‘VIC SWAN, Publisher GEORGE LEE, Editor ESTABLISHED 1912 9781 - 2nd ST., Sidney, B.C V8L3C5 Phone 656-1151 Proprietor: Island Publishers Ltd. pinion SECOND CLASS MAIL REGISTRATION NO. 0128 The ties of the trust Rarely does prime development land have a use so dedicated to the common public good. Sanscha Hall — a regularly used building for things as diverse as flower shows and political forums, music festivals and flea markets — stands in the kind of spot most towns reserve for golden arches and highway hotels. Next to that is the Memorial Park Society’s other contribution at the site to the cultural and recreational well-being of the north Penin- sula, a ball field . There they stand, providing a town entrance unique to the area. And there they'll very likely fall, to make way for a major highway interchange at Pat Bay Highway and Beacon Avenue. This is bound to be an emotional debate in Sidney. The property was dedicated for cultural, recreational and athletic use more than 65 years ago, in the memory of the war dead. That was an honorable and effective legacy provided by the community’s earlier generations, and it most certainly can’t - be ignored. Their foresight has definitely benefited the area. It’s up to everyone in the community to ensure their foresight is not squandered. . To some, a more palatable use of part of the land would have been limited commercial development — enough to generate income to support renovation or reconstruction of Sanscha Hall and ensure its continued, on-site survival. But it looks now like Sanscha Hall will need a new home. So one. question is, Can the memorial trust legacy survive. without the site at the corner of Beacon Avenue and Pat Bay? We believe the answer is yes. ~The Memorial Park Society must receive enough compen- sation to relocate and build a new multi-purpose hall. The best location would be land the society already owns, in Blue - Heron Park on.McDonald Park Road near Parkland School. The area is on its way to becoming an important recreational "site. Fields in Blue Heron Park were seeded this fall, trails © 4 _ have been cleared, and the park was officially opened last © month, thanks to the untiring effort of Andries Boas — a man who helped build Sanscha Hall in the 1950s. Blue Heron Park is located next to Parkland School, the north Peninsula’ 'S only high school.:And high school students are, prime users. Of. public. facilities. Blue Heron Park i is 5 also: next to Track 86's new, state- of-the-art track... soon be-a. focal point { for. recreational: and: athletic activity. A : ‘ community hall. would. be: a natural, cultural: component ae wy Editor: i “The: second. question. isy Does: the. highway interchange : warrant enough of a common good to take over the property? = ~ Again, we have to say yes. . Beacon Avenue and Pat Bay Highway form an intersection “currently, designed for lower traffic volumes than it handles. ~ Traffic turning left into Sidney is sometimes left stranded in the middle of the highway as others try to turn left into the ~ businesses on the north side of Beacon. And drivers turning right onto Beacon have to watch for traffic moving abruptly into their lane to reach the Bevan Avenue feeder. _ With winter tourism increasing, Swartz Bay ferry use “rising, Peninsula commercial development booming and the , Commonwealth Games on the horizon, the need to improve the intersection is undeniable. ‘The people. who set up the original trust had the well- being of the entire community in mind when they brought together the: piece of land that now holds Sanscha Hall. But the ~~ community will be well served by a hall in a different location. It’s hard to believe they would view a decision to -move the hall to a more logical site and improve highway - “safety as a detriment to the area, They were, after. all, forward- thinking people. . . ~The important thing is not which piece of land is used in -remembrance. The important thing is that the. ideals _ expesed by those who dedicated the land are upheld, that their desireto keep fecteationnl, cultural and ~athletic -activities alive in the area is preserved, This can be done with an interchange at. the. corner of . . Beacon. Avenue and the Pat Bay Highway. Local “SNAPPING TO our attention onde eagain is ‘Keith Sutherland, a “Saanich Peninsula Hospital employee who takes a decent photo... _ or lwo inhis spare time, Sutherland: has won first-prize overall in: os the annual Canadian Geographie mayazine comest, That's out of over 4,000 entries in four different categories, by the way. And it's a victory that will bring him in over $7,000 in’prizes, reports: Bilt Marsh of the magazine, Sutherland's photo of an autumn scene is his second major success of thei year In: Augusta photo of his i = Gaughler made the cover of Photolife. a oe) : ANOTHER. HONOR bestowed upon a owal resident ROS W Nell Horth, named a freeman of the Distriet of North | oo Saanich. The Jocal pionger and former North. Saanich alderman fecently penned the history book, North Saanich, Memories and. ~ Pioneers. She moved to North Saanich atthe end of the Fist 2 Weld War, eerved oioht “years on Sounedl, nine years an the “hospital bowrd and 12-years on the library board, Despite all these accomplishments, Other media have been. having a litle trouble ~~ fe deciding .what to. call her, Times-Colontst columnist Garde. eo Hunter ren hed her Net North, and CHEK-TV contused her sex "cand called her. Neil, Oh well, wo all know who you are, Nell | ssi - repmndiogs: of: what CHEK: Radia und Gard ‘Numer say, + 8 e “AND, BELIEVE IT oF not, we're not perfect either, © A Nov 0 Submission to Readers’ Mailbow had writer Hal Riggs of Central _ oo Sdanigh-sentching his head, U6 a particular sentence in (he letter: titled “Car testing good idea” aso kept you RUCSSING, + mayle this < Pee bar AMO RIERVEWAIO MA SLSR, Lae NN AAS an Uh aR SOPRA ONES 7 With: or without a.community” hall, that area ‘of t town will ‘ “Your. readers will probably be” , interested. to learn’ that, since ‘last. - “reporting on the Joc Borowski - Alliance Against Abortion: Fund,. contributions have kept flowing in — the largest from. the furthest, . What's more:’$1,000 from a donor from. Dartmouth, another. $100. from. Burlington, N.S.! And Ont. You. may not have known you were so widely ‘read! That $1,100 plus another $300 -- odd will be sent off-to AAA ~ (Winnipeg) just after Christmas, . along with another $1,000 from my own. pledge, Icaving the. account with still something in it . and open for further donations. -. This now. my intention to Icave. “the. account open into the new year, with final settlement in Jan- uary or February, Meanwhile, con- tributions are still welcome, In case your readers have torgot- ten the number of the account, it is at the Bank of Montreal, here in _ Sidney (Transfer No,.2700) under “the name of Alliance Abortion, and is numbered: TO28- Against 735. Donald Munro : . Sidney 7 Peengaael Wednesday, December 14, 1988 Page A4 Kudos. ' Editor: Be ee : Congratulations o on. “your: new: “sane feature CrossQuotes. by Deanna Boulter-Bell. As a double- © ~ acrostics addict, I’ thought Cross- ‘Quotes would be a breeze:- ; They are not! I find them chal-- lcnging and somethimes infuriat- ing — true signs of a good puzzle. . Grace Judge Penticton Garden effect Editor: ‘We go into. the holiday season with the specter-of the planctary greenhouse effect over our heads. It seems we have two options regarding this potentially devastat- ing problem: one, ignore it, or iwo-- warty about it. There is of course an alternative; do something about it on a. per- sonal level, First off don’t bi’ fossil fuels : nnecessarily, Second, support the development of non-fossil fucled power production. Thirdly, Cand this is, the easy Christmas drains | AND WE DIDN'T HAVE To hee THE HALL, AFTERALL! way. tO. Stop or at least slow the - greenhouse effect. This idea may also help alleviate another holiday worry, what to get people for presents, The answer's easy, plants of course, lots of them, . Karl Johanson Victoria Editor: This letter is written in apprecia: tion of the outstanding help } received when my. storm drains. became plugged at the height ot) the vicious. storms: in. early November, when walter started: | J ‘ coming inthe ground floor The help of a sump pump. deliv- ered in the carly hours on 4 Saturday morning — to help: in locating the drain line to the strect, then the hydraulic flushing all provided by ‘the. public works” department of Sidney, from the - engineer Dick Reynolds and his enthusiast John Newman, “4 don't kin how they picked ny "the Joan and greys boarded athlete saldy But he's duly name,’ one) TOW sstarits qnerven ‘you ~ eaneIn. your house or apartment Me ao Qn your balcony. ¢--- “ee “Ifyou Gwn a company. or apart: “ment building with a flat roof you Can. put trees or. shrubs in pots on. “the roof, Not only do they. look " good, but you’re helping in a small»: ” sath ~ expertise, c ed Saturday, taking. time from. three Ae group’ “of good friends: and : ae young.man. came. .on their. day. off. to help with the necessary digging. This included a‘ young Japanese» ~ - man, Yoshi,’ on a holiday, working. visa, who. spent ue day off: dig: ging, Louis Sevigny and his back: hoe, came after work: and on other urgent jobs to help repair and “prevent any damage.to the interior of the house, Only in a caring small town nike Sidney would this kind of help be forthcoming. , M argaret Ri: arriseile Sidney tee i | | principles : E ditor: ~-In the wake of the: Principal fiasco Wwe have repeatedly: heard, like a broken record, the premier: and the minister of finance state (hat the government cannot be the fuanantor of investments, “Remember that the depositors: held interest bearing term certifi. cales- ina firm that was regulated ©. by government under a law: thats. fuaranteed the safety of their. ~ deposits, Therefore, in my opinion, “Continued on Page: AS cco ire i Hhse bens ve buna dota sk hct cementation Liar PM a rekanmniorsieanniat bationmesnaensnearenannaraannees Pas ss Anti % incre Vea 4 nos aca cutie ea fareussiatassbu badder cmasmianinsiotabsniesinsouai calls aS will help. The paraytraph should have read: “Gramed, many B.C, drivers keep their vehicles in top condivon, Others, however, § seem quite: content toe rive demob hon: deshy: spec a, MM re : oS FRIDAY NIG WT Shaw Cable joins forees vai The Lions and Review Chrisumas hamper fund to help the needy. A telethon goes: from-7 to11 p.m, on Cable Fl and volunteers: will run around in organizers. say the’ need is now urgent as Christmas draws near, Food donations are accepted atthe bamper depot inthe Landmark: Building and cash: donations are accepted at The Rewjew office . _ he a ee . “t CHRISTENE D OVE R THE weekend at Ek Lake were (Wid 7 brand new racing shells helonging to the Vieloria Rowing Club eam one of them named after Joval octogenarian and rowing a Stdney’ sin Mariner Mall. a . - nnd: Mhirstbiys oe Shaw vans’ Dick {nit un pledred vrocerv poods, Faod- hank |” Be impressed with the sleek. bouts,’ Mey re a classy boat. they'd cast about $10,000, ‘That's jusea guess but they've atta be worth that: e armore" Well, ane: , wth il litle CX{nl just he CAMISe at its mune, John. en : aos THE SEASON of ‘giving once again has the state of ‘Tominy Tucker's donating. their-time and a fullechicken dinner to-local seniors, Dec, 19 from baum. te 7 p.m, acall locations, incladin Do, ot +o o : ; AND THE Friendly Hour volunteers hosted their anotial * Christmas dinner ap St: Flizabeth's Romon' Cathotie Chiarehe © last week, The folks there olfer. meals every week, an ‘Tuesdays 7 wl ttt we *. ” . . bos IN CA SE you were wondering, the winner of our Nove mber _ What's Cooking $50. procery sertiticate. wis Ben Bond, whose / Tame was picked in a random draw ob-22 contmibutots. Ht sou want & Chance on the groceries i. qin to: prea! the word about your — favorite recipe - send it to: What’ 5 C ‘ooking The Review, Nin 2070, Sidney, HC, VSL 38s, -_ bey 7