re ee ee enon om EE enn a Sate Se oe so “dudy Relinche Peninsula News Review ‘ Vehicles lined up along First Avenue more than once last week. .to. watch as “waves crashed ashore, and up and: over the rooftop of a home lo- cated next to the Anacortes ferry dock. It became.a mesmerizing exercise, watching the «sea. froth and seethe, each wave in turn undulating -higher and - higher until the seventh (peo- ple were counting) when the ocean surged skyward, break- “ing across the sides and roof of: - - the little house and spraying. salt water across the road. As the waves pulled back, - the downspouts spewed water - out like over-filled fountains. “And while the wind -howled:, and: water rose around. her,» ~~. renter Linda Rubis sat in a liv- - ing room chair watching: the show. : se She. “reported. that,. “on-at = Bae least one occasion, a large log. Page ‘took refuge on ‘the front’ patio, ~ but she never felt in danger of. it hurling itself through the liv. ~ ing room window. = The next’ day, ~ Auxiliary and reserve con- those volunteer officers ake mG be revised. BC. imunicipalities voted on = ‘two. options. provided by Dosanjh in early November. The first option would have left auxiliary and reserve consta- bles unarmed and in. plain "clothes. The second ‘gtion “sup “por ted my North Saanich « ‘stables throughout B.C. might. “get their guns back: Now.that ~~ the review of community polic- =: ing has been completed:by At ~torney General Ujjal Dosanjh, : _ there is some indication that ~ his earlier decision to disarm’ rest putes Sea and debris made for a stunning ‘weather’ ‘sight showers, owner Ray Headrick - -worked to clear up the debris left by the storm.:: '* “No damage,” he said i in an- - swer to the inevitable question.. ° < “This” is a ‘pretty. well} built. house.” ; ‘weathered a number of storms ~ ike last week's. : “We used to have storm par- we ties,” ‘Headrick said. “We'd still battling have. friends” ver and watch: constables can. be armed and perform general patrol dutie “under the direct supervision of . sa police. officer. : ae have accepted the: second : pas on the basis of public . _safety because it will ensure “the protection of not only the - public, but also police and vol- ~unteer constables,. as well: as. maintain the integrity and op- erational independence» of policing in :B.C.,” Dosanjh said, Municipalities with their. “own police force will have the: final say, In areas where law en- forcement is provided by an - RCMP detachment, such as. "Sidney: Norths sai ee ee A “Brak es, shocks, struts, front cid ec allonnen ee lube oil & fille Ce 4 rt i ‘ ui Bion Kéatin KR ih dan coming right up the window, it was like being in a boat.” _ Why was the house built so “close to the water? “It wasn’t, - really,” he answered. With a - slight shrug: and a smile he "+ gaid: “There: used : be more “He and his wife, Jo oan, , lived s : “in the house for some years,» having bought it in 1982. The . ‘Jittle flatroofed house: has beach. ”. © The: normal process s of the P wave action, along with some changes in the waterfront en- ° __vironment, has ‘eroded the” - beach away, to a point where: the water now comes up ‘to, |“ s and under, the front patio. © “~ And all the stories about ° “ So og crashing through the front - n charge. of auxiliary service: “decision. °° nal stamp of approval is made.” - The auxiliary program has» besa in turmoil since: auxil-, jaries. were disarmed in April. : ‘Some officers have quit .be- cause of the gun ban, others have gone on work stoppages... ‘The Sidney-North Saanich | - RCMP detachment currently. has eight mnahiy, of officers on breakdown? MANDATORY | OPERATOR | for the Sidney-North Saanich’ ~ RCMP, expressed cautious op-’- -timism after hearing Dosanyh's oS “It’s: a: promising ‘recom: . i ~mendation,” --Vanbussel: said:.’: ~“(®ut) we will continue to:go ~onas we have been until the fi- 4 EDUCATION is in _ ~ Saanich Peninsula Powor & Sall Squadron WINTER SAFE BOATING COURSE Starts Jan. 5, 1909 - ‘Parklands School. ee 3 hours overy. Tuesday evening for. 14 weokts aa a: “Course includes student navigation crulso on squadron membors : f boals..exparlonced powar squadron mambors also attond coach H class to provide any extra holp for-studants, Pro- toad a is, A -rocommandad as class sizo Ia limited. Coursa foe Is $160... . Rewljoie’ radio lleonse, ‘So extra, Groat Christmas gift! — COMMUNITY Rs JUDY REIMCHE PHOTO window? “None of those sores a are true — never happened,” said Headrick. - “J put in a new front window ‘once, but that was to replace the original one that was rolled ~ “glass. Igot tired of sitting in my living room watching the jet fly- ~ ing’ in: from Honolulu going “across the window like this — ~ "Putting his arms straight out _ - in imitation: ofan. airplane,» Headrick shimmied a few steps sideways across the driveway. He chuckled. “That wavery glass drove us s nuts.” the same recruiting, training and qualification standards as. ‘regular police officers. The i im = plication that auxiliaries’ train-. .- ing is somehow lax or deficient has mystified Vanbussel and ~ ~ the auxiliaries he supervises. - “They receive exactly the. "s ‘same training as regular offi- . = cers,” he said. »Vanbussel Ready for bad weather? Ready to deal with a capuizing? Ready to handle a fire? . 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