Sooke News Mirror, January 01, 2014 by Black Press Media Group

SOOKE

HAPPY NEW YEAR! WELCOME TO 2014.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Editorial

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Entertainment

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Sports/stats

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NEWS MIRROR Classifieds 14 • 75¢

Black Press C O M M U N I T Y

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M E D I A

POLAR BEAR SWIM! Whiffin Spit at 12 noon, Jan. 1.

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2013 in Review

s a m t s i r h c y r r e m a u o y h s i w e w and a happy new year! 7x2.5 oliver katz

OLIVER KATZ

Personal Real Estate Corporation

250 642 6480

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Your Community Food Store SOOKE

LANGFORD

6660 Sooke Road Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 am to 10:00 pm

“Locally Owned & Operated Since 1974”

We reserve the right to limit quantities

5-A-Day for Optimum Health

BUTCHER’S BUTCHER’S BLOCK BLOCK Family Pack

PRODUCE

Lean Ground Beef $5.93/kg ..................................................... AAA Beef

349 Bacon $399 $ 99 3 /lb

$7.69/kg ......................

Schneiders

Regular or All Beef

790 g .............................

Grey Cod Fillets

/lb

$9.90/kg .....................

Chicken Nuggets

or Strips

ea.

.............................

Prawns

$ 39

/100g

454g

/100g

355 mL

Calbee

+ dep.

400 g

Clif

ea.

Simply Natural

Organic Salsas 470 mL ..............

796 mL ..............................

ea.

Orange Juice

Eggo All Varieties

Waffles or Pancakes 280 - 310 g .

250 mL

Siwin 454 - 500 g

Dumplings or Pot Stickers ..... Island Farms All Varieties

ea.

Classic Ice Cream 1.65 L ...............

Remember Your Calcium

DAIRY Island Farms

1 Lactose Free Milk 2 L ................ 3 Kraft $ 49 Cheese Shreds 340 g .................... 6 Capri ¢ Parchment Margarine 454 g ....... 89 Chocolate Milk 1 L Carton ........

Natrel

ea.

$ 99 ea.

Cottage Cheese

ea.

DELI

Halva

69 /100g

/100g

Seafood Pasta Salad

ea.

Crunchy or Cheese Pleesers

/100g

12 oz..............$259 16 oz..............$319

500

3's

Post

285 - 310 g

Dole All Varieties

Pineapple in Juice 398 ml

500

500 mL

250 g All

Varieties

330 - 380 g 3

Varieties

284 mL

85g All

Varieties

200 g

All Varieties 2 kg

750 g

200 mL

680 g

510 g

3 Varieties

Dempster's

283 g

Friskies

368 - 380 g

Johnny

All Varieties

Purex

Tide

8's

6's

1.47 L

All Varieties

...........................

69¢/100g

389

Unico All Varieties

Beans or Chick Peas

119

ea 540 mL

Maxwell House All Varieties

Roasted Coffee

499

ea. 326 g

Kraft Grated

Parmesan Cheese

649

ea. 250 g

Ferrero Rocher

Hazelnut Chocolate 16's

699

ea.

Cloverleaf in Water

Skipjack Tuna

300

170 g

Kraft Bullseye All Varieties

BBQ Sauce

289

ea. 425 mL

BAKERY Raisin

...

225 - 500 g

Double Roll

59¢/100g Bread M&M Plain or Peanut $ Candy 199/100g White or W.W. Crusty Rolls6's Chocolate Covered $ 79 Macadamia Nuts 1 /100g Banana Chips..............................

Hot Chocolate

4 kg

Cascade

+ dep. 1L

Carnation All Varieties

600 g

Purina

ea.

129

550 g

Villagio

599

Juice

398 mL

Blanched Peanuts....

Senior’s Day Thursdays • Save 10% on Most Items

280 mL

Island Bakery

$ 99 ea

Unico Whole or Sliced

Salted or Unsalted

/lb

Sunrype Pure or Blended, All Varieties

Golden Boy

Bulk Foods 99

600

Royal City

99¢

$2.18 /kg

Avocado

210 g

Texana

ea. 300 g

Old Dutch

Grated Parmesan

/lb

3 ea $ 69 Cheezies ................................................... 1 $ 39 Sweet Thai Chili Sauce ............. 1 $ 49 Extra Virgin Olive Oil ........................ 4 ea 2/ 00 Bistro Express .............. 4 $ 99 Presweetened Cereal . 3 ea ¢ Pieces & Stems Mushrooms .......... 89ea ¢ Jelly Powders ............................... 69ea 2/ 00 Flanker Dinners ...................... 3 $ 99 Jasmine Thai Rice .................................... 4 ea ¢ Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce .. 79ea $ 49 Thompson Seedless Raisins ............ 3 ea ¢ Black Olives ........................... 99 ea $ 29 Shreddies Cereal .......................................... 3 2/ 00 12 Grain, 100% W.W. or Sunflower & Flax Bread . 4 $ 29 Italian Bread .......................... 2 ea 2/ 00 Garden Vegetable Bread .................. 5 2/ 00 Beneful Dog Food .................. 4 $ 19 Cat Food ................................ 1 ea $ 99 Cat Litter ...................................................... 2 ea $ 99 Bathroom Tissue ......................... 4 ea $ 59 White Paper Towels ............................... 4 ea $ 99 2X Liquid Detergent ................. 7 ea

Kraft

Granola Bars 187 - 206 g

Hot Bowl of Soup

Jello

Quaker Dipps All Varieties

Healthy Choices in our

Chicken Breast

144's

$ 99

99¢

Moneys

120 - 150 g

Orange Pekoe Tea Bags $

500 g

/lb

Organic

Lemons 2 lb Bag

69¢

$1.52 /kg

Navel Oranges

/lb

Organic

General Mills

Red Rose

All Varieties

ea.

Island Farms

$ 89

ea.

5 2/ 00 4 $ 99 3 $ 99 3

$2.18/kg ........................

Uncle Bens

Select Vegetables 300 - 500 g ...........

Field Tomatoes

Sprouts

California Large

99¢

Florida Large

Gallo

+dep.

2/ 00

/lb

$2.18/kg ........................

Asian Family

Christie All Varieties

Green Giant Valley

39¢

Chocolate Bars 300 g ..................................

Hawkins

2 $ 89 1 $ 99 5 Knorr All Varieties Pasta N Sauce $ 69 1 4/ 00

FROZEN FROZEN FOODS FOODS Kent

ea.

Apple Juice 1.82 L

Quality and Convenience

Green Peppers

250

Lindt Gold

+ dep.

Tree of Life Organic

Mexican Extra Large

/lb

GROCERY GROCERY

Mott's Natural

4 x 250 mL ................

ea.

.86¢/kg ..........................

16 Oz.

179

Red Bull

Bars 68 g ..............................................

Coleslaw

Green Cabbage

use

170 g .....................

300

Taylor Farms

Potato Chips 168 g

ea.

200 g

Pringles All Varieties

Annie's Gluten Free

BC Grown

¢ Bean

Western Foods Cloth Bags

ea.

1 Rice Pasta Meals 99¢ Energy Drink 2/ 00 4 Tomatoes

Snapea Crisps 93 g ..........................

1.74 kg ..........................

/lb

Go Green

ea.

Royal Gala Apples

Sugar or Snap Peas

ea.

Fair Trade Coffee

Imported

699

Salt Spring Island Organic

ea.

/lb

NATURAL FOODS

Sweetened Soda's

Head Lettuce

/lb

B.C. Extra Fancy

California

3 $ 49 4

For Your Healthy Lifestyle

Zevia Stevia's

$4.39/kg ...............................................

$ 99

Cooked Peeled 31 - 40 Count

Sockeye Fillets

$ 69

Teriyaki Stir Fry

Schneiders

Previously Frozen

Fresh

/lb

$ 99

8.80 kg .......................

Beef

Outside Round Steak 8.80 kg ..................

SEA

Hip Stew

ea.

450 g ...........................

Treats From the

375 - 500 g .................

199

White Mushrooms

Lean

Wieners

BC Jumbo

Schneiders Regular, Thick or Natural

Outside Round Roast$

Wings

We reserve the right to limit quantities

AD PRICES IN EFFECT December 31st, 2013 THRU January 7th, 2014

Fresh, Great Tasting Meat

Schneiders Hot or Honey Garlic

772 Goldstream Ave. Open 7 Days a Week 7:30 am to 10:00 pm

454g

249

29 ea.

ea.

Strawberry Pecan Caramel Cheesecake $ Rhubarb Pie $ 899 ea. 600 g 6’s

660 g

www.westernfoods.com

Peanut

499 ea.

Butter

Cookies 12's

399 ea.

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, JanUaRy 1, 2014

Up Sooke POLAR BEAR SWIM

The OTTeR POINT Volunteer Fire Department is hosting the annual Polar Bear Swim taklng place at Whiffin Spit at 12 noon on January 1. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. Come out and watch the brave take to the water!

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Pirjo Raits photo

the colour purple The Strait of Juan de Fuca is a constant source of inspiration. This early morning sunrise in December is just one of the beautiful reasons why people love the Sooke region.

NEW YEAR’S LEVEE

COme OuT TO the mayor’s third annual New Year’s Day Levee at the council chambers on January 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. After that go to the Legion’s New Year’s Levee and installation starting at noon.

CO-HOuSINg OPtIONS

TWO eVeNTS IN regard to co-housing take place this month. The FIRST ON Sunday, Jan. 5 from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Juan de Fuca Library, 1759 Island hwy. Find out about Royal Roads courses on alternatives. The SeCOND eVeNT takes place on Jan 12, at 6669 horne Road in Sooke. Find out what seniors co-housing is all about. 1-2:30 p.m.

Thumbs Up TO ThOSe WhO take the time to share a smile.

Public to get look at new connector road plans Preliminary designs for new connector road

The District of Sooke is actively working on two major road improvement projects; the east-west connector road from Church Road to Otter Point Road and the town centre roundabout. Land acquisitions and preliminary designs for road works

are well underway and the public are invited to view and discuss with Council the draft road designs for the new Connector Road at an upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting. What: Connector Road preliminary design When: Monday, January 13, 2014 at 6 p.m. Where: District of Sooke council chambers, 2205 Otter Point Road.

Council’s strategic priority is to make the town centre a vibrant, clean and well-maintained node, and is focussing initially on improving transportation flow and pedestrian safety. The Transportation Master Plan identified the lack of east-west connectivity on both the north and south side of Sooke Road and consequently, council is proceeding with network improvements that include the

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creation of a new road between Church Road and Otter Point Road. The connector road project will ease congestion through the downtown core and include a threemetre multi-use trail for pedestrians and cyclists. Construction of the multi-use trail on Church Road from the connector road to Throup Road has already commenced and will be paved in early 2014. Tree clearing for the

connector road right of way will begin immediately. The Transportation Master Plan also proposed intersection improvements for Sooke Road at “Waterview” in the form of a roundabout. Properly designed and implemented roundabouts operate safer than conventional intersections (signals, two and four way stops) due to reduced speeds and significantly lower conflict points.

More information on the roundabout will be provided to the public in the new year. According to the Distrioct of Sooke 2013 Annual Report the funding for the connector road is estimated at +$1,900,000. The project was previously planned for 2019 in the DCC schedule. The funding to potentially come from Road DCC and other reserve accounts as only 61 per cent DCC benefit factor.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

On December 22, a vehicle was turned upside down while heading west on Grant Road. The car drifted off-road and slipped into a ditch. On hitting a culvert the vehicle flipped. The driver was wearing a seatbelt and the airbags engaged, keeping injuries minimal. Speed and alcohol were ruled out, and there is a possibility that the driver was distracted. There have been a few small collisions attributable to road conditions or wild-life aversions. Just a reminder: The police will be out doing road checks. Don’t drink and drive and before you go out arrange a safe way to get home after the party.

I wish everyone good health and many happy memories with their family and friends throughout the New Year. Also a business “Thank you” to my clients and past clients.....All the best in 2013!

MARLENE ARDEN

“Living Sooke.... Loving Sooke... Selling Sooke”

250.642.6361 www.sookelistings.com

H a p p y H o l i d ay s

So our staff can spend time with their friends and families, we will have the following holiday hours:

Ron Kumar

Pharmacist/Owner

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Dec. 24 Dec. 25 Dec. 26 Dec. 27

8am-5pm CLOSED CLOSED 8am-5pm

Tuesday Wednesday

Dec. 31 Jan. 1

8am-5pm CLOSED

peoples drug Mart ...Where people Come First

Cedar Grove Centre 250-642-2226

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Village Food Markets W e 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 W e d n e s d a y , J a n u a r y 1 - Tu e s d a y , J a n u a r y 7 , 2 0 1 4 Open 7:30am - 10:00pm, 7 days a week including holidays #103-6661 Sooke Road • Locally Owned • Locally Operated

Fresh Meat Fresh Grade A Whole Frying

Chicken $4.39/kg............................................ Fresh Pork

Produce

$ 99

B.C. Extra Fancy

Royal Gala Apples

/lb

Alberta Beef AA or Better

Roast Boneless

Lean (cut from the hip) Stewing Beef

$5.49/kg .....................

$6.59/kg....................

Shoulder Butt

Fresh Pork

2 /lb

Value Pack

Shoulder Butt Steak (Bone In) $4.39/kg ...... Olivieri (600-700g, All Varieties)

Fresh Filled Pasta....................... Olymel (Regular,Maple, Less Salt)

Bacon 375g..............................................

Sea Food

1 $ 00 6 $ 49 3 $ 99

/lb

Sockeye Salmon Fillets

Deli

Fresh Pasta Sauce..................... Breaded (Frozen)

Chicken Breast Pieces $8.80/kg ....

Reg, Smoked or Cajun

......................................

............................................

12 piece mix Chesters

Chicken

169 $ 69 1 $

/100g

$2.20/100g

5 lb Bag

Bulk Foods

$ 99 /lb

off at Till

619 ¢ White Navy Beans.. 39 $ 79 Natural Filberts ...... 2 Pine Nuts .................

Baker y

/100g

/100g /100g

/100g

119 $1999

Family Size Lasagna

..................

Apple Crumble

1999

Squares 925 g .....................................................

/100g

219

Multigrain Bread $

Cookies 12 Pack....................................................

Sunflower Seeds......

/100g

9 Grain

Chocolate Chip

/100g

49¢ Dark Chocolate Covered Goji Berries...............$179 Dan-D-Pak 100g BBQ Peanuts..............$129 Roasted Unsalted

1 M&M Peanuts ........ $269 Roasted Salted ¢ Sunflower Seeds ... 49

Goji Berries ..................$ 99 /100g

454g .............................................

Meat or Vegetarian

..............................................

Battered Fish ......................20

Seaood Salad

$1.28/kg

/lb

$ 49

........................................................................................................

$ 00

$2.20/kg

/lb

580-615 g

B.C.

...................... 1 Green Cabbage 58¢ 1 Zucchini B.C. B.C. $ 49 3 Red Potatoes .................... $298 Yellow Potatoes .............. $298 Organic! Organic! $ 99 $ 00 3 Green Kale............................ 2 Red Chard ............................... $200

Jane's (Frozen Cod, Sole, Haddock)

100 g

3 pk ...................

Mexican

$ 29

Fresh

Tilapia Fillets

Romaine Hearts 2/ 00

............................

Olivieri (160-330 ml)

Honey Ham.....................

Montreal Beef

2 /lb

Ground Chicken $2.84/kg ..........

Freybe

Chicken Breast

Caesar Salad Kit 2/ 00

Fresh

Wild, Previously Frozen

1.96/kg ..

Et Tu 113 g

$ 99

$ 49

¢/lb

$ 99 ea

Whole Wheat

Bagels 6 Pk .......................................................... 2 Bite

$ 49 Brownies 280 g ............................................... ea

3 $ 49 2

$ 49ea ea

Check out all our Grocer y Specials in our Instore Flyer! Admiral

Flaked Light Tuna 99¢ 170 g ........................

Campbell's

Healthy Request Soup 3/ 00

12 rl................................

500

+ dep

925 g .............................

Frozen

210 g ....................

2/ 00

McCain

Traditional Pizzas $ 416-433g .............

Frozen Entrées ......................99¢ea Cool Quenchers ........... 4/300 Alexia 340-567 g

Oven Fries or Onion Rings .....

2 ea

$ 99

1.4 kg......................

Dair y

99 ea

McCain 225 ml

Michelina's 227-255 g

$ 99ea

1L ..............................

Chapman's no sugar added

Ice Cream 1l ........................ $499 ea

$ 99

4 Varieties 500 ml ......

$ 99 ea

Coating Mix 2/ 00 4

$ 99

140-184 g ...............

Mr. Noodles

Soup

Mott's

Fruitsations 2/ 00 5

$ 99

6's .......................

Yogurt

650 g .............................

2/ 00

Becel

Dairyland Vanilla or Chocolate

2/ 00 ea Milk 2 Go 325 ml .................. 3 Mozzarella 454g....................... $499

85 g ......................

4/ 00

Natural Foods

Rogers

Granola 700-750 g .....

Amy's Organic California or Texas

Milk 1L ..........................................2/300 Margarine 1.81 kg ................ $899 Burger ea Bari

1L ..................................

+ dep

Jam

IOGO Probiotic

Dairyland Homo, 2%, 1%, or Skim

Ketchup Shake'n Bake

Post Jumbo Cranberry Almond Crunch

Cereal

E.D. Smith

Pure Orange Juice ¢ Kraft

Coffee

Crunch Granola Bars

2/ 00

Sun-Rype

Maxwell House

Clif

Italian Style Bread 510 g ...................

35 pk .......................

$ 99

All Varieties 3/ 2L ........................

Villaggio

3 Varieties

Hot Chocolate

Bathroom Tissue

Pepsi

540 ml .................

Silk'n Soft

Carnation Variety Pack

284 g .............................

Lundberg Organic

4 ea

$ 99

299

Kettle Bakes

Potato Chips 113 g ............ 2/400 Island Bakery Organic Sunflower & Flax

Rice Cakes 241-273 g ................2/500 Bread 680 g .................................$299 ea

B.C. Transit Bus Passes, Lottery Centre, Gift Certificates and Canada Postage Stamps • We reserve the right to limit quantities • Proud member of Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce

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What made the news in 2013

exemptions so building could begin on the first phase as early as this summer. “The only way this project has a chance is if we can move it along quickly,” said Thornton. Silver Spray has had a number of development plans over the past 17 years, with little build out on the vast property.

A selection of some of the stories that made the news in 2013.

January 9, 2103 First Nation offered Jordan River lands The lands that sit beyond Diversion Dam and Bear Creek are the traditional hunting grounds for the T’Souke First Nation. They are an important part of the identity of and history of the T’Sou-ke people as well as the Pacheedaht. Now it appears the two bands will be able to purchase those lands which once held First Nations’ villages. On Dec. 21, the Capital Regional District announced the acquisition of the final parcels of park land from Western Forest Products. The 57 hectares in Jordan River is valued at $4.5 million. The Jordan River Regional Park Reserve was established in 2010 when the CRD acquired approximately 180 hectares of Jordan River land from the forestry company. Lands north of Highway 14/West Coast Rd. have been deemed surplus to regional park needs and will be offered for sale to the Pacheedaht and the T’Sou-ke First Nations. They are the lands defined as JR2 and JR3 and include the old Jordan River town site. Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Director, Mike Hicks is pleased with the decision. “I’m very pleased that this is actually going to happen,” said Hicks. “I’m hoping the government is going to get involved.”

Fire destroyed one of Sooke’s office building on July 31, 2013. Hicks would like to see the land protected as a regional park. February 20, 2103 New CAO at district Sooke’s new Chief Administrative Officer Gord Howie landed in Sooke just over two weeks ago and he is

as city administrator back in the 1980s. May 1, 2103 New Silver Spray plans emerge Michael Thornton came before District of Sooke council on Monday, April 22 with an impassioned plea to

File photo

property at Possession Point. Thornton was requesting a reduction of the site specific floodplain, steep slope and building setbacks from 15 metres to five metres. The development, now called Silver Spray Destination Resort File photo

A demonstration in front of the Prestige Hotel in support of No GMO Foods gathered support. They were there to encourage delegates at the AVICC convention to vote against genetically modified foods on Vancouver Island. They did.

getting to know the council, staff and community. Howie comes from Prince Rupert where he was the CAO for seven years along with a stint

allow for blanket variances of setbacks at Silver Spray. Thornton is looking to build 95 private residence club cottages on the 7.02 hectare

Phase 1, would also include a club, pavilion for commercial and recreational use and a wastewater treatment plant. The developer was looking for the

May 22, 2013 Liberal win leaves NDP despondent The votes are in and NDP incumbent John Horgan will serve another four years in the B.C. legislature. Horgan said he is pleased to have been successful and even with a Liberal majority he will continue to do his best. He had every expectation of the NDP forming the next government. Horgan said there is no Liberal representation in the Capital Regional District and only two Liberal members on Vancouver Island. “It means the government will have to work extra hard to understand the issues here. I’m hopeful Christy will talk to us.” Horgan in analyzing their loss, said it seems to demonstrate that a negative campaign is a successful campaign. He said Adrian Dix stuck to the issues while the Liberals bombarded the public for 18 months on the negativity of Dix and the NDP. “It put doubts in their (the voters) minds. It’s

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no excuse,” said Horgan, “we didn’t run a very good campaign. It clearly was not a winning campaign or the outcome would have been different.” Horgan also felt that the results show an “Americanization” of British Columbia with two parties. August 7 Fire devastates local businesses

A structurally devastating fire ripped through the front part of the Evergreen Mall at 6660 Sooke Road on July 31 in Sooke. The Sooke Dance Studio and RBC Royal Bank offices are completely demolished, and the offices from end-to-end in the front section are completely unsalvageable. The fire started at around five in the morning and at one point was fairly contained. A firefighter said the spaces between the walls allowed the fire to spread rapidly within the building, shooting from office to office. “We have the Sooke News Mirror, there’s an insurance office, there a dance studio upstairs, (and) a software company. The majority of the upstairs was vacant,” said Fire Chief Steve Sorenson when he spoke to the media. “At this point,” Sorensen continued, “we’re calling it a suspicious fire. It appears it may have started at the back, at the rear of the bank building.” When asked if it started in the dumpster, Sorensen replied, “We’re not too sure what it is at this point, but it’s definitely suspicious.” August 28, 2013 Plans for resort development moving ahead The Cheanuh campground, owned by

the Beecher Bay First Nations (also referred to as Scia’new), has announced they are going full steam ahead with converting their campground into a town resort. As stated in their press release, “The Scianew First Nation welcomes its partner, the Trust for Sustainable Development in moving forward with the Spirit Bay sustainable resort town development on its Beecher Bay lands 30 minutes from Victoria, BC.” “September 2 we’ll start cleaning, and then we will be out here marking lots and getting ready, and we’ll be registering people who have an interest in buying a home and living out here or working out here,” said David Butterfield, the developer and owner of TSD. The sales will not be for permanent ownership, but for a 99-year lease. September 18, 2103 SEAPARC to be the site of bike skills park At the end of Sooke’s great debate, whether or not a bike park would be developed at John Phillips Memorial Park (JPMP), Mayor Wendal Milne aptly said, “Half of you are going to go home mad, and half of you are going to go home happy.” Those who did not want to see a bike park developed at JPMP were among those who went home happy. On September 23, beginning at 7 p.m., the Committee of the Whole, met to receive public input, and then to establish a direction for the Sooke bike park. Due to the volume of people expected to attend, the meeting was held at the Sooke Community Hall. The community did not disappoint, as the meeting was well attended. Option three, the option ultimately

moved and passed, read as follows: “That the Committee of the Whole recommend Council give direction to staff to work with the Sooke Bike Club, SEAPARC, and the Sooke Community Assocation to secure agreements and funding to refurbish the existing bike skills area and expand the existing facility into Throup Road Park to accommodate all bike skill levels; and to bring back a report to Council on the bike skills park funding for approval prior to entering into an agreement or the commencement of the works.” November 27, 2013 Leech watershed threatened A motion brought before the CRD Regional Water Supply Commission on November 20 has Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks on the lookout. A motion was presented to the commission by Ted Robbins,

General Manager, Integrated Water Services (CRD) to close public access to the Leech Water Supply Area. “The motion brought forward would close the Leech watershed for everyone forever,” said Hicks. He said Mayor Wendal Milne and himself suggest in the strongest terms to consult the public before anything happens in the watershed. He said there are 300,000 residents in the CRD and consultation should happen. “By their own admission they wouldn’t even consider using this water for 15 years. Water consumption is going down, they may never have to use it,” said Hicks. “When you have a weighted vote, we would like to see the community be aware of this. We need to start making some noise that we want to be consulted.”

$5.00/ person

New Year’s Day Closure

SOOKE LIONS CLUB

HARD TIMES DANCE

JANUARY 25, 2014 SOOKE COMMUNITY HALL DOORS OPEN 8:00 PM Live Band 9:00 PM

MUSIC BY PHOENIX Wieners, Beans, and Bun included Tickets on Sale at Peoples Drug Mart and Shoppers Drug Mart $5.00 Per Person. Dress Code: Casual or Hard times Costume

The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Hartland will reopen on Thursday, January 2 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

2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke Phone: 250-642-1634 Fax: 250-642-0541 email: info@sooke.ca website: www.sooke.ca

Upcoming Public Meetings Mayor’s 3rd Annual New Year’s Day Levee Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Council Chambers

Special Council Meeting

Monday, January 6, 2014 at 6:00 pm

Finance and Administration Committee Monday, January 6, 2014 at 7:00 pm

Mayor’s Public Advisory Panels The public is invited to attend the Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room: - Economic Development - Steve Grundy, Chair – 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. - Arts and Beautification - Brenda Parkinson, Chair – 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - Community Health and Social Issues - Nicky Logins, Chair – 2nd Wednesday of each month 7:00 pm

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Friends and Family have all returned to their own homes and the lights are gradually being dimmed. Plum pudding is cold, many of the children’s toys are either broken or discarded and laying underfoot. So now we turn to a new year. For a lot of us we are making those new year’s resolutions. You know the ones. I’m determined to quit smoking, I am going to exercise more this year, I’m going to study more you know all the ones that start off with a bang and last perhaps a month or so before returning to those old habits. Well here is a resolution I would like you to consider making: Jesus says in Matthew 11:28-29 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soul. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Are you weary today, frustrated with life, no need to be simply make a new year resolution to come to Jesus. — Rev. Richard Steele hoLy tRinity Anglican Church 1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172 holY CoMMUNIoN SERVICE: Sunday 10am EVENINg PRAYER: Saturday 5pm The Rev. Howard Jacques www.holytrinitysookebc.org

Knox PReSbyteRian ChuRCh 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:15 am Pre-Service Singing 10:30 am Family worship Rev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

SooKe baPtiSt ChuRCh 7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries Email sookebaptistchurch@telus.net www.sookebaptist.com

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 10-12 Thurs 1-3 Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

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The arts shone in Sooke in 2013 Art and the creation of it filled the pages of the Sooke News Mirror in 2013. Art helps enrich all of our lives.

May 15, 2013 Witness Blanket: Weaving pieces of history

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ken” so are the places they were sent to. The crumbling buildings of authority mirror the loss of language, pride and family for those sent to the residential schools. Newman wants to “weave” a blanket

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Linda Anderson has found a new style of painting.

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Carey Newman began a cross-country search for items for his Witness Blanket. To speak of things that happened in residential schools only brings them back into focus and many who were sent to these places rarely talk about their experiences. Hearing his father’s stories for the first time affected Carey Newman in a very different way. The emerging stories deeply affected the younger Newman and led to the idea of a project where reconciliation was the theme. “I thought of a blanket and I realized it should include the idea of reconciliation, parts of buildings, parts of churches, government buildings and other related structures,” said Newman. The project is called “Witness Blanket.” The sole purpose is to stand in eternal witness to the effect of the Indian residential school era. As the children sent to these schools were “bro-

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Daniel Lapp performed at the Bluegrass Festival. from those stories and pieces of residential school history. He sees a large scale art installation that will stand as a national monument to recognize the atrocities of the residential school era while honouring the children and symbolize ongoing reconciliation. June 5, 2013 Bluegrass Festival is back better than ever It’s been two years since there’s been a

bluegrass festival in Sooke and there are many fans who have missed the yearly event usually held mid-June. “We’re on!” exclaims Larry Statland, one of the festival directors. For 11 years, the banjos and fiddles, guitars and bass were heard resounding through the valley as bands struck up a chord and let ‘er rip. Some of the best bluegrass pickers and strummers journeyed out to Sooke to start off the season of bluegrass festivals. But, for the

past two years, the fiddles were silent at the Sooke Flats and people missed it, said Statland. This year, the festival, which takes place June 14 to 16, will have a new feature — square dancing! June 26, 2013 Caught between realism and abstraction Visually Linda Anderson’s paintings have a textural feel somewhere between pointillism and stained glass.

Happy New Year to All May your house be filled from rafter to rafter, with love and joy and lots of laughter, Have a wonderful holiday!

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2013 was not a dull year in Sooke It’s been one heck of an interesting year in Sooke and area. From the fire that destroyed our office and archives on July 31, to the bike skills park decision, a loss for the NDP in the May election and the working of the local council and JdFEA, we haven’t had many dull moments. This editorial column has proven to be provocative and engaging, resulting in our readers expressing their opinions on the letters page. We thank each and every one of you who took the time to write to the editor. Some loved us, some didn’t but that’s the way it goes in small towns. Every one has an opinion, and an opinion is just that - one person’s take on an issue. We have tried to be fair and unbiased in our news reporting, but editorials are another thing all together. Editorials are the place where our opinion is written. It’s our take on what is happening in Sooke and often it is based on what the buzz in town is. It is a barometer of what a whole bunch of people are talking about. We become the guage and take the flak. Our faithful readers have come through on all fronts, with their beautiful photo submissions and news tips. We welcome them all and only wish we had the space to print everything sent to us. Everyone enjoys reading the letters and we hope you will continue to contribute to the community debate by way of your letters. This is your community newspaper and you help make it what it is. Our editorial cartoonist, Britt Santowski has laid down her drawing pen and “Olga” will no longer grace the top of page 8. If there is an aspiring cartoonist out there with a wit and penchant for local issues, give us a call, we want to hear from you. For 2014, we wish each and every one of our readers a new year full of prosperity, promise and good will. Be kind to one another.

How to reach us: General: Phone 250-642-5752; fax 250-642-4767 Publisher: Rod Sluggett publisher@sookenewsmirror.com Office Manager: Harla Eve office@sookenewsmirror.com Editor: Pirjo Raits editor@sookenewsmirror.com Reporter: Britt Santowski news@sookenewsmirror.com Advertising: Rod Sluggett Joan Gamache sales@sookenewsmirror.com Circulation: circulation@sookenewsmirror.com Production Manager: production@sookenewsmirror.com Creative Services: creative@sookenewsmirror.com Classifieds: Harla Eve, office@sookenewsmirror.com Vicky Sluggett

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A hopeless wish list for 2014 B.C. Views Here are a few things I’d like to see in B.C. political life in the coming year, but won’t. An orderly schedule of legislature sittings, one in the spring and one in the fall. I canvassed this topic with Premier Christy Clark in our year-end interview, and got the usual runaround about how it’s always been optional since old Gordon what’shis-name set the schedule of sittings and elections more than a decade ago. Spring is for the budget and MLAs sit in the fall if they need to discuss legislation. They need to all right, but what governments want to do is ram it through as fast as they can, so that’s what they do. The last couple of years of this have been a sham worthy of a South American banana republic, with three chambers running simultaneously and opposition members trying to prepare as they run down the hallways. It leads to mistakes in new laws and adds to the public’s cynicism about the whole business, but it gets things done with minimum exposure of the government to criticism. Stephen Harper would approve. A political debate about real issues, rather than just a competition to score points in an endless election campaign. I appreciate that this is hopelessly naive, but setting aside enough time

to consider issues could, at least in theory, lead to that happening occasionally. Certainly the hastily staged mock combat of our legislature today isn’t winning new friends for any political party. The main growth area today is people who have given up on the whole thing. An opposition with ideas. The B.C. NDP will have another leadership contest in 2014, and they’d better bring more modern policy to the table than they had in the last one. Remember the big issues in that pillow-fight? Me neither. I had to look them up. Health care? Local organic carrots into the hospital food. Forest industry? A job protection commissar to force the mills to stay open. Resource development? They’re for it, unless you’re against it. These guys need a Tony Blairtype makeover. They need to be for something, and they need to leave the past behind. Media that care about more than conflict. News organizations are in bad shape these days, and the competition for a rapidly fragmenting audience is having some ugly effects. One thing that needs to go is obsessive coverage of who’s winning and who’s losing. If the news media are going to be interested mainly in the gaffes and gotcha moments, is it any surprise that’s what politicians try to provide?

The Canada Post announcement that it has to wind up home delivery offers a recent example. Is it really so outrageous for the CEO to suggest that walking to the corner is good exercise? When there’s a 24-hour news cycle to fill, it’s a scandal! How many people know that Canada Post’s unfunded pension liabilities amount to $6.5 billion, as it continues to pay a dwindling workforce to hand out mostly advertising flyers? Should they just keep doing that until they run out of cash? Are taxpayers really expected to maintain another two-tier service that’s only available to selected urban people? Facts to go with opinions. Whether it’s the government’s fantasy figures on job creation or the opposition’s arithmetic-challenged child poverty claims, serious problems can’t be understood, much less solved, without defining them accurately. Submitting government advertising to scrutiny by the Auditor General to make sure it is accurate and non-partisan would be a good place to start. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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We asked about your New Year’s resolutions: Do you make them? And, do you keep them?

I make them all the time, and I keep them about 20 per cent of the time.

I guess I do now.

I always make them; I never keep them.

I have made them. And some I've kept, and some I haven't.

Brian Lacroix Sooke

Richard Kirkland with Tristan Sooke

Tim Healey Sooke

Rennie Noel with Echo Sooke

Like wild beasts I am personally appalled by the animal cruelty charges laid against one of our dearest community members, Kathy Parks. (Sooke News Mirror, December 18, 2013). Over the past decades, she has been the saint, and now victim, who has always been there to help our people with their problems of abandoned cats. Our municipality and welldistinguished citizens have always and continue to turn their heads away from the problem instead of lending a hand. Unfortunately, those who are most powerful and wealthy in our community only fundraise for the already established societies outside our East Sooke to Port Renfrew boundaries. Nobody has ever thought of helping Kathy with a proper shelter as compensation for the great work she was providing others. This exact pattern is the one our charity is presently experiencing, as only those who have very little are those who are donating what they can. Perhaps it is not politically correct for me to say, but “shame on you” to those who are lacking compassion or the will to help. If some would have cared about our town’s reputation and not just about the flow-

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Amenities cost not the Queen of reason for the 50/50 slow growth Brian Rith photo

long time sooke resident Martha Moore was crowned “Queen of the 50/50” at a recent band student concert. she was honoured for her years of volunteering and community service.

ers planted to hide the dead cats everywhere, they would have helped Kathy build a pen around her house. If someone would have cared, they would have maybe assisted with her expensive veterinary bills, or offered to care for the cats while she had to look after her ill parents. However, instead of people opening their hearts, they chased her and attacked her like hungry wild animals. Even people from outside of our district enjoyed taking a bite at Kathy. I am the person who received the call from a woman who owns an animal rescue in Sydney and from another woman from Victoria who has a website for lost animals who morbidously wanted me to help them press charges against the already wounded Kathy. In addition, where was

the SPCA when I asked their ex-manager, Penny Stone, to help Kathy? Her answer was “I cannot help you help her, but instead you can call our animals cruelty department for assistance.” Is this really the effective or thoughtful way to handle this situation? Therefore, upon that last statement is where lies the difference between attitude, people who only believe in charging without actually helping, and those who give their all to ameliorate our community. If Kathy helped you in the past, please, come to court with us to define her character to the judge. Her court appearance in on January 9, 2013. Margarita Dominguez Sooke

Well done in your December 18 Sooke News Mirror editorial praising those who, over the holidays, helped out “those who have little” — and also for the point that, “It would have been even better if the government (both federal and provincial) deemed it worthy enough to help with such things.” Is it a coincidence that our province, which boasts of having the lowest tax rate of any province (though the Liberals don’t include the Medical Service Plan charge that hits the lower incomes the hardest) also has the worst child poverty rate in the country? See page 2 of the December 18 Sooke News Mirror. Forget much help for “such things.” But are we doing any better at the municipal level? In Sooke we seem to have elected a replica of the previous administration with its mindless support of development and growth. A recent illustration of this, as per an editorial in the Sooke News Mirror of December 11, was council’s decision to reduce the developers’ amenity contribution by more than half.

This is for a fund used to “pay for such things as …. affordable hosting” and was never much of a burden. Now reduced to $1,000 and $2,000, the contribution is a piddling amount compared to the cost of land and buildings. Yet, because of it, at least one councillor believes “no developers were coming to build in Sooke because of the higher cost of doing business.” If so, it’s surely not caused by the amenity contribution. One final thought: when one of our absurdly rich citizens makes a large (tax deductible) donation to some charity of his or her choice it is widely praised. Might it not be more useful if the government took a bit more of that money on its way to lining their pockets in order to “help with such things” as really are needed? Dick Momsem Sooke

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Merry Christmas! ….and our Very Best Wishes For the New Year. Thanks to all our many friends who make Sooke such a wonderful place to live. Michael, Kathy and Courtney Dick

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Happy New Year 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. Christmas Hours: Monday December 23 9:30-5, Tuesday December 24 9:30-3 ** Wednesday December 25 closed, Thursday December 26 closed Friday December 27 9:30-6, Saturday December 28 9:00-4, Sunday December 29 closed, Monday December 30 9:30-5 Tuesday December 31 9:30-3 **, Wednesday January 1 closed Rest of the week are normal hours, Thursday 930-5, Friday 930-6 and Saturday 9-4 Regular 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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Art makes a difference in quality of life coming in that curiosity takes over and you want to drive up further and see what you are in for. Foggy Mountain Forge along West Coast Road in Shirley is a fam-

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WEIGHT WATCHERS NOW IN SOOKE

clers. They do things the old fashioned way with coal, fire and brute strength. “We’re recyclers of whatever and use left over metal for art or

OPENING JANUARY 6, 2014 MONDAYS 6:00 WEIGH-IN 6:30 MEETING

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The Sooke Fine Arts Show drew people and artists from across the islands for the 10-day show. Cont’d from page 7 She has created a process where she uses only vertical brush strokes and the effect, if viewed up close, looks like square pixels of colour. “It creates a whole new dynamic of movement,” said Anderson. “Even though it is directional your eye moved through the painting.” She’s on to something. From her research so far she hasn’t found anyone

painting in quite the same manner and she calls it “a bridge between realism and abstraction.” August 28, 2013 Forging a life in ‘Paradise’ As soon as you drive up to the gates at Foggy Mountain Forge you know what you will see beyond them may be a little intense. The gates are both weird and welcoming. Weird in that they encompass surreal almost medieval imagery and wel-

ST ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH 2191 TOWNSEND ROAD

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Mon Jan 6

Tues Jan 7

Wed Jan 8

ADULT WALKING GROUP

VITAL VITTLES

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

PARENT & TOT DROP-IN

BABY TALK 2013

PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP

SEAPARC. Resumes January 14. Regulary on Tuesdays & Thursdays 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-6428000. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m. FESTIVAL OF TREES At SEAPARC until Jan 2.

Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 Meat draw 3 p.m. p.m. Holy Trinity Church. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Short mat bowling 1 p.m. Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m.

PICTURED BELOW: Sidewalk or parking lot?

A Ne w Ye ar ’s re so lut ion : It go es t in one ye ar an d ou th e ot he r.

Sunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome. Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m. La st wee ke nd be fo re th e kids go back to scho ol . And th e yo ung adul ts to o

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.

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Baptist Church: 7110 W Coast Rd Child, Youth & Family Ctr: 2145 Townsend Rd Family Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray 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

Travel and Car Seat Safety. At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 1011:30 a.m. PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME 10 a.m. Sooke Library. 3-5 years old. Registration required. 250-642-3022. ADULT WALKING GROUP RESUMES Jan 14. CHAMBER AGM Chamber of Commerce AGM at Village Foods meeting room, 12 noon. 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.

Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info. FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sooke Library. All ages, no registration required. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Ladies Darts 12 noon. Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m. SOOKE FOOD CHI SOCIETY Volunteer at Sunriver Community Garden. 1-4(ish) p.m. AWARENESS FILM Empowered: Power From the People. EMCS. 7 p.m. TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

PERSONAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

COMING EVENTS

INFORMATION

HELP WANTED

INSURANCE

HAULING AND SALVAGE

TELEPHONE SERVICES

ED’S HAULING

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Cheap disposal of furniture, appliances, junk and what have you? U&I type moving with covered pick-up truck.

REQUIRES Carriers for Wednesday & Friday’s Maple Avenue Available Now!

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AWARENESS FILM Night “ Jan.8 Renewable Energy Evening Film: “Empowered” and discussion with Andrew Moore, Liz Ferris CRD and Mile Geldreich who installs solar wind micro-hydro systems. 7PM EMCS theatre. By Donation. awarenessfilmnight.ca

CONTACT LOAN Cupboard call 250-389-4607. Need a ride? Call 250-389-4661. SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215. SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, 1585 O’Neill Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0T5. 250-642-2184. TURN YOUR REFUND into a Donation to the Sooke Food Bank at the Sooke Bottle Depot. Also accepting cash and non perishable food items.

AUCTION SALE Notice is hereby given by West Coast Super Storage Ltd, 3220 Otter Point Rd, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0K8 that the following item(s) will be open for bids between 9am-12pm on January 4th, 2014 on the premises to cover costs incurred. Only CASH accepted. Barry Shaw - 1980 22’ blue + white boat. Gabriel Heron ENC7080A (Household Goods).

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

WILSON (NEE SULLIVAN), Audrey Mom passed away 2 days short of her 65th wedding anniversary. She was born, raised and lived a great life in Sooke. She was at the heart of our family and her community, and made the best blackberry birthday pies you’ve ever tasted. Mom was a teacher who led by example. As a volunteer, she helped to lead fund drives for seats in EMCS theatre and to buy and restore the Muir cemetery. She also worked tirelessly with her friends in Lionism, accepting others’ problems as her own. She leaves her community a better place. Predeceased by her parents Tony and Frances Sullivan, and her Sooke pioneer grandparents Eustace and Ann Arden. She leaves her family with great regret: husband John; kids Glen (Marie), Wendy (Wendal), Randy (Dawn), Terry (Marie), Wayne (Moe), and Gerry; grandkids Shane, Mark, Kendra, Paul, Trent, Stephanie, Danielle, Nicole and Brock; siblings Rodney, Yvonne, and Lynda; and in-laws Jim, Bill, Peggy and Vera. She also leaves her best friend of 84 years, Merle Proteau. Thanks to Dr. Wolovitz and staff for their care and compassion. Please join us on Jan.4 at 2:30 at the Sooke Community Hall for what Audrey requested: tea and visiting with old friends. If you like, please bring a single flower to add to Mom’s best vase, or donations can be made to the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society.

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Audrey Wilson: Daughter of pioneer families passes AUDREY SULLIVAN WILSON, 1929 – 2013

The young girl growing up at the lighthouse, Audrey’s mother, Frances, had begun her life settled into a basket on the store counter of the general store that was built by Eustace Arden at the intersection of Sooke and Otter Point Roads in 1909. Eustace Arden owned land in the centre of Sooke and drove a horse stage to Victoria, stabling his team in a barn up Otter Point hill. His wife Ann kept the shop, along with baby Frances. When the news came that Eustace had been hired as lightkeeper at Sheringham Point in 1912, a whole new lifestyle was begun, with Eustace and Ann Arden’s family growing up at that beautiful ocean location, isolated at first, before the road went through to the lighthouse. The village corner store and post office was left in the hands of Ann’s “Aunt Carrie” Throup. After Tony and Frances married they settled into a home in Sooke, still standing just about across the road from today’s post

The circle of life for Audrey, child of two pioneer generations on both sides, has been completed, a life fulfilled, and fulfilled well. With her heritage so deeply rooted in this community, it is no wonder she felt a sense of responsibility and understood the values that mattered. Born in 1929, Audrey was the first child for Tony and Frances Sullivan. Tony had arrived in Sooke in 1919 with his parents Jeremiah and Frances Sullivan and grew up in Otter Point and Shirley, where he was initiated into the logging industry, first learning skills as a teamster. Tony Sullivan began noticing the attractive young girl growing up at Sheringham Lighthouse, first daughter of lightkeeper Eustace Arden (second generation of Metchosin) and of Ann Sanderson, daughter of the Daniel Sandersons who settled on Sooke River Road in 1910.

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Audrey Sullivan Wilson was deeply rooted in the Sooke community. office, where Audrey was raised, along with brother Rodney and sisters Yvonne and Lynda. As the big sister, Audrey grew accustomed to giving a helping hand with the family and the house, and also accompanying her

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suffered from delicate health. While there were plenty of chores, it wasn’t all work, and Audrey frequently teamed up with her friend down the road Merle Forrest, to go for a swim in the Sooke River, or bike riding or just hang out. Both girls joined Girl Guides and were among the first to enjoy meetings at the Brownie Hut at the camp on Sooke River Road. As 10-year old Audrey Sullivan in 1939, she and Merle rode their bicycles to the camp, a year after the hut was built. During the 1960s, Audrey was back at the hut again, this time as a leader herself, when as Brown Owl, she supervised camping stays for Brownie groups. She recalled having all the youngsters seated in a circle around the fireplace, practicing their knots, before they

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ating class. Though headed off to Provincial Normal School to train as a teacher, she found that her attraction to John was stronger, and the two were married at Sooke Harbour House in 1948, in the days when Madame Marie LaVertu was the chatelaine. At first they settled at Langford, then made a move to Sooke where they rented a cottage downtown, close by where her grandfather Eustace Arden held land decades earlier. Before long, John, a carpenter and millwright, had built his growing family a fine new home on the brow of Charters Hill, overlooking Sooke Harbour. First son Glen was followed by their only daughter Wendy, then by Randy, Terry, Wayne and Gerry. While John was very active sup-

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settled into their bunk beds for the exciting weekend sleepover. It was just a short walk for Audrey to Sooke Superior School, which she attended from 1935 to 1946, when Milne’s Landing High School opened. At Sooke, she participated in sports and became an editor of Soo-Su Press, the school’s little mimeographed quarterly newspaper. In the fall of 1946, when the first high school west of Victoria opened in the converted army training camp at Milne’s Landing, Audrey was an excited student. One of the reasons for her happiness was she’d met her future husband, John Wilson, who had moved out from Victoria with his family. In June 1947, Audrey took part in a ground-breaking ceremony, one of the five members of the new school’s first gradu-

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Sports & Recreation

Please send sports tips to Britt Santowski at: news@sookenewsmirror.com

A sporty year in review

December: The latest hockey victory

Rick Smith pitches for the Grey Sox.

Len Banner hangs up his glove

Shauna Bainbridge photo

DECEMBER: Sooke’s Novice 3s enjoyed a tremendous Gold medal victory in the Victoria hockey classic tournament that wrapped up on Sunday, December 22. This group of joyful 7- and 8-year-old hockey enthusiasts, playing under the name of Dodge Caravan Kids, went undefeated with four consecutive wins.

Surf’s up OCTOBER: Two years after hanging up his glove, Sooke-raised softball pitcher received a pleasantly surprising letter in the mail, inducting him into the Softball BC Hall of Fame. Sooke’s native and former softball pitcher Rick Smith was inducted as a recognized athlete at the Softball BC Awards Banquet that took place in Richmond on October 5 as a part of the annual general meeting and convention.

SEPTEMBER: Len Banner, the now-former coach/manager of Sooke’s Logger’s fast pitch team, is hanging up his glove. That’s right, after 52 years of either playing or coaching. His big love for the sport comes from “being part of the team,” he said. “Especially good teams, We were always on good teams, so it made you want to come back.” In recalling his youth, Banner said that between the ages of five and 17, the team he was on won eight championships. “It was a really good time,” he reflects, “and we were fairly successful.” He’s also got three grandchildren, and he’s ready for the next phase in life. “Maybe I’ll be coaching in a few more years,” he laughs. We may well see him on the field yet!

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OCTOBER: Leah Oke in the Longboard competition at the 2013 Queen of the Peak competition in Tofino.

Happy New Year!

JULY: Some people just don’t know when to quit. Stubborn. Also known as persistent. And that can be a good thing. Still recovering from knee surgery, operated on last October, 60-yearold Melanie Cunningham is training to complete for Team Canada in London’s World Triathlon Age Group Championships, under the Sprint category.

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A sporty year in review (continued) Field of Dreams for Sooke’s southpaw

APRIL: Sooke’s own Kurt Horne is one 28 players invited to the Canadian Junior National Team’s spring training camp this month. On April 11, Horne will be heading to Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando, Florida. This 16-year-old Sooke “south paw” (left-handed batter, left-handed pitcher) is in grade 11 at Edward Milne Community School. In conversation, Horne said that he’s been playing baseball for 12 years, since he was four years old. Now, see him in the number 13 jersey when he’s playing with Victoria Eagles, in the BC Premiere, and in number 31 when he’s with Team Canada, in the Jr National League.

Garnet determined to follow her dreams JUNE: Soon to graduate from EMCS, Garnet Van Dyck is following her dreams. Since as far back as she can remember, she has wanted to compete in Canada’s Soccer Women’s National Team. “My biggest goal is to play in the national’s,” she said in conversation. While she hasn’t arrived (yet), she is well on her way.

The wiffle and the pickle in Pickleball

Capital Regional District

MAY: You’ve heard of softball, fastball, baseball. Pickleball has nothing to do with these. But have you heard of ping pong, tennis, and badminton. Yes indeed, Pickleball is the happy offspring of the amalgamation of all three. In fact, as the WhatIsPickleball.com website so aptly sums up, “It’s OVERSIZED ping pong! Played on a badmintonsized court with a tennis-sized net.” All you’ll need a Whiffle ball that is three inches in diameter, and a wooden paddle for each player that is no longer than 15.5 inches and no wider than eight. Oh, and a net that is 36 inch high and 20 feet long. Pickleball, which originated in 1965 as an all-family game invented by US Congressman Joel Pritchard and a few of his friends, was named after the dog who chased the ball every now and again. His name was, you guessed it, Pickles.

Notice of

Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Regular Meeting Juan de Fuca Local Area Services Building #3 – 7450 Butler Road, Otter Point, BC Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 3 pm. Public Welcome to Attend For meeting confirmation or for further information, please contact JdFEA Local Area Services at 250.642.1500.

Martial Artists

MARCH: Two of Sooke’s martial artists took, Carl Scott and Miller Mason, home three medals at the Tiger Balm International competition, a high level competition for all styles of martial arts held in North Vancouver March 17 and 18.

Modelling sportsmanship important for parents

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FEBRUARY: In the mid-day sun on a February 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. 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 manage. She would also like to remind otherwise-gentle parents, “The day will never come that I’m going to change my call because you’re yelling at me.” Just as we encourage kids to be good sports and take the losses in stride along with the wins, parents are encouraged to do the same.

The District of Sooke will be holding a series of public meetings to develop the 2014 annual budget, the five-year financial plan and the 2014 property tax rate. The next scheduled meeting on the proposed 2014-2018 Five Year Financial Plan will be: Finance and Administration Committee Monday, January 6th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers Plan to attend the upcoming budget meetings so that your Council can hear from the electors first hand. For the public meeting schedule on the Financial Plan or Council and Committee meetings, please visit the District of Sooke website at www.sooke.ca.

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Reader’s Photo of the Week Sooke News Mirror reader Maria Caspar exchanged glances with this beautiful otter on Whiffin Spit. 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.

Your Weekly Horoscope

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, there won’t be much time to enjoy recreational activities this week, so you may have to find a new way to let loose. Rest assured there will be more time for fun down the road. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a new opportunity comes your way but you’re not quite sure if you’re ready for such drastic changes. Take your time before making a final decision.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, sometimes it seems like you have all of the answers, while at other times, you might not know how to approach a situation. Take some time to analyze your approach. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Feeling homesick, Libra? If so, make some post-holiday plans to visit with friends or family you didn’t get a chance to see during the holidays. Enjoy this time spent with loved ones.

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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, no matter how hard you try, some people just can’t see things from your point of view. Don’t take this personally, as everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Waterfront LIstIngs 1) sunnybrae 2577 .............3.2acres....... ... $1,250,000 2) sunnybrae 2587..............2.49acres ........ $1,495,000 3) West Coast 8035 .................................. noW soLD 4) fishboat Bay rd.......2.5acres................ PenDIng 5) West Coast rd 7921......reduced ...onLY $699,000 6) Kaltasin....4 acre marina ....................... $2,177,100 7) West Coast 8177 #17neW! 2012 ............ PenDIng 8) sooke resort & Marina......# 123 ..............$279,000 9) 5957 sooke road....with Dock ....................... 1.6M resIDentIaL/LanD 10) 1500 neild rd.....10 acres .......................$339,000 11) Lot 11 Cains Way.....2+acres ..................$285,000 12) 840 fleming.....Duplex ......................... PenDIng 13) Compass Pointe VIeW Lots, Bear Mntn .. $357K+ 14) Pike rd 1369.rustic Post & Beam onLY$429,900 15) #14....Woodside estates.....new floors ....$129,000 16) 7200 francis ............................................... soLD

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Now may be the time to try something new, Aries. You are not one to shy away from anything, but right now you’re a bit apprehensive about things. Take a leap of faith. TAURUS-Apr21/May21 Taurus, many people look to you as a leader, and they are wise to do so. You are especially trustworthy, and you will be asked to solve a few problems this week.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/ Nov 22 Scorpio, you like to stay busy. But you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all that you have to do. Stop biting off more than you can chew and take things one task at a time. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, now is a good time to make resolutions and reconnect with distant friends. It is good to rekindle relationships and commit to spending more time with friends and family. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/ Jan 20 After time away for the holidays, getting back into a routine can

New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance Doors open 5:30 • Cocktails til 7pm Stuffed Pork Loin Dinner at 7 • Dance at 9pm

$30 member/$35 non-member

Tickets at the bar at the Legion – seat choice & menu alternatives available when tickets bought. Members and Bona Fide guests only. Sign-up sheet for Courtesy Bus behind the bar; rides by donation.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/ Feb 18 Aquarius, although you have many friends, you recently have only spent time with a select few. This week is a great time to reach out to those friends you haven’t seen in awhile. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Your competitive juices will be flowing this week, Pisces. Enjoy the competitive atmosphere but don’t take things too far. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS JAN 5: Bradley Cooper, Actor (39) JAN 6: Eddie Redmayne, Actor (32) JAN 7: Katie Couric, TV host (57) JAN 8: David Bowie, Singer (67) JAN 9: Kate Middleton, Dutchess (32) JAN10: Rod Stewart, Singer (69)

New Year’s Day Levee and Installations 12 NOON EVERYONE WELCOME MONDAYS TuESDAYS WEDNESDAYS N THuRSDAYS fRIDAYS

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Next Steak Nite is January 3, 2014 Sunday Brunches will carry on through the holidays

Short Mat SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK donate non-perishable food items Bowling 1:00 Euchre 6:30 pool League 7:00 EVERY SATuRDAY @ 3:00 p.M. Ladies Darts 12 noon Shuffleboard 6:30 HAMBuRGERS & HOT DOGS AVAILABLE Cribbage 7:00 Short Mat January 4 Bowling 1:00 SUNDAY BREAKFAST BRUNCH 9AM - 1PM $5 CHilDREN WElCoME

MEAT DRAW

FRIDAY Steak Night January 3

6-7:30 PM only

ANNIVERSARIES / BIRTHDAYS / GROup pARTIES WELCOME!

Hosted by Sports Team

with Pete & Megan BLUEGRASS JAM KARAOKE 1st and 3rd Sundays Every Friday 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

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Are you interested in playing Mexican Train (Dominos) on Wednesday afternoons? Meet new friends and have a great time! Call the legion bar @ 250-642-5913 and leave your name & number—we’ll get started in the new year.

Legion Riders every 2nd Wednesday 7pm

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Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!

What you need to know about the weather to plan your weekend.

THURSDAY

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Cloudy with Showers High 7 Low 5

Cloudy with Showers High 7 Low 3

A few Showers High 6 Low 2

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porting his kids in sports activities with Sooke Athletic Association, Audrey contributed her efforts as well, but was also kept pretty busy as a homemaker and cheering section. As a youngster Audrey learned the “old Sooke” family tradition of gathering the little wild blackberries that grew on spreading low vines, found particularly in the regrowth areas of burned out slash fires. People who haven’t had the privilege of enjoying delicious blackberry pies made with those zingy little hard-to-find (just the right tartness) gems, have missed one of life’s delicacies. Audrey’s family enjoyed this blessing every year. John Wilson quickly joined the Sooke Community Association, serving as president for a number of terms over a half-century span of service, and Audrey, true to her Sooke roots, took part in the same volunteer efforts, particularly in food preparation, helping with convention night salmon barbecue suppers and All Sooke Day. As her children grew into more independence, Audrey finished her educational training and became a kindergarten teacher in our school district. She joined the Sooke Lioness, later becoming a member of Sooke Harbourside Lions. Her work in Lionism encompassed many fields, but particularly focused on

humanitarian interests, kids in need, seniors and those less fortunate. She advanced to Zone Level, District Level, and was elected District President. Being a member of the Lions gave Audrey great enjoyment, not only in fulfillment of purpose, but in the camaraderie of many friends. One of her highlights was sharing with John their 1997 trip to Australia where John as past-District Governor renewed their friendship with Australian Lions George and Norma Barnard whom they had met the year before at the Montreal convention. Her door was always open for a chat on community interest, and I noticed when I dropped by to speak with Audrey and John about history or a community project, brother Bill Wilson would generally be there for his morning coffee. In more recent decades, Audrey and I and Mae Linell and Shirley Vowles spent several years working together on a series of community undertakings. These included raising funds to equip Edward Milne community school (EMCS) with seating for the theatre (at $300.00 per seat) and organizing the EMCS 50th anniversary reunion in 1996 for the opening of the new school. Another massive project was raising funds to purchase the land on which the historic Muir Cemetery is situated on Maple Avenue. We all enjoyed

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working on this and the Sooke Region Historical Society shared with the Sooke Lions and many other contributors the satisfaction of having a place of respect for our earliest pioneers that would now, with its recent transfer to the municipality, be cared for in perpetuity. The really great thing about Audrey was that she knew what the real values of the world were all about and you could count on her – if her efforts would make Sooke and the world a better place, she would be right there giving her all. Besides her husband John, she leaves her children Glen (Marie) Wendy (Wendal) Randy (Dawn) Terry

(Marie) Wayne (Moe) and Gerry; grandkids Shane, Mark, Kendra, Paul, Trent, Stephanie, Danielle, Nicole and Brock; her brother Rodney (Myrna) sisters Vyonne (John) Lynda (Lorne) her in-laws Jim, Bill, Peggy and Vera; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. A tea in her memory will be held at Sooke Community Hall, 2:30 pm, Saturday, January 4.

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