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Wednesday, April 2, 1986 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page 31
down through the years
Twenty-five years ago
• It was learned recently that
large deposits of pozzolan have
been discovered at the site of the
pozzolan plant at Welbury Bay.
What has turned out to be a well
kept secret was revealed when
tests taken some time ago showed
that good grade pozzolanic material
was found to exist in the shale.
It's expected that this will eliminate
the need for barging pozzolanic
shale from Port Alberni to the
local plant for processing.
• The Salt Spring Lions Club
unveiled a new ambulance it has
purchased to provide 24-hour
continuous community service.
The new unit, a 1961 Ford
Econoline, will replace the old
1947 Dodge which has been
operated by the hospital society in
the past.
• A much-needed tourist information
centre has been established
in Ganges by W.T.D. Jones at the
Gulf Island Florist's office. The
tourist can receive information
concerning accommodations,
points-of-interest, where-to-go,
ferry schedules, etc.
Twenty years ago
•Three Salt Spring Island students
walked off with piano
awards at the annual Cowichan
Music Festival last Saturday
night.
They were Cherrie Horel, Susan
deBurgh and Angela Brigden.
In all, there were a total of 16
first and 11 second-place awards
presented during the weeklong
event.
• The Salt Spring Island Recreation
Commission will hold its
annual meeting this Monday
evening at Mahon Hall. The
commission was established to
encourage recreational activities
of any nature and to administer
grants awarded by the department
of education.
Elections are to be held and the
commission invites representatives
from island recreational
organizations to have their names
placed in nomination.
• John Tisdalle, MLA for Saanich,
spoke to a meeting at Fulford Hall
last week on redistribution. The
Gulf Islands will be attached to
one of five Saanich ridings when
redistribution comes into effect. It
was emphasized that the Bill
becomes effective when parliament
dissolves at the time of the
next election.
Fifteen years ago
• Indications are that the Capital
Regional District has no intention
of providing a sewer system for
Ganges and the surrounding area.
Salt Spring Island director
Marc Holmes, however, has stated
that the cost of providing
sewers is beyond the reach of the
community and that financial
assistance would have to come
from senior government.
• Trustees of the Gulf Islands
School District and their counterparts
in the Saanich School District
will hold the final discussion
on whether to amalgamate the
two school systems at a meeting
later this month.
Education minister Donald
Brothers has at times advocated
the idea in hopes of cutting
administration costs and improving
efficiency. Trustees from this
district have viewed the idea of
amalgamation with skepticism
but agreed to at least look into it.
with Driftwood
Most trustees have felt that
disadvantages would outweigh
the benefits.
• Fire chief Dave Smith says that
the inadequacy of house numbering
and street identification could
have disastrous consequences
and the Salt Spring Island Chamber
of Commerce has decided to
do something about it.
It's feared that emergency
services could waste valuable
time trying to find their way when
answering calls for assistance.
The chamber of commerce has
established a committee to investigate
the situation.
• The Centennial Caravan was
treated to an enthusiastic welcome
when it came calling on Salt
Spring Island last week despite a
several hour delay in opening.
Caravans and centennials are
nothing new to B.C. but the large
turnout would have indicated
otherwise.
Ten years ago
• Last week's decision by the
Capital Regional District to slash
25 per cent from the budget of its
recycling operations will mean a
reduction in services and efficiency,
say staff and volunteers of the
Salt Spring Island sub-depot.
They say the budget cuts will
affect Salt Spring Island residents
and that reductions in depot
operations have already begun.
• Members of the Salt Spring
Island Fire Department were kept
busy Saturday night combatting
three different fires within the
space of a few hours.
Volunteer firemen responded
to a call at a Vesuvius residence to
extinguish a stove fire and while
still there were called to another
fire on Vesuvius Bay Road. Upon
arrival, firemen discovered that a
chimney fire had already been put
out by the house's owner.
On their return to Ganges, they
were alerted that a third fire had
broken out in the SPEC recycling
shed
• A small number of residents
turned out at last week's public
meeting to hear the details for the
upcoming recreation referendum.
The meeting was called by the
Salt Spring Island Recreation
Commission. Chairman Tom Harcus
explained that it was decided
the previous week to draw up
final plans for financing the
project.
• Persons flying kites made of
metallic materials are asking for
trouble, say officials of B.C.
Hydro.
Five years ago
• Members of the Salt Spring
Island Sewer Alternatives Committee
were jubilant last week
when the B.C. Supreme Court
upheld the committee's appeal
against the 1978 order to install a
Ganges sewer system.
Mr. Justice John Gould threw
out the order on the grounds that
the Pollution Control Act does not
empower the director to make
such an order.
• All 1,400 tickets for the presentation
of Fiddler on the Roofwere
sold out last Wednesday, 10 days
before opening night.
Salt Spring Players spokesman
Ernie Rubright told Driftwood
that nobody had expected such a
response.
"We really need a theatre," he
added.
• Employees of Salt Spring Log
Sorting are back on the job, at
least temporarily, following a
two-week shutdown of operations
early last month.
With contracts for members of
the International Woodworkers of
America (IWA) up for renegotiation,
however, there is no guarantee
that either the company or its
eight employees will be working
two months from now.
Announcement
Salesperson
of the Year
Gulf Islands Realty Ltd.
is proud to acknowledge
the outstanding
sales achievement
of David Duke
over the past year. This
is the fourth time in
seven years that he has
won this distinction.
Congratulations, Davidl
Gulf Islands Realty Ltd.
Box 750, Ganges, B.C.
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