April 24, 1989

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2 p.m. SATURDAY, MAY 13 at ST. HILDA’S HALL

All Sandy Hookers are invited to the meeting for nomination and election of new officers, annual report and refreshments. We especially welcome newcomers and hope you will take an active part in the Association and its various activities. Bring your neighbours and friends, and let’s have a good time. Remember, we like to mix business with p1easure
To bring you up to date on 1988 year-end activities, the Carol Ships or SING (Sechelt Inlet Nativity Gala) had over 70 participants in its second year, filling three passenger launches and netting 30 which was donated to the Sechelt Food Bank. The growing interest and participation in this event will spur us on to have an even bigger and better show next year.
Christmas Dinner at the Parthenon was enjoyed by over SO people and by Santa who entertained us with now and original verses and found a surprise for each one of us in his huge sack of presents. Next year we hope to rent a private place for our festivities which will allow us to arrange seating, timing, and entertainment exactly as we like and to have food catered, all at a reasonable cost.
The Association is very active in protecting the environment of Sechelt].t Inlet and to that end has been working with the Sechelt District Council and the Foreshore Advisory Task Force. Our work with the Council has involved many meetings and correspondence with them and has finally resu1td.uin .a letter assuring us that there would be no expansion of industry in Porpoise Bay and, in a later letter, a promise to monitor the activities of Aquarius Fish Hatchery twice a month and to not allow any expansion of their activities. We have our own representative on the Foreshore Advisory Task Force, meeting with officials from the Provincial government and the SCRD. Some noteworthy results of these meetings are: written assurance that there will be no additional fish farms on Sechelt inlet; no docks or wharves can be built to take vehicular traffic unless they are in the appropriate zoning covering industrial use; any proposed change of zoning will be discussed by all committee members at a meeting at least six weeks before the proposed change is to take place ; fish farm fallow sites have been restricted to location immediately adjacent to existing site but only allowed under extreme emergency; the proposed industrial site in Tuwanek (North) has been eliminated;; an environment infraction official has been designate4
Spring cleanup and a revival of recycling has been proposed by the Association to District Council and met with their approval. Watch for further news.
If you want to join the Association please send 5.OO per family with your name, address: and telephone number to John Johnson, Box 1899, and Sechelt. Membership fees are due in January.