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FC grabs title in B.C. event By MITCHELL SHERRIN Staff Writer

Though islanders have come to expect victory after victory from the Salt Spring Football Club (FC), it might have been a tall order to pre­sume another win at the provincial championships last weekend.

After all, the top soccer teams representing eight regions in B.C. travelled to Port Albemi with the same dream of seizing the Keith Millar Cup.

But thanks to great skill, team work and tenacious spirit, FC pulled off top honours once again to crown a perfect soccer sea­son with a 2-0 thrashing over the Alberni Athletics in the gold medal match Sunday.

"They came out guns blazing," said FC manager Ken Marr.

Ten minutes into the final,

FC's Harrison Jason turned an Albemi defender inside out at the top of 18-yard box and fired a cross to Dion Hackett, who headed in the ball.

"Dion has been a clutch goal-scorer in the latter part of this season," Marr added.

With five minutes left in the first half, Kevin Luke pounded a 25-yard free-kick into the top comer.

"They wanted me to cross and I thought I'd shoot ," said Luke.

"I knew as soon as I hit it, I'd scored. I don't think I'll be able to do that again soon," he added.

"It was the best free-kick I've seen live in 30 years .. . It was a beauty," Marr said.

FC simply possessed the ball for the rest of the game, said Marr.

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Fun weekend set Activites abound this weekend as two major events

get underway on Salt Spring. The annual Sea Capers bash kicks off Friday night

with a Club Mongo dance (see story, Page 20) and runs right through the weekend with a raft of nautical . events planned.

Special to the island this year is The Highland Gathering, which also promises to be a bagpipe full of fun.

Look for the Sea Capers and Highland Gatheri..'1g booklet inside this edition of the Driftwood.

Final incorporation meeting runs tonight

Deliberately set frres raise ire

By GAIL SJUBERG Staff Writer

With only 10 days remaining before the June 22 incorporation vote, the last chance to attend a public meeting on the topic is tonight (Wednesday).

Set for the high school multi-purpose room begin­ning at 7:30p.m., the format includes a panel of incor­poration proponents and opponents, and an open ses­sion for questions and expressing of opinions.

Resource people from the provincial government and the restructure committee, and the incorporation study consultant will also be on hand.

The restructure committee itself has been criticized this week for abandoning a strictly neutral stance in a June 5 Driftwood ad, which contained responses to what it felt was misinformation circulating in the community.

Flowing from a Monday morning meeting, individ­ual committee members will be free to express their opinions at the public meetings but not from the posi­tion of the head table.

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By MITCHELL SHERRIN Staff Writer

Salt Spring firefighters had to contend with several out-of-control wildfires, all set intentionally last week­end.

The most alarming inci­dent was a brush fire in a slash pile at a large vacant lot near the west end of Rainbow Road which took six vehicle crews and almost 12,000 gallons of water to extinguish Friday evening.

"It puts my firefighters at risk doing this sor t of stuff," said chief Dave Enfield.

1 "Flames were 20 to 25

feet in the air when I arrived on the scene."

Fire crews initially attacked the fire at 10:25

p.m. and remained at the site for two hours.

A subsequent flare-up Saturday morning brought crews back for additional work to dig up smouldering roots and snuff out spot fires.

Surveying the blackened five by 50-metre swath of burned slash and brush Monday, Enfield said the most likely cause of the fire was arson.

"There's no way some­body flicking a cigarette could start something like this," he said.

"It's a lucky thing this driveway acted as a fire ­break; the fire was rolling straight up through here," Enfield said, pointing to adjoining forests blanketing the slope of Mount Erskine.

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, remaining slash piles be removed from the property.

"Now that kids have seen this here, it's an open invi­tation to come back."

While Enfield acknowl­edged young adults might not be responsible for the Rainbow Road fire, he said that fire crews had to respond to two unruly bon­fires started by partying youths at Bader's Beach last weekend.

"Parents need to know kids are jeopardizing their island."

One firefighter even saw a truck loaded with pallets and young adults headed for the popular teen party site last weekend.

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came up to .us afterward and said, 'You had it from the opening,"' Marr said.

"The ball was at the other end of the field 90 per cent of the time," said on-look­ing fan Douglas McDonald (father of shut-out FC goal­keeper Jonathon McDonald).

But even though Salt Spring might have owned the final match, there were still a few sketchy moments earlier in the tourney where it looked as if FC wouldn't qualify.

After a tough-fought 3-1 battle against the Courtenay Black Fin Rovers Friday (goals by Chris Jason, Rhys Beasley and Hackett), FC waltzed over the North Enderby Timberwolves in a 3-1 match Saturday morn­ing (goals by Luke, Hackett and Harrison Jason).

A third match against Richmond's Shamrock Rovers proved to be a nail­biter.

"The score was two-nil

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for Richmond at the end of the first half," Marr winced.

But he was dazzled by the calm determination exhibit­ed by FC players.

"They came out in the second half and needed to score two goals ... In fact, we scored three but the ref­eree only let us keep two."

Mark Nordirie pounded in one goal right away and Hackett nailed a second to tie. But Hackett's goal was waived as off-side and Luke had to clinch a third in the last four minutes.

While FC lost the match 4-3 in the subsequent shoot­out, points earned for the regulation time draw still pushed Salt Spring ahead to the gold medal match.

Asked to single out play­ers who contributed to the B.C . title win, Marr was stumped.

"An MVP will be hard to pick because they are such a fantastic unit together."

But many players rose to the challenge, like Chris Griffiths and Colin McDougall, who've only been playing with the club for a year, he said.

"Jeremy Morrison hadn't laced his boots since the qualifier against · Port Alberni and came right back onto the field."

FC's netminder McDonald was also playing injured after a kick broke his hand during the Challenge Cup tournament on May 21.

"They trained without shooting on him. Friday, he came back out in the net and played phenomenally."

Marr also commended FC captain Chris Jason for his exemplary leadership.

But the strongest MVP candidate for Salt Spri ng woul d have to be Bruce Grey, even though he's not a player, Marr said.

Grey came out to Alberni on his ow n and provided FC with first aid, taping and physiotherapy services.

"There were important players who wouldn't have made it without his work," said Marr.

It's possible the Salt Spring team will need a first aid attendant even more next season.

Since FC managed such top-flight play this year, they will advance from Division 3 to 2, where they might take a few more lumps.

"It was nice to see FC on the cup," said Marr.

"Because it will be a long time before we can com­pete for this cup again. With this level of play, these guys will be playing at a higher level for a long time."

fiRES: Hazard currently rated 'extreme' FOR THE RECORD From Page 1

"A little campfire is one thing but a bonfire of pal­lets is another," said Enfield.

Crews had to respond to fire calls at the same loca­tion just before midnight both Friday and Saturday, he added.

On Monday, broken pal­lets still littered the Bader's Beach parking area beside a large pile of ash.

"This load of pallets pre­sents an interface hazard with the brush on the other side of the road. It could easily spark over."

And though some might think the tinder-dry under­growth seemed safely situ­ated approximately five metres across a road, another fire scene last weekend demonstrated the incendiary ability of flames to leap barriers. . Almost every fire vehi­cle on the island (except one kept on standby) responded to an Eagle Ridge Drive fire when a burn pile flew out of con­trol 5:30p.m. Sunday.

"He was burning without a permit, had a fire going and left it unattended. It wasn't even a safe fire to begin with," said Enfield.

Starting from a burn pile in a small clearing, the fire jumped up a four-metre

embankment and carved through a forested area toward two reside nces before firefighters brought the blaze under control around 8 p.m.

And because the proper­ty owner s tarted the fi re without a permit, he could be held accountable to the fire department.

"We coul d bi ll him for services rendered. At Forestry rates, t hat's approximately $7 ,500."

Enfield noted that in 1999, the Buddhist retreat on Mount Tuam was billed $8,000 for a fire contro l mission involving forestry crews.

The fire chief was also disappointed to find a sub­standard, narrow winding driveway at the Eag le Ridge fire scene Sunday.

"With the driveway not to code, I'm surprised we didn't damage any veh i­cles."

But two firefighters did receive minor injuries - a stretched ligament and a hand inj ury - during the fire suppressio n wo rk Sunday.

"A firefighter wears 60 to 70 pounds of turn-out equipment."

With temperatures in the 20s and rough work on a rocky hillside 50 metres away from vehicles, fatigue levels were p retty hig h , Enfield said.

Fortunately, the o nly losses to the fire were half a dozen scorched Douglas fir trees, 5,500 gallons of water and 19 cold dinners for hard working firefight­ers.

Enfield seemed puzzled that the p roperty ow ne r had n't app lied fo r a free open-burn permit.

"When people get a per­mit, we i nform them of safe burning practices and it allows us to keep track of where fires are happening so we don' t have to run all over the place."

Due to extreme fi re haz­ard condi tions, open burns are now banned on week­ends. However, open fires may sti ll be mai ntained Monday through Friday, 8 a.m to 7 p.m., with a valid permi t avai lable from the Ganges fi re hall .

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Chair David Wood will moderate the meetings but not contribute to the discus­sions.

Committee member Peter Lake resigned his position Monday so he could freely speak his mind in public.

• People wanting to scan the draft letters patent for a potential Salt Spring Island municipality can now read the document on the restruc­ture committee's website -www.saltspring.com/incor­poration - along with reams of other information, the original restructure study and recent update, and Community Charter docu­ments.

Both the restructure study and letters patent outline the process for how municipal council bylaws would rece1ve Islands Trust approval.

As with the current local Trust committee system, no municipal bylaw can be contrary to the Trust Policy Statement, which is the nuts and bolts of the preserve and protect mandate.

All bylaws are referred to the Islands Trust executive committee - chairman and three vice-chairs. Official community plan (OCP) amendments need executive approval, while all others are reviewed by the execu­tive for comment.

If the executive refuses to grant approval of an OCP change, the municipality can appeal to the 26 trustees of Trust Council. Failing Trust Council approval, the Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services (MCAWS) may then "provide advice or direction to assist with the review of the bylaw by the Islands Trust Council and to determine if the bylaw may be approved by the Islands Trust Council."

Currently, approval from the MCAWS and either Trust executive or council is needed to change the OCP. Under incorporation, approval from only one of those three bodies is required.

Section 15.5 of the draft letters patent states t~at the

m1n1ster of CAWS may require the municipality and Islands Trust to resolve any disagreements through dis­pute resolution mechanisms of the Local Government Act.

Trust appeal provisions have never been used, how­ever, basically because local Trust committees and staff don't bother drafting bylaws that won't pass the Trust Policy Statement test.

While no bylaws have formally been rejected, Trust Council chairman David Essig told the Driftwood that a few have been sent back to local Trust committees for revision or more information before being approved by the exec­utive committee.

Where does Salt Spring's anomalous all-vol­unteer library fit into a pos­sible incorporation sce­nario?

Barring election of an anti -volunteer council will­ing to take on a community that has demonstrated strong support for current library operation, it would continue to function in the same way with volunteers.

Library funding comes from property tax funding ($55,000) established through a referendum three years ago, a $27,000 provin­cial per capita grant and the rest through fine collection, donations, book sale pro­ceeds and miscellaneous bits of income.

Property tax collection responsibility would be transferred from the Capital Regio nal District to the municipality.

Current library board chair Garth Hendren observes that "because of the library's position in the community I think it would be highly unlikely that if any changes were made in how it is funded the com­munity wouldn't be consult­ed. I would be very sur­prised if any elected official would feel comfortable doing that."

Public meetings on the long-term future and site of the library are coming up in the fall.

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Salt Spring's incorporation debate has grabbed the atten­tion of the province's top municipal affairs politician.

George Abbott, minister of community, aboriginal and women's services, has sent a letter to Salt Spring Local Government Restructure Committee chair David Wood that will likely be read at the June 11-12 public meetings.

Abbott acknowledges voting decisions are "very person­al," but indicates he is a fan of municipal government and the new Community Charter legislation.

"I recognize the many complex dimensions of the change in community governance that incorporation brings. But, we should not lose sight of the fact that municipalities are, and will continue to be, the form of local governance that allows a community to be in control of its own affairs to the greatest extent possible. The Community Charter represents a funda­mental expansion of the empowerment of a comm1.1nity, guided by the principle that the community will choose how to utilize ihat empowerment."

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With at least I 0 years of snorkelling since the last effort to create an island indoor pool took a dive, aquatically oriented islanders launched a new organization June 5 to pro­mote an indoor swimming facility.

Approximately 50 people attended the inaugural meet­ing of the Salt Spring Island Indoor Pool Society (SSI­IPS) at Salt Spring Elementary.

Encouraged by the enthu­siasm of founders Kathy Page and Jean Southgate, potential SSIIPS members sat in a circle and discussed the possibility of forming a new society, determining its potential aims and ascertain­ing various challenges.

"It will be hard to agree, no doubt. But it will be nec­essary to get a concrete vision," Page said.

Citing statistics from the new indoor facility con­structed in Sooke, Page indi­cated Salt Spring could develop a state-of-the-art pool for $4.5 million.

With a similar population to Salt Spring (population I 0,000), Sooke residents will pay $62 per $100,000 of residential tax assessment for the recreation centre, she said.

"Pools always cost money to run, like a good public transit system. It's just some­thing you have to want and pay for . . . It's important for this to not just be on the back-burner for another I 0 years."

Representatives from sev­eral stakeholder groups sur­faced through a lively and nurturing debate process.

"You have to look at cut­ting your coat according to the quality of the cloth," said Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission (PARC) mem­ber Peter Lake.

He indicated that while Sooke has approximately the same population and tax oase to the island, it gener­ltes substantially more tax ·evenue from adjacent forest ·eserve lands.

"People don't want a :::adillac solution," said Salt )pring Aquatic Society pres­dent Norbert Schlenker.

increase taxes on Salt Spring have always met with oppo­sition, Schlenker said.

But Lake countered that even a basic facility, without a spa, sauna, exercise room or whirlpools would cost at least $1 million, based on PARC estimates.

Page noted that PARC's last survey indicated a clear majority of island voters placed an indoor pool as a top priority.

Lake, along with PARC commissioner Susan Russell, responded that PARC has now received Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) approval to use the Rainbow Road property for recreation purposes.

But several engineering and financial questions will still need to be answered before building can com­mence.

The ALC application alone took 18 months to pro­cess, Russell said.

"But at least we've got the ground to build on," Lake said.

Various suggestions of applications for federal infrastructure grants, deben­ture proposals and calls for volunteer labour rir.pled through the room as pool enthusiasts attempted to speed the process. ·

Other voices noted that a multi-use facility with an attached ice rink and tennis

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Lake indicated that the Salt Spring Tennis Association has successfully raised $100,000 for a perma­nent indoor site under a pub­lic-private partnership model.

And all potential recre­ation facilities at Rainbow Road would need bath­rooms, showers and parking, which could be shared, Lake noted. ·

But divisive sentiments between ice rink and pool promoters led to the destruc­tion of both recreation dreams in the previous pool referen­dum bid, noted Bruce Mills. (An indoor pool referendum was defeated in 1987.)

However, a plan to devel­op non-profit status for fundraising purposes was highly regarded among all present.

what they want and form a plan, said Darlene Steele.

"We need information. We can't go anywhere without information," she said.

In a fluid, effective and infectious example of unstructured group process­es, the disparate voices agreed to develop a new society and set about the business of raising money to build a pool on the island.

After a brief flurry of nominations, a SSIIPS slate was proposed of Page as president, Steele as vice­president, Southgate as sec­retary and Maureen Milner as treasurer. The group was unanimously accepted through acclamation.

Three focus groups were also formed to develop long­range plans, to increase and poll membership and to con­duct further research.

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Islanders wishing a pool will need to gather informa­tion, collectively decide

Indoor pool enthusiasts will next convene at 7 p.m., July 10 at Salt Spring Elementary.

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Last Public Meeting

Come to this meeting to express your opinion -pro or con -and hear the opinions of others including some of the

Study Committee members. Information about the Community Charter will also be.available.

Tom Reid, the consultant who did the incorporation study, will be at the public meeting to answer questions.

Wednesday, June 12, at GISS (the high school)

Be sure to read the considerations list mailer that was sent to you, and check out the website www.saltspring.com/incorporation

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Camp Colossal, Aquafit among summer activities

Summer recreation pro­grams are unfolding as usual, the Salt Spring Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission (PARC) heard at its last public meeting.

Dave Gibbons , parks operations and projects man­ager, reported that Camp Colossal will run much the same as last year, although with fewer off-island trips. Up to 30 participants can be accommodated each day.

Gibbon noted that Salt Spring's summer day camp program is more generous than in other places in that it runs for an extra week and for longer hours each day.

"In future years you may want to look at that and con­sider if you want to offer that ... amount of service."

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• Applicants for PARC's Leisure Economic Access Policy fee subsidy program who do not receive social assistance in some form will need to make a written dec­laration of their income level in order to be considered for the subsidy. A verbal decla­ration had been necessary before PARC passed the amending motion on May 27.

• Aquafit instructors Rosemary Trump and Ila Mae Dixon will continue to lead their popular program at Shelby Pool in response to a flood of requests from some of their class mem­bers. Sixteen individuals wrote letters asking that Dixon and Trump be hired again.

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ed them. The RCMP is not carrying out investigations into the fires, said a police source, but the fire department is look­ing into the matter.

• Commissioners dis­cussed fees charged to the Salt Spring Aquatic Society which runs the island's Stingrays swim team. While the hourly rate remains the same this year, the group is now being charged for a 5-6 p.m. time slot from Monday through Thursday.

• Pennant-snatchers will face their penance if local police are successful in investigating the theft of 20 flags, valued at $500, from the exterior of a business on June 9.

• One 68-year-old man lost his right to drive for 24 hours after police suspended his driver's licence on June 7 at 9:50 p.m. The man failed a roadside screening device test for alcohol and his vehicle was towed away.

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• PARC looked at a pre­liminary proposal from the Salt Spring Gymnastics Association, which wants to build a facility for its activi­ties. The association has quickly grown from serving 11 children to about I 00 since setting up last year, and would like to create a building which would also be available for other groups to use.

PARC's Rainbow Road property was mentioned as a possible site.

• The commission agreed to grant a Mouat's Trading Company request to enlarge a propane tank enclosure in Rotary Park by up to four feet so that a larger tank can be installed.

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Cadets clean beaches

Salt Spring beaches are sparkling after getting the royal treatment from the Cadets Caring for Canada program.

Seventy Kittyhawk squadron air cadets under the supervision of Commanding Officer Major Peter Reynolds recently travelled from Sidney to the island to pick up broken glass, Styrofoam, old tires, sheets of metal, rope and wire that have washed up on the shores.

Cadets Caring for Canada is a nation-wide activity designed to demonstrate the contribution of 'youth in building better communities.

The squadron also partici­pates in annual events such as band concerts, parades, Remembrance Day, poppy sa les for the Legion, fundraising for the Kidney Foundation and Heart and Stroke Foundation, along with drill, band and first aid competitions.

Valdy shedding clothes

Valdy is taking his clothes off-again.

The famed island folksinger who participated last year in Salt Spring Appeal's Hunks For Habitat fundrais~ng cam­paign is now shedding his duds to raise money for the Georgia Strait Alliance.

Celebrating Oceans Day 2002, this Saturday, as well as international efforts to raise awareness and protection of oceans, the Georgia Strait Alliance has launched the Hunks for Habitat 2002 web­site, featuring 14 men, "revealing almost all" for the cause.

Near-buff photographs of local celebrities are digitally covered with seashells and visitors to the website ( www.HunksforHabitat.com ), can remove or add a shell from a selected hunk with every $50 in charitable dona­tions.

Donations can be made through a secure online dona­tion link on the website or by phone (250) 753-3459.

The first Hunks for Habitat campaign was launched on Salt Spring last November to help pull in final funds needed for the Texada lands purchase.

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Lee aims to mark tree site

BEACH BUDDIES: Visiting air cadets took to the beaches around Ganges and Fulford Harbour on Saturday, picking up hundreds of pounds of garbage, according to Kathy Reimer of the Salt Spring Stream and Salmon Enhancement Society. The event was part of the Cadets Caring for Canada program. Photo by Derrick Lundy

Protecting B.C.'s Forest Values: Results-Based Forest Practices Code

Opportunity for Public Comment

The Governrnoot of BritiS"l Columbia invites comrnoots until June 30, 2002 on plans to create a results-b~ Forest Prcdices Code.

A detailEd di~ssion paper is available at www.resultsbasedcode.ca or from any Ministry of Forests district office.

Public commer~ts are er~couragEd through two 93parate conrultation proce:a3S:

* Opa1 forums held by an M LA Committ~ to revieN strategic isrues.

* A topic-spoofic di~ssion forum at www .r esultsbasedcode.ca

The neN Code will maintain existing standards for er~vironnmtal values ranging from wildlifeprotEdion to old-growth forest retention, while rEducing the complexity that isdis:;ouraging best practices, confusing accountability and driving up cost to governmer~t and industry.

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Some memories of a man's working life just don't fade away.

For Syd Lee, witnessing the falling of a 28-foot­diameter cedar tree up Jarvis Inlet on the Sunshine Coast in 1948 has stuck with him through the years, and come out stronger than ever since he retired a few years ago.

Lee was 17 at the time, and working as a scaler on a B.C. Forest Products compa­ny crew. Since he did the measuring and the paper­work, he vividly recalls the tree's phenomenal girth. He also estimates it was 400 feet tall.

It took two Swedish fall­ers working with hand saws three days to cut down the tree.

Lee notes there was no appreciation for the ec_ologi­cal or heritage value of trees in those days. But now he strongly feels it should be acknowledged somehow.

"It's crazy to Jet it go to pot," he says. ''I'm the only one who knows where it is."

He aims to soon revisit the site to find the massive stump, and to at least put a

roofed structure over it, ide­ally marking it with a plaque.

He's hoping some funding to cover basic costs of his project can be raised through anyone wanting to support the plan.

Lee welcomes input or

ideas from any individuals or group interested in pursuing protection of what he is call­ing "the world's biggest tree."

He can be reached at 537-8406, or at his residence: 186 Arnell Way.

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Dedicated island soccer buffs have been feeling a lit­tle sluggish as they attempt to struggle through work days after watching night­owl World Cup soccer matches through the wee hours.

But given Salt Spring's long connection with the world's most popular sport, the latest soccer craze might hardly seem surprising. "

One resident has even kept vigilance over every 2002 World Cup match since the first round began May 31, and he's seen them all live.

As a fan oflreland's foot­ball club, Damien Brazier hasn't just followed the Irish games, or even all the games in Ireland's Group E pool, he has consumed every single televised game to date (32 as of Monday).

And since an average of three games air live each night between 11 :30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m., Brazier has been forced to live a double life.

"He just watches them all night," said roommate, fel­low soccer fan and Old Boys team member Chris Cottrell.

"I go to bed and he 's watching. I get up in the morning and he's st ill watching," Cottrell said.

"It's got to be affecting Damien 's work," Cottrell laughed.

But Cottrell suspects Brazier, who works as a car­penter by day, must be nap­ping through the passive blue glow of a few games.

As a peak first-round event, Brazier and Cottrell attended a 4:30 a.m. party to watch the Argentina­England match with a dozen fans at the house of Old Boy cohort Graham Tweddle.

"It was even better having Argentinean fans there," Cottrell said.

Fellow teammates Alvaro Sanchez and Antonio Alonso represented the South American fan club during the early Friday morning viewing session.

"Argentina and England was the only real match of two top soccer powers so far," said Alonso.

"It was an awesome game to watch," he said.

And the Tweddles' hospi­tality, which included home­made pizza and muffins at 4 a.m., was incomparable, Alonso added.

"Argentina lost (1 -0) but I went out very happy."

With the great fun of the last event, he hopes the two teams will be re-united in the semi-finals.

Tweddle agreed the Argentina-England match was the highlight of round one, especially for an England fan .

"The most fun moment was seeing the Argentineans' faces when England won," he said.

"It's been 22 years since they've beat them ... This was like the big re-match."

Most people would think Argentina would have taken the contest nine times out of 10, he added.

"But football's a funny game. Sometimes every­thing goes in and sometimes nothing works."

He particularly enjoyed the international flavour of watching the match with his Argentinean friends.

Soccer fans go nuts over World Cup each week will slow down . . . A lot of people will prob­ably try to catch more of the second-round matches."

Tweddle and Alonso even followed-the age-old World Cup tradition of swapping jerseys after the match.

"We planned on getting together to watch the game ever since we heard they planned the draw."

And getting up to watch

the odd 4:30 a.m. kick-off hasn't been too painful, he noted.

"But the nicest thing would be to relax over a beer after dinner at 7:30 p.m.," he laughed.

And the airing time has meant Tweddle hasn't been

able to watch quite as many games as he might like.

"If you stay up to watch a game that starts at 11:30 p.m. and then get up at 4:30 a.m., you can barely talk to anyone that day."

He's found it fairly easy to spot fellow World Cup fans

around rhe island. "Everyone you talk to is

exhausted." He's ready to catch his

second wind for the next round of cup play, starting this week.

"After they finish this first round, the number of games

So if you find yo urse lf face-to-face with too many glassy-eyed football fa ns walking zombie-like around the island over the next little while, take heart; the World Cup finale is scheduled for Sunday, June 30.

INCORPORATION LEADS TO HIGHER TAXES AND MORE DEVELOPMENT

If Salt Spring becomes a Municipality ...

1. TAX INCREASES A CERTAINTY The big unknown is by how much. The projected $192 I year property tax increase for a $245,000 home (and up to $318 I year for farms and over $600 I year for businesses) does not include the possible costs of newly­downloaded services resulting from the Province's proposed Community Charter. No wonder the Mayor of Bowen Island, the Trust's only municipality, asks why Salt Spring would incorporate before the implications of the Community Charter proposal are clearer.

2. MORE DEVELOPMENT TO PAY FOR INCORPORATION· Sooke's Mayor told us that a municipality will face unforeseen costs, and "enormous pressure" to reduce tax increases associated with incorporation while delivering more services. Virtually every municipality in BC responds to this dilemma by actively promoting development. A municipal council can change our Official Community Plan without Trust approval and can spend funds accumulated in reserves without going to referendum.

3. MORE AMENITIES- MAYBE NOT Salt Spring already has tax referenda mechanisms and planning tools to support amenities such as affordable housing, bicycle paths and a bus service, if we really want them. But incorporation alone will cost Salt Spring up to $1 million every year just to pay for new responsibilities such as roads, policing and administration. Why pay higher taxes for incorporation, and raise taxes again to pay for additional amenities?

Incorporation is not the only option for the creatfve people of Salt Spring! Islanders are amazingly dedicated to helping our community in an extraordinary number of ways. We should not leap into an out-dated, urban mode of government, particularly when the Province is in the process of downloading costs. We have an imperfect system of local government, but it was designed for our unique environment, and for the first time, Trust Council is proposing significant reforms.

Why don't we work wjth the Trust to improve existing governance, decide about some important amenities, and then reconsider our options when the implications of the Community Charter are clearer?

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Just the facts There were lamentations heard not two months ago that the incor­

poration vote was not getting enough attention from Salt Spring Islanders. Today we might consider lamenting something else, now that we have collectively focused on the issue that awaits our vote on

June 22: the truth is undergoing some manipulation.

A Salt Spring issue is typically an emotional one. And when emo­tions run high, truth is the victim.

We have heard more from the critics of turning Salt Spring into a

municipality than we have from those who might favour the propos­al. All the more reason for us to examine carefully the arguments that are being made against it. Many good ones have been made, but

many others are flawed.

Examining the experiences of other incorporated communities has

obvious value, but the history and characteristics of each place are

unique. Only one other municipality has ever been created in the Trust Area- Bowen Island- but it too differs greatly from Salt

Spring. What we do know about the implications of incorporation can be

found in the information produced by the restructure committee and

its consultant, which deals specifically with Salt Spring data. What

we do not know .at this point we will not know until after a munici­

pality is formed. So any projections that go beyond the content of

the restructure committee report are sheer speculation. The key is to be thoroughly informed so we can decide where truth ends and

speculation begins.

It is worth repeating that we have reached an important milestone

in Salt Spring history. The June 22nd vote is probably the most

important piece of public business ever to appear on the Salt Spring

agenda. It is crucial, therefore, that every one of us takes the time to become familiar with the facts and listen to the arguments for and against, and then cast an informed vote.

It will be easy to vote no. Better.the devil we know, some will say.

But the future direction of the community depends on our having

determined to the best of our ability that a no vote is indeed the best

vote. Let us ensure we choose the best direction by examining the facts with an open mind.

Local control doesn?t represent the root of all evil By WAYNE FRASER

The following is my opinion and decision-after three years of serving on the Salt Spring Restructure Committee.

The committee takes no official position on incorporation; these views are mine. I am proud to have had the honour to serve my commu­nity on this committee.

I have been a volunteer PARC commissioner for several years . Through that work I can tell you that our current elected officials do the best they can for our community given the system they have to work with. The system we have, however, was never designed to deal with a community of 10,000 people, let alone the 10,000 additional people that our official community plan allows for. Recognizing the addi­tional complexities and challenges involved with governing growing communities within the Trust area, the Islands Trust Act was amended

Two years ago I wrote about the possibility of Salt Spring becoming a municipality. In that column I wondered why so few people seemed to care about the issue even though we would probably be voting on it in 2002. The column drew no response.

A year ago I wrote a similar col­umn suggesting people start think­ing about the ramifications of incor­poration as the time for a vote drew nearer.

Three months ago, with still not a sniff of debate in the air, I again wrote that I was amazed there was so little discussion on an issue that has as much long-term significance as either the Sewer Debate or the Great Tree Robbery.

A few short weeks ago, as if by magic, the light went on - though rather dimly for some. How the heck can people say they don't have enough informiltinn nr liL-p th,

VIEW POINT

in 1996 to facilitate the creation of incorporated "island municipalities."

With island municipalities estab­lishing and co-ordinating local ser­

; vices and planning needs, the Islands Trust can concentrate more fully on administering its funda­mental reason for existing - the Trust-wide preserve and protect mandate. The CRD's presence would also be reduced to its region-wide functions. -

In my view it is both selfish and naive to expect our community to continue being governed as it is. Like it or not, our civil society has evolved a hierarchy of governing institutions. These institutions are separated by levels of responsibili­ties where it is logical to do so,

enabling a society to function with the least amount of friction and the greatest amount of harmony.

Is the municipality option per­fect? Of course not! But it does allow for a tremendous amount of flexibility if you work with it instead of against it!

Elizabeth White said it is hard for us mere mortals not to succumb to economic pressures, and she is right! Staying the way we are places unrealistic expectations and undue pressure on our trustees and CRD director. That is exactly why incor­porating within the Trust and entrenching the Trust as a preserve and protect-only institution for the islands is the right choice.

The "no campaign" asks rhetori­cally if incorporation is the best model of governance that we could come up with. The no campaign asks you to believe that incorpora­tion will be the root of all evil in our community. Let's think about that

assumption. We, the citizens, vote for seven of

our fellow citizens to represent our various interests and concerns. As a municipality we have a multitude of tools to assist us in. considering all of our community's needs at one table to ensure proper prioritizing, co-ordination and delivery of ser­vices. Council can set as many com­mittees as we are willing to sit on to help them in their work. Council can be as inventive as we want them to be within the OCP and the law to achieve our goals. Does that repre­sent the root of all evil or an oppor­tunity to get control of our commu­nity while we can?

The no campaign scours the province to find evidence of towns overrun by development due to eco­nomic pressures that would not be there if they hadn't incorporated. They forget to mention that none of those communities are in the pre­serve and protect jurisdiction of the

Islands Trust. They forget to men­tion that some of those communities incorporated to try to stem the tide of development that was overtaking them and to get control of their towns. They forget to mention that some towns actually want to grow.

Most importantly, they forget to mention that Salt Spring Island has been one of the fastest-growing communities in B.C. over the last 10 years. There is not a developer on this island who isn't developing as fast as properties can be sold.

Now you decide: do we incorpo­rate, take control of our community and shape our destiny or do we accept the status quo and continue to struggle with a system that was never intended for a community like ours?

The writer is a member of the restructure committee, PARC, Nights Alive and Community Justice.

The day of reckoning draws near ty. There are several specific consid­erations that tipped the balance, but the most important by far is the sim­ple principle of more local and democratic control over our commu­nity.

blushing fiancee, that this is "all so sudden?"

What a load of fish fertilizer. For the past four years a group of locals has been

ISLE SAY! WITH JOHN POTTINGER

researching the issue on behalf of you and me. They've held meetings, published papers, solicited input and spent hundreds of hours of their own time ensuring that Salt Spring Islanders are better informed on the issue of incorporation than anybody has ever been prior to such a vote.

These are all long-term, well­respected members of our communi­ty and if you've been to any of the meetings, or talked to any of them, you know what a thorough job they've done. Whether you're in c ..... . -~· - - _ c ! -- .· . --

you don 't have enough information to. make up your mind, it's your own fault.

We will never have complete information because the rules can and do change with time. Now that we've had a glimpse of the proposed Community Charter legislation, I submit that this is a better to time to consider incorporation than any other time in recent history.

That legislation was conceived and initiated by the Union of B.C. Municipalities in order to give

their own affairs. Still, this is not an easy decision

for most of us. It's not as if the future of Salt Spring is guaranteed to tum out a certain way if we vote to incor­porate and another way if we vote against. Incorporation is not a panacea that will solve our prob­lems. But remaining as a rural area is no more likely to produce the ideal island community of the future. Why? Because we all have a differ­ent vision of what Salt Spring is and -what it should or shouldn't become. What Salt Spring looks and feels like 10 or 20 years from now depends more on how involved in the community we all are than it does on what our governance struc-ture is.

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For me, the irony is that I would­n't feel nearly as strongly as I do about incorporation if Sal t Spring Local Trust Committee members hadn't abdicated their responsibility to islanders. This arrogant lack of accountability became crystal clear last year during the public meetings on Bylaw 355. Time after time, indi­viduals and delegations appeared before the trustees and voiced their concerns about parts of the bylaw. Time after time, the trustees dis­missed any opinions other than their own as ''lobby groups."

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SALT~S*RB,I,,ILG.SAYS We asked: Is Salt Spring ready for a recreation centre?

Michael Surman I'd like an ice rink and indoor pool .. . I think it wasn't smart building an outdoor pool because the only time it's open you can swim in the lakes.

Donna Wolf e-M ilner I think so. I'd really like to see a skating rink ... probably a whole complex but I don 't know if the island is ready for that.

Letters to the Editor Masquerade

Salt Spnng Island incorporation is being presented to us as if it were an evolutionary principle that all communities must aspire to.

Yet, this suburban-based, municipal model is devolutionary, an old 20th-century system of governance with a tax and spend bureaucracy at its core.

It takes a certain naive arro­gance to think that we can some­how avoid the pitfalls inherent in this model of governance, that somehow, it won't happen to us, that we're different.

But with all the certainty of death and taxes, we will witness, if this initiative succeeds, death to our unique rural quality of life and ... indeed, higher taxes.

Proponents are all over the map- from BQwen Island Rhinos to Salt Spring Sovereignists - who see a munic­ipality as a stepping stone in their overall fantasy to take our island out of Canadian Confederation. Notwithstanding whatever merits that might have over incorpora­tion, with our own monetary sys­tem, a flag and gold unlimited to support our economy, I wonder if islanders know who is helping the blind lead the blind here?

The quality of our current albeit modest local governance will only ever be as good as the people we vote into it. That said, I don't see anything particularly compelling about a yes vote for incorporation.

We certainly don't need the extra tax burden or fourth level of bureaucracy! The powers that be have yet to demonstrate govern­ment efficiency at any level. So what makes us so special?

Under a municipal model, with eventual responsibility for polic­ing and roads, what meagre per­centage of local taxes will ever trickle down to benefit community groups?

A bureaucracy feeds on itself, consults with itself, employs itself and in the end, shows us that we're doing it all to ourselves again, through our taxes.

Learn from history and from those willing to share their wis­dom with us. Listen and read between all the lines, because any way you look at it, incorporation's promise of local control is provin­cial down-loading masquerading as community empowerment.

Keep Salt Spring the way you found it. Just say "no." PAUL MARCANO, Churchill Road

Cogent Peter Lake's Viewpoint titled

"Three years of study will result in yes vote" is a calm, well-reasoned and cogent presentation.

He may have convinced me. HENRY SCHMIDT, Salt Spring and Waterloo, ON

Credentials The undersigned are concerned

that some members of the public

Julie Bedford Oh yeah, most definitely. . . I have a child who has a physical handicap who needs it for ther­apy swimming.

may not be fully informed of the credentials of the Salt Spring Island Local Government Restructure Committee.

The committee has faced criti­cism from some who wonder if they are a self-appointed group, set up to promote incorporation of Salt Spring Island, for their own reasons.

The three elected officials for Salt Spring requested the Ministry of Municipal Affairs fund a restructure initiative in May of 1998. Once funding was approved, an ad was placed in the Driftwood asking for community members who wished to serve on the restructure committee.

Of the 23 candidates who responded, the three of us chose the current restructure committee, and subsequently established its terms of reference in consultation with the municipal affairs ministry. The committee elected David Wood to the chair and, together with us locally elected officials, selected Tom Reid as consultant.

The purpose of the initiative is "to present a restructure model for incorporation to the public for decision by referendum."

On.ce the technical report was complete, the committee felt the information presented in the report was worthy of consideration by the greater public and the issue of incorporation should be placed before the electorate to decide. Two large public meetings last winter confirmed the public's

Bryan Krauss Yes. It should have a pool and a diving board and that sort of thing. Some indoor tennis courts would also be good . .. I'm not originally from here but everyone seems to complain about not having one.

wishes and the restructure commit­tee requested that the province hold a referendum.

The outcome of the referendum is entirely in the hands of eligible Salt Spring Island voters. DAVID BORROWMAN BEV BYRON, Local trustees; KELLIE BOOTH, Regional di rector

Disaster · It is obvious to me that the real

reason for the incorporation of Salt Spring Island is for develop-ment on a big scale. ·

I had my experience in Vancouver and it spelled disaster for the local population.

Municipal governments work 90 per cent for the developers, specu­lators and investors, mostly from other places and overseas and all the profits go there too.

The local population has to pay for all the infrastructure, e.g. road widening and fixing, stop signs and other traffic signs, water, sewer, street lights, public trans­portation, more police, offices, staff, buildings, etc.

This island has been preserved in almost its natural state thanks to our Trust administration and we have very orderly development now, especially for our older peo­ple who had to e nd ure all the h~dships of difficult times.

Salt Spring Island is probably one of the most livable places in all of Canada and now the devel-

Florence & George Laundry It's long overdue. The kids who live here need that. It 's a shame kids have to go off-island for recreation facilities (said Florence). It seems the bureau­cracy is forcing kids to leave the island (said George).

opers want it. Never are the property taxes

adjusted by lowering the mill rate. They are always going up although when more people pay for the services, taxes should go down.

There has hardly be e n any complaints from the people of Salt Spring regarding roads being neglected, not getting building permits fast enough, etc. until this mongering of dissatisfaction and discontent has been started by a few· in order to push through the idea of municipal government with its disastrous consequences to the resident people of this island.

The power of government is absolute and hardly anybody will have the time or energy to defend themselves at endless meetings.

I'm sure most people who live here and worked for many years to get a roof over their heads are very happy with things the way "they are and just want to make a mod­est living and have peace of mind and not have to worry how long one can hold onto one's home and have to move on.

What do we need a fancy municipal government for to fix a few potholes?

The provincial taxes from the liquor store will fix the roads 10 times over. RITA APTEKMANN, Salt Spring

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'Big-buck comers' should plan to pay up To be "maltres

chez nous" - mas-ters of our premises - obviously drives the bid to get Salt Spring its own mayor and council.

SPRINGBOARD B Y BRENDA GUlLED

At the figurehead level, it's akin to having Dad or Mom preside at the community table for three-year stints. It'll be quite a job, and it might be about time. To date, it appears the kids have been growing up somewhat nilly-willy, under a patchwork of foster care.

The biggest concerns are taxes and development. Past develop­ment created the tax base; future development will expand it. Municipal politicians are always pressured to find new money to pay the bills. They can raise taxes, chase bigger governments to share more (good luck), or find

just the right devel0pments. Developments don't sit around

waiting to be found. They go out shopping. The quickest route from proposal to reality can be through town councillors who support a project and push it through.

A couple of years ago, a close contact of mine in real estate development told me about incen­tives paid by developers to vari­ous metropolitan politicians to get them on side. He runs mega-mil­lion $$ projects in several North American cities.

He told me that big developers

in big cities average a $20,000 contribution to each councillor to try to get them on side. The odds are about 50:50 they'll come through . The money could go directly to _campaign funds, but more likely it'll support a favourite contact or cause, which likely won't recognize what it is. Thi nk creatively here. It's not hard to list possibilities that would please a politician and make him/her look good.

As developers scout farther afield, the cheaper the deals become. Three 'burbs out, my source said with disdain, a thou­sand bucks gets you the yes votes needed every time - low-budget pushovers, no sport in that. It's much more exciting to play where 20-times the layout still has the odds of a coin-toss. ~

If you believe his information, it shouldn't surprise you - the

numbers maybe, but not that these things go on. I can't say I like it, but my opinion will hardly change the way business is done. The positive side to this is that

_developers get to show good faith with some informal, up-front largesse; politicians get to spread around the favours; some taxpay­ers benefit directly, and all have stable tax bills.

I hope, should Salt Spring incorporate, that any developers' goodwill donations come in at the high end of the spectrum. Big projects should pay a lot to pass muster on the island. Salt Spring should aim for ... what? At least $20K, I'd say. Or is that too ambi­tious? Would it limit the number of offers? Would it be better to start high and see what happens, or start low, then up the ante?

And what should the odds be? I'd stick with 50 :50, because

there's no predicting with it which way the winds will blow. There's no connecting the money to the vote either, because often as not, it won't be.

Had a local Salt Spring govern­ment existed to deal directly with the latest big-time re-arrangers, these strip-and-flip artists might have put a lot more behind-the­scenes money into the island before they started.

By such investing, at such a personal level, they 'd become beholden to the place, even if their bids fail.

Beholden to Salt Spring - as a newcomer, I certainly feel it. Shouldn't the oig-buck comers feel beholden too, if not because they care about the place, then because they've got ,a vested interest in pleasing some town fathers, mothers and the kids?

10 • WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12, 2002

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It is curious that the Driftwood would editorialize that the Trust has "failed dis­mally" with the vacation home rental situation. (June 5 issue.)

This is, at the very least, badly premature. A public notice concerning house rentals set out a process for handling the issue, which is on schedule. An inventory of vacation rental homes is now being prepared. It will be fol­lowed by notices to owners and rental agencies requesting compliance with the bylaws. Only then will enforcement be considered.

Public concern shows us that two issues do need addressing publicly. One is that operators of vacation rentals will be given the opportunity to complete the current tourist season before the Trust seeks conformity with the bylaw. The other is that many owners of cottages will find that conversion of their vacation rental to a home-based B&B may, with the appropriate conditions, bring them into compliance with the bylaws, and effective­ly keep them in business.

Regarding the NSE Holdings rezoning, PARC chair Bill Curtin writes that the Trust has given "a developer friend" a "free ride" by waiv­·ing the statutory requirement for cash in lieu of park dedica­tion.

We saw it differently. The developer is the Elliott family who obtained an extra density by creating a community amenity. The amenity is land and a $50,000 cash donation to the GIFTS society to build a home for special needs adults. It exceeds the requirements under the formula for amenity zoning. We accepted the argu­ment of Tom O'Connor, who acted for the developer, that the $11 ,000 cash requirement in lieu of park would have come off the top of the dona­tion to GIFTS.

Mr. Curtin is quoted else­where in the Driftwood as say­ing that the Trust is "pervert­ing the intentions of the legis­lation." But the legislation is clear that the issue is one for decision by the LTC. Our own community plan makes specif­ic provision for waiving cash­in-lieu in cases like this one. We were also reluctant to divert part of the Elliott fami­ly's generosity away from their chosen objective, which was GIFTS. BEVBYRON, DAVID BORROWMAN, Local trustees

Jani's great In the May 29 letters to the

editor there was a scathing attack on Jani Janzen concern­ing Jani's candid comment that she did not follow politics (Salt Spring Says, May 22).

I have heard Jani singing in the high school choir and in theatrical performances; I have seen her performing dance at ArtSpring; I have seen her name on the Honour roll for Grade 11; and I have seen her at work and in social situa­tions.

She has always impressed me as an extremely responsi­ble, talented and genuine young woman. As far as I know, Jani is not yet old enough to vote so the fact that she doesn't follow politics at this very busy time of her life doesn't surprise me, or make me think any less of her. My advice to you, Jani- don't let the petty people get to you -we love you just the way you are. MARIT McBRIDE, Salt Spring

Co-operatives Bowen Island Mayor Lisa

Barrett is quoted in the May 29 Driftwood as saying: "I look at you thinking, what a bunch of odd and creative peo­ple- can't you come up with something better than a plain old municipality?"

The May 29 Driftwood edi­torial states: "Salt Spring has achieved some amazing things in the past because of commu­nity desire, skill and co-opera­tion - characteristics that could perhaps be put to better use in a local government sys­tem that offers more tools than the current one."

When asked if we could incorporate as a mul~i-level stakeholder co-operative, Gary Paget (from the governance structure division of the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services) stated at the May 25 public meeting that a multi stakeholder co-operative would not be able to adminis­ter our island.

But we, Salt Spring Island landowners and residents, as well as businesses, can legally, under the new Co-operatives Act, passed into law spring 200 I, incorporate as a corpo­rate multi-stakeholder co­operative. This type of co­operative allows for different types of members with differ­ent responsibilities. Our mem­bers would be the residents, landowners, the business com­munity and our service providers such as the Islands Trust, the CRD, School District 64, water improve­ment districts.

Co-operatives now have a mandate for both co-operation and profit. So Salt Spring Island as an incorporated co­operative could create new sources of income for the nec­essary cash flow to pay for a centralized co-ordinating body for our island, our environ­ment and its residents. (For example: 250,000 tourists a year at $5 = $1,250,000.)

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We as residents and landowners would elect a board of directors for the co­operative. The board in turn would hire management, drawing from our residents, to administrate the co-op. Management would hire resi­dents best qualified for the required positions.

All of this would allow us to work towards becoming more independent. It would allow us to move slowly. Give us time to examine the brand · new, unproven, yet to become law Community Charter.

It would give us a real vehi­cle to work towards all of us being more responsible for our community, our environ­ment and our island.

If we really do not like it, we will still be able to change it - together - because we will all be stakeholders with shared liability.

The only requirement is a "we can do" attitude, the will­ingness, the co-operation. All of us. Education and a few enabling bylaws. We could do it. CHERIE GEAUVREAU, JEWEL M. ELDSTROM, Lawn Hill Drive

Praise I was sorry to see the nega­

tive Jetter in last week's edi­tion referring to the soccer tournament and the yahoos in the neighbourhood.

My house is very close to a neighbour's who kindly let a soccer team and its supporters camp out, for free, over the three days of the soccer tour­nament. These young adults were nothing but courteous, polite and respectful. There was no sign of garbage, dam­age or abuse while they were here o~ after they left. I praise my neighbour for making this team feel welcome and mak­ing the weekend on Salt Spring affordable for them.

The tournament organizers should also be praised for organizing such a successful event which for many islanders is one of the high­lights of the year. It works because of the co-operation

between the local soccer teams, schools in Ganges, PARC, massage therapists, physiotherapists, services clubs, sports players, fans and many others who work hard to make this a fun event for all the family.

Spectators, players and friends, young and old, enjoy a wonderful weekend of

· sports, entertainment and fun. Instead of being an anony­

mous critic, be proud that enough people on this island can get together and organize a great event.

As to your comment "if I were given the chance to vote ... ",hopefully you never will. RICHARD BENNffi Salt Spring

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Not neutral After reviewing the house­

holders by the incorporation committee, I was concerned that the implications of incorporation were not being presented from a neutral per­spective.

The committee's one-page ad in the Driftwood and its decision to allow individual members to advoca_te for incorporation have con­firmed these fears.

I agree that a municipality does have a broader range of tools at its disposal, although this comes with higher taxes and greater financial and development risks.

However, to state that "we have little say" on amenities such as affordable housing or public transit, is simply incorrect. Is the committee really unaware of the 90 units of seniors affordable housing just approved by the Local Trust Committee or that public transit can be funded by opting into the regional transit function?

And if we really want additional amenities, why would we increase taxes by $500,000 to $1 million per year just to deal with the additional liabilities of roads, policing and administrative costs resulting from incorpo­ration? Does it make sense to pay higher taxes for incorpo­ration, and then pay even higher taxes for additional services?

The committee also states that with incorporation "Islanders could do their local government business on island and attend open council meetings. None of this exists today." Do Local Trust Committee decisions and public hearings not con­stitute local government? Or the joint Trust-CRD meet­ings, or water district meet­ings?

Yes, the system is frag­mented, but for a group who has studied local government for three years to state that local decision-making does not exist at all, that we can­not find ways to pay for new services, and that the system "is broke" (conjuring up the anti-Trust rhetoric we experi­enced during the official community plan debate), is incredible.

The committee still cannot bring itself to acknowledge the crucial point made by Bowen Island Mayor Lisa Barrett- that it would be unwise for Salt Spring to leap into incorporation in the face of possible cost down­loading from the province's Community Charter and the Islands Trust proposal to restructure itself. In fact, the committee still seems bent on discrediting the Trust pro­posal with the inaccurate claim that the province has rejected it, and that it would be unaffordable anyway, even though a cost analysis has not yet been done.

So why incorporate now, despite this uncertainty? Well, because "Islanders can­not do their local government business on island" and "we have little say on affordable housing or public transit." This indeed would be trou­bling, if it were true.

After three years of study it is perhaps not surprising that the committee has become convinced of the merits of incorporation. But si ncere conviction is no excuse for abandoning its terms of reference, which are

OPINION

More letters to analyze the implications of incorporation in a neutral fashion. While it claims to be merely responding to misin­formation that has been mainly on the "no" side, the committee has clearly become an advocate for incorporation, and is increas­ingly resorting to misinfor­mation itself. And there is no such thing as being a little bit pregnant.

To allow committee mem­bers to advocate for incorpo­ration, so close to the refer­endum, while still avowing neutrality does a disservice to the process and to voters. GARY HOLMAN, Mclennan Drive

Battles I would like to add a cou­

ple of comments to Brian Brett's excellent statement ina recent Driftwood.

First, it is a mistake, in my opinion, to demonize devel­opers. They are ordinary men and women whose interests lie in enriching themselves from whatever property lies waiting for them.

My interest, as someone who wants to preserve the tranquillity and semi-rural quality of this island, is to try and stop them. The ordinary democratic process, as Mr. Brett points out, will not help me here: assemblies like town and city councils very quickly fall into the hands of people and corporations with the money and media power to produce climates of opin­ion in their favour. Or, to quote an old counter-culture adage: "if voting could change anything, then voting would be made illegal."

It seems to me, then, that it doesn't matter much whether we choose to incorporate or not: the developers are in the wings, and the subdivisions, resort hotels, parking towers, etc. are on their way.

Secondly, and on the other hand, it's my experience that "progress" can sometimes be halted, that one can fight city hall and win. Years ago, for instance, "we" (preservation­ists) stopped "them" (a Vancouver city council dom­inated by real estate and insurance interests) from building a freeway around Point Grey. It took about 5,000 outraged citizens to do it, but the result was positive and heartening. And the recent and limited success by direct action against the Texada corporation is also cause for a little optimism.

But there are battles com-ing up against the Richmondization of this · island that will make the Texada issue look like a mild, preliminary skirmish, a

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side-show. I only hope that "we" have the vigilance, energy and persistence to fight them. JOHN MILLS, Vesuvius Bay Road

Negative I am puzzled by the

restructure committee's con­tinued focus on the Bowen mayor's invitation process rather than on her substantive comments regarding incorpo­ration.

Mayor Barrett reported that Bowen experienced a government consultant's oversight resulting in unpre­dicted administrative expens­es of $250,000. Other unan­ticipated costs have resulted in the depletion of Bowen's contingency funds in only two and a half years. This information is both credible and relevant.

Regarding the public infor­mation meeting's invitation process: If Mayor Barrett was unavailable, other high-

profile Bowen residents (some of whom wish to dis­incorporate) might have been invited to share their perspec­tives.

The issue is not about the mayo( of Bowen. The issue is that (at both the May 23 and 25 meetings) there was­n't anyone from anywhere officially on the podium to address the negative side of the question. Incorporation deserves a wide range of debate. SHARON McCOLLOUGH, Salt Spring

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Atkins Road and Vesuvius Bay Road.

I have asked the ministry to put in bike lanes to this section of road while the paving is being done and I am asking that anyone else who feel as I do, to also do so.

Every year our cycling traffic grows. More tourists are coming on their bikes and more islanders are riding their bikes to work. While the cycling traffic is growing, the car traffic is also grow­ing, putting more cyclists on the roads with more cars.

The route from Vesuvius into Ganges has no fog lines or bike lanes (except at Portlock and in front of BC Hydro), many bends, hills and lots of traffic. There is room on most bends and hills to accommodate extra paving to allow for cyclists to pull over and motorists to pass.

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I have requested of the transportation ministry that if money is not available for bike lanes, to pave the shoul­ders at the bends and hi lis (uphill side) to allow for motorists to pass cyclists safely.

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12 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002 OPINION

Full citizenship in a real democracy By SUSAN BERLIN

For virtually the first time in ll years, I find myself in disagreement with the group of islanders represented by those who signed the ad that ran last week against incorporation.

I think they are wrong in their assumptions about financial "downloading"; about what kind of gover­nance we can arrange for ourselves under a municipal­ity; and most seriously, about the nature of our citizenship. Here are my reasons for thinking this:

Downloading: The future tax burden on this communi­ty matters to us all. There is no question that the present provincial government will download every cent they can onto municipalities. But to my mind, there is also absolutely no question that downloading will extend to unincorporated communities in British Columbia as well. We will certainly not be pro­tected from it by remaining unincorporated; i(we do so, we will only insure that we have fewer powers with which to cope, and that deci­sions will continue to be made for us by governing bodies in which we have only a small voice.

Governance: There's no question that being asked to vote on incorporation before the Community Charter has been debated or become law

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has thrown a spanner in the works. We can't know exact­ly what version will eventu­ally be enacted. However, the present government's record for getting legislative approval for what it wants is virtually 100 per cent (not surprising when the govern­ing party has all but two votes in the Legislature). My assumption is that what we see in the draft charter is pretty much what we'll get.

The charter sets out the responsibilities of a munici­pality in terms not much dif­ferent from those that exist at present - but it is silent on the question of how a munic­ipality organizes itself to carry out those responsibili­ties. For example, take the daring notion that a munici­pal council is indeed respon­sible to the community it serves. Salt Spring voters could elect a slate of candi­dates committed t_o serving as an executive committee to the community as a whole -that is, to take direction from regular town meetings, to carry out research on issues as instructed by those meet­ings, to report back to the meetings and to carry out the directives of the meetings.

Furthermore, the commu-

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In January, we were fired without notice and without warning by the Island Savings Credit Union.

Last week - after five months of negotiations -our lawyer reached a settle­ment with the credit union on our claim for unjust dis­missal.

It has been a shocking and devastating experience. To lose your career in the blink of an-eye, and not to know why, is awful.

Then, having filed a suit against the credit union, we were even prevented from discussing the case with our friends, neighbours and the credit union members we had both worked with for many years.

Now, at last, we can final­ly feel satisfied that our case was justified, and we can put the whole experi ­ence behind us-. We have learned a lot - about fair­ness, about whom you can trust and about who your friends are.

Through it all, we were overwhelmed by the won­derful support we received from this community and from our partners.

We can't tell you how much your emotional sup­port has meant to both of us.

Dozens of people made donations to our legal defence fund, and we are very grateful to all of you . . We are especially thankful

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nity could conceive of the meetings as problem-solving sessions - rather than, as now, a place where raucous egos can re-create the embar: rassment of parliamentary "debate" in microcosm. We could, for instance, set up Salt Spring Rules of Order: speakers to use logic and per­sonal respect, rather than cleverness and rhetoric, to persuade their co-islanders to their positions on an issue; and to make each point only once in each tum.

Citizenship: I'm tired of not having full citizenship rights. Sure, I have the right to vote, and the right to vote is an essential component of citizenship . But as we all know in our hearts, it's not synonymous with full citi ­zenship, and it doesn't by itself create democracy.

To be a full citizen, I need to be able to participate in non-rancourous debate about the community issues that concern me, in an attempt to persuade my fellow citizens of the value of the arguments I put forth. I need to listen to others who think differently, to see if they can persuade me. I need to put some work into my community - not just elect a representative to do the work for me, in a con­text I'm not privy to. I need to engage in democracy as a participant, not from the sidelines.

I know that takes work and

work in bringing justice to our case.

Ror;ky has happily landed a good job here in the secu­rities business, and Minzie is busy with volunteer work. We are very fortunate to live in such a supportive commu­nity, and we thank you all for standing by us. ROCKY KINAHAN, MINZIE ANDERSON, Salt Spring

a commitment of time. I don't mind making that com­mitment, provided I know that my voice will not only be heard, but will have a part in shaping community deci­sions. If it doesn't, why both­er?

But if it doesn't, do we live in a real democracy? If we don't, what kind of future are we creating for Salt Spring, for British Columbia, for Canada?

If incorporation really means electing some of "them" to rule "us," then it's not worth much. But to me, incorporation provides an opportunity to become full citizens in a real democracy - at least here on Salt Spring.

I have confidence in my ability to be a full citizen. I have confidence in your abil­ity to do the same. If we can do that, then a municipal government is anything but "just another layer of bureau­cracY'': it's us- you and me and our neighbours- mak­ing decisions about the man­agement and future of our island. · Susan Berlin is a planner,

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11:45 PM ffi *Caresses (1997,Drama) A chain of characters attempting to communicate in the city at night. David Selvas, Laura Conejero (1 h45)

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0 Ginger Snaps (2000,Horror) When a girl sets out to play an evil prank on a classmate, she is bitten by a werewolf. Emily Perkins, Katherine Isabelle (2h) ffi The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976,Mystery) Sigmund Freud joins forces with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to solve a mystery. Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave (2h)

8:00PM 0 (Dfii)~ *"'!<Lost in Space (1998,Sci-Fi) Human survival depends upon a plan that will launch an entire family into hyper-space. William Hurt, Heather Graham (2h} · f:D@ ***Zero Tolerance (1994,Action) An FBI agent wages war against a drug cartel after they order his family's execution. Robert Patrick, Mick Fleetwood (2h)

9:00PM 0 The Legend of Drunken Master (1994,Action) A man finds himself at odds with evil foreigners trying to steal imperial treasures. Jackie Chan, Lau Ka Leunp(1h45) D Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (1998,Action) Two people embark on a mission to expose a program that recycles dead soldiers. Matt Battaglia, Chandra West (2h) ffi~ **Father's Day (1997,Comedy) A women tells two ex­lovers that they fathered her son hoping they will help locate him. Robin Williams, Billy Crystal (2h) ffi **Fire in the Sky (1993,Sci-Fi) An Arizona logger is abducted by an alien craft and returns home to tell his story. D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick (1h50)

10:00 PM ffi **Gothic (1987,Horror) Five famous friends conjure up their darkest fears in a sprawling villa in Switzerland. Julian Sands, Natasha Richardson (1h45)

10:45 PM 0 Loser (2000,Romance) A scholar­ship student simultaneously tries to fit in and win the girl of his dreams. Jason Biggs, Greg Kinnear (1 h45)

10:50 PM ffi ** Children of .the Damned

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(1964,Horror) A group of children with amazing psychic abilities are on a quest for power. Alan Bade/, Alfred Burke (1h30)

11 :30PM O m ** La comtesse de Baton Rouge (1998,Comedy/Drama) A Montreal Filmmaker travels to Louisiana to search for his first love, the bearded lady. Robin Aubert, Genevieve Brouillette (2h)

FRIDAY. JON 14 6:00PM

ill Dirty (1 997,Drama) A drug dealer ful­fills the fantasies of a young student des­perate for human contact. Babz Chula, Tom Scholle (2h) fiD (lli ***Misery (1990,Horror) An injured writer is saved by a demented fan who holds him captive in her house. James Caan, Kathy Bates (2h)

7:00PM D The Tailor of Panama (2001 ,Comedy/Drama) In Panama, a local tailor unwillingly becomes a spy for a British secret agent. Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush (2h)

8:00PM @ @ **The Wood (1999,Drama) Three friends reminisce about their child­hood on the day one is to be married. Omar Epps, Sean Nelson (2h) fD(ll) Deathstalker II (1987,Action) Deathstalker helps Reena out of a few jams and now she wants help for an even bigger task. John Ter/esky, Monique Gabrielle (2h)

9:00PM D American Outlaws (2001 ,Western) A soldier returns home to find that a crooked railroad baron has been stealing land. Collin Farrell, Scott Caan (1 h30) ill @ Mesmer(1994,Drama)The intriguing story Mesmer, the 18th-century physician who used hypnosis to heal. Alan Rickman, Amanda Ooms (2h) Ui) *The Golden Child (1986,Comedy) Man tries to rescue an Asian child with magical powers who was kidnapped by an evil cult. Eddie Murphy. Charles Dance (2h50)

10:00 PM fiD(lli ***Misery (1990,Horror) An injured writer is saved by a demented fan who holds him captive in her house. James Caan, Kathy Bates (2h)

10:30 PM ill She'll Follow You Anywhere (1971 ,Romance) Two men try to get used to life after they discover a 1 00 percent -successful aptlrodisiac. Kenneth Cope, Philippa Gai/(1h45)

11:30 PM O m* Animal Farm (1999,Drama) Tells of the revolt of the animals of Manor Farm against their human masters. Kelsey Grammer, fan Holm (2h) D Driven (2001,Action) An aging race car driver is /arced to mentor a young dri­ver to satisfy a promoter. Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds (2h)

11 :50PM Ui) **One Good Cop (1991 ,Drama) A New York City police officer becomes the guardian of his slain partner's daughters. Michael Keaton, Rene Russo (45m)

sATURDAY. JON 15 7:00 PM

D The Score (2001 ,Thriller) A career thief joins forces with a young accomplice for one last heist before retirement. Robert De Niro, Marlon Branda (2h)

8:00PM O ffi ***Chariots of Fire

. (1981 ,Sport) Two very different men are trained to represent their country in the 1924 Olympics. Ben Cross, Jan Charleson (2h30) 0 (liD ffi <nl Sphere (1998,Sci-Fi) A team of scientists investigate a mysterious mind-altering sphere on the ocean floor. Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone (3h)

@ @***Mary Reilly (1996,Horror) The housekeeper or Dr. Jekyl begins to questions the arrival of a new assistant. Julia Roberts, John Malkovich (2h) fD(ll) ***Point Blank (1967,Suspense) A thief is out for revenge after being betrayed by his friend and his wife. Angie Dickinson, Lee Marvin (2h)

9:00PM D Ticker (2001 ,Action) A cop joins forces with the leader of the bomb squad to stop a dangerous terrorist. Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper (1 h45) Ui) *** Cool Runnings (1993,Comedy) A Jamaican bobsled team is formed to compete in the 1988 winter Olympics. John Candy. Leon Robinson (1 h40)

9:30PM ill ***Move (1970,Comedy) An aspiring pornographic writer who is having problems defining reality and fantasy. Elliot Gould, Paula Prentiss ( 1 h45)

10:30 PM Om **Pardon My Sarong (1942,Comedy) Two bus drivers wind up on a South Seas island where one of them is worshipped. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello (2h)

10:40 PM Ui) * Disorganized Crime (1989,Comedy) A thief decides to rob the local bank and organizes a gang of four to initiate the crime. Corbin Bernsen, Hoyt Axton ( 1 h40)

10:45 PM D The Million Dollar Hotel (2000,Drama) A detective investigates a

- murder in a ramshackle hotel run by a clan of eccentric people. Jimmy Smits, Mel Gibson (2h15)

11:15PM ill ***Affliction ~1997,Drama) A constable investigates a suspicious acci­dent as his personal life disintegrates. Nick Nolte, James Coburn (2h15)

11 :55 PM ill~ *** Jeux de guerre (1992,Drame) Un ancien agent de Ia CIA et sa famille deviennent Ia cible d'un ter­rorists irlandais. Harrison Ford, Anne Archer(2h)

sUNDAY. JON 16 6:00PM

ill **The General's Daughter (1999,Suspense) Two officers, once lovers, investigate the bizarre sexual mur-der of a general's daughter. John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe (2h15)

7:00PM W ffi ****My Man Godfrey (1936,Comedy) A butler teaches an eccentric millionaire family that money is not everything. William Powell, Carole Lombard (2h) ff) ffi ***Toy Story (1995,Fantasy) A boy's favorite toy feels threatened by the arrival of a new birthday present. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen (2h)

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Happy travelling on character-tilled ferries By MITCHELL SHERRIN Staff Writer

As has been often noted, each of the Gulf Is lands has its own unique and dis­tinctive character.

Sophisticated Salt Spring is celebrated for its abun­dance of charming tourist services. Glamourous Galiano is lauded for its parks and community spir­it. Modest Mayne remains an alluring mystery. Serene Saturna stands secluded in the distance. And the peaceful Penders regale tourists with their folksy charm.

However, the personality of the ferries that serve these islands rarely receives comment.

Perhaps it should be acknowledged these ves­sels are the gateways to island life and offer the first impressions of B.C.'s glittering gems.

The Howe Sound Queen is foremost among quaint modes to arrive on the islands. Originally built in Quebec as the Napoleon L in 1964, B.C. Ferries acquired the Howe Sound in 1971.

As a chipper little ferry with a snug lounge, pas­sengers riding the Howe Sound Queen might expect to arrive at the kind of rus­tic community where everyone brings a pie to the barn-raising work-bee.

Plying the glassy waters between Crofton and Vesuvius, the Howe Sound sails calm seas under the protection of Mount Erskine and a swath of mountains along the spine of Vancouver Island.

Looking south during the 20-minute crossing, trav­ellers can enjoy the lush secluded hills above Sansum Narrows. A north-

-ern view will often provide interesting sights of indus­trial maritime traffic, with tug-boats, barges and freighters maintaining their trades.

At night, the western lights of the Crofton pulp mill can even develop a magical twinkle if eyes, ­nose and brain are scrunched up sufficiently. -

And an arrival at the enclave of Vesuvius Bay might even leave con­cerned urbanites wonder-

FERRY ENTHUSIASTS: Fernwood School students from Marjorie Jones' kinder­garten class received an excit ing tour of the Queen of Na-naimo Fr iday. Highlights included a rescue-boat drill, modelling of firefighting equipment, jumping inside an inflatable life raft and touring the bridge. (Hopefully all navi­gation controls were reset before the 4:25p.m. departure.) PhotobyMitchensherrin

ing where they can go to recharge with a latte (but have no fear, you weary caffeine-challenged pil ­grims).

The route between Swartz Bay and Fulford

Harbour is currently served by another amicable island artifact with the trusty Bowen Queen.

Now acting as a tempo­rary loaner while the regu­larly active Skeena Queen

receives new engines, the Bowen previously main ­tai ned the Fulford route well into the classical era.

Though a bit overworked for the task in modern times (expect possible

delays on high-traffic days), the Bowen has an endearing charm that far outweighs the utilitarian splendour of the barge-like Skeena.

It should be noted that however aesthetically deprived, the Skeena does serve the Fulford route with great efficiency due to her increased capacity (when she's mechanically sound).

The Skeena is expected to return to service some­time in June.

Comfortable and attrac­tive in the manner of a rugged household appli­ance (like grandma's wringer-washer), the Bowen cruises between ports like a boisterous floating community centre.

The bagel-shaped upper lounge invites pre-schooler perambulations and chum­my visits by gossiping island socialites.

Older kids play hockey with pennies on the arbrite tables and the windows offer stunning views of Mount Maxwell, Reginald and Hope hills as the ferry pulls into the Salt Spring dock.

More often than not, books lie face down on laps while people chat or simply gaze at approaching.

And once on-island, first impressions yield a quaint community of artisans, boaters and farmers.

If not swept away in the tide of traffic surging northward, visitors can stroll through the pocket­sized town and idly dream of a life so simple.

In a completely different vein, the sleek Queen of Cumberland glides through the strait with a velvet purr as it deposits travellers at Galiano, Mayne and the Penders like a smooth-talk­ing ambassador of urban transit.

Coveted for capacity and passenger amenities, the Cumberland is the ferry mos t Salt Springers lust after when caught waiting for overloads at the Swartz Bay terminal.

Though the ferry's mold­ed plastic seats exude all the style and luxury of a nameless burger franchise, the Cumberland sports a snack bar and large lounge,

both of which accommo­date more of that charming Gulf Islands gossip.

But new visitors might even feel a tinge of culture­shock when they leave the space-age ferry for a micro-port and a remote rural road. In contrast, the Queen of Nanaimo, which runs between Long Harbour and the mainland, is another ferry of charm­ing antiquity.

A grand-dame-of-the­fleet sort of vessel, the Nanaimo is often described by Salt Spring residents possessively as "our" ferry; in the same familiar fashion people use to refer to their favourite neighborhood haunts.

With Long Harbour voy­ages commonly character­ized by three-hour "milk runs" between all islands in the western hemisphere (try to think of it as a budget cruise liner), visitors are gen­tly decompressed to relax, slow down and adopt the pace of island life.

Young children stare at alien video games, couples wile away time over cards or trivial squabbles, and-older travellers ruminate in the cafeteria (a place that inex­plicably invites nostalgic memories for displaced islanders).

Even though the vessel has been refit and renovated, its architectural quality and bat­tered engineering still sug­gests the bygone era of the mid-'60s when the Nanaimo reigned supreme among the ferries.

And somehow, a trip on the Nanaimo invites quiet meditative contemplation. Perhaps it's because the voy­age is too long to sustain reading, conversation or a raft of parlour games.

Even the heads of the most hyperactive children seem to loll as the Nanaimo winds into a gentle saunter down the Long Harbour channel.

When the elegant Nanaimo is decommis­sioned, maybe it should be moored as a restive sanctu­ary along with other local ferries of personable charac­ter, to remind the future's ultra-fast-paced, Georgia Strait-crossing commuters of the slow and simple pleas­antries of island life.

Savour the voyage.

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BC Legion Highland Gathering. Farmers Institute, 11:30 to 7.

Mount Everest Slide Show. SS United Church, 7:30p.m.

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and Triskele Celtic Band. Farmers institute, 7 p.m. $8.

Pied Pumkin. ArtSpring, 8 p.m.

Planet Music. Tree House, 7:30-10:30.

Kris Hansen. Tree House Cafe, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Cable TV • About a Boy - Hugh Grant plays a self-absorbed bachelor

who undergoes a personality overhaul when he becomes a father figure to a 12-year-old boy in this adaption of Nick Hornby's novel.

• Insomnia - AI Pacino plays a Los Angeles detective who arrives in a small town in Alaska to assist a murder investigation and becomes involved in a crime of his own. Robin Williams and Hilary Swank star in this movie shot largely in Squamish, Port Alberni and Stewart, B.C. By award-winning Memento director Chris Nol.

Cable TV Salt Spring TV, Cable 12 will broadcast continuously for 24

hours beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 14 with the airing of Southend History Part 2: Burgoyne Valley and Musgraves Landing. A SS Historical Society presentation featuring several long-time south-enders such as Bob Akerman, Dave Harris, Geroge Laundry and Barb Lyngard. Grad 2002 Highlights. Each week in June, watch for a few new exciting scenes of 9ur teens selected from footage shot at the grad ceremony and the after-grad celebration. Produced by Peter Prince for Salt Spring TV.

Exhibitions Melissa Searcy exhibits recent ceramic work titled "Trozos de

Ala: Pieces of Wing" at Moby's Pub through June. Phil Vernon shows a selection of playful parrot portraits at Luigi's Pizzeria through July.Wim Blom has new paintings at Vortex Gallery until July 3. June Boe's unique photography is at the Salt Spring Roasting Company in Ganges. Chris Cameron Havana Notes pho­tos are at Barb's Buns. Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art features Boats and Floats, work by Ron Carwardine, and Impressions of Emily, imerpretations by SS school children until June 18. Group show of flower paintings by Garry Kaye, Rosamund Dupuy, Dale

120 Stark Rd. Salt Spring Island BC VSK 1M3 (250) 537·5804 Drever and Susan Haigh is hanging in the ArtSpring lobby. 1 1 ArtCraft is on daily at Mahon Hall with a Special Places

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My uncle is an avid hock­ey fan who doesn't like the Toronto Maple Leafs. He likes them even less when they're losing and so, a few weeks ago, he starting flip­ping television channels as the doomed team fell behind on the scoreboard.

A great way to 'pass the buck'

As he settled momentarily on a station, the Lotto 649 numbers suddenly flashed on the screen. The numbers looked familiar. In fact, they looked darned familiar -ever since he was a boy choosing various sports jer­seys, Uncle Bill always picked out numbers heavy in fours and ones.

He had been using a four and one combination on Lotto tickets for years. This particular week he asked his partner Shirley for her lucky number and inserted 20 for his usual 11.

But when the numbers came up on the screen, he figured there must be a mis­take. He waited another 15 minutes for them to flash on again. Then he went upstairs and said to Shirley: "I think I may have won a substan­tial amount of money."

Still disbelieving, he wan­dered down to the corner store where he purchased the ticket and asked for the winning Lotto numbers. The clerk gave him the numbers and excitedly told him that one of the five ticket-holders sharing the $12-million

prize lived in this very town. That night he and Shirley

slept with the ticket under the mattress. They rose early the next morning and quietly started the several-hour jour­ney to the Lotto centre in Vancouver to claim their $2.4-million prize.

This is the kind of story most of us dream about (even if we don't buy tickets or chronically forget to check them when we do) . We fantasize about winning the Big One, mentally divvying up the bucks and envisioning perhaps a life of leisure or at least a swim­ming pool in the backyard.

I like what my uncle did with his winnings- and not only because a nice chunk came my way.

Still dazed at the Lotto centre, Uncle Bill was pho­tographed and interviewed and inevitably asked, "Whaddya going to do with it?"

In the resulting broadcast, he said he would share the winnings with his family and buy a high-end set of golf clubs. (Personally, I can't relate to golf clubs, but I enthusiastically endorse the comment the TV station cut out: my uncle also said he would hire someone to clean the house so he didn't have to scrub toilets every week.)

My uncle is a retired school principal, who even before his win was comfort­ably well-off. Now, of course, he is set, and at the same time has given a nice bonus to many people in his life.

Immediately upon collect­ing his winnings, he walked into several Lower Mainland banks and paid off the mort­gages of his three children, who are all in their 30s.

(This prompted one of my cousins to quip, "Now, I wish I bought a bigger house." This is the same cousin who, to my rather dark delight, called up his ex-girlfriend when he heard about the winnings and slyly point out just what she'd missed by breaking up.)

I understand Uncle Bill also gave his kids a little fun money but the bulk of their gain comes to them from the $1.5-million he is investing, with plans to live off the interest. They get that money when he dies or they turn 55 - which ever comes first.

For himself, and in addi­tion to the golf clubs and toi­let cleaner, he's looking at buying a computer and a big screen television so he can really see the puck in those Maple Leaf games.

And the rest of the money he handed out, some of it at

a luncheon in Victoria earlier this month.

All family members who he had seen in the last I 0 years benefitted from his win . One cousin, who just narrowly slipped under the 10-year-wire, had tears in her eyes as she pointed out there was one zero too many on her check.

My uncle also received a teary phonecall from his elderly aunt (who, too frail to make the trip to Victoria, received her check in the mail) . Most of the family assumed this aunt was wealthy, but it turns out she is suffering financially and Uncle Bill's gift would make all the difference in her world .

He also slipped $10,000 to the clerk who sold him the ticket, prompting, I'm sure, a few heart palpita­tions.

The atmosphere at the lunch (my, did those waiters hover around my uncle) was one of giddy disbelief at all of our luck. Many of these were relatives I usually see only at funerals. This occa­sio n - lunch with free­flowing wine all on my uncle - hummed with a unique energy. How many people get invited to lunch to pick up a cheque?

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I looked at my brother's cheque, which matched mine precisely, and said (with older sibling cruelty): "Yikes, you only got that much?"

There are a few morals to this story. Most important, I'd say, is the importance of turning to a woman to find a lucky number.

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istic about the joys of giving money away, helping family members in need and reminding us of the impor­tance of bringing family together in positive settings. And maybe if you looked hard enough, you find some thread linking luck and the losing Maple Leafs ....

Will my uncle keep throwing fours and ones (and 20s) onto lottery tick­ets? He says no. He has enough money, and will leave future Lotto winnings to others. I hope they are as generous with their boun­ties.

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Foundation grant saves the day for archivists

The Ruby Alton collection of historical materials will be preserved thanks to a $1,500 Victoria Foundation grant.

Local archivist Mary Davidson said the funds were received at a May 23 event at the Fairmont Empress Crystal Ballroom. ·

Davidson was joined at the presentation by fellow Salt Spring Historical Society members Agnes Cunningham and Ann Humphries.

Davidson said the funds will buy the acid-free mate­rial needed to prevent spoil­ing of the considerable num­ber of documents and pic-

tures belonging to the late Ruby Alton, who died four years ago.

"She was born here, and belonged to the Lacy family and was just a wonderful activist," explained Davidson.

''I'm sure she would have been with Briony as Lady Godiva [in Vancouver last year]_"

Davidson said her group had been anticipating a gov­ernment grant to assist with the project, but that it had been cancelled by the provincial government.

The Victoria Foundation grant "saved the day," she said.

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Wines to please . all sorts of tastes

So much wine, so little time to drink it

E a c h time I write an

WINEHLES WITH STEVE COOPMAN

article I try to focus on one type of wine or region but right now there is so much good wine com­ing into our stores that all I can do is tell you about some of the better ones that I've tried recently.

From South Africa -Groote Poste, Chenin Blanc, 2000 ($15.95). Here's a lovely summer white wine, pale yellow in colour with a touch of green. The "nose" has caramel, butter, with an underpinning of herbaceous­ness and an overall sense of freshness. The taste has a slight effervescence, bright fruit (apple), a good acidic base, herbal overtones, very refreshing. SSS 1/2 rating.

From France - Saint Esprit Cotes-du-Rhone, Delas Freres, 1999 ($16.95). A very sophisticated red. Rich burgundy in colour with a ripe berry (raspberry) earth and vegetal "nose." In the mouth it has aJovely berry "attack" with good tannins, and a soft round mouth-feel. This wine is good now but will get better over the next two to three years. SSS 1/2 rating.

From the Okanagan -Sumac Ridge Merlot, Black Sage Vineyards, 1998 ($18.95) Intense, dark ruby red in colour, black currant and green pepper on the "nose," and with a rich ripe fruit "attack" with lots of

pepper, acidic development and firm tannins. This wine has lots of big flavours but they are not totally integrat­ed. SSS rating.

Wines of the Week From the Okanagan -

Quail's Gate Limited Release , Merlot, 1999, ($16.95) Intense, rich red (touch of violet), a big soft "nose" full of ripe berry, earth, floral and vegetal notes. The taste is ripe berry, wonderful mouth-feel, soft and rich. A wine worth much more than the modest price tag. In the world of merlot, Washington State has a reputation for quality, so it makes sense that the Okanagan should be able to produce a comparable wine. Quail 's Gate is proving it. Buy this now. SSSS rating.

From the Okanagan -Rattlesnake Island red, Cordillera, 2000 ($9.95). Ruby red, medium intense colour, on the "nose" bright

_ fruit, earth and wood. This is a big red barbecue wine, bright fruit with good body and well balanced. Not very complex but very satisfying. Considering price, SSS rat­ing.

• Remember, if you're interested in wine tasting, call the Thunderbird Gallery in Grace Point Square and get on the mailing list The next wine/art event is June 22.

• Botanical Medicine • Homeopathy • Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture • Lifestyle Counseling

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Salt Spring Island, B.C.

Ph: 537-3220 / strukoff@island.net

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• introducing new island midwifery service

• complete care for pregnancy, birth and baby

• family-centred, in-home appointments

• your choice of birth place - Lady Minto, Duncan, Saanich or Victoria hospitals, or your home

• covered by MSP, no referral necessary

• now accepting clients due fall/winter 2002

• call for appointment or information

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537-9971 ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE FREE

* 24 HR. CRISIS LINE: Dial 0 and ask for ZENITH 2262 (no charge). Caller is connected with the Need Crisis Centre in Victoria.

* EMERGENCY FOOD BANK: Open Tuesday 11-3. * COUNSELLING SERVICES: Crisis and short-term counselling provided

by Community Workers. * ALCOHOL & DRUG PROGRAM: Prevention & treatment service is free

& confidentiaL * FAMILY PLACE: DROP IN- Mon.-Wed. 9:30am-noon. Please watch

for coming events. * RECYCLE DEPOT: Open Tuesday- Saturday from 10:00am-5pm, 349

Rainbow Rd ., 537-1200. * COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS COORDINATOR: Call Sharon

Glover at 537-4607. * Emergency Mental Health Services available: 4pm to midnight.

Access is available through the Emergency Rm at Lady Minto Hospital call: 538-4840

Based on Montessori principles

Open House Saturday June 15, 2002

12pm -4pm 1930 Fulford - Gange5 Road

(bottom of Lee'e Hill)

for more Information please aall Heidi at 653-92.28

winner of a 1988 Reliant LE, donated to the

GISS Dry Grad Program by Bow-Mel Chrysler, Duncan.

Thanks for inviting us, we'll be back next year!

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:zo A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002 PEOPLE & COMMUNITY GULF ISLANDS DRIFlWOOD

Club Mongo back to rock the funk CED is getting down to business!

Are you minding your own business? By DAVID BALL Staff Writer

Mongo vocalist Cathy Roland

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Bowler was no doubt

joking. Nobody could sit in a chair for so long without their muscles dis­integrating .

.,.~~=--Q Need help?

Twelve years ago, it seemed the band Club Mongo had hung up their boots for good.

THE 551 FILES • '"0 ~QO.ltCT

Not so. The popular Salt Spring band is back to kick off Sea Capers on Friday, June 14 at Fulford Hall.

"Oh boy ," said Tom Bowler, Club Mongo singer and guitarist, his voice chuckling with excitement. "It's great to get us all back together."

The band's former members will perform the first Club Mongo concert since the band stopped playing in 1990. In its 14-year life span, Club Mongo built up a loyal following on B.C.'s west coast.

For people who don't know these Salt Spring musicos, Bowler described the band's sound as an ecclectic, funky mix of styles with a lot of rhythm and blues.

"We rock the funk stuff, with a little reggae thrown in," Bowler said. " We ' re all over the map - defi­nitely a gumbo."

So what happened to the band formerly known as Club Mongo?

Bowler, on vocals and guitar, took a few moments to revea l the prese nt-day lives of for­mer Mongoers , who will all return on Friday . .

Bowler himself plays with Victoria band Auntie Kate & the Uncles of Funk. He's joined by Mongo's second bassist Doug "the Buffalo" Saunders, and

a . k . a Auntie Kate. ,

Also returning to Club Mongo is Sue Newman on keyboard and vocals. These days , Newman is a jazz singer, teaches danc­ing on Salt Spring and represents the middle gen­eration of Newman Productions.

Saxophonist Dave "the Duck" Rowse lives on Salt Spring, as does Mongo's first bassist and Auntie Kate's brother, Dave Roland. According to Bowler, they've all kept up their passion for mUSIC .

And then there is Arno Bangert, Club Mongo's drummer. He is the only one who is no longer heavily involved in music . In fact, Bangert works as fundraising manager for the B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver.

"He goes after the big corporate guys and tries to get big dough," Bowler said with a laugh. "But he probably just si ts around on his butt."

Despite this setback, Bowler said he is forcing Bangert to pl ay with the band at Friday's show.

"He's playing now," Bowler said. "He has no choice."

Judging from the fun they ' ve had reuniting for Sea Capers, it doesn't sound as though it took much arm-twisting to get Bangert to pick np his sticks again.

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So there you have it. Club Mongo's back together. What surprised Bowler most about the reunion is that everyone remembered the songs at their first rehearsal.

"I couldn't believe it!" Bowler said. "Especially at our advanced age."

Of course, there's also the question of Club Mongo's "loyal follow­ing." Where are they now?

Bowler has reason to suspect they may have been just sitting around waiting for Club Mongo to come back.

''I'm sure some of them haven't got out of their chairs for 12 years," he said. "They should come

But it certainly seems like islanders are ready for Club Mongo to return.

Sadly for them , the reunion probably won't last. Bowler admits they will likely only play the Friday gig and then head back into their post­Mongo lives.

It could be another 12 years before they play again, he said.

Or it could only be a few months . For now, it is up in the air.

The uncertainty is just one more reason to check out Club Mongo on June 13.

"If you don't come this time," Bowler warned, "it could be the last time you'll see us ."

You have been warned.

The Community Economic Development Project is running a series of FREE evening workshops in June. Each workshop will run from approx. 6:30 to I 0 p.m.

June 13- Human Resource Management. Learn more about employee recruiting, retention and record keeping from a professional consultant who has more than 20 years of experience in human resource development and business management. Place: Community Services Boardroom -268 Fulford-Ganges Road.

June 20- Accounting and Bookkeeping Basics. This work­shop is designed to give business owners and entrepreneurs a basic understanding of simple accounting and bookkeep­ing procedures. Place: Lion's Hall- 103 Bonnet Road.

June 27 - Effective selling techniques. Ken Marriotte will lead you through retail sales, customer service and rebtion­ship building. Place Community Services Boardroom -268 Fulford-Ganges Road.

Please pre-register by calling the CED office at 537-4219, E-mail: cedproject@saltspring.com.

Website: http)/saltspring gulfislands com/cedproject

Our office is located downstairs in the Chamber of Commerce building.

Drop by and see what we can do for you and your business.

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22 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002

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Home visits for large collections by appointment ·

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Renewal for body, mind, and spirit Daily drop- in yoga classes

H ealth Treatments: Ayurvedic Swedan, massage, soothing reflexology

Year Round Retreat : The Original Women's Weekend, Yoga Getaway,

Food, Health, Annual Summer Retreats with Baba Hari Dass,

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AN ISLAND FAMILY SINCE 1861 **P-lease note: Due to lack of storage space, the "Art Thing" pictures are for sale, by donation, Tues. thru Sat. Many thanks to those supplying the

pictures and those supporting our local charities, Core Inn, Greenwoods & Lady Minto. Also thanks to our previous Auctioneer, Arvid Chalmers. L4U!Ue &~';:ll~

WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12, 2002 • 23

blood cell sets out on a mission to des\ roy a deadly virus threatening \o kill a man. Chris Rock, Bill Murray (2h)

, 7:35PM iJ!) **Hook (1991,Fantasy) Peter Pan has grown up and must now remember his past to save his children from Hook. Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman (2h25)

. 8:00PM ffi (R) ffi (ll) The Negotiator (1998,Action) An ace Chicago hostage negotiator is framed by Internal Affairs for his partner's murder. Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey (3h) @crzl **** Old Gringo (1 989,Drama) A spinster American schoolteacher comes to Mexico during the height of Villa's revolution. Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck (2h) fD~ ** Harri son Bergeron (1995,Sci-Fi) A whiz kid sees that his own stubborn intelligence has made him a dangerous outcast. Sean Astin, Miranda de Pencier (2h)

8:30PM ill **** Urban Cowboy (1 980,Drama) A young farmer travels to Houston to work in a refinery and learns about life at a bar. John Travolta, Debra Winger (2h30)

9:00PM D A Knight 's Tale (2001,Adventure) Coaxed by Chaucer, a young man enters a jousting competition in medieval England. Heath Ledger, Mark Addy (2h30) 0 ***Deep Impact (1998,Action) A high school astrolqgist discovers a meteor on a fatal collision course with Earth. Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman (2h) 0 CLJ Pretend You Don't See Her (Mystery) The life of a real estate agent takes a dramatic turn when she witnesses a murder. Emma Samms, Beau Starr (2hi

10:00 PM iJ!) ***Junior (1994,Comedy) A male scientist gets pregnant with the help of a miracle drug. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito (2h)

11:00PM ffi *** Primary Colors (1998,Political) A southern governor seeks a presidential nomination amidst scandal and bad press. John Travolta, Emma Thompson (2h45)

11:30PM D Black and White (1999,Drama) The state of race relations is explored through a variety of New York City relationships. Scott Caan, Robert Downey Jr. (2h)

MONDAY JON 17 7:00PM

D When Brendan MetTrudy (2000,Romance) An anal retentive teacher meets a charming, spirited woman at a pub and asks her out. Peter MacDonald, Flora Montgomery (1 h30)

8:00PM H (ZJ Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000,Drama) Anne Shirley braves a web of intrigue and the dangers of battle to find Gilbert. Megan Follows, Jonathan Crombie (2h) fD ~ ***The Long Walk Home (1990,Drama) A housekeeper gradually helps open her employer's eyes to the inequalities of life. Sissy Spacek, Whoopi Goldberg (2h) fli)~ ***American Pie (1999,Comedy) A group of high-school senior boys enter a pact to lose their vir­ginity before graduation. Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne (1 h)

8:30PM D Loser (2000,Romance) A scholar­ship student simultaneously tries to fit in and win the girl of his dreams. Jason Biggs, Greg Kinnear (1 h45)

9:00PM ffi (R) The Road Home (1995,Drama) Two orphaned brothers set out on a per­ilous journey to find their father. Charles Martin Smith, Kris Kristofferson (2h) liD * * Little Shop of Horrors (1986,Comedy) A man develops an unusual man-eating plant that brings him fame and good fortune. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene ( 1 h45) @ (!) **Mind Prey (1999,Thriller) A police detective searches for a sociopath who has imprisoned a mother and child. Eriq La Salle, Titus Welliver (1 h)

10:00 PM ffi **Lucky Me (1954,Musicaf) A broke theater troupe work in a Miami hotel to try to snag the support of an oilman. Doris Day, Phil Silvers (2h)

10:15PM D One Night at McCool's (2001 ,Comedy) A mesmerizing vixen becomes a murder suspect after stealing the hearts of three men. Liv Tyler, John Goodman (1h45)

10:45 PM iJ!) ****Victor/ Victoria (1982,Musical) A struggling singer in 1930s Paris poses as a female imperson­ator. Julie Andrews, James Garner (2h 15)

TUESDAY JON 18 8:00PM

HCZJ Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000,Drama) Anne Shirley braves a web of intrigue and the dangers of battle to find Gilbert. Megan Follows, Jonathan Crombie (2h)

9:00PM ffi(R) Deep in My Heart (1998,Drama) A woman reunites with her birth mother after being given up for adoption in the sixties. Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield (2h) iJ!) *** Driving Miss Daisy (1989,Drama) An elderly lady shares her life and develops a special relationship with her chauffeur. Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman ( 1 h40)

10:00 PM ffi **For the Boys (1991,Musical) A story of the tumultuous life of a U.S.O singer and the man with whom she became a star. Bette Midler, James Caan (2h45} D Blowback (1999,Drama) After the CIA recruits a hired killer, he goes on a remorseless murder spree. Mario Van Peebles, James Remar(1h30)

10:40 PM liD Lion heart: The Children's Crusade (1986,Adventure) A runaway knight seeks King Richard the Lionheart as he passes through France. Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne (1 h45)

11:30PM D Four Days (1999,Crime Story) When a petty thief is killed committing a robbery, his young son is introduced to crime. Anne-Marie Cadieux, Lolita · Davidovich (1 h30)

24 • WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12, 2002 PEOPLE & COMMUNITY GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD

The following essay won Gulf Islands Secondary School student Mischa Fisher a $5,000 scholarship from the B. C. and Yukon Community Newspapers Association and the B. C. Press Council.

bit of the innocence lingering within our small community has been lost; people are angered by the senselessness and stupidity of the shooting and its inevitable conse­quences.

Of newspapers the events afterwards ; he brought the nasty rumours to their much-deserved end; he explained his thoughts on the matter; he thanked people. Our community newspaper was the only resource Charlie had available to get his mes­sage, his facts and his thanks out to everybody that he want­ed to reach.

being shot in their own home, and left the island.

But instead of these things happening, it was reported that an Emergency Response Team came to the island with their weapons . . . ready for anything , and they had the suspects on the run so there was no need for anyone else to try and start a posse. It was also reported in the newspaper that the attack was not a ran­dom one and that the rest of the community probably had nothing to worry about.

By MISCHA FISHER A few months ago my next­

door neighbour Charlie was shot when he came home and interrupted some unsavoury characters robbing his house.

An event like this, in a small community such as ours, shocks, saddens and angers just about everyone. People are shocked at some­thing so heinous happening in such a seemingly small ham­let; people are saddened as they feel that one more little

Our community is too large to hold a meeting at town hall and have everyone get up on the soapbox and voice their opinions, but on the other hand our community is too small for everyone to just tum their back on the events, men­tally distancing the shooting as if it happened in a foreign country. The local newspaper was the only thing really available to bring the commu­nity together at such a stress­ful time. Right after the shoot-

ing occurred the newspaper printed the whole story, as was known at the time: the police report said that there were three suspects in the shooting, and that Charlie was in the hospital in stable condition; however, the odds of him ever walking again were slim.

In the weeks that came, fol­low-up reports were written in the newspaper to combat some of the rumours that were circulating around the com­munity. At the same time, people were given their oppor­tunity to stand up on the

Scholarship winners announced Gulf Islands Secondary

School Class of 2002 schol­arship winners were as fol­lows:

Accommodations Group Scholarship , Reiko Ajiro; Arti s t Achievement Award, Sophia Haase; B.C & Yukon Community Newspaper Association , Mischa Fisher; Barbara Richards Memorial Scholarship (two) , Mischa Fisher and Tyler Cocker; Brenda (Kaye) Helfrich Memorial Bursary, Dominic Martin; CUPE (Local 788) Memorial Bursary, Kecia Laitinen; Camo s un College Entry Scholarship, Eric Beamish; Canadian Federation of University Women (two), Andra Bergsma and April Goebl ; Career Education Award, Alex Kuric; Catherine Prior Aw a rd (lODE) , Eric Beamish ; Cunliffe Bursary (Pender Island Li ons) , Dominic Martin ; Don Goodman Award (NDP), Adam Davies; French Immersion Award, Adrian Leitch; Ganges Village Ma rket Bursary, Adam Davies ; Gilbert Mou;lt Scholarship, John Michael McColl ; Gulf Islands Community Arts Council (two), Sophia Haase and Geoff Roop; Gulf Islands District Scholarship, Andrea Bartle ; Gulf Islands Insurance Bursary (two) , Tyler Cocker; and St e fan Labbe ; Gulf Is la nd s International Program Scholarship,

Reiko Ajiro; Gulf Islands Teachers' Association Bursary, April Goebl ; Gulf Islands Teachers' Association Scholarship, Adrian Leitch ; H.R. MacMillan Family Scholarship, Tristan Sharp; Harris and Company Law Scholarship , Rory Allen; Hastings House Memorial , Eric Beamish ; Hospital Employees Union (Local 180) Bursary, Laura Cairns; lODE Award (chosen by peers), Eric Beamish; lODE Environmental Education Bursary; Kevin Ostapowich; Island Farmers Institute Bursary, Kirsten Hunsberger; Jane Mouat Award (two), Naomi Tweddle and Kadek Okuda; Jean Shopland Memorial Scholarship, Caroline Buttery ; Katsuyori and Kimiko Murakami Memorial Scholarship, Elfi Weir; Lady Minto Auxiliary Society Bursaries (three), Gwyneth Brogan, Kelsey Antonik and Laura Cairns; Margaret Haddow Memorial Scholarship, Kecia Laitinen; Maria McKeachie Memorial Bursary, Kadek Okuda; Marilyn Ryles Memorial Bursary (Ladies Auxiliary Branch 92) - two - Kelsey Antonik and Dominic Martin; Mary C. Williamson Performing Arts Scholarship, Elyse Cleland; Mayne Island Lions Fred Greenslade Bursary, Tyler Cocker; Mike Wells Memorial Award, Byron Fetherston; Millenium Scholarship , John Michael McColl; NatureWorks

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FINISHING ... ~ BUILDING SUPPUES!

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Healthy Living Award, Alex Kuric; Principal's Award, John Michael McColl ; Richard Toynbee Award, Jim Goldie; Richard Vermeulen Memorial Junior Golf Award, Eric Beamish; Robert Borsos Memorial Scholarship, Sophia Haase; Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #92 Award, Tegan Adams; Royal LePage Realty Scholarship, Andrea Bartle; Ruby Alton Memorial Scholarship, Naomi Tweddle; Salt Spring Aquafarms Scholarship, Kevin Ostapowich; Salt Spring Island Fabric Guild Bursary, Sophia Haase; SSI Rotary Club Scholarships (two), Rory Allen and Adam Davies; SSI Lions Club Memorial Scholarship (Lothar Kutz), Andra Bergsma; SSI Lions Club Scholarship, Naomi Tweddle; SS Singers Music Award, Geoff Roop; Secondary School Apprenticeship Scholarship , Nicholas Williams; South Salt Spring Women ' s lnstutute Scholarship, Ayla Klein-Stimpson; Steve Asproloupos Memorial Award, Eric Beamish; Steve Thomas Memorial Bursary (SS Fire Department), Nicholas Williams; Thrifty Foods Scholarship, Jill Walker; Unsung Hero Award, Rory Allen; Visual Arts Scholarship, Sophia Haase; Waterfront Gallery Society Scholarship, Caroline Buttery ; William and Irene Palmer Memorial Scholarship, Jessica Letour.

metaphorical soapbox and voice their opinions on the matter, by writing letters to the newspaper which were subse­quently published and made available to everyone for read­mg.

However, the final exclama­tion point to the entire sequence of events was Charlie's letter. When Charlie finally had the ability to do so, he wrote a letter to the com­munity from the hospital bed where he lay paralyzed. In this letter he outlined the events of his shooting and he outlined

If there had been no local newspaper to report the facts, then who knows how every­one would have reacted. Some people may have grabbed their guns, boarded their doors and battened down the hatches ... ready for anything. ,

Other people might have been terrified at the idea of a seemingly random person

If asked what role our com­munity newspaper plays in our community, I would say that it was the glue that held a lot of people together through­out a tough and terrible time.

AJ1nual Teddy Bea••

Picnic SUNDAY JUNE 16TH

11 :30am -2:30pm

Salt Spring Island

Day Care

381 LOWER GANGES RD.

SALTS PRING FIRE DEPARTMENT

IMPORTANT OPEN BURNING

NOTICE Effective immediately, open burning of

hand piled piles of Indigenous Material, with a Valid Fite Permit will only be allowed during the following

time frames, no exceptions.

Monday to Friday 08:00am- 7:00pm

No Open Burning on Weekends

Campfires & Incinerators will be allowed at times noted on permit.

WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE POTENTIAL IS TOO HIGH

ARTS MENT

Donated treasures wanted

Normally, pirates have to seize their bounty by force. But ArtSpring is calling on supporters to donate "treasures" for its second annual Island Treasure Fair.

The fundraising auction set for July 18-20 will raise money for ArtSpring and three other communi­ty org<mizations.

ArtSpring has already received an intriguing stash of loot, including "Miss Daisy," a 1961 Rover 80 car with collec­tor plates; a day's voyage on a 40-foot sailboat; a Whistler season ski pass; and tickets for two to see the opera La Boheme in Victoria, along with accommodation at the Chateau Victoria.

And there are rumours on the high seas about two popular treasures making return appearances at the auction - a mystery trea­sure chest filled with sur­prise bounty, and a well­loved little boat that many will remember from last year's fair.

The call is still out for treasures.

"Keep bringing them in," said Paul Gravett, ArtSpring's executive director. "Last year, peo­ple were very creative with what they brought. We had hundreds of things."

GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD .. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002 .. PAGE 25

Hearts lnerge with tango teacher Por el Amor del Tango,

Salt Spring's own vibrant Argentine tango group, hosts a master teacher of the salon style of tango next week.

Yvonne Meissner comes to the island at the invitation of Karen Shklanka and Beatrix Satzinger, members of the local tango group who recently studied with Meissner.

The Oregon resident has danced since 1987, studying Argentine tango with many masters and enriching her training with techniques of modern dance and contact improvisation.

Since 1996, Meissner has taught widely in Europe and internationally. She visits Buenos Aires yearly and teaches at many tango festi-

vals in Europe and North America.

According to Por el Amor del Tango founder Margie Korrison, Meissner is "loved for her warmth, clear teach­ing techniques and her devo­tion to the pure classic tango tradition of the salon style danced in tango salons in Buenos Aires."

Tango is danced in an embrace where two hearts become one, says Korrison, and Meissner uses teaching techniques that facilitate this result.

"The elements of non-ver­bal communication in tango are the basis for her teach­ing," says Korrison. "She teaches synchronization of the movement of a couple, the interaction between lead

and follow, resulting in a conversation of bodies."

Her classes also address the dynamics of tensionless movement and the pleasure of interaction that is the social dance of Argentine tango.

Meissner offers Salt Spring workshops from June 15-20.

Beginners lessons are at Lions Hall on Saturday, June 15, 7:30-9 p.m. and Monday, June 17,6-7:30 p.m.

For information and/or bil­leting, contact Nirmal 537-4408 or nirmal@ sal tspri ng.com; Katalina, 537-4610 or kat2k@saltspring.com. To pre-register for workshops, please phone Korrison at 537-2707.

Woinen of Note back at M&M One of the remarkable

features of the Music and Munch recital series is the unreserved warmth offered by audiences to both regular, well-loved performers and to newcomers in the All Saints venue.

way, sharing a diverse range of musical styles and back­grounds.

Gravett is asking people to explore the dusty cor­ners of their homes for interesting items they may want to pass on for a good cause. Although ArtSpring has come up with a wish list of treasures, they're also inviting people to be creative and offer whatev­er they find - everything from unhung paintings to old church pews.

On Wednesday, June 19, Women of Note return as regular favourites to enchant

- their listeners.

The group has a common interest in exploring unusual harmonies and the challenge of combining three or four parts sung a cappella. The women have sung at many community events, the most recent being International Women's Day, the Gumboot Gala, Joanna Macy and Salt Spring Sings.

concert is One World, Many Voices and includes songs as diverse as the stark, yet hauntingly beautiful Hotaru Koi from Japan, to the thick, rich harmonic texture of the Croatian songs 0 Mladice, Djevo Marijo and Kad ce Jenom Prestati. The program will also include songs sung in French, German, Latin, Hebrew, Basque and English.

The money raised in this year's auction will go towards ArtSpring's oper­ating costs. That means there will be more money to provide better services, maintain the building, buy equipment and be more innovative in program­ming, Gravett said.

Organizers will also hold a "treasure swap" for individuals and communi­ty groups to sell their own items, which will be set up in a large tent. As well,

- there will be a silent auc­tion, a "pirate's picnic" and an opening music event with De Dannan.

The Island Treasure Fair is also raising money . for the Mary Williamson Scholarship Fund, Canadian Federation of University Women and the Rotary Club. Call 537-2125 if you have treasure to donate.

An informal choral ensemble, the I 0 women meet once a week to cele­brate the joy of singing. Each contributes to the group in her own unique

In keeping with the eclec­tic repertoire favoured by the group, the theme of this year's Music and Munch

Altc, Mates!

Free music begins at All Saints By-the-Sea at 12:10 p.m. followed by a light lunch prepared by the Anglican Caterers for $4.75.

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Simply rent a table at the event and show up with your treasures. The event will be advertised in the ~ommunity so you will have no advertising costs. Last year we sold all the tables quickly so don't delay!

To book your table (maximum 2/group) call: Carol Simpson at 653-2000

This year's event presented by ArtSpring with Canadian Federation ot University Women, Mary Williamson Scholarship Fund, Rotary C!ub of SSI.

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC: Fiddle player Amalia Smith was among a group of young ~iolinists rehearsing outside of Acoustic Planet Studio last week. The musicians were preparing for an upcoming concert. PhotobyoerrickLundy

Garlic festival planned

A seed of a festival planted in 2000 will continue to grow for the third straight year on the August long weekend.

The third annual Salt Spring Island Garlic Festival runs all day at the Farmers Institute grounds on Saturday-Sunday, August 3-4.

This year's celebration fea­tures musical acts, kids enter­tainment, a plethora of booths selling garlic-centred prod­ucts and all kinds of informa­tion for garlic fanciers.

Festival coordinator is Kristie Straarup. She can be reached at 537-1210 or by fax at 537-1245. Volunteers are needed.

Vendors can rent booths for $80.

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Divided by divergent solo careers; homes on different continents and a 24-year hiatus as fellow band mem­bers, Pied Pumkin has had to harmonize more than just voices and instruments to stage a come-back as one of B .C.'s most beloved folk bands.

And though the acoustic string trio gained a leg­endary following during their brief stint together in the mid-1970s, a new crop of fans has been raving over sold-out performances ever since Pied Pumkin held its firs t reunion tour in 1998.

Returning to perform on Sa lt Spring for a June 15 co nce rt at ArtS pri ng is a special treat, said Pumkin Shari Ulrich.

"It's the closest I've been able to go back to where I grew up to play," Ulrich said.

Originally from the United States, Ulrich moved to "Lotus Land" in the 1960s and rented a Churchill . Beach cabin between 1978 and 1988 to live out one of her life dreams, she said.

"My dream was to live in a little house on the water writing songs."

Following her island writ­ing stint, Ulrich became one of Canada's top solo artists of the 1980s. She still records and composes scores for films and televi-

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sion. And she is also well­known for her stints in the Hometown Band and UHF (with Bill Henderson and Roy Forbes).

She still feels a pang of guilt over leaving Pied Pumkin in 1976.

"I was seduced away to the Hometown Band with Valdy."

After appropriating Ulrich, Valdy's band even had radio success with the Pied Pumkin song Fear of Flying, she said.

"I took it with me when I went to the Hometown Band. It's a very important song for us. People think I wrote it but it was actually Joe Mock."

After Ulrich left the Pumkins, Mock and Rick Scott continued performing together in the duo Pied Pear until 1984. But song­writer-guitarist Mock ended up moving to Japan and then France, where he now resides and works as a stu­dio musician.

Scott pursued acting and then went on to become an acclaimed children's per­former. His recent album, Making Faces, won a West Coast Music Award last year.

Now reunited under Mock's urging, Pied Pumkin seems to have benefitted from the enriched individual experiences of each band member, even though they are still geographically sepa­rated .

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Ulrich lives on Bowen Island, Scott lives on Protection Island (near Nanaimo) and Mock lives in southwestern France.

"The most challenging thing is getting hang-time together ... but when we do, we have a great time," Ulrich said.

The group has managed two or three tours a year for the past four years and even pressed a couple of COs, despite the logistics of con­necting schedules and loca­tions for the three busy mus1c1ans.

Early works such as I Believe, You Can Change the World and Fe ar of Flying can now be found on the group's 1998 CD Plucking de Vine: Selected Recordings 1974-1980.

But the Pied Pumkin sound is not just a flashback to the '70s. The live record­ing of Pied Alive, released in 2000, features a number of new tunes, like Mock's jazzy free-form Black Dog, Scott's wacky Plastic Forks or Ulrich's fluid pieces Turning and Watching the River.

Performing a selection of old and new works, the group has just returned from touring Texas and Kansas.

And reviewers across Canada and the U.S. have lapped up their bold and playful groovy granola mix of guitar, violin, dulcimer, mandolin, flute and piano pieces.

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"It's great. I love it. Touring is my favourite thing to do," Ulrich said.

She urged islanders to attend the upcoming con­cert.

"Come to the show, you won't regret it."

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Rose Hip Jam serving up music at All Saints CD release party

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One of Salt Spring's sweeter musical confec­tions has been spreading itself from island stages to the recording studio and even . down south to Northwest Folklife at the end of May.

Rose Hip Jam, consisting of Denise McCann Beck, Jo Lundstrom, Jane Squier and Carol Young, were among featured acts in the Women of the World concert at the famed Seattle musical festi­val.

The performance served as a thrilling warm-up to the band's CD' release party set for this Friday night at All Saints By-the-Sea, begin­ning at 7 p.m.

Doors will open at 6:30 with the free concert running for about an hour - letting music-lovers continue on to

other events that night. Rose Hip Jam's first CD

- cleverly titled Well­Preserved - lets the band members' songwriting, per­forming and arranging tal­ents soar.

The group steeps its musi­cal tea in Celtic rhythms and ambiance but then stirs it with some honeyed west coast air.

Lundstrom's The Burgoyne Mermaid tale is sure ly destined for B.C . coast folk tale fame; the band's versions of My Lagan Love and She's Like the Swallow are virtually heart­stopping; and the gals set the cart wheels rolling with the cantankerous Scartaglen and some wild reels.

Beck's song dedicated to islander Sally Sunshine calls to the protester and preserva­tionist in everyone.

Beck has been a profes-

Riding back roads of the Third World

He biked over 15,000 foot passes in the Andes. He rode through the lush rainforest of the Amazon basin.

On June 13, John Luton is riding his bicycle to Salt Spring for a slide show about his experiences globe­trotting - or "globe-ped­alling" - in the Third World.

Luton, president of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, will present slides from his travels at the Island Pathways annual general meeting at All Saints Church on Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m.

Between 1988 and 1997, the keen world-touring cyclist travelled throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Jamaica and Ecuador on his bicycle, and his wheels have carried him 250,000 kilometres.

Contrary to many people's expectations, Luton said, the Third World is a great place to ride. There is less traffic than in North America, speeds are generally lower and drivers are more courte­ous to cyclists.

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Luton's tours took him through southern Mexico and the highlands of Guatemala, from the moun­tain heights of the Sierra Madres del Sur to the steamy flatlands of the Caribbean coast.

In one two-week tour, Luton pedalled his bike over three of Ecuador's giant mountain passes over 14,000 feet. He then rode down into the Amazon basin, wheeling his way through small jungle villages, deserted beaches and little-known ancient rums.

Also at the meeting, Heritage Society of B.C. director Jonathan Yardley will present an achievement award to the group led by Claire Heffernan for publi­cation of the Salt Spring Island Heritage Map.

Island Pathways is a local cycling group that promotes bicycle use and advocates for bike-friendly planning. Thursday's event is by dona­tion, and refreshments will be served.

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sional musician, singer and songwriter for 38 years, and met major record label success in the '70s and early '80s . She plays guitar, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer, bodhran, spoons and mandolin and does lead vocals on several songs.

Lundstrom grew up in a family of artists and musi­cians and has been a choir singer since her youth. She plays concertina, accordion and pennywhistle in the band.

(Lundstrom will be sport­ing a new red accordion for the CD release party, after accidentally running over her previous instrument!)

Beck and Lundstrom were part of the Black Velvet Band from 1995 to 2000, and then played with Squier and Young in The Jammin' Tarts, which was

the natural pectin for Rose Hip Jam.

Squier is the group's fid­dle player who has played in the bluegrass group This Side Up and the dance band Crazy Creek.

She also sings and arranges.

Playing soprano and tenor recorders . and pennywhistle in the band, Young's experi­ence ranges from perform­ing with the Salt Spring Early Music Consort to Celtic Heart, and as a vocal­ist with Cantus, an impecca­ble early music choir.

Besides the June 14 cele­bration~ Rose Hip Jam intends to perform frequent­ly on Salt Spring during the busy summer tourist season. Catch them at venues such as the Jill Louise Campbell Gallery, the Tree House Cafe , Fulford Day, Sea Capers and the fall fair.

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Girls slam dunk firefighters, sort of By MELISSA MOUAT Special to the Driftwood

Grade 9 girls put the hose to firefighters in an enter­taining basketball match at Gulf Islands Secondary School on Saturday evening.

The second annual event was held as a fu ndraiser for the Nichola Howard Bursary Fund.

The evening kicked off at 7:30 with a short introduc­tion of the teams. Then the game began.

Firefighters won the toss­up and quickly scored the first basket, but the girls came back, scoring the sec­ond and third baskets.

The ball was volleyed up and down the court for some time, rooted on by a group of well-decorated young cheerleaders for the girls team. All fundraiser partici­pants were blessed with an appreciative crowd, cheering for both teams with great vigour.

By the time the break between quarters rolled around, firefighters were up

. by one and the score was I 0 to nine.

Firefighters definitely dominated the second quar­ter, finishing the first half of the game at 23 to 13.

An auction, which ran during the half-time break, included a truck load of chopped firewood, two sep­arate four-hour boat rentals on St. Mary Lake, 10 large bottles of water and two sea­son's tickets to UVic

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slow starting, but with some impressive goading from Karen Hosie (the Grade 9 girls basketball coach) it · picked up, and audience members bid a total of near­ly $500 for the five various objects.

Working as a well coordi­nated team, the girls scored first in the second half, mak­ing it 17-23. Then they scored a foul shot, but that was quickly made up for when the firefighters nailed a basket of their own.

The girls scored again, making it 22 to 27.

At that point I realized the score in my head and the score on the board were dif­ferent and never did recon­cile.

The fourth and final quar­ter began with a well-aimed basket from the girl's team. Strangely enough, the digi­tal scoreboard suddenly jumped from 28 to 31 for the firefighters, to 43 to 30 for the girls. Kudos to the scorekeepers, who managed to officially keep me in the dark about the proper score for the full second half of the game. The game ended with the girls winning 43 to 30.

Nichola Howard bursary proceeds will be presented to members of the graduat­ing class of 2005.

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BALL GAME: Graham Kitchen dons a wig to play with the Grade 9 girls basketball team, and grabs the ball from firefighter Laurence Spencer.

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I Island sailors on top at regatta

Salt Spring Island Sailing Club competitors took top finishes at a local junior regatta featuring guests from Maple Bay last weekend.

Strong winds presented great racing conditions Saturday, while calms offered spinnaker races Sunday, said regatta organizer Wendy Wallace.

Island brothers John and Phil Wilson took first and second place respectively in singles Laser competi­tion, while Art Taylor of Maple Bay placed third among seven sailors after eight races.

First-time sailing competitors Aja Robb and Jessica Wilson of Salt Spring even tied for fifth place.

Islanders Andrea Bartle and Ryan Wallace won in their first competition with Laser Twos while Salt Spring's Heather Meek and Jesse Johnston-Hill came second, and third place went to Leah Thompson and Kylan Muir of Maple Bay.

As a final touch of class, Laser Two winners Bartle and Wilson gave their polisher-sander prize (donated , by Slegg) to the local club for junior member use.

The event wrapped up with a festive barbecue for the 60 competitors and associated family members Sunday night.

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A DAY AT THE TRACK: Grades 4 and 5 students from several ele­mentary schools in the Gulf Islands School District spent last Thu rsday at Portlock Park competi ng in va rious track and fie ld events. Seen here are partici pa nts in high j ump, runn ing and ball toss events, as well as Jon Hunter hold ing a ribbon.

Photo by Derrick Lundy

Duncan swim meet first of the season

Seventeen Sting ray s made a spl as h in Dun ca n last Saturday as the Sal-t Spring swim team's season kicked-off forB- and C-category swimmers.

Official results from the Duncan B and Developmental meet were unavai lable as the Driftwood 's sport~ section went to press Monday, but slats-keeper Rosebud Morgan said the swimmers did well, with many achieving personal bests over their last year's times.

The meet also included "firsts" for three swimmers. · Amalia Smith attended her first mee t, swim ming 25

metres of backstroke in the novice category. Drew Storey and Liam Budd graduated from novice, com­

peting in the ir fir st 50-metre eve nts . Bo th boy s swam freestyle and breast stroke.

The season will start thi s weekend fo r all swimmers, wh e n a bo ut 30 co mp e t itors a tt e nd a mee t in Port Alberni .

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A small bu t "faithful " group of Salt Spring track and field competitors ran, j umped and threw in Duncan last weekend, participating in the Garriok Invitational Track Meet.

Highlights of the event included an impressive dis­cus throw by Nico Reynolds, which netted him a second­place finish, and several per­sonal bes ts (PB ) for other competitors.

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Girls · play to deficit

After finishing their first two innings with a dis­tressing 10-run deficit Saturday, Salt. Spring's Island Star Video girls clawed their way back into . the game.

But the I 0 runs earned in the next two innings were still not enough ·and the girls lost 17-10 versus Langford in their last home game of the season.

Despite great plays by Star's pitcher Megan Robinson and catcher Colleen Hillis, Langford took five runs in each of the first two innings and shut down the first six island batters with their own hot pitching.

But as Devon Craig took over pitching for Salt Spring in the third, the islanders tightened up the field and let only two runs slip by. At bat in the third, the Stars finally started to shine as Erin Foster stole home followed by Brittany Oakley, Hillis , Deven Miles and Katy Haydon to give the islanders five runs .

The Stars controlled the fourth inning as catcher Robinson snagged pitches to keep runners from steal­ing home. First baseman Soraya Jung picked off batters and the third out found the bases loaded but Langford was held score­less .

And stolen bases by Stevie Robinson, Kristie Shaw, Andrea· Sweetnam, Megan Robinson and Katie Villadsen brought the score to within two runs at one point.

A fifth inning finale saw Langford close a vice-grip on Salt Spring batters and secure another five runs after a Langford batter nailed a home run with the bases loaded and one run in the bank.

The Stars head off­island to face the vaunted Strawberry Vale team next week.

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Mike and Val (nee John) Orchison are thrilled

to announce the miracle of their son

Callum Michael's arrival. Born May 15 at 2:22 am

weighing 7 lbs, 5 oz. Special thanks to Dr.

Bennion and Dr. Thomas at BC Women's Hospital,

and to all of our loving friends and family.

Harry and Najma Manx are very happy to announce the birth of Hector Oswald Manx on June 2, at 12:45 pm. He was born weighing 9 Ibs. 3 ozs. We would like to thank our midwives Jules Atkins and Maggie Ramsey and the attendants Haidee and Jackie for their heartfelt assistance. Also, a special thanks to our dear friends Amrita and Allan Bruce, Kindred Antonick and Jordy Sharp who gave their love and support to make this a beautiful occasion.

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DAVIDSON, MARJORIE Ruth (nee Mcinnis) died at Victoria Hospice on June 5, 2002. Born in Coalhurst, Alberta on September 10, 1924. Ma~orie grew up in Coalhurst and Lethbridge, Alberta. She Joined the RCAF (WD) during the war and served from 1942 until 1946. After the war, she attended the University of Manitoba and UBC. She mar­ried Thomas Davidson in 1 951. They lived in Watson Lake, ' Yukon; Calgary, AB, Lethbridge, AB and Cranbrook, BC before moving to Saturna Island where they remained for 28 years. Predeceased by her husband, Thomas, her mother and father, and brother Deane. Lovingly remembered by her children, Donald (Ellie), Diane (Dave), John (Judy}, Jennifer and Mary Jane (Kevin); eleven grand children ; her brothers, Donald and Morton (Margaret) and many friends and relatives in Alberta and BC. Condolences may be made to the family at www.mccallbros.com. ALLAN HORROCKS, born December 5, 1 928 in Vancouver. Died June 4, 2002 in Comox, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He leaves his loving wife of 48 years, Pat, children Karen (Mike), Gail (Uii}, Terry & Joe and grandchildren Brendan & Amanda Rice, Nyssa, LatJra, Cara, Gwen & Quinn Temme! and Jeremy & Jessica Horrocks. We will all miss his laughter.

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THE GRADE 11 Grad Tea Committee would like to express their thanks to Foxglove, GVM, Salt Spring Roasting Co. & Windsor Plywood for their generous donations to the Grad Tea. Thank you too, to the decorat­ing & cleanup crew, the flower arrangers, tea servers & salal gatherers. We couldn't have done it without you! SALT SPRING Centre School staff, parents and students wish to thank Yiana Belkalopoulas for her energy and expertise in writing and directing "The Great Emerald Waterfall".

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Henry, you will always be 39 to us. From your two secret admirers.

Just when you thought the celebrations were all behind you, here's

one final surprise. A wish for countless more joy filled years

together, my love. Ron

SALTSPRING SEEMS like such a perfect place for a writ­ing school. Yes. Did you know we have one? The North Am·erican School of Freelance Writing. Distance Education. Afternoon classes every 2nd Wednesday, 1 :00-3:00. (250) 537-4713 www.linksnorth .com/outdoor writing. IT'S BACK! Find your name in our classifieds and receive a free lotto ticket and a chance to win a million dollars! (or more!) Find your name and contact us within 4 weeks to claim your ticket. Unclaimed tickets will be turned over to a charity of the Driftwood's choice. The Driftwood classi­fieds, small ads- big deals! ART WORKSHOPS with teacher Val Konig. Watercolour & Acrylics, beginner & Intermediate, August 12 - 16, August 19- 23; time 10- 4:15 p.m. One day outdoors. Small classes. Cost $250. Call 537-9531.

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.............. ifieds WATERCOLOR SUMMER sem­inars, beginner, July 15-19 & August 19-23. Intermediate July 22-26 & August 12-16. Libby Jutras 537-1952 or libby@salt­spring.com VISITING ECUADOR: A Slide Show with Rev. Rohana Laing from her recent trip to South America, Wednesday, June 12th, 7:30 pm, United Church Lower Hall. Discussion and refresh­ments to follow. Admission by donation. SOLSTICE CELEBRATION! Come and join in a flower circle. Bring some flowers and add them to a community artwork (made of flowers) celebrating the bounty and beauty of Midsummer day. Easy and fun for all. Friday, June 21st, 10 am. until 8 pm. at the Peace Park (across from ArtSpring on

' Jackson Avenue). SUMME=R-=s=o:-:Ls=TI=c=-E 7God--:-:-de-ss Retreat, June 21-23. Take your place in Sacred Circle celebrat­ing the now. Dance. Share. Meditate. Call Yogesha, 537-0081. FREE CONCERT! Rose Hip Jam CD release party, Friday June 14th, 7 pm All Saints By­the-Sea Anglican Church, 110 Park Drive, Ganges. Celtic & original music! SALT SPRING Community Theatre call for auditions for McReady and Company by Hetty Clews and Box and Cox by John Morton. 7 pm June 13 & 14 at the High School. For infor­mation call Christina 538-0190. DID YOU DO Katirnavik? We are looking for all alumni for a 25yr reunion. Check out alumni page at www.katimavik.org or call toll­free 1 888 525-3141, ext.350. FOR A complete calendar of coming events check the Driftwood Community Calendar, in our office in the Upper Ganges Centre, 328 Lower Ganges Road, or on our website at http://www.gulfislands.net. Use the calendar for event planning, to make sure your date doesn't . conflict with someone else's.

SEA CAPERS JUNE 14-16 Fri. 14- Dance

Sat. 15- Parade, Boat Building, Water Taxi Rides,

Sea Shanty Contest, Kayak Competition, Pancake Breakfast,

Salmon BBQ Sun. 16-

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"CYCLING THE BACK ROADS OF MEXICO AND

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SPCA "Make us an Offer" GARAGE SALE Sunday, June 23rd

at noon behind the

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If you have items to donate please call

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with Nadene McCoy RN,BSNMEd,

Certified Yoga Teacher JUNE:

Tues. & Thurs. 10-11 :30 am.

JULY & AUGUST: Tues. 10-11:30 am.

*No classes weeks of June 24, July 1st, Aug. 26, Sept. 2

FEE: $8.00 per class

Teachings shared with yoga teacher Joyce Campbell

Fall Schedule begins week of Sept. 9

More info, private or therapeutic yoga, call

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4th ANNUAL YEAR END CONCERT There will be two performances; Saturday June 22 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm. This is to celebrate the hard work and the achievements of the Acoustic Planet Music stu­dents. Performers are asked to come by the Acoustic Planet Store and pick up their backstage passes.and tick­ets. Families are asked to pick up their tickets as soon as possible and tickets will go on sale to the public June 19.

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Please call Marguerite Lee at

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Wrillen by George 01we/l A musical adaptation by

Peter Anderson

7:30pm June 25, 26, 27

at ArtSpring

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Building: 11:15 am-1:15pm.

Launch: 1:30pm.

CENTENNIAL PARK, GANGES Junior, Family & Adult Divisions

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STAKING NOTICE (FORM 1) LAND ACT

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CROWN LAND Take notice that Grover Turnbow Wickersham, of Palo Alto, CA, has made application to the Land and Water British Columbia (LWBC), Vancouver Island Region, Land Management Office, for a License of Occupation for the purpos­es of a Private Moorage situated on Provincial Crown Land located at Welbury Bay, Cowichan District. The Lands File Number is 1409873. Written comments con­cerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Officer at 501 - 345 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5B6. Comments will be received by LWBC until July 5, 2002. LWBC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Be advised that any response to this advertise­ment will be considered part of the public record . Any concerns regarding the release of your com­ments, contact the FOI Advisor at Land and Water British Columbia's region­al office.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RE: THE ESTATE OF MARY ELISE FOX,

Deceased, formerly of 2043- 135 Brinkworthy

Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C., VBK 1S2.

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of MARY ELISE FOX, are hereby notified under sec­tion 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the executor at Box 414, Ganges P.O. , Salt Spring Island, B.C. VBK 2W1, on or before July 15, 2002, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, hav­ing regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

James Pasuta Solicitor for the Estate of MARY ELISE FOX

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Fax 537-5407

DON'T MISS this! Unique psy­chic counselling. You have questions, we have answers. Love, health, career, family. Call now! 1-888-318-2968 1-900-677-1333, $2.99 per minute www.psychiccoun­sellingcircle.com 0 DOWN O.A.C. ' Guaranteed credit approvals. Trucks, 4x4's, crew cabs, diesels, sport utili­ties, cars & vans. Repo's, bro­ken leases, heavy duty equip­ment. Take over payments. Free delivery. Call Lawrence Siccia BC's largest finance broker. 1-800-993-3673. Vancouver 604-327-6377. WE APPROVE Everyone. No kidding! Working approved. Divorced approved. Bankrupted approved. Slow payments approved. No down payment approved. Repossession approved. No credit approved. Debt service problem approved . Self­employed approved. New & used Chev and Dodge Chrysler products. 6.9 financ­ing. Drive today. 1800 vehicles, one bank. Call 1-800-650-4829, Gerard or Rita or www.credit-king.com 24 hrs.

PROFITABLE WELL estab­lished Salt Spring home based business, repeat clients. Health/ other interests neces­sitates sale. $50,000 invested, includes vehicle, equipment, inventory, clients & training. $39,000.537-7850 ESTABLISHED ELECTRONIC retail business on Salt Spring Island. Leased location in busy downtown Ganges. Gross sales over $450,000. National well known Franchise outlet plus several other lines. Owners reluctantly retiring. Approximately · $200 ,000 required to handle, stock included. Call 250 537-5131 evenings. WORK FROM home on-line, Earn $500- $1500 part time working around your current job. Earn $2000 - $5000 plus full time. Make your own hours, you be the boss. www.suc­cess2treasure.com.

HONEST OL•s FIREWOOD

•GUARANTEED CORD Cut, Split & delivered

•Cedar fence rails

653-4165 KONIG & DAUGHTER FIREWOOD Serving Salt Spring 21 years Organically Grown Firewood FIREWOOD LOGS WANTa)

(will compensate owner) 537-9531

~---- ------ --MINI STORAGE

347 Upper Ganges Road

"Safer than Someone's Old barn"

HESEHVE TODAY CALL

537-5888 FOil SIZES & HATES

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Call Peter, Robin or Rick

Your Driftwood Sales Representatives

537-9933

GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD

ZESTO'S OVEN-BAKED Subs & California Style Wraps are looking for motivated fran­chisees. Join this dynamic and fast growing Canadian Company. 1-888-922-2294. www.zestos.com. WORK FROM Home. P/T, $400-$1490 per month. F/T, $2000-$4900 per month. www.realisticdream.com. 1-888-220-6291 As U.S. Dollar Falls, Profits Rise. Find out how to take advantage of a falling U.S. dol­lar & potentially turn $5K into huge $$$ prof1ts in 30 Days. For free Trading Kit/Special Report call 1-800-663-3105 (24 hours) AMAZING NEW home-based Business Opportunity !! Recently Featured on ABC News! Wake up Canada - This is the Big One. Help Needed. Free Info. Call Toll-Free 1-866-520-1931. OWN A COMPUTER? Put it to work! International Co. expanding. Free info online. www.dreamdiscover.com or call800-439-2165 today! GREAT CANADIAN Dollar Store franchise opportunities. With more than 100 stores across Canada, we offer one of the most thrilling and afford­able franchises to own. To learn more, visit our website: www.dollarstores.com or call toll free 1-877-388-0123. SECURED REAL Estate investment. RASP eligible, 16% return per annum. Please contact Kirk at Ingersoll 10 Miss ion Development Ltd., 403-514-0000 ext.4.

HASTINGS HOUSE is looking for Housekeepers. Applicants should be dependable, enthu­siastic and willing to become part of the housekeeping team. Resumes may be dropped off at Reception. REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY, reliable person (or 2 persons to make 2 shifts) , to live in ; room, board & remuneration (nice home). No housework, mostly to keep me company, only to make light meals. 653-4363.

Paint & Redecorate with Care

• IPARA

SPECTAA·TOOE PAinT

LINE COOK fully experienced, willing to work in a busy, friendly establishment. We offer year round employment with room for advancement. Reply to Dept. V, c/o The Driftwood, 328 Lower Ganges Ad, Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K2V3.

-,-----,------,--SALT SPRING Roasting Co. now hiring experienced ener­getic Chefs, Cooks, Servers and Dishwashers, for our new Fulford Cafe location, as well as our Ganges location. Long term employment, competitive wages. Please drop or send resume to: #1156 Alders Rd. , Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2K5. INSURANCE OFF ICE requires Level 1 Sales Person or Trainee for full-time employ­ment. Please reply to Dept W, c/o Driftwood , 328 Lower Ganges Rd., Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 2V3. LADY NEEDS exp. driver with credentials to share driving U­Haul truck to Ottawa for August or October. Expenses for motel & meals enroute pro­vided . Man preferred . For details please call 538-0375. 2 HAS EARLY evening, 5 days/wk, prepare dinner plus misc. chores. Could develop into more time. Phone 653-4451. PERMANENT PART-TIME position in artisan/craft studio. Will train, visual acuity and good hand/eye a must. Send resume to The Old Island Stamp Co, 109 Meyer Ad, SSI, BCV8K 1X4. CHEERFUL, DEPENDABLE person required for year-round customer service position . This rewarding 3 1/2 day per week opportunity requires an individual to perform multiple tasks with enthusiasm and an eye for detail and excellence. Please bring resumes with employment references to Salt Spring Dry Cleaners 116 Hereford Ave. ALFRESCO'S HIRING experi­enced cook. $10 - $14 per hour. Apply in person. PRESS OPERATOR required for busy commercial sheetfed printing plant. Experience: Heidelberg, GTO, SORMZ presses, related printing equipment preferred. Full-time position, excellent company benefits. Apply: Plant Manager, Brian McEwan, Meridian Printing, 5714- 44 St., Lloydminster, AB, T9V OB6. Fax resume 780-875-3423. CAMPBELL CHRYSLER is seekinQ to hire automotive technic1an.s. We're offering competitive pay, good working conditions. Extra hours. Benefit package. Applicants must be willing to work in a team environment. Qonscientious, eager to achieve. Forward resumes to fax 780-835-3551 or in person at Campbell Chrysler, Fairview, Alberta. Attention: Thomas Backes. TIRE SERVICE Position .

Serving the Gulflslandsforover !Oyears. l Truck •. farm, mobile service . expenence requ1red

Supervisory experience an asset. Rewarding opportuni­ties. Send resume: OK Tire, Box 1165, Rocky Mountain House, AB, T 4T 1 A8. Fax 403 844-9322. Phone 403-844 8473.

325 Rainbow Rd.

537-4369

WANT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO SEE

YOUR AD? You're in the

biggest marketplace on

the island! Driftwood

Classifieds 537-9933

DO YOU have access to a GM vehicle 9 years or newer? We want you as a GMC site evalu­ator. Please apply online at www.secretshopnet.com. BUSY NORTHERN Alberta Chrysler dealership requires journeyman automotive techni­cian. Chrysler experience pre­ferred, but not required Phone or fax: Attention Brent. Phone 1-800-533-6854 Fax 1-780-624-1770. LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE technician, must have own tools. Salary commensurate with experience. Benefit pack­age available. Fax resume to: 250-774-6825. Mail to: Dalex, Box 6888, Fort Nelson, B.C. VOC 1RO BUILDING MANAGER, clean­ing and renovation work if desired , couple or single, retired or semi-retired reqUired for Fort McMurray, Alberta apts/hotel. Fax resume 604-520-3014

ATTENTION : Moms, New Canadians & Others. Work at home. $ Unlimited Income Potential. Call now toll-free 1-800-585-0451. www.uwin2.net

SS/ EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Are you unemployed and need help with your job search? Are you thinking about re-training? If you are receiving Employment

Insurance Benefits (or have received these benefits within the last 3 years) we have a variety of programs available to assist you. Counsellor comes to SSI once a week and services are free.

Please call Marta at 1-888-993-2299

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parb arts recreatlen Short Term Parks Maintenance Staff Salt Spring Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission (PARC) is developing a ros­ter of qualified persons inter: ested in being considered for on-call assignments involving short-term full or part time parks maintenance work.

Work will involve full-day assignments, up to five days per week for varying periods of up to 1 0 weeks, depend­ing on demand. Duties will include litter control, wash­room cleaning and general park maintenance.

Weekend and evening work may be required and individ­uals may be required to pro­vide their own transporta· tion.

Written applications, includ­ing a resume outlining expe­rience with related duties and employment history should be sent to PARC at 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C. VBK 1K3.

email: (parc@saltspring.com) and fax: (250-537-4456) applica­tions accepted.

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Casual Parks Maintenance Staff Salt Spring Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission (PARC) is developing a ros­ter of qualified persons interested in being consid­ered for on-call assignments involving 1 to 3 hours per day, one or more days per week, including weekends, on an intermittent basis, depending on demand.

Duties will include park litter control, litter barrel servic­ing, washroom cleaning and general park maintenance.

Assignments may include providing maintenance serv­ice at community festivals or special events.

Written applications, includ­ing a resume outlining expe­rience with related duties and employment history should be sent to PARC at 145 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 1K3.

email: (parc@saltspring.com) and fax: (250-537 -4456) applica­tions accepted.

DRIFTWOOD CLASS I Fl EDS

MON. - FRI. 8-5 537-9933

School District #64 (Gulf Islands)

TEACHERS ON CALL

The Gulf Islands School District invites applications from qualified teachers wishing to serve as Teachers On Call in School District No. 64. Successful applicants will be members of the B. C. College of Teachers and will include in their applications:

• a comprehensive resume • teaching reports • evidence of exemplary

teaching performance • letters of reference • a list of referees with telephone numbers

Applications for the 2002-2003 school year must be received by the district by Friday, August 16, 2002 and should be sent to the:

Teacher on Call Selection Committee School District No. 64 (Gulf Islands) 112 Rainbow Road Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K2K3

Fax: (250) 537-4200

RENOVATION CARPENTER -Certified, 25 years experience. Formwork & framing, free esti­mate. 537-9534 Terry's Renovations. BOOTH CANAL Custom Cabinetry and fine finishing . Over 50 years experience in construction and cabinetry on Salt Spring. Shop hours 9 - 5. Ca/1537-9033.

B.B.I. HOME Improvement specializing in indoor and out­door construction. Reasonably priced, call537-1810. WORLD FAMOUS on Salt Spring! Piko Renovations Ltd. creates excellent small- to medium-sized renovations, repairs, decks, etc. Peter Blackmore, 537-4382. JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER available for work. Additions, renovations, new homes, sun decks, green houses, etc. Reasonable rates. Quality and integrity. Jim Anderson . 537-9124. AVAILABLE TODAY for clean­ing inside & out. Yard work, repairs. I can take care of those little headaches. Call AI 537-4957. BUDDJST ARCHES, post & beam work, carpentry, reno­vating, repairs. Creative and artistic. Beautiful decks, exte­rior structures, fences. gat~s. Tatami rooms. Call Shaun Adams, 537-4942. Free esti­mates. EXPERIENCED HEALTH care professional with background working extensively for people with disabilities and elder care available lor long term, flexible hours, excellent references available. 653-9997. TUTOR AVAILABLE lor sum­mer. Cert. teacher will help your child improve academic skills. Flexible hours and days. 537-8932. . RELIABLE WORKER avail­able: lawn, garden care, brush removal. You supply tools, I supply labour. Island refer­ences. Call Stuart 653-4980. NEED WOOD Split, stacked or general yard work/labourer? Call Eric. 537-9815.

QUALIFIED HOUSE­CLEANER has openings. Good references. Call 537-8170, 537-5177.

OVER EATERS ANONYMOUS. Are you having a problem con­trolling your eating? If you're interested in helping yourself, we're interested in helping you. Info. 537-8428. ALANON /ALATEEN A pro­gram for family and friends of alcoholics. For further informa­tion call 537-2941 , 653-4288 or 537-4909. PRESCRIPTION DRUG Misuse Support Group, Friday mornings. Call Salt Spring Community Services at 537 · 9971 for more information. ADULT CHILDREN Anonymous. Fo'r healing from any dysfunctional family back­ground. Saturday afternoons 537-4315 for information. FAMILIES OF Schizophrenics meet in homes for mutual sup­port. Call 537-2543. CRISIS LINE for Salt Spring · toll-free 1-877-435-7544. DRESSINGS FREE to cancer patients by the Order of the Eastern Star. Contact Ida McManus, 537-5423. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS · 1-800-663-1441 24hrs. Contact Robert, 653-4197.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Services Meetings Salt Spring - 537-7573

Galiano -- 539-2222

Pender -- 629-3631

Women's only - Thursday nights 5:30p.m. - 537-7573

SALT SPRING ISLAND FOUNDATION

... your community foundation.

Help enhance the quality of life in your Island communi­ty. You can do this by con­tributing to our/your com­munity endowment fund. Even $10 will help make a lasting difference. All contri­butions are pooled and pre­served in the endowment fund . The interest earned on it is distributed annually to a wide range of worthy Island charitable organizations. These vary from year to year as community priorities change. You can help also by having your purchases at Thrifty's and at GVM credit­ted to the SSI Foundation. Further information, includ­ing latest annual report, is freely available upon request, without obligation. Phone 537-2501 (Bob Rush)

MACINTOSH TROUBLE shooting and installs to O.S.9.2. Older MAGS on email and web, no setup fee Internet connection. Tall Terry 537-4470.

Gulf Islands Optical

Tuesday-Friday 10:00-5:00

Closed Saturdays 323 Lower Ganges Road

(Lancer Building)

RICHARD WEATHERALL (Optician)

537-2648 Office 537-5294 Residence

BLOCKED CREATIVELY? Underperforming? Artists, writ­ers, athletes, etc. Benefit from EMDR! No fee for initial inter­view. Judith Boel, 537-5433.

PARTY RENTALS

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BIGGEST SELECTION "CATERER RECOMMENDED"

www.rentalstop.ca #1-327 Rainbow Rd. 538-0388

ALTERATIONS & SEWING -Elegant, caring, personalized approach. Consideration to changes in lifestyle, aging, health. Margie -Vesuvius Bay 537-2707.

TIMESHARE RESALES. Worldwide Selection. ERA STROMAN Since 1979. CALL NOW! Buyers call 1-800-613-7987. Sellers call 1-800-201-0864. www.timesharelink.com.

EUROPE FLIGHTS

SUMMER AIRFARES Don't Woit!!

Space is Limited.

U\I~LDBE. Pacific Travel Shop

537-5523 1-877-274-4168

TAIT TECHNICAL Solutions, Sam Anderson, Machine Shop Services, Fine Machining, Milling, Welding. 537-5268.

U TOM WELDING

FABRICATION Specializing in aluminum

& stainless steel ISLAND MARINE

CONSTRUCTION 537-9710

MOFFAT STOVE, self-clean, $100. Inglis fridge, harvest gold, $50. 537-9761. WASHER & DRYER, (dryer working fine, washer needs repair but has brand new timer), $250/pair. 538-Q223.

Kitchenaid, Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Maytag &

more!

LARGEST SELECTION ON SALT SPRING ISLAND

537-2111

SEARS • HOME APPLIANCES • HOME ELECTRONICS • LAWN & GARDEN NEEDS

537-5596 Showroom@

113 McPhillips Ave.

If it's on sale at Sears, it's on sale at Sears on

Salt Spring Island!

DRIFTWOOD CLASSIFIED$

MON. - FRI. 8-5 537-9933

FUtURE STEEL Buildings. Durable, Dependable, Pre­engineered All-Steel Structures. Custom-made to suit your needs and require­ments. Factory-Direct alford· able prices. Call 1-800-668-5111 ext. 132 for free brochure. STEEL BUILDINGS. Clearance sale! Manufacturer direct. Beat next price , increase. 25x40 $7 ,200.00 . 30x40 $8 ,900.00 . 30x50 $10 ,300.00 . 35x50 $13,200.00 . 40x60 $17,300 .00. Many others. Pioneer 1-800-668-5422. Since 1980.

SEE US fOR A fAST QUOTE ON All YOUR

BUILDING REQUIREMENTS!

• Flooring • Heating • Eaves • Plumbing • Roofing

For all your building requirements, large or small!

lslsuGG LUMBER LTD.

804 Fulford-Ganges Rd. 537-4978

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HA;%!;5oDs •QUALITY

SOFTWOODS •SPECIALTY PLYWOODS

WEST WIND HARDWOOD INC.

1·800-667 ·2275 Sidney, B.C.

www. westwindhardwood.com

COMPUTER PROBLEMS? Set-ups, Installing Software, Tutoring, Internet. Your place or ours. Yes, we make house calls days/evenings/ wkends. $25/hr. 20 years exp. Phone Robert. 537-2888 . Arvana Consulting. COMPUTER & PRINTERS. Great. starter computer com­plete with 56K modem, CDRom, soundcard, speakers and monitor $400. Colour printers: Lexmark Z11 $25, Lexmark 22 $50, Canon S400 $75. Phone 537-2888. MAC (APPLE) PowerBook 140 with Hewlett Packard Desk Writer 320 printer. $200 Call 537-1177. APPLE LAPTOP: MAC 1400CS 600MB hard drive, GCC Laser printer, extra parts & 3 toner cartridges, zip drive, US Robotics 28.8 PC Modem. Internet ready. Great setup for a kid or first time user. Package: $1000. Call 537-1177. 1-MAC BLUEBERRY, 400MB, 286K, 1.5 years old, under warranty; Epson printer; 2 keyboards, OS X. Sold sepa­rately or $900. 653-9936.

Ron Weisner BASe

Computer Repair & Upgrades

./ data recovery

./ PRINTER repairs

./ new & used computer systems available

Office Equipment

service and repair ./ PHOTOCOPIERS ./ FAX MACHINES ./ CASH REGISTERS

(250) 537-5058 weisner@saltspring.com

1949 MASSEY-PONY Tractor. Good running condition. Side cutter bar & various imple­ments. Newish rubber. Complete spares tractor. $1750 firm. 537-0606.

WANTED: 4 Wheel drive trac­tor. 537-5915.

CALDWELL"S OAKSPRING

FARM · Since 1882

Cun-ently available: • FREE RANGE

GRAIN-FED PORK • FRESH CUT LUMBER

537-5380 or 537-2152

LARGE 3 SEAT sofa . Beige/brown, very comfort­able. $150 OBO. 537-8799.

TEMPERED GLASS PANELS. Approx. sizes: (27"x65"-$19}, (30"x62"-$21 }, (45"x73"·$23). 5 or more delivered free. Call anytime 537-4732. EXPERT WAT--cC-:H- an-d.,--c-,lo- c-:-k repairs by certified watch­maker. Located between Crofton and Duncan. Serving the Cowichan Valley over 25 years .. Call L.D. Frank-Jeweller and Watchmaker.250· 7 48· 6058(Duncan). FIVE NAMES of Salt Spring residents will appear in the classifieds each week. Find your name and contact the Driftwood within 4 weeks to claim a free lotto 649 ticket and a chance to win a million dollars! (or more!) Any unclaimed tickets will be turned over to a charity of the Driftwood's choice. The Driftwood classifieds, small ads - big deals! LADIES RING, 18k gold band, crushed diamonds, quite pretty ribbon pattern, size 6-7. Really beautiful, $1200 080. Please call538-5514 . TROLLING GEAR: Flashers, hoochies, spoons, etc. Some new, some used. 537-5043. ALMOST NEW blue metal framed bunk beds, singles, comes with mattresses $150 OBO. 537-4820. WANTED: LARGE fibreglass dog crate. 653·9106 SAUNA SHMAUNA, infrared? "What's it all about?" Detoxification, pain relief, weight loss, relaxation, skin care. Only at Masters Wellness Spa. Dawna 653-9939. WHEATGRASS FACTS: Besides chlorophyll, wheat­grass juice contains vitamin C,A,E, calciUm, 1ron, potas­sium, magnesium, protein and a proper balance of amino acids. Masters Greens 653-9939. LEFT HAND, white fibreglass tub & shower enclosure. 5' soaker tub, truck canopies, air­tight stoves, Boat wood stove. Assortment of windows & 5 X 7 sliders, freezers, fridges, stoves & dryers, chain saws, 8' wooden punt, 5 1/2 hp Johnson, burn barrels, plastic water barrels. Toilets, bathroom sinks & kitchen sinks. Norms Salvage 401 Robinson Rd. 537-Q695. VACUUMS! VACUUMS! Repairs, bags & belts, used vacuum bargains. Satisfaction guaranteed! Salt Spring Linen & Drycleaners, 116 Hereford Avenue, Ganges. 537-2241 . STORAGE TANKS: water, sep­tic, sewage-holding (polyethyl­ene). Ecological Systems: sewage-treatment plants, efflu­ent filters. Visa, Mastercard, American Express accepted. GIS Sales & Rentals 653·4013. WE BUY & Sell Secondhand, Antiques & Books. The Great Ganges Junk Co., 105 McPhillips Ave., 537-4507. BEDROOM SUITE, $650. Wheelchair, $225. Jigsaw, $35. Stanley mitre saw, $50. Sitka spruce lumber, $72. 5 lifejack­ets, $25. Open arm sewing machine table, $85. Spinning and weaving supplies, 12 inch black and white TV, $20. 537-1169. ELECTRIC COMPOSTING toi­let, 1/2 price, $700 brand new. 537-4364.

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Bonnet Ave. Every Friday, I Saturday only, 10 am - 12 noon. Come & browse, we

I just may have it. New mer­chandise arriving daily. Good, clean merchandise wanted . I Call 537-2000 for pick-up or info.

I 'r-w-o FAMIL-Y -ga-ra-ge Sa18, June 15, 10 • 2. Baby/Kids

1 clothes, books, & toys, adult clothes, misc. No early birds.

1361 Beddis Rd. JUNE- 15-:8 A11 . MOVING.

I Everything must go. 115 Sollitt Road. -------

1 ANTIQUES & COL· LECTIBLES, oak furniture ,

I overstuffed sofa & chairs , stained & leaded glass win­dows & much more. 9 am · 2

I pm , Sat. June 15, 178 Roland Rd.

I I I • 2 directional signs

• Garage sale tips

I ALL FOR ONLY

I ARBORITE KITCHEN table, I cookware , dishes, records, RC gliders, computer and I stereo stuff, more. 169 Seymour Heights, 9 · 21 ~atur_day J_l!_n~ 5. __ SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 9 · 1. 1 273 Maliview. Girls bike ; bread maker; toys ; game; I household and more. - -- - - ·-

HIT 2 GARAGE Sales on I Ross Road! --- --- -

151 Ross Road on June 15th. Rain or Shine. Spring I clean out! 9 am 'till 3 pm. MOVING sALE--14o Ross I Rd , all day Saturday June 15th. Cedar 1 x 6 fenc ing, 1 cedar siding, tools, electric lawn mower, tent, gardening, 1 kitchen & Christmas stuff , suitcases, clothing, books, big furniture, ping pong table, I easels, linens, plants, col· lectibles, etc. 1 ----------BASEMENT SALE · hide a bed, double mattress and 1 boxspring, paintings, cultiva­tor, household items, 50's 1 washing machine, wine bottle cab inette. etc. Saturday, I June 15, 8:30 · 2pm, 153 Alders Ave.

I $10.95 +gst ~~----~----~~~--~--------~

.. _________ .. VINTAGE WINDOWS, doors and other salvage items. Some very large windows, suitable for studio or shop. Steel man­hole with cover. Backhoe front tire. Vintage vanities and low­back oak chairs. 537-4450. KAYAK, EXTREME Interface 18 footer, with 2 paddles, PFD, spray skirt and wheels. $1500 Call537-1177. SLALOM & WAVE Windsurfers from Japan. Complete with two masts, booms, bases, joints, fins, five sail quiver cov­ers. $2500 653·9253. NORGE PROPANE stove, as new $250 obo, 16' welded alu­minum console type 90 hp mariner, $6500, round trampo­line $75 obo. 537-5337. KNITTERS, WEAVERS, cro­cheters, now at Saturday Market, hand spun wool. Come check out the brilliant colours and natural greys; blacks. SEA KAYAK 16' Fibreglass c/w rudder and cockpit cover. Excellent condition, $1050. Tel 537-9569. GARDEN TOOLS, electric sander, $40. Push mower, $15. Airtight woodstove, $30. Large wooden box, $20. Tubs, $20. Stereo cassette recorder, $20. Inflatable mattress, $15. Wooden canoe paddles. Sailboat, $6,000. 538-0059. FOR SALE and removal, pool filtering system, $200 obo. Also sauna heater, control panel, and cedar panelling, $200 obo. Can be seen week­days at 121 Atkins Rd. Call 537-9242. LIKE NEW Mountain bike with front & rear suspension. Minelli Y frame. $400.537-1748. PANASONIC RECEIVER, dual turntable, 2 speakers, $100. 537-9761. INTERNATIONAL SICKLE mower for 3 point hitch, $250 obo. R-5 Kayak, $225 obo. 537-0864. STRAWBERRIES - ISLAND­GROWN, ready late June. Taking orders. Call Linda after 7 pm. 653-9568. SEA KAYAK complete with spray skirt, floatation, pump and spare set of paddles. $600 obo. 653-4589.

NEW KENMORE Washer, $400, older Kenmore dryer $150, (both lor $500). Double boxspring and mattress c/w frame & brass headboard, $250. 6-drawer dresser c/w mirror $50. Weekdays, 537-4423; mes­sages 537-9641 . CANE TABLE with solid teak top & six chairs. Day bed with mat­tress. 537-1986. KENMORE FREEZER, 10 cubic foot, 5 years old, $225. · 537-4322 evenings. OVERHEAD GARAGE door, wood, 8 x7, w/opener, $350. 2 windows, double pane, fixed 3'6"x3'6", 3'6"x6'0" $75 & $125. 2 skylights 2'x4', $40 ea. 50' chain link fencing w/gate & posts, $100. Truck tool box for 1mport f.u. $60. Shop vac, $30. 120' 1 black poly pipe, $40. 537-9178. ANTIQUE ROUND display case 36" $70; 1895 English antique dresser $600; antique scythe sola bed $200; ladies traditional bike $40; small child's bike $40; small drafting table & rule $60; antique round display case 36" $70; typewriter/printer $40; large photocopier ? with cabinet $40; dishwasher $50. 537-5912. VERMONT CASTINGS resolute wood stove (certified) $600. Enterprise stand-up wood stove, brick lines. Both excellent condi­tion $400 obo. Phone 537-9987 between 4 · 6 p.m. SAWMILL $4995.00 All new Super Lumbermate 2000, larger capacities, more options. Norwood Industries, manufac­turer of sawmills, edgers and skidders. Free information. 1· 800-566-B899, ext. 400.0T. NEED A COMPUTER? Don't have cash? The Original IBM PC, just $1 a day ... no money down! The Buck A Day Company. Call: 1-800-666-3547, www.buckaday.com TREES CHEAP INC. Quality. Colorado Blue Spruce seedlings. Average height 20 em. White Spruce average height 30 em. $1.50 each. Free shipping. Watch your money grow! 1-800-993-2582. SEABUCKTHORN: SEED-OIL, 90 capsules $40, plus S&H. Dayspring Nursery Ltd. Box 44, Teulon, MB ROC 3BO. To order call 1-866-497-9846. Mastercard/Visa accepted

DRIFTWOOD CLASSIFIEDS PHONE 537-9933 OR FAX: 537-2.613

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FRASER•s THIMBLE FARMS

175 ARBUTUS~"' 537-5788 SPRING HOURS: ~ 10·4:30 7DAYSAWEEK

WILLOW FENCE SCREEN

Great for keeping out the deer and for privacy.

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GREAT SELECTION of HANGING

BASKETS from$15.95 & DECORATIVE POTS

SINGLE WIDE mobile home wanted. Good condition . Phone 707 983-8112 collect or 537-9977 leave message with Patrick. WANTED - GOOD lawn mower, gas or electric. (250) 537-9887. WANTED: LOFT-STYLE twin/double bed suitable for child. 537-5582. LOOKING FOR an inexpen­sive canoe or kayak for family. Do you know of fresh trees to peel for basketry? 653-0037. NEW TO the Island, in need of desk, dresser and comfortable chair. Call 538-0052 if you have any of these items for sale.

ELECTRIC PIANO. Yamaha YPP-55. 76 semi-weighted keys, stool, metronome, music books. $900. Call537-1177.

ENGLISH RIDING saddle, 16 1/2" Jeffries close contact. Leathers & saddle pad included $800 OBO. Other mise horse supplies available. Call537-5160. HORSE RIDING lessons, beginner through advanced dressage. Chldren welcome. Farrier service also available. 653-4184. -------

SALT SPRING Island Recycle Depot is located at 349 Rainbow Rd. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm. This service is operated by Salt Spring Island Community Services. Please call The Recycle Depot at 537-1200, or Community Services at 537-9971 for information on materials accepted for recy­cling. THIS COLUMN is designed for free recyclable items only (no animals). There is no charge to place items in this column. Ads can be submitted in person at the Driftwood office (328 Lower Ganges Road) by nor­mal deadline (Monday 5 pm.) or by phone 537-9933, fax 537-2613 or email. FREE DOUBLE bed, box spring and mattress, also double hid a bed, clean condi­tion. Call after Thursday 3pm, 537-4500. FREE - 2 SMALL chicken houses. You remove. 537-0864. OLDER WORKING fridge. 24" X 24" X 58". 537-1677. 6' x 9' GARDEN SHED, metal, in good condition. Needs par­tial assembly. You pick-up. 653-9409. COUCH, CLEAN but worn, beige, 3 seat. You pick up. 537-9432.

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HORNBY ISLAND, rare, 5 acres, beautiful forrest, 3 bed­room cabin, southern expo­sure, water, power, walk to Tribune Bay, $175,000. 604-538-5186. FOR SALE by owner. 3 acre property on Stewart Rd . 12 GPM well, perc holes and driveway in. Potential views. $110,000 + gst. Phone 537-2405 days, 653-4675 eves. & weekends. EIGHT CONTEMPORARY homes. 1200 - 1500 sq . ft. , $28,000 - $48,000. Large character bungalow/cottage. 250-656-1387, www.nickel­bros.com

ENJOY SALTSPRING on a shoe string! Three bedroom 940 sq. ft. mobile on private corner site in park. 5 appli­ances, skylights, upgrades & built-ins. $36,500 Li Read 537-9977. UNIQUE GEODESIC dome highlights this level, treed, 3/4 acre. 2300 s.f. three bed­room, three bathroom, energy efficient home includes in-law suite or potential B & B. For the artist or those seeking something special. $224,000. 537-2446 4 BEDROOMS, GREAT ocean view, potential in-law suite. Large rec room, on sewer & water. North end , $189,000.250 882-2242. TIRED OF the rat race? Move onto 160 acre secluded paradise which includes bush, meadows, alfalfa, full set of buildings, plenty of good water, beauti­ful gardening soil, & lots of wildlife, $125,000 O.B.O. Close to Duck Mountain Park in western Manitoba. Owners 204-742 -8869 or www.canadianhomeseller.co m, click on southwest, Duck Mountain, Agriculture.

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SPACIOUS 1 BEDROOM in tranquil setting, available immediately for non-smoking person, no pets, references a must. Call between 10 a.m. & 10 p.m. 604 789-0411, local call or 538-1773.

RENTAL ALTERNATIVE: 3 bdrm, w/d, fridge, stove, d/w. Kids & cat ok. Deck, garden, small greenhouse & inside workshop. Permanent year­round accommodation with bonus equity return of $30,000 plus. $622/ month. 537-5145. VESUVIUS , MAIN level, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 3 appl. , shared laundry, FP. Completely renovated . N/S, N/P $900/ mo + utilities. 538-0070. Available immediately. LOVELY farmhouse. Original features, hardwood floors. 2 Br., huge study. Mostly fur­nished. On five secluded acres of orchard, meadow, forest. Ocean views. Available 09/02 -02/03. $950 t utils. N/S, N/P. Seeking tidy, responsible ten­ant with excellent refs. 538-1804. THREE BEDROOM mobile, WID, dishwasher, $835/mo. incl. utilities. Close to Ganges. 537-5550. FOR RENT: July 1, suitable for 1 person, 1 bedroom flat near lakes, 5 minutes from town. 537-2294.

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TEACHER ON leave would like housesitting position on Salt Spring or other Gu~ Island. Six months or longer. 604 879-9909.

IDEAL TENANTS: local couple seeking 2 bedroom home, Employed, clean , quiet, N/S, island refs. Alan & Brandy 537-1038. LONG TERM residents require long term rental A.S.A.P. Excellent island references, rea­sonable rent , caretaking. Call Susannah or Stanley. 537-2570. RETIRED SOCIAL worker from Montreal looking for 1 bdrm house, ocean view, long term, N/P, N/S, in Ganges area. Starting July 1, good refer­ences. Please call Jacqueline 1-514-985-0274 (collect).

SINGLE FATHER, responsible, hard working, employed full­time seeking long term rental. Small cabin, north end pre­ferred. Excellent references upon request Ken 538-1858. COMMUNITY WORKER look­ing for long term accommoda­tion for 2 & border collie. Excellent Island references. Anything considered August1 or ? 537-5881. ACCOMMODATION GREATLY desired! Teacher/ mother & her 10 year old son . Little cottage/home or ? for A.SAP. or will wail until Sept. We have the best behaved Labrador dog that ever existed. Best tenants you can wish for. Call Sylvie (604) 536-9093.

BEAUTIFUL ROOM, with a view, near Vesuvius. Hot tub, lovely waJking area . Daily, weekly or longer! 537-1876.

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10 FT. FIBREGLASS DINGHY with oars, in good condition. $300 firm. 537-1952 . 14.5' K & C Thermoglass, 40 HP Yamaha power tilt & trim low hours, explorer trailer with new bearing buddy hubs. 653-4336. INFLATABLES 12' NOVURA· NIA with 25 mercury $1400 OBO. 13' Zodiac, no power, needs minor floor repair $600 537-4053. SQUARE STERN Frontiersman canoe with Sponson flotation, new Honda 2 HP outboard & pneumatic tire folding dolly, plus extras. $2300.653-9412. FEATHERCRAFT K-LIGHT folding kayak, 12' 1 0" 35 lbs with basic equipment including paddle. All in excellent condi­tion, $2400.537-0886. 1975 CATALINA 27, GREAT family boat , roller furling, Dickinson heater, spinnaker, many upgrades, $11 ,500 .. 653-4526, or 250 882-2242

1982 TOYOTA TERCEL, 4 wd. Everything works. Great value. $1000 obo. 537-2292. 1995 PATHFINDER, low km, like new condition, all the bells & whistles, $19,499 obo. 537-9966. 1991 MAZDA M.P.V. $4000. 537-1252. 4 WHEEL DR IVE Toyota Corolla S/W, 1989, runs, exhaust system off, I'm exhausted , $950, At Murakami's. 653-9201

1983 HONDA 500 SHADOW, water cooled shaft drive, 21.000 kms. $1600.537-5734.

TRIANGLE R.V. CENTRE offers excellent highway expo­sure for your consignment vehicle. Also parts, service, propane, sanitation and 24 hour car and R.V. wash . Vancouver Island's only com­plete R.V. centre. Triangle Homes Ltd., Sidney. Your first R.V. centre qfl the ferry. 656-1122. DL 5916. 1987 DODGE Get Away van, 3 way fridge, stove, furnace, flush toilet, cruise, dash air, awning. Exc. condition, 142K. $16,400. 537-0886. 1978 DODGE CAMPERVAN. Low mileage and spacious. Fully equipped with stove, oven, 2-way fridge, furnace, water heater and toilel/shower. Sleeps 2 adults & 2 children. $5000. Call 537-4859.

1980 GM SHORTBOX, 4 WD, rebuilt 350. Fixed up like new in 1991, painted bright red, lifted & converted to propane. BF Goodrich All-Terrain tires new 2001. Runs great. $3500 obo. 604 788-4794. FORD RANGER 1/2 ton pickup, 4x4, 1986. 5-speed standard. Custom rack. Lock box. Canopy needs repair. $5,000.537-5667. BEATER TRUCK for sale, 1986 GMC 515 Sierra, Brand new tires, $850. 537-4364. 1997 JEEP GRAND Cherokee: P/W, P/D, air, excel­lent cond. $18,000.537-2307. 1987 MAZDA, good little truck. Short box, regular cab. New tires, canopy included $2000 OBO. Evenings 538-0216. TOYOTA 4X4 4-runner. Good reliable vehicle but needs body work. Asking $2500 obo. Call 653-9165.

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1988 DODGE RAM 112 ton, owner leaving country, 176,000 km, $5,000. 653-4353. Pictures at www.saltspring.com/arl/black­smithltruck 1992 FORD EXPLORER, 4 WD, 4 door, automatic, 165,000 km, new Michelins, towing hitch. Great winter car. Excellent condition, well main­tained, one owner. $7800. 537-9125. 1987 FORD RANGER pickup. some engine and body work required. Good "beater" work

. truck, cheap on gas. Call 653-0009.

DODGE RAM camper van, 1981, good condition. Propane stove & heater. 3-way fridge. Low mileage. $5,500. Phone 537-5667.

I Delaney, Shirley Parsons, Barbara James, Joyce Maguire, and Beverly Sage found their names in tfle Driftwood Classifieds and won Lotto 649 tickets. All unclaimed tickets will be given to a charity of the Driftwood's choice at the end of June. Watch for our contest again soon! PLEASE NOTE: Too Late to Classify ads are accepted until 12:00pm Tuesday at the rate of $11.00 for 20 words or less and 36 cents for each addi­tional word . The Driftwood can­not be responsible for errors or omissions as these ads may not be proof read because of time constraint.

golf shirts & selected casual shirts. 25% off all shorts & assorted tops. WW Denims -save $5.00 . Men's wrinkle resistant pants $34.99. Work World 152 Fulford-Ganges Rd. 537-2999. SHAKES N SHINGLES. #1's, #2's, & #3's. 18' & 24'. Tapers, resawns, barns & Sidewall Perfections. $85 to $175 a square tax included. GSA APPROVED. Warranteed. Phone 653-4458. Ask about our quality, rough sawn dimensional fir&cedar. FREE CONCERT! Rose Hip Jam CD release party, Friday June 14th, 7 pm All Saints By­the-Sea Anglican Church, 110 Park Drive, Ganges. Celtic & original music! ANIMAL FARM written by George Orwell, a musical adap­tation by Peter Anderson. 7:30 p.m. on June 25, 26, 27 at ArtSpring . Reserved seating, tickets at ArtSpring, $10/adult, $5/under 14, $10/ pigs. Chicken and Egg Productions, A newly hatched Salt Spring Theatre Co. BIRD CAGE wanted, suitable for budgie. 653..0088. WANTED: UTILITY trailer small enough to tow behind a little 4 wheeler. 537-6745. TINY TOWN Salt Spring. clarke.pwac.net. A SHOW to remember - Art Now. Opening summer solstice night, June 21st 6- 10 pm; 22-24th 11 am - 6 pm, Beaver Point Hall. Don't miss it. TREE HOUSE Cafe is now open for di'lner, 127 nights of live music. Bring in this ad for 2 appetizers for the price of 1 until June 15. DON'T MISS Club Mongo & The Geezers at Fulford Hall, Friday June 14 at Sea Capers Weekend Dance. Tickets at the door, $13.

537-9649. FOR SALE: Thule for 87-96 Honda, Nissan, like new, $100. Pick up trail· er with lights, $250. 537-4238. FOR RENT: Bright, furnished 3 bdrm/2bthrm home on 1 acre w/ decks, patios, and flower gardens near Vesuvius. Available Aug. 10/02 to April 03. $1200/mth Chuck (250) 537-4238. NISSAN STANZA 1988 Standard, fully loaded, runs beautifully, $2500 abo. 653-9836. QUALITY HAY $4/$3.50 from field, Cusheon Lake Farm. Pick up Wednesday or by prior arrangement on Thursday. 537-1320. RESERVE YOUR table for the 2nd Ever Farmers Institute Flea Market to be held Sunday, July 7, 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. at the Institute Grounds. $20 per table, for info call Linda 653-9568. BE PREPARED to be amazed by the talent pouring out of the next genera­tion of young artists. Art Now Show & Sale. Beaver Point Hall June 21st 6·1 0 pm; 22nd-24th 11 am · 6 pm SKIN SENSATION is now open Sundays from 10 · 4 p.m. for your convenience. Inquire about our Sunday specials. 537-8807. HARKEMA HAY, $3 per bale in the field . 537-4442.

POTIERY WOR to advanced, August 3rd-6th and 9th· 12th for info and brochure call Pat Webber 537-8871 . 1987 VOYAGER VAN, one owner, excellent condition, loaded, $2400. 537-8951. MATURE INDIVIDUAL required for busy pottery studio: detail orientated "hands on" work. F.T summer, possi· ble P.T faiV winter. email resume to reneeatplay@ saltspring.com. LISA MAXX (aka Sig) Benefit Concert with the Burgoyne Bay Blues Band, Beaver Point Hall, Saturday June 29. "Let's Give Lisa a Lift!" • a wheelchair lift! Donations at the door, silent auction, lots more. Doors open Bpm. More info or auction con­tributions 653-4954. CALVIN'S BISTRO is looking for experienced servers. Apply in per­son, 133 Lower Ganges Road. FURNISHED FAMILY Home (not Martha Stewart style) for rent from June 25- July 10. 5 minute walk to Ruckle Park. $300 per week. Please call 653-9891. 500 SQ. FT. STUDIO/workshop for rent. Hydro, insulated, running water. $325/ mo. Long Harbour area. 537-5167. 86 FORD BRONCO II, needs some work. $1500 to drive away. 537-4917.

I the 101 Jack Russel Sea Capers Parade. 9:30 Saturday June 15th. Meet at the Payless Gas Station. For more info call 537-4676. MOVING SALE: tools, kitchen wares, tires, bedding, cedar siding & fenc­ing, shelving, furniture, kids bicycles, toys, games & videos, black mouser, garden toots, electric lawn mower, lamps, 89 Sprint, craft items, easels, everything must go. June 15, all day. 140 Ross Road. ROOM FOR rent: Cottage on organ­ic farm on lake. Share bath, kitchen, laundry, phone, garden. Own entrance. Quiet person wanted. $195/mth 537-4088. EAGLE EYE Landscaping company now accepting applications for shorUiong term job contracts. Top quality craftsmanship and care. Reasonable rates. 653-4968. BILLIE WOODS welcome home from Brazil, a whole year, Wow! · Saturday June 22nd, "Come & Go Thing" at 201 Charlesworth Rd. All frier;~ds welcome from 1 • 5pm. AND NOW for something really dif­ferent • Way down south at the Beaver Point Hall an amazing mix of local style, all under one beautiful roof. Art Now Show & Sale June 21st 6-1 Opm, 22nd-24th 11 am • 6pm.

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Michael O'Connor will be on Saltspring Island from June 25th to July 7th. Book Now for an Astrological Consultation. Also attend an evening lecture with Michael, "Astrology and the Art of Life" on Thursday June 27th at the Saltspring Center from 7:00 to 9:30 Pm ( $12.00 ). Also attend an after­noon class on Sunday July 7th from 1 :00 to 5:30 Pm ( $40.00 ) Location TBA. To book a private appointment or to-.@9ister for these events or for more information please call Michael O'Connor (250~2-2936

Tip of the week: The overall planetary picture reveals a good deal of change, chal­lenge and stress. Not that there isn't many good reasons to be happy and grateful. However, if life seems

to be filled with uncertainties know that you are not alone. Tending to unfin­ished business in one respect or anoth· er is likely for us all. With Pluto in close alignment with the South Node of the Moon the onus is on to bring matters to completion. This is generally a frustrat­ing aspect. Even the weather is reveal­ing the weight. The pressure will increase until late August when Pluto and the South Node will form an exact conjunction. Despite the call of sum­mer, do what you can to find inspira­tion, direction and guidance to meet this personal and collective karmic challenge.

Aries (Mar 21 - AP 20) With summer just around the next comer there are plenty of reasons to be busy and excited. A lot of movement and, in some cases, disruptive activity in the home environment is keeping the roller coasting. You are in a curious mood and desire to learn new things. Mini jaunts, classes and educational outings are on the agenda. With the flowers and foliage now at their full splendor there is also romance in the air. Allow yourself to enjoy variety now. Reserve time for all your loves.

Taurus (Apr 21 • May 20) Laying a new foundation in your life now includes entertaining new activnies and learning opportunities. This includes engaging with others rather than solo­pursuns. Look forward now rather than back ·the past does not equal the future. However, this is a good time to clear-up unfinished business before deMng into new projects. Renovations and/or finish· ing touches are your best investment now. Artistic interests are also on the rise. PriorHize!

Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20) You continue to take strides in new direc­tions. You are in an ambitious mood and feel more confident than usual. New love interests are gaining your attention. This could include hobbies as well as some­one special. The call to see your se~ and others more realistically is a part of the plot. Do not let your ideal mind sour your reality. Sometimes it is best just to accept people and stluations as they are. This is a major clue to laying claim to your per­sonal power.

Cancer (Jun 21 • Jul21) A se~-reflective time continues. You are being pushed to explore new directions and to do so you must confront certain fears. Consider that fear is often the result of projecting one's mind either into the past or the future. The more present in the moment we can be the less likely we are to succumb to fear. The wander· ing mind usually operated on expecta­tion as well as a desire to re-create what is familiar and secure. Breathe deeply and summon the courage to step into the unknown.

Leo (Jul 22 • Aug 22) Building upon ·the quaiHy of your friend­ships and other important relationships continues. You are getting clearer about what you no longer want. Are you clear about what the significant other players on your stage do and do not want? The time is ripe to engage in some clear communications. You are also in a good posHion to talk about anything under the Sun. Findng the faith to face certain fears, especially related to skills and finance, is central. Entertain new options.

Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22) Taking yourse~ more seriously in social circles and professional spheres contin· ues. If this includes asking for favours from certain persons with power and authorHy then do H now. With Mercury direct as of last week your focus should be getting sharper. Meanwhile, a rebel· lious mood is at your service to help you break thought wom out perceptions and beliefs. Avoid wasting this energy on petty criticisms. Get organized and catch-up on unfinished business.

Libra (Sep 22 • Oct 22) Exploring new options and possibilities continues. You may feel uncertan about exactly what to focus upon. This is a good time to sample. The need to crack· the-whip both with your own attHude, focus and efforts as well as those of oth· ers is central. How to do this with being offensive and harsh is the challenge. As you search for your niche be open to learning new angles. Be open to facing lingering fears and to pursllg new edu· cational interests.

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Scorpio (Oct 22 • Nov 22) You have been and will continue to be in the lair of transformation. True to your destiny you are in a process of releasing old stuck attitudes and perceptions. The goal is to regenerate these inherited pat­terns that conflict with your sense of indi· viduaiHy. This process requires aware­ness and is about reclaiming blocked energy. Is tl any wonder that Scorpio is the sign strongly associated with psy­chology? Remember resistance is futile. Let go into being the true you!

Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) How can you be all things to all people in the best sense of the phrase yet still do H your way? This is a tricky balance that is required. You may feel as though things are not going your way. Are you making efforts to make sure that things are going fairly on all fronts? Uijimately, there are no victims and there is true justice. However, to see this truth one has to see from the vantage of the soul rather than the ego. The search for this truth is a core reason for your being.

Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) In order to make the beautiful dream a beautiful reality you have to first remem­ber the dream. It is likely that tl is some­thing special that you want to share with another or others. To achieve the dream you need to refine your knowledge, skills and overall approach. This may well include your attHude and intention. Take the time to improve the quality of your communications. Be willing to negotiate fairly for a better deal. Ask for what you want and what may be wanted of you.

Aquarius (Jan 20 ·Feb 19) A creative and imaginative mood contin­ues. You are excHed and curious about the prospects. You know you have some special things to share. The key to rec­ognizing what they are is to take a pio­neering approach. In the bigger picture you in a process of building a new foun­dation of identity and expression so patience is needed. Direct your efforts now at making a few changes in your daily routine. Start with one new thing and build from there. FaHh!

Pisces (Feb 20 - Mar 20) Tending to the needs of business and other social responsibUities on one hand and to family and domestic needs on the other is in focus. If you feel pulled in dif· ferent directions know that you are not alone. The opportunHies and challenges are mixed and balanced. The more will­ing you are to give to all snuations now the better. Be empathetic and patient with others as everyone is feeling the pinch and the stretch somehow. Whatever is happening, take time out to play.

NT: 600 sq ft cabin, N. End. $500 + utilities. 537-1677. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Oscar Whitefield please phone me. Thanks Bob. MOVING SALE! Saturday June 15, 265 Fernwood Rd. Bam · 12. Too many thin~s to list. Priced to sell! No early birds. HIGHLAND GATHERING! The draw for the Golf Tournament has been posted to www.highlandgathering.ca. Enter a team in the Tug of War by calling Rick MacKinnon at 537-1352, $300 in prize money! Check inside the Driftwood for our program. Take the shuttle to the Farmers Institute Saturday.!_ _______ _ CONSCIOUSLY CUT lumber har­vested from an ecologically-pre­served local forest. Cabinet woods, hardwood & fir flooring also avail­able. Comparable and competitive prices. Call Michael Nickels, 653· 9565. TAT_E_R_&~-=FRIENDS lead the 101 Jack Russel Sea Capers Parade. 9:30 Saturday June 15th. Meet at the Payless Gas Station. For more info call 537·4676. THE POSITION.,...o""'f_m_a""'ri -ne_c_o_n_st-ru-c­tion superintendent has been filled. Thanks to all those who applied. The successful candidate is a highly qualified individual who will lead the Driftwood Boatbuilding Teamto victo· ry on Saturday. Warning to other con­testants: don't get swamped in our wake! WANTED: UTILITY trailer. Please call 537-5248, messages.

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One of Salt Spring's most popular bands returns for a special evening at

Sea Capers weekend- Friday June 14th. Fulford Hall

Doors open 8:30pm / Music at 9:00pm half time entertainment:

"THE GEEZERS"

Tickets at GYM, Mouat's, ThriftY Foods,

Lotto counters or at the door

$13.00 - Fulford Hall

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GYMNASTS: Members of the Salt Spring gymnas­tics team "look to the future" as they ham it up in front of the Olympic Games symbol. The young gym­nasts impressed the public with a demonstration at Fulford Hall on Saturday. PhotobyDerricklundy

Pathways bike event set for Fathers' Day

Island Pathways ' new weekly bike ride series offers a special way to spend Father 's Day on Sunday, June 16.

Ted Harrison will lead the 22-kilometre ride, which leaves from the Fulford Inn at 11 a.m.

People should bring lonch and a bit of money for a possible toast to fathers afterwards at the inn.

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The June 23 ride is off­island to Chemainus, while the 30th outing will combine cycling to Mount Erskine with a hike.

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Cats of the Week

This small, female black cat with white tufts in her ears

has been wandering around town for a couple of months.

Doyle is the largest orange male we have seen in a long time. He had problems in his last home & is looking for somewhere new.

The adoption fee of $60 for a male and $70 for a female covers the cost of spaying or neutering and a vaccination.

Speed tops islanders at Cooper tourney

Perfect weather condi­tions at the Salt Spring Golf and Country Club teed-off the Ken Cooper Memorial Golf Tournament for 31 junior players from nine Vancouver Island area clubs Saturday.

Low gross winner was Dustin Pewarchuk from Royal Colwood Golf Club with a 73, while David Barker of Gorge Vale came second with a 75 .

Matthew Neville of Cedar Hill won overall low net with a 68. He was four strokes ahead of closest competitors Kevin Carrigan (Cedar Hill) and Ashton Herriot (Arbutus Ridge).

Best Salt Spring score (of five competitors) was Brook Speed with an 87.

In other golf news: • A nine and dine scram­

ble saw 28 golfers chase up scores at a social mixer fol­lowed by a steak barbecue at the 19th Hole restaurant Friday. The low gross win went to a team of Don and Cydney Funk, Leo Dooling and Don Gainor. The run­ner-up team was comprised of Gladys and John Campbell, and Verity and Bob McKenzie.

Hidden hole honours were divided between two teams - Maxine and Ron Whorley and Jay and Anne MacAuley in one group and another of Sharon and John Farquharson along with Lee and Judith Hurd.

• Men's medal play Thursday saw Reg Winstone take a net 66, followed by

Larry Davies and Fred Broadbent with net 68s.

Tim McBride took clos­est-to-the-pin on #2, while Gardy Webster took #11 and Gordon Thorne pegged #15.

McBride also took the high handicap long drive and Eric Taylor cinched the low handicap.

• Becky Armstrong and Joan Calderhead tied a nine hole ladies league event Wednesday with a low gross of 63. Runner-up low gross was Ruthe Grant with a 74 while Calderhead took low net (43) and Armstrong placed second (45.5).

Armstrong also snagged the putt pot with 15 putts.

• Medal play among the 18-hole ladies yielded· a low gross win for Alice Richards (99) on June 4. Low gross runner-up was Linda Joyce (100).

Low net winner was Joanna Barrett (71), low net runner-up was Jerry Alexander (72) and Bev Menzies took the putt pot with 27 putts.

Eight regular 18-hole ladies attended a Galiano tourney the same day.

• Dora Reynolds led a pack of 14 Salt Spring Island business ladies with a low gross of 51 in nine hole play June 4. Low gross run­ner-up was Pam MacKenzie (53). Britt Elwes took low net (32), followed by Joanna Barrett (35.5).

MacKenzie also took the putt pot with 1t!: putts and Carolyn Mouat nabbed clos­est-to-the-pin on hole #2.

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