@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "7ca78608-8742-41e9-8526-a0d9915b82fc"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:alternative "[Coast News]"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2012-07-25"@en, "1977-08-09"@en ; dcterms:description "Serving the Sunshine Coast since 1945"@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xcoastnews/items/1.0172040/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " ��� ^ ������ T^f^r *v *\"*^ -* .{ -SVHJ'77 ^%f ��� Volume 30, Number 32 August 9, 1977. be great success By any yardstick used for measurement it seemed to be the was a pet show, a candy hunt. unanimous opinion that last weekend's Sea Cavalcade was chiIdren's races, an open air con- the best ever. The weather throughout was high summer certf and the day climaxed at its best, the various events of the three-day celebration went off smoothly with much enthusiastic participation and the community generally turned out in great numbers in the various locations throughout the weekend and enjoyed themselves thoroughly. It warrants saying, of course, that nothing of the magnitude of such a crowded three-day event ever goes smoothly or with a sold-out Miss Sea Cavalcade Ball where the happy throng danced to the music of Taxi. The focus on Sunday shifted to Armour's Beach, with the exception of the Free Fishing' meets with general approvalif the groundwork of painstaking derby for children which _ was organizational work has not been thoroughly done in advance. *\" ^\"' The Sea Cavalcade Committee, led by Sue Rhodes, Gibsons own indefatigable Mighty Mouse, laboured long and hard to make this the Cavalcade it was. The Committee was drawn largely from an ad hoc organization known as the Concerned Citizens Committee and judging from the evidence of last weekend what these citizens are concerned about is that their community should have a vital and healthy sense of community. Theif organizational efforts this year led to a satisfying success and the community is a little enriched as a result of those efforts. 7 For everyone who enjoyed the Cavalcade, the weekend will 7 be crowded with many different memories. From the opening ^ceremonies on the Government Wharf on Friday night to the J; close of the tugboat competitions on Sunday evening, the [weekend was a kaleidiscope of celebration and event. Besides the opening cere- ; monies, Friday night also saw ���a Sechelt . Kinsmen's Reno This night photograph dramatically catches the firework display which helped get the Sea Cavalcade underway last Friday evening. The picture was shot from the porch of the old Doc |hglis house at the head of the wharf. A Coast News photograph taken by Ian Corrance. Sechelt Village Council approved the subdivision plans of Len Vain Egmond in the area east of Reef Road and south of Trail Avenue, in developments last week. The council had earlier failed to grant the required approval at the regular council meeting held on Wednesday, August 3rd. Van Egmond was seeking subdivision approval prior to the laying ofthe water line or the paving of the road, contrary to Sechelt Municipal By-law 117, in order to qualify in time to construct houses under the B. C. Rural and Remote Housing scheme. ' At the Wednesday meeting it was moved by Alderman Booth and seconded by Frank Leitner that approval be given. Alderman Thompson objected strenuously, however, to council being rushed to decision and Alderman Kolibas agreed. Mayor Nelson cast the deciding ballot, voted no and approval was denied pending a special meeting held Friday, August 5th at 4:00 p.m. with planning staff present. Another discrepancy in the application appeared to be that Van Egmond proposed to have a road joining Trail Avenue at right angles which would be only 50 feet wide. By-law 117 makes no provision for roads of this width. This discrepancy seemed to be resolved however when village- clerk Tom Wood discovered in going through the previous correspondence that Van Egmond wins annroval Gih^ons Cojifcil ������ .'������ ���.���v;;.,'..--. ii'jii.j.. '��������� ���.'..��v-.-:.:____j;.������_���_-<.'.���*'--��� ;���; - %.;Ji:-^��^Wt^iht._* .U'iiT*^��^.w?w.1*V\"',:.v>^'J'W''WJ'-^X /<%Jw��:;iiV ' ��� ��� ���*���'_j-^SuSfc-fS^- petitions Night at the wharf. The tennis courts at Dougal Park saw a boisterous but generally happy and. peaceful crowd express their appreciation for the music of the home-based group, Up the Creek - as was the case again on Saturday night. An impres-ive Besides the opening ceremonies, Friday night also saw a Sechelt Kinsmen's Reno Night at the wharf. The tennis courts at Dougal Park saw a boisterous but generally happy 'and peaceful crowd express their appreciation for the music of the Sunshine Coast's own Up the Creek Sue Rhodes annual. Cavalcade \"Parade. Fifty-one floats were entered which is believed to be the highest ever entered and the streets were crowded with had in fact been granted permission to build such a road on the subdivision in December, 1972. By-law 117 did not come into effect until February, 1973, and it was felt that Van Egmond should be allowed to proceed. Provision was made for the posting of a performance bond in connection with the paving of streets and laying of water line. Such provision is covered by Bylaw 117 at the discretion of council. It was also pointed out that such leniency had a precedent in the Seaside Village case, where two roads are still not built after a two or three year interval. In other Sechelt Council developments arising from the meeting of August 3rd, village- clerk Wood reported to council that Mrs. Rozenthals had decided to go ahead and purchase Rock- wood Lodge. Mrs. Rozenthals had earlier asked council for a rezoning of the area to allow the installation of an intermediate care home for the elderly. Village council also agreed to avail themselves of the services of the Gibsons dogcatcher at the meeting of August 3rd. It is understood that the dogcatcher will make two half-day trips per week to the Sechelt area. Remuneration will be at the rate of $7.89 per hour plus 25 cents per mile travelled. Mrs. Dorothy Crowston learned that the proposed lease for the Arts Centre would be typed up and circulated by the village- clerk pripr to the next meeting of council. Accident The sailboat Synove out of Pender Harbour was badly damaged on Sunday, August 7th at the entrance to the Harbour area. It is reported that the sailboat cut across a tow-line in front of the Irvines Landing Marina and the small boat that was being towed swung into the Synove and badly holed her hull. '���'���Wit, Sg^^^:v7Mr,wM^ A brief Gibsons Council meeting held oh Tuesday, August 2nd, and two groups of petitioners. One group was petitioning against the tie-in of Gibsons Water System with the Regional Water System insisting strenuously that a public referendum be held to approve or disapprove the move. The second petition was presented by veterinarian, Dr. Perry, on behalf of himself and Len Wray of Wray's Transfer Ltd. The petition asked that the veterinary clinic and Wray's transport warehouse be excluded from the village. The area comprising these enterprises was just recently joined to the village. Perry said that he was too busy to read the papers and had not seen the advertised intention. Council voted to refer the matter to a planning committee at which Dr. Perry would be invited to express his views. \" Supt. wins approval Following a. district-wide analysis by the Board of the level of service rendered by our District Superintendent of Schools, Mr. John Denley, it is a pleasure to report that the overall quality of his service has been rated excellent. The Public's view of the school system, moreover, has improved markedly in the last two years due in no small measure to Mr. Denley's interaction with and availability to the community. day night.5' An impressive fireworks display: added a flair to both events in both locations Friday night. Up the hill the dance for teenagers at the Gibsons Curling Club was a thoughtful touch. The main event which kicked off the SDaturday morning portion of the Cavalcade was the august sunshine to enjoy. The main scene of activities on Saturday was Dougal Park 7 and the events included a 10-speed .bike race from Roberts Creek which ended at the park; the Annual War of the Hoses; various games of chance for children and for adults; Sea Cavalcade Bingo; pony rides for children. There sponsored by Gibsons Wildlife Club and held at the Government Wharf. At Armour's Beach the events included the annual long distance swim from Keats Island, the Gibsons Volunteer Fire Department's Annual Children's Water Sports; there was an Aero Club fly past, and a spectacular exhibition of sky diving by the U.B.C. Sky Diving Club. And of course there were the uniquely west coast events such as the log burling, won bySea Cavalcade Queen Colleen Kurucz, the boomstick foot race, a war canoe race, the dozer boat competition, the pulp packing competition. A weary organization committee could relax on Sunday night content in the knowledge of a job well done. Typically the last act of Sue Rhodes was to make sure that credit went to deserving others before closing the book on the 1977 Sea Cavalcade. 'Don't forget to say what a good job Geoffrey Madoc- Jones did as master of ceremonies on Friday night and Sunday, and Ian Mackenzie, too, on Sasturday. Oh, and give lots of credited the Gibsons Fire Department for the way they pitched in throughout the Cavalcade -but especially on Sunday at Armour's Beach. And Al ^mpbell_.of .,J.y$&,. A&;_f^.e��^ tributing the plane to fly \"the sky-divers over for their jumps. He was just great. And thank the Elphinstone Recreation Association. Did you know they contributed a cheque for $500? And thank you, too, Sue Rhodes, and the members of your committee. You were all great. Dogs Five dogs are reported available for adoption in the Gibsons Dog Pound. Unclaimed or unwanted, the dogs are a one-year old black Labrador; a Cocker Spaniel cross aged two years; a Boxer cross aged three and a half years; an eight-month old Springer Spaniel; and a German Shepherd cross about one or two years old. Anyone interested in adopting one of these dogs should contact the poundkeeper at 886-2774 Results of Cavalcade competitions Sechelt R.C.M.P. have varied week Oblivious of the photographer, these two young lovelies grace Gibsons Wharf in the recent in the recent heat wave. Ain't summer wonderful? Sechelt RCMP report a varied week's work last week. There was a report of a nude male running around the Porpoise Bay campsite; the involvement with a wounded black bear; a couple of incidents involving firearms; and several more routine criminal matters involving petty theft. The nude male was reported on August 4th. When the RCMP investigated it was found that the culprit was apparently only a small boy. No arrest was made. The matter of the wounded bear was viewed as potentially more serious. A Mr. Webb of Sechelt area shot the black bear on August 4th but only succeeded in wounding it and the animal escaped into the woods. RCMP and Dan Gorey of the Wildlife Service tracked the animal into the bush and succeeded in destroying it. RCMP request that should residents of the Sunshine Coast see a black bear dangerously close to dwellings or children during daylight hours, they should not attempt to dispatch it themselves but should get in touch with the provinical government Wildlife Service at 885- 2004. The first of the possible firearm incidents took place at Cove Key Estates. A Mr. Mueller reported damage to the property and claimed that it could have been done by a rifle. A water tank and a stove were affected. The second incident took place at the Ruby Lake Resort when a youth was apprehended for firing off a rifle at the campsite. A rifle was seized and one youth was taken into custody. He was subsequently released but will be charged with possession of a firearm dangerous to the public. Traffic helicopter Gibsons and Sechelt RCMP Detachments have undertaken a stepped up program on traffic enforcement on the Sunshine Coast highways. A Victoria based RCMP helicopter will be used during peak traffic periods to zero in on traffic related offences, especially in areas where difficulty has been experienced by ordinary enforcement methods. Areas of concern hinge around ferry traffic originating at Langdale and Earl's Cove in that some motorists are inclined to disregard traffic safety while travelling on the Sunshine Coast. Helicopter patrols will concentrate on incoming ferries and will follow the traffic flow from each point with a view of apprehending offenders. Slow drivers, speeding and passing on double solid lines are the main offences committed. With the aid of a helicopter it is anticipated that this new approach to traffic enforcement will have a positive effect on reducing traffic accidents, injuries, and fatalities on our Sunshine Coast Highways. During the program's first implementation during the long holiday weekend at the beginning of August, police reported that six drivers were apprehended for crossing the double line; one speeding ticket was giv^n out, and two drivers were given 24- hour suspensions because of alcohol. The Gibsons Cub Pack won the award for the best noncommercial decorated float. The Royal Bank won the best- decorated commercial float. The beat novelty float was won by Hyak Marina represented by Herb Craig. The best clown in the parade waa judged to be Billy Ebon. The beat-decorated establishment award went to the Bank of Montreal. The best comedy bike and costume award waa won by Trina Robertson with Mel Robertson wtnn the accolade for most original ensemble. Saturday at Dougal Park Gordon Booth won the 10-speed bike race. The winners of the Poster Contest were Tracy Smith, Junior; Heidi Brangers, Intermediate; and Marion Mac farlane, Senior. Sunday at Armour's Beach Sea Cavalcade Queen Colleen Kurucz took first place In the log-burling event with brother Tommy in second place and Clint Suveges in third. The boomstick foot race was won by Duane Anderson with Gary Davies, second, and Mike Dorais third. The Dozer Boat .competition was won by Jim Pelrs with Barry Quarry second and Kerry Bjornson third. Barry Quarry and Lome Jones won the Tugboat Competition with Danny and Joe Zneff second and Clint Suveges and Duane Anderson third. Paul Scott won the pulp-pacldng contest, packing 400 pounds. Art McLean also packed 400 pounds but not so far. Russ Joe came In third with a weight of 350 pounds. The best-decorated boat award went to Hyak Marina, with John Smith second and Dennis Suveges third. Twelve entrants participated In the long-distance swim which was won by Bryce Hemming In a new record time of 24 mln- , utes and 25 seconds. In the children's swimming events Debbie Gledson won the event for the youngest participants, aged 1-6; Doug Bruce and Sandra Vandergeest won the eventfc at the 7-8 level. The boy's novelty race for 7-8 year olds was won by Travis Muryn with Andrea Mathews taking the giris'event. At the 9-11 level Alison Moir won the swimming and novelty events for girls. Garry Maddern won the boys novelty event. At the 12-14 level Kevin Murphy won the boys race with Chrlssy Holt taking the girls. This year's Cavalcade also saw a vigorous Tennis Tournament. The Ladies Singles Trophy presented by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mills was won by Colleen Elson, the Aussie Ace. The Men's Singles Trophy, presented byh Jo and Eric Cardinal was won by Eric himself. The Ladies Doubles Trophy,presented by Trail Bay Sports, was won by the team of Colleen Elson and Lucille Holden. The Bank of Montreal presented the trophy for Men's Doubles and Jim Weir and Keith Evans were winners. The Mixed Doubles Trophy was presented by the Sea Cavalcade Tennis Tournament and was won by Jo and Eric Cardinal. Delivered to EVERY address on the Sunshine Coast every Tuesday z. uoast News, August 9,1977. A CO-OPERATIVELY AND LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER Published at Gibsons, B. C. every Tuesday- By: Glassford Press Ltd. Box 460, Gibsons Phone: 886-2622 or 886-7817 Editor-John Burnside Reporter /Photographer - Ian Corrance Receptionist/Bookkeeper- M. M. Laplante Production - Bruce M. Wilson Typesetting - Lindy Moseley Layout-Pat Tripp Subscription Rates: Distributed Free to all addresses on the Sunshine Coast. British Columbia: $8.00per year; $6.00 for six months. Canada except B.C. $10.00 per year. United States and Foreign $12.00 per year. Phone 886-2622 or 886-7817. P. O. Box 460, Gibsons, B. C. Precedent ���k- 7<-?^s7; CNA It would seem to be safe to say that the word precedent means something that has been done before. It's a word that has much veneration in courts of law but away from that rarefied atmosphere of case history and voluminous record it would seem to be an ordinary enough word. Yet one finds it accorded a kind of mystique in, for example, municipal councils. Last week in the Sechelt council it was suggested that perhaps a dog licence for Ken Mitchell's seeing-eye dog might be waived. It seemed like a decent, human gesture to make and council, was in favour of it. Yet they agonized about setting a precedent. They eventually passed the recommendation but . not without the agony. Why? Why isn't it possible to say simply: \"Sure we've done this before. We did it on the merits of the individuar case and feel free to refuse it on the merits of the present case.\" Where's the difficulty? The word 'precedent' also popped up in the discussion of Len Van Egmond's request that subdivision approval be granted despite the fact that the services demanded by the law had not yet been provided. At the special meeting held on Friday, August 5th, the council - apparently in haste because Van Egmond's permit to build B. C. Rural and Remote Housing was to expire on August 8th if council approval was not forthcoming. What had to be done, according to law, had not been done. Yet council found a way around the difficulty. They found a 'precedent'. The precedent? Seaside Village, where streets which were not paved at the time subdivision approval was granted are still not paved two or three years later. Surely there must be some precedents which need not be followed. Given the bone in the throat that Seaside Village has been for the Sechelt Village, one would have thought that what happened there would not be seen as binding 'precedent' in the future - in any of its manifestations. Yet there it is. Because the Sechelt council of a few years ago showed the leniency they did to the Seaside Village project, this council feels obliged to show the same leniency in this latest case. Why? Price cutting From the Beckett News Letter The price cutter is worse than a criminal. He is a fool. He not only pulls down the standing of his goods - he pulls down himself and his whole trade. He scuttles the ship in which he, himself, is afloat. , Nothing is so easy to cut as prices; and nothing is so hard as to get them back when once they have been pulled down. Any child can throw a glass of water on the floor, but all the wisest scientists in the woods can't pick that water up. Who gets the benefit of price cutting? Nobody. The man who sells makes no net profit; and the man who buys soon finds himself getting an inferior article. No manufacturer can permanently keep up the standard of his goods if the price is persistently cut. Pretty soon he is compelled to use cheaper materials, and to cut down the wages of his workers. The man who cuts prices puts up the sign:' 'This way to the junk heap!\" He admits his own failure as a salesman. He admits he has been defeated according to the Marquis of Queens- bury rules of business. He admits he cannot win by fighting fair. He brands himself as a hitter below the belt. If the business world were dominated by price cutters, there would be no business at all. Price cutting, in fact, is not business any more than smallpox is health. Information It would seem to be in the public interest that newspapers be informed by boards and councils so that they can perform their function of keeping the public informed. Yet the information services provided by said boards and councils varies widely in its quality and type. Sechelt council, for instance, is punctilious in getting their minutes to the press; but no covering correspondence is made available. Gibsons council, on the other hand, makes correspondence fully available; but an interval of two weeks is allowed to elapse before it's available. The consequence is that with the Sechelt council there is a danger that, lacking background correspondence, the reporter's ability to understand developments may be hampered and with the Gibsons council it may be that what happened is understood but too late to be relevant. The request for timely and relevant information is one that newspapers must make and such requests should find a sympathetic ear from councils and their staffs. from the files of Coast News 5 YEARS AGO The lower highway route was officially approved by the Department of Highways. This was announced officially by Hon. Isabel Dawson. Argicultural Advisory Farm: Open demonstrations of herbs 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every Saturday in Roberts Creek. 10 YEARS AGO Gibsons water system has an estimated value of $303,820, professional engineers Dayton and Knight reported to the council at their last meeting. Sunshine Coast RCMP are now operating under the new Section 203' of the Motor Vehicle Act which involves voluntary breath-test when drinking driving is suspected. At the Twilight: Here comes the biggest bond of all: Sean Connery in Thunder Ball. If you think the world owes you a living, hustle out and collect it. / 15 YEARS AGO Dial telephones will replace magneto crank-type phones on Gambier Island in August. The new facilities will serve 32 subscribers, initially. Fire completely destroyed the Egmont Trading Company store in a $40,000 fire early Sunday. The occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Graf escaped in night- clothes with only what they could carry in their hands. 20 YEARS AGO While fishing near Gospel Rock, Mr. Gratton of Gibsons caught a spring salmon. He played it for a while then had some difficulty bringing it in. When he did manage to get the fish to the boat, he found that a large cod had almost swallowed the salmon. Before he was able to gaff the cod, it gave a lunge. Mr. Gratton got his salmon but the cod got away. 25 YEARS AGO If favourable weather holds out, the Port Mellon road link should be cut through before the middle of next month. This is the latest word from Mr. Francis, foreman on the road job for Marwell Construction Co. >*' y , -' ':'���'' 7-;>y>M$hXX?f--''.���.'���*-.'' Hopkins Landing, 1932. The annual West Howe Sound Regatta is under way. Teams from Granthams and Hopkins are vying in a race in authentic native war canoes Elphinstoneand Robert Dollar. Canoes belonged to Y.M.C.A., whose summer camp was situated up to the year of this photo at Hopkins Landing, before relocation at present Camp Elphinstone site. The \"Y\" has been a significant force in sports and recreation here since 1907 - three score years and ten. Helen McCall photo, courtesy Philip Hopkins family and Elphinstone Pioneer Museum. L. R. Peterson Slings & Arrows George Matthews Musings John Burnside A couple of weeks ago me and \"the kid\" were setting snares for Al and Rob; Wayne was running the tower and Big Red was chasing down in the landing. Along about three o'clock on a hot, dry afternoon we were maybe a turn or two away from the day's fourth road when the foreman life and above all extremely hard workers. The Big Reds of this world belong in logging camps or in mine shafts where things are bigger, louder, dirtier, tougher and meaner than in more urban locales. Fellows like him enjoy wrecking mountain sides, stand- \"We must put a float in the parade,\" they said. \"Yes,\" I agreed heartily. \"Will you be King Neptune?\" \"Sure,\" I said, after all it's been more than two years since I was in costume - if you can call that misadventure with rabbit skins as John the Baptist in Salome two years ago being in costume. I'd been doing . theatre pretty consistently since 1969 until Salome and two years out of costume is a long time for an, old ham like myself, f so ol course I agreed to be King Neptune in the Sea Cavalcade parade. Actually I got quite excited about it. I hadn't taken part in a parade as a participant since I portrayed Miss Ascot 1953 in some sort of fancy dress march through the streets of Mauchline, the reason for which escapes me entirely. A very fetching Miss Ascot 1953 too, I was, let me tell you. Fortified, by my cousin's falsies and nylon stockings, skirt, etc., in those pre-beard days I was very convincing. To this day I am convinced that the only reason I didn't place among ' the winners was because no one knew I was a boy. I can't remember much about that particular parade. I know there were virtually no trucks or motorized vehicles. There were few of those around in those days where I lived. Even the carts that came around with bread and milk and groceries were horse- drawn. Most of the parade entries were small hand carts or bicycles or people walking. My favourite entry, though I cannot now remember whether or not it won, was a small home-made go-cart hammered together with scrap wood and running on baby- carriage wheels. In it were two youngsters with blonde mop wigs. They were portraying the little characters which used to at the time appear on the side of the Bisto box which was a familiar sight in most Scotch kitchens. In any case, all that was long ago and far away and King Neptune offered perhaps more dignity than Miss Ascot 1953 - or so I thought. A community newspaper on the weekends is generally a hectic place. When you combine that customary hecticness with the free-fall involvement of Sea Cavalcade you have your hands full. In fact at the time of this writing it is by no means certain that the customary miracle will be wrought and ordered rendered out of chaos once more. But my heavens I digress even more than is my custom. All this palaver about long ago fancy dress and community newspapers when it's really King Neptune that I want to talk about. Mind you, I do see a glimmering of relevance in all these meander- ings. Because of the hectic nature of our weekend work I found myself sharing the back of the Coast News truck with Mavis Christmas of Raincoast Trading. She portrayed Neptune's female cohort in wig and powder blue gown with star fish. Neptune's costume consisted of a white shirt with frilly lace under a light-blue wrap-around thingy and a purple cape of suitably royal texture and appearance. So far so good. Neptune's head, however, was to be covered with what looked like the liberated material from barbered mops. It was going to be hot under that lot. The whole was topped by a precarious crown and Neptune was to carry a trident. Promptly, we thought, at 9:30 a.m. Mavis and I showed up to mount the Coast News truck. Herod's chair from Salome was there, and it was agreed that Mavis would gracefully occupy it and I would stand as regally as the sometimes erratic motion of the truck and the mop of hair and beard through which I peered at the world would together allow me. I took my regal stance with trident held aloft. The effect was spoiled rather by the fact that the trident head kept falling over but what the heck! At first in the full novel flush of regality, plus the fact I could hardly see through my mops, I stood royally aloof from the candy-tossing to the children, deeming it the work of Neptune's help-mate while he, I thought, should stare sternly forth. But it seemed so much fun and even my .myopic eyes occasionally caught sight of a, forlornly shy little one who' wasn't getting any candies. I was such a little one once and I began to grope for candies to throw and dignity be damned. It was great fun and despite the fact I could barely see I enjoyed it immensely. It was just outside the Omega in Lower Gisons when disaster struck. I was anticipating the larger crowds to the finish line and regretting the fact that most of our candies were gone when suddenly a water balloon came whizzing unseen from the crowd and caught me fair on the side of the wig. Now I could see nothing at all. The wig was knocked around the side of my face and somehow the elastic which was supposed to hold the beard in place was sliding over my nose of all places. I stumbled and put out my trident to save myself. It buckled. The truck lurched forward and I stumbled against the roof and against poor Mavis. The belt which held my wraparound thingy came apart and was on the floor of the truck. Now I was standing blinded in the back of a moving truck with my false beard falling off and in imminent danger of indecent exposure and it was indeed the most crowded part of the parade route. By this time we were both hysterical and just about helpless. We struggled desperately with the various parts of my costume. My God, I thought, what kind of float will the local citizenry think the Coast News has entered - here. \"They'll think I'm bombed,\" I thought and giggled insanely. We wrestled with it all as best we could and by the time I could pay any kind of attention to what was happening we were at Dougal Park and for about three fifths of the attendant crowd it must have appeared that the Coast News had entered a float which seemed to consist only of two strangely accoutred types giggling maniacally and wrestling dangerously in the back of a truck. Bearing in mind my Lady Ascot experience, it may be of course that fancy dress is not my strong point. The only other adventure of note along these lines was the night I arrived late at a party on Pratt Road only to discover that it was a fancy dress party and they wouldn't let me in without a costume. Heroically I stripped to my underwear in November and demanded and gained entrance as Conan the Barbarian. They let me in, but I didn't win any prizes for that outfit either. Be all this as it may, it was a grand parade last Sea Cavalcade - i nd I'll be back to try my luck again next year. phones up to the tower to tell Big �����ng below crashing logs, jumping Red that the Super is giving him a one way ticket on the first bomber out of camp. It seems there was some fellow down in camp who didn't see eye to eye with Red and so Red was sending insulting messages down to the beach by painting unkind remarks on each top end butt he loaded. Well, one thing led to another as such things do and the upshot of it all was that Big Red got the sack. The whole thing wasn't entirely unexpected especially after Red had just finished spending a little vacation in the slammer for lifting the super's pickup and rolling it. Only the likes of Red would have phoned up the guy whose truck he stole as soon as he was sprung and asked him for a job and only the likes of Red would have got the job, considering the circumstances. The history of logging on the coast is filled with characters like Big Red. These characters eventually turn into legends; the heros and villains of the mythology of the woods, kept alive and made bigger than life by bunkhouse balladeers and wags. If these fellows live long enough and stay out of jail they can become permenant dieties of Olympian proportions. From the gods of logging like Paul Bunyan or \"Panicky\" Bell to the minor incipient heros like Big Red these woodsmen seem to have a number of things in common. They are of too rough a cut to work in a civilized environment. They are mostly free spirits, arrogant, distainful of authority, disrespectful, iconoclastic, bigger than Sea Cavalcade Through warm veins of day the blood ofthe village taps - a holiday chorus of sirens, horns and drums rises and falls between the amplified voices - thgy are having a parade to celebrate tourists and summer money ��� yesterday they blew up a schooner with pirateblack sails - circled in afireboat as it sank waving hosestreams like small boys with sticks. The procession winds on along the streets of country August - slow congaline of hooves, wheels and feet moving inexorably to disbandment-point - dissolving in a grumble of children and following dogs. A delegation of talkative birds fills a grandstand-seat ontheskyraft of a television antenna swapping southern advice and addresses for the winter they sense in their wings. Against gilt clouds on the higher road ofthe hill the floats and figures ofthe trees move yet to the marching brass ofthe wind celebrating the occasion that never ends. by Peter Trower off high places and generally being where things are dangerous. They generally, when motivated by some special chal- lange, work harder, faster and longer than ordinary men. They don't walk off if they can run and don't climb when they can jump. Working with Big Red means working faster and harder and putting up with his constant harangue of, \"Today you culls, Today!\" Don't get the wrong impression - sure you have to admire his bigger than life living but he's a special breed, an eccentric logger, a maverick, a kind of -misfit born a hundred years too late for the frontier, a Billy the Kid in suspenders and cork boots. You wouldn't introduce him to your mother let alone your sister. He has that black and wide-eyed charm that might endear him to old women but would frighten young girls and make most other women nervous. He's the sort who would be good friends and bad news to his real or imagined enemies. Logging, mining and maybe fishing are the last occupations which tolerate even a hint of maverickism. Other occupations frown on eccentrics to the point of insisting on conformity. The possibility of a maverick banker, a maverick teacher or a maverick bureaucrat is so outrageous as to be beyond serious consideration. Even in a logging camp someone like Big Red is an anomoly. Most loggers pretty well reflect the universal social spectrum; you'll find intellectuals, serious students of any number of esoteric subjects, the shy, the outgoing, the wise and the haywire all working together in the common enterprise. Big Red for all his haywire stunts is the sort that people remember; they tell, write or sing songs and stories about them. Its not that you'd like to be like that yourself, its more a vicarious thing; he actually does all of those things that most people only secretly speculate about. Big Red will probably tap out_ one of these years; get caught in ' the bight of the wrong bedroom, or maybe just live himself to death, who knows. In the meantime he taught me a few things about the human condition and I'm grateful for that. There are some other men, local boys who some of you will know, who were my teachers in first year logging and I'd like to thank them, fellows like Jim Sears, John Hindson, Wayne Reader, Al Nickerson, Rob Herron, Don Robinson and many others. We got closed down by the fire season last week, first time I ever got \"fire\"d from a job. I was actually a little disappointed when we had to quit, despite the heat and the hard going. As I got oh the plane out for the last time I thought of what Big Red said when he got the chop, \"1 was looking for a job when I found this one.\" I wish I'd have said that. Good luck Red and stay out ofthe Bight. LETTERS to the EDITOR Appalled Editor: The following is a copy of the letter sent to the Village Council. As a village taxpayer I am appalled at the behaviour of some other taxpayers in this area. They have taken a firm stand against the tie-in of Village water with that of the Regional District system. The Dayton-Knight report clearly states that our present sources will require supplementing in four or five years. That will only be a start, and do they think for one moment that it will be less costly to the taxpayers in the Village to take the brunt of it all? I cannot help but feel that because they are not suffering from a shortage of water at the moment, and because they have good pressure, they couldn't care about us, who have to put up with an inadequate system. As an example the following are just a few of the things I have to put up with: ' 1. It takes between 20 minutes to Vt an hour to fill a washing machine. 2. I can't flush the toilet when a tap is on in the house. 3. It takes a V. an hour to draw a bath. 4. We can't put in a garden because we don't get enough water pressure to water it. All these things happen when I have two taps on simultaneously, but if someone else on our line is using water, then it is a complete waste of time trying to get any. We have been denied adequate fire protection because of weak pressure, and we live in fear of a bush fire in this area, as well as the fact that if a home caught fire how could the firemen fight the blaze with pressure which is almost nil? After the total destruction of the Secondary School, you would think that all taxpayers in this district would use common sense and back the Dayton-Knight report, to see that something like that didn't happen again. How about having to get a new school with today's rate of inflation? Do they not realize that we as taxpayers have had to take the brunt of these inflated costs. Yet, when we can get an adequate water system to pro tect our buildings, as well as a better system for our homes, they have to fight it. A few years from now it will be far more costly, but then, they being selfish, and thinking only of themselves couldn't care less. The Dayton-Knight report also clearly states that the Regional District system is the only one to be relied upon to supply Gibsons with water. Our taxes have gone into upgrading the Fire Department, and we should be justly proud of them. However, what good is having a well-run fire department when they haven't an adequate water system to fight those fires within some areas of Gibsons. . I urge you to keep trying to get through the thick craniums of some of these taxpayers so that hopefully, they may see the validity of it all. (Mrs.) D.Strom Garbage Editor: I wish to.protest in.the strong:,, est possible terms the actions of those individuals who are making a garbage dump of the Village of Gibsons. One can forgive the thoughtlessness of the young who discard the occasional milk carton in the attractive little park at Pioneer Square. But at the time of writing there are five or six plastic bags of garbage parked near the bin at the edge of the sidewalk. They have been there for a couple of days. The smell is disgusting and the sight revolting. Since this only happens on weekends and holidays it is not the act of residents. It must therefore be laid at the door of those transients or \"tourists\" whose absence last year because of the ferry fares occasioned so much wailing from some quarters. It is inconceivable that there should be people so devoid of the ordinary decencies of civilised living that they are willing to inflict their anti-social behaviour on their fellow man. It is realized that there is considerable difficulty in bringing these morons to task but it is suggested. that a notice might carry a warning of prosecution and of a reward for conviction of anyone guilty ofthe offence. Guy Symonds. Sale! CLARKE TOYOTA 4-WHEEL DRIVE Clarke Toyota will fly you from anywhere In B. C. AT NO CHARGE to purchase a Toyota 4-wheel drive ��� Land cruiser hardtop ��� Land cruiser wagon ��� One ton pick-up ��� All other Toyota models available Please phone ahead COLLECT for free credit check. 112-736-4282 BURRARD & 7th AVE. VANCOUVER. B.C 736-4282 win, win Ptw��i [Miai I k\" noaihA TOYOTA Correction Editor: Your opposition in Sechelt recently printed the following statement... \"Granthams Residents now pay $45 per year for water. This figure would double under Regional District control\". This is not so, under Regional it would be less, $39 per year being their fee for users. Now they have this Land Charge of $48, but it is part of your tax bill, and for most people the Home Owners Grant would be in excess of what taxes come to, including the land charge. My 1977 tax bill was $225.32, well under the $280 Grant. With a Regional Land charge added it would be $273.32 still under the Grant. I think my house is typical of houses in Granthams Landing, for most of us Regional Water would be cheaper. .This is what,1 voted for on; April 23rd. The' alternative was a users rate of $65, a surtax of $125 per lot, and an exhausted treasury - for just a new tank, nothing else. J. E. White. WHERE TO FIND A COPY OF THE COAST NEWS: In Gibsons: The Co-op Food Store, Ken's Lucky Dollar, Village Store, Kruse Drugstore, Western Drugs, D.G. Douglas Variety Store. In Davis Bay: Peninsula Market. In Sechelt: Mac's, The Family Mart, Red & White Grocery, Campbell's Variety Store, Shop-Easy, Western Drugs. In Madeira Park: I.G.A., Holiday Market. In Garden Bay: Penderosa Grocery. In Irvine's Landing: Irvine's Landing Marina. In Earl's Cove: Tammy's Restaurant. Also on the B. C. Ferries between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale. IN YOUR MAILBOX Coast News. August 9,1977. AUGUST SPECIAL; Sversonic 49 40 ChMMl 2-Wsjf Ct Ra* * Delta Tun*- * PA * Squelch J* RF Gain Control I* Audio Output 2.5 Wattl ���;* LED Channel Indicator : ;* Noise Blanker *17! Big Mac Antenna with each CB >urchase A JtC ELECTRONICS GIBSONS WILDLIFE CLUB ANNUAL AUCTION Saturday August 13th at1 o'clock At the Club House on Hwy 101 ^ %. a- Building Supplies tV Hardware ���& Rummage Sale EVERYONE WELCOME! For Information 886-7231 Church Services Roman Catholic Services Rev.T.Nicholson,Pastor Times of Sunday Mass: 5.00 p.m.Saturday and 12Noon Sunday at St.Mary's Gibsons In Sechelt: 8:30 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Indian Reserve 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Church 885-9526 Irving's Landing Hall 8.00p.m. Sat. eves. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Sabbath School Sat. 3:00 p.m. Hour of Worship Sat., 4:00 p.m. St. John's United Church Davis Bay Pastor C. Dreiberg Everyone Welcome For information phone: 885-9750 or 883-2736 SALVATION ARMY Camp Sunrise Hopkins Landing Sundays 10:30 a.m. In the Chapel 886-9432 Everyone is Welcome UNITED CHURCH Rev. Annette M. Reinhardt 9:30 a.m. - St. John's;; Davis Bay'.;'.-; 11:15a.m.-Gibsons 886-2333; GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE Gower Point Road . Phone 886-2660 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. s Worship Service-11:00 a.m. Revival-7:00 p.m. Bible Study - Wed. 7:30 p.m. Pastor Nancy Dykes Gov't Inspected Grade 'A' Beef chuck steaks Gov't Inspected New Zealand Frozen sirloin steak Boneless Full Cut Bone In Gov't Inspected Fresh frying chicken Halves Riverland Choice fruit cocktail Gov't Inspected Olympic dinner. ._ hams! Boneless Valu Plus Mild 14 oz. Tins cheddar cheese I ��� W 5# lb Super Valu cookies 5 Varieties 15 oz. Pkgs. 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Coast News, August 9,1977 Illustration by Cedar Christie A WHIFF OF BRIMSTONE There has been in the past few years, a tremendous upsurge of interest in the occult that has manifested itself in countless books and films on the subject. This phenomenon has been ascribed to many causes. It probably represents some sort of mass- retreat from the materialistic complexities of modern life. Whatever the reason, it certainly exists. One of the subjects that has attracted considerable attention is the strange business of demonic-possession. It received perhaps its most definitive treatment in the terrifying film The Exhorcist. This picture dealt in depth with the ordeal of a young girl, totally in thrall to Satanic forces and how she was finally freed from her supernatural bondage at the expense of the exorcist's life. The film derived much of its strength from a menacing soundtrack that gave the impression of having been recorded in Hades itself. Some shocking visual effects such as having the possessed girl's head twist completely around on her shoulders to leer at the exorcist, added to the impact of the picture. The Exorcist was convincing enough that a self-inflicted pinch was necessary every so often while viewing it to remind yourself that it was, after all, just a work of fiction. The film's success spawned (and continues to spawn) a veritable rash of big-budget epics concerned with devilish doings of one sulphurous form or another. Some, such as Beyond'The Door, a muddled Italian-U.S. production, were bare-faced plagiarisms, even to the point of employing the same head-twisting effect. Others, such as The Omen (a variation or expansion of the theme, dealing with the birth of the Anti-Christ) were excellently done and original. None however, in my opinion, carried quite the same wallop The Exorcist packed. It was truly frightening. I was amazed to discover subsequently, that it was by no means entirely fictional but based on an actual case. In the original instance, the victim had been a young boy but apart from this variance, the details were very similar. At one point in the real-life possession, the boy had levitated across the room and touched a bible in the exorcist's hand, turning it to dust. This was equally as bizarre as any of the happenings in the film version and I wonder that it wasn't used. I resolved to find out more about possession Pages f^ Peter Trower but the idea slipped my mind until last week when I chanced to run across a very odd book entitled Hostage To The Devil. It turned out to be the spookiest read I've had in years. Hostage To The Devil consists basically of five case-histories involving the demonic-possession and subsequent exorcism of the same technique with each of his accounts, offering in-depth portraits of both the victim and his exorcist and culminating with the ritual itself. He throws in enough variations in approach to dispel any sense of repetition however and the highly-divergent nature of each case and its pro- taganists, is sufficient to guaran- several people of vastly-different temperaments and highly-diverse backgrounds. The victims include a highly-strung young woman called Marianne; a priest - Father Jonathan; a trans-sexual named Richard/Rita; a broadcaster of Armenian descent called Jamesie and a dabbler in parapsychology by the name of Carl V. The cases bear such intriguing titles as Father Bones and Mister Natch or Uncle Ponto and the Mushroom Souper. They are based on Church records; interviews with the parties involved and tape-recordings taken at the actual exorcisms. The author-compiler is an ex-Jesuit priest called Malachi Martin. Martin is the author of several other books on more-orthodox aspects of theology. He is Religion Editor of the National Review and his credentials are formidable. This is no mere exploitation-item in other words but a serious study of a deeply- disturbing phenomenon. The cases, despite the supernormal events they describe, have the cold ring of truth. Malachi Martin is a skillful writer and handles his startling material with restraint and intelligence. He employs roughly tee this in any event. It is difficult to single out one case as being odder or more spectacular than another. They are all pretty strange. But perhaps a brief reprise of Uncle Ponto and the Mushroom Souper, involving Jamesie the broadcaster would provide the best illustration. In this case, Jamesie, the afflicted party, is hounded by a supernatural companion called Uncle Ponto, visible only to himself. This is the sole instance of a victim actually seeing the evil spirit that is plaguing him. Ponto in appearance, is like a caricature of a human-being - a sort of humourless clown-figure-but his purpose at first, does not seem in any way malevolent. He claims merely to want to be Jamesie's friend and his initial appearances involve little more than a stream of seemingly random and often amusing prattle. Jamesie is able to employ some of this banter in his broadcasting technique and the resultant offbeat sytle and the resultant offbeat style becomes popular among listeners. Gradually, however, Ponto's appearances take on a different and more sinister tone. He confides that his real intention is to cohabit with Jamesie in the same TRAVEL Conveniently located in the new Gibsons Mall Invites You to: body. For the first time, Jamesie knows actual fear. This fear increases as Ponto grows more insistent and leads him at length, to a priest called Father Mark. The priest informs Jamesie that he is under assault by a familiar spirit and in very real danger. He suggests that Jamesie undergo Exorcism and after Ponto's repeated attacks nearly drive him to suicide, the distraught broadcaster agrees. The exorcism lasts for five days and until the fourth session, nothing of any moment occurs beyond a rambling discourse between Father Mark and Ponto, relayed through Jamesie. The priest bides his time. Ponto has admitted that he is only the pawn of a superior force and it is with this entity, that Father Mark wishes to make contact. Finally, the breakthrough comes and the forces behind Uncle Ponto makes itself known. From here on in, it is all-out psychic war. The demon, when it manifests itself through Jamesie, speaks in a mincing voice and answers to the name of Multus. It hurls the usual obscene and very personal invective at the priest who is staggered but holds his ground. Periodically, an almost unendur- ably whistling sound is heart, (there are disquieting similarities between all cases there is reference to \"The Kingdom'. It is patently not the Kingdom of Heaven.) At one point Multus makes mention of an even more powerful force referred to as 'The Claimant'. Father Mark does not press for further information on this entity. He suspects it may be Satan himself and he has no desire to confront summary evil of that magnitude. The battle between Light and Darkness rages on through a fifth session until Multus and his cohorts are finally driven into retreat and for the first time in years, Jamesie is free. The other cases in the book follow a somewhat similar pattern. In each instance, the demonic forces are routed but the exorcist has paid a grim price. He has suffered permanent psychic damage and his life is appreciably shortened. All I can say in summation about Hostage To The Devil is that it is one of the most disturbing books I've encountered in years. I'd rather it were all some sort of a hoax but the author's background is impeccable. Its evidence has reportedly convinced the most distinguished psychologists. I've been looking askance at dark corners ever since. Twilight theatre Strain til Your own Caribbean itland in Hie sun #*v. Two Weeks All Incl. from only $639. including flights from Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton Now you can fly direct ! See us today and fly tomorrow , \"ONE CALL DOES IT ALL\" -^ $ 886-9255 $ Pasley 0r Elly 886-9984 evenings 885-3300 SOUND LTD. Music Quiz Win a FREE album!! The first person to come into the store and tell us the name of this group or artist will win an album or tape by that musician! This week's puzzle: ROEGQE ESNOBN Last week's winner: Steve Balske - correctly identified the \"Marshall Tucker Band\" TJ's for the sounds of STEREO EQUIPMENT �� SUNNYCREST CENTER GIBSONS 886-9111 A contemporary political thriller and a comedy set in the hey day of vaudeville are booked into the Twilight Theatre this week. Black Sunday is the thriller and it will play the Twilight Wednesday through Saturday, August 10-13. The film is described as one of the most suspenseful thrillers of the year. The stars of the production are Marine Keller and Robert Shaw and the territory covered by the film includes Beirut, Miami, Washington, D.C., the Mojave Desert and Long Beach. A third star is Bruce Dern as the disturbed veteran of the Vietnam war out for revenge. Added assets are John Williams musical score and glimpses of the Steelers-Cowboys Super Bowl clash. The Goodyear blimp dominates much of the action. It is said that the film just about equals Jaws, which also starred Shaw, for tension and dramatic effect. James Caan and Elliott Gould star in Harry and Walter go to New York, the comedy which will play the Twilight Theatre Sunday through Tuesday, August 14-16. The pair are seen as all-purpose vaudevillians. They sing, they dance, they tell jokes, they do a mentalist act and they steal as they bumble their way towards a fortune. Michael Caine also stars in the movie as a top theif and Diane Keaton appears as a militant editor. The film is described as one of the funniest films ofthe year. ������*����*����������*��*��������������*����������*����*�������� :~ Ellingham 's 4 Astrology �������� M^******^����*-f ********************** Week commencing August 9th. General Outlook: Bouncy, carefree days lie ahead but sudden responsibilities arise at the weekend. The New Moon in Leo aligns Saturn and those personal matters we hoped would disappear finally confront us for realistic attention. This aspect often precedes the departure of kings, presidents, and public leaders from positions of power. Wait and see. Those whose birthday falls around August 14th must prepare for twelve months extra responsibilities and accept any delays philosophically. Babies born this week will have a magnetic charm which will elevate them to. respected managerial positions. God bless 'em. ARIES (Match 21 - April 19) A week of domestic bliss ends suddenly with a loved one's unexpected defiance. Childrens' needs curtail social activities. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) A mid-week communication alters your plans. Neglected duties at home now require serious consideration. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) After a busy, optimistic start, sober messages and financial jolts bring about a temporary glumness. Last chance to grab those opportunities. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Your present irresistable charm is likely to be foreshadowed by thoughts of financial setbacks demanding immediate attention. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) This is one of the more important weeks of the year for organizing your affairs on a practical, long-term basis. Benefits and gains will eventually be reaped in November. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) Friends and acquaintances brighten up the week and help dispel a short-lived feeling of . isolation. Hospital visits likely. Don't be too hard on yourself, Virgo. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23) A deeper understanding of your most cherished hopes and wishes steers you in the right direction. Handle an unexpected weekend encounter with your usual diplomatic expertise. SCORPIO (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Despite your present enchanting disposition, others demand to know exactly where they stand with you. Your honour and respect is on the line, Scorpio. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) People find you adorable this week but you are more concerned with acting upon philosophical and spiritual convictions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 ��� Jan 19) Sudden events affecting loved one's bring out a stronger concern for their feelings. Any fresh employment opportunities should be snapped up quickly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Don't expect much co-operation from people close to you. They are now resolving long standing conflicts. An original approach on the work scene is sure to pay off. PISCES (Feb. 19 - Mar. 20) Quit ignoring old, nagging problems regarding employment and health. Expert advice is needed now. Expect plenty of surprises on the social scene this weekend. tt The First Canadian Bank Bank of Montreal 886-2216 Gibsons introduces SIX DAY BANKING SERVICE ! (Gibsons Only) NEW BANKING HOURS Beginning August 13th our Hours will be: Monday - Thursday Friday - Saturday- 10:00-3:00 10:00-6:00 10:00-3:00 J Working to Serve You Better LET'S TALK My hydro bill came in the mail the other day, and besides the steadily increasing amount owed, and a small reminder that I could, if I wished, finance the payment, there was a lttle card entitled Visitors Are Very Special People. I had a little time on my hands, and perusing this card, I thought, might do something for my nerves, which were still suffering from the shock of the amount owed. The front of the card, in restful blue and green tones, referred to tourism as British Columbia's \"Billion Dollar Business.\" On the back were written \"8 easy ways to welcome visitors.\" Like most communications from the government, I found these particular suggestions rather vague, so I've decided to write something, which I hope will amplify the government's position. 1. \"Ask if you can help when a stranger appears lost or hesitant.\" This one appears simple 'enough. Perhaps you are standing on the main street, chewing reflectively on your root beer popsicle, when an especially large cadillac pulls up beside you. Upon conversing with the driver for a few desultory moments, you realize he appears hesitant. Although he may be from Bellingham, he expresses doubts that you understand English, or even the simplest workings of the Dow Jones average. Direct him to the nearest industrial park. If there isn't one in your community, perhaps you should think of starting one. 2. \"Take time to give accurate and specific instructions.\" If the road to the industrial park is not yet paved, or adequately posted, perhaps you should draw the visitor a map. You could use a piece of his corporation's mon- ogrammed stationery for this purpose, and while engaged in the manufacture of the map, you \"could point out what a great bus- ' iness climate we enjoy in this province, mentioning the vast segment of the population that is unemployed, and willing to work for next to nothing. 3. \"Speak slowly and distinctly (but don't shout) when assisting a foreign visitor.\" This is an excellent piece of advice. Many people in B.C., when confronted with someone who is not wearing, say, a cowboy hat, or at least a pair of runners, tend to become scared, and shout a great deal at such people. The trick here is to remain calm in the face of distinct foreigness. Once you have conquered the urge to shout at strangers, it is simple to get over the other symptoms that accrue from these surprising meetings, such as the desire to belch, or to sing in Lithuanian. 4. \"Walk with him a block, or even more, to point out the way.\" Depending on how old the tourist is, and how much money you I I Faustmann S think he might be carrying could determine where you direct him to. Dark alleys are often convenient for securing low-cost foreign subsidies. 5.\"If he is a photo fan, offer to take a snapshot of him with his camera.\" This particular suggestion has a great deal to do with personal taste. If your new foreign buddy would like a snapshot taken of. him in the nude, or performing unnatural acts with a postbox, you'll have to make your own decisions. For 'specialty' photos such as these, a small gratuity for the photographer would not be amiss. Supplying 'models' is, of course, extra. 6. \"Be enthusiastic and well-informed about your local sightseeing attractions.\" This is easily done. While showing the foreign visitor the way to the industrial park, suggest he stop by your house, an obvious sightseeing attraction if there ever was one. While he is there, perhaps your wife might sell him some homemade preserves, or any articles of furniture that he might be interested in. 7.\"Be friendly. Be helpful. Be hospitable.\" These, of course, are self-explanatory. After you have loaded the family chesterfield into the foreign visitor's car, help him to tie the trunk lid down with a piece of rope. If the foreign visitor doesn't have any rope, go out of your way in assisting him to find some. There's no need to always make a profit out of things. You might sell him the rope at cost, as a gesture of hospitality. 8.\"Smile. Remember:Some traveller's most lasting memory of your town or city may be you.\" Remember, too, that removing a foreign visitor's wallet -can be a very painful business for him, worse even than having his appendix removed. A smile, you'll find, is an excellent form of anaesthesia, a universal language used by businessmen the world over. Also, unless you have especially distinguishing teeth, your smile will disconcert the foreign visitor, making it difficult for him to later describe you to the authorities. Visitors are Very Special People goes on to say: \"Last year's tourists spent more than a billion dollars...that's the equivalent of $400 for every man, woman and child in British Columbia. \"So, if you're tired of all these directions, snapshots and local sightseeing attractions, there is another, more direct approach. Simply walk up to the next foreign visitor you see (they're easy to spot because they look lost or hesitant) and demand your four hundred dollars on the spot. Tell him you'd just as soon have it right away, because if the government gets their hands on it, they'll probably spend it on ridiculous little cards that get enclosed with your hydro bill. TWILIGHT THEATRE Gibsons 886-2827 l'Black Sunday'is ihe one movie thai you must see this year!' ��� Rona Barrett, ABC-TV .rv_**'\"'*~��~7 '��� This morning was perfectly sunny, but already the clouds are forming a thick ominous carpet of grey above our DOGWOOD ���BREAKFAST ��� LUNCHES eDINNERS ��� 886-a6d8:GlM0N.feC. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! The Dogfish Derby is than two weeks away. If you don't enter you can't win. little inlet. Behind me a scant portion of the sky is blue, and heat like a beautiful message falls momentarily on my shoulders, in the form of sunshine. Monday 18th. Aroused out of my dreariness by the inspiration of picking Huckleberries. Sun putting me into enormously high spirits, so much so that even the two kids from next door who accompany me cannot daunt them. Although by other than co-incidence they are busily picking at some distance from myself. After a little over an hour we have between us enough for a piel This is a very rewarding prospect, as it will be our first pie from scratch up here. Later: The pie was excessively runny, but in any event the flavour far surpassed anything I have tasted in ages. Tuesday 19th. It did manage to rain late yesterday afternoon, but it appears the sun will be more successful today. There is either a loud jet going by, or a lot of Amex going off up the hill just now. Probably trying to fix the road again. It is certainly causing a lot of problems for the fellows. Everything appears to happen around here with the exception of the basic objective: Commencing August 5th we will be closing at 7 p.m. Fridays Prices Effective: Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun August 11,12,13,14. 79 Fresh Whole Chicken Smoked I Picnic Hams Whole or Shank Half #3 Layer Bacon * 5 lb. Box Lettuce BETTY'S Family \\Thrift Store Next to the Dogwood Cafe Open 10:00-5:00 Tuesday - Saturday HELP! jWe're overstocked 'everything in the I [store is priced to go!; [Great Buys getting timber from up the hill down to the water. The skidder is rapidly declining. Patience wears rather thin at times, but sunshine is excellent for morale, and this small taste of it should bring everyone home smiling tonight. It has remained sunny for several hours consecutively, so my hopes of doing a washing are vastly improved. Also I am well overdue for a shower. As we have to employ the neighbour's facility for this purpose, we generally are dirtier than we like, to avoid the infringement whenever possible. The boat we have had put at our disposal by Sandy has such a problem with leaking now, that we have loosely calculated six to eight hours for it to sink completely out of view. The entire battery, as a result, has been submerged at least once, and to the amazement of all the boat will still run. I should qualify that by saying that it ran yesterday, as if it ceased to do so any given time no-one would be in the least surprized. We all gave up the boat for dead and buried some time ago. Many times while pumping it out, in fact, Bert has offered quite readily to dynamite it and put it to rest. Sandy should be in for his new boots, as the caulks on his present ones are smoothed down flat to the sole. This caused him to slip and cut his hand with an axe several days ago, but luckily it wasn't overly serious, and he heals well. I find myself with an insatiable appetite for this very uncommon spell of sunshine. It seems as though the dampness has so permeated the earth that only a full week or more of sun could bring about an occurance of dust, or any other such signs of summer. I am actually quite happy to find the clothesline already occupied by Audrey's laundry. That is, after the initial anger of finding it full for the third of the three rainless days we have had recently. If it were not, I would be stuck inside the house, the day wasted fretting over the electrical stench of the washing machine shorting out; trying to balance out the clothes pegs so as to have enough of the sturdy ones for work clothes and jeans, whilst reserving the lesser quality pegs for lighter clothes; and constantly mopping the floor where the water splashes over the side of the machine, as it has only a makeshift lid. Two dragonflies have alighted on a-small bush in front of me. They are in great numbers up here. Their gentle beauty and fairy colouring captivate me. The kitten also displays an avid interest in them. He forever tries to catch them; soon to be a great hunter. Two rather large boats appear to be sounding the bay, directly offshore in front of the boomsticks. One of them has sunk an anchor. In my hostility I find myself hoping they will remain long enough for the boomsticks to swing but at high tide and dash them to pieces. The other boat has left. The second boat disembarked almost immediately upon the arrival of the oil barge. This consists of an enormous steel hulled barge about two hundred feet in length which has large tanks of diesel and gasoline aboard it, as well as many barrels of oil. This is pulled about the various inlets by means of a tugboat. They have picked a most opportune time to arrive here, as anyone with any knowledge about the fuel needs of this camp is up the hill busily working. Neither Audrey or I ventured out to speak with them, being rather shy at the onslaught of male workers, until one of them who turned out to be quite amiable came up to inquire at our situation. I went outside and showed him the shop where all the dwindling supplies are kept. Three of them proceeded to carry a hose to the two stationary diesel tanks over by the trailer, and I imagine the individual barrels will be forthcoming. These will most likely consist of six gasoline, and one each ofthe three weights of oil we employ. To be continued. The work goes on halfway up the Highway 101 hill in Gibsons, new shopping area. Yes, Martha, another one. Under construction is a A Freethinker's Pulpit Andy Randall I can still remember a lovely young teacher having me recite the poem by Leigh Hunt, called Abon Ben Adhem. Guess I would be about nine years old. It had such an inner meaning to me then, and still has, that I want to pass it on to you. Here it is:-Abon Ben Adhem (may his tribe Increase) - Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An Angel Peaches Bananas Local Red & White Potatoes 2/49* 39* 4 >b./M .00 Ib. Gibsons �����&**�� B*^ 886-7215 Aviation electronics comes to coast '4/ BONGERS $4.95 10 Ibs. 99* Libby's Tomato $Juice 480Z 69* Libby's 14oz. Beans with Pork 2/79* Alpho 15 oz. Evaporated Milk 2/79* Jello 3oz. Jelly Powders 4/49* Libby's Unsweetened Orange Juice Heinz 16 oz. Barbeque Sauces Reynolds Foil Wrap 12x50 Whole Boneless Chicken 520z $1.77 Peninsula Cleaners & Laundry DRVdEnninc seruice WHARF ROAD SECHELT 885-9554 ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS 1521 GOWER PT. RD. GIBSONS, B.C. 886-2200 48 02. 79* 69* 99* We reserve the right to limit quantities. DOLLAR FOODS HOPKINS STORE rThe Neighbourhood Store with Supermarket prices. With the addition of Lome Miller to the staff at Pajak's Electronics in Gibsons,' a new service has started on the coast - aviation electronics. Mr. Miller brings with him 20 years of experience in all facets of his expertise. He was trained in electronics and communications at the Radio Electronic Centre in Vancouver, became an operator technician with the DOT for several years, then went with CBC as a studio technician, also in Vancouver. On Vancouver Island Lome again worked with the DOT in marine servicing, then moved to Williams Lake into the air servicing department. For five years he worked as a foreman for Canadian GE in toctor^_^ervicing|h_^n^_ha^re^ cently finished another 5 years in Prince George where he installed PAJAK ELECTRONICS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF LORNE MILLER TO OUR STAFF Lome brings with him over 20 years experience in Marine, Household and Aviation communication. the communication system for the hospital as well as operating his own business, servicing aircraft and communication systems at the airport. ��� T.V. Service ��� Service depot for Motorola, Cobra, R.C.A. ��� Service for any CB or Radio Telephone PAJAK Electronics Co.,Ltd. ONLY AUTHORIZED MOTOROLA SALES ON THE SUNSHINE COAST 886-7333 ALL SPORTS Marine Inc. RIFLE SCOPE 3-9X40 MM RANGEMASTER $87.50 Dushnell SPOTTING SCOPE SPACE MASTER 20-45X60 MM *222.50 886-9303 writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, and to the Presence in the room he said, \"What writest thou?\" The Vision raised its' head, And with a look made of all sweet accord- Answered, \"The names of those who love the Lord.\" \"And is mine one?\" said Abou. \"Nay, not so,\" Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerily still; and said, \"I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fellow men.\" The Angel wrote, and vanished. The next night -It came again with a great wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blessed, And, lo! BEN ADHEM'S NAME LED ALL THE REST! There, I venture to say, is one of the great credos of a freethinker, but I had to mull it over in my mind for so many years before I could accept its intrinsic value as unquestionable truth. First there would be the uncomfortable feeling that something heretic was offered by the poet. How could Ben Adhem, or anyone else become top man on the totem pole in the glorious hereafter. He possibly wasn't even a Christian! With a name like that he most likely was a Moslem, and in my tender years, according to my Presbyterian-Methodist bringing up, that spelt Heathen. Life in Canada, and experiences with many nationalities in various parts of the world, showed me wider horizons of knowledge, and of racial characteristics, and I mellowed. It took time, lots of it, to show me that the bible education is fine. Christianity could be a workable religion even in a modern world. Uttic &ntt(jue* ��� Antiques ��� Curios ��� Boutique Clothing & Custom Sewing Open 11:00-5:30 Tues. - Sat. But. Let's face it. If we believe in a God, and we all do in one way or another, then He is the God of all humanity. And it may not be all-important that we know God, or volubly accept Him. What seems the top priority, is that we love our fellow men. In Abou Ben Adhem's case we can read that although he had NOT the benefit of that Christian education of 'Those that love the Lord', his mark of excellence was that he loved his fellow men. Surely Freethinker and Traditionalist alike can glimpse the likeness of that other heathen, The Good Samaritan, in Christ's parable. Trimmed of all the interpretations, of the various dogmas, of the clutter-bugginess of scriptural verses, and such things that overload, and overlay far too much of our adult 'Christ- Education' through the in- tan of our churches, there so simple Gospel of On 866-2316 i i Hwy. 101 overlooking J Gibsons Harbour i fluence stands Love. What staggers the minds of the outsiders who observe, and mark, and learn, is that countless churches came into being, are still being dreamed up, (some by those with an eye for the 'Sucker's dollar'), and so many denominations too. WHY? WHY? WHY? They say, when the essence of all Christianity comes from the life, teachings, and so on of He whose name they claim to bear, in those four gospels. Personally, I lay my bet on the man or woman with some 'Freethink' to come up with a clearer concept of what is Really Christianity. And they are not so inclined to dismiss the rest of humanity as the vast hordes of unsaved sinners. Weather July 1977 was almost twice as wet as July, 1976, through the rainfall for the period January to July is much dryer still than the previous year. Last month saw 61.0 mm of rainfall on the Sunshine Coast bringing the total for the first seven months of 1977 to 518 mm as opposed to a total of 772.9 mm for the same period last year. The 61.0 mm of precipitation for the month was over the 16 year average of 50.3 mm but well below the 1974 record for July of 127.3 mm. There was ho significant change in temperatures recorded during the month. The high temperature last month was 25 degrees Centigrade, recorded on July 31st, and the low temperature for the month was 4 degrees Centigrade recorded July 4th. on + Crafts & Hobbies 886-2811 # Hobby Supply ���fr Games & Toys * WINE ART Supplies J U PW.'fpn^r1 *r-??,*y-? 'iyn\"'T-'**~7?T~ '��� ~***-~\"'-1fiT-'.*''!'~, Come Cry with Me Dear Ann: I have a close friend whose husband comes on to every friend behind her back. We've compared notes and wonder whether to tell her or not. What do you advise? Undecided Dear Undecided: Don't! She may know and is playing it cool. In any event she'll find it out eventually. The bearer of ill tidings is not popular. She won't appreciate it, and will probably avoid you. Many men and women look the other way for financial reasons, the children of a couple affect how they react. It's best to let it be resolved between the two affected . parties and give him a firm disapproval on the side. Dear Ann: I am quite embarrassed by a too revealing costume my wife wears. Short shorts. I mean short, you can see her cheeks. I have been surprised she can sit down they are so tight. When I object she says I'm old fashioned. It puts me right off. Red Faced Dear Red: You've heard of putting your best feature forward, well I admit this is a bit much. She probably faces the mirror arid doesn't know how short her shorts are from a rear view. Get her a mirror that has wings as in the fitting rooms of dress shops, maybe she'll cease and desist after a long look. m <^X The advertisers on these pages are members of: GIBSONS HARBOUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION .... sowv2-cLa.u( *9l��_k REAL ESTATE * INSURANCE FLORON AGENCIES LTD Box 238 15B9 Marine Drive Gibsons, ~S RON MCSAVANEY AGENT .885-3339 OFFICE: 886-2248 JOHN BLACK 886-7316 Misconduct: No running. No walking. No exercise. No effort. Penalty���a shorter life. No argument. Fitness is fun. Try some. pamiapacrian Fish Talk ' By Gerry Ward How would you like a fish that is small, easy to breed and always active? If this sounds good look into the Danio species. Excluding the Giant Danio which grows to four inches, all the rest grow to two and a half inches. There are some exceptions but because of their. lack of availability in this part of the world I won't mention them. Most of the Danio's seen in the dealer's aquariums come from India and surrounding countries, they are one type of fish that seems to be well suited for the aquarium. The Danio never seems to stop moving, they will move at all depths and lengths of the aquarium they are housed in. The temperature of the water should be between seventy to seventy-five degrees, the water conditions are not demanding. This type of fish will eat dry foods as well as live foods and if properly conditioned they will spawn quite readily. In all cases the female can be easily recognized from the male, she is quite heavy in appearance while the male is slim and torpedo shaped. If you try breeding these fish a long shallow aquarium is best, place plenty of bushy plants throughout, then introduce the female. After 36 to 48 hours introduce one or two males, have the aquarium positioned if possible so some morning sunlight can shine into the aquarium. Soon one of the males will attract the female into a bushy plant and soon will mate producing as many as a thousand eggs in one breeding. This procedure can be repeated once every three or four weeks. Danios are avid spawn eaters so if possible try feeding them white worms while they are spawning. The young will hatch in 20 to 25 hours and can be seen hanging from the surface or attached to the glass, they will be consuming the contents of their egg sacs, once they become free swimming they will then be ready to be fed on very fine foods. These fish are usually quite plain in colour until they become used to their surroundings at which time they will become very colourful when the light is reflected at the proper angle. The Danios come in different colours as well as different markings, some with spots others with stripes, and some with both. Because of their peaceful habits they are an excellent community fish. BONNIEBROOK LODGE -Mi.- &, 'Wit ���:.'J.\" :;V,: *0m^:::xx--^} ^^^mJ^:mj:m ���;��� Ion the Beautiful Sunshine Coast at Gower Point ��� Guestrooms (Breakfast Included) ��� Dining Room 886-9033 / Your Hostess Connie Achterberg EXCEPTIONAL SAVINGS The Jean Shop in Gibsons Village next to the laundromat Coast News, August 9,1977. 7 Summer ,mmmmmWW+f+mm**m*Vm*+mW^mmuWY*J+mWk**m^ PRICES TRIMMED By the Piece SIDE BACON Ready to Eat DINNER HAM Cornish Utility Grade GAME HENS 24 OZ. Co-op Unswt. grapefruit juice Tang orange crystals Harmon ie Choice asparagus cuts Kam luncheon meat Apha natural honey 48fl.OZ. Pkg. of 2-7oz. 12fl.oz. 12 oz. 2lb. T. f & 1-^ip.j > y-faff* 'BUDGET PRICES BANANAS HONEYDEW MELONS TURNIPS /$1.00 Each B.C. Grown lb. Co-op cake mix Heinz tomato ketchup Miracle Whip salad dressing Paulins big boy candies 5 Varieties 500 g. 20fl.oz. 32fl.oz. FORSUMMRTIMFMfNUS; Kellogg's WAFFLES CHIPS 'ft FISH 11 oz. 24 oz. 1.29 Lowney's Assorted chocolate bars Co-op Plastic bandages Maple Leaf canned hams 8 reg. 100's 1 Vz Ib. 1.59 3.29 BREADS & PASTRIES fresh daily from Henry's Bakery MMrtWVWVAMMMWWUWV^^ YOUR Prices Effective: Thpft-feS*. HAS MORE TO OFFER We reserve the right to limit quantities. PHONE 886-2522 Gibsons.B.C. ��:��� 8. Coast News, August 9,1977. Independent Schools challenge Robertson enters race \"We challenge Education Minister Pat McGeer to give the true facts about Bill 33, the Independent School Support Act,\" stated Kathryn Goddard, Chairman of the B.C. Ad Hoc Committee of Organizations Opposed to Bill 33 at a meeting in Vancouver, July 5th. \"Hansard of June 13 shows that McGeer had this to say: \"1 can assure the opposition that the cost of this bill would be nowhere near what the people who send their youngsters to independent schools are saving the public of British Columbia.\" This is in direct contradiction to a statement by Jim Carter, author of Bill 33 and consultant in the ministry, who announced at the Board of Trade luncheon June 30 that the government proposes to fund private schools with up to eighty per cent of the average operating cost of the pupils attending the public schools ofthe district in which the independent school operates.\" \"Who are we to believe? How can we get correct information? Members of our committee met with the Social Credit caucus last week and McGeer gave no indication that he was considering this massive scale funding which could effectively cover all operating expenses of such schools. \"The average operating cost per pupil of each district in B.C. for 1977 according to Education Today, issued by the education department in June, shows a range from $1438 in Delta to $3643 in Nishga, figures which relfect a wide variety of costs having nothing to do with the cost of running a private or parochial school. Eighty per cent of such district operating costs, in most cases would amount to more than 100 per cent of an independent school's operating cost. It is little wonder that the spokesman for the Board of Trade immediately expressed concern as did the UniseX Sunnycrest Centre HAIR CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Monday - Saturday Eve Schilling Jean Braun Jerry Dixon WALK IN'S WELCOME! QUALITY REDKEN PRODUCTS AVAILABLE 886-7616 room Don't sell yourself short! Get your business growing strong with a good newspaper advertising program. We'll help you spread the word by getting your sales pitch across to our entire circulation! Call us right now! headmaster of St. George's school for boys. \"it becomes apparent that McGeer fully intends to establish a fully funded and completely separate school system at the expense of all taxpayers. Such a move would serve to fragement the education system of this province and create irreparable divisions in our communities. As former Premier W.A.C Bennett stated in the House on March 3, 1967, and reiterated on CJOR last Friday: \"All around the world today the question is integrated or segration. Differences of opinion at all levels result because people don't sit together. As far as government policy is concerned, this is not a question of finance but of high principle.\" This was in reply to Liberal MLA McGeer who tried to change the government's opposition to funding schools outside the public school system.\" Briefs presented to government by the Ad Hoc Committee representing over forty organizations, point out that separation of church and state is a principle that should be preserved. The experience of Newfoundland's fragmented parochial school system was so disastrous that a Royal Commission Report on Education stated, \"Basic duplication of services has left and is still leaving hundreds of children to face a hopeless future.\" As a result, the various demoninations co-operated in consolidating their schools under one roof. Dr. Rowe, Minister of Education, stated that it was \"The most revolutionary step in our time and perhaps in our entire educational history...\" All Canadian provinces have resisted giving financial aid to private schools. None comes even near to the type of funding proposed in Bill 33. As Premier Davis of Ontario said in 1971, Inquest The inquest held into the death recently by electrocution of Gibsons man, John Volen, came up with four recommendations. Volen died while up a twenty- foot aluminum ladder, using a twenty-foot tree trimmer on trees near the Hydro line. The recommendations were: 1. There should be improved and concise enforcement of safety regulations by B. C. Hydro and its contractors; 2. Every contractor should be issued a copy of the safety regulations with appropriate explanations; 3. Contractors equipment should meet Workers' Compensation and B. C. Hydro specifications; 4. Regulation 423 in the present safety manual should be rigidly adhered to. The inquest found that Volen's death was by electrocution and was unnatural and accidental. \"...support would fragment the present system beyond recognition and repair, and do so to the disadvantage of all those who have come to want for their children a public school system free of a denominational or sectarian character.\" In no province is any group denied the right to establish its own school. But having the right to exist does not mean having a right to public funds. These funds are raised solely for the purpose of public education as defined by the B.N.A. Act and our Public Schools Act. School Boards are held accountable to the taxpayers in their districts as well as to the provincial government. Because public schools are supported by public money, every child has the right to attend. On the other hand, private schools can limit the entrance of pupils, get rid of them as they please, and are accountable to no publicly elected body for what they spend, how they operate, or whom they hire to teach. The moment they accept public funds will be the moment they lose their independence, and for this reason a number of schools including the Seventh Day Adventists have already stated they will accept no funds. \"The fragmentation of our school system and of our financial resources is too heavy a price to pay to satisfy the sectarian interest of a small group which has been lobbying for years,\" said Goddard. \"It is for these reasons that our forty organizations including Home and School groups, teachers associations, trustees, unions, ethnic groups and religious groups representing over 300,000 citizens, have expressed absolute opposition, in principle, to any funding of private schools and we have appealed to the citizens of our province to express to their M.L.A.'s their opposition also. Gibsons moves up Gibsons Rugby Club moves up a division this coming season. Next year the team will play in the second division of the Vancouver Rugby Union. This means that in the four years of the club's existence they have gone from the fourth to the second division in the Rugby Union. To this end the Gibsons Rugby Club is inviting newcomers to Join the club for the training sessions which get underway on August 16th. Such newcomers need not have previous rugby experience. The team practices each week, effective the 16th, at the field of Gibsons Elementary School on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The most recent candidate for the NDP nomination in the new federal riding of Comox-Powell River is Harley Robertson of Quadra Island. Robertson, a 54 year old teacher and administrator, is well acquainted with the area, as he was born at Fanny Bay and educated there and at Cumberland He identifies' unemployment, coastal transportation, stream re- calmation, coastal pollution, and an equitable settlement of outstanding native land claims as some of the subjects which require immediate and vocal attention in Ottawa. \"We desperately need a strong voice in Ottawa to force some This particular war canoe was not being manhandled into place to take part in ��the Sea Cavalcade races but was a part of some recent filming done by the C.B.C. Beachcombers crew. God wouldn't have given us feet if he didn't mean for us to use them. Walk. s2 panncipocrmn^ Walk .1 Mnck.'I'iHltiy. and Comox, as well as Victoria College, U.B.C. and Simon Fraser University. He has also worked .in both the fishing and logging industries in the area. Prominent among those supporting Robertson's bid for the nomination is NDP Member of Parliament for Comox-Alberni; for over 20 years, Tom Barnett, who retired from federal politics in 1974. He is also supported by NDP members residing in all parts of the new riding, which includes northern Vancouver Island from Fanny Bay, and the mainland from the Sunshine Coast to Ocean Falls. Robertson is a former president of the B.C. Teachers Federation and a former alderman in Kitimat. He ran for the NDP provincially in Skeena in 1969 and lost by only 400 votes to the incumbent in a Socred sweep. changes,\" he says, \"and I am convinced I could be that strong voice.\" Robertson's announcement means there are now six candidates for the nomination. No new candidates are expected. The nominating convention is slated for October 1 in Courtenay unless there is a fall election .7 Bulk Imported Cheeses Fresh European j Meats & Sausage and a full line of \\ Table Ready Foods * DELICATESSEN * CAFETERIA Sunnycrest Centre AROUND THE WORLD 1212 Cowrie St. Sechelt 885-3265 All U.S., CANADIAN & INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS. THE ONLY AUTHORIZED AIRLINE TICKET AGENTS ON THE SUNSHINE COAST. 885-3400 FREEZER BEEF SPECIALISTS GRADE A-1 STEER Sun -Thur 10 -6:30 Fri & Sat till 8:00 p.m. SEAVIEW MARKET Roberts Creek actu a>* & ec& ���o* at JAMIESON AUTOMOTIVE MDL01342A ALL WORK GUARANTEED 886-7919 At the corner of Payne Road & Hwy 101 Thumbs Up for Value with specials like: IMMACULATE 1972 DATSUN 510 2-Door Sedan, Autb. Trans. Only 27,000 miles SPECIAL *2295 OVERALLS SPECIAL 2 pair for the price of one (or) 20% off one pair BATHING SUITS... .40% off JUMPSUITS Reg 39.00 now 19.50 GAS SAVER 1970 MAZDA 4-Ddbr Sedan Good running order ONLY *500. Going through the Change of Light? WHETHER WIRING A NEW HOME, OR ADDING AN OUTLET I OFFER YOU PERSONALISED SERVICE AT ONE OF THE MOST REASONABLE RATES ON THE PENINSULA. SUPERIOR ELECTRIC BEACH PANTS [summer DRESS PANTS CORDS pulse Reg 12.00 Now 7.00 pulse Reg 22.00 Now 12.80 pulse Reg 22.00 Now lO.OO LEATHER JACKETS some DENIM. Reg 175.OO Now 50.00 >���������������������������������������������������������������*���������*��������� *Wa M& ^^mW %mW ~mW mV^mW ^mW ~i A (limited stock on above items) IL FOR GUARANTEED SERVICE CALL R. SIMPKINS 885-2412 FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE Buy a T-shirt & get a transfer FREE (Sale ends August 13,1977) 4476 W 10th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Sunnycrest Shopping Gibsons, B.C. Mall J Coast News, August 9, 1977. A tribute to the Sea Cavalcade and the people who made it all possible. Coast News, August 9,1977. COAST NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS ���**���������������**������*������������****������*���* CLASSIFIED DEADLINE NOON SATURDAY CLASSIFIED RATES & INFORMATION: AH listings 50C per line per week. 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VON 1VO Eg. For Sale, For Rent, etc. \\ \" I I II J _.__ ��� CLASSIFIED DEADLINE SATURDAY NOON Coming Events GIBSONS WILDLIFE CLUB ANNUAL AUCTION August 13th, 1.00 p.m. at the clubhouse. #32 Announcements ROBERTS CREEK LEGION Opens at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday! Early bird bingo 7:00, regular 8:00 p.m. Everybody welcome! For explosive requirements - dynamite, electric or regular caps, B line E cord and safety fuse, contact R. Nimmo, Cemetery Road, Gibsons. Phone 886-7778. Howe Sound Farmers Institute. Mrs. Hercus and family wish to express sincere thanks to neighbours and friends, Dr. Farrer, Nurse Rottluff and staff of St. Mary's Hospital for kindness shown and expressions of sympathy in their recent bereavement. #32 I wish to express my appreciation to those who helped make the Music Weaver's grand opening such a success. A very special thanks to those who helped me get everything together. Shelley Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Caspersen are happy to announce the birth of their son, Marcus William, who was born at the Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster at 10:55 a.m. He weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. A brother for Karla & Mathew. Grand parents are Carl & Esther Caspersen and Harvey & Ruby Evans. #32 Whole Grain Bread Baking With Yeast (wheat, rye, etc.) This is the first of 4 courses of Vegetarian Food Preparation offered by retired teacher and includes 2 hours of practical experience & lecture once weekly for 8 weeks, starting Sept. 5 & 6.,days or eves, at West Sechelt. Fee $30. payable at registration before Aug. 31. 885-2546. #32 Work Wanted Work Wanted Work Wanted CREATIVE LANDSCAPING Enhance and Beautify your surroundings with creative landscaping. By appointment only: 886-7785 tfn *\" \"n E W SER VICE7 ^ HUGH'S PAINTING & WINDOW CLEANING Call - 886-7060 Free Estimates HANDYMAN SERVICE All types Home Repairs and Services Renovations, Additions, Painting, Clean-up, etc. North of Davis Bay 883-9266 BARRY LARGE BOX 43,18 ELLIOT RD. GARDEN BAY TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE 886-7311 Bob Kelly Clean Up Ltd. A load on this truck is a load off your mind! 886-9433 tfn CREATIVE ORGANIC LANDSCAPING ENHANCE & BEAUTIFY YOUR SURROUNDINGS NATURALLY For Free Estimate Call 886-7785 DANDY HANDYMAN General home repairs Clean-up, Garbage Removal Gardening Maintenance landscaping, etc. Reasonable 886-9140 ��� Evergreen Landscaping ��� Complete Landscaping services Scheduled lawn and garden maintenance. Free estimates. 885-5033 1 TON TRUCK FOR HIRE Light Moving & Hauling Gardening & Light Landscaping After 6 p.m. call 886-9294. HIGH FUEL COSTS Peerless Tree Services Ltd. will turn your problem trees into firewood. $18.00 per cord. We do danger tree falling, topping and limbing too. Expert insured work 'Know the cost before you start' 'Know the cost before you start' Call us at 885-2109. Free estimates. John Risbey. Fast, Clean, Efficient CHIMNEY CLEANING Vacuum equipped. 886-7785. tfn JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER All types construction - new or old Workmanship Guaranteed 886-7160 #34 Used musical instruments on consignment for Music Weavers next to bus depot. 886-9737. tfn ��� CAT-BACKHOE ��� , GRAVEL TRUCK AVAILABLE Land clearing, Septic systems 886-9633 886-9365 V_ Ton Pick-up Services Pick-up & delivery to Vancouver Fri. - Sat. Light hauling, odd jobs, Mon. - Thurs. Sunshine Coast. Lynn: 885-5055. tfn LIGHT MOVING & HAULING Clean-up & Rubbish Removal 886-9503. #33 Fully qualified Builder 25 years experience, labor contract or by' the hour. Refs. 885-3900. #35 tfn Wanted LOGS WANTED Top Prices Paid for Fir-Hemlock-Cedar L&K LUMBER (North Shore) Ltd. Phone 886-7033 Sorting grounds, Twin Creeks WANTED Used Furniture or What Have You AL'S USED FURNITURE WE BUY BEER BOTTLES Gibsons 886-2812 Timber Wanted plus Alder Poles bought and sold. Let us give you an estimate. D & O Log Sorting Ltd. Phone 886-7896 or 886-7700. Executive swivel office chair. 886-2660. #32 Fridge, V_ size, second hand. Tired of yogurt & mold. Reasonable. 886-2318. #32 Help' Wa~~ Reliable part-time sales clerk with knowledge of music and hi- fi equipment needed for stereo shop. Reply in writing to Box 8, Coast News. For Rent 2 bdrm. furnished trailer at' waterfront. No dogs. 886-2887' tfn' Available immediately:.. Bachelor suite in Gibsons. 886-7490 & 886-2597. 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 For Rent. 20ft. Motor Home. All facilities incl. Air conditioning. Tape player & telephone. $200 a week. 10* a mile. 885-2235 anytime.. tfn\" 2 bdrm house for rent close to beach access. No pets, no child-. ren. Reliable couple only. $230! per mo. Refs req. 886-7222 of 886-7453. #32* DARK ROOM FOR RENT . Enlarger & Chemicals supplied'. $2.50 per hour. Call 886-9781 Wed.-Sat. 10-3p.m. Room & Board available at Bonnie-Brook Lodge. Meals & services incl. laundry. Private room. 886-9033. Gower Point ocean beach esp- lanade. Older style remodelled 3 bdrm * home, privately but conveniently located on 1 acre of land within . walking distance from schools, doctor, dentist, shopping mall.. Avail, for immediate occupancy at $350. per mo. Part. furn.. includ. fridge & elec. stove.. Village water & sewer, electric ��� heat & cablevision also included. Tenant responsible for own telephone, hydro, cablevision & . general upkeep of grounds. Two . references and damage deposit , required. No pets. Please call 886-9335 after 5 p.m. #32\" 2 2-bdrm. suites, duplex, view. _ $175. per mo. $190. (incl. util.) . 886-7218. #32 - SUITES FOR RENT Phone 581-0024. #33 Sunshine Coast Business Directory AUTOMOTIVE r Gibsons JAMIESON AUTOMOTIVE TOYOTA New & Used Car Sales All Make, Parts & Services AL JAMIESON Phone 886-7919 ��uffit eitrtrtr Utt). ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & CONTRACTING Serving Sechelt, Gibsons, Roberts Creek & Madeira Park 885-3133 J. McKenzie Ron Blair, P. Eng. Porpoise Bay Rd. P.O. Box 387 Sechelt VON 3A0 \"\\ r v. NEED TIRES-* Come in to COASTAL TIRES at the S-BENDS on Highway 101 Phone 886-2700 Box 860 Gibsons ��i BE ELECTRIC ltd. ) Phone 886-7605 -r-T-TJL-m**r BUILDING SUPPLY ^-rMWJtrW-TW r TWIN CREEKLUMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD Free Estimates Everything for your building Needs Phone 886-2291-2 RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL Maintenance Pole Line Electronics ������POWER TO THE PEOPLE\" >5��W2#S-P_#_#__r EXCAVATING .#5#__P5_P5_p__f_i CUSTOM BACKHOE WORK SEPTIC TANKS INSTALLED Government Approved Free Estimates Excavations - Drainage Waterlines. etc. V^Ph. 885-2921 Roberts Creek >i ^\\ WINOtOfl- rm piy��m* mm qqv JaSw PLgnool* Fancy Panels, Insulation, Doors, Bifolds, Construction Plywood, and all Accessories. Delivery Phone 886-9221 Highway 101, Gibsons r J.B. EXCAVATING 886-9031 ***���\".: ' CADRE CONSTRUCTION LTD. HOUSES BUILTTO COMPLETION - Framing, remodelling, additions V Payne Road Gibsons 886-2311 STANHILSTAD ROOFING DUROID. SHAKES OR REROOFING R.R. 1. Port Mellon Highway iibsons Phone 886-2923 Water, sewer, drainage installation ��� Dump Truck ��� Backhoe ��� Cat ��� Land Clearing ��� Free Estimates ��� Septic Fields -X' L & H SWANSON Ltd. Sand and Gravel BACKHOES Ditching - Excavations - Ready-Mix Concrete \\^ 885-9666 Porpoise Bay Road Box 172, Sechelt, B. C. . R & B BULLDOZING & BACKHOE GRAVELTRUCK Septic Systems Land Clearing 886-9633 or 886-9365 * ; > KITCHEN REMODELLING CENTRE KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS 886-9411 DAY or EVENING r ABC GENERAL PAINTING SPRAY-BRUSH-ROLL Call 886-2512 OCEANSIDE FURNITURE &CABINETSHOP Custom Built Cabinetsand Fixtures -it 30 Years Experience Expert Finishing -tx Kitchen Remodelling A Specialty R. BIRKIN 885-3417 Beach Ave.. Roberts Creek 885-3310 SUNSHINE PAINTERS Let us brighten up your life RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL 886-9564 R.R. 2 Free Estimates Gibsons ^. SEASIDE PLUMBING PLUMBING-PIPEFITTING-STEAMFITTING HOT WATER HEATING 886-7017 All Work Guaranteed *Ar__v__w__iM\\SC. SERVICES ^-T_r_r_r_r_r_r_r P. M. GORDON B.C. LAND SURVEYOR MACK'S NURSERY SUNSHINE COAST HIGHWAY Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plants Landscaping, Pruning Trees, Peat Moss & Fertilizer Licensed for Pesticide Spraying P.O. Box 609 Sechelt, B.C. Bus. 885-2332 Res. 886-7701 f At the sign of the Chevron HILL'S MACHINE SHOP & Marine Service Ltd Arc and Acty. Welding Machine Shop Steel Fabricating Automotive - Marine Repair Phone 886-7721 Marine Ways Res. 886-9956 r Km, W.W. UPHOLSTERY 886-7310 UPHOLSTERY & BOAT TOPS Everything for your upholstery needs FOAM ��� PLEXIGLASS SALES *\\ 1779Wyngaert, THOMAS HEATING OIL BURNERSERVICE Complete Instrument set-up of furnace 886-7111 r PIANO & ORGAN LESSONS YOU ENJOY \"\\ r ^ Ages 3 to ? 886-9030 JJpoofe , AArxkhititu, Authorized teacher Jessie LMomon for p^-schooi B. C. Registered Music Teacher children > D. J. ROY SURVEYOR - ENGINEER Marine Building Wharf Street Box 609 885-2332 Sechelt, B.C. . N ELECTRIC ANDREASSEN ELECTRIC (GIBSONS CO.) Serving the Sunshine Coast ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Per Andreassen 886-9439 General Delivery Hopkins Landing, B. C. / -^ RAY COATES PLUMBING 886-7695 Contract Renovations & Service Work f GUTTERS FREE ESTIMATES phone CUSTOM CRAFT PRODUCTS Commercial AAC 9QQ9 Chapman Rd. Residential 000-*W_C Sechelt UNIPLAST PRODUCTS LTD. 886-2318 ^ Specialists in Canvas Coverings for SUNDECKS, BALCONIES C.H.M.CAppr. &BOATDECKS Best Rates Quality Work For over 15 years Free Estimates^ v: COAST PAVING PAVING FROM DRIVEWAYS TO HIGHWAYS Highways, Parking Areas, Driveways, Crushed Gravel Equipment Rentals Main Office: Box 95, Powell River, 485-6118 Branch Office: Sechelt, Ph. 885-2343 9:30 to3:30 p.m. \"Serving Langdale to Earls Cove\" BERNINA SEWING MACHINES NOTIONS etc. REPAIRS AND SERVICE TO ALL MAKES SEWEASY Cowrie St. Sechelt 885-2725 >V r 885-9973 SUNSHINE COAST DISPOSAL SERVICES Port Mellon to Ole's Cove Commercial Containers available 886-2938 r Marv Volen TREE TOPPING VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Clean up your wooded areas. Remove lower limbs for VIEW Top tall trees adjacacent to building 886-9597 r r ^ MOVING AND STORAGE LEN WRAY'S TRANSFER Ltd. Household Moving & Storage Complete Packing Packing Materials for Sale Phone 886-2664 Member Allied Van Lines R.R. 1. Gibsons JOHN HIND-SMITH REFRIGERATION & MAJOR APPLIANCE SERVICE Port Mellon to Pender Harbour Res. 886-9949 BILL BLACKS ROOFING _ Shingles, Shakes, Tar and Gravel V886-7320 or 885-3320 Industrial & Residential v : / V For Rent Furnished 1 bdrm. suite, Marine Drive, Gibsons. 886-7108. #32 Gibsons: South, Waterfront. 4 bdrms, furnished. Sept. 1st to June 30th. Call 886-7456. #33 Elegant One-Bedroom House Unfurnished, picture post card view. Brick fireplace, glass enclosed porch, W/W, drapes, stove, fridge, garden included. Only $230. Near Langdale ferry. 886-7175. #33 New 2 bdrm house with fireplace, basement & carport. Close to schools & mall. Avail, on or before Sept. 1st. $270. per mo. 886-7625. #32 Gibsons village, small 2 bdrm. house with view, fridge, stove, F.P., avail. Sept. 1. $200. per mo. Eves: 886-7901. #32 Waterfront. 2 bdrm furnished cottage. After 6 call collect at 922-1791. #34 tfn Waterfront cottage, 2 bdrms, 2 bunk rooms. Year round residence, fully insulated. Fireplace. 886-2192. #32 3 bedroom furnished cottage. Sept. 1st to July 31st. Gower Pt. Rd. No pets. $230. Around 6:00 p.m.: 886-7256. #32 1 bdrm suite,. all utilities, no children, no pets. Seaside Plaza. 886-2309. #33 Property LANGDALE HEIGHTS Approx. 2200 sq. ft. of finished area. Carpet up & down, 2 brick fireplaces, 3 bedrooms upstairs. Ensuite plumbing. Extra large picture window in living room, Crestwood cabinets in kitchen & baths. Family room. Playroom. Concrete driveway, sundeck. 4 deluxe appliances. Walking distance to school & ferries. Panoramic view. F.P. $59,900. Eves: 886-9770. #32 Brand new 3 bedroom home on Malaview (just off Pratt). Sparkling white with bay window. Phone owner eves, or weekends: 886-2164. #32 5V_ acres land, year round creek in Roberts Creek area, $7,000. Down and assume mortgage of 10% interest @$200. per month, approx. price $27,000. 885-3881. Lot 70' x 130', power, water, driveway. Ready to build. 1 block from Sunnycrest Plaza. $13,500. o.b.o 886-9102. #32 For sale by owner: 3 bdrm post &-beam home near tennis courts. Gibsons. $35,000. 886-7566 Eves, after 4:00. By owner: Selma Park home on large lot, panoramic ocean view. 1400sq.ft.,2bdrms. up, 2 down. Heatilator fireplace on each level. Sundeck, fenced yard. F.P. $72,500. Call 885-3773. #32 Spacious 3 bedroom family home in Langdale. Large granite fireplace in 16' x 30' living room. Custom walnut kitchen cabinets, new kitchen appliances included. Beautiful view. ClC3e to ferry and one block from school. Garage workshop, fruit trees. F.P. $49,500. Call eves: 886-2090. ' Lot for sale in Sechelt near Hackett Park, fully serviced. Asking $11,500. 596-7022 Lot; 65'x130' on Cochrane Road. Phone after 6 p.m.: 886-7407. 3 Bedroom home, full basement. Electric heat, on 6 acres close to Gibsons. Phone 886-7832 or 886-2813. Large lot for sale, 12x60 trailer pad; on North Road, 12x60 workshop, 12x12 pumphouse, hydro pole in ready for building or for trailer. Asking $12,500. Offers. 886-9041 By owner: Halfmoon Bay, beautiful! waterfront property, approx. 60,'x175'. Lovely Arbutus trees, sewer, hydro & water included. Lot #48, Trueman Road. $33,000. 576-6261 Property BONNIEBROOK CAMP & TRAILER PARK For sale: 2 good view lots on Chaster Road, 1,000 ft. from waterfront, utilities. 886-2887. New 3 bedroom home, family room, basement, 2 car garage, carport, view of Trail Bay, $61,000. 885-2503. In Langdale, 79' x 150' lot for. sale. Near school, beautiful view, by owner: 112-255-4805. MoTMle~HjQme$,\\ Coast News, August 9,1977. 11. Boots A number to note: 885-3521 WHARF REALTY LTD. MUST SELL '/_ acre lot. Water, power &. drive way, cleared building site. $10,700. o.b.o. 885-9798. TEXADA ISLAND Close to beach, roomy 3-bdrm, ensuite plbg., dream kitchen with dishwasher, garburetor, rge., frig., washer, dryer, rugs, drapes, cable TV, public water, semi-furn. Fenced garden, flowers, shrubs, lawn. V_-basement, Vi acre, low taxes. Near store, med. clinic, airfield. Old folks selling below market value at $45,000.00 Box 60, Gillies Bay, B.C. VON 1WO or phone 112-486-7717. #34 By. owner ��� why pay rent? 12x60 with 12x80 utility room. 14x30 workshop. 13x30 carport on 50x160 lot. Fully furnished, airconditioned, good garden. Many other features. $35,000. West Sechelt. 885-9535. tfn WEST SECHELT Smart new energy-conscious 3 bdrm house of 1,559 sq. ft., with double carport. 885-9777. #31 Marlene Road - Roberts Creek Completely remodelled 3 bdrm home. Located on large beautifully treed corner lot! $47,000. 885-3604. #34 Wanted to Rent Reliable person wishes to rent small house or cottage. Will do care taking. 885-3428 or 886-9390. . #32 Sr. citizen needs small cabin in or near Sechelt. Reasonable rent. 886-7592. Family, 2 or 3 bedroom house, dn ? sbtne \"acreage in7 Roberts Creek-Gibsons area. 596-6576. Call collect. #32 Mobile Homes SUNSHINE COAST MOBILE HOME PARK Units now on display-phone: 886-9826 NEW UNITS Tbe ew 14ft. wides are here. 14x70 Meadowbrook - 3 bdrm. & den. Master bdrm. has ensuite. plumbing. Mirrored closet doors. All appliances incl. built-in dishwasher & dryer. Built-in china cabinet. Completely furn. & decorated. 12x60 Colony. 2 bdrm. Reverse aisle plan. USED UNITS 1966 Chickasha 10x50 - 3 bdrm. furnished with 14x20 extension. Loads of cupboards. Set up on large well landscaped lot. 1975 Statesman 24x48 double wide. All appliances including built-in dishwasher. 2 bdrms. or 3 bdrms. Carpeted thoughout. Electric fireplace. Built-in china cabinet. Large corner lot with 2 paved driveways. Lovely attached sundeck. Very good condition. 1975 Atco. 3 bdrms. and separate dining rm. Unfurnished. MUST SELL! 1973 12' x 60' Bendix trailer. 2 bedrooms, asking $7,500. 886-7350,886-8088. #32 BONNIEBROOK CAMP & TRAILER PARK Two choice mobile home sites available. Gower Pt. Rd. Call: 886-2887 FOR SALE - SHAW ROAD 4 years old, 1560 sq. ft., 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, full basement, 2 fireplaces and barbeque. 700 sq. ft. sundeck, fully landscaped and more. A superior quality home. $59,500 TERMS 886-7668 12 x 55 Pathfinder trailer in excellent condition. Has two bedrooms, one on each end, makes larger living area, car-port attached which can be moved. 886-9192. #34 Cars & Trucks 1973 Camper, very good cond. fridge, 3-burner'stove with oven, double stainless sink, toilet, 2 water tanks, 1 electric water pump, 1 hand water pump. $2,250. 886-9648. #34 1972 Maverick, excel, cond., low mileage, V8 Auto., P.S., radio, one owner. $2,000. 886-2744 #33 1967 Volkswagen camper van, good engine & camping equipment. Best offer. 886-7041. tfn 1976 Vega, 4,000 miles. $2,800. Around 6 p.m.: 886-7256. #32 VW 1200 cc engine, still in '64 bug, excellent running cond. ' 12,000 miles on new short block. $150. 886-9394. #32 1964 Valiant stn. wagon, runs. Best offer. 883-2686. #32 1971240 Z Excellent Condition. 180 H.P. O/H Six quartz H/Lights, stereo, mags, lots of other extras. $4,000. o.b.o. Call 886-2291 after 5:886-2127. tfn Reconditioned 16 ft. Reinell runabout with brand new full canvas top. With or without 40 H.P. Evinrude O/B in good condition on tilt trailer. Must be seen. Offers at 886-2323. tfn Floating Home For Sale Inexpensive alternative. 2 storey, greenhouse, fireplace, 2 sundecks, w/w carpets, appliances. Quiet scenic living. Located Vancouver but can be moved. Asking $21,500. Eves: Vane. 278-5249, Days: 684-6277. #32 LIVESTOCK HORSESHOEING BOB HOPKINS 886-9470 tfh WeanerPige $35.00 Call 886-9453. #34 * HORSE SHOEING* Horse Manure for Sale. T. Bowe. 886-7967 For Sale Electric fences and insulators in stock at new MacLeods Store, tfn Sechelt. For Sale Boats Storage for runabout boats to 15 ft. on trailer preferred. Geo. Elander, Shaw Rd. Gibsons. #35 Sailboats, Yachts delivered to and from most foreign and B.C. ports. Moderate fee. Insured, John Beuger, Celestial Navigation teacher - author. Box 1015 Sechelt. #34 20' Sangster Cuddy cabin cruiser, dinette, head, extras. Sleeps 5, new condition 165 Merc I/O. 886-7160. #34 MARINE SURVEYS AND APPRAISALS For selling, purchasing or financing. Surveys for insurance or settlement of claims. Captain W.Y. Higgs Box 399, Gibsons, B. C. Phones: 886-9546,885-9425 1973 Davidson/Crown 18' Fibres glass sailboat, c/w dacron sails, SS rigging, aux. engine, view at Gibson's wharf. F.P. $2,450. firm. 886-2738. 26tfn 12' Double hulled fibreglass ski boat, 15 gal bow tank, 55 H.P. Chrysler, new battery, electric start with controls. $2,000. 886-7839. #32 Freshly painted 16' boat. Call 886-2660. #32 Last chance to buy this magnificent 17 foot boat. 1976 Reinell with 70 H.P. Johnson O.B. plus dinghy and canvass top. Excel, cond. Run only 45 hours. Asking $4,100. o.b.o. Call 886-9110 or 886-9180. #33 17*4' K & C F.G. 85 H.P. Merc. Full camper top, built-in gas tank, 2 spare tanks, spare prop, bilge pump, wipers, anchor with 200' line, misc. accessories. Newly painted, TBTF bottom. 2 years light usage. $4,750. o.b.o. Call 886-9508 or leave message at 885-9233. #32 Older style chesterfield suite, chocolate brown colour. Call 886-2111 or 886-9427. #32 3-way recliner, green vinyl, suitable for rec-room Or cottage. 886-2670. #32 Golf cart and bag. 886-7757. $20.00 Call #32 Propane dryer, tank, regulator, etc. $100. 886-7079. #32 Trillium fibreglass trailer. Excel, cond. Includes stove, 3-way fridge, furnace, 2-way lights, two propane tanks, spare wheel, awning. Asking $2,950. Call 886-9792. #32 YOUR AUTOPLAN CENTRE ALL TYPES OF INSURANCE Seaside Plaza Gibsons 886-2000 886-2607 V ���>: 1 f RATS.. J �� y. you got 'em?| I get 'em!! NORTH ISLAND | PEST CONTROL f WORK GUARANTEED AT REASONABLE RATES Local Licensed Operator The Gibsons All Nighter Wood Heater CUSTOM BUILT From $310.00 The best In economical woodheat May also be used for cooking. ALL HEAVY STEEL CONSTRUCTION BRICK LINED One Hundred Year Guarantee 886-2808 FOR SALE Horses, Saddles Shoeing, tack, etc. 886-7967 Need foam? W.W. Upholstery & boat tops. 886-7310. #32 Remington wing mate pump shotgun with apache case, cleaning kit & shells. Brand new cond. $200. Genuine 35 lb. C.Q.R. anchor $110.00. Call 886-9839. #32 Good new mixed hay, $2.00 bale. Min. 20 bales. 886-2887. tfn For Sale: Good mixed hay, to clear $1.50 a bale, minimum 20 bales. Call 886-2887. FOR SALE FILING CABINETS As low as $69.00 885-3258 RIDING LESSONS ���to Expert Instructor ���to English or Western ���to Gentle horses provided. BRUSHWOOD FARM 886-2160 APPLIANCES Used appliances on Sale at New MacLeod's Store, Sechelt. Peavey P.A., 6 channel head, 200 w. RMS, 2 columns with ^lj^Oesich ' HONEY Place your order now. 90? lb. plus container. 886-7853. #32 Sanyo washer - spin dryer. Excel, condition. Gold. $100. Call 886-2425. #34 Windows & doors. 50* to $3.00. Other misc. bldg. supplies. 885-2565. #32 Kitchen table set, bedroom suite, Older B & W TV. Offers? Call 886-7707. #33 POOLTABLE used $150. Eves: 886-2935. #33 Opportunities PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS Part-time instructors for the Fall Program are wanted for the following subjects: Antique Collection Bartending Beauty Care Cooking, Budget meats, Chinese, Gourmet, Ukrasnian Creative Stitchery Freezi ng & Can n i ng Furniture Refinishing Landscaping Microwave Cooking Plumbing Pruning Typing Quilting Winemaking Please call Karin Hoemberg, Continuing Education, Box - 6, Sechelt. 885-3512. Opportunities * Portraits * Weddings * * Passports * Commercial * * Copy and Restoration work * Professionally done in your home or in ours. Day or Evening call 886-7964 HELP WANTED Capilano College invites applications for two part-time instructors in the Sechelt area. The Career-Vocational division of the college requires qualified instructors to teach vocational oriented students. Upgrading skills in Math, Science and English in the basic training for skills development program. Applicants should have some post secondary academic training, previous teaching experience and the interest necessary to- teach students who require basic academic skills. Appointments effective November 1977. Send detailed resume in writing to: H. B. Kir- chner, Dean, Career- Vocational Programs, Capilano College, 2005 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, B.C. V7J 3H5 Closing date for applications August 22, 1977. Wanted Need extra money? We need a couple or individual to help us expand our business in Gibsons. Pleasant, profitable work, part or full time. Write Jim & Ann Land, Apt. 3, 152 E. 4th St., North Vancouver, B. C. #34 FITNESS CONSULTANTS The Resource Society has received a grant to provide a Fitness and Prevention Service to all citizens on the Sunshine Coast. The Program plans to offer a number of physical fit ness activities, lectures, work shops, fitness testing and youth activities. The following six positions are available October 1977 to March 1978, with possible extension for a further six months. CO-ORDINATOR and one CONSULTANT for Sechelt and Gibsons. Two CONSULTANTS to organize teen-age. programs in Sechelt and Gibsons, and one CONSULTANT for pender CONSULTANT for Pender Harbour. One SECRETARY. Salary: $180.00 weekly (coordinator) $138.00 (Consultants). Please state preference regarding work area and special interests. Mail application with a short resume of previous work experience before August 15 to CANADA WORKS - Sunshine Coast ������ Community Resource Society, Box 1069, Sechelt. #30,31,32 '.QbituariojL Dennis: Passed away August 4th, 1977. Thomas Dennis, late of Roberts Creek in his 75th year. Survived by his loving wife, Letty, 3 sons; Gordon of Langley, Walter of Comox and Allen of Richmond, 8 grandchildren. Service was held Monday, August 8th at 1:30 p.m. in the Gibsons United Church. Reverend Annette Reinhardt officiated. Interment Seaview Cemetery. Devlin Funeral Home Directors. I: PROFESSIONAL EAR PIERCING Fast and sterile. Birthstone studs, at GIBSONS GIRL & GUYS SALON. 886-2120 ���t* 9f00 aKfn. - 4:00 ptin: Come Sailing! 45' Ketch Babalatchi Available for charter By day or week Basic Cruising, Navigation, fun or what have you... Details: 886-9839 Too Lafe fo Classify NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT R.S.C. 1970 Chapter N-19 SECRET COVE MARINA LTD. hereby gives notice that they have under Section 8 of the said Act, deposited with the Minister of Transport, at Ottawa, and in the office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Vancouver, B, C. at Vancouver, B. C, a description of the site and the plans of alterations to existing floats, placing additional floats, fill and a seawall in Secret Cove at Secret Cove, B. C, in front of Lot Number 4544 at the foot of Secret Cove Road, Water Lot 6347. AND TAKE NOTICE that after the expiration of one month from the date of the publication of this notice, Secret Cove Marina Ltd. wili under Section 8 of the said Act apply to the Minister of Transport, for approval of the said site and plans. Dated this 29th day of July, 1977. D. J. Roy, Agent SUBDIVISION CONSULTATION REAL ESTATE LORRIE GIRARD 886-7760 HOMES ilk A JONMcRAE 885-3670 HOMES PRATT ROAD Si FIRCREST: Urge landscaped lot 131' x 134' is the site for this large family home. 3 bedrooms upstairs. 4 piece, bath plus ensuite off master bedroom. Large living room with heatilator fireplace. Dining room opens onto 12 x 26' sundeck. Basement has 21 '6 x 13'6 rec. room with a roughed in bedroom and bathroom. All this and less than 1 mile from Gibsons center. F.P. $59,900. WATERFRONT: (lease): Absolutely level, walk-out waterfrentage lot 60 x 140 approximately. Spectacular view and sheltered by Keats Island. Good house with fireplace presently rented for $265. per month. F.P. $31,000. Charlie Cairns 885-3606 POPLAR LANE: Brand new home on quiet cul-de-sac, 1 block from shopping .mall and 1/_ block from schools. This full basement home has feature wall, fireplaces up and down. 2 large bedrooms upstairs, with ensuite plumbing off the master bedroom. There is lots of room to move in the full basement. Large carport. This home represents the ultimate in convenience and comfortable living. F.P. $49,900. SARGENT ROAD: Large family home in exceptionally good area with a panoramic view. Three bedrooms, fireplaces up and down, ensuite off the master bdrm. Finsihed basement includes rec room, laundry room and workshop. Sundeck, carport and paved driveway round out this landscaped lot. SEE this lovely home and fall in love with it. PRICE NOW REDUCED TO: F.P. $63,500. GLASSFORD ROAD: Beautiful, well- built Spanish style home in new development area. Many extras including arches throughout, lovely fireplaces up and down. Extra super large master bedroom, skylight in master bathroom. W/W carpeting throughout. Well designed kitchen with sliding glass doors from dining area to large sundeck. Full unfinished basement. F.P. $52,000. POPLAR LANE: Brand new home on a quiet cul-de-sac, close to shopping, schools and transportation. This home has many outstanding features Including fireplace, double glazed windows, sundeck, sauna, indoor heated garage. Master bedroom features walk-fn-closet ensuite plumbing. THIS HOME MUST BE SEEN! F.P. $69,500. ��� GLASSFORD ROAD: Modern living at its best. This 3 bdrm., split-level home has an endless array of features. There are skylights in the kitchen, livingroom & dining room that will brighten up any day around home. The extra large living room has sliding glass doors to front, fireplace & wood feature wall. The kitchen has a nook area, while the dining room will easily accommodate the largest of dining room suites. The upstairs offers 1 Vi baths and 3 bedrooms with access to the sundeck, and if you need room to expand, the family room is just waiting for your finishing touches. The workshop and utility area are also roughed in. This must be seen to appreciate the value. F.P. $49,900. CHASTER ROAD: 5 large skylights provide bright and sunny living in this large 3 bedroom, full basement home. Nestled in the trees for privacy yet only 2 blocks from the new school. Custom cabinets, 2 finished fireplaces, nearly 500 feet of sundeck, large carport, shake roof. This home is a must to see. F.P. $56.000. GRANDVIEW ROAD: Brand new! Quality built 1300 sq. ft. home with full basement. Many extra features including heatilator fireplace, 2 full baths plus R.I. in basement. Built-in dishwasher, fridge & stove & w/w carpeting throughout. F.P. $56,500. NORTH FLETCHER: 3 bdrm. home on approx. 80' x 145' lot. The living room and master bdrm. share the beautiful view of Keats, the Gap & the Bay area. Features 330 sq. ft. wrap around sundeck w/ wrought iron railings. Separate garage, tool shed, nicely landscaped. This home is an excellent value. F.P. $42,900. GIBSONS: Highway 101. Really nice small house situated in the centre of the village. Close to shopping and beach. Panoramic, spectacular view of the Harbour and Howe Sound. This one bedroom nicely decorated home is an ideal retirement find. Especially with the low, price NOW REDUCED TO F.P. $28,000. DAVIDSON ROAD: 3 bedroom home on V. acre in Langdale. Super view. Fireplace, detached carport off private treed driveway. Many deluxe features that only a brand new custom built home can offer. F.p. $59,900. AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD Office: 886-2277 Vancouver Line: Toll Free: 682-1513 CHRIS KANKAINEN 885-3545 LOTS GRANDVIEW ROAD: Lot size approx. 104 x 105 with some view over the ocean. Close to beach access, partially cleared, easy building lot. F.P. $13,000. FAIRVIEW ROAD: Lot 104' x 220' may be able to be sub-divided into two. Good corner lot, all services except sewer, nicely secluded In quiet area. F.P. $16,000. APPRAISALS MORTAGES NOTARYPUBLIC GOWER POINT ROAD: One half acre 100 ' x 217' on the corner of 14th and Gower Point Road. Driveway in to one of the many excellent building sites. Some merchantable timber. Property slopes to the West for view and late sunsets. This property has to be considered Prime. F.P. $18,000. GEORGIA DRIVE: Lovely large view lot, just up from Georgia Park. Lot size 67' x 108' x 99' x 121'. NOTE! Septic tank and field are already in AND approved, p.p. $19,900. COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT: ��� With waterfront as scarce as it Is this double use lot represents real value. F.P. $22,000 FAIRVIEW ROAD: 60' x 220' lot in R2 zone In Rural Gibsons. Septic approval has already been obtained. Near the new elementary school and ready to build on. F.P. $11,900. LEEK ROAD: Just under the V. acre in Roberts Creek. With some water view and lots of potential. This 70' x 275' property is in a quiet residential area and only 2 miles from the Village of Gibsons. F.P. $12,500. WHARF ROAD: Langdale - Excellent cleared building lot ready for your dream home. 195' deep with good view potential. Walking distance to the ferry. F.P. $11,900. DAVIS BAY: Laurel Road: If it's a view you want, this is the lot - here is a panoramic view of the Trail Islands, West Sechelt and all of Davis Bay. This lot is easy to build upon with many large evergreens for privacy. Lot size is approx. 80' x 135'. Vendor must sell NOW! F.P. $16,900. ABBS ROAD: One of the nicest building lots In Gibsons. Level building site with drop-off In front of property to protect privacy, spectacular panoramic view. Slze66'x128'. F.P. $18,500. ARNE PETTERSEN 886-2277 LOTS DAVIDSON ROAD: Fantastic view from Langdale Ridge, (you won't need a ferry schedule as you can see the boat half an hour before it arrives.) This lot has a small creek on the very back of the property. All new homes in this area This lot is a full 2/5 of an acre. F.P. $14,900 WHARF ROAD: At tiie corner of Davidson: With a little easy clearing, this lot will be ready to build on. Walking distance to the Ferry. Lot size is 80' x 110'. F.P. $12,900 LANGDALE: Investment value: This beautiful view lot has but one flaw, it is partially in ravine. With some fill, this could be a truly lovely building lot and at this price...how can you lose? On Langdale Ridge in an area of quality new homes. MAKE AN OFFER. F.P. $7,500. GOWER POINT RD.: 100' of waterfront, steep but manageable slope. Hydro and water on the Esplanade Road. 217'deep with a completely unimpeded view to Vancouver Island. South Westerly face for lots of sun. F.P. $14,900. GOWER POINT ROAD: Privacy and 100' of Waterfrontage, beach just at other side of the road. Driveway is in building site cleared with septic tank and main drains in. F.P. $25,000. ACREAGE WEST SECHELT: 40 acres of level land. 4 acres are cleared pasture, the rest is mixed forest. Large remodelled log house with new plumbing and wiring. MUST BE SEEN I F.P. $97,500. PRATT ROAD: 9 plus acres of level treed land. Blacktop driveway into the 3 bedroom home on crawl space, over one acre cleared with some fruit trees, 3 outbuildings and lots of potential. Only 4 blocks to the new Chaster Road School. F.P. $69,900. HENRY ROAD: Rural Gibsons 1.7 acres. Building site cleared and driveway, in. Chaster Creek is just 60 feet from the rear property line providing the ultimate in privacy. This manageable sized acreage is ready to build and has all services. F.P. $22,900. 12. Coast News, August 9, 1977. Travel Travel TAKE YOU OUT TO THE BALL GAME! at the Seattle Kingdome only $59.50 per person Including: ��� Bus pickup' Saturday at Horseshoe Bay it Dinner at the Space Needle ��� Tickets to the game ��� Motel & Breakfast ��� Bus return to Horseshoe Bay on Sunday peninsula travel Bobbie or Forda 886 - 9755 CEN-TA TOURS 1666 Robson St. Phone Collect Wil 7 RENO $179. RENO $119.50 8 Days, 7 Nights Bus Tour SUPER WEEKEND RENO$169.00 SAN. FRAN. *179. Hotel & Air Included WAIKIKI $399. 15 Days, 14 Nights MAUI '409 8 Days, 7 Nights CLASSIFIED NOTE Drop off your Coast News Classifieds at Campbell's Family Shoes & Leather Goods in downtown Sechelt. It's convenient! TTZJISSIFIEDAZ7S SERVING THE SUNSHINE COAST MODERATE,COST LOCAL OR DISTANT BURIALS CREMATIONS - MEMORIALS- PRE-ARRANGEMENTS D. A. Devlin Director 886-9551 1665 Seaview Gibsons ^^^tJV **s ' Z~ ������' ���> _- -~�� ,/��^~W~_____ 150 AUTOMATIC Designed specially for the weekend woodsman. Simple design and construction means easy service and less of it. You get many big saw features like automatic bar and chain oiling (standard equipment), hemispherical combustion chamber, for extra power, positive action easy to operate controls, vinyl coated Sure-Grip handle bar, and larger fuel and chain oil capacity for fewer refueling stops. Specially priced for the occasional user. Cutting Capacity: 16\" SALE PRICED $ AC RENTALS & BUILDING SUPPLIES SUNSHINE COAST PENDER HIGHWAY HARBOUR 883-2585 CALL 886-7311 * NOW FOR FREE ESTIMATES NEW CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION Soffit Underway here is some preparatory work for new telephone lines in Sechelt. The gentleman in action is trying to locate underground survey posts in front of the hospital. Thank you Editor: On behalf of the players of the local Sechelt \"Red & Whites\" men's softball team, we would like to take this opportunity to thank those fans who supported us this past season and hope that you enjoyed the ball games, as well as a special thanks to Lou and Ron of the Sechelt Red and White store who sponsored us this past season. Certainly without their assistance the team would not have had the opportunity to have the great season they did...the first winning season in a number of years, the dethroning of the league champs in the semifinals, the leagues' top pitcher in John Mercer, and the home run king, Dave Lamb. We look forward to bigger and better things next season. Also not to be forgotten is Ernie Fossett of the Elphinstone Recreation Association, as well as Stan Anderson Realty who assisted the team this past season through their kind financial donations to the club. To all of these community minded businesses and individuals the \"Red & Whites\" thank you. Sechelt Red & Whites Softball Team Museum Editor: The Canadian War Museum seeks to strengthen its collection of military artifacts and at this time especially wishes to acquire uniforms, weapons, medals, military books, insignia and Reg. ...$204.95 159 .95 ��� Siding ��� Soffit ��� Fascias ��� Gutters ��� Rainmaker Goods ��� Single and Double Glazed Windows ��� Sliding Patio Doors Siding ��� Soffit ��� Fascias Gutters ��� Rainmaker Goods Storm Doors and Windows Storall Garden Sheds WE SUPPLY AND INSTALL! A COMPLETE PACKAGE SERVICE! ��� Temporary BACKED BY THE ALCAN REPUTATION! _\\u phone number - ^P'M SSssu Alcan Building Products Service. (620 Audley Blvd.,Annacis Island, New Westminster) An Aai rtA ALCAN K Pender Harbour Ratepayers Report The question of whether or not to make Pender Harbour a centre for cluster-housing and condominiums moved from the theoretical realm to the real during the past few weeks when it became known that a large development is being planned on the Craig property adjacent to picturesque Canoe Pass. Planning for the development has apparently been going on for some months in secret. Neighbours first noticed surveyors swarming over the property but when they asked what was up got only evasive answers. The proposal has been reviewed by Regional Director Jack Paterson who passed it on to the Regional District planning department to prepare a land use contract. This contract has now been finished and sent to the developer, Millwood Corporation, for approval. The development will call for 14 living units in clusters of 3 and 4 units. There will be a private marina and tennis court and possibly a small park, although it is a mystery where they will find room on the rocky, elongated 4-acre lot. Concern among residents of the Canoe Pass-Gerrans Bay area is great, although no one has had time to study the proposal or organize opposition. Canoe Pass, with its boat canal and wooden bridge, is one of the scenic highlights of the Harbour, and in addition to this has one of the area's few saltwater swimming beaches and public shellfish beds. Although the plan apparently calls for on-land sewage disposal, the lot is extremely rocky and effluent would reach the nearby waters in relatively short order. Ratepayers executive has not had an opportunity to discuss the issue in a meeting but it would appear that the best move for concerned residents at this point would be to attend the meeting of the Regional Board planning committee when the plan is brought forward. This is scheduled for Thursday, August Uth at 7:00 p.m. but those planning to attend should phone the board office to make sure the MORE LETTERS photographs concerning the military history of North America from 1604 to the present. Artifacts relating to the allied and enemy forces from the First and Second World Wars, and from Peace Keeping assignments are also of interest, as are the common everyday items used by Canadian military personnel in the war zones, in rest areas behind the lines, and at home. , These are for display, future reference and research the Canadian War Museum would be pleased to hear from you if you are able to assist in this requirement. L. F. Murray Chief Curator, Canadian War Museum, 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A )M8 Egmont Fire Two water bombers were called out on Friday, August 5th, to fight a 60-acre fire at the S & W Logging show across the Skookumchuck from Egmont. Both bombers worked steadily until. 7:00 p.m. on Friday and one of them worked three hours on Saturday until the fire began burning in on itself and the mop- up crew were able to take over. The logging crew was working an early morning shift on Friday when a choker broke and the sparks ignited the surrounding brush. The eighteen-man crew, two Martin Mars water bombers and a helicopter had it under control by Saturday night. \"Approximately 150,000 board feet of timber was fired, not necessarily totalled,\" said Ray Wilson of the B. C. Forest Service. J Chevron Pender Harbour Chevron corner Hiway 101 & Francis Peninsula 883-2392 24-HOUR TOWING ��� REDROOFF5 TO EARLS COVE GOVT CERTIFIED eves. 883-9698 or 883-2334 CHARGEX CHEVRON CREDIT CARD MECHANIC MASTERCHAROE matter hasn't been postponed. It is also possible to make appointments to speak or present petitions at the board meeting following. And as if the poor people of Canoe Pass area didn't have enough to worry about, it appears something may be happening on the long dormant Canoe Pass Indian Reserve. Percolation testholes have appeared there recently. Breakthrough for Pender Medical Clinic We promised a report last week on the Pender Harbour Medical Clinic troubles this week but in the interim there ' has been a big change - for the good, we're happy to say. In discussing the medical clinic's problems it is necessary to make one point clear from the start. The clinic itself has no problems. It is operating very successfully and, if anything, surpassing the expectations of its original planners both locally and in government. If left on its own the clinic would continue to grow and serve the people of the district according to the best - principles of community medicine. The problems the clinic has been encountering in recent months arise mainly from outside groups who for various reasons have been less than helpful in their dealings with the new facility. The first are the . doctors of the Sechelt Medical Clinic whose monopoly over Sunshine Coast medical services was broken by the establishment of an indepen- ent clinic in Pender Harbour. There are many rumours as to how the Sechelt group used its influence with provincial health authorities to throw stumbling blocks in the way of the Harbour Clinic's establishment, but even if true few of these charges would be prove- able, and in any case no such ploys have succeeded so far. The one area where the Sechelt group has created considerable difficulty for the Pender Harbour doctor is in the area of cross- coverage for patients in St. Mary's Hospital. The normal arrangement in cases where a number of doctors all have patients in one hospital is for each doctor to take a shift on a rotational basis during which he is responsible for looking after all his colleagues' patients. .' This way each individual doctor needs attend the hospital only once every week or ten days, and the money comes out even because the doctor on duty gets all the fees for the visits he makes while he is on. Sechelt doctors have consistently refused to co-operate with the Pender doctor in this way however, with the result that the Pender doctor has been forced to make daily trips to the hospital to care for his patients in addition to all his regular duties. The strain this creates for the lone clinic doctor is better appreciated when one realizes he is effectively on 24-hour call all the time he has patients in the hospital - if anything goes awry with any one of them he has to get Nevertheless the Pender doctor has the responsibility always on his mind and can't go to bed at night, away for the weekend, or out fishing for au afternoon without constantly worrying whether or not the hospital hot-line is ringing for him. In addition the Pender doctor is required to put in a regular weekly shift on the. hospital surgery ward, to maintain his own surgery privileges. . Altogether it adds up to a backbreaking load and one no doctor in this day. and age need put up with for long. Excessive workload was a contributing factor in the resignation of the first Pender Harbour doctor Henry Birnbaum and it has become clear that unless a solution was found the Pender Clinic would fail through inability to keep a steady doctor. This would leave the Sechelt monopoly once again intact and possibly in possession of the fine new Pender Clinic building as well - an outcome they may or may not desire. But as we said,~ this week's installment on the saga of -ther Pender clinic has a happy endufg^ sort of. >'������ From the first the Sechelt clinic has offered to sell crossj coverage to the Pender Clinic.* The Sechelt doctors would collect for all hospital work on a fee-fofv service basis, but in addition the! Pender Clinic would fork over-.'a flat subsidy on an annual basis* At first the sum requested was* $18,000, an impossible figure, for the community-funded local; clinic, which had to borrow $9,000 from its own directors .'tq finish construction. Over months; of haggling however, the Sechelt group agreed to provide weekend and holiday coverage only for a reduced' charge and at the Clinic Society's last meeting it- was agreed to enter into a limited- cross-coverage arrangement with the Sechelt clinic for the annual payment of $7,000. This hopefully brings one of the two major problems facing the clinic' to an end. All the directors have, to do is find another $7,000. Yes,; donations are accepted and they are tax deductible. About the other problem, more; next week. 77 Odds & Ends Our apologies for leaving; Patrick Lane's name off the list of new directors elected at Ihe; spring general meeting. 7��� -> The membership drive is continuing apace, with new signees roiling in by the dozen. Are you' a member? If you are a land-1 owner or a permanent resident: in Area 'A' you're eligible, and: if you're concerned about ordi-: nary people having a say in how the community is run you should; be on. Mail your $2 to the Secretary, Pender Harbour Ratepayers Association, or contact membership chairman Evans Hermon at 883-2745 and she will make sure you are visited. T ���. T - Pender Harbour lost a popular family recently when Frank and Jill Postlethwaite moved to Gibsons where Frank will teach'at Elphinstone. Formerly school librarian at Pender Secondary, Frank was best known for his. excellent leadership of the com-, munity dance band Harbour: Lights, which is now pondering: its fate. A baton, anyone? -*-_ Referendum for Pender Ratepayer Director Frank White called for a referendum on the Pender Harbour plan at a planning meeting on Wednesday, August 3 at Madeira Park School. \"There is nothing preventing a referendum in the Municipal Act,\" said White. It is understood the Ratepayers have received a letter from the Regional Board Secretary Mrs. Anne Pressley confirming this point. Jack Paterson, Area \"A\" Regional Director, said, \"I was told by the regional board employees that provincial regulations do not allow a referendum. In that case, I will do my best to get a referendum if it is possible.\" Harold Lane suggested that the planning committee ask the public at the next public meeting. Doug Orr also endorsed the idea of a referendum. Planning committee member Al Lloyd said, \"There is a danger that people would defeat the Art Show The local painters, ceramics and jewellery makers have already entered the Pender Harbour area 'A' Arts and Crafts Show. The Health Clinic Auxiliary Arts and Crafts Show is to be held August 27th. Be sure to enter early. There will be a tea held in conjunction with the exhibit. There will be no meetings of the Health Clinic Auxiliary until Wednesday, September 28th. For further information please phone Lou Farrell at 883-9192, Doreen Lee at 883-2283.or Violet Evans at 883-2625. whole plan if they didn't like one clause.\" Jim Causey, chairman, said \"The Committee will have to deal with the referendum question.\" In other matters, Mrs. K. MacQuitty questioned why fishermen have a special status in the plan. Section 5.4.2.3 says \"Harbour areas are used by commercial fishermen for a variety of job- related activities. These uses are a part of the character of Pender Harbour and allowance must be made to protect their rights of access to the harbour.'' A committee member responded that fishermen are being squeezed out by development and the committee wants to prevent this. Earlier in the meeting, a letter from local fisherman Ron Malcolm requesting a halt on marina development at the head of the harbour was discussed. Malcolm says the estuary is essential for salmon fry to acclimatize themselves to salt water. Fisheries Officer Ray Kraft will attend a future meeting; lo. report on the salmon and shejk; fish situation east of the Narrows.' The Department of the Environ-; ment has been contacted for their _ views. Harold Lane asked that Bargain- Harbour be included in an- amendment suggested by Joe- Harrison regarding sewage out-: falls into the Harbour. The. amendment would designate the' Pender Harbour area as a general' system whose assimilative capd-. city has already been taxed b$-; yond acceptable limits. ; -. Tom Perry said, \"Recycling; should have been included iri- the plan.\" This drew a chuckle- from Area \"A\" Director Jacjt- Paterson who has not supported. - recycling. His point of view is7 contrary to much of the opinion;' in the Harbour. '7 The next planning meeting is\". Wednesday, August 17th at; 7:00 p.m. at Madeira Park; School. The public is invited. ;-'; COAST FURNISHINGS ��� TEAK ��� WATER BEDS ��� CARPETS-LINO ��� DRAPERIES ��� KITCHEN CABINETS ��� FREE ESTIMATES Gibsons, B.C. Leon Kazakoff 886-9093 J&C ELECTRONICS APPLIANCES AND MAKES YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE Inqiia LIBERATOR Special Sale Price $675 ^ INCLUDES SUDSSAVER Cowrie Street Sechelt CALL NOW, BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE 885-2568 We Service What We Sell- Coast News, August 9,1977. 13. Former M.P. expects election shortly Former Coast-Chilcotin M.P. Harry Olaussen told the Coast News in a statement released today that he expects the Prime Minister to call an election very shortly. Olaussen stated that the federal election campaign will see Pierre Trudeau as the Pied Piper of National Unity leading the country to the polls oblivious of the fact that the critical issues of unemployment, inflation and depletion of our fuel resources have to be dealt with; oblivious of the fact that economic and social equality for all Canadians is essential to the preservation and advancement of national unity; oblivious of the fact that national unity in Canada has been weakened by Trudeau's lack of leadership over the years. \"What we need is conciliation, not confrontation,\" stated Olaussen on the issue of national unity. \"We need serious dis.-.. cussions to resolve our problems, not bluff and political posturing. We must convince Canadians that confederation and unity means jobs for people, a meaningful life for all and a determination to keep this country together on a solid foundation of social and economic justice.\" , \"Unless we can develop a national outlook instead of a provincial outlook there is little hope for a united Canada,\" Olaussen stated. \"All of us, regardless of racial origin, must do our best to live for Canada. Each of us can do something to lessen those divisions that separate us socially, economically and culturally.\" Olaussen criticized the failure of Western Liberal M.P.'s to take effective action on major issues such as the lack of an effective transportation system and the recent failure to provide the coastal areas of B. C. with adequate service resulting from ��� lack of concern and a shortsighted policy on the part of the ...Liberal government. \"Those Western Liberals who campaigned in the 1974 federal election as \"Western Rebels\" belong in a government-run daycare centre where their rebellious nature can be better utilized,\" stated Olaussen. \"That's how much I think of them as Western rebels.\" Olaussen, who is at present a candidate for nomination in the new Comox-Powell River federal riding, has already travelled extensively in the riding during his time off from work and .is optimistic about his chances of becoming the NDP candidate and a federal M.P. once again. tide tables STANDARD TIME Wed. Aug. 10 0040 12.6 Sun. Aug. 14 0405 13.4 0815 4.8 1100 3.6 0410 13.3 0605 14.3 0900 11.0 1135 9.4 Thur. Aug. 110140 12.7 Mon. Aug. 15 0455 13.5 0905 4.4 1145 3.7 0430 13.6 0625 14.5 0940 10.8 Tue. Aug. 16 0005 8.7 Fri. Aug. 12 0230 12.9 054�� 13.5 0945 4 o 1205 4.2 0505 13.9 ��650 14.7 1020 10 4 COURTESY OF Sat. Aug. 13 0315 1015 GIBSONS LANES 0530 14.1 1055 loo Hwy 101, 886-2086 I I I I I aMssffwm I I I I I X ^viillilhpjuyjjL* ^���|iuh, // ji /n^ IWULV* YOU CAN WIN - PRIZES.PRIZES.PRIZES Anyone can catch a dog fish! Any dogfish could win one of the $50 hidden weight prizes -ten in all or you could win one of ten merchandise prizes -��- Dogfish Cookbooks to the first 50 Entrants at the Weigh-in Station - courtesy of Fawkes Books & Stationery, Sunnycrest Centre, Gibsons. -)(- MAPS, TICKETS & DERBY INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE GIBSONS TOURIST INFORMATION BOOTH, BESIDE SUNNYCREST PLAZA. . -J^- GET YOUR DERBY T-SHIRTS AT: Richard's mens wear SUNNYCREST MALL STORE. - GIBSONS VILLAGE Get your tickets now $2.00 PER ROD EillRy FEE *s% DOGFISH DEitBY MAKE A SALMON HAPPY CATCH DOGFISH REMEMBER. . . The staff at Coastal Tires will be here to check your vehicle over and put it in A-1 condition. Remember what we offer: ��� shocks ��� front end alignments ��� brake repairs ��� wheel balancing ��� tires, retreads, bias ply, bias belts and radials For a safe holiday come in and we will check your vehicle before you leave. masiei charge CHARCHX 1 mile west of Gibsons on Hwy 101 886-2700 14. Coast News, August 9,1977. ���vr_r*vi ���= im��afri -��-J^awn* *���* ** **_ �����* >- mm ���* *** -���* ..*s - New Saans store in Gibsons to open doors soon A view of Sechelt Inlet \"Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money cheerfully refunded\" is just one of the services offered by Saan Stores Ltd. who have just opened the doors of their store in Sunnycrest Plaza. Since the founding of the company in Winnipeg in 1947, Saan Stores Ltd. has grown to 97 stores throughout Western Canada and Western Ontario with additional units scheduled for 1978 and have earned the refutation of selling quality merchandise at reasonable prices. Saan Stores can best be des-. cribed as a family clothing and footwear store and offers good selections for men, women and children. The clothing and footwear is in a medium price range and Saan buyers scour both Canadian and foreign, markets to bring to their customers the latest in fashion and quality at the best possible prices. A constant effort is made by Saan buyers to maintain, stocks needed to meet the needs of the community it serves, bearing in mind the family budget. - Saan Stores are a part of the general distributors group of companies, totally Canadian- owned and include Metropolitan Stores of Canada, Greenburg Stores Ltd. and General Distributing Ltd. On Monday morning, August 15, the new Gibsons store will open its doors to a big opening sale that will last ten days. The store is geared to all the Geoduck harvesting promising (Note: \"Geoduck\"pronounced \"Gooeyduck\") Honourable Sam Bawlf, Minister of Recreation and Conservation today announced the award of a $36,000 contract to locate commercial quantities of geoduck clams along the coast of British Columbia. Mr. Bawlf also announced that the British Columbia Oyster Growers Co-operative has received an order from Japan for 110,000 pounds of geoduck siphons. The contract awarded to Coastal Biochores Ltd. will cover selected areas from Juan de Fuca Strait, Strait of Georgia to QUeen Charlotte Strait, complementing surveys and biological studies of the clam already conducted by the Marine Resources Branch in southern coastal areas. Mr. Bawlf said he was pleased with the recent developments and particularly with the order from Japan. \"Washington State has developed a $5 to $7 million geoduck industry in recent years,\" he said. \"I am confident that development of this clam fishery will add as much as $3,000,000 annually to the British Columbia economy within five years.\" World demand for the geoduck is unusally high and prices are very attractive. Average weight of the clam, which is found in 30 - 60 feet of water, is 2V_ pounds, with some reaching 8 pounds. Limited commercial harvesting is now taking place in British Columbia but the development of this new fishery has been restricted, among other things because of lack of familiarity with the location of the clam beds and with harvesting methods. A large majority of all clams presently harvested are handled or processed through the B.C. Oyster Industry, which is under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Branch of Mr. Bawlf's Ministry. \"We are co-operating with federal authorities in the development of new management plans for geoducks,\" said Mr. Bawlf. \"They are responsible for the resource, while we regulate the processing.\" For further information phone 387-1537. Guess Where! Usual prize for correct location of the above. Send you entries to the Coast News, Box 460, Gibsons. Last week's winner was Heather Hogan, Box 514, Gibsons who correctly located the picture object as being at Cosy Corners, the Petersons house at the edge of Gibsons as you travel along Marine Drive towards Lang dale. Sound Construction Car pen ter- Con tractor Interior Finishing \\ 'V House. Framing Concrete Form Work Gary Wallinder 886-2316 Box 920 Gibsons \\ Windsor much more than just plywood 1 IMPERIAL HARDBOARD Panelling AxBVa\" Vee Groove Hickory Pattern - Service Grade '4.49 sht. a 1\" x 1\" Mosaic Ceramic Tile 4 Nice Colours 69* sq.ft. 1\" x 5\" Select Pine Channel Siding Rough Channel Face Smooth Vee Groove Back 17 linear ft. I 4x8 9/16\" #1 Grade K3 Particle Board *3.98 sht. $ _* Lif ~���~--~~^���-^���-^mmm^m^mmmmm^mmmmmKmmmmmm II ij i I/WindsorPlywood Gibsons 886-9221 WINDSOR TlIPlYWOOftPfmi SUNNYCREST SHOPPING CENTRE 7 Monday August 15th ���& Clothing & Footwear for the entire family <& Watch for our flyer in next week's Coast News Our Manager, Duart Boyle invites you to stop by and take advantage of our many Grand Opening Specials. e.g. Men's G.W.G. Jeans *12.97 ! CANADIAN OWNED < latest merchandising methods including the new NCR 250 computer tills for fast service on the ready-on-demand merchandise. . On hand for the Saan opening is Mr. N. Draper, district manager for the Interior. Store manager is Mr. Duart Boyle who brings to Saan Stores many years of experience in the clothing trade and will be on hand at all times to ensure good service and give general support to the community. CLASSIFIED NOTE Drop off your Coast News Classifieds at Campbell's Aunlly Shoes &.Leather Goods In downtown Sechelt. It's convenient! G TRAVEL TALK n BEN SIMEN-FALVY SAIL THE CARIBBEAN 'Fantome' Schooner 282 feet The places I've seen, The stories I've told. Brought to you by Aristotle Onassls, Commodore Vander-. bllt, The Duke of Westminster and Ben. The Flagship of the Windjammer Fleet. The Fantome is a truly great schooner in a class with the nobelst of sailing ships in history. She was originally built for the Duke of Westminster as a private floating palace. Aristotle Onassis purchased her as a. wedding gift for Prince Ranier ; and Princess Grace. Now you can sail her in the Caribbean; the only rule aboard ship is to live the way you like it. If you want to pitch in with the crew, hoist the sails, try navigation, that's great. If you want to relax, feet on the rail, face the sun, that's great too. Same goes for dress; bikini, shorts, maybe shirts, or dress up for a big evening out ashore. It's up to you. Food aboard is abundant. Three great meals a day plus a midnight buffet under the stars. Icy Bloody Marys on the house every morning. Tall rum punches on the house every afternoon. Wine with dinner every evening. Days of sunshine and high white sails in the wind. (Seasickness is a rarity aboard since the wind on the sails prevents a rolling motion.) Spend a day beachcombing, snorkeling or shop in a bustling native straw market on some far-off green island. No fixed schedule; go where the wind blows; your ship is your - hotel. From $295.00/perso.n including your meals. When people say, \"this is the life\", this is the life they're talking about. CONTINENTAL TRAVEL Trail Bay Mall Sechelt, B.C. 885-3277 u ii"@en, "Titled \"The Coast News\" from 1945-07-11 to 1957-03-28 and 1992-03-19 to 1995-01-09

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