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Herb Haldane, 50, is going to take a crack at running for the mayor’s chair on November 15. On June 23, Mayor Wendal Milne announced his plans not to run in the next municipal election and Haldane said, “With Wendal Milne gone, there’s no clear runner. I’m going to take a chance and see how I fare.” Haldane sat on the last two District of Sooke councils and has been a part of many of the decisions made under Mayors Janet Evans and Wendal Milne, including large projects such as the Prestige Hotel, the pub-

lic boat launch, and the new connector road. He said the big issue for him is the whole tax structure and the misunderstandings around it. “We got lucky this year that’s because we found a bunch of money, it looks good … but the five-year plan raises it a pile and I want to nip it in the bud,” said Haldane. He said he has talked to businesses that have to rent out one-half their space because of the commercial taxes. When asked if he was running for the sake of businesses in Sooke he said he is doing it in the name of residents, new families and retirees. “How do taxes go up so much? I want a reality check to it,” stated Haldane. He said he has been happy on council for the most part, even in the cheap seats. Now, he wants to make some forward movement. “If they find I’m not the right guy, they can vote me out in four years,” he said. Haldane is self employed at Haldane Homes.

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Kids aren’t active enough and Steve Knoke recognizes this and wants to help make it so they are outside more, getting exercise and fresh air. “This program,” he said, referring to the grant for the Sooke bike park, “creates the opportunity for kids to be active and foster a connection with nature. Cycling is a life skill.” Knoke, SEAPARC manager, isn’t alone in this pursuit by any means. He’s just one of the people making the bike park at SEAPARC happen. A grant of $75,000 was received from the Capital Regional District through the Active Transportation Innovative infra-

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structure Funding Program with SEAPARC, the District of Sooke and the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area as participants. SEAPARC committed a further $24,000. The bike park will be built in phases, with the first being the pump track, a circular hard-dirt surface with hills the riders can have fun on. The next phase is the trail access which goes from the end of Throup Road to SEAPARC. “It’s out to tender,” said Knoke. “We’re waiting on bids and quotes.” The third phase is refurbishing the dirt jumps but this is subject to budget considerations. “I’m excited,” said Knoke. “I don’t want to lose sight of getting kids outside, this will

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ponents. Stephane Pellieter and Dylan Smith are two young men, along with Morgan and Luke, who have been working on the pump track. They both mountain bike and are totally on board with making the park as great place for riders. “I just mountain bike and thought it would be fun to build jumps,” said Pellieter, who is from Calgary. Smith is from Regina and he studied building tracks and mountain bike operations. For both it is their first time on the Island and they want to return. Knoke stresses that the bike park is not just for kids, it’s for the whole family. “I want to ride this when it’s ready,” he said.

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A brief look through some of the stories that made the news in years past. July 15, 2009 Porta-potty may have to exit Sk8 park It seems there is no publicly accessible amenity that can be put in place that cannot, or will not, eventually be vandalized. In the case of the Sooke Skate Park on Throup Road, a portable washroom added for the convenience of park users has been repeatedly mistreated to the point where its removal has to be considered. Alternatives could be left to the imagination of park users. The issue falls under the umbrella of SEAPARC, and manager Larry Hutchings says he had heard from the commission that the porta-potty may be on the way to removal. As is most often the case, it seems the majority of park users will possibly suffer for the actions of a few. July 14, 2004 Mayor, welfare advocate concerned about needy The cost-saving decision to close Sooke’s welfare office in 2002, then two years later shut the nearest centre in Langford, hasn’t been as seamless as government officials predicted. The March closing of the Ministry of Human Resources office on Goldstream Ave. has forced clients from Port Renfrew to East Sooke to travel to four differ-

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Looking Back

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Back in 2009, a young woman was rescued from a crevice at the Sooke Potholes. ent Victoria offices, depending on their category (income assistance, single parents, disability, and persistent multiple barriers). At the time, a ministry spokesperson said most clients’ business can be done over the phone. But the ding-a-ling isn’t foolproof. “There has been a few concerns with people falling through the cracks,” said Sooke Mayor Janet Evans.” Some are getting very frustrated.” Evans knows of people who have had to take time off work to go downtown for an appointment with their worker. July 14, 1999 Sooke landmark up in smoke The fire that gutted the landmark Milne’s Landing Store Friday was the second grease fire to break out in the hamburger stand’s kitchen area in recent months. Milne’s Landing staff

and Sooke volunteer firefighters were able to quickly extinguish an April 11 fire which broke out in one of the popular fast food outlet’s deep fryers, but could do little to contain Friday’s blaze. Sooke fire department Captain Steve Sorensen said the two fires were unrelated. This fire quickly spread to the rest of the 56-year old structure, which is home to a convenience store, fast-food outlet and gift store. July 13, 1994 It started as a big community picnic On July 25, 1934, the people of Sooke gave birth to one of the most enduring community events of its kind. It was billed a celebration of Sooke progress and a commemoration of the 70 anniversary of the discovery of gold in the Sooke River. Volunteers were recruited to construct booths and picnic tables.

The 35-foot grey whale that washed up on the beach near Beechey Head has been returned to the deep — 40 feet deep under the waters of the Sooke Basin, near Goodridge Island, to have its bones picked clean by underwater creatures over the next 12 months. Edward Milne community school coordinator Phoebe Dunbar, who masterminded the whole whale salvage operation, said she was “really relieved” when the rotting body of the giant whale sank beneath the waves for the last time. “It’s been quite a job,” she said.

The event was so successful it began bringing in people from all over, and soon the tiny-but-growing logging and fishing community of Sooke was attracting crowds of 10,000 to 12,000. Like the Scottish broom, the event took root and never let go. Very quickly, it was All Sooke Day. It was the logger sports that captured everybody’s attention. FACT: Funds from the first All Sooke Days build the Sooke Community Hall, the bestused building in Sooke, back in 1937. July 12, 1989 Whale of a job It’s been a whale of a job, but it’s finally over.

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Taking the leap from hobby to a full fledged business is often a scary step. It means your passion has to be combined with commitment. For Hillary Childs, the steps ahead have been a bit anxious, but she took the path anyway. Childs is the owner of Huckleberry Hill, and she makes handcrafted soap and body care products. She said she has been making soap for about 15 years. She did it with her mother in the Vancouver area and back then she made soap for family and friends, as gifts, and for herself mostly. She wanted natural products which weren’t full of chemicals and harsh ingredients. She took a herbalist course and experimented with essential oils, herbs and natural ingredients. “It’s constant experimenting, trial and error for a lot of stuff,” she said. “I always used a natural deodorant and was trying to find one that worked after a run at lunch, most didn’t work.” So she started making her own natural deodorant with sweet orange and geranium, and the response has been positive. Other products are made with as many local products as she can find. She believes in fair trade products, no GMOs and sourcing locally. Some things she just can’t get locally. “We don’t grow almonds or olives.” In the name of recycling and reusing she willing to take back her containers to have them refilled with product. Doing research on

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Hillary Childs at home on the farm with her products displayed on her old tractor and below at the Thursday Night Market at the museum.

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She lives with her family on 11 acres off Otter Point Place and has plans for growing many of her own herbs and setting up a permanent work space. With two children and a husband who works at Jordan River, Childs has to make time for her own work. She committed to the Saturday Country Market as well as the Night Market at the museum for the entire season. That’s big for her. “I’m just trying to keep up, I’m blown away by putting myself out there.” She is enjoying the markets and the interaction with people. “I believe in getting out in your community, focussing on them and getting feedback,” she said. It’s a big transition from something you do every few weeks to being ahead of the game, she said. She is taking it seriously.

“I hope what I make is going to sll. It’s a change from on demand to really having to predict and have inventory.” Childs carries some of her products at Inspire on Eustace Road and at the weekly markets. Presently it is a small home-based business and Childs is happy with that — for now. “I don’t want to end up too too big. I still would like to work from home and move more into online sales,” she said. “I love doing this stuff, experimenting and creating. It’s really fun to do.” The Saturday Country Market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the junction of Eustace and Otter Point Roads. The Night Market runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Sooke Region Museum on Phillips Road.

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Curator’s Corner: making changes to exhibits We have been making a number of changes to our museum including renovating older exhibits and adding new ones. This January saw one of our biggest renovations yet with the expansion of seven exhibits and the addition of three. The idea to renovate our displays began with wanting to refresh our indoor and outdoor Leechtown exhibits as this is the 150th year since the gold rush. Since we were moving the location of the indoor exhibit we decided to go ahead and renovate the displays surrounding it and add a few more. This week we will be talking about the expansion of our mining and Leechtown exhibits, which were given complete overhauls including new text, pictures, artifacts and the creation of lifelike scenes. The mining exhibit features artifacts such as rock samples, tools and headgear and the related history focuses on activity in East Sooke, Jordan River and Valentine Mountain. An exciting addition to the mining display is the very realistic mine

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Clockwise: Building the mine shaft, the mining exhibit, the outdoor Leechtown exhibit, the Leech River model, and the indoor Leechtown exhibit. shaft. Approximately 10 sheets of foam were glued together and carved out using an electric knife. Then the structure was covered with a dry wall compound in order to give the paint something to adhere to and provide texture. The mine shaft has proven to be a huge

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hit among visitors, especially children. The rocks used for the ground of the display were re-purposed from our West Coast Trail exhibit, which will be updated in early 2015. Next down the line is the Leechtown display. All of the artifacts in this exhibit were found

near or at Leechtown including a claim stake, clay tobacco pipe, gunpowder flask, cutlery and various tools. On display are numerous photos, including one showing Lieutenant Peter John Leech’s grave at Ross Bay Cemetery. Lt. Leech was the second in command of the Vancouver Island Exploratory Expedition and his crew discovered placer gold in July 1864 about 12 miles from Sooke in an unnamed tributary, subsequently named the Leech River. The discovery of gold was the beginning of the gold rush in this region. The lifelike river component in the Leechtown exhibit was also created by gluing foam together and carving it out. It was painted to mimic the emerald green colours of the Leech River. We also painted small rocks to represent placer gold, but if you look closely you will find real gold panned from the Leech River (remember, we sell Leech River gold in our gift shop). On display outside we have parts of the original Leechtown memorial cairn that

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was destroyed by vandals. In the same location, we have a time capsule containing a collection of documents that were buried in the summer of 1987 and will be opened in 2037 and again in 2087. We took down the old worn out signs and added a 5’ x 5’ aluminum weather proof sign that explains the Time Capsule and gold rush in detail. On Saturday, July 19, from 12-4 p.m., we are hosting an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Leechtown gold rush. The event is sponsored by Spinnakers Brewpub and you can expect an afternoon of fun including games and music. The Sooke Harbour Players will also be performing theatre skits. One of the biggest draws of the day will be the roasting of traditional Leechtown beef in a pit dug up on the museum grounds. For more details on our summer events please visit our website www.sookeregionmuseum.com. Brianna Shambrook Collections and Exhibits Manager Sooke Region Museum

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We are also thankful to have been able to share all these times and much more with our two wonderful sons and their adorable families. Life has been good to all of us!

Public Hearings will be held in the Sooke Council Chambers at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC on Monday July 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm to hear presentations on the following matters:

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Today Suzanne and I celebrate a life of outdoor adventures which has shape-shifted through a half century. A life of companionship including rambles through mountains, glaciers, alpine meadows, solitary sea kayak adventures, (sometimes just us, and other times leading expeditions), photo safaris in Africa, a recent decade of hiking and studying flora and fauna of the desert landscape of Joshua Tree and daily strolls on the Sooke Spit with our dog Banjo.

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present a new monument to replace the original cairn erected in 1928 in Leechtown. The monument provided a catalyst of economic boom on Vancouver Island.

The Lure of Gold essays are a lead-up to the 150th Leechtown Anniversary celebration being held at the Sooke Region Museum on July 19. The Vancouver Island Placer Miners’ Association will

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600 mines and 2,000 people, and later they started in the logging business. Man’s desire for gold of Leechtown, lead to a clearing of gold rush memories. Jenna Stewart Grade 6

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formed and was sent out to look at what is now Leechtown. While there, they discovered gold in the Sooke river. In just a few weeks, thousands of miners came for all over the island to get the gold. In August of the same year, over 227 mining licenses has been given to miners. By December, the town had already started to form and was named after Lieutenant Peter John Leech. There where 6 general stores, 3 hotels, and over 30 saloons. Leechtown had roughly

gold and ruined their land. They actually forced the indians to work and mine the gold for them. The Spanish where also very keen on getting gold. They took the Aztec king hostage, conquered the Aztecs, took their gold, and that of the Incas as well. Gold is very beautiful, but it is also a key to greed. Leechtown now, is nothing but some old cement house foundations, but in 1864, it was much more than that. In July of 1864, an expedition party was

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Gold Rush Memories We have been using gold for over 800 years, for all sorts of things. Gold has been used for many things because it is so soft and easy to work with. Gold is a substance that cannot be corroded or destroyed in any way. If you found a ship that sunk 100’s of years ago, the gold that was on

that ship would still be in perfect condition. Another reason gold is so valuable, is because there is not very much of it around the world. There has been a race to get the metal for hundreds of years. Over the centuries, gold has both built and destroyed civilizations. Ghana was once one of the biggest empires on earth because of its riches in gold. The Macuna Indians found gold in their fields. When word go out, over 25,000 miners came and took all the

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All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed amendments shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed amendments at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record. Copies of the relevant background documents may be inspected at the offices of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing July 2, 2014 to and including July 14, 2014. If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the Planning Department at (250) 642-1634.

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Wedding day at the Phillips orchard Today as you drive up Phillips Road and view the lovely Sun River Community Garden, on your right nearer the river you might observe fruit trees from a long ago abundant orchard. This 1922 wedding day photo shows the fruit trees in their prime, framing the bride and groom, alongside the Phillips farmhouse. It’s hard to imagine it’s almost one hundred years since the dapper Rueben Acreman won his bride, Jessie, youngest daughter of the pioneer Phillips family. It was 1868 that William Phillips arrived on our shores (some say he’d been on a Royal Navy vessel) and went to work for the Muirs in their lumbering enterprise. He took up a section of land bordering the Sooke River on the west, but probably lived a lonely life until the Milne family emigrated to the east side of the river. When he met Edward Milne’s sister Janet, he was quick to propose marriage in 1885, and the couple raised six children on the Phillips farm. The hardworking pioneering couple planted a large garden for subsistence and a number of fruit trees that have continued to give fruit for well over a century. (Nowadays the bears seem to be first in line to harvest the apples.) Their children were John, Edward, Susan-

ticularly charming, to win the heart of such a shy, demure young girl as Jessie Phillips. Hardworking as they were, the Philips sons and daughters had a reputation for being quiet-natured. While Jessie was the only one to marry, there was no issue at all from the Phillips family, and today it is only the road, logging equipment at the museum, and the orchard of trees that carries their heritage forward. By the 1960s after the fishtraps’ closing, Rueben was employed as custodian at Saseenos School, where he enjoyed seeing the children. When he passed, he left a gift of books for the school’s library. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum

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Taxes and the need for them Complaining about property taxes is as old as the hills around Sooke. No one likes to pay taxes of any kind, but in order to maintain everything we have come to expect, we have to pay for it. Since the municipality doesn’t earn money on its own, then it is the residents and businesses who pay. Pretty simple basic fact. Commercial enterprises do pay a lot more tax, that is a fact. Is it fair? Probably not. If there was more of a commercial base in Sooke, then there is the chance taxes would go down for all. Of course we could use more businesses in the town core, but because we are a bedroom community this is unlikely on a larger level. Yes, we can supply the basics, but people being as they are will still drive to “town” to shop. They just think they’ll find bargains and more selection. To lower the taxes on commercial would mean that to maintain the same budget then the residents would have to pay more. Can the district cut their expenses? Probably somewhat, but what would you want to do without? Fire and police protection? Staff? Community grants? Library? Yes taxes have gone up, but so have the services, road improvements, obligations and expenses. It is easy to complain but when you want things to happen in your community then you have to be prepared to pay for it. The huge rallying cry in elections is often taxes and while some may want to change the rates, it is not as easy as all that. It’s a complicated business and that’s why we have financial officers who can put the dollars in the right columns. People want their property values to remain high in case they want to sell and they want them low when the tax bill comes in. You can’t have it both ways. Like the old saying by Benjamin Franklin goes, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

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Connector Road is not a good idea I was flabbergasted to see in this week’s Sooke News Mirror that there are people who think that the construction of the new connector road is a good idea. I understand (sorta) that council approved this $2-million road from nowhere to nowhere because of an entrenched notion that building a by-pass road is good for Sooke and is supported by Sooke residents. All of the long-time Sooke residents I’ve spoken to over the past few years have told me that the Throup/Grant Connector (which this new piece is just the middle portion of) is a really stupid idea that was rejected by residents in a referendum a number of years ago. Not once in recent public survey’s and community meetings has this project been identified as a community priority. Despite the distinct lack of public support for this project, council has supported it – why? This council, and several before them, have been told so many times that this project is absolutely necessary for the proper functioning of traffic, and that, once completed, so many (undefined) benefits will miraculously spring forward from it that to question it would be foolish, if not irresponsible. In my years of working closely with Vancouver’s City Coun-

cil, I did notice the odd time when they seemed to go into some kind of trance and support something that was just too expensive and complicated to warrant a serious second look. I can only assume that’s what happened here. Odd behaviour for a council that prides itself on keeping tax increases super low. Just imagine how different Sooke could be if the millions allocated for this project went to capital improvements that the public actually wanted and supported. One thing council and staff are very clear about is that the new connector is just the first stage of a connector road that will join up with Grant Road at one end, and Throup all the way to Phillips at the other. The intention is to divert traffic away from Sooke Road and West Coast Road. Put another way, the idea is to move traffic away from a highway with commercial properties located along a good portion of it onto quiet residential streets. When asked the question at a public meeting, the engineer responsible for the design of the section of the connector being built right now was quite clear that this road was designed to handle large vehicles, including logging trucks. So, while the residents further

along West Coast Road are continuing to complain about the number of logging trucks and their hours of operation, the solution in Sooke is to move them away from the highway onto quiet neighbourhood streets. As one person commented, this connector will make it easier for Otter Point residents to get home. Now I’m generally a generous guy, but I really don’t appreciate several millions of our tax dollars going towards road improvements that will only benefit residents in neighbouring communities. Not sure what to do about this mess. We could try to convince the new council to not complete the connections to Grant and Throup. That would leave us with this expensive piece of connector road in the middle that I’m sure will be appreciated only by residents on Townsend. Or we could simply advise the property owners along the connector route to sell now, before it becomes apparent to prospective buyers that they could be moving onto a relocated highway. Rick Gates Sooke

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We asked: What do you think of the recent announcement to increase speed limits in B.C?

I support it. I’m used to faster highways, coming from Ontario. On the road to Sooke it make sense to have it slower though.

On straighter roads it makes sense. It also makes sense to enforce the staying-rightexcept-to-pass rule.

Brandon Warrener Victoria

Mayor’s integrity evident I was pleased to note your positive comments about our Mayor Wendal Milne in your recent editorial and I concur with them. I remember meeting Wendal on my doorstep in 2011 when he was canvassing for the job and being impressed by his straight talk and evident integrity and decided that he would have my support. The current council have done well since December 2011 in tackling the problems inherited from the previous council and for putting, among other things, our finances back under control and dealing successfully with difficult and divisive issues such as the proposed bike park. The initial year of office must have been difficult but perseverance and commitment have paid off and I believe that this achieved a more accountable council to the benefit of us all. Always approachable and pleasant, Wendal has exhibited his leadership qualities and dedication without any evident primadonna tendencies and has served our community well with his good old fashioned “common sense” approach to issues. I regret that he is not standing again for the new four-year term but understand his personal reasons

I like it. I’m a fast driver, with places to go.

James Berry Victoria

I think some of the areas they picked, like the highway up to Campbell River, make sense. That's a good place to increase the speed limit.

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for this decision. Thank you Mayor Wendal for your sterling service in serving our community. Errol Anderson Sooke

Cause for concern Last week the RCMP visited a number of residents along Sunriver Way. The officer was making inquires to help in their investigation into an incident where an uphill access road at the end of Sunriver Way had spikes driven into the road bed with the sharp ends up so as to cause the trucks tires to blow out. There has been a long running conflict with numerous neighbours and a backhoe service and the Sunriver development as to noise, dust and other safety issues as they move thousands of truckloads of earth through the subdivision. I hope the individual who did this reads this letter and seeks out other, legal ways to resolve their issue with the developer. Robert E. Campbell Sooke

PBS in jeopardy The Harper government is doing everything it can to deny

Canadians very basic access to information about current events through its massive funding cuts to the CBC, whose mandate belongs to the Canadian people, not a particular government and its (right-wing) ideologies. Now it appears, Harper is acting via the CRTC to make it more difficult, if not outright prevent, Canadians from viewing programs on PBS. The CRTC is proposing to eliminate inclusion of PBS stations in basic cable/satellite packages; the result may be the only way to receive PBS is by paying an extra fee. In my experience, both PBS Seattle, and PBS Detroit, which we receive via Shaw Satellite, go out of their way to include Canadians and Canadian content as much as possible. PBS Seattle even has an office in Vancouver, the Pacific Coast Public Television Association. Most Canadians live near the border with the U.S.A. PBS programming, while it emphasizes American content, which is understandable, has a great deal of programs from all over the world. Viewers not only enjoy the “Masterpiece” dramas, which are from the UK, but programs about nature, science, art, music, current events, kids’ shows (many are made

in Canada) and so on. Many Canadians do not live near major cities where live performances of ballet, opera, rock, jazz, plays, etc., are available or even affordable, so television provides the next best thing. PBS plays a major role in enriching our lives through such programs. Listeners of National Public Radio in Washington State know that the local radio stations there include Victoria when they list the cities they serve. They participate in the Victoria and Vancouver Jazz Festivals. Luckily, radio waves aren’t being blocked. It is my hope that everyone who reads this, and enjoys PBS, will contact their MLA, and MP, and the relevant Ministers and Opposition MLAs and MPs, and the CRTC, in support of keeping PBS part of Canadian basic cable and satellite channels. Helene Harrison Shirley

Stealing flag an act of disrespect While driving by our Legion here in Sooke, I saw that our Canadian flag was gone. I stopped to go in to the Legion to see why it was down. This, on the day after

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Canada Day. I was told somebody was on the roof and cut the flag away with a knife. I would like to say those who were responsible for this degrading act have no regard for Canada or those who died over the years, serving our country in different wars. Our Legion represents the many who paid for your freedom, mainly through donations paid for by many activities held in the Legion, such as meat draw, many dinners, etc. I can only hope some time in the future you may look back at what you and your buddies have done. For what?? Com. Bill Jones Past President Sooke

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Park should not be for small group I applaud the two writers of last week’s

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lighting up your dog and yourself. So, before a new council and mayor get involved with the seemingly necessary dance and delays in decision making, there is $100,000 waiting to be put to good use which would enhance the options for enjoyment of central Sooke’s most amazing gem during these warm months. Carmen Neumann Sooke

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In keeping with Sooke’s sidewalk theme, here is another sidewalk that is sensibly placed but ends nowhere. Rather, it ends behind a nicely painted utility box. few months away and one member of the club was a previous council member. Current council may be in a cautionary frame of mind or a pleasing one, given the short term memory of the voting public. But the bottom line is the horseshoe pitch is portable and does not meet the basic needs of park goers. They cannot reject one location ie: Sooke flats and prefer one requiring public monies. Sooke residents and tourists would appreciate some

practical amenities such as a bench or two, signs, a sun shelter and a washroom. The issue was raised about some people requesting a designated dog area in the park. Dog designated areas without fences could be in parks where baseball and other activities occur on a seasonal basis. Provide pick up bags and garbage bins with the expectation that the humans are capable to supervise for safety. Lighting comes from many choices like

Due process waylaid Council just keeps defeating it’s own bylaws. First it is the sign bylaw and now the zoning bylaw. SDL has been looking for a place for a transfer station for well over a year now. They have contacted council and staff and have been working diligently to find a home for their transfer station. Another transfer station has opened, operating illegally as the property is not zoned for this type of use.

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SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUS Lunch and Bingo at the Community Hall. Also, AGM @ 11 a.m., Community Hall Dining Room. YOUNG PARENT’S GROUP With lunch, 11:00-1:30 2145 Townsend. Please call to confirm 250-6425152 for info. NIGHT MARKET At the Sooke Regional Museum 5 - 8:30 p.m. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Cribbage 7 p.m.

Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Steak Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUS Lunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call Celia 250642-5828 for information. NIGHT STICK AT THE STICK Coffee. Music. Pizza.

Meat draw 3 p.m. SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Saturday through until October. Outside, at Otter Point Rd. across from Eustace Rd. Email info@ sookecountrymarket.com As of today, There are 172 days remaining until the end of the year.

Sunday breakfast brunch, 9-1 p.m., $5, children welcome. Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUS Dinner at a Restaurant. Call Kay 250-642-1521 for info.

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Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend Rd Community Hall: 2037 Shields 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 Museum: 2070 Phillips Rd Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke Rd SEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend Rd Stick in the Mud: 6715 Eustace Rd Village Foods: Right smack downtown, you can’t miss it Sooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

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People’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m. PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, ADULT WALKING GROUP 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info. SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS 250-642-8000. Sooke Library. 4 - 8 p.m. All ages, no registration YOUTH CLINIC required. Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Dominos 10 a.m. KNITTING CIRCLE Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 NASCAR 7 p.m. p.m. Free, all levels. Drop- TOASTMASTERS in. 250-642-3022. Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUS Lunch and Bingo at the Community Hall. FREE: The Sook e Fam ily Reso urce Society celeb rate s 10 years of Mot her Goos e. Enjo y a mor ning of stor ies, song s and fun at McG rego r Park 9:30 - 11 a.m.

SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, WEDNESDAY, July JULY 9, 2014 Cont’d from page 10 The normal procedure is, the landowner applies to council for a zoning change, there is a public hearing and with public input the council then decides if the use is appropriate in this area and if it fits the Official Community Plan. This has not been done. Instead of the landowner incurring the costs of a zoning change, we, the taxpayer, are paying to have, not just this property, but 11 other properties, which are M2 zoned, to be allowed to have garbage, transfer stations. This zone says, in particular, “no garbage” transfer station. When there is an application for such a use, there are certain requirements as well, which include, paved sites, drainage, closed storage, etc. to mitigate the smells and vermin. None of this will happen as due process is not being followed. The mayor and Councillor Tait opposed this action but are outweighed but the other council members. The meeting is on July 14 and if others, like myself oppose this misuse of authority I encourage you to read the staff report (well done) and support the mayor and Tait on this. Yours for due pro-

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Horseshoe pitch an asset

I have to disagree with the letter in last week’s Sooke News Mirror. I believe a park is set aside for all residents to enjoy. This park is big enough that you could have a children’s play area, a tennis court, trails, a dog area, picnic tables, a bike area and yes, horseshoe pitches if that is what the community wants. Horseshoe pitching is currently under con-

troversy as was the children’s bike park. I think the readers need to hear the facts before making a decision. You say there are only six members to the horseshoe club and why should the park be set aside for six people? I beg to differ. The reason there are only six members is that they don’t have a park to throw shoes. This is a sport that is open to everyone, and all ages. The Greater Victoria Horseshoe club has juniors right up to seniors and people play year round. They compete in tournaments in B.C., Canada, and the world. The members keep the grass cut, clean the washrooms,

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rake the pits and keep the area clean and tidy, so no cost to the Saanich taxpayer. This is a sport just like baseball, hockey, swimming etc. How many years was the swimming pool, hockey rink debated and voted down before finally the centre was built? As a former member of the Victoria Horseshoe club, I visited many of the horseshoe clubs throughout the province, and every one of them was built in a neighbourhood park. I think having the horseshoe pits available to the community and our seniors would be an asset. Barb Kerr Sooke

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The Philly Fling is a beautiful summer musical extravaganza where professional and semiprofessional musicians make Sooke Harbour echo with classical music. Staged at Ed Macgregor Park, the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra presents an afternoon of joyful music in the open air. For the past 16 years, the SPO has been led by Maestro Norman Nelson and whether they perform in a concert hall or an amphitheater, Nelson conducts his musicians with aplomb and passion. The Philharmonic Fling presents Pops in the Park on Sunday, June 13. This year’s special guest and emcee is Sooke native Marion Newman. Newman is a mezzo soprano who has performed around the world. Her extensive repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah, De Falla’s El Amor Brujo, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Davidde Penitente, Copland’s In The Beginning, Bach’s St. John Passion, Magnificat, and Cantata No. 4. Newman has also demonstrated her “luscious mezzo soprano voice and captivating vivacity” on television, having been featured five times as a soloist on CBC’s National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, and opening the 2002 Royal Golden Jubilee Gala at Roy Thomson Hall, where she performed the National Anthem with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Another feature is a young man who will entertain the multitude at intermission with some magic from his repertoire of tricks. A world premiere is being performed, written by Adrian Dolan of The Bills. It’s a piece for two fiddlers and string orchestra. The soloists are two young prominent violinists from Victoria, Ceilidh Briscoe and Sarah Tradewell. As usual, concert attendees are asked to bring their own seating, either a lawn chair or a blanket. You can also

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Former Sooke resident Marion Newman, mezzo soprano, is a special guest at the Philly Fling taking place this Sunday at Ed Macgregor Park. bring your own picnic and get there early (by 1 p.m.) to stake out your spot on the park lawn. The concert begins at 2:30 p.m. There will be food vendors on site as well as a 50/50 draw and a music quilt raffle.

If the rains threaten to dampen the spirits and the audience, the concert will be moved to the Sooke Community Hall on Sheilds Road. Ed Macgregor Park is located at 6751 West Coast Road. The

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concert is a family affair and is free. For more information call 250419-3569. The program: Marion Newman, Mezzo-Soprano soloist/ Emcee Smetana - Bartered Bride (Dance of the Comedians) Dvorak - Slavonic dance Op.46 (No.1) Rossini - Naqui all’affano (La Cenerentola) - Marion Berlioz - Le Spectre de la Rose (Les Nuits d’ete) - Marion Leroy Anderson Belle of the Ball John Williams - Harry Potter Symphonic Suite Rossini - William Tell Overture Saint-Saens - Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix (Samson & Delilah) Marion Bruce Dunn - Songs of the Shamrock Grainger - Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy) - Marion Enescu - Rhapsody No 1 Strauss - TritschTratsch Polka (Exit music)

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A hungry bear is finding garbage and chicken coops on Maple Avenue irresistible and is damaging properties and frightening residents in this area. Chicken coop raids by local black bears are on the rise, just as Sooke and area moves into its peak season for bear activity. We have had many chicken/ bear-related incidents already this year. By the time we recognize our mistakes, it is often too late for the bear. “Chickens are one of our biggest attractants, aside from garbage and bird seed, and it’s growing because the number of chickens is growing,” says Debbie Read WildSafeBC coordinator for CRD Region. Bear-proofing means keeping the chickens and their feed in a protected place, where bears can’t get into and stringing up electric fences powerful enough to stop a bear from entering - electric fencing keeps the chickens in and the bears out. Electric fences are inexpensive and easy to set up. There are electric fences that can be set up and functional in less than two hours. While electric fencing may sound harsh, it is better to deter the bears in the first place than have to deal with them once they’ve got a taste for whatever they’re finding on your property. The shocks are not lethal, or even damaging, but provide for behaviour modification in the animal – which keeps you, your family, and your chickens safe. Store feed securely in an air-tight container, either indoors or behind the electric fence. It is often the mishandling of the grain, mash and other feed that initially attracts bears, rats and other animals.

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RADM (ret.) Roger Girouard on the far left reviews the cadets. Sooke’s Navy League Cadets of Admiral Girouard celebrated four years with their annual review on June 8. Photo on the right, Girouard Coxswain CPO1 Muttitt and Legion president Jan Watson review the cadets.

Gary Cooper will be to holding the first fishing seminar this Sunday July 13, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. This will be a two-hour introduction to salmon fishing in Pedder Bay area, hosted by Gary. Cooper. The content will be all the basics to salmon fishing including downriggers, knots, presentation, depths, and tides. We ask folks pre-register through Pedder @250478-1771, phones are open from 4:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Public Hearing 1 Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 890, 891 and 892 of the Local Government Act, that a Public Hearing: Will be held at: Juan de Fuca Local Area Services Building Located at: 3-7450 Butler Road, Otter Point, BC On: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 starting at 7pm To consider adoption of: Bylaw No. 3922 - cited as “Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Amendment Bylaw No. 118, 2014”. The purpose of Bylaw No. 3922 is to amend Bylaw No. 2040, Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, 1992, to define Medical Marihuana Licensed Producer and to define and regulate medical marihuana production facilities as Intensive Agriculture – Medical Marihuana on lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

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Canada Day fun

Canada Day was a huge success and people enjoyed the pie eating contest. It was officiated by Kevin Pearson and supervised by Lorne Christensen from the Sooke Lions Club.

Upcoming Public Meetings Regular Council Meeting

Name change for our riding Garrison succeeds at getting name change for new riding

Esquimalt-SaanichSooke to be new riding for 2015 Federal Election During the year long process to draw new boundaries for the 2015 Federal Election, Randall Garrison (MP – Esquimalt Juan de Fuca) fought for a name change for the constituency that will

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replace Esquimalt-Juande Fuca. “I sought approval of the Federal Boundaries Commission to name the new Lower Island riding Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke in order to better reflect its geography and thus make it easier for voters to know who represents them,” Garrison said. The Commission did initially agree to add Saanich to the riding name, reflecting the fact that Saanich will make up over 50 per cent of

Metchosin, East Sooke, Sooke and the unorganized territory stretching out to Jordan River. “So now it is official. In 2015 the new riding will be called EsquimaltSaanich-Sooke. This is a name that will make it easier for voters by identifying three corners of the riding and by eliminating confusion with the provincial riding of Juan de Fuca which now lies largely outside the new riding,” Garrison said.

the new riding, but suggested dropping Esquimalt and keeping Juan de Fuca. This forced Garrison to resort to two additional appeal processes. Finally, after last minute negotiations between all parties, Garrison secured the change to Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke in Bill C-37 which received royal assent on June 19. In addition to half the municipality of Saanich, the new riding also includes Esquimalt, View Royal, Colwood,

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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 Thurssay of each month at 7:00 pm - Arts and Beautification - 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm No meetings in July

This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca

The Pastor's Pen “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28), says Jesus. Brothers and sisters in Christ, I will use this opportunity to introduce myself. I am the new priest at the Holy Trinity Church in Sooke. My name is Dimas Canjura. My wife’s name is Violeta. Together we have two grown children and three grandchildren. We originally came to Canada from El Salvador, Central America. We arrived to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan in May 1991. We then moved to Victoria a few years later in 1993. I went to Camosun College to take English secondlanguage training, and later I achieved my Resident Care Attendant Certificate. I worked for the VIHA for fourteen years. More recently I became ordained. Today I am following the invitation that Jesus asks of every one of us. Today, I am inviting you to listen to Jesus’ message and to open your hearts to his call. Only in Jesus can we find peace and rest for our troubled and overwhelmed souls, because the rest that Jesus offers cannot be found anywhere else in this world. Jesus turns no one away. He lovingly accepts everyone who wishes to find peace for themselves and for those around them. Christ can give us the strength we need to face each day, and the hope we need to persevere. He is our comforter. He is our friend. Give him a call; he is waiting to hear from you.

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

SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH 7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries 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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Sports & Recreation

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

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Kiana with the first place trophy after the Vancouver Island Wave U15 girls team won the Provincial Premier cup.

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by her siblings. She has two brothers and one sister. Last year, Kiana

SOOKE SK8 & BMX JAM Saturday, July 19 12:00 - 4:00 pm Registration begins at 11:00 am at the Sooke Skate Park Event presented by: Heritage Board Shop Sponsored by: SEAPARC and Sooke 2 for 1 Pizza

The Bra Lady Is Coming to Size You Up

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As June wrapped up, so did the Vancouver Island Wave U15 girls’ soccer team — with a wonderful win. For the first time in that team’s history, they both participated in the Provincial Premier Cup finals and, with a 1-0 final win over Surrey United, won it. In getting to the finals, the girls played the semi-finals against Mountain United and won with a 2-0 victory. “The Provincial Premier Cup is to the highest Youth Provincial Cup in BC which services boys and girls from the under 13 age division to under 18,” states the bcsoccer.net website. Sooke’s contribution to the Wave’s victory came through the talented efforts of Kiana Swift. Kiana is a talented and athletic Journey middle school student who loves sports. She played competitive football at nine, and was on the team that won their championship at aged 10. She was playing rugby until she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and under doctor’s direction, she moved away from rugby and got hooked on soccer.

was one of 15 players selected to the Provincial Teams Program, phase one. While she didn’t make the cut for this year’s provincial team, she has aspirations to return. In the meanwhile, she is still working to correct the damage to her ACL through exercises and a maintenance regime. The teacher’s strike has inconvenienced Kiana in her athletic pursuits, but the soccer program she is involved with is outside of the school program. Though the soccer season has ended with the Wave’s final big win, Kiana will be staying on her game through continued training four days a week as well as participating in the Highlander’s Academy Training camp. This is a scouting camp where players may be selected for a scholarship. For the time being, this Grade 8 student is keeping her head in the game and her eyes on the ball. For practical reasons, she will be attending Mount Douglas next year (her soccer training is at UVic), and she will work hard to maintain her current straight-A academic record.

Did you know...? The highest scoring soccer game ever played was 149-0 in a 2002 game between rival teams Stade Olympique de L’emyrne, or SOE, and AS Adema of Madagascar. American football and soccer are both derived from tugby. A soccer player can run 10 kilometers on one game. Most of the running is done without the ball.

Are you tired of feeling saggy, lumpy, pinched or strained? Well you’re not alone. As you’ve probably seen on Oprah or read in women’s magazines, over 80 per cent of all women wear the wrong size bra. Here’s where Barb Chapman, the Bra Lady, comes in.

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Chapman is coming to Sooke on tueS. July 22nd to outfit you with the best possible bra for your body. Chapman said she will be seeing clients on a one-on-one basis, explaining the benefits of good bras and measuring their bodies properly. “Most women just want to find a good-fitting bra that’s not uncomfortable,” Chapman said. “What they don’t realize is that a good support bra is also important for blood circulation and enhanced lymph drainage.” Chapman has over 200 bra sizes available for ordering, ranging from 30AA to 52KK. It’s likely that you’ll fit somewhere between those sizes. She offers these questions for women to ask themselves: • Do you have a drawer full of bras but none that fit comfortably? • Does your bust line “bounce” when you walk while wearing your “everyday” bra? • Do you overflow the cup of your bra? • Do your bra straps slip off your shoulders or dig into your shoulders leaving red and painful marks? • Does your bra ride up in the back because you tighten the straps to give you added support? • Have you ever begun an exercise class only to drop out because your breasts ached from lack of support while jumping or running? If you answer yes to any of these you are in need of a new bra, and a custom one could be the way to go.

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Sooke’s Kiana Swift contributes to the Vancouver Island Wave U15 soccer success

you’ve tried all the reSt - now try the beSt • no underwireS • no elaStic StrapS • no StrapS falling off ShoulderS • no riding up in the back

You can sign up for Chapman’s bra clinic by calling

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She doesn’t come into town very often so she advises booking as soon as possible. She is on the look-out for someoone in this area to train for the business, or purchase the business.

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Sports Local grid-iron warriors sharpening their skills to hasten their quest for an Island Championship

Ronald McDonald House BC is growing. ®

The new Ronald McDonald House BC opens in June. A home away from home for seriously ill children receiving treatment at BC Children’s Hospital, the new and bigger House has enough room to welcome 73 families every day, keeping 2,500 families per year together when it matters most.

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Sooke’s atom Seahawks attended their firstever Victoria Allstars camp, hosted by Coach Mark Townsend. The camp was hosted at Mount Douglas, which is home to the current Provincial AAA high school champions. Pictured is Will “the tiger” Gor, taking down his opponent with a heads-up leg tackle. Waiting in the wings is Caleb “creeper” Carrier and Hunter “hunt ‘em down” Swift. Should the ball carrier get past those two, AvAn “pit bull” Wickheim was ready to deal. Needless to say, it was not a fun drill for the carrier! Submitted by Andy Carrier

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Two Sooke hockey players drafted into the NHL

Sooke Minor Hockey (sooke.goalline.ca) made a significant announcement this week. Two of its longtime members have been drafted into the NHL. Alec Dillon was drafted in the 5th round (150th overall) to the L.A. Kings. Dysin Mayo was drafted in the 5th round (133rd overall) to the Arizona Coyotes. Pictured below are photos of the two boys in their youth. “First team I ever played on was with this guy,” tweeted Mayo on Twitter, referring to Dillon. With that, he posted the photo below.

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A young Alec Dillon.

Baseball

Sooke Loggers place 2nd The Sooke Loggers played at the Bob Law Memorial Challenge in Vancouver, a world-class fast pitch tournament, this past weekend. On Friday night they faced Fleetwood and came out ahead with a 5-2 win. Kristopher Walushka reported on their Facebook fan pages that Blake Hunter hit a grand slam home run. On Saturday morning, the Loggers faced the Randy A’s and lost 4-0. Faced with a single knockout playoff their evening game against New Zealand was critical. Sooke stayed in the competition in that game, with a 7-2 win over New Zealand. Next up, Sooke played the Lomas, and had a narrow 9-8 win, getting the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning. In the finals, the Loggers lost to the Giants, 7-0 in six innings, achieving a second overall placement. “Score doesn’t reflect the game,” Kristopher Walushka reported on Facebook. “We hit the ball well and the Giants made some fantastic plays on defense.” Walushka also adds that next weekend the Loggers will be in Denmark, Wisconsin for the Boys of Summer Tournament.

Softball Provincials Dillon also posted a congratulatory photo of a young Mayo.

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A young Dysin Mayo.

Locally, we also had several fast-pitch softball teams going to Provincials championships on the weekend of July 4-6. The following information comes from the softball.bc.ca website. None of our teams placed in the top three, but the accomplishments come from placing in the Provincials. Congratulations Sooke! • • •

The joint B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Black Press produced 20142016 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Synopsis, now available online and as a hard copy. Printed every two years, the guide is an important reference for the more than 100,000 licensed hunters in the province to navigate the numerous regulation changes, of which there are more than 50 from the previous guide, and help hunters decipher open seasons and plan upcoming fall hunting trips. Other information includes hunter education of the different game available in the province, no hunting or shooting areas and resource management of the eight regions in B.C. that make up one

of the most diverse hunting grounds in the west. “The Fish and Wildlife Branch is committed to providing sustainable hunting opportunities for the province and encouraging people to go out there and enjoy the outdoors,” said government policy and regulations analyst Stephen MacIver. “B.C. has more big game species than any other jurisdiction in North America and provides some of the best hunting opportunities in the world.” The guide is effective July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2016 for the rising number of local and tourist hunters setting their sights on the prized moose, elk, deer, sheep and goats that have helped buoy the number of hunters from approximately 80,000 in 2003 to 100,000 today. With more residents

taking the hunter safety training, MacIver projects that number will continue to increase, making the need for the synopsis greater than ever. Hard copies are available at sporting good stores, and also in pdf format on every Black Press news site under the e editions and will be posted there for the two-year period. The electronic version, which will continue to be updated to reflect any in-season changes as they happen, can be found at env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/regulations/ where you can even submit your photographs to participate in the Cover Photo Contest for an opportunity to see your finest hunting experiences showcased on the next synopsis. Britt Santowski photo

“Bear” the dog is a perpetual optimist. on a sunny saturday afternoon in sooke, he “assumed the position” and waited for someone to give him a tummy rub. it never happened — or at least not in this session — but perhaps it will the next time. Clearly, it will NeVer happen if you don’t try; and if you do, it might.

Sooke Cyclones participated in the U18B Girls Provincial Championships, played in Abbotsford BC. Sooke’s U16 Boys participated in the Provincial Championship played in Clearwater. Sooke Blue Crew played in the Provincials in Ridge Meadows. They placed fifth out of 16 teams.

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Salmon fishing is excellent now Much larger springs are being weighed in, on average, compared with earlier in the season. The bigger spring salmon have definately arrived. The spots up west have been the first to produce good catches of these larger fish, although the Trap Shack, Secretary Island and Possession Point have been producing fish in the last few days as well. Otter Point has been very productive, as has Sheringham Point. Successful depths have been varying from 50 to 150-ft on the downrigger, some boats are doing well shallow and while others fishing deep, 150 to 200ft of water with the gear from 100 to 150-ft on the downrigger. Late June saw some dark water enter the Strait which slowed the fishing down for a weekend, but the water has cleared and the fish are biting again. Many of the trollers are having success using bright colours on flashers and bait-teaser heads, glow, glow greens, purple haze, pur-

Halibut fishing continues to be good throughout the area from the Sooke Harbour mouth to Sheringham Point, in particular areas closer to the harbour mouth. Many anglers are reporting catching halibut in shallower water, as low as 75 ft. There are dogfish in the area now, so hali fishers are using more artificial baits, and/or taking more bait along on the fishing trips. The usual halibut baits are working well. Crab fishing in the harbour continues to be good on the flooding tide, the longer the traps are in the water the more they seem to produce. It’s a good idea to keep your traps out of the transit lanes for boats in the harbour, as they are a navigation hazard, which can cause costly damage to boats. Tickets are on sale for a few great Salmon Derbies in Sooke including The Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society Derby, Bite Me Derby, Vancouver Island Salmon Classic, and the V.I.Rangers Derby.

ple flash, mint pearl, glow pearl, tiger fire and bloody nose bait heads. Kinetic jelly fish, silver betsy, bright greens, and solid chrome, flashers have been working well. There have also been a number of spoons which have been producing on these larger fish. Many of the boats are trolling bait, and there is a great supply in Sooke. The bites of course vary with the tides but the early morning and the late afternoon/ evenings have been good at the local hotspots. Look for a flooding tide which reaches a high slack in the early evening, these are local favorites for heading out to Possession or Otter Point for a few hours if the wind is down. Great news from DFO (Fisheries), Coho salmon will be open to keep one wild and one hatchery Coho salmon per person as of September 1. Check the regulations on the DFO website, or ask about regulations at your local tackle store.

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