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ESTABLISHED 1912

Serving Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of Sidney, and the Gulf Islands

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it's Fleming-Review
Printing Léd..

fIFTY-NINTH YEAR,

Number 39

“

Wednesday, September 29, 1971

‘TEN CENTS

Phone 656-1151

BOMBS RECOVERED NEAR JAMES ISLAND

The looming bridge of the
C.N.A.V.Laymore at the Beacon
Avenue wharf intrigued viewers
who were told that the 560-ton
oceanographic vessel is to .be
here for three weeks.

_ Bos’n Denis Maluorno, 5197

M. &. Laymore at Sidney Wharf

Cordova Bay Road explained that
14. Canadian. and U.S... Navy
divers. are practicing bomb
recovery in the waters around
James Island... =

“This seems to be a good, quiet.

working  area’’ observed’

»(P By Leo Eyckermans) |

Maluorno.

“The ‘Laymore’. presented..a
casual appearance on Wed-
nesday evening with white pants
hanging over some machinery to
dry and a little shrimp-fishing
“going on from the side...

‘Public Reaction Sharp And Vocal

_ CHAIRMAN JACK ARMSTRONG ~
DEFENDS BOARD POLICY |

eas

‘In scha ol 7

list™ of educational objectives,

“School. ‘Board trustees may, have.

Bot more than they bargained for
“In several ‘schools,

described by. most as a common-

sense statement:.of educational:

values have taken second place to

» the pressing need for more room

in classrooms and the need for

~~ teacher-aides,
At Keating Elementary, better.

: opping: | “tours “to.
auge: public. ‘reaction: to. a-draft:

‘parents ~
have been roused: ‘by. a..concern
for what they ‘feel..are more”

immediate problems. Objectives,

: By Review stat member Amelia ‘Ronson:

; playground accommodatio is. ae

“priority: ‘which has: already. een. ;
“the. subject: ‘of ‘parent. “school :
“Board talks.” :

Chairman. Jack. rmstrong

fended ‘complaints at Deep Cove |
Elementary. last week” at-a-

Parents. Association. meeting

chaired by president Lois Walsh,’

New Deep Cove principal Mrs. .
Joan McKinnon: listed © classes °

_ containing as*many as 38 pupils ™:

and parents were concerned that
the elementary. school which has:
absorbed many: Sidney students,
was overcrowded, ;

- Spectat to the Sidney Review _

Commenting. on a small fire in his municipality. a. Central Saanich
policeman was heard to remark .... ‘I don't know why two trucks
-were sent... if I'd haa more coffee this morning, I coutd have put it
out myself,”

Teaching new agility to the Sidney Silver Threads in old-time and
country dancing classes. will be Guy Trace,’ cheery master. of
ceremonies at Friday's dance. Sidney folk watched with admiration as
the energetic ‘dancing Threads"! of Esquimalt but, under Mr. Trace’ s
guidance, should soon be hot-footing it themselyes!.

Sidney Seaweed type Martin Woodford achieved some kind of fame
last week when he imported five gallons of Atiantic seawater - al a
cost of nearly Four Dollars a gallon, We' qd like to meet the man who

sold it to him,

nay)

* caught." said dJitn.

‘Review. staff member Esther Berry had just completed preparation

of new address labels for all Sidney. “subseribers (as a result of postal
“delivery introduction) when the Town Council introduced a change in

the name of. Helen Street - to Bowerbank. |

Former Claremont student Doug Rhodes, 9168 West Sannich Road,
was recently awarded-a_ $500 University: of Victoria. President's
Scholarship, Enrolled ina first year Arts program at the University,
the seventeen-year-old won the award with an exam average of 95.5

per cent,

Cornish's Vern Gordon tells of the ‘American tourist who, on being :
‘given change from her, purchases, remarked: Oh, 1 don't want to
have forelgn money!"

Wires Crossed? Did anyone hear the recent Open Line caller who
“referred toa recent religious book as “The Cross and the Switch-
board.” Correct title: “The Cross and the Switchblade,” .

Hich-ful thinking? One old-timer on Malview Avenue swears the
- tracks he discovered in his ditch belong to> a mink!

Lang Syne... Frank McKee ran into old friend Guy Trace at Silver
‘Threads, Frank last saw Guy around 1917, remarked “You haven't
changed a bit!" Guy, incidentally, is writing the history of the town of

7 Elenora, Alberta... oy i

it DIDN'T get away ..,. the 7'2 lb, Coho that Jim Prince caught off
Dock Island at the Fishing Derby. “Only the second Coho I've ever
“Great fun — great fighter.”

_,.. Also seen, at Van Isle Marina, returning from Derby. Tom
Sparling and his salmon, Tom wouldn't divulge its size, but anyway he
was the only member of his party to land one,

Sidney's Evel? Riding in the tracks of trick motor-bike wizard, Evel
nee is Gordle Gudmundson, seen ramp jumping on his Yamaha

n field near new eyele path,

 Monelyn Tilbury will be teaching dance to teenagers (13-19) each
Thursday from 1-5 at Sanscha Hall this fall. Her methods comprise
youa, free-style, jazz and ballet, and great fun should be had by all,

Walter Villers was a gay figure at the Resthaven Activity Centre
dance on Vriday. Wearlng purple shirt and green slacks, he em-
phasizad he was dressed to match the interior color scheme of the new
building!

Comment of the Week: School Trustee ‘Gordon Ewan, on reading the

minutes of a confused previous meeting of (he School Board. "Tt
reviewod them and was pleased to find out what really did ha ppen.

a

+ Kakrematareratennin Netra
rere ar

“Armstrong “explained” “that

-ministrative | staff. and teachers,
exceed ‘Departmental limits.

“ Still unsatisfied with conditions
“at: Deep Cove, parents .volun-

| the. pupil-teacher. ratio. does nol oi

body... :
Headed by Rubymay. Parrott
who said ‘‘there is little excuse
for. what —is happening”, the
committee will investigate ways
in which parents could help on a
regular: volunteer basis.

Lois Walsh summed up the
feelings of many members when

\-she-told The Review later that it

seemed ridiculous to © discuss

“Parents want to. know how the
Board intends to:achieve these

meeting — but the answers were
not there!’

Keating: ‘Elementary Parent:
Teacher Group has expressed a
similar: wish to: help with
volunteer teacher-aides, But
their predominant worry is lack
of playground space.

Keating Elementary: has the
requisite eight acres. of land
required by the Department of

Potter pointed out, however that
only ,69.of an acre is all-weather
playground , space. Part of. the
land is too steeply sloped, part is
oceupled by School Board
maintainance sheds and part is
grassy open area unuseable in
wet weather.

Parents have been agitating for
more space since 1069 and met

 Pleage turn to page two,

BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATED
Lt. Colonel James Brown:
Hardinge (Ret’'d) celebrated his

Haut bithday Ulm owech. A

frequent contributor of letters Co.

the editorial department of this
hewapaper, Cone) Drown:
Haihnge played a aunibes of
lively tunes for the many guests
assembled to wish him weil in his

finite steps have been

from Sidney Council and

‘committee had been en-

‘Because’ of the: number’. of’ ‘ad-.! reported a: ‘break- and-entry: and :

|event to:be held‘in’ the building | :

teered to. form. ‘a teacher- -aide

educational’ aims’.as outlined.

aims..We wanted answers at our:

Education. Group president Jean’

Supreme Court
& Fire Dept.
Dispute

Proceedings started late
Tuesday morning in the
Supreme Court hearing
over the fire services
dispute involving Sidney
and North Saanich.

Cecil O,. D.. Branson,
lawyer representing North
Saanich, alleged that de-

taken within the last year
by Sidney to. vacate the
fire protection agreement
in which costs and assets
are jointly shared.

According to the
plaintiff, North Saanich,
the defendants, Sidney,

the joint agreement.

T.P. O’Grady Q.C., is re-
presenting Sidney and
Judge “William R. MciIn-
tyre is presiding. .

At press time a moun-
tainous. pile. of minutes

all sessions of the joint fire

tered. as evidence:
Alderman George. Aylard
of North Saanich was to be.
the first witness. |
The hearing is expected .
to last three days.

_CRIME DOESN'T. PAY

~The. discovery of a rolled. ‘and
badly wrecked ‘carat Mow’s Hill
on Patricia Bay Highway Sept.:25
was the finale to a key- -snatch
- from: Metro Toyota in Sidney. 24:
hours. earlier. .-This. firm had

theft of car. keys, then the
it: The: thief: “apparently:
“survived. ‘unscathed after _ his
accident -and is at present _ the
subject. of. R. C. 'M. P. search. :

_ Sunday Sports?
~~ Sidney. Council approved a
motion proposed by. Ald. Hugh
‘Hollingworth ‘to. hold’ a ‘referen-
dum. in’ December « on Sunday
sports and entertainment.
In. accordance with Section
210A of the Municipal Act, public
approval. would permit. bowling,
billiards, theatre and other en-
tertainment after. 1,30 p.m, on
Sundays. Horse racing is the only
entertainment excluded,

Central Saanich Fire
‘Department has a new
emergency telephone
number ..... 383-1166. A
department — spokesman
told The Review that
emergency number cards
are. currently. being
distributed throughout the
district.

has indicated it does not -
consider itself bound by

Cen tre.

MRS. ELEANOR
MR. AND MRS.

Party Roaring ‘Suecess
In Senior Citizen Complex

Sounds. of revelry. and song”
drifted across Resthaven. Drive
on Friday night as senior citizens
danced. ‘in their new Activity.

‘ Preceded by i a “pot-luck supper, :
the dance = ‘was the first. social.

opened. earlier: this month:

g LS
Esquimalt Silver” ‘Threads: (the

dancing club). The group arrived. y

for supper after an afternoon. of

ballroom and. old-time: ‘dancing. ‘
‘and. then: plunged into “more

dancing ‘in. the spacious Sidney
auditorium!. .

The Esquimalt visitors were
impressed by” local . facilities.
Efforts to build a centre. for
senior citizens in’ Esquimalt fell
through earlier this year when a
large community complex failed
‘to gain public: approval.: one,

' Mayor Stan- Dear and. Mrs.
Joan Dear were among the 94.
guests who sat. down to supper
and an estimated 120 took part in

the evening fun ’
‘Billed ab a CO costume party, the»

dance was attended by many In
crinolines, ruffles, sweeping boas
and even pantalettes! o

’ Best-dressed couple were Mr,
and Mrs, J, Pearson, Mrs. Daisy ~
Cole took the ladies’ prize, Ken
Mollet -won as: best-dressed
gendemen and best home-made
costume prizes were won by Mrs.
Ethel Cunning and Mrs. Myrtle
Starkey.

Leisure Villa & states Lta,, seem
to have’ finally. cracked the
almost impenetrable resistance
offered by Sidney Council to the
mobile home park proposal,

A rezoning application for. the

Patricia Bay highway, bounded
by Canora and Frost avenues was
aecepted by Council for. con-
sideration on Monday, two years
after it was first proposed,
Reasons for the sudden about
face, explained Ald. Wilkie
Gardner, are efforts made by the
firm to satisfy Council's tax
revenue
worries,

The application for rezoning
will be considered providing, the
town receives ordinary tax
revenue as a conventional lots or
hoavices Wark miuet onat: cam.
mence until the sewer situation i¢
alleviated. to. accomodate — the
developer.

Y Council decides in favear of
the application, the area will be

North Saanich residence.

contractor will muke application

“MOBILE HOMES |
AGAIN S TUDIED |
BY COUNCIL —

$1,500,000 park on 38 acres west of

and sewage disposal |

declared a development area, the |

and i nublie hearing will be held,

Ald. Gardner: acknowledged
that he had’ until recently been
against the scheme. He feels now
however, that the
protected by. restrictive
covenants in the Municipal “Act
which would govern any contract
made for the development area,

Harry Gillespie, president. of
Leisure Villa Estates. Ltd. was
present at Monday's meeting. He
said that the term = ‘mobile
home" was obsolete and should
be ‘manufactured modular
units."' Leaving to catch the 6
pam. ferry back to Vancouver,
Gillespie was cheerful and
confident,

The 200-site plan will he said be
of (he game tenor as the Afbutus

couver, with which Gillespie: tn

',
aad Aboud babi d,

— Condition Improved"
Jidge TG:
went Heted tn good enndition hu St

“Mrs: Eleanor. Robinson’ was. aes

Hace

HELD IN

“Local marina operators appear
to be the only ones in. the
Province aware of possible
legislation that may drastically
effect their business. At.a recent
meeting in Sidney they reacted
with harsh words to the proposed
regulations.

Organized. by Ald, Hugh
Hollingworth, himself a boat-
owner, the meeting was attended
by Bob Wright, Oak Bay. Marina,
Barry. Sutton of West. Van-
couver’s Thunderbird . Marina,
Bob. White, All. Bay Marina,
Stephen Dickinson, Van. Isle
Marina, Dr. Guy Screech, Royal
Victoria Yacht, Club”: health

ROBINSON. ‘and
J. PEARSON

chairman and Mr. and = Mrs. -
Archie» McBride, RLV.Y.C.
members.

They’ denounced the “bylaw
drafted by the Greater Victoria
Metropolitan’ Board of Health as .
impractical and agreed that:
municipal marina control bylaws.
are perfectly adequate. and | a lot of,
Jess costly.” wae

Judges were Mayor and ‘Mrs.
Dear, Hans Schneider and: Pat.
‘Munson.

A Centennial cake made by.

featuré of the: evening: and. Mrs:
Robinson. and: ‘Hilda. Doran were. tee h

“Augmented by pianist Joan
Dear and guitarist Wilkie. Gard-:
ner, - the Bee-Gee’s with» Bill
“Gibbons supplied lively music
and: the program swung’ under.
direction of Guy Trace, master of
ceremonies. : :

local” “anomalies
peculiarities.” ee

At Sidney: Council o on. 1M nday,
Ald. Fred Robinson was annoyed
by. the, ‘possibility that local
. [operators seem to be. the only |

TOposes
lealth Legisla tion
‘STORMY MEETING —

: suggestions for marina: ‘tiaffing,
& ‘Tt. is’ nO: veather the health

perators

a
6:

SIDNEY

“We Would Have One C Of The Biggest
Toilet Emporiums In The World!”
Says Marina Operator.

By Pat Munson

ones. aware of proposed
provincial regulations. .
“This is an underhanded way of
creating legislation with only 10
percent of those involved actually
aware of what is going on,”’ said

Ald. Robinson, The West Van- .
couver representative. Barry —
Sutton had expressed the same

concern.

“Council sent ‘along’. the

‘recommendations of marina men =
_with. the unanimous - resolution

that. “before this becomes law all -

areas concerned be notified. as. to-

its contents and. given ‘the

privilege of submitting briefs.””.

At. the Metro health. board»

meeting’: last week, “members

‘decided to. study: any proposed.

‘changes before. possible: en-
_dorsement and submission to the
: provincial government. e
Phe proposed bylaw” came
“under - fire. on several” points
» during Sidney’ discussions.” ae
~~ Regulations call for two toilets
-- | one for men and one for women t
: “be. installed for: every 25 ‘berths

Town isd

Garden Apartments in) Van-

Ashby of Sitney |

Joseph's Hospital at press time,
He has been in hospital for the

Tn what has to he hitied |
ge’ the non-event of the
aennon;~ letter carrler
service was Inaugurated in.
Sidney. on. Saturday . ate”
ternoon, _ i

ternoon wan Introductory
“muste by the Silver
“Threads Serenaders, The
Whole happening might.
have been Improved — if
they'd been allawed
continue — and the reat of
the program scrapped,
Although not Hated In the
‘souvenir program’, the
afternoon's official
proceedings began with.

Perey falling off his chalr,
Thie wae fallawed > hy
comments. from Wal,
Mason, postal departroent
Area Manger, who told the.
1605 dota bit abi Pah. Telos eo
of (hem connected with the
event in tome capachy, or
aher on that tele postal
sersloe was oven hetter
row than tthad heen Inthe
past. Other witticlems

past twelve days.

fallawed,

« Alghlight: of the. ee

ayaiatant postmaster Merb: °

Sidney Postmaster Fred

“Waters, next on the bill,
Introduced) the district's

_ New letter carriers = only
‘forgetting the names sof two
of them.

. Crowded shouldersto:
shoulder across the rear of
a too small stage -- each.
struggled to muster a wenk :

grin.

Member‘. of Parliament
tor Ensquilmalt-Saantch,
David Anderson. brought
the assembly greetings
from. Postmaster- General
Cate,

it

Someone atvo brought a
letter (rom the Postmuster-
General Go Mayor Stanley
Dear the Dislleion la be
delivered by carrier In the
Town, .

This: ativring document
congratulated cithrens ‘for
placing numbers on thelr
houses and encouraged
them to make sure their
post boxes or letter slots
were up to standard,

Tt's quite posable that

POSTMASTER FRED WATERS introduces Shiney’s new letter
cearriers at last Saturday’ § carrier. service inaugaration. oe

Letter. Carrier Inauguration Hailed —
_ ‘Non-event? OF The Season ae . .

ae ty Georae Manning

vs

i

melther mow. nor roln nor |

‘heat nor gloom of night + \ |

stay thene courlers from

the swift completion of | one
thelr appolnted rounds!”

BULL IE they don't | get
otter: Information than.

that provided by thelr |
“employer: In. the. official.

program — where the.
clergyman = listed = as
doliverer of the Invocation |
was not the one who ap-
“peared — they may have
problems, :

The afternoon's évents
reached a climax of sorta
on delivery of the Saturday
afternoon edition of a
Victoria: paper. Obviously
irying We Ural with news
of: this momentous o¢- —
gaslon, they included an.
article describing the
proceedings as taking —
place In front of the Bidany
Pout. Office, What: thelr
seer mist have missed wae.
the raln that forced the
sasembloge © Into «the

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