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Wednesday, June 21,.2000

Successful grad

Local graduation cere-
monies went smoothly, as
far as safety is concerned.
“From. our perspective,
grad went: very well this-
year,” Sidney/North
Saanich RCMP Sgt. Wayne
Conley said. He said stu-
dents acted responsibly
and’ showed
that they
have been
hearing the
public mes-
sages about. |
drinking and
driving. ~

“There
were. some ~
complaints about a couple
of parties, but those didn’t
really involve: the. grads
themselves,” Conley sz said.

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" Sidney/ North: ‘Saanich
RCMP. ‘has: referred -:17
cases to the Greater Victo-'
ria Community. Justice As-.

formed a year ago.
Most of the referrals

safety. tips for scooter users: .

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always proceed on roadwa
facing. traffic.

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creased : visability. for’ car.

traffic.

scooters sit lower and may
not be seen. —

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sociation since the. group”

. coming involved can call
have involved. : Je youth 2¢ ‘or.

“ Sidney/North ‘Saanich:
»REMP. community policing.
- officer. Kim Horsman. has;.:

their paths.

“scooter, e
“pany provides. instructions
on the safe operation of .
: your scooter and what to do

ti sn should be used
° Caution ~ inthe event of a breakdown.

‘at intersections and. cross-'
walks always, as persons on

young adults, and have
been mainly for incidents
of theft, vandalism and as-
sault.

“The numbers [of refer-
rals].is about. where |
thouht it would be,” Sgt.
Wayne Conley said. “I don’t
see this process as taking
over from other processes,
but I see it as.a sort of
snowball effect for youth
— those who
go. through
the process
aren't — as
likely to reof-
fend.”

There is at
least... one
change he’d
like to make,

however.
:“At- this. point, Sidney |
does not have a community

representative on the
Greater Victoria Commu- |.
nity Justice board. It would
be nice to have a’ person
interested.

forward.’
Anyone interested i in be.

Conley.at pacman . ne ¢

~@ Before you: “buy your
ensure. .the com-

‘© Scooters should never,
never be. operated on the”
“roadway like a vehicle.

Judy Reimche
Peninsula la News Review

A plan to redevelop the Safeway mall site has been given
first approval by Sidney council.

The existing 30,100 square-foot Safeway building will be
enlarged to 39,000 square feet, in part through absorption
of the liquor store next door, as well as an enlargement of
the footprint of the existing building. The liquor store will
move to the location now occupied by the Bargain Shop.

At the same time, if the plan goes ahead, the parking lot
would be reorganized. Instead of the parking aisles lying
horizontal to Beacon Avenue, anew entrance near the mid-
dle of the existing lot would direct traffic through parking

Janes lying vertical to the main street. New landscaping

would be introduced throughout the parking lot, to soften
the impact of the pavement, and a berm and taller plantings

-- would run along the section fronting on to Beacon.

Bargain Shop feels —
pnts out

— Reimeche
Peninsula News Review -

“After 22. years in Sidney,

the Bargain Shop will be
‘moving out. The store,
which began:its business

life: as Robinson’s, is being.

displaced: by a new B.C: =

Aquor Store.
We don’t want to go,”

‘exp:
“sorb the space now. used.
the liquor store. The B.C

“a nearby space to re-locate;
and: settled on the space

now: occupied by: the Bar- :

gain ‘Shop. ©
“Our lease was up, and

-we can’t afford the new
“lease rate,”

Ryan said.

said: manager ° Ken. Ryan:
: “But we have no choice:

‘Liquor Commission ‘needed: —

“Since there isn’t a compa-.:

rable space here, we'll be
leaving the area completely.
There’s.no room for:us in
Sidney.”

He expects the store will
re-locate to Royal Oak mall.

-or. to CanWest: °

~The move affects about
10 staff members, but Ryan

“can't say whether or-not all:
~ of those will be: making the
ew move with: the stores:

making the decision on

~ whether the re-development

at Safeway can take place.
~ “Council, has no. say in

a ‘the fate of. the.
store” rests. with - Sidney
Council, since they will be

Also in the plan are new sidewalks and seating areas.

“Iam encouraged by the rearrangement of the parking,”
Mayor Don Amos told architect Michael Burton-Brown at
the June 5 comittee meeting. “And I’m pleased that we
would get a new controlled intersection at Beacon and

Resthaven.”

The number of entrances and exits, especially the side-
by-side driveways, could be reduced, and the entrance clos-
est to the Safeway store (off Bevan Avenue) would be an en-
ter-only lane for delivery and transport trucks.

Concerns about the access for delivery trucks arose at
the June 12 council meeting. Council said trucks will come
in at the side of the building, and will be restricted to hours
when the shopping centre is closed. ©

Presently, said Amos, trucks coming into the Bargain
Shop pull in across parking.areas. That will not be permit-
ted once the re-development of the shopping centre is com-

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council on. June 12, ‘Ryan -

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tion,” said Al: Cameron, 'di-
“rector. of. planning: for the
- to’ be strong. interest: in’,
~ keeping the store here. Per.

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