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Serving the Municipalities of Central Saanich, ‘North -Saanich, the Town of Sidney, and the Gulf Islands

PHONE: 656-1151 |

‘FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR,

No, 15

12 PAGES

SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C. Wednesday, April 9,

1969

Subscriptions, in advance, year $4.00: Copy 10.

Hovercraft To!
Demonstrate

“Next Sunday morning, April
13,,.a Hovercraft, now. in ser-
vice? between Vancouver. and

‘Nanaimo, Will arrive in, Sidney
‘Jat about 11 a.m,
to make two demonstration trips

It is proposed

fron: the foot of Beacon Avenue.
- Sidney is being considered as

ja terminal fora Hovercraft ser--

‘| tion. rides;

. Alimay’ 8 _ Dream and her - dather, Anbu Dime, t two throughbreds tell secrets.over the he ad ot Mrs. Beryl Fursionau,

‘Come On Dad, Let’s Head For Sandown!

“Two healthier looking horses
“one would be hard pressed to
“find. ~Five years ago Alibi Dime

was a stunted; skinny foal su
neglec ted by his original owli-

in and take him away. Now his -
offspring are two year olds and

er that the S;P.C.A, had to step will be running on the race course

~ VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE ©
_ FOR PENDER ISLAND?

“By MO. SKETCH,

- Pender .: Island took iis first
step toward self-gove rament
_. Saturday when property owners
approved in principle esiablish-
ment of a trustee-run volunteer
fire brigade. .
.. The 75 islanders who met in
the Port Washington community
hall. were virtually unanimous
in authorizing the local Cham-
her of Commerce to approach
the Regional District of the
Capital of B.C. on behalf of
property owners and residents
of North and South Pender Is-
lands.
Lone dissenter, David Auch-
térlonie, a North Pender resi-

dent, said he opposed. the move

because “South Pender won't go
for it? Chamber of Commerce
president © Walter “Cunliffe as-.

sured the meeting that = South
Pender property owners were

‘|. Under no obligation to support the

fire brigade.- Islanders would
have. to define the urea where
they wanted fire protection, he
said. Residents of that area
would then vote on the issue,
with at least 60% approval need-
ed. ‘ .
North Saanich Mayor J.B.
Cumming told the group that the
Regional District, a-foster-par-
ent type of organization for areas
tee. small to form their own

‘to Galiano Island... It's

municipalities, would act as ad-
ministrator for the new. fire
brigade. It would lend money,
repayable: over 20 years, levy
additional ‘taxes, and pay bills
for the brigade, charging a five
percent administrative fee - for
its services,

The alternative to a regional
district-sponsored. brigade,
Mayor Cumming said, would be
establishment of anitmprovement
district under the Water Act.
“Tut through the regional board,
you can borrow of the credit of
an area which extends from Soke
what you

(Continued on Page 2)

this year,

Mr.

«who

(Photo by Dane)

Alfo, one of his two
year olds is at Sandown” Park
race course training at present.
Alibi Dime was turned over to
and Mrs, Don Carley of the
Victoria Riding Academy. when
the S.P.C.A, took him from the
original owner. They patiently
nursed him back to health. When
he was strong enough he went'to
Mrs. Beryl Fustenau, a nurse
had watched him from: the
first time he was taken to the
Riding Academy, : ;
“He. had been so neglected,”
said. Mrs, -Furstenau, “It’s
‘amazing but he’s in perfect shape

* now.?

Mr. and Mrs. Furstenau live on
a small farm at 880 Birch Road,
Deep Cove where they keep Alibi

-Dime and a mare, Nobody's Fool.

They also have Aliniay’s Dream
shown tn the above picture, the
filly of Alibi: Dime and Nobody's
Fool, Alimay’s Dream has been
sold but will remain on the farm
until next sear, Then it is
anticipated that she will be en
the race course.

“| vited’ a”

Nice from Vancouver, linking the

mainiand with the. southern

: :Vancouver Island region.

“Mayor A.W, Freeman has in-
representative ‘cross-
section. of the community. as
passengers ‘in the demonstra-
und has stated that
the ~ “opportunity to observe may
well be tuken by all who are
interested in the preposal,

“TL have an open mind on this
question, and T would like to know

-pthe opinion of every. section of

the community,”’ said the mayor.

| Appeal For
Foster Homes

“To call our society. child-
oriented. is not true,” stated
Mrs. E, Frankham of the Family
and Children’s Service.

-She--makes such a statement
with reason, In the past 2°1/2
“months there have been 44 child-

re over: ten years of age. in the

x ter Victoria area’ in need of
a foster home.

“se ‘ The majority of people apply

-for foster children as‘ for
explained Mrs. Frankham.
‘There are now fewer children

under 19 years coming into our
caro and” the result is that. we

Mrs, -Frankham. went on to say

‘relationshig with an adult;

and Children’s Service, Box 5040,

382-5121,

~ . trial run,

‘Children under '1") years of age,”

have.a-surplus of approved homes _
for the under. 10 and a real lack.
in home for children over 13.” »

"they. intended

that no matter what age the child-
is he still needs to have a close -

Families interested in helping ;
-a-young. person are asked to dir--~-
ect their inquiries to the Family »

1327 Fort St., Victoria; phone..

week. previous eve pipes on the-

place the lamps.

($30.00 IN FINES -

license plates.

for not having insurance.

Industrial Development Planned At Airport

M.W, (BILL) BLAAUW

@ BYAG. pac

First new building to be con«
structed on the east side of
Victoria International Airport for
‘nany years is within owo years
of completion. It is to be the
first of several. It will be
called ‘Flight Centre - Victoria
‘Limited’.

company from its present home
in a small and grossly inade-
quate World War Two air force
structure within a month. In
addition, the new 7500 square
feet building with laminated
beams and colored steel cover-
ing will accommodate two other
local businesses associated with
the aviation industry.

Bill is a fine example of a
local boy who made pood. He
has worked hard, displayed plenty
of initiative and fully earned his
success, He was born in Vic-

toria 31 years ag, became in-
terested in mechanics atanearly
age and completed three years in
the R.C.A.F, before reaching the
age of 21

For six years he worked as an
aero engine mechanic for the B.C.
Department of Highways and two
years agy he formed his own
business which has been devoted
entirely to the overhaul of air-
craft engines.

About the same time Bill's
interest in aviation was extended
to actual flying so he took a

very thorough training with Vic~
toria Flying Club and paid for
his instruction by. overhauling
engines for the club. Already
he has logged over 1200 hours of
flying time and owns his own
aircraft.

More recently BHL acquired
an American made 1940 Ryan
PT 22 open cockpit trainer with
fixed undercarriage. He iscom~
pletely rebuilding this rare and
versatile Hitle craft and plans
to enter it in a number of air-
shows this coming summer.

Not cortent with resting on his

laurels, Mr, Blaauw has recently.
leased nearly five acres of air+ |

port property fronting on Canora
Road, It has been zoned for
industry and commercial use and

has both water and sewer instal-.

led, Bill plans to construct sev~

eral more new buildings of the.

type he is now putting up and
will rent them to appropriate
light industries acceptable to the
municipality,

Bill is married, has twochild+
ren ard lives on Alec Road in
North Saanich,

Don’t Forget The
Measuring Stick

Planning to go out after crabs
or clams? Be sure to take a
measuring stick along, The fish«
eries board are crackingdownon
enthusiasts who are takingclams
and crabs that are undersized,

The following peopie were
broaght into court before Magis»
trate D.G. Ashby: William Hook
fined $10.00 for undersized
crabs. Aurit Rama and ¥, Nishi-

VANDALISM IN SIDNEY.

Alexander. Kanes, Beacon Ave, =:
reported to the Sidney: R.C.M.P..:
that cn the. Easter long weekend ~
two of the flood lamps in front.
of the store were removed. “A>:

side of the store were pulled off." :.
It will cost about $20.00 to re- °

Calvin Skulsh was fined $10. 00 :
in Magistrate's Court for driving |
a motor vehicle with last year’s
Re was also.
fined $10.00 for driving without
a driver’s license and $13,00°:§

But Their Spirits Are Still Sailing! .

HER

. By PAT MANNING

A trial sail aboard a
new sailboat. this: weekend
nearly. resulted in its first
mate playing Robinson
Crusoe. :

Sunday was a perfect day
for-. going. sailing:. “there .
was sun, calm, seas anda
slight breeze out of the
South East. The O’Ryan
family had purchased a 28’ _
trimaran - this was, their
They pushed
off’from Canoe Cove dock
with great enthusiasm.

On board was nine year
old Wesley, a nephew, and -
Mike, 18, and Ken, 16, two
of their nine foster child-
ren, Captain Jim O’Ryan
and his First Mate Joan
had. never. sailed before,
other than short forays out
into the “bay: With the
good weather at hand they
thus ‘decided it” was time
to go further afield. Sails.
were set and course: laid .
for Cadboro Bay} where —
_beach the.”

walked,” |

~ vessel and scrape her bot- ”

tom,
‘We were hopping mer-
rily along,’’ Joan told The

, Review, ‘when it became

calm.
engine

We turned on the
and headed: for -a,;

Nearby beach when we ran

out of gas.’*

WRONG LANDFALL

Assuming the land before

them was Vancouver Island -

proper they started padd-

“ling the trimaran toward

it. One of the boys launch-
ed a liferaft and tried

towing .the sailboat, Fol-
the: -
_ craft, eventually made the

lowing much effort’

land. - Joan .decided to, go
for gas.

“though Island ‘View
Beach was a hop, skip and
a jump ‘away!’’ Barefoot-

ed, she set off to fing the.
~ nearest: marina

or gas
station. : — :
— *E walked and walked and
: ‘she “explained..

“while” pee
* drifted around to the op-.
posite side of ‘the island.

 tacle at the present time.

NO WIND---

‘a point and discovered. I
“ was on an Island?’ :

“SAILED ON

Meanwhile, the captain
of. the vessel had once...
more put to sea, Think-
ing he had left -his, wife’
on the mainland -he “sailed.
on down the coastline, .2 .
searching - for. a marina. of o
Inthe: meantime. Joan =
had decided to return and -
tell her -shipmates the un-
settling discovery she had”.
made. -.Following. a path
which she thought would
take her in the right di-
rection she came across
a‘factory and realized she ©
was on James Island. “
*. wo hours later, twist.
ing one ‘way and the other, °.
~shé came to a high point
“and ‘saw. in the: distance -
"the main plant complex on.,
James ‘Island: * Hiurrying ” eo
down the hill: she: ‘discov! *.

ered a number of cars but, at. & o

, BORROWED’
oo The ‘keys were in: one ©
., of the .cars, so 1 stole
_ it she said. na See
~ “With the “car she. was: i
eventually. able ‘ta find the
beach but no ‘boat. _
“1 drove the: car: back
and parked it-on exactly
the same. spot. i was 9 o>
_about 7:30 in the evening ;
“and: I was getting: pretty |
~‘desperate, We-had “left.
at 9 in the morning.” © 2s
“Joan ftnally discovered
‘man. in’ one of the ‘build- ©
ings. . He gave “her the
use | ‘of. a: phone. and jed.
wher, half a. ‘peanut, butter
sandwich’ and a cup of tea.
- ‘Then he ferried her across ny
to the: mainland. ~ fen get
“After® phoning the Vie=
“storia: police | and several
“ot the | ‘marinas Joan: “got oe
- in “touch with the Sidney
“R.C.M.P.: ‘They went out
to look for the boat: Mean~:
“the “trimaran had.

They were discoveredby.
the samegood man Friday. —
who had helped their cast-_
away shipmate, The tri-
maran was hitched up to

the James Island ferry and careers

“towed tgnomiously back to -
the - mainland of Vancouv-

_ er.Island, By midnight
the 0’ Ryan crew re-united. i

THE AILING
 ARBUTUS |

Arbutus trees throughout the :
Greater Victoria area present a
peculiarly sick-and-sorry spec+._
The.
leaf is brown and crinkled, the

‘trunk and branches lack lustre:

and vitality
*¥ don’t suppose that aver

before the Arbutus trees have - -

received a more severe chetk,"*
said Alex Molnar, head of the
insect and disease department
of the Forest Research Station
on West Burnside. The canse —
is directly attributed. t the ab-
normal weather of last winter.

The great majority of the trees .
afe fot dead, said Mr Molnar,
although it may be several years
before they fully recover. Rew.
leaf should be appatent in about
@ month and there should then be
a gradeal revival,

He cautioned against thd te-

mote fined $5.00 for undersized
clams, Delores Outon and Maria
Santos were given suspemied
penalties.

moval of trees seemingly tie
less at this Hrhe. A month or
two will reveal few life in the
hiajority of cases,

REVIEW PROFILE: Mrs. E.A, Nelson, one of the original settlers
at Deep Cove, enjoys the sun and her Soring crocuses.

Mrs. Nelson hes lived of Chalet Road since 15929. She loves
to be outdoors ari gardening Is her favourite hobby,

M.W, (Bill) Blaaun, sole owner ° is. SS
of Precision Aerc Engines Ltd.,

is the builder and will move his Flight Centre = Vietorie Limited Under Construction