| «Preserving Our Past HERITAGE COMMIITT TheReview Wednesday, December 11,1991 — A13 Continued from Page Al ors, advises the committee to “do things slowly and in an incremen- tall way....It’s a slow process.” First, the resources in Sidney have to be examined. Building ona solid foundation of research, the committee or another group in the town could begin work on an inventory of potential heritage Sites, she said. Kathleen O'Neill, a heritage programs officer with Heritage Trust, a Crown corporation which grants funds for projects, says one basic question needs to be answered — “Identify what is ~~ Sidney.” At the same time, the committee should through community involvement develop a sense of what heritage means in Sidney’s case, she said. “Tt doesn’t happen overnight. Sidney has to sit down as a community and plan what they have to maintain and what they have to do.” Habkirk says when an inventory of potential sites and resources is compiled, the community and the HAC can begin to do some long- range planning to conserve them. In the interim, she recommends initial projects be undertaken, like a walking/cycling tour of historic landmarks, A management plan should eventually be developed in con- junction with civic zoning and land use policies, she said. > And Habkirk says Sidney’s committee should look at five and the long term instead of jumping from one battle to the next. “Tt does not help anyone to have heritage groups out there with their pickets,” she said. “You really have to be pro- active, and look after these things before there is a fight.” COMMITTEE A LINK Hume agrees developing an awareness of heritage and accepta- ble strategies to preserve it “is a process that will take some time.” The committee, he says, pro- vides a link between town council and the community, including - property owners. “The heritage advisory commit- tee is not, and never will be, the all-important means to heritage conservation,” he said. Ideas from the organizational workshop have been picked up by. the HAC which met Nov. 27. The committee decided to approach Hentage Trust and the Sidney-North Saanich Historical Society for assistance in producing a “walking/driving/cycling”’ tour brochure, said Hume. Tt will begin the research on how other communities define their criteria for heritage designation. Resources will be defined, then the terms of reference for an inven- tory could be struck. §;@ The “Let’s Get Organized” workshop marks the committee’s coming of age. “We really wanted to check in with people about what they thought,” said Hume. HERITAGE TO FOREFRONT An inventory has already been completed for Central Saanich, and now the committee is rolling work of recognizing and designat- ing some properties. Chairman Carole Bawlf said many property Owners are inter- ested in having their homes desig- nated this year, and as many as two dozen might be considered. Not all old buildings are worth saving, she said, pointing out the committee advised against desig- 2 Nating an unoccupied home in Butterfield Park. Echoing Habkirk’s statement, she said the HAC wants to “take a pro-active rather than reactive role. “We have to try to imagine with some forethought what the com- munity will look like for our children and what can allowed to be redeveloped.” In Central Saanich, there is little land remaining to develop because much of it is tied up in the Agricultural Land Reserve. The question becomes which old buildings to preserve and which should be spared, she said. “Development pressures are really making heritage come to the forefront because you have to decide what is going to go and what is going to Stay.” One area the committee is work- ing on is the designation of Ben- venuto Avenue, which could possi- bly become the first heritage road in B.C., said Bawlf. The road, built and completed by the province in 1929, drew attention to trade to the Brentwood Bay area. Cherry trees were planted alongside. Meanwhile, the Sidney-North Saanich Historical’ Society, which acts as North Saanich’s advisory committee, hasn’t had anything referred to it recently, said society vice-president Don Robb. Some property owners have looked into designating their homes, but they have withdrawn their requests, he said: SIDNEY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Cyril Hume, standing in front of his Beaufort Road home, believes the committee must be Cautious in its approach, 10-year increments, planning for- J & L BEEF FRESH REGULAR GROUND BEEF Min. 5 Ib. 2.18 kg Ib. BONELESS FROM TOP ROUND BARON OF BEEF 248 FRESH LEAN STEWING BEEF 198 MAPLE LODGE CHICKEN 98 DINNER HAMas7g Bw. WE ARE NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR FRESH TURKEYS FOR CHRISTMAS MAPLE LODGE CHICKEN LINK 1 69 ea. 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