judy Reimche Wednesday, October 4, 2000 __ Peninsula ‘News Review Wally. Du’ T emple has. been named as fund-raiser for the Green Party follow- ing last week's leadership election. Du Temple was one. of three candidates to put his hat in the ring for the top spot in the party. After the results were announced September 23, the chosen leader was Adriane Carr, a well known environmental- ist and co-founder of the BC Green Party, who took 64 per cent of the vote. Du. Temple said he was “very satisfied with the elec- Wally DuTemple the = leadership, .-- Andy Shadrack, has been named strategist for the Party. The Party is also buoyed by the news that they have risen in the popular polls to 8 per cent of the committed vote. The membership in the riding that includes the Saanich Peninsula rose from .30 to 170 people signed up. He believes his future fund-raising: efforts will help to not only bring in money, but continue to ‘build that membership base. “It’s interesting to see how. the NDP. is now com- ing up with environmental __PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW 5 _ JUDY REIMCHE PHOTO tion. We raised the profile of the Party crows Hou the province.”. He said he believed his = own. major. contribution through the ca was. to . Green fund-raiser. surrounding small business. -and green economics. The third contender for raise awareness of issues © initiatives,” Du Temple said. “We see it as our job to re- mind . people’. the. NDP -should have been doing. those things two or three ‘years ago, and following Artist Sue Coleman (right) enjoyed t the s success of the gala opening night of her show Art at the Gardens on Friday, Sept. 29 at Butterfly Gardens . The works on © display include paintings spanning several years of her career, including some new works not displayed before. The gala opening featured, as well, Emily Carr Arti- facts (explained by Emily Carr herself}, music by Louise Elderidge and wine ‘served _ by the Victoria Estate Winery. The Charity Art Auction garnered $2, wee toward Cops for Cancer. The show will continue until October 6.. Y Peninsula News Review | sid Phil hie sents 85 per cent of those approached. A copy of the petition was sent to consulting engineer, Allan McCrae for his considera- tion, and rete toa future committee of ‘BEACO HOWARD » . Pharmacy Menage them through. 7 “the whole meeting for further discussion. “an artificial peat bog filter system for Deep : Cove sewage. “When it [the effluent] comes © ‘out the other side there's no bacteria in the. . water,” .”. she said. According to her informa- “tion, the. effluent i is suitable for discharge oe a f | "The petition’ ‘states. that signatories are - into lakes or ditches: or for. agricultural use. ae ee not Convinced that the connection to. th x Unified Sewage Treatment. Plant: (USTP) is” _ the best ‘solution to. sewage problems in ‘the - “You‘can just ‘let it go,” said Goulet. “Wa- er’s flowing. around here all the time: any- way. It’s the same: water that would be going ie area. It also demands that all costs: associ- "back i in the inlet now, but i it would be going Safed with connecting to the UST be ma ide _ back in the inlet cleaned.” Goulet said that a~. public. immediately. ~~. Heather Goulet, ckesserson for the pe- " titioners, said she collected 69 signatures. | out of a possible 130. She said this repre- on constructed peat bog would cover ‘about 10 : cultural lands. +) : N PLAZA 2345 Beacon Ave. (656-6659 “It’s a wonderful idea,” said Councillor.» - Anthony Utley. “But is it practical?” He said: that the Ministry of Environment would re- quire a backup system be available i in case © the peat bog process failed or was ‘iinable to In an interview with the Peninsula News — On. ‘September: 18. resi decty of “Deep Review, “Goulet explained that she favored. - Cove petitioned North Saanich Mayor. and. ° - Council: with a request to initiate an inde- © ae pendent study of alternative sewage trea “ment systems. for. Deep. Cove and Patricia: handle the increased volume during periods “Ata committee of the whole meeting on “September 25; Councillor Ted Daly ques- . ” ~ acres of land. She believes the Agricultural “Land Reserve Commission (ALRC) would be. supportive of this use of designated agri- - tioned the wisdom of continuing | to study al- _ternatives to the USTP, saying it could.cost ~ taxpayers an additional $300,000. He added that even after all.the options are consid- ered, it's unlikely authorities will approve a 7 second sewage outfall. In an interview with the Peninsula News Review, consulting engineer Allan McCrae — : Rorgeteatl ( lents push for alternative system for North Saanich oy declined. to: comment: on. “whether: there: _ were any alternatives being considered that ‘of heavy rain. A sewage outfall license “would also be needed. : -: “Maybe we should ale the’ Ministry. Of Environment what they: think about an out -fall;”.he said. as Rs -- Another ‘difficulty i is: ‘that if the backup. ne system produced a lower quality of effluen the outfall would have to be licensed for tha’ _ lower quality. The logical place for'an ‘outfal from Deep Cove and Patricia Bay. would at. : Saanich: Inlet. did not require an outfall. ‘North Saanich: from. meeting | the October ~ 2001 deadline. “If we're able to do all of the’ ‘tasks that were outlined i in Alan McCrae’s. : project schedule, I think we.can do it within => that period,” she said. “If we do anything ad-~. * ditional to what's proposed in there or if we . take longer than anticipated then it would: probably go over.” Schill said. that if.the: _ deadline can’t be met, council will need to. request an extension from the ay of Environment, Biggest “Advantage IO see y Nienrae thal Personal Touch. Perhaps: with a . smile, maybe a hug, or sometimes just a sympathetic car; all of us who work at Norgarden f: know why our residents feel like this is really home. Te's because we're part of “their family - and they're all q part, of ur familly, too. Under the terms of the 1996 Liquid Waste ia = Management] Plan. 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