Wednesday, March 24, 1971

THE REVIEW

PAGE 3

552 Falkland Rd.
Victoria, B.C.

tf

i). Robert C. Hewett
B.C. Land Surveyor

Phone 598-4722

A Wiessage For You

FOR THE FINEST IN

Continued from Page 1
marinas were out of line as well

as the fees relative to local and
out-of-town contractors.

These two items would be
changed he said.

NO COMPARISON
WITH SAANICH

Leading off the questioning,
Marshall McCullough of the

Copper Kettle Delicatessan said:

it was wrong to compare Sidney
to Saanich with respect to licence
fees. Council should have com-

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claimed council was heavily |
q taxing a business community
with -a very - limited earning

Kaare
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Apartments, said there could be

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‘the Mayor -said that

“days,
q asked ‘why. businessmen had not
“been given. an. opportunity “to

‘Chamber President

operator,
Engineer, John Graeme: realtor,’ |
John Salvador; sportsman, Tom .
Harvey: and: Sidney Clean- “Up

“SCHOOL.

Challenging the 850. per cent
increase: in’ his licence.* Blue
Water Apartment operator
Charlie Turner said the Federal.
Government was. urging owners
to limit rent increased to.6 per
cent in*‘an attempt to. control
inflation. He suggested the in-
crease in licence fee would make
necessary the raising of rents.

Mayor Dear replied that under
the old bylaw all apartments
were taxed a flat rate of $20
regardless of size. The new rate
is $4 per suite per vear. The old
system was not equitable, the
Mayor. said, as it did. not. dif-
ferentiate between apartments of
varying. size.

Answering queries on what the
added revenue would be used for.
Beacon
Avenue (the business . district)
already gets ‘“‘more than its share
of the general town revenue.”’

Before revision of the bylaw the
town. ‘“‘barely broke even” on
licence fee collection - financially

“there was hardly. any point in

having it.

MEETING R EQU ESTED

—DEAR 8

Stating that the bylaw cleared
three readings in less than 16
newsagent. Bill .Larnick

discuss: the new
passage.
-Mayor Dear answered, at some
length. that. council had: sought
advice. from .the Chamber of

rates. before

‘Commerce...They had met with
Chamber President. Len Siver as -
early. as last October, he said,
and had asked for a meeting with -

the Chamber .
NOT SO— SIVE R.

Siver | described the October.
‘very informal’ and.

meeting as ‘
stated in a Review interview that.

‘the topic had been mentioned i ina
chance meeting: with. one of the:

Aldermen.

Siver -attempted to call 'a
Directors meeting .of the
Chamber after the bylaw was
presented on December 14 but
was unable to get a quorum. He
left the December meeting at
11:30 p.m. unaware that .the
bylaw was to be read.a second
time that evening - believing he
had an additional two weeks to
rouse some reaction.

At no. time. before — the
December meeting was he shown

Dickinson: Van Isle Marina. said

that even after promised ad-

justments are made. in. marina
assessments, his fee will be over
twice that charged in North
Vancouver. and four times the
charge in North Saanich.

He had criginally been told his
fee would be $775 but understood
this might be reduced to about
3400. A’similar Marina in North
Vancouver pays $170 and ‘his
competitor -in the samebay. but

POLLUTION

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Continued from Puge 1

Six: members will be in at-
tendancé’ at the Regional Con-
ference. at Duncan on April 1s
Resolutions to be presented a1 the
provincial conference on May 14
at Penticton will -be discussed at
the April meeting.

Guest. Speaker. Dr: Joan
Coldwell. Professor of English at
University of Victoria. outlined
the-importance. of organizing. in
order to be heard on the ever
increasing need’ to) combat
pollution in the air, sea and on

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You're: driving business out of

‘council for. six; Mitchell claimed:

the. electorate the’ shareholders.
“He. said that. at no time had.
: council requested a meeting with
‘thesChamber. of Commerce to
discuss ‘increased licence. fees:.

fair deal. ue he “said. Steve -

DRIVING
BUSINESS OUT

Continuing his comments from
the informal: meeting held: the
previous Tuesday. Joe Mitchell of
Mitchel] and Anderson told’
Mavor Dear he hdd “worked to”
get you in. and (would) work to
get you out.”
‘Describing the bylaw as
“absolutely wrong” and *‘un-.
just’. Mitchell claimed he was
considering moving his business
elsewhere.

The bylaw is “ridiculous.” he
said. “‘it is all out of: proportion:

Sidney.”

Last year, Mitchell. said. his
licence cost.$60. This year he was
told it would be $600 - and. after
complaining - at. the Town hall.
was told this would be reduced to
$420.

He suggested that { the $10 levy
for each employee over ihree
might make it necessary to make ;
staff. cuts...

Stating he had been in business.
in Sidney for 50 years.and on

that residents used to be proud of
having the “lowest mill rate in
B.C."" This is no ‘Jonger true. he.
said. _ bys
F IRE ‘MAN AGEMENT

Supporting Mitchell's. com-
ments, Kaare Norgaard said that .
if the town were a business, with...

and council the management - the.
management. would be: fired.
“don't think: we" re getting : a.

only $100, "We may be in dif-
ferent’ parishes.” he
reference to his competitor. *
we're all Canadians.”
LICENCE SHOUL Dp
REGULATE
NOP TAX
Ending: the discussion.

"but

Barry

Matthews. of Barry's: Auto. Body

said he was sure he spoke tor
many of the |. businessmen
present in saving that the object
of licences should be to regulate
business.

“They shouldn't.” he said. “be
used as a vehicle to tax.”

His comments received “the
loudest. appiause ot the evening.

A-motion was passed that a
businessmen’s association be
formed within the Chamber of
Commerce to consider this:and
similar problems. ~
- Leeal butcher and Alderman
Hugh: Hollingsworth volunteered
to chair the new. association.

_ MUSEUM FUNDS”
_ ALLOCATED

“Sidney . Council’ Monday
evening approved the. allocation
of whatever funds are necessary
for servicing the’Custom’s

» Building which will house’ the new.
Sidney museum...”
A-snuggestion to put a ceiling of

$450 on essential services, which.
“would include Water. hydro and

oil?was not ‘pursued.

The motion was ‘approved “by:

{Aldermen Perry. Gardner and
\ Sealey and opposed by
| Hugh Hollingworth...

said. in|

~ should work

iderman.|

member, has grown in two anda
quaricr vears {oa membership of

ten thousand. thus. reflecting the.
it now ‘as

concern of everyone,

_an office. in Sidney,

On ways and means to combat
this situation she gave some
worthwhile suggestions. We
in harmony
nature. ban all pesticides. use
natural controls, encourage birds

with’ trees. shrubs and bird
houses. Keep our: air clean by
walking «whenever possible: ~

organise car pools. abstain from
backyard. burning. Burn. only
wood fires-on: festive: occasions:
Cut down on unnecessary” clec:

trical appliances - demand that

the government declare “a
moratorium on. further. dam
building. Lunch papers and bags
can be .used more. than once.
Avoid’ “wasteful use — of
towels. servieltes and coloured

toilet paper. Demand a policy of.

reconstituting all. garbage.
Never litter, reduce noise.
become
vironmental crises and talk: to
everyone about. it. Support: the
organisation working = for

preserving. and: improving . our .
environmental quality as it is the |
| concern of everyone - a personal
commitment is required from all.
fo combat: pollution. Act-now.

AD illustrated brochure of. the

history of the Club for the past10
years. was’ presented to Mrs.
May Caldwell upon her departure ~
from.

this... district. Annual,
meeting will be held! on fe

with”

“paper.

informed about~en->

Siver Returned |

president j in elections held at last

“ Thursday’ s annual | general :
“meeting. a .
Also inépposed: was realtor.

Karl Drost,. nominated. for
office of vice- ‘president.

Selected from a slate. of nine. .
A candidates.

the: five new
Chamber. directors. . are:
Derek |

‘Bradley; :

operator, Ray Rowcott. -

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MEET .
> April 30 at 2:00 p. m. has ten-

Ntatively been ‘scheduled as

mecting time for Saanich School
Board and. The Gulf. Islands

| amalgamation.

The Boards. wall meet at the

presence of the assistant

superintendents, finance ad-
ministration of the provincial
_ Department of Education.

“Len Siver. was: returned by: .
: acclamation as Sidney and ‘North’
Saanich Chamber of Commerce’

the | :

“motel:

TO

School Board to discuss: possible

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| tt you received a supplement

In T8770...

you may qualify for, inctoaged”:
payments after April 1st, 1971. AL
—oothatiume, the maamum combined
1 Old Aga Security pension and |
Guaranteed Income Supplement will
be raised to 6135.00 a month fora.
single person or amarried person.
whose husband or wilg is aot a
pensioner and to $256.00 4 month
for a married couple who are both
pensioners ($127.50 gach),

i" you did not receive * supplement

WW1970 2.

you. may now qualify for one OS of .
April. 16t, 1974, because the amount

of income you sre allowed hos bean

adjusted upwards. Nearly 300 000

change: The new maximum Old Age
Security pension and Guarantead ©
income Supplement will be $135, 00°

a month for a single: person and:

who are both pensioners (6127. 60
wach),

You have already received an intor-
omarion hooklet and an apr Hication form —
for the supplemant. ff you think you
and have not. already...
completed and mailed the appheabon
form, you should do so now. The in:
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ment is
You must apply forit.each your
For further information of assistance

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regional Old Ago Security office a tho
address shown below;

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Victoria, British Cotumbla
Phone (604) 388-3631

ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND WELFARE |
THE HONOURABLE JOHN mune. MINISTER ;

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