Serving the Municipality of Central Saanich, the Gulf Islands, North Saanich and the Town of Sidney

e , EIRTY -SOeTH YEAR,

No, 44

TEN PAGES

SIDNEY, Yantouver island, BG. Mednendey, October 30, 1968

MAYOR FREEMAN YIELDS i¢ermaz Sealey ToRetre [A UNCH POPPY
., TO ALDERMAN SEALEY

Mayor | A.W, Freeman ran
-headiong into an unyielding road-.,

» block. at. Sidney Town council

meeting. Monday night during his

~-“report on public works.

“sewer:

“<= His: Worship‘explained that an
““engineer’s ‘submission was. in”
_. hand for extensive work on First

-. Street. between. Bevan and Bea-
“con Avenues, It includes paving,
- laterals; curbs - and
gutters... Total cost. is. to be
. $9,731. of which’ the’ provincial

a government is to pay 50%,

. €@Ss <0f° $30,000 to -add:.to the-

_The-mayor asked for council’s
“approval of. the expenditures and
“for authority to. proceed with
~ the: ‘work as soon as possible.
“Alderman Mrs. Norma Sealey
questioned the cost on the basis

“that. it "seemed to her to exceed

by, a considerable margin a pre-

: . vious ‘committment for the pro-
Mayor Freeman explained .
that some costs had gone up but

o ject.

“he did not have a complete list

of changes fromthe earlier plan.
To this Mrs, Sealey said ‘Then
it is pointless to proceed with-
outa full explanation for
changes,’?

Alderman. &,H, Dear asked ‘for 7

minutes of the meeting at which

the plan was originally presented -
and approved.-in: principle.’ The .

clerk was unable to locate them

but. Mr. Dear« eventually: found ©
them himself. and reported that

when the engineers first sub-
mitted the specifications: for the
project they had. priced it .. at
$4,360, :

Alderman Sealey,
growing support from ~ other
council “ members again stated
that there should be a detailed
explanation of the large increase

_ the”

now with

in costs: for: the project before - a

it be approved.

Mayor:Freeman then withdrew

his proposal pending study and
analysis,

FIRE ENGINE. TO.

COST OVER $30,000

“Central Saanich © council
- planning to’ “spend slightly in ex-

“fire: fighting potential of the \ ‘Vol~
unteer Fire Department. ‘

Four. proposals: “were received ©

in Tesponse toa call for tenders
or a= Class. fA" pumper ‘of the.
“most modern construction. A.
special | committee. _poiatly repre--

partment has recommended pur~ =

=to-be supplied by Silverline Fire:
~- Equipment Company. :
“This ‘machine is considered to

: be. thé best: dollar value obtain="

ble,” said Fire Chief Don Facey.

He’ noted that ‘the‘purchase is to

Open House

At Fire Hall.

In: a _fire-committee report to
Sidney. council Monday. evening,
Alderman W.W, = Gardner an-

: nounced that’ an open house will

be held for the public on Sunday,
Novy 10 from 2-4 p.m,- :
>. Visitors will be ‘invited to meet
: members’ ofthe volunteer. fire

“brigade, inspect. the equipment
“7/at the Third Street fire hall and

“ have’a free cup of coffee.

“Mr. Gardner also reported that .
painting and renovations at: the
“hall are now complete and total
-/ cexpanditures from Jan. 1 to Sept.

- 30 were $14,476,

‘He also’ stated that .a special

“Smeating. of the Sidney - North
Saanich Fire Committee will be
held shortly fo study the recently

. received report from the. fire

marshal. and to assess the re-

quirements for a full-time. fire

ehter,
ADVISER

. Central Saanich council is
seeking a crest typical of the
- essential character of the muni-
cipality. It was revealed at last
week's meeting that, Professor
A.L.C, Atkinson of Blue Heron
Road has consented to draw up a
design and advise in the matter:

“CONTRACT APPROVED

FOR SEWER PUMP

Contract for work on the Ame-~
lia Avenue sewer lift station

was awarded to Al Septic Tank’

Services of Victoria by Sidney
council at its regular meeting
last Monday night.

Four bids were received and
ranged from $859,72 to $1290.00.
The lowest bid won the contract.

Work is to proceed as soon
as possible,

be made in accordance with the
recommendations of the» recent
Fire Marshal’s: report, _and that

it is hoped to place. the order: in

November for Easter 1969 deliv-
ery.
Council» has made. budgetary

provision for new fire depart-—

ment equipment for several years
pas}; but rising pr ‘cduction costs

will. call for more: money than is -

7 im mediately available, --
hase: ofa ‘Thibault - fire , -engine®:

“have

Facey. Alderman: Philip Benn
said last week that. other. funds
may be available andthe question:
was referred to the finance com~
mittee.

The new pumper will replace -
“"a-22 year-old unit that was bought’.

as a second-hand truck and con=
verted to fire department use by
the volunteer firemen of Central
Saanich.

Civil Defence
.Co- ordinator
Takes Course

Civil: defence co- ordinator for
Sidney, North SaanichandCentral:

Saanich, C,E.C, MacNeill, re- |

cently ‘returned from a special
course’ “given . at © Arnprior,
Ontario. © The ‘instruction given
was related essentially. to civil
defence planning and actual op-

_ srations,

This information was extracted
from a very thorough pertodic
report submitted by Mr. Mae-
Neill and presented to the Sidney
counch) last Monday evening by
Alderman W.W, Gardner,

Mr. Gardner expressed com-
plete satisfaction with the co-
ordinator's work and council
received the report without ob-
servation, ,

Father Of Local
Lady Succumbs

The death occurred in Sooke
on Oct. 22 of Hugh Wadams,
aged 75 years. He had been a
resident of Vancouver Island for
42 years and in the early 1930's
worked at the Major A.D. Mac-
donald Farm in North Saanich.

The deceased is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Olive Wadams,
at the residence; a daughter,
Mrs, D.C(Norah) Cook in North
Saanich; 2 son, Hugh John Wa-
dams in Edmonton; and five
grandchildren.

Funeral services were conduc-
ted in Victoria on Friday, Oct.
25.

“te -Prices as
been” Tising “at: the rate of f
eight ‘percent yearly, said Mr..

= DRIVING STARTS NOV. 5

NORMA SEALEY =

_ . Col. Harry Lake of Deep Cove.

_ heads the Royal Canadian Legion

annual “poppy campaign. on the

. Saanich Peninsula this year, suc~-

ceeding . the. late Col,
Paulin who captained it for. many:

years, Again the Legion is work-

ing -with Sidney Unit, A.NJ and

‘ALF. Veterans, with Roy White, -

Sidney businessman, represent-

~ ing that organization,

Bo paign are again being established: ~

~ Col Lake told The Review
that headquarters for. the cam- -

;. in-the Local ‘Butchers’ shop on

Beacon Ave., . through the cour-
tesy. of proprietor Hugh Holling-
worth, A_ telephone, ‘no. 656-—
182i has beén: “installed for the

— convenience . of those wishing: to

order wreaths and poppies.”

=, “In the area north of Royal

Oak - the Poppy Fund ‘realized
$2,000. last. year. and... we.-are..

anxious ‘to’ increase this figure

; now becausé. the. need is great-
George ©

er,’? Col. Lake reported, “We.
make it clear.every year that
proceeds.-are -used ‘for. the .wel-
fare of any ex- servicemen and
their ‘dependents.”’

._Canvassers will. call. ‘on busi-
“ness houses, ©
Wreaths.

hoping. ‘to. sell

Cans will be delivered to stores

for the convenience: of those: who °

wish to help the fund...
Meauwhile preparations.“ are

being: made for the annual parade _
-to ‘the cenotaph on'Nov. 11 when ©

honor will be paid those who gave
their lives to protect. their loved
ones,

“Maintenance Work Sorely

‘Needed At John Dean. Park

“7 have definitely decided not torun for office in 1 the next election”

announced ‘Alderman Mrs. Norma: ‘Sealey. at the: close. of. the. Sidney es
council meeting. last Monday. night: Mayor AR W. Freeman and other...

aldermen voiced ‘their. regrets “upon hearing | the statement and paid

tribute to Mrs. Sealey for. her hard work and dedication during her; ’
two year term of office.” She has been chairman of committees. for”
recreation, health and welfare and: school liaison; a member of other -
cactive. committees and one. who has taken aco plete interest in all _ local residents.’
facets of community. affairs. On Tuesday morning, Alderman Sealey,”
who has three children: aged-6,°7-and 9, told ‘The Review that she-is -
retiring to. ‘get *re-acquainted. with: her- family’. -

that she“ will. consider standing for. office again in’a few years when.

her. children are ‘older and when. she catches ups on personal affairs.

First ¢defensive driving’?

course offered in the Adult Fdu=—

cation program of Saanich School
District in. collaboration with

British Columbia Safety Council

begins on November 5.
..Classes are held for four suc-
cessive sessions on Tuesdays

and Thursdays at North Saanich

Junior Secondary School from
7.30. .to.9.30 p.m., and regis~
tration information may be ob-

tained from Saanich school board |

offices in Sidney, telephone 656-
1111. se
offered in Mareh 1969." °° ~

‘The course is quite timely in’

view of the planned reconstruc-

tion of Patricia Bay“ Highway, |

EXPENDITURES
EXCEED BUDGET

In a financial report to Sidney
council on Monday night, Alder-
man. §,H. Dear announced that
actual expenditures to Sept. 30
have in several instances ex~
ceeded the approved bitdget and
such excesses now total $6,173,

Administrative casts. have ri-
sen, largely because of salary
increases, and exceed the plan-
ned expenditure by $690.  Sant-
tation and waste expenses are
up by $800; street ighting $1,000;
social welfare $600 and public
works by $1,400. ,

These and other similar extra
costs totalling $6,173, have been
met by. drawing from the capital
expenditure account. Balance
available in that account with
three months remaining in the
1968 fiscal year was $64,073.

SUSPENSION

In Sidnev Juvenile Court of
October 21 an offender was fined
$25 and his licence was suspended
for six months on conviction of
dangerous driving.

Air Cadet Band Best In Province

The British Columbia Committee of the Air

Cadet League of Canada, held

meeting at Canadian Forces Base Kamloops, on
19 October, 1958. Represented were all 37 Alt
Cadet Squadrons from British Columbia.
®H. Price Commanding Officer of 676 Sidney Squad-
fon, of behalf of R. Montague,
and the squadron band, accepted the
B.C. Air Cadet League Trophy for the ovtstand-

Master,

its 27th annual

Capt.
Squadron Rand

thetiselves.’’

ing Air Cadet band in Rritish Columbia,
squadron also received many words of praise
and congratulations, as it was named the third
mest proficient squadron in B.C, Roger Montague,
the Squadron Baral Master, commented that "to
receive this high award, it wouk? not have been
possiMe if it were not for the many hours of
instrection, study and practise the cadets put in

The

“Adult Education.”
receive demerits because of dri-—

A‘similar course may be -

said. Frank ‘Baxter, director of
Drivers who

ving misdemeanors are encour:
aged by the Motor Vehicle Branch
to. take the course to improve

“their driving habits and learn how

te drive defensively.?? :

SIX POINTS FOR
HARRY HAIGH

‘Accident at--Henry Ave, and .
“MeDonald Park Road. at: 1! AS
-am., October

28, involved vehi-
cles driven by Harry Haigh, 125

McDonald Park: Road and Alwyn |
Spencer, 2220 Dolphin Road. Sid- »

wey and North Saanich detach-
ment RCMP report that the cir

“cumstances were considered: to
ous Warrant a six-poinis penalty to -

Mr. Haigh.for. driving without
due care and attention. Vehicle
damage exceeded $10,

- She also apreed >.

‘THE. RAMBLER

“For those who go°- to John’

*. > Dean Park, Mount Newton, do they
“ know: that-it was one of the first
Provincial Parks. on .the lower:

part of Vancouver Island? “=”

local: ‘board’ for. many. years, the
“members: -of the. board were all

In 1937-38 it was developed by _

relief. labor, - under’ the federal-

: “provincial | relief camp program,”

- It was.-given. tothe province |
by. the late John ;Dean. in 1924
cand. was” “under. the control of.a.

=The little lake is: “full of aqua- ;

tic life, here is perhaps one of the
best places to-see the Trilliums
during the Spring. ly

Ay fe

‘Lately it has deteriorated: a.

‘great deal, the trails are eroding
and water-washed, the Steps down

tothe lake are. rotted away, the ne
dam: needs repairing. Ifleft like.
this: it-will soon loose its s beauty op

and : scenic value.

‘a tet. of

and if-it is’

The, first = ‘camp was set up on a.

* the. South-west: corner close b

“ ‘Alec * Road,’ ‘then. inoved: to abo

a8 mile. up the present road, Even-.
tually: the camp 4 was. in: the park :

citself.

» The “road: was surveyed | and
built, trails ‘set: out, - the: little

lake was made out of a swamip,

“two shelter tea rooms were built, .

one is now. gone@,—----
“It is an-extremely interesting

park for there you can see some

of. the real old “Douglas. Firs

‘that “are over 500 years old.

It abounds. with the wonderful
flowering : Dogwood and a large.

jes.

number of other botanical Peer:

daily toils ‘of every day life, where

Boxes of' poppies will.
again be placed in*all schools,

-Guif- Islands ~

Veterans’

. ‘gratification .at the result: .
“We can now - pacts

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Sidney rr
Central Saanich -.
North Saanich
100°
=Dr,- C.H,- Hemmings, -an- exe
ecutive on the medical” staff of -
Hospital in: Victoria
and former Sidney. medical prac

«. titioner, was - gratified" at. the

result of the referendum. He is. ~
chairman of the Victoria District fe
Hospital Planning Board, ;

To. The Review. on ‘Monday,

Dr. Hemmings said: ° “I should -
like. to express my personal

Saturday’s poll.
begin intensive study. of- the (ex-
tended care facilities to be erect-.-

ed, including the preparaticn of, :f
-working drawings to be submitted
“for ‘the: approval: of. the minister

they can -find: contentment’ and ©
‘enjoy the wonders. of .a- forest “1° cag

as well as: ‘the: wonderful views

_ that can be seen trom, the East:

and’ West summits.» From these

- places - they..can-look-. over” the—
gulf .and .see the. Islands in the |

background or look at the. Saa-
nich Inlet. and. its backdrop of
the mountains of Vancouver Ist
land. - :

__ Something should ‘be. done to

intain this ‘wonderland that. is
me ~ referendum - confirmed what the: :

so close to urban ving.

~ IN NORTHERN. PENINSULA

intendent of Motor. Vehicles. If.

Traffic violations in Sidney
and-North Saanich have been
handied- on’ the new “points sys-
tem" since October. 1 and there
have been 13 such points awards

“inv the area in the period.

Under’ the new’ procedure a

driver assessed 3 points penalty,
. by a police officer. will be noti-

fied in. due. course by the Super-

SAANICHTON AIR GIVES

NEW LEASE ON LIFE

A university professor has gi-
ven up his well established posi -
tion in Eastern Canada, come to

.Saani¢hton and. entered the réal

estate business. By so doing,
he says he is a healthier and
happier mani >.

‘Don MacCiements, a “man of
many abilities and experiences.
and a faculty member at MceMas«
ter University for 18 years, found
that the polluted air of that city
gave him allergy problems and he
was forced to seek a new home
in purer air. After an extended
search in Canada and U\S.A,,
he and his family chose . the
Saanich Peninsula,

Den was born in Kingston in
1705, graduated fram Queen's
University in 1936 with honors in
biology and chemistry. He was
awarded a federal government
scholarship under which he was
sent t several European cities
to undertake research projects,

At the conclusion of these stu.
dies he joined the staff at Came

bridge University, again on full |

time research. Progressively
he worked into teaching and to.
ward his doctorate which he ob-
tained in 146.

From his early youth Don hed
been interested in Ayine and in

1913 he was given his first pilot
training in a.Curtls. JNA, af«

fectionately known as a Jenny. -
-About the.same time he touk to-

gliding and in this he-has re-

tained an enthusiastic interest

to this day,
These interests in fying and
gliding had a considerable bear~

(continued on page 3)

DON MacCLEMENTS

POINTS SySTEM NOW NN USE

issues,
‘proving vote clears” the: way for
“the “start of a program” swhich
_Should give: the ‘Capital.'Region

: peop
that federal or provincial: issues

are’ more: important. than local
. However, the BI%: a

a> health “and ~ hospital service™

- equal .. to other . major centers, ;

“The strong. ‘region-wide m
icipal support expressed tor this”

: Mictoria. and. District Hospital

‘referendum that was defeated two

“years ‘ago, . ‘Last Saturday’s. vote”

the driver wishes to challenge the

* penalty ‘a notice of dispute must:
“be: delivered to: the Superinten-. -
dont. within. 11 days, otherwise a ~

copy ofthe violation report is
filed with -the subject's driving.
record at the Motor Vehitle
Branch. —

~The number of offenders une
der. the new arrangement is
* about average’? in Sidney and

North Saanich, sald an officer of.

the local Detachment. Points

penalties handed out have varied:
from two to six points, A total
of 19 points results in the auto-.

Driver: Suffers.

matic suspension ofa licence to
drive.

Hazardous!

Watch your headlights! Driv-
ers are reminded that ft is now

legal to. drive at dusk on parke'

ing lights only. From half-hour

. before suneise to half-hour after
Sunset headlights must be em- -

ployed in all circumstances. .
Spokesman for Sidney Detach

ment RCMP. sald this week that

before actual darkness a number

or motorists are still driving on.

patking lights. Up to the pre-
sent time the police have con-
fined action to warnings, but in
future charges will be preferred
to correct a situation which is
regarded as highly hazardous,
said the cificer,

reversed the trend toward furth- © council."
-er deterioration of the hospital: tt’

scene,..and now: we: can’ “Tepai
and’ rebuild with confidence’ for. :

a brighter future in health'se

“Next year. another Tefere <
dum willbe necessary to enab

~ the Capital Region. to tackle the

enormous. problems facing the

- acute general. hospitals, na

Royal Jubilee, “St. Joseph's and =
Rest Haven, 3 :
“The Agnew Report made some. ;

clear recommendations regard- =~

ing the replacement of Rest Haven”
on an enlarged basis and more:

central to the total ‘Peninsula | .

Back Injury

“Eugene Shumkar, 890 Kinder<

. Sley Ave., Victoria, was involved’ Da

in a mishap. while driving on. .
Sidney Airport approach at 1245
a.m., October 28. According to
Sidney and North Saanich RCMP, .
he was met by another vehicle.
which catne at him with full
headlights: blazing. on the wrong
side of the road...

Taking avoiding action the
Shumkar automobile rolled over,
The driver sufferodbackinjuries _
but declined conveyance to Rest.

Haven Hospital, stating he woold
get a check over at & hospital
in Victoria, Damage to the car
was assessed at $690,

Sailing Ship Or DC-8?

John Manning, of Deep Cove, publisher of the Saanich
Peninsula and Golf Islands Review, has been invited to fly
to England throagh the courtesy of Ait Canada. Mr. Manning
recently crossed the Atlantic in a 20° saifbest but gp until
last Friday hed never attempod tt by air. During his few
Gays abroad he will compare the two modes of travel and
téport to this newspaper on his conclusions.

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