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A perfect day The Sooke Potholes is a favourite place for people of all ages and especially busy during the hot weather of late. Alas, the weather will be changing with a high of 24 today and a low of 16 by Friday. From then on the temperature will stay in the high teens. Get out and enjoy the summer, it’s here to stay!
Council passes bylaw to allow waste transfer stations in all M2 zones
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With one councillor absent from the District of Sooke council meeting, the vote to allow transfer stations in all M2 zones passed by a 4 to 2 vote. Mayor Wendal Milne and Councillor Kerrie Reay were opposed. Coun. Maja Tait had previously voted against Bylaws 596, 597. Bylaw 596 would amend Bylaw No. 400, OCP, for the purpose
of amending the land use designation for 12 properties located on Idlemore and Kaltasin Roads that are zoned General Industrial (M2) from Community Residential to Industrial. Bylaw No. 597 would add a definition for “Waste Transfer Station” and to allow “Waste Transfer Station” in all properties zoned General Industrial (M2). The public hearing, held before the vote for third reading, saw
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many come before council stating they were in opposition to the move to make transfer stations allowable in all M2 (general industrial) zones. There were statements that council was allowing the law to be broken and business allowed to continue without proper zoning, stating a business on Idlemore was operating illegally. “What good is it having a council that can’t enforce the law?” stated Derek Lewers.
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He said (as others did) that he was outraged that someone could come in and put in a waste station where it was not zoned. Councillor Kevin Pearson defended the use as a transfer station stating it was not a garbage dump but essentially recycling. Coun. Bev Berger agreed with Pearson saying the zoning bylaw was vague and it was the zoning bylaw that was the problem as no zones allow transer
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stations. She said, “M2 opens up a fair playing field.” Currently only M3 (heavy industrial) zones allow waste management. Coun. Herb Haldane said he wanted to stay out of court (in regard to the zoning bylaw) and he didn’t know how to prevent that except to change the bylaw. He said maybe Arden should get the benefit and be the only one. Mayor Wendal Milne
said he was disappointed. He said it left people questioning their ethics and he didn’t like that. “There is no question we need more transfer stations,” said Milne. “This controversial use has to be looked at and I can’t support this blanket zoning.” He urged council to have second thoughts on this. Bylaws 596 and 597 still have to be adopted, which will likely take place on July 21.
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Now recruiting Volunteer Firefighters Sooke, have been working together to develop a multi-faceted recruitment campaign and to set into place several new initiatives. There will be an emphasis on the positive aspects of volunteering as a firefighter, including enhanced training and education programs, as well as support for building firefighter camaraderie and family involvement. Recognition of the diversity of volunteer skills and abilities will allow other opportunities for service besides those that involve running into a burning building. New financial incentives for active mem-
bers have recently been put in place as well. “Council has worked closely with the Sooke Firefighters Association and is pleased to announce that volunteer firefighters and support service members can earn up to a $1000 annual stipend if they meet the eligibility criteria”, said Mayor Wendal Milne. “We have worked cooperatively over the past 6 months to develop a framework that is expected to assist in the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters,” states Sooke Firefighter’s Association president Darcy Abell.
Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen adds, “This new incentive provides a cost effective means of protecting public safety by attracting future community heroes to join the volunteer ranks of the Sooke Fire Department.” All those interested in joining the fire department are encouraged
to talk to Sooke Fire Rescue Department members and fill out an application. If you have any questions regarding this news release please contact the District of Sooke: Mayor Wendal Milne Fire Chief Steve Sorensen 250-642-1634
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The Sooke Fire Rescue Department is looking for “Community Heroes” to help alleviate a historical shortage of volunteer firefighters in our community. The number of volunteer firefighters in the District of Sooke has been a major concern for some time now, but a new incentive program, endorsed by the District of Sooke Council and the Sooke Firefighter’s Association, may help to attract new members. District of Sooke Council, the Sooke Fire Chief and the Sooke Firefighters Association, which represents the volunteer firefighters of
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setting the record straight
In a photo published last week of a sidewalk seemingly to go nowhere, it should be noted that this was a private initiative the Muddy path that used to be there was replaced, with private money, by the concrete sidewalk. It ends where it does because of the large austrian pines and because disturbing their roots would kill the trees. Gravel was placed over the roots to protect them. the path is on private, not public property.
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As much as they like your garbage, bears will fare better if you can put a lid on it Sooke youth begin door-to-door educational campaign in Sunriver Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
In the past 18 months, 24 bears have been destroyed. In response, three youth from the Sooke Youth Council have put out a call to educate the masses on living with wildlife. “The garbage really attracts the bears,” noted Jonah Philip. He and two others, Brady Greenwood and Lucas Blatchford, have coordinated a door-to-door education campaign, specifically targeting Sunriver. “We’re getting out as many volunteers as we can to chart around Sunriver and cover as many homes as we can.” Jonah noted there are many people who are putting out garbage the night before pick-up, and it is to the bears’ detriment. “When people phone about the bears in their garbage, the bears just get killed,” said Jonah, “instead of relocating them, the bears just get killed.” “Relocation seldom works,” states the WildSafeBC pamphlet that will be circulated. “Individuals often return to their original home territory or become ‘problem’ animals in other communities. In addition, translocated wildlife often fail to adapt to their new habitat and, as a result, may starve to death or be killed by those animals that
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Jonah Philip, Brady Greenwood and Lucas Blatchford are getting ready to knock on doors in efforts to reduce the number of bear killed each year in Sooke. already occupy the territory.” Inspired and shocked after a presentation by Debbie Reid, the WildSafe BC Capital Regional District Coordinator, the youth were determined to make a difference by contributing to the education of people. “A lot of the bear culls come from Sunriver,” said Jonah. So starting Thursday, July 17, a group of volunteers headed up by these youth will be knocking on doors in Sunriver.
‘Sooke has the fourth highest bear complaints in the Province.’
Debbie Read, WildSafe BC Capital Regional District Coordinator
Where at all possible, they are looking to provide the information face-to-face; where not, they will leave a pamphlet. Conservation officer Peter Pau-
wels added that while the Sunriver area does have bear, so do other areas in town like Grant Road and Whiffin Spit. In 2013, there were 441 complaints. From
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highest to lowest, Read noted that the top four bear attractants were garbage, fruit trees, compost and chickens, with the fourth steadily increasing in popularity. “We’re really hoping we can reduce those numbers,” said Pauwels, adding that that can be achieved if only local residents learn to better manage the bear attractants. Read added to the statistics, saying that “Sooke has the fourth highest bear complaints in the province.” If you want to volunteer and make a difference, contact Jonah through the Youth Sooke Council (sookeyouth.ca), using their Contact form. In the meanwhile it is suggested people do what they can to reduce the number of bear killed in the Sooke region. “We’re really grateful for the assistance Wildlife BC and Debbie Read have provided,” noted Pauwels, “and we’re grateful to the youth volunteers.”
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All Sooke Day with clam chowder, 1934
Don’t they look lovely in their summer dresses, these young women of Sooke, as they gathered at “the Flats” and admired the men making clam chowder. It was the “First Annual Celebration of the Progress of Sooke”? Feminine glamour seems to have trumped for the bevy of beauties, in contrast to the men who were clad more conservatively in long sleeved shirts and
Leechtown to be celebrated this Saturday at the museum
sweaters. The big pots steaming on the wood stove at the Flats would have been borrowed for the day from the fishtraps operators, Sooke Harbour Fishing & Packing Company, at that time based at the foot of Maple Avenue. At left front is Dorothy Doran who grew up on her parents’ dairy farm near Glinz Lake Road; she became Mrs George Seaton. Next
to Dorothy is Hazel Clark, one of the four daughters of Percy and Margaret Clark of Shirley hill. Next is Minnie Dixon, wife of fishtraps worker Tommy Dixon; driving out West Coast Road, you pass Tominny Road, near the Prestige Hotel, named for Tom and Minnie’s old stamping ground. Next is British-born Mrs. Slack, who lived at Felton Road. Standing smack in
The Sooke Region Museum and sponsor Spinnakers Brewpub will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Leechtown Gold Rush on July 19. There are a number of activities planned for the day. The Vancouver Island Placer Miners’ Association (VIPMA) will present a new monument to replace the old cairn erected in 1928 for Leechtown. Very special guests will be on hand for the dual unveiling at the old Leechtown site. This day marks 150 years since gold was found on the confluence of the Sooke and Leech Rivers under the Commander Robert Brown. In 1864, the
Scots-financed Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition began a thorough exploration of the area. Brown was there to collect botanical specimens and seeds. The party described going a distance up Sooke River and getting information from a settler named “Broulle.” His assistant Lt. Peter Leech continued up the river, while Brown headed for Cowichan. When they met again, Leech had discovered placer gold in the Sooke and in a tributary they named “Leech.” The lieutenant, who had burned his foot in a campfire enroute, had brought with him as guide, a young boy from the T’Sou-ke
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the centre wearing a cap is Peter Wadams; it is for him and his wife Olive that the new connector road, Wadams Way, is named. Standing at rear, left, is Ken Cains; the motor garage on Sooke Road that he and his brother Bill Cains operated for decades has more recently been home to Razu Welding and headquarters for Sooke Backhoe. Also in the photo is
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village, named Lazzar. (information from The Sooke Story - The History and the Heartbeat.) Much has been written about the short-lived gold rush, and the community that sprang up at Leechtown, but what it did do was put Sooke on the map as fortune seekers arrived in the area. Try your hand at gold panning, enjoy refreshments and food, including the historic Leechtown beef. Games and contests and a special skit performed by the Sooke Harbour Players all take place at the Sooke Region Museum between 12 noon and 4 p.m at 2070 Phillips Road.
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Ralph Kirby; he grew up at Kirby Creek but in the 1930s was operating a shingle mill on Kirby Road, off Sooke River Road. The other fellows include Willie Welsh, who was born in Moss Cottage to Jamie and Mary Ellen Welsh; Dadie Michelsen, second son of Captain Mandus Michelsen and his wife Sarah Poirier; Hugh Campbell, whose family settled up the hill from Muir Creek in 1890; fishtraps worker Fred Underwood whose family lived at the wharf, and longtime fishtraps company superintendent “Pop” Gray. This happy gathering at the Sooke Flats heralded nearly seven decades of community visiting and volunteering that followed. While we all miss the traditions and legacy of All Sooke Day, new initiatives and events continue to come forward and claim a role in Sooke’s life today. Elida Peers Historian Sooke Region Museum
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Want to run for office in Sooke? Here’s what you need to know Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
Date
The election will be held on Saturday, November 15. Residents will cast their ballot at Edward Milne community school, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Results will be announced on November 19.
Council Candidates Seminar
A Council Candidates Seminar will be held on Monday, September 29th, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at 2205 Otter Point Road.
Costs
Running for office is free. Bonnie Sprinkling from the District of Sooke notes that Sooke is one of the few districts that does not require a filing fee to run for office. However, you will still need to fund your campaign. And track your spending. See the separate section below for more details (Track your spending).
Qualifications
According to the Local Government Act (sections 66-68), one can run for any local office if you are a Canadian, are at least 18 on the day of the election, and have not been disqualified from voting. You can NOT run if you are a judge, an employee of the local government, are guilty of an indictable offence
AND in custody or in prison, or have been disqualified from running in this particular election. A candidate can run for either mayor or councillor, but not both. Although, you can run for councillor or electoral area director, AND a school board trustee. To run, you need to be nominated by two people who are qualified to vote in Sooke.
Deadline
Your nomination documents must be filed with the district by October 10, at 4 p.m.
Campaigning
Campaigning can begin whenever you like, although you must formally file all your election contributions and expenses for the disclosure statements within 120 days after the election. Candidates must open a separate bank account to document all campaign contributions and expenses.
Track your spending
According to a pamphlet put out by the provincial government (“Local Election in British Columbia: What Every Candidate Needs to Know”), every candidate must have a financial agent. That can be yourself or an appointed person, and the job is to track campaign contributions and expenses. You must open a separate election campaign account. An anonymous
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From Sooke.ca, “For answers to questions about LECFA election advertising, third party advertising sponsors and campaign financing rules, please contact Elections BC tollfree at: 1-855-952-0280 or by email: electoral. finance@elections. bc.ca”
Need more information? If you want additional information, Bonnie Sprinkling from the District of Sooke is happy to answer your questions. You can reach her at the district office 250-642-1634. For more information
on local elections, go to Sooke.ca and look under Municipal Hall > Local Government for information on Elections. Questions specific to campaigning need to be directed to BC Elections.
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Remuneration
Yes, you do get paid, but not nearly as much as those who hold provincial or federal office. According to Bylaw No. 379, effective 2008, the mayor receives $20,000 and councillors receive $10,000, indexed against the official Consumer Price Index. According to the 2013 Statement of Financial Information from the District of Sooke, the mayor received $20,320.04 and each councillor received $10,160.02. In addition, some expenses were covered, for “travel, training, seminars, education, professional dues and other expenses related to their position.”
Workload
If you are elected, there’s a lot of work to do. According to the Sooke.ca website, “You should be aware that the duties of elected office are time-consuming.”
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Even numbered addresses may water Wednesday & Saturday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm Odd numbered addresses may water Thursday & Sunday from 4-10 am & 7-10 pm
Established trees, flowers, shrubs and vegetable gardens may be watered any day and any time if watering is done by a hand-held container, a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle, or a micro/drip irrigation system.
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Speed limits going up around B.C. Increases will see 120 kph on some interior highways By Tom Fletcher Black Press
The B.C. government is raising speed limits around southern B.C., including a new 120 km/h limit on three remote stretches of divided four-lane highway. The new maximum applies to the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops, the Okanagan Connector (Highway 97C) from Aspen Grove to Peachland and Highway 19 from Parksville to Campbell River. The Coquihalla sections get new 120 km/h signs this week, and more changes will roll out this summer as sign crews put up new limits. In all, 35 sections of rural provincial highway totalling 1,300 are getting higher speed limits. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said limits are being raised where traffic studies show the vast majority of traffic is already going faster than the posted limit. A pilot project will test variable speed limits depending on volume and weather conditions. Digital signs that can display
different limits will be tested on sections of the Trans-Canada, Coquihalla and Sea-toSky highways.
‘Keep Right, Let Others Pass’ signs will be installed, after people around the province expressed frustration about the slow vehicles in passing lanes. The Sea-to-Sky Highway gets an increase from 80 to 90 km/h from Horseshoe Bay to Squamish. Other increases are 80 to 100 km/h on Highway 3 from Manning Park West to Allison Pass, 90 to 100 km/h from Revelstoke to Golden and 100 to 110 km/h on Highway 97C from Merritt to Aspen Grove. In northern B.C., 52% of people taking part in public consultation did not support
speed limit increases, and that region will not see changes. All other regions had support, the highest in the Lower Mainland at 81%. RCMP opposed increasing speed limits on rural highways. ICBC representatives also expressed safety concerns, and will monitor areas with higher limits to see if the severity of crashes increases. Ministry statistics show the number of serious crashes on provincial highways has decreased 28% since 2003, from a combination of improved vehicle technology, driver education and enforcement. The ministr y accepted recommendations from RCMP representatives to improve signs that encourage slower traf-
fic to move to right lanes, and to clarify winter tire rules. The ministry is changing regulations to make tires with an “M&S” (mud and snow) symbol as well as those with a “mountain snowflake” (winter) symbol acceptable for roads requiring winter tires. New designs for wildlife warning signs, including lighted signs for high incident areas, are being installed. An updated sign reminding drivers to “Keep Right, Let Others Pass” is being installed, after people around the province expressed frustration about the slow vehicles in passing lanes.
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A little courtesy would be nice Sitting in the council chambers gives one the opportunity to see our councillors and mayor at work. They are there to do the business of the corporation we call Sooke. It’s a complicated and intense scenario played out almost every two weeks. What is noticeable though is when there are delegations speaking to issues on the agenda, council rarely looks at them. They fiddle with their papers, make notes and generally look anywhere except at the speaker. It’s not done with the invited delegations but with the local taxpayers. It is all in the perception, but what it looks like from a viewer’s standpoint is that they are dis-interested and their papers in front of them deserve more attention. It takes a lot for the public to come forward and express their views and it would be courteous if it looked like council gave a damn. Yes, there are those consistent voices that speak up at almost every meeting, but they deserve council’s undivided attention just as much as the councillor who speaks to the issues in front of them when the video camera is rolling. The decision by council to allow transfer stations in all M2 zones was a poor one. To allow someone to operate illegally is one thing, but to condone it is another. Transfer stations have been a controversial issue in Sooke over the past few years and to have it look like council is playing favourites, could blow up in their face. The voters have longer memories than one might imagine and such a hot button issue could alter the public’s perceptions of individual councillors. It isn’t that council shouldn’t vote the way they feel inclined, but to go through the process backwards may end up having a detrimental effect.
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How would you define a hero? Turn on the TV, read the newspaper, or follow the news on the web, and on any given day, you will probably hear about another “hero” amongst us. “Hero,” it’s a powerful word. It appeals to our childhood ideals of heroes from our youth, Superman, Batman, and Spiderman. That idea of the super human protecting society and lives of the innocent, but I wonder, what really is a hero? Has modern day media robbed society of a word that was once reserved to describe those very rare instances in which a member of our society performed an heroic act? The media tends to cling to that predictable response from us and markets the word “hero” to us over and over again, why not, it helps sell papers and advertising, however, it is now to the point that its becoming common place and politicians have seized the same opportunity and now don’t hesitate to refer to heroes in the most ordinary of cases. Leave it to a politician to politicize anything they can in their favour. Once the word “hero” is used, it tends to shut down all political debate on the issue at hand, and logical debate on public policy will cease. Hero, is derived from the Greek word HEROS, and was used to refer to god like acts, and as such was not a word that was used lightly. However, today we find it used to define anything from a person who runs across the country fund raising, all firefighters, police officers, and military, to the passerby who jumps into an icy lake to retrieve a person from an over
turned car. So what is a hero? To me a hero is someone that performs a heroic act. An act that is courageous, brave, done with complete selflessness, without regard for one’s own safety; an extraordinary act performed under extraordinary circumstances. The neighbour down the street out for a walk who sees a house on fire, and breaks down a door to bear the smoke, flame and heat as they try to save someone, they deserve the Hero status. To me, the young man who pepper sprayed the face of the gunman in Seattle several weeks ago is a hero. I also believe a true hero never thinks themselves a hero or gives themselves that title, as a heroic act is a selfless act, and it will be recognized by society without self promotion, as demonstrated by the young man in Seattle. A hero should not and cannot be a label assigned to a group of people employed and trained to do the job in which they are categorized as being heroes, nor is it a label to be used for someone who did something that most others would have done in a similar circumstance. Take for example, firefighters. Although a very admirable job and one that we need people to do, and certainly takes a level of courage to do; it does not automatically make the profession a group of heroes. Remember, extraordinary act performed under extraordinary circumstances. In the case of firefighters, they are fully trained, fully equipped, and have to obey policies and laws put in place to keep them as safe as
possible. When they go into a building to fight a fire, or search for victims, they are doing a job they sought to do, are trained to do, and are equipped to do. I say this as someone who volunteered as a firefighter for over a decade, although proud of my contributions in this role as well as the contributions of others with me, at no time did I consider my profession as heroic. I can also say, that if I thought my life was in danger as often as most people think it was, it is not a job that I would have signed up for, as I do value living, and I think I can safely assume the same went for my associates. As firefighters, we were also taught, the risk benefit analysis. We do not put our lives on the line for buildings, or things, and if we were to put ourselves at risk, the benefit, had better outweigh those risks. If someone ever got hurt or killed protecting a building or a thing, you can be sure that the managers of the department would be facing some very serious investigations as to why their members were in any such situation. This is not to say that people in these professions may not perform heroic acts from time to time, but this does not mean that all in the profession are equally heroes. I think it is time that the media, politicians and us as the public, stop handing out this privileged title so readily, and help keep the word sacred, with special meaning, and reserved to appreciate those that are society’s true heroes. Derek Lewers Sooke
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We asked: What is your favourite thing to do or see in Port Renfrew?
I love to get out on the water and fish. After that, Get on my deck and enjoy the view.
What drew me and my husband here was the fishing. Big fish, an abundance of wildlife, and the quality of down time.
Going out on the boat and pulling on the crab traps with friends. And seeing all the wildlife on the drive up here.
Spending a sunny afternoon meandering around on the rocks at Botanical Beach.
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Election good time to push for more policing Your history lesson from 2009, regarding repeated vandalizing of an outhouse in a park, illustrates both need for more policing and lack of progress. (Reference your July 9, 2012 issue, page 2.) Society is full of jerks. Loss of the outhouse would have illustrated the concept of “tragedy of the commons” — when everyone is responsible no one is, psychologically troubled people get away with their bad deeds. Those park users who want to should vote for more policing — this is the time to do so, with an election coming foster better candidates and grill all candidates. Unfortunately your article on Herb Haldane’s plan to run for Mayor of Sooke does not indicate if he will free up funds for policing by eliminating things government should not be doing. In your article he only emphasizes total budget, but that rarely works as programs only get trimmed a bit — that’s not fair to essential ones like policing and not fair to municipal employees who are already efficient. Of course today technology is affordable to intrude on honest people with hidden cam-
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eras that record activity, motion-detected, and can alert police by radio. Does the RCMP use them? Keith Sketchley Saanich BC
Horseshoe pitch has 100’s willing to play In answer to the letter, “Save John Phillips Memorial Park” and “Needs vs. priorities” (Sooke News Mirror, July 2, 2014). Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Association has 100 people with names and addresses that are willing to play horseshoes. The municipality of Sooke has the list of names as well. In regard to not having any horseshoes in Colwood. There is horseshoes and they would like to expand further. Also, in regard to the needs vs. priorities, was there a need for a bandstand at Ed Macgregor Park? Is there something wrong with teaching horseshoes to young children in a proper structured horseshoe park? Also, the land that we would like is onehalf acre not one acre. Tom Bligh Sooke
Haldane seeks impartiality from media
People in Sooke create the warmth
I declared my intentions like was requested by your paper. Then you call me at my place of work to verify that I am running and ask a few questions about why. If you are going to count that as an interview then at least have the decency to print all of my thoughts not just the ones that you choose. Your paper states how this job is not for money but for the community and anyone running should understand this. Well I do understand this and would expect my local paper to at least be impartial with its editorials as this is a huge commitment. How does your paper expect new people to run if they are criticized week after week for all the heart and soul they put into the position. Sooke deserves better and so do I. I think Ben Franklin said that once as well. I am ready for a proper interview if you would like to know the whole story. Herb Haldane Sooke
Here’s what I love about living in Sooke. I went up for my favorite supper at Mom’s today (Ivanator burger, no bun, strawberry/ rhubarb pie heated up with ice cream). The place was packed with tourists and Sooke regulars. Several tourists at different tables ordered pie — when their sky high apple wonders arrived they were overwhelmed, and the Mom’s staff and Sooke regulars laughed and joshed with them. You know that feeling when you are in an unfamiliar place and the locals talk to you like you’re a part of things? This is the kind of experience that brings people back to a place. Not some government funded tourism palaver or focus group filtered corporate message, but the genuine friendliness and openness of a real community. Those visitors felt a warm welcome, you could just see it. Way to go, Sooke. Nancy Davies Sooke
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Park enhancement clarification
I appreciate Trevor Paul’s passion for park and recreational land, and while you have singled me out personally, I can’t take all the credit for Council decisions. Just so you know, here are some facts to correct assumptions and misinformation in the letter published July 2. The District of Sooke has an established fund of $100,000 for park enhancements that is fully funded by casino revenues received annually. Not tax dollars as stated in the letter. It is for capital and structural enhancements to parks, such as putting in benches, drinking fountains, washrooms, or trails. There are a number of ways this could be used and council has asked staff to prepare a report with options. With respect to the horseshoe pitch, in May 2013 council agreed to dedicate a half acre in John Phillips Memorial Park for use by the
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on SEAPARC land? You are correct that Sooke council did not support the huge proposed development for the John Phillips Memorial Park location. Instead, Mayor Milne suggested locating the bike park on SEAPARC land at the site of the former bike park beside the recreation centre. Council supported this and seeing all the kids out there last week shows this decision was a win-win for taxpayers, youth, bike enthusiasts and John Phillips Memorial Park users. Lastly, I stand by council’s decision to not put Sooke taxpayers on the hook for taxes owing by the TLC for their privately-run, user-pay campground. Council’s sound financial decisions such as this one since 2011 have put us in a position where we can invest in the kinds of infrastructure and enhancement that Sooke taxpayers have said they want: sidewalks, increased funding for fire and police ser-
vice, road and trail construction and funding set aside for a seniors/ youth/community centre. I am eager as you say to invest some of our well-managed finances in these ways. Rick Kasper Sooke
Transfer station needed In regards to Monday’s council agenda item PH-1; Bylaw No. 596, Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw (400-5) and Bylaw No. 597, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-12) – Waste Transfer Station: With this, and other issues, the deciding consideration for council should be if the matter will result in a net benefit for Sooke. In this case, with additional safeguards, I believe it does, and I support the amendments. Sooke needs proper
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waste transfer facilities to accommodate future growth and existing needs, and increasing market competition among operators by providing the broadest appropriate land base from which to operate will provide consumers with the best solution. The District of Sooke should not be in the business of interfering in the competetive market and protecting existing operators by splitting hairs with unduly and unnecessarily restrictive zoning. In response to the case advanced by the Sooke Chamber of Commerce opposing the amendments, I believe the Community Charter s. 8(6) provides a reasonable compromise and level playing field. Fundamental powers 8 (6) A council may, by bylaw, regulate in relation to business. I do not support the current unregulated free-for-all in solid waste disposal regardless of zoning. The District of Sooke, in addition to expanding the available land base
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Sooke Horseshoe Club and others. In June we heard a staff report, based on information provided by the club, with a cost estimate to build the pitch to be approximately $19,000 for materials and fencing. Council’s response was to ask staff to continue working with the club and to schedule a public information meeting. Staff will look at all the costs associated, including overall park improvements such as washrooms or seating that would benefit all park users. This was carried unanimously by council. There has been no decision on any spending. Your letter provides many ideas for park improvements such as benches, lighting, trails, etc., and I encourage you to attend the public information session with your suggestions. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have additional ideas or questions. Regarding the bike park, have you noticed there are kids on their bikes already out enjoying the revamped bike park being constructed
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GROCERY GROCERY SAVINGS SAVINGS
BUTCHER’S BLOCK
Rogers Granulated
Sugar
Chicken Breasts
5
9
/lb
All Varieites
5
99
1.81 kg ................
15 99 4 99 7 99 4 99 ea
Schneider's Original or Cheddar
Grill 'Ems
ea
375g .....................................
Sunrise (with Breast Meat)
Chicken Burgers
ea
852g ..................................
Schneider's Blue Ribbon or All Beef
Bologna
375-450g ........................
ea
5 99 4 99 4 2/499
Schneider's All-Beef or Regular
Wieners
ea
375-450g ...............................
Sunrise Burger
Cutlettes or Mini Cutlettes
ea
1 kg ....................................
Fresh Plain or Seasoned
Chicken Breast Kabobs 110g .......................
SEA
Coho Fillets
2
59
/100g
Snapper Fillets
1
49
250-320g
2
/100g
Soup
796 mL All Varieties
Soy Sauce 500 mL ..................
Potato Chips 220g All Varieties ..
3
2/ 00
Strawberry Jam
250 mL ........................
Potatoes
310g ....................
340g
Balsamic Buns 2/ 00 Vinegar 2/ 00
6
500 mL .................
5
6's - 8's .......................
Just Right 2/ 00 Cereal
5
475g ..........................
349 ea
Bread
570g .......................
300g ....................
5
Beemaid Au Naturel
Coating Honey Mix 113-192g 2/ 00
4
750g .........................
7
ea
ea
1 kg .............................
Chocolate
99 Bars
6
ea
33-60g ...............
7
275g .........................
ea
4
99 ea
Mainstay
269 ea
279 ea
3
8 kg ............................
9
ea
1
09 ea
3.58L ...........................
10's ............................
BBQ Sauce
349 ea
299 ea
5
2
Beets
Cantaloupe
Apples
69
89
1.96/kg
89
¢
¢
/lb
/lb
/lb
Mexican
B.C. Grown
B.C. Grown
California
Bunch Spinach
Bunch Carrots
Artisan Lettuce
1 89
2/ 50
Jalaneño/Serrano
Peppers
5
¢ 2/ 00 ea
3.73/kg
1
69 /lb
ORGANIC CORNER
Spring Mix All Varieties
ea
Granny Smith
1.96/kg
¢
1
5/ 00 Washington
B.C. Grown
Earthbound Farms Organic
89
425 mL
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5
1.52/kg
Liquid Bleach
740 mL ..................
1lb................................
2/ 00
ea
Kraft Bulls Eye
All Varieties
796 mL
2
89
Granny's
5
Limes
California
Dishwashing 4/ 00 Liquid 4/ 00
Cat Treats 60g .......................
2's ...............................
Garbage 99 Bags
Friskies Party Mix
4/ 00
Paper Towels
Glad Easy Tie
Dog Food
Blueberries
+dep
Clorox
Freezer Jars 5x236 mL ...................
5
Bounty Select a Size
Tomatoes
2/ 00
625g
946 mL All Varieties
Emma
Raisin Bran Cereal
3/ 00
1
4/ 00
Sports Drink
Bernardin
Cadbury Single
Kellogg's "2 Scoop"
All Varieties
+dep
2
Leaf
Licorice 99 Allsorts
Coca-Cola Coca-
5
450-500g All Varieties .
ea
99¢
Premium Plus Cocktail Bagels Peanuts 99 6's ............................. 2/ 00 Crackers 29
2
2
89
Mexican
ea
Powerade
ea
/lb
B.C. Grown
No Yolks
Cashew Nuts
Dempster's Cinnamon Raisin
Christie
399
500 mL
Trophy
Island Bakery Premium 100% Whole Wheat
Kellogg's
Planters
Shake 'N Bake
2L
ea
Dempster's Deluxe Sausage or Hamburger
La Molisana
Idahoan Scalloped or Au Gratin
Smuckers Raspberry, Blackberry or
340g, 31-40 count
6
4
2/ 00
Lee Kum Kee
Prawns ea
Miss Vickies XL
2
ea
89
29
650 mL All Varieties
ea
Oil
Noodles
Sauce
99
85g
2
Grapeseed
99
48 mL All Varieties
+dep
Pasta
Smoked Oysters
ea
Habitant Ready to Serve
5
2/ 00
6x237 mL All Varieties
79
¢
Basso
Water Enhancer
Ronzoni
¢
Tomatoes on the Vine
ea
Mio
Mini Cans
Royal City
99
Easy Peel, Raw
99
6
All Varieites
All Varieties ............
Fresh
1.74/kg
3 Pepsi Cola
2/ 00
245g All Varieties
Cookies
ea
375g ..................................
ea
Dad's
99
Treats from the Fresh
375-400g
Schneider's Regular or Thick Sliced
Bacon
890 mL
ea
Tortilla Chips
Coffee
Outlaw Burgers
B.C. Grown
99
Doritos XL
Nabob Tradition
Schneider's
Kraft Miracle Whip
99
99
13.21/kg
PRODUCE
Salad Dressing
10 kg
Fresh Boneless, Skinless
5-A-Day for Optimum Health
5 oz
6
2/ 00
Organic
Kiwi Fruit 1 lb
6
2/ 00
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Come in Every Wednesday for our
Secret Super Saver Specials”
“
in all departments
Stock Up Your Pantry
Fresh For Your Family
GROCERY GROCERY SAVINGS SAVINGS
BUTCHER’S BLOCK
Rogers Granulated
Sugar
Chicken Breasts
5
9
/lb
All Varieites
5
99
1.81 kg ................
15 99 4 99 7 99 4 99 ea
Schneider's Original or Cheddar
Grill 'Ems
ea
375g .....................................
Sunrise (with Breast Meat)
Chicken Burgers
ea
852g ..................................
Schneider's Blue Ribbon or All Beef
Bologna
375-450g ........................
ea
5 99 4 99 4 2/499
Schneider's All-Beef or Regular
Wieners
ea
375-450g ...............................
Sunrise Burger
Cutlettes or Mini Cutlettes
ea
1 kg ....................................
Fresh Plain or Seasoned
Chicken Breast Kabobs 110g .......................
SEA
Coho Fillets
2
59
/100g
Snapper Fillets
1
49
250-320g
2
/100g
Soup
796 mL All Varieties
Soy Sauce 500 mL ..................
Potato Chips 220g All Varieties ..
3
2/ 00
Strawberry Jam
250 mL ........................
Potatoes
310g ....................
340g
Balsamic Buns 2/ 00 Vinegar 2/ 00
6
500 mL .................
5
6's - 8's .......................
Just Right 2/ 00 Cereal
5
475g ..........................
349 ea
Bread
570g .......................
300g ....................
5
Beemaid Au Naturel
Coating Honey Mix 113-192g 2/ 00
4
750g .........................
7
ea
ea
1 kg .............................
Chocolate
99 Bars
6
ea
33-60g ...............
7
275g .........................
ea
4
99 ea
Mainstay
269 ea
279 ea
3
8 kg ............................
9
ea
1
09 ea
3.58L ...........................
10's ............................
BBQ Sauce
349 ea
299 ea
5
2
Beets
Cantaloupe
Apples
69
89
1.96/kg
89
¢
¢
/lb
/lb
/lb
Mexican
B.C. Grown
B.C. Grown
California
Bunch Spinach
Bunch Carrots
Artisan Lettuce
1 89
2/ 50
Jalaneño/Serrano
Peppers
5
¢ 2/ 00 ea
3.73/kg
1
69 /lb
ORGANIC CORNER
Spring Mix All Varieties
ea
Granny Smith
1.96/kg
¢
1
5/ 00 Washington
B.C. Grown
Earthbound Farms Organic
89
425 mL
.....................................
5
1.52/kg
Liquid Bleach
740 mL ..................
1lb................................
2/ 00
ea
Kraft Bulls Eye
All Varieties
796 mL
2
89
Granny's
5
Limes
California
Dishwashing 4/ 00 Liquid 4/ 00
Cat Treats 60g .......................
2's ...............................
Garbage 99 Bags
Friskies Party Mix
4/ 00
Paper Towels
Glad Easy Tie
Dog Food
Blueberries
+dep
Clorox
Freezer Jars 5x236 mL ...................
5
Bounty Select a Size
Tomatoes
2/ 00
625g
946 mL All Varieties
Emma
Raisin Bran Cereal
3/ 00
1
4/ 00
Sports Drink
Bernardin
Cadbury Single
Kellogg's "2 Scoop"
All Varieties
+dep
2
Leaf
Licorice 99 Allsorts
Coca-Cola Coca-
5
450-500g All Varieties .
ea
99¢
Premium Plus Cocktail Bagels Peanuts 99 6's ............................. 2/ 00 Crackers 29
2
2
89
Mexican
ea
Powerade
ea
/lb
B.C. Grown
No Yolks
Cashew Nuts
Dempster's Cinnamon Raisin
Christie
399
500 mL
Trophy
Island Bakery Premium 100% Whole Wheat
Kellogg's
Planters
Shake 'N Bake
2L
ea
Dempster's Deluxe Sausage or Hamburger
La Molisana
Idahoan Scalloped or Au Gratin
Smuckers Raspberry, Blackberry or
340g, 31-40 count
6
4
2/ 00
Lee Kum Kee
Prawns ea
Miss Vickies XL
2
ea
89
29
650 mL All Varieties
ea
Oil
Noodles
Sauce
99
85g
2
Grapeseed
99
48 mL All Varieties
+dep
Pasta
Smoked Oysters
ea
Habitant Ready to Serve
5
2/ 00
6x237 mL All Varieties
79
¢
Basso
Water Enhancer
Ronzoni
¢
Tomatoes on the Vine
ea
Mio
Mini Cans
Royal City
99
Easy Peel, Raw
99
6
All Varieites
All Varieties ............
Fresh
1.74/kg
3 Pepsi Cola
2/ 00
245g All Varieties
Cookies
ea
375g ..................................
ea
Dad's
99
Treats from the Fresh
375-400g
Schneider's Regular or Thick Sliced
Bacon
890 mL
ea
Tortilla Chips
Coffee
Outlaw Burgers
B.C. Grown
99
Doritos XL
Nabob Tradition
Schneider's
Kraft Miracle Whip
99
99
13.21/kg
PRODUCE
Salad Dressing
10 kg
Fresh Boneless, Skinless
5-A-Day for Optimum Health
5 oz
6
2/ 00
Organic
Kiwi Fruit 1 lb
6
2/ 00
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Healthy Choices In Our
Cedarville
DELI
Black Forest
1 Cheese 39 2 Ambrosia Salad 09 Hummus 1 09 Salad 29 1 1 49
Ham
/100g
..................................
Monterey Jack
Island Farms
DAIRY
Multi Pack Yogurt
Island Farms Salted or Unsalted
12x100g
Butter
Sour Cream Island Farms
Buttermilk
7
2/ 00
Andean Quinoa
/100 g
/100g
....................................
3 79 2 99 5
2/ 00
10g .................
Simply Natural Organic Formula Four
Pasta Sauce
Water
739 mL All Varieties .
Oxygenated
3
2/ 00
591 mL
ea
Tolerant Organic Bean or Lentil
Pasta
All Varieties
+dep
227g .....................
Quality and Convenience
ea
Apple Juice
Breads All Varieties
6 99 3 2/ 00 5
340g .........................
Echo Clear
Dish Liquid 740 mL .............
Minute Maid
Smart Ones
Gourmet Entrées
ea
69 ea
/100g
Assorted Sours............................ Mountain Gems Organic
8
Coffee 340g
Blueberry Blast
99 ea
99
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ea
360-680g ...................
Cheese Kaisers
BAKERY Canadian Harvest
Bread 454g
McCain Deep 'N Delicious
Vanilla or Marble
Cake
510g ..........................
ea
/100g
/100g
3 Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 349 Crumpets 29 2 Parfait Cups 239 6's ...............................
39
12's .............................
ea
ea
/100g
Trail Mix .................... Chopped Walnuts ......................
Wong Wing Egg Rolls or
Spring Rolls
69 99¢ 09 1 99 1 ¢
ea +dep
Baked Fresh Daily
5 79 2 49 4 99 4
770-900g .....................
255-311g All Varieties
¢
ea
Scotch Mints
Udi's Gluten Free
All Varieties
295 mL
Brown Eggs
49
2.84L .......................
Pizzas
Lemonade or Limeade
Island Gold Large, Free Run
Santa Cruz Organic
McCain Crescendo Rising Crust
FROZEN
ea
BULK
NATURAL FOODS Seaweed Snacks
473 mL ...................
Dozen.........................
For Your Healthy Lifestyle
Gimme Organic
ea
500 mL All Varieties ....
/100g
...................................
5 29 2 ¢ 99 49 4 49 ea
Island Farms
454g
/100g
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Assorted Random Weight Tubs
Remember Your Calcium
2
39 ea
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Assorted ......................
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ea
ea
ea
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Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
Early photographers using the wet plate process to take pictures often travelled with a wagon load of equipment. While most photographs in the 1850s were taken in a studio, the adventurous and curious travelled to the battle field to document the American Civil War through photography. These were not action shots, but perfectly still shots. Invented in 1851, the method, called the wet plate collodion process, was a step up from the lengthier process used previously. Ken Miner is stepping back in time and capturing the beauty of tintype photographs. He doesn’t travel with a wagon but he does travel in a van, which is also his darkroom. “All the magic happens in there,” said Miner. Miner uses an old box camera, the type you see in old photographs where the photographer has his head under a dark cloth. The subject is still and posed. Miner said he wanted to go back to hands-on photography because it “gets a piece of me in it.” There is a chemistry that happens between the camera and the subject matter. An old timer showed him a 112-year-old box camera and he fell in
Pirjo Raits photo
Ken Miner shows his wet plate process during the Stinking Fish Studio Tour. love with it, had to have it. That’s where it all began for Miner. The attention to fine detail, the chemistry, the magic that happens when elements are combined to produce a one-off photograph on an aluminum plate. “Somehow it makes sense to me to compose upside down and backwards,” said Miner when explaining the image he first sees. This is his art form. His art won him the award for Best Photography at the 2103 Sooke Fine Arts Show. His image of a blossom captures the essence of the antique photo making process. The images he creates cannot be duplicated, which makes them unique in today’s world. No digital process can capture the
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capriciousness of the wet plate method. It goes back to the roots of photography. “I’m creating a piece of film onto a plate and that’s the photo,” said Miner. And he does it all out of the back of his van. The method is complex and fascinating and produces
archival images where missteps can add to the allure of the tintype,transporting the viewer to another time and place. Miner’s website: www.zuludog.ca shows the types of photos he takes. Miner is also a K9 photographer and dog
care provider. Miner will be sharing studio space with potter Ann Semple of Clayfoot Crockery (number 12 on the map) during the Stinking Fish Studio Tour running from July 24-28. He will be demonstrating his art from July 25-27. The Stinking Fish Studio Tour features 20 studios scattered from East Sooke, through Metchosin and into Sooke. There is no cost to the tour and art lovers are encouraged to get the map and take a long and lovely selfguided road trip to visit all of the studios. One can expect to view everything from pottery to paintings, metal, woodworking, weaving, fibre and jewelry from some of the area’s finest artists. For more information, go to: www.stinkingfishstudiotour.com or call 250-474-2676.
th 150 Anniversary
Leechtown
Gold Rush Da y Saturday July 19
Leechtown 12:00 - 4:00 pm Gold Rush Day at the Sooke Region Museum 150th Anniversary
Gold Panning, Kids Games, Music, Sooke Harbour Players, Food, Saturday July 19th Sponsor Noon Spinnakers Brewpub - 4pm Gold Panning, Kids Games, Music, Sooke Harbour Players, Food, Sponsor Spinnakers Brewpub Taste the Historic Pit Roasted “Leechtown Beef” Taste the Historic
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.
Help us continue our work by donating at rmhbc.ca
Pit Roasted At the Sooke Region Museum “Leechtown Beef” 2070 Phillips Rd.
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paintinG • renovatinG
Time stands still for photographer Ken Miner
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Vancouver Island Regional Library is excited to announce the Name the Whale Contest! In celebration of the Library’s newest staff member, an orca mascot who starts fulltime this July, VIRL is inviting kids to get creative and send in their suggested names! The contest runs from the beginning of July to August 16th and is open to children ages 6-12 years old. Kids can enter the contest by filling out a contest entry form and handing it in at any local Vancouver Island Regional Library branch. Contest forms are available at any VIRL branch. Multiple entries are welcomed! The winner will receive a special prize and certificate, announced in September. Details: • Contest runs from July 4 to August 16. • Open to children age 6-12 years. • Children enter contest by filling out contest entry form and handing it in at their local library branch. • A parent’s signature is required for entry into the contest. • The Children’s Services Committee will choose the winner/ winning name. • Winner will receive a special prize and certificate. • Winner will be announced in September. For more information about the Name the Whale Contest, or for a downloadable entry form, visit us at virl. bc.ca/contests!
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Get your Sookapalooza on for Saturday Pirjo Raits
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Dodgeball, music, food, beverages, fun are all listed as what you will get at Sookapalooza. For the past nine years, Graham Mackenzie has been instrumental (pardon the pun) in bringing musicians and people together at the 17 Mile Pub for Sookapalooza. On Saturday, July 19, the action begins at 1 p.m. with a Beach Dodgeball Tournament at the sand court outside the 17 MIle Pub. The dodgeball tournament will have six teams of six people with at least one female on each team. They will strictly follow European Beach Rules. Call the 17 Mile at 250-64205942 to sign up your team and for more details. Following the tournament six local bands will take the stage, with what Mackenzie said is the best line-up
they have ever seen at Sookapalooza. Every possible type of music will be presented by groups such as: Brown Paper Baggers who play reggae, blues, funk, hip hop, country and punk. They shouldn’t be missed stated Mackenzie. Cannibal Bob are local rockers with their own take on cover songs and catchy originals, always a crowd favourite. Johnny Galactic, Mackenzie’s band, are Soopalooza alumni who always shows up ready to entertain the crowd with well written lyrics, catchy hooks and rock kicks. Robbie Aylesworth combines a passion for great, melodic rock and lyrics with a purpose “We’re stoked to have Robbie and his band in this year’s lineup,” said Mackenzie. Jessie Roper is a local hero who will be doing a solo show and is sure to
Jessie Roper, straight from Rock the Shores.
wow the crowd with his mix of blues, rock, country, folk reggae and unstoppable energy. Sweet Leaf is an original seven-piece ska funk band from Victoria, fresh off of the main stage at Ska Fest. These guys are guaranteed to get you on your feet and dancing. Tickets are $15 and available at the 17 Mile now. “Don’t hesi tate, because as you know, this event has a limited amount of tickets and sells out quick,” warns Mackenzie.
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Experts Questions and Answers from your local experts Westshore Dental Dentistry My teeth are dull, can my teeth be sharpened?
A
:Loss of tooth anatomy means the cusps or “bumps” on the teeth become flattened or smooth. Flat surfaces don’t cut very well. Edges or “spillways” can be cut into the teeth to simulate cutting edges but loss of tooth anatomy means the teeth, which hold the jaws the right distance apart, are allowing the jaws to over close which compromises muscle strength reducing your biting force. This makes it feel like your teeth are dull. The proper solution is to re-establish correct jaw position to maximize muscle strength resulting in greater biting and chewing efficiency.
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I’ve heard that mortgage life insurance that you get from the banks is inferior. Why is that?
:With mortgage life insurance your lend-
er owns the policy and they pay off the mortgage automatically at claim. Your beneficiary has no choice in how to use the funds. The insurance offered by lenders decreases as you pay down your mortgage but the premiums remain the same. With personally owned insurance, you own the policy, not your lender. You have the freedom to switch your mortgage to another lender without jeopardizing your insurance. Your beneficiaries can choose how to use the funds (ie: payoff the mortgage, provide an income, etc) it’s their choice. The insurance protection remains level. Another significant benefit is that the premiums on a personally owned plan are most times lower than the lender’s plan.
Proposed Clean Air Bylaw Public Information Session Wednesday, July 23, 2014 9:30 am – 11:30 am 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC (CRD Board Room) CRD and Island Health staff will be on-site to provide information and answer questions regarding the proposed Bylaw. To speak at the meeting, please register in advance by emailing cleanair@crd.bc.ca. Residents are also encouraged to provide their feedback online at www.crd.bc.ca/cleanair by July 25, 2014. Paper copies are also available at 625 Fisgard Street. www.crd.bc.ca
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS CALL FOR ENTRIES 12TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Artisan Festival. Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show. Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1 Applications for Artisans: woodlandgardens.ca 250-338-6901
SOOKE NIGHT MARKET! Food, Crafts, Entertainment and More! Every Thursday Evening until-Sept 4th at the Sooke Region Museum 5pm-8:30 TIRED OF The same old Hollywood Schlock? Rent Awareness Film Night documentaries $3, Video To Go. Film list: awarenessfilmnight.ca TIRED OF The same old Hollywood Schlock? Rent Awareness Film Night documentaries $3, Video To Go. Film list: awarenessfilmnight.ca
INFORMATION CONTACT LOAN Cupboard call 250-389-4607. Need a ride? Call 250-389-4661. DID YOU KNOW? BBB Accredited Businesses must pass a comprehensive screening process. Look for the 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory E-edition on your Black Press Community Newspaper website at www.blackpress.ca. You can also go to http://vi.bbb.org/directory/ and click on the 2014 BBB Accredited Business Directory SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215. SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, 1585 O’Neill Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0T5. 250-642-2184. SOOKE MEALS ON WHEELS Urgently needed volunteer cooks and kitchen helpers for approx 3 hours every 1st + 3rd Monday & Friday of the month. Please call 250-642-2184
TURN YOUR REFUND into a Donation to the Sooke Food Bank at the Sooke Bottle Depot. Also accepting cash and non perishable food items.
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SALMON ARM Home Building Centre in beautiful Salmon Arm BC has an immediate opening for experienced Cabinet and Flooring Sales Professional. Looking for a highly motivated, customer service driven, possessing a high degree of knowledge in all aspects of flooring and cabinet sales. Competitive Wage and Benefit package offered. Send resume:
LOST AND FOUND LOST: SILVER ankle bracelet with inscription “ Willis� and a small silver heart while biking on Galloping Goose Trail around Kirby Road to Leechtown Sunday, July 13. Bracelet was a gift from my sister and the heart is in memory of my mother. Info please call 250-580-5516
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THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: Boom men, Hooktenders, Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers, Hydraulic Log Loader Operator, Chasers, Coastal Certified Hand Fallers. Fulltime with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca
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DRILLER/BLASTER-Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd. requires a certified driller/blaster for its coastal forest logging operations near Woss, BC. Union rates and benefits apply. Please fax resume to 250-2879259.
MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!
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An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051. EXPERIENCED PARTS Person required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft. store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at: LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net.
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Cont’d from page 10 options, should concurrently introduce a solid waste disposal regulation bylaw, and require all operators to function within that framework. The current issue is not only where, but how solid waste is managed. Terrance Martin Sooke
Additional information to Fletcher’s column Just some clarifications regarding Tom Fletcher’s column, Life after the Tsilhqot’in decision (B.C. Views, July 9 Sooke News Mirror). 1. Federal and provincial authority may vary with the strength of an aboriginal title claim, as Fletcher contends, in the sense that the obligation to consult and accommodate is proportional to the strength of the claim. But this is not so once aborigi-
letters nal title has been proved in court (as the Tsilhqot’in have done). Once such title is established it is no longer a matter of a “claim” and the aboriginal owners must consent to any development proposal respecting their land – unless the government supporting such a development meets the stringent constitutional test for limiting aboriginal rights and title in the absence of consent. 2. A finding of aboriginal title does not necessarily “lock in” communal ownership. Just as treaty First Nations may agree to convert land to fee simple title, aboriginal title holders may agree to surrender land to the federal Crown on the condition that it be reconveyed to them for the purpose of conversion to fee simple. I suspect that obtaining such agree-
ment is no easier in the former scenario that the latter, but it may be. 3. The Tsilhqot’in had a long history of keeping others out, and were the only First Nation that was hostile even to the fur trade. But they did not fight a war in the 1860s to defend their territory from a “wave of gold seekers.” They expelled everyone. In 1864, after being threatened by the foreman of a crew building a wagon road through their territory – he had warned darkly of bringing back the small pox that had killed at least one third of their population two years earlier – they killed nearly all the crew and then killed or expelled all white settlers from their territory. Hamar Foster, QC Professor of Law University of Victoria
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Fri July 18
Sat July 19
Sun July 20
Mon July 21
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SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000. 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. - 2 p.m., Otter Point Rd. across from Eustace Rd. leeCHtOWN 150 YeArs Noon - 4 p.m. at the Sooke Museum, celebrate the founding of Leechtown with events and refreshments. sOOKe sK8 & BMX JAM Noon - 4 p.m. at the Sooke Skate Park. Reg at 11 a.m. Free CAr WAsH & COFFee Sooke Car Wash, at 6681 Logan Lane, car washing by donation (for the Food Bank) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free coffee at Cafe Mat.
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.
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Sunday breakfast brunch, 9-1 p.m., $5, children welcome. Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. sOOKe seNIOr’s BUs Dinner at a Restaurant. Call Kay 250-642-1521 for info. If all goes acco rding to plan, next wee kʻs pape r will run a feat ure on Port Renf rew.
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 250-642-0789 for info. rOYAl CANADIAN leGION
Euchre 6:30 p.m. sOOKe seNIOr’s BUs
Ayre Manor Residents trips.
Directory: Where to find what 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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Wed July 23 PeOPle’s WAlKING GrOUP
Raising resilient children. People’s Drug Mart hosts The Child, Youth & Family a walking club, 9:15 a.m. Centre, from 10-11:30 a.m. PAreNt DIsCUssION GrOUP ADUlt WAlKING GrOUP Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, SEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info. 250-642-8000. Free Arts AND CrAFts YOUtH ClINIC Sooke Library. 4 - 8 p.m. Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. All ages, no registration Family Medical Clinic. required. KNIttING CIrCle Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 rOYAl CANADIAN leGION p.m. Free, all levels. Drop- Dominos 10 a.m. NASCAR 7 p.m. in. 250-642-3022. tOAstMAsters Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.
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Sooke Loggers play strong in Wisconsin, come in second 25-27, with games played at Dacca Park in Fife, and on the website ottoinfocus.com boasts
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This past weekend, the Sooke Loggers played at the 14th Annual Boys of Summer Open Fastpitch Tournament, held on July 11-13, 2014 in Denmark, Wisconsin. In total, the Loggers played five games, the last one being the championship game. First, they faced Dolan & Murphy from Aurora, and came out with a 10-2 win. Home runs where hit by Kris Walushka, Tyson Barkman and Kyle Cowick. Next, they squared up against Emerson and won that one with a score of 4-1. Ben Edgington hit a home run in this game. Third up was a game against Fargo, which the Loggers won 2-nil. Their fourth and final tournament game was against Emerson, which the Loggers also won 6-4. Ben Edgington hit another home run in this game. Their first and only loss of the tournament came in the championship game, which they lost to the New York Gremlin, 3-5. They played strong though. According to Walushka on the Sooke Logger’s Fastball Club Facebook fan page, “We battled back down 4-0 (and) had lots of hits.” Tyson
“returns stronger than ever with 11 teams currently entered including several Upper Divi-
sion ball clubs.” Including our own Loggers.
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Pitcher Tyson Barkman (pictured) was named to the Boys of Summer All Tournament Team . Outfielder Blake Hunter was also named to the team.
Barkman had two home runs, and Jesse Greive and Andrew Medwedrich both had triples. Further two Sooke
Loggers were named on the Boys of Summer All Tournament Team, including pitcher Tyson Barkman and outfielder
Blake Hunter. Sooke Loggers play at the 2014 54th Annual Seattle Invitational, which runs from July
⍟ SEAPARC SNIPPET Drowning Prevention Week
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July 19th - 27th Do you know how to be safe in, on and around the water? Try the Swim to Survive challenges during our 1-3pm Fun Swims
With Colleen Di Lallo Tuesdays 7:15 - 8:15pm • $10/class
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Water Safety Drowning is a danger any time of the year and wherever water is present and can occur year-round. Young children are at the greatest risk of drowning. While many people are familiar with the risk factors that lead to drowning, many have never heard of secondary drowning, a related condition that can occur hours after leaving the water. According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third most common cause of accidental death across the globe, accounting for almost 400,000 deaths annually. When a person drowns, he or she takes water into their larynx and lungs, which is known as aspiration. Lack of oxygen in the body causes bodily systems to shut down, and cardiac arrest and brain damage can result. Secondary drowning, also known as dry drowning or delayed drowning, is a postimmersion respiratory syndrome. It occurs when water or another fluid has entered the lungs but has not caused enough initial trauma to result in fatal drowning. However, water that has gotten inside the lungs may cause damage to the inside surface of the organ, collapse alveoli and cause a hardening of the lungs that reduces the ability to exchange air. Over time, the lungs will suffocate themselves, which is why dry drowning can occur hours after exiting the water. The following are potential indicators of secondary drowning. Prompt action should be taken if any of these signs are noticed after an adult or child leaves the water. • Persistent cough: Anyone who has swallowed water will cough and sputter as the body attempts to naturally expel the water. But persistent coughing that lasts long after the water has been breathed in may be indicative of water aspiration in the lungs. • Confusion: Difficulty understanding verbal instructions or not being able to form words or thoughts may be a symptom of dry drowning. • Pain: Chest pain is a strong indicator of water aspiration.
• Trouble breathing: Difficulty breathing long after a person has been swimming may indicate secondary drowning. • Lethargy: Extreme tiredness or a sudden lack of energy may be indicative of a problem. Monitor for the symptoms of dry drowning anytime a person swallows water. Keep the person nearby and do not allow him or her to go to sleep, as some children have died from secondary drowning in their sleep. If you notice any symptoms of dry drowning, take the person exhibiting those symptoms to the hospital, as this is not something that can be treated at home.
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Sooke’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament is now accepting teams for competition on August 9, deadline August 2 Britt Santowski Sooke News Mirror
Do your feet have wings? Or maybe they would like to try to fly. Go ahead, if you have two or more friends who share your secret dream, go ahead and set them (that would be your feet) free. For the 14th year in a row, Sooke’s 3-on-3 basketball tournament will be held. The games will be played at Journey middle school on August 9. As the name suggests, teams consist of three players. Or more. To register, contact Trevor Bligh by email at theblighs@gmail.com. Under-17 teams will pay $20 per team; over-17 teams will pay $10 per player. The cut-off date for registration is August 2, one week prior the event. The event is all ages, male or female, and is being coordinated by the Sooke Youth Council. The tournament began 14 years ago by Sooke youth and has since been organized and run by them as well. With notes from Trevor Bligh
The Pastor's Pen All of us want to love like Jesus. We want to be generous, forgiving, and compassionate enough to love people unconditionally. But no matter how hard we try, it just doesn’t work. Our humanness gets in the way.
2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke Phone: 250-642-1634 Fax: 250-642-0541 email: info@sooke.ca website: www.sooke.ca
Upcoming Public Meetings Regular Council Meeting No Scheduled Meetings
What’s New! The District of Sooke has issued Requests for Proposals for the following services: • Asset Management System • IT Augmentation Services For further information, please visit the District of Sooke website at www.sooke.ca
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 MEETING 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
Jesus was human too, but he was also God incarnate. He was able to see the people he created in a way that we can’t. He personified love. “God is love...” (1 John 4:16,) You and I are not love. We can love. We see others’ faults and stubbornness. When we remember the slights they have done to us, a small part of us can’t forgive. We love and at the same time we hold back. Yet Jesus tells us to love as he did: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13:34) “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” (Mark 10:27) “ We can’t love like Jesus on our own. In fact, we can’t do anything in the Christian life on our own. So let’s let go and let God Rev. Richard Steele Sooke Baptist Church HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church 1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11am EVENING PRAYER: Saturday 5pm The Rev. Dimas Canjura www.holytrinitysookebc.org
KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:15 am Pre-Service Singing 10:30 am Family worship Rev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg Parents Room and well equipped Nursery
SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH 7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries Email sookebaptistchurch@telus.net www.sookebaptist.com
ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish 2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945 Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 am Thursday Mass 10:30 am Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm Office Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3 Rev. Fr. Michael Favero
Be Septic Savvy This Summer TIP TWO
SAVING WATER WILL SAVE YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM.
Don’t overwhelm your septic system by using too much water. Instead, take shorter showers and spread your laundry loads out over a few days. Consider installing low flow toilets and efficient washing machines. Take measures to prevent leaky toilets and taps.
Stay informed. A bylaw is in effect in Saanich, Colwood, Langford & View Royal, stay informed about the requirements for your septic system.
Get your Septic Savvy Household Info Kit at your municipal hall or visit crd.bc.ca/septic for more tips and resources, or to register for a free workshop. Call 250.360.3030 for more information.
JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403 SATURDAY SERVICE
9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church Service Pastor: Mike Stevenson
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Your Weekly Horoscope
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you have had little luck regarding relationships of late. Rather than focus on what hasn’t gone your way, change your perspective and focus on the good things. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you can be pretty stubborn when it comes to something that matters dearly to you. No matter your feelings, try to behave in a diplomatic manner. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, be a shoulder to cry on for a beloved friend or family member this week. Everything will ultimately work out for the best, but your loved one needs support this week.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Be mindful of what you say and do this week, Cancer. Your head may be telling you to speak up, but your heart is telling you to stay quiet for a little while longer. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, enjoy the noisiness around you this week. This extra hop in your step is refreshing and encourages you to make some bold moves that will pay off in the long run. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, address an issue with a clear head this week. Your advice has been solicited, and you know how to help, but some subtlety is a good thing in this situation. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, adopt an analytical approach to solve a puzzling situation at work this week. This way of looking at things is just what you need to find the right solution.
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PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 The time has come for you make your move, Pisces. You’re fully capable of making this transition and more than ready to do so. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS JULY 20: Omar Epps, Actor (41) JULY 21: Robin Williams, Actor (63)
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/ Jan 20 Capricorn, express yourself when asked for your honest opinion this week. Keeping things close to the vest is not what people want to see, so don’t hesitate to offer your insight.
JULY 22: Don Henley, Singer (67)
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/ Feb 18 Trust your intuition in a sticky situation, Aquarius. Panicking will only make the situation
JULY 25: Geoffrey Zakarian, Chef (55)
JULY 23: Stephanie Seymour, Model (46) JULY 24: Kristin Chenoweth, Actress (46)
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