nvetled in the Mayne Island Inn

of the Town of Sidney. “will be held on
. January Sth. 1970 at 7: 30 p. m., for 7
- ~ the. swearing | _ Mayer and. ee

two Aldermen. ca

the public ‘s : cordially invited to

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MON, TUES, WED, THURS, FRI. SAT.
JANUARY 5-6-7-8-9-10

vem: Omar Shai Catherine Deneuve

No one woman could satisfy him... until he fell in tove.

rhe its ree a Garter

"Beer * flowed: like, champaigne -
at the Inn, as Red, with his fine.
a Irish, | born-in-Chemainus - bro- :.
gue, stood up to. the ‘cheers ofhis
’ fellow drinkers and toasted him-".
“He also ‘toasted ‘the: are.
tist but he needn't have bothered, --
' Donna Farrell, the lovely lass |.
who: painted the portrait, of Red,
- already ‘had enough toastiness to»
She'd fallen ;
was time to fight again?) =

self. :

jast cher ‘for ‘life...

asleep “under a “sunlamp: and.

“couldn't get over for the unveil
ing!» ;

Farrell had never met the old

an amazing likeness,
was, the old codger. didn’t look
\a bit. like himself that. night,
“ Whereas the’ portrait showed

‘and a wiry beard, there he stood

Hardly anybody knew him...

gratulate him. :Those. eyes
belong.to a’kind man,’’ Miss Far-
rel] is reported to have said of
the © weather - beaten, ring-
smashed, craggy old sockets.

would ‘point cut’ at’ the drop c of a
glass. .

. “Use these hands? Doctor. said
‘71 had arthritis.
arthritis. I bustem. Zem'so much

Ea Gould. is the ‘author |

of . “BRIDGING THE |

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"GULF," published by-Re-." |

view Publishing House, and —
.. available: through the .of-
-“fices of THE REVIEW, or.

at your, booksellers. 7

Considering the fact that t Miss
‘fisherman: (she did the “painting

from a color.photograph), it was...
Trouble -

“Red in his shirt sleeves,winter
underwear. showing at the neck,”

‘in a business suit“and a shave,

Sure it’s me, look at. them.
eyebrows,” he: told friend: after.
friend as they came-up to con-. -

““he wrinkles around ‘Red’s.
‘eyes, once begun, traced a sou-
thern course to'his fists ashe:
“Howard —

‘Hell, that ain’t ©

“when T was in the Ting they never:

got. time to “heal up before it

“Red's | prowess. with his hams

= was only ‘surpassed by his. love

for a-well-filled jug and both got.
a workout one afternoon when a:

police. boat spotted his fishboat*
drifting aimlessly inActive Pass.” 7
An officer hopped aboard to en>

quire whether the captain - "Red:
Howard’ - would: care. to steer.

-a. straight course in:-preference~

to the circles’ he was making.

: Seems the wash was causing some
Islanders to’ fear for the safety.
‘of “their docks,”

Also,

was: “something said. rather.

: strongly’ about a few. freighters”
and- a ferry or two wanting to

get through the * Pass. “without:
splitting a seam. ons

‘Red saw red and threw the of-.
’ ficer overboard. ‘Reinforcements .

thudded. onto the little fishboat
andthe old brawler -was -sub-
dued. :
Red recalled, |

“The story,! like best about Red.
“concerns -the ~hair-"
raising . episode where he threa-.

tened to hang -himself because a’

“certain lady named Sofie wouldn’t
(or. couldn’t) share’ his undying
“devotion, :

os neck, |
“He was all poised for. the awful :

there.

ag (i was. a grand, night,?”

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

: wisdom of: preserving them.
“A. three-page. brief on .“<The-

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his, on hundredth yer
. hes | been ‘ very special *
° - year for us and now we look
| forw ard to the ‘opportunity :
to continue to serve you

throughout the 10's.

EATON'S

[| fluénce on’ Private Property of

Smitten, smote and damn near. |:
~ smothered | with: ‘affection, emo-
tion. and other stimulants, Red
“elimbed “onto an’ orange crate,
_ threw a rope over a rafter and
= tied ‘the. other end. to his sinewy

‘moment when he ‘knew that life
would “end and he would be found
‘all ‘Strung tp like a Christmas
goose - pinfeathers and all. The
_ Suspense was trémenous,.” :
Finally, | he reached-up and cut
the rope with his pocketknife. It
was speculated. that perhaps Red
“ couldn’t bear facing a rerun’ of.
his Hfe that would most certainly
stream past his eyes likeacrazy.
“movie in those last moments uf
consciousness, °.. Others: said he:
thought he heard the phone ring-
ing. and figured: it might be ‘the
lady in ‘question, full of remorse
and love. | eS
“But Red wouldn't have any part

of either argument.

of ‘Shucks,’’ he said, “tt. wasn’t

anything like thate 1 “fust de-

“eided. no “woman. .on .earth was

worth: that | kind . of sacrifice.”

Another Voice
In.

; Q me
Tree Dispute
--Two old black walnut trees re-
puted to have been brought around
Cape Horn about a century ago
are the subject of concern for the
second time within a few weeks,
They stand“on the east side of
West Saanich Road near the Mc
-‘Tavish Road intersection. When
the current road improvement
program commenced, Miss Eve-
lyn. Gwynne appealed to North
Saanich council.and the B, C. De=:
partment: of ‘Highways for their
preservation. ©

Although’ they. " do-_-infringe
, ‘somewhat : upon ‘the 66-foot road
| allowance,” “highway ,engineers
have’. ‘complied’. with” | Miss”
_Gwynne’s wishes. Now, the owner:
.of aneighbouring property across
West Saanich Road has challenged
‘the history of the ‘trees and the

Purported Historical . Value: of
ing on Highway 17A and Their In-”

‘Maurice ‘A. and Joyce K, Rhodes”
was sent to the Mayor of North
‘Saanich.’

It was read in council last
Monday. night but except to for-
mally receive .and file it the
‘members displayed no great con=
cern,

Commenting on Miss Gwynne’ s
petition;--Mr. Rhodes described

the walnut trees are 175 to 200
years old. .

‘*If they came around the Horn
already some 81 :6 106 years old,
_| then this.was a feat of silvacul-
-j ture and logistics of note.” he
Suggested.

“Our sole reason n for this brief
is to prevent: any prima facie
ease (and eventually an emotion-
al one) being. made for the un-

_ CONTINUED FROM, PAGE. 1.

‘pialy_ as possible with the hope
that: perhaps by- the beginning of Be vs
.1970-it would have: a plant; tde- a

signed and. in service, a

MAY :

ing with Dr. Whitbread and Health
Inspector Daryl © Anderson at
which septic tank effluent was
described as “running rampant”
in’ Brentwood.’? Mayor ASM,
Galbraith “assured council that
the current $1,900,000 sewerage
scheme was being processed with

urgency.

Len Bland was elected as al-”
derman of the Town: of Sidney.

taking: the place of the late L. T.
Ww adhams. :

JUNE.

sula residents .with an’ ice ‘and

Sidney. Rotary Club announced a
project to provide Saanich Penin- ©:

* yavassing agreement to tum a
ts “blind eye.” oh ;

OCTOBER

North - Saanich | “Council ap=

proved the calling of tenders for ~

a new. two-bay satellite. fire hall

wy : aa ees We st Saanich
‘A complete ban on new builde - at the ‘corner of We

‘ings in Brentwood and:adjacent
‘areas was imposed by. Central.
Saanich council following a meet-. ;

Road and Wain Road,

. The “Municipality: of Central

Saanich obtained the approval of
the Capital Region District Board
for a sewer system covering most
of. its’ area,.

‘of. Central

“NOVEMBER |

Flames levelled a new 43. suite:

“apartment block at Tsehum Har~

*=bour: with damage estimated at
$250,000.

. Rest Haven Hospital ‘admints-

tration: received: provincial au--
thority to proceed with prelimi-..

nary planning’ for the new hos-

pital to ‘be: erected” on~ Mount.’

In a:-Décember re-”
‘ferendum the proposed sewer in-
‘stallation will-go before the en-

. tre electorate

’ Saanich,

Newton Cross Road between East

= Saanich’ ‘Road and the Patricia Bay.

Highway. It-.was suggested that .
the ‘building of the..75 bed exe
tended. car section might begin:

‘in a year’s time and the 75 bed

acute-care ‘unit would be » planned © She

on in the future.” ee

"DECEMBER

“The ‘Town of Sidney was pre=
sented with-a coat-of-arms de-
signed by. Prof, A.L.C, Atkinson ”~
in a colourful civic ceremony
at which the Lieut.-Gov. John
Nicholson was present along with
Sidney Mayor. Arthur: Freeman
and his council and. citizens of -
the town.

In municipal elections. Alder-
man. S, H, Dear was elected
new mayor .of the Town‘ of Sid-
ney and Mayor J. B, Cumming‘
of North Saanich’ was returned
unopposed, _ The » $1,250,000
sewerage by-law referendum in
Central. Saanich failed to cap
ture a 60% majority vote which.
was -hecessary for its “passage. :

:

). Two Black. Walnut Trees Grow-,

as ‘‘prepusterous’’ the claim that |.

‘curling rink. ’“M.P. David Ander~

son’ was’: approached.” with a
request that: the federal govern-
ment release some 20 acres of
land adjacent to Pat Bay airport.

‘Uncontrolled and scattered de-
velopment net related to servic-"
ing requirements was predicted
for Sidney by Alderman’ 8. ,H.

Dear unless a zoning policy con-
cept -plan was adopted bythe

J. & N. Food Market

2325 HENRY AVE. SIDNEY, B.C.
Jock and Norma Eccles

HOURS 8 A.M. - 10 P.M.
SUNDAYS 9 A.M.- 9 P.M.

council.

7 JULY.

Dominion Day holiday celebra-
tions saw an estimated crowd of
71,700 at tne Saturna Island Lamb
Barbecue. % 3 A carnival atmo-.
Sphere prevailed at the All Sid-
ney Day festivities with a color-
ful parade, the crowning of Miss
‘Mermaid, Linda’ Pue, the White
Rock. Boat Race, :Victory Dance
.of the Tsartlip Indian Band, the
Lions pancake breakfast and ‘the:
Kinsmen . seafood fiesta’ along
ae a number. of other events.

“AUGUST. Bs

A wide variety. of events was
enjoyed. at: the Tsartlip Festival
sand the dedication of the -Thun=
derbird - Totem: Pole memorial
was termed “most impressive.”
Molly Daniels: was chosen’ Prin=
cess of, the Celebrations.’ :
“The: provincial - government

Time Again for a a

awarded.’ Sanscha $24,000 as 3
compensation for the expropria-#
tion of fringe property for th
planned “new . intersection at:
Beacon Ave, and the Patricia Bay: ig
Highway.

SEPTEMBER _

A. record 26,000 attended th
-three day Saanich Fair in the:
101st year of its operation
In the provincial elections in
which the Social Credit govern-
ment was returned to office, there
“was a 79.5 % turn-out of eligible
voters of Saanich and the islands.
_ Sidney town council inan emer@:.
gency meeting cleared the way 5
for the moving of the former An== 2
glican Church hall, to be.incor~:
porated “with the existing. Scout!
and Guide Hall following an em-:

P brand New Year!”
“We ‘greet. you. with.
"a warm “thank you," and
best wishes, for the New. Year.

CINNIEY RA WEDV

'{ warranted preservation of these

’ * Good fuck
’ ¢ Health © Happiness “
* Peace ¢ Contentment © Success

and a BIG “Thank You" to Alt!
"Ne pel d, I 4 t, 7

BEACON AVENUE

two walnut trees which might re-
“sult in unreasonable future ex-
propriation ofour property, while
the owners opposite enjoy the use
‘of a considerable width of the
B.C. Highways right-of-way.’:

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and 2nd. January 1970; emergency phone

numbers are given for each office.

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