aanich, it produces. lots of: sults, In the pi tur above, anticipated “there “would bea de “board, "adtordiig to. thes teriad ~of agreement with the employees, “will. be final, - “do not affect the librarians, care- ‘These demands — takers or ‘pages (high school help- PONCEIVED Noa ae Those who are concerned. with: tne -current controversy regard-. ‘ing the: trees on. Beacon Avenue . will find interest in the follow- ~~ ‘ing article taken from the March ~ 4; 1915 edition of The- Review. - - ¢The- “Shade” trees. ‘procured ‘from the ‘City of Victoria, have © ‘practically all been planted.:The ‘south’ side of: Beacon “Ave. from,” “Filth ° St: to the East Road -is ned with young elms, while ash” ‘ees adorn ~.the east side of: “Third St. about. half. way. to > the . “water. 70° * The committee held a meet-_. ‘ing ‘on’ “Monday evening : ‘and re- ‘solved «to. plant ~ both®: sides” of : Third ‘St. “south - ‘to St.- Andrew's church . ‘and to plant! “the .west’ side ‘of. Third Street from: Beacon Aves. : orth: to the water, 0°" : ‘quested that. trees ‘be: planted in ‘front of their. properties, but so. far’ not enough: money has: been - Offered to’ planta: whole block” Bnd: the committee feels © that. il. ai residents act together” from -Beacon. Ave.- the. ‘ultimate: aim: cwill, fail- to: be. _achieved,: ive. the beautification gs of the village.» ‘thoroughfares, Beacon ‘Ave. and “Third ‘St.; have. been planted the’. of tannin ; e committee: will -be “glad~ to..at-~ P g si tend” to other: streets if, the re cost of the labour. “stake. “able | the: trees. will be: ‘visited “and | “necessary -: work. for. their, “care will be ‘done.’ fart has : ‘been ‘found. “that one ~ side® “of. a: 250: feet’ block. can be? “planted - for abotit two: dollars, . sand as “soon ‘as the. two main There is nothing else like the first’. horseback | ride ‘to.make a - “Person. feel. he. is _ better off: Capital Region Budget : for 11968 “has” been! set: at: $46, 000, an’ in- “crease of. $8, ,000: on. last year's’ figure, - The: aggregate. ‘includes © an item : of $4,000 on. account © and North Saani h. dents wish. ‘to: provide for. the--:. c The com: | mittee’ s: “funds : will: be -almost,. it not. quite, exhausted’ when the work’: now. undertaken is: com-. “pleted. moe poo “The preservation of the trees 7 vis. another’ ‘question considered. by the committee and it has been decided : to’ tie: each one. to a- “Once a week ‘or _there-~ 7 abouts: so. ‘long as thoney is avail= - : Several ‘individuals have 1 re-" ‘ ‘The. very finest valite we could obtain, ”’- commented. Councillor. $1, 000 for special services to the - municipality... ee : “lt appears “to. ‘be. a ‘fair ‘and -reasonable | charge for. the- ‘tetal, cost of: our, planning,’” agree Reeve R: Gordon’ Lee: ane ‘North: Saanich : “council ‘also agreed. to its share. of: $828, “ plus $1,000 for special services, - last. Monday. . Work: pérformed “by the Board - ‘on: ‘behalf ‘of: the:, : municipality: included. studies re-. lating to | marinas, ‘sub-division © vices ‘rendered ‘to: _ good; avalie,? Po Mrs. -Nell Horth, in- moving en-: - ‘dorsation of the budget... _murred. A.M. Galbraith last Monday, as:- : Central Saanich council approved | ; “Objections * to” an “extension. of abe foreshore . rights: ate Brentwood © : Bay: were: “resolved: at the: meet- “ing. of Central Saanich council... ; ‘last Monday, ~iwas. received: that Gilbert’s Boats © & and Guide Service. has: withdrawn ~ _ proceedings - to: extend parking “ "accommodation, : : when information and” rezoning = matter sy _ indicated. 3 cone consider. this: to be ‘very. =Said. Councillor . ~ Councilior -T.C.M, ‘Davis. de- . ey. have some. givings* ‘about the ~ ‘delegation of” these” questions - to. the Capital Region’. Planning | “Board.” “sought ‘a greater. control: onsuch — ‘matters: ‘by council; which should _ -CRPB- recommend- a T on “observed. Re ie J. 'B, Cumming, “the pian ing” board. is for advice : cand background. detail: ‘only. Council”. has the ‘last ‘word and: decision.’ a involved aha ga cathe: whole proj valved. 3 years of: steady: “work © At wag -mis- : He - ‘An average: rok 30 units: of whole. blood is:needed for every ¢ case Ot. open heart surgery." way a MKEGOOR r DOQD: ree prpete al ear GE ie, ? what the dinner and dancing would have cost you . . phone and dial away the miles to her heart! B.C. Tel, part of Trans-Canada Tatephone System Dial away the miles to her heart! What does a red-blooded B.C. boy do when his Valentine happens to be miles away and he doesn't have the price of the plane ticket? Naturally. he. dates her by phone, the very next best thing to being there! Even if she lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland, a three minute call after 6 p.m. costs only $1,95 — appreciably less if she’s in Alberta or B.C. So you might really splurge on this special day and spend six minutes with her. or even twelve. Think . then pick up that ; ‘first sins thé: “région; othe. Feport. his Nanaimo. and Dun- .. $20. . : ‘assessment: * onal Board, of which ee Fepresentalive “was a member « ‘authority for which -has in- and. has culminated: in: the .V.I, Regional -Library having the first: _ catalogue information’. -_ catalogue has been. well, received in ‘all.'the branches and. other” regional libraries’ are: ‘looking: to: in. computerizing- their works. _ We hope. to capitalize on, ‘this. . “=Cireulation: © 1,077,735 books ; -were circulated from: our branch- ; es during the year. This is only a. partial index to: the use of the «library facilities. © -Tremendous "growth: “has occurred in- student _ Programs,. -.. reference work, “magazine and~- newspaper -. use, ~ film’ programs, shut-in services seal these are part of the regu- : “lar use of the library facilities. ORs The: North Saanich and Sidney ~ ~-Branch. of the library withacom- : bined population of approximately oy 6000° and: open: 24 hours a week, : circulated 81, 358. books” during, ump of. 33; 125° from’ the. previous, year’ s ‘circulation © ; “of 48, ae Hamebers: _superseding: As. : by. this ‘council, your represent ~ ‘ative informed the board that th ~ North: Saanich council” “approved TA “othe: = a using | the “per-capita. fina ncial “basis.: “as to which ‘Should be discussed = ‘ first, ihe budget; oF the method - of-assessment. past, a ratio method of assess- . _ ment’ based on the. findings of the latest census. ‘Again acting - on instructions from this coun- cil and furthermore also carry- ~~ ing a letter. from- the. municipal. -- clerk covering these-instruc+. 7 tions, your representative madea © strong protest aguingt the equal~ Gould increase our assessment from $7718 to $9450 and would lower, for. instance,. the. Sidney. assessment from $8451 to $6707 - yet Sidney had the larger popu- lation, I also. quoted the words © of one of. our councillors that «library -service isa service to people ~ nota service to property, therefore it. should not be paid on the basis of assessment value.’ Your representative, still acting on council -instruc- tions, pressed the point: furth<- er, that because this community voted to join the Vancouver ts+ land Regional Library on a per capita financial basis the: North Saanich council agreéd to seek - advice as to whether the change could be made without the dir- ection of the people, =~ One particuldtly hard hit school district area also tnade a strong protest and warned that it may opt out of the Library Region if the equalized mill rate théthod of assessment gained ap~ proval. He noted that his district - had 2 population of only, 3,312, ' gid it the method of assess 2 All ‘boys -and: girls: ted 10- a toe 13 living in. the® Deep Cove vited to participate in an ‘indoor “mand and an increase was allow-. - Sports program to :be_ held in the Deep ‘Cove School gym. : Registration of boys took place: : on Tuesday, ‘January 30th and due - ‘to the enthusiastic * turnout” it~ ‘this. program his blessing” t last, but. rot | . : children. a » Thi is. program. is: the result of . has ‘been’ decided to split them. ‘up .into two groups; : The 10 and “11. year olds’ on Monday nights” from: 6 p.m, (to'8 p.m, and the™ 12 and 13° year olds: on Wed- -nesday” nights from 6 p.m, to: Sp. m, : ‘The: girls are to ‘register on “Tuesday, February 6th at 6 p.m. The credit for this, endeavor must: gO. to several groups, : ondary: ‘school, It is the hope of © these ‘teenagers that this: pro- Firstly. the financial backing of” = the |.North: Saanich Recreation Commission . to help purchase. pe the _ necessary basketball, ‘volleyball, - hockey, ete.3. “A, Gs: ~ Blair? and School. District-No. 63 (Saanich) ‘equipment. for “for, ‘their. co-operation in the use - of the. ‘Deep Cove® School ‘gym. | With this: ‘endeavor | the. gym. will ~ from $8,843 to. $32,720. -- However, the’ ‘majority felt that ‘the equalized. mill” ‘rate’ was. the« fairest. method, - and as. this bene- - the V.I- Regional for assistance fited the. majority, a” motion -to e : "accept. this: method. carried with. CAD in favour and: 5 against. tive.” “Trustee Workshop Due to the . recent December municipal ‘elec- fe tions, ‘there was a-radical change 5. ..in-representatives: on ‘the. boards’ of management ‘and for this‘rea-.. ‘son’ it was_decided tc: set.up a. . workshop for the Trustees. This” “should prove stimulating. both for. the new: ‘members and those “who % are: left of: the previous. board of. _ management. : floor: : ment’ changed, it could’ imerease Sa J covering Linoleums; “ate -of CHRISTINA: ‘WORK ; *~ of.10103° hird Street, Sid-"" _ ney; B.C, are hereby re “quired to-send them to the : “undersigned Solicitor, P.O, ° , Box 479, Sidney, B,C, be-.” : Administrator ‘Will. distri= bute. the “said estate © amongst the persons entit-. _jed..thereto, having regard “only. to the claims of. which: he shall have Feceived not- YDNEY. SMITH Bente “Solicitor aid Administra- ‘tor with WILL annexed.” “TORRIBLE, deceased, late | - “sfore the 15th day ofMarch, |” 1968, afler which date-the | - 34 e (vii) New business,: (viii) Adjournment. * the meeting. 2 The order of business at the , meeting wil be 2 as follows: : oe (ft) Reading of the Notice of Meeting. : : “ib: Adoption | ‘of Minutes of last Annual Meeting. . . (ii) Presentation of ‘Annuat Reports. “” (iv). Presentation of Financial Report. (v) Election of two Trustves. (vi) Appoifitment of Auditor.