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10 PAGES SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C. Wednesday. May 27, 1970 Subscriptions, in advance, year $4.00; Copy 10c_

Permissive
Seciety?

Sewer studies. -

as ‘‘specious”’.

this be a political situation?’”.

“CR. Dd. meeting. next Wednesday.

Suspicions that the delay in Sidney's $500,000 sewer program might
be “‘political situation” were voiced at Council on Monday. by Ald.
Norma Sealey and Mayor Stan Dear.

Two weeks ago, Capital Regional District informed Sidney Council
by letter that sewer installation would be delayed until 1971 béeause
preparations ‘had not proceeded to fruition.”

Plans for trunk sewers and a treatment. plant at Tulista Park were
approved early this year by the municipality which has. spent 56, 000 in

Monday night, Ald. Sealey referred to the C. R. D. reasons for delay

“Municipal clerk Geoff ‘Logan said he. had been told by District
Executive Director Bill Long that. Sidney’s application has not been
received in time to be included in the 1970 program.

“YT would like to pursue this further and find out the dates on which
the other. applications were submitted, ” | Stated Ald. Sealey. “Could

“It appears to be,” agreed the Mayor. ; - % ;
Ald. Wilkie Gardner. will investigate r reasons for the sew er r delay at

A $75, 000. outdoor » ‘heated
“swimming pool. proposed. by the:
“joint. Sidney- North» Saanich”
“committees : asa Centennial OTL:
project: was: described. by .
“Alderman. Joe Lott ata meeting:
of: North Saanich | council on
‘Monday. |

‘committee to' thé effect ‘that: it’
will. make available a suitable.
site to accommodate the pool, but
stipulated that its ability to.

quirement, .

‘ Pressed by: Alderman Lott fora a
little. more positive action to
‘encourage the committee in its

"efforts, Mayor J.B.

: committee has. definitely decided.
‘that four or five acres of. the 27.
acres of land. adjacent to. Mac-:

“ Council resolved to write to the :

‘Saanich

‘finance the project is a first. re.

~ offered by Sidney council, but are
considered © inadequate | in’ size.

CHALLENGE MET

Riotous: imagination has
been tet loase in the North
Saanich |. street-naming

7 contest. whieh. closes: on:
May 31, Ald. Joe Lott, who, ©

aponsible for’ organizing:
othe competition in Yocal’
wehools,  XByB. “SOME
children have sent in ag
MARY a 00 suggested
Btreet. nanves, oa !
One youngster - with a
 wende Of the dramatic: haw
-pobniitted an centine serles
of calamity-lype addrenien
gneh’ ag. Earthquake: and
Landstide Rounds! Prizes of
one dollad for: enel: NAME,
choren by: North Baunteh
Couch will be awarded.

STREET NAMING.

“rectors

ve with Ald. Nell Horth is re. ~

‘} because. of: the present economic
siluation, and there, is also the |

‘but allhough we have nothliyz de.
| iniely established To think: the

Ji twooor ihre weeks said

Cumming
said “without the. ‘money. they.
don't need - the site,’ but added;
aon Ue ‘move heaven and earth on.
‘their’ behalf: ‘if they’ can Bet the
money, Woke est

Alderman Lott said: ‘that: ‘the

donald Park Road reserved for
School Board. de-
scvelopment: is the. most’ suitable
> site, ae

INADEQUATE.
Two alternate sites have been

Also, said Alderman. Lott there

has been. an offer fromthe Di-
whieh is”
hot practical as the site would

of: Sanscha

restrict

facilities” ”
He presented to council the cost

structure provided by designers

any expansion of

of the pool, architects Peterson
and referred: toa»

and. Lester,
campaign. inidated this week
soliciting donations to the
project, o-.

“Wet eallze that there ave diffi-
‘culties in appealing to the public

competitive SPARA project aim
ing at $250, TU for igo’ surfaces
finanelal position should be clear

Alderman Lott:
He: mentioned ‘that the com:

i, ae “ibe ar

PHONE SERVICE
ON SEWER VOTE
652- 1154,

A special information
service, hase) been
established at the Central

_ Saanich municipal hall to.
answer) questions from:
‘atepayers on. the: $2.
million. sewer, referendum
dune bo Be
Interested: “patebiayers
should phone: 52-1154 and
~agk for sewer. referendum
“atorniatien. from G be
Wheeler;
*Mayor:

Ro eonE!

eae Dieeatss
oe ,

\ ty, Corie fen!

A. MM “Ganbrnith
opiid: the: aim oof the ine es
formation service. is

__ anothe r way: the munici-
cpallty dscattempting: to).
vequaint voters. with) all
“Hapects of the sewer. vote,

“Continued on rae 3

signed.
‘wasistant

School

‘Cess spool’

25

Vase
ene

Close es Washrooms -

Half the toilet facilities of Keat-
ing. Elementary: School, contri-
“buting to contamination © of a

roadside ditch on Central Saanich

“Road and: seeping into, Shady
Creek, have been closed by order:
“of the: Motropolitan’ Hoard of
Health, : vo

“Information. Wass “diselogod to.
Central Saanieh counchl. by
Alderman Tom Michell Vast
werk resulting ins dye ‘tests
carried outs by thes kanitary
“authority. | eM tes
aC onmnedl haw sine o
‘confirmation af the pollution ino
vfetter fy om the sanitary authority
by lA,
‘director - cof
vVironmuntal services,

‘The offending toilets, will be

Y ecu ed 7

‘Bentham,
ene

closed off for the remainder of
the. school term,

‘Saanich School: Board wa as
informed of the situation and ata
“meeting Monday, of the trustees,

_ Superintendent: of Buildings, .
Bryan Shaw, said the matter is —

/now-under control and there is no
problem. Washrooms at the other

‘side of the school are kaid to be

“functioning normally: ans a.

separate septic tank system, °°

Tenders Called

Clewring ofa coniinereial flys”

ing approach oon Patricia. Buy
uirport property near Mills Road
isup for tender this week, This in
to provide (hi proper angle in the ;

appraach zone,

DITCH next ‘to play-—
ing. area | cat Keating .

Elementary School is.

Tuning: with green.
slime which: Central
Saanich — Alderman
Ken Stanlake, “shown »
inspecting. it. while.
“children Bay hearby\ .
maintains:

vote in) the June 6

Bt wer

“cesspool T can: show |
_ you,” the alderman
sald, “There are
many, other areas just —
“as bad.’
Photo). |

“reason |
“enough foe a “yes

re ferendum,’
“This is not the. wae

(Review © os

Council last week.”

ineach thepse diy vane

Continual rising casts as they affoel elderly. citizens with
syiatl fixed incomes prompted Alderman Don MacLaurin to
inake @ practical suevation aba mee eng OF c “ontral SaaniC h

oo Fer the celtef of senior citizens shi would qualify: under:
 eerlain tales to bo established, he proposed that council
should study a plan to stabilize municipal taxes ac that the
elderly. would not be called upon to pay an inc reused amount

7 Supposing that a faxpay er qualified at a partic har paint of
fine, he wonld pay the duc taxes and for the future they
wanted be held at that ainaent, (he alderman explained

ny BERRY GRE EN

time of hard and honest work,”

wee my

‘waid “Maerman MacLaurin.

“Those of us who are continuing to earn wages, shout be

J Willig to prekowpthe tab tor

them.

He sid that it would be for council to work eut thet ferme: al
AMalificntion. and made the fallen sndnestions:

Hay Arestdent taxpayer for a Cecuin amber of years Guay
tore, Immudiately: prio to quahhieation ;

be Iwai res ident taxpayer of aeertain apes

ore

Medical Plans

. oo aly
_ tya wlll Pug the distinedenstii jee Mas indnia te joa

La

“(di Makes application for the benefit of fived faxes. i

in the fave.

Tie reessing, Proposed For Fixed-Income Elderly

ql
i
ul

of vising casts at all kinds. but generally the

sugested sulutions involve action by someone other than the

ye
a

PRO PONE,

said Alderman Maelauriny

“This i a proposal for definite action by Cente i Saanich

TARNePO EE ne

eonbinued:

es over in Central

Sadinich, have risen quite ninificantly:in the past tow yours,
parteularly because of rising school eosts, .
TAs Taras Dhinaw. ne. other mune ipalty, has made a firm

take (he initiative.”

a pa ayia’ il ul tae tails vem Caine We fea Win quired

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Mayor AM. Galbraith in welcoming the propos. al said that

A Citizens’ Committeein
support of the $2.6 million | -
sewerage referendum in
Central Saanich has. been
formed. ae

‘The following are C0
chairmen: Mrs. De Cr
Fink, 7036. East. Saanich
Road, 652-1842; Mrs. “J.T.
Jones, 2388 Barbara Place,
652-3100, and Jim. Gilbert,

that with a Hiss support the:
referendum has’: an

~ Elements hostile to the Central
Saanich sewerage ‘scheme - “on.
which electors will vote’ in the
June 6 referendum were: pro-
“minent at a. crowded | meeting —
convened by the Ratepayers!
~ Association at Brentwood Bay 0 on
| Monday evening,

~ Opposition. to the plan was sled’
~ by wild life. conservationist Dave.
“Hancock, who ‘maintained : that’
-- ecology demands the return: of
“sewage to the soll, Unequivocally
o he: denounced ith” discharge into
othe ocean.

Hin ar guments were vigorously:
“contested by. fishing ude ‘and!
conservationist Jim) Gilbert: wh:
reminded the audience: that the
- plan includes secondary sewer,
age treatment, Me characterized:
». Hancock's. statement that. fish:
would be poisoned by the effluent
as ‘aheer rabbiat et oo"
Sel-atyled Brentwood philosa
phor Harold Beebe recited 9
litany of. twelve articles of: une.
belief, aniong them: the follow:
ing _ “ye
“ do not believe that sewernge 3
in the ditches of Central Saanich
is any more of a health hazard:
than it is in ditches elsewhere in
the Capital Region, whether it be
in the ditches or on the beaches"!
“Edo not belleve > that’ re.
jection of this unfair referendum
WAT rewnlt fn the aed of 8 hoepltad
on the Peningulay 0”
Following his “beliets”,
Beebe summarized: “And
finally i believe vein \ Copres
sentatives are not elocted tao.
threaten, cajole, beg or plead Cor.

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