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Wednesday, DECEMBER 12, 2012
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New Sombrio Bridge opens
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Juan de Fuca Electoral Area director Mike Hicks took took the wheel of a 1955 Monarch be the first vehicle to drive across the new Sombrio Bridge. His passenger was Ida Chong, Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA.
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A whole lot of community spirit! The annual Santa Parade was a huge success as members of the community took part with floats, music and lot of kids. People brought out their children to see the colourful parade and to greet Santa. The event was organized by the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce.
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The long-awaited Sombrio Bridge, which is expected to increase motorist safety and bolster economic tourism, opened to the public on Monday. The Sombrio Bridge replaces a 55-year-old single-lane, wooden structure and eliminates a narrow and dangerous switch back on Highway 14. The two-lane, steel and concrete bridge is east of Port Renfrew and measures 124 metres long. “This bridge which we’re about to open will replace the nastiest switch back possibly in North America,” said Mike Hicks, Juan de Fuca regional director, at a press conference on Dec. 9. “This bridge will immediately prevent many
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motorcycle accidents and deaths attributed to the switch back, and will finally secure the safety of the Port Renfrew and Pacheedaht children travelling every day to school.” The opening of the Sombrio Bridge also marks the completion of the Pacific Marine Circle Route, which Hicks said will, “guarantee economic prosperity for years for Port Renfrew, Jordan River and the Juan de Fuca.” Ida Chong, Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA, said she was pleased the provincial government identified the Sombrio Bridge as a priority. “We are here to celebrate and the celebration is: $12.6 million went into making sure the Sombrio Bridge project was complete,” she said.
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Up Sooke SING-ALONG
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THE SOOKE COMMUNITY Choir presents “Sleigh Bells Sing” at Holy Trinity Church on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.and Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. COME OUT AND enjoy a sing-along. Tickets at Shoppers Drug Mart, from a choir member, or at the door.
SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER & THE LOVE of Dance MOVE THIS! DANCE Studio is giving an informal dance performance for the residents of Ayre Manor on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. APPROXIMATELY 20 DANCERS from the studio, ranging in age from 4 to 16, will perform jazz, tap and modern improvisational works. THE DANCERS WILL then spend some time socializing and sharing holiday treats with the residents and audience members.
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It’s open! Sharron Ho photo
Pacheedaht member Russell Jones, fifth from left, MLA Ida Chong, centre, and Mike Hicks, fourth from right, cut the ribbon to open the new Sombrio Bridge. Also on hand was MLA John Horgan, third from right, and the construction workers who made it happen.
Cont’d from page 1 “For South Vancouver Island, $12.6 million is a substantial amount and I’m very glad... this particular road was the road that was one of the priorities of our government.” In addition to providing safer passage to tourists, residents and commercial traffic, Chong said the Sombrio Bridge could also serve as an alter-
native to the Malahat. “Should there be unfortunate incidents where the Malahat has to be closed down, this can be, although may not be as publicized, an alternative to the route to get back in the South Island.” Ron Gibbins, Port Renfrew BC Ambulance unit chief, said the road improvements will decrease motorvehicle accidents, and greatly improve safety
for emergency personnel and patients. “Driving down that section of highway (the switch back) in the middle of the night in a snowstorm with a patient and a partner in the back, it’s not for the faint of heart.” He said in just over a year, an area leading up to the switch back had about 14 motorcycle accidents. The $12.6 million Sombrio Bridge proj-
ect also included the repair and resurfacing of 5.4 kilometres of Highway 14, east of Sombrio to Lines Creek. The project, which the province started in 2009, also includes a viewpoint 500 metres north of the Sombrio Bridge, overlooking the Olympic Peninsula. Windley Contracting was contracted to complete the project, which created over 125 jobs.
A report coming from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business still has Sooke in the crosshairs, although their figures are two years behind. The report states Sooke was last year’s worst regional performer, although per capita spending decreased by 2 per cent between 2009 and 2010. That’s old news, said Sooke Mayor Wendal Milne. When the report spoke of an increase of 172 per cent in real operating per capita spending, it was based on figures from 2000 when the municipality incorporated. Milne said sewer costs had been included in that number. Spending, he said, was related
to new growth in the district, which also includes cost of living and wages. “I anticipate $100,000 to $150,000 from new growth money,” said Milne. Sooke shows a population growth of 18 per cent between 200-2012. He said there was a 0 per cent tax increase for residential taxes and a -1 per cent for businesses in Sooke. A tax increase is expected in 2013 based on the numbers they have now. “We are looking at a 2 per cent increase and a maximum of 2.5 per cent,” stated Milne. He said anything over 0 per cent would go to infrastructure such as roads. In response to the CFIB report Milne said, “I would hope over the next two to three years we will move up the ladder.”
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Holiday lights Take a drive or a walk to see the efforts people have made to decorate their homes and yards.
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Singing for the seniors The Ecole Poirier elementary school choir sang Christmas carols for the residents of Ayre Manor on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
COUNCIL BRIEFS Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
District of Sooke council made its way through the proposed changes to Bylaw 600 (previously Bylaw 500) at the regular council meeting of Dec. 10. After lengthy discussion on many aspects of the bylaw, council agreed to delay the first and second reading until 6 p.m. on Dec. 14 when a special council meeting would be held. This is to allow council the time to comprehend the material being put into Bylaw 600. A public hearing will be held for Bylaw 600 on Jan. 14, 2013. Planner Tracey Olsen said a written notification would be sent to every household in Sooke in regard to the bylaw. Specific property owners would also receive special written notification where their uses are affected by the changes in the bylaw. Earlier in the meeting, discussion ensued on park zones and a motion had been made to remove the park use in all zones. This motion was defeated. At the portion of the
meeting where public comment was received, Lorien Arnold from Sooke Mountain Cycle took exception to statements made in a letter by Fred Von Ilberg in regard to his being in a conflict situation in regard to the proposed bike skills park in John Phillips Memorial Park. Arnold said he had always conducted himself with integrity and with the best interests
of the community in mind. He said Ilberg’s attack sickened him and he demanded a retraction. he said the attack on himself, his family and his business “will not be tolerated.” He said the “paltry $3,600” the bike group received for studies and plans was nothing compared to the “hundreds of thousands of dollars” spent by the district on legal expenses
perpetuated by Ilberg and others when challenging council decisions, according to former mayor Janet Evans back in 2011. None of those numbers were ever substantiated.
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Article Two: Emergency Preparedness In a disaster children, regardless of age, will be scared and confused due to the chaos occurring. Disasters happen at any time and in any place and families are not always together; children may be at school, at daycare or at a sports game. Has your family talked and planned about what to do if a disaster occurred and the family was not all together? In a disaster you may not be able to phone; phone lines could be down or jammed with calls and your cell phone may not work. Power lines could be down, roads blocked due to fallen trees, flood, fire or other reasons. You may not be able to get to your kids or to know if they are
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Tsunami warning signs used to be in Sooke. safe. Take a moment to discuss, plan and prepare an emergency plan should a disaster occur when the family is not all together in one place. Consider the ages of your children, any special needs they may have and where they might be if a disaster should happen, in school, day care or sport event. Learn what emer-
gency plan and preparation the school or daycare have in place and how would the school or day care communicate with families during a disaster? Would the school or day care be prepared to shelter your child if required, how prepared is the school or day care to handle your child with special needs? If an evacua-
tion of the school or day care was required; do you know where the school or day care would plan to go? Does your child’s school or day care maintain an up to date contact list with information on you and on your delegate should you be unable to pick up your child? Do your children know who to contact if you are unable to be contacted? What about after the disaster? How prepared are you and your children to cope after the disaster. These are just a few of the questions and items to be asked and discussed with your children and with their school, day care or sports group when preparing your emergency plan to make sure your children know and understand what to do if a disaster happens. Website http://www. pep.bc.ca/hazard_prep a re d n e s s / A l l H a z -
ards_WEB.pdf and other websites offer information on planning and preparing emergency kits with tips and lists on items to include in an emergency kit to help you to prepare your children. Also check out the Sooke Fire Rescue Service and Sooke Emergency Program websites. A disaster can happen at any time and in any place and will be frightening. By planning and preparing your children to understand and to know what may occur in a disaster and what they can do, will help you and your children to deal with a disaster and the disaster will hopefully be little less scary and confusing. For up to date information on emergencies, road closures, etc. go to Twitter at: http:// twitter.com/SookeCa by Patricia Baye
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Include your recipes in fall fair cookbook Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Life was very different back in 1912. The Sooke community was self reliant but dependent on each other for their social life. Each fall, the residents would proudly display their talents in gardening, home crafts, baking and everything else which they did on a day-today basis. Born of this was the Sooke Fall Fair Association and in 2013 they will be celebrating
their 100th anniversary, making it one of the oldest and longest-running fall fairs in the province. Their proud history is evident each year in September when they once again gather at the Sooke Community Hall to share their expertise in all things domestic. For 2013, the Sooke Fall Fair Association will be celebrating their 100th with the production of a cookbook. “The idea for the cookbook was because we wanted to do some-
thing special for the 100th,” said president of the SFFA Ida McDonald. “We want to tie in pioneer stories, anecdotes and a bit of local history.” Many folks have their memories of the fall fair and McDonald wants their stories and recipes. There are many prize-winning recipes entered into the fair each year and it is those they want for the cookbook. Along with the recipe, McDonald asks that the
recipe include a short description of how the recipe relates to the fall fair, Sooke life, people who have lived in the community, local history, local agriculture (farming, fishing, forestry) and local ingredients and products. For example, McDonald said Candace Linde won a prize at the fair for her blueberry preserves and those blueberries came from Shirley. If all you have to share are photos, the asso-
ciation would be more than happy to scan and then return them. They can be mailed to: Sooke Fall Fair, P.O. Box 291, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0S9. Other entries can be mailed there as well, or via email to: sookefallfairemail@gmail.com. The deadline for entries is Jan. 15, 2013. “We will accommodate anybody,” said McDonald. For more information, call Martha Moore at 250-642-3181.
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The mine that flooded
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Cowichan Copper When we read of mine disasters occurring anywhere in the world, it is so good to recall that when we ourselves suffered a mini disaster at the copper mine in Jordan River, no lives were lost. It was early in the 1960s that there was a cave in and the waters of the Jordan River broke through the rocks into the tunnel and flooded Cowichan Copper’s Sunro mine. The accompanying photo, published June 2, 1965 in the Grapevine (forerunner to The Mirror) was captioned: “Portal of main tunnel which has now been cleared for a distance of 4300 feet into mountain.” Note the two-foot gauge ore-carrying railway leading deep into the mine, which stands on the east side of the Jordan River, beyond the old hydro powerhouse. The underground mill room on two levels housed machinery, crushers, etc. The Grapevine’s front page story continues: “The underground millsite is still full of debris, and it is expected that it will take a full three months to rehabilitate all the machinery and equipment … When the mill is in full production it will be treating 1500
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City of Colwood tons of ore daily...“ Copper was first discovered there by George Winkler in 1915 and called Sunloch Mine, with copper extraction taking place in 1919 and 1920, under the ownership of Cominco. Operations were dormant or infrequent up until 1961, when Cowichan Copper took over, under the management of Ossie McDonald. It was at this period that an influx of mining engineers and their families moved into Sooke. Many of them were following the mining circuit as mining operations went from Elliott Lake in Ontario to Brittannia Mines and to Cowichan Copper. The Jordan mining operations took
place between 1961 and 1977, with intermittent breaks as the dropping price of copper, stock market speculations and onsite calamities occurred. Ore was transported via truck to Hach Point for shipping out by freighter. While 40 some years have passed since the copper industry’s local heyday, and most of the mining specialists and their families that became part of our community are now gone, we have reminders amongst us still. Felderhof Road takes its name from mine surveyor Hans Felderhof. Many residents know the Chlopan family;
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their dad was mining engineer Joe Chlopan. A mining engineer still active in our community, Fred Chwojka, recalls that at its height, Cowichan Copper had a payroll of 128 men, on three shifts. After the access tunnel caved in, early in 1977, the BC Ministry of Mines directed the installing of a plug near the portal. Current talk indicates the copper mine is under discussion once more. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum
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Nutcracker is a seasonal favourite for all ages have been rehearsing since the last week of September and both Cave and Norquay agreed the children are more than excited for the open curtain. “They’re such a big team, and it’s a real
family environment. they all really care about each other and have fun together and work hard together,” Norquay said. The show takes place at Edward Milne community theatre, at 5
p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, Dec. 15 and 2 p.m. on Dec. 16. Tickets are $15 and are available at the Sooke Dance Studio and Bee’s Knees.
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250-642-5050 Nutcracker in a Nutshell opens to the public this weekend at Edward Milne community school. Sharron Ho nothing from the story ers will have two cos- materialized when it Sooke News Mirror plot will be omitted. tume changes, bringing was hosted as a bene“We still have all the the costume tally up to fit for the Sooke Family A colourful cast of scenes in there... over 114. Resources Society. local dancers will be the years we gradually A majority of the roles “One of the motivattaking the stage on added them,” she said, will be played by young ing pieces was let’s Dec. 15 and 16 for the adding unlike the tradi- dancers aged five and fundraise for the FamSooke Dance Studio’s tional ballet, there will up. Some parts will be ily Resources Society, fourth annual produc- not be classical solo played by adults, and so that kind of gave us tion of Nutcracker in a dance parts. tots aged three to four a purpose to go for it,” Nutshell. “Our show is an hour have also been invited she said. “It is a shorter, con- and 35 minutes, includ- to get on stage. Teresa Norquay, densed version of the ing a 20 minute interThe event is also Sooke Family Resource classical ballet and we mission, so it makes it held as a fundraiser Society program codo ours with a twist,” a reasonable amount for the Sooke Family ordinator and dancer, said Carole Cave, Sooke of time for little ones to Resources Society. A said the Nutcracker in Dance Studio owner. sit.” dollar from each ticket a Nutshell is one of the “I don’t know of any The production, sold will go towards organization’s largest other productions that which is an optional the organization, and fundraisers. do this, but we put in dance opportunity, had a bake sale and silent She added all protap, hip hop and con- 52 performers from auction will be held ceeds go towards the temporary into the tra- the local studio and during intermission. children and families ditional ballet.” the Light House Dance Although Cave program. Cave said although Academy in Colwood dreamed of organizing About $1,500 was the vibrant two act ren- sign up. a Nutcracker produc- raised last year. dition is condensed, Most of the perform- tion for years, it only The young dancers
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Public views necessary District of Sooke council has been struggling with what was Bylaw 500. The bylaw was rescinded and is now Bylaw 600, encompassing all of the changes made over the past number of weeks. Members of the public came before council and to the open houses to get more information and to state their views on the proposed zoning changes, which were made previously without proper public input and comment. In trying to be in compliance with the Official Community Plan some zone uses have changed. Some property Council are aware, some may has already owners not be until the time comes voted on the when they might wish to subdivide or change their changes.... uses. What is at issue here is that while the open houses are an attempt to inform the public, nothing that is said at them is recorded into any minutes. Council has already voted on the changes and the bylaw has gone to first and second reading. Now, one wonders if the Public Hearing will do anything to change what has already been agreed upon. A Public Hearing is the process where comments are recorded and become part of the public process but will it make any difference? This is not a slam at council, but it is at the system where bylaws can often be rushed through to meet some deadline, leaving people scratching their heads. Local council is the only government level where taxpayers can make a difference and it is at this level that the duly elected need to listen carefully to the public, all of the public.
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To the issue of Sooke’s Bylaw 500 I am addressing the above issue because. like many residents, I live outside the sewered zone and find myself faced with the total decimation of my now unsustainable resident acreage. When I purchased it in 1968 to buffer my retirement (doctors had no pension from an employer) the eight and one-half acres was approved for a 26 lots subdivision. Under RU4 it is not approved for only four lots and this scree fixed because “it would be too difficult an issue at council to sensibly alter this.” It wasn’t considered too difficult to write the new rules, why should it be too difficult to reverse this Draconian choke hold on reasonable financial retirement now denied. The RU4 downgrading brings forth the motive for such inconsiderate, unjust and unfair legislated hardships on any who had a costly hand in supporting this community in the last 40-50 years of progressive development. Public knowledge reveals the involvement, in our council’s decision making, of both the CRD’s and VIHA’s influence upon our council and so our resident’s rightful freedom to enjoy the advances of our hardships in holding acreage residences. Could it be that these two agencies see a furtherance of their own bureaucracies’ work load and consequent self-serving growth and wage earning? Many understood that “Incorporation” was to leave us autonomous in community planning and Bylaw 500 clearly indicates we have lost this autonomy. Earlier provisions allowed septic
tank supported subdivisions upon 7,500 sq. ft. lots. A claim has arisen that we need extra area for subsequent tile fields should the existent fail. The soil doesn’t fail — only the tile and so a “new” tile field can be laid in the old field’s site without difficulty — mine so done 15 years ago is still working well once the plugged broken tile was replaced with better modern ABS. This nonsensical tile field folly has merely outlawed reasonable subdivision, and as such an increase in tax base. Saseenos needs to be sewered, so lets get on with it rather than male residents in areas, peripheral to the “core” area, poor orphans. RU4 zoning makes absolutely no sense, financially handicapping the progress of our community once allow for normal growth and acceptance of continuing newcomers who would like to live in our once enjoyable free area.’The RU4 zoning is tainted with counter productive partisan bureaucratic strangle hold. As we have all seen with Prestige and Mariners development, council saw fit to rebound with multiple “allowances” in the course of their development. It would appear that what council and the big boys want can be arranged in short order. But, what small developers and residents wish to advantageously do with their properties can be delayed from two to 15 years or completely blocked by bureaucratic serving obstructionist bylaws done with ease but too difficult procedurally to be altered to more rational and sensible regulations. It would appear that council and its cabal of outside influences are
more concerned with the ease and profitability of running the District of Sooke than the well being of its tax paying residents for whose betterment and service they were elected. The catastrophic devaluation of residential acreage must be corrected and in the meantime, taxes for those lands greatly reduced or the nonsensical restrictions of RU4 greatly modified to the earlier more sensible regulations. Such demonical legislation across B.C. has created “Incorporated” areas places for only the very rich to reside in us with Merritt andf Keremeos in recent years Do we want this occurring in Sooke? Majority say no. Time our council managed Sooke affairs to serve Sooke residents, not thebureaucraciesofoutsideagencies. The RU4 zoning is a thinly disguised legislative step to cease subdivisions that worked well on septic and 7,500 sq. ft. Perhaps we need to more carefully scrutinize the aim of those running for office and avoid the sainted lack lustre individuals opting for the perfect world scenario and generous wages and an opportunity to leave behind expensive monuments to their term of office. Thank you for your period of attention. It is regrettable that we have seen the glorification of council at the expense of taxes and lifestyle of many of our residents. Brian D. Perry-Whittingham Sooke Note: Bylaw 500 was rescinded and is now known as Bylaw 600.
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We asked: How much do you think you’ll spend on Christsmas this year?
We just came back from Disneyland, and that was our main Christmas present. So, for two children and two adults, we’ll be spending less than $500.
Oh good lord, probably not much because I just moved here.
Benita Friss Sooke
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Parking etiquette So, when parking is cramped at all the stores this holiday season, be especially careful with your doors or when pulling out of your stall. If you do manage to hit the car next to you by accident, are you not told to do the right thing and leave your info on the window if no one is around? Only a coward just drives away and leaves a mess. Just a thanks to the driver who left me with a broken mirror and big dent in the side of my car. That was just what I needed after a long day at work, a dented car and now a big bill to have it fixed. D. Anderson Sooke
Bad deal for Canada Unfortunately, it would appear that too few Canadians are aware of the deal that Prime Minister Harper is trying/intending to sign with China under the Foreign Investment and Protection Agreement (FIPA), very like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). WhyisFIPAabaddeal? According to Canadian Press, an American Company, Lone Pine Resources Inc. has threatened to sue the Canadian government for $250 million under Article 117 of NAFTA: which is/was another bad deal – signed by another Conservative government. Both FIPA and NAFTA
Maybe around $600 and Too much with our grand that’s for everybody. kids and our kids, I expect a figure of somewhere around $500. Lynn Waldron Sooke
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Sooke News Mirror editor Pirjo Raits puts a bag of food into the Sooke Food Bank box at the office. Anyone wishing to contribute non-perishable food items can drop them off at the SNM office at the Evergreen Centre mall. allow a Foreign Corporation to sue the Canadian government if they believe any level of government has done anything to limit their interests. Such suits will be heard in Investor-State arbitrations that function as secret tribunals outside the Canadian court system. What makes matters worse under this agreement with China, is that most of the Chinese corporations that will/ do invest in Canada are state-owned enterprises with unlimited funds at their disposal. Eric Hurwood Sooke
Where’s the park? The issue surrounding the protection of John Phillip Memorial Park has created a lot of discussion in the Sooke News Mirror. For the longest time we, like many others, did not quite understand what all the fuss was about and where JPM Park is actually located in Sooke. When I finally realized that it is the beautiful park on Otter Point Road adjacent to the Sooke municipal offices and what is at stake — by reading Jacquie Jocelyn’s letter to the editor, published in your Nov. 28, 2012 issue — I decided to add more
emphasis to the protection of this park with my letter - published in the SNM Dec. 5, 2012. Unfortunately, you or someone else in your office changed the headline from “Protect and Preserve JPM Park” to “Speaking for the Majority,” which in itself is a good headline, but the elimination of the reference to the park in the headline would have required putting it in the first sentence. Without it the confusion continues and I just found out from Jacquie that people are asking her why she is against the triathalon. Gisela Kumar Sooke
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Political similarities? x SeaParc Rec Center Since everything is already perfect in Shirley, then I don’t know why everyone here is so down on Harper, as it seems he’s just running the country like the volunteer clique is running Shirley, and the CRD clique is running the Juan de Fuca. So, “What’s the beef?” He’s doing the same as you’re doing, with one exception, at least he’s got a majority. N.E. MacNab Shirley
Discuss the solutions not the problems I read “Poverty of Politics Continues”, in which Tom Fletcher criticized the 2012 Child Poverty Report Card both for containing a “familiar script” of recommendations and for using what he views as an inaccurate tool to measure the extent
x Sunday December 16, from 2:00 - 3:00pm. Join us this Sunday for our 20th Annual Sooke Santa Skate! Bring the whole Family. Skate, meet Santa, have fun and help a less fortunate family enjoy Christmas. Complimentary Hot Chocolate and Hot Dogs. Admission by donation. Non-perishable food items or cash. See you there!
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of child poverty in BC. As an anti-poverty lawyer, Mr. Fletcher’s editorial concerned me. First, he is right that many of the Report Card recommendations have remained the same over years, but that is because little progress has been in many of the areas. Second, even if Mr. Fletcher’s opinion that the current tool to measure poverty is inaccurate, I fail to understand why we should dismiss the recommended solutions because we don’t know the exact extent of the problem. We can see many of these issues through simple common sense. For example, a single person on temporary welfare gets $610/ month to cover all basic living costs and a single person with a severe disability gets $906 (almost twothirds of total income assistance cases are in the disability category). Average rent for a bachelor apartment in B.C. is almost $800. It’s clear that people cannot survive on current assistance rates. Finally, aside from the basic dignity issues raised by Mr. Fletcher’s suggestion that poor people move out of urban areas to reduce their costs, I will just note that many essential services for a person trying to survive on the above rates, like subsidized housing, food banks, accessible infrastructure, and specialized medical care, are easier to access in urban areas. My desire to see B.C.’s poverty rate decline has nothing to do with a desire for “big government.” I would rather live in a society that supports all of its citizens and doesn’t leave many of them behind. It’s time for a meaningful public discussion about solutions. Kendra Milne Burnaby (raised in Sooke)
LETTERS Time to replace the Indian Act Hundreds of thousands First Nations people live in Canada and they deserve better than to be shackled by the failed colonial and paternalistic policies of the Indian Act, which has helped deny them their rights, fair share in resources, and fostered mistrust and created systemic barriers to self-determination and success. First Nations have been adamant that we need to move beyond it, yet the government has so far refused to get the ball rolling. The Indian Act is more than 136 years old and touches every aspect of life of First Nations. First Nations need the approval of the Minister to pass bylaws. It puts so much red tape around economic development that it often
doesn’t happen. The Act is so intrusive on reserve residents’ lives that they cannot even write a will without the minister’s approval. Yet, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rightly said, the Act has deep roots and cannot simply be abolished. For decades governments of all stripes have allowed this problem to fester. Now all parties have a chance to take real leadership on the problem. I have a motion before the House of Commons compelling the federal government to work with First Nations on a nation-to-nation basis on a plan to replace the Indian Act with modern agreements based on rights, responsibilities of the Crown, and the original Treaty relationship. With a deadline and a process, we can finally begin to resolve the many long-standing economic and social inequities that plague First Nations com-
munities in Canada. Yet the Conservatives said they would vote against this progress by opposing the motion. They say they want to change the status quo, but once again, this is just words. We cannot continue to put this off. Please tell the Conservatives to vote for change. Bob Rae Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
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We can grow our leeks all winter here and our potatoes can be stored in a cool dry place. They should keep until spring when there may be some sprouting wich is the sign that is time to prepare the soil for planting. Winter soup Ingredients: 4-5 med. leeks 2-3 carrots 1 onion 6-8 med. potatoes 6 cups chicken stock butter, bacon fat or oil for frying salt and pepper 2 cups yogurt or sour cream chives or parsley for garnish If you are fortunate
to have leeks in your garden go out and pull 4 or 5 medium or large leeks and 2 or 3 carrots. If you haven’t any, consult www.foodchi.ca for local farmers who may have some lovely leeks. Wash them well and get inside to make sure you get all that mud out. Cut the long, tough tops and the hairy roots. Peel6-8medium-sized potatoes, one onion and your leeks (you may add more if you like). Mince the leeks and onion and saute in butter or bacon or oil for about 5 minutes. Chop potatoes and carrots very fine, along with the leeks and onions and add to 6 cups chicken or other stock you may have
or just add to water. Simmer covered for 15-20 minutes until the veggies are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. You may blend the soup or have it a little chunky. Add 1 to 2 cups yogurt or sour cream and top with watercress, chives or and parsley and enjoy a lovely hot soup on a winter day. If your family is large or smaller adjust the recipe and freeze the extra. It will keep nicely for up to six months in the freezer as long as all the air is removed. Serve with some homemade whole wheat bread or rolls. A good hearty meal.
Add 2 packages, freeze dried yogurt culture, from the local health store and stir with a whisk to dissolve. If you are fortunate to have a yogurt maker, put the yogurt into the jars or yogurt pot for 8 hours and then remove and refrigerate and you have a lovely yogurt to enjoy in your favourite dish.
If you haven’t got a yogurt maker you may put the yogurt into glass jars and put into the oven at 150 for 8 hours or overnight or wrap a towel around glass jars and put over a heat register or by the woodstove. Any questions or requests, please email Ellen at mrslewersfarmhouse@shaw.ca
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LOOKING BACK A trip through the Sooke News Mirror archives. Dec. 9, 1987 Christmas Bureau still $7,000 short of target The Christmas Bureau campaign has got off to a good start with donations, totalling almost $2,000 to date. However, by the time that you read this, Christmas will be only two weeks away, so we are still $7,000 short of our goal. If you are planning to donate, please do so without delay. Judging by the number of applications for hampers we have already reached our original estimate, so the target of $9,000 will be justified. There still appears to be some confusion over the relative positions of the Community Food Centre and Christmas Bureau. The CFC operates year-round to help those in need and the small, dedicated group of volunteers who run this form the nucleus of the Christmas Bureau, together with numerous extra volunteers in order to cope with the extra demand at Christmas. Don’t forget that the deadline for applications for hampers is
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Sookie Sam got a new hand in 2011. Dec. 15, less than one week away. Dec. 14, 1988 Sooke’s building boom continues Value of building permits issued in the first nine months of the year was $6.5 million -- 44 per cent increase over the $3.9 million recorded in 1987. The number of building permits issued was 480 -- a 44 per cent increase over the previous year. The July/September figures are even more dramatic, with a 92 per cent increase in the value of building permits issued compared with 1987 and a 35 per cent increase in the number of permits issued. The information contained in a quarterly Development Review put out by the CRD. There is similar infor-
mation for all other regional districts and municipalities in the CRD. Almost without exception Sooke is way ahead of the pack in percentage increases in the dollar value of building permits issued and in numbers of permits issued. Dec. 9, 1992 Poppy fund used locally The poppies may grow row on row between the crossed in Flanders Field, but here in Sooke the poppies help our the community. This year, Sooke Legion Branch 54 raised about $6,500 for its poppy fund. Poppy fund chairperson Geoff Barnett said the money raised by the campaign leading up to the Remembrance Day, is toward
local projects. Barnett said this year, the legion donated to both the Sooke and Port Renfrew branches of the B.C. Ambulance Service. The cash will be used to help improve emergency communication between the two services. Funds are also directed toward a bursary fund for local students to help them further their education, and towards prizes for a Remembrance Day poster, essay, and poem contest. In addition, the poppy fund makes donations to the Veteran’s Hospital in Victoria and helps look after some of the needs of local veterans and their spouses. Dec. 13, 2000 Helpers sought to handle hampers Have you ever wondered how the Christmas hampers are filled and what exactly fills them? The Sooke Christmas Bureau 2000 will be distributing hampers in just 10 days (Dec. 23) and a band of volunteers will be needed to ensure the approximately 380 boxes of food are assembled. “It’s like you and I going grocery shopping,” said Sooke Christmas Bureau 2000 chairperson Chuck
Sooke Safe Halloween Committee 2012 WISHES TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS YEARS SUCCESSFUL EVENT
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Robertson, of what’s in the benevolent boxes. “There’s no way it can all be consumed in one day.” There are three “hamper days” where volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. until not later than 2 p.m at the Sooke Community Hall. On Dec. 21, about 20 volunteers will be needed to sort and stack the non-perishable foodstuff on shelves and tables, according to hamper volunteer co-ordinator, Joe Titus. “It’s an assembly-line operation,” Robertson said. The next day, 40 helpers are required to fill the hampers with those sorted non-perishables.
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2012 Homeowner Grants and Overdue Property Taxes Property owners with unpaid property taxes are reminded that the outstanding amount will begin to accrue interest starting on January 1, 2013. If you are eligible for a 2012 homeowner grant and have not yet applied, please drop into the Municipal Hall or go online at www.sooke.ca as soon as possible to complete an application. Tax payments may be made at the Municipal Hall and at most financial institutions.Payments may also be dropped through the mail slot at the Municipal Hall outside of office hours. Applications and payments dropped through the mail slot before 8:30am January 2, 2013 will be received as at December 31, 2012.
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Upcoming Public Meetings Land Use and Enviroment Committee Monday, December 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Mayor’s Public Advisory Panels The public is invited to attend the Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room: - Economic Development - Steve Grundy, Chair – 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - Arts and Beautification - Brenda Parkinson, Chair – 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - Community Health and Social Issues - Nicky Logins, Chair – 2nd Wednesday of each month 7:00 pm
** NOTE: A MEETING WILL BE HELD IN DECEMBER FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PANEL ONLY
BUSINESS LICENCES REQUIRED JANUARY 1ST, 2013 If you have not already done so -- be sure to renew or apply for your 2013 business licence. The Business Licence Bylaw (online at www.sooke.ca) requires that all businesses operating in the District of Sooke be in possession of a valid Business Licence or a valid Intermunicipal Business Licence. This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca
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The Great Canadian Dollar Store, located in the Evergreen Centre, saw patrons line up outside for the store’s grand opening on Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. Owner Ken Ryan said he jumped at the opportunity to open up shop in Sooke after the last dollar store left the region this year. “I love it out here,” Ryan said, adding he intends on supporting local community groups. The store has about $100,000 worth of inventory. It will be the eighth store Ryan has opened on Vancouver Island, which now stretch from Sooke to Sidney.
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Santa Parade The Santa Parade held on Sunday, Dec. 9 in downtown Sooke was all about kids. Many floats and lots of candy treats made the event a real success. Top, from left, Payton, 8, Allee, 8, Georgia, 8, and Lila, 5 all had on their winter hats. Below, kids on the float for Music for Life. Right, a young spectator watches the parade.
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Flights of fancy and other wood art Driftwood artist discovers new life through fire and flame Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
According to Greek mythology, a phoenix is a long-lived bird cyclically reborn, by obtaining new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. So it is with Steve Van Vugt. When a fire destroyed his home on Hornby Island, it destroyed much of what he had created and gathered for his retirement. He had spent 28 years as owner and operator of White Rock Antiques. His antiques and precious objects became ashes, his plans vapourized. Of course he was devastated, but he soon realized that this might be the opportunity he was seeking — a new life without any of the trappings of the past. In many ways he said he felt he brought this misfortune on himself, so it stands to reason that he turned it around. “Sometimes, some of us need to let go of something before we can allow something new to enter our lives,” said Van Vugt. He went from the fine finished woods in antiques to the rough, natural shapes and forms of drift-
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Steve with one of his salvaged pieces made into a bench.
wood. He became Driftwood Steve. On Hornby he had discovered the wealth of raw material in discarded wood. He became Slab Master where he spent three years cutting table tops up to four feet wide and 12 feet long from logs salvaged from the beach, “And so began my new pursuit to make a living with what was remaining... my wood,” he said. He travelled to Germany and began creating temporary sculptures out of sand and snow. He calls himself a conceptual artist. He now resides parttime in Canada and part-time in Germany. In Germany he found Europeans had a very real appreciation for the cast offs from our logging industry. Sooke became his Canadian transition from Hornby Island. It is here that he finds some of the most
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Join us for our annual Christmas Event Saturaday, December 15th Father Christmas will be here again to greet the kids (bring your camera’s if you would like a picture with Father Christmas)
We will be raffling off a gingerbread house and selling gingerbread men to raise funds for the Vittle Vitals’ Friday lunch program There will be free hot chocolate We will also have several local authors in attendance in the afternoon to talk about & sign their books: Shirley Skidmore, Lou Allin, Angela Dorsey, Deb Clay, Gwynn Davies, David MacLennan and illustrator Cheryl Parkinson. Store proceeds from any books sold by these authors will be donated to Vital Vittles There will be 10%-50% OFF SALES throughout the store.
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Safety award A resident of Sooke has received an award from the BC Forest Safety Council, in recognition of a long career in the forest industry that has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to improving safety awareness, expanding safety knowledge, developing safety skills at ground level and building a lasting culture of safety among BC’s forest workers. William (Bill) Boardman, left, was acknowledged with the Cary White Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Vancouver Island Safety Conference, Oct. 20 in Nanaimo. The award was co-presented by David Anderson, President and CEO of WorkSafeBC and Reynold Hert, right, CEO of the Safety Council.
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Local fire departments will be handing out candy canes, towing around Santa, and collecting food donations for the annual Santa Run on the evening of Dec. 15. The Sooke, East Sooke and Otter Point fire departments will be collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations for the Sooke Food Bank. Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said the event evolved from a community event into a food drive 15 years ago. Although unplanned, the first year collected one can of soup after a local woman walked up to Sorensen, handed him the food item and said, ‘Here, this is for the food bank.’ “I was down Sooke River Road doing the run, just handing out candy canes when she came out and gave me a can of soup,” he said. Now over a decade later, the Sooke Santa Run has four routes, four decorated fire trucks and tows around four different Santas, collecting, “tons and tons of food.” The routes take place in Saseenos, Sun-
river, central Sooke and Whiffin Spit and West Coast Road. “It’s grown to the point now that we actually have to send pick up trucks along with the fire trucks because they get so loaded that there’s no more room,” Sorensen said. Last year, the fire department collected two large construction trailers full of food and a pick up truck load. “We pile them up pretty good, so it’s probably two to three feet high. It fills up the basement of the community hall.” According to Kevan Brehart, Otter Point fire chief, the Otter Point Santa Run is just as successful. “In past years we’ve had to run back to the hall to unload and go back and get more,” he said. “It’s been really, really good support from the district.” The fire departments will be distributing paper bags in the Sooke News Mirror to be used food donation hampers. Detailed information on routes and times will be printed on the bags, and extra bags are available at the Sooke News Mirror office and at the District of Sooke.
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Driftwood artist’s open house
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A sushi table with a take out tray. Cont’d from page 15 amazing driftwood. “My love for driftwood — that’s why I live here,” he said. “The driftwood here is spirit wood,” he said. “We have such an abundance here. The waste is beyond me.” He lives on Whiffin Spit Road on a large property which affords him the space to create his works for Art by Nature. His bread and butter are the driftwood birds scattered around his property. Call them flights of fancy, because that is exactly what they are.
He enjoys making these and never names what type of bird they are. “I leave it to the imagination,” he said. “Interpretation allows others to see things and only the wood speaks out.” He also said children have been his best teachers. Scattered around his home are various objects made from reclaimed wood, some sculpted only slightly and some fashioned into organic benches, tables and seats. Outside are eco-friendly Christmas trees made from driftwood. He also has some
of his “trees” at the Sooke Harbour House. He is holding an Art by Nature open house on Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m. at 1564 Whiffen Spit Road. He will have hot chocolate, homemade chai and gluk wein available. And, he says, watch for some surprise temporary art on Whiffin Spit between Christmas and New Years. For more information: artbynaturesteve@gmail.com or call 250-642-7522 and leave a message for Van Vugt.
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The holiday season is upon us and the Sooke Folk Music Society is presenting it’s December Coffee House this Saturday, Dec. 15, which is bound to have a Yuletide bent. Our feature this month is singer/ songwriter, Jim Moffat, who is bringing along his friend, Mike Sampson from Los Gringos. After growing up on the streets of Chatham Ontario, attending high school and finishing with no fixed address, Moffat attended numerous universities in the U.S. and Canada with a goal of football and wrestling. Being a Zodiac pilot for Greenpeace “Save the Whales” landed him a short term in a Newfoundland jail for antisealing protests, he then turned his attention to playing music. With his first test being in Calgary, at the 1st Studio 1/ Keen Craft (Long and Mcquade) music award, he walked away with top prize as a member of the duo “Bow River Lumber Company.” Moffat has opened for Utah Phillips, Rosalie Sorrels, Connie
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Jim Moffat performs with Mike Sampson. Kalder, Michael Lewis, and Scott Parsons, to name a few. His style and musical influences include such all-timegreats as Stan Rogers, Harry Chapin, Chris De Berg, John Prine, and James Taylor. Moffat has been around folk festivals, having played the Home County Festival in London Ontario, Blackfalds Folk Festival in Alberta and Vancouver Island
Folk Festival and others. He has been featured in L.A. at the Pier 1 Show, and was a band member with groups such as Hero, Panic and The Bow River Lumber Company. His first love has always been a singer-songwriter writing music to bring images to his listeners’ minds. Moffat is a believer in social media and has a fan list of 350. His Facebook profile
has over 1,600 fans and grows every day. This has all happened since December last year. ReverbNation lists Jim as number two in Victoria, 25th nationally and 296th globally in the Folk Listings. Not bad for a songwriter who only started to pursue the rankings less than a year ago. Recently, Jim has been instrumental in creating and hosting the “Art of the Song” songwriters’ group in Victoria. Moffat is now playing both solo and as a duo with Mike Sampson. As a duo think: “Jim Croce meets Godzilla, beautiful guitars, full wonderful vocals and just a touch of the monster to keep it interesting.” When solo, he’s all Jim Moffatt. Please join us this Saturday, Dec. 15 for our festive coffee house. I have it on good authority that there will be much seasonal music happening, so bring your voices. The place is Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Murray Road. Doors open at 7 p.m. with open stage at 7 :30, feature at 9.
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Christmas Is...
Christmas is here; at least, a shopper's Christmas is here. Christmas trees, wreaths, ornaments, and toys are proudly displayed in store windows and shelves -- beautiful, shiny objects to attract and entice the consumer. Well-thought-out advertisements in the local newspapers and magazines feature the latest in gadgets and toys. But Christmas is not about running around at the last minute getting "just the right gift" or getting the latest version of a cell phone or buying the latest edition of a computer software product. Christmas is about God breaking into our routines. You've probably heard the story many times. Over 2000 years ago, an angel tells Mary, a virgin, that she will give birth to a baby and to name this baby "Jesus". Joseph and Mary, as part of a census, travel to Bethlehem to look for a place to stay as Mary's time to give birth is imminent. But because of the census, rooms at the inns were all taken. An innkeeper offers them a stable where Mary gives birth to Jesus. Angels proclaim Jesus as a Saviour for all people. Shepherds come to adore Him, and wise men bring Him gifts. Know this: Christmas is not about parties and holidays; Christmas is not about giving and receiving gifts; Christmas is not about family time. Christmas is about receiving God into your life even if it seems inconvenient in normal routines of your world. (Imagine: if the innkeeper had not offered his stable, Mary and Joseph would have remained homeless. Jesus would have been born outside, alone and rejected by everyone.) Christmas is about stepping out of our comfort zones to show love and compassion for those in need. Just as Jesus stepped out of his comfort zone to bring hope, love, joy, and eternal peace to all people why not step out of your routines and comfort zone this year to share the true Christmas spirit? Pastor Gordon Kouwenberg
HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church 1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICES Sunday & Wednesday 10am Saturday 5pm Revs Dr. Alex and Nancy Nagy www.holytrinitysookebc.org
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:15 am Pre-Service Singing 10:30 am Family worship Rev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg Parents Room and well equipped Nursery
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SOOKE LEGION Meat draw at 3 p.m. GINGERBREAD CONTEST Judging of local gingerbread houses, and announcement of first, second and third place winners. SLEIGH BELLS SING With the Sooke Community Choir at Holy Trinity Church, 1962 Murray Rd, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12, available at Shoppers Drug Mart, and at the door or from choir member. NUTCRACKER IN A NUTSHELL At the EMCS Theatre at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the Sooke Dance Studio and the Bee’s Knees.
NUTCRACKER IN A NUTSHELL At the EMCS Theatre at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the Sooke Dance Studio and the Bee’s Knees. MUSIC JAM At the Kemp Lake store on West Coast Rd at 2-4 p.m.
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DISTRICT OF SOOKE Regular Council Committee of the Whole at 7 p.m in Council Chambers. CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE AGES Christmas concert to fundraise for regional/national competitions next spring for Journey and Edward Milne band students. Begins at 7 p.m at EMCS. Cost of admission is adults, $10, children, $5.
BABY TALK 2012 Christmas party/open discussion At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA building) 2145 Townsend Road from 10-11:30 a.m. YOUTH CLINIC West Coast Family Medical Clinic from 4 to 7 p.m. for ages 13 to 25.
SANTA PET PHOTOS Pet photoshoot with Santa, all proceeds will be given to animal rescue organizations. From 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at 3312 Otter Point Rd. Also on Dec. 16. Photos $10 each.
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THOMAS EVANS It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas Evans, the devoted husband of Shirley for 41 years and father of TJ and Marjorie as well as Ron & Melissa. He also has a beautiful little grand-daughter Maddison Grace who will miss her “Papa� very much. He will truely be missed.
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It is with profound sadness that the family of Bob Martin announces his passing on November 27, just over two weeks since the death of Anne Martin, his wife. Bob is survived by his two sons, Peter (Merle) and John (Andrea), Linda Martin and his grandchildren Graham, Rachel, Robbie and Beth. He is also fondly remembered by his extended family as well as numerous friends and colleagues. Bob was born on March 17, 1933 to John and Sheila Martin and spent his formative years in Sooke, BC. Following an apprenticeship as a boilermaker, he traveled the world before marrying Anne. Moving to Prince George in 1965, Bob took up a position as a welding instructor at the College of New Caledonia before retiring in 1993 as Dean of Trades. Active in civic politics and social causes, he also found time to keep bees, assist his wife in the garden and tinker with equipment. A celebration of Bob’s life was held on December 1st at 1pm at St. Michaels and All Angels in Prince George.
Sinclair, Agnes Blake Passed away peacefully on Friday November 30, 2012 at the age of 98. Agnes was born on January 6, 1914 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was predeceased by her husband Jim in 1994, her brother Richard and her sister Margaret. She will be lovingly remembered by her sons; Richard (Jessica) and Jack (Beverly) grandchildren; Bradley, Tina, Blake (deceased) Andrea as well as numerous great and great great grandchildren, Sister; Emma. Special thanks to Dr. Vally and the staff at Ayre Manor for their kindness and caring support for Agnes. No service by request and donations may be made to a charity of ones choice..
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Local woman offers tours throughout area Drea Gibson turned her love of the outdoors into a career with her guiding business, Daytrip Drea Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
A Sooke woman who has been exploring the wilderness for most of her life, has turned a pastime into a career. Drea Gibson, 31, offers guided tours of regional parks, trails and beaches to tourists from around the world. Gibson, originally from Newfoundland, relocated to Vancouver Island 10 years ago. Throughout the last decade, she has explored and trekked through the West Coast wilderness in search of the hidden gems of the forest. Rich with experience from working in the parks system and as a guide for different outlets, Gibson started up her own business, which has been in operation for the last five years. “It’s been great, it was actually the coolest decision of my life to stop thinking of myself as an employee and create something that I love to do,” she said. “Just being a guide, being in the woods, and being an explorer is something I’ve always done. I just never realized I could make this a living as well.”
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Drea Gibson pictured with wilderness partner, Sage, at the Sooke Potholes on Dec. 5. She offers day trips that last between five to seven hours long in areas like East Sooke, Sombrio and Mystic
Beach, and overnight tours along the Juan de Fuca Trail, San Juan Rec Site and Tofino. The tours include
information on local history, ecology and the different types of flora and fauna. Gibson also makes all
the arrangements for food, lodging and transportation, and provides basic training on wildlife confrontation.
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“For the most part I’ll take them to those hidden gems like secret waterfalls in Sombrio or out to the Lost Creek
suspension bridge and just places that they wouldn’t be able to find on their own,” she said. “I prefer to take them out somewhere that they wouldn’t be able to find on their own because it’s a real adventure -- something they’d remember when they’d go home.” She said the overnight trips give people the opportunity to leave their blue and white collars behind and connect with one another regardless of what they do professionally. “You get out there and you shed all those roles and you really connect with people.” Over the years, Gibson has seen her clientele shift from mainly Americans to Europeans to now Canadians who are exploring their own back yard. Gibson, who has travelled all over Canada and the United States, said the West Coast is, “definitely the most beautiful part of Canada I’ve ever seen, like hands down, maybe even in North America.” For more information visit www.daytripdrea.com or contact drea@daytripdrea.com.
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The Sooke Soccer Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser has come back for a third year, and all proceeds will go towards a turf field at Fred Milne Park. Jennifer Royer-Collard, event organizer, said there will be a tree for everyone, from table top trees to trees up to 10 feet in height. Prices will range in price from $15 to $55. This year the club ordered 200 trees from Port Alberni, which include Douglar firs, grand firs and nobles. “Grandfirssmellreally nice, and nobles are more of a sturdy tree so they have less needles and longer branches,” Royer-Collard said.
Money made after expenseswillbeinjected into the turf field fund. “No one takes any cuts, everybody that’s
‘No one takes any cuts, everybody that’s down there is a volunteer, volunteering their time.’
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Sports & Leisure Bantam girls The Sooke Thunderbirds Bantam Girls participated in the Vancouver Canucks Minor Hockey Weekend, “Play Where the Pros Play” this past Saturday. The girls were treated like NHL professional hockey players upon arriving at Rogers Arena. The game versus Tri Cities on Canuck ice, included the Canucks’ own announcer, replays of their goals on the scoreboard and between period interviews with Sooke’s Team Captain Hailey Dimock. The game was streamed live on the Canucks TV website. Some highlights of the game were a “Bobby Orr” type goal by Jaime Lafontaine; 2 goals by Alyssa Lloyd; goals by Hailey Bryant, Alison Sudlow and Hailey Dimock and assists for Kaitlin McKelvey, Hailey Olejnik, Desiree Cumming and Kailee Purnell. Final score of the game, Sooke 6, Tri Cities 0. Michelle
Lacombe achieved a rare Rogers Arena shut out. Victoria Sutherland was the only player to sit in the same “sin bin” that many other Canuck bad boys have sat in. After the game, the team was invited to tour the Canucks’ dressing room and inner sanctum where Jasmine Kumar discovered she nicely fit inside the dressing room bench and Morgan Couture discovered magic doors. The girls would like to thank the Vancouver Canucks staff for choosing their team (among 1,200 other teams) to play at Rogers Arena and their parents for supporting this amazing experience. Julie Lafontaine
MINOR HOCKEY ROUND UP They had their hands full with the Ice Hawks as they were shut out in a tiring battle. Sooke only dressed seven skaters and a goalie compared to the Ice Hawks 16 players. Double and triple shifts all morning for the Sooke players and it was evident they were running on empty.
We had valiant efforts by forwards Dumont, Ouellette, Rose and Wiley. Defense trio of Jenkins, Robinson, and Stanley gave it their all keeping the puck out of the defensive zone whenever possible. However without the big league saves from Austin Boscence, the score would have
been much worse. Our team sponsors, Sooke Cabinets and Sooke 2 for 1 Pizza, would be extremely proud of the players effort, nevergive-up attitude and sportsmanship displayedduringthedefeat. Coaching staff and players would really like to thank all those dedicated parents for getting
up so early on a Sunday morning and making the trip to Victoria. The Novice 2W’s next game is against rival Kerry Park Island-
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Football players awarded for tough season
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Andy Abell, left, junior varsity defensive player of the year, accepts his award from coach Nathan Lowther, centre, and program head coach, Richard Whiteley.
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The Edward Milne community school football program held their first awards banquet to acknowledge the work of coaches, volunteers and players on Dec. 8 at the Sooke Legion. Although the season was marred with losses for the junior and senior EMCS Wolverines, Richard Whiteley, program head coach, commended their unbridled sportsmanship. “If it gets bad you expect kids to start leaving, but the team we started with is the team we finished with
and that says a lot to me for their fortitude and their ability to overcome,” he said. “I’m proud of everybody. They worked hard and we saw growth in both the senior and junior teams.” Whiteley said the season was a learning experience for players and coaches, who are currently planning for positive changes, including a more flexible system and new offensive strategy. “I came into it with a certain concept of football that I thought would work and it didn’t, and that one’s on me,” Whiteley said.
“We’re going back to the drawing board, we’re approaching it from a let’s keep it simpler, let’s give them a chance to shine as athletes rather than confuse them with strategy.” One of the biggest challenges currently facing the program is a lack of numbers for coaches, volunteers and players. There are currently 30 players for the junior team as a result of a strong community program with the Sooke Seahawks. But the senior team
has players graduating and moving on, leaving a roster of only eight players with experience on the field. Whiteley said fielding a team would only lead to the recruitment of 12 inexperienced players, who would subsequently go up against teams with 2-8 years experience. “Eight years experience against a player that only has one, it makes a big difference,” he said. Despite a tough season, all players were congratulated for their
grit and perseverance. To volunteer as a
coach or support person, contact Whiteley at:
front2steel@yahoo.ca.
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Make safety a priority this holiday season with these simple tips: Ħ Never kick or hit your meter if ice builds up. Call us for assistance at 1-888-224-2710. Ħ After a snowfall, brush snow away from your meters by hand and clear a path for the safety of our meter readers.
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We have some of the best fishing on the coast as well as some the best scenery.
Unwrapped gifts gratefully received for Santas Anonymous Christmas season is upon us and what better way to add to the fun of the holiday season than partake in the 3rd Annual Boxing Day Salmon Derby. It’s the last of the three derbies in the Sooke fishing series which includes the Halibut Derby in March the Coho Derby in October. Last year’s
Boxing Day derby had 70 anglers take part in raising money for the Sooke Food Bank, as well as donating 150 pounds of fresh chinook salmon. On Dec. 26, fishing will start at daybreak with the final weigh-in at 1:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale this Friday at Eagle-Eye and the Crab Shack and
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will be $25 a rod. Also there will be a special draw for those who donate their catch to the Sooke Food Bank. Hope to see you all there, it should be a good time. As for fishing, it has been steady with the best results being right out in front of the harbour with fish up to 14
pounds. The beauty of fishing at this time of year is that you do not have to travel far before your are into the fish. Winter chinooks are the best eaters and are good smoked. Until next time. Keep your rod tip up! Kiwi Magic
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