4 PAGE EIGHT She OS Be Gripintioci PENINEUIA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW en as : _ Wednesday, September 6, 1961.

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Impressive Story Of Development = = ~—__MNaHt STANDARDS Re Ree ee
ke ae oe ee aes * : ke " . : “. amining. the possibilities of Swartz . Statistics meant feed when the as ~ COMMENDED BY TRAVELLERS — |} Gymnasium at Royal Oak: high

community.

Complaints voiced concerning the
ferry operation have been rare. Com- :

a Bay. No action was taken to. imple- | sels were brought into service a year .. ‘\'sehool will be. used by amateur
7 ee _[ ment such a service and the rumors | ago than they do today, ‘when: the ABOARD PROVINCIAL FERRIES — Vs evanilé souned olaverd “hie* fall,
slane ers” Join rovincial wah were. never founded. =)...” vessels -are familiar. and the: service, . On Monday evening trustees of
| is‘part of the every-day life of Saan- Pe vas ‘
me a came the ferry strike of 8, ey Peninsula. Built. at -a.-cost of cilities. Both ships load from stern “ships, but it is the condition in “Which Sort te the den of the fediiaas
‘ips | couver Island with the outside world | $6,000,000, the two ‘ships are -of the | or bow. the ships’ are maintained, in  con- by. boys. between the ages of 12
| were operating between. Sidney: and’; same design. They . measure 321'| For, the passengers ‘there are ob-. {Junction with the courtesy shown by and 15 on Wednesday eveniage
: AE Ye 0 | Anacortes Victoria and) Port ‘An- | feet, nine inches’in length’ and have servation lounge’ ‘and sitting. room ; the personnel. which have won favor No boots may be worn, -it was
; nam: ter ear’ s peration geles, with An‘ air service from Patri- | a beam of 74 feet, two inches. Each on the promenade deck: with seating from the travelling public. > a ra re
@ “ : oted, and permission is subject
“By F RANK G RICHARDS now depend on a provincially-oper- | cia Bay. is equipped with twin diesel engines | on the sun deck. ; CLOSEST LINK to the approval of the principal.
Ferry services linking Salt Spring ated service to reach Swartz Bay. © This strike was eroriptly followed | by ‘Mirrlees, Bickerton and Dayton, [LARGE EMPLOYER |. The personnel are. the Pagel link “Request was made by Joseph
an Island and the Gulf Islands with .The advance hailed by the island- by a-statement from Premier Ben- | °f Britain, producing 6,000 h.p. and} The ferry operation, until the Gulf | between the tony service and the Robbins, a prominent Saanich soc-
Po. Swartz Bay ‘is: now part of the pro- | €FS is a further development in the | nett that the province would ‘enter | 27e capable of 19 knots. They will, | islands service became integrated, | North Saanich oot . cer player. |
a __vincial ferry operation. - - | ferry system established by Premier | the ferry business and that a guar- and frequently do, carry 110 cars or | employed 244 persons aboard and pumbers a Oe te f 4 on d er \ -
, Th a: : original: Swartz Bay wharf, | Bennett’ Ss government over a year | anteed service. between’ Vancouver trucks and 600. passengers. ashore. ; , homes in:t - ist a an ie nal a | ; ;
‘ ‘Island and the mainland was an.es- The ships are. equipped with all Distance between terminals is 24 ae aoe me th ave ation _ : Wildlite
vincial installation, hemains the. last of vessels operated by the govern- | sential to the economy of the prov- ‘navigation aids beyond the require- miles and the journey is covered in ¢ 1 sn ted wat the “North Saanich |
feature of the shore linking the pres- ment in these waters,:while another |-ince, ‘This anzouncement ‘resulted in | ments of Canadian standards. There Be hour and 40 minutes. ansena an

een establishment, with the days. of | two are under construction and are | the establishment of the Swartz Bay- | are nine staterooms on each of the | -These statistics have contributed
~" the past.. The opening ceremony was expected to join the fleet next. year. | Tsawwassen link. The backbone: of | ships and augmented restaurant f fa- to the - to the favorable ‘reception of the

marked with a broad hint'of at least |EARLY RUMORS | Saanich Peninsula was torn out and
one new ship when Premier W, A: C.|-. First-rumors of.a-service to the |'a. new, smooth highway: was built IPO P OTP OURRI
- Bennett: accepted the fleet from, the | ‘mainland. ‘operating. out ' of . Swartz from Patricia Bay Airport to Swartz
<.. Gulf Islands Ferry. Co. (1951). Ltd. | Bay. were sounded: many years. ago. Bay. Heavy equipment, . bulldozers, .
“on Friday.and the: dreams of many | From time to.time came the reports: graders .. and’. jackhammers - were.
“islanders ° have - ‘come. ‘true as they | of different shipping. companies. ex- | busy from one end of North Saanich

- crest

How is it. that. some animals’ are ;
found -on Vancouver «Island while 7
others,’ common enough to the Brit. {
ish. Columbia mainland . are - not,

though ‘in -some.places only .a little.

inendation has been warm and’ con-
sistent... =:

This is the background: of. the oper-
ation. into which the. Gulf Islands

Ferry. Co, A951). Lid.; has. been
oo ==.) morethan «a: ‘mile. of.:water separ-

on a ,.to the other, ©0006. 7° yO oe = abeornes = nerience | ates these land’ masses?’ —
“| BUILDING | SHIPS : | ; * *. _ Ca ae picture isthe experience Nobody . knows the “complete -an-
; : 7 weet : i obody » cor ;
| Shipyards at Vietoria and Vancou- | Then The Cat Took Over. . See at arene tection etween |SWer, Says Dr. G. Clifford Carl of
Luck plays n ne favorites... ver were: active in building the new | , | ty hurting it? I d, b t | Swartz Bay and their island homes the Provincial Museum, but it is a
a | ships. to: operate. onthe line.*. There By ROSALIE HEY wooD 7 ou're hurting i cried, bu y fact that there aré no coyotes, grizz-

were many critics ofthe projects | In our: home there are no mice; already my sensitive. mother had | lay with the provincial operation of
iam others were pessimistic of its |our cat takes care of that. But in | lifted: the trunk Jagain and. ‘stood | their lifelines.

value. to..the. province. either as a! my parents’ home they did take up there holding the weight. | proach and we contemplated what
“It’s heavy,’? she gasped. then j © ;
to do.. In turn we tried to pull the

mouse out of the hole but each time Until they were introduced, the
\3 appeared too large and squeaked | island was also noted for the ab-

ly bears; wild rabbits, skunks, porcu-
pines, ° moles, packrats, bobcats, '
chipmunks and. several other well-
-known species on the island.

‘means of transportation or as an | residence with us from time to time. ; :
econemic venture. |. | On-one occasion, when I was in my with compassion, “‘but I’m afraid to
In June, last. year, the first ferry | early teens, my father was in hos- | Put it down.” Gingerly she lowered
vessel left Swartz Bay en route to | pital and we were without his guid-. it, giving the mouse time to recover
| the new installation. at Tsawwassen. lance and“help. when it came to dis- itself, which it did, promptly van-
‘The . opening of ‘the -service was | posing of the unwanted tenant. ishing through a. tiny. chewed hole in
_junctuated. with a burst cf publicity |
and.a wave of cynicism. .On ‘June 15,

| 1960, -the two : vessels: began’ their
1 regular -service. : The July 1 holiday;
‘two: weeks later, saw: a surge of
vehicles: out to the: ferry wharves.
| Ferries ran™ laden,” but’ the cynics
| were. not. yet. ‘convinced. They look-

as though in great pain, though iti sence of mountaiu goats, muskrats,
must have gone through there many, i domestic mice and foxes.
; . -! . | It is generally accepted, says Dr:

; oe the corner: of the cellar trap door. many times.
., “A mouse!’ screamed my aT eek “Well,” sighed Mother, “we'll have |. “Maybe we could pour ‘a Jot of | Carl,: that British Columbia, includ-
as she grabbed the broom and took) +) ot the traps.” So we did, or’ at’) Water down. the hole and drown it,” | ing the off-coast islands, was ‘swept

= Tr stahed ber move Jeast she did, for I refused to trust | I suggested hopefully. Drowning, 1}. clear of ‘all living things during the
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Skeptically .I watched her move- ‘the ‘mechanism: for. fear it should | had heard, was. a- painless’ death. ‘last’ Ice Age and that populations of. >

ments, wondering what her reaction” o Mother didn’t. think that’ practical.. plants and animals. as we ‘know
would be should she. actually. strike ‘snap at me. One was placed in, the | The water. would. just. run over’ the them became. established: after the

the animal. ae argued 3t e the | ‘the bathroom. | mouse and’ soak .the ‘cellar... At last |. Ace retreated. i
Hitehen® Where “it-took"# o h e can ‘assume, neni, che’ says,
[et with: Bie thei eyes to the-! ficor register. The metal laths were ~All night I: lay 2 awake waiting for | ihe lifted the wir ie =e ro -that: those’ species now. native to the’ -°
ee ure, ‘while ‘the “Sidney. and ‘the -closed and it sat. there: shivering and |’ the ominous. sound. of ‘the trap and | ‘back fo “bed leaving. it. “suspended ‘Vancouver Island and: all the other /
sawwassen would be.” operating gazing up at us through the. grating. ‘picturing. the. tiny: ‘thing. crushed : by: there. tae islands. off the. coast, for that. mat-
under: ordinary: conditions without a cruel wire, its life ended so. 9 suddenly: Oe a : : ; ter, ‘came there by” some ‘means in:
| aide fom tlm ee ee a
Satie ervic vice pro wea ° be. more ie hone ves vat bat: woul a. e- pain: | empléyed this ‘system: ‘on other. “occa- larger animals such’ as deer, ‘wapiti, face
-|!-mistic’ had: bargained -for.. ‘Se “Th apcaivie and 1 16 qd | sions and-it had-proven satisfactory. bear and cougar. by. swimming,
“yh 5 Suc. ‘gained its’ composiire.’if not its dig- e snap ‘came a jumped as I found a huge black. one that looked ‘It is also suggested that ice-bridges. -

Wh cessful” was’ it that? the: ‘government one: does when ‘anticipating ° i aa
¢ sontinue ed its ‘policy’ by: ordering. two | tity, “we: ‘poked. ‘around ‘with- sticks, | but instea dof the meaningful silence ‘too well fed-to be: ‘gnterestéd: ‘Neve have: “existed =: “between’.Jand.
not touching it,: ‘mind ‘you; till finally’| 8

may.
| new. ships: in’ order to operate an: se: a aaa 4: the: which » usually” ified | theless' we shut.it in.the kitchen. masses for a considerable ~ period.”
hourly: service, “rather than’.the. or- |. CMErge ae a | squeaking’ filled the’ house. “called |. We heard ‘nothing that night but
floor and: behind. a ‘big: trunk ‘in. the ; ‘

‘kitchen “and the other ‘by. a Pole: in.

“The: beady. “eyes. ‘appealed to “us |
pitifully’ ‘and my. smother: ‘and--:I
thought. it: only. fair. to: ‘allow it‘a: ‘few
| minutes” of rest: ~ When: it. had':re-.,

after.the Ice:Age and that the: small-
“iginal’run ‘which’ sees.a vessel. leave ||: od: the: next Morning we let the cat go.” Sree ‘hese ume ike Tinks, pearanre.
for the:mainland: every other hour. m'} He: had, we- suspected, a: very ‘satis- |
STEADY, INCREASE © fied. ‘look ‘on: his: face. and” as: there’
«This: year: has” ieee was no: ‘sign of Mr... Mouse after. that

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| making this. attractive and. practical.
‘section’ of. the: ‘Kiwanis: Village, »pos=:
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| does: not. exceed -$110° pér? month. 1
‘shall watch the metamorphosis from.
rough: ground ‘to‘blacktop drives and'|{-..
velvet: lawns. and lovely- flower: beds. :

“empty: biilding. ‘and had: my private
tour. with: her: as guides 2 =

~The: ‘labor-saving - kitchen’ with: ts |
‘burnished steel fittings -WAS..8 ‘dream
(of. efficiency—it. wilt ‘house two Chin- }

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