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NATIONWIDE WARRANTIES ee *4WD pHerens fe tH Not all retirement communities are created dail | ire And that's Just the way we like it, f ___ Wednesday, April 18, 2001 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 Brutal violence on TV. and at the movies depict aggression as acceptable even condoned. Young minds are conditioned to accept this as normal, unable to separate fact from fiction. People become desensi- tized to the daily media bombardment of Band Es and home invasion reports where the elderly victims are often beaten senseless just for the heck of it. It is doubtful the entertainment world will slip back to the era when Clark Gable in GONE WITH THE WIND caused quite a stir using the word ‘damn’ on screen! Now everything is acceptable, even explicit sex scenes. It’s little won- der some of our people are confused ment. -The — small wooden badge is long gone ... but the moment when finally a badge was pinned to my gym slip will forever remain a happy memory. hibiting good grades and the traits of honesty and reliability. Potential can- didates were watched for some time by teachers and the principal to con- firm suitability. A ceremony was held twice a year, at which time the whole school gathered to witness the senior students receive a badge bearing their name and the word ‘Prefect’. This was a coveted position of trust that all stu- dents hoped to aspire to. Elementary as this system seemed, it worked well. Pupils knew they were monitored and any teasing or name-calling was termi- - nated before it accelerated into hitting. Margaret 5. Jestico Saanichton The Peninsula. News Review wel- comes letters to the editor and re- serves the right to edit for clarity, brevity, taste and legality. Letters must bear the writer’s sig- ‘Petformanceg and struggling to make sense of life. A few words on bullying which worked well in English schools years . the ‘prefect’ model. Older stu- dents were assigned the responsibility of monitoring pupils during lunch and recess breaks, or anytime a group was without teacher supervision. You earned the right to be a prefect by ex- ago . July Reimche Peninsula News Review Council looks at CREST program “A> request: for Sidney Town council to endorse.a bylaw that will result in the implementation - of. CREST: Network. turned over to staff by: Sun: -cilon Monday, April 9. Staff - ‘will study the bylaw and its - implications for Sidney, then make recommendations to council’s committee of the: - whole. meeting later this: month. CREST stands. for ‘the. Capital Region Emergency Services Telecommunica- tions network, and is a pro- ‘gram that would. see the es- tablishment ofa seamless ‘No longer Sidney’ Ss best kept secret... | Join our wait list todayy! | 2 Norpi arden’s elegant retirament comiviunity; offering a choice of studlo, one i: i or two. bedroom suites, Amenities Include full kitchens, housekeoping, * fee pune ‘services, underground parking, in-house security, j Lt wonderful meals organized activities and n mora... of the: communications network al- lowing all emergency or. ga- nizations across the region to be able to talk to one an- other. The need for an inte- grated network became ur- gently apparent during the ‘snow storm of 1996, which cut off each region from the rest, hampering rescue and other emergency efforts. If. the network: is: ap-. _ proved by all member mu- nicipalities, the. technical provider recommended to _provide the service would be Motorola Canada Ltd., tentatively agreed to March 28 by the CRD Emergency Services Communications “and Information Systems steering committee and the Regional Board. If all municipalities agree ‘It’s Cookie Week Cookies — and they're coming to Sidney. “The annual’. spring ‘cookie week begins April 24: through 28. The Girl Guides will he out in foree on Saturday, April 21 from 9:30 a, (0 12:30 p.m, at. Thr ifty Foods and Safeway, Proceeds from) the. ‘cookie sales enable the: Sidney Dogwood District : Girl Guides’: Sparks,’ Brownies, wt Guides, | ~ pathfinders, Ranger 8) Lo: experience camping, trave my _elling,and many | other e eX. -cling, oppor tualtles, Be. sure fo come and support the airs. Anyone rebellious enough to chal- lenge the sentry was marched post- haste to the headmaster’s office. I do not ever recall any child being sent to hospital or injury or the police being called to a school. This system estab- lished pride i in the school as well as en- couraging pupils to strive for achieve- the April 9 meeting. ; to go forward with the net- work, it would add 59.cents ; per month to each Telus © bill. Zoning bylaw approved — ing. Just one person spoke to" the bylaw, and-that was. in support of the changes. The new bylaw collapsed the ex- isting 22 zones into 13, and revised the wording to sim- plify definitions and elimi- nate unnecessary cross-ref- ° erencing that existed in the current document. The changes were made - after a lengthy. review process that included input from the community. The in- tended purpose of the process was to establish a simpler, more user-friendly bylaw and to update it to en- sure compatibility with Offi- cial Community Plan bylaw 1612. wae The new Sanscha Cul- tural and Community Cen- tre will get curb and gutter, road widening, pavement improvements, — sidewalk and street lighting, thanks 10 council's acceptance — of its petition for the improve: ments under the Local Gov ernment Act, The acceptance came at tee A request from the Capi- “tal Regional District, that Sidney participate in an an nual funding program for arisand cultural grants was turned down. by council April 9. Coun. Bol) Jones made 2 “the motion not to: partie! nature, phone number and be in our hands by 5 p.m. Friday for our con- sideration. Direct letters to: Peninsula News Re- view at 9726 First Street, Sidney, B.C. V8L 3S5, fax: 656-5526 or email: edi- torpr@vinewsgroup.com Read Letters on our website: www.peninsulanewsreview.com | Sidney says yes to zoning, no to C1 < many people know — my - “Opinions never change,” he - said. - Zoning Bylaw. 1660 was given final reading and: ~ adoption by council April 9, following the public hear just embarked on an expen “sive project with the. new ‘Sanscha - Hall, -. take on additional costs that che: said would ® essentially. : _ duplicate what the Town al- RD pate. “My intention is to give a clear message of where we're at at present. That could change, but as Coun. Tim Chad said Sid- . ney and North Saanich have - would not be a good time to ready does to support the arts community. . KK Bob Jones ... Liaison to Peninsula — Crossroads Community Justice Councillor Boh Jones has been named as liaison for | Sidney Council to the Penin- sula: Crossroads Commu: nity Justice Commitee, The PCCIC put in its re: quest fora liaison person fol. lowing its presentation to council last month. The com. mittee works in cooperation with Central Saanich Police ~ Service, -,Sidney/North © Saanich RCMP. and School... district 63 to, offer ifs Bers. vices, which is an alternative justice option that. provides cost-effective ways to handle community solutions forless serious criminal matters, and this”: