News Group suggests joint use as Sfelly’s $8 million expansion nears approval by Glenn Werkman The Review The Brentwood Parents Adviso- ry Council wants Central Saanich council to get involved with the Saanich School District's expan- sion of Stelly’s Secondary School. But working drawings for an $8 million expansion are almost ready to be sent to the Ministry of Education and it could be too late for changes. Parents advisory council presi- dent Brian Wood asked council to “explore the possibility of a joint venture with the Saanich school board in constructing a communi- 1 22 ty auditonum at Stelly’s. Wood said an auditorium large enough to seat 1,000 people would provide a valuable focal point in Central Saanich. “Tt would also be part of the framework for developing a com- munity school in much the same way that Spectrum and Victoria High schools have done,” Wood said. Mayor Ted Jones said he’d like to get some feedback about a possible joint use facility. However, council decided to wait for a report on joint use of school facilities currently being prepared for the school board by Hans Schneider, the superinten- dent of physical plant. That report is expected to address what joint use is already in place and plans for the future. Schneider said Friday that the school board recently passed a resolution stating its intent and interest in expanding joint use with the municipality. “We have yet to determine what the municipality will do in exchange,” Schneider said. Cur- rently, an agreement with North Saanich and Sidney allows the district to use Panorama Leisure Centre facilities free, except out- of-pocket expenses, he said. Wood's letter was scheduled to be considered by the school board at the committee level Monday and will likely resurface at the board meeting Jan. 13, Schneider said. However, plans for the Stelly’s Sub wrong but concerns right, says MP Hunter The submarine pictured in Saa- nich-Gulf Islands MP Lynn Hun- ter’s recent winter report is diesel- powered, not nuclear powered as the caption states, Hunter said Tuesday moming in an interview from Ottawa. The error was pointed out by Esquimalt Maritime Forces Pacific Commander P.W. Caims in a letter received by Hunter’s office Mon- day. Hunter said the photograph came from fellow New Demo- cratic MP Jim Fulton’s office and was erroneously identified as a nuclear submarine in Canadian waters. The photograph was included in the Hunter Report, which was delivered to all resi- dents of the constituency. Caims identified the submarine as the electric diesel powered USS Pikerel and the photograph as being taken in 1952 off Hawaii. Caims also disagreed with Hun- ter’s statements in the Hunter Report about submarine safety. Caims said there has never been a nuclear accident involving any U.S. or British nuclear sub- marine. However Hunter said she was disturbed that Cairms did not address the main issue — the federal cabinet decision Oct. 30 to . allow U.S. nuclear submarines to travel through the Dixon Entrance in northem B.C. “T find it strange that he, the individual charged with defending Canadian sovereignty, embarks on defending the U.S. nuclear- powered fleet,” Hunter said. The accidents reported in her newsletter are all a matter of public record, she added. Excellence i © nce decd? rrotgranty by SOOLET Studios SOOTERS PHOTOFINISHING IS BACK IN SIDNEY! Sooter Studios would like to welcome owell from As Authorized Photofinishing Dealers FILM DEVELOPING AND PRINTING ONLY Sorry, no reprints at this time \for Bright, Sharp, Brilliant Color Pictures. Econo Color expansion are advanced to the Stage that “probably what will happen is the board will tell them it’s past the eleventh hour,’” Schneider said. The district just received approval to go to working drawings and have submitted a budget for consideration by the Ministry of Education. The drawings were done in consultation with Stelly’s parents groups and other in the community and a decision is expected in late-June, he said. Schneider said that last year the district “got 70-80 per cent of what we were asking for.” Howev- er, this year the provincial ministry apparently has about $600 million in available capital funds and about $800 million in submitted projects, Schneider said. A working plan which outlines the expansion at Stelly’s will be submitted to the board Jan. 13, he said. The design will almost double the size of the school, replacing 13 portables with more classrooms, locker facilities, construction of a separate theatre or performing arts component, upgrading of the exist- ing science area and replacement of the PALS literacy program port- able with a permanent addition. The performing arts component is not designed to accommodate 1,000 people, Schneider said. As well, Stelly’s front office area will be relocated to allow for the front entrance to be redefined and the computer area will be expanded. It’s a busy year for the Saanich district, with capital construction projects underway currently at Keating, Deep Cove and Lochside schools, Schneider said. 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