SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW
Wednesday,.March 11, 1970
‘Published at Sidney, Vancouver Island, B.C.
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Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Easy To Criticize
It would be idle to suggest that last week’s
meeting of SPARA publicity committee with the
three Peninsula mayors and recreational com-
mittee representatives was particularly helpful.
A cautious approach to the SPARA curling and
_ skating rink proposal is understood, and it is indeed —
- prudent to examine the validity of any community
- project whatever the source of its origin. |
. But at an early stage it was apparent that certain
of the delegates prefer a swimming pool for Sidney
-rather than a recreational centre to serve the whole
. of Saanich Peninsula. It was said with some em-
phasis that residents of long standing know which
recreational facilities are most suited to the
_ climate better than persons who have but recently
_ come to live in the area.
An innocent. hypothesis perhaps, but niggardly
and obstructive criticism hardly complimentary: in
_-» some eyes. to Bob Parkinson and Oliver Salvador
~ whot were chosen for publicity roles because of their
ie experience on similar recreational Projects
_. elsewhere. .
Tt is’ our. view. ‘that community- -minded: in-
mee ‘dividuals, whether native sons or recent arrivals, :
should be encouraged when they: give ‘of their time ©
and knowledge with good intent, especially. when —
not teo long ago attempts. to provide swimming.
pools i in both Staney ¢ and Central Saanich ended 1 in 1
“e ‘SPARA. has no
of financial support. :
thwhile facilities.
It is reasonable to suggest that SPARA in due.
_ time can promote the facilities that residents have
now to travel up to 20 miles to enjoy, as long as the
hesitant accept the dictum, “How much easier it is .
to be critical than to be correct.” .
Elsewhere, without doubt, there . are others ‘of the a
same mind but with a more convenient location ‘in :
ees “arbitrarily dismissed ‘con.
“struction ofa. ‘pool if shown to be. financially
feasible, but as a Peninsula project rather than on a. .
_ local basis. At the same time it must be recognized —
that. ‘present | proposals shave, been endorsed by |
service clubs and other organizations in the three —
municipalities - and: have | attracted, meaningful af
A tug-of-war between. opposing factions at. this oe
en time is to be deplored, and can only lead to failure «
of the | prime objective to ‘provide a recreational
centre available to the entire Peninsula population.
~-and capable of. expansion: to include other wor.
Cenlonntal committer all over
projects to. commemorate: the
~eentennial of British, Columbia.
“ §oining Confederation, and. are
coming up. with a selection of,
parks, community halls,
libraries, museums and similar
projects, For instance, on Salt
Spring Island the centennial
commiltye had to choose from -
three proposals, One was. the
improvement of Drummond
Park at Fulford, another was the .
- Gleaned From |
BB. C.’ Ss Wellies
“BY EDGAR DUNNING , fs
Quaife of Dunean is 100 per pent
the province are busy choosing |
of Victoria and Mayor Frank Ney
municipalities on the island take:
over
“as a centennial project.
“The mayors claimed that the E
‘Canadlan
reconstruction of a. community
hall and the third was the ex-
~ tension of the Centennial Library
majority, the Drummond Park
proposn! was finally chosen ng
the Salt Spring Island project.
committee. there plumped for
: playground Wwible pict: aid
games aren.
But on Vancouver Island,
opeveral districts are talking up a
project more ambitious and
Pnoginative, The Cowichan
at Ganges. By a considerable»
And on. Galiano the centennial
_ bender says that Mayor dares ©
behind Mayor Courtney Haddock.
of . Nanaimo. . to. - have.
the operating cof, the
Ssquimalt and Nanaimo dayliner
N. service, which. the
Pacific. Hallway) is
threatening to close down, should
become. a centennial project. so
that the service an the line could
be improved and extended, (he
schedule changed to make: it
more convenient. and amenities
added even if it meant additional
rolling stock, . a
The ny nsane qe ales tevin 1%
have the dayliner . schedule
reversed right away, so that it
and
leaves Courtenay for Vietorla in,
(hie Mar obiaggs and reluran ub thin
evens, -
And they'll keep on ‘Arying i
have their proposal adopted by
municipalities as a. centennial
project by working with councils:
we Mie
Peace at Saanichton Bay.
Lloyd Baker Photo
Masters car club. of Sidney; ‘wish
_to extend their. thanks to‘all those’
who: ‘supported a very. successful se
-car. wash on Saturday . “We would»:
also. like to thank the manager of.
Safeway — Store. for’.
| Sidney -
ee audience,
ae allowing us to use their. premises, ann
the co-operation: an
“ patronage: of their’ staff.- moe
‘to We
BAND TRIP
The Editor, Sidney Review, Sir:
Last month was the start of the
Okanagan Summer School’s plan.
to get sponsors for the Summer
“School band trip to Japan. ’As:a
member of the band, I-was in on: ~
the plan, but I have decided not to
go to Japan. .In my opinion the
expenses required :to send one
student to Japan are too much for
my parents | and for the. com-
munity. ;
I would like to: thank you for
express my appreciation to other
people who were prepared to.
: sponsor me. on this trip...
ae John Russell
9180 w. ‘Saanich Rd.
and for
Mike Nunn, Pres.,
and
Sal€ Spring Island’ 20 years. ago
better, and oh so true,
ig BO typical and how hard it is to
Goody's) wine making
classy. (One should remeraber it's
written. dn athe: Vghter”
Terrifless i
We figure if Gould had stayed
18 years he could have pul) Bry
Litthe Acrey to shame, Hope he
writes another, book, We laughed
(i) the Gain caine He? aunt you
know it's true, |
Elizabeth Derksen (Mrs)
: UTIF ath St,
sidney W..
SAL 1 SPRING POL Ls TION
battton bine eviews, Sane
Your recent anticle rete Tring th |
“the Patlard cat worn tk viel
withont sone toundation.-
(here ie sucha woman, three
miles tren Ganges, near Lake
and chambers of commerce,
Another *
cooperating with, the Okanagan
-|- Summer. School. ‘T-also wish to
_ RRNOD |
“the portraying of violence and
7 out a valuable point in a story”
BY JOHN
Recently the newspapers
have. carried the story of a
young lad who dismantled a
live bomb. There are several
noteworth . points ‘to. this:
amazing story. The lad had
been watching a movie or TV
program which showed how.
this was done, and, because he »
had seen it in. the show he
figured he could do-it too!
point possibly ‘also
depicted: in the show, and.
carried out by the boy, was-
that he sent his companion -
~away out of rangeof a possible.
a explosion, The last angle that?
was quite impressive was the
* steadiness of hand and nerve.
‘The. education’ power. of .
visual instruction can hardly
_ be: overestimated,’ and while
this. example -is outstanding,
~-we have only to watch small:
boys: swaggering around: with «
_ guns and other. paraphernalia ear
_. tosee enacted what they have»
been watching on TV.or in
fe movie land. : ae
5 The flagr ant betrayal of ur.
young people goes on: and on in
murder, “which. is’ not: shown
for. educative | or. corrective
purposes but just to thrill the
~ Beverley — Balter: ‘brought
Torque eye Car Club,
The Review, Sirs.¢
“parents fighting over the custody “50 Yeas Ago.
it and has no control. over it's
wisdom © of
laf
Gould's.
frankly, it's the most} We left,
and honestly, nothing could De
os The.story of the visit to friends.
finda beach, Also dike the one
Jabot.
vein), ,
skine. Caldwell) (author of God's
“Files of the Reviow |
A-very “enjoyable: farewell
surprise :. ‘party “was given” in
this popular young gentleman: a
jolly evening before his depar-
ture for Chicago. where he will
work in one of ‘the largest
raachine shops in that city.
‘atrons of the Sidney ‘Flying
Line’ stage are loud in the praise
been puton the Victoria route by
ear has the Jargest wheel base of
aany earcon the Island, namely
fC 4 Ans., the Tength avert
boing § 20 fl. m _
an Yours: AMO ee
Ry a majority of 98 ‘voles to
“throe, Ward Six ratepayers voted
to secede from Saanich and farm.
heir owns municipality, The
perance Hall, Keating, on
present, At a similar meeting in
the . Brentwood) Tay. area the
preceding Monday
‘ratepayers there decided to stay:
with Saanich municipality,
1 Veurk Aygo .
— Sudden climax. to a week af
chilly. weather brought
district a blanket of snow on
Thursday, the heaviest fall so
late in the year binge ia) ie:
ceording toweather reports More
than eight inches was recorded in
North Saanich, but by Friday the
Wow had already laced bu luni,
An eight-pound baby boy was
born to Mrs. Ervin Case aboard
the baat Georgeson Bay en route
pm, on Wednesday. Before
skipper Gearpe Goorgesan contd
‘daek othe boar the child was
delivered almost within the reach
af De HOW, Sehnscr who vag
A il
Continued an Page 4
waiting, at the wharf,
of the fine Packard Six which has: |
the progressive firm: of Dy AVey
and Hobson, Tt is said ‘that this
meeting: was held in the Tem.
Wednesday: with 125: persons’
the:
the.
SQUANCE
written of First World War
times. A boy was playing war
games with the aid of a foster
parent and an array of. toy
- soldiers: Over and over the
opposing armies. had been
killed off. in bloody. con-
frontations. At last the elder,
felt something must be done to
change the’. lad’s
standing of war. So one af-
ternoon when asked to repeat
the game he said he couldn't
‘play. it again because all the :
soldiers had been killed. That
“meant that they were. dead °
- and could no longer be played ©
with: This proved tobe a
salutary and valuable lesson to an
the ‘child. :
The drinking, shooting and
general ‘mayhem is often —
depicted, but. its results in:
-heart-break; ‘broken. homes,
ope and permanent loss” is rarely OS
shown, - Perhaps . this short-.
coming “Ofs
-tertainment™ is: partly Te-: nee
ponsible, for. rioting | and |
“picture ©
havior
when it is ‘forever too late. -
The. - discipline B and
~~ “discretion | of ‘the Sidney.
Portier movies; So far: as}
have. seen them, are very .
-helpful:in this regard. So are
|~ the Disney pictures, They are, .
-worthy of every. support:
‘Young people are crying for -
challenge; they. need - wind-
more widely used to stimulate
“and re-inforce the ideals they
| cherish instead. of burying |
“them-in trash?
honour of Lawrence Hafer at the - ; hi
home of his mother in Keating.” aa
About 45 friends gathered to give:
PHONE FOR”
DEL WERY
Your choice
under-.
en-..
ae can
1rough ‘entertainment “media” :
“While. its. results. in, tragedy
‘and: loss, ‘is only -Tecognized
“mills to tilt. Why cannot this:
_ great. educative medium be -
RUTH ENKE VIEWS
There are times. when I’m
tempted to give up on the human
race.
Take, for instance that
March 1 crash on Douglas Street
when. four youths in a small
‘ European car crashed head on
inot a semi-trailer truck. All four
were killed and .police,. who’
worked for an hour trying to free
the bodies from the wreckage,
were hindered by a crowd of
curious sensation seekers.
Such people baffle me. It’s so
sad and sickening that human
beings should act like that. But
some do. whereever opportunity
offers.
They did when fifteen years
ago there was a bad crash on
Blenkinsop. Road and all’ four
occupants of the car were killed.
By. next day the stream. af
sightseers. past where the ac-.
cident occurred was so thick that
a policeman was stationed there
to control the traffic. Sweet grey-
haired grannies being taken for a
lovely Sunday drive!
About twenty years ago, north
of Ladysmith, a car containing
four adults and. four’ children
crashed. through the guard rail
and fell into.a deep river pool.
~The same.kind of sensation
day so they could watch the car
and. eight sodden bodies being
brought up. Equipped: with: their
cameras and lunches, they set
out early for a.merry day. The...
river. banks were crowded with
the jostling. throng that included
munching ‘sandwiches happily.
_ If someone almost drowned ina
victim: |
found: a fire- ‘gutted. ete
: They’ re ineducable, »
It seems’ to: me that if one
bulances are’ there, spectators
the human race,:
PLAN YOUR GARDEN
AND SEE US FIRST AT
im ROYAL NURSERY
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4600. PAT BAY HIGHWAY.
FLOWERING sununs 4
EVERGREENS
TREES — BULBS —
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ready for planting now,
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~ AND CAUFORNIA
VIA PLO's (New Look) "ARCADIA" |
aft voyages includes: four
8-day Alaskan Gruiges through May)
1S Citi
seekers turned out in crowds next -}-
many young. mothers who were |.
free to have fun when they’d sent
their children off to school. Fancy.
while you watched a scene like:
that!.
lake, you may be sure the crowd =
‘would rush down ‘to. the. float, ~
nearly submerging it with their = | 44
weight and making it difficult for’ -|°
“the inhalator crew, fo reach the
A house where a ‘murder has ae
-where. the charred ‘corpses.
‘couldn’ t.even be identified - these ..
| are : the: places. that: draw: the.
: | ghouls, the "unimaginative clods.
z ee ve a ee ce _ Visitors Welcome
How does one'combat that sort .——
of behaviour?: Not by education, ||
cannot help, one continues on
one's way, shaken, sick and sad, : -
Uf doctor, police, nurse or’ am-
area hindrance and ani insult to :
“It any, members: of my family.
“were harmed: inva Public. ace
fr ‘on Galiana. to Ganges at 6.45.
June and July from $175.00 Cdn.
four G«day ¢ ee ornle Coruised tharowyh
June and July from $145.00 Cdnvj a
spcocia) Qa aye "Golden State Crilee"
from $195.060.¢ | ;
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«ne
PAULIN TRAVEL
P & © Agent in Victoria
1006 GOVERNMENT ST.
382-9160
cident, I'd be enraged by spec-
tators who pushed and milled
about to get a better look at the
mangled bodies of those I loved.
In my darker moments, I often
think that if we had televised
hangings in Canada the sensation
seekers would be glued to their
TV sets, drinking beer and eating
party snacks.
Gibbet, gallows, guillotine - all
through history the same sort of
people have gathered for a
beastly kind of thrill.
There’s tragedy enough in life,
but there are always some who
want to gloat over violent and
unnatural death.
Such people make 1 me sick.
saree
Me CH
URC! ES
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ST. ANDREW'S - SIDNEY
Ph. 656-2143 or 656-3666
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PASSION SUNDAY
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. Arch Deacon H.. Dowker
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