LO PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW __ EMERGENCY PORTABLE GENERATOR Are Invited | ~ to the. offic sf OHenLE "Sidney Office “Saturday ap “December Oth, 2000 Marina Court - #5-9843 Second Street, Sidney 656-2218 ~ “Registered under the Hearing Aid Act (B.C.)” Ls rth al ts ony “ON DVD ga MME BN DON BAY: ase any ea a ei “ithe NAME SABE AT EY RIOR AQ) peri ule _ satan CIEE ASE RT Ma i) rain oo 0 Ta KEES ns ( Sr psi ee OS apie daw ioe wrens 2, ON YA HN mle Re dewed , Ry mg ae my tt f “te iy “400 3 a arm , \ in ) " inutl Ts Treat ye i mn Squats Brenda aye ny O52-5411,: An Wal achat CENTRAL SAANICH POLICE ERVICE Central Saanich police found more than they bar- gained for when they. at- tended a call at a Keating Cross Road residence. the peace at the home walk through of her ten- ants’ residence on Satur- day, Nov. 25. This was done pursuant to the Residential Tenant Act. -During a debrief. after- wards, outside in the lot of a nearby business, police discovered a rental van loaded. with marijuana plants. A search warrant was obtained and 295 pot- | ted. marijuana plants were seized from the truck, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 Turner was. also able to’ share some time. --In. his speech to the ICE members on Oct. 14, Mel- chior..spoke of Israel's at- tempts to create a national ‘unity. He ‘said Barak -and =: Sharon, head of the opposi-. tion, have been working out - - a form of national unity BOV.: ernment: “We cannot let our denis to finda partner come at the expense. of what is most ba- sic, our safety and our sov- ereign right to live in this and,” Melchoir said in that speech. “This is our home-. land. We have .no other place to go. It is not only a. statement of a historical fact: ‘with a deep historical and le- gal justice attached to it. Itis ‘not only a fulfillment of our yearnings over 2,000 years of exile... itis the very root of our existence as a nation, from the moment Abraham | heard God's call to come to . this country.” Turner said it is that be. lief by the Jewish people, of aright of sovereignty, that strengthens their hold on the land, “They sce Israel as a lew “ish state, and Jerusalem as the sole, indivisible capital of Israel,” says Turner, Youte! invited to They were called to keep while the landlady did a | along with some growing equipment. Police believe the plants were from a local resi- dence. Charges are ex- pected to be laid. SIDNEY/ NORTH SAANICH RCMP An act of vandalism that occurred at Bevan Square Video in-the 2300 block of Bevan Avenue had the po- tential for extensive, seri- ous damage. A window on the east side of the building was smashed and gasoline was poured inside. An at- tempt to ignite the blaze failed..The alarm. was not activated. The incident took place sometime after 10 p.m. on ‘ November 24. Police are still investigating the inci- dent. This was the most seri- ous of what police say is an escalation of vandalism in the area. In the past week, Sgt. Wayne Conley said at least a dozen incidents were reported to police. KKK Another trend on the rise is the number of motor ve- fourvehicle pile-up that took place in the 1900 block of Dean Park Road on Fri- day, Nov. 24. At 8 am. a man, driving a 1997 Ply- mouth, stopped his vehicle to wait for an opportunity to make a left-hand turn into a driveway. Two vehicles stopped behind his, but the fourth, a 1990 Honda driven by a Sidney woman, struck the third vehicle in line, causing a chain reaction. About $8,000 damage was done, in. total, and the woman was charged with driving without due care and attention. _ Since Nov. 19, there have been 16 motor vehicle acci- dents on the Peninsula, po- lice say many are the result of poor driving habits. “SUBMITTED PHOTO : Michael Melchoir (holding flowers) stops. to speak with Alan Turner. Melchoir was the keynote speaker for me conference held in Jerusalem in October. - But he says the conflict with the Palestinians has been overblown by. media coverage. “Of course, there is con- flict, but ‘that's ‘mainly be- tween factions. The people themselves, the ordinary | people, are caught in the middle. It’s not a question of tolerance — Jews and Pales- tinians have lived side by side peacefully for cens. turies. The . conflict’ has come-from outside, from the Turks, (rom the Chris; lians. “Is it any wonder they Pha Bank Gardens. ner IREMENT COMMUNITY | Saturday Dee. 2nel, 10 casey - 3 prose 4486 Garnet Road, Saanich « Enjoy a tour of Rental Units. bh Beautiful Garden Setting - Daily Dinners & Services a oe cottiog Green & hesiiits « Close to Shops & Library Contact Maureen 652-1552, Cell 213- 1184 _ were suspicious of our mo- tives when. our .group [ICE] began meeting there?” . He said much of the con- flict over the past two decades or more has come from the Palestine Libera- tion Organization, estab- lished in 1964. “They believe that all land belongs to Allah; the’ Jews don't believe in Allah, there- fore they ‘don't belong: there. Before the PLO, the people lived peacefully to- gether,” Turner insists. Now, beeanse of conflict Open House ~ Refreshments Served and the on- going threat of violence, children in many areas of the country can only get to school under armed guard. It's also the safest way for visitors like Turner to travel. .. “No one is saying there aren't problems. But our group assembles there each year (o show our support. This year, most of the 5,000. delegates didn’t want. to leave, We felt we were leav- _ing Israel alone to face the -alestinian rebels and the world’s = media,” says Turner. fa ' reed det Small Scratch Patch Collector's Bag 655-4367. _ Rame aeatei lane wy ne mi ane cae ail re ey Valld: Nov. 20 - Dec, 8 |;