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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Land Conservancy to pay tax debt
Sooke CAO resigns
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Evan Parliament has resigned from his position as chief administrative officer with the District of Sooke. A move that was made effective on July 31.
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It appears that the unpaid taxes for three properties owned by The Land Conservancy will be paid. The Land Conservancy has outstanding tax bills payable to the District of Sooke in the amount of $58,287.06, as of July 31, 2012. On Aug. 1, TLC prepared a media release which states, “We would like to reassure our members, donors, volunteers, partners and supporters TLC has every intention of paying off our debts. Currently, our Board of Directors and staff are working on a Sustainability Plan for the organization as we move forward and our property taxes are included in this plan. For a brief outline of our plan, please visit our message to TLC Members and Donors. A more detailed version will be presented at our Annual General Meeting on Sept 15, 2012.” The audited financial statements for The Land Conservancy state there is “the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Society’s ability to continue as a going concern.” The society has a significant working capital deficiency of $3,531,262, an unrestricted deficit of $2,926,520 and a decrease in net cash flows of $172,515 for the year ended April 30, 2011, according to the Consolidated Financial Statements for TLC The Land Conser-
vancy of British Columbia, dated April 30, 2011. TLC is a non-profit that protects important habitat for plants, animals and natural communities as well as properties with historical, cultural, scientific, scenic or compatible recreational value. Dave Gawley, the District of Sooke’s Acting Director of Finance, said that in cases of non-payment of taxes (delinquent), properties can go to a tax sale, but there is a one year grace period before the property is actually eligible to be sold. TLC currently owes the District of Sooke $4,102.54 in delinquent taxes plus interest, arrears including interest at $27,899.40; penalties on current at $2,389.55 and current at $23,895.57 for the grand total of $58,287.06. TLC only has to pay the $4.102.54 to prevent the property from going to a tax sale. According to Alastair Craighead, TLC board chariman, the non-profit will be paying the District of Sooke $4,102.54 by deadline. “For this year, we have to pay about $4,000 to avoid any difficulties,” he said. “We’ll be paying the taxes before the 24th of September.” If the property were to go to a tax sale then TLC would be obligated to pay the total amount within the one year grace period, Sept. 24, 2012 to Sept. 23, 2013. Any payments made will go to the interest owing first then to the delinquent tax itself.
Evan Parliament —former CAO
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The Sirens, a local old time music band, played during the end of lunch hour at the Sooke Fine Arts Show on Friday, Aug. 3. The Sooke Fine Arts Show, the longest running art show on Vancouver Island, ran from July 28 to Aug. 6 at the Sooke and Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission leisure complex (SEAPARC).
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“The District of Sooke is announcing that the employment relationship between Chief Administrative Officer Evan Parliament and the District of Sooke has been terminated,” states a district press release dated Aug. 7. Due to a confidentiality agreement, staff and members of council cannot speak to Parliament’s resignation. “Terms of any settlement between the District of Sooke and Mr. Parliament are confidential and cannot be released.” Parliament held his position as chief administrative officer for over five years, after being hired in December 2006. Prior to his position in Sooke, Parliament worked as a city manager with the District of Summerland from June 2003 to August 2005.
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012
Up Sooke TRIATHLON THE SUBARU SOOKE Triathlon will be taking place on Aug. 12, with preliminary events happening on Aug. 10 and 11. BE SURE TO check out the road closures for the triathlon on page A6 of the Sooke News Mirror.
STINKING FISH THE STINKING FISH Studio Tour begins Aug. 3 and runs to Aug. 13.
SHIRLEY DAY AT PIONEER PARK on Aug. 19 will have family fun events from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
TOUR DE ROCK FUNDRAISER ON AUG. 10 for Cops for Cancer rider, Const. Steven Martindale in front of Coast Capital Savings from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
WIN A HARLEY THERE ARE STILL tickets available if you want to win a 2012 harley Davidson Switchback. Secondary prize is a trailer fromThomcat Trailers. Tickets in Sooke are available at the Fire Hall #1 on Otter Point Road at the municipal hall.
Thumbs Up! TO THE SOOKE Salmon Enhancement Society for putting on another great derby from Aug. 4 to 5
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NEWS • A3
Grant allows for museum upgrades Federal funds will help reorganize Sooke Region Museums historical artifacts Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
The Sooke Region Museum recently received a grant from the federal government to fund part of a large improvement project. The Museums Assistance Program of the Federal Department of Canadian Heritage approved a grant for about $19,000 to fund the reorganization of storage areas. “We’ve got a lot of organization do, we’ve had stuff stored for a long time... and we’re getting quite crowded,” said Lee Boyco, Sooke Region Museum executive director. “We need to sort of add new storage and reorganize some of the existing storage so that it looks after the artifacts better.” The museum, which has been in operation since 1977, has amassed a variety of different historical items, some of which has not been moved since the early 90s. “We’re hoping to get a little bit of specialty shelving,” Boyco said. “That grant will definitely help with that side of stuff.” Currently items are stored along out-dated shelving. Large items are currently stacked on top of one another, while smaller items are cluttered together in spaces without drawers. Boyco said some of the work that will be done include building structures to increase surface area to better house large items, and the implementation of compartments for smaller items.
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Lee Boyco, Sooke Region Museum executive director, stands next to a clutter of items. Items will also be moved to their appropriate places to ensure they’re properly catalogued, and stored in areas favourable to their preservation. Work on the museum’s storage areas are expected to begin and be completed this fall, which will require additional part-time workers. “Once a week for 14 to 16 weeks, we’ll have a larger group of eight or 10 people who will work with the project leaders to go through the material and help identify it. Then eventually move the materials as new shelving gets in.” The improvement of storage facilities will
coincide with a larger project, funded by about $30,000 of internal funds made available through a change in the museum’s tax
levy. The second portion of the project includes: upgrade of collections management systems, extensive inventory
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work, new computer software, and making a significant portion of the museum’s collection available online. The museum is also
looking to purchase dehumidification equipment and pest treatment facility to better preserve and protect artifacts.
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Fresh
Chicken Thighs $10.34/kg.............
$ 69
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Alberta Beef A.A.A. Top Sirloin
Oven Roast $11.00/kg........ 4
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/lb
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Grilling ack P Steak Value
Tomatoes
Peppers
$11.00/kg...........
$1.50/kg.........
68¢
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4 /lb
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Grimm’s Pillow Packs Smokies or
$ 28
Plums $2.82/kg................ 1
$ 69
Salmon Fresh Steaks....$154
Snapper Fillets ..
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Kiwi Fruit 1 lb bag............ $248ea River Ranch
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$ 69
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Cranberries
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Wasabi Rice
Lollipops 349g$1079 ea Crackers 200g
$ 69
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Roast Beef
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$ 98
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Tiger Prawns ......
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Green Giant Baby
Grimm’s Garlic
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Oranges $2.16/kg...........98 /lb Fuji Apples $2.16/kg..... 98¢/lb
Ground Chicken $2.84/kg 1 /lb
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$ 29
Honey
$1.50kg ...........
Australian Navel
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Deli
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BC Grown! Large Green
Pepperoni Sticks 450g 5 ea Sausage 300g...................... 3 ea
Sea Food
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1 lb size........
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Sizzlin Smokies 450g... 4 ea European Wieners 375-450g 4 ea Grimm’s Original, Hot or Honey Garlic
$ 48
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Alberta Beef A.A.A. Top Sirloin
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Blueberry Scones 6 Pack............
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Mayonnaise $ 99 3
Chick Peas 5/$ 00 5
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Charmin Double Roll
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Cereal 99¢
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Margarine Tubs or 1/4’s
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Eggs
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Cottage Cheese 500g
2 ea
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Tea $ 99
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Red Rose
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San Remo Fine or Coarse
Sardines 125g..............
8 Roll................
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72’s..................
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Lemonade 2/$
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Bari
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Plum Good Organic
Island Bakery Organic 100%
Mozzarella 454g....... $499ea
Bouillon Cubes 6’s 2/$500 Soy Beverage 1.89L......$379 ea
Cream Cheese Tubs 250g 2/$700 Rice Cakes 185g........ 2/$500 Whole Wheat Bread 680g 2/$600
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Video stores vs. Disney The entertainment giant instituted a 28-day shut out Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
Sooke Video to Go is one of about 900 independent video stores across Canada that have been prohibited from renting out new Disney movies within the first 28 days of release. Bryan Davis, coowner of Video to Go, has joined the petition, Boycott Disney, to corral the public to boycott the entertainment powerhouse in support of independent video stores. “We’re not asking people to boycott everything Disney. I’m not asking people to stop going to Disneyland or Disney World. I’m not saying don’t buy other Disney products,” Davis said. “What we are asking is: Don’t support Disney’s bid to try to get rid of us by purchasing these titles that they’re withholding from us.” According to Davis, Disney has not been communicating with Canada’s independent video stores, leaving the family businesses to assume Disney is locking them out to try to sell more DVDs. The first title to be effected was box office flop, John Carter. In order to get around the 28-day holdout, Davis has allowed customers to “borrow” copies, purchased through a retailer, for free with the rental of another new release. “My attitude is if they’re trying to get rid
Local camp needs compost partner Brittany Lee Sooke News Mirror
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Owner of Video to Go, Bryan Davis, joins in Boycott Disney petition. of my business, so they can sell more DVDs, the only way I can really combat that is to give the DVD away to people with the promise that they’re not going to buy the DVD,” he said. “I don’t want to make a profit on that title. It’s our job to take the moral high ground, and we’re trying to as best we can to meet the entertainment needs of the community at the lowest cost to ourselves.” Davis said so far,
the embargo has not effected his business, as the shop has a, “pretty strong and loyal clientele.” “I think a good majority of our customers would wait the 28 days and life would go on fairly much as usual.” Video to Go opened its doors in Sooke in 1982, which Davis and his wife Susie have owned since 2008. Since then, they have increased titles from 6,000 to 17,000. Despite popular
belief, Davis said the video rental business is a vital part of the community -- particularly the rural community. “A lot of areas in Canada still don’t have high speed internet and they don’t have cable. So if you don’t have a video store then those areas just go without.” To find out more information on the petition Boycott Disney, visit: www.boycottdisney.ca
A local Scout camp needs help composting food left over from summer campers. Camp Barnard, located on Young Lake Road in Sooke, regularly gets large cycles of scouts coming in and out of the camp, and with that comes large amounts of recycling and compost. “Sometimes we get big groups of people and we get leftover food products,” Willy Burrows, camp ranger, said. The problem is the Scouts have nowhere to compost their food scraps. “Instead of food scraps going in the dumpster, we’d like to have it go somewhere,” he said, noting a pig farm as an ideal place. Garbage at the camp varies from large loads to nothing at all in some weeks, Burrows said. The camp is usually busiest in May, but there will also be a large group of scouts visiting Aug. 19 to 25. The Scouts are hoping that a local farmer might be interested in regularly collecting the compost for their own use. To inquire about compost pick-ups, call Willy at 250-642-5924.
NEWS • A5
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Triathlon race route update planning your travel that day and informing your guests to plan and abide by the road closures listed below. Despite the closures, we have been working with CRD Regional Director Mike Hicks to find some periods of time during the closures where some travel will be allowed. We are also working to see if we can reduce the time of the closure on the eastbound lane from 12 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. (keep in mind the westbound lane is fully open at 10:30 a.m.). We will be back to you shortly with these plans. Please be informed that there could be long delays with cyclists and film crews on the roads. There may be places along the route where traffic is stopped or delayed for long periods of time so please try to avoid travel in these periods and ask your guests to give themselves extra time to travel. We appreciated your patience, cooperation and support. We know that this can be inconvenience to you. The 60-minute national television program will be seen by millions and will be focused on the beauty of the area and activities available. It should provide a very large benefit to the tourism industry in the
area for years to come. Many local residents are also taking part and we know they appreciate your support as well. The following road closures will take place on Aug. 12. 1. Otter Point Road from Grant Road to Rhodonite Drive: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 2. Otter Point Road (westbound lane) from Young Lake Road to West Coast Road (westerly intersection) + Young Lake Road: 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. * Local residents use Kemp Lake Road for access. 3. West Coast Road (westbound lane) from Otter Point Road (westerly intersection) to approximately 15 km west of Jordan River: 7 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 4. West Coast Road (eastbound lane) from approximately 15 km west of Jordan River to Otter Point Road (westerly intersection): 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. 5. Otter Point Road (eastbound lane) from
West Coast Road (westerly intersection) to Rhodonite Drive: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. * Local residents use Kemp Lake Road for access · All side streets within the closure areas will be closed. Expect delays and plan ahead. · Please obey all signage and follow directions from traffic control personnel. · Provisions have been made for access of all emergency vehicles. For the very latest please see www.triseries.ca For further information about the closure, contact the race office at 250-220-2259 Or by e mail at events@triseries.ca Courtesy OPSRRA newsletter
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Plan ahead for road closures for the Sooke Triathlon This is advance notice about the annual Subaru Sooke Triathlon which will take place in Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River and Sooke on Sunday, Aug. 12. Last year the course was changed to extend the bicycle race past Jordan River. This necessitated the closure of Highway 14 between Gordon’s Beach and a point approximately 15 kilometres west of Jordan River resulting in considerable inconvenience for local businesses, campers, residents and others. Changes have been made to the timing of the highway closure for the 2012 event which will hopefully minimize delays. Here is most information supplied to the OPSRRA newsletter by the race organizers. Dear Resident or Stakeholder: This is an additional reminder that there will be a road closure on Aug. 12 that could affect your residents or guests. The roads are closed in order to accommodate the safety of the participants in the Subaru Sooke International Triathlon and filming of the event for a television production that will air nationally on TSN. We are asking for your co-operation with
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Western Forest Products to turn over land to CRD The Capital Regional District to receive 250 hectares of land adjacent to the Sooke Potholes on Aug. 15 Capital Regional District photo
The light coloured parcels of land with diagonal lines at the top and bottom left are to be transfered from Western Forest Products to the Capital Regional District on Aug. 15.
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Western Forest Products will be handing over 250 hectares of land adjacent from the Sooke Potholes to the Capital Regional District on Aug. 15. The land is valued at $1.3 million, and will remain part of the Sea to Sea Regional Park Reserve, according to Lloyd Rushton, CRD general manager for parks and community services. The transfer is phase three of an agreement the CRD made with WFP in 2010 to transfer 2,350 hectares of park
and watershed lands for $18.8 million. The amount was to be paid over three year instalments. The lands include: 187 hectares in Jordan River, 1,323 in the Sooke Potholes / Sea to Sea -- both for regional parks -- and 840 hectares in Weeks Lake for integrated water services. The final transfer of land, 60.5 hectares in Jordan River, is expected to be done in December 2012, following clean up of environmental contamination. Rushton said environmental monitoring deemed further work
needed to be done in order to clear the province’s Certificate of Compliance for the transfer. “There’s still some work Western Forest Products has to do,” he said. Although the CRD recognized some of the properties purchased in Jordan River did not have park value, they were required to buy all parcels -- resulting in surplus lands. The CRD held a public consultation in Sooke on Feb. 22 regarding the park boundary in Jordan River. “We had a public consultation already earlier
this year... and there will be a staff report going to the Regional Parks Committee and Board that will identify the proposed boundary,” Rushton said. “What we’re saying at this point in time is that those decisions have to be made yet, but the CRD board will be considering public and First Nation input.” He said money from the sale of surplus lands in Jordan River will be reinvested into the Regional Park Land Acquisition Fund.
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Remember to be bear smart Living in Sooke is synonymous with living in out in the wilderness. And one thing residents should always keep in mind is that we share our surroundings with wild animals. Bear encounters and, albeit rare, cougar sightings are some of the joys of living in a rural area. But with that privilege comes responsibility. The last thing anyone wants is to have a wild animal euthanized or destroyed due to human carelessness or apathy. According to the Get Bear Smart Society website, 792 black bears Remember: and 46 grizzlies are shot by officers each A fed bear is conservation year in B.C. because they are a dead bear deemed “problem” bears. Although a majority of people are cognizant of their wild neighbours, here are a few things to keep in mind. Take out your garbage bins on the morning of collection day, not the night before. Bears are scavengers, so if you leave your garbage out, there is a likelihood a bear may snoop through it for an easy meal. And once a bear becomes habituated to scouring through garbage, it becomes a risk to public safety. Keep attractants out of your yard: glean fruit trees regularly, keep pet food indoors, and keep bird feeders sugar-free. Although they are opportunistic eaters, bears are only rummaging through our trash because humans have encroached too far into their habitat. To motivate yourself to be bear smart, remember the saying, ‘A fed bear is a dead bear.’
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Pipeline posturing doesn’t help belated tour of the proposed route VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal to reiterate his opposition. government is taking its new There had been earlier hints from hard-line approach to federal Alberta that B.C. might need further environmental hearings on the rewards for the risk. But when Clark Enbridge Northern made the “fair share” Gateway pipeline proposal demand public, Redford in September. was moved to channel Environment Minister Margaret Thatcher, Terry Lake has filed declaring: “The Premier the B.C. government’s of Alberta is not going to notice to cross-examine blink on royalties.” The Enbridge, one of the lady’s not for blinking, world’s biggest pipeline but neither is B.C.’s Iron operators. Lake outlined Snowbird, as Preston the “tough questions” B.C. Manning dubbed Clark representatives will ask this spring. Tom Fletcher about spill response All this political capacity on land and theatre doesn’t sea, tanker escort amount to much. I’ll B.C. Views tugboats, pipe wall stand by my January thickness, and Enbridge’s prediction that the sluggish response to a pipeline Enbridge proposal is unlikely to rupture in Michigan. proceed, mainly due to the tangled That’s all fine, and to be expected state of aboriginal claims. Wealthy after Premier Christy Clark’s highU.S. foundations that view the B.C. profile confrontation with Alberta North Coast as their 500-year ecoPremier Alison Redford going into experiment will be happy to help the recent premiers’ meeting in fund a decade of legal challenges, Halifax. while continuing the media-spinning Clark’s demands for “worldand protest support they are doing leading” safety and spill now. response, as well as meeting the Even if some way can be found constitutional obligation to consult to levy a B.C. tax on revenues from and accommodate aboriginal the Northern Gateway pipeline, it’s groups along the route, are mostly no solution. For one thing, it would a statement of the obvious. Her call confer an advantage to the Transfor a “fair share” of proceeds from Mountain pipeline that has been exported oil to reflect B.C.’s risk has shipping Alberta oil to Burnaby and been assaulted from all sides. the U.S. for more than 60 years. Pipeline opponents seized on The competing expansion Clark’s suggestion that a major oil proposal by Trans-Mountain’s spill might be tolerable if there was current owner, Kinder Morgan, enough money in it for B.C. NDP shows the inconsistency of leader Adrian Dix picked up the opposition to pipelines. Does theme as he conducted his own anyone really believe that a new
pipeline built to the highest standards ever would be too dangerous, while a 60-year-old pipeline is acceptable? Protesters have an easy target in Kinder Morgan. With a tenfold increase to 25 tankers a month proposed to sail under the Lions Gate bridge, a heavy oil spill from Second Narrows to Stanley Park would be catastrophic to Vancouver’s environment and economy. Tankers have made that trip safely nearly 100 years, but the congested modern shipping lane offers more threat of collision, and clearing Burrard Inlet for near-daily tanker transits would disrupt the rest of B.C.’s shipping trade. An Angus Reid poll last week showed as many as half of respondents remain open-minded about the costs and benefits of new oil pipelines across B.C. Unlike B.C. politicians, they seem interested in learning more before making up their minds. Dix and the NDP ran to the front of the anti-pipeline parade early, as they did with the carbon tax and other issues. Clark began the Northern Gateway discussion with a principled position to wait for the result of the federal review, but that’s apparently out the window with an election looming. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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i We asked: How does your dog handle the summer heat?
She gets regular haircuts... Lots of water, lots of fresh air, lots of love. She just wants to be wherever we are.
He goes (to Whiffin Spit) and he stays in the shade. But being in Sooke, we don’t get the summer heat that they have in Victoria.
Both of them swim and lay in the shade. They go from one dog bed to the other.
We shower him off and he goes up to the his belly in swimming.
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LETTERS Noise or summer fun? I really do understand peace and quiet... I am up at 4 a.m. all week for work and I too love quiet, but there is a limit as well. I feel that people need to be aware and have some tolerence to normal summer fun and back yard use. We all have the right to enjoy our home/yards without being nagged. Summer means barbecues, friends, horseshoes, summer games and music. I am appalled at those who have little tolerence for people who have fun and enjoy normal living. My husband and I are not “really young” but we are also not by any means “old.” This summer we have had one barbecue and perhaps two afternoon visits. It is sad when a person pays taxes and works extremely hard for their own well cared for property. People — life is short, enjoy it, and if you can’t enjoy it then please let others enjoy. I agree that there is a limit to noise but seriously, an iPod and a few friends on a Saturday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. does not justify a noise violation, nor does a summer barbecue with games. Even the children in this neighbourhood have a hard time to play
in our block without noise complaints. Perhaps a seniors-only village or subdivision would be a great choice for those who have no tolerance? Seriously folks, life is too short. Enjoy your summers and friends for all too soon it will be gone. D. Farrell Sooke
To Canada’s firefighters When you dial 911 to get help in an emergency, you fully expect a quick response. In the vast majority of cases – from traffic accidents to heart attacks, from hazardous spills to burning buildings – the first to the rescue will be firefighters. People’s lives depend on them and they put their lives at risk for the rest of us everyday. For several years, Canada’s firefighters have been asking three simple things from the Government of Canada. They deserve a decent response. That’s why I’ve introduced Private Member’s Motion M-388 in the House of Commons. It comes up for debate and a vote this fall. On average, 18 firefighters die in the line of duty every year. But there is nothing in place to help provide for their families if they
are killed or become permanently disabled while on the job keeping Canadians safe. So Motion M-388 proposes a one-time $300,000 benefit for firefighters (and for other “public safety officers”) who perish or become disabled. In their work as “first responders” during public health emergencies, like influenza pandemics, firefighters will often come into contact with infected individuals. Like doctors, nurses and other front-line health workers, they need priority access to vaccines and other medications to keep them as safe as possible in the line of duty. Federal guidelines don’t currently provide for this. Motion M-388 corrects that defect. Finally, while most people get out of burning buildings as fast as possible, a firefighter’s job can be the exact opposite. To save lives, they sometimes need to run right into the teeth of a blaze. Certain building materials and techniques can result in fires burning faster and hotter, thus endangering firefighters’ lives, especially during search-andrescue operations. Motion M-388 calls for firefighter safety to become an objective of the National Building Code. These are three modest proposals. They respond to thoughtful, rational requests com-
ing from Canadian firefighters. Please encourage your Member of Parliament to support Motion M-388 – to help look after the courageous firefighters who look after all of us in times of emergency. Yours sincerely, Hon. Ralph Goodale, PC, MP Deputy Leader, Liberal Party of Canada
Triathlon traffic woes Here we go again with road closures in Shirley and elsewhere in the JDFEA for the car company sponsored triathlon. Shirley is a totally inappropriate venue of such an event even with alternating lane closures. Inappropriate because it is dangerous to close the only road in the district - last year the fire department had to respond to an emergency by driving on the highway crowded with bike racers. Inappropriate because it is simply wrong to “land lock in” the local taxpaying residents preventing them from using the only available public highway. Inappropriate because it causes inconvenience to and loss of customers for our local businesses which have a hard enough time surviving these days.
No amount of compensation can adequately address the inappropriateness of holding this event here in Shirley; especially not a token gift such as the defibrillator for the fire department that is apparently being used as a carrot this year; that something that our local Fire Protection Society could purchase a dozen times over without demanding the closure of our only public road. When will the organizers, sponsors and volunteers of this event realize that the public assets of our district including the highway, scenery and West Coast atmosphere should not be for sale for the private commercial benefit of a car company sponsored triathlon. Maybe they could instead start in Sooke; go east bound and close Sooke Road all the way to Colwood and finish the race at the car company sales lot. But they would probably object to that because it is dangerous; inconvenient; uses the only public road for a private event and would cause a loss to local businesses; which is precisely why most Shirley residents say the triathlon is not wanted here. Guy McDannold Shirley, B.C.
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Cont’d from page A9 ball, softball, even baseball, you will enjoy sitting on a lawn chair and have fun watching the great sportsmanship and, really, some great plays that these guys and girls come up with. In particular, I’m citing the 54-50’s slow pitch team. I had the pleasure of watching a game on Aug. 1 that was outstanding. Our team lost by one run, you had to be there to believe it. I would like to encourage those who enjoy good sportsmanship and slow pitch to come out to Stan Jones Park across from the arena down in the valley and see for yourself. Bill Jones Sooke
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LOOKING BACK A trip through the Sooke News Mirror time machine: Aug. 9, 1989 Major parks study under way. The Sooke Parks and Recreation Commission has hired a Victoria firm to develop a master plan for park development in the Sooke Electoral area at a cost of $15,750. The study, which will be broken down into three phases -- data analyses, system analyses and plan preparation and review -- is scheduled for completion in May, 1990. Steve Marsh, chairman of the Sooke Parks and Recreation Commission, said there will be a lot of public participation in the preparation of the plan. “We want to find out what the public wants in the way of parks for our community and learn about areas that they think we should be looking into,” he said. He said the Sooke Parks and Recreation Commission currently has more than two dozen pieces of parks
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Subaru Sooke Triathlon Race Weekend Events August 10 - 12, 2012 Join us for the 6th annual Subaru Sooke Triathlon, happening on Sunday, August 12! Besides catching all the action and excitement on race day, be sure to come out for the fun race weekend community events! Pancake Breakfast - The Sooke Lions Club will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, August 11 before the Kids' Run, from 7am - 11am. All proceeds go towards local community projects supported by the Lions Club.
Submitted photo property which it administers. In previous years, the primary role of the commission, he added, had been administering the area. “But we now have a changing mandate because of the demands for parks development.” Aug. 6, 1997 T’Sou-ke Nation welcomes aboriginal paddlers en route to Games The deep throbbing sound of the drums faded quietly away. T’Sou-ke Chief Jim Cooper stood on the end of the dock, arms raised in welcome. “We are the T’Sou-ke Nation. If you come in peace, we welcome you here to feast with us. Is
there a chief amongst you who will speak for you,” he asked a canoe full of natives approaching the dock. “Yes. I am chief. We come here in peace and we ask to come ashore,” a loud voice boomed back. And so the canoe came forward and the natives disembarked to a welcoming crowd. Four more canoes full of travel weary natives in turn were asked if they came in peace and were welcomed ashore. Standing back from the crowd was Fred Peters, the man who had carved the canoe that T’Sou-ke paddlers had taken to meet the contingent.
Kids’ Run - The DANONE Kids' Fun Run, presented by the Sooke Family Resource Centre, will take place at 10am on Saturday, August 11. There will be two course lengths available - a 750m loop for kids 8 and under and a 1.5km run for kids 9-12. Register your child on Saturday between 8am-9:45am at John Phillips Memorial Park. All kids get race bibs, snacks, goodies and finishers ribbons! Motivational Talk by Biggest Loser Contestant Tara Costa - The popular former contestant on the weight loss reality show, who lost 155 pounds during the 18 weeks she spent on The Biggest Loser campus, has since completed several Sprint, Olympic and Half-Iron distance triathlons, including the 2011 Ironman World Championship in Kona, HI. Costa will speak after the Kid's Run at 10:30am at John Phillips Memorial Park.
ROAD CLOSURES & DELAYS Sunday, August 12th West Coast Road (Highway 14) Westbound: Otter Point Road* to Port Renfrew: 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM Eastbound: Port Renfrew to Otter Point* Road: 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM *Otter Point Road and West Coast Road (Highway 14) at westerly intersection (bottom of hill)
Otter Point Road Grant Road to Rhodonite: 7:00am to 3:00pm Westbound: Young Lake Road to West Coast Rd: 7:00am to 10:00am Eastbound: West Coast Road to Rhodonite: 7:00am to 12:30pm Provisions will be made for local traffic at designated times. Expect congestion & delays on the run course route along Sooke Rd. between Otter Point Rd. and Whiffin Spit Rd.
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Sooke’s original ‘Mom’ While the café built by Howard Lewis in 1963 across from the Sooke Community Hall was first called ‘Joker’s Grill’ it has enjoyed a long history as ‘Mom’s Café.’ A landmark in town today - but when the place was built, this widespread community boasted perhaps a total of 4,000 residents. The new eatery at the corner of Sheilds and Eustace meant there were now two downtown diners, as the restaurant at the corner of Sooke Road and Townsend had been established at the end of World War II. Howard Lewis’ wife Jean is seen here in 1949 with baby Lenore, an All Sooke Day baby show winner. When Lenore Lewis entered her teens, she, like most teenagers, looked for a place to hang out, and was excited that her parents were building a restaurant. Also like many teenaged girls, Lenore was crazy about horses and especially her horse called ‘Joker.’ Was it any wonder then, that the café was first given the name Joker’s Grill? Jean Lewis, the original mom’s cook, had some restaurant background, which included working for Madame Marie Lavertu at Sooke Harbour House. One of the specialties that built the restaurant’s reputation was pan-fried oysters. Another has been the legendary mile-high pies. Lenore, now married to Eric Blight and a resident of Vancouver,
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SSES long weekend salmon derby a success
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(Clockwise from top left) Derby participants filled up the picnic tables at the Sooke Flats on Aug. 5 for the announcement of prizes and steak dinner. Mel Hull guts and cleans a salmon brought in for entry -- a common practice for fishing tournaments. All salmon are weighed in with innards still in place, which can make a difference of about five to six pounds for a large catch. A group of volunteers man the official weigh-in station, across the street from Evergreen Centre. Robert Gamache, Sooke Salmon Enhancement vice-president, prepares burgers with homemade barbecue sauce for hungry and hardworking volunteers. The top hefty salmon catches for Aug. 4 were on display at the weigh-in station. One caught by top derby winner Zack Homer, at nearly 44 pounds, and another by Jesse Legg weighing almost 26 pounds. Troy Smith, 17, holds up his 29.5-pound hatchery Chinook caught on Aug. 4.
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The ninth annual Sooke Salmon Enhancement Derby ran from Aug. 4 to 5, and sold about 250 of 300 available tickets. ”We’ve had better,” said Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society president, Mel Hull of ticket sales. “It definitely makes the derby a success, but we have sold out once or twice before.”
The Chinook derby reels in a majority of the non-profit’s operating funds for the year. He said the slight drop in entrants could be for a variety of reasons, citing the poor economy and increasing costs of owning a fishing boat and the recreational sport itself. During derby hours, entrants trickled in and out of the weigh-in station, which officially closed on Aug. 5 at 1 p.m.
Participants then headed down to the Sooke Flats for the announcement of derby prizes and steak dinner, catered by the Sooke Lions. The top three Chinook catches this year were: Zack Homer with a 43.90-pound fish for the top cash prize of $5,000. Dave Purnell with a 34.20-pound catch for $2,500. Jody Billings, with a
32.25-pound salmon for a half day charter with No Limit Charters. Boundaries for the derby were from the Sheringham Pt. Lighthouse to Race Rocks in Victoria. The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society currently operates the Jack Brooks Hatchery -- named after the society’s founder -- at Rocky Creek, with an objective to sustain local salmon populations.
SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2012 Cont’d from page A10 that T’Sou-ke paddlers had taken to meet the contingent. Yes, he nodded, this was a very proud moment for him. “I carved that canoe for the T’Sou-ke band. I came down here five years ago to do some carving for them, and I’m still here,” said the former Nitinat resident. Aug. 6, 2003 Lund lobbied to join boundary study committee by members Three members of the Boundary Restructure Study Committee (BRSC) have made overtures to Juan de Fuca’s regional director, asking the estranged politician to rejoin the party. On July 28, BRSC members Arnie Campbell, Bruce Lemire-Elmore (both from Otter Point) and Sue Smee (Shirley) had a twohour meeting with Erik Lund. They wanted to hear his concerns and try to convince him to attend the planned Sept. 18 committee meeting. The committee is investigating whether some or all of East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley and Jordan River should amalgamate with the District of Sooke. “We tried to encourage him to be more cooperative,” Campbell said. Lemire-Elmore said he and his fellow rural BRSC members wanted to get a clear idea of why Lund has not participated in the committee since being elected regional director last
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November. “They told me where they were coming from. I mostly just listened,” Lund said. He said he can’t control the study, he doesn’t know where it’s heading and he doesn’t think it’s in the public interest. Aug. 4, 2010 Seniors to be displaced Word has raced through the 150 or so clients of the Sooke Seniors’ Drop-in Centre, and the word is unsettling. The facility on the south side of Sooke Road, just east of Otter Point Road may only have several months left in the location is has occupied for the past half-decade. Centre president Carol Pinalski is confident she speaks for clients and about a dozen volunteers when she expresses worry and uncertainty about the group’s future. She’s keen on letting the community know of the situation so if anyone has constructive ideas they can share them. The building has been sold to a dental/ medical concern and Pinalski says the new owners have indicated a desire to occupy office space in the building as early as Aug. 15. The spokesperson added that all communication with the new landlords had, as of last Saturday, been verbal, and that November was mentioned as a time by which the seniors would likely need to vacate.
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The family of Vern Moore invites friends to share in the celebration of his 90th birthday. Please join us at the common room of Sandpiper Place, 6585 Country Road on Saturday, August 11th, between 1:00 and 3:00 pm to wish Vern the best on his special day.
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Upcoming Public Meetings Regular Council Meeting Monday, August 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm Sooke Economic Development Commission Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 7:00 pm Sooke Starlight Cinema at Ed Macgregor Park For three nights this summer, Ed Macgregor Park will be transformed into an outdoor movie theater! Bring your family and friends for a night of entertainment featuring some of the most anticipated movies of the year. Admission by donation and concession will be available. Movie Nights: August 11th, August 25th, August 31st Location: Ed Macgregor Park at 6765 West Coast Road www.sookestarlightcinema.com All proceeds donated to local not for profit groups. Sponsored by the District of Sooke and the Economic Development Commission. This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca WHAT’S NEW AT THE DISTRICTCHECK IT OUT! At www.sooke.ca
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There is still another month until school starts and there is plenty to do to keep yourself and your children occupied. You can always take a hike along the many trails, long and short, in the area. There is the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, a wilderness hiking trail with levels of difficulty, is 47-kilometres long and skirts the Pacific coastline. East Sooke Regional Park has 50 kilometres of trails along the windswept coast, over dry hilltops and through dark rainforest to sheltered coves. East Sooke Regional Park is over 1,433.94 hectares in size. Pocket beaches, rocky bays and tidal pools are there for exploring or scuba diving. Check the Capital Regional District website for more details on entrance points and any regulations. www. crd.bc.caparks/east-
sooke. While you are in East Sooke, visit Ragley and Glenairley Farms for fresh seasonal produce and fresh baked goods, Scattered throughout Sooke are trails leading into the Sooke hills and the many lakes accessible by non-motorized methods. Information on these can be found at the Tourist Information Centre located at the Sooke Region Museum on Phillips Road. Take part of the day and explore the museum and learn about the interesting history of the Sooke region. More information at: www.sookeregionmuseum.com. SEAPARC Leisure Complex has a number of activities aimed at the kids and information on day programs can be found at the complex, by calling 250-642-8000 or online at www.crd. bc.ca./seaparc. Beachcombing is a great way to enjoy the beaches in the area. Along Highway 14 there are a number of provincial campgrounds and
public beaches. French Beach offers yearround vehicle accessible camping and hiking trails, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park is for those who may wish to hike and camp. Sombrio, Mystic, Botanical and China beaches are all within a short drive from Sooke. Each beach has its own particular features. Drive to Port Renfrew and take a tour to Avatar Grove, an ancient forest with incredible gnarly trees. You can also enjoy beach walking, fishing and playing in the surf in this small village at the edge of the rainforest. Take a stroll along Whiffin Spit. The Sooke Potholes are a favourite place to spend an day just playing in the water. There is camping available and it is a access point to the Galloping Goose Regional Trail which stretches from Sidney to Sooke. Cycle, horseback ride or hike this in segments or the entire length. Whalewatching, fish-
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stores located in the town core. It is, after all, all about the hunt. Practice your swing at the challenging little par-three golf course in Sooke on Throup Road and it is a hour or so well spent. Sooke has a number of activities listed for August and these include the Subaru Sooke International Triathlon on Aug. 12, Stinking Fish Studio Tour ongoing until Aug. 12, Art in the Park at Ed Macgregor Park in Sooke on Aug. 18-19.
Attend Shirley Days in the small community along Hwy 14 on Aug.19. It’s a family affair with games for the kids, craft and food booths and all manner of things from watermelon-eating contests to entertainment. A beer garden and salmon barbecue are all a part of the fun. It is the 75th anniversary of the Shirley Community Hall and the 25th anniversary of the Shirley Volunteer Fire Department. You may want to try surfing at Jordan River
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iki Hodgkinson was 16 when she shaved her head for the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Eleven years later she’s riding in the Tour de Rock as a rookie officer with Saanich police. The annual fundraiser she started at Oak Bay high school has been ongoing ever since. “I’ve wanted to get involved since then, and wanted to be (a cop), I just didn’t think I’d be able to ride on the Tour so soon,” Hodgkinson said. The 27-year-old is at one end of the spectrum, while fellow Saanich officer Jana Sawyer is at the other end. Sawyer has worn a badge for 28 years, starting with nine years in the RCMP. The past 19 years she’s been with Saanich, making her one of the longest serving women there. “I’d always wanted to ride the Tour de Rock, but with three teenage boys and a husband with (Victoria Police Department), I needed the support from home, and now I’ve got it,” Sawyer said. Cancer has taken a personal toll on her family. “Lung cancer took my mother-in-law eight years ago and my own mom six years ago when it spread to her brain.” Rookie or veteran, both police officers have learned a lot about bicycling, and a lot about what makes the Tour de Rock such a demanding but rewarding campaign. “As far as cycling, you couldn’t jump into it with this type of training intensity without such a big goal,” Sawyer said. While cycling at this level is new for
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Saanich police officers Jana Sawyer, left, and Niki Hodgkinson represent the senior and rookie ranks of the SPD on this year’s Tour de Rock. Hodgkinson, she brings experience to the fundraising component. Oak Bay High can be relied on as one of the highest contributors from the Greater Victoria community, as well as Reynolds secondary. “Reynolds (principal) Alana Charlton was at Oak Bay when I was a student and helped me get the campaign started,” Hodgkinson said. Biking too, was Hodgkinson’s initiative. Seniority usually dictates which Saanich Police officers will ride on the Tour de Rock, but the rookie was ready. “Last year when I got hired the first thing I bought was a (road) bike. But I don’t think anyone’s done Tour de Rock in their first year here. I got lucky.”
Lucky is something Sawyer hasn’t been. Twice she’s taken a spill, the first a dangerous tumble over the handlebars and onto the pavement down Willis Point Road. It kept her away from training for 10 days. Soon after she returned, Sawyer twisted her ankle trying to detach her cleat from the pedal during a speedy descent near Observatory Hill. Sprained ankle and all, Sawyer toughed it up the team’s ascent of Mount Washington last week, their most exhausting day of training by far. “Once you do (Mt. Washington), you know you can handle any day on the Tour,” Sawyer said. “It’s a confidence builder.”
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he Sooke Folk Music Society normally curtails itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driver â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;til she dropsâ&#x20AC;? 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, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we managed,â&#x20AC;? Stacey said as she looked back at her first encounter with the world of touring. Stacey Earleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, playing rhythm guitar in her brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;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.â&#x20AC;? Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar playing and his dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had someone tuning my guitar, strapping on my guitar,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.â&#x20AC;? Over the years Stacey and Mark have learned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; good times and bad, thereby completing the love they have. Together they share the full load of getting by day-by-day. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Stuartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Left of
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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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a lovely weekend and a lot of people,â&#x20AC;? said Sally Manning, show coordinator. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a colourful and happy show.â&#x20AC;? 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Port Alberni,â&#x20AC;? Best Two-Dimensional work. The Best Three-Dimensional work award was awarded to Jan Johnson for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minotaur Overseeing Intake,â&#x20AC;? while Debbie Clarkson took the award for the Best Photography for her â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Habana Elegante #3.â&#x20AC;? Dana Sitarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I Do Not Follow the Rulesâ&#x20AC;? took the award for Best Fibre. Honourable mentions were given to Chuck Minten for his â&#x20AC;&#x153;Circle of Friendsâ&#x20AC;? wood table and Anne Boquistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;YoYoTokTikâ&#x20AC;? gourd and found object piece. Other winners include Heather Hamiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Internal Reflectionsâ&#x20AC;? pendant (Best Jewellery); Jo Ludwigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Titleâ&#x20AC;? glass piece (Best Glass); Metchosinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Judi Dyelle won Best Ceramic for her â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Series #1â&#x20AC;?; and Jeff Molloyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for his mixed media piece â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Man of the Cloth. Other honourable mentions went to Debbie Jansen for her fused glass, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Untitledâ&#x20AC;?, Eliza Heminwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fibre wall piece, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Haberdasherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gardenâ&#x20AC;? and Leonard Buttâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uchiâ&#x20AC;? raku sculpture. The adjudicators each chose a work for Jurorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice. Richard White gave full marks to Nicolas Vandergugtenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lino block print â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridgework #3â&#x20AC;?; Grant Leier (substituting for Carol Sabiston) awarded Dee de Witâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Still Life with Mangoâ&#x20AC;? his kudos; and juror Nixie Barton chose Johannes Landmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oil painting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Benchwarmer.â&#x20AC;? Manning said the attendance was keeping in line with past years as were the sales.
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Arts & Entertainment Art from colours and shards of glass Two artists to will be exhibiting their work at the Sooke Harbour House during the month of August Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Cycles of life, shards of history, and seeds of creativity are three elements that happen to blend into the work of Deryk Houston and Elizabeth Wellburn. Houston and Wellburn are a couple and artists who will be combining their talents for a month-long exhibition at the Sooke Harbour House during the month of August. The cycles of life come from Houston’s paintings which attempt to answer the question of “Why we are here” and distance between good and bad. The shards of history translates in different ways for each of the artists. Houston’s fascination with war and Wellburn’s transformation of discarded glass into stained glass windows. The seeds of creativity are there for the both of them. Houston states that his work is about peace and war and the thin thread that separates the two. He explains his work, “Our studies of atomic
structure and equations can be used for bombs or medicine so I might feature those equations in my paintings. I find it interesting to note how someone might quote Gandhi one day and support military intervention the next. Also interesting that this flaw of logic is likely in us all at some time. My art helps me find answers or at least cope with these realities.” Houston has had one man exhibitions in the former Soviet Union, Iraq, Scotland, the U.S.A. and Canada. His work was featured in the National Film Board of Canada’s documentary, From Baghdad to Peace Country. He has an anti-war piece in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. In the permanent collection, with the recommendation of The National Gallery of Canada.
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(Clockwise from top left) Painting titled Black Birds Arise by Deryk Houston. A colourful myriad of stained glass compiled into art by Elizabeth Wellburn. A field of flowers painting titled Beautiful of folds by Houston. The work of the two artists who are also a couple will be on display at the Sooke Harbour House for the month of August.
Then couple are regular visitors to Sooke and have recently purchased a home here. They have a soft spot for this area and together they are currently working on a book about Point No
Point. Wellburn is the writer and Houston, the illustrator. They previously worked together on the children’s book, Echoes from the Square, published by Rubicon Publishing. Wellburn describes her work: “I start with
discarded windows from heritage houses and work with chunks of recycled glass (chipped serving dishes, old stemware and scraps of glass from any source I can access). I kilnform the individual chunks to flatten, smooth and/
or provide texture, and use a crystal clear two-component epoxy to adhere the chunks to the original window. The results are very three-dimensional (relief) and of course they transmit light in the way that a stained
glass window would.” Local Colour will feature 20 pieces of artwork from Aug. 1 to 27. The Sooke Harbour House Gallery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Some fine summer reading: Books of and about the characters and history in B.C. Book reviews on a notable historical figure, trees in the pacific northwest, and superfood Kale
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The Legendary Betty Frank the Cariboo’s Alpine Queen Author: Betty Frank and Sage Birchwater Caitlin Press 236 pages, soft cover Every community has its legendary char-
acters and the Cariboo is no exception. Betty Frank lived and loved in the mountains around the Williams Lake area for many years running a trap line and guide business. She was as tough as any man, but they always knew she was a woman. From her isolated childhood in the Peace River country to the coastal communities where she skipped and played among the log booms in Owen Bay. She was strong willed and fiercely independent, the perfect combination for her future as a teacher in northern B.C. She put herself through school in Victoria and acquired a teaching certificate, which proved to be
her passport to northern British Columbia. She did teach but her dream had always been to be a game guide and a trapper. She raised dogs and kids and married a time or two. She was a free spirit when women were expected to tow a more conventional line. She is a true adventurer and oneof-a-kind. Characters such as Betty Frank are disappearing as the years roll by and unfortunately they are now most often captured on the pages of books rather than in the back country. This book offers just a glimpse into this woman’s life and leaves you nostalgic for characters such as she. She is now 80 years old, and
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Foldout pamphlet Harbour Publishing The perfect companion reference for those who wander through the forests wondering, what kind of tree is that? This rainproof foldout provides all the details of the trees one might come across in the pacific Northwest. Information on the range, seeds and cones, heights and bark of 26 different trees is included. Trees are grouped into evergreen and deciduous tree categories. A handy reference with a small price tag and a small size, perfect for one’s jacket pocket.
The Book of Kale The Easy-To-Grow Superfood Author: Sharon Hanna 192 pages, softcover Colour photos Harbour Publishing It’s called a superfood, an anti-oxidant rich in phytonutrients and a dream food — it’s the humble, often dis-
carded kale. Sharon Hanna, in The Book of Kale, leads you down the garden path to better health through instructions on how to grow and cook kale. She gives you 80 recipes for kale including the most requested — kale chips. There are also recipes for salads, breakfast smoothies, starters and light meals as well as vegetables, side dishes and mains. The colour photographs are inspirational and actually make you feel like cooking with kale. The Book of Kale would be a great addition to anyone’s cook book library.
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Local woman travels the world as Copper Cowgirl Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
When painted bronze and dressed in chaps and cowboy hat with gravity-defying pigtails, Claire Bezuidenhout is unrecognizable. The 29-year-old Sooke resident works in the unorthodox profession of street performance art. Usually seen in downtown Victoria as the Copper Cowgirl, Bezuidenhout pulls four to eight hour shifts as a statue that comes to life with the drop of a coin. “I’m coin operated so I’m really still, and then if you put a coin in I kind of come to life,” Bezuidenhout said. In robotic type movements, Bezuidenhout playfully enacts western scenes like quick draws and stare downs with random strangers. “I love it. It’s a lot of fun to kind of amaze
people, and it’s so much fun being able to make people laugh,” she said.
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‘It’s so much fun being able to make people laugh.’ --Claire Bezuidenhout Street performance artist
After honing her craft for about four years, which includes a two year stint studying theatre in Paris, Bezuidenhout can remain so still that many passers-by don’t realize she’s a living and breathing human. “I scare a lot of people a lot of the time because they don’t notice me right away, because they think I’m a statue, and then I’ll move and they’ll freak out,” she laughed. Bezuidenhout stated the best part of her job
“A lot of the time they’re not expecting it, they’re just going about their daily lives and they come and have this random encounter where they get to be silly and fun.” The idea behind the Copper Cowgirl, who was modelled after Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and Jessie from Disney’s Toy Story, came from a desire to live out a childhood dream. “I always wanted to be a real cowgirl when I was a little girl,” she
said, adding the adventurous western wrangler spirit and her love of horses drew her to assume the persona. Down-to-earth with a hint of eccentricity, it is almost befitting that Bezuidenhout entered the performing arts circuit upon her graduation from the University of Victoria with a bachelor of arts. After having marvelled at statue street performers as a spectator, Bezuidenhout decided to travel the world in the profession. “I like the blending of art and performance, those are two things I really like. I thought it’d be a really nice way to be artistic and travel at the same time.” Her act has taken her to New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Germany. When in Europe, the Copper Cowgirl is retired, and Bezuiden-
hout assumes the role of Ulla the Viking -- just to fit in with the culture. In the Canadian winter months, the Copper Cowgirl travels with the summer and moves to Australia. This summer, Beizuidenhout participated in the Victoria International Buskers Festival, Halifax International Busker Festival and will appear at the upcoming Scotiabank Buskerfest in Toronto from Aug. 23 to 26. Epilepsy Toronto runs the event, which serves as their largest fundraiser for the year. “I feel really great about all the proceeds of the festival going to them,” Beizuidenhout said. Pirjo Raits photo
Claire Bezuidenhout peforms in downtown Victoria.
Pottery artist makes first showing at SFAS Brittany Lee Sooke News Mirror
Marcelle Glock, also known as the Mad Mud Slinger, demonstrates her pottery and clay work at the Sooke Fine Arts Show last Friday. It was a first for the 37 year old, who is from Mudge Island located between Gabriola Island and Nanaimo. “The volunteers, they are so warm, friendly, accommodating, and I think that’s been the biggest (enjoyment),” Glock says. Seeing the work of other artists has been inspiring, she adds. “I get inspired by the glasswork, the paintings, the fibres, just the creative energy that’s everywhere.” Glock’s work is a mixture of functional pottery and ornate clay sculptures. “I merge the two, like a sculpture might have a slight purpose or something that’s functional might be quite ornate,” she says of her work. What makes her work stand out is that every piece is wood-fired. “There’s a certain
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Marcelle Glock was a demonstration. type of surface beauty that you can really only get from wood-firing,” Glock says. Although Glock has had an interest in art
feature at the Sooke Fine Arts Show artist since a young age, she didn’t focus on pottery and clay work until she was about 18 years old, when she apprenticed with a master potter
from Gabriola Island. To learn more about Glock and her work, visit www.madmudslinger.com.
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Final tournament for Slo-Pitch president Mike Gibson, Sooke Slo-Pitch Association president, leaving after 27 years of involvement in tourney Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
The Sooke Slo-Pitch Association tournament, which ran from Aug. 4 to 6 in the Fred Milne park area, will be the last for association president, Mike Gibson. Gibson, now in his late 50s, is ready to pass on the torch after running the event for 27 years. “Somebody else can do my job,” he said, adding it will be a bittersweet departure to leave the tight-knit Sooke slow pitch community. And the feeling may be mutual, as Gibson was awarded two memorial trophies, the George Hovell and Larry Grunow, for his hard work and dedication. The reason behind his resignation is simply age. “I’m getting too old to play with the young people,” Gibson explained. “My reactions are not as good as what they used to be.” His last year as president of the association, which he overtook in ‘84, was marked with the introduction of a men’s division and the construction of parallel parking along Sooke River Road. The parallel parking cost $2,000 to develop and had 67 cars parked per day on average. The cost and labour of the parking lot was borne by the association. Gibson said the tourna-
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Mike Gibson, Sooke Slo-Pitch Association president, was recognized for his dedication and hard work with two memorial trophies, the George Hovell and Larry Grunow, on Aug. 6. John Mactavish, player for Anything’s Possible, goes up to bat for the final game against the Hawks. ment, which saw 26 mixed teams and six men’s teams participate, was a success. “The tournament went really well. Everybody had a good time, there were no problems in the beer garden, no problems on the playing field,” he said. “It’s a family event.” Although his affiliation with the Sooke Slo-PItch Association will end, Gibson doesn’t intend to stop playing ball. He has plans to join the Victoria Men’s Masters Slopitch League for players
aged 40 and up. Standings for the tournament are listed below: A division First place: Gazoos Second place: Jack Hammer Third place: Team Works Fourth place: Big Rock Masonry B division First place: Anything’s Possible Second place: Hawks Third place: Shattered Dreams Fourth place: Crows
C division First place: Wailers Second place: Scared Hittless Third place: Readers Fourth place: Ash Souls Men’s division First place: K-9 Second place: Pemberton Holmes Third place: Hammers Fourth place: Foggers Cash prizes ranged from $200 to $1,000 along with other material prizes.
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This week; we are happy to feature Daisy Irwin as our SEAPARC Star of the Week. She is a delightful 7 year old who attends Ecole Poirier’s French Immersion School. She loves learning French but adores Math! As far as sports go, Daisy likes dirt biking and swimming most. She has taken skating lessons but doesn’t need them anymore because she is very good at it already. She did well in swimming lessons too and earned her “Swim to Survive” certificate. Daisy tells us that she likes surfing at Tofino with her family and would like to learn gymnastics someday (and maybe even compete in the Olympics). She is proud of musical achievements, telling us that she has taken piano lessons from her teacher Trish for about a year now and is learning a lot from her. She added that she has her own guitar as well and hopes to learn to play it one day. Her other musical interest at this time is Justin Bieber. She is anxiously waiting October, when she and the girls are going to see him play live in Vancouver! She likes to collect beach glass with her Dad and her older sister Molly. When she’s home; Daisy helps out by cleaning her room, making her bed and feeding their dog Sunny. Daisy is proud to be a very good big sister to little Violette, adding that her little sister is JUST SO CUTE!!! When we asked Daisy what she would like to be when she grows up, she told us that she wants to be a Mom, and take care of her children, but also plans on being a Rock Star on the side! What an amazing girl you are Daisy, thank you for being our SEAPARC Star of the Week!
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One of only two baseball players in Sooke has been selected to play in the Canada Cup National Championships in London, Ontario from Aug. 8 to 12. Kurt Horne, 15, set himself a part at a four-day try out camp in Langley last month, where 120 players were parred down to 20 for the B.C. U17 Selects provincial baseball team. “It was a really cool experience getting to see all the levels of baseball, all the talent that comes from B.C.,” Horne said. The tournament will see scouts from 30 Major League Baseball teams and a chance to be chosen for next year’s junior national team -- a current goal for Horne. Although the pressure is on, Horne responded to the greatest opportunity of his career yet in a calm and collected manner. “It’s been nervewracking, but I think it’ll be a really great experience. I just hope to play well when I’m there.” During the regular season, the Edward Milne community school student plays for the Victoria Eagles in the B.C. Premier
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Sooke’s Kurt Horne, 15, was selected to be play on provincial team. league. Standing nearly sixfoot-five, the teen’s height and left-handed pitch have gained him the reputation as the, ‘Big, left-handed kid from Victoria.’ “He’s a left-handed thrower, which is not
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continues on that path, I think the sky is the limit for him.” To which Horne’s father agreed. “I wish I had half his talent when I was his age, and you know, his brother feels the same way, too,” said Rocky Horne. “Kurt’s dedicated himself to be a quality baseball player. All the hard work he’s put forth has brought him to the position he’s at right now.” Coming from a family of baseball fanatics, it was a natural progression for Horne to pursue the sport. As former baseball players, Horne’s father and older brother gave the teen his foundation in the game. But it was his paternal grandfather who should be credited with introducing Horne to the sport. As a tot, prior to officially joining the sport at five years old, Horne’s grandfather taught him how to hit a golf ballsized Wiffle ball with a broom stick -- opening the flood gate to a life of baseball. “I’d get home from school, and the first thing you’d do is go out back and play a game of baseball,” Horne said.
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WestShore Centre is the school of choice for over 3000 residents. What are you interested in learning? What would you like to change for your future? Come and join our growing Westshore family. WestShore Centre is a thriving part of School District 62, providing academic courses, grade 12 completion and workplace training since 1986.
What Is Distributed Learning? If you haven’t given Distributed Learning a try, then now is the time to explore your potential as a learner! Distributed Learning (DL) allows everyone to have access to their education anywhere and anytime. Through the flexibility of learning outside of the traditional classroom it allows you to learn at a distance from your teacher whether you are working at home, you are attending another school or you are in a mobile phase of your life. At WestShore Centre we offer Distributed Learning courses to students in grades 10 to 12 or for adults who are: returning to upgrade for graduation, improving their academic status for registration at a post secondary school/college, improving their skills for the career they have now or for those wishing to be lifelong learners. It is not always feasible for learners to take time away from work, families or other studies to gain the education they desire. That is why the Distributed Learning model works so well for so many people and why it is now one of the fastest-growing
forms of education in the province of British Columbia. At WestShore we are able to offer you a full range of courses through the DL model. Distributed Learning offers an engaging learning environment with access to our incredible WestShore teaching staff. The majority of our courses are offered on-line in computer-based environments; however, we also have paper-based courses if that suits your learning preference.
The Future is at WestShore We have 5 outstanding teachers, who are teaching the Futures Program at WestShore. The grade 9 cohort is taught by Michelle Bond (teaching all subjects), the grade 10 cohort is shared between Devon StokesBennett (English and Socials) and Dawn Anderson (Math and Sciences) and the grade
11 cohort is shared between Tanya Berg (English and Socials) and Dermott Crofton (Math and Sciences). This program of choice utilizes the newest blend of technology and education available. The students are afforded many hands-on experiences with new and emerging technologies while working to complete their grade curriculum. Students in this program stay as a cohort so that they are able to build strong relationships with each other and create a vibrant learning community. The energetic staff works hard to ensure an excellent blend of the academic, social and emotional growth for each student. The students who emerge from the Futures Program leave with more than excellent experiences from being in a modern learning environment. They also have strong core academic skills, understand their strengths as a learner and are able to work well individually or in a group. This program creates an excellent core platform for their future careers and studies. If this sounds like the program for you, please contact the school and we will provide you with more details about this exciting way to learn.
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Did you know that for grades 10-12 you can attend multiple schools and programs to allow for maximum learning opportunities. You can even go to college while attending high school. See Camosun ad page 4.
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Fast Forward to Graduation It is never too late to graduate from high school! WestShore’s Fast Forward to Graduation program offers non-graduated adults an opportunity to graduate in one semester. Enjoy the small class size and great location in Colwood. Many adult students have successfully completed high school using this student focussed program. Semesters run September to January and February to June. Instructor: Andrew Still
First Nations Grad Program Connection to community is a priority in this program. Students participate in career fairs, field trips, attend First Nations community events and partner with local First Nations artists for art class. You will be able to complete all of your graduation requirements. Instructor: Loni Skelton
Advanced Placement On-line Are you planning to go to College or University? Why not try Advanced Placement (AP) courses on-line so that you can gain University credits for free, and at the same time, you can help pave your way to your post secondary learning? We currently offer AP English 12, AP French 12 and AP Calculus 12 as Distributed Learning courses.
There is a little educational gem on the West Coast and it is in Port Renfrew. For several years now WestShore Centre has been offering grade 10 to 12 courses on the Pacheedaht Traditional Territory and now the opportunity is available to everyone in the community of Port Renfrew. If you are interested in taking courses to lead to a high school graduation or just take courses to improve your productivity at work, then we have what you’re looking for. Call our office to find out about the wide array of opportunities available for you in your own community and even your own home. Contact Bonnie Benning 250-391-9002 by phone to discuss your personal course plan. Check out our Website too! www.westshorecentre.com
May of each year. The courses offer you the AP curriculum, and the necessary concepts and skills you need to cover the content as well as offering you the opportunity to practice with old exams and review ideas with your teacher. This experience will provide you with a tremendous advantage when writing your AP exams and the necessary concepts and skills you need, to cover, etc.www. westshorecentre.com
Creative Choices Art 11 & 12 Art class will give you the opportunity to explore the principles and elements of art through drawing, painting and print making. A variety of projects will include pen and ink drawing, scratchboard art, figure drawing, still life drawing, water colour & acrylic painting, and lino block printmaking. Each project will demonstrate different elements and principles of design.
These courses are designed to prepare you to be successful on the Advanced Placement 12 examinations, which are written in
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Carpentry Students construct a variety of projects for members of the community. Students learn workplace safety and basic carpentry and joinery skills under the guidance of experienced instructors. Social Justice 12 This is a self-paced course for those who are passionate about today’s world and want to explore the “issues of the day” while earning high school graduation credits. Introductory to Spanish 10, 11 or Italian 11 Take an introduction language course in Spanish or Italian and learn the basics from greetings and language structures to expressions and cultural understanding. These courses will help those who need a stepping stone to University as well as for those adventurers who love to travel. There is an emphasis on communication which will ensure you are speaking the language in no time!
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WestShore Learning Centre offers Grade 8 to 12 academic courses, leading to a BC Graduation certificate, through our school, Juan de Fuca Distributed Learning.
Classes start each month.
All students registered in any WestShore Centre course or program can drop in to the WestShore Storefront, Monday to Thursday, for homework support with a teacher. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 3:00 pm and 3:30 - 7:30 pm. Please check with your teacher on times for specialized tutorial assistance.
Grade 8-9, On-line provides a more flexible learning environment and the opportunity for self paced learning. Grade 10-12, Secondary school students may supplement their regular school schedule with
additional courses through on-line or use this environment to begin Advanced Placement classes. The Adult Program provides a number of choices, from on-line courses to teacher-led seminars. These programs provide you with flexible learning options to complete graduation requirements or just for your personal interest. One-on-one or Small Group Assistance with homework and assignments is available at the Westshore Storefront located at the Goldstream Campus.
Call 250-391-9002 for an appointment with our academic advisor. Grades 8 & 9 Mathematics Science Social Studies English
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250-391-9002 WestShore Centre, Your School of Choice Medical Terminology This very intensive course will help you develop a solid knowledge of medical terms. Develop a basic understanding of body systems, anatomy, and medical disorders. This course is a fundamental prerequisite for many positions in the medical field. Expect extensive homework. This course is recognized by Camosun College for entry into certain healthcare programs and is the required prerequisite for VIHA and the Medical Transcription Program. Instructor: Angela Kemna
Medical Transcription Practicum: Once the classroom instruction is completed, and learners have fulfilled the required practicum prerequisites, you will work with the instructor to find a suitable placement for a minimum of 40 hours of practical work experience.
Medical Transcription and Medical Office Assistant Monday, August 27, 2012, 6:00 – 7:00 pm 102-814 Goldstream Avenue
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Applicants must fulfill the following prerequisites for acceptance into the program:
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• English 12 or equivalent Medical Terminology (proof of 75% within the last 3 years or assessment)
Prerequisite: English 12 or equivalent
Medical Transcription The focus of the Medical Transcription Program is the use of digital technology to receive and transcribe medical reports, emphasizing a functional and comprehensive review of English usage and Medical Terminology. Learners will practice editing and proofreading techniques while building word processing skills and increasing their typing speed. The program combines traditional in-class training with a hands-on training experience (practicum) at a medical facility, or on-line organization. The Program consists of 115 instructional hours and 40 practicum hours.
A skilled Medical Office Assistant is an invaluable asset to any medical office, able to work smoothly and efficiently with medical professionals and patients while performing a
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Text: $100, The Language of Medicine, 9th Ed.
Medical Office Assistant
• Typing speed of 40 wpm minimum (documentation or assessment is required) • Good computer and word processing skills (documentation or assessment is required) • Expect regular homework. Over 700 dictation minutes out of class work expected. Instructor: Lanka Dimitrijevic Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:30 – 9:00 pm Oct. 23 – Apr. 11, 2013 Program Fee: $1870 Registration fee: $50 (non–refundable) Materials: $380, (includes books, CD’s & WAV pedal, USB headphones)
Digital Medical Transcription Discuss the importance of patient record confidentiality, the legal relationships between physicians and patients. Using computers and medical transcription equipment, you will learn how to transcribe medical reports, dictating practices, as well as efficient use of medical references and professional ethics are emphasized and practiced throughout.
Medical Office Assistant Procedures Learn office procedures, medical records, communications, how to assist physicians and the importance of confidentiality. Medical Billing & Keyboarding Learn computerized medical billing and scheduling using OSLER Medical Systems. A comprehensive medical billing program with varied and up-todate modules that will assist the MOA in the medical office. Keyboarding speed and accuracy is a portion of this medical program and vital to an MOA.
range of office duties. If you enjoy working with people in a dynamic environment, this program will provide you with the skills to get started in this exciting career.
Instructor: Lee Price
Designed for adult students who already have prior computer and typing skills, this program consists of four core topics which total 80 hours, Basic Medical Terminology for MOA’s, Medical Office Assistant Procedures, Computerized Medical Billing and Medical Keyboarding.
Program Fee: $1100
Basic Medical Terminology for MOA’s
Program Fee: $800
This course introduces you to basic medical terms you may encounter in a medical office or clinic. This course is offered as a prerequisite for Medical Office Assistant Procedures but does not fulfill entry outcomes into VIHA and most college programs. Adult students who have completed the 60 hour Medical Terminology course within the past 3 years, with 75% or better are not required to take the Basic Medical Terminology for MOA’s course.
Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30 – 9:00 pm Option A Sept. 24 –Jan 30, 2013 Feb. 11 – June 5, 2013 Registration fee: $50 (non –refundable) Book: Medical Terminology – A short Course 6th Ed. & Materials: $150 Option B Nov. 14 – Jan 30, 2013 Apr. 3 – June 5, 2013 Registration fee: $50 (non–refundable) Materials: $100 Prerequisite: English 12 or equivalent
How to Apply for Career Programs Complete an application form; meet with the advisor, include all relevant documentation and $50 registration fee. Remainder of program fees are required on acceptance. Download an application from our website www.westshorecentre.com
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Keyboarding and Word 2010 Under the guidance of an experienced instructor, use various typing programs and MS Word to improve your typing skills and increase your speed and accuracy. Learn the main features, text enhancements and proofing tools of Word 2010 to produce professional business letters and documents. Timed typing exercises will be conducted each class. Instructor: Leaoni Webb Classes are Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm Sep 17 – Nov 5 Feb 4 – Mar 18, 2013 Fee: $225 - Text: $25
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This course is required for construction and road maintenance workers or for those who deal with traffic as part of their work. You will cover the newest Ministry of Transportation and Highways & WCB regulations, plus safe traffic control procedures and set-ups. Must wear approved footwear. Dress appropriately for the weather.
This Safety training course meets the requirements of WorkSafe BC and Canada Labour code regulations. The focus is on the prevention of accident & injuries that may be caused by the improper and unsafe use of forklifts. The training consists of a short classroom session and one-on-one practical training. Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a wallet card with a 3 year record of completion.
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Bookkeeping Basics Learn the fundamentals of the manual double entry bookkeeping system. Learn how to maintain a set of books and understand the principles involved. Instructor: Kerry Hall-Jardine Classes are Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30 pm Oct 17 - Dec 5 Feb 6 - Mar 27, 2013 Fee: $275 - Text: $100 - Basic Bookkeeping – An Office Simulation
Bookkeeping Foundations with Simply Accounting Learn how to cope with the bookkeeping demands of a small business. Explore the concepts and application of both manual and computerized bookkeeping through relevant, practical exercises and projects. The last 5 classes are on Simply Accounting. Instructor: Kerry Hall-Jardine Classes are Thursdays & Fridays, 6:00-9:00 pm Oct 11 - Nov 29 Feb 7, 2012 - Mar 28, 2013 Fee: $675 - Texts: $150 - Basic Bookkeeping – An Office Simulation & Simply Accounting
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Learn the basic principles in the operation of air brakes. Prepare for the provincial certification exam. The interactive classroom instruction includes an air equipped training device, a demonstration brake wheel and audiovisual aids. This course includes 16 hours of classroom instruction and 4 hours of practical hands-on training on an air brakeequipped vehicle.
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Camosun’s back with more in the West Shore! Choose from five university transfer courses, starting this fall. Each course provides transfer credit to UVic, VIU, UBC, SFU, and other BC universities. Find details online at bctransferguide.ca.
Indigenous Studio Arts
Academic Writing Strategies
Administration of Justice
Natural Hazards
Contemporary Issues
ART 106 5-9pm, Monday, Sept 10 - Dec 10 WestShore Annex room 1046 Instuctor: Peter Morin
ENGL 151 6-9pm, Tuesday, Sept 11 - Dec 11 Spencer Middle School room 202 Instuctor: TBA
CRIM 150 6-9pm, Wednesday, Sept 12- Dec 12 Spencer Middle School room 202 Instuctor: TBA
GEOG 111 6-10pm, Thursday, Sept 13- Dec 13 Spencer Middle School room 202 Instuctor: Trisha Jarrett
PSYC 130 6-9pm, Thursday, Sept 13 - Dec 13 WestShore Annex Portable Instuctor: TBA
By introducing you to Indigenous approaches to art, you will discover the transformative power of creativity through traditional Indigenous art forms. Masks, drums, button blankets and storytelling are all traditional forms for Indigenous cultures; find out how these are still relevant today.
This course provides critical thinking, reading, and writing skills for academic disciplines. Students practice various forms of academic writing, including summary, critical analysis, and written research. Analysis of rhetoric, discourse, and style, along with essay writing, develops awareness of methods of inquiry, critique and reflection.
Learn about the Canadian political system and how it relates to the law and legal institutions of Canada. Specifically, this course is an introduction to the historical development and current operation of governing and law-making institutions in Canada, and the political, constitutional, and legal concepts of the Canadian justice system.
An introduction to the impact of human activity on ecological systems. Topics include: ecosystem structure and function, human population change, resource management, and pollution.
This first-year course introduces you to major issues in psychology and considers their historical origins. Topics include personality, abnormal behaviour, and social interactions.
Less time driving means more time studying. And other fun stuff. For 40 years, adult learners have come to Camosun for university transfer courses. But now, we’re coming to you! Continuing our partnership with the WestShore Centre for Learning & Training, Camosun is pleased to offer five more courses this fall, using classroom space in the WestShore Annex (2139 Sooke Rd.) and in Spencer Middle School (1026 Goldstream Ave.) Each course is scheduled for one evening a week, making it a great option for working adults and full time students. You get the benefits of Camosun’s small classes and lower tuition, with the convenience of learning in your own neighbourhood.
Apply now to start this fall. 1. Go to www.camosun.ca/apply to apply online or download an application form to submit by mail. Your application fee will be $36.41 and the program you’re applying for is called: Arts & Science Studies. 2. Enrolment Services will then mail you details about how and when to register. Your tuition fees will be due two weeks after classes start.
Belmont and Edward Milne students: contact your school counsellor about funding these dual-credit courses.
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Young fishermen reels prize winning fish A Sooke teen brought in a 44-pound Chinook to win the top $5,000 prize at last weekend’s derby Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
On Aug. 4, 14-yearold Zack Homer caught a fish story to tell for generations. The local teen reeled in a nearly 44-pound Chinook to win the Sooke Salmon Enhancment Derby first place cash prize of $5,000. Homer and his grandfather, Dave Homer, set out on the open ocean at 5 a.m. for the first day of the derby. What was expected to be a regular day of fishing turned when the teen snagged the massive salmon around 6:45 a.m. near Sheringham Point. “It was really exciting,” he said. “We actually got it tangled in another person’s line, and it was just me and my grandpa there, so my grandpa was helping me out.”
The third party fisherman was kind enough to release his line, so that Homer and his grandfather could bring in the prize Chinook. According to Homer, the monster-size salmon put up a fight that lasted about 45 minutes. The fishing line ran right to the end, causing Homer and his grandfather to trail behind the resistant salmon with their boat. “We had to chase it with the boat so we could get a little line,” Homer stated. His grandfather continued to untangle the line, while Homer reeled in the fish. At first uncertain whether or not they had a handle on the salmon, Homer said it was clear it was a winner when netted. “You could see him coming over the boat
when we netted him that it was a big one. You definitely didn’t want to mess up.” The first-time derby entrant will be sharing the prize money with his fishing mentor and grandfather, who won second place in the derby last year. “I’m splitting it with my grandpa because he’s taken me out lots of times and he took me out that time, too.” Homer added his grandfather, and great grandfather have been taking him out on the water since he was one years old. Although his parents would like him to allocate the winnings to a college fund, Homer has other plans. “I’m not sure what I’m doing with the rest, maybe put it towards an ATV or something.”
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Zack Homer, 14, won the top cash prize of $5,000 at the Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society Derby for a 44-pound Chinook.
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