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Wednesday, September 13, 1972,

THE REVIEW

Page 3

Ten Auxitiaries Bolster Police Force

(EE Eeeeecnneer perme

Special to the Sidney Review
BY PAT MUNSON

What makes a man give up his
leisure time for sometimes as
much as 15 hours per week, for a
tour of unpaid duty which might
include high-speed car chases
and hair-raising sea rescues
amidst routine police work?

For auxiliary policemen like
Bob McLennan, it is not only the
challenge of the unexpected but
also the comradeship of the
detachment which prompts his
involvement in policing the
Peninsula.

Sidney R.C.M.P. have 10
auxiliary members,
whom work when they have time
to spare and also .on_ special
occasions such as Halloween and
All-Sidney Day. In uniform, they

are’ indistinguishable from
regular constables except for. an
“auxiliary”? flash on their tunic
sleeve.
Volunteer years

McLennan who lives at 630

Birch Rd., North Saanich, was |

the local detachment’s first

most of:

| unpaid member and joined the
| ‘force nearly 10 years ago. Like
another auxiliary, Doug Toller,
Laurel Rd., who has also been a
member of the Provincial Police,
McLennan has probably more
years of police service than any
regular cunstable in Sidney
RCMP office!

“It was always my ambition to
be a policeman” says Bob who
started with. special training
course for auxiliaries which ran
for 18 weeks. in. Victoria. He
intended to make this- his
vocation but, joining the local
R.C.M.P. which ‘started to add
auxiliary: members. at this time,
found his interest satisfied. ‘‘I
kept on with my regular job.”

During the day, McLennan is
manager of Claremont Poultry
egg-grading station, a fact which
often comes as a surprise to local
people who think he is a regular
R.C.M.P. constable.

_ Change in youth

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- WE ARE FULLY
EQUIPPED TO
SERVICE AND
REPAIR YOUR
“AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION.

“ALL WORK 3 =
GUARANTEED. mee

A “Art Bolster. & Sons

Automotive. Service Centre.

~~ 652-1041
West Saanich.Rd.
at Wallace Drive
‘Drive ia Soon |.

IN HOME
DEMONSTRATION

OBLIGATION

demand in | Sidney .. when
McLennan | first put..on the
familiar’ police . uniform.
Sometimes he put in 170 hours per
month “‘when Sandown -races
-were. running for. weeks in
summer’’,

Now he works mostly on Friday
and Saturday. nights, carrying
out all the routine detachment

’ duties and most often working on
- traffic control.

He has seen a change, not only
“in the pressure. of increased
traffic but also in the attitude of ©
youth who, says McLennan, are
much more inclined to ‘‘mouth-
off” than they used to! Part of
this lack of respect arises from

‘poor publicity given policemen,
he feels.

The training course offered
~ lectures on gun handling, the law,”
traffic and crowd control “but.
-you really learn on. the job” says 7

‘Train on job

Gabi ad ee
ety ad ehh

- WITH: NO

Auxiliaries’. were much in pauses at the . start of another

UNIFORMED BOB McLENNAN

evening’s duty with Sidney
R.C.M.P.
(Review Photo)

paid force (Griffiths is now a

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if the land was. properly zoned.

Jones also said: that, while
there seems to be quite a few
homes listed for sale in Central
Saanich and the rest of the
Peninsula, they are not generally
of the type to alleviate rental
demands.

Most of those looking for rental
accomodation are doing so
because they..cannot: afford to
buy, and most of the homes
currently for sale in the area are
priced out of reach. of most
renters; they haven't the large
down payments required and the
monthly mortgage payments
would be beyond their means.

As to solutions - for. what
Richard Talbot describes. as the

accomodation”,
were given:

several answers

have to start. getting into this
(rental): field,’ according to
Talbot, who also expects. more

take place.

‘tremendous demand for family.

-“Governments are going ‘to

condominium construction. to.

A possible reversal of some of

NOU-TURN SIGN

special constable in Vancouver).

The volunteer policemen. are
sworn-in once a year and include
McLennan, | Toller; “William
Atkinson, Thomas Morgan,

and Dennis Gell.

“McLennan. admits he finds
fatal accidents disturbing — and

he has been involved with most of
the accident investigation.

while, but for some of the young

tough,” he says.

made on. the. force. Bob

holiday “now. and~ then and,

Kenneth Miller, James Carlson

working on the weekend patrols, :

“You get hardened to it after a =.

fellows fresh out of training, ‘itis:

The big bonus is the friends~
McLennan : takes .a.-busman’s.
equipped with his uniform, visits :

pals .who. have: moved to other.
| parts i in B.C. , working. with them

ATIENTE

of. organizing meeting

ETHIER 2245 James White Blvd 656- 3383.

Ald. Fred Robinson urged this
week that a ‘“‘No U-Turn” sign be,
erected at Beacon and First Ave.

House For Rent?

the sections in’ the Landlord
Tenant Act, however
undesirable, might be necessary.

And Saanich Peninsula realtor
Karel Drost has found his: own

solution for at least six families,

_ He's just put the finishing touches

on-a new apartment building in
Sidney.

Three of the apartments were
rented before the building was
completed, and two of -the
families actually moved in while
workmen were still busy on. the
site. The other three are still not
spoken for (at least at press
time), but Drost anticipates no
difficulty in finding occupants.

A large number . of . people.
however, will continue to follow
the exasperating route recently
taken by the author of this
article; phone call after phone
call to the few advertisers of
rentals, miles of. scouting: the
Peninsula -looking’ for vacant
houses, frantic following of leads
provided by friends, and. the
continual) hope that just’ once
you'll be the first reply to-an ad
that reads:

“TUREE BEDROOM

know -

Council agreed to order the sign.

NEW MIXED LEAGUE
~ BEING FORMED AT:

- PLAYLAND CURLING CLUB
4240 Glanford Ave., Victoria
for Curlers
from: ‘Sidney | and

. ‘surrounding districts soe,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. as to time, rates and date

9842 - 3rd Street, Sidney

who do,

CURLERS!

CALL MR. OR» MRS. BEN

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student council fees and $4.00 for
a school annual. The latter. fees
are not compulsory, but 95° per
cent of. the students pay the
council fee and nearly 90 per cent
purchase: an annual,. Trustees
were told,

Lott also told Trustees that the
school. was trying to solve as
many course scheduling
problems for individual students
as possible, but was emphatic in
his statement that severe
overcrowding of the school made
complete. solution of student's
problems impossible.

The buiiding was designed for
630 pupils. and now contains 840.
The school day begins at. 9:15

-- although few .students should
have to be in attendance over the
full school day.

Asked about. transportation
problems to the district’s only
senior secondary. school, ‘Lott
said he expected it- would-take
about two weeks before. it
“settled down,”

COTTAGE,
WATERFRONT, CHILDREN: AND) PETS
WELCOME, ONLY. $125.09 PER MONTH.”

And if you don’t want it, let me
..: T-have three. friends

Such problems ‘as youngsters

Claremont Registration

being allowed. to use their

mother's car for the first two
weeks of school — and then
travelling by bus — made

immediate assessment difficult.

Another specifie situation
encountered, explained Lott, was
youngsters catching a bus. whose
timing was inappropriate to their
course . schedule: -—- simply
because all their friends did the

aim. and concludes at 4:48 p.m.’ §

same.

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who have been residents of Central Saanich for six (6) months prior to completion of the
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