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A full ban on kitchen scraps went into effect at Hartland landfill. The ban means that Saanich municipal workers and private company haulers would be fined heavily if organic materials are discovered in dumped waste.

A Saanich grocer questioned the fairness of new liquor laws that restrict which businesses are permitted to sell B.C. wines. Peppers owner John Davis took aim at the 10,000 square-foot threshold required for stores to sell B.C. wine as of April 1. Peppers Foods in Cadboro Bay Village is 7,500 square feet.

Saanich brothers Paul and Tim Henderson were part of the rink that won the 2015 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling Championship. Team Henderson beat Abbotsford’s Team Tanaka 9-8 in the final in Parksville.

Two home heating oil leaks resulted in contamination to Bowker Creek and the Gorge Waterway. About 100 litres of heating oil spilled from an oil tank on a property on Kisber Avenue, while another leak was traced to a home on Walter Street.

Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell staged a press conference to launch a string of accusations, including police harassment, leaking of information by police and the use of spyware on municipal computers.

Construction of a northbound priority bus lane began along Douglas Street from Hillside Avenue to Tolmie Avenue.

It was announced that the Target store at Tillicum Centre would be closing as a result of the company’s decision to pull its operations out of Canada. The Saanich store is estimated to have employed about 150 people.

Saanich hired Andy Laidlaw as interim chief administrative officer. The former Campbell River city manager was expected to retain the role until Saanich council could find a permanent replacement.

B.C’s information and privacy commissioner launched an investigation into the District of Saanich’s use of monitoring software to track employee activity on its computer systems. Interim CAO Andly Laidlaw asked staff to disable the use of a controversial monitoring software program while the district awaits the report.

A group of homeowners from Saanich’s Ten Mile Point raised concerns with the U.S. Navy over the noise that would be created by bringing additional EA-18 Growler jets to the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

Arson was believed to be the cause of a fire at the Cordova Bay clubhouse. The fire was quickly extinguished but was just the latest incident of vandalism aimed at the Saanich Fusion Football Club.

Fire ripped through the Old East Road home of well-known Latin dance instructor Javier Monsalve. The local dance community rallied to support the victims of the fire, raising close to $5,000 in a matter of days.

A local biologist claimed an environmental bylaw meant to protective sensitive ecosystems on more than 2,000 Saanich properties isn’t following provincial guidelines. Ted Lea said the district’s Environmental Development Permit Area wasn’t properly implemented when approved by council in March 2012.

A Saanich man pled guilty to stealing the Lakehill Little League bleachers from Ambassador Park in January 2014. Saanich Police were able to recover some of the bleachers which had been sold to a local recycling company.

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The Camosun Chargers captured the PacWest men’s collegiate provincial volleyball championships. The Chargers defeated the No. 1-ranked Douglas College Royals. Camosun went on to win the CCAA national men’s volleyball title in Prince Edward Island.

Nolan Mitchell battled his way to the top of B.C.’s high school wrestling world. The Grade 12 Claremont secondary student won his fourth straight provincial gold medal.

A conservation reporting hotline was established after reports were received of dead frogs on local roads. Biologists from the Habitat Acquisition Trust conducted a survey and found 84 dead and 34 live Pacific tree frogs within an hour on a short section of Prospect Lake Road.

Saanich resident Rudi Hoenson matched a donation of more than $100,000 to install overhead lifts at the Lodge at Broadmead senior care home. The donation brings the total to more than $600,000 that Hoenson has provided to the Lodge at Broadmead.

An increase in funding for the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. will lead to the addition of 11,000 rainbow trout in Prospect, Elk and Beaver lakes.

The UVic Vikes men won the national university rugby sevens championship for the third straight year. The Vikes held off the UBC Thunderbirds 17-12 to win the title.

St. George’s Anglican Church opened a window to the past with the discovery of a buried time capsule. The 64-year-old glass bottle was found underneath the original church’s cornerstone during construction of a $1.2 million addition. The bottle contained a 1951 newspaper, Canadian coins and bulletins from Sunday services.

Victoria Royals forward Taylor Crunk was charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with an incident in Saanich on New Year’s Day. The altercation that happened on Pear Street near a house party left a man with severe facial injuries.

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Douglas Waterman, left, and Camosun Chargers teammate Jeremy Finn go up to block a spike during the PacWest provincial volleyball championships at PISE. The Chargers won the provincial men’s title before going on to win the CCAA national volleyball championships.

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The death of former B.C. premier Bill Bennett on Dec. 4 prompted the traditional round of polite tributes.

He was the man from Kelowna who remade Vancouver, with SkyTrain, BC Place stadium and Expo 86 to put the city on the world map. He won three majority governments before handing over the steering wheel of a smoothly running Social Credit Party to Bill Vander Zalm.

Outside B.C., the wire service obituaries ran to a few paragraphs, defining Bennett first as the “architect of financial restraint in the province.”

It seems an ordinary notion today, but when Bennett unleashed his “restraint program” on the B.C. government in 1983, it was presented as a right-wing coup on a socialist utopia.

I was in journalism school in Vancouver when unions organized a general strike and mass street demonstrations under the banner of Operation Solidarity, appropriated from the struggle against Poland’s communist dictators. Their goal was to bring the recently re-elected government to its knees.

The newly tabloid Vancouver Province, itself largely controlled by some of B.C.’s most militant unions, was a screeching banshee of the big-labour left.

“Socred hitmen swoop on rights

workers,” its front page declared after 400 layoff notices were issued to provincial staff. This propaganda was the public’s guide and my professional role model.

A bit of background: the B.C. economy was in the grip of an international recession, hitting resource industries and government revenues hard.

Bennett had ousted the Dave Barrett NDP government in 1975, but the legacy lived on. During its three-year reign, for example, education spending increased 13 per cent in the first year and 23 per cent in each of the next two.

The blitz of restraint legislation reasserted government’s authority to control the size and wages of provincial staff, reinstated the province’s ability to pay, eliminated various boards,

and increased the provincial sales tax to seven per cent to pay the bills.

Another Bill Bennett legacy was dismantling the monopoly chokehold of big international unions on public heavy construction.

Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construction, about twice what I earned labouring for a non-union contractor doing city work.

A couple of friends discovered the inside track to securing labouring jobs on a provincially funded highway project.

After joining the union, those in the know could visit a business agent and hand over $500 cash. Within days, the lucky winner would be “name requested” to join the crew, vaulting over those who thought paying dues and working their way up the seniority list would be enough.

This struggle over public construction continues today, with BC Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop. The main contract was awarded to a consortium working with the Christian Labour Association of Canada, an alternative union known by more colourful names among old-line building trades.

After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA.

Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furniture store.

I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier.

The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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Saanich goes on a wild ride in 2015

Who would have foreseen that, based on the roller coaster political year Saanich council has had, 2015 would close with the mayors of Victoria and Esquimalt taking heat (over Victoria’s Police chief), and not the Saanich mayor.

Eleven months ago, Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell was at the centre of a public discourse that included an agenda of accusations and complaints. Chief among them was the implementation of spyware software Spector 360 which Saanich was later criticized for.

But it didn’t matter who was at fault, it all came back to Atwell.

He’d had an extra-marital affair that involved a 911 call. He accused police of targeting him through various roadside pull overs. He was at odds with incumbent councillors despite the fact they also had illegally implemented spyware on their computers. He forced council’s hand at ousting former CAO Paul Murray. And then there was Atwell’s “unmonitored” Facebook page. Because of Atwell, Saanich became a national news story.

He was a rookie mayor with a burr in his saddle, but he’s come a long way. And, for good or for bad, there will be more to Atwell’s story. But at some point throughout the year, Atwell and council slid to a supporting role while Saanich’s municipal hall was more at the heart of the story.

Emerging stories such as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s critique of Spector 360 kept Saanich in the limelight. There were allegations that interim CAO Andy Laidlaw was involved in a conflict of interest in his previous position. Then there was the environmental development permit area (an ongoing saga), thousands of trees cut down on Watkins Way, and what to do with derelict boats.

There certainly seems to be a perception across Greater Victoria that Saanich’s mayor and council are dysfunctional. And that’s not true. Saanich mayor and council vote unanimously on most agenda items. Is there a story behind the scenes? There certainly is.

Bring on 2016.

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St. Michaels University Blue Jags won the B.C. High School Basketball AA Boys Championship. The Blue Jags 66-40 win over the Delview Raiders gave St. Michaels its first provincial title since the team featuring Steve Nash won in 1992.

A funding request by Goward House Society prompted the District of Saanich to re-examine how it doles out more than $500,000 in community grants. The Goward House Society president pointed out the $20,000 the society received as an annual operating grant is far below the $59,000 given to the Silver Thread Service’s Les Passmore Centre in 2014.

Saanich council unanimously passed a bylaw to allow public input at council meetings. The bylaw allows residents five minutes to speak on agenda items as well as monthly open forum sessions where anyone can speak for three minutes on any topic.

B.C.’s privacy watchdog ruled the district’s employee monitoring software violated privacy laws. “This is bigger than Saanich. It’s about personal privacy for employees, citizens and elected officials that goes beyond our borders,” said Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell, who first raised the concerns over the district’s use of spyware.

Members of the University of Victoria’s Student Society protested the board of governors proposal to raise on-campus residence fees by 13 per cent in September. There are about 2,300 single student beds at UVic.

Panorama Recreation Centre’s Arena B won the Kraft Hockeyville contest. The win provided $100,000 in arena improvements for Panorama as well as brought a Vancouver Canucks pre-season game to the South Island.

A Saanich man who died in a motor vehicle crash left his home to the Victoria Cool Aid Society. Carl Graham Young left his home at 3937 Grange Rd. to the society that aids Greater Victoria’s homeless population.

Saanich residents Jacki and Lawrie Smith were awarded the CFAX Santas Anonymous Volunteer of the Year Award. The couple has donated their time to the agency for the past 25 years.

The past-president of the Camosun Community Association said the organization would likely dissolve if no one steps up to fill key positions. The CCA, which covers the southerly pocket of Saanich around Royal Jubilee Hospital and north to Mt Tolmie, is one of 18 community associations in the district.

Two bodies were discovered inside a home that caught fire on Cordova Bay Road. Police later identified the deceased as Peter Khurana and Julie Cox, and ruled the incident a murder-suicide.


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The average Saanich homeowner was looking at a $94 increase in their property taxes after a 4.65 per cent tax hike was approved by council.

Camosun College announced it would expand its trades training enrolment by 370 full-time spaces in the fall thanks to new provincial funding.

The University of Victoria swung open the doors on a new era of athletics. The $77-million, 190,000 square-foot Centre for Athletics, Recreation and Special Abilities officially opened at the university.

The Velox Rugby Club played its final game in Gordon Head. The club, which started on a Lambrick Park farm in 1969 and moved to Gordon Head in 1987, will continue on at the Juan de Fuca Rec Centre in Colwood. The team ended its Saanich run on a high note as

the Velox Valkyries wan the B.C. Rugby Union premier women’s championship 36-12 over Burnaby Lake RFC.

Sanich’s Nic Renyard was named the top goalie in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. Renyard posted a 2.19 goals against average and 0.924 save percentage in 41 games with the Okotoks Oilers.

Former Saanich mayor Frank Leonard took over as chair and interim CEO of the Agricultural Land Commission.

A fire at a home near Prospect Lake caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. Hours later firefighters were called out to a separate fire on Inverness Road, estimated to have caused about $120,000 in damage.

Saanich’s Nathan Kuehne earned a gold medal of excellence at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. The Grade 11 Glenlyon Norfold School student was joined on the podium by Lambrick Park Grade 12 Austin Sawyer (bronze medal) and Gordon Head middle school Grade 8 Janet Dawson (silver).

Cloverdale Traditional elementary school students learned they would be spending the next year at Richmond elementary as their school undergoes seismic upgrading. The project was expected to cost $2.9 million.

More than 500 students at St. Michaels University School enjoyed a 30-minute Skype session with retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.


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Jillian McCue made her case for domestic goats to Saanich council. The 11-year-old Gordon Head middle school student outlined the benefits associated with the animals, earning a positive response from council which forwarded the matter to advisory committees.

Saanich council voted to move forward with a governance review that residents overwhelmingly supported in a November 2014 referendum. Saanich joined a number of other Capital Region municipalities in writing the minister of community, sport and cultural development requesting a study on amalgamation.

The Alberg family removed the cows from their controversial urban cattle feed lot on Mount Douglas Cross Road. Neighbours had been complaining of the smell of the operation for the past two years as the Alberg family was embroiled in a dispute with the District of Saanich to have the land rezoned to accommodate a 16-lot subdivision.

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Erinne Paisley’s prom dress – made from old math homework and scotch tape – went viral after her friends posted pictures of her at the Reynolds secondary graduation. The dress was later auctioned off for $1,150 to raise money for the Malala Fund, which provides secondary education to women.

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Neighbours rallied around a seven-year-old girl after the sudden death of her mother on a Saanich farmhouse. Phoenix Demski died from what was believed to be complications from asthma.

Ongoing vandalism continued to plague the Saanich Fusion FC clubhouse. A rock was thrown through the clubhouse window, just the latest incident in a string dating back 18 months.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARSHighlighting local events in Saanich throughout 2016

Oct. 9 – 37th annual GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon, half Marathon and 8km Road Race, and Thrifty Foods Kids Run Oct. 10 – Happy Thanksgiving TBD – Art of the Cocktail Oct. 30 – Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 31 – Happy Halloween. Watch your Saanich News for lots of seasonal events and activities

UVic Vikes host CIS Women’s Rugby ChampionshipNov. 6 – Daylight Savings Time ends, clocks fall back one hourNov. 7-11 – UVic Reading Break (three days) Nov. 11 – Remembrance Day ceremonies, Saanich Municipal Hall(TBD) Island Farms Santa Claus Parade Salmon Run at Goldstream Park, late NovemberNov. 27 – Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.

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Aug. 1 – B.C. DayAug. 7 – Cadboro Bay Festival at Gyro Park. Sand sculptors create giant sea creatures and other works of art.Aug. 10 – Summer Events at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.Ongoing – Music in the Park series brings live music to a di� erent park in Saanich each week during July and August. See saanichsunfest.ca for more information.Aug. 24 – Summer Events at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.Greek Fest, Greek Orthodox Church and Community Centre

Sept. 6 – Back to schoolSept. 29 – Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock o� cial jersey presentation day (various locations)Saanich Braves open the 2016/17 Vancouver Island Jr. B Hockey League seasonSept. 17 – Moon Festival Lantern Celebration at Gordon Head Recreation Centre and Lambrick ParkSept. 24 - Oct. 7, Tour de Rock – Cops for Cancer riders from across Vancouver Island head out on a 1,000-kilometre ride across the Island to raise funds for pediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes.Sept. 25 – Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.

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April 7 – Annual Gareth Rees rugby Boot Game between St. Michaels Blue Jaguars and Oak Bay Barbarians April 8 – ZZ Top at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre April 17 – Saanich Cycling Festival April 22 – A Touch of New Orleans by Spectrum Community High jazz bands, 7 p.m. 957 Burnside Rd. West.April 23-24 – Native Plant Sale at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

March 4-12 – Victoria Beer Week, Victoria Public Market and various venuesMarch 4-6 – UVic Vikes, Canada West basketball quarter� nals, TBDMarch 5 – Elk Lake Spring Rowing Regatta March 13 – Daylight Savings Time starts, clocks spring ahead one hourMarch 14-28 – Spring break youth camps, see Saanich & PISE calendars March 21-24 – Spring Break Events at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.March 26-27 – Fossil Fair as part of Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.March 27 – Happy Easter

May 7 - Seventh annual Island Savings Family Sport & Recreation Festival at PISEMay 8 – Happy Mother’s Day; Mother’s Day Concert at Playfair ParkMay 23 – Victoria Day May 26 – Mount Douglas secondary grad ceremonyMay 27 – Reynolds secondary grad ceremony May 29 – Bee Day as part of Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.

Feb. 8 – Chinese New YearFeb. 8 – Family Arts Festival at Cedar Hill Arts CentreFeb. 14 – Happy Valentine’s DayFeb. 16 – Pink Shirt Day Feb. 18-20 – Vancouver Island 3A Girls Basketball Championships at Claremont secondaryFeb. 19-21 – Victoria Boat Show at Pearkes Recreation CentreFeb. 25-27 – Vancouver Island 3A Boys Basketball Championships at St. Michaels University SchoolFeb. 28 – Raccoons are Wild as part of Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.

Jan. 1 – Happy New YearJan. 2-3 – Easter Seals Chip In For The Kids. Drop o� your Christmas tree at various locations throughout Saanich for a donation. Visit lionsbc.ca for locations. UVic Vikes tree chipping at Centennial Stadium.Jan. 14-16 – Victoria Police Basketball Tournament at St. Michaels University SchoolJan. 17 – Bridal Exhibition at Pearkes Recreation CentreJan. 23-24 – Victoria Health Show and Pearkes Recreation Centre.Jan. 31 – Duck Day as part of Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.

June 10 – Lambrick Park secondary grad ceremonyJune 12 – Victoria Ironman 70.3 at Elk Lake June 13-17 – UVic Spring Convocation June 19 – Happy Father’s DayJune 20 – Spectrum Community School grad ceremonyJune 23 – School’s out for SD 61June 26 – Swan Lake Sundays at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary from noon to 3 p.m.June 29 – Claremont secondary grad ceremony

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Habitat for Humanity began accepting donations for its new ReStore in Saanich. Habitat currently operates a ReStore in Langford, and the location at 3311H Oak St. was scheduled to open in August as another way to support housing for low-income families.

Arson was suspected as the cause of a blaze that levelled the Copley Park East playground at the 600 block of Vanalman Road. It was the

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The Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival celebrated 25 years with two favourite plays, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, both performed on an open-air stage at Camosun College’s Lansdowne campus.

The Swan Lake Christmas Hill boardwalk closed for the summer as work began to replace a section of the aging structure. The $320,000 project would replace about 90 feet of the floating section as well as an approach ramp and rectangular wharf.

Saanich Police issued a warning after several sightings of a cougar in the area of Rithets Bog conservation area.

Victoria Spirits announced it would be moving from its location on West Saanich Road to Sidney. A deal was finalized to transfer the ownership of Victoria Spirits to Sidney’s Marker Group following the retirement of the company’s original owners Bryan and Valerie Murray.

Saanich council launched a search for a new chief administrative officer. The announcement to replace interim CAO Andy Laidlaw was accompanied by a release disclosing that council was aware Laidlaw was the subject of a conflict of interest investigation when he left his former role with the District of Campbell River.

The provincial and federal governments committed to providing funding for a new interchange on the Trans-Canada Highway at McKenzie Avenue. The $85-million project is expected to be completed in 2018.

A federal boost of $2 million solidified the ongoing Camosun College and University of Victoria aerospace partnership, while enhancing innovation-focused initiatives. Camosun will use $1.5 million to create a testing integration lab to support manufacturing, while $527,000 was earmarked for the development, commercialization and certification of unmanned aerial vehicles through UVic’s Centre for Aerospace.

A Saanich man was charged with animal cruelty. B.C. SPCA constables removed 22 small-breed dogs from the home of Warren Rowley, saying the dogs were kept in substandard living conditions.

The Habitat Acquisiton Trust launched its new Urban Forest project in Greater Victoria. Canopy loss is a primary focus for the group, with the project’s goal being to help private landowners care for their trees.

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Saanich Police apprehended a 24-year-old man following a three-hour standoff at a home on Quadra Street. The man’s comment’s on social media raised concerns among family members, who advised police of the situation.

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Thousands came out to marvel at the sand sculptures during the annual Cadboro Bay Festival at Gyro Park.

Saanich’s Ryan Cochrane picked up a pair of bronze medals at the FINA Swimming World Championships. The 2012 Olympic silver medalist placed third in the both the 400-metre and 1,500m freestyle events.

British Columbia’s first Designer Shoe Warehouse set up shop in the Island Home Centre. The 20,000 square-foot store was expected to feature more than 22,000 pairs of designer shoes.

Saanich council approved a number of changes to a proposed seniors care facility on Gorge Road West. Changes were approved to the form, character and number of units for the proposed independent supportive living seniors residence which had been stalled for the past year.

The Friends of the Dominion Astrophysical Society launched a campaign to reopen The Centre of the Universe at the observatory atop Little Saanich Mountain. The visitors centre played host to frequent school field trips before being closed in 2013 due to federal budget cutbacks.

Public comments made on Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell’s Facebook page sparked controversy around the council table. Council asked Atwell to more closely monitor the comments made on his Facebook page after a number of inappropriate comments about district staff were observed.

Victoria council agreed to provide $112,000 towards the Cool Aid Housing Society’s new Cottage Grove development in Saanich. The $7.4-million project will provide 45 units for the homeless.

The University of Victoria unveiled the Lynda and Murray Farmer Walk of Excellence. The walkway showcases Vikes athletics photographs, historic memorabilia and success stories of Vikes athletes, coaches, supporters and builders.

A stretch of 56 trees along Barrie Road in Gordon Head were being removed and replaced by 52 new ones. The Norway spruce and maple trees selected for removal were suffering from decay and structural defects.

Saanich’s Caylin Rutherford was named first princess in the Miss Teen Canada Globe pageant.

A significant upgrade to the data centre at the University of Victoria will make it one of the largest in the country. The upgrade will bring UVic’s data centre storage up to 5.5 petabytes, about 5,500 times that of a typical home computer.

Local sand sculptors were at the Cadboro Bay Fest with some oceanic designs, including the centrepiece modelled after 2013 B-movie Sharknado.


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A citizens organization asked the District of Saanich to use birth control to maintain or reduce the local deer population. The Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society was proposing a pilot project to trap, vaccinate, tag and release 25 deer. The push for contraception follows the cull of 11 deer in Oak Bay.

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community get-togethers and teaching children about native plants.

The Robert L. Conconi Foundation announced it would match donations up to

$1 million to support the immunotherapy research program based at the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Deeley Research Centre in Saanich. Conconi, a cancer

survivor, is a Claremont secondary grad who worked at the former Bank of Montreal branch at Cook and Quadra in Saanich. The campaign raised $1.3 million in donations from around the province, with the family chipping in $2 million of their own.

A woman was sexually assaulted by a group of males on the University of Victoria campus. An unknown bystander came to the woman’s aid, breaking up the attack that took place in a wooded area near Parking Lot No. 1.

A family escaped injury after a truck careened down an embankment off of Ravine Way and crashed into a Nigel Avenue home. The single mother and her two children were asleep at the time of the crash.

Saanich residents packed council chambers to voice opposition to the Environmental Development Permit Area. The residents were concerned that the bylaw wasn’t being implemented evenly and was having a negative effect on property values.

The annual Tour de Rock rolled through Saanich on its way to a successful finish. The annual Cops for Cancer fundraiser saw riders from Saanich Police and other Vancouver Island police departments complete the 1,100-kilometre trek to raise $1.3 million for paediatric cancer research and support programs.

The Victoria Liberal candidate withdrew from the federal election campaign. Cheryl Thomas dropped out of the race after controversial Facebook comments came to light.


Biologist Dave Clough, left, leads a rebuild of Mount Douglas Creek in Mount Douglas Park.

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Organizers at the University of Victoria’s Student Society were disappointed local Conservative candidates were not taking part in their all-candidates debates. All 12 of the Green, Liberal and NDP candidates in the South Island agreed to participate in the debates.

A citizens organization asked the District of Saanich to use birth control to maintain or reduce the local deer population. The Urban Wildlife Stewardship Society was proposing a pilot project to trap, vaccinate, tag and release 25 deer. The push for contraception follows the cull of 11 deer in Oak Bay.

Volunteers completed work on an Outdoor Learning Centre at Lochside elementary school. The multi-purpose facility can be used for guest presentations, outdoor activities, music performances,

community get-togethers and teaching children about native plants.

The Robert L. Conconi Foundation announced it would match donations up to

$1 million to support the immunotherapy research program based at the B.C. Cancer Agency’s Deeley Research Centre in Saanich. Conconi, a cancer

survivor, is a Claremont secondary grad who worked at the former Bank of Montreal branch at Cook and Quadra in Saanich. The campaign raised $1.3 million in donations from around the province, with the family chipping in $2 million of their own.

A woman was sexually assaulted by a group of males on the University of Victoria campus. An unknown bystander came to the woman’s aid, breaking up the attack that took place in a wooded area near Parking Lot No. 1.

A family escaped injury after a truck careened down an embankment off of Ravine Way and crashed into a Nigel Avenue home. The single mother and her two children were asleep at the time of the crash.

Saanich residents packed council chambers to voice opposition to the Environmental Development Permit Area. The residents were concerned that the bylaw wasn’t being implemented evenly and was having a negative effect on property values.

The annual Tour de Rock rolled through Saanich on its way to a successful finish. The annual Cops for Cancer fundraiser saw riders from Saanich Police and other Vancouver Island police departments complete the 1,100-kilometre trek to raise $1.3 million for paediatric cancer research and support programs.

The Victoria Liberal candidate withdrew from the federal election campaign. Cheryl Thomas dropped out of the race after controversial Facebook comments came to light.


Biologist Dave Clough, left, leads a rebuild of Mount Douglas Creek in Mount Douglas Park.

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Officials from Saanich parks and recreation were on hand at Cedar Hill Golf Course to unveil a new sport. The course opened up for registrations to foot golf, a sport gaining in popularity where participants try to kick a soccer ball into an oversized hole.

The Capital Regional District moved ahead with an aggressive approach to restore the water quality of Elk and Beaver lakes. A co-ordinator was hired to oversee watershed management of the two lakes and the CRD approved the purchase of a $200,000 aquatic weed harvester.

Saanich council took the first steps towards the creation of a 13-person Governance Review Citizen Advisory Committee. The committee will spend a year meeting with residents, stakeholder groups, Saanich staff, CRD and other municipalities.

A group of Saanich residents staged rallies and petitioned council to reopen Glendenning Road to parking in the area of Mount Douglas Park. Residents were upset with the lack of access to the park since the restrictions took effect in the summer.

Saanich council began examining options for the Shelbourne Valley Action Plan. Two options were presented

to bring improvements to the narrow four-lane street, with cycling tracks a priority in both plans that cost $9.9 million and $10.8 million respectively.

Local wrestling legend Ed Ashmorre was inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Ashmore, 81, still leads district wrestling team training twice a week at Cedar Hill middle school.

Voters in Saanich-Gulf Islands sent Green Party leader Elizabeth May back to Ottawa. NDP MPs Murray Rankin (Victoria) and Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke) were also re-elected as Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were swept into a majority government.

The Camosun Chargers won the men’s Canadian

Collegiate golf championship. The Chargers – comprised of Brady Stead, Jeff Riches, Mac Keats, Grant Maskiewich and Matt Matheson – advanced to the nationals with a win at the Pacific Western Athletic Association golf tournament.

A new housing project was introduced that would provide a 42-unit affordable housing development to Saanich. Rosalie’s Village is expected to open on West Saanich Road in September 2016, providing an affordable home to single mothers and vulnerable women.

The UVic Vikes won their first-ever Canada West women’s rugby championship. The Vikes defeated the Lethbridge Pronghorns 50-17 in the final in Edmonton.


Victoria NDP MP Murray Rankin and wife Linda Hannah are greeted by supporters following his election victory.

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LOST AND FOUND

LOST! Black, short haired cat named Finnegan. Green eyes, no collar. Last seen on Darwin Avenue near Savannah. We miss him terribly - please con-tact us: [email protected] or 250-812-5175

LOST ROUND hoop ear ring, inscribed by Roberto Coin. Re-ward! Sentimental value. If found please call (250)656-6256.

TRAVEL

TIMESHARE

CANCEL YOUR timeshare. No risk program stop mort-gage & maintenance pay-ments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consul-tation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

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JOB Search Program Work-Link is offering a Job Search program for eligible Non EI adults living in Westshore, Sooke and Greater Victoria areas(except Sidney); 4 wk in class program with work expe-rience option. Starts Jan 11th. Call 250-474-2598.

HELP WANTED

ELK LAKE NURSERY in Saanich, requires

seasonal nursery staff. March - August, F/T,

8 hrs/day, weekend and some evening work

required. Working with bedding plants which

require lifting, planting, etc $11/hour. Fax resume to:

[email protected]

FIELD REP WANTEDCanada’s Largest Independently owned news-paper group is currently looking for a Field Rep for its Sidney location.REQUIREMENTS:• 40 hrs per month • delivery of newspapers

and hiring carriers.Please call (250)480-3208 or email: [email protected]

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VICTORIA, BCV8W 4E4

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MIND BODY & SPIRIT

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

KENWOOD EXCELON KFC-X693 6X9 300 Watt 3-way car speakers. Brand new, , never opened, save $100+. $120. Call Chris 250-595-0370,[email protected]

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PARKING SPACE near Lans-downe Camosun College. 3 min. walk to campus. Only $75/mo. Save $55/mo (or more for long-term). Chris, 250-595-0370.

SUITES, LOWER

TILLICUM. 2-BDRM bsmnt suite. N/S, N/P. $1000. inclds utilities. Call (778)265-2975.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO SERVICES

FREE REMOVAL of all vehi-cles, cash paid for some. Any condition. Call (250)889-5383

CARS

2009 PONTIAC Vibe- charcoal grey, black interior, 4cylinder auto, A/C, cruise, P/W, extra options. 52,353km, exc cond. $10,200. (250)580-4104.

MOTORCYCLES

2008 HONDA Motorcycle, 919 (red). Only 22,000 km. Just serviced. No drops. $4,900. Call (250)361-0052.

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The province celebrated the completion of seismic upgrades to Tillicum elementary school. The $2.6 million project added a seismic steel beam support system, concrete shear walls and steel restraint beams to the 98-year-old school.

Saanich’s planning department initiated a review to identify areas of the application process for building development permits that could be expedited. The goal of the review is to find inefficiencies, with an interim report expected to come before council in the new year.

Greater Victoria home sales were up 21.9 per cent from 2014. The 7,257 properties sold in the first 10 months of the year already surpassed the 2014 totals of 6,698. The average price of a single family home jumped to $637,853, up from $594,282 in 2014.

A Saanich property owner began removing 4,900 trees from his 12-hectare property on Watkiss Way. Allen Vanderkerkhove received a permit to remove the trees from his property, which is primarily located within the Agricultural Land Reserve, to make room for the farming of hay.

High winds caused three boats to wash ashore in

Cadboro Bay. The incident led to a minor fuel spill as well as a few dozen hypodermic needles washing onto the beach, resulting in the district closing the beach for several days.

Hundreds had to be turned away after a town hall meeting on Saanich’s Environmental Development Permit Area drew a capacity crowd to the Garth Homer Centre auditorium. The full house prompted the district to arrange for another town hall meeting for the controversial bylaw.

Saanich announced the hiring of Paul Thorkelsson as the new chief administrative officer. Thorkelsson, who worked as

CAO with the Regional District of Nanaimo, was scheduled to begin his new position Jan. 4.

Cordova Bay residents were upset with low-flying aircraft in the area of Worthington Road. The residents submitted a petition to council about the Vancouver and Victoria harbour-bound aircraft that had been flying too close over their homes.

A Saanich woman introduced a service to supply chickens to Saanich residents. Rent the Chicken offers a six-month rental of chickens to people who want farm-fresh eggs without the commitment of full-time chicken ownership.

Cadboro Bay resident Ian Hinkle took it upon himself to clean up a minor fuel spill from a washed-up boat on the beach about 200 metres west of Gyro Park.

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Saanich’s municipal hall marked a half century of service to the community. A birthday celebration was held for the hall, designed in the “brutalist” fashion by architect Peter Blewett.

St. George’s Church was raising funds to help with its efforts to sponsor a Syrian refugee family and bring them to Victoria in the spring of 2016. The University of Victoria’s History Refugee Committee was also raising funds to support a family of five from Turkey they are hoping to bring to the area.

Saanich Police displayed the more than $100,000 in stolen property that was seized from a home on the Pat Bay Highway.

A Gordon Head home suffered structural damage after a vehicle crashed through two fences and struck the house on Kenmore Road. Police later identified a pair of teenage Victoria girls, neither of whom had a driver’s licence, for being responsible for the crash.

The Mount Douglas Rams knocked off the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 34-17 to win the B.C. high school football AAA championship. It was the fourth provincial title the Rams have won in the past five years.

A 55-foot boat washed ashore on Cadboro Bay beach during a heavy windstorm. Cyril Manuel, who lived aboard the boat, said he wasn’t sure how he would be able to remove the boat from the beach.

Andrew Weaver was acclaimed leader of the B.C. Green Party. The Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA was the only person seeking the party’s nomination.

Saanich council gave final approval for the rezoning of the Alberg family cattle farm. The family had been fighting with the district for years to subdivide the 1.6-hectare property into a 16-lot subdivision.

Saanich’s Ryan Cochrane was named Canada’s male swimmer of the year. It was the eighth straight year the award has been presented to the 27-year-old two-time Olympic medalist.

Habitat for Humanity was wrapping up work on its four-unit townhouse project on Cedar Hill Cross Road. Habitat is supplying interest-free mortgages to four families who will be moving into their new homes in the new year.

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