| BUSINESS A22 CALENDAR All CLASSIFIEDS A27 COMMUNITY 9 ‘GARDENING _A20 - OPINION AZ “SPORTS A23 &. s,OUTDOORS A15 A292 Al5 iLANG A20 - POP OF THE PILE A7 STILLINLOVE . ‘ After 35 years in the | ; / country, an immigrant — remains in love with . this country, Canada Page A7 7 - STUDENTS SAY THANKS - Bouqueis of roses , have special meaning _ when the principal is ‘ Keating's Mr. Chow ‘ Page A9 _ SPENDING PRIORITIES » Workshop participants Qe 10 identify where social services money ‘is used by agencies ; Page Al4 | | BEING CANADIAN, EH! » _1We take a look at 4what it means to be “ Canadian by asking | ordinary Canadians Page Bl SEVEN DAY SCHEDULE Before you plan your week of activities, check out Victoria Weeklies extensive Calendar list Page B28 BOAT @FLYERS e Shoppers e Pharmasave* *select areas Audited Circulation 12.762) A Victoria Weeklies Publication Wednesday, July 1,1992 50¢ Busy Beacon down to 30 km-h, less parking by Glenn Werkman The Review Vehicle traffic on Sidney’s Bea- con Avenue is so heavy that one person conducting a pedestrian traffic survey could only count eastbound vehicles, Sidney’s com- mittee of the whole heard Monday. Council members considered a Ministry of Transportation report that says there are between 60 and 100 pedestrian crossings per hour on Beacon Avenue, coupled with traffic volumes of 900 vehicles per hour at peak times. Sidney RCMP Staff Sgt. Jim Wilson recommended that a pedestrian crosswalk from Restha- ven to the Beacon Plaza mall be moved 100 feet east on Beacon. The provincial ministry recom- mended the crosswalk be removed. Instead, committee decided to go with a municipal staff recom- mendation to spend $1,500 on signs at the problem crosswalk, prohibit lane changes prior to intersections by painting a solid white line, lower the speed limit on Beacon east of Fifth Street to 30 km-h, and eliminate six park- ing spaces to improve sight stopp ing distance at six different cor- ners. Town staff reported the parking spaces don’t really exist after Bea- con was tepaved last spring. Works and services director Dick Kami- kawaji said that six spaces, located at Second, Third, Fourth and Resthaven were not painted in after the repaving. Sidney Association of Mer- chants president Judith Bowen wrote committee: “We are con- cerned at the loss of precious parking spaces and hope the Town will make alternate arrangements to replace them elsewhere in the downtown area.” Bowen urged committee to reduce the speed limit to increase the sight distance between drivers and pedestrians. Council members were con- cemed about speed on the main street and the danger to pedestri- ans using numerous crosswalks. The initial staff report was prompt- ed by a fatality pedestrian accident on Beacon Avenue. “Some of our drivers really foot it going down Beacon,” said Ald. Don Amos. “Part of the problem could be solved if we lower the speed limit.” Amos also recommended that one crosswalk be eliminated at Continued on Page A2 Farmers dump produce in proiesi by Valorie Lennox The Review B.C. farmers protested U.S. ‘dumping’ of lettuce into Canada by dumping 32 tons of lettuce and cabbage worth $9,300 on the B.C Legislature lawn in Victoria Wed- nesday moming. Among the protesters was Ian Vantreight of Saanichton, a fourth- generation farmer who cultivates 700 acres on the Saanich Penin- sula. Terry Michell of the Michell Brothers Farm in Saanichton also joined the protest, dumping a load _of potatoes on the legislative lawn. Vantreight trucked in four trac- tors, which were ranged behind piles of boxed cabbage and lettuce. As president of the Island Vege- table Co-op, Vantreight says the dumping of lettuce and cabbage into the Canadian market affects a good percentage of the 30 mem- bers of the co-op. On his own farm, he grows 60 acres of cabbage but finds he can not make a profit when his cab- bage costs $8 a case to produce and US. cabbage is dumped into Canada at $5 a case. Vantreight was among the dele- gation of farmers who met with Premier Mike Harcourt and Agn- culture Minister Bill Barlee late Wednesday. Continued on Page A2 New rules slapped on homemade goods by Glenn Werkman The Review The organizers of the Peninsula Country Market are opposing a new CRD regulation that prevents the sale of homemade bread and jam. At the first market of the season Saturday in Saanichton, a sign asked “What next will the CRD ban? Taking food out of unap- proved refrigerators? Breathing in public without a gas mask? Petting your cat or dog before eating?” In a press release, CRD regional medical health officer Dr. Shaun Peck said: “In homebaked goods and jams, pickles etc. we are concerned that undeclared preser- vatives and ingredients may adversely effect individuals with various food allergies and other sensitivities.” Peck said “personal hygiene and food handling practises in the home are an unknown quantity when dealing with home-prepared foods and the general public has the perception that food products available publicly are approved and safe.” Central Saanich Mayor Ted Jones said at the market Saturday. that he is not aware of past prob- lems from home-prepared goods. “T don’t think it’s a health issue, Continued on Page A4 Review Office Hours The Review office, at’ 9726 First St in Sidney, is open from'9 am. until 5 p.m. Monday, through Friday. Mail to Box 2070, Sidney, B.C. V8L 3S5. Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agree- ment #41815.