Community

Editor: Valorie Lennox 656-1151

Grant given for Deep Cove hall study

North Saanich has received a
$3,075 B.C. Heritage Trust Fund
grant to study feasibility of restor-
ing the old community hall at the
comer of West Saanich Road and
Wain Road in Deep Cove.

The hall, built in 1922 by the
Deep Cove Social Club, is owned
by the municipality. Although the
building has not been used as a
community hall since the 1950s,
the newly-formed Deep Cove
Community Hall Association
hopes the building can be
upgraded for community use.

“We'te very excited by getting
this grant. It’s been quite a lot of
work achieving it,” said associa-
tion president Terry Ridings.

‘Af the end of this
exercise we may
not have anything,
so we don? want
to form this huge
organization’

The application to the B.C. Heri-
tage Trust Association was made
in March, despite objections from
North Saanich volunteer fire chief
Terry Towle that use of the site for
a community hall could hamper
firemen using the adjoining Wain
Road fire hall.

Speaking on behalf of the fire
committee at Monday’s council
meeting, Ald. Brian Dunic urged
council to pass a motion declaring
the hall could not be used as a
community centre on the present
Site.

Firemen fear increased traffic at
: the hall would block access to and
from the fire hall, Dunic-said.

Council defeated the motion by
. a four to three vote, with Ald. Bill
~ Turner and Ald. Bill Gordon back-

ing-Dunic.

Mayor Maurice Chazottes, who
cast the deciding vote, said council
should wait for the heritage report
before making a decision.

Ridings said the study will con-
sider the parking, the septic field,
the condition of the building and
the needs of the fire department.

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“As a local resident, I don’t
want the fire department not to be
able to get out to my house if it is
bumming down,” Ridings said.

“We're looking at the whole
concept of having a community
hall here.”

The association now consists of
10 volunteer directors. Ridings
said the group will not seek
increased membership until the
feasibility study is completed.

“At the end of this exercise we
may not have anything, so we
don’t want to form this huge

organization,” Ridings said.

He hopes the project will pro-
ceed. Interested community
groups and individuals will be
invited to join in the project, he
said.

A survey on the hall is being
circulated in Deep Cove by the
association. If the hall is restored,
association members suggest it
could be used by many local
groups.

For information contact Ridings
at 655-1225 or Lois Mason at
656-6428.

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