, due to end this year.

Clark told a news confer-ence in Vancouver Wednes-day that she has asked the three B.C. Liberal MLAs on the selection committee to offer the extension to Doyle, as they prepared to meet Wednesday with the two NDP MLAs on the committee.

Clark said the amendments would change the B.C. audi-tor-general’s term to a non-

renewable eight-year term, to avoid controversy as politi-cians vote on their own finan-cial watchdog.

The move is patterned after the federal government, which appoints auditors-general to a single 10-year term.

NDP leader Adrian Dix has said his caucus was unani-mous in seeking Doyle’s reap-pointment.

All five MLAs on the com-mittee must be unanimous for that to happen, and their votes and reasons are offi-cially secret due to personnel privacy restrictions.

The selection committee is expected to meet again Fri-

day to discuss the proposed extension. If they support the idea, it would be proposed to Doyle.

The committee chair, Ver-non-Monashee MLA Eric Fos-ter, was the subject of a ran-dom audit that raised ques-tions about his constituency office renovations. The other two B.C. Liberals who form the majority are Chilliwack MLA John Les and Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom, both of whom are not seeking re-election in May.

Burnaby-Deer Lake MLA Kathy Corrigan and Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston represent the NDP on the

committee.Opposition MLAs cite

Doyle’s reports criticizing the recent buildup of BC Hydro debt and the state of B.C.’s for-est inventory in the wake of a devastating pine beetle epi-demic as likely reasons why Doyle wasn’t reappointed.

Doyle is also leading a court action seeking release of detailed defence lawyer billings for former ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bobby Virk, whose $6 million in legal costs were covered by the province after they pleaded guilty to breach of trust in the 2002 sale of BC Rail opera-tions.

Auditor offered two-year extension

Photo courtsey of the Sidney North Saanich RCMP

Sidney RCMP Constable Ravi Gunasinghe stands with a pile of gifts the detachment collected for their Secret Santa toy drive this past December. Gunasinghe estimates the detachment collected over 500 gifts for needy residents on the Saanich Peninsula.

Daniel PalmerNews staff

The Vancouver Island Health Authority is on the lookout for an international superbug, screening patients who have been hospitalized abroad.

Both the Royal Jubilee and Victoria General hos-pitals are following a province-wide protocol to isolate patients for 48 hours if they have been hospitalized in countries like Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.

Doctors are taking the safety measures to screen for various superbugs including New Delhi met-allo-beta-lactamase, or NDM-1, an enzyme that is resistant to almost all antibiotics, said Sara Plank, VIHA spokeswoman.

“We’ve seen two cases on the Island - one in Oct. 2011 and one in Sept. 2012,” Plank said. “Anyone who has had medical care or been hospitalized in a high risk country is tested and isolated, pending a negative test result.

NDM-1 first surfaced in 2008, and has been on the radar of Health Canada since 2010.

VIHA watching for superbug

$2OFF

MANUFACTURER COUPON - TO THE RETAILER: For redemption, mail to: Preferred Nutrition, 153 Perth Street, Acton, ON L7J 1C9 Expiry: February 28, 2013 Code: 03-064

CUST

OMER

SIGN

ATUR

E RE

QUIRE

D FOR

VALID

ATIO

N

COUP

ON

Only at your local Health Food Store

PNO.CA

ANY SIZE

100

5

10

15

20

25

Rate

of T

esto

ster

one

Secr

etio

n in

Mill

igra

ms

Age (years)

Year of puberty

15 20 30 40 50 60 8070

Reduce Belly Fat! Increase Energy!

Testosterone levels begin to diminish in men around age 30. In fact, by the time men are 60 years old, they typically produce 60% less testosterone than they did at age 20 (a man’s sexual peak). Many men over the age of 35 may already be feeling the effects of lower testosterone including:

Increased Belly FatLow Energy

Low LibidoMood Changes

Decreased Muscle Strength Prostate Problems and more...

Unfortunately at the same time testosterone is decreasing, estrogen levels are increasing, causing further muscle loss and gain in body fat, making it extremely difficult to maintain a healthy metabolism.

Along with a program of proper nutrition and regular exercise, researchers have discovered a group of naturally proven nutrients that can help you safely reduce excess estrogen while maximizing testosterone levels.

Ultimate Male Energy™ contains 100% natural ingredients like: Chrysin, Stinging Nettle Root Extract, Indole-3-Carbinol and Broccoli Sprout Powder to help restore healthy, youthful hormone balance by positively affecting both estrogen and testosterone production, which ultimately helps a man look, feel and perform at his best. Ask about Ultimate Male Energy at your local health food store today!

I really had to write you and tell you about the incredible success I am having with Ultimate Male Energy … my body looks like twenty years ago, my clothes fit great, my energy level when working out is great and my endurance so much better …thank you for this great, great product. C.D., MB

Look for Brad King’s bookThe Ultimate Male Solution

at your local Health Food Store.

f B


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given of a PUBLIC HEARING to be held in the Central Saanich Municipal Hall (Fire Training Centre), 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, at 6:30 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 2013 with regard to the following proposed Bylaws to amend LAND USE BYLAW NO. 1309, 1999.

1. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1797, 2012 (6897 CENTRAL SAANICH ROAD)

In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend Appendix “A” of the Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999 to rezone Lot A, Section 12, Range 4 East, SSD, Plan 46004 (6897 Central Saanich Road) shown shaded on the accompanying map labelled “Bylaw No. 1797, 2012 – Subject Property” (the “subject property”), from the Large Lot Single Family Residential (R-1) zone to the Small Lot Single Family Residential (R-1S) zone.

The intent of the proposed bylaw amendment is to permit subdivision of the subject property to create one additional lot. A new single family dwelling is proposed to be constructed on each of the new lots.

2. CENTRAL SAANICH LAND USE BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1798, 2012 (8277 CENTRAL SAANICH ROAD)

In general terms, the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend Schedule “A” of the Central Saanich Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999:

a) by changing the zoning designation of that portion of the property legally described as Lot 2, Section 2, Range 4 East, South Saanich District, Plan 32353 (8277 Central Saanich Road) shown shaded on the accompanying map labeled “Bylaw No. 1798, 2012 – Subject Lands” (the “subject lands”), from A-1 Agriculture to P-3 Public Utility.

b) by amending the regulations for the Public Utility (P-3) zone by adding “Telecommunications Tower” as a permitted use within the subject lands, and specifying maximum height of 50m for a telecommunications tower and 4.5m for accessory buildings within the subject lands.

The intent of the proposed Bylaw amendment is to allow for a multi-user telecommunications tower to be erected on the subject lands.

Copies of the two proposed Bylaws, Land Use Bylaw No. 1309, 1999, staff reports and other related information that may be considered by Council, may be inspected at the Offi ce of the Municipal Clerk, Central Saanich Municipal Hall, 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, from the date of this Notice to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 inclusive. For more information, please phone the Planning Department at 250-544-4209.

All persons who believe that their interest in property may be affected by the proposed Bylaws shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing, either in person, by representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaws, at the above mentioned time, date and place.

Dated at Saanichton, BC, this 2nd day of January, 2013.Susan BrownMunicipal Clerk

Bylaw No. 1797, 2012 - Subject Property

Bylaw No. 1798, 2012 - Subject lands


A touring team has to be fit going into their trip, says Greig Hender-son, for the rigours of it all can be exhausting.

That includes the eating and drinking and socializing — not to mention the actual play.

Henderson is the team leader for the Scottish curlers on the western Strathcona Cup tour. They were in Victoria and North Saanich Wednesday, holding onto a slight lead in points as they started play at the Glen Meadows Curling Club.

“We were six shots up on the day,” he said,

noting that between the west, central and east-ern contingents of the Strathcona Cup, it’s the nation with the most shots overall that takes it.

In 2009, it was Can-ada, during its tour in Scotland, that won back the cup. Scotland had held it five years prior to that. The event is held every five years,

since it started with a group of players from Scotland coming to Canada and the U.S. in the early 1900s. Ever since, Scotland and Canada have played for the right to bear the cup home.

The visitors played at the Victoria Curl-ing Club Wednesday morning, splitting the matches 2-2, but hold-

ing that small shot lead overall. Their results, said Henderson, will be combined with the rest of the teams for the final result.

With curlers aged 43 to 73, Henderson said they had to be in shape for this three-and-a-half week tour.

“The travel at times can be tiring,” he said. “But it’s mostly the food

and drink that people throw at you.”

He added the Cana-dians have been great hosts and the team is enjoying its time here.

The Scots were piped into Glen Meadows and posed for plenty of pho-tos before play started.

Watch the Peninsula News Review for more results and photos from the event.

SPORTSScottish curlers hold small lead in Strathcona Cup


Scottish curler Boyd Houston enters Glen Meadows Curling Club under a broom salute Wednesday afternoon.

Appliances


SENIORDISCOUNT!(age 60+)

/ pkg.

C$50

Prices shown in Canadian dollars and based on double occupancy. Applicable at the time of going to press. Space and price subject to availability at the time of reservation and can be changed at any time without notice. Applies to new bookings only. Some restrictions may apply. See in store for complete details. © 2013 Thomas Cook Canada Inc. s / n Sears Travel. Permit from the BC # 3597. 75 Eglinton Ave E. Toronto, ON M4P 3A4

$100 EBD BEFORE FEB 28 INCLUDED

BEIJING TO SHANGHAI ESCORTEDYangtze Tour

$5,110for two, taxes are extra

2 FOR 1 SPECIAL 16-DAY TOUR

Industry-licensed technicians • Modern Equipment • Coast to Coast Warranty • Premium products you know & the Brands you can trust!

GORDON HEAD 3993 Cedar Hill Road 250.721.1125

LANGFORD West Shore Town Centre 250.474.2291 ROYAL OAK 801 Royal Oak Drive 250.727.6561

VICTORIA 2959 Douglas Street 250.361.3152VIEW ROYAL 1519 Admirals Road 250.381.5055

CANADA’S AUTO SERVICE

STORE

eFLYERFLYERSign up & Save

Get the latest on our special offersSign up now

www.canadiantire.ca

Prices in effect from Friday, January 18, 2013 to Thursday, January 24, 2013

SPECIALSPECIAL

BEST AUTOMOTIVE

SERVICE & SERVICE &BEST TIRE STOREBEST TIRE STORE

18th

CityVICTORIA NEWS

Bestof

the

Voted

1

* Only one of three discount tiers are applied to service labour. Most vehicles. See in store for details.

SAVE $10-30 ON LABOUR

Spend* $100 or more on Auto Service Labour SAVE $10Spend* $200 or more on Auto Service Labour SAVE $20Spend* $300 or more on Auto Service Labour SAVE $30

We service all makes and models!

SIDNEY — Peninsula Lacrosse reg-istration is open for the 2013 lacrosse season.

The organization has moved to an online system which allows par-ticipants to fill out the form online. Registration payment can also be

made online. Cheques can be mailed with a copy of the registration form attached but registration will not be considered complete until cheques are received. Visit the Peninsula Lacrosse webpage at www.penlax.com for more information.

Lacrosse registration open Parkland Secondary’s Kristy Gallagher was named tournament MVP at Totem 58, a six-team basketball tournament held in Port Alberni Jan. 11 and 12. Gallagher scored an average of 40 points per game and her team placed third overall.

Wawmeesh G. Hamilton/Black Press


Born in Vancouver, BC, February 26, 1929. Rod passed away in Victoria, January 3, 2013 in the loving presence of his daughter and grandchildren, who were greatly supported by his nephew Dan.

Rod is survived by his much loved wife Colleen, son Rod, daughter Kealey and grandchildren Emerald and Kelt. He will also be missed by his sister-in-law Mary, nephews Dan (Jill, Erin and Annie) and Eric (Sandy and Owen) and niece Lisa Kerr (Doug, Geoff and Iain). He was, and taught others to be: kind, loving, compassionate, gentle, sweet, accepting, forgiving, patient, honourable, generous, selfl ess, respectful, true, humble, stoic, stalwart, polite, passionate, determined, faithful, dependable, and constant.

Rod loved to spend time with his family and we loved being with him. He had many lifetime friendships. Rod had a quiet, charming, clever wit. He enjoyed gardening, sailing, playing bridge and being outdoors. Rod loved being in the woods and on the coast, especially in any

boat. He built a nutshell pram (row/sail boat). Rod lived with his mother, father and brother Geoff (predeceased) in Vancouver and White Rock. He attended schools in Vancouver, White Rock and New Westminster. Rod worked for the BC Forest Service and while stationed in Squirrel Cove, courted the local Lund school teacher. Rod and Colleen (nee Kealey) married in 1952 (60 years). They lived in Squirrel Cove, Alert Bay, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Britannia Beach, Burnaby, Vernon, Sidney and Victoria.

Rod was Class President of the UBC BSF Class of 1957. Rod received his Registered Professional Forester status in 1970, retired in 1988 and was awarded a lifetime membership for his contribution to the forestry profession. Rod worked for several forestry companies, as well as his own consulting fi rm, in various places in BC, including Vancouver, Nanaimo, Britannia Beach and Vernon.

After retirement and the family grown, Colleen and Rod left the family home on the lake in Vernon and moved to Sidney where Rod could be by the salt chuck again and close to his grandkids.

Rod was a person who believed in being involved in the community. Notably, he was a School Board Trustee in Vernon, the president of the BC Schizophrenia Society, and a councillor with the Association of BC Forest Professionals. Rod and Colleen were also members of a Unitarian Fellowship in Vernon.

Rod wrote, “I leave with gratitude for my life, loved ones and friends”. The family sends much gratitude to the VIHA paramedics and the nurses in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital.

A service will be held in the spring. Donations can be made to the Forestry Class of 57, University of British Columbia Alumni Fund. Condolences can be given at earthsoption.com.

Rod (Roderick) Charles Pringle

DEALER MANAGERNANAIMO, BC

The Inland Group is an industry-leading group of heavy truck and equipment dealerships in business since 1949 with 1,000 employees and 22 locations in North America.The Dealer Manager of our Nanaimo location has responsibility for the growth and prosperity of the branch, market share growth, customer and employee retention and the profitability of each department in the dealership. Preference will be given to candidates with several years experience in the heavy truck and/or heavy equipment industries. A post secondary degree or diploma is preferred along with proven leadership skills. Further details can be found under Canada, Job Opportunities at

www.inland-group.com.Resumes and covering letters should be emailed to Lori Willcox at

[email protected] or faxed to 604-608-3156

IDL Projects Inc. is a dynamic rapidly growing, progressive construction company recruiting for a project in Kitimat, British Columbia. We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:

This project includes camp accommodations minutes away from the City of Kitimat.IDL Projects Inc. off ers a Competitive Compensation and Benefi ts Package.

If you desire to work as part of our team, pleasesubmit your detailed resume attention Human

Resources by: Email: [email protected]: 1-800-381-9018

We thank all applicants who express their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

ABSOLUTELY NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

IDL PROJECTS INC.IS HIRING NOW!

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEDDINGS

Jim & Moira Gardener are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Jennifer Gar-dener to Ryan Gee. The ceremony took place on January 1, 2013 on a beach in North Saanich. God blessed them with sunshine and love as they took their vows in the presence of close family and friends.

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BC

Help tomorrow’s families today – leave a gift in your will.

[email protected]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

INFORMATION

Denied Long-Term Disability Benefi ts or

Other Insurance?If YES, call or email for your FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION

and protect your right tocompensation. 778.588.7049 Toll Free: [email protected]

DEATHS


INFORMATION

ADVERTISE in the LARGEST OUTDOOR PUBLICATION IN BC

The 2013-2015 BC Freshwater Fishing

Regulations SynopsisThe most effective way to

reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women.

Two year edition- terrifi c presence for your business.Please call Annemarie

1.800.661.6335 email:

fi [email protected]

LEGALS

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT

Notice is hereby given that Kustom Towing, (2009) Ltd, 3297 Douglas St, Victoria, BC, V8Z 3K9 will be selling:

2009 FORD MUSTANGOwner M Watson

1ZVHT80N0951037751999 BUICK LeSABRE

Owner Greenleaf Automotive

Concierge Ltd1G4HP52K8XH501901

Will be sold on Febru-ary 1, 2013. At 647B Dupplin Rd, Victoria, BC between 10am-2pm.

PERSONALS

STEAMWORKS: A club for men to meet men. 582 John-son St., Victoria. 250-383-6623 steamworksvictoria.com

DEATHS

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassifi ed.com


LOST AND FOUND

FOUND LADIES bracelet Cor-dova Bay Rd, Sun, Dec 16. Call to identify, (250)658-5055.

LOST: SMARTCITY Laundry Card, Blanshard St. area, Jan. 10th. (Reward), 250-381-3387.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

COMMERCIAL cleaning busi-ness for sale. 20 years Bella Coola valley. Gov’t and com-mercial contracts, equipment and sup,plies, turnkey opera-tion. Ideal owner/operator, couple. Owner retiring, annual revenue 60-70 k with potential to increase dramatically. re-spond to [email protected] or McKenzie Cleaning Services, P.O. Box 247, Ha-gensborg BC. V0T 1H0

COMPUTERS/INFO SYSTEMS

IT / Communication Techni-cian required for satellite inter-net systems. Ability to design, build and diagnose networks. Any Electrical or Fiber Optic experience an asset. Training and competitive wage opportu-nities. Email resume [email protected]

DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

DRIVERS WANTED:Terrifi c career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement.

Extensive Paid Travel, MealAllowance, 4 weeks Vacation

and Benefi ts Package.Compensation based on prior

driving experience.Apply at www.sperryrail.com

under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

DEATHS

DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

SUTCO continues to expand! Cur-rent openings; Chip Hauls, Chilli-wack, Merritt, West Kootenays. Dedicated runs, day and afternoon shifts. Highway, dedicated tractor, Canada Only runs. Dispatcher, based in Salmo, days and evening shifts. If you are looking for a career that offers steady work, Extended Benefi ts, Pension Plan then apply online: www.sutco.ca Fax: 250-357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888-357-2612 Ext: 230

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp Online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

HELP WANTED

AN ALBERTA Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Prefer-ence will be given to opera-tors that are experienced in oilfi eld road and lease con-struction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vi-cinity of Edson, Alberta. Alco-hol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY to expand your Electrical ex-perience. Looking for Appren-tice and Journeymen Electri-cians for local and remote renewable energy integration projects. Team orientated indi-vidual with computer experi-ence and ability to travel is a must. Training and competitive wage opportunities. Email resume to:[email protected]

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIESCAREER OPPORTUNITIES

PERSONAL SERVICES

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

RETOUCH, RESTORE, EditPhotos. Portraiture, Baby+Family, Maternity. Home Mo-vies to DVD. 250-475-3332. www.cwpics.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BUILDING SUPPLIES

METAL ROOFING & siding sales. Seconds avail. Customroof Flashings. 250-544-3106.



Your community. Your classifieds.

Your community. Your classifieds. Your community. Your classifieds.

250.388.3535

fax 250.388-0202 email [email protected]

SOOKENEWSMIRROR

$$22999797plus tax

SELL YOUR STUFF!Private Party Merchandise Ad1" PHOTO + 5 LINES (99¢ extra lines) Runs till it sells, up to 8 weeks!

Choose any:Black Press Community Newspapers!

Add any other Greater Victoria paper for only $9.99 each +tax

3BONUS!We will upload your ad to

FREE!Ask us for more info.


www.peninsulanewsreview.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FREE ITEMS

FREE. 19” TV w/remote, older model. DVD player. both work well.James Bay.250-380-8733

FREE: 4’ tall Hoya (Wax) in-door plant. (250)655-3564.

FREE WINGED chair, hunter green and wine stripes. Call (250)652-0549.

FRIENDLY FRANK

BLOW DRYER, Conair, inclds attachments, barely used. $5. James Bay. 250-380-8733.

BRAND NEW ladies winter boots, size 10 from Aldo, brown, $50. Small metal dis-play rack, $45. (778)440-6628.

LADIES FULL length London Fog coat, size 10, like new, $25. Call 250-383-5390.

OVAL PECAN glass top cof-fee table, excellent condition, $60. Call (250)658-8137.

PET PROTECTOR cover for love seat, brown, clean. $15. (250)388-9857.

ROLLING STONE’S Voodoo lounge concert program & tick-et stubs. $20. (250)721-2386.

TEDDY Bear, brown 30”, $20. Stuffed polar bear, 36”, $35. both exc. cond. 250-995-3201.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

ARBUTUS, CYPRESS, fi r, hardwoods. Seasoned. Call 250-661-7391.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

2 OCCASIONAL chairs, 1 black w/arms, 1 zebra stripes on white, no arms, $200/each Paid 3 years ago $1200 at Sandy’s. (250)[email protected] for pictures.

BUFFET, solid hard wood, 18”Dx50”Wx79”H, red/ brown tone, Made in Quebec. $155. (250)380-8733.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

NEWSPRINT ROLLENDS- $2-$10. Fridays only, 8:30am to 4:30pm. #200-770 Enter-prise Cres, Victoria. Gold-stream Press Division.

WASHER AND Dryer (May-tag), Heavy Duty, 1 year old, like new, white, $850. Call (250)629-3102.

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

ANTIQUES, BOOKS, col-lectibles, furniture, china, jew-elry. Estates/private libraries purchased. Galleon Books & Antiques, 250-655-0700

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY

with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call [email protected]

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSESDamaged House?

Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your HouseQuick Cash & Private.Mortgage Too High and

House won’t sell?Can’t make payments?

We will Lease Your House,Make your Payments

and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053www.webuyhomesbc.com

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

OAK BAY Junction: 2-bdrm in quiet, 55+ bldg. $850. Heat, h/w incl. Avail. Feb.1 N/P. Share purchase req’d. 1678 Fort St. (250) 595-4593.

SIDNEY CONDO: 55+, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, heat, hot water and basic cable incld. $1200, NS/NP. Call (250)665-6314.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

DOWNTOWN SIDNEY: Bright newer 1 bdrm deluxe suite. Short term. (250)514-7747.

HOMES FOR RENT

LANGFORD- 2 bdrms, 4 appls, $1100 inclds utils. Available now. (250)885-9128.

RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

SIDNEY, 3 bdrm, newly re-no’d, full bsmt, fenced yard, 1.5 bath, N/S, N/P, $1475 mo, avail Feb. 1. (250)710-4185 [email protected]

SIDNEY, ROBERT’S Bay area. 3 bdrm, 2 baths plus family room. Large workshop on quiet cul-de-sac. $1750./mo. (250)656-5682.

ROOMS FOR RENT

Roommates wanted to share a 3 Bdrm upper level house.

Waterfront, new appls, prestigious area of

Sidney, Resthaven Dr. Refs req (only for the

quiet, clean and respectable tenants). N/S, $650 mo incls utils. 250-507-9766

SIDNEY. FURNISHED room. satellite, laundry, heat, hydro, $475./mo. 250-589-4295.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

GOLDSTREAM AREA: 1400 sq ft, newly furnished, w/d, d/w, a/c, big deck & yard, hi-def TV, parking. $650 inclu-sive. Ray, 778-433-9556.

SUITES, LOWER

GORDON HEAD, 1-bedroom. Close to UVic, bus routes. Separate entrance, kitchen-ette and shared laundry. Quiet. No pets/smokers. Dam-age deposit, references re-quired. $670/mo. Free wi-fi , heat, hydro. Available Feb 1st. 250-727-2230; 250-516-3899.

LANGFORD, LRG 1 bdrm + den + sunroom, grd level, F/S, W/D, own ent, N/S, N/P, ref’s (Immed), $1000. 250-474-6057

SIDNEY- 1 BDRM, 1 bath ground fl oor suite, F/S, W/D, large kitchen & living room, lots of storage, N/S, no dogs. $885 + hydro. Available now. Call (250)654-0410.

SIDNEY, 2 bdrm, grd level, utils incl’d, $1000 mo, N/S, N/P, (Immed). (250)656-1384.

SUITES, UPPER

SIDNEY- 2 BDRM main. yard, deck, garage, laundry. Pet OK. $1200. Call (250)812-4154.

TOWNHOUSES

LAVENDER CO-OP is accept-ing applications for a 2 bdrm wheelchair accessible Unit w/ garage, W/D hookup, $918/mo. Share purchase $2500. Appli-cations available in the glass case outside the Community Hall at 10A-620 Judah St.

SIDNEY: 3 bdrm in great loca-tion with nice yard, pet ok. $1500/mo. Come by 33-10070 5th St. between 12-2pm this Saturday. Call (250)516-0104.

TRANSPORTATION

ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

1956 CONSUL MKI Estate Wagon, ONE OF APPROX 15 IN THE WORLD. Body, paint and motor all done. Lots of new parts. The car needs as-sembly. Will Trade for British and Cash. MUST SELL. No Time. Have all receipts. Call 250-490-4150 (Penticton, BC).

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

AUTO SERVICES

TOP CASH PAID. For ALL unwanted Vehicles.

Call (250)885-1427.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1998 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT US car - 193,000 miles, lady driven since 2003. $2200. Alan, (778)426-3487.

2000 RED MUSTANG V6 110, 600km. Automatic, fully load-ed, new front brakes, alterna-tor, battery. No accidents, one owner. $6300. 250-652-2870.

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

$50-$1000 CASH

For scrap vehicleFREE Tow away

858-5865LOOKING FOR A DEALON A NEW VEHICLE?

Save up to 40% OFF your next new vehicle...

No games or gimmicks, dealdirect with local dealerships.

www.newcarselloff.com

No qr code reader?

Text info: 778.786.8271

VTRUCKS & ANS

1988 FORD 16’ cube Van, 176,000 KMS, good condition, $2950. Call (250)656-7132.

MARINE

BOATS

BOATHOUSE FOR SALE, 27x10’ interior dimension, power, lighting, pigeon proof, taller than other boat houses. Below cost at $15,000. Call 250-656-6136.

1993 BAYLINER Classic 2452. In excellent condition. Head, galley, canopy, 9.9hp 4-stroke Yamaha. Dinghy & extras. $17,000. (no trailer). Call 250-656-6136.

CONNECTING BUYERS AND

SELLERSwww.

bcclassifi ed.com

Are your kids begging for new games?

SOOKE NEWSMIRROR

It’s so easy to get started... call

250-360-0817

TAKE ON A TAKE ON A PAPER ROUTE!PAPER ROUTE!

A paper route can provide money to buy new games for your computer, XBox or Wii or cover the

cost of a cell phone each month.

[email protected] [email protected]@goldstreamgazette.com

www.vicnews.com www.saanichnews.comwww.goldstreamgazette.com

Watch for our AUTO SECTION

InMotionREACHING OVERREACHING OVER

100,000+100,000+HOMES EVERY HOMES EVERY

ISSUEISSUE

IN ALL VICTORIA AREA BLACK PRESS COMMUNITY PAPERS


HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

REPAPPLIANCE AIRS

A & L Appliances (under new management). For all your ap-pliance needs. (250)656-2325

CARPENTRY

JEREMIAH’S CARPENTRY Quality work, sm renos, call for list of services. 778-967-1246.

INSTCARPET ALLATION

MALTA FLOORING Installa-tion. Carpets, laminates, hard-wood, lino. BBB 250-388-0278

CLEANING SERVICES

HONEST & reliable cleaning team. $50 per hour. Impeccable referenc-es. Lindsey: 250-896-0703

MALTA HOUSECLEANING Estates, events, offi ces. BBB member. (250)388-0278.

COMPUTER SERVICES

A HOME COMPUTER Coach. Senior friendly. Computer les-sons, maintenance and prob-lem solving. Please call Des 250-656-9363, 250-727-5519.

CONTRACTORS

CARPENTRY, DRYWALL, kitch/bath, wood fl oor, tiles, plumbing, renos 250-213-6877


DRYWALL

DRYWALL PROFESSIONAL:Small additions, boarding, tap-ing, repairs, texture spraying, consulting. Soundproof instal-lation;bath/moisture resistance products. Call 250.384.5055. Petrucci’s Drywall.

ELECTRICAL

250-361-6193- RENO’S, res & comm. Knob and tube rmvl. No job too small. Lic# 22779.

(250)590-9653.ELECTRICIAN 20 yrs + exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube replacement. $40./hr. Senior’s Discount. Lic.#3003.

AT&T ELECTRIC. Renova-tions. Residential & Commer-cial. Knob & tube replacement. #26125. (250)744-4550.

KENDRA’S ELECTRICAL Co. #86952. No Job too Small. Kendra, 250-415-7991.

FENCING

ALL TYPES of fencing, re-pairs. Reliable, on-time. Free estimates. Call 250-888-8637.

FURNITURE REFINISHING

FURNITURE REFINISHING. Specializing in small items, end-tables, coffee tables, chairs. Free pick-up & deliv-ery. References available. 250-475-1462.

GARDENING

J&L GARDENING Specialty yard clean-up and mainte-nance. Master gardeners. John or Louise (250)891-8677.

20% OFF Fall clean-ups, racking, mowing, hedge/shrub trimming. (250)479-6495.


GARDENING

20+ YEARS Experience. Lawns, Pruning, Maintenance, Landscaping & more. Reliable. WCB. Andrew (250)656-0052.

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING new clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, fi nish carpentry, garden clean-ups.

ELITE GARDEN MAINTENANCECommercial and

Residential. New Year Contracts.

Clean-Ups & Landscaping250-915-1039

NO JOB too BIG or SMALL. SENIOR’S SPECIAL! Prompt, reliable service. Phone Mike (ANYTIME) at 250-216-7502.

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

250-889-5794. DIAMOND Dave Gutter & Window Clean-ing at Fair Prices!

PERIMETER EXTERIORS. Gutter Cleaning, Repairs, De-mossing, Upgrades. WCB, Free estimates. 250-881-2440.

HANDYPERSONS

AL’S AVAILABLE to update your home. Kitchens, baths, basements, etc. Licensed & Insured. Al 250-415-1397.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Stairs, Painting, General household repairs. Free esti-mate. Call Barry 250-896-6071

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-nos. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

HAULING AND SALVAGE

HAULING & Recycling. Call (250)889-5794.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

$20 & Up Garbage & Garden waste removal. Senior Disc. Free estimates. 250-812-2279.

CLEAN-UP SPECIAL. You load bins, size 12 yard $100 plus dump fee or we do it all. Call 250-361-6164.

FAMILY MAN Hauling. Prompt, Courteous. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

GARY’S HAULING. One call does it all. Small demos & yard clean-up. Vehicle & metal recycling. Call (778)966-1413.


HAULING AND SALVAGE

PARRY’S HAULING We haul it all - FREE estimates. Call Shawn 250-812-7774

SAVE-A-LOT HAULING Furniture, appliance, garden waste, we take it all! Always lowest rate, senior discount. Brad 250-217-9578.

SMART GUYS Hauling. Gar-den waste, junk removal, clean-ups, etc. Reliable, cour-teous service. 250-544-0611 or 250-889-1051.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

THE MOSS MAN Chemical- Free Roof De-Mossing & Gut-ter Cleaning since 1996. Call 250-881-5515. Free estimates!www.mossman.ca

INSULATION

MALTA BLOWN Insulation. Attics - interior/exterior walls & sound silencer. (250)388-0278

MASONRY & BRICKWORK

CBS MASONRY BBB. WCB. Chimneys, Fireplaces, Flag-stone Rock, Concrete Pavers, Natural & Veneered Stone. Replace, Rebuild, Renew! “Quality is our Guarantee”. Free Competitive Estimates. (250)294-9942/(250)589-9942. www.cbsmasonry.com

& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)686-6507.

A2Z WRIGHT Moving. 3 ton, $80/hr for 2 men. Senior’s dis-count. Call Phil (250)383-8283

DIAMOND MOVING- 1 ton 2 ton. Prices starting at $85/hr. Call 250-220-0734.


& MOVING STORAGE

DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. SMOOTH MOVES. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747.

PAINTING

ALFRED, ALFRED Quality Painting. Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years experience. 250-382-3694.

A PROFESSIONAL Woman painter. Karen Bales Painting & Wall coverings. Over 25yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

BIG BEAR Painting. Interior & Exterior. Quality work. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071

DALE’S PAINTING Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, 25yrs exp $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445

LADY PAINTERServing the Peninsula for over 20 yrs. Interior/exterior. Call Bernice, 250-655-1127.

SAFEWAY PAINTING

High quality, Organized. Interior/Exterior

Residential/Commercial Jeff, 250-472-6660 Cell 250-889-7715

Member BBB

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

WRITTENGUARANTEE

Budget Compliance15% SENIORS DISCOUNT


PLUMBING

FELIX PLUMBING. Over 35years experience. Reasonablerates. Call 250-514-2376.

FIRST RESPONSE Plumbing. New construction, reno’s, hwtanks, toilets, clogged drains.All of your plumbing needs.Call to talk with a plumber.24hr service. Free est. No jobtoo small. 250-704-8962.

FREE ESTIMATES. Rea-sonable. Reliable. No job toosmall. Call 250-388-5544.

PRESSURE WASHING

DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, Decks, etc. Reasonable rates.250-744-8588, Norm.

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MALTA GARDEN & Rubbish Removal. Best Rates. BBBmember. (250)388-0278.

UPHOLSTERY

UPHOLSTERER NEEDS work. Your fabric or mine.250-480-7937.

WINDOW CLEANING

BLAINE’S WINDOW WASH-ING. Serving Sidney & Brent-wood since 1983. Averagehouse $35. 250-656-1475

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning Roof demoss, gutters. Li-cenced 25 yrs. 250-884-7066.

DAVE’S WINDOW Cleaning.Windows, Gutters, Sweeping,Roofs, Roof Demossing, Pres-sure Washing. 250-361-6190.

WINDOWS

ALFRED, ALFRED QualityWindows Wholesale, Dis-counts! 50 years Constructionexperience. 250-382-3694.

SERVICE DIRECTORYwww.bcclassified.com 250.388.3535

Available Paper RoutesPOSITIONS OPEN FOR

FT/PT Carriers & Sub CarriersSAANICHTONROUTE 6208 - LOCHSIDE DRIVE, WAKEMAN RD, TIFFANY PLACE,

JAMES ISLAND RD, ARTHUR DRIVEROUTE 6218 - HERMWOOD RD, MT NEWTON CROSS RD, SLOPING PINES, JOVI RDROUTE 6220 - ARTHUR DRIVE, LOCHSIDE DRIVE, JAMES ISLAND RD, TURGOOSE TERRACE ROUTE 6221 - PANAVIEW HEIGHTS,VEYANESS RD, STELLY’S CROSS RD, EAST SAANICH RDROUTE 6224 - EAST SAANICH RD, VEYANESS RD, HOVEY RD, (ODD) RIDGEDOWN CRES.

DEAN PARKROUTE 6551 - PENDER PARK DR, ORCAS PARK TERRACE, SALISH DRIVEROUTE 6553 - NASH PLACE, BEAUMARIS PLACE, DEAN PARK ROAD, PENDER PARK DRIVE,ROUTE 6562 - MAYNEVIEW TERRACE, STUART PARK PLACE, LANGARA PLACEROUTE 6566 - MORSEBY PARK, HARO PARK

SIDNEYROUTE 6354 - BOWERBANK AVE, RESTHAVEN DRROUTE 6445 - BRETHOUR AVE, JAMES WHITE BLVD, RESTHAVEN DRROUTE 6462 - GALARAN RD, AIREDALE PLACE, JAMES WHITE BLVD, HENRY AVENUE

BRENTWOOD BAYROUTE 6021 - HOLLY PARK RD, VERDIER AVENUE

Call... Arlene 250-656-1151

VI RDOSE TERRACE T SAANICH RDWN CRES

ALL AGEGROUPSWELCOME!


g i f t c a r d p r o m o t i o nUse them for stays at the hotel, Kate’s Café, Boathouse Spa & Baths, The Snug, Dinner Theatre, & more.

c u r i o s i t y r o o m r at e sPique your curiosity and stay with us at a reduced rate, for a limited time until Feb. 28, 2013. Rooms from $139/nt. Ocean View from $195/nt

b o at h o u s e - d ay pa s s

250.940.0326

b o at h o u s e s pa & b at h s

Enjoy Access To Our Seaside Pools, Steam Sauna & Licensed Pool Deck


250.940.0326




250.940.0326




250.940.0326



o a k b ay b e a c h h o t e l s p e c i a l s

For every night in Ocean View Room

For every $200 Hotel Gift Card

Receive $60 In Mineral Pool Passes

Receive $60 In Mineral Pool Passes

Our Best. Always .

For Information, Reservations or to Book by phone or online:

OAKBAYBEACHHOTEL.COM | 250.598.4556

Newto British Columbia?

Services for newcomers

www.WelcomeBC.ca

Find a Job in Your Field

Learn English

Find a Place to Live

Get Your Driver's License

Get Healthcare

Enrol Your Kids in School

FreeServices

Arts THE PERFORMING

ARTS department at

Stelly’s Secondary School will be presenting Once Upon

A Mattress, a musical comedy based on the story The Princess

and the Pea. The show runs Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Stelly’s. Tickets are available at the front office or at the door and are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

WRITING FOR THE Lonely Planet at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Ready for some armchair travel? Korina Miller shares stories about life on the road as a professional travel writer. Find out what it takes to journey to some of the world’s most remote corners, sun-soaked beaches and bustling cities for a living. Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. Free. To register, call 250-656-0944.

WRITERS GROUPS AT the Sidney North Saanich Library. Two member-led writers groups meet monthly. The Critique group welcomes writers who wish to develop their writing in a supportive environment and meets Thursday, Jan. 31 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

DANCE AROUND THE World. Join the Sidney International Folk Dancers for two hours each Monday evening, 7 to 9 p.m. from September to June. Excellent teachers instruct circle dancing. No partner needed. First visit free, $5 for the evening after first time. St. Andrews Church hall (9691 Fourth St.) For further information phone Linda at 250-652-5818.

THE PROMENADERS SQUARE Dance Club is sponsoring a beginning square dance class which will run through until the end of May 2013. Dance every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the hall of St. Michael and All Angels Church (4733 West Saanich Rd.) Each night is $5 per person with the first night free.

EventsPUSH FOR CHANGE

Motivational speaker Joe Roberts will share his story about moving from skid row to CEO. The talk happens in Bodine Hall at the Mary Winspear Centre at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22. This is a public event sponsored by Canadian Federation

of University Women, Saanich Peninsula chapter. Admission $5 at the door, youth free.

OUR COASTS IN Peril: Climate Change and Rising Sea Levels. A lecture and discussion by John Renshaw, P. Eng on what we can do to prepare and how to best defend our shores. Focusing on resilience, shoreline defence and structures. Sponsored by the Sea Change Marine Conservation Society and the Saanich Inlet Protection Society. Jan. 24 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Tickets $15 at the door. Call 250-652-1662 for more information.

BLOOMIN’ GOOD READS Kick-Off Event at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join us for some “bloomin’ good” reading recommendations, refreshments and prizes as we kick off our annual Adult Reading Program (Jan. 25 to March 2). Friday, Jan. 25 from 2 to 3 p.m. Free. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

STAND UP COMEDY night at Mary’s Bleue Moon Cafe (9535 Canora Rd.) on Saturday Jan. 26. Show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets available in advance at Mary’s for $5 or $7 at the door. Hosted by Darren Millar, Shane Priestley and Headliner James Ball.

FundraisersAN EVENING AT the

SHOAL’s annual Robbie Burns Tribute Dinner happens Thursday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature bagpipes, haggis and Scottish dancers, plus a great buffet. Tickets are $25 while quantities last. Call the SHOAL Activity Centre at 250-656-5537 for more information.

HealthFREE WEIGHT LOSS

seminar at Hemp and Co. at 2348 Beacon Ave. in Sidney on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Join local trainer, nutritionist and author Karen McCoy in learning about weight loss supplements.

Kid stuff

GOOD MORNING RHYME Time at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for songs, rhymes and stories. Thursday, Jan. 10 to Feb. 14 from 10:15 to 10:45 am. Ages 0-5. Free. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

WHIZ BANG SCIENCE show with Glenn Kachmar at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Join us for a 15 minute science show from 1:15-1:30 p.m. then try some hands-on fun and make silly putty, play with bubbles and try out science toys and gizmos. Sunday, Jan. 27 from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. All ages. This free event is to celebrate Family Literacy Day and 15 Minutes of Fun. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

MeetingsTHE ROYAL CANADIAN

Legion, Branch #37 at 1665 Mills Rd., will be holding their general meeting on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

SAANICH PENINSULA TOASTMASTERS meets every Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich library in the Nell Horth room. Do you want to develop better speaking skills, learn to think quickly and clearly on your feet and build strong leadership skills? Contact Mary at 250-544-1819 for more information.

JUST MOVED TO the Saanich Peninsula? Why not join the Peninsula Newcomers Club and make new friends and explore the community. We meet for lunch on the second Thursday of every month in Sidney with an invited speaker. Share in a variety of interests and activities organized and run by our members. For more information check our website: peninsulanewcomers.ca.

SIDNEY ANGLERS ASSOCIATION meets on the fourth Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. All are welcome to attend. Call 250-655-1077 for further information.

THE PENINSULA

STROKE Recovery Club meets every Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Seventh Day Adventist Church (9300 Willingdon Rd.) Coffee and tea will be provided. For details contact Lyall Copeland, coordinator, at 250-652-3016.

TORQUE MASTERS CAR Club meets on the second Wednesday of every month. For more information email [email protected], call Rod Allan at 250-656-2757 or visit torquemasters.ca.

Misc. TABLE TOP GAME Night

at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Attention gamers! Looking for a place to play? Interested in meeting other gamers? Come to the library every other Friday for fun and refreshments. Arrive early at 6 p.m. to enjoy an entertaining episode of Table Top, a Geek & Sundry YouTube show hosted by Wil Wheaton, and get a feel for the game you are about to play. Friday, Jan. 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ages 16+. Free. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

VISIT THE CENTRE for Active Living 50+ in Brentwood Bay (1229 Clarke Rd.) to find out about new programs including Mah Jong, stamp collecting and knitting. Many other activities such as the Songbirds, Scottish dancing, bridge, painting and line-dancing are available for anyone over the magic age of 50 years. Come check us out. Call 250-652-4611 or [email protected] for more information.

MusicSUNDAY SERENADE

CONCERT featuring Geoffrey Thornburn performing traditional Baroque, Classical and Contemporary organ repertoire (including Gibbons, Stanley, J.S. Bach, Franck, Dupre and Rutter). Show at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 at St. Mary’s Church (East Saanich Road at Cultra.) Church is accessible for all. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students at the door. Pre-order by emailing [email protected] or by calling 250-652-5392.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR


RV SaleResolution SolutionOur #1 Resolution for 2013 …take MORE vacations with LESS expense!Spend quality time with family - weeks& weekends of relaxing getawaysfor as little as $70*** bi-weekly, oac.Tour the Sunshine CoastUpgrade to an RV – no moresleeping in a puddle!

Daddy, can we gocamping in Tofino too?!

r #1 Resolution for 2013 …E vacations with LESS expense!e

2013We should buy NOW,

‘cause...GREAT Island RVing

opportunities right now!

These new RVs have ALL the gadgets

we wanted but didn’t get for Christmas.

We want to start the year off right,

in our new RV!

Preferred Dealer Plan Financing

means NO PAYMENTS until May

on approved credit.

2012 Island Trail 1700DB Travel TrailerSTK# A12N2105

Arbutus RV Exclusive Quality! Upgraded residential features, heated underbelly, Beauflor, interior and exterior packages.MSRP $22,902Resolution Sale Price

$12,980$70***bi-wkly oac

2012 Damon Challenger 32VS Class ASTK# S12N11142

Sleeps 5+, 2 slides, Corian counters, ext. entertainment home theatre, 3 camera back-up w/audio, full bath w/wardrobe, 6-way driver seat.MSRP $136,469Resolution Sale Price

$99,980$360**bi-wkly oac

2012 Bighorn Silverado 30RL 5th WheelSTK# M12N1231

Sofa slide opposite fs dining slide, universal docking, pillowtop bed in slide, ent. ctr., glass shower, true home comfort and features.MSRP $52,520Resolution Sale Price

$39,720$143**bi-wkly oac

2012 Coleman 249BH Travel TrailerSTK# 12N1405

Rear bunks w/cargo access door, all-weather thermal pkg., pwr. awning, upgrade 80" queen, LCD TV, deep u-shaped dinette in slide.MSRP $26,907Resolution Sale Price

$18,980$79*bi-wkly oac

2012 Lance 825SB CamperSTK# 12N1520

Lightweight AND durable aluminum framed camper for short-beds. Dual panes, elec. jacks w/remote, rear door awning, side patio lights.MSRP $26,269Resolution Sale Price


2013 Dutchmen Denali 278RKX 5th WheelSTK# S13N11249

Spacious rear kitchen, sofa/dinette slide, 4-pt levelling sys., All-weather pkg., central vac, lg. master w/upgrade mattress, wardrobe & linen.MSRP $43,904Resolution Sale Price

$36,980$133**bi-wkly oac

2011 Crossroads Hampton 35FKSTK# A11N1927

This could be YOUR brand newdestination! Incredible value trailer w/residential fridge, shower & stove, patio door, 8' headrm., Polar Tec, 2 elec. awningsMSRP $57,441Resolution Sale Price

$7bi-w

$37,9802012 C l

$137**bi-wkly oac

2012 Bighorn Silverado 33RL 5th WheelSTK# S12N11175

3 slides, Supreme Travel and Ultimate Camping pkgs., pillow-top mattress, outside kitchen, pwr. Jacks, elec. awning, 88 degree turning.MSRP $58,845Resolution Sale Price

$41,610$150**bi-wkly oac

2012 Springdale 212RBL Travel TrailerSTK# P12N673

Modern décor, popular floor plan, front island queen, rear bath, u-shaped dinette in slide opposite kitchen, easy-living & incredible value.MSRP $23,799Resolution Sale Price


2012 Heartland Bighorn TI32 5th WheelSTK# P12N665

Warrantied for FULL-TIME RVING! Triple slides, king bed, w/d prep., hand-rubbed cabinets, elec. jacks, 2 elec. awnings, solid-surface counters, central vac.

MSRP $75,411Resolution Sale Price

$52,720$190**bi-wkly oac

2012 Coachmen Concord 300TSF Class CSTK# S12N11159

Streamlined yet specious w/triple slides. Onan 4.0kw gen., LCD TV, heated tanks, ample storage - hit the road in smooth-handling style!

MSRP $127,550Resolution Sale Price

$84,980$306**bi-wkly oac

FREE 5-Day Stayis pleased to be able to continue to offer EXCLUSIVELY to every ARBUTUS RVpurchaser, a FREE 5-DAY STAY at their beautiful oceanfront RV Park in Metchosin.

www.arbutusrv.caCheck out our 30 New Product Lines & BC’s Biggest Selection of over 600 NEW & PRE-ENJOYED RVs plus Parts & Service Specials online atgg

SIDNEY 250-655-1119 Toll Free: 1-888-272-8888PORT ALBERNI 250-724-4648Toll Free: 1-877-724-4648

COURTENAY 250-337-2174Toll Free: 1-866-330-2174

MILL BAY 250-743-3800Toll Free 1-800-665-5581

NANAIMO 250-245-3858Toll Free: 1-888-272-8887

Dl#8996

◆ Total price including freight, excluding Road Ready Package and taxes. PAYMENT based on total price including freight and taxes less 10% down (or equivalent trade). Variable interest rate at the time of calculation 6.99% on approved credit (OAC), amortized over *390 bi-weekly pymts/5/15 term, **520 bi-weekly pymts/5/20 term, ***260 bi-weekly pymts/5/10 term, ****130 bi-weekly pymts/5/5 term. Zero down option available on request (on approved credit).


Documents

Peninsula News Review, January 18, 2013