Your Community Newspaper Britain's rail service is suffering a severe dis­ RRl ease. See Page B6 for an update of Driftwood -~ul ford, BC President Frank Richard's travels in the United v*OS ICO 08/01/92 Kingdom. The seventh installment of 10 columns sub­ mitted by community newspapers from across T^, #Oi GulCjUifr isianaIslandss ^ the country looks at Canada and her future. See Driftwood Page Bl. VOL. 34, NO. 21 60 CENTS GANGES, BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY, MAY 20,1992 On the INSIDE Renowned poet P.K. Page is scheduled for a Salt Spring Island visit •'' .'• Page A15 A monster-size wasp nest was discovered in the attic of Slegg Lumber. AND THEY'RE OFF: More than 110 mountain bicyclists guided tours of Mt. Erskine and Channel Ridge Monday. Local from all over B.C. converged on Salt Spring last weekend to junior rider Peter Erickson made the scoreboard with a second compete in the Spoke Folk Fest Mountain Bike Race. Races place finish. Live music and a barbecue rounded off the weekend. Twenty-four tennis staged at ManseU Farm on Sunday (above) were followed by Dnftwood photo by Detock Lundy players compete in tour­ nament. Page A16 Meeting on hunting draws HEU vote support for watch program imminent A rare Salt Spring air of accord and fielding questions from the Morris explained the program Hospital Employees' Union rose from last Thursday's meeting floor. involves volunteers patrolling members at Gulf Islands Lady to address island hunting concerns. Island resident Yvonne Adalian hunting areas, letting huntets know Minto Hospital will vote on a initiated the meeting by organizing their activities are being monitored proposed contract settlement ByGAILSJUBERG a petition to disallow hunting on and informing them of regulations May 28. Driftwood Staff Writer Salt Spring. Her first petition called if necessary. Posting of property for no hunting by non-residents but boundaries and other key locations HEU's provincial executive "reluctantly agreed" Thursday When meeting moderator John she was told it was not possible to with bright yellow signs would also discriminate on that basis. be done. The Salt Spring Rod and to recommend acceptance of an Stepaniuk asked the more than 100 offer put forth May 14 by spe­ people attending if they wanted to Adalian first addressed the Gun Club has offered to coordinate meeting, suggesting hunting need the program locally, although cial conciliator Don Munroe. try the B.C. Wildlife Federation's anyone can participate, said Hosie. Camp Narnia provides Wilderness Watch program on Salt not be banned but could be better The Munroe proposal in­ magical backdrop for Spring this year, only two hands controlled through selling rights to cludes an $85 per month (52 learning. dissented. hunt from stands in trees, an idea "It sets an example to the cents an hour) wage increase for The meeting was sponsored by put forth by former game warden general public that they are 1991 and $50 per month (31 and Sidney Island resident Jim Hat­ prepared to put their money where cents an hour) in 1992 and a PageBi Salt Spring's joint initiatives com­ ter. mittee — the local Trust committee their mouth is so they can have wage reopener for 1993. Funds and Capital Regional District Rod and Gun Club repre­ continued hunting on the island," totalling 526 million have been director Julia Atkins. sentative Tom Hosie said the club said Morris. offered to move towards pay Ministry of Environment Fish "strongly supports safe and lawful In answer to some people's con­ equity between male and INDEX and Wildlife personnel joined B.C. hunting on Salt Spring" and intro­ cerns that it is difficult to convict female employees. Wildlife Federation chairman Bob duced the Wilderness Watch pro­ gram and Bob Morris. HUNTING N2 Local HEU representative Morris in providing information Melanie Iverson said Tuesday Arts, Entertainment A14 Salt Spring members "are glad Capital Comment... ~.....A6 it is over with, but on the other Classifieds A18 hand there is big disappoint­ Coming Events A13 PRC faces a budget shortfall ment." Community „ All Salt Spring's Parks and Recreation Commission, son, four day camp employees and one summer pool Concerns about employee Down the Years.... A24 faces a $3,000 budgetary shortfall after the federal employee were unsuccessful, he said. workload and occupational Editorials... A4 government granted $9,000 for summer employees However, the PRC will hire at least four of the health and safety were not Letters „ .A5 instead of an anticipated $12,000. five positions for which funding was not received resolved, she said, and the pay "We've raised the day camp price from $12 to "for sure," said Hume. Newsbeat A2 equity issue "just isn't being ad­ $15 to try to recover at least a portion of what we Depending on response to the day camp program dressed in a timely fashion." Outer Gulf Islands B12 have lost in the grant," said PRC administrator Tony this year, plus next year's grant, the PRC might have Provincial Round-up B15 Union secretary-business Hume. to reassess the program next summer. manager Carmela Allevato Real Estate „B2 The PRC hoped the government would subsidize "We haven't had to fold the program, yet," said states in a prepared release that Sports.™ A16 nine summer employee positions but they only sub­ Hume. the executive felt the proposal sidized four, at a rate of $4.25 an hour. For the nine Hume said the amount of the grants received is a To Be Frank B6 Matl-J C tf—» t „r >u„ Dn,- u-.< PageA2 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, May 20, 199} NEWSBEAT 1939 35' VINTAGE HUNT VESSEL this week 1947 Chrysler Royal. Redone as From Page Al liveaboard, new propane stove, violators, Fish and Wildlife Van­ paloma, Dickenson heater, bathtub, couver Island manager Mike plumbing, wiring, head, fuel tank, Whately said Wilderness Watch holding tank, fridge. 110V. Sleeps 4, 6' clothes closet. Very sound. ATTENTION FUN SEEKERS: provides "proactive enforcement," (35,000. stopping infractions before they r**l Ganges 537-1098. occur. Mansell Farm is the place to be "It lets those people know that there's lots of people out there this weekend. Sheep are the focus of watching them and hassling them the two-day event which features an and making it difficult for them." Ganges' RCMP detachment has auction, barbecue and soon to be famous provided written support of SHEEP-TO-SHAWL COMPETITION. Wilderness Watch implementa­ tion, citing success with the pro­ gram on Gabriola Island. Fish and Wildlife regional en­ forcement manager Doug Turner also promised more help from his department, charged with enforc­ ing the many laws and regulations -weather- related to hunting. "We shortchanged this island, we shortchanged the other islands," HIGHS: 19 C (norma/77) he said, explaining his staff was LOWS: 7 C (normal 7) tied up with an elk poaching prob­ SPECIAL ON BEVEL GLASS lem on southern Vancouver Island last year. PRECIPITATION: 10% chance of TABLE TOPS "I promise you we can increase precipitation throughout the week. our presence this year." Some'people attending the meeting detailed frightening or y/j MON.-FRI. frustrating experiences with EQJ 8:00-4:30 hunters. Others spoke of the need to maintain hunting to reduce species r> Bruce disease. •m* or Roy Regional wildlife biologist Free ;* -of note- Doug Janz was asked what would 222 Musgrave Rd. FAX 653-4100 Estimates happen to the deer population if ISLANDERS SERVING ISLANDERS SINCE 1976 hunting was eliminated on Salt MAY. 23-24: Fastpitch tourney. Spring. He said "you would have a MAY 23: Elektra concert lot of small deer, diseased deer, lots MAY 24: Sheep to Shawl competition. of deer in your garden." Several people put forth sugges­ MAY 26: Salt Spring Centre Open House. tions to go further than the Wilder­ First 1/2 hr. consultation free ness Watch program. These included contacting off-island gun LUNAR CYCLE: for May 1992 clubs or individuals who bought the required special Gulf Islands hunt- -,, McKIMM & LOTT O D ing licences last year to tell them 0 Wilderness Watch is in place here BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS May 2 May 9 May 16 May 24; this year. • Divorce 4 Family Law • Wills & Estates Cliff Carey suggested having 1 Personal Injury Gaims • Real Estate & Mortgages those licences available on ap­ • Criminal Law • Corporate & Commercial plicable islands only and giving the Law -lottery numbers- purchaser hand-out information and maps designating Crown GANGES CENTRE BLDG. Telephone 537-9951 NUMBERS (public) land where hunting is per­ DRAW DATE mitted. 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