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SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C

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August 19, 1970

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BY PAT MUNSON

Somewhere on tne Saanich
Peninsula are 82 enormous
pumpkins .... the competing
Browers are not allowed to.
measure each other’s fruit (or
vegetable?) and the whole
process is cloaked in secrecy
until Saanichton Fair.

This is just one of several

Novel Features in Store At Biggest-Three-Days-Yet-Exhibition This Labor Day Weekend

novel features of the three-
day, Sept. 5 to Sept. 7
exhibition which has been the
outstanding country fair in
Western Canada for 102 years.

As well as the pumpkin
contest (the winner will be the
weightiest), there will be daily
hatehings of baby chicks in a

glass-topped incubator and a

4-H sponsored parade of
animals, in addition to the
usual profusion of flowers.
vegetables, horse events,
livestock and household arts
exhibits.

In the cool. basement office
in Saanichton fairgrounds,
manager-treasurer Henry
Robinson and_ his efficient

. catalogues.

aide, Stella Watson, are now
knee-deep in forms, returned
trophies .and_ piles of
Although the
North and South Saanich
Agricultural Society only
opened the office last Thur-
sday. Mr. Robinson explained
that. preparation for this
year’s show began a year ago:

RIGHT OUT OF: THE OLD WEST comes this at .
- tractive roadside. garden produce stand which
~ eatches the fancy of-passersby at 1395- McTavish
Road, home: of the Melville Tremblay family which
soe with fresh vegetables. for sale. Ox

Tremblay and. his brother-in- law. Nick Steciuk.
Buying from it is Mrs. Mary. Ensor, a regular
customer. who, Plays: golf at. Ardmore frequently |

_- at the proposal of the Department
- of Highways to. fill the eastern —
. Shore. of Elk ~ Lake’
-commodate the widening of ©
Patricia. Bay Highway to. four

Minister. —
; requesting full information as to

_ the. Department's _ plans,
-dnviting hiny to either confirm or
‘deny the intention to fill upwards
of 40-feet of lk Lake northward:
from the Black Swan store. It has-
«been reported that negotiations
“are dn progress to acquire the

: “been asked to say. whether. it is
the intention to provide suitable
trees or otherwise landscape the.

_ way reconstruction.

line of the re-designed highway,

Department proposals sound

$4,902 For Vaccine

“sa al an Individual cout of S144,

BY. BERT GREEN
~ Indignant protests have flared

to ace

traffic lanes.

“This is a disgraceful

“proposition,” said Roy Wootten a
director of Elk Lake: Property ©

Owners’ Association. “Elk Lake.
is one. of the few waterfront
recreational resorts we have lett,
It is a terrific asset to the entire
region for its scenic beauty and

. Wildlife interest.''

Saanich Chamber. of Com:
merce has written to Highways
Wesley Black

and:

store, woe
” Specifically, the Minister has

nceess to the Jake, and to plant
area fillowing the work of high

Saanich. Chamber of Com-
merce. president, John Hicks,
said that itis assumed from plans
inspected that the property line of
the Black Swan will be the centre

NOT SO BAD
Invited: to comment Monday
evening, Saanich Mayor. Hugh
Curtis said that the Uighways

worse than they actually are,

Ata meeting of Saanich council
Monday it was stated that. the
yal of # Ae sehoal ailtros | uy
the municipality to receive

vaccination againat Rubella ts

said’
Association had communicated .

aig
talaga 4, ooo

“Without divulging any.
formation to the Press, he sald
that an opportunity has occured

to make changes that may. be

considered beneficial. The
subject. was not mentioned at the
meeting of council, but was to be
discussed at a later meeting: in

: camera,

» Commenting. on the proposal,.
John Blinko of Cherry Tree Bend
that the -Elk ‘Lake

with the Minister in 1968, noting
that ‘‘to take portions of Beaver
and. Elk: Lake Parks was. the
obvious thing in any proposal to
widen the highway.” :

Inhis reply, the Minister stated
that no more damage would be.
done than could he helped, said.

“Mr, Blinkowe eae TS

Mr: Hicks mentioned: that the,

Highway Minister had stated last.

February that no property would

be taken on the eastern shore for

highway, widening, :

: Pollution: and Environmental

HYDRO PLANS |
ON PENINSULA

COME TO LIGHT |

B.C, Hydro: is” currently
negotiating © purchase of a
parcel of. land owned by J.F.

Naismith 1975 McTavish Road —

although this area. is zoned.
_ residential,. Mayor J.B.
_Cumming told North Saanich -
Council on Monday: night. ;
The Mayor said that. Hydro |
is probably. considering’ ex-
pansion of its relay station’ on

‘the corner of McTavish and .

East Saanich. ‘Some years.
ago they tried to buy this.
property through municipal
channels,"" the Mayor added,
He told Council also. that.
~ Hydro is planning a power line
over Mount Newton and along |
McTavish. Road, adding,
“When a company can, with
impunity, bulld a. string | of
steel towers, Hods thre pouple
began to resent it a fittle
_more,"!
~Publie opinion can do much:
_to halt. such “encroachment
Mayor Cumming told Council.
"We can't do itatone,"' he said

tn expressing the hope that:

“auch groups as the Society for

Control would: Het. Involved,

To Fire Trucks

Department to.
condition, and also to state when’:

Central . ‘Saanich “Council ‘on.

Monday decided to’ seek a firm ™

date for completion ‘of Patricia
Bay: ‘Highway widening: and.

reconstruction within {ts boun-

daries..0°
The action was ‘prompted by a
complaint from G.M; Ewan, 8143. |.

Patricia. Bay Highway, that:
access to many houses in his area |,
by fire department: cequipment. |
had been made impossible by the .|.
present ‘state of a.new. service
road and entrances off the high-

way.

Mr, Ewan. was: appreciative ‘of.

the Central ‘Saanich Volunteer

Fire Department in checking this”
situation and reporting to council |

that the matter is ‘serious.’ .
“Counei) will ask the Highways
correct the

the highway job will-be finished,
In- other. council: business,

‘Alderman Ted Clayards spoke of
-ergating a
hazard on Mount Newton Cross —
Road particularly ata dangerous”
"| corner near &8t, Stephen’ sehr

local -spcedsters

Continued on Page We

‘closes,”’ he said.

- administration since 1964 and

’ Horne, M. Michell,
. Hutt, J. Britton, J. Godfrey, F.

- ceremonies,

-- off an entire day of Highland .

and. Vancouver. Island.

| Sunday will be “Oriental
: feature |}.
costumed | attendants.” and -.|:

- Visitors Sunday will be able to
~vjew. exhibits in the Main Hall

The first directors' meeting
is held one week after the Fair
“We start
working on the catalogue in
January and, as soon as it is
printed, we start making notes
for the next one!"

This: is. the 102nd_ Fall
Exhibition, a record. for
country fairs which are
becoming a rarity. Most of
them lose’ money, but the
three-day Saanichton show
remains” solvent. Henry
Robinson, who first exhibited
in 1931, has managed the

gives credit for the fair’s
success to “a jot of very in-

terested and = dedicated
members!"*” - :
G. (Bud) . Michell — is

president and J. Looy,. vice-
president. Directors this year.
are D. Miller, Jady Wright, J.
Mrs... E.

Handy. and. Mrs: Carol
Robertson. ‘Newcomer to the
executive; Mrs. Robertson, is
secretary. of the Western
Horsemen’s Club, which. has.
clubrooms~ on the” Fair
grounds.
. The 1970 Fair will be opened
‘on Saturday by Laurie
Wallace, deputy provincial —
_Secretary, who is scheduled to
arrive by helicopter.
Before. the. -. official -
the Victoria
Scottish Pipe. Band will lead

dancing with young dancers.
‘competing from the mainland -

“A unique feature, ‘expected
“on stage in the early evening, ~
will ‘be’ Scottish -quadrilles, 2
"danced by groups” from’. St...
“Andrews. and Caledonian.
Society. and the’ | Mictoria :

revived after absence of.
_Several years, ‘and wi inner, will
“be ‘awarded. a trophy. donate eo
‘by the North and: South
‘Saanich: Agricultural Society.

“Day” and. will’

entertainment: in this theme.: :

~which will) be’ open all. af-..
ternoon: Manager... Robinson
explained that until now, this ~
building which | houses home |
arts, flowers ‘and: vegetables.
has been closed on Sunday. »
~-On Monday, 70 young people
“of “Sing- -Out. Victoria”. will be =
featured in the afternoon .
entertainment, there will be
_gymnasts and a costumed:
animal parade, . ha
In the livestock: exhibition,
there is a new commercial:
steor class (not. for-slaughter)
with an $80 first prize. A steer
will be raffled as usual and the.
winner will alse’: win a deep
' freeze.. “Drawing will. take
place at 6 p.m. Monday night.
. Miss Donalda’ Mahan _ of
. Kirkland. Lake... Washington,
will’. judge performance

‘classes or all three days of

“horse showing and. Gilbert |
“Cole, internationally-known
“horseman from. Edmonton
will judge haller classes,

mine the number of entries
but Fair directors can
promise a_ satisfying. spec-
tacle.

Deadline for flowers is Aug.
31 and for fruits. and
vegetables, Aug. 29.
Manager Robinson ex-
plained that the © pumpkin-
growing contest. is the

brainchild of Mrs. Sylvia Hutt,
a director, who sprouted the
seeds at home and distributed
them on the same date, to
competitors all over the
Peninsula. Judgment day will
be Monday!

Last year the fair.was |
visited by 26,000. people and
the récord will. probably be

broken this September. A bus-
load of visitors will arrive
from Silver Threads centre in
Victoria and for the benefit of
Greater Victoria residents,
Mr, Robinson pointed out that
Saanichton Fairgrounds.is on
the regular route. of buses
plying between Victoria and
Sidney...

| bell’s ADVENTURES ©

_ IN SEEING pictures
- What. is -it?: for, the
_ answer. see" page= 4

7 Monday.

~ Firemen from Central Saanich, oN rth Saa
and Sidney poured hundreds of gallons of water on
the . two-and- half acre . fire,

“unknown.

were bundled hastily

Flames 15 feet high threatened a two-storey rest _
home and several residences below densely-treed |
acres north of Mount ‘Newton Cross. Road. on.

‘Thirty. patients j in "Little Pa dise “Rest Hom

~ flames andsmoke were observed about 2:30
the tinder-dry field just south of t ge :
house. A wind was: whipping. the Sparks uphill,
a burning shrubs ‘and tall grass.

cause! of whi h i

out: of their. building when.

oad

Ace ording. fo: Central Saanich voluntee fireman Gary Roger

A, ‘strong ples ‘that a. “public
hearing be set in the proposal of”
Vancouver: Island Coach. Lines. ~

| Leta. to discontinue all Saanich’

Peninsula bus services has been.
made .to. the Public Utilities.
Commission in a brief from the

merce of Victoria, Saanich,
Central Saanich. and Sidney, and
North Saanich,

The lengthy submission details
the conditions of the. franchise
granted in 1947, and continues to
discuss the broader. issues. ins
volved;

“Certainly to eave’ of whether

franchise is one. that’ must. he ©
considered very .soon. by the
public, by municipal councils,

‘Tt is too carly yet to deter:

combined Chambers. of Com...

the public interest is being served
by the existing. or an amended -

und especially, by. the. Public
{ Udlities Commission, whose duty

ierest,”’ it, is submitted.

a The franchise is ‘more. ‘than

tt is. to. , protect the. publ in|

just a contract, 4: solemn, con: |.

venant between a public carrier |
and local municipal government;
It isa monopoly’ that can. be
“granted only if it isin the public |:
interest to do s0/" states: the
“brief.

public. carrier will provide.a
genuine and ad¢quate public
‘service, operating routes through
low us well aS high passenger
- density 80 as to give all residents
‘a reasonable acces to. public
tra nsport ation,

petition,” the brief notes. While
recognizing that

Continued on Page 1 " :

Greenbelt important To Tsar reli

NEW, CAMP GROUNDS MORE THAN MEET STANDARDS |

The. Tsartlip. Indian Rand is,

proud of the tourist. camping
‘Brounds’ established on.
Reserve facing Brentwood Bay,
but the Band council is unhappy
ata critic's recent suggestion to
the effect that the gromnds may
not conform. to acceptable
slandards,

“Any time that we get up oa
business enterprise !!We- are at
pains to study. Central Saanich
Municipality Regulations in. the
way we develop, because ours is
aw good neighbor poliey.. Naturally
We have iso to gain dederal
departmental approval,’ said
Taartlip Chief Philip Pant:

He deseribed the 00 séres. of
the Reserve as. a_
greenbelt area,

We intend always work tor
its precercation |” be emia:

i

the.

_ than the

n atural |

Chie! Paul pointed ta the noed
for tourist camping facilities now
that the number of gitesat. Me.
Donald Park are reduced through

Highway development and
Centennial Park is. closed. to
campers,

“Even so,” said the Chief, "we
have, laid out legs sites to the acre
regional planners
stipulate. and owe welcome
anyone to come. and view our
camping grounds at any dime.”

The grounds are situated on the
waterirant at tha fant af Stalle's
Cros Road, and there is alinking
road) with the band's boat.

. launching ramp,

A trailer-office at the entrance

to the. camp ground takes:

registrations far the grounds and
collects ramp foes ae well

“natural
-gravelled road winding an cine

been
ined
well-

. The rounds have not
averlyleveloped, but. left
state with a

teresting course through. the
trees.

There: ix privacy. at each ine
dividual camp, site which has a
camp. table with benches: at-
tached, buiit by industrial. arts
students | at ME, Newton Junior
High School with material sup:

plied by the Tsartlip band. oa

grilled fireplace,

aay

and. garbage

ae nee i

‘There are water outlets nat {ar

distant, 44 well-as toilet facilities. -

Caretaker of the preadunds: is
Simon Smith whose wife aselets
in the trailer-office,

MLeamipers are piven a printed
list af” regulatiane when:

Lacix ome naner ipa cvasatintient
ies

pe sister.
prosérvation af the heauty of the -

then -

The. list. aitesnos
Rrounds-na cutting of: trees or
picking of flowers, no burnahte:

items in garbage cans, fires only

in’ fireplace, pirk only in site:
' designated, .

The band has plans to add more
camp sites for next year, ae
cording to Tom Sampson,
manager. who said he is more

thar pleased with the way things

have. fone so far Una year,

“We've been very busy. with
ul) de Lapeakoy oitrak hagtiie "

He said that the tourist bureau
as well ak sone motels send
aeray tty ere barare te Tesenin
and this s much appreciate .

We jan ta advertise our
camp jhoand more
Tapbae tenn here the bobare

hand |

find we aye

PH A rt hot 1» of

their ¢ camp ground cat

Tsartlip. and rightly so... from left, Rand manager .

Tom Sampson, ¢
sen of Re Cre TATE.

enretaker Simon Smith Sr ond his
Review Photo.

“The. view is: ‘token that. the

“Tt is. granted, and. enjoys
certain exclusive privileges that
“protect: from damaging com:

overall,

Prompted: by the screams. from:
an adjoining. field of: ll-year-~old.
“Heather Reading, a 'b
picker. Pat . Hives | 8555': “West.
Saanich dashed to call firemen
from. the Abbott’ house, 924: Mt
Newton Cross Roads
Heather, daughter . of Little. ee
Paradise, proprietors Mr, and.
Mrs. P, Reading, had gone down ;
to the field to search for an:
escaped pet rabbit, She noticed
smoke and found that it came
from. a bush fire which Jeapt:
“through, ‘the dry. undergrowth.
with frightening speod. Terrified,
she ran screaming back: to the :
“reat home to warn her parents, ©
Fortunately for Little Paradise :
‘patient who were about to settle.
for an’ afternoon nap, several
“members of the staff who usually
go off duty for lunch, were still in:
‘the building. They were able to:
help the aged residents outside
Where they were taken in cars or:
‘wheelchairs to a garden’ area’
‘some distance away from. the
confusion of  firetrucks and
helpers, Some pationts lay on the
- prawa,- covered | with unkets,. “ph
others huddled on benches where
they were reassured by nurses.
Neighbors also came tothe fore.
with help for patients and tHe |
firemen. Some manned hoses and
drenched their busineaa: sults;
others helped carry the inflrm. —
between cars and the home, - 6
Mrs, Sybil Reading wan ue o &
flurried by the afternoon
upheaval. “It was. a good. flra oo.)
drill,’ she commentad,
Polusphicady wie a daages
was past and the patients werw ~
shepherded back to thelr rooms.
Miss Pauline Baker, a realdent 0.
at Uitte Paradise: since: Sep
tember 1066, admitted that she
cand others were frightened when
flames and smoke davced in theo”

field below her bedroom window,