Wednesday, January 12, 1966

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

Big Boost In Building As Close To

1,000 New

ei of building: permits issued
“on. Saanich “Peninsula * during © the:
“five. years from 1960 to 1965- almost
-doubled in ‘value... According: to.a
_ summary ‘by ‘the ‘Capital Region
< Planning. Board,’ the’: total : of. per-
mits ‘issued tin: Central Saanich, Sid-
ney. and North. Saanich: during 1965.
was $2,658,175. ‘This compares with
a total value of $1,416,132 for 1960.

The figures . indicate that. during.
_the five years listed buildings to the
- value of. $12,900,825: were erected on
-Saanich Peninsula, north of. Elk
‘Lake. The figure is:a modest: one
in view of the fact that.the method
of assessing permit values ‘is rather
‘below the actual value of the. fin-.
ished structure.

The planning: board, directed by
‘Anthony Roberts, made a -presenta-
tion earlier this month to.-retiring
provincial. government. representa-
‘tive, F.-W. Nicolls. Mr. Nicolls was
“the ‘first chairman, of the ‘planning
board. and. served in the chair. twice
“in chis:15-year. term. :

oS Ma. (Nicolls has-been replaced by
“MH. Mooney of. Victoria: .”

4 XE FFECT OF RETIREMENT
“The Planning. board: is. preparing |’
“a revised zoning. plan’ for Central:

economy of the ‘district.

Major. project : facing : the: board;
according to ‘the director; tis the -re-
vision’ of the Capital : Region ‘Plan,
prepared in: 1959,

“Chart:

year: for’ apartments in all parts of
the. ‘region.: .Scarcer money, lead-
ing ‘up’ to last. week’s: increase in
N.H.A. rates, hhas exerted.a brake on
residential construction during 1965.

In .1960 no apartments were con-
structed in-any. of the -three - local
municipalities.:. The following - year
brought. 16: apartments to - Sidney.
While-apartments have ‘steadily. in-
creased | in. the village, there’ has

been ‘no provision for: their construc-.

tion in’ either: of the: other. mrunici-
palities.
TOTAL. OF. 4136

Total of 136 apartment: units. ‘have
been constructed‘in Sidney from 196]
to. 1965. °

WAS 19634,

here.
“Progress over: “the years 7 in terms

‘of: “dwellings . Started, is. ‘also shown.

‘By: MURIEL WILSON
“On the first day: of the ‘big’ snow
“there” were ‘only. “exclamations - of ;
“delight: for: the: ‘white: beauty of. the’
“ pcpeemmaaumeeoeet ‘Scene... With. the
larder - groaning:
avith “holiday . food:
and = drink; ’
“the. hearth. fixe:
blazing and. “with
children: :
ecstatica’ HY... Out:

1 Que Values Are In Danger

“with

‘playing

prepared by. ‘the “Board
shows «that . 1964 was the bonanza’

‘cleaved ‘of. snow,
snow; banks...

coffee and .soup to" tired snov
In 1963" no. Start: was. made

Fon. apar iment ‘dwellings. -Peak year.
with 103 units started

week's: ‘vacation’ from “school: :
fed myriads of birds. ‘Their greatest |:

adventure: was the rescue ofa small| —.
in “the : snow. it a

ed’ of that: indispensible servant .

electricity... We remembered - those
who* must ‘travel, ‘those® with ‘sched-

uled. weddings ‘and ‘post Christmas:
We '.gave. ‘thanks “for: OM
‘own! happy’ situation.
‘STILL: JOLLY, _ Bi ee
On. the “second: ‘day; with a: “fresh:
10. ‘inches ° ‘of overnight © ‘snow, the
+ everyones

parties.”

S ene was still beautiful;

-the big. snow.:

‘other’ country.

nits Rise In Five Years|

; Saanich as“ well as an analysis of
vthe’.. effect "of “retirement . on « the

“Number: of: new residential - units

constructed ‘in each part: of the area.

are close to the same level: In Cen-

tral Saanich there were 289; in North. =.

Saanich. 244 and in. Sidney, 293:

In:-terms. of/actual effect. on’ the
community, there was provision for}:

another 826 new families in ‘the three

-municipal areas over the past five

years.

‘Numbers. of new units. constructed
in each of: those: years is also .indi-
cated: 1960, 81; 1961, 132;.1962, 122:
1963, 124;. 1964, 284;. 1965, 119.

Serving .on .the planning © board

from Central Sdanich is Reeve R..
G. Lee: from’ Sidney comes Com:
‘missioner L. R.- Christian: « ;

North’. Saanich. municipality, .
yet“in its infancy, ‘will appoint a
representative. to the board: at a
later. date.. ae

“Mothers ‘served “gallons f ; hot

‘shov-
cllers.
ing umteen limes..a-day.
‘Only the: children never
the white-stuft . » they hhad.a’ ball.
Sleigh - riding, building Snow - men;
building forts “and having: snowball
battles, They exulted in an extra
They.

tired of

deer imprisoned
was.a fun time for" childre en.
WE DID NOT STAY

-We did not stay-to’see the end of
One: day. towards the
pend: of ‘the week “we: took ‘advantage
of a ull in’ the’ ‘storms .and precar=(| 00:1:
jously. wended - our way-'to: Duncan | oo
(through canyons: of:-snow), “over al we
winter-white Malahat and ‘home ao
2 by bus. os we
After ‘the mountains “Of “snow: hag
Victoria ‘Jooked ‘ike: an: |:
“The bare: earth. ‘and’
green. - grass” ‘looked beautiful “One

Island;’ ”

ind patches. of ‘spring

_. Snowdrops “ and | ae in:

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j FUNERAL CHAPELS -

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Living On Two Levels In Two-Storey Plan

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Regardless: of road hazards or: the "t
‘porils of. navigating. root. ops . amid,

behets the ald ‘gentleman and
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longing to:

‘.ndventure

~ Dividends to ordinary policyholders int 1966 6)
will total $19,700,000—an: Increase of 2
St, 450,000 over the amount paid In1965.

An addition, the interest rate pald on ae
= cumulating dividends will be increased to

5, 1 percent.”

This Is the 11th: time in the last 13 13 ‘years cee
that The Mutual Life of Canada has increased:

divide ands t Lo s policyholdersa reflection’
~ of the, Company's effictent oper
sound policies,
olf you are. not howa Mutual
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and, at the same time, econom cally fulfil
your life insurance needs. Just ta talk
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The two-storey. house; such as this
one designed. by. architect Roy. Sel-
“Jors of. Winnipeg, is g1 ‘owing in. popu-:
“larity
owners, > > ; 4
‘The » living-dining. car ea and: “the:
~ three:
“garden,
the house face ‘the street.”
“dimensions » of

pe ospective |

among “home:

“bedrooms: ‘all: overlook ° the
“and: the ivorlsing” areas “of
Outside
“house
make | ite suitable. for most “50 foot

~ dots. The ground floor: closets are | ~
a-door “leading |

large and- there = is:.
“Gireetly into” the’
garage.: There. is a ‘Sewing and linen
room off the open’ upstairs ‘hall. The

_ front: door - is: well - protected: “from.

the. weather.

In the basement there |’

Similar : space.’ suitable. for.’a'*play.
room, Best. orientation ‘should’: bele
obtained: -by: placing. the’ garage onl

and * garage:

TWO THRILLERS
AT GEM ©

The Greek island - of Crete in’ the
Mediterranean - is ~ the: ‘setting - for.’

Walt Disney’s . first suspense-mys- ~~” we

tery, ‘“Phe | Moon-Spinners,’’’ which ©”

‘Will be fec tured at the Gem Theatre iegegae ut

in’ Sidney. on. Thursday, Friday and .
Saturday, :

“Hayley “Mills stars. in’ the: film, -
‘along with Eu Wallach; Peter Mice:
Enery,” Joan Greenwood,’ rene: Pe a

pas ‘and. Pola Negri... The. tale:
about \an.-English: girl Avho: accom:

{-panies ‘her’ aunt. to-an out-of-the-way
village on ‘Crete, ‘falls’-for a

“hand-

some "young stranger, - and’ shares: :

“a. series. of shair-‘aising adventures 232°:

with-him in-his ‘search for ‘valuable:

jewelry and:the thief: who made the:

youth: suspect. by. stealing ‘it.

A young ‘American. novelist’ who-: :
‘comes to-Stockholm, Sweden; to-ac--,
‘cept-a-Nobel prize “and walks into:

“| both murderous danger “and .an’ un-..

inhibited love-affair-is:the subject of ©
“The Prize’ which, will -be screened

ait. the. Gem: next Monday, Tuesday ae

and. Wednesday. fale :

Paul “Newman. plays”: the -young™.”
writer Avho has one eye open fora):
Me itini ‘and’ the’ othe ‘or a “pretty. -
girl, Elke. Sommer “plays avmem-"-
ber

of another ‘Nobel prize” avinner, “Ed-
award Gi. Robinson, :

some sophisticated: comedy.

“The: Hoor ‘areas
feet: and: the“ exteri
27. feet, . seven. inches aby. 22. feet,
five inches: excluding = -the: garage.

The: garage. adds: another. aay : feet,
tl

house.
house, *

ae c the » Rorthern aide, of: the Jot: nop ham

“of the Swedish: Foreign Office 3.
whois assigned: to’-guide “Newman |!
“during “his stlay:in the Swedish ‘capi-*:
:tal-Diane’ ‘Baker plays. the,niece

The: film: coms! 32°"
bines “suspense, a love “story. ‘and Tort

“1, 236° : square a
tor. dimensions. are