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““’ in a. double: tent, “and melting: snow
“when they. wanted |a.cup of ‘tea.
coe Living: really. was: primitive in: those
days. 7
Jone. But. the company , soon provided
oo ~ housing for. its" employees. Some
“c houses were built, others brought in
by». scow .from ‘other. installations
“and pulled: into. place by horses: The
delightfully : comfortable’: five-room
-bungalow in which we now live is
- the “one which was: first occupied by:
.the Bond family ‘40 years:ago.. Now
‘more. than 100 of us live on James
Island, :and_ not. one has been. heard
to:complain of loneliness; boredom,
«or lack ‘of modern conveniences! ;
LESS COST’.
4/1 hate to disappoint - my. ‘Victoria
friends, but life-is so safe ‘that our
“>fire insurance ‘costs less than theirs!
“There is’an’added bonus, too. | ‘Theft
“and: burglary insurance are.unneces-
“sary -here.: .Furthermore,: our. cli-
: “mate. is ideally healthly, averaging
62. degrees. in. summer, and. 42 in
2. Winter.
coe Ours island is just a ‘nice’ “size,
“about: three miles long and one mile

| wide. It is considered:a geological

aoe oddity, for there is:no rock forma-
“tion in: its makeup.’
‘-+in'-1858, after the governor. of Van-
2 eouver Island at the fine, Sir James.
2? Douglas. :

By J odmen had a lodge on the. island, and

private sport.

It: was-named:

In. the. 1890's, a ‘group. of. ‘sports =.

“Descendants of these”
prise, no swarms of ‘scantily clad
natives met the boat. "Instead, they.
“found. boat service. to ‘be’ frequent,”
free, excellent and ‘quite taken for
granted by: the island. dwellers.

After a. 15-minute crossing, the
visitors were met at the dock in-a
car, and were driven. up: a: well
lighted - paved . road to our - village.
You: have never. seen a nicer little
community, than this. We. James
Islanders enjoy.our homes, and keep
them trim and. neat with well-kept
Jawns and gardens. Our’ pleasant
climate makes gardening a special
pleasure.

Our visitors were suboriaed to ‘find

modern: as. theirs in Victoria. We
have automatic ‘oil “heat, ‘electric
appliances, and. wonderful ‘television
reception, . and: ‘everything is “de-
livered: to our. door, just as in the
city. -When .visitors® notice ‘the fire
hydrants -on our ‘street. corners.’ we:
tell them‘ about. our voluntary ‘fire

time they were 0) destructive . to
gardens that a-man was appointed
‘to reduce their numbers with a gun.
Not too many-years ago, before you
could .play.a game of .tennis.you first
had:to go.and chase the tame_ deer
off «the courts’ ‘by. ‘whacking them
across the back. .

When: we were: settled. on. the - is-
land, we. found our Victoria’ friends

cp a tet

our home:.quite as comfortable and}

deer’ still roam about, and-at :one |

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW _

mitive wilderness.’’. To their =
‘brigade—which selon has- anything
to:do, for to my knowledge there has
never been’ a “serious fire: on the |
island.

I: enjoy: taking our widitors for fal’.

stroll and showing them’ our fine
‘school -and. our’ Community © Club.

We are especially. proud of this
building, “which.. provides. fun and

We have our social dances here,
and there is room to hold dance
revues..as. well. -This is‘ the place
where you can:go bowling, or play
billiards or badminton... We. have
a football. field and excellent. tennis
courts. .

I like to show. my. visitors. our.

then walk with. them down to: our
long.’ stretch : -of : beautiful sandy
‘beach. Here -they'see the cruisers,
“canoes and. rowboats of the’ -island-
dwellers in the: foreground, and ‘in
the background a breath- taking. view
of. snowclad mountains.

Our ‘island. is ‘the most wonderful
place for children: that.can -be: im-.
-agined....-Where - else could. they.
‘roam at will, with no fear.of. traffic
and’ no:.worries:- about: getting lost?
‘They. have miles: of sandy. beaches
and. a swimming: pool, ‘and: in addi-
_{ tion, ‘their own private woods. where
they” -may- play ‘cowboys: and In-
dians, big game hunters, or Tarzan.

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general store..and post. office, and)

AMAZING.
HANDLED

BY. “OPERATOR

Have ~you-ever ‘wondered ~ how
many . telephone calls.’ you make
during: the ‘course ‘of ‘a‘year?..

Well,

residents ‘of ‘ Sidney’ ‘and

phone Company officials; . are: very
neighborly.

" Since January 1, 1954, “more than
14,700,000 local calls have been
placed ‘in the two. centres, ..and
they’re well on the .way. to. setting
another .record. in. the: number. of
calls placed duri ing B.C.’s Centennial
year.

Last year subscribers in both com-
munities: placed a total. of - some
3,400, 000 local calls with Sidney lead-
ing : with. “more-.than :2,400,000. and
Keating - chalking up - 1,030,000, ‘calls.
(Keating: went over the million’ a
during 1957: for’ the first. time).
TALKATIVE ‘

This ‘year’ (as: of ‘August 31, ‘Sid-
ney..subscribers have made 1,971,866
conversations ::.and Keating a. total
of 746,199 calls, ;

“And _if- you: add to’ the: 14, 700 090
local . calls, the total : long: distance
calls made ‘during the last five-and-
a-half years (789,973 calls), you rea-

versations have been held...

BY TW O

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| Keating, according to B.C. Tele-
recreation for: the whole: population. |

:
:

lize: that . more’ than. 15,500,000 eon |

NUMBER |

both éxchatiged have grown steadily
and today, a total of. 2, 568 telephones
—1 ,611: in: Sidney . and °957.in Keat-
ing—are . ‘linked “with the outside
world. : ; : : ;
. Telephone company records ‘show.
that. several. changes have taken
place since 1910... Both. exchanges
started with switchboards | being  lo-
cated: in. offices of local  business-
men....:These’ centres of operations
were .soon moved into permanent
offices. Sidney. shifted in Decem-
ber, . 1912; ‘toa cottage-type office.
In. August, . 1917,. Keating. had- also
out-grown -its~first. location, anda
building’ similar to Sidney's” was
opened. . ; Ls ae

LOOKING FORWARD. say

Residents of these Saanich: Penin-
sula. centres now look forward . to
another communication change—the
introduction. of ‘automatic telephone
‘service in the Spring of.1959. °°.
“With the new dial systems will

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EXCHANGES

| 15 Million Conversations

changes will be amalgamated. ‘into

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come. _ Several ‘major changes and: a

Wednesday, saben 1, 1958.

DF CALLS

hint “of things yet to come. “Th
“March, 1959, Sidney. and Keating ex

one. exchange and will receive free-

vealling -to. the Greater . Victoria

area: --A ‘second. feature will. be
harmonic ringing: This: means that
coded ringing: will. be. abolished: and

‘parties will no ‘longer hear the.ring- |: .

ing of other phones on their. lines,
The hint of “‘things to come” will
be the introduction of. new telephone
numbers: known. as: two-letter-five-
figure numbers. The prefix of the
new ‘numbers—GRanite—has been
chosen from:an international dialing
plan which’ is standardized ‘so that:
telephone subscribers -wili -eventu-.
cally: .be able: to. dial distant cities.
without operator - ‘assistance:

is gradually ‘being. ‘introduced. ‘in
Canada: anc and. the the: U.S. : :

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