Islands, North Saanich and the lia of Sidney S&S > No, li 10 Pages ‘SIDNEY, ‘Vancouver. Island, B. C. = Ni stnenday, March 13, 1968 - Subscriptions, in advance, ye ay seer SAN AES CELLED ORNL SRNL TOE aise eR TS ante APRIL & Iready_ there. are over 100 horses stabled at the park nd the | iser can see them. working out’ each. “morning,” Whereas - in recent years the ponies came to the island in the autumn after a’ busy. summer on ‘the mainland, ‘the “1968 B, Cc, “racing season will be: launched at Sandown on: April: 6. -No- ‘fall meet. is scheduled at this time... Chamber Seeks Financial _Aid From Sidney Council Requests: for grants continue plague ‘Sidney council and two applications, ““ one from the Sal- ‘vation: “Army asking for assist- ance. to aid in. their. work, and ‘one from the Sidney and North FREE TICKETS ARE AVAABIE. FOR CONCERT — Tickets. for. the grand concert ; at Sanscha Hall, Sidney, on Mon-— di y April 8, may now be obtained . ee of charge at Cornish’s Book~ -store and’ The Review office in “Sidney.-’ Early application is re- uested by- Sanscha: executive in’: order ‘that. all- preparations for © - “the anticipated «full house’? may be made well in advance of the date. -s:-The_concert-: featuring | the Don Kyle Singers and Claremont Sen- ‘for: Secondary School choir .in entirely: new. programs has been arranged by Sanscha incelebrat- “fon of the retirement of the debt on the Hall. It..was” decided to make no charge for admission in gratitude “to all iesidents: of Sidney and North Saanich who have support=~ ed Sanscha_ through the: years, _ and. ‘assisted the big . effort to . “lear the debt: . . Blocks of: tickets ‘have: been ° ‘distributed: to-25 local service ~ clubs and community organizat- ° ~ tons, and all residents who have ~ not "received tickets through one Y “of these sources" are invited to- -. apply ‘at the above named places "of distribution, wy PICNIC FOR \ PENSIONERS. I: Saturday, June 1, has ‘been i | appointed by the executive of - |) stones Old Age Pensioners’ Org~ of anization for a picnic. at Cen- tennial. Park, Wallace Drive, a location within. easy _ reach. of member. groups, states Robert McVey. A committee is being “" ‘appointed to. make this event a “gala festival, which could well be repeated annually. “Saanich Chamber of Commerce, were referred to the finance committee. ‘*all finances received by the Chamber ‘are expended on behalf of.. the. commercial and resid- ential. communities of the Pen- " insula,’”. stated W.d.. Larnick in his letter’ of request, “and all ~possible effort should be focus-.- ~~ sed’ on: ‘the - tourist “industry.” In. order. to: have :the* tourist ~ bureau continue its operation this year. the Chamber, of Commerce has set a “budget” of $2,000 to cover the costs:involved, An’ engineering firm is pres- "ently: engaged in drawing. up.a detailed brief. of a proposed | breakwater at: the - foot of Beac-:. on: Ave..:and an: additional $500. is” required - to ‘help: defray ‘the balance of the costs involved with its completion, © “On. the -basis“of the” fore-- going, this would indicate amini- mum budget for these two items alone (separate from any other — financial~ support= ‘toe the “Van= couver - Island ‘Publicity Bureau” on: behalf of tourism) of $2,500 for this year, Mr. Larnick con- cluded. _ Request for a grant is now ‘among others being considered by .the town’s finance commit: tee, SWIMMING P POOL ‘STILL SOUGHT Swim ming pool forthe Sidney area is. Still: a possibility, a progress report indicates, and- ‘a local service club is now study-" ing the proposal. : Report was presented at the - . meeting of the Sidney Recreation - ~ Commission on Wednesday, March 6. -An invitation had been extend- ed to-North Saanich Recreation Commission ‘to join-in the mat- ter of studying the swimming pool proposal, but a. .reply: in- dicated that it was beyond their terms of reference, — An open-air swimming pool was cne of the suggested cen- tennial projects, but was dropped in favor of the Hbrary,: Se ‘APARTMENT — ~ COMPLEX PROPOSED: - Application for rezoning of land forthe development of an apart= 7 ment. complex: was received by Sidney council - on Monday, and a public hearing has. been sched= led for. Monday, March 25 at 7 psmein ‘the council chambers, _ Property located on Henry Av- : “enue between Fifth St. and Rest- 2 haven Drive, is presently zoned ve AY Residential. -.- Proposed development would “be in: two stages. First phase Jaw. ; Decision by ‘council, wil be. _ hearing. of. construction would. be” block of 24 suites, with a secon -- block to -be- built as soon as the - demand . warrants. _Buildir “would. be. ‘modern: ‘in every. way, ie including an’ “elevator - in each block, according to the applicant, and the: ‘units would be above the minimum floor area required by” made * following . the ~ pub c.. Sidney Hotel Getting | Extensive Face- Lift A marquee type canopy ‘over the front entrance of the Sidnay. . Hotel marks the second phase of the long term renovation plans” which are already” well under- way, : Licence Sale 7 Brings Revenue The -value of 1968 licence plates sold in the Sidney Town Hall dur ing January and February 1968 . ‘increased -16%. over. sales. made during the similar period in ’67.._- Comparative values were $137,- = 009 and $118,453. : Plates sold for passenger ve~ hicles ‘totalled 3 1751, for com=. mercial-vehicles 734 and 64 for farm tractors. received from the sale of plates. in’ Sidney’ is turned back to the Town-for retention. With sales - continuing, it appears that some- thing: ‘in-excess of $4, 000 will: be earned this year. -is! being. undertaken this ‘Last year the beverage ‘room. was thoroughly. redecorated ‘but: a much more extensive program year. Partners Roland. Paquette ‘and Conrad Schiller report with justi- fiable. pridethe complete. reor~ *“ ganization and extension of the lobby, lounge, dining room and’: kitchen -facilities. Of particular “” interest - will be the re-location ~ of the dining. room so that pat- rons. will. be able= to .view™ the - waterfront from their tables... be wall-to-wall . throughout ‘and new :modernized " ~ lighting willbe installed in the. - entire main- floor complex. ~ Three percent. of the revenue : greatly : improved services and -much-more. comfortable. and ate 2) tractive surroundings, : - Central “By BERT. GREEN : = Provisions - and intentions | -of : Central Saanich’s proposed sub- : ‘THE LATE. ‘PETER - 'WARREN"- ~ The death of. Percy Frederick - (Pete) Warren, late of 6711 Welch . ~ Road,: on™ March 4," removes . a highly respectcd_. Yesident _ of. ‘Saanich *-with-a Jon, ng ‘record: of distinguished and in- pt division. and development control:~ by-law were explained to anover-. flow audience ata special meeting ~~ of council held in the ‘municipal - hall last Monday. ~ ‘The chairman, Gordon ‘Lee, introduced- Geo ‘ge A -Atamanenko, deputy direct ‘Reeve _ R.... of. residential © namely B e ‘and John L. Northey, assis planner, of the Capital Regional Planning Board,: ‘commissioned by council ‘to draw up the by-law. av The -reeve referred to‘ ‘evident « Be pressures © for urban develop _ment?’. within. the. municipality, and. urged acceptance of the by-. law asa vitally necessary. ad-- _junct-: to . the: -recently. enacte - Zoning: by-law in order to estab lish-an orderly growth of accom _Modation, and. the preservation B. the - fluential service. to. the com- Central Saanich. munity. He served three. terms/" “aS a Central Saanich councillor; and. subsequently as police com-= missioner. af For*.many years Mr. Warren: " was.an active member of the. St. Mary’s Anglican Church, con- gregation in Saanichton, and. he. hi rhe cocktail lounge: will be re- - ad been. a’ Warden of the church. decorated and will have improved = wash-room facilities. There will = ~ carpeting a - His long residence in the district * - dated from : 1912, “when -he:ar- ~" Tived. from=his native Cheshi e. y . in England,.-: toria, and - nieces. and: nephews. . Funeral services conducted by. -Rev.-O,L, Foster were held last < 'riday, in-McCall’s: Floral Cha= - turk ~ pel, ‘and cremation followed. Be Forsinating € Cormespandence Mrs : George Gray, widow «of the late George Gray who was active ‘in the community life of Sidney for -many years, recently browsed through some old papers and found a ‘fascinating sheaf of. with Gevents which resulted in the est-. ‘avlishment of Pat riela Bay Air- correspamieace dealing port in North Saani~ Mr. Gray ‘served ‘or years : as _ secreiary. of. the Sidney Business-. men’s Association and the aging correspondence remained .in- his files .. for more. than 30 years. - text. of. one: letter, urging development of the Following is~ the local airport, which Mr... wrote on January 10,1936: . R. Dodds, Esq. 99? ; " BRIDGE RESULTS Winners at the monthly master point event of Sidney Bridge Club held on Mar. 8 at K. of P. Hall were: north-south, 1).C.T. Skin ner and D.C, ‘Dickeson; .2, -T. Eden. and D, Shaw; 3, Ruth and Len Hellyer; east-west, 1, Jack and ‘Mary Woods; 2, Mrs, Fether-. ston and Mrs. Burrows; 3, Mrs, A. Helps and Mrs, K, Sparks. Gray LT. WADHAMS NAMED CHAIRMAN | WATER BOARD-ANNOUNCES NEW WELL L.T. ‘Wadhams. was named chairman of the Sidney Water- works District last week at the first meeting of the board. fol- lowing the recent retirement of F.S.B, Heward. He has already | served ‘seven years as a trustee and has a wealth of experience in the problems relating to theprov- ision of water for the district, He {s.also an alderman of the town of Sidney. Following the meeting, Mr. _Wadhams announced with guarded optimism the results of drilling ‘a deep test weil to assess. the- ofies and surveys of ground water_ progress, a shortage of drill pipe resulting from the B.c,- Ferries strike caused a temp- orary stoppage. Work recom= menced last week and on Friday a depth of 500. feet had “been reached. . The present flow of water is very encouraging “ut Mr. Wad- geologists who have been seeking — new water supplies for the dist- rict for several months. The test was made in the | district’s storage tank property on McTavish Road and is be« lieved to be the first really deepwell on the Saanich Penin- sula. Drilling was commenced Feb. 26 but after good initial L.T, WADRAMS _ to the well site. in excess of a year ahd the ~ hams cautioned that at this time of the year results can be mis- leading and only after a prolonged summer season can a true and accurate production picture be established. Even the most shal-, low wells show good resuits in winter months. Apparently, some of the une certainties regarding a deep weil are the source of the water and the time taken for it to travel from where it enters the earth Time could be source could be more than 100 miles away. if the supply at the origin is seasonal and fluct+ uates, thenpresumably the supply at the well site could also be irregular. In any case the new well on MeTavish Road provides the board with Feason for optimism and could lead to further ex+ plvitation of what might be 4 very productive supply. Dept. of National Defence, oo Civil Aviation Branch, - Oitawa. Dear Sir, “We beg” to. acknowledge with thanks your letter”: of November: 19th, enclosing ‘copy’ of. “eNotes, on Aerodrome Development.! ? ” After .. reading © “this. --very informative booklet, we have loc- ated .a site’ which we consider conforms: to most of.the requis- ites of an aerodrome. -* We are’ forwarding you today under sep- arate cover, two maps, for your perusal and return, ‘showing the lacation and. Site of..the proposed. aerodrome. ‘We hope. eventually to .develop: this into. a. liceased public airport, suitable : for all. types of planes under all con- ditions, - should the traffic war- rant this: development. ; TOWN FUNDS — ARE SAFEGUARDED. _ Receipts from the sale of mot= or vehicle ©: licences: in- 1968 exceeded. those of 1967 by $18,500, Sidney council was in- | formed on Monday evening, Total sales up to the February. 29 deadline amounted to $137,000, of which. Sidney retains three per cent, .. “Are adequate precautions be- - ing taken during the time that. large sums of money are on hand?’ enquired Alderman. WwW W. Gardner, > portant - Factors"* “Surviving - are his wife, Kath- : leen Annie; one brother, Herbert All this ‘should ‘be completed _ in approximately one month and. . “will provide the hotel patrons’ with = 'The-alternative, said the reevé, : would inevitably result inthe sort. of: chaotic, development seen in some other municipalities, where. costly urban renewal: programs - Chamber Plans _ Annual Banque The Sidney and: North Saanich ~ Jation banquet ‘tobe heldon Maret ., o&Victoria; one’sister, Mrs. oe in -the: Sidney -TraveLodge E. L. (Dorothy) Worsley of Vic ‘committee that he. is: planning « Qn -natural: amenities: of.. ‘a. menu. which will be a departure : to bea member: C- attend. ‘the my ~ banquet ‘and no “doubt anyone. at- tending will. find it - ‘most. inter: "On page “9of your - posktet, ‘Im- this ‘site’ has esting. to -hear a summary of. the activities of the Chamber of Co. merce over the past year. . most of the im,oviant factors neo 7 essary, as follows:. . “b, Two 500 x 1800 ft. runways. These: two ..ruiways canbe. ‘con- structed at ‘very. little cost owing. to the. nature of the ground. ° “C. The: Northern boundary. of the land is Henry Avenue, aoeminor gravel-road, bey: 1d which fs: level}. Opes. country. fox some distance, © a, Altitude = -approximately sea- - level, - Air. conditions - from “reports: made by. pilots who! have flown ‘ove, and landed. there, air- “conditions . very good, free from. pockets, ele. oe @. Contour. 7a gentie ‘slope of” not more than 2%, varying: from‘ 2% to practically: level over the. whole area, The . closest. ‘hill is about 2 1/2 mites away. f Soil: = clay loam over gravel, with sufficient slone for natural. _ drainage. . “ge The South East cornar is. about half a-mile distant from the Sidney. Post. Office, and Cust- oms Office, Sidney being a cust- - (continued on page seven) “Macdonell, “MLD:.C. established afully equippedoffic in the Medical Arts Building in- Sidney and- thereby. ‘added . service to the community “Although: born “in = Toronto | in. 1925, the “Macdonells- moved: to- ‘Victoria. when: John was dust: one There « he. attended. elementary. and high. schools: be-: " year’ “eld. fore’ ‘devoting three ‘years to. arts course at University. of Vie~ toria, “J At. that: stage of his Alte “decided ‘to bea doctor and pro-.. ceeded to McGill University in. -t Montreal where he obtained his’: * degree in medicine in 1949. He then interned in. both the: Mon-~ Sidney ¢ offices, he al one in Colwood. treal General Hospital and in”. Toronin. - Ready: For ‘March 7 - Assurance was given by Mayor ue A.W. Freeman that precautions were taken, and that a police" escort was available at any time (when money was to be deposited at the bank. GYM CLASSES POPULAR Gyin classes are proving highly Sli¢cessful in Sidney, stated Ald- ~~ erman Mrs, N, Sealey on Monday evening. “Applicants once again out- nambered the Space available and it Was necessary to turn some away from the second series,’! Sidney’s representative oh the Recreation Cotnmission re ported, Mrs, Myrna Beaven and Mrs. Shitley Philbrook lald the toun- dation fot the successfal venture. A Overy. inlerobting year \ was ; fo ner of the Capital Region earn - Board,: @50 new dwellings we : toria ares las reat, of which x f 2 OR Mar = ap tort p ‘euracy in making a prediction,” Preparing to celebrate St. Patrith’s Day on March 19: ate Fred and Lit Storey of 9821 Sixth Street in Sidney, They came to this area in 1947 and Mr. Storey worked for 20 years asa boilermaker for VMD in Victotia. He suffered a serious injury in an accident during construction of the mammoth Shell Gif drilling rig about two year's ago but Is now fully recovered. He now as assurtied the duties of festdent caretaker at Sandown race track and is at present busy. getting the track in shape for the spting race meet. Truly irish, both Fred and Lit are well know? ard respected in the district. If Pre@s oom words abou? his new joty “1 evaldn't be happier than Zam tight now’, ««~ PROTO BY G.A, GARDSER, said Mr, Northey at the special ‘ineeting of Central Saanich coun+; cil last. Monday, ‘but 1 would say.there will be 105 family homes erected in the municipality each year for the next five years, and withid 16. years “the proportion _ of Central Saanich construction in the region will rise trom the- present nine per Cent to 12 pet Mt cent of the whole.!” pretend. _absotdte tee: “Sas Mar “Mar, 4 Mar, 1 Mar. Mar. 18 Mar, Mar. 19. as Mar. 19 Mar. 1 Mar. 19. -« Mar. 20 Mar, 26 = . Mar. 20 Mar. 21 Mar.