@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "e4fce6de-be33-4cad-b3a5-644a000e82ce"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:alternative "[Sunshine Coast News]"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:issued "2014-02-25"@en, "1994-05-02"@en ; dcterms:description "Serving the Sunshine Coast since 1945"@en, ""@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/xcoastnews/items/1.0176335/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note " I-.egislat-.ivf Building Parliament- Bli.tirj.tHgs VICTORIA. B.C. VBV 1X5 94.09 Attention:Rod Cardin UJAST^NEWS 50 cents per copy on newsstands ESTABLISHED 1945 May 2,1994 Volume 48 Issue 18 ��� What's your sign? Flying Fingers 0 School board passes policy on condom machines 6 Parents absent from panel on community - violence 7 > This kitten and many other animals in need of good homes are waiting at the SPCA. Call 886-CARE Mayor responds to Trail Bay park brouhaha Hit me with your best shot Total concentration was everything when this NRS team minor baseball player went to bat in a game against Dargatz Thursday evening at Cedar Grove ball park. Joel Johnstone photo by Don Anderson There is no chance the District of Sechelt will reconsider purchasing the controversial 2.8 acres of waterfront property owned by Japan-based developer Jeffrey Tong. That is the notice Mayor Earl Basse has issued to answer the negative publicity the municipality has garnered from a letter- writing campaign by Sechelt residents. In a letter forwarded to the Coasl News last Monday (April 25), Basse states: \"The District has received many letters, petitions and notes from a variety of organizations and individuals bolh within and outside of the District urging council to preserve the 1.1 hectare 'Tong' property as a park. \"There have also been a number of letters written to the media, in some cases vilifying the personal integrity of council and intimating self-interest was biasing our decision not to proceed with that re-zoning.\" Basse further states that the municipality \"simply cannot afford\" to purchase the properly, with an estimated value of $2 million, lo preserve the land as a park. \"This is too large a debt load for the taxpayers of Sechelt to carry,\" he writes. The fight to preserve the land has gone on for more than two years, and according to Trail Bay Protection Society president Pat Chamberlin, the fight is far from over. \"Believe me, if these build ings go up, there will be public outcry,\" Chamberlin said in response to the Mayor's letter. The longtime resident has spent the last three months trying to persuade the municipality to reconsider the Tong development, to no avail. Chamberlin and Ihe society have offered solutions to the property acquisition-cost hurdle, including the possibility of a land swap between the municipality and the developer. \"We've certainly tried everything we can to solve that problem but they seem to like to get stuck on that particular issue,\" she said. \"As far as this particular piece of properly goes they could easily do a transfer.\" Chamberlin has suggested swapping one of two five-acre pieces of property located near the golf course for the Tong property. \"Golf courses are great locations for condos. I would think a land swap with one of those parcels would be something thai could appeal to a developer,\" she said. Council has indicated it would not consider a land swap, preferring to work with the developer to ensure that what is constructed best suits the local environment. The developer intends to retain 30-63 per cent of the existing trees on the property. The maximum allowable site coverage for the property is 75 per cent and the developer has chosen to develop only 22 per cent. Resident faces down regional district over boat shed by Darah Hansen A Hopkins Landing man and his dog withstood the forces of the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) Friday (April 29) to prevent the demolition of an illegal structure on his properly- \"We stood them down ��� me and Indian (his dog),\" said a jubilant George Skea after turning back the bulldozers, contracted by the SCRD to tear down a large boat shed on the property. Following Friday's failed demolition attempt, SCRD bylaw enforcement officer Paul Watson had no comment on whether the district would mount a second campaign to tear down the shed. The regional district gave the final order for the shed's demolition after Skea failed to obtain a permit for it. And though Skea has repeatedly charged that he has the support of the majority (85 per cent) of his neighbours as well as verbal permission from a former district planner, Ray Coates, to build the boat house, regional directors agreed last Thursday (April 28) to go ahead with its demolition. The majority of directors agreed Skea had been given ample time and sufficient warning to fully comply with regional district bylaws. Director for the West Howe Sound area Tony Laver said he \"felt badly\" aboul Skea's plight. \"I don'l want to be fighting with my neighbours.\" However, he added that \"we must, at limes, set aside sentiment and enforce the laws...There's no point in making bylaws for people to go around breaking them.\" The shed ��� built to house the construction of a 102-foot wooden vessel which Skea is building by hand ��� is too large under area bylaws which govern his residentially-zoned property. Skea has been told several times by the regional district to remove the temporary structure or face its demolition. He was issued a 30-day warning earlier this year by the SCRD to remove the shed from the property him self. But Skea is adamant that the shed must stay until the boat is completed. \"The only place I can build my boat is in a large, enclosed building where I can control the humidity and temperature ... There's $100,000 worth of equipment in there, so I want to build my boat close to the house, not in some farmer's field or industrial park.\" Skea estimates the boat's construction will take another 18 months. School budget passed ��� with cuts Few details have been released but the good news is the school board has balanced, and approved, its 1994/95 budgel. The bad news is that lay offs, office shuffles and professional inconvenience are still pending, awaiting ihe final decision of district administration. Secretary-treasurer Tim Anderson outlined nexl year's education budget at last Tuesday's (April 26) meeting of the school board. Trustees unanimously approved the budget in the amount of $26.4 million and commended administrators for a \"very creative job\" in balancing the deficit-heavy budget. A $550,000 deficit was reduced to zero wilh cuts to bolh school-based and district administrative services. One of the most significant cuts came in the form of building closures. Gone next year are both the continuing education and career education offices in Sechelt, as well as the district resource centre in Gibsons. Trustees will also lose their public boardroom next year in favour of displaced employees who will use il as office space. Anderson said the board is prepared to \"take on the inconvenience\" of losing ils boardroom to save jobs and education ser vices in Ihe district. Cutting the buildings from the budget was the largest single cut, resulting in a saving of approximately $250,000. Meanwhile, other reductions include the elimination of district coordination positions with the exception of a half-lime computer and technical coordinator; a $10,500 decrease in district discretionary expenditures; and a leveling off of funds allocated to district operation and maintenance. Superintendent Bob Johnstone said full details of the bud- gel will be made public this week. Area F director resigns from SCRD Citing \"personal\" reasons for his decision, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) director Tony Laver announced last week that he will retire from his brief career in politics. \"I feel I haven't put as much time as I should into this (job)..To do (it) properly, one should give a lot of one's time,\" Laver told directors al last Thursday's (April 28) regional board meeting. \"I feel I should give it (the job) to someone else who's more forceful and will do a better job to look after the board's needs.\" Members of the regional board thanked Laver for his contributions to the district and echoed sentiments of regret on seeing him leave. \"I really do understand the difficulty,\" said Elphinstone director Jim Gurney. \"1 wish the public appreciated Ihe work load lhat goes wilh these positions.\" Laver won the seat as director for the area of West Howe Sound by acclamation in the elections held lasl fall. Since June 1993, he had been acting as an alternate lo former director Sue Fitchell. Laver will remain as director until a by-election is held. District administrator Larry Jardine said Ihe by-election can be called within 80 days upon the appointment of a chief electoral officer. George Skea of Hopkins Landing after winnning round one with SCRD demolition crews; his boathouse, condemned for being built without a permit, remains standing. Joel Johnsionc photo Coast News, May 2, 1994 FREE film or 2nd set of prints with each film developed 1 hour photos 5x7 prints 99ctlif It P.O. Box 129,5545 Inlet Avenue, Sechelt, B.C. VON 3A0 Telephone (604) 885-1386 Fax:(604)885-7591 MUNICIPAL MEMO Regular Council Meetings Regular council meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber at the Municipal Hall, 5545 Inlet Avenue. Spring Clean up The District of Sechelt's Public Works Department will be havinfl.ite free Spring Clean-up on May 3rd, 4th and 5th, 1994., All debris must be at curbside the previous day. PROHIBITED ITEMS: Vehicles; gyproc; concrete; stumps; lumber, timber, logs, etc longer than 12 feet or of mora than 8.0 cubic feet In volume; fuel and oil tanks; automotive paints and thinners; fridges and freezers; hazardous wastes (including pathogenic and radioactive); explosive substances; chemicals which may crests hazardous working conditions; materials hot enough to start combustion; waste oil or petroleum by-products; fish feed bags; batteries. Pick up days will be: Seima Park, Davis Bay, Wilson Creek: Tuesday, May 3rd, 1994 West Sechelt. Wednesday, May 4th, 1994 East Porpoise Bay, Sandy Hook, Tuwanek, Sechelt Village Core, Sunshine Heights: Thursday, May 5th, 1994 Regular garbage collection will take place as usual and will NOT be picked up as part of this 1 1 r,f copy Coast News, May 2, 1994 news M 1 4? Just moved? Bride to be? New Baby? ^* Callus/or Sechell Ruth885-5847 \\A/ELCOME^Bfr your FREE Gibsons ��� Carole 886 3682 \" **T 1 T. -~,--*xt ^^ !l/ls�� Sechelt (babies only) 1/1/AGON Information. ��� Midge 885-3380 _ * Since 1930 Improving communication Sunshine Coast Community Services Flying Fingers Club members, working at their Tuesday sign-language classes. Open to all, the sessions are geared to help children and adults communicate better with the hearing impaired attending SCCS programs. Joel Johnstone pholo Sechelt burn bylaw debate continues by Don Anderson Local contractor Ray Stock- well got more than he bargained for during his face-off with Porpoise Property residents about his contentious commercial burn application outside District of Sechelt boundaries. Residents attending last Tuesday's (April 26) environmental committee meeting angrily protested Stockwcll's arguments for the burn application, which has yet to be approved by the Ministry of Environment. \"There has been a little misunderstanding about my application,\" began Stockwell, before explaining exactly what is planned for the site. \"I believe lhat I'm doing one of the best things on the Coast to address this problem (of land clearing waste). What other alternatives do we have right now?\" Stockwell's company, Stock- well and Sons Ltd., filed an application in February to operate a commercial burn pit on lands northeast of Sechelt and 1.2 km from the regional district landfill site. The application has since received negative response from District of Sechelt, representa tives of the Sunshine Coast Regional District, and numerous residents living within range of the proposed burn site. The site is located in the regional district boundaries, roughly a half-mile back from the water near East Porpoise Bay. Stockwell said the burn would be moved back an additional half- mile to the 800-foot elevation, thereby reducing noise and Ihe possibility of smoke filtering into the nearby valley. \"There's pretty much a guarantee that you won't have to deal with smoke,\" he said. Materials accepted at the proposed pit would include wood, stumps, branches and roots from construction sites. Branches and tree stems would be mulched on- site, and wood would be stored for chipping before it begins lo decay. Chipping would be limited to solid wood only. Stumps, roots, and infected wood is to be piled, dried and burned, and Ihe resulting ashes combined with sand for use as topsoil. Stockwell said his company would conduct a maximum of eight burns when the winds were favourable enough for the smoke to properly dissipate. The implementation of a conversion system, a demand made by many residents, is not cost effective, he added. Sheila Fletcher was one of the first residents to issue a rebuttal to Stockwell's claim that there has been no problem with smoke in the area. Fletcher said she noticed a nearby burn April 14, the apparent result of smoldering ashes of a previous burn coming up to the surface and creating an \"accidental burn.\" She was \"alarmed\" by the amount of smoke circling her neighborhood and complained that it was affecting her and other residents' health, to which Stock- well retorted: \"There is absolutely no health detriment to the community and I don't know where these people are coming from.\" But according to Dr. Paul Martiquet of the Coast-Garibaldi Health Unit, studies have shown that wood smoke has contributed to a rise in the number of recorded incidents of respiratory disease, particularly bronchitis. It may also affect people who have emphysema or chronic lung disease. 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Should parents run into problems in dealing with raising their children ��� and these days, what parent doesn't? ��� they will become involved in a whole web of activities lhal can range from family counselling all Ihe way lo attending court. Still, it was disappointing thai a panel on Ihe effects of violence on the communily and children put together by Cedar Grove school last week was so poorly attended by parents. Only about 40 people showed up, and half this number were teachers. When you consider lhat Cedar Grove alone has 370 students, the lurn-out can only be described as abysmal. After all, this was an attempt by the school lo gel a jump on youth violence before wc encounter serious problems with it. Already, it is as close as a ferry ride away from us ��� and more likely, even closer to home, since there is a certain tendency among the young to keep such information away from adults. A recent event ��� in which a visiting teenager injured a local youth with a pellet gun in a drive-by shooting ��� indicates how we are being overtaken by events. Although the shooter was from the Mainland, it seems that the incident occurred with the knowledge of at least one other local youth. While no specific studies have been done about youth violence on the Coast, studies done in other schools indicate that it is certainly a problem at the junior and high school level ��� and likely to grow more serious unless we address it earlier, as Cedar Grove school is attempting to do. The problem is that youth violence is not, like the drive-by incident, so blatantly obvious. In other schools, it has manifested itself in activities like school-yard extortion and blackmail, beatings of students or physical or mental abuse by boys against girl friends or dates. Also conspicuous by their absence from the Cedar Grove gathering were male parents. Most youth violence is perpetrated by males ��� probably not surprising when you consider that an acceptance of physical violence is built into and transmitted through the male ciilKre;���fcjTwajr of sucfi mtindalile activities as body-contact\" sports or learning to 'fight back' against physical aggression from other males. A boy who participates in body-contact sports, for example, won't necessarily become a violent adolescent or adult. However, such activities do give boys an exposure to the use of physical force as a solution to a problem that is largely absent from the female culture. This doesn't mean boys or males are inherently evil. However, male parents in particular should recognize that some boys may move from a socially acceptable level of force into the realm of socially unacceptable violence. What that means is that 'the guys' are going to have to take a more active role in helping their sons and daughters learn to deal with the violence. 'Real men' who are concerned about the welfare of their children do attend such meetings ��� and set an example. litters Not the Coast way A recent front-page picture of a family facing eviction from their Cooper Road home disturbed me enough to write. Where, oh where is Ihe roar of protest from this communily al such an outrage? A family of five on notice to be thrown out of their home, and this is on the Sunshine Coast. Instead of protest letters to the editor, we simply have silence. Bear with me one moment while I muse over the facts behind this story. Our present SCRDB in Sechelt consists of five regional directors, who are by and large, mature, thoughtful people doing their job as best they can. Much of their work is based on recommendations and proposals from staff members who are well paid for their expertise in their own areas.... So our Board acted on a recommendation from staff. The ��� question now is who? Wljo ' made the recommendation to evict? Seems our chief building inspector (Willy Price) has a bee in his bonnet ��� thai all homes on his walch must have a Final Certificate of Occupancy, and we chosen few miscreants must bow to his proposal or he will threaten to record the fact of \"no inspection\" on our title deeds in Vancouver.... ...I have long maintained that our present building department is grossly over-staffed, in a new expensive building, with a row of new, leased vehicles parked outside, and now they wish to inspect homes going back years. Come on. I finished my home two and a half years ago, called for Final and Occupancy, had the inspection, and as was normal at the time, was told, \"just move on in, laddie.\" At the same time, I approached the inspector for approval of my boat shed lower down on my property, and again, verbal approval was given on the spot. This is how it was done, gentlemen, and no matter how hard you try, you cannot change history. But i can also appreciate that my boat shed, with no visible permit, must sit like a cactus under Mr. Price's saddle, and now the driving force towards the shed's removal becomes apparent.... This is not the way we do business on the Coast, gentlemen. Our problems have always been solved in a more gentle fashion, instead of the 'in your face' confrontation methods of Mr. Price. The Building Department is on far too long a lease and it's time that our elected members hauled in a lot of slack and made this department far more accountable to the Board. Having come to the Coast, presumably because he liked the way we live, it appears Mr. Price wants to change everybody's lifestyle. Sir, the early ferry leaves Langdale terminal precisely al 6:20 am. GEORGESKEA Hopkins Landing John versus Joel I noted last Thursday that you printed yet another column written by John Burnside, who already enjoys more coverage lhan,he deserves. letters welcome We welcome letters to the editor on matters of public interest. However, we reserve the right to edit submissions for brevity, clarity and legality. Please mail your letters to: The Editor Sunshine Coast News Box 460, Gibsons, B.C. VON 1V0 Tedious and self-indulgent are the words I would use lo describe his writing and I Ihink we need a breath of fresh air to supplant it. Even if you have to keep his articles on as part of a contractual arrangement, let's at least have a rest on Thursdays! I, for one, cbn't wish to be subject lo 'Snoozings.' Might I suggest you make further use of the remarkable gifls of Joel Johnstone. He is up there with Ihe besl. Perhaps he should have a section to himself every week entitled Picture of the Week, with a descriptive passage as to the story behind it and why he considers it worthy of his choice. So many of his photos have that extra quality which would bear further investigation. JOSEPHINE A. HAMMOND Gibsons Clean mean streets It is 12:15 am. I have just been awakened by an air-raid- siren sound coming from a street-cleaning vacuum cleaner. Why are residents gelling woken out of Iheir sleep for clean streets? Is this town so wealthy? Maybe we should put down astro turf to vacuum. It seems crazy to waste money just to wake people up. People complained aboul the gravel pit; this streetcleaning is 100 times worse. Whal is it costing us to clean streets that don't need it? CAVIN CRAWFORD Sechelt Excuse me, could I please have words with you? As an editor, I probably see more words in a day than many people see in a week. So you can probably take my word for it when I say that words can be funny ��� sometimes on purpose, sometimes not. One of the easiest places to find funny words is in Ihe lexicon of the politically correct (or PC) ��� an area that's frequently mined by writers of the right; they relish the backlash Ihey get from violating the new taboos. Left-wing writers, who usually have some form of alliance with the creators of PC language, are loathe to get involved in looking at some of the absurdities lhal result. However, in my mind, a silly word is a silly word i.s a silly word, whatever side of Ihe spectrum on which it tails. (The previous sentence is an example of being 0C ��� grammatically correct; it's constructed so lhal ii doesn't end wilh the preposition 'on.' Those on the other side of Ihis particular argument always fall back on Ihe example, allegedly constructed by Winston Churchill who supposedly was tweaked by a subordinate for making such an error. \"This is ihe lype of impudence up wilh which I will nol put.\" ihe greal man is reputed to have replied.) See, the words are gelling silly already, and we haven't even advanced lo PC yel. Now, we have. Where I gel inlo trouble with PC language i.s where words are altered on a case-by- case basis; since I have ihem going by me a great rate several days a week. I am hoping to find a rule between the lines that can be applied. Let's say we refer to the president of an organization as the 'chair' instead of the the past practice of using Ihe word 'chairman' or 'chairwoman.' Fine, I can deal with that, as far as it goes. However, when, right after that, I encounter Ihe case of a woman who is a member of a Toastmasters' club, I (whimsically) want lo refer lo her as 'toast' ��� or would it he more appropriate to ihink of her as a 'toaster?' And if we reduce 'chairman' to 'chair,' should we not cut back the title of vice president? ��� as in \"Abu Dobby is the vice of the Friars' Club.\" Inquiring, word-quirky minds want lo know. Some of the other changes are easier to deal with: 'fire fighter' instead of 'fireman' or 'mail carrier' instead of 'mailman.' However, I notice that no one wants to deal wilh a substitute for Ihe word 'manhole' ��� for reasons that are obvious. However, not all the funny words originate in PC language. Headline wriling, which requires the larry marshall summing up of several hundred words into one sentence, usually under gruelling lime constraints, can lead lo some very very strange word usage. Several years ago, when I was working for the CBC as an open-line show host, my co-workers and I noticed that a headline writer at the Regina Leader Post had a tendency lo use the word 'said' ��� very frequently ��� in a peculiar way. A sample headline might have read this way: \"Report said due shortly\" or \"Mayor said tired of the limelight.\" This was such a templing construction lhat we came up with a fictionalized news slory which would best point up the absurdity of thai headline writer's word usage. We hypothesized thai a medical doctor wilh left-wing political tendencies was rumored to have died so that we could write this headline: \"Red med said dead.\" Academic or scientific experts arc often lay a minefield of specialized weird word usage lhal can explode a reporter's best efforts to provide, plain- language, readable stories about their aclivities. It's not jusl media people who are know this. For several years, I did freelance work with a consulting company that trained government department and business executives to deal with the media. My job was to go into a TV studio and interview them ��� jusl as if they were doing it in real life. When they lapsed into jargon ��� \"the plant has been discharging effluent into the aquatic environment\" ��� I was paid to keep at them until Ihey turned (he statement into real English ��� \"the plant has been dumping pollutants inlo the water.\" Some of these jargon terms have very specific, narrow meanings lo others in the same field, which is why they are used in reporis or studies. Bul some, like the \"aquatic environment' example, are actually designed to obscure, rather than clarify, meaning. And that's not funny. I guess I'm addicted lo words. How else to explain going home afler a day of working with them and amusing myself by playing Scrabble? Of course, I couldn't slop ai jusl playing Scrabble; next ihing I knew, I was making up 'neo- words' ��� \"growf,\" for example, which I defined as \"economic growth in the practice of veterinary medicine.\" And words that had ihe kind of impaci which made them appear to mean something, even though they didn't: aflirke, rampid, farlette and fartetla... Words? I gotta million of 'em. COAST^NEWS Subscription Rates lor the Coast News or the Weekender: Canada: I year . $ (5 + $2,45 CST - $37.45 6 months ��� $20 + $1.40 CST ��� $21.40 foreign: 1 year ��� $60 |No CST) Rpr. Nn. 4702 The Sunshine Coasl News is published on the Sunshine Coast, B.C. every Monday by Glassford Frets ltd. 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Anm# MacTaviin. f luabeth S. ������������������������ ������������iin i i ii rnaiii^yi^^^^^^yrifc^^ _____________________ Coast News, May 2, 1994 letters Mayor addresses Trail Bay project */ . .1 ��� ,��� .ho nnini that we growth as possible would be ���The following letter, dated April 25, 1994, was written to the Sechell Village Residents' Association and submitted for publication by Mayor Earl Basse \"to inform the public of Council's intent.\" This is in response to the letter from the Sechelt Village Residents' Association of March 28, 1994 regarding their decision in favour of the (Tong) property being designated as parkland in perpetuity. As you may be aware, council has received a volume of letters from the public at large supporting the purchase of the Tong property for park. We have also been provided a plethora of information from the Trail Bay project committee and other interested parties. This has included both public and privale audiences with oral and written presentations to council (two occasions), the mayor (two occasions), Ihe deputy mayor and individual councillors, planning committee, parks and recreation committee, as well as a large volume of information through the media. This is in addition to information provided through the OCP, the planning department and staff in general. As a result, council has had access to more information on this issue than on any other and we are well aware of the desire to have this property purchased and dedicated as a park and the benefits that accrue from that. In point of fact, council would have no objection to development of the property as a park. However, the realities of Ihe situation supersede any such wish. First of all, Ihe property is currently zoned C-2 which Mayor Earl Basse allows for commercial and multi- family development. Not only does Mr. Tong have the right to develop Ihe property as he deems fit in accordance wit the zoning, but we have a duty to comply with his proposals without unreasonable delay as long as they meel the development permit standards and the local zoning codes. Notwithstanding what some residents have intimated in the media, we are not a dictatorship and we cannot arbitrarily re-zone Mr. Tong's property into a park without paying full market value to him. That is the issue here. Do we have up to $2 million to pay Mr. Tong for his property? Proposals have been made to council indicating that this property could be obtained at no cost to the district. Nowhere in any of those proposals has anyone shown us that that property was free or even affordable. It always came down lo Ihe poinl lhal we would pay full value for it, and we're not aware that Mr. Tong is prepared to donate that properly to the district for the purpose of a park. It is his property to do wilh as he pleases within the zoning guidelines, the same right enjoyed by you or anyone else that owns property in the district. The properly value cannot be reduced without compensation and in this case that would mean full market value. Could we get financial assistance from the regional district? I have just sat through three months of SCRD finance committee meetings and the SCRD would not be able lo provide anything more than token financing at this time. The bottom line as we in council see it ��� and no one has provided us substantive evidence to the contrary ��� if we re-zone the Tong properly to parkland as you propose, the District of Sechelt would pay for it as if it were expropriated. For us to buy 1.1 hectares of property at an estimated $2 million, particularly when we already own Ihe ocean front, is folly and we in council are not prepared to approve such an expenditure. Instead, we have opted to take what we consider the best option for the community as a whole, ie, utilize the development permit provisions and work wilh the architect to provide the best amenities in accordance with current zoning. We already own the beach and as you will note, beach accessibility would be permitted through the Tong property, a park-like setting would be provided and as much natural growth as possible would be preserved al no cosl lo the district. There has nol been sufficient strategic planning for park property in Ihe pasl and we do nol have the needed capital to purchase parkland at this time. Council will be considering initiatives such as Bill C-57, park developmeni cosl charges and zoning incentives to provide park property in Ihe future. Although that does not help us with the Tong property, it should go a long way to alleviating the problem. It is unfortunate thai Ihe energies expended by Ihose who want this park could not be channelled into more positive environs such as improvements of Snicket and Hackett Parks, beach rights-of- way or acquisition of parkland at Mission Point, Chapman Creek and along the Inlet and Strait of Georgia, which are affordable and fully supported by council. However, they have been inflexible and only the Tong property will do. When one considers the other major, capital projecls that are needed in the district, such as a recreation centre, arena improvements, library and police office, we simply cannot afford Trail Bay Park at this time. Council must act with fiscal responsibility and with the best interests of the community as a whole in mind and we have done Mother's Tfdy Lunch. (Buffet q>15* \"5 includes Roast Prime Rib ��� Prawns ��� Clams Salmon ��� Chicken Coq au Vin Pasta ��� Dessert Table 11-3:00 pm Reservations Required Open (or dinner 5pm Regular Menu & Specials Live/Classical Guitar 885-3847 Porpoise bay Rd. For this reason, we have no plans to purchase Trail Bay Park but will continue to work with the developer to improve his project and to secure public access and open space components offered by him. EARL D. BASSE Mayor or Sechelt Business of buses Something for BC Transit executives to think about while driving to work to their assigned, free parking spaces. It rains an awful lot in the Lowisi Mainland. Peoplt; have np incentive to leave their cars at home and take the bus when they have to stand in the rain and wind waiting for a bus on which they may or may not get a seat. BC Transit has erected a good many bus shelters but they should build a bus shelter at every bus stop. If BC Transit throws up its hands in horror at Ihe expense of erecting these additional shelters, then in your hearts you don't care if people take the bus or not. Which a lot of us suspect is Ihe case. And another thing. BC Transit policy is that buses wait at the terminals with the door closed until the bus's departure time and then load the waiting passengers. This is fine except for one exception ��� the West Vancouver Blue Bus terminal at Horseshoe Bay. Al the Horseshoe Bay terminal there is a splendid new shelter with bench. Morning walk-on passengers from Ihe 8:30 am Langdale ferry dash up to this Blue Bus terminal to get the express bus to Vancouver. The empty express bus is there at the terminal wilh no driver in sight. In order to get a seat on the express bus Ihey ignore the shel ter and form a queue, standing in the wind and the rain and waiting for the bus driver to appear and let them on the bus at departure time. Could BC Transit at the Horseshoe Bay terminal have the driver remain in the standing express bus at the terminal and allow passengers from the 8:30 am Langdale ferry lo board as they reached the bus? You caler to the 6:20 am Langdale ferry commuters, boarding Ihem immediately at a point near the ferry terminal. You can at least grant this small favour to the 8:30 am Langdale walk-on passengers. Think of yourself standing in the bus queue at Horseshoe Bay, freezing from icy winter winds off the water and have a heart. (I may not have taken the proper tone for a supplicant. I would like to say that your buses are clean and well maintained and that your bus drivers are excellent.) BROCK HANSEN Halfmoon Bay Pender pool safe After attending the informational meeling on April 20 dealing with the arsenic problems in our area I was quite impressed with the way all three environmental health officers conducted the meeting. There were a lot of valid concerns brought up about . children swimming in a pool with arsenic above the allowable drinking level of .025 mg/litre. Tim Adams took a sample of the pool water right after the meeting and had the test results for me by Monday morning. The results showed a level of .084 mg/litre, just over three limes the allowable limit. This limit was changed just two years ago when it was once .05 mg/litre. Tim Adams assured me thai Dr. Paul Martiquet, an expert on this subject, stated that it is safe to swim and or sauna at the Pender Harbour Pool despite reservations of some of the patrons. The amount of water that might be ingested would be minimal and would not have any adverse effects. In the meantime the Pender Harbour Aquatic Society is researching the various systems on the market for arsenic removal, including reverse osmosis, activated alumina and ion exchange, which will bring the arsenic level below the allowable limits. MARIE BISSON- MONTPETIT Director, Pender Harbour Aquatic & Fitness Centre Organic survival Thank you, Coasl News, tot your editorial comment re: the organic produce stand....I would like also lo respond to a few statements in the article on the stand issue: ��� We are in operation in the front of the store; it was a legal alternative suggested by the town. I am grateful to continue my job and push organic, but this makes my day much longer because I must put away the whole operation every time I'm there, rain or sun. Also the front is very hot, really not too good for the produce pr me. All of this is because 'the'town will not allow it to continue 10 feet away around the corner. ��� I remained open after December '93 because the lown gave Ihree monlhs to look at Ihe issue. I might add this came about only after I freaked out over them wanting to shut it down then and there. ��� In mid-January I hired a structural engineer and checked out safety as they had asked. The stand could never meet code because the code does not cover lean-to shelters. I told them of some work and bracing thai is not finished because of Ihe stop-work order. I also lold them I would double up the two by sixes if that was a safety factor in big snowfalls. Although il is safe, it does nol meet code but it does nol need to. They would nol look at this. ��� I did find alternate parking spaces. I still have them. NANCI GAUDRY Gibsons More letters page 22 v* .i fX (. �� 1 fl c^ ipr^ipf IS ��a^pp\"��*| MOTHER'S DAY WRITING CONTEST GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! WIN A WONDERFUL GIFT BASKET FOR YOUR MOM! Ifsmsjandoihsormrilng ��� No purchase necessary Here's just a few treasures the lucky mom will find in her gift basket... $50 gift certificate from IGA \"Coolest Mom\" night shirt from Reilman's Lunch for two from New China Kitchen $20 Gift Certificate from Mountain High Cycle Beauty treatment sponsored by Sunshine Coast Insurance Toute Sweet Chocolates from The Nutcracker Gift Certificate from Eugina's Interiors OVER $300 WORTH OF GIFTS IN THE PRIZE BASKET CONTEST INSTRUCTIONS: The contest requires a written submission, nol more than 100 words on the subject of \"What makes my mother wonderful\" Deadline for submissions is May 4. Winner will be notified on May 5. The winner will be announced in ihe Coast News on May 9. Submissions can be dropped off at any Plaza merchant. Please include AUTHORS NAME, AGE, ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER and MOTHERS NAME, ADDRESS and PHONE NUMBER on Ihe entry. \"N r ______ Coast News, May 2, 1994 Introducing ���,,.,��� ... * - Residential ��� Commercial Licenced & Bonded Dead Bolts ��� Rekeying Patio - Window Locks LOCK & SAFE Guard Plates Kent Barbour 885-9193 news Announcing... Dr. Scott Russell - Podiatrist is available 2 Thursdays a month for the treatment of all foot disorders. Phone Gibsons Medical Clinic for appointment 886-2221 ^ecamd WtitoAl Wholesome & nutritious on homemade buns. Enjoy beef, chicken or vegsie burgers with salad or our famous homemade chips. Teredo Sq., Sechelt 885-9962 'Serving the Coasl (or 14 years' Cafe $itrrob\\; ^nit Irtish flrft - i A* ' ��� i ���v-x PET'' * '. * * 1 N.\" s .* Solid waste is posing weighty problems at the Sunshine Coast Regional District landfill at East Porpoise Bay. file pholo Coast residents divided on waste disposal Improve your exposure and sales Network Classified Ads give you an audience of over 3,000,000 readers. If you're serious about your sale call this paper today at: or call the BCYCNA at: (604)669-9222. 886-2622 ��� 885-3930 by Christine Bodt Public opinion about garbage on the Coast is as diverse as the ways of dealing with it. At a public information meeting about waste reduction, three- year Coast resident Don Beck said he was surprised at the two- can-per-week limit on curb-side garbage collection in Gibsons. \"In Coquitlam, I would put out up to 14 bags. I don't think I can get down to below two cans; that's just inviting trouble,\" he said. \"Haven't we already achieved a good level of waste reduction? Is this really achievable?\" The provincial government has mandated that all regional districts reduce the amount of waste generated by 30 per cent in 1995, and SO per cent by the year 2000. SCRAPS recycling operator Jeff Collins said that people shouldn't be intimidated by Ihe 50-per-cent reduction requirement. \"It's definitely achievable in a close-knit community like this.\" Resident Carol Ann Glover told Beck that her household produced less than one four-gallon can of garbage a week, and offered to teach him her methods of garbage reduction. About 20 Gibsons residents attended Tuesday's meeting. \"We're here to listen to all of your comments on the options we've come up with,\" SCRD solid waste management coordinator Cathy Kenny told residents who attended the meeting. The various waste reduction options are detailed in the draft report of stage one of the Solid Waste Management Plan. One option that suggested lobbying senior government to reduce consumer packaging raised Ihe ire of resident Gerry Spencer. \"It's unrealistic, idealistic and ridiculous.\" He went .on to criticize the BC government's decision that garbage incineration would not count towards the 30- per-cent reduction target. Committee member Jim Gurney said that incineration was just exchanging one form of pollution for another. HELLO NEIGHBOURS! We would like to introduce ourselves ... We're HARBOUR AIR, your new Sunshine Coast airline. Actually we aren't new at all. Our company was founded in 1982 in Vancouver to service the forest industry. Today HARBOUR AIR is the largest seaplane airline in Canada. We are seaplane professionals, dedicated to providing friendly, efficient transportation for both our scheduled and charter customers. We invite you to experience the HARBOUR AIR difference. CURRENT SCHEDULE FLIGHT FROM DEPARTS TO ARRIVES FREQ. 201 Sechelt 0800 Nanaimo 0820 daily 202 Nanaimo 0830 Sechelt 0850 daily 203 Sechelt 1200 Nanaimo 1220 daily 204 Nanaimo 1230 Sechelt 1250 daily 205 Sechelt 1600 Nanaimo 1620 daily 206 Nanaimo 1630 Sechelt 1650 daily Fare: $45.00 one way, including QST. Frequent Flyer discounts available. Service between the Sunshine Coast and downtown Vancouver will begin in mid-May. For further information or reservations phone Marg or Louise at HARBOUR AIR's Porpoise Bay Terminal. 885-0220 H \"Your Local Sunshine Coast Airline\" But Spencer countered that \"the amount of pollution created in one year from an incinerator is less than you create from one day with all the trucks carrying garbage to places like Vernon.\" Twenty-year Coast resident Bill Hughes questioned the large increase in SCRD spending on recycling. In 1993, the SCRD spent $54,231 on recycling. To date, the total for 1994 is $221,047. Kenny lold Hughes that federal funding for SCRAPS had ended, so the SCRD went from funding no recycling programs lasl year to funding three depots this year. Glover, an avid recycler, said she didn't understand why people were willing to pay for garbage collection through taxes but not for recycling. \"I'd like to see in the report the true cost of garbage disposal; it's not just pick-up and disposal.\" Hughes and others also questioned the increasing costs at the Coast's two public landfills. \"A landfill used to be a cheap way to deal with garbage; you could just dump it and leave it,\" Kenny said. However, the Ministry of Environment now requires full-time landfill supervision, gas and water monitoring and other cosily operations. The cosl of developing Ihe solid waste management plan itself was another concern. Spencer lambasted Ihe BC government for using the taxpayers' money lo conduct sludy after study. He suggested thai the committee look to other districts for help lo prepare the plan. \"Don't reinvent Ihe wheel at our cost. Show us a community that's 10 years ahead of us that's cost effective...so we don't make mistakes,\" he said. Gurney said lhal eventually some of the options would be decided hy a referendum. The SCRD has to complete and submit its waslc-reduction plan to Ihe Minister of Environment by Dec. 31,1995. Other committee members who attended the meeting were Pender Harbour community participant Tom Barker and Valerie Verrall of GRIPS (Garbage Recycling in Pender Society). Garbage reduction methods detailed Reducing residential garbage collection from two cans to one per week is jusl one of the many suggestions outlined in the Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). The recently finished stage- one draft report uses the 'Five R' hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and residual management) to outline the various options the regional district's SWMP committee found to reduce garbage. Other suggestions under reduction include: ��� Material bans and levies al landfills bul only if alternative places for banned materials exist. ��� A user-pay system to replace taxes for collection, so households producing less garbage pay less. Reuse options include: ��� Allowing salvage permits at landfills and setting up a 'Share Shed' lo drop off items for others to claim and reuse. The report says the key lo successful recycling programs is collecting high qualily, uncon- taminated 'recyclables' for which markets have been secured. Recycling suggestions include: ��� Developing a composting program with either backyard composlers or a central facility. The only resource-recovery (retrieving useful or marketable products from mixed garbage) option suggests looking at using the co-generator al HSPP for diverting non-recyclable wood and paper. Among the residual management (leftover garbage after Ihe other four R processes are finished) ideas are: ��� Incinerating waste and landfill leftovers. ��� Establishing transfer stations to sort garbage, and divert waste lo a cenlral landfill. The purpose of stage one of Ihe SWMP was lo evaluate existing systems and io identify the various options available to reduce waste. Stage two will involve Ihe evaluation of Ihe options in more detail. Stage ihree, lo include final decisions on waste reduction, musl be given lo the Minister of Environmenl by the end of 1995. Declaration Let It be known publicly that I, Benoit J. LePage have just acquired a trek of land (18.36 acres) in Langdale and that I have every intention on making it my permanent place of residency. After living in Gibsons for nearly 27 years, and having a piece of prime commercial property that the Town of Qibsons wouldn't allow me to develop as I see fit, I'm packing my belongings and liquidating the bulk of my assets (real and/or imaginary) and getting on with my life I refuse to allow myself to continue living under the dictatorial policies ot the Township. Dated this day of our Lord, April 28,1994. '-���-���-*���-'-- - - ~^_^.. ^^^^^^__s^^_._.__j____^.^.^^^. ^- community Coast News, May 2, 1994 by George Cooper \"Facing England across the channel, Normandy and Brittany stand at Ihe front gale for a direct frontal invasion of Europe.\" A newspaper report of aclion in the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944? An observation of staff officers making the secret plans the year before? Not at all. This was an opening statement of an article in the August 1943 issue of the National Geographic which circulates widely in North America. And this almost a year before the allied landings. Was security losl by publishing this chatty information arti cle? Probably not. D-Day preparations were not jeopardized by this prophetic coincidence since post-war documents show the enemy expected an invasion, alright, but in another region. The article goes on to tell of William Ihe Conqueror assembling his fleet for his successful invasion of England in 1066. Quite a travelogue, Ihis article, unfortunately nol available to us before we crossed the channel, or La Manche as the French call it, in 1944. A thank you to Monty Marler of Hopkins who came across this Geographic in a used book store in southern California. Kiwi When a fruit called Ihe Chinese gooseberry was firsl produced in quantity il had absolutely no markei appeal. Then in the 1950s Ihe New Zealand growers in a moment of inspiration came up wilh the name Kiwi fruit. Does Kiwi have an appeal lhal fascinates our ear? Perhaps the name is more important than the product. Like that plastic lid that provides so much aimless amusement as it's thrown about at a sunny beach, a lid which had no sales al all until it was re-named \"frisbee.\" Then il sold by the hundreds to hordes of eager buyers. Bul some say references lo China were nol proper or, in Ihe jargon of Ihe universities, nol politically correct. Not in Ihe 1950s. Not in the USA, but under another name... Bul Ihe fruil itself, now a popular snack wilh Norlh American youth, contains all kinds of nutrients, more per gram than bananas or oranges. A good meal lenderizer it is, too. Even ihe skin, some say, is a good source of fibre. Fibre in our diet is needed for you know whal. After chewing a Kiwi skin, however, I would suggest a good place for the skin is Ihe garden compost heap. Take bran instead ��� much less prickly. 'round west howe sound by Joan Peterson Any reader for this occasional article has nol found the focus on chat-ups of various births/bake sales and bowling scores, but an atlempl to stimulate participation in the Wesl Howe Sound Electors Association through reports on community concerns. To judge by the painfully small turnout for the April meeting, that challenge has not been met. But reluctance to accept reality poses another possibility. The 105 past and present WHSEA member excluded leaves 1,176 registered voters in SCRD Area F, not computing with West Howe Sound and therefore not knowing where they're al. Should such be the case, an explanation follows. Consider the plight of organizers seeking a suitable name for a much-needed collective voice of the community. The most recognizable identification would have been abandoned, since the regional district had stuck us with their all-purpose alphabetical designation: A lo F equals Egmont to Port Mellon. Expedient, but not user- friendly. The Sunshine Coast Regional District Area F Electors' Association (SCRDAFEA!) hardly rolls off the tongue and in print looks like a communicable disease. This left the less familiar euphemism, West Howe Sound. Equally accurate, euphonious and much easier to apply ��� surely residents would make the connection. That was the assumption, now in doubt. WHSEA regrets any confusion created and hopes that is now corrected. Ferry fares They're up by something more than \"hardly noticeable,\" as predicted by Michael Martin in March. A remark, seen then, as 'round elphinstone WE'RE COMING TO YOUR HOME BECAUSE YOU HAVE A HOME TO COME TO. TONIGHT IS RED SHIELD APPEAL NIGHT. Your donation can make ti big difference to someone's iife. Please give generously when the Red Shield volunteer canvasser calls. Or if you'd like to give, but aren't canvassed, please send your donation along with this coupon. HELP US HELP OTHERS. Enclosed please find $ i / would like someone to call _J Phone Nt>.. If you'd like more information about us CJ Name:- Address:. City:. Province: . Postal Code:. Joe Arsenault and grandson Adam Fru jig around a barge of split wharf Wednesday. the interests of stakeholders (that's us) with government and related agencies, is in the works and requesting WHSEA support. Aye, Aye, Admiral. Ready when merely patronizing. Now clearly a comparison to ihe greater gouge in store for Vancouver Island routes and only incidentally, a slight break for the Coast. The real question is, with the Tourist Trap already primed and set, why were already obsolete fare brochures ever released? A clumsy corrective supplement will only confirm the shameless- ness of a greedy conspiracy to scam visitors and citizens alike. Beautiful BC ��� spacious by nature. In a letter to WHSEA president Daphne Avis, Mr. Martin expresses appreciation for what he considers a useful and productive gathering. And that all comments and recommendations will be given consideration in future planning. Also, that his idea for an umbrella group, coordinating cedar at Gibsons government Joel Johnstone photo unified Coast government. This subject will eventually require your vote. Please consider it your business to be there. THE NATIONAL RED SHIELD APPEAL. Box 1623. Qibsons B.C. VON IVO you are. Far mqre tangible evidence of these apparent good intentions than his carrol-6n-a-stick proposal would be to resolve a. present injustice by acting promptly on the plea by Shawn Cardinal), for the school board, to reduce (better yet, forgive) student fares for Metro Vancouver field trips and intercollegiate sports events. An indisputable act of discrimination against our children and an unfair burden lo parents. Meeting The nexl general meeting of WHSEA is Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 pm at Langdale elementary. The topic ��� pros and cons of a If you have a news story, or see news happening, call the Coast News at 886-2622 or 885-3930 by Catherine McManus Spring has arrived and neighbourhoods are sprucing up. Remember to investigate with Ihe West Howe Sound Fire Protection District (886-7777) whether you may have an outdoor burn. We are in the high risk season when permits are necessary. Please remember to keep beach fires below high tide mark; then Ihe ocean water ensures your campfire is drowned. Beaches in our community are often difficult for fire fighters to access. Your yard waste can be chipped at home or at the landfill. Landfill lipping fees are going up as of May 1. There are new mobile chip- pers for hire on the coast. Don't you have an area needing ground cover, mulch or ingredients for compost? Every bit of \"waste\" we keep out of the landfill keep costs to us, the lax- payer, down. Announcements (Call Catherine McManus at 886-7785 with items you want listed) ��� Bark Mulch Sale. $20 per pick-up truck, Saturday afternoon, May 7, beside Cedar Grove School. More info 886- 7818. ��� Chaster House is undergoing renovations and will soon be open to bookings for large events. ��� Regular meeting Elphinstone Electors' Association, May 11, 7:30 pm at Frank West Hall (Chaster Road). Klrsten Murray of Oregon, Angelica Sahlstrom of Sweden, and Ben Ocuvray of Switzerland accept keys to ��� '93 Sunbird from Chuck Halliday, president of Sunshine GM. The vehicle will be the courtesy car for the Up With People advance team, here to promote May's upcoming concert fur Victim Witness Services, a Centra Gas-sponsored event. Joel Johnstone pholo HAVE FUM IN THE SUN! A wide selection of warm weather looks are now in stock, including Swimwear & Shorts Moryam IT Mens Wear Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt 885-9330 10 Coast News, May 2, 1994 GIBSONS BUILDING SUPPLIES PRESENTS FOR tour ENDS MONDAY MAY 0/94 ___ MANY OTHER ITEMS ON SALE NOT LISTED PRESSURE TREATED/ FENCE PANELS LANDSCAPE TIES %_\\99/ M k9 $55��5 ^ ������ EACH X f AMf DETE ** ** each CONCRETE MIX / EACH (1x2 FRAME) 6' x 8' size 4 cult. PEAT MOSS $fi59 %aW each II YEAR CITADEL n ASPHALT SHINGLES $10** ��� ^mW PER BUN BUNDLE 12x12 PATIO SUBS ���MMf! ant %������ PLAIN $129 I EACH TAN & RED ���mama $159 El each PVC DRAIN PIPE 4\" SOLID $125 I PERF 3\"PERF<48 PER FOOT PER FOOT SHADOW WALL RETAINING WALL BLOCK $459 ��� PER SQUARE PER SQUARE FOOT TaZ I OB Ml MKM H MATOFF R04D-H0CKEY SPfCI4L Hockey Sticjcs * ^ \"SKOR\"' & \" $495 ��� EACH INTERLOCKING PAVERS IN STOCK PATTERNS $159 Hi PER SQUARE FOOT 4\" BIG 0 PERF OR SOLID <59 per ft. TRUE TEMPER SHOVEL *55* SUPER PLEX EAF RAKE $648 __ ^^ EACH Gibsons 886-8141 Sechell 885-7121 GIBSONS OPEN Mon-Sat 8am - Sunday 10am-4pm Vancouver (toll free) 688-6814 iHtti BUILDING SUPPLIESoiMi [||^^^WOLOCA��� ��� ���---���-- - '���^^ ^^^.^^^^^.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Coasl News, May 2, 1994 11 community roberts creek by Katharine Trueman 885-2282 Last Sunday was Earth Day in the Creek. The fifth annual Earth Day Celebration organized by Pat Ridgway and Lee Mason was well attended. Lee says the weather was a bit rough with rain and winds in the morning but by afternoon \"we had sung the sun in,\" which is traditional for a Creeker. Everyone who attended had a wonderful time seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Trish's fruit cones were a real hit as was Aijou's wonderful display of food available to tempt one's appetite. The Raging Grannies were featured, along with Ihe Universal Dance of Peace group, and of course we can't forget Gordon Webber's clowning around. 6oth birthday party The Roberts Creek hall is Keynote address speaker Pat Holburn talks with parents and teachers Thursday night at Roberts Creek Elementary School's Community Interaction Conference on The Whole Child. Joel Johnstone photo dockside davls bay having a 60th birthday parly on Sunday, May 22 and you are invited lo attend. The festivities will begin with a 'high tea' from 1 pm lo 3 pm. The cosl will be $3 for adults and $2 for children and will include lea, fancy cakes and sandwiches. No, Ihe queen will not be in attendance bul everyone else will be including Caitlin Hicks, who will spin true stories of Roberls Creek. There will also be a selection of old- time entertainment. In the evening, for only $13, from 9 pm onward a dance is planned. So gel oul your stomping boots (any old gumboot will do), grab a partner and plan to celebrate wilh Ihe hall to Ihe music of Blue Shadows. Tickets are on sale al the Creek Store, Talewind or Sayward Books. All proceeds for both events naturally will be our birthday gift to the hall. Don'l miss out. On the organizational end of things Jeanelle Moen (885- 9425) would appreciate any offers of help. She is especially looking for male assistance for Ihe high lea and silver service sets for loan. Creek auxiliary The regular meeling of the Roberts Creek auxiliary to St. Mary's Hospital will be held on Monday, May 9. Plan to attend the 10:30 am gathering at the Roberts Creek Legion. New members are welcome and encouraged lo attend. Girl Guide cookies Lasl week Creek Brownies and Guides were busy selling ihose oh-so-delicious cookies. If you missed oul on a visit to your door or have eaten yours up already and would like some mure of the $3 treat, call Jan Ritchie 885-2660, Creek Scout group The Creek Seoul group has been active as usual. On April 12 Ihey were visited by Jack Eldred and Don Van Klyck. Jack and Don represented the Roberts Creek Legion who sponsor the scout group. The boys and leaders were presented With the Legion badge whicli is now being worn on the apex of Iheir neckerchiefs. Group co-chairman Elliott True- niiin then presented Ihe Legion wilh a framed copy of Ihe charter which can now hang in the Legion Hall. Recently the cub pack held a spring green-star camp at Camp Hurley in Pender Harbour. Thirteen cubs attended and learned camping, knots, hiking, fishing and cooking skills. They were joined by eighl leaders and parents. The Beaver colony is preparing lo attend the biggest sleep- over in Ihe world. This evenl will lake place in BC Place under Ihe dome May 21-22 and promises lo be an experience of a lifelime.They will travel with 511 Beavers and parents from Powell River and other Beavers from Ihe Sunshine Coast. TOPPING STONES Mother's Day Whale of a Sale May 2-7th Cift Baskets ALL Clothing from 20-30% off Reasonable gifts & jewellery Large selection of Bradford Exchange Plates SMto'Bam Anat ��� $uktU * 885-8922 SvvvVVVVVvV^^V^ by Jo-Anne Sheanh, 885-3629 The snowbirds are arriving home after wintering in warmer climes and the story is much the same from everyone: there are fewer Canadians than ever going south. Tales of stores closed up, scores of vacancies in the malls and accommodation rentals going begging are evidence of how much the business people have depended on the Canadian dollar in the past to supplement their cash flow. Scenic spendour A young wader, looking east at sunset. Joel Johnstone photo Whether it is by accident or design, our out-of-country medical insurance and the sharp decrease in our dollar have forced many people to reconsider their vacation plans. Holiday- ers are planning travel in Canada which is not altogether a bad idea. At least we will boost our own economy and get a fair dollar's worth for our money. _. On April 7 the DB/WC** library held their annual Book Sale and Tea, raising $157 towards the purchase of new books. They wish to thank all the volunteers, members and people in the area who supported their effort. Effective in June, membership in the library at the cost of $3 also includes use of the Sechelt branch, a service that has been favoured for some time. The librarian would like to remind all those whose memberships have lapsed to please renew them as soon as possible. Hours are 12 noon to 4 pm Friday and 2 pm to 4 pm Saturday. On the subject of successful sales, the PAC (Parents Advisory Council) of Davis Bay elementary school held its silent auction and garage sale on April 23 and it was a smashing success raising $1,850. They wish to extend sincere thanks to all those who donated, who attended and spent money and those who worked so hard to make it such a triumph. On May 10 the council meets to decide where (his money will be spent and will pass it on so you, the community, will know the worthwhile projects that will benefit. There are growing concerns about drivers who are flagrantly ignoring the STOP signs in Davis Bay and I have been asked to mention it in the col umn. The three-way stop at Laurel and Bay Roads and the two- way stop at Whitaker and Davis Bay Roads are the Iwo main dangers because of the number of children who walk on these roads daily on their way to school. One mother reporis she was walking her children to school and pushing a baby buggy when a van rolled right through the stop sign on Bay Road and just missed them. Every school day morning, cars roar up and down Whitaker, some stopping at the sign, but most rolling right through and on up the hill to the school. Two minutes later, down the hill they bomb again. Dog walkers on Whitaker dare not step out on the road before 9 am for fear either ihey, or their dog or both, will get hit by some frantic driver trying to get their child to school before Ihe bell. Let's try to make all people more aware of the traffic signs and thus make our community a safer place to walk. As we have no sidewalks, we must use the sides of the roads to stroll on and so do the kids. This coming Sunday is the special day we pay tribute to mothers. All week long I have had Ihe phrase \"you've come a long way, baby\" running around in my head. 1 know it was used for several years and still may be, to advertise, I think, cigarettes. But whal it was meant to infer was that women had really \"come a long way.\" But have we really.' When we Ihink of our mothers and grandmothers, what have we done lhal is so much different? Except we have more sophisticated equipment to do il wilh. On reading a book detailing ihe pioneer years, one is struck by Ihe courage and purpose of the women in Ihose times. Many left comfortable homes lo travel inlo untried and unknown territory, bereft of any kind of comforts. They lived in covered wagons, sod houses and tents, worked like men and still had lime to be wives and mothers. This Mother's Day, honour yours. W Sundav.Mav8 r ** **/ Sunday, May 8 Buffet Brunch ll:30am-2:30pm Roast Beef & Prawns plus 6 hot items, 4 cold salads dessert, juice & coffee Call for reservations 886-3891 Evening Specials also available 442 Marine Drive, Gibsons Landing EL NINO ti r�� '����� r 'J- '.l|U ���$ <������.������ I- PLACE & FINISH FORMWORK RETAINING WALLS & FOUNDATIONS PATTON CONCRETE SCOTT PATTON ��� 885-2260 ��� FREE ESTIMATES DRAW FOR 6 HOUR FISHING CHARTER FOR 2! Name Phone WITH COMPLETION OF YOUR DRIVEWAY eGSf 12 Coast News, May 2, 1994 ^ssas�� Thc/^ Peggi Francis R.M.T. Registered Massage Therapist 886-0218 .community Volunteers essential to local government Doctor Referrals Accepted 721 Winn Road, Gibsons For Mother's Day, for Birthdays, for a day to say. \"I love you.\" Nothing says it like real gold. See our outstanding collection ol tine gold jewelry. ��� Necklaces ��� Bracelets ��� Earrings ��� Charms ��� Lockils ��� Rings ��� Pendants Outstanding beauty at reasonable prices. NOVA JEWELLERY LTD. mncEu Trail Bay Mall, Sechelt 885-2421 by Jan DeGrass Personal satisfaction. Social conscience. A better community. These are a few of the reasons why Sunshine Coast residents will volunteer wilh the many local government committees that help direct our communities. \"I've watched Halfmoon Bay go from four full-time families to 30,\" says retired engineer Ken Moore, chair of the local Advisory Planning Committee. \"I've also realized that other areas of ihe province didn't start soon enough to control growth. That was my motivation.\" Although Ihe eight- to 10-per- son committee meets only once a monlh and checks in with SCRD director Peggy Connor, much of Ihe members' lime is taken up investigating the issues. For example, a resident wants a variance from the established community plan, or a company wants a burning permit while neighbours object. As the problem emerges, Moore toes that fine line between making recommendations and setting precedents for the future. \"We have lo do what the community asks,\" says Moore. \"When I'm 10 years older, this community will be a nicer place for me to live in.\" sechelt scenario Moore is also a member of the Arts Council, director of the Coast Guard and is involved with the Welcome Beach Community Association. He acknowledges that he's busier now than when he worked full time. This work load is no surprise to volunteer Barry Janyk of the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee. He has noticed that \"the people who are the busiest seem to always have the time to extend themselves a little more...\" Janyk clearly enjoys working with the community task force that advised the Economic Development office on everything from bicycle paths to scuba diving. An outdoor enthusiast and local mountain climber, Janyk brings an eclectic knowledge of such topics as heliport design, forestry surveying and conflict negotiation to his role in community affairs. He is also involved in numerous other projects, from the Marsh Society to fundraising for his children's school. Another committee, for which Janyk represents the town of Gibsons, promises to be a \"test bed project\" for other areas of the province. The group has spent over two years examining alternatives to the herbicides used to destroy vegetation under BC Hydro lines. \"You have to work for your community in order for it to be healthy,\" explains Janyk, which raises an important point. There already exists a hardworking regional district staff ready lo map, plan, monitor and build on behalf of the taxpayer ��� even when it requires that extra step beyond their job description. But at last count, there were 29 committees associated with the regional district alone, (though some incorporate representatives from the other three municipalities.) There just isn't enough paid staff lo attend every meeling and work on all the issues that a healthy, energetic community can raise, suggests Janyk. Incorporating the expertise of volunteers makes sense. Sue Fitchell would agree. She considers that one of her reasons for volunteering is that her municipal government, the SCRD, really listens to the recommendations and advice of (he community groups. By heeding this collective voice the group becomes \"part of the planning and decision-making process. And that's exciting.\" Fitchell has served as an alternate to Wesl Howe Sound director Tony Laver for Ihe pasl five years. Alternates attend board meetings only if the director is unable to do so, yel musl keep up-to-dale on issues and sit on the local Advisory Planning Committee. In this case, seven residents, appointed by the area director, research and advise on local development. The three areas ��� Roberls Creek, Elphinstone and Wesl Howe Sound ��� share some concerns, notably facilities such as the swimming pool and library. Fitchell has served on these fronts too. As a mother, a teacher and director, how does she find Ihe time? With difficulty: \"I couldn't do bolh jobs full-lime, plus have lime for my family,\" she says. \"When I see a park being developed lhal I've had a hand in, it makes a difference. Seeing results is what makes it all worthwhile.\" ���Tills is the last in a series of articles written for Local Government Monlh. They have appeared courtesy of your local governments and the Coast News. by Margaret Watt, 885-3364 I must say it feels terrific to be back writing this column tfeautiftuL.. D9ffi��< J j' Con\\tot*tir\\^T. \\\\d6xin4 mat ^ Appreciated... ...emb don t foi-cjet the }louet*f gm*. >, *% COUNTRYWIDE WWES' ��� Wielt -t^iVm niture Land Best Value! Best Selection! Best Quality! Best Service! You made us the leader in furniture & appliances on the Sunshine Coast 5605 Sunshine Coast Hwy., Sechelt ��� 885-5756 again although I will allow there may be some folk out there who feci differently about my enthusiasm. My sincere thanks to Deanna Lueder who took on the job of writing Sechelt Scenario when i felt I could no longer do so. Deanna is an accomplished, gifted writer and I feel privileged to count her among my friends. Now down to business. Spring cleanup A reminder that the District of Sechelt's public works department will be having its free spring cleanup within the next few days. Now is your chance to get rid of all those things that are cluttering up your garage, basement or shed. Pickup for Sechelt village is Wednesday, May 4. Wist' Sechelt is Tuesday, May 3. Take advantage. Sechelt Garden Club Come listen to special guest speaker Connie Johnston discuss the growing and care of orchids, those exotic and seemingly delicate flowers of the expensive kind. The meeting takes place al St. Hilda's Hall, May 4 at 7:30 pm. Visitors are very welcome. Writers' Forge A warm welcome to Karen Phillips, brand new president of the Writers' Forge. Karen takes over from Jan DeGrass who was president for Ihe last two years, I believe. Jan was, and is, a driving force in the Writers' Forge and a sincere vote of thanks goes out to her for her inspiration and dedicatioti.' ' * ,., iThejWge meets evft^* second Wednesday of the month in the dining room of Rockwood Lodge al 7:30 pm. If you are interested, come out and see what il's all aboul. Sil in on a session and jusl enjoy Ihe friendly atmosphere. Next meeting is May 11. Hope to see you there. Mother's Day With the stores filled wilh cards and special gifts for Mother's Day il seems superfluous to remind you thai Ihis Sunday is il. A telephone call is a very caring Ihing lo do, remember. Column stuff If you would like somclhing put into this column, I can be reached al the above number in Ihe evenings. During Ihe day, the number is 885-0335. 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FLOWERS SAY IT ALL! Silk or real, blooming plants, green plants or unique arrangements. Let our professional florist, Roxanna, create an arrangement for Mom on her special day - call the Floral Department at 885-2025. Something for every mom! WHILE THEY LAST Mother's Day Tea-Cup Arrangement each African Violets 4- Pot Mums 8\" Pot Mums *��� .... ^^ ;i\">J2r.\":.t\"^_^^^ LARGE ASSORTMENTS Fresh Bouquets ]99 |98 579 g79 Q49&up Carnations, roses, patio baskets, hanging impatiens and much more! Armstrong 'May 2' extra old White Cheddar 227 g you save 1.61 Armstrong Farmer's Cheese 227 g you save 1.61 | Okanagan Mozzarella 300 g yousave 1.11 Imperial Margarine 1.36 kg you save 1.41 Monarch soft Margarine 907 g you save 1.S7 J78 J78 ]88 288 J88 BAKERY Hamburger Buns Q09 pkgoM2 ����� Cheese & Onion Buns pkg of 6 Butter Tarts pkg of 6 Cinnamon Doughnuts pkg of 8 ]79 323 269 a PRODUCE * Washington 100 ill* bakers Russet Potatoes .73/kg .33* B.C. Qrown ��� convrwctol orodt Mcintosh Apples l.06/kg B.C. grown - salad fresh Radishes .33** Mexican seedless Watermelon AQOb 1.50/kg 8UO B.C. grown ��� fresh picked Bunch Spinach BO ta. DELI MOTHER'S DAY SPECIALS Free Carnation with every purchase! Old-fashioned or Black Forest Ham sliced, 100 g Schneider's Turkey Breast sliced, 100 g |59 J99 \"|59 Schneider's Montreal Corned Beef or Pastrami sliced, 100 g ��� Schneider's - with or without garlic Roast Beef 159 sliced, 100 g JL Mild, medium or old Cheddar Cheese 129 sliced, 100 g JL Apricot Wholegrain Bread 189 454g ^^^^ Mother's Day Heart Cake each 8\" Rice Krispies 700 g (with coupon 3.88, without coupon 4.88) off $X ���1.00' *���������a REDEEMABLE ONLY AT CLAYTON'S HEMTAQE MARKET 1.00 iSAVE $1.00 f ONIMfPUKHAKOF 8 OMTOgPUCKAOtOf I ^id^RICEKHISPIES* Coupon txplrtt May 1,1994 M.OOl lt*evtn- ������ mtiWttWf'-MLW&^'Jm. M y^BmWr -'a4r��* Jf -i''mWk inp, /a^-fjaV^er JItm ^L^M ' ' ''Wrj���W���WmmmaeeS tmasmsX. \\j, ' immatfBl w^aaW u~~ _^__\\ WWW ^ WmW ���\\_______________t J^g^ J. j&M \\t^^ ���\"/ __ All but one of this year's Odyssey of the Mind Sunshine Coast team at a West Sechelt Elementary meeting to plan how to raise $7,600 to travel to the world championships in Iowa. Front to back are Ryley O'Byrne, Becky Brotherston, Genevieve Doyle, Lee Salter and Alex Campbell. (Not shown is Cori O'Brien). Joel Johnstone pholo belief that the mind, like the body, can be trained through practice. \"From OM, students learn that teamwork is essential, creativity is developmental, that risk-taking is valued and that it is a worthwhile endeavor to strive for excellence.\" As part of the competition, the students are tested on series of creative and skilled projects, including writing and performing a play, answering questions and engineering a functional wood structure. In the latter category, this year's team has chosen to construct a balsa wood-and-glue structure designed to allow a ping-pong ball to be placed inside of it. The structure will be tested by balancing and supporting as much weighl as possible while protecting the ping-pong ball and releasing il when the structure breaks. There is an eight- minute time limit on its construction; materials used to solve the problem musl not exceed $50 U.S. OM team members possess variety of talents It means coming in after school, working hard...and even fundraising in their spare time. So why do the six members of the West Sechelt Elementary/Chatelech Secondary Odyssey of the. Mind team do whal they do? Because it's fun, of course. To successfully compete in the Odyssey of the Mind competition, each member has brought wilh him or her a special talent to the team. Ryley O'Byrne, a grade 5 student who's the youngest of the group, has composed a song which she sings during the competition. Becky Brotherston, in grade 7, makes up part of the creative. element; she's co-written a play in which she also acts. Team mate Genevieve Doyle, grade 8, is part of the \"spontaneous answer team\"; she has to think up clever answers to spon taneous questions posed by competition judges. \"And she's pretty good at il too,\" says Brotherston. Meanwhile, team captain Lee Salter, grade 8, says his talents are in \"keeping people happy... a,nd I'm Jjretty good at Ihe spontaneous thing too.\" His teammates agree he's funny, adding Salter is \"good at,. thinking of things in a different way than anyone else.\" Grade 7 student Alex Camp- Members of Coast Interact interact in Victoria Eight Chatelech Interact members and two Elphinstone Interact members went together on a two-day trip to Victoria on the weekend of April 23. There they took part in a district-wide Rotary conference to inform other Rotary Clubs from the Lower Mainland, and parts of Washington state, what Interact is all about. Of many Rotary Clubs in districts 5040 and 5050, only three clubs presently have Interact expansions, these being Gibsons, Sechelt and Ihe most recently formed Powell River Club. Members of the group sel up a display of this year's events and activities and were available to answer any questions from Roiarians interested in Interact for their communities. Photos of events such as gardening for the new park at the Seniors' Center and of the Easter activities at the Trail Bay Mall for children were displayed. The Roiarians also found it interesting that exchange students, hosted by their clubs, could then attend Interact meetings in lhal area and meel wilh youth their own age. Oscar Vega, an exchange student from Mexico this year, is able to take part in the Chatelech Interact Club activities. Sechelt Rotary and Interact Clubs are also sending out a student from Chatelech to Brazil later this year. Brittany Clark will be leaving in August for a one-year exchange. After an educational tour of the Parliament Buildings from local MLA Gordon Wilson, Tanya Hall delivered an impressive speech at the Victoria Con ference Center. Her informative speech, with appropriate comic relief, proved to be one of the more entertaining speeches of Ihe conference. Her portrayal of the Interact Club sparked much interest for other Rotary Clubs and the Interact display was one of Ihe busiest there. During her speech, Tanya made a quick mention of the three-day camp the Chatelech Interact Club is planning for May, and many Roiarians left addresses and received further information from the display about how io get involved. On May 20-22 al the Salvation Army Camp in Langdale, the Interact group is planning to bring together Interact, Roteract and any exchange or multicultural students. They will lake part in learning about the Sechelt Native culture as well as sharing their cultures with Ihe camp through international meals and activities. Schools and Rotary Clubs from the Lower Mainland have been invited and positions are filling up fast. The Interact Club would like to thank the Sechelt Rotary Club for sponsoring their trip to Victoria this past weekend. Norm Blaire chaperoned the group of students and his efforts were much appreciated. ^Kb^incjS onq Corrine Hunt Kwakiutl Artist Specializing in Silver & Gold jezvelry 569r> COWRIF 51. SHADOW BAUX LANE 885-9337 ^MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH^ 'Buffet u/itfi your choict of hot entree ��v ^****4w��2<>W' For reservations cull 886-2188 \\r_ Campbell has estimated Ihe cost of the trip al approximately $7,600; that will cover basic transportation and room and board. The students hope lo raise Ihe money through a bottle drive, meat draw, art raffle and sponsorship of a movie to be shown al the the Raven's Cry Theatre in Sechelt. Last year a team from West Sechelt Elementary School was also able to compete in the World competition which was held in Washington, DC. L GIBSONS LANDING HERITAGE SOCIETY THE G/BSONS LANDING HERITAGE SOCIETY CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN WITH THEM IN CELEBRATING GIBSONS' HERITAGE DURING THE WEEK OF MAY 17-24, 1994. JUDGING OF SHOP WINDOWS tt COSTUMES WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, MAY 20TH. 1994. ENQUIRIES 8868998 G.L.H.S. Rules will be delivered to all I i���FOR SALE BY OWNER���i 8098 Alderwood Rd, Halfmoon Bay $169,900 3 bedroom rancher, 1,280 sq. ft. on .36 acres, pie-shaped lot, fireplace, gaiage, ensuite in I4'xl4' master bedroom, close no schools & park. Call Don (days) 885-2201 or (evenings) 8850944 bell is the engineer of the crew ��� designing a balsa wood and glue structure that must pass through a series of tests for the team to be awarded points. And Cori O'Brien, grade 8, is \"the hyperaclive one.\" She's good at the question-and-answer part of the competition. ,. \"She's a fast talker,\" says Salter. . Team coaches are Sandy Campbell and Laurie O'Byrne. GIBSONS CHRISTIAN BOOKS 2A-747 NORTH RD., , GIBSONS Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11-5 Fri. 11-7 Ph; 886-4748 JVeiV- Check out Artist of the month display Clearance specials continue Many new books in stock Sunshine Coast March for Jesus -June 25 Ask at store for details Cone In and browse LANDING UNISEX HAIR DESIGN & TANNING SALON y matrix Welcomes Back RENEE BOZAK from her maternity leave. Call for an appointment 886-3916 MON-THURS 9-5 FRI 9-7 ��� SAT 9-5 657 School Rd., Gibsons Landing ' Wednesday, 4 May 2 - 4:30 PM Displays ��� Demonstrations ��� Refreshments v- Gibsons Animal Hospital 886-7313 Hwy. mi ��Pa>iiek| \\*____m___\\_m__t M**mimF**AT*m**m���*���r���m���aT BONDED LICENSED INSURED BranetHwCoMtToCoMt egmont news by Maureen Parrott, 883-9189 Sometimes, in the search for things we want, we forget to Thought for the day 'Precycled products': Chose products which are contained in a minimum amount of packaging material. ���Earth Works enjoy the treasures we already have. Big daytime tides make this a perfect season lo visit Ihe Skookumchuk. One of BC's most impressive tidal rapids, it attracts thousands of visitors every year wilh its thundering display. Divers and naturalists find special interest in Ihe life which inhabits the turbulent waters. The rapids' turmoil mixes oxygen-rich surface waler with Ihe colder, nutrient-rich waler from below with a vigour otherwise found only in equinoclal gales or ponding surf. The rich, swift waters allow an explosion of life, including giant plumose anemones, sea pens, spiny sea urchins and sun stars several feel across. Giant acorn barnacles enjoy the swift currents��� normally they grow on exposed shorelines like Vancouver Island's westcoasl. Skookumchuk Provincial Park can be reached by a pleasant hiking trail from Egmont. Tide tables published in this paper will help you plan your visit. Look for a fall of 12 feet or more for a really good display. A flood tide is also spectacular, but my favourite is a good ebb seen from Roland Point. Pack your lunch and start a good couple of hours before slack (by the Poinl Atkinson tide tables). When you arrive, Ihe tide will still be ripping through the narrows. There's so much water trying to get Ihrough that the flow persists about an hour afler Ihe tide turns elsewhere. Some oldtimers go al slack tide, then watch Ihe current build to full force. The island in the cenlre of the rapids is called Tremble Island and those who have watched a big tide from there know why. At full bore, while Ihe tide's thunder fills the air, one can feel ils vibration Ihrough the solid rock. Awesome. ce ytrtvti*1�� % 25 IT*\" ? In the long line of Gibsons community theatre groups, the Driftwood Players probably holds the record for the longest living. It was in the Fall of 1969 that a small group of people met at the-home of Eileen Glassford on Marine Drive to discuss their mutual interest in theatre. Since that time the Driftwood Players has provided the community with a broad variety of entertainment. Along the way there have been several awards at provincial festivals. Driftwood Players' longevity is even more remarkable when you consider that they have never had a permanent \"home\". At some time or other, over the years, productions have taken place at local schools, church halls, community halls, Elphinstone Pioneer Museum and the developing Gibsons Community Cultural Centre. This season marks the silver anniversary of the Driftwood Players. We would like you to be a part of this milestone, You can help by becoming a member and/or making a donation to the organization by calling Jim ' l\"te' O'Brien at 885- 3321. ^^^___ From the first production, Pinter's \"The Lover\", through evenings of one-act plays, musical reviews, English farces, vaudeville, comedies, Summer Play Parades, dramas, plays with a social message and plays that tugged at, the heart strings, Driftwood continues in the tradition of quality entertainment with its latest offering, Dario Fo's \"We Won't Pay, We Won't Pay\". Although classified as a political farce, this current project also has its share of humorous confrontations. The play is set in Milan, Italy, and focuses on the lives of two working class families who decide to fight the system with civil disobedience. \"It's about people like you and me getting led-up with'soeiety and taking the n law into their own hands, not being quite '' sure if they are doing the right thing,\" said director Nest Lewis. The play will be performed May 27-28 and June 2-4 at the Roberts Creek Hall. Admission is $10.00 and tickets can be purchased in Gibsons at Coast Books and Sayward Books, in Sechelt at Shadow Baux Galleries, at the Roberts Creek General Store, and at the Wilson Creek Gallery as well as at the door. inav i .'I -id! i Tlw following businesses corigratidate the Dnftwood Players on ihe event of their silver anniversary: SOPROVICH & COMPANY A member of the Certified General Accountant Association of B.C. Gibson* Quay 886-8666 PARK RISE Condominiums SHOW SUITE OPEN Friday-Monday 1-5 pm Karn'a Plaza 771 Hwy. 101 886-8886 Super Valu J value and freshness 886-2424 [GIBSONS BUILDING SUPPUESS SUSMNECOStHGHMV iBSO��#W*IK)0:30 12.25 pmM 10:20 M II-dm* Novum lw Leave Saltery Bay 5:45 am 3:30 pm 7:35 9:30 M 11:30 5:30 M 7:30 9:20 NHS GIISONS MAITY HD. ��� AN INOIMNDINI MIMIIK Houn Sunnycrest Mill, Hwy. tot, Cibioni, B.C. 886-2277 (24 houn) Toll Free (Van): 682-1513 F��c 886-3753 _Sl*y�� SSEfEL . ��� ������������B������������������������*���*������������������������������������������������������>������������������������ Pender Harbour's minor ball teams getting in shape for upcoming games. Roxanne Gregory pholo Cub car winner from Pender The 3rd Pender Harbour-Sunshine Coast Cub Pack has a new hero. Justin McCrone took third place in the Cub Car Rally regional championships. Held in Vancouver at Oakridge Shopping Mall on Sunday, April 24, the championships included competitors from Cub packs throughout the Lower Mainland, the Sunshine Coasl and Vancouver Island. \"Justin was the hero of the cub meeting last night (Monday, April 25),\" Pender Harbour Cub Akela Tom Dodge said. \"Everyone was really pleased and proud.\" Dodge said that McCrone's prize for placing third was atrophy and \"a smile about THIS big.\" The cubs design and construct the cars, often with their father's help, from a small block of wood and four wheels. Maximum length is seven inches and each car can weigh no more than 141.75 grams. Sunshine Coast Ooif The 18-hole ladies winners from April 19 were: First flight: D. Sneddon, net 68; L. Evans, net 69; J. Forman, net 73. Second flight: T. Desbrisay, net 68; B. Mercer, net 74; J. Fox, net 75. Third flight: D. Utterback, net 71; M. McKinnon, net 72; H. Milburn, net 73. The nine-hole ladies winners from April 19 were: First flight: B. Peat, net 37; M. Babcock, net 39. Second flight: P. Sadler, net 41; G. Sabo.net 42. On April 20, 103 senior men played Scotch Pinehurst. The winners were L. Gregory and A. While. Runners-up were D. Elson, B. Urguhart, G. Davis, and B. Matheson. The wooden lee award goes to B. Foreman, J. Brady, T. Burton and E. Buchorn. K-P was won by Erwin Buckhorn. minor ball standings DIVISION # OF TEAMS GAME NIGHT FIELD MIDGET 3 Mon, Wed, Sat Bros 3 April 11 Toma 2 vs Howe Sound Pharmacy 0 April 13 Home Hardware 10 vs Howe Sound Pharmacy 0 April 18 Home Hardware 5 vs Howe Sound Pharmacy 3 April 20 Toma 4 vs Howe Sound Pharmacy 3 April 23 Toma 6 vs Home Hardware 5 April 25 Howe Sound Pharmacy 4 vs Toma 2 April 27 Toma 11 vs Home Hardware 8 DIVISION # OF TEAMS GAME NIGHT FIELD BANTAM 4 Sun.Tue, Bros 3 Thur, Fri Bros 3 April 23 Roberts Creek Legion 13 vs Coastal Roads 8. Kristoff Roepke Todd was the winning pitcher. Tyler Mercer made an awesome home run. April24 Roberts Creek Legion 5 vs Dales Auto Clinic 4. Grant Lilley was the winning pitcher. April 26 Gibsons Lions 12 vs Coastal Roads 6. The Lions' Mike Sopow ,1. , made a grand slam. BANTAM STANDINGS: Team Wins RC Legion 4 Gibsons Lions 1 Coastal Roads 1 Dales Auto Clinic 1 Ties Loses Points 1 0 9 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 DIVISION f OF TEAMS GAME NIGHT FIELD PEEWEE 7 Mon Gil 2 Tues Bros 2; Gil 2 Fri. Bros 1,2; Gil 2 April 15 Dutch Pannekoek House 2 vsPatras Pizza 2 April 26 Sunnycrest 2 vs Firelighters 1. A pitchers'duel highlighted the excellent pitching by all six pitchers (rom both teams. DIVISION �� OF TEAMS GAME NIGHT FIELD MOSQUITO 10 Sun, Wed Bros 2 Mon Bros 2; Gil 1 Lang 1; Gib 2 April 25 Omega 7 vs Pebbles Realty 6. Strong pitching by Adam Crowell, Garrett Norris and Carl Poulsen. DIVISION fOFTEAMS TADPOLE 10 No scores repotted this week. GAMENIQHT FIELD Mon Lang2 Tues Gib 1,2; CGr 1,2 Thur Gib 1,2,3; CGr 1,2 DIVISION fOFTEAMS GAME NIGHT FIELD MINITAD 8 Mon Gib 1,3; CGr 1,2 Wed Gib 1,2,3; CGr 1,2 Although scores tor this division are not reported, game highlights are Every Thursday in Coast News Weekender Arts & Entertainment Section Local TV Listings (for Gibsons, Sechelt & Pender Harbour) TV Movie Listings Weekend Calendar Channel Eleven Listings COIldl Spild by Chester Field Westcoast Cuisine (Sunshine Coast Dining Guide) Highlights can be submitted by Wednesday 10 pm to Roz at 886-3430. Please be prepared with the lollowing information: your division, the date the game was played, team names, the final score and any game/player highlights. Creekside Gardens Bed & Breakfast - Garden Products OPEN HOUSE Saturday, May7th, Spm *a>i Rain or shine - all welcome! Stop by and enjoy the garden and refreshments 2602 LOWER RD ROBERTS CREEK 886-4669 ^JP*NC3^i*4atMJM &ChS 4 takes A Whole New Spin. 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