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Traffic in downtown Sidney is being studied by a consultant for the municipality. The town hopes it can improve on driver and pedestrian safety.

Sidney making a move on trafficSteven HeywoodNews staff

If you’ve noticed someone sit-ting at a downtown Sidney inter-section, you’ve seen a part of the town’s ongoing traffic movement study.

The Town of Sidney has con-tracted Urban Systems Ltd. to con-duct the study, following a request for proposals process that began on August 1, 2012. Director of engi-neering and public works Rob Hall says the town does receive plenty of feedback from people on traf-fic in the downtown, especially

around intersections and four-way stops.

“It is time to look at things in a general sense,” he said. “We want to avoid doing anything with traf-fic that would cause a domino effect.”

Hall used the example of James White Boulevard, which has a few four-way stop intersections along its length, as well as intersec-tions with stop signs only on the cross streets. That, he explained, was set up based on traffic pat-tern studies in the past. At the time, he said they showed fewer vehicles approaching from those

cross streets. It wouldn’t have made sense then to impede the main traffic flow up James White

Boulevard, he continued.Today, Hall said the town is see-

ing growth in the Peninsula and its

resultant traffic changing the flow in Sidney’s downtown. In their request for proposals, the town noted it’s anticipating an increased population density in the down-town core with its accompanying traffic impact. The report states that Sidney wants to get out in front of those changes to ensure a business, resident and pedestrian-friendly environment.

To that end, Urban Systems is monitoring intersections, count-ing pedestrians, reviewing existing reports and studies and more.

Municipality hires consulting firm to recommend possible upgrades to vehicle flow, pedestrian safety

Town of Sidney

This map shows the area involved in the traffic study.

PLEASE SEE:Growth will force, page 2

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The town’s project scope asks the contrac-tor to make recommen-dations on potential alterations to the cur-rent traffic configura-tion and flow.

“There have been changes in the patterns over the years,” said Hall, “especially when there were changes to McTavish Road (a series of roundabouts were added).

“This is just for Sid-ney’s downtown.”

What Hall said he hopes the town will get from this latest study, is recommenda-tions for a traffic con-figuration that will take pedestrian safety and access to both residen-tial areas an businesses into account, especially as the area grows.

A draft report from Urban Systems is

expected before coun-cil in mid November to early December.

Hall said he expects no action until after council reviews and

accepts the report’s contents by late Janu-ary, 2013. The public will also have opportu-nity to see the report.

Drivers and pedes-

trians should see no changes to traffic pat-terns until after that time.

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Letters to the editor published in the News Review’s Oct. 19 edition used headlines referring to a ‘town’ when they could have used the term ‘district’ in reference to specific com-munities on the Peninsula.

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Devon MacKenzieNews staff

The Central Saanich police are investigating a recent rash of vehicle break-ins in the Keating X Road and Tanner Ridge area.

Earlier this week, police reported there have been several incidents of vehicle break-and-enters as well as vandalism.

“The vehicle break-ins and van-dalism mainly occurred in the 6700 block of Central Saanich Rd. near the Keating Elementary School area,” explained Cpl. Janis Jean of the Cen-tral Saanich Police.

“We had quite a few reports of vehicles that were broken into and had items stolen from them but we also had reports of vehicles that had their tires slashed and one report of a vehicle having its interior and dash-

board damaged with a sharp tool.”Jean noted items stolen from vehi-

cles included a Garmin GPS unit, vari-ous electronic devices including aux-iliary input cords and an assortment of personal items.

“This is a really unusual crime trend for us and the investigation is active,” Jean said. “We are asking the public to please let us know if any-body saw or heard anything suspi-cious over the last few nights.”

Jean offered a few tips to vehicle owners in the area.

“Lock your vehicle, park it in a well-lit area, remove all the valuables from it, use your alarm and report any kind of suspicious activity or noise to us,” she reminded.

Anyone with information can call the Central Saanich Police depart-ment at 250-652-4441.

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Sidney Avenue and James White Boulevard are a particular focus.

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Every year, Central Saanich resident Dan Cawsey transforms his yard into a spooky Halloween display. But he doesn’t just do it for his personal enjoyment or that of others, he also collects food and money donations for the Sidney Lions food bank.

Cawsey began the extensive display three years ago and each year he adds a little bit more to it. This year, he’s added what he calls “Sparky”, a creepy looking

interactive electric chair display.“It’s just sort of steadily grown over the

years,” Cawsey explained. “I collect things for it all year round, mostly recycled items I find, and it’s just been really neat to build something new each year.”

With his house becoming known for the chilling display and seeing over 500 people visit it over a few days around Halloween, Cawsey also decided to make his haunted yard a destination for giving back.

“Each year we put out bins and col-lect donations for the food bank,” he said. “Last year we raised over $400 and two

big bins of (non-perishable) food.”And so with his new electric chair fea-

ture this year, Cawsey hopes to again attract and large crowd and collect dona-tions.

“It would be nice to get the same amount (of donations) as last year or more,” he said hopefully. “People in our community have been so supportive and I’m looking forward to it again this year.”

Cawsey’s display can be seen at 7775 Bruce Gordon Place in Central Saanich, Oct. 29 through 31 from 7 to 10 p.m.

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Dan Cawsey stands with his Halloween display at his home on Bruce Gordon Place in Central Saanich. Cawsey has been setting up the extensive spooky display for the last few years and accepts donations for the Lions food bank each year from people who visit.

Spooky fun for food bankCentral Saanich’s Dan Cawsey creates a haunted boneyard for fun, charity

• Central Sannich Lions Club HalloweenThe Central Saanich Lions are putting on a

Halloween event at Centennial Park on Oct. 31 from 5:30 p.m. Hot dogs, popcorn, hot chocolate and coffee will be by donation with all proceeds returning to support Lions Club charities. The bonfire is lit at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by the annual fireworks display.

• North Saanich Fire Department BonfireEven though the new Wain Road firehall

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• Blake Mooney and Casey VanDongen from Sidney All Care Residential made a presentation to council in regards to future plans for the former Bethel Church property on Mills Road.

Mooney and VanDongen have proposed an expansion of the existing building to increase the amount of available space for beds as well as using the space at the front of the building currently des-ignated as a church and the space at the rear of the building currently in use as a childcare facility.

The proposal of increased space would add an additional 68 beds in the facility, bringing the total number of beds, should the permit and variance applications be approved, to 149.

The applications will be forwarded to the Advi-sory Planning Commission for review and will be brought back to council at a later date.

• Ramsay Machine Works Ltd. in Sidney has requested permission to use a section of the old DryDoc site on McDonald Park Road for assess-ment and testing of ship loaders and stacker reclaimers (like the one currently being built at a different site on McDonald Park Road) over the next four years.

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COUNCIL NEWSIN BRIEF - Town of Sidney Committees Oct. 15

Care facility goes before council

Steven HeywoodNews staff

There will be little to no changes to the organizational structure of the Town of Sid-ney, following a review commis-sioned by mayor and council.

Paragon Strategic Services Ltd. was contracted to perform the review and its contents were recently made public. Much of the process was done in-camera, as it could have affected people’s jobs within the municipality.

Chief administrative officer Randy Humble said council asked for the review to see how things were operating, from a third-party perspective.

What the consultants found is that the Town has high expecta-tions from its staff and at all lev-els the employees are respond-ing well.

The report also shows that there are few redundancies in the departments they assessed (fire, development services, public works and parks).

It also states that if council does want to find savings in any of those areas, it would require adjusting service levels expecta-tions.

“It’s a very positive outcome,” Humble said of the report. “Mayor and council wanted to make sure that the Town is run-ning efficiently.”

Humble added council has accepted the report and its recommendations — essen-tially that there be no structural changes in any of those four departments.

The only change that did occur, Humbe said, was reclas-sifying a gardener position with the municipality into an arborist position.

The report also states coun-cil needs to work with staff to clarify the politicians’ expecta-tions and budget impacts when councillors are asked to respond to sudden service requests.

The Town, earlier this year, completed a similar review of its administration function.

Review urges few changesThird party determines that Sidney departments are fine

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A group of pipeline protesters stand outside of MLA Murray Coell’s office Oct. 24. The group was one of over 60 that demonstrated outside of MLA offices all over the province.


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I have such conflicted feelings about October.

On one hand, summer is offi-cially, no question about it, over. The wind is picking up, heaters are being turned on and I’m getting up in the dark now, despite my body’s sensible protests.

But then again, there’s beautiful leaves, pump-kin-flavoured everything and blankets.

Oh, and blood-soaked movies. So it’s a bit of a toss up.

I love horror movies around Halloween time. I know they’re not every-body’s thing. It can be extremely dif-ficult to find people to go see them with me, so I understand how many of you prefer to stay away.

For me though, they tap into that part of me that likes to be scared. Or challenged. Or disgusted. Why I enjoy that is up for debate, but I’ll leave that to the psychologists. Either way, there’s something inside of me that enjoys the thrill of test-ing my cinematic limits.

Then again, lots of people like roller coasters. I do not. I’ll get my scares from horror movies, thank you very much.

All of October I have been devot-ing my blog, CineFile, to watching the new horror releases in cinemas and on home video, as well as catching up with some classics (or not so classics) I missed to beef up my status as horror movie connois-seur. I call it my Horror Pledge 2012.

October has seen the usual release of a few mainstream horror movies, and the results have been less than horrific (“horrific” in this

case being a good thing).Sinister is the best of the

bunch, even with a weak ending and a snuff film ele-ment at play that seems to be turning people off. Per-sonally I liked the whole gritty, 1970s film stock thing Sinister has going on, along with the general tac-tile feel of the movie.

Don’t get me wrong, the whole thing falls apart in the end, but the setup is fantastic.

Kicking the month off was The House at the End of the Street, which is nothing like The Last House on the Left. I doubt it’s even in the same neighbourhood. This is purely PG-13 horror, and not especially good PG-13 horror at that. All told, it’s a dull, unoriginal film that doesn’t even get the basics right. But Jennifer Lawrence is in it, so there’s that.

The Paranormal Activity series keeps chugging along with Part 4, out in theatres last weekend. I was a staunch defender of the franchise up until PA 3, when the whole thing really became too reliant on its own formula.

PA 4 is an improvement, but still offers nothing in the way of innovation or a developed mythol-ogy. Instead, there’s a lot of shaky camera work, a couple of genuine scares and lots of bumps in the

night. The usual.So this isn’t exactly a golden age

of horror in the cinemas, but my journey into the horror backlog unearthed some gems.

High Tension (2003) is an intense French slasher film with some truly gnarly kills and an impressive devo-tion to quality filmmaking and atmo-sphere, even if the ending makes no sense. Day of the Dead (1985) is an obvious influence of The Walk-ing Dead and, as the third film in George A. Romero’s original Deadtrilogy, is a smart, but still fun zom-bie flick.

Hell-bent for leather is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), one of the most off-the-wall crazy, totally disturbing and discomfort-ing horror films I’ve ever seen. It truly is bizarre and yet is somehow strangely brilliant. Highly recom-mended, but only for those with a strong stomach.

Come Halloween night, the genre essentials will still be there for you if you’re in the mood for some good horror. We’re talking Psycho (1960), The Shining, Romero’s Dead trilogy, Halloween (1978), Friday the 13th (the original two), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Suspiria, Evil Dead II. The list goes on.

Have a spooktacular Halloween everyone.

To follow Horror Pledge 2012 and for full reviews of normal movies, check out CineFile at blogs.bclocal-news.com/cinefile.

Kyle Wells is a reporter with the Goldstream News Gazette.

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Embracing the horror, the horror

‘I’ll get my scares from horror movies, thank you very much.’

Kyle WellsCineFile

Auction laws punish charitiesFor non-profit groups and charities that survived

grant cutbacks of recent years, the provincial government has found a new way to add insult

to injury.Auctioning bottles of alcohol donated as gifts for

fundraising events is a big no-no – unless the govern-ment is guaranteed to get its cut.

The Belfry Theatre found this out three years after the fact, an oversight that will cost them at least $20,000 in fundraising this year.

The Belfry, a registered charity, was preparing for its third Crush event for this Sunday, where it auc-tions off privately donated rare wines from around the world.

This wasn’t a secret – the theatre company openly solicited for donations of fine wines and listed wines up for auction on its Crush website from 2010, including the names of donors.

For some reason, this year things were different. The Liquor Control and Licensing Branch denied the Belfry a special occasion licence to serve alcohol when it found out the theatre company planned, once again, to auction privately donated wines.

The Ministry of Energy and Mines, which oversees the LCLB, said it had been unaware until now that the Belfry auctioned privately donated wine. Appar-ently it was also unaware of the dozens of other B.C. charities that do the same thing year after year.

“This law has been in place for many years,” the Ministry of Energy and Mines told the News in an email.

It is odd the LCLB Special Occasion Licencing manual highlights those specific sections regarding charity wine auctions, indicating they were revised in June 2012. The province dismisses this as “house-keeping” – it insists the rules haven’t changed.

Either the rules haven’t changed and they weren’t being enforced until now, or the rules have changed without warning and the province won’t admit it.

Either way, the regulations are mean spirited and self-serving. Under the rules, the booze needs to be purchased directly from a government liquor store or donated from a liquor manufacturer.

B.C. is known for its antiquated and arbitrary liquor laws. The B.C. Liberals have brought some of B.C.’s liquor laws into the modern day. People can now bring their own wine to restaurants. Movie theatres can apply for liquor licences for adult-only screenings.

But these auction regulations are a step back-wards and only serve to punish legitimate charities.


Oil has real benefitsDid any of the many protesters in Victoria this week

arrive at the protest by automobile or bus? How do those protesters who did drive, think the oil and

gasoline got to their Vancouver island gas station (before they conveniently filled their tanks to get them to Victo-ria)?

The fuel was moved by ship and barge (daily). The risk to the environment from these thousands of fuel shipments yearly, to and around Vancouver island, is real, but it is extremely small.

Would the protesters advocate stopping all oil and gas shipments to all the gulf islands and Vancouver island to reduce the environmental risk to the B.C. coast?

No? I didn’t think so. We should only listen to those anti pipeline protesters

who exclusively transport themselves by foot or bicycle and heat their homes with wood and are not connected to the power grid and grow all their own food. How large a group would that make for the next protest?

All others are enjoying the real benefits from oil and living with the small risk of a spill during transport.

Bill WilsonSaanichton

District needs to go with the flowI’ve written to individual councillors and to (Central Saan-

ich) council as a whole on this matter but to date have had no response.

What I have asked is who imposed the 40 km per hour speed limit along West Saanich Road from south of Keating Cross Road to the village entrance and for what reason.

I can see the logic to the 40 km limit within the village but why all the way to old West Saanich Road?

I have been honked at, yelled at, fingered and worse whenever I have tried to obey this unnecessary speed limit. Now I just go with the flow of traffic.

The flow of traffic is 50 km/hr-plus along that stretch so it seems that most taxpayers agree the speed limit of 40 km is too slow for a secondary highway such as West Saanich Road.

I live on a residential road in Brentwood Bay where people walk and dogs and children play, yet the speed limit is 50 km/hr. Why doesn’t council look into this matter and return the speed limit to 50 km per hour along our highway?

Why create law breakers out of otherwise responsible citizens?

Mike MorryBrentwood Bay

Merchants in support of a BIA in SidneySidney is a great place to live and work but our business

community is struggling and about to face increasing com-petition on several fronts.

Unless the business community can band together to attract more customers to Sidney, businesses will continue to struggle and some more will fail.

Together, Sidney has great potential. An increasingly vibrant business community will have economic and social benefits for the entire Peninsula.

The only way to affordably and effectively market the town and its businesses is through a BIA (business improve-ment area).

The three other business models considered in our com-munity are all voluntary in nature. Unless participation is mandatory through a BIA, the many benefit from the effort and commitment of the few, and enough funding to attract significant business to Sidney cannot be reached.

A BIA will allow the business community to work together. A BIA with a reasonable budget cap will be afford-able, sustainable and effective. That is why we, and many of our colleagues, are actively supporting the creation of a BIA for Sidney.

Muffet Billyard-Leake, Muffet & LouisaGeraldene Coates, Marmalade Tart Boutique

Julia Bannister, Mineral World Larry Hanlon, Peninsula Gallery

Give money to local charities insteadOnce again I am writing about donating to upgrade the

Sidney movie theatre. I can’t believe stores are giving counter space to put in

coins for a movie theater upgrade when so many people need food and clothing or are on hard times. My last letter received a reply saying its all for the community to donate for the Sidney theatre to upgrade its projectors.

Community is people and their needs. So many impor-tant organizations need money this time of year and having a theatre get part of this limited amount of money people can donate is ridiculous.

If your private business can’t make it then close it. Don’t ask the community to bail you out. Donate your money to the food bank or the Salvation Army or some other orga-nization that helps people in Sidney and go to one of the other 20 or more theaters in the area for a movie.

Steve SmithSidney

Bring back the B.C. drivers’ testMany years ago, my husband and his family travelled the

Malahat in a horse and buggy — that was a challenge.Billions have been spent to upgrade this very danger-

ous stretch of road. No matter how many more billions are spent, unless drivers slow down, this carnage will never stop.

There is no deterrent to make them slow down. Ask the driver who has to do this route every day. The government cannot make drivers behave better but they can implement big fines, which perhaps might get them thinking.

B.C. drivers do as they please. Bring back the drivers’ test.

Eileen NattrassSaanichton

Is composting considered farming?Is composting on agricultural land a legitimate use of

agricultural land? If you are paid for waste to be dropped off and paid when it is sold after processing, is this consid-ered farming?

Yes to some extent. But at what point does it become an industrial enterprise? Farmers say they need new ways of farming to make money. These seem to be the same farm-ers that can erect large processing plants on agricultural land in rural residential/ agricultural areas.

This is a very complex issue facing Central Saanich. The

current bylaw states 100 per cent of composted materials must be used on the farmer’s land or land he is leasing. This is reasonable and protects and improves farm land.

Changing the bylaw would allow for up to 50 per cent to be sold. Changing the bylaw without any conditions attached, as mayor and council are proposing, will give up enforce-ment and control of what is happening in our municipality. Composting regulations and enforcement would become the responsibility of the Agricultural Land Commission. Odour issues would become the responsibility of the CRD. This issue looks like it is being run by the large agricultural land owners and a council allowing it.

Did we not elect a council to protect and work for all of us? Central Saanich is made up of more than just the large farmers. There are also many small farms with concerns and neighbors that are being affected. This council needs to protect all its residents. Due process should be followed before any bylaw changes are considered and a public hearing should be mandatory. If this affects you, or if you believe that industrial /commercial scale composting is not a legitimate use of farm land, it is time to speak up for your community at [email protected].

David and Michele BondSaanichton

Sewage treatment will produce few benefitsFor more than 20 years, I have been following the

debate on the need for secondary sewage treatment for Victoria, as well as reading the reports on the water quality data that has been collected at the existing outfalls.

It seems clear the environmental impact of the existing outfalls is minor. It seems equally clear that the cost of switching to a secondary treatment system for Victoria would be major. According to several reputable scientists and medical officers, the net effect on the marine environment, or on health risks in the community, of spending some $783 million on the proposed sewage treatment plant would be negligible.

Indeed, the overall environmental effect on the Victoria region, when sludge disposal and carbon emissions are taken into account, could well be negative.

Ken Wilson Oak Bay

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Protest story should be a warning to all

Pipeline protest in Victoria, speed limits, a BIA, drivers and compostingReaders respond:

I attended the protest at the legislature in Victoria on Oct. 22, 2012. I was disap-pointed that Melina Laboucan-Massimo from the Lubicon Cree First Nation was missed by the reporters.

She reduced many in the crowd to tears when she spoke of the changes her people live with in Alberta. She spoke of the largest oil spill in Alberta not reported in Canada until after the Federal election.

She spoke of how elders and children were sick and begging to find out if there

was an oil spill. Five days later (after the election) the

news finally broke about the largest Enbridge oil spill in Alberta.

She spoke of how the Lubicon Cree First Nation people can no longer hunt, fish, or harvest berries and medicine from their ter-ritorial lands.

She spoke of how their culture is being lost and they have nothing to pass on to future generations.

She spoke of decimation to the land,

water and air. She spoke of how her people fear the land. She spoke of the threat to all indigenous people’s connection to the land being lost every day the tar sands operate and expand.

She spoke of how she never wants any community to experience this decimation. She spoke of how it is too late for their nation, their way of life has been annihilated by the tar sands.

This did not make any of the news cover-age.

Her story needs to be echoed loudly — this is what will move people to understand how one oil spill will change beautiful B.C. forever.

Her story should be told to reach the hearts of all.

Her story should be a warning, how far we have come as a human race machine before body.

Oil before water. Money before food. Jo-Anne Berezanski

North Saanich


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Burning Season Opens November 1, 2012Effective Thursday November 1, 2012 the burning season will be open for incinerators and open fi res. Burning shall only take place on the fi rst and third consecutive Thursday, Friday, and Saturday’s during November to May from sunrise to sunset.

There is a complete ban in effect in the Dean Park area west of East Saanich Road with the exception of manufactured outdoor fi replaces used for cooking and social activities. Burning of household and yard waste in these appliances is prohibited.

ALL fi res, including incinerators and manufactured outdoor fi replaces require a permit each burning season and are subject to an annual inspection. A permit fee is required every second year for all outdoor fi replaces, incinerators, and fi res smaller than 3’ x 3’ x 3’. An annual permit fee is required for all fi res larger than 3’ x 3’ x 3’.

Please burn your fi res hot and do not burn wet or green materials or leaves to avoid producing noxious smoke that can be harmful and disturbing to your neighbours.

Please consider alternatives to burning such as composting, recycling and chipping or drop off at the Municipal Pit site.

For your inspection and permit or any questions please call the Fire Department at 250-656-1931 or visit our website: www.northsaanichfi re.ca

HALLOWEEN BONFIRE AND FIREWORKS

Please join the North Saanich Fire Department for our annual bonfi re and fi reworks on Wednesday October 31; bonfi re, hot dogs, and drinks starting at 6:30 p.m., and fi reworks at 7:45 p.m. Boot donations will go to two local families in need.

Fire Chief Gary Wilton

The event, which will

include hot dogs and drinks, kicks off around 6:30 with the fireworks

display lighting up the sky later on.

“This has been such

a tradition in the com-munity and this year is our 40th (anniver-sary),” said Fire Chief Gary Wilton. “We spent an extra $1000 on fire-works for the occasion so it should be a good one.”

• Visit Dan Cawsey’s Halloween display and support the Sidney Lions food bank by bringing cash or non-perishable food items. The creepy interactive display runs Oct. 29 through 31 from 7 to 10 p.m. and is located at 7775 Bruce Gordon Place in Central Saan-ich.

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Construction of a new bike lane along a section of West Saanich Road in North Saanich will begin soon.

The bike lane, which will eventually run south from Willingdon Road all the way to McTavish Road, will be completed in phases.

“The work on phase one should start in the next week or so,” said North Saanich Director of Infra-structure Services, Patrick O’Reilly. “That section will run south from Willingdon Road to the south entrance of Ocean Sciences.”

The contract to build the bike lanes was given to G&E Contracting through a request for proposals that saw four other companies come in with ten-ders at higher costs.

The total estimated cost from G&E in their ten-der was $223,365 plus HST and according O’Reilly, the availability of gas tax grants has so far allowed the project to be fully funded.

“The fact that we’re doing this in pieces means there’s more time to seek out grants,” O’Reilly explained. “My philosophy is to try and get as much of the costs covered through grants, so we are going to continue to apply for them and continue to roll out the other phases using grant money.”

O’Reilly noted that the project will take time but in the interim precautions will be taken to ensure a smooth transition between sections of road with bike lane and those without.

“It will be an orderly roll out,” he said.Completion of the first phase of the bike lane is

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Shelter kit a new survival toolSlegg Lumber’s new shelter kit finds support from local emergency groupSteven HeywoodNews staff

Convincing people that they need to take steps to ensure their own safety in case of a major disaster is always a challenge for emergency offi-cials.

It’s no different for Jean Gal-vin, a director of the Peninsula Emergency Measures Organi-zation, a cooperative effort between the district of Cen-tral and North Saanich and the Town of Sidney.

That’s why she thinks that a new shelter kit being made available at a low cost by Sid-ney-based Slegg Lumber is a good thing.

“We are always telling peo-ple, ‘don’t be scared, be pre-pared,” Galvin said.

She noted that more people take notice of their own per-sonal safety following a big disaster, like the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.

“After those events,” she continued, “interest wanes and people get complacent again.”

That’s where Slegg Lumber hopes to help in a small way.

Bill Wellbourn from the Sidney head office says the company has taken a year to create their shelter kits — a plastic tub with gloves, small axe, matches, knife, a tarp and more. He said it’s one of the tools — alongside food and first aid kits — that can help people survive a major crisis for 72 hours.

“We are asking people, are you prepared?” he said.

Emergency officials gener-ally agree that people need to have 72 hours of supplies on hand to care for themselves and their families until help can arrive. As seen in disas-ters like earthquakes and tsu-namis, that help may take lon-ger to come.

“In the Japanese tsunami,” Wellbourn explained, “they

were saying that people were going to hardware stores look-ing for tarps. In (the Sidney) store, we might only have 200 tarps and the demand (in a disaster) could be much higher.”

He said it has taken a year from the idea of such a kit to reality and is happy that peo-ple like Galvin are supportive.

She encourages families to have adequate emergency

supplies on hand — which could include Slegg Lumber’s shelter kit.

“Keep those supplies in a safe place,” she said, “even outside in a garbage can or near your doors or windows so you can grab it on your way out.”

The shelter kits are avail-able at Slegg Lumber stores.

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Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization head Jean Galvin is supportive of Slegg Lumber’s new emergency shelter kit. The kit was the brainchild of Slegg’s Bill Wellbourn.

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For some, a dream job would be a vacation planner – for them-selves! Vacationing in B.C. can take so many forms that it would in-deed be a full-time job.

B.C.’s tourism indus-try will be a leader in provincial job growth as businesses look to fi ll 101,000 new job open-ings by 2020, according to a study of labour demand and supply by go2, the B.C. tourism industry’s human re-source association.

Th e Tourism Labour Market Strategy, re-leased in the spring of 2012 by go2, sets out the plan to recruit, retain and train the work-ers needed to keep pace with the growth projected for the industry. Nearly half of the 101,000 openings will be new jobs created by the tourism industry across the province, add-ing 44,220 more jobs to the provincial work-force by 2020. Th e other approximately 57,000 openings are due to replacements (i.e. retire-ments).

“Th e labour strategy co-ordinated by go2 is a key pillar of industry growth in the prov-ince. Without it, we simply wouldn’t have the skilled workers in place to deliver the visitor experience throughout B.C.,” says Lana De-noni, Chair of TIABC, the Tourism Industry Association of British Columbia.

Th e tourism and hospitality industry is ex-tremely diverse with more than 400 diff erent occupations – from those leading to long-term careers to those suiting people seeking part-time work, like students or older workers who are not yet ready to retire.

For Sidney Boomer Gaye Dolezal, “working part-time in Tourism Information was a fun way for me to use my great knowledge of Ca-nadian cities. I oft en astounded visitors with

the connections I could make to their hometowns,” she says. “People like to feel like welcome guests, not just tourists.”

Th e Oak Bay Beach Hotel is a lo-cal example of the industry’s growth and diversity. Th e hotel will employ close to 100 by its November open-ing, with about another 20 coming on staff each summer season.

Th e hotel is a great example of the diversity of jobs available in the industry.

In addition to the typical jobs of-fered in a hotel environment – front desk and guest services, restaurant staff , bartenders and sommelier, housekeeping, maintenance, spa technicians, valet and administra-tion staff – the hotel has also added several unique positions, says Shawna Walker, VP, Marketing and co-owner with husband Kevin Walker.

“Th e Oak Bay Beach Hotel will be bringing back the tradition of a butler, available both for hotel guests and private residence own-ers to do everything from arrange the details of their visit in Victoria to planning a private function in their own suite, including in-room chef and sommelier.”

Th e second position is a Convention and Th eatre Sales Manager for the David Foster Foundation theatre, a purpose-built room providing state-of-the-art sound, lighting and stage equipment for entertainment evenings, including dinner theatre, movies and con-certs, as well private functions; a portion of all theatre bookings will go to the David Foster Foundation as part of a 10-year collabora-tion with the charity. “We have combined the usual hotel job description of Conven-tion Sales Manager with the requirements of theatre manager/booking agent for our own theatre and concert series,” Walker says. “Th e

successful candidate will bring a diversity of talent to their role, being responsible for the business module of the theatre within the Oak Bay Beach Hotel.”

B.C.’s location, bordered by the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Pacifi c Ocean on the west, makes it unique within Canada. Its mountain and coastal scenery, opportu-nities for summer sailing, winter skiing, and activities such as fi shing or sightseeing or ex-periencing our vibrant cities all make B.C. a world-class destination.

Tourism helps to diversify our economy and also brings new community services to permanent residents.

B.C.’s tourism and hospitality industry is now the single largest “primary resource in-dustry” in the province, generating an annual real GDP ($2002) of more than $6.4 billion in 2010, ahead of forestry, mining, oil and gas ex-traction and agriculture.

Tourism and hospitality generated $13.4 billion in annual revenue in 2010. Overall, between 2004 and 2010, industry revenues grew by a total of 25.5 per cent, representing

an average annual growth rate of 4.2 per cent.

Th e provincial government’s Gaining the Edge: A Five-year Strat-egy for Tourism in British Columbia targets revenue growth of fi ve per cent a year that will top $18 billion in tourism spending by 2016.

Th e fastest-growing sectors for tourism job growth over the next decade are expected to be recre-ation and entertainment and travel services.

Th ere are an estimated 17,943 tourism-related businesses across the province, employing about 260,000 workers, or 10.8 per cent of B.C.’s total labour force of 2.4 mil-lion people.

More than 80 per cent of tour-ism’s new job openings are projected to come in Food and Beverage Services (43,410 open-ings), Recreation and Entertainment (20,530 openings) and the Accommodation sector (18,920 openings).

“Aft er several years of slow labour growth, the tourism industry is poised to expand,” says Arlene Keis, Chief Executive Offi cer of go2. “Labour shortages are already being felt in places like Northern B.C., the Th ompson Okanagan and in the Rockies regions. By 2016, the crunch will be more acute through-out the province.”

“Th e tourism industry oft en provides people with their important fi rst job and sets them on their career path,” Keis says. “Tour-ism is also the largest employer of youth, with one in four British Columbians under the age of 24 working in the industry.”

“Th is anticipated growth in tourism rein-forces the need to plan carefully and ensure that there are enough workers with the right skills in the right communities to meet the tourism industry’s future labour needs.”

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Think pairing of west coast seafood and craft beer sounds good? Then you’ll want to get tickets for Sea Food Drink Beer, a special event to raise money for the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre on Nov. 2.

Put together by a group of nine Camosun College hospital-ity management program stu-dents, the event features Island Chef Collaborative president Chef Dwane MacIssac, beverages courtesy of Driftwood Brewery and fresh fish from local waters.

Shaw Discovery Centre innova-

tions advancement (marketing) manager Christina Smethurst says the program fits with their mandate.

“The theme and feel felt like something we could get behind,” she said of the students’ pro-posal. “Sustainable seafood is something we support, it’s a fundraiser for the Centre and it helps the students get their degree as well.”

The Centre, she continued, put up their space for the event and the students did the rest — co-ordinating the chefs, the beer and the seafood. They are also marketing the event to the greater Victoria area, mostly

throughout the website www.seafooddrinkbeer.wordpress.com.

“The students have been doing a really good job,” Smethurst said.

The evening starts at 7 p.m. and runs until 10 p.m. Chefs will be giving recipe demonstrations, using the seafood and beer as ingredients. There will also be raffle prizes on offer.

Tickets are $40 for this 19-plus event.

For details, visit the website or the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre, 9811 Seaport Place in [email protected]

Sea Food and Drink BeerFood pairing event at Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre Nov. 2


Chef Dwane MacIsaac of the Island Chefs’ Collaborative and Camosun hospitality management students Brady Huan-Ming Kuo, Houston Paquette and Julia Huggett get ready for Sea Food Drink Beer Nov. 2 at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre in Sidney.

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Barney Bentall’s Grand Cari-boo Opry will hit Brentwood again this November.

The show will be part of the sixth annual fundraiser by Brent-wood Music in the Bay for the Mustard Seed and Sidney Lions food banks.

“Over the past five years we’ve raised $37,700 which was split between the two local food banks,” said Leslie Gentile, artis-

tic director for Brentwood Music in the Park.

Bentall has played in Brent-wood a handful of times before, both for the food bank fund-raiser and for Brentwood Music in the Park which runs through the summer months.

“The cast this year will include Ridley Bent, Dustin Bentall, Ken-del Carson, Wendy Bird and more,” said Gentile, who also noted two shows will be pre-sented this year, one on the Pen-insula and one in Victoria.

The Peninsula show takes place Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Saanichton Friendship Com-munity Church (7820 Central Saanich Rd.) and the Victoria show takes place Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. at First Metropolitan Church (932 Balmoral Rd.)

Tickets for both shows are $32 and are available at Lyle’s Place (Victoria), The Dollar Den and Breadstuffs Bakery (Brentwood) and online at eventbrite.com.

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Barney Bentall hits BrentwoodBrentwood’s Music in the Bay fundraises for food banks

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The Sidney Concert Band rehearses for their Sunday, Nov. 4 Musical Salute to our Veterans at the Charlie White Theatre in the Mary Winspear Centre.


A salute to veterans is set for Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Charlie White Theatre in Sidney’s Mary Win-spear Centre.

Orchestrated by the Sidney Concert Band, this will be the third such musical tribute to Cana-da’s veterans held at the centre. Sidney Concert Band president Claire Mackelson says the music is reflective of the era — the Second World War years (1939 to 1945) to the early 1950s. Songs from popular musicians of the time, such as Vera Lynn and Glenn Miller, will be on this year’s program. The concert, sponsored by Holmes Realty, also features such tunes at the Col. Bogie on Parade march, big band numbers and even sing-a-longs.

Mackelson added two of their members — trom-bonist Stephanie Benbow and tenor sax player Jim

Kingham — will perform vocal pieces individually and as a duet.

This year, Mackelson said their special guests will be the Saanich Peninsula Pipe Band and the Canadian Scottish Association Band.

All of the ensembles will join together for a mass band performance during the show, “but I’m not going to give it all away,” hinted Mackelson.

There will be a short remembrance segment dur-ing the concert — a few words, the Piper’s Lament, Last Post and Reveille. Mackelson said the annual musical salute attracts a variety of people and gen-erations, adding there are many veterans and their families who attend.

Doors open at 1:15 p.m. and the concert begins at 2 p.m. Admission is by donation, with proceeds going to the Military Family Resource Centre at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.

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Musical salute to veteransSidney Concert Band’s remembrance concert on Nov. 4

Be safe while trick or treating


Halloween is right around the corner and Central Saanich police are reminding everyone to stay safe.

“This is an important night where parents, kids and drivers

need to take extra precaution and care,” said Cpl. Wes Penny. “If you’re well prepared, Hallow-een can be a fun and exciting night for youngsters.”

Cpl. Pat Bryant also added that drivers should be aware of trick-or-treaters out in the com-munity.

“We expect trick-or-treaters to be out during normal evening hours, so they need to be aware of traffic and drivers need to use extra caution when navigat-

ing through our community,” he said. “Trick-or-treaters should always use sidewalks and drive-ways, and avoid the street if at all possible.”

Central Saanich police also offered these tips for the big night:

• Trick or treat in an area or neighbourhood you are familiar and comfortable with.

Tips from police on staying safe this Halloween

PLEASE SEE: Minors should not, page 14


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• Children under the age of nine should be accompanied by an adult. Use this opportunity to teach children about safe pedestrians habits.

• Children should use a flashlight while walking to help up their visibility, especially in rural areas.

• Adhere reflective tape or stickers to children’s costumes or treat bags or have them wear a reflec-tive bracelet to up their visibility.

• If allowing older youth to trick-or-treat without supervision, pre-plan a route with them in advance and agree on boundaries and curfew before leav-ing home.

• Be sure trick-or-treaters are wearing well-fitting shoes.

• Avoid costumes that drag on the ground or impede your child’s vision. Any face masks should

allow for full visibility and breathing. • Make sure children know to never go into a

house or get into a car, no matter what goodies might be offered.

• Candy should not be eaten unless checked by an adult first.

• Remember to keep your pets safely inside and secure from being frightened by fireworks. Pets can bolt out the door out of fear and will not stop running.

• Call the police to report any suspicious activ-ity.

Penny also cautioned older celebrators that fire-crackers and certain fireworks are prohibited.

“A permit to possess and set off fireworks must be obtained at the municipal hall or fire depart-ment and possession of all fireworks by minors is prohibited,” he reminded.

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Minors should not have any fireworks

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Some years, the influenza virus kills up to 8,000 Canadians, but it doesn’t have to.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority has this week begun rolling out free clinics for those at greatest risk of falling victim to the flu.

This year’s flu vaccine includes two new strains of the virus, as well as the infamous H1N1 strain, which has been in the vaccine since 2009, the year of the H1N1 pandemic.

Last year 160,000 people on Vancouver Island received the vaccine at public clinics, exclud-ing health care workers.

VIHA anticipates the same amount of uptake this year, though more health-care work-ers are likely to get vaccinated following the province’s deci-sion to require all such workers to either get the vaccine, or wear a face mask during flu season.

VIHA medical health officer Dr. Dee Hoyano said the require-ment for health-care workers hasn’t been an issue thus far.

“From early reports people are showing up to get immunized,” Dr. Hoyano said. “We won’t know for a number of weeks what our overall coverage is going to look like.”

Free shots are offered to peo-ple at highest risk of compli-cations from the flu, including

those 65 years of age and over and their caregivers, children and adults with chronic health conditions and their household contacts, health care workers and emergency responders.

Influenza is transmitted per-son-to-person, even before symptoms are apparent. Regular hand-washing and staying home when ill are two other ways of helping protect yourself against the virus.

VIHA recommends even healthy adults get immunized via family doctor, local pharmacy, walk-in clinic or travel clinic. Visit viha.ca/flu for more infor-mation and to see if you qualify for a free immunization [email protected]

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The North Saanich Middle School triathlon kicks off Oct. 31 and teachers and students alike are looking forward to the annual tradition.

“The school has being doing it for about 25 years and everyone looks forward to it every year,” said Grade 6/7 teacher Kristi Timmermans. “Both the stu-dents and staff participate and this year we’ve really pushed for full participation. I would say about 99 per cent of of our (Grade) 6’s and 7’s and many of our (Grade) 8’s are too.”

The annual event was can-celled last year because of teacher job action and the tran-sition of the school from its old location to the new one.

The triathlon kicks off around 9:30 a.m. with the students walk-ing over to Sandown racetrack.

“Once the kids have done their 50 meter swims and gotten their times, we go over to Sandown (on the 31) and they do the 1.5

kilometer run on a set course in the racetrack field,” Timmer-mans explained. “Once they have done their run, the stu-dents meet up with their cycling partner and complete the three kilometer ride.”

The race wraps up at the end of Galaran Road and students go back to enjoy an afternoon of fun and games, said Timmermans.

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Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family in Sidney, BC on October 20, 2012. Born in Swan River, Manitoba on March 21, 1932 to Edward and Annie Wiggans. Bob grew up in Geraldton, Ontario where he learned about machinery from his father. He had many fond memories of his family’s time at Lahti’s lumber camp where Bob learned a lot more helping out at the sawmill where he taught sister Betty to drive tractor, feed the planer mill and load slabs for fi rewood. Bob started his career in Marine Engineering in Port Arthur, Ontario and spent time in the eastern arctic with private shipping companies. He then joined the Canadian Department of Transport, which became the Canadian Coast Guard and later spent some years ashore with Dominion Bridge Co. in Montreal, Quebec as Service Manager, Boiler Products Division, throughout North America.

Bob met the love of his life, Irene, during the winter of 1949 and they married on August 29, 1952. Bob, Irene and their two daughters, Shelly and Lori, moved to Sidney, BC in 1968 where Bob joined BC Ferries. He worked his way to the top becoming Senior Chief Engineer of the Spirit Class ships and retired in March 1994. Bob and Irene spent many happy and rewarding retirement years boating, motor-homing and travelling with friends and family. Bob was a real gentleman in the classic sense. He worked hard and selfl essly to provide a good life for his family, always putting their needs before his own. Bob was there for anyone who needed him, the classic ‘go to’ guy always providing a solution or a suggestion to make things better. If the measure of a man’s success is the love of family and friends, Bob was successful beyond all measure. You will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered Bob by all whose lives you nurtured and touched. Predeceased by his father Edward, mother Annie and brother Ed Junior. Bob leaves behind his beloved wife of 60 years Irene, daughters Shelly (Dan) and Lori (Doug), seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and his sisters Betty and Darlene.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Kathie Koziol and the caregivers at Hospice and Saanich Peninsula Hospital. No service by request. Donations gratefully accepted to First Open Heart Society of BC, 2205 Shakespeare St., Victoria, BC V8R 4G2 or Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation, 1454 Hillside Ave, Victoria, BC V8T 2B7.

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Octo-ber 28 1-4pm, 10353 Devlin Place, Sidney 250-655-1499 $485,000 Details at: w w w . p r o p e r t y g u y s . c o m ID#192295

HOUSES FOR SALE

SIDNEY Spectacular Rancher. Inside & Out! Very private, 12ft hedge ¾’s way around house. Beautiful exposure on a quiet, well maintained Cul-de-sac! Call 250-656-2222 or for more info: www.propertyguys.com ID#192329

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]

SIDNEY RANCHER. 2+ bed-rooms, new roof, electrical panel. Two blocks to Beacon Ave. Lane access, develop-ment potential. $385,000. 250-889-1225

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

$399,000. Next to VGH, 2 bdrm + 3rd or offi ce, 2 lvl, end unit, windows on 3 sides. Large family room, 2 fi replac-es, pet allowed. 71-14 Erskine Ln., Tel: 250-478-0269. Open House, 2PM-4PM, Sat & Sun. www.Comfree.com/367097 www.mls.ca x2486311

HOMES WANTED

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OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE. 2 BR / 2 BA Condo. #208 - 300 Water-front Cres. $519K. Friday 12-2pm, Sat & Sun 11am-3pm.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 & 2 Bdrm suites & cabins. Perched on a cliffside with panoramic ocean vista, over-looking The Saanich Inlet. Se-rene & secure. All amenities on-site, fi rewood. $700-$1200 inclusive. Monthly/Weekly. Pets ok with refs. 25 min com-mute to downtown Victoria. Must have references. Call 250-478-9231.

CENTRAL SAANICH: 2 bdrm apt. Util’s incld’d. N/S. Avail. Nov. 1st. Call (250)477-2561.

Gorge Apartments215 Gorge Road East

Victoria

$500 Move In IncentiveBachelor from $700/mo.1 bdrm. from $790/mo.2 bdrm. from $995/mo.

• Indoor swimming pool(Redwood Park only)

• Surface & carport parking • Upgraded balconies• Spectacular views

• Storage lockers• Situated in Park Setting

• 2 km from downtown• Crime Free MultI-Housing

Program

Kamel Point VillageApartments

70 Dallas Road, Victoria

$500 Move In Incentive2 bdrm. from $1,200/mo.

• Water front low-rise• Outdoor parking available• Balconies • Bike storage

• In suite storage • Dishwasher in some suites

• Laundry room

Gorge Towers Apartments

200 Gorge Road West, Victoria

$500 Move In Incentive1 bdrm. from $870/mo.

2 bdrm. from $1,140/mo.

• Wheel-chair accessible• Outdoor, indoor and

covered parking available• Lockers • Elevators

• Laundry room • Balconies• Bicycle storage

• Crime Free Multi-Housing Program

Fair OaksApartments

3501 Savannah Avenue, Saanich

$250 Move In Incentive1 bdrm. from $840/mo.

2 bdrm. from $1,014/mo.

• Lush foliage & groomed landscaping

• Well-maintained building •Amenities nearby

• Wheel-chair accessible • Covered, indoor and

outdoor parking • Laundry room • Balconies

• Lockers • Elevator• Small fi tness room

Call Now: 250.381.5084www.caprent.com

[email protected]

SAANICHTON CONDO. 2-bdrm. $1275. Close to amens. Quiet bldg. (250)881-2347.

SIDNEY BACHELOR. Patio, parking, near beach & town. N/S. $720. (250)812-4154.

SIDNEY CONDO, James White Blvd. 3 bdrms or 2-bdrm + den/ dining room. 1200 sq ft, NS/NP/55+. $1400./mo (250)652-3606.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

THETIS LAKE ESTATES large 1 bdrm or can be 2 bdrm suite, all utils + cable/high speed internet, laundry, gar-bage, private parking, close to all amenities, quiet rural set-ting. Refs, small pet ok. $1050./$1250. 250-220-4718, 250-507-1440.

TILLICUM TOP fl r 2 BD 1 BA 55+ bldg incl. storage, in-suite or same fl r lndry. $950. 250-858-2383. U pay hydro avail. now

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

SIDNEY: AIRPORT side of Beacon Ave. 650-700 sqft workshop/storage space. Rent incld’s heat and electricity with ample electric outlets. Shaw cable connection avail. Locat-ed on 2nd fl oor. Peninsula Mini Storage, 2072 Henry Ave. West. Call (250)655-6454. Also avail. 6500 sqft ware-house with large doors and high ceilings. Call to inquire.

COTTAGES

DEEP COVE: cozy 1bdrm, wood fl oors, acreage, skylights $895/mo, N/S. 250-656-1312.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

SIDNEY EXECUTIVE suite. near ocean & town. $1295. Short/ long term.250-656-8080

HOMES FOR RENT

SIDNEY: 1 lvl house 2br, dr, den. 1/2 blk to beach, NS/NP $1700 + util. (250)655-1304.

SIDNEY 2-BDRM, garage, yard, deck, F/S, W/D. $1350. + hydro. (250)812-4154.

ROOMS FOR RENT

FULLY FURNISHED Room, $475/mo. Near Camosun, Landsdowne, UVic, Royal Ju-bilee Hospital. (250)595-6586.

SUITES, LOWER

BRENTWOOD- BACHELOR Lrg furn’d, grd level. Priv en-trance, parking, close to bus. NS/NP. $700. (250)652-9454.

FLORENCE LAKE, 2 yr old 1 bdrm ground level suite, large mudroom, F/S, W/D, & micro. 2 private entrances w/ sun-room & patio on 1 acre prop. Utils incl. N/S, small pet ok, $950. Nov. 1. 250-391-1967.

SAANICH- LARGE, 2000sq ft, 2 bdrm, lights & heat incld, NS/NP. Refs, $1100 mo. Avail now. 250-652-0591.

SIDNEY- LRG 1 bdrm grd lev-el, W/D, new appls, new paint, 1blk to downtown & wa-terfront, garden, prkg. NS/NP, Nov 1, $825+ utils. Call Greg or Adri 250-655-7238.

TOWNHOUSES

SIDNEY- NEW 2 bdrm + den, W/D. NS/NP. $1600 mo. Avail immed. Call 250-217-4060.

RENTALS

TOWNHOUSES

TOWNHOUSE FOR Rent,Sooke Beautiful New Town-house for rent in Sooke. 3Bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, 6 appli-ances. Garage & Driveway. 10min walk to town core, on busroute. Private, cozy backyard.Small pets considered.$1350/mth, incl. garbage. Ph.250-642-4952 or 250-880-0110. Email: [email protected] orvisit www.drayeheights.comfor photos.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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CASH PAIDFOR ALL VEHICLES in

all conditions in all locations

250-885-1427Call us fi rst & last, we pay the highest fair price for all

dead & dying vehicles.Don’t get pimped, junked or

otherwise chumped!

CARS

1985 CADILLAC Seville,70,000 k. Mint condition. Whiteleather upholstery. 1 owner.$3,500. Call (250)656-1560.

$50-$1000 CASH

For scrap vehicleFREE Tow away

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GARAGE SALES

FIRST BAPTIST Church- 875 North Park Street, Saturday Oct 27, 2012, 9-1pm, Bake & Treasure Sale!

GARAGE SALES

VICTORIA TOY Show- Sun, Oct 28, Sidney, BC. 250-727-2403. www.victoriatoyshow.ca

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TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1997 TOYOTA Avalon XLS, white. $3,999. Automatic. Fully loaded, no accidents, new tires. 229k. Great running car. Call (250)656-5588.

1998 PONTIAC Grand Prix GT US car, 193,000 km, lady driven since 1993. $2800 obo. Alan, (778)426-3487.

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

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1981 MERCEDES 300SD Tur-bo Diesel for sale. 281,000 KMS, (Champagne colour) in fair condition, asking $3000. Maintenance log available. Call 250-885-9010.

TRANSPORTATION

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1999 FORD Econoline 350 Super duty Motorhome. V10. $22,000. 125km. Very well taken care of, clean and runs great. Please phone 250-655-4840. Located in Sidney.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

“2004 RAV4 4WD”- $13,500 fi rm. 4 cyl, auto, silver, Miche-lins, 120,000 km,Victoria only vehicle. Complete mainte-nance history. Lady-driven, no accidents, excellent condition, keyless entry. Model Recom-mended In Top 10 by Consu-mer Reports. (250)479-5545.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACCOUNTING/TAX/BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTINGVida Samimi

Certifi ed General Accountant

Bookkeeping, Audit,Payroll, HST. Set up &

Training. E-FileTAX

250-477-4601

CARPENTRY

McGREGOR HOME Repair & Renos. Decks to doors. Small jobs OK. WCB. (250)655-4518

INSTCARPET ALLATION

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

CHIMNEY SERVICES

JKG CHIMNEY. Clean, Re-pairs, Gutters, Roof Demoss, Torch On Flat. 250-588-3744.

CLEANING SERVICES

2 EXP’D reliable, thorough house cleaners. Excellent refs. 250-514-5105, 250-595-8760.

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.

COMPUDOC MOBILE Com-puter Services. Repairs, tune-ups, tutoring, web sites, etc. 250-886-8053, 778-351-4090.

HAGENS COMPUTERS. New and used computers. Sales and service. 250-655-3566.

CONTRACTORS

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


DRYWALL

AARON’S RENO’S Drywall, taping, texture. Insured/bond-ed. Free est. 250-880-0525.

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 QUALITY Elec-tric. New homes, renos. No job too sm. Seniors disc. #22779.

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

F.S.R. ELECTRICIAN. 20 yrs+ exp. Residential: New homes & Renos. Knob & tube re-placement. $40./hr. Seniors Disc. Lic.#3003 (250)590-9653

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

NORTHERN SUN Electric Comm/Res. $40/hr. Work Guaranteed. Any size job. (250)888-6160. Lic#13981.

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

10% OFF. Mowing, Power Raking, Hedge/Shrub Trim-ming, Clean-up. 250-479-6495

21YRS EXP Garden clean-ups weeding, etc. All areas of city. $25/hr. No tax. 250-656-7045.

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Yard a mess? Fall pruning & clean-up. Blackberry & ivy rmvl, weed control. 24yrs exp.


GARDENING

250-216-9476 ACCEPTING clients, From the Ground Up, custom landscapes, home re-no’s, garden clean-ups.

AURICLE BSC. 250-882-3129 Fall clean up, Lawn aeration & fertilize-soil-hedges & more.

ELITE GARDENING MAINTENANCE

Clean-Ups, Pruning, Renovating older

gardens, Horticulturist778-678-2524

FALL CLEAN ups, complete maintenance. Residential and commercial. 250-474-4373.

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

PRO IRISH Gardeners; prun-ing, clean-ups, landscaping, lawn care, weekly gardening. Free est. Call (250)514-5942.

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


HANDYPERSONS

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

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.

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


HAULING AND SALVAGE

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

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

INSULATION

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

LANDSCAPING

JAKE’S RAKE & CO. Fall clean-ups, gutters, hedges & tree trims, and much more. WCB. Call (250)217-3589.

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.

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

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 & Wallcoverings. Over 25 yrs exp. Free est. 250-514-5220.

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

DRYWALL REPAIRS & HOUSE PAINTING. Free esti-mates. If you, your family or friends need any of the above give Joseph Bronson a call 250-686-0663. Reasonable rates in a tight economy. I take pride in the end results.

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

TOP NOTCH PAINTING. Over 25 years exp. Interior/Ex-terior, Residential. Reliable, Reasonable and Friendly Ser-vice. Call Brad 250-580-5542.

Peacock Painting

250-652-2255250-882-2254

WRITTENGUARANTEE

Budget Compliance15% SENIORS DISCOUNT

PLUMBING

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


PLUMBING

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.

TILING

A1. SHAWN The Tile Guy-Res/ Comm/ Custom/ Renos.250-686-6046

TREE SERVICES

LOCAL TREE CO. 30 yrs exp.Bucket truck, chipper. We buylogs. Insured. (250)883-2911.

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

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.

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ROUTE 6221 - PANAVIEW HEIGHTS,VEYANESS RD, STELLY’S CROSS RD, EAST SAANICH RD

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SAANICHTON

ROUTE 6359 - HARBOUR ROAD

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ROUTE 6003 - STELLY’S CROSS RD, WEST SAANICH RD, KRISTEN PLACE


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COMMUNITY CALENDAREventsNOVEMBER IS FOOD

bank month at the B.C. Aviation Museum. Admission is free with a food donation Nov. 10 and 11.

CENTRAL SAANICH LIONS family Halloween event. Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Centennial Park from 5:30 p.m. onward. Hot dogs, popcorn, hot chocolate and coffee by donation. Bonfire at 7:30 p.m. followed by fireworks. All proceeds returned to supported Lions Club charities.

SHOAL CENTRE’S SIXTH Annual Christmas Craft Fair and Bake Sale happens Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $2 admission. Great door prizes from Sidney businesses. 10030 Resthaven Dr.

VIA CHORALIS’ ANNUAL

Remembrance Day Concert. Sunday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church (10030 Third St.) Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students and will be available at Tanner’s Books, from choir members and at the door.

SENCOTEN LANGUAGE AT the Sidney North Saanich Library. The SENCOTEN language of the Saanich Peninsula First Nations was in danger of being lost. Many innovative efforts are underway to ensure this important cultural asset will survive and thrive. Teacher John Elliott has played a key role in these efforts, and he will share the remarkable story of the resurgence of the SENCOTEN language. Thursday, Nov. 1, from 7-8 p.m. Free.

To register, call 250-656-0944.

FundraisersTHE HOLY TRINITY

Grannies are holding a walk-a-thon in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 1-4 p.m. Everyone welcome. For information call 250-656-0113.

ST. ANDREWS GRANDMOTHERS Helping African Grandmothers is having a Kazuri Jewelry Sale Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Church Hall located at 9691 Fourth St. Proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. This is a great opportunity to buy Christmas gifts.

FALL FASHION SHOW and tea featuring fashions from Sidney Casuals. Event happens Saturday, Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church. For tickets ($10) or more information call 250-652-5347 or 250-656-7399.

HealthLIFERING SELF-HELP

SUPPORT groups assist with addiction and substance issues. LifeRing meetings provide a confidential, friendly, non-judgmental and supportive environment run by trained peer-facilitators. Meetings in Sidney run on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Church, (10030 Third St.) Call Hendrika at 778-426-1611 or go to liferingcanada.org for more information.

Kid stuffGOOD MORNING

RHYME Time happens weekly at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library for stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Stay for social time and refreshments. Ages 0-5. Thursday, Oct. 11 to Nov. 22, from 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free. To register, please call 250-656-0944.

MeetingsCOME SEE WHAT

Toastmasters is

all about and how you can benefit. Saanich Peninsula Toastmasters open house Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sidney North Saanich library in the Nell Horth room. Contact Mary at 250-544-1819 for more information.

SENIORS 50 + are invited to meet for aerobics, crib, bridge and coffee get-togethers. Call the Central Saanich Centre at 250-652-4611 for information on membership and upcoming events.

peninsula news review, october 26, 2012

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