PAGE EIGHT | yw Moc fi Aoi By ARTISAN. . Construction: industry: in Saanic ~ Peninsula ‘has: completely recover- ed its balance. Towards. the end of the last decade “general recession saw the building industry. slow down to a..crawl-in ; many parts. of Saanich: Peninsula. |’ - A numberof smaller. firms succumb-}: ed-:to pressure. and : closed their doors. | ‘Many. artisans of ‘the: building: ‘andl J end of the Second World War. h ; The traditional home here gradually took a back seat until today there are probably more modern homes on. Saanich Peninsula than: there ‘are older homes of older styles. i ‘Driving north ‘through Central Saan- ich; the: visitor may now view homes of every variety, built on “ level ground .or sloping land: The character: of all these homes’ is the great variety of styles and the a co. allied-trades ‘were without: employ- oP leasing range of* colors. ; eet es. 3.\ ment: ‘The picture has- completely NOTABLE, DEVELOPMENTS oes so changed. Not: only is every: avail- Jn Central ‘ Saanich’. development eee able carpenter “and building. work-|~ 2eas have sprung up and new in -er fully. employed now, but. firms}. homes have been erected in vari- "engaged. in ‘construction: are work: | ous. parts. - In’ Sidney. there. .have 22 ing to capacity. = “been three notable developments : This. very considerable: revival has|- “as ‘entirely new - subdivisions . have -Yamnifications. beyond.the immedi-|. “seen new homes. erected ‘in. new with: the ‘sparsely settled’ veterans’ subdivision on Bakerview, but the . trend:to more modern homes con- “tinues...It is this trend towards more modern homes, coupled with a preparedness to attempt differ- ent ‘materials, which has led to:.a newer .and livelier living on Saan- -ich’ Peninsula.» “AS records: ‘are broken‘: into. jens of “ numbers’ of new’ ‘homes, so.-a ‘greater variety and:a more pleas-| ’ “ing. residential community is. de- on Saanich. Peninsula. were tradi-| tional.. Some. were. a. ‘combination of. novel. treatment and. the tradi- “tional.” “It was virtually impossible, 15 years, -) ago, to-gain. assistance. from ‘the ‘Central Mortgage ». ‘and: ‘Howing| ~.© Corporation under: the terms of the _ = National -Housing ‘Act. ‘Residences |: "Were: constructed on‘a. cash: basis. - or. they . were ‘built: -under:a..con-|'_ os ventional: mortgage,’ whereby: the} owner. paid. about half. the’ ‘total | = sum“ ‘before. commencing: the pro-| aits ‘of. “Saanich | mand va ri BLIND 1 HELP a Tew’ homes came’ .|\BLIND BY TEA ‘homes: came the’ decision ‘of | : administrators ‘of. the. hatio nal IN VICTORIA: A act ‘to: offer: “assistance chere 2 ae on. May 7 at: the: Canadian ‘National Institute: for: the Blind 1609 Sok yin “London deere ‘for: Tre- Williany: Ma was the ‘cel is in’ the Col SUSPLIES LTD. 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She described ‘elementary schools. asthe “forgotten half” of :the school sys- tem. «We. must, create.- a. learning situation in *which: each child can proceed at his own rate, Mrs. Cull said: Convention siseamalined the Fed- ‘eration’s executive committee “by chopping. the ‘number of members from .29 to 11. SALARIES DISCUSSED Delegates. strongly defeated ‘an Abbotsford teachers’: resolution call- ing for settlement of salaries at the teachers’ federation level: . Oppon- ents said salary bargaining. should be:carried:on between.school boards teachers’ ” associations. — said variation in economic conditions ATTEND /ANZAC DAY ~ Several - ‘Saar ce Peninsula’ “yesh: | dents : ‘attended. ‘the: annual “Anzac Memorial: Day. service in Vancouver last: ‘Sunday. at Mietory ‘Square: oho : Fane -| Royal on: Wednesday : evening: where They. re Teachers’ fypcuieg —HElementary Reforms Urged| Benell,.S. H. Dear, G. Brown, D. M.; during negotiations. Sanford, A. J. Bry. ant and M. Paz-j oy BASEBALL | 7 Both - -the’ ‘Saanichton - midget’ and ieee the Gallipoli Peninsula: ize "con thus HE: 9-12: “|the: Dardanelles, and: to. force “an|. and living costs in’ different am of the province make local negotia- tion, concillation and arbitration a necessily. -Saanich delegates said that in comparison to other areas of the: province, the school board and teachers of this school district en- joyed a most amiable relationship Teachers. vesolved: that ‘the. federa- tion seck to recognize -the hours of instruction during the school. day, week und year in order to improve teaching “and learning ‘conditions. It: is: misleading ‘to’ both. public: and teachers, said their brief, that -the day seems, short. There are less- than-casily ~ recognizable = relation: Ships. between the. hours of ‘instruc- tion required.-of: teachers’ and the work that those’ hours entail, | it. was stated.’ SCHOLARSHIP Miss Billie Ann P: usson, of Lake Cowichan, was selected © as | this year’s winner of the Charlesworth, Memorial Scholarship) which — is awarded annually by the B.C. Teach- ers’ Federation to a graduate from a secondary school. It is given upon application to the teacher's child with the highest scholarship stand- ‘ing. :Her ‘parents are .both well- -known teachers on. the: island, as.is her uncle,’ H. M. “Doc” Palsson of Sooke. ° Miss: Jean Palle intermediate ONE ‘WIN, LOSS IN” ONE. bantam ‘girls’. soitball. teams: saw: ac- tion: this: past week.. Peer oe ‘The bantam: girls iravelied to View ; | they. lost* to View. Royal: ‘in/ayvery ‘| closely: contested. game. the score. be “Thursday. “night. ‘saw. the Saanich- -entrance:: ‘through -the: Sea*: of: Mar- ton :midget' girls: beat. the Esquimalt 0 ‘mora: to. the: Black Seain: order’ to { search and. treatment:of trachoma:in|: : er Gensou Island, “Salt Spring a § Sidney and ‘Galiano. Islands. The. youngest on Sunday, ‘May. 2, and Mass. was vel nj ; ‘midgets 6-5°-0n ‘the: ‘home’ diamond. Batteries for, ‘Saanichton. n= bantan : : Pp; past’ ‘presidént ; ey were among ‘shade! fea, the | Peninsula i n att ndarice, ‘Turn in your hammer for — - Build your summer cottage this faster 7 easier way . ace mer weekends: ahead are not made. for hard work! Why spond thom building your ” it ~ \SUNDIALS By PRESENTED BY | cI SIDNEY MAN LL Aa A lc OS inter!) Thon.turnin your, ‘See your | lumber dealer today. ainst tho weather. until final finish floured paint Natural a ‘ oe ; “PQUGLAS PIR cae PLYWOOD > Joe: (Waterproof Glue): mmutactune i a Foust Tradects Ld, Mer eatin t oe Generosity of a Sidney resident will soon be seen in front of the Central Saanich and Sidney munici- pal offices. — . Capt. R. H. Stainforth, 247 Mount Baker Ave., has presented sundials {o the two municipalities. First sundial was presented: to Sidney al- most a year ago and a cement: base for it has just been. set in front of the flagpole atthe office. ; * Sundial presented to Central Saan ich is’ getting faster: treatment. was received several weeks ago and n brief ceremony to accept the sun- dial from:-Capt. Stainforth. will’ be | held ‘shortly..” Similar ceremony will be held at. Sidney. -The sundials ‘are made. in Victoria to ‘Capt. Stainforth’s: order. They will be set in. position by ‘a’ staff member. of the Dominion, Astro- physical Observatory -in Saanich, The Sidney man has ‘also offered a sundial to Victoria for the Centennial Square, but the offer was turned down by the city as all plans for the square have been completed. He may repeat his offer to the city, with a suggestion that it be placed at Beacon Hill Park. supervisor of burnaby schools, was presented. with: the. 1965 Fergusson ‘Memorial Award teacher.: Rudy. ae of Lord. ‘Byng second-! : ary ‘school: in: Vancouver, presideni- ‘elect. of ‘the BCTF said: :‘It is up. to each -teacher.to help meet: the -prob- “yee of fa ing. For paint finishes you can order tyanted)' Mark+7: Is, also available on Icon Training Drafting of a bylaw to. prohibit the training and. flying of falcons in Central Saanich was ordered by council ‘last week, “TI feel it is entirely wrong for this ‘type of hobby to be carried out on a yearly basis as it is now,’ said Councillor R. M: Lamont in intro- ducing the motion. “Other birds such as. quail and ducks are having a hard cnough time to stay alive in our society,’’ he ‘said. Wednesday, May 5, 1965 And Flying. —In Central Saanich Controls as visualized ‘by Coun. Lamont would not prohibit the rais- ing of falcons in the municipality. His motion to investigate possible controls and prepare a bylaw was supported unanimously. When the Big Bend gold rush on the Columbia (1864-66) petered out, it was referred to by the miners as (The Big Bilk. “CARPORTS, GARAGES and FENCES. olay Supplied and Constructed. : Be BUSINESS AS USUAL - “BE SAANICH LUMBER YARDS LTD. “3041 Douglas St. ’s here! ~©® Features one-skin ® Architect's FREE! Departmantth', Gox | —_— —s NOW os ‘architect: diosigned Holiday Homes-Play. in tutl .ceaparkling colour: complota = owt all nacessary: detalte ©, Sketches and comprehensive cMatortals fist to make. ordore. 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