~ Continued from Page Al Ey _ ing adds $1 billion to the B.C economy annually. Over half of all B.C. residents go boating and one in four people own a boat, he said. He refuted suggestions that @ cither the Pauquachin or Tseycum si lative bands wanted to build a ~ public boat ramp off reserve prop- erties, saying the bands do not | want to deal with government @ bureaucracy. m@ Chris Doman said a public boat ‘i _ Tamp is inevitable, given the public #- demand for the facility. = If you live on a mountain with mi ~ lots of snow, you ski. If you are Surrounded by water, you boat,” he said. Three local boaters agreed, tel- ling council the facility was m needed to give local access to the f_. Saanich inlet. ~ Other residents feared the boat Tamp would harm the bay environ- ment, especially the many water- fowl in the bay. Resident Gertrude Lawrie said many children play on the beach, building boats out of driftwood. A boat ramp would not make the beach better or safer for children, she said. ~ That’s their sandbox, they play __in every comer of it,” she said. Committee chairman Dick Her- linveaux said a detailed environ- mental study done on the bay in | 1980 shows ! fue boat ramp will not harm the envizonment. The committee has collected $20,000 to $30,000 worth of rock _@and concrete to construct the boat “ramp and anticipates provincial lottery funding. _ However detailed drawings will _ “not be done until a firm commit- mget is made fo proceed with the - project, Herlinveaux said. “Until we get a firm commit- ment, we re in a holding pattern.” Michaluk said council had approved the boat ramp in princi- ple, subject to environmental and safety issues being resolved. “TI believe the committee wants jto know if we want to fish or cut bait,” she said. If council does not vant a boat ramp in Pat Bay, no “more work should be done on the proposal. Ald. Art McKinnon said he did not have enough information to make a decision, although he 2 5 = ofapoch COME IN AND CHECK OUT OUR NEW LARGER LOCATION AT 101-2506 BEACON RADICAL MAUI & SONS WESTBEACH QUICKSILVER BEACH PATROL “@ we're not just for kids 655-1970 would like to see a public boat ramp in North Saanich since the official community plan restricts private docks. He feared the boat ramp would be too close to the seaplane base. Ald. Don Caverley was con- cemed about safety and the envi- ronment. He was ready to make a decision, he said, since he sup- ports having a boat ramp but not in Pat Bay. Ald. Rebecca Vermeer agreed, citing environmental concerns. She said an earlier boat ramp proposal at Pat Bay was turned down by a previous council because of Transport Canada safety concerns. The greatest number of uses can be accommodated in the bay with- out adding a boat ramp, she said. Window smashed An estimated $150 damage resulted from plate glass window being smashed at the Miracle Lanes Bowling Alley, on Bevan Avenue in Sidney, sometime between 10 p.m. April 15 and 10 a.m. April 16. $1,000 loss in garage break-in Two bikes, a Jawnmower and a gas barbecue were stolen from a garage in the 11100-block West Saanich Road, Sidney RCMP said. The theft was reported about -5:45 p.m. April 15 and could have occurred a short time earlier. PECVCLE TheReview EN N a SUNLIGHT LOCATED INSIDE STANDARD FURNITURE 10th FLOOR SIDNEY CENTRE 655-1514 - DRAPES - BLINDS . BEDSPREADS |. UPHOLSTERY . SLIP COVERS Complete TCRIORS BREAK-INS INRS NATIONAL REAL ESTATE SERVICE Mary Mercer 652-3511 Saturday, April 28th Maps available for over 30 locations in Dean Park estates saturday, 9 am - Noon Sponsored by Mary Mercer & Michael Emerson of Block Bros. Realty 696-5584 ‘Michael Emerson 655-1495 NRS BLOCK BOS. REALTY LTD. 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