plicit, i a ‘Oust Utley’ - fied Feb. 8 that-a petition question- municipal elections has been filed in BE ‘Supreme: ‘Court: : by. ainedin te resident Ti ‘im Ryan. “North Saanich residents were in- --vited to .a:meeting called iby Ryan, “presented: with the information, ‘Ralph Sommerfeld, FCSI Senior Investment Advisor "Tel: 55,5555 -1Goepe! & McDermid Member GIPE * campaign is filed © ‘Lee Shanks Peninsula News: Review | A Sidney resident i is behind ithe . attempt to oust a North Saanich “councillor from his seat.:: ‘Coun. Anthony Utley was noti- ing his-eligibility:to run‘in the 1999 - Those: papers are based on alle- gations that Utley failed ‘to file a complete and accurate disclosure “statement. detailing ‘funds spent, during the by-election :of 1998 as. required under:the: ‘Municipal Act. 7 Although oeey, may lost According to Marko, some and ‘were then asked to sign the ‘court:petition. - “Tim Ryan is the man behind this. He knows the Municipal Act,” he-said. “I just was present ata mecting where I was shown the material.” — “It-certainly. sounded like aman we justelected was ineligible for of- fice because he didn't... he-was very cynical about just saying ‘I “didn't spend anything, 1 didn't’ spend anything’ and -he'’s not .al- Jowed-to:do that,” Marko contin- ued, adding that “I. don't think it's.a ‘secret that none.of us are backers of Mr, Utley.” Asked why Ryan would be inter- ested in the political happenings in North Saanich, Marko said he ‘be- lieved it was because Ryan was sim- ply! intere ested i in “good government." Cant INUED ON PAGE 4 50 CENTS Moving Memorial it-was an emotional day down at the Patricia ‘Bay Park last +t Friday 2 as numerous employees of the aire *: line industry gathered for a memorial ceremony dedicated to the 88 people who lost their tives when” thelr plane crashed off the coast of California nearly three weeks ago. Following a brief but emotional service, flight attendants, ticket agents and members. of the public passed 0 on 88: inte carnations. to: be tossed into the waters of Patricia Bay. Robyn Chambers, ee! Peni ngula ‘News Review. A dispute may be heating up burial: over Tseycum — Nation grounds at the Victoria Interna- tional Airport. The Tseycum band has been Jooking for compensation for the Joss ofthe airport land —- where ‘some of their ancestors are buried | — for he last seven years, accord- a PENINSULA ing to Chief Vern Jacks. poe, To get the point across to the government, the band is consider- ing blockading the airport to dis- rupt service, Their stand has re- ceived strong support from neigh: boring bands and from the Pentic- ton band, who used blockade tac- tics at Apex-Alpine ski resort to sel: « tleadand dispute, According to Jacks, the airport a! aL PA THE Workers’ COMPENSATION BOARD HAS DECLARED B.C. A NO-SMOK- ING ZONE. IN A THREE PART SERIES STARTING TODAY, THE REVIEWS LEE ‘SHANKS LOOKS AT THE RULES AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS. SEE PAGE.3 ~ World War from the Tseycum Na- tion by the Department of National ‘Defence, under the premise that it would be returned to them, “When the war was over it [the land) was supposed to be given back, and nothing has happened,” he said. The band has so far been frus- — trated with the progress of negoti-. ations over the land — so much so “fand was leased during the Second CONTINUED ON PAGES "Merrill Lynch Financial BluePrints can n determine what you have, what you want and - what you need to meet your retirement goals, dat: us help you design an ideal strategy to build your RRSP i investments Re opie Bathe dion een CALE ee Vel: (250) 655-2200. Fax: (250) 655-6750 |. “stele Canada: Ane amember¢ 1PE team mtamrerei innate tenes neous aneenrntn tmnhtaneanttnrnntre mere ar Wt. 2091 Bevan, Avenue. ~ Sidney, BC V8L 1W2: “WWW, canada, mi, com, ‘PHOTO BY LEE SHANKS [lapsed geeaatnsiereeerpenteanciansscarhanstameatamaiaanmneanisheaentoanmeall q ba meri bynch BORN TO WIN — ‘that’s the name of a free Children’s Millennium Festival to be held at Sidney Pen-° _ tecostal:Church this weekend. “The festival features children's entertainer. Art ‘Henkel, whose performance will start at2p.m.on -. the afternoon of: Saturday, Feb. 19... and all children aged six to | 12: are ‘invited. Along: with some stan nd-up com- /edy, there. will be music, video “presentations, Willie’s basketball - spinning: show “and much more, Along with all that, ie there willbe hotdogs for. the kids. S$ incredible “Children are ealso invited toca Feb, 1. ~The $15.5-million dollar lant . was completed on time, and the. whole project was done under budget, said Seamus McDonnnell of the Capital Kegional District.en- gineering department. The total budget for the project... was $33 million,.on.a-cost sharing initiative with the three munici- “palities and the prvi govern: ie ment, label ceesepeusaiant beeen ‘Somewhere i in 1 Sidney today. the push of a handle will bring the - municipality on line with the new Saanich Peninsula : sewage treat- “ “ment plant... Originally, Sidney was set to ~ flush.on Monday, but an old valve atthe current. pump. station -re- quired repairs -—— delaying the. ~ flush until today, Feb. 16, “North Saanich was the first: municipality Lo go ‘on-line’.on Jan, ° 31, followed by Central Saanich . «.