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Page 28 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, February 16, 1983
Map identifies owners of property in Maxwell Lake watershed
War
has
connection
local
movie
On Monday evening a wartime
movie depicting the Canadian navy
in action was shown on Channel 13.
Majority of island residents are
unable to bring in the American
station.
The significance of Corvette K
225 is that the late John Sturdy of
Salt Spring Island was closely
identified with the production.
A fighting sailor, Lieut.-Cmdr.
Sturdy was sailing in corvettes in the
Atlantic when, in 1943, he was
transferred to serve a stint in
Hollywood as technical adviser to
the studio producing the movie.
Sturdy was not only technical
adviser, but was responsible for
much of the script. The movie
follows the activities of a Canadian
ship in the Atlantic. It featured
Randolph Scott and Ella Raines.
Maxwell Lake in jeopardy, says society
help in expediting the land exchange
proposal.
WROTE TO WATERLAND
There the matter stood until
January 1982 when a letter from the
North Salt Spring Waterworks
District trustees was sent to Tom
Waterland, minister of forests,
asking for his help in preserving
Maxwell Lake and reminding him
that he had received a copy of the
letter sent to Chabot six months
earlier. It also asked for a meeting
with Waterland.
Waterland replied that upon
receipt of the copy of the letter to
Chabot he had indicated to Chabot
that "this was not an issue that 1
would recommend be resolved by a
land exchange." His letter also
stated that he had instigated an
investigation to determine what
control, if any, his department could
exercise over any logging operations
on the Texada holdings.
He stated he would get in touch
again when he had received the
report. That was a year ago and no
further word has been received from
him.
Shortly after the letter from
Waterland a letter was received
from Chabot, reversing his original
opinion on favouring the land
exchange and conforming with
Waterland's response. Nothing
further has been heard from the
government in the past year.
DEAD ISSUE
Rainsford feels the land exchange
proposition is now a dead issue and '
stated recently that his company
favours the idea of scientific,
controlled logging of the property.
He said this is common practice on a
number of other watershed areas in
the province and has proved to be
quite satisfactory.
He said that such an operation at
Maxwell Lake would involve
selective logging with reforestation
and would guarantee no
deterioration, of the watershed or
the lake.
In the meantime, the company, in
an effort to obtain some revenue
from the property, is proceeding
with the construction of the two
modular rental homes.
in addition to the Texada
property, which borders on the
southeast side of the lake, there are
five other holdings in the watershed.
The land to the southwest is owned
by Fairfield Holdings, with the
owners living in the United States.
There is a seasonal summer cottage
on this property.
FIRST OPTION
The owners of the property have
agreed to enter into a legal
agreement with the NSSWD which
would give it the first option to buy
the property when the land comes
up for sale at the passing of the
present owners.
Art
To the west but not bordering on
the lake is a 45-acre parcel owned by
MacMillan Bloedel. It is very
rugged land and not easily
accessible. The company, on being
approached, is studying the
proposal of donating the land to the
water district.
The land to the northwest is held
by Hanuman Services and could
eventually be developed for
housing. However, the company has
agreed to donate the 30 acres of its
property which is within the
watershed to the waterdistrict.
The entire northern section of the
watershed area as well as the land
immediately west and northeast of
the lake is owned by the water
district, having been donated by the
Mouat family some years ago.
North of this is a 120-acre parcel
owned by Gossett and his wife
Mimi. Although the land drains
away from the lake it is listed as
being in the watershed. The Gossetts
plan to enter into a legal agreement
with the NSSWD for first option to
purchase and also to place a
covenant on the land in favour of
Williams
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Maxwell Lake has been the
source of water for Ganges and
much of the surrounding area for
the past 70 years. It currently serves
450-500 businesses and homes.
Fulford Harbour
Tide Tables
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
FEB.
16 0020 3.7
0740 10.6
WE 1340 6.6
1900 8.7
17 0100 4.5
0805 10.6
TH 1415 5.9
1955 8.5
18 0130 5.4
0820 10.6
FR 1505 5.2
2125 8.4
19 0215 6.6
0855 10.6
SA 1600 4.3
2310 8.5
20 0300 7.7
0910 10.5
SU 1645 3.5
21 0105 9.1
0410 8.7
MO 0945 10.5
1750 2.6
22 0245 9.8
0555 9.5
TU 1020 10.5
1840 1.9
23 0335 10.5
0725 9.7
WE 1105 10.4
1930 1.3
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