• Unci, t.si; 1 ^0 Mr Phi 1 1 i ps 1 • • Salt Spring Island PC V8K 2T6 Wednesday 0 1/01 / 2001 F April 19,20G 41" year Gulf Islands Issue 16 328 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K2V3 Teh 250-537-9933 Fax: 250-537-2613 Toll-free: 1-877-537-9934 e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gulfislands.net kJr? Second house gutted by fire A second suspicious fire in five days last week had Salt Spring's fire depart­ ment on full alert but the An interjaith incidents were not related, said fire chief Dave Enfield. celebration April 1 1 an arsonist's of Earth Day attack destroyed a Fraser Road cabin. The case was Salt Spring honoured solved quickly when a the earth in a moving "mentally unbalanced" man event held Sunday at admitted he had started the the high school. fire. Page Jx I 3 However, a blaze that gutted a Beddis Road home April 7 is still under investi­ An island gation and continues to raise questions in Enfield's woman mind. of note "There is something defi­ nitely wrong about that one. Salt Spring activist I've never seen such total Maggie Schubart is the destruction in such a short focus of this week's amount of time," the chief Island Profile. said. "I've gone over possi­ ble time delays and PageA14 PLEASURE IN PLANTS: Four year old Russell ster, who is surrounded by flowers from Cusheon response times, and there is Lupin holds out his selection at the giant plant sale Creek Nursery, was only one of many who attended continuity right through the held Saturday at the Farmers Institute. The young­ the sold out event. photo tv Derhck lundy process. This just doesn't make sense." On top of The B.C. Fire tlie soccer Commissioner's Office has launched a major investiga­ world Gold and silver for school bands tion into the incident. Samples are currently in At the annual West Coast Jazz believe you did that." compete at the nationals in Toronto Clare Rustad is using a Victoria undergoing lab Festival in Nanaimo Friday, young Part of her disbelief came from the May 17-19, after qualifying for the soccer ball to make a analysis but answers may Gulf Islands school musicians added fact an unheard-of eight "terrific" prestigious event last year. name for herself. A look not be available for some another cadence to their growing repu­ soloists from the young band per­ "The adjudicators were very pleased at what makes this time. youth tick is on: tation. formed in the half-hour set of five that we were working on 'source' The Salt Spring Island Middle pieces. material — true jazz material — and An investigation team PageA21 School (SIMS) Jazz Band led by Gulf Islands Secondary School pulling away from just educational from Brian Brown and Bruce Creswick garnered marks to (GISS) Jazz Band was also categorized material that hits the school markets," Associates was on-scene score a gold placement at three levels with bands with older members, and said GISS music teacher Bruce Smith. April 10 searching for infor­ mation for the owner's higher than their own, even beating earned a silver placement. (Although He said they were also excited to Index their stratospheric performance of last the bulk of band members are in learn the band had only worked on its insurance company — AlistairRoss A19 year. grades 9-11, rules dictated they play pieces for a couple of months. CGU. The firm is currently Arts Bl Parent Joanne Perkins said the adju­ against Grade 12-level musicians Individual SIMS players were also completing its report but dicator was practically speechless, because two GISS members are in honoured. said it cannot reveal any Classifieds A23 details. Crossword B7 telling the kids, "I don't know what to Grade 12.) say. That was incredible. I just can't GISS also confirmed its right to BANDS HONOURED A2 The suspicious nature of Editorials A8 the fire virtually guarantees Hubert Beyer A10 that investigators will make Island Profile.... A14 absolutely sure of their find­ Letters A9 ings before releasing further Sports A20 Saturna 'wolf-dog' shot and killed information. Tony Richards ... A16 The "wolf-dog" that has Saturna adhoc "Wolf where the carcass was laid has been responsible for "We have to make sure TV Listings .A 12 held Saturna residents "in a Watch" conferred with out to wait for the RCMP killing a large number of nothing is tainted so we What's On B4 web of fear with its ever- Smawley before shooting boat," reported Trafford. deer, wild goats, at least 15 have to go the whole nine increasing slaughter," the animal. The RCMP took the sheep, a llama and a dog. yards to be on the safe according to Driftwood The RCMP corporal, canine's remains to Pender There have also been a side," Enfield said. Weather columnist Gail Trafford, has based on the Penders, indi­ Island. number of injuries to sheep For owner Robert Cecill been killed. cated that the canine was From there, conservation as well as to a pony or the fire produced a very try­ Sun and showers are The canine was shot on humanely disposed of by a officers transferred it to horse. ing time, tinged with strong in the forecast right Samuel Island Sunday single gunshot. Victoria where biologists Smawley said it is good emotions. through the weekend, morning after it killed sheep Smawley and Constable are doing tests to determine that the canine was killed Two events were particu­ but the best bet is for on the small island off Phillip from Mayne picked whether the animal is, in before the Easter weekend, larly poignant. Unable to sun. Highs up to 15 C Saturna. said RCMP up the carcass at the Saturna fact, a wolf, a hybrid or a when many tourists are find the house's two pets (Saturday) and lows Corporal Smawley. The dock. dog, Smawley said. expected on the Gulf during the blaze, Cecill was down to 5 C caretaker on the private "A jubilant air surrounded Since last August or (Thursday). island and members of the the government wharf September, the "wolf-dog" WOLF DOG A2 FIRES A3 1-877-537-7200 Toll Free "Island Realtor ^m- since ,.^V"' "•S^ST pringrealty.com ; 4fj- *Z&TZ ,»y (£mJVC. ' -.vVa./jrW^.'. ':\£WiXf\ A2 * WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2000 NEWSBEAT GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD BANDS HONOURED: M festival Extra sailings for Easter From Page A1 B.C. Ferries will add two additional sailings from Swartz Bay to Fulford Harbour for the Easter long weekend. SIMS Grade 7 student Simon which was missing a trumpet play­ was shown with SIMS and GISS It has added a 5:15 p.m. run on Thursday and an 11:15 a.m. on Friday. Millcrd was named the best junior er. band members cheering each Extra sailings are also scheduled between Swartz Bay and brass instrument player at the Grade 6 student Alex McLaren, other on. aided by a number of Tsawwassen, and on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route. Nanaimo festival. the SIMS band's youngest soloist parents. The trumpet player received a and also a trumpet player, earned Perkins said SIMS kids last plaque, a SI00 scholarship to the an outstanding soloist award and year qualified for the Toronto Courtenay Music Festival and an Courtenay Music Festival scholar­ festival as well, but parents opted f^ulf Jsland f^lctss outstanding soloist award. ship. for a May trip to Edmonton He also joined the GISS band. Smith said true island spirit instead. A GARDEN WINDOW.. It's like a mini greenhouse in FOR THE your kitchen Marina foreclosure CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE RECORD Shop now open 8am-4:30pm Rainbow Road (next to the cement plant) completed, lenders • Giving direction to developers is a function of Islands Trust staff ROY CRONIN 537-4545 and not of the Local Trust look for new buyer Committee. An editorial last week implied Ownership of Ganges Marina the (Salt Spring) community," that the committee was instrumen­ People and Community was dispersed to the facility's five said Mark Lester, whose tal in finding a location for the Islanders at work and play are featured each week in the investors Wednesday for $1.6 mil­ Collier's International firm will development of a seniors housing pages of Driftwood - your community newspaper. lion of invested equity following a hold the listing for prospective project. court-ordered sale in Vancouver. buyers. 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