Join in the Fun! Seniors honored at two events As part of Sidney’s 100th birthday celebrations the Penin- sula Celebrations Society will be honoring Sidney’s longtime residents with two events. On Saturday, June 22 there will be a complimentary Pio- neer Dinner starting at 6 p.m. in the Silver Threads building on Resthaven Drive. The following day, Sunday June 23, a complimentary Pio- neer Tea and Fashion Show will be held in the Beechwood Vil- lage at 2345-Mills Rd. starting at 2 p.m. Anyone who has resided in the Sidney or North Saanich area for about 45 years is invited to attend either. func- tion, committee spokesman Syd Young said. This includes ex- residents. vided. Call Clarice Coty at 655-0849 with names, addresses and phone numbers by April 30. Details will be forwarded. Transportation can be pro- | Centennial gazebo finalized .. Sidney town council has given a final $8,000 boost for the con- struction of a bandstand gazebo which will be a focal point in Sidney’s Centennial celebrations. Council was told Monday night in a memo from Jonathan Kelly, superintendent of parks, that work on the project must begin immedi- ately if the bandshell is to be opened by the May 18th deadline. Total cost of the project is $24,000, of which $8,000 has been committed by the Sidney Rotary Club: It is expected a GO B.C. grant of another $8,000 is forth- coming. Kelly recommended council authorize spending the required amount of money for the project. “Our alternative is to delay the project until the grant is approved and our budget passed, which could mean a late summer com- pletion date,” Kelly says in the memo. i DEBORAH GRAY Product knowledge is achieved through hard work and experience. Buying or sel- ling real estate requires skill and patience. With my sup- port and guidance I can make this an enjoyable experience for you. Call DEBORAH GRAY NRS PENINSULA PROP. 652-5171 ambassadors There will be no Miss Sidney to wear the crown in the town’s Centennial Year. Instead of one young woman chosen in a pageant, the town will be represented in the coming year by two youth ambassadors, one male and one female, aged 17 to Pale Applicants must nominated by another person, be residents of the Town of Sidney, know about the town, be respected by their peers, have good communication skills and be planning to continue their education in 1991-92. They must be able to participate in special community events, including the Centennial celebra- tions, the Victoria Day parade, Sidney Days, Santa Claus parade and Christmas Sailpast. Each of the ambassadors will receive a $750 scholarship, donated by the Kiwanis Club. Nomination forms are available at the Peninsula Community Asso- ciation office, 9751 3rd Street, Sidney and must be returned by April 3. All applicants will be inter- viewed by a panel of three judges and the ambassadors chosen by the May long weekend. “It’s like a applying for a job,” said organizer Donna Godwin, adding that the experience will be an asset to the young people selected. The ambassadors will be intro- duced to the community at a special event in May. For information’ call Godwin at 656-0134. Council -agreed request. : “It's a real community effort and it’s a pleasure to see this come together,” said Ald. Don Amos. with this TheReview Wednesday, March 27,1991 — mall sidney seeks JAPANESE TEACHERS = Continued from Page Al and easy-going, he added. They willingly make eye contact and strike up conversations, something which does not happen in Japan. In addition, he finds Canadians very ready to express appreciation. “You know how to make it easy to have conversations with other people. All of these things are creating a good relationship between people.” Parkland teacher Thelma Brooks said the local host families have done an exceptional job, CHAMBER Continued from Page Al airport and Washington, said in the long-term, the change “would have done a lot of damage to the importing business.” But the new announcement “means a great advantage to importers in this area,” he said “1 didn’t hear one positive thing in the last two weeks. I didn’t hear one positive comment like, ‘Good, Customs is moving.’ ” Haig Bozoian, chief of customs operations for Vancouver Island, said the move may have made the system more efficient from Can- ada Customs’ point of view. Buthe acknowledges this wasn’t neces- sarily so for businesses. SOFT WOODS| @K.D. KNOTTY PINE S4S (surfaced 4 sides) AXA 2 cccccneurseces 65g¢lin. ft. @K.D. CLEAR CEDAR *4x6..0.........$1.03/lin. ft _ “WE DELIVER” PHO VV WIND 0) @)D YOU'RE INVITED TOA... PUBLIC INFORMATION DROP-IN TO DISCUSS THE PAT BAY HIGHWAY BETWEEN QUADRA STREET AND MARTINDALE ROAD AT ROYAL OAK INN 4680 Elk Lake Drive Tues., April 2 and Wed., April 3 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The Ministry of Transportation & Highways has identified traffic capacity and safety problems on the Pat Bay Highway between Quadra Street and Martindale Road and is carrying out a planning study to determine the extent of the problem and recommend solutions. Considerable information has now been gathered on all aspects of the existing highway and surrounding communities. The Ministry's Project Team invites you to drop in to discuss the findings to date and the proposed upgrading. Members of the Project Team will be on hand to answer questions and discuss any issues of concern. We appreciate your interest and participation and look forward to seeing you. ay —~ Province of British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways Hon. Rita M. Johnston, Minister compensating for the closing of the schools by the strike. “The host families have been wonderful, especially with the stu- dents not being able to go to school,” Brooks said. The students were disappointed that they were not able to attend local schools but may have learned more English through spending more time with their host families, Brooks said. The students attended classes Monday and Tuesday. Today they are going on a two-day trip to Vancouver to visit a joint project between their school and the University of B.C. The schools close for the spring break on Friday. The students leave Canada Apmil 6. The students are the second exchange group to come from Kyoto, returning an exchange trip by Parkland and Stelly’s students to Japan last fall. The Canadian students are stud- ying Japanese and the Japanese students are studying English, so the exchange benefits both groups. Billeting keeps the costs down, Brooks said. The local schools hope to send another exchange group to Japan next fall. : On Sunday, the students enjoyed horseback riding and a hayloft pizza lunch at Withy Windles T.R. FREEBURN WATCH & CLOCK REPAIR 2 “FREE ESTIMATES 777 ON REPAIR” | i17) GRANDFATHER CLOCKS REPAIR IN YOUR Stables in North Saanich. GRAND OPENING i HOURS:Mon-Fri 9:30-5:30 Sat 9:30-1pm #2-2475 Mt. Newton X Rg (next to McDonalds) 652-5592 Time of = ~ Your All grown up and no place to go? Visit the third annual Time of Your Life Show —an exciting showcase of ideas and activities for the over - 50 crowd! April 3rd and 4th Victoria Conference Centre Wednesday 9am - 9pm Thursday 9am - 6pm Admission $6 Gncluding GST) Life r 5 Line Dancing. income. F ilms, seminars, live entertainment, and exhibits! 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