rifttooob Serving the islands thaimake Beautiful British Columbia Beautiful Fifteenth year No. 19 GANGES, British Columbia Thursday May 17, 1973 $4.00 per year in Canada, 10$ copy WATER DIDN'T IT'S A HOLIDAY Monday is a holiday. May 24, which was accurate Walker Hook Sale Stopped POISON Monday is Victoria Day. At when it was May 24. Monday least, Monday used to be Viet. - is May 21, - COURT UPHOLDS BAN ANYBODY .' oria Day. Over the past several Monday is the May 21 holiday decades Victoria has receded in' It is this year's annual holiday. Sale of Walker Hook Place CanteU. Mr. Cantell ruled Legislators axe thirsty people. to the mists of Canada's forgot- DRIFTWOOD staff will lie in on lots has been stopped again. that the lots could not be sold Papajohn, reporting from Satur- ten history. The Canada GOT..-' Monday. There will be no pap- Last summer the sale was on the grounds that permits to na, found the Select Comittee eminent Calendar doesn't men- er until Thursday afternoon next stopped by provincial Superin - build on them could not be ob- on Municipal Affairs to be tion it. It was better known as week. tendent of Insurance, E. T. tained. grateful for a drink of water. Greater Victoria Medical •• When we had all those v. i. , Officer of Health, Dr. J. L, M, p. 's over last week," says Papa- DEBBIE WILL BE CROWNED SATURDAY Whitbread had refused permits john, " the ones seated next to to construct septic tanks or to me at the luncheon drank quite drill a well on the quarter-' a bit of water. After the lunch acre lots. I asked them, 'Did they think The developer? had protest- it was good water?' ed his action and Judge M. L, "They said, 'Yes, it was Tyrrwhit-Drake upheld the de- good.' Then I asked them, velopers. The Crown then ap- didn't they know Dr. Whitbread pealed his ruling and the Court had condemned it?' of Appeal has set aside his "One of them did not know judgment. who Dr. Whitbread was. The subdivision was approv- "As of this date there are no ed and registered in 1891. Lots reported deaths from their hav - are too small to meet require- ing imbibed freely of our Satia> ments which did not exist at na water." the time of subdivision. Sparking the drive to have the subdivision denied was Dir- ector Marc Holmes, of Fulford PRESENTS Harbour. BENNETT ROAD SAFETY BURSARY New scholarship has been pre> FOR YOUNG sented to Gulf Islands Second - ary School by a prominent com' RIDERS munity personality. Bicycle Road-e-o is planned ; Known as the Mrs. W. A. C. at Ganges by the RCMP detach- Bennett Bursary^ the new schol- ment. arship offers $100 annually to a The course on bicycle safety will be provided by the detach- student planning to un !ertake Queen Debbie Wood and her and Laura Pallet will take part tions. any type of post-graduate stud- - Photo by Richards ment as part of the RCMP Cent- ies in any field. princesses, Eileen Grimmer, left, in Saturday's May Day celebra- ennial celebrations. It will be awarded for the PARADE STARTS 1 PM Classes in safety will be of- first time at the graduation cer- TENNIS MEETING ferred from May 28 to June 8 emonies this year. after school hours. The final Tennis, anyone? road-e-o will be staged on June On Thursday, May 24, there 10. HE STOPPED AT May Day Program Set Out will be a meeting in the second Top student in the course ary school in Ganges to set plan? will win a 10-speed bicycle. CREST BUT NOT Debbie Wood will be crown- floats ends up in the'school ed queen on Saturday at the grounds. for tennis and lessons in tennis. The program is being under- FOR COFFEE May Day celebrations in Gan- The day's events start at 1 taken in collaboration with the Meeting will be at 7 pm in Salt Spring Island Lions Club Car stopped at Ganges Crest ges. Debbie was named by pm with the parade moving off the school library. Tennis play on Monday morning, but not students at Gulf Islands Second- from Kanaka Road to tour the who will make available the ers and residents who are inter- printed material for the course. for coffee. ary School last week. Her two Ganges business district ested in learning to play will Car owned by Grant Marcotte princesses are Laura Pallot and Businesses and organizations Registration will be made in launch the lessons as soon as the salt Spring elementary rolled over the edge of the Eileen Grimmer. are still being exhorted to ent i possible after the meeting. road at breakfast time and The coronation of the May er a float in the parade. school. came to rest among the tulips. Day queen will take place im-- There will also be classes for No charges were laid. mediately after the parade of children's bicycles and wheel- ed toys. The crowning of Queen Deb- ISLAND SCHOOLS AND ISLAND PEOPLE bie by retiring queen, Suzette Probe into every aspect of ed- i of opinion by the participants, Menzies will take place at ucation is planned on Salt Spring there will be a session of group 1. 30, followed by the marath- Island on Saturday, May 25. discussions. Tables will be set Fifty Years of Ministry on race and children's races at Sponsored by the Board of Trust- up with a spokesman for each On Sunday, May 20, Rev. T. called to serve. After a few 1. 45 pm. The school band wil ees of Gulf Islands School Dist- segment of the community, F. Wright of St. Mary Lake, months training he was sent will start playing at 1. 45. rict, the all-day debate will en- teacher, student, employer and will celebrate the 50th anni- overseas early in 1915 and did At 2 pm the marathon trophy quire into the philosophy of ed- others. The tables will then versary of his ordination to the not return to London until 1919 will be presented. The hamper ucation as well as its practical report back to the main meeting priesthood of the Church of Eng' to continue his studies. In the raffle will be drawn at that aspects in terms of discipline, The islands have already land in Canada, now known as Second World War Mr. Wright time and the Baby Show will curriculum and the use of schoo] been through the process of com the Anglican Church. joined the R. A. F. and served be launched. facilities for other purposes. munity participation in planning as a padre with the rank of Lions beer garden will open The discussion is open to the the future development of the The ordination service was Squadron-leader until Decemb- at 2.30 pm. Tug o'war is public and will include teachers islands. This is citizen involve' held in St. Paul's Cathedral, er, 1954. scheduled for 3 pm, with a clos- trustees, parents, students and ment in the principles and the London, Ontario, where he had He was based in England, ing deadline of 5.30. potential employers. Pension- purposes of the cwnmifa ity been ordained to the diaconate Scotland and Germany during Sideshows, displays and other ers and long-haired youths will schools. the previous year. those years. After returning to entertainment will be offered also be invited to take part. An application form appears Mr. Wright was studying at Canada he served in the Peace through the afternoon. Trustee lone Guthrie will be on Page Five and readers wish- Western University when the River district before moving to There will be two bands in c hairman and a speaker from ing to attend may use the form First World War broke out in Canmore, Alberta. evidence, when the junior Can- Vancouver, D. John Lynn, edit.- "or pre-registration. 1914. Being a member of the He retired to Salt Spring in adian Scottish Band wiU take or of Education, B. C. will give The program starts at 9 am militia he was immediately late 1967. part in the parade, School band the keynote address. ind continues through the day, is not a marching band. Hi addition to an expression lunch served in the school. HOSPITAL REPORTS ARE PRESENTED INCREASE IN EVERY DIRECTION DURING 1972 Everything went up in 1072 were down. plastic surgeon, one ophthal- undertaking extensive changes including an emergency oper- at Lady Minto Hospital. There Chairman Joan Purchase, of mologist and one orthopaedist to the kitchen to take care of ating room stretcher and a post- were more patients, more ISIorth Fender told the islanders in addition to the active full- additional meals. operative recovery stretcher. • staff, more work and more that the hospital now enjoys time doctors in general pract- The Capital Regional Board In the laboratory are a flame hospital. the services of a radiologist, ice and two courtesy staff. approved the sum of $16,700 photometer, blood bank refri.g- Annual reports presented one general surgeon, one ob- There are also two dentists on for this purpose and tenders wil] erator and a new microscope last week at various islands stetrician and gynaecologist, the courtesy medical staff. will be called shortly. and other equipment. showed an increase in every one specialist in internal med- < Miss Purchase reported that During the past year new (Turn to Page Nine)" area, except births, which icine, two psychiatrists, one the board of management is equipment has been installed, Page Two Gulf Islands DRIFTWOOD Thursday May 17, 1973 GARDEN WEDDING FOR GANGES BRIDE SATURDAY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Salt Spring Island Centennial Society Wednesday, 23 May, 1973 AT 8pm PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING Annual report Annual financial report Election of one trustee and Board of Directors OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY Grossmith Garden wedding scene on Saturday at the Ganges home of Mr.