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Truck Noise
May Decline,
‘Bat Traffic -
Will Continue

‘North Saanich. Council heard
two letters at their. regular
meeting Monday evening —
pertaining to truck noise on the
Patricia Bay. Highway.

_” Both. were in reply to queries.
from the municipality; following
complaints from area residents.
.. The first,’ from: Highways.
Minister. Robert Strachan, left

-. Mayor Davis “somewhat per-
plexed’.

In it, Mr. Strachan said that he

was not sure if Council were
suggesting a ban on truck traffic

on the Pat Bay Highway, or
prevention of the C.P.R. from
operating a night ferry. service

from Swartz Bay to Vancouver.

:. “The: authority for. the ferry
tae -service,”’ he said, “is outside our

' jurisdiction.” »

"He did not define ‘his Depart-

ment’s control over truck traffic.
‘The letter included «the in-

. formation that the C:P:R-. would .} :

cos . be operating three ferries per day
Pre from: Vancouver — one of them

arriving at Swartz Bay” at 4: 230. he

am.
a “The: letter ‘concluded with the
~.. statement: that: the Department

would be’. ‘checking into. the.|_ ,

sey problem Of | “ residential
See development. along. the ‘Highway
“> in Sidney and North Saanich.” ~
“The second. letter, ‘from CP
~~ Rail’s Marine Department, made
* “reference to the companies. ap-
oe plications for: re-zoning near their
- Swartz Bay. terminal — to: allow,
“expansion of docking. facilities —
‘and. reiterated’ that: they “were
7 taking certain steps to:m imize

University © ‘of. ‘Victor

‘all the. tractors operating out of}
the terminal.»
fa “Arrangements. ‘may “also be
hes ‘made, the letter claimed, to in-
oo stalla ‘rubber: pad. on the seid of
s the firm’s new. ferry. to:
- minimize noise when ‘the ramp
" “apron Jands : on it.

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| PLAZA PARKING LOT PERSIST IN IGNOR-

— to. test: wingspread of six feet, weighs ‘president. Les Cox, of Sidney:h
specializes in the field to vt “about 11 pounds and is being built

‘by | Victoria. Radio... Control:
Modellers, aclub which practises
‘each week: in ‘Puckle: ‘Rd: polo :
field, Central Saanich.

route taken by swimmer Marilyn |
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Second Section

Wednesday, April 18, 1973 -

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‘Local Crabs Up To Their Old Tricks
the beer and smoked all the
cigars. The fire boiled the crabs
into a sort of mash.:We were. too
sick to care. We did not smoke or
drink again that summer.

Our expertise at catching crabs
improved. We pulled the traps

‘three times a day and stuffed
them with old fish heads; within a
eterna

MANY USERS OF THE $ FEWAY- BEACON

few weeks, however, whenever
we walked. up Beacon Avenue, -
people would sniff the air and. -
‘look at us.

Then, suddenly, in the second
week of August the crabs began
to vanish..An Indian gentleman
fishing them from a dugout told
us not to. worry: ‘‘They’ll come
back bye and bye, maybe before
Christmas.”’
~ By the first. week of September
our entire venture had collapsed.

“The crabs, big and small,.had ~
simply disappeared. Our dreams.
"| of riches had gone with them..

; _Now, it seems, the crabs are Ls
once again. on the run. Com-
mercial catches are diminishing -
drastically and -numerous
fishermen are even going out of -
business. No one seems to know
where the crabs actually go when
they migrate but perhaps, like. -
the Indian said, they may be back ©
‘by. Christmas.”

“BRAVES
TOPS IN|
LEAGUE

The All-Indian Saanich Braves. eS
Soccer Club emerged winners in...
the Div. .1IVictoria & District.
: | League ‘Championship: game.
| | against .a. very” strong LaBatts: fin

team last’ weekend. Clas
The. game ‘went = full. time, F no
score; 15-: minutes -each > way:
vertime,. -no” score; ‘and © was
finally decided: on penalt shots
with: Braves winning. 4-2:
_'The-Braves, under. coach A.B:
“Travis. and manager “Roy. P il;

Special to the Sidney Review
BY JOHN MANNING |

In Tuesday night’s Victoria) day after purchasing it
‘Times there was an article | discovered that the head. of the
decrying the present shortage of | machine was cracked and there
crabs. This is not the first time | was sand in the gas tank. It took
that crabs have been in short | us another three weeks to get the .
supply: I should know: I once} ‘truck running. In the meantime
fished them commercially .off| we had set up a contract with the
Sidney | Spit. Princess Mary Restaurant in
It was my first foray into the| Victoria to supply them with the
world of business and. like one.or | entire daily catch. .
two others since, it proved to be We built a shack out of drift
an. unmitigated ‘disaster. Two|wood on the spit and also
friends: Dick Fraser and Peter] procured the first cigars that
Bardon joined forces with me in | either one of us had ever smoked.:
making 25 crab traps. These were | Bardon’s elder brother bought us:
‘| steel framed welded up affairs| our first case of beer. We were
} | with chicken netting and funnels | sixteen years old.
for the crabs to march into. It We saved the beer and the.
took us a full month to-make all |- cigars until a Sunday. morning
the traps... and then sat out in the sand in
We invested in a 1938 In-| front of the shack cooking the
‘ternational pickup truck and the | first pot of 30 crabs and drank all.

ING LAWS AND COMMON-SENSE ~
DRIVING PRACTISES ar

rt USED TO TRAVEL HUNDREDS

OF MIS AND PAY To SEE A

ESTRUCTION DERBY OR

| TROND TRILL SRA 7
BUT HERE I CAN SEE...
RECKLESS DRIVING., EXCESS >:
IVE SPEED. HAIR- BREADTH
- NEAR-M/SSES.., AND. DEATH -
DEFYING PEDEST RIANS : f

FREE I

Pore

ot
Face Sewer Dilemma
reports eliminated — this
-possibility. Parklands School.
effluent would double the present.
flow in this pipe and would strain
the allowable capacity. by more
50 -percent.
~ The alternative plan. of putting |
in a. new pipe, larger ‘than the
present 8-inch one, would place —
‘additional costs.on Sidney’s .
already. overloaded: budget, .
suggested Dear: The present pipe
will. still “accommodate future.
-development i in the -Marina Park
Apartment complex. L.
-Mayor Dear also. pointed out
that although Sidney had: given
permission for the School District
to hook into local ‘sewers, the
point of hookup | had been left. te.
the discretion: of engineers -

Co-operation between Sidney.
and Saanich Peninsula School
-Board on a. more economical
sewer arrangement for Parkland
School was amicably discussed at
a joint Council and School Board
“meeting. on Thursday. with - in-
conclusive results.
5 There seems. small: chance’ at
; 4.the. moment, however, ’ that
Sidney will be able to bail School
“Board. out. of ‘an unexpectedly.
‘high cost situation. -..
.| ©. Engineer’s estimates of $45, 000
.f- | for the Parkland connection with:
Sidney: sewers » were at. least
.$10,000. below the lowest. bid: ;
. - School’ Board” trustees’ won-
dered ‘if. it would .be. possible to
hook: into.a- line. closer to” the
-\-McDonald Park Rd: school, thus
‘saving considerable ‘Pipeline

: e “Spirit of Victoria”

craft néars Beacon Hill Park. an
(hopefully) a smooth lan ng. will
‘be. effected. :

. The Victoria Modellers dn-
cludes a ‘number: of : “Peninsula
‘members and, . says . McNally Deg te se
covers a’ cross-section of local: Po aT 2 OARS ge ERE peg ee
residents,. including. licensed’. °° Reliable’ 15or 16 year old girl required. to: baby sit ,

‘pilots, doctors and dentists, as” Be ‘mornings, during. Easter Holidays, in Ardwell area.
6 well 28 Oe ae eee an n hour. Own transportation. Feauined. 5

“designed. a fuel tank which. will
‘supply.the 15,000. rpm’ single:
_¢ylinder. ‘engine. ‘on’ its. ‘in-
; ternational. crossing.: The. young
man. has’ ‘also. built the wing’
sections. Chris Cox. recently
‘captured top honors in aerobatics
in Vancouver, flying. model
planes. in competition — with

a os ane

‘The. crossing will follow. the

COMING EVENTS ~

~ ancrt GROUNDS

Apr 28-= Rabbit: Show :

WHAT IS

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SALE

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“A bluo-ribben bolle’.
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Saturday April21 cae Bh.

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