= SAANICH PENINSULA AND CULF ISLANDS REVIEW _

his: is: a - Season ‘of f anxiety”
the gardener who will wonder

‘ tained low temperatures.

a reasonable show cover pre-
. ceded nights of ‘severe. frost,

There is no better: winter. -pYroe;:

tective mulch than:snow and this
‘blanket should be in no way dis-
~turbed or have. the hard crust
broken.
The danger lies in alternate
” thawing .and refreezing of plant
tissue, !
which are carrying a heavy load
_,of.snow should be gently relieved

of. their. burden as. the leaves...

and branches © are. exceedingly
brittle -when - frozen Temporary
snowsheds: may be erected to
defiect avalanches of snow from
the”. roof. ento® the flower beds
below: fe

*. Drainage, ° as. ‘always, is” par-
. ticularly important: during a se-

Shrubs and evergreens .

much damage: to his beloved’ f
_ Plants has occurred from sus-"

“occurs. - ‘Tulips are , remarkably.
hardy... and ~ “unless the. frozen
flower “buds”. are“ subjected; to

‘bright sunshine will suffer little.

. damage.
oe The Saanich’ Peninsula and Gulf
Aslands_ area can be grateful that *

ope, caught by a sudden blizzard

when planting. late one year, left
“his bulb-flats to freeze and fled.

After a slow thawing, these were ©
planied and performed as: usual.

“Many~gardeners ‘rush into the”
exercise of tramping down ground
heaved by the frost.

comes compacted ‘and the plant
reots cannot obtain essential air.
It is better to fill. the cracks

“with sand or wood ash, mulch

vere winter. : If the melting snow :

leaves puddles ‘of- water around:

‘the. plants ‘these: will freeze to
“icy collars. about: their crowns

“after nightfall” “with disastrous -

-resultssoA light gauze or sheet-
dng cover over ornamentals may

-. been. Straw,

* plants from ° ‘sudden temperature

, changes” The wise gardener will
> ‘avoid: contact “with his: “soil or. :
_ foliage. while the. frost remains-
“and-¢an'do little other than pray”
‘yfor. a ‘slow thaw- followed by a:

mild Spring.

It: will’ be- noticed. “with some:
dismay that: many of the narcis~
sus leaves are now well above. .

_the. ground and ‘looking -none too -

happy. These will recover with
: perhaps a small’ amount: of yel-
lowing at. the -tips.-

not’ jast as‘ ‘long. as usual,”
“When. they appear, a few. blos-

7 -soms can be.nipped off for’ar-

"rangement in a bowl. after the
frost: is out: of: the petals, :. usu-
ally. at midday. Very: delicate

- fandling is essential as the fra-:

The: early.
“Spring crocus which “would nor-.
<mally Hower, ‘ine “January will.
burst .into bloom as soon-as the”
“sun melts the. ‘snow ‘away. but may |”

with straw or sawdust for pro-
tection against drying or sudden
thermal, changes and. allow the
earth to. settle - back © naturally.

Even the winter. of 1968- 69.will ©
not: kill the: ‘slugs . so. that where °

‘the early Spring flowers emerge |

near shrubs and leaf cover these

i: pests - will abound searching. for
tasty _blossoms ... for. an early cs

breakfast. Fortunately siug bait,
freshly. laid,’ is an even more in-

: viting diet.

a
A bulb grower in Eur ae

“This.can —
“bea mistake as the earth be-

“hospital scheme gets any farther
down the track.
- cent referendum, we are already

year. we can expect to: be asked . Jan..25:

: Can expect further problems in Jan” 27 be
“dealing ="

os ‘had. ‘many hobbies -but weaving ~
was her main one, ‘for as she
said, a (ts “the “most” “rewarding =

~wase ‘made: in Canada ‘by: Nilus’
Leclerc, and went with her when «

- “Word: has..come of the- death: she left to make her home in

> during. the’ holidays of. Mrs. Eliz- New, Zealand, ‘her native country. :

abeth Gaze. (Nan), in Waiwera,
ealand, -: where’ she. ‘had er
me forthe past 10 “st
years. She was-the widow ‘of ‘other spot at Wairwera, also on
. Leslie: Gaze, ‘and they both. en-" the water, where she bought a 93
~foyed and loved their home in. acre farm, with a 100 year old
Sidney, Mahara Woodlands... _

An. article from.a New Zea-
: Jand.: paper. called, Mrs. Gaze,

house, and then started raising
lambs, a_ few. cows. and dogs.

“The Weaver of Waiwera”. She From ‘her. lambs, which were
sheared on. the place, she wash- .
-ed and carded her wool, and had.“

to ‘grasping the ‘nettle now, and

promptly” before the Regional her own spinning wheel for mak-

ing her. yarn.

WEEKLY TIDE TABLE:

committed for’ 1 mill of new dan’ 24° 2.10 “am. 6.1
taxation for.extended-care hos- Jan .24 9.25 am. 11.4
pitals. and iniprovements. to the © Jan 24 4,55 p.m. 4.9
city hospitals, and during - “this ~dan. 24-0. 11.30. pam.) 7.9

Under the re~

“to vote ‘on a second referendum Jan 25° |. 9.55 am. lL
for new aéute-care hospitals, for Jan 25
about “3 mills of new taxation; . Jan 26.
while further referenda willbring Jan” 26 _
the total io more-than 5 mills. Jan 26
Asin the present case, we~.Jan 26

“2,00 am... 8.8
“).4.1l0°am.~. - 8.8
10,15 a.m.

- 3.45 ame. 9.8
with “the Regional Jan27.-. 6.15 ame 7 29.8

. Board over ‘the spending of this.:-Jan~27

“ating: ‘occupation’ “for her. She

“foraged in the highlands for. cole"
* orful leaves, and for. lichen ‘and
: “bark, then used additives to assist

_ thing lve ever done.’’ Her loom. 3

made ‘suiting, : scarves and table

“spinning: wheels, trunks of wool
and finished garments. _

“With: Mr. Gaze," she had trave
ad: over’ the: world, and while’
sloved Sidney;:’she ‘found an-
of all a. mother, and -had two of: :

“house. First she modernized the ©

2.40. a.m. 9,5.

. $50. peme 402°

“6.30 pam. 3.6

10,85 am. 10.5.9.

‘but.a Spring too suddenly with: ‘pect a -series of unsatisfactory. Jan 28
= US ean do more’damage than. the

; Winter that we now endure.
save the- blossoms if Spring is” 7
as brutal as ‘this Winter. has.
‘sawdust: or fir. -

“.. boughs. will. protect precious _—

7.05°am.. 3.2
4.55 a.m.
~8,00 asm. °° 10,3
11.00 aim. 10.4
7.55 pam. ~ 2.8

“Today Spring seems far away “money, and can reasonably ex- Jan’ 27

_ compromises which. in the final “Jan -28°-~
_. analysis will result in’our money Jan 28.
_ being spent“ locally. on hospital “Jan 28.

PEN | NSULA construction of a type governed Jan.29. “5.10 “am. 11.0
by ‘political | -bargaining- rather. Jan’: 29- 915° asm. ©1002
~ HOSPITAL than based on the specific. med~ Jan. 292.0 12.15 pam. © 10.2

ical and: surgical needs of the - Jan 29." 8.35 pam. 2.5
northern, peninsula, - we “. Jan. 30

new “large: -acute- care hospital ‘Under the basic: principle of tend- . ‘Jan 30

"(continued from page 3)
10.00: a.m.”

$45 am. ./-1L3

to be ‘located at.McKenzie Av-.

o enue to serve the entire ‘Saanich’:

peninsula, ‘while - the Rest Haven~

. hospital, which has been serving |

‘the northern peninsula for more

: than’ 50 years, was to be closed.

‘down. | :

It. was at this point that - the
Peninsula, Hospital - Committee
‘came into being in order to. let
the people: know. what was going”.
on, and to forma collective body ~

“outside the Regional: Board cap-".

able: of defending the: ‘interest of:

: icipalities, in the matter of keep-

: ‘ing a hospital in this area, |.
*-It"is. possible: that the. efforts.
“of the “Committee and” of ‘the

: many people: “who -have unself-

'.. gile tissue bruise ‘easily. ‘Hya-
ctnths . may suffer as’ the, heavy —

_ flower heads" are already. push-

ing up to the surface but: this”
noe will depend cn how the thaw

_ Celebrates
‘85th Birthday

Lorne Thomson of 6996 West "=

Saanich Road, on the occasion
of his eighty-fifth birthday, De-
cember Ist, assembled with his
two surviving sisters, Mrs. Pearl
Butler and Mrs. Arthur Petch,
- both residents of Central Saanich.

‘Born..inthe-‘school. master’s
residence at the Cedar Hill School -

on Cedar Hill Crossroad, Mr.

Thomson ‘is the son of the late .-

James Wilson Thomson, who
taught in several of the Saanich
schools before moving to the in-
terior of the province, where he
founded the first schoolin Revel:
stoke.
Mr. Lorne’ Thorhson’s mother
was one of the daughters of John
Sluggett, pioneer resident of Cen-
tral Saanich.

_ishly supported ‘its. efforts ‘will

influence the Regional Board and

‘also the provincial . authorities

in the direction of providing these
‘municipalities. . with, .a much-
needed replacement for Rest Ha-
‘yen,  for-.which the people of.
this area - have “shown them-
‘selves willing to. “pay, and the

“cost of which is clearly within
“the--capabilities «of this areas-

But: this ‘seems to be a poor way
of doing business. _..

Even’ if the immediate battle
is won, the future: presents the
prospect of continuing conflict

.of interest between the small

peninsula tunicipalities and the
large urban municipalities over —
-how the Regional furids are.to be .
‘spent. Being hopelessly outvot-
ed. within: the. Regional : Board,:
the only means of defence open

to the small peninsula munici- ~

palities is questions ‘concerning
. the spending of: their own tax

contribution seems to He in pet- “to see that this is done.” ovat

itions, publicity campaigns and
Indirect political pressures, | It..
~$g clearly 2 case of taxation with-
out representation and a. poor

- way of doing business,

‘Under | these circumstances
serious thought should be given

_REVIEW CLASSIFIED

‘the people of the, ‘peninsula mun-.:
. ward a hospital district.

“ show that between 5% and 10% of.

“BLACK WALLET. IMPORTANT.

[1.00 p.m.

-ing to our own knitting, we might ~ Jan 30 :
29.15. peme”

be well advised to take thé neces- Jan 30°.»
sary -steps toward the. creation © ae
“of a hospital improvement dis-" |<”
‘trict-:independent of the urban
municipalities; with the specific
‘objective - of financing and build-.
ing'a replacement tor Rest Haven,
Weare going to pay: for. ito.
anyhow. ©: Perhaps ‘in his- -wisdom ood
the Minister might create a sep: ' *:
arate “hospital: ‘sub-region em=
“bracing the northern ‘municipal- ees
ities. ; Meanwhile it would appear?
“profitable for us’ to proceed. to- :

in “considering: ‘this; we “ nlist:
“remember ‘that’a"100-bed ‘local.
“general hospital has inevitable ~
“limitations, and that.asmall per-..-
‘centage of cases will have to draw =. %.
on the elaborate facilities of the ~~
large’ city” hospitals.” “Records

cases must be:so treated, Ac-* | -
“cordingly, although ‘our first pri-
ority: must be. directed toward
. financing, and building-a replite-
ment: for Rest Haven:to handle |
90% or. 95%, of our hospital. cases, ~
“we must ‘also be prepared to make
our fair contribution toward the
construction ‘cost of buildings and: ::
facilities for special treatment ©
at the city hospitals. In all, we’
cannot expect the per~capita con-
tribution of: the: northern penin-. ;
sula municipalities: toward hos~:
pital construction to be any less...
“than that of the urban municipal-
ities, however; we-cannot be ©
criticized for asking: that our —
contribution should first be spent. -
to meet a pressing local need,
and if necessary for taking steps

- Speaks in
Person |

lost.

papers required. Reward. 656-
3305. 1. Ge]

PARCEL CONTAINING SPEC-
tacles at Amelia and Resthaven.
Reward. 656-2791. 4-1

WANTED

FOR RENT

ae
HELP WANTED

8, 10 OR 12 INCH JOINTER

in goed condition. 656-4432 or
656-3505. " 4-1

LADY TO HELP WITH SEWING
mending in my home. 656-3823.

4-1

"FIR BUSH WOOD, | PHONE

656-2130. 4-1

, WANTED TRONINGIN MY HOME.

” 686-1553. 44- “tt

viene euummnenanns
AGENTS WANTED

Crown Trains Realtors
Salesmen, Salesladies (particu-
larly salesiadies).

Ladies, if you afe about the age
of 45 (but feel like 30) and would
to earn, and really need to
, that extra income to make
life more enjoyable, please call
out local managet, Mr. Stan

. Mitchell, for an interview and
the opportanity to enter the ex-
citing vocation of teal estate -
656:3924,

. CROWN REALTY
Owned & Operated by G.D,

Ltd. 3-4

Peaker Holdings

HOUSEKEEPING ROOM WITH
kitchenette. Brentwood Bay.
652-2156.

ONE BEDROOM UNIT WITH KIT-
chen. Available now at reason*
able rate, Write Bazan Bay

~ Beach Motel, RR. 1, Saanichton

or phone 656-4419, 4-tf

4-tf

GOOD MAN OVER 40

_66To me, The Just Society is more thana
‘slogan. My years on the bench and in... -
~ social work have shown me‘our urgent
. need for law reform and social reform to
“ereate justice and equity for all-Cana-: B
-dians. I ask you for the opportunity: to.
Se work towards that goal 01 on your. behalf.” 99%

wo THE TRUDEAU TEAM

oe — VOTE eeu LIBERAL

RADIO SPEAKER AND
~ WORLD TRAVELLER

NIGHTLY THROUGH FEB. 8
ILLUSTRATED ON THE SCREEN.

FREE NURSERY STORY HOUR FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Friday, Jan. 24, 7.15 P.M.

IS IT WRONG TO BE BAPTIZED TWICE?

“Dyeing the - yarn was a fascin-”

WEATHER

logical report forthe week ending

_ gan13 furnished by. the Dominion
Experimenta! Station.

‘Maximum tem (Jan-13) +--.40

“the wool . to take the dye. She

mats,’andhada houseful of looms;"

“daughter, Ngairé Cole .and her
-sone Derek Boyes.’. Her “other: °
“son, Dr:-Brian Boyes, is an out-
standing heart specialist it in New
Zealand,: -

~ WESTPORT BOAT WORKS

Wooden Boatbuilding and ‘Repairs
Ship Chandlery. and Diving services,
~ 656- -2432° 24 Hours

While’: “she pursued her many :
inter ests with zest, she was first

her children at different, times - .

“The “following. is the meteoro-

for visits while in Sidney; her

Tryon Rd., Sidney... : ‘ abe .

Feo COFFURES
SPECIAL wic SALE
WAIRPIECES

“Reg. 815. 00 to $20.0 oo

ge 50
I Price

sA LE

Wigs and falls ae THAN

Getting Not Included)

~ PERMANENT WAVE SPECIAL
uP T0 50% OFF.

All Rody Perms, Oil Perms, Conditioners

PHONE 656- 3121

for short _ trips surrounding
SIDNEY, Man we want is worth

up to
$15,500 IN YEAR
plus regular cash bonus. Air

Saturday, Jan. 25,

THE BEAST 666 AND THE MARK YOU'LL NEED T0
BUY OR SELL!

7.15.P.M.

mail Y¥, L, Dickerson. Pres.,
Southwestern Petroleum Corp.,
Ft. Worth, Texas 76101.

$185., MODERN, 3 TWIN SIZED
bedroom home with carport
close to schools and transpor-
tation. Call Neva Pennie, Met-
topolitan Realty, 386-3585. 4-1

FEB. Ist, 2 BEDROOM SUITE
in new home. Central Saanich.
$110 month. 652-1859. 4+}

FURNSHED TWO BEDROOM
suites. $120 mon, Calpine Mo-
tel, Saanichton. 652-1115, 39-tf

BRAND NEW 2 BEDRM. APT.
third floor, 9901 « 4th, St. Efec.
heat, hot water, drapes, cable-
vision, Miles of sea view, $115.
Adults, to pets. 6561543 or
Box 926, Sidney. 2

“COMING EVENTS _

A.A. .MEETS, EVERY WEEK,
on Wednesday night, 8:30 p.m.
The Health Centre, 2440 Sidney
Ave. 65 6+3885 or 652-1701. 49-te

Monday, Jan. 27,

CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCE,

Sidney, Brentwood and Saanich-
ton, for appointments phone Kins-
men Health Centre, Sidney, 656-
1188, . 2atf

GENERAL MEETING OF THE
Peninsula Lite League Sunday
Jan. 26, 8 p.m. at the Cub Hall
in Sidney. Onen to everyone.

4-1

WORK WANTED

ONE AND TWO BEDROOM
suites, fartisted or unfurnished
Available fow. Not-Garden
Coorts. 656-3612, vt

EXPERIENCED BOOKKEEPER
will look after set of books on
part-time basis. Phone 656+
1913. dog

Sunday, Jan. 26, 7.15 P, M.
WHY SO MANY DENOMINATIONS?
7.15 P.M.
HOW FAR WILL THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT 60?
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 7.15 P.M. .
EATING BOOKS AND FULFILLING PROPHECY
TO THE EXACT DAY.
Wednesdav, Jan. 29,
IS JEAN DIXON A TRUE PROPHET?
HOW ABOUT JOSEPH SMITH?

SIDNEY SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

10469 REST HAVEN DR. SIONEY
Located between North Saanich Jr. High School and Rest Haven Hospital Gate

7,15 P.M.

ADMISSION FREE

“Sytintmuint tem (Jan. 1
Minimum on, Erase.
“Snow - at

Rain.

- Precipitation
‘s Total Precipitation 7
Sunshine “

SIDNEY

~ Supplied’ by the Meteorological :
; division, Department. of: Trans-:
port, ior the week:ending Jan..13.

’ Maximum: tem. (Jan.13 & 14)- “40:

eee re

iation: of .B.C;.is;
funds. provided by: the:
Government _ d ‘vo
tributions, - —

HE OAKS: 5 POULTRY ken
DOWNEY RD. SIDNEY —

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