Co _@ where there. is an abundance of: bvely white. sand. And when the _ Mrs. J. Besler, Mrs, F. Crompton aid Mrs. R. Callaghan. 2ANDS_ REVIE W - wetnesday, August 1 13, om - os BY MARY ACKLUND ~ _The first girl child to be born a Galiano Isiand in more than 50 ‘years arrived on “Sunday, August 3. Mrs, Peter Rabatich gave birt to her first child, a perfectly beautiful baby girl, weighing sevel pounds. Her husband was pre- sent, as well as the family doctor... ‘Donna and Peter decided some time ago to have their baby at home, and have- worked for. the past year. to get their log house _ @nished in time for the new arrivds But they both had to work out, also, and did not quite. finish thi house, So the baby was born in the little cottage nearby. This charming young couple cape to live. on Galiano from Cali- fornia only fifteen months ago, Peer works steadily for Jim Thor- purn at Al-Nor Subdivisions, and Donna worked for Waltons Store ana’ the Galiano Lodge up until quite! recently, ‘They bought four-acres anli clewred- part of it before starting to build. ‘They haye some chickens and goats for their homestead. In memory “of. pioneers on the Istand, their. baby is the first girl to be born here in more than fify-years., A boy was born to Mr, and Mrs. Tom Head more than tyenty~five years ago. All of the Rabatichs are doing really well,” mother, baby, father. © A host of friends are all proud at this young couple making their heme on Galiano. . = * * 2 ‘One of the nicest ‘beaches on. Giiano Island is Dr. Hall's beach, Galiano Club committee decided tc put on a family picnic, Dr. Hall "gave permission, On Sunday a lxge group of Islanders gathered for a most successful fun day. : “ThG piusie wos well organized b Mrs. D. Walton, Mrs. G, Snell “and Mrs, D, Latghlin, the crowd wer down with their picnic suppers, the lively Hall-committee made up ‘ne hot dogs, and served the Pop, cookies and ice cream to ‘the childre. ; Miss Fanny Sweeney made the’ cofze, and the president of Galiano Club, Tom Carolan, had. many willig helpers, including Mrs. New, Ce LM OL : TIRE SERVICE. LTD. 583-0061 SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULE.IS «. BY ED KETCHAM Near the head of the jetty — to the Government. Wharf on- Sturdies. Bay ° stands a ‘wooden map of Galiano Is- land, : Especially around schedule time for ferry calls iv is sur- rounded by tourists and visi- tors studying its interesting detail. It portrays all of the in- teresting sites on Galiano with marine. chart clarity: the three . surrounding islets, Bays, Coves and Harbours, the fifty some miles of Island drives, lighthouses, Montague and Bluffs Parks = as well as. the. Galiano Rod & Gun ae Club and our famous Golf and . . Country Club,” — The map is unique in away, "mounted on a plywood base Some 5 ft..x 8 ft.. The pro- file was cut’ out by hand car- ving and fretsaw fromcompo- _ site ‘woud and. is the handi- ~. ~ work of Ken Sater, aconstruc- .° tion .worker. on the. Island. Ken was assisted on the pro- ject by Fred Robsonand Roger . Graham. “It was:a Canadian Centennial undertaking and the concept was suggested by Vi- vienne Clarke and Earl Young, ’ -On the: Committee besides Vivienne and Earl were: Jean Lockwood (Chairman), Fred Robson, Bill Dolosoff, Tommy "Carolan and Mary Backlund, - this historical record: “Gali-- 1792." ‘maintains beautiful floral dis-_ There is'a-legend in the. lower left. hand corner with ano Island, Named by the British : Surveyor . Captain George H.. Richards: in 1859: after the Spanish Explorer Dionisio Alcala y Galiano who, in. the schooner: ‘Sutil’ ; dis= covered the Gulf Islands. dn Ken Sater has undertaken the perpetual care of. the display and Bill Kolosoff plays beneath it - which makes the site an. attractive little corner for residents and visitors alike. GALIANO HAPPENINGS Canadian Radio-Television Commission The Canadian Radio-Television Commissiotannounces the following decision on applications heard at it sixth Public Hearing in London, Ontario, on March 4, § and 6, 1969, Further decisions will be announced later. CATV APPLICATIONS Asa matter of policy, the Commission’s ipproval of applications for Ucences to carry on CATV broadcasting undertakings is for a period oftwoyears, Licensing conditions will be based upon the Commission’s CATV policy which Was announced on May 13, 1969, Decision CRTC 69~116 SAANICH-SIDNEY, B.C. Application for a licence by Saanich Cablevision Ltd, to carry on a CATV broadcasting undertaking t> serve Central, North Saanich, Sidney, B.C, Dectsion:s APPROVED Reasons: In the opinion of the Commission, : oroad- tasting receiving undertaking will prov de 1. sfactory vervice to viewers in the area, TH Commission grants a licen £ ice for ¢ tv 6-yen, riod . sect to the conditions whi b steelties — ° ileence. 5S which will feified in the It is a condition of each licence that th- licé sec. company shall Comply on or before September 1, 1% 0, Vth the direc- tion Cf His Excellency, the Governor -Genefal«in-Council, reg?’ ding ownership and control (SOR/69-140}. : 88 F. K, Foster, | wt itahaimnieata : Secretary. Seine Boats A’coming — With Catches So Light BY ED KETCHAM | Living right on the sea as we do here. on Galiano we see many fishing. boats. passing through Active Pass: the traw- lers setting out for the open sea and returning laden, bound for the Vancouver market, or the seiners with the huge net drums - on their sterns . . . and even the ubiquitous cod boat - the — latter usually local boats fishing . home waters, “We give all of these commer- cial boats a- passing glance as - they move about their appointed - tasks, with a special look to the northbound - boats to see how deeply. they are ‘riding in the water, indicative of how good the fishing has been. -, But one evening- last week we ed out and blinked and looked: “several big seiners moored ~ ie Sturdies Bay. Gevernment | 3 “and as we ‘looked “we Saw. e coming in continually. until y there were.-fifteen ‘all. re of seafaring life. . is,” “of. course, is a com- score at. the -home.ports ‘nat a rendezvous in Stur- ‘Bay..is, indeed, unusual. Mth one of the Captains (of Zeballos’’, one of the sele | inthe: group). He sald, fishing in Active Pass and y’s catch was so poor they up and wait for the mor- o-.resume fishing in the It was.not a pre-arranged he latest devices in me~ tion and. the crew was now n to the Captain and four. he big drums on the stern d the nets could be easily ith a se@a anchor) taking ‘of the net. while the boat moved away making circle.to play the net POSition. - In retrieving the. |~. net the|drums are activated by power and it is a simple mai- ter to roll them in. Usually hundreds of fish come in with the closeup of the net but on this particular day some nets only had three or four fish. (Must be these Rooshins out there fishing off our shores.) Thenets are held vertical in the water by floats on top and lead on the Stolen Goods In Car Stolen car taken from Town and Country parking area and abandoned at Canoe Cove was recovered by Sidney Detachment RCMP on August 6. Numerous articles found | in the car of which the owner has no knowledge include fishing rods, reels, a camera and other misc- ellaneous gear, which are now held at Sidney police headquart- ers for identification. n, hardly. belicving what ‘we . | “up beam to’ beam, ‘neatly ~ - : med .and making a fantastic. }o°" “various sections of the: ees p’ went. down. and talked:a” 4 other things-that. they had.. i. put. in to Sturdies. Bay - mavous but merely individual boats were all equipped : bemed 10.to 12 ft. in dia”. out by one: man:inarow | bottom. The- éatch is- brought -. alongside ‘the mother boat:in the big seine and dipped from the - water and transferred. to the boat’s tanks by hand nets. = | ‘With fifteen or more of these babies . cleaning. out the small: “Pass migration it is small won= ‘der we poor sport Pity is, rights. [A Message For You For the Finest in Floor Coverings . . . Carpets Linoleums, Vinyls, Ceramic ot Plastic Tiles .. .the firm to contact is HOURIGANS CARPETS & LINOS LTD. 715 Pandora Avenue Victoria, B.C, EV6-2401 _ ‘eternal“and ‘still-we go out to ; fishermen ‘back and back eos You can, you know. Too many folks accept discrimination. Too many expect their age or sex to lose them job opportunities and fair pay. © Too many expect their ancestry or skin colour to deny them common privileges and decent consideration. it’s time to fight back. in British Columbia, you have rights. And your government protects those - In June, 1969, the Province of British Columbia proclaimed The Human Rights Act for the promotion and protection cf the fundamental rights of every individ- ual in this province. “fare so badly! But. hope springs the peace and quietness of. the: great sea for the sheer love of |: it... But of course the’ burrr -of the reel with a cohd back. there breaking. water is always the bo- nus that keeps us s going back and Discriminate in hiring,. continuing em- ployment, membership in a trade union, ‘because of race, religion, sex,.colour, - fair shake. nationality, ancestry, piace of origin, or because of age if between 45 and 65. of sewage into Trincomali Chan- nel. would be revoked by an.NDP.. government,..a Salt Spring Is- land., citizens’. pollution control group was promised by NDP can- didate Don Johannessen last week, : “The” “group has” been’ “opposing” Malaview Estates which obtained permission for a. three-year period to dispose. of sewage in. * the channel separatingSaltSpring | from Galiano, Prevost and North Pender islands. Mr. Johannessen told the op- ponents to’ the Malaview housing development. near .. Fernwood , Point that. an. NDP government would. Funeral Sul vice “was held in Spring.