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vinee? Seo
_ department;

. and priorized, he said.
_ the case of James Island, we'd
“have. to. ask. ourselves. if
. government —

with a private developer's plans -

. for

- noted,

Wednesday, Seplember 2

3, 1987

we

Readers respond

How do you feel

The Review was out on the Street last week

THE REVIEW 9781-2nd St.,

Sidney B.C.

, asking our

readers how they felt about a $50 million tourist/recreation

B JOAN COX: “It’s pro-
i bably a good idea because it
might result in a.new boat
ramp in Sidney. This is sup-
posed to be a port, but we-
don’t even have decent boat
launching PaCiNTGS ” :

oe tae Se

Court hears final ¢ arc

Final legal arguments in the
Saanichton Bay marina trial are
expected to wrap up this week,

_after both sides in the dispute

were told. by a B.C. Supreme
Court justice the issue centres
on a 135-year-old. treaty bet-

ween James. Douglas and
Saanich Indians.
Lawyers’ acting for the

Tsawout Indian Band and the
province addressed Mr. Justice
Kenneth Meredith after the last
Witness in the ‘case was heard’
Sept. 16.

Tsawout Band lawyer Stan —
Guenther. stated’ his _final
presentations would take. two
days.

‘Meredith had asked: Norman
Prelypehan of. the Pthoraey

Friends: of James

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yparks.”

parkland purchase::‘‘But~ this

‘has to be spent throughout the
province.’ ,

Possible sites are categorized
**But in

should. compete
for public recreation.”’

Wayne. Stetsky, from the
regional parks office, says there
are two reasons the province
‘would consider... purchasing
parkland: to. ensure. represen-
tative landscapes of -B.C.: and
outstanding recreational
purpases.

’ **But there are several provin-

cial parks in that vicinity,’ he
‘including Sidney Spit
and Discovery Island,’

Wenzel, who has a conde
tional agreement for sale to pur-
chase the-island, says his com-
pany's plans lo construct two
W&-hole polf courses cand -a
hotel marina--comples is) the
ideal use for the property.

"TD feel the ishind, would be

best) suited: for this type -of
recreation facility whieh world
cover a prealer scope Of peaple
thar could. enjoy the place,"

OW eel responded.

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“Says the: govern- -°
ment. has:a. varying amount of ~
money: ——" from. $100;000 to $3 °
million — to spend annually for-.

the -

agricultural: land.

FRED ATKINSON:
“Definitely, because | want
to go golfing there. I'm a
great fan of golfing.”’

ministry to argue
first, but the offer was declined.
Prelypchan said the province
is still unaware of ‘‘what pro-
prietary interest’? the Tsawout
Band has in the Central Saanich
bay. Meredith confirmed with
the Crown lawyer that the pro-
vince’s position is that the
Tsawouts have ‘“‘no more rights
than anybody else’’-in the bay.
Prelypchan and Saanichion

Marina lawyer Paul Pearlman

were each expected to take a
half-day in their final legal
arguments.

The trial opened Aug.-31 at
the Victoria courthouse.
Meredith earlier ruled that while

..Douglas signed: the 1852 treaty

with the | Saanich indians as

Pur +

“To a great extent, we want

‘to keep it as a natural area,”’

Wenzel said. .‘‘The: greenways

“would take up one-third of the

island and structures would not

“exceed five per‘cent of the pro-.

perty,’
United Homes: must obtain
approvals .from beth ‘Islands

Trust and the Agricultural Land ©

Commission. In the past, ALC

spokesman Colin Fry said, golf
courses have been allowed on
However, he

ance “it

CR! ie

FULL
PACKAGE
LOTS”

(28 PCS,

about James

“approved

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PER PACK)

“PKG, 2x 492%
(208 PCS, PER PACK)

complex proposed for James Island.

—____}
ANN SEARS:
I think it should be kept a5 a

“Not really.

park. It's a beautiful place
to go camping.”’

Bain eer sre ae earns ice

Chief Factor of the Hudson's
Bay Company, the company
was al the time an instrument of
British Imperial policy.

The Tsawout Band is fighting
in B.C. Supreme Court to pre-
vent construction of the 500-

berth marina-and breakwater.in .

Saanichton Bay, which the band
argues would disrupt traditional
fishing rights guaranteed under
the treaty.

Saanichton Marina has ap-
plied for an injunction preven-
ting the Indian band from stop-
ping construction of the

‘marina. .

Previously, Crown
Robert Edwards argued the
treaty signed by Douglas was on
behalf of. the Hudson’s . Bay

Island —

> Planning concepts irom other:
developers interested:
‘chasing the island, he added. ins.
cluded__ high . density housine. “
“One proposal had as many as”
10,000 : residences. We rejected
~that.’?-

: added, becaltse ofthe séape of.
‘the: James Island: proposal? the “J
-., commission would look at the -

entire project.

The ‘developer could either

apply to have the island: remov-

ed. from-=the. ALR thereby

Temoving it from. ALC jurisdic-

tion, or seek uses that-would be
under’
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DICK MILANI: ‘“‘It’s a
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lot of money and interest
from the States and all over
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and was
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Last week,
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Guenther ‘said
‘no evidence to sup-.
the Crown contention.

The trial continued Monday.

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