iinconvonionese . gets, - found. ourselves helpless. before a. fall of snow: ‘Not.a- Dlizzard with mountains of shift- “ing ‘show but a fairly even. fall © measuring at’ its deepest. 32:in- - --ches on the Peninsula, ==. the complaints began, Not enough & . snow. clearing. equipment was available to clear’ ‘all. streets and side roads before breakfast! If the milk. delivery was not *.. made.the.‘inconvenience’ . of us- ing..canned. or. dried milk. was NWO 50 ONLY BEEF ; |HINDQUARTERS RED OR i. 69¢ BLUE a “SIDES PORK oRaIN FED” 2 49¢ ee who ree in a world of labour saving gad- ulation. - cases. ithe common. sense inher-="~ LOIN TT CHOPS: ro tos, 99,90 | LEAN BEEF ¢ STEW 10 no, 90 + [ISLAND VIEW | FREEZER 7005 E. Saanich Re BY PeTER | CALEB _ experienced. Why was the saper ” “delivery boy. not on time? = : +I realise ‘that “the cries: went | up .from.a minority of our-pop- I Tealise. that “in many. “ent. in. the. community was dis- played ‘in full measure. However, “I “was ‘wondering just: how much we take for granted it in this year” on the Peninsul oo 0f1969 After the shock:had worn off, , We ‘are living in an ‘age “of comfort. and convenience. which Was. never. experienced before, © The general run of society has come to expect the right to share the conveniences of modern day life. . This is good,. that man’s inventiveness and genius is able _ to raise people above the drudg- ery of everyday living with mech~ anical help, means a better life forall, 2 ‘00 much on. these aids to com- » fort; that we will allow ourselves - toe becoine helpless. in: ‘the: ‘face = “of. “ordinary: conditions of lifes: a Twas: ‘wondering just. how much. : 2 a of: this’ ‘great ‘country would have; ‘been-settled “had. ‘the: pioneers - adopted.» -an‘attitude of comfort... and: convenience?: . would: certainly have been a lack Of. -passengers.on~ sailing ships beating their: way around ...Cape: and. > Quadra’s Island: from - Great. Britain’ or ‘the “Colonies. on’-the | . poweriul. However, there is a. ~ danger that we will come to rely -first.: Horn’ :to. Vancouver's. east coast” of North America, Just how ‘inconvenient’ were the covered wagons | which transport- © ‘ed the settlers tothe great prair- jes of the Canadian west? ; The. ‘pioneers accepted the weather as something to be lived with, and the hardships brought © by the weather as things to be overcome. Today we rail against the weather because it'seems to show us... that. we are not all Wetlo not contro} everything after all, --T was wondering if there is “There ~ January 27th at 8 p.m. NOTICE | The Annual Meeting of Sanschawill be “held in the Hall on Monday evening, — All those interested in their Community Hall are asked to. attend. Bel = should be? “A TSTEVENSON'S SPECIAL ASSTD. IMPORTED CANDIES. Reg. 59¢ now 395 > LB, FRESH ALLSORTS Reg. 59¢ Now From Stevenson’ s Own Candy Kitchen 5 FLAVOUR PARTY MINTS Reg. $1.00 pkg. Now stl “FRESH PECTIN®™ FRUIT JELLIES. Reg. 59¢ Now - : TURKISH, DELIGHT _ Reg. $1 0 Now. 15: LB.. ~ STEVENSON’S HOMEMADE . ~ CHOCOLATES and CANDIES id. 1425 Douglas St. : “2521 Beacon Ave... The original V Vietoria Chocolates > Vietoria, B. C. ee, .... Sidney, B.C, c 4. LB. Serer “Committees LE mbes. “were announced by. Chairman ; ao Rubymay Parrott at the meeting “The “members of -the Sunset ‘Riding Club ‘have ‘ridden, through: ; another successful year. - of Saanich School: Board. at’ ~ Spring. found” the = members . ‘Sidney last: Monday... In. each ~ clearing various ‘trails, and once. ‘instaee « thé « first named is good weather set in, they were chairman: Finance, MacNeill, Hamilton; Education, Armstrong, Howard; Buildings, Beaumont, Oakes; : Sites and Long Range Planning, Oakes, Armstrong; Transporta- tion, Hamilton, Oakes; Health, Mrs. Parrott, Hamilton; Public ‘busy with Playdays and. Trail “Rides. ; : “During” the summer. months the. junior members enjoyed “English and Western Riding les- “sons given by Miss G, Williams. The .year ended with a a Christ- mas’ banquet, which was enjoyed by all who attended. The clubs gener alannual meet : ing will be held. on: Feb. 3, at ‘8.00 p.m. in St. John’s Hall. Neill, o Main business: - discussions -: concerned the construction pro- gramme, the need: for - setting education objectives, and public relations. ; Buildings Superintendent Bry- an Shaw reported that consultant architects “and engineers (arn; making good progress with the plans for extensions to Clare- mont High School and Brentwood, not a danger inherent but not so readily-apparent-in our drive for ‘all things new and convenient’, When the eltricity ‘fails our’ entire ‘life’ is upset. No light, no heat, no cooker, no freezer, no.T.V., in fact in. some cases, where there is na alternative to the use of the electrically oper- : ated: gadgets, the. possibility of danger’ and hardships, oo Sees he - Are - we becoming. pr isoners of our’ “technology? Is it time to ensure that. we are: really - capable of providing our. ‘selves with a.‘back up system’, to use. a- modern phr ase, if our gadgets fail us?.° E-was wondering if the cries of. anguish which go up in snowy inconvenient times, might ‘not be cries of warning that'we ~ are not as: self giant as-we be forwarded to the provincial proval within the next few weeks. ~. .He-explained that all extensions, -would follow’ a new concept of providing-large areas that could be divided inte classrooms and ‘partitions, thus allowing flexib-* ility in allocating space to meet current ..and future needs. The additions would’ have a clear span of 60 feet and some would be up is: i140 feet in length pro- viding® 8 400 square feet of floor Fire Pumper $14.50 per square. foot. In answer to a-question from Trustee Stanby Oakes, Mr. Shaw In Estimates Immediately following formal: adoption of the. provisional. bud- get for 1969 last Monday evening Central Saanich council unani- mously resolved to order a new fire -pumper. ~ Tender” for. “the. apparatus in the amount (of $31,457.25. had “been approved by last - year’s “council, but when it was evident long clear spans versus shorter conventional spans would amount to about. 15. cents: per square foot, ° He: thought that the outer shell structure coyld be let in ; ates contracts, ~ Mrs. ‘Relations, Mrs. Parrott, Mac- ~~ Sidney, Deep-Cove, Saanichton, - : and Keating elementary schools.” * He expected that the plans would” o | Leaves Brentwoodevery hour, | Leaves Mill Bay at 8:00 p.m. [> Phone _ Phone 9812 elk Street Sidney. 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