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Saanich — residents by Valorie Lennox The Review Core samples will be required to test for contamination after tons of fill were dumped into Calder’s Pit at 6260-Central Saanich Rd., aldermen agreed Monday. _ But nearby residents claim the main offender in the dumping is the municipality, describing loads of partially burned metal and trash from the annual spring clean-up being dumped by municipal trucks - at the pit. - The pit also operated for two years without obtaining a munici- pal permit or paying the fees for the soil deposit project. “T slipped through the cracks,” said property owner Don Calder, Stressing that he operates only under the direction of the munici- _pality and the agricultural land commission. “All I do is what I'm told to do.” Calder also refuted residents’ claims that the municipality was never charged dumping fees, say- ing he has truck slips for dumping by Central Saanich trucks. On Monday night, municipal clerk George Sawada said the municipality was not charged dumping fees. He confirmed mate- tial from the spring clean-up went to the site but said he did not know what was included the material. In a June 5 report to council, engineer Al Mackey said the municipality began dumping at Calder Pit after dumping was stopped at the Butler Gravel Pit. “The municipality was faced with hauling its waste material to - Hartland, a long haul and costly dump fees. The aspect of dumping for free at Calder’s Pit was consid- ered by the superintendent as a significant cost saving to Central Saanich residents,’ Mackey stated. Calder said only soil, concrete and stumps were dumped into the pit. Originally, he said he did not charge a dumping fee but was Continued on Page A2 Recreation survey deadline exiended The deadline for Central Saa- nich residents to return surveys on recreational services in the munic- ipality has been extended to July 2. Mayor Ted Jones announced the extension at Monday’s council meeting. The original deadline was June 12. To date the municipality has received 2,000 responses. “It’s filled a few ballot boxes,” Jones said. Clerk-administrator George Sawada said he is very pleased with the response. ‘Among the questions on the survey is whether Central Saanich should contribute through taxes to the operation of the Panorama Leisure Centre. Council also received two letters on the issue Monday night. The first, from Charles Danbrook, sug- gested users should pay totally for their own recreation while the second, from Wally Lachelt, sug- gested money saved from contri- buting to Panorama — instead of building a separate facility for Central Saanich — could be used to construct trails in the district. No ice cream man in Sidney by Glenn Werkman The Review The familiar childhood sound of the ice cream man’s bells chiming through the streets on a hot day won’t be heard in Sidney. Council June 8 rejected an application from Dickie Dee ice cream van operator Robert Lang- ton of Hawthome Street in Victor- ia to sell ice cream bars in subdivi- sions and cul-de-sacs in Sidney. Ald. John Calder said he has no objection to street vendors. “They add gaiety but we have a small downtown area with merchants who pay high taxes. Calder said street vendors are “here and gone” while merchants pay taxes 12 month per year. Ald. Ted Daly was alone in supporting the application. “As a child I remember hearing the bell of the ice cream truck and finding out from mom that you can’t have any,” Daly said. The street vendor would not be doing business in the downtown area, where Calder’s concerns may be warranted, Daly said. Ald. Brenda Harfield was con- cemed about the safety of children running after the ice cream man. Ald. Don Amos said there are ‘places in Sidney where children can go for ice cream. “I don’t want to open the floodgate.”’ Calder had the last word, sug- gesting that: “It would do us all good to take our children down- town to get an ice cream.” Council rejected the specific application but passed Amos’ motion providing council with the ability to approve street vendors to operate during special occasions, such as Sidney Days. Expect delays ai Lands End Motorists are advised by the Ministry of Transportation to expect “brief intermittent delays” on the Pat Bay Highway just south of the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Between Monday and June 25 road crews will be sweeping the highway between Wain Road and the ferry terminal and finishing stonework on the new bridge in preparation for the opening of the Lands End interchange later this month. _ Crews will work from 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with signs, cones and flagpeople in place to direct traffic through the construc- tion zone. Two lanes will be open southbound when the mainland ferries are offloading.