Wednesday, April 18,2002 SOSOCHSHHOKHECHFHSSS OVS RAHHe*EHGOBSSHFOORPYVESEHCHHSCE %o the municipal workers repairing the — boat ramp: The bastions that shelter the ferry when it comes to port are now empty, and, in the grey, dripping gloominess of the morn- ing, remind me of the doomsday futuristic movies doled out recently on cable. In contrast, the bright yel- low lights of a repair truck flash in and out on the incline of a boat- launching slip now low in the bay with the tide. A man in orange helps an- other who has bright yellow stripes on this back: flexing their knees, they check the floating (or not) of the dock, and acrane, its greasy elbow folded at rest, on the truck, is waiting its turn to lend a hand : EE! 55 Playing April 20 to April 26 Spy Kids cen, (Final week) Chocolate pc, Traffic 14a, O Brother, Where Art Thow? rc, New York fo Miam! ON NEW “NORWEGIAN SUN” DEPARTS NOV. 1°, 2001 from $3095 Cdn. } Includes 13 day cruise, return airfare from Vancouver, 2 nts. hotel in : New York area, full day sightseeing & all transfers. PORT CHARGE EXTRA. Adult $8, Senior & Student $6.50 Child $5.00 and lift (or set down) a section already checked for te’redo and rot. The two men, now wet to the bone from the water defying their wa- terproof coats, dribbling down from hard hat in the space between collar and neck, are trying not to get hurt while with agile hands but soggy gloves they fumble to tie the last piece of the puzzle to the rest of the slip before an innocent boat speeding from the island across comes to dock for the pa- per and groceries, SIDNEY eruisesiilipcenters 656-5441 or 1-800-561-2350 SIDNEY - email: scsc@ direct.ca - =a Reg.# 3157-0 # ous rYOU'VE THE REST | or a glass of beer at the’ ff NOW FRY THE EST: Pie i Halibut & Chips Anne Paoli : a us yg Sidney ... with Presentation of Coupon to Your Server. dines per i Send your beefs or bouquets to us at Offer Good Until Tuesday, Aprit 24, 2001 i, ane el - - : _ Hl OPEN FOR LUNCH Wed., Thuss., Fri & Sut. ¢ Hours: Open 11:30 om- 8:00 pm Wei by s Le delphi pit tg La, A thurs, Fri. & Sal, till 8:30 pm Closed Mondays, Tues & Sun. Open 4:30 - 8:00 pm - group.com. Beefs and Bouquets is a free service. WE'VE HAD TWO WINNERS FROM OUR WEEKLY DRAWS reply _ Tread THE Review of April -11and saw myselfdescribed . ~ as competent, compassionate and even clever. I was flat-. tered. Some of my friends and associates have thought. other adjectives might be more applicable but we won't go “there today. : Bo coe Tlook forward to my new position and] agree-with Dr. Farmer that these will be challenging times for health care © on the Peninsula and across the country. ~ - But more importantly, I want to share some adjectives for Dr. Farmer, who will be missed greatly in this community: devoted, knowledgeable, caring, hard-working and a great advocate for the Peninsula. a I know that I speak for all the staff at Saanich Peninsula Hospital in wishing her good luck on her new island. Ambrose A. Marsh, M.D. Saanich Peninsula Hospital Editor’s note: Dr, Marsh will be taking over for Dr. Ulana Farmer as Chief of Staff at SPH, following Dr, Farmer's move to Rhode Island, where her husband has taken a new position at the University of Rhode Island. And Dr, Marsh ts right: she will be sorely missed. | Let the name remain: ‘Senior Citi- zens Cenire’ | Since the inception of the Senior Citizens Centre in 1966, ° when the OAPO Branch 25 approached the Town of sidney for aid in obtaining a meeting hall, the building has been known as the Senior Citizens Centre, ‘Thanks to Mayor Dear and the council at the time, the town built the present building. This building was built for all senior citizens residing or visiting the Greater Victoria area, Had it not been for Mayor Dear and the Town council, as well as the Sidney Seniors, BCOAPO Branch 25 plus many. other people who are {oo numerous to name, who knows when the seniors would have been able to have such a fa- - cility to enjoy, Please reconsider the renaming of the cen rr Ire, , ; : PE Be Ge eS 7 Sidney ry ie ri . Will American fast food giant change Sidney-by-the-Sea? As I passed the almost completed McDonald's building so many people have worked to foster — now welcomes all comers with the most blatant symbol of American medioc- rity throughout the world! WEES ae How did I miss the public meeting at which this decision ‘than 20 restaurants and cafés along our main strect, Beacon “myself that Sidney, that unique little town I love, still retains Christina Newton Cards Expire June 15, 2001 Bring in Your Customer Appreciation Cards For Weekly Draws - H FISH & CHIPS | 9810-7th Street, Sidney A naan ' In the Mariner Mall 0). ENGLISH. 655-4577 =~ by the highway, 1 realized 5 * that-our one-of-a-kind, her- itage town, a place with a unique core of history and a - AUTHENTIC matchless waterfront. loca- Le oo oe tion and a personality which . wis iL 1800 HOVEYS