& TAKING A WATER sample from Blue Heron Creek in North Saanich Wednesday morning was federal fisheries Gepartment officer Ron Kehl. An oily substance was apparently washed down the drain during the installa- tion of new fuel tanks at the McDonald Park Chevron station. Officials have no evidence that fish or wildlife perished because of the incident although area resi- dents said birds usually seen in the area disappeared. Pa TheReview Wednesday, April 4, 1990 — As North Saanich against ALR use by terminal Expansion of the ferry terminal onto adjoining Crown land is opposed by North Saanich, coun- cil decided Monday. Council who recommended the property not be removed from the agricultural land reserve. The B.C. Ferries application to have property between the termi- nal and the Rhys Davis land removed will go to the Agricul- tural Land Commission, since the land was zoned residential when the land reserve was established in 1972: Ald. Rebecca Vermeer said council agreed last September that the ferry terminal should not expand into the adjoining property and that parking problems should be resolved by building a parkade. “To me, it is a move to get their foot in the door and after that they will expand it further,” said Ver-. Open 7 days A Week for quiet, elegant dining $7795 RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED Mspecially prepared jand priced from meer. ““We want a parkade within the area that B.C. Ferries exists in at the present time. B.C. Ferries does not want to build a parkade, con- trary to the wishes of council,” - Vermeer said. Ald. Art McKinnon suggested council discuss the application and proposals by the highway liaison committee before making a decision. “As no one has-seen (proposal) K, I don’t agree with Ald. Ver- meer. She’s just saying no without looking.” He also noted the ferry terminal still plans to construct a parkade in the future but is not building one now due to financial constraints. Ald. Brian Dunic said he would also like to discuss the alternatives before making a decision. Seniors Menu 9732 - First St., Sidney “B.C. Ferry Corporation offi- cials are going to plan ahead with or without our blessing,” Ald. Don Caverley said. Sending the B.C. Fermes appli- cation to the land commission with a recommendation for refusal was backed by Ald. Dee Bailin, Caverley and Vermeer, and opposed by McKinnon and Dunic. a —— SSS | E = LEGENDARY COUNTRY DINING ||| Business? Doing é Quick response fo spill in creek North Saanich municipal staff and a federal fisheries officer were joined by a Chevron representative flown in from Vancouver Wednes- day after an oily substance was found flowing from an outfall into Blue Heron Creek. North Saanich municipal engi- neer Igor Zahynacz said excava- tion at the McDonald Park Chev- _ Ton was stopped immediately after ’ the spill was discovered. An oily sheen floated on the water but there didn’t appear to be any fish killed. “Tnitially we thought it was a major problem,” Zahynacz said. Quick response limited damage as pads were put in place to soak up the substance from the surface of the water, Russ Henshaw, a Chevron repre sentative from Vancouver, flew to Sidney Wednesday afternoon to assess the situation and provide more absorbant pads. Bullhead fish were seen lying still in the creek but when workers tried to pick one up they swam away, Zahynacz said. North Saanich staff excavated a ditch on the south side of the Chevron station as a precaution and Zahynacz said a catch basin for oily silt is suspected as the origin of the substance. The federal fisheries department took samples but did not have Tesults to release Monday. Henshaw left extra pads for North Saanich to use if needed and Chevron plans to review its policy province-wide on the instal- lation of fuel tanks. 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