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Simply purrfectMy Resare tries a cat look at the Venetian Mask stall while shopping with Jason Sims at the Downtown Sunday Market in Bastion Square. The market offers food, jewelry, entertainment and local art and crafts.

Vic West may shift to new riding Proposed riding boundary change raises eyebrows

Roszan HolmenNews staff

If proposed changes to federal elec-toral districts proceed, MP Denise Savoie will not live in her own riding.

She, along with all other residents of

Victoria West, will be carved off into a new riding comprising Esquimalt and much of the West Shore.

Unfortunately, the proposed boundaries do not reflect the geo-graphic realities of southern Vancou-ver Island, Savoie wrote in a prepared statement. (They) are drawn in a way that will divide communities.

The Esquimalt-Colwood riding would include Esquimalt, Highlands and View Royal, and portions of Vic-toria, Langford, Colwood and Saanich.

Whereas up until now, all these com-munities belonged to the same riding as much as possible, they are being divided in an almost haphazard way.

Victoria city council is also con-cerned. On Thursday it passed a motion by Coun. Lisa Helps, Vic West liaison, that Mayor Dean Fortin make a submission on behalf of the city dur-ing an upcoming public hearing.

Daniel PalmerNews staff

The Capital Regional District should request an exemp-tion to new federal regulations that require it to build a sew-age treatment system, says an opponent of the project.

The Association for Responsible and Environmentally Sustainable Sewage Treatment (ARESST) believes the cur-rent system of pumping screened sewage into the Strait of Juan de Fuca is safe and effective.

The group held a press conference at Clover Point on Monday and called on the CRD to refuse to begin construc-tion unless an environmental impact assessment can prove the current system is causing harm.

What annoys scientists is when people pretend to be doing things for scientific reasons when theyre not, said prof. Chris Garrett of the University of Victorias Earth and Ocean Sciences Department.

The federal governments Wastewater Systems Efflu-ent Regulations were announced last week and require all municipalities to meet a threshold for sewage treatment. They estimate 25 per cent of municipalities across the coun-try will require sewage treatment upgrades to comply.

Former federal environment minister David Anderson said the regulations are too broad and need to be adjusted for regions like Greater Victoria that treat their sewage by alternative means. If the federal government decided to have the same snow-removal requirements for Victoria as in Quebec, we would call that ridiculous, he said.

But CRD board chair Geoff Young said the regulations are here to stay and the region has no plans to apply for an exemption. Any delay could also risk losing the combined $500-million promised from higher levels of government for the project, he said.

It is very clear through new regulations that the dis-charge of raw sewage is not going to be something that the governments are prepared to accept.

dpalmer@vicnews.com

Treatment foes go on offensive against project Group calling for science-based decision-making launches salvo

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Erin McCrackenNews staff

With a tired smile, Melissa Whitney watches her eldest son play in the front yard.Look mom, Im opening the door, Keegan, 5, calls gleefully to her, twisting the handle of the front door lying on the front lawn.

Movers arrived at the breakfast hour, first removing the door from the Whitney family home in the Work Point military housing community in Esquimalt, before beginning the day-long job of loading boxes of personal belongings, beds and appliances onto a nearby moving truck.

Another moving truck is parked farther down the street, a telltale sign that military posting season which heats up across Canada every summer is in full swing at CFB Esquimalt.

Melissas husband, Master Cpl. Rob Whitney, is one of 14,300 Canadian Forces members, including about 1,150 from CFB Esquimalt, who will continue with their careers at another base, at home or abroad, this fiscal year.

The Whitneys are headed to CFB Suffield, near Medicine Hat, Alta., after a five-year posting to CFB Esquimalt, where Rob worked as a land communications and information systems technician.

Robs third posting allows Melissa and their sons, Keegan, and Luka, 3, to move closer to family.

Change is always good, says Melissa, the daughter of a British army medic father who spent much of his career on the move. I dont understand how people can be in the same house, in the same town for years and years and years. I crave change.

Many military members view their career more as a lifestyle than just a source of income. Part of working for the Canadian military often means relocating for training purposes or filling positions left vacant by members who have been promoted to the next rank, or who are retiring or leaving the military.

The whole focus of the military is having the right member in the right position at the right time, says Chief Warrant Officer Cate Gaudet, who works within CFB Esquimalts administration branch, which includes the base orderly room where the files of posted members are managed. Each position has very specific requirements.

That means big change for families.To help, the Esquimalt Military Family

Resource Centre (MFRC) launched an e-tool in February called Navigating Your Move. It offers a detailed, step-by-step explanation of what to expect during a move, possible challenges and a relocation checklist, among other links.

Its set up like a road map, so its like your journey through your move, from the time you get your posting message to the time you unpack your house in the new location, says Colleen Cahoon, co-ordinator of FamilyNavigator.ca, the

website that hosts the e-tool.The website was launched by the

Esquimalt MFRC seven years ago and today provides a list of services offered near or at each Canadian base, from housing, medical care and eldercare to special needs, child care and education.

The problem for military families is that there isnt consistency (in available services) from province to province, Cahoon says. Each family is different and they each have different needs once they get to the new place.

Like many military spouses, Jennifer Campbell faced her move by first walking in to her MFRC in Greenwood, N.S. for an information package on CFB Esquimalt. She also went there for resources on how to help her shy daughter with the change ahead.

Jennifers husband, Cpl. Troy Campbell, is an air force firefighter who has been posted from CFB Greenwood to a ship at the West Coast naval base. The couple, their seven-year-old son, Michael, and daughter Belle, 4, are crossing Canada to begin their new life at the Belmont Park military family housing community in Colwood.

It helped us check off some things on our list, Jennifer says of using MFRC services. For me as a wife and a mother of two small kids, I want to know where the school is, where the hospital is.

When the couple came here on their house-hunting trip in June, they made sure to visit the MFRC in Colwood.

We stopped in to get information on a list of doctors and dentists, because I guess doctors are like a gold mine to find, says Jennifer, who had never travelled west of Ontario before her house-hunting trip. I like that they

had the 24-hour (info) phone line ... especially now going without any family around.

Staff at 32 MFRCs across Canada play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life for families, arming them with information that can help them settle in their new city, among other services.

Its that whole starting over each time you move. Its hard for everybody, says Mary Lou Climenhaga, the Esquimalt MFRCs community integration and information and referral co-ordinator.

Despite the unknowns the Campbells had to navigate before leaving Greenwood, they remain excited about the future and life in Greater Victoria for the most part.

We cant wait to get there. Its just absolutely gorgeous, Jennifer says. The only sad part is leaving family.

For Master Cpl. Whitney, postings are about much more than a career opportunity, and saying goodbye.

Its the mentality of Oh, Ill see you down the road, he says. Technically, the militarys a small city, so Ill run into people five, 10 years from now that Ill still be good friends with.

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Moving time14,300 military members are being posted this fiscal year. The News sheds light on families moving to and from CFB Esquimalt this summer

Erin McCracken/News staff

Master Cpl. Rob Whitney, his wife, Melissa, and their sons Luka, 3, and Keegan, 5, wait on the front lawn of their military home in Esquimalt on moving day. Whitney moved his family from CFB Esquimalt to CFB Suffield in Alberta last month.

During military posting season,

Military Family Resource Centre

staff regularly receive requests for information,

referrals and support from families on the

move. Esquimalt MFRC staff Mary Lou Climenhaga, left, and Colleen

Cahoon, who have been through

postings themselves, provide tools and

information to posted families.

Erin McCracken/News staff

By the numbersAverage annual number of geographical

moves within the Canadian Forces in the past three years: 13,000

Number of geographical moves planned for 2012-13 fiscal year: 14,300

Department of National Defence national posting budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year (for moves and related expenses): $290 million

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Would the name of the City of Victoria be on the table if the price was right?

Coun. Ben Isitt raised the question Thursday to push the boundaries during a debate about a proposed naming-rights policy. Would a tree be eligible as a city asset? he pushed further. Would the leaves on a tree be eligible?

Mayor Dean Fortin, however, lost patience with the trajectory. I believe youre being extremely rhetorical, he cut in.

Moving forward with the draft policy won a majority vote during Thursdays governance and priorities meeting.

But by Friday, that commitment was doubtful. Council approved the citys top 16 priorities to guide their three-year term, but naming rights didnt make the cut. What that means for the future of the naming-rights policy is yet to be seen.

That will be a discussion thats upcoming, said Coun. Shellie Gudgeon. We have gone through a democratic exercise in identifying our priorities. To start shifting our minds at this point its interesting.

If council votes to pursue a naming-rights policy, it will proceed to a full-public consultation before being adopted.

The assets most likely to attract sponsorship include

the conference centre, the Crystal Pool and bridges.

Coun. Pam Madoff wondered how much a corporate naming right is worth to the city.

As an example, she pointed to the University of British Columbia, where

corporations must pay one-third of the cost of a building to have their name on it.

Coun. Lisa Helps said thats the appropriate scale to look at.

If someone wanted to name the Johnson Street Bridge, theyd have to pay

a minimum of $31 million, she said. Thats an interesting proposition.

If it happens, public consultation would be held in conjunction with the citys public budget meetings scheduled for this fall.rholmen@vicnews.com

Public hearing on city document to continue July 30

Roszan HolmenNews staff

Development opportunities on the waterfront have taken a back seat to public realm enhancements in Victorias draft Official Community Plan.

City council debated that wording change and others dur-ing a four-hour debate last week. Based on feedback received at a public hearing June 27, coun-cillors brought forward small, but significant tweaks to the 258-page document.

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Council voted for a compro-mise: to enhance the public realm on city-owned waterfront land and to complete the Har-bour Pathway in partnership with development, where appro-priate.

Were taking the for sale signs off those lots, Isitt said.

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One thing we heard consis-tently (was that) people wanted us to focus on urban centres, Mayor Dean Fortin said.

Not everybody is going to agree with that. But that was really clear.

Other amendments clarified that a new central library needs to be located in the downtown.

By 11:25 p.m., the debates were still ongoing, requiring the meeting to be adjourned.

Part two of the meeting to pass third reading of the OCP is scheduled for July 30.

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Time is running out to leave a lasting mark on the next 100 years of Esquimalts history.

The Memorial Walkway Project will replace the existing asphalt path at Memorial Park with 17,000 engraved bricks, inscribed with the names of families and businesses that have helped shape the townships heritage.

What were trying to do is capture the fab-ric of Esquimalt over the last 100 years, says Bruce Devitt, co-chair of the Esquimalt Cen-tennial Committee.

Devitt wants the walkway to pay hom-age to the centennial motto: Honouring our past, celebrating our present, imagining our future.

The committee hopes to have 600 bricks

claimed by Aug. 10, the last day to guarantee installation by the end of the year. Inscrip-tions cost $100 for a four-by-eight-inch brick or $200 for an eight-by-eight brick.

Were at 455 (bricks) right now, he says. Some of the older families have actually cre-ated a family tree going back as much as ve generations. For me, its quite exciting that people are doing this.

Sherri Robinson is part of that ve-genera-tion Esquimalt family.

Its actually seven generations for my granddaughter, she says.

Robinsons great-great-grandparents, James William and Elizabeth Bland, arrived in 1859 and established a halfway house at what is now the Esquimalt Inn. Although her rela-tives have gravesites at Ross Bay cemetery, the walkway provides an opportunity to put her entire family history in one place.

I like to think of it as a memory walk with-in our memorial park, she says.

The committee plans to respect the parks cenotaph by leaving the immediate surround-ing bricks unmarked, and by reserving closer bricks for military engravings, which will be organized chronologically as the path pro-gresses.

Hopefully, its like a time capsule it will go into the future and leave a record for the next hundred years, Devitt said.

Construction will begin sometime in Sep-tember, with the rst phase of the walkway scheduled for completion by Thanksgiving Day weekend.

To purchase a brick, visit the townships website at esquimalt.ca or pick up an applica-tion form at the municipal hall or Esquimalt Recreation Centre.

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A walk down memory lane in EsquimaltMemorial Walkway Project provides opportunity to be part of history

Bruce Devitt, vice-chair of the Esquimalt Centennial Committee, is hoping more residents will step forward to purchase a space on the new Centennial Memorial Walkway at Memorial Park. The deadline to purchase a brick is Aug. 10.

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Fridays Esquimalt Walking Group offers free social, community walks leaving from the rec centre foyer at 10 a.m. year-round, rain or shine.

Weekdays to Aug. 24 (excl. Aug. 6) Guided bus tours of CFB Esquimalt, 11 a.m. from Museum Square. Valid photo ID is required except for children under 12 with an adult. FMI: 250-363-2595.

Saturdays to Aug. 25 Walking tours of CFB Esquimalt, 11 a.m. at the Main Gate of HMCS Dockyard (at the end of Esquimalt Road.) Valid photo ID is required except for children under 12 with an adult. FMI: 250-363-2595.

July 31 Artist Andrea Soos: Strange but

True for Tweens, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Unleash the strange and wonderful by learning the basics of drawing and watercolour painting. For ages 10 to 12. Register at 250-414-7198. Aug. 11 Pacific Mobile Depots Community Recycling, 9 a.m. to noon at the Archie Browning Sports Centre rear parking lot. Drop-off fees apply. FMI: 250-893-3851 or www.pacificmobiledepots.com

Aug. 12 Esquimalt Arts Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the English Inn and Resort, 429 Lampson Street.

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Aug. 17 Blue Bridge Comedy Festivals Gala Show at the Archie Browning Sports Centre, hosted by Brent Butt. FMI: www.bluebridgecomedyfestival.com

Aug. 18 & 19 Summer Flower and Arts Festival, 12 to 4 p.m. at St Pauls Historic Naval & Garrison Church in the Anglican Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul, 1379 Esquimalt Rd. Floral displays and music in the church. Afternoon tea ($10) from 1 to 3 p.m. FMI: www.stpeterandpaul.ca

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Esquimalt will enjoy a month of special arts and entertainment events this August.

First, the Esquimalt Arts Festival will ll the grounds of the English Inn and Resort Aug. 12. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., painters, pho-tographers, musicians, carvers and other lo-cal artists will display and demonstrate their talents on the grounds of the historic inn. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.esquimalt.ca

The arts are also the star at the Summer Flower and Arts Festival. Celebrating Es-quimalts Centennial, the event lls St. Pauls Historic Naval & Garrison Church Aug. 18 and 19 from 12 to 4 p.m. Enjoy oral displays and music, plus a display and sale of work by local artists and afternoon tea ($10)served from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, visit www.stpeterandpaul.ca

Esquimalt will also play host to the Blue

Bridge Comedy Festivals Gala Show at the Archie Browning Sports Centre Aug. 17.

Hosted by Brent Butt, of Corner Gas fame, the gala features the best acts of the festival all in one show, including appearances by Marc Maron, Nikki Payne, Damonde Tschritter, Rob Pue, Paul Myrehaug and others.

Tickets are available from the McPherson Box Of ce at 250-386-6121 or from the Es-quimalt Rec Centre at 250-412-8511 or in person at 527 Fraser St. For details see www.bluebridgecomedyfestival.com

Come Aug. 28, Esquimalts Bullen Park will welcome rock & roll icon Joe Walsh.

100.3 The Q FM presents the member of The Eagles Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees as part of his Analog Man tour, in support of his new solo album. Walsh re-cently performed at the 2012 Grammys with Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl and at the 2012 MusiCares event.

Gates at Bullen Park open at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. outdoor concert. Tickets are

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August 28 Joe Walsh with special guest in Bullen Park September 1 Township of Esquimalt Date of Incor-porationSeptember 8 Esquimalt Centennial Community Celebration at Esquimalt Gorge Park

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Community CelebrationWere turning 100 and what better place to celebrate than at Esquimalt Gorge Park.

What: Esquimalt 100 Community Celebration at the Gorge

Where: Esquimalt Gorge Park

When: Saturday, September 8th, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Enjoy live music on Centennial Stage and the Garden Stage.

Visit the Centennial Plaza to experience all that our community has to offer tasty food, informative displays & more.

Take a free 45-minute historical walking tour of Gorge Park, recalling festivities of a century ago, with author Dennis Minaker.

Take a ride on the waterway in a voyageur canoe, courtesy of the Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club.

Have a ball in the Kids Zone! Take aim at the remans dunk tank. Wander through the revitalized Japanese Gar-

den, one of the oldest such gardens in North America.

See a display of Victoria Fire Departments 1899 Steamer, used for re ghting in 1912!

Enjoy the refreshments garden, hosted by Spinnakers Brew Pub.

There will be no parking on site during the cel-ebration. Plan to walk, take the bus, or ride your bike to the park (a bike check will be available). Shuttle service will be provided between Archie Browning Sports Centre and the park entrance.

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Straddling my bike at the base of Mount Washington, I look high in the sky and squint in an attempt to see the ski lodge at the top. No success.

I know the lodge is 19 kilometres away all uphill from where I stand, and the only way Im getting there is by pedalling the whole way.

I also know that Im moments away from beginning the hardest physical challenge Ive ever undertaken. Im surprisingly calm.

On a cold Sunday in early March of this year, I stood straddling my bike in the parking lot behind the Saanich police department nervous as hell surrounded by a group of complete strangers.

It was our first-ever Tour de Rock training ride. It had haunted me for weeks leading up to it. I hadnt been on a bike in any real capacity in seven years, so I was pretty doubtful of my abilities on two wheels and rightfully so.

Our first ride was a slow trek along the very flat Lochside Trail to Matticks Farm and back. It wasnt exhausting, but it surely wasnt a piece of cake.

Now here I am on July 15, less than five months later, standing at the bottom of one of Vancouver Islands highest hills, and Im ready to conquer it. It helps that my team

is with me, and each one of them is about to tackle the same challenge.

Its just a bike ride. Its just a bike ride, I repeat in my head.

Ive thought that phrase hundreds of times since March any time I get fatigued during a ride because I know that my uphill battle on a bike is nothing compared to a childs battle with cancer treatment.

My motivation for riding through struggles, and pushing hard each time I get on my bike is the people Im riding to support.

Even though the actual Tour hasnt officially started that runs Sept. 22 to Oct. 5 the team has had the opportunity to meet children who have gone through cancer treatment. These kids some as young as two years old epitomize the words strength, bravery and fortitude.

Theyve spent their short lives undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, getting pricked by needles countless times a day, and not getting to live a carefree childhood.

These kids are my motivation and my inspiration to fight through burning leg muscles and a sore back, and pelting rain and howling wind, to bike 1,000-plus kilometres down Vancouver Island.

But right now, even before my 17

teammates and I head out on Tour, Mount Washington stands in our way.

Its been said by many past riders that you dont remember much of the riding youll remember the community stops, the children you hug, the stories you hear and the emotions of it all, but not the biking.

I made it to the top of Mount Washington on July 15 with my team and we were all elated but I barely remember the ride.

Whats stayed with me, instead, were the emotions I felt.

I remember a few periodic moments of dread, when I looked up the road and saw steep, endless asphalt. And I remember the pride I felt the smile plastered to my face when I pulled in to the ski lodge, sweaty and panting, after conquering Mount Washington.

Those emotion-filled memories, on both ends of the spectrum, are what I will take away from my experience as a Tour de Rock rider it wont be the Vancouver Island scenery or the six-hour rides along rolling Island roads.

At the end of the day, Im riding for the kids and families dealing with pediatric cancer theyre the fighters. All Im doing is riding a bike.

Kyle Slavin is a reporter for the Saanich News and a member of the 2012 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team. To support his fundraising efforts, visit is.gd/TourdeRock.

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Treatment foes must hound CRD

In 2007, the News had a discussion with a broad-based, highly placed group of scientists from the University of Victoria.

Focused only partly on the price tag of the Capital Regional Districts proposed sewage treatment system, they said the net benefit to the local marine environment of pumping treated sewage into the ocean, rather than screened raw sewage, would be minimal. Other more pressing problems, such as the loss of marine habitat due to development and the impact of invasive, non-native species not to mention the effect of polluted stormwater should take financial precedence, they said.

We believed them then and still find their arguments, and those of anti-treatment group ARREST, led by ex-Colwood mayor John Bergbusch and former medical health officer Dr. Shaun Peck, compelling.

While the CRD held open houses outlining a range of strategies for heeding the provincial mandate to treat the regions sewage, there was virtually no public consultation around the actual decision to treat or not treat our effluent.

That is problematic. But with federal regulations stipulating wastewater treatment now in place, an extra set of regulatory eyes are watching how the CRD proceeds on this matter.

If, as former Victoria MP and environment minister David Anderson implied Monday at an ARESST press conference at Clover Point, the opportunity remains for the region to lobby for an exemption to the federal rules, based on a lack of scientific evidence supporting the benefits of secondary treatment, that needs to be determined as quickly as possible.

But for the feds to make a funding announcement for the CRD project in the high-profile manner seen last week, its clear theyve made up their mind on this issue.

The Stephen Harper Conservatives are not in the habit of leaving much to chance when it comes to their public image. Pulling an about-face now, especially after coming out with new federal regulations so soon afterward, would make them look pretty foolish.

The role of the treatment opponents should now shift to keeping the CRDs feet to the fire and ensuring hundreds of millions of dollars of tax money are spent wisely.

Kyle SlavinOn Tour

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Andersons argumenton sewage hits mark

Re: Money for treatment plant not in bank yet (Opinion, July 20)

David Andersons logical and concise opposition to the Capital Regional Districts proposed wastewater treatment plans is weakened by his negative comments regarding federal funding assistance.

Yes, some regional activists perceive the current CRD sewage system to be inadequate. No, that does not warrant the province receiving an increased and disproportionate share of forthcoming national infrastructure funding.

Based on the reported findings of a multi-disciplinary team of 10 from the University of Victoria and the work by six current and former public health officers, Anderson emphasizes that there are neither environmental needs nor health benefits to be realized with the CRDs proposed sewage plan. This lack of a verified requirement must be a determining factor, and confirms there is no justification for a new sewage system that will cost every household in the CRD hundreds of dollars every year.

Over what are now years of discussing sewage options, weve been subjected to the media-focused hijinks of Mr. Floatie. That this brown-costumed individual impersonating excrement may have influenced public opinion is unfortunate. That Mr. Floatie may have had a greater influence than our local scientists and technical experts is sad commentary on our collective judgement.

The final decision on the CRD sewage proposal is a political decision. Its time to convince our elected representatives of the error of their ways. Media noise is not general consensus, and in this matter our UVic scientists and public health officers should be trusted.

The proposed CRD sewage extravaganza must be stopped.

Ron JohnsonSaanich

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I hope local tourism officials take full advantage of the opportunity provided by the Great Sewage Treatment Boondoggle. I suggest setting up a giant toilet along the Pat Bay Highway, with a large mechanical hand constantly flushing hundred-dollar bills down it.

There should also be a big sign reading, Welcome to Victoria: the Boondoggle Capital of Canada. In addition to our Great Sewage Treatment Boondoggle, be sure to check out our Colossal Johnson Street Bridge Boondoggle and our plans for the Humongous Light Rapid Transit Boondoggle.

Gordon PollardVictoria

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Re: Victoria braces for the big flush (Our View, July 18)

It is no secret that the cost of sewage is going to increase by a significant amount in the near future. Perhaps it is more of a secret, or certainly lack of awareness, just how much water, garbage and sewage costs have increased

in recent years.My personal bills from

the city show alarming increases, even before the proposed new system. I feel very uneasy that no one person or group in our local government has even a reasonable idea of the cumulative cost of sewage, the bridge and other major capital expenditure projects on the horizon, and that we will find out after the money has been spent.

The resulting taxes and fees will make Victoria too expensive for residents and businesses. Any movement from Victoria to less expensive jurisdictions in outlying areas will only exacerbate the problem.

James McMillanVictoria

TB treatment fundinggood value for dollar

In times of austerity, difficult choices must be made, and it is hoped that political leaders will base those decisions on sound information and evidence.

But as the recent death of evidence protests indicate, the Conservatives in Ottawa have a poor record in making prudent fiscal choices.

The latest such failure is the Canadian International Development Agencys intended 33-per-cent cut

to tuberculosis treatment funding, in the face of an overall nine per cent budget cut. A lot of debate occurs as to where health funding should go, but public health experts agree TB is not one of them. Tuberculosis is easy and inexpensive to treat, with extremely high success rates.

And the social and economic consequences of cutting back on TB treatment funding are enormous. There are many global hotspots where HIV is treated at a cost approaching $1,000 a year per person, and yet one-quarter of those treated individuals will die of TB, which only costs $20 to treat.

Additionally, inconsistent TB funding has resulted in drug-resistant TB taking hold. It has even been detected in Canada. As SARS taught us, there are no borders to infectious disease.

While the loss of CIDA funding is itself hard to justify given Canadas enviable economic position in the world, directing a disproportionate amount of this loss on one of the worlds most successful health programs is unjustifiable.

If these cuts continue as planned, this time the death of evidence will result in countless real deaths throughout the world.

Nathaniel PooleVictoria

LETTERSCRDs position on treatment clarified

The Core Area Wastewater Treatment Project will bring the Capital Regional District into compliance with two sets of legislation which apply to wastewater discharges: the B.C. municipal sewage regulation under the Environmental Management Act, and the federal wastewater system effluent regulations under the Fisheries Act.

Without moving forward with the Core Area Wastewater Treatment Project, the CRD would not be in compliance with the new standards, and would face penalties, including fines.

To be in compliance with both the provincial directives and federal regulations concerning the discharge of wastewater effluent, the CRD is required to have secondary sewage treatment in place by 2020.

The new facilities will be designed to meet these requirements and will be a significant benefit to the residents of the region and our receiving marine environment.

The CRD has a commitment to meet regulations. We are fortunate to have a funding commitment from our provincial and federal

government partners. Many other communities are now wondering how they will fund treatment projects to comply with the new federal standards.

The CRD and the core area municipalities of Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria and View Royal have been working on the cost allocation for the wastewater treatment program for the last two years, to arrive at a fair and equitable approach that has incentives and is understandable, stable and straightforward to administer.

The CRD will allocate costs

to the municipalities and each jurisdiction will decide how best to recover costs from their residents. Cost allocation will be based on each municipalitys required treatment capacity.

The regional districts analysis to date shows that the highest average household cost by municipality is less than $500 annually and the lowest average cost is slightly more than $200.

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Readers respond: Sewage treatment, tuberculosis funding

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We believe it is important that, as much as possible, the federal boundaries reflect the municipal boundaries, Helps wrote.

The hearing, one of numerous sessions being held across the country to gather public opinion on the proposed boundary changes, happens Oct. 17 at the Victoria Con-ference Centre at 7 p.m.

Notices of submis-sion are due by Aug. 30. Visit www.redecoupage-federal-redistribution.ca for instructions on how to make a submis-sion. rholmen@vicnews.com

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Input sought on boundary changes

Sunny snoozeGrant Warrington relaxes on his lunch break in the noon-hour sun, on a tailor-made space surrounding the fountain in Centennial Square.Don Descoteau/News staff

Rail station job largely ignoredCity request nets one bidder

Only one party has expressed interest in relocat-ing Victorias railway station.

The small office for VIA

Rails E&N service to Cour-tenay sold its last ticket in April 2011.

Last month, the city sent out a bid for proposals for its removal and reuse a poten-tially costly project, requir-ing the disassembly and reas-

sembly of the brick building.The window for bidding

closed April 18, and the city received only one proposal that complied with its crite-ria. Staff will evaluate the pro-posal this week.

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Kyle SlavinNews staff

Craigflower Bridge will be well into its 80th year of service when Saanich begins its replacement project, now slated for the summer of 2013.

While the original start for the joint Saanich-View Royal project was this summer, engineers were forced to put the project on hold while they awaited federal environmental and archaeological permits.

Initially, there was talk about construction potentially running from the winter through to spring, but those plans were scrapped.

We heard a lot of feedback from local businesses that the loss of (access during) the Christmas shopping season would be devastating, said Jim Hemstock, Saanich manager of transportation.

Not having to shuttle schoolkids back and forth over the Gorge Waterway was another reasons to go with the summer schedule, he said.

While Hemstock anticipates the permits will be issued in August, he said the Department of Fisheries and Oceans will have the final say on when construction can take place.

By June 1 the herring have finished their run and the salmon dont start until

Sept. 15. Thats what drives the window.

Engineers are completing the final design of the bridge. Saanich plans to pre-qualify contractors this fall and send the project to tender in February.

Were thinking were going to give the folks a long time to work on their bid hopefully that will lead to better pricing, Hemstock said.

The $10.7-million project is funded mostly by federal gas

tax cash ($10 million). Saanich will cover 60 per cent of the remaining bill, and View Royal will cover the rest.

The existing two-lane bridge will be replaced by a three-lane bridge, complete with bike lanes and wide sidewalks. Saanich will simultaneously replace sewer infrastructure along Gorge Road, between Admirals and Tillicum, during construction, requiring closure of Gorge Road.kslavin@saanichnews.com

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which was blessed by good weather

after rain fell Friday. Don Descoteau/News staff

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Busy base in spotlightDefence Minister Peter MacKay speaks to media at CFB Esquimalt last Thursday about $10.9 million in infrastructure upgrades taking place this year at the base. As part of the upgrade, a green roof, featuring plants and shrubs, will be installed on one building. MacKay also unveiled an official bicentennial War of 1812 flag and pin, to be displayed by military personnel until 2015.Sharon Tiffin/News staff

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Esquimalt Graving Dock, where the finishing touches will be done on a future contingent of naval and Coast Guard vessels, is getting its own $101-million overhaul.

Over the next five years the money, part of the federal governments Economic Action Plan 2012, will pay for modernization and restoration to the dock, built in 1927 and owned by Public Works and Government Services Canada.

Victoria Shipyards, owned by Seaspan Marine Corp., bases its operations at the site and regu-larly uses the drydock to repair and overhaul Royal Canadian Navy ships, B.C. Ferries vessels and cruise ships, among others.

Last fall, Seaspan won an $8-billion contract to build non-combat naval and Canadian Coast Guard vessels. While much of the work will be done at Seaspans Vancouver Shipyards, the ships will be completed at Victoria Shipyards.

The investment will ensure that Public Works and Government Services Canada fulfills its obli-gations to all ship-repair companies booking the facility over the long term, including any work springing from the National Shipbuilding Strategy, a department spokesperson told the News.

Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, said last month that her governments priority is the economy and job