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PAGE SEVEN

CLAREMONT SCHOOL CHOI on their concert tour of:
England sang at a Hull, Yorkshire, charity concert for the
benefit of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen.

-Pietured-at the Middleton Hally Univer sity of Hull’ are? from left °°"

to right, Choir Director Don Kyle; Most Rev. Dr. Donald
Coggan, Archbishop of York; B.A. Parks, O.B.E.J.P..

representing the Mission ; Mrs. Larry ‘Booth; Mrs. Don Kyle:

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Aid. Maud Heath, deputy. Lord Mayor of Hull; J.C. Lewis,
0.B.E., Mission Secretary; Sir’ William S. Duthie, O.B.E.;
Mission Chairman; Mrs. B.A. Parks; Larry Booth, Claremont
“Nice-Principal; ~ Mrs? Donald’ Coggan* “Nirs:* States’ David ©
Saltiel, Senior Suptd.. Mission: Mrs. Rubymay Parrot, North.
Saanich,

i Photo by H. H. Ballard, “Hull. )

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The Royal Visit

BY. GWYN OWEN
Gun’ I Gossip i in the past has dealt entirely with matters
nautical. Due to the. forthcoming ‘Royal Visit. and it’s
-impertance to both the small boaters of this area and the
vast majority who stay. on land, some commentt seems in oS
order. dhs
It is a great pity that i in this centennial year for B. Cc. we
: 4 are tobe denied participation i in a waterborne welcoming eee
“celebration on May 3. In spite of: strong representations
“made from. this area: over the past. month our provincial te
-_ authorities have decided that the route to be taken by the
yacht Britannia. from. ‘Vancouver to Victoria will: go bye
sway. of: Boundary: ‘Pass, as far. “away | as is. possible from,
"Sidney and the. Saanich: Peninsula: :
In. ‘their great. wisdom it was considered. too. hazardous

. ‘escorting the Royak Yacht by way of Active Pass, used .. |

os ‘constantly | by our mainland ferry service, or even | Porlier
‘travelling ‘between Chemainus and Crofton and ‘Van. .

_ couver. Either of these routes would have: given not only:
our own ‘local area with it’s high population the benefit of

‘this sight but also made. possible the viewing by many ce

Gulf Islanders who will not be involved in: this visit.

otherwise. nee
This Gulf Island region has a beauty that i is unique and

should have been one of the high points. of our Royal

Family's tour of British Columbia. As it stands now the. oe

ship parade will only be glimpsed in tthe distance late on.
“Monday afternoon. steaming by the ‘American San Juan
Islands. :

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“Next major sailing event in these waters will be the 24th
of May regatta, a two day invitation meet for all keel.
boats organized “by our’ Canoe Bay” Sailing: Club,
“Assistance In this has been promised by the Sidney and...
North Saanich Recreattion committee and itis hoped that
our two municipalities. will get behind this to make it an
outstanding feature of our Centennial year,”

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‘NOW OPEN! |

NUT BUTTERS, CEREALS,

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- Spring Tea and Bake Sale

‘Sponsored by Guldes, Brownies, Scouts, Cubs Mother ii Group

Al Margaret Vaughan. Birch Hall

Fourth Street.
_Siturday May Ist, | def yp nm,

Tea 500

| “Miss Centennial Contestants”

Present

EVOLUTION of FASHIONS
1871 - 1971

Dicalwuod — Cane .
nianity Hall ‘

e Monday May win, LA

£00 PM,
Refreshinents - Poor Prizes
Adinisston 15e

Tickets Avallable Anna's Mustiues
7165 Wewt Saanich Md,
Sponsored hy Central Sagnloh
c ‘entennial c ommiltee.

to route this: small flotilla of Navy: and R.C.M.P. vessels. a

SWIM CLASSES |

Craigmyle: “Motel pool, owned
by Len and Sandra Siver will be
made available for water safety
classes again this summer,

_ Sidney Recreation Commission:

moved that the pool be hired for a

_two-hour period: each’ weekday
-morning | during. the’ summer
holiday schedule. Last year about’

150 people,”
lass,
lifesaving: techniques.

including ans adult

_structors is

learned . “swimming: and. .

A: shortage of: ‘swimming © in-*
. -reported=. by.
“Comission Secretary Eleanor.
Sowerby, who usually. heads the:
“swimming. instruction: group,

-recipient

Centennial
- Presentation
Asked by Sidney Council’ to

prepare a typical menu for the |.
British Columbia. Centennial

Cookbook, Mrs. Bea Bond chose a ‘|

picnic: meal of whole. baked

“salmon and a. tart. of saan

berries. bs :
“At. the: meeting’ of Council. on

presented “by. ‘Mayor’ Stan Dear :
_with a Centennial’ Cook book’ to. | :
‘mark her: contribution. The |
sis chairman ” of | the.
festivities. ‘section of Sidney ‘and

_ BY PAT MUNSON :

The. recommendation by
Sidney long range planning
committee for parallel parking
on Beacon Avenue to replace the
present. angle parking ‘‘at the
earliest possible date" is backed
by information compiled in a
traffic survey by John Chapman,

assessor, and Hans Schneider, | r

building inspector.

The report was tabled at a.
meeting of Sidney Council on
Monday. =:

Although Sidney and North

‘Saanich Chamber of Commerce

has gone on record as opposing
the concept of parallel parking,
Ald. Hugh Hollingworth, Beacon
Avenue’ merchant. and also
chairman of the planning com-
mittee, says he has been ‘‘con-
verted” to parallel parking after
reading the report.

The main argument for a

change ne “ parking’ is that “of

safety. Beacon Avenue traffic is
‘increasing yearly. and so are
“rear-end” accidents. The trend
to large camper-type tourist
vehicles is another complication.

The planning committee
recommends that Council, ‘in
conjunction... with lecal
businessmen, seek. additional
land on. a local

of parking spaces.

improvement:
_ basis to compensate for the loss

it also urges that the provincial
government be approached to
upgrade portions of roads which
are a provincial and municipally-

Shared. responsibility, and has

drawn a traffic flow control plan
establishing. three ‘classes - or
roads.
Parking on Beacon should be
restricted to one-hour between.
hours of 9 and 5 p.m., Monday to
Saturday, it is recommended.
The. study indicates that
vehicle potential in Sidney may
increase by 50 per cent by 1981;
and includes letters from R.C.M.-
P. Sgt. Harry Chambers and J.H.
Harding, provincial government
senior highway engineer.
Correspondence with planners
in Selkirk,-Manitoba,-a town of
10,000 with a commercial design
very similar. to Sidney, indicates
the advantages which can result

frm_a. change. from. angle to |.
‘parallel parking.

Increasing traffic on. ‘Beacon
and the number of large trucks
angle-parked to unload are
causing more ‘‘fender-benders’’:
than ever. before according to,
local. police. Sgt. Chambers: has
suggested that. trucks would be
less of a problem with parallel
parking because they could
double-park for a short time, still
leaving sufficient room for traffic

A dramatic decrease of as
much as-70 percent in minor
street accidents has been noted in

‘towns which have made. the

change. J.H. Harding, provincial
engineer, says angle parking can
only be justified in wide streets
where traffic is relatively light.
Towns of Osoyoos, Port Albernie,
Cranbrook and Abbotsford. have
all been forced to change parking
Style, often to the initial dismay
of merchants.

Provincial traffic engineers

find, however, that although
public opinion is often against |

parallel parking to. start with,
once the step is: implemented,
“there has never yet been a case
of backward change.’’ Improved
aesthetics, better traffic
movement, better. break for

pedestrians, improved visibility

and uniformity with other major
towns are the main benefits; it is

flow. he

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3 ‘CAREFRER : SIDNEY CITIZENS of a bygone era are lounging os
__ at the corner of Beacon and Third St. From 1. to r. standing are ©
Phil Gilette, Bill Coward, Sid Roberts, Phil Segelerba, Bil

Watson, Bob McClure, Walter Crossley, Pete Roberts and ws

Manny Norton. On the ground: Fred Stanton, Jack Crossley, an

‘unknown, Melvin Clanton, and an unknown. Beacon Cafe stands. ;
“on the site. of the Merchants Bank. ‘The Picture belonging to”
: Walter Veitch: was. taken in 1919.” cree

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