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Wednesday, November 25 , 1987

“More than 32 acres of parks
exist. for.each resident in North
Saanich, but few people seem to
consultant Kees van
Westen told council last week.

“ET could find no communities
in B.C. with a higher standard
of parks,’’ said van Westen.
Most suburban communities
shoot for a ratio of 10 acres of
parks per thousand population,
he added.

He. recommended council
define its minimum standard at
20 acres per thousand people in
its community plan.

“With reasonable growth,
you will need another 50 acres
by the end of the century,”’ va
Westen said.

“The public . perception | is
that parks have a very low
priority in North Saanich, ** he
said.

The

municipality allocates

- $12,000 in its annual budget for

park . maintenance and
there’s often a surplus at the
end of the year.

“In my view, the extremely
low fiscal priority reflects the
community view,’’ van Westen.
said.

When residents were asked in
1980 if new parks or recreation
facilities were needed, 75 per
cent. did) not. respond or ‘in-
dicated that no new. facilities
were needed.

About 50 per cent of the peo-
ple who responded said the
municipality should maintain
existing parks and facilities,

“‘Discussions revealed many
North Saanich residents were
uncertain about the location of
many of the municipality’s
parks and trails,’’ he said. “A
map or brochure on the parks
and trails. system should be pro-
duced by. ‘the municipality,

recommended van Westen.
_In the next five years, an-at-
sign

tractive, standardized

= The Alaska- bound: ships that”

. cruise the Inside : Passage bet-..
“ween Vancouver and South-
~ eastern Alaska have bécome one
of: the hottest: vacation items on= aaa

the continent.

From May: to: October - the =
cruise lines: collectively. sail 19°
» Ships, -which: make. more. than.
200 trips.on.a seven-day voyage
-featuring spectacular scenery in -
addition to ‘personalized service.

“and fine dining.
The cruises have been i increas=

“ing in popularity yearly: since

passengers

496

1982.

“Last. season’s
Vancouver .of . 313,881
“was 50..per . cent
higher than five years ago. And
amazingly, it was even higher by
than. ‘the number of

boarding in

passengers who cruised: during

Vancouver's Expo ’86 year.
-Most. passengers took ad-
vantage of the pre-cruise and
post-cruise hotel packages: that
many lines. offer » with:
cruise.

The popularity of the cruises

was instrumental in the federal
government creating its.
million Canada Place, a-state-
of-the-art: cruise ship terminal
and convention centre.

A masterpiece of architecture
and) design, Canada

resembles -a regal five-masied

. Ship setting sailinto Vancouver
Harbour.and it has become: the:
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wildlife, which inglide puffins,

Should be developed which is
durable, he said. A program
should be undertaken  im-
mediately to post signs at all ex-
isting parks, developed beach
accesses and trail entry points.
Each year the municipality
should spend $10,000 to extend
and upgrade the multiuse trail
System, he said. Tax expen-
ditures should be in addition to
Outside assistance from
volunteer groups. and senior

government make-work pro-
jects. ,
PENINSULA TRAIL OUT

Van Westen does not support
a trail system stretching the
fength of North Saanich. : ‘ht
looks good on a map, especially
if it’s colored in the right
shade,”’ he said:

“The focus’ should be on
smaller, local systems.’?

The municipality
refine the ‘schematic

should
system
the points it is
desirable to. link, bearing. in

“mind the needs of children to

safely reach elementary schools,
neighborhood playgrounds and
activity centres.

Developers should be. re-
quired to dedicate trail rights-
of-way within a_ subdivision.
These should be in addition to

the any: lands set aside for —

parks, he recommended.

A reference to bike paths
should be removed from the
community. plan: ‘‘It is con-
sidered beyond the financial
capability of North Saanich to
develop. a system of hard sur-
face bike paths segregated from
the road system, nor is. there
sufficient demand to justify it,”
he said.

The. Sunset Riding Club
should be. moved’ to. Denman
Till Park. ‘‘The club has to find
anew home in 1988 when its
on the: current. West
Saanich . Road © location’ -ter-

some of the most pristine and

But its ° “more-“-than .
reasonable. “COSst:: “that attracts:
Passengers... see

. While the on- ‘board entertaine:
ment and recreation are enough &
to’ keep any traveller: active, it’s’
..the spectacular scenery, ports of 7
call, the:sights and sounds that .
make Alaska: and ‘the Inside ;

Passage sucha lure. .
Ketchikan, with its weathered

Cannery Row cluster of water- -

front — buildings,’ is _ Alaska’s
salmon capital_and. houses a rich
collection of Tlingit. and Haida
Indian artifacts.

In Juneau, Alakas’s ‘capital,
there’s gold panning or: river
rafting, a tour -of =the
Mendenhall Glacier, or the local:

color of the notorious Red Dog -

Saloon, complete with sawdust,
floor...

But the: highlight of the cruist
is’ the. Glacier”. Bay”

glaciers meet the ocean,
Frozen islets of ice. dot-the

aquamarine bay as.on-lookers |

are treated to the sight of great
ice chunks breaking off the
main glacier. One ship captain
plays the . majestic opening.

movement of the Sibelius Sym-
the ship's
loudspeaker system as: his ‘ship.
enters the dramatic entrance lO

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Forthe many, questions that
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discuss: the Jocal fauna
whales, seals and e igles,
Alaska -cruising

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minates. An area of two acres
with adequate gravelled parking
space in Denman Till Park

’ would serve the club’s needs.’’

Such a private use for a por-
tion of this park is considered
entirely appropriate. A lease ar-
rangement should be set up with
some financial benefit accruing
to the municipality to help
finance other needed park im-
provements.

The municipality should also —

avoid acquisition of any more
parkettes, van Westen recom-
mended. These small parcels of
land, less than one acre in size,
are often. associated with high
density developments. They
often provide uw green space or a
children’s playground.

Nymph Point Park, Tsaykum
Park and -H.M.S.
Plumper Park are three of the
six parkettes in North Saanich.
More should be purchased only
if they provide waterfront ac-
cess, he recommended.

HIGHWAY REST STOP

Bazan Bay Park would make
an ideal highway rest stop, van
Westen said. ‘‘This proposal

could be combined with a cul-

de-sac arrangement for
Lochside Drive where it cuts

_ through the park."’

“What. benefit: would _ this
have for residents of North
Saanich?’? asked Ald. Gil
Soellner.

“‘The same benefit as there is
for North Saanich residents to
enjoy. when they stop at a
highway'rest stop in Indiana or
anywhere else they ‘might visit,’
van Westen replied. ‘It would
also provide a walking area for
local residents.”?

Cloake -Hill lookout. should
be enlarged, he said. The. pre-
sent one-acre park was provided
as part of the Cloake -Hill

developments scheme. It should .

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expand to encompass two small
park parcels to its south so that
it is two acres in size.

All future waterfront sub-

divisions should be required to.

dedicate five per cent of the
waterfront land to parks:
Similarly, the public ‘should
have access to streams if land is
being subdivided.

Linear parks . should be

- developed along shorelines and

Streams, he said. ‘‘They should
not be confused with trails or
pathways, although they are
frequently acquired for the
primary purpose of establishing
a path along they alignment."’
Linear parks frequently
separate groups of housing in
cluster housing. developments.
‘Several of the low density sub-

_ divisions in the. municipality’s

northern area have made eX
cellent use of linear parks.’’
Unfortunately, many .of the
best examples are in strata title
developments and are not ac-
cessible to the general public, he
added.
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should pick a park to develop.
It should set aside. $25,000 for
the project and encourage near-
by residents to “tadopt a park,”
he said.

After a few. vears,
neighborhoods would ask coun-
cil to develop the park in their
area, increasing community in-
terest in parks, van Westen said.

An alderman should be given
the parks. portfolio and bring

parks matters to. the council
table. The mavor should
establish as municipal parks ad-
visory board to penerate more
community fnterest.

Council has refered the report
to tts advisory planning and en-
vironmental

advisory ‘conmmnit-
tees. It has invited van Westen
lO ifs. next committee’ of the

whole meeting on Monday.

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