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An Olympic Sunset Catching the sun as it sinks behind the epic Olympic Mountains.
Sooke Food Bank struggles to keep up with demand Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror
For many, a food bank can be the only gateway between starving in the street and feeling human again. But what happens when you’ve reached the peak of that joie de vivre and the cheques simply don’t come in anymore? Engines shudder and jolt to a clunking stop. The lights go dark and the heater goes dead cold. Suddenly, the fridge looks uncomfortably spacious. The fight for survival really begins. Life would certainly be bliss if such scenarios were mere fantasy, but for the volunteer folks at the Sooke Food Bank, these are real stories that walk in through their door every single day; from a homeless teenager who hasn’t had anything reasonable or warm to eat in months, or a working father of two who just cannot make the usual ends meet anymore. “All the working people who were just making it with their finances used to be a lot of our donators. Now, they are our clients,” said Sooke Food Bank secretary Kim Metztger, who added that around this time last year, the food bank gave out 69 hampers. Last week, which was the food bank’s same second Thursday of March, they gave out 111 hampers. “Our numbers are jumping every month,” notes Metztger, noting that the Sooke Food Bank’s client numbers have inflated by 22 per cent so far this year; and it can take the slightest thing to turn the tide for anyone. “When the hydro bills went up, we saw more people coming in; people with jobs and families who were embarrassed to even
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First Sooke Girl Guides Lindsay Drabitt and Gemini Rogers, both aged 11, helping out at the Sooke Food Bank as part of their Lady Baden-Powell community challenge. be there,” she said. “Our senior population is up as far as coming to the food bank as well; again, people who used to donate and can’t afford to anymore, whether a spouse died, or they’ve had to move in to a special care facility.” Metztger pointed out that the three-day supply of food hampers per month doesn’t change, however if there were more funds, those coming in at the end of the day would receive an equal amount of food as the ones arriving in the morning. But it doesn’t always go that way.
“We want them to come in once a month, but we’re never going to turn someone away if they come again and they’re hungry. We’re going to try and help them however we can,” she said. “We want to be consistent and know that we’re not going to run out of food. Because that’s scary.” In 2014, there were 5140 adults, 2661 children, and a total of 3251 hampers handed out at the Sooke Food Bank, with support and effort being split between 6 - 20 volunteers. Local businesses support by the bulk as well, which is also a big help.
“We buy stuff from the local food marts all the time; they give us really good discounts. Shoppers Drug Mart will donate lots soap and shampoo every once in a while too. We try to have dish soap, because you can use it to clean a lot of things with it,” she said. The whole operation runs year-round at the Sooke Community Hall under management of the Sooke Community Association, but like everything in this world, nothing is free. Between food, transportation, insurance, administration, phone/web access and maintenance, the total for the Sooke Food Bank’s service costs in 2014 was $114,733.55 - all of which was donated from the community. But between all the kindness of countless (and some nameless) volunteers, it still remains very difficult to keep up with demand, says Metztger. “We need money, we need cereal, soup, we need lots of stuff. I think most of all we need people to open up their eyes and just look at their neighbours; don’t assume that everything is okay in that house, because we have numbers to show you that it’s not okay,” she said. Among the volunteers last Thursday, March 19, were Lindsay Drabitt and Gemini Rogers, both aged 11, who were there from the First Sooke Girl Guides. They were doing this as a Lady Baden-Powell challenge. “It’s for a good cause… people are starving and they need to eat,” said Rogers as she was doing the count-up of all the stuff that came in that day. Drabitt was right behind her, just about to put a giant case of soup in one of the shelves. “We’re doing this because it is a good community project and because a lot of people rely on the food bank,” Drabitt said.
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The new Transition Sooke/Awareness Film Night co-venture met for the first time at the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre on Feb. 25. Inishoge Farm’s Steve Unger has stepped up to coordinate the citizen’s initiative, which will meet again at the SRVC on March 26 at 7 p.m. A public education campaign promoting the 5Rs of the zero waste movement - Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot, in that order - is
a priority. A proper compost facility, yard-waste depot and a free store for unwanted items may well be good fits for Sooke. And there’s talk that a community open space meeting dedicated exclusively to waste management issues would be timely later this year. If you want to join this inspiring initiative, please contact them. A website is in the works, but for now please visit the organization’s Facebook page.
“Canada Revenue Agency” scam Octavian Lacatusu Photo
(From left to right) Rob Roe, Tim shilson, heather Cochrane throw in their contributions to last saturday’s bottle drive on the corner of Phillips Rd. The drive ran from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and all proceeds went in support of the local Royal Canadian Marine search and Rescue (RCMsaR) sooke station 37.
A suspicious email has been circulating lately identifying itself on behalf of the Canada Revenue Agency. The subject line states “Tax Refund Notification - Refer-
ence #791-455601” and appears to be coming from an “apps@apple. com” address. It is titled is “Notice of tax return for last year” and the email comes complete
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we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax return of: CAD 386.00. To receive your return, you must have a Government Gateway account. Click here to Register for refund.” Do not click, reply or engage with this email
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Upcoming Public Meetings Special Council Meeting Monday, March 30, 2015 at 7:00 pm This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings.
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MARCH 28, BiKE PARK grand opening event at the sEAPARC from 12 p.m. to 2. There will be a ribboncutting ceremony, along a DJ, activities and games for kids, and cake.
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MARCH 28, sOOKE Regional museum will kick off with its Artifacts show at 12 noon.
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A PHONE suRvEy regarding circulation of the sooke News Mirror has been conducted in sooke. Thanks to all who have participated.
The Victoria Women’s Transition House Society will bring the issue of domestic violence to the forefront during National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. The society will screen two films on the subject at Cinecenta Theatre at the University of Victoria on April 23. The first – Behind Closed Doors – is a 25-minute film that explains the effect witnessing domestic violence has on the developing brains of infants and children, the impact on their behaviour and relationships and the long term consequences for their future. The screening will be followed by a reception and panel discussion featuring clinical psychologist Dr. Sandra Weiland, shelters pro-
grams manager Shemine Gulamhusein and children who witness abuse counsellor Kerilee McLeod. Behind Closed Doors begins at 2 p.m. In the evening, beginning at 7 p.m., the movie Heaven on Earth tells the story of a young woman who travels from India to Canada to marry and becomes trapped with an abusive husband. Admission to both films is by donation. Marianne Sorensen, development manager for the transition house society, said the films are aimed at bringing awareness of domestic violence. There are four women’s transition houses in Greater Victoria.
TO ALL six sooke soccer teams in total, both girls and boys, who qualified for the District Cup Finals taking place this upcoming weekend March 28 - 29 at Fred Milne Park.
A musical weekend in sooke
Above, Nancy Washeim performing Shubert’s wonderful Die Forelle at the Community Hall last weekend. Below, David Nigel Lloyd singing an old and soul-soothing Scottish folk song. Octavian Lacatusu Photos
For further information, please go online to transitionhouse.net.
Council briefs motion rescinded The motion to locate the new library in John Phillips Memorial Park has been rescinded, pending a review from the Vancouver Island Regional Library for a new location. Suggestion of combining another building together with the new library has been brought back into light.
Zoning amendment passed The zoning amendment for a car repair shop at 6509 Sooke Road has been carried forward by council. The proposed shop will be built in accordance to bylaw 611 and will retain an iconic West Coast appearance.
2015 sponsorships approved
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MARCH 26, ADuLT Cougar Ridge hike from Roche Cove Regional Park along the Cedar Grove Trail to one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the region. Return via the Galloping Goose Trail. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. WEAR sTuRDy sHOEs and bring water and a lunch. Free vent but please pre-register by calling 250-4783344.
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Council has carried a motion to continue annual financial support to local non-profit organizations and events, including Edward Milne Community School Grants, Fire Safety Campaign, Sooke Community Choir and the Sooke Lions Club. The Sooke Food Bank budget has also been increased to $4,000.
seniors program gets boost Council has voted in favour of the motion to approve an additional $12,500 to the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative. The funds will help support Sooke’s growing population of seniors with improvements in infrastructure, activities and healthcare.
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Join us every Wednesday morning and take a casual walk around Sooke. We will walk at a comfortable pace and walk for about an hour. All participants will receive a bottle of water before we leave and get a nice healthy snack when we get back. Register with me at the Pharmacy and I will explain the details. If you would like more details, come see me at the pharmacy or call 250-642-2226. Fun, healthy, new friends... Join us today.
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Workshops in April for Sooke and area non-profits Local volunteer organizations find they have two big challenges: getting grant funding and promoting their cause or event. “We have a great volunteer base in Sooke yet we hear even the most enthusiastic volunteers could use some help with grant writing and promotion,” says Marlene Barry, Chair of the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre (SRVC). “We are very excited to present two learning opportunities for Sooke area organizations to address both of these needs,” Barry says. “It’s a way we can recognize and support our many volunteer groups in the region with workshops beginning during National Volunteer Week (April 12-18).” A Grantsmithing Tips Eve-
ning will take place on April 23, presented in partnership between SRVC and Sooke Region Food CHI. It will be an informative evening for local groups to learn ways to source out successful partnerships and funding grants. Representatives from the Victoria Foundation and Vancity Foundation will be on hand to provide tips on how to get grant funding. It is being held April 23 at 6 p.m. The cost is $10.00 for FoodCHI and SRVC members and $20.00 for nonmembers, which includes supper. RSVP to info@sookefoodchi.ca and complete a short survey on the sookefoodchi. ca website. The Marketing, Promotion and Communications workshop begins on April 18 and
continues on April 25 (9:30noon each day). Effective promotion and communications help local groups build awareness of events, attract new members and raise revenue through donations or grants. On the first day, participants can discuss their communications challenges, learn how marketing, promotion and communications can benefit their organization in today’s rapidly changing communications environment and receive hands-on help in developing a strategy. The next weekend they will receive feedback and discuss getting the message out, social media and nocost and low-cost techniques. Participants will take away additional resources including handouts, templates and
further reading list and be able to sign up for one-onone structured feedback at a later date to polish their final product. The workshop is sponsored by SRVC and Saseenos Communications (www.Saseenos.com), a local non-profit resource dedicated to helping Sooke region volunteer groups, small and home-based business and artists share their stories for no cost. This workshop is free for SRVC members and $10.00 for nonmembers. To register for either or both of these learning opportunities or to receive more information, contact sookeregionvolunteers@gmail.com or leave a message at 250-6426364 Ext. 235.
10 things to do when the clocks change As most provinces in Western Canada began daylight saving time last week, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is reminding people about maintenance to do around the house as we turn the clocks forward. “IBC’s top 10 list reminds you of the most important maintenance tasks to tackle around the home as the spring months approach,” said Bill
Adams, Vice-President, Western and Pacific Region, IBC. “Taking a few extra minutes to check these items off of your to-do list could help ensure the safety of you and your family over the coming months.” IBC’s top 10 things to do as daylight saving time begins are: 1 Test and maintain your smoke detectors. • Change batteries at least twice a year.
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2. Check your CO detectors. 3. Review your family’s emergency plan. • Ensure that you have a plan that works, and review it with family members to remind them what to do and where to go in case of an emergency. 4. Update your emergency kit. 5. Check your firstaid kit and replace any missing supplies. 6. Have your fuelburning appliances inspected by a trained professional. 7. Check your chimney and vents. • Have a professional inspect these to ensure that everything is connected and in good condition and that nothing is blocked. 8. Check your car’s
tire pressure and fluid levels, and make sure all lights and signals are working. 9. Update your home inventory. 10. Review your home insurance policy.
• If you have questions, contact your insurance representative. For further information, consumers can contact IBC’s Consumer Information Centre. (1-844-2ASK-IBC)
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Annual Water Main Cleaning Western Communities A water main cleaning program will be carried out in various areas of Colwood, Langford, View Royal, Metchosin, Sooke, and East Sooke between October 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015. Short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water can be expected. Commercial establishments such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their vicinity. If you require such notification, please contact CRD Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC, at 250.474.9619. In no case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the use of discoloured water.
The Bra Lady Is Coming to Town
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.
Sooke’s First Community Scrabble Tournament Saturday, March 28th, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. @ Edward Milne Community School For more information and to pre-register phone the EMCS Society Program office @ (250) 642-6371 All proceeds to EMCS Society Play and Learn Camp and the EMCS Student Activities
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Due to overwhelming response to the previous clinic, Barbara Chapman is coming to SOOKE, WED. APRIL 1ST 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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The month of March The10th month of March is the anniversary is the 10th anniversary of “Embrace Aging of “Embrace Aging Month” and the foundaMonth” andis:theBe foundation motto well, tion mottobe is: enriched. Be well, be secure, beWellness secure, befor enriched. able Wellness for movable seniors is to keep seniors is to keep moving, eat healthy, a posiing, attitude eat healthy, positive and aasense tivehumor. attitude and a sense of Sooke and of humor. Sookecome and area is a dream area for is all a dream true parts ofcome the true for all parts ofhave the motto. Walkers motto. Walkers have miles of the Galloping miles ofTrail, the Galloping Goose Whiffin Goose Trail, Whiffin Spit, the Boardwalk and Spit, the Boardwalk many other areas and to many These other trails areas are to enjoy. enjoy. These trails are all mainly flat and accesall mainly and accessible. The flat boardwalk is sible. boardwalk is up andThe down but manup and down but manageable for wheelchairs. ageableare forlocal wheelchairs. There walking There are local walking groups for those who groups company. for those who prefer The prefer company. The beaches can be challengbeaches can be challenging but a scenic drive to ing but a scenic drivethe to Port Renfrew to walk Port Renfrew to walk the gorgeous sandy beach gorgeous at low tide -sandy is a gift.beach atThe low tide - is a gift. garcommunity Theare community gardens an opportudens are an opportu-
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very fortunate to live very fortunate to live here. here. Sooke is legendary legendary forSooke being”isConnected” for being”the Connected” through accomthrough theof accomplishments volunplishments of volunteering, churches, orgateering, churches, nizations, as wellorgaas nizations,out as for well as watching each watching for each other. Theout Community other. Initiative The Community Health and the Health Initiative andare the Volunteer Center Volunteer Center are working with the comworkingtowith the even community become munity to Friendly. become even more Age more Age Friendly. Enrichment happens Enrichment happens when we participate when we participate by being connected by nature, being friends connected to and to nature, friends and family. By sharing afamily. lifetime By of sharing knowla lifetime of knowledge and wisdom and edge and having thewisdom ability and to having the the ability to “smell flowers.” “smell the flowers.” “Our mind is a garden, “Ourthoughts mind is a are garden, Our the Our thoughts aregrow the seeds – We can seeds – We can grow flowers or we can grow flowers or we can grow weeds!” weeds!” “Embrace aging”“Embrace Happiness is anaging”inside Happiness is an inside job… job… Shirley Lowe Shirley Lowe
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Poirier playground phase II construction underway This year, École Poirier, along with our Parent Advisory Council (PAC) decided to dedicate our fundraising efforts to the improvement of our school’s playground. Our school population has grown to over 430 students and our current playground is no longer large enough to accommodate all our students. We also have students with physical challenges at our school and currently they are unable to access any of our playground equipment. We are very fortunate that we have a small forested area where the students love to play. Our goal is to expand this natural play area with the addition of a nature playground. We have a three phase plan drawn up and we recently completed phase one. We are now working
$8,000.00 towards the $18,000.00 project and we are hoping to raise the rest of the funds through grants, community donations and continued fundraising at the school level. We are looking to you for a donation to help make phase two a reality. We hope you will consider giving to this natural and green project of ours that will continue to promote the growth and educational abilities of our students for years to come. If you would like more information and would like to be involved in this project or make a donation, please contact Stephanie Poirier Elementary Principal HedleySmith via e-mail at: ssmith@sd62.bc.ca or by directly calling the school.
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Poirier playground phase one under construction. towards making phase two a reality. The natural play areas have become more popular in the recent years as we are working towards building a stronger connection between nature and our children. The benefits of connecting to nature are being studied and well documented; several studies are showing that when children play in nature daily their social, psychological, academic and physical health is positively impacted.
This is the kind of positive impact we want for the children at Poirier Elementary. We are looking to create a space that can include sensory paths, balance logs, tunnels, benches, platforms, climbing stones, wiggle bridges, a slide, sand boxes and forts. Our goal is to create a natural space that has features that all of our students can enjoy and where nobody feels limited. The Poirier Parent Advisory Council has committed a base of
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Make a decision and stick to it Why is it that councils have a hard time making a decision and sticking to it? Sooke has been wondering what to do with John Phillips Memorial Park for the past 10 years, at least. What to do with it has always been controversial. It was a golf course which was divided and half sold off for development. That development hasn’t happened yet and people are still a little sore about it. There have been any number of proposals for the park, including a bike skills park, an off-leash dog park and a horseshoe pitch – anything short of a local space port. None of those uses have come to fruition. The latest idea is to put a new 10,000 sq. foot library in the park. One needs to remember that Sooke doesn’t own the whole park, at least not the space where the old Mulligan’s sits. In addition to that, the ownership and management of the new library itself will be under the command of the Vancouver Island Regional Library – so it’s not like the District will be calling the shots with that, either. Council and the community needs to make a firm decision on what goes in the park, if anything, and stick to the plan. Make a plan, create a vision. No more wishy washy swaying back and forth. Council can’t – and will never – please everyone, because no matter what, only one side will be chosen in the end. And that will, invevitably, have its own set of perks and consequences. C’est la vie, n’est-ce pas? The point is, council needs to come up with a viable plan for the park, take it to the public for input and get on with it. Either leave it alone as greenspace or develop something on it. But, this needs to be done with the best interest of the public in mind. It is not solely a council decision, it’s a community decision.
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Making real progress on poverty B.C. Views The B.C. government has made its most significant moves in decades to address the needs of some of the province’s poorest people. The largest financial commitment is for a new program to help single parents escape from the welfare trap. There are 16,000 single parents in B.C. receiving provincial income assistance or disability payments, most of them women. Even if they could find an entrylevel job, it wouldn’t pay enough to cover the child care they would need to go to work. Worst of all, the current system requires that if they enrol in training, they lose their income assistance, including dental and extended medical care for themselves and their children. That is the welfare trap, one of the most perverse government policies to have survived into our supposedly enlightened modern era. The new program takes effect in September. It will not only continue income assistance payments when single parents enrol in skills training, it promises to cover their child care and transportation costs for an approved training program of up to one year. Medical and child care costs will then be covered for up to a year after training, to allow a transition to employment. Approved training means training for jobs that are identified as in
demand, requiring high school and occupation-specific training that can be completed in a year or less. They include retail sales, general office work and assistance jobs in health services. Another overdue policy change is to double the allowable earnings for all income assistance recipients from $200 to $400 a month. This gives people a chance to improve their circumstances by taking whatever part-time or casual work they can manage, without having that little income cut from their already meagre welfare cheques. And then there was the recent decision to end the claw-back of parental child support payments from income assistance payments. The province has for many years run a costly child maintenance enforcement program to track down (mostly) deadbeat dads and force them to pay at least a token amount to support their children. Now when they pay child support to a single parent on income assistance, they will at least have the satisfaction of knowing the children actually receive the extra benefit. These harsh, historic policies were built around a philosophy that welfare is a temporary last resort, to be withdrawn as soon as some other source of income is identified. That is a valid if unfashionable position to take on behalf of working taxpayers who pay for all this, but it only makes sense if the income
assistance recipient has a realistic option. For those who are already in the entry-level job market, the minimum wage goes up 20 cents an hour in September, from $10.25 to $10.45. This is the beginning of an annual review that will tie the wage to the consumer price index. A paltry sum, to be sure, but anyone who still thinks jacking the minimum wage up to $15 an hour is a magic solution that won’t cost some entry-level jobs is clinging to a socialist dream world. I have been contacted by several low-income seniors who read my recent column on B.C.’s Seniors’ Advocate. They were asking where to find out if they are eligible for support programs such as the SAFER rent subsidy, assistance for Medical Services Plan premiums, property tax deferment and grants to help with home modifications for disabilities. I apologize for this oversight. One place to start is the Seniors’ Advocate toll-free information line, 1-877952-3181, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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I would say a light hand of the law; more security in parking lots; have someone walk around, that sort of thing.
It’s a growing community here, we just can’t treat it as a tiny place anymore. People are going to have to bunk up on their security. Getting more affordable things and housing for youth, that would help too.
We should encourage neighbour watch. Awareness about it and ask people to report it when they see it.
We should get the kids a place where they can enjoy themselves; like a discotheque with music and open till 12 or 1 on the weekends.
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‘Seriously misininformed’ I hate to break it to the couple on last weeks front page story, but paying for treatment is common in almost every country in the world, Canada included. The couple is seriously misinformed, as is anyone who believes that here in Canada, “they have to treat you no matter what.” I am married to a European citizen, and even though she is here legally, as she has permanent residency status, she is denied medical coverage even though she is legally entitled to it. If anything happens to her here in Canada during the two year process we have to pay just for a doctor to see her, and I assure you $2000 is a drop in the bucket. Just to be admitted into a hospital and see a doctor costs $800 for her and that is before any treatment. There is no way around this. If my wife went into cardiac arrest and had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance and treated with two to three days care, our costs would be in the tens of thousands even though she is married to a Canadian resident, is here legally, and is supposed to be entitled to health care. You want another fun fact? If my wife was pregnant and delivered
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Volunteering brings its own rewards. Find out how you can help in your community at the 4th annual Volunteer & Non-Profit Fair being held April 11 at the sooke Family Centre her baby (a Canadian baby) here in B.C it would cost us $10.000 minimum, and that would be if there were no complications. Even though she is married to a Canadian and is here legally under Canadian immigration laws to have a baby here would cost us $10,000-$20,000. I have traveled the world for over eleven years visiting over 70 countries and I assure you Canada has one of the worst medical care systems in the word in comparison to most. Canada has a double pricing system in place for non-residents which is on par with some of the most corrupt developing countries in the World. Other countries, including Mexico (where my wife and I have both lived), do not even have this. My suggestion is that some people open their
eyes and realise that much worse goes on at home. I also suggest a bit of research on what foreigners have to deal with when they themselves come to Canada and get into health problems. Why should it be any different for us while visiting other countries? Why should we be entitled to something foreigners don’t even get here? Justin Gilbertson Shirley
Thanks to volunteers On behalf of the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre (SRVC) and in response to your article “Shopping service caters to homebound people” Feb. 25, 2015, we wish to thank Carol Harding and Judy Planes for seeing the need and taking the ini-
tiative to offer this valuable service. Thank you also to the people at Western Foods for listening to these already community active ladies and helping make it a reality. 2013 Age Friendly Communities and CHI work recognized this provision as a gap in services. We know that both Western Foods and Village Foods offered home delivery, though no one could offer the actual shopping. None of the existing nonprofit groups were in a position to take it on as another project. It is wonderful that Western Foods was able to add facilitation of volunteers to provide these shopping services. With our mandate to “support and promote volunteerism in the Sooke Region” we can support to this service
as well. Once we have the details we can add a Volunteer Opportunities listing to our website www.sookeregionresources.com, post at our office and on our FaceBook page, and tell prospective volunteers about it. We are currently organizing the 4th Annual Volunteer & Non-Profit Fair for Saturday, April 11 from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the Sooke Family Centre and this can provide an opportunity to showcase this service to the public. We look forward to continuing to work with community members to make this area truly a ‘Volunteer Capital in Canada.’ We are well underway with each and every step you take! Thank you. Marlene Barry, Sooke
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Thanks for Chemtrails letter Kudos to the Sooke Mirror for publishing Roberta Daye’s letter “ET cover up and the truth.” and that you actually included the word CHEMTRAILS in the print. Most mainstream media won’t mention it at all because they’re owned by the perpetrators of this global atrocity. Chemtrails are better known as geoengineering, as in weather modification and I’ve been monitoring this insane assault upon us since 2001. How many of us have watched the skies in recent years and witnessed the ever increasing streaks across the sky left by heavy jets and noticed that those streaks linger in the sky and spread out to form a total haze overhead? This global weather modification has been ramped up big time in the past few years and for folks that are worried about it and want to know the truth of the matter, the best source of info out there is www. geoengineeringwatch. org and be prepared for a real awakening. I feel that it’s my duty to help folks understand what’s actually going on, even though it’s very harsh on the senses. Time to wake up all, as our time is vanishing fast. Through observation and real study comes truth. JJ Clarke
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I couldn’t help but notice the article on the front page of the March 18, 2015, Mirror. I feel bad for the couple that experienced this horror in Mexico. However, I continuously experience this same horror right here in Sooke; right here in Canada. You see, there is a major loophole in the healthcare system for people like me. I grew up in Canada, Edmonton and graduated High School in Nanaimo in 1987. I was born in America and I was a legal Canadian Permanent Resident from the age of 5 to 17. I departed Canada and went back to the United States for a career in the United States Coast Guard. I have retired from that career and decided to come back to Canada. I have lived in Canada for about 3.5 years and I am waiting for the Canadian Customs and Immigration to approve my Permanent Resident status. You’d think that since I had this status in the past; I’d be able to get it again quickly. This is not true. I am just one in a million nobodies waiting in line even though I have a Canadian Social Insurance Number and even though I have worked in Canada as a high school teenager. Because I am waiting for this status, I cannot get medical coverage in this country. I cannot get MSP or any other type of medical coverage even if i pay for it. Have I had any type of medical emergencies since I have been here? Yes I have. Each time I take the ambulance it costs me $550. I believe I have over $2000 in just ambulance costs in the last 2.5 years or so. I also have about $8000 in medical costs because of ambulatory emergencies and Doctor visits. I just fractured my toe and I can barely walk but I don’t want to get it looked at because it will cost me another $1000 or so. I also need Physiotherapy for a near fatal wrist wound but, again, the costs are prohibitive. I live in Sooke and I have lived in Metchosin and Bear Mountain since I have been here. I have paid all of
the same taxes that you pay when I make purchases. However, I am not allowed to purchase health insurance for $68/month. I think this is a huge black eye for Canada and it’s “wonderful” healthcare system. I want to live in Canada and I love living in Sooke. I am a volunteer in the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue and I don’t want to leave Sooke, but because of the prohibitive costs of healthcare, I am ready to leave this country and go back to America where there is no shortage of Doctors and I don’t have to wait in line for specialty care, X-Rays, or MRI’s Dana Bernard
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Going back in time: downtown Sooke, 1957
We’ve certainly had a lot of fun going over this photo, the many knowledgeable Sooke folk who have assisted with information and establishing a date. We believe the date to be 1957, but we’re open to information from readers if we are in error. Perhaps the red-roofed house at lower left would be a good place to start. Many of us would recognize this house as the home of Andy and Mary Davidson. Earlier, it was home to the J. Stephenson family, parents of longtime Sooke fireman Bill Stephenson. The next house was home to Milt and Fae Gibson (of Gibson’s Shopping Centre). Third house in the row, with the darker hip-roof, was the Curtis Muir home. Much later, this property was purchased by Bill and Sandy Pedneault, where their new home stands today. Following at the corner, Rupert Soule’s house was next, with the green field, and residents today will recognize this property as the Ed Macgregor Park, though today it hosts a band shell and a funicular to the waterfront boardwalk. Next, with the gable roof, is the home of Frank Gray, longtime fishtraps manager. The field to the right of him, reaching as far as Murray Road, was an area owned by Sooke Harbour Fishing & Packing Co, where the nets were laid out to dry each year. Within the clump of trees behind Frank Gray’s house are the homes of Tony and Frances Sullivan, Gerry and Roberta Davies and Dave and Tanna Reid. Further to the
right stands the newly completed home of Rodney and Myrna Sullivan, which helps date the photo as the couple moved in that year. One can barely see, beyond the Sullivan trees, the newly built Jehovah’s Witness Hall, which is currently home to Royal LePage Realtors and Hallgren & Faulkner Lawyers. The next substantial house, built by the Muirs, is where my Grades 2 and 3 classes were held when Sooke School got too crowded, early in the war. This building became well-known as the Fred Pickerl house, and in turn it was taken down to make room for the building of Bob Sykes Automotive. Today, a car wash is located here, on Atherly Close. The George & Caroline Throup house still stands, at the corner of Sooke Road & Murray Road, and now houses a variety of enterprises including Wiskers & Waggs. On the left side of the road in this photo, there is a big open field ringed by yellow broom bushes, where, we’re told, the Vantreights of Saanich grew daffodil bulbs to the west of the hayfields. In the upper right corner of that field in the photo, we now have the BC Ambulance station and the brand-new Hope Centre. Immediately adjacent to the open field, just below our Code letter A, there is a red roofed house facing Sooke Road that has an interesting history. Today that property houses the Sooke Post Office. The house
had started its life as home to the Tommy Blight family, and then went to Bob and Vida Hughes. Sometime after this photo, when it was owned by the George Miller family, a tragic murder occurred and the house was burned to the ground in the process. Still on the left side of the road, the next cottage was built for Agnes Collins, as a home after her husband Joe, another fishtraps manger, had passed on; this cottage is now used as a dental office. Beyond, closer to Sheilds Road, one sees a substantial building which was home to the Benjamin Acreman family, Newfoundlanders who came to Sooke and raised a family of seven sons. The parking lot of the Merchants centre is on that site now. At the corner of Sheilds and Eustace, one can easily see the Sooke Community Hall. Left of it, one would expect to see Mom’s Café, except that it was not built until 1962. Further right, Gibson’s Shopping Centre can barely be picked out, fronting on Otter Point Road, a block which now houses a variety of businesses, with Stone Pipe Grill on the corner, still the same building as in the photo. At the north east corner of Otter Point and Sooke Roads, Sooke Motors, operated by Wm Phillips, can be picked out. When your eyes reach the Code B, that is where Evergreen Shopping Centre was built years later. Just below the B, and left, red roof, is the building which housed Sooke
Lockers, on Sooke Road, owned by George Duncan and Albert Wilson (later Jack Keating), and is now the CIBC. To the lower right of B, one can see that the subdividing of the historic Murray farm is well underway. Lincroft, Goodmere and Horne Roads have been established. Homes in place on Goodmere included Bud and Clare Smith, George and Pearl Diamond and Bill and Ruby Stephenson. On the lower side of Goodmere was the home of Jim and Sharon Dunn; this structure now houses Sooke’s Hospice. Moving over to our Code letter C, it is smack in the playing field of Sooke Elementary School. To its left, are the fields owned by the George and Jim Duncan families (earlier on, the Throup farm); today you would find the Sandpiper Complex. The glimpse of field you can see just beyond would be the George and Muriel Cotterill Farm, and of course nowadays that area houses both Journey Middle School and Ecole Poirier. The centre mountain peak in the skyline is Mt Empress, and at the far right, we see a bit of Mt Brule. The Milne farm, now serving as sports fields for Sooke youngsters, is glimpsed at far right. We thank everyone who has contributed to this summary, and invite any who would like to provide further information to contact us. Elida Peers, Historian, Sooke Region Museum
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Salt Spring artist Deon Venter at work in his studio. Venter is known for his large canvases and unique content. Can an unknown artist win a national art prize and contend with the best? A brilliant opportunity for artists across the country is being launched by the community of Salt Spring Island, B.C. with “The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP)” launching its inaugural year in a unique fashion. Calling out to Canadian artists in your community and across the nation, this small island, known for its creative passion in arts and sustainability, is honoring Canadian artists by providing them with the opportunity to earn up to $25,000 in prize money, with the first artist taking $10,000 and a one-month artist residency on this little gem of a Canadian island. The best part, jurors will not know who the artist is, so it does not matter “who” you are. What matters is the artist’s creative skills that demonstrate originality, quality, and integrity, resulting in a significant work that holds a visual impact and a depth of meaning. Newfoundland and Labrador juror Vicky Chainey Gagnon says, “This is a good moment for Canadian art. I’ll be looking for art with rigour that
is interesting, that is technically sound and is fluid and dynamic that brings context to global, cultural and local issues.” Holger Kalberg, a Manitoba juror says, “An art prize like this that is national in scope is a good thing, allowing for a bigger audience to participate. The work I might champion will be challenging and current; art that pushes the boundaries of the medium.” Artist exposure will be extensive as Salt Spring Island is known as one of Canada’s premier art communities. In total, 50 final works will be selected, displayed in SSNAP’s artist collective show catalogue. Original works will be exhibited and for sale at historic Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island, from Sept 25 through to Oct 26, 2015. The list of finalists will be announced on Friday, Sept 25 with winners announced at an awards gala on Saturday, Oct 24, 2015. SSNAP welcomes artists Canada-wide to submit original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works, with the call for submissions now open until May 31, 2015. For more information about SSNAP, including artist submission and selection process, jury bios and event dates, please visit http://saltspringartprize.ca/.
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Local garden centre becomes unique all in one destination
Gord Nickel invites you to Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre
Victoria’s beloved Cannor Nursery is proud to announce its grand expansion into the Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre. The expansion is the dream of owner Gord Nickel, to create an all in one destination for all your outdoor needs. Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre is the first store of its kind in the Victoria region. Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre is the only place where you can get everything you need for your outdoor space in one location including plants, furniture, hot tubs, barbeques, as well as a full service design and installation team. The expansion is a union between Cannor Nursery Victoria, Wildwood Waterscapes Design LTD, and Wildwood Landscapes LTD. Together as the Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre, they are able to provide Victoria residents a unique service offering a wide range of custom, professional services for your home and garden including design and installation of ponds, waterfalls, decks, patios, outdoor kitchens and more. Still a family owned, local company that supplies Victoria with high quality plant material, gardening supplies and outdoor décor, they have added so much more. “We’re still the same people,” says Nickel, Owner, “but we’re so much better.” The Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre is located on nearly 2 acres of property with large showroom and nursery, and now with the addition of the Waterscapes and Landscapes division offers everything in one location. “We want to provide Victoria with a place they can get everything they need, with great personalized service,” says Nickel. Local celebrity and owner Gord Nickel has been working in the industry since 1977. He started working for Cannor Nursery in 1980 and in 2007 took full ownership. The evolution of Cannor Nursery into the Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre is the dream of Nickel and his partner in the Wildwood Waterscapes Division, Mike James who focuses on bringing Victoria high quality ponds and water features. Wildwood Outdoor Living Centre is an all in one destination for all your outdoor needs, located in beautiful Victoria, B.C. We are a family owned company that takes pride in supplying Victoria everything necessary to create the outdoor space of your dreams, located at 4660 Elk Lake Drive, Victoria B.C. For more information contact us at 250-658-5415 or visit our website at wildwoodoutdoorliving.com
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God’s events happen by His calendar, not by the Roman/Gregorian one that we use today. Because of this calendar replacement, we have been robbed of a significant part of our Godly heritage. According to Genesis 1:14, the sun, moon, and stars are to “be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.� The Hebrew word for seasons is “mo’edim� which means “appointed times.� These are referring to God’s seven appointed times (four in the spring, three in the fall) when He meets with His people every year. These are not Jewish feasts, but God claims that these are “My appointed times� in Leviticus 23:2. First century Jewish and Gentile believers both observed the Biblical feasts to follow their Jewish Messiah. Gentile believers soon outnumbered Jewish believers, and the “church� began to lose touch with the Hebrew roots of their faith. God’s calendar and His appointed times with us were completely replaced by non-biblical traditions. The annual observance of Jesus’ death would now have a new date and name – Easter, strangely similar to Eostre, the goddess of Spring. 1500 years after God gave the Hebrews His mo’edim, the true Passover Lamb was crucified on Passover, always celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Nisan, not on the contrived date for Easter. The next day, when Jesus was buried, is the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Jesus rose from the dead on the Day of First Fruits. Fifty days later is the Feast of Shavuot (Pentecost). Shavuot is not just when the Holy Spirit was poured out in Acts 2, but before that it was also one of God’s feasts to celebrate the giving of Torah to Moses on Mt. Sinai. If significant events happened on God’s spring feast days, what will be happening on the fall feast days when our Saviour comes again? Whose calendar do you think Jesus will follow? God’s appointed times or the world’s? He won’t be getting on our calendar, so it’s best we get on His if we want to be ready for Him! If you are interested in watching a DVD on this subject in Sooke, phone 778-350-5820.
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Why did Easter replace Passover?
Everybody has a story to tell. Remember the last time you actually sat down with someone and just shared anecdotes of things you have experienced? Tales from our lives, whether from years ago or yesterday, often tell us more than what often meets the eye. The Bible is full of stories. Even if you don’t go to church, you most likely have heard about Moses and Joseph. If you haven’t read them for a while, I encourage you to do so (‌end of Genesis and beginning of Exodus – ďŹ rst two books of the Bible). These two stories, at ďŹ rst glance, would make you think that Joseph and Moses are amazing, almost supernatural individuals. But a closer look would reveal that they are normal people with their own set of issues. Moses was afraid to speak in public and Joseph was a little arrogant towards his brothers. Yet, you can see the amazing thing that God did through them. It makes one realize that their story was about God using normal people to fulďŹ ll his plan. Their story is God’s story. What is your story? Is it really about you or is it about God trying to do something through you? What about that near miss as you drove to work the other day? Was it God’s way of reminding you that His story isn’t completed in you yet? What about the anecdote your friend told you over coffee about how, by chance, she met her husband? Is it possible that it wasn’t a coincidental meeting? Is it possible that our story is part of God’s bigger story? In this next week as you tell your story or hear tales from those around you, take a moment to think of how this might actually be part of God’s story.
Marty Mittelstaedt
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Artists’ rare works sought
Grafton Tyler Brown worked in B.C.for two years in the 1880s,but many of his works from that time are unaccounted for
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from the U.S. and, based on historical documents – such as a newspaper that publicized his first Victoria exhibition and photographs from the time – he produced at least 40 paintings and 24 sketches in B.C. of which we have no knowledge of their whereabouts. Dr. John Lutz of the department of history at the University of Victoria is trying to track down his B.C. works. “While many of his American paintings are in major collections and are well known to dealers, his British Columbia images are much rarer and only a few of them are in collections,” according to Lutz’ website devoted to his project of fleshing out the life and art of this interesting historical figure. “The Victoria Art Gallery and Craigdarroch Castle have one each, and the BC Archives (has) four. A few are known to be in private hands but most are unaccounted for and many are likely hanging in the hallways of British Columbians, or others further afield, all unaware of the stories they tell.” Lutz says he discovered Brown, as it were, while he was researching pioneers of Saanich as part of his studies into the history of race and racism in Victoria. “Brown’s art is a window into the world of the 1880s, and if we can find more images and make them accessible, we open that window for anyone interested,” he says. “But Brown is as interesting himself, because his (personal) history of being born black and dying ‘white’ tells us a lot about 19th and even 21st century ideas about race and racism.” Anyone who would like to know more about the Missing British Columbia paintings of Grafton Tyler Brown project or thinks they might know of a work by the artist, can contact Lutz at jlutz@uvic.ca.
You keep hearing stories about the man who bought a painting at a garage sale for $10 and found out later it was a rare masterpiece, fetching millions at auction, right? Well, now you have another reason to look twice at some of the original works of art in your house, as you may be in possession of a rare treasure. If one of those paintings in your basement or on your walls has a signature of “G.T. Brown” or “G.T.B” you may have been staring at an original Grafton Tyler Brown all these years and not been any the wiser. Well over a century ago, in the 1880s, Brown was acclaimed as the first “professional SCOOTER artist” in B.C. and is SAFETY GUIDE also known as the first African American artist in SAFETY, RULES OF THE the Pacific Midwest. He ROAD, & DRIVING ETIQUETTE. spent about two years in A MUST READ FOR ALL. B.C. after relocating here CALL NOW FOR YOUR FREE COPY 1-866-383-7383
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G.T. Brown works from 1883 when he spent time on Vancouver Island. At left, a painting of Long Lake, over on the mainland. At far left, a depiction of Goldstream Falls, painted in June of that year, according to the Royal BC Museum. Images courtesy Royal BC Museum, BC Archives
Capital Regional District Notice to Electors Within the Capital Regional District Alternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaw 3981 - Authorizing the borrowing of $14,800,000 for acquiring, designing and constructing water distribution facilities in the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Area Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District (“CRD”) proposes to adopt Bylaw No. 3981, “Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Facilities Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1, 2014 “ to authorize the borrowing of up to Fourteen Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($14,800,000) for the purpose of acquiring, designing and constructing water distribution facilities in the western communities of the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Area. Over the next five years the CRD will need up to $14,800,000 to meet the cash requirements necessary to fund investments in the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution system infrastructure. Borrowing will only occur after review and confirmation of the cash flow requirements and approval of the projects by the Juan de Fuca Water Distribution Commission. The debt servicing costs will be recovered through the retail water rate. Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 3981 unless at least 5,561 electors within the CRD indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 3981. The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the area to which the alternative approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the following municipalities of the CRD: Colwood, Highlands (that part within the RUCSPA set out in Bylaw No. 3820), Langford, Metchosin, Sooke and View Royal and a portion of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area (East Sooke participating area). The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaw No. 3981, to the CRD is 4:00 pm on Monday, May 4, 2015. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted. The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 55,614 and that 10% of that number or 5,561 electors must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaw No. 3981 without the assent of the electors by referendum. Further technical information concerning Bylaw No. 3981 may be obtained from Ted Robbins, General Manager, Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria, BC V9B 1H7 (Tel: 250.474.9604) during regular office hours Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) from the date of this notice until May 4, 2015. Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors Resident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months and in the CRD for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector response form. Non-Resident Property Elector: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the CRD for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. If there is more than one registered owner of the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only one individual may, with the written consent of the majority, submit an elector response form. To obtain an elector response form, or for questions about the elector approval process, please contact CRD Legislative and Information Services, PO Box 1000, 625 Fisgard Street, 5th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 or by telephone at 250.360.3129 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. A copy of the elector response form may be downloaded from: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting Elector response forms may also be obtained at the following CRD offices, from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays): • Integrated Water Services, 479 Island Highway, Victoria • Juan de Fuca Local Area Services office, #3-7450 Butler Road, Sooke
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Shirley seniors get $2,907 grant A Sooke area seniors group has received $2,907 under the federal government’s New Horizons Program, the Honourable Perrin Beatty, Minister of National Health and Welfare announced in Ottawa. The Shirley Women’s Institute Historical Research Group will use its contribution to produce and promote an illustrated booklet on the lives of three B.C. women. Thirty seniors will be involved in editing, publishing and promoting the booklet. March 28, 1990
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The Bike Skills Park in its completed form. Due to consistent rain during the last two months, maintenance crews had to repair some of the jump ramps and bring them back to the original design. Opening of the bike park in the coming weeks will depend on weather conditions. The rules for riders are pretty simple: wear a helmet and watch out for others. The rest, SEAPARC’s Octavian Lacatusu got it handled, says Knocke. There will also be a Sooke News Mirror maintenance crew coming in to maintain the park Those who are pumped to catch some air on to make sure that it’s not unsafe, such as a tree falltheir bikes this summer, well good news: the Bike ing down or if any of the ramps are damaged in any Skills Park will be officially unveiled to the public way from the elements or extended use. For those willing to try something new but at the SEAPARC this upcoming Saturday, March 28. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will start at 12 haven’t got all the skills yet, there’s the ‘green line’ p.m., with an opening speech from SEAPARC Chair - a course that allows novice riders learn the funand Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks, damentals of riding a bike through minor jumps Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, followed by a blessing cer- - before they progress to the real gravity-pushers. Then there’s the pump track itself - a lighter veremony from the T’Sou-Ke First Nations. There will also be food, kids’ activities, a DJ, and of course, sion which is not only good for all ages, but for all cake - all of which will run until 2 p.m. in the after- levels of skills too. “The neat thing about the pump track is that it’s noon. Since the project began in July 2014, there have good for all ages - seniors to kids can use the pump been multiple updates to the track, including the track,” Knocke said. “Dirt jumps are more focused revamp of the already-known “pump” track, the on adolescent youth, for the ages eight to adult.” While the track is not set up for BMX-style toursection of the course more appropriate for lessexperienced riders. And while the bike park is, naments, it is, impressively, designed with dualtechnically, completed, Steve Knocke, SEAPARC purpose in mind; meaning you could ride dirt Manager says its actual opening to public use has bikes and as well as BMX bikes on it. Which also happens to go hand in hand with the been delayed due to recent heavy rain. It’s not May or June yet though - and while the new multi-use trail that runs right down from the weather may change its mind, the goal of the Bike school and to the bike park. “The vision is that we have a multi-use trail that Skills Park remains the same: get your bike out comes through here - we’re connecting the school there and have fun. “It’s a great opportunity to get kids outside and to SEAPARC, then we’re connecting the bridge to get them active,” Knocke said, adding that while this trail, so you don’t have to ride your bike up,” it’s a right of passage to provide the kids with a he said. Knocke mentioned that if the weather is bad learning venue, it’s also important for parents and guardians to keep in mind that there is risk asso- for extended periods of time, the bike park will be ciated with this - after all, it is a dirt jump, not a closed for safety reasons. While the unveiling on Saturday will go as planned rain or shine, the bike balloon castle. “People do fall off, so it’s important to ride within park itself won’t be open until after things dry off. For regular updates on the track’s schedyour own limits,” he said. “We provide a controlled ule and accessibility, visit www.crd.bc.ca/ environment, but kids and parents need to underseaparc. stand the risks and know to follow the rules.”
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Hockey season this year concluded with a thundering finale at the Provincials in Dawson Creek last week, after our Sooke Thunderbirds Midget A boys brought home third place Bronze out of a total of eight other teams from across B.C. Though losing to Quesnel 4-2 on Wednesday, the ‘Birds held their ground against their final match against Coquitlam, bringing in an excellent score of 6 - 3 and securing their bronze. And, as expected, it was a fast-paced, hard-hitting game good hockey, as Kevin Berger, Coach, Sooke Thunderbirds Boys Midget A team puts it. “It was a good, tight game, and it was a lot of work for the boys to
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get out there,” he said. “They came together as a team and worked hard; the teams we went up against, they were really competitive, so really, it was just good hockey.” Berger says Sooke got three goals in the first period, two in the second - and though Coquitlam seemed to be making a comeback during the third period - the boys then we ended it with a final sixth goal. While gold was within reach, Berger says being able to compete - and win - against the gold-winning team, as well as several other hard-trained teams was nothing short of exhilarating. “You always wonder how your team is going to stack up against the rest of B.C., so to get up there and see the best and actually be able
to compete with them was pretty awesome,” he said. Berger says that in the end, it was the team spirit that came through above all else. “It was a great game, great finish. We had a great goalie; in our team, there isn’t one superstar, it’s all the kids; they all play hard,” he said. “It’s been like that all season in order for us to pull out a win - all the kids show up to play.” And it wasn’t just the Sooke hockey boys who had a stellar performance last weekend, either. The Sooke girls hockey teams faced off against the best of the best at the Richmond tournament, with Atom brining in Silver, Pewee and Bantam bringing in Bronze, and Midget finishing fourth overall.
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How the ball rolls: Sooke Soccer News After a tough and successful soccer season for our boys and girls, a total of six - that’s right - six - Sooke soccer teams qualified for the District Cup Finals this upcoming weekend, with Sooke itself playing the honourable host at the Fred Milne Park soccer fields. Since adrenaline will be high in the air and the sched-
ule tight as a drum, teams will have very limited time to warm up. In addition, the Sooke Soccer Association laid down some ground rules to keep things running smoothly. For one, be sure to arrive early; parking space is expected to become crowded as teams, staff and parents from across Vancouver Island
will be venturing into Sooke on Saturday morning (first Sooke match of the day will be silver Girls U16 Wildcats vs. Saanich Fusion at 10 a.m.). Secondly, no one, except for the players, is to go on the field at the final whistle. Your list of five shooters must be handed to the referee without delay, according to the Asso-
ciation. And finally, following your game, both teams (all players and coaches) must report to the awards area (near the clubhouse) for a presentation of the District Cup and game MVPs. For a full list of the games this Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, check below: Octavian Lacatusu Photo
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The Outdoors Guy: first days of Spring-steen Sooke is a majestic paradise for those of us who love an early spring, those of us who love to play in the garden. Bruce Springsteen has a Nebraska album and on this collection is a song called Atlantic City. It was covered by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and the chorus goes, “everything dies baby that’s a fact but maybe everything that dies someday comes back”. Pretty fitting for spring in Sooke and pretty ironic that Sheeran, a rookie singer songwriter has brought out the cardiac paddles for a song that was long forgotten. But crank up the tunes, grab something cold to wet your whistle and I’m going to tell you how to make a flower pot lasagna that you just might tell your buddies about. First thing first, you need a pot, the larger the pot, the greater the protection it provides. Terracotta pots, wooden half-barrels, wicker baskets, ceramic pots, old wooden wagons, wheelbarrows all make for useful decorative containers. If you have more than one pot, group them together for greater visual effect and to make watering more convenient. The thing is you have to make sure the pot will drain properly so make sure there are holes in the bottom; I use my cougar knife and an old shark tooth to add some extra holes. If the drainage is suspect then put some gravel in the bottom. Layering, or planting “lasagna-style,” is a technique that lets you enjoy successive waves of bloom in a single container by overlapping the bloom times of early, mid and late-blooming spring bulbs. Any early-mid-late combo will work and one excellent combination is to use crocus, daffodils, grape hyacinths and tulips as the early, mid and late blooming bulbs. In this particular scheme, it’s the blue grape hyacinths with their extremely long bloom season that holds everything together. In the first layer of dirt I would suggest dropping some Snowdrops, crocus or grape hyacinths. Throw in some more dirt plant the largest bulbs 8-inches deep and smaller bulbs 5-inches deep with layers of soil under, over and in-between the bulbs. Start by filling the base of the container with potting soil. Measuring from the top rim, allow 2-3 inches for mulch and watering then measure an additional 8 inches to position the first layer of bulbs. At 11 inches below the pot rim, place the tulips and daffodils pointy ends up. Mix up the bulbs so tulips and daffodils are evenly distributed and position them close together. Add 3 inches of soil around and above the first layer. Sit back and enjoy the show as three waves of colorful bulb flowers come up, bloom and move on. Pots planted with spring-flowering bulbs can tolerate a certain amount of freezing weather, but will need some protection in moderate to severe periods of frost. Cover them with burlap or an old Maple Leafs jersey to insulate. Ron Larson, The Outdoors Guy
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