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“Peninsula News Review”

~~ for’a busy. week of cycling
- around Vancouver Island, -
But the 48-year-old. officer.
isn’t going on vacation.

“Tour de Rock 1999 -
_ partof this year’s efforts by.

_ cancer,

it must. be: for. parents to

Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Brad R. Morrison
Review contributor

“There is probably no subject

of a terrestrial character which ex-
cels in importance, or with
greater propriety demands the at-
tention, and claims the counte-
nance and support of all classes of
every people, than that of tilling
‘Mother Earth.”
— John Robson, British
Columbian, December 12,
1861.

Fresh potatoes, cartois: peas, .

lettuce, cabbage and assorted
other vegetable crops are now in
season, ready for harvest, and cer-
tainly eager mouths are awaiting
to eatthem.. .

This is the time of year for ex-
pectation — a time when we know
the farmers’ labors will result i in
our feasting joy. :

With the up-coming annual
Saanich Agricultural Fair, local
farmers, and gardeners will be

presenting some of the best spec- 7
~_imens of vegetables and grains
‘Srown in the districts

: Central § Saanich. Sergeant
Peter Snell is getting read

Snell is getting ready for
a. big

Cops for: Cancer to raise
both awareness and funds. :
for. research into childhood oa

There is a personal side |
to Snell’s upcoming journey. -
He lost his father, Peter
Snell Senior, to a battle with
cancer in 1990 and he has
two. young children aged
five and 13. :

“I look at my kids and ]
‘can't imagine how traumatic

“have their kids become vic-
tims of childhood cancer,”
said Snell,

So, with thoughts like
that in mind, Snell is ready
to take on more than 1,000

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This yearly exhibition bewin on
Saturday, September 25, 1869, and
was one of Saanich Peninsula’s
earliest forms of social gathering.

“Outside of special occasions
like New Years Day; church and
school meetings were the extent
of public aggregation at the time.

The first show was held in
Robert Brown's barn in North
Saanich and in the following years

_ at William Thomson’s place and.
‘the Old Saanich School, which

was located on the lower slopes of

what is now Raven Hill Herb Farm

on Mt. Newton Cross Road. __
During these early years ~ as

there was no place to have a ban- -
‘ quet or ball and as many of those.
- who attended were from Victoria

-.a gathering © together .in the

- evening at the School or one of
=the. ‘local Wayside Inns, was the ©
normal course of action.

There they would ‘feast. on

some of the local produce for din-

ner and have liquid refreshments

; before travelling back home. ..
~ With the building of the: first’
| Agricultural Hall in 1 1875, social

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KEVIN WOODLEY PHOTO :

Central Saanich » Sergeant P Poter Snell will be repre-
senting the Peninsula when the Cops for Cancer Tour
de Rock bikes over 1,000 kilometers on Vancouver Is-

land to ralse money for childhood Cancer research. -

kilometers of Vancouver Is-
land's hills and mountains.
The group is leaving Sun-
day, September 5 for Port
Hardy (they are driving to:
that point) and, after start-
ing the trip September 6,

plans to cycle every day un-
til September 18, when they
wind up the tour with a kid's

_ yide into Beacon Hill Park.
Along the way they will
be. stopping for a variety of
fundraising events, After

. gatherings were held there, with

dancing and meals provided on
the evening of the show.

The Exhibition led to. further
gatherings, as an annual plough-
ing match was instituted in 1869,
and was held usually at the end of
October or the beginning of No-

‘vember of each year.

At these matches the farmers

gained useful insight into the lat-
est methods of cultivation and -

ploughing and enjoyed the spirit
of competition for prize money.
John Robson, the editor of the
British Columbian [and later pre-
mier of the Province], correctly
stated: .. “The strength and true

greatness of any country lies in its
“peasantry” and “the pursuit of .
- agriculture has always been, and
- will continue to be till the sound of
_the last trumpet calls that honest

farmer from his plough, an hon-
independent,

So let us take a break from. our:

. daily cares, and pay a visit.to the -
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Fresh B.C, Produce.
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Dried & Fresh Flowers .

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Getting ready to race

“Karina (Matthews,

- the: Canadian Cancer Soci- §
ety) “has” suggested | that”
many of us may not come ©}:
back with hair,’ said Snell. —
“That includes the six fe-
male officers on the team.”

As for the riding, Snell is-

n't as worried. The Saanich |

_ Peninsula’s lone representa-
tive on the cycling team has

training for five...
months and estimates his
accumulated mileage at well...

over 2,000 kilometers.

So far Snell has raised
$1,500 by himself for the up-
coming tour, but he’s hop-
ing to up that amount before —
he leaves Sunday. Anyone
interested in donating can
contact Snell directly before
he leaves by callingthe Cen-
tral Saanich police station at

“KEVIN N WOODLEY mere ~

Pilar Curtis (left) and Carley Ceccola, both 10, prepare their

Office. Hours:

“Monday 12:30 pm + 4:30 pm.

“Friday 9:30 am, + 1:30 pm

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~ Saanich Fall Fair, but t returns the following week. Bi

Tues. = Thats. 9:30 am-+ 4:30 pm

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