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Flyer boasts special features Ganges installation

Sewer project appeal is rejected

in B.C. Supreme Court ruling

New water taxi for the Gulf Islands isHarbour. Story on Page Thirteen.

seen at speed on Ganges

New Rotary project

Jaws of life to safeguardlives on Salt Spring roads

Jaws of Life, a hydraulic cuttingtool for opening up damaged,jammed automobiles is to beacquired for the Salt Spring IslandFire Department.

Sponsoring the purchase is SaltSpring Island Rotary Club.

Equipment costs about $8,000and is intended for cutting awaythe automobile body in order torelease passengers trapped inside.

District gets $600 backSchool district secretary-trea-

surer Wilf Peck told the Board atits regular meeting last week thatthe district had received a $600rebate from the Insurance Corpor-ation of British Columbia.

The rebate was issued on thedistrict's fleet insurance due to thefact that there were no accidents orclaims from the district.

On October 28 a demonstrationof the Jaws of Life will be availablein Centennial Park. Bert Timbers,speaking for the Rotary Club,reported that the demonstrationwould take place. He did not makeit clear whether the demonstrationis planned on his own car.

Vehicle used for the demonstra-tion ceases to be an operativemotor car after the cutting exer-cise.

The cutting tool consists of themetal shears and a gasoline en-gine. The rig is completely port-able. Motor drives a small pumpwhich builds up the hydraulicpressure for the cutting head.

When the Rotary Club stagesits Grey Cup breakfast this year theproceeds will be devoted to thisnewest venture of the service club.

Challenge to the Ganges sewerproject has failed to gain thesupport of the British ColumbiaSupreme Court and the installationmay proceed as originally planned.

On Wednesday Mr. Justice Cal-laghan, of the Supreme Court,handed down his judgment, refus-ing an injunction which would call ahalt to the project.

The ruling was the sequel to ahearing in Vancouver on August24.

Mrs. Yvette Valcourt, LionelWood and Fred Sibley, all ofGanges, were the petitioners, seek-ing relief against the project.Respondents were Pollution Con-trol Director W.S. Venables andthe Capital Regional District.

Judge explained that the sewerproject is being undertaken withinthe provisions of the PollutionControl Act.

Petitioners had pleaded that theinformation obtained from the Cap-ital Regional District was notaccurate and that the action of theDirector of Pollution Control wasbased on that information. Thejudge ruled that the Act gives theDirector the authority to takewhatever measures he sees fit toprevent pollution of water, land orair.

Wednesday's judgment includ-ed a review of the evidence at theAugust hearing.

In August, 1977, a local im-provement petition was circulatedamong residents of Ganges to builda sewer system at a cost in excessof $2 million. In October of thesame year the petition was receiv-ed by the Capital Regional Districtand declared to be sufficient,recalled Mr. Justice Callaghan inhis reasons for judgment.CLAIM INVALID

The petitioners were subse-

quently afforded the opportunity ofperusing and checking the petition.They were satisfied that the peti-tion was invalid as it had not beensigned by two-thirds of the ownersof the parcels liable to be chargedfor the costs.

The petitioners then issued awrit in the Supreme Court ofBritish Columbia seeking a declar-ation that the petition was invalid.

On or about January 11, 1978,the Capital Regional Board passed

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Joyriding pair may face

charges after Sunday caperLocal police are contemplating

laying charges against a teenage

What doyou want

of them ?This is the time when the Salt

Spring Island Parks and RecreationCommission starts to examine theneeds of the community.

At the end of the month thebudget will be completed and nomore allocations will be made.

The Commission is responsiblefor aiding sports and recreationalactivities on Salt Spring Island. Itmakes annual contributions tosome functions and it offers fundsfor the purchase of special equip-ment in other directions.

There is one snag.The 1979 budget will be consid-

ered at the October 30 meeting. If asubmission has not been made byOctober 27 it will not be availableto the Commission in time.

girl and boy who early this weekadmitted to stealing a boat belong-ing to Tom Elliott of Fender Island.

The pair admitted to the theft ofthe 16-foot craft, equipped with a20 horsepower engine, after theywere discovered stranded on ChartIsland Sunday. The boat had beenfound floating overturned off Pre-vost Island by the Queen of Sidneywhen she made the morning runthe same day.

There was some concern whenthe discoverers of the small craftfound blood splattered on thewindshield and over the front of theboat. The throttle was in thewide-open position, and the hullhad been damaged.

Initially the young couple in-volved in the caper denied havingtaken the Elliott boat from Thieve'sBay on Pender. They admitted tothe offence later in the day,however, after police found outwho the stray craft belonged to.

The incident is still underinvestigation. Ganges RCMP Sgt.Ray Stelter says there was noestimate of damage to Elliott'sboat.

Ganges PlanSATURDAY MEETING TO EXAMINE PHILOSOPHY

Ganges Plan is ready.On Saturday the new plan will

be presented to a Salt Spring Islandaudience in the Activity Centre ofthe elementary school at 10 am.

The plan has been some threeyears in the making and has beenthrough two agencies. Originalplan was prepared by the planningcommittee appointed by formerRegional Director George Hein-ekey. It was not the unanimousdecision of that committee.

The Islands Trust took over thefunctions of land use and planningin the islands as the plan was readyfor presentation and further studywas devoted to the subject by theTrust.

The plan to be revealed onSaturday is the result of theoriginal offering, modified by thesubsequent thinking of the com-munity.

The amendments to the SaltSpring Island Community Plan

include reference to the fact thatthe new proposals for Ganges are"intended to provide general guid-ance for conservation and develop-ment in the community. They willprovide a framework for the moredetailed implementing by-laws".DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

The development potential ofthe new Ganges Plan provides foran approximate population of2,300.

"This," says the report, "is

15% of the ultimate Island total of15.000 referred to in this plan."

The goals of the plan are listedunder 13 headings. These are theprinciples and goals which havegiven rise to the new Ganges Plan:

(a] To create, in the Ganges area, aplace in which people of all ages, ofdiffering social and economic stat-us and interests may be providedwith opportunities to develop their

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CONTRASTS IN INDIA Ganges gets new food take-out facility

Richardson to speak in Ganges

"The Blindman and the Ele-phant: Contrasts in India" will bethe theme of a talk, illustrated withslides to be given by JosephRichardson Friday, Oct. 27, at 8 pmin St. George's Hall, under thesponsorship of the Gulf IslandsCommunity Arts Council.

Joseph Richardson engaginglyidentifies himself as the husband ofBetty Richardson, friend and tea-cher of many recent kindergartenand primary students in Ganges.He is also a teacher, having been amember of the UBC faculty in thedepartments of Asian Studies andof Religious Studies since 1960.

The title of Richardson's talkderives from an ancient Jainistlegend, written in poetic Sanskritand illustrating the differing of

perceptions. He feels that it isespecially relevant to India whichpresents a complex montage ofcultures, customs and languages.EXPERIENCE

He speaks from experience,having lived in India with hisfamily for twelve years, from 1947to 1959; and for a further two yearsin the early part of this decade. Hewill be returning to Delhi in 1979 asresident director for the ShastriIndo-Canadian Institute.

Mr. Richardson stresses thefact that his presentation will beinformal, with plenty of time foraudience questions, quibble andcomments. Members of the Com-munity Arts Council will be admitt-ed free of charge. New membersmay join at the door.

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Barb and Ron Seymour haveestablished a new business forpeople in a hurry.

The Seymours have opened theBurger Galley adjacent to EmbeBakery, in Ganges. They're relyingalmost totally on take-out ordersfor their business-and so far,things look bright.

"We've been busy this firstweek, that's for sure" says Ron ashe puts hamburger patties on thegrill. "There can't be much doubtabout it -- people seem to wanttake-out service here."

Although Barb is the mainstayof the young operation, Ron pitchesin when he can.

"Barb's been working in thebakery for about \Vt years, soshe's got the experience," he says."I've got a full-time job but I'm onholiday this week, so I'm justlearning."

The Seymours say that their17-year-old son, Dal, and theirdaughter also pitch in to help whenthey can.MAKING ADDITIONS

Although the standard chickenand hamburgers are still availablethrough the Burger Galley, theSeymours have made additions totheir take-out menu. They're nowoffering an extra-deluxe editionhamburger as well as fish andchips, milkshakes and a variety ofbeverages.

"We might get in to doingprawns and stuff eventually," saysRon. "But'we'll have to see how itgoes."

There's one other thing that theSeymours are adamant about in

Ron and Barb Seymour at work at the Burger Galley.

their new venture."We try to use as many local,

island products as possible," says

Ron. "We feel that if we want localpeople to support us, we have tosupport them."

Reimbursement request refusedTrustees of Gulf Island School

District got involved in a ratherlengthy discussion last week whenthe matter of compensation forvolunteer aides cropped up.

The subject came to light on theheels of a request from theprincipal of the Pender IslandSchool for a total of $211.10 toreimburse volunteer teachers forbasic expenses such as mileage.

Pender trustee Don Fairweath-er told the board during its regular

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business meeting that in the pastvolunteer aides hadn't been reim-bursed for any of their costs.

"In the past the principal hasgone after people that he specific-ally wanted as teachers at theschool," Fairweather pointed out."It's been done strictly on afriendship basis, and I think theidea is good as long as it doesn't gobeyond that."

Fairweather said that none ofthe aides teaching at the PenderSchool had expected any reimburs-ement for their costs.

FELT THEY SHOULD

'' Most of the them felt that theyshouldn't be compensated, but theprincipal felt that they should be,"Fairweather said. "I feel verystrongly that at some point in thefuture they should be covered, butright now I think we should declineon the basis that we have no fundsto pay for it."

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District secretary treasurerWilf Peck pointed out that atpresent the board does not have apolicy to cover the situation, andthat such costs had not beenbudgetted for.

"I find it disturbing in a waythat bills of this size are coming inafter the fact,'' Peck commented.

' 'I don't really think there's anyproblem if we don't pay them"Larry Holbrook told the meeting."I don't think these people reallyexpected anything or were promis-ed anything."

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TO BE FRANK...

by richards

We never said what he said, hesaid until, one day, we said he saidwhat somebody else said. That'sthe sad tale of being quoted as aschool trustee, says Spencer Marr.And the trouble is he was right.When he was reporting on zero-based accounting, he didn't sug-gest that its application coulddispense with one staffer. It wassaid, alright, but not by him.

* * #There was another sad tale of a

man and his car. I heard about theguy in Ganges who went to do hisordinary business one morning. Hecame out of the bank. And wherewas his car? He walked around theblock and there was no sign of it. Itwas just lucky one of the constab-ulary showed up at that moment.So they drove the block and foundno car. Finally, in desperation, hewent back to his office with thepatrol car. There, in front of theoffice was his car. That's when heremembered. He'd borrowed theboss's car that day to go to thebank and the post office!

** *It's the Northland Prince. Built

at Burrard Dry Dock, she oncesailed between Vancouver andAlaska. But she is now known atthe St. Helena and she pliesbetween Britain and the CanaryIslands. How do I know all this?Former Anglican minister on SaltSpring Island, Ray Horsefieldwrote to tell me his brother, inEngland, has booked passage onthe Northland Helena. She carries90 passengers and a lot of cargo onher new run in her new role. TheNorthland Prince has been intoGanges Harbour on occasion, as Irecall.

***The guy who lies back and coos

his own name to himself to enjoythe delightful lilt of that poeticname just can't exist. Most peopleview their own names with indif-ference, distaste or outright disap-proval. What led up to all that wasthe announcement of the newPlymouth model, the Caravelle. Itseems only yesterday that Cara-velle was a Renault. And that ledon to a quick glance back at thedifferent names adopted in pastyears by different firms. There wasthe Hornet on this side of theAtlantic, a Hudson, over the otherside, a Wolseley. The Alpine is ofrecent years a Sunbeam and oflong ago, a Riley. Both came fromBritain. The Studebaker built theHawk: so did the Humber. Wols-eley and Hudson met on anotherbug, the Wasp, I think. There mustbe dozens of others because thereare more cars than there are words.

***At a quick glance at the recent

Rotary Sentinel, a line hits thereader, District Governor Deanspegs out...Then you look again andread District Governor DeansPeggs Oct. 10.

«* *Bed and breakfast has been a

feature of the British countrysidefor a century and more. An Ontariopublishing company is planning tobring it to Canada. Deneau andGreenberg are planning a nationalbreakfast and bed guide for Can-ada. Such a guide could makethings tough for a business that hasalready been through some slimsummers and that's the touristresort industry. What with camp-ers and bed and breakfast guides,they need a boost in tourism toeven stay standing still. The authorof the guide is John Thompson,Low, PQ.

Joan McElhardy writes urgingthat it is up to Driftwood to do alittle investigative reporting on theapple juice project on Salt Spring.As taxpayers, she states, we havenow paid out $3,000 to the applejuice pickers. Tell us what we havegot for our money, so far, sheurged. It doesn't need investiga-tive reporting to ascertain that.We've got apples, apple juice andsquashed apples, so far. But howcan it be investigated? The wholecountry knows the drill. Why godeep into a shallow pool? If Mrs.McElhardy doesn't like the princ-iple involved, then she shouldcampaign for a change in the law.But there's no offence being com-mitted. What could a journalisticsafari possibly reveal?

***

Lead weighs heavy or refers toDivine guidance as Lead, KindlyLight. Lead never did nothing. Ledis when you did or you were andnow you ain't. A pet peeve.

***Bank of Canada is the one that

deals in billions when the dollargoes down the chute. And, maybe,up! It's also the bank that sent aSalt Spring Island reader a letterlast week. He found out how theymake their millions. It cost him 28cents to get the letter. It had nostamp on.

*»*Baron of Beef has relinquished

its title and now lives among theordinary cut of meat. Baron's beenaround for a long time, althoughhistory doesn't record the origin ofthe titled roast. The original,traditional, real baron of beef istwo sirloins left uncut at thebackbone, I think. But it has alsobeen used by lesser butchers todescribe other and inferior parts ofthe carcase. So the federal govern-ment has reiterated its ruling of ahalf-century ago: no titles. Baron isout: it is simply a round steakroast. Of course, meat may followtea's example. We may yet findCanadian beef making its own wayto England to gain the privilegesof the British peerage. Think of it!An Albertan baron of beef in theHouse of Lords!

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member.Shirley Culpin brings a wide

range of experience in the printmedia to the paper after sevenyears in the reporting business.

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Shirley's outstanding interestsinclude breeding and showing IrishSetters, reading, hiking, ridingbicycles and horses and cooking.

Like the rest of the staff,Shirley will be doing a bit ofeverything at Driftwood. She'llalways be on the lookout for goodstory ideas and welcomes sugges-tions from members of the com-munity.

We all see the float planes comeinto the dock as the pilot springsfrom his seat to the wharf in aboutthree snap moves. Does he evermiss? Ed davis, general managerof Cougar Air, let the cat out of thebag with his report of the pilot whomissed. The pilot was trying to tieup his plane on a river. Somethingslipped and the plan set off by itselfand the passengers went for a riverjourney without benefit of captain.While the plane floated down theriver the pilot sped through theheavy bush almost as if it had beenmeadowland. He caught his planebefore the river took command.

"Pop" Lloyd-Walters opens

new RCMP office at Fort SmithFormer islander, L.M. "Pop"

Lloyd-Walterr of Lac La Biche,Alberta, was entertained by theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police atFort Smith recently.

Veteran police officer, PopLloyd-Walters served in the oldRoyal Northwestern Mounted Po-lice. During his service he spentmany years at Fort Smith.

This visit was arranged by theRCMP Detachment there.

The police force has a newbuilding in Fort Smith and theyinvited the veteran officer to form-ally open the facilities.

Writing of his experiences, theformer islander explained that hishearing is not as acute as it wasand he missed some of what wassaid. He did notice that there wasonly one chair set out and that hewas the occupant.

"They had a Mountie beside

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It is a large undertaking withmany special effects, includingmagic mirrors and toads appearingfrom nowhere.

"Lots of help will be needed,"said John Lomas, "so all thoseinterested in •performing or back-stage work, please go to theauditions on Friday, Oct. 13, at St.George's Hall, 7 pm, or call me."

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The program provided for apresentation for the former officerbefore the opening ceremony. Hewas presented with a plaque tomark the occasion.

It was the first time he has beencalled on "to tackle a thing likethat", he wrote.

While in Fort Smith, he stayedwith his son, Joe.

Pop Lloyd-Walters lived formany years on Galiano Island andthen moved for a decade or so toFulford Harbour.

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Ganges sewersIf a sewer system is installed and operating in Ganges it

will already have enjoyed as chequered a history as any projectin the province. In a dozen years the system has beenproposed, designed, rejected, resuscitated, proposed, approv-ed, rejected, resuscitated, proposed, challenged, vindicatedand now recommended, before a hole has been dug in theground.

Last week the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruledthat the Director of Pollution Control was acting entirely withinhis authority when he ordered the installation to proceed.

The design, preparation and installation can now proceed.This is, of course, subject to the various permits and

approvals yet to be sought.The first permit is that of the Pollution Control Branch. The

function of government which has required the community toinstall a sewer system is also the function of government thatrides herd on the manner In which it is installed.

This stage is the most important step in the project. Anearlier permit to discharge partially treated sewage into theharbour was withdrawn after a hearing into a challenge thatthe waters of Ganges Harbour were too shallow and tooslow-moving to accept large quantities of effluent.

The Capital Regional District already understands theproblems of discharging into the harbour: as does thePollution Control Branch.

The only assurance the residents of Ganges Harbour canask is that corrective measures will be demanded and tightlyenforced at any time in the future that the harbour watersmight show signs of contamination.

The only government body which stands between GangesHarbour and a stinking green mess is the Pollution ControlBranch.

The branch appeared to be very uncertain of the effects ofsewage discharge, when the matter was brooched before. Thistime, they must be sure, irrespective of the engineeringtechniques or the cost involved!

Planning meetingThis week has brought more emphasis on planning and

Salt Spring Island than a} any time since the regional districtswere formed a decade ago.

The presentation of the new Ganges Plan, coupled with theamended Salt Spring Island Zoning By-law will keep thecommunity on its toes.

Every Salt Spring Island resident has the opportunity ofattending a meeting on Saturday to examine, criticize orcommend the new Ganges Plan. Saturday's meeting is theislanders' meeting. It is an opportunity presented by theIslands Trust to hear what the man-in-the-street is thinking: ifhe is still thinking.

The following Saturday will see the formal hearing takeplace in Ganges. The hearing is the legal means of registeringformal protest or approval of the terms of the plan. There willbe no debate and no discussion at the October 21 meeting.

Free-for-all is Saturday, Oct. 14. Islander who doesn'tattend that meeting is hard-pressed to justify any futurecriticism of the Plan.

Be there!

Letters to the EditorVICTORIA'S SPENDING SPREESir,

It was in all the papers recentlythat the provincial government hada $140 million surplus in the fiscalyear that ended last March 31, butthat's really only the half of it.

In fact provincial revenues ex-ceeded what was estimated in thebudget by a total of $225 million.The final balance was not so highbecause the budget was overspent.

Total budgetary revenue, theamount that the government tookout of the taxpayers' pockets, wasover $4 billion. That is an increase'of greater than $1 billion over

the amount that was taken in thelast N.D.P. year, just two yearsbefore.

The figures may be hard toaccept, considering the constantSocial Credit campaign for spend-ing restraint on the part of federaland municipal governments andschool boards, but actions speaklouder than words. When it comesto careful husbanding of the tax-payers dollars, the Social Creditmotto is "do as I say, not as I do."

Provincial revenue figures,from the public accounts and theBritish Columbia Financial andEconomic Review, are as follows:

'Watch out for other hunters,..any nutcase can get behind a gun these days.'

1974-75 (the last full N.D.P.year) $2,680,360,3%

1975-76 (Socreds elected inDecember) $3,032,182,909

1976 - 77 (first full Socred year)$3,656,422,980

1977-78 $4,055,491,833Those are the figures, and the

most expensive public relationscampaign in the world cannot washthem away or make them come outdifferently.

They establish beyond doubtthat the present government, farfrom practicing the restraint that itpreaches, is the highest-spending,highest-taxing government thisprovince has ever seen.

The philosophy that the answerto every problem is to be found ingovernrhent action, with the billsent to the taxpayer, is still with us.

If that is the sort of governmentBritish Columbians want, theyhave two political parties that haveproved they will give it to them.

If, on the other hand, they havedecided that they want to getgovernments off their backs andout of their wallets~if they thinkthat they can spend the money theyearn more effectively than thepoliticians and bureaucrats canspend it, the Progressive Conserv-atives offer that choice.

VIC STEPHENS,Leader, Conservative Party,Victoria, B.C.September 28, 1978

LOOK AT THEM APPLES!Sir,

I am currently employed on themuch talked about (and muchmisunderstood) "apple grant". Iwas, as well as others on the grantand other members of the commu-nity, rather offended by KeithJackson's attack in last week'spaper.

For one thing, his referring tothe people of this island as "grant-grabbers", was unfair.

True, there have been a num-ber of government grants issued toindustrious groups on the islandwho saw things that needed doingover the years, but I see these asnothing to be condemned for. Ispoke to a woman from the CanadaWorks program today, and she toldme that they have a certainamount of money allocated to thisarea to be granted to people whopropose a worthwhile project. If wedidn't get it, some other projectwould and it too, would haveprobably been a victim of the kindof negative criticism that peoplelike Mr. Jackson like to dish out(His name is not unfamiliar toDriftwood readers and he rarelyhas anything positive to say.)

It's his, and others' prerogativeto express their opinions. But it is

also mine to defend myself againstsuch attacks, when I am so directlyinvolved.

It seems that he thinks "at least$100 a week" is some enormoussum of money. I'd like to ask him ifhe has tried recently to exist on it.It's not easy, with rent, hydro,phone and food bills to payregularly, as well as a car tomaintain (which I need since I'vebeen lucky enough to find a job inthese days of such high unem-ployment.)

And as for being set up forunemployment insurance whenwe're finished isn't every personwho works in this country entitledto the same? Why should we becondemned for it?! We won't evenbe receiving very much if we do goon UIC, because it's based on ourwage which is very, very low.

But still, I'm glad to be involvedwith such an environmentally con-scious enterprise. When the Jap-anese planted most of these or-chards and cared for them, theycouldn't foresee that they would beput off their land and sent to theinterior of the country, only to havewhites take over their land andorchards.

That, Mr. Jackson, is one of thereasons why our trees have beenneglected. Their successors hadneither the know-how or the initia-tive to keep up the industry they'dbegun.

Also, trees were planted byancestors of present island resi-dents, and just because treeshappen to be on land they bought

or inherited, doesn't mean thatthat is where their interest orexpertise lies. Consequently"they're just there".

It's a lot of work maintaining(after restoring!) fruit trees and thepeople of this island should begrateful, not critical, that there aresome who have the guts to take onsuch an enormous task.

And I don't believe for a secondthat tastes have changed so muchthat local apples aren't goodenough for local people to eat. I'vehandled hundreds upon hundredsof perfect apples.

And there are thousands morestill to be picked. Not counting thenot-so-perfect ones that make deli-cious juice.

Come to the Farmer's Marketand see for yourself. We have suchan extraordinary wealth of beauti-ful fruit, it's downright shamefulnot to take advantage of it.

Luckily most people agree. Forevery Keith Jackson we have atleast five supporters. I'd like totake this opportunity to thank thosepeople too. Without them, wecouldn't be successful. They'vegiven us their apples, yes, but theirconfidence too and that's importantwhen you work as hard as we do.

Our goal may be high but wewon't stop striving for it. And wewould appreciate it if people wouldkeep their negativity to themselvesand give us, and Salt Spring'sapples a fair chance.

M. GRITTANIGangesOctober 6, 1978.

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ROMAN CATHOLICSt. Paul's Fulford Holy MassOur Lady of Grace Ganges Holy MassUNITEDDr. V. McEachern Ganges Worship Service537-5817 Box 330 Fellowship Hour537-5812(church) An hour of sharing and caringCOMMUNITYGOSPELRev. S. Hildebrandt Sunday Sch.all agesBox 61, Ganges 537-2622, -5757 Evening ServiceBible Study & Prayer ThursdayMAYNE ISLANDSt. Mary Magdalene Sundays Rev. John Dyer

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Wednesday, October 11, 1978 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Five

By-law No. 2 to be considered

Zoning by-law for Salt Spring IslandSalt Spring Island is still the

same place, but the Salt SpringZoning By-law is not the sameby-law. It has been almost com-pletely re-written to accommodatethe changes needed.

On Saturday a public meetingin Ganges will consider the newzoning by-law as well as theGanges Plan.

Zoning by-law No. 2 is the workof the Islands Trust and representsa revamping of the original by-law.

There are now 25 differentcategories of zoning for land andanother three categories for water.

The categories range from Rur-al, through Rural Residential, 1-3and to Residential. Multiple familyand Mobile Home Park are theremaining two residential zones.

Agriculture 1 and 2, Watershed1 and 2 and Uplands and Forest areadapted from the SubdivisionBy-law. Community Care facility isthe zoning for nursing homes andother uses with six Commercialzones, Comprehensive Development and four Industrial uses.

Major change in the by-lawrefers to home occupations.

Subject of some controversy inthe past, the section referring tosuch occupations spells out thegeneral pattern without the specif-ics.

INCLUDEDHome occupations may include

the following or comparable uses,says the by-law: tailoring, dress-making and drapery; professionaland trades offices including medi-cal and dental clinics; small appli-ance and instrument repair shops;studios, including art, music andphoto; personal service uses inclu-ding beauty salons and barbershops; crafts, such as home-madeproducts and day-care centres orkindergartens up to 10 children.

Maximum of two such uses will

be permitted on a lot.The home occupation must be

carried out wholly within thedwelling unit or within an acces-sory building permitted in conjunc-tion with a residential building oruse.

Home occupation can't take upmore than 30% of the gross floorarea of the dwelling and may notuse more than 500 square feet.Nothing can show outside except aname plate not bigger than 2.7square feet.

Further change in the ZoningBy-law provides for controls on thesize and locations of commercialsigns.BIG OR LIGHTED

In commercial or industrialzones operators may have a 20

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School District has decided to seeka legal opinion on leaves of absencefor executive committee membersof the Gulf Islands Teachers'Association.

At its regular business meetinglast Thursday the board received aletter from the group requestingthat a member of the GITAexecutive be allotted half a day perweek with pay to attend to associa-tion business. The association alsorequested nine days with pay formembers of the agreements com-mittee to cover time spent innegotiations.

The matter has been slated fordiscussion with the association at ajoint meeting between the boardand the GITA slated for Oct. 12.

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square foot illuminated sign or a 40square foot sign without illumina-tion.

The by-law also makes provi-sion for other restrictions on signs.

Flashing or moving signs willnot be permitted, in any zone.

If a business discontinues, thesign in respect of that businessmust be removed within 30 days ofcessation.

The new by-law spells out theconstruction of accessory build-ings.

Where the accessory building isconnected to the main residence bya roof, an open or enclosedstructure or a floor or foundation, itwill be considered part of the mainbuilding and not an accessorybuilding.

Accessory buildings may not beused as habitations, they shall beof one storey and not more than 15feet in height and not more than500 square feet in area.

Flood controls require that nobuilding shall be constructed with-in 25 feet of the natural boundaryof a lake or swamp or within 50 feetof any other watercourse, includingthe sea. There are also restrictionson the level of a building in an areawhere flooding could occur.PARKING SPACES

Single-family dwelling musthave parking space for two cars.Multiple dwelling units must pro-vide 1.25 spaces for each unit andmobile home parks, one parkingspace per unit.

Stores and offices will requireone space per 270 square feet.Restaurants, etc must have one

space per three seats.By-law sets our requirements

for all uses. These requirementsare not retroactive and apply tonew construction only.

Maps of the new residentialzones, and others, showing theuses permitted are to be found inthe Court House at Ganges.

Saturday's meeting will consid-er these zones and matters relatingto them. Every Salt Spring Islandproperty owner would be well-ad-vised to check the zoning of his ownproperty.

New Agricultural Zone 1 isintended to preserve agriculturalland for farm use through therecognition and identification ofthe Agricultural Land Reservelands.

Only those uses sanctioned bythe Agricultural Land CommissionAct are permitted in agriculturalzones.

Agricultural Zone II applies toagricultural land within a water-shed. The same restrictions and

privileges apply as to Zone 1.DRAINAGE AREA

Watershed I caters to one-fam-ily dwellings, farms, golf courses,ecological reserves and home oc-cupations.

For the purposes of the by-law awatershed is the entire area ofdrainage basin from which watercan find its way to a body of waterdesignated a source of potablewater.

Watershed II provides for thesame restrictions. In neither zoneis a sewage disposal field toleratedwithin 200 feet of a lake. Themedical officer of health couldrequire a greater distance.

Commercial zones are, gener-ally, as they were under theoriginal By-law.

Comprehensive DevelopmentZone includes all uses allowed in aCommercial I zone as well asmultiple family dwellings in con-junction with commercial use.

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Conservation and its connotations

of terror and disgust in societyBY MARY WILLIAMSON

I am indebted to Maggie Schu-bart for introducing me to theNational Survival Institute. At theirthird Group of Fifty Conference inToronto this summer the themewas "Employment in a ConserverSociety."

Conservation is a loaded word.It strikes terror into advertisingagents and fills developers withdisgust. It conjures up "organicgardening", "back to the land",and turning back clocks. TheNational Survival Institute tooktheir definition from the ScienceCouncil of Canada's Report #27:

"The concept of a ConserverSociety arises from a deep concernfor the future, and the realizationthat decisions taken today, in suchareas as energy and resources,may have irreversible and possiblydestructive impacts in the mediumto long term.

' "The necessity for a Conserver

Society follows from our percep-tion of the world as a finite host tohumanity, and from our recogni-tion of increasing global interde-pendence.

"A Conserver Society is onprinciple against waste and pollu-tion. Therefore it is a societywhich:

•Promotes economy of designof all systems, i.e. "doing morewith less";

•Favours re-use of recyclingand, wherever possible, reductionat source;

•Questions the ever-growingper capita demand for consumergoods, artificially encouraged bymodern marketing techniques; and

•Recognizes that a diversity ofsolutions in many systems, such asenergy and transportation, mightin effect increase their overalleconomy, stability and resiliency.COST TO SOCIETY

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The conference on employmentwas attended by educators, econ-omists, labour, management, en-vironmentalists, M.P's and CivilServants, and they reached con-sensus, on many ideas and meth-ods. Among them:

"• A conserver Society willredistribute employment, but willlikely result in more employmentacross Canada. Moving towards aconserver society....stresses em-ployment-intensive rather thancapital-intensive production.

PRICES UP! PRICES DOWN• As we move to a new

pricing system....some prices maygo up while others go down;resulting hardships can be over-come by reducing the gap betweenhigher and lower income levels.

• In a conserver society therewill be less need for income aspeople will do more for themselvesand with the help of relatives,neighbours, friends and commun-ity; goods will last longer and willbe repairable." (Dull moans fromthe Ghost of Built-in Obsolescene!)

"• Various degrees of negativereaction can be expected...strong-est from the advertising and mar-keting people who promote con-sumption, less from construction,banking and finance, and leastfrom services and public transpor-tation areas.

• If the conserver society can beshown to be non-threatening topeople on a personal level, and topresent new opportunities formany, it will gain support-providedbusiness, labour and other interestgroups are involved in planningtoward what can be seen as anecessary end.

TRANSITION• Transition...may be easier for

Atlantic and midwestern provincesprecisely because they are not sofar down the road in industrialdevelopment and therefore havemore options still open to them.

• Our education system teachesyoung people to be consumers-ofexpensive systems, plants andmaterials; and we have not yetwoven together our educational,social and economic systems.

• In agriculture, a way must befound to recognize and reward theimproved quality of produce fromsmaller scale and organic farm-ing."

There is much more. Perhapsnext week....

Here & ThereWITH RON MacISAAC

PHONE 537-9718George K. Veltman, Piano Technician

Canada has produced its fairshare of Great Impersonators. GreyOwl, a friend of the wild creatures,was not only a great impersonator,but he also is a figure now inCanadian History.

Grey Owl, as it turned out afterhis death, was an Englishman whopassed himself off as an Indian.

To me as a boy he was the onlyman I knew who wore his straightblack hair full length and tieddown. When he came into ourhouse he had on his buckskinfringed jacket and his buckskinmoccasins, and he struck quite afigure with the small boys in ourfamily.NEVER GAVE IT UP

My father had half a dozenfriends that he rode and skiied,fished and shot ducks with. Thosewere the days when Indians werenot allowed to purchase liquor andGrey Owl though he had become anIndian, had never given up thegrapes. Most of my father's friendsseemed to me to be remittancemen, and Grey Owl fitted easilyinto this group when he came intotown from his cabin at Waskesieu.

When he came to the house hewould keep my mother busy,intensively checking his writingsfor style and grammar. Meanwhilehe would go out to the pantry, mefollowing him, and drink the vanillaextract.LAST GOVERNOR

Another friend was Sheriff A. J.Hanson. He was the one thatintroduced skiing. He married theyoung widow of Baron De Destal,she being the former Corinne de laGorgondiere, a descendant of thelast Governor of New France.

His daughter, Helga, marriedanother skiier, Count Moltke,whose daughter in turn marriedBaron Oluf Rosenkrantz.

So Grey Owl lived quite adivided existence. He knockedaround in Prince Albert with theemigree noblemen of Europe.While in the National Parks hetamed orphan beaver, and wrotewonderful children's books aboutthem. His stature was so great thathe was invited by and presented tothe Queen of England and was thetoast of the day in the salons ofLondon.

From drill to ball with

Galiano volunteer firemenBY MARY HARDING

The Women's Auxiliary to theSouth Galiano Fire Departmenthad a busy meeting last Tuesdayevening under the chairmanship ofPresident Phyllis Linton. Regularfire drill for both men and womenvolunteers will be held at 10 amSunday, Oct. 15 at the fire hall.

On Saturday, Oct. 21, from 2 to4 pm, the W.A. will hold its usualmonthly book sale, and this timeUnicef cards will be available fromBetty Fairbank. There will also be atable of house plants and cuttingsfor fall home garden planting.

Proceeds from these sales all go tothe Fire Dept. for needed suppliesand equipment.

On Thursday, Oct. 26, the W.A.will hold its annual dinner at thePink Geranium, all the ladies tomeet at 5.45 pm, at the fire hall forcar pooling.

Tickets for the Fourth AnnualFiremen's Ball have been printedand are available through MissLockwood's office or from anyW.A. member. The affair will beheld at Galiano Hall on Saturday,Nov. 18.

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POSTSCRIPT

Doesn't solve the problemBY SHIRLEY CULHN

Lordy knows enough has prob-ably been said about this particularsubject. But I can't help seeingred, just a little bit, over recentcriticism of the Phoenix Orchardsoperations started up recently hereon Salt Spring.

Granted, I've lived here only avery short time. I don't know thepersonalities involved in this littleconflict -- and that, perhaps, is tomy advantage. Sometimes outsid-ers can see both sides a little moreclearly than those involved right inthe thick of things.

The thing that rankles most isthat the Phoenix folks have beenlabelled grant grabbers. I suppose,in a way, that criticism is correct.

But are there not hundreds,indeed, thousands, of other 'grantgrabbers' in this fair country ofours? Is not every organizationmaking use of the various levels ofgovernment grants a grabber insome form or another?BOYCOTT THEM?

What would Mayne Island'sKeith Jackson have all thoseunemployed people do, sit backand refuse to apply for those grantson the grounds that the programsare a waste of taxpayer's money?That's it, fellas, boycott the grantsystems. If everyone refused tomake use of Canada Works, YoungCanada Works and the myriad ofother make-work projects in thiscountry they'd no doubt be dropp-ed by the governments. Andeveryone who could be employedby them could continue to live offwelfare and unemployment insur-ance benefits. (Which also, itmight be noted, come out of thetaxpayer's pocket.)

I'm not saying that the make-work programs are the be-all andend-all. In fact, I'm sure thatthey're not. There's somethingwrong when a country with thenatural wealth the likes of Cana-da's has such serious unemploy-ment problems.

But really, why take it out onthe folks who are at least attempt-ing to make a living from theminstead of sitting on their rear endsat home complaining that theycan't find a job? If anything, Iwould think that criticism of thesystem should be levelled at thegovernments who spawned them.WRTTEALETTER

Write Trudeau or Bennett aletter. Or better yet, register yourcomplaint by not voting for themnext time there's an election. Andif you're really unhappy with thewhole set-up, go to work for theopposing party of your choice.Work on their campaign commit-tees and do everything you can todefeat the party in power.

That's a much fairer method ofdealing with the problem thantaking cheap shots at the guys atthe other end of the scale.

There's one other thing thatpeople like Keith Jackson shouldremember. Grant grabbers or not,many of the people involved inthese programs are providing a

community service. Maybe therevival of Salt Spring's orchardsisn't such a terribly importantthing to most people. But if,indeed, the operation does becomea viable, self-sustaining businessthat provides regular employmentto island residents, and if it'smaking use of a valuable resourcethat would otherwise be totallywasted, can we condemn it? Iwould think not.WE'LL WATCH 'EM!

Don't worry, Mr. Jackson.We'll keep an eye on the people atPhoenix. If they apply for anothergrant next spring with the obviousintention of keeping things goingthat way, we'll let you know. And ifthey all just up and apply for UICbenefits when the grant runs outwe'll let you know about that, too.

I, for one, hope I don't have towrite anything to that effect,however. I hope the group issuccessful because I think they'vecome up with what they honestlyfeel is a viable project. Let's have alittle faith.

Membership is 139 at GalianoBY MARY E. HARDING

The monthly meeting of theGaliano Chamber of Commercewas held at the school on October4, with president Les Woodbridgein the chair.

Several reports were heard.Membership now stands at 139,said Frank Greenhalgh. The clear-ing out of a foothpath to the beachaccess at Scoones Road will beginsoon, now that the legal work is alldone and in order.

A donation was made to theLadies' Service Club to help furn-ish the third Galiano room in thenew Personal Care home at Gan-ges. First room money, of$1,000 was given by the GalianoLions, the second spearheaded bythe Ladies Service Club, who are

now well on their way to makingenough money for the third room.CHRISTMAS TREE

It was decided to ask to put aChristmas tree on Sturdies Baywharf, as was done last year.

Some discussion was also heldon the very high cost of gasoline onthis Island, as compared to otherIslands.

It was also decided that meet-ings of this Chamber of Commercewill be held on the first Wednesdayof each month from now on.

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The school trustee told the GulfIslands School Board at its regularmeeting last Thursday that he isconcerned because of the highvoltage wires across the road.

"Every spring, when the kidsfly kites there," he says, "I worryabout the 23,000 volts across theroad."

Stacey told the board he hadmentioned his fears to variousschool personnel on a number ofoccasions, but had always beenreassured that no child had beenhurt because of the wires so far.

"I am concerned," Stacey toldthe meeting. "I guess it wouldmean outlawing kite flying in thelower field, I don't know what elseto suggest. I feel like an ogre,suggesting that we outlaw kites."

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Thanksgiving is Farmers' Market in Ganges at end of season Saturday

FOR TODDLERS

New co-op playgroup formedA co-operative group of local

mothers has banded together toform a toddler's play group fortheir children.

The group was formed Fridaynight at an inaugural meetingcalled by originators JezrahHearne and Sandra McNie, andattracted the interest of a dozenSalt Spring Island mothers.

"Jezrah and I have been talkinga long time about getting some-thing going for the kids," Sandratold Driftwood. "So we called thismeeting to see how many mothersmight be interested."

Designed to give the childreninvolved quality care and their

mothers a little time to themselves,the play group involves very littletime or money for any of theparents.

"The children would cometwice a week, either on Monday orWednesday or Tuesday and Thurs-day, for about 21A or three hours,"explains Sandra. "There will be sixchildren and two adults at eachsession, whjch means that each ofthe mothers will have to be there tohelp one day of every three thattheir children attend."ABOUT $6 MONTHLY

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it to run above $6 a month.."We have to meet with the

nursery school people now tofind out how much our rent willbe," says Sandra.

Arrangements were made foruse of the nursery school in theafternoons before last week's mee-ting of parents was called. Thetoddlers will also be permitted touse some of the nursery schoolequipment during their afternoonsat the facility.

Although the two groups will beusing the same building, Sandrasays that in no way is the playgroup associated with the nurseryschool.

"This group is designed forchildren from one to just underthree years of age," she explains,"which means the youngsters willbe under the age for nursery schoolanyhow."QUALITY CARE

The group is dedicated toproviding quality care instead of asimple babysitting service for thechildren involved, says Sandra.Certain guidelines for disciplinehave already been laid down, and adaily log book will be kept to recordany specific problems or highpoints and how they were dealtwith.

Sandra says she hopes to seethe playgroup in operation by thebeginning of November. The groupwill operate during the same timeperiod as the nursery school,breaking for summer holidays.

"A lot of the mothers interestedin the project are crafts people whoreally need some time away fromtheir children to get any workdone," Sandra concludes. "I knowa lot of single mothers on the islandwho will be relieved, too. And Ithink it's going to be great for thekids."

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DOWNTHE

GUTTERwith KEN COLLINS

The Sunday night league is stillin need of bowlers, If you areinterested, just phone the bowlingalley and leave your name andphone number.

This week saw my first attemptat baby-sitting in a bowling alley. Ifound out that most people, whenthey rent bowling shoes have theirfavorite pair, asking for them withthe remark that the last time theywore them they bowled a 300game.

I used this to good effect onpeople who had no preference. Ialso found out that the biggestcoffee drinkers are the Wednesdaynight league, closely followed bythe Friday night people.

I've had quite a few head pinsin my time but the other night wasthe first time one has made me seestars.

Alley two had a jammed pin inthe back of the pin deck. It wasstuck pretty tight so here was Itugging my heart out when all of asudden, it broke loose and rappedme on my noggin, walla, a headpinwith stars!

After running a bowling alleyfor a short while I have come to theopinion that you have to be a jack of

' all trades, including the following,baby-sitter, opinion giver, janitor,change-giver, coach, banker, pin-ball champ, coffee maker, dish-washer, tall story teller, and lastbut not least, be able to beat theheck out of anybody who challen-ges you to a friendly game, andthat's the truth.

Thanks to everybody for thenice remarks you have made to meover the past week such as "Whatthe heck are you doing here,tubby?", "And why don't youbring your bed with you and sleephere?"

Since the water was done awaywith on the lanes people have comeup with their own solutions suchas, wearing a rubber glove on theirbowling hand, handi-wipes, damptowels, etc. Don't despair, help ison the way, by the time you readthis there should be damp towelsprovided on the score stands. Whatwill you be able to use lor anexcuse now, Leo?

Dave has had his operation andis now recuperating at home, hetells me it will be a month before hewill be able to bowl again, Leo ispjetty disappointed because hewas always sure of winning a fewbucks off him in their Saturdaynight challenge matches.

Well, after all that nonsense,here are the better scores of theweek, Mike (the Hag) Kelly, 770;Ken Collins, 782-766-741-719; JimGlenn, 747; Susan Marleau, 725;Dan Bedford, 752; Julien Valcourt,760; Bob Marshall, 774.

The 300 games came from, KenCollins, 312; Susan Marleau, 309;Debbie Cruickshank, 303; JulienValcourt, 301; Bob Akerman, 308;Walter Blatter, 304; Mike Kelly,302 and Sam Cochrane, 308.BOWLING TIP OF THE WEEK

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Quilted. Reg. 2.39 SALE

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S.S. FLATWARE24 pc. set. Choice of 2patterns. SALE

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ASHTRAYSReg. 1.98. Set of 8 metalashtrays. SALE

STEAK KNIFE SET6pc. set. Reg. 3.95 SPEC.

FONDUE FUEL16 oz. size. Reg. 1.15.

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PaintsPAINT THINNERQuarts. Special Value!

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'SMARTDES'Stock up for Christmas.

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Page Ten! GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, October 11, 1978

Time hassle results insuspended sentence

Towels and more towels from Women**Institute

Timothy L. Curtis has beengiven a susjsended sentence inprovincial court after being foundguilty of driving a motor vehiclewithout valid insurance.

Curtis was charged after RCMPCst. B. Allison pulled him over theevening of June 23 on the Fulford-Ganges Road.

Allison told the court that hehad pulled Curtis over because henoticed that the truck the accusedwas driving did not have validlicense plate stickers on it.

Allison told defence counselBruce McConnan that he stoppedCurtis at "about 9.10 or 9.15 pm"on June 23, and found that Curtishad in his possession a temporaryoperator's permit for the truck. Thepermit, he noted, expired at 9 pmon that date.

Allison testified that he lookedat his watch at the time he pulledCurtis over, and noted that it hadbeen past 9 pm. He told McConn-an, however, that he didn't recallany conversation with the accusedas to the time.TICKETED

The policeman told the court heasked Curtis for his driver's licenseand the insurance certificate,which was when the accusedproduced the temporary operator's

permit. Allison said he had theDuncan detachment check Curtisout, then issued him with a ticket,for driving without valid insurance.

Curtis told the court, however,that it was before nine o'clockwhen he was stopped by theconstable.

The accused said he had caughtan early evening ferry from SwartzBay to Salt Spring that eveningafter obtaining the permit to drivethe truck in Victoria.

"I got the permit in Victoriabecause I wanted to sell the truck,and a friend here wanted to have alook at it," Curtis told the court.

The accused said he drove toGanges after getting off the ferry,attended the graduation ceremon-ies at the high school, thenlingered there for a while to talk tofriends.

"At 8.50 I left to go and meetsome friends" Curtis testified. "Iwas going to park the truck and gowith them to a party. I looked at mywatch before I left."

Curtis estimated that it tookabout a minute for him to get fromthe school grounds to his truck, anda further three or four minutes todrive the three or four blocks hetravelled before he was pulled

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Under cross-examination byCrown counsel N.K. Varma, Curtissaid that he had been particularabout keeping track of time whilehe was at the high school becausehe was aware that the permit todrive his truck expired at 9 pm. Headded, however, that he hadn'tbothered to check the time on hiswatch when he was pulled over bythe constable.

Perry Booth, a friend of Curtis',said he noticed the accused hadbeen stopped and pulled over tosee if there was anything wrong.Booth testified that he looked at hiswatch just as he parked his car andit read "two or three minutes afternine."

Booth said Curtis told him whyhe had been pulled over and notedthat he had been sitting there forseveral minutes before Booth camealong.

Neither Booth nor Curtis show-ed their watches to the policeman,they said during testimony.

"I didn't figure it would do anygood," Booth told the judge.

In his final argument defencecounsel McConnan submitted that"there was reasonable doubt thathe (Curtis) was driving after 9o'clock."

"The evidence is not clear,"McConnan contended, "and I sug-gest that the accused should begiven the benefit of the doubt."

Varma contended that it was"rather strange" that neither Cur-tis or Booth showed their watchesto the constable at the time of theincident if time was of suchimportance.

"That would seem to me to bethe natural thing to happen immed-iately," Varma concluded. "I sub-mit that the officer has given thetimes quite accurately."

In handing down sentenceMcAdam said the only reason hewas giving a six-month suspendedsentence rather than a fine wasbecause the time factor involvedwas "very close."

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Margaret Cunninghamtowels donated to Central Han by

the Sooth Salt Spring Island Wom-en's Institute.

Party marks her 90th birthdayMrs. Charles Brawn celebrated

her 90th birthday at her home onSaturday, September 30. Besidesher daughter and son-in-law, Mr.and Mrs. Peter Denroche, who livenearby, visiting for the day wereher son and daughter-in-law,Lt.-Col. J.E. Brawn and Mrs. Brawn,of West Vancouver; niece, MissStephanie Brawn, of Vancouverand her nephew and his wife, Mr.and Mrs. Doug Brawn, of FraserValley.

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Suspended driver

gets $200 fine

James Alexander Paxton, 19, ofRichmond has been fined $200 inprovincial court at Ganges ona charge of driving while disquali-fied.

Paxton pleaded guilty to thecharge after telling Judge D.K.McAdam that the original drivingsuspension had been issued tohim at 1 am Aug. 6 after beingstopped by police on Pender Is-land.

Paxton told the judge that hehad been driving at 3 pm the sameday because he had to get homeand another companion who waswith him and who had a license todrive was still drunk from theprevious night.

land and came to Canada in 1908,residing in Vancouver, Nelson andVictoria. She moved to Galianoaround 1947.

This gracious lady enjoyshealth, and enjoyed her party verymuch.

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Wednesday, October 11, 1978 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page Eleven

Ganges Plan[From Page One]

social, physical, spiritual, intellec-tual and artistic talents.(b) To provide an opportunity forbusinesses to serve the public in anefficient manner while receiving aneconomic return on their invest-ment.[c] To provide, in the Ganges area,such facilities as are necessary forthe elderly to enjoy the remainingparts of their lives in a meaningful,profound and healthy manner hikeeping with the character andspirit of the island.(d) To protect and improve thenatural amenities within the Gan-ges area, and also to preservethose historical places which mayfall within development areas.[e] To promote a total system oftransportation for the Ganges area,for vehicles, people and ferries, inorder that the island may functionmore efficiently in its day-to-dayoperations.(f) To respect, at all times, the ruralatmosphere found on Salt SpringIsland and to encourage develop-ments compatible with this includ-ing encouraging a 'sea-side' envi-ronment.[g] To promote and protect appro-priate commercial expansion hi thetraditional business core withoutinterference with the existing busi-ness already legally existing out-side that business core.(h) To encourage and provide bycooperation between public andprivate enterprise, suitable designof buildings and the surface areasand landscaping between them soas to reflect the character of theIsland and to provide an environ-ment which is conducive to theenjoyment of shopping and meet-ing people.[i| To exclude from the businesscore, land intensive commercialactivities such as auto sales lots sothat a compact, pedestrian orientedcentre can be encouraged and toprovide for additional industrialkind needs outside Ganges.(j) To avoid random extension ofthe planned urban residential partof Ganges and to do this byavoiding sewer extensions beyondthe initially planned limits,[k] To recognize the sea as avaluable asset and to reinforcelinks between land and water.(1) To aim at improving compatibil-ity between adjoining and poten-tially conflicting uses, by incor-porating appropriate requirementsin implementing by-laws.I m| To permit residential use hi thebusiness core if compatible withbusiness and not prejudicial tofuture commercial space needs.

Ganges is provided with fiveresidential zones, although theboundaries may include uses otherthan residential.

A - Urban Residential providesfor a lot size of 11,840 sq. ft. in asewered area. Multiple familydwellings will be permitted onproperty of more than an acre,subject to land suitability, relation-ship to adjoining uses, load onpublic services, proximity to shopsand social facilities access andpublic opinion.

B - Residential, provides for nosmall-lot subdivision. Major part ofthis area lies in the AgriculturalLand Reserve and application hasalready been made for its exclu-sion. Minimum lot size is subject to

sewage disposal and ground insta-bility.

Core area is established torecognize the existing commercialuse and to integrate additionalcommercial areas. Multiple familyunits will be permitted either ontheir own or in conjunction withstores or offices.

Retail and service businessexpansion would be encouraged inthe Hereford and McPhillipsBlocks. This would provide acorridor between the older centreat the end of the Fulford-GangesRoad and a proposed new foodstore west of Jackson.

Ceiling on multiple family unitsthere is 350.

Ministry of Highways will beencouraged to construct the outerroad as shown on the plan. It ishoped that this road will be herewithin five to 10 years, says thereport.

Improved roads, freer move-ment of traffic through Ganges andelimination of congestion areplanned.

More parking, both public andprivate is needed. It is also hopedto encourage pedestrian use ofGanges with pedestrian routes.

Plan further calls for the inau-guration of a fast pedestrian ferryfrom Ganges to Saanich Peninsulaand perhaps, the Outer Islands.

Sweeping proposal is the acqui-sition of part of Mouat Point as apublic park. It would then becomea part of the walkway aroundGanges.

On Saturday the plan will bediscussed and the following Satur-day, objections will be invited.

Two young

island

craftsmenTwo young Salt Spring Island

jewellers, Craig Wright and Rosa-mund Skye, who work in silver,gold and gem stones, will beinterviewed by Bob Switzer on hisCBC television show at noon nextFriday, Oct. 13.

Craig and Rosamund, who liveat Tasaday Farm, Sharp Road, SaltSpring, are currently enjoying asuccessful exhibition and sale oftheir work at "Circle Craft", in theC.P.R. Station in Vancouver.

A piece of their work wasrecently sold in the "Endeavour"auction.

They were provided with thematerials for this pendant, andcontributed their skills in its crafts-manship.

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Fanners of British ColombiaGULF ISLANDS AGENTS

Fender L. TavernerSalt Spring H. DerbitskyGaliano J. RipleySaturna G.WickMayne E. Easton

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Take heed

of SparkyGulf Islands school children will

be bringing what looks like a comicbook home from class this week -but it's a publication that theirparents might do well to read.

Emblazoned with the ever-fam-iliar countenance of Sparky, thefire dog, the little booklet aims atteaching children how to preventfires. Its distribution is part andparcel of Fire Prevention Week,which runs this year from Oct.8-14.

Ganges fire chief Robert Leaskhas asked that the booklets bedistributed throughout the schoolsystem to make children moreaware of how they can preventfires. It covers not only how toprevent fires, but the history ofhow fire preventatives and retard-ants have been developed and why.

Leask says that although no bigspecial promotions for this specialweek have been planned locally,young children will be visiting thelocal fire hall. Fire preventionposters have also been placedstrategically in local business win-dows.

"But I find that fire preventionis a year-round thing," says Leask."It's not something that can beconfined to just one week a year."

TOPS members saygood-bye to Pearl

BY MABEL JOHNSTONMembers of the Mayne Island

TOPS group had lunch together atthe Five Roosters on Village BayRoad Sept. 27 to say farewell toPearl Brau, who is leaving soon toreturn to Kelowna.

Leader Edona Medcalf, on be-half of the chapter, presented Pearlwith an etched aluminum bowlfilled with exotic fruit and MayneIsland souvenir. She wished Pearlwell in the future and expressedappreciation of her contributions tothe club.

Pearl has been a member of thechapter since early 1976 and wasthe first in the group to reach goaland receive official Keep OffPounds Sensibly status.DIETETICS

With her background trainingin dietetics Pearl did not need to be

persuaded as to the need of caloriecontrolled meals. She saw thevalue of the group in providingincentives for a long-term programof weight control. She has kept herweight within the allowed 10 poundlimit since that time and receivedher second-year KOPS member pinthis year.

Pearl hopes to attend theProvincial recognition days in Nan-aimo next spring. She has alreadymade plans to join a TOPS groupnear her new home.

At the meeting on Monday,Oct. 1 it was announced that JessieCraig was the best loser forSeptember. She and Bertha Evanswere best losers for the day.

The chapter is now in a positionto accept a few new members andwould be glad to welcome anyoneinterested.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 64 (Gulf Islands)

Notice of ElectionPublic notice is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 64 (Gulf Islands) that Irequire the presence of the said electors at the School Board Office, Lower Ganges Road,Ganges, B.C. on Monday, October 30th, 1978 at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, forthe purposes of electing persons to represent them as school Trustees.

GALIANO ISLAND - One to be electedFENDER ISLANDS - One to be electedSALT SPRING ISLAND - Two to be elected.

ALL FOR A TWO YEAR TERM.The mode of nomination of candidates shall be as follows:Candidates shall be nominated in writing by two duly qualifiedelectors of the School District. The nomination-paper shall bedelivered to the Returning Officer at any time between the date ofthis notice and noon of the day of nomination. Thenomination-paper may be in the form prescribed in the MunicipalAct, and shall state the name, residence, and occupation of theperson nominated in such manner as to sufficiently identify suchcandidate. The nomination-paper shall be subscribed to by thecandidate.

Nomination-papers may be obtained from the School Board Office, In the event of a pollbeing necessary, such poll will be held at the places and during the times set out below, ofwhich every person is hereby required to take notice and to govern himself accordingly.

POLLING PLACES:Galiano IslandPender Islands

Salt Spring Island

Galiano SchoolPender Island School, Canal Rd.Church Hall, South Pender IslandSchool Board Office-Lower Ganges Rd.Central HallNan's Coffee Bar-Fulford Harbour

On Saturday, November 18th, 1978, between the hours of 8.00 A.M. and 8.00 P.M.

ADVANCE POLL;School Board Office - Lower Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island, on November 15, 16 and 17,1978 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 noon, and 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Given under by hand at Ganges, B.C., this Second day of October, 1978.

J. Vodden,Returning Officer

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: Twelv GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, October 11, 1978

Fulford ladies win their shareThe Fulford Ladies Softball

Club brought home its share of thetrophies this past season, as isevident in the accompanyingphotograph.

Regulars on the team included(back row, left to right) BettyJones, Barb Akerman, Brcnda

Akerman, Pam Webster, BrookHaldak, Anno Delaney and CathyAnderson.

Those in the front row, left toright, include Lorraine Henderson,Barb Kennear, Cindy Webster andMolly Akerman. Missing from thephoto are regulars Sherrill Ads-

head and Pam Donneley.The team would like to thank

Salt Spring Island Sea ProductsLtd., Roy Lee Petroleums, GangesPharmacy, Bob Blundcll, Rita'sInn, and Ted and Pat Akerman fortheir support for their wind-upcabaret.

ISLANDS TRUSTSalt Spring Island Trust Committee

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICE is hereby given that all persons who deem their interest in property affected by thefollowing proposed By-laws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard on the matterscontained therein at a Public Hearing to be held at the Activity Centre, Salt Spring IslandElementary School, Ganges, B.C., on SATURDAY, October 21, 1978, commencing at 10:00a.m.

(a) Proposed Salt Spring Island Trust CommitteeBy-Law No. 15 is a By-law to amend the OfficialCommunity Plan (Salt Spring Island) adopted byBy-law No. 118 of the Capital Regional District in1974.

This By-law will amend the Salt Spring IslandCommunity Plan to provide more detailed propos-als for the future of the Ganges area. It includesgoals and principles for Ganges development andconservation and specific statements for Residen-tial and Commercial uses of land. In addition thereare references to Transportation, the Marineenvironment and other matters. Miscellaneousamendments to the Community Plan affectingareas other than Ganges are also included in theBy-law. These will change parts of the written textand some locations of scheduled land uses on thePlan Map.

(b) Proposed Zoning By-Law. 14 for Salt SpringIsland is a By-law to regulate the use of land,buildings and structures and regulate the heightand siting of buildings and structures on SaltSpring Island. The regulatory provisions of thisBy-law have been drawn up to conform as closelyas possible with the policies contained in theOfficial Community Plan (Salt Spring Island)adopted by By-law 118 of the Capital RegionalDistrict in 1974 and as further amended. They arealso drawn up to reflect changes in the CommunityPlan proposed in paragraph (a), above. The By-lawestablishes both provisions of general applicabilityand provisions and regulations for each of thetwenty-eight (28) zones established by the By-law.

The 'General Provisions' section of the proposedBy-law includes regulations and requirements forsuch items as off-street parking, the issuance ofDevelopment Permits, and home occupations.

The zones may be summarized as follows:

Rural Zone (R)Allows for uses such as agriculture; one-familydwelling; seasonal cottages or two-family dwellingin certain instances; home occupations; places ofoutdoor recreation; public service uses.

Rural Residential Zones (RR1. RR2, RR3)Allows for uses such as a one-family dwelling;agricultural activities; home occupations; seasonalcottage or two-family dwelling in certain instan-ces; schools and other public service uses.

Residential 1 Zone (Rl)Allows for uses such as a one-family dwelling; atwo-family dwelling in certain instances; homeoccupations; schools and other public service uses.

Multiple Family Zone (MF)

Allows, for such uses as multiple family dwellings;home occupations; public service uses.

Mobile Home Park Zone (MHP)Allows for such uses as mobile home parks; alimited accessory residential use; home occupa-tions; public service uses.

Agriculture Zones (Al, A2)

Recognizes Agricultural Land Reserve Lands andallows for such uses as those permitted in theAgricultural Land Commission Act; one-familydwelling; farm use.

Watershed Zones (Wl, W2)Allows for such uses as a one-family dwelling;farm use; golf course; home occupations.

Uplands & Forest Zone (UF)Allows for such uses as a one-family dwelling;farm use; seasonal cottage or two-family dwellingin certain instances; schools and public serviceuses; home occupations.

Public & Recreation Zone (PR)

Establishes a zone to provide for recreational useon public land. Allows for such uses as ecologicalreserves; farm use; parks; park reserves.

Community Care Facility Zone (CF)Allows for such uses as community care facilitiesand an associated residential unit.

Commercial Zones (Cl, C2, C3, C4, C5. C6)Allow for a range of general commercial uses suchas: The Cl Zone-retail stores, business offices,banks, restaurants; C2 Zone-offices, barber shops,beauty parlours; C3 Zone-retail stores, restau-rants, service stations; C4 Zone-hotels, camp-grounds, restaurants, marinas; C5 Zone-places ofindoor recreation; C6 Zone-funeral parlours. Eachzone permits a small residential unit in associationwith the commercial use.

Comprehensive Development Zone (CD)Allows for a combination of general commercialuses and multi-family residential uses such as:uses permitted in the Cl Zone; multiple familyunits; home occupations. For example, this maypermit commercial uses on the ground floor of abuilding and multiple family dwelling units on thesecond floor.

Industrial Zones (II, 12, 13, 14)

Allows for a range of industrial uses such as: IIZone-boat building and repairs, marinas; 12Zone-storage yards, contractors' workshops, ap-pliance sales and service; 13 Zone-car sales andrepair, machinery sales and repair, car wrecking;14 Zone-sawmills, general industrial uses. Eachzone permits a small residential unit in associationwith the industrial use.

Water Zones (WA. WB, WC)

Allows for the use of water and foreshore areassuch as: the WA Zone permits private dockingfacilities. The WB Zone provides for foreshoreoriented commercial facilities. The WC Zoneprovides for boat building, repairs or sales, andfreight handling facilities.

This By-law will not supercede the provisions ofthe Agricultural Land Commission Act and whereland is classified as Agricultural Land Reserve, theprovisions of the Agricultural Land CommissionAct shall take precedence over the By-law.

Copies of the proposed By-laws may be reviewed at the offices of the Capital RegionalDistrict, Building Inspection Department, in the Provincial Government Building, Ganges,B.C., during normal working hours of 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive.The proposed By-laws may also be reviewed at the Islands Trust Office, 4th Floor, St. Ann'sAcademy, 835 Humboldt Street, Victoria, B.C., during normal working hours of 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday inclusive. M ̂

Administrative Officer

Stray panel could cause hold upGulf Islands School District

secretary-treasurer Wilf Peck re-ported to trustees at their regularmeeting last week that constructionat the new Fernwood ElementarySchool is on schedule, mostly.

"We've run into a problem withlate delivery of the electricalpanel," Peck told the trustees. "Ifthat doesn't turn up pretty soon

there's going to be a seriousholdup."

Painting at the school is wellunder way, however, and Peck saidthat seeding of the grounds shouldget done this week if the weatherholds.

The board has agreed to travelto the new school when it meetsnext to take a look at the facility.

ISLANDS TRUST

Salt Spring IslandTrust Committee

NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given that all persons who deem theirinterest in property affected by the following proposed By-lawwill be afforded an opportunity to be heard on the matterscontained therein at a Public Hearing to be held in the ActivityCentre, Salt Spring Island Elementary School, Ganges, B.C.,on FRIDAY, October 20, 1978, commencing at 7:30 p.m.

Proposed Salt Spring Island Trust Committee By-lawNo. 12 is a By-law authorizing a Land Use Contractrelating to Blackburn Farm Society for first, N.W. V4,Section 85, South Salt Spring Island, Cowichan LandDistrict, and secondly, Lot 1, Section 86, South SaltSpring Island, Cowichan Land District, Plan 17652,Except that part of said Lot 1 as shown outlined in redon a "Plan of Subdivision of Part of Lot 1, Section 86,South Salt Spring Island, Cowichan Land District, Plan17652" prepared by Allan R. Hardie, British ColumbiaLand Surveyor and sworn to by him on the 20th day ofSeptember, 1978. The purpose of the contract is toallow for the clustering of not more than 20 dwellingunits on some 200 acres of land and to provide for thepossible construction of a golf course on this land.

The land described above is shown shaded on the Mapbelow.

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Copies of the proposed By-law may be reviewed at the officesof the Capital Regional District, Building InspectionDepartment, in the Provincial Government Building, Ganges,B.C., during normal working hours of 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,Monday to Friday inclusive. The proposed By-law may also bereviewed at the Islands Trust Office, 4th Floor, St. Ann'sAcademy, 835 Humboldt Street, Victoria, B.C., during normalworking hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Fridayinclusive. M ̂

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Fernwood School featuresBY CATHY CHRISTIANSON

SANDRA DESBOTTESMONIKNORDINE

SARAH WEIBEThe situation at Fernwood El-

ementary is something like a"school within a school."

The Fernwood classrooms thatare not within the Salt Springschool building are more like aseparate school, although bothschools are together at recess,lunch and after school. The Fern-wood classrooms that are withinthe Salt Spring building are almostpart of the Salt Spring school,except that they do not attend theassemblies and meetings in SaltSpring Elementary. For perform-ances like Bastion Theatre bothschools combine to enjoy the play.HOUSETEAMS

This year the housenames havebeen changed. The children fromFernwood and Salt Spring Elemen-tary schools have decided thatinstead of Alpha, Beta,"Gamma,and Delta, they wish now to becalled: Broncos, to represent Fer-wood. Colts, Mustangs and Stal-lions to represent Salt SpringElementary.

Each house team is divided intofour groups: junior girls-grades4-5; junior boys-grades 4-5; seniorgirls-grades 6-7; senior boys -grades 6-7.

There is a very good atmos-phere between the teams. Oftenwhen one team is short, they willborrow players from their oppon-ents.

Not only do they play againsteach other, but represent theirschools by playing against off-island teams.

ENTER SCHOOL GAMESFernwood has both soccer and

field hockey teams. The teams aremade up of grade 6 and 7 studentsand everyone gets to play.

The boys lost a very close game-to Drinkwater School of Duncan butwere pleased with the way theyplayed.

On Thursday they travel toChemainus to take part in a schooltournament. The coach is Mr.Marsh.

Girls field hockey is coached byMr Prendergast. We have playedCrofton and Salt Spring Elemen-tary already and plan to travel toCrofton for a return match. Atournament is planned for later.FERNWOOD COLOURS

All students are involved in a"school colours" competition. Stu-dents are giving their ideas oncolours for the team uniforms andin choosing a name for schoolteams. We are also trying to designa school crest.

FIELD TRIP TO SEATTLEOn Sunday, Oct. 22, the grade

seven students of Fernwood andSalt Spring Elementary are leavingon the noon ferry from LongHarbour.

We are going to visit the SeattleScience Fair, displaying King Tutand his treasures. We are stayinguntil Monday night, and are to bebilleted out for the night withstudents from Westgate Elemen-tary just north of Seattle. It will bea very educational trip, as we arestudying about Egypt to preparefor the outing. Our principal, Mr.Marsh and the grade six teacherMr. Prendergast are some of the

ISLANDS TRUST

Public Information MeetingThe Salt Spring Island Trust Committee will hold a publicinformation meeting to discuss the following proposals:

1. Amendments to the Salt Spring Island CommunityPlan including more detailed proposals for Ganges.

2. A revised Zoning By-law for the Island.

3. Subdivision By-law Amendments.

The purpose of this meeting is to outline the proposedplans and By-laws and to discuss their proposed impact onthe island.

The Trust Committee invites interested persons to attendthis Public Information Meeting and participate in thediscussions on these very important By-laws. Members ofthe Salt Spring Island Trust Committee and staff plannerswill be in attendance. Copies of the By-laws, plans andmaps will be on display at this meeting.

This information meeting will be held in theActivity Centre,Salt Spring Island Elementary School,Ganges, B.C.

on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1978beginning at 10.00 am and will continue intothe afternoon.

All proposed By-laws, plans and maps will be on publicdisplay on weekdays beginning Friday, October 6, 1978from 1.00 pm to 4.30 pm at the Capital Regional DistrictBuilding Inspection Office, Provincial Government Build-ing, Ganges, B.C. and during normal working hours of8.30 am to 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday inclusive, at theIslands Trust Office, 83 Humboldt Street, 4th Floor, St.Ann's Academy, Victoria, B.C.

This information meeting is not to be confused with anOfficial Public Hearing which is expected to be held inGanges on Saturday, October 21, 1978. Formal advertisingfor this Public Hearing will appear in the Driftwood.

A staff planner will be at the Building Inspection Office inGanges, on Wednesday, October 11,1978, from 1.00 pm to4.30 pm to answer questions on the proposed By-laws.

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Taxi fleet gets new additionThe Ganges Flyer may not be

the prettiest boat in the world, butit's certainly functional - andthat's what Jack and WendyHughes care about most.

The Hughes', who operate GulfIsland Water Taxi Ltd., added theFlyer to their operation just recent-ly with an eye to supplying faster,quieter service to their clientele.

"The Flyer's more suited to ourwork," beams Jack. "It's fast andit's quiet. Until now I don't thinkSalt Spring has had a boat thisquiet and efficient."

In addition to its speed, theFlyer boasts other special features.It's capable of carrying 12 passen-gers, up four from the maximumcapacity of the Hughes' other twoboats. In addition, the couple haveincorporated a number of specialsafety features. The Flyer featuresradar, heat alarms, headlights fornight operation and a built-incarbon dioxide system in theengine room.

With an eye to the fact thatthey'll now be handling the emer-gency service for the outer islands,the Hughes' have altered the basicdesign of the craft so that it can beconverted to accommodate three-stretchers.

adults accompanying us on thetrip.BASTION THEATRE

On Friday, Oct. 6 the studentsof Salt Spring Elementary andFernwood Elementary were enter-tained by the Bastion Theatre.They acted out the story of "TheHobbit.' The students didn't haveto pay to see the play, because theschools paid the cost out of themoney raised last year.SPELL-A-THON

During the next two weeksstudents from Fernwood are hold-ing a Spell-A-Thon. It will run thesame as last years.

Students will find sponsors,study the 100 spelling words, betested by the teachers, then collectthe pledges.

The money made by the stu-dents will go towards the school. Itwill pay for field trips as well aspaying for professional performinggroups to visit the school.BAND

Fernwood's band program isunderway. The grade six and sevenstudents have four periods a weekbetween us. The Bandmaster isMr. Wilf Davies.

Saturna SceneBY MAGGIE HAYES

The Thanksgiving weekend wasa pleasant one for those who spentit on Saturna. A highlight was theLions annual Harvest Festival onSaturday night.

The club, with Neville Bouch incharge, arranged a fine evening,with a social hour followed by ahearty supper of hot dogs, corn onthe cob, baked beans, johnny cakeor cornbread, homemade pumpkinpie, coffee, and also drinks for thelittle ones.

The turnout for the affair wasgood and the audience was partic-ularly attentive as Neville selectedticket numbers for the pumpkinsbeing raffled, as Jack Vincentauctioned off a few of the pumpinpies, and as the movie began.

A Waft Disney favourite,"Gus" as a field-goal kickingdonkey, drew squeals of delightfrom the kids. Everyone went homehappy, some feeling especiallylucky: Leah Smith won two pump-kins, and Lrs, Taimi and Bob'syoungest grandson, drew his ownwinning ticket.

Connie and Laurence Smith hadtheir family, the Paulins, over forthe weekend from Vancouver. Pat

Jack Hughes with newest addition to the water tad fleet.

Carney and son J.P. were at theirhome in Boot Cove. Betty andGordie Wick entertained theyounger Wick clan for a few days.Stacey Bavis was over visiting herparents and friends on the island.Frank and Mary Copeland wereglad of the company of Mary'ssister, who is staying with them.The Hindmarches had daughtersLeni and Gladys, with their famil-ies. Dr. Dwight Peretz of Boot Covewas at this island home.

The intermediate class madetheir first trip to Mayne Island

School where they participated in agame of soccer. Mayne won 2-1,and good sportsmanship was notedduring the play.

Upholstery classes have startedfor the fall term, and all partici-pants are hard at work already ontheir projects.

Upcoming: Historical Societymeeting on Saturna, Sunday, Oct.29--at the Community Hall. Seenotices posted.

Water referendum-Nov. 18--seenotices posted.

An open and shut case forheating your home with wood.

Considering the cost of oil, gas and electric heatthese days, it's easy to see why hundreds of thousandsof homeowners across North America have turned towoo<l heating.

It's more economical (it can trim50% or more off your heating bill).Wood smells and sounds as good as t Jit burns. And it's one form of energythat's still growing.

But what do you burn woodin to get the most heat out of it?We'd like to suggest a FisherStove.

The Fisher's unique two-step combustion chamberrecirculates wood gases back into the flames, resulting inmore heat and fewer ashes. Its patented spin draft controlsand virtually airtight construction mean you can regulatehow much heat it puts out. And because it's made fromcarefully welded, heavy plate steel, it will give you yearsof remarkable heating efficiency.

We have a variety of Fisher Stove models to choose from.So come in soon and find out what makes a Fisher a Fisher.

Case closed.

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Cubs ranks swelling as new

season opens on Salt SpringThe First Ganges Cub Pack has

started off the new season with anincrease in enrollment.

Native

Awareness

classBYKATHYHALL

The first meeting of the exten-sion class on Native Awarenessconducted by Ariadne Sawyer tookplace last Tuesday evening.

The class enjoyed a beautifullyphotographed film, produced bythe Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs,about Indian life and ceremoniesand how they are affected by ourculture and laws.

We also took a test compiled bya professor in Victoria to evaluateour understanding of the legal andeconomic restrictions on B.C. In-dians. It proved to be a realeye-opener about why reservationsoften look so unkempt to non-In-dians.

Ariadne stressed the need toavoid short-sighted judgments ofpeople who have different waysfrom our own.

Instead, we should listen withan open mind. Future meetings ofthe class will provide much roomfor discussion and the opportunityto hear informed native guestspeakers.

Pack leader Mrs. Jean Hoskin(Akela) told Driftwood that 33boys registered this year, compar-ed to 25 last year.

As the Pack is divided intogroups of six or seven boys each,Akela had to form a new six toaccommodate the increase.

Boys chosen to lead the sixes,with their assistants or seconds inbrackets, are: Red Six, DavidBremner (Simon Jang); Yellow Six,Gavin Johnson (Jason Minvielle);Green Six, Andrew Archer (JamieBetts); Black Six, Robert Minvielle(Sean Albhouse); Blue Six, JamesBaines (Mike Butler).LEADERS

Adult leaders assisting Akelathis year, with their Jungle Booknames in brackets are: GordonFarrell (Bagheera); Janet Jang(Raksha); Paul Minvielle (Baloo);Bill Simpkin (Kaa); Paul Sanders(Rikki-tikki); and Michelle Minvi-elle (Toomai).

The Pack's busy fall scheduleincludes an overnight camp atRuckle Provincial Park on BeaverPoint, weather permitting; a Hal-lowe'en Party, October 31; and theRemembrance Day Parade, Nov-ember 11.

There will also be a sixers'council in the near future.

MaroonedThere was a bird-watcher namedClarkWho got left behind by the Ark,

For myself I don't care,He said with great flair,

I just came ashore for a lark.-John Healey

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been fined $375 in provincial courton a charge of driving with ablood-alcohol content in excess of.08.

Wojnowski was charged withthe offence June 13 when RCMPCst. Burt Allison pulled him overon the Booth Canal Road.

Allison testifed that he hadoriginally begun to tail Wojnowskibecause the exhaust system on thedriver's vehicle was in bad repair.He noticed, however, that whenWojnowski got out of his vehicle onthe Booth Canal Road that Woj-nowski's speech was slightly slurr-ed and that there was a strongsmell of alcohol on his breath.Allison testified that he read thebreathalyzer demand to Wojnowskiand returned with the accused tothe RCMP detachment, wherereadings of .18 and .17 wereobtained.

Wojnowski told the court afteradmitting that he had had "acouple of bottles of cider"' earlier inthe afternoon that he didn't disputethe breathalyzer readings.

"I. certainly didn't feel anydegree of impairment, but I don'tdispute those readings," he toldthe court.

Wojnowski's plea was subs-equently changed to guilty and thesentence handed down by JudgeD.K. McAdam. In addition to thefine the driver's license was sus-pended.

Some ups

some downsThings appear to be running on

a fairly even keel budget-wise inthe school district, according tosecretary-treasurer Wilf Peck.

Peck told last week's regularboard meeting that to date thisyear there is a modest surplus inthe administration account. Thecurrent non-shareable capital ac-count and debt services also show asurplus at present.

There is also a surplus in theoperating account at present, Pecknotetd, but he expected that to beoffset by a transfer of some of theexcess funding to the maintenancedepartment. Although mainten-ance currently shows a small deficitthe transfer from operating willremedy that.

The auxiliary services accountis currently showing a deficit, Pecktold the board, because of the factthat there were more boardingallowances to deal with than hadbeen budgeted for. That account iscurrently 12 per cent over itsallotted funding.

The instruction account isshowing a minor deficit at present,Peck said, and although convey-ance currently shows a surplus heexpects recent high repair bills todeplete that.

Who needs Sea Scouts? I want off, right now!'

What's happening at S sALT

PRINGELEMD

BY IAN JUKESAn exciting week has just

ended, highlighted by a visit onFriday from the Bastion TheatreCompany.

Colourful costumes, strangecreatures, high adventure and justplain good fun were featured in"There and Back Again" and "ATolkien Tale". A highly commend-able performance - one enjoyed bystudents and teachers alike.

Around the school many activi-ties are planned or are proceeding.The grade seven students arepreparing for a visit to the King Tutexhibit in Seattle Oct. 22-23.

Students will be staying withWestgate Elementary students inthe Edmonds School District. Thetrip will be paid for by the studentsat a cost of $15 each. Also on theitinerary will be a visit to thefamous Seattle Science Centre,where, children will have an oppor-tunity to participate in science

activities before visiting the KingTut exhibition. Obviously all of thegrade seven students are eagerlyawaiting this expedition.

In the art room chaos reigns.The Grade 4-7 students will soonbe up to their elbows in papiermache as they endeavour to con-struct ancient ritualistic masks. Ingeneral the school has reallystarted to brighten up as Mrs.Davis and her helpers have startedto display posters, drawings, andother works of art.

The music program is in highswing. Many a tentative note isemanating from the band room.Children are excitedly talkingabout "playing" their new instru-ments.

Last week Mr. Davies and thegrade four band students gave ademonstration of band instrumentsto the primary students. Tomor-row's great musicians are today'sSalt Spring Elementary students.

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EEN FOLLOWING AS SUMMER SCENES SHOW

A Flying Junior, one of two owned by First Ganges Sea Scoots.

ARY

The grade one students learnedof the boyhood of Peter Tchaikow-sky and danced to the music of theNutcracker Suite thanks to KathyHull, mother of one of our stud-ents.

On Friday Valdy spent an hoursinging with them, and teachingsome new songs.

In sports, house league soccerhas finished. This week a modifiedgolf tournament is being held, andnext week, grass hockey starts.

School teams battled Crofton (Ithink they're known as the Sala-manders) on two fronts. In soccer,the boys handily defeated thevisiting Crofton side 9-0, while thegirls lost a close one in grasshockey 3-1 over in Crofton.

Looking ahead to Thursday,Oct. 19 - Salt Spring and Fernwoodare co-hosting an eight-a-side soc-cer tournament, with teams fromMayne, Fender, and Crofton join-ing the fray. A similar grasshockeytournament is planned for the endof the month.

When you hear that knock atthe door - don't be surprised if itsnot the Fuller Brush man. Morethan likely it's an SSE studentcollecting pledges for the annualSpell-a-thon. Lists have been han-ded out and students are busilystudying, preparing for the finaltest on Friday, Oct. 13. Moniesraised from this event go towardsubsidizing field trip costs for ourstudents.

Moving load lightenedElaine McDougall's moving

load was 100 pounds lighter thanshe'd expected it to be last week,but she wasn't very happy aboutthe news.

The lady was in the middle ofmoving to her new home on SunsetDrive on October 2, when shediscovered that someone had walk-ed in to her unlocked home andlifted a number of roasts and aturkey totalling about 100 poundsfrom her freezer. The house hadbeen left unlocked in order to allowfree access to the people who werehelping Ms. McDougall move.

Scouts of the First Ganges SeaScout Troop have taken to theirnew marine role like ducks towater.

While still small in numbers(nine Scouts, with some newmembers soon to move up fromCubs) the troop is big on enthus-iasm. After a summer of learningsailing on Cusheon Lake, the troopgraduated to the high seas, andrecently set sail for Tent Island(north of Southey Point at SaltSpring's north end) in the JennyWren, a 26-foot motor sailer, with akayak and canoe in tow for gettingashore.

En route, each boy took a turnat piloting, lifting the anchor,reading charts and starting theengine. Safety rules for sailing,using the engine and the properuse of lifejackets were also cover-ed.

Once there, the boys feasted onoysters and fresh-caught salmon,fished, hiked and used the canoeand kayak. Troop leader MattColeman and his assistant CharlesBazzard agreed that it was the bestcamping trip they'd ever had with agroup of boys. "Everybody had atremendous time," Coleman said.

This weekend, the troop headsfor Montague Harbour on GalianoIsland. They will tow their twoFlying Juniors over, and will then

On a hot day, Cusheon Lake Is tooinviting to resist. Here a Sea Scoutdives in under the watchful eye ofTroop Leader Matt Coleman.

race the sailboats in the harbour.Sailing lessons will also be given aspart of the troop's ongoing upgrad-ing of sailing skills.

The troop meets regularly everyThursday in the ElementarySchool's Activity Centre from 6.30to 8.30 pm.

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If you have something for this column: call Elsie Brown at 539-2480

Mainly Mayne

Foxglove is growing in new location

BY ELSIE BROWN

Accounts of events on theisland have been missing from thisdepartment due to "an attack by a' Flu bug"' and hope it goes back toAsia or wherever it came from. Wewould like to thank our friends fortheir concern and hope to be backto normal soon.

Items of interest include thefollowing:

Monday, Oct. 16, 2 pm, regularmeeting St. Mary Magdalene W. A.at the Rectory. Plans for theforthcoming bazaar, November 18will be made.

Carpet Bowling is held at theActivity Centre, Wednesdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 1.30 pm

Crib Club meets Tuesdays at8.00 pm at the Health Centre ClubRoom.

Rev. and Mrs. John Dyer wereentertained by the W.A. of St.Mary Magdalene and members of

the church recently at a buffetluncheon at which their son anddaughter-in-law and granddaught-er, Geoffrey, Susan and Emily fromOntario were welcomed. Mrs. Dyerwas celebrating a birthday and acake made by Jean Beaumont wasenjoyed.BACK FROM A WAR

Welcome back to the island toWalter Hunt-Sowrey who has re-turned after a visit to Europe wherehe re-lived memories of World WarI. The account of his travels waspublished in September 20 issue ofDriftwood. Those of us who hadrelatives in that war would remem-ber some of the places visited.

Visiting Fred and Ivy Dodds onMayne and on the mainland hasbeen their daughter, Lynne Goughof Cardiff, Wales. She is takinga post-graduate course atthe University of Cardiff.

New Foxglove Farm on AtkinsRoad, at Ganges, is beginning totake shape. Feed and nursery storewill move from Valcourt's Centre.

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We have said reluctant good-byes to Al and Pearl Brau who haveleft the island to make their homeat Summerland. They were bothactive in the community serving onvarious committees. Pearl servedtwo terms on the School Board, wasa director of the AgriculturalSociety and secretary of the W.A.of St. Mary Magdalene Church.They will be greatly missed by alltheir friends in the community. Weextend best wishes to them forhappiness in their new home.

Present occupants at the Rec-tory are Bernard and Akima Bjorn-sfelt with Danny and Barney,property owners on Curlew Island.We welcome them to the island.

Jerry and Jean Beaumont arebaby-sitting their grandson, Mat-thew, while his parents, Mr. andMrs. Roger Harris of DawsonCreek are on holidays. Their twodaughters Holly and Carla are in

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the care of their other grand-parents.CHURCH SERVICES

Thanksgiving Service was heldat St. Mary Magdalene Churchconducted by Rev. John Dyer witha good attendance. The church wasbeautifully decorated with flowers,fruits and vegetables by the mem-bers of the Altar Guild assisted bychurch members. Communion fol-lowed the service. Next serviceOctober 22, 11.30 am. Lay servicesfirst and third Sundays.

The Community Church serviceheld at the Activity Centre at 3 pmwas conducted by Rev. John Ro-dine observing the Thanksgivingtheme. Paul Magnuson assistedwith a trumpet solo. During Sept-ember Mr. Rodine conducted ser-vices in Sidney. During his absenceBill Sawyer was in charge ofservices assisted by Stan Chatwin.

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trustees who serve on the IslandsTrust.

Appointed by the provincialgovernment in the past, the gener-al trustees will now be elected aswell-by the elected representa-tives from the various designatedislands included in the Trust. Thatprocess will take place every twoyears.

Following the November elec-tions the elected trustees will meetin Victoria to vote on choices for thethree general trustees. That meet-ing has been set for Saturday, Dec.2.

A release from Curtis also notesthat Valdes Island has been addedto the list of designated islands.

Board looksat capital

expendituresThe Gulf Islands School Board

has been presented with a numberof suggestions for inclusion in its1978-79 capital budget.

Among the projects listed arethe provision for an additionalclassroom as the 'start of a newschool building and a covered playarea at Galiano; secondary pro-gram facilities at Mayne; comple-tion of the portable, secondaryprogram facilities and basementdrainage at Pender, and a newentrance and storage facilities forthe school on Saturna.

Several suggestions were madefor Salt Spring Elementary, includ-ing sewer, resource centre, com-pletion of the public address sys-tem, landscaping, grounds drain-age and a covered play area.

Site funding for a facility atFulford will also be under consider-ation and several projects havebeen listed as possibilities at GulfIslands Secondary School. Amongthose are acquisition of buildingsand land for the agriculture pro-gram, a band room, and variousimprovements in the Commerce,Home Economics, Industrial Edu-cation, Math, Biology and SocialStudies departments.

Drainage for the playfield, im-provement of acoustics in thegymnasium and the purchase of amini bus will also come underconsideration.