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Mayor-elect vows to quash golf course

by Mare Davis
The Review

Central Saanich council gave
final approval to the Brentwood
Lakes golf course proposal Mon-
day — but the new mayor plans to
quash the ruling.

After being sworn in on Dec. 3,
Ted Jones said he’ll use mayoralty
Powers provided by the Municipal
Act to rescind the rezoning of the
Maber Flats farmland property.

The 141-acre Agricultural Land
Reserve Class 2 farmland will
become an 18-hole championship
golf course if rezoning bylaw 973
is allowed to stand.

Jones said Monday he has
enough support on the new coun-
cil to kill would-be developer John
Berglund’s plans for the $5 mil-
lion golf course at Stellys Cross-
toad and Wallace Drive.

His opposition to the use of high
grade agricultural land for golf
courses was a key to his election:
platform and that’s largely why
people voted him into office, he
said.

A public outcry against Berg-
lund’s championship golf course
plans showed the electorate was
not supportive of council passing
bylaw 973, he said.

“I’m disappointed that Mayor
Ron Cullis did not respond to the
issue of the election,’ Jones
added.

Jones now has a 30-day period
tO give the incoming council a
chance to reconsider the bylaw on
the basis that it was not put to
public referendum, he said.

Ald. Gary Valiquette, who was
Te-elected Saturday, said he is
confident Jones will succeed in his
bid to kill the new bylaw.

“It’s being killed and I’m sup-
portive of that. It’s in the com-
munity interests. That’s proven in
the polls,” he said.

Ald. Jack Mar, who also won his
seat back, said he is disappointed
the rezoning bylaw was passed but

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Natives seize

The fire was lit at 6 a.m. Mon-

school site

Until then the natives believed

day as local natives moved on to the site had not been finalized, he
the disputed school site at the added.

corer of Gowdy Road and

In response, the natives decided

Stelly’s Crossroad in Central Saa- to camp on the disputed site to halt
nich. construction.

Local natives claim the site is

“We're going to prevent them

part of the Tsartlip Reserve and from building at all costs,” Paul
was included in a 1987 territorial said.

land claim by the Saanich tribe.

“We said we would meet them

Spokesman Philip Paul said the at the site — so here we are,” he
band had tried negotiating with the added.

school board for a month to halt

Signs carried by the natives

plans to build a new middle school called for recognition of native

on the site.

sovereignty and land claims, equal

At the last board meeting Nov. access to employment and
13, trustees voted to go ahead with increased environmental aware-
construction on the site regardless __ ness.

of whether an agreement was

Paul stressed that the demon-

reached with the natives by Nov. Stration is peaceful.

16. (See related story, A3).

“It’s very peaceful but very

Paul said board chairman Mari- obstructive.”

lyn Loveless told the band last -

He noted native people have
week that work had to go ahead by tried to work with the school board

Nov. 20 in order to meet the school and with Central Saanich council

construction deadlines.

Continued on Page A3