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Theo’s Place loses business
In case of mistaken identity

Educators at Sidney Elementary
came Out this week in defense of
Theo Macris, a Sidney restaurateur
who is being mistaken for a Sidney
businessman who was convicted
last week of sexual assault against
two teenage girls.

“The public should be made
fully aware that the owner of
Theo’s Place, Theo Macris, is not
the same individual as the other
Sidney restaurateur of the same
first name,” said a letter to the
editor signed by 22 staff members
at Sidney Elementary Monday.

“Macnis has been an exemplary
Sidney businessman and father.
We have known the family well
and wish that your readers and the
community at large not be con-
fused over the accused.”

Macnis, contacted at home Tues-
day, said he has received 50 to 60
telephone calls after stories
appeared in the Victoria Times
Colonist and The Province identi-
fying the man as a Sidney restaur-
ateur but not naming his business.

The Review carried a story in
last week’s edition which identi-
fied the convicted man’s place of
business.

“Its a terrible thing,” Macris
said emotionally. “I felt so bad the
other day.

“People call you, they don’t ask
for an explanation, they just give
dirty words and hang up the
phone,” he said.

His restaurant, Theo’s Place on
Fifth Street, has suffered a serious
decline in business and at least
five people who booked Christmas
parties or other functions have
canceled.

“T’m here 12 years in Sidney :

and everyone knows me as Theo,”
Macris said. “Very few people
know him.”

Meanwhile, regular patrons have
called and offered words of
encouragement, Macris said.

But, explaining the problem to
his children was difficult after they
asked what all the fuss was about,
Macris said. His daughters, age 16
and 14, anda son age 10, help out
in the restaurant on- weekends.

In many cases, Macris does not
have the opportunity to tell callers
that he is not the Theo in question.

He said he approached the
Times Colonist with a request for
clarification last Wednesday.

Convicted of two counts of sex-
ual assault by Supreme Court
Justice Kenneth Murphy in Victor-
ia Oct. 27 was Theologus Joseph
Gardener, 51, owner of Pelicanos
Cafe and Bakery. Gardener will be
sentenced Nov. 26.

C.S. won't wait for road work

Problems with trucks travelling.
through residential neighborhoods
is just one reason why Central
Saanich wants the Ministry of
Highways to complete promised
work on the Pat Bay Highway.

Municipal engineer Al Mackey
told council Oct. 26 that he would
try to clarify the status of the
projects during an upcoming mee-
ting with the Ministry of High-
ways.

Coun. Arlene Box asked Mac-
key to convey council’s concem
over the truck access to the munic-
ipality. ““We have to get some
solution,” she said.

Council specifically directed
staff to check on the closing of
East Saanich Road at the Pat Bay
highway which was originally to
be completed by the end of
December; on the extension of the
acceleration lane southbound on
the highway at Tanner Road,
which was to be done by the end of
December; and on the extension of
the acceleration lane southbound
on the highway at Island View
Road, which was to be done by the
end of October.

“We were promised almost a
year ago most of this upgrading
would take place,” said Coun.
Jack Mar, asking when the work
would be done.

“Tn the next fiscal year,’ Coun.
Ian Cameron responded.

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Draft regulations for the desig-
nation and registration of heritage
buildings in Central Saanich were
reviewed briefly at a council com-
mittee meeting Oct. 26 before
being sent back to municipal staff
for revision.

Council also asked staff to pro-
vide samples of proposed renova-
tion guidelines and application
forms for heritage designation.

Coun. Jan Cameron also asked
if staff could calculate which of
the potential heritage properties in
Central Saanich could accommo-
date a second building.

His question related to a clause —
adopted to preserve the Hagan
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$3.6 MILLION HALL

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Holmes also identified the ques-
tion of locating funds to pay for an
anticipated annual operating
deficit of the facility.

“We've looked at two alterna-
tives to this question: Either
through grants from the munici-
palities or through income genera-
tion from surplus land assets,”
Holmes told council.

Preliminary work on the project

is quite comprehensive, Coun.
John Calder said.

“Having two high profile non-
profit agencies working together
for a common goal makes it easier
for council to deal with a project
of this caliber,” Calder said.

The committee made a motion
Monday to meet with North Saa-
nich council to discuss the new
community hall proposal.

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