Sil with he ake Sa Serving the Municipality of Central Saanich. the Gulf Islands, North Saanich and the Village ot Sidney FIFTY-FIRST YEAR, No. 7— 10 Pages Ricco . . SIDNEY, Vancouver Island, B.C., Wednesday, February 13, 1963. Subscriptions, in advance, year $3.00; U.S., $3.50. Copy, 10c. ee LY crmere sR en are Se PROBLEMS DEBATED: Artist's Impression Of New Civic Centre Planned In Sidney ‘Islands : | | | | | | i | : Island manual telephones are on the. “way: out. ; ae nce bas | Automatic telephone service for the: ‘Gulf islands: was: ‘the ‘main | : theme of discussions on Friday between representatives of the islands’ a ae | and officials of the BO. Telephone Company . at Harbor: House: | Ganges. te The deliberations covered many aspects of telephone problems nit at ‘ and visualized elimination of manual phones by May of. next year. ope) j Taking part were representatives, of Salt Spring Island Chamber ai ; of Commerce, Galiano and Pender Chambers, Mayne Island | Farm. if vers? Institute. and Saturna Island Community Club. LE Gordon. C. McDonald, A. A. Higginbotham, 0..G.: Jones, . Gordon S t | j | I 1 pe S| : New civic centre’ in Sidney is to. be erected on the pro- centre as it will look to the public upon its completion. The courtroom. Plans are in the course ‘of preparation and con- perty . lying between Third and Fourth. Sts. at Sidney Ave. ‘centre will provide for various local and provincial govern- struction is expected to start later in the year. - Here: is the ‘impression of Architect: Clive Samebell of the» ment administrative offices as well’ as police | office and an INQUEST A ‘AT SIL SIDNEY —|Pa n ca ke » Murphy, T..G. Williams, W. Cain and F. Af AL Hardy represented ; ; the company. : ve ee: _ Comers To Be | ‘Sidney And — Poe _ Vancouver — | BREAKDOWN | WANTED i j | | y | _ Race ( On... aimmnated | Shortly | Are Closer “Work is. expected to * vepin --. day evening brought in a. verdict exonerating. the driver of the ear. involved’! ay ‘shor tly on the installation of lights : eigter. suring i: ast. two : from: blame. Driver of the.car was Bernard. Brackenbury. The: ret 7 At Ganges, and signals at the intersections of | t than: they: ever ‘w ere. : * fo that Mr. Mann was not. observing the provisions ‘of ‘the: Highways!” | Beacon: Ave. and: “McTavish. Road |. _ The Queen of, Vancouver, » provis 5 oe Sixth annual. “running: of: ‘the | with the. Patri cia Bay Highwa - Act and: ‘not exerting ‘due care. and. attention. Coroner. D. shby stated | ‘Pancake - Derby will’ be. held on}: Sonar ‘a let ian” mee avn a: by si ae ey { cial “government fer | Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 26, ‘at’ Gan- Fcouneit on. Monday evening, J: Hy! | ges, and?Awill: undoubtedly: attract | ‘Harding; senior” traffic’ engineer | : j the” went: large: number . of. spec. | with the. departnient of. highways, os tators. . ‘Preliminary. budget for 1963: pre. ; ary. schoo!’ and th sented to'Sidney Village council on | for. ‘three “sewing “machines “Monday: evening ‘by - School Dis: ba ‘Saanich secondary: school. Vas. i Also: included: in: the’ budget ; wa: “Inquest ‘on. Monday. ‘evening’ investigaling | the ‘ pirgunistancés ‘aeder | : which George. L. Mann met his: death ‘on Patricia. ‘Bay Highway. on: “Satur- | ‘been ‘tied up. ‘at: Sv , going. ¢ a repaint and ‘other. mainten- . ance:* Regularly: ‘during: “the: same “raise ‘time the Sidney, later to'be known | minds, ne . as: the. Queen. of: Sidney; “has been : tying. up*at:-the: ‘same. dock: ‘on: ‘its crear ee ae : advised. ‘that. the: contract : ‘for the : ‘patterned | on “the “well. iehowa work. had. been awarded’ to: ‘Peter. | race: held annually. in. Olney, Eng- |-son/. Electrical.’ ‘Construction: ole) |Jand, and introduced to. Salt Spring. Ltd:, “of. Victoria: on ' January: 2 vt : Both corners 5 will be iMuminated nee ‘be : convened : “by Campbell, “under. “the 3 $y Brackenbury. é Ger eee when. che: ‘was a homie after: taking hi oe ‘acci: ?P ne he" “aie = 7 spinal: “The: ‘area ‘around the inter: , Section. is not illuminated, i Mann was" rataicen to. Rest cer Fire“ Chief | ‘Arthur. ‘pected: to be J Tne Peogieasivert Conservative: con ney © the | vention. slated: for, Lake | Hill’ W. © Sidney Village “council: Wwanta: ‘to tind: out how: its $200 grant. to: :the,| Sidney’ and. North: Saanich: ‘Recre: ation: Commission was. spent: last, year .and:also- how the money. would. be spent this year before it] appr oved oft. similar amount” for. “phat $200 could fr0. a tong ‘way to: “buildnig - barbecue . at park," . he tid, ! 2 fan. was" born’ ‘in. “‘Assini: ater ‘being’ ‘enrried about 40. feet : noia, “Saskatchewan, and: had: ‘been othe ” Right front. fend of: the” “collision, “(3 ‘resident of.Sidney for the. past three’ ‘years, “He served: with: the 28th: ‘Battalion, ' “Canadian. -EXpedi- clerk. té ‘write: to. ihe: commission: well. ‘nown: ‘plinded. ‘veteran of the called: ‘for’ Tilicum. school: audito requesting am ‘financial’: ‘statement'| Second: World War: -whose autobi: | ium,.corne : r a _ es and: reserved: their ‘decision ’ Amtil ‘ography “Blind Date" is enjoying | dock, .on’ Tuesday, ‘Feb... 19° “At: 8 |} onaiy. Force, during. World War-.| 1963. “S One; and was a” “member of the “The ‘matter was * discussed’ by | the onfommatien WAR. receive we steady Inerensing sey is Wkety pam cere ie: the ay oe =| S: ‘Saanich Peninsula Branch No, 37) | council’ at their reguliy meeting covet | been invited to: a Liberal rally. to-: | Royal Canadian Legion, and the | Old Age .Pensioners’ Organization ‘Branch: No. 25, ; Sidney, Besides -his: wife, Gertrude, Mry. “Mann Jeaves his’ son, Sgt. William: G. Mann, R.C.E,, in New Bruns. po SAANTORTON: . “s wiek;. his daughter, Mrs. 0. K. The following.” dg’ the , meteors.) Liy). ‘Shifflett, in. ‘Trenton, ° On. “Jogieal report. for the week. ending tart, And we erandehildren” _ebruary,.10, furnished py. the Do... Funeral | services were: held in’ : minion KE exper imental: Station: © : a Sande ao unernl Cha ie) of: Roses on 2 Maximum: tem. (Feb) 8.10) 600.5 64 Wy, : ronan Minimum: fem: (Feb, 9) : xin aday,- Feb, Wea AN Dy am “Minima on the prags” : reelpitition (inehea) G3. pr celpitation, Ainches), morrow evening, on. Monday evening, K t P $ t d ER Wy y me) Andrew's. Hall, ss rer will. “he | Commissioner J. G. Mitchel? said oncre e ouring tar e pa Howard McKay, “Seen for Fernie. | he would like to know where: the}, ne ree NAMES © Bud get ‘Approved money ‘is going, and he’ wondered AL es 1 aon gn ate A é “date. no ‘ames have. ‘neon pont for. 1968: presente “Dy df the money could he hetter gpent NY ‘ntioned as possible. candidates the. Capital Region. Planning Board on developing. the village's marine |. for the: Social’ Credit art * Last | A Sidney..V park. an Fifth: St. Opposite: paver, wes ‘time the: banners: paris a sidney ye nage, soon tee wy ANG oh oe SURVEY. OF HALL ae “Ror: New. ‘Jetty other wharves Ww the. ATER, includ. | ing. Swarts | Bay, Poor: weather. ity: Hall. on : nyound the: end: cof the month. al 7 “Pouung, cuncs et mH rn beach. an (j.the® early. hours! ofa, Rebruary: : +imor ning: night: nat: ippeat AG: many SITE COMPLETED. : “Epeaple, but this.waa dane: ate meen F AC survey of the new, municipal Cove: earlier: thisenvonth:- hall site at the corner. of Wallace) The” ‘unearthly: : rhein: “hours Drive and “Mount “Nowton Cross -were necessary, when’ -conatruction {Road hag now, heen complated, o| Wag. atarted ‘ona’ new. federal: pov. : Contra), Sannich council: was told Pernment, wharf, wh Deop Cove. The ‘Cont of tha] new jetty is: being: constructed ‘on EN Ware will) the site of. aniole hart. which. ae | bane in 1927, “After renioving ther thers. ot: the ald structure, plane called for cone: re1e: foundations tO he poured for the new. piles closest “to the shore. This work could only be’ donesafter: midnight when: tides were at: their: lowest, Jeaving . he | beach above the - water, -This: grave. yard ‘shift. ended with the pouring » daft the final anes: lant: Biaredny i {| morning, ot to “When completed, ponalbly: at, the | end of nextoweek, tho jotty will: be Juatoa few feet. short of. 900 fect, l'Strietly: for foot. traffic, it: will be jfive feet wide between. radlingr: | Overall avidth : dae alee fect, Alto. | gether, 42 piles ‘and: poste willbe {instajled. 15 feet apart, Pies at 7 ihe outer ani of he: seul will “be ariven.- 12. feet" Into: rround (3 Lander, the waters 2 Phere’ Wi) -not be! ae new float ‘| made for the and of the jetty. The fad ome pa. wh) a. ffuad eondiban, Rand wilh be fastened: ta Ahe, new . atructure, Eoaee Te The work, comineneed on. Tanuid 1 February og," 50 Smalley, in president’ of: the 8 ay 12 hw largor population, cent.of, ‘tho. total, {ainder, the. “‘ausplees, of: the local, ak gion: branch: RevescCanon Py, | Vaughan. Birch ° -aftiqiated: and: in. ‘ jlerment: WAG: in Holy Trinity Cem, pS) Ve eaee aie Se hy 1 an: Tnerday: evening, © Wivision, ide partme n ore the ‘pal Arehitect : ‘Danal A jalae alarm, Bont two® ioeke : lof. the Sidney “Volunteer Five’ Des | RUIVEN: wne $40. : “nartiment: racing.to Ardmore. short: |. Commenting © in Maren, Muniel: by | ly after:10 aim, on Tuesday. There | prepare prelidinary’ drawings: of | “Minimum, tem. Reb, oy Bt was no frey but it! wae winder con. | varions: atyles’ fore the chalk and Mean temperatare oo. 50 trol of workmen. who were burning ao ‘them ta: couneh who ewill} a Two adventurous ‘young, Geran hoya landed “in Halifax ‘in OHV with: $16>. belaveen them saad. no knowledge ofthe English ; hangs |j ages Today, one of ‘those boys is]; Hy prominent, and respected sidney |: renldent with, aw - Canadsiandborn wife, new: home, and ‘a ‘good joy’ with the largest single employer in this’. area; othe -Milray: Aviation Company. of Canada: ‘Limited. - F Georges: Jondrosgele |ind © in NM friend. left. thelr, native Germany | ron paying. pansenjers “aboard al ship carrying displaced persona to Canada, | Trained asa, plumber | and ‘ateanifittor, Mn Yendraasal: waa: peeking new opportunitien in A, Young. cOUALTY. “Fortunately, the © twer: 10. year. olds met A businessmen fron Aude: f Lola. on Mie owk.way. coud, wpoal both German and Wagiah: fuontly, When they landed in Halifax, they. apént ning of, thal, $30 on tleiats it howgver, ving ¢ $8 20, from. notion, “Precipitation” (inches) 1.27! down an old house at the nor orthern make a final” Aetision on the 21969 preedpitation, Gachea): jj...4 a2) end of Ardmore Drive ae menieate: © eg Weekly’ Tide Table : " (Calewtated: at: Fulford) “hese times are Pacific Btandard | ae ooh. be 2200 mime coe Gif » AG OS am,: LB MG AL 11,30. p. SP By 0.31. a, AT ‘collateral. ‘for’ nis ‘money, “nO: Mr, ‘ erase! 8: friend: give him At rivit, welt, Jnter,” Lhe “Young Adventurers” ‘sont? the: hor. : rowed | $20 hack to Bt. John, but thoy. hav. i ry moe Thy. worked: ‘for. AIX me a {Halifax until a: “Urlled, biota”) ‘am onee a again’ Ahoy: were, joblar ‘| Toatend vot: sitting: around: amd ical. Jectd miemployment™ - 99 ; ron OOF mM G08 Pm Oar, | a en AS TO mes, Beet GEO pat Pas enn eae ne ee 1G TAO, Me, Wer a ee vibes ee eee i a re er oy Babe io. a 2G jotta re [OIE y, 2. ene whan AM beg. cons, iv.di, dunn, Nuw. ist Unpwick, 1 tbe Wet 2 ; ime: : Tetrneted: yr Victoria. Pile: ‘Driving | company of! Ahele new: friend, tn one : Company. under . the ‘direction: cot -efttilent translator an reryline . 1 de artovent of pablie works om.) BIX, doling doos not, ¢ ry two lk ti _ When the: board. of, adnviniate ation of Rest: Haven. Hospital. met at: the: ping >, MAreet Chanpnt of oTst | yaNE MeN very far, put thin ditt ma: i week-end prominent in the dixcnssions were tho estimates for the ered Fourth, St in Bidney: J oulty: wae partly: aolved when ims |: year Herecare- Direetar ‘of Nursing, Misa 1, /McKeith | ‘and Administrator Work wae. interrupted “t0F ney. migration officialk’ found Joba Yor! re VY, Bradley looking over the ‘xhéulders ‘of G,'0, Adiuns, chairman” ive eral days in January when the men | thom, The Mioblomna were daly | UKs We: Bethe 8 ees 7s wArioue: ecasiat are, ps queried, Paes were called: MG. Anake:; Tepaleas au partly. nolved bocaune, of-one hiteh Late! ws . Wah BA BT Reb. bbe bt an Feb, ote DLT A, Feb, @)-- 1,22 Febo tle g.00) pamiesie