News TheReview Wednesday, February 27,1991 — A4 Busy painters af Sidney Museum by Susan Kilpatrick Sidney Museum Two whales will be on the ceiling of Sidney’s new museum when it opens during local school’s spring break. Over the winter, museum staff and volunteers have been working on both the marine mammal col- lection and historical collection. On the marine mammal side, in a few weeks the Sidney Museum will have two new whales on its ceiling. With a generous donation from Shaw Cable, muralist Jan Vriesen was contracted to paint a life-size female sperm whale and calf on the museum’s ceiling. Also, Vrie- sen just completed a spectacular underwater scene of sea stars, anemones and sea urchins in the marine mammal exhibit area. In other developments, museum volunteers have painstakingly painted an eight-foot high relief map of coastal B.C. which will show whale distribution in B.C. waters. Volunteers also boiled, scrubbed and scraped numerous whale bones; catalogued a large collec- tion of scientific papers donated by a local biologist (representing years of research); refurbished a number of old exhibit cases and organized and catalogued 200 books for the museum’s research library. Local artist Leanne Hodges- White is sculpting a mammalodon to hang with her other whale ancestor sculptures in the whale evolution case. Paleontologist Gary Stonely cast a 50-million year-old whale ances- tor skull (with a set of very unusual-looking teeth) for the whale evolution exhibit and is assembling a pig skeleton to be used as a comparison with the museum’s marine mammal skele- tons. ‘ Tilustrator Deborah Vriesen has completed 11 finely detailed draw- ings showing whale feeding behaviors, mating strategies and diving adaptations. She is painting a series of panels for the whale biology exhibit. Town employees with museum staff have designed and con- Lochside « structed a zoetrope to illustrate whale movements. Museum staff are preparing a travelling exhibit for the Whale Festival held annual in Ucluelet. They are also wniting script for the marine mammal exhibit labels; developing a brochure to advertise the museum and preparing school educational programs. On the historical side of the museum, various projects are also developing. Museum volunteers are resear- ching and designing a special Sidney Centennial project plus an exhibit celebrating the 20th Anni- versary of the Sidney Museum. Volunteers are also re- organizing the historical photo- graph collection; cataloguing new acquisitions; researching material for a number of new exhibits and re-organizing the basement storage area. Museum staff members are planning a number of pioneer demonstrations for Heritage Day at a local school; gathering infor- mation and photographs from local residents on Sidney history for the museum’s archives; devel- oping school programs; planning summer public programs and designing an exhibit on early transportation and one on early Sidney industnes. Sidney Ald. Brenda Harfield loaned the museum her photo- graphic equipment to use in the newly-constructed dark room and an exhibit of early Sidney scenes was displayed at the Heritage Fair at Hillside Mall last week. Watch for specific museum Opening times to be published in the near future or call the Sidney Museum. NEW SERVICE! 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SCHOOL DISTRICT 63 REGISTRATION FOR FIRST YEAR PRIMARY formerly Kindergarten SEPTEMBER 1991 & JANUARY 1992 SCHOOL ENTRY Tuesday, March 5, 1991 7:30 am to 6:00 pm at your neighbourhood elementary school ° Sidney Children born between May 1, 1986 and Oct 31, 1986 are eligible to enter in September, 1991. children born between Nov 1,1986 and April 30, 1987 are eligible to enter in January 1992. Please bring proof of age. A birth certificate is preferred. “Parents may defer the entry of a child into the program for two entry dates from the time the child becomes eligible to star!, at which time entry is mandatory.” Minisury of Education B.C. Job Protection | Commission Healthy community life depends on secure businesses and jobs. Through the formation of the B.C. Job Protection Commission, part of the government's new Taxpayer Protection Plan, the Ministry of Regional and Economic Development is taking action to keep businesses running and jobs protected. The mandate of the Commission is to prevent or reduce the impact of plant closures and layoffs in businesses that are the mainstays of communities, especially in the Interior and the North. Its philosophy is to provide short-term assistance for businesses which, in the long term, can stand on their own. Its purpose is to keep paycheques coming in for British Columbians. HOW IT WORKS The Commission, led by Commissioner Doug Kerley, will operate at arm’s length from the government to seek the voluntary co-operation of affected parties, which may include shareholders, managers, union and non-union employees, suppliers, customers, creditors, util- ities and governments. The Commission may offer eligible businesses three kinds of assistance: 1. Counselling: The Commission will assist with the cost of professional advisors to identify possi- ble courses of action that would enable the business to survive. 2. Mediation: The Commissioner may become directly involved in mediating a plan to prevent the closure of a plant or to reduce the impact of such a closure on a community. TAXPA FR protection 3. Economic Plan: This form of assistance applies only to ‘strategic industries’ — those businesses whose operations are deemed significant to local or regional economies. In negotiating an Economic Plan, the Commissioner may authorize various voluntary concessions from governments or utilities. The B.C. Job Protection Commission is appointed for a two-year period. It will see British Columbia through the current challenge of tough economic times. For further information, write: B.C. Job Protection Commission Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C., V8V 1X4 or call: in Vancouver 775-0162 or outside Vancouver Toll-free 1-800-665-4605 “Working together, we'll protect jobs, paycheques, businesses, communities and the quality of life in British Columbia.” Honourable Bud Smith, @.C. 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