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The CRD skims five per cent from charity ride by Valorie Lennox The Review Five per cent of any amount raised for charity through events in regional parks goes to the Capital Regional District, local organizers discovered when arranging a fund- raising horse ride for the Victoria Riding for the Disabled program. “T think it’s really tacky,” said North Saanich trails coordinator Jo Doman, who is putting together an Oct. 7 Ride B.C. Day event to benefit the charity. The Sunset Riding Club decided to use its annual trail ride to raise money for the Central Saanich- based Victoria Riding for the Dis- abled program. CRD Parks requires a $10 per- mit, a $50 refundable damage deposit and five per cent of the gross amount raised.by the event. - Doman said she could under- stand the five per cent levy if the club was raising the money for club use, but objected to five per cent of charitable donations going to the regional district. “Tt’s such a good cause. I don’t think the CRD should be able to take that money off,” Doman said. To avoid losing five per cent of the donations, the local trail ride will not go through the regional “district's Horth Hill Park, a deci- sion which will cut 15 to 20 minutes off Sunday’s ride. Doman noted volunteers from North Saanich and the Sunset Riding Club constructed and help . Maintain the Sunset Bridle Path in Horth Hill Park. A Ride-a-Thon for the Victoria Riding for the Disabled program slated for Sunday on the regional district’s Galloping Goose Trail in _ Luxton will also pay five per cent of the gross donations to the regional district. “We need the trail, so it’s take it or leave it, so we take it,” said tide-a-thon coordinator Helen Mansfield. The regional park policy doesn’t Continued on Page A2 ‘One-man crime wave’ sent fo the slammer A Sidney man was sentenced to 60 days in jail Thursday after pleading guilty to theft and breach of probation. “Your record certainly indicates to me that you’re virtually a one- man crime wave,” Sidney provin- cial court Judge Darrall Collins told 19-year-old Lyndon Charles Yalan. Crown counsel Stephen Fudge said Valan approached a 15-year- old youth in the parking lot outside the Sidney Safeway store at about 6 p.m. Feb. 5. The youth had $30 in his shirt pocket. Valan reached into the youth’s pocket and took the. Agreemeni gives waiter to Pauquachin band land An agreement signed Monday by Pauquachin band Chief Ed Mitchell and North Saanich acting mayor Rebecca Vermeer will pro- vide municipal water to the 200 residents on the band’s land. The agreement follows two years of negotiation between the Pauquachin band, North Saanich, the federal government and the Peninsula Water Commission. Given unrest between natives and non-natives in other parts of Canada, Vermeer said the agree- ment is an example of how people can live together. “Water is a precious resource and I'm very pleased we can share it with you in harmony, as water belongs to all,’ Ald. Maurice Chazottes said. Ald. Brian Dunic noted it took two years to negotiate the water agreement and hoped future agree- ments between the district and the band would not take so long to tesolve. Miichell said the band had been trying to obtain water for several years but had to start negotiations over again when municipal coun- cils changed. Mayor Linda Michaluk excused herself from signing the agree- ment, explaining that the new water line fronts her property, creating a possible conflict of interest. Neighboring areas of North Saa- nich have already petitioned coun- cil for municipal water service through the reserve water main. money, offering to sell the youth some hashish, Fudge said. The youth refused to buy the hashish and asked for his money, at which Valan walked away, Fudge said. The youth was intimidated by Yalan and did not report the theft but the youth’s father reported the incident to police. Valan was on probation at the time of the offence and the theft is a breach of that probation, Fudge said. Defence lawyer Elizabeth Miller said Valan lives with his common- law wife and has an 18-month-old child. Valan is willing to repay the $30, she added. Valan said the youth had earlier taken $20 which Valan had left in a friend’s car. He denied offering to sell the youth any drugs and said he was trying to straighten out his life. Fudge said the youth denies owing Valan any money and said the theft comes close to robbery. He noted Valan has a significant record and is awaiting trial on nine other charges. _ Collins sentenced Valan to 60 days in jail on the theft charge and 14 days concurrent for *he breach of probation.