News A WARM WELCOME FOR Katy McLean (seated), a 17-year-old exchange student sponsored by the Bren- twood Bay Rotary Club, who arrived on the Peninsula Thursday night from Nunawading, Australia. During a one-year visit here McLean will attend Parkland Secon- dary School and will stay with four host families for a period of three months each. Making McLean feel welcome are (-1) Brentwood Bay Rotary Club president Dave Bowker, with club members Andy Rosequist and Bill Beamish with son Torey, 6, Heather Beamish and son Jaymes, 1. Hunter chosen caucus secretary Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Lynn Hunter was re-elected Saturday as caucus secretary for the coming year: The New Democratic party fed- eral caucus met in Ottawa on the weekend before the House of Commons resumed sitting Mon- day. BIRDHOUSES by Cousin Den “There was a very positive tone at the caucus meeting,” Hunter said. She was first chosen caucus secretary last year, after being elected to the House of Commons in November 1988. Dave Stupich, MP for Nanaimo- Cowichan, was elected caucus chairman. : Windsor Hammer ~ “WALL BANGER” 100% GUARANTEE. NEVER BUY A HAMMER AGAIN REGS SALE Windsor Tape 3/4” x 16’ INCREDIBLE Solid Pine Quality Craftmanship Durable Water Resistant Finish DIFFERENT STYLES from 328° CANADA'S Original FINISHING STORE! __ SOLID OAK PARQUET FLOORING 34.2 Windsor Plywood NE _ DAILY AT CLEAR-OUT PRICES! 2471 Beacon Ave. 656-9231 Sidney Th Letter campaign draws wide support, SSPC rep says | Highway planning half sought by lobby A letter writing campaign by about 30 citizens’ groups from the Gulf Islands to James Bay is in full gear and will continue to send letters to Highways Minister Rita Johnston through February, a spo- kesman for Save Saanich Penin- sula Communities said. “The focus of the letters is to call for a moratorium on further freeway planning, to call for envi- ronment and land use studies and do an examination of alternate modes of transportation,” Clar- ence Bolt said. Work to improve intersections of the Pat Bay Highway at Mackenzie Avenue, Keating Crossroad and Beacon Avenue could be done now while studies are being com- pleted, Bolt said. ws eZ” LADIES WEAR EVERYTHING MUST GO ALL STOCK — ALL FIXTURES ‘Review Wednesday, January 24, 1990 ne SA, January 24, 1990 — B10 ly £0, “Sidney Location “9% ONLY”; . “We're stretching our campaign night through until February,” Bolt said. “The groups together have several thousand members.” Representatives from all the citi-g» zen’s groups met recently and combined their efforts to oppose the Pat Bay Highway being upgraded to freeway status. SSPC also requested that the proposed moratorium be extended to include the construction of new super ferries and the expansion of the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. “We have decided to start this letter writing campaign because the Minister of Highways has failed to answer our letters or take seriously the residents who spoke against the freeway at public meet- wo ings held throughout the Peninsula this past November,” Bolt said. The group supports increased policing and design improvements to three problem highway intersec- tions immediately. % “We couldn’t stop our order so. . .” W SPRING FASHIONS ARRIVING Similar Stock and Similar Prices to be as 652-5632 Ges) 2120 KEATING X RD. MON.-FRI. 8-5:30 SAT. 8:30-5 Found at Our “BRENTWOOD LOCATION”