rs ‘Wednesday, June 29, 1988 THE REVIEW 9781-2nd St., Sidney B.C.
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The 1 true north strong and well-dressed
a the regional costumes worn by ordinary Canadians, who work in ¢ NO VIEW * NO WINDOWS
ordinary jobs in ordinary communities across our land. BUT! WE DO HAVE...
The ladies’ work was done in secret. Not even their husbands wsINCREDIBLE FOOD :: GREAT PRICES
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12 1st birthday, our new, unisex national costume. * We feature smaller portions for seniors ::
Although I have been allowed to make this announcement, I ,
have pledged not to release the ladies’ names or the location of /‘
their mini-factory. a
However, I am at liberty to disclose the details of the costume STEAK & PRIME RIB :
which I first viewed as it hung ona mannequin in the lady’s — FULLY LICENSED — {4
& Once of the rewards of working in this community is the number basement. Beacon Plaza ecammmrsnmmmensrns-amssauesenrts 635-8 ia rrnncitecacna
of pleasant surprises one receives. The hat is a compromise between a Quebec Carnival toque and ee oe
Just when things scem blackest, a golden ray of hope slices a fisherman’s sou’wester. It’s a toque with a wide waterproof - oni
through the gloom and brings a warm, satisfying fecling which brim. The good ladies have ripped the brims from hundreds of 4 a] Oa Classic Oak
makes being a Canadian all worthwhile. discarded sou’westers and sewn them onto toques lost by ardent Roya. Diningroom Chair
I was hit by one of those wonderful rays the other day while I cane participants. JORKIN typ
was moping about in our community’s west end feeling sorry for n the mannequin’s shoulders chung a red plaid shirt and over
myself. For some reason I had decided, in a depth of stupidity that was draped a cowboy vest. ° Oualty Hardwood
seldom reached even by tcenage boys, to believe that what On the vest’s left lapel was a round red, white and blue crest Furniture. .
politicians say might actually be truc. with a beaver’s head in the middle. The beaver, emblematic of We can Custom Build to Order . -
I can hear you now. "Geez Hugh, how stupid can you get, ch? hard work, has a big smile. Twelve tecth are visible. Each tooth * Music & entertainment centers
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spouted by those guys should be fitted with a tight shirt, have his To represent our two dominant cultures, on the right lapel, was * ott ee. com tables ° |
hands ticd under his arms and told to stuff toothpaste back into. another crest with a bulldog and a frog holding hands. a ee die
tubes with his toes." Bay Street, pin stripe wousers with creases sharp cnough to cut * "1 great selection of chairs ‘
You see, I’d forgotten all about the real people in our nation; paper were tucked into the top of a mukluk on the Ieft foot and a ss 18°, 24°’ & 30’" stools $178 Finished $148 Unfinished,
° the people who do make a difference; people like the lady who partly-laced work boot on the right. - : “Road 652-9812 15% off with this ad
took pity on this short guy with a long face and asked him in for Holding up the trousers was a cummerbund woven from the 2168 Keating oy _
tea. tartans of those provinces on the other coast. ~
She restored both my oolong level and my faith in Canada’s fu- The mannequin sat astride a stuffed Newfoundland dog which »
e ture. Listen to this. was drinking from.an oil drum. My understanding is that neither

Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, for three hours each
night, between 15 and 18 ladics in this community have been
gathering in the woman’s home for cookics and coffee. But they
haven’t been spending all their time eating and swapping silly .

the dog nor the drum and its contents are included in the
costume’s selling Price. But you could ask the clerk when you're
in the store. .

NORA MADDOCKS & ASSOCIATES INC.

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Editor:

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multicultural commission.

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responsible - ey :

Their constituents may ‘not un-

) derstand they have allowed them-
‘selves to be shunted aside to al-°

Jow..an ‘autocralically. appointed

/. person -tousurp their place, the
~ democratically. elected Tepresen- 7

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tative for their spécific riding.
‘The coalition wants.all MLAs

- tO. have the courage to say “that

democracy. may be a ‘nuisance’
~ tween us and rule by one.

against these ever. increasing

doms. the. voters will do it .for

~ next clection.
Mary Jane Lewis

Victoria
Council takes
advantage

* One must assume that the pres-
ent Sidney council is taking ad-
Vantage of the fact that they have
heen elected. for a. three-year
term, The average taxpayer is not
really the one. who must be
‘represented anymore, . certainly
mot to be considered. part of the
‘decision making process,

by

we adage that one is eles to

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They h have incorporated into this one national outfit many of

allowed . to comment,
- even to be permitted to speak on
“:Matters.as important:-- such as,»
let’s say, the breakwater and the:

- original

but it is all there is that stands be- -
If they do not ‘take. action
threats to our democratic free- —
them in no uncertain terms at the ©

Coalition for
Democratic Process

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stories concerning their husbands’ shortcomings. Not on your tea

_ They have been working, with a wonderful patriotic spirit, for
all Canadians. They have designed, and have mass produced, a
7 distinctly Canadian costume which they believe. will unite our
country in a manner beyond the kin of any politically motivated

make — decisions. is all » very

~ laudable. -But. there - are. times.»
‘appointed. task forces _

to: me,

when the electorate: needs. to be
“perhaps

: resulting upland development”;

“It must-be obvious now that the a
agreement with» Pier.
Holdings ; in,. 1987-;was -made,.in
Certainly
without detailed research. ° an
~ -Judging..by how. things. stand ;
today, Jim Kelley must have ap-
peared as the man on the white. «

“haste. Desperation?

charger, maybe he still does.
But somehow. I get: ‘the impres-

sion there are a lot of details to be:

worked out..It is reported that fol-
lowing the bombshell, that: the
foundations of the.last breakwater

design were unsafe, a: new, excil-
ing upland development can be ~

expecied.
The original agreement with the
town -- duc to. expire last Febru-

ary if the breakwater. was not.
must therefore no ~

started _ --
longer be in effect. Who is lead-
ing us into the next stage of

~ waterfront development?

Certainly not the Sidney council

if the resolution passed ala recent .

council meeting in response to. a
petition from waterfront residents
_is any indication, that “the mat-
ters raiscd are not the town's con-
cern,” Ts that really what they in-
tended to say?’

We read that Pier ‘Holdings al-
ready has experts planning a new

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Better stores in our community should have these all-Canadian
costumes in today. Get yours in time for the July 1 cclebrations.

A lot of loving thought has gore into the design and prepara-
tion of this national costume and these ladics deserve our utmost

‘gratitude.

Just imagine, while our countr y is unravelling at the top, down ©
at the grassroots’ level real people are unselfishly doing what
they can to knit our country back together... ,
‘Kinda makes you proud to be a Canadian, doesn’t it?

development plan to tic in with

presented to. the general. public

- for comment, once it is ready for:
-the new-agreement of intent etc?"

_And not a chamber of commerce :
_ presentation this time please; Ict
Our: new. council; . present. Abeer
“maybe we can get an opportunity —
.to’-hear.from-.the. two .aldermen:.
who topped the polls last year and:
‘at the same time express opinions °

that could help. maintain the dem-

ocratic. approach. to such impor-

tant developments.
There: is no way a new agree-
ment should be signed.prior toa

public hearing, and a referendum. |

Surely the excuse that there is no
time is no longer valid,

Jim Lang

Sidney

| Salvador defence
Editor:

‘|vs truly. amazing how quickly |

Mayor Sealey: is to. deny any cvi-
dence of intelligent life outside
the hallowed © halls

ment-about cleaning the beach in
the proposed. marina-breakwater
site is true as I did my own share
of that. from my lithe wooden
shack on. the beach at Dave
~Hemphill’s Third Street property,
and that was as carly as.1957,

Sealey’s statement that, the:

cheach “was: barcly sused: because

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the. new pecan alot: location and
~ design. -

- Would it be too. much to. ask. -
that. the entire ‘development be’

s of council.
chambers. John. Salvador’s state-~

she had’ **
swimming. ‘dowr . there’

ag Sy

She scems to have evolved the
typical politicians trait, that only
ideas dreamed up by council or
affiliated “hangers-on are: to be
considered above all or any of the
intelligent ones “that are con-
tinuously. being ignored. . I’ve
worked for three government de-

partments in my many years here.”
>and. I) know’ how: the system
’ works..,. or rather, doesn’t work.

I have always been ‘critical. of
ever sccing a completed marina

and breakwater complex here:

even if it takes another 25. years
of bickering and: haranguing, but

by. then council will have an ex-

cuse to tum it into a Centennial

. project and clainy all the credit for
itself. Anyway, would “build. a.

marina or breakwater or anything
on such a south-casterly facing

-- shoreline, anyway? Have you~ |
- ever seen some of the gales on
that shorcline- during the winter.

storms? Reg Davis

North Saanich

wast tif a ig 4 “u a wt estat

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rh Nee nop

never seen anybody —
“shows =
how cbservant she-is not. Tused:. :
to. be in- the -water as. did many.-°.
others and-the beach was always :
“ busy on weekends. 7

“She ‘says. there : will” ‘be no -
“damage for the eel grass. Has. she
-seen ‘all the litle nooks and cran-’
“nies tidal water ‘will’ deposit pol- :
‘lution? J think not. gn Pe :

And her statement that the’ peti- -
ion may have distorted the actual»
_ feelings of neighbors: is nebulous
"thinking on her part. » fe i"

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