SIXTY-EIGHTH YEAR, No. 20

‘Serving Central Saanich, North Saanich, the Town of Sidney, Cordova Bay, Royal Oak and the Gulf Islands

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Wednesday, May 20, 1981

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. for residents to kill dogs may not”

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A controversial North Saanich
council: motion paving the way

last long. Ald. Jay Rangel said
Friday he planned to rescind the

motion at last night's (Tuesday’ 8) oe

~ eouncil meeting, »

(The meeting was too late for
~ The Review. deadline, but will be.”

caver red in next KL week? s Issue).

May A despite Mayor. .
Sherwood's reservations about.

“Giving people the licence to
/ shoot is not acceptable to me,"

Rangel said, "I'm. going to
rescind the dog mation.” ..,

Council approved the motion

giving — residents.
authority” to kill dogs.

“blanket

Fric

.. including

end. Left, - reliving -

“Ron Norman Photo -

Above, Chief Hum-
mingbird. and | Sa-
anich Sundancers
- perform. traditional
| sun dance for crowd
“at East Saanich
“Tswaout Indian wa-. |
fer festival on week-..

~ the old ways, native
‘Indian woman beats
drum during bone
game,

The municipal affairs ministry -
‘first suggested the motion when it
asked all. B.C, municipalities,
and Central

midnuy
Saanich, if they wanted to enact
sections oof the...
Protection Act”

residents to kill dogs.

The controversial section says:
“Where a person finds a dog

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‘which

‘Livestock
permitting:

By RON NORMAN
(Staff Writer]
One of North Saanich’s largest
commercial farms _—

Brackenhurst Farms, 1435 Wain.

Road — is making a second. bid
to subdivide some of its - 560
acres, The Review. learned this
week.

The

new subdivision ~ is
-radically different than the
previous one. which | North

Saanich council rejected earlier
this year. The new plan calls for
60 homes on 80. acres, with half.
the homes in a cluster

‘development and the other half.

on one-fifth acre lots.
All the land is. within - the

Agricultural Land Reserve, but —

owner George Aylard says ‘the
B.C.. Agricultural Land Com-
mission _ has. approved

within the ALR, but” would.

-change.zoning frem. agricultural
10 a new residential category.

the |
scheme. The land: would remain ;

The old plan.called for 45 lots
ranging from one to-five acres on:

a. 60-acre _ parcel.

its..own entrance.

“developer Peter: Burchett say. the

oe New": plan... ‘is. ‘revolutionary’.
“Burchett, who. was” ‘also.
_ responsible for. the: Sidney”

fe beautification: plan,: said, “‘It’s a:
a completely ‘new.concept for: land: :
“use around here.” :

Chamber has
traffic plan

~ Sidney-North Saanich chamber

“of “commerce. president Hank ..
-Vissers: submitted ‘an alternative ..
traffic plan..to Sidney council
Merchants.
have reportedly been unhappy...

Tuesday afternoon, -

with the town’s traffic plan which

~ would see traffic enter on Bevan

and exit on Beacon.

Visers said Friday he was ‘not
able to release details of the plan
the | chamber,
together, |

Local businessman Bob Ward,

of C.R. Ward: Associates, Lid,
said he canvassed: 82° businesses —
on: Beacon,. asking merchants.
» how they. felt about the: al .
a Plan.

-Another 105.
- acres was set aside as a buffer and ~
“included lots ranging from 15~
“acres to 40- acres.

_. However, council: ‘rejected the
“proposal because of. the 31 one-
acre lots lining Wain toad, each

In’ ad-
dition, Mayor Eric Sherwood and...
some. aldermen ‘rejected the idea °
of any sibdivision, pointing, out

-underdevelopment,”’ he

The 80-acre parcel. will be set
up. on a strata title basis, with
houses clustered - together to_
preserve large chunks: of land,
Burchett said:

“We don’t want to ruin this”
thing. We want to put a housing
development of minor
proportions in here in harmony
with the place.’’

Burchett said development will
take up about 23 acres, with the
remaining 57 acres left virtually
untouched. Included in that 57
acres will be a public trail around
the perimeter of the property.

“‘This isn’t development,. it’s.

: “said.
‘‘We build houses where the land

allows us and leave the rest in its. _

“natural state. It’s like living j ina.

and ‘its
Ployees,.
“Canadian.

; comes | to money.

“CUPE. has called. a ‘strike vote
ao for ‘Sunday’ in. Sanscha’ ‘Hall, but
fy jocal” ;
‘Johnson said the vote. is not out:
“of the ordinary. °°"
~takea strike vote.’ :
Johnson ‘said the two: sides are :
A =few.-
_common sense. meetings | ‘should. Bee,

_ not

‘board

parks: ”

‘

PE calls

‘strike vote

Negotiations between Saanich 7
its- non-..
a teaching employees. ‘have bogged be
down over wage demands, school =:
Gerry: iy

school - district.:: ‘and

_chairman ..
Kristianson said this week..

‘Kristianson “said the. ‘district :
160. non- -teaching - a

Saige
Employees local 441,

Addl. president. : George.

“that. far. “apart.

settle it.?*. 7

had ; put _

_ Some 89 viereen were ‘against 2

he said,.

Ward: ‘said. the: ‘chamber had |

~Yormed anad hoc committee and
engaged ‘Tegal counsel. for, its

meeting with council, ‘at which

timea. brief would -be- presented i
by Vissers outlining details of the |

chamber's. alternative traffic

plan, (The mecting was held _

The. Review's deadline but
report will be published in _
week's paper. y,

running at large and attacking o or

viciously pursuing a person or a.

domestic animal, he may. kill the.

dog.”

- Council agreed to natify the
ministry. that “it wanted the

_ section enacted in North Saanich. |

Rangel, who was one of five.

aldermen who: approved

the _

motion, said he regretted it after,

7 it, i pereent approved the plan, - |

“However, Kristianson said the

unin wants a 30 per.cent increase —
by..the end of next year, while the’:

board’s last offer was 16,3: per:
cent. for. the first: year of a two-
year agreement.) -

In the ‘second year. of the
agreement,

increase or the consumer price
index if the CPI rises above 11
‘per cent next year. ‘‘They didn’t
even consider it.” Kristianson

said. :

_ Their target” is ‘cleat, They
wantto be 30 per. cent higher at vey
the end of next year than t now, 5.
He said the union has offered. a

AY per. cent: hike this: year, rising
toa total of 28.5 per cent by the

end. of next year, in addition to"

the $1.25 an hour increase. :

.Kristianson’ said.if the. board
was to cave in to the demands it
would ‘either have. to rack: up ae
~ migsive budget deficit or. lay offa
-<mumbers of =
» ployees; ©.

‘He- said © “Vancouver.

excessively rich” - agreement”’

because it didn't have to pay. any -

wages: for three. months when
cu PE went on strike.

ac ee

“Ht was one af those things that:

got by. TP. was: wrong,’ h he. ad-
mitted,

confident . (the
motion) will ass,”

~ Meanwhile, Sherwood sald he
hoped council will: rescind» the

“North Saanich’ council, .

plan. sto” Sidney: council. . be
“proposal: originated ‘at a: recent”.
. meeting .of SANSCHA’s. board,
: Sherwood said Friday...

‘in’ principal’? ‘only.
know if Sidney. will: go: for jtSie
* but: what the: heck: We must try: oes
“to find the best solution and: if we.)

council: approved oa design » by:

architects for.a 7,250. square: foot:
= library, which: includeda.1,000 ©:

“You: oer. » square’ foot meeting. room, ‘And ee:

“refused ©

~ split.

library design: ‘‘Some of them 7
the board offered -

$1.25 an hour across the board .

the: library’ built.

We
“resolution,” ae
“North Saanich Ald, Jay Rangel oe

non- “teaching em

school”
district (was able to. give ‘an

Rangel

But he says he feels council will :
rescind the motion: ‘Tam quite.

rescinding . from

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~.North Saanich’ Mayor Eric... :
Sherwood moved. Tuesday - to
solve the impasse betwen. his
council and Sidney: council: over
the ‘proposed new library with a__
suggestion the present libraryon |
Beacon . be.:. maintained and as

~~ enlarged to three times its size. -

While «Sherwood .. talked’: too:
‘SAN-
SCHA ‘director. Gib Baal took the ~

The.

“He stressed the propacl. was:

for Resthaven.
“The: ‘stalemate ‘over. -the joint.
library venture came when Sidney

called:for tenders.” ts Q
“North Saanich hung back but

finally’ agreed. to go to: ‘tender. on. 2
the Resthaven library. if Sidney.
- deleted the meeting room. But at.

a May.11. meeting Sidney council 7
“and. _expresed, - .deter-
mination’ not to. go. below: the.

7.250 footage.

Sherwood admitted there was a
in’ his: council’ over. the.

(aldermen) ‘would: agree to the
whole. thing... (including. the...
mecting room) but because others —

-wouldn’t I’ve taken the position I.

would like to: accommodate ‘as

many .as_ possible in finding: a
~-solution,”® .

The mayor said he’ d like tosec 7

can’t fi nd. any.

echoed Sherwood..‘‘Many of us’

on both councils: are united in a:
desire to have a suitable. library.
: soon,’? he said.” ae ee
~ We shouldbe emphasizing:
< things that unite ous instead of.
“those things’ that divide us, he
~cadded. We have to get together,
~compromise. I
stalemates,)

=“ don't” “like ae
In trying to reach: agreement,
‘sald. he'd: accept. any
“suggestion forthcoming from
any quarter. :

le’

motion, | ‘adding ‘aldermen |
shouldn't. have. voted: ° on
- something. - they weren't::.sure
about.

Council did ‘not. seek advice oe
either. the dog. control
offices oF the RCMP. Uefoie

_ making a decision. However, the’

~ ROMP have since been invited to.
any discussions on the issue.

iy ts

“T-don’ t 7

‘1 personally
would support, the total thing ifs

other Bole