SR A NE MI a Re Re NI mmm al om.

recent | public | fnestingr
the: application by.

sewage ‘treating plant, discharg~.

cwaters, brought out: many facts,
but.so: many. as possibly to ob-
scure. the main - issues.” “First, ~
. the application ‘was by acompany
ta. serve its” private: interests;
with no” stated’ intention of treat~
ing: the: sewage: from the adja-:.
t existing” residences, - The
@ was: not that of. ‘improving:
rage ° ‘disposal from: this area,
but of adding. a new sewage efflu-

“applicant, As the- situation ‘in
the. area is’ already . bad,” the
- major new load ‘could be ‘toler-
ated only if-it is hetd to a-mini-
mum, and ‘is Ex) treated as: to

‘a growing sewage disposal prob-.
-lem,: acute in some:-areas.. Our:
population is: widely dispersed,
making a trunk sewer excessively.
“expensive. The’ Greater. Vic~
toria sewerage study ‘proposed
a trunk: scheme, - estimated ‘at’
more ‘than $1.5 miltion, which at
present growth rates could not

be justified until: the end of the —

century. . This scheme. called
for trunks discharging raw sew-
ag@mrom most of the district, at
: Avenue, with a local sys=
tem serving Deep Ki ove discharg-
ing raw sewage..2t Coal point.
If. public reaction to the Chalet”
proposal to discharge treated
‘effluent ‘at: -Wain- ‘Rock is any_
guide, then. the, Study. scheme
for raw sewage at: Coal. Point
is completely unacceptable, and

we cannot afford to pump it to > -

Ocean Avenue, :

when the i ioaweiey a_level’:—
“which - exceeds. the capability ’ ‘Of =:

private septic, tanks.
_ call for. creation. of...
provement: ‘districts:

This may--
eal im=.

-. more densely ‘populated areas; the.

sewage being gathered: treated.”
and. ‘disposed of in-local units.

Taig i “in Saanich, “One™. =
e ‘a “sew: ge disposal plant re
orth: Douglas: Street, serv-.- 42...

ine the - ‘Chesterlea ‘subdivision, .

: itis compact 3 ‘and unnoti eable un~
R

" less pointed out.
__* There. are. perhaps a ‘dozen

commercial varieties of sewage
They all operate:
by in jecting or circulating air into

the sewage. to. support aerobic.

treating : “unit.

- fermentation of the organic con-..
tent. .Single-stage units - des~..
troy. about 90% of the organics,
depending: on the flow rate... The
oxidation® ditch as proposed, by:
the. Chalet. does the. same thing,

but. it is¢a. large open-air sys-".

tem covering several thousand -:
square feet, well suited to major,
municipal or industrial use, but”
from an aesthetic viewpoint, a
rather dubious addition toaresi- —

geiial area. One can see an -
@:. ditch in. operationat the.

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: virtually” ‘inanimate: In fi

land: disposal’ methods, virus is _ 5
_adsorbed by.soil particles, ‘where:
itl becomes ‘ood for soil organ-

isms.".Water’ disposal

y, the likelihood of treated sewage, ;
ing: treated effluent into adjacent -

as fresh water; forming a layer

“above heavier sea water, and if ~

not ‘chlorinated, : -this jayer could
contain active virus: res
“<The Chalet’ application is the
first of ‘perhaps a score of pro~
posals-for sewage ‘treating plants
in the district, |

to see that a proper program for:
“sewage disposal is developed and

_implemented, and in particular to oy
see that-its action on the Chalet :
“application does: not’set an un- _

‘desirable precedent. . . :
‘*(Although far less thian_ that
of a trunk sewer, the installati

the. ‘property. being ‘served. The

outside, ; probably - ‘the. regional
health board. ° The best way for -
our: residents to postpone these
new. costs is to.keep their. septic

tanks” and disposal fields in good .

operating condition, and to keep

‘the’ minimum parcel size in-sub- *

divisions large enough to be serv-.
ed by septic tanks,
“The © ‘good attendance at the
public meeting was encouraging,
andthe viewpoints expressed :
from the floor were very: helpful
in ‘identifying the majority‘ view-
point, and underlining the import-
ance attached to this question by
the residents of North Saanich.”

he ct, Our, Council is
quite aware of.its responsibility ©.

“Question of the week!

. “Please, ‘explain: why some. mubicipalities i in: the. southern Van-
“couver’ Island area -have extremely - high: taxes while others appear,
‘to be, by" comparison, ‘ina very low bracket. ”

~The basic explanation: is reasonably simple.

‘Firstly: =~ the ‘Tunicipalities..
with the so-called high mill rates -.
for general taxes (Victoria, Oak ».
Bay, Esquimalt and Saanich) are |
~ the areas that have been incorp=

orated for many years. .

- Secondly -- the municipalities -
with. mill rates comparable to ™

our’ own. (Central Saanich, North
Saanich and Sidney)” have been

“incorporated inthe past 20 years.

“The: most..simple explanation

is. that the’ new municipalities _

are. _ benefitting from. the financ-.

‘jal errors committed by mun-"

icipal ‘governments of a half

-centur ago; and.for. ‘which, “the |

ier: municipalites are still pay-

wing.
n There has been a very maior ©.
sf change. in the financing ‘philos-
complusion to act. will come from ce

ophy.. that-governs. the “revenues.

and expenditures of civic admin-
istrations, “but the full effect of

this change can only be achieved

in the. more recently incorpors .

ated | areas. |
“Tt-is necessary, at this point,

to-look back to the earlier hist- ~
ory of municipal. government. in
~. B.C, At the start of the present

century -- in. the years prior.

“to the First World War -- Brit-

ish.Columbia’s major centres of

population witnessed a landboom ©
that makes. the present accel-

eration - of property values look
pallid.

With European ‘immigrants

“A TINY WREN 1S REMEMBERED

A tiny. wren close to. our house
Last summer. made her nest.

It was: ‘the very best,

. Of all the views I ever had=

: --And when we found it, Dace small e eggs: :

Ww. ere there beneath ‘her: breast.

“ We watched ‘each n day so. carefully
“Till baby birds broke through.
-We kept our. distance. Only when
°““In search of food she flew . ne
je: tiptoed close. to have a look. on

nd ‘marvel: ‘how: they grew.

~~ Such uely little birds they were! or
Such naked, helpless things, ==. :

Till downy ‘grey-brown feathers came
And strength grew in their wings. ;
-The day came when they ‘left the nest ..
7 To ‘start their + journey ings,

: One day 1 went into the town,
ete ee .-And.there, in haunts of men,..

A tiny china wren.

In some fine shop I saw with joy i ,

A genius had created it,

For life seemed in it then..

‘And now. upon our mantlepiece .
The lifelike‘ creature. stays;

And every day my heart is glad
To see her. perky ways. ~

~~ Such power she. has, to conjure up

The happy summer Ways: ; ; . eo
—MARY. GARLAND COLEMAN, .

“WATCH: FOR FROST.

Frost at this: ‘time. of -year
‘causes a slippery glazeon streets
and highways, especially at night
and during early morning hours,

==OIL HEAT |

on the balance

§ $1. 388—7311

The B.C, Automobile Association
urges ‘special caution when driv-

“ing on: bridges and overpasses
where frost is: likely to accumu

late and linger.

Always ‘for give: your enemies

-* nothing annoys them as much, -

> flowing .. into. Canada ‘innumbers

- couple:

; elderly lady or gentleman.
vate ‘or/ couple.

pry
Rest . Haven- ‘hospital for their.
kindness’. to’ my. dear husband; .

and sympathy. ~

“ ment. Mrs, Wisenden and Gloria,

-. Jolin: replied,

: .. -Were “ye ‘expecting’ ony. ither
It’s, hard to get dollars by de- So. with. special thanks.
positing y your quarters ¢ onaneasy .--

~ chairs

that far exe aged anything’ record-*

ed before or’since, ‘the anticipat-,,
ed ‘growth’ in, the municipalities:

outstripped: reality.

Lots’... were. surveyed, roads 7
“were built and services ‘installed —

in locations far beyond the exist-
ing built-up ‘areas: Unlike most*"*

of - today’s: subdivisions," “A sub- =
. Stantial portion: of the cost of

these works during. the booin.

‘era.were born by .the smunici-—
: pality,. and: funds ‘for ‘these pro- =:
by. bor rowing, ==

jects were”
ine AIS “the bubble’ burst
and the local governments were.

“left-with miles of ‘sparsely -pop-

ulated streets to maintain and
a “mountain. of- debt to pay, off. .:
. These -problems,
were. ‘seriously-. aggravate
the ..Depression _years, and’ the

‘ municipalities involved have been

trapped’ with. expenditures that
can only be met by ‘a high mill

-rate.

‘There is a parallel explan=:

ation “of the tax levels” in“ the™"~

older municipalities.

ary?’

of. course, —

“yicts have managed their fin=

“as a. _hasic © tule, taxes never ro
. decrease. . This, as we all know, ~~
is applicable‘ to ‘all levels.o
7 government. There’ may be min-
Or revisions: here and there: “but, aa
” in the’ main, we can and do ‘get :

clipped “for more “tax” dollars.
as the years ‘go by. ; .

This fuct~ was ~ “pot. as’ “well
recognized thirty, years ago. as:
it" is today, and municipal gov-
_erninents : introduced. ‘*tempor-
tax measures that “have.

since become ery. permanent .

indeed...

- With. this experience to work.
: on, the more recently incorp-
_adopted ~
ving: within: their ;

: areas have

"Si ney: ‘and North. Saanich were

~ also‘in unorganized territory be-".”

fore assuming’ municipal status,
and the general tax levels in
these areas before: incorporation
“were the same as ours.

The councils ‘ins these. dist=

ancial - affairs so that much of

“ the capital expenditures,-as well
as the current operating expens- -:

es, are” paid. from: current
revenue.

CLASSIFIED

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“FOR RENT

“COMING EVENTS

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house for rent; in Sidney, corner
Pleasant and Mills. $75 fhonth.
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MY HEARTFELT | THANKS: “TO om
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and my: thanks also to our’ ‘many
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Dorothy M,’

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“WE WISH: ‘TO THANK DR. CHANG

nurses and. ‘staff of Rest: Haven °
hospital. for their care and at- :

“tention given: to our dear. -hus-~: - ——*
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band: and: father;..also to our

-. many friends.and neighbours for.
ecards;

flowers -and-..kindness

shown in. our: recentbereave-.

8-1

JOHN. HAD. BEEN SPENDING

“the night’ with’ some: ‘ancient, |:

trusty, drouthy cronies’ At.
length he found’ his way to: his

own porch, where he was greeted. ,
- with: NS. that. you John? a Look-

ing: up With an. air of innocence,
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body?
to ‘the Men and: Women-of St.

- Andrew's, -Sidney, .to neighbors

and ‘friends, a great big. THANK
-YOU for many kind thoughts and —
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ONE BED-
“, ogue “No, 13, 8 p.m. Accommod- ~

ation: for..250 in/main hall and. _—
“Suit. retired. ies o
Immediate possession. ae

a “REGIST \ TION FOR: THE SEC-
- ond:Series- of: Gym classes. will
be* heid® “Thursday,- February. 22°
at 3:30 p.m. Sanscha Hail... -Reg-
istration: will be limited {9,80 a

“FOR a
Prin

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: Paul's

ROYAL - " CANADIAN LEGION.

Branch. . #37. Friday, February. oe
23, “Annual Banquet,’ Entertain=
“ment...and. dance.

7:00. p.m; -
Tuesday,": February 27,. Travel-

100 - cin» -meniorial “room...

* assential..

In- this way they: have avoided
the need for extensive borrowing “:

(CONTINUED FROM

company © “applicat

“This. series’ ‘of. ‘eight: ‘one- hour:

‘Classes will begin, the. same day

Thursday, February 22.at.4:15 0 [,
“™ p.m. at) Sidney Elementary Gym-

nasium, : = = 8-1

PATRICK’ s TEA,

sewing, hats.. 8 1

Sidney Bible ‘Chapel on Monday, |

-February..26, 2:30.p.m. “Speaker. 7

Mrs... Field. of. Victoria,»
ladies . -welcome.

“LITTLE? LEAGUE = GENERAL dq ON
“ meeting Sunday; “February 25 at...
3.30) pom. in. Cubs and: ‘Scouts oo

hall, Sidney. © 8 “1

1188,

SIDNEY: -
Show and tea, K of P Hall, Feb,.
24, 1.- 6-p.m. Admission. 50¢.
Displays from Island Clubs: and:
Hobby" Show.

2-tf

FRANK BERNARD, .

Manager,

. welcomes Gane and all fram Sid-.
neyand the Saanich Peninsulacto

VANCOUVER’S.

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HOTEL

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Munouncityg.

86 New Deluxe Roonis
$10.00 up ~
e .
Full suites $14.00'up
(a suite for the orice
of a room). :

steep
s United Church hall,’ March “Ss
: Sponsored: -by> Bazan’ Bay =
Unit of U.C.W, » Home. Cooking, oe

CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCE, eet

’ Sidney, | Brentwood and Saanich-
‘ton, for appointments phone Kins-
_ men Health Centre, Sidney. § 656---

in teaching them the proper rules ~

- to meet “capital costs and ‘they
“are-not.confronted with a heavy.
2 annual burden: in interest,

For, major local i improvements
‘such’ as sewers, if and’ when.

~ theysare needed, borrowing. is:
But such ‘services’
‘are largely: financed by the pars .
“Stieular property.’ owners: who"

benefit from” them: asid who, bo]
“approving a money by-law, have .

agreed to pay for.ihem.:

_Barlier- in this series it 1 was s.
pointed ‘out.-that.sound’ nianage- |
“-ment-is “the key to-an acceptable: :

taxation level -ina, municipality.

this point...

experienced.

municipality. in an efficient: ‘and.

; economical manner.

“The. importance of a pay-as-you-.. a
»" go:policy in financing emphasizes ios eee

The first step. is. ‘the appoint=  *
~ ment-cof». as municipal: clerk . or.»
manager who is. competent and °°
.He>is the watch. :
- dog. who! must: guide: Succeeding
~ councils” and: who: must. "direct
wi thes day- to-day: ‘affairs - “oft the

. ‘COMING EVENTS.
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“EVANGELICAL” WOMAN! S DAY:

‘of. Prayer,- ‘March Ist, 2:00 D. m
at the Foursquare. Gospel Church
9925 - - Sth: St. Sidney. ‘Speake

_ Mrs. Altbut, . -. Missionary. from.
“China. : All- ‘interested ~ladie
welcome. ;

CRIBBAGE & #4500";

‘Hall-
Sisters. verybody welcome. 7-

‘MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT Ti

. Coffee ‘Party. and Bake ‘sale; St
“Andrew's: Parish Hall, F Februar:
Bath, from. 10° am. ton

715 Pandora ‘Avenue

: Victoria, Bt.

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Saturday, Feb. 24,8 p. m.K of P
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“ing hands of Gill Lawrence, Ker
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