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RECOVERING from a ‘cruel attack ‘bya an unknown
person, four-year-old - Paddy, pure-bred — ‘Trish.
~ > setter, maintains a. dignified “composure. Many. -
offers. of a reward have. been made by dog ‘lovers.

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BY PAT. MUNSON

The phone rings frequently
in Sidney Visitors’ In-
formation Bureau, tourists
pour through sometimes at the
rate. of 300 a day, and
questions are asked. which
would make your head spin.
But none of this phases. the
Bureau staff, headed by Mrs.
Scotty Starr.

On opening day © last.
Thursday, the accumulated .
winter dust’ was being swept
away (in between phone calls)
and stacks of new pamphlets
were being. unpacked © and
arranged as Scotty and: her
-assistant, Mrs. Helen Stenton,

- prepared for the summer

rush.
EYE ON FERRY

The office, sponsored by the
‘Chamber. of Commerce, is on
First Avenue where staff can
keep an eye on the Anacortes
Washington State ferry as it
rounds the spit..This always
provides a burst of. business
but many other tourists: come
through Sidney enroute from |
Swartz Bay or: arriving by
_ private boat.

they get here,” chuckles Mrs...

Visitors can. help them-

“Sometimes T- wonder how”

~ Starr. ‘They come in, wanting
- -to know how to get to B.C.”

“selves to road and camp site :
2 maps, pamphlets" covering”

Local Student
One of 13°

summer.

majoring in French and German:

and will) be guest ‘of. the’ West
German. government for part, of.
‘her stay.
The: “work” involved i is part of
an arrangement ‘made: with.
Canadian | universities each Of |.
which are ‘sending a quota of”
students this summer. Four days
included ” in: the-

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program. Baie

“6k To Germany

‘University of. Victoria. student’
Lee Burrows, daughter, Of Mr.
W. 1415.
McTavish Rd “left this week fora.
rogram. ‘of work’ and ©
sight seeing” in‘ Frankfurt, Ger-.
many. One of. 13: students chosen’
for. the session, Miss | Burrows: is.

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attractions such as Mica Dam,
Barkerville, and Peace River,
a Calendar of Events for B.C.
and new guides such as"gem
hunting” and “‘fishing in tidal
waters,”’ put out this year. by
the government.

MANY QUESTIONS
But this is not all the tourists
want. The Bureau staff gets
asked myriad questions such
as where to dig clams (and

also how to cook them ), where
to swim (Mrs. Starr recom-
mends Pat Bay), the location

of the liquor store (a popular

one), how to rent fishing boats
and where to get campfire
permits...

Open: seven days a. week
from. 10 a.m. to. 6 p.m.,.the

Visitors’ Bureau is supported

by a provincial grant to
promote tourism, but the
office gives a kind of service

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VISITORS TO SIDNEY will get a helping hand — :
from Mrs. Scottie Starr and Mrs. Helen Stenton ate.
the Information Bureau on First Street, 2 Review _

quite out of proportion with
the rather meagre allocation.

Assisted by Mrs. Stenton,
who has had 36 years | ex-
perience with tourists in
Banff, and by two girls during
summer holidays, Mrs. Starr
makes air and motel reser-
vations, arranges ferry
bookings, ~ hires cars,
discusses routes and makes
long-distance phone calls ‘at
the visitor’s expense).

ODD JOBS

Often there are personal
crises such as the man who
came into the Bureau from his

boat. at 1 p.m. with- broken

dentures. ‘‘He had them back
in his head at 4.p.m.”, ‘com-
mented the ‘‘chief’’ who. ad-
mits that she enjoys. this job
because she is interested: in
the community and likes
helping people.

Besides ‘handling requests
for information by -mail

(which. are answered in.
longhand, personally,) the’

Bureau staff’ makes -many
friends. Scotty Starr, who. is
possessed of a good memory
as well as a talent for ferreting
out information, pointed to the
“signature. of.'a man who

returned last week to Sidney

as a visitor after an absence of
five years. ‘‘I recognized

| “him,” said Scotty casually,
although the. visitors’ book for.
- 1969 showed 19,000 ‘Signatures! :

ACCOMMODATION NEED:

«Most tourists are glad that. a
Sidney: has. not. become too:
~ commercialized... EE,
~The only thing’ lacking. here, ca
_-in® the: Bureau’s  opinion,. is.
“accommodation. —
grounds as well as motels, are

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over-crowded and one of the
most difficult questions to
answer is whether or not the
McDonald Camp Site is full.

‘We need much better in-

formation here,’’? says Mrs.
Starr who says campers have
to start lining up in the
morning to use a site before
nightfall.

ight Course

The last. course to be offered
this spring by .the . Adult
Education. Division of the
Saanich School Board is on
Defensive Driving.

The Defensive Driving Courses
are offered in collaboration with
the Capital Region Safety Council
and emphasize defensive driving
techniques which avoid accident
producing situations.

Four similar courses have
already. been held in the penin-—
sula area since. last. Sep-
tember. The fifth course ‘begins
on June 2 2 at North Saanich Junior

Appointed.
-- Two new members. have
been appointed to Sidney’ s:

Booster for.

transplant operations . is
John’ -S. Craddock, 709

“kidney ba nk’.
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year-old

because |
malfunction, . ;

kidney.

his operation. will

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kidney

Wains Cross Road. who —
says plans are underway
in Vancouver to establish a

Craddock became
the first. person from |
Greater. Victoria. to. un-
Hfe-saving.
‘operation when he: was
given the kidney Of a Jeo
motorcycle -

victim in Vancouver. last

March, The trans ‘plant.
ended an 18-month siege:
for. the young teacher who.
had been forced to spend
24 hours each week on the.
renal dialysis maching at
Royal subilec Hospital:

Now fit and working. in
his garden, John Craddock
hopes that the, success of
| five
courage to others suffering

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‘Chairman, said’ John

Atcheson, who served on a.
‘similar: organization. in

‘Edmonton and Harry
‘Tobin, . School. Board
‘trustee will. attend a

special meeting within the
next two weeks when a
change in zoning densities
will be considered.
“ANd. Perry says that
B.C. Tel and B.C. Hydro
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session course js held on con-
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evenings. Al Borbely is the in-
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Overall participation in aduit.
evening classes reached another
high this year. Total enrolment.
exceeded 1,100 in -74. courses
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