News Councils support Walbran moratorium A recommendation for a two- year moratorium on logging the Walbran Creek area was approved in close votes by two Peninsula municipal councils Aug. 19 and unanimously by Sidney council Monday. In North Saanich, Ald. Edo Nyland proposed the motion, say- ing the municipal levels of govern- ment must take a stand since senior government is not prevent- ing logging in the area. He criticized current forestry practices and the money taken from the province by multi- national logging companies. “J think it is a crime what is going on. We are taking jobs away from our children.” Ald. Bill Gordon said the issue was provincial and not within North Saanich’s jurisdiction. Ald. Ross Imrie said council had not heard both sides of the issue so should not take a position while Ald. Brian Dunic said North Saa- nich would move into another municipality’s jurisdiction by passing motions on the Walbran area. Nyland presented an emotional appeal to council members to support his motion, which echoes a similar motion passed by Victor- ia city council on July 25. North Saanich’s demand for a moratorium on logging in the Wal- bran Creek area must be sent fo the provincial Minister of Forests in order to halt devastation in the area, Nyland said. Summarizing his frustration Housing pre-empis road extension A proposed low income housing development on McDonald Park Road in North Saanich will scuttle the planned John Road overpass unless the Ministry of Highways contacts North Saanich council before Sept. 3. On that date, council plans to issue the development permit for a 24-unit low income housing pro- ject at 10510-McDonald Park Rd. The project has already been given approval in principle. However, municipal engineer Jack Parry advised council Aug. 19 that the alignment for the proposed John Road overpass will have to be changed if the housing development proceeds. The proposed John Road align- ment cuts through the centre of the McDonald Park Road property and connects to White Birch Road. If the housing development pro- ceeds, plans for John Road will have to be changed and the road linked directly with Resthaven Drive, Mayor Maurice Chazottes explained. Council invited the Ministry of over the issue, Nyland concluded, “haven't got enough hair to tear out.” The call for the moratorium was supported by Nyland, Ald. Dee Bailin and Ald. Bill Turner. Dunic, Gordon and Imrie voted against the motion, leaving Mayor Maurice Chazottes to cast the deciding vote in favor of the mora- torum. Meanwhile, in Central Saanich, Ald. Bruce Tobin supported the Victoria-initiated recommendation for a moratorium. But he asked that five paragraphs of the recom- mendation be omitted. Those para- graphs included references to the Walbran’s tourism benefit to Vic- toria, growing public interest on the issue resulting in increased tourism-related employment, a need to protect “what may be the largest remaining Sitka Spruce grove’ on the south Island and a need for information about the “nesting habits and remaining numbers’ of the Marbled Murte- let. Ald. Gary Valiquette suggested the issue could be better addressed by the Union of B.C. Municipalit- ies at its upcoming annual general meeting. “Why is this on our agenda,” he asked. Mayor Ted Jones replied it is an “issue of protection of one of our last remaining forests.” Ald. Clarence Bolt said council has the “right and responsibility to go ahead with this.” Bolt said: “Acid rain in the Highways to comment on the John Road alignment before the Sept. 3 council meeting. Council also voted to advise the Town of Sidney that North Saanich will not maintain sewer lines and lift stations connecting to the Sid- ney sewer system. Although the McDonald Park Road property is in North Saanich, the site borders Sidney and must connect to the Sidney sewer sys- tem for development to proceed. Ald. Dee Bailin said the devel- Arctic is becoming a real problem and they’re not driving automo- biles there.” Ald. Jack Mar said: “I won’t support it. It shouldn’t be debated in our chambers. It’s up to the individual.” “7 don’t think it’s fair. We haven’t heard the other side of the story. All we use is the newspaper story.” Bolt said in past years he’s seen a dramatic increase in the amount of harvest and a dramatic decrease in jobs while calling for proper land use strategy. Council approved the revised recommendation with Mar and Valiquette voting against for a 4-2 vote. Meanwhile in Sidney, council endorsed a call for a two-year moratorium with a unanimous vote. Council acted in response to a letter from resident Germaine Tay- lor who said: “At our doorstep we have the most important temperate rainforests left on this planet. If we look the other way now, these forests will disappear within a generation.” Ald. John Calder blamed the Town’s need for a water filtration system in its coffee room on fores- try practises near the Sooke water- shed, where Sidney’s water origin- ates. Council approved Taylor’s Tequest to support a “two-year” moratorium on all logging activi- ties G@ncluding roadbuilding) in the Walbran Valley. opment answers a social need for affordable housing but also creates an environmental problem by increasing the load on Sidney’s sewer system. North Saanich agreed Sidney could expand its sewer boundary to incorporate the McDonald Park Road property. 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