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SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

OPPONENT'S VIEW

lation Surge

eded To Pay

For Sewer

The issue is “what direction do we want the municipality to
develop” and not ‘‘do we want sewer$?"’ So says Dave Hancock,
‘operator of the Wildlife Research Centre at Island View Beach.

‘Contending that the arguments of the opposition to the
Saturday vote on Central Saanich sewers are not being
publicized, he says the plan at hand is designed to serve a
projected population of 28,900 by 1995. Rapid expansion of the

population would be necessary to pay for the sewers, and this
would destroy. the quality of the municipality.

The population study evolved
from aland use bylaw drafted by
_ Capital Regional District in co-
- operation. with Central Saanich,
Hancock points out. Regional
Planning Board decided on a pro-
- jected growth of. 28,000 based on
1966 population estimates. Areas
~ beginning to build up four years
ago. were zoned residential and
-. according to Hancock, this would
mean a population density in
. Brentwood, .Saanichton, Keating
“Ridge and Turgoose of four or
~ five houses to the acre. ‘‘Resi-
- dential Zoned areas are designed —
for house to-house suburbia, ” he
Stated.
“Planners. should have decided
‘to zone ‘suitable areas of Central

- Saanich to preserve the quality « of ©

‘the area, and only allowa certain

ue ‘number - of houses to. he built

‘there, he says.
= COSTS QUESTIONED |
Hancock also questions costs of
: “the sewer proposal. He. quotes
from the Ker, Priestman Keenan
‘engineering study: “By taking
full. advantage of, financial

ernments, ‘and. if debenture loans

are arranged so that interest only

ds repaid over the first five years,
average cost: per. residence ‘ini-:

alternative» sy stems

“In addition, the way the Sewer
Proposal is presented conceals

‘further. expenses taxpayers in

sewered and unsewered areas
must pay: Schools, for example,
will initially pay $26,600 in ‘con-
nection fees-and- an annual ser-

vice charge starting at $8,000.
These costs will not.be paid off.

the ‘‘sewer”’ side of the tax’ bill

but willbe .additional tothe

“educational” side of the bill.’
~ YR ALLACY

The idea that more ‘buildings

and more people will increase the

tax base and subsequently lower,

taxes. is, says Hancock, a fallacy.
“It is a fundamental fact of muni-
cipal. development that, as the

. population of a -rural area in-
creases this puts a-further. tax
“burden on every

already. there.’

“The irony. of all this to me, is
that not only is this proposed
system going to cost everybody

-an astronomical sum, but we will

be paying it out to destroy the
very beautiful and quality area

» that we now have. From. short’
assistance - ‘from the’ senior. gov- >

and long term point | of view, the

“best ‘quality use of our -en-
vironment will: also. be the most |
economical: route.”

‘Hancock - says “there : are

The world already knows. that

sea disposal i is wrong. We have an.
-@asy,.
ally valid reason for not continu-.
ing that wrong: Contrary: to pre-
sent publicity : and innuendo, both .|.

-economically. and estheti-

-quinenieAte OF : about 250 homes,
costs $25, 000. Such h small Systeme

* and outfalis.”?
“Our municipality still: retains’
‘a unique spark of beauty: that is

“80 ‘desirable, yel so. easily lost =!

it: just slips away: into-another:
2 street: ‘of: houses, another urban’
sprawled low-cost suburbia! And

even: ‘opened in. 1972, with ‘such r systems are the:

: varying population: estimates.
“available, I question the legality.

of Central. Saanich ‘council. and
the. Capital . Regional District
a » supporting , such a financial
"scheme," aa

Basic costs per parcel of land i in

> residential areas (lo be sewered |

_within 5 years) are.estimated by
Hancock to: include $500 for in-
stallation of sewer pipe’ from
home to road,:$75 for valve and

road. connection, $132 fervicing

“, charge, (average 33. months at $4
monthly). $144, ‘coat. of first
year's sewer: operation, Total

cost in one year will averaye $850,
he tated

massive. sewer
catalyst, me “concludes . “Hancock;
“Let us not) be: misdirected by

“progress!

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EXECUTIVE FOR 1970-71 of the Kinsmen Club of
Sidney is hard at work on All-Sidney-Day plans.
from left (front row) Brian Tucker,
Ken Morrison, vice-president;
son, president; Peter Deck, vice-president; Lew Wright,
director: (back row) R. Verne Gordon, Bulletin editor;
Tim Ackerman, treasurer; Len Bland, registrar; Al
Storey and Wayne McLean, directors. (Photo by Dane

Gary. Pear-

The 20th Biennial convention of

Institutes. will. take place” at
Totem: Park, University of Bri-

The theme
convention ‘is
Future”’.

chosen for. the

will commence -on
Sunday June.7 at 2 p.m., and it-is
expected there will be a good-re-
presentation of delegates from all
Women’s Institutes. in B.C.

given by ‘University president,
W.W. Gage. The guest speaker
that morning will be Agriculture

Minister. C. Shelford.

Workshops: on many aspects of

a STARTED SOLARIUM

the British Columbia Women's.

tish Columbia on June 8, 9and 10.

‘Looking: to’ the:

- Registration of delegates and |
visitors

Mrs.J. Mertler, provincial pre- |
| sident, will be the presiding offi-
-cer. at the opening ‘session. on
-Monday ~~ morning,
welcome to the University will be .

and. the™

Women’s Institute work’ are.
planned throughout - ‘the con-"
vention, and reports from: the.
Federated Women’s Institutes of.
Canada, and the Associated
Country. Women ‘of the \ World will ME
: be, e given. a fg

Look To Future At Convention

in Vancouver were originally
started by the British Columbia
Women’s Institutes, and the
Institutes: have: continued - to
support these institutions
throughout. the years. .On
Tuesday “morning the assembly

~ will. be. addressed ‘by Mrs.- J.

Gould, Public Relations officer of
Children’s. Hospital, and by Miss

M.. Brown, Director of Nursing:
Services-at the Queen ‘Alexandra:

Solarium, followed by a report
from Mrs. R. Albany, of Victoria,
the: BCWL representative.to the

Solarium board. On Tuesday:
evening Captain. McBeth of the

Vancouver Fire Department will
be the guest speaker, |

‘Delegates and: accredited
visitors willbe elected to attend

- the ‘Federated Women’ s Insti-

tutes of Canada convention to be.
ee held-in Winnipeg, Manitoba,’ in:
“August of this year, and to the
- International: convention. of, ‘the ©
Associated. Country Women of the .
World; which will take place in:
Oslo, Norway, in | August 1971.

Sessions will “conclude: ‘on

- Wednesday. afternoon: with “the :
ge nee introduction. to the: assembly
A note of interest. As ‘that: the .

"FOR HE TODAY THAY SHEDS
HIS BLOOD WITH ME
SHALL BE MY BROTHER”

Henry V

The Rotary Club of Sidney in sponsoring the
forthcoming BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at
SANSCHA HALL on Tuesday, JUNE 9, iis
privileged to reprint an excerpt from the
Editorial] page of last week’s Review.

ry

‘“‘Let us remember that the transfer of blood
from one human to another is a marvel of
medical science.

Because of the discovery, thousands of people
are still alive today. There are happy children
and laughing mothers; many who have been
grievously injured i in horrible accidents, and the
survivors of major operations. Except for the &
availability of another person’s life blood at a
crucial time they would not have survived.”

The need to provide the gift of life is ever

present. May we count on your assistance and

support. Remember the times 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. . ;
and 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

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