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Sunriver gets a temporary fire muster station Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Volunteer firefighters living in Sunriver will be able to get to fires much quicker with the establishment of a temporary fire department muster station. At District of Sooke council on Monday night, council received a report from Fire Chief Steven Sorensen on the feasibility of setting up a muster station so the firefighters could respond to calls and actually make it to the fire. In the past the volunteers, who had to travel to the Otter Point Road firehall, often missed the trucks and were unable to attend the fire. Chief Sorensen said this had a serious impact on volunteer firefighter morale. There are nine volunteers who respond and it takes them between nine and 15 minutes to get to the firehall. “Nobody likes to volunteer and not get on the truck,” said Sorensen. The fire department will move one of the existing utility vehicles to the Sunriver sales office parking lot. The truck and turn out gear will be housed in a temporary shelter. The shelter will be the existing fire house owned by the Sooke Firefighters Association. The report also states: “If deemed necessary the only potential cost would be a temporary shelter to pro-
tect the truck fro, the elements. A rugged duty 12x24 temporary carport is valued at approximately $1,000. “There is no cost involved,” said Sorensen. “If it doesn’t work, we’ll unplug it and move it away.” Issues of potential vandalism and liability were voiced by Councillor Bev Berger. Mayor Wendal Milne questioned the effectiveness of the Saseenos fire hall on Goodridge Road. “Are we saying the Saseenos fire hall is not a service to us?” asked Milne. Sorensen stated it was there for “insurance coverage.” Ten potential sites were considered, with seven of the sites owned by the district, two by Sunriver and one by SEAPARC. Council authorized the temporary muster station for six months. It will be given a trial period at no cost to taxpayers. Coun. Herb Haldane was opposed. “This is not the first step in opening a fire hall,” said Coun. Kerrie Reay. In the report to council Sorensen states: In order to retain these volunteers and possibly attract more members, a short term alternative is being proposed until such time as the fire station can be established.” A 2009 survey in Sunriver showed overwhelming support for a fire station in the area.
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Puppet play Alexandra, above, was playing in a finger-puppet theatre at the Sooke Library during Family Literacy Day on Saturday, Jan. 26. Children taking part were read stories and they played with puppets. Left, from left to right: Isabella, Zayden, Alexandra, Lyric, Finn and Ember.
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Benefit for Shirley youngster Extremely rare syndrome requires therapy and specialized equipment
“Help Zoe” benefit being held at the Shirley Community Hall on Feb. 2. condition varies from person to person. It is most commonly characterized by treatmentresistant seizures along with some level of learning disability, delayed development of speech and motor skills, and low muscle tone. Zoe is now six years old and an vibrant member of her Grade 1 class. Although at the time of this writing Zoe has been without seizures for approximately
a month, she typically has seizures three to five days a week. She is on three different medications which need to be constantly monitored and adjusted to help manage her seizures. Zoe’s speech has been delayed, she communicates primarily through sign language and is working very hard at her speech therapy. Zoe also undergoes occupational therapy to help her manage
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a community pediatric respite home that Zoe stays at once a month, allowing Kier and Tim to spend much-needed one-on-one time with their older daughter, Oli. (www.crss-victoria. ca/mimis_house.htm) The benefit will include a silent auction of items donated by local businesses and artisans. There will be five different bands to dance to, and Norte Street Food will have delicious tacos available. This is an all-ages event that promises to be a rockin’ good time. Tickets are $10 and are available at The Stick in the Mud Café and Déjà Vu at the Breakers, with any remaining tickets sold at the door. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/helpingzoe.
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other challenges. Due to the rarity of Ring 14 Syndrome, the costs associated with the management of this condition are not automatically covered. Thankfully, Zoe has received coverage for her medications over this past year, but therapies and other incidental costs are not currently covered. After a heavy night of seizures for Zoe, Kier’s friend Heather Maricle witnessed Kier lift and carry the now 70-pound Zoe. It was then Maricle began to plan the benefit concert to “Help Zoe.” The “Help Zoe” benefit will be held on Feb. 2 at the Shirley Community Hall. The goal is to raise funds for a hospital bed for Zoe’s room, as well as donating funds to a program called MiMi’s House. MiMi’s House is
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Zoe had her first seizure when she was six months old. Her parents, Kier and Tim Nicholson, went into their younger daughter’s room one morning and found her unresponsive and completely limp. “I thought she was dead,” Kier recalls. They called 911 and went to Zoe, prepared to do CPR. They described her condition to the 911 operator, at which time the operator estimated that Zoe had most likely had an extensive seizure in the night. The initial assessment of Zoe’s condition was epilepsy, a diagnosis which held up for three years until she went into BC Children’s Hospital for a five-day in-depth assessment. As part of the battery of tests Zoe was to undergo, a routine blood test was taken. It was then that the Nicholsons found out their daughter suffered from a chromosomal anomaly known as Ring 14 Syndrome. Ring 14 is a syndrome in which the two ends of the fourteenth chromosome fuse together to form a ring shape. The manifestation of this extremely rare
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ON SATURDAY, FEB. 2 with the Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society Hike MEET AT THE Thetis Lake parking lot at 9 a.m. for A HIKE ON the Mackenzie Trail. This is a 3+ hour walk on good forest trails. Bring a snack and DRESS FOR THE weather. www. jdfcommunitytrails.ca FOR MORE INFORMATION email Sid Jorna at SID2767@SHAW.CA OR PHONE 250-6422767.
The Sooke Fall Fair turns 100 years old this year and getting ready to celebrate are, from left to right, Sheila Hubbard, Candace Linde and Martha Moore. These long-time supporters of the fair dressed in their version of period costume during the Valentine-making event at the Sooke Community Hall held on Saturday.
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Britt Santowski — Reporter
As of this issue, I will be offering my services as reporter for the Sooke News Mirror. Having lived in Sooke for almost eight years, I know a little about the community. Though small in number, the knowledge and talent
base that the residents of Sooke offer is vast. Which is to say, if there is something that I do not already know (and I imagine there’s a fair bit), please feel free to contact me. I will be covering sports as well as some news and community events. Look for me with camera in tow as I seek out your wise quotes to include in the weekly Streeter section. I warmly welcome your leads, photos, announcements and anything else you may wish to share. You can reach me by email at news@sookenewsmirror.com, or by phone at 250-642-5752.
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Farm and marine training centre to co-exist Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Mike Hicks, Juan de Fuca regional director, is “thrilled” that the final hurdle for the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue’s new training facility in East Sooke has been cleared. The proposal had to pass before the Agricultural Land Commission to allow part of the farm, purchased by the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Pacific) Inc., to be taken out of the Agricultural Land Reserve for use as a head office and training facility. Most of the 10.23-hectare property will continue to be used
as a farm, market garden and pasture with 1.94 hecatres dedicated to the training centre. The Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee had supported the nonfarm use of the property. The CCGA intends to use the property to establish a college for marine science and rescue training for members of the CCGA, the RCMP and the border patrol. In recommending the removal of a portion of the property from the ALR, the commission stated that the proposal will not adversely impact agricultural land outside the exisitng infrastructure area.
“It’s fantastic and I’m thrilled for East Sooke and the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue,” said Hicks on Jan.
28 after receiving the ALC’s recoomendation. “It’s great timing.”
In Mayor Wendal Milne’s Jan. 16 “Reflecting on 2012 and looking forward to 2013” article, a missing decimal point may have led to some confusion. The article should read: “We have nearly completed the preliminary budget review for 2013. Based on the initial figures from the Assessment Authority the needed tax increase to fund operational requirements is approximately .5 per cent, however, we are
planning subject to full council approval to make that increase just under 2 per cent. This will allow us to put in excess of $100,000 in a Capital Works Reserve to fund future capital infrastructure programs. The Capital Works Reserve fund currently has only approximately $12,000. We need to ensure that we have a plan in place for future infrastructure improvements and not leave it to our kids to foot the bill.”
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Shelley Haisell overcame numerous odds to win gold medal in voice. while her husband Jeff and their two boys, Nick (then 1) and Taylor (then 4), were left to hold down the fort in Petawawa. In addition to medical interventions, Patricia learned how to feed Shelley using a specially designed bottle, and how to hold Shelley on her side so that she wouldn’t choke on her tongue. Added to the strain was that this occurred at the same SARS was spreading — declared a global epidemic that same July. When Shelley was 10 months old, it became clear family support was essential. Since both Patricia and Jeff
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by her mother, Patricia, a music teacher herself. Patricia introduced music as a complementary developmental resource. Shelley has been formally instructed in music theory and voice since she was four years old. When speaking of Shelley’s extensive support team, Patricia sings high praise. “This story reflects well on the service and support provided by the Queen Alexandra hospital for Children. Particularly the Cleft Lip and Palate team of doctors and therapists. Maureen O’Brien was an amazing and dedicated speech therapist and the surgeries that the doctors performed were life-changing. Shelley would not be where she is today without the expertise of those people,� said Patricia. Here’s where the grand scope of Shelley’s accomplishment in winning the gold medal kicks in. Performance is graded on tone production, breathing, musicality and articulation. In other words, when Shelley sings on stage, every word needs to be heard crisp and clear throughout the entire auditorium. When she tested in June, 2012, Shelley obtained the highest mark in the voice practical examination in British Columbia. The ceremony will be held at the Chan Shun Concert Hall in Vancouver, on Sunday, March 3. news@sookenewsmirror.com
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n Jan. 18, nineyear-old Shelley Haisell won The Royal Conservatory 2012 Gold Medal for Grade 1 Voice in British Columbia. In and of itself, this is a wonderful achievement. Gold medals are awarded each year in each province or designated region to candidates who have obtained the highest marks in their grade and discipline. To even qualify, candidates must achieve at least 80 per cent in the practical examination and complete the theory examinations. But wait. There’s more: Shelley has overcome additional monumental challenges, exemplifying the scope of this already tremendous achievement. You see, Shelley was born on May 26, 2003 in Pembroke, Ontario with what is known as “Pierre Robin Sequence.� PRS is a birth condition that results in unusual facial formation. Its cause is unknown. On initial examination, the nurse informed them their new born daughter had PRS. Shelley had a cleft palette, a back-set lower jaw, and tightly-attached tongue and gums. In that instant, their lives changed. Eating was the first urgent issue. Shelley and her mother Patricia were transported to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa,
ered over her, correcting her cleft palette with 43 stitches. And true to Murphy’s Law, there were complications: Shelley came out of anaesthetic too early and started to cry, an act that caused her to rip through several of her stitches. Before they could fix the torn stitches, she had lost a lot of blood. A blood transfusion ensued. Also resulting from the operation was the discovery that Shelley had water in her ears, which affected her ability to hear in that first year of life. Hearing is crucial in speech development. She has since had her tongue operated on, and has 10 of her lower teeth pulled. Speech therapy has consequently been a regular part of Shelley’s life. Her lower jaw is still retracted, and sounds that demand upper and lower jaw alignment required months and months of repetitive exercises to produce. This level of discipline — facing constant failure in pursuit of eventual and distant success — is hard even for adults. Guided and supported by her parents and extensive support team, the young Shelley persisted until she mastered each sound. The services and support provided by the team of doctors and therapists with the Cleft Lip and Palette team at the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island have been life changing. Her speech development was furthered
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There are people all around us in this community who have had a brush with affairs of the heart. No, not the amorous heart-pounding kind, but the heartracing, scary kind. Roger Temple, back in 1999, came close to having a fatal stroke while camping in a remote area of Ontario; while Mary Wolfe (Holland), felt a sharp pain in her chest while playing her harp with her group, the Grace Notes. These are just two local people who were lucky enough to survive a potential major heart attack or stroke. What these scares did for both Temple and Wolfe was to make them change what they were doing and take control of their lives. Temple turned to exercise and Wolfe de-stressed. February is Heart & Stroke awareness month and volunteers will be out in neighbourhoods in Sooke canvassing for donations. Beth Pattullo is an ardent canvasser for
the Heart & Stroke Foundation and has been ringing doorbells since 1977. She said she does it “because I was asked.” A simple statement that says a lot about the woman and her commitment to this cause. She started canvassing along the leafy streets in Oak Bay and one thing led to another and she ended up in Sooke still carrying on canvassing each February. That’s 36 years of knocking on doors. Canvassing means a lot to Pattullo and she said, “helping others is the most important thing. “In our present day society people don’t have the opportunity (to volunteer), it’s not easy these days.” Money raised through the February campaign goes to awareness, research, teaching and equipment. Heart disease and stroke are the leading cause of death of women in Canada, and women need to know that recognizing symptoms, making lifestyle changes and seeking
prompt medical attention can save their lives and the lives of others. Risks can be reduced by as much as 80 per cent by making these changes: • Quit smoking smoking is an addiction and quitting may be difficult, but with help and a plan, it may become easier. Within one year of quitting, your risk of suffering a smoking-related heart attack is cut in half. • Exercise and eat right - diet and exercise are important for a healthy heart. Thirty minutes of daily exercise and seven to 10 servings of vegetables and fruit every day will put you on the right track. • Manage your blood pressure and cholesterol levels - high blood pressure and cholesterol levels are major risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Reduce your sodium, saturated and trans fat intake and talk with your doctor about testing your levels. Some people may require medication.
Warning signs of heart attack: Chest pain or discomfort Pain in the arm, neck, jaw, shoulder or back, Pain that many feel like burning, squeezing, heaviness, tightness or pressure. In women, pain may be more vague. Nausea Sweating Difficulty breathing Fear, anxiety or denial
Five sudden warning signs of a stroke: Weakness or numbness Trouble speaking Vision problems Severe headache Dizziness If you experience one or more of these warning signs, call 9-1-1- or the emergency response number in your area immediately. Do not delay. For more information go to: www. heartand stroke.ca
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French immersion burgeoning Jan. 29, 2003 A growing number of B.C. students are opting to parlez francais and Sooke says “oui” to that surging growth in bilingualism. In the current school year, Ecole Poirier, Sooke’s designated French Immersion elementary school, has
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Snow in January back in 2012. 132 students in its kindergarten to Grade 5 classes. On the playground Ecole Poirier French immersion pupils mix with their 142 fellow students in the straight English program, easily switching from French to English as the need arises, constantly flexing their mental and physical muscles. Ayum Creek saved! Jan. 28, 1998 The Ayum Creek estuary will become a regional park. After 10 months, the Society of the Protection of Ayum Creek and Victoria Natural History Society’s Habitat Acquisition Fund have raised $630,000 to purchase the 14-acre Saseenos property from Munn’s Lumber.
The Ayum Creek project is the first acquisition for the Victoria Natural History Society’s Habitat Acquisition Trust. HAT president Jeff Stone said the Ayum Creek project proves that if people with a common vision work together they’ll be able to a leave a legacy for their children. Take one last look at your community newspaper Jan. 27, 1993 You community paper will soon be moving to a different beat — a new community beat — with new design, new features and new names. The News Group, as we’re now named, brings with it an attractive, unified presentation to all households
Sooke gets $20,000 for health study Jan. 29, 1992 Health Minister Elizabeth Cull has approved a $20,000 grant to the Sooke Electoral Area to conduct a Health Needs Assessment Study. Sooke was one of 55 communities to receive funding through the government’s Office of Health Promotion. The government’s goal is to encourage communities to resolve their health issues and to create supportive environments for health.
items, and he planned to wear it to school on Monday. Colin was the youngest member of the team of 10 runners who carried the flame by relay from the Thetis Lake overpass to Beacon Hill Park in Victoria.
Sooke youngster shares the Olympic flame Jan. 27, 1988 Tw e l v e - y e a r - o l d Colin Bexson of Sooke elementary school was one of 10 runners to carry the flame into Victoria on Saturday morning as it continued its Trans-Canada journey to Calgary. Colin was very proud of his red track suit which is made of an experimental fabric by the 3M company. He’s also aware that the track suits are fast becoming collector
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Tsao plays the magic of Mozart Jan. 30, 2008 On February 2 and 3, the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra will present a concert in celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in both Sooke and Metchosin. Under conductor Norman Nelson, the program will feature soloist Carolyn Tsao, performing Mozart’s Concerto No. 20 in B flat major, K. 466. Carolyn Tsao, at 14-years-old, has already endeared herself to Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra audiences. Currently studying under Ingrid L. Henderson and the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Tsao has already taken home numerous awards and honours. Her star is shining bright and she has nowhere to go but up.
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Access and egress in Sooke Tim Hortons in Sooke? A proposal was looked at by the Land Use Committee for a drive-through Timmy’s along Sooke Road. The property in question is owned by Councillor Herb Haldane and is very close to Sooke elementary school. What needs to be addressed is the access on and off Sooke Road. Even at the best of times we have a nightmare scenario playing out every single day along Sooke Road. It is almost impossible to turn left and the traffic just keeps on getting heavier. It’s frustrating and dangerous. Folks might Even at the the 2008 fatal best of times remember accident likely caused by driver impatience trying to we have a turn left onto Sooke Road. nightmare Tim Hortons should be looking at other properties scenario.... where access would be better and safer. The old Sooke River Hotel site could house such a drive-through with less impact in the town core. Give people a Timmy’s if they want it, but make it safe to get to and from. The Christmas break must have been what the doctor ordered for members of council. It is never easy having to balance public service with a family life, and the business of running a municipality is tiring and at times probably exhausting. The council meetings, since the break, have been shorter and the business of the district is getting done quite efficiently. The district will welcome the new CAO, Gord Howie, in February and a new Deputy Director of Finance, Gerald Fukakusa, is already in place. Filling these key positions will hopefully speed things along and help avoid some of the pitfalls of the recent past. What is interesting is seeing how many folks are starting to take interest in council and feeling out their support for running the next time.
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New season for ‘School Wars’ B.C. Views Like a bad reality show about a dysfunctional family, B.C. School Wars has lurched to life again for the 2013 election. Coming soon to billboards and buses across the province: staged pictures of sad-faced kids crammed into dirty classrooms by a heartless government. It doesn’t even matter which government. This ritual combat went on through Social Credit and NDP governments too. Premier Christy Clark opened the new season with her promised pitch to restructure bargaining. It suggested splitting up bargaining into traditional wage and benefit talks, and a separate table and fund for classroom size and support. Cast in her familiar role of the sullen, rebellious teenager, BCTF president Susan Lambert staged a news conference to distort and mock the government’s offer. A 10-year deal if we give up bargaining wages and classroom conditions? “Ludicrous.” What’s ludicrous is her characterization of a formula to link teacher pay to nurses, post-secondary faculty and other government workers. Nurses are renowned for getting raises when no one else does, so this should be an opportunity for these powerful unions to co-ordinate. But the BCTF can’t get along with other unions any more than it can negotiate with any discernible com-
petence. Lambert falsely claimed there was no consultation on the proposal. This reminded me how she low-balled the costs of her union’s demands by hundreds of millions during what passed for negotiations in last year’s strike season. Behind the scenes, the BCTF executive and the school district bargaining agent had just settled on a mutual costing model. What this means is the school districts, which have to make payroll and balance budgets, have convinced the BCTF to stop misrepresenting costs. I’ll believe that when I see it. Before Education Minister Don McRae had even spoken, BCTF vice-president Glen Hansman was growling his reply on Twitter: See you in court. That message presumably also goes for premier-in-waiting Adrian Dix, unless he replaces the hated B.C. Liberals in May, then quickly kneels before the BCTF and extends the key to the provincial treasury. Two generations of British Columbians have been bullied by this bad drama, since Bill Vander Zalm decided an industrial union bargaining structure was just the ticket for public schools. Students are taught by example, if not by blatant propaganda in classrooms, that all problems are solved by demanding more money from the government. After this conditioning, older students are sometimes pressed into service as union pickets.
There’s your Social Justice class, kids. Sorry about those sports teams and field trips, but we need those as bargaining chips to get more paid leave time. To state the obvious, Clark and McRae staged this as a pre-election event to frame the issue. They knew their effort would be greeted as a declaration of war. The main reason the BCTF agreed to a contract extension with a wage freeze last year? It wasn’t the blindingly obvious fact that every other public sector union had already taken two zeroes. It was strictly tactics. The delay sets up the latest rematch of these old warriors in the spring election. The plan is to get the dreaded B.C. Liberals out and then start working over the weaker, more union-dependent NDP. That’s who caved in earlier and gave the BCTF broad control over staffing levels, the proverbial key to the treasury. Along with basic math and economics, a point the BCTF seems unable to grasp is that its strategy is self-defeating. Those sad kids are making more and more parents seek a better deal. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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We asked: Would you like to see a Tim Hortons in Sooke?
For myself, no. But I know a lot of people who want it.
No. There are far “two” many fast-food places in Sooke.
Sure. Fair value for good coffee.
It’s going to happen anyway, you can’t stop growth.
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As National Nonsmoking Week winds up, the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon, is continuing to encourage the B.C. government – and all political parties – to support smoke-free public outdoor spaces including the patios of hospitality establishments, and where children play, such as parks, playgrounds and beaches. Since we started talking about smoke-free public places, we’ve heard from people on both sides of the fence. Some feel it is their personal right to smoke where they want and that provincial regulations would be going too far. But the vast majority view smoking restrictions as an important public health measure to protect us all from involuntary exposure. This is a valuable debate and one that we are proud to have sparked. Debates aside, the facts reveal that tobacco use in our society is taking a staggering toll. Tobacco use remains the largest single preventable cause of death and disease in B.C., killing more than 6,000 British Columbians each year. Secondhand smoke is linked to the death of up to 140 B.C. residents each year. Currently the provincial government is deferring to municipalities to decide whether or not to ban smoking in outdoor public places. However, at the 2012 Union of BC Municipalities Convention in Sep-
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on the bus at all”— because they are upsetting the vibe. Wow, and you’re trying to tell me the majority is in favour of this? Whatever happened to common sense in rural communities. N.E. MacNab Shirley
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Carol Christie took this photo at Richmond Station Restaurant, owned and operated by Carl Heinrich, winner of Canada’s Top Chef, and originally a Sooke boy. The photo is of him and his kitchen crew, in his kitchen, where Christie had a front row seat for lunch on Jan. 7. She said it was an awesome experience, a bit of a busman’s holiday from running the kitchen at Little Vienna Bakery. Nice to have someone else do the cooking and to be able to watch them, said Christie. She left him a copy of the year-end Sooke News Mirror, as he was one of Sooke’s newsmakers of the year. tember, municipalities spoke loud and clear by asking the province to introduce provincewide restrictions. Please continue to encourage your MLA, and the B.C. health minister, to follow the lead of 30 B.C. municipalities and four other provinces, and keep B.C. beautiful and smokefree. Nancy Falconer Canadian Cancer Society, Vancouver Island Region
Shutting out common sense It all becomes clear now. The original trail users beyond Harbourview gate, took offense at that 10 per cent of vehicle users, who brought beer and guns and partied out of control. The obvious solution
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Cont’d on page 10 was a locked gate with a key given to responsible users. Someone, however, saw an opportunity to shut out any and all who do not meet some personal criteria. Thus we shut out the good with the bad; the responsible with the irresponsible. Thus we see the injustice that hanging on to an ideology breeds. “Let them sit at the back of the bus” or better still, “don’t let them
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LETTERS Cont’d from page 9 back yard provides an amenity for hard working local families to run the kids out to the lake after work on a hot summer day, or rough it on a weekend campout. In the winter, the lakes still freeze over sufficient for ice fishing or skating, and there is nearly always snow for a Christmas outing. The old fire lookout locations are placed with a magnificent high elevation 360 degree view of the entire Sooke horizon, having originally been selected to spot forest fires that may wipe out valuable timber. The groundwork is already laid in our Official Community Plan, private money will rebuild the existing logging road, the province is supportive, and with the cooperation of the District of Sooke, legal access to this unparalleled heritage of our forest industry can be brought back to life. Terrance Martin Sooke
Keep the wild in the wilderness Mr. Terrance Martin is right,the issue is not whether it’s acceptable to take the babe or grandma and grandpa (oops that’s me) for a hike in the woods, it’s about road access. I also understand Mr. Martin feeling a bit “spooked” and paranoid about being in the bush, most people are. Of all the forestry related jobs I’ve been involved with over the years, (still active in the field ) one of my all time favorites is planting your way out on a deactivated logging road. It feels great to make an effort to help the forest return itself to its original state. I don’t know if this qualifies me as an “eco-saviour”or not, I thought I was just treeplanting.
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Leash your dog, please Last Thursday my wife and I were taking a walk along Whiffen Spit, a walk we have taken many times. We first encountered two women and a pit bull on a leash. As we passed, the dog lunged at me barking loudly. Fortunately it was muzzled and restrained by the leash. I commented mildly, considering, that the dog is in need of training and continued on. No less than three more times during the walk we were bothered and alarmed by dogs that we knew were: a mastiff, a boxer, and another pair whose type escapes me. When we pointed out to the owners our discomfort at these large dogs running free, they all offered no apology or reassurance to their animals’ future behaviour. Quite the contrary, they were quite vocal in citing their dogs’ past behaviour like; ‘it’s a lovely dog and would never bite’, etc. My answer was that
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past behaviour is no guarantee of future behaviour, speaking to backsides rapidly walking away. I pointed out to one fellow that the sign at the beginning of the spit said dogs should be controlled. He pointed out the sign said, ‘EFFECTIVE CONTROL’ (my caps). I saw no control unless there was a hidden radio somewhere. On hundreds of walks, we have never been bothered so much as on this one. The sign’s wording seems dangerously watered down and who, may I ask, backs up the sign and who monitors its effectiveness? It seems the wording is misunderstood because of its inherent elasticity. Another sign should replace it with unambiguous wording accompanied by the bylaw that sustains it. Speaking personally, I would like to see all large dogs leashed on this jewel of a walk plus any dog whose background breeding is attack. But, after all, it’s the owners who have the answer and the responsibility. Would any owner be prepared, in the event of a biting, to respond to and pay for medical bills, legal proceedings with consequent fines and perhaps euthanasia of their dog? Any or all of these things are potential. Not bitten yet. Fred Whittaker Sooke
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Potato Sausage Dumplings (Grumbara Gleess) We loved it when Mum would make these dumplings and there were bowls of them to feed 12 children. We used 10-lbs. of potatoes, but this recipe should be good for a family of four. This is a good way to use up some of those potatoes you have in storage. Ingredients: 4 good-sized raw potatoes (grated) 2 cups small potatoes boiled in their skins 1 lb. or more of sausage meat (you can use ground chicken with spices) salt to taste 1 tbsp. of flour 2 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1 tbsp. of vinegar Grate the raw potatoes; put them and their juice into a cotton bag or cloth, and squeeze as much juice as you can out of them; save the juice and let it stand. Grate the cooked potatoes; chop or slice the raw sausage, taking it out of the skin (or use sausage meat). Mix the squeezed raw potatoes, the grated cooked potatoes, the sausage meat, salt and
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flour and shape intoa long sausage-like roll or into round patties. Drop carefully into salted boiling water. Boil for 20 -30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the rolls. While the rolls are boiling, pour the top water of the potato juice you saved, still saving the liquid and keeping that starch at the bottom. Mix that starch with the vinegar, sugar and butter, then add the potato water. Remove the dumplings from the water into a waiting hot bowl. Pour the potato starch mixture into the water from the dumplings. The water will become the gravy which, when thickened, is poured over the dumplings. Mix up a salad to serve with this and watch your family enjoy this. Make sure they help with the grating so they know the labour of love involved. Give thanks and enjoy. Submitted by Ellen Lewers. mrslewersfarmhouse@shaw.ca
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Getting set for 100th birthday Sharron Ho Sooke News Mirror
Sooke Fall Fair committee members had their first meeting on Jan. 15 to brainstorm for the event’s 100th anniversary. According to Ellen Lewers, Sooke Fall Fair vice-chair, the fair has run since 1913, interrupted only once during the Second World War. To celebrate the fair’s centennial, members are currently developing ideas related to ‘Our first 100 years.’ In the works are special guests for the fair’s opening, new categories, and old fashioned games like hay rides, sack races, and hay bale tossing. To suit the historical significance of the 100th year, people will be dressed up in period costumes and an entire room displaying an old fashioned kitchen will be set up. Although participation has been waning over the last few years, members are actively seeking support for the event. They will be hosting
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Checking out the produce at the 2012 Sooke Fall Fair are Richard and Ellen Lewers. a competition within schools in search of the best artwork for the Sooke Fall Fair Catalogue front page, and are hoping to see businesses partake in the 100th year fever. “We also want to see competition with all the businesses in Sooke with a theme on a 100 years,” Lewers said. Submissions for the 100 year cook book will be accepted until Feb. 15. Members are interested in Sooke Fall Fair award-winning recipes, accompanied by a story
of the recipe’s creator and its significance in relation to the fair. “We’d like locals to submit special recipes that they’ve won prizes for in the fair, with a little story attached,” Lewers said. They are also looking for old Fall Fair photos of previous entries or events. Planning for the significant milestone is still in its infancy, and the committee is welcoming local residents to join in. “We invite people
to join and come with their ideas,” Lewers said. A series of flea markets will be hosted for seven months leading up to the fair, which will take place in September. The flea markets will occur on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Sooke Community Hall from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. Each flea market will highlight a Sooke Fall Fair section head, and information on how to enter, what can be entered and what judges are looking for will be made available. Although tentative, upcoming section heads to be highlighted include February, produce; March, needlecraft; April, animals; May, flowers; June, photography and art & literary arts; and July, kitchencraft and honey, wine and beer. To attend a committee meeting, submit a photo or recipe, contact Lewers at mrslewersfarmhouse@shaw.ca. To book a flea market table, please call Candace at 250-474-5771.
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The first thing Kari Osselton wants people to know is that the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce business excellence awards are not just for chamber members. “Everyone and everybody can nominate a business, and you don’t have to be a chamber member to attend any (chamber) functions,� said Osselton, executive director of the local chamber of commerce. “It’s not an elite thing or just for chamber people.� The chamber is busy organizing the annual chamber awards night at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort set for Friday, Mar. 1. Each year, nomina-
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sional businesses, such as doctors, lawyers, dentists and financial planners had no category. There is a Directors’ Award which will be picked internally by the executive and directors and given to a deserving director. The categories are: Citizen of the Year, Retail Excellence, New Business of the Year, Business of the Year, Employee of the year, Professional Services, Dining Excellence, Manufacturing, Sustainability leadership and Development Excellence. Nomination forms can be printed off from the chamber’s website at: www.sookeharbourchamber.com or from businesses around Sooke Osselton said they are really looking for the reasons why a particular business is being nominated and judging
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What do the the Mullet Man (business in the front, party in the back), Broken Suitcase Johnny Galactic, The Funk Hunters and Shred Kelly have in common? They, and a bunch of other bands and musicians, are coming to Port Renfrew for the Song & Surf Music Festival from Feb. 15-17. So why would all these folks be holding a music festival in the middle of winter? “Weather is not really a factor for Song & Surf. People come from all around to embrace the beauty of the west coast at this time of year and enjoy some amazing music. They enjoy it whether or not it is rainy or sunny,” said Mike Hann, one of the organizers of the festival via email. The line-up includes blues, stoke folk, pop rock, DJs and custom synched visuals. It’s high energy, indie music from some of B.C.’s best. The music is as eclectic as the people who attend the festival. The festival takes place indoors at various venues in Port Renfrew with the main stage at the recreation centre. A bit on the bands: The Funk Hunters are arguably one of Canada’s busiest electronic acts. Performing their signature high-energy DJ sets and groundbreaking audio-visual show at some of the world’s most popular music festivals and clubs has earned them an international following. Shred Kelly is a formulation of friends and foot stomping good times born in the town of Fernie. The five-piece band is best known for mixing clawhammer banjo riffs that tear the
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The Pastor's Pen George Turner of Duncan, BC had been overseas in World War I and came very close to not returning alive: he was one of the two survivors of a massacre attack. He was grateful to God and wanted to show his appreciation but did not want to get involved with a church. Many years later, when I was two years old, Mr. Turner inherited a large amount of money. He set about ordering the best quality brick, he imported Italian bricklayers from Vancouver, he laid the forms for the foundation, he supervised all aspects of the construction of a church building on a piece of property two miles out of town. George designed the building along the lines of Christ Church Priory in England where he had been born. He built it all himself and when the beautiful little brick building was ready in 1973, the year I graduated from high school, it was made available to any and all, but no one came. George Turner died on November 13, 1974 and a memorial service was held for him in his own church a few days later. It was the only service ever held in the building. The estate sold the building a year later and it became a show room selling foreign cars, which seemed to me like setting up idols in the temple of the Living God. Worship is not about building a structure and then expecting worship to happen. Worship is people. People gathering to give “worth” to God. It is very true that we can worship individually and we are encouraged in Scripture to do that, but there is something magni¿cent about the gathering of a community to corporately worship our Creator, Saviour and Lord whether in a magni¿cent cathedral or gathered together at Ed McGregor Park early on Easter Morning or meeting together with friends and neighbors at any of our simple houses of worship in Sooke. Pastor Dwight Geiger
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he Sooke Folk Music Society normally curtails it’s activities for the summer, but this Saturday, July 30, we are delighted to bring back Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a special summer concert at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, as part of their “Driver ‘til she drops” tour; a reference to their Chevy Suburban, which now has some 465,000 miles on the odometer Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart met for the first time 1991 at a songwriters night in Nashville TN. They knew that night it was one of them things that are just meant to be. They were married in 1992. It would be quite a balancing act at that time raising a family and trying to make a living along with all the other stuff that came with getting by, “but we managed,” Stacey said as she looked back at her first encounter with the world of touring. Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, playing rhythm guitar in her brother’s band, Steve Earle & the Dukes. She spent about a year and a half on tour with her brother, and then returned to Nashville to start a career of her own as a country/ folk singer/songwriter. “I was 30-years-old and asking/seeking a recording deal in Nashville.At that age it was like asking God to turn back the world clock.” Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncle’s guitar playing and his dad’s fiddling. By age 15 he would find himself
Back for another round on July 30 are Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart. playing in the school of honky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band. Mark was off the road when he met Stacey and that very night he would play the first note of her music never leaving her side. Mark
still somehow found the time to work on his own music recording his solo record and touring. Mark, as well, spent some time in the Dukes in the 1990s. Like Earle, he recalls it as a time of glamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with
Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tuning my guitar, strapping on my guitar,” he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.” Over the years Stacey and Mark have learned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times and bad, thereby completing the love they have. Together they share the full load of getting by day-by-day. They’ve gone on to release their duo albums, Never Gonna Let You Go in 2003 and S&M Communion Bread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008 release Love from Stacey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only. While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, such as the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of
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Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is through the respect of each other’s work and years of playing together that they have created their unique sound. And that sound allows each individual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part. Please be sure to join us for what will be a memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/songwriters. The gig is on Saturday, July 30 at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.
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he 25th Sooke Fine Arts Show opened on Thursday night with purchasers waiting in line to get into the show and see the latest works from the 275 artists who submitted entries. The adjudicators chose 375 pieces from the 551 artists who responded to the call for entries to the juried art show and sale. The 10-day show was once again staged in the SEAPARC Leisure Complex where a group of talented and hard working volunteers transformed the cavernous space into an amazing gallery. “We had a lovely weekend and a lot of people,” said Sally Manning, show coordinator. “It is a colourful and happy show.” Many Sooke artists stood out as the winners in the 25th Anniversary Artists Awards. They included Patrick Irwin for his acrylic and oil two-dimensional painting “Port Alberni,” Best Two-Dimensional work. The Best Three-Dimensional work award was awarded to Jan Johnson for his “Minotaur Overseeing Intake,” while Debbie Clarkson took the award for the Best Photography for her “La Habana Elegante #3.” Dana Sitar’s “When I Do Not Follow the Rules” took the award for Best Fibre. Honourable mentions were given to Chuck Minten for his “Circle of Friends” wood table and Anne Boquist’s “YoYoTokTik” gourd and found object piece. Other winners include Heather Hamilton’s “Internal Reflections” pendant (Best Jewellery); Jo Ludwig’s “No Title” glass piece (Best Glass); Metchosin’s Judi Dyelle won Best Ceramic for her “White Series #1”; and Jeff Molloy’ for his mixed media piece “A Man of the Cloth. Other honourable mentions went to Debbie Jansen for her fused glass, “Untitled”, Eliza Heminway’s fibre wall piece, “The Haberdasher’s Garden” and Leonard Butt’s “Uchi” raku sculpture. The adjudicators each chose a work for Juror’s Choice. Richard White gave full marks to Nicolas Vandergugten’s lino block print “Bridgework #3”; Grant Leier (substituting for Carol Sabiston) awarded Dee de Wit’s “Still Life with Mango” his kudos; and juror Nixie Barton chose Johannes Landman’s oil painting “Benchwarmer.” Manning said the attendance was keeping in line with past years as were the sales.
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Short mat bowling 1-3 p.m. Steak Night only $11.00 6-7:30 p.m. Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Drop-in darts 8 p.m. VITAL VITTLES Free lunch 1:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church on Murray Road. Everyone welcome. SOOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY Babytime, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Come and enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories with your baby. Ages 0-18 months. Call 250-642-3022 to register. Celebrate Family Literacy Day at the library.
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Blue Grass Music 2:30 - 5 p.m. TRANSITION TOWN CAFE At the Reading Room Cafe downtown Sooke at the Evergreen Mall. This is a free event. 2-4 p.m.
CALLING ALL QUILTERS Monday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Knox Pres. Church. All welcome. Call 250642-2484 for information.
BABY TALK TALK 2013 First Foods At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA building) 2145 Townsend Road from 10-11:30 a.m. YOUTH CLINIC Youth Clinic (ages 1325), 1300-6660 Sooke Rd, West Coast Family Medical Clinic, 4-7 p.m. SOOKE DOG CLUB OBEDIENCE CLASSES Contact 250-642-7667 for more information and registration. SEAPARC Free Adult Walking Group. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Preregistration required. Call 250-642-8000 for info.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Shuffleboards 6:30 p.m. Ladies Darts 12 p.m. TOASTMASTERS Located upstairs at Village Foods, starting at 7 p.m. For further information, call Allan at 250-642-7520 MOOD DISORDER SUPPORT Holy Trinity Church Hall, 1 - 2 p.m. Call 778-6795744 for more information.
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Ardy passed away peacefully at home in Sooke, BC fighting his battle with Leukemia as he approached everything in life, with strength and dignity. Born in Sooke to Norwegian immigrants Mikael and Karen Wickheim, Ardy gained his love and appreciation for nature and the outdoors and instilled this in his children and grandchildren. Ardy spent many years working in the forestry industry and farming on a small scale at home. Competing for many years in various logger sports with his brother Jube, Ardy was named Log Burling World Champion in 1955, 1958, 1961 and 1967. Throughout his 83 years, Ardy’s pioneer spirit and values of hard work, honesty and integrity have influenced all who knew him. Predeceased by his loving wife Barbara in 1981 and sister Nan, Ardy is survived by his long time companion Joyce of Mayne Island, children Ingrid (Roy), Erick (Chantal), Kristine, all of Sooke BC, grandchildren Mathew, Brittany, Trevor, Bryan, William and siblings Maywell, Lil, Elida, Jubiel and many nieces and nephews. We invite close friends and family to share in remembering Ardy on Saturday, February 23rd 2013 12 - 4 at 5204B Sooke Road. For further details call Kristine 778-425-0551. Thank you to the VIHA nursing staff, Dr. McKinney and Dr. Anderson for your care and support. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Sooke Community Association or the Sons of Norway Foundation in Canada.
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
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Simpler summer pleasures in times past In 1916 the world was at war, and simple inexpensive pleasures were the order of the day for families in the remote outposts of the empire. Since 1872, a homesite carved out of the waterfront of East Sooke, facing across the harbour to west Sooke had been home to the William and Mary Cartwright family. Mary Cartwright had been born Mary Finlay in 1854, the only child of a Hudson’s Bay Company employee at Nanaimo and his First Nations wife. When the Cartwrights decided to settle in East Sooke, neighbours were few and far between. Their diary mentions visiting with the Throup and Charters families; they would take the rowboat across the harbour to visit or exchange goods. The hardy couple raised a family of eleven in their pioneer home, with Mary often coping on her own, as William would be off working to earn the dollars needed for their existence. One of their younger children was Mamie, who grew up to marry Harold Charles Engleson and remained in
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East Sooke. This photo shows Mamie as a young mother in 1916, creating a fun day for her children. Local pioneer families had a choice – they could bathe in the salt water inlets of Sooke Harbour and Basin, where they needed bathing shoes to lessen the risk of gouging their feet on barnacles. Or they could bathe in the fresh water flowing in the Sooke River. On this summer day in 1916, Mamie Engleson rolled
out her family’s clinker-built rowboat, collected her children and their playmates, and rowed the relatively short distance across the harbour to the mouth of the Sooke River. The photo appears to be taken just upriver from the bridge. The Milne farm would be across the river hidden by tree growth and one can just see Mount Brule peeking in the distance. While their bathing costumes may not look very sty-
lish when measured against today’s styles, they have an appeal all their own. The children are, left to right, Harold and Otto Engleson, Irene Holmes, Hilda and Thelma Engelson, Mary Forrest and Robert Engelson. They appear an endearing group of children stashing away summer memories to last a lifetime. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum
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With much sadness we announce that our beloved Richard John Andrews... (Jack Andrews) lost his brave battle with leukemia on the 4th of January. Surrounded with love from wife Becky, daughter Morgan, son Wesley, daughter in law Leah and old, cherished friends. Pre-deceased by father Wesley K., mother Barbara, step-mom Marms, and brother Stephen. Leaving behind grandson Jaxson, sister Shirley (Dale), Wendy (Brenda), David (Sharon), many nieces and nephews, Kavanagh family and many friends and acquaintances. A memorable man of few words, a curious mind, a wry sense of humor, and a passion for carving and all that was wood! And of course those solitary beach walks with his Muggins. Celebration of life to be held on the 9th of February at his favorite haunt, Buffy's 2-5 pm. Followed by family gathering on the 10th of February. We carry your heart with us (we carry it in our hearts) forever.
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Q Blood Pressure Clinic Q Saturday, January 19 Q Pearkes Arena
Take The Pressure Down Free Blood Pressure Clinic Beacon Community Services, along with The Heart and Stroke Foundation were at the Pacific Cup Oldtimers Hockey Tournament on Jan. 19th at Pearkes Arena. Together they were raising blood pressure awareness by offering free blood pressure checks. High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for stroke and is a major factor for heart disease. It affects 20% of Canadians and 42% who have it, don’t know they have it Over time high blood pressure can damage blood vessel walls causing scarring that promotes the build-up of fatty plaque, which can narrow and eventually block arteries. It also strains the heart and eventually weakens it. Very high blood pressure can cause blood vessels in the brain to burst resulting in a stroke. With proper diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure, you can cut your risk of stroke by up to 40% and heart attack by up to 25%. High blood pressure often has no symptoms, so have yours checked at least once every two years by a healthcare professional. Eat a balanced diet, be physically active and smoke-free, and reduce your salt and alcohol intake to help lower your blood pressure. Maintain a healthy weight, even a modest reduction in weight, as little as 10%, can dramatically decrease your chances of having a stroke or heart attack. For more information visit: http://takethepressuredown.ca
Judith Blake and her kids, Finn and Ruby stopped by to speak with volunteers.
Hockey players Chris Bailey and Brendan McGivney from Fort Colins, Colorado.
Leah Ruscheinsky of Victoria.
Pam Stonehouse has her blood pressure read as volunteer Trish Penner looks on.
Ruby Blake enjoyed pumping the plastic heart in the Blood Pressure, what does it mean? display.
Edward Fraser stopped by and got his blood pressure numbers.
Tony Bartels has the process explained to him by Lois McNabb, volunteer with Beacon Community Services.
Hockey player Jay Eckhardt goes over his numbers with Area Coordinator Matt Stooke.
Hockey player Todd Warnygora.
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Keep that great smile by protecting teeth Britt Santowksi photos
Lisa McCrea fits Eric Dale with a custommade mouthguard during Dr. Chris Bryant’s clinic, a fundraiser for minor softball.
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Did you know that not only can mouthguards save your teeth, they prevent jaw frac-
tures and concussions as well? That was just one of the facts participants learned when they met with local dentist Chris Bryant this past
A custom made plaster mold is made of a person’s teeth, above, and then a protective guard is made, below, which will save an athlete’s teeth.
Saturday in his mouthguard clinic. Once or twice a year, Dr. Bryant has a clinic where he fits and custom-makes mouthguards in-house for anyone who wants one, at a special price. This most recent clinic served as a fundraiser to get training equipment for kids’ softball. When a child loses an adult tooth, and that tooth is reinserted into the socket within 20
minutes, it has a (small) chance for survival. If that tooth does not survive and is permanently gone, the cost of fitting a replacement can run up to about $4,000. Generic mouthguards are often illfitting, uncomfortable to wear, affect speech, breathing and swallowing. Consequently, they provide minimal protection (if worn at all), and these mouthguards
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ate engagement with a sport, you really should contact a dentist and find out more about mouthguards. It is much cheaper to replace a mouthguard than it is to replace a missing or broken tooth, he said. The bottom line: adult teeth prefer forever homes.
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can block the airway in an unconscious athlete, said Bryant. A custom-made mouthguard fits snug on your teeth and does not become dislodged on a strong exhale or sneeze. Or, for that matter, on a blow to the head. The final message, said Bryant, is if you or your children run the risk of losing teeth because of a passion-
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Friday night’s soccer game
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In this league game, Sooke Celtic 1 hosted visiting Saanich Fusion FC1. The final score was 2-4 respectively. Cam Fischer scored with an unreal diving header, and Mike Mon scored with another well placed header.
The Sooke senations
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Team Members: Taylor Radford-Hall, Megan Ferguson, Erin Haldane, Karyl Musfelt-Trivino, Bryanne Thomson, Rhianna Smith, Elayna Stewart, Kiarra Balzer, and Nina Kovacik. For story, see page 27.
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Alison Cowan assembles her swimming resources at SEAPARC just before her next class is scheduled to begin. ing at her kids in swim class at SEAPARC, it’s probably not her. In fact, you’re probably not even at SEAPARC. But if you see someone the swim students look up to and love to learn from, and that someone looks far too young to have 15 years of experience under
her swim cap, it might be her. Go ahead, say hello, and welcome Alison Cowan to our community. And if it’s not her, you may still have met a lovely person.
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2½ to 15 years old in both recreational and competitive classes. Cowan is also experienced in coaching Masters swimming (for people 25 and older interested in competitive swimming), and adults training for triathlons. If you see some redfaced coach bellow-
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Alison Cowan recently joined the Island Swimming Association as the Lead Coach at SEAPARC. Certified as an Age Group Coach (previously known as Level 2) with the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), Cowan brings over 15 years experience as a swim coach. She comes to us from snowy Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Besides being a highly qualified coach with extensive background, Cowan’s expertise is further augmented by her work as an elementary teacher. Her areas of specialization in completing her Bachelor of Education were English and Native Studies. As a swimming coach since Grade 9, it becomes very apparent that Cowan also has a keen interest in kinesthesiology (the study of the movement of muscles and joints). Her approach to learning is engaging and effective: begin with the basics, master them, then move on to the next set of building blocks. Cowan says she likes to infuse fun into her classes, and brings energy, enthusiasm and experience. She relates well to all age groups. Alison Cowan is at SEAPARC most days, coaching kids between
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TIMES ARE IN STANDARD TIME, HEIGHTS IN FEET Best fishing time: 1½ hours after high tide.
SWIM FIT with Jo-Anne This is a drop in program open to all swimming abilities. A coach is on the pool deck to offer a workout, stroke correction and technique feedback. Open to all swimmers, as workouts are based on the participants needs. This is a great group to work on your endurance and fitness level.
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Synchronized success The Sooke Sensations synchronized skating team skated to a fourth place finish at the 2013 BC/YT Open Synchronized Skating Championships held on Jan. 12 in Surrey. It was a very close competition, with only 1 point separation between first and fourth place. The members of the skating team have worked very hard this season, especially since they would be competing in a higher category than last season. With this being the first year in the higher category, the team knew they were going to have to implement more elements with a higher degree of difficulty in order to compete with the other teams. The Sooke Sensations would like to thank their Coach Bethan Greydanus and the community of Sooke. The community of Sooke has always supported us through our many fundraising events and we thank you. We have the best community!
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Goal scorers for the Sooke Bantam C1 Thunderbirds included Dreyden Alexander, (2), Dominic LaCroix (2), Ayden Ostropolski, Brad Angus, Lief Norquay-Pahl, and Marco Carello. Assists were credited to Norquary-Pahl, Carello, LacCroix, Brad Staicu, and Aidan Goluch. JDF racked up 52 shots on goal while Sooke had 29. In 54 minutes of play Saturday night at SEAPARC, the Sooke Bantam C1 Thunderbirds came back from a 6-2 deficit to tie the Grizzlies JDF C Major team. They were up 8-7 in the third period after the go-ahead goal with 8:04 remaining on the game clock. JDF scored with 6:10 remaining on the game clock to seal the tie just before the clock struck 9:48 p.m., when the game ended. The game was a rematch from an earlier pre-season game in which the JDF Major team was victorious. Laced with penalties, this game including a few naughty trips, hooks and secret punches that went unseen. The level of skill however was con-
sidered Rep-level as the rivalry ensued. Players showed a high level of passion, persistence and frustration. Sooke racked up 18 penalty mintues while JDF had 14. The Saturday night parent crowd took it all in and showed remorse neither to players nor to referees. Skaters were raucous in their disagreement with the music being played from the box after goals and whistles. Normally reserved and in-control players rammed their sticks against the ice and boards in disgust. After-whistle body checks sent players to their backsides unexpectedly. When all was said and done it was enjoyable night of hockey,
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