ESTABLISHED 1912 ‘Serving Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of F Sidney, and the Gulf islands we FOR QUALITY PRINTING) its Fleming-Review _ Printing Lid. FIFTY-NINTH YEAR. No. 15 Wednesday, April. 14, 1971 TEN CENTS 10 PAGES Soe e. from’ 1916-1920. dthe beginnings ‘of the chao ; left behi d by. military and Red Cro The. celebrations “will be ‘highlighted - by. “Service in the Rest Haven’ Church on May: 8, a. banquet in | _ Sanscha Hall on May 10 to which the Public i is invited, and: a hospital’s services out. occupation’ . b Thanksgiving ators. and Medical Diréct rs have been | .- to ‘attend, and many. have already. indicated ‘their. in- tention to be present. The banquet programme will be climaxed © é in afte dinner presentation of : outstanding | personalities wh ~ eont) ibuted to. its fifty. years’of service. Tickets for. the banquet and programme ($2 50), are obtainable at the Hospital business __ office and Sidney Cash and Carry -on n Beacon Avenue.” ~ é the Don Kyle Singers and ve “Photo. by: Don. Ryan) First report. on. the Claremont ~~ Senior ‘Secondary School: Choir concert tour in England indicates that first impressions were most ‘favourable. BY JULL GRIFFITHS: “The takeoff from Pat Bay was’ |. “smooth, but our nerves were not. . Aside from_a few tearful good- » byes our ‘faces were beaming. ‘The many. “first-time flyers”’ were a little jittery but were reassured with a kind word from - the stewaraesses, Edmonton, our only stop on the flight, seemed to spring out of nowhere, bringing us to a snow bound. city, where we come menced: ins snowball. fights. quick look around . Edmonton Airport and we were on our way, again, for our final destination. The odd blinding flash ‘ofa - camera and uprisings of laughter ~ vevealed . ~ prehension of our touchdown at “the © thoirs' Ape Heathrow, Whether on the: ground or at $7,000 feet, the” apirit ot Claremont comes on atrong ~ you can see, We arrived in London at 2: 00 pm, week. We moved in quickly and adjusted to our new home, The choir split up Into groups of our own choosing and saw ns much of ‘London, in one afternoon, as: we could, Picadilly © Circus, Trafalgar, Square and West- minster. Abbey were among the favoured stops, Our first concert ison Monday night, following an afternoon rehearsal, ato B.C House ‘The next few days will he apent. here, in concert, at St, Martin's-in-the-Field and Or- pington, Kent, School Additions Premier W.AC, Bennett. pounced on Monday. hai redpiary board approval has been given to the Department of Wducation to call tenders for additious — at Beaver Lake ehinentary school (Saanich School District). A library and fire preventive measures are priced fl a total of 27 ON “London re Beautiful” Saturday afternoon and: went straight to John Adams Hall | where we. willibe staying for a ane, Allin all; London is. beautiful. and we all enjoy the sights, confusion and. sounds of a ity” this size. “S. P. A. R. A. EXPECTING SITE LEASE | “Unforeseen: delay. in. bringing ‘the skating and Pe curling -rink fund-raising... “campaign into action was “Frank Stenton In Retirement After nearly 40 years. HEP VIED with BCL, Blecirie and B.C. Hydro Authority, Sidney resident Frank Stenton of 2573 Beaoutort Road, Sidney, retired at the end ot March, A-otuitive of Castleford, Yorkshire, bvank.jomed H.C, Klectric in January of 1082, He has always been closely iden- tified with’ Sidney. nnd was: in charge of the local power utility office on Pith Stroetountll it wan closed by Hydro quite recently, Frank has a long record of community service dating back to befare Sidney's: incorporation ves a Walagee, He served on the Park's Board and. was building chairman for Sanscha Hall. tn charter president. 4 1 Het abe the forties he was oclosely “assoctated with the Sidney Volunteer Fire Department. He also had much to do with the insuguration of Sidney's first street lighting, program, For miny years a Hotarian, Prank was a fouuder member ot Sidney Rotary Club and the Same deaf his etlf coallearnee joined him and his family ina, retirement party oat Deaulort Road on Sunday A visitation that hevers wich apreciated Frank has not made any plans for his leisure, Oxcept that he hos muuch fodo about the property and now has the time ta follow his in Ruffle, | | HOMEOWNERS PLACED | Avenue sentenced Tuesday to 18 month: ‘probation and ordered ‘to repay the sum of "$4000 to Saanich Vounty Court, Vietaria, the case paly were disminsed. described. as. unfortunate : ~ but: unavoidable: aby. Don. Saanich: Peninsula Agricultural and ae Recreational | Association - “on Tuesday. | . ‘However, ‘a ‘giuned ‘and sealed lease. on the: three- ‘acre property at the west. ~end of Beacon Avenue’ is. confidently expected to: arrive. fromthe Depart- ‘ment: of Transport at Ot tawie this week, This will be the signal, for our campaign to get. under way In earnest," oosnid Mr, Ruffle, “we are “moving ahead, and. in the “meantime getting “prices from local contractors,” A tremendous amount of work hy SPARA come - “president. of 8 the President. oo oon SPARA program, 7 sponsored at the outset by ~ o mitteemen is ‘going ahead » behind. the scenes, and.‘ meetings. throughout the ~ ‘area ure being planned ‘so “ that the general public may” be informed in detail, said ; The Sidney Rotary Club, is” hacked bya committee representative of Sidney Kinsmen: and) Torque Masters’ clubs and other community interests, . While the initial phase is to estublish skating — and curling rinks: ina half million dollar program, ihe ultimate © alm... Is. recreational complex providing to reduce the temperature of the buds, delaying their development until local trees. have completed pollenization. The water has a cooling - effect of from three to four degrees and delays female bud development for up to a two.weeks..- ee Two control systems operating in: concert ac- 'tivate the sprinklers for - eight minutes out of every “twelve. . whenever ‘the. - temperature exceeds” 50 degrees. : a An alarm system s sets off “ “ca, warning. buzzer . when pressure in the system falls: oe cur. “Edinburgh | “educated S : é phase i is to provide seed. for reforestation. projects. In ~ the long-term, the aim is to _ tinprove' the’ strain of fi “Traffic ‘Mishap “An accident on April 11 bet-: Saanich” Road © near Ardmore Drive resulted : in ageregate | | aamage of $900. William Oddie of Victoria was left turn when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a vehicle: “by .-Miss Elizabeth: Wolverton of Chalet Road, North Saanich. There were. no injuries and no. charges were laid. / power ‘North Saanich: ‘Alderman Trevor. Davis in'a ‘recent address tothe. Chamber on the’ topic of nuclear. reactors, There had been. reports. » that Hydro. was contemplating a. trees through. .. breeding. © : Pacific Logging produce “upwards of —twe million seedlings annually, suf- ficient to cov er an area. of approxiniately 5000 acres, Most of this reforestation takes place around Duncan and, Cowichan in an area © “equivalent in extent to the Saanich Peninsula north of the Experimental Farm. The: .usual method of producing seed with known parentage is to cover the female buds with pollen “resistant bags and spray selected pollen. on’ them without exposing them: to pollen from other. sources. In any form of: large cross- - production this method is + impractical because of the time involved “in covering _ (Continued on Page 2) TUG SINKS OFF MORESBY A 26- foot tugboat sank of Moresby Island at approximately 7:30: p.m. on April 10. 7 The tug, owned by. Henry Elliott of Moresby Island,. was proceeding toward: the island when it began to fill with water. Elliott was’ forced: to get-into a dinghy and paddle to shore. The tug sank in approximately: 30 fathoms of water. Aboard the boat was a V-8 Ford motor and clothing and Broceries worth $200. 2 Estimated value of the tugboat ‘is $3, 500. There was no insurance. ae "The possibility that B.C. Hydro - Authority will, look . to nuclear for the’ generation of electrical energy. was the basis of talks given to a Centrai Saanich Chamber of Commerce audience. by Hydro technicians | one Wed-. - nesday. “Speaking w were: ‘Charles ‘Nash. “manager of ‘the corporate | ser-. | vices: division; ¢ and: William, “Walker, . assistant, -executi: j homie ‘Energy. of Canada’ el? Local interest in the subject of. | nuclear . installation” the, ‘Cowichan, Valley.” . Questioned | on this ‘possibility, ; Mr, Walker. said “This has not been ‘put on the drawing board: but it is something we'do need.” Discussing the steady» in- creased demand for: electrical: power on: Vancouver. Island, Mr.. Nash said that new sources must ‘be found, Briefly: he spoke of conventional fuels such as coal, oil, natural gas and river dams, the possibilities of utilising solar energy and the harassing of tides.” eae power. were convincingly three nuclear reactors ° built in’ “Ontario:On the question’ of: costs, ‘it-was stated that. nuclear. ‘power - plants are more. : “expensive ‘to establish, than: Ate conventional ‘the’ environment, of: course you do. A dam-on the Fraser: River that “similar ‘considerations ap- plied ‘to. Gold: River: and: othe Island streams... because of. the power. demand, then why do you advertise?" another query. from. the floor variable demand for j power. If the’ loads. can be spread and the peak periods ‘levelled; the unit, costs: Walker. so ae _ (Continued on Page 2) ~The: advantages. of nuclear oe demonstrated. by the: projection = ‘of | slides, with emphasis’ ‘on. the: . would affect fish life; and that is. why Hydro. has taken no action,” said Mr. Walker:’He mentioned | ONES Hydro. “must | ‘expand was ©. This is because. of: the. nly can he kept: down, explained Mr - ma shite the the main street of Sidney,” said the from ear to car, A DREAM WAS FULLFILLED this week for North Saanich Mayor J. 2B. Cumming when a $35,000: fire truck arrived in his munielpality from: Mon, trea}. The machine, resplendant.in the erest and colours of the municipality, fired up its siren, red flashing Ha@ht- and engine for the benefit af North Saanich resident onlookers Tuesday, A dispute, which has raged for-many months between North. Saanich and” Sidney cover the ‘ownership © and. control. oat departments sl has not been resolved. “Our men care looking forward to driving the machine down the truck v Was driven acrosa sf coumtey in lite lous than five and a half days. “We had a aplendid drive," said volunteer flreman Goorge Hartshorne, “Ron Evans and Uo split the driving up. We didn't. have to use the siren once... whenever people saw us coming they moved right over, ‘Perhaps that's because Sidney went through belore us with thelr new truck." volunteer: fire voruneer ee left to right: George Hartshorne, Doug Jack, Mayor Alderman George Cumpston and Animal Controller. inni Mayor, Er colin Nelthorpe. (Review Photo) “Sidney. Children Running Away © An darreaaiie number of ehildrea dn the Sidacy area are oraunning away Tron home, Hawas reported hy Sidney Detachment HCL, Vn the part week haht bWiinwaya weHe Fepar bead ty the HLCM, The children ranged In age from tt to VS years, OWe. undally find. & them ad the Merry) tere > Taina. tid Sergennt Worry Chambers, ee The children are then’ taken back to RCMP. headquarters where their come and piel them wp. Examining the North Saanich machine a are, tr ‘Onn. James . Cumming, Ken. Calderbank, « Hab. Little: parents are notified to.