Published at Gibsons, B.C. Provincial Library, Victoria. B_ C. • : Volume 21 YYY7Y Number 42, October 31, 1968. SERVING THE GROWING SUNSHINE COAST 10c per copy Gibsons to double size v Plans were made at Tuesday which would bring Gibsons pop­ Interiors drew to council's at­ night's council meeting in Gib­ ulation up to about the 1,70C tention the liquor store patrons' sons for the publication of the mark. habit of blocking the lane which Read road boundary will run is used to get to the rear of Sea­ bylaw'covering the expansion of down the centre of the road side Plaza where Mr. Blaney the village of Gibsons. with one part being part of has his workshop. Aid. Ken Gibsons and the other, rural Crosby was given the job of By resolution Giibsons muni­ 1 cipal council intends to seek route. jThis situation occurs on seeing that the lane was clear­ the Sunshine Coast Highway ly marked. expansion of the village by in­ now with one side 'being outside Council has requested by res­ cluding the area from Sunshine the village. ... olutionthat7 the Motor Vehicles, Coast Highway to the east side Application for a 'business li­ branch open a license branch in of Reid road and southerly to cense to cover plumbing was the Municipal Hall, Gibsons', Park road then east to the granted M. A'. Girard. He will The dog pound keeper-has re­ waterfront. operate from" the Sun Glass arid ported picking up 40 dogs arid Aldermen discussed the pro­ Interiors place of 'business. collecting about $50 in fees pay­ posal , at Tuesday night's coun­ -The Tyee-Airways was- given able to get the dogs released. cil meeting when it was-learned council support for its proposed - Aid. Crosby felt the application that there would- be an increase Sechelt to Nanaimo air service. of the. dog bylaw has made some in population, amounting to 250 Mike Blaney of Sun Glass and impression. Sewer bylaw awaits OK A special meeting to give the people for a vote. •. line running along the shoreline Gibsons sewer bylaw required The bylaw covers expendi­ area and around to Gibsons One of the projects at the] ture of $425,000 over a 20 year Heights but not on Gibsons Gibsons Eleihentiary School InY readings will be called by Gib­ period for the installation of a Heights. At this point it should SGTA needs help dian Days was the above teepee,] sons council as soon as the by­ sewer system. This system connect with a pumping station with students who-took, part ••• iri£ law has been approved by Muni­ would takein all the area north feeding a forced main' to the Basing his remark on the fi­ Fre<& Doupe urged that pull the event. Indian Days was the? of School road and the lower outfall in Gospel Rock area- culmination of six week's wbrkj cipal Affairs Minister Campbell, nancial statement of the Sun­ outs shoulld be arranged at it was announced at Tuesday section of Gibsons, around the It is not expected that sewage shine Coast Tourist association points on the highway to ; allow and study of the Indians by; harbor area. The system would will, be transported through the for the year ending Sept. 30 slow cars1 to pull to one side Mrs. Sfcidtaiore's fifth year ciassj night's meeting. be gravity from the top down to systeiri until some time in 1971 this year, Fred J., North, secre­ and allow ferry traffic tq pull and the sixth year classes of Mr! Aid. Wally Peterson was in near water level with the trunk at the earliest. tary-treasurer of the association ahead. McKee and Mr. Ayres. SOveralf the chair. Mayor Fred Feeney maintained. that if the situation construction projects were dis-| He was of the opinion that the played and students read stor-| is up north for a few days hunt­ did not show improvement the roads department should co-op­ association had better fold up. ies and performed skits they* ing. ••'.-•• Green light on hospital erate in tourist matters and that had written, Tuesday afternoon^ Iff provincial municipal depart­ The financial statement : Friday night's meeting of the there should have been some at the school. 'Indian's- iri the| ment? approval can be obtained situation scared him a little showedf$616 in the bank,star­ signs available along the high­ Regional Hospital district re­ with so muc!h7 to go before the ting the year, receipts of $2,781 picture above are Ricky Stew-f in time it is expected Gibsons way pointing to the direction in sewage bylaw will be placed ceived word it could go to the padpie. 'He^^s|re_erring to the and. disbursments of $3., 030 lea­ which spectators, could find art, Russell Abrams and Maria | people with a plebescite cover­ :scjfebr:b^ardr;$l,600,OO0 refer- ving a bank balance of $367 to Schneider. i .; before ^ratepayers for approval ; theiryway^iywhgre the whales Uia.i'. on election day, December 7. ing the expansion of St. Mary's eridum arid Gibsons sewage by- startvthe, next;^year.7 77'77 • :were7di_playbd.Y7': :7-;7-:.\:-;..v-> ,.,. hospital to double its present law7ifor. $425,000'-.-falling on the Mr. North, noting that the This was the anticipation of Mr. Larsen reported attending size.; '. ' ".' '• " •' .' ..'.''•"••. * same •, day, ^('y^y south end of the area Gibsons Board fights Gibsoris municipal council at Chairman Frank West then " Iri; view of the fact the. hos arid Sechelt had shown little 34 meetings in the year in. var­ its meeting Tuesday night. The asked for a notice of motion for • ious parts of the country. He ; pital, district board had nothing interest in .the work of the; as­ bylaw, while not yet completely introduction of such a regional more" before itYthariY a verbal sociation, said he intended to estimated 7 tii at tourism in this drawn • up. must receive appro­ area showed an increase of from bylaw at the next Hospital JDis- assurance that suchya letter of visit both areas shortly. for good name val of the department of muni- . trict7board, meeting, .-Mr^iWest^ yl2- to 14'perce^;this^y^rY5iphere ^£- .•cipalr-alfairs-in Victoria before; -jy^ep-Y^ '; -;X)_tficers¥^hp-*riiYfor-fhe^h^w^ were "17pers6ns at - .he ineeting, Because the; Regional' District' explained^thatThe'7aiine<I at.'get­ Health Minister fLoffniark; Di­ year "were Colin Bye, re-elected board was getting a bad name \council can give it the necessary ting the plebescite before the 12 voting members^arid five as­ readings before it can go to the rector Gilker moved and Mayor president; Len Larsen, re-elec­ sociate memlbers. v - over something it was handling public along with the school Feeney seconded, a motion that ted vice-presideht; and- Mr. as a convenience to the provin­ board referendum in the De­ nothing be done about the hos­ North, secreta]ry-treasiirer. Re­ Bob Jolin reported for the cial department of health, board cember elections. chamber of commerce at Pow­ pital addition until it has some­ gional directors are-Roy EdY^ members at its meeting Friday Mayor Fred' Feeney of Gib­ thing official (before it in monsort and Fred Doupe for ell River and the board on night of last week' decided to time sons told the chairman that the. writing. Powell River; Bill Burkett for tourism and industrial' develop­ cut off that service on Dec. 1 Pender Harbour; John A. Bry- ment which had a budget of On Nov. 11, weather permit­ unless action was taken.; Y ting, Roberts Creek Legion, aux­ nelsen, Halfmoon Bay; Paul $6,000 on which to work. He re­ ' What the Regional Yboard de­ Hansen for Sechelt area'and ported tourism was much better iliary memibers and Brownies sires isthat the health depart­ will muster at the post office Committee planned Giibsons, appointee to come. in Powell River area .but could ment take over inspection of There was no one at the mee­ >be improved much more so with at 10:15 a.-ri. where they will be Frank Hay, Eric Hensch, John community centre for the Sun­ septic tanks instead of leaving joined by the militia for the Haddock and Dr. Eric Paetkau ting in Jolly Roger Inn Suit_day a better ferry system over to it to the Regional District buil­ shine Coast areai afternoon representing Gibsons. the island. Remembrance Day service and were named as a nominating The support in principle con­ ding inspector. There is ar­ wreathe laying. committee at a meeting Tues­ President Bye rioted in his re­ Mr. Doupe suggested that if rangement now. that "the Squam­ tained a rider that Brothers Following the ceremony there day night. They are to name a Memorial Park on the Sunshine port there was a lack of interest Agamemnon channel was ish inspector ; look after the representative ten man com­ by business men and that mote! bridged to Colville Island then southern part of''the; district and will be a mug up for the young Coast Highway get considera­ folk and afterwords oldtime mu­ mittee to get the project of build tion as a site for the proposed and hotel men were not co­ ^Nelson Island, it could result in a Powell River inspector the ing-a community recreation com operating. He urged that co­ a 20 minute ferry shuttle service northern half. The latter inspec­ sic, singing and dancing for the building. ' oldsters. There will be a chic­ plex for the Sunshine Coast off Erich Hensch, president of the operationrwith the association to Saltery Bay. Government tor comes down from Powell the ground.