ESTABLISHED 1912 9781 - 2nd ST., Sidney, B.C. V8L3C5_ SECOND CLASS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 0128 Every vote counts Act as if the whole election depended on your single vote, and as if the whole Parliament (and therein the choose to be a member of it. B Stanlake. and bike lock horns. whole nation) on that single person whom you know John Wesley - Aword toa Freeholder 1748 Residents in at least two B.C. communities: learned . first hand the power of the individual last Saturday. A neck and neck race for the third vacant aldermanic seat in Central Saanich resulted in a one vote lead awarded to incumbent Eric Lewis over challenger Ken _ Sort of throws a kink into that age-old excuse “Why should I vote. What good will it do?”? : ~The results of a mayoralty race in Ladysmith will also likely. be challenged after that community cast a mere three votes more for their incumbent mayor. _ In both cases, the future direction of the community could have been altered substantially if two or three people had made the effort to vote. Suicide - Dark, winter nights are upon us, but that hasn’t deterred: many bicyclists from. navigating local roads without benefit of lights or reflectors.. ‘These kamikaze pedallers may be willing to risk their ~ fife and: limbs: through this stupidity, but it is the un- ° fortunate motorist who will wear. the ‘guilt should car bi kers ~. “It’seven sadder to note a number of. these ‘illegal | > : -night-riders are young children. So,come on parents, . let’s see a little more after-dark supervision please —. oar before your child becomes another statistic. : decided. Oo; pay up t = tion to pay it? _ porate welfare bums, ” VICTORIA _ “Thanks to 4 - Bob. Skelly 10 kick around “much longer. Bs Taking. Uh hint. > caucus, - “which. would. have ‘dumped © him®: without’: ‘any cf as leader of the» provincial : May. What's television got to “laters ‘Skelly made the best of a as gracefully as: possible for ‘for the’ ‘defeat, of the New: Democrats. at last month's election.» -. He told reporters he’ s ‘proud. of the party's renewal,’ Rather than the NIDP's 1972 ‘victory, peo- to the legislature, he snid, "Skelly said his decision. to keeping “with: however, recalled: that: occas a obvious that not one caucus | . television, the great entertain- | iment medium, we don't have’ 1 anymore,—~: at. least not for } from his. | hesitation, Skelly . sinounced «:2°% ~ that he will not.seck: re-election. NDP at the next party conyen- tion, expected. sometime. in,.”’ do “with: A I'll come to that * ; very bad situation, bowing out someone who is widely blamed |. being ° represented ex. clusively by the leftover from — ple elected 13 new. NDP MLAs 2 step down as: leavler was in acupreviausly - | stated position. . AS far back as. P LWO-YeRTs ABO, he had said he 2. would: give it one shot and if. Phe lost, he would step down as_ lender, None of the reporters, From his. “remarks,” it wast If y you weren’ tL aware the Canadian government has a f legal aid plan for. Cabinet members, ;j oin theclub: °°... : .the Progressive. Conservative. Party ctw lieu us ‘iow the vedict in due.course.. To. com-. he outcome of. the proceedings would be inap-’ - | opriate, ‘Other than to say that if he is guilty, he’s not: the’ kind of. guy who should have that kind of ‘public’ money spent on his behalf. If he’s not guilty, surely he . ef can pay his own way like the rest of us... election. Liberals: are doing their. best right now to emasculate their leader, John Turner. And here © dn. British: Columbin,. Skelly» has been sent packing with on- yy one defeat to his name, -Dave Barrett was given two for n new lender, Skelly Is out “after one unsuccessful try, What's even. more surpris- “Ing Was. the attempt to get rid. -of Skelly before hie even had. a. ‘chance to prove himself, He © survived: a (caucus. Yote. on... whether he should stayon as leader. by- a mere J) to. 8 margin, That was a few weeks. “before Premier’ Vander: zalm. has: become the norm in Canada, beset Skelly during the election, - campaign -- extreme | ner. vousness and vuncertiainty. -- had already surfaced during ‘the taping of some pre-election commercials. -Commercials that « have taken: half. an’ hour ‘to tape, they say, took the better part of a day because Skelly was nervous and kept tripping over his tongue. > What happened | later. was for everyone to see. Skelly did long as he was able ta speak to. rallies, meet folks In the street” Sfind gave fimpromyti interns © i views, all the things politicans traditionally. had. to be, good: al “ut. he ‘fell. iat on. his lige every time he had to make a: prepared) statement. on, EV. He'd - ger nervous and. sit. Ss. votee Wit hundreds: af SCHOOL DISTRICT 68 simply. should . __ than « Wellkon the campaign. trail,..as: ‘more: ‘chances. after hig 1975... defeat before the NDP looked “etter Keep in mind when the _ camerase: Th he hotel/motel-rooms,: but’ they“do | ‘im-* * aginable commerical outlet, not.” “-partonize “-every. . other: ‘the ‘least’ of which. is. gasoline stations, the grocery stores and restaurants. No sane woman on ‘holiday is planning: to. cook: seven days a week. : - Coming to the Saanich Penin- - sula, what do we find?. Two ma- jor ports of entry onto. the _ Island, Swartz Bay and. the - Anacortes ferry; -in the Butchart: Gardens. were. .astounded: to meet Americans ‘who could barely pronounce Canada, let alone tell you where B.C. was, but an. astonishing number expressed a wish to visit. Butchart Gardens . ‘and Biled us ‘for Practical ine. thousands of television : viewers looking on. ‘t-was TV that made Skelly . =. nervous, and. it: was:TV that. “Showed Vander Zalm = at: best, Televisions has become »- “the mediuo that ‘creates and. destroys politicans. Politicians : - who are at home in front of a: “Camera. —_ Look at Ronald Reagan,” his”, win elections: Now. | It. is ‘television, therefores: that has: given the world: the: ones shot political leader, The - oAvarts’ —< imagined: or. real —: “show -up.to well'on. TV fora loser to salvage his pride, leave “alone his political career, / ~~ With TV. cameras ‘around, Sir’ John A would: probably. ico have been unable to become dog catcher of Upper Canada, and. Mackenzie King. might have been lucky.to gel elected toa school board, s Skelly has’ simply — become another victin.of the TV age. in which image counts more |, Dallas “| ‘draws. better ratings than any os NEWSLISL, a : substance and All of which the NDP had. lime comes to change, the next lender, _ Mike Hareourt would. seem . to falfilitie requirements off modern leader who can handle © himself’. before” van deliver some substince 19. ko: along with: his. style: wn Aunvages all the better, : Wednesda Vv, November 19, 1 986 ° to offer’ in: -commodation. and: amenities? One arch-typical B.C. . provin-: cial park with 30 viewless camp- one . major, world-renown tourist attraction. We. P opart of thelr | pram, cunder?whieh® they have: “ transported “mare: million > townships sto povertyestricken “reserves or Bantustans. The ine > fant mortality rate inthe Ban (ustans is as hinh as in kthiopiag vs 24 Housing projects provided by _ the South African: soverniient A te part of the security control ape Yelevision. (6 a” — mt _— formation as ‘to. how. t to do. ith. ok e..do we have paved roads? © -In terms of facilities to serve. . this incredibly large, : often: ‘well-: to-do” market,, what. do we have terms : sites, buried in the: trees com- plete with pit-toilets, but free firewood for $10 per night; or the KOA which are acceptable when there is no alternative or the Saanich Peninsula RV: Park which, 1 was coyly told by a volunteer, can only be 1sed or recommended ‘when all other RV facilities nearby. were full. None of these are within walk- ing .distance of the. town of. Sidney “The only other RV.-related ser- business “community. vice: available is a sani-dump, well-hidden and unadvertised in a local boat dealers for which he charges $3 per use. And yet — there are now six businesses in ‘the area. that. sell and service “RVs. The most likely spol for a park that ‘comes to mind is: the . area recently vacated. by: Slege — Lumber in: town, or open: ‘Anacortes ferry: and behind the Sewage pumping station. 0 oo Sidney could copy. the: ext: Ple.of many, many. communities: “inthe U.S, We soon learned to “locate the. nearest chamber. of, “fommerce. parklands: near and ask” for the T. Rditor:_ Premier BIN Vander pre-fabricated homes to South Africa will aid the black majori i- > ty is mispuided, . The sale of prefab homes to. the South African government will not help because: “de South Africa is bulldozing. tens of thousands. of hosues as tromovals’ than «blacks from rare, and are provided ‘as of - -ac-- “fering | coin- -operated and dryers with a view of St. “home- to! there is the SCUFTENCY, » | museum and come say hi, to" “Sidney, the seal, . Zam’ s. suggestion that the export of | “pro! three: urban programy - no. Alden groups: in 275 =, Sadie “S bites Tt RE y A aq rity ify wate ieeae eed LLY | ee a Lf fr nearest: county park. This ‘was. ~ almost. always: a ‘clean, “simple, -central area for RVs. Usually a ~ time-limited’ stay of 5 to'8 days, _ always F ‘sometimes with proper’ hook- - ups, electricity . and_ sewer con- reasonably. priced, nection’ available at. an extra charge:’. Most. offered hot ‘showers, metered or otherwise. Some were. dreams, like. St. Petersburg, Florida which could — commercial. . rival the. ° finest establishment "with . lagoon, magnificent’ fishing, bird- watching and beaches while of- washers Petersburg on the horizon. All. were in. the $8 to $10.(US) | range. Sidney has the potential todo something similar — preferably visible form the ‘highway with grass, trees, flowers, hanging baskets etc. advertising is,- of course, ‘the best, but even investing in a sign on the road into Victoria which “says something like ‘You miss-: ed Sidney:—- and our own har- bour seal. Catch us on the way the Anacortes. Free sani-dump sta- ‘tion, RVs’ weleame with: special free: (easy) overnight parking. in town, All Sidney. merchants of fer best rate of exchange of U.S. Visit. our Word .of mouth - ‘Mainland or: ” eavhale - Bryon and Brenda Harfield . : SAL trode: policy “misguided — PTAs, Hee. wide streets. and) spaced houses: forthe conve: nience of military vehicles, 3. The legitimate representatives Of the. black: population shave - salled for economic sancrions to end apartheid An-increase: in’, trade will only prolong: the agony and daily denths j in South 3 _Afri¢ag aes There, are. ways of assisting the majority population, of South. Africa, ands together by women's cooperatives, pul «. representative Africa, OX FAM Canada agricultural educator.’ and.” South. oo John Graham’ A, Coordinator Organizations: fee such as the United Church and | “Oxfam. are. supporting health oo. assistance,