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Wednesday, January 29, 1969

‘such an operation. » oe
one | alderman ‘was. of. the. -opinion that. the

aws of the Medes and Persians, : zoning
-laws’ may” be amended by 2 a two- ‘thirds majority

he, snow of December. 21 was ‘but a> 1 sample of. falls

- On the whole it: was greeted with pleasure, Beef

-. Tepairs,

“It was. -¢leared quickly from downtown

, but. in the higher and more remote regions.

mo it ‘ngered, obviously waiting: for more. Only briefly
~ did the:ditches run in a partial thaw.

“The: Christmas ‘and New Year holidays marked

--gubstantial white blankets that paralized.traffic and

‘taxed = the snow clearing resources far beyond the

 \imited equipment. available,

~ neigher flagged nor failed. .

The men on the job
It is a pleasure to re-

cord that each emergency was tackled as it arose
With commendable speed and determination.

A general expression of thanks must be, extended
to. the: volunteer firemen and ambulance drivers,
police patrols, mail carriers, coach and:taxi drivers,

_and> oilmen,
-experiences.

Volumes could be written of their

There was the Central Saanich lady who phoned

the - municipality » in her distress,
pointment: with her hairdreSser in the morning and
pleaded for snow clearance. As an extra-curricular

She had an ap-

act of grace the works department responded, but

-unfortunatély to no avail.

There was another fall

of snow to frustrate her intentions.

Material losses that have been suffered cannot
yet be calculated in total, but it is clear that damage
to boats and sheds at the marinas has been colossal.
Commercial greenhouses have collapsed under the
weight-of snow, the nurserymen and fruit farmers
must await the turn of events before assessing pos-

sible damage arid losses.

The overdue thaw will be as welcome as Spring.
Predictably, discomfort will soon be forgotten. We
perhaps may even boast of the five weeks or more

of frigidity and frustration.

“NELSON Dewey.”
TERE Reva.
° Sianey:

“Brhich re Fret
Fld are oes 0S

we

“tained |
a Air ‘Transport: Board by Captain
; president of the”
B.C. “Bulb Growers, Association.

‘CaR, ‘Wilson,

community.

"REFLECTIONS
FROM. THE PAST

Taken from the early
* filles of the Review,

10 YEARS AGO.

Flower growers of. Vancouver
Island have charged that the in-
dustry is being “sabotaged”? and.
‘sold down the river’’:in the
plan to. transfer operation - of
Victoria-Vancouver air services

.from.T.C.A, to, Pacific. Western

Airlines. The’ charge was con-

ina letter sent to’ the

“Clarence E, Rowles was elec-

ted fire chief.of Central Saanich :

Volunteer - Fire Department’ and
succeeds: Vic Heal who servedas

chief for six-of the-eight years”
. the department has existed.

- “The Sidney-Keating telephone:
. “system will ‘be: converted to: dial:
: ‘operation on March and. :

25 YEARS. AGO™

On Tuesday, January 17, Lieu.
tenant Governor W.C, Woodward

signed. the order in council in:

connection with the formation of
the Sidney Waterworks District

. “naming Donald Sparling of Sidney
as the returning officer for the

first election of trustees. _
An informal meeting was held
in Fulford Inn with .a.view to_:

formation: of . an. organization

comprised of all who are inter-
estedin the advancement -of the

tion attended «anda committee
was appointed to’ ‘draft a con~

a stitution.

50 YEARS AGO

he Sidney Mills Ltd, of. this —
“eity which has suspended sawing

operations for some time past
while its big plant was under-
going extensive alterations and
will again begin the
manufacture of lumber on Mon-
day next, said G.W: ‘McMullen,
superintendent of the establish-
ment, ”

Under the ‘soldiers’ Settlement -

Act, repatriation of returned men
ts-alded by making it easy for
thei to adopt farming as aperm-
alent vocation.

One of the things to be thankful
for is that we don't get_as much
government as we pay for. +
Charles F, Kettering.

_A fair representa- .

Holy Trinity Guild

Elects New Officers ;

The... “annual. meeting..of Holy

«Trinity Guild was heid Jan. 17th
‘aty the. home. of Mrs.

“Peter
Burchett, when officers for: the -
coming year were elected.
Mrs J,.W: C.. Barelay was
elected president, with Mrs. A,

“L, C, Atkinson, vice president;

Mrs. C, W. Taylor, secretary;
Mrs. Donald - Mackenzie, trea-
surer; and Mrs, P. C, Townsend,
_ publicity. - ee

Plans. for: the spring. include a”
‘coffee party iin the. Church hall
on Feb. 27th, to which women
“of. the parish and their. friends
are invited to meet new, friends,

Saturday, April 19th has been —

‘chosen as the date for the annual
coffee party, sale ‘of: plants and

Twas won dering.

. Another session. of the: Pro--

“vincial Legislature’ has opened

with. full: pomp- and, ceremony in.
The grandeur.of the:

Victoria.

occasion. is a fitting start to.the

deliberations of the Provincial
Assembly. The commentators
tell us that there are going to
be . fireworks. and all sorts of
exciting backbiting, charges of

‘gloom and.doom, countered with

“threatened. with! -
‘ing if, tis: not time to stop and —

smiling - comments- that

all is
well with the world. ;

“We are promised the largest .
budget © in.

the history. of this
Promised, not
Iwas. wonder-

fair province..

_ take stock Of the tendency. of
“government. to, grow and grow

hone: aking, to start at-10:30,

Tt: was: decided -to- forego the -
: ‘regular February meeting in fa-

vour of attending the annual ineet-

ing of the Victoria Presbyterial, . °
~ to be held'in Metropolitan United “
Church on Wednesday,: February

12th, at 9:30 a.m.

Mrs, A, Ostrom agreed tenta-
tively to’ be the representative
to the World Day of Prayer,
March 7th. . St. Paul’s U.C.W.
-- voted to reimburse K, Campbell
for his expenses while attending
the Parksville “Conference be-
tween January 15 andJanuary 19.
Mrs. W.
port from Presbyterial.

The. president, Mrs, Ostrorn,

Veitch submitted a re-*

“about the real-duty of all-our.

“good! time to take stock “of our”

and: grow. - Is.this a good thing?

/Are we in danger. of allowing
our governments to get. so big.
_ that they control: us: ‘by their very
size. and | ‘weight.
surely. “he controling * the gOVe

We> should

ernments - and. 1 net vice versa,
[have written in’ the past

citizens to take an interest, and
play a) part in government at. the
local level... Perhaps this is a

duties and responsibilities | on
the provincial scene. |
One of the’ problems in. our,

eountry is that there are three

: jlevels of government, each with

wishes a representative from .
each unit to assist her in plan- .

ning programs- for: the “coming
year. . Beacon Unit reported that
‘Mrs. M, Martman will be leader.
’ for the coming year;

After the meeting” was ‘ad-
journed, refreshments were ser-
ved by the Beacon Unit.

NEW SHOES
Our Christopher needed a new
pair-of shoes
So we hurried to town,
We found him a pair that were
just the right thing
In a beautiful brown,

begin or.end-in each.
been

its share of responsibilities. The
average citizen has. difficulty in
knowing - just where the duties
n each, We have
told. during the past two.
years how.important it is for

‘ihe previncial government to keep

” inflation,

Now this was the first palr of.

oxfords for him :
In. his three years, you. sea,
He. showed. thera most. proudly.
‘Just look at my feet!
I've got awkwards! Whoopee!

MARY GARLAND COLEMAN

down: its’ spending, “and how
schools and ‘hospitals have to
wait because of the dangers of
Now we are threatened

Bridge Results

Winners at the weekly gare
of Sidney Bridge Club held Jan-
uary 24th at-K. of P. Hall were;
1. Mary Woods and Florence
Srath, 2. Perey Belson and Jack
Woods, and tie for 3 - Ruth and
Len Hellyer and D.C, Dickeson
amd C.T. Skinner,

ST. ANDREWS SUPPER

Canen F.C.  Vaughan- Birch
has announced that the St. An-
drew's. Annual Congregational
Supper: Meeting for Feb. 2. has
been postponed until further no-
tice.

PAULI

“TRAVEL SERVICE —

1969 ORIANA CHRISTMAS CRUISE

BY PETER CALEB

with a budget. which will be the
largest, ever.

Why do. I use the word threat-
ened?
any monies of their-own: They
have to collect:from the people
and industries and companies
in their jurisdictions, Obvicusly
when revenue is-at-an-all-time
high the people are providing
that revenue.-
carefully therefore to see how
‘our money is”
matters. not what. the ‘political
complexion .of the government
nay, be; it/is the duty of. the
public to watch and watch care-

fully; =
Iwas wondering why, ‘in Brite

‘ish. Columbia there. has grown’

up a very strange doctrine that

the duty. of the government is to ‘-
of the
“This.
of course. in ‘the second part’
isthe duty.
of the. opposition to hold itself ..
ready to replace the governing -

govern while = the ‘duty
opposition 15° to oppose,

is nonsense. ~ It:

party -and While -so doing: act
.as watchdog to keep the gov-
ernment-on’ tts-to0es..-.We have
_a tendency in Canada.not really

provincial level. “Democracy
works best when the goverh-
ment has a real job to be: re-
elected at the end of each term.
while the opposition parties have
real hope of being elected, The
_whole -exercisé’ isan exercise
in’ futility if the election result
_is.a foregone conclusion, Bov-
ernments: grow ‘lazy and opposi-~
tion listless.

I was “wondering
session we will see anopposition
party putting forward alternat-
ive acceptable polices to- the
growth of big. government for the
electorate will be watching both
performances, government “and
Opposition. inthe” days ahead,

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| SIDNEY MAN’ s MOTHER |
DIES IN VICTORIA

"Florence Muriel Calvert, 2

~ resident of Victoria forthe past -
“four months © and “formerly, of
Vancouver, died suddenly, in‘her
She. was:

home on. January. ae

Mrs.
Alan - Desmond
three’ grandchildren. ~ She. was
a‘member ofthe Canadian Na-

tional Institute for the Blind.

Funeral services were held
on Friday,
Thomson and Irving Chapel with
Reverend C.L. Streight officiat-
ing. 2 me

_Weanesday, J january 2 29,

1969

- is” formation | on: Nove. 5,
_ Brownies? father, Bob Harrison _
made’ them .a toadstool.
had: a hike in the woods to gath-
er greenery for table centres,
--that’ each Brownie made.
: Christmas..° . :
"With: the help: of the mothers,

Calvert leaves a son,-
4 the pack enjoyed a Christmas

in’. Sidney, and.

January .24, in. the ~

peer COVE BROWNIES os

~The: pack. ‘has ‘been usy since

They

for.

party. on -Dec, 17. Their first
enroliment was on Dec. 10 and,.
the next on Jan, 14. The pack”
is looking forward“to a visit to
the bakery,. when the’ weather
clears

" Everyone’ has a.choice,: He
can either change his ways or
endure the results.

%e CHURCHES

NORTH SAANICH - SIDNEY:
: ‘Anglican-Bpiscopal
Chureh of Canada
Canon-F, Vaughan-Birch
~ phone 656-1014
Feb; 2, SEPTUAGESIMA
“HOLY TRINITY - Pat Bay

Morning Prayer and
“Sunday School 11:00 a.m,
~, ST, ANDREW'S - Sidney,

* Holy Conumunion and
_ Sunday School - AL. 00 a.m.

Thursday oe 9: 00 a.m.

Holy Communion -.8 a m, aL.

Parish of
South Saanich

The Rev. O. L. Foster
"PHONE 652-2194-

Feb. 2. Septuagesima
ST, MARY'S.

Holy Communion 9,00 a.m.
Mattins : -.1),00 a.m,

ST. STEPHEN'S

Holy Commanion - At 30 a.m,

Seventh-Day
Adventist Church

RES’ THAVEN ‘DRIVE
PASTOR H.C, ‘WHITE.

Sabbath ‘School ° 9. 30 a. m,.
Preaching. Service 11:00
ame .

-Doreas. Welfare - Ist & 3rd
Tuesday's of each month at
2 p.m,

Prayer. Service. -

7:30 p.m

- Visitors Welcome
‘The Voice of Prophecy’’

Wed.

~ Radion Stations.

KIRO, 9.00 a.m. KARI 9.30
am.

“It is written’? with speak-
er George Vandeman each
Sunday.

Channel. 6- 10:30 a.m.

Sundays on the following }_

Foursquare

Fifth St., 2 Blocks N,
~Beacon Ave.

‘Rev. Irene Smith 656-3216

SERVICES

Sunday School. 19:00 a.m.
Worship 11:00 avi,
Evening Service 7:00 p.m,
Cadets - Friday 7:15 pm,
Prayer. Meeting Tues.
7:30 p.m.

Gospel Church

Bethel Baptist

2335 Beacon Avenue,
Sidney
Phone 656-3410
or 656-2520
“Christ died for our sins
accerding to the Scrip-
tures” i Cor.15:3
9:45. a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. WorshipService
7:00 pom, Evening Service
Rev. Ry Harwood |

Wednesday, 7 :30p.m. Bible.
Study and Prayer.
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Manse - 656+1330
ST. JOHN'S, DEEP COVE
- Service of Worship 9:30am
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‘Rev. John M, Wood
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Manse - 652-2748

SHADY CREEK, 7180. East-
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Family Service and Sunday ©
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BRENTWOOD, 7162 West
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"°.9182-E, Saanich Road -

Rev. FR. Fleming, ‘Pastor _
656-2545

Sunilay School . 9:45 aun.

Morning “Service 11. a.m... -

Evangelistic. Service 7:30 ;

p.m

Tuesday - Prayer and Bible

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
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Wednesday, 8 p.m. Prayer
~ and Bible Study.
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