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Wednesday, November 21, 1979

Rubymay Parrott — Saanich school

’ board trustee and president of the B.C.

School Trustees’. Association — found
herself. disenfranchised in last Satur-
day’s elections.

Mrs. . Parrott, .9620 Ardmore, was.
hospitalized with a slipped disc and
‘totally dismayed’’ when she discovered
there was no provision for people in
hospital to vote.

But. Mrs. Parrott was determined to
exercise her democratic right, borrowed
a wheelchair and ‘‘disappeared’’ from
the Saanich. Peninsula Hospital for 15
minutes.

However, the school trustee is con-

cerned that others in hospital. were not

. able to vote. ‘‘Certainly there are many

who are too ill tobe clear thinking
-enough to exercise their franchise but
there are many others who are very alert
and mentally aware of the issues,’’ she
wrote The Review.

Mrs. Parrott is not sure where’ the

fault lies, but if it is the municipality’s
responsibility to provide a. service to
people in hospital, then this should be
done, she says.

If it requires changes to the Municipal
Act, pressures should be brought to bear
on. the provincial’ government for

- changes to the act before the next sitting

of the legislature, she-says.

A disappointed Jim» Lang” said

‘farewell to politics following the results:
OF Sidney’ § municipal election Saturday.

LLang,.66; of 10173 Melissa, a former

_was ousted by three newcomers.

. “7.

. periment”
_ would happen, but for all the fuss and
bother and. preparations, we only got

m:. very. disappointed,’”. he: said

eaten

There is not much point in the
powers-that-be crying about public
apathy at voting time when they are,
perhaps, contributing to it: by doing
nothing to ensure that all who are en-
titled to vote have the opportunity to do
so, She says.

North Saanich town administrator Ed
Fair said Monday Section 54a. of the
Municipal Act does provide council with
the power to enact a bylaw which would
provide mobile polls.

To ‘date, council has not thought ‘it

necessary to exercise that privilege, he.

said.

In Sidney, town administrator Geoff
Logan said it was possible to have

~ mobile polls - travelling round: the
“community, calling at hospitals or

nursing homes, ‘‘but-it’s the practicality

of the thing, it would be a difficult

procedure,”’ he said.

Some eight years ago, Sidney council
arranged for a poll to be taken to the old
Resthaven’ Hospital. ‘‘as an_. ex-
. We tried it-to see what

five votes, he said.

It.was not deemed worth the time and
effort and council did not proceed with

a bylaw, he explained.

of people who didn’t vote.”

-* North :Saanich’s turnout of voters (56

; per cent) set a wondertut example,: he
3 said..

:. Sidney alderman -who ran for mayorin.
~ ‘+ last June’s ‘byelection and was defeated,
“placed bottom: of, the Nov. ‘17 poll.a and é

‘*} “hope: the apathy. doesn’t Persist, me
“otherwise we’re going to be taken over
by a- bunch of Peoples we don't Teally
want. »

“Maybe Sidney w: was getting the kind of

Ly ou can attend —

Inaugural meeting of
Central Saanich council will
be on Dec. 3, it was decided
Monday night.

‘Although invitations will
not be sent out, the public is

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