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SALT SPRING LANDS, BOX 69, GANGES, B.C. JAW. 8^7-6-5-4-3-2 ttlf Martfc187s1 <^y \ 197Brifttooof1 c Twelfth Year, No. 46 GANGES, British Columbia Thursday, November 25, 1971 $4.00 per year in Canada, 10$ copy ON-AGAIN-OFF-AGAIN-FINNEGAN Five For School Referendum Reduced To $750,000 It was on-again-off-again- tation on December 11. ementary school as well as mo- Galiano, Mayne, Saturna and Three Finnegan last week with the The school board will not difications and renovations to Pender schools. Gulf Islands School District know until Thursday whether building referendum. the modified referendum, cut On Tuesday last week the down by the omission of a re- school board was notified that sources-administration building Seats the provincial cabinet had will be approved for presenta- While an election is assured chopped some $200,000 off the on the Gulf Islands for a regi- program and that the referen- If the provincial cabinet onal director for Salt Spring dum must be held over until gives its consent, the referend- Island and for the Outer Islands spring. um will be presented on voting there is no indication of the On Wednesday, the board day and will ask for $752,000 was informed that if the modif- for reconstruction of Salt Sprits progress for school trustee va- ied referendum was submitted cancies. elementary school; provision of to the department of education home economics and industrial The Gulf Islands School Di- by midday on Monday, it arts rooms at the high school strict does not disclose the would be considered for presen- and an activity room for the el names of candidates for trust- ee until the deadline on Mon- day, but four candidates have been announced: Chairman Is Electrified Mrs. lone Cuthrie, already 1 School board Chairman Mrs. Ibne Guthrie speaks of the coming serving as chairman of the Chairman of the Gulf Islands als, and delivered them to the referendum to a gathering of parents in Ganges school. board; Mrs. Margaret Simons, School District board of trust- department on Friday. Fulford artist and wife of ees, Mrs. lone Guthrie, has DRIFTWOOD cartoonist Art The board is confident that Simons; Ray Hill, of Ganges, summarized the last-minute these proposals will meet wirth ex-teacher and traveller and rush of preparing an emergency cabinet approval in time to pre Two For Outer Islands Race Mrs. Marion Thomas. referendum in a reduced am- sent them to the voters on De- ount. cember 11. DIRECTOR No names were available The department of education Two candidates have enter- to approve such a project, des- this week for outer islands electrified school boards The administration-resource ed the contest for the outer isl- pite governmental approval, of seats. There are three vacan- throughout the province by re- centre has been cut out of the ands seat on the Capital Regi- such a plan. cies on Salt Spring Island and versing its stand on deferring plans. onal Board. Last week Direct- Since that time Mr. Camp- one each on Saturna and building referenda beyond De- or Joan Purchase told DIUFT- M ayne. No cuts were made in allo- bell has been pressing vigorous- cember llth. WOOD she would seek a further ly for modifications to the zon- J.M. Campbell, of Saturna, cations to Galiano, Mayne, Pender or Saturna Island. term in office. This week ing by-law. former school trustee who had One day after Gulf Islands brought newcomer Jim Camp- been mooted as a school board School Board was advised its The new candidate is a form- referendum had been cut from Plans for renovating the el- bell, of Saturna, into the poli- er school trustee in the Gulf Isl- candidate has turned his atten ementary school and building tical arena. ands School District, having tion to the regional district. $948,000 net to $752,000 net, and not to present it on Decem- the activity room are unchan- Miss Purchase was named to served many years on the Candidates must be nomin- ged. Small cuts have been school board in various capaci- ated by Monday midday. ber llth, a telegram from the the regional district when it department offered three work- made in the cost of the indust- was formed more than two ties including chairman. He Candidates for Capital Regi- rial education and home econ- has also taken an active part onal District are, Salt Spring ing days for the school board to years ago. In the.'1969 Decem- Island. Director Marc Holmes, revise the estimates ready for omics building. ber elections she retained her in provincial affairs. Jim Wilkinson and Mrs. Beth noon on Monday. Revised estimates to be pre- seat uncontested. Wood; Outer Islands, Director sented on December 11, if ap- The outer islands director has Joan Purchase and James M. The board met on Thursday, proval is forthcoming are as spent two years on the planning suzufci Campbell. cut back its referendum propos- follows: and zoning of the islands and has striven to retain the charac- Sites: ter and identity of the islands. NOT ON Salt Spring $20,000 Miss Purchase has presided Symphony On Friday Sewage system, playground at meetings on each of the out- SCIENCE er islands when the planning by Friday night is symphony The symphony theme will drainage, etc. Suzuki will not be speaking be played at the school during-, Buildings: law was unfolded and discussed. on science when he comes to night on Salt Spring Island. Salt Spring Elementary 312,5OC She also took the chair at the Members of the Victoria the afternoon. There will be Galiano ' 3,500 public hearing at Port Washing- Salt Spring Island. Symphony Orchestra will come four members of the orchestra ton last week when the zoning Television personality, Dr. to play for secondary school Mayne 4,000 on Friday to play in the high Pender 5,000 by-law was presented in its fin- David Suzuki, brilliant genet- school,gymnasium for an ev- students at 1.30 pm and for al form. icist at the University of British the elementary school students Saturna 3,700 Columbia, will speak on "So- ening's symphony concert. Gulf Islands Secondary 316,800 When she assumed the seat at 2.30. / on the regional board two years ciety Today" when he address- The evening will feature The featured player will be ago Miss Purchase was new to es an audience in Ganges next Harpist Katherine Ely. Equipment-all schools 45,00( Handel's Harp Concerto; Plans & supervision 39,000 local government and adminis- week. Details will come later. Tchaikowsky's Serenade for The Gulf Islands Communi- 0 tration. She has gained a close ty Arts Council, which is co- Contingencies _^2'^ Strings; Mozart's Eine Kleine Total $782,~000~ familiarity during the subsequ- MusiK and the air from Bach's sponsoring the concert, will ent two years. Suite No. 3 in G. also bring Conductor Gati to Less funds available from pre- MEETINGS vious referendum 30,000 This week Miss Purchase con- Directing the concert will Salt Spring Island in January firmed her plans to seek a fur- be the orchestra co'nductor, to speak of his work and plea- PLANNED Net Presentation $752,000 ther term on the board and ex- Lazlo Gati. sure conducting an orchestra. plained that she has been in on the birth of planning for the is- JHIS WEEK lands and she wants to see it S through. Two meetings are scheduled Jim Campbell has been one for the end of the week in Activity Centre To Cost 3 A Year of the most vocal critics of the Ganges. by-law prepared by the Capital At Friday noon the Salt Spring Island Chamber of Com Endorsation of the $50,000 the Provincial home owner ever their preferences for a Re- Regional District. Saturna had gional District representative. earlier asked to secede from merce will meet for luncheon .' Community Activity Centre on grant." at Harbour House Hotel. It is December 11 will cost the aver- Holmes, who will be seeking "I think all candidates shoulc the regional district. Upon be- support the Activity Centre pro- ing refused permission to do so, the regular monthly council age Salt Spring Island property another two-year term on the meeting of the chamber. owner $3 a year according to Regional District Board on Dec-, posal," he said. "It's some- islanders asked for a special thing we need quite urgently zoning by-law for Saturna alon< On Saturday morning the Capital Regional District Exec- ember 11, said he hoped people presidents of various Salt utive Director Dennis A. Young would support the project what- on Salt Spring." The Regional District declined Spring Island organizations Director Holmes said that al- will be up with the lark when though the cost to the average they attend the monthly presid taxpayer would be $3, many Salt Spring Island property own- dents' breakfast. ers would nave no levy charged Development Area Explained Maj. G.C. Matthews will against them. chair the meeting. "If a person's taxes are at Provision for development tter. these terms of reference: present below the $170. 00 a areas demanded by the minist- When a person with 50 acres The development of areas DIAL-A-PRAYER ENDS year home owners* grant figure, er of municipal affairs requ- of land wishes to subdivide he to promote greater efficiency then naturally he won't be ires that all areas now restrict- has two avenues to choose. He and quality; Service introduced on Salt charged anything," Holmes ed to 10-acre subdivision be may split the 50 acres into five Spring Island several months -.