p> ost are woe itd fe SE TE AG, COU Est fo bee : wae a ae « Wednesday, November 10, 1999 Sewers and Sanscha — the usual suspects | cata rita a bbe at at North Saanich All- Candidates Meeting Laure! Baker New Review contributor Sewers and Sanscha Hall were among the usual sub- jects up for discussion at the North Saanich All-Candi- dates Meeting last Thurs- day night at. St... John’s United Church. a8 _Eleven. municipal candi- dates each took their turn speaking about. those is- sues. Their views on sewers “-were..reminiscent of. re- sponses at the. municipal candidates meeting called _ by the Deep. Cove Property Owners Association on Oc- tober 21 (Page 3, Peninsula News Review, October. 27.) Although time — con- straints kept the. question and. answer period to a min- ‘imum, candidates agreed. that curbing. development and retaining the rural char- acter. of the district should” continue to be high priori- - ties for.North Saanich coun- - cilors. me North Saanich.” . 5” Heavy Duty Random Orbit Palm Sander w/Electronic: Variable Speed pwW423 AT ae, pwi00 ©20-Amps 12,000 Rpm 100% Ball Bearing + Variable Speed Reversing ° Fetroni Variable ate ~ Construction ° 4.0 Amps, 0-2500 RPM * Controilled Finishing © Dual Plane. © {00% Ball Bearings : System Counterbalanced Fan to * Built In 2-Way Level ” Eliminates Gouging ~ Minimize Vibration a nore -Improved Dust Collection gf 5” Heavy Duty Variabie Speed Scroll Saw » Spindle Lock Button + 13.0 Amp, 120V AC Motor | DW733 relict Heeecarin Rio ett 8,000-24,000 REM Sol Slat + {nnovative Telescoping “High iat presi + 4 Column Design with Head + Magne Easy 1 Read *Douible Paral Link Arm + Multi Directional Dust} « Built in Dust Extraction * Includes 1/4" & 1/2" Fence Delivers 24-1/2" Rip _!he Powor to i: ani Lock far Reduced Snipe Depth Scale Design Provides Extremely Blower. 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Saanich one. year .. ago, stressed the impor- tance of that personal touch. “coupled. with. co-operation with the other: Peninsula. ~ municipalities. “Although there are mu: : nicipal boundaries, we. are’ ~ all’ one’ community,” Daly: said. ~ sector:- ‘computer software’ consensus that a working community. centre: — is needed — but not everyone felt that centre should be Sanscha Hall. Incumbent Wally. . Du Temple,.who does not want to see Blue Heron Park sep- arated from Sanscha Hall, suggested exercising direct democracy to gauge public opinion about the Sanscha - Community: and Cultural Project. - Incumbent Sheila Irving said she supports improve- ments to Sanscha Hall facil- ities: consistent with fiscal -responsibility, MPS. Trust - constraints and community needs. Anny Scoones also sup- : ‘ports-renovations to San- -scha Hall. However, as the former president of -now-. closed’ Kaleidoscope The- atre .in Victoria, she does - not support a 300-seat the- Most candidates also ot agreed. that airport lands. ~ “Incumbent. Dee. Ballin weideal for the “high tech” ] spoke for everyone. when ™ She. stressed the: need to. ¥;, protect the rural character ae “and agricultural | land base mod atre for the Peninsula. the. city,” she: said. » ‘of. the ‘Ratepayers ‘would like to'see a feasibil 1-3/8" (10mm) Heavy Buty Dri 2 HP Heavy Duty VS enh iy Mae Iv" Electronic Plunge Router “It’s not feasible; even in: 2 _ High Pe RAL cH " my qi ‘aii mt would be nice to have a ren- ovated hall, he added that questions about the hall's usage must be addressed first. Anthony Utley, who has run in two previous elec- | tions, agreed that a commu-. nity facility is needed, al- though he admitted. that Sanscha Hall. as it stands is dated. Realtor Bill Bird stressed the importance of a facility for young people, as did Nigel Papadakis. ° As a 21-year old political science student at the Uni- | versity. of Victoria, . Pa- . padakis expressed concern about. difficulties . many young people may have get-. ting'to the current hall. Instead, he would like to. ; see'a community. hall in the | heart of the district itself. Papadakis added that he would like to involve youth in the democratic process ~-by- implementing a oo -. council in North Saanich: “Graham. Tyler, resident sant North | ‘Saanich: ~ Association, ae Additional. 7 dates meetings were ne : uled for Tuesday. (after. The. Tess. : deadline), : “Although he conceded it = é ie ar 16 73/4” Heavy Buty. 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