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SIXTIETH YEAR, Number 3

Wednesday, January 19, 1972

TEN CENTS

Phone 656-1151.

Coach Line Operator Warmly Praised By Council

A POINT OF PRINCIPLE

The effort of Wayne McArthur,

Pacific Commutor coach line

operator, to secure a U.S.A. inter- State. commerce. commission

- licence was warmly endorsed by

Central Saanich Council on Monday evening. |

It was mentioned that there are _

only two coach operators holding such licences. in the . Victoria

-.. area, and that B.C. Hydro and

another firm are opposing the application.

“Mr. McArthur has done a lot.

for this area in providing public transportation when all others were not interested. We should give him all the help we can,” said Alderman Tom Michell.

‘‘He has more than fulfilled his promises. Particularly our older people have benefited and school parties have been. taken on ex: tended trips. There is a very fine point of principle involved here,” said Alderman Ted Clayards.

“This. young man in trying to build up a business deserves our full support,’’: remarked Mayor A.M. Galbarith.

Council unanimously resolved to write a letter. of recom-

Seattle public hearing, ‘covering the whole story of. McArthur as

we know it.”

mendation for presentation at the

DRIVER FLYING HIGH

A Victoria gentleman who had taken aboard a mite teo much cheer in the VU 33 Mess lost his way somewhat and suddenly found both he and_ his vehicle moving into a take off position on the airport

runway. The incident. ocurred December 22nd. Kenneth. Cunningham,

2827 Knotty Pine Road, paid a fine of $350 Monday in Sidney Court for driving while his blood-alcohol content registered over .08 and another $50 for motoring along the airport

runway.

‘Temporary

By

Saw :

central Saanich “COUNCIL ACCOMMODATES RESIDENT

IN ORDER TO REMOVE ‘EYESORE’

After much conflicting talk and a “prolonged exchange of contrary:

zoned for agriculture,

“opinions Central Saanich Council on Monday granted a local property owner permission :to operate a sawmill on a temporary basis. on land

“The site ‘at the head of Kersey Road has. for many years ac-. commodated sheds and a large accumulation of lumber. It has frequently been described by aldermen as “an eyesore”’.

In. -making- an ‘application to

oe allow ‘for cutting ‘the’. lumber before ‘removing it from” the “s “property PLR: ‘Tyson said that the. property : has | been” sold.

trying to clear up the situation for.

eyo Many years, and Alderman: Ray ~~. Lamont “proposed: that: the ap- _. plicant should be. given. a tem-

porary permit valid for. AS months: .

Ee wason Council when ‘Tyson’ went in, and it. was before our zoning bylaws," said Alderman

Lamont. He recalled that nothing

2 was said about the lumber

operation ‘until adjacent residents made objection, j

ne don't think anyone. will: object now when it is known that he is moving out with all: his

| _ equipment,’ " added | the alder- man,

Municipal Administrator F. B.

-Durrand ° saw a. problem. in’.

allowing a : ‘sawmill ‘operation . contrary to a. bylaw. Noting that

| material: other. than lumber: chad . -|-been present: on the site ‘and that.

there had been a deterioration 0

; ‘Kersey’ ‘Road ‘through. truck |

movements, che® advised that: fa

substantial. cash: deposit should

be put up’ by the applicant. -

Alleging that. the administrator had threatened him on a previous occasion, he declared:

Durrand, I'll not go-for'it.” Alderman ...Percy . Lazraz calculated: that::some 300,000 board feet of lumber is involved, « He accepted the applicant's good intention to clear up the site and

| felt there is room for cooperation “by both sides in order to bring an

unsatisfactory situation , to

‘an’ end.

His amendment. that a. six. ‘months - temporary: permit. be | ‘granted with.

opportunity <for

4, ‘ ' ™ : cat i a - an

FINST SIGNS OF 8 SPRING are two baby lambs born at the Cordova Bay ridge home of Jack MacAulay, Island View Freezer, Peering wiwillingly at the snowflakes from. a neat of —traw {8 a baby lamb born. last Sunday, watched by a two:

weeks-old brother, -

TOILE? TS DE-COMMISSIONED FOR WINTER —

Owing” to. the risk of frost. damage lo the servicing. ap- paratus. the . Contennial tolicts will be Gal of use fur ie winter months,

Park patrons must be sallaficd with privytype accommodation

‘unui the danger: period ia over,

rulod Contral Saanich council on Monday,

Following past policy the water supply. wag cut, but in response to appeals it haw been turned on again, ~ sald” parks and

Tecreation chairman | Percy

Lavary,

Park |

But ono water reached the toilets, so the supply was turned off again, reported the Alderman. i was Vien fouid Diet a broken pipe was the cause. Recause of the risk of heavy frost damage to

the installation Alderman Bon

Maclaurin's: motion - to close down the installation: and- gub- Alitule & privy was agreed,

Alderman Lazarz said that the tovlet at Ine foot of Verdier Ave. remains in service because the facility recently put in by the government js electrically | heated, a

d: ‘when it’ ‘comes to a bond suggested by Mr.

erry et inennes

renewal after satisfactory progress was coupled with a re- quirement to post a bond in an amount to be set by ‘the ad-. ministrator.: It was. seconded. by Alderman Jean Butler, ‘but failed by four votes to two.

The applicant again objected to. bonding.” “I. want permission . without Strings and I don’t want

:to’ enter © into. a ‘contract, ” he

declared..

ey want. to see > him ‘aghieve his. objective, but this is not a matter : hould » ‘be decided “im:

mediately. on his request,’’ said

Alderman: Ted: Clayards. -Ob- serving. that. bonding is common .

Council ‘should’ get: legal advice: before. making:a decision.

- After further verbal exchanges ice

between aldermen andthe ap-” plicant, Aldermen: Lazarz . and Butler moved a further amend-. ment to. allow the. sawmill operation for six’ “months, with opportunity -to extend’ to 15 months.: The: ponging

requirement was omitted.

. Amendment - and: “motion as amended with five affirmative votes, Alderman Clayards. ab- staining. on both. divisions.

"ANIMALS UNDER CONTROL

‘Stray dogs are well “under contro] in North Saanich thanks ‘to Colin Nelthorpe, municipal - employee who reported Monday to Council on the year's ac- tivities,

“A total of 440 dogs are Heensed in 1071 compared with 358 in 1970, Stray cats have posed a slight

‘problem because domestic cats

which go wild can produce about

eight. kittens per year in. the wood, At least’ 20 have been caught In traps, Aecording to, ‘Nelthorpe.

Theo antmal controller recommended deer. crossing. signs for country roads, stating that eight: of these animals: had been killed by traffic during 1971,

‘Soom slicers

GALIANO | “RESIDENT KILLED >

Word has just been: received: that one of Galiano Island's. beloved ploneer. residents was killed instantly in a car accident: in California, Mrs.C,0, Twiss, aged 85 years, was on holiday with her husband, sister, and several friends, when the ac cident occurred, The immediate family flew down there on

| Monday, and other plans have hot

been determined. The aceident

hapyaetied on Saturday, January 1th,

FEDERAL GRANT TOKINSAES

Kinamen Club of Sidney have aained a federal grant of $21,140 an ca lornl initiattoor ere which will provide employment: for at least eight men. .

Uperading of the Kinamen Alr Cadet hut ean Canara Road and construction of permanent cooking facilities al Tullata Park are part of an ambitious propgran which will contisue until the end af April.

~ Yacht Rolled Over As Construction Continues.

- ALOCAL MACHINE SHOP is putting together a 45°" steel yacht. for .a- Sidney. resident who . designed the vessel himself. Satellite Industries.

_ last: week had the hull of. the boat ‘turned over by ~ Means of. a large crane:so that. work could con-

. tinue on: the ‘interior.” Mr: “Mel. ‘Berry, 9353

Mar yland,, a former’ nuclear . -engineer at the.

~ Chalk River development told the Review it was ~the second yacht he had designed and built - himself: “I find steel a great deal less expensive than wood,” he explained, saying. that ‘the finished beat would weigh over 38,000 pounds: . : Constructed of 3/ 16 alloy steel the schooner has”

“a AO. waterline anda. Six: ton’ keel. a

“business ‘practice, he urged that © 3 : 5 The. ‘Suggestion. ‘brought ae “ heated - response from ‘Tyson.’

6 UNCIL

OGGER ADDRESSES — BY LETTER |

_ Supreme: Court Action Pending —

Supreme court action is

promised by Victoria developer -Abtar Bains over the stop work order issued on Land's End road.

property by North Saanich “Council on January 4.

‘Meanwhile, a. second tree: clearing operation on adjacent

property .owned.. by . Harold Lineham, Fairfield Block Ltd, is continuing although a verbal stop work order was issued according to Hon Smith, Cowie Tr ee Service Ltd.

~ Mayor ‘Trevor Davis said on Wednesday, January 12th that the second tree clearing activity

had .stopped’ “by mutual: con: sent", but Smith resumed work.

on Thursday pending receipt of a

‘written order, :

_ At counci] meeting on Monday

; the following Jetter from Smith.

requested Council's reasons for

halting the work on Bains 45 acre

parce); Attention Mr... Davia, ‘Mayor: 1 would like to bring it to your

attention to discuss the stop work

order your council has applied to our company, Charles A. Cowle Tree Service Ltd. on our select clearing contract being done for A.S, Bains Development. Ltd. at the forthcoming council meeting. Being a small company caught in the middle of your councils ex- pressed. wishes © ta stop development at all costs and AS, Bains Development Ltds it: has brought a barge financial hard- ship to eur campany and the press releases given out by your members and staff have given’ our ocompiiny oa very bad renutanion a

We do not understand your position on the Bains property ag before we started clearing we livid Uidiisnonad dale witli julia niall and had their’ consent; there seems to be no legal problem with Working onthe adjacent Linea

pruperty and we pule wiany olen

clearing: projects cin the municipality, itis moat certainly very difficult to estimate an other clearing jobs when we do not know whether or not we vill be

charter

_ Written exclusively for the ‘Sidney Review : By Pat Munson

allowed. to work. on them ‘and if

burning will be allowed as it is in.

-the case of Lineham Property but not the Bains property: At all times we have agreed to sit down

and discuss this with all people

concerned: but North Saanich Council has refused to meet with Bains and myself with you and

your legal advisors, Inasmuch as. we find it almost impossible to

discuss’ anything. with your

a i" v ais { bata . ra

COWIE TREE SE RVICE workers on site of disputed property,

‘municipality statt ‘because any | commitments. they: make. your -

council seems not even to con:

sider. I would be. interested in seeing a written proposal of what | their

“reasons are. discriminating against’ what appears — only. to: be’ the cone property. . and ~- what © their

rede

Continued on, Page 2.

Cha mber Supports Sidney Bus Line

Chamber af. Commerce

president Les Siver. urged. and: |

obtained support for another soniies, Haye Mac Arthar who jg trying to augment. the Peninsula) bos dine business, Facifie Commuter Ltd. with T SUrVICES, MacArthur's application for an inter-state Jicense -is. being

hiocked not only by: Vancouver".

Island Coach Lines Ltd. but Bou, Hydro, said Siver. The president commented that MacArthur did not object apposition from. the Victoria firm because this was in the. spirit of private. enterprise,

hut resented the opposition of Be Hydro,

C. Hydro opposed. the Ap- valesilon un Vie, gtuunds Thul charter needs are filled.

“This is our local busline and there nee O00 neanio on the

‘Peninsula’ commented Siver

who pointed out that MacArthur depends on charter business to nugment hie operation

-- Karl. Drowl” moved ‘that, the Chamber write authorities: (n

support caf the local bua. com. |

pany’s vappiicatlan far. an. tne leratate commercial Jicensa..

‘houses were completely ransacked.

, month.

and. North Saanich Chamber of | “Commerce onthe map ‘in terms | K: | ofa ‘public i image is promised by |. ‘incoming president | Bob: Whyte 2 local marina: operator:

“our. image and represent not only. “the: ‘businessmen but" the | whole.

: following. ‘his: election: Thursday. ‘the Chamber, Whyte has lived: in| R

|] Sidney. for. seven’ years and. “operates the All. Bay. Marina on |’

for

tater that members felt strongly

construction to be covered: by” “"REPRESE referendum funds was needed,: _ REPRESENTATIVE Relations with Central Saanich ' NAMED —

Thieves On Rampage In Sidney Area

POLICE MOUNT | WIDESPREAD D INVESTIGATION

Homes Ransacked Wh While | Owners Absent

By Amelia Ronson : ~ . t

A rash of break-ins i is under investigation by Sidney R. C. M.P. who | warn local residents to guard against intruders by leaving lights on. while. away.

On January 11, Mrs. Stephens 10142 Resthaven reported thieves _ entered her rear bedroom windew and stole a transistor radio, pearl earrings, $89 in cash, a lighter and six silver table knives. :

On January 12, the home belonging to Mrs. Sarah Cummins, 2427 Henry was broken into. Would-be thieves pried open the Yale lock on’. the back door but took nothing.

The same day, Mrs. Len Lang, 10436 All Bay reported that a. house belonging to W. Coolidge, a next door neighbour, had been broken into. The Collidge’s are away and police have not been able to discover any theft. ne

On January 14, a break-in was reported at the home of: John King, . : 2225 Harbour Road. After jemmying the main door, intruders. stole a gold pocket: watch. ae

-The same day, two Oakville Street homes were broken into. Mrs. = Jean Olive, 2350 Oakville reported that $300 in one. dollar bills was | taken by thieves who broke in the back door. A neighbour Mrs. Edith coe Smith, 2366 Oakville lost $7, probably to the: same thief. In both cases, _

The pattern of breaking-and-entering is repeated elsewhere o on the ne : . iS Island with Colwood R. Cc. M. P. reporting a total of . 18 incidents this wh ues

Ne ew ‘Chamber Head _ |

~ Promises : A vigorous effort to put Sidney

Bowcott,

“Above. all. ‘we must. ‘improve

community,’ "said

Why te:

AL comparative: newcomer . t

stintingly | r the Chambe during

his twe years of. service. Harbour Road with his father. | -

The new ‘president. plans: to |" initiate a program of works. and. improve the committee struc: | ture, making sure that all members, as -well as ‘the. chair- men, are actively involved. of

“we will also work very closely with the. Town of Sidney” said. Whyte, who. advocates Chamber representation at. Council meetings, _

Brian Lewis was ‘elected: vice: president and a slate of. eight directors, includes Dennis

criminal . “negligence. ‘in con

nection, with’ an” ‘accident. :

October 31 which took the life of © | Michael Villers, Beacon, Avenue. ae Lovejoy: was committed ‘for trial aftera preliminary hearing ©.) which occupied most of the day in... Sidney. Police Court: ‘Monday. gs

Ma ore Informat tion”

Anthony ‘Thurston; ‘Saturna

Island was fined nel for driving vos ‘On Refe erendum without Insurance, 9. oe R equired 7 Icy conditions were F blamed for’ *

an accident on Jan. 913 which = caused. $500 demage to acar driven by. George, Russell Burr,” 0662 Lochside, The car slid off the ‘road on Highway, 17 at MeDonald =< Park intersection, knockliag down traffic: ttandards. and: bumping the traffic island;

At a meeting Monday of Central Saanich Ratepayers Association, support for the 1972 Saanich «School - District. referendum was discussed. : :

Dr. Jan Kupp, president Kald

that more Information on school

Counc!) were very. trienaiy | added Kupp who noted .that,: because of the flu. epidemic, attondance at. the meeting * was rather low. i

“stan Bickford WAS. named by, Central ‘Saanich Counc: on: Monday to act as municipal representative on. Groater View ' torla ‘Galebratlan) Opinmaltee,

Miss Terry Salt of Red Deer, Alberta’ wan a a carpriue vialtor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mra, Ernie Salt on the occasion of thelr 25th wedding anniversary, Other: relatives and friends. were alno present for the celebration, .

Mr. E, Holley, Medicine Hat, Alta in a ‘quest at the home of his mother, Mra, Ei. Holley, Third St,“

Mrs. T. 8 Calrns left for her home in Edmonton on January 18th: after enjoying a Christmas holiday with her daughter and won ‘lvlaw, Mr. and Mra. A. EB. Greenwood, 140 Clark Road,

~ Miss Janet Penfold from Hamilton, Ontario, waa the guest for two weeks at the home of Miss Mary Martin, Brealwood Drive, o

Friends of Mr, George BMiabford, Weal Gaanich Toad, wil be pared, -lo hear that he ia progressing favourably after surgery on his feet at St. Joseph's Hospital,

Judy Martin is now back at the University of Victoria after enjoying 4 two weeks’ shing holiday at Lake Louise. >.

Marilyn Sluggett told hor co-workers in the Toronto- Dominion Bank egg ES that she waa keeping her fingers crossed, that aha and her slater would be off on their planned trip to Antwerp and Fame belare the etriive pe

the airports, They hope to spend some lime touring the continent and the British Jalew,

Jamen Bond has Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs, H. E. Bande have returned to their homie oh Stellys Croas Road following a two weeks holiday in Mazathlan moxie,

relurned home following surgery at St. Souuph +