( ct 9825. ‘Third Street Le vision, Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Assn. of Canadian. Weekly. Newspapers’ : - Association er of Audit Bureau of Circulations | Member Class .“A” Newspapers Telephone G56- 1151 -_ ‘SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $4.00 ‘per yar ky mail. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post: Office Department, . Ottawa and. for postage paid in cash. Display advertising rates on application. on of Sa ce ha 40 - —— nse: From The. Past | Islands oldest and most colorful . pioneer - Reverend Canon Hubert St. John Payne at age 92. TAKEN FROM THE EARLY FILES OF THE-REVIEW) “SYEARSAGO Last. link with. one of Saturna families was severed July. 11 when death claimed © He was one four brothers who settled on turna prior to the turn of the ntury. New. ‘Queen of the Islands’? s proved her worth, .The -car ferry built specifically Gu Picnic | “The. Sidnéy Rock Club held i its annual: summer picnic at’ Gold. stream. Parksite on July 7, with about twenty members attending, “The weather was ideal and the. park a most acceptable place and most of-the members relaxed ‘in the cool shade and talked rocks, The more energetic. members climbed the. mountain and walked over to the flats, panned for gold, | - went -in wading, examined ‘Flora’? and took snapshots of _Drive- inc Op - Big. ‘Louie _ is: thriving. “He: ‘has invested heavily but seem- ingly. ‘wisely. His establishment ~ is big; clean | and: efficient but: not. gaudy or’ extravagant. He does not provide diners. with linen. and .candles but he -does feed them well at modest pric- — es. Who is Big Louie? *Big* Louie is a comic book character. who has been chosen “as a symbol for the new drive-. in and service station recently opened at the corner of Patricia ed tO. “sell cars. and eventually : persuaded ‘his ‘employer to™ lets: him try. After. five very. suc- cessful: years, he formed a part- ~ nership,’ went into the used automobile business, later. ac- “quired some good agencies and : eventually built up. Ensign. Motors to the thriving com~- ‘pany. it is today: A desire for a new challenge and a wish to live near his home and family in the Turgoose sub-division prompted him. to By. ROCKY. os the ri ae owhich is received by special : antenna. from Victoria. is played - -eonstantly. , Restaurant manager Adam “ Russell: is from Nanaimo where he has acquired 26 years of experience as a chef and caterer. He ‘has three . assistant cooks = plus waitresses who live in the local community as do most of _the staff which now numbers 14. Brie Lewis has also provided a number. of facilities and serv- ices for travellers and campers. ERIC LEWIS able. the goings-on, - to Hnk the Gulf Islands with the ommunity. ‘co-operation. - When a suitable centennial. mainland was filled to capacity over the weekend as hordes of visitors clamored {o travel to the Guif Islands by the new route. New Commanding Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy’s VU 33 Squadron at Patricia Bay is Lieutenant Command A,A.Schel- ’ linck “who has arrived “from “ Wednesday, July 17, 1968 ———— Ir oy si North ‘Saanich Centennial Library stands as one. of the most. ‘impressive : examples of - Everyone supper, cooked by Doreen Miller and Erma Coward. cut the pies and Fred Tanton had charge of.the tea making, ~ No rocks were found, no gold was discovered but everyone voted it the “best picnic ever,’’ was on hand for The hamburgers were: co Winnie Tanton ° es Shearwater, Nova Scotia to suc~ ceed Lieut. Cdr. S.E. Soward. Councillor R.M,; . Lamont, builder of the prize winning float. which. Central Saanich entered in the Sidney Day parade, hasbeen. approached to take the float:.to. t t mark Canada’s 100th anniversary was j “two ago, the separate municipali- of Sidney ‘and .of North Saanich agreed ona ruction program was endorsed astically ‘by the ratepayers, generous grants - Meditation t FROM EVERY DAY } “Read: Luke 931-10 pr ~ LAM NOT WCRTHY to "Bay Highway and Mount Newton Cross Road. food service at reasonable pric- dinners: with Wedgewood china, silver. cutlery, candlelight and high tariffs. OWNER AND MANAGER . Big Louie’s name has been incorporated ‘by Waring Enter- owned by. Eric. Waring. Lewis. “To know more of Mr. Lewis is Certainly he is imaginative and a worker. sell -his interests in the auto business just a year ago and develop Big Louie’s. SERVICE STATION In doing so he chose Esso petroleum products for hisserv- ice station as the company is not represented. anywhere on the highway north of Victoria, “In fact, ‘Mr. Lewis states that when travelling from Victoria to Van- couver there: was.a gap of 47 miles between Esso stations until. “he opened Big Louie’s: The attendants. are ‘already pumping gas at a greater daily rate than Imperial Oil agents : predicted. for the second year He is intending to nvey the establishment’s policy providing a fast and efficient rather. than seven course ises Ltd, .which in ‘turn is know more of Big - Louie. He will probably have the. only: Eric Lewis has invested over - $150,000 in his new establish- ment but he seems to have the knack of sensing public demand and early indications are that the services he is providing will be well used. - chemical toilet disposal system on Vancouver Island and it will be available at a very modest ‘charge. Ice cubes are made and. sold in plastic bags. Fish bait and propane are also avail- %e CHURCHES me CHURCHES _ North Saanich Parish | SIDNEY BIBLE CHAPEL. Anglican - Episcopal 9930. «FIFTH: STREET, Canon F, Vaughan-Birch oe SIDNEY Phone 656-1014 EVERY SUNDAY ugmented { the coffers and the handsome structure was omp ted well within. its estimates, e building “itself was completed, it was taffed by. competent workers. and well stocked with. ks. It has continued to place more books ‘inthe ds of . the. ‘people’ it serves every month. — Its ultural. contribution to Sidney . and North Saanich annot be overstressed. — : = ast week news about the library was still good. Tt as been indicated that the federal government will - -refund the sales taxes paid on materials used “in construction of the building. The imposing’ sum _P This. newspaper “is most nappy to “associate itself di council of Central: Saanich municipality. in his area ‘many: years e: “OF, his talents in ouseholders “report. “that ‘their: slumbers a tat by recently. not only by the buzzing jum er of “years ago, as 4 “result of £ continuous | annoyance by. “mosquitoes - which created nocturnal havoc, the “provincial government spearheaded: an: : ‘attack: on the insects. Oil was poured over certain e waters where | the: eggs developed and the epidemic : of mosquitoes was: terminated. © “Today, however, the situationis somewhat different, “The communities of Sidney and of North Saanich are ‘separate and distinct municipalities, each responsible for solving its own problems, - Now how can the - problem of mosquitoes be solved? Suppose that a ~ mosquito born and bred. in North Saanich attacked ar: sleeping ® resident of Sidney? Or vice versa? s The Review is fully aware that members of both “councils have many problems which must be: dealt “with co-operatively. We do not wish to add to this ~ list. Nevertheless the inter-municipal problem of the Pesky mosquito is rather intriguing. - Perhaps a night. call to the joint fire brigade is "indicated, ‘aw To The Editorl and a bad advertisement for our beautiful B.C. Thanking you for the courtesy of your paper. MRS, J.M, COPITHORNE, 1184 Lands End Road, Sidney, B.C. ANNOYED “2° May I through the columns _. of your paper draw attention to the state left by North Saanich municipality of some places of entrances to private property. Now this has been. going on so jong that myself and my husband SEWAGE .N,E. -parade. first prize in the Sidney parade. ‘stranded by the sudden Black Ball ferry strike between Van- couver. and Nanaimo, Sidney will always represent hospitality and community effort at its highest level. -cars daily passing through the port by Washington State Fer- ries to Anacortes since Friday -of $1,100. was mentioned. This amount could be an morning, the community has great faith, no, not in Israel.” : i or. dev lo ment of the librar stood behind Sanscha to provide yom additi onal bonaza for develop y meals, accommodation, organ~ Here was a Roman, a pagan, Vancouver .in August for the The float won Faith is always a channel for Christ. to do great and mighty things for us, Here we see a Centurion, a leader of one hund- red men in the Roman army, - stationed at Palestine to ‘keep - the Jews: in “subjection to Rome. He was a man of faith, for” recognizing. his. authority over men, he had faith to believe that - Christ had even greater power than he had, and could minister ©. to his servant by a word. Christ praises him for his faith. “] have. not found. so 10 YEARS AGO To thousands . of: ‘motorists a a- With an. average of. 400 it who knew not God, displaying Eric Lewis’ was born in Eng- Jand but at the age of eight he. came to Canada°as a student at Fairbridge Farm School ‘in Dun~ can where he learned much about «+ work, study and self discipline. He left school at 16, worked on rabbit farm-in Sidney.and as steward on the C.P.R. Motor Princess until returning to Eng-. land in 1949. After three months in his native * land. ‘he decided he did not like and wanted to return to Canada. Funds were short so he signed on as a member of a ships crew and soon found himself in of operation. One reason given for this excellent volume is the fact that the station is open from 7 a.m. to, midnight from Sunday -to Thursday and until 1/a.m. on “Friday and Saturday nights, - Manager of the service station is Dennis Colville who was em~ ployed for many years by Mr. Lewis at the.dealership in Vie-_ His wide experience is augmented by a government lic- enced: mechanic and the aim is to provide motorists of the com- munity the same standard service that is found in the big sophisticated garages in the city toria, of ST, ANDREW'S - SIDNEY Class oe gm aay Holy Communion 8:00 a.m.” baat Lord’s Supper 11:30 __ Morning Prayer 11:00a.m." Thursday HOLY TRINITY - PAT BAY Holy Communion. 9:30 a.m, JULY 21 - TRINITY 6 Sunday School and Bible Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, Mr. A.J, Fields of Vietoria. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study. 9:00 a.m. “There is one God, andone South Saanich mediator between God and men, the man Christ — Jesus’’ 1 Tim. 2-5 a Parish of The Rev.O.L.Foster PHONE 652-2194 United Church ized_ parking facilities | _and en~ tertainment. are forced to complain, At this time of year, partic- ularly people from other parts of. ovr Dominion are holiday bound, Yesterday we had three from the entrance and were stuck in the loose gravel, Even our ~ grocer had to phone for help ‘: 0 Friday of last week. To say @ least it is‘most inconvenient cars trying to make the road . I would like to say something about Central Saanich affairs. Has it been considered that the proposed sewage disposal system is not a dispersal system? ft is quite conceivable that in the not distant future the sea outlet may be condemned by the Pro- vince. What will we then do about 4 one and a half million a loan? Laslo.. Bohn ‘of Victoria was » fined $25 and received a 30 day icence suspension for exceeding -50..miles. per. hour on Patricia _ Bay ‘Highway. “-Wenden’ ‘Stated’ in: evidence’ that’ he’ had been forced. to” travel at 102 miles per. hour to catch "the ‘accused-. Constable F.W. "Golden: wedding ariniversary was- celebrated by Mr..and Mrs, A.A, Davidson, Pender Island, vat their: ClamBay home on July "14 when: a number of ‘long-time «~ = residents: called throughout the os “afternoon and: evening to offer” / congratulations. 25 YEARS AGO A ‘good number of A.R.P. per- - sonnel and. the general public turned. out to the anti-gas dem- - onstration at. North Saanich War Memorial Park ‘in, Sidney. It ‘was staged by the North Saanich Civilian - Protection Committee, was supervised and explained . by-Dr. J.M. Petrie, gas detect- ion: officer” of Victoria “A.R.P. "| and was. intended to. enlighten the public: .as ‘to. the probable course of: events in. the event: of a gas attack occuring. . Pilot Officer’ W; Ivan Mouat, R.C.A.F., Salt Spring Island, at- tached to an’ R.A.F. squadron overseas: for the past year and believed to have been flying a fighter plane, has been reported missing according to word. re- ceived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Mouat, Ganges Har- bour. A large black bear that has been roaming through South Saan~ ich farms and orchards search- ing for cherries and berries. is reported to have residents on their guard, according to LW. Jones, game warden. 45 YEARS AGO Sidney met Spencers baseball team on the Sidney ground yest- erday evening before an enthus- jastic crowd and gave them a decisive beating, The game ended in Sidney's favour by 22 to 10, In the last innings, Spencer’s 1 would like to say this in- debtedness has been given little thought by the Council. House- holders with sewage problems have given less thought. In my opinion the Council should inform the householder that it is his problem to solve. Fortunately there is a remedy. A correctly constructed three compartment septic tank and an. adequate sized lot is,all that is necessary. If a comprehensive survey were made we might not have to pay a couple of million dollars to usurers. Perhaps this” is too much to expect of our present council. The council- men think our Reeve must be shown respect through the wear- ing of robes and chain. To say it is respect for this office is absurdity. - Members of the Council should be expected to pay from their own pockets for this folderol, They can be reminded there is such a thing as innate dignity. I also wonder if they ever con- ~-greater.. faith. than. “most _ of the _cords of the faithfulness of God, New Zealand. His stop there but at better prices. ~lasted- nearly. four. years. during DRIVE-IN AND RESTAURANT which he