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‘slobs’ litter roadsides
with empty containers

by Glenn Werkman
The Review

“Inconsiderate, uneducated
slobs” litter Island View Road and
other roadways with empty con-
tainers, the community services

and legislation committee in Cen-
tral Saanich heard Monday.

Council members discussed a

growing problem of litter on road-
sides, particularly Island View
Road, and said the majority of the
garbage is empty containers from
a Tecently opened McDonald’s
restaurant.

“What we're dealing with here
is inconsiderate, uneducated
slobs,” Ald. Wayne Watkins said.

“Some slob who throws things
out his window isn’t going to
change because we want him to,”
Watkins said. ““We’re dealing with
a small percentage of the com-
munity,”

Committee discussed approach-
ing McDonald’s about an educa-
tion program to deal with the
problem.

Ald. Arlene Box, an Island View
Road resident, said the road lead-

ing to Island View Beach is a
particular problem.

“I suspect people pick up their
lunch and throw garbage out the
window all the way down to the
beach,” she said.

Ald. Wayne Hunter said the
litter problem can’t be blamed on
McDonald’s restaurants alone.

“T couldn’t support a motion
that suggests it’s McDonald’s
responsibility,” Hunter said.

Ald. Ed Hernblad agreed it’s not
the fault of the restaurant alone.

~ There always has been garbage
around the municipality, not to the
degree there is now,” Herblad
said. “Their option is to use
no-name containers so you don’t
know where it came from.”

Ald Jack Mar said: “I think the
public has to be educated and
McDonald’s has a part to play in
this.”

Committee decided to send a
letter to McDonald’s restaurants
Stating there appears to be a litter
problem in Central Saanich with
containers from a McDonald’s res-
taurant. The letter is to ask for help
and co-operation in dealing with
the problem,

Land commission slammed
during committee discussion

by Glenn Werkman
The Review

The province’s Agricultural
Land Commission jabbed its fin-
ger in the official community plan
review process too early, a Central
Saanich alderman charged Mon-
day.

“It’s time the land commission
got a little heat,’ Ald. Wayne
Hunter said. “As far as I’m con-
cermed they put their finger in the
process too early.”

The planning and zoning com-
mittee was discussing an applica-
tion to rezone an under two-acre
lot bounded by Prosser, Wallace
and East Saanich roads from agri-
culture to large lot detached resi-
dential.

But aldermen expressed confu-
sion about land commission regu-
lations because the lot is within
the Agricultural Land Reserve but
may not be subject to commission
regulations because it is less than
twO acres in size.

~ We need a clear understanding
from the land commission,” Hun-
ter said. “I thought slow growth is

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an important thing . . . it’s about
time the land commission shared
in some of the pressure.”

Ald. Wayne Watkins said he’s
picking up mixed signals.

“I've been told it’s within the
ALR but it doesn’t come under the
Tegulations,” Watkins said. “How
can there be a grey area here, it
should be black and white.”

Ald. Jack Mar said he’d prefer
to wait to consider the application
until the official community plan
review is completed.

~ Considering a small piece of
property like this doesn’t make a
lot of sense, it’s fine-tuning,” Mar
said.

Ald. Ed Hernblad said the dis-
trict would get better use of the
land after the community plan is
completed.

Ald. Arlene Box, planning and
zoning committee chairman, said
there are other small parcels of
Jand in «che municipality in a
similar situation. :

The committee decided to table
the application pending further
information from staff.

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sei for parks
commission

A year after the formation of the
North Saanich parks commission,
council is refining the bylaw sec-
tions on the duties and powers of
the commission.

The revisions, endorsed by the
planning, zoning and parks com-

_ Inittee Jan. 22, ensure the commis-
sion is solely an advisory group.

Commission members
requested clarification of the parks
commission responsibilities.

For the record

About 42 per cent of respon-
dents to a neighborhood pub refer-
endum indicated they are in favor,
while about 58 per cent of respon-
dents said they are against the
proposed pub. The referendum
polled residents within a half-mile
of Canora Road and Bowcott
Place.

Figures later in a Page A3 story,
“No pub for Canora Road,” The
Review, Jan. 24, gave accurate
re “‘s of the referendum.

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