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BACK TO -SCHOOL Page A12·13 $1~5~ ) Wednesday, August 27, 2003 43ntyear Issue35 328 Lower Ga11ges Road, Salt Spri11g Islalld, B.C. V8K2V3 Tel: 250-537-9933 Fax: 250-537-2613 Toll-free: 1-877-537-9934 e-mail: [email protected] editorial: [email protected] Website: www.guljislands.net THIS WEEK'S INSERTS • Field's • Gulf Islands • Ganges Carpet Care Boycott urged as gas hits 99¢ Pharmasave • ABC • Ganges Investments Village Market • Thrifty Foods One Salt Spring man is so outraged regular gas for 94.9. one penny more than in Courtenay at Vancouver Island price, that's where about the island's gas prices that he's Patterson noted the buying price of the time. we should buy·gas," said Filkow. urging a boycott of all stations selling fuel went down two cents on Monday, The Hornby price should be higher The islander also complained about INSIDE fuel far· above the going rate on and that at 94.9 he was still making his than Salt Spring's, he said, since the local stations not advertising their Vancouver Island. regular margin. station has a monopoly and requires prices so consumers could-.make an On Tuesday the cost for regular Stations in Duncan were charging transporting of the fuel on two ferries, inf01med choice before pulling into the unleaded fuel in Ganges was 99.4 85.5 Tuesday, down from 88.5 Sunday. he said. pump. cents per litre at Salt Spring Payless Sid Filkow said he felt there ,was "There is something terribly wrong Filkow indicated that Salt Spring's and Save-on Gas (and $1.094 for pre­ "no reason" for Salt Spring having here and it may be something for the stratospheric gas prices will_be fea­ mium), but only 95.9 at Shell ($1.049 such high gas prices. [federal] unfair competition branch to tured at the next instalment of the for premium). Just before the last regional price investigate because it is just too suspi­ Scrotum Dialogues on September 27. Bruce Patterson's Sheep Island jump, Filkow was on Hornby Island, cious;' he said. "There' 11 be a lot of talk about Fuels in Fulford was selling a litre of where gas cost 81.9 cents a litre, only "If Bruce [Patterson] is close to the hoses;' he said. They want you to dance Quarry PageBl Arlene for Mortgages plan 537-4090 draws critics By MITCHELL SHERRIN Staff Writer Environmental protection Index advocates have started blast­ ing letters at a mining appli­ Arts ......... .. B1 cation permit after a local Classifieds . .. B 14 company signalled its inten­ Crosswords ... .. B18 tions to quarry rock from a Editorials . .. A8 Jasper Way property last Horoscope . B18 week. Letters . ... ..... A9 "Get these ecological Salt Spring Visitor .B9 pirates off our island and let Sports .. ... .... A22 them mine rock where it TVUstings .. ... B7 poses no health, safety and What's On .. .. BlO ecological threats! " wrote Stephen and Carol Arnold in a letter to the Driftwood. Weather "Or are we going to allow their (apparently not our) Head for the beach: Ministry of Energy and it's going to be hot Mines (MEM) to convince again. Highs up to 28 us that rock is in short sup­ C on Thursday, with ply in less sensitive, less sunshine continuing vulnerable places on our WELCOMING DISPLAY: Amanda Sykes waters the ers and more visitors can be expected this week as into the weekend. island?" flower boxes at Salt Spring Ma ri na, making for a good weather is in the fo recast. , Lows ranging from The Arnold letter acts as a warm welcome for water-borne visitors. More flow- Photo by Derrick Lundy 13-15 c. call to arms for like-minded community members to organize oppo s it~on against Internet Solutions the proposed gravel mine on Islanders rally to aid fire victims the nine-acre property. High Speed ADSL "We have been given only A Salt Spring woman is Mainland and in Kelowna. Goods may be dropped for Tree House musicians. Web Hosting 30 days to register any con­ planning to take a van load Information from the off at either the Driftwood Island sculptor Allan cerns, and we have many, of donations to Kelowna­ company on Monday indi­ office, 328 Lower Ganges Sherman has been collecting nearly all of which should area fire victims, and other cated that pet food was Road, or Salt Spring Centre money for B.C. fire victims be shared by other islanders, islanders are collecting cash another need in the Interior School , 355B Blackburn the last two Saturdays at the ~~ for the cause. city, where 30,000 people Road. Saturday Market and is ~ not just by our neighbours." • . $ The Jetter outlined the Gail Bryn-Jones said on were evacuated from their People wanting to help pledging 20 per cent of his . '!J.c Arnolds' concerns about Monday she is looking for homes in the past week. fire victims with cash dona­ sales to the Red Cross fire Hardware il noise, impacts on wildlife, bedding and -household More than 200 homes have tions while listening to fund. Sales & Service damage to water supplies, items which she will deliver been destroyed in the music at the Tree House "I am asking other artists the toxicity of dust clouds, to Vancouver later this Okanagan Mountain forest Cafe can do so tonight in B.C. to do the same this ~~ 537-1950 degradation to Stewart Road week. From there they will fire. (Wednesday) when Susan Saturday. Many of the visi­ and safety from flying rock be shipped to Kelowna by Bryn-Jones would also Cogan plays from 7 to 10 tors to my booth have even ..mag en debris that will follow as Simply Computing, a com­ like donations of children's p.m. Cogan is donating the asked me to pass along pany that owns computer toys. Donations should be proceeds of "the hat" that is small donations for them," QUARRY A3 stores on the Lower new, or like new, she"said. passed around each evening he said. www.gulfislands. net BUDGET CAR SA(.ES VICTORIA 9ulf Islands 1•1'4 3;I [•I•I'f:J ;f-1 '•'13: t•I•}i :e i ;I•) '"I Online • No payments for 6 months • 30 day money back guarantee • No money down • 0°/o interest for one year Car and Truck Sales 2224 Douglas St., Victoria 1·866-955-5353 A2 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2003 NEWS BEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD LoCal fire force prepared for potential disaster By MITCHELL SHERRIN The SSIFD would also It is also important to the island, reports about cur­ the warning. Don't leave it local phone calls, he said. Staff Writer receive automatic air sup­ keep driveways clear to rent situations and required till the last minute. We For additional informa­ B.C.'s raging forest fires port through the Coastal ensure emergency-vehicle actions would be available have all seen reports on the tion about interface fires, have sparked concerns Fire Centre and the B.C. access, the fue chief empha­ on CHEK TV and CFAX television of people not visit the fire department among islanders about what Forest Service. sized. (1070) or CKNW (980) heeding these warnings. If website (www.saltspring­ could happen if a blaze Fire department personnel "We don't like to put fire radio stations. you plan on staying, please fire.com) or the fireball to broke out on Salt Spring and equipment from neigh­ department vehicles and Imagen would also send advise someone of your pick up a pamphlet. during the current fire-haz­ bouring communities such personnel into situations e-mails to all of its clients next of kin so they may be "If you have any con­ ard conditions. as North Saanich or Crofton where they have egress with updates, Enfield said. contacted." cerns, please feel free to "The Salt Spring Island could also be made available problems." Since a local fire might Reception centre person­ contact the fire department Fire Department (SSIFD) if requested, he said. Driveway access is a con­ require evacuating homes, nel would need to know during office hours. And has received numerous "Under the current decla­ stant problem on the island, the fire chief recommends about unaccounted people lastly, don't be afraid to requests for information ration of the state of emer­ he noted. that residents take prompt or those left behind. Tney report any incident to us regarding, 'What if a major gency, any fire department "The SSIFD inspects all action to prepare a list would also want contact any time. We would rather interface fire erupted here can be called upon to assist new building construction and/or pack items for a numbers for evacuees and respond and find nothing on the island,'" said local us if deemed necessary." on the island. One of the hasty departure. the addresses of vacated wrong than to be not fue chief Dave Enfield. · The fue chief also offered most notable things is that In the event of an emer­ homes. afforded an early opportu­ Interface fues - fues that a number of tips to help people like the solitude our gency evacuation, there are Evacuees should notify nity to mitigate a situa­ move between wilderness local residents in the event island offers. They put in a five Emergency Social relatives about their safety tion." and populated areas - like of a major interface fue. driveway that just meets Service (ESS) reception to reduce the volume of the ones around Kelowna, "The most profitable B.C. building and fue code centres on the island: Kamloops, Chase and thing you can do for the fue standards, offering us diffi­ Central Hall, Fernwood Okanagan Falls could easily department and fust respon­ cult access.

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