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FIFTY-NINTH YEAR, No. 33

Wednesday, August 18, 1971

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CENTENNIAL PADDLERS IN FULL REGALIA drive hard past Sidney w wharf
on their-way to an over-night stop at Tulista Park. The twelve competing teams

were greeted by Mayor Stanley Dear and other dignitaries, and an appreciative

crowd of several hundred district residents. Intricate maneuvers and a sur-
prisingly speedy 112 mile race delighted spectators.

Service Fleet Installation Proposed —

HIGH DREDGING COSTS

By George Manning

Asked for their feelings on
construction of a service centre
at Tsehum Harbor. near the. in-
tersection of McDonald Park
. Road and the Pat Bay Highway,

- -North Saanich Council left no

~* doubt that they are completely
opposed to the idea.
The request was contained in a
“letter fromthe Department of.
Lands, Forests, and Water -
_- Resources, which detailed the
- intention of the Parks. Branch to

develop a maintenance depot on.

the. property. . An. office,

= : workshop, warehouse, boat house:

>. and. dock. facilities would
: ~ ultimately. ‘be installed on the
riangular parcel adjacent to the
‘highway. The site would provid
-base of operations for: the park

service fleet. servicing the:

southern
_.. Parks.
: Labelling —

Gulf. Islands: ‘Marine

the: ~ proposal
‘North Saanich
. Mayor Jas. B-* Cumming. said
- this area should retain its. park-
like. character. ‘'The.. Parks

Branch’ received this land free .

from. the Highways Depart-
ment,” said Cumming, “and it
was to be used as a park.”’

“The Mayor said that: during as

Provincial election campaign on
the Peninsula, Pnil . Gaglardi

(former Highways Minister) .and
local MLA John. Tisdalle both

discussed development of the-

parcel as a picnic area and the

possibility of developing a sandy :
-beach for bathing.

“The Parks Branch seem quite”
unaware of. the costs of dredging
this channel,” ‘said: Cumming,
“There is ample room next to the

ferry dock’’.— for. this kind: of
‘development: :

~The Mayor ; also: ‘described the 8
“centre as a‘ traffic hazard: and>
“said. the only.access; would be’
directly from the Pat. “Bay High-.
“| way along one of it’s” busiest
Stretches. : :

OA ‘motion, “was. ‘passed by

: Council expressing disfavor with -

the proposal, to be forwarded to
the Provincial Department.

: a Dirty Word!

In Public Works

PROTESTS FROM ONE AREA

To oil or ‘not to oil was: “the

fe question: facing North Saanich

4 “Council. on» Monday as they
considered. letters from: two

district residents requesting
dust-laying: treatment of. the.

roads near their property.

According to Mayor Jas. B.
Cumming, the
brought before Council so they
‘could make some declaration of
their feelings on the matter,

Describing as ‘violent protest”’
recent complaints of residents
along roads that had been oiled
by a local contractor, the Mayor
said the only alternative was the
gradually black-top all roads in
=the municipality,

Obviously against this. as” a
solution, the Mayor spoke, of the
great expense involved and
“guggested. that, ino many cases,
paved roads would serve: only a
few families. In addition, he said,
eroteale about the ol] were very
few...
area.”
“Concurring with the. Mayor's
“remarks, Alderman Barney
Taylor sald that. “one party in

letters were.

- And from & very small,

oil has become a ‘dirty word i in the

Public Works Department.”
Council. will now proceed with
their oiling program as planned.
Referring to claims made by
some residents: for damage to
their property as a result of

previous oiling, the Mayor said it |

was the opinion-of the district's
insurance firm ‘that anyone who
deliberately drives on an oiled
road. assumes’ responsibility for
damage."

* Residents should use such
‘freshly oiled roads with some
discretion for several days, said
the Mayor, and drive very slowly.

North Saanich Council have
gone on record as opposing the
re-opening of hunting in the
municipality — and will advise
the Provincial Fish and Wildlife
Branch that they see no necessity
at this time. to have an_ open
season on deer:

Mayor J.-B. ‘Cumming told
Council he had contacted Sgt.
_Chambers, head of the Sidney
R.C.M.P. detachment, and. had
been informed that the R.C.M.P.
were “most definitely. against
hunting’’ on the Peninsula. :

damage caused by deer was ‘‘not
too great’’ and North Saanich is
“much too heavily populated”’ for
the discharge of firearms. .
Council discussed the matter as
the result of a letter from the Fish

gardens and crops.. 3
Three © letters. were.
received. from: residents" in the

opening of a hunting season.
~The letter from the Depart-

servation is as follows:

Mr. J. B. Cumming,

Mayor of North Saanich, |

Dear Sir: nS
“Every year. complaints: are

received from some residents of

your municipality regarding

game damage to flower gardens

or commercial truck gardens and

orchards, .

LATE BULLETIN:

DIES SUDDENLY

of the sudden death of Mrs,
Barbara Lassfolk, while
on holiday at Kamloops,
B.C,

Mrs. Lassfolk was, for
many years, principal of
Sidney Elementary
1 School, fut

Funeral arrangements

- "| will be announced later,

particular raised 80 much: hell we fo yo

finan

‘REFRIGERATION
BUSINESS SOLD

Art. Gardner announced this

week that he has sold Sidney
Refrigeration, .
~ “A company called Cascade
Refrigeration bought. oul) my
business,” he said. ‘The
takeover, becomes. effective

‘August ist”

Mr. Gardner, who has been

_ engaged in the. refrigeration
asinwas in the Sidney area for
the past 22 years will be actively
working. «. with Cascade
Refrigeration. "1 bought a third
Wterent av that company and wilh
continue to work out of Sidney.’

The olher. two” partners are

Gordon . Richards. and dan Ar-
chumbauit. All Unres. omen have
taken equal shares in the new
company cand will operate an
office in both Victoria and Sid-
ney. .

‘Saanich

HONOUR FOR,
SIDNEY GIRL

Tt was noted in the University

of Victoria awards list that: Miss
Susanne L, Jeune, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Wallace H. Jeune of
10428 Eden Place, Sidney, has
been. awarded the Oak Bay
Runiness & Professional
Wamen's Club $100 bursary ag
the woman with the highest
standing, in History of the
Canadian West,

Arc duties obadiead of toatl
Jr. Secondary and
Claremont. Senjor Secondary:
Schouls,. Miss Jeune hus con
pleted her thind year Aris af the
University of Victoria and plans
to eentinue her studies in’ the
coming year, specializing in

Canadian History and Literature,

— New
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ANNOUNCE MENT-NEW
— SUBSCRIPTION | RATE,
Effective. September Me
1971, the ‘annual sub. —
scription rate. for The
Sidney Neview will be
$5.00, — ,
This «the first Increase in
several years «has become
necessary through ever-
growing costs of production
and an anticipated dectine
in national advertising —
revenue due (o restrictions,
placed on the promotion of
Hquor and tobacco
“producti, |
Newr-stand price of the
Review will renal at ine
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Piebend subscrieiy may
add an additional vear to
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iiut eaplie before mide,
Reptember’- provided they
Josue before the increase
date. vs

-Sgt.. Chambers felt ‘that » the

and Wildlife Branch, suggesting f
that.Council allow the discharge |... ,

of firearms, to enable the hunting’ “&
‘of game causing - ames | to.

‘also.

ment ‘of .Recreation.: and Con-.

: In. the e past each h complaint has.

} SCHOOL PRINCIPAL [|

Word has been received |

By our Special Correspondent

resulted in an inspection by our |

officer and one of your members

to determine the amount of.

damage sustained by the com-
plainant and in the case of your
officer, the safety. factors  in-
volved -in the discharge of
firearms.

The purpose of this letter is to
suggest that you entertain the
possibility

problem areas during the hunting
season. for the game. species
concerned. This is not a request
for. a general relaxing of the
shooting restrictions in your
municipality.

May I suggest the following
requirements:

oh): “The land owner must,

of allowing ~ the
‘discharge of firearms in these

COUNCIL AGAINST DEER HUNTING
RCMP Say Animal Damage ‘Not Too Great”

make the initial request to have
the firearms restriction waived.
-.(2) The person doing the
hunting must be in possession of a
hunting licence and tag licence if
applicable.

(3) “A municipal. permit be
issued which could restrict the

calibre and type of weapon, bullet

or-shot size, etc:

(4) Hunting Regulations must
be observed...

(5) The hunter could be
required to post a bond, ete. ~

In this way.some control can be
exerted on the game populations
in’ the problem areas without
arousing too much public

discord.”

Yours truly,

J. Hatter, Director.

Bowling Alley Now Appears Likely

MISUNDERSTANDING CLEARED UP BY INFORMAL MEETING

Sidney bowling project was
virtually given a green light in a
Special council meeting Monday
evening.

Three aldermen and Mayor
Stan Dear met with George
Howard..a director of the local
bowling association, Harry
Weich, promoter of the bowling
scheme, and other interested
persons. A compromise
satisfactory to both council and
bowling supporters was reached
after ‘lengthy. discussion regar-
ding the town’s parking
requirements.

Sidney by-law requires one
parking space for. every 150

“square feet of space used by the

public. .Misunderstanding : arose
when plans for a two storey
building were .submitted . and
council said that parking space
must also be provided for the
upper storey which would mean a
minimum of 35 stalls...
George Howard, in his brief,
argued that the upper floor was to
be a private room and not
available to the general public
and therefore the additional
parking ‘spaces should not be’
required...

LIVING QUARTERS »
>, Alderman: Hugh "Hollingworth
asked what would happen if there

| were living quarters upstairs.

‘municipality. protesting any. re- |- ©

ONE OF THE MOST PICTURESQUE CRAFT in
“this area ig the 30° vessel Gold Wing. Owned by
Newall. Copeland, it is presently. being refur-
bished by him in Tsehum Harbour,
"I've know this boat since I was a young man,”
he said, ‘And I’m 80 years old. These. sort of
boats look more like what they should be than the
modern high speed ones," “She has. worn out

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‘Avenue.

me several engines, two of them East Hope’ ig." The
~ Gold Wing was.used as a commercial cod’ boat
and had .‘live tanks’ in its stern to accomodate
fresh caught fish until they could be-sold. he
Mr, Copeland is a longtime resident of Sidney

. and: was’ involved in Copeland and Wright ~
Boatyard formerly located at the foot of Beacon |

POLICE COURT

In Sidney Police Court: this

week, Clifford’ R, MeKeown of.

Trail, 8.C. was found guilty of

| impaired driving and fined $300

Judge D, G, Ashby found Peter

Clark. Heavenor,. 2444 Lovell,
Sidney, guilty. of impaired
driving and fined him $350: on
‘Monday. Mr, Heavenor's driving
license. {8 suspended’ for six
months,

A cheque for $12 written last.

November. in Sidney led: toa
charge of fnlse pretenses and

trial in the Idcal Police Court on:

Monday.

«Denver Lorne. Nordal. was
found guilty by Judge D, G, Ash-
by and fined $75,

Amorning bike ride came to an
unhappy end for Doreen Ralph,
6655 Central Saanich Rd. on
Monday, An ambulance — took
Miss. Ralph ta Rest Haven
Hospital after she fell and broke
her arm.

Three-year-old Tom Johnson,
705 Tamany. Koad, Central
Suadie) Was GaKen Lo Hospital on
Monday afternoon after suffering
facial injuries: while playing: in
his hack vard.

Wellameaning neighbours are
alerting Central Saanich Police
on sky diver practise nights. The
jumpers throw out a body-leas
chute before diving themselves
and, save Chief John Gelling, the
force ts alerted that a chute “has
not opened.”

with Waled and sunk,

onsomnn ry

DEEP COVE BATHING

MURKY

ISSUE

- Health Ofticer Warninigs Disegarded
| Says Mayor

‘North Snanich Council rected
with muted chuckles Monday, a
letter. from. Dr. J: L. MM. Whit
bread regarding the posting of
beaches in the municipality, as
unfit for swimming due to
pollution.

Counci) had directed a letter to
Dr. Whitbread, senior medical
health officer. of the Greater
Vietoria Metropolitan. Board of
Health, requesting clarification
of areas he had recently declared
unsafe for bathing:

In his reply. Dr. Whitbread
cited the entire Jength of Deep
Cove “from Moses Point to Cole
(sic) Point’ and “all the Town of

Sidney waterfront” as areas that
Deryastmteriminenshrsewdieie cere Ear t ad

BOAT SINKS

A brand new 17 foot inboard
winter eld baat vabied at mare
than $6,000 has sunk in deep
water about a quarter ofa mile of
Ardmore beach, .

Phe dual wan taxen aul fue a
night jaunt by -owner Thomas
Monteski of Victoria on Aug. 09
and quysteriously became filled
Niaiiteni
had to swim to shore.

RCMP: and Central Saanich
Police say the vessel has not yet
been located, :

“Dre

should be posted and clored. With |

respect to the Deep Cove area,
Whitbread sald that the
decision is based on a report of
the Board made In September of
1060. The, letter: stated further.

core This will continue to apply: |
until direct pollution of these
beaches, by sewage from the,

dwellings in this area, has been
stopped. We suggest that Council
review our report and take some.
action on our recommendations,”

North Saanich Mayor Jas. B.
Cumming disagreed. both. with
Whitbread's report of 1960. and
with the suggestion that North
Saanich should exercise control
over the situation.

“His own staff have repudiated
this report,” said Cumming, ‘Gt
has become disregarded and
repudiated by everyone
cerned.”’ The Mayor went on to
nay Waal De,
suthorlty) to take action, as
Medical Health OGicer, against
anyone creating a health hazard.
“He now expects us lo take
action under our nuisance by-

Jaw. oa real thealth) problem
done.

exists, he - should. have
something about it long. ago,”
stated the Mayor.
Dr.) Whithread’s

letter was

received and Gled without further |

comment,

Ons.

Whalbread ae the,

By-Law Amendment Proposed

BY PAT. MANNING ..
Special to The Sidney Review —

“There is no . parking

‘requirement. for rentals, is

there?’’ he queried.

Mayor Dear affirmed that only
two spaced would be required but
added that the by-law would have

to. be amended to allow living

space above a retail business. At
present the by-law stipulates that
living quarters may only be built
on the rear of a commercial
building.

Welch stated that it had been
the original intent to provide a
managerial suite upstairs but the
building inspector had turned the
plan: down.

“We would definitely be

“prepared to go ahead with plans’

for a. suite upstairs if we. are
allowed now,’’ he stated.
“In that ‘case,’ interjected

~ Alderman Fred Robinson, “I will

make a motion to amend the by-
law: to allow suites to be built

‘above . commercial : buildings.”

It was .agreed that the
recommendation would be put
before council at its regular

meeting Monday. If the amend-.

ment to the by-law is passed it
must then go to public hearing.

assume it would be looked
-upon favourably at a public
hearing judging from the support
this bowling: project has. had,’ ”
said Mayor Dear. :

GooD IDEA.

be. enforced. :

. Early. in. ‘the meeting. the .
“question of access to the bowling.
under:
discussion. Council was assured

parking : lot .- came

by Welch that Dave Venables had
agreed to. grant an essement.
through his property.

Would that easement be
registered with the land's .of-
fice?" asked Mayor Dear.

Weich assured the Mayor it
would be, but with the provision
that the agreement would have to
be renegotiated if either party
sold.

“I want to see. a’ legal
document which is satisfactory to

“the building inspector before I

will agree to any by-law amend-
ment,’’. stated Alderman Gard-_
ner. :

Mayor Dear suggested that
council would go over all the

details with the building. in-...

spector and then meet: with the
bowling’ organizers on Wed-
nesday. The contractor for the:
bowling alley. emphasized that

time was at a premium and that

he wanted to begin construction _

before the rains came. It was

agreed: that,: subject: to ‘the

building. inspector’s assent, a oe : _ -
building permit would be granted =

which would allow construction ©

‘to begin on a single - storey He :
building. Mayor. Dear said that
an amendment. to the by-law. ©

would be prepared: and ready to.

| go before council Monday, which
if: passed by council: and - the:
; : public hearing would then allo

ee '|- construction of the second store

‘Alderman Wilke Gardner said

that he didn’t see anything wrong oe
-with’ allowing. suites to’ be’ built
“above commercial buildings: ‘but:
“he*was ‘concerned ‘that. the.
_municipal parking requirements

with’ ‘provision for a manager's

‘Mayor to come and cut the ribbon

when the bowling lanes ‘open.

g

“Peninsula People

; By our Special Sidney: Correspondent . whe D
“Things have been jumping around. Imogene Warrington's residence. oS

_ So much so that a government pest control officer had to be called in to :
Stamp outa family of fleas her cat had brought home, °

Mrs. Marjorie Alien has: ‘been seen at the race track a jot this oe
ree On duty. with St. John’s Ambulance, -

“summer .

“Art Gardner celebrated his 60th birthday this: week... =.

Barbara Roberts, Shoreacre Road, was ahouse guest of Anne-Marie
Silverwood, Panther Street, Victoria.

Mrs. Cameron-Merritt’s : brother, famed - New. York: restaurant’:

‘owner: Michael Pearman, has this advice: for patty-givers: talk to
those guests you don't know, not to those youdo!. =

Joanne, Brenda and Paul Whillans, 1986 Stelly's Cross Road, are

finishing a work-filled summer by. picking the last loganberries at
Holloway's farm on Veyancss. Between them, they have earned a total.

of $475,

New R.C.M.P. officer is Conat. Garry Melver. He in tall, alngte and
comes from his last post at Gold River. He has served In the force for,

five years. ~

WILF PRICE was greeting old customers last. week - ee
LYNDA ANSTEY |s excited over two recent showers and her forthe

coming wedding.

Acharter has been granted under the Societies Act to a nudist camp
for operation “in or near the Town of Sidney,"
GWEN GREGORIG was in a party mood recently, oe - °

Mri. JK anton, Seventh Street kpent several days Inst woek visiting

relatives in Vancouver,

Mr. and Mre, R. Hillis and family; Thompson, Man. wore recesit

their new home in Port Hardy.

~ quests of the latters parents, Mr, and Mra, W.W. Gardner enroute to.

Mrs. Bruce McQlilis, Kamloops, was a recent viaitor in sidney the.
“ gueat-of her mother, Mr, Gane, Beacon Ava, 7

TOM FLINT compared notes on fishing with a customer;

. FRANK BAXTER was looking for back issues of the Review -

State,

Sip DARVILL returned from a visit with his brothers in Washington

Gordon Ewan is home from hospital following treatment for a back
ailment.."'T feel a thousand times better." he said, |

In trouble with a similar ailment. is Sidney Alderman Hugh
Hollingworth; part of his treatment included a day's fishing trip
during which he successfully landed a fat salmon.

Dr. and Mrs, G. Hutehingson, Sun City, Arizona, recant quedts of
Mr. and Mra. I}, Ife, Webster Place,

Mr. and Mrs, Ronald Long of Eaatley, Hampshire, England enjoyed
over two weeks staying with Mr, and Mra, W, E. Oakes, 7121 Went
Saanich Hoad, While in Canada they niso visited friends in Calgary

, and Edmonton aud spent afew days in San Jose, California, They were

accompanied on their visit by Mra, Oakes sinters, Mrs. Pat Musgrove | -

and Mre, Nora Keen of Calgary,

Visiting with Mr. and Mra. Donald Dobyns, Lantatr Crescent are
their son Hichard and his friend George Phipps, both of Seattle, who
are cruising local waters in Richard's sallboat. They were joined fora

week's

ries)

Guise uf the San Jue Ilene by ie aad Mie, Dubya

youngest kon, Rd. Algo visiting the Dobyns are Mra, Onis Doodwis of
Seattle and her Brandson, Jack Turner, _

Patrick Gephenson tincarked n'initle of wine the other nv lght the
cork flew thirty feet across the room and blasted his part of his host's

chandilicr fate a xiliton pleces.

Expert fisherman Chartie While bas just returned from hivers Inlet

with his son Chad. Que of the feh they caught welghed over 00 pounds,