News

Almost everyone wants water views

A wave of support for preserving
Sidney’s waterfront and providing
public access to it is contained
among responses to the Town’s
Official Community Plan ques-
tionnaire.

Most respondents also want the
maximum building height allowed
on the water’s edge either main-
tained or lowered.

Equivocal on some questions,
most respondents are sending a
clear message to Town officials on
waterfront issues.

About 97 per cent of those
filling out the questionnaire indi-
cated they wanted existing water
views and vistas to be protected.

Asked what they thought about
public access to the waterfront, 72
per cent said they were either very
satisfied or somewhat satisfied.”

However, 81 per cent want addi-
tional public access created with
sea walls and walkways.

On the question: “Should a
public walkway be provided on top
of the breakwater?” 78 per cent
were in favor. And 71 per cent
Support developing a public fish-
ing’ pier.

No costs were attached to any of
the questions. The responses will
be analyzed by the Town’s advi-
sory planning commission as it
reviews the OCP over the coming
months.

On the question should the
Town buy waterfront property as it

becomes available, 68 per cent
responded yes, 18 per cent said no
and 14 per cent were not sure.

Brian Kallop, of Venture Market
Research Ltd., which tabulated the
results, told a recent public meet-
ing that the responses would likely
be different if a dollar figure been
included in this question.

Almost 80 per cent of respon-
dents were in favor of limiting
commercial development on the
waterfront to the area “at or near
the foot of Beacon Avenue.” The
same total want marine-related
industrial businesses confined to
the Harbour Road area.

Building heights are a concern
of many. One question noted the
multi-level condominium/apart-
ment building height restriction in
some areas of Sidney is 50 feet.
Asked about this figure for water-
front condos and apartments, 51
per cent want it lowered, 46 per
cent said it should be maintained
and only three per cent were in
favor of raising it.

A similar question noted the
restriction for ocean-fronting com-
mercial buildings is 30 feet. The
responses were 63 per cent for
maintaining the 30-foot maxi-
mum, 32 per cent for lowering it
and five per cent for raising: it.

Another question asked what
people thought should be done at
the Beacon wharf now that the

Town has taken over responsibility
for it. People were asked to circle
as many answers as they wanted.

The most popular was retaining
the fish building, with 72 per cent,
while installing short-term moor-
age was favored by 54 per cent of
respondents, closing the wharf to
vehicles had 49-per-cent support
and providing facilities for small
cruise ships had 48-per-cent sup-
port.

The level of “Not sure” answers
to questions on day-launch facilit-
ies was higher than other water-
front questions.

Answers to whether more facil-
ities and parking should be pro-
vided at Tulista Park were: 47 per
cent in favor, 24 per cent opposed
and 29 per cent not sure. The
breakdown was roughly the same
on whether more launching and
parking facilities should be pro-
vided somewhere other than Tul-
ista Park.

Cash box broken

A cash tegister was forced open
and a small amount of cash was
stolen from Port ©” Call hair salon
on Second Street in Sidney, over-
night Jan. 27-28.

Police ask that persons with
information relating to the crime
call Crime Stoppers at 386-8477
or Sidney RCMP.

OLD AND THE NEW at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal can be seen as gravel trucks move ©
mountains of material to make room for an expansion. Eventually, the main terminal will be
rebuilt closer to the water, giving foot passengers less exercise.

TheReview Wednesday, February 19,1992 — A23

NOTARIES PUBLIC—

* Conveyancing * Mortgages * Wills *
* Powers of Attorney * Promissory Notes *
: * Liens * Mobile Home Transfers *
| * Residential Building Contracts * Fax Services *
* Title Services * Title Searches
* Affidavits ~ Personal Property Registry *

LAURIE SALVADOR & SUSAN DAVIS
2412 Beacon Ave., Sidney 656-3951

977%

Rates Subject to Change Without Notice

Prov. of B.C. Coupons

Fully Government-Guaranteed
Flexible e Liquid e Worry-Free

Invest $11,500 today.

Receive $42,550 in February, 2006!

AN IDEAL RSP/ RIF

Sidney

INVESTMENT!
DENIS DENISCHUK B. Comm.

655-1303

RBC
DOMINION

SECURITIES PEMBERTON

Member of the Royal Bank Group

= \) AN WORLD

© WERKWAR

“Where the price is always right for casual and workwear”
Se MON.-THURS.9am.-6pm. = ~~ |

FRIDAY 9a.m.-9 p.m: —
SUNDAY 11 a:m. -5 p.m.

5th Street Just South of Beacon

SIDNEY

THE

Since inception

Trimark Fund

investors
earned

on Sept. 1, 1981,

BEST

TRIMARK FUND

Invest Your Savings
Where They'll Really Grow.

ATRIMARK
MUTUAL FUNDS

WE MANAGE.
TO OUTPERFORM.

DON'T BANK ON
YOUR BANK FOR
RETURNS.

Latest 1,3,5&

10 year performance
to Dec. 31, 1991
was 28.3%, 10.2%,
10.0% and 16.5%
respectively.

Note: All returns are average annual compound rates of return and reflect

distributions reinvested and exclude sales charges of any kind.

Any offer made by prospectus only.

REPRESENTED BY:

2442 BEACON AVENUE
SIDNEY, B.C. V8L 1X6

656-3801

Pacific Western Finan

Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

All figures audited by Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants.

GARY L. SHILLINGTON & ASSOC.

Licenced with

cial Corporation

DRINKING AND DRIVING
B.C.’s MOST SERIOUS CRIME