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SAANICH PENINSULA ‘AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW |

_PAGE, FIVE

‘WHY WAIT UNTIL IT'S Too LATE FOR RETIREMENT?

~ BY GERRY VIE |

There. are still a few se-
cond-growth forests’. on’ the
British Columbia ‘coast that |
need conquering. If you can
scrape some cash together,
you can acquire (as we did)
a small piece of a Gulf Is-
land. It's. almost like pio-
neer homesteading. Except,
of course, there are no pri-
mary forests left; they’ve all

been logged off.
- What's more, in most. of.
these ‘‘primitive’ ‘areas,

there are facilities like elec-
tricity, telephone, postal de-
livery, and such amenities of
civilization: .You candiscover
the’ tranquility of a-relative-
ly. unspoiled area while still
enjoying.many advantages un-
available to our’ more hardy
forebearers,
_To become an enthusiast |
of island. life, primarily, you
- have to be sick of the pro-
gressing vicissitudes of the
cities, have an ardent desire
to escape, and. the need to

mae eu own indi vidual-

. Escape Not That Difficult
if Desire Strong Enough —

ity? ‘And essentially, ‘You Tiust™
be clever enough to figure a.”

way: to. Scratch out a subsis=
tence,

This: is. the time of year
whenyou’d be weeding your
vegetable garden, cultivating —
it, and: beginning to acquire
enough empty preserve jars

-to stash up for the winter,

once you've obtained the sur--
plus of your harvest.
Back Te Earth

In increasing numbers,
people of all ages and status
are making this flight back to
the earth. Perhaps it is the
last. chance to proclaim one’s
identity. before the sheer force
of population results in cen-
tralized control of the mass
of man. ~

If':the present birth. rate
continues, .sooner «or later
we'll all be pigeonholed.

But. there might be achance, -"
_if one owns-a ‘small chunk of .
the earth. The ‘secret still
lies in ownership. |

We area family of two adults.
and two children, The’ senior

- Chug- a-lug For Goody

' V7 _
po

MOST AGGRESSIVE
_ LITTLE WINE ©

_ THEY ALL

AGREED

By ED GOULD ©

Asa salute to the many wine and. beer-makers ot the Gulf Islands,
1 respectfully submit the following Song of The. Islands: (To be
sung to that popular alcoholic dirge, Days of Wine and Roses:

The Wine At Dave’s " and
Rose’s
Takes Your Breath Away,
It’s Not Beaujolais
Good Strong Odor—
No Bouquet...
x *

‘There is just one government

corner drunk store_at Ganges to

serve everyone solslanders have

to rely on bootlegging friends or
make their own booze. —-

Fortunately the Islands once
were the centre of the B.C.
fruit-growing industry so there
are many varieties of wine-
making fruits here.

With a harvest of some sort
every spring, summer and fall
month, there is acontinuous orgy
of apple pressing, grape stomping
and cherry choking.

See Tarzan of the Grapes,
a real swinger, with his purple
feet; see Jane, her lips cherry
red; see the RCMP raiding the
house with the still on the hill
where the stags have drunk their

* fiIL,

On a clear night, one Ganges
house, its occupants full of apple
jack, could be heard in Galiano.

% Make no mistake. about the
palatability of many Island pot~
ables. However, the products of
those less-qualified brewers
would make any Newfoundiander
screech.

In an effort to upgrade all Is-
land wine~making standards, Gulf
Islands Secondary School adult
studies division instituted a
bightschool covrse in wine+mak~

owe "Goody’? Goodman was the
man in charge. :

The course was excellent and
everyone taking it got right into
the spirit of things. Some stu
dents passed the course; others
kept dtinking their failures and
passed out.

At the end of the course the

,

. Students: were. able to. converse

like connoisseurs on the sub-
ject of wine, “That's. an ag-
gressive little. wine you have
there,’’. they would say at par-~
ties, thus ensuring themselves
of the lifelong enmity and admira-
tion of the less-cultured,

“Come try: this one, Jack, it
has a perfectly devastating aro-
ma,” they would call outata wine
and cheese gathering sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce,

“Goody"’ was understandably
pleased as punch with his stue
dents and, as a final gesture,
decided to toss a wine-tasting
party, with students to submit a
sample of their very best.

“'Goody'* = as mentioned - was
a good instructor. He also has
a reputation for making wine. He
is also mighty proficient as un-
dertaker for the Gulf Islands,

And therein lies the alcohol
rub,

"Goody"? cannot resist a joke.
Although he does not take his
business of laying people away
lightly, he is not long-faced about
the job either,

As the party progressed, and
everyone's spirits rose witheach
glass of bubbly, still or spark-
ling, the clamor grew louder
for a sample of “Goody’s’’ own
“special brew.”

*Goody'’ whisked into the
room, holding a large boitle, the
label to which he concealed to
his chest as he poured every+
one a generous portion. A toast
to the host was chug-a-lugged and
seconds called for and received,

After still another round,
"Goody? turned the label on the
bottle around so everyone could
tead it: EMBALMING FLUID!

Tt wasn't of course. But those
who were still not too stiff to
move agreed that it was a ‘‘most

‘the juniors, a boy and girl of

grown by

..fram enslavement. -

transport.
_ small.

agéressive little wine.’”

“members are’ in their thirties>

early elementary schoo! age.”
I was.an advertising executive
who “Sought a real and, trans
quil lifes Now: that.we’ve
found it, it is not without its
hazards,

Personal Freedom

But without question, it is
the only thing left for a human
being who wants to. live with

'-some dignity and fulfillment.
cs Atleast] have theappertunity (_
to choose “what T want to duo°”

with each and every hour of

‘ - my day,

We. bought -a- shach over-
by several acres of
thirty. years’ growth forest.
Forty years ago,- the first

- pioneers had chipped down the:
-. sala) jungle and- fallen. the.

thick. fir. trees and carved a
home out of the wilderness
for themselves. But due to
unfortunate ~~ circumstances,
they were not destined to spend
-much time at their homestead.
For many of. the. succeed-
ing years, the place was sorely. -
negiected. It is conceivable
that it was almost as difficult
for. us to resurrect the -pro-
perty as it-had been to create
it. From dawn to dusk for
months on end, we. chopped.
down the broom. plants, cut
away the pussy willows, which
often snapped back und whip-
ped. us. unmercifully, felled
well over one thousand trees,

“many of great height,

When the sun. went down,
“we went-inio the house and
banged, sawed, carpentered,
painted, rewired. © plumbed,
and repaired.

Now. we’re well on our way
to having.a homestead.

provement, but at: least we

. “have a place to live.

Nitty: Gritty

. “The point is that: the same
‘|. concept and process is avail-
-able’ to. others,- if they are

willing to get. down. to the
nitty ‘gritty, have some cash
for. the initial: purchase, and

~ ean figure away to get by.

We consider” it ‘an. escape
Isn’t that
what ‘‘retirement’’ always is?
Why. wait until there are very
few years left for you to en-
‘joy the pleasure of being able
-to choose what to do with your
day?

In our present worldofcon-
formity, the highest achieve-

ment for me is this personal”

freedom, I make my way by
selling articles such as this,
but there are distantneighbors:
who fish, sell trees, or boom;
others who carpenter, cut
wood, © provide hauling and
Our needs are
Our debts are few.
Our. self-sufficiency... by
necessity, is very “highly de~
veloped.

Room For All

Fortunately inthe land mass
that is Canada there is still
enough geographic space for
everyone to have his own place,
if he wants it. In India, for
instance, this is out of the
question.. There -is no room,

When it comes to specifics, |
1 would sav that one would
need at least several thou-
sand dollars in cash. and a
heen awareness that he would
have to work hard, It is eas-
ier if there is a family whose
members are all of the same
mind and can work #ell to-
gether. These requirements,
are, of course, variable. mhe
more money. you have, the less
self-sufficient vou might have
to be; although in many of these
primitive areas vou cannot
hire anyone even if sou want
to, and thus you have to do it

_ yourself,

Random recommendations
would be a chain saw, an old
but reliable truck, and in the
case of an island. a boat of
some hind,

One finds if he owns his
land, has shelter. a good sup-
ply of weod, and a good wood
stove, annual income is not
too significant a factor.

Canada has excellent cor-
respondence schools, so as
long as vou can get to a post
office from time to time. it
does not matter how isolated
you are, even if you have child-
ren.

Find Self First

Of course, you have to have
your mind made up. Herniits
often go somewhat berserk,
especially if they. weren’t all
there to begin with. If vou
haven't found vourself ret,
out in the bush isn't the place

“ nancial success.

We -
know -there’s room for im-

“July © 25 7.10. am. 1.4
‘July: 25 4.40 p.m. 10.3
July 25 7.15 p.m. 10.0
July 25 11.30 p.m. “10.9
July 26 8.05 am. 6
July 26 5.10 pom. -:. 10.8
July 26 8.30 pm. 10.2
July 27 12,25 a.m. 10.9
July 27 9.00 am. 0.0
July 27 5.45 pm. 4.1
July. 27. 9.35 p.m. 10.1
July 28 1.30 a.m, 10.9
July .28 9.50 a.m. -.3
July 28 6.20 p.m. 11.2
July 28. 10.35 p.m. 9.7
July 29 2.35 a.m. — 10,8
July. 29° - 10.35 am... QO
July 29 6.50 p.m. 11,2
“July 29 “11.35 pm. © 9.0
dyly 30. .3.50 am. 10.4
July: 30 -° 11.20 a.m. 4
July 30 7.20 p.m. 1.2-
July 31. 12.35 a.m. 8.1
July 31 4.55 a.m. 9.8
July. 31° 12.10 pom | 144

-logical.report. for. the week end-..

Maximum tem. Gluly 19) --. 78
Minimum tem. Gluly 15) /--- 49
Minimum on-grass -------- 40
Precipitation ------------- ni!
Total Precipitation ------- 13.24.
“Sunshine ---------+------ 913
SIDNEY

ry

GERRY

to begin. But if you know who
you are, and can be fulfilled
by<simple natural things, and
realize that the quest for ful-
fillment is impossible in the
insane ratheap of many of our :
cities, then go back to nature,
to reality.

There is nothing partiéu- :
lariy’ romantic about being a~
pioneer.- There never. was,
But is isbasic and realand can.
offer you the tangible reward
of. contentment. Once you've
beaten back the bush and put
together a few logs to make
a home, then you'll find some
time for other things to do.
And that's what is pleasing.

It is unlikely out in the bush

_ that you would ever have the |

opportunity. to be a great fi-
But there
are other fine rewards.

WEEKLY TIDE TABLE

(Times are. Pacific Standa: d)

[GALIANO.
_ HONORS —
ARTIST |

BY MARY BACKLUND

. The Church of. St.’ Mar-..

garet of Scotland was filled

_ to overflowing on Sunday,.-
‘for a memorial service for
. the late. Irving Sinclair.
died in.San-.

Mr.....Sinelair
Francisco in February of

this year, and members. of |

his family were present for
this lovely | memorial,

. Which wae: given by the Rev,

H. Dunster, of. Victoria.

Mr. Sinclair. was Gali-
ano’s own beloved son, he
was born-at Mayne Island,
and came to Gahano with

his parents at the age of.
~ two,

He spent much of his
younger life on the island,
and sirice going vforth into

the world, he always came
back, for holidays and mo- -

ments he could spare from
his. busy life of painting
for a living, —

-MAX ENKE

GALIANO.
NEWS.

Miss aM. Hovey and a friend,
from Ottawa, Ontario, came out
by bus to Vancouver, and thence
bv ferry. to Galiano. Island to
‘spend some time visiting Miss
Hovey's grandparents, - Mr. and
Mrs. JUP. jlume.

. Galiano Happenings

~ [ISLAND REVISITED

* Montague Park” Were startled to arrived earlier from Belgium and

“in the area facing Trincomali

.& painter, and left many of

He spent fifty years as

_ his works of the Island hie
loved-so well.

‘One of the greatest works
of all is the picture of the
Christ on the Cross, hang-
ing in the Church before all
to sée. forevermore,

All who knew him, loved
him, and he will be remem-

‘-bered by his many friends
~ on this -small Island in the

July 31”

Weather.

The following is the meteoro-

7.45. p.m. 11.1

ing July 20 furnished by the Re-
search Station, Saanichton.

Supplied by the meteorological
division...Department of Trans-
port for the week ending July 20,
Maximum tem. (July 13) --- 77
Minimum tem, (July 13) ---.47

Mean Temperature ------~- 61.3
Rain ----r---------s0--- nil
Total -------- aoe nee coon 13.45

Host at an ‘open house’’ on
Saturday hetween 2 and 5 p.m.
ts John Bishop president of Royal
Qak Properties Ltd. which has
new premises at 4520 West Saae
nich road at Royal Gak, Come»
plete rencvation has been made

by the real estate firm of
a 50-year-old building just north
of the old Saanich municipal hall
which it now calls “home”, Fore
mer manager of a Victoria real
estate firm, Mr. Bishop started
his Own business two years ago.
Born in the Netherlands, ne was
educated in Germany where he
graduated in engineering, and he
ean converse fluently in French,
Dutch and German. He held a
commission in the Canadian
Army and is active in Masonic

Gulf Islands of B.C,

Float Plane
Service
Stepped Up

craft into its operation. Le

“tham going-to Victoria with-is-

‘stops since’ July 15 “last: year.

rich’?

An increase in flights on its
Victoria - Gulf Islands - Van-
couver services was started last
week by Victoria Flying Services
Lid. with introduction of a se-
cond De Havilland “Beaver. aire

Instead of three flights. three
times daily there are: now four
out of ¢ Victoria to Vancouver
with Gulf Islands stops, and seven
out of Vancouver with ‘four .of

lands stops, and three just to the
isiands and back to Vancouver,

‘Islands. served are Salt Spring:
(Ganges); South’ Pender (Bedwell
Harbour); Saturna (Lyal Har-
bour); Mayne (Miner’s Bay);
Galiano (Montague Harbour).

The company has been opera-
ting a service between Victoria
and Vancouver with Guif Islands

it has reached a point where
close to 1,000 passengers a month
are being carried,

‘We can see it becoming even
more popular,’’ said Gordon
Jeune, local manager, ‘tand that
is why we have brought in ano-
ther Beaver,’

The aircraft carries pilot and
six passengers.

Although it went out of produc-
tion in 1966, the Beaver that
Flying Services has just added
to its fleet is “brand, spank.
ing new.’”

It. was one of- four ‘still in
crates’? that were purchased by
the Australian government in
1966 and never assembled.

The Beaver as:‘such went out
‘of production when they were con-
verted to.. turbo-prop which
pushed their price from $70,000
to $120,000 which is. ‘‘a little
for many of the uses to
which they had been put.

Victoria Flying Services has
three new spare engines for their
Beavers so ‘you can count on
seeing them around for quite
some time,”’

“of North Burnaby,*

‘and motored’ to B.C. following

Mr. and Mrs. EH... Pellant,
are. spending
their. annual holiday: on’ Galiano
in the Ausman cottage at Whalers

Bay.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bam-
ford, of Vernon, and their fam-
ily, are spending. holidays” at
Galiano, preparing to build on
their property, at North Galiano.
_ Mrs. §,. Rustad recently had a
brief holiday in Vancouver. .

Mrs. Nellie ‘Georgeson, of Vic-
toria, spent scveral days at
Peaceful Valley Ranch’’, while
visiting with her relatives on the
Island. :

Mr, and Mrs, John Long, of Al-
tario, Alberta, spent part of their
honeymoon on. Galiano ‘visiting
their uncle, Tom Carolan. They
were married in AltarioonJuly 2,

their wedding.

~ This brings another teacher
into the fold of the Long family.
John is .a-school principal,: his
mother a teacher, wife a teacher, .
his_ brother, and. a-brother-in-
law, all teachers ‘in the. ‘same
school,’ then also, John’s. dad
drives the school bus! No trouble:

BY PARK DONOR -

ae i tually. the entire ‘Cain Peninsula’.
“BY ED KETCHAM until eventually ‘he owned over.
Campers in the far end of 1300 acres on the Island. He had ©

had with him a number of Belgian ~
farm’ workers -and - two women .
and these he brought ‘over tothe’ ®
Island:to help him on the Valley
Farm where he ran.a herd ‘of
registered Jerseys, -

He ‘had bought a second-hand
victoria in Victeria ‘with high

see car after car drive up, .dis-.
Borge. their passengers and park

Channel. Shortly after, a: shady -
little nook ona knoll near. the
shore was completely filled with
happy, chatting men and women,
“Miraculous! y a folding. table ap-
peared and the assemblage set-
tled themselves on deck chairs
surrounding it - and ona nearby

: picnic table a camp stove appear-
ed and soon a kettle was boiling,
to give the homey touch, .,, for sheep in the back seat destined
‘the monthly meeting of the Gulf for the Victoria market. ~~
Islands Branch of the B.C, His- Max Enke. did. much for the
wrical Association: was about to -
convene,

.. This is always a joyous occa-
sion but especially so insummer
when the meetings are held in.
the preat outdoors.

Routine business was quickly
dispensed’ in order. to hear Ruth
‘Enke talk about old times on the
Island. “And‘of-course she spoke
With -authority because shé had
lived here as a girl with her
parents, —

“The name E nke on Galiano con=
notes glimpses of the historical
‘past when Max Enke landed(M: ay.
1907) from the old «Iroquois’’ at:
the wharf on: Georgeson.- Bay
Gong since abandoned and razed)
and started buying up land on the
Island: first,.the Valley farm.
from a man named Macklin, then
adjoining properties and evens"

wharf with daughter Ruth - high’
up from the ground on the post=
man’s seat and a’ ‘dressed pig or

_Park to the government | tobe

mittee which administers it. The

ducing from. the limited sale: of
timber. periodically, These funds’.
are used by the community for.
“maintenance of the parkand come.
munity. projects.. eS

cashire, England to English par-"
ents. but was.in Belgium on bus-.
iness when the Germans overran:
terned for five years.’

Champion for two’ years Prior. to-
~ the first, World War. = = aeons

heavily wooded land surrounding ©
the Bluffs area is revenue pro-

the -country in 1940 and was in- “

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seats“ and old-timers. still ree -.°°:
member him driving this:to the

‘development’ of Galiano in the oi.
early days but he is:remember-**

ed best for his: generous con-
“tribution in’ deeding the Bluffs ~

held in trust by a/ select come.”

ry

“Mr. Enke: was born in: Lan- _

Incidentally he was B.C. Chess © :