ESTABLISHED 1912.0 - Serving the Municipalities of Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of; ‘Sidney, and the Gulf Islands - _ PAY NOW - FLY LATER » | PHONE: 656. 115 a FIFTY-SEVENTH YE LA R.. 70 PAGE S _ SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C. Wednesday, April 23, 1969 REJECTED GIBBON CAPTURES LOCAL GIRL’S AFFECTION | ; BY PAT MANNING There is nothing unusual about a young woman chatting happily over formulas and Dr. Spock until you realize that it is nota baby she is discussing but a gibbon, the smallest member of the ape * family. “When ‘Dave’ first brought her home," said ‘Lyn Hancock, ‘‘T ‘couldn’t bear to go near her, She was so disgustingly, embar ras- singly human. Now I wouldn’t be without her.’* Gypsy Gibbon, as she is cal- led, was born in the Tacoma Zoo.’ Rejected by her mother at birth, she was found by the _zoo keeper in.a corner of the cage with a broken arm. Her arm was put in a cast and she was given to a young Austra- lain woman who cared for her along with her own newborn baby, Gypsy Gibbon demanded much more attention, — For. the -first week she had to be fed a minute quantity of milk every hour, twenty-four hours a day. When she had regained her strength and the cast was re- moved she was given to Dave Hancock, a naturalist who lives with his wife Lyn on Island View - Road in Central Saanich where they have established a wild life conservation. . centre, “Dave wanted expertence observing another species ofanimal,’’.com- mented Lyn, “and he thought that 1 would enjoy taking her te Mon- terey schuol where IT teach for the children to observe,’ *She has been a+ tremendous advantage inthe classroom,’ Lyn continued, ‘The children feed and care for her and make scien- tific observations and reports on her behaviour and develop- ment.”’ At first Gypsy Grblion lay all day in an incubator sucking her thumb or keeping herarms tight- ly wrapped around herself. Lyn had to give her a great deal of atfection and provide a sccure environment, Whenever Lyn left she ‘would scream until she re- turned, OB “For the first six months in- fant gibbons ‘hever leave their mother,’ ‘explained Lyn. “Bet- ween Six and twelve months they make little forays out, quickly scampering back when they sense they have strayed too far.” Gypsy Gibbon is only now be- ginning to Joosen her hold. on Lyn. {n the classroom she was kept in an incubator in a tem- perature between 70 and 80 de- grees, Recently the children brought a tree, which stands five feet tall, for Gypsy to swing on, Thev tied datfodils to the branch- es and had a wonderiul time watching her play, Each week they weigh and mea- stire her, working out the figures in grams and centimeters. Lan- guage, science and arithmetic skilis have all been used by the stidents as they write up re- ports about Gipsy. They have: handed in poems and assign- ments up to 30 pages with care- Continued on Page 2 - Aone nM tm I TY Finest — Fire’ ‘Brigade Central Saanich council On Monday took wjaundiced “view “of a) suggestion. to amalgamate the ~ North: Saanich. and Sidney and Central Saanich Volun-_ tary Fire Departments. “Just a noble idea of Alderman Aylard, but this. ‘type of statement shouldbe _ carefully.” considered. be- fore a, public statement is made,’ said = Alderman Percy Lazarz, Said Mayor A.M. ‘braith, «1 feel the Central Saanich Fire Department is happy in its present con- ditions. Wo are not looking forward to a union with any other municipality. “That's right. We have the. finest volunteer fire department on this Island,’’ stated fire committee chairman Philip Benn, Fire. Chief Don Facey discounted the idea of am- algamation- with a great deal of emphasis. “The boys think nothing at all of this proposition,’ he commented. niger Gal- ANDUSUULADEAUUULEUTTECETESUESCEQUONNQDG44GU4Q0044000000QUERULASOOOOCELENCULEUOGUEAUO =A TRIAL RUN TO WHITE ROCK A trial ran-to White Rock took place on Sunday afternoon when Len Bland, President of the Kins- men Club > and a. cohort’ pushed off from. Beac on Ave. -Tt-took (wo hours and 25 minu- tes to row the 14> foot. boat. They Were accompanied by a power boat with three other mem- bers. of “the Kinsmen, Club who broadcast their progress to a local: radio -station.- Come the July 1° week-end, the ownership of. the- White- Rock will: depend on who can row from Sidney to White Rock the fastest. The town: winning will be the nominal owner of the White rock for a one year period. ‘There. was quile a. crowd on the shore: when: we arrived.’ ‘commented. Len Bland.) “AH the natives seemed friendly, how~ ever," -|From South. Pender To Pusan, Korea A donation of an acre of water- front. property on South Pender Island built a vocational school | in. Pusan, Korea. for: orphanage children, - Two years ago Mrs... A.. BE. Craddock donated. an acre of. land to be raffled. . The amount raised was $17,000 and this was used to built a vocational school in which 300 boys are being trained each year. Mrs. Craddock has now donated another acre of waterfront pro- perty and the proceeds will go toward the upkeep of the school. APPOINTMENT Appointment of J, N. Frost as school bus driver on a pr6éba- tionary basis was approved by Saanich School Board at iis last meeting. He takes the place of G. Martini, whose resignation as of April 16 was accepted with regret. DMIUESENDQUSUSURDSSESSEADEAETEG > Bn he -awaited | Road “ninutes,?” The. Critical Decision ‘Subscriptions, in advance, year $4, 00; Copy 10¢. \'Hospital Dilemma Nears Solution to the Saanich Peninsula hospital: problem is in sight. GREEN | at last It-has been announced that the-special siting committee “of the. Regional Hospital Board will meet for the first. time next Monday at Bastion Square headquarters. . This committee of five members was formed after the tenta- tive allotment of 7 It was | Solution to the Saanich Penin- sula hospital problem is at last in sight. It has been announced that the special sitting commit- tee of the Regional Hospital Board will meet for the first time next ‘Monday at Bastion. Square headquarters. oan This committee of five mem- bers was formed after the tenta- tive allotment of 75 extended- care new beds to the peninsula area, It was said also that the design of the new hospital would provide for a later addition to accommodate 75 acute-care beds, WIDE CONCERN In view of widely held. con- cern regarding the future of Rest Haven Hospital the recommenda tion of the siting committee will with . the greatest interest. °. The Rest Haven ad- ministration. holds an option. on 42 acrés. of desirable property north of between: Sai Anichton and Patricia Bay Highway. The property. in question has . the obvious advantages of .prox~ imity. to the planned: Central Saanich main. trunk sewer and convenient road - access... ~The importance | of | adequate com- inunications’ in siting. a’ hospital was graphically expressed re- cently by Doctor “It is not ihe -miles,: but ‘the ‘he observed. ; Qpinion ‘concerning the . best site for a replacement for Rest Haven is not: unanimous. There are. those who favor a.situation as far_to the north as practical, Alderman: T.C.M,. Davis, else- ‘where in this newspaper has pro- jected anestimate of development placingthe centre of population ; iminediately south ‘of the, Cen- tral + North Saanich’ municipal boundary, mile north of the suggested Mount Newton Cross Road site. ‘EXPLOSION . Conceivably, however, the sharp and sudden population ex- plosion expected in the Brent- wood. and. Keating areas on in- troduction of the sewerage system. could. substantially mod- ify the alderman’s projection and move the centre of population to the south. It is probable that the hospital siting committee will consider at least one other site north of Elk Lake, and not necessarily as far north as the Saanich- Central Saanich boundary. The interests of peninsula residents have been’ watched carefully. by the Peninsula Hos- pital Committee, which organ- ized the monster petition to the Hon. Ralph Loffmark when the future of Rest Haven Hespital was thought Mount Newton Cross: Peter Banks, . approximately one its blow hole, to be in jeopardy. 75 extended-care new beds to the peninsula area, said also thatethe design of the new hospital would provide for a later addition to accommodate 7 5 acute-care beds, There is some confidence that the Minister will be mindful of community desires when: making the ultimate decision. Named to the spec ial siting committee.are A.W. Pitkenthley, consultant to. the Regional Board; Tony” Roberts, Capital . Region Planning Board. director; T.J. Bradley, Rest Haven. Hospital administrator, and.a representa- ” tive each of B.C. Hospital In- surance Service and) Victoria Medical Society: - Soluti the federal grants in lieu of taxes,’ SCHOOL TRUSTEES. ‘LOWER MILL RATE Saanich School Board Chairman Rubymay Par ‘rott: ‘announced - ; on Tuesday that not only:had the Trustees been able to‘hold.: the line-in this year's schoo} taxation, they also had been able ~_to effect a-small-reduction in the mill rate. . The 1969 mill rate applicable ‘to Sidney, North’ Saanich, ‘ Central “Saanich, and parts of Saanich comprising School. District 63° will be 29.75 mills. This is down.0.23 mills from : 1968 rate of 29.98 mills, Total budget this year for School ‘District .63 is $3, 180,987. .” The provincial government will contribute $1,445,544, leaving $1,500,969: to -be. collected from property taxes -and $234,474 : from miscellaneous” sources ‘such’ as: last ‘years surplus’ and” Impact of this years construction: programme will not be felt until next. year, ‘said Mrs. Parrott. much! this will be but considered that the ratepayers have a’. ~ good team working. for’ them. to provide the best Pos ibie » education ser vice at t the least feasible fost. : “In 1967 it was 30.34 mills: She did not forecast’ how HOME | The* yacht. “Landtall? “is. back ‘in home waters following an eight morith. voyage under sail to trop, ical climes, - ~ The - 36° ‘ketch: ‘was. built: and Skipperedt by ‘Twink Rodd of 10661 MacDonald Park * Road, With him on the” voyage was his wife’ Mary, and’two sons; Peter, 18, and Richard; 13... The. family. set sail at the beginning of last August . from Tsehum Harbour, Along. with two ‘yachts from Vancouver: Island .and one from Vancouver they sailed: in -com- pany down. the Mexican foast touching in such places as Porta Viata, Manzanillo,. and. Port. Angel, They caught fish along .the way and saw schools of por- ‘poises. leaping and. playing off the bow” of * the: boat: © “One porpvise came shooting out oft | the water and hit.our bob stay,’ . commented . Twink Rodd. «‘7An- other day a whale came up along- “side and Peter looked right down It was ‘a ‘sight.’ ‘We spent Christmas Eve in quepos in. Costa Rica’’, said Mr. Rodd. “Our-hosts were a native. fainily and we had a won- derful. time. Only the’ eldest daughter could speak ‘English.’ . The | family ‘spent just under three weeks in the Canal Zone during which time they worked on the boat scrubbing the hot: .. tive. RODD FAMILY ARRIVE: “tom and doing other see | ct “work. “ftWe- had quite : a- “time transit- ing. the ,eanal, me commented Mr. Rodd. ip We were tied alongside : the Hornpipe . and ‘in the. first. o ‘lock..we slewed | around quite’a : > bit, “However, it all ended well,!*. : “Phe San Blas ‘lands ' were: the -fext stop and one of. the most |. : . tee “report” colourful.on. the. voyage. The “islands. are very flat. and-com- pletely covered with houses. Na- the traditional dress, First Candidate Is Len Bland — The first candidate to take out nomination papers for the office of: Sidney alderman left vacant by the death of Alderman L.T. Wadhams is Len Bland, Presi- dent of the Kinsmen Club. ‘) will stand-as a candidate,’’ announced Mr. Siand. _ Mr. Bland is the owner of the Craigmylé Motel, Beacon Av- enue, Sidney, and a former di- rector of the Chamber of Com- merce, -costumes-: are: “extremely : colourful with the ‘mola’, aptece: _of handstitched material, being Most: of | Freeman : pairs was “due | to | collapsed culvert from the wharf to Second Street Some soft spots were found 0: -Resthaven Drive and the engin: eers are in the process ofr tifying the .problem- it was re ported, Work should be comi-. pleted by the end of this wee “The Mayor ; stated’ that effort was: being ‘made “minate . unnecessary. inconve ence on Beacon Ave, and Res haven Drive and appealed to the motoring public to have patienc He affirmed that the work was being done as quickly as possible, a Enforced Quiet Descends On Airport Terminal | By A.G, DAGG Victoria International Airport was still open for business as usual on Tues~ day morning but activity was positively lacking. The vast expanse. of tarmac infrontof the term- inal had not carried the weight of an Air Canada Viscount since Flight #114 departed for Vancouv-~ er at 6.55 p.m. Sunday hight. Similarly the passenger waiting room which usually sees about 500 travellers arrive and depart each day was somewhat like 2 morgue, The occasional clack of heels on the marble floors reverbrated off the walls of the usually bustling foyer, The Junch counter which regularly accommodates large numbers of hungry and thirsty passengers was deserted and had closed at 4pm. The rent-a-car desks wére open but there were few beokings and time passed slowly for the at- tendants, The lack of action was of course due to the shut down of all Air Canada flights This in turn re- sulted from the strike of the corporations mem- bers of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Eighteen of them are nor- mally employed at the local terminal. For all services pro- vided iv the federal gov- etnment, it was business as usual, AS airport man- ager Jack Knowland said, “Air Canada is just one user of our facilities and although it happens to be the biggest here in Vic- toria, we will continue to serve all others.’ The weather flight planning, customs and immigration — staffs were all on the job but had limited work. office, For the small aircraft operator there was in- creased business and to accommodate the aif mind- ed travellers a number of special flights were being flown between Victoria and Vancouver. Victoria Flying Services were making many such flights and could be called into action at.short notice from its base across the field. Cessna 180s and Piper Apaches were being employed. Staron Flight Limited of Vancouver was another company helping to alle- viate the problern ami was running an hourly inter- city sérvicé ffori 7.304.rm. to 11.30 pn. with the et« tractive 5-passenger Piper ~ Aztec, One-way fares were: i $10 and most fights were. filled. s Regardless of the out< — come of the strike, it is? probably somewhat anpop= ular with other Alt Canada =~ employees such as pilots, ~~ stewardesses, mest of the teservationists and others © have been lald off until there is 4 settlement. But for the small aircraft op- erator, it is proving to be. a chance to earn a little ‘Tronmy and a Trepetation.