s & News The Victoria International Air- port is celebrating SO years in operation with special events planned for this summer. Saturday and Sunday, visitors packed into the airport terminal building to take in displays, includ- ing a photographed pictorial of the early days of the airport, going back to a time when the airport was first opened as a military installation. This week is National Transpor- tation Week, June 3-9, and dis- plays are designed with transporta- tion and anniversary themes. The airport started out as a private facility in 1930 that was owned by British Columbia Air- ways Ltd. and offered seaplane service between Vancouver and Victoria. In 1938 a joint committee of the Department of National Defence and Transport Canada planned a new airport, resulting in a con- struction start on the first runway in September of 1939. Airport manager Laurie Brown said about 700 acres of land for the airport was purchased in February 1938 for $106,000: The airport was ready for use in 1940, its runways were extended and rebuilt in 1941, completed in 1942 and building construction was completed to house squadrons from the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy soon after. The airport, then known as Patricia Bay Airport, was home to bomber reconnaissance and figh- ter units, two operational training units under the British Common- wealth Air Training Plan and a privately-operated training school. The RCAF and RCN occupied the section of the airport know as the west camp while the RAF occupied the east camp, until the RAF squadron pulled out in 1944. VICTORIA AIRPORT VICTORIA 1940 — 1990 AEROPORT DE VICTORIA Canada Scheduled air service by Trans Canada Airlines, the predecessor to Air Canada, began with two daily flights in a 14-passenger Lockheed aircraft in 1943. An area on the east side of the airport was set aside for civil use in 1947, the airport was licensed for private use in 1950 and RCAF personnel remained stationed at the airport until September, 1950. By 1955 the airport recorded 77,000 annual airport movements and the seaplane harbor was reac- tivated. At the same time, Pacific Western Airlines, the Victoria Fly- ing Club, Vancouver Island Heli- Ew Transport Transports Canada Canada copters and Pacific Aviation Ser- vices opened up shop on airport land. In 1959, its name was officially changed to Victoria International, in 1961 runway 08-26 was extend- ed to 6,00 feet and in 1971 it was extended to 7,000 feet to accom- modate DC-9 aircraft. A new air terminal building was opened in 1964, it was enlarged in 1974 and further improvements have been made since. Today the airport offers 53 daily scheduled flights and experiences over 200,000 movements per year. A public display inside the ter- | Potential hazards with mountain bike brakes Be Mountain bikes equipped with cantilever brakes are potentially hazardous, the product safety branch of Consumer and Corpor- ate Affairs Canada warned con- sumers recently. Cantilever brakes are a new system of brakes found on most mountain bikes. The rider activates a main brake cable through the brake lever located on the handle- bars. The main cable holds a second one that crosses over the front tire and activates a brake pad on either side of the tire. Together the cables form an inverted Y above the tire. The danger occurs if the cross- over cable operating the front brakes suddenly breaks loose from the main cable and, in falling, catches the knobby tires used on these bikes. This could result in the bike stopping suddenly and its rider being hurled over the handle- bars, risking serious injury. In addition, a second danger occurs in some cantilever brake systems if the main cable reaches the brake lever by passing around a roller wheel. The roller wheel can cause the fraying and eventual snapping of the main cable, again causing the cross-over cable to collapse and catch the front tire. Some Canadian bicycle manu- A BOOKSTORE & MORE NAME S. Chisholm K. Jacobsen R. Teeney M. Johnston L. Walen K. Jacobsen W: Howlett F. Skidmore J. Bryant E. Young TANNERS Monthly Draw Winners PRIZE Free 649 Free 649 Free 649 Free 649 Free 649 Free 649 Free 649 facturers, in consultation with the federal government, have agreed voluntarily to add a special restraining device to the front of mountain bike frames to prevent the cross-over cable jamming the front wheel. The device could include a reflector at its front end. In the meantime, mountain bike Owners are advised to take their bikes to a bicycle shop where this device can be installed. The cost is only a few dollars and will ensure safer riding for mountain bikers. WORKING FOR SAANICH & THE ISLANDS Mel Couvelier, MLA for Saanich & the Islands wants to know yeur cen- cerns. Please visit the Constituency office: 2388 Beacon Ave. Sidney, B.C. 656-6232 Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30 or by Appt. MEL COUVELIER]| TheReview Wednesday, June 6, 1990 — A13 + Airport celebrating 50 years with events minal building will remain until September 15, when it will be donated to the B.C. Aviation Museum. Upcoming events include a pub- lic tour of new RCMP detachment facilities June 22 and a Night Drum ceremony by the Depart- ment of National Defence August 1E A logo to help celebrate the 50th anniversary combines the tradi- tional RAF ensign and the interna- tional aviation symbol. It was officially unveiled at a ceremony May 28. 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