#. ‘ESTABLISHED 1912 wn of Sidney and the Gulf Islands IF LAST. WINTER'S SNOW RETURNS, “Clare and Don “=. Vipond “are ready to “mush” Siberian -Huskies. with their. fine team of “The pups, nearly six weeks: old, were bred by the Viponds at their 4853 Cherry Tree Rend Road home. at’ Beaver” Lake, an For those not. so, equipped’ for. a. ‘repeat of last" w inter’s prolonged ice ‘and. snow, included = in: The Review today: is ‘a special” “supplement on Winter : Car Care and driving. (Review Photo). By GORDON EWAN - Forty-one residents of Sidney; _ North: Saanich, and Central Sa--} } anich~ have -had their drivers licenses suspended ‘since - the” _ Traffic ‘Violation Report system . “came into. effect. in this area. last spring...- : " “For some it was just a single ~incident; -a serious offence under’ ~ the Criminal Code like impaired ‘driving, . that led to. immediate suspension, For others it was ‘the accummulation of demerits’ for violations, of the Motor: Ve- “hicles Act, a. series of: minor ‘incidents | that in ‘total. demon- strated a dangerous disregard | for. . the: rules. of. safe driving, ‘An indeterminate number ‘of ° “other ‘drivers: are* on borrowed time, They. too will be served s, Suspensions: for 30 ‘days and up: “to three years for just one’ more “offence or unless boththeir driv~. “ring habits ‘ard: attitudes show “drastic improvement, The com- puter at.the. Motor Vehicles ‘Branch already has them ‘* fing- ered’, ; “The crunch has been slow in ‘coming; It takes some while to ‘build up a bad driving record -and the Motor: Vehicles Branch has been patient. They want a better type of driver on the highways, improved through ed- ucation rather than just by hav- Ing been penalized, At six points a delinquent driv- er {fs sent a notice suggesting he take a defensive driving course to. up-date him on traffic safety, At nine points, depending on the nature of the offences and his attitude. on. interview, a driver . may be given the option of a * thirty day suspension or taking and passing a defensive driving course. He is thus placed on strict probation, and after one year his record is reduced by three points. A further three years without fresh incidents _will clear the record, except _for convictions under the Crim- - inal Code. Arthur H. Sharpe, the admin- istrative officer for driver lic- ering observed in an interview for The Review, «Some smart ' guys think the} can get off by merely signing up for a course, but they have to complete and pass the course to avoid sus+ pension.”’ CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 a below. ““Because_ the Sidney mayoralty. is: considered of utmost?” “}mportance “in Saturday's municipal ‘elections; The -Re- ~o view invited the two ‘candidates. for. the chief magistrate’s. . vt post: to present: their. cases’ in interview. ALD, DEAR Dissatisfaction with -the pre« sent administration in Sidney, and a_belief that“it, is not good for. so much authority to be concen= . trated {nthe hands of one per= son are reasons why Alderman Stanley Dear is Fanning forthe ‘Office of Mayor, Stating. that it is the: primary duty lcy, Alderman: Dear :sald that there has been a singular lack of guidance. by the Mayor in this respect during the. past four years, bitter disputes with the staff, and with developers and tax payers, He is disturbed alse ata lack of attention in the matter of pro- viding 4 sewerage treatment plant for Sidney, pointing out that a brief to the Regional Board was prepared last April, “No positive action on a treat» ment plant has been taken since CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Hall Hotel, Parksville, SHNAGEHUCSAAGUGRAUSUALEUUONELEUEOETAOUQHUQILESSAUUASONOCSRGSIONiAUtEE of council to decide: po- As evidence he points to It came as a complete surprise to the Padre who was overwhelmed by this thought of Rotarians who had con~ sulted with Dr. A. G. Moffoot in the arrangemnt, MAYOR FREEMAN “ey feel that the hundreds of new homes established. in Sidney are indications: of good planning, and a recognition that people need homes and the services that must go with them,’’ said Mayor Freee man at the outset, : Although expressing a firm be- Hef in the necessity for planning he feels that the resultant guide~ lines ‘should be continually re- ‘viewed, _ “Conditions require. that we should not be rigid in our thinke ing, otherwise we shall find that we may be out of step with the demands of this progressive per- tod,’ he explained, As visual evidence of advance~ ment during his mayorality, he pointed to the street improvement program with particular refer- ence t) Beacon Avenue, First and Third Streets and Resthaven Drive, CONTINUED ON. PAGE .2 3) 0veennnecsrmnanrr enero ener ROTARIANS GIVE PADRE RECUPERATION TRIP Learning that the Padre of their Club was leaving Rest- Haven Hospital, where he has been recuperating for the past 10 days following surgery, the members of Sidney “Rotary Club in a spontaneous gesture at their meeting Wednesday, put up the expenses and arranged for the necessaty transportation for Canon Fred Vaughan-Birch to spend a convalescent period this week at the Island NCNCASGARSAQEANCUNGSESONSESOADSURANNSAANGUURANGSOCGERENGSEERLANNUAGERSHANAGLUSEAAANSS: “Centennial ie Dollar Design | Contest Planned || - They’ appear cot A contest is planned for a design of a. L971. Canadian dol=_ lar “ coin “commemorating : the “100th anniversary. of. the: entry of. B.C. into Confederation, ; The competition was announced: by Federal Finance Minister Ee J. Benson...” Closing date » tor’ receipt of en= tr ies’ will” be “April - 30, 1970, =A first: prize -of-$3;500. and” || three honorable mentions of $500. each-are offered, The compe- |: tition . is open: to. “all: residents of Canada and to Canadians MW; ang. abroad, “} == Designs © should | "reflect ’ ‘dis tinctive’ ‘British Columbia char- acteristics. The words “‘CA= NADA”; “DOLLAR”. and | “BRI-. TISH | COLUMBIA”? and © the figures 1871-19717" must be in-. corporated. ee cA design Is’ “required ‘only for’ ‘the reverse of the coin, The ob- verse will as usual bear. the image of Her Majesty. the Queen, It. is therefore -necessary that the required words and figures, allbe: incorporated in one des ‘signs Drawings “should be elght inches. in diameter, on black and. white. media, . and mounted on stiff white cardboard 12° x 12" with # protective cover hinged at. the top; No additional ‘let- tering should appear on the face of the drawing; .the back of the: cardboard should earry a “sheet Of paper’ with the. typed or legi- bly written name and address of the - conipetitor. and: a “deserip= | tion of what the desten attempts to convey,’ Competitors. may submit us many entries as they wish, pro- vided each drawing complies with the specifications, Drawings not. in uccordance with the regu. lations will be rejected, The winning competitor will be required to submit a plaster model of his design eight dfches in diameter, serviced” int five -years,” by which time.-a progressive in- crease .in.revenue: should” re- duce the rental charges: © By “Adsessing ‘sewer Yrertals on a-uniform parcel, charge basis” foot Ais. instead of: calculating. by frontage... measurements Made possible. to apply.any une used = Proportion: of the Home Owners Grant toward the initial: Charge: uf $130 for connection to. the sewer. he ‘explained. “would apply ta dwellings of low. ussessment, where the taxes payable are be- - anichton last' week, Pe objection’ were raised and sharp - - divisions. of: opinion. were we aly of, Municipal Affairs and ' Materials for finishing were raised by: holding dances (there: will be. one this Saturday, called” a grub dance’ and attended by. the Peace Jeep); - Council: “executive includes Barry Duncan, Mary. Edwards, - George. Foler, Eric Payne. “and = Peter Stratton, Parents, teenagers and friends Wil, pick: |: “are” all welcome : at’ “the “open “house. 10:30." ‘pam. with: refreshments. ‘Barry Dunean. says that. the pol-" the: finishing toitches =< oration: ‘theme’ came ) _ Lane, “not “a. courted :member but--an’ ‘interested ‘ndividual.’ sed | for intellectual thought F discussion, ‘according to” George 4 Foley.’ while.’ the - other :"is’ for | “ ping-pong; ‘records: and. lively, ‘activities,’ Soy on - So far, no fees have been charg= : ed but:teenagers between ¢ -ages:of..|-. “13'and-20 will be asked for mem-. bership in: the council, cludes organization of Hallowe’en : ‘competitions - and’ refreshments. “Boy, ‘did we slavel’™: This Sun- day, they. will:have'a ‘decorate _Sidney-for-Christmas bee, att _request-of local” merchants,: On| ‘¢- ' December. 20; they plan, an fter. ‘hoon party, for old age pensioners : “On: weekends; the: teenagers’ “hope to: organize more. outings |." .such. as. -a-recent. bicycle. tou of Salt Spring Island.” “The bus} “entertainment: » committee - in “cludes © Vickie. Finney, Cord: the a, ~ Goodmundsen, © George. Foley, | ~ Mike “McGillivray, Ken Roberts: and Brenda Griffiths. © Barry Gordon acknowled “support of Mayor. Freeman, Ald:. Stan ‘Dear and works: supt...W; |. Seward’..in*.the “project.: Also - » the backing of Set. Harry. Cham-- bers, chief of local RCMP whose | w! Squad cars whisk by the “drop in'* windows frequently. R. CoM. P. SERVE FOOD FOR THOUGHT The continual need. for defensive drive ing if traffic accidents are to be reduced is stressed by Sgt, Harry Chambers, head of the Sidney and North Saanich Detachment of the R.C.M.P. In 2 --Safe Driving. Week”? message, Set. Chambers asks all motorists to make safe operation of their vehicles their prime con- cern. “This also at all times,’ he said, in pointing to the need for defensive driv- ing, the sergeant Usted several situations that could arise which drivers should be thinking about: vu The car at the stop sign may pull oat in front of you, v The car in front of you may suddenly swerve without a signal. means your motor vehicle should he kept in top mechanical condition oA ball rolling a across the street may be followed by a child, o Approaching traffic’ may Include an im- : patient driver who may pull out and meet. “ you head on. o A pedestrian may step off the curb into, the path of oncoming traffic. uv An unlighted bicycle tay suddenly appear {In frent of you. “Defensive driving,’’ said Set, Chambers, - “is simply driving to prevent accidents in . spite of incorrect actions of others, or ade verse conditions,” In the Sidney and North Saanich areas to date there have been 132 Motor Vehicle Accidents with 63 persons being Injured. This is an increase of 35 accidents and 33 persons Injured for the same petiod of 1968, ean YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO VOTE ON SATUR ctnieeaae ‘Atrec=: ediaih ‘ord of community. involvement in-: