ISBftSS. B0��-O,fi ���JSSC5B-" iBRAK* The Sunshine Published at Gibsons, B.C. 15* per copy on newsstands Serving the Sunshine Coast since 1945 September 12,1978 Volume 31, Number 37 Co-operation pays off Prompt clean-up on Tuwanek spill Prompt and co-operative action by local businessmen coordinated by Provincial Emergency Programme Co-ordinator A.D.McPhee of Sechelt averted a major ecological setback In the Tuwanek area of Porpoise Bay last week. The situation developed when vandals opened the hose and poured 1,500 gallons of dicsel fuel into the bay. The fuel was the property of Jackson Brothers Logging Company. On receipt of the information that the spill had occurred. Coordinator MePhee contacted Ralph Harding of Shell Bulk Oil Depot in Gibsons where hc was aware that oil spill control gear, trade named Conwed, was stored. Harding immediately made his material available and it was rushed to Ihe scene of the spill by Len Wray of Len Wray's Transfer Ltd. Meanwhile MePhee had also contacted the Gulf Oil station in Sechelt, being aware that they too had a supply of Conwed, described by MePhee as being "a large rolled blanket of blotter", it nd the second supply of blotter was rushed from Francis Peninsula to Porpoise Bay on a Jackson Brothers truck. Finally Tyee Air of Sechelt flew a third supply of the spill blotters from Vancouver and the combined sources proved adequate to the task of cleaning up the oil. Co-ordinator MePhee was quick to praise the co-operation he had received in dealing with the emergency and to point out that fortune was also on the side of the cleanup crew since the water area involved was surrounded by logs and both the water and thc wind were very quiet at the time of the incident. Roads blocked on Saturday Traffic was diverted from Highway 101 to the Lower Road at the cemetery when a tree, about half a kilometre towards Sechelt from the Sangster property, fell at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, severing the power lines and shooting flames into the air as a result of arcing in the tree. Not long after the traffic had been diverted, there was a two car accident on Lower Road which resulted in one person being taken to hospital. This was followed shortly by a three car accident which resulted in four people being taken to the hospital, and another two car accident from which no hospitalization resulted. All three accidents occured within a period of five minutes. Traffic travelling both ways between Gibsons and Sechelt was halted for approximately one hour before the wreckage could be sufficiently cleared to permit travel again on the Lower Road. Cars were backed up for over half a kilometre towards Gibsons from the cemetery by the time the traffic began to flow again at approximately 11:00 p.m. On Sunday evening, one gentleman was still in hospital with a fractured ankle, and a female who received facial lacerations and had her nose broken is expected to require further treatment in Vancouver. Of the injured parties, one was from Vancouver, another from Alberta while the remainder were local residents. Constable Dolhan, who was on highway patrol duty at the time, estimated the damage, all of it to the seven vehicles involved, at $16,000. One of the vehicles was a 1978 Plymouth Cutlass which had been purchased the day before the accident. No names were available, and the accidents are still under investigation. The 27-foot whaler, PeJIcan, is towed into Gibsons Harbour by the Coast Guard hovercraft late Saturday afternoon after capsizing off Popham Island. See story below and other pictures on Pages Six and Seven. Capsized off Popham I. Three plucked from watery grave Three young men were plucked from the sea late Saturday but failed to spot the distressed sailboat, afternoon when their twenty-seven foot whaler, PELICAN, "Man, I thought that was it," said Manulak. "I mean, wc capsized off Popham Island as they tried to reach Gibsons Har- were really cold and It was going to bc dark soon and this fish investigation continues Tordon charges being considered The provincial Pesticide Control Bureau is considering charges in the matter o, thc herbicide Tordon 10-K which was spilled into Clowholm lake last week at thc B.C. Hydro substation near Salmon Inlet. Pesticide Control Bureau Manager, Bayne Vance, when contacted by the Coasl News said that there were several areas of concern tu his department in the matter. The first question that came up was the question of how much of the herbicide was in thc Hydro storage shed, lt appeared that not even Hydro officials were sure how much herbicide bad been stored. Thc chemical had been in the storage shed lor several years. How many was not known but estimates ranged between live and nine years. The second principal area of concern for thc Pesticide Control Branch was thc question of availability to the public. "Wc arc not sure how appropriate the shed in question was for a storage area." said Vance. Some initial evidence from the scene indicated that thc storage shed was unlocked and un- loekable. A Hydro official was quoted in the city newspapers last week as being of the opinion that the question of whether or not the shed was locked was 'academic' since the door to the shed was reputedly kicked in. The third area of concern involved the labelling on thc herbicide containers. Again initial evidence, pending a full investigation, had indicated that at least sonic of the labels on the containers were not readable. It is understood that both the federal Environmental Protection Service and the provincial Pesticide Control Bureau arc investigating the situation. Insofar as the provincial authorities are concerned, the Coast News learned that should charges prove warranted they would be laid under thc Pesticide Control Act Section 3b on Storage and Section 40 on Labelling. it if is discovered that the regulations have not been adequately observed a fine of $2,000 or six months imprisonment, or both, could result. Gibsons-Regional Waterand Sewers bour In rough seas. Ric Manulak and BUI Atamaehuk of Vancouver and Byron Munro of Garden Bay were brought into Gibsons Harbour just before dark on the Coast Guard hovercraft out of Vancouver with their sunken sailboat In tow. The PELICAN was running before the wind which was gust- ing to thirty miles an hour with three-foot swells when a sudden gust from an unexpected quarter capsized her. "I was lying in the cockpit," said Manulak, the boat's owner, "and then suddenly I was swimming." The most frightening experience was that of Atamaehuk, however, like his companions twenty-four years old. When hc was thrown Into the frigid waters he came up underneath thc main sail of the boat. "I was afraid that I was going to get tangled in the rigging," said Atamaehuk, "but I dove down as far as I could and managed to swim out from underneath the sail." boat didn't see us. I felt like a real loser.1 Atamaehuk on his third attempt managed to retrieve two parachute flares from under the afterdeck of the sunken boat and within a few moments after they were fired a boat, which was not identified but was out of the Richmond Yacht Club came by. The occupants of the boat threw a life jacket with rope attached and one by one the three men struggled through the rough seas and into the Richmond boat. "Man, were we cold by that time. None of us could climb into the boat under our own power. We had to be lifted in." Two more fish boats were attracted by the flares and, shortly thereafter, the Coast Guard. Wrapped in blankets, the three were transported by the Coast Guard hovercraft Into Gibsons Harbour with their sunken sailboat being towed behind. Among the gear missing from the capsized sailboat were one wrapped main sail, an attache case containing wallets, a All three men swam back to the partially submerged boal, green sea bag with sleeping bags and a wallet, a blue five- then tried to right her by cutting the sail in the waler loose from gallon gas tank, and a red three gallon gas tank. If any local the boat. They righted it several times but each time the heavy boatsmen come across this gear they are asked to turn il in to swell rolled it over again. A fish boat went by not too far away the Coast News office for forwarding to the owners. A joint meeting of the Gibsons Village and Regional Board Utilities Committee hcldif thc Gibsons Municipal Hall on Thursday. September 7, saw pretty full agreement reached on the proposed cooperation between the two jurisdictions on the supply of water in the eastern end of the Sunshine Coast but some indication that more discussion would have to take place on the questions of co-operation in sewage disposal for the area from Langdale to Gibsons boundary. Only a few minor matters remain to be worked on thc water agreement but some serious negotiation would appear to lie ahead on the sewage proposal. The proposal would appear to run thc risk of eliciting the same type of jurisdictional dispute that erupted over thc control of water facilities last year and both council members and regional board members were emphatic in their desire to avoid a similar dispute. It was emphasized to members of thc press present, however, that the joint committees were still in the working paper stage of discussion and that all options outlined by engineers Dayton and Knight would be considered fully. At Sechelt Council Roads and plans Work has begun under John Pinkster on the new Sechelt Legion Cenotaph. The cenotaph will be faced with clear local granite, the step will be faced with black Portugese marble and the cross will be of blue African granite. In the Gibsons Chambers By George Cooper At its September 5 meeting, Council heard two petitions, one for blacktop and one for extension of beer-serving hours. Jack Myers asked for ditching and black-topping of two hundred feet of Bay Road parallel to Skyline that serves three properties. "We have paid taxes for twenty- club has put out a real com five years and nothing has munity effort in its part of been done to it by the Vil- this blacktopping," said lage," said one resident, "and it looks like an abandoned skid road." Next budget, soothed Council, with a little ditching work possible this year. Blacktop around the aquatic centre and its approaches is part of this year's budget as are all major projects concerning the Village. "The Curling Alderman Hume. The Cedars Neighbourhood Pub petitioned for extended hours beyond their present II p.m. closing. The owner, J.Kavanagh, referring to recent amendments to liquor control that permit opening from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m., asked that he bc allowed to remain open to midnight as a start. "RCMP and nearby residents concur Please turn to Page Nine Sechelt Council gave approval in principle to the Community Plan now under consideration. The approval in principle was given at thc regular meeting of the Sechelt Council held on Wednesday, September 6. Thc approval was given with the proviso that thc Council would be guided by the Community Plan when formulating policy matters. Council also adopted a policy proposed by planner Doug Roy with regard to thc approach to bc used for development proposals. Roy proposed that developers should present a preliminary plan to the Village Clerk and Planner. It was accordingly moved and passed that any future commercial project should have plans submitted with covering letter to thc Clerk and Planner and then referred to Council. In thc matter of thc Arena Road it was moved by Alderman Morgan Thompson and seconded by Alderman Jorgensen that thc Village, together with Len Van Egmond, should open up Trail Avenue rather than Marine Way. It was felt that thc first step should be to have the road properly dedicated and that the Council should go on record as finding means to finance the paving of it in 1979. Van Egmond said he could begin work on the road the following day. In other Council business thc Council heard Don McDonald, former owner of the Jolly Roger Inn, outline his plans for a hotel on Teredo Avenue. Pending a soil test, McDonald said hc had no plans to show at thc present time but hc estimated that his projected hotel would take aboul one year to build. Bud Koch of Sunshine General Motors informed Council that hc would designate a walk for pedestrians in front of his building and install a chain rail to prevent parking across it. Miss Dc Langc, in a presentation to Council, asked that consideration be given to the question of the bus service. She pointed out Ihat several buses had already been taken off in thc local area and was fearful that when thc bus depot was closed later this year it would bc a further curtailment of service. Miss De Lange pointed out that seniors and lhc handicapped were dependent on thc bus service and would be severely disadvantaged if more reductions took place. Thc subject was placed on thc agenda for the next Council meeting. A joint meeting of the Gibsons Council and Regional Board Utilities Committees discussed sewage and water co-operation in Gibsons last week. Police news of the week Sechell lo Earls Cove: September 2: Mischief was reported in lhc Garden Bay area where apparently a person or persons unknown tried to lead a cow away from where it belonged. The cow was found with a rope tied around its horns. An attempted break-in was made at the hot dog stand in Madeira Park. Nothing was taken but a Hvelro meter was broken. September 4: A theft of an outboard motor was reported from Buccaneer Marina. A 5'/; horsepower Johnson. 19oS model, was involved. September 6: Willful damage was reported in the Davis Bay area with a report that some fruit trees had been damaged. September 7: An eight-foot gray dinghy was reported stolen or lost front Thorman- by Island. It had two oars. A theft of tools was reported front a worksite on East Porpoise Bay Road. September 8: A man's ten speed bicycle, golden in colour, was reported stolen sometime during thc lust week. Gibsons Area: September 7: There was a break and entry in a residence on Highway 101 in Gibsons. A small amount of change and candy were stolen. Delivered to EVERY address on the Sunshine Coast every Tuesday aam ������M Coast News, September 12,1978 f 111! A LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER Published at Gibsons, B.C. every Tuesday by Glassford Press Ltd. Phone 886-2622 Box 460, Gibsons, VON 1VO or 886-7817 Editorial Department: John Burnside-Editor Ian Corrance -Photographer/ Reporter SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Production Department: Bruce Wilson Veronica Plewman Office: M.M. Laplante Cynthia Christensen Advertising Department: Penny Christian Karen Hallett Distributed Free to all addresses on the Sunshine Coast. British Columbia: S12.00 per year: $8.00 for six months. Canada except B.C. $15.00 per year. United States ana Foreign $20.00 per year. A rare opportunity One can only applaud the decision of thc Gibsons Kinsmen Club to underwrite thc appearance here of the Tamahnous rheatre Company's production of Liquid (iold nexl week. Il is nol by any means a typical community service and thc Kinsmen deserve much credit for having the courage t�� try something new and ai short notice. It was our pleasure in April while the play was running in Vancouver to see the show and there can be absolutely no hesitation in recommending that as many of our local residents as possible should support the Kinsmen's worthwhile initiative by attending thc performance scheduled for September 20 at the Elphinstone Secondary School. Not only is ii a most sprightly, amusing and tin,tight-provoking musical, but it is set right here on thc Sunshine Coast in an imaginary Envers Inlet, for which vou can read whichever of our many attractive coastal mini-communities happens to bc your favourite. It is rare for a dynamic and vigorous professional theatre company to bring their work from Vancouver to us. Tamahnous was particularly anxious to do so in this case because of the play's setting. Their show was written and performed by west coast artists and, while it is a boisterous melodrama, it is nonetheless faithful to the ethos of our coast and an absolute delight. Both the theatre company and the Kinsmen Club deserve our thanks and our support for affording us this rare opportunity to see professional live theatre on our own turf and the opportunity to see ourselves as others see us for one night at least. It is a very good show. For Peace and Thriftiness Now that Ihe Regional Board and thc Gibsons Council have found an amicable way in dispense and administrate water among us, the question ol" sewage disposal conies before us. Again the engineers feci that the most economic way to proceed is to have thc administration of thc sewage disposal facility taken over by the Regional Board. It may be that the same feelings of territorial jurisdiction as were displayed in the great water controversy will come into play once again and if so the cheapest way may not be the best way. Cert- ainlv no one has anv desire for more of the squabbling and bitterness that thc water proposal occasioned last year. We would content ourselves with observing let the people's will be done. If the administration of sewage is seen by the residents of the Village of Gibsons to bc a function that should not be given up, so be it. On the other hand, if it does not evoke the same feelings and if close scrutiny should reveal that there is indeed a substantial tax saving to be realized by the proposal that the engineering firm of Dayton and Knight seems to favour, perhaps there is something to bc said in favour of thriftiness. In Praise off Regular. Elections A headline in lhc Vancouver Province recently indicated that Prime Minister .lames Callaghan of Great Britain had pulled a major political surprise by not calling an election when the time seemed opportunistic for his party. Thank God there is a political leader somewhere who is making decisions about the dramatic process not based on thc crassest of self interest only. One of the weaknesses of democracy as it is practiced in Canada is thc use that is made of the right ofa prime minister or premier under our type of parliamentary democracy to call an election whenever he sees fit. Rather should 1 call it an abuse of the right. Wc have watched our federal prime minister waffle throughout this year as eontlieting opinion polls tell him different things. Government by opinion poll is shabby government. Nor is Mr. Trudeau alone. Thc present provincial government in this province is reputed to be considering an election despite a comfortable majority and two more years to serve. Their predecessors in the N.D.P. party similarly with a comfortable majority decided to call an election two years before they had to. W.A.C. Bennett for twenty years called an election on an average of between three and four years despite the five year mandate. Apart from the unsettling effect on the economic climate of constant governmental indecision, the fact of the matter is that elections are expensive. They cost millions of dollars and once every five years would seem to be quite often enough unless the government is specifically defeated in the legislature by a vote of non-confidence. We could have elections federal and provincial once every five years in a stable and consistent fashion and save ourselves millions of dollars. Getting rid of some of the shabby opportunism so apparent in government circles at the present time wouldn't do us any harm either. from the files of Coast News lit ' ,��a.7$a. ... VSiLU em ?M 5 YEARS AGO Local man, Steve Littlejohn miraculously escaped death when the fully loaded longing truck he was driving on Vancouver Island plunged 325 feet over a tieep cliff. Littlejohn was thrown clear of the truck part way down the mountain and the logs which had broken loose and the debris they had stirred up went right over him. 10 YEARS AGO A private company, B.C. Hovercraft Ltd.. has been formed to provide an up-to-date fast Hovercraft transportation system along the Sunshine Coast. Terminals have been approved for Powell River, Texada Island and Gibsons. 15 YEARS AGO Mrs. Isabel Dawson has been chosen to represent the Social Credit party in the Mackenzie riding in the upcoming provincial election. Coasl News editor describes the home-owner grant introduced by the W.A.C. Bennett government as an expensive lollipop. He points out thai the home-owner grant gives back about fifteen percent of the recent one hundred per cent increase in property taxes. - -KflJr 20 YEARS AGO Alex Smith of Gibsons got tangled up with a 27-foot basking shark weighing five tons off Popham Island recently. Two airmen were rescued by a fishing boat after their jet collided over Roberts Creek. The skipper of the fish boat saw them parachute into the water. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. William Woof of Gibsons was unsuccessful in his gallant attempt to save the life of a neighbour, Mrs. Stella Sheddon, when her home went on fire. Mr. Woof carried the old lady from the blazing building but she died later in Vancouver from injuries received. 30 YEARS AGO The Coast News is published in Halfmoon Bay. An article by Les Peterson reveals that the community of Gibsons is soon to have the services of a large dairy. The farm of H.Gough on the Sechelt highway is to be operated as a dairy farm by Secord Dairy. A six man commission is appointed in Victoria to study the problems of school taxation. ^^^* ��� ���--��� ^Sijririi faWL Mia^Si"^W^'' b -vV' " *- ������'*���"-���" ^^J&S**^'' i - *< ***��� ' - Jn. > ������ ,���"*. ������ , '" ��� . t, ��� ",.-'* *?* - - ���&,,,- _ - ���--^���r ��� ���* \ ���'I Vancouver, about 1913. Bathing beach at English Bay. High cement wall, with underground change rooms, is already in place. Wreck Beach this is not. The entire assemb'y on the sand could hardly scare up as much exposed skin as the surface of one nudie. Although shadows indicate the day to be a sunny summer one, males, who make up the majority of the standees, retain derbies and jackets. Sign atop building says, "Win. Dick's Clothes Fit". Perhaps Wm. did not stock bathing suits of the era, such as adorn the boys in the foreground. Cotton suits, when wet, could hardly be said to fit, except perhaps over the shoulders, if anywhere at all. Even the masculine versions had little skirts attached, which flounced about in the water in a most unmasculine manner. It took the likes of Tarzan and Jane to bring about disclosure of the human form divine in aquatic apparel. Photo courtesy Ted White and Elphinstone Pioneer Museum. L.R.Peterson. Musings John Burnside Continued from last week The bear was badly hurt but he did not run far. A few hundred yards down the road which ran past the farm hc went to ground among some alders. In his long life he had been often hurt but hc had never been defeated and he knew no code but retaliation. He lay in thc dark by thc side of the road and waited. The rancher and his wife reached thc outer edges of thc circle of light from the farmhouse and paused and listened. The roars of the wounded grizzly had stopped abruptly and now even Ihe normal night sounds were stilled. Black silence lay before them. "Perhaps he's gone off up the mountain," ventured the wife. "Could be. He could also be lying up somewhercs around here." Slowly and with rifles cocked they ventured into thc breathless dark. As their eyes grew accustomed to the night they could sec a little. It was a cloudy night of little moon but it afforded enough illumination for dim perception and step by step in desperate tension they moved through it. "There's someone coming." Up the valley towards thc tense pair came the lights of an automobile. "It looks like a Volkswagen. It's probably Bill and Martha." They waited in the roadway till the ear drove up and told their neighbours what the situation was. There was a hurried consultation and it was decided that the ear would move behind them throwing light ahead so that if they came upon the bear they would be assured a clear shot. And so they proceeded, thc man and the woman with rifles ahead of the small car in a pool of light. On the rotid ahead of them the grizzly lay in wait. He was silent but his breathing was a gurgling, grunting rasp for he was wounded in the lungs. Hc could hear and smell his assailants as they came towards him and his unconquercd and unconquerable heart seethed for retribution though it was disciplined with all the cunning of his turbulent years. Soon, soon they would be within his charging reach. The presence of thc car and its lights were slight comfort for still ahead of them beyond the radius of thc lights they knew or feared that the wounded giant was waiting. They moved slowly, stopping every few minutes to listen. It was a narrow road of sharp, sudden corners and as they reached thc first such corner the man stopped and if anything his attitude of listening readiness was accentuated. "Listen," hc said, "do you hear that." They stood in silence and, as they focused, the sound hc had heard came clearly to both pairs of cars. It was thc tortured, laboured, grisly breathing of the wounded bear. They stood motionless. He was close by. But where? Behind them thc car waited, its lights shooting into the bush as the road turned sharp left. The bear could discern them dimly in the light now. He waited as they waited and then suddenly he could wait no longer. He reared himself to his full, immense height and roared his last and awesome challenge. Thc great form rose on the unlit side of the road on their left and they were only dimly aware of it but both rifles rang out again and again and the great bear fell. There was a still and trembling moment, then the neighbours spilled from both sides of the Volkswagen and threw their arms around them. "You got him. You got him!" They backed the car up and swung it around so that its lights illuminated thc great fallen bear. "God, look at thc size of him. I've never seen a bigger bear." Around them thc sounds of the night resumed and behind them the lights of the farmhouse beckoned them back. In thc morning they relumed and by the light of day inspected thc giant corpse. They saw the broken teeth, the old bullet wounds, and in thc gaunt frame of the fallen giant they read his story. "Hc would have had a rough jwinter," they said. With the aid of an expert they skinned him and the great pelt hangs now on their living room wall, a reminder of that night when thc old bear came down from thc mountain. The Spell off the Yukon BY ROBERT SERVICE I wanted the gold, and I sought it; I scrabbled and mucked like a slave. Was it tamine or scurvy���I {ought it; I hurled my youth into a grave. I wanted the gold, and I got it- Came out with a fortune last fall, ��� Yet somehow life's not what I thought it, And somehow the gold isn 't all. No! There's the land. (Have you seen it?) It's the cussedest land that I know, From the big, dizzy mountains that screen it To the deep, deathlike valleys below. Some say God was tired when He made it; Some say it's a line land to shun; Maybe; but there's some as would trade it For no land on earth���and I 'm one. You come to get rich (damned good reason); You feel like an exile at first; You hate it like hell for a season, And then you are worse than the worst. It grips you like some kinds of sinning; It twists you from foe to a Iriend; It seems it's been since the beginning; It seems it will be to the end. I 've stood in some mighty-mouthed hollow That's plumb-full of hush to the brim; I 've watched the big, husky sun wallow In crimson and gold, and grow dim, Till the moon set the pearly peaks gleaming, And the stars tumbled out, neck and crop; And I 've thought that I surely was dreaming, With the peace o' the world piled on top. The summer���no sweeter was ever; The sunshiny woods all athrill; The grayling aleap in the river, The bighorn asleep on the hill. The strong life that never knows harness; The wilds where the caribou call; The freshness, the freedom, thefarness��� 0 God! how I'm stuck on it all. The winter! the brightness that blinds you, The white land locked tight as a drum, The cold fear that follows and finds you, The silence that bludgeons you dumb. The snows that are older than history, The woods where the weird shadows slant; The stillness, the moonlight, the mystery, 1 've bade 'em good-by���but I can 7. There's a land where the mountains are nameless, And the rivers all run God knows where; There are lives that are erring and aimless, And deaths that just hang by a hair; There are hardships that nobody reckons; There are valleys unpeopled and still; There's a land���oh, it beckons and beckons, And I want to go back���and I will. They're making my money diminish; I 'm sick ot the taste of champagne. Thank God! when I 'm skinned to a finish I 'IIpike to the Yukon again. I 'II tight���and you bet it's no sham-tight; It's hell!���but I 've been there before; And it's better than this by a damsite��� So me lor the Yukon once more. There's gold, and it's haunting and haunting It's luring me on as of old; Yet it isn 7 the gold that I 'm wanting So much as lust finding the gold. It's the great, big, broad land 'way up It's the forests where silence has lease; It's the beauty that thrills me with wonder, It's the stillness that fills me with peace. Slings & Arrows George Matthews You're not going to believe this but when 1 was young and naive, I thought that sports were a metaphor for life. Over the years however I've watched hundreds of hours of baseball and thousands of hours of football and with all that first-hand experience I've realized that I was wrong. Sports are not a metaphor for life, they are life itself. Everything else is filler, half-time entertainment and commercial breaks. The true spiritual significance of sports was revealed to me again a couple of weeks ago when I met a truly memorable sports personality at a Giants- Mets game in Candlestick Park ��� but more about him later. Yes, sports has it all. After a week of the mundane trivialities of inflation, unemployment, mortgages, panelling the rec-room and paying bills, the weekend comes alive with the really important things: a pinch-hit double in the ninth with two out and runners at first and second; stunting linebackers, red dogging, the nickel defense, double coverage, splitting the seam, passing under the coverage, the safety blitz. That's where the cut and thrust of the real world is. Only real life could have provided a more dramatic week in the American League east. As I'm sure each and every one of you knows,' the New York Yankees were 7'/i games out of first place just two weeks ago. Thc crowds were sullen and dwindling in thc old ballpark in the Bronx. Billy Martin had been fired, Reggie Jackson was unhappy, Thur- mon Manson was in a slump and the Catfish had a sore arm. Scuttlebut in the bleachers was that maybe this year the Bronx Bombers wouldn't make their September surge. Last Wednesday, the Yanks were four games out of first place and opening a four game series against the Red Sox in Fenway Park. Boston was in first place, every sports writer in the country was calling the Red Sox the best team in the Majors. If the Yankees lose four they're eight games back. If they win four they're in first place. Every game a two pointer. This morning, the dust of the first three games having settled, the pin stripers are a game out of first. Wednesday they beat the Sox 15���3, Thursday they clobber the Bostonians 13���2, Saturday the heroes from the Continued on page three LETTERS Are Pender people low-rated? Coast News, September 12,1978 Editor: One is hard put to rationalize the concern that is being expressed over the vandalism of one hundred kilos of Tordon 10-K at Clowholm Falls. What is the commotion all about? On the same day, almost, that Visigoths purportedly dumped this comparative handful of pellets into the foot of a lake twenty miles in length and very deep ��� a lake that flows into the waters of the Pacific Ocean ��� pellets of that same composition were, and arc, being sprayed purposefully over the water supplies of thc Pender Harbour area. Arc the drinking water sources of Pender then more voluminous than those into which the herbicide nuggets were dropped at Clowholm? Will Hydro fling less than two saekfuls of these little bombs along the Pender Harbour area right-of-way? Are we to bc told tic quantity of Tordon 10-K they intend to shower on thc people of Pender Harbour? And, after Pender, where next? Some quite fascinating comments have already come out of this incident. We learn, for instance, that fisheries officers are on the lookout for dead trout and salmon. Wc find that Tordon 10-K pellets are manufactured under thc warning: "Do not allow the material to contaminate water used for irrigation, drinking, or other domestic use." And we discover that residents ��� and even loggers ��� around Clowholm have been warned against use of water from their customary supplies. So ��� it is expected that fish may be killed, even in a limitless supply of water. Neither potato plants nor goats should be allowed to use water contaminated by Tordon 10-K. Human beings at Clowholm have been cautioned against the use of lake water. Good. Now, how about the citizens of Pender Harbour? Where do they rate on a scale of values? Obviously below a potato plant, a fish, a goat, No Charges Yet Sir: Up to thc time of writing, no charges have been laid by the R.C.M.P. in the case of the dumping of Tordon 10-K pellets into Clowholm Lake over the weekend of September 2���3. This is what we have been told and we have no reason to think otherwise. If ever there was a travesty of justice, here is a gleaming example of the law being apparently bent to accomodate a large corporation or business concern, in this case B.C. Hydro. If anyone else had been so negligent in storing such a toxic substance as this in conditions easily accessible to children, you can almost guarantee that the book would have been thrown at them. Instead we are given to understand that B.C.Hydro will get off scot- free. Just to fill in people on the hazards of this highly toxic chemical here is an extract from the manufacturers cautions to be observed when dealing with Tordon 10-K. 1. Keep out of reach of children. May cause irritation after handling. 2. Do not contaminate any body of water. 3. Combustible. Keep away from heat and open flame. 4. Keep container closed when not in use. Special instructions: Do not treat areas intended to be used for cultivated (susceptible) crops or other desirable plants as it usually takes up to five years for Picloram to be deactivated by the soil. And there is more, much more, but this should be enough to convince readers of the hazards of this material that B.C.Hydro treats with such carelessness. Irresponsibility is the word to describe Hydro's attitude but what can one really expect from such an arrogant so-called public servant? It makes one wonder why, after all these years of extolling the virtues of 2,4,5-T and 2,4-D which B.C.Hydro has been using on the Right- of-Way up til now, they should switch to another product. Could it bc that thc powers that be are listening to what the peasants have been saying for years? I doubt it but it's nice to speculate on. John Hind-Smith, Gibsons, B.C. Objection Editor: The two weeks Mr. and Mrs. Reynold had for producing the letter from the Ferry Corporation, which they claim they have received, have passed in silence ��� I don't think anybody thought there was such a letter. What, really, did Mrs. Reynold think she could prove by making such a stupid statement? The Island Trust feels it is about time these people send an apology to the persons involved, including the Ferry Corporation. Working for the Government, 1 feel Mr. Reynold should have retracted his wife's statement. I am sure hc was aware she was not telling the truth. May I state, in the two weeks' waiting time, my mail lock has been tampered with and my garden gate damaged. Whoever is responsible in grinding personal grievances, in destroying private property, should be careful. Some Gambier Harbour residents are very fed up with childish behavior, like beating people up and making the lives of our old folks miserable. I have people telling mc they never want to go to another association meeting again. I think this is very wrong. It is up to the members to stand up against people who just come to meetings to air their hatred. I am living on Gambier and I am quite determined to stay and believe mc I shall protect my property. Many of the residents try to help to ease thc burden of the old people and don't make their lives unbearable. M.Dombrowski, H.Negropontc, Island Trust or a resident of Clowholm, who in any case can use unpolluted stream water. If the dumping of two hundred pounds of Tordon 10-K into Clowholm Lake constitutes vandalism, sufficiently serious to bring about warnings to water users there, how should we classify the defoliation of a four hundred foot corridor through the heart of Pender Harbour, with the occupants given no more indication of thc magnitude of the offense than were the peasants of Vietnam during the I960's? Of course there is no proof that all of the lost pellets were dumped. What's to say that they don't pop up, at our schools, through a juvenile goodies ring, to compete with Smartics and other succulents? After all, despite container warnings, isn't Hydro saying that the stuff is perfectly safe for human consumption, to Pender Harbourites, at least? L.R.Peterson Gibsons, B.C. Thank You Editor: The Pender Harbour Health Clinic Auxiliary wishes to thank all the crafts people for displaying their wares at our second annual show held Saturday, August 26 at Madeira Park. The Bargain Barn fashion show proved very popular: models were Ruth Kalvis, Bill Evans, Lynn Vaughan, Lise Van Arsdell and daughter, Melanie, Sue Tarnoff, Dave Robson, Grace Elliot, Elaine Griffiths, Maureen Griffiths and Mike Brinton. All clothing modelled was from the Bargain Barn. Show was narrated by Violet Evans. Raffles: Floater jacket donated by Bob Fielding, won by Pauline Babcock; Dinner for two, Ruby Lake Restaurant won by Lou Farrell; Handpainted plate donated by Mamie Winters won by D. Grandolfo; Painting donated by Ethel Edwards won by H.MacDonald; Cushion won by Mary Richardson; Doll won by Karin Lewis; Flower Arrangements won by Ilene Alexander and Sheelagh Vaughan. Our next arts and crafts show will bc held with our annual Bazaar on Saturday, December 2. Watch for further details. Thank you. Violet Evans, Madeira Park, B.C. Slings and Arrows (cont'd) Bronx bounce the Redmen 7���0. Three games, three wins. They outscore Boston 35���5 in Fenway Park. You would think I would be amazed at this turn of events but I've been watching the September Yankees for thirty years. I was born the same year as Joe Dimaggio hit safely in fifty-six games in a row and they were magic then. They've been doing it since before Babe Ruth was a real babe. There is protective spirit, a guardian angel, a divine presence in the Yankee dugout *- just as there is an intervening higher power in all of sports. This was confirmed for me a couple of weeks ago in the stands at Candlestick Park when I met that personality referred to earlier. Hold it right there. It's game time in Fenway Park. The Yankees and the Red Sox in the biggest game of the year. I've got to find out if the Yanks can sweep the series. American Armed Forces radio broadcasts the game and it starts in five minutes. My lesson in divine intervention and sports will have to wait till next week. . Open Letter Editor: Re: Open Letter of the Taxpayers Is the recent proposal for the Recreation Referendum what we really want? Should we be working on the concept of a total regional recreation plan or should we be thinking of the needs of the individual areas financed on a specified area basis? The recreation package as proposed would appear to be very costly to the taxpayers and does not seem to meet our needs. I urge you all to attend the meetings, ask questions and then consider this proposal serious- iy- Verda D.Schneider, Gibsons, B.C. Area E As you will see from the advertisement under 'Coming Events' the first general meeting of the fall season will take place on Tuesdav. September 12, 1978. at 8:00 p.m. at the Cedargrove Elementary School, Chaster Road. The meeting days have been changed to the second Tuesday of every month to give our Regional director and his alternate a better chance to attend these meetings and keep the lines of communication to the Regional District open. All residents are cordially invited to attend and to participate fully in the discussion of all problems affecting them. Upcoming important subjects will be the 'Gibsons Vicinity Plan', the 'recreation referendum', 'B.C.Hydro spraying' and 'powerline routing through the Sunshine Coast', to name only a few. They all will affect our lives for many years to come. It is, therefore, of utmost importance that your views on these matters will be made known to the responsible authorities. This can only be achieved, however, if you attend the meetings and speak up. _i^. _ i CLASSIFIED NOTE Drop off your Coast News Classifieds at Campbell's Family Shoes ft Leather Goods In down-town Sechelt. J&C ELECTRONICS ") Radio/haek authorized Sales Cenlre Cowrie St., sechelt. B C Boa 1206 885-2568 886-2568 Church Services Roman Catholic Services Rev .T.Nicholson. Pastor Times of Sunday Mass: 8:00 p.m. Saturday and 12 Noon Sunday lit Sl.Mary's Gibsons lnSechelt:8:.10a.m.OurLadyof LourdesChurch.Indian Reserve 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Church 885-9526 GIBSONS PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Highway St Martin Sunday School 9:45 Morning Worship 11:00 Evening Fellowship 7:00 Bible Study Tuesday 7:30 Pastor Ted Boodle 886-7107 or 886-9482 Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada UNITED CHURCH Rev. Annette M.Reinhardt- 9:30a.m.-St.John's Davis Bay 11:15 a.m. Gibsons 886.2333 SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Sabbath School Sat.3:00 p.m. Hour of Worship Sot. .4:00 p.m. St.John's United Church Davis Bay Pastor C.Drcibcrg Everyone Welcome For information phone: 885-9750 or 883-2736 GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE Gower Point Road Phone 886-2660 Sunday School-9:45 a.m. Worship Service -11:00 a. m. Revival -7:00 p.m. Bible Study-Wed. 7:30 p.m. Pastor Nancy Dykes WERE RIGHT FOR YOU Gibsons SUNNYCREST % CENTRE 3ov I Inspected round steak frying chicken cottage rolls bologna Super Vaiu margarine jce ^ -q M.77 cream 1'?" hiii t'.'ni coffee tA 4Q PaPer $1 nQ *0.19 towels l,U3 I lh >.,]( nun hi . ��� : ���'��� ' Weston's Caie wagon gg, light $1 59 wheels bulbs vegetables peanut butter *2.99 Sue Hv P'1 apple 1 juice tomatoes !?cial 2/69 tissue fc/w^ peaches 2/99* family bread Oven Fresh apple M.49 buns Mis Willni.in ' jelly rolls 99 macintosh apples B C Giown cauliflower onions New Zeal a ?;:,; 3/99 Prices Effective: Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Sept. 13,14,15,16 mmm MM 4. Coast News, September 12,1978. Raftcamp Country Part II The logs come rushing down the mountain, whirring, whining and gaining momentum. We crouch between the runners of the donkey-sled. Corky's patronizing manner has momentarily vanished. Common fear has forged a brief alliance between us. "Goddamn!" he mutters. "Hope those bastards drop before they hit the sticks!" The runaway turn hisses out over the water. Seconds later, the carriage hits the rubber tires, threaded on the skyline In front of the jack to cushion just such an impact. Even with these to soften the shock, the rail shakes and the A-sticks groan ominously. The jolt triggers the release- mechanism in thc carriage and the logs plunge into the bark- strewn bull-pen with a thwacking explosion of spray. "Sonofabitch. eh!" says Corky as we emerge from cover. Hc wipes his greasy hands on a piece of rag and rolls a cigarette. I glance up the hill. The haulback-linc has apparently broken somewhere close to thc top and both wild ends have run halfway down thc mountain. I can hear Ben LeClair, the hooktender, cursing with fervour. The crew is already setting-out w ith the straw-line. Thc resultant repair work involves bringing the broken ends of the haulback together and long-splicing them into a single cable again. It eats up a couple of grumbling hours. The rest of the day passes uneventfully. The wood that comes down is mostly cedar and relatively easy to unhook since it floats well. I begin to convince myself that I'm making progress. I haven't, to this point, been able to figure out who's running what at Carrington's. That night. Chris helps mc sort it out: "Ben thc hooker and old Harry's son, Ralph, arc in partnership. Harry used to run it before hc Pages from a Life-Log Peter Trower retired. Ralph's away right now. He goes away quite a bit. Leaves big Ben with all the work and responsibility. Beit's not too happy about it. He don't say much but you can tell." "How did they ever get together." "They're both old families around this area. Guess they've known each other most of Iheir lives. Ben's a pretty good guy ��� don't let his shouting and hollering faze you ��� but Ralph's another story. Figure hc could gct damn mean if he wauled lo." Next day. thc job begins to go badly again. There arc many peckcrpoles ��� skinny sinkers that are a hassle and a half to unchokc. I curse, fumble and tall in twice before ten o'clock. Around eleven, they begin doing some sort of bullcooking up above and there is a merciful lull in the logging. I'm sitting on the edge of the raft in my damp gear, gazing idly up the inlet when something enormous breaks water about three-hundred feet away. I've seen killer-whales before but they were minnows in comparison with this monster. It's a full-Hedged leviathan right out of Moby Dick, a living gunboat of grey, glistening skin and it's coming i ght for thc raft as though it i lans to ram us. I watch ils progress in awestruck fascination. Even cynical Corky slops his monkey-wrenching and stands gazing open- mouthed. About thirty feet away when collision seems inevitable, I lie great beast suddenly dives and goes clear under the raft. It stays submerged for almost two minutes, then surfaces again on the other side, a long distance off. Shaking an enormous tail as though in farewell, it dives again and disappears into thc cold fathoms of thc Sound. A starting-whistle jars mc back to the onerous matters al hand. The job continues to go badly. The harder 1 try. thc worse il seems to get. I simply can'l seem to gel the knack of unhooking sniall logs in the waler, My confidence deteriorates, I know damn well thai I'm holding up production by my Inept performance. A couple of times, struggling wilh a particularly thorny turn. 1 can hear Hen's bullroar of a voice: "Come on, for Chris- sake! Let's have that jewelry back today!'' That evening, he calls me aside after supper. "Guess you ain't done too much chasing before, eh?" I confess to the obvious, convinced thai I'm about to gel the axe. "Well, I'll tell you what. I'd give you a bit longer to break in but we got to gct another boom out before thc snow flies. I'm going to have to put you blowing whistles, 1 guess." Oddly, his manner seems almost apologetic. Hc turns and heads for his quarters. Several confused emotions run through mc. I'm relieved at not being fired; thankful that I won't have to chase anymore and humiliated over thc demotion. I wonder if 1 should quit to save face. "Hell, no," says Chris when I tell him. "Hang in there. This is a pretty fair outfit and you'd just have to hire- out again anyhow. They're not likely to cut your wages. You'll be getting the same money for sitting on a stump." I allow that he's probably right. The embarrassment of it fades in a couple of days "A Hunting - You V Shall / j Go" J ilFGoodrich ilFGoodrich IlFGoodrich We have many tires for light truck and RV's on special, especially for you hunters, to help you get there and back again. Have your vehicle completely checked before going- a) tires ��� condition and pressures? b) balancing ��� shimmy and shakes? c) alignment ��� wanders and pulls? d) front end suspension ��� worn and loose parts? e) shocks ��� bouncing and wandering? f) brakes ��� worn out, pulling? g) exhaust systems ��� leaking? 1 ilFGoodrich iFGOOdHch S Drop in to your one stop service centre and talk over a deal over & cup of coffee. ! \ Wilr\o\e I' ,sa\e A��tt &.*e Satser^ 1 Mile West of Gibsons On Hwy 101 *jrMjrjaTjaTjrMjrjrj$rjrjr.AirjF^ I I UN Mil fir.*. and I adjust to my diminished position in the scheme of things. Now 1 toil up the steep incline each morning with the rest of thc crew. They're yarding a relatively flat ledge at thc top of the formidable hill with a second small donkey. A kid called Hank Cassidy works the swing- tree, unhooking the logs as they come in and hooking them up again to'the Tyler- line rigging. He's amazingly fast. The other engineer is a short, stocky Ukrainian named Paul Kosak, a considerably more pleasant man than thc scornful Corky Grist. It's early fall and mostly sunny with the leaves of the alders just starting to darken. Chris is pulling- rigging with a gawky, bespectacled college-student by the name of Claude Tate on the chokers. After the travails of thc bull-pen, blowing- whistles seems an exceedingly soft touch. I click the wooden bug whenever Chris or Ben holler and sing songs to myself in the warm September breeze. The sedentary nature of the job gives mc a lot more time to think and observe. Ben LeClair is very much thc star of thc show. He's a huge man, at least six-three in his caulks, yet he has a curiously gentle manner most of thc time and never abuses the crew. He's certainly prone to rages but always directs his anger at inanimate objects or God. "You gray- bearded old sonofabitch!" he howls blasphemously, shaking a gloved fist of ultimate frustration at the deaf sky. His tantrums are almost mythic in their intensity. When he really gets going. I half-expect a bolt of angry lightning to blast him clear off the hill. On one occasion, hc actually gets down and bites a hung-up choker- cable. Chris swears he leaves teeth-marks in thc steel. There is no more or less to IllL CL.AYBURGH does nol suspect that there is another woman in her lusband's lite in 20th Century-Fox's "AN UNMARRIED WOMAN" Twilight Theatre A study of the effects of a broken marriage and a rare comedy from director Sam I'eckinpah form the bill of entertainment fare at the Twilight Theatre in thc upcoming week. In thc resurgence of films with strong parts for women, none have offered a role for an actress with more range and depth than the part of Erica in An Unmarried Woman. Cast in the part of thc very modern young woman set adrift by the end of a seemingly perfect marriage, Jill Claybttrgh is in every scene do at Carrington's than at any other small, isolated camp. The place is made up of three, lashed-togethcr rafts. The large, central lloa( carries the bulk of thc camp-buildings: cookhouse, bunkhouses, washrooms and workshops. At either end are two houses on separate floats. The two elder Carringtons and Emily occupy a neat bungalow with an amazing floating garden in thc back "yard". Ralph and Ben, both recently divorced, share a scruffy. "odd-couple" cottage at the opposite end. Apart from human-beings, the rafts are inhabited by a morose Irish-setter, belonging to old Harry; four piebald cats to keep thc rats at bay and a lone rabbit with delusions of cathood who scuttled aboul with litem like a confused country cousin. Wc arc working six days a week and as thc weeks lick by, the crew, several of whom have been there for months, begin to grow edgy and restless. There is much complaining and arguing over trivial matters. An air of obscure tension begins to pervade thc camp. LeClair is quick to spot the intangible discontent and knows the cure for it. "By God!" hc says, one drizzling Friday in early October. "I figure we've earned ourselves a break, boys. Think I'll shut her down for a few days. We'll take a run to Alert Bay. Check out the hooch and the Klootchcs. Whattaya say'.'" To be continued in the film. As an actress, Clayburgh can now bc considered on thc verge of real stardom if her rave reviews here are any indication of drawing power. In fact all the women's roles in An Unmarried Woman combine intelligent writing and intelligent performing. Clayburgh's small circle of intimate friends are all interesting characters with problems and minds of their own. Alan Bates and Michael Murphy are the main men in the film which will be shown at the local cinema Wednesday through Saturday, September 13-16. Patrons should note that An Unmarried Woman will be shown at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 16. Peckinpah's comedy is called Convoy and, while riotous action with comedy are not what the director has been noted for heretofore, a strong cast headed by Kris Kristof- fcrson, Ali McGraw, firnest Borgnine and Burt Young combine to make this a most entertaining film. Convoy's main emphasis is on the comedy and while many get battered during thc course of its tumultuous action, few are badly hurt and none are killed. The film has some dramatic elements but these are overshadowed by the wild doings of the smokeys (nasty cops) and the mostly noble truckers. Convoy will have a 7:00 p.m. showing on Saturday September 16 and thereafter will be screened at the regular hour of 8:00 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, September 17-19. Music Martial music lovers will bc pleased to learn that lessons in playing the Highland Bagpipes and thc accompanying snare drums will be given this fall at Elphinstone Secondary School on Tuesday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., starting October 3. The cost of thc course will be $40.00 for piping students and $30.00 for drumming students. The course is twenty- five hours long. By Rae Ellingh =SH Please phone tor reservations ooa-aawi TO INQUIRE PHONE 886-2465 lines are in good shape and that the boat is tied properly. They should not be hitting boats tied in front of, or behind them. Fenders should be checked and remember, rain sinks boats! Drop off your Coast News Classifieds at Campbell's Family Shoes & Leather Goods In down-town Sechelt. CARPETS CABINETS STEREOS LINO APPLIANCES TV.s WALLPAPER ��� FURNITURE SOON CABINETS ��� LINO ��� CERAMICS GsaARPETS o,b.on���B.c TOLL FREE 922-2017 8����-24" SEAVIEW PLACE, HWY.101 ELECTRONICS R N 886-9733 Wildlife corner By Carl Chrismas Rick Manulak huddles disconsolately on the dock looking at his sunken boat after the rescue. Hi, Ian, here's a true fish story ��� really! I was recently fishing in Welcome Pass with a friend, using a very special, new type of herring dodger with a Kripplc-"K" lure. It was very special because it had been a birthday gift from a very close friend. AND, it was also catching fish! Wc were staying close to the rock face of the shoreline to avoid the heavy seas that were breaking outside the Pass, and the fish must have bei m doing the same for we were catching. We had landed two, lost iwo and I was in the process of trying to A little while later in the Coast News Office the three men begin to warm up and find something to smile about. land a third. After a long struggle with a beauty, he was turning on his side beside the boat and my partner was ready to net him. But a last second lunge and collision with thc rim of the net broke the line ��� away hc went with my prized dodger, Kripple- "K" and all. Dejection turned to hope when hc began jumping a few yards away in his efforts to rid himself of my precious outfit. With a yell and a burst of speed, the long handled net at the ready, wc took off in hot pursuit. After several sharp turns which almost sent me swimming, he would dive at the sight of the boat and reappear somewhere else. We "might as well be chasin' after moonbeams", as the Irishman said, as to try and catch that salmon, so turning our backs to his enticements, I mounted another outfit, strung it out behind, and went back tofishin'. Watching this absurd performance was another fisherman ��� thc feathered kind. He must have been a bachelor bald-headed eagle, for hc was alone. There was no sign of his mate in the dry fir hc roosted in, nor in surrounding trees. In any case, if an eagle can smirk, I'm sure he was as we trolled away. Our circuit was short ��� up to the point and just inside the worse of the swells, around a kelp bed, and back down the rock face. My partner was facing my eagle friend on the way back, but he had moved from his dry fir to a bare, high rock on the cliff face, and in his sharp talons, silver side flashing in the bright sun, was my fish. Mr. Eagle was worrying his head and gills, preparing for a big feed, and only stopped in his efforts to watch our progress below. That wily old codger had dived on my jumping salmon as soon as we had left, made his catch and carried him ashore for thc feast. Well, we decided to get that fish back in the hopes of retrieving both fish and gear. We ran in close below him and waved and shouted. but he only moved up the rock a few yards. We saw no sign of the dodger, which was not only shiny chrome but had a bright orange border. It had to be nearby. There was a break in the rock face nearby, which provided us with a bit of beach to land thc boat and tie it ashore. Climbing to the point of rock where we had last seen thc eagle, we tried to sneak up on him, but he heard us coming and at the last minute, went winging away over our heads, silver sided salmon Hashing in thc sun. We decided to look further for the gear, and by manoeuvring to a rock outcrop, wc were able to see a small ledge at the water line, and on it lay the dodger and spoon. Mr. Eagle had carried that fish with all that gear to the ledge, somehow worried that hook from thc fish's jaw and flown away with his prize. There was no way down to it from above, so we decided we could reach it with a boat hook from the water. After several attempts, we found thc water too rough to gct close enough safely, even though the cliff face dropped off deeply to unknown depths. But my stout-hearted Norse friend spotted a ledge along which he though he could climb lo get to the gear, so by nosing up to a nearby Granny's Dinner MENUs Curried Shrimp Brown Rice Cabbage/Carrot Salad with Dates Peas with Baby Onions Carrot & Celery Sticks Dessert: Apple Crisp with Cream METHOD: ~ Curried Shrimp: Saute together one diced onion, one coarsely chopped green pepper, and about two cups of cut-up mushrooms. When onion is almost transparent, add one diced, unpeeled apple. Cook one more minute and remove from heat. Add l'/i teaspoons curry powder (or to taste); mix well and add '/i���1 pound of cleaned shrimp. Add l'/i C. milk ('/j cream is preferable) and return to heat. Bring almost to boil, then reduce heat and simmer only until shrimp is cooked. Add more milk if more sauce is desired and use cornstarch to thicken to desired consistency. Dice half an unpeeled apple and sprinkle on top of curry just before serving over brown rice. APPLE CRISP: Peel and slice eight apples and place in greased baking dish. Over the top sprinkle a mixture of '/i cup butter, l'/i cups brown sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup oats. Bake at 350* for 45 minutes. Serve warm with cream. ���CLASSIFIED ADS Oops! Columnist Corrance In last week's paper wijite that hunting with bows and crossbows would be permitted on Bowen Island. The Crossbow Association has pointed out that a crossbow is officially a firearm and as such is prohibited for hunting on Bowen Island. NOTICE Gibson Girl and 3uv ". Styling Salon will be closed for holidays 886-2120 Girls U: SGuys - Seaside Plaza. Lowet Gibsons, CLEAN IT NOW! Time Sets Stains Before you Store it Away, Bring it *',? to Us for Cleaning. Peninsula Cleaners & Laundry AUERAIIONS & REPAIRS WHARF ROAD With 1521 GOWER PT. RD. SECHELT 2 locations GIBSONS, B.C. 885-9554 to serve you best I 886-2200 Co/HpMe DRVtiEnninc VARIETY FOODS SNACK BAR & DELI we are open: Mon.���Fri. 6 a.m.���9 p.m. Weekends 7a.m.���4p.m. 886-1936 iSNACKS IN THE SUN HEALTH FOODS vw/mwmmmmiMmmmMMMmm>m>i>ii!X��>B,��J!m:~-~- (lat rock, he leaped ashore and inched along the rock face. He made thc ledge eventually, and rather than retracing his slippery route back to the tlat rock, he decided to make a flying leap to the boat. After a few tries, it was possible to put the bow within inches of the ledge, and with a quick step to the bow and a grab for the rail, he hung on while I reversed quickly, before the next swell bashed us against the rocks. Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway, that gear has a special place in our hearts, and has become a conversation piece in our home. I occasionally sec my eagle friend on my trips to the Pass, now and then sitting in the same tree and dreaming of the one that didn't gel away. And when I spot him in passing, I throw him a wink and a wave and wish him luck in his lishin'. and hope he's doing ihe same for mc I Coast News, September 12,1978 m BOOKSfr ���POST CARDS MAPS BOOKS GRAND Sat., Sept. 16 Sibi;ons 1 r Harbour d old Sit��, ball bea! old Moll) bail to the grandstand. Ilut peafowl done holler and the turtledove she just moan. I'm a poor bo) in trouble and a long v.a> from borne. Iron Siev.ba.II ������.'.' -.'.��� fiftj years ���I: t ' t ' ��� ��� Ste ������-: rippi tht goo mart Mi ��� ill ������ bul th( poort ��� ����� ti pubis '. d find plcni) ( .ompam ��� share ���r. -.-. ������ c ast ft��������������� weeks at tfe ica ra e n t '���'. re tjai i few ���' the regulars ���it: exhibiting thc- badge ol ���it-: .������,:��� thai I reed .'���::������ mine earl) r the pro, ���$.- mc. the tight smile that Sows too man;, teeth. As tic evening progresses, tbe gained observer will note dfher subtle clues that serve B identify a bettor on a bad speak. The subject will ffijget and drum his fingers. a|l the I le glancing about rfcrvou . During the run- rang ol a race, his knuckles mas bc seen to whiten as hc- The Gibsons All Nighter Wood Heater Tbebett ta economical wood beat. Ma> alw be used for cooking, ALL HEAVY STEEL CONSTRUCTION BRICK LINED 886-2808 After 6:00 Days-683-7817 (Van.) NOW AVAILABLE AT GIBSONS BUILDING SUPPLIES 886-8141 WE ALSO DO CUSTOM WELDING APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT UNDER THE POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, 1967 (EFFLUENT) An application has been made on behalf of Gambier Island Sea Ranch Ltd. for a Pollution Control Permit as described below. This application is to be filed with the Director of Pollution Control, Parliament Buildings. Victoria. B.C. Any person who qualifies as an objector under section 13(2) of the Pollution Control Act, 7967 may. within 30days of the date of application, or within 30 days of the date of publication in The British Columbia Gazette or in a newspaper, or, where service is required, within 30 days of the serving of a copy of the application, file with the Director an objection in v/riting to the granting of a permit, stating the manner in which he is affected. Those who do not so qualify rr^y file with the Pollution Control Board an objection in writing under section 13(6). in the same manner and time period as described above. 1. I, Gambier Island Sea Ranch Ltd.. of #2002- 1055 Wesl Georgia St.. Vancouver. B.C. hereby apply to the Director for a permit to discharge effluent from Residential Accomodations located at the head of Port Graves Bay. Gambier Island, the soil which flows ��� and discharges into ��� and give notice of my application to all persons affected. 2. The land upon which the works are located is a portion of DL 1653 New Westminster District. 3. The discharge will be located at approximately 1,200 feet northwest of the Head of Port Graves Bay. 4. The quantity of effluent to be discharged is as follows: Average annual daily discharge (Based on operating period) 10250 l.g.p.d. Maximum daily discharge as above. The operating period during which the effluent will be discharged is continuous. 5. The characteristics of the effluent discharged shall be equivalent to or better than typical septic tank effluent. 6. The type of treatment to be applied to the effluent before discharge is as follows: Septic tank treatment. 7. I, M.B.Phelan, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, hereby certify that a copy of this application has been received by the Regional District of The Sunshine Coast. /,/ ,, '/ / 8. This application, dated on the 10th day of August, 1978, was posted on the ground in accordance wilh the Pollution Control Regulations. (signed /.._��� David Nairne 8 Assoc, (agent) P " \ ��r / ^ 1 i --��� n clutch-. ��� pi gramme. At the . ���. ... >n of the ;- stun n ... the ���-.'-s ma\ -.- ul ��� ��� ��� e .r and forehead he ��U1 teat at his hair and clothing, and jump up and dowt n his sl redded Racing Form. Final!) hc mas be overheard as hc- loudh voices his doubts as t< tl e legitimacy ol the mat ta vows binding thc parents of a -.and;, ol jockeys, horses. trainers. owners, ticket- sellers, stewards and sundrv others. Kind friends intervene at this point and lead thc poor fellow away. The seasoned bystander noes sagc-l;. ai the- spectacle-. "Probably a loser." he- saj s. Ordinarily the whining of thc loser is a joyful sound to the skilled bettor. The pitiful wailing signifies that false fa-, ourites are being whipped by superior animals, that the- "class horse" is triumphing over the "cheap speed" and that the basic principles of sound handicapping are- being reaffirmed. In short, the universe is unfolding as it should. But in recent weeks, the big loser has been spotted in hitherto unseen numbers. The;, totter singh and in small groups throughout the grandstand area and their constant moaning is pitiful to hear. These are beaten men and they stare through lifeless eyes at the strange- results exhibited on the- tote board. Their pockets art- bloated with a surfeit of losing tickets, but their wallets grow flat and���thin. Thc spectre- of a UIC cutback Strikes and spares B) Bud Mulcaster Another season is under- ua\ for 5 pin bowling and with the merging of thc Canadian Bow lers Association and thc Bow ling Congress of Canada into the Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association there will bc some very interesting happenings. There will bc sonic changes pertaining to tournaments and the groundwork is being laid for thc formation of a professional 5 pin circuit. For thc first time in its history. 5 pin bowling is now governed bv one bod) across Canada. At home, thc leagues arc starting up and we have room for a few more bowlers. We are starting an afternoon Ladies League Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. and . . d use a ���-. ������ more bowlers for this league. If you want some good "ac "-e^be's o"' "i Se:re't Renegades, Darren Di/on and Robert Joe are pictured with the trophy the team won recently in aChilhwack tournament. Renegades win soccer trophy Sechelt Renegades won a doubie knock-out tournament in Chilliwack September !���3. to capture thc Sam Jimmie Senior Memorial Trophy. The local boys were undefeated throughout thc the tournament included Shell tournament, beating a strong Beach. Duncan United. Saanich team in the finals and the Chilliwack Native Sons. b) a score of 5���0. In a previous thriller with thc Saanich Brakes the Renegades pre ailed bv a score of 3���1. in a good. close game. Other teams in casts a further pall on the grim tableau. The trouble began in mid- July. Over a two-day period. the track surface was completely renewed. The top five inches of soil were removed and discarded. The new earth was of a complete!) different composition. At first the difference was discernible only to a few afficion- ados. I recall being approached b) a rather colourful railbird clad in a red jacket and sporting a matching nose, a fellow known to his compatriots as Furnace-room Fernie, A devoted student of speed charts. Fernie confided that thc horses were "running too fast". I told him that mine weren't, and went off to thc paddock to examine the entrants in the next race. Looking back at the result charts now. it's easy to see that the horses were, in fact, running much faster than usual, about two seconds faster in most races. The new surface had what the horsemen call "a lot of bounce". Soon handicappers were comparing horses who had run over entirely different surfaces in their previous starts. The results were predictable, or rather, the results were not predictable. The confusion was compounded by thc first rainstorm. Nobody needed Furnace-room Fernie to tell them that thc horses were running too slow. far too slow. HP became a quagmire, and this was a new kind of mud. CANADIAN POWER SQUADRONS BOATING COURSE REGISTRATION Courses will commence 7 p.m., Wed.,Sept.6 at Sechelt Elementary School (Mr.Gray's room) and Madeira Park Elementary (Library). For 'nfnrrmtion Only: h^: .ouises to begin in Jan. Elphinstone School, Room 109 For F'.irt ->r Information Call: KentC ruthers: 885-9025 Chuck Williams: 883-2649 David Fyles: 886-7714 leacn sale boating lo over 10,Can Canadians this year Snould one ol them t�� you7 The mallards in the infield became stuck in it and had to be winched free with the track 4x4. 7 h-.-rc were rumours of a family of alligators on the far turn, and reports of a moose being entered in thc feature race one Saturdav. Thc crowd was treated to the sight of all entrants racing twenty feet out from thc rail to avoid thc bog on the inside. There were plenty of upsets: on two occasions stakes races were won by claiming horses. Three year olds beat older horses. Fillies beat colts. Favourites disappeared and were never seen again. Thc mud clung to horse and rider and the races became slow processions of large brown objects. In their quest for a winner at an) cost, some punters took desperate measures, even reluctantly parting with 20c to read the newspaper selections. Others swallowed their pride completely, purchasing tip sheets or accepting "hot tips". A few further degraded themselves bv pin- stabbing and hunch-betting. To no avail. But one or two refused to join in the panic. For them there was but one course of action. Drastic measures were called for. Yes. it was time to dust off thc textbooks and re-read what the ancient sages had to say about thc selection of winning thoroughbreds on a muddy strip. Next week: Handicapping tor an off-track. Readers with anything will receive a prompt reply b) writing to Hoofbeats. The Bettors' Health Spa and Deli. Box 3622, Vancouver, Strokers Bv Dennis Gra> 1 hau- always felt a pleasant experience is wasted unless you can share it with someone close to you. It was understandable then that the boys and I wanted their mother to come along on one of our motorcycle trips. We took every precaution to ensure her comfort and carried along mam luxuries such as a tent and a deck chair. Now I realize women don't get the same kick out of cooking over a cow chip fire, sleeping in the open and bouncing around all day on a motorcycle, but I was sure there- were many sights and experiences she would enjoy (besides we needed a good cook). I still do not believe what happened. I would not say she was a jinx, but if we were at sea we would have sunk. The first night we were evicted from our cabin by thc owner. who decided to re-activate his gold mine. It was near midnight when we got back to the truck. Spots where we had never been bothered by flies before were suddenly filled with airborne- piranhas. The only thing we had going for us the first day was the weather ��� it was warm and sunny: the next day it rained but since it was a semi-arid area we knew the rain would not last. The next day it snowed. By this time we were ten hours from the nearest oasis of sanity. Wc decided to take the most direct route over forestry roads to its location. Now we had seen many pleasant parts of the Chil- cotin country and were sure we had experienced most of its discomforts, but we had not experienced Chilcotin Gumbo. People who think 1 am talking about mud have never seen this brand of gumbo either. Most of the time the earth is so dry- up there you can hardly spit, but when it rains the top half inch becomes the most powerful type of crazy glue known to man. It is a collection of Fraser Rise-relay, straw, small lagged rocks and centuries of animal dung. You could make your fortune selling it as glue if you could get it out of a can. Soon the tires pick up so much they won't pass under the fenders. the little rocks fill the spaces between the chain links and the bike spokes. When you get off to clean thc- bike. great mud stilts build up under your feet, and when one breaks off. it is like stepping in a hole, a damn gooey hole. Soon your clothes stick to themselves, your pants stick to the seat and even your fingers stick together, and when you forgetfully wipe flies away, your face dries into a Greek tragedy mask. Now even if you could get clean food to your mouth you can't open it without breaking your face. When underway, mud was thrown in large chunks. My wife, who was riding behind me. collected most of this. It piled up on her helmet, her shoulders and all down her back and did nothing at all for her disposition. If it rains for more than a few hours the gumbo gets to immeasurable depths depending on how long it rains and how many idiots have stirred it up. Word spreads quickly up there and soon we had spectators on horseback watching our curious performance. They did not offer to help any more than you would help a mugging victim on T.V. When it got dark our spectators mysteriously disappeared as suddenly as they came and we were left to grope our way along in the stormy night aided only by the occasional flash of lightning. Somehow we made it to a ranch about ten that night and were allowed to sleep in a tool shed. It was reasonably clean, dry and had the softest cement floor I ever slept on! Although 1 cannot remember what: something must have gone right that year, for my wife came with us again the follow ing year. Bridge If enough players are interested, there will be a round- robin type of rubber bridge- played at the Golf Club the first Thursday of each month commencing October 5. Cost will be S1.00 per night each and number of sessions will depend on the number of pairs entered (men. women, or mixed). To enter or for further information phone L.P.Todd at 885-3949. We are saving goodbye to An Holden who is retiring and will be moving to the Interior. Art has been one of the better bowlers here for years and we'll miss his S00 and 900 triples. Joe Bellerivc has the honour of rolling the first 300 game of the season with a nice 33b single in the Phuntastique League. Congratulations. Other high games: Gibsons ���A': Alice Smith. 253-634: Art Holden 250-672: Jim Gurnev 258-689; Swinger.: Lil Perry 218-521; Belle Wilson 237-567; Alice Smith 214-574; Charlie Strom 257-523; Hugh Inglis 219- 552: An Smith 220-574; Dick Oliver 245-609; Ball & Chain: Dianne Fitchell 252- 630. Ken Skytte 272-693; Phuntastique: Pctra Peterson 251-631; Jim Middleton 244-681. Elphinstone Aero Club As the winter season approaches, a sport to consider is figure skating. It's great fun for tins tots to grandparents and a good way to exercise and keep fit. Over 200.000 Canadians are active in figure skating through the Canadian Figure Skating Association iCFSA). The National Skating Test Programme was established by the CFSA in 1965. The programme leaches all the basic mou-s in skating. It is a series of tests arranged in order of difficulty, whereby the skater can gauge his success on thc ice. 7 he standard for passing these tests is not too high so as not to discourage anyone. There is also a system of awards in the form of colourful felt badges to accent the skater's accomplishments. There arc fourteen tests in thc programme and Ihe average skater can pass four or fixe in a season. By the time the skater has completed the tenth test, hc is quite capable of performing the preliminar) dances and figures. National Skating lest lessons arc available on the Sunshine- Coast as well as ice- time for patch and freestyle. Information regarding the Sunshine Coast Figure Skating Club's activities lor the coming season will be available shortly. The executive has been working on the details of ice times and schedules and registration will be taking place soon. A special note to avid figure skaters and spectators of the sport: 'Skate Canada 78' is to be held in Vancouver this year ��� a first in B.C. for this type of competition! This International Invitational Competition will be held at the Pacific Coliseum October 26 to 29. Tickets arc now on sale at the Vancouver Ticket Centre or vou may contact Nancy Douglas at 886-2103 for further information. Figure skating starting Bv Carl Chrismas Officials of the Provincial Emergency Programme will be addressing members of the Aero Club on Wednesday. September 13 at ":30 p.m. at the Clubhouse. The subject w ill be on the coordination of flight crews with Search and Rescue headquarters in Victoria and Comox. B.C. The presentation will be made by Frank Clegg. R.C. A.F.. retired, who is Deputy Regional Director for P.E.P. and Arthur MePhee, Navy Fleet Air Arm. retired. Area Coordinator. P.E.P.. who is a resident of Sechelt. As Mr. Clegg will have been involved in the training exercises being conducted at Abbotsford Airport on Saturday. September 10. in which at least one of our local pilots and observer will bc participating as a search unit, their impressions and experiences should be of great interest. As this is the second exercise in training flight crews and coordinating control of P.E.P. search units from all over the province, thc programme should be gaining in efficiency and techniques clear cut. Mr. Clegg will also outline the increasing use of Flying Clubs throughout thc province to provide greater coverage of large areas for less cost to the public than trying to dupli cate the efforts through the Department of National Defence. Arthur MePhee will provide some interesting sidelights in the sue of CB. radio as a communicating link between search aircraft and thc pleasure boating community as an aid in coordinating a search in the event of a marine emergency or in the search ofa lost aircraft. Following thc presentation. President Doug Roy will have important matters to discuss with the members concerning Acro Club business. Pender School use On September 25. Monday, at 7:30 p.m., the residents of the Pender Harbour area arc invited to Pender Harbour Secondary School gym to discuss how the school can be used to the best advantage by the adult population. The residents are encouraged to propose courses for thc winter and those who have talents are- asked to share these with others in thc community. The plan is to get together a programme which truly expresses the needs and wants of the community. For further information please call 885-3512. Continuing Education, Karin Hoemberg, Co-ordinator. Coast News, September 12,1978 11. Classified Ad Policy CLASSIFIED DEADLINE NOON SATURDAY All listings S0C per line per week. or use Ihe Economical i for 2 rate 3 weeks for the price of 2 Minimum $2.00 per Insertion. All fees payable prior to Insertion. This offer Is made available for private Individuals * In the event of an error the publisher shall be responsible for one corrected Insertion only. These Classifications remain free - Coming Events Lost - Found Print your ad In the squares Including the price of the Item and your telephone number. Bc sure to leave a blank space after each word. No phone orders Please. Just mall In the coupon below accompanied by cash, cheque or money order, to Coast News, Classifieds, Boi 460, Gibsons, B.C. VON IVO, or bring In person to the Coast News office, Gibsons DROP OFF POINT : Campbell's Shoes & Leather Goods Store, Sechell Coast News Classifieds Box 460, Gibsons, B.C. VON 1VO CLASSIFICATION: Eg. For Sale, For Rent, etc. L mrr ~ - hi i ii ii Mill U. L ._ _,_ DEADLINE SATURDAY NOON ��� Clark, Elizabeth N. (Bessie) passed away September 10, 1978. Late of Roberts Creek. Born Glasgow. Scotland. Survived by loving husband William (Scottie); two sisters-in-law, Margaret Nimmo. Crofton B.C. and Josephine Sullivan, Vancou* vcr; nieces Peggy Cavanaugh, Chcmainus and Belly Gruel. Surrey; nephew Robert Nimmo, Crofton. Mrs. Clark served overseas 1942-45 with thc CWAC, member of OES, Chapter 65. Roberls Creek Legion and of Roberls Creek Hospital Auxiliary. Memorial Service to be held Thursday, September 14 at 2 p.m., Gibsons United Church, Rev. A.Reinhardt officiating. cremation. Devlin Funeral Home Directors. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospital Auxiliary appreciated. ELPHINSTONE ELECTORS' ASSOCIATION: General meeting Tuesday. Sept. 12. 1978 at 8:00 p.m.. Cedargrove School. Chaster Road. Future meetings on the second Tuesday of every month. Meetings open to all residents, who are cordially invited to attend. #37 Icaol Announcement/ NEW COURSE! SPANISH DANCE: for boys and girls 10 years or over. Gibsons School of Theatre Dance. Information 886- 2531 #38 Pat Stuart. Arct B.Ed. Well-known Vancouver pianist now living in Gibsons is accepting piano students. 886-2098 #37 In fond remembrance of Granny's younger days! Happy 30th birthday, old lady! #37 I. Vcrlle Jean Brunn, effective date of this publication, have changed my name to Verlle Jean Burroughs. #39 Announcement/ The Gibsons School of Theatre Dance offers the following course commencing this fall: Prc-School: Acrobatic Dance (Min.age 3) Movement to music iMin.age 3) Ballet (Min.age 4) Children: Acrobatic dance, ballet, tap. Teens: Acrobatic dance, ballet, jazz/contemporary, tap. disco. Adults: Ballet, Jazz/Contemporary, disco, tap. Pre-registration is necessary for all courses. Any course with an insufficient number of registrations will be cancelled. Please register by mail to Mrs. Mil- ward, Pratt Rd., Box 10. RRrM, Gibsons. Phone enquiries: 886- 2531 #37 Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings for information call 886-9059 or 886-9904. tfn ��� THANKS* Wc wish to thank all of our friends ami neighbours who sent gifts and get well messages to Flo on recent stay in hospital for surgery. Also all those who kindly offered help and assistance on the occasion of Ron's unfortunate accident. With sincere appreciation, Ron and Flo MrSavaney I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Dr. Paetkeau and Dr. Hobson and thc nurses and staff of St. Mary's Hospital for their skills and kindnesses during my recent illness. Special thanks to my dear family and friends and sisters and brothers of Elphinstone Chapter #65 O.E.S. and of Sunshine Rebekah Lodge No. 82 l.O.O. F. for their cheering visits, cards and most of all, their loving attention now I am convalescing. Mary G.Steele, P.M. OES, Chapter #65, DDP Sunshine Rebekah Lodge #82 work wonted MOVING & HAULING Gardening. Rubbish Removal. odd jobs of any kind. Quality work. Steady part-time work. 885-9503 #41 Most trees, like pets, need care and attention and trees are our speciality. * Topping * Limbing * Danger tree removal An insured guaranteed service. Peerless Tree Services Ltd. 885-2109 work wonted Handyman: skills in carpentry, gardening, cleanup. Hourly or contract. 1 ton truck. Bruce 885-3752 #37 Small engine repairs lo outboard motors, chain saws, lawnmowers, garden tractors, Reasonable rates. Home Service' or Free Pick Up and Delivery. I'hone 886-9037 or 885-3394. ttn PENINSULA ROOFING & SHEET METAL All Types ot Rooting & Re-Roofing Henry Rodriguez Sechelt 885-9585 For Explosive Requirements: dynamite, electric or regular caps. B line E cord and safety fuse, contact Gwen Nimmo. Cemetery Road. Gibsons. Phone 886-7778. Howe Sound Farmers Institute #tfn CHINOOK PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AND LOCAL GENERAL DELIVERIES Phone 886-9433 P.O.Box 131, Gibsons, B.C. BRUSHWOOD FARM TRAINING CENTRE For you and your horse The area's only fully accredit ed riding instructors. Trainer of many lop winners English & Wester lessons School horses available 886-2160 aftcrbp.m. P.O.Box 1341, Sechelt CLAPP CONCRETE M'alios * Foundation.! ���Floors * Drive wavs "Custom Work * Fret- Estimates 685-2125 alter ":00p.m. Wnvne Clupp ULTRA DECK by TRODAN I he Ultimate in Fib, rglnss Sundecks 886-2953 tfn 0t d�� MUSIC LESSONS YOU ENJOY 886-9030 fessie vJAoMiQOH Piano & Organ Begin at age 4 and older I ti 14 Marine Drive. Gibsons. Coast Business Directory ********* AUTOMOTIVE ********* ECOnomy RUTO PARTS Ltd. Automobile, Industrial and Body Shop Supplies Sechelt 88S-SI8I need tires? Come in to COASTAL TIRES al the S-BENDS on Highway 101 Phone 886-2700 l��M,S TomFlieger Phone 886-7868 ^WLectrical ONTRACTING Box 214. Gibsons. B.C. VON 1VO ********* PLUMBING ********** SEASIDE PLUMBING PLUMBING-PIPEFITTING-STEAMFITTING HOT WATER HEATING 886-7017 All Work Guaranteed COAST INSULATION COMPANY Ph. 886-9297 "INSULATION-INSTALLATION" 'FIBERGLASS BATTS" "BLOWN IN INSULATION' Residential (New & Existing Houses) & Commerciai Holland Electric y, W Bill Achterberg J- 886 9033 $jw T&T Plumbing & Heating Service renovation & contract plumbing 886-7838 Rick Wray, Manager r- ���- P. M. GORDON B.C. LAND SURVEYOR I PO. Box 609 Sechell, B.C. Bus. 885-2332 H V0N3A0 Res. 886-7701] I r d^Sfo iEuropwtt Motors ���honda* flarts 885-9466 ANDREASSEN ELECTRIC (GIBSONS CO.) Serving the Sunshine Coast ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Per Andreassen 866-9439 General Delivery Granthams Landing, B.C. ******* FLOOR COVERING ******** ******* BUILDING SUPPLY * etftilJcnUal i'UilutJ ^J\Ol? ��*iciQt\\ * 6sA?����ov*at('ortl ����� art.Llilioiu *-^- 886-9261 886-2756 p.d.bdx ima gissqns, B.C. vdnivd CARPET-CABINET-CERAM' "CENTRE Open Thurs.. Fri.. Sat. 10a.m.���5p.m. Howe Sound Distributors Ltd. ,North Road, Gibsons, B.C. 886-2765, zxplon: consultants ltd. ��� property planning and development design ��� red tape expediting Telophone 685 3189 Boa 1105. Sechell, Bnlish Columbia. VON 3A0 EXCAVATiNG ********** Cabinets ********** SUNSHINE KITCHENS CABINETS ��� REMODELLING Showroom in Twilight Theatre Bldg. 8X6-9411 OPEN SA T. 9-5 OR BY APPOINTMENT, JOHN ROBINSON CONTRACTING .^u.BACKHOE, DITCHING, DRAINS . *** WATERLINES, ETC. *** Box 237, SEWER LINES Gibsons, B.C. VON 1VO PH. 886-7983 ******** MISC. SERVICES ********* r2086 GIBSONS LANES Hw>101^ * Open Bowling Hours: Friday & "-> Saturday 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. ii JL^ and Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. U?^ Quality Form & Garden Supply Ltd. ��� PACIFIC-O-FIBERGLASS FIBREGLASS LAMINATING - REPAIRS BOATS -SUNDECKS. ETC. 12 years experience 885-2981 Eves * Feed ���* Pet Food * Fencing * Fertilizer* 886-7527 Prall Rd., Gibsons ^ H&IB Boat Building and Repairs ���builds the HB27. the only properly designed boat for world cruising, ���retail m resin and fiberglass Gai Jon Bay, B.C. 8SJ-9307 ********* CARPENTRY J & R CONSTRUCTION swimming pools -. house framing floors, sidewalks, patios ��� general contracting & retaining walls renovations -foundations Jim 886-7571 Ron 886-9262 _, Cadre Construction ltd. ^\ Framing, remodelling, additions^ HOUSES BUILT TO COMPLETION- l Payne Road, Gibsons 886-2311^ S \ Gutters Phone: Eaves Troughs CUSTOM CRAFT PRODUCTS Commercial 885-2992 Maintenance Residential Continuous j C & S Construction Fiberglass Sundecks Renovat,ons StUtti TPttffteAttttttt .dtd aaawwwa^^a^a' a^^ a^rm^^www^^^a^a* ^^^ww^w^ EXCAVATING ��� LAND CLEARING ROAD BUILDING GRAVEL assified QO, rtfti*-\ A$am aggregates ooO-lzoJO Q'~> PERMATRUSS FABRICATORS Estimates (Gibsons) Ltd. 886-7318 Located next to Windsor Plywood p o. Box 748 . Residential & Commerciai Rool Trusses Gibsons. B.C> "Serving Langdale lo L & H Swanson Ltd Readymix Concrete with 2 plants Sechelt and Pender Harbour Porpoise Bay R'l Box 172. Sechell. BC Sand & Gravel 8S5-9666or 885-5333 Backtioes -Dump Trucks- A.K.C. General Paint ing Spray Brush or Roll Efficient Service 886-2512 �� Bo > TRANSWEST HELICOPTERS y/X\ (1965) LTD. \*W Chartci Helicopter Service < 875 836-/511 Gibsons J CUSTOM BACKHOE WORK SEPTIC TANKS INSTALLED Government Approved Free Estimates Excavations ��� Drainage Waterlmes. elc Pn 885-2921 flooerls Creek Daryll Starbuck KWi-vr.w tc Finishing Dennis Collins 88h-710() > J. B. EXCAVATING 886-9031 Water, sewer, drainage Installation ��� Dump Truck ��� Backhoe ��� Cat ��� Land Clearing ********* ELECTRIC *******M*** ��� Free Estimates ��� Septic Fields V��'&Nfc ssSK R.Ginn Electric General Wiring & Qualified Workmanship RR��2 MARLENE RD. ROBERTS CREEK 885-5379 GIBSONS SAND & GRAVEL LTD EXCAVATING - LAND CLEARING ROAD BUILDING GRAVEL Classified aggregates C83-9313 MOVING AND STORAGE LEN WRAY'S TRANSFER Ltd. Household Movmq & Storage Complete Packing Packing Materials tor Sale Prwne aub-2664 Member Allied Van Lines RR 1 Gibsons JOHN HIND-SMITH REFtlGERATION & MAJOR APPLIANCE SERVICE Port Mellon to Pender Harbour Res. 886-9949 Cadre Construction Ltd. Replacements and Storm Windows Expertly Installed Payne Road, Gibsons 886-2311 THOMAS HEATING OIL BURNER SERVICE ... .. Complete Instrument OOD'/lil SUNSHINE COAST DISPOSAL SERVICES Pon Mellon loOie sCove 886-9973 886-2938 Commercia' Containers available TREE TOPPING VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Clean up your wooded areas. Remove lower limbs lor VIEW Top tall trees adjacacent to building Marv Volen 886-959/ MACK'S NURSERY SUNSHINE COAST HIGHWAY Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plants Landscaping, Pruning Trees, Peat Moss & Fertilizer Licensed lor Pesticide Spraying Cadre Construction ltd. ��� Exterior Painting ��� ��� Professional Work* ��� Airless Spray Jobs* Payne Rd., Gibsons 886-2311 mmmmmm Coast News, September 12,1978. wofk wonted epperlunitic/ Will babysit in my home Mon. ti Fri. children anv age. Davis: In. Children any age. Davis Bav. area. 885-5636. #39, opportunitie/ Piping anil Drumming night school ��� F.lphinstone Music Room, starts October J. 25 hour course. Fees: Pipes $40, Drums S30. For information call 886- "5M evenings. #39 small shop tor rent in Lower Gibsons, reasonable rent. 886- 9941, or 886-2791 eves. #39 In Purchase "Agreement of Sale", $32,000 Firm. IOJ/.% 885-3310 or 885-3417. #39 I ,'i Sale: licenced pick up and deliver) service in Gibsons area. Includes vehicle and guaranteed monthly salary, For further details write Box 11. Gibsons. #37 Part-time work. Free room and board and wages for lady in her forties or early fifties. All evenings off. 883-9676 tfn "expecting a small VISITOR? Kent a crib or high chair: stroller or whatever vou need. 886-281)9 sin. Manager or Caretaker for apartments, duplexes, etc. Middle aged couple, no children. 884- 5.151 #37 Business Opportunity. Excavating business for sale. JD 450 Cat. Case Backhoe. Tandem Dump. Single Axle Dump. Ramp Truck. 886-9633; 886-9365. Ifn help wonted Wanted Artex instructor. Persons tor 20 hours work per week, full or pari lime. Earn above average earnings. Call Muriel. 885- 33631 Linda 886-9419; or Myrtle. 884-5263. " #37 help wonted Occasional daytime babysitter for two year old twins, preferably to come in. Grandview Road. 886-2098. #37 Fart or full time help needed on a Christmas Tree Farm. Gibsons area. 886-2821. #38 foi /ok Vacuum cleaner, power nozzle, $35.00; ice skates, roller skates, misc. household and clothing items in good condition, children'sandadulls'.885-3310 #38 for /ole One 23' fiberglass (3 coats) hull, $2,000 o.b.o.. evenings after 5:30 p.m. 886-7423 #38 Two used Royal typewriters, desk model. S59aiid $89. 885-3258 #38 ** * music Weavers New & Used Albums & Tapes Hie Home of People's Prices CB.Marine Package includes C.B.. 7 ft. whip. P.A.Loudspeaker. Prentls Enterprises 884-5240 #38 886-9737 Hawaiian Tickets ��� Best Offers. 886-2704 #37 FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS 885-5171 COMMERCIAL: Two adjacent properties at corner of Jack's Lane and Hwy. 101 to sell together or separately. Approx. dimensions 60' Hwy. frontage, 140' Jack's Lane with 1800 sq.ft. enclosed lloorspace. Ideal location to serve proposed new Gibsons marina. UPPER GRANTHAMS: |*��*��iro7jr��i.& den house on one acre. Needs redecorating but raAMatfitaetirpotential. $50,000 CREATIVE SPECIAL! 1 BR house, solid foundation with two large lots: Soames, Ideal for remodelling. Top your own trees for marvellous view. $34 900 TREMENDOUS VIEW FROM GAMBIER TO NANAIMO! Three bedroom family home, two brick f.p., with ensuite for mother-in-law. Concrete drive, double c/port and huge deck. BY PEBBLE BEACH ACCESS: Large family home wit$h5new�� everything. Has many rooms, a stone fireplace, workshop and greenhouse for only $54 900 LOWER RD. & CHERYL ANN PARK: New three bedroom rancher on corner lot close to beach access. Extremely good value at $46,900 BEAUTIFUL LANGDALE RIDGE: New three bedroom, full I ,se- on nouse on quiet road. Your choice of fireplace ��� zero clearance or freestanding ��� many trees and permanent view lo Keats $53,900 Vt ACRE WITH KEATS VIEW: Immaculate two bedroom home with fireplace. Well treed, good landscaping and many olher desirable features. $42,500 And LOTS everywhere. Magnilicent view lot on high side of Highway 101, Hopkins Landing. $14,800 TREV ON VACATION TIL SEPT.30 call Pat Murphy: 885-5171 til then. Sewing Machine Repairs ��� Overhaul ��� I une-tips ��� Chemical Wash ��� Paris Im all makes All Work Guaranteed 21 years experience Phone Steve 885-2691 Bell and Howell slide 989 Projector and a combination Super 8 Dual 8 and STD 8 movie projector. Both unused. Cosl around $180 ea. Selling for $90 each. Box 25. Coasl News. tfn 550-14 snow tires. $10 each; school desk. $10.00 each; two wide oval chrome rims, $35.00. 884-5324 #39 165 Merc, parts. 2-l5'/ixl9props, alternator reblt., tunc up kit, Hush kit, 16" GMC rim, storm door, wood windows. 886-9683#39 Harvest Gold, 19 cu. ft. Frigi- daire Frost-proof Refrigerator- Freezer. $125.886-7372. #39 Double bed solid mahogany frame, $100; playpen $10.00; baby buggy stroller, $25.00. 886-2098 #37 SHOP AT MACLEODS STORE ill Sechelt THE STORE THAT BROUGHT LOWER PRICI S TO THE PENINSULA Lennox Electric furnace, as new. Inch,,:, cable and pipes. Best oiler hi sell separately. 886- 9275, Saturday. Sunday. ' #38 Vito B Flal Clarinet, good condition. $175. New tap shoes, red with toe taps. Assorted sizes '/i price. Milward. 886- 2531 #38 SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT (PARKS AND RECREATION PROPOSAL) IMPORTANT NOTICE MEETING CANCELLED The Public Information Meeting which was to be held at Madeira Park Community Hall in Pender Harbour on Wednesday, September 13 ��� HAS BEEN CANCELLED and will be held at a later date to be announced. Parks and Recreation Committee aty-1% LOR ME GIRARD 886-7760 JONMcRAE 885-3670 CHRIS KANKA1NEN 885-3545 ARNEPETTERSEN 886-9793 LANGDALE LOT SPECIAL z��� o tn 0 \ 0 '-J .1. ._ 0_-lea r��� 1 ' S ia ' , ��� WMAHj " ti& ��a�� r , It'tl | * ��io* 4ra�� LOT 14 size 1.9 acres SOLD LOT 15 size 110 x 260 $12,000 LOT 16 size 80 x 220 $14,500 LOT 2 size 125 x 165 $14,500 LOT 1 size triangle $14,000 LOT 5 size 127 x 170 $14,500 All are view lots overlooking Howe Sound. Good building sites for your home and close to ferry terminal. Make an offer on these lovely properties. All si/es aro approximats HOMES GHAfJ THAWS LANDING WoM kept two bedroon family homo wiih lu'i base mflfll Bascmonl has tec room, workshop unit laundry room New snake roo' Home leatu'es triermopane windows, hoi waler heating and low taxes Grounds are beautitijliy landscaped Large sundeck to enjo/ a lovely waterview ot Keats Island and the Gap $42,900 CRUCIL HOAD Bright and spacious Ihree bedroom lamily home in excellent condition located within easy walking distance to schools and shops Largo kilchen with buill-m dishwasher and indirect lighting Two fireplaces Huge rccrealion room Lots ot extra space in dayhght basement lor den or extra bedroom and workshop For the price ot $62,500 you also (jet a beautilul view lor your constant enjoyment COACH ROAD {off Leek Rd ) Three year old three bedroom home situated ON RD. 215 ot an acre with a aiStic view Irom Langdale Ridge. ; inl has a small creek on ihe very bui i oi . ��� piufieriy All new homes in U U'i $14,900 ACREAGE MAor\,.^L i ' . ' 44 acres of sub- dividable property on Maskell Road and Lower Roberls Creek Road Zoning allows for V? acre average This is a quiet rural area only 3 miles from Gibsons. $19,900 SCHOOL ROAD: 1.56 acres adjacent to elementary school. Could be sub-divided to lots. On sewer and all services. $56,000 O'SHEA & ABBS ROADS: Approximately 2'/; acres of prime, view property approved for a 10 lot sub-division by the Village of Gibsons, included is a complete set of engineering drawings outlining size of lots and services required. $59,500 GIBSONS: Park Road. Excellent prospects for Ihe one who holds this poten- tlally commercially zoned 5 acres. Lightly cleared, close to shopping centre and schools. $39,000 GIBSONS: 4 6 acres of excellent holding property close to Soames Point Park. Partially cleared. Try your offers. Price now reduced to $27,500 LANGDALE: 4.31 acres Excellenl holding property right across trom the ferry terminal Langdale Creek is the eastern boundary ol this property. $39,500 for /ok Missing important calls? Inquire about our telephone answering system's easy Installation. 24 hour a day service. 885-3258 #44 PEACH TREE FASHION JEWELRY AND COSMETIC SKIN CARE PRODUCTS 885-3813 EAR PIERCING AVAILABLE SOON Snap-on tools, valve seat grinder, complete with pilots, stones and stone sharpener. Excellent condition, in case. $250. 886- 7039 #37 All channel TV anlenna, 886- 9104 #37 One used 3M copier with supplies SI25.885-3258 #37 Quilts Sweaters FARM FRESH SHEEP WOOL Black $1.50 White 75�� p0"'' Carding Extra 886-9335 Watch for Macleods HOTPOINT LAUNDRY SALE in our September liver Macleods, Sechell 885-2171 1979 Models now in Stock Macleod's, Sechelt, have all sizes of freezers In. 885-2171 Two year old Eureka vacuum with power nozzle, new motor. SI50. Used Electrolux. $50. 886- 2783 #37 RANGE HOOD SPECIAL $36.95 Macleods, Sechell 885-2171 live/lock Purebred, registered I��ir year old Jersey cow, in ca Second calf. Gentle. 4-H trained, family cow. $400 firm. 886-2315 #37 5 year old Palomino Quarter- horse Gelding. $500. 886-9625*37 joj icnt for tent Quarter-Arab marc. 15 h.h., trained English and Western, good beginner horse. $500. 886-2783 #37 Brand new three bedroom duplexes, 1,316 sq.ft. Wall to wall carpeting. Very plush units. Appliances if required. Two blocks to school and shopping mall. $300 per month. Phone Manager 886-9890. ]SS. One used Imperial 80 typewriter desk model, excellent condition, $149,885-3258 #37 One used typewriter, excellent condition. $99.00. 885-3258 #37 21" CCM ten speed. $70. Pioneer Stereo. 4 speakers, cassette deck, turntable and eight track. $950; worth $1,200. 886-7310days. #37 Swivel clothes rack, $20; two older rugs, 9x12. $15 each; electric drill $15; electric saw, $20; some clothing. 886-2449, 886- 2363. #37 Old type fridge, $20; typewriter $10; Maytag washer $20; collector's mugs $7; wicker hampc $15; wrought iron end tables $20; set chess men (very nice) $20; lamp table and book rack $20; large picture $35; home made quilts all sizes, antique style occasional chair $35; miscellaneous. 886-9697 #37 8 mm movie outfit ��� camera with zoom lens, projector, screen, phone 886-7757. $100. #37 Two bedroom furnished home, available September to June. Rent $175 month. Three doors E. of Granthams Store. References. 112-939-9650 #39 Two mobile home sites near beach. Free vegetable garden plols il desired. "Bonniebrook" 886-2887. tfn Very unique modern three bedroom home, w/w throughout, two full baths, rec, large utility, fridge and stove. Gorgeous view, ^^^"^^^^^^^^^^^^^ close to all amenities, ref. req., QAfOCfl equipment $285 per month, call after 6. ���������������������^������.^������������������B 886-7054 #37 Large 7 bedroom house, near schools and Sechelt Village. Rem $600 per month. Ideal for daycare centre. Phone 886-2479 #38 wonted to rent Four bedroom unfurnished home- by Sept. 15. Reliable family. References if required. Reply Box 35. Coast News. #37 LIVESTOCK HAULING HORSESHOEING Patrick llnrvalh 886-9485 eves, tfn HORSE SHOEING _ Bob Hopkins Call 886-9470 eves. #41 RICH Bl ACK DELTA SOIL 16yds del. $190 112-584-6240 If: ] Hay for 885-9357. 886-2912 " Gibsons Lawn Mower ������* Chain GIBSONS INDUSTRIAL PARK H6-291! I wanted REWARD: $50 offered for rear window of 1954. 1955 or 1956 Cadillac or Buick Roadmaster. 886-2513 #38 Olio kiln: 886-9722 #39 Timber wanted; Fir, hemlock, cedar and poles. Top prices. Let us give you an estimate. DiO Log Soiling Ltd. Phone 886-7896 or 886-7700. till appliance/ Electric stove, $60.00; fridge. $175; both in good condition. 885-5226 - #37 Billets needed for teenager youth exchange from Sept.23 Oct.30 in Gibsons. Families paid for expenses. For information contact Susan Sproule c/o Coast News. Box 460, Gibsons. #37 LOGS WANTED Top Prices Paid for Fir-Hemlock-Cedar I.&K LUMBER (North Shore) Ltd. Phone 886-7033 Sorting grounds. Twin Creek 14' aluminum boat and/or 15 h.p. motor. 886-9382. #39 Large electric range in good condition. $100.885-5459 #37 found SPCA I mind hall-grown kitlcn. white. 1 as Ilea collar. Around Cozy 1 . Tilers area. 886-2664. tfn Money found in small purse by Ihe Cedars Inn. 886-2138. phone for identification. #37 lo/t Large male golden retriever, answers lo "Sky". Lost in Hopkins Landing area over long weekend. 886-9883 or leave message at Hopkins Landing Store. ��� Jk%tSt #37 Serving the Lower Sunshine Coast Located in the Seaside Plaza, Gower Point Road Lower Gibsons RfALTY LTD. 2 or 3 bedroom house in Roberts Creek. Preferably near school area, on or near waterfront, references available. Phone 886- 7968 after 5 #37 Dry garage to store automobile for Ihe winter. Reasonable. Phone 886-7142. #37 Rent/lease to responsible couple; clean two br home on one acre. Roberts Creek. Appliances and beach access. $225/mo. 437-0740 #40 Furnished view suite. Langdale. garage, washer, dryer. Completely furnished, non-smokers. $190,886-2629. #39 Madeira Park, one bedroom furnished house. W/W carpets, fireplace. 883-2258 10 to 10 p.m., or 112-632-3111 loc.501 office hours. #39 Duplex suite, stove, fridge, nice view. $180. 886-2231, 886-9184. #37 Two bedroom waterfront home. Selma Park. 463-3035 (days) or 859-9849 (eves). #39 Comfortable furnished one bedroom coltage. Roberts Creek. W.F. phone St C.V. available. For single mature man only. 4150.886-9885. #39 $100 per month. Gibsons, large suite with view on water. Across from Co-Op store. St. 1 downstairs to left. (To party buying furniture total $400.) 886-2449, 886-2363 #37 Waterfront in Selma Park, two bedroom house on Pebble Beach, completely furnished with fireplace, occupancy Oct. 1 to May 30. Responsible persons only. $350 per month. Van. 669- 1341. #39 New one bedroom view apt. near ferry. Heat and light included. $225 per month. References. No Pets. 886-7580. #39 Year around residence, waterfront cabin. Long Bay, Gambier Island, wharf facilities. Needs some fixing. Write: Weatherhall, 3441 W. 33rd. Wesl Vancouver. #39 Condominium: Three bedrooms plus familv room, l'/i baths, carpets, $300 per mo. Call 886-7628. tfn Newly decorated 2 and 3 bdrm apts. Stove, fridge, heat and cablevision incl. in reasonable rent. Sorry, no pets. Close to schools and shopping. 886- 7836. tfn Two bedroom duplex ��� Gibsons, $190 month. Available September 15.886-7218 #38 Suite lor rent. Gibsons. Three bedrooms available immediately. $200per month. 581-0024. #37 Couple wilh infant, sniall dog and cat. to rent and/or caretake (mill.) 2 bdrm house. Roberts Creek to Halfmoon Bay. Mini- mum I year. Prepared to lease. Excellenl rets. Exp. in gardening, carpentry. 885-3752 or 885- mobile home/ 1971 iwo bedroom Bendix Leader I2'.v ���()'. set up in park close to Madeira Park, four appliances, new carpels and drapes, on wheels. Offers to $12,900. 883- 9287. #37 1971 I2'x48' Lamplighter mobile home, c/w appliances. 8'x20' sundeck and storage room. Sliding glass patio door in living room, like new. Moving, must sell by end of September. Will set up on site of your choisc. Asking $7,500. 886-9595 #37 Two mobile home spaces available now. Sunshine Coast Trailer Park. 886-9826. tin ���gQAJf HOMES NEW DOUBLES HAVB ARRIVED! 24x44 Chancellor .2 BR, 2 DR F.F.Fridge.Dlx Elec.Range.Sep. D.R.with built-in buffet. Fully furnished Slant Kitchen. Duroidroof. On Display! 24x52 Chancellor 2 BR, den c/w Wet Bar. ensuite bath with garden tub, Slant Kitchen, sept. D.R. with built-in Buffet. 2 DR F.F. Fridge. Dlx. Elec.Range Duroid Roof. Fully Furnished. OnDisplav! 24x4(1 Hlghwood 2 BR. 1'/> baths. 2 DR F.F. Fridge. Dlx Elec.Rangc. Duroid Roof. On Display! 24x56 Hlghwood, loaded. SOLD 24x52 Chancellor 3 BR, Den SOLD Plus Arriving Soon 14x70 and 14x60 TRADES WANTED! Trade your singlewide on one of our doubles or 14' wides. CoastMobile Homes Ltd. Sechelt, B.C. 8854979 "Across from Sechelt Legion" M.D.L.00623A Eves and weekends call Norm Peterson 886-2607 886-2000 or 886-9121 BURNS ROAO: 2 BR full basement home on landscaped 65x125 lot. Bsmt finished with 2 more BR & Rec Rm. 12x18 garage plus carport. Price to sell at $51,000. GOWER POINT: New 3 BR basement home on large view lot. Extras include fireplace, ensuite in master BR. Partly furnished bsmt. area. This would make a greal family home in a Q.T. area of new homes. Reduced to sell at $53,000. GIBSONS: Older home on Ige. view lot. 2 BR up, 1 down, Vt bsmt, Ige LR & Kit. Home has been updated by R.A.P. programme so is up to standards in all ways. Good starter home at only $43,500. KEATS ISLAND: This delightful waterfront home is situated on the west side of the Island getting the most out of summer sunshine and has 3 nice bedrooms. Modern living, dining & kitchen areas. Part bsmt. 100' sandy beach. Also good boat moorage has ramp & float installed. Phone for full details. Asking only $59,900. GIBSONS: Brand new 1200 sq.ft. 2 BR home on crawl space, plus 8'x20' patio & Ige carport. Level 60x120 lot with park area in back. Priced to sell at $42,500 and only $2,500 down. VETERANS RD: Well built 2 BR full bsmt older home on 2VS> acres of level land. Many extras. Could be subdivided. Should be seen at $61,500 GRANTHAMS LANDING: Near new 3 BR full bsmt home with one of the best views over Howe Sound this area has to offer. Twin Seal windows throughout, 2 finished fireplaces partly finished bsmt. This one should be seen at $58,900. PINE RD: 3.1 ac. of nicely treed property with 440' road frontage. Only $25,000 full price with $5,000 down. JOHNSON RD. LANGDALE: Lge partly cleared view lot in area of all new homes. This is one of last unbuilt lots in this area. Now only $13,500 GOWER POINT: Vi ac. waterfront lot with a great view over the Straits. Building site has been excavated and septic tank 6\ field in and approved. Only $31,500. GOWER POINT: Lge VA corner view lot with gentle southern slope, close to good beach. Would make 4 good sized lots. Priced to sell at $42,500 WE ARE NOW AGENTS FOR EVERGREEN PARKLAND Over 70 large wooded lots in parklike setting. Drive in and look around as these lols are priced to sell from only $7,500 to $15,200. opportunitie/ announcement/ marine Funlastic Garage Sale Bargains Galore! Hundreds of items Saturday & Sunday Sept. 16&I7 10:00 a.m.���5:00 p.m. uth Fletcher across from Health Unit Rain or Shine #37 property Pratt Road. Large lol 76'xl25'. cleared and in fruit trees, $12,500 I'hone 886-2155 tfn Chaster Road. Lot 67'xl23'. partly cleared. Ready for building. Close to school. $10,000, Phone 886-998-I Hi, * BiSLs^ 'POST CARDS MAPS BOOKS Sat., Sept. 16 ��ibilons Harbour IAN MORROW & CO. LTD. Marine Surveyors, Condition and detail surveys for Evaluation. Surveys for insurance claims. Phone 886-2433.886-9458. 16' Fiberglass boat with trailer. 40 h.p. outboard motor, includes depth sounder, 3 sets of waterskis and equipment. Anchor, full canopv top. 886-9408 #39 HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER (GLEN RD.) Two bedroom home with Fireplace, auto oil furnace, fabulous view and close lo all facilities. Phone 8862075. tfn A number to note: 885-5171 WHARF REALTY LTD. garden equipment Gibsons waterfront, two cabins. $35,000, Phone 922-4278 #40 One bedroom cottage in Roberts ( cek, within walking distance of beach. Year round creek. Good starter home for young couple. $25,000. 885-2573 or 886-9022 #37 BY OWNER Langdale, brand new home, 1322 sq.ft., 3 bedrooms, ensuite off master, large kitchen and nook. Beautiful Cameo marble fireplace, wilh heatilator up and downstairs. Also roughed-in two rooms and hath downstairs. Beautiful view on corner lot. This home must be seen to be appreciated. $63,000. Please call 886-2300. tfn Fall Rye NOW IN STOCK 25e Ib. FALL BULBS coming soon Quality Farm 6 Garden Supply Ltd. Pratt Rd., Gibsons 886-7527 14'/:' Fiberglass Runabout, 60 h.p. Johnson o.b., tilt trailer. Few hours, excellenl condition. Only $2300. 886-7164 #38 24' Fiberform Cruiser, 215 H.P. Mercruiser with big leg, automatic pilot, depth sounder/ recorder, anchor winch, trim labs, bait tank & pump. Head, galley, alcohol stove & pressure water, spare prop., CB.Radio, etc. Call 883-2750. tfn automotive 1969 Fiat Spider convertible needs paint. $700 this week only, then will wholesale in town. Dean 886-7919 Dir #01342A #37 Plywood and aluminum canopy with windows and vent for import long box. $50. Also two 165-13 studded radial snowtires, $40.885-3949. #39 1974 Ford Vaton pick up, six split rims, canopy, auto V8, 26,000 miles. $3,800. Dean 886-7919 Dir #01342A. #37 1976 Ford crew cab 4x4. 885-3903 tfn 1964 Acadian 4-door six cylinder automatic, $350. Dean 886-7919 Dlr#01342A. #37 1970 Yamaha C53 200. needs top end rebuilt. Asking $200. #39 21' cabin cruiser, sound cedar hull; 115 h .p. Volvo Penta; needs some work; $3,500. 885-2952 or 885-5578 #38 110 Mercury Outboard Motor, used two seasons. Excellent condition, $425. Call evenings, 883-2424 tfn travel marine Two wooded lots. Side by side. Approximately I acre each, near beach. Beach Ave. West and Henderson R.C.. terrific potential. $18,500 each. 885-3310 or 885-3417 #39 Investment Property: 10.8 ac. Aincd R-M-2 in Village of Gibsons. $105,000. 30% cash down. Will carry balance al 10%. 886-7030.886-7370. #37 New three bedroom house in quiet residential area. This 1100 sq.ft. house has a large kilchen wilh custom built walnut cabinets, separate dining room, large utility room, carport, plus a large level lot. Close to shopping mall and schools. $39,500. I'hone 886-7625 after 6 p.m. #42 I5'6" 'Sidewing' ilourston Glas- craft (new) - $3,000; 42' sailboat Sea Falcon' (unrigged ferro cement) ��� $35,000; 18' Sabre- craft 140 Merc ��� $4,900; 17' KJiC Thcrmoglass, 115 HP Evinrude ��� $3,000; 50 HP Merc Outboard ��� $600; Detroit Diesels ��� Two 471 (in line); ���Rebuilt V671 (marine equipped) twin .list- gear 3:1; 3-cylindcr Nissin dicsel tfn Call Garden Bay Marine Marine Services Ltd. 883-2722 or evenings 883-2602 For All Your Travel Needs peninsula travel 886-9755 Registered Travel Agent 1972 TR6. white with blue pinstripe, Bridgestone steel belted radials. new clutch and pressure plate, new exhaust, new interior. Runs excellent. 886-2945. #39 1969 Fiat Spider convertible, needs paint, $700, this week only, then will wholesale in town. Dean 886-7919 Dealer #01342A; 1964 Acadian 4-door, six cylinder automatic, $350, 1 will paint your car for $149 plus I )dy work. 885-2608. . tfn 1968 GMC 4x4. Excellent condition. 886-2923 #38 1959 International Fit. Deck. 48,000 GVW 20' L.A.O. sleeper, two speed axle, $1,500 o.b.o. 886-7785 #37 coming event/ HIGGS MARINE SURVEYS LTD. Insurance claims, condition and valuation surveys. Serving the Sunshine Coast and B.C.Coastal Waters. Phone:885-9425. 885- 9747, 885-3643. 886-9546. tfn. automotive 1973 Ford Minn 302 3Speed with canopy, $1,475; 1973 Dodge Viton slant six standard, onlv 45,000 miles - $2,175; 1977 Monarch 6 cyl. 4 speed, only 13,000 miles ��� $3,850. Will accept a good station wagon in trade on any of the above. Phone 886- 2738 after 6 p.m. #37 There will be a meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., September 13, at thc Sechelt Arena for all those interested in Industrial Hockey. See you there. b.c.C ijuhon BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY: Vinyldeck Installations Ltd.. with branches throughout B.C. has a dealership opening in this area. We will train and guide you. Earn up to $40 per hour. Small investment required. Phone 274-0463 _ #38 b.c.C yukon REAL ESTATE: Well known business in lovely Similkamcen Valley for sale. Motel cafe, gas pumps; 3 bedroom house on scenic 3-4 acres; year round creek. Asking $117,000. 292- 8332 #37 FOR SALE: Belgian work horses, twelve year old grade mare with two month cold from registered stud. Two gentled yearling fillies. Wood Farmer. Box 83. Winlaw, B.C. 226- 7288 #37 HELP WANTED: HELPGREEN- PEACE HELP!! Sellers urgently needed for the Greenpeace 'Go Anywhere' lottery, Make money! Save life! 2108 W. 4th Ave.. Vancouver. B.C. 736-0321 #39 FOR SALE: The Mennonite Treasury of Recipes ��� 224 pages, spiral-wire-bound and plastic tab indexed. Now available by mail at $6.50 post paid. No COD's. Write: Mennonite Treasury of Recipes. P.O. Box 1209, Steinbach, Manitoba. #37 REAL ESTATE: 65 acres fake frontage with access near 100 Mile House, interior B.C. Ideal recreation or hobbv ranch, $42,500. 949-7031 or write N. Perlstrom, Box 121, Port Hardy, B.C. #37 TRAPPERS: Avoid postal strike write now for free catalogue of Canada's #1 snares, lures, trapping methods, since 1926. Hoffman Trapping Supplies Ltd., Box 805. Russell, Manitoba. #37 HELP WANTED: Experienced all-round ad and sales oriented person to write, sell and manage small weekly in Interior. Reply: the Publisher. The Tribune, 188 North 1st Ave., Williams Lake. B.C. #37 HELP WANTED: Ski area re- quircs licensed mechanic, track vehicle operators, experienced chef/cooks. Contact Lake Louise Ski Area. Box 5. Lake Louise. Alberta. #37 REAL ESTATE: Vt share 25 acres river from. 15 minutes south of Duncan, near water. 2 A-frames and cabin. $35,000. Phone 746-6601 or write Box 907, Duncan, B.C. #37 b.c.C tjuhon BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES: Retail store, gross sales over $' i million, selling TV's, stereos, records, hobby crafts, electronics and repairs. In beautiful Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Has major electronics and stereo franchise, major hobby franchise. All name brands sold exclusive for Campbell River. Largest and busiest store of its type. Owner has accepted excellent offer from industry; anxious to sell. Write PO Box 325. Campbell River, B.C. #39 Coast News, September 12,1978 13. SERVING THE SUNSHINE COAST MODERATE COST LOCAL OR DISTANT BURIALS CREMATIONS - MEMORIALS - PRE ARRANGEMENTS D A. Devlin Director 886-9551 1665 Sejview Gibsons Jfc FLORON AGENCIES LTD w REAL ESTATE ��� INSURANCE I 589 Marina Drive, Glbiom Ron McSavaney John Black 885-3339 886-7316 OFFICE 886-2248 If you would like to own a parklike acre, with a lovely, roomy 3 bedroom home with 2 bathrooms, one ensuite, a large livingroom with f.p. and vaulted two story beamed ceiling, a diningroom opening to lovely gardens and terrace, a kitchen full of built-ins to match ��� also, a view of Georgia Strait from most rooms. Located on upper side of Lower Roberts Creek road, close to schools and P.O. Call us to inspect ��� only $75,900. Drive by ��� but call us for appointment to view. Centrally located in Gibsons, excellent view, landscaped lot, two bedroom home with well designed kilchen, f.p. in nicely finished living- room, 14 basement with finished room and utility. Asking $49,500. ********** Davis Bay, only one block from beach with good view, immaculate two level home with two sets of plumbing, two kitchens, two f.p., hardwood floors, patio and lovely garden. Some furniture in lower suite. Call for appointment to view. Price at $64,900. ��?****��***** Lower Gibsons, close to beach, stores and P.O. Attractive three bedroom home on extra large lot with good vegetable garden. Home is conveniently designed with large living- room with f.p., dining area and well designed kitchen. Basement is finished with rec room, utility, workshop and spare room. $62,000, LOTS a****************** Level lot in Bay area: has a large workshop with cement floor which could be converted or used as is. Asking $18,000. Two lots 72x105, no rock, easy to build on. all services, septic approved and beach access: $1,500 down, balance at $125 per month at 10%. Terrific investment. Signs on Lower Cheryl Ann Park towards beach. Semi-wft.. easy beach access. '4 acre with view. $16,500. Buy now ��� this is investment quality property. Three lots Rosamund Road, cleared, ready to build on; only $10.500each. Half-acre on Lower Road, some timber, creek at side; asking $16,500. Can be had with hall- cash. Move fast on this one. Nice secluded lot on side road in Roberts Creek, close to store, schools, etc. Reduced to $10,000. Trailer site? Level cleared lot in Gibsons Village on sewer and water, 62x182. obtainable with small down payment of $3,500. Call K.Bull, 886- 2814. ************************* We are specialists in waterfront and acreage properties and will be pleased to discuss your requirements at any time ��� call us tor free advice. irkira'k'kitit'kitit'k-k'k A A A A A A A A A A CREEKSIDE PARK ESTATES NORTH ROAD.GIBSONS LOTS ON SEWER,WATER,HYDRO,CABLEVISION,TELEPHONE Priced from $10,900 - $13,900 Perfect for young couples starting jut Ideal for retirement 3 BLOCKS TO - SCHOOLS SHOPPING CENTRE MEDICAL CLINIC THEATRE BUS TRANSPORTATION |*fi^ %SOLD^ fy��#g& I ���"��� fe.BLr. VV\* W. 0%Wr_. -S ISi-K-lf^K V.'\ ���* V: ' 20 Von 115*5 Ht eni n J ta \- "> ,t ��';��� jV���* i '';" ' ,'lb ot *��&���' j& tfe- ��� ,ajj ��� *,O^JLU j,y, ���' ..auK ��.Wr*' v~ - %C,.W yj'-'^.i-- S k " ���sr&c ' ' soioao ���''[���^.Ja.'%?,#% q.jL il8ai ..����������� �� mv: .'kin ffwf f-on 255/ 688 etr fin r>3 "4 tu- ��� Vi ���'-,. ir,, ." Itc ���*. cCA" ��� >. 1 ��� *" J, <*fe|fe L.Girard 886-7760 A.Pettersen 886-9793 - .yap* 5/ ii t 5OA70AD '>9���',,���^eo;".3/:';'!aZ���',:,��.^, fl* I es ��fi 67 M 09 90 ,jfr.,j^4'��.v-��>���. 4 M at 67 OS 39 30 '. 'i'^'Jt';- '��" .!*i.J*'_ -'*'' ''���'���- ZONED AREASFOR- CONVENTIONAL HOMES DOUBLE WIDE HOMES SINGLE WIDE HOMES COME IN AND 3UT fi COMPLETE PACKAGE TOGETHLri ,/ITH SUGGESTED FINANCING EXCLUSIVE AGENTS AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD Dental Blk RR#1, Gibsons, B.C. VON 1V0 Phone 886-2277 Toll Free 682-1513 8 C.Kankainen 885-3545 J. McRae 835-3670 14. Coast News, September 12,1978. Court news of the week Double standard Driving while under suspension usually carries a jail sentence. Judge Walker informed Sharon Jean Thomas and the Judge then went ��n in say thai he would use a sort of double standard and take into consideration the fact lhal she was married with an infant daughter of lour months. In his presentence repori. Probation Officer Peters had pointed to the facl thai Mrs. Thomas' suspension was the result of accumulated points arising from a couple of speeding tickets and a conviction for driving wilh undue eare and attention resulting from a single vehicle accident, Mi. Peters requested a conditional discharge with a community service order. Mrs. Thomas was fined $500 and given one year ol supervised probation with an order to perform twenty-live hours of community service under Mr. Peters' direction. She was given four months to pay the line. Police do not need lo give Explanation: Judge Walker ruled that Police Officers Logan and Nash were not required to explain their actions in taking Leonard Frank Pearee first to a mobile breath analysing vehicle (known as a Batmobile) and then to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Gibsons Detachment for a breathalyser analysis. The accused was pleading not guilty to an offence under Section 235 of the Criminal Code of Canada known simply as "refusal to blow". Mr. Pearee was the sole occupant of a motor vehicle which was stopped at 2:15 a.m. on April 9. 1978. in a roadside check a half mile west of the golf course on Highway 101. Constable Nash testified that hc noted a SUNSHINE COAST PEST CONTROL Wo offer a Complete Pest Control Servic 883-2531 the breath of the accused and formed the opinion that he was impaired. He read the breathalyser demand to Mr. Pearee and took him to the police patrol car nearby in which Constable Logan was seated. The accused got into the back of lhc vehicle which then proceeded approximately half a mile further along Highway 101 in thc direction of Seehelt to a mobile breathalyser unit which was stationed there. Constable Logan spoke lo Corporal Wade who was operating lhc unit and then advised Constable Nash lhal the parly would be going to Gibsons, Testimony was given to lhc effect that one person was being tested when the constables arrived with the accused and that there were two people waiting. In separate testimony, both constables estimated Ihat it would have been necessary lo wait at least one hour at the Batmobile before the accused could have been tested there. Under cross examination by Defence Counsel Cranston, Constable Logan testified that no explanation was given lo thc accused lor his not being tested at the mobile unit, and he conceded that the accused had not actually said "no" in response to the breathalyser demand. At the Gibsons Detachment Office, Constable Nash read the customary caution to the accused to the effect that hc did not have to answer any questions but that anything hc said could be used in evidence against him. Constable Nash then asked the accused at what time he had started to drive and testified Ihat the accused had responded; "You told me not to answer any questions". Constable Logan, who had been setting up the breathalyser at the Gibsons Detachment asked the accused to come over to the machine. The constable testified that the accused responded: "I was taken to tbe van and refused a test there so why should I take one now". Constable Logan testified ihat he (old the accused: "You were not," and went on to say, "Will you take a breathalyser now? Yes or no." He said the accused had replied: "I have no intention of taking one now." Constable Logan then told the accused that he would be charged with refusal to provide such samples of his breath as needed to enable an analysis to be made. The accused was alleged to have responded: "1 didn't refuse it. You refused to give it tome." Defence Counsel Cranston in his submission expressed concern that nothing was conveyed to the accused. "Citizens have rights," he asserted, "And are not to be hauled around at the whim of police officers." He contended thai refusal had not been proven beyond reasonable doubt, and that the rights of the accused were at stake in thai Ihe officers did not provide any explanation although they were asked several times. He contended that Ihere therefore existed a reasonable excuse to refuse Prosecuting Counsel McCallum contended that the time lapse had been adequately explained and that thc demand was reasonable. Finding in favour of the Crown, Judge Walker said the breathalyser would have revealed innocence had the accused not been impaired. He was not satisfied that the Batmobile incident took the case outside of the normal circumstances. He said that the officers were not required to give an explanation. Judge Walker lined the accused $350, suspended his license for three months, placed him on six months probation and ordered him to attend the impaired drivers' course. On another charge of driving with a blood alcohol content in excess of .08, Leonard Frank Pearee was fined a further $750, and placed on supervised probation for one year. In other Court news, Stephen John Graham was fined $300 for a drinking and driving offence, placed on probation for one year, given a three month suspension of his license and ordered to take thc impaired drivers' course. For a similar offence, Boyd Goesen was fined $300, his license suspended for three months and he was placed on unsupervised probation for six months and ordered to take the impaired drivers'course. Romantic Afghanistan Sea Cadet CP02 Bill Jamieson(I8)is pictured at work as an orderly in the Naval Reserve Training Centre In Esquimau recently. Armaments chosen for us By the Office of Church In Society, The United Church of Canada Sometime during the next year, the federal government will tell Canadians which of half-a-dozen new fighter planes we are going to spend $2.5 billion on. But if we think that our Canadian government is making that decision, we're kidding ourselves. Thc decision about what we get was made for us Canadians, the instant we announced we wanted just one model of fighter, to serve dual requirements in Europe and in North America. The plane will be the F-I5 Eagle, made by McDonnell Douglas, costing somewhere between $18 million and $25 million each. We will buy that plane because that's what the United States needs to sell us. The U.S. has chosen the F-15 for its own forces. But even the Pentagon can't afford it any more; its cost to them has soared from $12.8 million each in 1976, to $17.8 in 1978. And it's still going up. The only way the U.S. can bring its own defense expenses within limits is to sell more F-15's to other countries, to make a profit, and to reduce their perplane production and development costs. Armaments expert and author Tom Gervasi summed up the U.S. philosophy: "Thc F-15 is the aircraft we need, so it had to be offered abroad." That's why President Carter and Defense officials were so anxious to win approval for their sale of sixty F-15's to Saudi Arabia. As it now turns out. the Saudis didn't ask for. and hadn't considered thc F-15. Rather, it was the only plane offered by the U.S. An Air Force Colonel has been quoted: "The F-15 has a cost problem, and it makes sense to amortize thc overrun with a big sale to thc Saudis." So the Air Force is doing what it can to help McDonnell Douglas market their fighter. Japan has reportedly agreed to take 100 F-15's over the next six years, at approximately $27 million each. Other countries indicated as probably purchasers, for a total export sale of some 400 F-15's, include Australia, Western Germany, France, and���yes���Canada. Because of Ihe Pentagon's own commitment to thc F-15. no other U.S. tighter stands much of a chance. And thc U.S. can apply far more incentives (and clout, if necessary) to our Canadian economy than can lhc European consortium which is also lobbying for our purchase. Now, thc F-15 Eagle is a remarkable fighter plane. Experts describe it as the most sophisticated combat aircraft in the world, lt can tly at two-and-a-half times the speed of sound, can carry a stupifying load of cannon shells, missiles, napalm and turn sharper and climb faster than any other similar plane. Bul is thai what Canada needs? Should wc be buying lighters at all? The Rev. Charles Catto, a United Church Minister who runs a world-wide volunteer pro gramme called Operation Beaver, has been crying for action. For the cost of each F-15 Eagle, he points out, we could built up to 1,000 houses. Their construction would create two to three times as many jobs as would result from defense contracts; and they would provide work for thc unskilled and semi-skilled, who suffer most from unemployment, rather than for the highly skilled, who are already in short supply. Providing adequate housing at reasonable prices has been demonstrated to produce better health and better educational standards among children, especially among low income and native peoples. Those benefits, and thc houses themselves, will surely be useful to Canada for a lot longer than even the most sophisticated aircraft in the world. Some of the Afghanis at work on the archaeo- logical digs described here by Fran West. More court news Curfew ordered for youth: One of two young men breaking and entering was released lo lhc custody of his parents with Ihe proviso that hc remain at home between lhc hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. The charges against Henry Hautala will be heard on September 15. John Gurtz, charged with Hautala, was remanded in custody as his parents live in Calgary, and judge Walker suggested that the youth contact his parents and let them know he is in trouble. It's no different today. Coast News Classified ads are still the place to turn to when you wish to buy or sell campers, tents, vacation equipment or anything else. 1278 sq. ft. three bedroom home in Cheryl Ann Park, Roberts Cr;, FOR SALE - $59,500. Features: thermo-pane windows shake roof 2 heatilator fireplaces 2-piece ensuite concrete driveway enclosed carport ��� front yard now completely landscaped ��� completed rec room ��� two sundecks PHONE 886-2207 or 886-7995 after 5:00 p.m. By Fran West The romantic old city ~~ large storage vessel. As well _ as the finds there were of other things which Kandahar was reputedly than compensated for this founded by Alexander the tangle of half destroyed walls Great as he was passing and floors, pits and hearths through Afghanistan still in which appeared not to relate pursuit of his dream to conquer the 'world'. It was some 2,205 (to be fairly precise) years later that I found myself standing on the ruins of Alexandria-in- Arachosia, to any other feature and the many other horrors of Trench E. Although there were cert- ��� ain drawbacks to getting up at 4:30 a.m., the first few early morning hours on site which had been built upon and gave mc much pleasure, so destroyed innumerable times mUch so that 1 was inspired by a variety of peoples coming from both thc East and the West. It is a huge site surrounded by massive defensive walls and a deep moat, protected on Ihe west by a high ridge of rock which rises up sharply from the flat plain. Everything an archaeologist ever dreamed of but what a to write in my diary on the twelfth of May: "As I sit here on thc edge of Trench E I can hear the cuckoo calling from the gardens beyond thc East Gate. The Kuchis (nomads who had their camp on part of the site) arc very quiet this morning ��� no drums and no formidable task to unravel dancing. A herd of sheep and its complicated history! goats moves softly on the It was the second season of grCcn damp ground between excavation sponsored by the the walls and thc ridge along British Institute of Afghan Studies. As nothing is straight forward or logical in these things, I found myself on a British dig surrounded by Australians, including one Palestinian from Perth. When the team was eventually all assembled, Afghanistan, Britain, the United States and Canada were also represented. The first day on site, the director designated the trenches and I found myself in a twenty meter by twenty meter (yes, even archaeology has gone metric!) area in the ^^^^^ middle of the site in charge of atop a peak about a dozen local workmen, clouds streak We had imported about eight men from Ghazni, a town between Kabul and Kandahar, who had been trained by Italian archaeologists. By some stroke of luck, I got Rasul who was a mud brick expert (it's very important to bc able to tell what is mudbrick wall and what isn't and quite often it all looks the same!) and who worked with good humour despite the which our trenches are situated. I can no longer hear' the tinkle of their bells. A' workman is humming a tuneless melody against the background of work ��� earth against metal, stone against' wood. Everyone seems to be half asleep this morning. Silently two camels piled high with sticks sway by along the road to the hustle bustle bazaars of New Kandahar. The old city is silent, encased within lush gardens against the craggy cliffs. Looking up, thc old Buddhist stupa rests firmly against the blue sky Today wispy ^^^^^ the sky. It's hazy to thc south towards the desert. In the early morning light the smoke and the mist mingle amidst tent and tree. The mist is burnt away by the orange sun fat in thc East. The breakfast fires slowly die down as the people stop drinking tea and start the day's work. In the distance beyond thc gardens to the east a continuous puff of black smoke fact that I was a woman, belches from the kilns; bricks the only working on the site. Surprisingly, communication wasn't too much of a problem. The Afghans whom I've met during my travels in that country are remarkable linguists and Rasul was no exception. He spoke Italian and a few words of English and was able, strange as it may seem to understand my brand of Persian and the little Italian I'd learned from an Arab while digging in the Libyan Sahara in 1973! Unfortunately my conversations were somewhat limited unless one of our Afghan Representatives came to see how things were going in Trench E. One of them, Mr. Nasiri as he liked to be called, was a delight. The first indication that I'd have that he was in the vicinity was hearing a funny voice strangely like my own speaking to the workmen. I'd look up from writing in my site book or from some of that fiddling work which is always associated with archaeology, to sec thc amateur dramatics of Mr. Nasiri doing what became, after some practise, an impressive imitation of thc Canadian archaeologist instructing her merry band of Afghan workers! Trench E turned out to be somewhat of a disappointment as soil from the area had been taken, over the years, by the villagers to put on their fields. However in the maze of robbed-out walls and huge pits, a few nice things were found including a bronze spoon and a for the New City. A young ; man makes bricks outside the ; North Gatei mixing mud with ; straw, he leaves them to dry ; in the sun. Bricks made from ; the walls of the Old City ��� ; bricks from bricks. There is ; a constant murmuring as the ; men plod slowly between ; trench and dump." 1 have many more happy memories of Kandahar and of Afghanistan whose people arc struggling to enter the. twentieth century with dig>^ nity and without being over-' whelmed by our plastic culture. It was with some sadness that I crossed the' tarmac that hot July day in 1975 to the Aerofiot turboprop, which was to take me to London via Tashkent and Moscow. Pender Seniors Gladys Brown, President of Pender Harbour Senior Citizens' Association, Branch 80, wishes to remind members and others who might be interested in attending, that the first meeting of the autumn season will bc held in the Madeira Park Com: munity Hall on Monday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m, Members are also reminded that all material for the hamper must be delivered .to John Heidema before thi meeting. ���'; Regular meetings of Branch; 80 are scheduled for thjj third Monday in every month; BROWNIES! GUIDES! RANGERS! of Gibsons Registration for 1978-79 September 14���7 p.m. Anglican Hall, Gibsons SEE YOU THERE! Towards the Alexander Mackenzie stone On the voyage of the Sea Raker By Bruce Woodsworth Editor's Note: Story of Mr. Woodsworth's voyage up the coasl will be continued In future Issues of Ihe Coast News. The Sunshine Coast Power Squadron is again offering the basic Boating Course, a prerequisite for numerous advanced courses, to residents from Port Mellon to Egmont. This is a three month course covering all types of boat recognition and handling; lines and anchoring; weather, tides and currents; charts and aids lo navigation such as magnetic oil compasses and depth finders as well as the essential chart; plotting courses (including time, speed and distance calculations); bearings and fixes; government and local regulations; first aid and safety aboard. It will be given at Gibsons, Sechelt and Pender Harbour, as will two of three graduate courses should enrolment warrant them. In the following narrative readers may be interested in learning how recent graduates S*ilH��l'H The wires were still down Sunday on Highway ��� 101 in Roberts Creek after a tree fell across them Saturday night in the windstorm. Bruce and Sylvia Woodsworth of Silver Sands south of Madeira Park met the challenges which this boating course led to during their twenty-eight day cruise this July. Leaving home and soon heading into the treacherous waters of Johnstone Strait, their pilgimage took them as far north as Bella Coola, Sir Alexander Mackenzie's Monument, Ocean Falls and Bella Bella, during which time they racked up 930 nautical miles (1,070 statue miles), coped with a compass which deviated as much as 36 degrees from Magnetic North, groped their way through black night during an emergency, helped change a propellor damaged by a sunken rock encountered during fog, caught beautiful spring salmon at Hakai Passage (pronounced 'Hawk Eye') in some of the roughest seas Queen Charlotte Sound could produce ��� all this in their twenty-five foot Owens Cabin Cruiser, a small but sturdy, lapstrake, mahogany- hulled inboard, powered by a 225 horse V-8 Volvo gas engine, with a 9.8 horse 4- cycle Honda outboard as a frequently-used auxiliary. The boat was aptly named "Sea Raker", but whether it Understanding health raked the crests of foaming billows more often than hidden rocks and sea bottom was sometimes open to question... 'Knot'(kn) ��� a speed of one nautical mile per hour whereas the 'nautical mile' is commonly taken as 1,852 metres or 6,080 feet. Thursday, 29 June, 1978: 1100 hours. Lv.Silver Sands for Lund, north of Powell River, heavily loaded with food for a month, extra equipment including a full thirteen gallon gas barrel to supplement our boat's forty gallon tank. At 1200 hours (noon) decide wc have rolled and pitched enough in strong sou'wester and head back home. Pick up phone and on fourth try to Campbell River Radio they contact Alert Bay Radio who get through to Minstrel Island store and P.O., and I give following message: To Chuck Williams, Skipper of ketch TAJOW (his boat has a Haida name meaning 'wind'), Minstrel Island: Heavy seas delay departure. Will proceed Minstrel Island when weather favourable. Leave message. Proceed north if desired. Cliff (Salahub of Davis Bay) departs about mid-July. Bruce With considerable misgivings I glance at Chuck William's instructions to meet him and Jo at Port Elizabeth on 29th or 30th of June: "Suggested Route to Minstrel Island: Lund. Thulin Passage, Lewis Channel, Calm Rendezvous, Yak- ulta Rapids (I pencilled in 'west of Stuart Is.'), Dent Rapids, Cordcro Channel (overnight in Bickley Bay just past Phillips Arm). Hit Greene Point Rapids at slack, go by Loughborough Inlet, go north of Hardwicke Is. (E side), Sunderland Channel, Johnstone Strait past the Broken Is. group, turn NE to Chatham Channel lo Minstrel Is A good store and supplies ��� gas. etc.. there. 1 will leave a message for you...We will probably bc in Port Elizabeth after crab, and wc could meet there." I study Chart No. 3596 ��� Port Harvey lo Queen Charlotte Strail. and find that in addition to the 135 nautical miles through absolutely foreign territory in an untried boat and motor to bc skipped by myself (as green as grass) and manned by a crew consisting of a woman and a dog (both greener than grass), that Port Elizabeth is not a port but a large buy ten miles NW beyond Minstrel Is. and across Knight Inlet. Yc Gods! Thc sublime confidence some people have in the theoretical boat handling of others who have merely passed a theoretical course... I tighten my belt and maintain a stiff upper lip. Friday, 30 June: 1710 hours. Lv. Silver Sands again. Rev engine up to 2500 R.P.M. which should give us about 9 kn. Fortunately Malaspina Strail calm. Course of 280 Mag. adjusted to 272 steer due to deviation. Pass Cape Cockburn with memories of fight with B.C.Hydro's two proposed 500 Kv transmission lines from Cheekeye lo Dunsmuir. Amazing how wealthy developers corner all the beauly spots for well-to-do uoasi News, agptwiiugi m., is/o Ihis bridge is representative of the fine work being (lone al Hie Ponder Liuna Club Park in Kleindale under the supervision of Al Solomon. purchasers, and then have lhc the strike- must slill have lots ear of the Provincial Govern- ol beer In stock judging by ihe ment so well twisted (or battered?) that the latter lets their crown corporation throw a tremendous hydro line miles away from its destination. Meanwhile the ordinary lax-paying property owner can'I gel to fust base with this same governmeni, using thc democratic method of holding many public meetings lo register his strong objections lo thc building of such an unnecessary hydro line. So he gels saddled with another 400 million dollars debt while lhc well-to-do Cape Cockburn purchaser sits on his beachside patio sipping gin tonics while bis pilot readies thc 185 Cessna for a quick business trip to Vancouver or Seattle. A truly amazing world! One hour after leaving Powell River, arrive at the interesting village of Lund. Land road ends here. Originally settled by Swedish and Finnish fishermen in the early 190()'s. Lovely sea food dinners served in that quaint old waterfront inn. Despite happy noises bursting from the adjacent beer parlour. However this is no lime for Sea Raker's crew to relax. At 2130 hours we have covered 38 nautical miles in four hours twenty minutes ��� about 8.77 ku per hr. We crawl into our sleeping bags below. Saturday, I July: look 19.7 gallons marine gas when pumps open sho;tly after 8 a.m. Lv. 0840 through narrow Thulin Passage, up Lewis Channel to red-painted government wharf at Stuart Island. From here our watery path lo Minstrel Island dashes through four sets of powerful rapids within the short distance of twenty miles: Yakulta. Gillard, Dent and Greene. After inquiry, we wait till twenty minutes before the Yakulta's 5 kn currcnl his | l.'i rat lems so far. wheel to |i beacon on tl Gillard Is. second set ol tide il is a slack :it I dill kill. No prob- We swing lhc i. round tin , M ( oul ta rapids. cinch, (ban the urncr klc 11 At sla thou; drcadi ���I tougher Yakulta. I form a mental picture ol the wedding guesl being confronted by thc Ancient Mariner, and seized bv hi^ honey grip: "Have.,yoy been, through the YA-KUL-TAW?" in sepulchral tones, as il these rapids were located somewhere in ancient Greece on the subterranean river Styx.. Nonetheless our chart informs us thai thev have a Hood speed of 7 kn and an ebb speed of d kn so boats with less power would have quite a time getting through at other lhan slack tide. Girl Guides Marian Jolinsbee, who is a.masseuse by training, has extended her knowledge of the human body to include other approaches- to health, and in a seminar at the end of September she will demonstrate how to use this knowledge to the maximum benefit. Many people have become interested in different alternatives to improving their personal and family health. In this age we are finding it- important to have healthy attitudes and activities in order to maintain our bodies and minds in good condition. ���All through North America alternative programmes seminars have been developed to improve our understanding of ourselves by observing natural health methods, and bringing them to a more personal level. In the Wholistic Appro:)'' to Health Seminar let us learn to participate more fully and contribute to our own well- being. We will observe: Swedish Remedial Massage ��� Relaxing techniques which relieve tension and fatigue and rejuvenate body. Shi-atsu-Accupressure ��� Oriental Healing Techniques concerned with body toning exercises and balancing the flow of vital energy throughout the body. Shi-atsu means using finger pressure on specific points along the energy meridians of the body to reduce muscular tension and increase vitality and strength in muscles and organs. Also effective in preventing sickness and stress. Proper Balanced Diet ��� a look at foods and their effects on the system and By Elaine Middleton Did you know the first Brownie Pack in Gibsons was opened some forty-five years ago by a Mrs. Morris (who was at that time also a midwife to the first Doc Inglis. After all these years Guiding is still alive and well here. Wc are happy to announce the reopening of another Pack at the Anglican Hall to help offset the overflow from the United Church Hall. This year's first meetings will be held as follows: September 19, Tuesday ��� Brownies, Anglican Hall; September 21, Thursday ��� Brownies, United Church; September 18, Monday ��� Guides, United Church; and Rangers scattered throughout thc month al different homes. If you wish to enrol your daughter in any of thc above come to thc Anglican Hall on September 14 at 7 p.m. and we will bc glad to help you. We also hope to see all you former "Guiding" people at the reunion picnic ��� camp- fire on September 30 2���8 p.m. For information call 886-7714, Mrs. Fvlcs. VANE'S' TUB & TOP SHOP can Seaview Place Gibsons 886-7621 Free delivery from Langdale to Roberts Creek. organs. Foot Reflexology Massage ��� Zone Therapy. This Seminar will take place September 29, Friday, 7���10 p.m., and September 30, Saturday 9:30 to 3:30 p.m., in Elphinstone Secon- the dary School, Room 110. The fee is $20.00. Please pre-register at 885- 3512, 9 a.m.���4 p.m., Continuing Education. JOHN HARRISON REFRIGERATION & APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICE Gibsons, B.C. Will be Closed From Sept.2 through Sent.17 We Regret any Inconvenience to Our Customers mam A am\J, Paper Towels 2 roll pkg. $1.09 Bathroom Tissue 8 rolls $2.09 Facial Tissue (large box) 69�� Man Size Kleenex 75�� Jergens Soap 4 Bars for $1-09 I prices effective September 14 to 16 Madeira Park Pharmacy ( 883-9414 Pender Harbour Centre s GARDEN BAY MARINE SERVICES LTD. ��� = ZBT For special sale Items, please refer lo Ihe Marine Section of the Classified Ads. Dealers for: T^^h'i-y'iiy merCrui/er VOLVO PENTA Marine Sploi/KSTOM UtaACMft* 883-97Q9. or evenings 883~Q602 7 Days a Week i^. IMMEDIATE REPAIR SERVICE J Sinclair Bay Rd. Garden Bay for month of September . 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