see tO MoS Ki 3 3 z * Derek Verney aboard Moontide, the 40 foot #loop, he built and: sailed to the Hlasaiian Islands. Home After Eight Month Cruise “BY ‘PAT MANNING | Derek » ° Verhey’-< of. ~ Shoal Habour, North Saanich,. has .re- cently returned from an: eight month cruise .to California and the Hawalian Island. He carried out this voyage aboard Moontide, a 40 foot sloop which he built himself. He constructed the wooden hul= ~ led sloop at Westport Marina in one year. The boat was launched in March and at the endofAugust he, with one crewmember, left . for Santa Barbara... The mast had just been stepped and the Sails had never been tried. ‘ _ Derek. was no novice sailor, ‘ 7 however. Previously he had built and sailed a 38 foot boat around British Columbia waters. Eight. years ago he’ crewed to Cali- fornia’ in the’ schooner, Ocean -Girl, presently owned by Cathy and Dave Thomas, Maple Bay. The. voyage. to Santa Barbara took ten days; “We had good strong north- erlies which really drove us along,’’ said Derek. ‘‘ The trouble _Was that one of the -fuel ianks “sprung a= leak- and -90°- gallons -[-~ of fuel went into the bilge. As 1 pumped ait the bilge the fuel ran. over the deck and my feet were. raw from -standing in diesel." ; ‘The Moontide spent a few dass in Santa Barbara and then went on to San Diego. Here they met up with the Rodd family-on Land-' fall and the Young and Impey families. on. Hornpipe. ~ After a month in San Diego they pushed out into the Pacific heading for Nuka .Hiva,. one of. the Marque- san Islands near Tahiti. “We were nine days out when I made the decision to turn to- ward Hiwaii.: My crewmember was. chronically seasick and just couldn’ t:continue 7°) They were vat sea 23, days. The boat ‘is’ equipyed with a self-steering wind vane . which -Meant that. they rarely had to steer.“ They never stood wateh- es, ~ wo oe ue + “We didn't see any shipping,’ commented Derek ‘with one ex- ception. A British Shell Oil freighter came by one afternoon and tooted. a greeting. on his horn.”’ -They~-made -their- landfall -at Hilo, Hawaii on October 28. Derek Garden Club’s Annual Show BY JACK YOUNG Inclement weather ‘and other’ organization ‘activities did not distract from the Sidney and North Saanich Garden Clb Annual Spring . Flower Show’ held April. 19th in Sanscha they POMPE eartse dV Unanimonsts: pinntes gto the meeting Aldern Gearge pointed out that esented by Avhird, fie North Saanich ira @ gure oot che cats aah beady ) Pollen te cineediug of Sid- ne. compel Anermas Si) Dex Said that Sidnes mills: for TOGsy hus levied: tu tire proteckan, “Tre * for Capi expenditure MGIB be geeded, anit-as~ goon. aS the fire department. question. is —yesolved we will determine how “hee ‘oneluded. AAAS Choir Is Acclaimed BY S.B. BOND ‘A Nithtot Musie™ was pre- sented ab Claremont senior see- — ondary schoolon April 22 by the > students comprising the sche vey choir. An appreciative audience ot ber een 450 and 500 was pre~ sent. Following the eoncert, on Tuesday morning, seme 75 stu- “dents. cecompanied hy Mr, and Mrs. Don Kyle and Mr. and Mrs. -Russ Gowing boarded buses for they. competed in, the Kiwanis Music’ Festival, coming first with marks of 90 and $1, John Oliver school with marks of 87 and 90 suffered defeat. for the first time in over 25 vears!. -Chiremont girls’ choir was second to John Oliver with marks of B7-and 49, "The Claremont party was host- ed by students of. Ghidstone sehool, ar on Friday “morning, they agaia boarded the Huses for the trip to Tacoma where they were hosted by the students ef Lakewood Center high schol. The; gave a public concert. at the Lakewood schoo! in the even- ing und were entertained tv their: on Saturday. and part of Sunday; returning to Victoria late Sunday afternoon. : _ Sunday, May -4,. the. Tacoma students will be coming by bus and. Sidney-Anacortes ferry, and the Claremont students will. act as hosts to their 80 members and give them a sightseving trip on Monday morning. tn the afternoon, the Tacoma chair will give a concert in Claremont sen- ior secondary school, and that evening, May 3, the Claremont Choir, accompanied.by their Ta- coma guests und the drama group > from Gladstone school in Van~ Town Hall Face Lift The interior of Sidney townhall is to have a face lift. Sidney council Monday night passed a motion -to have the town clerk advertise for sealed tend- ers fer renovaune the cieic centres, Alderman WOW) Garde ner estioned whether the tw Was prepared ota pay the Necessary money at thes tires out Alderman SH, Dear repiiert: “The town hall kas Aart nething dane ota nt was laity We have. gone through the buthd- ters thoroughly arkt Inspecimd che areas which should be renovated and painted. 1 feel it should te dome this year.’ vsince yi Sealed tenders will be asked and: work on the interior will begin as seon as a bid is accep- ted. the trip to Vancouver where “system ; quired. for CONVEr, will: Swed joint public CURCEPT AE MePhe son Playhouse ‘at a:aG porn. On Tuesday; the - Tacoma (suests “will be: enter- tained again prior to their return hood inthe afternoon. © oThe next large prijecton whieh the stadents of the Claremont Choir have their sights set is a cultural exchange trip ay, some 45 members to the Province of Quebec. Toward this. end -the proceeds. of various ‘concerts, money raised ‘fram car-washes, dances, ele. «+ 48 well as grants received trom tecreation com- missions of Sidney,. North. Saa- nich and Central Saanich are being channelled, with each stu ‘deat paying a “portion of his or her expenses. The Federal Gov- eroment has also.made agrantof | $2,200. to assist.in this cultural The students wil} be away about thrae’ weeks, in July and will give roncerts at various. centres throughout the Pravince exchange. ENE SThe nr Bolster “dation oo, Sanscha. was Of Quebec, throwgh 1 storm Midas cmepting af Sascha Hall Wireat- OTS and Gop IME openres, londey eveniig, Sans- cresident: Frank Minnis resigned: his office and. vacated chairs: - Directors convent! alter” ‘tlie menting. and secretary. Mrs. Nel. -and “Mrs. G. Thomas “yesipned also. - (oho » Coneern of those..most/ inti-. mately sencerned with the aper- ’ reflected: Tuesday morning when 10 of the id Directors’ held un emergency meeting chaired ly Ed Hay, vice-_ president, Cembined service ta: Sanscha: of those present totals- some 70 years. First) action. ‘of the meeting was. ta contact the Royal. Trust Company, trustees af Sanscha: The Directors were assured that the trustees are completely sat- isfied with the present handing ‘of the organization, it was pointed out to Mr. Minns that all. present. would find it necessary t6- resign en masse to. demonstrate. support cf his ieadership. All feli that this would lead to..a. ‘chaotic situ- ation, - | Ee OE - Under’ pressure, Mr.” Mirins reluctantly agreed to reconsider i signation while on. his trip to England. He leaves on Sat-. “urday. seutauves vin the circumstances the di- | -Tectorate present at the meeting ‘agreed “to carry on until’ his: re- |° turn,’ ‘with Ed. Hay as chairman. Resignation followed criticism School Extension Presents Sewage Disposal Problem . Construction oi. an_additinn to Decp Cove Elementary School could be ihe factor: which will lead to. the development of sewers in the Deep Cove area. This ~ became. evident at the North Saanich Council Meeting Monday. night when a request for approval to “proceed with the extension was. réceived > from School. District 463 BuildingSup- trintendent, H.B. Shaw. A pre- vious application for a building permit hud been rejected on the chasis thar "die sesage disposal Was not satisfactory’. The new school space is. re- oc cupancy by Sept: 13t, ‘accepting as a- last aifer- native the condition that it may be necessary to truch the sew- age from a-holding tank at ihe school,’? - In the meantime en- ‘gineering eansultants «i}l ine vestigate: alternatives. but Mr. Shaw warned of - the complexity of the situntion and the delays which might be enceuatered’ Ant associated jetter fram Dr. HLM, Whitbread of the Greater Vieloria Motropaliian Roard of Health vave tentative approval for the holding tank plan and urged. the immediate _ issue of a building licence. : Despite this. appeal, council. members .did..pol like the idea of the tank. pavers “must pay “in any why not have proper sewage disposal plant?*: ashed Alderman T.C.M,. Davis. . . &The- effluent must “still be piped to deep water. in the sea" said Mayor Cumming, - The necessity to permit) con--_ struction. lo proceed was recog-_ nized. but’ all council members: were opposed to the ‘trucking of - “sewage from the school. Alderman G.R. Aylard sup- ‘gested: that a building permit be ° issued conditional: upon a satis-- factory sewage disposal unit being developed and excluding the hold- ing tank and -trucking plan, C ouncil apreed. Tu can the discussion off and | possibly an indication of things to came, a. second decision was made. Masor Cumming and Municipal WILE press fora join study for a sewaye treatment plant for the Deep Cove community. and the school. The Pioneer Loz Cabin, Saan~ ic¢htan, was ile: fote ? pacity on Sundas, April 27, When the Saune inh Pirneer, held its annual tes, Guests were wel- SOCTES ANNUAL TEA comed ty the president Willard Micheli, and great credit 1s due to Mrs. James Nimmo and her committee in charge mf the tea arrangements, Alternate plan for the reaiign- ment of Patricia Bay Highway was proposed recently to Central Saanich Council by a group of prope ty owners residents onthe eastern side of the municipality. Special mesting of council was held to study the proposal, and | wasattended by provincial high- Ways engineer N. R. Zapf, and members of the group. Gorden Ewan was spokesman . Subsequent brief to Ceniral Saanich council was supported br a detailed proposal for the re« alignment of what was termed the Saanich expressway. It was claimed that the suggested route would re-unite the dismembered Town of Sidney. and eliminate a. number of awkward engineer- ing and political problems. In brief. the suggested plan ealled for an interchange at Is- land View Road, and a freenay northerly to the west of the present highway toa junctien with Bourne Terrace on the former \ & S railway grade. “This aligerment entirely across open lands does not disturb a single resident,' it was Claimed, moreover jt could te protected for its entire length as a scenic parkway, The new plan envisaged an overpass at Mount Newton Cross Road and at Amity Brive, and then would follow the Vo£ S$ gvade across the Experimental Farm toa McTavish Road over- pass, Anoverpass and exchange point about 1/2 mile nerth from airport service and linkage to the local arterial network would be followed by a shallow tunnel under the airport main runvas. On emergence the route would follow MeDonald Park Road, overpassing Mills Road to an interchange with Patricia Hav Highway. Proponents of the scheme were informed by Mr. Zapf of highway departraent intentions. He indi- cated that there is no possibility of a change in plans. Approached for cotnment. Mr. Ewan said: ‘As far as I am concerned the location of Patticia Bay Highway is now a clesed book and only time will tell whether it will live up to expectations,” He recalled his words to caun- cil: « Before 309 AD, the Romans in Britain constructed the Great North Road. Well conceived, it has stood the test of tirne, and it is to be hoped that our descen- dants 1590 rears hence may take the same favorable view of our decisions here tonight,’ *E am naturally disappointed that the philosophy of the alter- rate route did not capture pans ples’ imagination because I feel EXPRESSWAY SCHEME FAILS TO IMPRESS tt is a broader concept; a much bolder plan, admittedly raising some major engineering and ad- ministrative problems, but I have to concede that the departmental scheme has some immediate ad- vantaces based mainly on its pree planning,” "The object of the exercise,” said Vr. Ewan, ‘‘was not to coh- vince me personally, but to make the best possible decision based on the available evidence, This, council has done in full accor« dance with its duty and respon- sibility to the residents of Cen- tral Saanich, We are favored with conscientious Incal governs ment.’ Rollyo on ‘ work, - working has ‘Since the - tax-» | case, * Clerk MOLE, Allen: in Sans a . by ee powler: and Mr A; Monday - evenings with - the stipport of Mr. Cox and Jack Pedlow;. and.2dé- cided: ta resign, said My. Minns. ina Review interview, RR “He suid that after five year's yeaving: a dedi¢ated | band of -workers, he. did ‘not feel. it, ineuntbent upon. hin to accept not, or- who, cared not ‘what. they: said, . and whom): he «was pre pared to- gamble. would nol be prepared to transfer-their ver- bosity into work as far as Sans- cha is concerned, ; “Phe thing: that ‘has “kept me- been the’ devoted Suppert .of the Directors, the and Mrs) Les] low “Benefit of thé community ship ‘and undermining from the bus the ‘CHINCISM S| of those: whe are: |: oe the same. Jbunch: of. worke sorrew for. the: eee that. have we" committee, - ‘never ~ stitred a’ finger es, why. should I care?” he Hnued. ‘six: years aga, and: 1 Suppdse. we can have: only a feeling fe) 9870 -Rest. Haven Drive have a most unusual houseguest. . It is “of the ocelot family-and a pet of Mrs, Salvador. ; “Wee: lived © in : “French ‘Gulana for four years,” ‘axplained Mrs. Drewett.. “One day I saw” an after ‘her on my bike and promptly bought it from her. “ALC the time T thought: tat: Was an ucelot “but, hen turned to tt 4 from & booklet that he is ami gay” Gcelots ate usually bet- ween 25. ‘ahd 50 fbss- Ibs Alse; margay’s have ex- tremely long tails, up to 16 inches ‘The seelot family is a cross hetwedn a jaguar anda leopard. Margays are very tare. . They live ih the hollow of. very high It is very seldom that they breed in-eantivity. Evercin the wild they breed only during the month of September, “Teez as we call him ts very much a one person animal,’ said AN UNUSUAL HOUSE GUEST «Mr. “and Mrs. John ‘Salvader at} “M1 a. margay, the smallest member: Mrs, Jane Drewett, sister “ot | Indian woman waiking along Hae street carrying a kitten. chased | “It. was only. about three weeks old and so tiny: he-sat: inthe palm :of my hand. whereas. margays are around: 12 to 19: and very rodiind aves.” ” irees and) come out a. dusk to: play, “Fhey sleep during the day.” Fund ls Started Brentwood Community Club Is sétting up a benefit fand for Mrs. Alan Chadwick and her small family following their recent sad bereavement, Anyone wishing te make donations may address them to the Brentwood Branch af the Saanich Peninsula Credit Union. Cheques should be made ont to the Brentwood Conmunity Club in trust for the Chadwick Benefit Fund. On Monday, May 12, at 8 p.m, the Brentwood Community Club plans to hold a benefit bingo aight for the Chadwick family at the Brentwood Community Club Hall cn Wallace Drive, Brentwood Bay. Defails of priz- es will be given at a later date. be » without him? ; “When asked to comment ‘obi rs Unusual houseguest, Mrs Salva-- ‘dor replied: “p's (s. no. trouble ao around the house, Heisa very. intelligent: animal and a wonder=". fu) pet. . Community leader Passes Away William Joseph smith passed : away at the age of 59. years ato ~ Rest Haven Hpspital on “April 23,1969. : He was born in Hayel’s Sta-" 2 tion, Ontario and lived In Regina before caming..to Sidney nine. years ago. He resided at 10926 : Madrona Drive. Surviving famtly are his wite —-~ Edith, at home; his daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Nelda) Hubert, Porabroke, Ontario; three grand-. children, two nieces and . one nephew; sister, Mrs, James (Mary) Findlay, Lincoln Park, Michigan The late Mr. Smith was 4 member uf Fort Princé of Wales Lodge No. 161, A.F. & A.Ms Churchill, Man.; Saanich Per= insula Branch No. 37, The Royal — Canadian Legion, and past pre- sident of Sidney and North Sean ich Chamber of Commerce, The service was held in the Sands Funetai Chapel of Roses, — on Friday, April 25, the Rav. . _ Canon F.C, Vaaghah-Birch of ficlating. Interment was ih Rat- ley Memoria! Gab Pts.