-R.C.M.P..:
= Robert Patrick Turnbull. ‘when he" :

"Serving the Municipality of Central. Saani¢h, the Gulf Islands, North Saanich and the Town of Sidney

| " FIFTY- SIXTH YEAR,

“Now 20 8 Pages

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__SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C.

Ses Her 15, 1968

“Council Approves
- Building By-Laws

A By-law to regulate the con-

“ struction, alteration, repair.or.-

demolition of buildings and struc-

tures in the District of North...
. Saanich was recently approved by:
: Council - and is now in force. ff
At provides guidance for those
seeking. permits and. clearly”
must.
~~ provide plans, specifications and «
“sewage disposal arrangements

states. that - applicants:

before the permit will be issued

Periods. of permit validity are

ce given: as are conditions: of: per-::
“mit renewal.

responsibilities’ re-~.

lating to zoning, building, blast-
ing, utilities, etc. are given and:

- Owner

the: duties of the Municipal Buil

a ding | Inspector. are spelled out

~ Permit fees for building, | mov:

° fing’ and demolishing are listed.
These are on a sliding scale.
“For permits in excess.- of-.
- $1000. value, the fees shall. be.”
- “$6.00 for the first thousand, plus ~
$8.00 per thousand for the next -
‘$49,000, plus $2.00 per thousand :

for the next $150,000

- Accordingly, it: would appear ;
that. the. building permit for: a ~

$20,000 house would cost $63.

MUTTON POACHER
CAUGHT IN ACT

“Jack ‘Todd, who has lost large
numbers _ of «sheep from’ Sidney -
‘Island over the past few years, . z
turned the. tables on. one culprit -

and with the help of the Sidney
Detachment, caught ©

tried to” escape.
“On March 21, Mr. Todd visited

» Sidney Island, “which he: owns,
: ee several shots:: approached
: ". gunman “with - powerful
“ jinoeulars and watched him from.
_a distance of about 100’.
~~. He observed him shoot at sheep ..
“several times -after which he
located” the man’s boat, partially
- emptied the gas tank and re-
-- filled it-with.salt water,.-. 2.0...
-. In-his own boat, Jack Todd -
“proceeded to Sidney, phoned the

R:C.M.P.._and with a constable,

_ intercepted the fleeing | man. He
“refused to stop when hailed but:
“as he approached, Van Isle Mar-
-/. ina,his engine stalled for the

“want of. pure gasoline. He was

“~~ taken into custody and charged
2 With - “unlawfully
io sheep, the property of J.H, Todd.

Turnbull. was convicted on May

: 13 and remanded to May 22 for -
“. presentence report and sentence.”

TRAILER COURT

~ PLANS STUDIED

~ Council will be pleased tocon- |

sider the trailer court application

-tmade by John Chew in the light

of recommendations made rec-
ently in the Capital Region Plan-
ning Board study, sald Mayor R.

_> Gordon Lee at the. last meeting
“of Central Saanich council.

Represented by consultant C.
M.A,. Graeme, Mr. Chew had
earlier presented tentative plans
fora transient trailer court on

"waterfront property south of Is-
“Jand View Beach,

Council has
since received a letter in favor~
able terms from the department
of recreation and conservation.

The application was referred

“to the zoning sub-committee, to-

gether with other applications
on file. Questions to be consid-
ered, said the mayor, include
(1) road access to site, (2) wheth-
er land would in future be more
valuable in other use, (3) the
doubt that council would give

favorable consideration tf there
were any question of permanent

residence involved.

" Mayor Lee reminded council
that the C.R.P.B, recommend-
ations are advisory and hot man-
datory, and that the site under
review is not one of those rec-
omménded as desirable for a
trailer court. (Sites mentioned
in the study are at the Indian
Resétve, Saanichton Bay, adjac-
ent to Tod inlet and west of

Wallace Drive, snd in the vicin- —

ity of Prospect Lake.) |

TAG DAY
Saturday, May 18, is Little
League tag day in Sidney ith
the approval of town council,

“shooting: one ~

~ Paint-up._ time | at Shoal Harbor os

just completed a move from Gon-
zales : Observatory . to Patricia

Bay Airport Terminal. The re-"
sult. is: that the: public: weather _
office’ which normally | provides
reports: and forecasts‘in fairly’

general. terms for ‘public’ con~

_ sumption has now. joined’ the. ‘air-
port aviation weather office under ©

oné roof; and. one supervisor.
AF, ‘Wequarrie, Officer. in
Charge at Gonzales. for the past’

two years has moved to the new
~Jocation with his establishment :

and states that a better “service

can be. provided “and definite”

economies can be derived.

The aviation weather office has.

‘of. course - ‘been situated: at: the

airport for. many™ years during:
“which it recorded regular obser-
_ vations and provided full services -
- for flying.” M.A, Dolan, who was |

‘in charge of the office until the’

recent. amalgamation, is now Mr. :

McQuarrie's immediate assist-
ant.

Even under the present organ- .

-{gation, the local staff is depend-
ent on the B.C. Weather. Office
in Vancouver and ‘the Central
Analysis Office in Montreal for

_science. -

- most” “of its. oe a

a charts. '

: Weather :: has. ‘no regard. for”
_international © boundaries © but
there: is perhaps more co-oper~

ation between countries “in ‘the’

free exchange of weather. infor= .
than..in any field of -
- Similarly, air travel: -
from most modern airports ex-.-

mation

tends ‘far beyond provincial and
national boundaries. Victoria is

“no exception.

Accordingly, observations and -
reports -from all Canada, U.K,

“'U,S.A.,. Russia and other count-
ries. are fed to. the centre: in ~
. Montreal which uses it to pro-
‘duce. charts and forecasts: for.
distribution to all Canadian of-
‘fices..,
“Jocal interpretation to the infor~.-

“There, the staffs apply a

mation and give it to all agencies
requiring it.

Weather: charts covering most
of the northern hemisphere are
received .at .regular’ intervals

from Montreal by a form of wire
transmission called’. facsimile. -
- Some show the weather systems

as they actually existed justa few
hours previously and others de-~
pict the systems and conditions

BY J.R, HARDINGHAM

Next Saturday, May 18, is the
day Brentwood Women’s Institute
members will hopefully see the
culmination of their endeavors, |

Chief Thunderbird |

Totem Memorial —

~ by the Women’s Institute has the

blessing and support of Central

Saanich municipal council, andis |

also backed strongly by Central
Saanich Chamber of Commerce;.

for all local residents have been, collection cans will be out-in-all

asked to participate inthe raising
of funds necessary for the Totem
Memorial planned for erection in
the honor and to the memory of
their great internationally famed
sportsman and athlete, the late
“Chief Thunderbird’, Baptiste
Paul.

This project first put forward

14 Day Sentence

‘In Sidney Magistrate's Court
on May 18, Stanley Bernard
Mobey was charged under the
eriminal code on. February 16
with driving a motor vehicle
when under legal suspension for
six months. He was found guilty
and senteced to 14 days imp?-
sonment.
FOREST FIRE RESPONSIBILITY

-AS well as being liable for
prosecution under provincial
statutes, people who start forest
fires either on purpose or through
carelessness ate also subject
to sHiff penalties undef the Crim-
inal Code of Canac.

the local stores, while the Brent~-
wood Bay branch of Saanich Pen-
insula Credit Union has vol+
—untarily offered its offices for
any who wish to subscribe.

It is to be hoped that the pro~
ject will be supported by each
and every citizen. Baptiste Paul,
or “Chief'’ as he was alfection-
ately known
Saanich Peninsula left behind a
legacy of great triumphs and
achievements throught the exer~
cise of his great athletic pro-
wess; his wonderful sportsman-
ship endeared him to all hecame
tn contact with.

It is fitting indeed that a Thun:
derbird Totem Should be erected
fot a lasting memorial, and that
it should be piaced most pro*
minently in the district where he
lived and enjoyed the most. Cen-
tral Saanich council has willingly
agreed that the site for the Totem

shall be on the front lawn of fhe

municipal hall at Saanichton, and
will see that it is suitably in-
scribed and mounted.

throughout the ©

.; as. 5 they. ‘are ‘forecast for. varying
times: up. to as. much | as- five:

days ‘ahead...
-Local:: observations ‘are: ‘taken

hourly or when there is any signi=*>.
’ fieant weather... change. This
‘information which includes. tem~
perature, atmospheric pressure, -
cloud conditions, . -humidity, . wind ..
speed. and direction is. not’ only. eee
for local use but is quickly.sent
to. other stations and centres.” ”
Conditions at the Patricia Bay.
“airport | will frequently ‘be dif-
ferent from those existing atGon-.
‘zales,
many who believed that because’
of the ‘nearness of the observa-
tory: to” the ~ Straits’ of ‘Juan :de-
Fuca and the modifying. influ- :
-ence. of the sea water on tem- :
peratures;
“tistics have tended to be low in’
. summer and high in winter.)

In fact there’ have been

past. Victoria sta~’

Mr. MeQuarrie agrees. that

‘there maybe day today varia-
tions but is of the opinion that.
annual: averages should be about .

the same. In ‘any. case. ‘It is

too soon to: draw any ‘positive.

conclusions in this regard,’’he
said,
more cloud at the airport’. :

Many will have heard A.F.

McQuarrie give the weather re-.

port over a Victoria radio station

... at five minutes after noon each

day, These came from Gonzales
but will now originate from Pat-
rica Bay —

" Craig, :

‘last. year.»
11: new houses, one’ ‘duplex and ~~
Fa nine’ suite apartment building.

: period,

“but there may. well. be

signs for the service station and

‘now ~-in’ course~ of

: completion at. Patricia Bay High-

“.. .Way=-and Mount. Newton. Cross

“Roads

been: filed at. an earlier meeting
TE ‘Of council, *

ns . Design: of.a. sign requested by _

~Particulars and plan:had

Michael Williams was criticized

“oy and ‘tabled to give the applicant
”/, ah, opportunity . to modify the .

vording.

‘Recommendation ~ to council

‘was to the effect that approval.

be: ‘given: subject to the removal
of- other signs, but Alderman

Michell pointed out’ that
“Holiday: Inn’ in large letters
and-‘‘for cats and dogs’® in small
letters. could cause serious tour-

.. discretion: of the’ department: of

-the signs was offered. Wording _
“of the proposed signs is: “Brent=

‘would have to be referred to the -

‘ist, confusion tat “60 m.p.h. on |
the worst: bend on the-highway.'?
‘It. was “further. pointed out. that

purposes; .

applicable.

the proposed ‘illuminated plastic

sign’ would be subject to. the

highways. ; Sidvey.” “16, 60:
Welcome. Wagon itd, repres- . Central Saanich - “1,47 |
ented by” Mrs.. Molly - ‘Bennett, — North Saanich 15. 00 _

and-with the support of Central» ..

~$ite.t67
$165,492 |=
$149. 337.

“Saanich Chamber of Commerce, . ..
‘requested permission to: erect
two signs'on West Saanich -Road

to identify ‘‘the village ofBrent-" ;
wood Bay.’ Suggested locations»
are at: the Keating ‘and. Stellys ©
Cross ‘Road intersections. : Both
construction and ‘maintenance of -

"Sidney Budget

to council last: Monday evening

wood Bay - A Welcome: Wagon |
Community.’” :
‘Council ruled :that the request

increase in -health costs, plus
additional - ~ Regional. District :
costs. The $1 increase in; the
per capita grants represents less
“than a half-mill,'so it is quite

department of highways for. con-
sideration.

before. 1,00.pem.: enroute, to: Nj

*‘toria where itis to. participate
. In-the Victoria Day’ Parades

The performance in ‘Sidney will: |
be of approximately one hours

CONSTRUCTION |

_ con. “Aves:

VALUES RISE

SIDNEY: :
~ Building. permit: values 5 for the

“month: of April: in the Town. of

Sidney,..were. _ $269,985. against
$176,879 - for «the. same. month
“Perfmits : included

Value of permits issued for the
first four: months ‘of 1968 total -

“$793,241 representing “an- in-.-
crease. “of! ‘nearly. 200%: over last:

year’s figures: for. the same

Lemar

“CENTRAL SAANICH |

Central ‘Saanich building re-.
ports - for the first four. months _
“of 1968 show that permits for 38
‘new dwellings have been issued
“against 23 for the same period.
‘last year. This represents again
~ of 65%

Insofar as Value of the.
new dwellings is concerned, the
increse 1s 76%.

Value of permits issued forall
types of ‘
$789,245 against $471,600 ‘for
last _year for an increase of

ty

obvious” “that - “the increase. in”
grants - does “not: offset the
 RCTSRSeS swith: “which” we: are.
i faced, he added.

“After. introducing the: recom

duration and’ will” consist ; ofa.

awk - ‘Band. ‘from -the « State “of:
ashington and with 70 musicians:

_- under the directorshi ip.of Gayle :
- will give a= concert at
° Sanscha Park: at 3,00. p. me on
‘Saturday, May 18. ae ;
~The band will arrive in Sidney
by ferry from Anacortes shortly...

variety’ of ‘music including solos
and piano with band..
“Concert will: -be : ‘open ‘to’ ‘the -
“public and there will beno charge:
In the eventof inclement weath- 4
er, the. program will: be given in: &
Sanscha Hall. 0-2 :

"Considerable. thought was given 7
by. Sidney -gouncil : last - Monday, :

“The: root: ‘system. of.
these . _problem trees. “have ‘ser-.
““Yfouisly, interfered with: the’ sewe
“Mnes,: and on ‘oceasion ' it: ‘has *
been, necessary. ‘to. dig. down. 120°
‘to- 14 feet © 40. cut away growth,
said. Alderman. L.T..-Wadhams,:

~ chairman: of | the: public: works. a

committee. m
Alderman - _Mrs. -E.M Sealey :

: noted. that: ‘as report: by a tree.

specialist: “had been. called -for

In presenting the Sidney budget. ~

Mill rates tn the three Peninsula municipalities of st it
‘and.North Saanich have” been declared and in each case

to. a" small extent by a slight: ‘decrease in th
Formerly the educational mill, rate varied
gach municipality, but ‘this year the rate of:

- 29,98
29,98.

“Mayor. A.W, Freeman said that onda
the.. _ municipality. is required . to cum

in welfare’ costs, ‘a 600 per cent CINSe

SIDNEY AND NORTH SAANICH.
| NEW ADVERTISING SIGNS
POINT TO NEW BY-LAW |

ie “Possibility that Central Saan- =
‘ich will prepare anew sign by-law
eee mentioned at the last meeting

is generally

earlier. but. had -not ‘been ‘pre-
sented to.council. :
Mayor A.W,:.Freeman. spoke:
‘of consultations — with ° various :

uy authorities, including the Dom

inion Experimental: Farm: per

-gonnel, and said:he is sa

“removal: of the trees ‘1s the onl
solution: He’ ‘noted © that it is:
‘intended to plant : six: flowering
fruit. trees as replacements ° for
the two. offending. trees opposite
the Safeway store,

“play, but ‘the ,vital aspect:
“when the young people and. Mr.

construction was —

‘On :the : motion. of Aldermen -
"Sealey and W.W, Gardner it was |
-finally resolved to remove the”
two trees, with the rider thata-
report on. the ultimate way. of
dealing © with. offending: trees. be
obtained “before there: are any.
. further removals. _

Johannessen discussed the whole

question together :
_ By the end of the afternoon. the
“ candidate was the one on the r

ceiving end because he hadas

‘the: young. people to-write down Ports
what. they considersd to be the. Aa:
a of the Indian peopl eee

Photograph of Beacon Avente taken early this week under ideal Mayor A.W. Preeiman " sppeated to the provinetal authorities in

light conditions reveals only indistinct linés fot traffic control and

pedestrian crossings.

In addition, the western end of the road is

rough and requires widening as well as fresh markings. The
portion of Beacon Avense between Patricia Bay Highway and Fifth
Streets is the responsibility of the B.C, Dept. of Highways bat the
reraindat belongs to the Town of Sidney.

mid=March for action to aise the standard of the portion tor which
they are responsible but no action is evident thus far. In this
regatd his worship has done his duty bat he could set a example
by sptucing ap the markings at his end of the artery from Filth

St to the Ocean.

REVIEW Prow