~ two ladies and two men who.
stopped ° to help when’ my -
friend fell on Third Street. One
man was Charlie, the other was -
~ Mayor Don Amos. Sorry, 1 didn’t get the. .
ladies’ names, buts we thank then all the s same.

mvs

Wednesday, September 13, 2000

SoS CCC EDO ORB DO EDDC oe DERE LODE HEDEDEELODD

‘hanks to ‘Larry Hanlon :

(Peninsula Gallery)
~. f° and. Robert. Bate-
man who not only gave us »
a great art show, but
proof positive that art and
culture can bring : eco-
nomic. success. to the

whole community. The es-.. :

timated 18,000 visitors did-

n't just look at the pictures
and go home.. They posi- -
tively. affected many. other
merchants.

Bouquets from my friend
Doris. and myself to the

_ Doris Smith & Margaret Bowyer.

| : Treatment _
: - best option |

~ which: every. ‘single: candi- _
He date. for. office’ expressed.
: the desire to solve; once and ;

for ;all, the long-standing

. problems: ‘associated. with »
Deep Cove sewage disposal. .
The only:significant point
at issue was method of treat-
some .candidates —

ment:
wanted to make use of the

~ new. Unified . Treatment

Plant.at- nearby Bazan Bay,
others wanted to. explore

- the possibility of using. al-

ternative. treatment. tech-
niques, possibly on a neigh-

borhood by neighborhood ‘

basis.

Now. 10 months Jater,
council has obtained an en-
gineering opinion from its
external consultant. ‘that
concludes: regardless of the
method of treatment, dis-

posal of the wastewater is:

the major problem.

Use of a man-made bog,

ora proprietary. “alterna-
tive” treatment process, is

simply a treatment option, ..
The liquid doesn't just evap.
orate or disappear, it still re
~ quires disposal! According:
to the experts hired by.
~ council,
other than ustagMhe) aye
proved outfall at Bazan Bay:
-are either not feasible or will
» ost $250,000 to study. Fur-”
ther, it will take two and one
_ half-years fo attempt to ob-.

disposal: /ontions

tain regulatory approval,
Counci} however, contin-

“ues to collect more informa-
‘tion about more options for |
both treatment » and: dis-

Ron Stacy
Sidney —

0 : f _ posal. For some reason, this
meeting: during ~-councilis reluctant to accept...

the: ‘obvious: ‘solution. That

Sidney

tic systems in this crowded

community is unacceptable. 7

At its August 21 meeting,

both council. and: staff ex-
“pressed uncertainty that a
‘public.

referendum — on
whether or not to proceed

- with the installation of sew-

ers to service Deep Cove -
could take. place even as.
- early as June 2001, It would

seem that 20 months (Nov.
99 to June, 01) isn’t long

enough for our elected rep- .
resentatives to wet their act’

together.

Many ratepayers are dis- -
mayed by both the process
and the lack of substantive
action.to date. Do we need
an epidemic, or deaths in.

the community, to galvanize
this council and the com-:

munity at large? Do we re-

ally want Deep Cove to be-

come Walkerton-West?
. How many children, right

“new, are playing in or near:
“polluted roadside ditches?
How’ many ‘animals. and
birds are drinking polluted —
~ surface. water? How. much”

pollution is. . reaching

Saanich Inlet? A preap-
; proved, brand new, modern '
method of \reating and dis

‘posing 0 sewage is located,
_not miles away.in Victoria,
-but® ‘right “here in. ‘North ~

make use of the recently _
commissioned, functioning
and approved Unified Treat-
_ ment Plant. . ae 7
..-There are over 40 ‘studies 2
dating back to.1969 on file’
already, all of which agree ©
-to take as fact that the num-
ber of failures of on-site sep-

“Saanich.

who

_ group. com >

) An’ engineering.
terms; this plant is literally -

: on Deep Cove's doorstep.

Municipal’ staff. has al.
ready estimated that includ-..

“ing the cost. of building a

trunk line to. move Deep
Cove’s. sewage to Bazan.

Bay, the total cost of sewer- -

ing Deep Cove per. house-
hold would be comparable

.to that: of the already ap-

proved sewers for the
Southeast Quadrant.
Using the Bazan. Bay

plant is not a popular choice
for the “environmentalists” :

in the community, some of .
whom illogically. favor dis- ”

posing of. wastewater - in:
Faced;
- with the technical and sci-

entific information already.
- available however, building

Satellite. Channel.

a trunk Jine to Bazan Bay is

the only responsible choice.

open to North Saanich, -

“Gord Harris, i Eng.
» North Saanich,

ars

| It’s. your choice

~ And 80 it begina: Penine
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time, effort and money has

“been expended to palnstak-.

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Bonde al t ett

Bouquets of thanks to the lady jogger (with a Nike hat)

helped my nine-year-old son Scott
on Weiler Road when he fell off.
his bike on Monday, Aug. 7. She

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