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Wednesday, APRIL 25, 2012
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25-year-old salmon derby cancelled Local economy will suffer Sharron Ho
Sooke News Mirror
Cyclist injured Sharron Ho photos
A young, male cyclist, above,was struck on the corner of Anna Maria Road in front of Home Hardware around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon. According to a witness, the 18-year-old cyclist was coasting against traffic on Sooke Road and turned right on Anna Maria Road, where he was struck by a mid-sized truck. The witness said the vehicle was stopped and was about to turn onto Sooke Road. The cyclist was attended by paramedics, and taken into an ambulance. Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said the cyclist suffered from a severely cut up hand and was still conscious, but Sorensen did not know the full extent of his injuries. The bike and truck on scene did not appear to be damaged. Below, a vehicle sheared off a telephone pole on Otter Point Road on Monday resulting in a power outage which lasted a number of hours.
Hydro pole taken out
Sooke’s largest derby will be cancelled for the first time in 25 years due to late notification from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on fishery restrictions in the Juan de Fuca Strait. George Wetherell, president of the Juan de Fuca Invitational Salmon Championship Society, said this year’s derby, scheduled for Father’s Day weekend on July 17-18, has been cancelled due to a lack of time and uncertainty. “Unfortunately, we had to cancel our event because we’re running out of time to get everything organized,” Wetherell said. He said the society could not produce $20,000 worth of hats, shirts, regulation books, and tickets for the derby without knowing the chinook fishery status for the summer. “There’s just so many things to do that I can’t leave all those businesses and people involved with the event to the last minute,” he said. And with ticket sales slated for May 14, Wetherell said the society needed to know whether or not the retention of large chinook salmon would be permitted by mid-April at the latest. He met with DFO on a few occasions and sent letters
regarding the chinook fishery, but received no updates. “I’ve waited and waited and agonized over it (the derby),” he said, but added an event of that magnitude could not be planned within a few weeks time. “This derby is a first class event, always has been. And if we can’t do it right, we can’t do it at all.” In prior years, the DFO has opened fishing for large salmon at midnight on the
to the local economy. The invitational has had such steady attendance, that the waiting list was thrown out, after no spaces opened up over the past 10 years. “Seven hundred people will be really disappointed when they hear the news, and they’ll have to find something else to do for Father’s Day after 25 years,” Wetherell said. Over the years, approximately$200,000from the derby have been donated to salmon ‘This derby is a first class en han cem en t and restoration, event, always has been. the main And if we can’t do it right, with benefactor we can’t do it at all.’ being The --George Wetherell Pacific Salmon President JdF Invitational Foundation. “We put way Salmon Championship more fish back Society in the streams than we’re taking day of the derby. A move out,” he said. that may still happen, but Wetherell, 62, is a announced too late. co-founder for the event “Chances are they could and has maintained his do the same,” Wetherell said, position as president since but he added a decision on the derby’s institution 25 the chinook fishery should years ago. have been made in January. “It’s kind of been my little “I can’t throw my business, baby watching it grow,” he and my family life into chaos said. “I’m still working, I run and try to slam together an a construction company, event this huge because of and I have a family life. You time appropriated to me by don’t want to let the baby the DFO.” go, but sometimes you don’t Last year the derby saw have control over things.” 700 entrants come into town According to Wetherell, from all over the province, there may be a derby next Washington State and year. Ontario, bringing in $400,000
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Up Sooke SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
SUNDAY, MAY 6, SOOKE Transition Town Cafe 2 to 4 p.m., Reading Room Cafe. VOLUNTEERS ARE ONE of the most basic ingredients in any recipe for community resilience, and increasing Sooke’s resilience is what our local Transition Town society is all about. DROP IN ON the first Sunday of each month to talk about anything related to community resilience and find out about the new regional volunteer centre. All welcome.
TORCH AWARD FINALIST
THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS is in the running to win a 2012 Torch Award for ethical practices in the marketplace,” says said Rosalind Scott, Executive Director of BBB Vancouver Island. OUTSTANDING ETHICAL BUSINESS Practices GOOD NEIGHBORS FENCING (Sooke).
Thumbs Up! TO ALL THOSE folks who remained patient when the power went out in Sooke on Monday and to the emergency (fire, police, ambulance) crews kept busy with numerous incidents.
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Sharron Ho photo
EVERYTHING IS JUST DUCKY! (Right) Sooke Harbourside Lions Nancy Reinders, Ev Bowers and Joanne Phillips wearing a plush duck suit, sell tickets for the Duck Race outside the BC Liquor Store on April 21. The popular duck race is scheduled for May 12, and proceeds will be donated to juvenile diabetes. For tickets ask any Harbourside Lions or call Lorna Danylhuck at 250-642-7353.
Quarterly reports: District departments kept busy Different departments at the District of Sooke provided quarterly reports from January to March, 2012. Sooke Fire Department Fire Chief Steve Sorensen reports that the department currently has five full time members, 31 volunteer firefighters and six in public education for a total of 42 members. There are five applications on file. The fire department will be taking on a cadet firefighter training program. Presentations were made to all Grade 10 students with the idea of taking on students as volunteer firefighter cadets. The first class began on April 13 with four students. They attend training sessions every second Friday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Call volumes are down slightly from 2011 for the same time. There is a sizeable drop in the number of chimney fires, false alarms and motor vehicle crashes. The department responded to: five structure fires (three were mutual aid); four chimney fires; one brush fire; eight motor vehicle incidents; one rescue; 10 hazardous conditions; 13 public assists; 13 alarm bells; 90 first responder incidents and 49 burning complaints. The department completed 120 inspections and there were two 1 EOC activations. Volunteers with the Sooke Emergency Program put in 337 volunteer hours for the first quarter. Planning Department Staff was busy prepar-
ing reports on Secondary and Small Suites, background research on the Sooke Agricultural Plan and making a presentation on the district’s new zoning bylaw to southern Vancouver Island planners. The district collected a total of $8,635 in permit, public hearing and application fees which represents a 12 per cent increase over the same quarter last year. There were 15 applications submitted. The Approving Office approved 34 new lots in five fee simple subdivision plans, two new subdivision applica-
tions were received. It was noted that interest in developing in the community is on the upswing. Engineering reports officially opening the public boat launch; final design work on the first phase of the Grant Road Connector and the Highway14/Waterview Street roundabout is underway; The Townsend Road intersection and cross walk realignment is complete and road work on Maple Avenue from Grant Road to Highway 14 will be completed as weather permits. Parks and Envi-
ronmental Services reports they are working to complete 75 per cent design drawing for the Sooke River Pedestrian Crossing at Soule Road. They completed the design of the revitalization of Pineridge Park and 50 metres of trail; installed one bear resistant garbage receptacle at the public boat launch; responded to seven hazardous tree enquiries and 22 miscellaneous park and environment calls; they issued one highway use and park use permit. The department planted spring colour and 38 street trees to
the urban forest at Laura’s Lane, Church Hill Meadows, Stoneridge Estates and Mariners Village. Building Department The department reports slightly lower building permit fee activity early in the year but a significant increase in March. From January to March the department issued 33 residential permits; 23 other (decks, commercial, woodstoves, suites, etc.) creating a total of 30 new units for a revenue figure of $109,625.86 down $14,904 from 2011.
Conte trial adjourned Alex Conte, accused of second degree murder, will have his trial adjourned until May 30. Conte, 21, is charged with the murder of his mother Sarah Nickerson
at her mobile home on January 8. Conte has undergone two assessments to determine his ability to stand trial and has appeared in court via video conferencing.
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‘Paying it forward’ helps drivers in need Kyle Wells
Black Press
Two women now have cars they desperately needed, and another says that she has never felt better in her life after sparking a outpouring of generosity. Mickey Cherneski, from Sooke, recently bought a 2012 Honda Civic to replace her 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. She asked about trading in the Cavalier, but the dealership couldn’t offer her much money. Rather than go through the hassle of selling the car, Cherneski decided to see if she could give it away to someone who needed a vehicle but couldn’t afford one. In late March she created a Facebook page titled “I’m giving away a car” through which she asked people to either submit their own stories or write on behalf of someone they knew who could really use a car. Within days Cherneski
Kyle Wells photo
Vicki Farmere sits behind the wheel of her new 1998 Oldsmobile with Mickey Cherneski, the woman who helped get Colwood’s Galaxy Motors to donate the car. had received more than 60 responses. “It was just amazing,” Cherneski said. “Going through all the stories, it was really overwhelming.” Cherneski narrowed it down to two people who she felt could really use the vehicle. She made the hard decision to give her car to a mother in Courtenay who has three children, two of which are special needs and need to attend specialist appointments in Vic-
toria once a month. Without a car, the woman would take the bus, which would turn one day of appointments into a three day ordeal. Campus Honda, where Cherneski bought her new Civic, agreed to detail the Cavalier for free for the new owner. Still wanting to help the other person, Cherneski went to Galaxy Motors in Colwood to see if they could come up with a solution. Sure
enough, they did. After some discussion, Galaxy’s owners decided to donate the company’s courtesy car, a 1998 Oldsmobile Delta 88, to the second applicant. Vicki Farmere is a 63-year-old Sooke resident living on disability who must travel frequently to Oak Bay for medical appointments. She had a car but it broke down and her daughter had been driving her to her appointments. Her daughter found out about the Facebook page and applied on her behalf “(I felt) like it was an April Fools’ joke. I’m serious. Until she picked me up I didn’t believe it,” Farmere said. “My stress level has gone so much down because I’ve been so stressed about not having a vehicle.” David King, general manager of Galaxy Motors, called his company’s contribution a matter of “paying it forward” after being inspired by Cherneski’s
generosity. The dealership supports causes on the West Shore and saw this is another opportunity to help out. “We saw what (Cherneski) did and were moved by it so we said ‘let’s make it easier on you, you’re stuck trying to decide between two, we’ll just help you support both,’” King said. Fighting back tears, Cherneski said that the feeling of being able to help these two women has been overwhelming. “It’s been the best experience of my life. I’ve gotten far more out of this than either one of these women have, far more.” To keep the giving going, Farmere donated her old car to the Sooke fire department to practice with. “I would recommend anybody, if you ever have the opportunity to do something like this, don’t even hesitate,” Cherneski said. “The reward for me has been great.”
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Sooke celebrates 75th anniversary of community hall
Over the past 75 years the Sooke Community Hall has seen a lot of people and events within its walls. Volunteer organizations use it for their monthly meetings. Kids have gone there for sports, and celebrated their success in annual banquets. Thousands of people have gathered over the years, for dances, festive events, or to mourn a dear departed friend. “The construction of the hall more than 75 years ago is testament to the volunteer
and community spirit that still thrives in the community today,” said Karl Linell, Sooke Community Association president. It was the need for a community hall that spurred the creation of the Sooke Community Association in 1935. Early members of the association took on the task of organizing All Sooke Day – to bring the community together in celebration every year, and to raise funds to build and operate a community hall. Volunteers began
constructing the hall in 1936, and the completed hall opened its doors in 1937. Today the hall is used by many local non-profit groups for meetings, storage and events. Every year, for example, the Lions Club sponsors a hard times dance. The Contact Loan Cupboard houses a stock of medical equipment that can be borrowed if needed. Meals on Wheels volunteers prepare meals in the kitchen and deliver to Sooke residents three times a week. The Sooke Fall Fair, which has
grown into a weekendlong event in September, is held in the hall and the neighbouring Legion hall every year. In celebration of the 75th anniversary, the Sooke Community Association is holding a day long Open Hall on Saturday, April 28, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. That night, the Sooke Lions Club is holding a dance beginning at 8 p.m. The Open Hall will feature salmon BBQ samples and a Mini Logging Show. There will also be kids’ games, demonstrations by
local sports groups, and displays by the many groups who use the hall. “We’re really excited about welcoming the Sooke community and visitors to see how the community hall plays such a central role here, and also to have some fun and enjoy the day,” Linell said. There is no charge for the Open Hall events and logging show. Dance tickets are $7.50 each and available at Shoppers or Peoples drugs.
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Sooke’s legendary blacksmith Climbing the steps to Sooke Community Hall’s foyer, you see the remarkable black wrought iron hinges that connect the heavy planked doors to the wall. They are the work of blacksmith Lyall Sheilds. This 1937 view shows the broad shouldered blacksmith with his youngest daughter Elaine at the entrance to his rustic blacksmith shop. His shop stood at the roadway (now called Belvista) between the harbour and the slough that borders the museum. Until 1940 this was the main Sooke Road route leading west from the river. Later the swamp was dissected by a built up berm roadway that allows a good view of the brilliant yellow skunk cabbages that currently dot the many shades of green wetland vegetation. The extensive property was held by the Charters family, and their nearby sawmill on the waterfront meant work for the blacksmith. Watching the
blacksmith hammering white hot steel to shape it, marveling at the ringing of the hammer on the anvil, eyes alert for flying sparks, were experiences treasured by children walking home from school. Some days it would be a horse standing on three legs while being shod. One of the inventions fabricated by Lyall was
a hand-pedaled tricycle, used to patrol for leaks, which ran atop the 27-mile long flowline that carried water from Sooke Lake to Humpback Reservoir at Goldstream. He also built the salmon barbecuing racks for the first All Sooke Day in 1934. Early maps show James Sheilds taking up Crown land way up Sooke River in the
1880s. Son William Sheilds who sailed on sealing schooners to the Bering Sea, was also a farmer, raising cattle and sheep in an attractive valley west of Sooke River (later farmed by Rex Kendrew). Hikers venturing up Phillips Road in early days brought back tales of being chased by the Sheilds’ roaming bull. Another son Ed, also a sealer, married a neighbour girl, Louise Charters, and it was their youngest son Lyall who grew up to become the blacksmith. While good-natured Lyall, his wife Lizzie, son Will and daughters Helen and Elaine joined in the happy celebrations when the hall was opened in 1937, he had little time to enjoy it all. A level crossing accident in 1941 between a truck on Woodlands Road and a coal-fired steam locomotive on the CNR line cut his life short. Organizers of the 75th anniversary event next Saturday, April 28th at Sooke Commu-
Our Forests, Our Future forum set for May 1 Celebrate May Day by attending a community forum on the future of forests in the Capital Regional District resource lands. Panelists are Rosie Betsworth, Bill Bourgeois, and Vicky Husband. Rosie Betsworth, president of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce, will highlight the benefits of sustainable forest management and eco-tourism and the diversification of the economy for the future. Bill Bourgeois is a Registered
Professional Forester with 35 years’ experience in the forest industry and land use planning with CORE. He is the founder of the Healthy Forests Healthy Communities initiative which brings consultation into local communities. Vicky Husband is a long time conservationist, involved in land use planning, protection and better management of forests and lands Her effective action to educate the public and convince politicians of the wisdom
of conservation in all its forms has been recognized with the Order of Canada and the Order of B.C. The first forum will be at Edward Milne Community School on Tuesday, 1 May, starting at 7 p.m. A second forum will be at the Ambrosia Centre in Victoria, on May 3, at 7 p.m. The forums are intended to provide a realistic assessment of how we can get the best out of the CRD regional resource lands.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday, April 30, 2012 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on: Bylaw No. 524, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-5) The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 524, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-5) is to is to delete the minimum lot size requirement for secondary suites from the Small Lot Residential (R3) zone and to add a small suite on a lot with a single family dwelling as an accessory use in the Small Scale Agriculture (RU3) zone providing the land is not in the Agricultural Land Reserve. All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by this proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaw at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record. Copies of the proposed bylaw, and relevant background documents, may be inspected at the offices of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from April 18, 2012 to and including April 30, 2012. If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at 250-642-1634.
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LOOKING BACK A trip through the Sooke News Mirror time machine:
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Martin ‘mace’-s his point April 24, 2002 The Member of Parliament who dared to hoist above his head the five-foot, gold-encrusted mace and then turn to the Liberal front bench and declare that we are no longer live a democracy, is faced with a not-so-liberal penalty. On Monday, Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Dr. Keith Martin was hit with a motion asking him to apologize at the bar (a location in the House) to Speaker Peter Milliken. The apology was requested because of last Wednesday’s incident when Martin picked up the mace which sits on the clerks’ table right in front of the Speaker’s chair. The object is a symbol of democracy and MPs are forbidden to even touch it. HIs fellow Alliance members followed him out of the House after the somewhat calculated outburst, with two NDP members in tow (Svend Robinson and Libby Davies). Martin apologized the same day, which is what he told the speaker on April 22 when the issue arose in
Developer puts public in plans April 23, 2008 Despite a lot of decisions which still have to be made, developer Ender Ilkay has released his vision for 5,450 acres of land between Sooke and Jordan River. “Typically I wouldn’t be releasing plans prior to public input,” said Ilkay. “But the door is closing fast on any opportunity for such a discussion, I felt that it’s important to get this out there to answer some questions.” Ilkay, founder and principal of Ilkay Development Corporation, has a contract to purchase the land. His concept for Jordan River would reinstate the town site in a location that once had a thriving community in the last century. The new town would be home to over 10,000 residents over the next 20 years. He said he sees a village concept which would be very walkable with restaurants and shops and a neat village core. He would need a critical mass to create the green community which would include full sewage and water systems. Forty-eight
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The standing chop at one of the All Sooke Days. the House. Sooke man reels in 231.6 pounder April 23, 2003 Des Hatchard already was having a pretty good week catching halibut when he took to the waters last Wednesday morning. On Monday, he reeled in two halis over 80 pounds and followed that up the next day with one weighing 55 pounds and another at 35. But those catches were small fry when compared to the 231.6pound monster he pulled in mid-week. “I’ve caught fish over 150, but nothing like 200,” Hatchard said in a Monday interview. He said he was fishing off Jordan River, though he declined to reveal the exact location of his fishing hot
spot. APC sparks community interest April 25, 2007 In an effort to simplify and speed up the rezoning process, CAO Evan Parliament and director of planning Marlaina Elliott came up with a draft bylaw and brought it before District of Sooke committee of the whole on April 16. “We would like to have the process understood by all three sides, staff, developers and the public,” said Parliament. He said they were seeking direction to start the process and different ideas on how to move forward in the development permit process. “A new wave of plan-
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Smart talk about meters
At council on Monday night a representative from BC Hydro was there to provide information on and explain the reason why the corporation has turned to smart meters. He presented the information in lack lustre fashion and then sat back to listen to the comments from the public. Smart meters are a political football no doubt about it. Some fear they are invasive, unsafe and the beginning of the downhill slide to skyrocketing energy costs. Ted Olynyk from BC Hydro said the meters are only for It is the collecting data, they are not consumer connected to the Internet and they are not spying on who pays... consumers. This opened up a flood gate of comments from a number of residents. Most felt they had no choice about the installation of the meters and that did not sit well with them. They wanted a personal guarantee of safety and security, which of course, BC Hydro could not give them. Reams of data, studies and reports seem to point to health risks for some. The point is, people should have a choice as to whether they wish to switch to the smart meter or retain the meter they already have. People also resent the fact that this is foisted on them and no amount of protest seems to work with the Crown corporation. People are once again feeling disenfranchised, unheard and disregarded. It is the consumer who pays and it should be the consumer who has a choice. Hats off to council for bringing this forward and for sending BC Hydro the message that they want a moratorium and an independent study and review on the notso-smart meters.
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Dr. Suzuki is a “saint” says writer Mr. Fletcher’s article (or should I say right wing political rant) last week “Environmentalism for dummies” seems truly to miss whatever point he was feebly trying to make against David Suzuki. His interpretation of a Globe and Mail article leaves him wondering why Dr. Suzuki is, by many, seen as a saint, and that the Conservative government is seen as a front for Big Oil. He also has trouble digesting the fact that Dr. Suzuki is a scientist, and that his personal views of the world are incorporated into his foundation. Why wouldn’t they be, he is a man of conviction, not a two-faced politician who has his/her hands deep in the cookie jars. There’s some easy answers Mr. Fletcher. First off, many people see Suzuki as a saint because they recognize the non-partisan visions he has made public, the fact that he has devoted his life to the education of people in general and the betterment of our understanding of our planet and a whole, and they believe in the observations he has scientifically endorsed. But more than anything, they see the conviction, and courage he has shown in the face of those opposed to his views all his life. There is no doubt that those opposed are indeed powerful corporations who have much at stake in growing their empires with impunity and arrogance. They have pulled out all the stops for many years trying to silence and discredit Dr. Suzuki but the more they try the more obvious it becomes that he is absolutely right. Many other saints have similar stories; seeing things in a greater perspective, going against human injustices, speaking their mind, and in the end being seen as correct all along. I’m sure had he folded his tent
and joined the forces so against him he would be a much richer and less harassed man. Suzuki had little to gain in expressing his findings and observations of life in the early years. He is a man of science yes, but even more importantly he has always remained a human being and speaks from the heart. His interpretation and understanding of this planet both as a scientist and human being forces him to speak out against processes and economies that are detrimental to life. Those who control the processes and economies hate Suzuki and have spent billions, changed and introduced laws, and have hired their own “scientists” in trying to debunk him. Yet, as each year goes by we see most of Suzuki’s warnings and predictions come true. Generally, the diversification, gene pools, and number of species on planet Earth has diminished and most of it has happened in the last 250 years due to human activities driven by manmade economic systems. Yet Suzuki is always the first to say, there is hope, we can change, economy and environmentalism need not be at opposite ends, we just need to change what be base our economies on, (which is basically economic based vs. resource based). His main mantra is simple. In order to support a growing population we can no longer survive on an out dated economic system that has no accountability, and is based on pure money profit. Fletcher also touches on the “enviro-scare industry?” and calls the tar sands an exaggerated horror. Wow, I guess when your head is deep in the sand (or someplace else) you could call what’s happening in the tar sands exaggerated but if your eyes are open and untainted by the
spoils of mega profits you will be left with nothing but horror and a blatant disregard for nature and all those dependant on her. As far as fear mongering goes I would say Mr. Harper takes first place on that category. His entire campaign last election was based on nothing else but political fear, saying if we vote for anyone but him the whole economic system would simply fold up and only he could keep the wheels on the track. He is truly a legend in his own mind and a master of propaganda and fear. Now he is introducing laws that will speed up the introduction of mega projects by disposing of any environmental impact studies. If this is not behaviour that exemplifies a government that fronts Big Oil I don’t know what is. I’m guessing that’s what all the new prisons are for... once we finally get fed up enough and take to the streets there will be plenty of places to put all those arrested. Seems to me in a few short years Harper has turned a once respected country that used to choose its business partners based on character and human rights into one that is no longer respected and is stripping its citizens of the rights so hard fought for. As far as where monies come from supporting environmental organizations, I’d say most of it comes from ordinary citizens and businesses who donate their hard earned cash to help fight the fight against pollution, climate change, industrial injustice, and political meddling. I would suggest that monies acquired by political parties should be far more scrutinized. Tom Eberhardt Sooke
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i We asked: What would you like to see more of in the Sooke News Mirror?
Perhaps if anything, an expanded sports section to entail say, outside sports rather than just community sports.
No, I just like reading it for the local news. As long as it’s got local and relevant news it’s good.
Oh gosh, I think it’s doing great to be quite honest with you.
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Public assists important In response to the reader who submitted the picture of the fire department water tanker assisting EPCOR in flushing a sewer line, I would like to point fire departments respond to more than just fires. Does the police department only respond to murders or bank robberies? Does the ambulance only respond to heart attacks or strokes? Does search and rescue only respond when someone is missing or lost? The answer is ’no.’ These are routinely called “public assists” and, for fire departments, can range anywhere from turning off someone’s water because they had a pipe burst; to the iconic rescuing of cats out of trees. I find it sad that between April 8 and April 12 the volunteers firefighters contributed over 350 hours of their personal time serving the community at structure fires, multiple car accidents and more medical assistances than we care to remember. Was their any mention of that? The answer, sadly, is also ’no.’ To put that into prospective, since the mayor and council are still working on their budget: Using the District of Sooke’s CUPE rates for casual workers, that amounts to almost $10,000 worth of wages saved in one week, or
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LETTERS nearly $500,000 a year. Perhaps in the future people will consider just how important volunteers are to the community and exactly what a fire department does before they start making ignorant assumptions. Jason Dixon Sooke
Concern and caring shown On April 19 at 9 a.m., our dog Jasper, a black shepherd cross, broke free while in the care of Sooke Vet Hospital and escaped. By the time my wife and I arrived, he was gone. We began searching and asking people if they’d seen a lost dog. Without exception, everyone we spoke to showed concern and offered to spread the word and contact us if they saw him. One lady said she’d seen him running down the middle of Sooke Road in a panic, but noticed that all cars had immediately lowered their speed. At 3 p.m., wondering if we’d lost him for good, we returned to our home on Caldwell Rd for a third time to check if he’d come home on his own. There he was in the backyard, soaking wet and tangled in a chain but otherwise without a scratch on him. Need-
less to say, we were all relieved. The event made us appreciate what a great community this is. A special thanks to one woman wearing a black cycling jacket who gave her time to help us search. In my state of distress, I didn’t get your name or even say thank you. David Laberge Sooke
On global warming Hey Grade six students – if you take some basic facts that are readily available, you will find from the maximum of ice in the Ice Age, at 23,000 years before Christ, to the agreed upon “end” of the Ice Age at 8,000 years before Christ, the glaciers retreated about 1,500 kms in 15,000 years. This is 100 metres of ice a year, melting; that’s about 300 feet a year; almost a foot of glacier melting back in one day, every day for 15,000 years. Well kids; in this, the age of reason – “the Ironic Age”, public thinkers are announcing warnings in the mass media, that modern glaciers are now retreating at the unsettling rate, the “alarming” rate of 1.5 feet per year. Does this sound like global warming to you?
No – This is hysteria; where nobody can think. N.E. MacNab Shirley
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rent interest in discovering the truth behind environmental tall tales, perhaps he should do his next book report on Andrew Nikiforuk’s Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent or investigative journalist Greg Palast’s fun read Vulture’s Picnic. Jo Phillips Sooke
Grinch-style comments Fletcher It was heartening to read in the Sooke News rant Mirror about the local youth who are organizing a “Love Your Planet” awareness event and all of the school kids preparing an assortment of Earth Day activities over the week. One cannot help but wonder, though, what effect the strategically prominenced piece in the same paper by Tom Fletcher titled “Environmentalism for Dummies” might have had on their enthusiasm to save the planet. Mr. Fletcher, in perfect Earth Day grinch style, attempts to deconstruct a bevy of EvilDoer environmental groups while suggesting that farmed salmon are healthier than wild salmon, that the tar sands (creating tailing ponds the size of England and growing) have been unfairly maligned and that protecting the Great Bear Rainforest was the work of a U.S. based “eco-scare industry” conspiracy. That ought to nip all that pesky environmental awareness in the bud. If Mr. Fletcher would like to pursue his appa-
Although Tom Fletcher occupies a position of power in Black Press (and direct dissection of elements of his latest rant “Environmentalism for dummies” can wait for now), don’t you think you’d have a better newspaper if you didn’t juxtapose his rabid distortions with reports of Earth Day activities in Sooke? This reader finds this combination ridiculous; it makes your publication look silly - although as irony it could admittedly have entertainment value (is that the intention?) George McFetridge, Burnaby, B.C.
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Philanthropy
The Victoria Foundation & Black Press Working Together – how philanthropy shapes our community Eagle Wing Tours is the most recent business to join the Victoria Foundation’s 1% for the Planet partners. Note: this photo was taken with a telephoto lens, therefore visual compression makes it seem that the whales are closer to the boats than is really the case. Eagle Wing adheres to 100 metre and 183 metre viewing guidelines for Canadian and U.S. waters respectively. Volunteers with SeaChange Marine Conservation Society work on habitat restoration along Tod Inlet on the Saanich Peninsula.
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Business and environmental groups both play a part in environmental philanthropy Respondents to the Victoria Foundation’s 2011 Vital Signs® survey ranked our natural environment as number one of the 10 best things about Greater Victoria. The following is a sample of 2012 environmental projects supported by the foundation.
The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team coordinates efforts to protect and restore these dwindling ecosystems and the more than 100 at-risk species that make their homes in these environments. The team will use a $4,000 grant from the Victoria Foundation to deliver a series of regional workshops on its revised National Recovery Strategy for Garry Oak and Associated Ecosystems and Associated Species at Risk. “We believe everyone can have an impact on this work, so our idea was to develop a strategy that outlines something everyone can do,” said executive director Shyanne Smith. In addition to outlining the progress made to date, the new strategy will identify activities for individuals, local government planners, researchers and others. Homeowners, for example, are encouraged to use the tools and resources the team has developed to restore lawns or yards to Garry Oak meadows. The workshop schedule will be finalized in May. Check www.goert.ca for updated information. The Georgia Strait Alliance is using its $11,000 grant from the Victoria Foundation to
expand its Clean Marine B.C. program in the Capital Regional District, supporting area marinas to achieve eco-certification. Certification is based on environmental best practices including using environmentally friendly marine products and construction, developing waste management and recycling strategies, and optimizing energy and water conservation. “Benefits include a cleaner marine environment, a more environmentally conscious boating community, increased business for participating marinas, cost savings and improved community values in the CRD and beyond,” said Clean Marine program coordinator Michelle Young. The Georgia Strait Alliance is also publishing a green boating tips sheet to highlight how the boating community can reduce its environmental footprint. See www.GeorgiaStrait.org for more information. The SeaChangeMarine Conservation Society is using a $8,200 grant from the Victoria Foundation to help restore Tod Inlet. Executive Director Nikki Wright describes the area as a cultural and ecological treasure on the Saanich Peninsula. SeaChange is working in partnership with BC Parks, local First Nations communities and volunteers to bring back eelgrass and native terrestrial plant ecosystems by transplanting eelgrass plots, removing invasive plants species on the upper reaches of the inlet, planting native plants and offering ethno-botanical tours and cultural events. The project is called Connecting Cultures
to Place because Wright says it is about cultural and ecological restoration. “This inlet brings together cultures with deep roots in this place,” she said. “The Coast Salish hunt, fish, gather and practice sacred ceremonies here. Sikh and Chinese labourers worked in the former cement plant now known as Butchart Gardens. People of all ages and backgrounds are drawn to the tranquility. Restoring the inlet is restoring our spirits.” Upcoming opportunities to volunteer with invasive species removal will take place April 28, May 12 and May 26. Email seachange@shaw.ca for more information. 1% for the Planet is an international movement to engage local businesses in environmental philanthropy. The Victoria Foundation is one of Canada’s community foundations that is committed to promoting the 1% program. 1% members recognize their responsibility to – and dependence on – a healthy environment by donating a minimum of one per cent of their revenues or sales annually to environmental organizations. The Victoria Foundation’s partners in 1% for the Planet are: Eagle Wing Tours, the Good Planet Company, Hemp and Company, and Horne Coupar Barristers and Solicitors. “At Eagle Wing we believe that being a responsible steward means being active, positive contributors to the ecosystem we love and are able to make our living from,” said Brett Soberg, co-owner with Don Stewart of Eagle
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Last week’s front page story, ”RCMP pay raise will affect budget.” If the RCMP would stop enforcing foolish marijuana laws it should free up money for the budget. Four decades ago a federallyappointed Royal Commission recommended that marijuana should be de-criminalized. How much money has been wasted by this issue? Why does our government not deal with this issue as they deal with so many others:ignore it and pretend it has gone away? K.L. Smith Shirley
Fletcher exaggerates “horrors” Mr. T. Fletcher with his piece” Environmentalism for dummies,” (April 18, Sooke News Mirror) would poke his pen at Patrick Moore once heading up Greenpeace and at David Suzuki. Moore and his organization at that time having brought world attention and stoppage to Great Britain and Franc dumping nuclear waste into the north Atlantic. Suzuki having brought the workings of nature into homes of millions of adults and children the world over. Mr. Fletcher speaks of Suzuki and his left wing rants, ie: salmon farming and Alberta tar sands as exaggerated horrors. Mr. Fletcher evidently preferring the right wings throwing the environment under a bus tin order to exploit and export finite oil and toxic minerals as quickly as possible. Personally, I am swayed in favour of the recipient of the Order of Canada, over those who have so little soul even offering asbestos for sale. Barry Whiting Sooke
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departmental vehicle for transport which gives rise to a number of questions, such as: Is there a policy which spells out appropriate use of vehicles and does it allow for private use? What are the implications had there been an accident? Does the insurance policy allow for private use of fire department vehicles? Has the member compensated the district for use of the vehicle? The member might be moved to claim that he was “on call” but one has to wonder about his response time and judgement in that event. Issues like these make a mockery of the council’s efforts to deliver a budget that reflects the current fiscal realities and clearly demonstrate that some people do not get it. D. R. Matland Sooke
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Time line The Sooke bluffs are a geologist’s dream. University students often come to check out the strata. South Island? Staff in forestry were so horrified last week they leaked a memo that said Cabinet could create special legislation to prevent the province’s chief forester from refusing permission or taking them to court if politicians allow logging of forest reserves, scenic setbacks and wildlife corridors in the Interior. Failure to diversify the economy or to manage the timber supply led to this bizarre plan which would sacrifice more of our future for short term, limited preservation of jobs. Bruce Fraser, former chair of British Columbia’s independent Forest Practices Board said, if Cabinet goes there, politicians have reached “the burn the furniture stage.” The “Our Forests, Our Future” forums taking place on May 1 at Edward Milne Community School and May 3 at the Ambrosia Events Centre are exactly intended for people from Port Renfrew, from the Sooke Region and from Greater Victoria to learn what’s going on with our forests. It is for us to talk about diversifying our economy and keeping what we value. A forest is more than a potential field of stumps.
Although it may be where you pay least attention, you have the most strength to create change at the local government level. With good information we can properly identify local problems and offer practical solutions. We can also identify what needs changing at the provincial level, and ask for the changes. Heather Phillips Otter Point
Budget made a mockery The photo Mutual Aid on page 9 of the April 18 edition of the Sooke News Mirror is thought provoking. Do we, as taxpayers, not pay EPCOR enough through the five-year contract, for it to do its own sewer flushing? Using the fire department seems like EPCOR is subsidizing it’s operations on the backs of taxpayers. It would appear that the fire department, specifically it’s leadership, may be operating in it’s own reality. Recently a member of the fire department is alleged to have attended a movie in Langford and used a
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ast Sooke has long been the haven of artists who draw their inspiration from the tranquil forests, mossy outcroppings, temperamental ocean and sultry skies out their windows. Nature is the backdrop for almost all who live amongst that rural oasis. They are like sailors who have succumbed to the siren’s call and been lured to the rocks and forests to create and make art. Frescoes, mosaics, fabrics, paintings, pottery and sculptures are just some of the mediums of artistic expression from a group of creative souls in East Sooke. Twelve women have joined forces to hold the first East Sooke Fine Art Show the weekend before Mother’s Day, May 4, 5 and 6. It started with the mother/daughter connection of Bonnie Coulter and Angela Menzies along with Valerie and Leslie Speed and grew to include eight others. Joining them are Peg Heywood (guest artist), K T Johannesson, Kay Lovett, Alice McLean, Jacquetta Nisbet, Bev Petow, Norene Schmuk and Trinita Waller. Each of these women are accomplished and acclaimed artists with large bodies of work. From bright acrylic paintings of nudes to raku pottery, kelp baskets to lino cuts, it’s all there for the viewing and purchase. Works range in price from as low as a few dollars for art cards to $2,000 for more complex art pieces. Most of the artists are involved in the Stinking Fish Studio Tour and many of them have had their work selected for the Sooke Fine Arts Show. “The best part is the collective intelligence and impact of these 12 artists,” says Coulter. Of interest may be Coulter’s “Canned Salmon” series. She uses antique boat parts and lids from canning to create the scales of salmon which are then
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Angela Menzies will show her paintings at the East Sooke Fine Arts Show taking place May 4-6. Right, Norene Schmuk’s mosaic Jewel in the Lotus. backed by maps. Her studio, outdoor spaces and dining room will be packed with art, hers as well as others. Guest artist Margaret Heywood (Peg) lives and practices art in North Vancouver.
Mediums include oils, acrylics, watercolour, printmaking, and digital photography. Peg derives much of her inspiration from nature using thick layers of paint and vibrant complementary
colours to translate her unique view. Subjects range from landscapes, still-life, flora/fauna and some figurative work. The show and sale takes place in two locations in East Sooke. The first location is Wren House at 5701 East Sooke Road and the second is Boar’s Bristle Studio, Bonnie Counter’s studio at 1509 Woodcock Road. The studios will be open from 12 to 7 p.m. Angela Menzies two sons, Matty and Mason, will be holding a bake sale with half of the proceeds to go to WildArc. Menzies says the boys want to adopt an otter at WildArc.
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Songs in the key of Spring For its spring concert, Ekoos Vocal Ensemble will present two major works: Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd and the Gartenlieder by Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn). William Byrd hardly needs introduction to classical music lovers. Fanny Hensel, however, is fairly unknown, and certainly less wellknown than her brother, Felix Mendelssohn. The Gartenlieder -- six “garden songs” -- exemplify Fanny’s love for her Gartenhaus, where her choir rehearsed. They were published in 1846, just one year before her death. The lyrics are based on poems by German romantic poets, including one written by her husband, Wilhelm (No. 4). The cycle of the seasons, forests, water, and the natural world provided the beautiful images and philosophical symbols in her songs. She used “text painting” to illuminate the mood of each poet’s words through harmonic progressions and melodic figures. It is a pleasure for Ekoos to present the Gartenlieder, by a woman whose artistic achievement is superb and deserves much broader musical exposure. Regarding the Mass by Byrd, conductor Peter Dent points out that the choir’s performance, May 6 in Sooke, will feature some of the members singing in solo voices. “I have taken the editorial advice of Henry Washington in designating several sections to be sung by solo voices. It is a pleasure to work with a choir with the vocal ability to perform these sections that way,” said Dent. Ekoos is pleased to welcome three new singers this season: Dianne Copeland, Deborah Lambert, and Svetlana Prissick, all of whom are singing alto! Lambert has sung with many choirs on the Island but when she recently moved to Sooke to join a veterinary practice, she was drawn to Ekoos. “I like that the repertoire is challenging and that it’s wide ranging, not limited to sacred and early music,” she said. “Our only lament is that we haven’t
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attracted more men. The women’s sections are now well balanced, but we would love to have more tenors and basses,” added alto Merle Fulton. Besides choral pieces, the concert will feature guitar and flute duets by the choir’s own Fred Andrew and Warren Moore. The duo will perform pieces by Sanz and Bach as well as traditional folk songs. Peter Dent provided the following additional notes about Byrd and Hensel. William Byrd (15401623) is generally recognized as the greatest English composer of the 16th century. A
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The Pastor's Pen An exciting time for all of us at St Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Sooke, the culmination of many years of planning & dreaming, of hoping & praying, of seemingly endless meetings leading up to this moment. Now we are down to the last couple of weeks & all seems to be chaos, workers all over the new building, parishioners all over the old building packing up for the move, just a bee hive of activity! The business of the moment tends to keep the memories at bay but they come Àooding in as I write this column. We are about to leave a piece of ground we have had the use of for almost 100yrs thanks to the graciousness of our native people. We are leaving a building, much loved, that we have worshiped in for almost 70yrs, one that I helped build, probably my ¿rst paying job. The memories, good & bad, joyful & sad, all those times that make up our lives are the real human side of any change such as this. The many stages of life that we can share in a loving community; baptism, con¿rmation, marriage, birthdays, we just celebrated a 95th last week (she had recently renewed her driving license!) anniversaries, funerals & memorials. So many memories, up lifting funeral services for Native seniors, sad ones for their young who all too often meet an untimely end. Moving is also a very positive time, we take our memories with us & we continue making new ones with an enhanced sense of community, which grows out of times like this. Looking forward to many of you joining with us in blessing our new building & location. Larry Rumsby St. Rose of Lima
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 Cont’d from page 14 measure of his stature was that in the volatile world of the English Reformation he was able to write music for both the English and the Catholic Church. Queen Elizabeth granted him royal protection in spite of his Catholic sympathies. Byrd wrote three masses, for three, four and five voices. The Mass for Four Voices, which was probably the first to be composed, is partly modelled on John Taverner’s Mean Mass, a highly regarded early Tudor setting which Byrd would probably have sung as a choirboy. Taverner’s influence
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is particularly clear in the scale figures rising successively through a fifth, a sixth and a seventh in Byrd’s setting of the Sanctus. Fanny Hensel (18051847) was born Fanny Mendelssohn. She was a superb pianist and also composed almost 500 pieces of music, although very few were published during her lifetime. A number of her songs were originally published under her brother, Felix’s name in his opus 8 and 9 collections. She was limited by prevailing attitudes of the time toward women, attitudes apparently shared by her father, who was tolerant, rather
than supportive of her activities as a composer. Her father wrote to her in 1820, “Music will perhaps become his (i.e. Felix’s) profession, while for you it can and must be only an ornament.” On May 14, 1847, a reviewer of her work, the Gartenlieder, stated, “The harmonic treatment is quite refined and makes one aware of an artistically tasteful hand. Above all of the songs hangs a gentle, poetic sentiment.” Sadly, Fanny Hensel died the same day as these words were written, the victim of a stroke. Ekoos will do its best to convey her artistry. The choir will also per-
form music by the early Flemish composer Jacob Obrecht, Canadians Dr. Healey Willan and Stephen Chatman, and the 19th century Irish Composer Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Concert Times and Venues The program will first performed in North Saanich on Saturday May 5 at 7:30 p.m., at the Holy Trinity Church, 1319 Mills Road. It will be performed in Sooke on Sunday May 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, 1962 Murray Road. Tickets available at the Reading Room Bookstore and at the door.
The Sooke Community Association and the Sooke Lions Club are holding a dance to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Sooke Community Hall. Back in 1937 on April 6, 1,000 people filled the hall to kick up their heels. People came from all over as
the population of Sooke was only about 500. The Sooke Community Hall was, at one time, the biggest uninterrupted floor space on Vancouver Island. On April 28, Phoenix will play for a dance. For the price of $7.50, dancers also get chili and a bun. The price is
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The East Sooke Fine Arts Show will feature Jacquetta Nisbet’s “T’Souke Harbour,” left, Alice McLean’s pottery and Bonnie Coulter’s “Canned Salmon” top, along with “Above the Wave” by Trinita Waller.
PRICE REDUCED!! Exceptional value in this fabulous 4 bedroom immaculately maintained home with a gourmet kitchen. Located in the popular Foreman Heights area this home is a must see. Priced to sell at
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Lumber Lions: Filming the past
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Lions 9th Annual 32 Km Galloping Goose Walk in support of Easter Seal Camp Shawnigan
Saturday, May 5, 2011
Filmmaker takes a look at Sooke’s lumber baron
Contact: Dave Nash – 250-642-4515 gglinearwalk@hotmail.com Registration and pledge forms at http://www.sookedistrictlioness.org/2012_32_km_reg_form.pdf
Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
When Davis Gray was growing up in Victoria his family kept a boat in Tod Inlet and as a kid he discovered an old Chinese and Sikh workers’ village at the old cement plant. He unearthed artifacts and in the overgrown forests he found Chinese pots, whiskey bottles, pig’s teeth, you name it. “I was curious about who these people were and who lived there,” said Gray. He discovered that about 40 of the 150 workers were Sikhs and this opened up discussions among people who knew the men who worked there. Gray was there to record the early history and immigration stories of British Columbia’s early Sikhs. Gray chose to research and film the Sikh angle and has spent the last 50 years doing so. Singh translates to Lion in Punjabi, hence the title Lumber Lions, the film Gray is producing for OMNI Television tracing the involvement of the Sikhs in the B.C. lumber industry. This will be the fifth film on Sikh stories documented by Gray. One of his films, “Beyond the Gardens’ Wall” was shown at the Victoria Film Festival. David and Sally Gary have formed their own film and production company from their home base in Ottawa. David spent 21 years as a museum scientist and Sally is a writer and editor.
2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke Phone: 250-642-1634 Fax: 250-642-0541 email: info@sooke.ca website: www.sooke.ca
Upcoming Public Meetings Public Hearing Secondary/Small Suites Monday, April 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Committee of the Whole Pirjo Raits photo
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
David Gray and his wife Sally, were at the Sooke Region Museum looking at old photographs of the Kapoor Mills. Historian Elida Peers, right, provides some history.
Special Council Financial Plan and Tax Rate Bylaw Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
“David’s a fact person, I’m a story person,” said Sally. Sooke has a Sikh connection through the old Kapoor lumber mill which was located at the southern end of Sooke Lake. It skirts the Galloping Goose Trail and the Sooke River. It was located where the old CNR tracks cross Council Creek which is in the Capital Regional District watershed. Gray and his wife Sally were in Sooke last week to trek up to the old mill site and record it on film, and they were at the Sooke Region Museum to scour the archives for photos of the mill, which operated from 1928 to 1940. Gray and an entourage hiked up to the mill site which no longer has any buildings or structures, just cement foundations and bits of metal sticking out of the ground. “It was a wonderful gathering,” said Gray. The sentiment was
echoed by Elida Peers who said, “it was absolutely great” and that the CRD had every asset poured in to this tour. The main thread of the story/film follows three lumber lions who started in the lumber industry in the early 1900s. Kapoor, Mayo and Doman Singh all started as labourers in the mills of the day and went on to start their own. The Kapoor family still owns property and logs in the area of the old mill. The project began in January and will finish in July. Gray has spent a lot of time in the provincial archives searching for moving images of Sikhs. “It’s not easy,” said Gray. “There’s treasure in the archives as well as on the ground.” The hour long film will first be shown on OMNI television and there is a possibility it will then be screened in Sooke.
For more information on the Grays and their work, go to: www.arcticgrayhound.ca.
This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca
COMMUNITY HALL 75TH ANNIVERSARY
WHAT’S NEW AT THE DISTRICT
DANCE
Saturday, April 28, 2012 Sooke Community Hall Music by Pheonix
CHECK IT OUT! at www.sooke.ca
$7.50 per ticket on sale at Shoppers Drug & Peoples
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DOOR CLEARANCE 1 DAY ONLY!
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SLEGG LUMBER DOOR PRODUCTION SHOP LANGFORD LOCATION ONLY!!! Wide Selection of interior, exterior, pre-hung and french doors. • Overstocked, scratched, dented and cut-down doors • Framed thermal glass inserts • All items purchased must be removed on the day of the sale.
Save up to
OUR FORESTS OUR FUTURE Please attend this Community Forum to lend your voice to the discussion about the future of the Juan de Fuca forest lands in the CRD. Tuesday, 1 May, 7:00 p.m. at Edward Milne Community School, Sooke Rosie Betsworth, President of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce and leader on sustainability plus ecotourism issues. Bill Bourgeois, founder of the community forums, Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities initiative, Registered Professional Forester. Vicky Husband, 30 year honoured advocate for better forest management and protection. For more information please contact Ana Simeon at ana@sierraclub.bc.ca
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Canadians are living longer and costs for the Old Age Security (OAS) are rising. On April 1, 2023 the Government of Canada plans to start raising the age of eligibility for OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from 65 to 67.*
What does this mean for you? 54 or older as of March 31, 2012
You may still obtain OAS/GIS at age 65
53 or younger as of March 31, 2012
The age of eligibility for OAS/GIS will change gradually between 2023 and 2029
Starting in July 2013, Canadians who are eligible for, but not yet receiving OAS will have the flexibility to delay receiving it in exchange for a higher monthly amount at a later date.
The number of working-age Canadians for every senior is decreasing** 6
The number of working-age Canadians per senior is decreasing, placing additional pressure on the OAS program.
5 4 3 2 1 0 1990
2012
2030
**Source: 9th Actuarial Report on the Old Age Security Program
For a free brochure or more information visit www.ServiceCanada.gc.ca/retirement or call 1 800 O-Canada (TTY 1-800-926-9105) *Subject to parliamentary approval
SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
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Just ‘tween you and me: program for parents and teens Sharron Ho
Sooke News Mirror
The Sooke Family Resource Society will be holding a six-week program for parents of “tweens” starting on April 26. Teresa Norquay, Family Resource program co-ordinator, said the My Tween and Me program will be catered to parents of children
aged between 7-12 -- the transition period from childhood to teenage years. Some of the topics covered include: healthy development, developing good family relationships, developing good peer relationships, looking at media and children, and building a sense of community. “There’s a lot of focus on the concept
of reducing risk factors in a child’s life by creating good attachment relationships with the tweens,” Norquay said. Good attachment is defined as the connection between parent and child, where a child feels comfortable talking to their parent without fear of being punished. The program, which is in its third year, will
operate as a small discussion group, where parents will be able to share their own experiences with “tween” parenting. “The other part of the program is that parents
Sooke Philharmonic Society
while retaining the need for engaged parenting. “Quite often these kids, because they are striving to develop their sense of self, it may appear they don’t want closeness, but
research shows... that the kids that do well in life were more connected to their parents at that age.” Interested participants can register at 250-642-5152.
Chamber Mixer TONIGHT
Presents the
Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery co-hosted by Little Vienna Bakery shared with: The Sooke Region Chamber Member Meeting scheduled for Tues May 1 has been RESCHEDULED to Wed May 2 12:00, The Mix by Ric’s at the Prestige Hotel. RSVP to the CHamber offcie by Monday April 30 for attendance.
Finalists of the 7th Annual
Extraordinary volunteer: Danika Joslin After delivering newspapers to Sooke has illustrated for Danika “the imporFamily Resource Society (SFRS), Danika tance of being aware of their needs” Joslin realized she wanted to embrace and has helped her recognize the differ the world of volunteering ferent stages of child develop and saw opportunity at this opment. Danika’s favourite pa of working with the chilsocial service agency in her part dr is “how funny they are, community. She knew she dren es wanted to work with young especially the things they sa and getting to know their children and offered to volsay, pa unteer in the Children and parents.” Danika has been ex Family programming at exposed to various transferab skills while volunteering SFRS. able For the last four years, at SFRS and she sees that volun Danika has volunteered unteering is a good way to “le at least once a week help- Danika Joslin “learn about a field of work.” — Volunteer ing in the Monday Parent As well as dedicating her and Child drop-in group as time every week, Danika has well as Wednesdays in the been studying English at early learning component of the Par- Camosun College and works partent Discussion group. Over the years time in our community. She values she has met many families from the the experience gained from her role community, watching toddlers grow in the Children and Family drop-in and head off to kindergarten and groups and is a dedicated and valued welcoming new babies to the pro- member of the SFRS team. grams. Working with these children
will be learning from each other as well, so strategies for parenting from each other.” She said the “tween” period is a phase where children are developing their own identities,
Don Chrysler
Concerto Competition for Young Musicians Ethan Allers ‒ Cello Nathan Bomans ‒ Violin Alice Haekyo Lee ‒ Violin Andrew Kang ‒ Piano Eehjoon Kwon ‒ Violin
Sat. April 28, 7:00 PM Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
April 22nd and how will you help?
University of Victoria Admission by donation
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Info: 250-642-5760 / 250-386-5760 www.sookephil.ca
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What’s Up in Sooke This Week
Thurs. Fri. Wed. April 26 April 25
Sat.
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. SOOKE GARDEN CLUB Begins at 7:30 p.m. upstairs in the Sooke Legion.
ROYAL CANADIAN
April 27
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. FAMILY LITERACY DAY Join us for family story time from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For more info or to register call 250642-3022. BABYTIME FRIDAYS: 10:30-11:00 A.M. Fun-based program for babies aged 0-18 months. Register at 250642-3022. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Steak Night from 6-7 p.m.
April 28
LEGION Meat draw 3:00 P.M. SOOKE COMMUNITY HALL 75th anniversary of the Sooke Community Hall from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tickets available at Peoples Drug Mart and Shoppers Drug Mart. FAMILY FAIR Begins at SEAPARC from 9-1 p.m. SKATEBOARD COMPETITION At the Sooke Skatepark. 11 a.m. registration, with a fee of $5.
Sun. April 29
Mon. April 30
Tues. May 1
ELVIS ELITE TRIBUTE
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
YOUTH CLINIC West Coast Family Medical Clinic 4-7 p.m. 642-4233. VISION DEVELOPMENT
SHOW Dinner at 6 p.m and Show at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion. Tickets available at the Legion.
Euchre - 7 p.m. Darts - 7:30.
Mark IV
At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA building) 2145 Townsend Road from 10-11:30 a.m. Contact 250.642.5464 for more information. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Texas Hold’em - 6 p.m., darts - 7:30
COMMUNITY HALL 75TH ANNIVERSARY
DANCE
Stellar Jay
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Hali
Sooke Community Hall Music by Pheonix
$7.50 per ticket on sale at Shoppers Drug & Peoples
All Community events which purchase a display ad will now appear in our current community event calendar at no charge. All FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge. Space permitting.
SHOPPERS 250-642-5229 DRUG MART COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE: THURSDAY @ 3PM Items for Community Calendar must be non-commercial and free to the public. Please limit to 25 words.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR
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ALM saves and shares seeds and offers advice
ALM Organic Farm has been a strong force in the growing community for over 20 years. The farm was first started by Jan and Mary Alice Johnson and since its inception many others have added their skills and passion to make the farm a vibrant and beautiful hub of food production in the community. On the farm they practice sustainability by growing, harvesting, preserving, and marketing food and teaching others how to do the same. The farm was first cultivated in about 1910 when the Harris family bought the land as a turnip farm and built a two storey
salt block home on 20 acres. It acted as a spill over for the Scarf house which was the stagecoach stop when Otter Point Road was the main route to Jordan River, Shirley and other points north of Sooke. The farm has been owned by a number of families since then but was bought by Jan and Mary Alice Johnson in 1986. At that time the land was covered with Scotch broom, the house was in disrepair and the barn listed to the north. Jan and Mary Alice restored the farm house with the help of friends. “We began producing food commercially in 1990 using organic methods and were
certified organic in 1994. Immediately restaurants and individuals sought out the organic fruit and vegetables grown on the farm and folks interested in learning how to farm organically started to visit and volunteer on the farm,” says the farm website. To date, over 1,000 volunteers have spent from a day to several years at the farm learning how to grow food. At the farm they teach such skills as growing, collecting and drying medicinal herbs, building temporary and permanent shelters using natural materials around us, baking bread, making baskets,
welding, animal husbandry, plant propagation, orcharding, bee-keeping, seed saving. In 1990 they began saving seeds for their own use and this practice grew into a thriving retail and wholesale business. To that end, on April 28 the gates will be open at the farm and people can come out and purchase seeds and plants. Planting guide: April Weeks 1 & 2 Seed in trays:+lettuces (every two weeks to one month to Sept.), bok choi, chard, scallions, fennel Direct Seed (outside): +potatoes, peas, spinach, salad brassica’s etc. 1st-
radish, carrots, beets*, herbs, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, runner beans, parsnips (W), kohlrabi Weeks 3 & 4 Seed in trays/pots: +lettuces, cukes, basil. firstsummer squash Direct seed (outside): +peas The second annual ALM Organic Farm Plant & Seed Sale is around the cornerjust in time for spring planting. The sale will take place on the farm at 3680 Otter Point Road in Sooke on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The sale will feature a wide variety of vegetables,
herbs and flowers both annual and perennial perfect for gardens big or small as well as a full offering of the Full Circle Seeds collection. All seeds and plants are certified organic and grown on site. Farm staff will be available to answer your questions. Bring the whole family to come see the farm and purchase plants directly from the growers. ALM Farm and Full Circle seeds can also be found weekly, in season, at the Moss Street Community Market and Sooke Country Market. www.almfarms.org www.fullcircleseeds.com
WƵďůŝĐ ŶŽƟĐĞ͗ ƌŝƟƐŚ ŽůƵŵďŝĂ hƟůŝƟĞƐ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ FORTISBC ENERGY UTILITIES INTEND TO AMALGAMATE NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN B.C. AND IMPLEMENT COMMON RATES On April 11, 2012, the FortisBC Energy Utilities applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to amalgamate their natural gas utilities across the province and to implement common rates and services across their service areas starting January 1, 2014. Currently, FortisBC Energy Utilities is made up of three separate natural gas companies, operating in six service areas. The companies have their own services, service agreements (tariffs) and rates. If approved, the application would combine the three companies into one, under a single tariff, with common rates for the various regions. This Application has different implications for customers in each service area. If approved, customers in the Vancouver Island and Whistler service areas will see rate decreases, while customers in the Lower Mainland, Columbia, Inland, and Fort Nelson service areas will see an overall rate increase. PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS The Commission is initiating a review of FortisBC Energy Utilities’ Application. To view the timetable for this hearing and the Application go to www.bcuc.com select “Current Applications” under “Quick Links” and scroll to “FEU Common Rates, Amalgamation and Rate Design.” HOW TO GET INVOLVED If you wish to participate actively in the review process, you may register as an Intervener or an Interested Party with the Commission Secretary in writing, using the contact information at the end of this notice. All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website. If you wish to attend the Public Workshop or the Procedural Conference please register with the Commission Secretary using the contact information at the end of this Notice. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER For more information please contact Ms. Alanna Gillis, Acting Commission Secretary at Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com or using the Commission contact information.
WORKSHOP FortisBC Energy will explain the Application and answer questions. Date
Time
Location
Monday, April 30, 2012
9:00 am
Commission Hearing Room 12th Floor, 1125 Howe Street Vancouver, BC
PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE The Commission will consider the regulatory process to review the Application. Date
Time
Location
Friday, June 15, 2012
9:00 am
Commission Hearing Room 12th Floor, 1125 Howe Street Vancouver, BC
VIEW THE APPLICATION The Application and all supporting documentation are available on the Commission’s website on the Current Applications page (www.bcuc.com) and on the FortisBC website (www.fortisbc.com). If you would like to review the material in hard copy, it is available at the locations below: FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Head Office 16705 Fraser Highway Surrey, BC V4N 0E8
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Kelowna Office 1975 Springfield Road Kelowna, BC V1Y 7V7
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Victoria Office 320 Garbally Road Victoria, BC V8T 2K1
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Fort Nelson Office 3901 Nahanni Drive Fort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0
British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3 Fax: 604-660-1102
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COMING EVENTS BC ARTS and Culture Week is on until the 28th! Find out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in your community and schools at www.bcartsweek.org/events
BINGO Bonanzas, Bonanzas, Cracker Jack, Regular games Cracker Jack, Regular games Every Tuesday & Every Tuesday & Thursday Thursday 12:45 3:00 p.m. 12:45 - 3:00 pm NEW LOCATION SENIORS Drop-In Centre DROP-IN across fromCENTRE Petrocan Firemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on SookeLounge Rd in Sooke Municipal Hall downtown Sooke 2205 Otter Point Rd. Reasonably priced Reasonably priced Lunchavailable available lunch Must Mustbe be19 19years yrs
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EKOOS Vocal Ensemble presents
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Creative Services Graphic Designer The Victoria News is looking for a skilled advertising designer to join our community newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production department. This part-time position is for approximately 20 hrs per week and 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 Date of death April 2012 a self-starter, team player and18th, are comfortable With working great sadness we announce the sudden in a fast-paced, deadline driven passing of Oli, Born in Riverton, MB, Oli was environment. predeceased by his parents. Magnus and Vega We are a well-established, nationallyAnderson; siblings, Rosa, Harold and Magnus recognized community newspaper group with and his beloved son, Randall. He is survived by more than 150 community, daily and urban his loving wife of 59 years, Mae Gudrun; daughter, papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington Kristine (Dennis); son, Vincent; daughter, Pamella State, Hawaii and Ohio. (Mike); daughter-in-Law, Fran; grandchildren, Cheri (Mike),Those Jill, Cory (Erin), in Eric, Craig, Justin, interested applying should Nicole (Nathan), Sacha, Great submit theirBrett; resumĂŠ bygrandchildren, Monday, AprilKale, 23, Carly,2012 Billy,to: Gregory, Carissa, Kassia and his faithful companion, Fusi. Oli and Mae were married on April 4th, Marshall, 1953. TheyProduction resided in Manager Manitoba until Janice 1970,818 when they moved Broughton St., to Pincher Creek, AB. From Victoria, there theyBC moved Sooke, BC in 1978 and V8Wto 1E4 have resided there since. Oli will be remembered E-mail: creative@vicnews.com for his love and his laughter. Oli loved living Fax: (250) 386-2624 near the ocean, where he spent endless hours All inquiries andwith applications will be held in the strictest beachcombing his grandchildren, ďŹ shing, conďŹ dence. walking Fusi on the boardwalk, always taking time We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only to stopthose andchosen sayfor hello. Our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Papaâ&#x20AC;? was always there an interview will be contacted. for us.NoHis endless love and devotion to his family, phone calls please. especially his wife, will be a legacy we will always remember. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, butwww.blackpress.ca never forgotten.
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New crop of students graduate from D.A.R.E. Sharron Ho
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Ecole Poirier Elementary School’s Grade 5 students graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program on April 18. The program was facilitated once a week for 10 weeks, where the kids learned about the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The students also participated in lessons on how to deal with peer pressure, what makes a good friend and the media’s slanted portrayal of drug use. Cpl. Barb Cottingham, D.A.R.E. instructor, said the program was also a reality check on the prevalence of drug use and smoking
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RCMP Cpl. Cottingham congratulates the students who graduate in the D.A.R.E. program at Ecole Poirier. in high schools. “I asked them how many kids in Grade 8 smoke and their guesses were always so high -- 80-90 per cent,”
she said. “When in fact it’s 12 per cent.” Along with dispelling myths, the program encourages open dialogue between kids and
parents, which Cottingham said is essential to helping kids make healthy choices. “(D.A.R.E. is) not a magic pill, it’s just a small portion of getting our kids through school safely,” she said. During the hour-long ceremony, selected students read out essays written to remind their future selves on the dangerous effects of drugs and alcohol. The group also performed in a stage skit, depicting the involvement of the community in the prevention of drug and alcohol use in youth. For the finale, the kids walked across the gymnasium floor to proudly receive their D.A.R.E. graduation certificates in front of their peers and parents.
Sooke represented by photos in national contest Sharron Ho
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The Sooke Rotary Club represented the local volunteer community in Volunteer BC’s National Volunteer Week photo contest. The Sooke Rotary Club submitted seven different photos, depicting their volunteers doing community-oriented work like holding Salvation Army Kettle Drives and handing out water to Subaru Sooke Triathlon runners. “The Rotary Club of Sooke carries out
numerous volunteer activities around Sooke and I thought it would be nice to showcase members in action,” said John Bridal, Rotary club member, through email. “Volunteers give up their free time to help others in need. They are the glue that holds the community together. Their time and dedication should be honoured,” he said. Marlene Barry, Sooke Volunteer Centre Committee co-chair, sent out contest information to different non-profit groups in
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Sooke, but the Rotary Club was the only one that participated. “The Rotary sort of picked up the ball and sent some pictures off to represent Sooke,” she said, adding the competition will give Sooke, already considered volunteer capital of Canada, national recognition. “This is a national competition, and we’ll see who wins, but people from all over the country are looking at all of the submissions and there’s a number of them from Sooke.” Groups from across
Canada submitted 80 photos in total, which were posted online for viewing during National Volunteer Week from April 15-21. The top three winners were Volunteer Prince George, Victoria General Hospital, and Lower Mainland Green Team. According to the Volunteer BC website, the purpose of the contest was to help tell the story of volunteering in B.C under the theme of “passion, action and impact.”
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“I’m extremely proud of my D.A.R.E. kids, absolutely,” Cottingham said. “They’re wonderful, wonderful kids, and I wish them all the best.” This year’s class will be Cottingham’s last after 11 years of facilitating the program. The corporal will be retiring in the fall, and called the departure “bittersweet.” “It’s really, really hard for me to say good bye,” she said, adding her dedication to the program has developed partnerships with families, and showed the kids that police officers are approachable. “I’ve got three other D.A.R.E. officers in Sooke here, that will do just a great job, if not better, in mentoring our kids.”
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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. New Location: Thetis Lake Parking Lot - end of Six Mile Rd New Times: 8:30 am (returning at approx. 2:30 pm) 10 am (returning at approximately 4 pm) We recommend that you bring a lunch and beverages with you, and please remember to dress for the weather. Also, the tour is not recommended for children under 12. Free parking is available. Visit www.crd.bc.ca for more info.
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he Sooke Folk Music Society normally curtails it’s activities for the summer, but this Saturday, July 30, we are delighted to bring back Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a special summer concert at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, as part of their “Driver ‘til she drops” tour; a reference to their Chevy Suburban, which now has some 465,000 miles on the odometer Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart met for the first time 1991 at a songwriters night in Nashville TN. They knew that night it was one of them things that are just meant to be. They were married in 1992. It would be quite a balancing act at that time raising a family and trying to make a living along with all the other stuff that came with getting by, “but we managed,” Stacey said as she looked back at her first encounter with the world of touring. Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, playing rhythm guitar in her brother’s band, Steve Earle & the Dukes. She spent about a year and a half on tour with her brother, and then returned to Nashville to start a career of her own as a country/ folk singer/songwriter. “I was 30-years-old and asking/seeking a recording deal in Nashville.At that age it was like asking God to turn back the world clock.” Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncle’s guitar playing and his dad’s fiddling. By age 15 he would find himself
Back for another round on July 30 are Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart. playing in the school of honky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band. Mark was off the road when he met Stacey and that very night he would play the first note of her music never leaving her side. Mark
still somehow found the time to work on his own music recording his solo record and touring. Mark, as well, spent some time in the Dukes in the 1990s. Like Earle, he recalls it as a time of glamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with
Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tuning my guitar, strapping on my guitar,” he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.” Over the years Stacey and Mark have learned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times and bad, thereby completing the love they have. Together they share the full load of getting by day-by-day. They’ve gone on to release their duo albums, Never Gonna Let You Go in 2003 and S&M Communion Bread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008 release Love from Stacey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only. While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, such as the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of
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Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is through the respect of each other’s work and years of playing together that they have created their unique sound. And that sound allows each individual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part. Please be sure to join us for what will be a memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/songwriters. The gig is on Saturday, July 30 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.
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he 25th Sooke Fine Arts Show opened on Thursday night with purchasers waiting in line to get into the show and see the latest works from the 275 artists who submitted entries. The adjudicators chose 375 pieces from the 551 artists who responded to the call for entries to the juried art show and sale. The 10-day show was once again staged in the SEAPARC Leisure Complex where a group of talented and hard working volunteers transformed the cavernous space into an amazing gallery. “We had a lovely weekend and a lot of people,” said Sally Manning, show coordinator. “It is a colourful and happy show.” Many Sooke artists stood out as the winners in the 25th Anniversary Artists Awards. They included Patrick Irwin for his acrylic and oil two-dimensional painting “Port Alberni,” Best Two-Dimensional work. The Best Three-Dimensional work award was awarded to Jan Johnson for his “Minotaur Overseeing Intake,” while Debbie Clarkson took the award for the Best Photography for her “La Habana Elegante #3.” Dana Sitar’s “When I Do Not Follow the Rules” took the award for Best Fibre. Honourable mentions were given to Chuck Minten for his “Circle of Friends” wood table and Anne Boquist’s “YoYoTokTik” gourd and found object piece. Other winners include Heather Hamilton’s “Internal Reflections” pendant (Best Jewellery); Jo Ludwig’s “No Title” glass piece (Best Glass); Metchosin’s Judi Dyelle won Best Ceramic for her “White Series #1”; and Jeff Molloy’ for his mixed media piece “A Man of the Cloth. Other honourable mentions went to Debbie Jansen for her fused glass, “Untitled”, Eliza Heminway’s fibre wall piece, “The Haberdasher’s Garden” and Leonard Butt’s “Uchi” raku sculpture. The adjudicators each chose a work for Juror’s Choice. Richard White gave full marks to Nicolas Vandergugten’s lino block print “Bridgework #3”; Grant Leier (substituting for Carol Sabiston) awarded Dee de Wit’s “Still Life with Mango” his kudos; and juror Nixie Barton chose Johannes Landman’s oil painting “Benchwarmer.” Manning said the attendance was keeping in line with past years as were the sales.
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Hayley Wickenheiser, four-time Olympic medalist, is holding a nationwide contest titled ‘Why Girl’s Hockey Rocks in Your Community.’ Wickenheiser launched the contest in celebration of the recent addition of Club Wick to her website. Club Wick is an interactive platform where kids can receive exclusive information and chat with Wickenheiser one-on-one. For the contest, entrants are being requested to make a 60-90 second video showing their love for
the sport, community and girl power. “I’m looking forward to see what comes out of it,” Wickenheiser said, adding she’s antic-
along with an autograph and picture session, a speaking engagement for all of their minor league peers, and a gift from Wickenheiser’s
‘Allow yourself to dream and be creative, don’t be afraid to make mistakes.’ --Hayley Wickenheiser Three-time Olympic gold medalist
ipating interesting and creative work from contestants. The winner will receive a visit from Wickenheiser for a skate on their home ice,
personal memorabilia collection. “I enjoy going to communities and working with young kids, and you know, just generally being on the ice
with young players,” she said. The odds of winning are levelled and fair, as the video with the highest number of likes will be declared the winner. “Anyone is eligible, it’s a national contest. I could end up in the Northwest Territories, and I could end up somewhere in the Maritimes, it really depends on the submissions,” Wickenheiser said. Similar to many of her admirers today, Wickenheiser, 33, started playing at the young age of five in the small town of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. At 15 years old, she was chosen for the Canadian Women’s
National team, where she led the team to six gold and one silver medal at the Women’s World Hockey Championship. In terms of Olympics, she has earned three gold medals in 2002, 2006 and 2010, and one silver in 1998. The hockey legend has been regarded as one of the greatest female hockey players in the world. “Hockey has really given me everything I have in my life in some way, shape or form,” Wickenheiser said. “As much as I love to play in the championships and the games, I also try to develop and enjoy the game.”
But just like any other profession, her career has had it’s highs and lows, which have been navigated through sheer determination. “There’s been lots of struggles, I mean it’s never a smooth ride. There’s lots of ups and downs along the way, and lots of hard work and sacrifice as well,” she said. “You’re fighting the fight all the time to keep going, and promoting the game.” Wickenheiser advised any young, aspiring hockey players to practice, observe and dream. “Watch the best players in the world, whether they’re male or female. Get out there
and practice your skills, and play a lot of sports, don’t just do hockey year round,” she said. “Allow yourself to dream and be creative, don’t be afraid to make mistakes.” Canada’s prized hockey player is currently majoring in kinesiology at the University of Calgary, with the ambition to attend medical school and become a doctor. She currently plays for the university’s hockey team, the Calgary Dinos. The deadline is July 31, and more information on the contest is available at: www.hayleywickenheiser.com
Pre-atom Seahawks have 38-6 victory in Langford It’s with great pride that Village Food Markets-Sooke Seahawks pre-atom football team had a succesful Sunday on the grid-iron in Langford at Bear Mountain Stadium against the Nanimo Bombers. The Seahawks earned a victory, with a 38-6 final score. Offence took off fast with taking only five plays from junior coach Torin Keoughan’s marauding offence to score their first touch down of the game
by fleet-footed L.P. Gagnon. His first of two, followed on the day. Four more touch downs during the next three quarters, led by Spencer ‘Take No Prisoners’ Logan, hauling three or four Nanaimo defenders on numerous runs. Flying Jared Steele with his second touch down of the campaign and Thomas ‘Tommy Gun’ Lowerison taking a hand-off from first time. Quarter back Caleb
‘Gun ‘em Carrier’ ran for his first touch down of his Seahawk career. Many huge blocks led to these touch downs including ‘Mighty Mike’ Lundell in his first Seahawk game ever with his mighty seven year old frame, Thomas Lowrison, lineman Quinn Macdonald, Kaedin Rheault, and Hunter Swift, who also ran his first convert point. On defence Manny ‘The Man’ Ratcliffe had three fumble recoveries and two excellent runs
on offence as well. Defence again was led by player nine, Spencer Logan, who had one sack, causing two fumbles and disrupted the Nanaimo offence constantly. Super Sian Cyr anchored the offence at center and turned in a good amount of blocks on defence. Tye Linquist, Luther White, Jacob Barney and Finn Rogers rounded up an incredible day stopping the bombers from bomb-
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This week, we are happy to introduce you to four year old Olivia Sutherland. She attends the Sooke Montessori Preschool where she loves fire & earthquake drills, doing puzzles, and science. Olivia told us that they are learning about the lifecycle of a frog right now and she finds it very interesting. She is swimming at a Whale level and has finished level 4 in her skating lessons. She was very proud to tell us that she can go off the diving board without a lifejacket! Olivia takes Hip Hop Dance Classes in Sooke and has done so for two years now. She was in her dance troupe’s production of Alice in Wonderland last year and is looking forward to this year’s show: The Ugly Duckling. When we asked her what she is good at; Olivia answered that she is very good at sharing, Math, Reading and counting. She is in her second year of playing T-Ball and says that she likes to watch her Mom play ball too. Olivia spends time with her Nana and DD once a week on what she calls “Fun Fridays”. She says that they plan special things to do together on Fridays and it’s always fun. Her other Grandparents, Nana Rowe and Poppy Doug live in Newfoundland and she is thrilled that she will be going there to see them this year. She does love family vacations, telling us that she has been to Disneyland, Great Bear Lodge and Parksville where she got a hole in one at the mini golf course. She added that she loved going for lunch with the Disney Princesses in Ariel’s Grotto while she was in Disneyland. Olivia is described as being a very outgoing, energetic and curious girl who is very smart and is nice to all of her friends. She plans on being a police officer when she grows up. We would like to thank you Olivia for coming in to talk to us, congratulations on being nominated as our SEAPARC Star of the Week!
ing us. Next game is Sunday April 29. By Andy Carrier, coach
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Number nine, Spencer Logan running his first touch down.
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ered and the winning pitcher was Rich Haldane. In the game that knocked the Loggers out of the tournament they lost to Portland Oregon 5-1. Portland had USA national team pitcher
Travis Price throwing for them. Andrew Medwedrich lead the way with two hits. Losing pitcher was Scott Lieph. The Loggers went to Vegas to get the winter rust off and get ready
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Loggers place fourth in Vegas Roadtrip tourney The Compass Electric Sooke Loggers went 2-2 in Vegas and placed fourth out of eight teams. In the first game the Loggers played New Image from Wisconsin and beat them 3-1. Second basemen Chad Bryden lead the way with two hits. Winning pitcher was Rich Haldane. Game two saw the Loggers lose to Cal State Builders 5-0. Cal State had Canadian national pitch Brady Woods. Sooke managed only three hits along with five walks with three of the walks coming from Nick Medwedrich. Losing pitcher was Scott Lieph. Game three the loggers played a team from Texas El Paso. The loggers won that game 5-3 . Kyle Cowick and Nick Medwedrich both hom-
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Mortensen. “I think it was a good eye opener for them. I do think they were very flat and beat up from the Scrum Fest.” He said with dedication and practice, the Wolverines will be able to up their game. “I think the games are going to be tighter from here on in.” The Wolverines played 7 aside rugby games against Pacific Christian School on April 19 for development. Mortensen said the games were close both ways. The team’s next game will be at Victoria High School on Thursday.
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Sooke Soccer Club has successful season The Sooke Soccer Club would like thank all their coaches, managers, players and many volunteers for another successful season. Congratulations to the Division 4 Loggers for winning the league and promotion to Division 3 for the 2012/13 season. The Division 1 Sooke Pumas qualified for provincial competition and the Division 1 Sooke Celtic made it to the semi finals in the Jackson Cup competition. On April 14 the soccer season ended with our annual player awards and fundraiser for an artificial turf field. Thanks to a beautiful sunny day and the help of many, the club was able to raise over $1,700 that day. The past few months have been frustrating for players, coaches and parents alike. Due to unusually wet spring weather practices were cancelled, games postponed or cancelled because of ponds or mud on our fields. Once more the need for an all weather field where teams can play and practice in any condition was demonstrated. For the past few years the club has been trying to raise funds for this venture with events like Christmas tree sales, penny drives raffles and 50/50 draws. We enjoyed the support of many but we are still far away from our goal. The cost of an all weather field is at the
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The Sooke Soccer Club celebrated this season’s successes on April 14. $ 1 million range, so we need the help of the whole community to make our dream a reality. The penny drive is ongoing and drop off locations will be announced on our website www.sookesoccer. com. On Tuesday May 1, the club will hold a public information meeting and invite anyone who can help. Anyone who wants to be part of a fundraising committee and/or a turf committee. Be part of a dream for Sooke’s youth. The meeting will be held at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort in Sooke at 7 p.m. The award winners of the 2011-2012 season: U 18 girls Most Valuable Player: Jessica Murdoch Most Improved Player: Emma Anderson Most Sportsmanlike Player:
Madeleine Stafford U 17 boys Player who had the most impact on the team’s performance: Troy Smith Biggest Comeback Pl ayer: Troy Urlacher Most Improved Player: Chris Shankar U 16 boys Most Valuable Player: Taylor Calnan- Ash Most Dedicated Player: Dakoda Whitten Best New Player: Drew Sherlow U 15 girls Tsunamis Best Defensive Player: Rachael Wiebe Best Offensive Player: Cassidy Logan Most Improved Player: Morganne Orchard U 15 girls Terminators Most Valuable Player: Jesse Powers Most Sportsmanlike Player: Shaylin Warren Most Improved
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Sooke Lions Clubs hold 9th fundraiser Sharron Ho
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The local Lions Clubs will be holding their 9th Annual 32 km Galloping Goose Linear Walk/Run on May 5. Over the course of nine years, Sooke’s Lions Clubs have raised $24,000 for the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities to help send kids with disabilities to Camp Shawnigan. Throughout the years, the walk has gathered enough funds to send 10 local kids to camp. Dave Nash, Sooke Lions Club member and race organizer, said all the profits after expenses would go towards sponsoring the kids.
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Walkers trek along the Galloping Goose Trail in last year’s 32 km walk on May 7, 2011. “We would like to raise enough money to send one kid to camp,” Nash said. “That’s our goal to start with.”
The walk will begin at 8 a.m. at the Juan De Fuca Recreation Centre in Colwood and will end at the Sooke River
Road CRD overflow parking lot. Walkers will travel along the Galloping Goose Trail to get from the start and end points. The long trek will have seven check points offering snacks, beverages, and portable potties. At the end of the race, there will be hot dogs and drinks for entrants. Walkers will also receive draw prizes. In addition to collecting pledges for the camp fund, participants can use the walk as an opportunity to collect pledges for other
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HALIBUT AND SALMON Extra Large Herring $ 5.50 pack Side Stripe Shrimp JUST FOR THE HALIBUT $ 15.00 lb DERBY TICKETS $50.00 HERE Local Seafood • Bait • Tackle • Gear • Fishing Charters 250-642-4410 • 6947 Westcoast Rd. @ Jock’s Dock
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$319
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Reg $36997 6421-1143
Happy 40th Birthday Derek from all the fish in the SEA
- FREE DELIVERY - FREE ASSEMBLY - FREE DISPOSAL OF OLD BARBECUE * TANK SOLD SEPARATELY
Pick it up and do it yourself and save an aditional $20.00 - only $29997
Sooke
6626 Sooke Road 250-642-6366