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SIXTIETH YEAR,. Number

Wednesday, August x 1972

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‘Phone 656-1151 -

‘RALLYING SUPPORT for. Sidney’s first’ municipally-owned
and operated recreational facility, a 25-metre swimming pool,
are these members of the Recreation Commission program with
president Chuck Harvey and volunteer. helpers. The 90-minute :

‘60 FISHERMEN AFFECTED BY CL

Meeting Planned With 0.0.7.

SURE

Town of Sidney to condemn a
wharf in All Bay much used by
commercial
raised a furore.

the waterfront from. Harbour

door-to-door blitz was conducted Monday night with the aid of
chauffeurs from Sidney Rotary Club. ‘‘Most of the people were *-
really nice’’ recounted one small girl. ‘‘One old gentleman said

_ if I wanted the pool that much,he’d vote for it!”

(Review. phato}

"Beginning her annual debate. cn.
“pupil- teacher ratios, Saanich
~. School Trustee Rubymay. Parrott
S claimed Monday that. elementary:
~ school students in. the North end:

of the district a ;
fair: shake.”

‘South: end schools : such as El
‘Lakeh ve ratios of as low as 23
one, Mrs.’ Parrott questioned why.
a: better: b lance: could” ‘not ‘be
a ‘achieved. oe
“There? be an “uprising 0
: ‘parents i in that are “she said, in.
~ reference, s the. crowded |

conditions | a ” sansbury ‘school.

. Says, there are. more important
variables than “pupil teacher.
ae ratio,” replied Chairman. Jack
Armstrong, disagreeing with his
fellow trustee’ s contentions,
; - Armstrong's comments .were
also supported by Trustee Trevor
‘» Davis and Superintendent Cory
‘Holob.

the o over-crowding conditions
~ were the result of rapid growth in
» the Sidney -area, and: the
“subsequent busing of pupils from
om the town... to schools in. the
surrounding. area, . The: problem
would salve itself, he said when
the present North Saanich Junior
Secondary school is converted to
an elementary level facility.
Department | of Education

PUPIL TEACHER»
RATIOS DEBATED |

‘officials: ,

o{Fevery> study. ‘T've ever.seen |.

Holob further explained ‘that ”

ffic will ‘not allow
construction. of new. classrooms

_ Mrs. s. Parrott 's suggestion that

proved by oy tne Board

"PARKLAND BEQUEST -
POR MUNICIPALITY

“North Saanich. municipality
has. “acquired « seven acres. of
choice. parkland: through the

generosity’ of the late: ‘Dora
Madeline: Til former. Birch. Ra:
resident,’ .
Mrs. rin, a” well- known

musician, passed away on J uly. 1.
In her will,. Madeline. Till asked
that’ the land be. kept as a’ bird

children and. that it be named
after Denham. Till, her late
husband,

Mayor Trevor Davis asked
Council to stand fora minute of
Silence. on -Monday night: in
memory of Mrs. Till, “ ‘a
‘remarkable person.’ >

Ald. Doug Boon moved that a
letter of appreciation be ‘sent to
Madeline Till's -relatives. With
Ald. George Cumpston and Ald,
IA. Taylor, Ald. Boone will form
a select committee to administer

park arrangements. °

| Pool.
60 PER CENT APPROVAL REQUIRED |

unti? all schools in the area are|.
filled. to capacity, trustees: were to
told. “

- swimming ‘pool:

ferent program, have ‘eanvassed! ql
local ‘Yesidents this” ‘week | for
support.

municipal parkland at Resthaven

= Senior Citizens’ centre.

primed for organized use of the.

sanctuary. and playground. for |

» water

stiowers will be provided cither
by the the Water Board or bya

Watts, whose ‘garden. has been reputed. la contain: everything. —.
Including a kitchen sink, swims daily in the ocean in front of her home.

ms enjoyed a five weeks holiday with her sister and brother-in- Jaw, Mr.
and Mra.Stanley BE. Marshall, 1013 Verdier Avenue.

‘holiday with Mr, Varley's sister, Mra, Ellzabeth’ Smith: of 909,
-Marebant Road, and are now on a motor-trip to. Jaaper, Banil and,

sranfintehed, business”,

7 Ph otha Tpke
Mr. and Mra, Sigal Johnson and daughter Coralee, Prosser Road, have

f rreaniri (i Tarek ‘
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‘ah
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dos i
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pak Le. a '

A twenty-six year resident of 1 Deen t Cove, Peg Watts, is leaving her

home at 9576 Ardmore to move. into an apartment in Sidney. Mrs,

Lady Beatrice Roads of Marlowe, Buckinghamshire, England, has
Mr, Alfred Varley and his. son, Geoffrey, have been ‘enjoying a

Spokane Washington. They. will spend another two weeks with Mrs,
Smith at Brentwood, where they hope t6 do some more salmon f ishing,
before returning to their home in Lancaster, Fingland.

Smiling and affable Mayor Archle Galbraith confirmed he'll run for
office of Central Saanich Mayor: again, 80 he ean complete some

7 Collected by Mistorical Society
member. Art) Gardner, these
antique insulatera will soon be on
display. at the © Saanichton
‘Museum. The wooden insulater,!
complete with square cut nails,
mn genre, ME removed from a building in
Ve MST, ave! ‘Na Bastion Square — where it was
ral pal io still in-use. - and is at least 40.
years ald.

=
De Cn ers

returned: home having enjoyed “a. holiday with relatives. in
Sree nt hry Thre motared eta the Vellawhend Pare hoe moet ard
‘talked with the Allan Sisters of the C.B.C, Tornmy Hunter Show,.
granddaughters of Mriand Mrs W, Delggs, Orchard Ave. Sidney.

Central Saanich Lone’ Club members Bit Hitehen, and RHE Peles
kept thinge moving at the afternaan notion af the Country Feet] val nt
Centennial Park.

Holiday visitors. at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Mareet Chappuis,
Fourth St, aré Mr. Chappuis’ two nieces, Mrs. Clatre Crausay and
Mra. Andree Aehiacher and great niece Annelixe, daughter ot Mrs,
Craunag, all of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Head Pool in Saanich, to produce
a design : which | meets, “the

Satur lay

built for ocean liners”
Mrs.Willie Egelund, wife. of: a
Sidney fisherman.

old wharf at low tide this spring -
and decided it was unsafe for use
by vehicular traffic. Because it’s
built on Town property, it is the
‘Town’s respousihility.

-Recent: action taken- by the

fisherman — has
- The small wharf which ‘lies of
Griffiths Rd., a public access to

Rd:, was built at least 25 years
ago by local fishermen. Because
it is a low-level wharf; unloading
and transfer of. fish to: waiting
trucks is much easier than on the
nearby Dept. of Transport wharf
which towers above the fishboats ..
““‘L-think the D.O:T. wharf was
says

Town officials examined the

Willie Egeland and Tom-

Polls open at 8.a.m. in Sidney
municipal hall this Saturday’ for.
ithe referendum seeking approval
borrow “+ $105,000° for?)
construction of an outdoor heated ;

Under. : the broiling eummer

Ifthe. reterendiit ae the.
2i-metre ” ‘pool’ will be sited. on.

Drive and Mills Rd., opposite the

Already there are several skill |:
groups and the Sidney Swim Club_

pool which has ‘Six, lanes for
competitive. swimming.
‘However, the > pool is’ primarily
for family recreation: says.
Eleanor Sowerby, Commission
secretary. a

Open from. ‘May to ‘September,
the pool will be filled only once
for, the: summer. season, . using
when «the table: is high.
Filtering will be a. constant
process and additional water for

well onthe site,

~ Pool plans have been drawn by
architects Lester and Peterson
who have. worked with’ BH)
Young, a former Sidney resident:
who is now director of the Gordon

70 BEACON AVENUE

“forthcoming: Provincial election
have opened offices.in the Town
“df Sidney, breaking a tradition of
“focusing campaigns in the more -
Antensely. populated portions of
othe:
» ding...

‘Isherwood has
open air facility next: ta: Sidney

Simpson,

~ POLITICS: COMES

“Two candidates in the

Saanich and the «Islands
Social Credit candidate Foster

established an

Hardware in the former home of
Galloping. Gardnery Russ
while Progressive
Conservative Hugh Curtis is now
established in tie former Pacific
( commuter building across from

standards
health authorities at the lowest
possible cost. :

referendum | figure shows that.
vabout, $20, 000 ‘will be. spent for. |.
pool. excavation and © “concrete ©

nontnes (number of showers,’
‘toilets, etc. is controlled by health
board regulations) ; .
electrical’ fixtures; $5,000: for a-
: chain link fence which must, be:
about: eight: feet. high and -
comipletely surround the pool and
; | mniseéllaneous -items;

-imposed - ‘by public

oA breakdown. “of: the’ “$105. 000

$3,000 on»

$5,000: for

gos Continued on Page 5

REVIEW

STAFF
REPORTER Pat Munson has:
been awarded a $100 prize by.

‘the Provincial Government
for a. story. she wrote on.
~ Butchart Gardens, oe
The prize, put up by the
“Department - of . Travel.
“Industry {6 one of a number of.
awards. being made to top |
newspaper reporters ‘acrosa |
the Province and deal with the
field of travel inside, Brilish’
Columbia,
Mrs. Munsor-has been with:
the Sidney Review for the past.
three. years. and makes her.
residence Inthe Town: af)
Sidney. This is: the most
substantial prize she has ever
won with her writing: “Tam

RNeereation,

Wititveai,

Patersan.,

u

Tavtna spahan, Angela Holt,

Safow av. really delighted,’ she sald.
Pere ‘ ‘ ian 4 “a “
Swim Badges For Sidney Children
The following youngsters | Patrick — Kirkwood, | Carol
received: Hed: Cross Swimming | Kirkwood, Pam Lang, Lindsay
and Water Safely Badges atthe | Munson. Heather McCaw, Brad

conipledian ab Gat oldies
Conim ission
Programme conducted at the:
hidiey Tutel duriig shady by Bee,
etpeintel TN Laie
Calvert, and Karen MeCaw,
Pre Reginner Badge: Andrew
Janes

Swartzenburger. Rose Spahian,

‘Nicholl, | Ricky Merrett, ruce
Miller. '
eginner Daages . Patalek

Rarnwoud ¢

“Craig Nicholl, Andrew Paterson,

pe bi os i] ares
CISCO RITTER EY ACTER tLe TET

“aha a won, Bia
Hayward, Heather Hayward,
Grant Fahort, Atlan - Davidsen,
Krad Canieron, Eryan Forsythe,

POLICE NE Ws

Pat. Bay. of
Rd.

7:30 p.m. when the car, driven by.
" Marjorie. Smith, "10859, Madrona’
‘Drive. was, hit by.

Port Moodie. and Jay “Taylor,
‘Santa: ‘Suzanne,: U.S.A. Mrs.

| Dy Fisher,
collided. with. the car.driven by |
Maple, |.
ae Victoria. ‘Damage totalled $500
and no, charges have been Jaid. |

pe Monday, Patrina Henry .of Cole

* after a

_ PENINSULA —

An. accident on
highway and. _ Wains. .
intersection ‘occurred on ‘Aug. lat:

: northbound:
‘vehicles ‘driven by. Robert | Mai

Smith was unhurt but the, cars
sustained - a total of. $4, 000.

damage. “The North Saanich |

resident. was issued: a» traffic |:
violation report for leaving Wains |’
Rd: stop sign when unsafe, to do |.
SO...

A rear-end collison on Pat bay
highway took place on Aug. 5 at 3
a.m. when the ear driven by Paul
1985’ Lands: End .Rd.

Arvid" Aldrich, 1940:

Chris Henrikson; 2537
Shoreacres was. issued a traffic
violation. report. for failing. to
observe a stop sign as the result
of an accident. on ‘Aug. 7 at Henry
and Resthaven Drive, The second
car involved was driven.” by.
Margaret Cameron, © 2311
Amherst; A total of $640 damage
was sustained,

rasan wane

In: Sidney. Police Court on

Bay was: sentenced. to four
“months in prison and one year on
probation after being found guilty
of impaired driving for the fourth
time and also of driving while
under r suspension -

PARK PROGRESS

Landscaping of. Resthaven
Drive park beside All. Bay is
going ahead now that. Melville
Park ‘creek hay been culverted.
long, delay in pipe
delivery, The area will be
grassed this fall and is eventually
planned as a quiet. beauty. spot
with benches overlooking kw aat ligt

“years, ago. Materials have been

: Mitchell

Butler Bros. both of whom use the
wharf for loading. construction
materials enroute to the. Gulf
Islands.

According to Mrs. Simpson, the
wharf is used by nearly 60 local

Simpson. are- both commercial
fishermen who took part in
construction of the wharf’ many

donated also. by such. firms. as
and Anderson and

fishermen because the derrick on

_complaint had been made that

At

A. WOODY: 'WOODLAND'S ALL STAR BAND played toe-tapping. :
: Ae music Saturday, at the Central ‘Saanich Lions Cub, Country
_ Festival. a ‘e ae : re

the town for truck use of the -

a meeting - between: Dept. of -
‘Transport — ee
fisherman and Council to seek ae.

| Soc RESET FINALS.

the Govt. jetty does not work very
well .and the other . unloading
base,:. Beacon Ave. wharf, is
usually full of visiting tourists.

Mayor Stan Dear said. this
week that ‘at least one’’

the wharf traffic takes up too:
much valuable space in the busy
marina. :

After an unloading crisis last
week when low tide conditions
made transfer of fish impossible
at any other” wharf,” special
permission was obtained from

facility.
Mayor Dear has now y arranged
“officials, ~~ loeal. >

solution: to the. problem.

CENTRAL SAANICH
_ RESIDENT IN |

Mark Middler, 6678 Buena

“5000 Miles of

North Saanich Council continued t0 dance ‘around the Kingswood
proposal Monday night’ with a bewildering series of: steps which
included the reading of legal advice and a final motion to indicate that
Council is willing to consider submission of a Jand use contract. a

The legal advice, included in an eight-page letter from municipal 5

solicitor Cecil Branson was termed: “distasteful: and unsolicited" by.
Mayor ‘Trevor Davis,
_ The resolution in which the municipal cler ‘k has been instructed to
write developers Pemberton Holmes Ltd. states: that Council is
prepared to receive the submission of a land use contract--but this is
not to be con strued as an intent to cnter into such a contract.

Mayor Trevor Davis described |: “According: wo the ‘eight-p page |

Xx SAANICH. ro UNGIL ENDS DIVISION

_ Unaminous In Seeking. Draft Contract
, LBGAL, ADVICE LABELLED “HUMBUG |

aand additional” humbug” legal

Distriet of North’ Saanich from
“Cecil... Branson, mm unicipal
‘solicitor, :
A Council resolution on July 17
called for the lawyer's guidance

spoken and written negotiations.
between Counell and Kingswood

‘YA
‘This ayose atter debate on a

discuss land use
negotlations for the 800-nere tract

‘activities in Al Bay,

_ Saanich Rel. :

as “pure humbug, more humbug:

“points raised in’a letter to the [Say he did not wish legal advice to

on. the. legal: interpretation «of:

“acting upon what T considered to
developers Pemberton: Holmes. |
“request from’ the, firm to hold a:
meeting ta,

‘bouhded by Waink Rd, and West -

letter! from Branson, | the Mayor
phoned the municipal solicitor to

be given on the development area
bylaw,

| CONTRADICTIONS:

- Faced with contradictory,
instructions, Branson: wrestled
with the dilemma and decided to
give general legal guidance

be my duty,”? ©

- Branson “emphasized more
than once that. many. of. the

problems discussed at the Aug, 1
meeting with the deputy. minister
“of Municipal affatre could have

been solved earlier with the ald of

‘The development. area. bylaw,
commented Branson, has’ been
Subject to. more discussion by.
“North Saanich Council than any
other bylaw ever considered. “It.”
is inconceivable’ to argue that
“relevant factors were not put
before Council." )

Although the controversial
- bylaw was passed by Council on
‘June $, the document has not yet.
been signed by Mayor Davis,

Branson advised that it is now.
too late to quash the bylaw and”
that ‘signing. of the fecmmient: we :
the . Mayor. Is.
ministerial’: netlon, wee

Davis sald on. Nonny ‘that
Branson's “letter, was.’ “an:
astonishing document.” 0.

The) only. lawful: Instructions
received by, Branson, nald Davis,
werg as follows: the municipal)
clerk's letter of. Jwy: 2 Which
stated that the purpose of:
Council's requent is toenaure that:
there is no misunderstanding in
the developer's’ mind that’ the |
Munlelpality jain any way Neale
bound to enter into a contract and.
the: Mayor’s telephone call on. |
Aug. 2, specifically instructing"

legal havice, eee

'

edatigg oo 1
tay 5

Jamie Swarlwenburger,

A MIGIITY SWING, ANT A FOUL N BALL ne Metre Toyota and |
Sidney Hotel teams played the fi nal Bame of the Sidney Softball

es

ha”

evening and will continue vantit

‘Aasoclation's ‘regular peanans Sami dinal armen begin ‘Monday

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