Wednesday, May 12, 1971

THE REVIEW

PAGE FIVE

‘Nineteen years.is a. goodly
length of time in one occupation,
especially. for someone who went
into it for two weeks or so - just to

help out. Mrs. R.  Boutelillier
better known to all her friends at
the Saanichton Post Office as
‘“‘Helen’’, retired on May 6 as
assistant to Postmaster Andrew
Johnstone, the job she entered
into casually on May 2, 1952.

Helen Bouteillier was born. at
Manitowaning, on Manitoulin
Island, Ontario, going to Aber-
deen Sask. with her parents while
still very young - and it was there
she took her schooling and
continued - to Saskatoon for’ her
teacher training. She returned to
her.-home town to practise her
profession.

Here she met Bob, when he also
took .a teaching position in
Aberdeen. Bob and Helen: were
married in 1931 and in 1934 took

_ their first trip to Vancouver;'and

~ the West Coast. A side trip to
Vancouver Island convinced
them then and there that it would
be a lovely place to spend their
days. .
_ During the war -years Bob left
his position a as s school y Principal in

‘St.

Aberdeen to join the Air force,
and Bob and Helen‘ lived for a
time at Clareshoim, Alberta,
where Bob. was Airforce
Education Officer; later going to
Calgary, where he received his
discharge in 1946.. They left in
April of that year for Victoria and
in July purchased property on
Cultra Avenue: from Stuart
Stoddart. (for many years
associated’ with ‘the Saanichton
Postoffice). The Bouteilliers built
their home where they. have
resided ever sinee - ‘‘One of the
loveliest spots on. Vancouver
Island’, says Helen.

Bob and Helen have taken
great: interest .in. church - and
community work. Bob has long
been organist and choir master. at
Mary's Anglican Church,
while Helen has been a. faithful
member of St. Mary's A.C.W.
through the years.

It was in May 1952 that Post-

master Nathaniel Gray. took: ill.

and Helen Bouteillier was called
upon to help out at the Saanichton
Post office for a couple of: weeks.
Miss Ada Essery, assistant to Mr:
Gray, assumed the duties of
postmistress on. the -sudden

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lelen B outeillier

-as assistant to Miss Essery, until

M no doubt we
mM special events at that: time to”
m@ show we appreciate all that the
Pioneers have done in the years

WH sick for: several

passing of Mr. Gray a scant week
or.so later, and Helen stayed on

Andrew Johnstone was appointed
Postmaster. It was at this. time
that Miss Essery married and
left the postal service and Helen
stayed on as assistant and “right-
hand-man”™ to Mr. Johnstone.
Helen's pleasant ways and
ever-ready willingness to be of
service have placed her in the
highest esteem of all who know
her, and she will be missed-at the
post office, but she is wished
many happy years in which to
enjoy her retirment. :
Mr..and Mrs. Bouteillier have
purchased a -self-contained van,

and are leaving next Sunday for a |

two-month trip motoring through
the: Western. Provinces. to” On-
tario, visiting -friends. © and
relatives on the way. They also
have a five-week trip planned
aboard a ‘charter flight to Great
Britain, leaving Vancouver
Island in late August. This will be
a-‘‘first’’ for both of. them. as
neither has ever been away from
North America. It certainly
sounds as though Helen and Bob
don’t. intend to let any “‘grass

grow under their feet’’ in. their
retirement.

School Districts Agree To

Saanich School District’ will no
longer. share..supervisory. staff
with Gulf Islands School. District
but this: development has no
connection with the rejection. by
Gulf. Islands © District. of
amalgamation with the Saanich
school system. it is. stated.

Chairman Jack Armstrong this
week emphasized that a meeting
of the two Boards on Friday
ended on.a friendly note. “Qur
educational objectives are the
same.’ he said. But he also said
he was disappointed in the Gulf
Islanders’ attitude and felt that
Saanich District would not
initiate further amalgamation
attempts. 7

The. Gulf Islands. Board: with
less than 900 students feel that
their tax base would ‘be too high if

joined swith. Saanich School
District. They are cutting costs

this year by withdrawing from
the share-hire arrangement of
supervisory. personnel. It. has
been decided to discontinue. the
sharing of supervisors with
Saanich and the Island teaching
staff. will cover’ this aspect of
education,

Chairman Jack Armstrong
said that. this is: a temporary
decision and. predicted that the

BY M. BRIGGS
A. meeting of Branch 25. was

_-held on.May.6,when prayers were .

said by the Padre, Canon F.
Vaughan-Birch..President W.
Booth was:in the. chair, and Mrs.
V. Richardson at. the piano.
General business was dealt with,

# . and members were informed that

tickets are now selling for the
second bus for our trip to Salt
Spring Island on May. 20. Only a

few tickets are left, and two buses:

are the limit.

Threads was discussed, and Mr.:
Booth.and Mrs. Briggs will meet’

with their committee to make -
“plans and arrange the date..Mrs.

Hazel Seeley gave her report. of
the® Island: Regional - Council
meetin which. she attended: on
pril) 19 Iso’ attending: “were
Walter Willers; ‘and. Mr. and'Mrs:
Charlie © Smith: “Briefs” “and ;
resolutions were. “sent. from ‘this:

O.A:P.O. |
Mrs. Burns gave her! ‘sick
report, which. showed a loi of

“work: done. by Mrs. Griffiths and

herself. Many of our. members

| have been so.very sick in hospital
mand. at” home. Canon: Vaughan-

Birch thanked the Branch and the.

uy two: ‘ladies ‘for cards and visits,’
f and our thoughts. and- prayers
‘during his own several months of |

in and out of hospital. He. was:
at being back with us.

been set. ‘by: the ‘Province of:
British Columbia, as “Pioneers
and Elderly. Citizens Week'', so’
we shall: see.-some

wone by.

Another of our members being
weeks
worrying about his garden,
looked out the other day and
found five or six O|A.P.O. fellow
rnembers rototilling.s raking: and

a planting his: vegetable’ garden.

The aged he)ping the aged, —

Af ter our business was finished
wo wore treated to a half-hour
coneertafenjoyable munic by the

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Activities

A-joint picnic with the. Silver. * .

meeting: to:The Provincial board -

accorded a very hearty welcome

The week of June 6 to 12 has.

and |

oMrs. 2.

“Sidney Serenaders”’, a choir of
Silver. Threads from: Sanscha’

-Hall.. Bill. Gibbons. was: conductor. ;

rete soa

and Mrs. Gwen Gibbons was. at

the piano. We enjoyed group |.

singing, duets, quartets, and a
‘piano duet, which the audience
applauded Jong and loudly.

W-E. Briggs gave a. vote. of
thanks to the group on behalf of
all members of our Branch:

“Presbyterian: Church Victoria -

- will meet at the home of. Mrs. P:

_$. Watt. 702 Lands End Road, on

Differ

Gulf Islands will eventually have
to hire full time supervisors.
“When they do. the whole weight
of the increase will fall on their
taxpayers.”

Meanwhile Saanich School ¢
Board has hired T..G. Elwood as
director of instruction. a position
sanctioned by the Department of
Education for Districts with 5.000
or more pupils. Saanich now has
supervisors at primary. in-
termediate and secondary levels
anda special counsellor.

Where Was
The Timer?

An extraordinary | feature” of
Saanich School Board meetings is
the use of a time clock on Trustee
Gordon Ewan.

Ewan. prime opponent. of
Chairman Jack Armstrong. and
inclined to lengthy. discourses
whenever ‘they disagree. is the
only Trustee so treated:

This. fact was never more
‘apparent than one Monday when
in the midst of a statement from
Ewan the chairman rose from his
place. asked for his timer, and
dug around for it ona corner
table.

When. it didn't . immediately.
come to light he glanced’at his”
watch and cut Ewan off in mid-
~sentence with an announcement
that his time was up.

Presumably the timer will be
found before. the. next. _meeting..

“Most
Beautiful
Area"

* At their April meeting, some 50:
“members of Saanich Peninsula
Art: Centre enjoyed. Peter.

~ | Gazeley’s talk on Environmental

Design at Sanscha Hall.

Extensively - iravelled, Mr.
‘Gazeley believes - ‘the. “main
[ecto of: ‘design, ‘which. “up to.

this* . ‘way. Design: is actually.

Pac in the ‘ ‘the. most’ beauti

& ‘Tuesday’ May.18th? fat, 3

Mr. and Mrs, B. ‘Simpson, Gold al

. River are guests at the home of
-the latter’ s parents; Mr. and Mrs.
A, R. Alexander, Beacon Ave.

Mr ‘and: “Mrs: AD K.. ‘Millar,

“Malaview Ave. were Vancouver

‘visitors last week where they met
Mr. Millar's. sister-in-law, Mrs,
Ena Millar, Danville, Wash, who:

“will spend two: weeks in Sidney.
On the return trip to the Island a
game. of cribbage. was, enjoyed

area n: the world.” ’

Calgar y- -born | Peter =
“took his degree i in Interi ior, Design
Jats the University of lowa, -is
‘Chairman of the B.C. Society: of
Interior Design, a member of the.
National Society” ‘of Interior.
Design of New. York City. and is

. F urniture Co.

“The next meeting will take the
form ofa picnic at Deep Cove Art.
‘Gallery, 12 a.m., June’6, mem-:

and Mr. Millar, on‘one occasion,,

held a 28 hand.

» Mrs,
Alexander, Beacon Ave, were.co-

hostesses at a: surprise kitchen

“shower in honor of Miss Jennifer
Mason, whose: marriage.
place on. May. 8th. On. arrival
Jennifer was seated. in-a gaily.
decorated . chair and: presented

Wilh a corsage as was her
mother, Mrs, 2, Mason and the
groom's...mother. Mrs, i,

Wallace. F ollowing: the opening
of the many ‘useful gifts several

games were played and refresh:
Invited quests -

ments -served,
included Mrs. 1D. Alexander, Mrs.
Po Orchards Mrs. Wo Barelay,
Mason, Mrs.G. Ward,
Mra.d, Conconl, Mrs, d; Graham,
Mrs. P. Swannell, Mrs, C. Turley,

Mrs, Te Flint: Mrs. WoW. Gard:

ner, Mrs. Woods. Mrs. oA

Slater, Mrs. }*. Spear and: the
Misses M.. MeMartin, and G.
Masters. ee pe

oe

Fortune smiled on Sidney this

week when Mrs. Phyllis Lindsay.

learned that she had won colour
TV. ina | National contest,

seh wine

Linda Mary, daughter. of Mr.
and Mrs. Erie Slog, formerly of
Sidney, now of 4420 Reach Drive,

recently exchanged marriage
vows with Mr Hobt: Binley in

Victoria, Among invited gucats |

from this distriet were Mr
Mra. H.- Rasmussen. Mr,

and
and

Mrs... Hopkins, Mr. and Mra. i.

Martman, Me and Mrs. T. dint,
Mr cand Mes A BP Me and
Mrs. W. Price. Mr, and Mra. M.

Slog. Mr. and Mrs) HW. ‘Tobin,

Mr. and Mre. T. Overman, and
Ma, aid Mis. Youu sith, faa
merly of Sidney and. now
Victoria, Mr. and. Mrao Woo.
Wakefield.
Misses Florence and Margaret
Dickinson of Victoria are guests

| al the home of (heir cousin, Mrs.

Ww,

J. Wakefield, tird Street.

oA. Gane and Mrs, AL

took.

of,

bers and. friends welcome,

| Candidates

Presented

Mayor -A.M. Galbraith: and
Aldermen were among nearly 200
spectators at the selection of
Central. Saanich: “Miss Cen-
tennial” candidates in Brentwood
Community Hall on Monday
evening.

The six. finalists are: Serena
Woods. Lesley Barr. Vicky
Foerster, Sharon ‘Bickford. Lynn
Morrison and Marlene Johnson.
from whom the Queen will be
chosen on. May 21.

Feature of the evening was a
show. entitled. -' Evolution. of
Fashions... arranged | and
produced. jointly: by Mesdames
Avis Walton and-Anna Allen.

GENERAL PEARKES
TO BURN MORTGAGE

Former Lieutenant. Governor
G.R. Pearkes will officially burn
the mortgage at an open house to
be held by the Prospect Lake
Community Association Sunday.
May 16 at. 3:00 p.m,
Fund raising for the hall began.
in 1962 and the building. was
constructed during: 1963 and 1964.
Approximately, $6000 was raised
through ‘donations ‘and . various
social functions and the balance
of $5000 was borrowed. j
- Since then -annual: Spring
Auction sales and Fall Carnivals:
have added to the coffers along’

hin sat
with the proceeds from-regularly-

held bingos.and dances. :
~ All residents are invited to the
open ‘house. and ‘further, .in-
lformation may be obtained from.
J. Whitehead,-4 479-2290:

|Family
Celebrates

A family gathering was held at :
Prospect Lakeé-Hall, on Sunday,
“May.9, when: four generations. of
‘the Gait family; 67-in all, sat.
down to a well laden supper table.

Mrs. “Jenny” Gait... 275. Crease

1900. were centred exclusively. in -/ei

“happeing” here — in. the: Pacific

now. on staff: at. the, Standard

‘Ave., - Victoria, , in, her’ middle:

as

Gait Ma Hill ‘Road: “and Victoi
‘Gait of Santa Clara, Victoria.
fourth son was: ‘unable: to attend,

“In addition. there.” ‘were 16.

‘months old daughter of Wally and
‘Marie. Gait, ‘Central: Saanich
Road, » ee

“CENTENNIAL MEMO - = ‘The

‘off Victoria in 1891 and remained

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» leetors of the Town of

HALL AT 2

TOWN OF SIDNEY

FOR:
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THIS |

TO) REP.

FOR CA TIERM EE
aIST, 1972,
as follows »
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2440 SIDNEY AVENUE

SEVENTHEENTH DAY OF MAY, 1971 AT THEE
HOUR OF TEN O'CLOCK IN. THE FORENOON -
PURPOSE:

~ALDERMAN FOR THE TOWN OF. SIDNIGY
XPIRING ON DECEMBER .

' he made of nomination of oH andidates shall be |

two duly qualified electors of the Municipality.

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of this notice and noon of the day of nomination,
The nomination-paper: shall be in the form.
preseribed in. the “Municipal Act’ and. shall
state the name, residence and oecupation of the,
~ person nominated in such manner. as. to-suf-

. Inthe event of a poll being necessary, such poll
will be opened in the COUNCIL CHAMBER AT

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BETWEEN THE

notice and govern himself accordingly.

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BY- ELECTION

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ON MONDAY, THE

OF ELECTING
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