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8d Cult Islands

"Serving the Municipality of Central Saanich, the Gult Islands, North Saanich and the village of Sidney

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_ FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR, No.

30—12 Pages.

SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, March 9, 1966.

Subscriptions, in advance, _year, $3. 00; US. $3.50. “Copy. 0c

“TUESI JAY BV ENING

Vi

ictoria Publ

LE Annual dinner. of Sidney and
- North. Saanich. / Chamber =:,.of
a Commerce : will take: ‘place. on
meee Tuesday evening, Mar./15.-

ard-: ‘Bower,
“Daily Colonist, in’ Victoria,. and
president of the Victoria Cham-
2 ber. of ‘Commerce..

Address Chamber

Guest . speaker -will be Rich- ;
publisher. of the

sher To a
ere

“The ‘meeting will hear reports:
“on Sidney, ‘and. North’ Saanich
activities ‘during . the: past year.
New president,” W.0d. 0 Lar-" ”
nick, will be formally installed, :
with ‘his, directors. :
Reception. will precede din-
ner, ‘at 6:30 -p.m., .in the -ban-
quet room of. the Sidney: Hotel. _

- BOND DRIVE GOES OVER. TOP
AS $1,300 FIGURE REACHED —

Bond. drive for Sanscha has. gone

s pepond: the © ‘hopes. ‘of its . sponsor,
ss Frank: ‘Minns: ~The ‘new-: president
-of. ‘the community “centre  organiza-

“tion “launched: his..plea. a: ‘month. or |e

“SO: ago, “when he: invited: various: bond
oe to: relinquish; their, bonds. :

Ys:
a was’ ‘charged’ | w
avith: ‘slow: driving: and impeding. trate |:
oil °;

‘eal report for. the:aveels: ending-Mar.
“6, furnished: by. the. Dominion. ‘Ex
“perimental” Station:

“Maximum fem, "(March 6). a eis = a8 .

Precipitation: inches
71066. precipitation |

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» Saanich:
5 piven ‘this matters:

40.5:

annual meeting. it was epor ted that
the outsanding bonds. amounted ‘to
about: $7,000.
Mr. -Minns. suggested that! if hota |
:ers, of these bonds: returned or ‘re-|-
‘linquished :. -the :notes®:to. the: extent |.
‘|-of $1,000: the: position: of the associa-
| fim: ‘would be much stronger.
Last ‘aveek, saw the amount return: |

turn: their . ‘notes.

"Peasant, -

medy;: ‘Sorry, N
‘murder. mystery, ‘and. ‘Piper ‘Ot. ‘the
The ‘latter

Sandown Not

“The following. is the. ‘meteorologi:|

In Keeping

Rezoning of ‘Dolphin. Road ‘pro- |;
perty owned: ‘by ‘Coal. ‘sland. Add.
from ‘residential to commercial is

3) saanich ‘council oniMonday" evening,
1 Serer wry” M.. Ne MacAlpine. ny Wis

“The: probleny with

landyjaement.:

Ney. Midyley, wrote tae !
| ganaingy the use of Sandown - mee
track: His ‘fret,
slated that it was proposed to. con-
oatruct ay paved-oval within. the race:

: M4 track and. he. asked . regarding. dhe

earvont- zonbng” ‘of Sandown’ Park
| complex, Ms, ‘second: Totter: with
drew. the: request, ‘The -reeve cote,

{tended thatthe: race fraels today |: tc
has non-conforming statugein North | fo
“Farther: study. will nso het

i THREE LC

fey

Poop pene “younr'” hidhtand ©
from his aren: werd: succespfal iy
“compet tions: ate Whe: Biroce
dobin’ Jost Saturdayes

Tay ape Tad “Pharmean:
tor: ‘of Mre cand Mis.
“West Snantew! Ronde Janice:

Poakes: driughter: at. Meccands Mrs,
Joby. Parke, ROT Patricia Bay Tigh
Wiiyy, and: Suatuine Pink, .daughtercof
| Mrs, ALS Pink, 165 Went Sannteh’

wbesnyelee

a Lt. eres

ed, reach $1,300 ‘dnd ‘there: are’ still |.
-holders - who: have: Promised: fo: re. .

“The ‘debts-on ‘the. ‘hall | nave’ ‘been :
a heavy” joa one ‘the: Years, me oe :

fos

8 communication :

Promotion |

ee eee ee ee

JLT.-CMDR. BRUCE BAKER |

‘Recently: promoted from the yank
‘of Lieutenant, ‘executive’ officer, ae
the RCN Utility. ‘Squadron No. 33,
Bruce Baker.

“Hugh ED Voney. ‘is’ ‘the. new fire

volunteer. fire’ department: “ His’ a
-pointment was: effective’ March: AL

Po clage | “office:

‘chief ‘of Sidney. and: ‘North: ‘Sdanich :

oS Chief. Loney takes. over. ‘the. duties

: from: Fire Chief: G: AL ‘Gardner, “who | t :

FRE: cmEr WuGI LONE v .
‘separate basis, Fire. marshal's ress
“ponsibilities “ in’ Sidney’ and®: North
Saanich will be undertaken by C.D,
‘Biman of. Blue:

[yenew ho ‘has. heen AWiy ‘from: the

Mh dennetment: when’ his” buniness ine
“terest: ‘demanded: his’ ‘full: attention,

Former ‘shoot medal: works. proprie

‘of! ‘years
FURTHER CUANGE

ascRunther.: ehanee dssannounced.. by:

Connelior™ Re Cook,’ Fofe North:
Sanniche: ths: counetior.: ds: -ehairs.
man of the fire committee, Fa re.

Anspeetions: and: enquiries: regarding
{ive department. will he: handled = by
Sho -Novth ‘Gannicly miinielpal office
on "Third Sta dn Sidney, :

» Water: “Apartments ;

‘htor he has: constructed ind: operated | yy
‘}apartments: in Sidney fora: number cae

ports thitcn future permits: for fino, |

$I 0 000

Licence Sales

“Value. of: motor. vehicle: lic-
“ence, sales trom. the Sidney -Vil-
increased -.almost-:
= 10 per cent: ‘during January” and:
: February’ of this “year compar-

: ed to the: same period in 1965.
S Sales’ of $100,811.07 were re-
-corded | during |. the *last °. two
months: compared. to: $91,514. 36

- in the same period last year.

.... Most, frantic. days’ at the of-

‘fice were the final two days. be-

fore the ‘deadline-for. the ‘dis-

-“ play of the new plates: on. cars.
“On Saturday, Feb,” 26, the of-

“<fiee. sold’ $7,558.76 worth: of: lic: >.
“ence plates.» This: figure’ was |

“doubled on: the. last *day, Mon:

day, -Feb.:28, when plates sales

“-@limbed. to $15,308:30. °°. f
ee Total - Value’ of all’ licence 7:

mg municipality's: teething. years: ‘ew
yoo ‘the ‘onlooker, it:appeared.: ‘that.|:
4 thin ree: members of the® couineil “had.

the; Dominion

ee ‘b ene elected: “pr ssident- ofthe |;

He: ‘succeeds |:
‘accountant.:

: “Sidney ‘Realty.|:

co-president . tou}

Freeman. : “Arthur |:

“Freelove | “vas. “re-elected: ‘SCCre~

tary “and! Be Donald. Smith ‘VII cone,

tinue: as: treasurer.’ Harry: ‘D; Cham-:

bers: follows - George: Halen ns: Ser: —

geant-at-Arms. :

-Four directors: were ‘elected, View Le
tor G.-Heal,. ‘Ted .P.. Holloway, Wal-|.:

er J, Wakefield ‘and , Stanley | P.
‘Watling.

man, . Sydney SicPenny.

-| CENTENN. TAL
COMMITTEES

en centenni

| Sidney. and: North, Saanich: munick |

palities:-was:: authorized ; ely! North
Saanich: ‘council: on: Monday: ‘evening:

vleo-ct nieman: ‘of the. committee. with

G. Montganiorys RM a Mil: ¢
Mel enn We Simpson cand “Mys,

“Fireworks ex: p 1 re} d ed. in|
North Saa nic h- -council
chamber: forthe. first-time
on Monday evening. For an
hour and.a half the rafters.
rang = with hot verbal ex-
changes. ..When. the. smoke
of battle was finally cleared:
away, Reeve J.B. Cumming
emerged with. his head:
bloody. ‘but unbowed..—. and
still the. dominant figure: at
‘the council: table...

It: was - zoning. »The « ‘municipality’
‘came.: ‘into’ ‘existence’ last” year: be:
‘cause: of ‘problems. arising from ZC

; _sold vat. the village” ‘of. ;

“al, “ 7 C.. 2
Davis,. JS; ‘Clark: and: ‘Geo. -Aylard

m. sitting he-hadn't been’ fully. inform-

ing. -And: this: same nemesis appe
likely ‘to: return again and again. to
-the: “council - ‘table during the-:

re the’ Spark, ‘plugs ‘of: the: attack
In‘ the: end,‘ Counciller “Aylard;* ad-"

iC, ond. controversial: motion -sponsor- poss

ed. by Councillor
tit

: First Flare- up Sparked By Letter :

ke

The ‘Emblem Of ia

“Reeve J. B. Cumming of. North Saanich “was. under heavy. :
tire from a trio of ‘his. councillors on Monday evening. ~He.*
parried the verbal barra age with agility and, ‘his Voice redo="
lent of ‘the purple. heather of his. native | ‘hillsides, threw. the .
gauntlet back at Councillors T. C..M. Davis,
Geo. “Aylard, ‘his ‘antagonists. . - Under : his «sti
-one. controversial resolution was” withdrawn. by. its ‘sponsor
‘and ‘another - bit the: dust’ ‘of: defeat: Be

No two° ‘guess es. are: yequired 1 a ae
determine the cause: of: the friction,

‘The Emblem. of. Seotland :”’

Be fy you leave at alane;

~ The: tense. scene was: ‘reminiscent of the old. Scots song

* The thistle is a. modest: flow

Je S.. Clark and.

jorticulturist at |"ers
! Experimental. Farm, pital

“The report: of the nominating, com:, a
mittee was presented | by: Ata cehnir- |

have
Councillor dS. Clark, will. serve 08 |

‘ national: virtuoso,

ys “This

Man jn, i. “million: will coffer 1 ay
new. experience toe - Sidney: -aym-!.
“audience on.) Sunday. ‘eves,
1 ARTY Karr “wil, Play. his

whan) the.

urnordinnty" i thes o antrlted words

i “hands: of this: “tide:
Us, .musielan-

ship and © ‘expressive ontrol, his,

lining Athe®, resignation Of Fire
Chief G ardneraemonth aya, . The
nf 0 ehiet E exprognerd dissnttte

‘HONORS. AT. ee BW

“dinerra | Road.

Ke Thomson, {ander 32-yeara sailors’ hornpipe and |

undor Tyehrs: sword. dine
mfourtly Ine the. Seann. TANS, |
Tanied won saennd Servet tee hye

fourth: in the. highland: fling, while
‘Suzanne came: fourth: tthe: novice
“aver 0: years sword danceses

ja'The dhrese iris cane pupils: of

M ra,
wags: “Mallnrd. i

The changes have’ come whout fol- i:

: out

Marr ln the position of Jeador Jn
the

d

“We
eae a the hnas. nlavars in t
tho family. "to: atudy: thatr: thateus

teous incvirendy : well-known Ahroughe
North 8

Vdagaling technique, “and We, rantd®
ly: expanding Feportalre: ‘composed |’

‘Chalrman t the’ Gain of, frusteaa?
{at Saanich School: District; Alex: Por:

apnelally : ‘for him, piaeeas Gary

‘Tongenwalted” renainsanee “of

‘the ole. Honblo-hans,

Ha: nlaven. aunier.: the. Niyees
tor’ ton

hen ns fontared ‘nololat, bins a
Atay tary enya nee A! nivate |

visor ate tho Universite of South [eee
ae Call fornia, Mr, Kare: was.apke (

oan tin OOM: v- Abort: ‘tour: with mie

jan th Me Kove remained. ‘there

_Mietoria :
the

inst ‘Monday: that the: muntelpality | t

1 twvite

“Handel's “‘Coneerto”
“nnd: Kol: Nidrol;: by! Bruch,
orchestra wil: ‘offer, Schubert
‘Symp honyN s

“lRixet'a Joux: ‘Wonfants. Opus 22. un und |p:

‘Shostakoviteh’ a8

‘ Sih completed: atage as

Mr: ‘Minin hopes to; ia

Central “Sannich, “counell: hal
‘consilored | withdrawing: ‘fron
Victoria’ pute. brary ‘Reryic 1 Rated td
Reeve’ 2, Gordon Loe today!
draft rigreoment. ‘omits. Central Sonn |
ich? from: “the: lst: of: “participating

municipalities, and it waa siggeated | 1 Ww y

‘Patethe theeting. of: ‘Saanich: council

ty Vtech to the Reqlonal Library
“RerVvien.. Hele alee ae
“yEContral Saanich in: ‘left. ont! of
Abn: agreement. dt Ie: porhnps: mM, ine. Hel
Witotion. tothe: Regional Adbynry: toy.
iiem ald ¢, Coltnetilor
Alan. Newberry, §
hee on the toate Hy

‘with’ ‘ihe Mietorla.: puistie ee
since J andhas enjoyed the book]:

Fmobilo service ond ‘all avaltabla® tai | 8

and Keauined atudieg at Northweat=
orn University: for tha lyoar10ibe:
als. a oa hat, hen he beg ches aay A

collier.
nal: attend dl t
Ht paral boat, and: wishal tol

nelly, at oppory

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