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Kditor:

Residents of North Saanich have
once again tossed the ball back to
councth ,

Rejection of a costly solution to
a basic problem. -— disposal. of
human waste -— doubtless had as
much to do with the high price as
with. fear of increased develop-
ment, over which Council can and
does exercise control.

Since 1979 the sewering ques-
tion has preoccupied a succession
of councils and despite costly
consultants’ reports, suggestions
from concerned residents and
advice from responsible agencies,

the situation has worsened.

1 would welcome council acting
upon any or all of the following:
a) cessation of any new construc-.
tion in the affected arcas until
problems are resolved
b) require repair of malfunctioning
septic tanks within a stipulated
period
c) mandatory. pump out every
second year for. propertics with
malfunctioning scptic. tanks

~d) a similar requirement for non- <

conforming s suites in single family .
residences -.
c) capping or control of unused
water -wells.

Obviously, there are. oihér

actions that may. be taken. How-

> ever, as it- has: indicated, the CRD
_. is losing patience with North-Saa-
oomich. We

Now i is the time for council to act.

John-A.P. Stone =.
Former. ‘Alderman:
Nor th Saanich.

"any reason’ to maintain a separate:

Voters - ee
| responsible |
Editor:

“voters” of North Saanich ‘an. apol-
ogy. An. exceptionally large num-

“ber of voters turned. out to cast,
their ballots either for or against:

the: sewer: referendum, The fact
thatthe no-votc. won by “an over-
whelming majority. cettainly does
- not indicate irresponsibility. -

~ Tt-does show. that we don’t want
“sewage dumped in our ocean or on
~ our beaches, 11 does. mean. that
those of us who have good non-
polluting septic. systems feel that

the. problem should be solved: by

fixing the systems. that- are not

funcuoning:

J JANITORIAL STAFF

have stalled 100 long. -

Ald: Rebecca Vermeer: owes “the

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cult arcas but there: are many
people with overflowing ficlds
who just haven't bothered.

There are answers that do not
require dumping on neighboring
municipalities —- that would be»
irresponsible, .

“The fact that the outcome Is not
what Vermeer wanted is obvious,
and yet council members were
supposed to be unbiased. Many of
us are the same people who voted
Rebecca Vermeer into office.

We do expect her to pull
together with other members of
council in order to ensure a
healthy environment for the future.

‘Enid Blakeney:
North Saanich

Vision

Editor:
What is Central Saanich? Where

~ ig.it going? Do you have a vision?

It. is to become a mold of every

- other municipality in the region?

Should. it-compete for every.
industrial development, for the.
right shopping centre,.a substantial
bedroom community?

-Or should it. find its. own special :

many other Asian countrics. How-

ever, Asia still contains the major-

ity of the world’s absolute poor
and faces enormous social prob-
lenis.
For 900 million people of
ee Latin’ America and the
Caribbean, almost every economic
signal points to the Tact that the

development has been derailed
1980’s duc -to debt

during the
repayments and falling commodity
prices.

Contrary to the popular belief
that the moncy is flowing from the
rich nations to the poor nations,
there was a net tranfer of $24
billion from the southern world to
the northern hemisphere taking
into account loans aid, repayments
of the interest-and capital.

In the last 10 years, real prices
for the developing world’s princi-
pal raw matcrials have fallen by 30
per cent.

In Africa and Latin. America,
average incomes have fallen 10 to
25 per cent during the 1980s. In
the 37 poorest nations, spending
per head-on health has been
reduced by 50 per cent. Enrolment
in. schools is now declining:
weight-lorage of the: little oncs. is

identity to play an effective role.

“within the CRD? =

We know. what has worked | so
far, farming and tourism, in. the
limited or. maybe: maderate
g growth,

we think we should: be the same as
other municipalities, then-is: there

Should this now. be. changed? it

ide ntity or: would (we: enjoy: lower»:

taxes by uniting, with other munic-
ipalities ‘and pooling services.

els acruralrather than) an: urban’
ifestyle more desirable?

These: are questions: that should :
- be addressed: in the community.

plan. What input have you had?.
: Mary Graham

_ Central Saanich:

“World help -

off rack:

Kditor:
According to UNICEE'S The

State of the World’s Children, L989 |
there has been slow but-
progress in.-
Thailand and

report,
continued economic
Pakistan,

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falling.

Atleast half a million under-
fives have died last year as a result
of the reversal of a progress duc to
recession and burden of debt.

On the positive side, UNICEF
saved more than two million lives

last year by effective programs like:

immunization, oral rehydration
therapy (a solution that replaces’
the fluids. and. salts lost from the
body during diarrhea; diarrhea
kills 10,000 children every day),
providing clean water supplies,
sanitation facilities, nutrition
eduction, helath and social scr-
vices for mother and child.

The number of children immu-
nized against six child killers —
polio, tuberculosis, whooping
cough, measles, tetanus and dip-
theria — has increased from 10
per cent to over 50 per cent in the

past cight years. Vaccines are sav--
ing at least 1.5 million young lives

a year,

Concerned about the world’s $s

burgeoning population? The UNI-
CEF report notes that parents tend

to have smaller families when they.

are morc ponnident that their chil-

dren will. survive.
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matched by the Government of
Canada. Governments of assisted
countrics match the total of these
amounts.

UNICEF, a recipient of the.
Nobel Peace Prize for its noble
work, deserves gencrous support. |
urge readers to show their compas-
sion and:God’s love by reaching
outland touching destitute chil-
dren, Please buy UNICEF grecting
cards and wilt items. Tax deducti-
ble donations may be sent to: -

UNICEF.

2230 Oak Bay Ave.,

Victoria, B.C.

V8R 1G5

Tel: (604): 598-9922.

Bish Bhagwanani
Publicity Chairman
UNICEF Victoria

Quebec’s
Trojan Horse
Editor:

As a British Columbian, I was a
litle disappointed with our posi-
tion on Mecch Lake. Special status
for Quebec is a Trojan Horse in
which is hidden a thousand special
concessions that appointed judges
will define to their hearts’ content.

~ Quebec will have all the benefits
of sovereignty. and all the cco-:
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