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by Glenn Werkman
The Review

Two-and-a-half years later —
after a successful appeal to the
Minister of Labor on the site,
changes to referendum mules as a
result of Vancouver’s Knight
Street neighborhood pub referen-
dum fiasco and thousands of dol-
lars in architects fees — the owner

fused,” he said.

Anderson is also concerned
about the conduct of an employee
from a company he hired to con-
duct the referendum, selected from
a LCLB list of approved referen-

dum companies,

The owner of a Saanichton res-
taurant said a man, who later
identified himself, said the pro-
posed beer store could hurt his

borhood pub, marine pub and cold
beer and’ wine store applications
are approved in referendums.

Central Saanich Mayor Ron
Cullis said Monday he is unsure if
council has the ability to deem the
Tesidents in favor and approve the
Store.

But Cullis said since council has
informally “made a commitment
to using referendums as a means of

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Prairie Inn’s cold beer store referendum fails °

Cullis said: ““We’ve made a
commitment at least informally, to
follow that process.”

If the Prairie Inn’s referendum
passed and the cold beer store was
opened, Anderson planned to bot-
tle and retail three types of beer
that is manufactured in the cottage
brewery.

“That was our biggest asset . . .
was to be able to sell our own beer

~ Probably what’s needed is a
video arcade for the young peo-
ple,*’ Anderson said. “‘And I
won’t go to the expense of build-
ing a replica of the Prairie Inn, but
Tather a’ brick building similar Gn
design) to Oakcrest.”

~The funny thing is we'll still
be selling beer and cider off-sales
from the bar,” Anderson said. z

of the Prairie Inn cottage brewery _ business. getting public opinion,” council because it does attract a lot of
is back to square one in his efforts “I don’t think it was fair what would likely have to abide by the people,” Anderson said. STADE Sidney
to build a cold beer and wine store. he did,” said Angelo Skrivanos of _ result. If his fight to build the store fails We I Ac Sani
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yer last week and plans to continue Arlene Box, a Central Saanich borhood pub application in Bren- plans to build a video arcade on <a ‘ass Above
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replica of the heritage Prairie Inn
on a lot immediately west of the
existing cottage brewery.

He just received word from the
Liquor Control and Licensing
Branch that a referendum failed to
get the required 60 per cent major-
ity vote from residents and busi-
nesses within a half-mile of Mt.
Newton Crossroad and East Saa-
nich Road.

The results of the referendum,
conducted by Marcon Research of
Victoria, showed 602 voters in
favor (54.8 per cent) with 496
voters against (45.2 per cent),
Anderson said.

company employee came into the
store.

“I was rather surprised at the
approach he made,” Box said.
~ He didn’t identify clearly what
he was doing or who he was doing
it for. I was surprised it wasn’t
done in a formal manner.”

Charles Traynor, president of
referendum company Marcon
Research Services (Victoria) Inc.,
said the conduct of his employee
was investigated by the LCLB.

“There was an investigation
conducted by LCLB after the com-
plaints were received and the com-
plaints were found to be ground-
less,” Traynor said.

“I have no difficulty in Stating
that the enumerator conducted
himself in a completely objective

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before, like swim and Jog and play
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beat my sister.

That was our biggest
asset... was to be
able to sell our own

beer because if does and impartial manner and no dis-

cussion of the pros and cons of the

attract a lot of application took place,” Traynor
people said.

Our client,
Sandra Shewey,
lost 121 Ibs.

Marcon’s company policy is
dictated by LCLB guidelines that
two visits are made to each resi-
dence and business within the
area, the employee introduces
himself and let’s the resident or
business person know he is con-
ducting referendum, Traynor said.

Traynor said six experienced
€numerators and one supervisor
conducted the Prairie Inn referen-
dum.

Traynor suspects the complaints
were Tacist because the employee

the complaints were based on is
mulatto — a person of mixed
Caucasian and Negro ancestry.

LCLB referendum control offi-
cer Bob Lougheed investigated the
complaints and said: ‘‘The only
problems identified related to this
person’s dress, deportment and
apparent lack of professionalism.”

Ministry of Labor public affairs
officer Christine Rushforth said
Tuesday that no appeal on the
referendum results has been
launched.

She said the referendum drew an
outstanding voter response rate of
92.6 per cent.

“That’s a really exceptional

He’s upset for several reasons,
but especially because of a one-
page anonymous letter that says:
“The price — in broken beer
bottles in our front yards, easier
access to alcohol for under-age
children and increased potential
for tragedy on our roads — is too
high.”

Anderson said the letter was
circulated shortly after the referen-
dum voting period began, April
15. LCLB restrictions state that
the Prairie Inn could make no
public statements after the referen-
dum period began.

“This is a real scare tactic for
older people and it’s not true,”
Anderson said.

At the bottom of the letter is a
direct quote from the chief consta-
ble of the Vancouver City Police
Department denouncing the pri-
vate distribution of alcohol.
Anderson said several people
asked him why the Vancouver
Police put out the letter.

“That’s misrepresentation. Peo-
ple thought the letter was coming
from the Vancouver city police
chief,” Anderson said. “No one’s

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