Wednesday, March 20, 1974

THE REVIEW

Page 3

By JOHN MANNING
Staff Writer for
The Review

In Sidney court last week.

William Wally. Crabb, 6753
Central Saanich road pleaded
guilty todriving a motor vehicle

‘while he had a blood alcohol
reading of .13 per cent. The
incident, which took place on
March1 of this year, resulted
in the gentleman being fined
$350 by Judge Denzil Ashby.

Mr. Crabb was represented
by a Sidney. barrister.

“This man weighs 200
pounds,” the barrister informed
the court. —

“And as is known by your

honor the weight and size of a

Ardmore: Golf Course, in
North Saanich, was up for sale
' for $800,000 recently.
It has since been taken off the
- market.

Mayor Paul Grieve ina report |

to council, said Monday he had
received.a visit from owners

‘Barry:.and ‘Wally DuTemple, :

when they discussed the future
“of the golf course.

He said it appeared. they :

- make. little money from the
- operation and are | facing
heavier taxes. -.

It was their intention to'sell

‘the’ course: for. residential use.

~ Mayor Grieve discussed: with: : .
. them conditions. ‘under which -

they would. continue operation
as'a golf. course.

These conditions have “been:
- discussed ‘ in camera’ and. have
- publically »

“not yet. been.

a disclosed.

Ardmore area, which would be

beneficial: to the Du: Temples i in.

and” “Ald. “George. “Aylard:

- Grieve: ‘asked. ‘coun to- a S
prove. the spending. of $1,500 for °°.

the study c of road closures in the -" be followed and that ays be part of

protested such expenditure. — an

person firstly, and the tolerance
secondly has a very direct
bearing to what degree he is in

‘control.of-a motor vehicle..*’

“Still, -he was in. con-

travention of the motor vehicle

act,” admitted the lawyer.
“Your honor, he is in business
for himself. A large machinery
repair business and any
discontinuance of his licence
during working hours could be
fatal to his business.”’
Judge Ashby said he would

leave the matter of licence

suspension up to the. mctor
vehicle branch in Victoria.

FIRST TIME
IN COURT
Leif John Anderson, 10456. All

local improvement basis.
That is, not out of normal tax
revenue of the municipality.
He questioned all of-: this

- expenditure for the benefit of ..

Ardmore, . with. very. indirect
benefit to the rest of the
municipality.

‘Mayor. Grieve agreed. it

shouldbe: handled on a local:
improvement basis, but ‘said
“the
somewhere - and it is.a.small

thing has. to start

amount.”

oo Aylard asked the mayor who

“was initiating ‘the study. oo
_. “Have the people requested ~
‘such a study?” queried Aylard.

.“"No,””~ answered’ the: smayor.

- “r think: it-is funny we.are..
“initiating this, when the- ‘people ;
~haven’t - requested. it, ”

mented Aylard.0...:

- The mayor. said he felt it-was
oa responsibility: of. council « hood
“initiate: policy.” s

-He: agreed: there. were steps. to

Cumpston. said there was no a

7 provision: ‘for.
_ penditure until . the budget is.

Z “approved for this year and that 6
: x should. really be handled on: ? :

Wilson found ‘dead

‘capital . ex-.

com: :

~Aylard retorted that it didn’ .

Bay road, drove his flat deck
truck into a‘ditch on March 3

When interviewed by..local

RCMP, who were curious to.
know

just -how the vehicle
managed:to end up in such a
position, he was subsequently
given a breathalyzer test. A

Yeading of .13 percent was
obtained. ,
“What's your will. and

pleasure,” the judge asked Mr.
Anderson.

‘Guilty. your honor.”
“This is: the first time I’ve

cost $1,ouu to initiate discussion
on the land reserve property.

He ‘also. expressed concern
that council might be setting a
precedent by allowing money to
be spent. for studies ‘of various
areas in North Saanich without
first consulting: the residents.

It could be the first step of
what could: be “a major" ex-
penditure, he warned.

“T. am. concerned with the
expense. involved - in. closing
roads, what to’do with the land,
development...’ -we're . getting

into®.a! ‘fairly’ “major. ‘un- -

dertaking,’’- he. exclaimed. ..

A ce (window) _ 7 7
“MADE LOCALLY - “ANY SIZE

appeared in. court. for any

reason.""

The judge leaned forward -

looking down at the accused
man. “I hope it will. be the
last..vou're fined $350 or one
month in. jail.”

IMPAIRED CHARGE

April 3. 1973 was but 15
minutes .old. when RCMP
Constable M.A. Clarabut picked
up the trail of a truck swerving

_ South along Lochside drive. At
the vehicle - lost.

one point
direction in its travel to such an

He said he would support the

feasibilitv. study if he -were

—assured that any -further. ex-
‘“penditures would be done ‘on a

loca! improvement basis.
’ The mayor.‘assured Aylard
that. all he. wanted. was

- something to present to. the

people, so they could form
decisions regarding planning in
the Ardmore. area: with | some

| ‘degree of competence.

Council agreed to spend’$1,500
on. the feasibinty: “eeu fOr the
Ardmore area.

cibly remove

extent that it drove into a ditch,
managing however, to extract
itself without undue’ difficulty.

Then it turned right, without
signalling, intoa driveway. The
driver, Claude’ R. Cumming,
3440 Quadra street, was placed
under arrest by the peace of-
ficer.

_ “I asked him how much _ he |
had been drinking,” Clarabut

told the court," ‘He said he had
been drinking at the. Sidney
Hotel. I asked him tostep out of

the truck.”

“We-went into the kitchen
area of the house at which time
Mr. Cumming started to make
himself a cup of coffee. He was
going to have a cigarette.”

“Mrs. Cumming.”
tinued the constable,"'said there

is NO way vou-are going lo take’ |

my husband
resisted me.”
“He would not go with me. |
had to forcibly pull him towards
the door of the house, Mrs.
Cumming then said I had -no
right to be in her house and told
me to get out of there.”
...The peace. officer then ex-
plained that he started-to for-
the gentleman
from the house: “However, Mrs
Cumming jumped on my. back

with you. He

and tried to pull me off her’

husband. .some furniture» was
knocked over.”
Mr. Cumming was éventually

~ propelled outside of the home.

“Each time J tried to put: Mr,

con-

toxication. :

* Engine Tuneups

Cumming in the police car Mrs.
Cumming resisted me.”

Clarabut radioed for
assistance. .A second RCMP
patrol’ car soon reached the
scene: “Once Constable Jones
arrived there was no problem.
Mr. Cumming came along quite
easily.”

Court was. informed that
constable Ron Jones had placed
a ‘neat custody'
accused gentleman. Counsel for
the defence queried this.

“Just what: is that?" he
asked.

Jones smiled and reached for
lawyer Harold. ‘Turnham’'s

-hand: Suddenly he appeared to

understand exactly what a ‘neat
custody’ grip. was. He rubbed
his left wrist.

“T see. he said.

At the conclusion of the trial
Judge Ashby said ‘This has not
been a very pleasant case to
listen to. There is the charge of

impaired driving..then.. the.

altercation with - the

‘police. driving in the wrong

lane of traffic... prudent drivers
don’t do that sort of thing.”
“The “accused was

‘argumentative and attempted -
to abuse the constable. Then
there was ‘the smell of alcohol...
symptoms. of. in-

and the

“Y have no hesitation,” said

_ the judge, ‘In finding-vou guilty
of impaired driving. - You're.
‘fined $350 or one month in jail."

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“In a prenared réléase this
week. Mrs, Dailly'said Wilson,
-.who assumed his. position last

year, -had. already. made

“significant progress’’ towards

elevating «the quality» of.

education’ for. the province’ Ss.
‘native Indians. . _
-A member of the Bella Bella

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