. drainage Problems,
“them...

. used, and I'can assure Ald. Sea-
= ley” and the general: public: that
more money has been spent on.
. under ground work ‘Ci,e; ‘storm
- drains and: sewers) than on road
~-gurfaces.:. 2 <.
© "-e fell that..the:: ‘statement at- a
g tributed to Ald. Sealey implying

‘Nothing has been: done’ -is pri-.

"marily misleading as it is not the
- truth. The public would have ob- |
Served. the: work. going on and the .
records of recent improvements*

‘are. on_.file at’ the Town. Hall,
Regarding the drainage ditch.
~on- 5th; Street, efforts have been -
Made to get the Provincia! High- | >

way's- Dept. to assist in improv-*

_ told: ‘thatthe ‘initial work of just -
* covering the ditch would cost ins

‘region of $65,000. This work — no ho=ho.”

uld - not. eliminate any of. the.
vonly = ‘hide

Sealey has stated that the
problem -is:. soluble, but that it

~will ‘cost. money.’ “Does she reas
“lize how much money. is involved":
and . does. she: have’ a suggestion.

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-Saltord Block Miss E.L. Hart

656-3191

Jo ney, it would require an crea se
in’: of 10: “mills | on’ the taxes ‘to. pay

‘ the® interest: on the money bor=
_ rowed | alone.

° type. of an increase is
> in view of-her- remark

the council for. 1369 will continue .
“to: work to reduce’ the problems

: that exist, whether."it be sewer-:
“. -age.or other matters...

iin suggesting: that roads bring

ean vouch. for.the fact that more. .
.tax money has been allocated for: :
drains than for-roads, and Imae .
no = -apologies | ‘for this’: fact.:

. feel that Sidney's taxes are fair
ay ‘distributed ‘Wrroughout the
“area?

a short- lived:

Be the | sight of hundreds ‘of children =
~aty

Perhaps . Ald, ;

‘lean assure Ald. Sealey. that -

“Perhaps Ald. ‘Sealey is right

More-:votes ‘than: drains; but “I.

7) S6U ] SED
a LAWMAN. -

~ Continued from Page D

- However, his. misery. was

Z “citizen’-i i

«afew ‘months ago...

raised.
~ He was so. kind.’!).

around her.

~ rest across: the- way.

alt. evaporated with

“various © “Gulf; Island‘ ports
grouped together: to meet him.
heir eyes: stared: wide: with in-*
lous looks While” he. and :

y Be squad. of Jaycees, distrib- L
d= gifts | ‘amongst them. “Many

fire whi h tortures the “soul: “Of many a seni
sutterly ‘scorned: “bya resolute. ‘Sidney lady who’ ‘has >.
“made. her’ ‘mark in ‘the’ ‘comimanity since taking. up residence /

(You will, please, ‘mention Mr. Preston’s name,

.-» The Review reporter arriving: ‘on “the scene moments after. -
"Sidney and North Saanich Volunteer Fire Department personnel
had’ gained firm command of the situation found Mrs. Harrison
. on the ‘street, an. interested spectator of the proceedings above,
-: “As he approached, he feared ‘for: her welfare and enquired, ;
was she alright?..Did she have: brandy in the house? ue :
‘Oh, no,?' the elderly’ lady: replied, clutching her fur coat”
_ UY have: just. had a very good. breakfast: and I do: —
“Snot ‘need: anything” more.’?. Then ‘for the: first time she showed ©
--Signs-that she was- perturbed, ‘and’ she. remarked “But I was.
really worried: for a time because I feared the fire mignt be ~
‘| out when. the» firemen’ arrived, .That would have been most
: unfortunate, afalse alarm wouldn’t you say??? 000.”

: ~ Just then, Mrs. Rom Knoit came. from. the School Board 3
"Office to offer: Mrs, Harrison _ a cup. of ‘something hot anda .ff
~ No,
= courteously declined, “lam quite alright, really.’?”
she. continued her. observation | “of the: action on the. roof, .

with the | wind ‘blowing a continuous blast : from: ‘the ‘Sea.

: Mrs: G.. Horner-Harrison 0 of 2489 Bevan. Avenue had apeliea ane
a ‘match to a quantity. of: combustable ° material’ in her-front-. °
--room fireplace: ‘Vast Thursday : _morning.
. surveyed | the= ‘satisfactory blaze" and relished the warmth with ss
~a considerable amount: of satisfaction. . ; .
oe But a “casual passer-by: had observed. the vast volume of
amoke,” and the "sparks | dancing on the: roof.

No doubt she had’

The alarm was:

thank * you ‘very much,’* she
At that.

-where. over. 200 Shildrea!

to meet the incoming Santa. ‘Ship,

“The -Biue Fjord: put. “into beth

‘the American and Canadian Gulf —
Perhaps her most | suc~

Islands.

many °

of whom attend the Indian school *

there, ‘swarmed down thedock

: : “It's

: ~ said. Father John Massel, prin-

cipal. of the. school.

“T think.

oo this must be the best day of the >

“year for them,
were down. on-the dock an hour.
- before the boat came. in.

Some of them:

it ‘brings.

“Because of: thi

the children. know the. true spiri
of Christmas. Wee aes

~ Captain Norgaard accepts s such

; “accolades” with. a shrug: of his’

«shoulders.

, | in-the winter,” he’ said.:
this now- instead. Avman. could
_.do-worse."” ue

aah) ‘used: to” gos South’
BT doe

_ Ph. T.,REG. fe
= “Has resumed practice. at.
_ 2204 Moloview Ave., Sidney.

: “really ° “unbelievable,”

= Thespian |

Inveiled

In ‘her weekly: articles con-

: ‘gratulating. the director, actors, _ °
7 designers and backstage crew,

“ Thespian’. has been careful not :.
to mention her own considerable

part in ‘the production of “Dick
Whittington”. :

“©Thespian’’is . the pen-name .

of ‘Vivian. Cowan, the producer »
of. the “show- and, according. to

2 a. another: of: the’. Peninsula: Play="
“ “eBach | year, when: r see. ‘that

Ship -come in -here
1 tears :to ‘my. eyes,’’ said a Cath-
alice Sister, 7

‘ers, “without “her - unflagging

- energy; incredible efficiency and

amazing talent for organization, .

last. Monday

and the Controller asked coun-

” cil’ whether: there - should: be: a
: $5 charge for picking up a cat:

should it bé-a part of his regu-
lar duties, or should the -cats

> be® lett. for the owners: to dis-

pose Of.

“He said that one’ ‘business op-
erator in the district had eight
cats which she claimed had been

abandoned by a former tenant to.
fond for themselves.
~ she had: been feeding the ani-
Fi mals ‘they were quite wild. ‘and

hard to catch.
. Mentioned also were calls for

“service from one: person: tor ~
othree consecutive weeks.
vo time. “he- picked. up a cat/ which
she. claimed had been” ‘dumped
‘at her. back doer.
formed. her there would be a

Each

He then in-

char ge. of $5 and has ‘since heard

no more: from the lady.”
“Alderman T.G. Michell agreed

“that ‘many cats ‘are being dumped

-the Christmas pantomime would
still be only.a dream".

It was further stated that «Vie.
“yian has literally . lived the pan--
~tomime ® since last summer. and >”

her example. has inspired her
fellow members of the Peninsula
Players to put:forth a.supreme

effort to’ make Dick Whittington _
the best local entertainmentever

presented in Sidney.”’

. The show runs Thursday, Fri-.

day. and Saturday nights of. this

_ Week. and~ there -is “a. matinee |

‘performance on Saturday,"

FIRE. CHIEF RESIGNS —

a6 fire ‘idee :
most occasions Chief Loney. and

“many: ‘other volunteers have been =:
© “turning out in-numbers for. the

Ve ambulance * which requires only _
a aries and perhaps: one assist-.:
“Conceivably separation of.

7 afibulatice service from the.

. fire ‘department, each with - its

own. type Of alarm, would reduce’
the workload of the chief and all
volunteers.

Another factor emphasized in

~ ~seeking-a paid fire chief: is the:

need ‘for the ‘regular inspection
: of buildings. for fire. prevention,

In-a- number of municipalities ©

this is-undertaken by the. build-

~ dng. inspection staff. and. there

seems no reason why this prac-

‘tice. cannot: be . adopted . in. both

Sidney and North Saanich.

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Obviously, on:

Perhaps a paid.am-...
bulance driver ismoreimportant .
“than a paid fire chief.”

~-ermen -

‘fire -cammiitea,

‘Continued. from Page 1).

“men’ “decided: to: ‘again seek the
-authority of Sidney’ and. North -
Saanich councils for a full time~
“This. they. did ‘through
~the- joint. fire committee: “which
is now comprised of: Sidney Al--~

chief..

‘dermen W.W. Gardner and S.G.

“Dear, and, North Saanich Alder-
men -G.R. “Aylard and TCM.

Davis and.D.R, Cook.:
_ There has been much dis-

_cussion of. the problem around.
the street corners of Sidney and

one - unconfirmed. rumor stated

that. the firemen’s appeal con-

P
“of Anim al Con- of little ‘avail...

troller MGH: “Webb, who appears
‘to have spent much: of his: time
recently ‘in attemptsto catch up.
- with-an ever-increasing number °
“Of calls to. pick up and ‘dispose:
--of. unwanted “semi-wild felines.
". Apparently _ the: new Animals .
“by-law makes no mention of cats

Although ‘

Municipal

finite:advances have been ,made
right through from the nursery
school to the field of adult’ edu-
cation;:at which level it-was said

* the Indians have - received every

help and’ encouragement: from

Frank Baxter of Saanich School ©

District.

- Another. to make an optimistic:

report was Mrs, Audrey Samp-
son, president of the educational
association. She said that with
day school, adult education class-
es, and accommodation: for stu-
dents to do their-homework in

_a-classroom the Tsartlip school
is continuously open from morn |
~ New avenues of
instruction are opening, andthere °
is a class taken by Chris:Paul-
each Friday on Indian language, :
= Saanich Indian witha little Cow-

ing to” night.

ichan thrown ino

wet

“inthe = municipality,” “and” “said

» that. two have adopted him, =-.°
“This As something: we should.

throw in. the lap of the inter-

Council adopted his suggestion,
and in the meantime Mr. Webb

is~to “continue to act” at his

discretion, °: .
It is understood that King Rat

and.. his subjects. are’ watching.

the situation with interest...

- Happily, “all the =
evidence’ is to the contrary. De-.

il. .committee,”’ com-..
‘mented Alderman C.W. Mollard.:

change: our policy,”? he added.-
“Mr: Sampson | protested ‘that.
“the. report had been issued with-
out. any consultation » ‘with’ the
Indian people. :
*.sentment..was*summed up'in the —
remark, ‘‘there is no reason why ’
-we.should sit back and take this:
kind of abuse.’?.. =
“Father William Mudge, invited .
to speak, said that the basis of.”
the “objectiou to the report had.
been well-stated.. Of the sug-
gestion that nothing is being done -
by the Indian parents, he- com=

‘mented “the error of this infer. oe

encé has’ :now been: :
prociaimed an

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tained a veiled. threat of a strike: _

or other | similar. _mass action.

Certainly the joint fire commit-
tee met very quickly. and in
‘private after receiving the fire-

men’s letter and no release has’
been. made of its deliberations,.
Next event also followed rap-_

idly-at Sidney council on Monday,

‘Dec. 9 when Sidney representa- »

tives of the fire committee, Ald-
. Gardner |.

‘council .would | “‘recommend to

North Saanich council the estab-

“Hshment of a full time fire chief
and that Hugh Loney be offered

-- the position effective January
69... It also sought agree- -
... ment for a joint council meeting.

- to.discuss the” matter as soon
“Sy as possible,”

Ist, 1969. .

The resolution was approved

and ‘both councils met on Wed.

Dec. 11 at the instigation of the

meeting was held in private and
no release has been made re-
garding discussions or decis-
fons. It does seem signiflcant
that three meetings followed in
quick succession of the fire=
men’s meeting of Dec. 3.

North Saanich council's reg-
ular meeting was held Morday,

Dec, 16 and the request for a —
full time chief was read. Dis» —

cussion on the subject was calm-
ly held over for the privacy of
committee. and no release was
made before The Review went to
press shortly after Tuesday noon.
It was learned, however, that the
joint. fire committee had
scheduled another meeting for
Wednesday.

and Dear ©
; presented. a, resolution by which -.

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