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Let us show you how our program Pam 2. Ossett a
can make a difference in your travels. Island in 1890, just

in time to take advantage of
land available in the new
township of Sidney.

He purchased lots num-
bered four, five and six,
proposing to build a hotel on
i | thecentre lot
1} On Sept. 2, 1891, he wrote

| | aletter to the Supt, Provin-
cial Police, applying for a li-
cense to sell “liquors, wine,
ales, and beer ...

“The Hotel willbe a good
substantial two-story frame
building, containing about 12
rooms, and will be kept by
myselfinaquietandre =
pace oe eeteiatacn PHOTO COURTESY SIDNEY MUSEUM
and the Sidney House came’ | This photograph of the one inal Hote! Sidney was taken around 1920.
to be. Poe

5 44. 2 600° Hi]. In July 1892, the City of good and Bissett added : asec-.| prietorship the Hotel Sidney. that ran the full length of
Victoria suffered a smailpox | ond wingtothehotel -——s«(|_-wastheplacetogoifyou =| what was to become the din
ae | 101-7851 East Saanich Rd. scare. With memories ofepi: | 1n1895,the Bissettsde | wanted to purchase choice: ing room..
aa | Peiahs _ Saanichton, B. C. ee demics of the early 1860s and} cided to sell the hotel to “wines, liquors and cigars. . However, the saloon’s pop-
2 ravenna : eet ht | 70s still fresh in their minds, | George Riley, a railway con- When the First World War. | _ularity soon waned at the in-
Pererercenetaels = nope ane city folk fled to the outlying . | tractor and they appearto ~ | broke out training troops _| troduction of prohibition in —
mye Modells ages RPL cuaele Asta a, Wee ee” 2 os | districts and the Hotel Sidney have moved to the Victoria | were stationed in Sidney and 1917. The hotel had to adapt
a NAAT | soon had a full guestlist. | area... |: the militar y camp was sit |. to the new liquor laws and the
ap wy a Al >” The epidemic failed to {--- -Riley.in turn sold the hotel. ated where Sanscha Hall now - | business became known for...”
on Sup) ort Your Loca Bi bl ae spread to Sidney, andcon- | to Frank Greaves Norrisand) j_ stands. : ef its chicken dinners instead...
a vas | cerned guests enjoyed anim- his partner, Richard Jackson. | -. The thirsty troops pres: = lo On Nov. 30, 1948, the Ho- ©
eg Re. AN T A munity they might nothave . | Norris, operated the hotel: ‘sured Tester to keep up with | |. tel Sidney — then owned by |
SHI Pp y ( ave had the opportunity for had : TA ‘until 1910. Sout demand for drink, and 4S. Fvang— was completely

they remained in the: city. af | Peter N. Tester purchased

: destroyed after fire broke ou
In 1893, businesswas. * the hotel, and under his pro- sa

~~: The lot remained vacant eee
until AM. Dore built the new. :
2 Hotel Sidney in 1951...
’ Although the original hotel.
te : is long gone, The Hotel Sid:
All of DENTU E: are: Ae “ney has long remained a:
Jandmark on our waterfront

x Warranted against excessive ‘wear, "breakage or discoloration, : fo rov erace ntu be

: *.Tighter and more comfortable fit with no painful pressure points = ry.

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‘| For Appoiritments ne 652- 9978 Lansing 0. Swart, after he pur-

i| |. chased the property in 1873.
———.... | Swart's Bay was too difficult to
| pronounce, and was. then

hee _| changed to Swartz Bay,
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Join us for a weekend of Agricultural |
competitions and exhibitions, ames and rides, —
_ Educational experiences, great food, lots of fun,

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1528 Btellys. Cross Road

Moses Point Road.
Daniel David Moses went
to the gold fields in the Cari-
‘bou to make his fortune. He ©
may have found it arduous or
not lucrative enough because
he returned and opened a bar
and a hotel in Victoria.

McTavish Road

In 1878, Archibald Mc-:
-Tavish came to Saanich Penin-
sula-and bought a.40. acre
farm. Part of this farm is now.
the Ardmore Golf Course. His
was the first farm with a tele
1. phone line to Victoria,

McDonald Park Rond
Donald McDonald arrived
) In B.C. in 1858, attracted by
“Cariboo. goldfields, Twelve
“years later he went back to
Scotland (o marry. car

In 1873, he bought 370.
| acresin North Saanich and in _
i | he Resthnven area. He served
“on the committee that spon-
sored and built Institute Hall
1 where the first school classes
were held,

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