35 Cents Wednesday, October 22, 1986 Staff. at. -Saanichton’s © ex- perimental farm. thought they had eaten one plate too many of Thanksgiving fare after spotting a wild turkey on the premises. The. first ever sighting on Vancouver Island created intense’ speculation among, the scientific communi- : ty. Some of the nation's finest research minds puzzled over the scientific mystery of the 80s: just what species of bird was it, ‘and where did it come from?._. Staff researcher Mike _Mc- - Cormick summed up the riddle: “We don't know if it’ Sa turkey ora peahen,'"' “He ‘looks: like’ a. peacock... ; but. she docs . ‘sort of gobs ble. ” ry praesent are ana me corapanenrmomaee| : a cde Nila acs lsbdabnivaprdedhndasrehaneblonieronnen wild turkey | _ ace-in-the’ hole,- oy desperation, « the scientists: Part three of. a WEARAT THOMPSON — i Review v Start Writer - fn ines labetan we ait served pe Ee A Saanich Peninsula first telephoned the Society for the Prevention. of Cruelty to Animals, who: supplied specific species’ descriptions to solve the dilemma. Failing still to discern the dif- ference, - researchers” the called the Review, who called in their biologist Cy Hampson, After investigating. the puzzl- ing report. and conducting a two-way discussion with the mystery bird, Hampson _pro- nounced to the assembled media . it was in fact, a true wild turkey, Complicating the riddle, it's a friendly turkey, Hampson said it is apparently tame because it was: totally unconcerned with his approach, » + Hampson. was’ the. only man in-the world to. call for this job. threspn rt serie ONES AN ReNRRN NRHN Ae - Anne Sherwood ns. been a certified spiritual hes ler for a — 19 years. She doesn't charge-for her services andis booked: ~ up weeks inadvance, "But if someone isi in need of healing oe BP oP will always see them," » “pp. MAIL healing comes trom Gow’ s energy and bana chan: ; nel for this energy along with a thousand other peoples!’ © | Spiritual or falth healing as i Is sometimes valled, is very! | popular in Poeland and was ender: acd by fh ‘Hie Chat beady, an alternative medicine three years ago, |. | . Hospitals in Britain have lists of spiriinal healers and ita a patient wants d healer, the nurse cnn plone one to come to “the bedside. Sherwood says “hospitals ty Greater Victoria, : shoo Js often called iw the: ral Chestnut, ssehia avehiamnidanespeioeleaneand 7 he blue room is strangely colining and. pe iceful and it's, here the lady with the hot hands” has cured thous ands oT, ‘people from multiple sclerosis to minraines, — anc indadcheotetanrheitenassbameteee’ A eS ivneccheiimri: : “UNDEFEATED PARKLAND face off ‘against 1 Stell s during the rugby game" at the Central Saanich school Oct. 16. ; He had. just. returned from-a . turkey safari in Alberta. **We had just seen a group of wild turkeys which had been in- troduced to the Red Deer” valley... and we. had - seen them earlier this year in the high country of north-eastern. Arizona near Show Low where they are present in considerable numbers... “The bird at the experimental. - station had the same field marks. as the wild ones, the upper tail coverts and tip of the tail rusty-- buffy as” in’ the common domestic turkey,” he explained. But how’ -and- why the mysterious . Vancouver. Island ~ appearance? | Hampson has ne: idea, aw rontinued on VAS amen unc daa von hero REutacerpepPmnasennneheeSoaaoneren sum Rb NAVAN Aa eeemneraneci tm tniemn eaten NAN Amt AK RRA Re spy ie aL estan tt eeserenneeenennventesieneverinnnnnaninag ee tanbelliene Serrvonmeutanpannsimmenmeimanetwenamunscetnien Heneeraanecibomnd A Af aeNH ARRAN HeeR A At lr mnaRAAHT TR A RP ioatbia sabicateniadion: aadaaneotneenimeae eoaiee ana SPIRITUAL HEALING = “ cee ~ Mor 7“ _ mercial § rather than: white or.) . down: “UE: “4 x es By SUSAN McLEAN Review Staff Writer © The: Port of Sidney took a giant leap towards reality Mon- day night when council voted unanimously to remove the issue from in camera negotia- tions and submit a revamped Sidney Pier Holdings proposal by next week in hopes of pro- curing federal funding. The $9.4 million waterfront development plan submitted by the Vancouver firm has changed substantially from the original proposal, Mayor Norma Sealey told council. Initially, she said, the town was approached to pay $2 million if the developers kicked in $7.6 million. _After negotiating with Sidney Pier Holdings,. Sealey reported, the town of Sidney will pay $342,100 towards the project. Sidney Pier Holdings will be ‘responsible for. constructing a $1.25 million. marina, $385,000 towards marine ‘village’ sitework, $2 million for the ‘marine ‘village, . $150,000 towards’ a government ..wharf,. $403,000 for a post office, $3.9 million in residential complexes tion. “ “We accomplished. costing report, ‘she. said, fall through with funding ‘or:if ‘the outside breakwater concept is not accepted. Other points | ‘agreed to by: Sidney Pier Holdings, Sealey said, included an alternate plan ‘should an inside breakwater be --approved and extensive dredg- with: ing _necessitated’.. along relocating a portion of the com- Yr structures and. open space. a The developers ‘also noted hopes of council eventually pro- - viding a park cast of the Sidney Hotel parking lot. Acknowledging eouuell’s vetocof. a downtown revitaliza- Hon plan, Sidney Pier Holdings: suppested ‘ta groundswell of ef- fort will arise” with the: pro- ject’s completion owhich may lead. to: crevitalizing. the “downtown Corey: : The developers also. backed | to construct - on plans. residential. premises over com- mercial buildings and agreed to: and limit “1a 0 b2 “townhouses ov block Cand 2D, ‘Sidney’ Per “Holdings: . wee + : : . My oe ean ntiteagl cet , . p ae ing ae Hreacourerrnseue Ha aminwennaiersenEAMeRD Sy 4 i 4 : i" bar i aN f j | ’ = av , 7 al vA