nh While reviewing the things. 1 should be thankful for during this time of Thanksgiving, I could not help recalling some of the events of the past year in our little town. . by Jim Lang Former Alderman Town of Sidney But firstly I think we should be thankful that Ron Kubck has @ finally decided to give up his rather untenable position as an alderman. And as a consequence be encouraged that for the next year at least there’s some. hope members. te TRAILER TRAVELERS of the Dogwood Trailer Club of B.C., like Earl Sealy, celebrated the club‘s 25th anniversary |. - 6; with a rally in Sidney recently. The club has about 90 cat 656-61 Mon, Tues. Sat. 9-5:30 RAN Wed, Thurs. Fri. 9-9 Wa » Thankful for byelection is afoot that the status quo will be chal- lenged at the council table.. Considering the icadership we have had for the last two years and the mistakes that have been made, we need some good open debate again to wind up several issucs still unresolved. I never did care ~ for the three-year term legislation, and we still have another ycar to go with the same group of repre- sentatives who sccm to behave as though they always have somc- thing to hide. No chance that. any one of them will Icad a revolt in this Caucus. Perhaps whoever is elected Sat- WIS CHILD (under 10). PERMS...nevnrsinians 20 | COLORS wrens VB: | ‘SEMI-PERMANENT:.. COLORS... ~All Services Include: IDITIONER — 13. al _ cel not resolved originally sold to - —-the provincial? All of. them ” still in danger-of having onc way. 8 z Halland. surrounding, propertics?. - TheReview We Bay" urday could shake things up. Qucs- tions need asking about such things as the agreement with Sid- ney Picr Holdings which was sup- posed to be resolved by Oct. 17th if the original lease, clause 401C, is to be complicd with — the section which binds the developer to complete the entire project within 12 months of the breakwa-. By _ ; ter commencement date.: i os Will the lease be canceled as it §f ft meat should be? Or will council make even more concessions than they have done already? Surely it is at this point that the decision to. ignore the necd for a performance bond shows up as an unforgivable blunder. Apart from the lease there is still the problem of the $750,000 par- “Mel talking to Art Gardner of the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society at the Saanich Fair.” ; 1 Dear Constituent, fH = Well it has been an active month in Saanich and the Islands with a nu mber § 8 oof events and issues of concern to the Peninsula. . # Highlights of the past month include the ground breaking ceremony for the : H Mt. Newton Centre, the opening of the B.C. Aviation Muscum, the Central § B Saanich Seniors successful brick auction and of course the Saanich Fall Fair. § have personally been spending a great amount of time on two particular & B issucs this past month. As you know, there was a Province-wide property tax ER H tour that stopped in Saanich and J was delighted to see so many in the § "| constituency. participate in the discussion. . fk «It would be premature, at this time, to report on what we as government B will do to reform the current system. | can tell you however, that throughout & the Province one of the most constant themes was the separation of school A taxes from property tax. H Another hot topic on the Peninsula is the issue of the plans for upgrading of the Pat Bay Highway. I have suggested, as many of you know, that we begin H to look at alternate forms of transportation to try and accommodate the #. | projected traffic growth. | believe that it. would be a mistake to construct. § 4 jumbo “super ferries” that will carry more people to the island than our cur- A @ rent infrastructure can absorb. | think we need to look at-passenger only § | ferries coupled with an efficient rapid transit system. This does not mean to : ‘Bf say that we climinate car ferries, but simply that we accommodate the § takes. ~ ff increased growth with more innovative technology. h R F Chek fon 1a z “yy: a oo ys ff This is only a starting point..] “am wor ing with Rod Clack, a world f Will it be the mayor and council A renowned planner and resident of the Sidney community on the: idea of a Ff I wonder? The federal government “Parkway” rather then a freeway. In addition | will be working to see that Fi % there are a scrics.of public hearings up and:down the Peninsula where both § found funds for a project which : | my colleagues and I can receive maximum input from the community. Ok never should have been underta- ff I look forward to your letters and phone calls. They help me keep in touch : peg . pesos Hl with the needs ofthe community. Until next. time... 2. care - ken, because it was never shown to. Be. “Sincerely oe . be a-financially viable’ devclop-. bie ment. ee eS “What about the overpass: are we... Sidney Pier Holdings with no definite commitment of develop- ment. From what J.can gather on the street there are many disenchanted | business people, as well as taxpay- ers, who are watching this fiasco. which is being paid for by millions of their dollars. Somcone must -take responsibility and admit mis- Mel Couvelier MLA Saanich and the Islands surects?. What is the fate of Sanscha Alot of us who have lived in “this lovely little: town for many. . years and came. here to enjoy it,’ have watched in horror (and raised taxes) the crosion of our lifestyle... Thankfully we still have the right “vole. . : us : ' » «# + ae | . : . 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