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‘No. 46. ‘12 PAGES |

7 BY BERT GREEN - .
A ‘glimmer’ ot orange ‘ght in the window. of. an i uncomplet

" waterfront apartment’ building’ ‘was observed by. Mrs. Audrey: White, : :

~~ 2238 ‘Harbour Road, who. at once _turned: in a (ire alarm close t :

~ midnight Monday night.

-._) Tsehum Harbour was the scene of a spectacular blaze whic
oS -43-suite apartment block: newly erected by. Carlton Apart

:  Queenswood Drive,’ Victoria, : represented | by Albert Yuen
i the. arrival of three crews of Sidney and North: Saanich Volun:

"ake Expendon||
; For Shop. Centre

avThe ‘Royal Oak Shopping Centre.
is undergoing’ a half °a million

~. dollar expansion’ program and

will include one of the largest
_.. Supermarkets on Southern Vane.

mee couver. Island, =

; The supermarket, which will.
-fave-can . area of over 16, 060
“square feet, is called an ‘Econo-
mar?’ and is due to open Novem=
-. ber. 26," . The total area of the
a NeW shopping centre will be ap-
oe proximately six acres,

Tk wall tnelude ‘a meat. market,

a martinizing plant, a beauty sa-~

lon, an enlarged Royal Oak Drug-
< Store and a restaurant with over
- 60 seating capacity,

‘Dr, William Penn, a partner
in Royal Oak Enterprises and
' Crossmount Holdings which is
financing the project, © told
The Review that the ‘Econo«mart?
‘48 based onan entirely new prin-

“. gfple... it saves onoverhead and

_ on the six acre site,

"Easy store and will continue busi«

‘completed. The hardware store

‘cuts down on” costs. Iv’s really
a@ new concept of merchandizing
which will. result in lower food
costs for the consumer”?

A number of the existing build-
ings, inchiding the Bank of Mon-
treal and a Medical Dental .com-
plex; will remain as before,

Doctor Penn said that. as many
trees. as possible have been lett

‘It will really look most ate
tractive,” he said. |

Some ‘tenants will be re-located ,
for several weeks inthe old Shop-

héss as usual untli their new pre-
mises inthe master complex are

is. being enlarged and the Royal
Oak Garden Centre will mova inte
the Shopping Centre proper. —

ht is hoped that all new con"
struction will be completed by the
end of February next sear.

OW ISLAND. RUN |
~ MONDAY

The recent ‘removal from § ‘ser=
vice of. B.C. Ferries’ MV.Queen
of Victoria to Burrard Dry Dock;.
“North Vancouver, . for “stretch
ing’ , has necessitated schedule
adjustments for ships serving the

. Gulf of Georgia crossings, ;
The Victoria will have an 84- |.

foot section added midships. and,
:with. complete refurbishing

early next year as sister ship

to the Queen of Esquimalt which
underwent: similar modification
“this spring.”

. The MV. Sechelt Queen will be

put into. supplementary service)
between Tsawwassen and Swartz
‘Bay, next Monday,

Although ‘she has one of the
older hills: in the 23-ship fieet
the Sechelt Queen has had ine
teriors completely redone in
recent months,
new equipment throughout, the
ship. features. wall-to-wall cars
peting and new, fast cafeteria
service.

These changes willpermitB. Ce

Ferries to continue its normal
winter maintenance and refit pro«
gram,

“SECHELT QUEEN ]|

Corp. funds,

in -addition ta’

| tor-spliting For Duplexes |=

“Despite “efforts: by . Mayor.

Arthur Freeman, Sidney Council ©
“yoted against. lot-splitting | and,
“ rejected the requests of two de-.:
-velopers: for split-title ‘duplexes, on

~ Last Courieil meeting,. Kaj a

Pedersen described his low-cost

housing concept. and asked: for.
throughout,” will, g0 into service |:

for-Central Mortgage & Housing

time to consider- proposals,

This “week, Ktpot Construction 7
requested similar subdivision :
ior three duplexes. to be bullt
near Brethour Park. Meanwhile |
Council had received verbal com ~

ments from. Capital Regional
Planning Board but as yet, no
letter,

Alderman Stanley Dear, -clts
ing C.R.P.B. . observations

moved that both applications be -

rejected,

Mayor Freeman pointed out
that subdivision zoning of these
areas had already been approved

subdivision of the duplex tot north _ hurting

‘of Weiler Ave, in order to quality -

Council asked for :

: and permits tor. duplexes issued,
Split titles, not subdivision of ©
“lots, is the: ‘subject matter," he.

sald,
‘without
hand, .

owner, ore
Alderman Gardner: supported

the application _ refusal-on. basis. ©:

of the areas being zoned resi«

dential "A" (low density) and
~ Ald. Dear suggested. that the

bylaw would havé to be amended
to create a different zone.

helped the small homeowner, He

no ~ quoted one of the payment rates
"$142. per month for 25 years,
| U dori’t see that split title Is of

great assistance,’’

Freeman argued that home=
owners werd building equity for
the future but Ald. Perry stood
firm. "I don't like to see. sature
ation of duplexes, Weare against
split titles,"

"TO rule these applications out :
any consideration - of-
‘home. ownership: is. ruling out-of»:
It_is.wrong and we are.

the: would-be home- *

Ald, Perry questioned whether ;

or ‘not Pedersen’s plan really. down payment to short mortgage,

“you can ilve in Sidney but if you |
‘ean afford only a low down pays |'-

“Ald. Len Bland sided with the

Mayor in opposing . the ‘motions, |.

“Mayor. Freeman noted. later

‘that there is no question of.a
~ large number. of duplexes: being
built.

Regarding. the Pedersen
project, six only. have. been ‘ape

_proved by Council and ‘we can}:
stop it at six’ ‘pointed out Free=.
He admitted to being very ”

man,
upset by Council's attitude.

«They. are. lust. not with: it”

‘he observed,

We | have. already’ approved

. subdivision. and duplex: plans, ali
“we are doing is stopping people
from. owning : them.

is saying if you can afforda large

ment with long: mortgage, he is.
hot. prepared to consider it?”

The Mayor has urged discus
sion of the duplex problem at
committee meetings this week
and hopes for written recommen
dations from. C.R,.P,B, at this
time,

tee AA RE mtr

a LONG, COMPLICATED, IMPORTANT SUBJECT

* Sooke Water For Peninsula Way Off?”

By Bert Green

For 4 number of years it has
been generally assumed that an —
abundance of pure water will be
assured to Saanich Peninsula
residents on completion of the
Greater Victoria Water Board
tunnel and water main fron: Sooke
Lake In the early seventies.

Years of sufferance of the
dubious Elk Lake source of sup-
ply, coupled with repeated per~
ods of acute summer shortage

ve tuoyed hopes of an early
Wpatisfactory solution to the Pen»

insula’s perennial problem.

Mayor Archie Galbraith’s re-
vent approach to the Greater
Vittoria Water District for more
étalled information and the re-
plies that were given lend sub-
stare & the opinion that the

SEE ALD, DAVIS
LETTER TO EDITOR
PAGE 2.

availability of Sooke Lake water
on the peninsula is far ahead,

in view of the thunicipality’s
sewer installation commitnents
Central Saanich «ater commit
tee has decided that it cannot
incur a further large capital
outlay for the time being.

district, said Mavor Galbraith.
Council has resolved also to
pinstal & new $25,000 filter pump
at the Elk Lake intake.

Frequently over the years the
Sublect of water has been a
touchstone for fiery exchanges
when under discussion in the
Greater Victoria area.

Recent discussions held to the
pattern, with Victoria Mayor
Hugh Stephen declarine ‘ the
mayors of Central and North

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has never been suggested or im
plied that we. should get water
for nothing.”

COST AND SITUATION
Last month it was disclosed
that ht will cost Greater Vi¢-
torla Water District 1-1/2 mil«
lion dollars to extend the Sooke
Lake main to the south of Beav=
er Lake, beyond which point it
will be up to the Peninsula au«
thorities to finance 4 pipeline tw
me north, Estimated cost is
$1 million to $1,500,000.
chosen route for this pipe-
S clone th the ty one side of
and

tee Parti the ween Valley,

continuing to the Sidner
iy by way of the Loch-

igtt-nf-way,

corditg t a surwey made

for the GVWB in 1967, “it {s the
route chosen by Greater Victoria
Water District as most suited to
itself and the Municipality of
Saanich," ,

in further comment the con-
sultants stated ‘the route chosen
is the worst for Bremwood, the

best for Sidney ard all the easte

etn section of Central and North
Saanich.”

Mayor Galbraith has observed
that this fovation of the pipeline
would demand 4 pumping station
at the low level of Martindale
Road, Many are of the opinion
that an alternate ingtallation west
of Elk Lake and through the cen-
tre of the Peninsala would bet-
fer serve the more soputugs
areas, As now with the present
12ainch waterline. i would be

necessary to pump across the
shoulder of Bear Hill,

A point that will not have es-
taped notice is that a large area
of Saanich municipality would be
served. by the extension north-
ward from Beaver Lake. Con-
siderations both practical ard
political are intermingled.

OF the tangled skein of water

wilitles operating on Saanich:

Peninsula the key position is held
by Central Saanich Water Dis-
trict, Forthed about 10 years
ag it inherited the Department
of Transport 12-inch pipeline for
& fominal one dollar payinent
afer the Greater Victoria Dis-
trict had declined a similar take.
over offer,

Continoed on Page Z
' cohamatenamentenmnees

night © “watchman, ©
came on duty at, about & p.m, ands}
‘chad just completed a-check ‘ofthe.
“two buildings ” when: the : ire. was

discovered, we ey eee
oThe:: ‘gutted. ‘block, valued. at ae

Ald. Dear |

” Cause ‘of ‘the. outbre AS.
known ‘and officials of. the Fire
Marshal's Department, -Vancou=:
ver, are. investigating. -
Ken: Mollet,

it had “been: wired for. power: and: ;
‘light, although ee to the: | 4,

completion and 42 baths hadbeen_

recently delivered. and were:
_storage awaiting installation.

attracted. to. the” “spectacular:

blaze, and residents of adjacent

homes were ‘evaciiated, : ae

another. The dwellings are sit-

uated on. a sectian of the. pro-.

‘The |.

Hundreds | of. spectators. ‘were:

Al Storey onhis way ho.tie trom.

the. Kinsmen" Auction took three:
“women and a little girl out ofone.
_ house, andan elderly woman from

perty on which further aparte | ja;

ment. blocks are planned ‘by. the |.
same developing. company... A A

marina is also proposed.”
* Volunteer ~. firemen -

Chiets Hugh Loney and Don Facey

were at the scene all night, Ac~

cording to many observers they”

did a fantastic job’ in Saving.
the twin building.

Sidney and North Saanich do-
tachment RCMP have reports of
considerable past vandalism on

the apartment blocks andinvesti«

gations are continuing.. It is re-
ported that ro combustible

materials were in storace in the |

building that was destroyed,
Sidney Alderman
Giving Up Seat

Aldefman Len Bland stated on
Tuesday that he will not stand
for re~olection to Sidney Town
Council,

‘ef would like to have been able
to stand again but in view of the

pressure of business, lam enable

to,” he said,

Ald, Bland sow operates acon
Struction business close t Vie-
torla but previously fan @6
Cratgmyle Motel on Beacon Ave.

fie served on Council for seven
rronths and tertrad it a “fantastic
expertence. | learned a ict.”

‘led ‘by .

Water:

A bas a capacity of 3; a

lons and holds 2 gal,
_-B has a capacity“
of 5 gal, and contains 3 gal,

Of water; C has = capa-
city of 8 gal. and contains.
5 gal, of water, With the

three containers and their
contents, ents, ‘tat be has, the