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Wednesday, APRIL 18, 2012
Your community, your classifieds P23 • 75¢
Spring at the Potholes
$12.6-million towards Hwy. 14 roadwork Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
The nasty part of Highway 14 will soon be just a memory and Port Renfrew will rock, so say Rose Betsworth and Mike Hicks. On Thursday, April 5 it was announced that work would begin on a two-span bridge on Highway 14 at Sombrio along with 1.2 km of approach road work, as well as another 5.4 km of surface deformation repairs.
Mike Hicks
— Director
‘It’s wonderful. It’s as simple as that.’
--Mike Hicks JdF Regional Director
Pirjo Raits photo
The falls at the Sooke Potholes are a mossy wonderland. The cost of the project is $12.6-million and the contract was awarded to Windley Contracting Ltd. out of Nanaimo. “The nasty part of Highway 14, including the switch back will soon be a memory and Port Renfrew will be the one to benefit,” says Rose Betsworth, president of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce. Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Regional Director Mike Hicks says, “it’s wonderful. It’s as simple as that.’ He said they have done some pretty nice improvements along the road,
including two electronic signs at the switchbacks. The “terrible curves” have been the scene of many motorcycle accidents, said Hicks, and this construction will also allow people to haul their boats to Port Renfrew much easier. “After this work is completed, the highway between Sooke and Port Renfrew will rival the highway to Whistler for natural beauty and a first class recreational destination at the end. Port Renfrew will absolutely rock!” Hicks said. The work will begin in May 2012 and the entire project finish in May 2014.
RCMP pay raise will affect budget Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
A surprise increase in the rate of pay for RCMP announced by the federal government has Sooke Mayor Wendal Milne wondering where the money will come from. He said he doesn’t know yet how much of an increase the district would be looking at but the figure nationally is $195-million. The RCMP will be looking at ways to save money internally, said Milne, but they
haven’t communicated anything to municipalities. There are two sides to the upcoming increase, one is pay raises for RCMP members and the other is increased lease costs to detachment buildings owned by the federal government. “It looks like a significant increase,” said Milne. “We are trying to assess what it will be.” He said he thinks it will be about 1 per cent. What is difficult, said Milne, is that they were blindsided by the announce-
ment and were not able to consider it in this year’s budget. “Something else will have to go,” said Milne. “We may have to eat into our surplus cash to make up for it next year.” He mentioned the $120,000 council contingency fund as a source to cover the added cost this year. If the increase is limited to 1 per cent Milne said he is not worried, but if the increase is $60,000 to $70,000 next year for lease costs that’s another story.
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“There are no options unfortunately, it’s frustrating, we’re into it for 20 years.” It’s the long-term implications that have the most significance and Milne said he wondered if they could operate on a zero per cent tax increase for the next five years. “It sends the message to the community and staff that we’re serious,” said Milne in regard to his commitment to cut costs and stick to budgets.
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Up Sooke
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Youth organize fundraiser
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Spic and span The EMCS Leadership class held a car wash on Saturday, April 14 to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation.
SOOKE PEE WEE C Boys fastball team fundraiser. Krispie Kreme donut sale on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. FIND THE DONUTS at various locations in the downtown core.
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THE 10TH CONSIDER the Lilies Show and sale at St. Mary’s Church in Metchosin features the work of local fibre artists. THE SHOW RUNS until April 22, each day from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m. at 4354 Metchosin Road.
75 YEARS OLD
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY celebration for the Sooke Community Hall takes place on April 28. Watch a retro video and take in the dance at 8 p.m.
GOOD ETHICS THE BETTER BUSINESS Bureau (BBB) of Vancouver Island announced the 2012 Torch Award finalists today. Local winner of OUTSTANDING ETHICAL BUSINESS Practices IS GOOD NEIGHBORS Fencing.
Thumbs Up! WAY TO GO Lions for bringing so many delegates to your convention this past weekend at the Prestige.
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EMCS Youth for Change want people to be aware.
Sharron Ho
Sooke News Mirror
The EMCS Youth for Change are holding an awareness fundraiser for the public on April 26 at Edward Milne Community School. The group of humanitarian students are holding their second annual fundraiser titled Love Your Planet. The event will be centred around the theme of eco and social awareness. According to Scott Rothermel, SD 62 community liasion officer, the event will consist of educational booths to help the public learn about ongoing issues in the community. The EMCS Youth for Change have invited various nonprofit groups and non-governmental organizations to showcase their work. Among many will be the Western Wilderness committee, TLC Land Conservancy, Ten Thousand Villages and Grandmothers for Africa. “We’ll have some social awareness and we’ll have some ecoawareness. We’ve invited people like Wild ARC, who take care of animals.” There will also be a live music component featuring Victoria art-
ists JP Maurice, Georgia Murray, Kytami and DJ D Whiz. Arts and crafts activities will be available for children and desserts from around the world, coffee and tea will be supplied by the culinary arts department. “It’s encouraging to see these students can look beyond their own lives and find meaning in helping people out. It’s a selfless act,” Rothermel said, adding the students volunteer their time, without any incentive other then to make a difference. The group of 25 students have fundraised for breast and prostate cancer, and have held a Red Hand Campaign-which was a petition against the use of child soldiers. Grade 12 student Leah Kelley has been a member of Youth for Change since it’s inception two years ago. She said the event is a good opportunity to realize some of the different charities worldwide, and the multiculturalism that exists in Victoria. “I have an interest in NGOs that are going to be there… and they’re something I want to be more involved in for years to come,” she said. “[The event] is a
good representation of what we do.” Rothermel said the event is a collaboration between Stick in the Mud and David Evans from the Rotary Club who is leading an effort to sponsor tuition fees for low income children in Panama. Proceeds from the event will be split three ways: to Youth for Change to continue their campaign efforts, to the Panama effort and to the TLC Land Conservancy for their protection of the Sooke Potholes. The event will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and tickets are available at the EMCS office and Stick in the Mud. www.facebook.com/ emcs.loveyourplanet
Home sales falter in March Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
March was the worst month for house sales in recent memory, says realtor Shane Fedosenko. And, according to him a lot of it had to do with the construction along Sooke Road. “Basically, 99.9 per cent of the reason was the construction on Sooke Road it deterred a lot of people,” said Fedosenko. He went on to say
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that only 13 homes sold out of the total of 220 listings in Sooke. He said Sooke sales are down 33 per cent. Last year sales for March totaled 19, this year 13. “This is the worst month we’ve ever had.” The monthly sales summary from the Victoria real Estate Board show 18 sales of single family homes in Sooke with an average price of $392,215, the lowest prices in the
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Knox seniors’ development gets go-ahead Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
A public hearing was held, for a zoning amendment for the proposed Knox Centre, at the regular District of Sooke council meeting on April 10. The proposed bylaw, Bylaw No. 518, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-2) would change the zoning to CD11 to allow expansion of residential uses to for an aging in place seniors’ residence. The applicants are seeking to build 125 residential units for seniors and people with mobility or health issues. They want to also have the option to allow for various services such as a restaurant, educational space, church worship and service, administration, laundromat, and a variety of other personal services. The public had the opportunity to provide input. While most were in favour of the development and saw it as a necessity for seniors who wished to age in place, some had concerns about traffic, parking and the height of the building. There were some comments about the fact that a through road should be put
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The cemetary behind Knox Presbyterian Church will remain amidst development. in connecting Anna Marie and Church Roads. The developers originally asked for a maximum height of 20 metres but have since agreed to a maximum height of 15 metres with a maximum lot coverage of 50 per cent as opposed to the original request for 60 per cent lot coverage. Setbacks will also be deeper on the front and flanking lot lines. The proponents agreed to a five metre right-of-way along the north property line connecting Anna Marie Road and
Church Road, but a connecting road was not requested of the developers. The developers are the Trustees of the Congregation of Knox Presbyterian Church. Mayor Wendal Milne said he supported this project for a variety of reasons and that the group had made significant concessions. “We should not hold the project to ransom,” said Milne. “We need to work with our neighbours on this.” “If you want a growth industry – it’s seniors’ housing,”
said Larry Rumsby. He did state that the infrastructure should be in place before getting too far along in the building construction. Council considered the amendment, gave Bylaw No. 518 third reading and adopted it. Bylaws: Council rescinded first, second and third reading for Bylaw No. 391, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (270-53) for 2075 Otter Point Road. The developer did not wish to proceed with the rezoning. Council adopted Bylaw No. 498 and 499, for 2139 Church Road. The property is being rezoned to Town Centre Residential Zone (RS-1) from Village Residential Zone (R-1), and entered into a 10-year phased development agreement. District of Sooke council gave first and second reading to Bylaw No. 524, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-5) and will schedule a Public Hearing for the bylaw which will amend the Sooke Zoning Bylaw to allow secondary and small suites in all residentially zoned properties.
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Community of friends mourn “Nic” Twiddy
The Sooke community is in mourning after the tragic death of 15-year-old Nicolas Twiddy in a single-vehicle accident on April 9. Around 10 a.m. the allegedly stolen vehicle Twiddy was riding in crashed into a power line sideways and flipped over into a ditch on West Coast Road near Park Isle Marine, narrowly missing an oncoming mobile home. The pole was severed in half from impact. Grief from the youth community in Sooke was palpable. A memo-
rial cross for Twiddy was recently erected at the site of the accident, and students from Edward Milne Community School were seen milling about school yards, embracing one another two days after his death. “He was a really out going guy, he was really caring,” said EMCS student Duncan Morrison. “He listened to a lot of people’s problems, even when he had problems of his own.” Richelle Howland, who had known Twiddy for four years, shared the same view.
“If he ever saw you upset, he’d push his problems out of the way to try to make you happy and to try to help you up,” she said. “He was one of the most giving people you will ever meet.” Also inside the vehicle was 15-year-old Maria Forbes, and two 18-year-old men, one of them was Steve Livingstone and the other the unnamed driver. The woman was air lifted to Victoria General Hospital from the scene around 11 a.m. According to RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve Wright,
Forbes suffered from non-life threatening facial and internal injuries, and is expected to remain in intensive care for at least a week. The two young men were taken to hospital via ambulance. Wright could not comment on the extent of their injuries, but said both were discharged on April 9. The vehicle, a Chevrolet sedan, was allegedly stolen from Church Road around 3:30 a.m. and 5 a.m on the same day. The driver, who is reportedly new to the area from Calgary, was released into police cus-
tody on April 9 after receiving treatment at Victoria General. He spent the night in a Sooke RCMP detachment cell, and was released the following day on the condition that he will appear in Western Communities provincial court on July 5. Wright said police are recommending charges for possession of a stolen vehicle. The investigation is ongoing, said Wright. He said the two passengers will not be charged as they were unaware the vehicle was stolen.
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The Cancan dancer and the Chopper Growing up on Harbourview Road in the 1930s, the Hansen boys were a tight-knit bunch. Walking three miles to Sooke Superior School and general household wood chopping chores got them in shape for the active lives they pursued as adults. The boys, Lloyd, Peter, twins Norman and Arnold, the youngest Gerhart and little sister Irene were the children of Norwegian immigrants Sverre and Dagny Hansen. Their dad Sverre came to Canada in the 1920s along with Herman who settled on Parklands Road. The senior Hansen brothers were fallers and got jobs with Elder Logging at Muir Creek. This 1942 photo shows a school class of boys practicing a cancan dance skit for a concert; Pete Hansen is second from right. The 1975 inset shows Canadian Chopping titleholder Gerhart Hansen leaving for Australia with the Canadian team. While Lloyd, Pete, Arnold and Gerhart followed the family footsteps and went into falling, brother Norman became a City of Victo-
Guess who’s ria police officer. While Gerhart maintained his chopping skills he also became a fisherman, trolling for salmon. Arnold was featured in a Toronto Star article in 1982 that highlighted Sooke’s volunteer activities, especially the loggers of All Sooke Day and Sooke Community Association, suggesting that Sooke was Canada’s volunteer capital. The eldest, Lloyd, earned a different claim to fame. Still a teenager in the 1940s he was written up in the Victoria Times for having come to the rescue of a woman in distress. It seemed that a Saseenos neighbor mother-to-be
found herself giving birth suddenly and Lloyd Hansen was called in to help. Unexpected as it was, Lloyd had performed the duties of midwife so well that mother and baby survived and the event hit the news. While he was a volunteer firefighter and served as chief, one of the biggest contributions Gerhart made to his community was his 50 year commitment to the Sooke Community Association. He has been a director, president, and volunteer for all those years, besides being a competitor in the logging sports, excelling at swing-
ing an axe and power saw bucking. Working right alongside Gerhart for All Sooke Day was his wife Betty, logging sports organizer, and their two daughters. One of the highlights of the amateur video to be shown at the Sooke Community Hall 75th anniversary celebration on April 28, however, will be brother Pete. Who knew he had such public entertainment skills, as when he demonstrated the cancan skit he performed at school? “When I wore a Tulip…” Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum
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Earth Day is about awareness Sharron Ho
Sooke News Mirror
Two local elementary schools will be holding events geared towards environmental awareness for Earth Day. At John Muir Elementary, various individual classes will have their own green efforts like using less energy, not using paper, eating in the dark, planting plants around the school, and picking up garbage, said principle Stephanie Hedley-Smith via email. There will also be a whole school challenge Victoria Harbour
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to see who can use the least amount of paper. Earth Day has been sanctioned internationally for April 22, but school activities will take place between April 23-27. “The kids thought it would be fun to have a competition,” HedleySmith said. She said teachers usually hold different Earth Day celebrations for their classes each year. Ecole Poirier Elementary School will holding a lights out event on the April 19, and regularly holds dine in the
dark lunch hours once a month, according to vice-principle Sharon Schwartz. The school has an environmental group called Destination Conservation consisting of students in Grades 4 and 5. They help with the recycling and they’ll be the ones to make posters to advertise when we’re doing lights out, Schwartz said. On March 31, the Sooke community managed to reduce energy usage by 1.6 per cent for Earth Hour. Ninety-one B.C. com-
munities registered for participation, and saved 121 megawatt hours of electricity, reducing the provincial electricity load by 1.67 per cent. Earth Day launched in the U.S. in 1970, with two million Canadians joining 20 years later in the first international event. According to the Earth Day Canada website, six million Canadians and one billion people in over 170 countries participate world wide. Each locality stages individual events and projects.
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Tour will benefit environment In celebration of Earth Day Sharron Ho
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Local skincare line, Seaflora, will be kicking off its 10 year anniversary celebration with a wild seaweed tour on Earth Day (April 22). Diane Bernard, owner of Seaflora, will be hosting a wild seaweed tour on the Continental shelf just off of Whiffin Spit. The tour site is one small portion of Bernard’s massive harvesting area, which is the largest on the North American west coast. “I don’t harvest here for food or for products,” she said. “This is a beautiful classroom and I believe it should come under marine protection.” The tour will take place during low tide, so participants will be able to explore at least half a kilometre off the shoreline to where the landscape drops off. “It gives us a really nice opportunity to kind of take a look at what an ocean garden or bottom of the ocean can look like,” she said. The first impression the public has of seaweed is typically a decaying mess
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Diane Bernard will lead the curious on a seaweed tour to raise funds for environmental group, the Ancient Forest Alliance. left on the beach after the ocean plants are pushed to the shore by waves. Bernard has duly named this the “compost pile.” “We would never judge a vegetable or flower garden by the look, smell and texture of a compost pile,” she said, “And we won’t do that with my garden --
the ocean garden.” During the tour, Bernard will guide participants beyond the “compost pile,” toward a bed of sea grass, where an examination of hundreds of varieties of living seaweed will take place. In addition to a visual and physical exploration of seaweed, partic-
ipants will learn about the plant’s anatomy, lifecycle, reproduction, and nutritional value. Information about how to harvest for individual use and the importance of value-adding natural resources will also be shared. Bernard said the B.C. coastline is one of the most expansive, with over 700 different species of seaweed. “We knock the socks off the world,” she said, adding the B.C. coast reigns over coastlines along France, Ireland and Chile. Seaflora is the only seaweed company in the world that has a USDA organic certification, which it has retained six years in a row. “Our seaweeds are clean to a very high level of inspection,” she said. The company currently sells its seaweedbased skin products to high end spas and specialty shops locally and internationally. In the past, Bernard has held tours for enthusiasts from around the world. The tour costs $10 and all proceeds will be donated to the Ancient Forest Alliance -- an environmental group aimed at protecting endangered old-growth forests in B.C., while sustaining forestry
jobs. Any interested parties are to meet Bernard at Whiffin Spit at 9 a.m., and are advised to bring along rubber boots. Walking sticks will be provided.
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No parking Parking. It doesn’t seem to matter where you go, parking is almost always an issue. Whether you are in the city praying for a vacant parking spot or in Sooke it is an issue that riles and frustrates even the most patient among us. At the very successful Lions convention held at the Prestige Hotel, it was, once again, apparent that the parking at that venue is inadequate. In fact, every large event held at the hotel has resulted in parking along West Coast Road, which is unsafe and inadequate. It shouldn’t happen. In our society it seems everyone still wants to drive their own vehicle. We rarely carpool and even ...it is crucial more infrequently take that parking public transit. We just want our own wheels. issues be Parking at the hotel continues to be inadequate addressed... and something should be done. But what? The boaters using the public boat launch can’t get their trailers parked without infringing on the public roadway and there aren’t enough truck and trailer stalls on a busy weekend. There has to be some enforcement in this area. Dedicated parking spaces for boaters need to be kept open and overflow parking needs to be addressed. Too much, it appears was “given” to the hotel and too little to the taxpaying public. There are also parking issues around secondary and small suites which are now allowed in all residentially zoned properties. One thing is clear and that is that council needs to come up with some solutions which are fair to all. When developments are approved, it is crucial that the parking issues be addressed, not for the benefit of the developer but for the benefit of our residents and visitors.
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Environmentalism for dummies B.C. Views David Suzuki has resigned as a director of his namesake foundation so it won’t be the target of federal government “attacks.” This news is conveyed to me in a Globe and Mail report that is typically tilted in deference to “Canada’s most famous environmentalist.” The usual assumptions are woven in: Suzuki is a saint. His every utterance is treated as scientific fact, even when it’s a left-wing political rant. The Conservative government is a front for Big Oil that has “attacked” environmental groups by reminding them that political activities are not eligible for charitable tax exemptions. In recent years, the David Suzuki Foundation’s campaign focus has been noticeably in step with the large U.S. foundations that fund most of B.C.’s enviro-scare industry: first salmon farming and now the Alberta “tar sands” in all its exaggerated horror. Suzuki’s personal activities aren’t easily distinguished from those of his foundation, as was illustrated with his recent CBC documentary that demonized the “tar sands.” Diseased fish were displayed, but natural contamination of the Athabasca River was glossed over. Aboriginal objections were highlighted, while local support and economic benefits were overlooked. This isn’t science or charity. It’s tabloid journalism. Sensationalize,
ignore facts that weaken the drama, play to people’s emotions. And he expects to be subsidized by the CBC and charitable tax exemptions as well? This news comes as I finish reading Patrick Moore’s book, Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout. I was one of many young fans who cheered as Moore, Bob Hunter and the other 1970s Greenpeace pioneers set out from Vancouver to disrupt Soviet nuclear testing, and then turned to the regime’s slaughter of whales. In 1986, Moore split with Greenpeace and worked to set up a family chinook salmon farm. He said Greenpeace opposed aquaculture because it destroys tropical mangrove swamps. Tropical prawn farms have no rational connection with B.C., but a global organization needs simple ideas that sell. This approach was seen in an earlier 1980s campaign against chlorine in pulp mills. Greenpeace protests against dioxins and the herbicide 2,4,5-T were eventually dumbed down to opposing the use of chlorine in all industries, including production of PVC plastic. Pulp mills developed a way to eliminate trace dioxins from their production, but that didn’t matter once Greenpeace had a global campaign going. They still used chlorine, so they’re bad. Speaking of chlorine, PCBs are polychlorinated biphenyls, a persistent background toxin. Tests found levels three to five times higher in some wild salmon compared to farmed. But the wild
salmon results were ignored in a 2004 study, used by Suzuki to depict farmed salmon as poisonous. His foundation’s salmon farm campaign quietly disappeared down the memory hole after its PCB claims were debunked. Moore highlighted another bit of greenwashing in a visit to Victoria last year. The vaunted “LEED” certification for green building standards gives you points if your concrete is locally sourced, but no points for using wood instead. That’s because the long campaign by major environmental groups has devolved to “logging is bad.” Here’s the latest example. Greenpeace, ForestEthics and the Sierra Club were bankrolled by U.S. foundations to negotiate with the B.C. government, aboriginal people and forest companies for the 2006 “Great Bear Rainforest” agreement on the B.C. coast. Economic opportunity was delicately balanced against preservation, and First Nations gained new control of forests. Now the big enviros have begun campaigning against their own deal. As much as 50 per cent could still be logged, they say. It seems this particular green peace is bad for their business. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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i We asked: Do you have any plans to plant a vegetable garden this year?
I usually do an herb garden and I do some patio things like my tomatoes and my peppers.
Yes, we really would like to Yes, I do. I think we’re going to put in a new box with a – if we can keep the deer. raised fence, so it’s easier on the back.
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No, too busy.
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Courtesy to cyclists Recently I have had occasion to cycle from Colwood to Sooke and return, both daylight and dark. I wish to thanks all the drivers who, without exception, show wonderful courtesy to me. All cars give good space while overtaking and on the occasions where I may slow them down they are patient. I am renewing my cycling after many years and have read many horror stories of cyclists and motor vehicle conflict. Not on the Sooke Road I am glad to say. Tony Brogan Sooke
Unpatriotic editor I am angry and insulted by Pirjo Raits’ article, “The case for “branding” Sooke” on April 4. How dare she say there is only the fine arts show for a public event. I have nothing against the art show but it is a paid event that appeals to only a certain segment of the community. As for the All Sooke Day, I am tired of hearing about it. It may have been good in its day, but it is no longer viable. Where is her patriotism? There was no mention of the Canada Day event. The small group of people work hard to put this day on.
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equal value.” By using your argument, it would seem reasonable, that a Victoria Harbour Ferry captain should earn the same as a BC Ferry captain. After all, a boat is a boat right? Lorne Christensen Sooke
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One of the Sooke Fire Department’s fire tanker trucks was being used to flush out the sewer for EPCOR. Is this a common practice?
Granted, it is only a oneday event but it is free and there are things for the whole family to do. There was even an article about this event in the Toronto Globe and Mail. One would wonder if Pirjo is even in Sooke on July 1st. Pat Bruce Sooke
What‘s good for the goose...
I also respectfully respond to Mr. Davies. “Comparing apples to apples,” SNM April 11, 2012. I have no argument about good building inspectors being worth their weight in gold, in Sooke we have two of the best. The fact is, that good employees anywhere in the public or private sector are worth their weight in gold. However, there is only so much gold to go around, so we may have to accept silver and enjoy all the other benefits of living and working in a smaller
community. Other communities that you may compare with, have much larger economies of scale with much larger departments. This generally means that although the various job titles are the same, the jobs and working conditions can be much different. As far as being unable to compare municipal jobs to the private sector, of course they can, by comparing jobs of similar importance and value. Your organization have often made those comparisons in the past, i.e.: “work of
When I was a kid, or rather a young person, I used to wonder why it was that old people were getting the pensions, when it seemed obvious to me that kids would be a more appropriate repository for all that free money. Kids made much better use of their time than old people. They appreciated time much more than old people, or rather, they devoured their time with much greater gusto. I was amazed to find that the clawback of
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Extraordinary volunteer: Laura Smith Laura volunteers from her heart; making a difference in the lives of others is her passion. As part of volunteer recognition month; SEAPARC is proud to feature Laura Smith. Laura is a well known Sooke resident who has been happily married for 21 years and is a mother of four. She volunteers twice a week for SEAPARC as a guide for our Community Walking Group, where she leads walkers on various trails around Sooke, giving advice and encouragement on the way. Volunteering has been a part of Laura’s life since she was very young. She has always taken joy from helping others. She remembers doing lots of volunteer work for sporting groups and churches, as well as volunteer work at seniors’ homes and long term care hospitals. Once she had children, she found herself volunteering at the schools at least twice a week and later volun-
Laura Smith teering for the sports they participated in. She speaks fondly of working with the Baptist Church for four years as a volunteer in their Rainbow Program. SEAPARC manager Larry Hutchings gives credit to former program manager Lorraine Brewster for recruiting Laura in 2008 to lead a guided walking group. “She has been one of our most enthusiastic, dedicated volunteers ever since, she is very well respected by our walking group participants and SEAPARC staff,” stated Hutchings. Laura has been active
all her life, has a passion for fitness and is a true humanitarian. Laura is inspirational and has a knack and a desire to motivate people. She believes physical exercise builds healthy lifestyles and keeping active is key to long, happy lives. She finds the walking group very rewarding adding that walking is something most everyone can do. The trails they use have varying levels of intensity, so there is something for walkers of all fitness levels. Laura takes great joy in getting people started on an exercise program and watching them progress. She loves making a difference in their lives and she does it well. “Laura is adored by everyone in her program. She always goes above and beyond our expectations. SEAPARC and Sooke are lucky to have such a great leader in our community” says SEAPARC Recreation Program Assistant Darcy Smith.
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Drop-in ladies darts - 1 p.m. Shuffleboard - 6:30 p.m. Nascar Meet and Pick SOOKE HARBOUR TOASTMASTERS MEETING Located at Village Foods meeting room, from 7-8:30 p.m.
UNDER THE “I” Regular bingo games are scheduled in the firemen’s lounge at the municipal hall today from 12:45 to 3 p.m. SOOKE LIBRARY Preschool story time at 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and more will be held for children aged 3-5. Register at 250-6423022.
VITAL VITTLES FREE LUNCH 11:30-1:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Church on Murray Rd. Everyone welcome.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION EVERY SATURDAY Meat draw 3:00 P.M. CONSIDER THE LILIES Art Show at St. Mary’s Church in Metchosin, begins at 10 a.m. Will run until April 22. SOS FESTIVAL SHIRLEY Begins at 2 p.m., tickets available at Stick in the Mud. More info at 250818-4633. BRING STORY, GET A POEM Master poet will be writing poems for each person. 11- 1 p.m. at Sooke Library. Register at 250-642-3022. PEEWEE FUNDRAISER Peewee C boys fastball team selling Krispie Kreme donuts in DT core, 10-3 p.m.
TRANSITION TOWN CAFE DROP-IN Talk about how to make Sooke a more resilient community at the Reading Room Cafe at 2-4 p.m. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Blue grass music 2:30-5 p.m. WILD SEAWEED TOUR
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 Cont’d from page 9 old age security money begins at a retirement income of $60,000 per year. I thought Old Age Security (OAS) was for the needy. I was embarrassed when I learned that some old people on a good pension with an outrageously generous OAS were getting bored having all that money thrown at them, and so they went out and swapped up all the low paying jobs that the kids would have had to take to live on. My question is: Have selfishness and shortsightedness become national symbols now, alongside hockey fights and beer – and how about pension for young people? Eh! How about that rich guy? N.E. MacNab Shirley
Tell kids the truth Ellen Lewers (War on substance abuse of April 11, Sooke News MIrror) is right, let’s just all join together to encourage our children to make healthy choices for their bodies and minds. She should keep in mind though that posing rhetorical commentary as questions, however well intentioned, solves nothing. Let’s start that by
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Local photographer Judy Burgess took this photo of a pair of eagles in a tree at Whiffin Spit. being honest about the counter-productivity of the anti-drug strategy, the illogic of criminalizing health issues, and the damage lies perpetuating it (the criminalizing of drugs) has done. Let’s not lead our children down the same garden path Whitney Houston and countless others were led. The outcome, for the most part, never varies. The reality is kids do need to be encouraged to make smart, healthy choices, if, for no other reason than to be forewarned about the quagmire that currently exists, and how it came about. In short, kids need to be told the truth about substances, supported and encouraged by educators, health care pro-
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Get your groove on at the S.O.S. Festival Festival in aid of Muir Creek Protection Society Pirjo Raits
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It’s about the music — two days of it. The annual Save Our Salmon Festival held at the Shirley Community Hall is scheduled for April 20-21. The popular event is an all-ages music, workshop, food, dance and informational extravaganza geared to raising awareness and publicity for Muir Creek. “The goal is to try and get a lot more publicity,” said one of the event organizers, Amanda Swinimer. “Ever since the Juan de Fuca lands were handed over to Western Forest Products for development, when the focus shifted, Muir Creek was forgotten about.” Muir Creek is an ancient place, sacred to the First Nations peoples and revered by all who walk along the forested trails and enjoy the waters and beaches in the vicinity. The Muir Creek Protection Society has one aim and that is to preserve both the old-growth forests and salmon runs which depend on the creek and shorelines to survive. It has been described as “An ideal park... in jeopardy.” Before the concerted efforts at halting any development in the Juan de Fuca, the society was getting close to preservation of the Muir Creek area as a park. They sat at the table with TimberWest and they had politicians on their side. The focus just kind of slipped away. So, fast forward to April 20 and 21 and the sixth annual S.O.S. celebration of Muir Creek. Back for the second year is a hot, groovy, spacey funk band Session Funk, who Swinimer said is “so darn good,” they invited them back. They are joined by Mr. Fantastik and Jah Request, bringing raggae, dub
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A two-day festival is being held at the Shirley Community Hall to aid the Muir Creek Protection Society.
along with good eats, beverages, door prizes and things for the kids to do. The bright red
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and dancehall from Salt Spring Island. Kikeyambay with Alseny Michel Diallo bring traditional West African drums
and dance, belly dancing goddess Jacqui Kerr plans to attend as does Tanya Devine with smooth, healing vibra-
tions on the didgeridoo. There is even yoga for kids with Jacqui Kerr. It’s all jam packed into the Shirley Hall
hall is located along West Coast Road about 15 kms from Sooke. The festival begins on Friday at 6 p.m. with two reggae bands, Arise and Safety Meeting. Saturday’s events begin at 2 p.m. and carry on until 1 a.m. Advance tickets are available at the Stick in
the Mud. You can purchase weekend tickets or single day tickets. All proceeds go to the Muir Creek Protection Society. For more information call Amanda Swinimer at 250-818-4633 or visit SOS-Fest.blogspot.com
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Jack and May come out to play Our Sooke Folk Music Coffee House this Saturday, April 21 should prove to be most entertaining as we present Jack and May. Some of you may remember them from the early fall of last year, when they did a spot at our open stage. May’s song about her romantic obsession with George Strombolopolis was a big hit. What do you get when a stand-up comic and a seasoned musician get together to form a musical duo? You get Jack and May! Jack has played in rock bands, jazz combos, duos and as a solo performer in folk and pop genres. May is a writer and stand-up comic who has performed her original songs since 2008. As a duo, Jack and May draw from an eclectic repertoire to entertain audiences in coffeehouses and folk clubs around the Island. Here’s Jack’s story: “My parents loved barbershop harmony, and my mother also liked Elvis Presley, even taking me to see Elvis perform in his gold lame suit at Maple Leaf Gardens. So maybe that’s why, at a Christmas party for the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. (Barbershoppers), I got up and did an Elvis impression. It drove
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May, left, is a stand-up comic and songwriter while Jack is a seasoned musician. They team up for a April 21 gig in Sooke. the pre-teens wild, even though I didn’t even know how to play guitar yet. “I had formed a rock and roll band playing local dances and performing such poignant tunes as Travellin’ Man and Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour on the Bedpost Overnight? At a concert I mimicked Bobby Rydell singing and dancing to Wild One backed up by my
band. “I was performing folk music in coffeehouses in Guelph and Toronto, but it wasn’t long before the enthusiasm for the folk era would wane. All this finally led him to Victoria, where he and May Brown hooked up as a couple and a performing duo. May’s story is equally as interesting. “The newspaper review of my first singing performance describes
how I strode onto the stage, walked up to the mike stand and stared at the microphone two feet above my head. I was five years old and I was supposed to sing a Russian hymn. As I began to sing, the audience fell silent, and when I finished, they erupted into loud applause. I remember looking out at that sea of faces and thinking, ‘I could get used to this’ “I grew up in Fruitvale, B.C., and I was swept up in the British invasion of the 1960s. My parents bought me a Suzuki guitar and my brother taught me a few chords, all I needed to sing and play the protest songs of the day. I left the music behind for marriage, motherhood and a writing career, and when I stepped on stage again in the 1990s, it was as a stand-up comic. “In 2008, I picked up the guitar again and started writing songs, that’s where I met Jack. and music, and as a duo, we’ve been having a blast.” Please join us this Saturday, April 21 for an evening of fun entertainment from this engaging duo. It happens at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7pm with open stage at 7:30 and our feature at 9.
Neighbours helping diabetic neighbour Sharron Ho
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Friends of a local man suffering from Type 1 diabetes have organized a fundraising effort on his behalf to purchase life changing medical equipment. Dale Stewart, 45, doesn’t remember the last time he had a good night’s rest. “I don’t want to exaggerate, but it’s a nightmare -- it’s a waking nightmare. I literally am afraid to go to sleep because that’s when most of the problems happen,” he said. On average, Stewart is treated by paramedics after going into hypoglycaemic shock 10 times a year. Ninety per cent of the time these visits are paid during the night. Although his health is a large concern, Stewart places the priority on his four-year-old daughter, who he doesn’t want to witness an emergency rescue scene. “I want to be around for her and I do not want her to see the stress and drama of paramedics barging through the door with all their gear,” he said. “It’s not about me anymore.”
Stewart was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of four. He has since undergone 15 eye surgeries due to diabetic complications, and is on preventive heart and stroke medication. One thing that would provide peace of mind to Stewart, his family and friends would be an insulin pump. The small, battery operated machine delivers small amounts of insulin through a needle under the skin 24 hours a day. According to Stewart, the minute doses of insulin allow the body to adapt evenly and smoothly -- a large improvement to seven or eight large doses of insulin via injection. The pump is manually programmed according to blood sugar levels, which would still be done through the standard finger poke. “It doesn’t solve all my night time worries, but it certainly reduces the chances significantly,” he said. “It’s not a cure, but they’re the next best thing at this point in time.” The pump itself costs between $6,000-7,000, plus an addition $1,200 for supplies. Pumps must be replaced every five to six
years. The pumps are not covered by provincial healthcare for adults over the age of 18, so friends of Stewart have arranged a fundraising effort to raise $7,000. So far, half of the funds have been raised through the sale of a vehicle and garage sale. “Having some really wonderful people put all this together and start the fund-raising effort on my behalf is pretty humbling,” Stewart said. Heather Strange, helped organized the event, and has arranged for a $50 needs vs wants challenge, where residents are encouraged to forgo luxuries like daily lattes to donate to the insulin pump fund. “There is a difference between having a need, and a want, so basically we put the challenge out to our friends and family,” Strange said. “For one month (April), let’s just go and ignore our wants and just live on our needs.” Donations can be made at any Royal Bank branch to the transit #05050 and account #5028063. Identification names are Heather Strange and Dale Stewart.
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Young musicians perform April 28 for SPO Finalists vie for concerto performance
Each finalist will perform his/her complete concerto, with piano accompaniment. Admission is by donation.
Sooke Philharmonic Society presents the 7th Annual Don Chrysler Concerto Competition for Young Musicians Saturday, April 28. The public is invited to come out and enjoy a wonderful evening of music performed by our five finalists, a showcase of some of Victoria region’s extremely talented young musicians. It takes place at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall at University of Victoria on Saturday, April 28 at 7 p.m.
The finalists are: Ethan Allers Cello Accompanist: Elfi Gleusteen Performing: Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.33 Nathan Bomans Violin Accompanist: Elfi Gleusteen Performing: Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor Alice Haekyo Lee Violin Accompanist: Elfi Gleusteen Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3 in B minor, Op.61 Andrew Kang Piano Accompanist: Ingrid Hen-
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Jen Bell was last featured on these pages in February when she was getting her line of fashions ready for a show during the Women’s Wellness Show. Fast forward to April and Bell’s garments are featured during EcoFashion Week in Vancouver. She is catching onto a trend that is growing and seems to be the wave of the future – ecofashion. That is fashioning new garments from old, re-purposing or recycling those well made and interesting garments from the past. It’s visionary and it’s hip, especially in Vancouver where people are more eco-conscious and environmentally aware. “Vancouver could be the eco-fashion capital of the world,” says Bell. Bell showed 15 of her creations during the show along with the jewelry designs of Polish jewelry maker Bitru Fariel. “I”ve had tons of
good responses,” said Bell. The show itself was hectic as Bell became
the ultimate stylist, dealing with hair and clothings as Fariel’s assistant was unable to attend the show. Bell showcased some of her more “conservatively coloured” garments as Fariel’s jewelry was
“over the top.” Bell was invited to New York Fashion Week but has decided to stick a little closer to home for the time being. She will take part in Eco-Fashion Week in the late fall fall at Robson Square and she will show her designs at the Sooke Fine Arts Fashion Show in August.
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Flying Flowers: An expert’s take on bees I
t’s spring and bees are already buzzing around the early blossoms. We gardeners are always on the lookout for bees and welcome their presence wholeheartedly. But distinguishing one bee from another is generally something we don’t think much about. Did you know that Canada has approximately 800 species of bees and that roughly 70 per cent of these are solitary ground-nesters? Did you know, as well, that the primary purpose of bees is not to make honey, but to pollinate flowers? With nearly 80 per cent of all flowers relying on pollinators to transfer their pollen, it’s easy to understand why agriculture is so dependent on bees — the most important of these pollinators. Most of us are familiar with the native bumblebee, which is in the same family as the non-native honeybee, but not with the myriad other species
constantly at work all around us. We don’t know what they look like, where they live, or how they behave. Victoria-based bee expert Gord Hutchings refers to native bees ‘flying flowers.’ It’s his way of describing their evolution. He notes that each species has characteristics that make it especially suited to pollinating particular flowers. Variations in tongue length, hairiness, jaw type and size, for example, allow different species to extract nectar and pollen from flowers of different shapes and designs. All native bees, however, excel at remembering patterns. They fixate on colours and on ultraviolet patterns on petals, which only they can see, and they internally map their nests and collection sites with great accuracy. Because native flowers and native bees have evolved together over millions of years, they are perfectly in tune not only with each other, but with their
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A bee is referred to as “flying flowers” by Gord Hutchings, who is the guest speaker for the April 25 meeting of the Sooke Garden Club.
climatic conditions as well. What affects one affects the other. Loss of habitat and use of pesticides are the main threats to their survival. Hutchings is the guest speaker for this month’s meeting of the Sooke Garden Club. An entomologist who has
been studying insects for several decades, Hutchings is a recognized expert on native pollinating bees. His presentation – Prime Pollinators: Flower designs and how bees work with them – will focus on our native pollinating bees, their basic life cycles, habitats and
nesting requirements. He will also talk about the plants that attract these bees and steps that can be taken to make private and public spaces bee-friendly. Please join us on Wednesday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., in the Sooke Legion Hall. A parlour show will
be held, and contest potatoes will be available. New members are always welcome. Membership is $15 for the calendar year and can be purchased at the door. For more information, e-mail: sookegardenclub@yahoo.ca or phone Jane at 250-6462573. From Hutchings Bee Service webpage: “I predict that this coming year will be excellent for bumble bees. Around Victoria, our first bumble bees were seen the first week of February after a short stretch of sunny weather. With our mild winter, there most likely was a high survival rate
of the various Bombus species of hibernating queens in the ground. “Bumble bee boxes should be put out now as they will start looking for suitable nesting areas. Go to “Mason Bee Condos and Bumble Bee Boxes For Sale” https://sites.google. com/site/hutchingsbeeservice/mason-beecondos-for-salepage for ideas to consider or look on the internet for further designs. Remember, bumble bees just need a onecompartment box, not a fancy apartment as some designs have. I’ve seen bumble bee nests on flat surfaces even!”
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■ Westshore Town Centre Celebrates Earth Day ■ Saturday, April 16 ■ Westshore Town Centre
Westshore Town Centre celebrates Earth Day Earth Day was celebrated Saturday at Westshore Town Centre as community groups and businesses came together to educate and entertain the hundreds who came to learn more about sustainability. Family entertainment, seedling and plant giveaways and face painting all added to the day’s events, while children had fun in the City of Langford’s kids’ banner painting area, creating the banners the city will display on poles and lamp standards this spring and summer. The City of Colwood featured its Solar Colwood plans and introduced the Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and Chev Volt electric cars as well as their electric truck. Mad Science of Vancouver Island was also on hand and kids and adults alike discovered the cool chemistry in the states of matter and learned about the basics of air pressure. Scissors unexpectedly sizzled and carbon dioxide bubbles popped as the chilling properties of dry ice were revealed. All were amazed when a ball was suspended over audience members who marveled at the strength of their own lungs with these radical air-pressure experiments. Throughout the day, celebrations offered a chance to learn about the environment we need to protect.
Mason (L) and Riley Lidstone (R) enjoy Mad Science’s interactive demonstrations.
Vancouver visitor Estelle Campbell takes time to paint a banner.
Barry Denluck, co-president of the Victoria Beekeepers.
Nathasha Cook checks out the Colwood Community Green Map.
Ashton Vine-Sullivan assists Mad Scientist Alena Koppova with a demonstration.
Certified Energy Advisor Doug Green shows off some of the tools he uses to evaluate homes.
Austin and his dad, Cliff Cox, with Douglas fir seedlings from the City of Langford’s booth.
Zyler-Roque Bereta, 20-months-old, has his face painted.
Jacqui Whiteway with her son, Mitchell Avery, at the WestShore Chamber of Commerce display
Shelley Murray and Reta Harrison hand out recycled note pads during the event
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ARTS • 21
The King lives in Elvis tribute artist Steve Elliott will take you on a thrill ride recreating the raw and energetic charisma as the King of Rock and Roll! With plenty of hip swiveling action, strong vocal range, and a medley of authentic and unique costumes by his own private tailor, you will be mesmerized with his uncanny likeness of the young King. The one-man show included a “full band” sound using computerized technology. The Elvis Elite show brings a fresh and thrilling experience to the greatest and most universal performer that ever lived! Elliott will make sure that you see and hear something original in every performance he gives. Elliott will be bringing his Elvis Elite show to a dinner/concert night at the Sooke Royal cana-
National Poetry Month features local poet
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Steve Elliot brings his Elvis impersonation and music to a Legion dinner/show on April 29. dian Legion on Sunday, April 29. Cocktails at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 and show at 7. Dinner is baron of beef and all the trimmings. All seats reserved, tickets are available at the Legion.
Born and raised in Nanaimo, Steve Elliott had many artistic abilities before stumbling upon his career as a singer and entertainer. His mother, a very talented artist of
all trades, encouraged Elliott at a very young age to draw and be creative with expressions and originality. He was a freelance cartoonist of some note. With no prior sing-
ing abilities, he walked into a karaoke contest at a local mall and was intrigued by the performers caught in their acts. The contest was set in the era of classic rock and and early crooners. Steve Elliott decided to enter last minute for fun and found that he had a natural ability to sing and entertain. He won a prize set of Elvis Presley CD’s and discovered the rawness and sensualities in Elvis Presley’s voice which lead him to his new found career as a performer. Since then, Elliott has perfected his act as a tribute artist using the energy in the music of “Elvis” to express to a generation of all ages the memories and magic of the young king!
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Sooke Library Branch is offering a unique program that will create a memorable experience for everyone who participates. Program host and local poet Wendy Morton will be the featured guest poet. Bring a Story, Get a Poem: A Celebration of National Poetry Month
Doing It Right with
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Poet Wendy Morton Saturday, April 21, 11 a.m. at the Sooke
Library Branch, 2065 Anna Marie Road. To register, please call 250-642-3022. Imagine having an award-winning poet write a poem just for you! The Sooke Public Library Branch is pleased to offer a new and original program, hosted by master poet Wendy Morton. Customers are invited to meet one-on-one with
Morton for about 15 minutes and tell her about themselves. She’ll create a unique poem for each person on the spot. Wendy Morton has published five books of poetry and a memoir, Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast. For more information, please contact Adrienne Wass at (250642-3022 or awass@virl. bc.ca).
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Clan connection tied to Sooke Historic documents which reveal new details about Vancouver Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scottish clan heritage have been published for the first time. Two letters by Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant have been discovered by archivists at the National Records of Scotland. The Scot was the first European not connected with the Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay Company to settle in British Columbia and is known for introducing cricket to the area. The letters were written in 1848 and 1849, shortly before Captain Grant left Scotland for Canada, to the hereditary chieftain of his Clan, Lord Seafield. Captain Grant was seeking permission to drum up recruits from Lord Seafieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff in Strathspey for the new colony and to name his property on Vancouver Island â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mullachardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; after Lord Seafieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate in Scotland. On a visit to the Legislative Assembly Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop, will present a reproduction of the documents to Hon. Ida Chong, British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scotland and Canada share many deep and enduring connections. For generations Scots have ventured to Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shores, playing an enormous part in building and making Canada what it is today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, more than five million Canadians proudly claim Scottish descent - many in British Columbia. These letters provide a fascinating insight into the earliest settlement of Vancouver Island by Scots, with Captain Grant and the clansmen who accompanied him having a profound and lasting impact on this region,â&#x20AC;? Hyslop said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Scottish-born Sir Donald Alexander Smith, who drove the last spike in the Canadian Pacific Railway in B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior at Craigellachie, to James Dunsmuir, who served as British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14th premier and 8th lieutenant governor, Scots and people of Scottish heritage have helped shape the history of our province. This tradition continues today, as Scottish culture plays a proud and productive part in British
Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse and dynamic multicultural mosaic,â&#x20AC;? said British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
National Records of Scotland preserves Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national archives so that they are available for current and future gen-
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A small excerpt from one of Capt. Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letters sent back home to Scotland. Ida Chong. Keeper of the Records of Scotland, George Mackenzie said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;These letters, preserved among Scotlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national archives, show the vital role played by Scots in the development of western Canada and how they took symbols of their Scottish identity to their new home. Archives give us an authentic link with the past, reminding us of the long and historic ties between our countries.â&#x20AC;?
erations. They advise other bodies on the care of archives, and maintain the National Register of Archives for Scotland, which keeps track of archives in private hands. Walter Colquhoun Grant was born in Edinburgh in 1822 into a distinguished Scottish family. His father, Colquhoun Grant, had served as the Duke of Wellingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head of intelligence in the Battle of Waterloo and his uncle had been gover-
nor of Trinidad and the Bahamas. Grant became the youngest captain in the British Army at the age of 24 in 2nd Royal Dragoons (Scots Greys). Following the reported loss of his family inheritance, Grant abandoned his military career to seek his fortune in the colony of Vancouver Island. Captain Grant was the first individual not sponsored by the Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bay Company who purchased land and attempted to establish himself on Vancouver Island. He bought 200 acres at ÂŁ1 per acre, with the condition that the purchaser bring five single men or three married couples for every 100 acres purchased. The land purchased by Grant was named Mullachard after the estate in Scotland from which he came. The property was sold in 1853 to John Muir, another non-company settler. Captain Grant introduced cricket to Vancouver Island through cricket sets he brought with him.
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In many areas in our community there are house renovations and construction going on. Whether it is a new roof, insulation, siding, windows, doors, new rooms, places for storage or a complete overhaul it always appears to go on for weeks and weeks! Updating, repair, and cleaning always seem to take a long time and a lot of effort to complete. Sometimes we might suggest that all the work and time is not worth it, but eventually we often come to the conclusion that the work must be done. No matter how much we love the 'way it has always been' we recognize that it is time to make some changes. Just as this is the case with the homes in which we live, so it is also true of the lives we live. Sometimes we need to take the time and energy to make some changes. As much as we may love the memories and the past, we also realize that it is time to 'clean up our lives' and bring some renovations and renewal to our lives. Just as we might ask our friends for their advice on what to do in our homes, or for the names of reputable contractors, it is good to get some advice for the personal transformations. The oldest guidebook available is the Bible (there are many excellent modern translations available that are easy to read!), and your friends at any of the local Christian Churches would be happy to speak of their personal transformations.
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KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:15 am Pre-Service Singing 10:30 am Family worship Rev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg Parents Room and well equipped Nursery
SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH 7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries Pastor Dwight Geiger Email sookebaptistchurch@telus.net
ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish 6221 Sooke Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945 Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 am Thursday Mass 10:30 am Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm OfďŹ ce Hours: Tue-Wed 10-2, Thurs 2pm-4pm Rev. Fr. Michael Favero
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Surrounded Surrounded by by the the love love of of family family and and friends, Christina lost her valiant battle friends, Christina lost her valiant battle on April 13th, 2012 at Victoria Hospices on the April 13th, 2012 at leaves Victoriabehind Hospices at age of 48. She her at the age of 48. She leaves behind her greatest accomplishments and treasures; greatest accomplishments andand treasures; her children, Samantha, Joey Jacob. her children, Joey and Jacob. Dearly missedSamantha, by her parents Chris and Dearly missed by her ChrisJohn and Dick Wade as well as parents her siblings (Donna), (Bruce), Debbie Dick WadeBrian as well as her Bob, siblings John (Peter), (David) and Penny (Donna),Clare Brian (Bruce), Bob, (Dennis) Debbie and their families. She now joins (Dennis) her late (Peter), Clare (David) and Penny brothers and Paul. Christina and theirTim families. She now joins will her also late be missed by her many friends and brothers Tim and Paul. Christina will Toto. also Christina wanted to thank Dr. V. Bernstein be missed by her friends Toto. and Dr. A. Cook formany their love andand support. Christina wanted to thank Dr. V. Bernstein A private family interment will take place in andGarden Dr. A. Cook for theiratlove andMemorial support. the of Gospels Hatley A private family interment will take place in Gardens. A Memorial Service to celebrate the life Garden Gospels at Hatley Memorial her will beofheld at Sands of Victoria, 1803 Quadra St., Saturday, April 21st at 11:30 Gardens. A on Memorial Service to celebrate a.m. She all attending to 1803 wear her life will asked be heldfor at Sands of Victoria, something Donations may Quadra St.,pink. on Saturday, April 21stbe at made 11:30 to Victoria Hospice memory.toPlease a.m. She asked forinallherattending wear visit Christinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s webpage at made www. something pink.memorial Donations may be sandsvictoria.ca for online condolences. to Victoria Hospice in her memory. Please visit Christinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memorial webpage at www. Sands of Victoria sandsvictoria.ca for online condilences.
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May 12, 1931 - April 3, 2012 With sadness we announce the sudden passing of Lorna Gwendoline Ross. Lorna, Mom, Grama, Great Grama Ma, she was kind, funny, sweet, accepting and generous. Lorna was born in Shirley and graduated from Milneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing high school. She married in 1950 to Donald (Happy) Ross. Raising seven children consumed her earlier adulthood and as those responsibilities diminished she took on the care of a number of seniors in Sooke, Langford and Victoria. She was valued for her ability to care for clients in a non-judgmental manner and she did so with selďŹ&#x201A;essness and humour. Lorna devoted enormous amounts of time to her favorite projects: the Shirley Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute, TOPS, and the Sooke Fall Fair Society. Lorna could be found at almost every local craft fair raising funds for these groups â&#x20AC;&#x201C; sometimes all at once. She was acknowledged for her contributions to the community with the Sooke Volunteer recognition award. Lorna is predeceased by her husband of 53 years Donald (Happy), son Norman Mark, father Thomas E. and mother Lydia, her sister Margaret and brothers Mark, Gilbert and Charles. She leaves behind sons and daughters Thomas K. (Inga), Harry (Noella), Donna (Adrian), Kermet, Sarah, Cindy (Doug), grandchildren Linda, Melissa, Christa, Jeremy, Gavin, Elizabeth, Darryl, great grandchildren Michael, Abigail, Emma, GrifďŹ n and Kayla, nieces and nephews and her sister Dorothy Jane. Of special note Penny and Les Hillard, Chuck and Colleen Minten, Martha Moore and Amelia Anderson, Drs. Chris McCallum and Anton Rabien and Community Health workers Joyce, Diane, Cathy, Jan, Nicki and others who helped make her last years as independent as possible. A memorial will be held on April 21st at 2 pm at the Sooke Legion Hall.
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The Victoria News is looking for a skilled advertising designer to join our community newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production department.
The Victoria News is looking for a skilled advertising designer to join our community newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production department.
This full time position requires the successful applicant to be proďŹ cient in AdobeCS3: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in web design would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
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We are a well-established, nationallyrecognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. Those interested in applying should submit their resumĂŠ by Monday, April 23, 2012 to: Janice Marshall, Production Manager 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 E-mail: creative@vicnews.com Fax: (250) 386-2624 All inquiries and applications will be held in the strictest conďŹ dence. We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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We are a well-established, nationallyrecognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio. Those interested in applying should submit their resumĂŠ by Monday, April 23, 2012 to: Janice Marshall, Production Manager 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC V8W 1E4 E-mail: creative@vicnews.com Fax: (250) 386-2624 All inquiries and applications will be held in the strictest conďŹ dence. We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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THE SOOKE NEWS Mirror cautions readers about sending money to obtain information about any employment opportunities T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Position comes with a competitive benefit package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Tyson Lambert. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502 Email: tysonlambert@t-mar.com
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SPORTS Soccer club hopes for turf field
SOCCER CLUB
Wishes to thank..... •Buffys Pub •The Rockaholics
The club currently spends $20,000 for field maintenance at Fred Milne
•Sooke River Store and Grill •Sea of Bloom
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Sooke News Mirror
For their help with the fund-raiser for the Turf Field
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A field at Fred Milne Park becomes a mud pit after heavy rain in February. has the largest surface area, measuring 8679 sq. metres, is currently being eyed for a turf field. The cost of the project is $1-million if the work is done mainly by volunteers.
A penny drive for a turf field was launched, while youth from the Sooke Soccer club played year-end free play games. Cole said regular penny drives will be
held on weekends, with locations to be announced on their website at : www.sookesoccer.com Pennies brought into the Sooke News Mirror will be donated to the
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The Sooke Soccer Club partnered their season wind-up with an artificial turf fundraiser on April 14 at Fred Milne Park. According to Wendy Cole, coach for the U15 girls Tsunami and seniors soccer player, about 30-50 games are cancelled during the season due to field closures. She said the fields at Fred Milne Park drain poorly, leaving them unplayable after a torrential rainfall. “There’s a closure on them because they’re so saturated -- it just becomes a mud pit.” In order to ensure regular practice time, the club spent $9,000 on gymnasium and field rental space this year. Parents shuttled their kids back and forth to Goudy Turf in Langford for practices. “I think it’s a shame that we have to leave our area to be able to practice in facilities like that,” Cole said.”Is it feasible for the kids to go out there and the parents to take them out there, no it’s not, but it is a guaranteed site for kids to keep practicing.” Sooke Soccer Club president Robin Saxl said maintenance on the field costs approximately $20,000 a season, with volunteers doing most of the work. “That’s what we invest every year, keeping the field up-to-date, and come November, they’re back where they were,” he said. “Over the last few weeks we had to cancel so many games, and we can’t practice. We had to rent fields in town to practice.” Saxl said a turf field is playable in all weather conditions -- rain, shine or snow. “The main thing is drainage, there would be no puddles,” he said. “You would not have the cut it, seed it, or line it.” Field three, which
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Sooke’s runners place seventh in series The eighth and final race of the 2012 Frontrunners Island Race Series, the Sooke River 10K, was held on April 15. Down from 359 in 2011, 352 runners and walkers came out to run the hilly Sooke River Road course. The temperature was again perfect and seasonal, with sunny and calm conditions. The weather was definitely on our side in this series. The time in brackets next to the finishing time is the 100M sprint time. The OA (overall winner) and his 1st Island Race Series win was Joel Deschiffart (16-19) from Bastion Running Club in Nanaimo with a fast time of 33:28 (16:06). The OA female was Julie Van Veelen (35-39) from the Prairie Inn Harriers (PIH) with another fast time of 39:08 (24:07) and 16th OA. The top Male Master was Vince Brotherston (45-49) from the Comox Valley Road Runners (CVRR) in a time of 35:12 (17:32) and seventh OA . The Female Master winner was Deborah Epps (40-44) from Bastion in a time of 43:01(22:82) and 74th OA. The Sooke Trail and Road Runners had 17 runners in nine various age groups and finished with nine top 10 finishes. Our STARR sprinter
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(Clockwise from top left) Sooke Trail and Road Runner Vince Trahan passes the finish line at the Sooke River 10k race. A crowd of runners make it through the final 400m of the 10k run. Crowds stand around waiting for arrival of runners. Joel Deschiffart, from Bastion Running Club in Nanaimo, is the first to complete the race, with a time of 33:28.
✪ SEAPARC STAR of the WEEK MADISON RIDDELL
Congratulations to Madison Riddell for being nominated as our SEAPARC Star of the Week. Madison is a 5 year old who attends Kingfisher Preschool where she most enjoys playtime and making crafts. Madison knows the alphabet and numbers and is learning how to print and read. She takes swimming and skating lessons here and can go off the diving board. She has been taking dance lessons at the Sooke Dance Studio and is learning both Ballet and Tap. She says that she would like to learn how to play T-Ball and Baseball someday. When she’s at home; Madison likes to play with her Barbies, My Little Ponies and Dinosaurs. She has a mineral collection and is starting a feather collection (but she needs to keep it up high so her cat won’t get it). Madison tells us that she is very good at swimming, skating, puzzles and games. We were told that she is the World’s Greatest Big Sister and that she helps out with her baby brother by playing with him, tickling him and giving him lots of hugs. Madison likes going on trips and told us that she has been to Disneyland and likes camping with her family (especially eating S’Mores). She says that they are planning another camping trip to Lizard Lake and that she would also like her parents to take her to Mexico AND Hawaii. When we asked her Grandparents what kind of child Madison is, they told us that she is kind, smart, patient and outgoing. We would like to add ambitious to that list of personal traits because when we asked Madison what she will be when she grows up, she told us that she will be a Vet, a Doctor, a Dentist, a Professional Figure Skater and a Marine Biologist. Now that is ambition for you! Way to go Madison and thank you for being our SEAPARC Star of the Week!
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Fitness fiend to bike into town Sooke Boxing Club coach bikes to Sooke from Colwood for health 2012/2013 ICE REQUESTS
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Sooke Boxing Club coach Tony Brogan will bike to gym hours on Tuesdays and Fridays from Colwood -- the halfway point of his commute from North Saanich. Brogan cycles along Sooke Road traffic.
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During his six year boxing career, Brogan competed in 87 contests. Brogan has been a coach with the Sooke Boxing Club for six years, and has continued to commute back forth after moving to
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A Sooke Boxing Club coach will be cycling from Colwood into town two days a week to train local fighters. Tony Brogan, 69, is splitting up his commute from North Saanich to Sooke into two portions -- first leg will be done by car, and the remaining half by bike. The dedicated coach will get out of his vehicle in Colwood, where he will get onto his bike and cycle down Sooke Road into town. So far, Brogan has been riding into town for about a week for practices on Tuesday and Friday, and all has been well. “It’s okay… hills aren’t as bad as I thought they were , but they’re not as good as I hoped they’d be,” laughed Brogan. The trip increases his travel time from half an hour to one hour and 15 minutes, which is good as the purpose of the exercise is fitness. “I’m going to see if I can get my cycle ability up to 100 km a day or more,” he said. “Instead of being an old lump on a log, I’m going to blow a few flames into the embers.” Fitness is not a new endeavour for Brogan, and neither is boxing. During his younger years in England,
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Capital Regional District Integrated Water Services
Public Tours of Water Facilities During National Drinking Water Week May 7 - 12, 2012 The Capital Regional District (CRD) Integrated Water Services department will once again be offering free public tours of the water supply facilities including the Sooke dam and the ultraviolet treatment plant. Learn how naturally clean and clear water is delivered from our local watershed to your tap. Free public bus tours will leave from a new location and at new times on Monday, May 7 to Saturday, May 12, 2012. Advance reservations are required, and can be made by calling 250.940.0201.
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(From back left) Sooke Soccer Club player Chevy Alexander, 11, mans the registration, raffle ticket and penny drive table with Zander Randall and Kari Alexander on April 14 at Fred Milne Park for the year-end club wind up.
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 Continued from page 27 was Darren Laquerre with a 19:82. STARR finished in 7th place of 34 teams entered. More STARR results: Ryan-James Adams (25-29) -- 60th OA with 41:44.; sprint time
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45:33; sprint time 23:07. Sarah-Mae Pyndus (25-29) -- 189th OA with 49:43; sprint time 26:06. Tara Poirier (45-49) -- 246th OA with 54:13; sprint time 27:77. Bruce Hawkes ( 70-74) -- 245th OA with 54:15; sprint time 24:71. Tom Burgess (70-74)
-- 248th OA with 54:16; sprint time 35:29. Karen Way (45-49) -- 268th OA with 55:55; sprint time 32:53. Charmaine Munro (45-49) -- 273rd OA with 56:36; sprint time 25:53. Jacklyn Evans (25-29) -- 272nd OA with 56:37; sprint time 23:27.
Desirae Meija (20-24) -- 278th OA with 57:00; sprint time 25:01. Vince Trahan (65-69) -- 277th OA with 57:01; sprint time 31:28. Ken Pungente (70-74) -- 279th OA with 57:07s; sprint time 28:77. Robert Oyler (50-54) -- 288th OA with 58:08;
sprint time 35:51. Rintje Raap (70-74) -298th OA with 59:29s; sprint time 33:52. Steve Sorensen (50-54) -- 302nd OA with 1:00:00; sprint time 29:76. To all the STARR’s who participated, running or cheering in the
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Series, thank you. You are all awesome. By Vince Trahan
Peewee Seahawks lose close game of 10-8 The Sooke Home Hardware Seahawks peewee football team was on the road again last week and faced the Peninsula Wildcats squad in nail-biter game. Despite a Seahawks gladiator effort, the result was decided in the last play of the game as Peninsula scored a two-point safety to win 10-8. The Seahawks run defence and special teams dominated the Wildcats. Richard Innes had a 50-yard punt return and the Seahawks kick off team smothered the Wildcats returners and nearly recovered a fumble. Defensive linemen Miguel LaForge, Ethan Agar, Aiden Wood, Tyson Bastone, Matthew Thomson and Richard Innes walled up the Wildcats inside run game, while linebackers Matthew Holmes, Tristan Gallant, Alec McKenzie, and Eddie George controlled the outside. The Wildcats has a strong pass game but Tie Boake made a key interception late in the fourth quarter to keep the game close. Jacob Arnaud scampered for a 75-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter for the Seahawks and Aiden Wood tapped in the extra kick convert (which counts as two points in the PeeWee division). The coaching staff is extremely proud of the team. It was the first time the team had played nine-man football - which was a result of Peninsula having too few players on the roster - and they did it with a lot of class and heart. The Seahawks host their first home game of the season this Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Bear Mountain Stadium versus the Nanaimo Redmen. By Tom Billings, Coach
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Sooke’s young footballers make big efforts at Sidney game It was another thrilling day on the grid iron in Sidney, as the Village Food Markets’ Pre-Atom footballers, aged 7-10, scrambled, clawed, fought their way to a classic contest with Penninsula Wildcats. First year defensive ends Tye “the tiger” Linquist and Lightning Luther White threw blocks at players twice their size with intensity. Defence dominated the first half with Sooke led by third year guard Spencer -knock-emdown Logan stirring up the Wildcat offence, along with Caleb Carrier. Malik Youla had a sack and recovery and nose-tackle. Extrordinaire Jacob Barney, Kaedan Rheault, Sian Cyr made moving the ball anything but easy. Linebackers and ends Jared Steele, Quinn Macdonald, Adam Hughes along with free safety
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The Sooke Pre-Atom Seahawk football team admitted defeat to the Wildcats with a 13-6 loss. L.P. Gagnon caused four fumbles and two recoveries. Offence on the other hand dominated the 2nd half with Seahawk qb-L.P. Gagnon, wingbacks Malik Youla and Jared Steel -- combining for an exciting criss-
cross pattern. Steele sped 40 yards for his first touch down -- well deserved -- with four passing attempts and numerous pitches and hand-offs. It just wasn’t our day to score. Final Wildcats 13, Seahawks 6.
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Scaling the Matterhorn The Matterhorn is a spectacular promontory above French Beach with views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Beechy Head to Tatoosh Island, the north west corner of the United States. Depicted here are members of the Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society and guests enjoying the Matterhorn on their monthly hike. The weather was fine, It does not get much better than that.
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This will enable members to participate in matches with other clubs on the Island and Lower Mainland. Anyone interested in becoming a contestant must be physically examined at the start of the season, and at the start of any games. Brogan said the sport is extremely regulated, with coaches supervising all sparring in the club. “I think it’s a worthwhile endeavour, because it’s a community asset. A lot of people think boxing is brutal, but there’s far less chance of an injury in boxing than most sports.” With currently four to 10 regular members, Brogan hopes interest will grow. “It’d be nice if we had 15 or 20 or even 30,” he said. “There’s lots of room for growth and enhancement, everybody should come by and try it out.” The club is open to everyone aged 12 and up. A monthly membership costs $30 with a one-time $20 registration fee. Drop ins are $5. The club is held at the Sooke Community Hall at 2037 Shields Road on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m.
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Spring fishing report Just as reported last week chinook fishing off Sooke has been very good. Fish up to 20 pounds were being reported. I went out on Wednesday and had non-stop action pretty much all morning. The first fish hooked off Possession Point was a good one. Unfortunately the fight was short lived, only for Mr. Seal to take it when the fish hit the surface. All we got back was the head of a fish in the high teens. We decided to head to the west out of Mr. Sealâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zone. Fishing in 120 to 140 feet of water trolling close to the bottom hitting fish pretty much all the way to the Otter Resort Trailer Park. Gear of choice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; herring on the
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