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Becicon improvement stalled by funding

The funding to provide the ideal
eight-way intersection at Beacon
Avenue and Pat Bay Highway, at a
cost in the order of $350,000 to
$400,000, would be difficult to
find, according to the assistant
deputy minister of transportation
and highways.

That was but one of the out-
comes of a meeting March 10
between a delegation from Sidney
council — including Mayor Marie
Rosko and Ald. John Calder —
and the minister, Art Charbon-
neau, his assistant deputy minister
and executive assistant Sandra
Houston.

The Sidney delegation also
heard, to their relief, that the
minister has no intention of
removing the two-year moratorium
on the Peninsula but gave no such

assurance for the Western Com-
munities, according to Calder.

He said the minister was most
emphatic that there was no ~hid-
den agenda’”’ on the highway sys-
tem but seemed reluctant to enter-
tain expenditure of $350,-
$400,000 which may not form part
of an improved highway system in
the future.

The ministry expressed disap-
pointment at Sidney’s rejection of
an interchange approved by the

" previous council in office — and

supported, it claimed, by around
80 per cent of those in attendance
at a public meeting — stating that
Highways have already spent
almost $1 million on design and
planning for the Beacon Avenue
interchange.

Closed post offices good topic

A backhanded stab at Canada
Post’s closing of rural post offices
was slipped in as Central Saanich
agreed to back a student writing
competition.

Council members agreed March
16 to pass on details of the compe-
tition to the municipal heritage
committee.

In recognition of Canada’s
125th anniversary, the theme is
“the unique heritage of the stu-
dent’s community.”

The competition is open to stu-
dents aged 11 to 15.

Ald. Clarence Bolt suggested a
suitable topic for a letter could be
“the role of local rural post offices
in the heritage of our country.” He
added that Canada Post is closing

SEAPLANES

tural post offices across the
country.

Council directed the heritage
committee to provide resource
materials to any student requesting
information for the letter-writing
competition.

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No council member will sit on
the Central Saanich Heritage
Advisory Committee under bylaw
amendments approved March 16.

Under the amendments, the
committee will include six mem-
bers appointed by council.

Although any member of coun-
cil may attend the committee
meetings, council will not have an
official representative on the com-
mittee.

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and other even more offensive,
noisy nuisances.”

Council unanimously agreed to
communicate to the transportation
agency its opposition to float char-
ter services at the Port of Sidney
before the April 3 deadline.

However, Ald. Don Amos
pointed out that council’s previous
decision to allow expansion of the
marina before the present capacity
was filled left them with very little
leverage. “Now it’s going to be
tougher” to oppose this charter
service, he wamed.

In his submission to the trans-
portation agency, Pullen said “the
air charter service ... will be an
integral service of great benefit to
Port Sidney Marina,” enhancing
its popularity in particular with
US. boaters by providing conven-
ient transport.

He also says that, if approved, it
will be the only float plane charter
service on the east coast of the
Saanich Peninsula.

There would “‘a significant
demand for PSAC’s services, quite
apart from the marina-generated
demand.”

The submission maintains that
the public interest would be served
by granting the application
because the service would boost
tourist potential at Port Sidney
Marina, recognized as Sidney’s
major effort towards revitalization
of the town’s economy.

To add insult to the council’s
injury, the application quotes in
support of its application a recent
study commissioned by the town
which said that the marina would
be the cornerstone of the Port

Sidney resort development.

“PSAC’s proposed operation, by
helping to ensure the marina’s
success, will therefore help to
ensure the entire Port Sidney
resort’s success, thereby making a
very significant contribution to the
economic well being of the Town
of Sidney.”

Reffering to the seaplanes issue
at the March 23 meeting, acting
administrator Paul Edgington said
it was anticipated the staff review
of the proposed marina bylaw
amendment would be ready for
consideration at the next regular
council meeting.

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Calder was pleased to note that
the ministry is considering bor-
rowing for capital construction
projects rather than financing them
from annual budgets — a move
which would accelerate the project
considerably.

Charbonneau concluded that he
would review the options available
to him but did not want to do
anything which might compromise
a CRD Transportation Study cur-
rently underway.

At the March 10 meeting, Cal-
der and the assistant deputy minis-
ter differed on the interpretation of
the CRD study, the latter maintain-
ing that the task force report will
be one of “general statements”
and Calder expecting it to define
the exact location of interchanges.

Calling for Sidney council to
“keep the heat on, and our face up
front” in negotiations on highway
priorities, Ald. Don Amos pro-
posed that a letter be sent to the
minister thanking him for meeting
with the delegation and suggesting
further meetings. Seconded by
Calder, the motion was carried
unanimously.

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