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~ — _SECOND CLASS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. ore

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Former. Central. Saanich alderman Eric Lewis. has

: been accused of many things. Being non-controversial .
isn’t one of them. —

He’s the type of person who, by his adversarial style

on council, has attracted more than a little wrath over

the past six years. It’s unfortunate the wrath re

though he planned to leave council at the end of his
term, next fall, Lewis undoubtedly had something to

dividuals. He was loyal to principles, and he attempted

to treat everyone according to those principles, no mat-—
7 ter who they were. —

‘Take the situation that forced his res

= Lewis did was make a valid point — and v eat dt points,

we would think, are welcome in democratic process. Yet

- he was wrongly ridiculed for being against the fire -
department, simply because he didn’t agree with the —
. Principle of paying a port n ofa fire department retire- —

reason foun iefs. ry you want our - money Atell a us you re

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going to need it before you spend it, he told the depart-
ment. Volunteer fireme because a
-. close relationship with the = municipality, to. be treated 7 os .
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- 3ehind the style, there is substance. Lewis brought to
— council clear thinking, and he consciously tried to be —
_ unencumbered by loyalties to. different groups or in-

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