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Cautious Optimism to Ferry Changes SSl Histor i ca l Ar c h ives 129 McP h illips Ave s1~ST) Sa l t S p ri n q Is l a nd, BC V8K 2 1 6 0 1/01 / 2 00 3 F Wednesday, Decemmberii,2002 42ndyear Issue 50 328 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, B. C. V8K2V3 Tel: 250-537-9933 Fax: 250-537-2613 Toll-free: 1-877-537-9934 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gulfislands.net THIS WEEK'S INSERTS • Fields • Islands Real • Ganges Estate Cautious optimism to ferry changes Pharmasave • Lifestyle Markets • Ganges Village • Thrifty Foods Market By GAIL SJUBERG Services, it will operate as an under government ownership, "This payment will enable Transportation press release. Staff Writer independent company under but will be leased to B.C. existing service levels for Private sector involvement The long-anticipated fate of the B.C. Company Act and be Ferry Services for a 60-year minor, northern and Sunshine in offering competitive ser­ INSIDE B.C. Ferries was revealed governed by the B.C. Ferry . period. Coast routes to continue, and vices will also be allowed if Monday as the provincial Authority, in a structure simi­ Routes, service levels and will also offset the cost of the approved by B.C. Ferry SECTION • People government announced its lar to the Vancouver how much the province will provincial government's trav­ Services. •Arts plans for the often criticized International Airport pay B.C. Ferry Services will el programs for seniors, A 3.8 per cent ferry fare • T.V. listings Crown corporation. Authority. be outlined in a five-year school children and health hike going into effect Sunday • Classifieds Renamed B.C. Ferry Terminals will remain coastal ferry services contract. services;' states a Ministry of B • What's On FERRIES A3 . Decking the halls Tree Salt Spring Concert Band members enter­ climber tained ArtSpring audiences last week­ end. .Page B13 rescued It may have been a long Index time since Salt Spring fire­ fighter Rob Minvielle Arts .... ..... ... B6 climbed trees, but last week Classifieds ...... Bl9 he put his skills to good use. Crosswords . .... Bl4 Minvielle and about a Editorials ........ A8 dozen other firefighters Horoscope .. ... B22 responded to a property on Letters .......... A9 Stewart Road last Sports .......... A20 Wednesday just before 4:30 TV Listings .......B9 p.m., when a call alerted What's On ...... B16 them to a young girl stuck in a tree. Nine-year-old Kristy Kramer climbed some 30 feet to rescue her cat and then discovered she couldn't get down. Minvielle agreed to climb the tree and retrieve both cat and child. "I found her sitting up there with her cat on her lap," Minvielle recalls. "She Weather wasn't panicky; she was mostly concerned about her The rain has finally cat." hit with clouds and He took the cat and showers for~cast right climbed far enough down to through the weekend. gently drop it to the ground TREE RESCUE: Salt Spring firefighter Rob Minvielle breaks through the bushes carrying Kristy Kramer, Highs to 11 C on RESCUE A4 who climbed a tree to rescue her cat- and then couldn't get down. Photobyoe"kklundy Thursday; lows to 5 C Thursday and Saturday. Board votes non-confidence Surprise donation By MITCHELL SHERRIN Boel said the Gulf Islands ment to narrow the scope of Staff Writer district had written an April the motion to focus on the The Gulf Islands School 24 letter to Education Ministry of Education's aids maternity care Board joined an increasing Minister Christy Clark funding practices. number of disaffected school expressing concern over "I don't think it's our dis­ Lady Minto Hospital got an early and unexpected districts when they passed a funding before she urged for trict's job to go to war with Christmas present Monday morning with a $21,640 motion of non-confidence in a non-confidence motion. the province over every­ donation from Thrifty Foods. the Ministry of Education on "We did our best," she thing," Hingston said. "I just about fell off my chair when I got the e-mail December4. said. "They are no more dis­ saying we were getting over $20,000," said Wendy "I believe we should hold Fellow Salt Spring trustee honourable than the previous Shea, president of the Lady Minto Hospital the province accountable Charles Hingston agreed it government." Foundation. "We expected about $2,000." and work in solidarity with was important to make the Hingston felt the noncon­ The money, handed over to the Vancouver Island other districts," said local ministry understand local fidence motion should target Health Authority specifically for maternity care on education issues. truste~ Judith Boel, who THRIFTY FUNDS A2 introduced the motion. But he offered an amend- NON-CONFIDENCE A3 A2 ..o. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 11, 2002 NE W S BEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD THRIFTY FUNDS IIarcourt: progress From Page A1 Former premier Mike right hand, and the fingers on Harcourt appears to be mak­ his left hand, said Clay Salt Spring, was raised dur­ cents back from the pur­ ing incremental progress in Adams, spokesman for the ing an eight-week Thrifty chase of featured products. his recovery from a spinal Vancouver Coastal Health Foods campaign called The unexpected windfall cord injury sustained when Authority. Peek A Boo. will allow the hospital The fundraiser marked foundation to purchase a he fell six-metres off a deck It is far too soon for doc­ the grocery chain's 25th much-needed infant resus­ at his Pender Island cabin on tors to predict when, if ever, anniversary and involved 17 citation unit for Lady November 30. Harcourt will walk again. other Thrifty Foods stores Minto's maternity ward. When Harcourt, 59, was Although Harcourt on Vancouver Island and in "The one we have now is first met by Pender Island appears to show remarkable Tsawwassen. firefighters and Salt Spring­ progress, he still has a lot of Surpassing its goal of 20 years old, so the money is very timely," Shea said. based Canadian Coast Guard rehabilitation work ahead raising $1 million for crews, he couldn't move his and is not feeling strong maternity care, the cam­ And coincidentally, the unit paign collected a total of costs about $20,000 .. legs. enough to receive visits from $1,075,788. "We just had no idea we'd But he now has limited anyone other than immediate Funds were then divided be receiving that much;' Shea movement in both legs, his family, Adams said. among Thrifty Foods com­ added. munities based on the num­ Thrifty Foods president Alex ber of stores located in each Campbell praised the work of hospital's area, as well as staff and community members. the amount of money raised "I am proud to say that at store level. On Salt Spring, Thrifty because of the outstanding Foods raised $1,640 efforts of our employees and Jest Wishes through activities like bar­ our customers, (we) exceeded OLD FASHIONED GARB: Fernwood (our) goal. We wanted to give fora Elementary School student Tanner Smith dresses the becues and other fundrais­ ing events. back to the communities we part as he and fellow classmates travel to Helmcken serve and thank them for help­ Suppliers also played a ~ House for a historical field trip to Victoria. big role in the campaign's ing us get to where we are Happy Holiday Seasot1 ··~~ Photo by Derrick l undy success by donating 50 today." 1 frot~t the new Response wanted GISS Leadership students FOR THE collected 4,609 food items, as opposed to the 4,069 men­ owners £. operators tioned in a December 4 cut­ ~~~ on grad changes RECORD of Salt Springs Spa Resort 6\· line, in their recent Christmas \~ifl • See related story, Page Columbia's graduation pro­ hamper drive). As well, winners from John Nicolson's Math A16 gram; 12 class will be served ice cream sundaes (on Tuesday), A Salt Spring woman is • what do you think of the which were donated by Leadership students (not the Ganges if!Ji urging parents of school-age proposed changes in assess­ Village Market). children to respond to pro­ ing student achievement; • A headline in last weekrs Driftwood may have given the Salt posed grad requirement • what do you think of the wrong impression about a Ka-Mu-Ra School of Healing Arts Spr1ngs 537-4111 changes. proposals to provide more introductory workshop. As Chester Ludlow pointed out, the headline - "Ludlow SPA RESORT 1460 N. Beach Rd. The deadline for com­ choice and flexibility for stu­ t;; menting on ministry of edu­ dents to earn graduation workshop intro Friday" - discounted the other teachers cation questions on its web­ credits; involved in the healing arts school. Ludlow is only one of site is this Friday, notes par­ • what do you think of the several facilitators. ent Marilyn Marshall. proposals to expand educa­ "Regardless of which tion and career planning in grade your child is in, par­ order to better prepare stu­ ents, educators and everyone dents for the future. interested should take the Further information is time to respond to the four available at questions posed on the min­ http://www. gov. bc.ca/bced, istry's website," Marshall link to Discussion Paper, says. Proposals for Change. The questions are as fol­ Marshall says copies of Avoid XMar Meltdown! lows: relevant material will also be • what is your overall available at the school board impression of the proposed and Gulf Islands Secondary changes to British School offices. Canadian Lighthouses AUTHENTIC LIMITED EDITION Each comes with acertificate of authenticity.
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