20 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW judyReimche Peninsula News Review - Restorative Justice, or Community. Justice - whichever moniker. people want to give it — the pro- grams offering alternative methods of dealing with crime are gaining in Popu- ~~ larity. An initiative by commu-. nity members in Central Saanich, in conjunction with the Central Saanich munici- pal police, will answer the - community’s. — questions ~ about the process through a - public forum to be held on May. 27, 4 p.m. at Bayside. middle school. .. The group, and its Penin- ~sula. Crossroads’ Commu- ~ nity Justice. program, will _. feature a panel presentation by Bob Gillen, Regional Crown Counsel; an RCMP representative from the. ‘Western Communities, who havea program under. way . already; Jeannie Lundine~ * from.the Arrowsmith Com- aoe munity. Conference... Pro- .. ns gram i in 1 Parksville; and rep- - istice meets resentatives from .: the Saanich School District and Central Saanich municipal - police.: The panel will talk about how. the program works, and how to be involved. The meeting is sched- uled to wrap up at about 9: 45. : ‘Ifthe public wants more information, call Barb Whit- tington .at 652-3525 (best times to call are before 9 ‘a.m. and-after 4 p.m.). ~The group is going out to community members prior to the meeting to introduce ‘people to the concepts of community justice, and to - encourage them to attend. ‘the forum.:All members of: - the public are invited as well. - Vince Stancato, coordina: tor of the: Community: Ac- the Ministry-.of the Attorney General: (Community: Jus-: 2 tice'Branch) said that com- -munity. awareness is | “ex- tremely important.” : ; aye Raa aas inti Gs Seas aS iat es Dae = aE RIiae i rors ee Cranes an i rae SE cee CO hes Se: community know about the process before a program begins,” he said. at a Restorative Justice Infonet meeting at the Victoria Po- lice Station on May 19. The RJ Infonet group meets on the third Wednes- day of each month, bringing together people involved in - several forms of commitinity accountability . programs, with an. em Restorative Justice... -. Groups include the John Howard Society, - _ workers, groups, Salish Healing Jus- tice: Program members and many others... : Also on May 19, the Com- munity Justice Association. ~ of Greater Victoria commit- - countability Programs for’ ” tee, held a meeting at the Holy Trinity Church hall: A ‘small. crowd . heard: an. ‘overview of the:program, _ and about the successes the . ~. group has:had ‘in’ Western aa essential that, the : : : Communities. ” Guess who’ SOONG to town? | This is your chance to pet a preview of the fastest vessel i in the BC Ferries flect — our brand new PacifiCat. Be among the very first to get up close and personal with the. latest in fast ferry design and ‘technology, It promises to be great. family fun with bridge tours and entertainment, ioe the kids, We look forward to welcoming you aboard, -— Open House Times —— Dati: oe May 29. ‘TIME: Ipm - 4pm... PLACE: ‘Ship's Point Dares Sunday, May 30° Times Pam + 4pm PLacns Ogden Point “(Parking downtown on Saturday will he extremely limited, so W you're trave Ming by cars we ree ommend you visit the ship on uy at Open Points) Py C—, —> % ald hour: Oe al ‘oat ee Pee ee er ee ee te ae ‘emphasis... on ~ “several” church groups, Ministry of ‘Human Resources workers, _ private counselors, William ‘Head. police . Rache! Goldsworthy and Kevin Weodiey. Peninsula News Review For. Ontario- based chil dren’s book author,. ‘Hugh Brewster, last weeks trip to the West Coast. was busy, but rewarding. | ‘Three days ‘after. accept : ing aB.C. Red Cedar Award ‘for non-fiction during’ a ‘grand ceremony at Bayside : ‘middle school in Brentwood ; Bay,, Brewster. was back on. the. Peninsula for.a presen- tation’ at. North. Saanich’s ? Sansbury. school. ‘for Grade - 4 and 5 students. “This” whole: thing: has -- been really | terrific because ‘T’m_an editor and.a-pub- ‘lisher more often than a~ a said Brewster, who's book Anastasia’s Al- writer,” : bum also earned Ontario’ s Silver Birch Award. “To get that type of direct response from’ readers i isa _- rewarding experience.” Bayside students and The E-Team program subsidizes warjos while employers provide support costs such 0 benefits, training, supplies and travel. ~ Employers may apply to-acl as sponsors of - Work Crows, Intorns and Eco-Ed projects. Eligible employors include businesses, nonprofit groups, First Nattons organizations, _sthaol districts and local governments, Author Hugh Brewster takes some time to meet students at Sansbury school. Award winning children’s author ial Sansbury school ~ staff hosted the second-an- Book Awards on May. 15. Brew- ‘ster was joined by 13 other authors who were’on hand ‘to talk to students, ‘sign. au- tographs, and enjoy the sus- “pense, ‘Over. eight ‘hundred. peo- = nual Red. Cedar ple attended the day-long event, which included. talks by the authors, lunch, book | sales, and the awards cere mony: itself. : a “It was wonderful to ‘see “ all those students there ona Saturday,” ‘said. Brewster, --who:writes, ‘edits. and pub: ~lishes with Toronto- based — ~ Madison Press Books... -- “And they were all cheer- ing, not for a basketball: game, but ‘for, books and reading.” ~ Red Cada puts out a list “of fiction and non-fiction © books in the fall, and stu- dents in Grades 4 through (he “who read’ five or more © books in either. category during the school year can- .Wednesday,.May 26, 1999 participated in the reading — “schools © province. - choice: awards,” side librarian Vivian Hicks.’ P “It was a wonderful day.” 4 chosen by the Sansbury stu- dents ='58 om fied to vote’ for: the’ Red’ - broadened the kids interest what books are best and Hi if A Q (| Uo 0 ithe 7 “pam hire suits sat i 04 to work ° The Environment Youth Team (E-Toam] is a Youth Options BC employment initiative administored by the BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, on environmental and outdoor recreational - projects. At least 20 per cent of project time must include training for youths. Projocts must run at least 10 weaks, Application deadline: June 23, For application forms and information on ~ how fo get involved as an 1 Eoam sponsor, : al [250] 387 2233, ’ Bans ISH ~OLUMBIA, a ez) “Youth cnn OCIs Q prvi government inlative. "! providing young British Columbians with education, skills training and work experlonce opportunilies, For moro Information about the EToam ond other Youth Options BC programs, call toll-frot ” Yo'1-877-BCYOUTH of visit the Promlor's Youth» Options web stte: warw.youth.gov.be.ca | KEVIN WOODLEY PHOTO vote for the best: - Fifteen classes at Bayside : program. Brentwood, Sans- bury, and Deep Cove Ele- mentary Schools also took part, along with” 100, other around: ae the “They're really children’ 's a k said: Bay- .- “Ironically, Brewster was 5. : Cedar Awards’ ~‘as'an'‘au- thor they would like most to . --meet long before the award nominations. were finalized. - “These” awards © ‘have ‘and the types of books they © are exposed to,” said Susan - ‘McRae, Sansbury’ s teacher librarian. “The ‘discussions: these kids are now having about why ¢ are just Enema: Me