Audited Circulation 12,933 An Island Publishers Newspaper Wednesday March 7, 1990 40¢ Inside BUSINESS BEYER AQ BRENNAN A13 GRENBY A20 HAMPSON AIT NASH AT SOAPBOX A8 TOP OF THE PILE A7 A20 CALENDAR A283 : CLASSIFIEDS BG COMMUNITY A22 LIVING Ai2 OPINION AG OUTDOORS Al5 SPORTS B3 by Valorie Lennox = The Review. : The Memorial Park Society board denied backing a Sidney waterfront replacement for Sans- cha Hall Wednesday, — amid threatened legal action by a former board member and objections from North Saanich. Andreas Boas, who oversaw construction of the present hall 30 years ago, has retained lawyer Allan Trann and threatens a legal suit if the present board does not follow the requirements of the society trust. Board members agreed Wednes- day the Jan. 22 motion endorsing the waterfront proposal in princi- ple “in no manner constitutes a commitment of expropriation funds to the Town of Sidney.” In a letter to the society, Trann noted any land exchange of the Memorial Park property must be of equal value to the present property. He suggested Iroquois Park, offered by Sidney, does not equal the estimated $2 million- plus value of Memorial Park. Under the trust, if all or part of the land or premises is expropri- ated, money received must be used to replace the expropniated facility, Trann said. North Saanich council cpposed the waterfront proposal as against the requirement of the trust. On Wednesday the board also decided to send a letter to Sidney, advising that the society can only operate within the terms of the trust when considering any pro- posal. Board member John Lapham suggested no more discussions be held between the society, Sidney and Sidney Pier Holdings on the waterfront proposal. Chairman Rubymay Parrott agreed that any discussions be suspended until the society hears from the Ministry of Highways on the potential expropriation of the Continued on Page A5 CRTC says no to cablevision rate increase by George Lee The Review The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission has rejected a cable rate increase which would have been the second in a year for Shaw Cablesystems Ltd.’s Saanich system. The commission “has not been persuaded that an increase is war- ranted on the basis of any of the criteria addressed in the filing,” CRTC secretary general Fernand Belisle said in the decision. Capital improvements covered in the application will go ahead as planned, and subscribers who have paid their bills at the rejected rate Continued on Page A2 Society denies backing port hall MLAs: ‘don’t build a freeway, Rita’ by Glenn Werkman The Review The Pat Bay Highway won’t be upgraded to freeway status 1f High- way’s Minister Rita Johnston lis- tens to what Saanich and The Islands MLAs have told her. But Peninsula residents will have to wait a little while longer to fiid out what the province plans ip do. Terry Huberts and Mel Couvel- ier said Monday they’ve told John- ston that, based on information Pelicopies 10 2! eee ‘MARCHING TO. THE IZ, or landing zone, Foe near Island View Road was this company from the Third Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Armoured Def- ence Platoon, based af the Work Point barracks in Victoria. With instructors, the platoon was doing Primary | Combat Function manoeuvres with unarmed. TOW Cube-_ launched, optically-tracked, wire- guided) missile launchers. From Michell farm property at the top of the ridge, soldiers practised by picking off transport trucks on the Pat Bay Highway, then caught | a fide ona Huey GLENN. WERKMAN photo from constituents, there is wides- pread opposition to the proposed upgrading. Johnston said Monday an announcement on plans for the Pat Bay will be made “within the next couple of weeks for sure. Continued on Page A2 Three eye NDP nod for new riding At least three New Democrats have their sights set on the party's nomination for the Saanich North and the Islands constituency. At a press conference Thursday to formally announce her inten- tion, Elizabeth Woods had to share the spotlight with retired forester Edo Nyland. Nyland strolled into the NDP’s community office in Sidney, carry- ing a computer print out of his platform. Woods’ gracious smile remained as she conceded that announcing alongside one of her opponents was “not the way I would have preferred to do it, but that’s all right.” North Saanich Ald. Don Caver- ley confirmed Monday that he too hopes to represent the NDP in the next provincial election. The environment and develop- ment are keys to all three nomina- tion campaigns. Woods, using the slogan “a poet for our times,” says society must Continued on Page A2