50 CENTS JULY 22, 1998 By hunly Reb Retmche Peninsula News Review MLA Murray Coell and the may- ors of the three Saanich Peninsula - -Municipalities are increasing the pres-... _ sure to have: the Sidney courthouse Te-opened. They have written to Attorney Gen - eral Ujjal Dosanjh to reconsider the fae : art s closure of September 1997. . At that time, the government said. - it anticipated a savings of $71,000 if « oe eg . the facility shut down.. : Se pega ee 7 «. Coell says that hasn't ‘happened: _ | By Brick fitter. Not only have the costs been down- «Special to to The Review ‘loaded to. municipalities, but d those. ysts have escalated. wd *:“T believe itis time that you recon- eee idered: the closure: of this. court house. Iti is obvious that ree is no. “was far less nervous .s than I thought I would. be as we walked across the tarmac to the * nine; perfectly aligned, CT-114 Tutor jets. ; parked on the runway. ‘Twas about-to. realize {a dream — of flying with Tay son, Derek, ‘Inner Left Wing, Snowbird Pilot #3. ere hurtling down the runway. We took off s ; ; multaneously, and headed out over James and S : AG's office in May announcing court ~ |<: Cpl. Travis Laslo, Avionics Technician, helped’. ney Islands and then headed south 'to Victoria “Heading north to Nanaimo was se reboes n time’ fee increases “to more closely reflect’ |. me into my flight suit (whose obviously defective Over tlie city: ‘the. team performed’some of their as the team separated to 200- to 300-metres and I. actual-court costs and help fund new - | zipper split down the middle); my Mac-West, and. - aerobatic maneuvers that they would use in’ Sun- ~ was given instructions on how to fly this veryTe Satellite courts | then strapped me into the left seat of the Tutor... day's Airshow. © -_ sponsive aircraft. I flew, without mishap. referred to a:riews: release. from:the _ She told Dosanjh: “tis extremely Twas instructed on the operation ofthe pare Big Diamond, Concorde, Canada Goose. The __ Ioved it, and understand why my son does, - difficult to reconcile this statement of | chute pacic, the ejection seat (10 feet up in#wo ~ . precision with which they fly isamazing. Derek We chatted, as real friends do, about flying, © government policy in view of recent seconds!) and the crash helmet which contains’. ‘pointed out his visual reference points which he —__ fisheries pr oblems, past holidays and future ones, _ closures of satellite courts, including oS “ the Sidney «courthouse andthe . .Ganges courtroom.” She has asked 7 « for a rationale for re-opening | venues ‘in Ganges and Ashcroft, along with a “cost breakdown for their reestablish. : “ment, ie Further, she asks for information on: * the new technology announced by the “AG's office, said to increase efficiency _ in scheduling of court appearances, re- ‘ duce waiting periods for court dates eae * and minimize court delays, “My understanding is that the pre- sent situation at Victoria Provincial ~-» Courtis serious, with delays for some “cases of well beyond a year,” she added, : -She said.'the court closure has “ deepened the problems in the court ~ system, --and is. costing the. ~ Sidney/North Saanich RCMP de. tachment, both in dollars and in effi- i Clency and about old times and old friends. - Before we got serious again, over the city of ae “Nanaimo Derek said, "You know, this is the best ‘team I've ever been on, All the years of hockey, _ I've never been on a team like this one. The guys. are totally together, totally committed and dedi-. cated to each other, It's just awesome." ie So was my flight with you, son. J ust awesome! ‘Captain Derek Miller, 28, is in his second year” with the Snowbirds, flying the 13 aircraft as the In- ner Left Wing. Het ts also the Squadron Flight Safely : Officer... . oi “ee Miller, of Lan, sles) B.C. joined the Canadian eee ve Forces in 1988 under the Regular Officer Training iy Plan. Following two years at Royal Roads Military “College in Victoria, he completed his degree in Hon- ors Economics and Commerce at the Royal Military _ ~ College in Kingston, Ontario, in 1992, Aer receiv: tet eo Ly Ing his Wings in 1993, he remained in. 15 Wing 4 ~ Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan as a flying instructor, ac- eal ~ cumulating over 500 instructional hours. ode Capt. 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