“Eetasuiseian . years ago,” 1912 ~ FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR, No. 13 “10 PAGES | “SIDNEY, Vandouve: "sland, Bo. . “Weanesday, March 26, pe accommodation: of: Sidney traf. fie“ in. the. Patricia Bay Highway at Beacon “Avenue. ternate main access at Mills: Road |. had’ been. planned ‘three’ said: W.J. Larrick cat the meeting ‘Of. ‘Sidney and North’ ‘Saanich Chamber. of Com- ‘Merce on Monday. He suggested tthe elimination of Mills Road ghway access: would. be -detri- ; mental to Sidney trade because di ert their custom south on ‘the y fest ‘Saanich Road rather than: ituation was “presented to Sidney council on Monday. by “slong: range. planning committee. no ‘chairman, Alderman‘S.H.:Dear. —In-his report he said that at the ting of the highways depart- m nt. engineer. it had been made ar that the Beacon Ave. cross- 1g was planned following a meet~ £ at which Mayor A, W. Freeman ‘and: the Capital Region Planning ‘Board had: favored this solution. It; appears: that. the long: range mittee, unaware , of the statec preterence tor. ‘Beacon : ‘Averitie “hes | beer “working in ' concluding that: Mills oad was to be the choice. : - “Although | the Beacon crossing. , : site could be” “changed. fo Mills.) = = the! department of highways would: other --require compelling. evidence of the need for ‘such a change now, Avenue, | but. a pedestrian over= pass will be provided. {regarding the provision ofemer “gency services to the west side of . the. highway: ‘in’-the: Weiler the Departmental official thatthe of concern, using the MeTavish /erossing. : The plans: were discussed by the Chamber “of, Commerce for -90 minutes. - ‘Ultimately. it was fect that’ an overpass, if needed nowhere else. “. It was decided also thata ligh is needed to facilitate the egress: of Beacon: Ave, iraffic, and that con should “be greater. than the nine-car — "accommodation ~ Brom ‘posed. : of the war: memorial. we We ‘stated the. committee report. It-}. . was indicated that the tentative a ~ completion » date “for the work + ‘ “ .xeport: continues. “access is planned - Battle Of The Bands the ~ Fifth” and “is the summer of 1970. “The planned ercssing at. Mc=> * vavish and Beacon will be grade ““erossings with: left-turn slots. “These will be changed to over-"|: < passes . when :the traffic . count * warrants, possibly” within ‘five “years for. Beacon Avenue,” the No . vehicle for Weller “T moved out to Sidney” to start a new life,’’ said Beverley Robinson, ‘And - “now this has to happen.”* > Tt..was. just a week ago_ that Mrs. , Robinson, age 26, Won By Local Group) For the second .time ‘Since. 2 Rock’? bands have come into = popularity, “a local: group. . has won the “Battle of the Bands’. » On Friday evening, approxi- -Mately 1,200 teenagers gather- ed at Central Junior High School _ in -Vietoria to hear the. bands of .. “Purple Haze’, “Electric Cir- cus”, “Peace Jeep’t, «Hidden “Blue Ruum”", organ- ized by COSY, the police-spon« sored youth group. The “Peace Jeep’ were. the unanimous _ choice, following the example ‘set. by the former “Broomtown Band’. Included in the band are: Jim Bond (lead guitar), Danny Grif- fith (drums), both of this area; while Pete Willing (organ) lives in Happy Valley and Pat Laycock (bass guitar) lives in Oak Bay. Besides having played at Saltspring Island, Oak Bay Senior High, Esquimalt Junior High, DeMolay, St. Joseph’s Hall, Sanscha, Royal Roads, etc. their big thrill came iast week when they played at The Old Forge and received commendation frot ing. . at Sanscha: again, to raise funds for the. proposed trip to Mont- Secondary School choir, and have aswell, | Official judges at Central Jun- for High Schools (in addition to the dancing teenagers) were re- Ment at. Woodwards and Mike Easton CJVI Dise jockey, Peace Jeep are looking for- ward to filling engagements al- ready booked, YOUTHS APPREHENDED BY SIDNEY R.C.M.P. Three youths from Oak Bay High School were apprehended by Sidney R.C.M.P. on March 21 at 12:30 p.m. for intoxica~ tion. They were proceeding to Vancouver to attend the cham- pionship basketbal! game. They were turned over to their parents. . Much” concern’ was expressed - area, and it. was suggested ‘by. -Fire, Déepartment: should deter~~ mine running times to the areas | resolved to write a letter to the = , highways department: to the ef- the storage area for cars turn- © ing from. the Highway onto Bea-~ “Grades to be ‘engineered will: wipe out: the service ‘Station, “and ; ‘passing within: 10- feet of Sans- cha «Hall will utilize. the.” area ; “BY PAT MANNING? the “New Vaudeville Band” who also played there the sameeven- - The. boys recently played: real. by the Claremont Senior’ played for sock hops atthe school presentatives from Kelly's Re-~ — cords, Yates St., Music Depart~ . | should. be. ‘at Mills “Road, and a ~and- her. ~ moved into.a house at 9613 Third Street in Sidney. She had been living with her ; mother for. five. months, . As. Mrs. Robinson ex- - plained it to this reporter, © ~~ the man came to the house "on Saturday eveningandde- manded. to. be allowed in, Beverley finally gave in; fearing he might cause “more ‘trouble if.she didn’t: She eventually. had tocall. the R.C.M, P, who: ‘asked: him to leave, He left, and according to Beverley, he ~ went into Victoria and came rifle;. . Meanwhile the R.C.M.P, kept the house under sur- — veillance circling the block in their car because she told them she was sure he ~ would be back, At ap- proximately 2.30 a.m. he was dropped off by a friend in front of the Robinson home, she explained. it is understood that Mrs. . _ Robinson. called. .the ~R.C.M.P, again totell them he was across the street. The man then ranacross athe street. He forced his way into the house by breaking the front window with the .363 rifle after hav- ing tried to gain access to the house by. the rear door. As he came in the window, Beverley went out the front door and into the R.C.M.P. car. “T was really afraid he Eastside Land Owners By GORDON EWAN At a meeting last Saturday aftetnoon in the Agricultural Rall, Saanichton, more than 35 land owners on the east of ths Patricia Bay Highway through Central Saanich rejected the provincial highway department's Rlens and procedures for the proposed freeway cofistruction actoss their holdings. The con- census cf the meeting was that the highways department had ar- bitrarily, and without considering othet possibly mere economical and tational alternatives. drawn up plans for the freeway expar- sion; that the municipal council had considered these plans in closed committee meetings, agreeing to them without con sulting those affected; and that in 4 flagrant attempt to iower Protest Highway Plans costs, the highways department was now offering in bay tequired lands at prices not only below currert market value but in fact ifn many cases below original purchase costs. In its proceedings the group elected J.W. Corbett of 8425 Patricia Bay Highway as chair~ frat and foture co-ordinator, Continued on Page 2 “seven children > back: with a friend and the oO said. _gained the safety ofthe pol-- « iee.car a shot.was fired ‘from within ‘the house. It" _penetrated. the ceiling. -The intruder then barri-. °° caded himself in the house _ with the “seven children, > -. Shortly ‘before 3 a.m. ~ -, Sergeant Harry Chambers and the entire Sidney de- ‘They’ surrounded the house, ~ For: two’ hours they-tried to reason with the armed oe man. .They sent into Vic~ ©. toria for tear gas andwere .« later joined by two mem-.~” bers of -the ~ Victoria. R,C.M.P. subdivision. ‘The tear gas was -not. used. Around 5 a.m. Beverley .. agreed to meet him half- - way if he would drop the ~ rifle and come out. She - said she had to promise that she would marry him, Finally, -he came ‘out. and the R.C.M.P, arrested him, ~ Nobody, including. the . children, was injured. Hubert De Forge, 27, of 1311 Pembroke Street in Victoria, was | charged Monday. in. Sidney Magis- trate’s Court with carry- ing an weapon for purpose dangerous to public peace. He was remanded by Mag- istrate D.G. Ashby until 9:30 a.m. on April i, Meanwhile Beverley Robdinson and her seven children have been thrust into the spotlight in the town which they had chosen because they wanted to live quietly. ” Better Service Lock box lobby of Sidney post office is now open for 24 hours a day as an added service to Patrons. Postmaster Waters exe plained t) The Review that the lobby will not be locked even on weekends. Fined For Carrying And Discharging Firearm Eimer James, on March 22, was fined $16 for carrying a loaded firearm in the car. He was also fined $10 for dischare- ing a firearm in the District of North Saanich ‘was: ‘poing to Kill me,” she gee "Shortly - after Beverley” : | government. to.do. something about. : athe: ‘breakwater,’ he: observed. ; The: children © ‘like their ~ school and-we were allen- joying living here,’? - said ; ” > Beverley. “Now the child- ‘ren don’t even ‘want to > Bo to = ““school,’” : Ls Shut-Ins Receive : Library Books _ tachment were called.out. nH “A unique service ‘for shut-ins "has recently been. initiated by. the Sidney. and. North Saanich ‘branch of the. Vancouver. Island "Regional Libraries,” _-) The’ Anglican Church- Women Evening Group. serve-as volun- “teers to’ deliver. and take. back. -: books ‘for people: who would like “to use the services of the libr-~ ary but. have” no. way of. travel- ling there themselves, . We've only. been doing it for a month on anexperimental basis but it is working extraordinarily well, *. Stated Mrs, RS, Thuil- lier, librarian. * Mps, Thuillier urged that any- one wishing to avail themselves - of this service call her at the Mbrary, “twas really ‘happy for. an : the first time in years, . By HAY. GREEN a : an business” leaders.” independantly discussed on Monday. ay ‘Am move to establish Sidney as the rHevereraht | “Chamber of Commerce Le “The ‘proposal. ‘The: ‘proposal was stated’ in: a ‘etter to. Mayor A.W, Freeman from’ P.B, Jones, president. of: | Pacific: Hovercratt Ltd. ..of. Van- ‘couver . * : 7 ‘Sidney © and: ‘North’ “Saanich Chamber: of. Commerce” meet: “oat ‘similar: ‘etter with evident . Writing to Mayor Freenian, — Mr. Jones. ‘said: “We ‘have ha _much’ interest indica ted : _dents. of the: Greater. v “area’in. regard to being: able” to. “travel to-the Sidney region quick- ly ‘by