» "door. were Mr. and Mrs. Johnston.
. - Members of. the steadily increasing

o slady: visitors. Interior of the build-
Lee cing displayed‘ many: beautiful -bou-:
“>. quets, many. of: them. sent by the |
bank's “patrons. :

PAGE EIGHT

Modern’ new: business ‘block of: the Bank of Montreal |
--in Sidney was inspected. by hundreds of Saanich’ Peninsula
residents during a reception on Saturday afternoon and
-» there. was general agreement that the. bank has spared
sno effort.or: expense to: ‘provide this ‘community with. a
first-class financial centre. :
“Heavy rains and winds of almost gale force failed to
; dampen the enthusiasm of those who visited the bank and

fae were entertained by Manager G. C: Johnston and his staff.

“The community of Sidney may well be proud of its!

_. new bank and take satisfaction in the Bank of Montreal’s

- confidence.in: the future of this village as proved in such |

a concrete way,” said Major- General G. R. Pearkes, V.C.,
_M.P. He echoed the opinion of many others.

|. Raikes, assistant general man-
ager British Columbia . Division,
with Mrs. Raikes; A. G. Smillie,
superintendent for British Colum-
bia, and Mrs. Smillie; M. A. F. Wise, |
of superintendent’s department.
“Mr, Raikes recalled the period of
time. many years ago:when the old
Merchants’ Bank ‘of. Canada oper-
“ated a branch in the.present loca--
tion® of meacon, Cafe on esc

Receiving . their: guests at the

bank. staff presented corsages to all

Senior officials ‘of the Bank of
a Montreal : ‘attended ’ the: reception
’- from Vancouver. _ They included: Ww.

BEST WISHES to > the
sine BANK OF MONTREAL

STEEL WORK by

: vA ARDS’ WELDING SHOP

“Portable Equipment '
7 - Boiler Repairs

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= 737, Broughton St., Victoria _ -
4825 | Res. Phone 3. 36563 |

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: ENJOY. REFRESHMENTS

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ie - pleting. all | the S Sheet Metal Work.

Lamers comermerontt 2c eee vere mesma

"faction f rom the completed structure.

‘North Saanich.
; {
wie RECEIVE. GUESTS an t

‘fi[main office quarters: and upstairs
Bi to the mezzanine floor. They were
.fijimpressed by the finished work-
-fjmanship displayed
3|Main contractor was S. E.: Weis-
g| miller and Son of Victoria but local
| sub-contractors were used as far. as
3; Possible in completing the job,

H | toria architect, who designed the.

H| of points about its construction to. ‘ing parcels to friends and rélatives |f
y | Questioners. :.:. -: :
: Hi: Mrs.. Pearkes, “w no - accompanied | Continent of Europe.
~” . f herhusband to the function, :voiced | ©
: E ; her ‘admiration for the ‘building. “I''ds early: as possible.
“.A never ‘thought ‘at the time I lived; postings, if general, might render |f
Hiin Sidney years ago that I would |
A | be: attending: the opening. of: such. a. |

‘Ay Black; assistant, manager. ‘of: ‘Vic-

W | toria, and Mrs, Black; Mr::and’Mrs,.

a | Geo.: Maycock’ ‘of: Oak: Bay. branch:

BO #H Hawkins. ‘of: ‘Nanaimo “branch.
‘Hi

anew a i es

“qpaatasass shoulder “with Mr. Birley "Gelng

: e the: construction project. and take much . satis-

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

Pioneer. Banker |

Ave. “When the. Merchants: was | &
taken’ over “by the Bank: of ‘Mont-
real, Mr.. Raikes was a frequent |. €
visitor here from his post in Vic- [:¢
toria...< a
“In those days it didn't ‘look as s if
we'd ever be opening such:a branch
as this in’ Sidney,” Mr, Raikes told
The Review... “This community is
‘making real progress and.-I am
sure this steadily development ‘will
; continue.” :

The banker mentioned the excel- | #
lent service which oes | a
Air Lines provided to Sidney and | ji
“We were able to
come over here and attend this very |
pleasing reception and will return
immediately afterwards,” he said.
BETTER THAN AVERAGE |

Mr. Smillie. took’ pride in the
splendid new bank in Sidney. “We
are the only .bank:in Sidney and it
is our policy always to feel a re-
sponsibility _ ‘in such cases. Where.
there is only ‘one bank, it must be a
better than: average one,” he .de-
clared. : :

Scores of visitors passed slowiy
q | through the manager's office tn the

Saturday’s. reception:

the’ painting,

questioned

G. ELMOR JOHN

Pioneer banker of.: Sidney is G. |
‘| Elmor. John,’ of ast'‘Saanich Road. iby Nov. 19.

Mr. - John was a member of the staff | Europe, Dec.
of the Merchants’ Bank -in Sidney
when it operated ‘here many years
ago. ‘He is believed to be the only tb
survivor of that early bank. Man- |
ager at that time was M. J. Mc-
Kenzie.. Banking did not require all: G
his energies and. the young Elmor |
John found an additional part-time |
task to fill in his time. He delivered |

+ marked: “Gift. Par cel”,

ehase tax,

In due course,
later, the Merchants’
place to the Bank of Montreal.

and many years jf

Bank gave | :

throughout,

Christmas Mailing | DISTRICT

Times Are Listed
By Post Office

With Christmas less than two i
building and supervised its con- ; months away, Canada Post Office i
struction, He explained a number | urges the public not. to, delay post- | i

- Present was Patrick Birley, Vic- |

. {in. the United Kingdom and on ’he :

The public is’ cautioned to mail |
- Last ‘minute | §

it impossible for the Post Office to :
find. sufficient accommodation on :
(fine new -bank here in: 1954,” she | the last vessels leaving in time to '
Said.. “Sidney's. continued growth is’: ‘ ensure Christmas delivery,
always ae source. of amazement to |

Deadline dates for the overseas | q
Christmas ‘mails: for surface and air |B.

; ‘| transport from. British Columbia Fr .
Refreshments were served during | have been. “set as follows: |:

the afternoon. to visitors by the Great, Britain: ‘surface. mail, let-. qe
staff of Sidney's Beacon Cafe. ters, December 3, parcels, Nov. 23;

Numbers: of” out-of-town 4isitors air mail, letters, Dec. 15:: parcels, |f
included: the: following: As S.C. |: Dec 13." Letters to the. -European BS
‘continent: by surface mail. should be on

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and 7 “yg ack.
br. anch }:

“Har der. . ‘of “Nanaimo.
Thomas: Waison | of cats

ae Sb of rigyibi the Roof and. com: ae it

TURNER. SHEET METAL

THIRD STi SIDNEY. -PHONE 202.

ee A nes nah Y8 ne eee wmmenenes oh er Sage AME ke a ber: nermewe were pecans: en eine nes one tert

vey. “And o our pride is understandable for
a ‘we: were: ‘entrusted. with” this major a

- construction job and. have. carried it, _

eee of Montreal. oe mo

“We invite the public to inspect the im-
“posing new building and to invite us
to quote on future construction jobs,

large or small.

Interest In-

“aire Is N bey
‘ Stimulated

. Not only has the new branch: of | =
the Bank of Montréal in. Sidney:! §-
added materially to the financial i
services of this community—but. it | f°
has stimulated a lively interest in |}
ait..An imposing picture.which was A:
sent.from Montreal ana now hangs’)
in_ the: Sidney. branch aroused wide | j
interest in .artistic circles Guring in

:. While scores. of visitors: admired q
none was able to |}
express what it. conveyed. f

At the reception The Review |§
sought the view of many visitors on |
the picture. Included in the group | f
were a distinguished | §
soldier and parliamentarian, a So-! i

despatched by Nov. 23 and parcels | ;
Air mail letters to! 9
13 and_ air . parcels | §
should be mailed before Dec. 11. |
Gift parcels must contain only | Qe
ona fide gifts and must be clearly :

Articles enclosed in parcels to ZZ
reat. Britain are subject to Brit-
ish customs regulations and/or pur-

| HELPING THIS

=: for w local business house. i
i

We welcome the
“new branch of the i
Bank of Montreal | |

| “in Sidney!”
Our organization and :
the Bank both

i. aiding in the devel-
opment: of this. area.:

5 Sidney and. North
: Saanich | Chamber

We axe re. pleased to have: been chosen

“" BRIC SLEGG |
"BEACON at FIFTH, SIDNEY

in Sr ia i nate Seema ;

; ae out to the full satisfaction of the Bank a te

: business: block.’ We |

Wednesday, November 17, 1954.

cial _ Credit. group president, a,Art Centre, and others.

printer, an eminent gynecologist, a
| commercial pilot, the wife of a sen-
ior banker, ‘a retired banker, an ac--

tive ‘member of Saanich Peninsula

—but exactly .

i

Congratulations to the .

_ BANK OF MONTREAL

ELECTRICAL WORK. by.

COLIN FENSHAM —

3073 Admirals Road
Industrial and Residential] Engineeri ing
WESEX WIRED HEAT

Give us the Tough Job! .

you won't get soaked!

Phone 4- 1507

. When you are dealing
with us you can leave off your raincoat because

But, the

answers were not reassuring. _
The picture is still much admired —

what. it intends to

convey is still somewhat. ehecure.

secon tomerranent mete . i
5 KREATION MATRICES PLS ES

Sidney ‘Can Be Justly Proud
of the new premises built for

The Bank of Montreal...

@

Customers and staff will always

be comfortable and warm, and

: rs Pace . : woe as
we are pleased to associate our

modern heating plant.
are Me an

to supply —

READY. MIX CONCRETE. and: LUMBER

— used by the’ contractor.
ied abil HTP bal gs

 oeniametanintatateaae ene ‘Neeeemergeaemaniinttit arse anemia

OUTSTANDING SKILL

“Local cub. contractors and labor were “used £0

| far as possible in the. construction of. this new aon

ki 1 which yesulted in ‘euch an. oittstanding

financial centre for the use of Sidney residents,

name with the installation of the

| WESTERN HEATING | Leis
_ PRODUCTS LIMITED v ade.

‘MAURICE, SLEGG. a of
“PHONE 15 }

pay, warm tribute to their i

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