| | | ~ Eugene Bailin, very high percentage of malfune- “Uoning septic systems. ‘cipalities,”’ oh municipalities municipal property taxes on-all “new industrial: business, : ~-nouncement -', $650,000 increase in funding. af said John: | By GRANIA LITWIN There are people in North Saanich who wash their dogs off with disinfectant. after taking them. for. a walk around the neighborhood. | Not wishing: to. be identified, they simply say ditches are so polluted they must’ sluice. down _ pets before allowing them back in the house. ‘“‘We have a tremendous poten- tial health hazard in the area,”’ Says sewer committee chairman “because of a North Saanich Mayor Harold Parrott is encouraged by the spirit. of: co-operation: shown. by the provincial government the program. of tax breaks and economic incentives. unveiled by Municipal Affairs Minister Bill Ritchie. <7 think the... program. will remove the confrontational at- mosphere which has existed bet- ween the province and mun- said Parrott. ‘Tso a good move. wea hopeful budget.” ° Under new. legislation, may provements. to existing industrial - ‘business. oA ‘municipality: can “offers as: ers much as .100 per cent off: eens - Some mayors. -have said this - will cause bad feeling between “Tweniy-t five ‘extended care Beds: _~ will: open at. Saanich: Peninsula. Hospital - ‘in ‘April. following an- Monday: of: “It's tremendous,”’ _ Benham, hospital administrator. “Money is very tight these days, — It was quite a.surprise, .. avery: yt TAA pacino reduce “Or im- ne ee one: ae Dacre nian ~-“*The news. is ‘good: for patients op ““inelude He’ said’ the call from Finance .. Minister Hugh Curtis. Monday: — Morning was a complete shock: “If we.don’t clean up the fecal coliform count in open ditches we will run the risk. of developing hepatitis and other disease.” Provincial health authorities and the Capital Regional District “have warned: the municipality to clean up its.act. “There is. no mistaking - the pollution. You can see and smell it,’’ said Bailin. He is concerned that children and dogs. play in the rural district’s ditches. Small rodents, which travel back and forth, could’ possible spread the -con- tamination, he said.» ~ If: strong remedial. action .is nes municiplities will get it together.’’ Central Saanich Mayor Ron Cullis’ is -intrigued’ by the new $1,000 grant from the province to establish a local ad hoc develop- ment group with representatives from council and the community. “It’sa small step but. it’s something.’”’ He-said he. will have to study the other incentives before ex- pressing an opinion. _‘*There is a very. real danger. . . if you give incentives to. new business you might not be fair to. business already there, especially if. the new enterprise is duplicating existing business? “If, after study, we see benefits. to something of mutual benefit.” Sidney. Mayor. and good for employment. ‘problem taken now, save a bundle. “But if we don‘t clean up this we'll be faced» with sewering the: whole area. That -could cost millions of dollars.”’ Council. decided. in. principle Monday to. hire..a - part-time health officer to assess septic pro- blems and identify malfunction- ing areas. It. will cost about $20,000 a year, said Bailin. “It’s not a romantic subject. People like.to turn a blind eye. to North Saanich will “The regional district did a number of tests recently and the results Were positive in every case.” Bailin said some problem areas can be fixed by upgrading ditches sO Tain water can. run off more ef: ficiently, These are low cost solu- ions, “In -other areas individual homeowners may have to dig up their fields."’ Pollution is being eanised by two factors: an ever-rising water- table and increasing numbers of water-table. And ‘there is. more water :being poured. -into. ‘the ground all. the time from new houses... “The watershed, where natural vegetaion absorbs a lot of water, is being lost. “And in. many cases clay is right below the surface.’’ JIn-other instances septic tanks are not pumped out frequently enough, “If solids get into a field -it plugs up: and» malfunctions. It either backs up into the house or municipality, “Et don’t want to get people alarmed by naming neighborhoods’. but....there \-are literally. dozens of areas: with significant problems. a Regional District health officer Les Potter told aldermen -Mon- day night: ‘‘You may find the on- ly answer is to sewer. the areas. “In Ten Mile Point it was go-. ing to cost: some residents $10,000 to $12,000 to fix up some of their lots. : ‘The people said. if they were’ the community we. § would be crazy not to, go for... f Se Said Cullis: “ae S great to have » . an attitude of co-operation. But it is only going to work if there i 1S Loyd Burdon a ; Continued on Page A2- Saal! sewage problems. buildings. “But the situation is really bad “We aren't and must be.corrected now. pumping much well water anymore to lower the "Established 1912 UA Community Newspaper Serving: ‘Sidney & Saanich Peninsula VOLUME 71 ISSUE NUMBER 12 overflows outside.” going. to. spend «that kind. of He satd. effluent 1s money they wanted a final solu- “ daylighting’? all. over the tion.” Benham said he will havetohire about’ 25 new-employecs to staff dictary, as nurses. Eighty: per cent of the money “will go to salaries..T he remainder Continued on Page A eo i tie wt c . es ae ent the expanded, facility; They. will housekeeping ae and pharmacy personnel as jwell aes Blowing dry their hair on the Pat Bay Highway are sisters ~ Laurie Stringer and, Heather MacDougall — out celebrating © ghee Mile wg " é py ! 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