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'A •-**—*fc,—•*-"**"-• m»- % r.'ii LEG^UflVE LIBRARY Rd P , 5 Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 ^'" \' On sewer connection SCRD squares off ** *. raine Goddard of Gibsons, by If ran Berger Complying with all SCRD requests for surveys, engineer- who doubles as regional board X Three y§ars*of negotiations ' ing studies, etc., the Indian chairman, legal counsel for the rbetween the Sechelt Indian Band has agreed in principle to SCRD has advised that rights- • <;Band and the SCRD over the following conditions: of-way should be negotiated V terms of the Sewer Integration The' SCRD would be now. *'} Project, which' would haye'St. responsible for- construction Chairman Goddard told the -' £ Mary's. Hospital and the In- and supervision of all works, • Coast News it is her under itdian lands in Sechelt con to insure a proper 'interface' standing the matter was raised nected to the present SCRD with the present system, but very early in the discussions ;>s'ewer system, seem doomed to the written approval of the and that the then chief, Calvin ., fail, unless the spirit? of co Band would be necessary prior. Craigan, had suggested it -operation and mutual trust to construction contracts be might be possible to negotiate ; which has existed in past deal- ing let. the rights-of-way as part of the . ,,Tings between the, two groups The Band would pay the same agreement. The matter v:"-can be rekindled. ' * regional district the full cost of had been dropped until actual •••" The bone of contention all works, presently estimated terms were drawn up. '•;which has arisen is the issue of to be $432,000. It would According to Goddard, v';the granting of,rights-of-way subsequently own these works. Clause 6.02 of the Band's - along the foreshore of Indian The -Band would pay most recent draft proposal, lands for future sewer expan $243,000 for the purchase of a wherein "The Band agrees to sion once the present treat capacity of 50,000 gallons per give full and proper considera • The Auxiliary to St. Mary's Hospital, Sunshine Coast, has given unanimous approval that the sum of fif- ment plant is at capacity. The day in "the sewage treatment tion to any future applications ; ty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) be made available to the hospital for the purchase of capital equipment next phase of development t centre. Subsequently, it would - by the regional district for ; for the year 1983. The newly amalgamated Auxiliary has six branches, and a total of 402 members. In- 'calls for an outfall pipe to run pay an annual user and sewer line easements across the : volved in the presentation, made last Tuesday at St. Mary's, were (left to right) Dr. Ed Berinstein, Chief ' along the foreshore and out to maintenance fee to cover Reserve," does not give of Staff; Mrs. Edith Simmons, President of the Auxiliary; Mr. Nick Vucurevitch, Hospital Ad .White Islets.' operating costs at a pro-rated enough assurance that the amount determined by its pro Band will grant an easement. ministrator; and Ms Wendy Hunt, Director of Nursing. —Fmn f$-_cr phots The'Indian Band has been portion of use of the system. Both sides claim they must negotiating to purchase After agreeing to these con protect the rights of future Franklin Beach foul-up ^capacity in<the present SCRD ditions, the Indian Band now residents to have access to ex '"sewage treatment system, for claims that, at the eleventh panded sewer capacity. pthe ultimate protection of hour, the SCRD has introduc-, The Band seeks to do this by rTrail Bay. The Band's present ed the totally separate issue of , being in a position to negotiate , fsewage system, which - also rights-of-way, which had rights-of-way, and the SCRD Beach walls to go ^handles all outflow from St., never been part of the negotia by having already obtained , ^Mary's Hospital, dumps ef- tions. ' * rights-of-way. The rock retaining walls, owners assume responsibility foreshore. It is our view that "^fluent into Trail Bay."It is in- Aside from an easement for The Band council, its posi-' **; 1 St. Mary's Hospital to allow it tion apparently supported by _Vl .constructed without the for maintaining the' walls in your muncipality, as lessee.of ' {adequate ' to handle further 1 '.knowledge or permission ojf, good- condition/ - this foreshore, must .adopt a' ^capacity, and Trail Bay is to connect to the present sewer the Department of Indian Af-/ "^ "Gibsons council last year by In a letter to council dated more direct role and respon presently at maximum effluent system,' which the Band is fairs, is adamant that rights--*' ' two ; property X owners on June 22, Gilmour noted, "An sibility for the restoration of flevels. prepared to grant immediate of-way must be part of -* Franklin Road beach may have on-site'examination of the two this foreshore area:" \ The regional sewage treat- ly, the Band wishes to separate negotiations. > to be removed according to sites...would indicate it to be Costs of restoration, while', >jment plant is operating .negotiate future rights-of-way "No, government will R.F. Gilmour of the,Ministry almost impossible for (the not yet available are expected", :ffbwhere near capacity, and after an agreement on pur negotiate future, terms which to be considerable. y.p&he Band wishes to join the chase of present capacity had are not part of a current con- t - of Lands, Parks and Housing.' v owner) to comply with such a : - .The^rddkr* nr^ing^dlC condition, aihtd imprudent' j$f J:- *. X-'*• ^/;^^e|n>xthusJalleviattng_pollu- .been signed. tract,"* stated a Band j built at the foot of the Holden this ministry to impose such a At Tuesday's" council^/'tlori bf Trail Bay. 'According to Mayor Loir- spokesman. < v.and Leach'properties adjacent •• condition, particularly in light meeting, the council voted to Please turn to page 18 ' ,' •*' to the publicbeachaccess were of the public objection concer write" to Mr." Gilmour em,- Ai Wilson Creek built last year.to prevent ero- ning the present state of the phasizing • that the work was ; sion .of earth banks due to beach and future problems that undertaken without the prior , tidejs. The foreshore areaof the will occur due to bank instabili knowledge or consent.' of'the Franklin Road beach is cur ty." , town, "arid that council had been attempting' to resolve the Beach access blocked rently leased to the town of - In refering to the need to \ An apparent oversight dur allow temporary public access Gibsons for recreational pur-" remove the -retaining walls, problem with as little emo and private facilities, but until tional and financial impact'' as ing a 1960 survey of road then, according to McRae, the across their land, immediately poses. Gilmour's letter went on to say, allowances in the Wilson Creek public will apparently be to the east of the private pro When the property owners "...we cannot condone the pre possible. Council accepted full responsibility for monitoring area may result in restricting unable to use the foreshore to perty so the people of area C applied for tenure for the re sent state of the beach, nor will public access to the beach area the east which is crown land. can make use of the beach taining walls, the _ applications we grant tenure at this time. the restoration of the Franklin Road beach. at" the foot of Field Road and McRae is hoping to be able to area, at least until the marina were disallowed by the ministry Accordingly; we had no alter could prevent the construction persuade the Sechelt Band to project goes ahead. even though the town council- native but-to reject both ap Further action is not 'ex of a much needed public boat had assented to the, granting of plications and require both par pected until a reply is received' launch facility, according to tenure on condition that the ties to restore the crown from Mr. Gilmour. the area's regional board direc tor Jon McRae. North Van next The site in question is adja cent to Tsawcome Indian Band lands and a piece of property owned by Jackson Brothers Claire-Ann saga goes on Logging, behind the Chevron Service station at Field Road by Judith Wilson move under her own power in an industrial area on the on Highway 101. During a from Hutt Island to dry-dock survey in 1960, a 33 foot road Fraser River. - The "Claire-Ann", the 79 facilities "at Allied shipyards in For a short while last week allowance was surveyed part year old former lightship which North Vancouver. Here the the "Claire-Ann" looked at way down the road between the was ordered away from work of restoring the "Claire- home amongst the clutter of highway and the foreshore, but wharves in Hopkins Landing Ann" will, continue. - " vessels old and new which pack was not continued through a and Gibsons last week by Oddvin ,Vedo's quest for Gibsons harbour. However her second property. As a result, > Transport Canada, has found a private' moorage for the wanderings seem destined to there is no access to two pieces haven at .least, for the pigment* "£teire-Ann" has. not yielded take her away from an area of crown land on the foreshore Clearly visible to passengers results so far on the Sunshine where her unique contribution itself. on the Langdale ferry, the Coast.-However he has receiv to the inaritime history of the Director McRae told the "Claire-Ann" is tied up to pil ed an offer from Vancouver Pacific Nprth West would sure Coast News that the foreshore ings jn a small cove on Hutt for a winter berth for the ship ly be appreciated.