Eight-year-old Michael Criddle navigates his way
through the twists and turns of.the bike: circuit under
_ the watchful eye of Constable Rob. Weaver from the
Sidney/North Saanich RCMP. |

NEWS |

Bike rodeo a success

The Sidney Lion's Bike Rodeo took place Saturday morn-
ing at the Panorama Leisure Centre and featured several
challenging obstacle courses, free mechanical inspections
anda variety of bike safety information for both kids and
parents in attendance. Prizes were awarded to the top rid-
ers in each age group.

Grade 1 girls:

1. Lexi Taylor

2. Sydney Holme

3. Shayne Thomas
Grade 1 boys:

1. Callum Hunter

2. Benjamin Pomphrey
3. Alec McKay

Grade 4 girls:
~ 1. Ruby Campbell
2. Kamma Wiggins
3. Sarah Worrall
Grade 4 boys:
1. Scott Frederick
2. Brandon Glossop
3. Marcel Baart
Grade 2 girls:
- 1. Natasha Campbell
2. Keyleigh Dodge
3. Marian Pelz
‘Grade 2 boys:
1. Ted Sullivan
2. Curtis Stockill
3. Lucas Jacob

Grade 5 girls:

1. Caleigh Hunter

2. Victoria Gilbert

3. Monika Pelz

Grade 5 boys:

1. Ben Mason

2. Michael Iorio

3. Eric Emanuele
Grade 3 girls:
1. Keegan Holme
2: Tanya Jones -
3..Genevieve Atkin
Grade 3 boys:

1. Ryan Aldred
2. Ryan Loyer-Kuyten
3. Robbie Lawrie

Grade 6 girls:

J: Alli Lenz

2. Shannon Clarke
3. Cayla Baart
Grade 6 boys:

1. Jeff Sopuck

2. Nicholas Hill -

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couver - ‘Island Regional

: that’s still the. library: Sled ee
a tion.- :

A steering “committee. the ‘best costs and services.
_ representing». the - three “At its next. meeting, the:
Peninsula. municipalities. committee will use these re- ©

plans to meet in the next .

couple of weeks to compare. ommendations for each in-

“politcal, ” said: committee

"member and North Saanich’
Councilor Terry Soley. ©
~ About. five months - ago, :

the» steering © “committee

hired: a consultant to: ‘deter-:
‘mine which option provided © 3

sults: to come up with rec-

~‘nicipalities ;
spent close to $1 million for.

collectively.

library - services.- And, -ac-

“cording to committee. mem:
“-ber® ‘and: Sidney. ‘Councilor. *”
_ Peter Wainwright, VIRL has
a long history of budget in-

creases.

- “The question is if this eg

“going to continue or.is this
over. with?” :

‘said Wain-.-
wright, adding:that a pro-

pursue the is issue efurther.

_ is that they would. love to be
“able to use. the downtown li-
brary,” she’ said; ‘adding tha’

she would like to'see the is

‘Sue go to‘a public referen-
dum next year. ees

the three councils would be’
required for the issue to go.

“What I hear from people

A collective decision fi from

the financial implications | of
staying with VIRL, joining
Greater Victoria Public Li-
brary, or coming up with a
system that enables Penin-

t
sula library users some ac- these findings, do they wan

dividual council to consider.

“At this point we're just .
looking for direction from
council,” said Soley. “Given:

to referendum next May to
jected five-year VIRL budget
shows much: smaller. in--
creases than library aver-
ages over the last five to 10.
years. »

2001.

lic to see what they want to
do,” said Haddon.

‘join GVPL by September

“It's a million a year so we”
~ should check with our pub-

cess to downtown.

“We have to consider all
the aspects — the eco-
nomic, the social, and the.

. to pursue it and go further?

If the answer is no then
there is no pointi in pursuing
it.”

Last year, the three. mu-

RCMP will start referring cases |

member = and Central
Saanich Councilor Michelle
Haddon is hopeful that the
puree counters will want to

- Slaney/North Saanich RCMP have decided not to wait for the Central Saanich gr ou
to get established before taking advantage of the community justice program. Staff Set.

Gary Lenz said May, 27 that his dep

Greater Victoria Community Justice Association.

“They are already up and running,
lengthy discussions with the Central Saanic
mate it will be about 18 months
are also worried that there wouldn't be
jurisdiction or Central Saanich’s to keep vo

before that group has

artment will begin refer ring appropriate cases to the

"he said, He, and Sgt. Wayne Conley, who have had
h group, were concerned because they esti-
a program in place. He said they
enough appropriate files arising in cither their
lunteer facilitators or mentors busy.

Sidney/North Saanich generated only 85 crimes in 1998, and Central Saanich’s rate

was just 50, Parksville and Qualicum Bei

of 185 cases in 1998.

Whittington said she doesit t believe a
see it, that’s nota problem. The communi
through conferencing in 1995, In 1

“Ing to court, The whole poi
posible, Their. volunteers seem to be ve

nt is to get the

the whole point to reduce incidences?”

Lenzalso said he would rather see facilitators in confer C
community, “The offender Would have a tough time facing, sonicone they would run into :
he.sa
the whole point:
ighbor is tough, But it's
n) change their behavior.” 7

again in their community,”

“But Gillen said that was
E you 've done something to hurt your ne
. make people t accountable, ani nike the

i

998, only two conferenc

ach, vith the same poration: hase, saw arate

ow crime rate should be an impediment. “Ag ]
ty of Sparwood had 98 young offenders going
es were held, with none go-
recidivism rate down to as near to nothing as.
ry pleased with the work they’ re doing. Isn't this

ncing come from outside the

Despite this, committee

“Having to face your community and admit ; |
(hatvery thing that helns, :

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