”

: - Clayards, Tom Michell and Mrs.
-» Margaret Salt: are each. seeking”
“re-election. The sole challenge is’
- _from R, J. Drayton of Brentwood :

6

ESTABLISHED 1912

Serving rural Saanich, Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town

of Sidney, and the Gulf Iskands

Peninsula
Edition

14 PAGES"

SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C. Wednesday, December, 2, 1970

Subscriptions, in advance, year $4.00; Copy 10c .

FIREMEN DID AN excellent job in extinguishing _

flames. which threatened to engulf Sidney Town.
Hall early Saturday evening. Smoke extractors and

quarters used as a teen centre.

- compressed air packs were needed before volun-
teers could penetrate the. blackened basement |

Photo by Dane.

That the ranks of candidates for public office are unusuall y thin was
apparent when nominations for local elections on December: 1 12 closed

at noon on Monday.

Central Saanich Mayor A: M. Galbraith, was: “re-elected by acy.
clamation in the only mayoralty vacancy among the seven southern

_ Vancouver Island ‘Municipalities.

renewed. - confidence of
electors; implied by,-the. lack of
opposition to, By candidatur

Region of which it is a apart ” Said
Mayor Galbraith. .

100th Birthday

_OFSidnejMoman

Noted By Queen

Congratulatory messages from
» Queen Elizabeth, Lieut-Governor
- John. R, Nicholson, Prime
Minister Pierre Trudeau and
Premier W.A.C,” Bennett: were
wreceived by Mrs, M.W, Rodd of.
” Sidney on her 100th: ne
November ae

Mabel Winnifred Rodd = was
-Londori, in 1870, the daughter of

~ Gladstone), She ‘came: to Vane

 eouver Island with her: husband
“and five song in 1024, After a short:

“time the family settled in Gorge
* Road, Victoria, the two elder sons
taking over Gorge Boathouse, —
“Christ. Church’ Cathedral em-
“and after the retirement of Miss
Ravenhill she became president
“ofthe guild and remained in that
office until 1965, _

: During the. years. of her
~ association, the guild produced
—dtar cloths, .banners and many

‘kinds of church furnishings..'The:

dine work which was produced is
to be seen in churches throughout
“British. Columbia, ineluding
Vancouver Island and the Gulf
sland,
Her eldeat son pioneered Canoe
cove Marina in North Saanich,

" potlring in 1957, He now lives in

-Bire, Mrs. Rodd haa’ vight

— grandehitdren and ten
great grandchildren,
gona: Gwyn Saanich) John

© (Sidney, Cyril GSidney) and

Sydney (Maple Bay) with thelr
wives” attended a birthday tea
y wali thelp mother, wha poelder nt
* Moeflower Pines on Wains Cross
Road, Mra. Rodd, who still has
very good eyonight and henring
was the réciplent of
—beautifia Mowers and carda from

her numerous friends,

ay. am very “happy - cat the ;
“the

born in the Borough of Southwar,

‘William. and Rebeeca Smith (nee.

Mre, Rodd was o member of

—-broidery. fulld in the twenties, |

YAY,

Bay,
wi previous ‘elections.

Alderman * “Herb: ‘Perry’

‘and Alderman, Wilkie Gardner.
were “unopposed and re-elected
. fora further. ‘two-year t term: by.

acclamation: s
_ Sidney electors will vote’o on 1 two:
separate money. ‘bylaws: ° to”

. Sanction. the. expenditure: of.
$55,000 © for’ building a. senior

citizens’ activity . centre, and

~ $40,000. for constructing the
“proposed Centennial 71 outdoor -

heated swimming pool.

For. the. purpose. of. fully” ins
forming the electorate on the two.

money bylaws, Sidney. council.
has.. called a ratepayers’
meeting. at 8 p.m. on Thursday, »

Dee, 10,: in the Margaret Vau-"
“ghan-Birch.. Memorial.
Fourth St. er

Hall,

. NORTH SAANICIL :
With three aldermanic seats to

be filled, incumbents G.R. Aylard
and. C,O,...Cumpston are can-.

didates for re-election. Alderman
Joc Lott will retire from council
at the end of the year,
Challenging are J... D, Boon,”
Deep Cove, candidate for council
at the clection a year AGO. and
A.G, -Rose, ‘Dean Park, who.
resigned: his. post as Building

‘Inspector in North Saanich some.
months ago

AN all-candidate’ i meeting
‘sponsored Wy Sidney and North:

Saanich Chamber of Commerce

was arranged for this evening,

Dee, 2, at 8 pms in the. Legion,

Halt, Milla Road.-

SAANIC i" os
“Six eandidates are nominated:

‘for four vacant seats on council,
with Aldermen © Edward. Jum,

Alan Nowberry, Leslie Pasamore
and Frank Waring standing for:
re-election,

Also nominated as candidates

$1,000 DAMAGE

A single-car’ accident i the:
6500-block. West. Saanich Rond
occurred on Nov, 22° when
William Sandford G ediner HT
Bute St., hit a telephone-pole, his:
car sustaining $1,000 damage,
Central Saanich Police. say

charges are ponding se: if

: ‘who was. a candidate. at the

Candidates

Mayor A. M. Galbraith oes

Sullivan. poe

“SOUTH. GALIANO: alot tie!

<< for’ Fire Protection. in the ¢ amount,

of $1, 500 per. annum, :

- NORTH ‘AND. SOUTH PENDER:
Referendum. to: ‘sanction: $50,000

“expenditure to form and equip a”
=: volunteer. fire department,

SCHOOL DISTRICT: G4 1: Election
“ofa Trustee. for two- -vear. ‘term.
“are Mrs.» Sheila
Fraser and Robert Dd, Marshall.

Trailer Park
Proposals:

: At a. “public hearing held by
|. Central. Saanich. council. on:
-.Monday. ‘evening, no- objections
“were heard - to the proposed:

: properties or ‘trailer: pant tent

: ‘use.

Examined

rezoning= a cof two: considerable

the. property of lorthumbria

‘Investments Ltd. and at. present - -.
“rurally. zoned, also» 15° ‘acres’ of
“industrially - zoned | property. ‘on.
"| Keating Cross Road, owned. by.
Me and Mrs.’ “G.Y. Kirkpatrick. .

Alderman *

Percy. “Lazarz

gas John Roberts: an nd Vinee “mentioned. that the Directors’ of.

Brentwood. Waterworks, the’ wa.
ter. source. of which is: in’ the.

vicinity of. ‘the. latter. property,

seek assurance that no change of.
Should — jeopardize - the.

‘1 springs. He .was assured | that.
adequate.

provided by Metropolitan. Board’
of Health regulations. |

Safeguards — are.

Amendment to the. ‘Zoning,
Bylaw to. change: the use of: the ,

‘properties will be for con.

sideration of council: at: its next:

Meeting» on December 7,

- Runners Show Form |

Sidney School and. Richmond
School in Victoria were the only
two Vancouver Island: Schoals
represented oIn-. the
Elementary , Schools’
Country” ‘Chanipionships
U.B.C. in. Vancouver. this ‘pit

THO

some it was a new experience, for
While other. schools draw. from:

vtrack clubs traini ne all’ yenr. |
round;
been training only Q fow weeds,
. They! acquitted

Sidney's team, has.

‘themselven
remarkably well... :

~ Agixemember team if Peo Wee

girls from Richmond took second
place in. their division. ‘Almost 40
“yurinera.from Sidney made. the

rip, and the Tyke girls made the
“beat showing with a third place.
“Individually, Kaaren Morris was
eighth: and Cindy Wilson’ tenth,
The Tyke boys’ team was elghth
“tna field of 18, the Pee Wee giria’
team. was seventh out-of oy and.
Pee Wee bays were 12 ind

B.C.
Crone =

’ Chris Flint for the Tykes came
in 19th, and the Pee Wee's Bobby
Rryant and Sonya McGoldrick
were both 17th in their events,

Sidney also entered solo run: |.
t ners in. the, Bantam divisions.

_ Cindy Allan was: ninth, Shannon
Weekend, It was the first time

any island) schoola. have pare)”
“ticipated: ‘and they. were, among.
runners, their couches.
“representing 44.8; C, Schools, For,

Toutant, 19th and: Barry Meleod
Was 26th: why

he trip to. Vancouver proved
to be a. most. worthwhile and,
exetting experience for all. :

“Induction.
AL St. "Mary's S)

“AL th aervice in St. Mary's.
Church, Cultra'Ave.,. paanventon,,
at’7.30 pam. next Sunday, Dec,

the Rev, Ivan Futter: will be tn
ducted ag Rector by Diocesan

Bishop Roy Gartrell, The sermon ,
WH} be. preached by. Forces.

Chaplain the Rev. Hy, Mortimer,

SCOUTS VISIT SEATTLE
About 4 cubs and adults from

and Douglas Scout. pack visited

Seatte during the Nov. . 20.
weekend to attend the Seattle cub
rally,

“af. North

ome

the:
| ‘arrott.

running
-because 01.

Hal

-Flames. ravaged the.
basement “‘‘drop-in'’) used

“by Sidney teenagers and

damaged R.C.M.P. offices
overhead on. Saturday
night in a $7500 to $10,000
fire cause of which is at-

«tributed to careless -han-

‘dling of a cigarette.

‘Although - it
firemen only 10 minutes to.
knock down flames which

. bellied from the basement
windows, any delay. in
attacking . the . fire’ would
have resulted in’a-major.

castastrophe,. according to
Fire. Chief. Hugh Loney.

Cedar shakes which were” oe
used as ornamental trim on °
walle had: just 9.) |
begun to catch and would

an inner

have provided: excellent
kindling. te

Broken”

niture, wrecked: television:
‘setssand.a: record player:
strewed - the Town. Hall:
grounds on Saturday. night

rooms for “hot: spots”. _

‘Police: ~headquar
‘were locked at the time and:
‘the | ‘drop-in “was empty,
although two youngsters.
‘had. watched: TV there.
‘earlier. :

which,

for the past year, met on.
Sunday night to consider |
the disaster. .
Shawn Shaw, age 17, said ©.
that the. group is anxious. to ©
-demonstrate to Sidney that
sh they:h ave’ appreciated | use.
* of the rooms which filled a

3 youngsters.

"arrangements at the drop-.

President: 28

took 16. -

: windows, - i
smoking blackened fur-500 55

In has been voiced by F ire

lowing Municipal
i Fire |

BY PAT MUNSON

Sidney Youth Council oe
with) municipal":
permission,. has..fixed: up’) 0.
the teen centre and used it) .
oo their ability, to bes positive’

“influence: in Sidney “by

S great need for many local ae

© members,

a dholm, Bev Nasby and :
ok Roger Rose. :

Chief Loney, who says that
in his opinion the centre is a
good thing for focal
teenagers but ‘‘teo open”.
Shawn Shaw agrees that
supervision. has been a
problem. The centre has !
become increasingly
popular with the
youngsters: from 13 to 15
years old, ‘and. this. has
created. difficulty. because
_of the disparity of interests :
with older (up to 19 years) ;
members. There are 175 :
of - which - 100
regularly use the facilities.
After. consultation with

z municipal council and: R-
-C.M.P., Shaw .and- his
_exectitive drew up a const-

~~ jtution, and a few‘ weeks

ago closed the drop-in for =
_ two weeks when some
youngsters did not co-oper-
ate. Rules and regulations =
-.are kept to a minimum, %
cand in the past cleanup of
: the premises has been left
individual, conscience.
: ° chic Loney ‘has made»
: periodic, “checks. He. said

and. closed. ‘about. a. 30 Pp an,
with Shawn Shaw or. some
“senior member Jocking the

eal
decided
" Sunday” to" demonstrate

: offering. to do odd jobs and
errands for’ senior citizen
and: by: raising ‘money. for
‘Christmas ‘hampers: for the’
“meedy, “President. Shaw 7
“leaves for Europe soon and
will be succeeded by: Gene:

oo 3 dackson. Other executive
Criticism: of. ‘supervision. :

~ members. are Loubs. Lines %

ELECTIC

» Surprise, inthe elections: for.

achool trustees in Saanich School
“District No, 6248 the nomination
Saanich’ Alderman
Trevor Davis in opposition to the:
dacumbent member, Chairman of
/Rubymay

'y fourd: ‘Trustee

Said ‘Trustee Parrott, 4 am
for -sehool
believe in’

educational public achool system 2

children, .

>in the pant three yore I have 2
|. supported dation to have school,

axes removed from the land, In

and equal apportunity for. aM :

an ares such’ as North Saanich.

With ne industrial or commercial
holdings it). in

tough on -the
averayve homeowner, but. this
government believes it lo be the
raslest: way to collect funds,"
commented Mrs, Parrott.

OL TRUSTEE
YN SURPRISE.

~ “HE elected Twill continue. to |
press fora change," ald ‘the:
eh ‘candidate, ap my

“Council of nec oselty, hos had
(o be economy minded with only a:

third of the tax dollar to. spend, It

Is my view that scheol boards are

less careful of the public puree,” .
sald Alderman Davis.
‘trustee

(he didature will add point, to the

municipal drievance that electod.
-municipal . representatives, have.

eo “control - ‘over. _Beholastic,

He believes: that” “his: can:

Spe nding.
Trustee Harry Tobin ‘Gidney)

‘thd Yauch. Hamilton (Central

Saanich) were’ ‘neclaimed, a8 was
John Pennington for the two-year.
term. vacancy in Saanich,

For the Saanich oneyear term,

seat on the Roard there ia a.

contest between John J. Arm:
strong and Patricia Peach.

~ Jingle Bells ‘Starting To Ring In Sidney

Beacon,
farlanded
Necorntione and on gion
Christmas Tree wilh he
—WMuminated after a work. bee

Avenue. W iM be

with:

© this Runday, Nee t apancered 7

hy Sider and Ne rth Saanteh
Chamber of Commerce.

way

“chr isha owlebre tion
“ chairman Wilf Price appe nla
fay iy at ath te io : te “hey ight ay

Sidney aly vets, “small trees are

to. he placed. along Beneon
eldew ale Cab }xtra frosting o
Ty el ty! { rede has h ¢ ch

purchased by the Chamber, |

and help will he needed to’
erect tho Uhuninated scenes at:

. Town Hall 4

| Vaduntecra iy iN meet outaide

Hint Motore ab @ a re tie thes
work bee, | :

preparing

" decoration

Chamber of. Comtneree tk .
for another |
event, thie howe
hidging ta> fake:
place Doe. 22,

ACU SOTIT

a .
not week in The Heview anid

Entrants. for -
this contest wall be required to.
THOU Tht coupon to appent oo

madd) ite. tae Christmas
Celebrations, Hox Wid, Sidnev-
Another competition will

reward the whining guess af

the height of the piant-
Christmas. tree erected oat

Fifth and Veacon, The same

cOUpON THY be cased,

ne fn

Residents of Blenkinsop Valley

are chafing against subdivision |

restrictions which, many claim,
are imposing an unfair burden on
landowners. The. five-acre
minimum approved by Saanich
Council iast spring is designed to
slow development in the scenic
valley which lies just outside the
“sewer enterprise’? area. But
Blenkinsop ratepayers: eye: the
burgeoning subdivisions flanking
their valley and ‘say . that their
own democratic rights are being
restricted.

The pressure is being felt at
municipal . planning - commiteee -
meeting where chairman Ald.
Ajan Newberry. recently told

-members “‘I don’t see how we can -

keep resisting these requests for
less than five-acre subdivisions.”
Bill Street,
Blenkinsop’ Valley Ratepayers —

requesting some. ‘comment “or

with a second draft study of the
Valley. produced. by” ‘municipal :

-some urban development. of the.
rural area with generous portions |
retained as.open space in virtual |
perpetuity. Most: ‘Blenkinsop'1 res
idents: acknowl dge that the. plan

riorty

” First priority on the swimming
schedule for. Centennia}:Podl. in
Sidney will be a crash learners’ :

secretary of Sidney. Recreation.

have ° been taught at. all age
levels, swimmers can move on to
“specialized and: advanced : fields
of life-saving, diving, water polo,.
synchronised | swimming - and
competitive programs,

~ Summer swim elubs in B.C. are
increasingly. ‘popular, and teams
of youngsters using outdoor pools
in communities as far north as:
Kitimat’ achieve outstanding
results from May until October in
“inter- provincjal |
cording» to Mra, - Sowerby, -
“using outdoor pools comprise the
‘largest youth |
“program. in Be

-Aftarnoon segsiona’

“ate: ‘eon

would be. roserved
reerentional. community
“awimining. But: good. planning

for Instance, mothers. and, pre-
cachoolers, business: men's neon
“swims, adult evening seasiony,

junior, intermediate and. senior
classes of water survival, -
Instructors will probably bo
- physical education students: who
“need summer jobs in addition to
qualified local residents,
Some. people,
Sowerby, question the dociston to

ewhrming and the town is not, at

When the number of proficient
surlenomy iyeresses, an a result
of owellplanned — instruction

round facility will make. itself
fuit, but tha, gard. reanor wae
devivion of the future!

Residents Irate
Over Restrictions

planners’ :
urban development: will not take.
place for’ 15 to. 20 years because

~~ which: will

spokesman: for ©.

Association wrote. personally to —

Mayor Hugh Curtis last. month -Jallowed now, where. planned, in | ob

“percolating” areas.

reaction to a detailed brief ~ being penalized while preserving:

submitted seven months ago by -
the organization. The brief dealt.

planners in 1969 which envisaged. >

OW ner. and represents. a supe

‘Street's opinion, “higher density
development: on the’ edges: of the.

the centre’ in- its natural: ‘state.’

: Cronk suggests purchase. of.
: parkland’ ‘by. Capital Regional |
District might reliev a strain on.
the taxpayer.

program, says Eleanor Sowerby,

“Blenkinsop neighbours |. and. ig”
‘eyes with some jealousy: but, as
planning chief Tom Loney points. ages ES
‘out, this subdivision (first regis-
tered in 1966) includes the in-

‘Commission. Once . basic ‘skills.

‘developer ready — for: eventual

“eels, Ace.
director of this group, ewimtaers :
“competition

sidered prime, pool time cand |oa
for

BUD MICHELL |

“camengure that. every hour of the 1
“day and evening 44: utilized. with,

FAIR BOARD

Instruction would be on the Hed. More: than’, $12,000 in vilée®:

Cross scale of learner, boginner,

suid. Bleanor

build an outdoor pool, but “in my:
opinion, most enjoy. summer.

present tare enoogh to support:
full-ime use of an indoot pool.’

program, the need. far a years:

VANDALS SOUGHT
TRC Paaipe wa the track at
vandals who broke windows ty

ba he

well last weekund.

nN
ui

four unoccupied houses on Ard.

But they are upset by the’
estimate that this

there is sufficient land for sub-
division in those areas of Saanich

. included in the sewer enterprise.

Town planning chief Tom
Loney says that early next year
his department will present. to
Council a policy. statement on
land development and planning,
include. recom-

“mendations. for Blenkinsop-
Valley. :
Impatient | with. the os

_municipality’s attitude to what he.

calls. ‘the lost valley, ho sewers,
no bus,’ is.E.H. Lohbrunner, a
nurseryman with’.42 acres.

Although he has been forced, by

illness to retire from. active
participation in the: ‘Ratepayers’

Association, Mr. Lohbrunner
“feels that subdivision : should be Sue

e A We_ are

the valley for the enjoyment. of |
Greater. Nictoris: residents, he.

: maintains.”

“NO BENEFITS” ae
For ‘the self-employed property

Valley. would: subsidize. retaining |

“Another - resident,’ . Mrs. K.

subdivision. 4 is
“Spreading beside

-Broadmead’
opulently

stallution’ of sewer lines by the

municipal , connection... This
arrangement is not feasible for
small. subdivisions developing in
piecemeal fashion, :

Other Saanich areas agitating.
for reluxation of subdivision
controls are Clover Bay and the
‘West Saanich. Road, Elk Lake -
Ratepayers also find the present
situation: “very. hampering’

“aecording to: president. John.
| Blinko who fays that’ although’
planning la. very

y necessary, in:
Saanich it noems to have » hecomne |
a “political, took

AGAIN. HEADS -

motiey. “wis ‘awarded at this.
‘year's ‘Saanich Pale and ine
Aividual exhibits were in excess.
of 5,000, It was disclosed at the
“annual: meoting of North and©
South: Saanich: Agricultural
Soclaty. on November 23." ae

For-the fourth successive year,

Gordon ‘Bud’ Michell was elected;
president of the Society, while
‘John Looy will serve as vices
president, Elected as Directors

for a two-year term were Mire,
Sylvia Hatt, Doug Miller) daeket
Horne and Dave Anderson; one

year bora, Tits, Dik. bd oeirudaygy oo -

Mrs, Len Watson continues Be.
avcretary.

Preliminary pinne low the Yate ms

next year are: already being.
discussed, and in view of Cen-
tenndal celebrations the Labor’

Day weekend at the Saanlehlin —

Falr Grounds will be eapeciaily —
cattrnctive, gald Soclety Manager

| Henry Robinson, |