Sidney & Saanich Peninsula

| Wednesday, December 25, 1985
Established 1912

VOLUME 71
ISSUE NUMBER 52

35 Cents

What will: Sidney residents
desire as a permanent legacy to
Expo 86?

~ Sidney council is open to sug- :
gestions © from’. the ‘general
public. =

By BARRY GERDING
_ Review Staff Writer

i. The legacy must be of a long
lasting nature and be:supported:
by the community.

Legacy ideas discussed by the
previous. council included com-
pleting the. Port -. of Sidney
breakwater . and... building. a
porta centre.

~The provincial government’s ©
$30 million. legacy ‘fund: . will,
cover up to’ a: maximum: of 50
per. cent of a: legacy Project’ Ss.
cost.

‘The legacy fund is an off-

~ shoot of the. provincial govern-

“-ment’s. plan to. sell: Expo 86
‘pavillions: ‘to B. C: communities
accessible by. water. :

~ Because’ transportation | costs.

‘make it. ‘financially impossible:
for interior communities to pur- °

z chase a. pavillion, the legacy

_. fund ‘was initiated to assist. in ~~
Se building. their own legacy t to Ex ‘ - -

By BRIAN MITCHELL
: Small shobby farmers are -be-.
oS “ing refused more water in Cen-.
tral Saanich because the penin-
‘sula ‘water supply: and delivery _
molten is inadequate. me —
“However, peninsula’ “civic
‘politicians are hoping to ‘in-.
crease the daily. water: ‘supply
from 10: million: gallons. to. 12::
million to allow more. water. for
agricultural purposes,
“A’ provincial government:
“grant ‘could. fund a study to
“determine the. best method. of
~ delivery. The study could also.
s be important ‘documentation. in,
ve negotiations for an. increase in)
: the: peninsula: water. supply, ace:
y 'to. “Central Saanicn
“council, AY grant) safe ups
$10,000 could be avaitable,

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= While sihers have: ‘bean turned’
down and councillors are con
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Peninsula residents have done. raisting drives and  bwlnantdlcine in -ptheepelishablex not included
oe! it again, but with, even more concerned about the welfare of inthe hamper,
é Port, of, Sidney, talks ins: goodwill: and: charity. towards those -who» might: go> without: T he yennaining $3,000 was US:
J tensity thelr neighbors: than ever during the festive KeaKON, “ed 1o supplement hampers with

2 iinined. Fifty. vinle’ Wnaniiees ©
: worth about $40, 60. boxes. for |
“families of S “and: more: nan no pratlorn t i Sreantaaie

— eects - Ad : before. pen ATEN A hupe food ‘donation cone paper suppiies, | soan cand $75,-and at least: 220: hampers.oco Organizers said it-was gratifys
“Helen Lang. with) a‘]. The Sidney Lions» Review © taining: hundreds of ‘boxes and’ |. miscellancous Necensies, for: families of four: arene ing» that «peninsula. residents
‘Christmas tale 0 Christmas. hamper. fund seta cans: af supplies from the Aire » Massie estimated 600 children. donated mostly new toys to ‘the
Pio nee nah “AS | new record this ver: ‘with cash hort’ Employees Association. and. 400. adults. would, benefit Novi 20, eel cyear, AL number
donations reaching $2.3,00K) two ‘delivered in time to add’ from: the community's goods ach, hainper ie doy, bones welt placed 1 tucul

i wa
many extras (o ‘the ‘alt cady Over:

Visitor booths inade- : will, With last minute additions companied by a food voucher, | ‘businesses throughout (he com:

days. before the. _drop- oft

r]

The amount of food in cach:
Aeterinined by, the

quate fc for Expo boom: |. deadtine, i flowing hampers. to the Het, he: felt: about 350 and toys and games for children munity.

pas OAR UNS: of Dee. 20),, “49S hh ampe so - Lions representative Mike “hampers would “be “delivered Upto ITF years a ampers were delivered. over |

: Capitals get. wo on alte - for over 1,000 ‘people. had been. Massey. sald) $20,000 of the throughout: the. peninsula, 30.) Equally: successful was. the: the weekend and there were a:
“stars ead “prepared at the fund depot All: “donated : money had: been used less than last year. “Kiwanis-SAM toy drive, There variety, of items + everything:

were sufficient, toys, 10, meet all . from teddy bears to bieyclesa and.

“lO. “the food. and dry goody were to purchase: food vouchers for:
peninsula : commitment even even an accordion.

mass donated through (peal funds. fur keyss:: “fresh. produce. and

hamper: ls