Sidney & Saanich Peninsula Audited Circulation 12,933 An Island Publishers Newspaper Wednesday January 10,1990 35¢ Inside > i The slaughter continues A3 Allstars give a great show «J — B4 | BUSINESS B9 ma| CLASSIFIED B13 COMMUNITY A20 OPINION AG 4 OUTDOORS B12 SPORTS B4 CALENDAR A20 FiVING B3 TOP OF THE PILE A7 NASH AT HAMPSON B12 | B9 BEYER A19 CROSSQUOTES A21 B3 Parrott, the ‘real gent,’ dies Former North Saanich mayor Harold Noel Parrott, 72, described as “‘a real gent’ by a fellow council member, died Thursday in Saanich Peninsula Hospital. A memorial service at 1:30 p.m. today in St. John’s Anglican. Church, 1611 Quadra Street, Vic- toria, is open to the many friends made during the Parrott’s 50-year association with the Peninsula, Rubymay Parrott said: , vice to the nation. Minister missed the anti-freeway din Are the MLAS paying any : better attention? Council wonders by George Lee The Review Maybe the new provincial high- ways minister was at the wrong meeting, because she sure didn’t hear things the way North Saanich aldermen did. According to minutes of the Saanich round in last year’s high- way upgrade public meetings, Rita Johnston thinks most people are anxious to see the highway through to freeway status. : Ald. Dee Bailin told the Jan. 2 North Saanich council meeting that Johnston’s comments “‘really. trouble me. “If they have been listening, what have they been listening too? What do they mean, get on with it,’ Bailin said. “T hope our MLAs are listening and they re going to give this some senous consideration.” Ald. Don Caverley agreed. Most people are “not prepared to accept the urbanization precipitated by a super freeway or freeway.” Caverley said the banding together of about 18 community groups from Sidney to Cordova Bay indicates where the communi- ties stand. “And they are not impressed at all,” Caverley said. Council also gave cautious approval of a plan to improve Continued on Page A4 Potentially risky cost charges possible for servicing Mi. Newton slopes Potentially risky development cost charges are an option Central Saanich could use to finance the off-site servicing of future residen- tial development on the south slope of Mt. Newton, Mayor Ron Cullis said Monday. “Tf Mt. Newton was to be devel- oped it would be very costly and one option is for the municipality to borrow the money .and have it returned by development cost charges,” Cullis said. Development cost charges have never been used for residential developments in Central Saanich, although they have been used in other municipalities, he said. The Tod Inlet area would not be considered for development with a DCC formula because there is only one land wner, Fama Hold- ings Ltd, he said. “One owner should be able to finance off-site services up front but the same capability may not be available on Mt. Newton because of the diversity of ownership,” Cullis said. Cullis said Dec. 18 that develop- ment cost charges would not be used in any urban development and council will continue its prac- tice of having developers pay for off-site capital costs. Monday Cullis said his earlier statement was incorrect. The draft official community plan recommends that develop- ment cost charges be used for development of the Mt. Newton slopes and the Tod Inlet area. Association for the Protection of Rural Central Saanich vice- chairman Clarence Bolt said development cost charges have tremendous implications on the municipality. He said there’s no debate on something residents know very little about. Continued on Page A4 ““A nice guy, a teal gent,” summarized Eric Sherwood, who served with Parrott on North Saa- nich council from 1979 until 1985. “He was, in every sense of the word, a gentleman.” Parrott was an alderman from 1979 until 1983 and mayor from 1983 until 1985. He also served as a Capital Regional District direc- On council Harold was a great modifying influence. Fair, level- headed and reasonable in his deliberations, well-liked by coun- cil members and North Saanich Sig “He had a good sense of humor and was thoughtful and kind,” Sherwood said. Rubymay said her husband was a good listener. “He certainly paid attention to people’s concerns, regardless of how busy he was.” He served on the recreation commission, on the hospital board and promoted construction of the Sidney-North Saanich Public Library on Resthaven Drive. His contribution was recognized in 1967 with a Centennial Medal of Canada, given for valuab. He was president of the B Teachers Federation from .1958 until 1960 and a member of the University of B.C. Literary and Scientific Honorary Society. He was a member of the Univer- sity of B.C. senate, promoting the professional development of teach- ers, was vice-principal of Belmont — Secondary and principal of Duns- muir Secondary School. Parrott was bom in Victoria on Aug. 16, 1917. He graduated from Victoria Normal School, attended Victoria College for two years and obtained a degree from the Univ- ersity of B.C. He received a masters degree in Canadian history from the Univer- sity of Toronto. He visited Rubymay’s family on the Peninsula frequently before the couple were married in 1941. They had a summer home in the area in the 1940s and moved to North Saanich in 1963. The couple have three children, Sherry, Brian and Brock, and three grandchildren. Continued on Page A2 HAROLD PARROTT Se ES ne ne ee TT EE OS a aE ET a NTN ME SN EG ANE IL TS ee eR ee ne Rey Sen mn en