"ESTABLISHED ioi2. 2

‘Central Saanich,’ ‘North Saanich,

| nee eS end the Gulf Islands

FIFTY SEVENTH YEAR, "No. 53°

8 PAGES.

“SIDNEY

, Vandotiv oF

Island, B. CL”

aw ednesd jay, ‘December 31, 1969.

~ Subscriptions, in -ady ance, year $4 60: Cop P10¢

last Monday's

vas witnessed: by many anxious spectators who feared ‘for 5
Skipper: Joseph Wittox Was ‘takes « olf bys

“When it was thought that he ~

would attempt to bear in to the:
~ Wharf at. the > foot of Beacon
“Avenue, would-be rescuers
streamed across the causeway
In the teeth of the sindand strad-
dled by breaking séas.

ENGENE TROUBLE

The beat's engitic was giving
trouble. and working only inter
co mittently, As it became ob
-Wiovs that the vessel would be
- beached to the north, the res-
-cuers. followed the coast and were

close at hand as she finally

grounded in pounding surf,

With the gale unabated, the ship
was tossing like a cork some 26
feet from the shore.
helpers heaved lines aboard with
difficulty and Sidney ROMP Con-
stable Murray Miles waded out

‘in wild, white water and climbed
to the deck, First the personal
belongings and then the- ex-
hausted skipper were broucht to
safety.

Taken to police headquarters
for a restorative cup of coffee
Skipper Wileox was transferred
to Rest Haven Hospital when found
to be suffering trom shock. He
recovered safficiently to make
the journey bo his Some in Vane
couver in the evening.

The vessel was being returned

urray iles who struggled wais
nding vessel after Jt hit’,
by Lloyd Baker). a

and ‘the Mayne Queen inter-is-
land schedule was interrupted be-
tween 2 pim. and 7 p.m, Sail-
ings in both directions between
Swartz Bay and the Mainland at
Opi, and 6 p,m. were cancelled,

In Sidney a number of Christ-
mas displays were brought down
ty the wind force and across the
Peninsula trees were uprooted
and dismembered branches foul»
ed power lines. The Deep Cove
area. was mostly without paver
from 3 p.m, until 8 p.m,

LIGHT
CHANGED

Current release of the Depart-
ment of Transport bulletin for
mariners notifies that the Active
Pass Light LL275 has been re-

Yocated approximately 100~feet

200 degrees from its charted po-
sition, and is now in position
48 52 25 N, 123 17 24.5 W,

The hight is exhibited frem &
red fantern mounted on a white
cylindrical tower 57+feet above
high water, ant is visible from
O55 degrees through east through
soutt to 233 degrees from sea~
ward,

Sidney Spit Fast can buoy
UL1i0 is reported missing from
its charted position,

__g Subject.

Baye Breakwater
| “Legality Posed
ln Council Query ||

t

Henry Bird’s Deep Cove break-

water returned to the north Saa-.

nich council agenda last‘Monday
when a resident of the. commu-
nity seught to be apprised of the
legal position of. the now famous
‘upside-down barge,
John Reynell of Madrona Drive,
‘ina -letter.to Mayor J, Be Cum-
cming, stated, “Although this un~
sightly derelict is considerably’
closer and more visible from my
‘property than it is from-the pro-

‘perty of other . complainants, . 1,

re withheld any.comment. until

the legal position was clarified,’”

: After the letter was read to

feouncil, the Mayor in turn reada_

: statement he had prepared on the
It follows. in- part:

“The term. ‘legal position’ is
not too clear. Nefther is ‘any
matter which is on tidewater and
subject to the Jaws of three go-
vernments, ;

UThe municipality has zoning
authority in the area in question,
The council must necessarily re-
fect the wishes of the majerity
of the people they represent, and
it is.indieated that the action af
the Deep Cove Marina in mooring
the barge in the area isaccept-
able, at least temporarily. I
would hesitate to enter into ex-
pensive. litigation under these
circumstances merely to {Indout
whether we take precedence
over the federal navigation act
or the province,

“However, if Mr. Reynell
deems himsel? injured inany way
by the Deer: Cove Marina action,
he can himselftake action against
the owner,”?

Council agreed and Mr.R R eynell
will be $0 informed.

New Law To Beat

We've already heard claims
that the breath-tester can be
iolled by eating peanuts or cran=
ges. Which just goes to prove
that you can write a new law,
but you can’t stoy: some peopie
from trying to beat it.

“SWIFT CURRENT (SASK ,}SUN

| LETTER TO. THE EDITOR

Editor, The Review, ‘Sir :
on the local political scene.
ship. »
of. the people, -

plan for a greater future. -

~ and who'can claim mote:

_ Remember ‘Ghod

“May an-average citizen have the ‘opportunity to say a word

An election has been fought and won, The people of Sid- ©
“ney ave’ stated very Clearly that they desire new leader- ©.
‘This. is. the’ democratic -way-and the cherished right ..
A new “mayor will take over shortly, chart
a new course for: the town and, with the help of his counell,

‘Let.us; however, give: some. thought and ‘appreciation to
the retiring Mayor Freeman.
Status to that™ of a thriving: and busy town, through some of-:
|: the: busiest and: most difficult years. of. our -history, His.
"> foursyear term has. seen tremendous growth with Femark~ wo
able changes and development. Bh
‘Under ‘the pressure of this ‘growth, he quite possibly has -
made mistakes, but who among us has not, and he was > given
~ the responsibility by the people. - .
Let us remember the goud things he has done and appre-
; ciate them; he. has worked: ‘Jong and hard. for this town 7

The..new Mayor faces a, tremendously ditticult task. We
‘ must forget the quarrels and friction, get behind him and =...
. assist Mayor-elect Dear and: his. new council to make this “S
fown a better place in which to Hve. —
C ‘itizen.

‘He has. led us from village

Christmas Lighting
Winners Announced

“There -were: ‘many’ beautiful”
lighting “arrangements that the ©
judges thought should have been.

entered inthe contest,’’ said Mrs.
Fred. Starr, who with North Sag-

nich Mayor J. B. Cumming and

Sidney's Maycreelect, Stanley
Dear, judged on Tuesday evening
the Christmas Home. Light-

ing competition sponsered by

Sidney and North Saanich Cham=
ber of Commerce,

The winning display was that
of Mrs, M, Wilkinson, 2420 Am-
herst Ave., whose combinationof
religious and contemporary mo-
tifs was outstanding, sald Mrs,
Starr,

Second award wenl to J. §,,
Forge, 8925 Marshall Road, and

the third award to Mrs. Barbara
Dignan, 2425 Amelia Avenue,

Special mention of the display
at the home of Frank L, God«

frey, 95 06 Lochside Drive, wasin
‘apyreéctation of ‘a. very digni-
fled -arrangement,’’ involving
also the interior of the house.

‘Top Photographs
To Be Displayed

Award-*inoning pictures of Ca+
nada’s professional photogra~
phers. will be on display in Vice
toria from today to January 9.

The event is the 22nd annual
national print show of Profes-
sional Photographers of Canada
Inc,, and wit be staged at the
new Previnelal Museum,

Victoria member Miss Bar-
bare Davies, in charge of are
rangements here, reports there
will be 256 photcsraphs on dis-
play << representing the hest
work of more than 150 professio-
nal photographers,

MORE GIVEN
TO FIGHT TB |

The anrual - Christmas.”
Seal campaign is running
Slightly. ahead of last year |.
" ‘with $375,000 being donated: ~
_ from’: around B,C. by 2
Christmas Eve.
oo “This year the campaign,
-_ Sponsored: by the B,C.-Tus -
-. bereulosis-Christmas Seal
Society, -hope’s. < to raise -
$415,000 “which is’.$1,000
-more ‘than last year. :

“turned. ‘for ‘legal advice. in'an

‘tempt’ to ‘resolve the problems.

‘surrounding ownership of departe,

ment “assets, responsibility: ‘for 7
nestion of a oe

. abilities and “the.
> full- -time fire chief :
Mh. Central Saanich Mayor A, M. :

Galbraith was invested. with the. :

“chain of office by retiring Mayor.
R.. Gordon: Lee in an impressive
‘inaugural ceremony. oe

- FEBRUARY |

‘The future of Rest: Haven Hos-
pital and — the: struggle’ of.. the

"Peninsula Hospital: Committee ‘to

‘keep the need alive for new acute

“care: facilities: on the northern’:
end of the peninsula was of major:

concern during. February: -
overwhelming
_payers ‘for hospital construction
and. the = ‘apparent abathy on the

‘The

“part. of: those in authority was

emphasized, :

“A heated indoor swimming pool :
{or Sidney - by. late Spring or:

early Summer was upheld as a
distinct possibility.

MARCH

Widening of the Patricia Bay
Highway. excited much concern
and alarm. amongst those resi«
dents living along the thorough=
fare who had not been informed

whether thelr proparty would be.

affected or not, The council
of the Town of Sidney was also
up in the air as to the plans of
where an. overpass. and Inter-
change. would be situated and the
effect this would have on the busi-
ness section of the town.

The need for trailer camps

and the proposal of a hover*

craft terminal were also high-
lighted In the news during this
tmronth,

APRIL

It was announced that a new
hospital to replace and expand
on the present Rest Haven factli-
ties would te bullt on the Penine
Sula forth of Elk Lake.

Alderman of the Town of Sid=
ney, L, T. Wadhams, passed away
after a shert illness,

Sidney announced plans to move
into sewerage treatment as ra-

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

rvs seaports ee TTR TET EU REET eT TT pieri

L TWELVE MONTHS BRING HAPPINE

-support- of tax=.

: in quéstton: included ‘alithat is: “not: already ae
: Saanich Inlet, . Coles Bay, Patricia Bay, es

“agreement | became étiective

7 and applies. to the: foreshore. or Tand a)

© Mayor Cumming. (
eeu marinas” and

where because he hus and was

: Then at. 2° ame’ Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs, Lee were aroused:
‘from. sleep -by-- two burglars in

their -home, one “of whom wi
armed with a rifle,’
Tt was: difficult getting: a close.

look at them. but the Lees. feel.
they - were | the - ‘garie. ‘men. who
‘came to the door. earlier, ; ces
: The burglars were in thehouse
close to 20 minutes and when they’
Jeft they had $100. :
trom Mrs, Lee's purse, They. ig-.
nored jewellery and other. valu-

‘1 cash.taken

ables in the house, :

In addition © to “upsetting: the:
‘Lees, .the burglars puzzled them.
as well because they. spoke ‘of.
‘a box’? and gave the impres~.
Sion they “were searching for.

something specific.

. "They were quite courteous,?”,
said Mrs, Lee.

“They asked

for our co-operation, But we

could not understand what | it was:

they were after.’’ :

They kept the Lees in bed dur=
ing their search of the house and
‘they tried to give us the im=
pression they were working with
a gang. oF

“F cannot imagine what they |

were really after,?? Mrs, Lee
said again, :

‘Naturally I was most anxious
because my husband has been
quite ill,’ Mrs, Lee added.

Central Saanich police were
alerted immediately the barglars
left aridare searching for two men
of average build, one with dark
hair and the other long brown
hair, and possibly having a

speech impediment,

* to. have - Nemporary

. trlan overpasses :
ted, but since pede:

_, will have signal pro

the. overpasses will be des
leted.: However,’
still be provided at Welle
Avenue: atid Amity Driv

Coin Machin ; Robbe

At ‘Sidney Station

Stdney and North. Saanie
RCMP are investigating
in at the Chevron Service: ‘Stake
tion, 2260 / Beacon Ave. on te
night of December 26...
Entry was gained after préake
ing a window ands 3 i
vending machine was opetied
a key, An unspécitied
money is thought to be missing,