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-- George Westwood: Dave Terrell

Community planning is the
number one .issue .. for Eric
Sherwood in North ° Saanich
-municipal election. .The 64-year- ..
~ old former mayor.and alderman.
said Friday the community. plan.

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without. some public. meetings | —*

~ not public hearings, he added —°
~— “Hecause I think. the public’
should. have input. into» any
~ changes. or proposals in. the.
official community plan.”

!Georee Westwood Hinks ‘his: background “and. ‘expertise sates?
three years as alderman, two years mayor - — could be. helpful, to-
North Saanich ‘‘which is going through a critical I period with ae

Sherwood said. He sees no need 2
current review of the community plan.”

for major changes to the plan.

_-There.are no outstanding issues
ear’ $3 North. Saanich
“municipal election that? s the
“view” of. incumbent. “Ald. -Dick
“Herlinveaux “who's: hoping | to.

: ‘Tetain his seat oncouncil.
He. believes. there is’ little. to”
change in the community plan,
-now under review, but says: the
current one.is based on a limited
-water:.suply »and) now. there’s:
ample water: al the Cloake Hill
rservoir there will be pressure for :
development. =:
» Since he was ‘elected for a one-~
‘year. term) last:

astal management. program 10: ‘per. cent completed. But’ At?
“hasn’t gone any further, he a and: ‘iwe have got to have som
‘planning to protect the coast.”? - aoe
~The Capital Regional District no longer has the: resources to.
= help with the program so to. finish it North Saanich. must) either
shave the: help of the provincial government. 0 or ‘ ‘we’ Te going to.
4 have to doit ourselves.”?
. He: is: critical of council’s: ‘performance ‘over - the Jas year,
é saying: it is difficult to get answers toiquestions: out of North
Saanich,
SS. Although he: admitted that. When he: was. mayor ‘debate was
: / somewhat ‘lively’? he said he felt “we. really: had open gover-
 nment.’” If Westwood is returned to. council he says he'll
: prodtice public. information. bulletins telling the people: know.
© what the issues are, what's: happened. ie fe
_.*Flooding in the Canora Road area : — - he has some ideas to
: cure the problem. ;
Emergency planning - = hg" isn’t satisfied “ip Sas 6 good a as it
- could be. L know what we ought to be doing.”’
«Traffic accidents on Pat ‘Bay Highway. — Westwood said
there was much talk about the accidents s during g the 1981 election
but nothing has been done. oe
~The former mayor said after five. years in municipal politics i Pa
5. can honestly, say 1 didn't miss ame cling, | don’ Vthink T can say
that of our.current council members - — there seems Lo be a rather
- sporadic, atiendance.” aa
oe Westwood sald if elected he was 6 1ookIng: for ara! 10 forking.
. in: harmony:“fin a aacination: of open. government! und: Le
a pacha of oper vie .

Ue incumbent Ald. ‘Dave: Terrell

disagree with them, he said,

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_Mthis council agrees to disugree,

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“year ds. the community. pilin:
eviews: which should, ‘be COs

‘iil! ‘Council. was. only. ‘allotte

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‘North. Suanich.

20, five candidates, three

fh 4 ; S : ns ‘, . 4 cr a oe
BOs. Incumbents ‘Dick : . Edgat. Farthing | is - disap-

incumbent. “North Saanich’: housing. er eats ;
~ aldermen Dick. ‘Werlinveaux. When: ‘proposals are: cone
and. David! Terrell: ~~ othat!s “trary to thé community plan as
why he’s running in opposition © it is. currently: written council: :
“tothem inNov, 20 elections Sh should: now embark! on:

Terrell will fight challenge
from veterans. Eric §f
Sherwood, Edgar Farthing
‘and | George. «Westwood,

Farthing said Saturday. “public approval, he ‘said:

stag i running. “tg

ported the expansion of Bok reviewing © the” five-year-old
Wright's marina ine Tsehum

 Marbor.and “don't seent to be
“opposed to'developments.)
- Farthing. pointed | out he is,
“nat so much opposed to what”
: ol hey are doing as the way the
Ate dolng i erp ig thay

completed
‘participation
= Tevoning,,
Da pe ople favor houses or
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‘review . should not = go. ahead shes
all four. villages. » without
desecration of the centre, rural
7 core,’’ Sherwood said:

that “we can live with them?” but
“says, residents: have. to be. aware eof ui
limitations.

ee ‘one year on. council

The. rest. of “council. he. ‘finds ,
atisfying 10 work with as a group:

— we can be frank about our”
iews and nobody. minds. if. you cig

He points out {he “ previous’

Han <a rane ;
ouneil was “acrimonous'’ and’. witty regard to. thee speed with:

which" new. development: will be ©
ace in. the Uplands and:
¢ Hill areas. eae

Biggest. thing in. the ‘coming

$20 000. lor, the review. and, much es

tt wae steerer

«developments require rezoning.
~ pointed in the performance of which increase desity of

feel they. should. be opposed, Sous OZONE before: obtaining

He said the two men supe Man) ‘is : ee

community. plan but Farthing
says /revision. should he
“With “public
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that's. sat

“Dick Herlinveaux

the ‘centre “Of the ‘municipality’
rural and agricultural to enhance

_ the = four- -village. concept °
- Ardmore; Bakerview, Amity and

Dean’ Park areas; Curteis’ Point;
and Deep Cove. :
“There” s room. for: growth in

He emphasizes there i is no need

=< fOr any major shift in policy with —
the community. plan and. labelled

‘There doesn’t. seem™.to have os

“been | a great influx of: population:

it the ‘‘biggest single i issue. ins
North Saanich.’’ ne
: Other, issues. in the” upcoming

municipality. His. onclusion - “is

a “Tf a. family. moves ‘in with: a

= bunch of kids and there’s lots of
washing that: hole in the garden
can only take so much. water,’

-Herlinveaux. also did a. audy”

from council: and embarked on ax

_ ae nee spent doing preliminary
work onthe plan so council's ©

“review. commitice will have to do. :

_ & lotof. work and. stall will rit in, '

where i itcan, he said,

million: gallon reservoir.al: Cloake
Hill will mean: “major change.

“question, he ald Farthing

believes agriculture, is ims

portant. “t's” the, ability. to;
| Produce {aod == that’ s what

we're fighting: for, he said, ©

adding the: Tight was not as”

“somes (people thought, tas,

- preserve the rural Almosphere.

He said Herlinveaux.. “ands
rell ‘had, gone along with.

the older. members of ‘counell.:
a0 vm sand Anal’ was to ignore. the

“cited. "ater i

a “study. of. septic. tanks. inthe.

on Pat Bay. beach and. found the
~ erosion. rate could be as ‘much. as -
two feet .a-year.: He got approval
November. Hi

’ Basie aims of the: an will be i
“kept, he said, but’ having the. one:

Saanich’s haw polic

“and then the group had to pay

reinstated.
Televised council meeting —
he supports a recommendation to

_ bring. television - cameras - into
council ‘chambers. it’s another —
“way the public can have input, it.
np eives people some knowledge _

about what’s going or on, he said.

Referendums -—— Sherwood -
believes i in public referendunis as ©

a response toa public request. He»
would: have voted. for: a.

~yeferendum: on. ‘nuclear ecisare
: mament.: (North. Saanich. turned -
_ down this. request recently. yo

_2Sherwood. would: not suppor

‘Teen Activity’ Group (S’ TAG).

oe on footpaths, secing, ditches. ie
. were filled ins:and» putting - in
oo culverts: so, now there’s walking”

space for people, he. says.

protecting. true? agricultura
~Jand but “it’s one of those things
you toe to o.qualify.t!

“hia 1983, and “the ¢

pinnlglaality looking a

- $450,000 a year. ‘The sum may be
_phased. in over three. years so
~ Terrell says council. is looking a
paying $150,000, year, . :
“That means everyone’ 's going
to have to pay: more taxes," h

said,’ bul: added extras casts’ ar

somewhat offset by more reventi
> from-an, expanded population | in
’ North, Saanich, New | housing
~ starts: are ‘estimated at 60.
year, he said,

On the

Ter rel, sBuid ‘there.

The. information was availabl
immediately from Saanich

“they! We give" you “all yous”
want!) == but the same ine”
formation from North Saanich:

Municipal hat) required sever ral
_visite, a camel resolution: i

fu Ne. Intarmation, he sid,

“yenr" nen Herlinveaue
(OOK cole. ane rema

People,
Happenings,

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including. youngslers fon Sidney:

“The alderman. jhas also. ‘been >

“Herlinveaux says he believes i in

“Peninsula Study Group, to
obtain. information one the.
1982. budget as an: example,

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Things

Edgar Farthing

The new satellite firehall .— |

this should be settled, Sherwood.
“said. ‘‘North Saanich needs —
guaranteed longterm® protection:
in the southeast quadrant. area.’ ie

*New. police “building — it~
‘should. be’ on. the ‘perimeter ‘of
Sidney for: fair. and: equal”
-response to the entire area of
sSidney, and:North Saanich,

- Sherwood was an alderman. on
“North. Saanich council from 1973.
ioe 1979, and. mayor from. 1979
1981 swhten he decided not, to. run

“ oceanographer for 35, years and ise”?
now semi-retired, acting as a.
“consultant. He farms with hisson

raising: ‘sheep; horses and. growing —
“vegetables and fruit trees. He’s ‘as
~ volunteer. fire. fighter, was’
_ previously director: of a credi
«union, for 20. years, ‘was ‘school |
board Tepresentative and worked.

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was no decision” 7
to. locate it, he said,
oedipal under, a new. Provicial act

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noted “count ma ca oitne
the: Waving?

commenting he: looked. on
council. chambers. “AS a
‘hoardroome’ cna
Farthing: snid df hei is selected
he will welcome the return of
question period during council. a
: sAedtlhee which: !gives people. i
N opportunity to express their
opinions”, and would vou for... §
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