Sooke News Mirror, February 12, 2014 by Black Press Media Group

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The charred remains, with the main house in the background. Except for some melted gutters over the living room window, and some cracks in that window, the main house escaped damage.

Fire destroys mobile home Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror

In the early morning hours of February 6, in the middle of the Island’s cold snap, the Otter Point Fire station received a call about a fire. At 12:43, they were called to attend a fire at 7951 West Coast Road. They were there within 10 minutes, by which time the registered manufactured home was fully engulfed in flames. John McCrea, Captain, Otter Point Volunteer Fire Department said their main concern was containing the fire. The burn-

ing building was by that point unoccupied. “There was nothing left to go into, so our first concern was to protect the main house,” he said. Sooke Fire Rescue Services also assisted with the call. “The fire was through the roof when we arrived,” said Chief Steve Sorensen, noting the roof was collapsing and no one was going in. The occupant of the manufactured home was 16-year-old Calvin Currie who, according to his father Jeff Currie, fell asleep with a space heater on, to guard against the extreme

cold that night. Currie and his wife, April Ingham, awoke in the middle of the night (they live in the main house) to their son Calvin telling them the manufactured home was on fire. A couple of more minutes, and it could have been too late, Jeff said. His son Calvin lost everything: his surf board, snow gear, clothing, art work and more. However, both Jeff and April are deeply appreciative that the losses were all material. With Calvin safe in their home, they are counting their blessings.

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A special meeting on February 4 saw a couple of items brought before District of Sooke council in regard to the Prestige Hotel. At issue were amendments, variances and shared easements for the hotel. A Development Variance Permit was authorized for the height of the hotel. Mechanical equipment and elevator shafts were not included in the original plans and height adjustments had to be made and a variance permit issued. Council authorized the issuance of the DVP as well as a Development Permit Amendment for the design of the public boat launch. The DPA was issued to reflect the existing design of the boat launch. What council did not approve was parking spaces for the hotel. “One of the issues of great concern to us is the issue of

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parking,” said Mayor Wendal Milne. “It is insufficient at best and quite frankly council wants to look at it.” He went on to say he was not prepared to approve the Development Variance Permit. The variance would have seen the hotel requiring only 95 spaces with another 25 spaces allotted for the public boat launch. One of the issues around parking is the necessity for trucks and trailers to park along West Coast Road when the parking lot at the hotel is full. Councillor Kevin Pearson felt the hotel would have control over the parking and by giving them access to parking on District of Sooke property this could be seen as disposition of district assets. “We need to put them (Prestige Hotel) on notice that they need parking,” Pearson said. In looking over the Shared Easement Agreement, Pearson

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said some of the language in it would guarantee Prestige the use of the boat launch’s parking spaces. Milne said he did not want to see parking reflected in the easement document. Council approved the Shared Easement over the property owned by the Prestige Hotel and the District of Sooke but stipulated that the easement shall not grant any parking rights. John Brohman spoke out and said the hotel should be restricted in how many rooms they can book in relation to parking spaces. “I’ve never seen ‘no vacancy’ there yet,” he said. “This is not about bashing Prestige, shortcuts were taken and we are trying to fix them and protect the interests of the taxpayers of Sooke,” said Milne. Council recommended discussions take place with Prestige to work on the parking issues.

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The Sooke Quilters are hard at work at Knox Church hall. Sewing machines set up, blocks being cut and co-ordinated, discussion on pattern and a lot of ladies working together to design and sew the quilt for this year’s fall fair, as we Celebrate Family Farming. The quilters start in February to have a quilt ready for our June raffle of their talented work. The Sooke Quilters have sewn the lovely quilt for the Sooke Fall Fair for years. It is a labour of love. They are led by Patty Kryer and their sewing machines and scissors are all abuzz. Watch for their masterpiece to be unveiled in June.

Writer’s Club celebrates Literacy Week Sooke Elementary Writer’s Club Entry #1 Do you celebrate Literacy Week? Literacy Week is when all the kids at Sooke elementary come together to read, write, and have fun. One of my favourite guests was the Victoria Grizzlies hockey team. They read to different classes and

played hockey at lunch with the students. The Grizzlies gave us autographs. We also did an All School Read. That is when the whole school reads for 15 minutes in the gym. Some students wore pajamas. Literacy Week is fun because we do a lot of activities.

Entry #2 Literacy Week at Sooke elementary is a lot of fun. One activity we did was Poem in

Your Pocket Day. Poem in Your Pocket Day is about you writing a poem and people ask you if you have a poem in your pocket. Then you pull out your poem and read it to them. This is my poem: There once was a man Who lived in a can Who licked his pan. That was a very sad man Who lived in a can.

One of the people who came for literacy week was Troy Wilson, author of the book Perfect Man. His message to us was to never give up and if you want to give up, don’t. He is from Victoria. Those were my favourite activities from Literacy Week and you should have Literacy Week in your school too.

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Life on the other side of the fence: arranwood exit from poirier still pending

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eSSay ConteSt open to all Sooke students on the lure of Gold! WHy iS it special, how does it impact people and communities? eleMentary and Middle school deadline Feb. 15; high school apr. 15. deliver entrieS to Sooke news Mirror office or the museum.

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kuper iSland reSidential school is the subject. Join in on the Healing Circle evening. toniGHt (WedneSday) at 7 p.m. at the eMCS theatre.

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Saturday, February 15 at the legion. rockin’ blues from this all-woman band. tickets at the legion bar.

Thumbs Up to tHe Sooke man who won $90,000 in the 649! ConGratulationS.

Straight from the heart, canvassers help us all No one is immune to a heart attack or stroke. You can live your life in a healthy way with plenty of exercise and a good diet but genetics may override all of that. Nine out of 10 Canadians have at least one risk factor for heart disease or stroke and every seven minutes, a life is taken by heart disease or stroke. Risks can be reduced by as much as 80 per cent by making these changes: • Quit smoking smoking is an addiction and quitting may be difficult, but with help and a plan, it may become easier. Within one year

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of quitting, your risk of suffering a smokingrelated heart attack is cut in half. • Exercise and eat right - diet and exercise are important for a healthy heart. Thirty minutes of daily exercise and seven to 10 servings of vegetables and fruit every day will put you on the right track. • Manage your blood pressure and cholesterol levels - high blood pressure and cholesterol levels are major risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Reduce your sodium, saturated and trans

fat intake and talk with your doctor about testing your levels. Those are the ways you can lower your own risk. How about starting out by taking a walk through your own neighborhood and canvassing for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. If you can help call Beth Pattullo at 250-642-5858. This February, more than 70,000 volunteers across the country will canvass door-to-door and on-line to try and raise awareness and accept donations. For more information go to: www.heartand stroke.ca Judy Burgess photo

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Though complete with sidewalks and streetlights, it may still be weeks (or months) away for this paved road to alleviate the bottle-neck access to Poirier elementary.

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As any Poirier-bound bus driver or parent with a child at that school knows, the bottle-neck exit route out of the Poirier elementary and Journey middle school can sometimes take as long to creep out as it does to drive to Langford. Added to that frustration is the fact that there is a perfectly completed road, newly paved with sidewalks and all, on the other side of the chain link fence. The ever-elusive Arranwood Drive. In an earlier Sooke News Mirror article, based on conversations with the developer and the district, we reported that the road would be open in the fall. But as with all things construction, the opening of the road did not meet that tar-

get. According to Woodlands developer Blair Robertson, the revised date is looming. Ownership of this completed road is currently being transferred to the District of Sooke. “Due to liability reasons, this must occur before the road can be open to the public,” writes Robertson in an email received on January 27. “This process involves approval of legal documentation by several approving authorities so it may take 6-8 weeks.” On February 5, Mayor Wendal Milne confirmed that the road opening is still about four weeks away, putting it on the same timeline as the developer. In part, the road’s opening is weather dependent. Road markings still need to be added, and certain weather conditions need to be met for this to happen.

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Milne emphasized that Arronwood Drive would be used as an egress route — exit only — that would be controlled by a gate, open only during school hours and intended only to provide an alternative exit route for vehicle traffic leaving Poirier.

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itting in her room at Ayre Manor Lodge, it is hard to believe May Hollingworth is 100 years old. She is bright, well-spoken and is enjoying her days. She has lived her entire life on Vancouver Island and has seen many changes - some good some bad. She was born when the zipper was invented and when a Model T was likely the only car on the roads. It was an era of suffragists, strikes and the world on the verge of the First World War. She has seen men go to the moon and colour television as well as computers in every home. “There were good times and bad times,” she said. She was born May Boorman in a little cabin on the beach at Qualicum on February 12, 1914. Her parents had immigrated from England shortly after

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May Hollingworth, a resident at Ayre Manor Lodge turned 100 years old today, February 12. the Titanic went down and came to Canada to work on the land. May’s mother Jessie worked at the little schoolhouse in Coombs earning the princely sum of $20 per month. May helped with pumping water from the well, cleaning windows and hauling firewood. Life was hard in those days with few amenities. Butter cost

25 cents a pound and bartering and trading was a common way to get what one needed. Just before May turned 18 years old she married Arthur Hollingworth in the midst of the Great Depression. They had two sons, Hugh and Lyle. Arthur hauled wood and poles out of the woods and earned 75 cents per pole.

“Dad was a hobo at one time,” said Hugh. “He rode the rails.” “When we married I was someone to keep him off the rails,” said May. He went into the army and he was a really good rifleman and had a chance to compete in a championship in England but opted out. The Hollingworths lived all over Vancouver Island including, Qualicum, Coombs, Victoria and Sooke where they built a house on Glenidle in 1960. May and Arthur were instrumental in helping acquire the land for Ayre Manor Lodge and the original cottages. “There was quite a few old people in Sooke who had no home,” said May. May’s memories are helped along by her son Hugh, who is now 81. The stories come in bits and pieces and are personal and they share a chuckle over some of them. A lot of the memories are about Arthur, the husband and father, who

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seemed to be a large presence in their lives. When asked what the biggest change she has seen in her 100 years of living, May said, “Well, I would say the price of food for people, a lot are finding it hard to get anything to eat.” What would she like to see? “I would like to see more people working, there is still a lot of people unemployed.” A little arthritis and the aches and pains of the elderly are things she contends with in the same graceful way she has carried out her life, rarely complaining. She lived alone for many years after her husband passed away and she has been at Ayre Manor for the past three years. She has no secret for living 100 years but she said she never smoked and didn’t drink much. For her 100th birthday celebration May will be having a tea at Ayre Manor Lodge on February 15.

As one of its main 2014 Strategic Plan portfolio items, the Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to launch a Newcomers Club and will host the first meeting in late February. The decision to start such a club is in response to the large number of people who have been in touch with the chamber over the past year, indicating they are recent arrivals who are looking for community connections and network-

ing opportunities. The chamber intends to hold monthly get-togethers and invite local community leaders and speakers to talk about the history, recreation, volunteer opportunities, local amenities, services and businesses, as well as other topical items that are important to the future of the community and its residents. When asked why the chamber has added a Newcomers Club to its 2014 Strategic Plan, president Michael Nyikes said, “It’s a direct connection

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board of directors or steering committees, not to mention all the other aspects of ‘doing what they do’. Mind you, some of these are social clubs like bridge or quilting clubs where most of the work is in the play. Whether they are setting up the tables or making the tea and cookies their members are still volunteers. While it is yet to be determined whether we fit the claimed title of a Volunteer Capital in Canada, the Sooke region is certainly in the running! According to Elida Peers, our prized local historian, prior to World War II there were five non-profit groups in the region. These consisted of: Sooke Community Association (1935), Sooke Athletic Association (1913/14), Sooke Farmers Institute (1909), Sooke & North Sooke Women’s Institute (1909), and the Shirley Community Association. We’ve

grown and so has our capacity to give. The mission of SRVC is ‘to promote and support volunteerism in the Sooke Region’ and their vision is ‘a community where everyone volunteers’. Volunteering is more than people ‘helping out’, it is an expression of citizenship. Volunteering comes in many forms from making a casserole for a sick neighbour (informal volunteering) to more formal social engagement such as taking the lead in major projects, and everything in between. 2011 statistics show 13.3 million Canadian volunteers give on average of 156 hours/ year. 7 per cent of the volunteer population give 78 per cent of volunteer hours. According to Volunteer Canada, the top four things people are looking for when volunteering: are to utilize their skills; receive

effective feedback on those skills; opportunities that provide clear roles and expectations; and training opportunities. According to Barry, opening a ‘store-front’ for the centre has been a long process and has not been taken lightly by the committee. Research done in 2006, 2009 and 2010 by the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative (CHI) and SRVC each identified a need for a centre to support volunteers and non-profit organizations alike. Better use of scarce resources, local training opportunities, and collaborative efforts geared to the specific needs of our communities were also identified needs. The rent and insurance for the space will be covered under the Age-Friendly Community grant, providing stability for the SRVC to move ahead with

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Since 2010 a group of dedicated volunteers have been working to develop a volunteer centre for the Sooke Region, and they’ve done it! The Sooke Region Volunteer Centre (SRVC) has opened its doors at the Sooke Child, Youth & Family Centre at 2145 Townsend Road, Sooke. “We are really excited about this arrangement,” said SRVC chair, Marlene Barry. “Our research has confirmed that we are missing a major sector of the population without a physical location. Many seniors do not use, or have limited use of computers. An affordable, part time arrangement is a perfect place to start.” Times certainly have changed and volunteering is changing along with it. The days when people signed up for a 20 year stint with one organization are disappearing. Economics and the Baby Boomer generation factor into these changes along with organized sports, volunteering to earn credits or beef-up your resume. In addition, the Sooke region now hosts over 200 nonprofit clubs, organizations and charities. Volunteers are their life blood by way of

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Annual Water Main Cleaning Western Communities A water main cleaning program will be carried out in various areas of Colwood, Langford, View Royal, Sooke, and East Sooke between October 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014. Short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water can be expected. Commercial establishments such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their vicinity. If you require such notification, please contact CRD Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC, at 250.474.9619. In no case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the use of discoloured water.

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Sooke’s library is offering a special art program for adults and teens on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb 15, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.. This free 90-minute “Art in the Mail” program allows participants to explore their creative sides. Wendy Morton, a local poet and artist, will help guide your inner creative genius in this afternoon devoted to the love of written letters, and the envelopes that hold them. At this workshop, you will discover how to create collages on envelopes from old photographs, bits of poems, beautiful napkins, and magazines, to make personalized art for your friends and family. Choose from the eclectic bits of provided materials, and create and personalize your envelopes. The only recommended prerequisite is that you have an intended recipient in mind. This course is being taught by Sooke’s creative force, Wendy Morton, who has lovingly created these envelopes for friends of hers. Using photographs, napkins, calendars, cut out words and magazine bits, Morton makes these collagestyle works of personalized art intended solely for the addressee on the envelope.

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An example of “Art in the Mail,” created by program host and local poet Wendy Morton. “You don’t have to be an artist,” says Morton, you just have to want to give a bit a of joy. “A great joy,” she calls it, “Magic Recycling.” These envelopes are constructed with only the intended recipient in mind, and magnify the act of giving. Morton’s background includes careers as a printer, private investigator, and poet. Morton began her high-flying career as a published poet back in 2001. She had just published her first book of poetry, Private Eye, and was looking for a way to turn her book into cash. So, according to Poets.ca, “she called up WestJet Airlines, suggested she read poems for the passengers and write poems for them, in exchange for flights.” Looking back on that, Morton said, “I just ask for what I want, and usually I more or less

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The sudden loss of my sister Peggy Sue Lazzar on January 20, 2014, was devastating for our family and our T’Sou-ke community. It will take some time to absorb the reality of her death. There were many, many helpers during this time; in particular “the Aunties” who supplied, love, and morning coffee, guidance, evening dinners, reminders and too many other necessities to enumerate. You are our backbone. The funeral service by Sands was compassionate and professional. The pastors of the Sooke Baptist Church, knew Peggy, and conducted a personal and loving farewell. The inclusion of our loved ones favourite music, both live and recorded, was a welcome connection at this sad time. As always, there were the gentle finger prints of the volunteers of the Sooke community, quietly and efficiently assisting in the background, respectful and ready to help at a moment’s notice. Thank you all. Ardyth Cooper Cooper/Lazzar Family

get it.” Sure enough, they said yes, and Morton became WestJet’s Poet of the Skies. “I had a really good run with them, seven years with WestJet.” She also received a car through sponsorship and many comp hotel stays. Most recently, Morton was featured on CBC’s Definitely Not the Opera, for her poem, “If

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I had a Name Like Rosie Fernandez.” This work caught the eye of — you guessed it — Rosie Fernandez, who is the DNTO producer. Morton has published five books of poetry and a memoir. She is the founder of Canada’s Random Acts of Poetry and recipient of the Spirit Bear Award, the Golden Beret Award, the Colleen Thibaudeau Outstanding Contribution to Canadian Poetry from the League of Canadian Poets, and made an honorary citizen of Victoria. She believes we are all poets at heart. If you attend this free art event, you’ll go home with at least two artful envelopes and a desire to send art in the mail. Registration is required, so call the Sooke library in advance, at 250-6423022.

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We are all human after all Letters, letters, comments and opinions, we appreciate them all. A community newspaper is about the people who live in the community. The newspaper is a reflection of what the residents are thinking about and the general sentiments around events and happenings. People can comment on stories which appear in the on-line edition and those comments show up on Facebook. It’s easy and it is anonymous and at times the comments can be vicious and meanspirited and unwarranted mostly because they are not made face-to-face. That takes some courage. We can and will remove offensive comments off Facebook. (The policy is the same as it is for the print edition.) The commentator can still see their comments and their friends can see them, but others cannot. If our readers have an issue with the paper, about what or what is not in it, they are welcome to come to the office and speak to us. We encourage it. If a letter writer just wants to get something off their chest, go ahead. But, it does not mean we will publish a letter which is a personal attack on anyone. If a letter comes in about a business or a fight between neighbours for example, we won’t publish those either. Threatening letters go no where, except into the round file (or the police). We report the news and the news doesn’t always sit right with people, but if it’s news it gets on the pages. We also publish stories about the community and the people who live here. We admit to making mistakes in spelling or grammar and sometimes spell check helps, other times it doesn’t. We publish about a million words weekly and mistakes happen, we’re human after all. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The editor has many opinions, but they are just that — an opinion. We encourage our readers to comment, just be fair about it.

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Prescription pot pretense ending B.C. Views On April 1, medical marijuana growing licences expire across the country, and only licensed commercial growers will be able to legally fill a prescription for pot. Ottawa is moving to clean up the mess it created by issuing medical licences all over the country. Since then, municipalities have complained that small-scale medical licences have been greatly exceeded, with many used as fronts for a criminal drug trade that has made B.C. infamous around the world. How big is the problem? There are about 38,000 Canadians licensed to carry marijuana for medical purposes, and half of them live in B.C. Their permission to grow their own or buy it from designated small-scale growers is withdrawn in a couple of months. Here’s a look at the community level. Police in the Fraser Valley suburb of Maple Ridge estimate that it alone has 500 properties licensed to grow pot. No, Maple Ridge is not a world hotspot for glaucoma or arthritis. It is historically known for its secluded properties and as a base for B.C.’s prison system and the province’s Hells Angels. Police have only an estimate because Ottawa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the location of licensed growers from provincial and local governments. RCMP Insp. Dave Fleugel told

Maple Ridge council last week that his detachment will first target medical growers they know are linked to organized crime. But it’s difficult to determine which are legal and which are not. “This has the potential to cripple the courts,” Fleugel said. “Something is going to have to take a back seat if we are going to go after all of them.” The police and fire department have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it properly dismantled without penalty, to help deal with the volume. This mess was created by Ottawa in response to a court ruling that forced them to make medical pot available. The Harper government remains trapped in a failed war-ondrugs mentality that prevents any innovation or even common sense. Then there is the circus in Vancouver, where self-styled princes of pot exploit the confusion of the medical marijuana law to run an Amsterdamstyle retail trade. Cannabis Culture, the pot and propaganda empire built by Marc Emery before he was jailed in the U.S., rants about the government’s “war on patients,” amid garish ads for “pot by post” and exotic weed varieties. “By Health Canada’s own estimate, the cost will increase from $5 per gram to $8.80 per gram – going up by nearly 400 per cent,” its website warns. Apparently smoking lots

of weed really is bad for your math skills. Dana Larsen, who spearheaded the ill-conceived and failed decriminalization petition last year, heads up the serious-looking “Medical Cannabis Dispensary.” It has done so well at its location in the drug bazaar of East Hastings Street that it’s got a branch office on Vancouver’s west side. Its official-looking forms have a long list of conditions where only a confirmation of diagnosis is required. In addition to genuine conditions such as side effects of chemotherapy, it includes anxiety, psoriasis, spinal cord injury and even “substance addictions/withdrawal.” And did you know you can get a vet’s note to buy medical pot for your pet? Larsen has boasted about the exotic offerings of his stores, including “watermelon hash oil” at $150 for 2.5 grams. Wow man, that’s like 400 million per cent higher! Fittingly, this farce goes back underground on April Fool’s Day. Medical users can only order shipments from an approved commercial producer. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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We asked: To whom would you like to extend Valentine wishes?

To the most crazy busy mama, my wife.

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Demands on teachers not reasonable Conservative leaning pundits paint the B.C. government conflict with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) as both sides’ fault. Nothing could be further from the truth. Supreme Court evidence has found Liberal government negotiators wasted four months in negotiating and took “manifestly unreasonable demands” to force a strike. When the BCTF did not strike, it was so important to Liberal strategy, they increased their attack by trying to cancel leaves, professional development, and cut teachers’ pay. It didn’t work. Teachers stayed in class in spite of this manipulative provocation. This asks a fundamental question. Who should parents trust with their children? Here we have our government trying to create havoc by pushing teachers to the wall and creating a province-wide shutdown of schools for crassly political gain. On the other side, teachers stayed in the classroom despite attacks on both their profession and livelihood. The public should remember the adage “by our deeds we shall be known.” Ted Roberts Sooke

To our Nana.

To my boyfriend and my sister, because they are both always there for me.

Sam Haldane and her son Carter Sooke

I send my heart and my love to my mom. She's in Hong Kong. I miss her a lot. Happy Chinese Valentine's Day mom!

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the Class of 78 is donating $1,200 to support the edward Milne community school mural fundraising drive and challenges other alumni to help out too! the donation will support 100 square feet of the 60x25 foot mural to be created for the school gym. Pictured are eMCs students Brad staicu, Hope Millard and Cort Harrison receiving the cheque from Class of 78 committee members laurie szadkowski, Cheri sutherland, laurie Wallace, linda Brooks and Doni eve (missing: sue White and Alicia thompson).

Defending a hotel tax I am not sure what world Keith Sketchley lives in but his rant about the evil of the hotel room tax shows a distinct lack of understanding about the room tax. The room tax is implemented on the accommodation

businesses with four or more rooms, and with 51 per cent of the businesses with 51 per cent of the rooms agreeing, so the participating regions in the program can have significant budgets to promote their area. It should be noted that the vast majority of municipalities in B.C., including Vancouver Island, consider tourism to be a

major driver for their economy and have already voluntarily participated in this program. The monies taken in by the room tax, paid for by the guests of the accommodations units with four or more rooms, is strictly regulated to be used for tourism promotion and marketing of the municipality or regional area

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that the accommodation units operate in. And of course all businesses in that area benefit from any increase in tourism. Sooke and Region is falling behind every year because we don’t have the marketing budget to keep up with the marketing done by the rest of the municipalities and it is about time we start promoting the benefits of our region to the traveling world. Randy Welters Sooke

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Just a reminder to those who choose to write comments on stories appearing in the Sooke News Mirror. Your comments appear on Facebook and are not Letters to the Editor. If you wish your comments to appear in the print edition send a letter to: editor@sookenewsmirror. com. We will NOT print letters that are personal attacks on a business or an individual, and we will not print he said/she said letters. If you have an issue with the paper come talk to us.

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Tea & Symphony: an afternoon of classical musical gems Sooke Philharmonic Chamber Players perform Just after Valentine’s Day, on February 16, the “little” orchestra, the Sooke Philharmonic Chamber Players will hold Tea and Symphony at Edward Milne community school. “This year we are moving our event to a more intimate setting “under the whale” at EMCS and while tea is served to you at your table, we will be

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performing some of our favourite classical gems - Mozart, Rossini, Bellini to name a few,” said Michelle Stratford, speaking for the SPO society. “The soloists will be the principal winds and strings of the orchestra who will introduce their particular selections. We are delighted to have Soprano Carmen Marlene with us this time and she will present some light opera pops

with a little Gershwin thrown in.” Audiences may also want to trip the light fantastic with a twirl around the dance floor. Marlene has been delighting audiences since the age of 11. She has been regularly engaged in major stage productions, concerts, festivals and competitions. She received distinguished critical praise for the beauty of her voice and for her

ability to deliver a commanding performance. Audiences delight in her charismatic and charming stage rapport. As well, she is a proficient pianist. Carmen Marlene earned a B.Mus. in Vocal Performance from the University of Victoria, a graduate Opera Diploma from Wilfrid Laurier University, and two A.R.C.T. Diplomas in Piano Performance and Piano

Pedagogy from Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music. Tea & Symphony takes place at 2:30 p.m., light refreshments will be served, tickets available at the South Shore Gallery, Wood Travel, Shoppers Drug Mart, Little Vienna Bakery and the Metchosin Country Store. Tickets for all Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra concerts are available at www.sookephil.ca

In honour of the United Nations International Year of Family Farming, this year’s Sooke Fall Fair is about supporting and promoting local farming and food production. Our aim is to encourage the community to embrace family farms (from small gardens to commercial producers) and gain better knowledge about local suppliers of healthy food and what they grow. We will provide education

about how family farms sustain the rural character and charm of the region while creating an economic benefit and growing a healthy community. Sooke Fall Fair is collaborating along with Food CHI with advertising and support for Seedy Saturday on Feb 22, 2014 at the Sooke Community Hall. Seedy Saturday is providing the seeds and we will see you all at the fair with those entries. Sooke Fall Fair

will again, be providing healthy lunches as well as muffins for all the Seedy Saturday goers and our fall fair market clients, in the dining room downstairs. We will have displays of some of the farms and will invite your names and photos to add to our fall fair catalogue collage cover. We will also have our 2013 Heritage cookbook for sale. Please email photos and/or names of your family operations

to me at mrslewersfarmhouse@shaw.ca. You will have until April 1 to submit your photos. We look forward to celebrating our first fall fair event of the year with all the communities. Happy farming. Ellen Lewers, Sooke Fall Fair President

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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 is it about gold that is so special? Leechtown is celebrating its 150th anniversary in July 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 ENTRY DEADLINE:

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BUTCHER’S BLOCK

Christie Pride & Joy, Mini Chips Ahoy or

3.78L

200-225g

4kg

Chicken Breast

Ritz Crackers

Folgers KCups

Lamb

Loin Chops

19.82/kg ..........................

Olivieri

/lb

Maple Leaf Original or BBQ

500g ................................

Maple Leaf Prime Chicken

Maple Leaf

Cordons Swiss, Butter & Chive or Spinach & Feta

284-340g .................................

Bassili's Best 3 Cheese & Meat

Lasagna 1.5kg ......................................

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

500g ..................................

Ready Crisp

99 ea

Bacon

Pieces & Slices

65-85g ..................................

Treats from the

SEA

Fresh

Red Snapper

Fillets

49 /100g

Sockeye

Fillets

/100g

Imitation

Crab Meat $8.80/kg

99 /lb

ea 12's

Heinz

260g

All Varieties

750 ml.........................

Betty Crocker Tuna or

1L All Varieties ............

Dan D Pak Salted or Unsalted

Cashew Nuts

800g ...........................

Cadbury Family

340-400g ....................

Safflo

Chocolate Bars

Sunflower 79 Oil

500 ml.........................

297-334g ..............

12x355 ml

Country Harvest

710 ml All Var .........

156g 3 Varieties ........

Cat 69 Food

85g All Varieties ........

+dep

675g ......................

+dep

540g 2 Varieties

49 ea

Crackleflame 49 79 Fire Log ea

2.27kg .........................

Admiral

Flaked Light Tuna

170g

Asparagus Tips

Brussel Sprouts 2.18/kg

¢ /lb

/lb

Washington Extra Fancy

Fuji Apples

5 3lbs

2/ 00

/lb

Washington

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

California

Hot House

Duraflame

Bulk Garlic 1.96/kg

99 ea

6’s ...............................

Shreddies Cereal

Laundry 99 ¢ Detergent ea 950 ml.........................

Post

2/ 00

12's .............................

Sunlight Liquid

4kg ..............................

Imported

Paper ¢ Towels

Avocado ............................................

Cascade White

Jonny Cat

Scoop 2/ 00 Cat Litter

Mexican

Bathroom 4/ 00 Tissue

Fancy Feast

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

500 ml

Royale Double Roll

Mighty Dog

Dempster's

Coca Cola

600g ......................

Sesame 2/ 00 Bagels

220g .....................

890 ml

100% Whole

White Cheddar Bread 99 Popcorn 2/ 00 4 Varieties All Varieties

570g ........................

All Varieties

Chicken 79 Wheat Bread2/ 00 Dog Food

Smart Food

Kraft Miracle Whip

Salad Dressing

Dempster's White or

945 ml.........................

Tortilla 49 Shells

Powerade

Mexican Hass

Cracked Wheat Sports 79 Bread ¢ Drink

Post Alpha Bits, Sugar Crisp El Paso Medium or Large or Honeycomb

99 Cereal

500 ml.........................

Lemon 69 Juice

+dep

Pure Jam

Kraft

Baked Beans

Island Bakery

Realemon

Vlasic

Hamburger Dill Helper 2/ 00 Pickles 158-233g All Var ....

All Varieties

Welchs

425g All Varieties ...

Bush's Original or Vegetarian 398 ml

Grape Pasta 99 in Sauce 4/ 00 Jelly

Pasta Sauce

326g

2/ 00

120-143g

1lb

1.36L

1kg

Hunt's Thick & Rich

Roasted Coffee

Chef Boyardee

Upside Down Ketchup

Maxwell House

2/ 00

100g All Varieties .........

Previously Frozen

4/ 00

All Varieties

Strawberries

Tomato Juice

Porridge Oats

California Heinz

Roger's Oat Flakes

Sidekicks

540 ml All Varieties

Tortilla Chips

OFF at till

Knorr

Beans

Doritos XL

All Varieties

350-700g ................

Maple Leaf Regular or Maple

Bacon

Pasta

8 20 Top 99 Dogs 399 4 Sausage 99 99 Rounds 5 3 99

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Unico Chick Peas or

Coffee or Tea Grass Fed Australian

2/ 00

Selected Varieties

PRODUCE

SunRype Orange, Wildberry or Blue Label

Apple Juice Sunrise Frozen Boneless Skinless

5-A-Day for Optimum Health

Taylor Farms

B.C. Grown

Beefsteak Red Caesar Salad Anjou Tomatoes Onions Mix Pears 3.06/kg 352g

1.52/kg

39 /lb

1.52/kg

7 69

¢ 2/ 00 /lb

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Come in Every Wednesday for our

Secret Super Saver Specials” in all departments

Fresh For Your Family

GROCERY GROCERY SAVINGS SAVINGS

BUTCHER’S BLOCK

Christie Pride & Joy, Mini Chips Ahoy or

3.78L

200-225g

4kg

Chicken Breast

Ritz Crackers

Folgers KCups

Lamb

Loin Chops

19.82/kg ..........................

Olivieri

/lb

Maple Leaf Original or BBQ

500g ................................

Maple Leaf Prime Chicken

Maple Leaf

Cordons Swiss, Butter & Chive or Spinach & Feta

284-340g .................................

Bassili's Best 3 Cheese & Meat

Lasagna 1.5kg ......................................

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

500g ..................................

Ready Crisp

99 ea

Bacon

Pieces & Slices

65-85g ..................................

Treats from the

SEA

Fresh

Red Snapper

Fillets

49 /100g

Sockeye

Fillets

/100g

Imitation

Crab Meat $8.80/kg

99 /lb

ea 12's

Heinz

260g

All Varieties

750 ml.........................

Betty Crocker Tuna or

1L All Varieties ............

Dan D Pak Salted or Unsalted

Cashew Nuts

800g ...........................

Cadbury Family

340-400g ....................

Safflo

Chocolate Bars

Sunflower 79 Oil

500 ml.........................

297-334g ..............

12x355 ml

Country Harvest

710 ml All Var .........

156g 3 Varieties ........

Cat 69 Food

85g All Varieties ........

+dep

675g ......................

+dep

540g 2 Varieties

49 ea

Crackleflame 49 79 Fire Log ea

2.27kg .........................

Admiral

Flaked Light Tuna

170g

Asparagus Tips

Brussel Sprouts 2.18/kg

¢ /lb

/lb

Washington Extra Fancy

Fuji Apples

5 3lbs

2/ 00

/lb

Washington

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

California

Hot House

Duraflame

Bulk Garlic 1.96/kg

99 ea

6’s ...............................

Shreddies Cereal

Laundry 99 ¢ Detergent ea 950 ml.........................

Post

2/ 00

12's .............................

Sunlight Liquid

4kg ..............................

Imported

Paper ¢ Towels

Avocado ............................................

Cascade White

Jonny Cat

Scoop 2/ 00 Cat Litter

Mexican

Bathroom 4/ 00 Tissue

Fancy Feast

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

500 ml

Royale Double Roll

Mighty Dog

Dempster's

Coca Cola

600g ......................

Sesame 2/ 00 Bagels

220g .....................

890 ml

100% Whole

White Cheddar Bread 99 Popcorn 2/ 00 4 Varieties All Varieties

570g ........................

All Varieties

Chicken 79 Wheat Bread2/ 00 Dog Food

Smart Food

Kraft Miracle Whip

Salad Dressing

Dempster's White or

945 ml.........................

Tortilla 49 Shells

Powerade

Mexican Hass

Cracked Wheat Sports 79 Bread ¢ Drink

Post Alpha Bits, Sugar Crisp El Paso Medium or Large or Honeycomb

99 Cereal

500 ml.........................

Lemon 69 Juice

+dep

Pure Jam

Kraft

Baked Beans

Island Bakery

Realemon

Vlasic

Hamburger Dill Helper 2/ 00 Pickles 158-233g All Var ....

All Varieties

Welchs

425g All Varieties ...

Bush's Original or Vegetarian 398 ml

Grape Pasta 99 in Sauce 4/ 00 Jelly

Pasta Sauce

326g

2/ 00

120-143g

1lb

1.36L

1kg

Hunt's Thick & Rich

Roasted Coffee

Chef Boyardee

Upside Down Ketchup

Maxwell House

2/ 00

100g All Varieties .........

Previously Frozen

4/ 00

All Varieties

Strawberries

Tomato Juice

Porridge Oats

California Heinz

Roger's Oat Flakes

Sidekicks

540 ml All Varieties

Tortilla Chips

OFF at till

Knorr

Beans

Doritos XL

All Varieties

350-700g ................

Maple Leaf Regular or Maple

Bacon

Pasta

8 20 Top 99 Dogs 399 4 Sausage 99 99 Rounds 5 3 99

ea ea +dep

Unico Chick Peas or

Coffee or Tea Grass Fed Australian

2/ 00

Selected Varieties

PRODUCE

SunRype Orange, Wildberry or Blue Label

Apple Juice Sunrise Frozen Boneless Skinless

5-A-Day for Optimum Health

Taylor Farms

B.C. Grown

Beefsteak Red Caesar Salad Anjou Tomatoes Onions Mix Pears 3.06/kg 352g

1.52/kg

39 /lb

1.52/kg

7 69

¢ 2/ 00 /lb

¢ /lb

ORGANIC CORNER Organic

Organic Cello

Cello Carrots Spartan Apples 2lb

2/ 00

3lb

2/ 00

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Healthy Choices In Our

Bean Salad

DELI

1 99 7 09 1 49 3

Sour Cream

Ham

/100 g

Sausage Rolls

Vanilla

Plus Yogurt 650g All Varieties

Kraft Single

227g ............................

Cheese

Guacamole Mild • Authentic

Kraft Philadelphia

BULK

1 99 2 79 2 79 ea

285g ..........................

Cocoa Camino Organic Kettle Natural

Potato Chips 220g

2/ 00

Chocolate Bars

100g ..........................

GT's Organic

Kombucha Drinks 480 ml.....................

Quality and Convenience

ea +dep

Barb's Bakery

Cheese Puffs

5 99 7 49 4

Scotch Mints

69 Soothers 69¢ Macaroons ¢ 79 09 Trail Mix 1

2/ 00

155-198g ...........

Buttery Spread

276g .......................

Udi's Gluten Free

Breads

340g .......................

Hungry Man Dinners 99

360-455g All Varieties ....

Minute Maid

Sour

Spritzers 311 ml

McCain

Tenderflake

Traditional Crust

Chocolate

or Rosebuds ..

Pizza 416-433g

2/ 00

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

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320-350g ...................

Island Farms Classic

Ice Cream

1.65L All Varieties .......

/100g

Blueberry Blast

ea + dep

/100g

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

Lemon

Baked Fresh Daily

Meringue

BAKERY

Pie

5 29 3 99 1 49 3

567g

49 ea

Sticky Buns

89¢

Pie Shells

/100g

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Knudsen

Fruit Punch 295 ml All Varieties ....

/100g

Earth Balance Natural

Swanson

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250g All Varieties ........

NATURAL FOODS Indian Meals

500g All Varieties ........

For Your Healthy Lifestyle

Tasty Bite

Island Farms

500g

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473 ml............................

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Black Forest

1 2/ 00 5 29 Slices 5 Cream 49 Cheese 3

Island Farms

/100g

BBQ Chickens

Whipping Cream

DAIRY

Whole

Island Farms

Remember Your Calcium

2 99 3 99 ea

5's ..............................

Fresh Baked

Raisin Bread 454g

39 ea

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Beats Workin will work the audience SOOKE February 12, 2014 SOOKE NEWS NEWS MIRROR MIRROR -- Wednesday, Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Sooke Coffee House concert February 15

Beats Workin plays and sings material ranging from their own energetic original songs and instrumentals, right down through music of the 1940s and beyond, they keep the beat workin on guitars, upright bass and resophonic steel guitars. Beats Workin was conceived by Bob de Wolff and David K. sometime in the past 20 years, during informal picking sessions and parties, but they were missing a key ingredient. In May 2013, they met Mark Johnson and a musical match was made. There was now a fine acoustic bass to drive the rhythm of the songs and the vocal harmonies found a third voice. Three words describe Beats Workin’s music: swing, roots and blues. Beats Workin is first and foremost, musical. The beats work. The audience shares

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Cameron Aaron 6804 Rhodonite . . . . . . . . .250-642-2886

Burgess Thomas E 2008 Govenlock Pl . . . . .250-642-0015

Cameron B 3956 Timberline Way Jor Rvr . . . .250-646-2999 Cameron Dean & Angela 6700 . .250-664-7735 Feb.Acreman 14thPl- .16th

Burket B 6745 Eakin Dr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-2375

Cassidy S M 2157 Firwood Pl . . . . . . . . . . . .250-664-6129

Caston Dan 2426 Otter Pt . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-2831

Burket S & T 6817 Beaton Rd . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-3704

Cameron Scott & Sandra 2226 Tara Pl . . . . .250-642-2210

CASTLE BEER/WINE&LIQUOR STORE 250-642-5055 Catling R & J 105-6585 Country Rd . . . . . . .250-642-2025

Burley Brent 8959A West Coast Rd . . . . . . .250-642-0261

Campbell Arnie 2950 Michelson Rd . . . . . . .250-642-3113

Catto D 307 2059 Kaltasin Rd . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-4419

Burnett D P 6539 East Sooke . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-2519

Campbell Bill 2511 Westview Ter . . . . . . . . .250-642-4492

Cavan B & S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-4752

Burnette David 2616 Seaside Jor Rvr . . . . . .250-646-2504

Campbell Bill 8132 Taylor Pl . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-6106

Cavanagh Kevin 5043 Tara Pl. . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-0175

Burnette David 2616 Seaside Jor Rvr . . . . . .250-646-2641

Campbell Charmaine 2374 Cedar Ridge Dr. . .250-642-7591

Cave C & R 7072 Richview Rd . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-6607

Burnett Ron 1040 Seaside Dr . . . . . . . . . . . .250-646-2043

Campbell EG & EA 6644 Acreman Pl . . . . . .250-642-7501

Cave CL 11 1956 Glenidle Rd. . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-3676

Burns John & Lefley 6859 Banner Rd . . . . . .250-642-3984

Campbell K & J 7863 West Coast Rd . . . . . .250-642-4841

Cawley A J 1994A Kaltasin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-5366

Burr Brian F 7002 West Coast Rd . . . . . . . .250-642-5025

Campbell Malcolm & Linda 5833 Anderson Cove Rd

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Chadsey L 2345 King Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-4665

Burrows Cindy 7081 Maple Park Terr. . . . . .250-642-3715

Campbell Murray 907 Park Heights . . . . . . .250-642-4338

Chamberlain Dave fax 5 7021 Grant Rd W 250-642-2984

Burrows G 2481 Driftwood . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-6560

Campbell Roger 907 Park Heights Dr . . . . .250-642-6247

Chamberlain David 7205 Wright Rd. . . . . . .250-642-2981

Burrows K 2281 Church Hill . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-6867

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Chamberlain Jackie 6833 Beaton Rd. . . . . . .250-642-0118

Burt D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-3936

Campbell S 290 Becher Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-3842

Chamberlain Mazel 5583 Medberry Close . .250-642-6758

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Burton E L 3 6724 Eustace Rd . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-6081

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Chamberland G 6534 Throup Rd . . . . . . . . .250-642-6511

Burton Earl 2112 Winfield Rd . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-0741

Campion Jamie 2196 Otter Ridge. . . . . . . . .250-642-6619

Chambers Richard 1349 Copper Mine Rd . . .250-642-2328

Busetto A 2285 Kemp Lk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-4790

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Chamitoff S 1729 Whiffen Spit . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-6909

Busetto D Jor Rvr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-646-2888

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Champ Mark & Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250-642-2864

Bush David & Michelle 65 Seagirt Rd . . . . . .250-642-2311

Cannon Arthur 6881 Cinnabar Pl . . . . . . . . .250-642-6053

Champagne Larry 7213 Austins Pl . . . . . . . .250-642-2978

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Linda Gordon, above, will be showing her work at the Reading Room Cafe. Right, a close up of Caprina Valentine’s Bokeh technique in “Meditative Mind.” playing their individual photographic-inspired art for the month of February. Gordon includes some paint-

ings as well. Gordon is a long-time resident and known for her paintings. The photographic-inspired

The Pastor's Pen Valentine's Day

There is the customs and traditions that we have in celebrating Valentine’s Day that may include sending cards, flowers, chocolates, etc. and connecting the day with romantic love. What is the origin, the legends, of Valentine’s Day that has evolved to how we celebrate it today? Saint Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian martyrdom stories of saints named Valentinus. In ‘Bede’s Martyrology’compiled in the 8th century it states that Saint Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II in person. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and because of this was executed. Before his execution he was reported to have performed a miracle by healing Julia the blind daughter of his jailer Asterius. During the last weeks of Valentinus's life a remarkable thing happened. Seeing that he was a man of learning, the jailer asked whether his daughter, Julia, might be brought to Valentinus for lessons. She had been blind since birth. Julia was a pretty young girl with a quick mind. Valentinus read stories of Rome's history to her. He described the world of nature to her. He taught her arithmetic and told her about God. She saw the world through his eyes, trusted his wisdom, and found comfort in his quiet strength."Valentinus, does God really hear our prayers?" Julia asked one day." Yes, my child, He hears each one." "Do you know what I pray for every morning and every night? I pray that I might see. I want so much to see everything you've told me about!" "God does what is best for us if we will only believe in Him," Valentinus said. "Oh, Valentinus, I do believe! I do!" She knelt and grasped his hand. They sat quietly together, each praying. Suddenly there was a brilliant light in the prison cell. Radiant, Julia screamed, "Valentinus, I can see! I can see!" "Praise be to God!" Valentinus exclaimed, and he knelt in prayer. On the eve of his death Valentinus wrote a last note to Julia, urging her to stay close to God. He signed it, "From your Valentine." His sentence was carried out the next day, February 14, 270 A.D., near a gate that was later named Porta Valentini in his memory. He was buried at what is now the Church of Praxedes in Rome. It is said that Julia planted a pink-blossomed almond tree near his grave. Today, the almond tree remains a symbol of abiding love and friendship On each February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, messages of affection, love, and devotion are exchanged around the world.

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works are new. “I remember coming to Sooke to spend summers at the family cabin since my youth,” said Gordon. “Since living full-time in Sooke, from 1979 onwards, I have been continuing my love of photography and painting. My early paintings were in oil, but I enjoy the bold colours that acrylics provide, and have done my more recent works in a combination of acrylics, metal foil and jewels. The pieces that will be shown at the Reading Room Cafe will be photograffia stud-

ded with jewels, foil and 3D carvings with paint and encrustations flowing out to include the frame.” Gordon’s work has been seen at the Sooke Fine Arts Shows, the Sooke Community Arts Council show and most recently at the Metchosin Art Gallery Massively Mini Art Show. Valentine was raised in Sooke and attended Edward Milne community school. “She’s pretty much a graphic designer,” said Gordon. Valentine studied arts and photography at UVic and has had her photographs displayed in shows in Victoria, Metchosin, the Sooke Fine Arts show, as well as published in Photolife magazine and Monday Magazine. Her photographs are up close and personal. She frames her images in a graphic way taking them to pure line and form, especially in the architectural ones. (www.caprinavalentine. com).

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Photograffia is an art form pioneered in the 1800’s emerging from the invention of the camera. In the early days of photography the exposure times for black and white photographs were long and often resulted in closed eyes in portraits. Touch-ups and tinting were common place ways to introduce lifelike results. Bokeh is a shallow focus technique used to blur an image in the background while highlighting the forefront. These two techniques are used in an on-going exhibit at the reading Room Cafe. Linda Gordon and her daughter Caprina Valentine will be dis-

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Tubs, Sinks, Taps, Vanity, Drains, Hot Water Tanks

RooďŹ ng, Framing, Drywall, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate, Decks

BC Business License - City Licence - WCB - Liability Insurance Fall Arrest Training & Equipment

Free Estimates

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Painting

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SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. 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. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The big year end clear out!â&#x20AC;? 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

REAL ESTATE MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

*Repairs

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OTTER POINT RV Trailer Park. 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; park model trailer (no pad fees) 3 slide outs + 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x52â&#x20AC;&#x2122; lot, finished deck & shed in new cond. Reduced to $117,900. obo. Owner willing to look at financing. Call (306)290-8764.

WELDING

RENTALS

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BEST BANG For the Buck $200 Full Cord

250-642-2743 FURNITURE ESTATE SALE: Sofa and matching loveseat, chairs, 2 futon sofa beds, bedroom sets, 60â&#x20AC;? TV, dinning room set, dishes, china cabinets, Persian carpets, Persian satellite, garden tools, clothing, complete household items. All in excellent condition. Everything must go! Call (250)477-4600.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mustang Floater Coat & Bib Pants. 2 VW & Audi Bike Racks. Car Brochures. Magazines from 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & 60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. (778)426-2835.

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or

1982 GRAND Prix LJ, only 29 original km on car, 350 4 bolt Vette motor and 350 Turbo trans installed in 1985. Seals done in 2008. A.C. works, New head liner 2014, a true time piece. $5,900 obo. Must Sell. Call Terry 250-478-1426.

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION COLWOOD: UNFURNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D room available, incls all utils, $450. (Avail immed). 250-858-6930.

SUITES, UPPER

1990 CHEVROLET Cavalier Z 24, 3.1 Litre. Only 70,000 km on rebuilt motor. Newer Luc High Performance clutch, 5sp trans, near new Yokohama tires. Red, sun roof, mint interior, power doors/windows (new motors and regulators). Pioneer stereo w/iPod adapter, Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers. Same owner since 1990, have all receipts. $2500. Chris, 250595-0370 leave message.

CHURCH RD, 3 BR, 1/3 acre, Lg garage, N/S, Cat okay, Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, $1200 +. 250-642-6225

WANTED: PRIVATE rural cottage or cabin. Wood/elec heat. Mature female 250-381-6171

250-642-4075

Mobile Units +++ Steel Sales

TRANSPORTATION

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WELDING

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From $675 per mo Refs required.

To view call 250-642-1900 COTTAGES

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

Upcoming Public Meetings

3x5 dist. of Sooke

Land Use and Environment Committee Monday, February 17, 2014 at 7:00 pm

Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Advisory Panels

2 BR Waterfront Cottage. Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d/unfurnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, beautiful water views, N/S, Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d $1000/m + utils. Seniors discount. Avail now. 250-6422015

The public is invited to attend the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room:

2 ROOM Cabin. Rural, near 17Mile. Appl. inc. 1 quiet person. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Req. Avail. March 1st. $800. 250-642-0058

- Arts and Beautification - 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm

HOMES FOR RENT 2BED/1 bath mobile home in 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. TWO BEDROOM HOUSE $950/m. F/S, D/W, Shed, garden. Sassenos area, 250-642-5119 pro509321@yahoo.ca

7x3 winter games GOOD LUCK !

- Economic Development - 3rd 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 WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NEW AT THE DISTRICTCHECK IT OUT! At www.sooke.ca

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158 Athletes, 44 Coaches, and 19 Officials from Vancouver Island - Central Coast (Zone 6) will be at the Mission 2014 BC Winter Games February 20 - 23.

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Sports & Recreation

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

Mike Hicks sits as new SEAPARC Commission Chair

Different strokes coming to Sooke: Master’s swim program being explored Britt Santowski

Your desire to swim is what matters. How fast or slow you swim may or may not be important to you. Most of your fellow swimmers are more interested in you as a person. Most will be trying to enhance their swimming with improved skills, strength, and stamina.

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When Frank Comerford took over coaching of Sooke’s swimming programs back in the late summer of 2013, he hinted that a Master’s swim program will be started sometime in the future. In an article that appeared in the Sooke News Mirror on Sept 11, 2013 (“Sooke swimmers welcome new coach”), Comerford wrote “A new Masters ... who wish to get into and stay physically fit and/or compete and get very sociable will be started.” That time has come. There will be an organizational meeting at SEAPARC, in the conference room, on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:15 p.m. The Master’s swim program is for those over 18 years of age. If there is enough interest, a Master’s swim program can be started in Sooke. “It is also a social function,” he adds. “Adults are fun to coach and ‘I can teach old dogs new tricks’.” A Master’s swim team has been identified as a need in Sooke, and Comerford wants to “keep our current age-group swimmers in the sport as they grow older.” Comerford said he has helped adults

Swimmers in health or rehabilitation

Submitted photo, from the Island Swimming Flickr account.

stay fit well into their 90s. Following is information submitted to the Sooke News Mirror by Frank Comerford, a ASCA Distinguished Professional Coach, currently coaching Island Swimming, Sooke.

Why Masters Swimming? More and more of us realize that regular exercise contributes to good physical and mental health, whatever our age. Swimming is one of the safest and best ways to exercise. It doesn’t abuse the joints with sudden shocks and pounding and benefits the cardiovascular

system, reduces cholesterol and positively influences muscle tone, endurance and emotional well-being. Besides, it’s fun! Masters swimming provides excellent opportunities to exercise with others, to improve swimming skills and stamina, and to enjoy doing it. Masters swimming prime credo is fitness. Masters swimming means wanting to be fit, having the pleasure of being with other swimmers sharing these interests while doing it, and for some, releasing those competitive juices from time to time. Masters swimming encourages competition for swim-

mers of all abilities who like to challenge themselves and others at swim meets. Thus, by being a member of a Masters swim club there is an opportunity not only for fitness, but to meet and make new friends, to compete and to travel.

Women and men, young and old If you are 18, you are old enough to join. Even if you are over 90, you can continue to be an important and active member of Masters swimming 7,500 swimmers nation-wide.

It is better to enjoy good health whenever you swim, but you don’t have to be 100 per cent fit or free of ailments to swim. Swimming has helped many feel better while still hampered, to partially recover from ailments or even fully regain their health. The process of swimming smooths the rough spots of less than perfect health even when it is not able to cure what is wrong.

More information There will be an organizational meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:15 p.m. at the SEAPARC Leisure Complex conference room. If you’re looking for more information, that is the place to be. With information from Frank Comerford

⍟ SEAPARC SNIPPET Swimmers at all levels of ability

CHILDREN’S FITNESS AND ARTS FEDERAL TAX CREDIT

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN CLAIM UP TO $500 PER YEAR ON YOUR TAXES FOR ELIGIBLE EXPENSES PAID FOR EACH CHILD UNDER 16 YEARS OLD? Parents are reminded to keep receipts for sport, recreation and arts programs. Find out more from Canada Revenue Agency.

File photo.

Mike Hicks is the new SEAPARC Commission Chair. The Sooke and Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission (SEAPARC) has a new Chair. At their February 5 meeting, the annual elections took place. Lynn MacDonald, SEAPARC’s Administrative Secretary, confirmed on February 6 that Mike Hicks (Regional Director, Juan de Fuca Electoral Area) is now the Chair, and former Chair Jim Perkins, is now the Vice Chair. As outlined on the CRD website, “SEAPARC is a partnership of the municipal-

ity of Sooke and western communities in the JDF Electoral Area (Port Renfrew, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River and East Sooke). The commission serves the residents of these areas. Funding for the commission comes from property taxes and user fees.” The Commission administers the services at SEAPARC and oversees the staff. It also prepares the annual budget and makes recommendations on operating policy, regulation and fees to the CRD board.

Pro D Day

at SEAPARC Friday, February 21st

Pro-D Day Camp (swim & skate) $2 Wipeout Swim 1:00 -3:00 pm $2 Everyone Welcome Skate 11:15-1:00pm

FOR REGISTRATIONS AND INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: 250-642-8000

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ScoreBoArD Basketball

Soccer

Vancouver Island Tier 2 Boys’ League Standings

Sooke Hurricanes

EMCS currently in second place. • Wins: 7 • Losses: 2 Most recent game: • Feb 7, EMCS vs St. Andrews (W) 79-32

Vancouver Island AA/A Senior Girls’ Basketball Standings: Div 2 EMCS currently in first place. • Wins: 7 • Losses: 1 • Tier: AA Most recent game: • Feb 7, EMCS vs St. Andrews (W) 47-22

Ranked 2 in Division 3B Team Record: • Wins: 7 • Losses: 3 • Ties: 1 Recent Games: • Jan 19 against Castaways United (W) 1 - 0 • Jan 25 against Juan de Fuca FC (L) 0 - 2 • Feb 1 against Ladysmith Strikers (L) 0-2

Sooke Loggers

Ranked 3 in Division 3B Team Record: • Wins: 9 • Losses: 4 • Ties: 2 Recent games: • Feb 01 at Alberni Athletics 3B (L) 4-1 • Jan 25 at Nanaimo United FC 3B (W) 0 - 1 • Jan 19 vs. Peninsula Slayers 3B (W) 2 - 0

JOIN THE LEGION

NASCAR

POOL 2 0 1 4 Sign up and first pick Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:00pm at the Legion First come, first serve to join

GREAT PRIZES! Race schedule & rules supplied Sooke United

Ranked 8 in Division 4C Team Record: • Wins: 0 • Losses: 14 • Ties: 1 Recent games: • Feb 02 vs. SPL Bigwheels FC 4C (L) 3 - 4 • Jan 25 at Saanich Braves 4C (L) 2 - 1 • Jan 19 vs. Fernwood Town FC 4C (L) 0 - 10

WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SHORT SLEEVE. Join the cause and buy a pink shirt at London Drugs or at

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Proceeds beneﬁ t anti-bullying programs in BC. SUPPORTERS:

Hockey

Saturday February 1 • Midget A vs. Saanich M3 (W) 11-3 • Saanich Braves T3 vs. Sooke Bantam A (L) 4-1 Sunday February 2 • Victoria vs. Midget A (W) 1-7 • Kerry Park C1 5 vs. Midget C1 (L) 5-1 • Atom - Dev vs. VRC (T) 5-5

Britt Santowski photos

A few shots of shots at the eMcS basketball games played on Feb 6, 2014, at eMcS.

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February15 10-4 Victoria Conference Centre ADMISSION $7, UNDER 16 FREE

Hosted by JBMS www.jamesbaymarket.com

Registration is underway in your community for Softball Programs… For information on programs in your community contact Softball BC admin@softball.bc.ca or call us at 604-531-0044 ext. 3 − PROUD SUPPORTERS −

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Sooke Sea Hawks getting ready for a new football season According to the Greater Victoria Minor Footbal (VictoriaFootball.ca) website, registration for the Sooke Sea Hawks happens on Saturday, February 22, from 2-4 p.m., at Sooke elementary school. The registration fee includes all required football equipment except for cleats. “Just bring your enthusiasm (and) excitement(,) and get ready for great season of football,” their website reads.

YOUR WHOLE TEAM COULD WIN WHEN YOU

TELL US WHAT INSPIRES YOU!

Do you know of a minor hockey team who deserves to attend the 2014 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic, Sunday, March 2 in Vancouver? Anyone can enter on behalf of their favourite BC minor hockey team.

10 lucky minor hockey teams from BC will each receive 25 tickets… Submit an entry by telling us how hockey, your team or a favourite player has inspired you.

• PreAtom: Children born 2004-2006; • Atom: Children born 2002-2003; • PeeWee: Children born 2000-2001.

No time like the present! Andy Carrier, photo

Over 20 players are focussed on getting ready for the spring football season in Sooke. Practices start in March.

Complete registration information is available on their website, at victoriafootball. ca/registration. Grant assistance programs are also listed on that web page.

Encourage everyone to enter and increase your odds of winning in the random draw. Include a photo if you want – perhaps from your own hockey days, or a team photo or show us how excited your team would be to win 25 tickets to the Heritage Classic. Players, coaches, friends and family can enter on behalf of a BC minor hockey team.

Hurry – contest closes midnight Feb. 21, 2014 . . . Go to www.sookenewsmirror.com and click on contests or visit http://bit.ly/3j767hq

Community

Calendar Thurs Feb 13

Fri Feb 14

Sat Feb 15

Sun Feb 16

Mon Feb 17

ADULT WALKING GROUP

VITAL VITTLES

ART IN THE MAIL

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

PARENT & TOT DROP-IN

SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Cribbage 7 p.m. MEDITATION EVENING Zenwest Meditation Evening, 7:30 p.m. Free.

The day before VALENTINES DAY

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. VALENTINES AT THE MIX by Ric’s, featuring Caelen Starblanket La Rocque (instrumental guitarist), from 6-9 p.m. VALENTINES DAY

Get creative at the Library and learn how to fashion gorgeous mailing envelopes, free, 2-3:30 p.m. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Meat draw 3 p.m. A TASTE OF BC EMCS, 7-9:30pm. Tix $30, Shoppers or Peoples. SWEET HEART DANCE w CURL At the Legion, Cocktails 5:30, dinner 6:00, show starts around 7:00 p.m. $15/$17.50. Tix at the Legion.

All Community events which purchase a display ad will appear in our current community event calendar at no charge. FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge, space permitting.

SHOPPERS 250-642-5229

DRUG MART

COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE: THURSDAY @ 3PM Items for Community Calendar must be non-commercial and free to the public. Please limit to 25 words.

Sunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome. Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m. BlueGrass Jam, 2:30-5 p.m. TEA & SYMPHONY Sooke Philharmonic Chamber players with Carmen Marlene, 2:30 p.m., at EMCS. Tix $30 from Shoppers, Little Vienna, Wood Travel.

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. Not VALENTINES DAY. You’re soooo too late.

Directory: Where to find what Baptist Church: 7110 W Coast Rd Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend Rd Edward Milne Community School: 6218 Sooke 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 Sooke Harbour House: 1528 Whiffin Spit Rd Village Foods. Smack downtown, you can’t miss it Zenwest Meditation: 4970 Naigle Rd

Tues Feb 18BABY

Wed Feb 19

Infant Massage. Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m. PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME 10 a.m. Sooke Library. 3-5 years old. Registration required. 250-642-3022. ADULT WALKING GROUP SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. 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 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 NEW: Dominos 10 a.m. Ladies Darts 12 noon. Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m. TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520. AWARENESS FILM Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle. EMCS 7 p.m.

BABY TALK

PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP

MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT Mobile unit in Sooke, February 18 - 21. Sooke Health Unit, 2145 Townsend Road. Call 1-800-663-9203 to book an appointment.

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Reader’s Photo of the Week

Sooke Flower House

Sooke News Mirror reader Bobbie Jo Peterson sent us this photo of fog rising from the waters on the Spit. Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by Sooke Flower House. We welcome your submissions. Send your good quality jpeg photos to: editor@ sookenewsmirror.com.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, there is more to you than meets the eye. You enjoy letting others get small glimpses of your true self, but this week they will get a lot of information all at once. TAURUS -Apr 21/May 21 Feeling restless, Taurus? Spend some time with a hobby that you enjoy, whether that is cooking in the kitchen or building something out in the garage. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Others may have trouble reading you this week, Gemini. That’s because you are putting forth a few different faces. It is better for all involved if you remain consistent.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, when you want to get something done, it is probably best if you do it yourself this week. This way you can bring your own unique approach to the task at hand. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Cash seems to be flowing out of your pockets this week, Virgo. You may want to sit down and make some adjustments to your spending habits so you can get your finances in order. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, your patience is wearing thin, but you need to keep your cool or you could end up in a sticky situation at work. Ride things out until the weekend arrives.

Valentine’s Day at

the MIX by Ric’s

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, a lucky streak has you excited to test your good fortune. Ride this wave, but do not go through all of your money in one fell swoop. That can spell trouble. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/ Jan 20 Capricorn, you have been doing a lot of waiting around, but now your patience is bound to pay off. You just need to wait a little while longer to bear the fruits of your labors. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/ Feb 18 Aquarius, a big adventure is on the horizon. The trouble is, you do not know what to expect and what to

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Phone: 250-642-5913 General Meeting every 4th Tuesday, 7pm • Members and bona fide guests welcome

Sweet Heart Dance with Curl February 15

bring along for the ride. Things will come into focus soon.

Cocktails: 5:30, Dinner: 6:00 Show starts around 7:00

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 You need to take a rest, Pisces. Otherwise, you will burn out very quickly. Friends are urging you to slow down this week.

Roast Beef Dinner with Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad and Dessert. An alternate meal is available if requested at the time tickets are purchased. Cost: $15.00 member/ $17.50 non-members Tickets at the Bar at the Legion.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS FEBRUARY 16 Matthew Knight, Actor (20) FEBRUARY 17 Ed Sheeran, Singer (23) FEBRUARY 18 Matt Dillon, Actor (50) FEBRUARY 19 Jeff Daniels, Actor (59) FEBRUARY 20 Brian Littrell, Singer (39) FEBRUARY 21 Alan Rickman, Actor (68) FEBRUARY 22 Drew Barrymore, Actress (39)

MONDAYS

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

MEAT DRAW

FRIDAY Steak Night

6-7:30 PM ONLY

ANNIVERSARIES / BIRTHDAYS / GROUP PARTIES WELCOME!

Hosted by R Team

with Pete & Megan BLUEGRASS JAM KARAOKE 1st and 3rd Sundays Every Friday 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

2:30 pm - 5:00 pm

DROP IN POOL TOURNAMENT 2ND SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH

NASCAR STARTS 7 PM WED., FEB. 19 CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: SookeLegion.ca

SOOKEFOURCAST

Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!

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

SOOKE

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SCORPIO-Oct24/Nov22 It isn’t in your makeup to be meek, Scorpio. If something needs to be discussed, speak up and let others know your perspective on the situation.

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Your Weekly Horoscope CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, now is the time to introduce your family to a special friend of yours. This person will be received graciously, so there is no need to fret about the meeting.

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 Perfect Woodland Creek location  Sooke’s best value?

For the past three years, people have been chalking up their cues and smacking a few balls at the Sooke Legion. The pool league, which currently has four teams, plays on either Monday or Tuesday nights. Each team has six players, one of whom has to be a female. Clint is seen here preparing to take a shot.

OPEN Sat/Sun 1-4 $599,000

2 Homes on an idyllic

1.43 acres of stunning, supernatural riverfront

 Both homes show beautifully 1858 sq ft ‘95 built main home & sep 901 sq ft cottage

 Beautiful grounds feature lush lawns and a myriad of easy care perennials' & shrubs

Daniela Novosadova

$479,000

 Set on a picturesque 1.43 in a serene East Sooke location

 Spacious 4 bedroom 3 bath family home offering master on main

Susan Dunn

The league standings as of February 4 are: Team 1 - 16 points Team 2 - 20 points Str8 Shooters (team 3) 16 points Team 4 - 4 points.

 Splendid mountain vistas, private, secluded  Immaculate throughout, lower level easily converted into additional accomodation

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101-2015 SHIELDS ROAD

250-642-6480

Anyone interested in playing can email “fuzzy” fuzzyfed@shaw.ca.

www.sookeshometeam.com

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