a - PAG] SIX Oo oc . _ SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW — _ Wednesday, October 3, 1962. aCe, SO cae S88 _ OUNEDE BY COAL ISLAND LTD. Peele el Pee Cost $150,000) 3 J Landing E Barge Equipped for Salvage: fighting, Rescue, Transport, Cable beving By BILL. CHATTERTON: y and Denman tals For this: and* small lifeboat with capacity | | job, seven.men from. Coal Island} for 10 men. _ Twas taken for a ride on: a Ltd.: and. five men from the B,C.| RADIOS: “multi-purpose landing. barge. on | Telephone Company combined | | Several. walkie. talkie: radiog «are . Sept.:24. With some lumber, I: was | their efforts, and. knowledge. on board which. have’ a range of picked ‘up ‘at..the foot .of Den! 1UKNOTS oe ' {five miles. These are ‘used. for Road at. Swartz Bay: “and eek The landing bar; e is pow yered'b communication between. the land- over to Coal Island: : » ~.. e jandl Be ty Y| ing barge and the runabout and andin arge is lite an,.twin General “Motors 210 series cmianiie® ing iy Pater am-.|diesel engines capable of develop- Onn marin aituations. hoard | . Smunition ¢arrier, it has been con-| ing 241. horsepower each, . These range . a ra tio on boar has a "verted. and refitted by Star Ship: engines can push the’-vessel along [°* a a nailine es. stem pee ae . ‘ ; “yards » (Mercer's) ‘Ltd.. of New| at. 11. knots—-good speed: for a’ effective tr neon t ty wh i pone nozzle - is Peounted on the | Craig’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.. - Westminster, for Coal Island Ltd.| craft which weighs about 150 tons. | Phe extrem e hal 20 eth starboard bow of the vessel.. This T. Bellhouse. , _. at.a.cost of $150,000. : : It is, 93 feet long and. has ‘an 18-| veasel is found ‘in its abi iit to Sete to eres erove exceedingly oe ‘ : Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Twiss have “It is now. capable of. transport. | foot beam. At the cae it an bs cancpore ‘vessels nen aw. re sks barre ad token 1 _The Coal Island unloads on. ne Ps beach. cone “on 4 trig theoneh: the new ; only..four ‘to, five. inches of water ° : io) eo See it is Saeee cneugh to At the stern it draws between and bulldozers. in to remote spots | prove disastrous if they. could. not |'Rogers, Pass: a . : throughout’ the island. - infested | be fought from the water. on Sj d li ht On Ss tt ; Mr. and. Mrs. Bill Newert, of _ = ee nven Ghtb it. Bguippea with iui we "sain the: vibe “waters of Georgia Strait. This| I must confess that when I was 1 © ng) Ss ne a ir a. * dag wit etey Ne Soe asiee and e-ariven 0 ; ‘ag made evident t when : ; ay. wit yr. Neuert's sister and: = .: “three pumps, it can’ be*used as a|.was the manager of the: company, Was made evident to me when we | told I would be going out on a t | ; picked .up a bulldozer “and” truck | landing. ‘barge I pictured some! os EST on LAP . By Hilda Yates ‘husband, Mr.-and. Mrs. Bs We Leet _ fire: boat, salvage and: rescue asa Dixon... He told me that the} ang carr th P seach |: ; “Mr. and--Mrs.” A. E. Stowers (tt ean also:lay. power .and - tele- =| landing. barge. requires’ a. crew-of carried: them over to a beach | ‘greasy old tub that would plough teat eatin aetna title natiaet eatin ae toa aintint GALIANG Perr re i esttinestinrstnetetinrtertinetinastinatneeatinatiatinattnetinett | Mrs. D.. A. New has returned’ ©: ; home from.a trip to England and ’ the Continent. - ' © Mr. and. Mrs, R. H. Ansley OF. ‘West Vancouver, with Richard and © ‘Ruth; came-over to their suminer ‘home ‘for the week-end.. ; Miss: Sally Steward: came: home :to visit her parents for the i | end, from. Vancouver. ; . i Mr.- and “Mrs. W. Ford ‘are™ spending a few days: in’ Vancou- ‘ver. , _ Mr. and Mrs. Ron ‘Craig. have . left for their: home at Deadmans | Creek, near Savona, after. spend- jing the summer ‘here: with Mrs. cneramirnare nena je 3 ReCi eran ines weemtn serene tne ateny eumneeme omen N tne AMNEI RE F “noticeable ‘as. the..bow crunched into the soft: sand about two feet from’ the water's edge: When: the| front: of. the’ gate. touched. ‘the beach. it’ was: about.six. feet from the edge of.the water,. providing a fairly firm footing for. the vehicles. | - The. bottom of the barge is made of %-inch plate with a number of ‘ steel skids to. take the wear. © For fire-fighting, a’ high pres- On Monday evening, Sept. “24 a ya felt we. understood: the “sub- ae t} h K 2 alee a ‘and Earl “Young: have gone. to, A telephone ‘cable ‘three. 1b skippered. by Bill tient ‘southe east » side of) napp- along at-five ‘knots ‘or so... Instead “dlgctieaion: was held and questions ject: ‘much better, “preparatory to Vancouver to cay: farewell: to Miss Greenfield with engineer, Bob SLIGHT BUMP ©: ne | Bie adi eenae: oan and switt -weré- asked “of the. school: tustées | voting ‘on October “5... After the Beryl Trewhitt,-who is leaving fou The’ skipper piloted the - vesael | work “ofall hie ae. ie. hola man ine) of District. 64, who- had. come over |:meeting .was over ‘and our. visitors: ‘New. Zealarid,-fox some’ titre... Miss straight up to the beach and” gent. |e “great set h sehout” the ogee the need for the refer- | had left, the remainder enjoyed ans Prewhitt is well-known in B.C. : ly lowered the gate. There’ was al waters of "Cea throughout the | endum applying to the gymnasium- evening of cards. She ia the ladies’ champion’ thape* "0.23607 “very. slight _bump, almost" un.| Fuca St sorgia, and juan de | auditorium on Salt Spring Island. | On_ Wednesday, » Sept. 26, . the shooter and. has ‘participated’ in 7 Seances i euca cambesy After an hour’s discussion, wel first P.T.A.° meeting of the fall | many of the activities of the Gali- omen - {| was held in the: school, with a very | ano Rod and Gun Club. {good attendance, and. ‘at which Mrs. Wilson of Vancouver is: en- | officers for the coming year were | joying het annual holiday “with nominated; Mrs. C. Bavis, ‘presi-i Wis, B. Gladman. + New Custodian 7 dent; T. Davidson, vice-president;' Miss Elinor DeStaffany is home | | Mrs. W. E etary; : Access Road us . ‘Zacharias and: “Butch” Rooke, | ; For ‘salvage ' ‘work and. towing, | the : vessel ‘carries~.1,000. :feet of cable. Its ‘anchor ds dropped fron. the stern. The wheelhouse is built! high up: from: the deck giving. the! | |’ skipper - an. uninterrupted. view of ‘the entire vessel. The gate at the Nine. ‘children. of ‘North “End | ‘Sunday -School;:.-Salt’ ‘Spring Ts- land, ‘enjoyed ‘a ‘picnic’ ‘recently in ~ the: grounds ‘of ithe: parish’ halls at Grofton; ‘under the’ eave: of. :their ‘teacher;. Mrs..-J. . “Byron, “Each “year, : fox many: years, ‘Mrs. Byron has | provided. an’ off-island: outing bow is: hydraulically, controlled from: the. wheelhouse which also e a7 2. oe ‘earries various: radio equipment. at § ia ; Aft, of the wheelhouse’ is a.14%-| © Gg ¢ OG: - “It. has be _W.. Lawson, secretary ; Mrs. | to visit her parents for the weck- 1as “been announced by. the: J. .Carpentier,: treasurer; Mrs. | end. : “for her. pupils... This year she was, foot: runabout for. ¢able-laying, —_ ‘School Board, sat Aslen School | | Yates, ‘social convener; T. David | Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell have cassisted | iby. her = daughter-in-law, salvage, work. and. other: jobs.: Also. Classes. en lp 's ices No. 64, that. J. A. Wilson : Ss Started lson, program chairman. a now: moved to Victoria. Mr. Camp- cred "| carried are an’ inflatable liferart NG as been appointed the ‘new “cus- After’ nominations were -elosed } bell has: been. working with: Ban: - and. the: minutes. were dispensed | prick’s s stores for the past year. ‘with, -at the suggestion, of? Mrs. | “Mr, and. Mrs © ‘ : } ; s. E. Lorenz, .Miss.~ who - me ater recently : for health ‘AN Access “road: to” Blackbourne Hindmarsch; our “junior teacher, Patti Lorenz, and Mrs. Eileen reasons a ‘ter 15 years’, service.. Jake, “on. Salt - ‘Spring Island, we:Mys. .Grahane helped hy: ‘Mrs. | ‘lomly. June “Blomly, Mrs ua Murphy and other friends, -celehr ated. ‘at Why Pay More? 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