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Slim pickings The Sooke Food Bank’s cache of food for the needy is pretty close to drying up. Ingrid Johnston takes a look at what supplies they have left. Non-perishable food and money are needed to help alleviate hunger in the community.
People may have to start going hungry ‘Season of giving’ unfortunately does not extend to the new year Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
The Sooke Food Bank is in a crisis. The shelves hold only enough food for one round of giving and there is no help in sight. The local food bank is often a lifeline for families in need. They hand out enough food to a family or individual for a couple of days and then they are on their own. The need is always greater than the ability to provide. Two years ago the food bank serviced
5,209 clients over the year, in 2012 they services 2,630 (roughly 453 households). Almost half of their clients are children under 17 years of age. “We are hemorrhaging money,” said Ingrid Johnston, president of the Sooke Food Bank Society. “It costs us $4,500 a month to run and donations have come to a grinding halt.” Johnston said currently cash donations are about $100 per month and they do not get any government help, from any level inclu-
ding locally. They pay $1,500 for the space they use in the Sooke Community Hall basement plus telephone costs, etc. “We just had our annual general meeting and we probably can’t service Port Renfrew anymore,” said Elden Smith, a food bank volunteer, “The donations come from Sooke and we have to make a tough choice.” Johnston said she wanted to remind people that food bank people are hungry after Christmas as well. “We only have enough in
the bank for another month or so,” she said. The Sooke Food Bank comes to the rescue of the needy three times a month on the first three Thursdays. Clients only get one hamper a month, although the food bank never turns anyone away if the situation is dire. There are other community organizations that also help the hungry. Vital Vittles feeds folks on Fridays at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, the Sooke Food 4 the Soul offers meals at the Knox Presbyterian Church
and the crisis centre helps where it can. Johnston wants to point out that they are not a grocery store, they provide emergency rations that last two or three days only and they try to put nutritious food in the hampers. January to April are the hardest months for any food bank and they are looking to see if there can be a little more corporate support, rather than just the individual donations. “It’s a challenge,” said Johnston. “Please take care
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of your own Sooke.” Donations can be dropped off at either of the two grocery stores in Sooke and many businesses have donation boxes, including the Sooke News Mirror office. With the demise of the penny, folks who have saved jars of them can bring them into the Sooke News Mirror office and they will be turned over to the Sooke Food Bank. Cash donations can be mailed to: Sooke Food Bank, Box 983, Sooke, B.C. V9Z 1H7.
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Up Sooke GET A TASTE THE TASTE OF BC event at the Prestige takes place this Saturday from 6 to 9:30 p.m. TICKETS ON SALE through the Mix by Rics, Pemberton Holmes, Shoppers Drug Mart or Little Vienna Bakery.
HAVE A HEART DONATION BOXES FOR the Heart & Stroke Foundation are in retail outlets in Sooke. Every penny counts. FEBRUARY IS HEART Month.
FAMILY DAY A LONG WEEKEND awaits. B.C.’S FIRST FAMILY Day is on Monday, Feb. 11, a long weekend for most.
A PENNY SAVED THE DEMISE OF the humble copper penny is imminent. YOUR COLLECTION OF pennies can be turned in at any bank and it is still usable currency, although no new copper pennies will be minted. Cash amounts will be rounded up or down, electronic payment will not change pricing.
Thumbs Up! TO ALL THOSE people who have taken the time to nominate a business or individual for the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce 2013 Community Business Awards.
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Conte not criminally responsible Alex Conte, 21, the Sooke man who was accused of killing his mother Sarah Nickerson last January, has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder for her death. On Wednesday, Jan. 30, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Macaulay, in passing judgement, stated that he did not think Conte thought of his mother as human at the time and described her death as bizarre. Two psychiatrists have diagnosed Conte as a schizophrenic. He was psychotic at the time he killed his mother on Jan. 8, 2012. He will continue to be treated at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam. His lawyer, William
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Sarah Nickerson Heflin, is reported to have stated that this whole tragedy was probably preventable. “In the 1960s a number of factors led to the closing and downsizing of psychiatric facilities. Overcrowding and understaffing along with advent of effective medications to control psychosis and severe mood disorders. In the
1960s psychiatric hospitals were closing and downsizing without providing adequate funding at the community level to provide for psychological support and rehabilitation outside the hospital. Thus, communities were left ill-prepared to provide discharged patients with appropriate support. Many individuals, disabled by persistent psychiatric illnesses, were left merely to subsist in the community. Although now living in a less restrictive environment, they received dramatically fewer services and less care if any care at all... The lack of proper services and supports in the community for those suffering from mental illnesses resulted in: • a high frequency
of relapse (back to the psychotic state) and, therefore, increased readmission rates to hospitals; • the “revolving door syndrome,” where patients, after readmission to the hospital and treatment, were discharged back to inadequate care in the community, only to become ill again and start the process all over again; • increased homelessness; • increased criminal behaviour and incarceration (sometimes for minor crimes).” Excerpts from: Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction: Overview of Policies and Programs in Canada Report 1
COUNCIL BRIEFS Items of interest from the regular District of Sooke council meeting on Jan. 28, 2013. Bylaws: • Bylaw 519, 520 were adopted by council. Bylaw 519 is a Zoning Amendment Bylaw for property at 2100 Otter Point Road rezoning the property from RM4 and P1 to R3 (Small Lot residential Zone). Bylaw 520 is a Phased Development Agreement for 2100 Otter Point Road. The developer is looking to build 127 seniors’ oriented residences on what was part of the old John Phillips Memorial Golf Course. • Bylaw 562, Sooke Core Sewer Specified Area Amendment bylaw was adopted for property at 2259 Phillips Road, Sooke Community Association. This will enlarge the community sewer system to include the Sooke flats area.
• Bylaw 600, Sooke Zoning Bylaw, 2013 was adopted by council with one opposing vote from Councillor Maja Tait. • Bylaw 558, 559, 560. Council sent this item back to staff. The Land Use Committee had recommended to council to give first and second reading to Bylaw 558, Zoning Amendment Bylaw and Bylaw 559, 1781 Minnie Road & 7057 West Coast Road Phased Development Agreement, and council give first, second and third reading to Bylaw 560, Sooke Core Sewer Specified Area Amendment and schedule a public hearing. The developers are looking to develop the properties on 2.6 acres (1.065 hectares) which are currently zoned RU4. They envision average lot sizes of 750 sq. metres. They look to running a sewer line direct to the sewer
treatment plant. A couple of councillors questioned the proposal stating that other property owners in the vicinity might also want to hook up to the sewer and decisions should not be made for a single property. Mayor Wendal Milne said he would support the concept of a subdivision but he was con-
cerned with the sewer process. He said it was troubling him as this was a band aid solution for this one subdivision. He wanted more information. • At the Land Use Committee(Jan. 21) a proposal to build a Tim Hortons and reopen Kennedy Rd. was heard. The item will require further study.
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POLICE BEAT Thefts from vehicles escalating There has been a rash of vehicle breakins in the Broomhill and Sunriver areas, happening both during the day and at night. Since mid-January, 18 vehicles have been broken into and a number of items stolen. Another 10 vehicles were damaged with nothing stolen. In one instance, the thief used the garage opener from inside a car to steal meat and liquor from inside the residence. Citizens are advised to park their vehicles in their garages if possible, keep their car doors locked, and keep all valuables out of cars. IPods, iPhones and small change are especially enticing. Be aware of strangers lurking in your neighbourhood. If you see someone suspicious, call the Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241. If you witness a break-in unfolding, call 911. Do NOT interfere. If your vehicle has been broken in to, call the RCMP. They may be able to take fingerprints or obtain other evidence from the scene. The local RCMP sus-
pect is that it may be a prolific offender who has returned to Sooke. Feb. 2 At 10:30 p.m. the Sooke RCMP received a call that a 28-yearold woman had gone missing from the 2900 block of Otter Point Rd. She left the house wearing only light indoor clothes (top, pants and shoes). She was acting erratically, and it was believed she went into the woods behind the house. Shortly afterwards, the RCMP received a 911 call from the same woman, saying she was being chased. Responders followed her down a ravine. When she attempted to cross a river, the RCMP had to assist. The officer who went in after her was waste-deep in water. She was later treated in the hospital and released. It is suspected that her distressed condition was druginduced. No charges were laid. If you have any information about a crime that’s been committed… Call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line….1800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Lovers and friends gather for concert “Friends and Lovers A Valentines concert” featuring Gord Phillips, Dave Gallant, Thom and Donna Southwood and special guests, Alberta’s amazing indie duo Deer and Coyote will take place at Holy Trinity Church on Feb. 9, 2013. The Deer and Coyote story begins with a shy woodsman falling quietly in love with a sweet songstress. The songstress had just completed her second album (Shed Your Shy 2010) coproduced by Chris Wynters founder of Captain Tractor, one of Alberta’s premier indie bands. The woodsman, who was also a master woodworker,
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Not only was there a happy ending for the couple but this collaboration has produced the new indie duo Deer and Coyote and a cello that was designed, via an 8’ fiberglass octagonal cupola and an Alberta Fire Watch Tower to allow the player to be inside the instrument. The cello has been displayed at the Khyber Arts Museum in Halifax and at the grand opening of the New Alberta Museum. There is also a documentary, ”The wood and wave each other know” being shot featuring the sounds of the cello in use atop the tower. Since their inception Deer and Coyote, Chanda and Dan Bosch, have shared the stage
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JOHN VERNON “Sooke’s Real Estate Professional�
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David Evans’ image reflection in the coffee roaster. tain the integrity of what we’ve build while expanding in a new direction.� Friday’s debut launch of NightStick features cook Cathi Coutts on vocals and acoustic guitar. The food menu will also expand. Along with standard “Stick
stuff,� they will be serving three new personal pizzas, cheesecakes by Cathi, and a list of new lower-caffeine drinks developed by the baristas. As summarized on their Facebook fan page, “It’s planned to be more of the same
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David Evans, owner of Stick In The Mud Coffee House, is launching NightStick this Friday (Feb. 8). The Stick will be staying open on Fridays until 9 p.m. and will feature live entertainment accompanied with a modified food and coffee menu. Currently, The Stick caters to a morning crowd. Evans says 70 per cent of their goods are consumed before 10 a.m., and 80 per cent of it walks out of the door. Which is to say that 80 per cent is to go. The Egg-a-Majig really can’t walk on its own. “This is a real deviation from our model,â€? Evans said, “We are mindful of our community’s needs.â€? The NightStick, as Evans coins it, “is really driven by our customers.â€? The Stick has been open for 5½ years, and for the past five years, clients have been asking Evans to stay open a little longer. So for now, it’s a tentative venture. “We need to main-
area is 1:10,000.� The population of Sooke in 2011, according to Sooke.ca (the district’s website), is 11,435. The Sooke town centre hosts four cafÊs: Little Vienna Bakery Cafe, The Reading Room Bookstore, Serious Coffee, and The Stick. Which means, depending on your preference of ambiance and taste buds, you have a range of cafÊs to choose from. Those seeking evening caffeine infusions have always been able to go to Serious Coffee, which used to be open until 8 p.m. every night of the week. They are trimming their hours ever-so-slightly and have a new closing time of 7 p.m. If you’re looking for live entertainment to accompany your low-caf double-shot espresso topped with thick crema on a mellow Friday night in Sooke, go (coffee) clubbing at the NightStick. Beginning now.
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good things but a few new good things for a few new good hours!� When they first opened in 2007, there was some skepticism about the “hole-in-thewall� location, tucked away in a corner off Eustace. Evans recalls speaking with Colin Newell, founder of the CoffeeCrew.com website, and specialtycoffee critic. The feedback Evans received on his chosen location: It could be a disaster, or it could be the greatest place to be. With business booming and expansion constantly underway, the latter has proven to be the case. On a busy day, 300 people walk through the door. And apparently, Sookians like their coffee. According to the American National Information Clearinghouse serving the Small Business Development Center Network (sbdcnet.org), specialty coffee houses are on the rise. Their recommended ideal ratio “of coffee shops to residents in a particular
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Volunteers make the SFA show happen. to lend a helping hand, she said, no matter how small – and experience is always trumped by sheer enthusiasm and good will. “If you have an artistic flair or simply care, if you’ve volunteered in years past or you are new to the community, we welcome your participation,” encourages Cummings. The Call to Artists is set for Feb. 15, and artists will have until early June to submit digital
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scenes process is in itself an important event, bringing together a diverse group of volunteers from all walks of life. Many of the volunteers have been with the show since its early days, and the sense of family and conviviality is strong. Orchestrating their contributions is no small feat, however, and volunteer coordinator Sande Cummings is charged not only with ensuring the process runs smoothly, but that the time spent is rewarding to each volunteer. “The shared relationships and friendships that result from volunteering with the show have been, and will always be, the strong point of participating,” said Cummings. “We are fortunate to have volunteers who have been with us since we started this renewed adventure, and we look forward to their return.” Everyone is invited
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The long summer days may seem an impossibly distant dream, but for those at the Sooke Fine Arts Society summer is fast approaching, and with it the 2013 Sooke Fine Arts Show. The 27th annual show will introduce new features such as artist talks, giving visitors unique insight into the backgrounds and creative processes of the region’s most talented artists. The everpopular artist demonstrations will offer a more hands-on learning experience for art lovers of all ages. “We’re always looking for ways to bring the art down from the walls, so to speak; to make it more personal, more accessible,” said show coordinator Catherine Keogan. “The Sooke Fine Arts Show has always been about more than just looking at art – it’s about engaging with it, reaching out to new audiences, and hopefully fanning small flames of creativity into future fires.” Keogan joined the society in 2012, and will oversee this year’s show production. The real work, however, comes from the concerted efforts of more than 300 volunteers, who build and operate the show from the ground up each year inside the arena at the SEAPARC Leisure Complex. The behind-the-
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LOOKING BACK A trip through the Sooke News Mirror archives: Feb. 6, 2008 Putting friendship in writing A symbolic and festive event took place last Saturday with a formal expression of lasting friendship passed along through the area. The East Sooke Community Association was pleased to host the signing of the Friendship Book — an initiative of the Sooke Regional Museum designed to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of B.C. becoming a Crown colony. Feb. 5, 2003 Pay-to-park will rule in popular provincial parks Last week the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection (WLAP) announced new park and recreation fees. Reaction was swift to the new $3 to $5 parking fee for 28 of the most popular southern Island and Lower Mainland parks. Joyce Murray, WLAP’s minister, reminded users that the payto-park fees will affect only 28 parks, representing three per cent of the province’s parks.
duce the birth of his new organization and a monthly journal. On March 10 a debate on free trade will be held at Edward Milne community school.
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The barn was being raised at Cherry Lane Equine in 2011 after a fire destroyed the previous barn. Feb. 4, 1998 Pub owner vows to fight Capital Health Region’s clean air bylaw A Sooke businessman is fuming after receiving notice from a Capital Health Region clean air bylaw enforcement officer that his bar does not comply with the region’s no smoking policy. Sooke River Hotel owner Don Rittaler was cited in a report Wednesday for not having a no smoking area or posted signs. Amendments to the Clear Air Bylaw requiring all public places to have at least 60 per cent non smoking seating came into effect in September 1996. In
1992 all work places were to be 100 per cent smoke free.
to decide if the time is right for a pool feasibility study.
Feb 3, 1993 Sooke wants a pool, but at what cost? The results of a Sooke swimming pool survey have left the Sooke Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission with both an answer and a question. The answer is yes, the majority of Sooke residents like the idea of a pool in their town. The question is, how much are they willing to pay for it? The information gathered by the committee will be used by regional director Lorna Barry and SEAPARC
Feb. 3, 1988 Sooke man seeks better relations with U.S. Ken Warren of Sooke is doing his bit to improve relations between Canada and the United States. Mr. Warren, who teaches at Edward Milne, is the founding member of Friends of Canada, United States, better known as FOCUS, an organization based in Sooke. This week Mr. Warren will be mailing 500 copies of a letter addressed to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney “and all friends of free trade” to intro-
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All talk and no action A conversation ensued recently about “the little town that should.” That town would be Sooke. A video was produced about the efforts being made to make Sooke into a retiree’s dream community. Sure, Sooke has some things going for it, like clean air, a harbour and the great outdoors close by. But, what else does it have, what does it lack? We have a few places to eat, a hotel, inn and some B&Bs. This is all good. Unfortunately what we lack is something for people to do once they get here. We have no theatre, bowling lanes, community centre or If Sooke shops and stores. really wanted “unique” If Sooke really wanted to to become a become a destination stop it is imperative to start destination.... then making that happen. A few ideas would be to ensure the golf course remains, turn the community hall into a movie theatre a few times a week (they do this in a small hall on Saltspring, so it can be done), get a community centre where the young and old can have some place to gather and do things like take classes and play/ dance, whatever. Perhaps the Sooke Community Association should turn over the hall to the district, thereby alleviating the financial responsibility from the association. The district is subsidizing it already, as it is the Sooke flats and other holdings. For a community to be attractive, it needs to give as much as it gets. We need to encourage businesses to update and modernize their exteriors to create that seaside community feel. We can’t wait until it may or may not happen down by the waterfront. Get the developers to start throwing money into a pot for a recreation/ seniors centre, get serious about design guidelines and realistic planning and start making it happen. We have nothing to lose.
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Stage set for B.C. senate election B.C. Views Cannon will roar across the Inner Harbour on the morning of Feb. 12 to mark the opening of the 2013 legislature session. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon will inspect the troops and present her inaugural Throne Speech, setting out the B.C. Liberal government’s goals for the coming year. This ritual will kick off a legislative session that is expected to run until March 14, where the official Parliamentary Calendar shows a three-week break for Easter. Debate is unlikely to resume in April, as the election campaign will be in full roar by then. This means there will be a grand total of 19 sitting days to push through a budget and a raft of legislation. Here’s my unofficial preview. The pre-election budget will be presented Feb. 19 by Finance Minister Michael de Jong. Premier Christy Clark has decreed that it must be balanced, and the government has made extra efforts to armour itself against what will likely be the loudest debate ahead. First, de Jong held a pre-budget meeting of the government’s bluechip forecast council in public. This provided a visual record of what happens every year, when the finance ministry solicits the same sort of independent advice as most
competent democracies, and bases its numbers on that. Then the finance ministry hired former Bank of Montreal chief economist Tim O’Neill, who will act as an unofficial version of the parliamentary budget officer in Ottawa. Now that we have simultaneous oversight of child welfare and the police, the next step is to extend it to finance bureaucrats. Regardless of party, the government has to produce a three-year set of forecasts to replace the current one. A lot of election energy will go into competing claims about who is better at predicting the future. Another new law to be given high priority is one setting up senate elections, to be run in connection with the May 14 provincial vote. Alberta pioneered this, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent round of senate appointments included Calgary lawyer Doug Black, who won an Alberta senate election held last year. There was no one appointed to replace Gerry St. Germain, who bid an emotional adieu as a Conservative senator for B.C. last year. St. Germain was instrumental in uniting the splintered federal Conservatives, but he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75, having been appointed by Brian Mulroney in 1993 after losing his seat as an MP. Why would this senate reform be so urgent for the B.C. Liberals now? Well, turnout for the 2009 election fell
to around 50 per cent, a record low for a provincial vote. If that downward trend is reversed this year, it will be in large part because people are still mad enough about the harmonized sales tax and a range of other issues to get off the couch and kick some B.C. Liberal butt. Electing senators remains a popular notion, especially with older, conservative-minded voters in B.C. who identified with the Reform Party. The first-ever senate election looks like the best available shot at boosting turnout among people who are not likely to vote NDP, and who may also be disengaged from provincial politics. And then there is the provincial sales tax bill. Another kick in the slats for the movie business, for one, and don’t hold your breath for NDP leader Adrian Dix to produce a solution in the wake of his recent trip to Tinsel Town. The performance of the governing party and the opposition will be scrutinized as never before. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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We asked: What do you plan to do on our first Family Day long weekend?
I will be working. Dominic will be playing at the park with daddy and brother Rylan.
The day after, I am leaving for Disneyland.
I’m on holiday that week.
Go on a hike with the dog at Sombrio Beach with dad.
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Hard Times were good times The Hard Times dance last weekend was quite a lot off fun. How many communities can fill a large hall with well over 300 (maybe 400) people ranging from 19 to 60 plus with everybody enjoying themselves and dancing.? Running into old friends seemed to be the norm. The Lions kept everything under control and worked hard all night keeping things running smooth. The wieners and beans were my favorite. I had to have a couple of helpings. I look forward to the Hard Times Dance in the years to come. I only hope it doesn’t go the same route as other old traditions such as All Sooke Day. A good time was had by all. Dan Haverty Sooke
Fletcher unbalanced in opinion Tom Fletcher basically accuses BCTF president Susan Lambert of lying when she claimed her union was not consulted about Christy Clark’s latest grandiose vote-getting scheme. Fletcher goes on to smear BC teachers of “blatant propaganda in the classroom” and students being “’pressed” into service on union
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picket lines.This represents a new journalistic low even for one as biased as Fletcher. The vast majority of teachers have far more integrity than Fletcher implies. Perhaps Fletcher’s only legitimate complaint is about the quality of education he has received as evidenced by his failure to grasp journalistic balance. Fletcher needs to prove these allegations or withdraw them. Ted Roberts Sooke
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GermanCanadians In blatant defiance of established tax laws, the Canadian government is harassing and penalizing Canadian seniors receiving pension income from Germany. In 2005, a tax treaty was concluded between the two countries with the purpose of avoiding double taxation. Consequently, the Canadian government issued guidelines for the tax returns of 2005, instructing Canadian taxpayers how to declare their previously untaxed social security pension income from
Germany. As of 2005, a portion of the total yearly German pension income was tax exempt and was to be reported on the T1 form. The rules for the calculation of the exempt portion were published at the same time, with a table for each of the following tax years, indicating the slowly declining percentage of the taxexempt portion. Those who were receiving their pension before 2005 or as of 2005 were tax exempt for 50 per cent of the yearly pension income and this same fixed amount would be non-taxable until the year of death. However, in September 2012 unsuspecting
Canadian-German taxpayers received a letter from the CRA questioning the amount on line 256. The information submitted was never acknowledged. Instead another letter was sent mid-January 2013, stating the tax-exempt amount was now reduced to zero, further substantiating documents were required and a re-assessment would be issued. The re-assessment arrived before anybody had a chance to substantiate their status. Not only was the tax-exempt amount now taxed and at a much higher rate, interest charges for “arrears” were being claimed as of the date the re-assessment was issued with a deadline for payment 10 days later. Failure to comply would be penalized with a daily rate thereafter. The time lines in this matter are most remarkable, namely CRA clamping down on unsuspecting taxpayers having to prove their innocence some eight years after the fact and
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POLICE BEAT sel arrived, and took the man to the dock at the Prestige hotel. Attending at the hotel were emergency and ambulance personnel as well as the Coast Guard Auxiliary, said Wright. The 65-year-old man was transported to hospital for hypothermia. Wright said the man was “very cold to the touch.” Wright said the man lives on the sailboat as they found personal effects on the boat. He believes the man was attempting to get onboard from a dingy. Last week was relatively non-eventful, and this report contains only one item. Thursday Jan. 24. At 4 p.m., a call was
received about an injury accident on East Sooke Rd. at Anderson Cove. It was a single-vehicle accident: an overturned pickup with two people trapped inside. The East Sooke Fire Department attended the scene. The operator the vehicle was impaired, and the vehicle was impounded. Minor injuries were sustained.
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A man rescued from the water, after trying to get onto a sailboat anchored in Sooke Harbour, is expected to survive. At approximately 10:45 on Jan. 29, a call was received by Sooke RCMP from a resident on Murray Road who had heard a man calling for help for about 10 minutes. The Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received a call at that time. Staff Sgt. Stephen Wright stated that when the RCMP arrived they saw a man clinging to a sailboat. He was going under water at that point,” said Wright. Two men arrived on the scene with a boat, before the rescue ves-
the speed in which they are being re-assessed for arrears they never owed! How can most individuals present proof eight years later? Canadian taxpayers in their late 70s and 80s are being bullied and harassed by a government ignoring treaty tights and rules established eight years ago in 2005. The amount of stress this issue has caused unsuspecting, innocent seniors is considerable. Gisela Kumar Sooke
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Taste of BC set for Saturday Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Swirling and twirling will be taking place at the fifth annual “A Taste of BC” taking place this Saturday at the Prestige convention centre. The Sooke Harbourside Lions with the Prestige Oceanfront Resort and the Mix by Rics will host thew popular event on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. A Taste of BC is a lot about British Columbia wines. Tugwell Creek is represented as are wines from Vancouver Island and the interior of B.C. Ten vineyards will be represented along with local restaurants and eateries. Samples from the Sooke Harbour House to the 17 Mile House will be there for the tasting. It is also a great night out and a time to mingle with friends and acquaintances. How to be an expert at a wine tasting: It’s all about the taste and getting to it requires a little knowledge of winetasting techniques. First you swirl. Swirling the wine in the glass allows the wine’s myriad aromas to diffuse and reach your nostrils. This is done with a long stem glass on a flat surface. Wine glasses should be held by the stem, not the bowl, allowing the temperature of the wine to remain just right. It also looks
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Sooke Harbourside Lions, from left to right, Jane Beddows, Cathy Rogers, Stephanie Jenkins, Pat Phillips and Nancy Reinders get ready for Taste of BC, on Feb. 9 at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort. better than having greasy fingerprints on the glass. Then you taste. Inhale deeply before taking a sip as one of the most beguiling offerings wine has is the aroma. The tongue only taste four flavours, salty, sweet, sour and bitter. It is the nose that does a lot of the work. When drinking, swirl the wine around your mouth to coat all surface. Our taste buds pick up different textures and flavours
in different parts of our mouths. You can then try to distinguish the flavours. Do you taste chocolate, fruit, tobacco, leather, roses? These are all flavours which may be detected in wine. When at a wine tasting, taste the white and lighter wines first then go on to the heavier wine, such as bold reds. Save the sweeter wines for last. The night will include music by Janet McTavish, a silent auction and a “Bubble Bar” and tequila tasting for a small additional fee. As this is a fundraiser for Camp Shawnigan and other Sooke Harbourside Lions projects for women and kids, the tickets are $40 per person (19-years and over). Each year the event raises about $4,000 for Camp Shawnigan.
The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #54 Phone: 250-642-5913 BONA FIDE GUESTS ALWAYS WELCOME
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to enliven the Sooke downtown core. There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the three presentations and to make a connection with any or all of these initiatives as well as with the Sooke Transition Town, which will have an information table at the film night. If you are interested in or just plain curious about some new models in creating community, this will be a vibrant and inspiring evening. Admission is by donation.
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Man of Many Voices to entertain at the Legion Pirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror
Johnny Vallis is a stranger in town. He comes through every few years, entertains the folks and then leaves as quietly as he came in. He’s like a chameleon, he can be anybody. He’s known for his impersonations of Elvis, Mick Jagger, Louis Armstrong or even Dean Martin, but not as Johnny Vallis. He’s an impersonator and he does it well. He is best known for his likeness of Buddy Holly but as any born entertainer, he doesn’t limit himself to just one character. He is the Man of Many
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Voices. Vallis is putting on a Vegas-type show at the Royal Canadian Legion on Feb. 16. It’s a Valentine dinner show and dance, with cocktails at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Despite his early interest in music and goal of becoming a performer, Vallis says he isn’t entirely sure what sparked that interest. Vallis said he wasn’t especially good at sports, and simply gravitated to music from early on. “I just wanted a guitar and wanted to play,” he said. “I liked the attention. Anybody who gets into this business, it’s because they like the atten-
Johnny Vallis is the Man of Many Voices. He brings his Vegasstyle show to the Legion on Feb. 16.
tion.” His Man of Many Voices musical comedy show is musically based, because, as he says, “My life has been music. I’m a singer first and a comedian second - unless you don’t like my singing, then I’m a comedian first and a singer second.” Tickets for The Man of Many Voices dinner show are available at the Legion.
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We’re not likely to witness this scene again, but 70 plus years ago, in 1940, it was pretty commonplace. Driving up Church Road today, this picture would be on your left, after you passed the intersection with Throup Road. This was the farm of Ralph Strong, who had married Jessie Cains, a granddaughter of the Charters family. Threshing crews would move about the region, from Metchosin, Milnes Landing, Sooke
and Otter Point, taking the responsibility in turn for threshing the grain from the major farms that produced feed for their own dairy cattle to hold them over the winter. The men sweated and strained as they did the lifting and toting and feeding of sheaves into the maw of the machine in the dusty barnyard. Meanwhile the women pulled roasts and pies out of the ovens of their woodstoves. The crews needed to be well fed
to keep their energy renewed, and besides a robust lunch were given tea and pie breaks morning and afternoon so they could work till dusk. This threshing outfit was operated by William Arden of Metchosin, kin of Eustace Arden who became the first lighthouse keeper at Sheringham Point, and for whom Eustace Road is named in downtown Sooke. Ralph and Jessie Strong raised a son Wilf who married
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Reliable/References PROJECT COORDINATOR Sooke Region Volunteer Centre Steering Committee requires a Project Coordinator to facilitate , implement and evaluate the Sooke Seniors Volunteer Connections (SVC) project. The aim of SVC is to engage local seniors (groups and individuals) in volunteer activities through direct liaison, partnership, with local youth, and the development of a physical space to connect around volunteer opportunities. This contracted position for up to 520 hours over a period of 10 to 12 months. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience managing community based projects, and working with diverse groups, including seniors and youth. Requirements include knowledge of resources and volunteer opportunities within the Sooke Region, excellent report writing skills, a valid Class 5 driver’s license with clear Driver’s Abstract and a clear Criminal Records Check. Resumes will be accepted at the reception desk at 105-2145 Townsend Rd, Sooke, and clearly marked “Seniors Volunteer Connections” until Feb. 15, 2013. For a detailed job description please email to sookehills@shaw.ca. Note: resumes will NOT be accepted at this email address.
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Recovery through rest and relaxation Britt Santowski
is a part of your daily vitamin regime, think again. It doesn’t need to be, Browne assures. Rest your way to better health through restorative yoga. Sooke has options. Ahimsa offers restorative yoga classes, and Anthea Browne can help you develop a home study program. news@sookenewsmir ror.com
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There is healing in rest and relaxation according to Anthea Browne, a local Restorative Yoga instructor. Restorative yoga is a gentler, more passive yoga, ideal for people with limited mobility or recovering from injury. This passive approach to healthy living focuses on relaxing the body in restful positions. Rest, which is different than sleep, provides the body an opportunity to renew and heal. Browne was trained as a ballet teacher at Ryerson College in Toronto and practiced as a yoga instructor in Courtney, where she had her own yoga studio. She has turned her attention to restorative yoga because of Osteoarthritis (OA) in her hips for seven years now. OA is a degenerative arthritis that impacts the joints, like knees and hips, resulting in pain and stiffness. Restorative yoga can accommodate all levels of fitness, and all body types. “One woman came into the workshop with two canes,” Browne recounts. A program can be as few as six poses, each held for five to 10 minutes. Yes, it is hard to hold a stand-up yoga pose for five to 10 minutes. But with restorative yoga, the poses are on
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Anthea Browne has visions of a Sooke yoga studio featuring this breathtaking vista high in hilltops of Saseenos. the ground and the student is supported with bolsters, foam blocks and a strap. One of her clients worked as a machinist for 20 years, and engaged in mountain cycling on the side. He just assumed pain was a part of life. He is now, for the most part, pain free. “Pain does not have to be a part of growing old or of an active lifestyle,” says Browne. She herself is getting ready for the next phase in her life, which she describes as “Getting used to getting old.” Aging is an inevitable process, and as Browne travels that path in life, she is determined to help others go through it by “sharing the transformative affects of yoga with people who can be changed by it.” Her approach to yoga is uplifting and playful. On her website (pea-
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‘Pain does not have to be a part of growing old or of an active lifestyle.’ --Anthea Browne Yoga instructor at Sooke’s Ahimsa Yoga and Fitness studio: “If Hatha Yoga was a healthy, delicious dinner, restorative would be the chocolate mousse at the end that soothes your senses.” Browne teaches using a unique home-practice approach that allows
her students to practice at their own pace, at their own place, and on their own schedule. She first discusses the unique health challenges a new student wishes to address. Based on this input, she tailors a custom restorative yoga program consisting of a series of poses designed to begin gently and progressively go deep. Browne then does a home visit, helping the new student achieve the poses. She takes pictures of the student in each pose so they can easily re-achieve it on their own. After the home visit, the student will have a personalized program enabling them to begin their own home practice. And if you fall off the yogic wagon, Browne helps you get back on track. She is interested in “helping students
find solutions instead of feeling guilty.” So what does a client need to bring to the table (or in this case, the floor)? The tools-of-thetrade are pretty basic. A cylindrical bolster, a strap, and two foam blocks. A place where you can stretch out. Some time, scheduled at your convenience. And most importantly, the desire to improve your health. Every year, January comes and goes. January gym memberships spike; by March, they plummet. Goals were too big, progress too slow. Enthusiasm surrenders to defeat. That makes February a critical month if you have committed to making this year your year of change. If you are thinking that pain is just a part of life, a part of growing older, and that vitamin I (Ibuprofen)
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Every Saturday 7 – 10 pm Ages 13 years and older This is a safe and positive environment to hang out with friends. Music, games and free snacks! Supervised by SEAPARC staff
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Sooke’s Bantam A played against Port Alberni at SEAPARC Saturday, Feb. 2. Sooke played a noble game, coming up one short. Final score was Port Alberni 3 Sooke Bantam A 2.
FAMILY DAY FUN @ SEAPARC February 11th Get active with your family on BC’s first Family Day!
SWIM: 1:00-3:30 pm SKATE: 3:00-5:00 pm Admission is $2 each, all day for everyone. Children 4 and under are always FREE with an adult! *Skate rentals extra.
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The Sooke Family Resource Society (SFRS) offers a wealth of family-based services, targeting a huge range of clients from the nearlyand newly-born to preschoolers, tweens, and their parents. “We are a non-profit social service agency dedicated to serving families in Sooke,” says manager Daphne Raymond. Services available at no cost include a clothing exchange (sometimes called the Free Store), a toy-lending library, prenatal education, parenting educa-
tion, and host of play groups. Special interest workshops focus on issues like dealing with insomnia and recovering from depression. There is a Child Care Resource and Referral Program that will help parents find safe and affordable care for their kids. There is also a Youth Outreach program designed to help youth find their way through the maze of addictions and mental health services that are available to them. SFRC offers some feefor-service programs including counselling (available on a sliding
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Triple P (Power of Positive Parenting) workshops offer tips and support on children’s development. scale) and Kingfisher Preschool. Other referral-based services are also available, which they outline on their website at www.sfrs.ca. While SFRC is a part of CASA, they are not one of the same. The Sooke CASA, which stands for Co-operative Association of Services Agency, is the governing body formed by the
nine agencies housed in that building. SFRC is one of the nine agencies. The building is owned by the Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, formerly known as the Queen Alexandra Centre. It’s easy to see how all these names end up overlapping! SFRS services span from Westshore to Port
Renfrew and beyond. For those living in Sooke, it’s a quick trip to 2145 Townsend Rd. If you want to learn what’s available to you and your family, feel free to call Cathy Hack, the Counselling Manager, at 250-6425152. She will be able to direct you to the service or resource that best fits your need.
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“Winning, anyone? Rhymes with winning. Anyone? Yeah, that would be us. Sorry, man, didn’t make the rules. Oops!” – Charlie Sheen
What Legacy Will You Leave? You may or may not leave a ¿nancial legacy for the next generations, but you will leave an inheritance. As we go through this journey we call life, we are continuously creating a personal legacy. It is our morals and values, the examples that we set, the paths that we choose, and the decisions that we make that are imprinted on the minds and hearts of those closest to us. Every one of us will leave a legacy for those coming after us. The question is, what legacy will you leave? We can be assured that we are leaving a positive legacy for our children or loved ones if we carefully and intentionally consider the daily values we portray. That is the point behind the teaching that is found in the Bible – Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) Start with a respect for the divine nature of life, then incorporate those values in your life every day. This is how you can leave a rich legacy.
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Assistant Captain Aiden Goluch makes a move against the Saanich Braves. The Sooke Bantam C Thunderbirds won handily Saturday night at SEAPARC over the Saanich Braves C3 team. The final score after 59.30 of play was 8-2. The Thunderbirds shot the puck on the net 29 times, while the Braves were stopped by goaltender Max Clouser 35 times. The Braves scored both goals in the second period, including a pic-
ture-perfect deflection when the Thunderbirds were shorthanded by two men. The roaring Thunderbirds, led by coach Harry Strain, dished out multiple slapshots, one of which broke the stick of the 11-year-old goalie who was called up to serve in the net as the Brave’s usual starter sat out with a pulled groin. Dreyden Alexander scored 3 goals for a hat
trick. Other goal scorers included Ayden Ostropolski, Sheldon Kelley, Kiara Taylor, Aiden Goluch and Garret Chiasson with one goal each. Points for assists were scored by Kieren Connor (4), Marco Carello (3), Sheldon Kelley (1) and Dreyden Alexander (1). Penalties were minimal, with 8 minutes for the Thunderbirds and 2 minutes for the Braves.
Fine defensive efforts were put forth by Kieren Connor, Garret Chiasson, Leif NorquayPahl, Brad Staciu, Brad Angus and Zach Lindal to hold the Braves scoreless in two of the three periods. The Sooke Bantam C Thunderbirds remain undefeated in regular season play this season. Submitted by Michael Clouser
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KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:15 am Pre-Service Singing 10:30 am Family worship Rev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg Parents Room and well equipped Nursery
SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH 7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries Pastor Dwight Geiger Email sookebaptistchurch@telus.net
ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish 2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945 Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 am Thursday Mass 10:30 am Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm Office Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-2 Thurs 1-3 Rev. Fr. Michael Favero
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SEAPARC Free Community Adult Walking Group. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-11 a.m. Preregistration required. Call 250-642-8000 for info. SOOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY Preschool Storytime. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and more. For ages 3 -5. 10:30-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-3022. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m. Pool Darts 7:30 p.m.
VITAL VITTLES Free lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church Murray Road. All welcome. SOOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY Babytime. Enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories with your babies. For babies 0-18 months. 10:30-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-3022. THE STICK IN THE MUD NightStick open till 9 p.m. Featuring pizza, low-caf coffee, Cathi Coutts on guitar Jazzercise for CF 7 p.m. at Saseenos Elementary. Call Sam 250589-2717 Min $10 donation. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 1-3 p.m. Short mat bowling 6-7:30 p.m. $ $11 11 Steak Night 8 p.m. Drop-in Darts 8-11 p.m. Karaoke with Pete & Megan
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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 Your Changing Family, Relationships After Baby. At CASA, 2145 Townsend Road from 10-11:30 a.m. SEAPARC Free Community Adult Walking Group. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-11 a.m. Preregistration required. Call 250-642-8000 for info. YOUTH CLINIC Youth Clinic (ages 1325), 1300-6660 Sooke Rd, West Coast Family Medical Clinic, 4-7 p.m. Woman’s Cancer Support Sooke Harbour House, Potlatch Room 7-9 p.m. Phone Mary 250-646-2554 or Phoebe 250-642-4342
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In the mid-day sun this past Saturday, the Sooke Rebels soccer team played an intense game against the Bays United. This game was attended by soccer referee mentor, Teresa Mitrou. From Victoria, Mitrou often dedicates her weekend to refereeing and mentoring. An avid soccer fan herself, she also has two boys who play. She is a formal referee assessor, but on this Saturday she attended the game in the unofficial capacity as mentor. Mitrou was on the field to provide mentoring to the student referees (all between the ages of 13 and 15) who were moderating the game, giving feedback and support. Mitrou reminds passionate parents to “be supportive of the players; say nothing to the referee.� That way, parents can nurture respectful players, and then everyone can get down to the business of playing.� In other words, parents can model good sportsmanship. As a
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Final score: Bays United 3, Sooke Rebels 1. referee, Mitrou has had some parents yell some startling things to her. Things that were, shall we say, not very nice. Mitrou emphasizes how important it is to be supportive of the younger refs. These young referees should be congratulated after every game, not vented to. “If you rag on kid referees, they will stop and get jobs elsewhere,� she warns. It’s challenging work when there are 22 players to
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