Wednesday, May 27, 1970

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SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

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indiscriminate removal of
signs warning of beach pollution
is annoying public” health
authorities. Peninsula officer
Dary! Anderson says that Sidney
and North Saanich Councils will
soon receive letters from Dr.
J.L.M. Whitbread, Greater
Victoria Metropolitan Board of
Health on the subject.

Tests show a high = bacteria
count in sea water along Bazan
Bay beach in both municipalities
and in the Deep Cove marina
area,

Signs

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‘“‘We supply the signs ourselves
but ask municipal staff to put
them up,” said Mr. Anderson last
week. At the moment, there is
only one sign marking the North
Saanich end of Bazan Bay beach:
“Dr. Whitbread feels quite
vehemently that Sidney shoreline
must be similarly posted,”’ stated
Anderson.

Favorite clam-digging spots
such as Pat Bay are, at the
moment, in the clear.

Regional Board representation
was characterized as not strictly
democratic by Alderman Ted
Ciavards at a meeting of Central
Saanich council last week.

Noting that the directors are
appointed by. the constituent
bodies, he pointed out that the
electors have no direct say in its
composition as would be the case
if they were elected at the polls.
His suggestion that - council
consider a resolution to the forth-
coming Union. . of. B.C,
Municipalities «convention
favoring candidates standing for
council and the Regonal Board at
‘Municipal elections was opposed
by Alderman Percy. Lazarz.
.» “Lean’t agree, ‘said alderman
‘Lazarz. ‘‘As the board is set up at.
present it deals only with func-
tions that really are regional. It’s
not by any. means metropolitan
government ‘as they have it in
-Ontario."’

“My concern is that I don’t

GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE medals presented
to competitors in B.C. Festival of Sports which

opened on May 16, are: displayed by smiling

Premier W.A. C. Bennett.

The main local contribution to the B.C, Festival of Sports will take
place at Saanichton next Sunday when Toppenish Polo Club of Wash-
ington State will Play a match of six chukkers with the Victoria. Polo
Club: :

Central Saanich Mayor A. M: Galbraith will throw-i -in nthe ball to start
the game at 2.30 p.m., and will present the: ‘medals: and “com.
memorative plaque to the winning team.at the close:

say in matters that _concern

Alderman Favors Vote
To Choose Region Members

-want the grassroots losing their

them,’ Alderman.
Clayards.
““Well,-I feel that the appointed

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representatives are doing their.

jobs very well. I wouldn’'t-like to
see any change,” said Alderman,
Lazarz.

The discussion petered out
after Mayor A.M. .Galbraith
remarked that: Regional Board

CHANGES SEEN
IN HUNTING

in: opposition . to

REGULATIONS

The Fish and Wildlife Branch is
aiming at the first week of July
for distribution of the 1970 hun-
ting regulations, it is announced

y branch director’ Dr. James
Hatter.

British Columbia hunters may
face major cutbacks in the length
of big game seasons and bag
limits this year, and antlerless
seasons could be eliminated
entirely in -some’ areas if
recommendations made by the
branch to Minister of Recreation

and Conservation Kenneth
Kiernan are approved.
“These are . the. .recom-

mendations I intend to make,”
Dr. Hatter said.’ “‘This’ will be
done in view of the represen-
tations our. branch has received
liberal
regulations in-effect during past
years. I wonder just how serious
‘hour hunters are about scientific
game management when ‘we
receive so little opposition to
petitions, newspaper articles and
letters requesting that major
restrictions be put into the

meetings are open to the public.

hunting regulations. this year.”

Four residents. from Amelia
Avenue
‘Sidney Council meeting to
complain about. storm «drains
planned for this'street-
-H. J. Lane charged that the
drains would mainly. benefit
developers at the other end of

were sent. out May. 8 and the
reaction will be reviewed 30 days
from this date. :
“We. have had_ ‘numerous
complaints | about “flooding,”

waited. patiently. at

‘Amelia. Letters to all. residents

pointed out Mayor Dear. If the

The event is the official contribution of Central Saanich municipality
to the B.C. -Festiv al of Sports program. The municipality is assisting
He host club by. the provision of bleachers and car parking. arr ange:

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the interval there: are to be ‘dernon: stration iights of made! te

FRESH ME RESTHAVEN DR. & MALAVIEW

“OPEN,

Storm Drain Plan Brings Protests

majority of the residents do not
want storm drains put in under
the tocal improvement bylaw, the
municipality will not do” ‘so, he
added. :

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TRACTOR
SERV CE

Rotovating. ‘small or big.
‘Gardens, lawns ievelled ready
for, seeding and planting ;-also
plow, disc, cultivate and Post
holes. : :

FIFTY YEARS ago on the
Saanich Peninsula, many: of
them with the Dominion
Experimental. Farm, have
provided rich memories for.
John J. Woods, retired
superintendent at Saanichton.
His talk “‘From. Trains to
Freeways’ will be the main:
feature. at.a dinner
Travelodge this. Saturday,

Wagon Club.

in. the «J.

sponsored by the Welcome ~

riefs

Sidney

Word has been received from
Canon F.C. Vaughan-Birch: that
he is enjoying beautiful weather
on his vacation in’ Florida;
temperatures around 70 degrees
at breakfast time and up to 90
degrees later in the day. On
Sunday last he baptized his great-
niece in an old Episcopal church
where originally there was an
English settlement on the coast.

Why not share with your
neighbors the interesting
tid-bits of news you. come
across. in your. daily ac-
tivities? Phone them. to
Mrs. Esther Berry at. 656-
1151 and they will be. in-
cluded in Sidney Briefs.

Haven Hospital

Rest ad-"
Mr. and Mrs. William ministrator Thomas A. Bradley
Dickenson, Seventh st., had as leaves this week for a convention

in Atlantic City. of the Seventh
Day  Adventist’s Hospital
Association.

week-end guests their nieces,
Misses Florence and Margaret
Dickenson of Victoria.

Mrs. 0. Nyman and daughter,
Mrs. R. Roulston of Edmonton,
were weekend guests of Mrs. J.
Easton, Seventh St.

Eight tables were in play at the :
May card party of the Pythian = |).
Sisters, It was the last. of the -
season, and play will resume in
the. early autumn. The following -
were prize winners: vie

Whist: Mrs. E. "Thompson, .:
Mrs. K. Waters, Q. Malaroy and |
Mrs, F.°. Miller. —_

500": Mrs. G. Wills, Mrs. G.

- Mann, Mrs. W. Lumley and D. 0,

Thompson. Mrs. L. Matthews”
won the door prize and Miss P.:
“Micklejohn the grocery hamper. :

Mr. and Mrs. M.°Chappius;
Fourth St., Mr. and Mrs. W.
“Hetman, East Saanich Road: Mr.
and Mrs.°-A. B. Smith; Weiler
Ave.,. and: Mrs. G. Mann,
Amherst. .Drive, attended ° the
Knights of Pythias and Pythian
Sisters convention at Courtenay
last week:

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