News STORMY WEATHER over the weekend claimed this victim — a sign on the Pat Bay Highway. COST CHARGES Continued from Page Al With development cost charges the municipality borrows money to pay for installation of off-site ser- vices, then later recovers the bor- rowed money and interest as indi- vidual lots are sold. by the devel- oper to consumers. Municipal clerk Gay Wheeler cautioned that if lots are not mar- keted, the municipality could be left with no way to recover its debt. Ald. Gary Valiquette said: “The Royal Oak area in Saanich is having a problem and the taxpay- ers are picking up the cost.” Resident Gary Bentham, a real- tor, said: “It’s not something this municipality would want to get into in the future.” Wheeler said development cost charges are now used for parks development and for dealing with the CRD for delivery of water, trunk sewer systems and the sew- age treatment plant. “For off-site services it has been the policy of the municipality that the developer pays,” Wheeler said. Bolt said-a cost estimate for servicing the Mt. Newton slopes is $9 million. DIDN’T HEAR Executive, all passed The constituency shift is almost over for local New Democrats. The former Saanich and the Islands two-member constituency is about to give way to single- Member constituencies of Saanich North and the Islands, and Saanich South. The New Democrats will hold a final meeting of the old constitu- ‘€mcy association Jan. 20 in Oak Bay Hall. The new north constituency association met Saturday in Sid- ney to choose delegates and pro- pose resolutions for the provincial New Democratic convention in March. A nomination meeting will be held May 26 to choose a candidate for the next provincial election. President of the Saanich North and Islands constituency associa- tion is Campbell Black. Vice- president is Mona Sykes, secretary oe A4 = : seen Te Review Wednesday, ie 10, 1990 — : delegates, eS motions by new constituency is Margaret Barriscale, treasurer is Art Rumsey and provincial council delegate is Joy Stephenson. Also on the executive of the 700 member group are membership secrelary Len Howland, federal association delegates Philip Paul and Russ Flower, women’s rights representative Van Buchanan and members at large Sheila Irving, Jo Pepper, John Calder and Gordon Calderhead. On Saturday the local associa- tion endorsed regional resolutions calling for more environmental controls on forestry and more control over industrial effluent. A local resolution called on the New Democratic Party to advocate a sustainable lifestyle instead of promoting growth, in order to minimize environmental damage. Local New Democrats also backed a resolution promising pro- vincial funding of aboriginal edu- cation under a New Democratic government. Federal funds. pro- vided for native education would be allocated towards aboriginal control of native schools. Chosen as delegates to the 1990 provincial convention were Mar- garet Barriscale; Campbell Black, Clarence Bolt, Van Buchanan, Taimi Hindmarch, Thelma Herlin- veaux, Edo Nyland, Philip Paul, Neil Rhodes, Betty Speers and Joy Stephenson. Alternate delegates are Sheila Irving, Len Howland, Betty Mar- tyn, David Peerla and Mona Sykes. Four delegates will be cho- sen from Saltspring Island. The Saanich North and Islands constituency association office is at 9803 Third Street, Sidney, and can be reached by calling 655- ‘4144. Continued from Page Al policing of the highway. The proposal, from Tom Meyer of Save Saanich Peninsula Com munities, hints that the big mo.ey for upgrading should go else- where. ~Let’s concentrate ca the extremely dangerous traffic situa- tion which presently exists from Colwood to the summit of the Malahat,” Meyer says. Meyer calls for a joint police force on the Pat Bay “with a high profile and control over the dan- gerous driving habits of drivers that frequently use the Pat Bay Highway.” Meyer says duplication of police services would end. Central com- munications and records would remove delays and improve effi- ciency. Shotgun stolen A Remington 12-gauge shotgun - with a wooden stock was stolen from inside a locked pick-up truck parked in the 7300-block Veyaness Road, overnight Dec. 23-24, Cen- tral Saanich said. Iz police A uniform system of traffic control would come from a central bureau, and central purchasing would lower costs. Meyer envisions a south divi- sion for the Peninsula, a north one for Saanich and Victoria. An increased police presence would “increase the safety on the Pat Bay Highway — while we are giving further thought to the final design of the Pat Bay Highway — not the Pat Bay Freeway, which the vast majority of residents oppose.” Not all aldermen were con- vinced more police would mean safer driving. Joint policing would be “very, very expensive,” said Ald. Art McKinnon. Using the Multanova isn’t the answer, either, McKinnon said. “It's. SO expensive even Victoria from pick-up The shotgun, which takes three- inch magnum shells, is worth about $275, police said. It was taken sometime between 6 p.m. Dec. 23 and 11:30 a.m. Dec. 24. Ladies, Don’t You Think You Deserve A. 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It seems to nebulous for my money.” Bailin said council is asked to look at other nebulous things — by the province, for instance, on the highway upgrade. except for _ By, accepting Meyer’s report in principle, “I don’t think we’re accepting it holus-bolus.”’ Ald Maurice Chazottes said more effective policing would slow down Pat Bay drivers. “The highway is underpoliced,” Chazottes said. “If you do see a _ police car with someone pulled Over, everyone else slows down magically.” Council decided to support some aspects of the report — that police revenues stay in municipal- ities, that funding for adequate policing be provided by the prov- ince, and that the province investi- gate starting a freeway patrol. Administrator Ron O’Genski pointed out that the province .was asked that question by North Saa- nich about three years ago. The answer? The ‘province funds freeway patrols — but it wont investigate one for the Pat Bay until it’s a freeway. 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