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Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink Rural JdF residents to pay more for potable water Pirjo Raits
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Every penny counts
Three-year-old Jace and six-year-old Cael gathered all the pennies out of their piggy bank and brought it over the the Sooke News Mirror office for the food bank. A donation box has been set up at the SNM office, located at 4-6631 Sooke Road. If you can help others, the Sooke Christmas Bureau is still out fundraising for the Sooke Food Bank at local grocery stores. They are hoping to gather $25,000 in donations to feed the needy through their hamper program in Sooke and area.
Many rural residents in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area are dependent on potable water delivery. They have no access to CRD water and rely on wells, cisterns and above ground water sources. Rural residents, without sufficient water year round, rely on trucked in water during the drier months in the year. According to the Otter Point and Shirley Resident Ratepayers Association (OPSRRA) newsletter six per cent of their members, which encompasses the rural areas of Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River, rely on water delivery for all their water requirements and a further 30 per cent rely on it to supplement their well water or water licences. They have to purchase water from the only water supply company in the region and with a recent decision by the Juan de
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Ron Wilson fills his truck with metered water at Sooke River and Sooke Roads. Potable water will cost more for residents in rural areas who need trucked in water for household use. Fuca Water Commission to disallow water truck access to water hydrants in Sooke, it will raise the cost of 2,800 US gallons of water by $40-50. The company, South Island Water Ltd., states their delivery times and fill up time will take longer thereby necessitating an increase in water delivery fees. The Juan de Fuca Water Commission buys water from the Capital Regional District for resale to rural communities. The
JdFWC then sells the water to the water supply company. Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks was at the water commission meeting where the CRD gave a verbal report on the issue. “I spoke strongly against their suggestion, and in favour of South Island Water,” said Hicks. “I want a full debate at the next meeting.” The next meeting of the JdFWC will be in the new year. “My argument is
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the facts. We have more than 600 families dependent on water, that’s more than the population of the Highlands. I have offered to pay the Juan de Fuca Water Commission with our gas tax, to put a (water) station in East Sooke and at the end of the Sooke water line.” He said those stations would be dedicated to potable water providers. The CRD has concerns, said Hicks and one of them is about how much water the providers are taking. He said South Island Water can put meters on their trucks and they could deal with all of the concerns JdF water would have. “We want to be able to provide potable water to rural areas… as close to the market as possible and be as affordable as we can,” said Hicks. Hicks said Councillor Herb Haldane, who also sits on the water commission, said “we’ll look into it.” Hicks feels this is a big issue and they have the water. “I’m very cognizant we can address all of the JdF Water Commission’s water concerns,” Hicks stated.
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Health issues topic of forums Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
Two health-focussed events took place in Sooke recently. First was a lesseradvertised Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) sponsored strategic plan road show that took place downstairs at the Community Hall. Second was a locally promoted community-led initiative titled A GP for Me. Both events addressed current issues with health care and both strove to find longer term solutions. On Friday, November 29, VIHA with their open house, pitched the upcoming VIHA strategic health plan. About 20 residents from Sooke also showed up. “The open houses that we are doing across Vancouver Island are so that we can seek input into the emerging strategic direction,” said Shannon Marshall, the VIHA Director of Community Relations who was at the Sooke event. The event consisted mostly of wandering around the room and looking at a series of five panels that spoke to the planned strategic plan. In addressing the web of issues impacting health, one of their information boards noted, “Our health care system is not the only thing that affects health. Other things also have an impact, including: education, income, housing, transportation, lifestyle and genetics.” Dr. Richard S. Stanwick, the Chief Medical Health Officer, was on hand to speak to the social determinants of health. In a family where both parents are working and up to 50 per cent of their income goes towards housing, Stanwick asks, “What are the services in terms of the school system, in terms of quality daycare, that all go toward creating a healthy population?” He acknowledges that “while parents are busy putting bread on the table, their children are being cared for by the system.” For many, it’s simply a fact of life so that they can cover the bare necessities. The rapid growth of population disparity also concerns Stanwick.
“One of the really distressing figures that came out is that the top 10 per cent of families with kids compared to the bottom 10 per cent earn 12.6 times as much.” This number quoted by Stanwick comes from the recently published 2013 BC Child Poverty Report Card, which finds the latest figures from Statistics Canada (2011), showed that B.C. ranked the worst in Canada (see worstincanada.org) when it comes to child poverty. B.C. had a child poverty rate of 18.6 per cent – the worst rate of any province in Canada, using the beforetax low income cut-offs of Statistics Canada as the measure of poverty. B.C. had the worst poverty rate of any province for children living in single mother families – 49.8 per cent. B.C. also had the worst poverty rate of any province for children living in two-parent families – 14 per cent. B.C.’s poverty rate for children under six years at 20.7 per cent
is eight percentage points higher than the Canadian average. British Columbia also had the most unequal distribution of income among rich and poor families with children. The ratio of the average incomes of the richest 10 per cent compared to the poorest 10 per cent was 12. 6 – the worst of any province. The correlation between low income and bad health become self-perpetuating. “We know what the consequences are right away, in terms of these kids having greater … illness, more ear infections,” finds Dr. Stanwick, “Being poor is associated with bad health at every age.” Stanwick connected the dots between poverty, ill health, crime, increased stress and a decrease life expectancy. “We will have a generation of children that will live a shorter life than their parents,” speculated Stanwick. “The answer is not to get fancier cardiologists building hearts like they do in Star
Trek, but in how we can support communities when they do encourage recreation.” Limited access to recreation due to limited funds have a direct impact on the future health of the population. Fixing the system would require a more preventative approach to health, instead of the current reactive one. It would also require zeroing down to the community level, becoming for macro-focussed and engaging in an ongoing dialogue with elected officials. “This,” reminds Stanwick, “is your health authority.” It is up to the members of each community to provide the input that will be carried forward to the elected officials, and to stay engaged in the conversation for however long it takes. Community engagement is key. Stanwick estimates that for every one dollar VIHA takes from the public purse, it returns upwards to five dollars of value. Not because they are
alchemist, but because of the level of commitment from the community — we the people — to create and develop programs that make us safer drivers, that promote biking to work, and others. “Give the community a nickel,” says Stanwick, “and they’ll turn it into a dollar.” A backgrounder of this proposed plan is available at http://www. viha.ca/about_viha/ strategic_plan/, along with a link to the Island Health 2018 Consultation Survey (http:// viha.fluidsur veys. com/s/ih2018/). According to Marshall, you can complete the survey as many times as you want. The survey will be up until the end of December. The draft strategic plan will be available online by the end of March. The second part of this story will appear next week.
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Jen Bell’s fashion venture is called Discarded Couture, not Discard Couture as written in the article on page B1 of the December 11 issue of the Sooke News Mirror. it appears the autocorrect demons were at work and the mistake slipped past the editorial eyes. We apologize for an inconvenience this may have caused.
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CounCil BRiefS The regular District of Sooke council meeting on December 9, 2013 has the following items on the agenda: Unfinished Business: A Notice on Title for Bylaw Violations 6929 West Coast Road (Prestige Hotel) has been postponed to the next council meeting to provide the building inspectors and opportunity to review recent submission from the property owner and bring back a report to council. At issue is a number of outstanding matters as to Building Permits which amount to contravention of the District of Sooke Building Regulation Bylaw No. 70, 2001. Public Input: Council did not approve a Development Variance Permit for 2680 Otter Point Road. The applicant was requesting a variance to the water servicing standards for a proposed new lot so it can be serviced with well water instead of connecting to the municipal water supply
provided through the CRD Water Service. A neighbor of the applicant came forward and stated the ground water supply in the area was no longer enough and requested the application be turned down as it affected all of the neighbours. The CRD water main is located 0.4 kilometers south of the subject property but connecting up is decided by the CRD Water Service, and apparently there were no plans to extend the service in the foreseeable future. Mayor Wendal Milne said he has some discomfort with this and would like to “have another go at the water board” as the property was within Sooke’s boundaries and included in the Regional Growth Strategy. Council’s comments were summed up by Councillor Bev Berger who said, “If properties lose water, how in our right mind could be allow this?” Bylaws: Administrative Text Amendments to Bylaw
583, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-9) were deferred to the next meeting. Reports: Third Party Advertising Sign Regulations Council voted to pass a recommendation to direct staff not to enforce the regulation of signs advertising under Bylaw No. 480 until a review is completed. The Land Use and Environmental Committees will review the sign bylaw. Prequalified Supplier List:
A report from staff was received by council on the district’s procurement policy. The policy requires that purchases of goods and services be done in a manner than enhances competitive bidding. The policy also makes reference to a listing of preferred and eligible suppliers for such procurement. Coun. Herb Haldane stated that he has had complaints that the same suppliers get all the contracts in the district, and Mayor Milne stated the district
needed to advertise of local suppliers. Beginning in 2014 the district will start developing list of pre-qualified suppliers for services and goods that are regularly purchased by the district and where all else is equal preference will be given to local suppliers. CRD Regional Water Commission - Closure of the Leech watershed to public access. Councillor Herb Haldane brought forward a motion which included, among other things, working with the CRD,
motorized recreational back country users, and other park and trail groups towards establishing a pilot project for motorized recreational users through Harbourview/Sea to Sea Park in order to gain access to lands beyond the district boundary and consider establishing a Parks and Trails Advisory Committee. The action items were included in the District of Sooke Bylaw 400 and the Official Community Plan 2010.
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Sooke councillor takes on transit On November 12 Councillor Kerrie Reay moved a Notice of Motion requesting that Sooke mayor and council forward a letter to Victoria Transit Commission requesting them to ensure appropriate and sufficient service to meet the need of high ridership from the Sooke region and the motion passed in council on November 25. Council also directed that Coun. Reay attend at the next Victoria Regional Transit Commission meeting to present the letter. Reay addressed the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC) on December 11 on behalf of the District of Sooke to raise a number of issues regarding declining service to Sooke. The following is a summary of those remarks: “As a daily user of transit from Sooke to downtown Victoria since 2008, commuting during rush hour on the #61 bus has mostly been a good experience.
“This appears to have shifted in September 2013. Until that time, most busses travelling to and from Sooke have been double-deckers, and this serves our area well. But for the past few months we have noted that low-rider busses are being substituted for double-deckers on many of the rush hour routes, especially those that travel home from downtown Victoria to Sooke. “Often, many Sooke commuters are forced to stand for a majority of the one hour and 10 minutes commuting time they are on the bus. There have also been several occasions when the scheduled bus did not come at all, leaving the next bus over-crowded, and many people late returning to Sooke.” A number of examples were provided to the VRTC by Reay including; watching Sooke residents being left at the curb and buses arriving “Sorry we are full” after already waiting half an hour.
“Critical to this discussion is the issue of safety. Any person on the bus travelling the highway from Langford to Sooke can appreciate that a fully loaded low-rider that is standing room only right to the door, has a very high potential for a tragic outcome. “The bus travels at 80 kph on the Trans Canada highway and four lanes, and at 60 kph around the tight and numerous corners. Transit users who are forced to stand feel vulnerable and concerned for their safety – especially through the fall and winter months with weather and road conditions, early night fall, deer and not to mention the recent problems with someone shooting pellets at the buses.” Reay advised the VRTC that, according to the 2011 census, the growth of Sooke was just shy of 18 per cent, “it is one of the fastest growing communities on the Island, yet we have seen no corresponding increase to
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any hands make for massive accomplishments. For four hours on Saturday, December 7, 14 EMCS students participated in unloading and sorting a five tonne truck filled with food. In addition, they also sorted through some toys and filled up several racks of clothing. In other words, in one short burst of organizing, these students contributed upwards of 56 hours of labour. Pat Humble, the Community Ministries Director from the Stan Hagen Center for Families (which is the Salvation’s family centre on Quadra Street), said that the students’ contribution was invaluable. A truck ladened with five tonnes of food came in on Friday afternoon. The staff was overwhelmed. And on Saturday, the Youth for Change arrived, “cheerful and ready to work,” said Humble. And not only did they get the job done, they organized the warehouse before they unloaded, then they unloaded the food, and then they did additional sorting. “They were fantastic,” said Humble, “and we’re extremely grateful.” These energetic students are a part of the Edward Milne com-
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EMCS students from the Youth for Change program. Some former students, who have since graduated, came back to lend a hand during the day. munity school (EMCS) Youth for Change program. The current students were accompanied by former EMCS students who had participated in the program in previous years. Scott Rothermel is the Community Liaison Officer from School District 62 who spearheads this initiative. The program invites EMCS students to participate in social activism through volunteering with events that can contribute to invoking change in community and environmental causes. “Our focus is making a difference locally and as well as internationally,” said Rothermel, emphasizing that both ends of the spectrum need to be tackled when it comes to invok-
ing change. This program runs as separately from the Leadership program, but instead of limiting participation to selfidentified leaders, the Youth for Change is open to anyone who wants to make a difference. The development of leadership skills, if it happens, is happily inadvertent. “It’s an opportunity for non-Leadership students to do social activism,” said Rothermel, adding that the program aims to balance education with action, learning with doing. The Sooke News Mirror was invited to attend a Youth for Change luncheon at EMCS, and we had an opportunity to speak with some of the stu-
dents in the program. Olivia Weaks, who was at the Salvation Army food sort for the morning, was attracted to the program because of the social component. It feeds her inner extravert, recharging her energy through a need to mingle. That, and helping others makes her feel good. Grace Carter got involved with Youth for Change because she likes volunteering and helping people. For Grace, the work on Saturday was fun and really got her into the Christmas spirit. Infinity Logan, whose mother got her involved as a volunteer at the Mustard Seed Bank years ago, noted the development of her own leadership skills. These three teens
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along with another friend, Naomi Yasuda, saw poverty as a steady social issue and noted that if more people were to contribute even just a little bit, it could make a big difference. While the program is predominantly populated by females, there is a slight peppering of males. Last year, according to Rothermel, it was a 75/25 per cent split. This year, it’s less than that. Of the 20 participants, three of them are male. When asked what accounts for the difference, Rothermel answered thoughtfully. “It’s representative of maturity levels. I find that girls already start thinking beyond themselves at a younger age. I find that for boys, it may not be as cool to be sensitive and caring.” When asked why they were in the program, the three young men currently in the program — Conrad and Peter Andersen, and Justin Armstrong — all agreed that the program was fun. Conrad was a bit more strategic (and elaborate) in his outlook, noting that he was ultimately pursuing a career in medicine. Given the increase in competition to get into these university programs, Conrad noted that social engagement would enhance his application. A bit of giving, whatever the motivation, does truly go a long way.
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As it stands right now, you can walk down the learned hallways of Edward Milne community school (EMCS) and see the beautiful pictures of graduates. You’ll hear the squeak of running shoes pounding the floor in the gym. And you’ll encounter the bustle of staff and students at every turn. But nary will you see a suggestion of the Wolverine — the school mascot. “At EMCS, our gym walls are completely bare. There is no history, no reference to EMCS, and no representation of the wolverine, which has been our mascot for a very long time,” observed EMCS principal Patrick Swinburnson. That’s about to change. EMCS recently announced they have contracted artist Steven Milroy of Wonderworks Murals to develop a (you guessed it) mural for the back wall of the gym. As per the press release,
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Sketches of the mural for the school gym. it will capture “the natural beauty of the Sooke landscape and [include] the school mascot, the wolverine.” The mural is planned to appear in the EMCS gym. Milroy has done other school gym murals on the South Island, including the ones at Spencer and Dunsmuir. “The gym mural project, which features a fierce looking wolverine, is part of our move towards celebrating our athletics and showing pride in our school,” continued Swinburnson. “When you walk into our gym-
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nasium, we want you to know you are in the Wolverine’s den.” EMCS is engaged in a quest for sponsors to fund a square foot or two. Each square foot costs $20, and you can get a package deal of 10 square feet at $150 (that’s 25 per cent off). Or, if you’re really feeling generous (and rich), you can buy 100 square feet for a mere $1,200. The EMCS Leadership
students are aiming to purchase 100 square feet. But wait, there’s more! “We will be creating a permanent memorial for our walls to record the names of all of our contributors,” noted Swinburnson. The final size of the mural will be 60X25 feet, which means that there are 1,500 opportunities to buy a square foot. The current date for completion is estimated to be sometime next spring, depending
on the success of their fundraising. “EMCS would like Our clinic doctors are: to thank all those who Dr. E. Anderson Dr. J. Pocock Dr. R. Saunders have already contribDr. T. Forsberg Dr. H. Kluge Dr. T. Vally uted,” observed SwinDr. A. Rabien burnson, adding, “we have a long way to go.” 2013/14 HOLIDAY SEASON Tax receipts will be URGENT CARE CLINIC HOURS provided to all contributors. Contributions Sunday SundaySunday Dec 22/13 Dec 22/13 Dec 22/13 10:00am 10:00am – 12:30pm 10:00am – 12:30pm – 12:3 can be mailed toMonday EMCS MondayMonday Dec 23/13 Dec 23/13 1:00pm -4:30pm 1:00pm1:00pm -4:30pm-4:30p Dec 23/13 at 6218 Sooke Road or TuesdayTuesday Tuesday Dec 24/13 Dec 24/13 Dec 24/13 1:00pm -4:30pm 1:00pm1:00pm -4:30pm-4:30p you can stop by the Wednesday Dec 25/13 Wednesday Wednesday Dec 25/13 Dec 25/13 CLOSED CLOSEDCLOSED office. Cheques will ThursdayThursday Thursday Dec 26/13 Dec 26/13 10:00am 10:00am – 12:30pm 10:00am – 12:3 Dec 26/13 – 12:30pm need to be payable to Dec 27/13 Dec 27/13 1:00pm -4:30pm 1:00pm1:00pm -4:30pm-4:30p Friday Friday FridayDec 27/13 Sooke School District SaturdaySaturday Saturday Dec 28/13 Dec 28/13 Dec 28/13 9:00am –9:00am 12:30pm 9:00am – 12:30pm – 12:30 #62, and the cheque Sunday SundaySunday Dec 29/13 Dec 29/13 10:00am 10:00am – 12:30pm 10:00am – 12:3 Dec 29/13 – 12:30pm should read Gym Mural Monday MondayMonday Dec 30/13 Dec 30/13 Dec 30/13 1:00pm -4:30pm 1:00pm1:00pm -4:30pm-4:30p Project.
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There’s another Christmas project to add to the very generous list of giving that citizens of Sooke take on at this time of year. It’s called the Shoebox Project, and the project collects and distributes gifts in the form of shoeboxes to women in shelters in Canada. When local fashion designer Linda Ferguson got wind of the project on the Mainland, she wanted to locate the coordinator on the Island. There wasn’t one. So, three weeks ago, Ferguson picked up the phone and made a phone call. And guess what? Now there is one. For Ferguson, this was a perfect fit. “As a fashion designer, I design clothing to help women feel good,” explained Ferguson. “When I heard about this Shoebox Project I said, ‘Oh my God, this is fantastic, I know a lot of women; I know this will resonate with them’.” In her three short weeks, this well-connected entrepreneurial business woman has already collected close to 50 shoe boxes filled with an array of anonymous gifts. At least another dozen are ready to be picked up, and the residents of Shirley have also rounded up a dozen. According to the central website (shoeboxproject.com), each shoebox is filled with items valued at $50 that a woman would enjoy but would not splurge on for herself in difficult times. These shoeboxes brighten the holiday season and let the women know they are special and not forgot-
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Linda Ferguson with the shoeboxes she has already collected, as a part of the Shoebox Project. ten. Putting together a shoebox is easy and this small gesture of kindness is very much appreciated by its recipient. Suggested contents include things like hand and body lotion, mascara, lipstick, nail polish, dental and hair care products, nutfree chocolates, phone cards and local area gift certificates. Please don’t wrap the box as all items must be checked for security reasons. A ribbon that can be undone and re-done adds a nice touch, or you can wrap the box so that it opens and closes with the wrapping still intact. The Shoebox Project was founded in 2011 by four sisters-in-law - Caroline Mulroney Lapham and Jessica, Vanessa and Katy Mulroney. In two short years, the Shoebox Project has hit the ground running. Last year, thanks to the generosity of countless Canadians in December 2012, the Shoebox Project delivered close to 2,700 gifts to 2,700 women in shelters and outreach programs across the country. Anyone interested in
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Giving has its own rewards Wow! Sooke is one generous community. If anyone has ever lived in a small town, they know what “community” is and they know how people come together for a common cause. They help each other out and give from their hearts. This is what community is all about. Sooke labels itself the Volunteer Capital of Canada and it is. Volunteers stand outside in the cold and rain collecting donations for everything from the Salvation Army kettles to the bottle drives and the Christmas Bureau. While we honour and thank those volunteers, we must remember to honour and thank those who’s hard earned coins and bills fill those donation containers. It is the giver, after all, who is making the biggest difference, and we have lots of those people in Sooke. The Sooke Santa Run and the outlying area’s Candy Cane Run were hugely successful. The fire departments estimate they have raised over $500,000 in cash, toys and non-perishable food items in the 20 years they have been helping others. All of this goes to the Sooke Food Bank in an effort to make the holidays a little brighter for those who have little. It would be even better if the government (both federal and provincial) deemed it worthy enough to help out a little with such things. They leave those things to us who pay their wages and pensions and expenses. Doesn’t seem fair but as long as we do our best, they won’t do a thing. During this time of year, let’s reflect on the comfortable lives we live and how we can enrich the lives of others. Charity does begin at home and this home is one of the most generous. There is still time to volunteer to help fill those hampers, it takes a lot of people to make all this happen and you can be a part of it. Giving feels good, it’s been shown those who give feel happier and less depressed than those who don’t. Politicians and policy makers could learn from this.
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Premier looks back on 2013 B.C. Views After a whirlwind year that started with a come-from-behind election win, Premier Christy Clark sat down with me for the traditional year-end interview in her Victoria office. Here are excerpts from that discussion. A longer version with video can be found under the Opinion tab of this newspaper’s website. TF: Premier, you surprised a few people this year. What surprised you the most about 2013? PCC: I guess it was the disconnect between the pollsters and the pundits, and the public. I did have a sense all the time that the citizens were thinking something different in the run-up to the election campaign. I wondered, am I missing something here, or are they missing something? And I guess it turned out that it wasn’t me that was missing something. TF: The liquefied natural gas export project is going to use a lot of natural gas, especially in the early years. Will B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets [20 per cent reduction by 2020, 80 per cent by 2050] have to be changed? PCC: I don’t have a clear answer on that yet. We are working with the companies on exactly how we are going to structure their environmental commitments and costs, and their electricity costs versus using
gas, the total royalty tax regime. We’re looking at that as one package. However that turns out, though, this opportunity to export natural gas to Asia is the single biggest opportunity we have ever had as a province to reduce greenhouse gas emissions around the world. In shipping this to China, we are going to help them wean themselves off some of the dirtiest coal anybody’s burning anywhere in the world. TF: If B.C. is going to get credit for displacing coal use in Asia, shouldn’t B.C.’s coal exports, even though it’s metallurgical coal, count in our greenhouse gas total as well? PCC: I know that the academics and pundits are going to get all mired in competing sets of numbers and studies. For me, we have a chance to do good for the world, and we’re going to take it. TF: On oil pipelines, your agreement in November with Alberta Premier Alison Redford involves B.C. supporting her effort for a national energy strategy. What do you see it doing in the future? PCC: The big idea that she’s trying to pursue with that is a strategy that will connect us east to west in energy. Energy grids are much better connected north to south than they are east to west. So she’s trying to pursue a pan-Canadian strategy for the exchange of energy, whether
that’s hydroelectricity or natural gas or whatever it is. We haven’t been intimately involved with it until recently, so we’ll see where it goes. TF: There’s a perception out there, fuelled by the opposition, that you campaigned against oil pipelines and now you’re turning the tanker around, as it were, to be in support of them. What do you say to that? PCC: It’s typical of the other guys to reinterpret and misquote. That’s what they do. They’re in opposition. What I said was, we have five conditions that must be met in order for heavy oil to be considered to go ahead in British Columbia. That has not changed. The five conditions remain in place. As of today, none of them have been met. The only thing that is different today, from before the election, is that now I no longer stand alone in supporting the five conditions. I have one other premier supporting me, and that’s Alison Redford. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca
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We asked: What was the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
Our son Dexter, who was born two days after Christmas.
My children’s love.
My family.
Everything made by my children.
“Your Sooke Specialist” Julie Barlow with Sophie Sooke
Showing bias? The Sooke News Mirror had an opportunity to print the truth but instead followed its typical style of a distorted blend. The amenities are and always will be a part of development. What our staff and mayor were suggesting is that we ask for more than what is normal. To qualify normal I mean what every single island community does except Langford. Langford has a progressive mayor that understands business and wants to play by different rules and that is not normal. What is sad about the Sooke News Mirror is that they pretend to be impartial yet they have an agenda. Herb Haldane Sooke
Open letter to council We all well remember how Wendal Milne’s campaign was based on bringing “positive change” to council by listening to his country fellows. How can we forget the mayor’s noble words of encouragement to those who collected 1,500 signatures against the service agreement between the District of Sooke and Epcor Water Ltd? “Hats off to the citizens of Sooke for speaking out on a matter that is important to all of us” (Sooke News Mirror - Jun 22, 2011).
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Unfortunately, this supporting act was just part of a political strategy. Two years later, 2,100 constituents in Sooke are now discovering a different face of the mayor. After SAFARS gathered 15 per cent more signatures than the amount required by the Province of British Columbia to invoke a referendum, council is now ignoring the public’s request. Our petition was not added to the agenda. Therefore, SAFARS wonders when our democratic rights are going to be respected. On December 9, 2013, we specifically requested the mayor to put a motion on the table. “The public needs to know about the councilors’ position regarding the plight of abandoned and feral cats in the district of Sooke,” we said. However, with an inflamed attitude they denied us this privilege and said he will not put a motion. What did councillors think about our presentation and about our repeated explanations of how people feel when they find an animal in distress in their backyards? The videos of the council meetings from the August 12, October 28 and December 9, 2013, fully display how most councillors could not care less about the overpopulation of abandoned
cats dying everywhere. Most councillors preferred to continue reading the agenda than to listen to our presentation. They could not care less about the Sooke constituents requesting council to lend or to lease us a piece of land where we can build an animal shelter. According to the District of Sooke ChiefBylaw Officer’s directions, people should “stop feeding the cats and let them starve” (letter included on the district’s October 28 council meeting’s supplementary information). Last on this lack of democracy is the fact that on three different occasions the mayor should have removed himself from the table and he did not do it. The barn we have restored and from where we will be evicted belongs to his wife’s aunt. Our request to council for a piece of land is an emergency situation created by this eviction. Margarita Dominguez Sooke Animal Food & Rescue Society, SAFARS
Protect the wildlife first I was raised in small communities that had close ties to the wilderness because we depended on it for
our survival. This fact taught us a great respect for the wilderness and its many wonders. I do not and will not paint all recreational land users with the same negative brush but I reserve the right to acknowledge negative behavior when I see it. Responsible behavior begets responsible access. Perhaps recreational land users could petition with the help of our various political leaders for access to local Crown Land that isn’t protected for watershed issues much like the Victoria Motorcycle Club has done up old Tansky Main. If people want to see what’s going on in our watershed maybe the CRD could organize regular tours if they aren’t already doing so. Our watershed is a special place. The area that is fenced off and patrolled to keep out the general public is probably the only true natural wilderness area left on Southern Vancouver Island. Many wildlife species including elk, deer, cougar, wolves and bear exist together in a forested eco-system that these people are trying to keep protected and undisturbed. Anywhere outside of the fence most animals are on a dead run from humans and their various activities. All the adjoining lands to the watershed
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are privately owned. I was talking to one of the land owners recently and he stated to me, “seems as though everyone owns all the property up there.” Should a person be able to go anywhere at anytime on these lands regardless of the issues of safety, property and negative consequences? I wonder if the good people of Sherwood Forest would be willing to share their private land holdings for recreational activities and some of the hooliganism that goes along with it? There seems to be a developing culture of “on demand access.” Some areas around here are best left alone with recreational access restricted, not for selfish reasons but for the protection of the wilderness in general and for the integrity of our water supply to be specific. Rod Nyberg Sooke
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Festival of Trees is about kids It’s about more than decorating a tree Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
Every year at Christmas time, the Seeburger family sponsors and decorates a SEAPARC tree with Lego in honour of their son, Kevin Michael Seeburger. The Sooke Festival of Trees, hosted at SEAPARC, serves as a fundraiser for the BC Children’s hospital, and the Seeburger family spent a lot of time there. Kevin was born on September 30, 1993. In July, 1998, he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, when he was only four years old. After three years of treatment, he had a testicular relapse, and then continued on maintenance treatment until he was nine-and-a-half years old. Then, after being off treatment for a half year, now 10 years old, Kevin had a bone mar-
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The Seeburger tree at SEAPARC is in memory of Kevin, who loved Lego.
row relapse and he required a transplant. After 100 days in the hospital, he returned home and kick-started his life as a kid. But it was short lived. In May, 2005, the Leukemia had returned and had a stem cell transplant done. Both the transplants were provided by his brother Ryan. By August, Kevin’s cancer was deemed terminal and he was given a few weeks left to live.
He surprised them all, hanging on for months instead of weeks. And on November 9, 2005, Kevin lost his battle. Kevin’s mother, Tara, said for the first two rounds of treatment, they periodically went to BC Hospital for treatment, and were able to return home to Vancouver Island for maintenance. However, by the third round, “It really became our home while we were over there,” she recalled. The oncology ward was different than the rest of the hospital. Tara said that it was less clinical in appearance, and their approach included the family. It makes a difference when you are there for 200 days in a row, said Tara. It was inclusive and welcoming. For four years, the Seeburger family has been decorating a tree in Kevin’s memory. They got the idea when walking through the Empress Hotel one day, where they saw a memorial tree. And every year, the entire family comes out to
decorate the tree with mementos of Kevin, and with Lego. Why Lego? As described on the tree, Lego “was a big part of Kevin’s life. He was always on the look out for the next big one to complete. He did planes, cars, destroyers, tanks, helicopters and the biggest one he did was a crane that moved with hydraulics. I think he loved Lego so much because in a life full of uncertainty, he always knew that there was only one way to put the Lego pieces together if you wanted to finish the project.” All the funds raised
go towards the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. To put it into perspective, event coordinator Elizabeth Olsen, said last year alone there were 209 children from Sooke who required the services from the BC Children’s Hospital. For Tara, it’s important to stay focussed on the deeper issue, supporting the BC Children’s Hospital. This tree helps them do that, and she hopes it will encourage others to look deeper too. The fifth annual Festival of Trees runs until January 3, 2014.
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Annual Water Main Cleaning Western Communities A water main cleaning program will be carried out in various areas of Colwood, Langford, View Royal, Sooke, and East Sooke between October 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014. Short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water can be expected. Commercial establishments such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their vicinity. If you require such notification, please contact CRD Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC, at 250.474.9619. In no case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the use of discoloured water.
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Christmas Day & Boxing Day Closure
The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25 and Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26, 2013. Hartland will reopen on Friday, December 27 from 9 am to 5 pm. Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.
For more information, please call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/waste/hartland
Please make sure your load is covered and secured.
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Calendar Thurs Dec 19
Fri Dec 20
Sat Dec 21
Sun Dec 22
Mon Dec 23
Tues Dec 24
ADULT WALKING GROUP
VITAL VITTLES
TEEN PIZZA SKATE
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
PARENT & TOT DROP-IN
BABY TALK 2013
Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 SEAPARC, for 13 - 17 year p.m. Holy Trinity Church. olds. 8:30 - 10:30 p.m., includes Pizza and a drink. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION $12 Steak Night 6-7:30 p.m. Admission $5. Short mat bowling 1 p.m. Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. La st day of scho ol. Kids, fe ar no t, it w ill st art ag ai n. Dr ivers: Re gu la r sp ee d lim its appl y be t wee n De c 21 — Ja n 4.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
Meat draw 3 p.m. CHRISTMAS BUREAU Hamper distribution. If you have completed their forms, you can pick up your hamper at the Sooke Community Hall, starting at 9:30.
All Community events which purchase a display ad will appear in our current community event calendar at no charge. FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge, space permitting.
SHOPPERS 250-642-5229
DRUG MART
COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE: THURSDAY @ 3PM Items for Community Calendar must be non-commercial and free to the public. Please limit to 25 words.
Sunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome. Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m. KEMP LAKE CHRISTMAS JAM Sunday, 3 - 5 p.m.
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SEAPARC. Tuesdays & Thursdays 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m. FESTIVAL OF TREES At SEAPARC until Jan 2.
Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00. (250) 642-5152 for info. CALLING ALL QUILTERS Knox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-2484 for info. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Short mat bowling 1 p.m. Euchre 6:30 p.m. MEDITATION EVENING Zenwest Meditation Evening, 7 p.m. Free.
Child, Youth & Family Ctr: 2145 Townsend Rd Community Hall: 2037 Shields Rd Family Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray Rd Kempe Lake Cafe: 7875 West Coast Rd Knox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd Legion #54: 6726 Eustace Rd Library: 2065 Anna Marie Rd SEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd Village Foods. Smack downtown, you can’t miss it Zenwest Meditation: 4970 Naigle Rd
Christmas Party / Open Discussion. At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m. PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME 10 a.m. Sooke Library. 3-5 years old. Registration required. 250-642-3022. ADULT WALKING GROUP SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Call 250-642-8000. Registration required. YOUTH CLINIC Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic. KNITTING CIRCLE Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 pm. Free, all levels. Dropin. 250-642-3022. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Pool League 7 p.m. SEAPARC TODAY TOONIE Skate 11 - 1 p.m. 6:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; closed Dec 25 & 26.
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50
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LANGFORD
6660 Sooke Road Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 am to 10 pm
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We reserve the right to limit quantities
LANGFORD HOLIDAY HOURS Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Dec. 31 Jan.1
7:30 AM - 7 PM CLOSED 8 AM - 7 PM 7:30 AM - 7 PM 9 AM - 7 PM
SOOKE HOLIDAY HOURS
Your Community Food Store Locally Owned & Operated Since 1974
Dec. 18-23 Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Dec. 31 Jan.1
7 AM - 10 PM 7 AM - 7 PM CLOSED 8 AM - 6 PM 7 AM - 7 PM 8 AM - 7 PM
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iPad Air
Magic Bullet Deluxe
Tassimo T-20
Turkeys
Nailer/Stapler and Compressor
1
99
Fresh Grade A
4.39 kg
26 piece Set
Tiger Rice Maker
lb
California
Romaine Lettuce
79
¢ ea
SunRype Pure
Apple Juice 1L
99
¢ ea +dep
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3
59
Mincemeat
6’s
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in all departments
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GROCERY GROCERY SAVINGS SAVINGS
BUTCHER’S BLOCK
All Varieties
1L
2L
1
4.39 kg
Mitchell’s Boneless
2 1 Bacon Chicken 99 Wings 99 4 7 Turkey 49 Franks 399 4 Sausage 99 69 Meat 8 2 99
Butt & Shank
Heinz All Varieties
Hunts
1.89L 3 Varieties
270g
In Sauce
398 ml All Varieties
Potato Chips
lb
4.39 kg ................................
Fletcher’s Regular or Thick
ea
Butterball
ea
650g ....................................
Johnsonville
Smokies Bratwurst or Cheddar
ea
450g ...................................
Hertel’s Pure Pork
ea
375g .......................................
Bassilis
Lasagna
Meat & 3 Cheese or Chicken
ea
500g ........................................
ea ea
1.5kg .....................................
Treats from the
6
Candy Salmon Bacon Wrapped Nuggets Scallops
99
/100g
10
400g
Lobster Tails
13
99 2/ ea
4-5 oz
00
Sauce 348 ml
284 ml.........................
Bicks Mainline
Dill Pickles All Varieties 1L ................................
Lipton
Onion Soup Mix 4’s ...............................
3
ea 125-283g ....................
3
ea 850g ...........................
Kraft
ea 400g ...........................
1
Merci Assorted
Dark 29 Chocolates
2
ea
Unico Stuffed
200g ...........................
ea
ea
12x355 ml ...................
341-398 ml All Varieties
99
¢ ea
ea
6
5
175-225g .............
+dep
ea
3
85g ......................
113g All Varieties ......
Apple 99 Dessert
4
ea
Hellmans Real
Mayonnaise 750-890 ml All Varieties
3
99
ea
85g All Varieties ....
99¢
99 ea
6x111g All Varieties .....
Bread
ea 675g 4 Varieties ....
2
600g ....................
156g ....................
5
2.72kg .........................
Stove Top
900 ml All Varieties
120g All Varieties
3
2/ 00 ea
189 ea
Duraflame
Giant 2/ 00 Fire Log
5
69
3
99 ea
Stuffing Mix
99
¢ ea
Hass Avocados
¢
1.52 kg .............................
89
¢
lb
.........................................
Sweet Potatoes
Turnips
Celery
1.08/kg
1.08/kg
1.08/kg
or Yams
49
lb
Carrots
¢ lb
On the Vine
Washington Medium
340g
.86/kg
Cherry Tomatoes
5 lbs
49
49
¢
Yellow Onion
4 39
5
2/ 00 2/ 00
Kiwi Fruit 2/ 00 1lb
5
¢ lb
Bag
Mixed Nuts 1 lb
8
¢ 2/ 00 lb
ORGANIC CORNER Organic
ea
California
B.C.
California
30m ............................
Campbell’s
Broth
3
5/ 00
Food 2/ 00 Wrap
White or 100% WW
Bread 29 ea
3
5/ 00
Glad
Dempsters Signature
2
ea
Anjou Pears Medium
Mighty Dog Chicken
680g ...........................
Country Harvest
ea 475 ml
Fancy Feast
Dempsters
Mott’s Fruitsations
144g, Assorted ............
ea
570g .........................
Idahoan
Brockmann’s
5
2
Washington
79
Smoked Cinnamon Raisin Dog 99 Oysters 2/ 00 Bread 79 Food
6
Various Weights ....
Manzanilla Truffini Low Alcohol Truffles Olives 2/ 00 Beer 99 ea
Vegetables
3
Tortilla Chips Instant 79 or Salsa 2/ 00 Potatoes
4
284 ml All Varieties
Dressing
Salad
Western Foods
Cloverleaf
1kg ..............................
Kraft Pourable
Snack White or 60% WW Cat Crackers Bread 89 2/ 00 ¢ Food
Tostitos All Varieties
Molson Exel
3
Christie All Varieties
Leaf
Licorice 19 Marshmallows 89 Allsorts
2
Jet Puffed
Franco American
99
3
Orville Redenbacher
8
ea
¢
2/ 00
ea
ea
3/ 00
Gravy
Cranberry
Worcestershire Café International Popcorn Sauce 99 Coffee 49
Green Giant Canadian
Ocean Spray
49
Maxwell House
99
79
Romaine Lettuce
270g All Varieties
¢
ea 398 ml
375-400g
+dep
Lea & Perrins
99
Coffee
3/ 99
375 ml..................
SEA
2
9
5
Potato Chips
Tomatoes
¢
Nabob Tradition
12x355 ml
Olymel Barbecue or Honey Garlic
500g ...................................
ea +dep
Pepsi Cola
lb lb
5.05 kg ................................
Baked Beans
2/ 00
All Varieties
29
Lays XXL
Old Dutch XXL
¢
California
ea +dep
Mott’s
2
Toupie Ham
¢
ea +dep
99
Smoked Ham
99
99
lb
Clamato Juice Cooks
Coca Cola
¢
99
Turkeys
PRODUCE
SunRype Pure
Apple Juice Fresh Grade A
5-A-Day for Optimum Health
Earthbound Farms
Spring Mix 5oz
6
2/ 00
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Come in Every Wednesday for our
Secret Super Saver Specials”
“
in all departments
Stock Up Your Pantry
Fresh For Your Family
GROCERY GROCERY SAVINGS SAVINGS
BUTCHER’S BLOCK
All Varieties
1L
2L
1
4.39 kg
Mitchell’s Boneless
2 1 Bacon Chicken 99 Wings 99 4 7 Turkey 49 Franks 399 4 Sausage 99 69 Meat 8 2 99
Butt & Shank
Heinz All Varieties
Hunts
1.89L 3 Varieties
270g
In Sauce
398 ml All Varieties
Potato Chips
lb
4.39 kg ................................
Fletcher’s Regular or Thick
ea
Butterball
ea
650g ....................................
Johnsonville
Smokies Bratwurst or Cheddar
ea
450g ...................................
Hertel’s Pure Pork
ea
375g .......................................
Bassilis
Lasagna
Meat & 3 Cheese or Chicken
ea
500g ........................................
ea ea
1.5kg .....................................
Treats from the
6
Candy Salmon Bacon Wrapped Nuggets Scallops
99
/100g
10
400g
Lobster Tails
13
99 2/ ea
4-5 oz
00
Sauce 348 ml
284 ml.........................
Bicks Mainline
Dill Pickles All Varieties 1L ................................
Lipton
Onion Soup Mix 4’s ...............................
3
ea 125-283g ....................
3
ea 850g ...........................
Kraft
ea 400g ...........................
1
Merci Assorted
Dark 29 Chocolates
2
ea
Unico Stuffed
200g ...........................
ea
ea
12x355 ml ...................
341-398 ml All Varieties
99
¢ ea
ea
6
5
175-225g .............
+dep
ea
3
85g ......................
113g All Varieties ......
Apple 99 Dessert
4
ea
Hellmans Real
Mayonnaise 750-890 ml All Varieties
3
99
ea
85g All Varieties ....
99¢
99 ea
6x111g All Varieties .....
Bread
ea 675g 4 Varieties ....
2
600g ....................
156g ....................
5
2.72kg .........................
Stove Top
900 ml All Varieties
120g All Varieties
3
2/ 00 ea
189 ea
Duraflame
Giant 2/ 00 Fire Log
5
69
3
99 ea
Stuffing Mix
99
¢ ea
Hass Avocados
¢
1.52 kg .............................
89
¢
lb
.........................................
Sweet Potatoes
Turnips
Celery
1.08/kg
1.08/kg
1.08/kg
or Yams
49
lb
Carrots
¢ lb
On the Vine
Washington Medium
340g
.86/kg
Cherry Tomatoes
5 lbs
49
49
¢
Yellow Onion
4 39
5
2/ 00 2/ 00
Kiwi Fruit 2/ 00 1lb
5
¢ lb
Bag
Mixed Nuts 1 lb
8
¢ 2/ 00 lb
ORGANIC CORNER Organic
ea
California
B.C.
California
30m ............................
Campbell’s
Broth
3
5/ 00
Food 2/ 00 Wrap
White or 100% WW
Bread 29 ea
3
5/ 00
Glad
Dempsters Signature
2
ea
Anjou Pears Medium
Mighty Dog Chicken
680g ...........................
Country Harvest
ea 475 ml
Fancy Feast
Dempsters
Mott’s Fruitsations
144g, Assorted ............
ea
570g .........................
Idahoan
Brockmann’s
5
2
Washington
79
Smoked Cinnamon Raisin Dog 99 Oysters 2/ 00 Bread 79 Food
6
Various Weights ....
Manzanilla Truffini Low Alcohol Truffles Olives 2/ 00 Beer 99 ea
Vegetables
3
Tortilla Chips Instant 79 or Salsa 2/ 00 Potatoes
4
284 ml All Varieties
Dressing
Salad
Western Foods
Cloverleaf
1kg ..............................
Kraft Pourable
Snack White or 60% WW Cat Crackers Bread 89 2/ 00 ¢ Food
Tostitos All Varieties
Molson Exel
3
Christie All Varieties
Leaf
Licorice 19 Marshmallows 89 Allsorts
2
Jet Puffed
Franco American
99
3
Orville Redenbacher
8
ea
¢
2/ 00
ea
ea
3/ 00
Gravy
Cranberry
Worcestershire Café International Popcorn Sauce 99 Coffee 49
Green Giant Canadian
Ocean Spray
49
Maxwell House
99
79
Romaine Lettuce
270g All Varieties
¢
ea 398 ml
375-400g
+dep
Lea & Perrins
99
Coffee
3/ 99
375 ml..................
SEA
2
9
5
Potato Chips
Tomatoes
¢
Nabob Tradition
12x355 ml
Olymel Barbecue or Honey Garlic
500g ...................................
ea +dep
Pepsi Cola
lb lb
5.05 kg ................................
Baked Beans
2/ 00
All Varieties
29
Lays XXL
Old Dutch XXL
¢
California
ea +dep
Mott’s
2
Toupie Ham
¢
ea +dep
99
Smoked Ham
99
99
lb
Clamato Juice Cooks
Coca Cola
¢
99
Turkeys
PRODUCE
SunRype Pure
Apple Juice Fresh Grade A
5-A-Day for Optimum Health
Earthbound Farms
Spring Mix 5oz
6
2/ 00
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Spinach Dip
Healthy Choices In Our
DELI
99
¢
/100g
Smoked
...................................
Black Forest Ham
Assorted
1
Samosas
29
140g ..........................
Garlic Coil
/100g
2 49 2 09 1 09
Gouda
...................................
Island Farms
Remember Your Calcium
Whipping Cream
DAIRY
Egg Nog
Island Farms
Sour Cream
2L
/100g
Island Farms
85-99g ....................
Santa Cruz Organic
Apple Juice
Level Ground Organic Fair Trade
Coffee 300g
2.84L .......................
6
49 ea
1 99 5 99 7 79
Tribal
Fair Trade Coffee
ea
ea +dep
ea
454g .......................
Quality and Convenience
3
Yogurt
49
ea
/100g
650g ................
Flavoured
Cheese
ea
200g All Varieties
Western Foods
3 2/ 00 4 2/ 00 7
Coffee Beans
2/ 00
Lemonades 946 ml.............
Kettle Chips
220g ...............
+dep
Bremner’s Organic
Frozen Fruit
300g ...............
Oxygenated Water
3
4
Hickory Smoked
Almonds.........
+dep
750g
2
LANGFORD 772 Goldstream Ave. Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 am to 10:00 pm
We reserve the right to limit quantities
79 ea
5 2/ 00 7 59 2 99 3 Whole Wheat
2/ 00 12’s
Pumpkin Pie
416g .............................
600g ..............
2
Ice Cream Cakes
ea
Extra Crisp
8 99 4 99 ea
Island Farms Country Cream or Denali
1.65L All Varieties .......
100 g
Buns White or
Traditional Crust Pizza 99
Ice Cream
100 g
Dinner
McCain
2L ...............................
100g
Rosebuds.........
BAKERY
2/ 00
Vegetables
100g
Chocolate Macaroons or
2/ 00
591 ml
1 ¢ 99 ¢ 79 $119
$ 99
Baked Fresh Daily
Hash Brown Potatoes
All Varieties
ea
Oriental Rice Crackers ..
Formula Four
1kg
Green Giant
ea
Kraft Crackerbarrel or
Santa Cruz Organic
Lebel or Iceberg
ea
BULK
McCain
FROZEN
199 2/ 00 5 2/ 00 7 All Varieties
Vanilla Plus
NATURAL FOODS Potato Chips
ea
500g ..........................
For Your Healthy Lifestyle
POPChips
3
79
1L
Island Farms Traditional
ea
Mincemeat Tarts 6’s
3
59 ea
Your Community Food Store Locally owned and operated since 1974
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English Muffins
390g .........................
ea
Nanaimo
Bars
6’s ..............................
ea
SOOKE
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Try beets at your next meal
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Hearty Borscht Soup If you have a good beef bone to start with, this will make the soup more hearty but you can make it pure vegetable as well. Place large beef bone or chicken bones in a large pot. If chicken, boil the bones or carcass first and pour through a strainer to remove small bones. If using a beef bone or two, or more, you can add the vegetable while the bone cooks. (try beef short ribs and cook till meat falls from the bone). Add 1 large chopped onion 3 cloves garlic 2 tsp. salt 1 small green or red cabbage finely chopped 6-10 grated or chopped beets 2 or 3 bay leaves, pepper to taste 3 chopped or grated carrots celery if you have chopped parsley. Cook your soup until all the vegetables are soft and the aroma fills the kitchen. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
Add 3 tbsp. vinegar. Serve in bowls topped with sour cream or yogurt and chopped dill. Add a slice of dark rye bread with some old cheddar and enjoy the fall vegetables. You can substitute kale for the cabbage or just make with kale and add potatoes and no beets if you like. If you have chives still growing chop them and add on the sour cream. Make it your own with what you have available in your garden. The following are some spiced-up recipes to liven up the meals using veggies still in your garden or fresh on the shelves. Spicy Baked beets 5 medium beets, 1
small onion, 1 small potato, 2 tbsp. each vegetable oil, vinegar white or apple cider, brown sugar. 1 tbsp. water and 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. each pepper, celery seed and cloves. Scrub and coarsely, shred beets and onion and potato and stir into a casserole dish. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl and add to veggie mix and stir. Cover tightly and bake in 350’F, oven for 30 minutes. Stir once or twice and serve hot. Sauteed Breaded parsnips 1# parsnips (about 4), which are scrubbed and cut into 1 or 2” lengths. Cook in boiling salted water for about 5
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Merry Christmas from the Royal Bank Sooke team.
We’re now open for business in our new location at Mariner’s Village Thank you for your patience and support during our recent business interruption.
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Reach us at 250-642-1100 We are proud to be longstanding members of the Sooke community and we are here to serve you! Thank you for choosing RBC! TM
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0DUFK ² 'HFHPEHU Carolyn passed away on Wednesday December 04, 2013 at Victoria General Hospital following a ten year battle with depression, diverticulitis and eating disorders. She was born in Nanaimo, B.C. on March 29, 1952 to Charlotte (Lottie) and Ira Cornish. Carolyn is survived by her husband, Barry, Daughter, Tamara Scutt (Andrew) of Victoria, B.C. and Son, Scott of Sooke, B.C. Also left to mourn are her mother Lottie Cornish of Sooke, B.C.; Brothers; Brian Cornish (Sandra) of Deep Bay B.C. and David Cornish (Donna) of Campbell River B.C. Barry and Carolyn were married in Bowser, B.C. on October 28, 1972 and moved to Sooke in 1976. Carolyn was well known in Sooke both as a craft-person in her early years and later as a bookkeeper and Income Tax Preparer after taking over her husEDQG¡V ,QFRPH 7D[ EXVLQHVV LQ $ FHOHEUDWLRQ RI &DURO\Q¡V OLIH ZLOO IROlow at a later date. The family wishes to thank Dr. E. Thompson and the nurses and staff of VGH North Tower Level 6D for their professionalism, kindness and caring GXULQJ &DURO\Q¡V VWD\ LQ KRVSLWDO The family can be reached at 250-642 RU YLD HPDLO DW ESà LJHU#VKDZ FD
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October 30 1938 December 12 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bruce Miles at the age of 75 years. Bruce is survived by his wife of 51 years, Anita; his daughters Belinda and Crystal (Kevin); his granddaughters, Taylor and MacKenzie; and brother Cecil. No service by request. Cards appreciated, but instead of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, please donate to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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New youth soccer refs trained up; now, it’s the adults’ turn Britt Santowski
not take up serious issues with the new referees but rather record the details and contact him directly. “The reason we don’t want coaches approaching the new referees is that
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Sooke has 15 new youth referees, who started refereeing games on December 14. A referee clinic for small-sided games was held on Sunday, December 1 for any one age 12 and over. “We had 15 Sookies there and 10 kids from other clubs in town attend,” wrote Sooke’s Laura Lockhart, in an email. “It was a full clinic and kids had to be wait listed so I am sure we will hold more clinics in the future. All the kids had to complete a test to pass.” Now that the kids are trained, it’s time to reach out to the adults. Parents and interested parties, this is a general reminder to behave. It’s only a game, and these referees are still young, new and learning. Five years ago, the Lower Island Soccer Association put out a notice regarding spectator conduct: There would be a zero tolerance when it comes to swearing and being abusive towards the officials, the referees. Earlier this year, back in February, a conversation with referee mentor Teresa Mitrou indicated that not much had changed since then. (See “Modelling sportsmanship important for parents,” Sooke News Mirror, Feb-
“Soccer is not attracting nor retaining officials. Without them games cannot take place.”
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Left inset: First time as an assistant referee, Grace Bishop receives additional tips from Dean McGeough on the field during a U12 girl’s soccer game, Sooke against Gorge. Also refereeing that day were Joey Seeburger (assistant referee) and Bobby Nex (referee). Right: Newly graduated from the clinic, referee Grace Bishop proudly displays her badge. ruary 6, 2013.) Mitrou said she was often startled by the abusive behaviour modelled by adults. The association also takes this seriously. “Soccer is not attracting nor retaining officials,” says their memo. “Without them games
cannot take place.” If the abuse comes from a member in the audience, they will be asked to leave. Immediately. The game will not resume until they have departed. If the abuse comes from a coach or a team member, the team is
placed on a $500 bond along with a $200 fine. The game might also be forfeited. For a second offense, the team loses the first $500 bond and is then placed on a $1,000 bond. The third offense costs the bond and are possibly banned from further
participation in the league. New Sooke referees are Grace Bishop, Hagen Herald, Gavin Duncan, Zac Miller, Hunter Broadhurst, Alex Peters, Dawson Deweerd, Faith Knoles, Simon Herold, David Warnoff, Aiden Parkin,
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Jesse Wiggens, Riley Carter, Sonny van Netten, and Joey Seeburger. “Please practice an extra measure of grace and patience,” reminds Dean McGeough, the Sooke head referee in an email to all coaches. He asks that they do
the youth referees usually get intimidated, especially when it may be their first game, or first game of that age group, and they are already nervous about the game.” Instead, suggests McGeough, it’s better to let him know, and then the incident in question can be used as a teachable moment. Laura Lockhart reiterates this message. “It’s important that parents and coaches realize that the refs are learning as they go. It’s hard, as a coach and a parent, to not get caught up in the heat of the moment ... bad calls, judgement etc. [But the] Refs deserve respect. Plain and simple.”
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Wolverines play in Sabre Classic In a weekend tournament, the EMCS Wolverine’s boys’ basketball team participated in Surrey’s Guildford Park Secondary Sabre Classic tournament on December 12 - 14. The Wolverine’s came in sixth overall. Quinn Yates was named the tournament all-star. “Close games, and a chance to evolve as a team,” reflected coach Trevor Bligh on their Facebook page. “We did both.”
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Bantam football players all recognized
CHRISTMAS TREES December 7th - December 24th Monday - Friday 5-8 pm
Saturdays - Sundays 10-6 pm Bring a non-perishable food item for the Sooke Food Bank
TREE RECYCLING & BOTTLE DRIVE There’s an old saying in football: “Championship teams are built in the off-season.” It’s no wonder that these Sooke football players all won awards at the Spartans Annual players banquet on Saturday, December 7. The above picture was taken after speed, skills and strength clinics at the community hall. From left to right: Coach Andy, and players Bailey MacMillan, who received Bantam Spartan Player of the Year for his consistent hard play award, and Jordan Schutt, who received Rookie of the Year in Bantam (both these players will be part of the junior coaching program of Sooke Seahawks Atom team).
Bottom row: AvAn Wickheim, who received Dedicated Player Award, Spencer Logan, recognized as the Defensive Player MVP, Caleb Carrier, the O-line MVP and Jared Steele, overall MVP. These four players are a part of the SpartansVancouver Island and BC Provincial Champions! Missing from the photo: Cole Johns (Junior Bantam MVP), Nick Pollock (Offense MVP Bantam). Congratulations to all the Sooke players! This is a testament to the coaches’, parents’ and players’ commitment to excellence in football. See you at the field next spring. Many thanks and Merry Christmas. Andy Carrier
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email: info@sooke.ca website: www.sooke.ca 2013 Homeowner Grants and Overdue Property Taxes Property owners with unpaid property taxes are reminded that the outstanding amount will begin to accrue interest starting on January 1, 2014. If you are eligible for a 2013 homeowner grant and have not yet applied, please drop into the Municipal Hall or go online at www.sooke.ca as soon as possible to complete an application. Tax payments may be made at the Municipal Hall and at most financial institutions. Payments may also be dropped through the mail slot at the Municipal Hall outside of office hours. Applications and payments dropped through the mail slot before 8:30am January 2, 2014 will be received as at December 31, 2013.
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The Juan de Fuca Local Area Services office is moving! When: Where:
December 9, 2013 Juan de Fuca Local Area Services building at #3 – 7450 Butler Road in the Sooke Business Park in Otter Point
Who is Moving? Juan de Fuca Planning, Building Inspection, Community Parks, Emergency Services and Search & Rescue will be located in the new building. Services at #2 – 6868 West Coast Road will be reduced on December 6, 2013 due to the move. Contact us at: Telephone: 250.642.1500 (remains the same but staff numbers will change) Fax: 250.642.5274 (remains the same)
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Snow? The weatherman has been forecasting a blast of winter with snowy weather and freezing temperatures. We would like to remind the public not to wait for a weather emergency to happen. There are simple things you can do now to prepare yourself and your loved ones: Ensure your have adequate provisions for 72 hours Check that adequate prescriptions and medical supplies are on hand Check in on neighbours to ensure they are safe and provided for Wrap or otherwise protect outdoor plumbing from freezing In accordance with Bylaw No. 67, Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw, 2002, property owners or occupiers are reminded that they must remove snow, ice or rubbish from sidewalks and footpaths bordering your property within 24 hours of accumulation or if it constitutes a hazard.
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Sooke News Mirror reader Judy Burgess captured an image of icicles hanging from the cliffs at Mystic Beach on a cold and bright Sunday. Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by realtor Ellen Bergerud. We welcome your submissions. Send your good quality jpeg photos to: editor@ sookenewsmirror.com.
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, some difficulty awaits you, but you are strong and fully capable of handling what’s coming your way. Maintain your composure and stick it out a little longer. TAURUS-Apr21/May21 Taurus, this is your week to shine and let everyone at work know just how talented and devoted you are to the team. Enjoy the fanfare while you can get it.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, an investment opportunity has piqued your interest. Until you sign over the funds, be sure to research everything thoroughly and call in some expert advice. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have a lot on your plate, but you can handle it on your own. If things are to get done, you will get them accomplished of your own accord, even if it takes longer.
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GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Distractions are lurking, Gemini, but you will still manage to get things done. Somehow you find the focus needed to muddle through all the work. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Trust someone close to you with a few of your secrets, Cancer. Holding them in may only cause you grief in the long run. Don’t worry, your confidante will be supportive.
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LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Some added confidence is all you need to get back on the right track, Libra. Things are bound to work out in your favor, especially when you put your mind to something. SCORPIO - Oct 24/ Nov 22 Scorpio, just when skepticism seems to be taking over, you will discover once in a while there are a few surprises with happy endings. Enjoy your good luck. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/ Dec 21 Sagittarius, though unusual, your behavior might seem perfectly reasonable to you. But unless
you share your thoughts with others, they may wonder what is going on. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/ Jan 20 Remember that words said in the heat of the moment will not soon be forgotten, Capricorn. Don’t forget to employ some tact when discussing serious matters with loved ones. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/ Feb 18 Aquarius, this week you will have to be very convincing if you want plans to go your way. Brush up on your approach and give thought to exactly what it is you want to say.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Take a few days to let your mind wander, Pisces. You will probably find being a free spirit to be a refreshing break from the norm. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS DECEMBER 22: Hector Elizondo, Actor (77) DECEMBER 23: Eddie Vedder, Singer (49) DECEMBER 24: Stephanie Meyer, Author (40) DECEMBER 25: Annie Lennox, Singer (59) DECEMBER 26: Jared Leto, Actor/Singer (42) DECEMBER 27: Emilie de Ravin, Actress (32) DECEMBER 28: Joe Manganiello, Actor (37)
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On December 26, the Crap Shack is hosting their annual Boxing Day Derby. Start time is daylight, and the Chinook salmon must be weighed in before 2:00
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Coffee House: The Taylor Caspersen Project Well, it’s time for the Sooke Folk Music Society’s Christmas Coffee House. Every now and then we are fortunate to be able to feature a local artist. Saturday, December 21 will be such an occasion. We are proud to be presenting local up-andcoming singer Taylor Caspersen. Caspersen is a young, Sooke musician who has been playing guitar for six years. TayFacebook photo lor started his journey The Taylor Caspersen Project (or TCP) was a self with music when he forming musical project first joining in 2013: Taylor was only four in a per- Caspersen, Grant Jamieson, John Mason, Steve cussion ensemble rais- Mullen. ing money for leukemia lover, Mason has patients. When Taylor Phillips. The Project’s music always been a dediwas 10, he auditioned for a school rock band taste is mainly on cated listener but the as a guitar player. His classic rock, blues, itch to play and perfirst guitar was bought glimpses of progres- form could no longer by his sister for his sive rock, and includes be held back once he moved to Sooke. Blame birthday, however the acoustic undertones. The Taylor Caspersen it on the strong arts culguitar he learned to play on was bought at a Project (or TCP) was a ture found in Sooke or flea market sale for $10. self-formed project and his mid-life crisis, John Caspersen has the name was given by took up acoustic guiworked with many the photos posted to tar about six years ago local Sooke musicians, Facebook. John intro- and turned his focus to like Dave Gallant, Gary duced Taylor to Steve the electric bass about Blaine, Sherie Welsford, Mullen, a local drum- eight months ago. Make up demonstrations, gift realized one day mer and songwriter. prizes, “I Katrina Kadoski, Zachwhile A passionate music ary Doeding and Gord baskets, samples and refreshments.listening and driv-
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ing that I was paying more attention to the bass than the guitar so I thought I should try it and since discovered it’s where I belong in the mix.” Steve Mullen began his music debut playing on pots and pans at the age of three. With high school music experiences including concert band, marching band, and jazz band, percussion is in his blood. “I have never been part of something so organic, fun and natural. I feel like a kid again.” You won’t want to miss this great evening of music. It happens at Holy Trinity Anglican Church (1962 Murray Rd.) on Saturday, December 21 with doors opening at 7 p.m., open stage at 7:30 and our feature per-
formers at 9. The Sooke Folk Music Society would like to
take this opportunity to wish all of our loyal folkies and everyone in
Sooke the very best of the festive season.
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Upcoming Public Meetings Mayor’s Public Advisory Panels The public is invited to attend the Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room: - Economic Development - Steve Grundy, Chair – 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - Arts and Beautification - Brenda Parkinson, Chair – 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm – NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
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The Sooke Community Choir is thrilled to announce that we have a new conductor for the spring session. He is the renowned Bruce Ruddell, hailing from Salt Spring Island where he conducted the mixed voice choir successfully for 18 years. The choir, Tuned Air, enjoyed national recognition on CBC on Canada Live. Ruddell is also a professional member of the Canadian League of Composers. We are all looking forward to a fabulous season with Bruce Ruddell. Some words from Ruddell, “I am very excited about being asked to step into the role of conductor of
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the Sooke Community Choir for the first session of 2014. The music chosen for the April concert will have great appeal for the singers and the audiences alike. If you are reading this and thinking that you might like to sing, please come out to the first rehearsal in January and try us out. I guarantee you’ll have too much fun! The
choir does not audition but instead, it welcomes all who wish to sing.” We are hoping to attract new members to join us in the New Year. Start your New Year off with an uplifting spirit. We are a warm and welcoming group. We come together simply for the joy of singing and socializing. Even if you think you can’t sing, you’ll be amazed at how soon you will find your voice. Why not join us for a couple of sessions and see how you like it, without any obligation, on January 8, 15 and 22? As with most choirs, we especially need voices in the lower registers. For more information, please check our website: sookecommunitychoir.com. By Linda MacMillan
The Pastor's Pen 3x8
Vatican 2 gave us an interesting challenge; we were asked to read the signs of the times. What are some of the signs of our times? One that comes to mind immediately is also timely, Christmas cards. Have any of you noticed how few actually depict a scene that displays the reason for the season, the birth of Jesus? No, we get snow scenes, fancy wrapped boxes implying expensive presents, a rotund little fellow in. a red suit or a snow man. Is this a sign that points to· God and therefore to be encouraged or does it point elsewhere? We live in a time that does not have to ask for a sign, we are surrounded by signs that demand our attention constantly, signs that ask us is this good for creation? Is it good for us? Right now we are in a time the churches call advent, meaning a time of waiting in anticipation, something great is about to happen - in this case the birth of Jesus, and it calls for celebration. In our lives we need this concept constantly to encourage us to read the signs of our times and celebrate with thanks to be given the signs as we need them. Larry Rumsby Per St. Rose of Lima Larry Rumsby
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Great kids
Mrs. Wilson’s Grade 2 class presented Ingrid Johnston of the Sooke Food Bank with a cheque for $500 on Wednesday, December 11. The entire student population at John Muir elementary school participated in raising the funds through a toy sale held the week before. That money will fund 16 Christmas hampers for families in the Sooke region.
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99
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4
Kellogg’s 730g-1.6kg
Jumbo Cereals
5
99 ea
Becel
750 ml
5
99
Tostitos
Tortilla Chips
ea
220-320g ..................
Christie 200-225g
Snack Crackers
7
4
3/ 00
Grocer y
Tostitos
Salsa
418-423g ..................
368g ..........................
¢ Toothpaste
99
ea
Royale
85-130 ml ..................
Glad
2
$ 99 ea
$ 89 2/ 00 Lunch Napkins $ 79 Cling Wrap 30m ...........................
Dish Soap 740 ml .........................
6
120’s ............................
1
ea
Peek Freans
$ 99 Hand Soap Refill $ 99 Cookies ea
1
ea
Softsoap
1
828 ml ......................
2
ea
300g ..........................
2
$ 99
ea
Dairyland and Village Food Markets are both teaming up to donate money to local schools. We’re proud to offer a full range of high quality Dairyland products and help our schools overcome funding shortages for activities and programs. Milk Money is a great fundraiser everyone can participate in! Sign up Now!
B E T T E R
B E C A U S E
¢
W E
We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 - T u e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 3
1
ea 120g
Grocer y
4
2
Chicken Noodle or Onion Soup
4
$ 99
ea 100’
Bick’s
2
$ 89 ea
Good Dips 250g .......................
4
2/ 00
McLaren’s
Kraft
4
375 ml
Sun-Rype Pure or Blended
Mixes
Juice
4/ 00
4/ 00
5
Together we have raised OVER A B O U T
5
2/ 00
2/ 00
ea
21-45g
Salad Dressings
2/ 00 4’s
1L All Varieties
5
+dep
6
Bulk
475 ml
Reindeer Korn .. Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle ..... Grand Slam
Bridge Mix ........ Salted or Unsalted
Royal Mixed Nuts.
68¢ /100g
79¢
/100g
179
$
/100g
199
$
2/ 00
Dan D Pak 1kg $ Mountain Trail Mix
Old Dutch
Halves & Pieces $ Walnuts ..........
250g Tub
Potato Chips
5
2/ 00 270g
K I D S !
We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 - T u e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 3
/100g
679 ea
235
Organic
Quinoa ................. Plain
M&Ms...................
$23,191 for our local schools.
O U R
ea
ea
Kraft
Philadelphia Sweet Onions/ Gherkins or Olives Cream Cheese
Clubhouse Yorkshire Pudding or Gravy Heluva
99
Lipton
$ 99
Marshmallow Cream
C A R E . . . .
$
Clamshell
¢
2/ 00
ea 8 roll
ea
3 pack
Canned Vegetables
5
$ 99
Gourmet Pickles 1L
Jet-Puffed
1
$
Creen Giant 341-398 ml
Coffee Cream 400 ml
Foil Wrap
ea
198g .........................
Baileys
Bathroom Tissue
Alcan
$ 69
348 ml
1 Mexican Tri Colour 98 Peppers ....... 2 Organic Earthbound Farms 98 Salads ....... 3
ea
Royale Double Roll
ea 5lb Box
00 Bunch Carrots ... $ 00 ea
$
Cranberry Sauce
Colgate
3/ $
Grocer y Chicken or TurkeyStuffing
99
California
1 Mexican on the Vine 98 Cherry Tomatoes...... 1 Assorted 350 ml 98 Rene’s Dressings..... 3 Green Onions ........
Stove Top
+dep
2/ 00 Cat Food
V.I.P. Liquid
California/Mexico
ea
Ocean Spray
Friskies Canned
6
¢
ea 340g
2/ 00
Margarine 907g
/lb $ 8.80/kg
2
98
Mandarin $ Oranges
Fresh Cranberries
Sparkling Apple Juice
85g
Chinese
Ocean Spray
Martinelli’s
3/ 00
1
/lb $1.28/kg
Pork Tenderloin
Smoked Oysters
$ 20 $ 32 g Black Tiger Prawns . 2/100g Meat .. /100
58 $198
$ 99
Cloverleaf
Previously Frozen
California Jumbo
$ 99
890 ml
ea Dasani Water or
Sirloin Tip Oven Roast
Produce
/100g
Machine Peeled
Fresh, Boneless Alberta Beef
Fresh
3
Seafood
$ 30
/lb $ 4.39/kg
3
Paradise Island Fancy & Imported
$ 99
Candied Salmon
$ 99
$ 99 ea
Hellmann’s
Mayonnaise
Smoked
Whole or Halves
3
Grimm’s
Garlic Sausage
Toupie Ham
1 99 $1
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179
$
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269
$
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Mitchell’s Boneless
Turkeys All Sizes
/lb
$4.39/kg
Fresh, Bonless, Skinless
Grimm’s Smoked
Valu Pak
Chicken Thighs $ 49 Sausage Rings $ 99 /lb 375g All Varieties ................ ea $9.90/kg ..........................
4
4
Grimm’s
Grimm’s
Pepperoni Sticks $ 99 Liver Chubs 450g All Varieties ................
5
ea 250g All Varieties ................
2
$ 49 ea
300g ................................
Random Weights
Cheese
3
20
%
Clamato Juice 1.89L
9
2
3/ 99
99
+ dep Island Bakery White, 60% or 100% WW
5
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4/ 00
5
6’s
3
99
Dempster’s 4 Varieties
2/ 00
ea +dep
San Remo
Bread 570g
English Muffins
OFF
Mott’s
Coca Cola 12pk
ea 500 ml
All Varieties
Pepsi 12 pk
2
Shrimp
Ready to Serve
3
Yams
/lb $ 8.80/kg
99
ea +dep
4
Kellogg’s 730g-1.6kg
Jumbo Cereals
5
99 ea
Becel
750 ml
5
99
Tostitos
Tortilla Chips
ea
220-320g ..................
Christie 200-225g
Snack Crackers
7
4
3/ 00
Grocer y
Tostitos
Salsa
418-423g ..................
368g ..........................
¢ Toothpaste
99
ea
Royale
85-130 ml ..................
Glad
2
$ 99 ea
$ 89 2/ 00 Lunch Napkins $ 79 Cling Wrap 30m ...........................
Dish Soap 740 ml .........................
6
120’s ............................
1
ea
Peek Freans
$ 99 Hand Soap Refill $ 99 Cookies ea
1
ea
Softsoap
1
828 ml ......................
2
ea
300g ..........................
2
$ 99
ea
Dairyland and Village Food Markets are both teaming up to donate money to local schools. We’re proud to offer a full range of high quality Dairyland products and help our schools overcome funding shortages for activities and programs. Milk Money is a great fundraiser everyone can participate in! Sign up Now!
B E T T E R
B E C A U S E
¢
W E
We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 - T u e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 3
1
ea 120g
Grocer y
4
2
Chicken Noodle or Onion Soup
4
$ 99
ea 100’
Bick’s
2
$ 89 ea
Good Dips 250g .......................
4
2/ 00
McLaren’s
Kraft
4
375 ml
Sun-Rype Pure or Blended
Mixes
Juice
4/ 00
4/ 00
5
Together we have raised OVER A B O U T
5
2/ 00
2/ 00
ea
21-45g
Salad Dressings
2/ 00 4’s
1L All Varieties
5
+dep
6
Bulk
475 ml
Reindeer Korn .. Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle ..... Grand Slam
Bridge Mix ........ Salted or Unsalted
Royal Mixed Nuts.
68¢ /100g
79¢
/100g
179
$
/100g
199
$
2/ 00
Dan D Pak 1kg $ Mountain Trail Mix
Old Dutch
Halves & Pieces $ Walnuts ..........
250g Tub
Potato Chips
5
2/ 00 270g
K I D S !
We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 - T u e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 3
/100g
679 ea
235
Organic
Quinoa ................. Plain
M&Ms...................
$23,191 for our local schools.
O U R
ea
ea
Kraft
Philadelphia Sweet Onions/ Gherkins or Olives Cream Cheese
Clubhouse Yorkshire Pudding or Gravy Heluva
99
Lipton
$ 99
Marshmallow Cream
C A R E . . . .
$
Clamshell
¢
2/ 00
ea 8 roll
ea
3 pack
Canned Vegetables
5
$ 99
Gourmet Pickles 1L
Jet-Puffed
1
$
Creen Giant 341-398 ml
Coffee Cream 400 ml
Foil Wrap
ea
198g .........................
Baileys
Bathroom Tissue
Alcan
$ 69
348 ml
1 Mexican Tri Colour 98 Peppers ....... 2 Organic Earthbound Farms 98 Salads ....... 3
ea
Royale Double Roll
ea 5lb Box
00 Bunch Carrots ... $ 00 ea
$
Cranberry Sauce
Colgate
3/ $
Grocer y Chicken or TurkeyStuffing
99
California
1 Mexican on the Vine 98 Cherry Tomatoes...... 1 Assorted 350 ml 98 Rene’s Dressings..... 3 Green Onions ........
Stove Top
+dep
2/ 00 Cat Food
V.I.P. Liquid
California/Mexico
ea
Ocean Spray
Friskies Canned
6
¢
ea 340g
2/ 00
Margarine 907g
/lb $ 8.80/kg
2
98
Mandarin $ Oranges
Fresh Cranberries
Sparkling Apple Juice
85g
Chinese
Ocean Spray
Martinelli’s
3/ 00
1
/lb $1.28/kg
Pork Tenderloin
Smoked Oysters
$ 20 $ 32 g Black Tiger Prawns . 2/100g Meat .. /100
58 $198
$ 99
Cloverleaf
Previously Frozen
California Jumbo
$ 99
890 ml
ea Dasani Water or
Sirloin Tip Oven Roast
Produce
/100g
Machine Peeled
Fresh, Boneless Alberta Beef
Fresh
3
Seafood
$ 30
/lb $ 4.39/kg
3
Paradise Island Fancy & Imported
$ 99
Candied Salmon
$ 99
$ 99 ea
Hellmann’s
Mayonnaise
Smoked
Whole or Halves
3
Grimm’s
Garlic Sausage
Toupie Ham
1 99 $1
Fres Grade A
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179
$
/100g
269
$
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Village Food Markets Baker y
Made in store 9”
Pumpkin Pies
12
2/
9 inch deep
99
White or Whole Wheat
Fine or Coarse
Dinner Buns
Bread Crumbs
6 $ 29 4
$ 99
Finger
Cheese & Onion
Short Bread
Dairyland
Egg Nog 2L
Dairyland
3
$ 99
Dairyland
........................
ea
3 2/ 00 4 $ 99 2
........
......... .............................. Whipping Cream 1L
2
Black Forest Ham
1
$ 29
/100g
ea
Stuffed Jalapenos
3
$ 09
/100g
/100g
Libby
Frozen
Hash Browns
Chopped Spinach 300g....................................
Orange Juice 250 ml.................................
4
5
2/ 00
NOW 120g OPEN Annie’s Baked UNTIL Snack 10 PM Crackers Ever y Day!
6
2/ 00 213g
Mexi Snax All-Natural
Tortilla Chips
5
2/ 00 255g
L’Ancetre 325g
Bio Organic Cheddar
7
$ 99 ea
99ea¢
Green Giant
2/ 00 Nut Thins
99ea¢
Kent
1kg
Blue Diamond
/100g
Feta
McCain
$ 9ea9
.................. Sour Cream 500 ml ...... Dairyland Aerosol .............................. ping Cream 225g .........
Whip
10
% OFF
$ 09
Dair y
ea
Aged, Med, mild or spiced
Hungarian Salami
ea 500g
ea Dozen
Dutch Gouda
1
Pull Apart
$ 99
Boursin
$ 59
ea Dozen
454g
4
Garlic & Herb or Cranberry & Pepper
Sicilian Olives
2 $ 99 3
2/ 00
Deli
Vegetables 750g...................................
299ea
$
Chapman’s Premium
Ice Cream
2L .......................................
599ea
$
Natural Foods
Max Voets Organic
Tribal Coffee 454g
8
$ 99
We e k l y S p e c i a l s i n E f f e c t , P r i c e s A d v e r t i s e d a r e C a r d h o l d e r P r i c e s We d n e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 - T u e s d a y, D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 3
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The Journey middle school Grade 6, 7, 8 string and band students, JMS Exploratory music students, Edward Milne Community School Grade 9 band students, Ecole Poirier elementary Ukulele Ensemble along with many volunteers
played to a packed audience in Monday nights Christmas fundraiser concert. Sue-Lin Tarnowski, parent of a Grade 8 strings student and coordinator of the concert’s refreshment sales, said the evening was a great success. The JMS stu-
dents entertained the audience with a medley of seasonal carols and popular movie theme songs including James Bond and Star Wars. A highlight of the evening for one audience member was the performance by the JMS Exploratory Music stu-
dents of John Lennon’s Imagine. Joining in the evening’s entertainment were Tom Southwood, John Bidner and members of the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra. Martha Moore, long time Sooke resident and volunteer, was crowned “Queen of
50/50” to show appreciation for all the volunteer work she does for the Sooke community and it’s young people. The concert was a fundraiser to help the band students attend Musicfest Canada in Richmond in May 2014.
Give the gift of travel! Buy your passes and tickets at the following locations: Brentwood Bay Brentwood Rexall Drug Store Fairway Market Pharmasave West Saanich
Alpine Florist & Food Market Blair Mart Cinema Convenience Store City of Victoria London Drugs Mac’s Store Cook Mac’s Store Douglas Regal News Shoppers Drug Mart The Executive Shop The Market on Yates Tourism Victoria The Bay Centre Wellburn’s Market
Colwood 88 Mini Mart Canex Express Mart Colwood Corners Drycleaners 7-Eleven Colwood Corona Foods Petro Canada Island Hwy London Drugs
Cook Street Village Mac’s Store Cook Pure Integrated Pharmacy Victoria Food & Florist
Craigflower & Tillicum Gorge Vale Esso Gorge Vale Petro Can Craigflower Foods
James Bay
Saanichton
Don’s Food Market Little Gem Grocery Mac’s Store Menzies Pharmasave Menzies Thrifty Foods
Pat Bay Esso Shoppers Drug Mart Thrifty Foods
Jubilee Area Camosun College Bookstore RJH Parking Office Jubilee Pharmacy
Langford
Shelbourne & Cedar Hill X Fairway Market Mac’s Store Shelbourne
Shelbourne & McKenzie 7-Eleven Shelbourne Fairway Market University Hgts University Heights Esso Petro Canada Shelbourne Petro Canada Hillside Thrifty Foods
BC Transit Esquimalt
Country Grocer Fraser 25 Mac’s Store Admirals Pharmasave Esquimalt Save On Foods Westside Mall Shoppers Drug Mart V & J Super Low Cost Market West Bay Market
Douglas & Hillside Petro Canada Douglas Winks Convenience Store
Fairfield
Downtown
7x12
Clare Mart Foods Peoples Drug Mart Thrifty Foods
7-Eleven Douglas 7-Eleven Yates 7-Eleven Government 7-Eleven Bay 7-Eleven The Falls
Fort/Foul Bay Tomley’s Market
Adult s et 10 tick
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Gordon Head
7-Eleven Jacklin CanWest Esso Forbes Pharmacy Goldstream Forbes Pharmacy Millstream Goldstream Food Market Mac’s Store Jacklin Petro Canada Millstream Shoppers Drug Mart Jacklin Pharmasave Millstream Streamside Grocery The Market on Millstream Western Foods Westshore Lotto Centre
7-Eleven Shelbourne Pure Integrated Pharmacy
Gorge Road 1 Stop Shop Convenience Shoppers Drug Mart
Hillside & Quadra Fairway Market Jubilee Pharmacy Mac’s Store Quadra The Loonie Bin
Hillside Mall Area Haultain Grocery Hillside Esso Pharmasave Hillside Shoppers Drug Mart Thrifty Foods
Sidney
7-Eleven Beacon Pharmasave Seventh Street BC Ferries Gift Shop - on vessels Thrifty Foods
Sooke
Peoples Drug Mart Shoppers Drug Mart Village Food Market
Mayfair Area
Tillicum Mall
B & V Market Mayfair Esso Mayfair Shopping Centre
7-Eleven Burnside AM to PM Store London Drugs
McKenzie & Quadra
Uptown Area
London Drugs Petro Canada Quadra Thrifty Foods Quadra Thrifty Foods McKenzie Quadra/McKenzie Esso
7-Eleven Carey Central Esso Uptown Guest Services Save On Foods Shoppers Drug Mart
Oak Bay
University
Casey’s Market Estevan Pharmacy Municipality of Oak Bay Pharmasave Oak Bay Shopper’s Drug Mart
Camosun College Campus Medicine Centre Mount Tolmie Market Place People’s Drug Mart
Royal Oak District Country Grocer Petro Canada Elk Lake Petro Canada Royal Oak Pharmasave Broadmead Pure Pharmacy Shoppers Drug Mart Thrifty Foods
Vic West Oceanic Market
View Royal Fort Victoria RV Park Thrifty Foods, Admirals VGH Parking Office
Wilkinson/Interurban Area Mac’s Store
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He think ks they’re chatting abou ut the hospitall jello. His nurse is actually midwa ay through dozens of assessme ents. During the minutes spent at the bedside, a professional nurse makes dozens of critical assessments. Any one of them could mean the difference between recovery and something that could result in tragedy. Take direct patient care away from nurses and vital knowledge affecting the health of patients is lost.
B.C. should be increasing the number of nurses, not replacing them with care aides. Ensuring nurses remain in direct contact with patients is crucial to you and your loved ones. While they may not be specialists in jello, when it comes to safe patient care, professional nurses are irreplaceable.
Please sign BCNU’s petition for an independent assessment of Island Health’s unsafe patient care model, at BCNU.org/takeaction.