By CAROL BERGER
(Staff Writer)

Central Saanich residents sup-

porting Panorama Leisure Centre
funding are proclaiming victory af-
ter completion of a public opinion
survey.

‘Times have changed. and there
are a lot of new young families in
this area,” ': says Flemming Hansen,

spokesman for Taking Recreation
Action in Central Saanich. He adds,
if a.referendum was held today’ it
would pass ‘‘overwhelmingly"’. |

Hansen compared Central
Saanich usage of the Panorama Lei-
sure Centre, jointly funded by Sid-
ney and North Saanich, to the neigh-.
bor who always borrows tools, nev-
er buys his own,

‘We're being bad neighbors:""

Serving Central: Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of Sidney, and the Gulf Islands

PHONE 656-1151

Wednesday, November 5

favors recreatio1

From a random sampling of {30
Central Saanich residents, TRACS
found 66 per cent in favor of sharing
costs, 15 per cent were opposed and
the remaining had no opinion. —-

On the question of holding a re-
ferendum on funding purticipation,
78 per cent were in. favor.

TRACS says if Central Saanich
did participate. the proposed $2.7

-million: expansion to the Panorama

tonight
F ireworls and a bonfire, spon-
“sored jointly: by. Sidney: Lions: and -

Sidney volunteer firefighters, ‘were
cancelled: Hallowe'en because: of

“poor. weather, but are. on-again ©

_tonight. (Wednesday),: says town
administrator Geoff Logan.

~The fun gets underway. starting Jos

-p.m. at Tulista,, hut Logan warned
people should listen to their radios in

ease rainy weather forces cancella- 7

tion again.

_-Longhouse
OVE
by fire —

‘the longhouse on West Saanich ao
—Indian reserve burned to. the ground

i Monday night but there’ was no one

>in the. building at the time, aspokes-

“man tor Central Saanich: volunteer
ating department said ‘Tuesday,
Firefighters: attended: the: fire

_ which raged out of control after a:

call at 10:40 p.m, Cause of the fire is
not-known, but becatise of: the cedar:
 egonstrict ion the building burned
swiftly.
The

Sase is still under investiga:
on; 5

| 6 ]

ht wits with “deepest: regret and
sorrow'’ that Camille Martin

announced. Tuesday: the end of:

 Smanichton’ s teen centre, =

Effective immediately, the Penin-

“sulla Community: Association: has

withdrawn its youth programming »

~ services from Central Saanich and

sapped all related program ut the.

STAG 2 centre. -

Martin, co-oidinaton of | Sidney _
and Saanichton teen centres, said the -

action cé ume about "as adireet result
of inaccurate reports submitted
othe media - oe (specitically the: ie

, 1980 —

[Cc

Leisure Centre would add less than

$30 per vear to property. taxes.
Seventy per cent of those polled said
they would be in favor of the pro-
posed expansion.

A recently-released survey by the
Peninsula Recreation Commission
reported 40. per cent of all centre
users came from Central Saanich.
TRACS found 57 per cent of those
‘surveyed used the centre.

= ; letter.*

Citing an estimated: 19. near-
“misses. in. the last year and a half at.
Pat Bay. Airport, - North: Saanich
council has joined in the call for. im-.

mediate installation of radar,

Council Moriday moved . tO res

:

Residents will reject. the 1981

spring referendum for a $2.7 million
“addition to Panorama Leisure Cen-.
“tre, possibly by a narrow margin,
— according to a Review-poll.
Some 53 per cent of residents who »
» returned survey forms published re-
-cently‘in The “Review stated they ~~
would not approve the expansion, «©

~ Mary! McCay, thinks: it: will help

“Anda whopping 88 per cent. of

Saanich.

Dr. J. Williams, who: sitys of the ad
‘ ‘expansion: “An improvement. of
oo this magnitude suggested would add
~ immeasureably to the quality. of life.”
on the peninsula’ also feels partici:
pation by: Central Saanich residents _

is “now logical and timely.”

oret,

toria Times-Colonist and CHE K
television) three days. after. it was
decided at a mecting with Central

Saanich council to keep youth sere
~ vices: operating. for at least Anather =

three months."*
The newspaper report -was ‘attri
- buted by the Times-Colonist to Cen-

tral Saanich police chie! Bob Miles, -
_ Martin said. *The CHEK television:
fouluid. wis vitually identical in:
content, therefore it was patently ob-
vious to the PCA. that without the.” -
* official support of police and politic.

cians in:Central Saanich con.

~ those who wrote in believe Central:
“Saanich residents-should contribute ©»

~-towards costs of the centre. Current-~
ly, costs dire shared by Sidney.and

“North Saanich only although some:

- 40) per cent of users are ¢ from Central

, quest ‘the: federal sninietey ‘of trans-
‘port to ‘‘insist. that the. urgently-

‘required radar equipment.be instal-

lost s

led-at this airport wRTOME further a
— delay.”:

“Mayor Eric : Sherwood explained

One Brentwood Bay resident silys
her children use the centre ‘several

- times cach week and she would have -
_ to take them to Oak Bay if it was not ©

-available, And the centre is quite
“convenient tous — if we use it we

should pay for it, she says,»
Another Central Saanich resident.

Sidney and North: Saanich to makew

decision on the expansion if Central:

Saanich helps pay centre costs, and”

“W.Simms and R.Howard believe,

"We all use itso we should contri- ©
bute to the cost,
‘greatly needed, the sooner its com-

eae

The expansion is:

pleted the better,”” they: write,

Len Cooper says C entral Saanich

~ should “hang its head’, T have ale:

ways felt we should: contribute, sits.”

_. there's
weekends,"

Orro\

timtance. ‘of the program wis unten :

‘the Central Saani¢h man, “bE would:

love to have my children. join,
not much: for: them on the®

able."
‘The centre has hecome the-centre .
of a storm recently as merchants lo-

. cited close to the centre complained.

of extensive vandalism ind residents
fearing harrassment presstired Cens :

“tral Saanich council, At an Oct. 27

nivetilig council Bave the centre

othe centre,

three months to improve or close its:

sous, oe.

. Martin, who said she had the un-
pleasant task Sunday. night inform:
ing the centre's executive of the de>:
cision, ound youngsters’ ‘shock, —

'

a

the 5 motion arose from a meeting | last

_ week with airport's air traffic con- -

-trollers. _
* Sherwood said he. had heard that

one. second- hand: radar. unit: from.

“Continued on page 3

Kim Ey; ans writes: “1 doi not feel
it is fair for Sidney and North

Saanich residents to: be bumped:

from a recreation program they pity
for beeause Central: Saanich: resie
~ dents have taken up all the spots,

“W040 percent of the people that

use the centre come from Central

Saanich then'they should pay forthe
Suse of the centre. “As a-Central
“Saanich resident, she finds the situs
tion Sembarrassing’’. she explains.
of Sidney,’

And Ed. B Tall,
Writes: A growing urea: requires

additional facilities” and “Central

~ Saanich residents. should pay. bes

ALISe they. comprise, sucha Nnrge -

“ pere emtage of users’?

“Butmany people who think Cen: a
tral Saanich should: share: the eens
tre’s Costs do not Approve | the addi-
lions. "What we have is. plenty,"

“Writes. Erie W.Philbrook, And
ae ontinned on: page 3.

‘at centr

“disheliet and disappointment hienit-
- wrenching,”

"They. don’t: understand why the

nore than 150: teenagers who the

“program. has. serviged for the lust
year are being punished for the few”

who hang around the general area of

havoc, .

They can't Understand why peo=.
‘ple are bad iouthing then, de
° meant Aheir efforts: to build ry teen -

chub
“Martin said Here will be. close to

“150. youngsters with “nothing to

feo
Aig

get drunk and: ereute :

TRACS is also circulating a peti-

tion calling for a new referendum on

funding and, to date. reports 600
signatures. Hansen is confident that
number will rise to 1.000 before
submission to Central Saanich
council,

The group will present a report to

aldermen following the ‘municipal
election.

Astounded by recent council
negotiations with North: Saanich.
Marina Ltd. for extension of water
leases.in Tsehum Harbor: Canoe. .

expects similar consideration ‘in its
bid ‘for extension of marina water
leases.

And to that. end, salicitors for the

“marina said Monday in a letter to.
~ council Canoe Cove Marina is mak-
_-ing. another, application for a water, 7
lease extension. Last year’a similar

application © was. surned: down n by. me
council. :

But. Ald:. ay Rangel c called the
: ‘somewhat presumptuous ; and™:,
“ “certainly. premature.’
~< out-council has made application’ to.
vothe provincial: environment ministry -
“4 for. an environmenta impa t ‘analy

h

“Until that study. is completed,
application: from Canoé. Cove M
na’ cannot, t be- sgiven full: conside

. Meanwhile, Canoe Cove. Marina

: considering the permitted expansion

of marina: water leases of :Bosun's
-Marina. (now: North oaanich -
~ Marina).”’ : : .
“The: marina. was “astounded on”
two counts;. firstly, that. council. has
not had the courtesy to. advise us of

~ their determination that, under « cer-

tain terms. and. conditions,. “hey: L
would permit marina water lot lease.

~ expansion and, secondly, that hay-

ing made this determination, they ©
~ would: consider. the: expansion ‘of: -

-Bosun’s Marina water lot leases in

» priority. to that of Canoe Cove:

Marina."
The letter also pointed out tthat the

North Saanich community. plan:
“acknowledges: the unsuitability of: -

the Bosun's’ Marina’ water lot lease

expansion inthe area intended: on

~ aecount of ecological sensitivity.”
Rather the. community plan: ake
nowledges the general suitability of”

“the “area designated. for: water lot :
lease expansion at Canoe Cove
Marina. tn fact, Canoe Cove Marina.

ois the. only marina in North Saanich ©
‘ qualified 4 in-all pertinent respects for:

marina water lease expansion,’
the letter,

‘ said:

ning fast, aune 4,.

do," 1 told them, you" re okay; ms
you're not bad, but the executive's:

chairman got'all:choked up and:
couldn't speak. Ftold them ‘i'n still

oe:

here if you need me," '" she said,

~ Martin met with Mayor Dave Hill
Monday and requested a letter from:
the PCA be read to council: that.
“night. She hoped the action might.»
result in positive council support for -
the Genie but iat didi happen,

Tn the Jetter read to council by. >
: PCA chairman GJ, Edwards, the:
~ devel of support from the municipal-..
ty was. characterized as.""less. than’

The Waddling Dog Inn

Patricia Bay Highway - Reservations 652- _

‘He: pointed Be zoning. committee returned split on-

The area has also been appnved i
for installation of docking facilities ae
» under the Navigable Waters Protec:
tion Act for the next-25 years begin:

25 CENTS

To those who argue participation:
is too expensive, Hansen says, “it's
more expensive to build our own.”

Hansen is running in the upeom-
ing election with the recreation issue

as the main plank of his platform.

“We dida’t feel there was a
chance of getting it through as coun-
cil is now so-T decided to‘run,”* he
says.

But Rangel challenged the letter’s i
statement that Canoe Cove is the. .
only area Suitable for: water lease:

~ éxpansion in North Saanich.
~ Cove Marine. Ltd. has now given a
notice to North Saanich council ‘it~

“Pm not satisfied that is” ecolo:: ue
gically so,’” he said, ‘and:added he
. won’t be satisified until the environ- * *:
~ mental impact study has been, sub: _

mitted.

“Ald. Alan Cornford said that j in all ae
fairness. to the marina, council.
should decide. if there: are any ©
“grounds on which it would consider .

a-water lease expansion. in Canoe —

Cove before acting on the. letter...

He said-in’ March the marina =,
asked. council: to ‘examine Af there

were’ such: grounds, but: council’s ez:

ot through its solicitors, ‘told‘council: in’. —
the letter it was ‘astounded recently we
to. find. that the ’ municipality ° “was.

van independant therapeutic abortion:
committee: without, ‘Board: interfer; .
ence. : :

oor

Commons,’
~ trator John Benham: Monday; .
At Thursdays: hospital ° board: oe
~ meeting, trustees passed a resolution.
“stating the board: takes: no- position: :
“on the issueof abortion and will con-
_ tinue to follow. the laws wee BOv-
-ern it. -
The resolution name as il response
to. The Review's Oct. 29 article on
the first peninsula pro-lile meeting...

~ Benham cited: the statement as. a a
“clarification.”

‘Unlike Victoria Gener al “unl or
Royal Jubilee, Hospitals, Saanich

~ Peninsula. Hospital's abortion poli- roe

- Gies have not been an’ issiie, ©
"The hospital board has to act ats a

tesponsible, body, for the commiuts os,
2 ity. “he suid, “Itexercises the prop: *

“er. legal propriety, "*
“voted ta refer. wmotion calling for.

LO, the medical executive, ;

Continued on page 2.

wholehearied'' == and council took

“strong exception to that statement, ©
Mayor: Dave Hill pointed out that.

lant week's motion. to monitor: the

~ activities of the teen group fora.

three-month period in an attempt to”

rectify: acrash cof: vandalism sin: the:

area" was a responsible motion con-
sidering local. residents’ very deep

oo eoneern wis
And AN, Dick Shae teiiticd’ he

actions ofthe’ HSSOCHMION as: “most:
precipitant, We were. willing to. 20.

another wile. t had already initinted

A ‘ontinued on page a

? Saanich Peninsula ‘Hospital has ace
“reaffirmed its position. of operating... — >

This: dispute is in the House of
said hospital. adminis-. se

SAUNGH, the: hourd of ‘directors: od

“abolition, ofits abortion committee 3 >

oy: ‘hospital bourds like: Vietoria’’
General exercise: their power witha, oo
_ view to stopping’ abortion, they’ Te. ae