: Oh a AOR T ee News | s A public meeting on the pro- posed upgrade of the Pat Bay Highway should be held, North Saanich council agreed unani- mously April 17. Ald. Art McKinnon said the meeting should review the options considered so far by the highways liaison committee. Ald. Dee Bailin complained there has been no environmental assessment on the impact of the _ highway upgrade, which she said S will affect the entire Peninsula. The highways liaison committee is not considering the wishes of ~ local residents, she said. PARTIES “It’s just a public relations job that’s been taking place,” she added. Ald. Rebecca Vermeer predicted the highway will be upgraded to freeway status. She said the discus- sions by the liaison committee so far should be made public. Couneil’s request for an open meeting followed receipt of a letter from George Grover of the Curteis Point Community Association. Grover, liaison committee repre- sentative for the association, opposed the Ministry of High- ways’ proposal for the Swartz Bay access. Continued from Page Al On local issues, McMurphy is against any use of ALR land for expansion of the ferry terminal at Swartz Bay, favoring a parkade, and said the Socred’ govemment has ignored community concerns about the Pat Bay Highway rede- velopment. “There are many other issues,” McMurphy said. “As Vander Zalm Says, “It’s time for choices”. That’s why I’ve decided to seek the § lomination.” McMurphy, 43, is currently executive director of the 35,000- member B.C.T.E and commutes from her Sidney home to Vancouv- er. McMurphy is new to the NDP party, only becoming a member in February, and said she was encour- aged to join by a number of party activists. Previously, McMurphy was not politically affiliated because she felt it was easier to represent teachers’ concems. She’s been a Peninsula resident since the mid-60s and worked as a Saanich School District teacher for 14 years. On the nomination meeting, McMurphy said: “I think it’s going to be a tough fight. They’re all excellent candidates.” There are about 700 Saanich North and The Islands NDP con- slituency association members. TheReview Wednesday, May 2,199) — A3 Call for highway meeting. North Saanich backs off whole district dye-tests A request to have every septic field in North Saanich dye-tested was amended April 17 to include only those septic fields in the November 1989 sewer service ref- erendum area. At an earlier public works, trans- portation and environment com- mittee meeting, Ald. Rebecca Ver- meer recommended North Saa- nich ask the regional district to test every septic field in the municipal- ily. 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