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cold beer store “I would be able to
sell my own natural beers,”
Anderson said.

Prairie Properties has plans to
build the retail outlet as a small-
scale replica of its original build-
ing — built 130 years ago.

Ald. Wayne Watkins and Ald.
Ed Hernblad spoke in favor of
waiving the referendum require-
ment by resolution to LCLB. But
the planning and zoning commit-
tee discovered for such a resolu-
tion to be accepted by the provin-
cial authority it must state the
municipality deems residents to be
in favor.

“Tt would be a credit to the
municipality for business and
tourism and is part of the pioneer
theme we're trying to promote in
the Saanichton core,’ Watkins
said. “I view this as a mere
extension of what exists now.”

Hermblad said: “I fail to see the
need to go to referendum on an
existing business.”

Watkins’ motion to waive the
referendum, deeming residents to
be in favor, failed with only two
assenting votes.

Ald. Wayne Hunter said that
when the application came for
approval in principle it was unde-
rstood it would have to go through
the referendum process.

“We owe it to the residents to go
to referendum,” Hunter said.

Ald. Jack Mar agreed a referen-
dum is the correct procedure.

After discussion about setting a
municipal policy to deal with
these types of applications, Mayor
Ron Cullis said council could
anticipate applications from only,
three existing businesses — the
Prairie Inn, Waddling Dog and
Brentwood Inn.

Hemblad said council has three
options for gathering public opin-
ion — through a public hearing,
mail drop or referendum.

The planning and zoning com-
mittee received letters from resi-
dents asking for the opportunity to
vote, in a referendum, on the
application. One resident from a
Strata-council townhouse complex
located on the southwest corner of
Mt. Newton and East Saanich

Roads spoke against the applica-_

tion.

Hunter and Mar voted against
the successful motion to give
Prairie Properties an option
between public hearing or referen-
dum.

Anderson said that in retail out-
let applications, a full facility hotel
has prionty over a neighborhood
pub and “I don’t think a hotel has
to go to referendum.”

Council, March 19, gave approv-
al in principle for a retail outlet
application from the Waddling
Dog Inn, a full facility hotel.

investigating.

LINE OF TREES were broken off next to a fence on the
Waters” Edge Village property next to Mt. Newton
Crossroad, just east of Lochside Drive, sometime over-
night Tuesday-Wednesday. Central Saanich police are

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An attack on Peninsula Recrea-
tion Commission chairman Brian
Sibley in the North Saanich Prop-
erty Owners Association newslet-
ter prompted a recent motion of
support backed by some commis-
sion members.

The association criticized the
election of Sibley to a second term
as commission chairman, claiming
Sibley has a “consistently hostile
attitude towards taxpayer control
of recreation expenditure.”

Commission members went on
record in support of the chairman
and also noted all commission

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business is done by democratic
methods and is not the decision of
the chairman.

North Saanich Mayor Linda
Michaluk, also a member of the
commission, opposed the motion.

The property owners’ association
also criticized the $10,000 put in
the 1990 recreation centre budget
for a study into expansion of the
Panorama Leisure Centre.

No study should be done until
Central Saanich decides to either
support the Panorama Leisure
Centre facility or to build its own
recreation centre, the association
suggested.

Sibley said the money was put
aside for the study but no decision
has been made to have a study

done. He said no study would be~ 4

done until Central Saanich had
decided whether to build a recrea-
tion centre.

Use of the recreation centre is _
up 20 per cent in January 1998

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over the previous year.

North Saanich Ald. Art McKin-
non, who sits on the commission,
predicted the increased revenue

from increased use of the centre {

will reduce the recreation funding —

requestions for both North Saa-™

nich and Sidney this year. -

Witness wanted to
Wain Rd. accident

Mounties are searching for any-
one who saw anything unusual at
the intersection of Wain Road and
West Saanich Road, between 3
a.m. and about 7 a.m. March 20.

Police found evidence of a two-
vehicle motor vehicle accident,
including an unclaimed small red
car found with damage in the ditch
and a large amount of broken glass
strewn around the intersection.

Person with information are
asked to call Sidney RCMP.

Business break-in

The Coast Battery Pro shop on
Canora Road was entered over-
night Friday-Saturday and about
$1,000 worth of batteries were
stolen, police said.

A total of 16 batteries described
as Federal brand deep cycle batter-
ies were taken.

Man in van found
in Stellys ditch

A 29-year-old Saanichton man
faces charges after police found
him inside an older-model van that
somehow ended up in a Stellys
Crossroad ditch, about 11:30 p.m.
Saturday.

The man was taken to the Cen-
tral Saanich police office but
refused to provide a breath sample.
Police said charges of impaired
operation and refusing to provide a
breath sample will be laid.

Wrecking yard
broken into

A rear door was pried open as
thieves broke into the B.C. Auto
Wrecking yard in the 7400-block
West Saanich Road overnight
March 20-21, Sidney RCMP said.

Some car parts and a small
amount of cash was taken from the
premises, police said.

Lightning quick:

house break-in

Money and jewelry was taken
from a house in the 1300-block
Sangster Road during a half-hour
period march 19, Sidney RCMP
said.

The house was left from about
12:30 to 1 p.m. and when the

owner returned it was found that <=

about $300 worth of valuables had ~

been stolen.

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