TOWN OF
SIDNEY

During the Christmas Season the following changes in garbage
collection days will be observed: .

Friday, December 25th
-pick-up on Thursday,
December 2th

Friday, January ist
-pick-up of Thursday
December 31st

Open for
‘Lunch & Dinner

‘Tuesday to Sunday
(Closed for Lunch Tuesday) :

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Sidney, Central Saanich,

THOSE. RESIDENTS. OF THE CEN TRAL
SAANICH, AND NORTH SAANICH AREAS —
WHOSE GARBAGE |S NORMALLY PICKED —
~ UP ON FRIDAY WILL HAVE THEIR PICKUP...
MADE ON. THE MONDAY FOLLOWING
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS DAY.

RESIDENTS OF SIDNEY. RECE VING ERI- fs
DAY SERVICE WILL HAVE THEIR PICKUP =
MADE. ON THE THURSDAY PRIOR JO =f
CHIRSTMAS- AND NEW YEARS DAY.

- Merchants
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the store up’ and now it
“paying off.’?:

‘We've heard some business
people suffering, but we can’t

was

~ answer for others, she says.

She ‘soundly raps television

advertising schemes which
hardsell -toys with. the. result
they’re sold out by November.
“ts creating a horror story for
parents. No matter how much
money a parent has these toys are
just not available.”’
- And. she says the spirit of
Christmas is not in Santa Claus
any more — television’s taken’
care of that. Maybe we shouldn’t
be pushing Santa, perhaps we.
should be returning instead to the
lrue nativity story, she suggests

Hot sellers in her store include
Smurf and. Garfield (stuffed
animals), barbie dolls, stompers,
musical toys and they’re selling.
lots. of crayons and. paints. —
more popular than ever this year.

- Boys are going back to
building balsa model kits instead
of using plastic and. many are
going into. stamp collecting.
Baxter says radio-controlled toys
_are on the. ‘‘downgrade — thank
goodness. It’s because people
realize they’ll be endlessly
running for batteries.”

New Number for ~

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_ EFFECTIVE
December. 1st
for: x Sianey 8 8 North: Saanich

THE REVIEW

- reduced level
applies: on. Dec: 27,.as. usual. On.
Dec: 28 regular. weekday. ‘bus:

; buses |

~except. passengers. can ‘ride free
ras after 7 p.m.-to the end of service
© courtesy (of the»:
i provincial government.

Jan: 1. is: New Year’s Day and.
there: will: be holiday bus. service.
On’ Jan. 2° there’ will be regular, _" everyone ‘was remembered i in. ne

Saturday service.”

North Saanich firemen saved part of Gil Beveridge home at 11044 Ki ittiwake Place which

caught fire in early morning of Dec, 13 w hile Beveridges were away.

Holiday
bus
‘service

Buses in the Capital Region
Transit. System, will, operate

holiday service on Christmas Day ‘6

and. Boxing, Day... The same
of service «also

service resumes.
On New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31,
will “operate as usual,

“2: asm.;:

OS Ask: a ‘bus.

| ~ Fight the
~ jung —
-cripplers-

 Emphyseria, Asthma, Tuberculosis,
* Chronic Bronchitis, ‘Air: Pollution.

driver “for. “ine .
formation, “check. your: timetable.
“for details or call 382-6161, the ~
ater Region Transit: ‘System 7

Forty-six people sat. down to

the second. annual Central.
- Saanich » Senior. . Citizens’
Christmas - pot-luck luncheon

held Dec..17 at the Lions’ hall on

East. . Saanich Road. . Merril
Harrop gave the blessing, of the

_meal..

The hall was decorated for the.

“holidays ‘by Lions members and™

their wives, under the direction of -
“Warren Gordon, manager of the »
Lions Hall:..Ken Garland, acting:
“as a--very. ‘thin Santa ° forthe’
seniors, and’ -his: ‘helper, ‘Jim
McKevitt, selected gifts. under the ©
Christmas. tree: and. made sure |.

gift exchange:

Jim’ also led: ‘the | group “in,

 carolling while Stan Leake; guest Ss
“of the club and. long time: friend :

of the: McKevitts, Played | the”

Ws Piano,

“One: of. the ‘new CSSC. ‘mem-

bets, ne. Alice: Fisher, . brought’ :

Seniors raise $2,000
for building

a dozen jumbo eggs and her
- daughter,

Mrs. Lester; sent a.
hyacinth plant which were raffled
off during the party. The raffle .
of the two. items brought in over
$20 for the growing CSSC
building fund.

Through these small raffles -
and participating in bazaars and»
‘through memorial donations the
club has banked over $2,000 in
the two. years-plus that they have |
‘met at. the: Lions’ Hall... The .
_money | ‘is ‘earmarked :for a per-

“manent: home for. Central
Saanich, seniors. j
* The. Christmas; pot- luck.

wiigheon’ was the last’ meeting of.
. this year. but. there: will be drop-in
~ times Dec. 29 for those interested
in-playing: cards or carpet bowl or.
-shuffle : ‘board. : “Meetings _ will
= begin again’ on -Jan.7 at 2° p.m..
« Membership i is open to any senior..
- living in Central ‘Saanich, who. is.
“over the age of. $5.

‘Buses for disabled _

shandyDART Custom Transit :

will operate a special service for:
the handicapped: on Christmas
Day and Boxing Day.

Two. lift-equipped . vans will

“provide Yule transportation. for.

disabled residents of the Capital
Regional . District:
unable to'use the regular bus.

Custom Transit usually does: -

and = others .

‘not. operate’. on: statutory

“holidays. .
Hours of service on Dec. 25

and 26 are from 9.a.m. to 9 p.m. :
To request a trip, call 381- 3278.

- Those - ‘eligible to. use. ‘han-
dyDART’. should try. to reserve a
trip carly because of the expected
‘heavy demand for service. -

cep the bulk of your spending money ina
Commerce Daily Interest Savings Account
and transfer-money to your Commerce: Chequing
Account as you need it, That way, most of your
cash canbe earning you a food 1 rate of interest.

Every day.

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