_ DECISION

ON
HOSPITAL

__ Tenders have been called on

the 75-bed acute-care addition

to the Saanich Peninsula
Hospital.
MLA. Hugh Curtis an-

nounced the - long-awaited

. decision to proceed with the

~.. | addition on Tuesday.

: ‘“‘This’ is marking the
completion of the long-range
plan. which commenced a
number of years ago’’ with the

“construction of the’ 75-bed
extended care unit on Mount
Newton Cross. Road in 1974,
Curtis said.

It is expected the acute care
wing will take 18 months to
complete, once. a. tender is
chosen.

Funding will be shared. by
the province and the capital

of ‘the: Peninsula Hsopital
Society. said he was. ‘very,
~ very, -pleaséd”’ ‘with> the an-
-nouncement... :
“*We’ve been waiting quite a
long time for this,’’ he stated.
/ Cumming said the addition

- Brows.

“As well, there : isa need for
Other’ types: of.-care, such as
intermediate “hospital: Care..
There is a possibility that Rest

7 function.
done'yet,””. Cumming said. -

‘currently: has. central facilities

wo pointments. oes
= SIDNEY

2 mayor, Dick Leigh, included a
‘note of caution?’ in’ his
- inaugural ‘address given’ .last
“Tuesday evening, © 4
“We ares: ‘ichieving. ‘some
prized objectives and © must

incurring = further -
oe liabilities,"’ he said.:. tet
The address, given. at the
‘annual : ‘inaugural: meeting,
reviewed’ a few of last year's
accomplishments ‘and: looked
~ to the coming year's issues.

“One. of the.
challenges .» .. . is the
development: and maintenance

with . the Capital
' District,’ according to Leigh,

~. require this, he said,

from. the Sidney. Waterworks

bleh pointed oun that: the
Capital Regional: District will

“witer, department will be fully
-Fesponsible. for
distribution:

— pollution. control’ centre will
require ‘approval from council

“nddress, «

“year plan to upgrade: roads,
Install ‘storm. drains: and
sidewalks will be considered by

‘Leigh. sald. This’ will’ inchide

Races TY-FIFTH YEAR, Number 2.

3 region hospital district,»
f Curtis expressed gratitude to
it Minister of Health Bob
i McClelland for i nis interest and.
+ co-operation ‘in bringing the
B peninsula hospital up to date.

iS James Cumming, chairman

: would serve the: community for-|°

‘sometime,’ but there’ will be a.
= Constant need" for . extended.
hospital care: as the “peninsula”

~Haven~.: will take . over, nis
“There i is a ‘great’ ‘deal to be.

“Saanich: Peninsula “Hospital

Newly sworn-in : Sidney.

. Now,” in’ my - opinion, ‘con- ’
~solidate: our gains’: prior: to
financial

major
of.a good working relationship:
Regional,
-Waterand . recreation needs.
The new water. changeover:
~Distrlet “to the town water:
» department. was mentioned, :
assume! responsibility for the |:
‘subply. of water and-the town:
water

The addition to the Sidney.

“In 1977, stated: Leigh In the:

The 'second:year of a: five.

council in the upcoming year,

the installation of curbs and»

ees

~ Sopitng A i: Fate in ao

’ Shoplifting. in: Sidney is a
bigger - problem: than: most”
-people'realize....0

According to Constable Jim:
Tysowski of Sidney RCMP

detachment, incidents. of

. shoplifting occur at the rate of

about one every day, and this
figure is: only the: numberof?

thieves. actually apprehended.

and turned over to RCMP.

“‘Shoplifters © ‘are all ages, _

Const.” Tysowski: “stated,
“denying” the myth’ that only
Juveniles ° are to: blamie.. Many’
“come: from ‘good | homes: ‘anid

dake > items... of, small value, S
Stealing. not out of necessity or

mee All three municipalities h held their annual inaugural | :
“meetings last week, too late to make the deadline for.
The Review, so we have. chosen: the: highlights. for}.
. your. information, along” with ‘some committee’ Op.

: siiffacing “of. Resthaven Dive

from Beacon to Henry Avenue

Ardwell to Resthaven;

Resthaven,.° on Bowerbank,

-Resthaven to: the Patricia. Bay
‘Highway. FE san? he
“Leigh's”. address: ‘also
mentioned pressures: put onthe
emergency services: because of .
population — growth and
building construction,»
The address proposed : a
community planning program,
with council's approval. and
guidance . from. the. Capital
“Region | District’ planners, to
Turn an organization capable
of arriving at proposals for
future town planning, a
Retiring mayor ~ Peter
Malcolm was thanked by Leigh
inthe address, for molding “at
‘totally inexperienced -group.of
aldermen (including mysell)v.
into’a cohesive, hard-working
seivig administration.’
Alderman: Bernard Ethier,
Eleanor Sowerby. ‘and Jerry:
Tregaskis were also swor nin at
the meeting. ©
‘Ethier and Sowerby 1 are new
tothe position,: Tregaskis has
held one term of office,
— Mayor Leigh announced his,
committee. appointment which
Totlows

COUNCIL COM MITT EES
“AND :
-REPRES ENTAT IVES—1977
Al Fe Lang,” Ald od
Tregaskis, Mayor J.D, Leigh.
: PUBLIC WORKS,

MARKS & WA’ TER.

» but for a variety of
biher reasans,

‘for: “different
“Abercrombie: ;
depeiiding on

“People ‘steal:

' Rd
Martin ind: Ald. B. Ethier.

“RE CREATION’

COMMISSION
-2Alds: R. Martin,
Ethier ‘and Mr. R. Hope.
ALTERNATE DIRECTOR:
, «REGIONAL BOARD |

~ Ald. J. Lang. ,

~ VANCOUVE ER ISLAND.

~REGIONALL IBRARY.
Ald, ba ewer hy:

and .Bowerbank Road. from. Ald. B
A. sidewalk will ‘also. be”
‘constructed: from Ardwell. to

‘and another is proposed on the: :
north ‘side. of ° Beacon from.

i MERGENCY MEASURES
“ [Civil Defence]
: Ald B. Ethier,

1 ' Leigh, Alda Gu
Raal, Ald. is Sowerby.

NORTH SAANICH ._ | veer
. alderman © and]. The
. George ; West announced APPomtmMentys
woul filled in for Vacationing

Paul: Grieve,
inaugural
mevting hel 1 uesday, January

‘ iinupural ners bexinniig awe
liy thik rewiring aldermen | {Nd creport son all routine:
coning “matters referred | by:
“preparation: and.
“preser ntation of - Community:
reconsideration — and.
‘report’ on amendments, to By:

Cumpston, Tredgett served a | council,
{wo year term and Cumpston i
worked for eight Sdswecutive Plan,

oL isted in the address is. the
“bocal © en |
‘vomplishments for 1976 were:
Suanich
Peninsula. Water Commission
“which essentially reduces the
fragmentation. of the various
peninsula water, authorities’,
The mteps taken by North, | With

second... ‘of: fenders, ;

‘automatically,

“number of.j instances? «-

Sout tor the: thieves. .

mentioned.

. the public

voters of North Saanich. a
Looking ‘to... the
Westwood

upcoming year, he said.

sidered » for.

protection,
recreation,

> COMMITTER A&

ut the];
Westwood.

Alderman OB,

the i p mn Gi, Cirleve,
“Reference: 2

George

Jaw No. 194,°
, ‘COMMY' ITER 3

Lapham
Alderman RU,
Alderman (2, Sherwood, !

25 13. BEACON. AVE,

climstanees, a warning may. be
‘given in a first offense instead.
. Local; ‘merchants. agree the of pressing © charges: For-
pr ‘oblem is a serious one. ay
: _In Sidney Safeway, signs are |: there are
) ‘throughout..the. ‘store
vering potential shoplifters
“prosecuted. if
“caught and there is a security. said: his
wen to spot would- be thieves.
all’ the
said Safeway manager

“though,
charges © “laid,

Gerry Stober,: manager ‘of
-Robinson’s Store in Sidney;
company=: also
| -Prosccutes -shoplifters. ina

-Pefeel the best’ solution. is” as
Dan: “Abercrombie, “but for:{ not. to “give: “shoplifters the:
- never opportunity =-to “take © mere}:

*| chandise,’”: Stober said, Stating:
the store: staff:is’ ons ‘ihe look.

Saanich aad Sidney to improve

4d. the recreation. conditions ‘on
FIRE WARDEN’ 'S. 8 | the: peninsula. were also
“Ald: ‘EY ‘Sowerby, - Ald. G. :
Baal and Ald. B. Ethier. — Finally Westwood suggested
a information:
‘meetings: and hearings held to
discuss By-law 194 established
‘fa good ‘consensus of opinion
with regard to.the wishes and
“reasonable: expectations: of the:

recreation | ©
commissions: must be) sup- |.
ported . and worked -on. in Me.

-» following |.were! the.

Members: Alderman: GD
(Chairman,
Philp,
_ Alderman: WD. Prive;, Mayor

Considerat i :

Members: Alderman J.C.N,
(Chairman),
Thompson,

Reference: Preparation of a
publle works. budget for 1977)
supervision of ad-

doing their best to curtail the

occurence of shoplifting, ‘the:
attitude seems: to be that store’
thefts will continue despite |.

‘precautions.

“MIU S something. that’s been *
‘going. on since day: one,”” said’:

‘Abercrombie, ‘summing, up the:
situation, _ coe St

| Marching Mothers

Sidney. council .
ight: decided”
“support; the’

“ministration... of: -budget.-im

plementation. and. con-.
-sideration and : report. ‘on; all
routine’ public. ‘works. matters
: refer red by council;

WATER COMMITTEE. |:
Members" “Alderman. R. H: ;
(Chairman),.

Thompson-.
Alderman G:D. Westwood.

Reference: Formulation: of
policy... for: ‘amalgamation of
‘|:Deep- Cove
Ture,
hoped: see
: progress. made in mai Of the
-| projects: begun last: year, Both,
PICIPAL. a the water: and
uy VICTORIA & LOCAL
“Ald. E. Sowerby...

‘POLICE LIAISON
; Mayes De eigh’ ‘and Ald. ‘| He also hoped’a new by-law
194° could -be: agreed Upon: in
the upconiing. years To: avoid:
“drastic “mill crates inereases”’
“Westwood said-he hoped long
Loc ieee COURT OF | range plans could’ be” con-
financial - coms
nibsnents. -10 works, > fire
hospital and:

; Waterworks
District and District, of North
Saanich «

alters
RECREATION AND
PARKLAND.
: .DEVELOPMENT .
| Members:
‘Sherwood
Alderman W, D. Price,

Reference: Review current.

use? of parklands: and
recommend. ‘to. Council
developments - of - existing.

holdings: and: liaison’ and
observation on behalf of
District of North Saanich with

all levels of recreation activity.
in, North Saanich ‘and: Sidney

ind Regional functions.
eos FINANCE
“This committee will meet as
the Conmittee of. the: Whole
from) February ’to May: to
consider the 1977. bane! under

-the chairmanship olthe deputy. |

mayor, His suggested that the
commiltee® meet every: second

ind fourth Thursday. After:
adoption -of the 1977. budget.
Monthly expenditures. willbe:
Presented. directly..to: Council.

by the Frau or

“i PERSONNEL |
“Members: | Alderman’ ‘OR:
“Philp: (Chairman), Alderman
LON, Lapham, Alderinan Ki,
heres
eference:
nenation ot. appointment. of.
“municipal” cengineer: * or
“superintendent of publi¢ works

‘SIDNE Y

‘Monday
oto: * publicly.
campaign ‘ ‘of |:
larching, Mothers: which: ‘will, |
take: place- in, Greater, Victoria.

Waterworks.
Department , and other water

Alderman, E.
(Chairman), ’

Recomm:

‘

By Gordon Ewan

The Sierra Club protested to
Central’ Saanich council the
dumping of rubble onto the
sand beach just south of
Cowichan Head, apparently
from the high cliffs above.

A letter, read .at: Tuesday’s
council meeting, ‘stated that
there. was a mound of debris
‘over 100 feet long containing
tons of boulders and extending
from the base of the. cliff
outwards to the mid-tide level.

Also, so the letter said, there
was:a bulldozer road:to the
edge of the cliff at the top: to
facilitate dumping.

“The Sierra Club pointed out
that. foreshore is public

opinion «that the mound of
debris was ‘spoiling the beach
sand was a. hazard to: people
strolling along it.

-. Central Saanich council was
re ‘quested.to prohibit further

difficult... matter : of ..eventual
clean-up. to ‘Provincial
authorities.”

Acting Mayor Frank Waring
suggested the letter be referred
to. the. Parks,:Beaches; ‘and
Recreation: ,Committee. for
report. back. to: Council: Ald.

pointed chairman of’ that

committee, however, ‘had: other:

thoughts. : aa :
He felt council would. go: too

“interest,

‘protect his own property:

‘is not readily accessible and th
water:

and other personnel matters."
-FIRE COMMITTEE

“Members: : Alderman :-O:B. .
Philp. (Chairman), “Alderman

E. Sherwood.”
*-Reference:: Formulaticn. of
policy for. ‘the, efficient

Saanich.
Depar tment..

Volunteer: . - Fire

TO BE CONSIDERED ©
Deputy. Mayor.” from

George Westwood. :

Alternate: Direcior © for. the’

‘Capital Regional District od
“Wilf Price, 3.

One resident. -for- Capital:

Regions District, Recreation

appointment).

One Alderman’ to» Capital
Regional “District Water: —
HRA. Thompson, .
Two “Aldermen” and \
resident to -Bi-Municipal
Recreation — Eric Sherwood,
Wilf Price and-Ray Hitcher!”

sideration.”
‘One member. to Library
Board - _ Mrs, Nell Horth,

CENTRAL
SAANICH
“Acting “Mayor;
‘Waring,
Saanich council's:

de.
meeting by expressing: Mayor:

‘elect, Jenn Butler's regrets for
her absense,’ due-to HMness.in

‘the family, He then. read: the.

Mayor's opening address,
Mayor: Butler's . address

mentioned 1976.45 0 year. when:
the community “plan © was:

‘forninlated saying, “the year

property. and gave as its.

dumping | and to ‘refer the.

‘Ray’ Lamiont; the newly ap-

far if it showed “too * much»
‘he owner, : Lamont |

: “Are we legally. correct’
said,: was” “doing | his. best - to”

‘may not be private property.’
: “Ald. “Lazarz : “intervened by :
“Also, he coninued, the. beach. .

‘high tide comes to the.
edge. of" the bank | so that: people ;

operation of District of North .

“ae.-. priority. : Sots ;
: address went on to.say.’:
-OTHER APPOINTM ENTS.

February to: May * 1977. Rom

—. under. consideration —.
Facility Commission. (Cc, R. D. :

Alderman. Don.» Ma
from the future council and

One. member “to Board: of:
Varianee. = under, con:

| philosophical. note,
{Politicians “are: isked to. do.

oF rank
presided at Central.
‘inaugural.
meeting lust Tuesday, Annuary,

“With. (en persons in: the |:
camidience, Waring. opened the:

Sierra Club Protests Debris

C.S. Council Will Not Act

cannot walk along it then
anyway.

Before any action could be
taken, Lamont said, boundary
lines .of lots must be defined

and because the lots extend.
‘Well beyond the high tide

mark, due to erosion since the
original staking, the dumping
is on. private property’ and
therefore can be of no concern |
of the municipality.

He recalled .a similar. in-
cident at the south end of
Island View Beach some years
ago when the Victoria Labor

Council protested’ the | em-

placement of some old car

‘bodies in the sand-to protect

the agricultural property of
Tom Michell.

To the Labor Council, the

‘old. car: bodies - just, looked

nasty, he explained, but’ when
told of their ‘real purpose and

-adivsed that they _were-on.
‘private ‘property, the “Labor.

Council withdrew. objedctions..:
“We must make: darn ‘sure -

‘where legal property lines are:

before anything i is done,”’ Ald. -

‘Lamont said.

“Ald. Lazarz. said he did not -
think: council : “can... “become *

involved and. felt: the. dumping.
and -debris. was ‘on: “private.
“property.-He. moved that ‘no.
-action’ be. taken and. the Sierra.
-Club e soinformed,’?. ©

Ald. MacFarlane pondered.

‘abou the effects of erosion on.

title: to. Property |, and - asked, '

historic. one.’ “Through,
the.-résidents:::in Central.
Saanich: have’. shown. that: the:
‘preservation of the: agricultural.
character of Central: Saanich
and responsible fiscal :restraint:

The™ formation’. “or: ‘the:
peninsula . “water commission
was: “mentioned with: |-the’

comment that, “the: for-”
‘theoming: solution. to: the water’
Shortage: will ; not. be: without’
‘significant cost,to all of us,” ips

Butler in .the address. states.
‘ow acknowledge. that:
recfeatloni is a matter of im-.
portance and-we should-do all:
we can.1o improve..recreation
for our residents, within our
budget guidelines." °°"

Regret. at. the. -absense of
MacLaurin -

welcome to incoming : -Earle

Tabor: were. expressed. in: the:

address. MacLaurin. ; stepped |
down-at the end of his: term:

“and: Tabor © has. served “on
‘Central:

Saanich founcll,

before;
The «address ‘closed ‘on aw
~ saylng.

niore. “for the. citizens «and

chizens are interested in having °
“more "say: ‘In what we do.’
‘Whether | progress is made and

what it means,: depends: on the;
citizens, " ms
Aldermen-elect “Dave. Mi,
George MacFarlane and Earle
Tabor then took their-oaths of
office and allegiance before:

Justice of the Peace, -S.R,

Gibbs, -and were ‘sented at the,

council table,

Reverend Ivan. Futter gave
the blessing, oa we te
_ Miscellaneous Appointinents
ure as follows:

Butler Brothers

Machine Shop

6981 EAST eaanice ROAD |

“may: weil - turn. out: to: be«a:

public meetings’ ‘the majority of:

. the

652-1121.

15 CENTS

mayor, remarked that even if.
they were. dumping on their
own land, the property owners
were only making. a future
problem for themselves since it
would only wash. out,as. he:
himself had experienced.
Actual property lines on
waterfrontage, ~.Waring”
conceded,’are difficult to’
establish. Be
Ald. Hill said he didnot
consider it ‘‘fair game to dump
tubbish over a bank’’, :
“It will not protect a bank,’ |:
he said, ‘It’s pollution.”? © *
Hill suggested council look
into’. passing a ~by-law’ ‘to
‘prevent people using a bank’ to.
bea garbage dump. ..
The question being. called.
the motion to take no: action
carried with Aldermen Hill and.
MacFarlane opposed. — :
Acting Mayor Frank Waring
had ‘the final » word: when: he:
cautioned ‘council, “This
|. decision will come. back- to’
4 haunt’ you: "These. ‘problems _
just don’ t go away easily. eran

DRINKING ALLOWED
IN REC ¢ cENTRE

“serve. as” ‘Acting. Mayor during.
“the: next. two, ‘months: ‘SO-as: to
‘give. continuity: “during:
continued’ absence :of: Mayor-
‘elect. Jean® Butler: ‘Other
aldermen’ will serve’ successive.
two: month’ periods according”
to.a Foster, *

Alternative: Regi 0 nal Board.

“will: ‘serve as: Alternative:
Regional Board. ‘Director to the:
elected : “regular: director. ‘s
‘Alderman Dave Hill. :
Court. of: Revision: Reed List of
Electors: eth
The: “Mayor ‘and. “Aldermen
George ‘MacFarlane’ and. Earl.
Tabor were’ appointed 1o- the -
‘Court of: Revision — ‘List of
Electors, .
“Advisory Planning : Come oe
misslons. <2 ede

_ Newcomer to. the municipal.
-seene; “but. native. son: of:
Central: Saanich,’ Barry. ‘Bick-’
ford “and” (wice, unsticcessful’
caldermanic “candidate =, Dick
Sharpe: were appointed. to the:
Central: Saanich. > Advisory’
Planning Commission,
replacing: Atty Bolster: and
“Bud! Michel, ‘whose three: your
terms had expired, ae
Reglonal Library. Bourd .

“Aldermaiy’ Parl Tabor, who.
As also’ chalrman-of the Library:
C ommiltee, was “appointed:
Central. | i -Suanlen? s
representative “the Vans.
couver Island Regional Library :
Board, © ans
Peninsula Water Commission: ” "

Alderman’ Bart: Tabor was” cs
‘| appointed: to the © Peninsula:
Water Commission:to back up ©.
the: ex-officio: representative,
Capital. Region | x: “Board.
Director, alderman Dave Hil.”