By AARON DOYLE
Review Staff Writer

A Chilean political refugee
| was arrested by Sidney RCMP
’ June 11, after police say he
refused to.take down a banner
from the Weiler. Avenue over-
pass saying ‘‘US hands off Cen-
tral America.’’

The sign was strung above the
-highway - shortly before the
motorcade |. carrying. . United
States’ vice-president George

35 Cents

Wednesday, June 18, 1986

_¢

Bush was due to pass.

_ The protester, who asked not
to be identified, works with Vic-
‘toria*s Central America Sup-
port Committee. He was detain-

ed for approximately 45
minutes and then released from
the Sidney RCMP station.

The man-told The Review he
informed police’ he

“remove. and take the banner

home. ‘‘But “they said they
wanted to seize the banner. |
paid for it and I made it. 1-was

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S Cediic’ and Bronwen: Keurley :
“had -already lost. a banat to"
_Ihieves. last summery ce.

So the retired couple. were ree
“assured when Bronwen rose at 3-
otms Jute 8.to eheck ard’ see
Aheir new. -14-foot ) aluminum
craft was securely chained-to the:
“buoy o fshore from their L. ante: :
ene Road. oat

. But when Cedric got up again
a check at.$ a.m, the chain was
but and the boat was gone.

Now, . fearing a) .‘‘welle.
‘organized — operation = which:
mM omay-have also .claimed several.
neighbors’: boats in’ the. last
three» years, the Kearleys say»
B they may. never: moor. another:

“boat off their property again,

4 UWe- felt, most. despondent
‘and upset, We didnt know,

“ene Codyiie 79

“Adds Bronwen,“"We., thought.
oahere: ‘goes’ another summer's
‘fishing’. "The boat had only
been moored out for four dave:

“These. are: nol youngsters:
borrowing. a boat. fora joye.
vide, "notes Cedric. These,

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we OMe agree there isa problem.
. pariicuharly.araund Swarts Bay. -
and especially with open. boats:

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boats. were moored Olfshore,..
from:
Sanother boate They would have.
219 have pre- “planned, the thefts”
: holt: CUES:
marked,
The Kee arley's point’ to a series’
of | other

“and only’ accessible”

brought ©
“along.” “y

stretch of waterfront: they lost
“their. first. boat. ine tune, 1985

“after just wwe weeks of mooring
and despite the fact it was alsa.
chained and padiocked, Around -

the same -time.-a “neighbor's
small cabin boat was broken in-

to and the gas tink and tackle:

box stolen, .
In 1984,
boat was stolen. and . found
adrift with the engine’ and steer

cing removed, The April before,

. yet another. neighbor lost his: I2-
foot veasel,
“what to do with Ourselves," By

And shordy: before that. the
Kenrleys hit frightened eff ie
“men: ina small ‘boat WS amas
they were apparently

make off wih 4 neighbor’ 4

1

y 15-year-old Jase on Bonneau. See skateboar-

trying 1)

holding it tight to my body.”’
“It was an infringement of

our rights,’’ said Sidney

carpenter Dan Thorlakson, one

of three protesters on the over-

pass that morning. ‘‘I’m not
surprised. -I’m a_ bit cynical
about the myth of free speech in
this country.”’

RCMP Staff Sergeant John
Penz said. ‘‘We have very
specific instructions -about
security for heads of state.

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“moored. away. from the
“marinas, said Sidney “RCMP

aulded that if boats were secures

‘there .

thefts,

The Kearleys. were $0 ‘worried
about avtheft, they made thelr:
latest’ boat very conspicuous,
painting C.KEARLY-SIDNEY-
510730 on cach sidesand: pain-

ling the bow with. a Tange, shark: :

mouth es

“Our last bont was: 60 con-

--spicnous: that it- would. have’ to-
another neighbor’ so

‘he hidden somewhere and _re-
painted ‘before it could
sold, " :
° “Fortunately for the. Kearleys:
—thistime around the $3,000 boat
was fully: insured (The. retired

couple were out $1,000 after the

fiiot het),
co Bute StS Cedric, oy s. ‘the
hard work we putintott... all
the painting, 1 made. special
Moab fou Rinte Dodi”

"The main thing is, people
are atraid to pul their bonis 9 mw
{he water iN,

Staff Sergeant: John: Pens He =

ly moored and chained and well |
Avas® little: else.

sv fesidents could do to, prevent ;
thefts inthe same:= Bag hs

“be

Sti

fail is to ensure the highway is
safe... We have to make sure
that overpasses are free of peo-
ple, and not only people but
foreign objects.’’

Penz said the motor vehicle
act prohibits people. displaying
any sign on or across the
highway without the permission
of the ministry of highways. |

Penz said the RCMP did not
try to confiscate. the banner,
and were only interested in
removing the banner. and pro-

Continued septic tank pro-
blems in Deep Cove and the
‘south-east quadrant of North.
Saanich may prove. costly’ to
area homeowners. .who have
_ private wells. :

A recent letter:.to council -
from the Capital Regional”

. District’s health department ad-
2 - ded renewed urgency to:the pro-
-blem; 9. ~

CRD health: officer Dr. Brian
Allen wrote that. unless steps
were taken to resolve the. Septic.
field situation, the 22 per cent
of area-homeowners who have
private wells could. be forced:to’
hook up to the public water
system::

‘North Saanich council: met.

: continued use of private wells in

a the south-east quadrant remains

a-critical. problem.’ . .the poten-

and. water: wells cannot be:

dq - allowed to continue.”*

_ A& recent. study. showed. as
many as 40 per cent of the septic;
tanks: in» the quadrant. were -
malfunctioning. CRD. director
of environment: Les Potter: said

septic fields. and the wells: was
difficult to. monitor, and could
result. in. the spread of
dysentery, hepatitis and ‘other
infectidus diseases.

owners. who: front.on or abut
public
He said-hook-up would cost'ap-
~ proximately $1,000...

Potter added that
~ eross-connection with wells was

just one facet of the septic field
—aproblem that had: to” be dealt :

with immediately...

The letter. also. recommended

‘that development’ be halted: in

problem areas, However Mayor ~

~ Lloyd. Harrop said this week he
thought a blanket denial. of

“4 development in those areas was

not the answer,

~ © Resolution of the septic. field he
~ situation:

-is.- complicated
~ North Saanich council's hope to

“the two other municipalities and’
the CRD. Planning would large-
ly be financed by the provincial

waste management branch and
would attempt a 30-year Overs

“views:

cess would take many months,
perhaps’ necessitating a more
immediate’ solution to. the pro-
blem.' Potter. said‘ one “interim

quadrant homes could be hook-

ed up: to sewers connecting to-:

* the Bazan Bay treatment plant.
Harrop said the municipal
engineer would be completing

an interim study of the feasibill:-~
mty of a Bazan Bays hook-up ©.

shortly, but added, That's a
long wity to BO. it sounds expen:
osive,'!

Another optiong the mayor : :
said, is. for. the CRD.10 orders.

septic tank owners to make their

own improvements, which prow
for

“ved a costly process”

testers from the overpass..

“If they want to demonstrate
and they go to the proper loca-
tion that’s no problem.”’

Bush was in Victoria last
Tuesday and Wednesday for a
fishing trip as part of a four-day
visit to Canada aimed at easing
trade tensions. He is former
head of the CIA, which played a
key role in the Bay of Pigs inva-
sion, and the 1973 military coup
of the democratically elected

Allende government in Chile.

U.S.

Harney.
in

supplied

forces in El Salvador used in air
attacks against civilians behind -
rebel lines.

involvement in Central
America
siderable controversy recently.
American photo-journalist Jim

Victoria,
photographic
shows U.S. military equipment

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ISSUE NUMBER 25

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‘homeowners in 1980. ely Ss their
_ (the CRD’s) bailiwick.’’ ,
North Saanich committee-of-

has ' sparked con-

who recently lectured
produced

evidence that
the

to government

the-whole moved June 11 to
recommend to council that ‘the
support. of Sidney..and. North
- Saanich be sought for the joint
plan, which might look..at one :
regional “superpiant. for: ‘treat-
ment, instead of the | “current
three. H,
‘‘We may come “up with a
cheaper way to. treat’ sewage,’’
-.said CRD. manager of engineer-
ing Seamus:McDonnell:. He ex-.

“The letter eed: in part, . “The oe

tial cross-connection..between »
" on-site-sewage disposal systems

that cross-connection. between. _

If the potential problem is not
_ resolved, said Potter, the CRD.
would look. at ordering all well- - .-

water-lines to hook-up.

possible

“by”

participate i in the proposed joint
© waste ‘management , plan with:

However, the planning. pro-

possibility was that, south-east,

witht CRD representatives June ree
“ L1-to discuss the‘letter,-as well’
as. exploring. the” possibility of ee

1988 or

-. plained,
“would
“for. public- input; and if-a:plan-*
_was. approved. by 1987, :
“struction. would not start until ie

, however,. that. there. -
be’.many opportunities.

“COn-.- os

1989.

“An explosion onboard a fishing boat in Canoe Cove last
“Wednesday evening forced two men to. flee into the ocean as a

‘the vessel became engulfed in flames. °

Bruce Bergen and Mike Bailey, both. of Cowichan Bay, o
. were, treated for minor burns and released from. Saanich
while North Saanich fire department
commandeered another boat to extinguish the burning craft.
The -30-foot vessel: reportedly: left. Canoe Cove: Marina
earlier in the day and was maneuvered close to shore. When
the tide receded, said North Saanich fire inspector Ed Banas,
~ it listed onto. its side; The boat, with an almost full gas tank,

Peninsula «Hospital,

sat for several hours in the hot sun. .

About 6 p.m.,-an attempt was made to start the engine..
Leaking gas vapors ignited resulting in the explosion, Banas. —

said.

were saved..

Banas said initial reports of two free- standing 45- gallon
drums. of fuel on board were inaccurate. There was little
danger of any further explosion during fire-fighting, he said.

‘ Although the fire on the Royal KIT was eventually doused,
the vessel sank:a couple of hours later in 10 meters of water,
Damage is estimated at $14,000,

The RCMP and Coast Guard were notified of the vessel’s Ss:
location, the fire inspector said, adding that the: ‘submerged
craft shouldn't be a navigational hazard. Pee
“Divers salvaged $3, 000 worth of seine nets s of f the. sunken a AES

decks dicate te

refuse

night.”

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The engine. room and cabin burned but the galley and hull.

Ar rg onis st target
containers

Another ina series. of fires set ‘ina large ‘garbage disposal, ‘,
bins was reported to, North: Saanich fire. departinent Saturday -

‘Firef ighters, arrived at ‘Bazan. ny Park Sunday: morning. to |
douse the smouldering bins The refuse container, recently ine
stalled by Sidney Lion's club, was badly defaced by the Diuze,
“This ds the. latest of more than half a dozen similar fires
| which began six weeks ago, Incidents have been reported in
Sidney, b Nov th ane ventral dinanisoaia

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