“for ‘the. Small nade vA Cas ‘pressed H,: ae ‘Kemp. ‘of Sidney, ‘kno’ - it: has been almost always filled “He felt that it might be read * with interest here -where smal! hospitals are operated. at Sid- for 1. have at’ least tito. ‘more _weeks to go. “This. little . hospital, ‘the: size that has beer: so often’ threatened ~ by- extinction because. ‘it isinef-.. : ficient” : and ‘‘oecause the area could be. better: served by a lar- ’” ger hospital even though it is 30 miles . away’, is a beehive of activity, During my first1) days to capacity. — The large urban hospitals are of course, also indispensable: ‘It -is a combination of the small, =the: medium “andthe ‘large’ size: on ‘hospitals which ‘make ‘the treat- on. ment of illness and injury pos-: " Sible for everyone, regardless of am not. sick or in Bate : , ‘of ‘pain’ so.1-am: able to: here they live, Each provides _Specific® service and each ex- eels’ in” their, particular field. Hospitals of this type, for in- __Stance, are essential not only for . e ‘emergency. measures but-also to attract the services of a doctor. No longer does’ a doctor work -He must have. “a “hospital ‘equipped in: sucha’ rom. his. office. manner that he can properly treat .. his patients and that they. in their: are provided adequate nurs- : - ing care. ; The challenge to the nurses in.’ oe Pua “OPEN. a: 230: a.m. to 10) p.m, _ highest ‘calibre. Far: small hospital is. a great o one, . for: iv Gheir. work ‘they are as-~ ‘ sociated. with ‘almost every. type... of disease and accident, as well * ‘as ‘obstetrics. It is easy to un- - derstand therefore, the necessity of having a nursing staff of the here in this hospital. Too much cannot be said for ‘the psychological benefits to the © patients “who are treated in a hospital in their own area where they are. continually visited by friendsand_ relatives, .and -who are also surrounded by other pa _tients _ whom - they . know. . The friendly, : home-like : atmosphere cannot be duplicated in any other type of institution and certainly » is: an important factor in the ree / covery of a patient. o “The doctor - in‘an area such as -this. is;cf course, «the key ‘figure. Without him, there is‘no hospital. and no readily avail- “able. medical care. His isa day .. It is as come* - mon : to. hear “his: decisive -foot- Steps at 1-a.m, as it.is during ‘the hours: of daylight. that has no end,” His pa- tience, understanding . and com- petence make his a unique posi- tion in the district, for there are few families who. do not go to “him: for" assistance. “ preésence.:in' the community. that It is his. provides ..that feeling of security “"s0. “essential in this ‘modern and © fast” moving. society. ‘sponsibility for: the health of all His re- those” in‘ the district therefore ~ = ‘sets him apart from the rest of Us. In his: realm he is king, into which -no other can tread, ‘Strange to say, in spite of the suggestion that the facilities are "|. inadequate, “most - people who enter’ this: hospitai’ do get bet” ter. I have heard babies come ‘in here whose* "breathing was so. affected by: congested lungs that ait was. to. me a wonder. they. could > Burvive, : | days they. were better and once : “more. in‘ the ‘care ‘of: their happy - a parents. © -What* a great personal . triumph” for. the doctors and: s nurses. who: are: responsible! : Yet. after three. or four >There © “was” the case: of the: . child. who, “being. of a: curious . : nature, ‘sampled. a bottle: of Ja- 2, VOX. Her’ mother. rushed: her. to oe “this hospital where ‘she'received. . Notice - Payment of 1 Taxes: 7 5% penalty will be edded to al current. taxes remaining unpaid : at 8 00 a. m. on Ist November 1968. Royal. ~ PUBLIC NOTICE ~ FIRECRACKER PROHIBITION. The Board of the Regional District ‘of the Capital of British Columbia ‘wishes to remind the public that under its By-Law No, 3, _and discharge of firecrackers _ prohibited in the municipalities of: Central Saanich, Esquimalt, _ Oak Bay, North Saanich, Saanich, Victoria and the Pet Town of Sidney ae and the Electoral Areas of: Colwood, Langford, Met- chosin, Sooke and View R.W. Long Secretary-Treasurer _S. R. Gibbs - Collector the sare immediate treatment and left af-" -| ter a day or two, apparently fully” recovered. I wonder. what would’ ~ have “happened ‘to that, child: if: the: hospital’ and doctor had been - o _, 80 miles away. | This, by the way, - _was- not the first. child: in: the: area to sample Javex. 2 So: the « tale could be: told: of * = countless - emergency cases that “have -been. successfully : treated _ because of the proximity of suit- “able: facilities and trained per- ; sonnel. _that the ‘small hospital has out+ . - lived its: usefulness, ~ has. little ~ thought. for ‘the basic reason for _ medical facilities--the treatment. ‘{/-and- control: of disease and the “Anyone who | suggests application of: emergency mea- -sures -for.-those- whose misfor- ‘tune it is to need them, « * Generally: Speaking Manitoba seiie’bie and practical eS- f hospitals. Very _. few. people. are not. within rea- . sonable distance. of a doctor's fs and: hospital care. . It-seems to me. there should be no reversal “of this: established system, -Ra- ther there should be constant _ examination of the existing facili- - ties.to make sure that they are adequate in size andin equipment. The strength of. a nation is de- pendent upon the health of its people, Everythingelse is secon- dary. Therefore let us discard - the idea of. closing up our small. hospitals. They have. justified. their existence in the past, and — they will more thar prove their heed in the future. Juvenile Soccer Saturday’s. juvenile soccer games produced only one win for Peninsula Soccer teams as the Thistles, Firefighters and Rovers suffered their first de- feats of the season. Steven Howey, goal keeper for , the Cougars, made two key saves from close range shots to pre~ serve his shut out against Cor- dova Bay. ; Results were: Division 4; Pen- insula Tigers 0, Oak Bay 3, Division 5; Peninsula Thisties 1, Army and Navy Vets 4. Pen- insula United 1, Evening Opti- mists 4, Division 6; Peninsula Fire- fighters 2, Gordon Head 3. Division %; Peninsula Cou- gars 4, Cordova Bay 0. Penin- sula Rovers 1, View Royal 4, MCTAVISH P.T.A, The McTavish Rd. P.T,A, held the first meeting of the new term on Mon,, Oct. 7th. Plans for the annual fun night to be held at the school Nov. 1st were discussed. ‘We have them. . “this. past “summer. - _ Outlined the well- organized bus- -iness . sessions - andthe | social - ‘activities planned for. all dele-" . “gates and observers, “Boiston ACTIVITIES NELSON Dewey GON6O au een eeEeico t EDITORIAL NOTE 7 ~ “the above draw- ing is the first of a series — of cartoons by Review car- toonist Nelson. © Dewey. They will depict'a wholly ’ Canadian theme. Mr. Dewey is-a resident of Sid- ney and has been a pro- fessional cartoonist for the last seven years, Sidney Business. Women Meel : By SECRETARY: First. ‘meeting of. the. fall sea--. son of the Sidney B.P.W.C. was. ‘held. on: Tuesday. evening, Oct. _8, in the form of a dinner. meet- “ing at the home of Mrs, Frank” - Newton, Arthur. Drive, Saanich- ° ton, B.C, - Two quests from Duncan, ‘Mrs, . Peggy Boiston and Miss V, Har- “ris,- “joined the 11. members of “the: Sidney~ Club for’an enjoyable- -pot- “luck”? supper: Tp ~ After dinner, Mrs, Boiston told. of her. experiences ° ‘at. the. ‘bie . The program for Business Wo- - mens’ ~-junction. with the--Victoria-and__ Wéek. to be held.in con- Oak Bay clubs was discussed. .A--church service will be held at St. Mary's Anglican Church, Elgin Road, Oak Bay on Sunday, . Oct. lowed. by 20, at 11 a.m. to be fol- at 1.p.m, All Sidney Club members wishing to attend, phone 656-4415. as soon as ‘possible. | The next meeting will’ be held ~ on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the home - of: Mrs.. Wm. Kynaston, 1064 ”'Tatlow Road.. ; . Any: business or professional woman wishing to join the club phone 656-4415 or 656-3178 for * further information. PROMOTED a luncheon at the . Georgian: Room, Empress: Ho- ~ ~ tel, ing its ‘activities: : A letter from the « -elub was given consideration by the North Saanich council when it met last - -Monday:” In addition, adelegation © attended the meeting to support: ae : its cause... : “The letter is part stated; “Our programs include the instruction: -of young members in the art of. ; horsemanship, organizing eques- trian competitions and trail rides... When appropriate pro- perty..is..leased,. it is the hope Of the club to prepare one: and... perhaps two riding rings and to have’ an’ area -where ‘suitable. jumps may be constructed,” Mayor.J.B..Cumming suggest- ed... that the.-club. might. try..to - .Jease land from farmers or ap- ' proach. the Regional ParksBoard for land in the Horth’ Hill Park area, © After’ some’ * discussion with Mrs. Walker’ of the club, the MANY TOURISTS SERVED Nearly 16, 000‘ travellers have - stopped” at. the Sidney: - tourist -infor mation office.onFirstStreet during the 1968 season and Mrs. “Scotty” Starr “who greets” the - visitors has received many let- | ‘gi ters ‘of appreciation from the .g well satisfied travellers. © ’ Since opening on June 10, vis~ itors. from. every province. in Canada and every state in the > ‘U.S.A. have sought information in the Sidney office. Others have .come from most country in Europe,: Japan, Phil- ippines, Australia, land and South Africa, _ In addition to the thousands. Of routine enquiries regarding: :. roads, campsites, - parks’: and motels, Mrs. Starr. also: helped - a number of travellers with une - usual, problems. — : One. couple from. ‘Salt - Lake, ; City. unhooked their: trailer ° d “Sidney and went ‘sight seeing tor ; annual convention in Quebec. City. : Her. talk. Mrs. WwW. Kynaston, the newly- installed president of the Sidney Club’thanked the speaker in a few well-chosen words. - Mrs.- replied - thanking the t™members of the Sidney Club for: presenting her with such alovely” corsage. as a token. of thanks for coming to visit our club, During the business session which ‘followed--. the president gave a short talk on the program arranged tor the coming.months and - urged all members to attend “each meeting. and bring with them - - ideas for club activities. SILVER THREADS Silver . Threads Service, ‘Sid- “ney. Branch, announces the fol- “lowing activities: ; Thurs., Oct.- 17th, bridge 1. 30 ‘p.m., games and cards. a Fri.. Oct. 18th, “facko, 2 p.m. “store since — Bei sole -. Dan -. Abercrombie, - assistant manager of Sidney's Safeway spring, the post of manager of the coni~ pany’s — Fort Street. at Douglas “ “store,” ‘duties this week, | crombie figure life. was a very popular in Sidney’s commercial ~ Monday, Oct. 21st., dance with: the Bee-Gees” Orchestra, Bill Gibbons, M,C, Singalong. 2 p.m. - Tuesday, Oct, 22nd., ‘arts and : crafts: 11. a.m.: to - 3.30 p.m; - oil painting 1-p.m. -Wednesday, © Oct.’ Canada films 2 p.m. 23rd ” Air last 10 years. In 1967, an esti- mated 825,000,000 pounds of the “hard white metal were consumed: * information to voters, . Information Post A schools referendum information centre will be operating at Central Saanich Municipal Hall, Wallace Drive, Saanichton, on Thursday and Friday of this week from 2:30 to 8 p.m. each “day. Well informed representatives of Saanich School District No. 63 will be on hand to answer questions’ and give all possible ' Sponsored by Central. Saanich Chamber of Commerce, the information centre will welcome enquiries from electors in: Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of Sidney and the rural area of the municipality of Saanich, tncluding Royal : Oak. and Cordova Bay, all of whom are resident within the - boundaries of Saanich School District, “The information centre has been set up because we believe that all electors should be given every “opportunity of. becoming acquainted with the objects of the referendum, We strongly urge them to support the referendum by voting ; ‘Yes’ on Saturday, Octoher 19,'° said Howard Laatsch, pre- sident of Central Saanich Chamber of Commerce, Groceries Fruit — Vegetables. Be OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TILL NINE ei! SIDNEY CASH & CARRY Beacon Avenue . Phone 656-1171. FURNITURE Complete Home Furnishings _ Second Street - Phone 656-2611 - LTD. Sidney, B.C. it. its opening last has -been promoted to. “He “assumed. his new: Mr. Aber-. Alt ‘programs at 9760 Fourth “St. : : The. free world’s consumption - of nickel has doubled during the ‘a’ number of. hours ‘in their car, : when they returned - for.-their™ trailer, they couldn't find it ‘and _had“no idea where they. had. Jett vestigation and search, ‘Starr located it for them. Another. group from - - Long: Beach, California had never seen vegetables growing = not even. potatoes... She took them to her -home,. showed them.-her garden. : -They marvelled © and fed them.: -at her hospitality and later wrote : to express their gratitude. ~The °.tnformation. office will probably close for the season within: the. next few. days but there can be Jittle doubt that it provides a very useful service. | DID YOU KNOW?) | _WEHAVE a CRAB SHEARS. MAGNIFYING GLASSES. ‘WROUGHTIRON — WALL SCONCES RUST’S| Beacon Ave. Sidney : ric ia Bay. or Cole Bay. This ‘latter ‘thought was. well received by the delegation and- .there the matter was left insofar as. the: “council: was concerned, a Reéddis; “in doing so he also presented Mr. and ‘Mrs. Geor Wood and Mrs: B; Smith of Sixth Ste or Sanscha Calender Thursday, October 17th to Wednesday, October 2ord.. : Thursday, October Porcerensvidstniesienea DOR Obedience . Friday, October:18 cand aN Saturday, October 19, seosseesesseeseesensVietoria City Kennel Club Show: Friday, October 18.......sscssssssocsceseereesseesR@@ Burns Dance Class. Saturday, October 19. 2 Sunday, October v1 | es Monday, October Basseccsesesseers -Rae Burns Dance Class ~ Lutheran Church Service’ Mormon Church Service President Mr, F, Minns-656-3329 _ - Rentals Mr's. 0. Thomas-656-1654 every | New Zea- : -After much’ questioning, ins. - Mrs, JEWELLERS) ‘We Can Mix Hundreds For You On Our Bapco Paint Mixing Of Colors Machine. .....Junior. 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