ie the. shoe: ‘tits, be: saying | to, John n Hamilton, |Customs| . Canadian Customs office. at Q “Bedwell Harbour, South ‘Pender “Island, will open on May 1, and will operate. until September 30. * Scheduled hours of business} during the 1969. yachting season} differ slightly from previous. years and are-as follows: May 1 -to June ‘14, 9. 30° a. Mm. to 6 p.m.; June 15 to September 1,-8,00 a.m. to.10,00 p.m.; Sep- tember 2 to September. 30, 9.00 a.m. to 6. 00 p.m. ; Service will ‘not “be ‘available “outside the scheduled hours ex- cept. in emergency. - Pleasure _-eraft. wishing. to enter Customs during non-scheduled hours are advised to proceed directiy to Sidney, Victoria, Chemanius or ‘Nanaimo, where out-of-hours service will be maintained. United States boat owners are reminded by the Department of regulations prohibiting the im- portation of hand guns and nar- cotics into Canada. Narcotics are prohibited even. when car- ried by a qualified physician. “In view of the. expense in- volved in the enforcement of these regulations, boat owners would be well advised to leave such items in the United States,’’ ‘commented the District Collec- tor of Customs and Excise. CAN YOU MEET THIS CHALLENGE? children from 10 ~ 14 years need foster families! ‘Island || animals as‘a hobby. on southern Vancouver Island -- many. of them “yacht clubs* veteran of Worid War One, in whichhe served with the 28th Canadian “oldest practising trappers 5 JIM RYAN F PHOTO ‘TOCAL TRAPPING TIME | 2 OF THE YEAR 1S HERE “By RON BAIRD . . The lifelong hobby’ of:a Victoria man has paid off handsomely. for his wife. - ‘And marinas in the Sidney area have contributed to ihe payoff. ‘Retired contractor John Hamilton is. one of the few holders of. a.trapper’s licence on Vancouver Island. When’ he promised. nis 4 wife,.-Florence, a mink stole five: years Ago, she knew it might take a bit of time before it arrived. But arrive it did - -- a handsome fur ‘of 16 matched female wild . mink pelts. 5 _ Says Mrs. Hamilton proudly: or wouldn’t ‘sell. it for $700." _ The best is yet to come fur the James Bay housewife. ; 7 * Hamilton now” has enough pelts. to shortly. Present her with an. otter coat, worth in the neighborhood of $2,000. “From January through March each year, Hamilton traps small at.the. request of the provincial game department, and area marinas, such as Van Isle, Canoe Cove, Clark Bros., Oak Bay and one-or two | Hamilton began. his hobby after returning to Canada as a wounded Infantry Battalion. Born in the Northwest Territories, where-his father was an agent © for the Department of Indian Affairs, he spent several years alter the first war as a fur-buyer for the Hudson's Bay Company. “He followed his hobby as a trapper in northern Saskatchewan, the interior of B.C.; and when he and his wife-moved to Victoria 29 years ago, Hamilton continued to set out his traplines, His catches -- including seals, raccoons, otters and wild mink « we are sometimes found in the strangest places. He has trapped otter in. a Victoria shipyard and is often called to area marinas to rid them of unwelcome smal! game. He sells most of the furs -- except the ones his wife wears. - Otter pelis. fetch about $30 for the larger ones, and raccoon pelts are worth from $1.80 to $4. As for the wild mink, the sky can be the limit. Hamilton, who retired ll years ago, says of his hobby: ‘‘It’s a fine way to use my time and it gets me out in the fresh air.’’ His wife adds: “He loves trapping -- it keeps him young.’’ At 76, Join Hamilton is one of the youngest looking septugen- arians on Vancouver Island, ~ FAMILY ~ ABANDON VOYAGE . organizations will. demon- » Strate — the “community _ “spirit by the presence of «their representatives. at this. most important meet- "4 ing.”? “. Also’ to be discussed will ‘be ‘the. possible effect on ‘I Sanscha of: the proposed * Patricia Bay Highway de- ‘N.SAANICH TERMS UNWELCOME “Disagreement . continues to. be the’ by-word: insofar as the Side: -ney=North Saanich. fire. agree- ” Sidney: ‘council briefy dis- éussed the latest North Saanich ; approach to the situation (given in last-weeks Review) at itsregue: : held for release in the privacy a of, commiitee., — - ‘ the | proposed «:new agreement “offered. by Sidney several. weeks ‘ago was accompanicd by a letter ‘from North Saanich solicitor C, . Branson, It stated: ‘if the town of Sidney is pre-. pared to enter into’ an agree- ment along: the outline proposed in. Mayor .Cumming's:- letter, would you «please be so -kind ‘as to advise us ‘accordingly so that we can prepare a draft for presentation .to our respective “¢elients. Failing that, it would appear that we must either. con- tinue with the cxisting agree- -Ment or. také the steps proposed. ‘by: Mayor Cumming for each of ‘our -elients ‘to go a° separate: way insofar. as. fire protection is concerned.'”: Counci} members were clear- ly. unhappy. about the reply and have been endeavoring to negoti- ate and-it-is obvious that North Saanich is not to prepared to do so, They are forcing us out. I do not consider this negotia- tion in any sense of the word,”’ After the meeting, Alderman Dear made a further statement and said. ‘‘The firemen are un- happy and feel they need a full- time fire chief. We are in agreement with them but North Saanich is content with the pre- gent arrangement and they have complete control’*, He went on to say “Sidney is prepared to share the de- partment expenses on an equal mill rate basis and this is the orly fair way.. They don’t want it that way. They want the total cost shared on a 50/50 basis and under this method we in Sidney would pay the. bigger share.” The problem is evidently far from a solution. IF YOU are interested call FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICE Phone: 382-5121 1327 FORT STREET Ghunetios Cetitre Building) Ask for: Mrs. &. FRANKHAM this month. LANDSCAPING Power Raking Fertilizing R. JACKSON 656-2818 : Park. “ject. Association. - _ ted’ with a gusto. -Materiais were purchased with, --ter’for., $3,000." A group of Hun-: ‘ar meeting Monday evening but ~ “most ofthe reaction was with= |) The: North Saanich rejection of Alderman S.H, Dear, said ‘‘We- : “BY AVRIEL KELLY. ~ Sanscha. Hall-has a history as varied.as a patchwork quilt, and its supporters have’ devoted the same: hard work, patience and loyalty” that any quilt worth making demands. The’ Hall was: built..on home-spun pr ineiples: and. with pioneer - spirit. It was meant’ to become a true ‘community? hall for all citizens of Sidney and North Saanich. J “The “land -on- which Sanscha stands: was: “once ‘Sidney Memorial In 1922 The Women’s Institute raised money to purchase . five acres and a board of directors was elected to manage the pro- In. October, .1953, interested ‘parties ‘formed . the’ Sidney and. North Saanich Community Hall '. The: first: meeting | was held at the oldSidney school, now Mt, Baker Apartments. They called . -representatives’” from every. organization and discussed the possibility of building acom-- munity hall, “During the next. five . years, disagreements and - {+ doubts troubled the scene, a situ- ation accepted as normal..when personalities are involved. But . the goal remained constant, Free Labour. Sidney Memorial Park Board decided to let the Association | build ‘the hall on existing park property. Fund-raising was star- ~ Lumber. and confidence .... and credit. But. labor “was free; willing hands hammered while. busy hands ~ brought lunches and coffee.” The : ladies’. efforts were not restrict- ed -to -lunch ‘and coffee. breaks, side: “with the men:: and” “could ; them. Le “A ‘barometer ‘hung ( record cash donations. a ~The old. Air: Force: recreation: ‘hall was bought for one dollar,” torn down. and: sold'to'a’carpen- fgarian ‘immigrants, ‘showed up one: ‘day, barrier and -wouldn’t deter . their” abili contribute. ° ~Sanscha Hall. was ‘constructed flat: on’ the : earth,” ‘a crane was “positioned i in’ 16 hours: : Hallowe’ ‘en, 1957: 5 walls and. roof “were up, but “everyone was invited to a party.: They danced in costumes on the. a bonfire with | scraps. of. lum- ber “Celebrations Centennial Year, 1358: the hall Commission. » July ist, Monday, was. first Sidney Day. -Preceed=. celebrating; - -ethnic performers from Victoria, day-time exhibits, and a costume. ball. “They-had received‘a cen- tennial grant and the. future look: ed promising..-" But © from. time to: “time, the in-law problems. bordering on divorce, Money would always be a problem, |". A loan from the Bank of Mont- real in Sidney eventually. eased however, they worked. side’ by.| proving : “that the®. language : unemployment hired and the walls and roof were: eet only: ‘the in unfinished gravel floor and built | . Was: ‘officially opened by. a dele- to. gate’ from: the B.C... Centennial’ | ‘ing this. there had 3..days of. a. Queen contest, : marriage of Sarscha would have. : Shrubs. and’ flowers were donated by the Experimental’ Farm and later. a cenotaph was erected. cipation. produced. a ‘marnage of internal harmony and’ outside in- terest. - : “In” the: * meantime’ ‘the. ladies”. were still doing their part: They: held :a bazaar so that floor-tile: could be: purchased . and, work-.. ing.:so.. well together, - they. be-- came. known. as the “Sanscha Susies’’. * They probably did not - then. ‘realize how ‘important the: group’ would: become in the. un- certain years ahead, : Financial Problems Financial. problems ; struck again. The public appareased to. be apathetic.. If a solution wasn’t. found Sanscha_ would become a storage warehouse for Heaney’ s Cartage Company. © Sidney: Day | saved the day; .The proceeds: allowed the ‘hall to ‘maintain | its “original: goal,.that: of serving: the community. 23 Aferry. strike was ‘instrumen- tal: in rallying public: interest and “level, a joice””. with the: best of, an ‘Ved baby bottles. © than’ ‘appreciated. “Inside the hall: a’ projector ‘was... setup,” civil. defence mats placed on the floor, ‘and the ladies served food to the stranded “‘campers'’. and warm- Sold Door To Door sold from: door sinterest at. ye "mony: marked — Sanscha ° debt; : eed sesas ne Tequested ; a of. the sewage connection Hall, | a ‘ Mr. Minns’ been. conducted , the situation and further. parti- | — STAIR CLIMBING A PROBLEM? ENQUIRE ABOUT “STAIRGLIDE” ESCALATORS FROM J.M. Green 477-3640 . OO 1ged For Ready Mix | _Concrete A Message For You Coverings . . . 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