GULF ISLANDS REAL ESTATE INSIDE $ 25 Your Community Newspaper Since 1960 1(incl. GST) Wednesday, January 21, 2004 44th year Issue 3 Gulf Islands 328 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 2V3 Tel: 250-537-9933 Fax: 250-537-2613 Toll-free: 1-877-537-9934 e-mail: [email protected] editorial: [email protected] Website: www.gulfislands.net THIS WEEK’S INSERTS • Mouat’s Home • ArtSpring Hardware Newsletter • Ganges Village • Gulf Islands Market Real Estate • Thrifty Foods • Pinnacle Pizza • Uniglobe Travel • Pharmasave INSIDE Best brothers The death of Norman Best prompts a look at a long-time, well- loved island family. Page 19 Index Arts . 14 Classifieds . 27 Crosswords . 30 Editorials . 6 Horoscope . 31 Letters . 7 Sports . 24 TV Listings . 11 What’s On . 22 GETTING BACK ON TRACK: Volunteer firefighter Mitchell End Road in the fog at approximately 9 p.m. Saturday. Police say Sherrin, centre, and helper Mark Toole assist tow truck driver Ron there were no injuries and minimal damage to the car. Firefighters Dewar in hooking up a partially submerged car and pulling it out ran a boom out into the lake to protect the North Salt Spring Arlene for Mortgages of St. Mary Lake Sunday morning. The ’93 Saab went off North Waterworks District’s water intake. Photo by Derrick Lundy 537-4090 Islanders defy lock-out vote • Related story, Page 5 Society (SSCSS) president SSCSS during a board Elizabeth said. all sorts of consequences,’ By MITCHELL SHERRIN Joanne Elizabeth. meeting Thursday when The Community Services doesn’t mean that we won’t Staff Writer She was surprised to hear directors voted a unani- Society is required by legis- do those things,” Elizabeth Weather A local society will refuse the Community Social mous “no” in answer to the lation to remain members in said. to lock out local community Services Association lock-out proposal. good standing of the By defying a CSSEA Sun and clouds today service workers if bargain- (CSSEA) received a 73 per The board also received CSSEA in order to receive order, the SSCSS could risk (Wednesday) should ing negotiations break down cent vote to lock out work- applause when members provincial funding, but sev- fines, being cut off from turn to light rain by between unions and an ers Monday but she empha- resolved to refuse lock-out eral SSCSS board members funding or losing its con- tomorrow, and con- employers association. sized the SSCSS stance. orders if requested by the indicated defiance is neces- tracts to other agencies, she tinue right through “We voted that even if “I think it’s extremely sad CSSEA. sary. noted. the weekend. Highs they directed a lock-out, we and disappointing. And it “We won’t lock out our “Just because there’s an “If we are the only ones to 9 C Friday; wouldn’t do that,” said Salt doesn’t affect us.” employees regardless of any act that says, ‘You can’t do overnight lows to 1 C Spring Community Services Islanders applauded the directive from the CSSEA,” those things, or there will be LOCK-OUT DECISION 3 tonight and Thursday. Locals urged to cut weighty Sea Scouts score gases in one-tonne challenge classic sailboat By MITCHELL SHERRIN part of a national climate- to beat the target,” said By GAIL SJUBERG Staff Writer change plan to reduce GHG SSCES project coordinator Staff Writer A local energy-conserva- emissions in accordance Marion Pape. When competitors in the Round Salt Spring sailing race tion group has challenged with the Kyoto Protocol. Transportation options top line up in Ganges Harbour this year, they will be facing islanders to reduce annual “The challenge is for each the priority list, along with the fickle May winds with a classy new upstart. greenhouse gas (GHG) Canadian to reduce GHG home-energy improvements, It will be hard to miss Shadow, representing a classic emissions by one tonne per emissions by one fifth, or she said. But less obvious slice of history manned by several young men, that person. one tonne per person. The big-energy areas include arrived on the island Saturday night. The Salt Spring SSCES will be promoting simple items like groceries. After earnest fundraising and research, generosity of Community Energy Strategy the one-tonne challenge in “Buying local food community and an American boat owner — and a little (SSCES) is promoting the the months ahead, and will ENERGY STRATEGY 3 SHADOW 2 “one-tonne challenge” as be helping people find ways BUDGET CAR SALES VICTORIA OVER 100 CARS TO CHOOSE FROM • No payments for 6 months • 30 day money back guarantee • No money down • 0% interest for one year Car and Truck Sales 2224 Douglas St., Victoria 1-866-955-5353 2 L WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004 NEWSBEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Looking for a SHADOW: Like Christmas all over again Competitive From Page 1 tension at a border crossing himself without enough Mortgage Rate? — Salt Spring’s Sea time to fully restore his boat, Scouts/Ventures group owns said he would donate the 26- all the pieces of a well- foot vessel if back storage cared-for 1961 Thunderbird fees of $800 US were cov- BERT BEITEL sailing boat that once went ered. Mortgage Specialist to the American Nationals Funds from bottle drives PH/FX: 250-653-2328 sailing race. and sale of Christmas trees, [email protected] The vessel had “quite the as well as chocolate day” on Saturday, said almonds, and cotton candy Stuart Dahlgren, 15, of the at the fall fair were available CAR & LIGHT TRUCK 1st Ganges Sea Ventures for the purchase, and group, a division of the Boy Dahlgren and his chums Scouts movement also arranged the January 17 known as Sea Scouts. journey. TIRE SALE “It flew on a crane, went Dahlgren’s father Edward 65 miles per hour on land, stressed how the boys took % HAVE YOU CHECKED sailed 22 knots over the command of the transaction YOUR LIGHTS? water and changed citizen- — and simply asked for HYDRAULIC ship,” said Dahlgren. help when needed. HOSE & OFF 30ALL INSTOCK ALL SEASON RADIAL TIRES With a bit of help from “They are a very motivat- FITTINGS supportive adults, ed group of young men,” he Taxes, installation & balancing extra Dahlgren and his cohorts observed. — Adam Moroz, Fraser All of their hard work HAROLD HARKEMA REPAIRS Rock, Tyler Anderson and could have been beached in Automotive Repairs • Batteries & Tires Quentin Simpson — han- disappointment if the 427 Fulford Ganges Rd. • 537-4559 • Mon. - Fri. 8-5 dled all of the arrange- Shadow turned out to be a ments that saw Doug dud. The Scouts were pre- McDonald transport the pared to drive away from the boat from Seattle on a storage facility behind the SPECIAL INVENTORY SALE Thunderbird trailer provid- Boeing air field south of ed by John Booth of Booth Seattle with an empty trailer, .00 Enterprises in Victoria. if necessary. SAVE $150 Shadow’s arrival marks a Instead, they were major step up in the youths’ stunned to find that the ves- on HONDA 2HP Outboards penchant for sailing. sel, made from Honduran SHADOW FANS: Members of the 1st Ganges Sea all models (in stock) For the past two years mahogany plywood, was Ventures group are thrilled with their newly they’ve spent their time in fathoms better than they acquired 26-foot, 1961 Thunderbird sailing boat the Kiwi, an open boat with expected. called Shadow. From left are group leader Bill New Zealand origins, which “It’s in beautiful shape Simpson and members Adam Moroz, Stuart they found stored at the and very complete,” said Dahlgren, Quentin Simpson and Fraser Rock. Ganges ambulance station. Dahlgren. “It’s fully rigged Missing from photo is Tyler Anderson. Photo by Derrick Lundy JANUARY 15 - MARCH 31, 2004 and has everything we need 20% Holds purchase until March 31, 2004 “We found it and figured, ‘We’re Sea Scouts and we to put it all together.” when they pulled everything Cubs and Scouts, and even want to go sailing, let’s With the air of a seasoned out they discovered even earned a first-place award at HARBOURS END MARINE & EQUIPMENT restore this boat.’” boat lover, Dahlgren more spinnakers and head- the Spring Challenge region- 122122 UpperUpper GangesGanges Rd. at at Mon.Mon. - Fri. - Fri. 8:30am 8:30am - 5pm - 5pm In the Kiwi the boys expressed his amazement sails, including a couple of al competition in Sooke. thethe headhead ofof GangesGanges Harbour SaturdaSaturdaysys 8:30am-3 8:30am-1pmpm 537-4202 sailed to a regional Sea with the boat’s excellent valuable original sails. But they will probably be Scouts “sail and camp” condition and everything Of the approximately too busy to do much else included. event at Sidney Island, cir- 10,000 Thunderbirds made, except work on the Shadow “When we put it back Tide Tables cumnavigated Salt Spring the Salt Spring group owns (and their choreography for AT FULFORD HARBOUR and even rescued a man in a together it will be a very the Rolling Stones song of close to original interior hull #36. It was crafted in a Pacific Standard Time – measured in feet marine incident last shipyard, rather than a back the same name) for the next sponsored by Harbours End Marine & Equipment Ltd. with a fully updated rig- few months. September. yard, which should boost its JAN 0620 11.8 25 0040 2.0 But the Kiwi had its limi- ging.” “The big goal is to be 21 1050 10.2 SU 0830 11.8 Pouring through the quality. fully operational by the WE 1430 11.2 1435 7.5 tations, so the group started The Shadow is the largest 2230 0.0 1835 8.9 looking further out to sea for Shadow’s accompanying Round Salt Spring race,” materials in boxes, the trea- boat owned by a single Sea said Dahlgren.