100 Years Music Reid family tours historic Fulford homestead Galore PAGE 7 See our full arts section PAGES 13-18 GULF ISLANDS Wednesday, August 10, 2011 — YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 51ST YEAR ISSUE 32 $ 25 1(incl. HST) MARINE RESCUE Sailor rescued by local marine company Wasp sting victim handled by on-the-water helpers BY ELIZABETH NOLAN DRIFTWOOD STAFF A sailboat passenger who nearly lost his life on Satur- day has a local vessel-assist business to thank for his res- cue. Nick Boychuk of Eagle Eye Marine Services, a company that recovers boats in dis- tress, was headed out to Wal- lace Island in response to a call about a fi re on a boat’s electrical panel. While on PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY route, another call came over CHECKUP: Liam Walsh listens to his birthday bear’s heartbeat with help from Dr. Carrie McQuarrie at Sunday’s Minto M.A.S.H. event held by the Lady the radio regarding a man on Minto Hospital Foundation at the Ganges fi re hall. The event combined a teddy bear clinic for kids with a demonstration of the latest hospital equipment. a sailboat in the near vicinity who was unconscious after ISLANDS TRUST receiving a wasp sting. “It came over the coast guard channel and I made the decision it was more important,” Boychuk said. LTC passes home-based biz bylaw It’s not uncommon that a vessel in distress means there’s also a person in dis- Bylaw 448 tweaked before fi nal approval tress. In this case the call was not actually boat related, but BY SEAN MCINTYRE force’s other recommendations, but this is a start (753 square feet) on lots sized 1.2 hectares or his proximity and response DRIFTWOOD STAFF and hopefully we can build on this,” said Anne less, and 150 square metres (1,614 square feet) time made Boychuk the Local trustees have approved a new bylaw Macey, speaking on behalf of the Salt Spring for business premises on lots greater than 1.2 best chance for the patient’s they believe will benefi t home-based business Island Agricultural Alliance during last Wednes- hectares. recovery. owners without jeopardizing the tranquillity of day’s public hearing. The new “two-tiered approach” will replace “We’ve worked with the Salt Spring’s residential neighbourhoods. Besides allowing food-processing activities current regulations in the Salt Spring Land Use coast guard on quite a few The local Trust committee’s Aug. 4 vote con- within industrial zones, a change that’s consid- Bylaw, which permit a maximum of one employ- cases,” Boychuk explained, cludes years of local discussion and debate initi- ered a major coup for the island’s agriculture ee and a maximum fl oor area of 70 square metres noting the Ganges outfi t was ated by a 2009 report produced by the Industrial sector, Bylaw 448 will increase the maximum for all home-based businesses. out on another call and call- Land Task Force. allowable number of home-based business Much of the debate over Bylaw 448 had cen- ing up the auxiliary would Several speakers at an Aug. 3 public hearing employees on properties of 1.2 hectares (2.96 tred on Section 4, specifi cally a clause that states have lost too much time. on the bylaw argued changes in proposed Bylaw acres) or less to three persons, and to four per- “no home occupation may create or permit “They’re very happy we 448 didn’t include enough of the report’s recom- sons on lots larger than 1.2 hectares. noise that disturbs persons, or is clearly audible, were able to be so quick.” mendations. 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FRI: LTC passes home biz bylaw Trustee George Ehring suggested Ehring’s amendment to increase the FRI: HST ballot deadline off the lot line on which the home occu- replacing the subjective measure with maximum allowable number of employ- WED: Paving trucks on ferry pation is conducted.” the long-standing 40-decibel limit on the ees passed by a 2-1 margin, with fel- Several speakers at Wednesday’s pub- basis that it has stood the test of time on low trustee Christine Torgrimson voting www.twitter.com/GIDriftwood lic hearing voiced concerns about the Salt Spring and other islands. against the change. clause’s vagueness and its implicit bias Ehring noted a need to protect the “My tendency is to go a little bit more FACEBOOK EXTRA » against home-based business owners. rights of property owners who live near carefully because the residential neigh- “I don’t think anyone wants to go out of those businesses. bourhods on our island are very impor- Dennis Parker’s their way to anger their neighbours, but “I think opportunities should exist, tant to the way people live and feel about cartoons are posted the neighbours aren’t paying the mort- but I think neighbours also have the the community and I would strongly on our Facebook gage, so I think consideration has to be right to know that they’ve moved into prefer that we go with a more modest page. Facebook.com/ shown on all sides,” said public hearing a residential neighbourhood and the increase as the Industrial Task Force has gulfi slandsdriftwood participant Drew Clarke. property next to them is not going to put forward,” she said. An 11th-hour recommendation from have a 40-dog kennel and is not going to The amendment passed with the Trust staff on Thursday also supported have some big disturbing activity going deciding vote from LTC chair Sheila Mal- FACEBOOK the need to include less-ambiguous lan- on all the time.” colmson, who cited job creation possi- guage in the proposed bylaw. Other elements of Section 4 prohibit bilities and lack of prior bylaw violations FAN OF THE WEEK » “Upon refl ection we believe [the lan- any production of “vibration, smoke, for her support. Carol Adam is the Drift- guage in parts of Section 4] may be more dust, odour, litter, electrical interference, Although Torgrimson had initially wood’s Facebook “Fan of suggestive than you would want to have fi re hazard, effl uent or glare detectable cited “overall concern” about Section 4’s the Week.” Pick up your in your land use bylaw,” said regional outside the boundaries of the lot.” “ambiguity,” she voted alongside trust- $10 Country Grocer gift planning manager Leah Hartley before “All of us as residents ought to be con- ees Ehring and chair Malcolmson to give card at the Driftwood the LTC vote. cerned about what happens next to us third and fi nal reading to Bylaw 448. offi ce until Sept. 10, 2011. CRIME STAY CONNECTED » Be part of the Driftwood’s Knife incident alarms Saturday park crowd online community. Charges possible for his backpack was missing and daughter witnessed the entire “Would it be nice to have an Sign up for breaking news, a weekly news pulled out a large Bowie knife incident and was later found extra person or persons on? Yes, digest E-dition, Facebook community updates, local man to hunt down the culprit. “trembling and traumatized” definitely,” Beardsmore said, and short, timely messages via Twitter. The man’s friend tried to stop at a friend’s pottery stand. But but added that even though the gulfislandsonline.com/signup.html BY ELIZABETH NOLAN this plan and take the knife as he points out, the situation detachment receives overtime DRIFTWOOD STAFF away, which resulted in the tus- could have been a lot worse. funding during the summer, COMMUNITY LINKS » Island families and visitors sle and his hand being cut. RCMP Cpl. Martin the officers aren’t available to were jolted out of their weekend As Moore wrote in an email Beardsmore was away due to take up the offer.