cided that. walking was
what" the wa . :

Mr. ‘and Mrs. ‘Bob MeVey of
-Saanichton have returned from a
- Motoring visit to Flin Flon, Man-
itoba, where they attended the
‘wedding of their. grand-niece,

When visiting «a nephew at
Xo
‘a sample of his 25,000-bushel,
1969 wheat harvest, represent-
a. yield of 50 bushels per
dere of Grade 1 grain and 1 1/2

million loves of bread.
He is now sitting idly with
chis neighboringfariners, patient-
~ ly waiting forthe powers that be
to open up the avemmes of dis-

tribution, so that the hungry
' Children of the world may be
| fea commented Mr. MeVey,

it, Sask., they were given

ing part,’ Mrs. Gardner says, |
She’ suggests ‘to people living

‘far: afield that they: drive out. ie

“Deep..Cove,: ‘park.

get in the group.
=o Mile-0 is ‘at. Bt
West: - Saanich. Road; ‘across from
‘the, Deep’. Cove School,
_ Walking. day: is Wednesday start=

- “ing at the hour of 13°a.m:

eo You ‘don't: have to be'a s repie

2 lar,: ‘although. you’ I benefit more

£ you keep at it.

“Come: along occasionally or |
‘regularly, but. come: ® along," the, :

“ladies: say, =
Many,” it is hoped, will keep a

log of their walks; And some may.
“expand their amblings to the new |-
“¥W-YMCA physical fitness walk-
ing program challengé. of: 250
miles cin. six ‘months 0. miles.

aweek), 20) !
- Mrs, Gardner can be contacted

at 656=1504, , but not on Wednesday |

“mornings. ose

Scout Committee
Meeting Planned

” Brentwood cub and scout group
committee and parent meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20
at 7.30 pom,

The committee wish to thank.

“the. boys and parents who-as~
Sisted in’ the recent successful
pumpkin sale, with special thanks
to those who contributed the
pumpkins, :

A battle drive will be organized
on Saturday, Nov, 22, when the
Central Saanich area willbe fully
canvassed by cubs add scouts,

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‘elémentay “school,
‘I Saanich Junior High and a North
High” were...
‘approved. in principle atia con-*

‘Saanich .

“Commerce * held ~
“meeting :in the Galiano ‘Hall on
October 29; ‘president Steve. Rid-"|
dell in-the chair, -
“members. sand:- -Visitors to. the:

John’s ‘Hal; :
And the’

ve for- ane :
park’ combining. a North Sidney

_ Senior.

“educational of ooe

“the North:

© YOHN, RD.

ference convened last Wednesday” pa

by School District'#63.. a
“In addition to School Board of-'. |:
ficials, the meeting was attended -|.°
“by Mayor A: FreéémanandCouncil:
of Sidney, : Mayor J, B, Cumming. -
‘and. Council of. North Saanich, and.”
“members - of - Capital | ‘Regional
: Planning Board:

“School Board chairman Ruby= =:
‘may Parrott was. pleased with the

“reaction tothe’.school complex:
plan: '««The tone of discussion was:

really. good,” she commented,

We ‘must work together to solve
-the: -problems. of -road ‘access,

water supply and sewering.”’ She

:| noted that Capital: Regional Plan-

“ning. Board predicts. a combined.

ie population ‘in ‘Sidney, North and
: Central ‘Saanich of 80,000 by 1981.

= Trustee” Apes oo Armstrong

| thanked: Mayor: Cumming for his:
| “initial proposal which embodies a
-27-acre core of parkland (owned ‘|.
“by the municipality of NorthSaa- |.
‘|“nich) “tobe used «by: all three
“schools as: playing fields and a.
: track -for

foot =-racing,- A‘
‘swimming pool may also be built

| ‘here, 7

‘Next “step : is. ‘appointment ‘by
‘the two! Councils “of ‘a ‘senior:

P employee to form part-of a work-
- ing committee with School Board |
and. C.R.P.B; ‘officials to prepare:

- Galiano “sland C Chamber of

its: quarterly:

He welcomed

‘Meeting, and also: ‘Anthony Ro--

: berts of the Capital Region Plan~
‘fon: building, and ‘building, and.

“Reports: of ‘committees. were:
heard, ‘Jim, Thompson,. treasur-

“er; told the: ‘meeting that the bank ;

: balance. is now $267, - :
“Membership... chairman Mrs.

Ches,. Williams: said: that’ there :
are 82'members: this. -year, which -

“is.a decided drop: fromthe past
two years, and: she hopes, to’ ‘see
“more people pining and support
_ing, the Chamber:

Bob: Clarke,

‘transportation
“chairman.

for the: ferry more © comfortable,

Mrs. “Jessie Belltouse,. be,

Lidity chairman, |" said’ that

brochures were sent out. to many.

“places: during the past year, and
“shé hopes. for. continued support

from advertisers for a reprintof. |.

the folders for the next tourist
‘season,

It was decided: to establish a
public relations committee, for
more liaison between council and:
general membership, The feeling
of- the meeting was: that more
information. should be ‘given b
members on what is being done
by the council during the year,

oot

“Glenn “Stahl, parks chairman,
said that there has been no ace.
tion “by anyone to stop totor
vehicles and horseback riding in
Belihouse Park. He said that
Beillhouse Park is a dangerous
place to ride a horse, and not
only could a horse slip andbreak
a leg on the moss, but there
could be a nasty fall with more
injury to the rider,

Montague Harbour Park has
shown some wear and tear, but 4
high word of praise went out to
park ranger Campbell for his
work.

wee

Mr. Riddell introduced Mr. Ra-
berts, who spoke on the feasibility
Study now being carried out onall
of the Gulf Islands. Mr. Roberts
Said that there is concern overt
local conditions, subdivision
controls. and the effect of growth
on all of the Islands, He said
that some décisions should be
thade by the Islanders as to whet
kind of planning is needed

Upset

nature, ©

said” that: the ticket | ¢
booth on the: Sturdies: Bay wharf |
_is now closed in, ‘to"make waiting’

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Beaver Dams,

C hurch’ Van als

-BY MARY. BACKLUND

“The: peace of Peaceful Valley.
has’. been - interrupted,’ not. by:
human: hands, but t by. industrious
beavers, ° wie

-A Beaver came. to live'o on 1 the
Rees ‘farm, down. near the old
Zala place, three _years ago, and”

-although:Mr, and Mrs.John Rees :

were not very pleased about him:

-being there, he seemed tobe hap-.

py in: that’. corner.‘of. the field: :
-Last week, Mr. Beaver decided.

: to. “change his. abode, “maybe be- :
‘|-cause’ he “now: has a mate, or.

maybe -because that is :just his-
AML ofa: ‘sudden, ' trees ©
were cut down; and’ ‘not even Very”.
neatly, to forma huge dam; right.

|-in:the middle of the main stream»
| of. what is known ’ as Donald New? s
_| creek:
; down ‘the’ big: ‘mountain, through :
; Mr. New’s ‘property, thence a=
| gross ‘the. road, ‘and through the-.
big’ field, on the westerly ‘side of:

(The-.creek. “meanders: :

the farm) ©
“This creates ‘quite a different.

| probiem,. ‘aS even. though “Mr.
Rees. got .a. big digger: to‘clean:.

out: the creek now, this weekend:
there.” are more ‘dams;. ‘and we
all ‘know: -that beavers. will. keep.

building. —

. One: alder 1 tree that has been.
cut. down, is at: least. two feet:
through, and several more: are®
quite large,

A keen watch ‘is. being kept,
to See just. what ‘the beaver, | or’
beavers,” are. going. to. do.next, .
and just how © long: this patient
Rees | ‘farnily* will keep tolerating

his unkind behavior... a

“There. are. other troubles on
Galiano of: a different: nature, *
= The Church of St. Margaret of
Scotland has. always had the door’:
open, day: ‘and. night,. ever “since.

“built” ‘many vears ago, ;

Never “has. it: been. misused, and’
never has there. been cause -for
Any. type of: alarm, until last
Week, us

~ Mrs, ° George Phillipson went”

Silver Threads —

Thursday, ~ -Nov, 13, Bridge

Club, cards and-games I: 30p.m.;

Friday, Nov. 14, Jacko, 2 p.m;
Monday, - Nov, 17, Mrs. Cuth-/
bert and the. Silver Threads
Choir, 2 Dm. Tuesday, Nov. »
18,° novelties ‘and knitting, 1)
am. erfb and cards.
ceramics and oil Painting
Classes; Wednesday, Nov, 19,
films, 2 2 p.m.

’ All programs take place at
Ky. of P. Hall, 9760 Fourth Si
Sidney. Senior citizens of the

district, and visitors are wel-

come,

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Galiano —

Ls into the: Church ‘last Saturday.
morning, October 25th, to see

that all was well for. the services

on Sunday morning, she is the or-.
“-ganist, and-as.soon as she opened
_ the ‘door, she knew that some-
*.-thing was wrong, ;
Ashes were ‘scattered all over.

‘the’ beautiful: carpet, cigarette
butts all: over the place, and the

-beloved organ -had. been moved
“away: from-the.accustomed place,
“On? further, investigation, she |:
~ found that a candle had been burn. ae :
_ ed, and‘on entering the’ vestry,
va pall of. smoke. and. heat was evi-_|
~ dent. An empty wine bottle, which |:
"should have been full,.was found, |
Mrs, Phillipson was horrified,
“and MrsD.A, New, also was there.
: Shortly after; also was most up-
_ Set... They immediately told Rev.
Ben,:Fream, "and: went about tidy-
“ing the Church,” ;

“RAC, M. P, were. ‘informed, and

“Corporal ° Vern Meyers, of: the
*, Ganges Detachment, says that he

_Will be pleased to hear. of anyone.

with any information as to who
~may have been around on: ‘those
days.”

_ An of the residents 4 are stunned :
by these actions of irresponsible’
and thoughtless. people, anyone
Who would go into God's House.

"and carry ‘on as” these idiotic
“should severely
_ unished, We all hold our Church
vin, the: highest regard, and. are

most unhappy.’ with anyone’ who

would in “any way desecrate a
Church i in n this, terrible way.

Arms, .M.. Littler; Secretary=—

cheld. recently. ‘at Sanscha::Hall,!
_ by. Mrs. A.W. Freeman,*-

of were “supplied by” Sidney *
carried -out.an-- investigation,: |

Boutique. |

-eandy” sales,

‘prizes. included: .
““ Mrs: Freda Ball, Stevenson’s.

GULF: ISLANDS

‘|LEGION. BRANCH) :

|NAMES OFFICERS

“New. officers . of the Gulf. Is-
ands Branch of the Royal Can-
‘adian Legion. have been elected.
They i are: ;

; President, 5 wW. Hayhurst;
First: Vice., S,’ Maskow; Second
“Vice. J.-M.’ Dought;: Sgt.-at-.

Treasurer, .W.: W. Hunt-Sowrey,.

-+ Chaplains, Comrade: Rt.’ Rev.
J.-L. Bradley; Rev. B. Ac -J.
Cowan, Rev, J. Dangerfield, M,

eo pirvice Officer and Public Re=
lations © Officer; “Ww. WwW “Hunt-
Sowrey;-, Auditor,..D, ‘Balsillie;.
Immediate . Past. ‘President, : i,
MacFarlane, Pore Pao ce

: “fashion “show. was

: by’ the. Job’s s Daughters: of: ‘Sid-.,
ney, and. was- officially opened

Fashions modelled for the aud= -
ience of ‘approximately 150 people ;
-Dry::
Goods, Brenda Low and Sea-Side
Featured. also were
white. elephant, fancy ‘Soaps’ and

Winners in the draw for door
‘Chocolates;::Miss. Janet’ Harris,

$5 gift - certificate, Local’ Bute.
chers; Mrs. Patterson, ‘fruit-

cake, Sidney Bakery; Betty Char-

man, floral arrangement,.- Hol-
loway’s. Florist;’ Mrs. Vi Cur-
ran, $5 gift certificate, Canada -
Safeway. Other. door prizes . =.

were’ donated by. Bonnie Belle.
Beauty Salon and Sidney Cash
and Carry,

Royal Canadian Legion No. 7
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how its: ‘done ‘when: ‘Garden City
: “Horsemen's : ‘Club. held'a’ compe-.
“tition: ‘ride ™: ‘last? Sunday" inthe ™
“varied woodlands ofBeaver Lake, no
Elk. Lake and Bear HIM
» Fifty-eight riders competed. ue

- Don Fraser, ex- Calgarian’ who
is raising Quarter. ‘Horses on'the

‘ald: Alex’ Turner. farm at: Gold-
‘awarded - high.

stream, :
points: ‘over mE ‘course on: which ©:

each competitor was Serutinized

by 15 different judges,

“Here: only ‘two months, Fr aser =
rode. his Quarter Horse stallion, °
Par bow Bill, over unfamiliar ter-

rain, to’ pile-up 126 points out of

a possible 150 for ‘the ‘top award.
Close: behind him: in second.
: place: “was: ‘Mrs,..Dale Caldwell |

riding another - Quarter Horse,

Baldy «Cat. “Twelve - - year -old-

Baldy. has. won practically every
award possible in show ring rid-
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trating on trail work, 2°
Third. was, Ken Evans on Bon-
sawin;

Mrs, Doris Ganton.on Rolfara’s

-Shanfara; ‘and . sixth.was Carolyn

W heateroft on Brookfield Kaban,

In the junior. section of the ride,” :
| same ‘course, same obstacles as. |

the seniors, it Wasi 9°).

“1D Jill Rogers on Sugar Babe; at
2, Nancy MeMinn‘on Skippy; 3."
tie, Jimmy, Bissenden on Golden .

Sun-and Sharon-GerbrantonPum-

pernickel; 5, Margaret Vander-:

meer..and 6, Rosalyn Ross. on

Sky: lark.”

The: ride ‘covered a wide’ ar

ae
and © took: “approximately three
‘hours :to* ‘complete, ..-
‘from: the “filter:beds ‘at Beaver |
‘Lake, went down the.west side of-

‘It started

Beaver-Elk, ‘crossed Brookleigh

“Road: and went’ up Bear Hill;re-
: turned ‘to Beaver Lake and around
eI north : easterly” fields. and.

‘tied for: fourth | were.
Lueille:King-on'Casa° Loma and”

been set up which: had fo be opeh-"
ed and closed from the “saddle,
“and trailers® ‘were’ ‘lined ‘up in ‘one

“of which the vider: had to load . a

“his horse.
There was. - great variety -

“deep ditches, bogs" and” ey BOE

vareas, rocky, hilis, logs =- which.
“had« to“ be: negotiated. A novel

obstacle Where ‘the horses’ Were

judged © on how they’ passed was
‘an--old. carwreck on “Which a :
deer hide had been draped.

Competitors were served ahot “

-lunch from a‘cook.tent set-up at
the filter.beds, Coffee and dough- “J.
“nuts. had ‘been: provided: before:

Ls they started the trek:

Heading the ride committee -

Was --Doug Sanford, .who~ had —

great. assistance. from. Colin
Springford. who marked the trails;
‘Heather-MacDonald as recording

secretary. of the club, and. Trudy. . ~

-- Hillis who. Gesigned . the- much-
Sought-after - -Tibbons ‘Presented
‘the winners; ol eee:

“Shady Creek Bazaar. 7

U.C.W, of Shady Creek United ~
“Church will hold the annual ba~ ~
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day, Nov.'15, from:2 to.5: Pm,
‘in-the Fellowship Hall, 7 a 84 Eas
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