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‘Wednesday, | December i, 1968

Election Aftermath

The: Voice of the people ¥ Was - heard but faintly at.
“municipal polling: ‘booths | last Saturday. Despite.
ervent urgings through all‘ manner of communica~
“ ut and vote’ the. overall. response. can

“lecton pews
the Review — |

: lense

| was wondering.

ra ‘How many electors take the:
trouble to vote on this election.

day? There seems. to be no

- stirring issue’ which will causé

the polls tobe inundated by irate
or zealous voters _prepared to”

“take a strong stand foror against.

a candiate ona specific issue. |
‘Is our present system of local.

- democracy working as it’ was
_ i pmeant “to work? [f et
‘that -representative government ~

sina literate community provides.

“for the peoples wants more effec-
“Stively: than’ does any other form *

be ‘of. government, ‘we should be

“Seriously concerned about. lack .

~"- of participation: in: the elective

the Saanich ‘Peninsula, he. declared.
At. present | the. Municipality of Central ‘Saanich
ns. a pipeline which delivers -Elk Lake .water
northwards. “It flows into North Saanich where many.,

homes at Deep ‘Cove, Land’s End Road, ‘Curteis —
Poi it, Dean Park and other areas are serviced. .

In the summer months this Elk Lake water is used
to-augment the ‘supplies drawn from wells and dis-
tributed. in. North. Saanich and in Sidney by Sidney
We terworks District,’
: Lake water has proven a satisfactory stop
in: Tecent years in. supplying the greater part |
of the northern Saanich Peninsula, But it is only
a substitute. “-* and a poor one at that --- for good
Sooke. water. Moreover echoes have been heard
recent months in municipal councils that desir-
able | evelopments would be delayed because of a
tage of water. These days will be gone for-
ever whenever Sooke water is turned into the system,
Commissioner Upward noted that his District is
-» already acquiring property for rights-of-way to hook
up to the Central Saanich system. He expected to be
: laying ‘pipe. in 1969. But he also stated that there

. are some people in the northern part of the Peninsula

who ‘thight object to receiving Sooke water in their .
-- homes, Here is an enigma, Just why anyone would
- préfer second rate water to high quality Sooke water
is not too clear.

Are there not too many different Little water
‘districts in the area? Every drop of water used

- today north of Central Saanich either is produced

. in or transported through North Saanich. Should
not the Municipality of North Saanich take over
_ all existing water districts serving Sidney and North
© Saanich, make a deal with Greater Victoria Water
District, and get on with delivering us Sooke water
-&8 Tapidly as possible?,

“process, 09°

The decisions: whicti are made
“at the local government tevelare
extremely important, to the citi-
zens of the. area,” Why do we re-

~, fer. glibly to ‘senior’ governments :

>and tend to:think of loca) governs”

: ment’. as. -therefore, the |‘ junior’ -
7 _ party, ard presumably. the less

; - important one;: ;

The actions of the local govern-.
“ment affect the environment of
~ the -citizen’ more directly and
more. immediately ‘than the ac-

“tions of: provincial” or” federal”

powers, ©

‘live: in a paticular. community,

-- and are given through their elec- .

‘ted representatives the. right .to
“chart the course of future devel-

“opment of that community is most .
: important. ee ob

What a ery goes. up “af it is’
Suggested that local power should
“be. diluted. by amalgamation’ of

peninsula: government or. by the
__ device of regional Poard some.

LETTERS TO]!
THE EDITOR]

“APPRE CIATION |:

May. Tbe ‘permitted to. thank .
“al the electors: who supported
me in the Central Saanich elec-
tions of December’ 7. 1 will

~ continue. to serve the community
through =the Central Saanich
Chamber of Commerce and I
ask for your continued con-
fidence,

‘HAD LAATSCH
sae
GRATIFIED
Thank you very kindly for the
space permitted mein your paper
during the past North Saanich
municipal election campaign and

with your permission sir, may:

¥ take this opportunity to thank
all those who voted. for. me,
_ Tam sorry to have disappoint-
ed you but to me the result
was quite gratifying, having re-
ceived 307 votes out of the 610
persons who cast their. bailots,
so once gain [ say thank you
and better luck next time.

FRANK EDLINGTON

eR *&

“GRATEFUL

May I through your paper ex-
tend my sincere thanks to all
those Central Saanich voters who
voted during the last municipal
elections. ft am particularly
grateful to my wife and good
friends who worked So tirelessly
i my support.

As always, the Review gave
most excellent and complete cov-
erage of the event,

TED CLAYARDS

1217 Mount Newton X Road,

Saanichton, B.C,

If: we accept:

.. thers”.

BY PETER CALEB.

irol. | Yet when the. day arrives’
to cast a vote in favour of con-
tinuing confidence in the pre-_
~ sent group of.Aldermen.and poli-
cies. or voting for a change: in
‘Aldermen. and: policies, * ‘only a
small -minority »go to the- polls.

Surely if the «community. is.

well governed and the majority .

of citizens are happy with ad-
ministration, a

is not. too. ‘much to ask.
the: other. hand; people | want .a
‘change of direction, then-a high
“poll will ‘show the community as.

“sa whole, that it knows what chan-:
ges -
_.to “give. up-a- few minutes’ once: 7

it. wants, -and.is prepared

a ‘Thank You Very -
Much’: vote for. the previous twos
years. hard - “work - on.itir- behalf

“Library Patronage. Rising Rapidly

‘North Saanich council library. .
- representative, Mrs. Nell: Horth,

gave her regular report to coun-"
cil - Jast Wednesday hight .and
stated that “use of the. Sidney-
North Saanich Library. is con~
tinually | growing.

In. part, her report follows:
“A total of 7583. books and
periodicals were borrowed by

-adult readers, and 1797 by child-

ren -- a total circulation of 9380
for the month of November. This’

ean- be -compared with: the cir-
“eulation figure of 1347. for Nov-.

If-on: . ember 1967.

“ Branch : ‘custodian,

‘ane Mrs.
Thuiller,, has" Just completed a a

re-organization of the children’s
collection to make books in speci--

fic fields more. easily accesible .
Ease of ‘using the.
_ large. print collection has also.

to the users,

been improved; a catalogue of
our large print holdings has been
placed in the branch.

‘Early in the month the area
librarian spoke io North Saanich
Secondary -School ‘classes, re-

‘sulting in an increased demand
»for books discussed in the talks.

“In general, the statistics re-

_flect an “increase in library. pat-
vonage” amounting. to. over 25%
above the figure for the same
: "period last year?

“BOOK

a year to: registering its decis- fe

‘ion. Tt is also -a:. compliment.

- to-the communities that.men and.
ALGH prepared. to: come:

women |
“forward and’ offer ‘themselves for
service in goodly numbers, ;
~ Here we-are> in-a: backwater
while all around us the world
is “in-a. state of ferment ‘and
“change. However, even in our.
very pleasant backwater, certain

changes are inevitable for there :
‘is-no-such’ thing” as ‘the status7> =
The’ fact that people ~

quo for community, man, or beast.
It is our duty as successors to
those. pioneers. who. settled the
area, to” hand on to our future

citizens as fine. an environment)
-as it is. possible for mans in--'
_-Benuity, working with nature not.

against it, to produce.

- “Every. age has had to meet,
‘the developing threats and
aspirations of the times by re-

~ defining the “rights and duties
” of the individual.

In one.age this
requires a Magna Carta; in ano-
. freedom of ‘speech and
press; in another, religious free-
~ dom; in -another, ‘the right: to.
vote; lately; the rights of women,
» Today: and tomorrow we will face
increased crowding. increased
planning ona larger scale. and
increasing loss of privacy from
other individuals, scientific re-
Search, and governments. New
definitions and new customs will
be needed to make life tolerable,
and to allow us to choose our
own was of Hfe,

‘Here local control of yovern=
ment will enable us to chart the
path: of the future, It must play
an increasingly large part inpre-
serving that which is good, while
enahling orderly. progress to be
made. It is possible that local
government elections will take
their rightful place as vital ox»
pressions of community opinion,
expressed by the whole com-
munity not just by a faithful few
who realise the value of Incal
control?

REFLECTIONS
FROM THE PAST

taken from the early
files of the Review

5 YEARS AGO

Deep Cove Waterworks Dis-
trict, mewest water district in
the area, is acquiring the pipe-
line between Patricia Bay Air-
port and Swartz Bay. First con-
sumers or the new system will
be taking water in January and
the entire system will be com-+
pleted by the end of April, ac
cording to J.W, Gibbs who tus
been fhe driving force behind
the project for the past several
years.

of

CHAT

By E. PHILIP. TEECE

Reports of things’ strange and:
‘have made headlines «
“From:

fantastic
for. thousands of years.
“many=headed | monsters- to flying

_ saucers, incredible“ ture’* sto-

“Sies have ‘continued to pour: in,
adding, year. by year,. to the vast
body of what eventually becomes
Folklore.

A fascinating: part of this lore -

is the material which might be
called.‘ beast-lore™ -- tales of
-weird and wonderful creatures
which. have supposedly inhabited
the earth. . Colin Clair’s “Un-
natural History’ is a delightful
introduction to the subject.
Illustrations of thirty-five le-

gendary animals. . are provided,”
“+ with a few pages: of information.
“This fanciful

about each. one.
menagerie includes, for example,

the pismire, an insect believed :
inthe Middle Ages to.be'a gold .

hoarder; and the Lamia, ablood--
drinking reptile. with ‘the face
a woman, . Other amazing
ereatures are the jewelled toad,

the monstrous -kraken;: and: the

deadly basilisk,
‘The book “is “marvellousty
quaint. deriving much of its
charm from illustrations taken
from sources hundreds of years
old, And the author has been wise
enough to quote his early com-
tentators. in their own archaic
English, |

Another side of the Folklore
coin is the. true ghost. story
{as opposed, of course, to the
fictional ghustly.tale.) An old,
but) wonderful. collection of this
sort of varn is Christina Hole’s
‘‘Haunted England",

Reports of ghostly phenomena

10 YEARS AGO

First snew!all in two winters
hit the district last weekend when
a total of 0.3 inches was record-
ed at the Dominion Experimental
Farm and 66 at the airport.

Tribute was paid to the late
J.J, “Jim? White at funeral ser-
vices at St. Andrew's Church in
Sidney, He came to Sidney fram
Oniario in 1892 at the age of
24 and never left. In 1895 he
married Caroline Estelle Bre-
thour, Even in his 90th vear,
he was a great booster of Sidney,

25 YEARS AGO

Members the Sidney
Businessmen’s ASsociation
heard a recommendation that a
permanent Hled drainage system
be introduced and be done on a
basis of so much each year, as
money is available, The report
recognized that “The drainace
ot Sidney i8 quite a problem
owing to the level ground through-
out the heart of the fown’,

of

incidents in various categories,
suchas. *‘Purposeful ..Ghosts"’,
‘*Quiet Ghosts’, Coaches and
Horsemen’*, and so forth. ~

One of the ‘attractions of this”.

book, of course, is the fact. that
all. the stories are ‘true’?,
its ercatest’virtue is that Chris-

tina Hole is a born storyteller;

‘she has the ability t) conjure up
a delicious shudder, :
“8 Unnatural. istory’?

side reading. Together they form

-an entertaining survey of the two
-Most . popular subjects in UE olk-

lore:

-BAHA'L

THE UNIFYING
FAITH:

God Speaks Again.

The Baha'is of
the Saanich Peninsula
Phone 656-3727
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in “England?have been. so-numers®:
ous: that “a compiler: is, hard put:
to: give: ‘them’ fair’ coverage. in”
ane small book, Christina Hole’s-
approach is to. relate the best.

But |

[ os and i
“Haunted England” are good fire-'

Sanscha Hall. in ‘Sidney’ was 5 the

--scene of a Christmas party for *
~ the Cubs’ of Tsartlip District on
‘the afternoon of. Sat: 7 / Dec.”
There © were : close. to .200: Cubs...
oon. attendance’ along: with their
~leaders.~

the .: District. Pack

>¢ream provided. by the various

Group: Committees, - cakes : and:
-eookies sent by ‘the parents of
. the boys, anda bag of candy for

: ‘each: Cu donated by. Mr. J Jim

Telford of | Stevenson's: candy

Asa. ‘community § good turn the
Cubs -were each asked to bring a
small gift, to’ be given to some*

other child “less © fortunate’ than’:
: themselves.
"The. party started with’ Dave.
Anderson,
Scouter, - taking the, traditional
Cub Grand Howl, followed: ‘by a”
series — of: Cub games -and-re-:
: freshments, ‘soft drinks and ice

‘During the closing
ceremonies .. these — gifts were.
turned ‘over to Mrs, Nellie Pel-
key, who will use them ta help
brighten the Christmas season
forthe children on ‘our’ local: °
Indian Reserves,

~.Common names for ‘eastern

“larch include tamarack, hackma-
tack and black larch.

Te CHURCHES

North Saanich Parish:
Anglican - Episcopal
+» Church of Canada ~
Canon F, Vaughan-Birch
: Phone 656-1014.
ST, ANDREW'S - SIDNEY”
DECEMBER 15 - ADVENT 3
~ Holy Communion 8.00 a.m. -
Morning Prayer and Sunday

.. School 1.00 acm.
Thursday 9a. Me,

HOLY TRINITY - PAT BAY

Holy Communion 8.00 a.m. 4

Morning Prayer and
. -Sunday School 1.00 a.m.

SIDNEY BIBLE CHAPEL

- 9830 FIFTH - STREET,
‘SIDNEY

EVERY SUNDAY

Sunday “School. and. Bible _
Class ‘10:00 a.m.
The: Lord's Supper 11:30
am.

“Evening Service- 7:30p.m,. <

Sunday, December 15.
. Mr. L. Wallace .

Wednesday,. 8 p.m. Prayer
and Bible Study.

© Christ once suffered for
"sins, the just for the un-

just, that He-might bring.
ous to God. wos

Parish of |

South Saanich
The Rev.O.L.Foster:
PHONE 652-2194

December 15th. Advent 3.

ST, STEPHEN’s
~ fattins 11,30 a.m,

ST, MARY'S

. Holy: Communion 9:00 am.
Mattins - - 10 .00 a.m, .

‘¥ (Church School at ST, PAUL'S

a. “Seventh Day
Adventist Church »
RESTHAVEN DRIVE

= PASTOR H.C, WHITE.”

“» Sabbath School... .9:30:asm, -

Preaching Service. Ads 00

ame

Doreas Welfare.
“4330 pemes

. Prayer Service... -.
; 7 30 p.m.

Visitors welcome ~

Wed. °

“The. Voice: Of Prophecy’? .
“Sundays _on the following
Radio Stations
KIRO, 9,00 a. m. KARI 9, 30
am.

“Tt is written” with speak-
. er: George Vandeman each
Sunday

- Channet'6 « 10: 30 a am. .

PEACE |
Lutheran Church

at
SANSCHA HALL

SERVICE - 9 a.m.”
‘Sunday School 10.a.m,

REV.A.F.OTKE
478-4480

Bethel Baptist

“2535

Beacon
Sidney

Phone 696-3410
or 656+ 2620

Avenue,

“Christ dled for our sins
according te .the Scrip-
tures’? I Cor, 15:3

9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Rev, Peter Teichroeb

‘*A speechless wedding guest”’ .

9:00 p.m. Evening Service
Rev. Percy Wills

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Bible
Study and Prayer

ie SHADY. CREEK, 9180 Basi ;

bl Tues. ;

: A Friendly Welcome
Awaits You.

; United. Church
of Canada:

SIDNEY and NORTH
« SAANICH ;

: ‘Rev. R. Hori Pratt
Church Office - 696-3213 —
“Manse ~ 656-1930
‘ST, JOHN'S, DEEP. COVE.
Service of Worship 9:30 a.m.
. ST, PAUL'S, SIDNEY.”
Service of Worship 11. 00 a.m,

at 11.00 a.m,

| CENTRAL SAANICH cee
_ UNITED CHURCHES

7 Rev. “John M, Wood .
Chureh Office: ~ 652-2713 |.
: ~ (652-2748 _

Saanich Road,
.. Family Service and Sunday
School :---=-=--- 9:45 a.m,

Saanich Road
Family Service andChurch
«11:15 a.m.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD
' 9182 E, Saanich Road
; Pav, FR, Flendng pastor
956=2545.
Sunday School» 9:45-a.m.
Morning Service 11:00a.m. .
“Evangelistic Service: 7:30
hm,

Tiesday-Prayer &- Bible
Study 8.00 p.m.’ -
Friday, Young. Peoples ,
Service 8.00.pm. -

Bring Your Friends to our —
‘Friendly Chureh and wor-. .
ship with us, 7

THE BIBLE SPEAKS TO youl
Sunday, December 15 .
© 9:08 to 9:20 am.
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. Preparing for Christmas

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Foursquare |
Gospel Church

Fifth St., 2 Blocks N,
Beacon Ave,

Rev. Irene Smith 656-3216
Rev. Leslie A, Johnson
656-9544

SERVICES

Sunday School 10:00.4.m.

Worship 11:00 a.m,

Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Cadets - Friday 7:15 p.m.
. Prayer Meeting Tues,

9:30 p.m

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