ESTABLISHED 1912 9781 - 2nd ST., Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C5 SECOND CLASS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 0128 Torch's day Torch relay activities in Sidney were at once ex- uberating and disappointing. The torch, it appears, stole the show. - Organizers report that an evening dance at Sanscha Hall was disasterous, a variety show drew about 150 people at its peak, and a free pancake breakfast at- tracted 100 fewer people than the anticipated 300. Children’s entertainment was successful — and so was ‘the actual torch ceremony. As the flame made its way towards Sidney, crowds gathered at intersections along the Pat Bay Highway. People set up tripods in the perfect positions. One walkway swayed with the weight of 50 people awaiting the torch. Then, ona fresh Saturday afternoon in Sidney, the ceremonies took place down town. Estimates of the crowd’s size range upwards from 2,000 people. It was an enjoyable day — even though the. main event. didn’t prompt much participation in the other events. Good move over island View The Capital Regional District is correct to bow to “pressure and rethink the master plan for Island View : Park. -- After angering horse. ‘enthusiasts with a draft that moved equestrian. ‘uses to an. inadequate site, the parks committee is setting up an ad hoc committee to come up with a park more will enjoy. _ -. Local government can never please everyone. But in this instance, it seems more were displeased than pleas- ed. That’s a good enough. reason to backtrack. Extra : months i in the process are a small price to pay. The pre- sent move will be less costly, by many definitions, thana park ceveroped along t the current draft’s guidelines. S North Saanich ‘progress. «se North’ Saanich’: Mayor Linda: Michaluk. said it compromise. ‘its. tural ‘charm,. its: agricultural. land base, " or its environment in the name of progress. ean. limiting development. because. the betterment:of. unbridled development. - always. have differences. — more differences’ than the the desire to escape the rat race. Even downtown Sidney. _is too big-town. for the rural: types that populate North Saanich. . But that. doesn’ t mean the chamber and North Saanich can’t work together. With. a little mutual respect, certain degrees of progress, by all definitions, can be carried out. ; ~All Michaluk is. saying. is that her municpality does not accept development at any cost. “Neither . should. the chamber, reminder doesn’t hurt anybody, and. an occasional : VICTORIA -- If I see that tel- evision’ commercial in. which MacMillan: Bloedel assures us that the survival of our forests is foremost ‘and «forever on: the” company: 's mind, Pi get Nor. is. Mac Bloc the only forest: company eager to win public - ‘approval wilh sincere. . diplomatically, but her. message to the Chamber. of. Commerce: was: clear: the municipality has no desire'to With a dictionary. definition. ‘and: a. Tittle game of. hee es | North Saanich'is not. = in. North: Saanich the community,’ by its standards, does: ‘not come from North Saanich.and the ‘Chamber of Commerce will “chamber and Sidney because North Saanich. is not: a». business-oriented ° municipality. Life there is based on’. ‘Trust the frost industry sannen wibemenemnsoneseireyorenninre ien teshr ah aneddcunateterahcind ee . sounding: promises, Take B,C. Forest. Products, the company © Which wants to log -part of the Stein Valley, west of Lytton, ‘The. company, says it. doesn't want a confrontation: with op-: “ponents of the logging scheme, “put wants to build-a: road into “the area exactly “mittee said it shouldn't go, > The. company. says it has. a good resource ~ management “track record, but didn’t: do. so well when it logged the: Lost: » Creek watershed, north of Mis- sion, ~ more than four per cent of the “tata ine the Lillooet Timber “Supply. Area ancarea in which’ the annual-cat right now is: 80 percent over. the -sustained-. 7 yield tnaitk, Chris O° Connor: woodlands: “manager for Lytton Lumber, a focal. ~ reputation, told me recently ina spirited defence of B.C, Forest ‘Products that one of the prob. dems with the Stein Valley con-: a troversy wi is the emotionalism ai where a” “broadly: based | advisory .com- ‘The company: says it needs. othe Ginber ae the Stein Valley, even though it accounts for ne. firm with an’ excellent with. which. critics pursued their - opposition to the plan, ATI right: Let's keep emotions B,C, Forest Products és likely to do what's. best for: the. most ; people, ‘O'Connor. made a few good : points in-favor of logging. Mie’ Stein. which I dealt with ina recent column. He wasn't emo © tional about it. He produced the - facts as he saw them. — Well, the other side also. has people who do their homework, | Some of them, too, are caldly analytical, C Hinton Webb i is. one of them Webh works neon foretty res search consultant for the West em Canadian Wilderness Com-, mittee, An eco freak, you say? Weill, not quite, Webb has a de- “gree in-ccology all right, but for: seven years. he: worked :in- the - B.C, forest ministry's recreation r and silviculture department, He quit last year because he: became convinced that some: thing, had to be done about the: way in which ‘our forests ‘are: ee en ane eee te nn eee VIC SWAN, Publisher GEORGE LEE, Editor Proprietor: Island Publishers Ltd. Editor: additions. -Please note that 1. am opposed Lo the proposed renovations: at an ~estimated cost of $400,000. An expenditure of. this. mag: “nitude seems inappropriate for a municipal hall accommodating !1 inside. workers, - six’ councilmen and a mayor. All this to serve our _ tiny municipality. Ts: $400,000) the .total - project “cost? Or is this only the construc: tion cost? If'so, what are the vari-. are . _ budgeted for enginecring studies ous. fees, and what. casts and soils tests? Possibly $600,000 isa peloser estimate, Part PLANO nAN Ein remerimennest nM Shp it gf nner ) 0 AT THE a oe -LEGISLA TURE: "HUBERT BEYER managed and ili. government wasn't doing iG. TE that makes him an eco freak, so be it: outor it, Let's not talk about the | “beauty ‘of the Stein, Let's not: Wax poetic about ‘the’ valley's ~ importance to “native. Indians, Let's just take.a look at whether. “When Tetalked. to O'Connor, he said -B, on Forest “Prodne Is -had-an enviable Iriick ‘recor in “thes: management: cof. it go forthe INQNIEDL, 6 os Webb. says the. company’s record: was anything but envi able.in the dogging of the Lost Creck watershed, near Mission, Well into logging one of the. remaining: sparts = of the: watershed, — the INCreUSe Me crabs cof cul plication with: “aye raiser > Changes, despite. kriive concems, voiced «bythe provingial fish find wildlife braneb sand: the. awatershed managemicat branch, “The concems: included fears that the proposed Clear-cut of Iwoeesquare miles minh carse fiash floats which could cause the | demolition bridges, Some of. those fears Inter proved to be substantiaed, - More. te the point, a public itd: 1H Ane ean yeae tenn cro mpage Re: municipal: renovations and “tal groups, POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT BETWEEN WATERFRONT CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT AND TRADITIONAL WARING. picerellnaiehite _ quoting Venneer, leave the . impression that only some very shallow and ‘ superficial consideration is being given to this project and its costs. ~ Ald. Gordon’s: suggestion that - -in--five -years the. cost-may be $700,000 indicates a lack of un- derstanding ‘of the. construction industry,. At this time, many of our company's projects which had. to be postponed for several years due. to restraint are now y? No way — vinury commiltee, comprising crepresemiatives fram the mini- stries “of forests and environ. cment, the federal fisherie¢s mins astry, as wells. sports fishing Organizations. and environmen: cregamimended in» O84 that any road. into the Stein. Valley be Jocated on. the pinion Wednesday, January 27, 1988 Page Ad I CHRISTEN THEE “CONDOMARINIAAA IIL” / ‘coming i in. ata: lower total: project » COSL: than: : originally budgeted »: “No doubt, swith all. this” ‘new “space some new furniture will be ‘required, and, perhaps,. ‘additional “staff to fill it. ; - » Comments. in. our local press, : aldermen Gordon ‘and. : Project. In any, case, if Jan. 1 is “own. choosing, - i.e, during the pleasant: - forest resonrees,. 1 said atthe time that “since T-couldn't come. Up. with anything lo the contrary, Pd: fel recommendation, how commute ta the public's ~ interest is. company which ig- Stem is to BAC, aru have an economic stake mn the ! company, 1 1983, asked the forest ministry - . far permission.to- signiticantly The. forest Service approved the ap south side of the Stein river to avoid major conflicts.with mule “deer, . black bear.” pons, priazly’ pte ‘ind What does B.C, Forest Pre. duets want to-do? Th plans’ too move the road to the north: side. for about 17 kilometres, in clear = “1984 ° contravention af the. The. point is: nores a major rec ommendaiion before it even starts? Finally, Pd like ta know just haw aimportant the tinber-in the Forest Products the cormmunities “which matter, With the anmikal cuttin the f. ile looet ‘Timber r Supply Area run ning at SO Cper above arnt ‘sustained-yield level-ar the mo- ment (partly. to combat beetle jnfesnitions), does the industry belleve tht logging he: Stein Will assure future supply? Oris “the Stein to. be the price to he: euracted in partial payment for ne mM St sins? OF rowland. The. Stein 4 ly begun, Stay taned, i luring: the worst weather, during. “work: hours. when wages are lost, | precious: few leisure hours, docs” -allof which is-given freely and in’ - freebies"? Valley controversy isn't over yeh Not by along _ Suppose has significance: perhaps. oshot. In fact, Uhelieve it’s bares, Lamm ee cntthaltabeaiebeneaiilemtitbtenneatabaameddaataibidianda ae nae tee nasil some years ago. _ yet been commissioned {0 prepare. Twill endeavour-to contact each council member to express | my: concern, and [ will urge all mem--. bers of. the Ardmore property owners’ association to do the same. co, I urge. you ‘to. reconsider this review, and preferably a_plebi- scite, so that the voters who have elected you can CXpress” their views, F, Zantvoort, North Saanich Fireman’ s wife reacts to Lewis’ Ss comments . Editor: “yaliguer” fire. Can he imagine Central Saanich man’s -shoes,: As.the wife. ofa a 1 former Central : - Saanich fireman. who. served his. community for. 15 years, | would very much like to take exception to Ald, Eric Lewis's comments | with respect to articles appearing: in the press. | T-would ask Lewis if he feels’ that all'of the hours spent not doing voluntary work at their. - hot while they are at‘a scene, be- cause they do what. they have to days and at times weeks after they have had to stand shoulder to keep the curious. public from peering into other people's tragie- summer months, - bot. the community has an Argent need for their services be it 7 inthe dead_of night, at mealtime, - when from. a wound. ‘while “breaks. out the cmergency sup- Plies, try to breathe life inton per- . Son, often: times a fittle child or or during. their, sometimes. very - hat have’ a basic monetary value, bag, and, many. other emergency sithations that they are give vid at? I definitely think nol. The volunteers are not paid, Pam not angry. after: reading about ibis, | am dispusted, _ Joy EF, Seott,. “Saanichton, the spirit of community. service, then why is he complaining that, “There “are. all sorts of Vite Ido not fora Inoment think ‘that . Lewis can possibly imagine what it would feel like «to. walk ina Artist’ Ss sister ‘unhappy . Kditor: - “Save. On. Foods, at certain times This town. never ceases | (i) OF the year; constitutes — sis amaze me, Having dived here for ns how unethigalh “IB years [foand some local mere Lapproached these galleries last chants niost. incredibly: stubborn and short-sighted. No wonder - they scratch their heads wonders Ange why. must people shop . downtown, a Dam talking of the ant palleri¢ I dn this town, which claim. ‘they ‘only feature docal arty: which TD. temporary arto ny! adstei sy whe any: slight: possibility’ that ty? apeneheadted. One gallery. looked ‘and ayeced that her diversified act had a wamiuh and: consistency anit in the same breath noted it wontdn' ( © Sell in Sidney. 8 oe anes on rage Ad Jrtists® buying. their materials lo ‘cally ori some featured work hy vaetbabbes + oo AWAtiya aeatfabys sie ’W bine Hare rey i the. deadline | for’ working draw “ _ ings, and: the architects have. not - them, then it would seem a physi-. cal impossibility to get them done - in time. Nothing will be lost bya “What it is like for the volunteers. do atthe time, but in the hours, — shoulder around a brutal scene to. dy, to-stem the flow of ‘bload- another: baby, in an effort to try to resus. citate them, puta burned victim on ora drowning victim: into. a: body? called ta week with some original Cone. is a native. Victorian, hoping with. town of Sidney would bes little ei