Wednesday, July 22, 1998 BUSINESS | Sidney, Museum. . Peninsula ‘News Review . ; isitors to the Sidney Museum ‘get an additional service ‘these’ days. “corner. of. the’ ‘Museum. has. only been in in operation since June.8, but has al : ready shown ‘good results ae *Marolyn Reiten-Steven ; for the Sidney. Business Association, said be- ‘tween June 8 and 30, 539 parties | have ‘stopped by to ask for assistance.’ Using the standard scale for calculating | ‘th ‘overall numbers of actual people ' this figure ‘represents. (multiplying by 2.5 or-2.75), that translates into an estimated 1,347 to 1,482 vis- = 288 extra shoppers in the downtown area. : grown even further in July.” “We probably average about 100 people a ” day now,”:he said Thursday. As he spoke, he gave out informati on to six - ing on Sidney Spit, and arranged with a vol- Saanich Peninsula Hospital. . Reiten-Stevens said, because of the efforts: Cne of the friendly faces visitors : see frequently is ira Whitcomb's. He 1s among more than 20 volunteers none the new visitor’ s centre counter in JUDY REIMCHE PHOTO a8 of museum staff people who have comehere _ - via the Anacortes ferry are often standing at. the door by. 10 am., waiting for the museum : The new tourist centre set up ina - ever, NO punitive actions are in force for now. A ‘tors, or 64 visitors for each day the centre is. wos fins Centre directors also report that, a as a adi : n “rect result of Ira Whitcomb's efforts, six tour ~~ buses have accepted the invitation to spend: “time on the main street. That has put about. " Business Association, Sidney. council, Town “staff Guch as J onathan Kelley) and at least 22 : volunteers... : from this increase in traffic,” said Reiten- ” Stevens. “We anticipate the whole community i will be winners.” ~» Whitcomb said.the numbers of visitors has comb said. ular question: ‘What time do the whales come » | - people, sold parking passes for three vehicles “out?” ~ being left overnight by visitors going camp- --unteer to drive a visitor and her little girl to | the mainland? to open. ‘There isa similar furry of extra activity be- | tween 5:30 and 6 p.m. - who has allowed * \ permit ystem is now in. Age ri ompanying signs to enforce the rules. How- Putting the tourism: counter-into the mu- umn Was a ‘combined effort by. the. ‘Sidney ‘Parking fees. amounting to $400 have been =: |: : collected when the daily, overnight and long- - term permits are. combitied. That is thanks to parking lot owner Jim Kelly, : the v use of the v cant lot be ii d the Muse PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW 2.2. Mayor calls sroups together to set a common vision ‘By Judy Reimche Peninsula News Review Sidney mayor Don Amos is _ asking a number of separate - Peninsula business organiza- ‘tions to meet with council. These include the Town of Sid- ney Economic Development Committee, Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Sid- ney Area Merchants Commit- tee, Sidney Business Associa- tion, Business Owners Adver- tising Group and other special interest groups. He said, while each of the current groups is serving a good purpose, there are over- laps and gaps in the services - “We believe that the museum is benefiting ed | . “We get every ‘kind of request here, " "Whit. : They also geta wide range of questions “Pretty much every day we get one partic: - “We realize people really want to know the answer, But it is kind of funny.” Another. question is: ‘Where's the bridge to ; “SIDNEY SUPE saiiiGs © best time to go on a tour, and that’s how we en ” Prices ect ul 2 - 2178 We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities... {| (FRESH PORK" ~~ SEY SUPER SAVINGS [lvearrrecuun = WWNVA 99 WELL-O ASST. 7 a TORENT CHEERIOS on, “98 MUSH ot) being offered when it comes to tourist information and ser- vices. “Currently, our structure i is fragmented and is in may ways ineffective, with each existing _ organization or group having its own volunteer staff and bud- gets,” he said. He hopes to, if not. unite them, to bring them together under a common umbrella group. The intent would be to allow the individuality of each group to be continued, but aiso to share those resources that .can be shared effectively. The proposed group would be responsible for the co-ordi “nation - and. marketing — of - 2534 BEACON AVE. aot Sidney By- Bassi SHOULDER BUTT STEAKS 9.48 kg iB. ‘ORCHARD HILL ROOMS sim... tourism and economic devel- opment activities in Sidney. It would likely operate under its own funding scheme (such as fee for service, a special busi- ness tax, or existing business licence fees. The ‘initiation comes, in part, through the strategic planning sessions’ currently underway in Sidney. That process has brought a number “of community groups and ser- vice agencies together to look to the future needs of the com- _ munity, and set a plan in place to see those plans come to . fruition. ~The. proposed © tourism ‘meeting is planned for the fall. rd : “exc DAY. Pans ~~ SiiNEY SUTEA sivas ocean's. WAVING JINS WHITE iVEON 60% 0% WW BUTTERGUP. BREAD ii SN ‘ae Hof ne er Peninsula Nows “Review - Are you a dedicated, pt ee, ; ' “glonal team player with office. ~ experience, who is, involved in 7 your community?” “Iso, the Saanich Peninsula 4 Chamber of Commerce. may be looking for you... June 30 was the last day for. . oubgolie Chamber Executive ; | “Director Gary. MacPhernon, and: the organization is. cur- ~ rently’ reviewing their: Wiring _. process, sald Chamber pr esl i ~~. dent Doug Guedes... 2 “We. are. currently going “through a process to form a ~~ committee to review possible candidates: pid the Position,” Guedes said, —v “MacPhers son leaves big sheds for : next SPCOC president, to fill. As for criteria for a future ex- ecutive director, MacPherson’ eft behind some big shoes to_ fill, Guedes added, “Under? the ‘direction of - Gary, there's no doubt the. ” Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce grew: ‘larger, He was, and {s,a professional,” he : said, “Guedes has heen on str e838 eave aince the end of March, “and onthe advice of his doctor, « has chosen not to return, MacPherson spent stx years’: ‘as manager and executive di- rector of the Chamber: and. YJeaves his, office, with mixed emotions, he said in A recent, announcement. eee | will certainly risa the better, but wo have some work | ya fy nea ahead of us yet,” he sald,: a 7, tet eA "We have to. make sure that. - CE Tae > the person coming of board is {Sl Dh dl [PREPARED MUSTARD ont marinas 68°, fects HUFENS Oley rice ial OLGA OORT Tet BEEF BROTH awn... uf WHOLE WHEAT BREAD tao. =| ee aG te J TBATRA VAG OLVE MH rn Du 5 : CLASSICO | ~ TIPASTA SAUCE. 1s Om De fr TOMATO SAUCE ow | GLUERONET Ys a (EMON HEINZ, fresh challenges and new be ince a Se, -ginnings,” he said, ? 0) ee HETCHUP ‘ieee eee |, : Bp: ‘fi -MacPherson's wile April fi fund-raising co-ordinator for’ ~ | “the Chamber + has also Choe. A Seem “sen to leave, he said. ° : “The chamber {s currently aan tk re nam Se rH (OPICANA SRICE-NOT FROM CONCINTRATE Rabo cur cueese 20°%0 0% or (0h ORANGE, APPLE jel HWUNT'S. REGULAR OR TTALIAN is te even meat workand the daily contact with our members, and at the same ‘time, I am looking forward to nihead 20g pee 180 | eee : wee “defining the parametres” tofill. ‘Gary, MacPherson's position . ape and a call out for applications © _{en't expected until at least the: | end of August, Guedes sald 4 “Obviously, the sooner, the: hr, afte nog ‘ a aant Re the Haht person for the job,” ee : i nach bnaeasteu dle