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Page A4 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1989(Prnlf Manitf Brtftluoob(•CNA1984 Prize Winner, CCNABest All-Round NewspaperPublished every Wednesday at Ganges, B.C. byDriftwood Publishing Ltd.126 Upper Ganges RoadBox 250, Ganges, B.C. VOS 1E0Phone: 537-9933 Fax: 537-2613 Victoria Direct: 655-1619Office hours: 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday-FridayMEMBER:Canadian Community Newspapers AssociationB.C. & Yukon Community Newspapers AssociationYEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES:In the Gulf Islands $15, Elsewhere in Canada $22; Foreign $70Second Class Mail Registration No. 0803President . . . Frank RichardsPublisher/Editor Tony RichardsReporters .... Susan DickerDave FraseraCY.CN. A.Advertising . Jeff OuterbridgeDamaris RumsbyOffice . .Catherine McFadyenJill ByronRae-Anne Huth1985 & 1986 Prize Winner, BCYCNABest All-Round NewspaperProduction1988 Prize Winner, BCYCNABest Ail-Round Newspaper. . . Anne LyonRoland ShanksFrancis AdamusCathy MackGanges has actsthat need cleaningLast week we noted that we were endangering theislands' number one industry by the manner in whichthe Ganges water problem was being handled.This week, then, it is perhaps timely to examineother areas where our act needs some cleaning up,specifically in Ganges.A Ganges resident this week is questioning thesafety of walking on the harbour's beaches. Thebeach at the head of the harbour, she stated, was litteredwith broken glass and tree trimmings. Whererevellers have been, broken glass remains. Wheretrees were trimmed back recently along the beachside of Lower Ganges Road, slash on the beachremains.Last week the executive of the Salt Spring IslandRotary Club decided to get out of the garbage business.Many years ago, the island service club spenttime and money providing concrete garbage containersfor strategic locations on the island.Over the years they have been a constant sourceof bother for the club. They have been picked up (noeasy feat!) and discarded in the brush and the Rotaryemblems have been removed. But the worst nuisanceof all has been the removal of the garbage itself.To this day, the Rotary Club's garbage containersin Ganges are almost always overflowing with litterof various origins.On the holiday Monday there was a near-accidentat the crosswalk between Harlan's Chocolates andGasoline Alley. Vehicles heading south throughGanges generally drive as if they were on the Trans-Canada — you can't blame them for being surprisedwhen they round the bend and are presented with arapidly fading crosswalk with pedestrians on itSomeone will be killed here soon unless somebodydoes something.And there lies the problem. Who's responsible?The Chamber of Commerce has tried its best overthe years to replacesome form of local government.©J).«iu!b?Ja>

Wednesday, August 9,1989 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A5lettersRudeThis letter is about the PiedPumkin concert that we recentlyattended on Saturday, July 29,1989.This concert was wonderful.Shari Ulrich was outstanding,Rick Scott was in fine form andJoe Mock was terrific also. Therewas, however, one part of the eveningthat just about ruined thisconcert for ourselves and I'm sureother people also. This was theunnecessary chatter of some veryrude people. The evening wasbilled as a concert, not a cocktailparty. If people insist on talkingthrough concerts, they should beasked to leave.Luckily, the music was so fine,that these few rude people couldnot completely ruin the eveningfor those of us who went to listen.I do recommend that the next timethere is such an event, the peoplewho are not capable of listeningquietly to the music, stay at home.SARAH PICKSTONE,Vancouver.VANESSA VOLKOMMER,Salt Spring.Good wishesIt has been my great pleasureto serve as Notary Public on SaltSpring Island since April 1979and during that time I have enjoyedmeeting and working withmany local residents.However, as business volumeshave increased, my wife and Ihave found that our combined appraisaland notary business hasgrown too large and time consuming.I have transferred my seal toSonja Taiji of Mayne Island and Iwish to extend my good wishesfor her future success in the GulfIslands.RONMcQUIGGAN,Ganges.No dealsMr. Hassell, or anyone else, isentitled to give constructivecriticism and input on any projecttaking place in the community.However, this criticism andinput must be based on fact, andthe fact is that the Salt Spring IslandTrust Committee made nodeals, no concessions, and werenot duped, hoodwinked or influencedby anyone, with regardsto the seawalk conceptThose who are waiting in thewings to take advantage of thesituation will have to go throughdue process of application just likeanyone else. I have nothing butadmiration for the approvingagencies who deal with waterfrontand harbours and I am satisfiedthat they are taking every stepnecessary to protect the public interest.I am asking Mr. Hassell toretract those statements.JOHN STEPANIUK,Salt Spring Island Trustee.It's a crisisThe guest column {Driftwood,Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1989) "NoCrisis, No Rush for Solution**written by a group of Fulford residentscharged that the CRD wasattempting to close the BlackburnRoad dump in order to ensure theestablishment of a transfer stationon the island for shipping our garbageto Saanich. This allegation isa most unfortunate misunderstanding.The only reason the island garbagedump is to be closed is becauseof its environmental hazardto Blackburn and Cusheon Lakesand to the area ground water. Ourpresent dump site would never beapproved under today's strictguidelines for location of landfills.Moreover, since the Ministry ofEnvironment intends to close theBlackburn Road dump, good communityplanning would indicatethat some alternative solid wastesolution be established beforesuch closure and before an environmentalcrisis occurs.We believe there is a garbagecrisis on Salt Spring Island. TheCRD and the local Recycling andSolid Waste Committee has a planto deal with it and it will bepresented to the community at apublic meeting within 60 days.Time and place will be announced.TOM GOSSETT, Chairman,Recycling and Solid WasteCommittee.Well doneA huge thank you to all thepeople who organized the Festivalof the Arts and made it as excitingand such a lot of fun. We weretreated to a month of creative andinteresting music, theatre anddance.The volunteers were alwayscheerful and the child care waswell organized, reasonably pricedand the kids loved seeing theirfriends.We're looking forward to nextyear!Juliette LaingGangesWants to knowDoes a doctor's livelihooddepend on people in good health?What is a doctor's incentive tomake a sick patient well? IWAN-NANO!Can I take our governmentseriously as our representativesexpress their environmental concerns... when they give millions(read billions) of dollars to explorationfirms drilling, on andoffshore, for oil? IWANNANO!Vancouver is shipping its garbage. . . inland Salt Spring isgoing to ship its garbage . .. offshore.Is there a community planningon shipping their garbage...to Salt Spring? I WANNANO!Is it true that the major forestryfirms are attempting to save "theAmazon rain forest" for future exploitation?I WANNANO!Salt Spring Island does nothave a sani-dump for motorhomes,campers or trailers. Is ittrue that these "holding tanks" arenow being dumped into islandditches? I WANNANO!Should we be concentratingour resources and efforts in buildingcycle and walking paths ratherthan a new four-lane highwayfrom Isabella Point to Ganges? IWANNANO!Marv. Bergson,GangesNot safeJust because a substance is incommon use does not mean that itis safe. Chlorine certainly is notsafe. It is toxic in itself and itreadily combines with organicmatter to form organochlorines —just the substances we complainabout from the Crofton pulp mill.If we put chlorine into water toprevent it from giving us the collywobbles, we will create highlytoxic environmentally persistentcompounds some of which willstill be around to trouble ourgrandchildren. U.S. studies on theeffects of drinking chlorinatedwater demonstrate the danger — amuch higher incidence of cancer,especially liver and prostate cancer.It's unfortunate Maxwell Lakewater has to be treated, but bynow we should know better thanto use chlorine. Let's go for aproven method that is safer for theenvironment and human health —perhaps ozone treatment is theanswer.SUSAN BRADFORD,Ganges.Up in the airI read your story on the"Choosing Our Future" meetingon Galiano Island with more thana little interest. As your reporternoted, MacMillan Bloedel (MB) isexploring development options onits Galiano property. But this becamesomewhat clouded behindwhat the reporter meant by a"world-class resort."This points to a larger problemof people defining what MBmeans to do with its property. Essentially,we have not yet definedhow we would like to develop theproperty. So the matter of scale,recreational use, logging, etc., isup in the air until we have someinformation — some developmentconcepts — back from Intrawest,our joint venture partner.MB fully intends to consultwith its Galiano Island neighbourson these concepts and we willseek ways in which we can makeour eventual proposal mutuallybeneficial. Additionally, we arecommitted to taking whateverproposal we ultimately come upwith, through to the Islands Trust,and work with them throughwhatever public process theydefine.We will be opening a communityrelations office on GalianoIsland shortly. We want to hearabout the residents' concerns andideas. We want to ensure we taketheir concerns into account. Whenwe receive our development concepts,we will want to discussthem with the local residents.We've already done so with ourlogging plans, and we'll do it withour development plans.We must keep this processopen so that all concerns are givena fair review.JAMES C. 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Page A6 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1989capitalcommentllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllby hubert beyerVICTORIA — I envy the folks in Quesnel and WilliamsLake, Horsefly and Lac La Hache, Lone Butte and Clinton.They can look forward to a little relief this year from the earlywinterdoldrums.Anyone 19 years and over who lives in the general environsof the above-mentioned towns gets to play a cameo role inShowdown at the Cariboo Corral, the latest sequel in the LovelyLotus Land series.Previous smash hits in that series include Wacky's WildWest, Dave Goes To Victoria, Billy The Kid and TramplingThrough The Tulips. And believe me, for political drama,Showdown at the Cariboo Corral will be worth watching. Curtaintime is no later than November 10. That's the day bywhich the by-election to fill the late Alex Eraser's vacancy willhave to be held.A dry run for the next general electionAny by-election is important, but the Cariboo one is crucial.It will be nothing less than a dry run for the next general election.If the Socreds lose this one, their chances of winning thenext general election are pretty slim, and there are some fairlygood indicators that they will lose Cariboo after holding theriding in a tight grip for more than three decades.The biggest obstacle to the Socred victory in Cariboo islack of unity. The recent nomination of Joe Wark showed thatthe party is deeply and probably irreconcilably split Thewounds caused by Eraser's disaffection with Vander Zalm'sleadership and the premier's often nasty retaliatory responseare continuing to fester.The Cariboo results of the last general election give someindication of what the Socreds are up against in the coming byelection.Alex, the uncrowned king of the Cariboo, led the pack withmore than 13,000 votes. Riding on Eraser's coattails was theuntried Neil Vant with 11,369 votes. The two NDP candidatesgarnered 7,500 and 7,400 votes each.Only 2,000 voters could tip the scalesTaking Vant's 11369 votes as the figure to beat, a mere2,000 voters switching allegiance will tip the scales in theNDP's favour. And remember that Vant got those votes ridingthe crest of Vander Zalmania, reinforced by voter loyalty toEraser.The fact that Vant was intensely disliked by Eraser furthercomplicates matters for the Socreds. The late MLA's friendsand supporters aren't about to be persuaded by Vant to vote fora Vander Zalm man. Even if they won't vote for the NDP candidate,they may either stay away from the polls or throw theirsupport behind Reg Cullis, an old-time Socred who says hewill run as an independent.While there has been no Cariboo-specific voter survey, theNDP has just concluded a province-wide poll of 2,000 people,the results of which don't look too good for the Socreds.After factoring out the undecided voters, 50.2 per cent ofthe respondents said they would vote for the NDP if an electionwere held at this time, while only 35.2 per cent indicatedtheir support for the Socreds. The Liberals came in a distantthird with 9.8 per cent, and 4.8 per cent were in favour ofvarious other parties.Socreds fared worse in the northIn the north, the Socreds fared even worse. Breaking thepoll down on a regionalbasis, respondents in the nine northernridings, including Cariboo, gave the NDP 54.2 per cent, theSocreds 30.1 per cent, the Liberals 9.6 per cent and other parties4.8 per cent.Still, Vander Zalm will beat the drum for Wark, and Harcourtwill throw himself into the battle on behalf of his party'scandidate. And when the vote is counted, the outcome will bea fair indication of who will win the next general election.Talk about political drama, eh? If only I could land a bitpart in this lavish production. Imagine seeing my name as thecredits roll by — supporting cast, Hubert Beyer. Too much.Thank youThe Gulf Island SecondarySchool Graduating Class of 1989would like to thank the followingpeople and businesses for theircontinued support and help overthe past year:Murray Warren of Gulf IslandTrading Co., Don and Anne Harrison,Merv and Carol Walde,Dale and Lois Codd, the FulfordHall Committee, TJ's, GangesVillage Market, the bus driversthat drove for After-grad, Mr.Sadler, Mrs. Gardam, Mrs. Leeand the grade 1 l's that served usdinner, Mr. Astil, Mr. Nicolson,Mr. Byron, et cetera, theDrycleaners, the parents thatworked the gate at After-Grad andall other parents of the grads, andthe grads themselves that workedlong hours raising money and whoput everything together.GULF ISLANDSSECONDARY SCHOOLGRADCLASSOF89.No one asked,so...,1'ni glad no one asked me towrite a review of The Fantasticks.I would have exhausted my supplyof superlatives in the first paragraph!It's a small and perfect cast inan ingenious, intimate setting.(Not always suitable for a musical,I might add.)And an aging experience to seepeople one has known as childrengive such expert and moving performances.Sue Bowler and James Wilkinsonwere magically naive in Act 1and heart-breakingly grown-up inAct 2, while their fathers, RonBrunette and Ralph Miller, becamerejuvenated. Brian Foersterand Michael Curtis were suitablybizarre and Malindi Curtis was acharming and convincing Mute.I've left Dan Miller to the endbecause I don't know how topraise him without being maudlin.If he isn't the greatest talent to beuncovered on Salt Spring thisdecade, he sure is a "reasonablefacsimile." His voice and personalityraised El Gallo out of OffIt's time to call your WelcomeWagon hostess. She will bringcongratulations & gifts for thefamily & the NEW BABY ICall Helen537-4435more lettersCentre Stage into another dimension.Run, don't walk, to get yourtickets for the remaining performances!And don't forget (as I almost'tiid) that it takes a gifteddirector to bring out and combinethe talents of such a cast. AprilCurtis has done it again.I'll remember this presentationlonger than the first time I saw it,in Victoria 25 years ago.MARY C. 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Married at St. Mark'sWendy Pattison and JohnRemesz were joined in marriagerecently at a ceremony on SaltAt recycle depotCedrfc Barker PhotoSpring. Wedding took place at St.Mark's Church.Ferryworkerstruckby vehicleSALT SPRING — A SaltSpring Island ferry worker sustainedserious injuries last weekendwhen he was struck by a vehicledisembarking at Fulford Harbour.Jerald Smoliak, of CroftonRoad, was taken to Saanich PeninsulaHospital following the incident,which occurred just before 11am Saturday.Local RCMP said Smoliak wasstruck while on board the BowenQueen by a rapidly acceleratingvehicle and pinned against a railing.Driver of the vehicle was alocal man.No charges have been laid, butpolice are continuing their investigationinto the matter.Steady increase in use is reportedSALT SPRING—A substantialincrease in volume at the new recyclingdepot indicates that the islandis getting closer to meeting recyclinggoals set out by the CapitalRegional District (CRD).A spokesman for the CRD environmentcommittee recentlystated "our aim this year is to haveevery resident (in the CRD) recyclingby the end of 1989."Once contracts for the collection,processing and sale of recyclablematerials for the WesternCommunities, Saanich Peninsulaand Salt Spring have been awarded,he added, "we will be in a betterposition to satisfy that aim."The deadline for tenders on therecycling contracts was August 4.In other areas of the CRD, themunicipalities of Saanich, Victoria,CountsremainwithinlimitsSALT SPRING — Fecalcoliform counts taken by the CapitalRegional District (CRD) at SaltSpring beaches indicate levels hereare still well below district limits.Taken by the CRD regionalhealth services on a regular basis,the fecal coliform count is an indicatorfor sewage pollution ofwater, and subsequent risk ofgastrointestinal illness to swimmers.Beach warnings are postedwhere the fecal coliform count consistentlyreaches or exceeds 200fecal coliform per 100 millilitres ofwater, or where it fluctuatesdramatically.Test results were as follows:Vesuvius, 24; Blackburn, 6;Cusheon Lake, 15; St- Mary Lake,24; Stowe Lake, 25; Weston Lake,9.Six areas in the CRD now havewarnings, including Ross Bay(403), Gonzales Bay (158), ShoalBay (312), Cadboro Bay (atTelegraph Road), ML Douglas Park(176), and Prospect Lake (248).Esquimau and Oak Bay havediverted 2,311 metric tonnes ofnewspaper (1,482 tonnes),beverage and food glass jars (665tonnes), bottles and cans (166 tonnes)from the waste stream, sincethe CRD blue box program began18 weeks ago.A news release from the CRDindicates that recycling one tonneof steel cans saves the energyequivalent of 560 litres of oil.Therefore, the program has alreadyconserved the equivalent of 92,960litres of oiLEach of the participants in theCRD program is diverting between14 and 16 pounds (sevenkilograms) each time they placetheir blue box at the curb. That exceedsthe national average of 12 to15 pounds.In the meantime, recycling onSalt Spring has increased with theintroduction of the new recyclingdepot on Rainbow Road, accordingto members of the local recyclingcommittee.Committee member DonnaMartin says the increased volumeof material dropped off at the depothas forced the CRD to increase theQuality Bathing Fixturesnumber of pick-ups from once totwice a week.Martin says usage has increasedsteadily since the depot opened onJuly 8."In the first week, we thought itwas catch-up material coming in,"she says. "But it hasn't sloweddown."Martin stresses that while morematerial is coming in, the depot canalways handle more.The recycling centre is currentlybeing operated by two people fromthe Achievement Centre, who arebeing trained to process thematerial.A baler, scheduled to arrive atthe depot in the next few weeks,will increase the centre's capacityto accept cardboard. At this point,the depot is accepting residentialcardboard; the baler will allow it toprocess commercial cardboard aswell.The committee has expressedenthusiasm over the communityresponse to the new depot and thedepot's apparent success. SaysTom Gossett: "I think more peopleare getting into recycling becauseof it"VISIT OUR DISPLAY CENTREWE SPECIALIZEIN• Personalized Service• Planning & Decorating Assistance• Timely DeliveryLocated atSalt Spring Home Design Centre320 Upper Ganges Rd. 537-2111Wednesday, August 9,1969 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A7Trading SpecialsMONDAY, AUG. 14SAVE 1 0 %off your total food orderexcept dairy & tobacco productsTUESDAY, AUG. 15FIRST TO BRING YOUDOUBLECOUPON DAYDouble value on all currentgrocery cents-off coupons.Aug. 9-13 WHILE STOCKS LASTVENICE ITALIANODinner RollsDozen — Reg. 1.59PARADISE ISLANDCheddar CheeseRandom Cut, Reg. $4-$5 ea.WILLIAM TELLApple Juice1 litre ctn. — Reg. 1.15 ea.PURINACat Chow8 kg bag — Reg. 19.79• MildNEW! 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!PageAB GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1989Bill Smith, drums, ToneProsk, bass, and Gary Lund y onkeyboards cook up some hot jazzduring recent performance atCentennial Park. Concert inPark series, sponsored by SaltSpring Chamber of Commerce,offers talents of island musiciansfree of charge every Sundayafternoon through summer.Usage would indicatesupport for two wordsBy MARY DAVIDSONRegarding the question of SaltSpring Island versus Saltspring Island,we believe it should be thewill of the people who live in aplace that decides the spelling ofthe name of that place.We, as islanders, do not usuallybow to the whims and foibles ofpetty bureaucrats. Why would wechange our independent stance insomething as vital as the spelling ofSalt Spring Island?From an historical aspect, SaltSpring has been the choice sincethis island was first settled, eventhough the Admiralty Survey of1857-63 named it Admiral Island.The settlers refused to accept thenew name. In 1906 the Admiraltybowed to local opinion, but thespelling was set down incorrectly.Surely we are no less tenacious thanthe early settlers on mis island.We at the Archives are not alonein our choice of two distinct words—"Salt Spring." Upon conductinga Uttle research into our growingSalt Spring Island Archives, wecame up with the following adherentsto our cause:On July 2, 1861 a letter to J.D.Pemberton from John D. Cusheon;January 5, 1874, a letter signed byJ.P. Booth, concerning election onSalt Spring Island and June 8,1885a letter to Henry Fry from W.F.Tolmie (Provincial Archivesphotocopies) all referred to SaltSpring Island.The founders of and preachersin Burgoyne Church 1887; the indenture,deed, certificate of titlefrom Victoria's officials of thetimes; the church board minutesfrom 1899, including those by thensecretary W.M. Mouat; receiptsfrom the Colonist and ColumbianCollege in New Westminster,referred to Salt Spring Island, andmore recently, the updated certificateof title naming new trustees in1931.guestcolumnThe Anglicans also adhered toSalt Spring Island, with Rev. E.F.Wilson mentioning it in his diarybetween 1894 and 1906. It appearedon his land deed in 1894 andhis small booklet acclaiming thischarming and bountiful island in1895 bears the title Salt Spring Island.The 1932 will of Alexander Mc­Lennan, postmaster at BeaverPoint, refers to Salt Spring Islandand Leonard Tolson, Salt SpringIsland teacher, wrote his memoirsin 1941 using the two-word form.Salt Spring Island is the tide ofBea Hamilton's book and asColonist correspondent during the50's and 60's she always referred tothe island that way.Other consistent users of SaltSpring Island are: the Driftwood,Lions Telephone Directory andB.C. Tel, the school board, B.C.Ferries, Provincial Archives andelectoral documents.How would we abbreviatewithout S.S.L? S.L would lack theinterest our island deserves.This is but a brief list, quicklycompiled, but it gives one the feelingof a united front in favour ofSalt Spring Island. If off-islanderschoose to use another form, we donot need to be concerned. When theoff-islander is a bureaucrat in Ottawa,who just happened to guesswrongly many years ago, we canignore the error and carry on usingthe form chosen by the first settlers,Salt Spring Island.Mary Davidson is an archivistat the Salt Spring Island Archives.Chainsaw dealers awardedSALT SPRING — Owners of Harbours End Marine & Equipmenthave received awards for their sales performance ofHusqvama chainsaws.Ross Walker and Murray Rourke were selected winners of theHusqvama Crown Club Award for sales and service excellence.They were chosen on the basis of outstanding sales of Husqvamasaws, participation in company merchandising programs and theuse of co- operative advertising.Walker and Rourke will receive a Husqvama 300th anniversarydisplay stand, a commemorative plaque and a crown clubwindow sticker.ALARM SYSTEMS \%VM +GULF ISLAND ELECTRONICSQUALITY SERVICE BY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS"537-4560SUBARU SALE!All models must go before August 31st, 1989.3 ONLY -1989 5-SPD. 4x4 GL WAGONS1 ONLY - 1989SUBARU JUSTY$9,975°$15,975°°eachplus taxesnotexactlyas shown1 ONLY - 1989 AUTO. 4x4 GL WAGONPower Windows, Power Locks$16,975°° plusAll models come with full 3 yr., 60,000 kmbumper-to-bumper warranty.PACIFICDealer #7412taxesnotexactlyas shownOwned &operated byOlender'sISLAND HIGHWAY748-5228 ^ SOUTH OF DUNCAN" ^O'^^^O 0pen Mon.-Frl. 8:30-8; Sat. 8:30-6

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Publication in one yearWednesday, August 9,1989 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A13Sue Mouat at work on Salt Spring historyBy DAVID FRASERSALT SPRING — In the endSue Mouat gave in to appeals bySalt Spring Island old-timers whowanted her to preserve the colourfulhistory of this favoured isle."Every year you lose human intereststories. If no one recordsthem they'll be lost," says Mouat,who has already penned two chaptersof a new history on Salt SpringIsland.Mouat says she doesn't expectto make five cents from her book,given all the expenses she has incurredin making research trips toVictoria.The project is more a labour oflove for Mouat She's an exampleof what aspiring writers can do ifthey put their minds to itHer writing got off the groundafter taking a writing workshopwith writer Scott Mowbray. Usingthe archives, she wrote an article onthe Spanish flu epidemic which hitB.C. early this century, selling it toThe Elder Statesman magazine.Mouat first became involved inlocal history with the CommunityArts Council's publication TimesPast, a collection of stories on SaltSpring houses built before 1900.Mouat says Marlyn Horsdal ofSalt Spring's Horsdal and SchubartPublishers wanted her to do all theGulf Islands. "But that's five timesthe work." Besides, the Gulf Islandschapter of the B.C. HistoricalFederation is set to publish a sequelto the Gulf Islands Patchwork, thegroup's successful history of theislands.Mouat says she spends two orthree weeks at a time in the B.C.Provincial Archives in Victoria researchingher book. She expects thehistory, which spans pre-historictimes to the end of World War ILwill be completed in a year.As sources Mouat uses earlyHudson's Bay Company referencesto the island, and early referencesby B,C.'s first governor, Sir JamesDouglas, "who was excited aboutSalt Spring as a source of salt forpreserving fish," Mouat says. Shealso finds early surveyor's reportsof value.Mouat says there have beenVictoriansdon't carefor pipessome good historical articles writtenon Salt Spring. "Archie Rukewrote an excellent article in theB.C. Historical Quarterly in the1950s."But so much is poorly researched.The mistakes keep gettingrepeated." For instance, thereis a myth that the Hudsons BayCompany once operated on SaltSpring Island That simply isn'ttrue," she says.Roger Coster of Volume nBooks in Ganges says there is aneed for a volume of historydevoted to Salt Spring Island Hesays Bea Hamilton's Salt SpringIsland was a good history but hasbeen out of print for some 10 years.When customers come lookingfor a history Coster usually steersthem towards Snapshots of EarlySalt Spring Island by Dick Toyn-•PROPERTIES*SPECTACULAR LAKEFRONTAGE5Vi acres with approximately500 feet of lake frontage. Thedriveway winds through astand of stately first-growthtimber, terminating on a oneacre flat, lakeside buildingsite, bordered by troutspawning,Blackburn creek.Property is bordered by a 50acre greenbelt area, assuringtotal privacy and seclusion.$149,000WALK-TO-GANGES SEAFRONTSpectacular oceanfront property, close to Ganges, this premierbuilding lot offers 160 ft. of beach frontage on the protectedside of Ganges Harbour allowing year round moorage for yourboat. Situated at the end of a dead-end road, this parcel isconvenient to a main road, yet quiet and private.$145,000T~Vbee, a popular collection ofphotographs of the islandThere are also two books on SaltSpring heritage buildings — TimesPast by the Community Arts CouncilHeritage House Committee andIsland Heritage Buildings, a selectionof heritage buildings in the IslandsTrust area. The latter has a"very good section on Salt Spring,"says Coster.Go Do Some Great Thing, on theHOMESblack pioneers of B.C., includessome references to early SaltSpring settlers. Unfortunately, thebook is going out of print so it maybe difficult to findAnother book with some excellentsections on the island is theGulf Islanders, a volume in theProvincial Archives of B.C.'s"Sound Heritage Series" containingfirst-handacciMnjaofearijrSaltSpring settlers.IN THE GANGES CORE AREAThree bedroom bungalowwithin the village of Ganges.Almost half an acre oflandscaped property offersvery arable soil and privacy.New roof & gutters plus connectedto sewer.$84,900QUALITY SOUTH-END RESIDENCETfft^jp" l*mm W"JNew, valley view home setin its own private location,on just over 3 acres ofpleasantly treed land. 3bdrms, 4 pee master ensuite,kitchen with eating area. Attached2-car garage.$139,000•COMMERCIAL*VERSATILE FAMILY BUSINESSOne of Salt Spring's busiestrestaurants, the ShipsAnchor offers a new ownerunlimited potential. As well,the second storey containseight hotel rooms makingthis a special commercialproperty.$97,500NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY| With its potential limitedonly by your ingenuity, thisthriving newstand businessenjoys a prime location inthe core of Ganges, 5 yearlease with a non-competitionclause. No experiencenecessary!$49,000VICTORIA — A Salt Springpiper will have to move every threehours or pay a "parking" ticket if hewants to continue playing his musicon Victoria streets.At a recent Victoria city councilmeeting aldermen adopted a bylawforcing street musicians to move atleast 440 metres (or two cityblocks) every three hours, or facefines ranging from $10 to $25.The bylaw was prepared aftersome workers at the legislaturecomplained about Salt SpringerFred Tarasoff, who plays the bagpipeson a regular basis on BellevilleStreet near the InnerHarbour.Some Victoria storekeepers andoffice workers complained aboutbecoming "captive audiences'* tostreet musicians who stay in thesame spot all day.VESUVIUS WTFT ACREAGESIf privacy & quiet are important to you, you will want topreview these spectacular west-side waterfronts at theentrance to Booth Canal, on Sansum Narrows. The propertiesabound in mature arbutus and fir trees and boast the islands'finest beach. All parcels are over 3 acresin size. $159,000*\ContactS trickAust/ -•?/.i sSALT SPRING REALTY LTD.SERVING SALT SPRING ISLAND FOR 61 YEARS149 Fulford-Gangcs Rd„ Box 69, Ganges, B.C. V0S 1E0(formerly Salt Spring Lind> Ltd.)Phone 537-5515Victoria Dir. Line 656-5554Fax Number 537-9797

Page A14 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1989DON'T MISSUBeat Farmers•* y ' y x \ / N /Sunday, Aug. 13Fulford Community HallDoors 8:00 pmDance 9:00 pmNO MINORS. ADVANCE TICKETS ONLYFROM PATTERSON'S & ET CETERAr\ESUVITJS INN'RELAX!The sunsets are beautiful from our balcony.JOIN US!At Fulford Hall SundayChe Inn KitchenOpen Mon.-Sat. 11:30-9Sunday 11:30-8COME AND TRYOUR RIBSl£Live dancing music will be ontop Sunday at Fulford Hallwhen the Beat Farmers pay SaltSpring Island a visit Advanceticket sales only at PattersonsStore and et cetera.THEFANTASTICKS:'Theatrical entertainment at its best'By PETER BLACKMORE"Superb," "talented," "magical,""hilarious" are the words thatpublicists use so frequently theylose meaning — but with Trie Fantasticksthe meanings are put back.This musical — the latest productionby Active P.A.S.S. now playingat Off Centre Stage — istheatrical entertainment at its bestTwo mawkish, star-crossedlovers are kept apart by feudmgfathers and a wall. But nothing is asyou see it — or don't see it Thelovers try hard to get together becausetheir fathers are trying to keepthem apart; but their fathers secretlyhave a plot of their own. It needsa magician and his mute, a coupleof pirates, and a cardboard moon tohatch it. And so the happy endingarrives at the midway point of theplay. Thereby, as Shakespeare said,hangs a tale.The Fantasticks is a wonderfulproduction, full of songs well-sung,of drama, of pathos, and of thighslappinghilarity. It has all the erraticbrilliance of a chimpanzee letloose in a magician's box of tricks.The stage overflows with localtalent emerging as the residentcompany of Off Centre Stage. Thisdedicated group, Active P.A.S.S.(an acronym for Performing Artistsof Salt Spring) — actors,musicians, technicians, and directors— have put a lot of effort andlove into this production and it isworthwhile.It is impossible to single out anyone actor — they are a coherentensemble and must all share thepraise.Sue Bowler, for instance (we areassured she is 16 years old), dancesbeautifully through the role of thetra-la heroine Luisa, squealing in anexcess of romanticism, yet has adelightful voice ample enough forsome of the more dramatic songs.Matt, the boy-next-door,Luisa's love from afar, is ablyplayed by James Wilkinson withthe right mixture of wisdom,humour, and naivete. His singingranges from tender duets to gutsyblues.Weaving his spell throughout isthe Magician, a demanding rolevarying between lyrical and themasterful. Dan Miller's magical ElGallo is the golden thread of avoice, sometimes flashing, sometimesdark and heavy. El Gallo,along with his mute, shuffle thepartners, shape the events and captivatethe audience.As the mute, Malindi Curtisdeftly brought out the surprises,and, with her nicely expressiveeyes, spoke louder than any scriptThe two Vaudevillian fathers,Hucklebee and Bellomy, strut andmutter around the stage. RalphMiller and Ron Brunette play thesewell-meaning buffoons who conniveyet boisterously dance andTURN TO PAGE A15TouristAlertAll hungry tourists please contact:STEAK 1& PIZZANow located on Mc Phil lips Avenue.LICENSED DININGINDOORS & ALSO ON OUR OUTDOOR PATIO.537-2777 537-5777• Credit Cards Acceptedi . .We're open for breakfastfrom7:30 am Mon.-Fri.8 am Sat. & Sun.Che (EhflrtDinnerHours5:30-10 pm 5toom *2§Lunch Special — Aug. 12-18CRAB & CHEESEOMELETTEA light fluffy omelette filled withfresh Dungeness crab and cheddar cheese.Served with house saladDinner Special — Aug. 12-18RACK OF LAMBTender New Zealand lamb,baked the way you like it.Served with rice & veggies4751095SUPPER FOR SENIORSMonday to Saturday, 5:30-7 pm; Sunday 5:30-9 pmRoast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding 7.25Petite Ribeye Steak 7.25Grilled Chicken Breast 6.50Sole Florentine 7.25In the Pub Fri. & Sat., Aug. 11 & 12Noisy NeighboursHarbour BDUHEMotzl537-5571• I I - J ."i"M.I • IIIIIIIIIIIILIIII^IIIIHIIIIIII Illlllll [II II

Wednesday, August 9,1989 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A15^Golden IslandCHINESE RESTAURANT - LICENSEDEAT INORTAKEOUTLUNCH Tues.Fri. 11:30-2DINNER Tues.Thurs. 5-10Fri.Sat. 5-11; Sun. 5-9LUNCHSPECIAL your choice $4.25CLOSED MONDAYSUpper Ganges Centre, Ganges 537-2535ROTARY BINGOTHURSDAY, AUG. 10-7:30 PMRoyal Canadian Legion Meaden Hall60/40 SPLIT - BLACKOUT JACKPOTLicence #67991The Raging Grannies wererehearsing at recent NDP picnicat Salt Spring. Seated, from left,are Beth Ariss and Virginia Newmanwhile standing are SueBradford, Dawny Scarfe and LouRumsey. Grannies were practisingfor their performance at EdmontonFringe Festival August22-24.Fantasticks a wonderful showFROM PAGE A14sing their way in good harmonies inthe best tradition. As if the two werenot comical enough, we have twoitinerant Shakespearean actors,Henry (Michael Curtis), and Mortimer(Brien Foerster), postulatingmagnificently and dying dramaticallyin a superb swordfighL Canwe forgive them for upstagingeveryone else?No musical is complete withoutmusicians. Chris Kodaly is the dexterouspianist who provides thegrace notes, and Tone Prosk (whoalso is the musical director) nimblysupplies the bass, flute and rhythm.Liz Martin capably handles thecomplicated lighting plot, designedby Dan Miller, whether smoothlycross-fading colourful pools oflight or giving a flickering impressionof an old movie. Andrew Williamson,the prop manager, is notedas being "indispensible." He is alsoinvisible, which shows how wellhis technical work holds up.April Curtis, the residentdramaturge and artistic director ofOff Centre S tage, aided and abettedby Lynda Jensen and ValrieRiseley, has shown uncommonskill in creating crazy charactersand situations out of the plainwords on the pages. We can but endwith April's words: she "hopes thisproduction will set the tone formany future musical productionson Salt Spring Island."If they are all as good as this,there will be! The Fantasticks willbe playing Friday, Aug. 11, Fridayand Saturday, Aug. 18 and 19, andFriday and'Saturday, Aug. 25 and26 at Off Centre Stage.DRIFTWOOD CLASSIFIEDS.*The island's biggest marketplace!ftW-^- ~ J*' 5 tnat time again...ISLAND Saturday, Aug. 12mssM)JAZZ1 " * " / Potluok BBQ - 2 pmFarmers' Institute GroundsFeaturing the hottest band around...THE DIXIELAND EXPRESS!Plus more...come enjoy the music at this special place. Weprovide the hot grills, you bring your BBQ goodies and toys.Good-time refreshments - com-on-the-cob - meat raffles plusmore! Grounds & goodies open at noon. General admission$7.00, Jazz Society members $5.00.The kind of movie you'llwant to see more than onceTEQUILA SUNRISEShowing at Island Cinema Friday to Monday, August 11-14. Rated mature. Warning — very coarse language, occasionalsuggestive scenes and violence. Starring Mel Gibson,Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer.A luscious concoction that packs a subtle punch, Tequila Sunriselives up to its name. Witty, seductive and unpredictable, it isthe kind of movie that you want to see more than once. Basicallya story of two high school friends who have wound up on oppositesides of the drug scene, the film exploits and explodes Hollywoodconvention, darting through fields of potential cliches andarriving unscathed.Director Robert Towne, who wrote Chinatown (and won anacademy award for it), has created a light-hearted vision of love,conspiracy and betrayal.As he says, clear distinctions between heroes and villains nolonger reflect American reality. Here, the audience finds theirsympathies shifting among the main characters who may or maynot be who they say they are.Overall, this is a visually beautiful film with an excellentsound track, strong performances, and sharply written dialoguethat is clever and natural.Music of the MountiesDAILYSPECIALSThe Blue Heron Dining Room isNOW OPEN 5-9 PM DAILYfor fine family dining.Join us for our Fireside Pub Menu HAMBURGERavailable daily from 11:30 am to 9:30 pm. PARADISEENTERTAINMENT FRI. & SAT., AUG. 11 & 12:LEDUKELa Musique de la GRCRCMP BISON BAND CONCERTWednesday, Sept. 6 • 8 pm • High School Gym, GangesPROCEEDS TO:ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS & YOUTH PROJECTS ON S.S.ITickets: $5; Students & Seniors $3; at et cetera & DriftwoodSPONSORED BY:ROTARY CLUB OF S.S.I. & GANGES RCMP DETACHMENT. . . -

Page A16 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1989artseentfluHuiiinnnftnnmnnimiTniiiiniiiiiiiiifniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiby gary cherneffontrary to popular belief this columnist is not an under­agent for the Seattle tourist bureau. They don'tCcoverpay me a thing and as far as I know they've never heard of SaltSpring Island or this newspaper. With this disclaimer my conscienceis clear about passing on the following information."Bumbershoot" (no, that's not a dirty word; instead it'smore like an ancient incantation employed to ward off inclementweather) is the name of the famous Labour Day weekendSeattle Arts Festival. And I'm sorry I don't yet have the 1989official program.Instead, I've dredged up from my murky files last year'sedition, so you can get the idea of what this thing is all about.Bumbershoot, according to promoters, is one of the top fivefestivals in the U.S., and as I wade through the 36-page program,the word comprehensive comes to mind. The categoriesare dance, film, kids' activities and family shows, literary arts,music including last year's "Bumberdrum Festival," and thetheatre and comedy. As well, you can expect to enjoy specialvisual arts projects and "Boulevard of Crafts" — a juried craftsfair with over 70 participants.It happens at the Seattle CentreAll this happens at the Seattle Centre, the complex of buildingsand courtyards that are the legacy of a bygone world'sfair. I don't want to dwell on the past but just to whet your appetite,here's a sample of last year's menu. Writers in Performancefeatured Canadian novelist and poet Michael Ondaatjeand poet Denise Levertov among its cast of 26. Mixed Mediapresented "poetry collaborations with visual and musical artforms."The dance agenda included traditional Appalachian folkdancing, flamenco dancing, and the Northwest AfricanAmerican Ballet — 23 acts in all.Music is a big drawMusic as always is the big draw. Last year, some of the bignames were Albert Collins, Los Lobos, John Hammond, EttaJames, Miriam Makeba, Bonnie Rant, Sweethearts of theRodeo and Sonny Rollins. Jazz, rock, Latin, classical and folkgroups were all represented. Kids' activities included an "ImaginationMarket," hat and mask workshop, a puppet playshopand 37 family entertainment shows generally scheduled forafternoon or early evening.The news flash is that this year's festival program is out.The number to call for your copy is (206) 684-7337.Did you ever want to study art but felt you couldn't find thetime in a busy work schedule? Emily Carr College of Art andDesign offers a part-time studies program which utilizes thebroadcast facilities of the Knowledge Network.Drawing explored in 11-part seriesMark and Image is a telecourse which explores drawing,utilizing diverse materials and subject matter. Surface, texture,light and composition are dealt with in an 11-part series. Theenrolment package includes an illustrated study manual andmost of the required studio materials.Cost of the course for college credit is $220 (audit is $174).Credit students have access to a "telephone tutor." This courseis offered in the fall and spring terms.Along the same lines is a course on colour. Utilizing examplesfrom the world's great painting the nine programs leadthe student through practical experimentation with colour,mixing and its creative use. This course is only offered in thefall term.Other telecourses offered are contemporary Art in Canadaand Art in Canada to 1871 — both historical surveys. Registrationdeadline is August 22. Application forms are availablefrom ECCAD, 1399 Johnston Street, Vancouver V6H 3R9,phone 687-2345. Also try our local Continuing Education Officein Mouat's Mall, or the library.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. 92Friday SupperAUGUST 11:ROAST BEEF6 pm — Members & Guests Welcome — $7MEAT DRAWS EVERY SAT. FROM 3-5:30Feldenkrais workshop scheduledSALT SPRING — CertifiedFeldenkrais practitioner AnnaHaltrecht will offer a weekendworkshop here August 18-20.The workshop will focus onawareness through movement, thegroup aspect of the work. The lessonsincorporate gentle, interestingmovement sequences which simulatethe exploratory learning naturalto infants.Participants will learn ways toincrease ease and range of motion,improve flexibility and co-ordinationand rediscover the body'scapacities for self-correction andself-improvementAccording to Haltrecht, theworkshop could be helpful foranyone, regardless of age, withspecific injuries or particularneeds,such as anyone wishing to improvetheir athletic abilities.The instructor is a professionaldancer and has taught dance forover 15 years. She performedrecently in the Salt Spring Festivalof the Arts. In 1986 she completeda four-year Feldenkrais trainingprogram in California.FAIR&GARAGESALESaturday, Aug. 1210 am-2 pmGangesUnited Churchy cordiallyMoshe Feldenkrais was an internationallyknown physicist and engineer,and worked on atomicresearch for France, authoredbooks in five languages and was anexpert in judo and soccer. Hedeveloped the Feldenkrais methodthrough "a unique understanding ofwestern science and eastern arts."For more information on the upcomingworkshop, Haltrecht can bereached at 537-5681.EWART GALLERYOF FINE ARTScordially invites you to'A Trip Down Memory Lane 9EXHIBITION AND SALEOF PAINTINGSbyGerry Thompson, ARCT, AFCAShow continues daily until Aug. 20th.Come and bring your friends.Ewart Gallery is pleased to present the works of thisnew and outstanding watercolourist.Wander with the artist down forgotten pathways aswindows and doors of childhood memories are opened.Gardens of flowers among white picket fences appear onone side and weathered country relics on the other.Discover how light has been used in these freshwatercolours to help capture the spirit of earlier years.Join us for a new look at the quiet, simple world we leftbehind.175 SaltSpring Way (2 mi. south of Ganges)(604) 537-2313The Gulf IslandsArts & Crafts Directoryinvites you toA TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE'An exhibition & sale of paintings byGERRY THOMPSON, ARCT, AFCAShow continues daily until Aug. 20.175 S.ltSprint W«y, RR 2. Ganges (2 mi. south of town)S37-2313

Wednesday, August 9,1989 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Page A17Planning a Garden Party?An Evening Soiree?Salt Spring Island nurse JacquelineWrench, centre, andother international volunteershad chance to meet MotherTeresa at one of five clinics sheoperates in Calcutta, India.Wrench will speak and showslides of her experience atCentral Hall August 17 at 7:30p.m.Calcutta an assault on senses,Salt Spring volunteer discoversBy DAVID FRASERSALT SPRING - JacquelineWrench's dream to go to India tohelp the needy and desperate beganwith a letter she penned to MotherTeresa late one nightThe response was an invitationto come and join an internationalnetwork of volunteers in one of themost impoverished places on earth."Calcutta assaults your senses,"says Wrench, a Salt Spring nurseand realtor who organized a groupof six volunteers — five nurses anda flight attendant — to visit andwork among the poor.On Thursday, Aug. 17 Wrenchwill give a slide show and talk atCentral Hall. It will be sponsoredby the Registered Nurses Associationof B.C. (RNABQ.Wrench and her group, who paidall their own expenses, spent amonth this spring working forMother Teresa, who has dedicatedherself to saving the destitute anddying in Calcutta.Wrench says there is a tremendousamount of interest in volunteerwork among people of all agesand nationalities "who want adventureinstead of lying on the beachsomewhere.**On her journey, Wrench joinednumerous university students, aretired architect from Ireland, anauthor from Denmark doing articleson poverty in the Third Worldand a countess from Rome whospent three months each yearvolunteering for worthy causes.There were also millionsof homelesspeople and beggars —on the streets andalong railway tracks.Arriving in Calcutta, Wrenchwas overwhelmed by a city consumedby decay. Everywhere therewere crumbling houses, brokenroads, open sewers, cows andstench. There were also millions ofhomeless people and beggars—onthe streets and along railway tracks."Nothing ever prepared me forthis," she says. "Your senses neverhave a chance to take it all in."Unload bikes last—youthA Salt Spring man believes his seven-year-old son has better visionthan some B.C. Ferry Corporation officials.In a letter written to the corporation, seven-year-old Jeremy Keatingsays it would be safer to unload foot passengers first from B.C.Ferries, followed by motorists, and finally cyclists. Unloading procedurescurrently allow cyclists to disembark prior to vehicles."When we were going to pick someone up at the ferry," Keatingwrote, "there were so many bikes we had to wait a long time to passthem safely. Some drivers don't wait until it's safe to pass, like on curves,and they could have accidents."B.C. Ferries spokesman Erin Caldwell said cyclists normally disembarkfirst — with foot passengers — at the Long Harbour ferry terminal.Sometimes, she added, they are unloaded last at the Fulfordferry dock, because they embarked last, and travelled at the rear of thevessel.At one time, ferry workers tried to hold cyclists back, Caldwellsaid, but it proved difficult because the bikes were located at the frontof the boat and the riders "wanted to go" with the foot passengers.Adding a note of his own to the letter, Jeremy Keating's father Samalso suggests it would be safer for vehicles to disembark prior tocyclists."Do we have to wait until someone is seriously hurt before thepeople of B.C. Ferries see what is obvious to a seven-year-old?" heasked.Wrench was exposed to all fiveMother Teresa centres in Calcuttabut spent most of her time at anoutdoor clinic alongside theSeadalh train station. There, shecared for thousands of needy,homeless and hungry people.There are 21 centres in India and285 in the world which focus on the"poorest of the poor.""Mother Teresa's philosophy isto take parasites out of the bowel,put food in the belly, teach them tocare for themselves and then dignitywill return to life."She says disease is endemic inCalcutta. "World Health Organizationstatistics shatter the westernmind." Drinking water teems withbacteria and leprosy and bubonicplague are still facts of life.Wrench says you can't imaginea more crowded place than Calcutta.Of its 10 million inhabitants fourper cent live on the pavement InCalcutta's three railway stationslive 100,000 people.Every year India, with over 800million people, expands in populationby 16 million more inhabitants."The environment is stripped of air,water, light and space."India takes up only 2.4 per centof the globe's land base, yet has 15per cent of the world's population.TheGuv'nor'sgone fishing.Pre-party assistance with the preparation of your food.Attention to last-minute details.Join yotir guests, while I attend to the serving of refreshments,dinner or a light repast, in an atmosphere of congenialhospitality.Clean-up included. For more information call:Wendy Beatty at 537-466379*Cn*a*XB3XBVH8WKei*e9mm**C9VM1*m&SUZUKIPIANOSCHOOLMayana Williamson,B.Mus.+ Private lessons from age 5•k Pre-instrument classes for 4 8t 5-yr. olds•* Piano and singing for adultsREGISTERING FOR SEPTEMBERSIDNEY MOVERS& STORAGE LTD. *Atlas Van LinesIN VICTORIA CALL:AGENTS FOR:(Canada) Ltd.IN GANGES CALL:SALT SPRING FREIGHT385-6771 537-2041• Local & Long Distance Moving• Heated Storage"We aim to please & you move with ease!"SUMMER BEACHESARE NO PLACE FOR PETS!Pets are banned from the following beaches June15 to September 15:LANGFORDVIEW ROYALMETCHOSINSOOKEGlen Lake Beach ParkLangford Lake Park Beach• Thetis Lake Park Beach• Witty s Lagoon• Aylard Farm BeachSALT SPRING ISLAND• Vesuvius Bay Beach• Bader's BeachROUTINE PA TROLS ARE IN EFFECTFor further information call:Cf2DCapital Regional DistrictAnimal ControlHeadquarters: 2774 Midstream Road 478-0624Galiano Island: 539-5255 Pender Island: 629-6384Mayne Island: 539-2524 Salt Spring Island: 537-9414

Pag* A18 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1969arthur blackiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitimiiiiiiiUMjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiIn difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.— Elsa Schiaparellilsa was a European fashion designer with a sharp eyeand a sharper tongue who died in 1972. That means sheEprobably never got to eyeball anything like the apparition Isaw slouching along a downtown street this morning — ateenage kid in a purple Mohawk with what looked like a VictoriaCross hanging from his earlobe. He was also wearingstovepipe jeans with the knees out, paratroopers boots, and ablack leather jacket sporting more chrome than a '58 Cadillac.Shriner? Hallucination? Venusian?Nah — just a 1980s version of an ageless male obsession:the urge to get out there and Strut Our Stuff.You don't even have to be a card-carrying member of thegenus Homo Sapiens to feel the itch. Peacocks do it with theirfancy tail assembly. Tomcats caterwaul, ruffed grouse drum,lions roar, bull moose bellow and baboons — never mind. Thepoint is, males of all species simply love to show off — even ifit means looking like idiots.We've been doing it for years. Way back in the 1600sduring the reign of Elizabeth I, men of fashion dressed like...well, queens, actually. They wore earrings and necklaces andgreat, gobberty rings. They stuffed themselves into corsets,wore conspicuous flashy garters on their thighs and paddedtheir hips with straw.A bloom of outrageous male dandiesA century later, Paris spawned a bloom of male dandies thatcould have given our Skinheads a lesson in outrageousness.They were called the Incroyables — and they were fairly incrediblealright. They wore coats so long that the tails trailedon the ground. Their shirt collars rose past their ears whiletheir pantaloons (mustard coloured) came right up to theirarmpits.The Incroyables also wore earrings, heavy rouge and artificialbeauty spots on their cheeks, just to make certain they'dstand out in a crowd.Things have been a little quieter on the male fashion frontin this century. Quieter, but not entirely dormant. Some of usare old enough to remember the Zoot Suit of the 30s, with itshourglass waist, draped pants and shoulders that looked likesomebody'd forgotten to take out the coat hanger. There are noZoot Suits in my closet, but I'm pretty sure if I dug right to theback I'd unearth a couple of Carnaby Street psychedelic shirts,a Nehru jacket, some moth-eaten bell bottoms and a pair ofwinkle-picking Disco boots so ridiculous I don't have thenerve to even put them in a garage sale.We don't have any role modelsSkinheads aside, there's not much happening in the maleflamboyance department these days. Trouble is, we don't haveany role models. We need someone like Beau Brummel, the19th century British fop who wore skin-tight pants, polishedhis boots with champagne, and decreed that "a perfectgentleman must change his gloves six times a day."Who've we Canucks got to match that? Oh, Trudeau cut afairly raffish figure with his roses, his cloaks and his GeorgeRaft fedoras, but he's faded from the stage.Nowadays there's just Don Cherry and his incroyable shirtcollars.Crossword writer denies IRA link;he doesn't want to editorializeA reference to the Irish Republican Army(IRA) as "freedom- fighters" prompted a PenderIsland reader to take issue with Dnftwood'scrossword puzzle writer.The freedom-fighter clue appeared in a recentcrossword and the Pender resident (who askedthat his name be withheld) suggested that "terrorists"would be a better description. "I willcontinue to solve the puzzles," he wrote, "if youcontinue to print them, but please encouragepuzzle-makers of different political persuasionsto contribute."The writer also questioned the word (< nola,"which puzzle-maker Rick McConnell of Reginadescribed as a small bell.McConnell, a one-time Salt Spring resident,syndicates his crosswords himself through theKnow-Whole-Bard Features Syndicate. He hasresponded to the objection over the IRA clue bydenying any ties to the organization."Although my name is of Irish extraction, Iam 100 per cent Canadian and have never beento England or Ireland nor worry excessivelyabout their differences. 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Wednesday, August 9,1989 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD PagcA19Chef Santy Fuoco showsWhite Rock visitor Uta Backsome of the 475 sizzling salmonCooking up a stormfillets served up at annual SaltSpring Lions Salmon Barbecueat Centennial Park Sunday.Tickets invalidatedAnyone issued a speeding ticketon Salt Spring between July 17 andAugust 2 will not receive the standardthree points against his driver'slicence.However, the next time he iscaught travelling faster than thespeed limit, the penalty will be alittle stiffer.Bill 52, the Motor VehicleAmendment Act, was given royalassent on July 17, making the standardTVR (traffic violation report)issued for speeding and othermoving violations invalid.The legislation was not supposedto have been passed untilJuly of next year. But a mistake bythe government during the last sessionsaw the new regulations takeeffect a year earlier.Effective August 2, motoristscaught violating the Motor VehicleAct will be issued a ticket informationand fined. The standard penaltyfor speeding and other movingviolations, such as disobeying astop sign, failing to yield or undertakingan unsafe lane change, is$75.hi the past, TVRs were issued toindividuals with a valid B.C.driver's licence who were foundcommitting a moving violation.The penalty was points against theHelicopterto look forspeedersSALT SPRING—Radar detectorsand other means of avoidinglocal radar traps are to become lesseffective for chronic speeders onSalt Spring Island.Local RCMP were busy markingoff lines on Fulford-GangesRoad last week to assist aircraftspeed patrols on the island.Ganges RCMP Sergeant LarryWendel said helicopter patrols willbecome a reality within a fewweeks.Adding to the stepped up patrolsis a more serious penalty: due torecently passed legislation anyonecaught speeding will now be subjectto an automatic $75 fine.driver's licence. Those residingoutside the province who werecaught committing a similar offencewere issued a traffic informationaccompanied by a monetaryfine.With the amendment, both residentsand non-residents will betreated the same.Ganges RCMP Sergeant LarryWendel said that the granting ofroyal assent on the bill has renderedall TVRs issued on or after July 17invalid.Wendel also noted that localRCMP have the option to issue atraffic information to those peoplein possession of an invalid TVR.•mternDECORATINGAT ITS BESTLargest inventoryof decorative fabricsin Western CanadaALWAYSDISCOUNTEDUP TO 80%!For windowtreatment,slipcovers,upholstery andbed coverings, ourincredible fabricsare affordable andour creativity andworkmanshipare incomparable.^rDecorativeFabricsMon.-Sat. 9-6Sunday 12-4381-24043388 OouglaVictoriaHw,All movingtraffic violationsnow carry a fine!Fail to yield on green arrow: Red flashingYellow flashing light at intersection; Yell'flashing light; Disobey construction sierdriving; Speed in municipality; Spcagainst area sign; Speed against rrSpeed in playground zone; Fail toUnsafe lane change; Lane changeRight turn from wrong lane; Illegaliline; Fail to pass at safe distanoIncrease speed while being passed,Unsafe pass on left; Pass without tCommercial vehicle follow too closely: LLeave controlled access highway; ImproptImproper right turn-no intersection; Unsafe U-.Inadequate signal on turn; Drive vehicle wit,intersection; Disobey yield sign; '• to yield on let" stop; En-after stop; Fail to yield to vehicl'yield; Fail to yield for emergeipedestrian; Disobey school gu£railway crossing unsafely; Drivestop sign unsafely: Commerciintersection; Reverse when unsai.motorcycle: Motorcycle passenger not law.motorcycle over 2 abreast: Follow fire trueDrive on sidewalk; Open door while unsafe.•rsection; Red flashing light-no intersection;light-no intersection; Fail to yield at green•»• Drive over newly painted lines; Slowpeed against highway sign; Speediicipal lane: Speed in school zone;ep right; Slow vehicle not on rightt signal; Left turn from wrong laneadway: v. olid double line; Cross solid broken•e pass sau f. Fail to yield to passing vehicle;safe pass on right; Pass on right of roadway;•raffic sign or signal; Follow too closely;'•vider; Enter controlled access highway;n: Improper left turn-no intersection;'urn; Unsafe start; No signal on turn;ce; Fail to yield at uncontrolled•Id to left turn vehicle; Fail to yieldlil to stop; Emerging vehicle fail toestrian; Pass vehicle yielding forto stop at railway crossing; Leavejbey railway stop sign; Leave railwayay; Disobey stop sign; Reverse into•t not on seat; Passenger unlawfully on•"ermit unlawfully seated passenger; Operatey: Park near fire truck; Drive over fire hose;A fineplus penalty points.British Columbians pay $905 million a year in health andother costs related to driving accidents.* It's too high a pricefor the people of the province and the victims of accidentsto pay. From now on, bad drivers are going to face finesranging from $35 to $200. Our roads must be made safer.* Source: ICBC 1988. Direct costs.BC»MINISTRY OF SOLICITOR GENERALTraffic Safety DirectorateThe Honourable Angus Ree.Solicitor General

PageA20 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednesday, August 9,1989Farmers are out toenergize membershipSALT SPRING — TheFanners' Institute hopes revampingits community hall can energizemembership in the organization.Institute president Ian Clementsays membership in the group hasdeclined over the years because ofthe absence of social functions.To remedy this situation thegroup is trying to upgrade the buildingon its five-acre property onRainbow Road which, in the past,was used for such community functionsas auctions and dances.Agriculture classes from Gulf IslandsSecondary School have alsoused the building.Originally designed as a barn,Clement says the building was notintended for social uses andmust bebrought up to community hallstandards.The institute was recentlyrestructured into different committees.The general public is beingencouraged to join the committeesand contribute to the group.He says Salt Spring musicianTom Bowler, lead guitarist withClub Mongo and Hi Risk Chili, hasjoined the newly-formed buildingand lands committee in the hopethat the building can become a performancespace for local groups.The Farmers' Institute alsowants to get involved in marketingSalt Spring produce. Until recently,says Clement, the institute had beenpreoccupied with a meat inspectionbylaw proposed by the CapitalRegional District (CRD)."Local sheep grazers were galvanizedagainst the proposed bylawand there was a great deal ofresponse from our membership,"says Clement.He says a meat producers' committeehas been set up to enhancethe production of island lamb. Itconsists of president Chris Schmah,Driftwoods gardening columnist;Eric Alderson, author and pastpresident of the Pork Producers Associationof Canada; and sheepfarmer Ross McLeod who, saysClement, was largely responsiblefor thwarting the proposed meat inspectionbylaw.Clement says before Salt Springlamb finds its way into more restaurantsand stores local producershave to guarantee a consistentsupply of high-quality lamb.The Farmers' Institute can helpby establishing high standards ofproduction. Eventually, Clementsays, Salt Spring lamb producerscould have an independent, selfregulatingbody.One sales point could be guaranteeingthat lamb is free of residues,such as hormones."We want to prove we have aquality product It's in everyone'sinterest to raise quality. We shou'be able to charge a premium for S