Wednesday, May 23, 1973 . 7 . . . . THE REVIEW | . . | . . Pas

BUDGET EXPLAINED BY MAYOR

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it simply has not kept pace with | and I. understand that a. com- improvement to the Town, The
inflation. The result is that the | mittee is working on the problem. | hiring this year of a full-time

municipal mill rate is forced ever a ; parks man has already resulted |
upward. If the present trend is Two other matters which are} in a notable improvement in. & RE =

: o CARBURETOR OVERHAUL A
a artes ) | not reversed by a more equitable closely related are the proposed | several areas. The improvement =

Provincial-Municipal finance | Overpass at the Highway and | of Beacon by ‘the removal of i | “WIRING & GAUGES —

formula, the local taxes will | Beacon andthe question of direct | overhead wi : are,
access from West Weiler to i wires has’ been in:

| become in a very few years vestigated by the Town wi '
| ’ : : : vith B
I unbearably high for many | Sidney. Both of these. | should | disappointing results. The ALL WORK GUARANTEED

homeowners. think. are of considerable in- | estimated. cost. to Sidney is. a a GOVT. APPROVED MECHANICS |
“A comparison of expenditures terest to the Chamber. The first I | minimum of about $80,000 and. § ma Ef .
between 1966 and 1973 is also would put to the Chamber as a possibly $160,000. In view of these A MOTO RS LT )
interesting. The percentage of question: “Is the overpass really | estimates, Council does not. in- :
the budget allotted to such areas desirable considering what it | tendto pursue the matter further
as Protection, Sanitation and | Would jf to the entrance t0 | wane Town and the Chamber
Community services is virtually Sidney?" The second one Tam | oid also be actively con-

the same today as ” 1968. The | Sure has the full support of the: ‘sidering the future of the Tourist
Bureau, so ‘that: a’ mutually
satisfactory arrangement can be

‘finalized for next year’s budget,”’
the Mayor concluded,

Chamber, and | would hope that
the . Chamber. .will actively
‘campaign. for ‘this access route.

“The Chamber has on many
-oceasions - suggested © areas © of”

percentage allotted to - Public
Works: shows a. substantial . in-
crease, and two areas which were
negligible in 1966, Welfare and
Regional Services, now demand a
significant portion of the budget.
““T> mentioned at the outset
three. areas in. which the:
Chamber has shown much in- ’ oo oy _ SS
terest. The budget this year allots - ms ; os

$15,000 toward: the cost..of :the BRS nee PICTURE FRAMING
reconstruction of Beacon. No i ne

definite word has yet been. € (a re ART SUPPLIES
received from. the Provincial yp? y : : — ;

Government on the start . of the

reconstruction. When it is gg ee ISLAND ART

completed, there will be parallel ; a
‘parking from the Highway to  @@ 2460 BEACON 856-3633
Fourth Street. The question of. ae
additional parking facilities has
been referred to the Chamber, ;

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AMATEUR ..SCULPTOR Bill ‘Johnson, 6332 making clay likenesses of his children’s heads.
Central Saanich Rd., worked from photos of B.C. He estimates that it takes three weeks to produce
‘Indian Dan George to produce this impressive © 4 finished head like Dan George’s ‘from
head, modelled in wax: Johnson, a glazier: by scratch” but the learning process requires about
trade, became interested. in this project after four months! |

| PENINSULA PLAYERS

| a wet ee : Backstage For ‘Kaleidoscope’

2507 Beacon «656-1012.

i, by Vivian Wallace

costumes are of course, under the vertising, ‘programmes, props,
capable and-artistic direction of -makeup, lighting, construction of
Rae Burns.. Mothers: are. busily. | Some unusual properties, and the
stitching the more than 200 lovely: “many, many. details that go on
costumes that will. goin the show: | ° backstage to produce a show with
Rae is taping all the lovely music |. more than 100 participants. This
and the students themselves are | is a new.venture for the Players
devotedly. practising to make this |. ‘— producing a show in which they
‘one of the best dance recitals to} haveno part on stage. Bob Day is ,
‘be seen anywhere. The title ae | in charge of the production: and-
the show. is’ ‘Kaleidoscope’ _members of the Players are busy.
very apt. forthe: constantly working to complete everything :
changing: ‘movement .and ‘color. || well in advance of the two-night: |."
interested people also-helped by.| So what are the Players doing? | Show scheduled for Sunday, June. |.
making scenery, doing lighting’ ‘Well, there, are the tickets, ad- © 24, and 1 Monday, June 25: oe
and makeup. That: these: people |. a A
~. Were members: of the Peninsula
A Players. was only. incidental, but

Every second year. in Sidney

the Rae Burns’. Dance School has

a recital at Sanscha Hall. -It is

always a-very. colorful and en-

joyable: show, taking’ in most of

the. students from the tiniest: pre-

schooler to the advanced, award-
winning | ‘students.

va.’ For many years the. Sanscha

2. Susies sponsored. this show. and

with. the profits. helped... make

~°> many. improvements . in. the:

a community, hall. “Several ‘other

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