rifttooofc Serving the islands that make beautiful British Columbia beautiful SEVENTEENTH YEAR, NO. 38 GANGES, BRUISE COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1976 $7.00 PER YEAR IN CANADAt 20c COPY BOARD CALLOUS SAYS GROUP Galiano parents want 6safe transportation' School transportation for stud- it is not." She said that one of the able, the delegation indicated it ents of the Outer Islands continues top priorities of the board has been would urge parents not to apply for to give a throbbing headache to transportation for pupils in the the $91 allowance established for trustees of the Gulf Islands school Outer Islands. transporting each student from board. The Galiano delegation, com- their home island to school. "We Meeting in business session posed of parents of grades 8 and 9. intend to keep our children home last week at Ganges, the board was was chiefly concerned with the until the board has acted on the subjected to a verbal roasting by a inadequacy of transportation for transportation problem facing nine delegation of parents from Galiano students attending the new junior Galiano students going to school on Island, which charged the board secondary school on Mayne Island. of photographic contest sponsored Mayne Island." said the delega- HANDY WITH camera or tractor is was "shirking its responsibilities in "The board has refused to tion. Sid May of Furness Road, who won by the Vancouver Island Real transportation". arrange safe transportation," said Estate Board. Taking exception to delegat- first place in the amateur category Ken Maneker, Galiano princip- one representative of the delega- ion's stringent stand. Salt Spring al on leave of absence, was much tion. Trustee Charlie Boltzer reminded bolder in his remarks, declaring This remark referred to the fact the Galiano patents of a recent emphatically that the board was that, although parents had arrang- meeting held by the board on Local resident wins "callous about the transportation ed for water carrier to provide Mayne Island with parents from all of Outer Island students." transportation for students, the our Outer Islands. He said that at NOT CALLOUS boat was not properly equipped that time a modified alternate real estate photo contest This brought a sharp retort with radar and radio telephone. proposal recommended that grade from Salt Spring Trustee Nonie One Galiano parent asked the 8s for Galiano, Mayne and Saturna Sidney S May of Furness Road the past two years, May said he Guthrie: "I resent you saving that board outright for financial assist- to be accommodated on Mayne has won first place as grand overall took up the camera to start a the board is callous in this matter; ance to purchase this needed with the Galiano and Saturna winner in the amateur photograph- picture album of his wife, Jill, and equipment which the hired carrier parents to apply for transportation ic contest sponsored by the Van- their three children. was unable to provide because of assistance and to look after getting couver Real Estate Board. A one-time faller in the logging Don't go the "high costs" involved. their own children from their "I was pleasantly surprised" industry on Vancouver Island, he is Until such assistance was avail- Continued, on Page 16 said the amateur photographer, now busying himself with develop- referring to a letter from the real ing hi:). iO-acre property and lands- estate board which announced him caping the grounds around his new by boat as a winner and the recipient of three-bedroom house, in the Bur- Portlock Park is official name $150. cheque. goyne Valley. "Your photograph must be on Oct. 14 of Lions recreational centre considered one of great quality technically, in composition and in Cruiser stolen Planning to go to Victoria on New recreation ground on Salt Spring Island is Portlock capturing the mood of the sub- Thursday, Oct. 14? Or aiming for Park. ject," the letter stated. from boat yard Vancouver? If a trip off-island is Capital Regional Board has approved the new name for the His winning photograph, selec- planned by ferry, the traveller I Jons Recreation Centre at Central. ted from several he snapped of would be' better advised to stay A 24-ft cruiser, the "Kajaro", Group of Salt Spring Island residents asked Regional fishboats and the beach at Spring home. There is not likely to be a Director George llcinckey to seek the formal naming of the park Cove on the west coast of Vancou- owned by Charles Hankins of ferry in operation when labour Ganges, was reported stolen from in token of the death last week of the moving force behind the ver Island, was among over 2,000 unions in many parts of Canada park, Tom Portlock. entries in the contest. It is being the Ganges boat yard late Friday will mark a one-day strike in considered for inclusion in a pictor- evening. protest of the Anti-Inflation At the board meeting, Heinekey and Jim Campbell, regional ial book planned by the Vancouver Police are investigating the Board's policy of controls. director for the other Gulf Islands in the Capital Regional District, Island Real Estate Board. theft, and have contacted police in The BC Ferries will be brought both paid tribute to Portlock. Formerly of Long Beach and a Victoria to keep a lookout for the to a standstill on that day. Other "Through his IS years on Salt Spring he did a great deal of resident of Salt Spring Island for missing vessel. islands services may be affected. work for us," said Heinekey. The effect on Driftwood will be "Certainly he was an outstanding member of the commun- to publish on Wednesday, Oct. 13, ity," said Campbell. as usual. "Sometimes there is the question of whether we do these The Thanksgiving holiday will kinds of things (renaming of public facilities) too fast. But in this not be observed by the staff of case I think we are safe." GULFLINERS Driftwood. "The park owes a great deal for its existence to (Tom's) Two national holidays in one persistence." week are too much. Despite the As an active member of the Salt Spring Island Lions Club, By CRAIG McARTHUR, Editor holiday, deadlines will be main- Tom Portlock was responsible for the park project when it became tained as usual. the subject of a referendum at the beginning of the year. Display advertising for the Oct. Referendum approved the adoption of the property by the 13 issue must be in by 5 pm Friday, community after the Lions had partly paid for the property and WITHDRAWS - Simpsons a few well-deserved bouquets to Oct. 8. Driftwood business office had levelled it and carried out extensive work there. Sears Ltd.'s order office, which has students at last week's school will be open Monday to receive First attraction at the new park are the tennis courts already been doing business on Salt Spring board meeting for their hard work classifieds until the Tuesday noon in regular use. Island for the past four years, has and participation in this year's fall deadline. withdrawn from premises occupied fair held on the school grounds in in the Mod & Lavender Gift store at Ganges. the Valcourt shopping centre. "They worked diligently at As of October 1, local custom- many jobs during fair time," she ers will have to place their orders said, "and they merit our thanks". Committee named to plan by phone or direct mail, says More so than school trustees who Elizabeth Lake, who has operated were acknowledged in the official the Simpsons-Sears order office at fair prize booklet, she added. her gift store for the past two HONESTY - Two local boys, years. She said that small parcels Jamie Marshall of Charlesworth meetings on education goals will come by mail and larger ones Road, and Dean LaFortune of will go to the Salt Spring Freight Mobrae Avenue, came into Drift- Ann Foerster, school board library in Ganges, starting at 7.30 great deal and they are not adverse office in Ganges. There will be no wood office last week to report the chairman, has named ad hoc pm. to education in the community," he C.O.D. charges now, she added, finding of a wallet containing committee to organize the planning Similar meetings will also be added. and all returns will have to be papers and $60 in bills on the beach of public meetings to discuss set up and arranged in the Outer This prompted Trustee Nonie arranged through these same just past Harbour House hotel. The education goals and objectives for Islands. Guthrie to say: "These are public channels by customers. boys took the wallet and the money the Gulf Islands school district. Sounding a note of apprehen- meetings. If they're interested, "I have tried hard to reverse to the Ganges RCMP detachment Appointed to the committee sion, Trustee Don Fairweather they will come." this company decision but so far to office. It's nice to see honesty shine were trustees Beth Beach of Gali- mentioned that many taxpaying no avail," she said. "1 am sorry through in our youth, who are often ano Island, Pearl Brau of Mayne people no longer with children in Trustee Fairweather reiterated this is going to cause some the targets of undeserved criticism. Island, Noni Guthrie and Sheila school may not be represented at that he wanted the board to show it inconvenience to shoppers." COLLISION - The Seattle- Fraser, both of Salt Spring Island. these public meetings. "They are has the interests of the entire Mod & Lavender will carry on bound fishpacker, out of Juneau, Tentative meeting dates set the people paying the shot," he population and taxpayers in trying which collided last Friday with the were for these school levels: pri- to develop a set of education goals its own business as usual.