- ture;

Wednesday, January 26, 1966

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

UIMATUM TO VICTORIA .

Peninsula’ Water Board May Result From Meeting —

By BILL CHATTERTON

Meeting called ‘at ‘Saanichton last
- Week - to. plot. strategy in dealings
2 with the City of Victoria in regard
_to. Elk Lake water may. well have
been the’ first: meeting of a. Penin-
sula Water: Board.

Establishment: of ‘such a board 1 to

co-ordinate the aims and objectives
of the various: water districts on

» the Saanich Peninsula. has | deen
strongly advocated’ for several
-. years by Victor: Dawson, chairman
_ of Brentwood Waterworks District,
The outspoken. chairman reiterat-
_ed his suggestion Jast week, .empha-
: Sizing that a board composed of rep-

_ resentatives of all water districts

could speak with one, strong voice.
All aspects of the «water supply to
“the: peiiinsula, past, present and. fu-

the chairman of the mecting, Coun-

cillor Charles Mollard, Central Saan-

“ich waterworks -chairman, ’ and

were -explored ‘in ” detail by.

Reeve Gordon ‘Lee; before an unani-
mous’ agreement. was reached to

seek legislative action if city coun-
cil pursues’ its “announced intention

of increasing. the: price of. Elk Lake
water to Central Saanich | from 114
cents: per thousand - “gallons :'to ‘five
cents: per thousand gallons.

SOLE OWN ER

Coun. Mollard: pointed’ out that
Victoria technically. is.-the — sole
owner of all water within a. 20-mile
radius of ‘the city. It has enjoyed
this. position since the Victoria Wa-
terworks Act was approved by the
provincial government in’ 1873.. To-
day itis the only corporation in
B.C. to have this right. _

Total. of 28. other -cities, towns
and municipalities in the! province
were granted. similar’ rights from
time te time, but all were cancelled
in 1944. with. the exception of Vie.
toria. . Central... Saanich. . contends
that ‘the city: has’ not. used ' Elk Lake

. G ANADA ELECTIONS ACT ; —
- Electoral ‘District of ESQUIMALT- SAANICH
Summary of Return of Election Expenses"

There. is below: sat out, as required by Section: 63-(5) ofthe Canada:
signed by.-:the official agent, -of the return of
election expenses . made. to me’ by -hinon' behalf /of James: H. Gorst,
one of the candidates at the recent election- of
House of Commons of Canada held in the

-- Elections Act,’ a summary,

trict, which said return is on file

a fee of twenty. cents; be there

at any reasonable time during
‘ January,
: to-me.

Dated at Saanich, B.C.,

a member to setve in. the
above-mentioned: electoral | dis-

at. my office and may,- on payment of
inspected and extracts taken: therefrom
the six months next. after
1966, being the day upon which the

the 21st day of
said return was furnished

‘this 21st day of ‘January: 1966.

“JOHN, S. DAVIES,
Returning Officer. °

Summary of Return. of Election Expenses ‘of, James HL Gorst.

RECEIPTS:

2 Receipts, “contributions, ete,

Pee on ° PAYMENTS.
oe Candidate's personal’: expenses.
“Telegram:

see Gout ‘supplied
S Advertising .

: Promised unpaid contributions, ete.

“Number of...
- persons from |.
we. Wwhom.received

= $3,976.69 © an

“AMOUNT -

$3,976.69

~ Number of “
©. persons paid:

{Swartz Bay.
‘NO SUCCESS

too: late:.

‘eval former city mayors who . Avereé
| sympathetic :

asa domestic water source for over
20 “years. -
WARTIME MEASURE

Water from: the. lake. was first
used: in’-the north. end of ithe penin-

| sula “in 1944. when the federal’ gov-

ernment inst alled the pumping plant
and main: pipeline to the airport. as.
a wartime measure under a 20-year
renewable lease with Victoria for an.
annual fee of $1,000.

Central Saanich ‘acquired the sys-
tem. for $1 in.1960 until such - time
as. Greater . Victoria’ water. from
Sooke:.-may be available to. this
area,. estimated after 1970.

Water. from tk Lake has now
found its way. to almost every corn-
erof the Saanich Peninsula.

-The. water flowing through . the
Central Saanich ‘system: has aug-
mented the supply of Brentwood
Waterworks District
We aterworks District. It is the
supply for the Dean. Park ‘ar ee
Deep Cove Waterworks District

sole
and

Saanichton | Experimental Farm ‘and
the = “prov incial: ferry terminal: at

‘Reeve Lee informed last week’ Ss
meeting © that-Central - Saanich: has
tried to negoliate a ‘contract ‘with
the city at the oid rate since 1961
without success, former mayor Rich-
ard Wilson apparently did not see
fit to discuss the standing™ Central
‘Saanich: offer, “he said..

“Our profits at the .$1, 000 per
year fate have been of a very small
proportion,’ she said, ‘‘and we are

‘told’ by ‘our auditors, that they .are

nol -sufficient to. create
sinking fund.” ° .
The reeve: emphasized that: Elk
Lake is? 8: Emited’ source...”
“Greater. Victoria Water

a desir able

Board

says it’ Won't ‘bring Sodke: av: iter to |

the Peninsula ‘until: there is a 25,000
population. We | feel: -this~avill be
“They, say another | six. to
eight” years, ‘but we: feel “it: will be:

needed ‘in: just three” or. four years," ”
: [the reeve. saids : :

avhen the. city’ ‘ceased using: the lake
-as-a domestic: water :

Dawson ‘contende (

~ Centr: al, _ Saanich.

and Sidney :

and |.
| is ‘also: pumped ‘to -the. airport, the

‘Clowes. -

the act: of “18S: te

. LOCAL, BOARDS UN ANIMO US

“Mr.
“conveniently - forgotten”: the Cleve-
Jand Report on which the city water
board .was: founded: ;

-“The Cleveland Report stated that

all water from ‘Elk, Lake. should: Zo |

north,” he reminded. the meeting.

Mr...Dawson’ had ‘some ‘harsh. cri-
ticism. for the Peninsula as well as
the city.

FIVE YEARS BENIND

“We. are five years behind’ in ‘our
planning,’’ he averred.:‘‘The present
hodgepodge system is not economi-
cal.”

“We should be planning a grid
system for the entire peninsula and
reservoirs ‘must be: provided in all
areas,’ ‘he said; noting that. the
Brentwood ..distiict “has not. had to

draw on Central Saanich w: ater for

the past thtee years:

“We could have plenty of w ater for
the next. five years by. ri oservoiring,'
he stated.’

/Sidney” W. aterwor ks Chairman F,
Ss. ‘BS Heward. endor sed Ma Daw-
son's proposal for-a: Peninsula Water
Board ‘and urged: that" meetings. be
heid se on’ to this end.

VET! wLY. CONCERNED © ;

Although Sidney is ‘not (a major
Central Saanich ‘water’ ‘consumer
(most,. ‘of the village's water comes |
from wells) the distvict is vitally |
concerned with ‘the mooted price ‘in-
crease, ‘Mr. Heward ‘said.

After’ meeting - with Water Re-
sources “Minister Ray W Uliston, Mr.
Heward believes the provincial gov-
ermment:. is sympathetic to the situ-
ation.on the-peninsula. .

“We may be able: to discover: a
legislative way .of solving this prob-
‘leny instead of. the. courts, the said.

| QUITE HAPPY |

Deep Cove Waterworks: Distr ict
would” be. ‘quite “happy. if the. icity
agrees to renew, the agreement: ata
cost of:1l cents: per thousand gal-
lons;: “said (Chairman: B-.

ae “There
lawsuits,’

“he -said, ‘We ean’ tfight

: a city “fails Ss
=" agreement

| sua’ “and “delivered: Ao. Mr.
| prior ‘to ‘the opening of: the d ext leg!
islative. Sessior i

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Ho also koops in dally touch, of course, with
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Dawson ‘said the city “has

eo ‘0 thou “of

i FOR MOOERN wom ae

|

We Wel

Lake water rights back ‘to the “pare
ent body,” he said. ..°

“If* you are ‘prepared rn support
your bidding,’’ Mr. Tisdalle told the
meeting. : .

An increase in “water ‘rates would
foree the Saanichton Experimental
Farm, to dig: reservoirs. and’ collect
run-off «water, said Superintendent
Harry Andison. . ,
NEW TANK 7 :

Mr. ‘Andison ‘said bids have now
-been called: for. a: 50,000: gallon con-
crete tank to replace three old wood-
en tanks at the farm which® hold
120,000 gallons. . The farm avill not
draw water off the line-at peak _per-
iods, ‘the said.

Reeve Lee foresaw three: steps i in
dealing with. the city’s proposal.

If the city does not aecept. the
Central ‘Saanich submission, . the
water committee: ‘should © take ~ its
case the: Public “Utilities “Com-
hlission: he said. Ifthe decision of
the P.LU.Ci ts unsatisfactory to. the
conhiniltee “it. should . then Zo -to- the
provincial gover: nment to seck: legis-
hitive Action. ‘

Mir. Tisdale.
agree,
aa hat if the. -eity diéecods” with
the P/U.C.?"" ‘he asked. |
TIME RUNNI ING OUT

“TMme is running out and if:you
don't act at -this - session of the

aid not entir ly

legislature you will have. to oWwait.

another year,"’

Municipal Solicitor J. FN, Paget
said his firm has always: taken’ the
view that jf a sutiable lease cannot
be: negotiated ‘with the © city . then
Central Saanich “Should : press: for
legislation to restore’ ‘the. Elk -Lake
water rights to the -public -domain,
“Phe “proposed - bylaw
highly. discriminatory,” che stated.
“A- concerted -action tostir” the: feel-
ings of ‘the: people‘on: the ‘peninsula
to seek Ahis Heston ‘ation AS ore
quired.’ “ a0 :
FRIENDLY. TERMS oa

_At.-this- point;; the “thotion “to” ‘seek:
ae firm: decision: from* city” council
prior *.to. the opening of the: legisla-

ture on Januar y 29° was quickly: for-

mulated: sand | appr

ved. with: ‘Reeve
Lee commenting, oe :

tions: should. be taken. on, ‘the: -penin-.

appears:

~ etic ‘

‘Tisdale ;

HOLY TRINITY GROUP NAMES

DIRECTORATE FOR NEW YEAR |

Mrs, -F. McCombie was elected
president at the: annual mecting: of
the Holy Trinity Hall -Guild -on
Thursday, Jan.. 20, at. the home’ of
Mrs. R..B. George, Madrona: Drive.

Following slate : of . officers was
‘elected to ‘serve avith Mrs. McCom-

insula would be: justified in petition-
ing the legislature: it would just tell
Victoria that we are taking: our jus-
tifiable right.” .

‘We must not be discourteous to
Mayor Toone,” said. Mr. Heward,
“Just tell him. our hand. thas’ been
foreed and. we must have the city's
accision."’

Mr. Dawson's suggestion for: the
formation -of - a. ‘Peninsula Water:
Board. was supported by “Mr, ae
dalle and “Mr. Heward and it) wa
informally agréed. to mect. ata later
date to work out Plans for “a Joint
board.

‘Williams;

bie: first vice-president, ‘Mrs. K. R;
Roberts; ‘second: vice-president; Mrs,
C. Dy Buckle; secretary, Mrs.’N.. J.
‘treasurer, _Mrs.
Townsend: * : :

The annual mosting was followed ss
by. the regular monthly: meeting.

The following: committees were ae

formed: ‘itchen and maintenance, .
‘Mrs. Roberts}: telephoning; Mrs.. A.
M. Naismith, “Mrs. -F. Sparks “and

| Mirs.: W.” ‘Todd: vestry committee,

Mrs..C. Maoneill; publicity, Mrs. J.
Barclay. a :
It was ‘decided. to” continue the:
transportation service for members
of the parish who are unavle other-
wise to visit relatives.in Rest Haven.
The guild-members-have agrecd ‘to

serve sandwiches and .cotfce at theo"

lunch-time annual © parish: meeting

on Saturday, Jan:-29, at °12:30-p. mM.» .
‘to be hele at the Holy y Trinity church

hail. me.

“CANADA ELECTIONS ACT

Electoral District of” ESQUIMALT-SAANICH

Elections Act,

3

Summary of Return of Election Expenses

There “is below set out, as required by ‘Section 63 (5). of :the Canada

avsummary, signed. by the official agent, ‘of. the -retum of oe

election ‘expenses ‘made.to me by him on ‘behalf of George Li: Chatterton,”

one of the’ candidates: at: the

recent election ofa: member to serve’ in: the —

House of Commons’ of Canada. held ‘in the above-mentioned: electoral -dis-:

‘trict, which. said ‘return
a fee -of. twenty cents,
at any

to me.

Dated vat. Saanich; BC.

nis on file at-my- office: and may, ‘on payment’ of:
be ‘there inspected and. extracts : taken ‘therefrom:
‘yeasonable time during the six months ‘next. after the. SS
January, 1966, _ being. the. day ‘upon. which, the: said’ velurn was: furnished ~ Pages

14th : day ‘of

“this it day of daiiuary,. 196 6.

JOHN; .S. ‘DAVIES,
Returning Officer.

Summar 'y of Return: of Election Expenses. of George. Le Chatterton. - _

RECEIPTS

"PAYMENTS :
Personal’ expenses

Seiad: ;

= “Telegrams _ os

“> Petty. claims: =.
Hire. ‘of: premises

oh ‘Travelling expenses - and
PRY ha “hire: of vehicles.

° Receipts, ‘contributions, ete
~-Promiised’ unpaid. ‘contr ibutions, eH, wo.

‘Number of:
: AMOUNT “persons: ‘frome fee
S * whom received.’ a
* $6,646.88. evhele v5 :
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