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SEVENTEENTH YEAR NO 5
GANGES,
BRITISH COLUMBIA
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1976
$7.00 PER YEAR IN CANADA, 20c COPY.
No immediate changes planned in Islands Trust
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The minister of municipal affairs
will take no action on the Islands
Trust and its operation without
careful, cautious and thoughtful
review of the picture.
On friday Hugh Curtis, islands
MLA and minister of municipal
affairs told Driftwood that he was
keenly aware of the criticisms which
have been voiced recently of the
Trust.
"I am going to move very cautiously," he said "and only after a
careful review of all points of view
on the Trust and its future."
He made a direct reference to the
proposals voiced by Capital Regional District Chairman Jim Campbell.
' 'It would be incorrect for anyone to
assume that I am in complete
agreement with the remarks of
Chairman Jim Campbell.
Campbell is expressing his own
view, reiterated the minister.
Mail received by Mr. Curtis indicates that there are strongly opposing views with respect to the Islands
Trust. He had already sensed this
range of opinions, he added. For
every letter he receives calling for
the elimination of the Trust, he gets
one calling for its retention.
It may take longer than some
people would expect to establish
what changes should be effected,
he told Driftwood.
One change he will support, noted
Curtis.
"I campaigned on one point," he
said, "for elected directors rather
than appointed and I'm not backing ,
away from that course."
"Le coq est mart !"
Trustees of Gulf Islands School
District were in good voice on
Thursday afternoon last week,
when they rendered Le Coq est
Mort as part of their initial French
lesson.
The school board had collectively
identified some flowers.
By-law
Is now
Signed
It was two years in the making
and the legislation is now in force.
Last week Municipal Affairs Minister Hugh Curtis signed the Salt
Spring Island Subdivision By-law
following its approval by Cabinet.
"I kept my word," said the
minister last week, "I received the
document last Friday and it was
approved by the Cabinet on Monday."
He had done what he had to do as
quickly as he could do it, he added.
Ann Sober is Queen of the Lanes
The wannest temperature of the
month was 51 deg. F. and the
coldest was 29 deg. F. Maximum
mean temperature was 44.5 deg. F.
and minimum mean was 35.3 deg.
F. Precipitation amounted to 7.65
ins. This included one inch of
snow.
MAYNE
IS DRY
Mayne Island is dry. The NDP
Government turned the tap on last
year and authorized the sale of
liquor through the Miners Bay
Trading store. This year the liquor
well ran dry.
When Wayne Bryan purchased the
store from Harvey Hampshire recently, it hadn't occurred to either
parry that the provincial government would cancel the liquor license. There had been no complaints of the manner of its operation and Bryan had no reason to
expect that the provincial AttorneyGeneral's department would not
consider him suitable to hold a
license.
Legion
Looking
For lamp
But the department has informed
the purchaser of the island store
that the license was issued to
Hampshire and is not transferable.
Islanders are as hostile to the
ruling as is the store proprietor. For
years all liquor has been shipped hi
from Ganges or Sidney. For several
months the new system has operated perfectly, they feel. And now its
gone and no one knows whether the
department will ever issue a new
license.
Queen of the Lanes at Leisure
Lanes in Ganges this year is Ann
Sober.
One of 53 contestants, Ann took
the title by bowling a three-game
total of 845, including her handicap.
Regular bowler at Leisure Lanes
for eight years, Ann bowls with the
Kables of the Golf Ladies' League
and with the Plungers of the Circus
Armitage heads Galiano Chamber
at 18th Annual Meeting
A minimal number of Galiano
Chamber of Commerce members
out of a total membership of 117
was present last Saturday to hear
Committee reports and elect the
1976 slate of officers.
League. Presenting the certificates President Elizabeth Steward outfor prizes from local merchants is lined the accomplishments and
"Down the Gutter" Sandy McLeod, frustrations of the past yean
from Leisure Lanes.
Dr. Armitage presented Hall Tingley's financial report and W. Liver
gave her roads committee report
expressing hope for better things to
come. Ronald Thompson's Transportation committee report was
read, indicating that he is still
hammering away at long standing
1971: high, 50; low 19; 6.53 ins. requests for small improvements in
Comparisons with other years
have been listed by the weather- (Includes 13 ins. snow)
the service.
man.
1970: high, 55; low, 28; 5.97 ins. Parks committee chairman Ken
Allen was not present and there was
1975: high, 54; low, 23; precipita- (includes seven inches snow.)
tion, 5.75 ins. (Including llins.
1969: high, 51; low, 13; 5.31 ins. no report. Finally, J. Callaghan
gave a report on publicity.
snow)
(Includes 29 ins. snow)
During the discussion period that
1974: high, 54, low, 22; 7.97 ins.
1968: high, 56; low, 22; 11.40 ins. followed a motion was passed that
(Includes 7.5 ins. snow)
(Includes five ins. snow.)
action be taken regarding the
1973: high, 52; low, 18; 5.44 ins.
wrecked barge at Sturdies Bay and
1967:
high,
50;
low,
28;
10.59
ins.
(Includes seven ins. snow)
the problem of litter and garbage in
(Includes one inch snow.)
1966: high, 51; low, 25; 8.66 ins., the village.
1972: high, 50: low, 18; 5.02 ins.
John Liver, chairman of the nomi(Includes 24 inches snow.)
(Includes 12 ins. snow)
It was dry in January reports Carlin
January was a dry month. At least,
there was less precipitation and less
snow than is normal for January,
reports the Dominion Weather Observer, Howard Carlin, at Ganges.
ory function in the protection and
preservation of the islands all the
way up the east coast of Vancouver
Island. The Trust embraces 18
larger islands and hundreds of
smaller isles. Two trustees are
elected by each of the 18 islands.
The three general trustees are
appointed. Vice-chairman of the
Islands Trust is Marc Holmes, of
Salt Spring Island.
Chairman Campbell has contended that the Trust serves no useful
purposes and is a waste of money
when engaged in services which
could be effectively carried out by
the regional districts. As the minister explains, opinion in the islands
is divided. Many islanders strongly
oppose the Trust and many warmly
endorse it.
"Ce sont des fleurs," explained
Supervisor Larry Hoibrook. "Ce
sont des fleurs," agreed the board
members in a litany of French
conversation.
The death of the unfortunate
rooster was the crowning achievement.
The venture into French was part
of the report by Mr. Hoibrook on
the teaching of French in the
schools. In order to make his point,
the supervisor produced a sample
lesson for the benefit of the board.
French instruction in islands elementary schools is presented with
the assistance of the Dominion
government.
Legion is looking for a projector.
The Salt Spring Island branch of the
Royal Canadian Legion has volunteered to take part in the Neighbourhood Watch program. The
program calls for co-operation between neighbours in the watching
of homes and possessions. It is
sponsored by the RCMP and enjoys
the support of service clubs, the
Chamber of Commerce and the
Legion, among others.
A film depicting the need for the
co-operative fight against petty
crime is available. It was purchased
by the Salt Spring Island Rotary
Next five years will likely bring Club. The film is 16 mm. There is a
500 more students to the Gulf 16mm projector at the schools on
Islands according to estimates pre- Salt Spring Island. There may be
pared by the department of educa- others^
If any Salt Spring Islander has
tion.
Gulf Islands School Board is not such a projector and would be
yet looking at plans. On Thursday prepared to lend it to the Canadian
last week trustees agreed to keep Legion, Paul Layard would be
happy to hear from him.
abreast of future trends.
BOOST
IN NEXT
FIVE YEARS
The trustees should have an
elective accountability, he averred.
He does not, at the present time,
expect to introduce any legislation
into the Spring Session which would
alter the Trust, he warned.
The minister has already met with
the General Trustees.
He has suggested that it might be
helpful if the Trust and the ad hoc
committee established by Jim
Campbell from the regional districts
should meet under his auspices on
February 18. The Trust has agreed
and accepted his proposal, but he
was still waiting, on Friday, to learn
whether the proposal was acceptable to spokesmen from the regional districts.
Islands Trust was formed nearly 18
months ago to exercise a supervis-
nating committee, conducted the
election of new officers which
resulted in Dr. H. Armitage voted
in as president; Zona Macdonald,
vice-president; Betty Trimmer, secretary; Bill Duncan, treasurer and
Joan Callaghan, Mary Harding,
Winnie Liver, Donald New, Ron
Thompson all re-elected as council
members.
A resolution requesting the North
Galiano Community Association to,
appoint two members to the council
was passed.
A brief Council meeting was held
after the general meeting for the
purpose of naming committee
heads. Treasurer Duncan was given
membership; J. Callaghan, publicity; M. Harding, parks; W. Liver,
roads; and R. Thompson, transportation.
SER VICE AT MA YNE
A musical group from the University of Victoria will take part in the
11.30am service in St. Mary Magdalene Church, Mayne Island on
Sunday, Feb. 22.
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
Page Two
Wednesday,
Wednesday, February 11,
11 1976
News of years ago in two
old newspapers found here
Big gardening year opens
BY DOROTHY BLACK
Garden Club members will be
welcoming the New Year with their
first meeting to be held in the
United Church Hall at eight o'clock
in the evening on Wednesday, Feb.
18.
This year will be a momentous
year in the Garden Club. Our new
President, Walter Luth, is compil-
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Ganges
ing one of the busiest years on
record.
With gardening on a rapid increase, Mr. Luth is putting greater
emphasis on pertinent information
to assist the gardener in better
quality produce and greater yields.
Coupled with this are plans for
tours to observe spectacular displays of vegetables, orchards, and,
. for the more delightful aspect, visits
to the rhododendron experimental
farm, and other attractions.
Mr. and Mrs. P.G. James are
giving us their invaluable assistance, so Salt Spring should be a
gardener's paradise in 1976.
From last year's business an
expression of appreciation is extended to Mrs. D. Cairns for her
untiring efforts in the bulb sale.
Many expressions of regret have
been heard at the loss of I.C.
Shank's valuable assistance. Fortunately, he will continue to publish
our monthly bulletin.
We have good news from Mouat's
store. They will be ever ready to
assist Island gardeners in their
endeavour by bringing in bedding
plants as well as stocking the
Two unusual newspapers came
into Driftwood office last week.
I.J. Gillen, of Valhalla Road,
Ganges, brought in a copy of The
Nome Nugget, dated Saturday,
Jun. 30, 1928. It was published in
Nome, Alaska. The masthead informs the reader that it is the oldest
newspaper in Alaska and that the
publisher is George Maynard. It
also announces that it is "Bolume
30".
Mrs. Mayo Jones, of Ganges,
found the last issue of the Canadian
Daily Record, dated Thursday, July
31, 1919. It was No. 787. No. 787
marked the end of its publication.
The war was over; the troops were
gone and the Canadian Expeditionary Force was being disbanded,
explained Lord Beaverbrook in a
front-page valedictory message.
Staff of the Canadian Daily Record
were Capt. C.T. Curry, R.S.M. P.A.
Buttery, Sgt. S.R. Fay, Pte. D.S.
Waters and Miss H.E. Butcher.
How many readers remember any
one of them?
Close to home is a letter from
Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Currie, Canad-
Ganges
Pharmacy
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* PAPER TABLECLOTHS
* SERVIETTES
* CHILDREN'S CUT-OUTS
necessary garden supplies.
We are sending out requests for
information that you would like to
have. Please submit your gardening
questions in written form and we
will have a box for them.
Our first meeting will consist of a
quiz to assist gardeners with their
most troublesome problems.
Support your Garden Club in 1976,
and let us keep Salt Spring the jewel
of the Gulf Islands. All new
members will be welcome.
INFOHEALTH
BY DR. BOB YOUNG
VALENTINE CHOCOLATES
Keith Ramsey
537-5534
...•DISCARDS
HIS
No medical textbook lists a disease
under the heading "heart attack",
as it is not a true medical term. It
has come into common usage as a
simple phrase useful in explaining a
common disease, but it is only
helpful if the audience is aware of
its real meaning.
When a doctor uses the term
"heart attack" he means coronary
thrombosis, the blockage of a
coronary artery with consequent
damage to the heart muscle usually
nourished and supplied with oxygen
by that artery. The area of damaged
muscle is called an infarct.
Partial blockage of a coronary
artery may cause pain, sometimes
only with exercise when the heart
needs more oxygen. Complete
blockage causes more severe pain
as a rule, results in a myocardial
(heart muscle) infarct, and can
seriously interfere with heart action. The insult to the heart may be
severe enough to cause the death of
the patient immediately or within a
few minutes.
(Turn to Page Three)
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Dear Doctor Young: Would you
please explain what a "heart attack" is?
Reflection has tempered my initial
surprise at receiving this question
from several readers. I must admit
that the term "heart attack" is
bandied about somewhat carelessly
by patients and doctors alike.
Although the doctor knows what he
means when he uses the term,
many patients do not appreciate
what the illness involves, and may
refer to almost any heart problem as
an "attack".
ian Corps Commander. Currie commends the forces newspaper on its
contribution. The corps commander
was at one time a teacher at Sidney
school.
Summary of the war and the
battles in which the Canadian forces
were involved included references
to Ypres, April, 1915; St. Eloi,
April, 1916; Sanctuary Wood and
Mt. Sorrel, June, 1916; Courcelette,
September 1916; -Regina Trench,
October, 1916; Vimy Ridge, April,
1917; Arleau and Fresnoy, April,
1917; Hill 70 and Lens, August,
1917; Passchendaele, October,
1917; March, 1918; Arras-Cambrai,
August-October, 1918 and Douaito
Mons, October-November, 1918.
They are names and little more to
the majority of Canadians. These
names and actions are sewn up in
the history of Canada's forces. To a
few; to a diminishing few, they are
names out of the past with visions of
blast and blood and battle.
The Canadian Pacific offers the
best route and the quickest route to
every part of Canada and soldiers
were assured that money could be
deposited at interest in the Union
Bank of Canada.
Report from Toronto states that 29
motor cars were stolen in that good
city during one weekend and a city
paper had reported that the situation was becoming serious. How
many cars would have to be stolen
in a two-day period asked the
Kitchener Telegraph for the situation to be serious.
Kiwi boot polish was sevenpence
and eightpence a tin (the newspaper was circulated to troops overseas
hence the British currency)
Canadian War Records Office on
Tudor St., London, offered etchings
of places familiar to soldiers at
prices from one guinea to six
guineas.
In Alaska in 1928 the big news was
the presidential campaign. Gov. Al
Smith was elated, thundered the
Nugget, over the sweeping victory
won by his running mate, Sen. J.T.
Robinson, of Alaska.
Report from Britain has a train at
Darlington, "Nuham", wrecked
when a holiday train collided with a
yard locomotive.. Twenty-two were
reported dead and 47 injured.
A comment from Prince Rupert
concerns a fire at Hyder, where
eight buildings were reported to
have been burned.
Ladysmith coal was offered in
Alaska at $28.50 a ton. Same price
applied to King Utah coal.
The Dream Theatre in Nome was
offering Buster Keaton in The
Navigator; The Sporting Venus,
with Blanche Sweet, Ronald Colman (Printed as "Colmen") and
Lew Cody. Alice Terry and Lewis
Stone were looming in The Confessions of a Queen with a Jimmy
Aubrey comedy, Oh, What a Flirt!
Final offering for July 6 was The
Auctioneer, with George Sidney,
Marion Nixon, Sammy Cohen, Gareth Hughes and Doris Lloyd. Yet to
come was Douglas Fairbanks in the
Three Musketeers.
Final message on Page Two was
an invitation to subscribe. It urged
"Subscribe for the Nugget", rather
than the conventional term, "Subscribe to "
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
to be frank
Note from two former islanders:
Grace McDonald reports that she
and Mrs. Harry Loosmore were
both strong supporters of the taxi
service on Salt Spring Island when
they lived here. Over and over
again she would refuse a free ride,
writes Mrs. McDonald, and she
would ask kindly people, "Where
would I be if our taxi were to go
bankrupt?"
* **
"This hard to get model will not
last...." advertisement in a Victoria
paper. With that kind of boosting
only thing difficult to understand is
why it would be hard to get.
* **
Smithers is the place for me.
According to the Interior News,
they've come up with a machine to
turn order into chaos. It's a randomizer and ensures that choice of
names is haphazard and follows no
routine. I need one, to match my
filing system. That's the ultimate of
randomization.
* **
Sat in the kitchen lately? And
enjoyed that retching sensation
when the bacon slowly turns into a
candy apple? Every time we cook
bacon lately
and with pig prices
going up, that's not too often.... we
get a snorkle-ful of the syrup they
soaked the bacon in before it left the
pork factory. I don't go for it.
Another thing I don't go for is the
way they make dashboard instruments in automobiles. You get in
the average car and you want to see
how fast you are going. You can
push up on your feet untU your head
hits the plastic ceiling and peer over
the wheel. Or you can slither down
on the seat until your head disappears from view and look through
the wheel. At night it's worse. In
the old Buick I can do a quick fit and
get a sight on the red indicator light
which tells you whether your lights
are bright or dim. In the Pinto I
drop down so my head is cupped in
the steering wheel. I turn head and
eyes to the left and look down: with
a spiralling movement of the neck I
can now see the indicator. The zonk
comes next as 1 hit the fellow whose
lights reminded me to check my
own.
* **
The Trudeau Liberal government
must be gaining confidence every
day as they watch the Conservative
nomination campaign. There are
not many features to the gathering
which will instill warm confidence
into the nation. As one Liberal put
it, this convention is the best news
he's had in years.
* **
Everybody remembers the old
chestnut about kidneys....Diner
tells the waitress, "I'll have kidleys." "Kidneys," suggests the
waitress. "I said kidley, diddle-I?"
he retorts indignantly.
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PLAYERS IN KEEN GAME AT
ROLLER HOCKEY CENTRE
RESULTS
Girls Division: Wildcats, 10; Firekittens, 8.
Pee Wee Division: Flyers, 7;
Bears, 5.
Bantam Division: Rangers, 12;
It's funny how things come back to Blazers, 8 - Canadians, 15; Rangyou for no particular reason. I was ers, 2 - Blazers,. 10; Islanders, 4.
Junior Divison: Barons, 8; Canthinking about the time, during the
last war when I got smacked in the ucks, 4; - Maple Leafs, 9; Bruins, 3;
back by a fast-moving car. I was - Qanucks, 10; Bruins, 8.
driving a 1926 Chrysler 52 coupe GAME OF THE WEEK
The Maple Leafs and the Bruins
and halfway up the hill from
Saanichton to Sidney I ran out of were locked in a close encounter for
gas. It was rationed. So I sat on the one period of play but the Maple
back of the car where the trunk lid Leafs took a convincing lead in the
used to be and waited for assist- second period and in the final
ance. It came very soon. Another period outplayed and outscored the
car came speeding round the curve short handed Bruins.
The Bruins were short two key
at Blink Bonnie and I got ready to
flag him down. The headlights were players including their regular goalmasked and he had poor driving keeper and highest scorer. This was
lights. At the last minute I jumped apparent as their play was ragged
clear as the other car pounded into at times, allowing the Leafs clear
the back of mine. It just bent the shots from the slot.
The Leafs took a 2-1 lead in the
chassis a bit and pushed it into a
pole to bend the front another bit. first period on two goals from
The other car wasn't badly hit, but Danny O'Donnell, while Stephen
the driver jumped out and explain- Anderson replied for the Bruins. In
ed that she was the wife of the the first few minutes of the second
police chief and was I ever in period the Bruins were appling a lot
The Leafs took a 2-1 lead in the
trouble. I was a visiting airman,
with the rank of Corporal. I wasn't first period on two goals frdm
about to tangle with a police chief so Danny O'Donnell, while Stephen
I made no claim and I never found Anderson replied for the Bruins. In
out where he was in charge. And the first few minutes of the second
period the Bruins were applying a
now I'm curious.
***
lot of pressure on the Leafs' goal
but were unable to beat goalkeeper
Credit? No problem at all if you
John Pinchin.
happen to know Terry Hockley.
Against the run of play the Leafs
Young Salt Spring Island woman
was in a Victoria store and ran short grabbed a two-goal lead when Wolf
Temmel scored and when Mike
of money. Could they cash a
Fraser knotched another it took the
cheque, she enquired. The clerk
called the store manager. Salt hustle out of the Bruin PLAYERS.
In the third period Danny ReySpring Island, eh? Do you know
nolds, who had frequently been
Terry Hockley. She indicated that
she did know him. Fine! They able to get in behind the Bruin's
defence, started to find his shooting
cashed her cheque. It all comes of
range and clicked for four goals.
knowing the right people. But she
would have been an utter fool to Danny O'Donnell also scored for the
Leafs while Peter Bantel tallied
have said anything else but Yes.
twice for the Bruins.
***
LEAFS: John Pinchin, Danny O'Donnell, Wolf Temmel, Doug EllIt all depends on your point of
iot, Danny Reynolds and Mike
view. Like McKinnon, MP, Victoria, who tells the Commons that he Fraser. Coach: Lindsay Kyle.
BRUINS: Colin Byron, Mark O'wants Time and Readers Digest
because MacLean's doesn't have Donnell, Peter Bantel, Stephen
Anderson, Lome Hughes and Warenough on the Tories.
**>i<
ren Kyle. Coach: Bob Selkirk.
The Angola story reminds me of
my own service experience. I wanted out when the war didn't work out
the way I had figured. They didn't
shoot me: they just kept me. But for
a soldier of fortune to cry over his
misfortune is plain unfortunate.
by richards
Page Three
SLAP SHOTS
Several regular players were absent for games this week which had
a bearing on the results.
The Rangers jvere without their
regular goalkeeper and conceded 15
goals to the red hot Canadians who
are averaging eleven goals a game.
In Pee Wee play both teams have
two wins each as Victor Valcourt,
playing his first game in goal,
helped the Flyers even the series.
There were eleven goals scored in a
thrilling second period in the girls'
game. In that period Andre Simard
and Sunday Byron each scored
three goals for the Wildcats, while
Liz Ronne tallied three for the
Firekittens and Melody Cue added
two.
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HEALTH
(From Page Two)
Coronary disease is extremely
common in our society and is
becoming more so. Heart specialists refer to an epidemic of coronary
disease. There are several underlying reasons that are known, and
probably others yet to be discovered. I will discuss them in a future
column.
One other term should be explained as it also causes confusion.
Angina is chest pain, sometimes
felt in the neck and arms also, due
to the heart muscle requiring more
oxygen than the narrowed, partially
blocked coronary arteries can deliver. Classically the pain, which is
often a sensation of heavy pressure,
comes on with exertion and disappears with rest. Angina may be
mild, and people may live for years
with little inconvenience, but at
times angina may be severe enough
to severely limit the person's activitySend your questions to Dr. Bob
Young, care of this newspaper.
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
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It hasn't
Rained for
22 months
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Published at Ganges, Salt Spring Island
In the Province of British Columbia, every Wednesday
Alf Sheffield and his wife are in
Hawaii, where the snow never lies
and the frost never forms. They are
in Kihie, Maui, where it hasn't
rained for 22 months.
By day, the thermometer stands
between 82 and 84 deg. and at night
it drops to 62 to 64. The former Salt
Spring Islander adds that these
temperatures are Fahrenheit.
There are lots of flowers and fruit
and "we enjoy pur mile-long clean
sandy beach fringed with coconut
palms."
They have met several Sidney
people there but as yet, nary an
islander.
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976
A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Mr. Hugh Curtis is maintaining his stand on a controversial
islands issue: the future of the Islands Trust. In his statement to
Driftwood this week Mr. Curtis has explained that he will exercise
care and caution before he makes any firm decision on the future
of the Trust. He has also stated positively that he is unchanged in
his opposition to appointive offices. It is likely that the general
trustees will be elected at some future date. The present general
trustees, Mrs. Hilary Brown, Mr. Marc Holmes and Mr. David
Brousson were all named by the Barrett government. It should be
emphasized, however, that they were not political appointees in
the derogatory sense.
Mr. Curtis, who has been associated with Gulf Islands as MLA
for the past three years and as Chairman of the Capital Regional
Board for the preceding years, has a close acquaintance with the
problems and opinions of island residents. It was this long
association that brought from him the assertion that general
trustees should be elected and not appointed. This week he has
re-iterated this viewpoint.
The point is a good one. Most islanders will agree that the
appointive procedure could lead to very painful headaches for the
islands within the Trust.
The principle, however, could be extended.
The appointment of spokesmen for islanders is honoured by time
and by nothing else. The naming of personnel to the Advisory
Planning Commission by the regional director has been under fire
at different times since the regional boards were established
nearly 10 years ago. It was charged almost a decade ago that all
personnel sitting in judgment on islands matters should be elected
and not appointed.
The fact that we have been very fortunate in the past and that the
appointed officers have been responsible and efficient is no
assurance that things could not go awry in the future.
The minister might well examine all the present appointive
procedures with a view to making a blanket change in the entire
system. Most islanders, including the appointed officers
themselves, would be happy with a new, more democratic
procedure.
IN MEMORIAN
Two Salt Spring Island men went into the hills last week and
brought down an aircraft engine. It was the remains of one of the
two engines that propelled a Royal Air Force medium bomber into
the side of Mount Tuam 30 years ago.
The recovery of the engine was an accomplishment and that's
why it was done. There was a challenge attached to moving and
loading half a ton of machinery in the bush at the top of a
mountain.
The motor now lies in Ganges, awaiting its fate.
Sponsor of the project, Mr. Pat Toutant has suggested that the
motor be properly prepared and mounted for display in the
Centennial Park, a further tribute to the veterans for whom the
cairn was raised. The proposal has merit.
Not only is the Second War engine a grim reminder of when war
brushed the islands at the cost of the life of Pilot Officer Norris
Thomas; it is a reminder of an earlier era of flying. It is an
interesting relic of another age of aeronautics.
The view of the Centennial Park committee on this small project
will be awaited with considerable interest.
Letters to the Editor
"RECOVERY
Sir;
The most talked of subject in B.C.
these days has got to be "ICBC".
No one enjoys paying more, whether it is for insurance or other
services, but the facts are there for
all of us to see.
This Province has undergone a 3
year anaesthetic and we are just
coming out of it now, back to
consciousness and stark reality. The
Province has been very ill, deathly
ill for the past 3 years and now if the
patient is to survive, the medicine
that's before us must be taken even
though it tastes bad. It is a
necessity if we are to regain our
health.'Come on British Columbians let's pull together and give
Bill Bennett a helping hand, he
needs it. His job is a tough one; he
has to put the Province on a paying
basis. He has to announce to all of
us the bad news of deficits and
losses. He is an honourable man
and he is telling it like it is.
The three years of socialism we
have experienced could be termed a
bad investment, and as many of
your readers know, a bad investment has to be settled one way or
another. The N.D.P. and their
supporters would have you believe
the debts and losses, they incurred
in the hundreds of millions, do not
have to be settled and as most
sensible British Columbians know,
this is not true. We have got to pay
for N.D.P. financial stupidness. We
don't have to like it, but we have got
to settle their bad, bad business
mistakes.
E. Lorimer
3082 West 27th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C.
V6L 1W5
February 2, 1976
CANNING LIDS
Sir,
Brokers for Anchor, Ball, Bernardin and Kerr canning lids have all
indicated increased supplies are to
be available to consumers for the
coming season. New brands will
also be available from New Zealand
and Taiwan.
I might add, though, only one
distributor has written to me offering his services to meet the demand
of canners registering their requirements. I have passed on all those
that were made known to me, and
4
So much for "l can't wait to write the f e l l a s
MY OLD MAN'S A DOCTOR
There are those who will argue
that the season of goodwill to all
men is not the time to conduct a poll
of public trust in the professions.
resource taxes to increase General But a Lou Harris survey, done just
Revenue? Aren't they just about as before Christmas, proved to be a
welcome and unexpected gift for
high as they can go now?
doctors.
You do not suggest any of these.
When it comes to public confiWhat do you have in mind?
Do you hope that inflation will dence, physicians commanded a
continue to increase government rating of 57% - a full five points
revenues automatically at the ex- ahead of their nearest rivals.
Clergy, the police and even newspense of those of us who have
worked all our lives to save a buck papermen failed to reach the 50%
level.
or two?
All of this will be heartening to a
Suppose, instead of spending
$1,000 on a car two years ago you profession concerned about its image in recent years, but physicians
put the money in the bank.
During this period, inflation would concerned should not become comhave eroded your little bundle about placent about their new-found popularity. They may have swept all
$240.
Isn't that tougher on a pensioner before them this time around, but
than the increase in ICBC pre- their nearest rivals happen to be the
garbage collectors. And the garmium?
If the oldster were to smoke a pack bagemen are not going to be
of cigarettes a day it would cost him content with second place in the
about $200 a year. Isn't that about public's affections next time Lou
double the increased cost of his Harris is toting up goodwill.
In fact, there is already talk in
ICBC premium? And he can quit
what might be called high places
smoking, can't he?
that the garbagemen have hired a
As for the youngsters....
It's about time that they learned public relations firm to clean up
some of the facts of life; and one of their image; to start with, they're
them is that you can't go on going to call themselves refuse
indefinitely living off the avails of removal technologists from now on.
And, taking a leaf from the frontinflation.
Let's put this problem in proper running physicians, the RRTs are
taking to white coats and toying
perspective.
with fee-for-service arrangements.
The more radical among them talk
"Sexagenarian"
of a prepaid plan for garbage
Keith Jackson
removal tentatively labelled "MudGeneral Delivery
dicare".
Mayne Island, B.C.
A spokesman for the militant
VON 2JO
garbagemen's action group pooh
poohs any suggestion that the
physicians can't be toppled from
the number one spot in 1976.
CYCLING SAFETY
"That's a load of, er, refuse", he
Sir,
Last week's sunshine found we says. "And anyway, we still make
cyclists out on the local roads, house calls".
sharing space and safety with an Published by Canadian Medical
Association.
increasing volume of traffic.
As the weather improves the
volume of cars, trucks and campers
etc. will multiply, and so will the
number of bike riders. By summer
the ferries will unload cyclists daily
of all ages and abilities, onto our
narrow twisting roads.
As motorists and cyclists we are
concerned. We agree with many Want to decorate fabric? Salt
that a paved shoulder along the Spring Island Community Society
main roads would eliminate much of will show the way next week.
the hazard. We also like the The two-session fabric workshop
suggestion made by another Island- will be sponsored by the community
er that signs be posted advising society in the Community Centre on
"Caution watch for cyclists."
Ganges Hill on Saturday, Feb. 21.
We would like to hear from groups From 10 am until noon John and
or individuals interested in promot- Sue Greenwood will demonstrate
ing bicycle safety.
batik, printing and stitchery for
parents and children.
Marg and Art Simons
Materials will be supplied.
Fulford Harbour
More information is available from
February 9, 1976
the Community Centre.
back east t h a t I P l a y e d 18 holes in my
s h i r t s l e e v e s !"
respectfully suggest that those readers who are interested in canning
lids for the coming season made
their needs known to:
C.F.B. Trading Company Ltd.
P.O. Box 48652, Postal Station
Bentall
Vancouver, V7X 1A3
K. Rafe Mair
Minister
Department of Consumer Services
Victoria
February 3, 1976
A VALUABLE SERVICE
Sir,
In a recent article in the Vancouver
Sun it was stated that 50,000 in B.C.
were suffering from High Blood
Pressure and were unaware of the
condition. This ailment predisposes
to stroke, kidney disease or heart
attack. Are you one of these?
Find out, and whether you have or
have not this condition, come to the
Salt Spring Island Community
Workshop this coming weekend and
learn and profit from the excellent
instruction of Wendy Palmer and
Ron Puhky.
Preventive Medicine is a fairly
new field on this continent. The
whole idea as I understand it is to
keep the body fit by proper nutrition, exercise, and reduction of the
stress factor.
We are very fortunate in having
this Preventive Medicine Workshop
on this Island. Its a new concept in
Human Life Styline, which is also
the name of the book by Dr. John C.
McCamy.
Come and partake and enjoy. I
did!
Margaret Wilkinson
R.R. 1 Mobrae Ave.
Ganges
Feb. 9, 1976
DISAGREEMENT
Sir:
So you think that the new government in Victoria set the new ICBC
rates "without adequate enquiry
and prompted by contempt of the
previous regime rather than consideration for the people of the
province"?
You say that "cars are being
offered for sale as a direct result of
the insurance hike" and "to a
pensioner it is the last straw".
Is that what's troubling you
Bunkie?
Where else should the money
come from to cover the expenditures of this state monopoly?
With no competition, who's to say
what's a fair rate? Or who is
efficient?
Why should it be allowed to
operate at a loss? How long could it
operate at a loss?
Pat McGeer told us a year ago that
ICBC was badly in the red, and has
this not been confirmed?
What kind of "consideration" did
you have in mind for the "people of
this province"?....A transfer of the
Road Tax to ICBC perhaps? Then,
where would the money come from
to build and maintain our roads?
Or a transfer of money from
revenue from the 5% Tax? Then
where would the money come from
for hospitals, welfare, etc., etc.?
Or would you increase income or
Arts and Crafts
Course at
Ganges Hill
Church Services
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1976
ANGLICAN
St. George's
St. Mary's
St. Mary Mag.
Ganges
Fulford
Mayne
Family Eucharist
Holy Eucharist
Martins
9.30am
11.15am
11.30am
ROMAN CATHOLIC
St. Pauls
Fulford
Holy Mass
Our Lady of Grace Ganges Holy Mass
UNITED
Ganges
Worship Service
Nurs. & Sun. Sch.
COMMUNITY GOSPEL
Ganges
Sun. Sch. ill ages
Evening Service
Thurs. Bible SWdyAvXvX^
9.00am
11.15am
10.30am
10.30am
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GULF 1ST ANDS DRIFTWOOD
Page Five
What makes us tick ?
Islanders, both long-term residents and newcomers to the communities, have expressed some
mystification over the management
of their affairs by local and senior
governments.
islanders. As unorganized territory, they are the wards of the
province. To ease its own burden of
responsibility, the government relinquished part of this function to
the regional district.
For the benefit of the mystified,
here is a broad breakdown of the
manner in which islands affairs are
handled.
The islands lie within the Capital
Regional District. The regional
districts are very similar to the
county form of government found
in some parts of Canada. Each
district covers a specific area and
may embrace a number of towns or
cities or villages as well as large
areas of rural communities without
local government.
The Capital Regional District is
centred on Victoria and includes all
the municipalities of southern Vancouver Island, Victoria, Esquimalt,
Oak Bay, Saanich, Central Saanich,
North Saanich and Sidney.
The regional district is answerable to the provincial department
of municipal affairs and the minister responsible for that department.
The entry of the federal government into specific local matters is
mainly confined to the maintenance of federal wharfs and other
communications functions. Apart
from the post office and coastguard, the national government
maintains little direct administration here.
Unemployment insurance and
employment opportunities, income
tax and other tax matters are not
housed in the islands.
All the five Gulf Islands of Salt
spring, Mayne, Saturna, the Fenders and Galiano, lie within the
Nanaimp, Cowichan and the Islands riding for federal government administrative purposes. The
member of parliament for the
islands is Tommy Douglas, former
leader of the New Democratic
Party.
GUARDIAN
The provincial government is the
guardian of the islands. There is no
municipality in the islands. No
mayors or aldermen can speak for
SAANICH AND ISLANDS
The islands are located in the
provincial constituency of Saanich
and the Islands. Members of the
provincial legislature for the
islands is Hugh Curtis, minister of
municipal affairs in the Bennett
Social Credit government.
Mr. Curtis is the local link with
provincial government and the
province maintains an office at
Ganges for the provincial agent,
Mr. TenVeen. Assessor Al Clarke
also has his office in Ganges.
Taxes and license fees for automobiles, dogs, marriage or business may be paid in Ganges.
Capital Regional District is administered from its regional board
office on Yates Street, in Victoria
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Directors are named from all parts
of the region and elected in the
November elections.
There is one director for Salt
Spring Island electoral area and
one from the Outer Islands electoral area. George Heinekey sits for
Salt Spring and Jim Campbell is
the Outer Islands man.
Mr. Campbell is also the chairman of the Capital Regional Board.
The region administers many of
the functions of a local government. Zoning and planning are
undertaken by the region. Building
permits, plumbing permits and
various others are issued by the
region. Electrical permits are the
function of the provincial government.
In the Court House at Ganges is
the building inspector. His office is
shared by the Salt spring Island
regional director wfio is available to
discuss any specifics with islanders.
Permits are required for almost
everything.
PERMITS AND PERMITS
The hopeful builder of a new
home must have a permit to install
his septic tank; a building permit to
build his house; a plumbing permit
to connect up drains and an
electrical permit. He must have a
permit from the fire department for
his chimney and certain installations. He needs a permit from the
department of highways to get on
and off the highways to his
property.
Information on these requirements can be obtained from the
building inspector in Ganges or
from the regional directors for the
islands, or from the Capital Regional District on Yates St., or from
the building inspector's head office
at Colwood, near Victoria.
No property owner can make
alterations without a permit. He
can't even tear the place down
without permission to do so.
With the exception of the wiring
and access permits all these functions are administered by the
regional district.
Islands schools are administered
by the Gulf Islands School District,
whose office is located in Ganges.
SCHOOL SYSTEM
There is an elementary school on
each island. One secondary school
serves all five islands, the Gulf
Islands Secondary School at Ganges. This year a new system is
being introduced, with a middle
school at Mayne Island to serve
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grade nine on the Outer Islands,
with only the senior grades attending school at Ganges.
Trustees are elected from the
various islands to administer the
schools. School board elections
take place every November, when
half the board is elected for a twoyear term. There is one trustee
from Galiano, Mayne, the Fenders
and Saturna, with another five
from Salt Spring Island.
There is a voters list *br the school
board and regional district elections. To be 'registered, a person
does not need to own property,
provided he fulfills the residential
requirements. To vote in a provincial election, the voter must ascertain that he is on the provincial list.
School and regional list may be
checked at the Victoria office of the
Capital Regional District, by phone
or mail. Provincial list can be seen
at the Court House in Ganges or
Victoria.
THIRD LIST
A third, and separate list is
maintained for the federal elections. The list is set up by
enumerators who canvass the area
and list names of eligible voters. To
get on the list a check must be
made at the time of the election.
Local functions include water
distribution, fire protection and
other services.
These services are administered
by locally elected boards and
trustees are usually returned by a
public meeting. In some cases the
vote is in writing to ensure secrecy.
In others it is by a show of hands.
Supervisory body in the islands,
without administrative functions is
the Islands Trust. Established 15
months ago to "preserve and
protect, in co-operation with municipalities and the government of
the province, the trust area and its
unique amenities
" the Trust is
supervisory and can only make
recommendations or delay regional
legislation which it believes may
exert an influence contrary to the
designated preservation of the
islands.
Trust covers many islands beyond
the Gulf Islands boundaries. Each
designated Island in this group
elects two trustees to the Islands
Trust. They are elected every two
years.
Chairman, vice-chairman and one
general trustee hold office after
being appointed by the provincial
government.
Same voters list applies to Islands
Trust elections as to the regional
boards and school boards.
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(except family allowance and other
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amount of goods purchased
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GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
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RON & KAREN PERRY
anniversary on Saturday and it was
not a quiet celebration.
In 1912 her father sent her to
Japan to be educated and she
returned in 1919 to join her father in
Islanders were invited to visit the his purchase of the Sharp's properUnited Church Hall and share in the ty which included 50 acres of land
day of celebration for the Murak- and a lot of work ahead. But they
amis. Katsuyori and Kimiko have '
began to farm. In 1925 Kimiko
known Salt Spring Island since 1927 returned to Japan with her younger
but for several years their link with sister and met Katsuyori.
the island was a tenuous one.
Kimiko was born in 1904 in a small
Katsuyori Murakami came from a
fishing village on the outskirts of very distinguished family in Japan.
Vancouver, in Steveston.
He had grown up in Hiroshima and
when he married the Canadian girl
he had to wait to join her in Canada
for a year, due to immigration
legalities.
Kimiko's parents were Katsuyori's
sponsors and he arrived to be met
by his bride in 1927.
Katsuyori worked for four years
without pay in return for the
sponsorship and during this time
tne Murakami's were blessed with
two arrivals, Violet and Alice.
Golden wedding anniversary
In 1930, Katsuyori and Kimiko
marked last week by Mr. and Mrs.
17 acres from T.F. Speed.
K. Murakami, of Ganges, was bought
property was located at the
hailed by a number of distinguished The
lower end of Sharp Road and was
figures.
The Salt Spring Island couple thick in forest and totally uncleared.
received greetings from the Queen,
Katsuyori began his dream withthe Lieutenant-Governor of British out much ado. He cleared by pick
Columbia; Premier W.R. Bennett, and shovel 10 acres, and built a fine
and Municipal Affairs Minister and comfortable home for his
Hugh Curtis, Islands M.L.A.
family. He sat back, nine years
later, and beamed.
Greetings
From the
Queen
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The family had planted five acres
of asparagus along with three and a
half acres of strawberries and with
the produce they also raised 6000
chickens, housed in a neat, large
chicken house on their farm.
Katsuyori and Kimiko lost their
first son, nine months after he was
born, in September of 1933.
It was the first year of production
on the farm. The family was looking
forward to enjoying the results of
their work. Without warning Katsuyori was torn from his family, and
his farm, to become a prisoner in an
internment camp in Yellowhead
Pass, Alberta. The family he left
behind included five children, ranging in age from 14 years down to a
one-and-a-half year-old.
Kimiko was left with the ominous
chore of disposing of the chickens
and storing her belongings, some of
which were heirlooms. She packed
the bedding and clothing she was
allowed and, with five children in
tow, Kimiko was taken to the
stables in Hastings Park. That was
in April of 1942, one month after
Katsuyori had been taken.
Katsuyori Murakami, when taken
to the prison camp at Yellowhead
Pass, was forced to work in the
construction of a railway there. He
was given no promise of when he
might be released to join his family.
Kimiko and her children stayed at
the stables until May's end. Their
next move was to Greenwood,
where the conditions were on a par
with the stables. She experienced
living conditions she had never
dreamed of before or experienced
since.
Kimiko and the children moved
from Greenwood, on July 29, 1942,
to Alberta. Katsuyori was allowed
to join his family, as his health had
begun to deteriorate. He had his
appendix removed two weeks prior
to seeing his family and he was still
a sick man.
But, when Katsuyori met his
family again they were sent to a
farm, where the owner believed his
new workers were to be treated as
animals. An introduction to Kimiko
Mr. and Mrs. K. Murakami at their open hon
was enough to convince the farmer
otherwise.
Farm work was still too hard on
Katsuyori and in the winter of 1942,
the Murakamis were sent by the
B.C. Security Commission, to the
prison camp in the interior of B.C.
The Murakamis arrived in Slocan
to find a tent city awaiting them and
temperatures in the sub-zero zone.
The five little Murakamis made
what home they could from their
cold dirt floor and well travelled
bedding supplies.
Time took them to Roseberry,
where they were assigned a threeroom slab shack. As Acre were no
facilities, such as heat or water, the
Murakamis lived a little harder
again. Soon afterwards a pot belly
stove was installed and running
water as well as electricity were
added to the Murakami abode.
The family stayed at Roseberry
until 1946. They had added a new
member, their youngest son, Bruce.
Although the was was over in 1945
the family were detained until '46
when they were given an ultimatum
to either go east or get shipped to
Japan.
Katsuyori and Kimiko, even after
four years in prison for no offence,
still had a hankering for Canadian
life: the life as they remembered it
on Salt Spring Island at their farm.
So they went east to remain on the
North American continent. They
were moved to New Denver in the
spring of 1946.
Again, the government gave them
another ultimatum: either remain in
the east or return to Alberta and
DON'T GET HELD UP FOR
That wiring job
CALL:
SALT SPRING BUILDING CENTRE
537-5531
P.O. Box 946, Ganges, B.C.
On Park Drive, behind Valcourt Business Centre
537-2537
EC1RICIAN
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
ACK OVER 50YEARS
On & Off The Island
Mrs. Victi Macintyre of Watson
In March of 1949 the Murakami Lake, Yukon was a recent visitor of
family were informed by the gov- Mr. and Mrs. Paul Horsdal at
ernment of their official release. Fulford.
Andrea and Ian Scott and Tessa
After seven years of imprisonment
and forced labour, they had paid in Crofton were weekend guests of
full for being of Japanese ancestry. their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
From 1949 until 1954 the Mura- D. Crofton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Letham of Victoria
kami family operated a restaurant
in the southern Alberta town of and formerly of Salt Spring were the
Cardston.
week-end gues& of Mr. and Mrs.
In 1954, they moved for the last Charles Woolley, Don Ore Road,
time. They returned to their farm on Ganges.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Lockhead, Salt
Salt Spring.
Spring Way and Mr. and Mrs. R.
The farm which had taken years to Gall, Crofton Road have returned
develop was gone. It had been sold from a holiday in Hawaii.
for a price unworthy of its history.
Recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
The heirlooms which Kimiko had
Tessman. Rourke Road, were
stored were gone. Everything was Fred
and Mrs. Roy Sills and Mr. and
gone: even their dream. Their Dr.
dream, they realized had been sold. Mrs. Roy Blake of Victoria.
Fred Morris is back home after his
The provincial government's promise to maintain their Sharp Road
farm was as empty as the assurtj&etwMM
ances they had encountered in
1942.
*Cenunic Tile Laying
The Murakami family did not quit.
*Kilns
They purchased their present farm,
where they began once again,
537-2312 - days
clearing and painstakingly building
653-4371 - Eves
a prosperous farm.
537-2179 - Eves
They had pride in their work and i
in their achievement in sending four
Box 113, Ganges
of their children to university. This,
they felt, would be a weapon
against further discrimination.
The Murakami family have lost a
lot. They have regained a little less
than they began with. But they have
come through their own war and
their own persecution to live as
British Columbians in a community
where they are respected everywhere and held in warm affection.
Katsuyori and Kimiko, spent a
leisurely day at the United Church
Hall on Saturday, greeting old
friends as they held open house to
mark their 50 years together.
United Church Hall on Saturday.
But even in their later years thendays are not lazy like Saturday.
work on a sugar beet farm.
Katsuyori wished to be as close to
British Columbia as possible, so he
may gather his family and return to
his farm. The Murakamis chose
Alberta's sugar beet farm and in
May of 1946 they were shipped to
southern Alberta to begin three
years of toil on two separate farms.
The conditions were still part of
their prison life.
Each year the farm on Rainbow
Road is prolific in vegetable and
fruit and produce. Every vegetable
and every green leaf is the result of
the hard work of Mr. and Mrs.
Katsuyori Murakami.
And their life together has not
been one of the average Canadian
couple, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
FOIL 12x50 ft.
Reg. 1.29 Ea. NOW
Reg. 1.29 Ea. NOW
EA.
Big 32 oz. btls.
1.89
THE TEA
TEA BAGS
120's
LIBBY'S
ORANGE JUICE
48 oz. tins
Reg. 85c Ea. NOW
RICE
,big24oz pkgs
EA
1.29
' MINUTE
EA.
INSTANT COFFEE
GRADE "A" BEEF
SIRLOIN TIP
OR RUMP
3/89
PEAS&
CARROTS W oz tins
Reg. 2/89c
NOW
4/1.00
Reg. 3.09 Ea NOW
BONELESS ROASTS
BEANS W oz. tins
Reg. 2/89c
NOW
AYLMER
Reg. 1.63 Ea NOW
NESCAFE
Big 10 oz. btls
UBBY'S
RED KIDNEY
EA
AYLMER
BONELESS
TOP R 0 UND
' STEAK
CORN KERNELS
12 oz. tins Reg. 2/99c
NOW
1.75. 1.85 3/1.00
lb
Saturday, Feb. 14,
St. George's Hall
SPONSORED BY AFTERNOON BRANCH OF A.C. W.
Open at 2pm by Mrs. V. McEachem
TEA 50c - MISC. TABLE
Bake Table by Evening Branch of A.C. W.
ROD & GUN CLUB
ANNUAL TROPHY SHOOT
MEN'S - LADIES - JUNIOR CLASSES
February 15 - Pistol & Trap
10am - Pistol
12.30pm - Trap
TRAP CONTESTANTS MUST BE ON TIME
IF YOU ARE LATE, YOU ARE TOO LATE TO SHOOT!
COT
Feb. 12 - 18
OIL
VALENTINE TEA
3O / ~
EA
WEST
recent stay in Lady Minto Hospital.
Officer-Cdt. Paul C. Wilson, of
Kelowna, was a week end guest of
Miss Betty Gait, Ganges. Cdt.
Wilson is a student at Royal Roads.
MODERNIZE
WITH
PROPANE
1km CMCSee US,
Ganges Floorcovering
SPECIALS
STUART HOUSE
Page Seven
ROYALE
FACIAL Reg 73CE.
TISSUE
No
FABRIC
SOFTENER Reg. 1.19 Ea NOW
EA.
Big 46 oz. btls
HEAVY DUTY
GARBAGE BAGS
10's
Reg. 1.39 Ea NOW
PREM
LUNCHEON MEAT
12 oz. tins
Reg. 99c Ea NOW
ASTRA
TUNA
2/1.00
6'/2 oz. tin Reg. 69c Ea NOW
WEST
SALAD DRESSING
32 oz. btls
Reg. 1.29 Ea NOW
EA.
FRESH
PORK CHOPS
ALL CUTS
1.59
lb
GULF ISLAND TRADING CO.
MON. SAT.
9-6
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
Page Eight
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOUR
HE WORKED IN HOTELS WHEN
NO TEACHERS WERE NEEDED
BY LILLIAN HORSDAL
John B. Foubister lives where he
can watch the eagles skim over the
surface of the harbour and pick up
a meal. And he watches them
constantly. The former principal of
the high school on Salt Spring, saw
an eagle struggling to take off.
True, when eagles get their wings
wet they're in trouble, but the
reason for this one's difficulty was
a very large, heavy salmon m his
claws. Eventually he got it to shore
where, a short time later, only the
skeleton of the fish was found.
The Foubisters, John and Row-
ena, have a very attractive home at
Southey Point. It is a home they
built practically themselves. Carl
Satermo also helped and the house
is really lovely.
John must have been an excellent
teacher as well as principal. He has
the sort of voice you listen to—not
loud but firm and authoritative.
He graduated during the long and
devastating depression in 1931.
Teaching posts were not numerous, so he worked in hotels in
Victoria. Apparently, there were
people, even then, who could
(Turn to Page Fourteen)
YOUR |€SSO) STATION
This pisture shows ilie enure school during the
year, 1936-7.
*••**•
Pictures by the late Mrs. Wakelin.
,« • •
24 HOUR WRECKER SERVICE
S.S.ISLAND GARAGE LTD.
537-2911
Ganges
537-5366
CEMENT MASON
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* Floors * Patios
* Sidewalks etc. &
* Exposed Aggregate
(Over 20 years experience)
HARRY WILLIAMSON 537"2322
R-R-
*' Ganges
Here are the senior grades attend-ing school at Ganges in 1936-7.
Two are still living on the island.
K & R YOUR FOOD STORE
Off Islanders phone collect 537-5553
PARKAY
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Page Nine
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
GUIDE
AND
SCOUT
WEEK
route they will call at Gibralter and Because the enthusiastic group at
other Mediterranean ports.
Beaver Point deserves full co-operHigh temperature in January was ation in their efforts local lions have
51 on the I3th. Low came early in offered their help in the way of a
the month on January 4 at 25 bee to help re-roof the hall.
degrees.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Beaver Point Community has long
Name of the game is basket ball.
Samuel Island, two from Mayne maintained the old Beaver Point Maureen Gurney said so and she
Island, four from Fender and one School which was in continuous should know. She is top man on the
from Vancouver. There were no operation for a longer period than Athletics Council of Gulf Islands
newborn. 66 patients were x-rayed any other school in the province. secondary school. Besides, which
and 115 films examined. The follow- This year they plan to put a new she is part of the team.
ing made donations and are ac- road to the school and hope the
"Where did you get all your
building may be preserved as an money? " " My dad had a corner lot
knowledged with thanks: Mrs.
Drummond, Mrs. Hastings, Mrs. historic monument for the island. and sold it so we all retired".
Armstrong, Mr. Radford, Mr. Acland, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Hugh
For all your travel needs call:
Davis, Mrs. Lowe, and Mrs. E.
Ashlee.
Eleven interested people turned
up at the 1st Annual Meeting at the
If no answer ZENITH 6327(BRENTWOOD)
fire protection district - five trusP.O. Box 40, Brentwood Plaza
tees, five firemen, and "Slim"
1207 Verdier Avenue Brentwood Bay, B.C.
Thorburn.
We know of a little boy on Salt
Spring who wrote to his aunt upon
her forthcoming marriage, "Hope
you have lots of fun".
* QUALITY HOMES
TEN YEARS AGO
*RENOVATIONS - ADDITIONS
Alan Trelford and David Humph•SUB-CONTRACTING
reys who have been in Montreal for
the past few months left New York
DUTCH TRADESMAN 537-5126 Box 543- Ga"ges
for Southampton, England. En
Down through the years
WITH DRIFTWOOD
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.
February 15th to 22nd is National
Guide-Scout week and it seems a
good time to take a look at our Local
Association and at Brownies and
Guides in particular.
Thirty-six Brownies, 13 of them
Tweenies, meet each Tuesday at
" lahon Hall under the leadership
': Brown Owl, Mrs. Sharon Sparling, Tawny Owl, Mrs. Anne Harrison, Snowy Owl, Mrs. Joan McClean
and Grey Owl, Mrs. Rita MacVicar.
Packies are Laurie Perkins and
Tracy Sparling. Four transfers were
welcomed to Brownies this fall;
Suzanne Cottrell, Christina MacVicar, Christine Rush and Kathy
Stennes.
Mrs. Lois Perkins is our local
Captain in charge of guiding,
assisted by Lieutenant Sherrill Adshead and Mrs. Hanne Schroder.
There are 22 girls active in guiding
at present. During September, Mrs.
Perkins and 6 guides camped at the
Provincial Guide Camp at Tsoona,
near Chilliwack, with Guides and
Leaders from Chemainus and Crofton. Several of the girls worked on
their Explorer's badge at Isabella
Point.
The Brownies held a wiener roast
at Mouat Park in October, followed
by a litter chase in Ganges, during
which 14 bags of garbage were
collected. Both Brownies and
Guides celebrated Hallowe'en with
parties, and the Guides were invited to a Guy Fawkes Party at
Crofton, as well.
November was a particularly busy
month for both Brownies and
Guides. A total of 42 girls took part
in the Remembrance Day Parade.
Six new guides were enrolled:
Maria Wagg, Patsy Reynolds, Susan Prentice, Melinda Jones, Veronica Shirley, and Alice Hilborn. A
Wishing Well theme marked three
brownie enrolments during which
13 Tweenies were welcomed to the
Pack: Barbara Broughton, Jennifer
McWhirter, Lara Truscott, Megan
Williamson, Janice Fell, Jayna
Adshead, Tammy Duke, Shannon
Lee, Sherry Barnes, Kirsten Christiansen, Nicole Hockley, Fiona Roberts and Teresa Wagg. Mrs. Anne
Harrison was enrolled as Tawny
MODERNIZE
WITH
PROPANE
Mutual Fire
Insurance Co.
of B.C.
••
Founded In 1902 by the
Fanners of British Columbia
GULF ISLANDS AGENTS
Fender
L. Taverner
Salt Spring.. H.J. Carlin
Galiano
D. New
Saturna
B. Corkill
Mayne
E. Easton
A local resident asked for a bottle
of mosquito repellent at the Drug
Store last week. A sure sign of
spring in February.
One sour note on the otherwise
fine boxing show: a small group of
hanger-pns from Vancouver got a
Kttle boisterous and raised a ruckus
at the Log Cabin Motel, doing some
malicious damage.
Frank Fennell met a strange large
deer in the woods and held some
tobacco in his hand to feed her. Lo
and behold the deer came up to
him, sniffed the tobacco and then
hauled off and butted him one,
knocking him sprawling. Frank
called Howard Byron over and they
decided something was wrong with
the creature. They called the R.C.
M.P. who contacted the game
warden. When the warden arrived
the next morning the deer was
dead. The deer was taken to
Victoria for an autopsy.
The 4th annual pancake race will
be held on Shrove Tuesday, February 14 at 12.15 near the cenotaph.
The Pancake race originated in
Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
At Olney the prize for the winner
who ran the fastest, flipping the
pancake in a frypan was a lass from
the vicar. On Salt Spring men and
women participate so it would not
be a popular prize.
There were 42 patients under care
at Lady Minto Hospital in January.
Three came from Galiano, one from
Owl.
During December both Guides and
Brownies contributed grocery items
for Christmas hampers which were
given to Community Resources for
distribution. The Brownies created
a nativity scene which was displayed in Mouat's window throughout
the holiday season. Brownies and
Guides enjoyed Christmas parties;
the Brownies' party highlighted by
a visit from Santa.
Several Guides earned Challenge
Emblems in January - Heather
Adshead, Frantic Byron, Karen
Jensen, Jenny Miller, Laurie Perkins and Tracy Sparling. Brownies
were busy working on their Puppeteers Badge and First Aid, and the
younger girls were learning about
the Canadian Flag and our National
anthems.
During February and March, alternate groups of Brownies will
enjoy a visit to our local Fire Hall,
and an afternoon of Bowling.
All Cubs, Scouts, Brownies, and
Guides will take part in a Church
Parade on Sunday, February 22. A
Parent-Child Banquet will be held
in Fulford Hall on February 26th for
Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Guides
- a combined event this year.
The months ahead promise to be
just as busy with new projects
always on the go.
Executive members of our Local
Association who help to keep things
running smoothly and assist Brownie and Guide leaders are; President
Mrs. Gwen Albhouse, Secretary,
Mrs. Bev. Byron, Treasurer, Mrs.
Renate Weihing, Cookie Chairman,
Mrs. Mary Williamson, Banquet
Chairman, Mrs. Betty Pinchin, and
Badge Secretary, Mrs. Audrey
Brigden.
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* Septic Tanks &
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* Driveways
* House Excavations
•-* Waterlines
* Wells to 18 Ft.
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Box 584, Ganges, B.C.
OLIVE LA YARD 537-5455
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They took personal chequing accounts and savings accounts,
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Head Office
115 Ingram St.
Duncan, B.C.
746-4171
Mill Bay Branch
Detoume Rd.
Mill Bay, B.C.
743-5534
Crofton Branch
8152 York St.
Crofton, B.C.
246-3211
Saltspring Island Branch
Lower Ganges Rd.
Ganges, B.C.
537-5587
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TTrnrmrn m i r i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Page Ten
GANGES
LIBRARY
MEETING
When the Salt Spring Island
Public Library Association held its
annual meeting in the Legion- Hall
at Ganges on Monday, Secretary
George Wells summarized the
year's statistics. His report is
published here for the benefit of
readers who were not at the
meeting.
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
NAME
IN
GLASS
Cut to Order
Salt Spring Building Centre
537-5531
PUMPS
Deep & Shallow Well
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976_
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Box 292. Ganges
BY GEORGE WELLS
Secretary
The most reliable indication of the
progress of a Library
is the
circulation figure. Ours continued
its steady climb, up from 28574 last
year to 30,332 in 1975.
This is a figure not easily visualized, but what it means is that, on the
average, one book was issued every
two minutes. On January 2 of this
year a record of 283 books, that is,
one book a minute were issued over
a four hour day. That does not take
into account the books returned and
put back on the shelves, so it gives
some idea of the amount of work our
volunteers sometimes do at the
desk.
The number of adult members
registered was 860 last year and
only 875 in 1975. In other words, the
circulation went up by a normal
amount while the membership
stood still. That seems rather
surprising, because, as everyone
has probably noticed, new residents
seem to be arriving almost daily.
The island population has risen
from 4100 at the census in 1971, to
the present 4600, so that only about
20% are subscribers to the library.
Our new juvenile members also
dropped from 146 last year to 116 in
1975.
The total book number now
stands at 12.24JS, of which 1550 are
paperbacks. 30oooks were purchased and 629 donated. As usual, all
our paperbacks were donated. A
quantity of our surplus duplicates
were donated to the hospital and to
the newly formed library on Mayne
Island.
You may have noticed that we are
now using a different kind of plastic
book jacket cover. This is more
satisfactory both in appearance and
length of life and should in time
make for brighter shelves.
Mrs. Connie Porter presented the
review of the year from the point of
view ofd the chairman of the board.
Her review was less concerned
with statistics than with trends. It
is offered here in full for the
enlightenment of members and
others.
This is the sixteenth annual meeting of our Salt Spring library. We
are all very proud of what has been
accomplished, through entirely voluntary effort, in the years since the
late Mary Hawkins and her friends
established the first library in a
room at Mouat's store. Some of
these friends are still very actively
working for the library.
For some years now we have
received a grant of $1,000 annually
from the Library Development
Commission, and in the last two
years the Recreation Commission
has given us a grant of $300. Apart
from that our only income is from
membership fees and donations.
This year the board decided that
membership fees would be increased, for the first time, from $1 to $2
annually. As everyone seems to
agree, this is still a bargain, and is
only possible because our dedicated
volunteer staff in addition to manning the desk during open hours,
help us save money by looking after
the housekeeping chores from day
today.
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IS. IS.
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Ganges, B.C.
537-5687
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Monday thru Friday
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OFFICE ON FULFORD-GANGES ROAD
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Repairs to all major brands
WASHERS-DRYERS-FRIGS
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*AGENT FOR LADYSMITH DRY CLEANERS & LAUNDERERS
-twice a week service*SHOE REPAIRS
•"JEWELLERY REPAIRS
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*"
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Please phone local no. 537-5314 or 537-2523
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T m 111 m T in M 111
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HANDY
GUIDE
DRAFTING &
DESIGN
GARYB. DUNCAN
BUILDING DESIGNERS
*Complete Building Plans
"Residential & Commercial
Ste. 205,
Valcourt Building Centre
PLUMBING
&
PUMPS
DAVID RABVSFORD
537-5013
537-2013
Construction
H.D. Repair Work
SALT SPRING
"HOUSES
"RENOVATIONS
"CABINET WORK
All kinds of construction
PHONE BERT BARBER:
Towing &
Auto Wrecking
537-5714
537-2252
BUILDING
R O Y W . WHEATLEY
Plumbing &
Water Heating
76-4
*Sheds to Homes
*Footings to shakes
"Additions
*Renovations
Commercial - Residential
JOHN LOMAS
Arbutus Builders
537-2722
537-5476
Box 898, Ganges
Aage Villadsen
SALT SPRING
PLUMBING
BUILDING
CONTRACTOR
Quality Homes
ARTMUNNEKE
653-4284
Renovations - Additions
Cabinets
537-5412
(evenings)
Box 1145, Ganges
Quality Homes
GREEN-LOR
ART HAZENBOOM
PAINTING &
DECORATING
CONSTRUCTION
Wilf Taylor
Ben Greenhough
537-2155
653-4353
R.R. 1 Robinson Rd. Ganges
Slingsby
Contracting
Painting
&
FOUNDATIONS
& FRAMING
Decorating
TEMMEL & VOLQUARDSEN
537-5439
Mornings til 8.30am
Evenings after 7.30 pm
Box 737, Ganges
653-4239
537-5188
DUTCH PROFESSIONAL
PAINTER
"INTERIOR
"EXTERIOR
Deacon & Beaner
CONSTRUCTION
* Homes * Additions
* Carports
GERRY COERS
537-2034
TEMPORARY NO.
537-5126
537-2351
Komar
Construction
Salt spring
Interiors
CUSTOM HOMES
DESIGNED & BUILT
Walter Kowalski
DRYWALL SPECIALISTS
Free Estimates
537-5835
BRIAN LITTLE
Ganges
LOCAL
J&A
OIL BURNER
SERVICE
JOHN COTTRELL
Certified
Oil Burner Mechanic
Box 226, Ganges
SALT SPRING
A.B.
Diesel & Gas
TO
537-9314
Box 647, Ganges
*Wallpapering
•"Signs
537-2852
537-2680
Box 954, Ganges 75-46
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Ganges, B.C.
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537-5714
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*24 Hr. Towing
*Welding
*Steam Cleaning
*Used Parts
*Old Car & Wreck Removal
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SOFAS & CHAIRS
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Ice
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ANNIVERSARIES
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DANCING
For
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or Reservation
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INSURANCE
CALL:
S.S. INSURANCE
AGENCIES LTD.
(1972)
537-5527
All Classes of Insurance
"BOATS
"MOTORS
"TRAILERS
"CHAINSAWS
Sales & Service
537-2849
NELS DEGNEN
BULLDOZING
*Land Clearing
"Excavating
•"Road Building
PHONE
537-2930
Box 701, Ganges
TV SALES & SERVICE
STEVE WAWRYK
* Hitachi
Service to all makes
537-2943
Mouat's Mall
Don's Radio
&T.V.
Bulldozing
BACKFILLING etc.
Days: 537-2971
Eves: 537-2301
Box 131, Ganges
(Division of Mouat's)
Flowers & Wine
Shopnc
By Hazel & Ruby
Flower orders in by 2Delivered same day
MOUAT'S MALL
537-2231
Wine Art Supplies
Mobile
Home
Sites
FOR RENT
"Reasonable Rates
"Quiet Rustic Park
"Laundromat
537-2744
537-5083
CEDAR VIEW
MOBILE HOME PARK
Fulford-Ganges Rd., Ganges
Certified Class A
Electrical Contractor
Quality Heat Specialist
537-5615
Box 328, Ganges
The
Island Lite
Your Lighting Specialist
* QUASAR T. V.
* POOL TABLES &
SHUFFLEBOARDS
* MACRAME PLANT HANGERS
* CLOCKS, BAROMETERS
* WATER FILTERS
Valcourt Business Centre
537-9231
"Custom Fireplaces
"Brick - Stone - Blockwork
"Ferro Cement
*Tlle 537-2312 - days
653-4371 - eves
537-2179 - eves
Box 1113, Ganges
Rock Work &
Fireplaces
"Free Estimates
"Work guaranteed
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CLEANERS
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WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY PARTIES
FOR ALL YOUR
Wammes
Upholstering
R- R- ^ Charlesworth Road
Ganges
BUSINESS MEETINGS
SERVICES
TREE FELLING PALLOT
<t=Z,ELECTRIC
SERVICES
nC^^^L__
RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOM
QUALITY LOW COST HOMES
DESIGN SERVICES
D R A W I N G BOARD TO POSSESSION
LUNCHEONS & DINNERS
Page Eleven
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
"WINDOWS
"FLOORS
"GUTTERS
"RUGS
"WALL- TO -WALL
CARPET CLEANING
Steam Cleaned
INSURED & BONDED
653-4381
Box 336, Ganges
H.L. Reynolds
"TRUCKING
"BULLDOZING
GRAVEL - SHALE - FILL
537-5691
Box 284, Ganges
BACK-HOE
SERVICES
*Septic tank fields
*Excavating
•"Trenching & Landscaping
537-5654
CRUSADER
CONTRACTING LTD.
Box 443, Ganges
JOHN CATES
Bulldozing
&
Land Clearing
537-2416
Box 104, Ganges
FRED'S
Bulldozing
"Land Clearing
"Excavations
"Road Building
"Hauling
FREE ESTIMATES
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Days: 537-2971
Eves: 537-2822
R.R. 2, Ganges
ODD JOBS
537-9264
(Evenings)
For all types
of small jobs
around the home
or business
13 - 76
DAISY
HOLDINGS
"DRILLING
"BLASTING
"SEPTIC TANKS
PUMP-OUTS
Call Norman Twa
537-9319
Box 393. Ganges
GULF ISLANDS
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE
TRUCK ON ISLAND
AT ALL TIMES
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537-5561
Valcourt Business Centre
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
Page Twelve
Family gathers to celebrate Golden Wedding
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
History is
Drawing
Card here
Response to the proposal for a
historical society on Salt Spring
Island has come from many part of
the island as well as from the
mainland.
A number of readers have been
puzzled by the fact that there is a
branch of the provincial historical
society serving the Outer Islands
but it is not concerned with the past ^
history of Salt Spring Island.
An inaugural meeting of the
society will be held in the Legion
Hall at Ganges on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 18 at 8pm. All
interest readers are invited.
Offers help
to islanders
Mrs. Ann Howland, secretary of
the Social Credit Association on Salt
Spring Island, has invited residents
of the island to bring their problems
to the association.
Local problems will be taken direct
to the minister responsible, she
explained.
LIBRARY
Family of Mr. and Mrs. K.
Murakami were in Ganges in force
(From Page Ten)
Fire trucks from two halls attend- Lampier.
~ •* the 6week end to help the island
Some of our members take out ed the call on Friday evening to the Alarm was a chimney fire and """P' *» celebrate the 50th anniversary of their wedding.
sustaining memberships at $5 each, Beaver Point Road home of George damage was nominal.
thus making a regular donation in
addition to the standard membership fee.
Since the last annual meeting the
John McKenzie, of Ganges, skidnew lighting has been completed ded on Booth Road when driving his
and this year we can go ahead with '72 Volvo.
the book section signs which the The February 4 accident resulted
local Legion branch has promised to in $200 worth of damage.
donate. Early in the year we saw the
last of the Travelling Library section • Mrs. June Anderson who have been
and since then we have increased entirely responsible for the large
our purchases of new books and paper back section of our library.
endeavoured to keep them when not They have done a splendid job in
in circulation, in the shelves once this constantly expanding and popoccupied by the Travelling Library. ular category. And since all these
Thanks to these purchases and to paperbacks are given to us, none of
the valuable gifts of new books our precious dollars are spent on
received through the year, we feel keeping it growing. Another unseen
our service is equal to or better than worker is Mrs. Kay Smart who
most small regional libraries. I works after hours on books and
should like to pay a special tribute registrations.
to volunteers Mrs. Tess Kyle and C.H. Porter
Chimney fire
Minor
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DISPLAY ADVERTISING MUST BE
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TO ENSURE PUBLICATION FOR THE
FOLLOWING WEEK
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Serving the islands that make beautiful British Columbia beautiful.
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
SECOND SECTION
Paee Thirteen
Project at Galiano as start is made
These pictures show the beginning
of a project. The project is the
Galiano senior citizens' housing
construction.
In the top picture the Giant
Bantam is proving its name as it
raises bucketful after bucketful of
debris and wood and rim rock.
Middle picture shows the next
step. The debris is being burned
and the Cat is there to take care of it
Elected
At Library
Meeting
and makes sure it burns until every
last vestige of nature-run-wild is
gone.
Bottom picture sees Bruce
Knowles bucking a log.
Galiano Island Housing Society,
responsible for the project, is
having its first annual meeting in
the Galiano Hall on Saturday, Feb.
14 at 2pm. Open invitation has been
extended to all interested residents.
Two new board members were
named to the Salt spring Island
Public Library Association on Monday afternoon and one director was
re-elected.
Returned to office is Mrs. Betty
Campbell Carroll. She will be joined
by Mrs. Margaret McKintosh and
Mrs. Nancy Keith Murray.
Poor attendance featured the meeting in the Legion Hall.
Newly elected, directors will serve
with incumbents Connie Porter,
George Wells and Peggy Flewin.
New school
Discussed
In camera
When the needs of the north end
of Salt Spring Island in terms of new
school facilities were discussed by
school trustees on Thursday the
board went into camera.
There was a reference to real
estate, explained Roma Sturday,
asking for the secret meeting.
The board is considering taking an
option on an island property for the
construction of a new school in the
future.
We have to be realistic
Commendation for students
Following is the list of Gulf
Islands Secondary students receiving commendation for excellent
academic marks on their second
report cards of the academic year.
Report was furnished by R.D.
FENDER
PLAN
APPROVED
Division of costs in the provision
of community hall facilities at
—Fender School has now been settled.
Gulf Islands School board last
week learned that the provision of
additional local funds for the augmented activity room has been
approved.
The local residents will meet part
of the cost; a part will be borne out
of taxes and the provincial government will meet one-third of the cost.
The basic construction costs of the
hall will be carried by the school
district as part of the necessary
school facilities on Fender Island.
The new activity room will be the
second in the school district to be
augmented'for community use. At
Ganges, the activity room of the
elementary school was enlarged
and improved to serve the community. An unsuccessful referendum
was presented on Mayne Island on
Saturday for the same purpose.
-x:
McWhirter, school principal.
GRADES
Stephen Anderson, Susan Banks,
Jennifer Miller, Laura Perkins,
Marilee Taylor.
GRADE 9
Tarri Horel, Chris Lake, Susan
Mouat, Brenda Murray, Barbara
Reynolds, Wolfi Temmels, Barbara
Woodley.
GRADE 10
Catherine Anderson, Cathy Cartwright, Lorene Clarke, Linda Lane,
Dave Tara.
GRADE 11
Marlene Archer, Arno Bangert,
Annette Hacking, Wendy Horel,
Susan Rowell, Ann Wilson.
GRADE 12
Catie Andress, Steve Lane, Jeanette Larson, Paul Thomas.
"What I want to do is to ensure
We have to be realistic, says He was referring to the running
Hugh Curtis, MLA for Saanich and battle between the Capital Regional that no unreasonable delays occur
at the provincial level."
the Islands and minister of munici- and the Islands Trust.
pal affairs.
Various applications have to go
Last week the chairman of the
regional district, Jim Campbell, of through the public process, he
Saturna Island, charged in Drift- observed, but additional delays
wood, that Pender Island Commun- cannot be permitted.
ity Plan had been unreasonably
"I have been rather shaken by
delayed by the Islands Trust.
"Delays can and do occur at all some of the delays which I have
levels of government," said the uncovered, since I took over," said
minister. There is no value in Curtis. He cited the case where a
singling out any agency as Jim request had been made to close an
undeveloped road. The matter had
Campbell did last week.
Recently elected for the 1976 "He might well address himself to gone on for months and months, he
executive of the Salt spring Island the regional districts," added Curt- recalled.
Sailing Club are: Commodore, Tom is, "in that delays do occur in the
The Trust, the regional districts
Butler-Cole; Vice-Commodore, process.
and the department should make
Mike Cannon; Rear Commodore, He was not blaming the regional sure that these things are not just
Laurie Neish; Cruiser Fleet Cap- district for the delay discussed last left on the back burner, urged the
tain, Doug Thomas; Dinghy Fleet week by the board chairman.
minister.
Captain, Frans Beyk; Sabot Fleet
Captain, Jeanette Larsen; secreMayne Hall proposal voted down
tary, Phyllis, Sinclair; treasurer,
Karen Truscott; historian, Louise
Mayne Islanders want no com- ted activity room.
Beyk; Measurer and Handicapper, munity facilities in the activity room
Voting
„ resulted in a total of 93
Laurie Neish.
at the island school. On Saturday ballots cast for the project and 101
Islanders wanting information a- voters went to the polls to reject the against. Simple majority was needbout the club may call the Secre- referendum inviting improvements ed to pass the referendum.
tary, Phyllis Sinclair, at 537-9327.
and additions to the school's projec-
BUTLER-COLE
HEADS
SAILORS
What do people of Old Crow think ?
• Old Crow is a small settlement
situated 80 miles inside the Arctic
Circle. It sits on the north banks of
the meandering River Porcupine.
The closest community would be
about 200 air miles and Old Crow is
the Yukon's most northerly settlement.
Yukon and well within the Arctic
Circle.
Nancy Barrett, formerly of Salt
Spring Island, became Mrs. Grafton
Njootti in December last year. She
is now a long way from Salt spring
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Njootli are living in
Old Crow, in the Yukon, the
furthest north they can go in the
Mr. Njootli has written a short
summary of this Arctic community
and the feeling of his neighbours
towards sweeping technological
changes.
Local employment consists of
school janitorial, nursing station
custodian, agency for an airline, the
The people up here live on the local store and the Indian band
natural environment. They hunt office. The only shopping centre is a
caribou, moose and rabbits. They small co-operative store which deals
Concord
fish for salmon, whitefish, char and in hardware, clothing and, of
Ranging wide in nature's sky
other fish. They trap mink, marten, course, food. Most of the local
Melting sun on metal wings
wolverine, wolves and muskrats. people are shareholders of this
the Gods of flight tell no he
Some of the local income comes co-op. Statistics show it to be one of
for Sexton's eyes will bring
from firewood, which is needed the most successful co-operatives in
Canada's north, despite the fact
News of the Concord sting G.H.M. throughout the school term.
that they do not trade with raw furs.
The school here is elementary,
which seats about 100 students,
from beginners to grade eight. High
school students go to White Horse,
which is the Capital City of the
Territory. Whitehorse would be
some 600 miles south.
There are some special programs
to train native northern people.
They train native students to run
gas compressor stations and in the
The population is 250 and consists
of Vunto Kutchin, which means
"People of the Lakes" in the still
existing Loncheaux language.
maintenance of_a northern pipeline^
if one is to be constructecTup GTthis
country in the future.
Reaction to large projects such as
highways or gas or oil pipelines is
great from the Old Crow people.
This is because the people had
existed some 27,000 years in this
part of the country according to the
information gleaned by archaeologists and various environmental
studies conducted in the Old Crow
In conclusion, I think the Old
Crow people reject the idea of
ruining such a delicate area by fast
progress for Ottawa or the shortage
of energy in other parts of the
world.
Land claims are also in progress
and the Old Crow people are well.
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
Page Fourteen
••15:
NEWS FROM GALIANO
V.
.V
By
A V.W. Carrotcake sporting one
candle was shared by the members
of the WA to the South Galiano
Volunteer Fire Department at the
conclusion of the first annual meeting.
W.Liver
E.Steward
President Vicki Wilson was in the
chair and 11 members were present. Treasurer Jessie Smith presented a very healthy financial report,
as well as a report on Western
Lottery ticket sales; 85c from each
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976
FORMER PRINCIPAL IS RETIRED ON ISLAND
(From Page Eight;
afford to travel.
Finally, Salt Spring needed a
ticket goes directly to the Fire
Department.
Jean Lockwood presented a draft
constitution and by laws, prepared
by herself and the table officers
which was adopted.
Election of officers saw Dora
Darling voted in as president; Jean
Lockwood as vice-president, Pat
Park as secretary and Jessie Smith
again as treasurer.
principal. That was when the high
school was in the chicken building.
At that time the whole island was
rural, with everyone knowing everyone. At parties, guests took
their own food and all shared in the
evening festivity.
navy- Miss Oulton was acting
principal. The former principal had
the yen to travel and never came
back to the Ganges school.
Later, John went to Courtenay to
teach, prior to his teaching in
Europe. He was stationed in Metz
During 1976, plans include a Fire
Sale on Saturday, April 17 - please
everyone start digging out stuff for
it!
The W.A.'s first Honourary Membership was bestowed at this meeting - on Mrs. Stanley Page.
At the Galiano Senior Citizens
meeting last Monday, Margaret
Robinson explained her role as the
newly appointed counsellor for the
association, following which Steve
Riddell spoke on his recent trip to
the U.S.A. and showed some beautiful slides.
A workshop on basket making was
held by the Galiano Weavers and
Spinners last Saturday, conducted
by Jo Anne Ryeburn who is
connected with the Vancouver Weavers and Spinners Guild. More than
20 showed up and there was
tremendous enthusiasm. The members were pleased to see Doris
Tothill back after spending a month
with Jev and family on Vancouver
Island.
Mrs. Ragna Frcdrickson is back on
the island after an absence of four
months. She travelled around Europe with E. Steward for the first six
weeks. Then she spent several
weeks in Toronto, Ottawa, and
Connecticut visiting her children
and grandchildren.
The death occurred on Sunday in
Lady Minto Hospital of Al Eliason
of Galiano. He is survived by three
daughters, three sons, several brothers and a sister. Funeral services
take place in Kelowna on Friday,
February 13.
Home from a holiday in Hawaii are
Mr. and Mrs. Donald New.
Also home are Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Robson who spent two weeks at
Poipu Beach, Kaui. Their second
week was marred by some cool
weather - one night a record low of
52 deg. F (11 deg. C in our country)
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Fletcher a baby son, on January 29,
in the USA.
Nothing but the Tnrth...This is the cast of the school play In 1940.
During his first year as teaching
principal, John had 27 students in
all four grades. John taught all the
grades 1
The inspector encouraged him to
continue, since he was doing so
well and so were the students. At
examination time he and Rowena
sat up all night correcting papers.
What devotion! John also taught
the new Canadians interested in
learning English. They helped him
build the house as a practical way
of showing their gratitude.
The second year there were 44
students. Then the department of
education wouldn't permit that
many in one class. The chicken
house was divided into two classes
with Miss Grove, the present Mrs.
Hepburn, sharing the teaching.
When the Hepburns were married,
Miss Oulton joined the staff. Miss
Oulton stayed until her retirement.
Occasionally she still visits the
island especially her old friend and
colleague, Olive Mouat.
Earlier there were seven elementary schools on the island, namely:
Divide, Burgoyne, Fulford, Beaver
Point, North End, Ganges and
Central.
The teachers were paid $60 or $65
a month. The principal was paid
$120.
The Foubisters had no car back in
those early teaching days. Like the
students of that day, they walked
from one to three miles to and from
school. It was a healthy exercise
they enjoyed while they pondered
their problems.
Later a seven-passenger bus provided transportation, but the students had to get to Central to catch
it. Much later, another seven
passenger bus picked up the
students from Fulford for high
school.
during the Second World War,
while _Jphn Foubister was in the
and enjoyed those years abroad
very much. He then returned to
Courtenay. For his last seven years
he commuted to Chemainus daily.
John's last two years as teaching
principal were not too heartening
because of "the changing attitude
of students".
During the depression the only
students attending high school
were the children of parents who
could afford it or young people with
ambition; those who hoped to go
into a profession.
"They were a joy to teach," said
John.
Once he had only five students in
grade XII, all keen students. Their
ability and enthusiasm enabled
them to have really fine debates.
"Students now have so many
choices."
As a result their interest is too
widespread. They gather information instead of storing up knowledge.
Scholarships and grants make it
comparatively easy for students to
go on to university today.
As a very fine teacher, John feels,
he'd have to learn a completely
new way of talking.
"Today's vocabularies have undergone quite a change."
"Something quite beyond the
pale is that students now have a
say in the curriculum yet they have
no experience from which to
speak." he commented.
"The island has changed so that it
is now hardly recognizable, except,
perhaps geographically."
There wasn't the amount of
drinking earlier that there now is
recalls the retired teacher. People
made home brew and wines, just as
we do today.
John was principal before and
after the consolidation of the
schools, brought about when the
late Gavin Mouat was chairman of
the school board. He'd promised
the tax rate would be increased by
only a small amount.
Whatever sum the islanders collected was to be matched by the
government. Consequently, Gavin
would get donations of lumber,
nails and other building materials
which would be worth so many
dollars so, according to the agreement, the government would produce that many dollars. This was
CABLEVISIQN
PHONE
537-5550
H Godfrey Crabtree
NOW OPEN IN GANGES
RAINBOW ROAD AT ATKINS
(Rainbow Rd. Bottle Exchange)
Case of 24 -10 oz
Case of 12 - 30 oz
*3.20
*3.50
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT
PART TIME OFFICE
Ste. $206
Valcourt Centre
Ganges, B.C.
OFFICE HOURS:
Fridays 8.30am - 5.30pm
(Plus Refundable Deposit)
HOURS: Mon. - Sat. 9am - 7pm
Office Phone: 537-9321
Phone: 537-5065
Home: 537-9347
T.M. REG'D. POP SHOPPES OF CANADA LTD.
West Vancouver \ \2-922-5414
(collect)
Wednesday, February 11L 1976
Box 250,
Ganges
537-2211
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GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE
Yamaha electone electric organ.
Like new $950. 17 ft. Carval built
cabin cruiser; 40H Johnson outboard $1200. Will sell separately.
Write Box 989 or Ph. 537-2660 4-tfii
Potatoes - netted gems. 50 Ibs. $3., 100 Ibs. $6. Bonacres farm. Le
Page Rd. (off St. Mary's Lake)
537-5874
tfa
7' Cedar fence posts $1 each.
537-5788
. .
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Registered Saanen buck, will
service your doe.Contact
537-9386
3-4
Allison piano, upright, bell-tone.
$350.653-4298
4A
NATURALFOODS
At the Salt Spring Farm
Vesuvius Bay Road
near Central. 537-2285
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VESUVIUS STORE
FOR FRESH FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES
Open Every day
11 a m - 6 p m
537-5742
Old Fishing Boat, 28 ft. plank
hull, double ender, engine not
running. Cod license. Moored at
Mayne Island $800 or will trade
for outboard car topper plus
cash. 537-2344
49-tfn
PROPANE GAS REFILLS
9am - 6pm ONLY
Phone 537-2233 or call at the
Harbour Grocery Store in Ganges. All gas appliances sold and
serviced. Gulf Islands Propane
Gas.
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INTERIOR
DECORATING
* CUSTOM DRAPES
* CURTAIN RODS
Will show samples
in home
FREE ESTIMATES
DANISH UPHOLSTERY
537-9245
652-1591
ALFALFA HAY
TOP QUALITY
New Crop
By the load
$105
By the ton picked up
$108
OR $5.75 per 100 Ib. bale
Fertilizer: Price on request
653-4361
THE LITTLE GALLERY
MOUAT'SMALL
NOW OPEN
4 DAYS A WEEK
Tues. - Thurs. - Fri. - Sat.
Custom Framing. Paintings,
Prints. Cleaning and Restoring
Old Prints and Deeds, etc.
537-2421
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.
KENTON HOUSE GALLERY
Blackburn Rd.
NEW ANTIQUES AND
ART OBJECTS FOR THE
COLLECTOR FROM
ENGLAND
Open Saturday & Sunday or by
appointment. 537-2224
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AVON
TO BUY OR SELL AVON. Call:
Mrs. Guenther, collect
652-2837
VALLEY AIRMARINE
Communications
Centre for Gulf Islands
VHF RADIO
Marine
Mobile
Box 645, Ganges, B.C.
653-4429 Phone 653-4288
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DEADLINE FOR
CLASSIFIED
TUESDAY NOON
'FOR SALE
FOR SALE
Mobile home, 1972 2 bedroom
Moduline Olympian, 12 ft by 48
ft. Good condition. Must be
moved from present location.
Call 537-9371 for further information.
1-tfn
12 x 62 Paramount Trailer fully
furnished. Can be seen at Lot
#42, Salt Spring Mobile Home
Estate or contact Grant at Gulf
Island Trading.
34tfn
POLAR INSULATION. We specialize in residential insulation.
New construction. Reinstating
your present home. Serving the
Gulf Islands. 743-2785 or
385-2064
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POWER PLANT
10 kilowatt, 3 cyl. air cooled'
diesel. 250 gal. tank. Run
approx. 5 months. Cost $4000.
will sell for $3000. Contact Don
Keating 629-3329 Pender
Island.
45-tfn
Propane Nordic Construction
Heater -for sale or rent 100,000
to 400,000 BTUs. Gulf Islands
Propane Gas. 537-2233
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011 Range, $50.653-4403
5-2
DANISH UPHOLSTERY
Brent wood Bay
Ph. 537-9245
652-1591
•Free Home
Estimates
*Free pick-up & delivery
on furniture & drapes.
$135. Evinrude 3.3 HP Lightwin
longshaft outboard. Delta drillpress
commercial type $125.537-2553.5-1
Wurlitzer Side Man for use with
organ, giving metronome, Beguine,
Samba, Tango, Cha-Cha, Rhumba,
Waltz, Western etc. Plus Fox Trot
variations and adjustable tempo.
Offers to $600. Ph. 537-2634
5-1
Construction material: plywood
forms and miscellaneous; 20ft, 5th
wheel flat deck trailer; power trowel
and compactor; tarpot and tar.
537-9288.
SI
Lawn swing $95., Hand lawn mower
$10., Hand lawn edger $5. Ph.
653-4301
SI
Arcade snare drum and stand. $45.,
Folding music stand $5., Metronome-mahogany case $20. Ph.
653-4301
SI
1974, 30 ft. Landing Barge. Offers.
Phone Vancouver 687-7601 ask for
Ken.
S4
1966 Rover. Best offers. 537-9373
SI
1967 Pontiac Parisienne V-8 auto,
P.S., P.B., radio $400 or nearest
offer. 1974 Yamaha 350 street.
Excellent condition $825 or nearest
offer. 537-5810 after 5pm
5-2
65 International Travelall $350 or
best. 537-5854
5-1
ADS.
HELP WANTED
Propane furnace, 75,000 BTU with Experienced framer required for
plenum, cold air duct and metalbes- home under construction. Please
tos chimney, $225 or best offer. reply to Box 827, Ganges, VOS1EO
652-3498._
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.
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1967 MGB, wire wheels, CIBIE Part-time typist, speed and accurheadlights, $800. 653-4332
5-1 acy essential. Write Dept. E, Drift4-2
Garage sale - Beaver Point Road. wood, Ganges, B.C.
Sunday, Feb. 15, 10 - 3. Rug, DEPENDABLE PERSON WHO
handspun sweater, small size, ced- CAN WORK WITHOUT SUPERarbox._
5-1 VISION. Contact customers around
We have in stock now Peat Moss - Ganges. Limited auto travel. We
all sizes, Garden seeds, fertilizer, train. Write E.J. Dick, Pres.,
steer manure and lime, etc. Also Southwestern Petroleum, Ft. Worth
wild bird seed and bird feeders - Tx. 76101.
10% off.
5-1 Responsible babysitter - evenings
_
MOUAT'S _ until 2.00am. 3-5 day week. My
16 ft. fibreglass boat with 65 hp home preferred. $6 a shift. Ph.
5-1
Mercury motor and trailer, life 537-9330
jackets, skis and two rope. $2500
firm. Older type wood stove with
WORK WANTED
wanning oven $100. Wringer washer $20. 653-4452
_
SI Carpenter looking for work.
Chicks - Rhode Island Red Cross Have own tools. Call Hans
White Rocks - White Leghorns. 653-4432.
Established 27 years Langley. Nap- tfn
ier Hatchery 22470 - 64th Ave. R.R. Will do all types of concrete work.
7 Langley. 534-6268
tfn Basements, carports, sidewalks,
Firewood, split and delivered. Ald- patios, etc. Six solid years of
er $35, Fir $38 per cord. Ph. concrete experience. Power trowel
537-9310 or 537-9221_
5-1 finish. Phone 537-2611 and leave
4;2
Boy's 10 speed bike, Girl's white message for Mark.
figure skates. Size 4. Bo th as new. Handyman and gardener look537-2738_
SI ing for part-time work. Ph.
Fridge - 10 cu.ft. Viking. Avacado - Victoria 386-9533
3-4
good condition. $100. 537-2516 5-1 GENERAL BACKHOE WORK
Boosey & Hawks. B flat wooden
Call Brace or Don
clarinet and case, beautiful tone,
at 537-5107 or 537-2656
excellent condition. $175. 653-4301
tfa
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5-1
CARD OF THANKS
Table and 4 chairs. As new, $75.
Child's small desk $25, Standard
Underwood typewriter
$60. We have been ^very appreciative of
537-2509 or 537-2956 _
SI the warm greetings of our many
Horses for sale - 2 mares: 1 ten year island friends on this occasion of
old, with 2 year old daughter. One our 50th wedding anniversary.
complete set of tack. 537-5788 5-1 Thank you to everyone who helped
us to celebrate and everyone who
Combination record player and wished
us well. Mr. and Mrs. K.
radio, in good condition $50., 26" Murakami.
SI
color TV console $150. Good working condition. Gold rug 9 x 12 in I wish to thank Dr. Smith, Mrs.
good condition $35. 653-4416
5-1 Baker, Matron, nurses and staff at
68 Dodge A-108 van, slant six auto, Lady Minto Hospital for their
good condition 653-4363_
5-1 kindness to my husband during his
recent stay in hospital. Also thanks
Sell or trade for property on Salt to the many friends who gave me
Spring Island. 1975, 26 foot Cruis- daily rides to the hospital. Mrs.
ing Sloop, 25 h.p., inboard, value Kathleen D. Collcutt.
SI
16M. 385-5872 _
SI
Do It Yourself
MATERIAL SALE
Drapery Material from $1.49
Upholstery Velvet, all colours
from $9.95
Tweeds from $6.95
Naugahide, all colours from $3.95
All Drapery Hardware 15% off
DANISH UPHOLSTERY
Brentwood Bay, B.C.
652-1591
_
5-1
Lamb for sale, whole or cut,
wrapped and frozen. 653-4352 5-2
Deadline
Tuesday
BIRTH
Born to Barbara and Al Cameron of
Cache Creek, B.C. a son, John
Allan 6 Ibs. 11 oz. Feb. 6, 1976. A
brother for Kirsry. Grandparents
are Phyllis and Harry Newman. SI
DEATHS
FOR RENT
1 & 2 Bdrm. furnished cottages
or winter rental. All electric,
fully insulated, cablevision. No
Pets. 537-2585
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1 & 2 Bedroom furnished housekeeping cottages, cable vision,
for monthly rental. No pets
please. 537-2214.
f
One Bedroom cabin for year round
rental. $150 Mo. 537-2592
4-2
Furnished housekeeping cottage.
Electric heat, quiet waterfront
ocean view location. Winter rates,
pets O.K. On Walker Hook Road or
phone 112 - 943-4630 or 537-2702.
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Waterfront retreat on 2 acres, 3
bedrooms and den. Two fireplaces,
modern, all services. Monthly or
lease. Call 988-6351 or 988-5563,
North Vancouver evenings.
5-2
St. Marys Lake. 1 bedroom furnished cedar cottage. All modern facilities.j37-9221
SI
Furnished mobile home, 1 or 2
bedroom. Cedarview Mobile Home
Park. 537-2744 or 537-5083.
5-1
Furnished basement apartment.
Suit one person. 246-3158 or
537-2616 weekends
SI
BUSINESS SERVICES
GENERAL TRUCKING
537-5663
Ploughing, Rototilling, Haying,
brush cutting, pesthole digging.
653-4403
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Experienced Faller Resident on
Salt Spring. Call Sid May at
653-4494 for tree felling services
anywhere in the Gulf Islands.
Building a home? I'll, fell the
trees for your driveway and
building site with consideration
for an artistic and natural setting. Fully insured.
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FOR CHARTERED
CARTAGE HAULING
To-Gulf Islands
From - Vancouver
CalhBROADWAY
INDUSTRIAL
TRUCKING LTD.
at 254-7111
Horseshoeing & trimming. Dan
Harvey Pedrick 537-5897 50-tfn
DIXON DRYWALL, complete
drywall service including texture, no job too small or too big.
Complete insulation service including blow in. Workmanship
guaranteed. Al Dixon 743-2785
or Elmer Hatch 385-2064
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Deacon and Beaner Const.
Homes - Additions - Carports
537-2351
3-4
DYER Mrs. Annie Dyer of Fernwood, Salt Spring Island passed
away Feb. 9,1976 in the Lady Minto
Hospital, Ganges. She was a memFOR SALE FEED
ber of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Qualify feed at these
Canadian Legion. She was predereasonable prices
ceased by one daughter Mrs.
16% layer mash - 7.45 - 80# Doreen Morris and is survived by 3
Chicken scratch - 8.20 - 80# sons Tomjohn and Jim Helme, 2
14% general supplement-4.30-50# daughters, Mrs. Audrey Lampton
15% Calf supplement - 5.00 - 50# and Lola Cimunelli; also 38 grandFalling & Bucking
14% dairy -6.85-80*
children and 11 great grandchildCall 537-2535 or 537-2067
Purina dog chow - 5.75 - 25# ren. Funeral services will be held 2
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Purina dog meal - 9.60 - 50# pm Thurs. Feb. 12 in the Ganges
Income
Tax
complete
bookkeeping
Purina Cat chow - 8.50 - 20# United Church, Rev. Dr. Vern
Rye straw - 2.00 - bale
McEachern officiating. Burial to and accounting services. Personal
and business income tax returns.
ETCETERA BOOK
AVAILABLE AT FOXGLOVE
follow in the Burgoyne United 537-2864
t
5-3
& STATIONERY
FARM ON MT. MAXWELL
Churchyard. Flowers gratefully de10-5pm
TILE SETTING
or
clined. Donations may be made to
Mondays - Saturdays
SPA NISH-FRENCH-ITALIAN
WE WILL DELIVER
the B.C. Heart Foundation on
537-5115
Tile samples available
Call Tom Gossett 537-9281
402-612 View St. Victoria. ArrangeClosing? Certainly not! But we are
ROSS VEZERIAN 537-2961
ments by Goodman Funeral Home,
reducing some old stock to make ANTIQUES FUNQUE & JUNQUE Ganges.
room for more books.
UNLIMITED
5c and lOc sale continues for 1 week Large Oak Jacobean buffet $325.
WANTED TO RENT
only.
Large drop front desk
'STREAMERS
*PENS
Open Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.
Due to a fire which destroyed our
•REFILLS
*STENCILS
Fulford-Ganges Road
home we are presently looking for a
•THUMBTACKS *SPLITPINS
537-2352
house, short or long term lease.
•BRIDGE & CANASTA SCORE
Phone Harbour House Hotel ManaSHEETS AND TALLIES
ger, Mr. Adriaan Jonker. Long
WANTED
•PRIMARY NOTE BOOKS
distance phone collect 537-2133 tfn
Travelling trunks. Call 537-2895 I'm looking for a two bedroom
ETCETERA BOOK
& STATIONERY
early or late._
SI house, to make my home. I'll be
coming to the island sometime in
Fulford-Ganges Rd.
3 HP Outboard motor. 537-2365 5-1 June.
Will consider a lease. Please
5-1 write: "House", P.O. Box 380,
2 old bathtubs, 1 oil stove. 537-9245 Sturdy jig saw. 537-5105
SI Scott's stamp catalogue Vol. II1975 Tahsis.B.C. VOP1XO
S8
CLASSIFIED ADS ARE
5-1 1 or 2 Bedroom house Salt Spring
Garage Sal., Sat. noon February in good condition. 537-2819
ACCEPTED WITHOUT
14, 1 mile down Isabella Point Home for a good natured female Island. Contact BC HYDRO Box
PREPAYMENT AS AN
Road.
5-1 Siamese cat. Ph. 537-5006
ACCOMODATION
5-1 158, Ganges. Tel. 537-2222
Stfn
TREE TOPPING
CLASSIFIED
RATE
5c a word
Minimum $1.25
Semi-display
$1.68 col. inch
537-2211
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
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NOTICE
COMING EVENTS
AUCTION
Beaver Point Hall
Feb. 21
2-6pm
Prepare your home for spring
cleaning. Furniture, garden tools,
toys etc. - no clothes, please!
Call
653-4295
653-4400
for pickup
Feb. 14
Proceeds to help pay for new
heating in the hall.
_
Under the sponsorship of the Adult
Education Travelworld takes you on
a trip through Switzerland on
Friday Feb. 20 at 8.00pm in the
Activity Centre. Everyone Weicrane._ 5-1
THE N.D.P. CLUB
of Salt Spring Island is holding its
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SUNDAY - FEB. 15 - ipm
Library Room - Elementary School.
All members or prospective members are urged to attend. _
M
Arts and crafts for parents and
children, sponsored by the S.S.I.
Community Society, is offering a
session fabric workshop on Saturday morning, Feb. 21, 10 until 12
noon. Included will be various
methods of decorating fabric , batik, printing, and stitchery. Material supplied. Instructors for this
class will be John & Sue Greenwood. For registration and further
information interested persons may
call 537-9212. Fee is $1.
5-1
Burgoyne U.C.W. Bake Sale. Wed.
Feb. 18, 2pm, at the home of Mrs.
R.H. Lee. Lee's Hill._
5-1
The Sydney Banks Spiritual Foundation will be holding weekly gatherings at United Church Hall on
Fridays at 7.30pm _
§-2
Salt Spring Planning Association
Annual General Meeting, Wednesday, Mar. 3, 8pm. Activity Centre.
All Salt Spring residents welcome.
5-2
MISCELLANEOUS
Leave tour
Laundry & Dry Cleaning
at
TWIN GABLES
SPEED WASH
ONE BLOCK
SOUTH OF
CROFTON
WHARF
* Pick up on your
way home
*• Service charge 35c per 12 Ib.
washer load.
* Bulk Dry Cleaning by qualified
personnel. Clean & Steam.
Approx. 8 Ib. load - 4.50
Part Loads accepted.
interested in joining a Food Co-op?
For info on: existing bulk pre-order
system contact Michael Murray
537-5625 (or write Box 323, Ganges)
On now-forming store front, contact Louise Doucet 537-5091 or write
Box 914, Ganges.
5-4
"If you want to drink that's your
business. If you want to stop,
that's our business."
537-2471 or 537-5044
33tfn
For Legion Hall rental meetings, parties etc. contact: H.
Ross, 537-5716.
33tfn
...
Re-cycling - Fridays Ham - 3pm
only. Newspapers tied in secure
bundles. Tins washed, labels removed and squashed flat. Clean
aluminum foil and pie plates.
Bottles in green, brown or clear
glass only, washed caps removed,
and all plastic and metal removed if
possible.
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SALT SPRING ISLAND
RESIDENTS
THE VANCOUVER SUN
has started home delivery for
you in the Ganges, Fernwood
and Vesuvius areas.
Please phone our local distributor if you would like to become a
subscriber.
Still only $4.00 a month, (The
same price a subscriber pays in
Vancouver—)
JOYCE SMITH
Between lpm-5pm or after 8pm
537-9291
THANK YOU
BAHA'I
537-5643
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Homemakers' Service. Available to the convalescent and the
elderly. For more information
phone the co-ordinator through
the hospital switch board at
537-5545, local 08, between 9:30
am -12 noon, Monday to Friday.
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A l c o h o l i c s A n o n y m o u s •&
Note-fr Meeting night and place
changed. Now Tuesday, f$ pm.
Phone 537-2717 or 2322
36-1
LEISURE LANES
Open Bowling by Appointment
Saturdays 7-11 pm
Sundays l-4pm
Fridays 9-11 pm
Please reserve your spot.
537-2054
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A recent news report indicates that
the Nanaimo Regional District
sports complex may experience an
estimated operating deficit of, at
least, $186,000 for 1975. Think
about it.
REALJSSTATE WANTED
Half acre to one acre lot, ariy~
where on Salt Spring. Write
Must sell new 2 bedroom Home with Dept. X, Driftwood, Box 250,
view of ocean on Vi acre lot, sewer, Ganges, B.C.
water & hydro. To view please tfn
phone 537-2439. Asking $35,000.5-1
Hillside retreat - large L shaped lot view over Swanson Channel toward
Swartz Bay - Arbutus and coniferous trees - sewer, water and power walk to excellent swimming. Try
$11,000. Write R. Way, 741 Garden
City Road, Richmond, B.C.
5-4
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
5*/4 acres, view of Ganges Harbour. Secluded, suhdividable
537-9294
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REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
JOHN LIVER
539-2119
GALIANO
GAUANO ISLAND
Nearly finished 2 bedroom home
close to shopping, hoMM|al and
school. A sunny locjfcjcn. No
sten*TTEajtfJfejtJ^pedar siding,
separate ^jjurig room. Corner
fireplaJfe, wall to wall carpets,
fridge and range included $48,500. M.L.S. CALL ERNIE
WATSON 537-2030
LOTS TO BUILD ON
Lot 11, Woodland & Bradley
Road. Serviced, wooded, facing
south, some sea view. $13,900.
LOTS 3 & 4,LE PAGE ROAD
2 secluded, wooded lots. Owners
will accept $3,000 down. Balance on
reasonable terms.
LOT 13, BEDDIS ROAD
Seaview, nicely wooded, septic
tank and driveway installed
$17,900.
LOT 5, CREEKSIDE DRIVE
2 acres rough and wooded, close
to good beach, serviced, terrific
view. $24,900. Will consider
terms.
GANGES VILLAGE"
Small home located near the library, might have commercial potential.
LOT A TOP OF FORT STREET
wooded, some sea view, $11,000
terms.
PRICE REDUCED
17 Acres of good farmland,
excellent water source for irrigation, sunny location, close to
village, Price $49,900.
MAYNE ISLAND
Lot 24 - Wood Dale Drive, serviced.
$10,000 - $1,000 down.
Lot 88 - Wood Dale Drive, Serviced
$6000 cash.
ERNIE WATSON
537-2030
DORSET REALTY GROUP
Branch Office:
Bay view Road,
Vesuvius Bay,
Salt Spring Isl.,
537-2030
Mailing address:
Box 449, Ganges
LOG CABIN ON THE WATERFRONT - 2 rooms, sliding glass doors
onto deck. Accessible waterfront facing S.W. Franklin fireplace.
$38,000.
1.58 ACRES - on water, power & phone. Near beach access. $13,500.
MAYNE ISLAND
Lot on water supply near Bennett Bay. $7,500 for cash.
NORTH PENDER ISLAND
Large lot 83 x 229 on water supply. $6,900 for cash.
Block Bros. 3479 Dunbar, Vancouver
MILLER & TOYNBEE
REALTY LTD.
Over forty acres of secluueu property with view. Well treed and small
open meadows. Priced at $85,000. Try 20% down. Vendor will grant a
7 year term.
***
Over two acres high view property. Driveway and building site
prepared. $20,500.
***
Close to Ganges. 10 acres at $38,000. and over 18 acres at $45,000.
Terms available on both. First sale - buy now!
***
Excellent serviced view lot close to town on quiet road. $21,500.
***
10 acres on main road. Priced at $40,000. Terms.
***
Beaver Point Road. Over two acres for $15,900. with $5,000. down.
***
Hundred Hills. .63 of an acre for $19,000. Good terms available.
*«»
Isabella Road. 10 acres of land at $42,500. with low down payment.
***
Large lot on water line. Good arable soil. $17,000. on terms.
***
10 acres near Ganges. On paved road. $33,000. Try 20% down.
***
Two parcels side by side. One at $49,700. and one at $47,250. Good
bottom land, second growth timber plus old logging trails and a creek.
Terms of $12,000. down on either parcel.
***
Three choice acreages of 10, 20 and 30 acres. One has a good house.
Open pasture land, creek. This is a first time sale as the prices will
reflect. Let us show you these unique properties and discuss prices
and terms.
«**
Large view lot with small A frame for $19,500. with $6,000. down.
***
We have a good selection of homes both two and three bedroom. Some
have extremely pleasant views and a number are owner built.
**•
Office 537-5537
Evenings 537-5656
Bert Timbers 537-5391
Harvey Henderson 653-4380
B.C. LAND & INSURANCE AGENCY LTD.
Box 63, Ganges, B.C.
537-5557
ANY FRIDAY
or any other day, we'll be pleased to show you the
following terrific buys....
Beautiful 10 acre
lake view. $40,
1 with large cleared area, partially treed with a
13 acres rocky view property. $47,500. Both with excellent terms.
classified rate
ScAWORD
MINIMUM $1.25
SEMI-DISPLAY
$1.68 COL. INCH.
'/2 acre panoramic view lot in Hundred Hills. $19,000 (MLS)
WATERFRONT HOME - with 80 ft. accessible waterfrontage in a
beautiful sheltered bay. 2 Bedroom home on lovely landscaped lot.
Large Living Room with Fireplace and wall to wall. Many built-ins.
Small guest cottage also on the property. REALISTICALLY PRICED
At $79,500.
NOT EXACTLY THE TAJ MAHAL but this is a wonderful
opportunity for the man who is "handy". Finish this 3 bedroom home
yourself and save thousands of dollars. Nicely located close to
Vesuvius Bay on one acre of view property. A STEAL at $35,000.
DON'T WAIT UNTIL DARK to see this 3 bedroom home because it
just bursts with glorious sunshine. With a view of St. Mary Lake on a
level .69 acre landscaped lot. Large living room, separate dining
room, two bathrooms and carport. EVEN YOUR CAT WILL PURR.
$58,900.
HOME AND
3. 05 ACRES.
Warm & Tastefully decorated 2
bdrm. bungalow - Hot Water
Heat. Large living room with
fireplace. Ladies delight kitchen. Not waterfront but nicely
treed and private. 4 mi. from
Ganges on scenic road. Large
9% take over mtge. FP $44,900.
No triflers - Ph. 537-5044. _ 1-3
2 bdrm. lancher on approx. 1
acre Vesuvius area. Elec. heat,
heatilator fireplace. Sea view.
Full price $49,900. 537-5709
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
SCOTT POINT - Want a waterfront home but can't afford it? Well,
here is the opportunity you have been waiting for. Easily converted to
two family home - or give your mother-in-law her own suite. With 1600
sq. ft. of living area. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two kitchens and
wall to wall throughout. Double Carport and extra large Sundeck.
REDUCED TO ONLY $105,000. CALL US NOW
don't wait till
Friday.
A VALENTINE YOU CAN'T MAIL
Cupid won't be stupid if you
move into this cute little love nest. With 3 bedrooms, large Living
Room with Fireplace and wall to wall. On a level Vi acre lot close to the
sea. Full Price $43,900 (MLS)
TV personalities Laurie Jennings and Mary Chapman are the
popular hosts who appear intermittently on the CBC-TV series
A Way Out seen at 12:15 p.m. on Sundays. They are also the
occasional hosts on the series This Land seen at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays.
GET AWAY FROM IT ALL - on 10 acres with unobstructed view of the
lake. Many fruit trees and a 3 bedroom home too. Off the main
highway on the Fulford-Ganges Road. The house does need some
tender loving care - so bring your paint brush and own a piece of Salt
Spring Island worth far more than the asking price of $65,000. with
only 20% down payment required.
. WAYNE PEARCE 537-2355
PEARL MOTION 537-2248
Wednesday, February 11, 1976
REAL ESTATE
Page Seventeen
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
Salt Spring Lands
Beautiful
JimlUtloft, Jlotmed Jbtd.
COTTAGE
Sparkling white
s of garden, lawn & woodland.
Large workshop,
1. Pleasant area with view of
harbour. $35,000.
STREAM
Fully serviced 2Vi acres on Duck Creek. Ready for building - some
trees, some flat arable land. Convenient location to beach & store.
Excellent value $23,000.
FAMILY HOME
Ideal older home for family. Has four B/R's and almost 2 acres
cleared pasture for the kids to play - all fenced and close to schools.
Sunny location and lots of water. $53,000. MLS 14119
PREVOST ISLAND
10 Acres superior waterfrontage. 1300' Prime Exposure, lovely view
from treed benches, anchorage. Unspoiled Retreat. $70,000. terms.
CALL COLLECT
Days 537-5515
GULF ISLANDS BRANCH
Box 929, Ganges. B.C.
537-5568
SPECTACULAR LAKE VIEW from this well-built 2 level home with 3
large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large Rec. room. Extra large well
landscaped lot with good garden soil. Owner transferred and anxious
to sell. $58,900
WEEK-END HIDEAWAY - Retreat from the hustle-bustle to this cozy
travel trailer located on 2.22 acres of seclusion and tall timbers,
bordering on seasonal creek. Lots of sun and good gardening soil.
$25,000.
JIM SPENCER
Eves. 537-2154
VERY BEST VALUE - .61 acre attractively treed lot in an area of new
homes. Piped Water. Sea glimpses. $12,200.
SMALL ACREAGE
Near St. Mary's Lake, good access. 4.8 acres of level, treed privacy only $27,000.
WALKING DISTANCE TO ST. MARY LAKE - for swimming and
boating. Large attractively treed lot with driveway roughed in. Mobile
home or trailer allowed. $12,900.
This fine home will solve the most Discriminating Retirement Needs
- 2 B/R's, large activity room, 2 fireplaces; carport & paved drive.
Easy to maintain lot near moorage facilities. $89,500. terms.
FARMETTE
10 Acres in quiet valley setting. Some cleared pasture, old rail
fences, nice wooded bldg. sites. $40,000.
WISE ISLAND
Delightful W/F lot on easily accessible Island. Pleasant westerly
view. Ideal for small boat owners. Only $15,500.
CHOICE WATERFRONT ACREAGE - with view of Mt. Baker and
Channel Islands. Well treed. Hydro. Priced at $35,000 cash for 1.08
acres.
'WATERFRONT RESIDENCE
CALL COLLECT
Days 537-5515
LAKE & SEA VIEWS of Sansum Narrows, Stuart Channel &
Vancouver Island. A second view of St. Mary Lake. Two excellent
building sites on this 1.78 acre. Water & Hydro. Asking $19,500. with
$10,000 down, balance at 10'/2%.
MAXIMUM COMFORT - MINIMUM COST - Enjoy the attractive
ocean view from this convenient, minimum maintenance, factory-built
home. Two bedrooms, dual heating systems, all appliances and
drapes incl. Just a year old. Offers to $38,500
BOB TARA
Eves. 653-4435
ACREAGE HOLDINGS
60 acs, borders park
-$64,500.
78 acs, mountain seclusion, could clear some for light grazing.
-$82,500.
!0 acs, near small lake, southern view, old road open, some timber,
some alder bottom.
-$95,000.
160 acs, private hillside retreat, some timber
$149*50o!
BLDG. SITE
Lots of room on this 11A acres for home, garden & privacy. Fronts
2n-,a™ma11 creek> groves of trees, water main & power available.
$17,500. terms.
MODERN HOME
Newer 3 B/R family home with full basement area, 2 baths, activity
room, spacious L/R with acorn F/P. Level landscaped lot with lake
view. $58,900.
10 ACRES
Near lake on main road, extensive shale deposit, driveway in, some
nicely treed areas. $40,000.
CALL COLLECT
Days 537-5515
WISE ISLAND - .65 acre tot with approx. 177' of Waterfront on
sheltered bay. Some sandy beach. $16,900.
DALE NEILSON 537-5161
ANN FOERSTER 537-5156
JAKEJAVORSKI537-5568 JOHN WATSON 537-2177
A.G. BOULTON 537-5568
577 Culduthel Road
Victoria, B.C.
386-2911
NEW ON THE MARKET
2 Acres in a grove of arbutus trees with a seaview. Water and power.
A terrific buy at $18,500.
A fully serviced seaview home within walking distance of Trincomali
Channel. Double insulation, finished rec. room, 3 bedrooms. $65,000.
MLS 14751
***
A1300 sq. ft. 3 bedroom home with a seaview. Separate dining room,
wall to wall carpets and two heatilator fireplaces and a Vi acre level
lot. $54,000. MLS 13937
***
An architect designed 2000 sq. ft. waterfront home on Ganges
Harbour. 3 Bedrooms, one could be a self contained suite. 'A Acre lot
with an easy beach access.
WATERFRONT
3
/4 Acres with 160 ft. on Cusheon Lake. This lot has been left in its
natural state and is an excellent location for a holiday or retirement
home. $18,500. New MLS
7 Acres on Fulford Harbour. This property slopes back from the water
and has many building sites with southern exposure and views.
$39,800. MLS 14461.
***
Vi Acre on Fulford Harbour. Water and power provided. An easy walk
to the ferry. $22,500.
Thinking of selling? We would be pleased to advise you the fair
market value of your property. Our extensive advertising program
obtains results - feel free to call any of our well-qualified salesmen
for friendly, professional service.
GALIANO ISLAND
Beautiful homesite in exclusive Georgia Hills, over an acre open &
sunny, with arbutus & pines, fully serviced, beach access across the
road. $18,500. on terms.
Near Bluff Park with sweeping view of Gulf & mountains, new
2-bedroom home with full basement, wide sundeck, electric heat,
double plumbing. Only $45,000. with financing at 10%.
Nice hm. site on Whaler Bay, 1A acre, fully serviced, Gulf view, walking
distance to ferry, 80' W/F with safe moorage. $20,000.
Country Estate property with fine trees, 150' sandstone beach, 4 small &
2 large bdrms., 2 fireplaces, 3 baths, all modern appliances, beautifully
finished. Appointment only! $110,000. terms arranged.
1 acre park-like woodland with view, not far from beach access &
village, small unfinished cabin. $15,500. terms arranged.
GALIANO BRANCH OFFICE 539-2250
JEAN LOCKWOOD EVES. 539-2442
PENDER ISLAND
ACREAGES
10 acres, level, treed, easily developed, driveway in, serviced with power
& phone. Excellent investment at $32,500. good terms.
24 acres waterfront farm, southern exposure, 665' waterfront, small cove,
pebble beach. 3 Bdrm., older home; Delightful property. $139,000.
ISLAND
7.6 acre Island, with cabin, some moorage potential, unspoiled parkiike
land. $77,500. consider terms. Recreational & Residential lots from
$6000.
Thinking of selling your Fender Island property? Contact us for Friendly,
Professional Service.
CALL COLLECT
Pender Island
MANFRED BURANDT
629-3271
SALT SPRING LANDS LTD.. Box 69
GANGES, B.C. 537-5515
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HOUSES
MEL TOPPING
Eves. 537-2426
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BRITISH
COLUMBIA
MUSEUM OF MINING
BY JOAN BELLINGER
A short way up Highway 99
North, about 30 miles on the way to
Squamish, you will find a most
intriguing attraction....the British
Columbia Museum of Mining.
This museum does not just offer a
chance to look at a case of rocks
and miners' picks; it is a truly
living museum where you don your
hard hat and a raincape, travelling
underground into the murky
depths of the old copper mine,
Anaconda.
Plans for the museum started
soon after the mines at Britannia
were closed because of a shortage
of ore and low world prices for
copper.
Barney Greenlee, a former mine
manager, is credited with the
inspiration to open a mine museum. Now, after various government grants and a great deal of
work from many people, the British
Columbia Museum of Mining is a
reality.
There is a large parking lot within
sight of the old mining buildings of
Britannia. A bright yellow ore train
will immediately catch your eye. As
you start up the large, flat, rock
steps, with your escort in a red
hard hat, you will open a new world
of mining history.
HISTORY TRAIL
DICK TRORY
Eves. 537-2236
ORCHARD
2 acres of level, pleasant old farm, open & sunny. Central location.
$22,500.
BUILDERS
0.88 acre fully serviced lot in built-up area, lots of trees. Only
$13,500.
ACREAGE
17 acres on paved road yet completely private. Lightly treed. Ideal
for log cabin. $40,000. TMS
WATERFRONT ACREAGE
One of the finest W/F parcels available. 10 acres at the end of a long
wooded driveway. Lovely white shell cove, some timbered, some
cleared. Near good fishing area. $95,000.
TRAVEL
BUILDING LOTS
10 secluded acres with two road accesses and southern views over
Cusheon Lake. $43,500 with 8'/j% financing. MLS 14867
***
/4 level acre with lake and ocean views. $16,500. MLS 14866
***
A wooded lot in Ganges Heights with a paved lane access. $24,900.
MLS W-15515.
***
Over two acres with beautiful valley views. This lot has the island's
largest arbutus tree. $17,500.
PENDER ISLAND
2 beautiful secluded serviced lots in Magic Lake Estates. The owner is
asking $8000. each, but he wants to SELL, so make an offer. New
MLS.
***
To view these and other Gulf Island properties, please call
3
RON McQUIGGAN. 537-9220
New 2 BR home close to ocean, large living room with fireplace and
wall to wall carpeting, kitchen - dinette and utility room. $39,900.
2 BR lakeside cottage on nicely treed .87 acre, panelled living room
with large kitchen-dinette and utility and storage room $29,900.
10 acres of seclusion with lake and ocean views $45,000.
BETTY VALDEZ 537-5895
MACAULAY NICOLLS MAITLAND & CO. LTD.
Marine Drive, West Vancouver
926-6811 Anytime
I service the Gulf Islands specializing on the "Penders" North and
South, situated to the south of the B.C. Gulf Island chain. We have a
continual inventory of properties ranging from low priced lots,
homes and large acreages. When you wish to buy or sell please call
TED DEVER 629-3371 Collect for fast efficient service
The History Trail, 600 feet (180
metres) long, on which you will be
guided, gives you an idea of all that
went into the mining of copper,
lead, coal and zinc during the
'olden days' of mining.
Figures made from pipe and
painted white add interest and
amusement to the many scenes.
You see the figures lowering
buckets at the famous Billy Barker
mine on Williams Creek. Other
figures are working with a rocker
box to extract gold from the sand or
leaning on an old wheelbarrow,
which probably broke many a
miner's back.
As you climb part of the mountain, in easy stages, over a wellfenced trail and under green fir
trees, you wil come out at the level
of the Museum Building, and also
gain a magnificent view of blue
Howe Sound.
Here you will be given a white
hard hat and a bright blue raincape, plus a seat on a open,
low-slung, mining train. Your host,
a former miner, escorts you into
the dark tunnel, and heavy shoes
and warm clothes are recommended.
THEY KNOW JOBS
To the sound of constantly
dripping water, three ex-miners,
who thoroughly know their jobs,
make mucking, slushing and drilling come to life as they ably
demonstrate the miners' tools of
yesterday. You are underground
almost an hour.
The museum building is built of
rough cedar and old beams from
the early machine shop of the
mine, and it contains interesting
exhibits, showing with photographs and drawings the various
processes of the mining business.
The museum is open from about
the end of April to about the end of
September.
1976
This is the year of personal growth,
Explore your mind,
Express your thoughts,
Develop your potential,
To conquer your fears and doubts
By studying their origins
Then subduing them
Though not better than the best,
You are as good as.
A vital unit in the world,
Use your influence for good
Within your limited arena
From whence it can spread, .
A glint of light,
Reflected like a star.
A.M. Spencer.
Page Eighteen
GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
JU VI INI 111
SOCC
SHUT OUT AT FULFORD
REFEREE UNDER FIRE
BY DRAW BACK
Salt Spring Orange, 2; View
Royal Tigers, 6.
Last Sunday was a day the Orange
would rather forget as it appeared
that everything was against them the weather, the referee, the score
and the ferry.
With the rain pouring down and a
biting wind blowing across the
pitch, the Salt Spring team took to
the field in the hope of snapping a
two game losing streak. It took the
Orange about ten minutes to adapt
to the awful weather conditions, but
by that time the Tigers had a 2-0
lead.
Rather than collapse, the Orange
bounced back and stormed to the
attack. At the 20-minute mark it
appeared Ronne had scored on a
deflected shot but the referee
claimed their goalie kept the ball
out, even though several of the
Tigers admitted the ball had gone
in. The Orange continued to press
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and soon found the range as Farup
banged in a rebound shot from Lee.
It only took five minutes of play in
the second half for the Orange to
score the equalizer, this goal scored
by Ronne from a corner-kick by
Rozzano. The Tigers got that one
back ten minutes later, against the
run of play, to regain the lead 3-2.
The Orange applied greater pressure after this goal but were not able
to capitalize on their chances due to
missed opportunities and some
disgusting refereeing.
Four times Salt Spring boys, who
were closing in to score, were
hacked down inside the 18-yard
line, but the whistle did not blow.
But the Orange kept trying, although the time was slowly slipping
away.
With only a minute left, the Tigers
notched their insurance marker to
assure their win. Strangely, the
man in black decided to tack on an
extra five minutes - five minutes
which allowed the Tiger two more
goals and enabled the Salt Spring
team to miss their ferry home.
Blaming officials for losing games
is not my forte, especially considering that I am one, but in the case of
last weekend's game the officiating
left a bad taste in my mouth and a
poor opinion of Victoria's officials in
the boy's eyes.
The Orange played a strong game
throughout, except for a couple of
lapses, and quite easily should have
had a tie. The team must recognize
their own mistakes and correct
these to attain the succes they wish
Salt Spring heads Lea ue
Salt Spring Canadians, 4; Juan de
Fuca,0.
Canadians strengthened their hold
on the Victoria league championship by winning convincingly at
Fulford on Saturday.
They have only two remaining
league games to complete before
entering cup competition. Noticed
by the league executive for their
faultless performance, Canadians
will also meet two of the top Victoria
teams in exhibition shortly.
Unquestionably Canadians are
reaching the climax of their years
work in which their improved skills,
positional play and team spirit have
carried them through to success.
Dominating play throughout the
game last week, Canadians only
allowed two shots on goal, established their fourth shut-out of the
season and maintained a remarkable record of only allowing nine
goals against themselves in 12
games.
At the other end of the scale,
"quick-silver" Quesnel scored a
and hopefully a high spirited effort
next week will see the team return
to the win column.
Thanks to Mrs. Ronne and Mrs.
Stevens for driving, especially since
we missed the ferry. (P.S. I would
appreciate some drivers for next
week's game which will be offisland.).
ORANGE
Howard, Stevens, Hartwig, Legg,
Woodley, Lee, Reynolds, Farup,
Bourdin, Ronne, Stacey, Rozzano,
McManus.
TWO ON SALT SPRING
PROMPT
FUSSY
CLEAN
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Can
FBDBhelo
you?
Financial assistance
Management counselling
Management training
Information on government
programs for business
KEN CARLSON
one of our representatives will be at
HARBOUR HOUSE
SALT, SPRING
FEBRUARY 13
If you require financing to start, modernize or
expand your business and are unable to
obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and
conditions or if you are interested in the
FBDB management services of counselling
and training or wish information on
government programs available for your
business, talk to our representative.
FEDERAL
BUS/NESS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
Phone 385-3375 for appointment.
Opening new doors to small business.
Salt Spring Rotary, 3; Salt Spring
Legion, 1.
A goal by John Gossett, his first of
the season, became the eventual
game-winner as the Rotary overhauled the Legion with an impressive win.
The game was evenly played
throughout with both sides having
good opportunities to score, but it
was the Rotary who started the ball
rolling. A scramble in front of the
Legion net allowed Michael Blomly
to bang in an early Rotary lead.
The Rotary struck again as Gossett
raced in from the wing and found
himself all alone in front of the net.
§
hat-trick and constantly improving
Foerster scored his first league goal
as Canadians added to their season
total of 44 goals scored in divisional
play. Forward leadership by Mac
Fadyen, thrusts by Wheeldon,
Toynbee, Black (A), Villadsen and
Black (L) constantly had Juan de
Fuca reeling and scrambling in
their goalmouth.
The second half was a repeat of the
first half of play with the defence of
Tamboline, Walker, and Legg
snuffing out any spark of their
opponents attack along the wings
and down the middle.
Meanwhile, MacLean and Webb
functioned extremely well as middle "
men, directing traffic at mid-field.
Goalkeeper Gossett pulled off two
excellent saves mainly through
good positioning and fast reactions.
As if to fete Canadians win, two
hand-gliders swooped down from
atop Mount Bruce during the game
to land colourfully and gracefully
close to the Fulford field.
Significantly, no spectators left the
soccer game.
The Lions scoring was handled by
Stephen Marleau (4), Lyle Brown
(2) and Andrew Hoeller (2) as they
scored three in the first half and five
in the second. The scorers received
strong support from their teammates, notably Jim Buckley, Kenny
MacPherson, Michael Brown, Guy
and Mark Muldar and Stephen
Leadbetter.
The only reply for the Rotary was
Michael Blomly's goal scored on a
penalty shot. The Rotary, who had
five regulars missing, received
strong performances from Stephen
Almond, John Gossett, Stephen
MacPherson and Tony Legg ako.
NEXT GAMES
February 11, (Wed) Legion vs
Legion
February 14, (Sat) Rotary vs. Legion;
February 19, (Thur) Lions vs.
Rotary;
February 21, (Sat) Legion vs. Lions.
He promptly scored the goal which
turned out to be the game-winner.
This_ score was closely followed by
an insurance marker from Chris
Cottrell.
Although down by three goals the
Legion never gave up and were
rewarded in the second half with a
good goal by Jackie Andrews to
close out the scoring.
dooser of a party in the Hall. It is
***
Salt Spring Lions, 8; Salt Spring the Lions Annual Basket Supper
where you have to bid on a hamper
Rotary, 1.
The Lions returned an earlier debt or don't eat. Games will follow and
by overwhelming the Rotary with a it should be nearly as good as
one-sided win. Only a week before Donna and Benny's do.
the Rotary beat the Lions 8-0, but Our attempt at having Movies
every two weeks started off real
this time the tables were turned.
good. The movie put on by impresarios Tom Moore and Mike Hayes
was a good one. The next movie is
called Vancouver Program and is
one we won't miss, being former
Vancouverites. Notices willbepostthese parties there is no use in us ed.
trying to explain them. Art Waldon,
We should note here and now, that
of East Point, made up a group of the
night party for Donna
super musicians to provide the and Saturday
Ben was put on by the
music. Donna and Benny were Women's
and the Community
given a special lamp for their new Club and aClub
of volunteers from
home in Richmond. They also both groups.host
Club Prez
played in the band as they are both Jack VincentCommunity
presented the gift
real live musicians.
lamp to the Begons and Donna
When occasions like this occure, made a real nice acceptance speech.
Art Waldon gathers up local and
To understand this weeks Saturna
outside talent, and they are talent- News you will have to reread it and
ed. This time he had Donna Begon then maybe you can get it into some
playing piano and at her own party form of order.
too, Benny Douglas on drums,
from Hawaii and as brown
George Penman on Sax, Bea Froese asHome
berries (not black) are John and
on banjo and last, but heartiest, Art Melanie
Gaines.
himself Waldon on Sax.
It was a real good party and the One thing we found out this week
morsels of food supplied must have that Cliff Sacker's burglar alarm
made the Gods on Olympus start devices are a wowhowzier. Any
coming to life again.
ideas we ever had about burglarizOutside of this party we had a ing are now well down the drain.
quiet week. Dr. Peter Rowell was Cliff will not tell us how many
over and tho he had a full house (not places he has his gadgets on but we
poker^ everyone wasln prettygood hope, sure hope and pray that with
Cliff s help we can corner a few of
shape.
Next Saturday we will have a real those people.
Saturna Scene by Papa John
This epistle is about Donna and
Benny Begon. To begin with we
could fill the Driftwood with anecdotes about the Begons. First let us
start on Donnalda Alyce.
We don't know where to start, if
we could write a poem we would but
then we don't think she would like
our poetry, its Irish and gushy and
being Irish herself she could see
through all our blarney.
Demure Donna has been active in
EVERY Community project and
endeavour. She has been president
of the Women's Club; secretary and
treasurer of the Barbecue, The Fire
Department
You name it and
she has been in there helping. She
is a Generalissimo in ye kitchen, an
artist who has had her paintings
displayed, she is an astute looker
after ye mazuma, give her a wrench
and a pair of pliers and she can keep
up to the best of them. People like
this sure leave memories.
We were going to say here that
now the best is yet to come but we
won't, as Frederick Begon, known
to all and his friends as Benny
would ask how would we like "Five
in the eye." Benny who has never
been known to hide under a
haystack can really feel proud of the
many things he has done on
Saturna. President of the Community Club for two years and on the
board of directors for many more.
No matter what the community
effort was, ye Barbecue or what,
Donna and Benny were in there
with both feet.
On Saturday night, Feb. 7, we
Islanders gave a party in true
Saturna style for Donna and Benny.
Unless you have been to one of
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976
Page Nineteen
Islanders at Work
THEY HAVE TRAVELLED
FAR
BY VALERIE RICHARDS
Fernwood Store has. been around
Fernwood for 18 years, and that
sets the clock back to 1958 when the
corner store was owned and operated by BUI de Long and wife Doris
for 14 years.
Four years ago, in April of 1972,
Ron and Connie Cunningham made
a leap across Sansum Narrows to
purchase the de Long company.
Their leap from Mayne Island was
only a follow-up from the past. For
years, the Cunningham family have
been leaping.
Discovering the Gulf Islands in
1958, Connie once spent weekends
at Saturna, leaving the noise and
bustle of Vancouver for camping
and fishing. She met Ron and he
was quickly introduced to island
living.
Ron Cunningham is an ex-air force
man, having served at Pat Bay
during '41 and '42. He worked as
flight engineer and mechanic on the terminal.
Saanich Peninsula, during the SeConnie did not sit back. She was
cond World War.
the secretary for the Mayne Island
Connie Cunningham is an army Ratepayers Association, as well as
veteran having served in the A.T.S. housewife, chief gardener, and a
She was employed in clerical work budding da Vinci.
during the Second World War in
In 1971 the Cunninghams discovher home town of London, England. ered Fernwood Store on the market.
The couple met in Vancouver,
They have enjoyed the four years
married and found themselves en- serving the Fernwood folk seven
joying only the weekends, when days a week. But seven days is too
they would stray by ferry boat to much, explains Connie. She adds
Saturna.
that it's time she took up her paint
It did not take them long to pack brush and shovel, and that Ron
up their jobs, Connie had been returned to wood, so he also can
working as a secretary for E.B. spend leisurely hours involved with
Peerless and Ron was in charge of a carpentry.
warehouse. And they moved. It was
Readying to commence building a
the quiet of Mayne Island that new house in Fernwood the couple
appealed to the Cunninghams and are anxious to retire. After a stroke
they drank it in for four years.
a year ago, Ron finds the store too
Ron started the garbage service on much trouble, though they claim
Mayne, later switching to the they have the nicest customers on
ferries, working at Village Bay the whole island.
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WITH SANDY
A great big congratulations to
this year's Queen of the Lanes Ann
Sober whose picture should be in
this issue of the paper. Runner-ups
were Francis Portlock with 739 and
Lillian Carlin with 732.
This tournament is only four years
old and if you forgot who the past
Queens were, well here they are:
'75 - Phoebe Stevens, '74 - Ellen
Byron, and '73 - Lucy Moore.
BOWLERS OF THE WEEK
Carol Kaye rolled 205-240-307 for
a 752 total while Peter Cartwright
turned in a fine show with 240-274282 for a 7% total.
300 CLUB
In last week's groove were Joyce
Taylor with 317, Carol Kaye with
307 and Frances Portlock with 303.
PROVINCE TEAMBOWL
The Aces of the Rotary rolled the
highest score to date with 434 pins
over average. Second qualifier last
week was the Salties of the Tuesday
Ladies with 131.
FREE BOWLING
Yes, you can bowl a free game
every month if you are a member of
the Bowling Association for which
you paid a buck last September.
Why don't you take advantage of it
each month with some friends
during open bowling hours. Check
your card.
LADIES BOWLING SHOES
We have four pair which we'd like
to clear out. If you are still renting
T>ut would like youFownTcheck with
me or Ruth for a good deal.
GOLDEN AGE TOUR
Members in this club should check
with Nellie or Lucy about what I
think is an exceptional offer on
touring the province or Canada with
other Golden Agers. The price
seems right and you get to bowl all
over the place. Don't pass up this
great offer if holiday plans haven't
been made yet.
FOUR STEPS TO STARDOM
Here are the Y.B.C. reps to go into
the zone finals this month: Bantam
single is Susan Prentice and the
girls team consisting of Trisha
Wescott, Caroline Andress, Marnie
Dammel, Alison Albhouse, and Lisa
Hughes, (no boys team this year)
Junior girls single this year is
Susan Marleau and the team of
Loretta Dods, Kenna Marshall,
Jenny Miller, Leah Kaye, and
Denise De La Franier.
Junior boys single is Kevin Noble
and the team of Jamie Marshall,
Tony Kaye, Rodger Sloan, Kevin
Kline, and Patrick Sloan.
Senior single reps are Sheena
MacLeod and Ross Stacey.
All these kids will be getting in
practice this Saturday and if you'd
like to see them in action before
heading to Vancouver Island drop in
at 10 am or 3 pm.
BOWLING QUIZ
I had enough people say they still
wanted this part of the column kept
in so our question for next week is:
In tournament play when two
bowlers approach the lanes at the
same time next to each other, which
bowler is to roll their ball first, the
one on the right or the left?
SALUTE
To the power of the press. Since
the item about lofting the ball, most
lofters are making a real effort in
releasing the ball smoothly onto the
lane surface.
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Wednesday, February 11, 1976
Fashion Show at Harbour House Hotel
She leaves 54 descendants
Mrs. Annie Dyer, of Fernwood,
died at Lady Minto Hospital on
Monday, Feb. 9
She is survived by 54 descendants.
Mrs. Dyer was a member of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Mrs. Doreen Morris. She leaves
to mourn three sons, Tom, John and
Jim Helme; two daughters, Mrs.
Audrey Lampton and Lola Ciminelli
38 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral will be held on Thursday,
Feb. 12 in the Ganges United
Church, with Rev. Vern McEachern
Interment will follow at Burgoyne
United Church Cemetery. Flowers
are declined in favour of a donation
to the B.C. Heart Fund.
Arrangements were by the Goodman Funeral Home.
Salt Spring Island
Recreation commission
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Fashion Show held at Harbour
House last Friday proved to be a hit
with the dining audience as well as
with transient passers-by.
Sequel to the show, presented by
Auntie Viv and Ross Vezerian, was
the loss of a number of the clothes
modelled.
Wharfinger, Mr. Sibley, reported
to the R.C.M.P. detachment in
Ganges a find of some articles in
the back of a boat located in the
Harbour House parking lot.
Clothes included jackets and
skirts and appeared to be die same
as those modelled on Friday night.
Details were unavailable at press
time on estimated amount stolen,
and who stole what. However,
owners of the boat where clothing
Monday - Feb. 23,1976 • 8pm
Room 6 Secondary School
was located left early Tuesday
morning.
Spokesman at Harbour House
defined boat owners as transients.
AGENDA: Annual Reports
Elections
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Humphreys
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Humphreys of
Ganges, died in Lady Minto Hospital on Friday, Feb. 6.
Mrs. Humphreys came to Salt
Spring Island about 20 years ago
from North Vancouver.
She was born in Exeter, England,
in 1889, the daughter of the city
engineer. She left her native soil in
1903 when her parents came to the
west coast and her father assumed
the office of municipal engineer in
North Vancouver. Mrs. Crofton
completed her education in British
Columbia and was later a teacher at
Crofton House School, in Vancouver. Years later her daughter was
destiried to graduate from that
same school.
Mrs. Humphreys was the last of
eight children. Her brother, Colin
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at the time of his death several
years ago.
She married Sydney Humphreys
and spent part of her married life in
Hong Kong with her children.
When they returned to British
Columbia her husband was engaged in salmon canning and her sons
later joined him in the same
business.
She leaves two sons, Gilbert S. and
Philip D., both of Ganges and a
daughter, Mrs. Patricia Cook, of
Tsawwassen and seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral was on Monday, Feb. 9,
with a graveside service conducted
by Rev. Peter McCalman, in the
new Memorial Cemetery.
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10.3 Through the year, 21 drivers on
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impaired driving.
11.1 There were 21 accidents during
7.8 1975 that could possibly have been
10.2 avoided had there been no liquor
2.2 involved according to RCMP reports. The latter 21 accidents were
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