ae would appreciate my comments material - were, “currently ” ‘being. : Serving Centra! Saanich, North Scanich, the Town t Home OF Fieming-Review | Printing Ltd. FIFTY-NINTH YEAR No. 5 Wednesday, February 3, 1971 8 PAGES” Walkathon Preduces For Pool Nearly $1,400.00 will be added te Sidney centennial swimming pool funds as a result of Satur- day’s 10-mile walkathon.. : --< The -.105 “walkers followed a .- winding route through the town of _ Sidney. with the line, at times, stretching for several miles. Physical education. teacher, Wayne Coulsen, and his Sidney elementary school track team ran the full ten miles. First to finish. -was.. North. Saanich ‘Secondary . student. Robbie Whelen in one hour and 20 minutes. Local butcher and Alderman, ‘Hugh Hollingworth, carried pledges totalling $128.50, making his steps among the. most profitable for the fund. Ac- companied by’ Chuck Harvey, Hollingworth. was also one of the first. to walk to the finish. Another. large - money-earner was Ken Powell who raised $84 » through pledges from fellow. -members of the Central Saanich Lions Club.’ The pcol fund currently stands -at. $16,000 (of which $9,500 are. hoped-for provincial: centennial monies)... Sidney centennial committee is attempting to raise ~~ an additional $16,000 of which the walkathon funds are a part. MAYOR > RAPS: SPEC oy don’t. ‘think Mr. Lapham “at all’; was Mayor J. B..Cum-. “ming’s” verbal reply to.a letter received by “North: Saanich “Council from. the ‘Society. for. “Control. The: letter, from. ‘John es ‘Lapham, Acting-President of the _ local SPEC group, ‘complained of: an unsightly accumulation of old . ear parts at the corner of Wains - ‘Road and the Pat Bay. Highway. “Alderman Bob: Taylor pointed ~~ out. that the matter was “in” ~ hand” and had been since the end -of November. -The:owner of the property had been notified, then “given a second. warning, . and. “truckloads of the offending ‘removed. ©.» ‘The Mayor said that a “simple _ phone call’’ would have made the . letter from SPEC unnecessary. ‘He. suggested its: only. purpose was to get headlines in the: local ‘press, Pollution “and: Environmental? S Ra FACE-OFF. FOR SPARA - Me big fund-raising. effort of Saanich Peninsula Agricultural and Recreational Asseciation for the promotion of a Skating and Curling Rink is about, to be launched. The Directors hope to- reach the $360,006 target with the aid of donations. and the sale of debentures.” ‘ The. sponsors, Sidney Rotary Club, in’ January extended its conditional offer of $10,000 for a further six: months and the firm support ‘of: other. Peninsula ‘ser- vice clubs seems assured. ‘Sidney “Kinsmen through Club President Gary. Pearson ‘on: donated: a cheque’ for: $2, 360, "an= ‘but perfectly: valid. ( A - Executive. ‘and - eollaborators all smiles as unique $2,360:hockey~. Stick cheque.is presented by: President Gary Pearson on behalf of Sidney. Kinsmen Club at Sidney: Travelodge on Monday. Standing from are ‘requested to. complete “and: return with their. Slane’ ap- ‘preval... : _SPARA will explore every means ‘for early completion of the Phase: One Skating | and - curling. rink . | pro ject. é Monday. | spokesman... -Phase Two would |. document drawno on ithe blade of a . -hockey stick. Other. donations are ‘to hand, and many-more. are solicited. SPARA. “has’: ‘circulated’ a questionnaire through the students of schools in «the Peninsula area, which parents. a (3 public support is: indicated, : ‘said 7 ‘SPARA: include a swimming pool; and the ‘Proposals | for the July 24 ~ Centennial - include a. giant Bingo. at Centennial. Park.and) a. -. Beauty Contest which Mrs. Anna Allen has consented to organize with the Margaret’ Salt, reported committee © chairman: “Perey. Lazarz to Central: " _. Saanich ‘Council on Mon- | oo day. : He mentioned also a Dog | Show, and’ individual “QUOTE OF THE WE EK “Don't preach the book to me . I know it much bettér than you ever will. " Mayor J. Bes Cumming — to Alderman Doug Boon during an verbal’. exchange on voting procedure. at the Monday _ meeting | of North. 6 Council a. GRANTS REQUESTED Request of Central Saanich Chamber of Commerce. for grants ‘in ald of Keating. Hall renovations and. maintenance, and tourist information services ‘provided, was referred by Central Saanich Coundil. on ' Monday ‘to the finance com: | mittee. Mog eM Es mens - Saanich | Dust Is Costly - School District No. 63 Trustees referred back to the engineering ‘department the question: of in- for the shop rooms ‘at Mount Newton. and Royal Oak. funior secondary schools, Low tender for the proposed... systems received from Universal Sheet Metal was. substantially over budget, Building Superintendent Bryan Show, originally recommended that Universal be declared low bidder ond that a less expensive system be worked out with them, Celebrations - : _ a assistance of ‘Alderman — stalling dust collecting systems being organized | in each” public “school in’ the municipality. ‘Much voluntary. labour projects _ th at ar e has. .been.. given’ toward. preparation © of — the. : Lacrosse, Box: under con: “struction” in Centennial” Park, said the Alderman, | Reporting: parks com: mittee. recommendations | “he requested "Council: ta” puiarantee a possible $500 deficit in Centennial | project expenditures.:This was referred to the finance oo committee, Total cost of the Lacrosse ~ Box is $7,200; And for that we are: getting ae. Bax Identical with one costing $15,000 elsewhere, thanks - to the tremendous amount _ of voluntary assistance, sald the Alderman, — An additional tennis | ‘court tnd new: fencing. for. the three courts will cost. $2085, he reported. With further expenses of $1,200, he sald there will likely be donations to avoid a deflet, although the project: total “Of $11,080 Ts $500 above the. wllotted ST eee He assured Council trata - aiiLAble plaque will record “the names of all thase who the left are Al Knudsen, Alex Izatt, Don Ruffle, Vern Gordon, Gary Pearson, Ken Morrison, Mrs. Jean Clark and Oliver Salvador. Seated left to- right, Ron Gardner, Mike Nunn, Bruce Nunn, |» Brian Tucker and Bill Larnick. Dane Photo. “promote recreational needs’ such _ badminton, ‘baseball, etc. -SPARA ‘plans to develop an | ‘initial three acres of department: : acquired later. “Contrary to” rumours, “said: al: SPARA ‘executive, curling facilities will be open’ for -general public. use, ‘and will not’ . interested: a as’ lawn’ bowling, : tennis. and -of Transport land for the complex at the Beacon Ave: boundary: of the Airport: It is understood that: an additional : acreage. may” be “we. ‘want’ ‘to. make it perfectly clear that: the be operated asa private. club. ieee nformation on. _ develop Association Studied Amalgamation © of “schoo! districts in the interests of: ef- operation was: suggested. by Education | Minister Ronald. Brothers more.than a year. ago," and the. topic was’ introduced for debate by’Chairman Jack Arm: Strong ata meeting of. Saanich’ School Board on, January: 19, © “In 1945 it may, have been =. relevant to have had one large, urban. school: district, and’ two satellite, country red schoolhouse: types nearby, said Trustee. Arm- strong, “This is no longer the: ease, and. certainly. (think this Board) should: ‘approach our neighbouring Gulf Islands» and possibly Sovke districts. and. in- vite them to join us in requesting amalgamation. " After it had. been noted’ that B.C. School Trustees” Association Is prepared to provide a survey of this: nature at no cost) to the taxpayer, this was approved in principle on the motion of Trustee ELCy MaeNeill RUNNING TRACK | Saanich: School Board has resolved to withhold work on the Claremont School running track: until the 1072) budget is FOR BRENTWOOD SAANICHTON AREAS problems exist.”’ Butchart -SPARA’ directors promise* full}. “public: in | organization “seeks. eventually. to |. : _ CENTENNIAL BINGO PROPOSED | “ficiency and greater economy of | a feasibility. study of some Sorton. Central Saanich Council gave unanimous approval Monday evening to a modified sewerage scheme. to service the residential areas of Brentwood and Saanichton ‘‘where the worst pofiution It is proposed to present: a referendum to the electors as soon .as provincial government consents. are obtained, hopefully. in the Spring,’ said committee chairman Alderman Ken. Stanlake. Included in the plan | is Gardens, together... with Brentwood. By H. V. GRE .EN Stanlake. to the height of land at, and Saanichton schools, the Peninsula Hospital site on Mount Newton Cross: Road and the Saanichton Tsawout Indian. Reserve. Tanner Road area, Keating Ridge and Stelly’s Heights, included in the recently defeated referendums, are ex- cluded in the present plan, but the. capacity of the trunk line will be sufficient to handle the volume if the residents subsequently vote themselves in. to the system said Alderman - Brentwood ‘sewerage will be pumped. toa for- cemain trunk from Stelly’s | _ BREAKWATER - SUBMISSION. Brief for ‘breakwater Saanich Chamber of Commerce. for submission to the federal. government is an item of un- finished business dating from the early years of the Century. The submission was approved by Sidney Council last week, and on Monday Central Saanich. and North Saanich councils gave unanimous endorsement. -At..Narth Saanich,, Alderman. Trevor: Davia with: tongue