ESTABLISHED 1912. Serving Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of Sidney, and the Guif 'stands FOR QUALITY PRINTING its Fleming-Review = Printing Lid. FIFTY-NINTH YEAR Number 12 Wednesday, March 24, 1971 TEN CENTS 10 PAGES Tennis — Courts Revived Saanich School Board. on -Monday . directed» the’. ad- ministrative ‘staff to examine “ways of getting the old tennis courts at North Saanich Junior Secondary School back into operation for the coming summer. Building. superintendent Bryan. Shaw presented a proposal for -- construction of new courts. at North Saanich as well as several other district schools. ~ Trustee John Pennington said that there is need of courts this ‘summer. and these under con- » Sideration could. net. possibly. be finished in time. ‘North Saanich Principal Don McKinnon told the Board that the .courts. are a ‘‘most: valuable community resource.’’ They are used. by children of: all: ages, he said, and also by large numbers of adults. Commenting on a suggestion that local municipalities~ be approached for financial _assistance, Trustee Trevor Davis. “said North Saanich. would _ probably. make some “small contribution toward repair of the ald courts. He did- not, however; hold “out “much hope’ of their _ contributing a large amount “ towards construction. of new facilities. - School Board will Try Again Saanich School Board. on ‘Monday referred to. building superintendent Bryan Shaw. and - Architects. Sager and Marshall “the: question of. 7 possible was: directed to: work, with the . architect and the low bidder in an »e the price to one ‘closer to the original estimates. Renovations are to consist of fire separations, construction, the improvement. of: “ministration areas, and related : repairs and alterations. ~ad-| > OP-EARNER FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT 1S. - Richard McElroy, 1895 John Street, ‘who entered : adet:- Air Cadet walkathon held ~ Sunday. and personally added some $351 to the. _ project's s coffers. He also led last years walkathon. in total of funds collected. The 14-year-old. youth. has been in the Sea Cadets one: year andis.in grade — “seven at Deep Cove elementary school. ( Review the joint Sea photo by Dane), Pollution Precautions Publicized _ BY MAY. CALDWELL “Sidney Business and Professional Women’s Club held its March meeting on the 9th at 9522 Lochside Drive. when Mrs. Doris Horton was duly installed as a member, and a-report by. the ‘President, Mrs. Kathleen Robinson on. the Victoria Club’s Golden. Anniversary. was: heard. The. “‘Careers | Preview" programme on. job opportunities given by Mrs. Stevens, personnel ‘manager of Woodward's to the grade 10:>students’ of : North Saanich “Junior Secondary School, Dorothy. Kynaston,. Mrs. . Joan Currie, Mrs. May Caldwell and Mrs. Kathleen Robinson. Next speaker will be _F.L.: Bell, Ad- ministrator. of Rest Haven Hospital‘on March 24th. . ‘Continued on Page aes the home of Mrs. Ted Robinson, was .attended by Mrs. asketball Jamboree © Teams. from Sidney, wood, Saanichton . and Cordova .Bay will take part.in a Basketball Jamboree. next, Friday. and ‘Mount - ‘Newton’ junior secondary school. Players look forward: a this” annual’ event. which’ : AL ‘new. feature his’ year is: program |: ooklet - containing most booklets: af Trophies: will be category. Brent- qe : Saturday, March 26. and 27. at. ‘arranged by. members: of. the | Saanich Peninsula. Basketball ‘photos. and: schedules « “of. the: | games: to be. played. These are -being sold by team ‘members. : Each - booklet gives entrance. tou: | the Jamboree, and a ticket on a draw for a T.V., a radio ana other ; prizes. A‘prize is also being’ of-. fered to the player selling * the: 2 presented to. the ‘winning « teams. in each. BY H. V. GREEN In a robust battle with Victoria Titans at Royal Athletic Park on Friday evening . Claremont Spartans earned the Howard Russell Cup, token of high school rugby football supremacy for the third Successive year. Sustained: | pressure _ by ~. Claremont followed’ opening | the. scrappy play in midficld, — forwards led by captain and prop ~ forward Casey Walt rampaging | among the Victoria backs. and gaining dominant second: phase “possession,” : Victorin were “ahead when a pass along the line “would have: meant: certain. score” delayed. dnevitable, but: shortly | af- terwards second-row forward | Jim MeQueen burst over.the line ‘in fine style, This was followed by A superb run by rightwinger Chuck Shergold, who from centre field outpaced all. opposition to cross the line near the corner flag “and work around to ground the ball under the post. Tim Lott made no mistake with the con- version. ~ Break-forward Don Melaren “made it tenil when he grabbed ‘the ball in a line-out and barged | over for a third try) Tt seemed that -Vietoria wild hee over: vhelmed., a Victoria’s forwards decided ~ otherwi se asthe ame re-started, and a SERS “oat dice aplicalle handling errors . Jost Claremont their opening suprernacy, They | conceded a number of penalty, Kicks and of this stage their defence was decidedly shaky. Now with a fiar amount of posscasion from scrum and line | out, Vietoria Ay-half Joe defending . desparately, and a short) kick an almoat. |. the. Stephenson whipped the ball to centre Tom Lippa, who weaved score from. a pass that obviously was forward but undetected. . Vietoria, were now. confident and taking ‘short Claremont territory. Several | clearance kicks Laken: under © pressure were charged down, and wing forward Tan Hood was over the line for a try which fallback Rudy Bianco: majored with . splendid kick. This second | reverse roused Claremont, and as the halftime whistle blew with thi seare 14 fo 8 in their favour a jong punt found — touch ‘close to the Victoria line, Victoria resumed in the same spirited style, and vafter. a scramble hal) the length of the Continued on Page 2 line-outs . in. TO ATR TRUSTEE LX AMINE RIFLE USE Saanich School Trustee - Gordon) Ewan haw: heen appointed: a comralttee of one to examine and muke a detiion on the proposed wie oof alr rifles cin’ a sheeting gallery. ata Beaver, Lake dvieniatary School haragr on April? and 3. in reply: ta. Urustees op. : powed fo the use of firearms on school property, Trustee Joho Pennington said, we rarn'cenuscilate an entire population. This in a pioneering coontrs .. buat were getting: pretty: soft,” his way through from 40 yards to. | \g field Lippa made an opening for Review stall mieidad Waat We 747 “work in, for there is so much space and there are | AIR CANADA STEW ‘ARDESS: Mrs. MLF. Herren had numerous bottles of champagne to uncork as part of her duties aboard the airlines courtesy 747 Aight out of Vancouver. on Monday She told a Waa od jus W even built int bles for each passenger.” Members of the press and other invited guests awere taken for an hour's flight at 25,000 feet out over Wie ac can and all se cmcd to BTEC thatthe Inip Was Tie experiences of a lifeting, TC Tine ying di the Empire State building.” said a French Canadian priest. “Tt will bring both edges of our country just that much closer.” x { Swaley. “How anybody in their sober senses could draft such a resolution is quite beyond me!” says Mayor J.B. Cumming. BY PAT MANNING Sidney Council on Monday resolved to take contro! of the joint Sidney and North Saanich Volunteer Fire Department through the Fire Wardens’ Committee. Effect of the decision, said Mayor Stanley Dear, is that the Committee will assume full responsibility for the management, operation. maintenance and control of the Department, its personnel and equipment. Protection wil! be afforded to the Town of Sidney, and to the. North Saanich area - as long as the service is desired. Following the Council meeting Mayor Dear said that if North Saanicn decides to take possession of the LATE BULLETIN Copy. of - Council's: “resolution had not reached®.. . North Saanich municipal) © office at press. time, but =: when. informed “of the. purport. of the motion Mayor J. B.. Cumming . commented: ‘How. anyone : in‘his sober senses could — - have drafted such’ a: ‘resolution is. quite beyond * me. Pee us Alderman: Norma Sealey ob- -jected to the finality. of the resolution. - oT 'think this i is rather harsh. commitment,” she said> ‘I> question the fact that there i is no: relief clause. which allows, a way. ‘Yes. it is “very” final,” said. ‘Mayor Dear, “and in our. opinion” ‘and- that. of the Fire Wardens’, ‘Committee ‘this procedure’ will” ‘truly, solve the Fire Department preblems and end the “wrangling. Then ‘people: will Bet the ‘fire: protection they are paying. for.” “We. shave’, simply. gone. in’ ‘circles up. to now, he remarked, “The same things are being said -as three years ago.” “T would like to: offer the idea ‘that perhaps: the Regional Board |; “could administer the Department “and assess each municipality, " ‘suggested Alderman Sealey. “This, has been discussed - before,’ replied Mayor. Dear. ‘North Saanich wouldn't agree to - an independent board three years | -ago and this leaves us no further ahead. Anything: that has been proposed ~has.: met: frustration and disappointment, It is final, yes, but that has been the trouble in the past.” 0 “This. nicans ua lola) and complete split,’ said Alderman “No, not necessarily,” coun with: a ‘of --Municipal.. Campbell would ‘bri ng a ‘fu the equipment Sidney will not stand in the way. “tered Mayor Dear. ‘Sidney will operate the Fire Department. in ‘Sidney, but there wll] be no loss of fire protection to North Saanich. =F ean only read: from. the. resolution that there js. a total split, and there is nothing left between the two municipalities,” persisted Alderman Sealey. : WIPE OUT PAST “We cannot. build anything better,’’said: Mayor. Dear. ‘‘To eliminate the wrangling we have to wipe out the past and start over again.” lke Alderman Wilke Gardner. questioned whether. the. Minister: Affairs, Dan Sanscha » ‘Hall, Eighty persons. competing on racing: bicycles, earned pledges totalling $2,500 in Sunday's joint “Air. Cadet~- Sea Cadet walkathon-cyclethon. Sea Cadet Richard McElroy. 1895 John Street, led -the -fund- raising effort by earning $351, contributed by a total of 96 sponsors. . oA. young North. Saanich. grandmother. . (Mrs.)- Mary Tutte. 9502 West Saanich Road, completed 10 miles of the walk for a total of $216... Among the finishers of the full. -20-. miles... course were North Saanich Alderman Doug Boon, Kinsmen President Gary Pearson, R.C.M_P. - Sgt. Harry Chambers, and “Sea Cadet Commanding Officer _Ralph Vipond. Sidney © Alderman - Hugh’ Hollingsworth completed the first mile of the*route ona: iricycle,. while. Kinsman > Brian’ “Tucker paced him on stilts.: ac . Proving ‘his: organizational. abilities, if not his superior staying: power, Central Saanich: Police Chief John Gelling raised: $83 in covering only two miles to. ‘Sgt. Chambers’ $147 for Boing the. entire route... ‘The 20-mile: march’ started at. Sidney, wh wound 30 of them | ~Department “suggested. that- according to. . that th aa wel be: i for new equipment and updating the Corps’ facilities. Much of the organization of this event was undertaken ‘by. Sidney Kinsmen, including the © manning of many of the check-: points around the circuit. trols oA letter was received by Sidney : | Council Monday evening advising — that the.School’ Board was. not’ prepared to sponsor. school patrols on Beacon ‘and Seventh. — - ~ Council has. been concerned at... the lack of school crooswalks on. Beacon at Sixth and Seventh and. had written to the Department of. — _Highways..asking them to take ~ action. They had-been informed that it was Department policy not- to put in school crosswalks unless . they . were . patrolled. ~The: of =: Highways survey. there. were fewer. ac- cidents in supervised crosswalks oe 8 than: when ‘unsupervised. In response Mayor Dear. noted “They. would probably find that: -there are: fewer. accidents. win: : unsupervised. crosswalks than in “no crosswalks.’” Alderman Norma Sealey urged tructed : to PATHICIA BAY BEACH was given a facelift 170 pupils from. Deep Cove. Elementary. school who joined together with © their teachers In picking up sacks of refuse bared recently... by. ; by a convenient Jow tde. Christian termed. the project ‘‘a great success" o and indicated it may be repeated at some t later nee date, : (Review Photo by Dane) “ Principal David | 4 WORKED TO GEY you no “AND NLL WORK TO GET YOU OUT!" 115 ane pa 8 tie on tan reneneninatanesee NEE BY ¢ FEORGE MANNING A one af the best attended Chamber. of Commerce “Meetings in. recent years over 80 people urned out to question Mayor Stamey Dear on the recently enacted: municipal bylaw setting new’ business licence fees. The Mayor 4 reated all opposition with unruffled calm tur- ning the debate from one of stormy protest into a session of reasoned appeal, Billed as the annual general meeting of the Cha mber, with the election of officers the prime piece of business, there was no doubt that the Mayor's: atte neance and vb NAgubas | U Ubstites the} 1 aw Vea the real Ura wings ‘ard, ‘In what proved to be the. understatement of the iiss ita ew RY C ng. the ‘ Yr 14 vor qpane edv hic remarks with the comment that the bylaw “Seems to have caused a bit of consternat ion.” Ye went oon. fo say that wulhority to ews such a ficence FOG Masi kine fla Wie teas ba Phe ipa fet * fark é yO aararire) ea) ae ye ne ae ve bes 7 Tee : al maxim {eo alowed the town te : Sindy. The ma Writy af heenoes in and miiny are lean than ‘$50; With reference to complaints of fees being too high, the Mayor sald that council: members had taken Saanich «rates. into con- sideration and licences in Sidney were, for the most part, set ot ly “the Saanich rate or less. “GLARING INEQUITIES". _ Main reason for drafting: the new bylaw was the many “alarig inequities” apparent in the previous one - passed in 1967... The Municipal Act, Dear said, prohibited the pranting of special privilege to any specific business and these inequities: had to be | rectified, According to the Miyor, ened hed eed? ton {en compton dratts of the. bylaw before passage aind had amended the final draft ceveral Himes Much time hid bern epent inn diemierton: of che legislation before it was pernaedd, Dene admitted’ what charges for Ta are dens than $100 . : Contlaued ou Page 3. Special: | Mastng | AL speclul meeting » re » Sidney Counell witl be held on Thursday, March 25 at: 7) pum, to receive briefe: and letters” velatlve: to 4K bunlneas licence bydaw No BRD, " Noactlon will he token at. the meeting; its purpose le Ww ovecelve. written arguments only. ae In'a prepared ntatement tead to Council on Mendaye. Mayor Stanley Dear dealt. oth specific objections to the bylaw valued) at. last ; week's Chamber. of Commence meetlag. Dear did admit thet on error was made to Heenan. cing of marina, . but. tabelWed an Senmptetely unjustifled. charges that the bylaw was. “bora of: imecompetence and greed." the Mayor, ot nt inst. Thareday’s Chamber mociiag, compared Heeace teenth. these fevied . la. baanich, ie tarther stoted , ‘thet tw: at least twe _ taterterien Rideoy toon are - tat wlevel with there of the Town ot Dances.