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Wednesday, October 27, 1976
Capital Regional District
WHAT IT DOES, WHY IT’S THERE

By ABBY DAY

This week the Review
presents the first in a series of
articles on the Capital Region
District — its system of
government, its functions, its
history and its development.

We'll investigate its roots,
talk to those directly involved
with its operation, and bring
our readers a close-up study of
our regional government,

This week — the formation
and functions of the CRD,
with Capital Regional Board
Chairman, Jim Campbell.

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The Capital Region District
encompasses territory from the
north end of Galiano Island,
and includes Port Renfrew, the
Gulf Island, the Malahat and
the seven municipalities and
seven electoral areas
surrounding Victoria.

The second largest of the 26
regional districts in the
province, both in scope and
population, the CRD serves
about 232,000 people.

It was formed in 1966 as a
new form of local government
by the minister of municipal
affairs.

Jim Campbell, chairman of
the regional board, told the
Review he sees the regional

government as fullfilling
three main functions:
consolidation of municipal

functions, regional planning,
and the opportunity for
unorganized territories to have

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some form
government,

But the most important of
the three functions is planning,
Campbell believes, and the
CRD has a large planning and
engineering program to see
that it is done effectively,

The only block in the way of
effective regional planning,
however, Campbell explained,
is in getting people to ‘think
regionally.”’

“The board executes and
should execute a Significant
measure of influence on the
pattern of growth over the
region,’’ he said, ‘“‘but if the
board is to be more effective,
the public has to demand that
municipal politicians pay more
attention to the region.”

Another reason the regional
government system was
formed, Campbell said, was to
consolidate certain municipal

of local

functions which sometimes
overlapped municipal
boundaries.

An example of this is sewers,
he said, and the region now has
responsibility for trunk sewers
and sewage disposal.

The third reason the exrtra
level of government was
formed was so that the
unorganized territories could
have some form of local
government.

In these areas, such as the
Western Community the
region has jurisdiction over
zoning and rezoning
and can,

Residents

_ Think They Have

Water Problems

One of our readers has just
received a letter from a brother
in England commenting on the
drought:

“One bye-product of the
drought has been the spate of

“instructions, advice, hints,

gyelc., from all sorts of sources
“us to how to save water. For
_instance, it was very early aid
that all used water - washing,

“washing-up, baths, etc.,
should be put on the garden,
with “official”? assurance that
detergents or soap would do no
harm to anything.

Then someone said that
while soap was all right,

detergents should not be used
on food crops, only on lawns
and flowers. Then, of course,
someone says you mustn't

Water lawns anyway; useallthe >

Water on vegetables and “let
the flowers wilt’ (said by the
newly created Minister for
Drought),

‘Then some big shot in the
Water Department said we
Must NOt use water on gardens
wall. Let it go down the drains
So that it could be reeyeled and
mide drinkable again.

“Share your bath with a
friend’, someone is supposed
10 have said, to the delight of
ull cartoonists, And someone
the is supposed to have said
that he had such a big garden

that he had to have four baths
a day in order to have used
enough water,

“Put oa brick in’ your
lavatory cistern’ (toilet tank),
lo reduee the amount of water
used, IF looked into ours and
there certainly is no room fora
Wick. “HP nota brick, a plastic

BARBER and
HAIRSTYLING

Eenio Sutherland

SPECIALIZED
IN ALL PHASES

Beacon Plaza

SHOE REPAIR
and Sales

WORK AND COWNOY NOOTS
656-5115

BRADFIELD
BAKERY

Quality Bakad Goods
656-1443

bag full of water;" our friends
the Joneses tried this; the bag
burst and went down the spout
and got tangled up in the holes
over the pan with dire results,
“Our area of Britain was
commended by the Drought
Minister for the substantial
savings achieved here. But of
course the forest fires must
have used thousands of
gallons; we have no convenient
seaplanes designed to scoop up
the English Channel and pour
it on the flames, so generally
the firemen had to use purified
water from the hydrants, when
they could get it.”

Excavating

EXCAVATING LTD.

¢ BACK HOE WORK
¢ CAT WORK

¢ TRUCKING

10134 McDonald Park Rd,

656-2651
656-5811

CHEZ CLOTH

“Fabric Storo"

656-6212

MOLLY-0
MALT BAR

DOLLYBIRD
BOUTIQUE

NOW FASHIONS
FOR SIDNEY'S CHICKS

656-3342

CHAIRMAN OF THE

Gulf Islands on the board.

explained Campbell, to some
extent control the
development.

Other functions can easily be
taken on by the region by
amending its letters patent.

This requires only an
agreement at municipal,
provincial and regional levels.

Currently, the region
assumes responsibility for
regional parks, _ recreation,
refuse disposal, building
inspection, and sewage and has
a budget this year at slightly
over $10 million.

Nine standing committees,

BILL BRAIN ROOFING

New and Old Roofs
Applied, Reapirs

FREE ESTIMATES
652-2358

VWUS SAGE

BOARD,

open to the public.
Groceries - Fruit -

ee nneennneeeneunsrwerinmereenrrecs
OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TILL NINE

SIDNEY CASH & CARRY
LTD.

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composed of regional
directors, and six advisory

committees and commissions.

made up the regional staff do
the majority of ‘‘spadework.”’
Permanent staff working
directly for the CRD total 246
persons. The largest
department is health, followed
by engineering and planning.
The meetings of the regional
board are on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of every
month at 1:30 p.m., on the
third floor of the CRD office
building, 524 Yates. They are

Vegetables |

afhone 656-1171

We Buy And Sell Everything |
Highest Cash Paid For Used Furniture,--: {°°
Appliances, Tools, What Have You
OPEN EVERY DAY INCLUDING SUNDAY

THE BARGAIN HOUSE

2372 BEACON AVE.

656-3621

Custom made furniture

sy Re-upholstery

Drapery
Curpel

y Brentwood

Bay 652-1591

HESEWUVEW Pou YOUU
BRENIVOOD BUSINESS

D. Crosson
Construction

General Contracting
Framing, Additions -
Alterations - Design Service
652-4346

ELECTROLUX

SALLS
& SERVICES

656-7248

MR. MIKE’S

Char-broiled stoaks
"Probably tho Bost"

656-4022

Norgetown

LAUNDRY
and

DRY CLEANING

G.aw,
Landscaping Ltd,
Rosidantial. Commercial

& Golf Course Construction

6955 West Saanich Rd,
Brentwood Ray

Glon Williams 652-3929

Pink Kitten
BEAUTY SALON

Monday thru Saturday
9.00.6 40

656-2233

Sidney

INSURANCE
Centre

Mrompt, pea sonal,
tollablo sorvies

656-2331

S.F. NETWORK
TELEVISION LTD,
Repairs to Stereo Amps,
Turntables, 8 Tracks,
Television Sales & Service.

Estimates $2.00,
650-7012

Jim Campbell,
thinks that regional planning is the most important
function of the regional government. Besides his
duties as chairman, Campbell represents the Outer

| Home and office Cleaners
Complete Janitorial
Service
Free Estimates

656-1278

MARSHALL'S
WINDOW & FLOOR

CLEANING SERVICE
PAINT WASHING

PHONE 383-7942

Building Maintenance

Maybe you nced the Handyman...
‘\\, "MAN AROUND THE HOUS

,, Skilled or unskilled work at handyman rates,

eAppliance Repairs
¢ Decorating
eHome Reapir
eCement Work
eLandscaping
‘Service as it used to be’’
For estimates or advice
Call the ’man

656-6934

CLEAN-RITE
Carpet Cleaning

Windows
598-3795

(John Darnforth)

ALCO
Building Maintenance

Commercial and
Residential cleaning,

; windows, floors, carpets,

etc. CARPETS SHAMPOOED
Steam or Van Schrader

foam. Upholstery cleaning. | *
383-6153 |

652-1797

Drapes and Upholstery

UPHOLSTERY

REPAIRS RE-COVERING
FREE ESTIMATES
G. ROUSSEU

10651 McDonald Park Rd.
656-2127 SIDNEY

LOCHSIDE
UPHOLSTERY

Custom Made Drapes &
Furniture Upholstery, Boat
Cushions. Do-it-yourself
Upholstery and Drapery
Materials on Demand.

Free Estimates

656-2015

Contractors

SAV-MOR BUILDERS

CENTRE LTD,
—Expert Home Design and Drafting
Service
—All types of Millwork
—Forklift rental
656-5722
2079 AMELIA AVE,

“28 Years Ex perience
Nielsen & Nielsen

Renovations & Additions
Carpentry Cabinet Making
No Job Too Small
656-3143

B. BUITENDYK

BUILDING CONTRACTOR

Now Homes & Cabinets Custom bulld
Remodoling - Additions and Repairs. _
Reasonable rates—Froe estimates

PHONE 656-4915

A.H. FIDO
CONSTRUCTION LTD.
CUSTOM HOMES
ALTERATIONS FRAMING
FREE ESTIMATES

656-2269

Coast Signs Ltd..

A Complote Sign Service
2412D Boacon Avo,

Sidney 656-6312
29-1f

A.S.A, BUILDERS LTD.
General Contracting

For tho Poninsula, Phone .
K. Stricker-A, Lowen
Kor Free Estimates
656-4836 0656-4462

McNAMARA
. MASONRY LTD.

BRICK, BLOCK
and FIREPLACES

656-5091

KAYVIC DESIGNS LTD.

Interior Remodelling
Bedrooms, Bathrooms
Rasements

656-4857 598-2920

A.F.C.
CONTRACTORS

Painting; Carpot, Lino
Installation, Cut rates in

offoct,
4656-1014

ER OLUMBIA. CARPET &, DRAPERY
1503 Haultain e Victoria © B.C. © 595-1121

Dealers in Quality Floor Coverings & Draperies

MIKE COPPING
Eves. 656-6229

Contractors

Jacob & Company
House Construction

Framing & Finishing

656-3227

C.W. ROOFING
Duroid Roofing
Re-roofing-Repairs
Evenings
656-4452

Landscaping

GORDON’S
TRACTOR SERVICE

Rotovate level cultivating
Plough Post Holes

Loading
Landscaping

Free Estimates
595-0789.

Hauling

POLSON’S
for
TRACTOR WORK
and
BACKHOES

Phone 656-1671
or 656-3556

CEDARDALE
TREE
SERVICE LTD.

Serving the Peninsula

Topping — Falling
— Pruning

385-9931

JIM'S
BOBCAT SERVICES
Lindscaping - Contracting,
For that small job that
needs lots of power,

656-1716

Plumbing & Heating
BERT MORREY

Licensed Plumber

Plumbing &
Heating

Now Construction
and Ropairs
Spociallzing In Hot Wator
Hoating
TO4T0 ALL BAY RD,
SIDNEY
Phono 656-1590

Chiropractors

CHIROPRACTOR,

Rohort W. Roper, D.C.
2448 Boacon Avo,

Sidnoy 656-4611

*] “]--10134 MeDonald'Park Rd.

Electrical

Thorne-Len non
Electric

Industrial - Residential’
Commercial Wiring
Poles and Line Work

QUALITY WORKSMANSHIP
FOR PEOPLE WHO CARE

PHONE 656-2945
SIDNEY

SHERWOOD’S
TV-RADIO
CLINIC

Government certified,
technician with 35 years
experience in Electronic

Maintenance and Repairs.

Call Eric
656-4117

T.R. SKITT
ELECTRICIAN
25 years experience
Residential - Commercial
Industrial

Rewiring - Electric Heating
Repairs
Appliance Connections
“No job too small"
656-5604

Excavating

DENCH
EXCAVATING LTD:

* BACK HOE WORK
° CATWORK
© TRUCKING

“No job too large
or too small"

656-2651
656-5811

WES JONES

& SONS
* Backhoe
* Excavating

* Peat Soil
656-2405

Backhoe Work Trucking
BACK FILLING—LOADING
SEPTIC TANKS
FILTER BEDS
SEWER-STORM DRAINS
WATER LINES
2320 Amherst, Sidnoy

Lewis Sovigny, 656-3583

PERCOLATION
SOIL TESTING

Disposal Field Designs
Installation & Repairs
Free Estimates

Ph, 656-4297

Painting & Decorators

GORDON UREN

Painting & Decorating
Wall Coverings

Freo Estimatos

656-4397

SADLER’S

Intorior-Extorlor Painting
& Docorating
Paporhanging - Vinyl

Grasacloth
Norm Sadlor 656-4487

M.J. SUTHERLAND

Painting & Paparhanging
Decorating

Phono 656-1041

Miscellaneous

Victarla Flying Services Lid,
Chartor & schodulacdt Mlghts
Whoula/Floats « day/night
All weather ying
Government approvad

Flying School
Private pilot
Commercial - Instrument
Victoria International Airport
O58-3971

2459 Beacon

BE Mon. to Sat.

Miscellaneous

COLLIN’S
MARKET

Best Quality Meat
and Groceries

2335 AMITY DR.
COR. PAT BAY HWY

10:00 a.m, till 7:00 p.m.

Closed Sundays & Mondays

TUFANY LAMPS DECORATOR FTESS
cay

Cesta Shate Bee oveeng

f , oy
Ortecrat on 22eur
SHO? Fifth Street
Suiney, Boteh Columbia VBL 2X4

Lorraine F. Taylor
Cyril W. Taylor

Business 656 6541
Reudence 696 2662

ALICE'S
DRESSMAKING
Men's—Ladie’s—Childrens
Alterations —Repairs

Drapes
745 Ardmore Dr., Sidney
656-6170

pLEXOL
RET step to
BETTER HEALTH
Mrs. Dorothy Brooks
No. 102 - 9861 Third St.
656-2515,

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SIDNEY GLASS

Marine Auto & Sofety Glass
Window Glass-Mirrors
Windshields Installed
ICBC Approved
Insurance Claims Promptly Handled

9786 Second St. 656-1313

The Village Gallery

Distinctive Framing

Photographs,
Needlework,

Documents,
Pictures’}

656-3633

__ Sidney. Rotovating

(50in. Rotovator: :

Prompt Courteous Service

656-1748

RACHEL’S
COIFFURES
Open Tuesday - Friday
9 a.m. -S5 p.m.
971 Pauquachin Lane
656-1636

SILVER DRAGON
RESTAURANT

2470 Beacon Avo., Sidney
Chinose & Canadian Cuisine:
DAILY LUNCH SPECIAL
Pick Up Order 10% off
OUR NEW HOURS:
VVam.-1t pam.
Sun, & Hol. 32 noon-9 p.m.
(Closed Tuosdays)

656-1812

TAILORING
& DRESSMAKING

Reasonable Rates

Phone 652-2704,

For Specialist
in
On Location Carpet
and Upholstery Cleaning
CALI,

BARONS = 477-3414

Optometrists

R.J. Grundison 0.0.
R.F. Jeune 0.D.
R.J. Scholefield 0.D.
Canterbury Court
9830 Fourth St.
656-2222
Closed Monday

George Darimont 0.D.
George Lynn 0.D.

Optometrists
Medical Arts Building
2412 Beacon Aye,

BY
APPOINTMENT

656-6622

Closed Mondays,