2 Your. Indian Neighbours | Could Do With Some: Neighbourlingss : ‘Serving the Municigaities ‘of Central Saanich. North Saanich, ‘the Town of Sidney. and the Gulf Islands "PHONE: 656-15) “12. PAGES SIDNEY, Vancouver Islan iF BG., W ednesday, September 10, 1969 . Subser iptions, in advance, year $4. 00; Copy 10¢. feo BY PAT MANNING Sidney council erupted in a storm of émotion during . the lattar part of a meeting. Monday evening when Alderman W, W, Gardner: made accusations which Mayor A.W, Freeman insisted he withdraw. The controversy centered.in the moving of the former Anglican Church Hall from its site on Second Street toa -new location behind the Scout and Guide Hall on Bevan and Third, .Under an existing by-law which states that no building over 15 years GY age may be moved within the town of Sidney, the: council could not give permission for the structure to be moved...However, as was disclosed in-a closed committee of-the-whole” ._ Monday _ evening, meeting five months ago, the-council unofficially agreed - “to turn a -*blind. eye’? to. the relocating of the building. as it-was for a worthy cause. “We wanted to mauve the building behind the Scout Hall because the present hall-is: too small,’ said D, Griffiths, /whe is’on the Scout building conimittee.” * Phe present building is’ used five nights a week by more than 150 Cubs, Scouts and Guides. the building was definitely to be moved, they would make an exception in our case.” Mayor Freeman reported to council that the building was .on girders ready to be moved when a ‘stop work’ order. was placed on it. ‘Mr.. Beddoes and Mr, Robinson told me that:a certain alderman, who shall remain un~ named, gave them permission to move it,’? said the Mayor, . “They intend io improve and USO, Af,. but it doesn't meet the by-law standards.” We were told It was my: understanding that — _ AS a council we agreed to iook the other way,” adniltted a Alderman fause, Stanley.Dear, “because it was for As a result they decided to. go ahead with it.” ‘Blind Eye’ To ‘Sidney Scout Hall Move Brings Bitter Accusations _ a worthy. “They said-a certain alderman gave them, permission,’’ Said Mayor F reeman. At this: point Alderman Gardner interrupted and heatedly accused the Mayor: “Don’t blame one alderman,: The suggestion to turn a blind eve came from the Mayor's chair.” “I challenge you on that statement,’’ angrily responded the Mayor, ~ Alderman Gardner, ~ «After three months I challenge. such an - accusation, I demand-you withdraw it.” 2 ‘Three aldermen said it came from the chair,” retor ted . After an i Increasingly heated discussion, Alderman Gard- ~ ner. said: thinking, uy “would like te clear this up and get. hack to, rational a I move that the. applicant ‘not be allowed to re- 0 2< it-dees not. meet by-law standards... locate the building 2 “P second the motion,’ added Alderman Dear, << “And now will you withdraw your decusation?”. asked Cnet Mayor Freeman. “PE -will withdraw my statement,” ner. Meanwhile the building, which was: to “have doubled the ‘space ayailable for use-by thé Scouts, Cubs. and Guides. Sits on girders, useless. “Who is going to pay?” asked Mr. Griffiths later. “We have over $700 already invested “in the move. Can ~~ you imagine how many pop bottles. it takes to make $700?"00 0. New Fire -or ‘West Saanich, yet clear. ~“the past 15 years. “-Plans are well advanced for the construction of a new two-bay fire hall at the corner of West Saanich and Wain Roads in North 4 Whether it will ‘be a satellite of the Sidney-North Saanich Joint Fire Department or independently operated by North Saanich is not \ Thus far, the acquisition of property and the preparation of building plans have been undertaken entirely However, Alderman George R, Aylard, in a report to the North Saanich council on Monday night, stated that as soon as an estimate of. building. costs. can be obtained the entire proposition will be fae laced before the joint fire committee. “«It is hoped that the committee will recommend approval to both a Sidney: and North Saanich councils,’? said-Mr. Aylard, : a _Establishment - of a satellite in. the Deep Cove area has been “recommended by various authorities including the fire ‘marshal for Hall Side’ by North Saanich authorities. In basic terms, ‘‘slash burn- ing’ is the act of purposely set- ting fire to logeed-off areas. It - is-a ‘science’, It has tobe done at. precisely the right time, with wind, humidity, and other weather conditions in mind, And the job has to be done by highly trained and well qualified men. — These ‘slash burn'’ fires, as the very name indicates, are de- “signed to get rid of branches, snags, unmerchantable logs, and all other unuseable material left -in the wake of a logging opera- tion. Most logging operations today are being conducted in decadent and old growth timber stands with _ varying degrees ofdecayed wood, “which cannot be used. for any practical purpese. Pollution Exemption And it is interesting to note the need for slash burning has been se evident that this activi- iy has been exempted from air pollution controls in Washington and Oregon. - If anyone comes up sith a bet- ter, more practical and ecnnom- ical method of disposing of lag- ging slash, we will weleome him with open arms. am happy to say that, gen- enolly speaking, the Council of Forest industries agrees with the current policy relating to slash burning. The Council re- presents more than 10( com- panies, large and.small, which produce 8&5 per cent of the forest products of this province. Let’s look at the why” tion. The reasons for slash burning are rhany and varied «+ and here are some of them: ques- - .. 4 Slash burning paves the way : for faster, more efficient and more productive reforestation measures, Seedlings can be planted easier and faster. They will grow quicker and straighter not having to fight their wa) through a tarele of snags. branches and other suffocating debris, They will have 2 head ~ SLASH BURNING | NECESSARY ‘EVIL’ A Guest Editorial By Hon. Ray Williston, - Minister Of Lands, Forests” And Water Resources. ° Any day now — and for short periods - -- smoke will rise from "various logging areas of our province. It will come from an operation we refer to as “slash burning’. , Most people know the expression, but many, I feel probably don’t ” know. how it is done, and more important, WHY it, is done. Aid To Reforestation start and better survival chance. _ A good » burn’. will get rid of this useless material, without harming the soil. Of course there is some un- derstandabie objection to smoke caused by slash burns, . The Forest Service and the forest industries don't like it vither ... but at the present time, there’ appears to be no alternative. Some people link. slash burn smoke with the air pollution problem, usually just because it can be seen. Experts in. the field: admit the contribution of slash fire smoke to the overall problem is almost infinitesimal when compared to the invisible fumes coming fromevhaust pipes. of vehicular traffic. Slash burnin can be control led -- in both intensity and inarca covered. Such operations are conducted by trained and qualified men of either the Forest Service and’or industry, during a rela- tively short period, fate in thes summer or early fal} -- when proper weather conditions pre- vail. . If logged-over areas are net subject to controlled burning, in- evitably lightning, human care- lessness or other causes willig- nite them -- presenting far ereai- er blazes. endangering surround- ing areas (and quite possibit hu- man lives), and creatingtremen- dously greater smoke problems. And dont forget that fighting forest fires is anexpensive busi- ness +- an expensive business paid for bs the people of British Calumbia. in growth competition with bush and other non-useable tree Species, Slash burning practically cli- minates any insect hazard which emuld be extremely harmful to adiacent timber, Se jets he realistic. The sliehtly «bad: aspect of slash burning «- in the opinion of aseueneveneas Continued on page 2 ~* secon necceccesueconassancsacseuusacsenwere oSPEARKING OF GHOST STORIES, THE ‘building by Fred Cooper {Review Photo.) : who lives nearby. cenenavmccceuancuneanscansnacnncasnssaguusnenscar -soueuunesneseease, JACK SCOTT COLUMN | NEW REVIEW FEATURE | Jack Scot, Vis first One of C anada’ s leading writers and editors. will be writing a weehly columa for the Review, appears this week on pay fhe Jack Geott cnlumn will touch on oans subject which interests The Review's new columnist, which means that readers are assured of candid and often humerous comments on how Seett views ihe world around him, Jack Serntt has had a career as the editor of the Vancouver Sun, Jater asa forcign correspondent for the Toronto Star, but is naw devoting his fulltime tw ariing bis weebles and work on a book, Scott now fives ata Salt Spring Istand home he has owned for many years. He returned there this sear with his wife and three daughters after his Hatust overseas assignment, he promises ~ highly. personalized opinion and comment’ in his new column-in The Review, “gn Ld RES ONE, TALR BIT NOONE HAS SC TOAL LOTS OF HAND BELLS held by church elder Henry Smith, wooden crosses and few other items were snatched ‘from burning column o errr rrr rrr TTT rr riTtirtiriiiiirrii iii pacnenannsanthsccerinadcesenndaccrwanecuensscounnesanenassnpeneens : eartlie Shakers Seek Assistance “Indians ‘of Tsartlip Reserve will rebuild their Shakers Chureh. - destroyed Sunday night in a spectacular. fire. : - Decision was made Monday: night, it was: reported by E Henry -y Smithy: : - provincial elder. of the ‘church, who ‘said there was no insurance ‘ 7 covering the property. : a LAL ““Butit has to be replaced,’*- he said, Fire razed the church hall, and damaged the smalle adjoining Be ebureh building beyond repair, - : Loeal members of the chur ch “starts. work im-. The. fire. is believed to have “broken out in a kitchen area at — the rear of the church hall, situ- ated on the east side of West Saanich Road just north of Stelly’s Cross. Road, The building was soon engulfed in flames which caught the church building only about 20 feet away from. the south side. of the hall. CONTROL. OUT OF Central Saanich Volunteer Fire Department . was’. called «at approximately 7.30: p.m, and the fire was out of control when the equipment arriv ed a short time later. . Three fire trucks and.22 men were used by Fire Chief Don Facey to try flames but “it. was a. raging inferno’ and little could be done, “We concentrated or stopping the fire from spreading to nearby bush’, Chief Farey said... The itremen were given *'a real helping hand’). by Ken Cooper, who lives across West Saanich. Road from the church proterty, He moved ina sman bulldozer and cleaned out a fire guard around the buildings. , There is 4 heavily treed area at the rear of the property which was threatened, APS £ ARDNEY ANI DEEP COVE. PPEARMATERS LY SEEN OE. ‘ jeaning up the pro="y perty: and ‘Stirting-a fund to build - “two 80 by 40 foot buildings for .. services and meetings, “. “Fund plans will be discussed “further: at-a-meeting in Duncan. “on Friday. , and combat the . The fire sent flames andheavy : smoke skyward which attracted : the curious“ for. “many: miles. -resulted in: the’ Brentwood area and West Saanich © ; "Road had to be e closed off for two: Traffic: .jams.: hours, Central Saanich Police a as s well. : as the RCMP and volunteers com~ bined in traffic control. ve There had been no- services : - or gatherings on the church pre-: mises on Sunday. (services are held Friday evenings)but firemen understood someone -had been in the hall during the afternoon,. “We haven't been able to de-. termine who. it was or what was going on, but there is little doubt the: fire: started in the kitchen : of the hall,’ Chief Facey said: MEETING SCHEDULED | . A’ large’ dinner. meeting had .. been planned there for this com~ ing Friday, according to Elder Smith who said Indians from many 3 parts of Vancouver Island were planning on attending. “But now we have no where to meet here so we will go to Duncan,’ he said. “- The get-together, he added, was to: discuss Mnal details ona move by the church to obtain permission for authorized repre= sentatives tu conduct marriage and baptism as well as funeral Services, - > The Shaker Church has mem- hers on most of the Indian re- serves on the Pacific coast, as far south as Caltfornia, MINISTER SICK pital, Continued on page 9 The minister of the Tsarthp ehurch is Theresa Sam, at pre- sent a patient in Resthaven Hos- who has held the. position for the last eight years, Mints« ters of the church are chosen RK. ~~ Ee on ~ Ree ER pene eee scers ene : ae shown here was damaged. beyond ‘repair.’ be torn down and. site cleared for reconstruct 80. by 40. foot, buildings tor. Shakers’ services. and soc functions. (Review Photo.) WU Pegg said: Alderman Gard- canes Superintendent -° .. Robert Price reports that:to date. there had been some 5,100. enrolments in Saanich School District schools, about 250; more than in 1968, Elerien- ? tary school pressures were _ increasing in the Sidney and Keating areas, the sites of much new home construction activity. Mr. Baxter reported he had received 203 applications for ; also, © was | on. time, job.” mutdoorsman is included tion of the Review, and von course ... f the great outdoors’ his hobbies. This. too, is the aim of course which is being giv The Hunter Traming’ eourse, which al will an announcement of a Saanich Adult Educa- “Sportsman Savey.’" Tre scpplement is designed iy assistlovers “with the Provincial Departmentof Recreation and Conservation. Fish and Wildlife branch. HELPING HAND EXTENDED — IN OUTDOORS ENJOYMENT | \ specitl supplement for the hunter and in this week's edi- coupled with it is and wildlife identification. as coordinator. enboy tes the fullest the adult education én in collaboration 1970, reeistration fee will be $3. ag could be caited deal with Greascms ‘«hord Roard office, 656-1, the. adult education courses. being offered. _Although some’ vocational courses had -no ~ been applied for, applications were generally ahead this: year All new school construction ready for occupancy. oy In the words of 002072 chairman Ruby Say Parrott, - “The works and buildings =: branch has. done a. terrific. safety as well ‘as many other aspects of hunting and fishing, including bush survival Instructors will be members of the North Saanich Rod and Gim Club with Art Abram The course will be giveriattwo locations «« . at North Saanich Junior Secondary School starting on Tuesday, Sept, 23; and at Royal tiak Junior Secondary on Tuesday, Jan, 20, They will continue for 1} seeks and the Further information is available at oe