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FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR,

12 PAGES

SIDNEY. Vancouver Island, B.C.

Wednesday. June 17, 1970

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"DUPLEX RULES
TO BE AIRED -

"Stringent. control cover
- duplex construction within the”
“municipality is. embodied “in -

_ the new regulations now under.
_ Sidney council. consideration.

. Apublic hearing will be held
‘on Jame 29 to” review changes .

© in’ floor. area and. lot. size. Mrs. Lynne Gardner, and Sid Young —-all of whom: have a

wealth of: experience in: swimming. and life- “saving training

requirements. oe

fered.
.Misiting with relatives. With Mrs.
--. Lee-he-had been. touring in the:
a ‘United, Kingdom and: Ireland for
“some. months and was. expected |.

office less than three years ago:

a “heart ‘attack ‘while

Mr. ‘Lee. as
and” mayor,.
Saanich for the better part ‘of a
decade ,. relinquishing the latter

‘Before coming {0 reside in the

area he had prospect ed for years -
“and with success
country, and still retained: sub-.
‘stantial interests:in the Yukon.

in the northern

Artist Denies |

Review Report
0 ontrary to an

hevlee last

week, in-

ee “ternationally-known artist John
Eastman 4s. not leaving. British

Columbia.
"Thave no intention ‘of leaving

“one of the best areas in the world

for the study of: wildlife! Mr,
Eastman said this week,
—"My-aim is to. continue por:

ciraying. wildlife cin. tts natural

state for the enjoyment of fature
generations,’ he added,

‘The. Review regrets any. ine

convenience or embarra asment
the item may have caused,

THE TADPOL ES ARE OUT i in full force these days at Sidney's

Craigmyle Motel pool, Clustered around. one of their three

teachers, Sidney Recreation Commission secretary Eleanor

Sowerby, are some of the Sidney Elementary School Grade 3
‘and: 4 youngsters » ‘undergoing pre- beginner and © beginner
“swimming - instruction the commission is sponsoring in \co-:
operation | with the school board: The: young splashers. have half

"an hour instruction three times. a week, i in the 8 to 9'a.m. period

- “of Mondays, Wednesdays and. Fridays, and their: parents pay ao.
“nominal fee to cover pool-rental and. other expenses, Red Cross 3.

: standards and techniques are used in’ their. instruction’ by. Mrs.
Sowerby, the former Eleanor Peden of. a famous athletic family,

Grade 3: and 6 students ate sn ney Elemetilary will: have: ie

councillor, reeve
» served: Central.

“stretch of sand > .
Cowichan Head and. Saanichton

Spit as the only. beach of this size.
in the southern Vancouver tsland

item in. The-

‘the:

| © Freedom’ to hold. all-night
“to shortly. return to. Brentwood : beach parties at ‘Island View: |

| Beach if properly conducted, was

the. request of. former councillor -
Ray W. Lamont: at a meeting at
Central Saanich | council ’"o
Monday. 3

He described ‘the.
bar =

‘thre ee- mile
‘between

area. but). complained — that
“restrictions make it impossible

to enjoy a beach’ party. without”

the. appearance ‘of a. police: of-
fiver, .
“Thave personally experienced
this frustration: after’ having
asked for a permit,’ said) the
speaker, after. complaining: that
present: couneil ig uns

_heenening Facility |
To Be Improved —

Central Saanich council will at |
‘the Jeast repair the launching
ramp. at island: View Beach this.
‘year, said Mayor A. My Galbraith:
on Monday, He vy was replying to:
Ray Wi Lamont, who said that”

boutmen have no other aecess to
the water south: of Sidney,

Ditch Contamination

Clean- -Up Discussed

“Convorn al Hitch contamination Wiis, Voiced. hy Alder niin Perey,

Laawa ata meeting of Central Saanich council on Manday., Recalling
that the Metropolitan Board of Health last year had reeomrmended

spraying with a formula, he proposed action to arrest the possibility of

disease thraugh ‘containinalion.

“Since we've been taldut a public meeting that tlie bactori Wis

tolerable to build up resistance to disease, perhaps the medioalofficer

thay Watt to reconsider:

remarked-Alderman Don MaeLaurin:

It wis said that waterer pas de still being gathered from the Keating
Cross Road ditch, and that, a contamination warnings sign is na longer

in potion 7

ny don't think Centen! Saanich ditches have been cleaned oat for

years, ¥

‘ou showld look at Saanich, where the ditehes are cleaned by

hand every Winter," said “Bud! Michell from the floay of [he coune i

oh m ibAy

Noting that public works have a little more money this year, Mayor
AM. Galbraith promised some action.

~ did not object to posting a small

concerned and apparently:
“unav rare of the beach's existence.,

-Mr.: Lamont. proposed that a.
proup proposing to hold a beach:

- party should be free to do SO after,

giving to the police the name of a:

~ person who would be responsible:

for. “fire out. and clean up.) -He-

bond” of, say,
speaking. on
Authority, staff “who like to have
a party starting at 10 or. tiopoam,
on concluding a 10 day shilt”
His proposal was referred to
the parks committee and police
cammission for comment.

$25. He

was.

behalf of Ferry:

, braws

. Crowd Of 100.

on crowd of 100 rallied. to the

‘inaugural meeting in. Deep Cove
‘School « on Monday of Sidney: and:

aanich Society. _for

Duncan ‘said ale for. pollution :

“the. biggest © area of
‘is: government. attitude. .
oe Horn ‘praised work. being
“done by. David. ‘Anderson, MP.
-Esquimalt- Saanich, in: ‘the cause
uo anti- pollution:: je! :
| Two films followed, “A Matter
oe of. Attitude’. and. “Subdue. and.
mat Multiply | the Earth,’’ The latter,
“however, was too: long for. many}.
~of the audience: who left. before @]

the close of the rally;

Youth Festival?

Sidney ‘Youth: Council

visiting : bands. in: Tulista® Park

- this summer,

President: Barry
outlined plans ata Sidney Council
‘committee meeting this week and
exchanged ideas on the length of
time necessary for the festival.

Aldermen will bring recom:
June 22

mendations at
meeting.

their

“Public E

‘duties. po one “f
“COMPLEVEI. Y¥ SURPRISED"

‘would:
like to stage a youth festival with:

“Duncan:

BY PAT MUNSON,

Action by the Town of Sidney this month in ter-
minating the employment of Bill Seward, building in-
spector, is being disputed by the Union of. Canadian

Tom Smith, representative of
the Union: and Sidney local 374

|.said that’ Mr. Seward has, in. the
opinion of the Union; been: un- -
justly. treated. -

“We. base. our
reasons. for-this “opinion “on ‘a

‘number’ of incidents which have

taken place,” stated Mr. Smith.
“These are possibly of a political
nature..and-- possibly: handled
badly. by. elected representatives

| during: 1969. We feel that Mr.”
one -
_| responsible. for” certain of these
incidents...) 2

Seward

“was not. the -

On. ‘Monday, the Union notified
Sidney Council that: the matter
would be taken to arbitration,»
naming Dr. G.P.- Mason of
Cadboro’ Bay as. ~ their.

‘representative. On.a motion from as

Ald: Herb | ‘Perry, “seconded by .

“Ald. Hugh Hollingworth; Council ©
‘appointed Arthur F.. Freelove. of. |

North: Saanich > to ‘represent the.

Aas Town. .The .two. Nominees will:
‘Select: a. chairman within

ur period or, i unable to do : SO,

‘aya the municipality ne early in.
“1969 and, until May, was fulfilling”

the’. ‘duties - ‘of! ‘public: works.
superintendant, building. and”
plumbing, In’ May,
because. of: work pressure ° ‘the
‘Town. hired’ ‘ET. Ted Clark to.
take over. public. works and Mr.
Seward continued with inspection

Given. the. notice” “Of. ter-»
mination, | which was to. ‘be: ef.
fective June 12, Bill. Seward was.

' | completely surprised, He said he’

had had “no inkling” that, there
was anything wrong. His building»
inspection department is* now®
beginning to really function as it
should, relieved of public works:
responsibilities for the first time
since Seward took on the Sidney

post, Ted. Clark, new -superin-.. |’
tendant, docs a wonderful job, .

said. Seward, ompnaslzing
however, that this is a full- time
job,

Employees and will be taken to arbitration.

‘The building inspector came to
Sidney from:Port Alberni where
he filled the same post for the
amalgamated cities of- Alberni
and Port». Alberni. © (population.
30,000). Seward. described the
local. construction situation when
he first came here as‘‘unpoliced”?.

_ with no- full-time.-supervision.
Work in this department mounted

as the 1969 Council implemented
“zoning and other.
regulating: construction.” Seward
noted that; in his preliminary.

engineer but

“was:

“bylaws.

_ studies of the job, he did not in- |”
“vestigate the public. works:
department which. not: only |
lacked services. of, a. consulting :
‘also:
unorganized © in administration.

At” the height: of summer : vee

"Continued on Page 2

debate. ‘Monday ‘evening .on«
‘defeated Sea disposal: Sewer.
“Bylaw, critic E.B. Hawkins in

- vited: Mayor A.M. Galbrait

aldermen to resign as: a bod:

‘admit that you have

rked hard and that you meant
well, but: twice. you have lost. on
he ee ven now. have half, the

‘shall run, again “for office,”
“Mayor: was: quick to reply,

Aldermen Don MacLaurin, Perey
‘Lazarz,. Margaret Salt, Ted-
Clayards, and Ken Stanlake had. |
made. bitter. complaint at the.
tactics of opposition groups
‘during the campaign preceding -
the referendum.

The exchange was heard after: :

“ represent. a, cross-section of the -

public or a political group,’” said

Alderman: Lazarz, “Statements

that 1 400 lots: would be created

when the bylaw passed, and that.

“there had not been a: single case
Of hepatitis-in. the municipality...

_ during the past year were printed.” .

and-are absolutely false."

Defeated council candidate

chairman of the Pollution Control
Board and’ senior staff, Health
Minister. Ralph‘ Loffmark’ ‘and
senior. 7
~ Officer: Drs -J.L,M.' Whitbread,
“and. the senior Regional Board
‘staff. :
AS yet, ‘the defeated bylaw had.

: clicited no official comment from

the senior authorities, said the”
Meyer afterwards. oS

Present at the ‘meeting at the
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in one operation. Photo at right shows che start oh
vis) strawherry picking whieh shantd reveh on peak
next week, Mrs. May MeCarthy is
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