- © PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW COMMENTARY ve | __Wednesday, April 22, 1998 THE PENINSULA’'S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER | '- Publisher: Jean Butterfield Editor: Paul Wyke Phone: 656-1151 / Fax: 656-5526 A division of Island Publishers Ltd. 9726 First St., Sidney, B.C. | SNR op S22 VBE BOQ # Vol. 86.7 No. 16 / Circulation: 13,796 woop te ter 2 CAR ARRAS DE SE WE eI Ea UAT eT SONA he NE Pgs | - EDITORIALS ae Maj ority rules! @t least i in most municipalities) “ast we e heard, we e live ina Gemecaiic co You remember that little ditty about how the. majority. rules, But it seems | 4 such is not the case in North Saanich.- : i - Not once, but twice; district residents have voted in favor of the proposed replacement plan ‘of Sanscha Hall: And while those who voted ‘yes’ in this, council’s most recent | call for public input, may ‘only: have a slim majority, it is still a. majority. | 7 ‘But what of ‘the sileat majority? Well if people were fehenenily 3 ; against the new proposal, they would have said so. We believe |}. there are a good number of North Saanich. residents who don’t | feel strongly, enough about anew Sanscha Hall to. register a vote one way or another... mae : ~ Remember, 58 per cent of the people who responded to North Saanich’s questionnaire \ voted i in favor of a tax increase to support the Memorial Park Society’: Ss. proposal. ‘Remember, 66 per cent of: those polled: in 1996 also voted in favor. ofa new Sanscha Hall. ee ‘this is feelings not going to change any- time soon. | Tian locket we, - Get off the pot | 7 5 é On Sanscha hal Editor: ES After. atending: ‘North ‘Saanich’ foie ee eS Gaara ns a ‘Council meeting (April 14), lam ex- but it certainly means going to. the ee “tremely frustrated with their attitude _ table and getting the ball rolling. - wards the Community Cultural Cen- _- Writing a supportive letter to the s by Sienna New. Millennium Fund ‘to. generate © some start uy capital would bea a pos ley, this council has resisted every op-. portunity to become: actively involved. tion of Beacon Avenue; and ofcourse ‘Donis right, we do need a heart. Bea-. ni Avenue | is the heart of Sidney. low, in wording i in their own ques. “tionnaire, there continues to beama- to development? _ jority of voters who favor action. <=: nem _.. The biggest surprise is the 58 per Editor: caee epee ame ‘of North Saanich? |: He u cent who favor a TAX beac: to. A recent ecoaa to develop on me Is the heart of. North Saatchi in a > Supportthis project. __ ALR land was predictably rejected by . their bank accounts? E When have North Saanich resi- ‘Central Saanich Council. . : dents ever agreed to ataxincrease?; -- Tamcconcerned, however, with the ae Surely this is a clear indication that. comment made by one of the propo. “council has to change its approach, — nents, stating that he hopes the next “| _. Support this project and get involved council elected might be more sym- ee in the process with Sidney and the "pathetic to his development plans, Memorial Park Society. This should serve as a warning to. By rejecting the request from the “all residents wishing to see our farm- « MPS to join Sidney in writing a letter land remain undeveloped, Zz to the New Millennium Fund, they... We must. support those future - are demonstrating the same negative ‘council candidates who will protectit, delaying tactics we've been seeing all’ for without this protection our beauti- along, _ ful and unique community. will be- ~ Thelieve iti is this council's respon- come indistinguishable from urban sibility to get off the. pot and move: Saanich, : ahead with this community project. Let's make it clear that when it This does not necessarily mean agree: comes to our ALR lands, most of us ing entirely with the MPS proposal, - - prefer daffodils to development, and eee This aes The Review offers our feaders a special look back a at the making of the Peninsula communities - Peninsula Progess, Without the pioneers that boldly came forth to scrape a living off the ‘9 land and, in turn, build the businesses that became the core of these. |i a communities, ‘the Peninsula would not be the place itistoday: ~~ While there could never be enough room in these pages to pay true _ Be homage to our meager beginnings, putting a special supplement together . _ ofany size would not be possible without the dedicated people who have - _, taken it upon themselves to preserve our history for future generations. ~. Whether a museum, historical artifacts society, or generous contri- | “butions from individuals, locals and tourists alike have the opportunity ; ~: to look back through the ages thanks to their efforts, . And newspapers such as ours have a veritable cornucopia of informa- x tion from which to glean the stories, photos and ideas that started it all, “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Sidney Museum, the Saanich Artifacts Society, Saanich Pioneers Society and the con- ~ siderable amount of time and ef fort put in to this a section by Re a view writer Brad Morrison. : We couldn't have done it without you all, . ~LT ited ulated risa “The Peninsula ‘News Review welcomes letters to the editor - “on. social, political. and commu- “nity. issues. 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