Continued from Page A6é At the Oct. 5 council meeting, Mayor Ted Jones appropriately informed his fellow council mem- bers that the Panorama issue ‘‘is not going to go away.” I urge you to publicize more information, in particular the con- tents of the two professional Teports done by Professional Environmental Recreation Con- Sultants Ltd. Their comprehensive reports were tabled in June 1990 and January 1992. PERC study section 2.3 states, ~The consultants also met with officials of the Capital Regional District and the Ministry of Recre- ation in order to determine any legal requirements related to future operations and expansion of the Leisure Center. “If Central Saanich is interested in joining with North Saanich and Sidney in the two Capital Regional District functions (i.e. Panorama Leisure Center operation and com- munity recreation programming) . the only thing that Central Saanich council needs to do is pass a resolution of consent, say- ing they want to participate. “There is no obligation to hold a referendum, but if council elects to conduct one, it will not be binding — rather it will be advisory to council. “The reason that there is less requirement for a referendum is that an established service already exists. _ “From the time the Panorama Leisure Center was opened in 1977, until recently, Central Saa- nich residents have been able to utilize the facilities on the same basis as residents of North Saanich and Sidney ... with the exception that Central Saanich residents con- tribute nothing toward the finan- cial operation of the center.” Central Saanich residents now encounter a 30 per cent surcharge on admission and a two-week waiting period on any registration. This delay causes Central Saanich residents omission from some of the programs because they are full. It should also be noted that Central Saanich completed a Parks and Recreation Facility Master Plan. One of the recommendations j i ewe 1% BS S SUPE po ers AS NUS elias) Yeh FSO < arising from that plan was that Central Saanich participate with the other two communities in the expansion/renovation of the leisure center, rather than building any major recreation facilities of it’s Own. “Tt has been suggested that the addition of Central Saanich to the partnership responsible for the operation of Panorama Leisure Center would result in significant improvement in the provision of leisure services on the Peninsula.” The mayor and council of Cen- tral Saanich indicate they are con- cemed with tax money involved yet they have no reluctance in paying for two professional Teports, and are now suggesting a very expensive referendum is required when PERC clearly states no referendum need be done because an established service already exists. Council should stop the practice of making professional reports fodder in municipal files. They are elected to represent the entire electorate of Central Saa- nich (not just organizations or society's that may have elected them on any particular platform, i.€. Zero tax increase and zero progress). Council should be urged to think for the good of the commun- ity. The facility is there ... we need to be a part of it. Nick Bidgood Saanichton Huge cost to get the ‘yes’ vote out Editor: If one can believe the latest reports, the federal and provincial governments are spending over $300 million of our tax money in an attempt to convince us to vote “yes” to a shockingly flawed con- stitutional amendment. It is crystal clear that this amendment would enshrine three distinct levels of Canadian citizen-. ship — Aboriginal, Francophones and “Others.” It constitutionally guarantees Quebec the right to be a unilingual (French) state while compelling the rest of Canada to further advance enforced bilingualism. LUCKY FORYOUWE_ | HAVE A HOMEOWNER POLICY THROUGH GORDON HULME LTD! 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