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Back in the saddleNorth Saanich mountain biker Dillon Morrison rides again, page 16

Day in the LifeLook inside today’s edition for our special photographic section, a Day in the Life

Sidney fire department marks 100 yearsSpecial eight-page pullout in today’s newspaperSteven HeywoodNews staff

Rows upon rows of shiny red fire trucks will parade down Sidney’s Beacon Avenue on Saturday morning, helping mark

the local volunteer fire department’s 100th anniversary.The Sidney Volunteer Fire Department

is throwing a party this weekend, starting when firefighters and their trucks start to arrive Fri-day night. There’s a meet and greet planned that evening at the Mary Winspear Centre, but the party really gets going when close to 70 trucks — new and classic vehicles — roll down Beacon. The parade starts at 11 a.m. Following the parade, the fire hall on Third Street hosts an open house and show and shine.

Mayor Larry Cross is the master of ceremo-nies for the annual Firefighters Banquet for

current and former volunteers Saturday night. There, volunteers will be honoured with long service medals and more.

In today’s Peninsula News Review, you will find a copy of our eight-page pullout section marking the occasion.

Read about some of the volunteers who have helped create a tight-knit community, as well as some of the history of the department, which got its start in the summer of 1914.

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Pilot Spike McLane gives the thumbs up from the cockpit of a B-25 bomber, part of the Commemorative Air Force from Arizona. The Maid in the Shade is a Mitchell aircraft that served during the Second World War. It’s at the Victoria Flying Club at the Victoria International Airport for tours until August 3. See page three for more.

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Tip of the PeninsulaQueen of Sidney in limbo

MISSION — Moored just off the Mis-sion shoreline, the ferry once known as the Queen of Sidney strikes an apocalyptic pose.

Gnawed by rust, muddied by grime, the boat has haunted the Fraser River for years.

The ferry is just one of several ves-sels in varying states of repair at the site, its future mired in disputes between its owners, the District of Mission, ALC and others. Efforts have been made to try to dismantle the vessel, but they have gotten

nowhere in the wake of liens, costs and red tape.

After 40 years of service, the Queen of Sid-ney was retired in November of 2000. It was bought by its current owner for $100,000.

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Aircraft and military enthusiasts will enjoy seeing the Maid in the Shade, a Second World War B-25 bomber that has been restored by Arizona’s Commemorative Air Force.

war-era bomber in townMaid in the Shade offering tours, flights on cross-country summer flight

Andrea PeacockNews staff

A Second World War bomber landed at the Victoria Flying Club on Monday.

The Maid in the Shade, a B-27J Mitchell air-craft, is flown by the Com-memorative Air Force out of Arizona and will be at the Victoria International Airport until Sunday.

On April 18, 1942, 16 B-25s, including the Maid in the Shade (which is not its origi-nal name), bombed Tokyo four months after Pearl Har-bour.

After the war, the B-25 con-tinued to serve as a fire sup-pression (water) bomber.

This particular plane, after 28 years of restoration, took its first flight five years ago in Mesa, Arizona, where it now calls home.

Before giving it to the Com-memorative Air Force, a non-profit volunteer-run organiza-tion, a man in Tucson, Arizona bought the plane for $1,800 for scrap metal, said pilot Spike McLane.

“He gave it to us and we took it apart to put it in our museum, then later on

decided to fix it up to the point where we could fly it.”

McLane is a retired U.S. Air Force mechanic and airline pilot.

The plane sat for so long in the hanger during the restora-tion period that people gave it the nickname ‘the hanger queen’.

This lead to the current name, Maid in the Shade.

According to McLane, there was nothing specifically wrong with the plane, but it sat for so long that it needed a

total overhaul.The team of volunteers

behind the restoration and upkeep of the plane work on it three days a week all year.

“If we’re not working on it … we’re flying it,” said McLane.

One special element of the plane is the inside of the bomber doors, where people who have flown that plane or similar ones have signed their names and written the names of missions they were on.

“It’s humbling for us to be able to take it out and show

the veterans, to see the tears well up in them,” said McLane.

Ramona Reynolds, presi-dent of the Victoria Flying Club added, “They don’t want those people to be forgotten.”

Reynolds said having the B-25 in town will be a great learning opportunity for peo-ple of all ages who either want a tour inside the plane, or those wanting to go up for a ride in the sky.


Taking flight at the Victoria International Airport. The public is welcome to visit the bomber. Looking inside or taking a flight will cost you, however.

PleASe See: B-25 offering tours, page 4

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Bed Races on Beacon

Steven Heywood/News staff

The Sidney Meet Up Bedbugs are getting ready for the Bed Races on Beacon event August 17. Cheryl Young, Nicole Wilford, Sara Howells, Barb Brunlees, Sharon Kneeshaw, Carolle Batham and Jo-Ann Way are ready to have some fun.

Meet up with the BedbugsNetwork of Women in Business set to raceSteven HeywoodNews staff

Cheryl Young blames Kenny Podmore.Podmore, a Sidney town councillor and Town

Crier, issued a challenge to the community on behalf of his employer, the Sidney Pier Hotel, for people to enter the Bed Races on Beacon com-ing up Sunday, August 17. Young, the founder of Sidney Meet Up, a Network of Women in Busi-ness, said she just knew she had to convince her group to enter.

“And it’s for a good cause as well,” she said.Sidney Meet Up, she said, does a lot of good

work in the community and a lot of fundraising for local causes and charitable organizations.

The bed races, she said, were a way to do that and have a lot of fun.

Adopting the name Bedbugs, Sidney Meet Up is getting ready for the challenge — and cos-tumes are in the works.

Bed Races on Beacon take place Aug. 17 at the east end of the main street. A portion of the road will be closed that day to allow for the event.

Brenda Hennigar, executive director of the Rest Haven Foundation, serving Sidney’s Rest Haven Lodge, says the races will be fun for the whole family. They are also designed to help raise money for the lodge’s palliative care facili-ties.

To learn more or to sign up a team, contact Hennigar at 250-656-0717.

SIDNEY — With the help of Sid-ney Sister Cities Association, two students from Parkland School will arrive in Cairns, Australia on Aug. 2 and spend eight days in Cairns as Youth Ambassadors, representing Sidney to both the city of Cairns and student representatives from five of Cairns’ other Sister Cities.

The Youth Ambassador Program run by Cairns is a relatively new ven-ture only being offered once before. Students spend eight days visiting attractions in and around Cairns, including The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Tropical Forest. They will also spend one week as students in a local high school.

Sidney Sister Cities Association was invited to submit the names of two students for the program. With the help of the school the word was

spread and four applications were received. All applicants were inter-viewed by a committee of members of the SSCA and Alexandra Dom-broski and Colin Bishop were cho-sen.

Bishop and Dombroski will enter Grade 12 at Parkland in the fall. Dom-broski is interested in both marine biology and photojournalism and is looking forward to achieving her ambition of seeing the The Great Bar-rier Reef. Bishop is interested in the South Pacific region generally and is looking forward to learning more about the area.

The parents of both students said they are thrilled, and grateful to the Sister City organizations in Sidney and Cairns, for creating this unique learning experience.

— Submitted by SSCA

Photo courtesy of Sidney Sister Cities

Colin Bishop and Alexandra Dombroski will spend eight days in Cairns as Youth Ambassadors, representing Sidney to both the city of Cairns and student representatives from five of Cairns’ other Sister Cities.

Parkland students head to Cairns as ambassadors

“I have a friend who has booked a flight for her [12-year-old] son, and he’s dying to be a pilot,” she said. “He knows everything about every airplane and this is just a really excit-ing opportunity for him.”

The Commemorative Air Force is on a tour with the B-25, coming from Penticton to the Saanich Peninsula and is off to Boundary Bay next week.

The plane will be at the Victoria Flying Club until Sunday, August 3. Members of the public are welcome to have a look inside for $5, or book a flight in the plane for either $295 or $650.

— Andrea Peacock is a reporter with Black Press, on contract with the

Greater Victoria papers until the end of August.

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Bed Races on Beacon


The Sidney Meet Up Bedbugs are getting ready for the Bed Races on Beacon event August 17. Cheryl Young, Nicole Wilford, Sara Howells, Barb Brunlees, Sharon Kneeshaw, Carolle Batham and Jo-Ann Way are ready to have some fun.

Meet up with the BedbugsNetwork of Women in Business set to raceSteven HeywoodNews staff

Cheryl Young blames Kenny Podmore.Podmore, a Sidney town councillor and Town

Crier, issued a challenge to the community on behalf of his employer, the Sidney Pier Hotel, for people to enter the Bed Races on Beacon com-ing up Sunday, August 17. Young, the founder of Sidney Meet Up, a Network of Women in Busi-ness, said she just knew she had to convince her group to enter.

“And it’s for a good cause as well,” she said.Sidney Meet Up, she said, does a lot of good

work in the community and a lot of fundraising for local causes and charitable organizations.

The bed races, she said, were a way to do that and have a lot of fun.

Adopting the name Bedbugs, Sidney Meet Up is getting ready for the challenge — and cos-tumes are in the works.

Bed Races on Beacon take place Aug. 17 at the east end of the main street. A portion of the road will be closed that day to allow for the event.

Brenda Hennigar, executive director of the Rest Haven Foundation, serving Sidney’s Rest Haven Lodge, says the races will be fun for the whole family. They are also designed to help raise money for the lodge’s palliative care facili-ties.

To learn more or to sign up a team, contact Hennigar at 250-656-0717.

SIDNEY — With the help of Sid-ney Sister Cities Association, two students from Parkland School will arrive in Cairns, Australia on Aug. 2 and spend eight days in Cairns as Youth Ambassadors, representing Sidney to both the city of Cairns and student representatives from five of Cairns’ other Sister Cities.

The Youth Ambassador Program run by Cairns is a relatively new ven-ture only being offered once before. Students spend eight days visiting attractions in and around Cairns, including The Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Tropical Forest. They will also spend one week as students in a local high school.

Sidney Sister Cities Association was invited to submit the names of two students for the program. With the help of the school the word was

spread and four applications were received. All applicants were inter-viewed by a committee of members of the SSCA and Alexandra Dom-broski and Colin Bishop were cho-sen.

Bishop and Dombroski will enter Grade 12 at Parkland in the fall. Dom-broski is interested in both marine biology and photojournalism and is looking forward to achieving her ambition of seeing the The Great Bar-rier Reef. Bishop is interested in the South Pacific region generally and is looking forward to learning more about the area.

The parents of both students said they are thrilled, and grateful to the Sister City organizations in Sidney and Cairns, for creating this unique learning experience.

— Submitted by SSCA

Photo courtesy of Sidney Sister Cities

Colin Bishop and Alexandra Dombroski will spend eight days in Cairns as Youth Ambassadors, representing Sidney to both the city of Cairns and student representatives from five of Cairns’ other Sister Cities.

Parkland students head to Cairns as ambassadors

“I have a friend who has booked a flight for her [12-year-old] son, and he’s dying to be a pilot,” she said. “He knows everything about every airplane and this is just a really excit-ing opportunity for him.”

The Commemorative Air Force is on a tour with the B-25, coming from Penticton to the Saanich Peninsula and is off to Boundary Bay next week.

The plane will be at the Victoria Flying Club until Sunday, August 3. Members of the public are welcome to have a look inside for $5, or book a flight in the plane for either $295 or $650.

— Andrea Peacock is a reporter with Black Press, on contract with the

Greater Victoria papers until the end of August.

Continued from page 3

B-25 offering tours at the Victoria Flying Club until Sunday, Aug. 3

Devon MacKenzieNews staff

The Central Saa-nich Boys and Girls Club brought out the ceremonial shovels this week to celebrate breaking ground on their new home in the heart of Brentwood Bay.

The new 1,400 square foot clubhouse will be located at the back end of the parking lot of the Brentwood Bay library and cultural centre.

“We’ve been a part of the Central Saan-ich community since 1978,” said the Shannon Russell, the president of Boys and Girls Club Services of Greater Vic-toria during the cer-emony.

“This is a very momentous occasion for us and we give our sincerest thanks to all our supporters and to the municipality of Cen-tral Saanich for making this a reality.”

In May of last year, the Club made a pre-sentation to Central Saanich council during a committee meeting concerning the dete-rioration of their facil-ity located behind the United Church in Brent-wood Bay.

The building was in a state of disrepair and needed major upgrades, which would cost as much or more as it would to build a modest new facility, they said.

By June of 2013, Cen-tral Saanich munici-pal staff had outlined four possibilities for a new facility and a fifth option was recom-mended by the Boys and Girls Club.

In December of last year, council approved the site at the back end of the library and cul-

tural centre parking lot (municipal land) and this spring they unani-mously approved a 25-year licence agree-ment with the Boys and Girls Club for the land.

“I think it was a unan-

imous agreement that we had to find a perma-nent home in Central Saanich for the Boys and Girls Club,” said Central Saanich Mayor Alastair Bryson during the ceremony.

“We’ve had a long-term relationship with the organization and we’ve gotten to see the benefits of the Boys and Girls Club through many of the youth that have been a part of the

program,” said Bryson.Tsartlip First Nation

Elected Chief Don Tom said the Central Saan-ich Boys and Girls Club has been an integral part of their commu-nity as well.

“I am so pleased to be here today and be a part of this,” he said, adding that the Club has benefitted many of Tsartlip’s youth by giving them a safe and engaging place to

spend time after school and in the evenings.

The Boys and Girls Club of Victoria has four locations (Victoria, Esquimalt, Westshore and Central Saanich) and has been serving the Greater Victoria community for over 50 years.

“We pride ourselves on developing partner-ships with groups in the regions,” said Russell, adding that the organi-zation is embarking on a fundraising initiative to help cover the costs of building the new Brentwood Bay facility.

“We’d like to call on the community to step up and donate,” said Peter Baillie, the chair of the fundraising cam-paign.

For more information on how to donate visit www.bgcvic.org.

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Boys and Girls break ground in Brentwood

Devon MacKenzie/News staff President of the Victoria Boys and Girls Club Shannon Russell (left) stands with Executive Director Dalyce Dixon, Chair of the Boys and Girls Club Capital Campaign Peter Baillie and Central Saanich Mayor Alastair Bryson during the groundbreaking ceremony on July 28.

Boys and Girls Club to build 1,400 sq. ft. building this year

“We’ve had a long-term relationship with the organization and we’ve gotten to see the benefits of the Boys and Girls Club through many of the youth that have been a part of the program.”

– Alastair Bryson

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It was 20 years ago that Victoria was Catching the Spirit in preparation to host the XV Commonwealth Games.

For two weeks, the city was ablaze with traditional costumes

from Commonwealth countries, cul-tural events of music and dance were held around the city, amazing athletes mingled in the crowds and wowed us with their performance and the work of thousands of volunteers was highly applauded. The enthusiasm for the Games was overwhelming.

The first Games, known then as the British Empire Games, were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario in which some 400 athletes took part in six different sports. The Games underwent several name changes until finally becoming the Com-monwealth Games for the 1978 Games in Edmonton.

The Queen’s Baton Relay has been a tradition associated with the Games since 1958. Launched from Buckingham Palace by Her Majesty The Queen, the

baton is carried by thousands of people through Commonwealth countries and territories before arriving at the stadium for the Opening Ceremonies.

The Spirit of the Games lives on as Glasgow hosts 6,500 athletes and offi-

cials to the XX Commonwealth Games, which started July 23.

Among Team Canada’s 50 athletes will be locals who will take part in diving, swimming, rugby 7s, triathlon and lawn bowls.

As we watch the Games unfold and cheer on our athletes, let us remember the dedicated training, hard work and personal sacrifice that each team mem-ber has undergone to reach such high international standards of competitive athleticism.

I am sure our local community will join the Vancouver Island Branch of the Royal Commonwealth Society, not only in wishing our athletes a safe journey and much success, but also a truly cul-tural experience as they participate in friendly competition with members of our Commonwealth countries.

Wendy HallidayVancouver Island Branch

Royal Commonwealth SocietySaanichton

LETTERSCheer on B.C.’s Games athletes

Urban development in North SaanichReaders respond: The numbers game

The four North Saanich councillors who have now set our community down a path of urbanization claim they represent the majority of residents. They apparently arrived at that conclusion based on the number of peo-ple who spoke at the public hearing on July 14.

Consideration of all the public input leads me to an entirely different conclusion.

While it is true there were slightly more people speaking in favour of the OCP amend-ment, it is also true that by a show of hands, a large major-ity supported an OCP review.

I took careful notes, and according to my records, there were 80 speakers: 34 against, 41 in favour and five who were difficult to catego-rize. It is apparently these numbers on which council based their decision to move forward with urbanization.

All other feedback seems to have been ignored. For the record, 270 people sent correspondence to the CRD regarding this amendment: 263 opposed and seven in support. (Our CRD board representative, Councillor Daly, admitted he hadn’t read them.) Eighty residents wrote letters to council: 75 opposed, five in support. Forty-one pre-sentations were made to the CRD Board: 32 opposed and nine in support.

Some residents made sub-missions at more than one venue, but that is true for supporters on both sides.

When all feedback is con-sidered, a completely dif-ferent picture emerges than that painted by the council majority. There were 404 sub-

missions opposed to the OCP changes and 63 in support. Therefore, 87 per cent of resi-dents who provided feed-back are opposed to these changes.

Could the result of the July 14 public hearing be consid-ered true democracy? Hardly — but it has been clear for a while now that this process was not about genuinely wanting to hear from the citi-zens.

Bernadette GreeneNorth Saanich

Important numberI have no wish to get into

a letter to the editor writing competition.

I would just like it to be clear that we did not say “most of whom live in the Western Communities” (PNRletters July 23), that was a generalized phrase used by the editor in the report of the public hearing on July 14 and was not stated by either of the speakers on behalf of the Sidney North Saanich Indus-trial Group.

The important number for us is the 75 per cent of staff of the SNSIG and also of B.C. Fer-ries who do not live in Sidney or North Saanich and there-fore commute to the Penin-sula every day.

I absolutely agree that we should stick to the facts as there is already way to much incorrect information being put out.

Robin RichardsonNorth Saanich

Ignored inputFour North Saanich coun-

cilors have voted to allow

unprecedented urban devel-opment in North Saanich.

They stated they were fol-lowing the dictates of the majority, that it was just com-mon sense.

The facts are as follows: 80 emails were sent to the municipal hall: 75 request-ing a review of the OCP and opposing spot zoning. Another 272 emails were sent to the CRD: 263 requesting a review of the OCP and oppos-ing spot zoning.

The four councilors com-pletely ignored this public input.

Bert SlaterNorth Saanich

New vision neededI firmly support all seven

bylaws which passed third reading on July 14. With the median price of a single fam-ily home in North Saanich now breaking $800,000, our community needs housing options at more affordable levels.

Problems of growth and how to handle it, are not unique to North Saanich. Sid-ney and Central Saanich are also facing challenges. Nei-ther of those communities has the capacity to absorb all this growth on their own.

Sidney is quickly maxing its boundaries and is pushing up against height restrictions by its proximity to the air-port. Central Saanich, for its part has done a brilliant job of providing pleasant family neighborhoods built around the village centers of Saan-ichton and Brentwood Bay. It also has a large core of ALR farmland which provides a significant percentage of the Island’s food.

Central Saanich treasures its farmland at least as much as North Saanich, so build up of its farmland is not an option.

It is time for North Saanich to step up to the plate and do its share, rather than expect-ing its neighbors to carry the load.

In my opinion, it is hypo-critical for North Saanich to happily collect revenues from the airport industries, yet deny housing for its employ-ees.

The areas between the airport and the highway, and along McDonald Park are well suited to higher density neighborhoods and their development will have no impact on other areas. The oft repeated statements by the antis that this is the beginning of the end is so much fear mongering.

As for the mayor’s state-ment that this level of growth is unprecedented, I beg to differ. I lived through the boom decade when the areas of Dean Park, Green Park, Cloake Hill, Curteis Point and Lands End were developed.

All the reasons that the ‘no’ side have given for deny-ing these amendments to the OCP are undermined by recurring comments like “I paid good money to buy into this community. If they can’t afford to buy, then we don’t want them here.”

That attitude is called elit-ism. I have lived here too long to want to see my community disappearing down this nar-row minded path.

I strongly believe North Saanich requires new vision and new blood

Nancy EatonNorth Saanich

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A recent column on the B.C. government’s decision to raise speed limits on portions of

rural highways excited numerous comments from readers.

Some questioned my suggestion that today’s new drivers are worse because they spend their formative years staring at screens in the back seat instead of looking out the window and grasping the grim physics of the real world.

There is no doubt that B.C.’s graduated licensing system for new drivers is more difficult than what my generation faced.

Those vehicle stickers with the “L” (for learner, or as teens prefer “loser”) and “N” (for novice, or in teen-speak “nerd”) have been around since 1998. The two steps make getting a full driver’s licence a longer, more difficult and expensive process.

Statistics provided by ICBC show what new drivers are up against.

First there is the written “knowledge test” to obtain a learner’s permit.

From 2004 to 2008, more than half of applicants failed in their first attempt. Things improved in subsequent years, with a 46-per-cent failure rate in 2009 declining to 42 per cent by 2013.

The first road test is required to go from “L” to “N” and it seems sufficiently harsh.

The failure rate has been consistently around 47 per cent in the past six years. More practice and another $35 are required to try again.

Students fare better on the second road test, where the failure rate has consistently been 21-22 per cent for the past decade.

ICBC reports that in the first three years of the graduated licence program, the new driver crash rate dropped by 16 per cent.

In 2003 the required learner and novice period were extended and restrictions on the novice stage were increased. New driver crashes fell by another 28 per cent.

Those restrictions include the number of passengers and a “zero tolerance” for alcohol.

Impaired crash and injury statistics aren’t available for drivers in the graduated licence program, only fatalities. They grew as more new drivers were enrolled in the new system, to a high of 24 in 2007, but that declined to 14 by 2012.

There will always be young people who drive impaired, speed or make other fatal errors. But it’s difficult to argue that today’s system in B.C. is lenient.

A couple of readers were concerned about the effect of higher rural speed limits on older drivers.

One suggested that higher limits

on rural highways are a poor mix with vacationing seniors hauling around oversized motorhomes, trailers and boats.

Another cited the coming wave of retired baby boomers and added a likely increase in marijuana-impaired drivers, all emboldened by the invitation to drive faster.

B.C.’s medical health officers issued a letter denouncing the decision by Transportation Minister Todd Stone to raise speed limits.

Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the research is clear that higher speeds increase the risk and severity of incidents.

Then there is the government’s own position, articulated in a road safety strategy released last year by Attorney General Suzanne Anton.

“Research is conclusive that at higher speeds, more people are killed and injured in the traffic system,” it states. “At lower speeds, fewer are killed and injured as a direct result of the safety buffer that lowered speeds create.”

The strategy notes that new technologies such as adaptive cruise control are becoming available. B.C. is also testing electronic highway speed limit signs that change with weather and traffic conditions.

Next comes self-driving vehicle systems, so drivers will be able to check their phones again.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc Email: [email protected]

In defence of younger drivers

Tom FletcherB.C. Views

In praise of the rescuers

If you’re on the water during boating season, always be prepared.

Be ready for changing weather conditions, have the right gear on board in case things go wrong, make sure your vessel is in ship-shape and be sure to brush up on your skills. Shake off that winter season rust and reacquaint yourself with the rules of the sea.

Taking a little time to do any of that could prevent getting a visit from the volunteers of the Saanich Marine Rescue Society — the search and rescue teams of Sidney or

Brentwood Bay.On most

days, say the volunteers, boaters traverse the waters around

the Peninsula without incident. There are 10 marinas (from Sidney - north, both working and for pleasure craft) on the east side of the Saanich Peninsula alone. That means there’s the potential for a lot of boats on the water at any given time.

This summer, as well, has seen long periods of excellent warm weather — meaning even more people are setting sail for day trips.

Hopefully for most people who are out having fun, they do not need the services of the area’s search and rescue teams. But we can all rest a bit easier knowing that these volunteers are only 15 minutes away when there’s an emergency.

They train well and often in order to respond quickly to folks in distress. It’s a service that most of us hope to never see in action but that commitment to the job is certainly a comfort.

Saanich Marine Search and Rescue has been around since 1979 and their members work hard to keep us safe. They are always seeking new volunteers and donations to stay afloat— something to consider and to support as boating season continues around the Saanich Peninsula.

‘It’s difficult to argue that today’s system in B.C. is lenient.’

There’s the potential for a lot of boats on the water at any given time

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It was 20 years ago that Victoria was Catching the Spirit in preparation to host the XV Commonwealth Games.

For two weeks, the city was ablaze with traditional costumes

from Commonwealth countries, cul-tural events of music and dance were held around the city, amazing athletes mingled in the crowds and wowed us with their performance and the work of thousands of volunteers was highly applauded. The enthusiasm for the Games was overwhelming.

The first Games, known then as the British Empire Games, were held in 1930 in Hamilton, Ontario in which some 400 athletes took part in six different sports. The Games underwent several name changes until finally becoming the Com-monwealth Games for the 1978 Games in Edmonton.

The Queen’s Baton Relay has been a tradition associated with the Games since 1958. Launched from Buckingham Palace by Her Majesty The Queen, the

baton is carried by thousands of people through Commonwealth countries and territories before arriving at the stadium for the Opening Ceremonies.

The Spirit of the Games lives on as Glasgow hosts 6,500 athletes and offi-

cials to the XX Commonwealth Games, which started July 23.

Among Team Canada’s 50 athletes will be locals who will take part in diving, swimming, rugby 7s, triathlon and lawn bowls.

As we watch the Games unfold and cheer on our athletes, let us remember the dedicated training, hard work and personal sacrifice that each team mem-ber has undergone to reach such high international standards of competitive athleticism.

I am sure our local community will join the Vancouver Island Branch of the Royal Commonwealth Society, not only in wishing our athletes a safe journey and much success, but also a truly cul-tural experience as they participate in friendly competition with members of our Commonwealth countries.

Wendy HallidayVancouver Island Branch

Royal Commonwealth SocietySaanichton

LETTERSCheer on B.C.’s Games athletes

Urban development in North SaanichReaders respond: The numbers game

The four North Saanich councillors who have now set our community down a path of urbanization claim they represent the majority of residents. They apparently arrived at that conclusion based on the number of peo-ple who spoke at the public hearing on July 14.

Consideration of all the public input leads me to an entirely different conclusion.

While it is true there were slightly more people speaking in favour of the OCP amend-ment, it is also true that by a show of hands, a large major-ity supported an OCP review.

I took careful notes, and according to my records, there were 80 speakers: 34 against, 41 in favour and five who were difficult to catego-rize. It is apparently these numbers on which council based their decision to move forward with urbanization.

All other feedback seems to have been ignored. For the record, 270 people sent correspondence to the CRD regarding this amendment: 263 opposed and seven in support. (Our CRD board representative, Councillor Daly, admitted he hadn’t read them.) Eighty residents wrote letters to council: 75 opposed, five in support. Forty-one pre-sentations were made to the CRD Board: 32 opposed and nine in support.

Some residents made sub-missions at more than one venue, but that is true for supporters on both sides.

When all feedback is con-sidered, a completely dif-ferent picture emerges than that painted by the council majority. There were 404 sub-

missions opposed to the OCP changes and 63 in support. Therefore, 87 per cent of resi-dents who provided feed-back are opposed to these changes.

Could the result of the July 14 public hearing be consid-ered true democracy? Hardly — but it has been clear for a while now that this process was not about genuinely wanting to hear from the citi-zens.

Bernadette GreeneNorth Saanich

Important numberI have no wish to get into

a letter to the editor writing competition.

I would just like it to be clear that we did not say “most of whom live in the Western Communities” (PNRletters July 23), that was a generalized phrase used by the editor in the report of the public hearing on July 14 and was not stated by either of the speakers on behalf of the Sidney North Saanich Indus-trial Group.

The important number for us is the 75 per cent of staff of the SNSIG and also of B.C. Fer-ries who do not live in Sidney or North Saanich and there-fore commute to the Penin-sula every day.

I absolutely agree that we should stick to the facts as there is already way to much incorrect information being put out.

Robin RichardsonNorth Saanich

Ignored inputFour North Saanich coun-

cilors have voted to allow

unprecedented urban devel-opment in North Saanich.

They stated they were fol-lowing the dictates of the majority, that it was just com-mon sense.

The facts are as follows: 80 emails were sent to the municipal hall: 75 request-ing a review of the OCP and opposing spot zoning. Another 272 emails were sent to the CRD: 263 requesting a review of the OCP and oppos-ing spot zoning.

The four councilors com-pletely ignored this public input.

Bert SlaterNorth Saanich

New vision neededI firmly support all seven

bylaws which passed third reading on July 14. With the median price of a single fam-ily home in North Saanich now breaking $800,000, our community needs housing options at more affordable levels.

Problems of growth and how to handle it, are not unique to North Saanich. Sid-ney and Central Saanich are also facing challenges. Nei-ther of those communities has the capacity to absorb all this growth on their own.

Sidney is quickly maxing its boundaries and is pushing up against height restrictions by its proximity to the air-port. Central Saanich, for its part has done a brilliant job of providing pleasant family neighborhoods built around the village centers of Saan-ichton and Brentwood Bay. It also has a large core of ALR farmland which provides a significant percentage of the Island’s food.

Central Saanich treasures its farmland at least as much as North Saanich, so build up of its farmland is not an option.

It is time for North Saanich to step up to the plate and do its share, rather than expect-ing its neighbors to carry the load.

In my opinion, it is hypo-critical for North Saanich to happily collect revenues from the airport industries, yet deny housing for its employ-ees.

The areas between the airport and the highway, and along McDonald Park are well suited to higher density neighborhoods and their development will have no impact on other areas. The oft repeated statements by the antis that this is the beginning of the end is so much fear mongering.

As for the mayor’s state-ment that this level of growth is unprecedented, I beg to differ. I lived through the boom decade when the areas of Dean Park, Green Park, Cloake Hill, Curteis Point and Lands End were developed.

All the reasons that the ‘no’ side have given for deny-ing these amendments to the OCP are undermined by recurring comments like “I paid good money to buy into this community. If they can’t afford to buy, then we don’t want them here.”

That attitude is called elit-ism. I have lived here too long to want to see my community disappearing down this nar-row minded path.

I strongly believe North Saanich requires new vision and new blood

Nancy EatonNorth Saanich

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This is the third install-ment in a series cover-ing the variety of sum-mer markets on the Saa-nich Peninsula


A new market this summer in Brentwood Bay is starting to take off.

“We are what I like to call a ‘pocket’ mar-ket which means we’re a modest size market with a maximum, this year, of 25 merchants on any given Sunday,” explained Brentwood Bay Community Market organizer, Jill Walker.

The market opened earlier this month and is run by a small board of directors and For Goodness Sake Events, she said, adding that it is a non-profit organiza-tion.

“Our proceeds from table fees and fund-raising will be donated this year to the Victo-ria chapter of Bicycles for Humanity (B4H),” she said, adding that B4H collects bikes and sends them to various places in Africa provid-ing benefits to its citi-zens by creating busi-ness opportunities, job-training for bike repair and opening doors for

children to travel to school and people to travel to work.

The market features an array of merchants including some perma-

nent and some drop in.“About half the mar-

ket’s merchants are

drop-in which we think is a good thing as it changes some things

up every week and offers something new,” Walker said.

“Our main focus is on the home-based artisans and crafters. By making the table fee affordable with no extra membership fees, we are providing these small enterprises with another venue for pro-moting and selling their wares in addition to Etsy, EBay and the like,” she said.

Walker also added that the market fea-tures a smattering of local organic produce and live music every week.

“We believe our market compliments the other markets on the Peninsula by being different and giv-ing a choice to those who may not be able to attend a Saturday event,” she said.

For more information on the Brentwood Com-munity Market, contact Walker at [email protected].

• • • •

Stay tuned in next Wednesday’s edition of the PNR for a feature on one of the other weekly markets on the Saanich Peninsula.

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Jill Walker is the organizer behind this year’s new Brentwood Community Market.

Thursday:What: Sidney Street MarketWhen: Thursday evenings until Aug. 28 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.Where: Beacon Avenue in Sidney

Saturday:What: North Saanich Farm Market

When: Saturdays until October from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Where: St. John’s United Church (10990 West Saanich Rd.)

What: Peninsula Country MarketWhen: Saturdays until October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Saanich Fairground, 1528 Stelly’s X Rd.

Sunday:What: Sidney Summer MarketWhen: Sundays until October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Where: Mary Winspear Centre field, 2243

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What: Brentwood Bay Community MarketWhen: Sundays until Aug. 24 runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Where: Pioneer Park in Brentwood Bay, 1209 Clarke Rd.

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Markets on the Saanich Peninsula


Cliff McNeil-Smith owner of Tanner’s Books in Sidney is donating a book on the history of the town’s volunteer fire department to local firefighters on the occaision of it’s 100th anniversary. Receiving an early copy on behalf of the SVFD are Mike Harman (second from right) and Joe Geary. From left, Brad Morrison and Gail Pedersen of the Sidney Archives were part of the team that produced the book.

Tanner’s donates book to firefightersSteven HeywoodNews staff

Tanner’s Books in Sidney is stepping up to donate a volume on the history of the town’s fire department to each of the current serving firefight-ers.

Cliff McNeill-Smith, owner of Tanner’s Books, said he credits the Sidney Archives crew of Brad Morrison and Gail Pedersen and Harry Nunn for putting together a great history book.

“I’m pleased to be a small part of getting the book to local firefighters,” he said.

The book, They Never Fail to Respond, will be distributed and sold by the firefighters this week-end during the department’s 100th anniversary.

Following that, Tanner’s Books will have the vol-ume on display and for sale at the store in Beacon Avenue.

Morrison added he hopes the book goes over well and their initial press run of 400 sells like hot-cakes this weekend.

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LIlies! Lilies! How I love them! And I’m certainly not the only one.

Even in the Bible there is mention of them... “lilies of the field.”

I used to have 10 of them on the deck when we lived on Melissa Street but now I have three, one that has fin-ished flowering and two still magnificent with huge creamy blooms — fragrant, too!

They aren’t too thrilled with all the wind we’ve been expe-riencing and fearing they might get blown over, I’ve moved them back against the inside wall, hoping they won’t get their heads banged against the stucco.

You all will have seen Easter lilies in pots for sale in the spring but these are just a hint of the varieties and colours available dur-ing the year.

Ages ago I tried to transplant (into the garden) a lovely potted white one I had been given for Easter, but it hated the location, the drafty outdoors, the rain and the sunshine, so it up and died. I sup-pose it had been raised in a comfortable green-house, with controlled heat and light and the outdoors were too much for it. I was hor-rified that I’d caused its untimely death and have never since tried to change a delicate indoor lily into a sturdy outdoor one.

Having moved from Prince George where gardening is a brief and chance-y thing at the best of times, to Sid-ney where everything grows (well, maybe not Palm trees) presents a completely different point of view. I never did get a ripe tomato from the Prince George garden although I tried every year, whereas here, you may still be picking ripe ones in mid-October.

I have a fine big tomato plant on the balcony bearing half a dozen nice big, fat, green tomatoes (I helped pollination with my trusty make-up brush) which almost certainly will ripen in August.

Silly, I suppose, when they can be had from road-side stands with-out all this trotting back and forth with pitchers of water and fertilizer, moving plants around to access more

sunshine, fussing, fuss-ing every day, when I could be relaxing with a good book. But you can take the woman

out of the farm, but you can’t take the farm out of the woman, so I am stuck with this burning desire to plant, nurture, harvest and eat things produced at home.

It’s hopeless to expect a change at this stage, so it’s “Carry on Canada” for me as long as I can move.

It is completely over-cast this morning, although so far no rain.

We certainly could use some, everything looks so dry and it would lay the dust, as well as refresh the earth, the trees, shrubs

and flowers and give us the pleasant smell of wet asphalt.

It has been a while since we had rain.

I notice unwatered lawns are turning brown but almost cer-tainly they will green-up again in fall. Grass is fortunately hard to kill.

And just think, when grass isn’t watered it doesn’t grow, so you don’t have to mow!

Helen Lang has been the Peninsula News Review’s

garden columnist for more than 30 years.

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the ButCh taylor Memorial Truck Show at Heritage Acres takes place Aug. 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is by donation and all proceeds go to benefit B.C. Children’s Hospital.

Blessing oF the Animals takes place Sunday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. outdoors at St. Stephen’s Church (off Mt. Newton X Road). Please bring animals on a leash or in a carrier. Collection will support Pacific Animal Therapy Society. All welcome, rain or shine. For more information see www.StStephensAnglican.net or www.stmarysanglican.com.

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Club at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Children up to 12 years of age are invited to join the “Funny Business” Summer Reading

Club. Kids receive reading records to track their reading, and contests, prize draws, and special events are held throughout the summer. Registration is free and runs until Aug. 23. For more information, call 250-656-0944.

read to me CluB at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Bring your littlest ones to the library on Thursday mornings for stories, songs, rhymes and movement. Thursdays July 31 to Aug. 14 from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Ages 0 to 5. Drop-in. For information, call 250-656-0944.

making masks with Eliska Liska at the Sidney North Saanich Library. Artist Eliska Liska lead us in an afternoon of mask making fun. Just bring your imagination! Ages six and up. Wednesday, Aug. 13 from 2 to 3 p.m. Please call 250-656-0944 to register.

roCkFish readers’ Make Your Own Book takes place Wednesday, July 30 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre. Kids from ages preschool to teen are invited to join us to create and decorate an ocean-themed book for journalling, drawing or story-writing. All materials will be supplied. For more information, visit www.oceandiscovery.ca/rockfish-readers-book-club or call 250-665-7511. Regular admission rates apply; no additional charge for book making.

Volunteersthe sidney Fine

art Show needs volunteers to facilitate both adjudication (from Sept. 7 to 10) and the show (from Oct. 14 to 19.) For more information and to sign up visit: www.sidneyfineartshow.ca/volunteers.

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SIDNEY — The Mary Win-spear Centre is hosting the Sixth Annual Invitational First Nations, Inuit and Métis Art Show through the month of August.

The art show has been spon-sored this year by the First Peo-ples’ Cultural Council.

While there have been one-time art exhibitions, this is the first continuous art show that has represented First Nations artists from across Canada.

Alongside the local Coast Sal-ish territories artists, there are also artisans from the North-west Coast, Métis, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwa, Navajo, Inuit and Chickasaw Nations.

“The show has grown expo-nentially over the past three years and is important to the Town of Sidney in building com-munity relations and under-standing the spirit of the First Nations cultures,” said Sidney Mayor Larry Cross.

The purpose of the art show is to nurture an appreciation of visual and performing arts within the community and to provide artists with exposure and opportunities to local audi-ences and to perform or exhibit their work locally, explained Carey Salvador, marketing coor-dinator for the Winspear Centre.

“This function touches the very roots of the community and the Mary Winspear Cen-tre objectives while also reach-ing out to bridge gaps and pro-mote understanding within the region,” she said.

Both traditional and emerg-ing lower island artists with First Nations, Métis and Inuit heritage including a wide variety of back-grounds and experience will be featured.

The First Nations, Inuit and Métis Artist Collective are work-ing together with the Centre to produce a quality art show which promises to include an outstanding collection of work, Salvador said. Over 40 new and returning artists who are expected to show their art, inter-act with the public and demon-strate their craft.

A few of the artists anticipated to take part include Charles Elliott, Chaz Elliott, Richard Hunt, Doug Lafortune, Maynard Johnny, Charlene George, Deb-bie Hunt, Mark Henry, Lindsay

Delorande, Sherry Williams and Selena Bondoc.

Stories and music will add to the ambiance of the ever changing show that will feature a diverse range of expressions including carving, weaving, prints, fabric art, drums, rattles, pottery, beading, leather work, painting and jewelry.

The show starts Aug. 8 and runs until Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday (9 p.m. on Thursdays) and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

For more, visit www.marywin-spear.ca. — Submitted by Carey Salvador

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Debbie Hunt will be one of the many artists who has work featured during the First Nations Art Show.

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• CORRECTION: Victo-ria Summer Choir presents Forgotten Gems from Classi-cal to Pop with full orchestra and band directed by Mae-stro Simon Leung on Sunday, Aug. 24 (not Saturday, Aug. 23 as previously reported in the Peninsula News Review) at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney (10030 Third St.) at 3 p.m. Tickets ($20) are available from Ivy’s Bookshop, Long & McQuade and Russell Books in Victoria and Tanner’s Books in Sidney. Tickets are also avail-able from choir members and at the door. For more informa-tion visit www.victoriasummer-choir.ca or email [email protected].

• The Peninsula Players present Cirque du Chablis at

Muse Winery (11195 Chalet Road) in North Saanich until Aug. 17. Join the Players for this theatre experience. Eve-ning performances run Satur-days on Aug. 9 and Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee perfor-mances run Sundays on Aug. 10 and Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. For the evening performances Bistro Muse will offer a Har-vest Table buffet (reservations required.) Tickets for all per-formances are $25 per person and can be purchased by call-ing 250-656-2552. For more visit thepeninsulaplayers.ca or musewinery.ca.

• The Vintage, Retro and Collectables Show takes place Sun., Aug. 31 at 9:30 a.m. at the Mary winspear Centre.

Entry is $4 from 9:30 a.m. to

4 p.m. Early bird $20 at 8:30 a.m. Children are free when accompanied by an adult. Contact Josie at 250-744-1807, or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

• The 2014 First Nations, Inuit and Metis Art Show at the Mary Winspear Centre takes place Aug. 8 to Sept. 4 Mon-days through Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (9 p.m. on Thursdays) and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. This is a unique art show featuring First Nations artists from across Canada. Local Coast Salish artists, Northwest Coast artist as well as Metis, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Cree, Ojibwa, Navajo, Inuit and Chickasaw Nations artists’ work will be featured. For infor-mation visit marywinspear.ca.

Andrea PeacockNews staff

Three local artists are being featured at the Community Arts Council of the Saan-ich Peninsula Tulista Park Gallery in Sidney until tomorrow afternoon.

Sara Hansen, Kimberly Reynolds and Mel-anie Willing have all been painting for most of their lives, but this is Hansen and Reyn-olds’ first art show. It was scary for Hansen to put her work on display because she did not know how it would be received. How-ever, it turned out to be a success.

“It’s a relief to be honest,” she said. Reynolds said she also found it nerve-

wracking, putting her art on display for the first time.

“But it’s so relaxed here,” she said. “I don’t feel pressure or anything.

Most of Hansen’s paintings are child-themed with bright colours, many with cars and trucks.

“I think it’s important that kids have some sort of appreciation for art too,” said Han-sen, who started painting pictures for her kids’ rooms.

She is thankful to be able to paint after

having brain surgery four years ago.“I didn’t know if I could paint again . . .

but I didn’t want that part of my life to dis-appear.”

Hansen said she finds painting to be ther-apeutic for her. Willing also uses painting as a tool to calm down and relax. After her two kids go to sleep at night, she often pulls out her painting supplies and paints.

“I find it meditative,” said Willing. “It’s always there for my sanity; it helps me calm down.”

When she is working on a detailed paint-ing, Willing said it requires so much con-centration that she is able to forget about anything else going on in her life.

Unlike Hansen and Reynolds, Willing has done several art shows before this one. She had a painting in the Sidney Fine Arts Show three years ago, she was in the Sooke Fine Arts Show three times and she also had a solo show in Metchosin. Many of her paint-ings are inspired by Metchosin.

Hansen, Reynolds and Willing are hoping to do another show together in Sidney next year. Their current show is on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Thursday, July 31. Admission to the show is free.

Local artists featured at Tulista Gallery this week


Sara Hansen (top left), Melanie Willing (bottom left) and Kimberly Reynolds are showing their art at the CACSP Gallery this week.

Saying thank you for 100 years of serviceDevon MacKenzieNews staff

Sidney Town Councillor Kenny Podmore is asking the public to show their gratitude for local firefighters this weekend during anniversary celebrations.

In honour of the Sidney Vol-unteer Fire Department’s 100th Anniversary, a parade will take place this Saturday, Aug. at 11 a.m. on Beacon Avenue.

“This is a very special event for our fire department and an anniversary which all Sidney residents can be proud of. One hundred years is a big deal!

“I would encourage people to come out for the parade to show our fire department how much we appreciate what they do for us,” said Podmore, adding he would like to see parade attend-ees bring a sign they can hold.

“It can be something simple – just a “thank you” on a regular piece of paper, or people can get more creative and make some-

thing bigger,” he said.Podmore also noted that the

Town of Sidney has already posted pre-designed sign on their website (www.sidney.ca) and on the Sidney Fire Depart-ment’s 100th anniversary web-site (www.sidneyfire100year.

com) that can be downloaded and printed.

“This is a very special event for our fire department and an anniversary which all Sidney residents can be proud of.”

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Devon MacKenzie/News staff

Kenny Podmore is encouraging people to bring thank you signs to the Sidney Fire Department’s 100th anniversary parade this weekend.

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Sidney Marine Rescue Society coxswain Tim Sanderson races out of his seat to practice rescuing a person overboard during a drill between Sidney Spit and the Town of Sidney.

Volunteers at the heart ofSteven HeywoodNews staff

When there’s trouble on the water around the Saanich Peninsula, there are vol-unteers waiting to spring into action to help their

neighbours.As the weather gets warm and days are

bright and sunny, more and more people head out on their boats to revel in one of the region’s largest recreational activi-ties. And with 10 marinas from Sidney to North Saanich on the east side of the Peninsula, there could be a lot of vessels on the ocean at any given time. With that many, there are bound to be some con-flicts or even an accident or two.

That’s where members of the Saanich Marine Rescue Society come in.

These dedicated volunteers operate the vessel Jack Simpson out of the Canoe Cove Marina 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“For the boater out there in distress,” says volunteer coxswain Tim Sanderson, “there’s no cost.”

Sanderson and Andrew Abel joined crew chief Bill Chapeskie in starting a week-long evening shift last Thursday night. They met at the unit’s ready room at Canoe Cove to get the boat and their equipment ready for the job. On each shift, day or night, a crew is on call. Many have regular jobs and all must be able to respond quickly in an emergency. Chapeskie said once a call comes in, the standard response time is 15 minutes.

Non-emergency calls will generally take longer, depending on the nature of the incident.

“Call-wise, we do just about every-thing,” said Chapeskie.

Everything includes assisting people with a tow when their motor goes down or something else breaks, to actual search and rescue emergencies.

“In a code three (emergency), 15 min-utes to being on the water is the stan-dard and minimum requirement for those calls,” Chapeskie said. “And call-wise,


Tim Sanderson and Andrew Abel check over the equipment and condition of the Saanich Marine Rescue Society’s vessel Jack Simpson. Crews go over a checklist regularly to ensure the vessel is ready to go at a moment’s notice.


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The outboard motors of the SMRS’s Jack Simpson propel the vessel between islands north of the Swatz Bay ferry terminal.

Saanich Marine Rescuewe’ve seen it all at one time or another.”

This summer has been particularly busy, he continued, as the weather has been very warm for long periods of time. He also said he thinks the economy must be doing a bit better than in recent years, which could also account for more boat owners being on the water.

All of this makes for a busy season.The unit, Station 36 (Sidney) has

already responded to many calls, the most recent of which was a collision between two boats on the evening of Sid-ney’s Canada Day fireworks. In that inci-dent, said Chapeskie, two children were thrown from one vessel into the water. Their dad jumped in to save them and it was only after he succeeded that he dis-covered serious back injuries.

Later, a boat was discovered plying local waters without a skipper. A rescue operation was in the early stages when members of the volunteer crew on duty managed to track down the owner, who has failed to tie it securely before falling asleep.

Being able to respond to these and other kinds of calls requires a lot of train-ing. When someone joins their local Marine Rescue Society (there are oth-ers in the region, including Brentwood Bay, Oak Bay, Victoria and Esquimalt), Chapeskie said they are given instruc-tion in everything. That includes how to operate the boat, radio and communica-tions procedures, first aid, navigation and much more.

“This work requires specialized courses,” said Chapeskie.

He noted there’s even a simulator avail-able to search and rescue crews. It’s a ves-sel simulator and while located on land, its hydraulics and screens give users the sensation of being on the water.

“It gives our crews instruction into any situation, like when fog rolls in. You’re practicing for the real thing. Of course, we do that in real life as well.”

The training, Chapeskie said, helps each crew prepare a plan on how to respond in any given circumstance. This ensures the volunteers themselves are

safe when they go into an emergency call.Training also involves other agencies,

from the RCMP and military search and rescue, to B.C. Ferries and other private operators. Regular inter-agency training days are held to ensure the volunteers and professionals are familiar with each other and know how to work together in large emergencies.

For volunteers with Sidney Marine Rescue Society, it can be a big commit-ment. And rewarding, said the crew of the

Jack Simpson. Where else better, added Chapeskie, can you be on a hot, sunny day than on a boat on the water?

Currently, the Sidney station has only around 24 volunteers. For a unit that monitors marine incidents 24 hours a day, seven days a week, that can get demanding. That’s why the unit is always looking for new people who are willing to make the commitment. A typical crew, at full capacity is five or six members. These days, they have to man the boat with a minimum of three people at night and tow during the day.

Volunteers must also be willing to help out with ongoing fundraising. Chapeskie noted the unit is funded mostly by indi-vidual or corporate donations, as well as through government grants they apply for each year. Donations have ensured the crews stay afloat and have the neces-sary gear to help people on the water.

To learn more, or to volunteer, visit www.marinerescue.org or send an email to [email protected].

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Station 36 (Sidney) crew chief Bill Chapeskie looks at the information on a GPS and radar display console.

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North Saanich’s Dil-lon Morrison is retun-ing to downhill moun-tain biking after three

months in hand casts. Morrison, 16, was

shooting video and photos with Decline Magazine in March when he hit a jump and injured both wrists.

“I had built this jump, and the day we were shooting it was wet. Before I hit the lip, the bike bogged down but I went for it anyway and as soon as I left the jump I knew it wasn’t right,” he explained.

As he came down, Morrison fractured his left scaphoid (situated between the hand and forearm on the thumb side of the wrist) and severely bruised his right lunate bone (sit-uated between the scaphoid bone and tri-quetral bones).

“At one point I had casts on both hands which was just awful,” he laughed.

“Thankfully my plas-tic surgeon was so great and she made sure I was totally on the right track with my recovery,” he said.

It was a total of three months that Morrison spent off his bike. His last cast was removed June 26. That amount of time, he said, was hard to swallow as it was in the midst of training season for the summer downhill com-petitions.

Morrison was accepted to Victoria’s Canadian Sport School at the Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence (PISE) last spring and started training in Sep-tember of last year.

The sport school, which is an initiative of the Canadian Sport Institute in partnership with PacficSport, helps secondary school aged students balance their educational and train-ing demands by giving school credits in sub-jects like physical edu-

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“Even though I kept up my training at PISE on my lower body, it was really hard not being outside on the bike.

“There were some low times for sure. Three months off the

bike is a long time when you’re used to being out there every day,” Morrison said.

Despite the setback, Morrison received the Althlete of the Month Award from PISE and was also given the Posi-tivity Award for the year.

“Even though I’m

behind and I’ve missed a ton of training and a couple of the races, I’m still planning to com-pete in the remaining B.C. Cup races and the Canadian Open Down-hill at Crankworx in Whistler in the first week of August,” he explained.

Morrison’s mother, Monica, said his story is a positive one for others in the downhill mountain biking world.

“Injuries happen, and stories like Dillon’s

can encourage others to keep positive and strong and follow their dreams,” she said.

Morrison will return in September to Park-land Secondary and PISE and plans to con-tinue his training and get in a full season next year.

“This year will be a big building season and hopefully next year I’ll see the results of that,” he said.

[email protected]


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SPORTSDillon Morrison gets back in the saddleLocal downhill mountain biker back behind the handlebars after major injury


After sustaining injuries in both hands, North Saanich downhill biker Dillon Morrison is happy to be back behind the handlebars.


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North Saanich’s Dil-lon Morrison is retun-ing to downhill moun-tain biking after three

months in hand casts. Morrison, 16, was

shooting video and photos with Decline Magazine in March when he hit a jump and injured both wrists.

“I had built this jump, and the day we were shooting it was wet. Before I hit the lip, the bike bogged down but I went for it anyway and as soon as I left the jump I knew it wasn’t right,” he explained.

As he came down, Morrison fractured his left scaphoid (situated between the hand and forearm on the thumb side of the wrist) and severely bruised his right lunate bone (sit-uated between the scaphoid bone and tri-quetral bones).

“At one point I had casts on both hands which was just awful,” he laughed.

“Thankfully my plas-tic surgeon was so great and she made sure I was totally on the right track with my recovery,” he said.

It was a total of three months that Morrison spent off his bike. His last cast was removed June 26. That amount of time, he said, was hard to swallow as it was in the midst of training season for the summer downhill com-petitions.

Morrison was accepted to Victoria’s Canadian Sport School at the Pacific Institute of Sports Excellence (PISE) last spring and started training in Sep-tember of last year.

The sport school, which is an initiative of the Canadian Sport Institute in partnership with PacficSport, helps secondary school aged students balance their educational and train-ing demands by giving school credits in sub-jects like physical edu-

cation and planning for their training and edu-cation in sport.

“Even though I kept up my training at PISE on my lower body, it was really hard not being outside on the bike.

“There were some low times for sure. Three months off the

bike is a long time when you’re used to being out there every day,” Morrison said.

Despite the setback, Morrison received the Althlete of the Month Award from PISE and was also given the Posi-tivity Award for the year.

“Even though I’m

behind and I’ve missed a ton of training and a couple of the races, I’m still planning to com-pete in the remaining B.C. Cup races and the Canadian Open Down-hill at Crankworx in Whistler in the first week of August,” he explained.

Morrison’s mother, Monica, said his story is a positive one for others in the downhill mountain biking world.

“Injuries happen, and stories like Dillon’s

can encourage others to keep positive and strong and follow their dreams,” she said.

Morrison will return in September to Park-land Secondary and PISE and plans to con-tinue his training and get in a full season next year.

“This year will be a big building season and hopefully next year I’ll see the results of that,” he said.

[email protected]


REAL ESTATE

SPORTSDillon Morrison gets back in the saddleLocal downhill mountain biker back behind the handlebars after major injury


After sustaining injuries in both hands, North Saanich downhill biker Dillon Morrison is happy to be back behind the handlebars.


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DUNCAN — Penny Bazuik won the bat-tle for the low gross championship of the Ladies’ Cowichan Open recently.

Bazuik of North Saa-nich and Lenore Davis finished tied at 80 after the regulation 18 holes at the Cowichan Golf

and Country Club. The players went to a playoff hole and that decided the tourna-ment title in Bazuik’s favour.

Tied for third behind the pair was Colleen Wheatley of Arbutus Ridge and Georgina Hermans of Cordova

Bay, both formerly of Cowichan, with rounds of 83.

Sue Miller rounded out the top five, card-ing an 85.

Dar Michell of Mount Brenton shot 86 for sixth, Mary Braithwaite 88 for seventh, Caro-line Anderson 89 for

eighth and Carin Gal-lie and Audrey Dowd both checked in at 90 to share ninth.

In low net, Cowichan player Mandy McKelvie emerged on top with a 68.

Tina Pace, Berte Marr and Jacquie Wat-son all shared second billing with 70s and a 71 gave Ellen Lyon of Cowichan fifth place.

— Black Press

Danny DanielsContributor

Saving your best until the last would serve as a motto for the three young Peninsula Track athletes at the recent B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo.

Given that as 13 year olds (technically 14 year olds since B.C. Athletics counts ages as of Dec. 31) they were surrendering two years in development compared with most of their competitors.

Ben Sammonds, Finn Battersby and Brennan Hopkins did not expect to medal at the Games but they all came away with personal bests in their events.

Sammonds achieved not just one but five personal bests in his demanding one-day Pentathlon event.

Chopping half a sec-ond off his previous 100m Hurdles time with a 15.74s for sec-ond place set the tone for the day.

Sammonds followed that up with his first 1.40m in the High Jump,

his longest Long Jump (5.00m) and a seven second improvement in the 1000m (3:15.82).

His weekend total of 2,264 points would secure fifth place over-all and was more than

100 points better than his Trials result. Only his Shot Put of 8.92m missed out (by 8 cm) on a clean sweep of personal bests.

Small of stature but big of heart, Battersby

challenged his lankier opponents for much of his 1500m Steeplechase race, but had to settle for eighth place with his new personal best, going under five min-utes for the first time

with his 4:57.15. Hopkins also had a

new mark in the 100m Hurdles, recording 17.56s.

— Danny Daniels is a regular contributor and member of Pen Track


Steven HeywoodNews staff

North Saanich’s Rotary Park is hosting the 2014 Mosquito A baseball provincials Aug. 1 to 3.

Host team, the Victoria Red Eagles, will welcome nine other squads from around B.C. for the three-day event. Mosquito A players are age nine or 10. Tournament organizer Colin Gardiner says he’s expecting close to 500 people at the tournament.

“The top teams from around the province are going to be here,” he said. “It’s two days of round robin play with finals on the last day.”

Opening ceremonies are Thursday, July 31 at 5:30 p.m. at Field 3 at Rotary Park (located near the Victoria International Airport). Gardiner said teams will parade onto the field for introductions, followed by the national anthem and the first pitch. Immediately after will be the skills competition.

Round robin action starts Friday morning on Fields 1 and 3 and continues Saturday. The top four teams in two pools advance to Sunday’s semi-finals. The final game is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. that day.

Throughout the tournament, Gardiner said there will be a fun zone set up for families, where they can relax and play games. The Rotary Park concession will be open as well.

This will be the third time the provincials have come to North Saanich, Gardiner said, but the first time for Mosquito A baseball.

For more event details, visit www.doubleplay.ca for event information and details about the team, which includes players from the Peninsula and Greater Victoria.

Mosquito A provincials this weekendVictoria Red Eagles host tourney in North Saanich


The Victoria Red Eagles have been getting ready to host the 2014 provincials.

Pen Track athletes on target

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Ben Sammonds at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

Remembering Alan Slater

A bright star was dimmed a year ago, now his

shining spirit lives on and his loved ones miss him

everyday; he will be in our hearts now and forever.

Love Mom & Dad, sister Karen (Paul), family and

friends.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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LEGALS

U-HAUL MOVING& STORAGE

Queens AvenueClaims Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at:

644 Queens Ave,Victoria, BC

(250) 381-2271

1102 Brandon Groenewold 2819 Colquitz Avenue, Victoria, B.C.

2001-1A Gordon Reimier #140 - 45617 Lewis Avenue, Chilliwack, B.C.

2001-4A John Swietalski 5090 West Saanich Road, Victoria, B.C.

2001-5B Peter Nykulaik525 Ellice StreetVictoria, B.C.

3043-A Beverly VipondPO Box 39010 - 3695 W10TH Avenue Vancouver, B.C.

3060 Farell Laszynskyj 414 Creed Road, Victoria, B.C.

A sale will take place at the Storage location on Thurs. August 7, 2014. Viewing 2:00PM - 4:00PM. Sealed bids will be opened at 4:30PM. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each unit.

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LEGALS

U-HAUL MOVING& STORAGE

Topaze AvenueClaims Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at:

776-790 Topaze Avenue Victoria, BC

250-382-4711

112 Cameron Good 3274 Glasgow Avenue, Victoria, B.C

113 Huey Godron 302-2549 Dowler Place,Victoria, B.C.

119 Earl Lacharity 6-502 Dallas Road,Victoria, B.C.

253 Solin Touch 2588 Carry Road, Victoria, B.C.

260 Allan Schmegelsky PO Box 53005 RPO City Center, Victoria, B.C.

306B Aaron Craig 201 827 North Park, Victoria, B.C.

318 Naomi Simpson 1527 Oakrest Drive, Victoria,B.C

321A Mark Onischuk 620 Toronto Street, Victoria, B.C.

321B Sarah Schenck 472 Burnside Road, Victoria, B.C

337 Gary Earl Lacharity 502 Dallas Road, Victoria, B.C.

A217 Kindra Turley 611-3185 Tillicum Road, Victoria, B.C.

A218 Morgan Gibson 2622 Prior Street, Victoria, B.C.

A233 Cory Moore 1035 Pendergast Street, Victoria, B.C.

Aa4076b Robert Kazmiruk 1215 Queens Avenue, Victoria, B.C.

A sale will take place at the Storage location on Thurs. August 7, 2014. Viewing 10:00PM - 12:00PM. Sealed bids will be opened at 4:30PM. Room contents are personal/household goods unless noted otherwise. Bids will be for entire contents of each unit.


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

1978 CHEVROLET CAMARO

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Owner D. WilliamsWill be sold on August 6, 2014. At 647B Dupplin Rd, Victoria, BC between 10am-2pm.

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HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

SEEKING MEDICAL Tran-scriptionists to work from home! We are currently re-cruiting experienced MTs to work from home. CanScribe graduates preferred. Positions available immediately. Email: [email protected].

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BRIDGES FOR Women is looking for one or two energet-ic, organized, professional, and engaging women to lead its silent auction team for its International Women’s Day luncheon. Call Volunteer Vic-toria at 250-386-2269.

PIERCY RESPITE Hotel needs a volunteer to assist senior respite guests partici-pate in activities under the di-rection of the Recreation Therapist on either Mondays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. or Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Call Volunteer Victoria at 250-386-2269.

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PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

UNDER $200

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ELECTRIC SCOOTER- com-plete, good condition. $500.(778)426-1893

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

OFFICE CORNER computer desks, beech and green laminate with keyboard tray, fi ling drawer and stationary drawer. 72”x60”x24”, formerly used in professional offi ce but would also suit home/student use. Excellent condition. Ask-ing $100 obo. Call Jim at 250-656-1151, ext.126.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Steel overstock sale!” 20x20 $4,055. 25x24 $4,650. 30x32 $6,586. 32x34 $7,677. 40x48 $12,851. 47x70 $17,899. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

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

FIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

WANTED- DRESS up clothing for make believe for my grand child. Call (250)652-4855.

REAL ESTATE

HOMES WANTED

WANTED - Full time working Couple seeks a quiet place to live in Central Saanich. Car-riage house, Cottage, or Suite. We are very clean, quiet, re-liable non smokers and able to help in many ways. Min 750 sq.ft. Outdoor space to grow vegetables and storage for bikes is preferred. Our dog is a medium sized black lab and is also very well behaved, quiet and friendly. Great Ref’s. Looking to rent long term, $1000 inclusive. 250-466-0468

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

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TRANSPORTATION

$$$ TOP CA$H PAID $$$. For ALL unwanted Vehicles, any condition. Call (250)885-1427.

1996 27.5’ Class C Ultrasport motor home. 107,000 km. New microwave & Fantastic fan. Walk around queen bed, clean, good shape. $15,000. Call (250)385-4112.

RENTALS

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

COLWOOD- LRG 3 bdrm apt, 1300sq ft, new reno. $1350 inclds satellite, water, gar-bage. Pets ? Available Sep-tember 1. (250)478-7062.

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SUITES, LOWER

BRENTWOOD BAY. 1-Bdrm suite ground level, private en-trance. D/W & laundry. $700./mo. + utils. Ref’s re-quired. (250)652-1725.

GLANFORD: 2 bdrm, $900/mo utils incld’d. N/P. Avail. Aug. 1. (250)479-9310.

SUITES, UPPER

MAYFAIR- 3 bdrms, yard, patio, NS/NP. $1400. Avail. now. Call (250)479-4112.

AUTO SERVICES

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

TRANSPORTATION

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CARS

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CONCRETE & PLACING

BARBER CEMENT Finishing; Driveways, sidewalks, patios, form work. Free est. 40 yrs exp. Call (250)704-9053.

CONTRACTORS

MASTER CARPENTER does restorations, renovations, sun decks, fences. Good rates, work guaranteed. No job too small. Ward (250)881-0296.

ELECTRICAL

(250)217-3090.ELECTRICIAN Lic.#3003. 25yrs exp. Renos, new homes, knob & tube re-place. Sr.Disc.No job too small250-361-6193 Quality Electric Reno’s, res & comm. No job too small. Lic# 22779.


ELECTRICAL

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

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

VAEXCA TING & DRAINAGE

EXCAVATING, Grading, ditch-ing, stumps, hauling, demoli-tion, hoe ram. (250)514-8553.

FENCING

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

GARDENING

(250)208-8535 WOODCHUCK Landscaping and bed design. River rock or patio stones. Blackberry/Ivy removal. Yard clean-up. Ref’s avail. 25 yr exp

250-216-9476; LANDSCAPE carpentry design and build. BBB/Insured. Accepting new contracts. www.ftguland.com

250-479-7950FREE ESTIMATES

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250-882-3129; AURICLE Luscious lawns happy hedges-grand gardens. Sprinkler de-sign & repair.


GARDENING

I DO garden clean-ups, weed-ing, hauling etc $25/hr Please call Dave today 250-656-7045

GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

(250)889-5794. DIAMOND Dave- window, gutter cleaning, roof-de-moss, gutter guards, power washing. Free est.

GRAND XTERIOR Cleaning- Gutter, windows, de-moss, p wash. We clean your neigh-bours house. 250-380-7778.


HANDYPERSONS

ASK ROB. Carpentry, decks, landscaping, garden clean up, rock walls and renos. Free Es-timates. Call 250-744-4548.

BIG BEAR Handyman. Decks, Painting, Repairs. Free estimate. Barry 250-896-6071.

HANDYMAN SERVICES. Lawns, fences, pruning, fl oor-ing, painting, drywall, small re-no’s. Mike/Chris 250-656-8961

STUCCO, Hardy Plank siding, painting, carpentry & roofi ng. Free est. Dan 250-391-9851.

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. Call Chris for all your hauling needs. 250-920-8463.

GARBAGE, DEMOLITION, compost, attics & basements. Refuse Sam. (250)216-5865.

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

JUNK BOX- Junk Removal Company. Local guys. Low rates. Call (250)658-3944.

JUNK REMOVAL 7 days / wk.Fast Service, Best Prices!! Free quotes. (250)857-JUNK.

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

PETE’S HAUL A DAY- Junk removal. Airforce guy. Call 250-888-1221.


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 REPAIRS

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, re-liable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928.

LANDSCAPING

ANDREW’S GARDENING. 20+ years exp. Mowing, weed-ing, clearing, woodwork, rock-work & planting. Insured. Call (778)967-1246.

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

ROMAX MASONRY. Exp’d & Professional. Chimneys, Brick Veneer, Retaining Rock Walls, Cultured Stone, Interlocking Paving. Excavating. Fully in-sured. Estimates. 250-588-9471

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DONE RIGHT MOVING $80/hr. Senior Discount. No travel time before or after local moves. BBB accredited. Free est. Call Tyler 250-418-1747.

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PAINTING

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

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

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

DALE’S Painting Save Mon-ey! Int/ext. Prompt, courteous, $25/hr Free est. 250-516-2445

DEPENDABLE PAINTER and drywall repair. Free estimates. References available. Call - Joseph - 250-686-0663. I take pride in my work!

✫ DON’S PAINTING ✫(250)479-8748. 30 years exp. Free Est. Quality Interiors/Ext.

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

OLD TIMER. Quality old fash-ioned service. Great rates. Ex-cellent references. Call Al at 250-474-6924, 250-888-7187.

PLUMBING

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

PRESSURE WASHING

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

WINDOW CLEANING

ABBA EXTERIORS Gutter & window cleaning. Power wash-ing. Roof de-mossing. Pkg dis-counts. WCB. (778)433-9275.


WINDOW CLEANING

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

BOB’S WINDOW Cleaning.Roof demoss, Gutters. Licensed and affordable. 250-884-7066.

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

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