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THIS WEEK'S INSERTS • Pharmasave • Fields • Grants Small • Lifestyle Motors Markets -Predator jailed for island assaults • Ganges • Thrifty Foods Village •Home By MITCHELL SHERRIN Charles Michael kids," said Crown counsel handgun that he showed to go along with what he Market Hardware Staff Writer Kavanagh admitted sexually Robin Baird in a Driftwood them. He made a very obvi wanted them to do." A 45-year-old Salt Spring assaulting two boys, as interview Friday. ous point of telling them that Kavanagh also offered man was sentenced to 10 young as 14 and 16 years Court heard that he had it," Baird said. marijuana and the highly INSIDE years in prison after pleading old, over a period spanning Kavanagh used the lure of "My theory was that he addictive stimulant crystal guilty to sexual assault from 1998 to 2001. drugs and the threat of vio was doing so to create' an meth to the teens as another SECTION • People charges in B.C. Supreme "He created an atmo lence to coerce vulnerable aura of malevolence ·or method of control, Baird •Arts Court in Victoria last sphere in which it was easier youths to have sex with him. intimidation that would said. • T.V. listings Wednesday. for him to prey on these "He had some kind of incline these younger people ASSAULTS A2 • Classifieds • What's On Bill48 Folk fantastic motion Shari Ulrich played to a smitten crowd at gets nod Monday's folk club season opener. Page By GAIL SJUBERG B4 Staff Writer Local government politi cians from around B.C. ral lied last week to support an Index Islands Trust-sponsored Arts ...... B4 motion asking for withdraw Classifieds ...... B14 al of the province's pro Crosswords ... . . Bl7 posed Bill48. Editorials ...... A8 Unanimous support was Horoscope ..... Bl8 given to the resolution, pre Letters ...... A9 sented to the Union of B.C. Sports ...... A16 Municipalities (UBCM) by 1V Listings ...... B9 Trust chair David Essig. What's On ...... Bll "To have all the other areas support us in this, I think that's fantastic," said Salt Spring trustee Kimberly Arlene for Mortgages Lineger, who raised a red 537-4090 flag about Bill 48 and other provincial aquaculture poli cies along with Trust staff at the Trust Council meeting in June. ADAM AND EVE: Harry and Debbie Burton of Apple Luscious Organic Orchard enjoy the fruits of their "I think the unanimous labour as they organize and help host last Sunday's annual Salt Spring Island Apple Festival. More photos, passing was a really clear Page A 11 . PhotobyDerricklundy TRUST SUPPORT A2 Weather Mainly sunny with a Counterfeit bills found here Penelakut elders few scattered clouds is forecast right through the weekend. may have on-island origins educate locals Highs to 20 C today (Wednesday); By CAREY RUDISILL And so far more copies or four more entries from Staff Writer of bills with identical serial Nanaimo, Victoria and 10 C overnight lows to Within a 10-day period, numbers have not been · Duncan. on Walker Hook Thursday. found elsewhere, said Salt "This latest rash of $10Q Thrifty Foods' Ganges By CAREY RUDISILL store detected three $100 Spring RCMP Sergeant bills is not showing up on Staff Writer bills which management Mike Giles, raising suspi CPIC so we've got a suspi More than 20 members and elders from the cions the bills have on cion that they're being cre believes are counterfeit. Penelakut First Nation on Kuper Island participated in ated locally," he said. The first bill was noticed island origins. a tour of Walker Hook and an afternoon forum Saturday, September 20, "Most counterfeit bills Lee was surprised such a Saturday. followed b y another on are photocopies of real large denomination was Myrus James, chair of the Penelakut elders' :group, September 24 and a third bills," said Giles. "So usu used. said he and others came to the island on an invitation on Monday. ally there's a large number , "With the $100 bill it's from Woodward and Company, the law firm retained Thrifty Foods' Dan Lee of the same bill." natural that people are by the Salt Spring Island Residents for Responsible going to check." · said the store notified the He explaine,d that a bill's Land Use (SSIRRLU). serial number is entered police immediately. He added that the failed 'They wanted us to know exactly what was happen "If somebody gives us a , into the Canadian Police hat trick was unusual. ing," said James in reference to establishment of a counterfeit bill, we have to Information Centre (CPIC) The last counterfeit sablefish hatchery on Agricultural Land Reserve prop to determine if other copies keep it," said Lee. "We're occurrence before the erty owned by Henry Caldwell. not allowed to give it back of the same bill have been recent spate was a $10 bill The group also included Penelakut council members to the person. As soon as found elsewhere. detected last year. we know it's counterfeit we He added the police FIRST NATIONS TOUR WALKER HOOK A3 have to stop the process." would typically fi nd three FUNNY MONEY A2
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ASSAULTS: Other victims asked to come forward Family Dentistry On Scott Point From Page A1 "He was cultivating them, settled the case and I guess studied cooking at Camosun and enter, robbery, assault, Dr. Helen Johnston basically, in a number of dif you can accept that my theo College. extortion and unlawful con ferent ways." ry was the one that pre "He was a very strange finement. Prior to the assaults, both vailed." individual," said Moby's Kavanagh was acquitted youths knew Kavanagh as Kavanagh entered a sur Marine Pub co-owner Barry of the other matter in June, 404 Scott Point Drive Tel: (250) 537-4059 someone who frequented prise guilty plea just as the Edwards. Law noted. Salt Spring Island, B.C. Fax: (250) 537-4079 Centennial Park and a coffee jury prepared to hear evi Moby's was contacted by "It was through talking to V8K 2R2 helennjohnston@ saltspring.com shop in Ganges. dence at his trial set for police conducting the inves members on Salt Spring The older boy was first September 24. tigation over a year ago, Island that this [sexual assaulted at Kavanagh's "I certainly wasn't expect Edwards said. assault] information came cabin on Cusheon Lake ing that there would be plea "We were totally creeped forward."- Road after he accepted an discussions," said Baird. out by that guy." Victoria police conducted offer to make some money Crown and defence His staff had expressed the joint investigation on the on Hallowe'en in 1998. arrived at a resolution after concern about Kavanagh but island, Law said. Sexual assaults against the "some pretty tense negotia were not aware of his history "Because we had already 16-year-old islander contin tions," Baird said. until he was arrested in been dealing with him on ued through September "I said, 'If you want us to 2002. · another matter, it just made 1999, when Kavanagh start compromise on this thing, Edwards remembered a sense for us to continue the ed bringing a second 14- here's the deal. It's late in Times Colonis.t story that investigation." year-old boy to his cabin. the day and the jury's described another incident Based on a visit by "There were multiple inci expected. We can' t waste a where Kavanagh tied some Victoria police to the island, dents against each com lot of time at this 11th hour one up, which led to his arrest. Kavanagh appeared well BERT BEITEL plainant. They did go on for monkeying around." "He showed up at some known around Salt Spring, Mortgage Specialist quite some time." Baird recognized that the guy's door dressed as a Law said. PH/FX: 250-653-2328 Though the older boy broke defendant had already served police officer." "We actually came over to bert.beitel@rbc. com free from Kavanagh's clutches almost two years in pre-trial Kavanagh's conviction for the island one time to talk to in 1999, his second victim custody, and the 10-year sen the sexual-assault charges people and it wasn't as if he remained living with him, tence is new time that com began with an investigation was a stranger to people. where he was sexually assault menced September 24. for a different case, con Lots of people knew him." ed regularly until late in 2001. "Ten years is a long time. firmed Victoria police detec And Law doesn't know if Built to last.·Priced to sell.® • ..... J. .. Baird recognizes that it's It's a heavy sentence but it's tive Susan Law. there are other victims • 1.8 HP engine difficult to comprehend how a fit sentence because of his "We were investigating around the island. • Electronic ignition Kavanagh could maintain background." Kavanagh for another matter. "I encourage you to write • Quickstop chainbrake such control over the youth, Kavanagh had a previous It was a result of our investi this story because I wonder • Automatic piling system who lived on Salt Spring at record for sexual assaults, gation that led us to these if more people will come the time of the offences. and was sent to prison for two young boys." forward as a result of read "It went on for a while, five years in 1988 for an According to the B.C. ing this." and you think, 'Jeez, how incident in Richmond. Supreme Court judgment She urged anyone with did that happen?' . . . There After he was released, database, Kavanagh was further information about FREE WOOD PRO KIT are defence theories why Kavanagh moved to the charged following a March sexual assaults and VALUED $80 WITH that happened and there are island, worked in the kitchen 15, 2002 incident that Kavanagh to contact the PURCHASE OF ANY SALE SAW Crown theories. Anyway, we at Moby's Marine Pub and involved an alleged break localRCMP. • Carrying case Replacement chain loop OFFER VALID UNTIL NOV 30/03 o Stihl hat TRUST SUPPORT: 'Big wake-up call' OR WHILE QUANTITIES LAST From Page A1 indication of how the munic thought into shoreline plan Bywater said proposed the ALC and [the Bill 48 ipalities and rural districts ning at the local level and Bill 48 should act as a "big resolution], I think we have feel about it, so I'm hoping they rely on it for many rea wake-up call" to citizens . a chance, at least, of work the minister [John van sons. It causes a lot of prob whose voices are not being ing far better with the ALC Dongen] takes that to heart lems when the province heard when it comes to and protecting agricultural Pacific Standard Time - measured in feet and doesn't proceed with the overrules the local efforts." province-wide legislation, sponsored by Harbours End Marine & Equipment Ltd. land from undesirable OCT 0220 1.6 ·: 5 0640 3.0 legislation." Sharon Bywater - a including Bill 48 and the uses." 1 1045 10.5 : su . 1450 10.8 Bill 48 - the Agriculture, member of Salt Spring "working forest" initiative. Essig was a bit more cau WE 1455 9.2 : 2055 7.9 Food and Fisheries Statutes Island Residents for · "I don't think the people tious, noting that while the 1910 10.2 6 0030 8.5 Amendment Act, 2003 - Responsible Land Use, the who voted for the Liberal UBCM support is "signifi 0320 2.0 MO 0740 3.3 would transfer "right to group organized to oppose government thought this cant," Bill 48's ultimate fate 1205 10.5 1525 10.8 1705 9.5 2125 7.2 farm" policies to Crown the sablefish hatchery at would be the end result - will still be determined by 1945 9.5 foreshore and could override Walker Hook - was thrilled that their voices wouldn't be 7 0200 8:5 the provincial legislature TU locaUy adopted zoning with the UBCM vote. heard." next month. 0420 2.3 0830 3.6 1310 10.8 1550 10.5 restrictions. With aquacul "I hope the province's Lineger is also feeling He urges people to 1930 9.2 2150 6.6 ture considered a farm land ears will be open and that optimistic because of a express their opinion in 2045 9.2 8 use, Bill 48 could see finfish the provincial government recently reached agreement 0310 writing to the Minister John WE 0915 farms in Trust area waters, will listen to the communi between Trust Council and Van Dongen and their MLA. 1615 which is currently prohibited ties," she said. "I think com the Agricultural Land The U8CM convention 2220 by local zoning. (Shellfish munities have a right to Commission (ALC). It cov ran in Vancouver September aquaculture is permitted in choose which industries ers public consultation, 22-26. some shoreline zones,) they participate in. We're the resource sharing, inter-agen "Our islands are totally ones who have to live with cy communication and deci surrounded by shorelines, so the impacts on our commu sion-making processes for this is a major issue for us," nity, and the larger commu areas of mutual interest. said Essig. "Coastal commu nity that will be impacted by "In conjunction with the nities put a lot of energy and aquaculture." letter of understanding with FUNNY MONEY From Page A1
Lee added the incidents counterfeit bill. Salt Spring police agree are expensive for victimized "We've had one returned," that's ahigh possibility. individuals. said Barlow. RCMP sergeant Mike "This is significant He said he has observed Giles said his detachment because it's so large a bill," few counterfeit bills during doesn't have detection units TO VANCOUVER HARBOUR Depart Ganges he said. his five years with the insti and relies on local business 7:45am Daily, 12:45pm Daily 1 ONEW-AY He added that two of the tution. es to catch potential fake Depart Vancouver PLUS GST three individuals said they "It's not very common bills. 1:15pm Daily, 4:45pm Daily $74 received the money from a here on Salt Spring," he said. "Thrifty's themselves have teller at a local bank. Both Lee added the incidents a screening process and TO VANCOUVER AIRPORT Effective Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2003 individuals returned to the won't change how Thrifty's that's our first line of Depart Ganges bank with police. operates. defence," he said. 8:1oam Mon.-Fri., 6:oopm Daily, 9:3oam Sat.-Sun. Depart Vancouver Airport ONE WAY "It's really fortunate for "We bought new detection All suspect bills are sent PLUS GST the people who got them units in July," he said. "We to a currency examiner in 7:4oam Mon.-Fri., 5:3opm Daily, g:ooam Sat.-Sun. $69 from the bank because they check everything. This does Ottawa, said Giles. Effective Oct. 6 - Oct. 25, 2003 can get their money back, n't really change anything. The process can take up to TO VANCOUVER AIRPORT but once you're in posses We just notify all of the four weeks. Depart Ganges 8:1oam Mon.-Fri., 5:3opm Daily, 9:3oam Sat.-Sun. sion it sounds like you're on other [Thrifty's] stores In the meantime, Giles Depart Vancouver Airport ONE WAY PLUS GST the hook for it," said Lee. through e-mail but we warns residents to use small 7:4oam Mon.-Fri., s:oopm Daily, g:ooam Sat.-Sun. $69 Islands Saving branch haven't been e-mailed back." er bills. manager Glen Barlow con This, said Lee, may mean "For the time being I 1-Soo-665-0212 or firmed a customer returned the money originated from would not use $100 denomi 250-537-5525 prince 2QlU an on-island source. nations, he said. vancouver victoria na.nairno i$fa~~s www~ harbo ur-air.com to the credit union with a t"u:pert ~:::-.~ =~·:.. "'"" • • ._...,, • .__....,r"'\1 1 ...., ..._ , ...... LIL..I ' l 1 LVV .J - ...... 1'1 .c. w 0 l_) .Cr\.. 1
SYUHE'MUN VIS IT: Jenny Sam -and her par ents Laura and August Slyvester disembark onto the Walker Hook beach. The trio was accompanied by about 20 Penelakut First Nation members who took part in a Saturday visit and f orum.
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FIRST NATIONS AT WALKER_HOOK From Page A 1
Robert Sam and Fred come to Walker Hook as a will be damaged," he said. Woodward. Mitchell. child. "We'll be back here digging At the end of the forum, Elders were joined by "Walker Hook is our up our people." Woodward offered several SSIRRLU members, lawyers campground," he said. Other Penelakut elders options. Jack Woodward and Renee "Midsummer we'd come emphasized the need for · He prompted individuals DEPARTS VANCOUVER AIRPORT Racette, and local media. here and wait for the tides." natives and non-natives to to regularly write local MLA 7:30 am I 11 :30 am I 5:30 pm Gene Bellavance, volun Slyvester added that he collaborate. Murray Coell and place teer skipper for the day, fer and his wife Laura were the Leona Slyvester, August's pressure on the Islands Trust DEPARTS GANGES ried passengers on his 50- last in his family to come to sister, said she went to meet and local trustees. AND THE GULF ISLANDS foot landing craft Moving the beach. ings but didn't realize the sit "The hatchery is not 8:00 am I 12:00 pm I 6:00 pm Experience to Walker Hook, Acheson said the uation '~ severity. final," he said. the area known as Penelakut are necessary part "I really feel so sad He invited the Penelakut Syuhe'mun to the Penelakut. ners in the fight against the today," she said. "The gov to return. Citizens group member Sablefin · Hatcheries Ltd. ernment really shouldn' t "Come again, frequently," Chris Acheson emphasized hatchery at Walker Hook. give out a permit . . . They he said. "In fact, occupy the day's intent. "They need to give con should evaluate the land Walker Hook." "The main focus today is sent or withhold it," he said. first. I feel we're being the cultural heritage of "This is in its infancy - the abused." Walker Hook and the contin first stage of development. During the afternoon uation of the heritage of the Slyvester shared wariness forum, speakers discussed island;' he said. for the hatchery plan that the past, present and future Lawyer Jack Woodward involves use of injection use of Walker Hook. Laura· ProhleHJS at hoHJe, said the Penelakut were con wells to bring in and dispose Slyvester opened and closed tacted because the issue also of sea water for the opera the event with a prayer and !ieparation, divorce? belongs to them. tion. Racette welcomed audience "This is their ancestors "The erosion will start members. · What do I do with my things while I figure my life out? who are buried there," he from underneath and wash James introduced elder said. "Obviously it's a seri our beach away," he said. Roy Edwards, who talked ous matter for them. The Slyvester hopes further about the past. plan is to use the shell mid wells aren't added. Other presenters were his CO·NS.IDER STORAGE den as a waste disposal site. "Near the box, that's torian Daniel Marshall, "Our preliminary view is where we found bones," he broadcaster and environmen that's not allowed under the said. "It hurts to see we have talist Briony Penn, Brian provincial statute of the to dig up our own people and Wadhams, a councillor from Heritage Conservation Act. re-bury them." Musganagw Tsawataineuk It'd be like taking one of the He said 13 bodies have Tribal Council in Alert Bay, cemeteries on Salt Spring been found so far. Donna Martin and Sharon and turning it into a sewage August and Laura were Bywater from the citizens' water disposal site." hired to oversee archaeolo group, and lawyer Racette added that local gists' work. First Nations weren't con Both families were tacted enough during earlier involved in "protection cere NATURAL GOODNESS stages. monies." Laura said prayers fa "For the bulk of it, the were offered before digging Penelakut have very little commenced and her grand knowledge and information son Rocky Sam's face was EMbE BAkERY given to them." painted as part of the cere ' ' On the beach, several I1).ony. elders shared their concerns August hopes the future he and memories. imagines doesn't happen. Penelakut elder August "Soon we'll lose this and Slyvester said he used to all the burial sites in here This week we are featuring our multi grain bread which is jam packed full of many assorted whole grains. We also have our excellent apple or blueberry turnovers and our moist and . delicious carrot cake slices with cream cheese icing. -Oct. l-Oct. 7 - Multi grain bread reg $2.40 ...... $ 210noar Apple or blueberry turnovers 30 reg $1.65 ...... $1 /eath Carrot cake slices 10 reg $1.35 ...... $1 /slice
You can always find a wide selection of nutriti ous and delicious freshly baked goods at Embe. Open: Mon · Sat. 4:30am · 5:30pm &S undays 6:00am • 4:30pm You can reach us at 537-5611 or drop in at the foot of the hill. ' •• ~~,.L..>VI-\T, ULIUI:!ER 1, 2003 NEWS BEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
Are you living on PARC subsidy of arts from your investments~ service would only occur in first year Establishing an arts ser amount by $21,300 for the vice would only impact the 2004 budget year. Parks, Arts and Recreation "This whole thing has to Commission (PARC) budget be really clearly clarified," for one year, commissioners she said. heard at their Monday night PARC chair Bill Curtin meeting. explained that in meetings The Capital Regional held between PARC and District (CRD) is expected lACS representatives, it was I Make It Easy! to vote next Wednesday on a understood the funding tran bylaw that would establish sition should be made with ... to get the best rates of tax-funded support for out impact to island taxpay ArtSpring and the Gulf ers, at least in the firs,t year. major banks, credit unions, lslands Community Arts "We felt we shouldn't just trust & mortgage companies Council (CAC) Artists in the take up the slack in our bud with just one application. Schools ·program, subject to get and cause a tax increase _ voter approval through a in the community," he ARLENE counter-petition process. explained. MODDERMAN While it would allow a Granger was especially maximum requisition of concerned because PARC (25_0) 537-4090 $38,000 per year, the inten also intends ·to ask the CRD tion is to request $21,300 in for more taxpayers' funds. tax support for the 2004 PARC does not currently budget year, the same "tax to the max" allowed by The Ice is Booked! amount currently provided its funding bylaw, but feels it byPARC. must do so in future to fund We're ready to go! That is presently broken operations and programs for GULF ISLAND CURLERS - old £ new let yourself be known. down -into $18,000 paid to the Rainbow Road rec site. l"EN WEEKS. the Island Arts Centre If the final arts service Beginners are welcome Society for ArtSpring opera bylaw ckaft is passed. by the tions and maintenance costs,, CRD board October 8, it Contact: JIM MACDONALD and a $3,300 grant to the will trigger the counter-peti 250-629-6308 CAC. OR JACK MACAULAY. INDIAN SUMMER: Glorious weather that feels tion process. PARC finance committee If more than five per cent 250-629·6256 more like summer than autumn drew islanders back chair Alix Granger asked for of registered voters sign to local beaches last weekend. Seen here are people an explanation of reports counter-petition forms, a ref enjoying the sun at Beddis Beach on Sunday. that PARC would have to erendum on the question Photo by Derrick Lundy reduce its requisition will be held. Yesterday's Prices in Today's Market Sl..nJY RETIREMENT HOME Clean, well maintained 2 bedroom Handel trip to hospital delays court home in Brinkworthy. Separate storage, laundry & dining. Lot lellSe A murder trial for former Salt Spring The accused killer was returned to He has pleaded not guilty by r~ason $275/mo. includes water, sewer, resident Jay Handel, who admitted the courthouse 90 minutes later but of a mental disorder. killing his six children, was put on hold B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jim Taylor Two psychiatrists testified Handel ~ - $135,
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EARLY STAGE *ANGEL- INVESTORS Anise supporters and sleep-disturbed Needed to help develop several Salt Spring Island growth companies. $20K - 200K Cdn$ residents address liquor licence plan Excellent oppornrity br the right imestor(s) willing to contribute more than just $ Gathering public input on was noted the Capital beer sales only until I a.m., comments were provided to Contact: [email protected] a proposed liquor licence Regional District (CRD), not having dancing patrons the Liquor Control and or at my " office" at the deck @Barb's amendment that would legal the Trust, has jurisdiction would not increase the noise Licensing Branch (LCLB). 314 Malim I& & c:.-eatNe Busn!ss SokJtions ize dancing at Anise over noise. problem, LTC chair David E ssig (A company specializing in "growing"-Canadian Restaurant drew a split But Churchill Road resi Trustee Kimberly Lineger was clear about his distaste compan1es) crowd to Saturday's local dents- described how the wondered, however, if the for spending so much Trust If You Love This Island Trust committee (LTC) CRD bylaw enforcement kind of bands that inspire time on a commercial busi meeting at Lions Hall. officer and RCMP had been dancing would potentially ness issue due to recent From complaints of late unable to solve the problem, create more noise. changes in LCLB proce night noise emanating from and direct requests for Others noted Anise pro dures. the restaurant to general restaurant operators to vided a much-needed perfor "This is political mayhem expressions of support, and reduce the noise had also mance venue for musicians as far as we're concerned," the Trust's expressed dis failed. of all ages. he said. "[The province] is pleasure at being dragged Concerns about the "It serves an important giving us zero resources to into a provincial government licence amendment poten role on the island for young do this and it's well outside matter took the discussion tially creating more noise people to play," said Derrick the mandate of the Islands far from the dance floor. were also expressed in five Milton. Trust." Even when it came to the letters to the Trust. Trustee Eric Booth asked Trustees felt they needed primary complaint of some Some people at the meet that staff refer the applica more time before deciding residents attending the meet ing suggested the two issues tion to the CRD bylaw whether or not to endorse ing- that music and associ were not connected. Since enforcement department and the liquor licence change in ated noise was disturbing the restaurant's licence RCMP for more information their comments to the some peoples' sleep - it would still allow music and on the history before Trust LCLB . Fire demos at Saturday open house • PERTH fr.$1,599 OR AUSTRALIA 1 YR. fr.$1,625 + The Salt Spring Fire done in the past." coolest dog," advised ing course also teaches Department is opening its The open house will also George. choking response procedures doors for a welcome instead include "some pretty cool The event kicks off Fire and protocols for respiratory of a rescue during the annual door prizes, a Kelowna fire Prevention Week, said problems, he said. ANNIVERSARY open house Saturday. slide show playing all day, George. "This is a very important 1~ Firefighters will be on lots of kids' activities and "Basically, it's an opportu tool for any parent's tool hand to make demonstra things to see for any future nity for people to see the box." tions, showcase equipment firefighter," George said. equipment, see what we do To r e gister for Infant and offer safety tips at the Children will be able to and learn some tips for fire CPR, visit the open house SALE Ganges fire hall from 10 ride one of the fire trucks, safety." or call the fire department a.m. to 2 p.m, said organizer use a fire hose to put out a Fire hall visitors will also office (537-2531 ) ore October 2nd - 4th Capt. A.J George:- mock house fire and check have a chance to register for mail George (trainingoffi One of the open house's out the antique fire truck on the free Infant CPR course [email protected]). highlights will be a two-car display. offered by the fire depart For further c ourse collision simulation involv George also urges families ment. dates , fire departm ent ing extrication with the to not miss Sparky the Fire The course runs 7-9 p.m. information, and/or safety "Jaws of Life" tools at noon, Dog. October 14 at the Ganges and fire prevention tips, he said. "Bring your camera and fire hall. chec k out th e dep art 20°/ooFF "It will be more of a show have your children's picture In addition to CPR for m e nt's website than teaching as we have taken with the world 's young children, the life-sav- ( www. saltspringfire.com). Everything in the Store! Green party MP set to view recycling facility * Excludes consignment By CAREY RUDISill deposit legislation which important for Mr. Donald to "We get quite a few peo Staff Writer would require deposits on see recycling done in smaller ple that have been on holi-. Salt Spring will show off bottles so that they would communities. New Zealand days and say 'do you want more than shops and shore get recycled and reused," has similar geography with to know what they do in this lines Friday when New said Carr. "So he came to some large centres but main country?,"' said Grant. Zealand member of parlia North America." ly a rural country. He added that the visit ment Rod Donald tours the Carr added that so far "It's important to know will also be beneficial for Jtflofu£rs & ~in£ Rainbow R o ~ d recycling Donald had toured facilities that one size doesn't fit all. him. 160 Fulford Ganges Road facility. in California, Oregon, Legislation and implementa "It'll be a bit of an educa 537-2231 B.C. Green Party leader Washington and now in B.C. tion have to be flexible to tion for me as well." •• o "-~~~ -- / 5;1 Adrian Carr _will accompany She sees Salt Spring' s meet diverse community \!!~\ Donald, who has been a NZ facility as an example of needs." Green Party MP for how well recycling can work Grant said he will show Aotearoa since 1996. Carr within a rural community. Donald the depot' s set-up and Donald plan to be at the Salt Spring Island and the Capital Regional Rainbow Road facility at 3 Recycling Depot manager District (CRD) model. p.m. Peter Grant hopes to share The Gulf Islands are the In addition, a public gath the importance of recycling exception within the CRD ering will be held from 6-8 with the two politicians. model, he noted. p.m. at StarBooks, where "Part of the whole thing "The majority of the CRD Donald will discuss how with recycling is constant is curbside collection," he green politics has affected education, getting the word said. "We take way more New Zealand. out," he said. materials than the Blue Box Carr said Donald called Apparently, the word is program." her because of a promise he out. , He said it isn't unusual for made back home. "We heard Salt Spring has travellers to notice differ • On-island delivery "He had made an electoral a real great recycling pro ences in other countries' agreement to bring in bottle gram," said Carr. "It' s recycling programs. truck • Inventory stored on-island Has your RRSP or RRIF • Local service Become a Tax Liability? • Local people I can help. Don Bull, Investment Advisor CIBC Wood Gundy (250) 537-4771 A& .o. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 2003 NEWS BEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIF1WOOD ·Enrolment· Potholes disappearing; Stewart could see design work n-ext year restores SIMS ' Motorists could be sur the Blackburn bog area." tor did gravel and drainage "You can't just throw prised to find fewer pot Paving crews will con work for the Musgrave pro down l;>lacktop and hope the band program holes on island roads once duct 10,000-12,000 square ject while MOT completed problems will go away. JJM maintenance crews metres of patching, Stevens paving, he said. They'll be back in spades in Despite budget cutbacks that threatened band complete a routine paving said. Although Stewart Road a few years." program cuts in June, the halls are still alive with project this week. "If you were to put it out hasn't been included in any Other maintenance work, music at Salt Spring Island Middle School Noticeably absent for on a typical six-metre-wide paving plans this year, such as clearing ditches, (SIMS). Cedar Lane/Mansell Road road, you'd be looking at island motorists can still replacing culverts and When school district planning was done in the area residents is the pothole about two kilometres." cling to a shoulder of hope regrading gravel, is equally spring, it appeared the program would have only that housed a small, deco The paving project falls for the near future. important. one teacher for September. rated Christmas tree last within JJM's regular main "I want to try and get it "They all fit together as a "Mitch Howard, because of seniority, was pushed December. tenance plan, he noted. on the plan for next year," big whole. You can' t just "We try to keep the "That's a typical program said MOT district techni throw blacktop on top of a out of a job," explained SIMS principal Kevin Vine. paving at a steady average for the maintenance patch cian Bob Webb. poorly constructed road "It would've been scaled back, but Bruce Creswick to nibble away at the prob ing on Salt Spring each Paving Stewart Road will base with insufficient is a highly competent band teacher." lem areas," said JJM assis year. It's not unusually involve a significant drainage because it will just But unexpectedly higher enrolment in tant maintenance manager large and not unusually amount of excavation and break up and you won't get September Iielped secure both Creswick and Mark Stevens. small; it's right in the mid support work, he said. the benefit of the expendi Howard for the year. JJM crews have targetted dle of the bell curve." "What we're hoping for ture on the asphalt." Some 325 students enrolled at the school com areas that pose safety con JJM also works in con is some detailed design A well-constructed road · pared to 297 in June. cerns, have high traffic vol junction with the Ministry work this year." with a good base and ade "Twenty-seven or so students generates a fair ume and/or long-term of Transportation (MOT) to And while many quate drainage can expect a amount of staffing," said Vine. "There was .3 maintenance difficulties, he improve the infrastucture, islanders might each have lifespan of 25 to 30 years. [full-time-equivalent positions] available. It said. Stevens added. their own pet areas for And while a few island allowed us to expand the band program, library "We've done some of the "We did something along paving improvements, roads will continue to jar time and learning assistance." side roads on Cedar Lane, those lines at the bottom Stevens indicated there are motorists with gaping cavi Creswick will teach Grade 6 band while Isle Vi.ew Dr.iv.e and Salt end of Musgrave Road ear many steps to road mainte ties, JJM will keep plug Howard oversees grades 7 -8_. Spring Way. They're going lier this year." nance, even for smaller ging away on those prob Vine added the school is lucky to' have the two to be doing some work in The maintenance contrac- areas than Stewart Road. lem areas. teachers. "Bruce has been at this school since it opened eight years ago," he said. "He's been doing bai).d Total since the beginning." The band has also won awards und ~r Creswick's tutelage. burn ban Mitch Howard started at SIMS two years-ago. Sojtf,imne'" "Mitch is really keen to do this and because of returns this we're able to-offer programs," said Vine. WASH AND DRY IN ONE MACHINE "He's someone who's volunteering a lot of his All types of burning are time." again prohibited on Salt The NEW SOFTLINE SIMS Parent Advisory Council (PAC) chair Spring. Combination Kristina Kilbourn is also excited about the news. Fire chief Dave Enfield Washer/Dryer is all "One third of the school is involved - about said "nothing at all" is Mafalda Hoogerdyk you need. It washes & 100 students - in the program," said Kilbourn. Insurance Bro~er allowed dye to the lack of dries in one machine. "As a parent and [part of] a parent group, when rain. Access Canada's • Used in Europe for we're talking about that many students we com "There's a high to Top Insurance Firms years pletely support what's best for the students." extreme rating right now. •Life Insurance • 50% less water and She added PAC members were disappointed and The forests are tinder dry •Critical Illness upset last June and had presented their concerns and it's easy ignition right soap •Long Term Care to the school board. now." • Simple 115 volt "When the dust had settled I thought personally •Disability hook-up People are advised to •Office Overhead the band program would be okay," she said. check with the department • Closet or kitchen Back at SIMS, Vine doesn't know what next in the next few weeks to see Call today installation year holds for the band program. when the ban lifts. 537-1730 • Absolutely no need "You cannot predict that sort of thing," he said. The department plans to Located across from to own a dryer Bank of Montreal "You never know where funding is going to revisit its position on change. Things always pop up when you don 't Monday, October 6. expect it and people move." A ban on some forms of For details and brochure burning was temporarily GARAGE SALE? lifted following a brief spelL Use the Driftwood Call 1-800-558-0633 of rainy, cooler weather. garage sale kit Gas at off-island price 537-9933 www. thorappl iances.com Gas-price crusader Sid hold. Filkow bought fuel on Salt Filkow pointed out he Spring for off-island prices had asked for only $30, last week. which naturally alarmed Filkow reported he had the attendant when he real MACHINE SHOP stopped at a local station to ized that was the case, he purchase $30 worth of gas said. · SERVICES Fine Machining • Milling & Welding for his camper van. But Filkow said the two When the attendant parties struck a deal giving MARINE ELECTRICAL passed the $100 mark, he "off-island prices" to the Electronics & Remote Control commented on how much fill-up instead. Systems gas the vehicle could SAM ANDERSON NEWS BEAT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003 ... A7
EARTH Geezers lose scrotum Saanich WORK: Simon Fraser Arvid and Sid have lost their scrotum and don' t know where to find it. elders at University They're hoping someone has found the unique prop for students their Scrotum Dialogues show, which was discovered miss spend some ing just before showtime on Saturday night. time on Salt Arvid Chalmers said it may have been left behind after potluck Spring being propped up against a car on either Salt Spring or studying the Gabriola islands. Loss of the critical item forced some fancy Elders from the Tsawout foot -and-hand-work Saturday. island's geo First Nation in Saanich are Chalmers said they had to cobble together a new scrotum coming to Salt Spring on graphical from two wool blankets "that were unfortunately not the same Thursday, October 2 for a make-up. colour; ' some rubber tubing, duct tape and the Swami's hat. potluck social event that is Here, they If anyone finds what may be the missing item, they should open to the public. are seen at call Chalmers at 537-5568 or Sid Filkow at 537-9596. The Tsawout (pronounced Beddis tSAY-out) live at Saanichton Beach. Bay on the east shore of the Photo by Derrick Lundy Saanich Peninsula. In May of last year, Chief Allan Claxton and his brother Earl Claxton Jr. came to Salt Spring during the treaty refer Salt Spring Island Foundation endum campaign and spoke to an overflow crowd at the Lions Hall. Tomorrow they invites new grant applications will return, along with mem Registered charitable groups safe hitchhiking program, prehension and self-esteem. bers of the Tsawout Council have the month of October to scheduled to get underway in • Salt Spring Therapeutic and a large group of elders. submit grant applications for 2004. Riding Association, for a mir According to Phil Vernon the next disbursal of funds • Salt Spring Island Middle ror and riding block to help of the host group, Salt Spring from the Salt Spring Island School (SIMS), as a matching children mount the horses. Islanders for Justice and Foundation(SSIF). grant for classroom surround • Greenwoods Foundation, Reconciliation, organizers Approximately $28,000 is sound systems, which are par for a power-controlled bed, have arranged for the available. ticularly valuable for students which, in addition to enhanc Tsawout to be treated to Any organization wishing to who face various challenges in ing services to residents, will some "old-time Salt Spring apply for a grant may obtain the classroom environment. ease the workload of staff. hospitali ty with a potluck guidelines on how to do so by The foundation has helped • Islands Trust Fund, for lunch at Beaver Point Hall." contacting SSIF executive fund similar systems in SIMS maintenance needs, including Following lunch, the assistant Ruth Pepin at 538- and Fernwood Elementary replacing asbestos insulation elders, chief and council 1939 (or e-maillrpepin@salt classrooms. and addressing urgent safety members will address the spring.com) or SSIF board • Roots of Empathy, a concerns at The Ruby Alton gathering with reminis chair Bob Rush at 537-2501 or national program for prevent Nature Reserve on Isabella cences, as well as present-day rush@salts pring.com. ing violence through the Point Road. concerns, such as the impact Deadline for submission of development of empathy in The SSIF mission is to of the newly declared Gulf grant applications is October children from kindergarten to enhance the quality of life in Islands National Park in their 31. Grade 7. This year the B.C. our community by supporting traditional territory. There SSIF disburses funds twice MinistrY of Early Childhood a wide range of worthy on will be time for questions and each year, and over $14,000 in and Development provided island charitable organizations. answers. grants was approved last May. basic funding for province Funds are raised by invest We/~~ As Vernon points out, "Of Recipient groups and pro wide delivery. The SSIF grant ing the small and large dona the many beautiful areas on jects were: was for materials used by the tions of thoughtful citizens in a~/ Salt Spring Island, the 30- • Salt Spring Island Public three volunteer instructors pre an endowment fund, and then Jloeeb CYmvnnRj tog.et/10' coit:k acre Tsawout Reserve at the Library, applied toward the senting the program in Salt annually distributing the south corner of Fulford cost of a computer providing Spring public schools. income generated by the capi folmncffo Cfecilliea kvfmmula Harbour occupies a special e-mail service for library • School District 64, for the tal. Would li/w to· inoit~ ottl" d~ to- Olll' place in islanders' hearts." users. purchase of a computer pro Donations to the foundation Thursday's event will be • Salt Spring Island Public gram to help students who are always welcome. Contact an opportunity to hear the Transportation Society, as a experience speech difficulties either Pepin or Rush for more §ak ~ {joem; concerns of the Tsawout peo start-up grant for a proposed improve their listening com- information. ple and to learn more about aboriginal history in our area, -v said Vernon. JUndac!/~onc. ~otk "It is also a time to honour Plane seen 'limping' to shore the elders of a culture that has 1 pnz-6pHI/ been rooted in these islands Tuesday afternoon Scott side;'Goddyn said. "And then a girl;' he said. Point resident Don Goddyn it limped into the area." Don added that he couldn't for thousands of years, and to .!fomUS/JOfC'wt~ cheese, kmusroat; expres·s our appreciation to was relaxing at home when he Goddyn noted that the plane hear the engine. the Tsawout First Nation for heard a loud bang. bypassed the dock "It alrriost looks like they OUI" ocemwiew- !o~ to- cele6~ continued access to the Goddyn said he looked at "It went into the beach and used the battery power to turn .wmetlu"w new- at; J'tuclio-108 reserve land." his window to see a plane straight up onto the rock," he the prop to get to the. shore:' limping towards shore. said. Coast guard officer in charge Doors open at 11 :45 for J'tuclio-108 !KaU<- !li~ those bringing contributions '1t was quite a big bafig;' he He noticed a two-foot differ Sid Jones said he hadn't heard for the potluck, which will said. 'They must have hit the ence between the wings. any reports of a plane needing #2108-1(9 r:Ftf!foNi jJ~ f1Uxut begin at noon. People wish water pretty bad." 'The right wing is high, the help. §NICe/ !l!ouw J'~ ing to come only for the No one could confirm the left wing is low." Captain Steve Eyre at the 687-2700 speakers can arrive at 1 p.m. plane was in distress by While Goddyn didn't see Joint Rescue Coordination For more information, con presstime Tuesday; however, anyone get out, his wife Elaine Centre Victoria said this isn't tact Jacqueline Thomas at sources said it was possible the did. unusual. 653-4653. plane ''beached itself." "She said they seemed to '1t's pretty common for float '1t was tilting weird to one climb out the top- a man and plans to beach themselves:' BOOTH INLET WATERFRONT
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"ofll"~ 01'6 de~, 1-888-537-5515 (24hr.) Fax: (250) 537-9797 email: [email protected] 11111111111 11111111111 ROYAL- LePAGE SALT SPRING REALTY -1111111111111111111111 537-5515 A8 .o. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003 OPINION GULF ISLANDS DRIFlWOOD Bill48 resolution
RE:MEMBER, WE'RE NOT HERE I should count JUST TO FIU OUR FACES. THIS ' Gulf Islands taxpayers can breathe a little easier following IS GOVERNMENT BUSINESS / Solicitor General Rich Coleman's September 24 announcement that a planned downloading of policing costs to unincorporated communities and municipalities will be delayed until at least 2007. Coleman made the statement to a room full of cranky local government representatives at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver, heading off what could have been a fresh flood of protest. The minister had already received ample flak about a govemment proposal to raise some $54 mil lion per annum through a new property tax that would have seen an estimated $100 jump in the average bill of a Salt Spring homeowner next year. The scheme had already been postponed for a second look by the government after making an unpopular debut last year, and the move couldn't possibly be considered welcome baggage heading into a 2005 election. We can only hope the govemment applies the same kind of consideration to a resolution adopted unanimously at the UBCM gathering. It requested withdrawal of Bill 48, the Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Statutes Amendment Act, 2003. If passed, Bill48 won't impact property owners directly on tax bills like the downloading of police costs, but it would effectively overturn local governments' shoreline zoning rules when it comes to restricting aquaculture. Wliile encouraging economic activity is a laudable go~, and Published every Wednesday by Driftwood Publishing Ltd. 328 Lower Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C. VBK 2V3 the merits and impacts of aquaculture itself can be debated ad Office Hours: 8:00am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday infinitum, individual communities should ultimately have some Ph one: 250-537-9933 Fax: 250-537-2613 Toll -free: 1-877-537-9934 say about the commercial use of public waters. E-mail : [email protected], website: www.gulfislands.net If islanders, for example, had moved to dump the Trust-area President Frank Richards Yearly Subscription Rates Publisher Tony Richards In the Gulf Islands $48.15* Elsewhere in Canada $78.11 * prohibition of finfish farms seeking economic benefits that might Managing Editor Susan Lundy 6 months elsewhere in Canada $49.22* Outside Canada $169.00 result, that would be a different matter. Advertising Manager Peter McCu lly * Includes GST- This newspaper acknowledges the financial support of the But even using that measure alone, aquaculture's value is Advertising Andrea Le Borgne, Rick MacKinnon, Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Marit McBride Program (PAP), toward its mailing costs. debatable for communities whose economies rely on nature and Reporters Gail Sjuberg, Mitchell Sherrin, Publications Mail Registration No. 08149 seashore-loving tourists. Carey Rudisill International Standard Serial Number 1198-7782 Photographer Derrick Lundy Memberships UBCM politicians represent large and small communities Accounting/Circulation Claudia French Canadian Community Newspapers Association throughout the province and are more directly accountable to Production Andrea Palframan, Sandi Poystila B.C. & Yukon Community Newspapers Associ ation, B.C. Press Council their voters. Unanimous sentiment should count for something.
Rare and special places not protected by government By DONNA MARTIN recognizes the fragility of this ment levels and parties and and ignored. First Nations know Anyone who has seen Walker area. It is a tragedy that an received polite replies thanking better than anyone what happens Hook recognizes that it is a spe VIEW industrial aquaculture facility us for our concern. We have when industry and government cial place. Even our government can be sited in an environmental requested an environmental ignore people, how we lose cul has recognized and documented POINT ly sensitive area and filter its impact study. The Islands ture, heritage and environment. that there are three rare and frag effluent tbrough a first nations Trustees did not approve the sub The irony is Environment ile, sensitive ecosystems on this the area in which specific wet gravesite. division of this land for the pur Canada supports our efforts to site: a salt marsh wetland, a land inhabitants can live. Perhaps the greater tragedy is pose of this development. It was conserve this ecologically valu sparsely vegetated sand spit and Sablefin Hatcheries Ltd. has that our government and indus a government decision in oppo able site, yet the provincial liber a coastal bluff/woodland com dug up this fragile spit and is try don't recognize when devel sition to local input that allowed al government is determined to plex. Only 1.9 per cent of the planning on pumping the hatch opment is inappropriate and this project to proceed. ram aquaculture down our entire Gulf Islands contains ery effluent into it. The tombolo when to protect rare and special The provincial government is throats to the benefit of a few either wetland, sparsely vegetat (sandspit) is one of the largest places. using the right to farm act to dis and to the huge cost of our col ed or coastal bluff ecosystems. archaeological sites recorded in As a community we've had regard local democracy. While lective legacy to future genera Walker Hook contains all three. the southern gulf islands. First many meetings with our trustees we see Walker Hook as worthy tions. Environment Canada has stat Nations used this land sustain and with government officials of protection, the provincial gov ed that even minor changes to ably for hundreds of years, and with standing room only atten emment and industry see it as an Donna Martin works with SSI wetland hydrology, ot limited they were able to keep it pristine. dance; we have written a record economic opportunity. Our let Residents for Responsible Land changes in nitrogen or phospho There is no siting criteria for number of letters to our trustees, ters and our trustees' recommen Use in opposition to the industri rous levels_can harm and reduce aquaculture development that we have written to all govern- dations have been disregarded alization of Walker Hook.
I've said it before and I'll of presidents didn't perform say it again: it's not that I well at all. If you play back don't believe in conspiracies. You.want a conspiracy theory? some videos of George Bush I do . I just don't happen to senior, you can pick out believe in the same one..s that trails con astronauts have never landed Secret Service became so scenes where there were Ken Rouleau does. The best spiracy, on the moon. Hey, that one's paranoid about a president problems with the cyborg part about conspiracy theories I'd make easy to refute. Go rent a video being assassinated that they pres. Find a video of the state is that they're impossible to sure there of any of those walks on the began an ultra-secret program dinner in China where he sup refute. Most experts in the was an ISlE SAY! moon in the 1970s. Look at called "PROBE" - an posedly "puked" in his dinner WITH JOHN POTTINGER field that's the subject of the ingredient the surface of the moon. See acronym for "Presidential then passed out. If you look at "conspiracy" don't bother to in those any Big Mac wrappers? Any ROBotic Entity. PROBE was it slowly, you can clearly see chemtrails Slurpee containers? Any developed by DARPA respond to the arguments put to India. Instead, he got lost that his actions and voice start that we sprinkle over Salt cigarette butts? No. No sign (Defense Advanced Research - forward by the theorists. and found North America, so to slow down about a minute Spring (whoops!) that would of previous American activity. Projects Agency) and the pro That's because, in many he knew he had to convince before he "got sick." One ann make chemtrail-believers not Think about it. Clearly, those ject was hidden from the eyes cases, the arguments are so her the trips were worthwhile. doesn't appear to work. The believe in chemtrails any videos were shot on the of all but a handful of people, outlandish, bizarre, or simply Chris spent night after night "puke" is obviously a pro moon, 'cause they sure by routing the funding whacko, they don't deserve a more. Dub! regaling Her Majesty with grammed distraction, so that A well-known example of weren't filmed anywhere in through three or four agen response. When an expert stories of strange looking peo no one would notice the robot these groups is the "flat earth the States. cies, including the NSA chooses to respond (usually ple, exotic plants and fero was malfunctioning. A waiter society" who believe the earth For those of you who (National Security Agency) out of frustration that people cious animals. In the midst of who cleaned up afterwards is flat, though they're not so assume I don't believe in any and the CIA. are buying into the theory) he one of his tales, Isabella held alerted Chinese authorities much "conspiracy theorists" conspiracy theories, you're Although it sounds improb is either ignored by the theo up her hand and said, that the "stuff' on the table as "mistake-theorists." They wrong. The one I do believe ab1e, think about it. If you rists or, much worse, labelled "Christopher, your world is was not vomit at all, but in is more sinister, more far were the CIA, the Secret as part of the conspiracy. believe that this whole "earth hysterical." Everyone thought canned chicken soup. as a sphere" thing started by reaching, than any. George W. Service or the US Military, Which is what happened to she said "spherical" and, Bush is not human. He's a Conversely, there's a theory me when I suggested that accident back in the 1500s since one doesn't argue with a robot- a cyborg to be precise. would you put the President going around in Ottawa that after Columbus came back in situations where he was chemtrails were nothing more Queen, that's how it stayed to In the early 1980s, after Jean Chretien is not an alien from his last trip. Queen vulnerable to attack? Of than contrails from aircraft, or this very day. Ronald Reagan was seriously or a robot: he's actually Isabella had paid Chris a lot course not. funny-looking clouds. If I Then there are the folks wounded by a would-be human.-Now that one is hard ·of money to find a short-cut The first working models really were part of the chem- who believe that American assassin's bullets, the U.S . to swallow. ~ ------.. , ------., ------.---
SAL1:1!!1L®! SIIBI ~ IIC iw%! SAKS We asked: What is your favourite beach on Salt Spring and why? r===~==~--~~~--~---.
Phyllis Atwood and Shealyn Jackson Syd1ey and Brian McOea Sarah Stoffelsma Vesuvius beach. There's lots Paddy Bruce Probably Scott Point. It's Sydney: Beddis beach I like Maxwell Lake because of evening sun, good swim Southey Point. We used to peaceful. because it has lots of shells. of the dragonflies there. ming and just a few people. live there. We were right on Bryan: White Shell beach at the waterfront and looked Southey Point. It has nice out at Wallace Island. We white sand. used to clam there. Letters to the Editor
Salt Spring Island is part of buying locally, we didn't etc., which will help make up understanding how this Something wrong with that? Revelation B.C. We live in a province "gas-up" before corning back the cost of having to get fuel works can read the volumi I suggest that the local For all the frustration and that squeezes every last to Salt Spring. And locally, away from Salt Spring. nous original documents on: even anguish it stirred up for Trust committee should be penny of profit from its natu we found the price was 95+ - I suggest that as many resi www.islandstrust.bc.ca/islan me, I'm still glad I went to careful with this one, and ral resources until there is cents per litre. We didn't fill dents of Salt Spring as possi" dgovernrnents/saltspring/salt Saturday's local Trust com that these sections of the nothing left. No more up. ble do the same as we are spring.htrn or, if you look on mittee meeting: it also OCP ought to be re-thought. salmon,. no more bears, no We will, in the future, buy doing. Also, write to the par www.saltspring.com/brochm afforded me a moment of Once a precedent is set .. .. more old-growth forests. ent companies of the island annltrincomali you will find genuine revelation. our gas off-island. We looked HAROLD BROCHMANN, And if tourists are Salt fuel suppliers and avoid buy the facilitating sections The topic was the massive over our records as to prices Southbank Drive Spring's natural resource, we paid on our trip. At the ing their products whenever reproduced and explained. rock and gravel mining oper then we'll squeeze every last you can. One would hope that the ation Larry Bader wants to seven stations at which we Gas notes penny out of them too until With sadness .... local Trust Committee will I found last week's article operate on Flo Fraser's lot bought fuel, the average there's nothing left of our DON SLOTTEN, have the sense to reject the on the high price of island on Jasper Road. From the price per litre was 82.3 cents island to attract them. Sa lt Spring scheme - but there is no gas to make interesting read back of the room someone a litre. The extra cost for And then, when the guarantee they will. ing. Last week, when passing asked the blindingly obvious buying gas on Salt Spring is tourists have all fled to Precedent This may sound facetious, through Duncan, I was able question: How was it possi over eight dollars per tank As many of your readers somewhere else that reminds but seriously; can someone to buy regular gas at a dis ble for anyone to even imag (our tank holds 60 litres). are aware, an application has them of how Salt Spring Do the station operators on tell me the difference count for 74.9 cents/litre. ine he could spend five years used to be, and abandoned been made to the Islands Salt Spring really expect us Trust for amenity transfer between what may happen Despite a reported eight blasting, drilling, and crush quarries dot the island, let's here and announcing for all ing rock and gravel right in to believe that it costs over zoning of some land in cent-per-litre spread hope there's still something to hear, "Come to Salt (Patterson's 87.9 to Payless' the middle of a residential 13 cents a litre (how many Trincomali Heights. left of our neighbourhoods Spring; we sell zoning densi · 95.9) in the cost of regular gas neighbourhood - let alone and our community to help litres in a tank truck and trail Amenity? What this actual ties. You got cash? No prob- last week between the four confidently expect the sustain us. er load of gas?) more to sup ly means is that the Trust can ·lem; we'lllook after you."? island outlets, you quoted province to hand him a per MURRAY REISS, ply Salt Spring Island than it increase a property's density does to supply Chetwynd or limit in exchange for cash. In Aside from the principle, Mary Ann McColl of Shell as mit to make it all legal? Fulford there is the fact that zoning is David Essig, who was Fort St. John? this case the density is to be saying, "I found when we did Sad decision My apologies to the other increased from nine lots to 15 the only mechanism by signs (that) the p1ices were all chairing the meeting, could which some sort of future only reply, "Welcome to We recently took a trip to businesses on Salt Spring. and the price is $150,000. the same." north-central B.C.; farthest Obviously, the savings on a "You scratch my ba~k and I maximum population level "Payless" has had a long B.C." Meaning, welcome to can be established. But once a province where, by law, north, Fort St. John. tank of gas won't pay for the will scratch yours." standing habit of not posting You don't believe it? Trust we start selling density the unrestrained extraction We bought gas at seven ferry fare to go to Vancouver their gas prices. Perhaps they stations during the trip. me; it's true. The application changes, where should we of natural resources triumphs Island. So it becomes neces should change their name to Prices were in the 80s, sary to buy whatever else we has been made under stop? Could we stop? . over every other value. ''Pay-Guess." except in Dawson Creek, can when we go for gas. Sections B .5.2.5.2.3 and Present zoning - if we And I got it - the missing ALAN CLEWS, where it was 66.9 cents per There's Real Canadian H.3.2 of the Salt Spring don' t fiddle with it - is link between mining and Canvasback Place Island Official Community assumed to cap Salt Spring's short-term vacation rentals. litre. Superstore, Wal-Mart, Since we believe(d) in Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Plan. Anyone in~erested in population at around 19,000. MORE LETTE RS A10 New-hat columnist scrounging up a well-fitting helmet
It's happened again. For than a A couple of years into the things happened (I don' t been "outed." the fourth time in 12 years I M a c gym business, we needed want to talk about it) and I More importantly, it is just am wearing a different hat. computer some sort of background wound up owning the fitness the nature of Salt Spring to be Any one of these four hats and a PERSONALLY music that didn't have any centre and running around generous and accepting . . . could easily serve a person couple of commercials or fast talking ~ with the satellites. willing to give anyone and SPEAKING DJs, and that didn't involve Somewhere along the line, everything a chance. We've well throughout his working p r o - BY PETER VINCEN T life. grams, I tapes or CDs, or anything I got annoyed at something got rastas and witches and Any one of these hats became a that required actual effort to - I believe it was witnessing gays and Buddhists and would be enough to domesti graphic designer. My creden ing out magazines without as operate. Satellite TV was just truckloads of hunters coming artists and Internet gurus and cate, buy a house, maybe a tials for hanging this impres much as a correspondence corning onstream then, so I over on the ferry to kill a few you name it, you will find little vacation once a year, sive shingle were that I used course under my belt. bought a system and spent island deer. Ignoring that one on Salt Spring. maybe squirrel away an to play squash once a week My partner at the time, hours figuring out how to inner voice that whispered to If you can walk the walk, RRSP for a rainy day. But let with a graphic designer in my fresh off 10 years of drudgery install the damn thing. But it me to be a good businessman rather than just talking the me backup. former life as a rake. Work in the banking industry, was worked, and it was great! and don't rock anybody's talk, you will do OK on this Like a lot of Salt Springers appeared at my door and no also at loose ends. She People in the gym started boat, I banged together an island. with years to go before the matter what form it took, I thought it might be nice to asking me if I could get them inflammatory letter and fired I heard a great expression seniors passes kick in, I had one refrain ... "I can do open a little gym. a system. Again, the refrain it off to the Driftwood. once: "Take heart. Get out of arrived on Salt Spring with a that!" Credentials? Well, we both was "I can do that!" And It must have been a slow your own way." couple of dollars, no job and Of course, I had no idea used to work out in the ciiy. again, not having a clue. news week. It was printed So, to all the Gen-Xes and no clue- no plan whatsoev how to do that and spent end~ Good enough. Within a month I became and it caused a minor uproar 20-somethings out there who, er. Not satisfied With my rak less hours in front of the So with about eight grand the first small satellite dealer that continued on for weeks. don't see any chances, that ish urban lifestyle and even Mac, poring through manuals worth of equipment, and big on Salt Spring. Business was What fun! the world is a veil of tears - less satisfied with my vacu and constantly pestering my smiles, we opened North End brisk. My partner took over I sent in a few more arti opportunities are everywhere. ous career choices, I came to ex-squash partner. And I Fitness. That got really busy the lion's share of the gym, cles over a 12-month period, Just open your eyes. Salt Spring to tum a new leaf, learned how to do it - in really fast, so we quickly got and I spent my time going up and eventually the Thiftwood And I am truly grateful to a tabula rasa, to reinvent time and on budget. Soon I some real credentials and and down ladders, shimmy caved in and offered me my the Driftwood for this little myself. was designing l<;>gos for forged ahead. The graphic ing up trees, and crawling own little comer of the paper. space. And this new hat. And reinvent I did. Channel Ridge, menus for design business became his through some truly awful "I can do that!" \ Armed with little more the Hastings House and lay- tory. crawlspaces. Salt Spring So there it is . . . I have pvincent@ saltspring. com A10 • WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 2003 OPINION GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Farce of reclaiming the initiative Mo-re·'-- letters from the "forces of dark- Somebody, please, have ness." . the wherewithal to put the Poor decisions by our ill-named research commit tinues to circulate. boarders . run off Stewart no better than the Cusheon trustees in the next six tee on vacation rentals out To forestall yet another Road in front of my house. Lake route. dence over the expressed months could c0ndemn us to of its misery. season of illegal rentals, the Additionally, the intersec Please, everyone - write will of the community as becoming another Carmel or Wind it up, pull the plug, trustees should declare a tion of Stewart and Beaver letters to the Ministry of written in the OCP. Their A~;pen or Nantucket Island. call it a wrap, invoke the moratorium on bookings Point roads is especially Mines and MLAs, Tru-st, approach is to either operate If you love this island, gods of closure, but move until the matter is resolved. poorly engineered and can etc. E-mail addresses are in defiance of the OCP and NOW is the time to get on. Failure to do so will simply be difficult and unsafe, even available from the Stewart bylaws (vis a vis the vaca involved. Three months of discus compound the suspicion for cars, much more so for tion rentals owners), or hope TERRY and -sion meandering from bore Road Residents Association that the current trustees will large trucks with possibly (srra@ angledesign.ca), so to pressure rookie trustees BEV BOLTON, to snore has produced one do little to enforce bylaw even trailers attached. please write with your indi into making short-sighted Salt Spring Island document, a list of accom violations against those who Children from Stewart vidual concerns as soon as decisions through money modations - including exploit what makes this transfers, or bogus econom 200-plus vacation rentals Road must walk south on possible, as the Trust ~ays it MORE LETIERS A 11 island a desirable place to Stewart to Beaver Point is this that can influence the ic arguments that don't hold the addresses of many con live. up to real scrutiny. tinuing to be concealed. Road to catch their school Minister of Mines in his CHARLES BRETH, final decision. They are cheered on by If not for foot-dragging bus and there are other bus Harbourside stops along Beaver Point Time is of the essence, so some at the Chamber of TRINCOMALI by rental proponents on the Commerce who have committee, this list, its con Road (which has been des do what you can to protect TRANSPORT CO. Preve-nt it this sensitive environment become another public face tents being readily avail There are far-reaching ignated along with Cusheon and residential location. for ASTAR and the like able, could have been tabled issue.s to consider regards Lake Road as a heritage (250) 360·7426 road). Let us hope for good reso minded, and the Driftwood. by the second or third meet the current submission to [email protected] Further down Beaver lution of these concerns. Let These organizations and ing. operate another quarry just individuals use the argument - For reasons known only Point Road is the ferry traf the good of the whole pre off Stewart Road. vail. Thanks for listening! that a fundamental change to themselves, the trustees I live south of the pro fic with line-ups that can in J. CAMPBELL, has taken place on the island chose not to hire a bona-fide posed mine. The 23-acre peak season stretch well past the next hairpin inter Salt Spring over the last five years such consultant to investigate property has a very large that the OCP needs rewrit section off Beaver Point ·rentals on Salt Spring in spring-fed pond upon it fed · Only defence ing to catch up with their Road where it meets the light of the experience of also by a seasonal creek that As we see the issues pile vision of reality.- ferry traffic from Fulford other communities. flows in front of the house up in front of our trustees, ! suspect that the vast Consequently, there will be and into the pond. The out village. such as vacation rentals, majority of Salt Springers no verifiable facts, statistics, flow from the pond/creek is This southern route from time shares on Channel still view the OCP as our or conclusions to inform the into Stowel Creek/Lake via the proposed mine is also Ridge, sell-outs on only defence against the APC or the community at Tanner Creek. right beside the Stowel Lake Trincomali, gravel pits in wholesale commercializa large. Salmon enhancement public swimming area, residential neighbourhoods, tion of our homes, neigh • Marine'freight service Lack of guidance from which is seasonally congest biologist Kathy Reimer floatel in the harbour etc. , bourhoods and community. • Regular propane delivery the trustees and the chair placed Stowe!' Lake cut ed with cars, vans, etc. park one is struck by the realiza The vanous groups fight • All dock repairs &installations has led to weeks of bluster, throat trout in our pond this ing on Beaver Point Road as tion that these are all birds ing these attacks on our belligerence, pontification, past summer and she men many children and their of a feather. island should make the con "' •Wood Miser portable sawmill finger-pointing, back-ped tioned that we have more families favour Stowel Lake In each- case an individual nection with each other both alling, and general silliness. water run-off down here FUUY CERTIFIED in order to enjoy what is left or group has decided that emotionally and in reality &INSURED Too many have character because of the development of our "natural" world. their narrow commercial before it is too late, in order ized the committee's delib of the subdivision beside Any fool can see that the interest must take prece- to strengthen their chances erations as a farce, a cha Peter Arnell Park, which is Beaver Point Road route is rade, a waste of time. the site of the proposed Not all has been lost, mine. I imagine that if the however. Whatever the water table, run-off, etc. is ineptitude of the committee, adversely affected in the its sheer presence has subdivision because of the allowed many community mine, it will work its way groups, residential associa down here and into Stowel tions and concerned individ Creek and the lake. uals to become informed If the longer southern and to make their opposi route is chosen to transport tion known. gravel from the proposed One of the weird aspects mine in order to avoid the of this whole process has unpaved section of Stewart been the trustees' apparent and Cusheon Lake roads, it acquiescence to the notion should be noted that it that owners and managers appears Stewart Road has of vacation rentals are justi not been well-engineered in . fiably aggrieved. Perhaps, this direction either, this explains why the because every year quite a ruinour about "grandfather few cars, cyclists and skate- ing in" illegal rentals con- --- Meadowbrook SENIORS' RESIDENCE CONGRATULATIONS TO Hans, Dave, & Terrv [90~ on a job well done! It was a pleasure working with such a well organized group of professionals. We look forward to joining with vou on future projects. French Dressing Jeanswear will donate $1 to support breast cancer research and awareness when you try on a pair of French Dressing Stan & Management Jeans in the month of October. So try on a pair and see how comfortable ofSlEG'GS you'll feel while supporting a worthy cause. See you on our second floor!
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Draw bridges - Consumer say goodbye. I have just heard an inter We will miss our Southey view with a professor at pressure Point property after 49 of those 69 years. However, as I Aberdeen U. on As it In response to last week's sit looking out over the bay I Happens, discussing a tidal front-page article about the turbine for generating electric price of gas, here is an idea of see a new dock with five (yes, FIVE) boats, all with out ity which they have devel what we as consumers can do boards, and an- excavator oped, and including a unique to influence our local suppli clanking ~ new road to the system of holding it into posi ers. water. I see my neighbours' tion against the force of the Since September 8, I have been compiling data on the house, which I couldn't see tide. before, as a few trees are Wouldn't it be a neat idea to price of gas on Salt Spring and off-island. My finds are missing. Ah, progress. have Salt Spring investigate I regret to say we will not and invest in our own power that Payless is consistently the miss Salt Spring. Ah, Salt generation? most expensive on Salt Spring, seconded by Save-on. Spring! We will leave you in The inventors seem to feel the over-regulated care of the APPLE A DAY: Apples that only five or six of them Patterson's is consistently the least expensive, followed Islands Trust and the other 80 were the word of t he day would be enough to cover by Shell. clubs, organizations, associa last Sunday as islanders Scotland. If nobody filled up at tions, committees, subcom All hands to the draw and visitors participated in Payless, do you think the mittees and "me first'' interest bridges! the annual Apple Festival. owner woUld discuss this with groups. DENIS BROWNE, Seen here are Mary Mollet his suppliers? You bet! And How so many people can with a basket of apples, Mountain Road move to paradise and imme their price would probably and a crsip-looking apple come down. As consumers, diately want to change it is Not open spotted at a Bedd is Road I read last week's we do have a choice about beyond me. I wonder if the Orchard. Photos by Derrick Lundy Driftwood article on gas pric who we support and where group of people that W'lllt all ing, where Mary Anne we buy gas. the toys - swimming pool, McColl said, ''We like to sell And the Driftwood has an ice rink, bike paths, bus trans our gas to make ends meet." oppo'rtunity to do a· great portation - are the same I went by Sunday afternoon investigative series on the group that complain only the and they weren't even open. price of gas. Do we take the rich will be able to live here. Isn't it hard to make ends word of the station owners Who do they think will be meet when you're not open? about who sets the price every paying the taxes for all the S. CHAPMAN, day? Why would Shell sell toys? Cedar Lane their regular· for 88.9 on To all who think they have Sunday, while at the found paradise, sorry, you Local music Aldergrove Shell it was 67 missed it by 50 years. Reading Peter Vincent's cents and 79.9 at the To all the Johnny Bennetts, September 17 column did not Ladysmith Shell? Gordon Cudmores, Richard in any way educate me about Why is gas cheaper in Murikamis and Laurie the issues surrounding our lat Ucluelet than here? Hedgers of the island, may est Salt Spring controversy, The manager of the Hornby you survive the invading the proposed amendment to Island Co-op station told me hordes ... and so, farewell. the Anise liquor licence. last week that Jill decides his IAN FOUBISTER, The owner of Anise is not price and he always sells it for Sidney applying for a karaoke one cent less than'his com licence. petitor, the Buckley Bay sta- . -. MORE LETTERS A12 I've been enjoying the local tion, who, by the ~ayis 90 per 'a music offered at both Anise cent 1of !:lie time ~ th¢ cheapest ·, and the Tree House Cafe for on Vancouver Island. the past year, and appreciate Consumer pressure is the only the support these places have thing tliat works. Check out given to our talented musi- gastips.com to learn more. , cians and poets. And what MARIE BEAUDOIN, better place would there be for Upper Ganges Road this entertainment? Do we want our teenagers Foubister having p~1ties at the end of farewell dead-end roads in residential And so, after 69 years, areas of the island? And there will not be a ''Foubister" what's wrong with dancing? in the Salt Spring phone book Incidentally, I live quite next year. My parents carne to close to the Vesuvius Pub, Salt Spring Island in 1934 which has a karaoke licence, when Dad became principal and have never been disturbed of the Ganges SchooL by drunken crooning. My family has known FRANCES HILL, many "islanders" over the Vesuvius Bay Road years, but now it's time to ·
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RE: Construction of Sewage Treatment and Disposal System for Lot ANDREW AND TRACY INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM IN CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST 2A, Plan 1921 , Range I South, 'section 12 Cowichan District- North ANNIVERSARY AS OWNERS OF GANGES FLOOR COVERINGS. r - Salt Spring (Green Acres Lakeside Cottage Resort). - A permit for repair has been issued subject to the following conditions. "Alternative Method -Treatment Plant 12" Perc Soil Material required. s-AVE! SAVE! Bottom of Disposal Field Trenches are to Just Break the Surface of SAVE! - 20% OFF A LARGE Native Soil. Pump or Siphon Chamber Required. Pressure Distribution. -ON OVER 25 15% OFF ALREADY Install an Inceptor Drain. Place 2" of Sand in Trench Bottoms and Over SELECTDNOFI-WD t-~ t-& eNfWY&n,e/ whq ~ o--wy ~y~ ~ fVy~ Y~ ~tN' ~e.« Name: HARRY MANX 537/538/653: 653 Occupation(s): Musician RAN Hobbies: Living a nor- _mallife. \ Favourite people: I this year on the SSPLASH had a "spell" last Thursday; haven't met everyone bottled water. Much appreci also thanks to the ambulance yet, but there's a lot of ation! crew and fire department. MN great people here. To the many writers of let • A big thank you to Steve Favourite read: The ters to the editor who make for his muscle, rope and • A perfect red rose to the Tao by Lao Tsu. wild claims about subjects reassurance when our. load man who picked up the Best thing about SSI: with which they are not of vinyl flooring came achift package which had blown off the back of my scooter, It's always here when I wholly familiar. It would on Fulford-Ganges Road. We made it safely to our and took it to Embe Bakery, get home. help community debate if and then left a message on we all made an effort to be destination thanks to you! Worst thing about my answering machine. No Indian restau absolutely, 100 per cent cer Thank-you, 'thank you! MS SSI: tain that anything we claim • A big bunch of roses to rant. to be true is just that. MarJie Kelsey and all the • Roses to Ull girls coach Best place to kiss on merchants who are part of Jim Witherspoon who had SSI?: On my baby's the Welcome Wagon pack his hands full last Saturday, cheek. age. What a fabulous intro trying to substitute in 15 duction and a great way to girls for an eight-aside soc meet new people, as well as cer game! You did a great • An armful of fragrant to get to know the various job. roses for Margaret and Basil businesses on Salt Spring. • Roses to the ferry work- Franey, who so kindly host You've made my move here · ers who had to endure irrate DERRICK'S ed a party for SSPLASH so much easier! FJ travellers, who missed their volunteers on their beautiful connection due to the late ISLAND PICS property. Richard Steel also • Roses to the staff at sailing .cif the Bowen Queen. · deserves some lovely roses Thrifty Foods for their quick We know it's not your fault! 7'\ for all the work he's done and caring assistance when I ' More letters We will help pay for your eye test. me to be a simple truth: the opers who don't give two New Government Legislation means you now have to pay for your eye test. Do-gooding . large, off-island-based cor hoots about our charming It has been quite some Bring your receipt to us and we will refund 50% of the cost (up to $50 cash porations can afford to little dream of preserving the back) upon purchase of a full set of frames and lenses. time since I have sent in a thumb their noses while island way of life. We will letter to the Driftwood but local business people appear lose the last little bit of con recent letters and articles to be harassed and stone trol that we do have over the Open Tuesday- Friday have compelled me to "stick walled due to their lack of destiny of our piece of par GULF ISLANDS lOam- Spm my oar in." expensive legal teams and adise. Located at the I'll begin with the aptly earnest desires to be reason It is my belief that a cer OPTICAL Lancer Building named Springboard column able, and willingness to tain amount of development 537-2648 by Brenda Guiled, which, engage and resolve individu on this island is inevitable, while I agreed with many of al concerns. let us try to maintain as ·the things she wrote, served A few of these "concerns" much control as possible by --~ as a springboard for my own that seemed to be taken ·seri consciously using our power little rant. In her last two ously (I'm sure making the as consumers and residents paragraphs she extols the process seem even more of this unique and vibrant virtues of direct financial laughable in the larger cor community. assistance from one individ porate world) appeared to Let us look at the big pic You'll like our Real Estate prices. ual to another, and I agree me to be more akin to the ture and decide that we want Contact me (former Salt Spring Islander) "microloans" can that these old tale of the "Hatfields and growth and change to occur be transforrnative and have a for Real Estate information toll free McCoys" or symptomatic of in a way that maximizes ben positive ripple effect within chronic "do-gooding" than efits and maintains our pub at 1-866-668-0455 or communities. legitimate issues for the lic forum. The only way, I However, I would like to bbetts@remaxofnanaimo. com Trust to address. believe, we can do this is to suggest we, as a community, Don't get me wrong. I am clean up our own back yard support local business by not pro-industry and devel consistently doing so with BRIAN BETTS first - set a good example opment, I am pro-communi - before we decide how both our dollars and sense. 1: ty. But I think we need to be Oh, and while I'm on the RE/MAX of Nanaimo everyone else should live. #1-5140 Metral Drive For example - there are careful that we don't cut off topic of chronic "do-good ~ a lot of great opportunities our noses to spite our faces ing," can I count on you, the for youth on this island: in that the Islands Trust per Driftwood, to inform my music, dance, art, film, mit process for local busi school-aged daughter and sports - if their parents ness people becomes so her friends of the details happen to have the money, nasty, costly and time-con should I ever get divorced or Sidney's Premier Retirement Community transportation and flexibility suming that they no longer experience mental illness? of time. even try, and then we'll be KIM DAVIDSON, Individuals can make a stuck with off-island devel- Salt Spring Arnica at Beechwood Village huge difference, carpooling (better for the environment), creating mini-scholarships, Event: Mternoon Tea etc. to enable all youth to Dr. Teresa Strukoff, B.Sc., N.D. have equal opportunities to & Sing-a-long pursue their dreams. NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN Date: October 9th Otherwise we may rein • Clinical Nutrition . force a cycle of poverty with • Botanical M edicine Time: 2:00pm only the wealthy having the • Homeopathy • Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture opportunities for growth and • Lifestyle Counseling Music by Toni Blodgett education - things I believe this community is already The Sa lt Spring Health Centre RSVP: 655-0849 130 M cPhillips Ave. aware of on rnany levels. , Sa lt Spring Island, BC Now my rant will move 1 on to what I believe is the 1 To book an appointment phone: 537-322 0 I [email protected] potential down side of all ~~~ this altruism. There is a ~~ potential for self-righteous ness in all this "do-good ing," the idea that one might AM 1 CA.. be in a position to take at Beechwood Vi/lag almost a parental stance and make decisions "for the 2315 Mills Road, Si greater good." These are things I also believe this community does on so many levels. I attended several islands Trust meetings and I was .c struck by what appeared to GULF ISLANDS DRIFlWOOD OPINION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003 .t. InS Outdoor pool is Best recommendation ~ richard j. wey & associates By NORMAN BEST There are other cogent outdoor pool for sale in ~ 1 a n d s u r v e y i n g i n c Second of two parts reasons for opposition. Why, Smithers, B.C . It was In last week's for instance, do people bought for about $1 0,000, Richard J. Wey BCLS Driftwood, I outlined the choose to move to an island shipped down and installed costs to taxpayers for an ' IN such as Salt Spring? (Aptly at Portlock Park, then left to Legal, Engineering and Topographical Surveys indoor pool on Salt ~DEPTH defined as "a piece of land PARC to manage (and pay Subdivision Planning Spring. This is not the completely surrounded by the monthly losses). first time we have looked ed a small association, water with no visible means Shelby Pool has served The Oakville-Suite 106-9717 Third St., Sidney, BC V8L 3A3 the community very well but at a taxpayer-funded indoor called Citizens For Sensible of support.") Telephone (250) 656-5155 • Fax: (250) 656-5175 pool. Taxation, made up of home In addition to the moder is too small, shallow and Two previous proposals owning taxpayers who ate climate, for many, it is to wearing out. There is no for an indoor swimming quickly raised about get away from urbanization, question Salt Spring pool were rejected by the $10,000 in donations to big city noise and pressure Islanders want and need a voters of Salt Spring. The oppose the pool plan. and to find peace, quiet and public pool of some sort. - second one, in 1987, is of A half-page ad was pre the tranquility, and perhaps The answer is an outdoor Ern a Robertson R. TcM.P. most interest. pared, which ran just once seclusion, in a rural setting . pool on the Rainbow Road Registered Acupuncturist, Registered TCM Herbalist The then Parks and in Driftwood .two weeks They certainly didn't come property. It could be built Recreation Commission before Election Day on here to see the island for far less than an indoor 7A- 121 McPhillips Aven ue hired a consulting firm November 21. A copy of the become commercialized and pool and answer the needs experienced in extensive ad was then mailed out to just like the urban razzle of most everyone. A small adjacent building would pool design and construction most post office boxes on dazzle from which they provide changing rooms, Do you suffer with arthritis pain, migraines, in so mnia or sleep to do a feasibility study the island. Other than a let wanted to get away. disturbances, menstual problems, menopausal symptoms, asthma, toilets and showers and the starting July_8, 1987. This ter or two to Driftwood, this In the summer there are or any other chronic condition? many warm lakes and ocean heating system. followed many months of was the best the opposition Chinese Medicine may help! I would be happy to answer your hard work by The Salt beaches where the water is Perhaps it could be cov to the pool could do in the ered at a later date with a questions in a free 15 minute consultation. Spring Pool Society promot comfortably warm for short time frame. bubble when the pool users ing the concept of a leisure On Election Day, a swimming, especially in the late afternoon high tide. In raise the money for that pur public swimming pool with remarkable 71 per cent of pose. The tennis court with many amenities in a fully the registered voters turned the winter those wishing to swim or seeking an bubble at Portlock Park was equipped building. out to vote. Result? 1,621 a "user pay" installation and Olympic-sized pool for Memberships were sold, voted "no," a margin of 508 proved to be very successful SIDNEY TRAVEL & CRUISE practise, should cross to colourful posters were over the "yes" vote of 1,113. - so successful in fact, the REG. #3694-5 Chemainus, Duncan or SERVICE LTD. placed strategically around In fact, there were fewer tennis association has gener town, donations were "yes" votes than member Saanich and use the elabo- ated $130,000 toward a new AT THE LANDMARK solicited with tax-deductible ships sold by the pool soci -rate facilities available there. · facility, most of which came #105·2506 Beacon Ave., Sidney, B.C. VBL 1Y2 receipts, letters to the editor ety! The pool backers were Salt Spring simply cannot from user fees in the bubble. were sent weekly to stunned. Why did this hap afford the luxury of such a From what I have been • Your full service travel agency • Exciting cruises & great destinations Driftwood, and many full pen? What went wrong? facility here. The idea that a told, the association intends • Business travel & holiday vacations and half-page colour ads ran There are several answers, pool on Salt Spring will to underwrite the total cost in the three months preced apart from the cost projec draw customers from off of any new tennis installa .• Travel insurance available for peace of mind ing the referendum. tions, that grossly overstated island residents is a myth. tion on Rainbow Road or The final shot was a well the potential income from Why would anyone pay the elsewhere and not seek any Call high ferry fares, and perhaps written, two-colour brochure pool users and counted on a help from the taxpayers. (250) urging people to vote "yes" $400,000 grant from the BC the cost of an overnight stay, They should be heartily 656·0905 or 1·800·223·5256 on Election Day November lottery, which turned out to to come over here and swim, commended for this! 21, 1987. This was a first be only $50,000. when they have their own While it remains clear that class, well ~ thought-out and Salt Spring voters were major facility in their own neither an indoor or outdoor well-executed total cam keenly aware that unlike the backyard? swimming pool can ever be THE TIDE'S IN! AND YOU COULD paign. communities used for com As to people on boats in a self-supporting, user-pay The cost for building the parison, Sparwood, Grand summer, rather than swim in proposition, if we reduce BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS! four-lane pool was to be Forks and Abbotsford, Salt a heavily chlorinated public our aspirations for the $1,300,000. Salt Spring's Spring has no industrial pool, all they have to do is Cadillac of indoor centres population at that time was base to help underwrite a jump overboard for a and instead look at what 6,700, living in approxi pool, so all the costs fall on refreshing swim. practically will receive tax mately 3,000 dwelling units. the homeowners and parcel When tht; pool proposal payer approval, an outdoor A few weeks before the taxpayers. This will also be failed in 1987, the pool soci facility with bubble should referendum, recognizing true today for any compre ety with cash on hand be carefully considered. faults in the cost projections, hensive recreation centre looked for another solution particularly potential and was one of the key rea and found it a couple of The writer is a long-time income, John Bennett head- sons for voter disapproval. years later in a small, used resident of Salt Spring. More letters CLASSIFIED Spacious southwest fadng heritage style home with bay window HOTLINE: dining room and enough bedrooms to B&B and be separate yet together. you are smoking? to say, "I want to feel safe. I $449,000 Real safety It is all too typical of a mis want to be safe. I have the 537·9933 Regarding John Pottinger's Arvid Chalmers 537-5568 managed company that they right to expect safety in our September 24 column on the would rather reduce service transportation system." B.C. Ferries chutes, he got it and safety by eliminating It is up to you to let the right on. employees, than cut huge government and the ferries - These chutes are danger overhead costs created by a management know that they ous. Able-bodied employees bloated management. must find a more acceptable have been injured using these The question is: are you, way of cutting costs than by chutes during drills. In the passengers, going to be putting you and your families Europe there has even been content to allow them to at risk. the death of an able-bodied increase the risk to you and K. BUTLER, person in a chute. your family; or are you going Salt Spring So why have these chutes? The answer is not safety, but money. I believe the company is hoping that the use of these Cats of the Week chutes will allow them to reduce the number of crew members on board the ships. The crew members are not, as some ignorant people would have you believe, burg er flippers and. car parkers. They are well-trained profes sionals. Their training includes firefighting, first aid, rescue craft, life rafts, danger ous goods, crowd conn:ol, etc. Think about it, folks. In the event of a fire on a ferry - who are you gonna call? The fire department? Not likely. Someone has a heart attack or takes a header down the stairs and an ambulance is going to Sharon's Country Home magically levitate its way across the water and onto the Kitchens ea. Baths ea. Decorating ea. Furnit-ure ship? If you believe that, can I The adoption fee of $60 for a male and $70 for a have some of whatever it is female covers the cost of spaying or neutering and a vaccination. AT GRACE POINT SQUARE 537~401 4 A14 • WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 2003 NEWS BEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Marina deadline is extended again Ganges Marina is closer planning manager John to meeting requirements of a Gauld reported that proof of temporary commercial use North Salt Spring permit that would allow a Waterworks District permis float camp building to sion connecting the building remain on site until the to the water system had marina is redeveloped. been received. And the company still has Similar approval for three more weeks to get Ganges Sewer connection proof of Ganges Sewer con was closer to receipt, said nection approval, and to pro Gauld, while a bond to pay vide a letter of credit cover for costs of removing the ing float' camp removal costs. float camp by the Trust, if At Saturday's Salt Spring necessary, was not yet in Local Trust Committee hand. meeting, trustees agreed The amount of that bond with staff recommendations has also not been resolved. to set a final October 23 Gauld noted that $1 ,750 deadline and revisit legal estimated by the marina action options at their company is not considered October 30 meeting, if nec nearly adequate by the Trust essary. to do the job. THOUGHTFUL OPERATION: Salt Spring Middle School students who par- . A November 20 deadline ticipated in Operation Shoebox show off their boxes of "thoughtful things" was also set to fix various that will be sent to fire victims in the interior of the province. Express (Loomis) development permit viola tions. has offered to ship the boxes- at no cost- to Barriere Secondary School in Based on a September 9 Barriere, from where they will be distributed. · Photocontributed meeting between Trust staff and marina reps, regional Visit our website: www.meritfurnitureduncan.com Housing hassle forces officer to leave FURNITURE APPLIANCES Salt Spring's RCMP family didn't have a house to duties in mid-November) Comparatively, Lake detachment has had a two sell , the officer was able to each have seven years expe Cowichan has a similar MATTRESSES step staffing shift after one transfer within two weeks of rience. sized population and detach Over 20,000 sq. ft. rn local officer requested a the application, Giles said. A married couple of ment and its senior constable CIIC - of inventory ~ transfer to Lake Cowichan "We haven't even had his young officers, Paul and has only three years experi because he couldn' t find going away party yet." Linds'ay Ellis, round out the ence. housing on the island. But the detachment has detachment. On a related note, another "The more long-term, already received a replace~ "I'm very comfortable officer who recently served family-type housing is quite ment for Hewitt. with our level of experience on Salt Spring just became difficult to secure," said local Const. Aaron McGiffin now, starting with myself, the father of triplets, prompt RCMP detachment com has come to Salt Spring Dave Voller and two very ing another transfer for his mander Sgt. Mike Giles. fresh from the RCMP train senior cbnstables." family. Const. Darren Hewitt and ing academy (see related And the seven-member Const. Doug Hewitt (no his family with two .children story below). Salt Spring detachment mea relation to Darren Hewitt) were displaced by island . Though the constable will sures favourably against served Salt Spring for two landlords three times in three still serve as an "intern" over other communities served by years before transferring to years, Giles said. the next six months, Giles the RCMP, he said. · the fly-in high-Arctic com "He couldn't get anything believes there is an adequate "Taking a snapshot of a munity of Tulita in the long-term enough and he experience ratio within the Lower Mainland detachment North West Territories last was getting frustrated with detachment. shows many very junior year. that." Giles has served 21 years, front-line officers. And here The new parents will When the opportunity Cpl. Dave Voller has served we enjoy having two consta move to Grand Falls, came for Hewitt to transfer 23 years, Const. ·Martin bles with seven years ser Newfoundland, where they to Lake Cowichan, it hap Beardsmore and Const. 'Jeff vice. Honestly, it puts us in a will be better able to care for pened swiftly. And since the Swann (set to start island really good position." their family, Giles said. McGiffin aims for trust, helpfulness A new police officer is getting into the "Baseball, that's pretty much what I'm graphic design computer consulting swing of his first assignment on Salt into." Spring now that he's finished training. McGiffin would also like to play hockey "I'm looking forward to getting to know but is unsure how much time he'll have for Complete print and web design: Computer servicing for home and office: this community. I recognize there's a lot of activities outside of general policing computers people here but it's still got that small duties. town feel." Before entering the RCMP, he consid And the island community is not unfa ered work in teaching but decided to opt miliar to Const. Aaron McGiffin. for the police force instead. The 24-yea·r-old officer lived in "As a little kid, you see the officers Nanaimo before he entered a policing come to your school and they just have career. that aura of authority, and yet there's that His hobbies include baseball and hock helpfulness; the trust you have in them that ey. McGiffin was a junior A baseball play you can just go to them whenever you er and his dad is an assistant coach for the have a problem. I always wanted to have senior men's national softball team. something like that." 30+ Years Combined Real Estate Excellence Buyers and_ Sellers Agents Best service imaginable! We promise. .. DONNA REGEN CGA KERRY CHALMERS expectexcellence@ kerrychalmers@ saltspring.com Pager 1-800-731-7131 saltspring.com www.gulfislandsrealestate.com the most· up to date real estate website for SSI SPOR TION GULF ISLANDS DRIFlWOOD .o. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1, 2003 .o. PAGE A16 Lactics: top team Salt Spring's three-member Lactic Acid squad won the team event in the seventh annual Sooke Challenge Triathlon with a triple-bar relled muscle bumer Sunday. "We cleaned up;' said Salt Spring cyclist John Nilssen. Islander Tyler Sayer ran 10 kilometres in 40 minutes, 32 seconds to place second among 60 competitors in the WOOD-SPLITTING DEMONSTRATION: Paul Mazzei, at left, running component. and Cassidy Turner, above, impress onlookers with a Tae kwon do Sayer's speed was remark demonstration in Centennial Park last weekend. PhotobyDerr;cklundy able but he trailed five minutes behind the running leader, who trains with Olympic gold-medal triathlete Simon Whitfield, Nilssen noted. "It's Trail, nature club October activities slated hard to go much faster." Bruce Grey paddled six Our monthly social meet to Booth Bay, led by Mary Food in charge, we'll will lead us to Beaver Point. leading us around lovely nautical miles in 52 minutes to ings begin on Thursday, Lauzon. Meet at Centennial explore some of the many Meet at ArtSpring and Brentwood Bay. Leave place second among kayakers. October 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Park at 10 a.m. trails around Hope Hill. leave by 10 a.m. or meet at ArtSpring at 9 a.m. in car Nilssen then zipped along the lower hall of the United October 21: Margaret Carpool to leave ArtSpring Drummond Park around pools to Fulford, or leave 30 kilometres of roads and the Church on Hereford Allen leads us around Peter at 9:45 to meet up with 10:15 to carpool to Fulford. Drummond Park by 9:15 Galloping Goose Trail in 56 Avenue. Arnell Park, followed by south-enders at Drummond The walk will be quite a .m. in carpools, for the minutes to place first among For our October meeting, lunch on Beddis Beach Park at 10 a.m. easy. ferry, which sails at 10 a.m. cyclists and propel his team to everyone is invited to hear a (weather permitting). Meet October 21: With Lynn October 14: Art Simons We will get additional direc the front of the pack. talk about PARC informa at Centennial Park at 10 Thompson and Simon Rook heads today's outing to .. tions on the boat for this mod "Bruce took a couple of tion and a strategy for trails a.m. we'll explore new territory Burgoyne Bay on a moder erate outing. minutes out of the kayak and I on Salt Spring, given by October 28: A new ram in the Mount Sullivan area ate trail along the shoreline October 28: Bill and Ann caught their cyclist," Nilssen Mark Haughey. Discussion ble today with Eva and on a somewhat strenuous below Mount Maxwell. Earl will take us up Mount said. and refreshments to follow. Tony Pedersen leading near hike. Carpool to leave Leave ArtSpring in carpools Erskine on two separate "It was a come-from Our annual Christmas Fraser Road in the south ArtSpring at 9:45 a.m. to at 10 a.m. and/or meet at walks, one easier than the behind victory." lunch will be at Meaden end. meet up with south-enders the Burgoyne triangle at other. The event was a communi Hall on December 9. Meet at Centennial Park at Burgoyne triangle at 10 10:15. Leave ArtSpring in carpools ty fundraiser for Sooke's Ramblers at 10 a.m. or Beaver Point a.m. October 21 : We will walk by 10 a.m. and park on Collins Women's Transition House October 7: Harold Page Hall at 10:15. October 28: Off-island to off-island with Kitty Lloyd Road by the trail head. and the Sooke Sea Cadets. leads us on a relatively flat Hikers scenic Maple Mountain ramble in the Burgoyne Bay October 7: Today Jean with Ailsa Pearse. A fairly area. Gelwicks will lead us long and somewhat strenu Meet at Centennial Park around the explosive envi' ous hike. Carpool to leave at 10 a.m. _or Burgoyne Bay rons of Arnell Park. Portlock Park at 9:40 to take at 10:15. Carpool to leave ArtSpring the Vesuvius ferry at 10. Dion Hackett is Salt Spring FC' s "man October 14: A ramble at 9:45. Walkers of the match" versus Bays United Blue. October 14: With Bob October 7: Jacquie Sevem from Harrison Road down Hackett scored FC' s first goal in division LTSPRING one with a header off a pass from ball Club Jordan Haenen. Flag 1f CANADIAN COA.· S··· T ·G·U. ·A. R.· D. AUXILIARY ti1 "That's something to brag about," said ~ UNIT 25 ~? GANGES ~ ••~~a• ...... ~~ :;· d}i;~~~ -...... FC coach Willy Cooke. Hackett also ran hard throughout the football game. "It's amazing how many miles he puts in for his age." Sundays The veteran player has been a leader all year, Cooke said. . Co-ed touch football is being set up for Salt Spring "He made it really hard for defenders to on Sundays. get time on the ball to knock balls Len Davies invites men around. He's a real 'pain in the butt' to and women to drop by the play against." Fernwood Elementary School field on Sunday aftemoons at 1 p.m. Touch- or flag- foot ball is played without body contact. For more informa tion, call Davies at 537-1_517. Fresh is what we're famous for!~ w. 75th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Serving Saltspring Island for over 10 years! JOIN THE GOLF CLUB THIS YEAR AND We carry: 7S l~ • m:s Scratch Bakery • Fresh & Live Seafood • l?stuMislttul1928 PAY NO GOLFING FEES TIL JAN 31/04 • Service Meat & Poultry • Flowers & Gift Baskets • Deli Cheeses • • Organic & Conventional Produce • Fresh & Clean Bulk Foods • Q ~· OtF & C.· • A Huge Selection of National Brands • Private Label Products • Meat & Seafood: 537-1519 • Sendial 537-1529 You will also be eligible to win back your entrance fee. CUSTOMER SERVICE 537-1522 or visit www.thriftyfoods.com Total value of prize $950.00 + GST $66.50 = $1016.50 A Draw will take place on January 1st 2004 at the annual New Year's Sock and Toque event to determine ~ the winner. Call 537-2121 for details. YARD SALE Got some sod to sell? 537-9933 I.JUL~ I:>LAI'IU:> U K I~ I VVUUU VVI:UI'\II:::>Uf-\T, ULIUt\1:1'\ I, LUU-' A M "ll · ~ t' UK 1 ~ KtLKtAllUN Scorpions chase BRIDGE TRICKS Nanaimo giants On September 8 we had a By JOHN FOLEY Jake Fraser, Alejandro MitcheLmovement, with the Driftwood Contributor Alvarez, Terry Cooper, following results: The Gulf Islands Secondary Richard Hull and Lowell N/S first, Irene School (GISS) Scorpions Rockliffe all made key tack Hawksworth and Ron stung a mammoth Nanaimo les, Foley said. Dickson; second, Ima Islanders squad 12-8 in junior ' "Mike Windsor showed Krayenhoff arid Patricia varsity football action _at how tough he was by playing MacFarlane, and third, Nanaimo District Secondary great with a bruised collar Glenda Kaiser and Boodie School (NDSS) Thursday. bone. Hunsberger played a Arnott. "The NDSS Islanders were determined game that sparked EIW first, Nancy Arnold big. They out(Neighed us by the whole team." and Terry Wilkinson; sec about 40 pounds a player. But Meek and Sasha Floercke ond, the Laundrys, and Scorpions are small and dead led GISS defence in tackles, third, Patricia Hewitt and ly," said GISS coach John said Foley. Tilly Crawley. Foley. · With one of his many great On September 15, The Nanaimo school has a kick returns, Floercke Krayenhoff and MacFarlane well-established football pro brought the ball back to the were first, Ron Hall and gram with twice the student Islanders' 22-yard line w4ere Bob Morrisette were sec body, he noted. he collided with the referee. ond, Blanche Poborsa and Right from the opening Hunsberger took it to the five John Jefferson were third, kickoff, Graham Meek and yard line and then Meek' and Arnott and Kaiser fin ished fourth. the GISS offence · went to drove it in for the second ) work at their own 30-yard line GISS touchdown...... with a series of plays high"" The score remained . lighted by two superb runs unchanged until late in the from Cody Hunsberger, said fourth quarter. Foley. With only 24 seconds left, Derrick's The Scorpions then made a on the fourth down and 15 fake hand-off, a 15-yard out yards to go on the GISS 20- ISLAND Locally side run by Meek and they yard line, the Scorpions set were up6-0. up for the punt and conceded PICS owned and But on the following kick the safety. Islanders only had operated FUTILE FLING: A Cowichan player ru ns for the off, the Islanders ran 70 yards time for two plays. touchdown as a Salt Spring Slayer t ries unsuccessfu l to tie the game. "The Scorpions' defence Page 12, ly to stop him in football action on s·alt Spring last "The game was a see-saw was awesome. The Islanders' DRIFTWOOD Saturday. Photo contnbuted battle," Foley said. offence was stopped cold. ,It GISS defensive players was a solid team effoit." Slayers felled by Cowichan Tony Spina MASTER HAIRsTYLIST By CHRIS BYWATER Salt Spring started their run Cowichan fumble recovered Driftwood Contributor ning game but, another fum by Foley and great defensive 653-2301 "It was like last week, ble gave Cowichan the ball efforts from Fraser, Shaw except the other way just nine yards from the end and Ian Barrett. MOBILE FULL SERVICE around," sa-id -Salt Spring zone. But the Dawgs kept up a HAIRSTYLING FOR THE Slayers coach Greg The Slayers weren't ready steady pace of 10- to 20- WHOLE FAMILY Simmonds. to roll over, as their defence yard gains and notched four Corning off two lopsided locked on with tackles by more touchdowns before the «Jn the comfort victories, the Slayers took Fraser, Shaw and Seb Banks game ended. ofyo ur own home)) some lumps and lessons to stop the Dawgs from scor from a well-oiled Cowichan ing. Dawgs team who just kept Backed up to their own executing plays until they three-yard line, Fraser swept won 42-0 at Portlock Park right but was taken down in Saturday. the end zone, giving the Handwashes from $20 Cowichan opened running Dawgs two more points. Complete Detailing from $199 and, despite solid tackling The Dawg machine • Exterior Wax & Polish • Engine Shampooi ng from Salt Spring's Brandon geared up on its own 35 and • Upholstery Steam Cleaned • Paint Protection Shaw, Dan Foley and Angus again, despite numerous Fraser, the Dawgs banged tackles and a near pass inter SALT SPRING ISLAND off 10 and 15 -yard gains ception from Braeden ' ; until they hit the end zone. Simmonds, the Dawgs CAR WASH & DETAILING The Slayers took posses reached pay dirt to end the Call Nathan 537-1180 for estimates and 347 Upper Ganges Rd. sion but a fumble handed it half 16-0. an appointment (at Salt Spring Mini Storage) back. Cowichan went back Relentless Cowichan to work but a sack by Foley defence and turnovers BUILDING SUPPLY and tackle by Fraser stopped plagued the Slayers in the ON the Dawgs on downs. second half. Bright spots included a SALTSPRING ••• Deep in their own end, Every Monday Nite: NFL Monday Night Football Every Tuesday Nite: All You Can Eat Pasta Buffet $13.95 (includes salad & dessert) Windsor Golf spots up for grabs _Wednesday Oct.' 8: .. Cabin Fever• House Band & Guests (8:30-midniter---... PIJWOOd Some space is still available for Sunday's charity golf Every 'lhursday Nite: Free 9 ball Pool Tournament tourney sponsored by the Driftwood. Phone: People wanting to participate in a fun nine-hole round of Texas scramble golf beginning at 10 a.m. on October 5 537·_5564 should call Peter McCully at the Driftwood office - 537- FAX: 537·1207 9933. (A 2 p.m. draw is fu ll.) Proceeds from the $50 registration, which includes golf, dinner, draw prize eligibility .and a chance to win a car, will EXPERT ADVICE &TO P benefit youth soccer and_baseball on the island. QUALITY SERVICE! Dinner guests can also join golfed for $20 if they reserve • Doors and Windows • as soon as possible. • Mouldings • Paints & Stains • • Power Tools • Dock Floats • • Hardwood & Lam inate Flooring • • Lu mber • • Roof Trusses • Plywood • • Insulation • Door shop on-site • • Engineered Wood Products • • And much more! • Fitness Studio "Always a pleasure to Call Sheena serve our community!" Certified Personal Trainer ' . STORE HOURS: Monday-Saturday ?am - 5:30pm Personal Trainers One on One Exercise Equipment Private Studio 537·5382 Closed Sunday -A18 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER "1, 2003 SPORTS & RECREATION GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Youth teams take to the fields for soccer matches Soccer Kicts is a compi some solid shots on net by ed their keeper with a 'variety lation of scores and high the strikers and the midfield. of shots. lights from Salt Spring SOCCER The first goal was tallied Island midfielders kept FC youth soccer teams aged by Will Cornwall with a deep in their own end, and U11 to U18. Weekly submis KICKS powerful shot from the gave .centre back Eland sions are welcome, but goalie, the team continued wing. The second goal Bronstein time to send a per should not exceed 200 to press hard. occurred only five minutes fect lob just under the bar words. With only two minutes later when Jesson and put the Strikers ahead • Salt Spring Roadrunners left in the game, Salt Motherwell placed another mid-way through the first U11 girls played a tight Spring's Julian Smith high ball in the left-hand half. game at Portlock Park scored from the 18-yard line corner from far out in the The speed of play intensi Saturday, nabbing a 1-0 win off a Jeff Pringle corner midfield. The team's third fied in the second half, but over Gordon Head. kick. goal was nailed by Brandon relentless defence by Sierra Lundy. scored the Pringle was a dominate Shaw from inside the six Gordon Havelaar, Geoff only goal of the match mid offensive player i:n this yard box. Cronin, Marshall Barter and way in the first half with a game, earning four of the With 10 minutes remain midfielder Alex Hannah kept high boot to the back of the team's 13 shots on goal. ing in the game, Colby FC at bay. goal during a scramble in At the end of the game Little pulled off some fancy When the FC switched to front of the Gordon Head the boys walked off the footwork to land a solid a 3-4-3 combination to net. field to a standing ovation. goal from well outside the increase the number of Gordon Head came on • Salt Spring's U14 girls 18-yard box. attackers and shots on net, strong in the second half took on the top team in their Shaw and Sebastian keeper Jordan Borth held off with Salt Spring keeper league - Juan de Fuca - Banks shared keeper duties, the opponents with some Hana Mulder making some and walked away with a 3-2 with both making some stellar saves. great saves. Stellar defend win. great saves. With 10 minutes remain ing by Tilly Morgan and The local squad dominat Sweepers David Nix and ing and the pressure building aggressive midfield work by ed the first half of the game Hugh Finer did an excellent from both sides, Morton Grace Morgan kept the ball and came off the field with job of thwarting any attempt picked up a deflection at the moving out of the a 1-0 lead on a Kayla by the Gorge ~team to shoot top of the FC box and rifled Roadrunners zone. Gromme goal. on the local net, and there the top comer of the net to Megan Jarman played The opponents "woke up" was some great teamwork give Salt Spring an insur well in goal in the first half for the second half and the and passing by Isaac ance goal and the final cap · of the game, and the entire game was tied 2-2 right Raddysh and Liam Johnston. on the well earned win. 15-member team worked BIG KICK: Salt Spring U14 boys player Will Cornwall nails the ball as a Gorge Royals player goes down down to the last four min Aulden MacQueen Denz, • Salt Spring's U17/U18 hard and passed well. Christian Huser and Jordan girls played an outstanding and David Nix watches in the background. The local utes when Samantha • The U12 girls got off to Borden lobbed a beautiful Girard kept the ball up front game last weekend ,- tying squad beat the Royals 4-1 in soccer action on Salt a great start tl).is year with a shot across the front of the with some accurate passes their match 2-2 against 2-0 win over Country Spring last Saturday. Photocont•ibuted net and Gronime headed it from the defensive end. Lakehill despite the heat and Grocer Royal Oak. in for the victory goal. • Gorge FC used their having only 11 players. An oversized field and local boys' only goal, prov Drummond played her best Gramme nabbed all three physical style of play against Nic Temmel scored the full-sized nets made for an ing a valued player both as half ever. goals with her speed and the Salt Spring U15s to first goal of the season with even-sided and extremely -a goalie and a forward. Katie Villadsen was quick thinking, supported dominate the central zones a beautiful long kick on a exciting game. Rob Cronin proved called on to make some by all members of the team. Saturday, but fell to the penalty shot early in the Great goaltending came invaluable on the wing as saves in net in the first half Caitlyn Pal used her strong island team 3-1. ' game. from Emily Gix and Erica one of the most dedicated of the game, while an voice to help direct play; FC capitalized on a defen Rocio Fonseca scored the Tarrisan, who were both players, working hard to injured Meredith Raddysh Katelyn Girard - who sive miscue and took an second goal early in the sec kept busy. support both the team's kept Juan de Fuca off the probably has the smallest . early lead over the Strikers. ond half - knocking in the With close scoring oppor defenders and strikers. scoreboard in the second feet on the team - had the But Gorge's confidence ball after a strong cross· from tunities from Delaney The game may have half of the game. biggest kicks. quickly waned when, just Jesse Johnston-Hill - but Johnson, Kloe Holmes, resulted in a loss but was Morgan described the Hannah Snetsinger made five minutes later, striker sustained a knee injury Alice Paveley, Logan hard-fought by this young, entire team effort as "awe some great crosses from Charlie Stimpson ripped a which kept her out of the McLeod _and Silken tenacious team. some." right wing; Jessica Harkema drive from the side of the 18- rest of the game. Conradi, the good play of • Salt Spring's Ul3 silver • Great team effort ear~ed out-sprinted a two-person yard box through the keep Jesse Wilson, Kathleen Royal Oak's keeper kept the girls travelled off-island the U13 boys silver team a breakaway to save the team er's hands only to have it Sinclair and Brooke match close. Saturday, blasting Juan de hard fought 1-1 tie against from a clear shot on net; deflect· away from crossing Shergold held a strong Kirsty Girard finally Fuca 4-0 despite 29-degree Gorge United Saturday. and Elsbet Krayenhoff con the goal line. defensive line. managed to m~t Salt Spring weather and a one-substi The first half was scorec trolled the midfield well. But alert midfielder Liam Larrisa Dawirs, Danika two goals late in the game. tute roster. less due in part to great All the girls worked hard Johnson followed the shot to Pal, Claudia Castro and Great defensive work by Rosalie Baldwinson got goaltending by Jordan Lee and supported an awesome the goal at the far post and N oriko Shimoda played Nicole Pal, Paige Hickman, on the scoreboard about 10 and solid play by the team effort. finished the effort to even offensively, and held the Alison Roach and Danielle minutes into the first half on defenders. • The Salt Spring Ul4 sil the score. play in the opponents' end Severn helped keep a strong a Danica Lundy cross. Then Approximately 10 min ver boys defeated the Gorge Strikers' forwards, Kirby for mosfofthe game. Royal Oak team from Lundy nailed a goal on an utes into the second' half, Royals 4-1 in a Saturday Garside, Tavis Morton, DJ Keeper Amber Reid evening the score. It was a Erica Rimmer assist, and Gorge United scored the home game, which they Lake and Rusty Fedberg picked up a fine tan waiting great effort from all in a the local squad was up 2-0 first goal off a mid-field dominated with some excel stepped up their pressure on for the ball to come down to very entertaining game. at half-time. turnover. lent passing up the wing and the Gorge back line and test- her end. • The U12 Boys Salt Early in the second half, Keeper Chris Howe made Spring Devils played hard Olivia Budd shot the ball a valiant effort to save the and fast in their first off past the Juan de Fuca keep ball but the opposition island game on Saturday er and Baldwinson tapped it scored on the rebound. against Peninsula, but fell 4- into the net. Lundy got Salt Spring shook off its University of Victoria 1. . number four on a break disappointment and pressed Midfielder Jere my away. hard, while Howe kept his Marchi played with deter Coach Dave Morgan team in the game with a on Salt Spring Island mination and leadership as started moving players into couple of wonderful saves. he set up some beautiful unfamiliar positions and Though the offensive FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING-NO EXAMS, NO PRE-REQUISITES! plays for his teammates and was impressed with the players shot the ball off the l!Vic 's Division ofContinuing Studies is offering the following non-credit courses worked at advancing the work of · Natasha goalpost, over the cross bar 011 Saturdays in Ganges this fall. ball. Hollingsworth on the wing, and had rebound shots Keaton Giles scored the and said midfielder Camille saved by the opposition's The Anthrop.ology of Archaeology How do we know what we do about peoples of the past? In this course we will look into the civilizatiops of the distant and not so distant past from an anthropological, rather than an archaeological, point of view. CI2D Date: Saturdays, November 1 to 29: 10 am-noon (5 sessions) a Course Code: ASSI301 2003F1 E01 Early Mediterranean Religions: A Historical Approach Your instructor will present a survey of some early Mediterranean Capital Regional Di~trict · religions, from pagan magic and mystery to the highly complex Egyptian, FERNWOOD WATER LOCAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Greek, and Roman religious beliefs and practices. Course Code: ASSI302 2003F1 E01 . ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING '\:j' -. Date: Saturdays, November 1 to 29: 1-3 pm (5 sessions) - Wednesday, October 15 @ 2 pm Fee for each course: $80.25 (includes $5.25 GST) Salt Spring Island Baptist Church Instructor: Chris Mundigler, archaeologist/anthropologist Lower Auditorium Salt Spring Island, BC ~ University of Victoria . W Division of Continuing Studies RESIDENTS OF THE FERNWOOD WATER LOCAL SERVICES AREA ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND For details or to register, call janet King at (250) 721-8827 e-mail [email protected]. ca or visit www. uvcs. uvic.ca GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD SPORTS & RECREATION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003 ... A19 Brazier aids Old Boys win HILLSIDE LANDSCAPE with topnotch penalty kick GRAVEL MART Est. 1981 By MITCHELL SHERRIN "We were always five T-he Salt Spring player When quality counts. Staff Writer cents short of a dollar. We created a large hole in the Salt Spring's Damien couldn't quite make it click defensive wall, just in time Brazier broke a deadlock most of the game," said Old for Brazier's shot. between the Old Boys and Boys player Alvaro. "He curled it in beautiful the Castaways with a timely Sanchez. ly to take pressure off the penalty kick during a tough But the islanders main team and allowed us to play 1-0 match at Gulf Islands tained solid defence with defensively for the rest of Secondary School (GISS) assistance from Mike Davis. the game." · Premium Sunday. "That allowed Don The Castaways also suf Top Soil "It was a very tight game, Brown to play a much wider fered from fatigue in the with very difficult. The role, which he carried opt to second half, which allowed Cow or Chicken Castaways were very well great effect in the ~ second the islanders to dominate marshalled in defence," said half. He was always a great play, Hope said. Manure Old Boys coach Fraser threat," said Hope _ Unfortunately, the Old For friendly service He was also pleased with Boys picked up a number call AI at Hope. 25o-746-5548 The Castaways were play from Ben Cooper, who of injuries during the Mon-Sat 8-5 bumped down into the mas covered the field to harrass match: Rainer Funk, Lyle defenders and protect his Brown, Jim Witherspoon Island Hwy. @ Bench Rd. ters-e division to offer a under the Canadian flag, Duncan tough challenge for the Old own goal line. and ,keeper John Oblati all Boys and their compatriots "Finally, the impasse was left the game with various this season. broken by the cultured left complaints. SKILLED DEFENDER: Graham Tweddle runs with foot of Damien Brazier, "The bench was down to CLASSIFIED HOTLINE: Any high ball was an the ball as Salt Spring's Old Boys beat Victoria advantage to the Victoria who picked out Mike Davis one man at the end," Hope 537-9933 team and the islanders had in the wall during the free said. Castaways 1-0. Photo contributed difficulties connecting on . kick just outside the 18-yard The Old Boys next trek to attacks, Hope said. line." Sooke on Sunday. Let's Start Baking! ENTER TO WIN Reserves seek pre-game shade 1 of many kitchen to take 'shootillg drill' match appliances. By MITCHELL SHERRIN After a water break, the the top of the 18-yard line Staff Writer Castaways mustered a brief that looped down and in. The Salt Spring Reserves flurry of attacks in the first Minutes later, Neil of Lamb a.mg 3. 98 1b conserved energy to trounce 10 minutes of the second Kerrigan passed the ball the Division-6 Castaways half to win a penalty kick. back to Jason Moulton, who Loin Chops 16.49kg 7A8 1b with a 4-1 shooting drill at "They ended up with a delivered a pin-point pass to of tamb 20.89kg Portlock Park Sunday. penalty kick in the box Joel Berry. 9A8 1b "Basically it was a smok because our keeper had to be "It was a wonderful cross NEW ZEALAND ing hot day," said Reserves aggressive on the play. They from the sideline, over top of Shoulder Chops 7.67kg 3.48 1b coach Mike Brown. put it in and buried it top the goalie, over top of the BOY Prior to the game, the shelf, which sort of gave us a defender, and Joel was liter Pickled Herring 250g jar 3. 98 islanders opted to sit in the smack in the face." ally standing on the one-yard shade while the Castaways But 10 minutes later, the line. He just angled his foot Fresh Oysters aoz tub 3. 28 dehydrated while practising Reserves' Tom Berry and it went in." under the sun, Brown notched a penalty kick to A fourth goal came from laughed. even the score. Glen Gallagher on another "It took us pretty well the "Classic Tom, he always penalty shot after Zoltan whole first half to get puts it in the same spot, Kodaly went down in the warmed up." exactly what he knows he box. But the Reserves still can do. He put it right into Salt Spring now stands in dominated play with a bar the comer. It was textbook." third place with two wins rage of attacks on the The islanders took over after two games in Div. 6. Castaways, who wilted the remainder of the match, "The next game shpuld be through the first half. Brown said. a bam burner," he said. "We possessed the ball 80 "It was all they could do The Reserves next play per cent of the time. And the to get out of their end zone." first-place Gordon Head at ball was in their end-zone 75 Kerry Martin scored the Portlock Park at 2:15 p.m. per cent of the time." next goal with a flick from Sunday Thank you! The Queen of de Nile and her crew would like to thank all the wonderful businesses who sponsored us this sumiher. Business started off slowly because of the weather but picked up later in the season. We gave out approximately 500 "goodie bags" full of · inf0rmation on island services. We also had over 667 passengers. We thank you again and hope that you will sponsor us again next year. A20 .o. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003 SPORTS & RECREATION · GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Dragons envision ~ITE ~ FALL SPECIAL ~ challenging year YLOVE : 20°/0 OFF All : HOME -1 I With a 6-0 loss to the King admitted the team SERVICES r1r_·. :_]...<.. _ 1 IJ • GUn:_ER CLEANING Gorge Division-2 team at needed to play a tighter . . PRESSURE WASHING o} Hampton Park in Victoria game. 1u Sunday, the Salt Spring "We had to mark our 537 ·1517 , ~ · COUPON EXPIRES OCTOBER 14 03 f'l 1-877-231-1595 tft\l(/~, I SOMECONDITIONSAPPLY ' I women's soccer team knows checks closer to prevent them · LEN • 19 years expenence I WE ACCEPT SS DOLLARS I firsthand that scores don't from being able to take their • 100% money back guarantee always indicate effort shots;' she said. • Serving SSI and Outer Islands I. ------ol Sue King, the Dragons' At half-time, Gorge led 3- acting coach and manager, 0. said the score doesn't reflect The Dragons ,. continued what the game was like. attempts to break the Gorge's OCEAN VIEWS "Everyone was trying to defensive line met with no settle the play down and was results. really trying to set things up Dragons centre-rnidfielder as a team;' said King. Mardon Dary helped control She added that the team's the play. practices are paying off, even King said Dary tried her if the numbers didn't end up best to start some attacks on in their favour. the Gorge but "things didn't Unfortunately, later in the click." ENCHANTED GARDENS first half, the Dragons experi King explained how the • Tastefully renovated character home enced defensive breakdowns. team sees this as a transition • Manicured grounds, gardens, fruit trees, ponds, arbours, bridges and As an experienced team al year since moving into fountains w~h mountain and ocean views, gives you a sense of the would, Gorge capitalized on higher-level Division 2. Mediterranean • Separate suite lower level this, with players making "The team ~did play quite EYE IN THE SKY: Chris Haigh enjoys clear blue • Currently runs as a B&B several "textbook shots" that well and with more work and • Community water, 5 minutes to Ganges! skies and entertains passers-by with some q~;Jick were difficult to·stop. practise we'll steac:tily handed juggling moves in Centennial Park last Tami Benoit filled in as improve," said King. "We Call Fiona to view $339,000 Saturday. Photo by Decdck Lundy keeper and made several knew that this year was going saves on long shots. to be challenging." · iiit CREEKHOUSE REALTY LTD. Realtor FC toughs out a loss to(Bays (250)537 ·5553 HOME: (250)537-1815 164 Fulford Ganges Rd., [email protected] Salt Spring FC inight have Cooke 'believes it was fit has improved with every lost 3-1 to Bays United Blue ting that the most experi game they've played this in Victoria Saturday, but enced FC player scored the season. they probably had their best team's first goal in Division "Our defence played a lot Division-! game to date, 1. stronger as a whole than said FC coach Willy Cooke. Veterans like Hackett, they have in the past" "We wer~ very unlucky Jesse Fisher and Chris Jason And the team was thrilled not to win the game. We are leading a group of very to see a crowd of 25-30 Salt outchanced them 9-3," talented younger players, he Spring fans at Royal Athletic Cooke said. said. Park for Saturday's match. "I was really happy with "In about two or three "It would be nice if they the guys: the way they held years, this team will be could learn some soccer themselves, the way they doing special things in this songs or a Salt Spring song." never gave-up. They played league." The islanders face Gorge great" Recognizing that he's FC at Hampton Park at 2:15 One game highlight was working with a younger p.m. on Sunday. Last published in 2Q01, this that FC scored its first goal group of developing players, The match against Gorge as a Div. -1-team. he's trying to be more promises to be a good chal popular publication offers you "It was a great timed run patient as a coach. lenge, Cooke said. Two down the wing from eutside "I used to play very years ago, Gorge placed sec a combination of advertising b~ck Jordan Haenen. He intense and that's the way I ond in the nationals and has and editorial, providing readers whipped it into another nice coached some teams. But picked up more talent this ly timed run from Dion this team, I don't think it season, he said. with an interesting source Hackett Dion out-muscled really works well. I'm trying Salt Spring's Div.-1 men of information about island his check in the air and to be more patient With a will play their first home headed a great goal with young team, I think I was . game of the season at businesses. great finish. It was a pretty making them nervous." Portlock Park on October goal." But Cooke believes FC 11. PUBLICATION: Early November HIG.H Dr. Alda Slane.s ROLLERS . chiropractor SALES DEADLINE: High scores at Kings Extended to Oct. 1Oth. Lane Recreation last week 290 Churchill Road were: Tuesday a.m. seniors; 537-8896 September 16: Jim Glenn, ' 217; Stan Sage, 224; Harold Repen, 251. · September 23: Harold Repen, 202, 234, 2781714; Jim Glenn, 209. Tuesday p .m . seniors; Please contact September 23: Harold PETER MCCULLY OR Repen, 255; Rita Dods, 200; Clara Hicks, 203, 211. 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