VIC SWAN, Publisher
GEORGE LEE, Editor

ESTABLISHED 1912

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SECOND CLASS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 0128

James Island concept sound

Pacific Parkland Properties Ltd. has a long way to go

before people are buying up luxury homes in the pristine.

beauty of James Island.

If Marv Holland and his partners have erred, it is in some
of the preliminary logistics of the project. That is what’s
behind the troubles with residents of Dolphin and James
Island roads. One group fears the use of its neighborhood for
a construction staging area, the other a major thoroughfare
for James Island traffic. Trouble wasn’t foreseen, trouble
wasn’t prepared for, and Pacific found itself in some
controversy. Discussions with Sidney council about where to
park about 300 cars also showed some holes in the research.

But Holland is not finding his company in the kind of

controversy Ed Wenzel and United Homes Ltd. had. Wenzel

wanted to turn the area into a sort of golfers’ mecca for the
rich, and his plans had little place for the mix of
~environmentalists and boaters who want to keep the island as
natural as possible.
The rich certainly play a role in Holland’s plan, too.
Houses will sell for — take a deep breath — around half a

| million dollars each. But Pacific wants to integrate housing

with nature and public use in a compatible way. About 175 to.
200 homes will be spread across the island in about seven
clusters of one-acre lots. Even with the golf course and other
amenities, this is hardly a dense use. Some land will turned
over to the province for the development of a marine park.
The golf course will be public. Gasoline-powered vehicles.

- won’t be permitted on the island.

Pacific opted to appease the Islands Trust and the Friends
-of James Island, rather than develop a plan that maximized

residential land use. It was a wise move that shows |
_. Tesponsibility by the developer. It also. heralds, we hope, the
. beginning of a new era in-developing small islands.

We see many positives in Holland’s approach. There’s the

oy obvious respect for the.environment — something too many

developers are willing to sacrifice in the name of profit.

Second, there’s the idea of allowing continued public use of»
the island. And third, there’s the benefit to local businesses.
because Holland plans to make it easy for his islanders to use

for. goods and services. This is a market of 175 or more:

“ well- -to-do: families that don’t require “municipal Services:

from. Sidney, North Saanich or. Central Saanich.

aiiveen cis

Its an exclusive, limited’ market Pacific. iS attempting to”
tap, and. there. Seems to be a major. element of risk in the *
venture. But what.a.way. of life the. residents of James: Island o
“will: ‘be: buying. Somewhere, there’ are people willing. to pay
othe premium. price. “With: the. proper marketing. Scheme, the |
: “company should. be able to find buyers.
At this: stage we have-no. trouble. endorsing: Pacific’ s 2
~<- concept, however we acknowledge that many: details ‘remain
-. to be worked ‘out. We ‘hope Holland and: his: company
continue. to be responsive to: the various communities the .

Project will affect.

a Opinion. articles on issues of concern. to our :
-- readers are welcomed by The Review.
~ Opinion pieces should be marked: Opinion
-and must be signed, contain the writer's

“address and a telephone number where the. .

writer can be reached. Opinion. pieces
‘should not exceed 800 words in length and
may be edited for clarity, legality or taste. -

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‘Marines.
: misinterpreted

Proprietor: Island Publishers Ltd.

. Editor:

‘Twas surprised al ‘the Review’ s -_
hostile. editorial. reference lo my
“comment that. “the. marines‘ have
arrived” ‘when I real ized that I had”
“been elected alderman in North
~ Saanich.” 520

The Review. apparently shares

the confusion of many people: ~
about the distinction between the .

person. who occupics the mayor’s

chair and the concept of the office
of mayor |
They are quite distinct in my

mind, probably because of my five
years in the service of the Legisla-

ture, As far as 1 am concerned, the’ -
arrived to ensure ._

marines have
respect for the rules of procedure
and the authority and responsibil-
ity vested in the mayoralty, not to
succor Linda Michaluk as a mai-
den in distress,

Maurice Chazottes

. Peep Cove

/ BAMBERTON, i

Inappropriate _

Opinion

Wednesday, November 30, 1988 Page A4

To }

condescension —

~~ Baitor: an

In. its. last issue, The: Review
added its voice to those of rejected —
‘candidates Taylor and Gordon and
their supporters in criticizing the .
~ pre-election issue of Heronwatch,
“the newsletter of the North Saa-

nich Property Owners -Associa-

tion. (‘Good ol’ -Heronwatch,””

The Review, Nov.23)..
The disapproval of Taylor and

. Gordon and their non-journalistic:
- friends is understandable if. rather
hypocritical in view ofthe mis-
leading, hysterical and anonymous

literature recently circulated on
their behalf, :

1 did, however, expect more. of:

The Review. Your condescending
tone (It does not purport to
adhere to any journalistic stan-
dards’') is inappropriate particu-
larly since newsletters such as
Heronwateh would have Vitule
function af rode’ NES piEpers

Dien roman eri BaUtHOMaNNE RenLErOrTE wo

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ANWa “eo?

MY FAIR LADY has’ attracted: two mons than fair honorary

“patrons, Auending the Grassroots Theatre opening night, Nove12

at Parkland School, will be Their Honours, the Lieutenant.
Governor of British Columbia and Mrs. David CoLam. The

production continues until Dec. 17, Performances start at 8 p.m,

For ticket and servation information, phone | the ticket Office ‘at
656+ sa hetween "W am, and 2 pm. a

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WE ALREADY: THOUGHT they were doing 4 super jab, mn
“Phe Reyiew's janitors: went beyond the normal

week, When. the Springwood | Lodge group found our vacaum
- leaner wasn't working, they look it to their own maimtenance —.
people to have it. fixed, Many thanks’ to supervisor Lynette.
oS ce Bakge and wuthtts Jamie Wiehe. aid Lorna Helae att, —

“ALL of duty dast

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RY 1 FOAL, BRAGLE standants; Ntek Lott i still A pup at Ww
years of five, Put the Tawyer with the firm MeKimm and Lott has
“risen ta the lop position on. the Victoria Bar Association, 4
Becoming president ‘of the association "is really quite an honor.
for someone practising in Sidney.” That was partner George |.
~ Mehinom'scomment ~

« TOU dS just. too modest 10 oy the press,
McKim said, C Gngratulalions Nick,

‘Lieutenant-Goveinor will. attend
- _ Grassroots Op enING

ae as yours did: their job. of

aterm?

. Pauquachin: Reserve wate
Benes Creek storm drain, the ten-
nis bubble acquisition and. the:

al Miisic Department's ¢

example: worth SCUing,.

Ep eae

ate) WC WKS to be. perlormed: Friday tight a aut “the Parkland:

cOMposers cams one free ticket to the performance, which starts at

730 p.m. in the multieparpose room, A story on the hand auppears
an ‘Pape Ra of mie week's Review,

; a | . So

SAN’ rA's RE ADY and willing to accept reques SIS me WHE

little help from Canada Post. Last year, the company helped the.

jolly fellow answer 800, 000) letters. Children should address their

- polar correspondence to: Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada,
HOW OHO.

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ALITTLE REC OGNITION for being nice 10 the planet goes to

os Shopper’ § Drug Mart. The company is using plastic bags this”
cy Christnas season that break down quicker (han the ordinary Ones,
bechain wall deserve areal thump on the counter, WOweyen eit:

decides to continue use, of the pajys yea “round = anid s de, Lan,

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THE KIWANIS CLUB of Victoria serves athe Peninsula 1X),

members want’ you to knew, Se with that inemind, remember ta
er pport the TV auction. Satied ay Appearing all dayon CHEK SLY,

says auction chairman and cluty. socretary Stuart Read, Among

Peninsula members honored foriong service by. the their club were
San Swetman and Jim Genge for 40 your; Gordon Halting, 35

yearsy and Archie Hall, 25 years, One of the local projects of the

a Kiwi iis Club ist the. Windward. Village Seniors Housing. '

| Neng cement enneeeinnieeie ernment

Christmas concert, A-GHt of Music, are the.
“Washington Post and the Pink: Panther Theme, First person to
phone in after 9 am, this morning with {he correct nanies of the,

How could you: possibly’ expect

‘the average. voter to’ 'sort:.out the :

“conflicting | claims and interpreta-’.”
» lions of events. offered, by. the °
different council-members and |
candidates’ solely on. the basis. or ot

the brief, spasmodic: municipal

coverage provided by your paper...

and The Times-Colonist?:

Yes, the Heronwatch ‘candidate’
summarics. did add in the “nega-

tives” of some of the actions taken

‘by the incumbents Taylor and Gor-

don. Obviously. the majority of

-both our. membership ‘and ‘the

voting public believed these nega-

_ lives to be. very important.

‘Did you really want the Heron-
watch to follow the lead of Taylor
and Gordon’s. brochures and avoid
even the slightest mention of coun-
cil waste and unpleasantness,
emphasizing instead the “accom-
plishments” of the Taylor mayoral
Maybe this would have
been possible if the voters previ-
ously had been made aware af the
casts and implication oF their dec
sions-on Dunsmuir Lodge sewage,
r, the

Deane Park Estates. waler pressiire :

proble a,

ff these matters had heen truly

~ discussed in front of the public, -
-Heronwateh Gould have happily
Sand. inoffensively: primed cane
donsed VOPSTANS of the ec antidapes? ;

brochures and ured everybody In

retOut and vote,

~Pwould also like to bike specific 7
issue: with the allegation mhacs
more serious: injustice”

lo Candidate. Vary rh Willis,

because. Heronwatch deseribed
him as “enthusiastic about amals.

Ha ion with Suiney, .

Willis did express. just: such- aM
enthusiasm during the mayoral:
, campaign, confirmed it twice dur

ing.a Heronwatch wlephone inter:
view asin at the Nov,0 candid ite
forum, -—

od gather that lite in the’ cane. i
pain, after the publication of
__ Heronwateh, he respondecito pub:

lic sentiment and withdrew from
this pasition, —

“To find an injustice inthe tae
that Heronwateh did not anticipate
this: change 6 indtieaive :

Ty any: ene, by wey of ry gene

ance, I “spoke: th) Willis fier his
readings of the newslener and he

voluplecred: hal the teatncutaf

“the candidates was fair and factual,

mii closing, I would like Ww note
th: it i hs. ‘yi Wes obey iat

i semeup cen croaber cence maceans eu sana cits kits secant ant vengeance anette, nae pied paises aii get eines its gr, rasan juste. fos gi i

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afraid, of the Jevel of information”
and thong nl behind The’ Review .
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out these functions.

T would suggest that The Review

would also better serve the public

by foregoing gratuitous abuse of
. Citizen. watchdogs: and: newly

elected aldermen: and instead

ity issues, .
Joha R. Marko

North Saanich:

Nihilisra
or what? ~

Editors, are
Inthe Saanich/Gulf Islands rid-
inyt, 8,000 supporters of the

~ Reform Partyocast their-votes on
“palling day for the Now pemo-

Crine Party,”
Whether

ALCUIPL
to diseuise support for an alien

pre- sélection: ‘editérials: “the ‘The- 2
~ Review. is aware “that, Something.”
has-been: terribly: wrong with: the °°
“-governing.of North Saanich, Atthe™
same. time,. however, The Revicw '
has been: loathe ‘to. get specific .~
- with’ respect to® the’ underlying -
. details of the problem. _
Most of us.in the Property

- Owners Association are much less. >
reticent, We recognize that the best ©.
way lo. assure the continuance of -

- bad government is to avoid. cxpos-.
‘ing «and cxamining its actions, |
= hope that, in its modest: way, the
’ Heronwatch will continue to carry

~. begin to provide some: in-depth a
reporting and analysis of commun.»

‘this. was intended 7
riiher optimistically to elect ae.
Cmember-af partiament for. the
Reform P; irty, a caward.y

philosophy, or wis ‘merely's nihilis- -

He nL clear ©

Mf the objective was lo-elect a
cmember of parliament forthe”
. Roforny Party, then the whole exer”

vise was a dismal failures:
“They did, without doubt, pure

Party, -

“Western alienation, ay the result, :
cmay he less itis difficutew utr ae

Boo reason why it should he,

Ina ee Cession Of negatives,
perl Ips their reatest achievement = -
WAS HO rephee a proven: Progres. -
sive Conservative Mneniber. by. a. -
Ss Onplcly unprovcn New: Deri:

cen the outcome being painfully

ObWEOUS From he: hepinning,
Soamteheein bt

The ciding of
Istinds has in-recent Himes been

“antee the certain election in this
riding: of. the New: Demovr atte.

very ably represented, until the: last

“election hy Patrick Crofton: aman

COof proven honesty, dntegrity, and
ability, rire distinctions indeed in
The dinly practice of Canstchian

party: Politics,
Disgusting appuriunisn ilies
iced hy leaders of bow the L jhe.

SORTING TS vin. y RS ny

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