chet 1 Drive, ‘housewife.’ on 1 Trustee, one-year: ‘term. (oe to be. elected Bernard. Cease Valet . 261 3) vood - aay ‘School, Keating Elementary - of Returning Officer: two-year . term (ree to be elected two-year , erm:. “tone. to. ‘be ‘elected): “#Charles Richard F; + THUILS : "PROFESSIONAL _ ENGINEER reserving the rural beauty of N. « Saanich, : ‘Keeping: our taxes down, two. yen if You with taxes, “footnotes, hel for Those who may be interested 7) The Greater Victoria population, . now 190,000, doubles “gach 20. years, Although North Saanich is. still relatively “amspoiled, as the inner areas become filled there will . abe increasing pressure ‘for tract-development here. If ; we protect our land from premature exploitation, it will | ~ altimately become the most valuable and choice resi- : dential property in the Victoria region. “Population brings demands for services and causes higher The ‘effect.of population on per-capita local | taxes is © “recorded in a recent U.B.C. thesis on B.C. o municipalities, wee gee Population Average 1965 Taxes $90.80 98.00 131.10 166.40 181.30 182,10 » 4,250 1,250 =" 2,500 2,500 « 5,000 - 3,000 + 10,000 10,000 = 15,000 15,000 - in 19631 mobilized a committee of dedicated local leaders in a publicity campaign to forestall a Regional Board program which would have terminated Rest Haven Hospital, without any local replacement. Although now the Regional Board has authorized.a study for a hospital in the Mt. Newton Cross Road area, we are far from having an actual hospital, and I anticipate a further cam- palin will be needed to secure It. Under the Regional concept, there are strong pressures to bring us under the political control of a metro- Victoria, in which-our local voice would be one vote out of 42, This wodld inevitably expose us to thelr tax rates, mote than dowdle our present mill-rate, In many Instances we can save moner by sharing the cost of common sef- vices, bet Gite is fo reason to yield political control, Owr small, grassroots local government keeps our taxes down and should be preserved. Thank you for your past support Philip Frank mn © PHILIP. F, BENN:™ RONALD J} de: DONALD 3 MacLAURIN Tax Exemptions Suggested “Council should consider civ= ing tax exemption to buildings used for community service,” said Alderman Philip Benn ata meeting of Central Saanich coun= ei] on Monday. He advised that the provincial government gives exemption to similar institutions if uhorganized territories, DRAYTON... aa “Mrs, NORMA SEALEY John Mather: Funeral Held |. * John Trevor Mather of” 6705 Central Saanich: Road passed away at his residence on Novem= “per 25, He was 64-years of age. "The deceased was born in Der= byshire, England and had been a resident : of Central Saanich: for the. past. five years. | Previously he had. lived in Halifax, Nova. Scotia, © He. is: ‘survived by his wite,, Lillian, at home; one nephew and two nieces anda sister, Mrs. A.S. (Betty) Ward, Mill Bay, B.C. ‘The late Mr. Mather was anama- teur radio: operator and was as- sociated. with the General Elec= tric Company for 40 years, _ 1. Funeral services were held in the ~ Sands | Funeral Chapel of Roses, Sidney on Friday, Nov. 28, Archdeacon E, H, Maddocks officiating, The service was fol- lowed by cremation, Veterans Club In Full Swing A lively program of entertain= ment is in full swing atthe Army, Navy and Air Foree Veterans #202, Sidney. There is dancing every Satur- day night te Tommy Tucker. Tice kets are on Sale at the club for the New Year's Eve dance with a live orchestra amd] ali the trim« mings. An invitation Js extended by the club te drop in any day, Monday through Saturday, to view the mus s@urn show case ofthe B.C,Com- mand for which new exhibits are arriving every week, STUMPS, Fully ROCKBLASTING DITCHES, Qualified and Licensed FOR FREE ESTIMATES CALL 656- TONY DONALDSON — ETC. 2816 SIDNEY "HARRY M, TOBIN» NORTH SAANICH ‘CHARLES MacNEILL. ~ _ RICHARD F, THUILLIER FROM THE PAST Files of the Review 50 Years Ago A team of horses belonging to a. Ww, Martindale which had been tled in front of the post office managed to become lberated and at once made a dash for home, ‘They were caught on Third Street before any damage had been done, the owner. gaining: possession of. them later in the evening. _ HELP WANTED: Piece work, $3.00 per day may be made. Ap- ply Sidney Cannery or Sidney Trading Company, 25 Years Ago Burglars: who broke into the Officers’ Mess at East Camp, Patricia. Bay