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SCHOOLS

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based on the taxpayers’ ability to
pay:

Cameron said some lower main-
land school boards are backing the
teacher protest and will not dock
pay cheques for the hour-long

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500 TONS OF CLAM SHELLS sit in front of the Saanich Canning Company on Beacon
Avenue. The company was founded in the early 1900's by J.J. White in partnership with Roy
Brethour, C.C. Cochran and George Cochran. Clams in their own juice were first canned
by hand in a small shed adjoining Mr. Whites general store at fhe foot of Beacon Avenue.
The business flourished and soon “Saanich Brand” canned clams and fruit were being
exported fo all parts of the world. Tons of clams were processed in the winter while apples,
pears, plums and berries were canned in the summer and fall. The discarded clam. shells
were ground into several grades. Finely ground shells were used for chicken scrarch while
coarser shells were used in road paving. B.C. Packers bought the business in 1939. A short
time later it was sold to Canadian Canners (Alymer Brand) but did not operate for long and
was closed down during the Second World War. The building remained empty until it was
demolished in 1966. The Canner site is now part of Hotel Sidney s parking lof. sipney museum photo

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word of the walk-out was
received Monday moming.

She suspects the Saanich district
will penalize teachers for walking

Stefaniak said the board has not
considered the issue yet since

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future expenditures. If the money
is not ready to maintain the infra-
structure, the municipality will
have to borrow, increasing the cost.

He cited the repair costs and
budget increase now faced by the
Panorama Leisure Centre as an
example of what will happen if
North Saanich does not plan
ahead.

Imrie also suggested council
could cut the budget to the point
that there is not enough money to
run the municipality.

Treasurer Ralph Gillis said the
municipality has a $50,000 emer-
gency reserve fund.

Ald. Dee Bailin said any tax
increases may hit some residents
hard due to increased assessments.
Council must cut any frivolous
items from the budget, she said.

©’Genski said staff had already
cut the budget as much as possible
without cutting services. Although
North Saanich has some reserve

funds, the municipality also has
aging infrastructure and can antici-
pate future costs for water and
drainage improvements.

“Tf we don’t need it, we don’t
spend it,” he said.

Gordon recommended cutting a
$50,000 road survey from the
budget however Ald. Bill Turner
disagreed.

Turner said the survey is
required to determine the exact
condition of the road sub-surface
throughout the municipality, so the
most cost-effective maintenance
can be done.

O’Genski suggested council not
cut any items in the engineering
budget without consulting munici-
pal engineer Jack Parry.

Gordon said residents will not
accept any tax increase, given the
municipality’s recent $144,000
srant from B.C. Fernes.

Municipal clerk Joan Schill said
slower development in the munici-
pality has also cut income by

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Bailin said North Saanich is a
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offer the same services as urban
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Schill said costs are still increas-

ing. “It costs you more to maintain

a single mile of road than it did
last year.”

Tumer wondered why a young,
growing vibrant municipality
could not handle a $33,315 budget
increase.

“T don’t see the honor of a zero
budget. I love my parks and I love
my roads and I don’t want to lose
them.”

Council agreed to do a detailed
review of the budget April 29.

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