-globe.. - comany: PAGE EIGHT SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW Wednesday, February 16, 1966 oe keke tomate Speaks Out © ae ae a - Prisoner Explains: Prison “Ansight into": William Head. mini- ‘mum. security -prison’ and the value of ‘the, Jaycee training program. to ‘the -inmates ‘was: given: on ‘Friday evening when. Sidney Jaycees:char- “ tered':a Junior. Chamber. of: Com- merce. at the . institution. This ‘Profile of Bayview Jaycees"” Was’ prepared by an‘ inmate who jis ‘the. public. relations : director of” the prison ‘unit. - ; William Head Institution i is a'‘satel- - lite “of. the. British: Columbia’ Peni- tentiary.and is’a minimum security camp... Basically -it.is a- vocational and educational centre. “The insti- tution was’ formed. in 1959 land is fo- -. Cated’18 miles ‘from’ Victoria. on a “point . of - land partially | surrounded by ‘the avaters ‘of the Juan ee Fuca Strait. : Many ‘of the 85 acres are covered s«..by.-rolling: Jawns..in-.which ‘Stand ‘ar .-butus,: pine“and oak. trees, the latter ; -being sent -out, from - England many years: ago when . the Jocation .was..a ra quarantine .. station for. immigrants a coming © “from. many - points. of~ the » Many: ‘of © the: old © original. » brick ‘buildings:are’ today. :-being.‘re- placed by: smodern ’ facilities. A: new ‘dining: area is ‘in-use already and |. * this “will” soon be. -comptemented. by a new. ‘dormitory, which .is now. near- Loh ing | “completion... — “VOCATIONAL TRAINING : ae Besides | ‘being basically a voca- tional’ training. ‘centre, there are individual .- correspondence iso! COURSES | a man may: take with regu- foe “far. ‘teachers to” guide : him. Many “of the men are upgrading their basic -education’ So. that they may qualify for. vocational. course .standards. -Vo- ational. training | here: Consists , Jof “masonry, carpentry. and: ‘electrical |. “courses; the. latter» covering | ‘both industrial - . wiring: anid; ‘electronics. j work: with” ‘towards ‘self saprove: stilt: remain: many personal attitudes stitutions: today.: thoughts ° turned outward ‘from them- ment.:to living again in society—to think “ constructively .and -add ‘their pant in life to.society instead ‘of ttak- ing without return to others, In the past few: months the means to Iearn how to do this has.come about...... PROGRAM. EXPLAINED — On. November ‘5, 1965, :a. meeting was ‘called. by ‘the admiinistration and Inmate’s Council to consider a new ‘lidea—‘‘The ‘ Junior Chamber of Commerce inside. penal institutions.” }Many \ turned. out:to hear what it. was all about. sented: the Jaycee “program - to. us.. were answered by Sidney President Braun and covered thoroughly again for us: by District. President -Grant Johnstone. The : en- Elections ..were: held, projects. plan- ned—and we svere on our way. Here ‘was ‘the ‘opportunity: for: ‘the~ inter- ested. individualto ‘better. this’ ‘atti- tudes; this. self ‘confidence, his ‘way to: get right ‘with’ himself ‘and the wwontd . while . constructively”. helping others. SECOND © LARGEST “We were. ‘asked to have three | pro- jects. “completed ‘or. started ‘towards receiving: our charter.’ To date. we ment through learning trades, there ve and ideas to be developed, ‘and ‘be-| cause these. attitudes have not: been |... ‘properly - developed, is. one’ of. : the |" . reasons for -myany . men being in in- ‘Men. serving sentences need their | salves. to make an easier adjust-}.° The Sidney unit pre-| It was discussed fully and questions |*° a Bill Knowles, his vice-president, Bil ; The ‘admifitstnation’ advised” “us “as to what limits we were allowed to go}: .: |regarding projects, | etc. “| thusiasm was great by all concemed. plus six ‘standard and extended versions ered in 1966 and 1967, will more than double the number New Jet Liner Goes Into Service — NEW. JETLINER — Air Canada has taken delivery of the first of 18 Douglas DC-9 twin-jets presently on. order for delivery in 1966 and 1967. Six of the 72-passenger ~. versions of the new aircraft. will be turned over to the : airline by mid-June, while twelve _-. 94-passenger extended versions. will be delivered in 1967. ‘The short- to-medium range ~- jetliner will go into service on regular Air Canada routes beginning April 24.; Powered by two tail-mounted JT8D-5 Pratt. & Whitney~turbo-fan engines, the aircralt. will os ~~ eruise ‘at 555 miles-an-hour. on routes between. 100 and :-1,350 miles i in length. The’ - acquisition. by Air Canada of the 18. DC-9s, of the Douglas DC-8 to be deliv - of H Jets i in the airline’s fleet. ot week. atmometer?”” woke ~ Curiosity Appeased! Almomcter- Reference * toa black © Bellani , plate’ ‘atmometer : in: the annual weather. summary | ‘from. the Saan- ichton Experimental: ‘Farm. ‘aroused the euriety of: a, Review staffer, Jast : Jor, cup:. This cup.is: kept filled with, “Specifically, the: wondered “What the devil sis’ a black. Bellant plate ese ‘courses: @re under. thetinstruc- |have - completed 10 out ‘of 12; some “So he’ calied on R- H. Taney, at the ion’ Of: ‘full: time teachers -»; [internally “and: a’ few.. externally. by ‘experimental: farm ‘and. found ‘out: ork working - “with local: Jaycee units: ‘It's “also. Amown. as. an: “evapori- ; al ‘the? -estab- Yes,.. ‘enthusiasm * ‘is: high—we « have ‘shment. This” work consists of 25:per: cent, of our. population én Jay-|¥ what. it is and. does. ‘Ttis. an dnstru- at CAREFULLY PLANNED meter.” ‘which ives:a3 closer: ‘ide: of ” g 7 fe farmer. Pies mi for ehicles, . dlack-. ing, “plumbing,