4 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW NEWS. ee ee ee ', Qe FISH & CH PS 1 » British Owned f Operated 9810-7th Street, Sidney Fr In the Mariner Mall RESERVATIONS ee aie ENTIC § ENGLISH 655-4577 ACCEPTED i Counve rrom FRONT | Although Ryan, as a resi- with COUPON & PURCHASE OF BEVERAGE Extended Hours: Tues., Wed. 4 ~ 7:30 pm * Thurs., 11:30 am - 7:30 pm Fri., Sat. 11:30-8pm @ Sun. 11:30- 7pm —— iN] OR = OuT Municipal Act requires four eligible electors from the District), he. did sign a sworn affidavit. that in- cluded his address as a res- idence on Canoe Cove Road. The Review has since learned that that address is actually for his wife’s art stu- Expires wednesday Feb. 23rd, 2000 resides in. a complex on Harbour Road in Sidney. itis also known that Ryan approached The Review re- questing file information on municipal elections, which he said were relevant to a book he was writing. He _-was denied access to those files. ~The Review tas eneat Complimentary Afternoon Tea », Thurs., Feb. 17 at 2 pm Guest Speaker VANDA HUMPHREY'S on “The Pioneer Streets of Early Victoria and Sidney” RESERVATIONS REQUIRED ‘yj " BEECHWOOD | ae “VILLAGE ESTATES ‘S RETIREMENT COMMUNITY dl MILLS. ROAD, SIDNEY, or -has so far failed to return -. ber is unlisted. _ : Another Complete with ‘soourity, privacy yaad Peereadon: Beechwood Village | Estates is is an ‘ideal residence for active and gadependent seniors. Ess Monthly Fees include:* Sort rast (© Very Friendly Staff ne 8 Weekly Housekeeping © ; fos e * On Site Emergency Response sworn affidavit with the. me my ° + Meal Option Plan ists'an incorrect address on. @ Mini-bus Transportation es ca BS. listed is that of his father, a Ves cemerertist ee ~ Saanich Advisory Planning - liaison to council: - proceedings puzzles Utley,. filed. worth of gas, Utley told The ‘Review. 82 ! oad all ‘ to — about $9 in gas expen ditures,” he said. Saanich electors —- includ- ing. former Coun. Pat Brown, Ruth Edgar, “Colin. Brock, » Barbara Bathroom Tissue Cripps, George Grover, Carl Candiff. ‘Barbara Cundiff, and John Brown — state Ut ley had, under the Munici- ‘pal Act, a “duty to be famil- far with and fulfill his oblig- ations, to the best. of his —(Fleecy 3.6L Shaan — belief” The petition further states thal, in campaigning “during the 1998 by-election, Utley “at the least,” money on gas 10° attend 9 > candidates’ his election signs around, tw uniht ia EN Ais fy Mh ! | iy f bat aD ey Hy 4 ie Begley ie dent of Sidney, cannot be’ named as a petitioner {the | ‘dio, and that Ryan, in fact, edly tried to contact Ryan — through the studio, but he messages. His home num-. court, butis not listed in the: “petition. It has ‘also been as- that affidavit: The address _ ‘North Saanich resident.'As_ of deadline, The Review has - -been unable to ‘determine © -where Maude lives. He cur- two other ‘ people | who’ “ay just'pr ue eis ay avec 3 ee “that T'can have it dismissed« -.-§ - and have my name cleared,” “said Utley, who owns apres. : tigious yacht management . company based: at Canoe - -Cove,.” srently serves on: the North: , haven’ t: claimed. gas. as an expenditure on their disclo- Committee, and is the APC gure statements,” he added. Ryan’s sawohvernent | in the - It’s all over Jess than $10 7 “That's what it boils down. In the petition, 13 North | “Dee - Bailin, Marko, Gordon Hill, Brock, Joan: Marsh, Dale: ‘knowledge, information and nL spent, } photo session with The Re- pew, to attend an all candi: |’ dates’ forum with Shaw Ca-: ts Ble, to attend another all meeting in North Saanich, and to place. mailed,” : she sald. Coun. Anthony Utley. . if petitioners don't carry case through, he says he will the District — all of which he failed to disclose. Petitioners also believe - that Utley failed to disclose: costs incurred from having flyers mailed out to District residents via Canada Post. - “First of all, fl did have - flyers or brochures mailed out by Canada Post, the post. -office.will have a record of — it. Of course, Canada Post — certained. that Maude’ also. won't have a record of those: ~ flyers, because’ ‘I. never s ailed. any,” "he said. “In fact, said Utley, ! te did- ing the 1998 by-election." “And, I’know of a least ‘North Saanich clerk and «: Chief Elections. Officer. 1 L Sandy Joyce confirmed that: put he is even’ more as-. j tounded by the documents — closed. a “ “No. you're right.” told The Review. “Not every- one claims gas money.” “In fact, in going over statement ‘of disclosures - filed so far for the 1999 mu- — nicipal election, it has been ‘learned that Mayor Linda “Michaluk is one of the peo- ple not disclosing money. spent. on gas, as. is Coun. Dorothy Hartshorne and © council | Scoones. Joyce is not sure how the Utley case will affect any of those candidates, but notes hopeful ‘Anny that it would be up to mem- bers of the public to pure: the issue. one,” she said. According to Michaluk, the money she spent on gas “was not disclosed because — she was going to Victoria on | other business anyway. Canada Post to have, them __ Wednesday, February 16, 2000 - velopment issues, and as for Utley, she said “I don’t think ; the municipality.” - But Utley is positive he | can be cleared of the allega- ~ ‘tion regarding the flyers, and notes that not all candi- © dates: disclose. gas ex- ° _ penses. man, David ee ~. Maude, . has. also. . filed: a ‘what he believes — that the - petition has more to do with . -way, | locks like they'll try an- other,” he said. . forward to his day in court. n t distribute any flyers dur- it was not unusual for gas. expenditures not to be dis: she. The rules apply: to every: “Twas already going to “town that day on unrelated business, 901 took my flyers in to.be printed and on the ‘way home I stopped’ at © (9 order the District to re- - Imburse them for the costs . ol {ling the petition,» The District does not take a position on the issue, Michaluk later told The Re- view. . Some petitioners readily admit that it’s not so much the issue of $10 in gas, as it is Utley's “arrogance” in not disclosing anything. “Nobody — nobody — can run for office without spending something ... m personal feeling is that any- one who is too lazy to put down his expenses properly is not avery good represen- tative,” said peunoner Joan Marsh... : ©: Marsh: added ‘that she didn’t trust the current council with regard to de- . he represents my wishes in To Utley, it just confirms his political beliefs than a bit of gas money. ; mee “Tf. they. can't ‘do it one Utley. said he’s looking . “Tam trusted’ by my “clients to take care of mil. lions: of ‘dollars worth of .. yachts. I can’t afford to have — “my name. associated: with: And Utley may just beat - the petitioners at their own. - game. According to section 90.1 (1) (a) of the Municipal Act, a supplementary report “can be filed by a candidate within 30. days after that _candidate becomes aware of © the failure to disclose an item or item value on their _ Statement, The section is similar to. one used to petition Uuey in the first place. It also means that any other candidate that may have not. disclosed gas money used may go back — and file a supplementary re- port at this time. ; A date has yet to be set for the court. hearing, but: under the Municipal Act . must be between 10 and 21: days after the petition, ha ‘filed: That puts it between i eb. 18 and 29, although it is Utley's understanding | that the petitioners must © separately apply fora hear: “Ing, which they have not yet ee done, Nie os Tf the: ‘petitioners Win,” etn i they are asking the courts.