Provincial Library, /ictoria, B. C. A report has been presented to the Sunshine Coast Regional District recommending "economic rationalization" of the ferry sendee to the Sunshine Coast The report, authored by Regional planner Adrian Stott was discussed at a recent planning committee meeting and makes the recommendation that all subsidies be removed from the government owned ferry service and that the service operate as an economic enterprise in the : manner of a crown corporation. Among other recommendations made in the report, ; Stott suggested that the capa- . city of ferry service not be in- creased, that a class system of tickets be instituted giving first class tickets quicker service, and that transport of vehicles be given a' lower priority than foot passengers. ; ��� Stott also suggested that the commuter card be abandoned and that it be replaced with a season ticket that would allow unlimited use if the service for " one year at a purchase price that would prove beneficial only to frequent users of the service. A further recommendation calls for late night sailings, if the demand could support it, so that Sunshine Coast residents could take advantage of the cultural facilities inv Vancouver without having to remain overnight. In his report, which the 'Regional Board is st31 considering, Stott says that the failure to respond to economic realities appears to be the basis for much of the problems facing the ferry service; Apart from the mismatch of supply and demand that has developed, the report states, the presence of subsidies removes the incentives for the ferries to be efficient. "Ferry service for this region has previously operated on a paying basis prior to government takeover so there is reason to believe the system could again be self-supporting. It is true that the general level of fares would have to be raised significantly to accomplish this independence but this would bring the functional distance of the region from Greater Vancou ver into a better perspective when further development is considered in the area, and inequities for frequent ferry users ' could be handled by a revised fare structure." The report states that service to the Sunshine Coast should not be increased because an increase in service would significantly increase the development pressure at a time when the regional board wants only moderate growth in this area. The planner feels that the major ferry tie-ups are in the summer caused by an increase of recreational traffic, and that this problem could be solved through a modification of the demand for this type of traffic. Stott explains that the initia tion of a two-class system would reduce waiting time for those holding a first class ticket. The * first class ticket holder who ..pays more would be assured of ' getting on the next boat which ; would make the maximum waiting time approximately one " hour. The passenger would then .have the choice of prompt or - slow service, according to the class of ticket purchased. The report also states .that an ������ emphasis should be placed on > foot passengers rather than vehicle traffic and that better ' transit links to the ferry terminals be provided. -' Stott argues that the ferries > should not be considered as part j of the highway system because -ferries have operational costs that rise in proportion to the level of service provided whereas roads require only maintenance costs. Because of the high operational costs involved, says Stott, there is considerable resistance on the part of the provincial government to increase the level of service. And since the absence of fares would demand a high level of subsidization, he feels, the ferries would be paid for by all residents of the province whether they used the ferry or not, In implementing the recommendations of the report, Stott suggests that the fare structure be reviewed with the following considerations: ���the recovery of sufficient revenue to support the service. ���sufficiently high fare levels to reduce the vehicular traffic demand. ���a differentia] between vehicle and passenger fares that re_onably represents the difference in costs of providing service to these classes of users. ���a class system of fares to allow the provision of better quality service (less wait) to those who pay the higher fare. ���that the commuter card preferential be abandoned and replaced by a season ticket provision. ���that, a sailing be instituted after midnight, if passenger demand can support it. During the discussion of the report at a February 19 planning meeting, directors reached no consensus on the recommendations. It was agreed that the ferry catering system "is a farce" and the idea of an alternate freight system was endorsed. The Stott report will be discussed further by the region- board. In the meantime, provincial Transport Minister Jack Davis has already indicated that ferry fares will be going up although no specific increase has yet been mentioned. Mackenzie MLA Don Lockstead earlier said he would fight excessive fare increases and that he would also oppose the elimination of the commuter pass. Published at Gibsons, B.C. Volume 29, Number 9 March 2, 1976 15* per copy on nowsstands LAST WEEK'S WEATHER Low High Rain .Snow Feb. 21 2C IOC . nil' nil Feb. 22 6C IOC 5.3mm Feb. 23 3C 8C 6.6mm Feb. 24 IC 9C 3.3mm Feb. 25 -IC 3C 5.3mm 2.5cm Feb.26- -IC 3C 16.5mm 6.4cm Feb.27 -IC 3C 5.3mm 3.8cm Week's Rain 42.3 mm. Snow 12.7 cm. Precip55.0mm. Feb. 76138.9mm. 1976 ��� 309.3 mm. '��� HIGHEST AWARDS ROSINA HASTINGS left, and Barb Clapham recently received the Canada Cord, the highest award obtainable in Guides. Rosina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hastings and Barbara is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Clapham. In order to obtain the Canada Cords the girls had to earn numerous badges and emblems each involving on the average a total of four different activities. Both girls have previously .earned their All Around Cord which is second only to the Canada Cord. Pratt Road school enlarged to four rooms The proposed Pratt Road area school has been enlarged to four rooms ionstead of three. The school board deckled that this elementary school, scheduled to open this September, should be larger than originally planned because of the increasing population in the Gibsons area. Secretary-Treasurer Roy Mills told the board last Thursday night that there'Would probably be little problem obtaining approval from the department of education because of the number of children in the Pratt Road area. He said there are a lot more children in that area than originally anticipated. Architect George Killick, who also designed the Sechelt Junior Secondary School, suggested the board could save a considerable amount of money if it worked to gether with the Mission school board. Killick' said his firm is presently designing a four room school for Mission and both school districts could use the same plan. The plan consists of four classrooms, a library, an administrative area, and a half-size gymnasium. The building would be de-; - signed so that the future expan- (Cqntirined on Page 4) Native Indian Courses for school cu r r icu I urn The Sechelt and District School Board endorsed the formation of an ad hoc committee to initiate < discussions concerning the implementation of native Indian courses into the local school curriculum. The board earlier accepted a draft policy that wouldtensure the ) participation of the Sechelt Indian Band in matters relatmgtc^school programs, curricula, and staffing, especially in schools that enroll a significant number of Indian students. Meeting in the Sechelt Indian Bjuri board room last Thursday, school trustees listened to Ted" Dixon, band counsellor and coordinator of education, who said : that past communication between ' the band and the school board has not been that good. Dixon said it came to his attention at the Department of Indian Affairs offices that the Sechelt Indian Band would be con tributing $300,000. for the construction of new schools in this area. He said for that money the Indians should have some say in the projects thay are contributing to. ���j In an interview later, Dixon said many people are under the .illusion that the Indian Band does'. 'not contribute taxes to the school district. He emphasized that the Indians dp pay taxes through the Department of Indian Affairs and that a new change in the Indian Act compels the school board to go through the local band before the department of Indian Affairs will grant money for school costs. -. Dixon reminded the board Thursday that the Sechelt nation t%^ a rich histc^2and that he. ' would like to see a course or courses dealing with the native peoples' contribution to recreation, culture, science, and religion. He said that senior students both Indian and white, should be Prosecution pending byDOUGSEWELL The Sunshine Coast Regional District amended a Planning Committee recommendation suggesting the - board immediately proceed with the prosecution of the Aero Club for the continued building of their clubhouse without a permit and in breach of the district's stop work order. At last Thursday's Regional District meeting the board unanimously voted to change the wording of the recommendation from "Commence legal action" to ."obtain legal advice.-' "*���'." The problem started when the Aero Club, located at the. Wilson. Creek airport which is leased federal government land, had plans approved by Ottawa for the construction of a new dubhouse. Apparently the federal government assured the dub that no other permit was necessary so the club began work and when the Building Inspector complained, they offered to pay the required Building Permit fee of $116. By this time however, the building inspector had assessed a $90 fine for failure to secure a building permit and for working while under a stop work order. The club refused to pay the fine claiming the Regional District had no jurisdiction over federal land and when they attempted to pay the original permit fee it was not accepted. Jurisdiction over the area is .still a touchy matter but it would appear that basically the Aero Club has done nothing wrong, except perhaps failed to seek the Regional Board's assistance from -the beginning and making matters worse by not observing what is quite possibly an illegal order. The building inspector confronted with a difficult situation - appears to have acted in haste and made the situation all the worse. - The Regional Board has referred the matter to a solicitor and it is hoped that the jurisdictional dispute win be resolved so that the Aero Club and the Regional District can arrange, a meeting to decide on a fair settlement of the problem. Water problems solved It isn't easy when you're a small waterworks with 33 paying tolls an'd 70 odd size lots not paying into a future expansion fund to all of a sudden realize that your water system isn't big enough and that in order to upgrade that system you have to meet modern regulations. The Scott Bay Waterworks found themselves in this position not long ago and after three years of neighborhood feuding those involved seem to have finally solved the problem. On February 16 the Scott Bay Waterworks was dissolved by order-in-council and the . former members have joined the Garden Bay Water District. Construction wul begin about March 1 on a new fine and the ancient wooden stave line now in existence will be phased out of operation. The local residents have had to pay a total assessment, of over $56,000, in some teases over $1000 a lot for the privilege of a new water system after many years of getting off easy. It is hoped now the problem is solved the Scott Bay neighborhood will once again be a peaceful place to live.-��� enlightened on Indian land, claims, the Indian Act, and aboriginal rights. Dixon said that during the past few hundred years, the whites have been "stuffing their culture down our throats'' and that it was now time that the Indian culture was grven some emphasis; H^ said' that whether the courses were compulsory or hot some directions should be established to initiate the teaching of the Indian culture in local schools. "Too many people still think that all we did was carve totem poles and make baskets," Dixon said. He added that "some of our people will be participating in the next school board election." Also Spearing to me te ��� Sechelt Band "Manager Clarence Joe who said most of the people .don't-know the true history of Canada because there has never been a true history written. He said more books on native culture were needed and Indian history was interesting to both Indian and non-Indian students. Slow bylaws The Sunshine Coast Regional District adopted a planning committee recommendation at last Thursday's meeting agreeing to send a letter to the Department of Municipal Affairs expressing dis-satisfaction with the slow speed of processing bylaws. This seems to be an annual task for the Regional District. It was further noted that the time lag while the bills were in Victoria made it impossible for the Regional District to respond adequately and promptly to the needs of the local area. The Department of Municipal Affairs has advised the board that changes in the situation are imminent. Sewers re A letter received by the Sunshine Coast Regional District last week states that the Department of Municipal Affairs has reviewed the proposal to provide sewers to the Secret Cove area and are not prepared to recommend approval at this time. The provincial government's share of the cost of the new system is less than 20 percent of the total cost of the project and the Board hopes that it will be possible to finance the project without Victoria's support. Area A (Pender Harbour) Director Jack Paterson later said that he felt the project was probably not approved because it was "toolarge". The situation has now been referred to the Utilities Committee for further study. Highway unlikely The re-routing of Highway 101 probably won't proceed for some time,'according to MLA Don Lockstead. Lockstead said in an interview last Thursday that the Social Credit government has as yet made no commitment to the re-routing of the highway that would follow the general course of the B.C. Hydro powerline. Lockstead said the previous government had committed $500,000 in the 1976 budget to get the '���I'm not optimistic but I hope I'm wrorig," Lockstead said. He added that it was difficult for him to obtain information in the provincial capital because the government is currently reviewing the province's financial situation. The provincial budget is to be introduced into the house March 25 arid MLAs will have five days to discuss it. 7 '.7.,'.;.:.'.; ��� f't.Sifi^-i.X^.-iL^i, ... s The public is being asked to choose the future of the Sechelt area. Three options for the area have been suggested by the committee preparing the Sechelt Vicinity Plan. The options, which represent possible levels of development of the community, are: ���Regional Town, which would include only the development needed to serve the residents of the area; ���Public Recreation Centre, which would be a regional town plus the service centre for a major wilderness park around Sechelt Inlet; ���Resource Development Centre, which would be the public recreation centre with expanded tourist-commercial and industrial development, including major gravel extraction. The committee will hold public meetings soon, to give further information and to let the people express their views about the type of development they want. Each of the committee's options consists of a possible set of policies to govern the community, and a description of how the area might develop under these policies. The options presented are meant to be samples from the wide range available, not the only possible choices. They can be changed or added to if the public wants. Also the options are broad descriptions.only, and are deliberately not specific to particular pieces of land.. A detailed plan wfll not be produced until the people have chosen the general direction for the community. The Sechelt Vicinity Questionnaire, tabulated last year, made it clear that the people of the area had some definite views about the future of their community. The questionnaire revealed that Sechelt area residents wanted a small country town or large village, retaining a human scale, in proximity to unspoilt natural surroundings. It was also felt that major change in the community, including large population or economic growth, would cause mote problems than gains. The Sechelt Vicinity Planning Committee, with members from the Sechelt Indian Band, Sechelt Village, and the Regional District, has designed the options for the future of the area to be consis- . tent with these wishes of the community. When an option has been chosen, a draft of a complete plan for the vicinity will be prepared for public approval. Increase required Because of increased insurance costs, George Hopkins, owner of Sechelt School Bus Service Limited, has appealed to the school board for an alteration of his contract so he can make up for the unforseen ICBC increase. In a letter to the board, Hopkins said the insurance on eight of his buses has increased from S339 to $556 and on another bus it has increased from $415 to $701. He said he will have to spend a total of $2,022 more than originally anticipated. School board Secretary-Treasurer Roy Mills suggested that' the school bus operators be awarded 60 percent of the insurance in crease this year and that the remaining 40 percent increase, be incorporated into the 1976-77 budget. < The board accepted that recommendation. Mills said that Mark Myers, operating the school bus service in the Pender Harbour area, has also indicated he would be seeking more money to cover the insurance costs. Museum The annual meeting of the Elphinstone Pioneer Museum Society will be held Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the museum. Visitors are welcome. Delivered to EVERY address oh the Sunshine Coast every Tuesday] "���������"" "' ^��iiM���-^i���---���--���--��� '������'������"^i"^"������������ 'I ' I II _^--B_���--__-���-__^_-��__-_____MMiM[BMMj| wsgnsm&BBB&a BWsewzsiBeaaB i���iuttwh���HTT-MnrMTim *w ~V" Sunshine Coast News. March 2,1976. Sunshine Coast Publ ished at Gibsons, B.C. every Tuesday by Sechelt Peninsula News Ltd. Ronald B. Cruice, Publisher. Rob Dykstra, Editor. Subscription Rates: Distributed free to all addresses on the Sunshine Coast British Columbia $6.00 per year; $4.00 for six months. Canada except B.C. $8.00 per Year. United States and Foreign $10.00 per Year. Phone 886-2622 P. O. Box 460, Gibsons, B. C. Divide and conquer By now we all know who Joe Clark is and we should be ready to welcome him into our world. Whether we are a Conservative or not, we will be hearing a lot about Joe Clark during the next few years. We now have a "grass roots" leader from the west facing those "sophisticates" from the east. If ever the time was ripe for splitting this country in two, perhaps that time is now. Pierre Trudeau's biggest problem has always involved wooing the west. Joe Clark's biggest forseeable problem is to win the votes in the east, namely Quebec. Perhaps now is the time to draft a Lake of the Woods treaty that would div ide Canada at the Manitoba-Ontario border. They can have Mr. Trudeau, his misguided Liberalism, his Bay Street backings, and his sophisticated government machinery. We will take the local boy from High River. Besides being aligned with our true conservative selves, we would get rid of the problem of equalization payments, the problem of CBC Toronto hoarding all that production money, the financial problem of a transcontinental railroad, and we would no longer have to listen to all that finagling about bilingualism and biculturalism. The west would at last be free to go its own eccentric way. Byelection now Now that former Premier David Barrett has announced his intention to stay in politics we feel that the onus is on Bill Bennett to call a by-election in the riding of Vancouver East as soon as possible". As soon as possible is not in the summer after the ending of the first session of the legislature. We acknowledge that Mr. Bennett and his Social Credit party won a healthy majority in last fall's election but we do not acknowledge the use of political power to thwart the people's democratic right to an effective opposition. Recent indications have shown that the new Social Credit government jneans _ business and this first session of the legislature will probably see some strong action to get, in Socred terms, this province back on the right track. Premier Bennett was not the most effective opposition leader this province has ever had and he will be the first to sanction the idea that the previous NDP government perhaps ran away with a little more legislation than they should have. An effective opposition keeps a democracy viable. We believe the Premier should not play petty politics and call a by-election in the . Vancouver .East riding now.. . 7.. ,>.;;;. . ..iv;^ Peril of applause In the entertainment industry ��� and in politics, too ��� careers are made and broken by applause and by lack of. applause. We are often manipulated into offering applause, and sometimes our applause is measured by machines. Persons in groups can be led to applaud things at which very few of them as individuals would even clap one hand. We readily applaud things which do not deserve our applause ��� probably because we feel that willingness to applaud indiscriminately is a sign of tolerance and broad- mindedness. Canned applause, along with canned laughter, is often dubbed onto the sound-tracks of filmed television programs and used as background support on radio shows. We sit in our easy charis and let ourselves be beguiled by artificial applause into accepting what we really know to be utter tripe as the fine flower of human creativity. How else can you account for the phenomenal success of some television shows? We often show amusement and offer applause because we do not wish to be judged odd and puritanical and narrow- minded. But broadmindedness can have its own subversively built-in narrow- mindedness. Artsitic integrity is not necessarily authenticated by four-letter words, bared female bosoms and explicit sex. Today we are being subtly forced into conformities of response and attitude without our being fully aware of the extent to which we are being manipulated. Applause can be contagious ��� and therein is its peril. Human nature, fortunately, has in it a strain of sheer cussedness, and this keeps society from becoming thoroughly homogenized in taste and judgment. But how many of us, really, bring individual judgment to bear on entertainments, on politics ��� on anything which a group, for its own selfish purposes, tries to manipulate us into applauding? rv^^+^rvw^^im illiiiiiilliiiiii FIVE YEARS AGO Aid. Ben Lang and Ted Osborne oppose increasing the size of Sechelt's Municipal Hall to accommodate government offices. Mayor William Swain asks the Lions Club to take oyer Sechelt's May Day celebration. A bylaw authorizing borrowing of $420,000 for a Gibsons sewage system was given third reading by Gibsons Council. 10 YEARS AGO Frank Wyngaert informs 21 Sunshine Coast Garbage Com- iTiiiicc members they are right i.* A- where they started five years ago. Lack of unanimity among merchants causes the abandonment of Monday shop closing in Gibsons. Sechelt's Aid. Ben Lang urged council to arrange one evening a year during which council would do something else than argue. 15 YEARS AGO Storm gust liit 90 mph in Gibsons area with one fishboat being overturned near Keats Island and power lines broken. A bank which gave way, ruins a newly built home at the end of Gower Point Road. February 1961 broke records for the amount of rain in one month. 20 YEARS AGO Sixty premises in the Secret Cove area are now tied in with the Sunshine Coast power system. The first stop sign for the village will be placed at the Highway corner and School Road. C. B. Davies has been appointed manager of the CFP pulp mill at Port Mellon. 25 YEAR AGO Capt. A. Peabody plans a meeting at Sechelt for an area discussion on the, proposed ferry system. H. J. Chaster was appointed school district maintenance man for a period of six months. Canadian Forest Products has purchased the Port Mellon pulp mill and proposes to start work, there about May 1. GIBSONS wharf after snowfall. ���Photo by Paulette Copland. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax Planner told us relations were bad by ROB DYKSTRA The Sunshine Coast Regional Board is turning over a new leaf. You may have noticed a story in this newspaper which has the Regional Board planning committee calling for improvements in the flow of information between the board and the public. Complaints one hears from time to time in this newspaper office, are that the regional board is indeed too bureaucratic. We are a simple and rather independent folk on the Sunshine Coast, we have chosen to be so, and we do not want to be strangled in red tape everytime we dig a hole, or cut down a tree. If that were the case we would all move back to our apartments in the West End. It's a little bit ironic that the board should come out with these sentiments at this point and it's even more ironic that planner. Adrian Stott is often accused by some irate citizen of being behind the plot to bind up the citizens of the Sunshine Coast hand and foot. Ironic, because back in March, 1975, Stott presented a report to the board stating in effect that relations with the pub lic were rotten and that something had to be done before serious consequences, either to the board or the' community, would ensue. Ironic because Stott's report dealt extensively with "public involvement" and the report was never made public. What happened to it, who knows but somewhere along the line the directors of the day must have decided in hushed conversations that the report was hot to be read by the public. Maybe the report was quashed for a pretty sound reason, for who, after all, likes to admit that they are irrelevant, uncaring, arrogant, and unnecessarily depriving people of certain rights, (not my words.) And what regional board likes to be told that the public is hardly ever directly involved in regional district activities except in a negative, reactive manner. . Furthermore what regional politician would admit that the regional district was held in poor regard by many residents of the Sunshine Coast because they felt it was not attempting to solve problems which residents consi dered important and that the board instead introduced legislation affecting matters that were not considered problems. The thorn goes in deeper. Democratic government u_- plies government by consent. But how many Sunshine Coast residents feel that their consent has not been sufficiently solicited by the regional district on many of the major issues? Without popular support regional district policies, and bylaws to implement them, will be ineffective and so the effort to introduce them will be wasted. ��� : Somehow the thing has a familiar ring doesn't it? ���'" : But the rub of the thing here was that the criticism was directed at the board by the board's own planner. One tends to get the impression that Mr. Stott was quietly taken aside and told to step in line and behave or else never see that next paycheck. In all fairness to the regional board some improvements have been made. The planner's report, for instance, had suggested that the advisory planning committee be open to the public. That was done. Suggestions were also made to obtain the public's view concerning the kind of area that was desired. That was done with thevSechelt vicinity study. The average citizen, however, feels that too many things go on at the regional level over which he hasnocontrol.lt s all very fine to have a liberal thinking board that acts expediently in all matters, including the manufacture of bylaws, but if the public doesn't think the same way, then we're nowhere. The watchdog press is' often held responsible to keep the public informed as to what is happening at the regional board. The voluminous material that is churned out at the bi-monthly meetings often makes it difficult to follow up a potential story because of the sheer mass of material involved. It's been suggested that more public meetings be held and less in-camera sessions. That might be a good start. If nothing else it might dispel the notion that regional board directors do all their important work behind their closed solid oak doors. Letters to the Editor NO FEAR Editor: Your editorial in the February 24 issue predicts a collapse of the lower section of Gibsons unless village officials formulate a plan, for its development. However, recent business activity in that area, such as renovations to Ken's Lucky Dollar, Peninsula Cleaners and the Delicatessen, Seaside Plaza, Flo- werlaine, the Dixon Block and the new Port Mellon Credit Union indicates a vigorous revival of the business stature of the lower area, fully able to hold its ground against the competition generated by the large addition, to.. Sunnycrest Plaza. To fear the demise of this : unique section of Gibsons through cheap rents and shoddy businesses is to misrepresent the facts. Rents and the quality of businesses in the lower village are as high as any where else in Gibsons. Indeed, rents are on the increase. Village planning officials must continue to wrestle with the problems of growth and change ��� for all of Gibsons. Let it be known ! however, that the businesses of ( the lower village are hard at work ! to make that unique and atmospheric area commercially viable \ and aesthetically pleasing. ; ���HELENE WALLINDER . Attic Antiques. ON GOWER Editor: I read with interest the letter from E.R. East, and your editorial note, in the February 17 edition of yo.ur paper. Perhaps 1 might be able to shed a little more light on the question of the name Gower Point. This name is recorded in the original journal of Captain Vancouver pages 198-199. The geographical position is entered as latitude 49 degrees 23 minutes, Longitude 236 degrees 51 minutes (123 degrees 9 minutes W.). The Latitude corresponds exactly with that of Gower. Point. The Longitude recorded is recognized by experts as incorrect, being East of Point Atkinson. This discrepancy is attributed to either an error in his chronometer or in . the transcription of the calculations because Gower Point is also described by him as being to the West of Point Atkinson. Also mentioned are the islands of Howe Sound and the' mainland shore "composed principally of rocks rising perpendicular from an unfathomable sea". On a course North Westward from Gower Point, Vancouver describes the land taking a'WNW direction, going on to record, "and affords a more .pleasing appearance than the . shores of Howe's Sound. This part of the coast is of moderate height for some distance inland, and it frequently juts out into low sandy projected . points". The description fits not Georgia Bluff (or Dougall Point) but that of the shore beyond Gower Point. The name Gower is quite often pronounced Gore. For example North Gower, in the vicinity of Ottawa, is called North Gore. Research done by the��British Admiralty tends to support Gower as the authentic name, rather than Gore. Vice Admiral Sir John Gore (1722-1836) was a Lieutenant when Vancouver sailed from home. There is no record of Gore and Vancouver being friends or serving together. Vancouver's journal says. ' 'Gower'' and so do the Admiralty charts of the present. In support of the above, I have in my possession a written opinion, sent to me from the Naval Historical Branch of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, which states that Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower appears to be the person most likely to have been honoured. We should not despair. Erasmus Gower was a distinguished naval officer, and a fine seaman, whose career in peace and war, was, in part, linked with the destiny of Canada. ���I.B.B. MORROW Gower Point Road COSTLY VENTURES Editor: Congratulations to the Socreds for unsaddling the expensive NDP acquisition of the ship the Prince George. Whether in Britain, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand or Saskatchewan, the record of the socialist ventures into business have proven costly to the taxpayer. The basic failure of any socialist venture wherever it takes place is that when a man works for government, there is no "boss" to look over his shoulder. Needless to say, when government tries to run an industry government plays with the taxpayers' money, not its own. Should government be faced with losses, it does not dec���re bankruptcy like any other businessman, it simply has the taxpayer foot the bill! One answer to Bill Bennett's quandary with ICBC and other failing Crown Corporations might be for government to sell one or all of them to the NDP. That way, all B.C. socialists would have the opportunity to invest in themselves. If the NDP has faith in the insurance system as established by way of ICBC then let's sell it to them and see how long they are able to operate. In the case of the ship they could go for a free ride. ���WALTER PRUDEN, Vancouver. DAMNED Editor: Regarding your editorial "Less greed" published in the February 17, issue of the Coast News, I would like to comment by saying that' if we could only get the sales outlets to stop advertising and enticing us into buying, that may just do the trick ��� not to mention the unemployment and drop in sales and profits. The same' principles apply to ridding ourselves of crime. We would need no police, judges, lawyers ��� it seems like we are damned if we do and damned if we don't. Cutting back, saving and freezing just won't work. Our Alice in Wonderland social system is full of contradictions. But then maybe you people are smarter and have all the answers. You'll be lucky if you are able to keep your" newspaper business going in another five or ten years because we will all be unemployed and too broke to even buy a newspaper if, as you suggest in the editorial, everybody cuts back. ���E.SANDERSON. Editor's note: If you are unemployed and broke you will still have this newspaper. It's free. Aims for Transport Mackenzie MLA Don Lockstead said last week that he .will probably be the transport critic in the shadow cabinet in this session of the legislature. Lockstead said his primary interest in transport and he will also be attempting to be back-up critic in lands and forests, mining and petroleum resources. Lockstead said the positions have not yet been confirmed. In the field of transport, the MLA said he would push for a direst ferry link between Horseshoe Bay and Saltery Bay because he felt'the lower Sunshine Coast is presently a bottleneck for people going from Vancouver to Powell River. Lockstead feels that instituting a direct link would not be detrimental to local businesses be-- cause most people drive right through to Powell River anyway. He said it would also relieve much of the pressure now experienced on the Horseshoe Bay-Langdale run. ICBC says More than four out of every ten single male drivers (43%) under the age of 25 were involved in an accident in the 1975/75 insurance year. This is almost twice the percentage for his female counterpart. This compares to the over 25 category of drivers in which 31% of the male drivers and 17% of the female drivers were involved in accidents during the ' same period. "With an average premium of $239 and an average claims cost of $442 in 1974/75, the under 25 single male driver category was thoroughly analyzed and their premiums were increased to place this group in an equitable position compared to other driver categories," Norman Bortnick, Executive Vice-President and General Manager said. A little yogurt by CAROLYNNBICHLER Sometimes when I'm eating my lump of cottage cheese or munching on a piece of lettuce, I ask myself why am I on this ridiculous diet? I could be eating something really good like a grilled cheese sandwich. Why wasn't I born to be thin? I'm not asking for too much. I don't, want to look Eke a Vogue model. If I could just have several inches of. padding removed between my waist and my knee caps, I would be happy. I guess this is my burden but I don't want to bear it. So I diet day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. Sounds tedious, doesn't it? Well, it is. Why is it that all the naturally thin people usually don't like fattening foods, and all us rotund types love, them? I feel so pressured into having a good figure. When I cheat and eat ice cream or a candy bar in public I get the most insecure, feeling that everyone is pointing and staring at me and saying she's got a lot of nerve eating that, look at her shape. I'm not saying I don't enjoy being thin, it's the getting there that I hate. I know from experience that no wonder pill is going to make me thin. It's not what I put into my system that's going to work, it's what I don't put in. Why can't society and modern advertising make the chubby person more desirable. In ancient Hawaii the fatter the queen, the more beloved she was. Wouldn't it be nice not to feel ashamed of a protruding belly, massive thigh, enormous hips, or a fleshy fan- nie? Wouldn't it be different if men noticed, and appreciated" women for their girth? Take me back to my little grass shack. The thing that makes me so mad is that you can starve yourself for a week and lose one lousy pound and then go to a dinner party and gain two back in a matter of an hour. Where is the justice? I have thought of starting a revolution with the slogan "Fat is Fun" but it would probably go over like a lead balloon. All this talk about dieting and ' being fat has made me hungry. I'D go to the fridge and while I'm tempted to make myself a huge and scrumptious sandwich, I know I'll end up with only a little bit of yogurt. After all, it's only fourmonthsuntil summer and I'D have to look good in my bathing, suit. i i. h t j.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.��.'.'.'.'.'.V.y.y.��. '���' i j i ��� 111 11 i Featured Films. Sunshine Coast News, March 2,1976 mnriiji THE SUNSHINE COAST may have been the victims of several centimetres of snow recently but crocuses in Hopkins Landing tell us Spring is on the way. Yvette Kent and Doris Crow- ston will be featured artists at Whitaker House March 1 to 6. On display will be watercolors of Porpoise Bay by Doris Crowston and oil paintings -of landscapes, seascapes and tug boats by Yvette Kent. Also available at Whitaker House are tickets for the Western Canada Lottery. Calling all artists All artists are invited to submit their work to a juried art show in Gibsons March 20. All artists tak- . ing part are 'requested to bring their work to Gibsons United Church Hall on Trueman Road Friday, March 19 between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Artwork should be ready to hang. Saturday's showing will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further information call 886-2938. Film Society Out of debt but steady audience still needed by ALLAN J. CRANE There was a gratifying response to the Film Society's '���financial plight with over $100 in ���donations being received, and an audience of 134 including several ���new members for The Fifth Horseman Is Fear giving a surplus of approximately $100 to accrue to the Society's account. We ��� are now solvent, but the audience attendance needed to cover the expenses of screening our films, most of which have to be brought .in specially from the East, re-, mains at 90. By the time this goes to press, the emergency meeting of the Society will have been held, and it is quite probable that a benefit concert or dance will have been planned. Although there are now 287 members, it seems unlikely that on average even one third of the^menibefship 'wi_ come to the films. Other items to be discussed at the meeting are other fund- raising activities including possible increases in the admission prices or the membership fees, and possibly reducing the number of films shown by screening biweekly rather than every week. I -intend to report on the meeting in next week's paper. ��� From some quarters, I have heard complaints about sub-titled and dubbed films, but I do not really think I can take such sentiments seriously. In the first place to restrict a film society to the product of the English-speaking world would be parochial in the extreme, something akin to pretending an interest in world literature but ignoring for example, Haiku, Cervantes, Tolstoi and Boccaccio because one does not read the language and isn't willing to accept neither transliteration nor translations. '��������� Secondly,, there is" often no choice as to whether one shows a foreign film in a dubbed or subtitled version. For example, this week's film EI, and last week's are available only in sub-titled versions while LEmmerdenr (screened February 4) is only available in a dubbed version. Where there is a choice, I personally prefer sub-titled versions, but I propose to send a questionnaire to members before'the 1976-1977 Season is planned, and one of the questions will ask the members to express their. preference in this regard. It is more valid to point out that screening four foreign films consecutively might not be such a good, idea from the point of view of box-office attendance, but it seems to me that a retrospective devoted to one director such as the series t of four, of ���Bunuel's films commencing "tonight is the stuff of which film festivals and film societies are made. I heard recently from New Cinema Enterprises in Toronto that the rights to Un Chien Andalou are still being negotiated, so it will not after all be possible to screen this with El, but it remains a future possibility. No serious, student or devotee of film would argue against the inclusion of Lius Bunuel's name among film artists of first magnitude. Previous Film Society programs have included two of his films, Virldl- ana and Beie de Jour, the former '(1961) being one of the last Spanish films this expatriate Spaniard made in Mexico while the latter ' was the second film he made in his adopted domicile, France. Our series commences with an earlier film from his Mexican period, El, or This Grand Passion (1952), in which Bunuel's anti- clericism is at its most virulent. In his later French films, Bun uel's anti-religious fervor seems to have mellowed to the point where he has become "a majestic light prankster" as Pauline Kael puts it in her review of The Discreet Charm of the Bougeouste a film which played at the Twilight Theatre three or four years ago and which is certainly among the funniest and best made films I have ever seen. I also thought The Fifth Horse- man b Fear was among the best made films I have ever seen, but I know that some people found it depressing. They will most assuredly not find such feelings to be the case for Discreet Charm. On the other hand, I heard many fav- . orable comments for the Czecho- slovakian film, one member saying it was the best film she had ever seen while another described km ,4?yifi^��,-Bore; is,a, critique and synopsis for tonight's film taken from the distributor's catalogue. EI is one of the most bitter, personal and intense of all Bunuel's films. Using a conventional melodrama about marital jealousy as it's base, the movie gradually develops into a scathing indictment of Christianity. Francisco, an obedient son of the church, is observed at. the beginning in an elaborate and -curious ceremony as a man of the highest moral character. By the end, he has been driven to paranoid frenzy by the struggle between his natural passions and the.Church's demands for conventional morality. The focus of his obsession is the woman who eventually becomes his wife. On their wedding night, he torments her with questions. Passionate affection alternates increasingly with threats, of violence. At night, he roams the house, beating a tattoo with a stair rod on the bannister. Fin ally he suffers a complete breakdown in the church which has conditioned his moral behavior, and attempts to strangle the priest. Technically, El is t Bunuel's most elaborate film, blending fantasy and reality to construct a terrifying portrait of a disordered mind. The church sequence near the end is dazzling in its observation of the priest, choir and congregation both as they are and as they appear to Francisco, grimacing and mocking him. Other moments gain their potency from an apparently calm and straightforward observation, which documents the full impact of mental disorder with a rational eye. I should point out that the distributors have informed me that this film has been damaged in two .reels with little holes, but they assure me that "it has "played elsewhere in Canada without problems and the effects on the picture while these reels are playing is not unduly disturbing. This is the only print in Canada, so there is no way in which a perfect print could be shown. Need rest Fatigue makes a driver incompetent, says the B.C. Automobile Association. He loses judgment of the speed and distance of other cars. His reaction time is dangerously slowed down, and he loses resistance to road glare. Rest often on long drives. Fatigue is an accident breeder. Our stock of martini Jugs and muddlers Ins now been replenished. Many styles and sizes. Miss Bee's, Sechelt. Books inda Lovelace comes to town Just when even the most enthused, most ebullient industry booster might reason that, indeed, there is nothing new under the sun, spoof-wise, along comes ��� this high-stompin', high-charged J; spoof of the American political ������ system- its mores, its morals, its mold-to certainly establish a precedent of sorts in the motion picture genre. With no less a nationally recognized "name" than Linda Lovelace. The Jack S. Mar- golis script has fashioned a "study" per se of the impossible becoming possible - a lady of obviously limitless sensuality proceeding to run for the highest office in the land. A host of comedy talents��� Mickey Dolenz, Jack De Leon, Stanley Myron Handleman, Marty Ingels, Vaughn Meader, many, many more���flesh out an outrageous "look" of le politics American, with sex play enjoyed amid a flurry of campaigning. There are over 80 speaking parts, and no less than 120 different locations-reflecting a sizable budget and investment in production time itself. The music is credited to Big Mack and the Truckers. Robert Birchall's photography is first-rate. Library story time Pre-school Storytime will begin at the Gibsons Public Library, Friday, March'12 at 10:30 a.m. Children and mothers are invited to attend the weekly half-hour of : stories and finger games, and following each session the youngsters may browse and check out books. This series will run until April 30, with the exception of Good ' Friday, April 16. As attendance may have to be restricted, ad- ' vance registration would be appreciated. Contact Mrs. Sheila Osborne at 886-9667 or Mrs. Lucy Fletcher at 886-7624. MINERS In 1974, a total of 2,633 people swere employed in the mining industry in Canada's northern territories. Sound Construction N . V Carpen ter-Contractor Interior Finishing \ A. Housev Framing , Concrete Form work GaryWallinder 886-9976 Box 920 Gibsons \^ attic gntttjuesi Lower Village, Gibsons 'Chaste as China in a closet' Women of British. Columbia by Jan Gould. Hancock House Publishers (Victoria) 213 p. . Dins, hardcover. Jan Gould has written award winning short stories and magazine articles. She is a resident of Victoria, B.C. Women of British Columbia provides a warm human view of the women pioneers of the Province. The author uses primary source skillfully, bringing history to life through exerpts from dia: ries, letters and personal interviews. The photographs are excellent and illustrate the text admirably. . The author focuses on many different aspects of pioneer life from the 18th century to the recent past. She begins with Indian women���the "first ladies" of the province, and traces their history briefly from "pre-discovery" days through gradual and painful changes to* the present. She describes early pioneer women and the hardships they faced as wives of explorers, settlers and miners. She brings to life the "Hurdy, Gurdy" girls of the 1860's in the Cariboo, described as ''chaste as china in a closet" by writers of the time. Also highlighted are women in isolation, living in' lighthouses and trappers' huts, nurses and teachers in remote rural areas, and creative women such as E. Pauline Johnson and Emily Carr, as well as contemporary artists such as Anne Mortifee and Margaret Martin. Jan Gould closes with an examination of the changing roles of women in our society. -She describes women involved in speaking out in public life, as well as prominent women in sports, such, as Nancy Green and Karen Mag- nuson. Through her work on this book and her evaluation of women during International Women's Year, the author comes to the conclusion that a remark of Grace Gaines, a pioneer rural teacher, is very apt: Love is the important thing, that's what I learned. Love makes us all equal. I recommend this book ; to everyone interested in the multi- faceted history of this province. Hancock House also publishes Men of British Columbia by Derek Pethick (reviewed by the writer in the Sunshine Coast News, Feb. 24. ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE Roberts Creek Community Hall ��� Sat., March 13 SMORGASBORD 7->m-8<>m UP THE CREEK Dancing from 8 p.m. to $rj per person Tickets from NDP Bookstore, Gibsons C. B. C. RADIO SCHEDULE ON PAGE 8 I I I I I I I I I i I I I R I I I I I. ROBERTS CREEK TAXI SERVICE AVAILABLE NOW FROM Call us at Stationed at the Roberts Cr6ek Stand, (next to Post Office) 9-9 Tuesday to Saturday For service during the Mon-Thurs 7:30 am-12:30 am following Fri.-Sat. 7:30am-2am Hours Sun. 9am-9pm '���*������ Clip this out for your Bulletin Board �������������������������������� 885-2251 Tongue-in-cheek, this film asks the probing question, "Can a beautiful, innocent, honest, straight girl from a small mining town in the Midwest find happiness as the President of the U.S.?" Linda Lovelace, emerging as the only possible presidential candidate in a deadlocked convention, plunges blithefully into a marathon cross-country campaign, aided and abetted by four clearly identifiable professional politicians [who can't agree on anything] and a maze of characters closely tied to the mainstream of the American lifestyle. Along the way, she meets- and falls in love with-three "superhe- roes" [the key man is Robert Burton, winner of 21 Olympic Gold Medals, for swimming, floating and wading]. She also is targeted for murder by the country's two political parties, the assassination attempts ending in outrageous disaster. Linda Lovelace for President plays at the Twilight Theatre March 7, 8, and 9. The film is restricted to persons 18 and over. The B.C. film classifier warns many nude scenes and suggestive language. Scheduled for 8 p.m. March 4, 5, and 6 is Robert Louis Stevenson's popular adventure classic Treasure Island. This film, rated general, will also be shown as a Saturday matinee starting at 2 p.m. KING'S RANSON ��� pirate's gold is sought by Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver In Walt Disney's Treasure Island. Thursday Friday Saturday Feb. 4,5, 6 Matinee Sat., 2 p.m. GENERAL WALT DISNEY'S adventure thriller! reasure 'jslafid LIMA MWELAfri FOR PRESIDENT in color Sun., Feb. 7 Mon., Feb. 8 Tues., Feb.9 RESTRICTED WARNING: Many scenes of nudity. Suggestive language throughout. "i i i I i i i i i i i i i i i i i i _a_id L \ HIND \ SALE LITE HEIFER95-110 lbs. Prime RibRoast can Gr a $1 .69i_ Spare Ribs yteside $1.491�� Bologna - - eytn^pm 69* ��>.: BaCOn Smokehouse, 1 lb. pkg. * ^ ��� 79 Ham SteakS Fletchers, 2 per pkg * t ��� 39 Short Ribs ����� "*" $9* ea. lb. ^0 ^Mm^^0^M^ ^^0 ^^^ ^M^ ^&0 ^^0 ^_* ^_* *^_* ^^^ ^_^ ^_& ^&v ^_p^_* * Orange Juice 8��S.p&Tst 55* Mushroom Soup co-op io_ 4/89* Skim Milk Powder co-op, 5 ib*3.39 Tang Orange Crystals $1.09 Pkg,of2,7oz. French Green Beans CO-OP Fancy, 14oz. CO-OP Choice 28 oz, Tomatoes Imperial Margarine stb.pkg r<��rk��MA DAM. CO-OP26"x36" Garbage Bags pgk.0f2o PRODUCE 2/59' 55* *T.79 '1.49 Bananas Medium Onions Potatoes No. 2 local 4 2 10 Papayas lbs. 89 lbs. 25* ibs 79* 59* ea. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES PRICES EFFECTIVE Thurs., Fri., Sat., March 4, 5,, 6 Ph. 886-2522 GIBSONS, B.C. I . .-....'... J- <��������� Sunshine Coast News, March 2,1976. ��� COAST NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS Phone 886-2622 DEADLINE ��� SATURDAY NOON MINIMUM $1.50 ��� IS WORDS. 10<> a word thereafter. SUBSEQUENT INSERTIONS Vi PRICE Legal ads 50c per count line Subscription Rates: Distributed free to all addresses on the Sunshine Coast B.C. ��� 1 year ��� $6.00; 6 months ��� $4.00 Canada except B.C. ��� 1 year ��� $8.00 U.S. and Foreign ��� 1 year ��� $10.00 It is agreed by any advertiser requesting space that liability of the Sunshine Coast News in event of failure to publish any advertisement or in event of errors in publishing of an advertisement shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for that portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect item only, and that there shall be no liability in any event beyond amount paid for such advertisement. No responsibility is accepted by the newspaper when copy is not submitted in writing, or verified in writing. ��� COMING EVENTS Saturday, March 13, Jack and Jill Nursery School Dance, Gibsons Legion. Hall; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $12 couple. Buffet will be served. Tickets available at 886-2924 and 886-2964. 1st Thursday of every month, West Gibsons Ratepayers Association meeting, at Wildlife Club, 8 5.m. Chairman Frank West, 886- 147; Secretary Mrs. Sluis 886- 9690. ' Every Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Whitaker House, Sechelt. Introductory lecture Transcendental Meditation. Tel. 885-3342. Every Monday night, 8 p.m., Bingo, New Legion Hall, Gibsons. LEROY is coming! ��� PERSONAL Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mr. D. Young, please contact Box 3047, c/o Coast News, Gibsons. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Coin-Op Cleaners next to Royal Bank in Sunnycrest Plaza, Gibsons, can save money. 8 lbs. dry cleaned for $4.50. Phone 886-2231. ��� DEATHS LAU: Passed away Feb. 26,1976, Helen Minnie Lau, late of Gibsons, aged 86 years. Survived by her son Stuart Metcalfe, and daughter Mrs. Jf G. (Berna) Chappell, both of Gibsons; 9 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Mrs. Lau was a member of the O.E.S. and a resident of Gibsons since 1944. Funeral service was held Monday, March 1, at the Harvey Funeral Home, Gibsons. Rev. Annette Reinhardt officiated. Cremation. ���CARDOFTHANKS Badger would like to thank Dr. Perry and his staff at Gibsons Animal Clinic for the excellent care and attention during his recent stay there. I wish to thank the nurses and doctors of St. Mary's Hospital, Sechelt for the good care and kindnesses to me while I was ill. Also thanks to all my friends and neighbors for get well messages and kind acts they did for me. And many thanks to my family who have been very good since I came home. And thanks to Rev. David Brown for his visits. ���Flo Craven. I wish to sincerely thank all my friends for their many kindnesses and tokens of sympathy to me during the bereavement of my beloved husband Charles. ���Jean Longley. ��� HELP WANTED LIVE���IN CARETAKER required for Gibsons-Sechelt Airport. Applications will be received up to 4:30 p.m., March 15, 1976, for the position of live-in caretaker at the Gibsons-Sechelt Airport. In return for light duties to include the maintaining and keeping in good order house at the airport site and general supervision of the grounds a small rental to be negotiated on an annual renew- , able basis for a 2 bedroom bungalow with propane stove. Ideal situation for retired couple (no pets) particularly an aircraft engineer. Direct application to Gibsons- Sechelt Airport Committee, c/o Gibsons Municipal Office, P.O. Box 340, Gibsons, B.C. VON 1V0. Guitar lessons for 11 year old. Phone 886-2607. Taxi driver, experienced or inexperienced, will train. Must be Bondable, living in Roberts Creek area preferred. Couple could make a good thing out of this job. Phone 885-2251. ��� WORK WANTED ARGOSHEEN CARPET CLEANING T. Sinclair 885-9327 J ��� WORK WTD.Cont. Local framing crew available now. Phone 886-7547. FOUR SEASONS CONST. Qual- ified builders available for your building needs. Work done by contract or hourly rate. Call 885- 3496 and 886-2706. Two high school boys 15 and 16, Will do work of any kind. Phone 886-9503. Painter, 24 years experience, have big spray outfit, quick, efficient. Contract or hourly rates. Call 886-2512. Two qualified carpenters available immediately. Rec. rooms, additions,' remodelling etc. Hourly rates. Phone 885-3802, days or 885-3694 after 5. . CHIMNEY SWEEPING Oil Stoves and heaters cleaned and repaired Phone Ron Crook, 885-3401 after 5 p.m. TYPEWRITER ~~ -ADDING MACHINE SALES AND SERVICE Phone 886-7111 HIGH FUEL COSTS? Peerless Tree Services Ltd. will turn your problem trees into firewood, $18 per cord. We do danger tree falling, topping, and limbing too. Expert insured work. "Know the cost before you start" Call usj885-2109. Free estimates. 7Johi*Rjj|bey��? $ ���;'* ������������- :--��� -i - Backhoe available for drainage, ditches, water lines, etc. Phone 885-2921, Roberts Creek. Your PICTURES FRAMED and mounted from Artistic Woodwork stock. Matboards. Non-glare and regular glass. Needlepoint a specialty. Moved to 1450 Sechelt Inlet Rd., Porpoise Bay, Sechelt. Phone 885-9573. ��� FOR SALE Ludwig-Star 5 pee. Acryl drum set, $250. Phone 886-9398. Brand new genuine leather coat, Vi price, size 44. Phone 886-7120. Roberts Creek Taxi service now available from C-Cab. Call 885- 2251 Mon.-Thurs, 7:30 a.m.- 12;3d p.m.; Fri.,-Sat 7:30 a.m.- 2a.m.; Sun., 9a.m.-9p.m. Wood for sale, alder, $15 a truck load. Phone 886-2497. EATONS SUNNYCREST GIBSONS Ph. 886-7515 In preparation for the closing of the Gibsons Catalogue Sales Office we have been instructed to sell all remaining Refrigerators, Washers, Ranges, Dishwashers and Small Appliances at 20% DISCOUNT Also at Clearance Prices: TV Antenna Guitar Amplifier Tent Vinyl Pool Swing set Oil Heater Headboard Exterior Door 2 Mono Doors Medicine Cabinet 3 Porta Potties Crib Mattress Ceiling Tile Sliding Window Shutters Hedge Trimmer Luggage Electric Heaters Skates Also several unfinished Rockers, night tables and chests of drawers Good mixed hay, 400 bales, special price. Phone 886-2887. GIBSONS LANES Open Bowling Fri., 7-11 p.m. Sat., 2-11 p.m. Sun.. 2-11 p.m. ��� CARS, TRUCKS FOR SALE '75 Datsun B210 hatchback, std., 11,000 mi. Like new, AM FM radio, mounted speakers, snows. Must sell, $3400. Phone 886-9906 '72 Toyota Corolla Deluxe. Radi- als, chrome wheels, snow tires.; Phone 886-2447. 1963 Valiant, runs well, good tires, $200 or part exchange for newer van or station wagon. Phone 885-9560. '69 Datsun pickup. Body damaged one side but otherwise in good condition. Phone 886-9114. ~ SUPER VAN '74 Dodge 1 ton Maxivan, 318, auto. Tinted windows, California interior, $8200. Take trade in. Ph. 886-7264, 886-,9374. '72 VW, one owner, 40,000 miles, A-l condition, $1750 firm. Will take as part payment washer and dryer. Phone 885-3605. . ��� BOATS FOR SALE 20' Sangster, sleeps 3, heads, loc ^steering, sink, stove, horn, spotlight, oil and amp gauges, sounder, 170 Volvo - cruises at 25, carries 48 gal. fuel, motor and leg just overhauled. A-l shape. Asking $5800. Phone 885-3496. MARINE INSURANCE PROBLEMS? New insurance advice Re-insurance advice Claims settled Capt. W. Y. Higgs Marine Surveyor ]Box 339, Gibsons Phones 886-9546 or 885-9425 ��� PETS Purebred short hair pointers, 8 weeks, $75 or offers. Phone 885- 9200. All breed dog grooming, clipping, terrier stripping, bathing. Walkey iKennels, 885-2505. ��� LIVESTOCK Toggenburg nanny goat, $50. Phone 885-9200. 2 Hereford cows; 1 Shetland pony 9 years old; 1 registered thoroughbred, 2 years old. Phone 886- 9636after5p.rfl.7r7T ;. - ���WANTED LOGS WANTED Top Prices Paid for Fir - Hem. - Ced. L& KLUMBER (North Shore) Ltd. Phone 886-7033 Sorting Grounds, Twin Creeks Timber wanted, plus alder. Poles bought and sold. Let us- give you an estimate. D & O Log Sorting Ltd. Phone .886-7896 or 886-7700. ��� FOR RENT Lower Gibsons, 2 bedroom house, fridge and stove, $165, no pets. Phone 886-2106 or 1401 Gower Point Road. One room suite, fully modern, private entrance, $85 per month. Phone 885-3354. Maple Crescent Apts., 1662 School Road, Gibsons. Suites for rent. Cablevision, parking, close to schools and shopping. Reasonable rent. Apply Suite 103A., Office space for rent, central Gibsons. Phone 885-3547. ��� WANTED" Small 1 bedroom unfurnished, house required. Good references. Phone 886-9952 evenings. Furnished houses in Gibsons area March 1,1976 to October 31, 1976 Contact Paddy Moore, 665-8024. ������ ��� MOBILE HOMES SUNSHINE COAST MOBILE HOME PARK & SALES 12 x 60 Meadowbrook. 2 bedroom bay window, carpeted throughout fully furnished, including washer and dryer. Individually decorated 12' x 68' Statesman, 3 bedroom, fully furnished and decorated. Carpeted throughout. Separate dining room with built in china cabinet. Two door frost -free fridge, deluxe range. Washer and dryer. On view at Sunshine Coast Trailer Park. Phone 886-9826 '73 Esta Villa 12 x 68, 3 bed- rooms, fridge, stove, drapes in- cluded. Phone 886-9048. 12' x 56' two bedroom mobile home, 3 years old. 8' x 10' heated storage room and sundeck attached. Excellent condition. Set up in mobile home park. Phone 886-7801. ��� ROOM & BOARD Nice rooms with view over the ocean, very good meals, $275 per month. Phone 886-9033. ��� ANNOUNCEMENTS Mount Elphinstone Cemetery Grave Plots $50 Contact F. J. Wyngaert, 886-9340 If you are concerned about someone with a drinking problem, call Al-Anon at 885-9638 or 886- 9193. Meetings St. Aidan's Hall, Tuesday, 8 p.m. For Latter Day Saints in this area contact 886-2546: *. Alcoholics Anonymous. - Phone 886-9904 or 885-9327. Gibsons meeting Monday, 8:30 p.m. in Gibsons Athletic Hall. For explosive requirements, dynamite, electric or regular" caps, B line E cord and safety fuse contact R. NIMMO, Cemetery Road, Gibsons, Phone 886-7778. Howe Sound Farmers Institute ���PROPERTY FOR SALE Lot for sale on Aldersprings Koad. All cleared, ready for building. Has 3 room building, some fruit trees. Power and water on. Sewer available. Phone 886-7498. 1 large view lot near waterfront at Gower Point. Phone 886-2887. ��� New 3 bedroom house for sale. Basement. Phone 886-7857. Marvellous view of ferries, Gibsons harbor, and Strait of Georgia from large view lot on Stewart Road. Phone 886-2940. Roberts Creek. Fully serviced lots for sale on Marlene Road. Phone 886-7896 or 886-7700. REWARD LOST German Shepherd, female Black and Cream coloring LAST SEEN West Beach Ave. Roberts Creek. Phone 885-3484 ;Pr-at#yC- Road school (Continued from Page 1) sion of the school could be accommodated easily. Cost for the four room school is estimated at about $400,000. The board has initially designated $373,000 in the budget for a three room school. Secretary-Treasurer Mills said a survey of the area where the school is to be located revealed that as many as 163 children could go to the school if it contained kindergarten through grade seven. That would make the new elementary school larger than either the Langdale or Roberts Creek schools. The actual number of students that will be attending the new school has not yet been determined but will depend on boundaries and number of grades to be in the school. ��� The exact location of the school has not yet been determined. In the meantime, Dave Nairn, construction manager for Sechelt Junior Secondary told the board Thursday that the construction of the school is on schedule and that the project is presently about ten percent under budget. The last tenders for work on the school closed Monday. Completion date has been set at July 16. Prayer Day The service observing the World Day of Prayer will be held in St. Hilda's Anglican Church in Sechelt on Friday, March 5 at 2 p.m. The theme this year is "Education for all of Life" and the speaker will be Miss Ellen Douglas, a retired Baptist educator and missionary now residing in Gibsons. This service, sponsored by the Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada, is inter-denominational, and the various churches in the Sechelt area are participating. It is not meant for women only, everyone is welcome. There will be a social hour in the church hall following the service. HELP WANTED Typist/Accounts Payable Clerk School District #46 (Sechelt) has an opening for an employee to work in the School Board office performing receptionist, typing, filing and other office procedures including preparation of invoices for payment. Starting salary $5.57/hour ($846.64/ month) rising to $5.80/hour ($881.40/month) after 3 months' probation. Apply in writing to R. Mills, Sec.-Treas. School District #46 (Sechelt) Box 220, Gibsons, B.C. V0N.1V0 CONSULT US FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS MEMBER ��� MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE YOUR AUTO PLAN CENTRE DROP IN AND SEE US SEASIDE PLAZA Norm Peterson ��� 886-2607 . ^ Karl Bull ��� 886-2814 Phone 886-2000 ��� GibMua, B.C. E. McMYNN AGENCY Real Estate & Insurance ���t Gibsons WFT: Lovely 2 bdrm home on beautifully landscaped lot. Full drive with garage. Home has nice F.P. in large lvgrm. Electric heat. Asking $65,000. Roberts Creek: Vi acre lot on paved road, creek on property, nicely treed. Only $18,000. Good view lot in new S.D., tJ��c- ilities. Only $12,500. Sign on, see at Lower Rd. & Cheryl-Anne. ?West Sechelt:NevirSTDTof$Ibis. Good level property, nicely treed. Priced from $11,500 - $13,500. Roberts Creek: Brand new home, fully carpeted & decorated, 2 fireplaces, big rec. room, all landscaped, view of Gulf. Best buy at $58,500. See at Lower Rd. & Maskall. COMPIETE REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE SERVICE CALLUS ::- ' ' to ..... - S2L YOUR HOME OR LAND RONMcSAVANEY 885-3339 J. L. BLACK 886-7316 Phone 886-2248 Box238 ��� Gibsons B.C. CHARLES ENGLISH LTD. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE APPRAISALS Gibsons, B.C. 886-2481 PHONE TOLL FREE: 687-6445 WRITE OR DROP IN FOR OUR FREE PROPERTY BROCHURE HOMES Gibsons Village: A group of properties offered as a package or individually: Pool Hall. 100 ft. of waterfront $75,000. 60 ft. of waterfront near boat landing $30,000. 2���50ft. lots with house, same area $37,000. Excellent view home near Gov't wharf $35,000. Older home in same area $25,000. Hillcrest: new home almost finished on view lot. 3 bdrms., & basement. Carport. On sewer. $52,500. North Rd.: 2 yr. old mobile home.on 2 lots. Good water supply. $28,000. Beautifully kept home on Davis Road. This unique property has 2 mother-in-law suites with private entrances. Large garage, good garden, big sundeck & many other extras. The revenue will help pay the mortgage. $75,000. ��� Gower Point: View home on large lot. Excellent subdivision potential. This attractive property is offered for $54,900. Should be viewed by all buyers ��� looking for value in this community. LOTS Langdale: Wharf Rd. First time offered ��� 18 choice large building lots in growing area. Prices ranging from $7,500 ���: $13,500. Drop in for print of this attractive subdivision called ��� "The Ridge". Gibsons Village: 11 building or holding lots 63 X 160. Fully serviced. Road will be paved. Nicely treed & some with view. These lots are offered at $12,000. Mason Rd., Sechelt. 90' view lot in Samron subdivision. Many new homes in area. This lot is offered at $14,900. Gcorg��Coop��r 88*6-9344 Don Sutherland 885-9362 J. W. Viiser 885-3300 Anns Gurney 886-2164. iitiSpill UNITED CHURCH Rev. Annette M. Reinhardt 9:30 a.m.��� St. John's, Davis Bay 11:15 a.m. ��� Gibsons Office ��� for appointments Tues ���9:30-12:30 Wed. ��� 12:30-3:30 Fri.���9:30-12:30 886-2333 BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor F. Napora Office 886:2611. Res. 885-9905 CALVARY - Park Rd., Gibsons SUNDAYS Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Evening Fellowship... 7:00 p.m. 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday Thursday ��� Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 p.m. ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICES Rev. T. Nicholson, Pastor TIMES OF SUNDAY MASS 7:30 p.m. Sat. eve. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on the Sechelt Indian Reserve. 9:00 a.m. at The Holy Family Church in Sechelt. 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Gibsons. Phone 885-9526 ANGLICAN Rev. David H. P. Brown St. Bartholomew's Morning Service ��� 11:15 a.m. 2nd and 4th Sundays 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion St. Aidan's Worship Service 2 p.m. 4th Sunday only Family Service 11 a.m. GIBSONS PENTECOSTAL Member P.A.O.C. Phone 886-7107 Highway and Martin Rd. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wed. Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Pastor G. W. Foster GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE Gower Point Road Phone 886-2660 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:00a.m. Revival 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Wed., 7:30p.m. Pastor Nancy Dykes CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Church services are held each Sunday at 11:15 a.m. in St. John's United Church, Davis Bay. Wed. Eve. Testimony 7:30 p.m. Everyone Welcome Phone 885-3157 or 886-7882 This is Your Life Horoscope for the next week By TRENT VARRO ARIES March 21 to April 20 Your mental capacities and thinking ability should be at their peak now. Communication with others is under the most favourable conditions. You can, now, "get your message across." TAURUS - April 21 to May 20 Things are not too bad for Taurus persons now, but it would be an unwise time to take a trip, especially in or around water. Electrical machinery may fail, , and cause you needless worry. .^GEMINI ��� May 21 to June 20 'Some very "lucky breaks" are coming your way shortly but for heaven's sake don't rest on your laurels, and let things slide. There may be a great temptation to do this. CANCER - June 21 to July 21 A great time for you in all things. : You stand to gain the most right now. There will be no difficulty in achieving practically anything that is honest and worthy. Look the world in the eye. LEO ��� July 22 to August 21 Your mental process will be stepped-up during this period, and you may see things that have escaped your notice before. This is a good time for study and communication with your associates. VIRGO - August 22 to Sept 21 Things in general are not good at all for you right now. You should stick to the "tried and true" "methods, and avoid confusion. You'll see the wisdom of this later on in the year. LIBRA ��� Sept 22 to October 22 There may be a lot of "behind the scenes" activity going on, that you are unaware of and it would be most unwise for you to start "probing." SCORPIO ��� Oct 23 to Nov 21 A good aspect in business matters, but there may be a little dissension in your domestic and social life. It would be wise to "tread lightly" in matters concerning your home life." SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 Dec- 20 Utter conftisiojjik in -your personal plans may tend to bring out the 'rebellious' spirit in your nature. There are much better times ahead, if you disregard the petty differences that are going on around you. CAPRICORN - Dec 21 - Jan 19 This is a good time to make money, but it is also a time that you may lose that money in some foolish venture. Your common sense will probably show the way in handling of monetary matters. AQUARIUS Jan 20 - Feb 18 Romantic interests are going for' you at this time. Now is a time of good fortune. Don't fight it. Just stay out of arguments and enjoy the happiness of the moment. Things will take care of themselves. PISCES ��� Feb 19 to Mar. 20 You ate entering a'new period^ with less strife and strain. A relaxing time, if you will. This should ease temendously the pressures that have been present. Accept things as they are. 7 (Copyright 1976 by Trent Varro. All rights reserved.) Printed Pattern tZLASM/FIEDJIBS Quickie! Busy days ahead? Slip;.,into a few, free-movingr ounces of fabric designed to flare out comfortably all day long!. Thrifty to sew in cotton. Printed Pattern 4927: Half -: Sizes lOka, 12'/2, M'/a, 16'/2. ': 18!/a, 20/a. Size W/2 (bust 1 37) takes 2!/8 yds. 60-inch. \ $1.00' for each pattern~ cash, cheque or money order.. Add 15$ each pattern for first- class mail and special handling. Print plainly Size, Name, Address, Style Number. Send to Anne Adams, Coast News, Pattern Dept., 60 Progress Ave., Scarborough, Oni. M1T4P7. IT PAYS,TO SEW���you save so much money! 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Free pattern coupon, 75$. .* Sew and Knit Book $1.25 instant Money Crafts ... $1.00 Instant Sewing Book ... .$1.00 Instant Fashion Book ...$1.00 4927 SIZES l01/2-20/2 SEW EASY vf-rhine. -fft/**��f Cowrie St. Sechelt 885-2725 i \ ';i / b mm��&sm/��m& SiiliiiiiiSII ACROSS 1 Wan 5 Mariners 11 Athirst ^Of certain f^l^uhtains ^Sl^rtine 14 One kind of soup 15 Ending for hero 16 Gratuity 17 Bird's nest 18 Law 20 "��� Heard That Song Before" 21 Scrawny 22 Fine cheeses are , 23 Weathercock 24 Denver of song 25 Florida county 26 Bombast 27 Finish 28 Likes (2 wds.) 31 Tree 32 Go quickly 33 Original 34 Football group 36 Earthy deposit 37 ��� Bloom 38 Israeli port 39 Meddle 40 Card game DOWN 1 European capital 2 ���garde 3 Nightmarish (4 wds.) 4 Nigerian city ��� 5 Mental health 6 Wed on the run 7 Milit." address 8 Dieter's "no-no" (2 wds.) 9 Quicken 10 Lacked TODAY'! 3 ANSWER i V > sm ���a 3 d W V 1 3 a D vm 3 a 1 V 1 0 1 a V w|| N 3 A 3 1 3 M 3 N _ 3 3 i H il 1 d 0 1 S a V 1 Q N 3 IK 1 N V 8 3 0 V a HN H 0 r 3 N V A B a 3 9 V ��� A N 0 a HH 3 A 1 1 3 n JL V i s a 1 N d 1 -!-��� 3 N i 3 T Q 0 0 N 3 X V y 3 N 1 d 1 V 0 1 A V N 3 W V 3 S 3 1 V d oard says OK to rade seven trip 16 Melody 19 Sound 22 First-rate 23 Cake flavoring 24 ���La Motta 25 Imperfection 26 Two-time Oscar winner 28 Thither 29 ��� incognita 30 Young bird 35 High-mucka- muck 36 Not pa's The Gibsons Elementary grade seven field trip to various parts of B.C. and Alberta has been officially approved by the school board on the condition that the board does not have to pay any of the costs. The board decided that the grade seven class could use their share of the field'trip money that the board normally provides but the rest of the costs would not be public money. The grade seven class, under the direction of Gibsons principal Dave Remple, went to Mexico last year but a similar trip this year was discouraged by the board. Instead, trustees felt that such a project should not take students outside of Canada and be within B.C. if possible. This year's trip, taking in Alberta and various parts of this province, will cost about $8,000 to $9,000, it was revealed at last week's school board meeting. The trip is to take place from May 22 to June 6. Students involved in the field trip have been involved in fund ���: raising projects in order to pay for the trip. A recent parent survey indicates that well over 90" percent of the parents who responded to the survey agree with extended field trips and the same percentage agree with the proposed trip this spring. PAID OUT More than $70 million was paid out by 9 of 12 mining companies in salaries, goods and services purchased locally and local taxes in 1974 in the Yukon and North-. west Territories. Egmont rummage sale -\ ��� Do you believe that Egmont is the rummage capital of the Galaxy? Well; come on out and see for yourself. The Egmont Community Club is holding a rummage sale Wednesday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at the Egmont Community Hall. After you've found your treasure, you can relax and sip some tea at your leisure. ;.7:���- The Egmont Community Club has elected new officers for the year. Jimmy Wallace was re-elected as President, Dorothy Sih/ey was re-elected as secretary. Other board members are Iris Griffith, Lyle Hurd, Ted Jeffries, Doug Sflvey and Tom Perry.- What is it now���I washed my hands, didn't I? ^_���B���������_���l_n__���__nOBBM__BHHH_���__��������_���B Loans less In its first three months of operation ended December 31 last, the Federal Business Devel- opment Bank authorized 638 loans for $30,082,000 to businesses in British Columbia. In the full year 1975, FBDB and its predecessor, Industrial Development Bank, which FBDB succeeded on October 2, approved 2,903 loans for a total amount of 3132,756,000. This was down by 7% in number and by 14% in amount from, 1974 when IDB authorized 3,108 loans for $154,- ,080,000. At December 31, FBDB had $414,918,000 outstanding in ��� loans, investments, and guarantees to 8, 281 customers in British Columbia. FBDB, a Crown corporation, promotes and assists the growth and creation of business enterprises across Canada, particularly those of smaller size. It provides financial assistance, management counselling, management training, and information on government programs for business. Accepts sewers Roger Cote, owner of a Bargain Harbour campsite soon to be subdivided into several lots, has been asked by the Department of Health to provide a written approval from the Regional District stating that the district is willing to accept responsibility for the sewer system. Apparently a new health department policy requires the regional district to take over a subdivision sewerage when on a collector system. The regional district is expected to receive the sewer function within the next few weeks. At last Thursday's meeting, the regional board decided to accept responsibility for the sewer system noting that Cote would be willing to surrender his sewage disposal system on demand. Sunshine Coast News. March 2f 1976. AVOID LOOKING INTO LIGHTS At night avoid looking directiy noting the position of the oncom- into oncoming headlights as you ing car from the comer of your drive, warns the British Columbia eye. The repeated glare of oncom- Automobile Association. Instead ing headlights can produce dan- watch the right side of your lane gerous night blindness. ' I'M OFF TO VISIT Merrie England FROM MARCH 16 to APRIL 30 ^So for this period there will be ���* no grooming, but we will be i boarding as usual at I WALKEY KENNELS %*,_ CAT & DOG 885-2505 BOARDING Normal hours: . Tues.-Sat. 9:30-5:30 Sun.: Closed. Pickup by appointment only Mon.: Closed all day Going through the Change of Light? WHETHER WIRING A NEW HOME, OR ADDING AN OUTLET, I OFFER YOU PERSONALISED SERVICE AT ONE OF THE MOST - REASONABLE RATES ON THE PENINSULA. Tl SUPERIOR ELECTRIC FOR GUARANTEED SERVICE CALL R. SIMPKINS 885-2412 FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE Pink Salmon UNLABELLED, 7% oz. CANS WHILE QUANTITIES LAST 75* Can ��s Gasettcans 48-15 oz. CANS Pet Food CASE LOTS ONLY 8.95 Creston Valley DRY BELT #1 NETTED GEMS Let us have your order quickly, and we will be able to get you more at this low, low price. m Gibsons, B.C. Sunshine Coast News, March 2, 1976. tfP'X&^&M&M&K.t **&T^&*&*&T*&*<��?*&*&-'BM]:&Chijm league, Freeman Reynolds a 313 single in the 9:00 Ball, & Chain league and Jeff Mulcaster' a.341 single in the Senior Y.B.C; league. Freeman Reynolds/is back in the groove again with'. an 802 triple in the Ball & Chain league and an 820 trir^7mtlW Legion league. High triple 'fpr the ladies goes to Bonnie (Bon Bon) McConnell; with a 764 triple also in the Ball & Chun league. Highest scores for the week: Tues, Coffee: Lila Head 291- 629; Myrt LeNoble 231-633; Marney Qually 274-720; Sandy Lemky 314-730. Swingers: Alice Smith 197-529; Hugh Inglis 269-643. Gibsons At Dianne Fitchell 223- 617;Ken Swallow 228-639; Randy Boyes 239-653; Jim Gurney 308- 654. Wed. Coffees Doreen Crosby 226-638; Barb Quaddy 230-645; Vicki Buchanan 304-664. Ball & Chain 7:00: Sue Rhodes 254-630; Larry Morrel 243-648; Ron Qually 305-769. B���1 & Chain 9:00: Paddy Richardson 274-647; Bonnie McConnell 292-764; Ken Skytte 259-722; Brian Butcher 293-733; Freeman Reynolds 313-802. Thnre. Mixed: Orbita delos Santos 231-639; Sharon Kraus 286 663; Jim Thomas 316-671; Mel delos Santos 289-711. Legion: Carol McGivern 279- 672; Carole Skytte 244-725; Roa Rivard 310-700; Norm Wolansky 266-733; Freeman Reynolds 296- 820. YBC Bantams (2): Linda Harding 145-259; Darin Macey 168-287. Juniors: Michele Solinsky 244- 546; Jamie Gill 236-530; Geoff Butcher 209-571; Geoff Spence 230-588. Seniors: Ann Carson 272-609;: Jeff Mulcaster 341-779. Have Your Furnace SERVICED OR REPAIRED ~ When you need furnace repairs, you'll want to make certain the work is done by experienced technicians you can trust. We guarantee our repair services. WE ALSO INSTALL ELECTRIC OR OIL FURNACES Emergency service FOR FREE ESTIMATES. FAST DEPENDABLE SERVICE R.D. THOMAS & Co 886-7111 ELPHINSTONE'S Pat Gaines is surrounded by a wall of Kinghts as he attempts a basket during Saturday's final game in the Tri-Zone BasketaWI tournament. Cougars lost a heartbreaker to St. Thomas More Knights by a score of 69-68. DA VE LAMB, captain of EliphlDgjtffa trophy from School BoardCarmanrCeilarFishw/Cjougars finished in secong spot in the Tri-Zone basketball tournament. ELPHINSTONE'S gymnasium was filled to capacity for Saturday night's Tri-Zone final between St. Thomas More and Elphinstone Cougars. RICH GOULET, left, coach of St. Thomas More Knights receives a congratulatory handshake from Cougars' coach Gary Gray, after Knights' victory Saturday. you compare. 5 ,. >&tnm- >,|MU:��Mf������i��i j><3 ANOTHER MARKER for Gibsons that eventually helped the team defeat Roberts Creek by a score of 5-3. The commercial league game was played Saturday night at the Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt. Wilson Creek Community Assoc. Meeting Feb. 10 - 8 p.m. AGENDA 7 Future of Children's Baseball Coffee Parties . Cubs and Scouts Rally Clubs New Business 1. Neighborhood Pubs 2. Circus 3. Charlie Brookman Fishing Derby . OLD AND NEW MEMBERS WELCOMED COFFEE SERVED c A N A V E N T U R E # # \)e WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU REINELL ��yi '���aiff, y * r> * K & C x-j- K & C Trail Bay Sports Unlimited Cowrie St. 885-2512 Sechelt ' KEN CROSBY LORRIEGIRARD 886-7760 m0im0im0m0m0itm0t0tmmm0mm0mmm00)mmm0mm00mtimtitmttm0i0��00>m WISHES TO INTRODUCE JONMcRAE 885-3670 '1 *> THE FRIENDLY NEW SALES STAFF OF AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD. For All Your Real Estate Requirements DROP IN AND SEE OUR NEW OFFICE 'THE COFFEE IS ALWAYS ON" Phone 886-2277 Toll Free 682-1513 R.R. 2, Dental Building Highway 101, Gibsons NOTARY PUBLIC-APPRAISALS-MORTGAGES CBC Radio 8 Sunshine Coast News. March 2,1976. A loving look at Yiddish The first hour of CBC Tuesday Night takes a loving look at Yiddish, the language itself, and the rich treasury of poetry and prose written in it. Analyzed as being 70 percent German, 20 percent Hebrew and 10 percent Slavic. Yiddish is spoken mostly by Jews of eastern Europe, so many of whom perished during the Second World War. In the U.S., Canada, the USSR and other countries with large Jewish populations, the language faces extinction through assimilation into the dominant cultures. Even in Israel it is secondary to Hebrew, the national language. The program looks at the little known story of Birobidzhan, a province the Soviet Union created in the 1920s as a national homeland of the Jews, with Yiddish as the national language. In the second hour Malka creates a powerfully moving documentary of the concentration camps of Hitler's Germany ��� "You who pass by, may that not happen to you which happened to us". Tuesday, March 9 at 8:03pm. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 Quirks and Quarks 8:03pm Science Magazine, host Dr. David Suzuki. Concern 9:00pm Doctors for Industry ��� a Question of Ethics. A look at the dichotomous role a doctor must assume when he goes to work for a company. Is he the monkey of management, champion of the union or simply a healer of the sick? Country Road 10:30pm Robin Yancey. THURSDAY MARCH 4 Themes and Variations 8:03pm CBC Talent Festival, semi-finals:- Guy Carmichael, french horn; Danielle Demers, mezzo-soprano; Suzanne Goyette, piano; Eric Wilner, flute; Mozart, Purcell, Saint - Saens Rachmaninoff, Stamitz. Jazz Radio-Canada 10:30pm Doug Parker Band. Steve Leder Quintet. FRIDAY MARCH 5 Review 1:30pm Host Doug Camp bell interviews virtuoso harmonica player Larry Adler. Canadian Concert Hal 2:30pm Part 1. Festival Singers of Canada Ruth Henderson, piano. Liebes- lieder Waltzes, Brahms. Part 2. Robert Silverman, piano in recital' Brahms; Liszt. ~ Between Ourselves 8:30pm A documentary on truckers by Chris Thomas. SATURDAY MARCH 6 Dr. Bundolo's Pandemonium Medicine Show 11:30am. Satire. Our Native Land 12:10pm Opinions by older members of Canada's Native Community, their views about the contemporary movement of native people. Hot Air 1:30pm Host Bob Smith, Bud Powell, father of modern jazz Metropolitan Opera 2:09pm Verd's Aida. Starring Leontyne Price; Marilyn Horn; Placido Domingo; Cornell MacNeil; Bonaldo Giaiotti. Symphony Hall 7:00pm Toronto Symphony, Gina Bachauer, piano Symphony in G, Hadyn; Piano Concerto in B flat, Brahms. CBC Stage 8:30pm Souls Preserved by Bonnie LeMay. Anthology 10:03 To be French in North America, Part 11 ��� a talk by Robert Scully, literary editor of Le Devoir. Interview with British Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman. Orchestral Concert 11:03pm Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Martiho Tirimo, piano; Piano Concerto in A minor, Schumann, Symphony No. 3, Neilson. SUNDAY MARCH 7 The Bush and the Salon 1:03pm West and South to the Sea by Maurice Gagnon, a portrayal of one of the most fascinating explorers of North America, Robert Cavelier de La Salle. NHL Hockey 4:03pm Canadiens versus Red Wings. Royal Canadian Air Farce 7:03 pm. Satire from the Curtain Club, Richmond Hill. The Entertainers 7:30 p.m. A record show featuring a variety of performers. CBC Playhouse 10:30pm R.S.V.P. by Rachel Wyatt. Quebec Now 11:03pm Conclusion on the series a history of the Society of Jesus ��� the Jesuit order to-day. MONDAY MARCH 8 Mask of Our People 8:03pm Classical Arab. Music Quintet with music from the middle East, George Sawa in qanon. The Great Canadian Gold Rash 10:30pm Interview with Rick Wakeman and a live concert featuring Bruce Miller. TUESDAY, MARCH 9 CBC Tuesday Night 8:03 pm. Yiddish, the Exiled Mother Tongue. Part 2 ��� ' * You who pass by, may that not happen to you which happened to us" a program that answers some of the questions pertaining to the hotocast of the Second World War. Touch the Earth 10:30 p.m. Part 1. Celtic music ��� Part 2. Tim Wilson from recordings he made of both professional and amateur Celtic musicians. CLARENCE JOE . . . keeping the Sechelt story alive by ROB DYKSTRA Sit down with Clarence Joe sometime. Ask him about his culture. Ask him about his people. Ask him about himself. As he describes to you, in a quiet, sensitive, yet graphically detailed manner, some small part of his history, some myth, some legend that's been passed down through generations and generations, you cannot help but feel that the pragmatism of your own white culture has left you a little inadequate. Officially Clarence Joe is the Manager of the Sechelt Indian Band. Unofficially, he's a man who at age 67, is one. of the few native Indians left who can tell you vividly and in detail about the story of the Sechelt Nation. And that's why he's writing a book. The story of the Sechelt Nation is a story that both the Indians and the whites should know, Clarence Joe told members of the school Board at a recent meeting. Because, he says, it's the true history of Canada. - MLA predicts 50% cut MLAs could have their salaries cut by as much as.50 percent, Don Lockstead said last week. Lock- stead, on the Sunshine Coast last week to meet with the regional board, said the Social Credit government has already indicated MLAs will undergo a cut in salaries and his guess is that it will be an approximate 50 percent cut. Present pay for provincial MLAs is $16,000 in salary and $8,000 in expenses for a total of $24,000. Lockstead said if his pay is cut by that amount he would have to find a part time job to supplement his income. This, he said, would result in less service to Mackenzie riding. The MLA said looking after this riding is a full time job and if he is forced to work half-1 time at other employment his effectiveness as MLA will suffer. Besides general government austerity, it is believed the justification for the salary cuts is that there is to be only one session of the legislature instead of two as under the previous NDP government. However, Lockstead feels Improve relations The Sunshine Coast Regional District wants to improve its relations with the public. At last Thursday's meeting, the board accepted a recommendation from the planning committee calling for improvements in the flow of information between the board and the public. Directors have been asked to bring forward suggestions that would accomplish this goal. , The committee realized that,; a regional district publication would be of little use since n? would be regarded as propaganda and it was also stated that the most effective way of improving the situation would be to hold more public meetings, less in camera sessions and to allow publication of the regular meeting agenda. Chairman John McNevin elaborated by saying that he felt increased public participation was essential for the proper functioning of the Regional District. Bureaucracy hampers salmon project by JOHN HIND-SMITH It seems that the subject offish keeps cropping up around here and maybe it would be a good idea to try and bring things up to date. In the latest edition of B.C. Outdoors there is an article pointing out the sad plight of the salmon runs in B.C. waters. One of the problems appears to be lack of understanding between the Federal Fisheries people who set the limits and areas in which commercial fishermen can operate and the sports fishermen and conservationists who are trying to do something about increasing and conserving the stocks of fish. It must be a very delicate line to walk for the Federal Fisheries man. On the one hand he has to lay down the guide lines for the commercial fisherman and at the same time has to become involved with the salmon enhancement program which to an ever increasing extent is going to get help Spawning areas priority The United Fishermen and Ai- lied Workers Union, Local 16, Madeira Park has passed a resolu tion insisting that the preservation of clean spawning areas be a first priority in the approval of land subdivisions. In a letter to the Sunshine Coast Regional District, the Union Secretary asked for the Board's co-operation in notifying the union of proposed developments that might affect this policy so that they will be able to present any objections they might have at the appropriate time. . Trie -Regional Boaid agreed to keep the union informed. from the clubs and individuals interested in the improvement of streams and salmon runs. It is as though they were wearing two hats and which one they wear depends upon who they are talking to. The foregoing remarks are generalizations and could be applied in most areas. However, it is good to know that in the Pender Harbour district, the commercial fishermen are anxious to get involved in the stream enhancement program and we would like to wish them the very best of luck in their efforts. Red tape and bureaucracy are two commodities, which we have found there is no shortage of when you get involved in a program like this. The problem is that there are so many levels of government in both federal and provincial departments who consider that they should have some input, rightly or wrongly, and one has to go along with them so as not to rock the boat. The thing is that if you don't go along with them to some extent they can make it extremely difficult, and perhaps even impossible to carry on. This petty fogging bureaucracy is something we can very well do without. After a while it gets to a person and can . be the reason why someone who has been bubbling over with enthusiasm in the first instance can be reduced to a disinterested bystander. A program such as salmon enhancement is obviously going to have it's hang ups but for Heaven's sake lets not create difficulties where they don't exist. There can be little doubt that if and when the commercial fishermen get involved, it will lead to a far better understanding between themselves, the sports fishermen and clubs such as ours. The collective efforts will benefit all parties. In the latest B.C. Outdoors magazine some figures were published which make one think a bit. In 1974, 22 million salmon, were taken by seven thousand commercial fishermen while in the same period 484,000 salmon were taken by 220,000 sports fishermen. These figures are understandable when one recognizes that the commercial fisherman is making his living at the job as well as paying quite high prices for the priv- ilage of doing so in the way of licences etc. The rub comes when it is realized that up to the present time it is the clubs and individuals who have been trying to do something about stream improvements while someone else has been reaping the benefits of their labors. The fact that the Pender Harbour fishermen are interested in getting in on the action is very encouraging and should help con- : siderably in allaying the concerns i of sports fishermen and others j like myself who have no interest in fishing as such but want to do something to improve the creeks and fish habitat. . Let's hope red tape and bureaucracy can be reduced to a minimum and that the people who want to do something about increasing our fish stocks will be given all the encouragement possible. The end result of their efforts will mean more fish for everyone. NORTHWEST TRAVEL LTD. Agnes Labonte 886-7710 &&%% FAIRMONT ROAD GIBSONS OKANAGAN APPLES ���M RED DELICIOUS GOLDEN DELICIOUS WINESAP and HON EYfrom the farm BUY OFF THE TRUCK FROM THE FARMER ANDY'SDRIVE IN MARCH 3,1976 ��� ONE DAY ONLY DAWSON FARMS LTD. that the large size of this riding necessitates a full time MLA if people are to have access to government. Lockstead feels the decision to cut salaries is political because most Social Credit members have businesses which they can carry on while in.Victoria. The exact amount of the pay cut has not yet been announced but Lockstead said he is already looking around for a job to supplement his pay. The book that Clarence is working on, and soon hopes to have published, is based on both his own memories and stories about the Sechelt Nation and those of his father, Basil Joe. It had its origin some time ago when local historian and teacher Lester Peterson began to travel up and down the inlets with Basil Joe. As Clarence now tells the story, Les Peterson was very interested in the culture of the native peoples of this area but he was initially regarded with much scepticism "My father was an'intelligent man," says Clarence, "and he was very suspicious of whites. We were all suspicious of the white man ��� we are a very sensitive people." But before too long, Les Peterson was accepted as a friend "on the Sechelt Nation and as the two of them travelled, Lester Peterson and Basil Joe, Basil would talk about the history, the myths, the legends, and Les would write them down. That's how the book got its beginning. And sometime later, after the death of Basil Joe in 1965, the council and band asked Clarence if he would finish' the book because he was one'of the few left - in his generation who maintained the oral tradition. Even in the old days, Clarence remembers, only about 12 out of 100 Indians would know die stories of their culture. It was only the story tellers who would pass the legends from generation to generation, just as the artists who recorded the special pictographs on rocks and cliffs. And talking about the good old days, Clarence turns towards the window of his modern office in Sechelt and pointing to the waters of Georgia Strait, he speaks fond ly of the great fin bade whales that were at one time so plentiful out there, and the calm of Porpoise Bay, so "loaded" with porpoises. And there were the black ducks, the golden eyes and the geese ��� there were so many wild birds around Sechelt then. But no more. "As civilization moved in, they all moved out," states Clarence. With a number of books on native history stacked on his desk, his own book, which is being done in collaboration with Lester Peterson, will be finished very soon. In the meantime, Clarence has started on his own autobiography. Clarence's father was a hereditary chief and that gives Clarence, so to speak, royal blood. As a teenager Clarence was appointed by his tribe, the Tsooah- 'die tribe, as secretary to Chief Tom. He was later appointed secretary for the entire Sechelt nation and in 1945 when the hereditary chiefs were being phased out, he also became a councillor. Later still the band managers were appointed and that, says Clarence, "was the important position for me." He gave up his seat as councillor and he's been manager of the Sechelt Band ever since. Besides acting as manager for the band, Clarence still spends a lot of time with nature. He has a large fish boat,, the Hunachin Princess, named after his late wife, Lena. He travels up the coastal inlets, usually taking with him some of the younger members of the band, and he shows them the remote and misty places where a thousand years before their ancestors used to live. Clarence knows that his major task is to keep the Indian story alive. As he says, it's too valuable to lose. "Gardener's Apron", a differ* ent kind of gift. Abo barbecue aprons. Miss Bee's, Sechelt. Justice Development Commission MEETING, March 4 - 7:30 SENIOR CITIZENS HALL, SECHELT TOPIC: Is Capital Punishment supported by the majority of citizens of the Sunshine Coast? COME OUT AND MAKE YOUR OPINIONS KNOWN RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PRESENTED TO JACK PEARSALL Ask for this folder from our representative, who will be at: Bella Beach Motel, Sechelt Tel. 885-9561 On Wednesday, March 10 If you require financing to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the FBDB management services of counselling arid training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. _J FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK 145 West 15th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. 980-6571 Opening new doors to small business. I >> i y 6 PIONEERS OF PROGRESS' Sunshine Coast Newsr March 2.1976. 9 byDOUGSEWELL In the history of any frontier area there are not only those men whose dreams have turned' into reality but. there are also those whose dreams have come very close to changing the basic political and geographical structure of the area. In early British Columbia, Alfred Waddington came incredibly close, on two occasions, to creating a province that would have been considerably different than the B.C. we now know. Had Wad- dington's proposals been realized the development of Vancouver and the Fraser Valley would have been much slower and Victoria probably would have retained its stranglehold on the new provinces economy. In recognition of Waddington's vision of B.C. the National Geographical Board renamed B.C.'s Clean your carpet faster and better with Steamex: 6 power jets get dirt the other methods don't reach! Rent Athe pro CTSAAICX carpet cleaner ��� Do it yourself and save! ��� Jet action �� penetrates to loosen ground-in dirt and old shampoo ��then sucks it out d) to beautify carpet! ��� Dries quickly! ��� For rental location near you. Steamex solutions carry this scat ;c: 19?.') U S Flew Systems Inc ��Go*4HnmkMpin| ���) RENT STEAMEX NOW FROM GIBSONS rrry-T v.-^^.yyaaTjr"'' ������-' ies Gibsons 886-2642 or 886-7833 tallest mountain (formerly Mystery Mountain) "Mount Waddington" hi 1927, but in most ac-. counts of B.C.'s history this great road builder and engineer remains almost totally forgotten. Born in 1801 to a family of landed proprietors in Nottinghamshire, England, Alfred Waddington was raised in both England and France. As a young man he .entered into family business ventures in France and it wasn't until the business recessions of 1848 that he decided to seek his fortune in the new California Gold Rush. In 1849 or 1850 he arrived in California and shortly thereafter he set himself up in business as a partner in the San Francisco wholesale grocery firm of Dulip & Waddington. When the first rumours of a new gold strike on the Fraser River reached San Francisco late in 1857, Alfred Waddington was determined to see that his company got in on the ground floor of the new gold boom. Waddington arrived in Victoria with the first wave of miners in the spring of 1858 and soon established a branch of his firm. Waddington was impressed with the rapid growth of the small town and dur-. ing the next few years he took an active part m the development and politics of the colony. He was - a member of the Legislature of Vancouver Island in 1861 and 1862 and during this time he was constantly .opposing the ruling oli- grachy of the Hudson's Bay Co.. Though Waddington felt that the H.B.C. was "The pioneer of civilization in the back settlements of North America and Oregon," and that they "Had been created lords of the soil and acted generously as such", he also felt that by 1858 the "Object of the company for the purpose of civilization is at an end and its intervention for commercial purposes is a nuisance." .Waddington also took part in the incorporation of the City of Victoria and 1858 he became the author of the first book to be published in B.C. In the first edition of "The Colonist" editor Amor De Cosmos reviewed 'Waddington's new book the "Fraser' Mines Vindicated or The History Of Four Months." In 1859 Waddington again went to press with "The Necessity of Reform" which outlined his political beliefs and urged reform in the voting laws and the power of the H.B.C. By 1862 Waddington's interests had swung towards the work for which he is most remembered. He was one of the first to realize the need for reliable communication and transportation within the British Pacific Colonies and the necessity of good trade routes to take, their wealth to the world markets. The spread of the Gold Rush up the Fraser and into the Cariboo region had convinced ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL IS A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE YOU? Join St. Mary's Hospital Society NOW! I ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY SECHELT, B.C. Enclosed please find $2.00 for membership. Name.. ..".'..:.'..'..���. *NUUl "55) ������������������������.������������������������������������. ��������� ��� ������������.. Ba Occupation Waddington that it was necessary to build a road from the new Gold- fields to the Pacific Coast. Many other notable figures were also interested in routes from the Cariboo to the coast but Waddington's proposed route showed notable differences mainly because the Pacific terminus of his route was at the end of Bute Inlet almost two hundred miles upcoast from the B.C. capital of New Westminster. Waddington's initial efforts to persuade the Colonial Administration to consider this route were finally acted upon in 1861. Gov. James Douglas realized the value of this route, it was the shortest possible route to the coast, and because of this he backed Waddington's proposals until the government's surveyor "Major" William Downie examined the route and declared it impractical. Waddington and his associates were far from discouraged by Downie's report and in September of 1861 Waddington wrote the Governor asking him to allow the building of a private toll road from the coast to the Chilcotin River. Douglas's reply was favorable and work was immediately begun on the new road. The construction proceeded well through the summer of 1862 but by 1863 severe difficulties were impeding the progress of the new road. The winter of 1863-64 saw the completion of Douglas's Cariboo Road and in order to carry on work Waddington was forced to sell his Victoria property. The finishing touches to the spectacular failure of "Waddington's Road" were added by the "Chilcotin War" a series of gruesome ��� murders and small . scale uprisings amongst the Chil- BARKERVILLE, the northern terminus of "Waddington's Road." cotin Indians. Seventeen of Waddington's workers were killed in the first raid and it was only through the intervention ^of the new Governor of B.C., Frederick Seymour that, the rebellion was brought under control, ^i. Waddington was finally forced to admit defeat. His personal finances were wrecked andNvhen he was offered the position of Superintendent of 'Schools on Vancouver Island in 1865 he accepted the appointment. Even this drastic turn of fortune could not stifle the spirit of adventure in Alfred Waddington. By 1866 he was dreaming of a "Traction Line'.' from Fort Alexandria to Bute Inlet and soon after he approached Governor Seymour and the Colonial Office for a renewal of his old charter. Slowly his (schemes grew to encompass a transcontinental railroad as an aid to Confederation and also as a protection of "Asian Trade" from the now almost completed American railroad. In order to promote his gran- A CARIBOO CAMEL, a common means 0' ransportatlon over the rugged land between the Cariboo and the Coast. diose plans Waddington published two pamphlets during 1867. In the first "Overland Communication by Land and. Water through British North America" Waddington developed his route from England to the Far East by way of Canada and later that year he published "Overland Route through British North America" in which he advocated that the new rail line should go by way of Yellowhead Pass to Bute Inlet and pointed out the difficulties of the Fraser River route. Waddington's influence on the British and Canadian governments over the next few. years is shown by me seriousrconsidera* tion his proposals received. The. British Government briefly considered guaranteeing the financing of the project and the new Canadian Government later incorporated many of Waddington's ideas into the building of the C.P.R. though Waddington was not to live long enough to see them come about. He was asked to lay his plans before the Government in 1871, shortly after B.C. entered Confederation and he later reported that he was pleased with the results. '". In 1872 while in Ottawa awaiting the opening of Parliament Alfred Waddington caught smallpox and failed to recover. After Waddington's death political pressure finally forced the Canadian Government to select the Fraser River route for the new railway and much of Waddington's work in gathering material and information essential for the building of the railroad .was for-; gotten. Waddington's influence was directly responsible for the Colonial, National and British Governments being aware of transportation and communication problems and his surveys were responsible for the opening up and mapping of much of the young province. ���- Sunshine Coast Business Directory ��� AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES NEED TIRES? Come in to COASTAL TIRE�� attheS-BENDSon Highway 101 Phone 886-2700 Automotive - Parts Sales and Service ���Rotor lather service for disc Brakes and Drum Brakes ��� Valve and^Seat Grinding ALL MAKES SERVICED DATSUN SPECIALISTS JAMIESON AUTOMOTIVE AL JAMIESON Gibsons Phone 886-7919 ���BANKS ROYAL BANK OF CANADA GIBSONS Branch-Ph. 886-2201 SECHELT Branch-Ph. 885-2201 HOURS Gibsons.Mon r Thurs. 10a.m.-3p.m. Fri., 10a.m.-6 p.m. Sechelt: Tues - Thurs. 10a.m.-3p.m. Fri.,.10a.m. -6p.m. Sat., 10a.m.-3p.m. ��� BUILDING SUPPLIES TWIN CREEK LUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES Ltd. Everything for your building Needs Free Estimates Phone 886-2291-2 ��� BUILDING SUPPLIES (Cont) L & H SWANSON Ltd. Sand and Gravel BACKHOES Ditching - Excavations Porpoise Bay Road 885-9666, Box 172, Sechelt, B.C. WINDSOR PLYWOOD (THE PLYWOOD PEOPLE) Construction Plywood - Fancy Panels Doors, Bifolds, Insulation Sidings and all Accessories ���Delivery Highway 101, Gibsons Phone,886-9221 ��� BULLDOZING BACKHOE CUSTOM BACKHOE WORK SEPTIC TANKS INSTALLED Government Approved Free Estimates' Excavations - Drainage Waterlines, etc. Ph. 885-2921 Roberts Creek ��� CABINET MAKING OCEANSIDE FURNITURE & CABINET SHOP Hardwood Specialists Custom Designed Furniture Kitchen and Bathroom Cabinetry Remodelling R.BIRKIN Beach Ave., Roberts Creek Phone 885-3417 BOUTIN BULLDOZING Clearing ��� Landscaping ��� Backhoe Work Phone 886-9824 R.R. 1 Gibsons FOR YOUR / PRINTING PHONE 886-2622 ��� CONSTRUCTION GIBSONS BUILDING SUPPLIES (1971) LTD. ALL BUILDING MATERIALS READY-MIX CONCRETE-GRAVEL GENERAL PAINT Highway 101 - Gibsons 886-2642 886-7833 ~ ���DISPOSAL SERVICES SUNSHINE COAST DISPOSAL SERVICES i Port Mellon to Ole's Cove 886-2938 885-9973 When renovating or spring cleaning Call us for your disposal needs Commercial Containers available izMssmmnAm ��� ELECTRICIANS (Quest Clectric UttL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING Serving Sechelt, Gibsons, Roberts Creek , & Madeira Park 885-3133 J. McKenzie Ron BJalr, P. Eng. Porpoise Bay Rd. Sechelt P.O. Box 387 V0N3A0 * ELECTRIClANSiContd) SIM ELECTRIC Ltd. Electrical Contractor Sechelt ��� Phone 885-2062 ^\BEEUECTRICh_. Phone 886-7605 Box 860 Gibsons "POWER TO THE PEOPLE" ��� HEATING TED HUME SERVICES Gibsons, B.C. 886-2951 Parts, Service, Installations Stoves, Furnaces, Heaters, etc. Certified Instrument Mechanic ��� MACHINE SHOP At the sign of' the Chevron HILL'S MACHINE SHOP & Marine Service Ltd Arc and Acty. Welding Machine Shop Steel Fabricating Automotive - Marine Repair Marine Ways Phone 886-7721 Res. 886-9956 ��� MOVING & STORAGE LENWRAY'S TRANSFER Ltd. Household Moving & Storage . Complete Packing Packing Materials for Sale Member Allied Van Lines Phone 886-2664 - R.R. 1, Gibsons ��� PAINTING ABC GENERAL PAINTING SPRA Y- BRUSH - ROLL / Call 886-2512 ��� PAVING COAST PAVING PA VING FROM DRIVE WA YS TO HIGHWAYS . Highways, Parking Areas Driveways, Crushed Gravel Equipment Rentals Main Office Box 95, Powell River, 485-6118 Branch Office: Sechelt, Ph. 885-2343 9:30 to 3:30 p.m. ��� PLUMBING ��� PLUMBING (Cont) RAY NEWMAN PLUMBING SALES & SERVICE Hot Water Heating Building and Alterations Davis Bay Rd., R.R. 1, Sechelt-Ph. 885-2116 PENINSULA PLUMBING CONTRACTING Port Mellon - Pender Harbour Free Estimates Phone 886-9533 R ick 886-7838 Tom 886-7834 G&E PLUMBING & HEATING -��� Ltd. Certified Plumbers Box 165, Gibsons, B.C; PHONE 886-7638 New Installations, Renovations Repairs, Hot Water Heating ' Pump Repairs 24 HOUR SERVICE TIDELINE �� . Plumbing and Heating Contractors RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL FREE ESTIMATES 886-9414 Bernie Mulligan Denis Mulligan SEASIDE PLUMBING PLUMBING ��� PIPEFITTING STEAMFITTING . HOTWA TER HE A TING 886-7017 All Work Guaranteed ��� REFRIGERATION JOHN HIND-SMITH REFRIGERATION & MAJOR APPLIANCE SERVICE Port Mellon to Pender Harbour Used Refrigerators for Sale Phone 886-2231 From 9a.m. to 5:30p.m'. Res. 886-9949 ��� RETAIL STORES MISS BEE'S Card and Gift Shop Wharf Rd., Sechelt P.O. Box 213 Ph. 885-9066 Coutts-Hallmark Cards & wrappings, Gifts, Picture Puzzles; English Bone China cups, saucers, etc. Boutique Items Local Artists' Paintings BERNINA SEWING MACHINES NOTIONS etc. RE PA IRS AND SER VICE TO ALL MAKES SEW EASY Cowrie St. Sechelt 885-2725 ��� RETAIL rr_mt_) STORES (Coma} c & s HARDWARE & APPLIANCES Sechelt ��� 885-9713 ��� ROOFING ��� TV & RADIO (cont) NEVENSVTV Service Depot for PHILIPS ��� ZENITH PANASONIC��� ADMIRAL FLEETWOOD DEALER MASTERCHARGE Phone 886-2280 STANHILSTAD ROOFING DUROID, SHAKES OR REROOFING R.R. 1, Port Mellon Highway Gibsons Phone 886-2923 ���SURVEYORS ROYS, WAGENAAR B.C. LAND .SURVEYORS CIVIL ENGINEERS Marine Building - Wharf Street Box 609, Sechelt, B.C. 885-2332 ROBERT W.ALLEN B.C.LAND SURVEYOR Sechelt Lumber Building Wharf St., Box 607 . Sechelt, B.C. Off ice 885-2625 Res. 885-9581 ��� T.V.& RADIO PAJAK ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. RCA & ELECTROHOME Authorized Dealer Sales and Service 886-7333. Gibsons SUNSHINE.COAST TV SALES & SERVICE ADMIRAL ��� ELECTROHOME and ZENITH DEALERS Gordon Oliver - Ed Nicholson ".IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SECHELT" Box 799, Sechelt Phone 885-9816 CLOSED ON MONDAYS J &C ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCES Charles (Chuck) Stephens SALES and SERVICE* INGLIS & PHILIPS MARINE ELECTRONICS Across from Red & White Sechelt 885-2568 ��� TRAILER PARK SUNSHINE COAST TRAILERPARK 1 Mile West of Gibsons, Hi way Laundromat Extra Large Lots and Recreation area Parklike Setting Phone 886-9826 ��� TREE TOPPING TREE TOPPING VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Marv Volen Phone 886-9597 Clean up your wooded areas Remove lower limbs for VIEW Top tall trees adacent to building ��� ��� TRUCKING , DOUBLE'R' TRUCKING LTD. SAND, GRAVEL, FILL DRAIN ROCK, ETC. Chaster Rd Gibsons, B.C. 886-7109 ��� WELDING B. MacK WELDING BRADMacKENZIE Portable Welding . 886-7222 10 Sunshine Coast News. March 2,1976. byO.CBRAY There is a certain exhilarating something which overflows in one's consciousness when the an-, ticipation of some joyful occasion or event is about to be consummated and brought forth into visible manifestation. Anyone who as a young person has sat in a theatre when the lights were lowered and the orchestra strikes up in some pulse stirring overture, tense with an almost overwhelming excitement awaiting that magical moment when the great curtain would rise, slowly revealing the brilliantly illuminated stage and all the paraphernalia of a well loved pantomime, will have some conception of how this reporter felt as he awaited the arrival of the taxi which would convey him to the place where all would be made real. The occasion was the annual St. Valentine's Day banquet, arranged, prepared and served almost wholly by the ladies of the Royal Canadian Legion in Gibsons on behalf of the members of the local branch of the Old Age Pensioners Organization. Including a small number of invited guests, there were some 150 persons in all. Bless the taxi. How would those of us who are without our own transportation manage to get around without such aid? However, be that as it may, the most of half an hour dragged by from the time of phoning to the arrival of the cab, so by the time I reached my destination the seating capacity if the spacious and elegantly decorated Legion Hall, with a few exceptions, was fully occupied. And so the curtain has gone up revealing a colorful and heart warming scene. But this is no pantomime. In this atmosphere of welcome warmth and savory odors from the kitchen, we behold a grand assembly of mostly oldsters like myself, all attired in their best, their friendly and familiar faces shining in anticipation of ajoyful evening just new born. As might be expected in such a mixed gathering and on such an occasion, the ladies far outshone their more conservatively attired escorts with their artistically arranged hairdos, or coiffeurs if you prefer, if such a word can add a little more elegance; and mostly full length dresses; a rare, and if this reporter may be permitted to add, a welcome sight in these modern times. Meantime, our Legion ladies had been busying themselves preparing platters of palatable foodstuffs on long serving tables, so that guests could pass along each side in single file and help themselves to the succulent cold cuts of turkey and chicken, tasty salads, and other made up dishes as required. There was plenty to satisfy the needs of all. And so we filled our plates, and ate our fill in a homey atmosphere of animated chatter, the rattle of dishes, and the lulling strains of some soft music coming through to us from some hidden source. For those who needed a little pepping up now and again, decanters of delicious wine were placed within easy reach of each diner. When all was done, I leaned back in my chair, comfortably relaxed after a well enjoyed dinner, and found myself waiting expectantly for the fulfillment of an announcement made earlier in the evening, informing us that we were in for enjoyable entertainment. As it happened we were not disappointed. Maybe I dropped off into a kind of a doze, I am rather prone to that sort of thing after a good meal, but my senses became fully alert when I realized that seemingly out of nowhere the open space between the banquet tables was filled with a troupe of the most delightful young creatures the eye could wish to behold. Scantily clad, as was appropriate for the occasion, gossamer like wings, and of course a tiny halo over each young head. These dainty young fairies danced most prettily for us, and after a while, having accomplished their part of the show in their own inimitable manner, darted off nimbly into the shadows, and must surely have felt greatfy elated by the rounds of applause which followed them. And now a bevy of smiling teenage girls appeared, and one could not help but admire their youthful charm and graceful carriage as they made their entrance. But let's watch them perform. Firstly there was an excellent exhibition of ballet dancing, in which one of the taller girls pirouetted daintily and with marked skill around the floor, expertly assisted by a handsome young partner. Then we were treated to a fine performance of the Scottish Highland fling by a couple of talented young ladies, followed by the sword dance, and finally the sailor's hornpipe. After the young people had completed their part of the evening's entertainment, it was announced that a group of Legion ladies would perform the well known and popular "Highland dance." To the accompaniment of appropriate music the eight dancers carried out the intricate steps and windings of the dance with marked skill and grace, to the enormous delight and admira tion of the entire assembly. And now comes that part of the evening when the many who had been seated all this time, felt like getting on their feet and moving around for a stretch, and in the accomplishment of this what better way is there than to dance. And dance they did, gyrating around the floor to the sweetest music this reporter can remember listening to from amateur musicians in a long while. A small group of senior citizens, a piano, violin, and a guitar, constituted the Sechelt Hillbillies. Their dreamy music was highly esteemed by all. After a while there was a pause in the music, and many of the dancers returned to their seats. Whilst thus relaxing, once again seemingly out of nowhere a host of glittering fairies descended upon us, each carrying an armful of small packages which they proceeded to distribute, one for each diner, and then disappeared again as quickly as they had come. Each package contained a variety of fruits, the whole nicely wrapped in cellophane, and were accepted with thanks to some generous but un-named giver. At this point in time I decided to make my way out doors and await the arrival of the taxi which I had ordered previous to take me home. And so my evening's entertainment drew to a close. SHARES POPULAR The shares of Canadian chartered banks are owned by more than 185,000 individual shareholders, about 95 per cent resident in Canada and owning almost 89 per cent of outstanding shares. mum^n Municipalities need more The Union of British Columbia Municipalities has advised Municipal Affairs Minister Hugh Curtis that local governments in this province need provincial revenue, transfers totalling $140 million this year in order to maintain adequate services without having to increase property taxes by an unacceptable degree. The UBCM's appeal was in response to the minister's sole commitment made at a recent joint conference that this year's provincial grants to municipalities and regional districts would not be less in total that the 1975 figure of $95 million. Curtis did indicate that the basic distribution formula may be altered which may result in some municipalities getting more and some less than they received last year. Assisted by a group of municipal treasurers in the lower mainland, the UBCM did a province- wide review of the situation. It revealed that last year's provincial contributions will have to be increased in total by $25 million simply to keep the province's transfer payment to municipalities at a similar level as in the previous five years. World Day On the first Friday of March, Christians around the world witness to their unity in Christ by worshipping together. Moreover, the depth of their concern is also revealed by a willingness to share of their substance with the world's needy people. The World Day of Prayer will be held this year oh Friday, March 5 at Gibsons United Church at 1:30 p.m. The theme is "Education for all of Life," and the guest speaker in Lillian Dirk- son, a missionary from India. All concerned Christians are invited to join in this service of worship. This would not make it feasible for municipalities to restore some of the services they cut bade last year however. Nor would it permit existing services to be increased to a more .reasonable level, the UBCM stressed. To achieve these two needs, without drastically increasing local property tax rates, the UBCM told the minister that provincial transfers would have to be boosted by a further $20 million to a $140 million total. MLA visits SCR board MLA Don Lockstead attended last Thursday's Sunshine Coast Regional District meeting to ask the board how he could best help them in his position as this area's representative in Legislature. Lockstead also informed the board of his concerns over cutbacks in sewage disposal benefits, social services, ferries and highways that he feels are possible under the new provincial government. His main fear was that proposed Highway 101 improvements may now be "down the tube". (See story, page 1)., Lockstead also promised to introduce a private members bill that would help to alleviate some of the financial difficulties of the Mackenzie riding's 48 water works districts but admitted that he was not optimistic about the bill's chances of passing. WANTED Used furniture oi what have you AL'S USED FURNITURE WE BUT BEER BOTTLES- Gibsons ��� 886-2812 GIBSONS ATHLETIC ASSOC. Annual General Meeting March 2,1976 at 8 p.m. in the Gibsons Athletic Hall, Marine Drive ���Everyone Welcome��� Elphevents by D.J. HAUKA Maybe I'D put those headlines in myself! Trust the P.C.'s to come up with a kngphot for their leader. As you may have read last week, Mr. Pope our Social Studies 11 teacher gave us an incentive for studying the Progressive Conservative convention by forming a pool. We could be on any candidate and almost everyone bet on either Mulroney, HeUyer or Wagner. The only person to bet on Clark (trust ^osta to pick him) didn't have a quarter with him so everyone got their money back, much to their disgruntled satisfaction. Late February and early March will be busy at Elphinstone. Last week was the Tri-zone basketball tournament. The first week of March is going to be busy, busy, busy. Teen Angel and the Rockin' Rebels are coming up on March 5 for the school's Grease day and Dance, a throw back to the 50s. The next day March 6 is a school excursion to the UBC Open House But alas; I shall miss all this be cause from Tuesday to Sunday there's an UNESCO Conference in Campbell River, and as an "all round great person, unquestionably honest and modest, I was honored with being cqe of the five students from Elphinstone asked to attend. That's why my column won't be appearing in next week's paper ��� Please! don't cry so loud. . Whilst I wits talking with Mr. Pope on Friday I saw a most frightrening sight. Sounds like a poem but this is what happened: One Friday dark and dreary As I pondered weak and weary Over tests and final exams galore, I heard a sudden tapping at the courtyard door, (and this I must confess was unusual and nothing less). As I turned round to ponder I saw a silent wandr'er Walking round and round The courtyard floor. Then, as tfin dreaming I suddenly hear him screaming "The poor boy's shouting and screaming for they've locked the courtyard door'' (Pray bear with me a little more, and hear the Ballad of the Courtyard Door). I know not from whence he came This ill begotten hound of fame Perhaps he hoped to expiate his sin But I thought him freezing As I never saw such sneezing. Then the art teacher let him in, (hooray the art teacher let him in!) y After trudging through such snows We thought he was a doze. As you might have gathered from that doggerel on Friday someone from town got it into his head that he should be the first person to walk on the virgin snows of the courtyard. How he got in I don't know but I do know that he had a heck of a time getting out. Writing this column has done me a lot of good, (the pay isn't much mind you, but it's die ex- " perience that counts). I mean how else can you get the valuable knowledge of what to print if you want to get sued, threatened, or out-right physically assaulted? I really appreciate all your criticisms even when you offer to solve them with lead pipe and chains. The snow this week has been a great hassle. School had to be closed on Thursday and Friday. The attendance was- worse than that of a Sonny Bono Show and even more disheartening was the slush after the white stuff partly melted. As I trudged to school I was up to my ankles in Mr. Frosty Friday saw a flock of counsellors from BCTT, UBC, U. Vic, SFU and other such high places of ' learning. I cannot say whether they presented an interesting morning, as I was not there, but my friends tell me it wasn't too bad. Another pleasant distraction this week was an ar^show. There were over 100 photographs of modern Canadian artists. Costa, Mike, and myself walked over to a set showing a parked car, a seawall, and of course, the sea; "What does it mean," I asked Mike. "It's obviously a suicide," I said answering my own question There was a profound "huh?" in unison. "It's obvious," I went on. "The empty car, the heaving sea, the wall." "Yeah", said Mike, "and this picture of a telephone pole is a romantic hanging." I mumbled something about Phillistines and decided that they had been too much occupied with looking at the young lady lecturing about the works of art rather that listening to what she was saying. As an aside, it seems that the first camera, which is Greek for "room", happened during a battle when an arrow went through an Ethiopian tent. The rent caused by the arrow produced a small picture on the tent wall. After having cameras for centuries, you'd think they would get around to taking a picture of me to put in my column. Editor's note: If D.J. would stand still long enough, we might be able to get a photo of him. ��� i TIDELINE PLUMBING AND HEATING CONTRACTORS RESIDENTIAL ��� COMMERCIAL ��� INDUSTRIAL COMPLETE NEW PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICE ���HOT WATER HEATING SYSTEMS FIRE SPRINKLING SYSTEMS REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS MECHANICAL INSTALLATIONS SEWER HOOKUPS ALL WORK DONE BY QUALIFIED TRADESMEN FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL 886-9414 Bernie Mulligan SERVING THE SUNSHINE COAST , Dennis Mulligan Women: Assert yourself Becoming assertive means standing up for your rights and increasing your capacity to be open, expressive, clear, straight forward and- sincere. 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