The idea ‘for thise: cross country race was. ‘conceived: a couple of: years. ago, when. the: same ‘man “Made a suggestion that was taken. Up: by. many people - all-over the’ Saanich Peninsuia. This was that selected ‘15 the area should be’ kept cut and ~ cleared: so-* that” people “might.” stroll or: “hike or: run through: "our Father. lovely countryside, _ or. ride ~ their horses. for that ~~ matter, without the-even pres-— : ent ‘danger ‘of having” some : fool inva car trying :to skewer. them. Local. councils were favourably _ disposed, and. I believe that some “small starts: have- been made’in -clearing these footpaths. InCen- ” tral Saanich for ‘instance, acouple™: --of hundred dollars was set aside ‘and some work has been done on: trails. “With this limited amount of” ” progress “Nip. Parker, who “still a’ keen athlete despite the - loss. of-a-leg inthe Italian. cam- : “paign, is now trying to encourage *"eross’ country unning which’ he ad verges ‘throughout ; - swinging right; Ss: .from. ‘Centennial Park, --just-of or: Wallace ‘Drive, : 7a about’ “four miles long, and a= number of: youngsters from the.” Brentwood Boy. Scout: troop have.” volunteered to act:as markers. -- -Twenty® two ‘schools, : of junior: and: senior “high” level, in’ the: the. cours: Greater Victoria area have been invited, to. send eight.man teams in any or all of the three cate- gories, under. eighteen,-— the first six runners. home..in each. team counting” towards its. : final Standinas-s 95-2 Leaving. the’ park the contest-_ ants: will: head westwards, slith-. ering ‘down: a steep bank: “across. -Hagan creek, then there is some. “fairly rough going through wood- ‘land,® fallen logs, and: muddy patches | ‘are going. to slow. the : pace; te“the West- Saanich road. ° “North here along the. verge. until.-.- _the: way ‘leads - across: the:-lanes. of Woodwynn just! “farm: to Mount Newton’ Cross» ‘Road, from there “itv is.a long ys just before the war.” 4 chool I: went ‘to was rather keen: on: “paper. chases and rn ‘swear that Pye. jogged hundreds of miles. Wood and 1 Vinyl § Sets. SALE. 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Fou miles is a terribly: long distance when the: “only “exercise you ever get is stepping on the gas Pedal or... downing chocolate - sundaes = at - the pop shop: after: “school, : “doubt ff “most of them. n not blaming them * --and ; flabby. with antity ‘muscies,. . It’s * fluent society: that ‘we. ~-Thinking it ‘over, maybe i ani’ ‘being: alittle hard on the. teen-" age eneration. are a. few. ‘who. are: nearly as. good as their fathers, and ifany . * Possibly” there’ ‘of them) ‘can complete ‘that | four’ mile. course Piper Alfred Pink | ‘and: his- bagpipes ure going to.be.. ‘waiting’ ‘to give them aright royal N reception at the finishing line: well as seven private educational: establishments. The ‘result has. ging, : said Mr.” Road be cleared of brambles and long grass. “i Shields’ inseribed with the wine, +) ning school will be hung in Central Saanich - municipal hall. » .R, : Gordon’: Lee - was. asked by . Teams of eight : first” six: home - to’ count, are invited, and there will be a div- .. ‘ision into three. age eroups with - _ the limits of 14,. oe and 18 years. fall” live cin, but: 1 wouldn't: ‘want - es _them to become too.t : “hard grind up ‘and down: hill. to the finish” on the” grounds of ~Saanichton fair, Rte -:This reminds me of some: tine” sy runs: we . used to’ have ‘in -the country” ‘around Calgary: in “the: "The: an annual event,’?. ren Councillor P.F, Benn, ‘formarces* down to ‘6th. “place woe c. Mullin and L: Farrell, ©1037 ‘suggett Road, : are. ‘happy * daughter,» 2 -born. ‘January: 18; a. sis Reeve ~ Mr. Parker to make the present- ations. Inscribed ribboris will Winners ‘at ‘the ‘South: Saanich” . ~ Women’s Institute card party. on’. 7 _ been’ made. ~ Wednesday January 24were Mrs. --L! Farrell,; Mrs..W.-Wills, ‘C Mullin. and B. Hoole, Hostesses Mrs. C..Essery: and Mrs. H.F<. ° "Young served refreshments. oe * Card winners atthe Community: ‘Club 500’ party on Wednesday be awarded for individual per-». evening January 31.were Mr3.. ‘Norman Spahan, “J acqueline "Nadine W. Bulter, Mrs. M. Meiklejohn, “Mr Cand | Mrse'L, Farrell, ““‘Diseovery of ‘the: break-in ‘was me made by branch manager ‘Ward “Gammell on ‘his: arrival at’ ‘the * premises: Friday: ‘morning. It”. was an expert: safe cracking job with a: quarter- inch drill, said. _ the" police . chief, - and the. work ~ of: the cracksmen: was: facilitat x by the position of the: ‘Safe at the rear of the Office: 2 ~Simpson’ Rd.;" had Mr. ‘Farrell's cere brother-in-law’ and sister, Mr.’ 0a mee and “Mrs. *J. M, Culp; as guests’ ‘last: cweek- “Mr. and Mrs. Culp were. en route” ‘to their. home in: : christening at “The route to be’ im = : -the:t runners. is’ a ‘Stiff: one,. Parker. : - “noise-making ‘apparatus by farm "ers and residents to protect fruit: : field_ crops .from-.the. " predations of birds and fowl. a protesting petition, said he had -He’ urged. council that the eme- = . phasis of the. proposed by-law j ps, rather than the pre. vention of noise. “You can’ get \ used to anything eventually,"* he : asserted. f Jstroyed the. consequences all our budgets." ae : uck-scaring ‘puns: shad: produced ~ Mr, Tisdalle reminded council pe that the: province has an Act for.” the control of pests, and. sug- “gested, since the Regional Board -: ,, has -adopted the function of fire-. m°~ works control it might add to its ; responsibilities the protection of. food. “There is an annoyarice prob- : ; amt it is true," admitted Mr. hunting’ in the’ mun-_ : Rignificent: reason = of control; their ; work, ” he’ stated, « (FROM: THE. COWICHAN: LEADER, Jan. 31) ‘Willard Ireland, B.C. chief tib- rarian and. archivist, delighted members of Cowichan Agri- cultural Society at thelr 100th _annual meeting with his stories. of the founding of their organiza= tion, The speaker, “probably: the... only archivist in existence: who was once. the Tutter-rnaking “¢hampion of the province,’’ told @ luncheon. audience of.75 at Tzouhalem Hotel of the coming to the districtof Rev. W.S. Reece, later “to become. Archdeacon Reece, in 1866. This Anglican clergyman or- ganized a harvest home. supper that fall and drew 63 people, The next autumn he did it again and 156 came, in spite. of the rain. .- In Septemder, 1868, the har- _ vest-home-church event was de- veloped irito a fairy with entries judged. 3 The same month Cowichan - Agricultural Society was formed. In {869,. on 20 actes of land at Maple Bay, the CAS ran a fall -fair apart from the church gatherings. Seing five days be- fore Saanichton fair, Cowichan has the distinction of having the oldest fait in the province (Vie- tofia started in 1861 but is now. hon-operative.)- In 1870 the fitst fair in a nali built and owned by CAS ‘Termbers was staged. The hall cost $132.59 1/2 to build and was about 25 feet by 45 feet. in his time here, 1868 - 1873, Atehdeseon Reece strove not only SUERABLE de COWICHAN ae "to gather the people together. for ; spiritual, and social reasons but . also to improve their. methods of agriculture. : ’ Few persons farmed for + prof- it before that time because there “were no markets. The fur trad-- to Mr. Ireland's many. duties in the past two} years swith centennial: ‘events and of the appropriate- “ness of having him: ‘Speak at. th anniversary, dinner. feos Will Add Fill © ers were not in favour of farmers ... and settlers. and gave no en- couragement...When the gold rush of 1858 came Victoria grew from a. litte town of 200, established ‘15 years before, to a city of 15,000, ° in little more than: one year. The disillusioned gold miners settled on Saltspring Island by 1859. and in Cowichan by 1862, From. that time ..on, farming. became a: serious business for money .and not just a way of getting some food. At the same time as early white settlers were holding their first fairs, W.H. Lomas, Atiglican catechist and first schoolmaster, | started an Indian Cowichan Industrial Exhibition. Althougt: this paraliel fair ran-for only. four years it demonstrated the - depth of understanding of r Reece and Lomas. y ‘Mr. Ireland referred to , them as prophets as well as priests. They knew that natives and sett- lers must live together and must be educated and improve their standafds of living as 4 com- munity. Hé thought that some of this vision must have been fost, ‘teven though in Cowichan you have done more than in many places. sd Mr. treland was introduced ty Don Morton and thanked by Tom Groves, each of whom referred. To Property - At Bazan Bay On. Monday ° “evening - _Saantch council gave con : ~ ation to a request by Winnifre Nunn to sub-divide. -weterfront.” property in the Bazan’ Bay ar on which percolstion.tests prové: “ed- the. soll to be lacking ; remired qualities of absorpti The’ applicant agreed: to fill of the required quality quantity to meét established “colation standards. ~ “Saanichton on. the. approac the officer.” Reeve J.B, Cumming suggest: Tt -ed that councti obtain the ofthe health department” ~ guide for this and other si cases, All tembers of the couti-. cil were in complete agreement, - be - BUILDING PERMITS. "Value of 11. building. permits fssued in Centrai Saanicli in the: month of January was $76,400, — inclusive of fout new dwellings worth $74,700.:4)n the corres+ ponding month of 1967 eight per+ mits totalling $92,476 were is- sued. faa Central. Saanich council last Morddy introduced and gave three _ feadings tw aby-law. upgrading . plumbing inspection and permit . feds to standards applicable 's the manicipelity of Saanich.