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Medical marijuana grow-op licences tough to get Proliferation will not be an issue in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Pirjo Raits
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Mike Hicks wants to tell the mayor of Richmond that Otter Point would be happy to supply all of Richmond’s medical marijuana requirements. Just recently Richmond council banned medical marijuana grow-ops fearing there could be a proliferation of such operations. Mike Hicks, regional director for the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, doesn’t think this would be a problem for in the Juan de Fuca EA.. Only four licenses to grow, process and sell medical marijuana have been issued all across Canada. “I don’t see them springing up all over,” said Hicks. But if licenses are approved, a grow-op could be located in Otter Point. It is understood that the licenses to produce will be up to local government through their zoning. The province, said Hicks, will allow medical grade marijuana to be grown on ALR land. Hicks wants to consider grow-ops as intensive agriculture and by doing so any operation would have to adhere to large setbacks on agricultural land. The setbacks would be a
Strict security would be required for any medical marijuana grow-op and would likely be in an industrial zoned area. 90m setback from the front and 30m on the side. Sooke’s setbacks are 30m front and back and Metchosin’s are 60m on the front and 30m on the side. Grow operations could also be considered in industrial zones. “We’re going to send that out for refer-
ral to our Agricultural Advisory Committee. Maybe our setbacks are too much. If you can meet that requirement — there you go, or you could ask for a variance.” He said just because the federal government came up with a plan it doesn’t mean getting the correct zoning will
be easy. Getting the zoning is not a right, it’s a privilege, stated Hicks. Hicks does not want to see any “concrete bunkers.” Currently there is an application in for a grow-op and processing facility in the industrial park in Otter Point. This would require the appli-
cants to go through a rezoning process which includes consultation with any neighbours. The facility will not be a drive-to dispensary, any medical marijuana will be sent out to the customer. Everything is accountable to the government. The applicants are a group of builders,
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doctors and pharmacists. The facility could employ up to 10 people, said Hicks. With the federal government about to change regulations in regard to medical marijuana grow operations it doesn’t mean everyone who applies for a license to grow and process marijuana will
get the chance. The regulations are extremely strict. Criminal record checks, security cameras monitoring everything and every square inch, intensive reports, safety features, types of clothing, etc. Every single scrap off the marijuana plants are accounted for as is the amount shipped from the facility. “We like the way Health Canada has done this,” said Ian Laing, one of the partners in the proposed grow facility. “It’s done in a good way, it’s so hard it will weed people out.” “Personally, I’m totally supportive of this, if it can be done it will be less obtrusive than a dairy farm,” Hicks said. At the end of the day the ALR definition of intensive agriculture as it applies to medical marijuana production and the zoning application have been sent out for referrals which includes; the District of Sooke, the JdF Agricultural Advisory Committee and the Otter Point Advisory Planning Committee. “We didn’t deny, we didn’t okay, it’s gone out into the river of consultations. It will take six months of so,” said Hicks.
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February 4, 2009 CRD puts JdF lands up for sale Reports have surfaced regarding land the Capital Regional District is selling off from some of its assets in the Jordan River and Port Renfrew area. Properties for sale include the Port Renfrew Fire Hall and Post Office, and 2.51 acres of waterfront property in Jordan River. The listed value for the Port Renfrew property is $225,000 and an application has been made to change the zoning from community use (CU) to community residential (CR1), to include business and retail use. The CRD is also selling off 4.97 acres of vacant rural residential land on Galiano Island adjacent to a regional park. February 4, 2004 Upstart newspaper group wants funding A group of Juan de Fuca residents want to launch a newspaper but before anything is inked, they need advice and money.
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a view of the new hotel from the water back in 2010. The JdF News Publication Steering Committee is looking for $2,000 to first conduct a feasibility study. The study would determine the format and frequency of the publication, advertising rates, potential advertisers, salaries and requirement equipment. The area-wide paper would serve East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River, Port Renfrew, Malahat and Willis Point. This is the third newspaper proposal coming from this group, with the initial two coming
from the East Sooke Business Association. February 3, 1999 Local businesses gasp at smoking ban impact The CRD tough cleanair bylaw has shooed away many regulars. The Compass Cafe owner Rob Dehoog said coffee sales have dropped 30-40 per cent. Reggies restaurant owner Gay Carlsen said the business has taken the same kind of hit. Fox Grill has been closing at 9 p.m. because the late-night clients simply are not materializing as they
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once did. Mom’s Cafe appears to be bucking the trend. 17 Mile House bar manager Jeremy Wilson said many of his regular customers no longer come to the pub. However, he said, new customers have brought up the slack. Sooke River Hotel owner Don Rittaler said he has had to cut some hours this month. Jennifer Hill at Buffy’s
said it’s always slow after Christmas, and it’s hard to tell what effect the smoking ban is having. She said her regular customers are still showing up at the pub. February 2, 1994 Developer revamps store proposal The man hoping to build East Sooke’s first corner store has gone back to the drawing board in an attempt to keep his proposal alive. Bill Smith, who needs to rezone his property at the corner of East Sooke and Gillespie Roads before going ahead with the project, planned to soften his rezoning application after an initially negative response from the local government agencies. Instead of the C2 zone he originally applied for, which permits a wide range of commercial activities, he will now apply for a more restrictive C1
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The nexT scheduled Transition café is sunday, February 2, 24 p.m. at the Reading Room café in the evergreen Plaza. We are hoping to have a special guest in attendance. hope to see you all there.
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neW Rug hooking group being formed in the east sooke area. gatherings to be the last sunday afternoon of the month, from 1:30-4 pm. First get together is Feb. 23. neW and exPeRienced rug hookers from throughout the region are welcome. if you want to come and see what rug hooking is all about, please come as well. iF inTeResTed Please email dalemorrison@ shaw.ca or call 250642-0583.
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Tromping through the woods above Gordon’s Beach with Denyse Koo, one is taken with the passion and respect she has for the land once owned by Admiral Charles. She gazes across to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and takes in the beauty. An avid hiker and horseback rider, Koo has probably walked and ridden across the entire 126-acre piece of private property and she would like to see some of it become a public park, but the price tag is larger than a small group can handle. Koo is one of the founders of the Juan de Fuca Communitiy Land Trust Society and she envisions the land set aside undisturbed for future generations. The society states, the Juan de Fuca area west of Sooke has been long known as a recreational paradise. People from the Southern tip of Vancouver Island and all across the world are drawn by the rugged beauty, access to water and beautiful forest land. This forest land is increasingly under pressure from development and resource use. However, in a small corner of Otter Point, a group of concerned citizens are trying to prevent the loss of a hidden gem of mature second growth and bring it into public use. It is a portion of the 126-acre parcel in Otter Point purchased in the 1960’s by Admiral John Charles and his wife, Mary. Over the next 50 years, Admiral Charles worked to restore the forest, leaving the old growth intact, plant-
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Left, Denyse Koo checks out the map of the trails on Admiral Charles’ property. A newly formed land trust society wants to preserve part of the land as public green space and park. Right, one of the trails on the private property.
ing seedlings from the property and culling trees to sell for lumber. His parcel was registered as Private Managed Forest and through his efforts, the Admiral created a wildly beautiful place, all crisscrossed with trails. As private land, the forest is only accessible to the Charles family, and to certain of the neighbours welcomed to ride the trails on their horses. John Alexander Charles was an Admiral of the Royal Canadian Navy. He commanded a squadron of destroyers in the Korean conflict and was a Commandant of Royal Roads Military College. He also served as Deputy Chief of Defense Staff. Admiral Charles retired to Sooke in 1975 to a 65-acre property on Otter Ridge where he built his house. The Admiral passed away in September 2010, at age 92. The day before he passed he was on his land milling lum-
ber from his windfall. The Admiral was very active in the community and could be relied on for all sorts of support. He was a Director of the Otter Point and Shirley Residents and Ratepayers Association (OPSRRA). The recently incorporated Juan de Fuca Community Land Trust would like to purchase approximately 70 acres as public green space. It will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $700,000 to
$1million, said Koo. After 50 years of careful preservation, it would be a shame to have one of the few remaining forest stands in Otter Point cut or subdivided for development. Why this property? There are many reasons- perhaps the simplest one is that infrastructure and accessibility are already in place. Much of this wild and rugged property would be readily accessible for most of
the year because of the tracks already in place. Many of the tracks could be made handicapped accessible, as well. At present, only one half of one per cent of Otter Point is held as park land. “It would be a shame to waste the immense effort of Admiral Charles over so many years to carefully work with this land and the ecosystems only to log or develop it,” said Margot Swinburnson, president of the Juan de Fuca Community Land Trust Society. Sid Jorna, a director on the society, and
president of the Juan de Fuca Community Trails Society, is passionate about this forest. “There are fewer and fewer tracts of land like this available, and the trail systems in our area have been significantly depleted over the last few years.” The Juan de Fuca Community Land Trust Society is now ready and eager to bring their plans forward to the public at a General Meeting to be held in the Otter Point Fire Hall on Wednesday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m. (With info from JdFCLTS)
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Nov 23, 2013 presentation to Victoria Theraputic Riding Association (left to right) Mike Umbach, (background) Bill Bennet President of Sooke Lions Club, (middle) Sue Colgate VTRA Executive Director, VTRA rider Jack Umbach and Lion Steve Wright, Chairman of RCMP Musical Ride Committee. The musical ride raised $60,000 to be shared between BC Lions Society Easter Seals, Camp Shawnigan and the VTRA.
Sooke launches new Emergency Management Plan The District of Sooke is pleased to announce the launch of a new Emergency Management Plan for the community that will provide an overall direction and guidance for the district’s actions to prepare for, respond to and recover from major disasters. “In 2013, our council took the progressive step to review the Sooke Emergency Plan which had become outdated due to the major growth in the community and fundamental changes in emergency management systems.” said Mayor Wendal Milne. “After familiarizing many of our departments and local emergency agencies with their roles in the new Sooke Emergency Management Plan, we are pleased to launch the new plan for the com-
munity.” The public are invited to hear a presentation and discuss with council the new emergency management plan at an upcoming Committee of the Whole meeting. What: Sooke Emergency Management Plan Presentation When: Monday, February 3, 2014 at 6 p.m. Where: Municipal council chambers, 2205 Otter Point Road The new Sooke Emergency Management Plan is formatted as a two-part system containing the Sooke Emergency Operation Centre Manual with a corresponding Emergency Response and Business Continuity Plan. The emergency plan identifies the key hazards which threaten
our community, priority actions to be taken by threat, roles and responsibilities of staff and key response agencies responsible for managing the District’s response and recovery from disasters. The district engaged a consultant, Ms. Debora Exelby, Triangle Mountain Solutions, to review the district’s emergency plan and who was willing to develop the new emergency plans for only the cost of the material. Ms. Exelby completed the plan on time and about 35 per cent under the projected budget. Approximately 605 hours of work were required to complete the final product. “The new CSA compliant Sooke Emergency Management Plan integrates three major components: an
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The Hope Centre is on schedule Centre will offer affordable rental housing for Aboriginal youth Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
Sooke’s Hope Centre, you may have noticed, is coming along nicely. It’s even on schedule, according to Kaela Schramm, the Development Services Planner from M’akola Housing Society, and also the project consultant for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The Hope Centre is scheduled for completion this August, and occupancy will start in September. The application process will start sometime this summer, and the website can be monitored for updates at (makola.bc.ca). As announced earlier, the building will house 25 units, including both bachelor and one-bedroom apartment-style suites. According to Schramm, rental rates “range from $375-$695 for bachelor units, and from $570-$827 for the
The Hope Centre is rising along West Coast Road. one-bedroom units. Also, we have not finalized all of the pre-requisites for these units, however, income will be need to be verified for an individual to qualify depending on the different levels of rent.”
Units will be rented to both Aboriginal and nonAboriginal applicants, with priority given to Aboriginals. Priority will be given to youth with a tentative age guideline set between the ages of 19 to 31.
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“Priority will be given to Sooke residents unless the building is not full,” adds Schramm. The building, as described on the architect Joe Newell’s website, will have “25 suites of affordable housing
for homeless native youth managed by M’Akola Housing Society. In addition, the Society of St Vincent de Paul will continue to operate a Thrift Store in a larger space on the ground floor of the building along with a Social Concerns Office. A space will be reserved for the use of alternative native school programs and college programs operating in the Sooke area.” The plans for the educational spaces are still being developed. “We have not secured a tenant for the office/ classroom space on the second floor,” indicated Schramm. “The vision is to have a community-oriented group or services located in this space. We are in discussions with a couple of potential tenants for the space, but continue to be open to any interested applicants.”
Nominate someone for excellence in health care Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
A few weeks ago, the Sooke News Mirror put out a call for Hometown Heroes (SNM, “Is Sooke home to ‘Hometown Heroes’?”, January 8). Now, there’s a call out looking for examples of Excellence in BC Health Care. Awards will be given for projects (innovations and collaborative solutions) and to individuals.
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Besides having excellent medical personnel in the region, Sooke is also home to many collaborative initiatives. “I think the way the community works collaboratively on a range of health issues is what is so incredible about Sooke,” says Linda Nehra, Consultant, South Island Division of Family Practice. Her list went on to include Sooke’s Food CHI, the Navigator Project, Integrated Health
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Tall Tree has decided to direct some of their funds/time to assist with the trail reconstruction, re-signing and beautification of
cludes. Nominations for the eighth annual Excellence in BC Health Care Awards are open until February 28, 2014. Colleagues and members of the public – including patients and their families – are encouraged to nominate deserving health care employees and teams in their communities. Visit http://www.bchealthcareawards.ca/ for more information
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As a result of one girl in Grade 5, on Friday, January 24, many kids at John Muir elementary wore pink. That girl is Alyssia MacDonald, a friend of Hannah Day, a little girl in Victoria who has leukaemia. Wanting to do something for her, Alyssia decided to raise funds through her school. She and some friends of her’s, Lily and Tyler, went around to all the classrooms and gave a powerpoint presentation. And on Friday, students were asked to wear pink to school, and contribute to a fund for Hannah. Alyssia successfully raised $471 from John Muir. In the afternoon, Tara Kenmare from Saseenos elementary PAC (parents’ advisory committee) came and delivered a cheque for $111 — $1 for each child. The two schools combined raised a grand total of $582. When asked about her fundraising efforts,
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Alyssia MacDonald with some cheques for Hannah. Alyssia was just as generous with her praise. “I feel really proud of my whole school,” she said, acknowledging that the success of the drive depended on every child’s contributions. Hannah had been fighting cancer, and was eventually deemed cancer free. Then, two
short months after a Make a Wish trip was planned, a blood test showed she had leukaemia. As described on her website, “Hannah’s only chance of surviving now is a stem cell transplant from a donor who is a perfect match.” For those interested in helping Hannah, there will be a Swab Drive on January 31 at the Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria. Registering is easy, and includes a simple cheek swab. It runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and you have to be between 17 and 35. To follow Hannah’s story, you can visit the website at http://www. hannahday.ca
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LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER Applications are invited from Sooke residents or business owners interested in serving on the District of Sooke Land Use and Environment Committee. Volunteer members on the Committee assist Council with making decisions by making recommendations on land development and environmental issues. If you are interested in volunteering, please submit a completed Appointment Application form available at the District of Sooke Municipal Hall or at www. sooke.ca by 4:30 pm, Monday, February 3, 2014 to: Bonnie Sprinkling, Corporate Officer District of Sooke 2205 Otter Point Road Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2 fax: 250-642-0541 bsprinkling@sooke.ca
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Sooke News Mirror and Sooke Region Historical Society invite students (including home-schoolers) resident in the region from East Sooke Sooke Newsto Mirror and Sooke Historical Society invite students Port Renfrew to Region enter an essay competition. (including home-schoolers) resident in the region from East Sooke to Port Renfrew to enter an essay competition.
The Lure of Gold In 1864 gold was discovered the Sooke in what became known as TheinLure of Hills Gold
Leechtown. People from all over the world tried to make their fortunes In 1864 goldthis wasGold discovered in theisSooke Hillsgold in what became known as during Rush. What it about that is so special? Leechtown. People from all over the world tried to make their fortunes How does it impact people and communities? during this Gold Rush. What it about gold thatinisJuly so special? Leechtown is celebrating itsis150th anniversary 2014. How does it impact people and communities? $50.00 cash prizes (5) to be awarded by Sooke Lions Club for winning essays Leechtown is celebrating its 150th anniversary in July 2014. selected from each elementary grade—1,2,3,4,5 $50.00 cash prizes Essays (5) to be awarded by Sooke Club for winning essays should be from 50 to Lions 150 words selected from each elementary grade—1,2,3,4,5 $75.00 cash prizes (3) to be awarded by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54 Essays should be from 50 to 150 words for winning essays selected from middle school grades 6,7,8 $75.00 cash prizes (3) toshould be awarded by100 Royal Canadian Essays be from to 300 wordsLegion Branch 54 for winning essays selected from middle school grades 6,7,8 $100.00 (1) cash prize to be awarded by Sooke Community Association for a Essays should be from 100 to 300 words winning high school grade level student entry selected $100.00 (1) cash prize to should be awarded by Sooke Essays be from 300 toCommunity 400 words Association for a winning high school grade level student entry selected Vancouver Island Placer Mining Association is offering special awards Essays should be from 300 to 400 words LEECHTOWN 150TH CENTENNIAL AWARDS BY VIPMA Vancouver Island Placer Mining Association is offering special awards $100.00 award to selected elementary level essay LEECHTOWN 150TH CENTENNIAL AWARDS BY VIPMA $100.00 award to selected middle school level essay $100.00 award to selected elementary level essay $200.00 award to selected high school level essay $100.00 award to selected middle school level essay Awards Presentations at Sooke Region Museum Open House June 22nd $200.00 award to selected high school level essay Deliver entries to the Museum or the Mirror—Queries? 250-642-6351 Awards Presentations at Sooke Region Museum Open House June 22nd …………………………………………………...……………………………………………………. Deliver entries to the Museum or the Mirror—Queries? 250-642-6351 Leechtown Essay entry form—clip and attach to your entry …………………………………………………...……………………………………………………. Leechtown Essay entry form—clip and attach to your entry Name ______________________________________ Phone _____________ Name ______________________________________ Phone _____________ Address ________________________________________ Grade level _____ ENTRY DEADLINE: Elementary & Middle grades: February 15th Address ________________________________________ Grade level _____ ENTRY DEADLINE: High School grades: April 15th ENTRY DEADLINE: Elementary & Middle grades: February 15th
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From royalty to naval guns The Prince Robert
Built in 1930 at Cammell Laird Shipyard in Birkenhead, UK, (near Liverpool) for the Canadian National Railway’s coastal steamship operation, the Prince Robert was a small luxury liner. During the mid-1930s she sailed on the Victoria Vancouver Seattle run. At the time she was, along with her sister ships Prince David and Prince Henry, the CNR’s answer to the CPR’s Princess line of coastal steamers. When King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made their epic tour of Canada in May 1939, it was the Prince Robert that carried the royal couple between Victoria and Vancouver, in a journey of three hours, 32 minutes. Outfitted in luxury, the three funneled liner presented quite a different view than the photo shown here, c 1942, when she was in wartime service. Capable of 23 knots, the ship was 385 feet in length. With the declaration of war in September 1939, the Canadian government sought to build up its naval resources and the Prince Robert was requisitioned to service. In February 1940 Prince Robert went to Burrard Drydock in Vancouver for a major refit including removal of the luxurious upper decks. Antiaircraft guns, machine guns and other arma-
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ments were installed and in July 1940 the vessel was commissioned at Esquimalt. Now sailing as the heavily armed merchant cruiser HMCS Prince Robert, she patrolled the Strait of Georgia, trade routes and did convoy duty in the Pacific. An early highlight in her career was the capture off the coast of Mexico of the German vessel MS Weser which she delivered to Esquimalt. After another refit, she embarked for Europe in the summer of 1943. Following her European service, where she carried out duties in the Gibralter area, she was sent to the Pacific. In October 1945, after five weary years of war, the docks of Esquimalt’s waterfront were lined with thousands of waiting folk when HMCS Prince Robert arrived, carry-
ing Canadian personnel liberated from the Japanese prisoner of war camps in Hong Kong. After the war, Prince Robert went back to civilian life, and with new owners and different re-namings, she left North America, sailing in European waters until 1962 when she was scrapped in an Italian yard. For this photo, we
are indebted to Ted Dever, who grew up in Sooke and says he was proud to serve on her as an Able Seaman in the winter of 1942/43. Perhaps there are other sailors from our area who served on her as well. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum
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The ‘A’ word comes back to haunt us It appears few, if any, of the folks on council want anything to do with amalgamation. A letter went to the CRD board asking municipalities to consider putting the question on the ballot for the November elections. It would be non-binding but it would guage the public sentiments. Mayor Milne brought it before council for comment. The best comment came from the mayor himself who stated he was tired of everything going into Victoria which was like a vortex sucking it out of Sooke. This was in regard to things like health services. He also felt if Sooke amalgamated the larger municipalities of Victoria and Saanich would run the show. Councillor Maja Tait said she would like to see some of the other municipalities amalgamate while Coun. Haldane likened it to the CRD which he said doesn’t want things to happen in Sooke and they “circled us with a moat.” He has control issues with the CRD. Coun. Berger agreed with everyone but stated shared services were needed. Coun. Reay didn’t have a problem putting the question on the ballot but didn’t support the idea of amalgamation. The best possible solution to seeing the public’s response came from Coun. Kasper who said a hamburger poll was what was needed and it would be more fun. So what is the public sentiment on amalgamation? Is Sooke better off on its own? Perhaps it should be the public who decides which way they want things to go rather than council, who may or may not be sitting at the council table in December. Putting the question on the ballot would be non-binding. Amalgamation would get rid of a whole lot of fiefdoms but would create a rather unwieldy ruling body. In the end council agreed to receive and file the letter with no further action. What action would the public like to see?
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Fletcher doesn’t have the facts In response to: Tom Fletcher’s “Old man take a look at your facts: Sooke News Mirror Another View, January 22, 2014. Tom Fletcher should have taken his own advice in slamming opponents to the Enbridge pipeline. Fletcher seems to glibly dismiss cancer concerns yet a study just last October found carcinogenic compounds at the oil sands over 6,000 times higher than in normal air samples (V.C. Irving and University of Michigan scientists). Also found were increased incidences of rare cancers like leukemia and NonHodgkin’s lymphoma. Add to this fish in the polluted area have high rates of lesions, tumours and gill abnormalities. There is plenty of this information on the internet from sources more reliable than Enbridge or the Conservative government. I wonder where Fletcher is getting his “facts.” Harper’s preference of ideology over evidence, muzzling scientists, removing environmental monitors, closing coast guard
stations and gutting ecological safeguards has left both his credibility and the Conservative “Rights” in shambles. A few observations “facts” that don’t get much coverage from our corporate/ political leaders: the oil is private property ... 71 per cent belonging to foreign interests. There is no “our” oil and there is no “we” in this discussion in terms a collective Canadian ownership of resources. Most oil rich countries have a national energy plan like the U.S. and Mexico. We don’t. Most countries don’t allow precious non- renewable resources to fall into private hands. We do. Neither Harper nor Enbridge are trusted. China would not spend billions on “our” oil unless Harper guaranteed its delivery. This posturing by Christie Clark and Stephen Harper about whether to build the pipeline is for the gullible and ill-informed and is meant to mislead the public. The oil wealth could have been developed for the benefit of all Canadians but will go to multi-national corporations and a wealthy few. The rest of us will
get pollution, increased cancer risks and the unacceptable risk of a cataclysmic spill on our coast that will cost far more jobs and resources than the short term gain Harper and his corporate friends are promising. The oil deposits could have been a blessing , carefully developed for the long term benefit of all Canadians and many generations to come. As it stands this “blessing” will likely have most of us wishing it was left in the ground. Ted Roberts Sooke
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We asked: What do you most like about being in Sooke?
Being right here, on the ocean, on the basin, doing just this (crab fishing).
Everything on Whiffin Spit. Ella Amos Sooke
The boardwalk, McGregor Park, and the local shops.
Nature.
“Your Sooke Specialist” Sooke Real Estate
Matt Fuller Visiting from Langford
Contact info missing Thank you for the informative article on the progress of the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative and the projects and initiatives this group is working on. We apparently were not clear in providing our contact information for those who wish to find out more and possibly get involved. Our current projects include: Improving Primary Health Care Funding Foundation exploration Sooke Region Volunteer Centre & www. sookeregionresources. com Integrated Health Network Age-Friendly Communities Mayor’s Advisory Panel on Health & Social Concerns Contact info for the Community Health Initiative: Mitzi Dean, Chair, sookeregionchi@ yahoo.ca Contact info for the Volunteer Centre: Marlene Barry, Chair, sookeregionvolunteers@ gmail.com or 250-6426364 Ext. 235 Marlene Barry, Chair Sooke Region Volunteer Centre Sooke
Ban “kiddie” smokes To celebrate National
Dirt biking in the backyard. Jenna Welch Sooke
Melody Carruthers Sooke
letters Non-Smoking Week, the Canadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon, is calling on the provincial government to ban all flavoured tobacco products now in order to reduce the number of tobacco related deaths in B.C. When it comes to flavoured tobacco products, there are three important facts. Most people start smoking when they are young, more than half of youth who smoke use flavoured products, and recent polling shows 81 per cent of B.C. youth ages 15-18 want to ban all fruit and candy flavoured tobacco products. Knowing this, the solution is clear: to reduce youth smoking, we need the B.C. government to take action by banning flavoured tobacco. Flavoured tobacco products are specifically engineered to attract new youth smokers with their child-like bright coloured packaging and candy flavours. Prohibiting the sale of flavoured tobacco products is a policy that will help reduce tobacco use and reduce cancer incidence. It is a policy 76 per cent of all British Columbians (ages 15+) support. I encourage all residents of BC to write or email their MLA and the B.C. Health Minister, urging them to create a provincial ban on all flavours of all types of tobacco products as
soon as possible. Nancy Falconer, MSc. Regional Health Promotion Coordinator Canadian Cancer Society, Vancouver Island Region
Chamber questioned In reference to last week’s article: “2014: A year of change for the chamber.” I think we can all be appreciative of the regular Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce updates on Michael Nyikes structured thinking and examples of how we all can benefit from him in the community. Some may hope this will end with the outcome of the November 2014 municipal elections. In the next update, I would like Mr. Nyikes to explain how the 2013 Sooke chamber restructuring was done within the regulations of the Federal Board of Trade that govern it. If it was not restructured within the governing regulations, I would like it explained how the Chamber received tax payer funding from the Sooke municipal finance committee. Roy Osselton Sooke
Agree with Fletcher I couldn’t agree more
with Tom Fletcher in Another View, “Harper rapped for wrong reasons.” We have good government in this country and a very capable Prime Minister. I, for one, am tired of the one-sided viewpoint and news coverage we hear and see in the media day after day. It was very telling when Stephen Harper, without fanfare, pulled off the biggest trade agreement in Canadian history, with almost no news coverage at all. And what was reported? An interview with an opposition spokesmen who complained that the Prime Minister should have been in Question Period to address their charges regarding the Senate. I watched the Prime Minister’s speech to the Israeli Knesset, very balanced, which was met with many ovations and standing ovations. He had just come from a one-anda-half hour meeting in Ramallah with the Palestinian leadership where he had given foreign aid dollars, in support of a two state solution. None of that was reported. What was reported and emphasized on the news was the two angry members of the Knesset, who disagreed with part of what was said in the speech. The Canadian people deserve to see and hear
Markus Wieland Sooke
objective coverage of the facts in the news media not some politically motivated spin meant only to mislead, influence and many times to infuriate. C. Thomson Sooke
Just say ‘no’ to pot Tried marijuana for six months and I know it is not an addictive. What can be addictive is the escape from reality it gives you. For most it makes you hungry, gives you a dry mouth and your eyes feel like they have sleep mucus build up. Also you get the giggles, fullfledged laughter. Some experience paranoia, which is a mental disorder of delusions. Some feel it helps with arthritic pain, or fibromyalgia. Some feel they can do anything when stoned. It has been an argument for too long by government and the users. Now government wants full control and to sell it. Not much different from the Mafia in my eyes. I strongly disagree with this newly passed government law, and feel that we are in for chaos. Marijuana truly stinks, as do cigars and cigarettes. But the smoke from marijuana affects others and this is not fair to babies, children, teens, adults or seniors. Also, to legalize marijuana is the biggest and utmost
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Cont’d from page 13 mistake that can ever happen. The government is looking at the dollars it can make and not at the 73 per cent of Canadians who do not smoke it or do any drugs, and say ‘no’ to this. Well 73 per cent of Canada, I am calling on you and on those who walked through the great X-Kalay Foundation (The Unknown Path) and still stand strong, with David Berner and are still counting Clean Man Days, and I ask Behavioural Health Foundation in Winnipeg outskirts to stand with me and let us open more successful foundations and aim for a higher rate of drug free people. This is so wrong, it should be a Canadawide vote if marijuana should be legalized. Imperial cigarette companies will be producing it, and just imagine that the employees, will have to wear masks from the stench and Tyvek suits. Mushrooms: some are edible but some are not and this is another not, it will make you
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Free couches anyone?
these abandoned couches along with a couple of broken suitcases and scattered clothes were photographed in the field just behind the tD building, in the “short-cut path” going from townsend road to the A&W. brain dead. The healthy system could cover relaxation massages, then job creation in the right direction, opens more doors. Massage clinics. People with arthritis and fibromyalgia could get excellent relief and may be cured.
Giving drugs and clean needles to users is again the wrong answer. How many empty buildings are there that could be foundations for addicts, alcoholics, homeless, and ex-cons? All ready our government has made zillions on medi-
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cal and cigarettes and oil/gasoline, so for the sake of Canada let’s stand and really say ‘no’ to drugs and open more foundations, using X-Kalay methods. Canada’s government is us, so come on Canada let’s make change in the right direction and lead our government to our biggest needs. All you churches step up and congregations, the time is now. Signed one per cent of the 73 per cent. Maggie-Rose Veri Sooke
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Grow a Native Plant Garden. Residents of the Capital Region are invited to participate in a FREE workshop on gardening with drought-resistant native plants. Instruction on native plant identification, their benefits and how to use them will be included. An overview of CRD Water Conservation programs will be provided and participants will be given a tour of a native plant garden. These informative workshops will be held at Swan Lake Nature House, located at 3873 Swan Lake Road in Victoria.
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It is with great sadness we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandma, sister and aunt. Lynn passed peacefully in her sleep on the morning of January 22, 2014. Lynn’s beautiful smile, laugh, and loving nature touched many people throughout her life. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Please join her family in a celebration of life at Sooke community hall, 2037 Shields Rd., on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 3pm to 6pm.
SHEILA M . ORZA Jan. 31, 1930 to Jan. 24, 2014
After a long battle with Alzheimer’s she slipped away peacefully at Ayre Manor surrounded by her loving family. Born in Brighton, England she immigrated to BC as a war bride and made her homes in Kitimat, Penticton, Victoria, Port Renfrew, Cobble Hill & Sooke. Predeceased by husband Don and daughter Carol Gelean (Gene), she is survived by daughter Janet Evans (Ken), sons, Mark Evans (Cheryl) Leon Orza (Gayle) and Reg Orza (Tracy). She leaves 12 grandchildren, Glenda (Andre), Vicki (Enso), Kristen (Kevin), Melanie (Ben), Shyla (Steve), Jacklyn (Rick), Richelle (Kevin), Sean, Brittany, Katlin, Stephanie (Spencer) & Chelsey. And 11 great-grandchildren, Aidan, Ainsley, Spencer, Nicholas, Mitchell, Kyndra, Addison, Camryn, Landon, Camryn & Kylie. Sheila was one of the first residents of Ayre Manor in Sooke and the family thanks the SECH Society for providing such a wonderful place for Sheila to spend her last years. Thank you to all the wonderful staff at Ayre Manor and Drs. Rabien and Forsberg for their care, compassion and kindness for the past 5 1/2 years.
DID YOU KNOW? BBB Accredited Businesses must pass a comprehensive screening process. Look for the 2013 BBB Accredited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper website at www.blackpress.ca. You can also go to http://vi.bbb.org/directory/ and click on the 2013 BBB Accredited Business Directory CALL FOR ENTRIES 12TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Artisan Festival. Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show. Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 17, 18 and 19 Applications for Artisans are available at woodlandgardens.ca 250-338-6901
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MOVING & STORAGE DONE RIGHT MOVING $70/hr. Senior Discount. Free Est’s. No travel time before or after. BBB accredited. Call Tyler at 250-418-1747. SOOKE MOVING AND STORAGE Heated indoor storage, self contained, various sizes, 24 hr. security. outdoor storage available. Public access 9-5pm. Mon.- Sat. 2018 Idlemore Rd. 250- 642-6577
COUNSELLING JAN Saunders, MA, Registered Clinical Counsellor welcomes new and returning clients to her new office location at #102-3212 Jacklin Rd. Please contact jan@jansaunders.com, 250-213-9923 or www.jansaunders.com for appointments or information
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250-642-2743 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 4 GOODYEAR Wrangler RTS. All Season Tires. 255/70R 16’s. $250. OBO. 778-5282228 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!� 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca Women’s Mustang Floater Coat & Bib Pants. 2 VW & Audi Bike Racks. Car Brochures. Magazines from 50’s & 60’s. (778)426-2835.
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SOOKE HOUSECLEANING Service. Flat rate $75 for 3 hrs. After 3 hrs $20/hr. Will bring cleaning supplies and great customer service. Call Jenna 250-634-1269.
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HOMES FOR RENT SOOKE 3 BR rancher on acreage, 2 full baths, 7 appl., heat efficient/pump, $1400, n/s, refs. Avail. Feb. 1. 250642-2015 TWO BEDROOM HOUSE $950/m. F/S, D/W, Shed, garden. Sassenos area, 250-642-5119 pro509321@yahoo.ca
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SHAMROCK HOUSE has a suite available for Senior, Feb. 1. See us on line seniorsinsooke.com or call 250-642-6009
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OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40’ park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30’x52’ lot, finished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. Owner willing to look at financing. Call (306)290-8764.
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SOOKE: LARGE! 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, lower suite. Available Feb. 1st. Ground level, small yard, separate entrance, wood floors. W/D, F/S, W/S. Spacious parking, on bus route. Small pet ok. $1000/mo includes hydro/water/garbage pickup. References required. 250-6427230
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2BED/1 bath mobile home is small, quiet adults-only park. Very clean and well -kept unit with some very nice interior features. Large semi-private yard, 2 parking stalls, close to town, bus stop at door. Cat welcome. Suit retired, semi-retires or working couple. References required. $850. per/mth, pay own utilities. 250-7275555 evenings ONLY.
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SUITES, UPPER 3 BDRM. Nice neighbourhood, new lino, and paint, awesome deck off kitchen. $1200/m inclds utils. Shared garage & laundry. 250-642-3478 CARRIAGE HOUSE: 2 BR, 6 Appl., Bright Sunny. Garden and forest views. Enjoy your morning coffee on your priv.deck. Avail Feb 1st, $1100. 250-642-5061 CHURCH RD, 3 BR, 1/3 acre, Lg garage, N/S, Cat okay, Ref’s, $1200 +. 250-642-6225
CARS 1993 PONTIAC Sunbird, Good condition, V6, 5 speed, well maintained. $1200. OBO. 250-642-6530
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Upcoming Public Meetings Committee of the Whole District of Sooke Emergency Plan Presentation Monday, February 3, 2014 at 6:00 pm Finance and Administration Committee Monday, February 3, 2014 at 7:00 pm Special Council Meeting Prestige/Public Boat Launch Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 7:30 pm Mayor’s Public Advisory Panels The public is invited to attend the Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room: - Economic Development - 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm - Arts and Beautification - 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca WHAT’S NEW AT THE DISTRICTCHECK IT OUT! At www.sooke.ca
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EMCS gives back to the community A group of EMCS students from Ms. Hunters’ Phys. Ed 11/12 class came out to Sunny Shores on the morning of January 20 with rakes, shovels, brooms, and spring bulbs in hand. The students were completing their five hours of community service hours as a part of the Phys. Ed 11/12 course outcomes. Giving back to the community is a valuable lesson: it teaches students to give back to their community — the very people who give them opportunities to enjoy the place where they live. For the last four years these students have had the opportunity to play mini-golf at Sunny Shores. Why not return the favour, a special “Thank you” for all the times the Sunny Shore owner Andy and his wife have cleared the mini golf course for the students to enjoy. The students cleared debris from the camp sites, using a leaf blower to clear the mini golf area while other students planted spring bulbs all around the entrance. When the students drive by, they will see their efforts with the colourful showing of spring bulbs.
Take a hike or two in East Sooke Park
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Community Calendar
SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m. SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW Kick-off meeting, Potlatch room at the Sooke Harbour House, 7 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Fri Jan 31
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Mon Feb 3
VITAL VITTLES
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
PARENT & TOT DROP-IN
Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Short Mat Bowling, 1 p.m. Steak Night, 6 p.m. Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. CALENDAR DIRECTORY Where to find what
Thurs Jan 30 ADULT WALKING GROUP
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Anderson Cove - Mount Maquire Guided Adult Hike, Friday, January 31, 2014, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. East Sooke Regional Park Guided Adult Hike 18 years+ Follow a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist to the summit of Mount Maguire. The hike is strenuous and steep in sections, so sturdy hiking shoes are a must. Dress for the weather, bring a lunch and water. Meet at the information kiosk in the Anderson Cove parking lot off East Sooke Rd. Pictures of the Past Guided Walk, Saturday, February 1, 2014, 1-2:30 p.m. East Sooke Regional Park Guided Walk, 8 years. Here’s a chance to join a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist to learn more about the First Nations coastal culture. Walk to the petroglyphs along the scenic Coast Trail and discover the story in stone. Wear sturdy shoes. Meet at the kiosk in the Aylard Farm parking lot off Becher Bay Road. Please leave your pets at home. For inquiries contact CRD Regional Parks at 250.478.3344 or visit www. crd.bc.ca/parks.
Learn more at a Tuesday info session:
Meat draw 3 p.m. SUPER HERO FUN SWIM SEAPARC, 1-3 p.m. Dress up as your favourite super hero and bring your special powers!
Baptist Church: 7110 W Coast Rd Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend Rd Family Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray Rd Knox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd Legion: 6726 Eustace Rd Library: 2065 Anna Marie Rd SEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd Sooke Harbour House: 1528 Whiffin Spit Rd Village Foods. Smack downtown, you can’t miss it Zenwest Meditation: 4970 Naigle Rd
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
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Sunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome. Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m. Bluegrass jam 2:30-5 p.m. TRANSITION TOWN CAFE At the Reading Room Cafe downtown Sooke at the Evergreen Mall. This is a free event. Drop by between 2-4 p.m.
Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:3011:00. (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, 7:30 p.m. Free. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE District of Sooke, Council Chambers, 6 p.m. Emergency Plan Presentation. FINANCE AND ADMIN CTEE District of Sooke, Council Chambers, 7 p.m.
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Wed Feb 5
Baby sign language. 1011:30 a.m. Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre. 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. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000. YOUTH CLINIC Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic. KNITTING CIRCLE Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Pool League 7 p.m. SOFTBALL REGISTRATION Sooke Minor Softball registration, Feb 4, 15, 21, and March 2. See sookefastball.com for info.
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 Dominos 10 a.m. Ladies Darts 12 noon. Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m. SOOKE FOOD CHI SOCIETY Volunteer at Sunriver Community Garden 1-4 p.m. TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.
BABY TALK
PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP
Tues Feb 4 (CONT) SPECIAL COUNCIL MTG
District of Sooke, Council Chambers, 7:30 p.m.
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Your Weekly Horoscope
Colin Davinport, photo
Reader’s Photo of the Week
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you are inspired to take on the world, but you may want to focus on smaller goals this week. Finishing a long-lingering work project is a viable option.
Sooke News Mirror reader, Colin Davinport, captured this creepy crawler close-up. Don’t worry, it’s not life sized. 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.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, something does not seem to be falling into place. Take stock of things at home and at work to see if you can crack this nut. A little more investigation many be necessary.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you can envision exciting adventures ahead, and those times will be here before you know it. Channel your enthusiasm so you can get a head start on planning your adventure. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have a desire to be different from everyone else this week. It’s good to be original, but don’t stray too far off the beaten path or you may find yourself lost.
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The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #54 Phone: 250-642-5913 General Meeting every 4th Tuesday, 7pm • Members and bona fide guests welcome
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 You may be offered a professional opportunity this week that is too good to pass up, Gemini. Despite this great offer, do your best to stay focused on work for the next several days. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Exercise caution and do not jump to any conclusions at work, Cancer. While you may know what your boss expects from you, it is better to wait to hear what he or she has to say.
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Robbie Burns Supper
Come celebrate the 255th birthday of Scotland’s greatest poet with us. In support of the Sooke Pipes & Drums. Sunday, Jan 26, 2014 Doors open at 17 00 Dinner at 18 00 For a mere $35 you’ll get a roast beef and haggis dinner along with some great entertainment. You will also be thrilled by the live auction and the less action packed silent auction.
Sweet Heart Dance with Curl February 15 Cocktails: 5:30, Dinner: 6:00 show starts around 7:00 Roast Beef Dinner with Mashed
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a friend may shock you by doing something really outrageous. You do not know what to make of this change in personality, but do your best to take it in stride. SCORPIO-Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, work figures to put a lot on your plate in the coming week. You can handle everything that comes your way, so long as you keep your cool and continue to work hard. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 You may be tempted to sneak off and play
hooky from work, Sagittarius. Just make sure you handle all of your obligations first. Now is not the best time to kick up your heels. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/ Jan 20 Capricorn, you have so much to do now that your mind may be in a complete jumble. Others will come at you with questions, but take a deep breath and answer them one at a time. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/ Feb 18 Change is not the best idea right now, Aquarius. It is much better to stick with the
status quo for a little while longer. Then you will have enough stability to make a change. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you have many new ideas about how to get rich quick, but you will probably want to find more sensible ways to earn a living. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS Feb 5: Cristiano Ronaldo, Athlete (29) Feb 6: Mike Farrell, Actor (75) Feb 7: Garth Brooks, Singer (52) Feb 8: Kimbo Slice, Athlete (40)
Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad and Dessert. An alternate meal is available if requested at the time tickets are purchased. Cost - $15.00 member/$17.50 nonmembers Tickets at the Bar at the Legion.
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Short Mat SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK Bowling 1:00 donate non-perishable food items Euchre 6:30 TUESDAYS Pool League 7:00 WEDNESDAYS Dominos 10:00 Ladies Darts 12 noon EVERY SATURDAY @ 3:00 PM N Shuffleboard 6:30 Legion Riders (Every 2nd Wed.) 7:00 HAMBURGERS & HOT DOGS AVAILABLE THURSDAYS Cribbage 7:00 FRIDAYS Short Mat Bowling 1:00 SUNDAYS SUNDAY BREAKFAST BRUNCH 9AM - 12:30PM $5 CHILDREN WELCOME
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Like many that arrive in Sooke from other regions, Sooke has gained both exceptional talent and loyal participation in the community by welcoming Fred Andrew and his wife Margriet to the area. Upon their arrival back in 1986, they soon joined Sooke’s choral group as bass and soprano singers respectively. The choral group, known as Ekoos (Sooke spelt backwards), sings classical music a cappella, a well known style of music highlighting voice rather than instrument. They have sung in this group now for over 20 years after having been very active in the Victoria Choral Society. It was Christopher Symmonds, the pianist and conductor of the early years of Ekoos, that initially encouraged them. More recently, they have thoroughly benefitted from the cho-
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linked together to produce two concerts. Fred particularly enjoys this partnership but also appreciates that the relative small size of the chorus allows for a fuller sense of each person’s voice to have impact and value. Fred states that he reflects the thoughts of many in both the chorus and the orchestra, that Sooke has the rare distinction of being a small city yet it provides the community with a remarkable amount of music culture, particularly the music that is performed several times each year by the Ekoos choral group and the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Metchosin and Surrey. Each has found Sooke to be a place which is welcoming and has a strong sense of community — and the Lions put you to work right away. The evening begins at 7 p.m. and runs to
9:30. Tickets are $30 (less than last year) and are available through any Harbourside Lions member, Shoppers and People Drug Marts, Little Vienna Bakery, Pemberton Holmes or the EMCS box office. The Sooke Harbour-
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an event that brings friends and neighbours together for a fantastic event in Sooke.” The silent auction, said Russell, offers everything from gift certificates to a new battery for your car. River Road Chocolate will have a display of chocolate and servings of dark, rich, hot chocolate (perhaps enhanced). “This town is so generous,” said Jenkins. All four of the women who are organizing the event are relatively new to Sooke, having moved here between a year-and-a-half to five
years ago. They are staying and one of the many reasons is the friendships forged with other Lions. Stephanie Jenkins came not knowing a lot of people and found the Sooke Harbourside Lions was a great way to meet people. Cathy Rogers wanted to come to a community that felt like a community. She found the Lions to be an ambitious, phenomenal community of women who give their hearts to the community. They are all newcomers and they came from Colwood, Ontario,
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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he air shafts and the girders in the atrium area at Edward Milne Community School will serve as part of the “industrial” look at the sixth annual Taste of BC event on February 8. Local restaurants, bakeries, eateries and pubs will be showcasing their incredible edibles and vineyards from the Okanagan will be showcasing their award-winning wines. It’s a evening out, a night to taste and sip, chat and visit with people who appreciate some of the finer things in life — like wine, craft beer, chocolate and appetizers. Wait, the whole evening isn’t about just fortified drinks, it is also about steeped teas, coffee, silent auctions and giving to charity. The Sooke Harbour-
side Lions are the ringleaders in this event and Lions Cathy Rogers, Stephanie Jenkins, Jo Russell and Joanne Payment are the get ‘er done people. They sat back to talk about the event and all of them were excited and enthusiastic for the evening as well as the cause. “We really are trying to showcase the local eateries,” said Rogers. “People that have been before know it’s a great event.” “This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, that and the Duck Race,” said Jenkins. “We hope to offer
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It’s time once again for another of the Sooke Folk Music Society’s concerts. For this second concert of our season, on Saturday, February 1, we are presenting the dynamic duo of Darrel and Saskia De la Ronde, now known as “The Great Plains.” This duo has graced our stage before and were very well received. For those who don’t know them yet, they are a Canadian musical duo who sing and play contemporary and original folk songs. The correct designation is “Prairie Folk.” That’s what they play. That’s who they are. Darrel and Saskia share a prairie ancestry of Saskatchewan Metis and solid Dutch stock. They are singers, songwriters and musicians with long careers as professionals working festivals, concerts, dance halls, pubs, cafes, weddings, parties and conventions. Darrel is a veteran performer and sought after studio musician, whose debut album “Family Tree” features
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Saskia and Darrel perform Saturday. guest appearances by Darby Mills and Daniel Powter. Saskia has shared stages with such notables as Valdy, Ian Tyson, Roy Forbes and more. While touring throughout Europe, Western Canada, the United States and Mexico she turned out four albums. Together they follow their hearts and dreams with their most current album called Laura’s Kitchen, and have cooked up an enticing batch of songs with the help of friends; Ken Hamm, Gary Fjellgaard, Nathan Tinkham,
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Alison Humphries, Jordan Stringer, Jerry Paquette and Nolan Murray (Tiller’s Folly). The music of Darrel and Saskia comes from the heart. “With an open mind comes a melody or phrase that rattles around in the brain, chasing out all other thoughts like mortgage payments or home owner’s grants, until one writes out of sheer desperation,” said Darrel. “We have found, (after years of trying to convince ourselves we
were chefs or loggers or something) that our purpose in life is to play music and sing. Nothing else ever worked out for us, yet when we get on a stage something clicks into place and we’re in sync with the universe. By truly living and working in an artistic way we find, like so many other artists before us that our goals have also changed. We work in music because it is our calling and our dream. We know today that it is the journey, not the destination that matters. “So our new outlook on our music is this — we are simply going to write, record, and perform the very best music we possibly can, for you — the people, whom we love and like and to whom we are responsible.” Please come this Saturday, February 1 to Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 1962 Murray Road and enjoy an evening with these two gifted musicians and songwriters. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., concert at 8.
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T-Bone Grilling Steaks Meat Fresh
4
Chicken Drumettes Grimm’s
Garlic Sausage 300g ................................
6
/lb
3
Chicken Wings, Nuggets or Strips
790-840g .............................
6
$ 99 ea
Smokies 99 $ ea 450g 3 Varieties .................. Sizzlin’ Smokies
4
4
$ 99 ea 375-450g ..........................
Harvest Regular or Maplewood
Bacon
Pillow Pack
Grimm’s Regular • Hot • Honey Garlic
Pepperoni Sticks $ 29 $ 99 ea 500g ................................ ea
7
Kraft
All Varieties
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2L
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5
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6
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Grocer y
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Mayonnaise 750-890 ml .......................
Salsa
2
225g ............................
248-594 ml ......................
5
3
ea
ea
2/ 00
398 ml ............................ Hunt’s Thick & Rich
Pasta Sauce
680 ml.........................
300g.................................. Kellogg’s
¢ Raisin Bran Cereal
99
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625g..................................
2
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Unico
3/ 00 Pasta
4
900g ..................................
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473 ml
Bits & Bites or Crispers
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3
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Aloha
Energy Drinks
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San Remo
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1
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2/
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2lbs/
Bulk Unsalted In-Shell
Peanuts ............. Roasted, Salted
Pistachios ......... Salted
Royal Nut Mix . Unsalted
Royal Nut Mix .
Alley Cat
English
3
Salted & Roasted
Dry Cat Food
69
ea 2 kg
Great Jamaican
Ginger Beer 6pk
6
99
Almonds .........
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/100g
69¢
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69¢
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109
$ Gums ....................
ea +dep
K I D S !
/100g
Mix ..................
Wine
/100g
229
Sweet & Salty Rice
49¢
$
Mints ...............
Together we have raised over $20,100 for our local schools.
C A R E . . . .
2/
2/
Alpo Cookout Classic
Rockstar
Solo
99
540 ml
99 Mixed Nuts
Heinz Original or British Style
Triscuit
Crackers
12 pack cans All Varieties
+dep
99 Beans
3
Grocer y
Pace Thick & Chunky
Organic!
3 Pink Grapefruit .. 300 Organic! 00 3 Green Kale ......... 300 Organic! 00 3 Green Peppers... 300 00
2/
2lbs/
Butternut Squash
$ 99
99 Popping Corn
ea +dep
Organic! $3.31/kg
684 ml
Orville Redenbacher Microwave
2
Bunch Carrots ....
/lb $4.37/kg
3/ 99 Mott’s
Organic!
Asparagus
ea 5lbs
9
Mangoes ............
Mexican Grown
Pepsi
99
Glad
1 $ 98 1
Organic!
/lb $4.37/kg
3
2/ 00
Cauliflower
$ 98
99
Little Big Bread
255g
Mushrooms
ea
14
454g
Produce
ea
B.C. Grown Jumbo White
Burger Patties
$
/ 100g
399 California
Glenwood Lean Frozen
Dish Soap
Sauce
99
16
Palmolive Liquid
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5
Silver Hills 430g
2
Ready-to-Serve
99
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/lb $15.41/kg
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Imatation
Ground Chuck
Grimm’s European Wieners or
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$ 99
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$9.90/kg
Schneider’s Frozen
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Skewered Raw Prawns
99
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$ 49
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$ 19 Plain or Garlic
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Whole BBQ Chicken
/100g
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99
$ 49
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Peanut Butter Cookies
3 $ 49 3
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Sooke swimmers dive in to new Autobots kick some season with personal bests serious ... soccer ball
Clarke Hopkins with his newly earned fifth place ribbon. Sooke’s Island Swimmers have been busy in the pool this January. Starting the new year with a bang, on January 11 Nicholas Ralph, Lucy Bridal, Tekahra
Tarnowski, Daniel Prissick, Christian Zakharchuk, Tyrell Wydenes and Katherine Lin all swam personal bests in at least one race during the Blue Green meet
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at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool. Lucy Bridal won her heat in the 100m freestyle and took 12 seconds off her best time.
The Vancouver Island Regionals were held in Duncan at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre on January 17-19. This is one of three championship meets that heralds the conclusion of the short course season (swimmers race in a 25m pool). Ten teams from all over the island participated in this meet, and Sooke had one swimmer racing. Clarke Hopkins dropped 18 seconds off of his 200m freestyle time to place fifth overall. This earned him an 11-andunder AA time (2:55:06) time, qualifying him to swim at the BC AA’s in Chiliwack at the end of February. Island Swimming dominated in the points and finished as the clear winner. Finally, a congratulations to our pre-competitive swimmers, Kaia Chandler, Gwen MacLeod, Matthew Mitchell, Louisa Ralph, Nathan Hopkins, Jesse Seabrook, and Madison Simmonds, who just keep getting faster and proved it at their first fun race of 2014 at Commonwealth pool. To learn more about Sooke Island Swimmers’ programs, check out the Island Swimming’s bulletin board at SEAPARC.
The Sooke soccer U16 girls, the Autobots, went to Salt Spring Island on Saturday to play a LISA semi cup match, and boy, did those girls play. The team played with vision and heart. Hailey Dimock from an assist by Tayler Bernard scored in the first minute of the match, putting the Autobots in the lead. The back line, Katija Pallot, Riley Mclean, Sydney Drysdale, Kiomi Yates, and Rachael Wiebe, were well organized and forceful. Salt Spring had chances to score but found it difficult to penetrate the back line; when they were successful, goalkeeper Hope Millard was there to make the saves. The Autobots mid-fielders, Hailey Bryant, Maddy Chartier, Chloe Mitchell, Morganne Orchard, worked well as a unit. The Autobots continued to have control of the field, with more opportunities to score which they did. Tayler Bernard scored two goals with assists by Kat Pallot and Hailey Dimock. Cassidy Logan scored two goals with assists by Chloe Mitchell and Tayler Bernard from a corner kick. Rachael Weibe scored Sookes sixth goal. Hope Millard had a shut out in this match. The Autobots will meet JdF in the LISA Cup Final on February 15. Submitted by Wendy Cole
Sooke hockey girls fight Grizzlies to keep a tie On this beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Sooke Bantam girls faced off against the JDF Grizzlies girls. Early in the first period, the Grizzlies were first on the board. Then, at 7:08 in the first period, a nice pass from Chevy Alexander to Leah Zschau tied the score, one all. The Sooke girls worked hard to keep up with the JDF team. “We only had two lines, so the girls gave all they could!” said coach Steve Couture. At the end of the second period, Jennifer Simonis gave the advance to the team with a strong slap shot from the blue line — from a great pass from Rory Wood — to bring the score up to 2-1. Then, JdF tied the score. Two all.
⍟ SEAPARC SNIPPET WOLF’S DEN 2014
Youth groups across the region are invited to compete for up to $500 towards an event or project. Present your proposals to the wolves, winners will be announced at the event! For more information, contact alana.stewart@Saanich.ca or 250-475-7624 Event is held at the Upside Teen Centre – Saanich Commonwealth Centre Saturday, March 1 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Starting the third period, JdF added one more goal. It took Sooke all period for the come back: at the last minute, there was a nice play from Olivia Carello, with a pass of the puck in front of the net on Morgan Couture stick, to score the third and final goal from Sooke. The game ended at 3-3. “I’m so happy and pleased with all the girls play today,” said coach Couture. “I’m satisfied with the efforts today. Players Erin Chrisholm, Celina Palko, Kaitlin Mckelvey, Michele Lacombe, Kailee Peaker and Victoria Sutherland gave great examples,” added coach Steve. “Great job!” Submitted by Melanie Dube
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Sports
Cyclist rides for cancer three years in a row
Britt Santowski photo
Michael Fargey gets ready to ride, on his stationary bike in front of the Liquor store this weekend past.
Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
You might remember seeing him, pedalling his stationary bike in front of the liquor store last year or the year before. This year, Michael Fargey was at it again, pedalling for a cause on his stationary bike, on January 24 and 25. He will be riding as the team captain for Team Paladin Coast on the The Ride to Conquer Cancer presented by Silver Wheaton. According to their website, va14.conquercancer.ca, the Vancouver to Seattle ride “is a unique, two-day cycling
event to take place on June 14-15, 2014. During this bold cycling journey, you will ride for two days through picturesque scenery!” There will be four routes to chose from: the Classic from Vancouver to Seattle, a scenic 200km+ picturesque scenery; the Challenge from Vancouver to Seattle, a more adrenalinecharged 300km+ ; the Classic Turnaround, a loop from Vancouver to Vancouver; and, the Challenge Turnaround, also a loop from Vancouver to Vancouver. This year, Team Paladin Coast is offering to pay for the registration fee, the first $200
in donations, and a team riding uniform. Each rider is required to raise $2,500. It’s not as daunting as one might think, says Fargey. Having done it two years already, “it’s quite doable,” he maintains. “It’s quite a reasonable achievement.” The team also offers additional fundraising and training support. Currently, Fargey says there are more than 20 riders signed up with the Paladin team, although his personal aspiration is to bring that number up to 40. Cancer has a long reach. According to the BC Cancer Foundation (the fundraising part-
ner of the BC Cancer Agency), “One in three British Columbians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.” Fargey, like far too many others, has been personally impacted by cancer. His father died within 18 months of being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and none of his father’s siblings lived past 70. A few years back, Fargey turned 50. With genetics in mind, he keeps it in perspective. “I’ve got 20 great years to live,” he says with a grin. His philosophy is more sombre. “I don’t like the term ‘conquer,’” Fargey muses. “Conquer is present tense,” he contemplates, recalling the saying, “The only difference between try and triumph is the umph.” We’re still in the umph state, according to Fargey. Cancer is all too prevalent in our world. But what we can do is contribute to reducing it’s reach and easing the process for those afflicted. Funds he has raised have contributed to the purchase of two MRI machines in BC, reducing the wait times, and through that, directly contributing to someone’s story with cancer. That is why Fargey does the Ride to Conquer Cancer. On February 4th (also World Cancer Day) there will be an Epic Impact Day, an initiative for Ride to Conquer Cancer participants across Canada. This is the sixth BC ride, with the event raising over $50-million to-date. In 2013, 2,642 Riders raised over $10.4-million for the BC Cancer Foundation. To join the ride or support his efforts to raise money for research can contact Fargey by email at michael.fargey@ yahoo.ca. To donate, go to www.conquercancer. ca and click the Donate button.
PROPOSED 2014-2018 FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN Do you want more information on how your property taxes are spent? The District of Sooke is 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, February 3, 2014 at 7:00 pm 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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