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Green and renewable energy is all the rage these days, for good reason; communities can flourish at minimal expense to their residents and to the environment — what’s not to like? Now, East Sooke’s Beecher Bay First Nations Sci’anew (Cheanuh) community is jumping on that wagon as well, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the B.C. government’s First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund. The bold new energy project is set to use ocean thermal energy in order to heat the first 50 homes of a new and modernized town called Spirit Bay — the idea being that heat is extracted from the ocean using heat exchangers and pumps and is then delivered to the development via a district heating system. The proposed community — which is expected to grow to 600 homes within the next 10 years — will include a gas station and grocery store in its commercial centre, and a spa resort will use natural hot springs fuelled by the ocean. Present at the project’s official unveiling last week was Sci’anew First Nations Chief Russ Chipps, the honourable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations & Reconciliation, and Judith Sayers, Director of Clean Energy BC & First Nations Strategic Advisor. All guests

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(Far left) Kris Obrigewitch, Executive Director of the Trust for Sustainable Development, along with Sci’anew First Nations Chief Russ Chipps (middle) and the honourable John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations & Reconciliation (far right) at the opening speech during last week’s unveiling of a new ocean thermal clean energy project at Spirit Bay. Also pictured are Sci’anew youth who welcomed guests with traditional songs. were greeted by the captivating and traditional singing by Sci’anew youth. “For us to be able to set up a utility to service the homeowners out at Spirit Bay creates a long and sustainable means of revenue for the band,” said Kris Obrigewitsch, executive director of the Trust for Sustainable Development and the project’s lead developer. “To do so, producing global energy is no better way to make money. If you can do

it green, that’s all the best.” The way the ocean thermal system works is a heat exchanger will first be installed into the water, then a “district loop” connects all the pumps from each respective home to a heat exchanger. Two lines; one cold, one warm will be set up. The warm water coming through the ocean is circulated through the heat pumps where they draw energy out of it for the homes to heat them up; the

pumps then dump the cold water back into the cold line and circles it back through the heat exchanger in the ocean which warms it back up again. And unlike other renewable sources of energy, such as solar or wind, there are no large moving parts or intensive infrastructure required for the job; Obrigewitsch said that at the end of the day, it’s all pipes and pumps, all of which have a lifespan of 15 years or so.

“What you end up with is renewable thermal energy in homes brought from the warmth of the ocean, and we end up doing it for a price that we’re providing lower than if you got through BC Hydro and Fortis for that same thermal heating,” he said. None of this however, would of even begun if it wasn’t for the building of a healthy relationship in the first place between the TSD and the Sci’anew

First Nations, Obrigewitsch added. “”We came out with a goal that was set out by the band, they wanted to have more biodiversity and more sustainability than what was out here originally,” he said, adding that the band created a 100-acre economic development zone, which is mainly comprised of residential/commercial land, as well as 30 acres of industrial land. The marina, which is fully owned by the band however, is entirely separate from the development. It goes beyond just drilling a hole, or filling a quota in some office though. For the Sci’anew First Nations, the Spirit Bay project is also a more natural transition to modern technology that maintains the spirit of local tradition, noted Cheanuh First Nations Chief Russ Chipps. “We’re the Cheanuh, the salmon people, so taking energy from the ocean is natural to us because it creates this holistic, healthy energy out here for us,” he said. “It’s 21st century technology that is based on traditional use of the water. We use the water for everything: food, medicine, and now power.” “It’s really not about the energy, or about the houses, the development, or me, or anybody else, but these kids,” Chipps said. “They’re future. They’re change. For as long as we have the strength to dream, we can

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National award for Sooke cadet A Sooke resident and local army cadet has been recognized with a national award for his decisive and immediate actions during a fire in 2014. Cadet Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Nicholas Steffan, 18, was presented with the Cadet Commendation on Sunday, June 14 during the 2483 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR) in Esquimalt. On March 17, during a Regional Cadet Expedition in Whistler, MWO Steffan was alerted to a fire that had started in the Whistler Athletes’ Centre. With experience as a volunteer firefighter with the Otter Point Fire Department, he assisted in evacuating the 19 other cadets and staff, located firefighting equipment and extinguished the fire, suffering minor smoke inhalation in the process. MWO Steffan is an accomplished cadet. This summer he will travel to Scotland as part of the International Army Cadet Exchange and in August will be one of just two cadets from B.C. who will attend a two-week National Expedition in Capt Breton, N.S. During the ACR, he was also presented with the Lord Strathcona Medal, the highest award cadets can receive for leadership, citizenship and physical fitness.

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many more enjoying the grounds for events like our Night Market, Open House and Leechtown Day. Others took the opportunity to picnic and explore the various outdoor exhibits, still others read our publications, viewed our online material, or viewed our Heritage Shield Signs found around our region. Key to their success is the support of the people of are region, along with the hard work of the volunteers and staff that help with the day to day operations, plus the resources that community organizations and government provide us. In 2017, the museum will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its opening to the public. The museum is working on new plans to enhance services to both visitors and locals, and we look forward to sharing these new ventures with you soon.

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Sooke to arrest Orton Douglas KER for an alleged breach of probation. Police had information that Ker may be in possession of a weapon and may have access to firearms. “Ker initially refused to exit the home, but through negotiation, he surrendered to officers at around 9:00 pm, and was safely taken into police custody.” said S/ Sgt. Jeff McArthur. During a subsequent search of the residence, police located 43 grams of what is believed to be cocaine, as well as

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Last December thieves cut through the gyprock wall separating The Tale of the Whale from the hallway of the building on Otter Point Road. The brazen thieves then reached in, opened the door and made off with thousands of dollars worth of native-carved bracelets. Now it has happened again and Gary Petersen, owner of The Tale of the Whale is wondering if it is all worth it. He thinks it was the same thieves as before, although he cannot prove it.

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Gary Petersen stands by the wall where thieves cut through gyprock to gain entrance to his store.

This time the culprits sawed through the other side of the door. Petersen thought he would be safe after he boarded up the inside of his store with heavy duty wood. He just never thought they would try the other side of the door frame. The store does have an alarm but no camera yet. Once inside, the thieves managed to quickly sweep up rings and smaller items which would not be so easy to identify. They also wore latex gloves. They had entered the store at 1:23 a.m. on Monday, June 8. The police arrived at 1:39 a.m. The timing is about the same as the December 15 break-in. “It’s one of those things that drive you crazy, twice in six months,” said Petersen. Petersen will have

Permaculture roots growing in Sooke Curious about the work-inprogress garden on the north side of Sooke Road west of Drennan Street? The one that was adorned with a tarp, rubber tires and squash vines last summer and now features a berm covered in straw and bursting with green shoots? A year ago, the Sooke Transition Town Society teamed up with certified horticultural designer Jonathan Francoeur and homeowners Adam Noseworthy and Cheryl Lane to begin creating a showcase permaculture garden that would inspire local residents to grow more food and less lawn. “We’re slowly but surely building a food forest that produces food, fibre and other useful byproducts from every plant within it,” says Francoeur. “A project like this is a long, patient process, but by starting now we’re on our way.” The garden is growing fast at the moment. A load of cedar chips was donated and a team of volunteers will arrive later this month for a fun one-day “perm-

ablitz” to dig, build a fence, lay down pathways and spread the mulch. The first Permablitz takes place on Sunday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6460 Sooke Road. Interested people are encouraged to come and help transform what was once a typical front lawn into a perennial food garden. This project will be a showcase and treating site to help others do the same. On this day we will be doing shallow excavations of the garden paths and laying down cardboard and whoodchip mulch. This will be a time for socializing and learning about the plans for the garden. Participants are asked to bring a plate or bowl, mug and cutlery. Lunch and drinks will be provided, If you can bring shovels and a wheelbarrow. Questions? Call Stephen at 250-664-6492. Permaculture is a holistic set of ethics and design principles that mimics patterns and relationships found in nature. It is the foundation of a Transition Town philosophy first developed by Rob Hopkins in Kinsale, Ireland at the turn of the millen-

nium. It’s also the subject for lively discussion and hands-in-soil practice at a new Permaculture Sooke meet-up group that has been gathering at Cast Iron Farm across from the Sunriver Community Garden on the fourth Saturday afternoon of the month. Hosts Tony and Christiana St-Pierre extend a welcome to everyone to drop by the farm on June 27 at 2 p.m. to make friends, share food and learn more. “Usually associated with gardening and farming, permaculture embodies principles that can be applied to community relationships, education and even business,” explains Transition Sooke board member Stephen Hindrichs. He and Inishoge Farm’s Mary Coll recently taught a class on the subject to EMCS students in teacher Dave Clark’s Environmental Studies program. Francoeur launched Everything Edible Landscaping a decade ago and worked at bountiful Vancouver Island spots like O.U.R. Ecovillage and Madrona Farm before settling in Sooke.

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There are about as many flavors of honey as there are flowering plants. From the sweet floral aroma of lavender to the dark slightly bitter chestnut flowers, each imparts a distinct characteristic to honey. All over the world honey is recognized as nature’s sweetener and the bees who produce it are responsible for a vast majority of our crops. For cooking and baking, nothing beats honey for its complex, delicate and subtle flavors. Angelo ProsperiPorta is a well-known Sooke chef and author of the Flavours of Cooper’s Cove Guesthouse (2010) and the newly published Honey, Everyday Recipes for Cooking and Baking with Nature’s Sweetest Secret Ingredient. “I’ve always cooked with honey and in Flavours, my last book, I used a handful of recipes using honey. I’ve always enjoyed the result from it. It has more flavor and dimension,” said ProsperiPorta. Honey is trending right now and is consistently popular, said

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Sooke chef Angelo Prosperi-Porta has published a new cookbook with recipes using honey. Prosperi-Porta. “It really got me started on what I can do different with honey.” It started with Bob Liptrot from Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery who taught Prosperi-Porta the technical end of bees. This translated to sections in Honey which enlighten people on the role bees play. “One-third of what we grow is dependent on bees,” said Prosperi-Porta. Not only does honey add an amazing flavour to foods it is also natural medicinal aid. It may help people with allergies, it boosts energy, is an immunity system builder and is great for

hangovers and sore throats. Prosperi-Porta even includes a recipe for throat lozenges. In the book, Prosperi-Porta tantalizes us with warm chocolate almond crepes with raspberry honey butter, Canadian whiskey and honey-cured salmon, braised beef short ribs with Bing cherries and balsamic glaze and cherry hazelnut tiramisu. There is something containing honey for each course or each meal of the day. The recipes are easy to follow and the many colour photographs further encourage one to try the recipes. One of his favorite recipes

Helping seniors remain safe, active and independent is garnering honours for 11 communities around British Columbia, Health Minister Terry Lake announced on June 10. “From barrier-free buildings and streets, to increased opportunities for seniors to participate in community decisions, Agefriendly BC is focused on supporting older British Columbians and ensuring they can continue to contribute their skills, knowledge and experience to

is fresh fig and brie bruschetta, as a starter for a casual summer meal. He recommends using honey in barbecue sauce as it adds a nice shine and texture. Roast root vegetables with honey. “Use your imagination and if it doesn’t work - try it again. Don’t be afraid to experiment.’ Food has always been a passion for him. He grew up in an Italian family where “food was the center of everything.” “I grew up with what my mother and other family members still do,” he said. Prosperi-Porta ran

their communities,” said Lake. “The program engages a variety of stakeholders, from municipalities to business owners, with a goal of ensuring communities are accessible and liveable for seniors and their families.” The District of Sooke published their age-friendly action plan in 2015, which includes securing and supporting options for accessible and independent senior living and promoting barrier-free design in public spaces. The District of Sooke will

a B&B on the edge of Cooper’s Cove for 17 years and now wants to explore further options. He taught cooking classes in Lucca, Italy, going back every year since 2006. Those years are what led him to write his first cookbook, The Flavours of Cooper’s Cove Guesthouse. He’s worked all across Canada, with many stints as a camp cook in far flung places like Nunavut and Shepherd Bay. He’s literally been out in an ocean of ice, has watched the caribou walk by and drilled six feet through ice to get water. These jobs were not about gourmet food, they were about feeding the working men - no special molds and no cream sauces - just hardy food appreciated by those who ate it. It took Prosperi-Porta three years to finish the book and he’s happy with it. Copies can be obtained from most larger bookstores in Victoria and in Sooke at the Sooke Region Museum, Tugwell Creek Meadery and the Reading Room. If unavailable at any of those locations it can be ordered through Amazon at Barnes & Noble. “I hope people enjoy the recipes and learn how bees operate and where honey comes from,” said ProsperiPorta.

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Jr, “Hammy Hamilton”, Bobbie Mee, Grant Soutar, Tom Dingle, Adam Duncan and Lionel Laberge. Some of the lumber was trucked to Victoria, while some was carried by a “Ross carrier” along the Sooke Road for half a mile to the Saseenos station of the Canadian National Railway, where it was loaded onto flatdeck

When Munn’s Mill was operating from 1941 to 1956 alongside the mouth of Ayum (Stoney) Creek, not only was it a busy and noisy enterprise, but it took crews of loggers to supply the logs that would be fed into the giant saw blades. Today the site looks abandoned, situated between the Shell Station and the highway bridge over the creek. The men in the woods crew pictured here in 1954 are in front of a gasoline powered donkey engine yarder at Glinz Lake. Left to right, they are Alf Haywood, Fred Zarelli, Herb Blythe, Art Pedneault and Laurence Laberge.

Of this group, Fred Zarelli, though retired, is still active as a firewatch for a company operating further to the west in the Sooke hills today, Timberwest. It was the Chu family that ran Munn’s Lumber, and in the 1950s it was the second generation, brothers Jimmy, David and Eddy who ran the show. Among other men supplying the logs were Buster Buxton, Lyman Young and the Valleau brothers. Tuck Vowles, so instrumental in building the museum in the 1970s, recalled years ago that he got his start in the woods with Munns when he was only 15, became

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a high-rigger and was still doing salvage logging with that company when he retired. A spectacular aspect of the Munn sawmill was the screaming 9 ft diameter fly wheel. The 250 hp diesel powered Petters engine ran a yard wide drive belt travelling in excess of 60 mph that was mounted on a line shaft that drove the flywheel and all the saws and conveyor belts. Weighing 10 tons, this engine was kept running by chief engineer Jamieson. It wasn’t unusual for men to come by just to watch the show. Others working at the mill included Bill Eddy, Marshall Smith

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Sometimes all it takes to get out of a rut is to hear a voice beyond your own troubled world, one that is not only full of optimism and salvation, but of wisdom as well. For Kaitlyn Nohr, a Sookie and an active youth worker with a number of youth aide and support programs, this mantra is a way of life — of giving hope to those young minds who’ve become lost in the crude shuffles of society. And like any job that involves more heart and patience than money and fame, individuals are rewarded for the help they provide, not the profits they bring in. As such, Nohr happens to be this year’s recipient of the Youth Worker Award - for her ongoing with with the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association’s Jump N Start and Youth Leadership programs. “It’s a really good feeling to provide that kind of basic support to youth who don’t have consistency in their life and to be able to run a simple two-houra-week program that they can come in and feel included, and have their voice heard,” Nohr said. Nohr, who is just finishing off her degree in social work in her last year at UVIC, has been with the youth shelter in Victoria

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since 2011 and the Jump N Start program for three years. She is also a mental health and addictions support worker for Island Community Mental Health, helping youth find and maintain housing. In addition, she is a crisis support worker and counsellor in a Victoria-based youth emergency centre. She said she’ll continue to focus on working with youth due to the fragility of one’s transition to adult life. “I’ve worked with people as young as eight and as old as 80, and I will be sticking within that youth and young adult spectrum, just because I find transition as a bigger thing at that age,” she said, adding that she will definitely be sticking with the at-risk kind of behaviour and kids who might have a little bit of a struggle compared to others. The 17th Annual Youth Award recognizes over 1,000 young people between the ages of 11 and 29 for their contributions as volunteers and community leaders since the Youth Now Awards began in 1999. Nohr

said she was surprised, but also impressed when she found the awards are decided and given out by an actual youth council. “It was really special cause I got the youth leadership group that myself and my coworker run, I thought it was very neat,” she said, adding that her program initially started with elementary middle school; the program expanded after a grant from United Way this past year for the high school leadership group. “It’s just fun to see all these programs for youth expanding and how youth can contribute to it, and how I can support them in contributing to that,” Nohr said. Still, many challenges lay ahead. “There are a lot of hoops to jump through at any age, and for kids who are kind of still discovering who they

are and figuring out where they fit in that can be very difficult to maneuver,” she said. “I think it’s just an ongoing struggle with our health care and our mental health care and our social welfare system.” Nohr said she’s currently settling in Sooke and getting a feel of the community, adding that she may consider doing some youth work locally in the future; but even that won’t be easy, since the youth she works with are in Victoria. “You make these really good connections with the kids you work with, so it’s nice to be able to stick around and see them transition,” she said. “There’s some kids I worked with that are in the youth leadership program, so it’s really cool to see them grow and progress, so it hurts to leave.”

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Hot button issues in front of council I’m not sure what is going on at council meetings these days. It’s not near as exciting as it was in the last term. There doesn’t seem to be much controversy except for perhaps the cat community and the roundabout, oh and maybe the horseshoe pitches. Both of those issues solicit a lot of complaints, some in letters others on Facebook. Some people want cats to be licenced like dogs are and others feel all cats should be saved whether they are healthy of not. The taxpayers should not be put on the hook for any of it. If a group wants to save all the cats in the world, that’s their prerogative but the cost shouldn’t be foisted on taxpayers. The roundabout is happening no matter how many complaints come across council’s desk. It has been planned for and it will happen. In the end it will be a good thing, but right now some citizens just can’t support the change or the timing. But so far, no pitchforks or sabre rattling, just complaints. What the district needs to do though is to ensure there is plenty of signage to Wadams Way and lots of information for travelers and locals trying to make their way through the construction. That is crucial and it will alleviate some of the frustration. Perhaps that one-way through-road beside Western Foods would help as well. Horseshoe pitches and parking also make for lots of comments. The horseshoe club wants their pitches and they will build them, which is okay as long as they don’t keep asking the taxpayers for money. The parking at the site is another hot potato. Fred Milne Park is used a lot and people park across from it right where the horseshoe pitches are supposed to go. There won’t be a problem if both sports groups get together and figure out a way to make things, like parking, work. It’s not as it the horseshoe gang will be there each and every day. There’s not very many members and there likely won’t be too many tournaments. No one has exclusive rights to patches of district ground, it’s supposed to be for the whole community. So far, it appears, council is mostly together on their decisions. That’s a good thing, but it is just the first year out of four, and it will be interesting to watch what happens further down the road. Maybe, just maybe this council will work together for the good of the entire community. They need to listen to what is being said and act accordingly. They are public servants after all.

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Why care about derelict vessels? I was disappointed when the Conservatives reneged on their vote to ban the plastic microbeads that are so rapidly accumulating in our local waters. That is why I introduced legislation to support local volunteers by restoring federal environmental protection for the Goldstream, Colquitz, and Sooke Rivers. We must act now to protect our water, fresh and salt, if not for the fish, if not for the whales, then, ultimately, for ourselves and our fate on this planet. I am also disappointed that the Conservatives decided not to support NDP’s Bill C-638, an act to amend the Canada Shipping Act. The intention of Bill C-638 is to give the Coast Guard the power it needs to take action before derelict vessels become problems. This is a particular problem around Vancouver Island and in my riding. This is an important issue as more and more derelict vessels are being abandoned. Municipalities, port authorities, regional and provincial governments all want to work with the federal government on an effective system that would include fines and the recovery of costs for removal and clean up, but, of course, that is beyond the scope of what a private member’s bill can do. However, as a first step, Bill C-638 would preserve the principle that owners are responsible for the costs in cleanup and disposal of, abandoned vessels. It would not, as some Conservatives have argued, automatically transfer all those costs to the public. What the public does bear is the cost of inaction. When

these derelict vessels are neglected and ignored, they eventually end up costing all of us damage to our environment and navigation and other safety hazards. Here is the problem Bill C-638 is trying to address. Now Transport Canada is responsible for derelict vessels if, and only if, the abandoned vessel presents a navigational hazard. If such a vessel presents an immediate environmental hazard, then the Coast Guard is responsible. However, if there is no immediate navigation or environmental hazard, then no one is responsible. Leaving these derelict vessels in place means higher costs in the long term and does nothing to enhance the very important tourism industry. Ideally, Canada would create a derelict vessel removal process similar to that of our neighbour in Washington State. In Washington, there is a system that has a fee as part of the annual vessel registration, which helps pay, ultimately, for the costs of removal of derelict vessels. It also makes a single agency responsible for administering the program. Derelict vessels are problems at both ends of my riding. At the western end of my riding, the District of Sooke has been dealing with the issue of derelict vessels for years. The council members, under the leadership of its new mayor, Maja Tait, agreed that they would write to the federal government to lodge a formal complaint about the lack of action in dealing with derelict vessels in the Sooke Harbour and Sooke Basin. An example of a challenge

that just a single derelict vessel can present to local government is the tugboat Florence Filberg built for the U.S. Army in 1944. Canadian owners moored it in Sooke Harbour and then abandoned it. In 2007, it broke loose from its moorings and wedged itself on a sandbar. Sooke’s jurisdiction of the municipality extends only to the land between high and low watermarks, not the sandbars in the harbour. The BC government is only responsible for derelicts that have been tied up to provincial docks. The federal Coast Guard checked and said since the boat had been cleaned up, there was no environmental hazard. Transport Canada said that since it was on a sandbar, then there was no additional navigation hazard. There it sat for more than four years; an unsightly wreck in the middle of a beautiful harbour. It was finally removed in 2011 at a cost of over $100,000. Bill C-638 would have established that the Coast Guard is the responsible agency, responsible for move and cleanup, but also for finding those owners and making sure the previous owners are held responsible for the cost of abandoning their vessel. Unfortunately our bill was defeated. I encourage you to write to the Minister of Environment to express your concerns about the rapid dismantling of environmental protections. And please tell your family, friends, and neighbours about little things each one of us can do to make our lives a little better. MP Randall Garrison

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Walkin clinic wanted On May 31 2015, I went to the walk in clinic due to allergic reaction. When I walked in, everybody was lined up in an orderly fashion at the counter, waiting to get signed in. On Tuesday, June 2 2015, I returned to the walk in clinic at 4:50 p.m. When I walked in, I noticed a couple of people sitting down, and one lady waiting at the counter, and no receptionist. I waited until the receptionist returned to her desk. She asked everybody if they were there for the clinic and we all answered ‘Yes.’ The receptionist told us to have a seat and she will bring the numbers out. The receptionist came out with the numbers. She did not ask who was first, so she took the numbers and turned them upside down and fanned them in her hand, and said to the first lady with two small children to pick a number, then continued in order asking people to pick a number. There has never been a so-called pick a number before as far as I can remember going to the clinic. It has always been that when you walked into the clinic, they would hand you a number in order and ask you to have a seat until you were called up and then they would

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letters book you in. I was about the fifth person in for the clinic and when I picked a number, I ended up with number 8. I mentioned to her that I was having a allergic reaction to something and I needed help. It was like they did not care about this reaction I was having. I gave my number back and walked out. I am not impressed one bit on how our medical services are treating us. Ever since the two doctors offices joined together, it has been nothing but problems. They don’t answer the phones after 3:30 p.m. or on the weekends. You sit and wait longer when you go for the clinic. So what is it going to be the next time that I have to use the clinic? Stick to the number system, where when you walk in at 4:50 p.m. for the clinic you get #1 for the first one in the door. We definitely need a walk in clinic that runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week instead of three hours on Saturday and 2 hours on Sunday. What do they expect us to do? Run to Colwood or Langford and wait longer there? Some people would probably not make it if this was the case. So let’s get a walk in clinic going in this town, I think we deserve it. Cindy Hehn Sooke

Make Sooke accessible

Re: “Stall the roundabout,” June 10, Sooke News Mirror Bravo to Randy and “Our View” comments. I have lived in Sooke since 1986 and since that time Sooke has grown immensely as any Sookie can see, to the point that a roundabout seems to be required. Maybe you haven’t noticed in the last 20 years our citizens have expanded age-wise, families, just more population. Fact is a roundabout will satisfy vehicles, logging trucks, cement trucks etc., but what about people like me who are unable to get to the roundabout, on sidewalks, repaired roads etc. on a scooter, ladies pushing strollers, handicapped with walkers. It’s about time our council members took a long walk in not just the core area, but surrounding area, maybe get your picture taken with some of the citizens who voted for you asking for aid walking in town. I hope more Sookies will voice their opinions soon. Bill Jones Sooke

Great send off

Through you I would like to thank all the people of Shirley, Sooke and the Sooke Fine Arts Show for the amazing send off at the end of last month. It is taking a while to finish unpacking and to find the things I need at the moment, but your support and good wishes have helped enormously. Thank you all for the friendship through the years, particularly you special people, you know who you are, so consider yourselves well hugged. Come and visit, you will be most welcome, but call first as I am often out exploring pathways, de-blooming broom plants, and making new friends for myself and Peanut. Joan Taylor Steveston, B.C.

Bike path too costly To describe the confusion whirling around the bike path issue as a ‘fiasco’ is being generous. One only had to listen to the ‘discussion’ at last week’s council meeting to be assured that the only sensible move at this point would be to turn the grant down, and put the project on hold. It would take the entirety of this newspaper to even begin to describe the mess we are in, therefore a couple of

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examples will have to suffice. Firstly, this whole process should be thrown out. The only way business can be brought before an assembly is by way of a motion. On Sept. 8, 2014, Sooke Council unanimously passed the following motion: ‘Moved and seconded to direct staff to submit an application for funding under the Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Program (CIPP).’ There was no motion identifying the project and therefore staff did not have the authority to take the matter forward. Any discussion regarding the bike path was hatched by an email from Mike Hicks, urging the council to run with what was in fact his personal project, in order that guests at his guesthouse might have a convenient route into Sooke. Public consultation was a requirement in the guidelines, and one member of the public, with a single email, carried the day. Of greater concern now that the grant

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Cont’d from page 9 has been given, is that rather than the current figure of approximately $75,000, which would be our half of the costs, we are currently nearer $102,000, and climbing. The guidelines have been contravened in more ways than can be counted. However, one thing to consider is this: A list of non cost-shareable items contains the following: design and planning (currently seeking RFP’s); Cycling facilities that contravene the Motor Vehicle Act (facilities on one side of the road only); and parking facilities. This last item clearly disqualifies the project entirely. Our council does not agree. If taxpayers don’t get involved and demand proper information, we could lose the grant and end up somewhere well over

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$200,000, for a project which provides what we already have and takes funds that are needed elsewhere. Gail Hall Sooke

Use live traps A dark-eyed junko is currently nesting within a metre of my home and has done so for many years. This ground bird, among many others here, consumes insects and grubs and is good for the environment. Doesn’t cost me a penny, they look after themselves. If I had an outdoor cat, these birds would not be here. Domestic cats kill for sport even though they have a full

stomach. I would also have to pay to feed and maintain the cat. I prefer the birds. I understand there is a high incidence of feline leukemia amongst Vancouver Island cougar as a result of consuming diseased domestic cats. Makes sense that the cougar would take advantage of a readily available source of food (both cats and dogs) that we allow to wander about. A cat by-law that addresses the source of the problem, although well intended and necessary, will not be anywhere near 100 per cent effective due to either an individual’s ignorance of the situation and/or their disregard for the by-law. My suggestion is to

Victoria Regional Transit use a live animal trap and turn the interloper over to animal control. When cherished pets fail to return home for feeding, their owners may consider tagging and control of the animal a better choice. If an animal has no owner you will be doing a service to the animal and community by taking it off the street. A suitable trap found on-line ($65) is likely cheaper than a fence around your garden. When the service costs to the community increase, council may then have some input. Estimates of 1.3 to 4 billion birds killed each year by cats in the U.S.A .www.sciencenews.org/ article/cats-kill-moreone-billion-birds-eachyear. K. Ellinger Sooke

Team effort locates missing man

On June 2, 2015 at approximately 3:35 p.m., Sooke RCMP received a third hand report of a missing male near the Sombrio Beach area near Port Renfrew. The missing 58-year-old male was walking in the rural area with a friend. The friend could not continue due to medical issues and returned to their vehicle. The friend waited

for approximately three hours before flagging down a passing vehicle and requesting assistance. The missing person was last heard from at approximately 11:45 a.m.. There was limited information due to the third hand report, however, based on the location, time of day, and initial reports of medical issues with the missing person, Sooke RCMP immediately requested the assistance of the Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue. Sooke RCMP members, RCMP Police Dog Service, and Juan de Fuca Search and Rescue (GSAR) attended the area. The area where the 58-year-old

missing was dangerous due to the extremely dense brush, large changes in elevations, heavy fog, moist conditions and limited communication. Marine Search and Rescue was requested and the RCM SAR vessel out of Sooke responded for the shore line search. RCMP air services were not utilized due to the weather conditions. The extensive search over several kilometers resulted in finding the male around 11:04 p.m., when a SAR Team made verbal contact almost 12 hours since he was last seen. It took several more hours to retrieve the male from the area. The male was exhausted and hungry,

but otherwise suffered only minor injuries. He reports getting disoriented in the heavy woods while trying to make it down to the shoreline. Sooke RCMP would like to thank all those involved in the search and remind the public not to venture out in the rural areas without preplanning and proper equipment. What appears to be a trail can quickly turn into heavy bush and persons can become disoriented very quickly in changing conditions. In this instance, the 58-yearold male returned safely in no small part due to the efforts of the Juan de Fuca SAR volunteers.

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Witness Blanket a tribute to residential school survivors

Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror

Over three years ago, First Nations sculptor and artist Carey Newman wanted to build something truly special, something beyond the senses — not a carving with a price tag, but a national monument to recognize the atrocities of Canada’s darkest periods of history: the residential school era. He named it the Witness Blanket — an emotional and breathtaking wooden collage made up of over 2,500 artifacts that were meticulously collected from across Canada over the course of several years and strewn together to tell a painfully-compelling story. And it is a story he not only wanted to tell, but felt needed to be told, Newman said to the audience at the Edward Milne community school theatre during his recent visit in Sooke. Newman talked about how the Witness Blanket came to be, its difficult construction, and the impact it has had on him, his family and friends, and all the First Nations people across Canada. “It is a blanket where the story of each piece is as important as the construction of the wood and screws that hold it together,” Newman said. “Individually, they are artifacts of a disappearing narrative; together, they are strong and formidable, collectively able to recount for future generations the true story of loss, strength, reconciliation and pride.” The artifacts include pieces of residential schools, churches, government buildings and cultural structures such as shingles, bricks, doors, windows, even mortar. Furthermore, some of the artifacts are personal belongings such as photographs, clothing, written works, anything that is a direct fragment of the residential school period. Newman said that between 1870 and 1996, more than 150,000 indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to these residen-

Octavian Lacatusu photo

artist Carey Newman talked about the process of creating The Witness blanket. tial schools; they were also undernourished, neglected, and often, abused. He added that part of the purpose of the residential schools was to take away language and culture; or as the

what it was.” Gathering the trust of those affected by the residential school era was no easy task, as many weren’t willing to talk about it, let alone getting them to share personal mementos

‘I think the importance of doing this kind of work is that when you’re not getting anything in return, it’s to teach and to remind your heart why you do it in the first place.’

--Carey Newman Artist

infamous saying goes, “to kill the Indian in the child.” “The victory that we can claim is that it didn’t work,” he said. “The big houses, the friendship centres, the healing centres, they are a testament to resilience… that regardless of what happened, aboriginal culture still exists in Canada.” Among the artifacts in the Witness Blanket is a door belonging to a residential school office; Newman said the door was built in such a way that it cannot be closed; much how like this part of history will never be closed, or shunned upon. Given its size and the crucial involvement of the First Nations community as a whole, Newman said the Witness Blanket almost didn’t happen. “I had to find a way to write this down without any pictures, and convince a panel that this was a good idea and that it was possible,” he said. “It took a lot of me talking things through with my friends and family until I was able to be really clear about

that signified that painful period in their lives, noted Newman. “It was a really big ask for people to make that gesture, it takes a lot of trust,” he said. “We knew that some people would be angry, bitter, some would think it was a terrible idea, but I wrote that truth is in the collective of everyone’s stories, and that reconciliation is different for everyone.” He said it took at least a month and a half before they got one thing in; but then that one thing turned into another, and then slowly more people took part. “The trust that the first few showed turned into the trust for everyone else, so it was a sort of cumulative snowball effect that led to us getting the majority of the items in the last third of our travels,” Newman said, adding that organizing this cascade of artifacts was a hectic, but necessary part in the building stages of the project. “I made little boxes that were the sizes of each of those squares that are filled with

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things - one by one, I took pieces out of the boxes and I measured them, and I recorded the sizes, and I figured out which ones I could cut, and those I wouldn’t. There are things on there that are so filled with spirit that I couldn’t change them,” Newman said, adding that for months he measured and digitally-implemented each piece into his computer. “I numbered and lettered each one, and then we started cutting cedar. We cut, sanded; one of the staff sanded cedar for a year straight.” He then took each piece, which was a little bit different from one another, and organized them in panels. Newman said that at times it felt like it was completely impossible, like there was no way they were going to get it done. “I had an idea that we would just drill through each piece and then run a cable through it, like a bead, and then glue it so it didn’t slide up and down,” he said, adding that you can’t drill straight on an angle into cedar. “So it turned out we had to split every piece in half, and then staple and glue it in place, and then add the front on after.” In the end though, Newman said the emotional and time-consuming process of making the Witness Blanket well outweighed the final outcome, which was an artistic piece that is so filled with history and powerful messages that it stands on its own as a national monument. “I think the importance of doing this kind of work is that when you’re not getting anything in return, it’s to teach and to remind your heart why you do it in the first place,” he said. “That’s the beauty of socially-engaged work.” Newman also carved a couple of 20-ft totems with the Victoria Native Friendship Centre under the “Eagle Project” where First Nations youth came in and performed life and job skills as well as cultural training. While Newman continues his tour across the country with the Witness Blanket, readers can check the blanket in full detail anytime via: www.witnessblanket.ca

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SOOKE HARBOUR

PLAYERS 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

SATURDAY JUNE 20th 4:00pm-5:30pm PRESTIGE HOTEL 6929 West Coast Rd Harbour View Room

Open to all SHP members in good standing. Membership sign-up and renewal available at the start of the meeting (annual fee only $20/single or $30/family).

AGENDA: • review last year • discuss new year • nominate and vote for new Board of Directors • nominations accepted at start of meeting, or in advance by emailing nominees to: sookeharbourplayersinfo@gmail.com

www.sookeharbourplayers.com Sooke Fall Fair Sooke Fall Fair Sooke Fall 12/13, Fair20152015 September 12/13, September September 12/13, 2015 Raffle Prizes Sooke Fall Fair Raffle Prizes September 12/13, 2015 Raffle Prizes September 12/13, 2015 FirstRafﬂ Prize: Quilt, handPrizes mademade by Sooke Quilters eRaffle Prizes First Prize: Quilt, hand by Sooke Quilters First Prize: Quilt, hand made by Sooke Quilters

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First Prize: Quilt, hand made by Sooke Quilters First Prize: Quilt, hand made by Sooke Quilters

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Season ends for Sooke Coffee House with Peet, Buz and Brad

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Peet, Buz and Brad perform for the last Coffee House of the season at Holy Trinity on June 20. Well, we have arrived at that time of year when the Sooke Folk Music Society presents it’s last event of the 2014/2015 season on Saturday, June 20. Summer is almost upon us and the festival season on Vancouver Island is gearing up. We want to take this opportunity to send out a big thank you to all of our Sooke “Folkies” who have come out to support live music in our community over the years. For our last Coffee House of the season we are very excited to be presenting what is sure to be a lively and engag-

ing performance by Peet Vuur, Buz Davidson and Brad Hawkes. Peet has graced our open mic stage in the past and has always been well received. Peet and Buz’s longterm musical friendship has resulted in uniquely blended vocals, engaging songs, and talented musicianship. They have fortunately been reunited in the West Coast air, to be able to share their original and undercover songs which touch on a variety of subjects ranging from nature to afternoon soaps. Their songs tug at your

heart, touch your soul and take you with them on a musical ride. Brad is a late comer to this musical friendship but has nicely melded into Peet and Buz’s unique sound with his percussive drum grooves. Peet Vuur (yes he’s Dutch) is a singer/ songwriter whose true passion is with the sum of the parts – what happens when voices come together in harmony and instruments complement each other, to create a unique musical experience. Peet’s music was used for the Victoriabased Mile Zero television pilot and he has recently released a CD of original songs. His warmth and humor shine brightest when he’s singing his heart out with guitar in hand for a live audience. Buz Davidson is not Dutch. However, he played bass, guitar and mandolin and was the sound tech and recording engineer with the Celtic band Arrandale. His technical skills have taken him across Canada as a sound and video tech for touring

acts and trade shows. He’s happy to be reunited with Peet and performing some of the old songs as well as new material. Brad started drumming in 1964, playing along with songs on a jukebox during sock hops. In the early 70s, he joined a band led by my older brother and started playing congas in a coffee house.

Hawkes has drummed and recorded with many artists on Vancouver Island adding his special organic character, style, variety and sensitivity both on drum kit and a number of different percussion instruments including stringed flamenco cajon, congas, and djembe. He has recorded for songwriters on 27 CD’s with

music styles including folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, rock, Latin, and blues. As was mentioned, this is our final event of the season and it’s sure to be a great evening of music and fun. We anticipate having a lively and full open stage with some of our community’s finest talent showcasing. You won’t want to miss it. It

happens this Saturday, at Holy Trinity Anglican Church on Murray Road. As always, doors open at 7 p.m. with our open stage commencing at 7:30 and Peet and the boys hitting the stage at 9. Come prepared to tap your feet, clap your hands and sing along. See you there. Dave Gallant

EDWARD MILNE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO SPONSORED STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORK EXPERIENCES IN OUR CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM. The Career Centre has been very involved this year with placing students in work experience placements based on their interests, aptitudes, and career goals. More students than ever are looking for ways to upgrade their skills to prepare themselves for employment in this ever changing, challenging economy. Thank you to all the businesses that supported EMCS students throughout the year. Your participation is crucial to our students’ success!

Many thanks from EMCS students and the Career Centre! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

A&R Homes A&W restaurant Alloy Music Inc. Belmont Secondary Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Victoria Blue Meadow Landscaping Brookeline Publishing House Inc. Canem Systems Centre for Arts and Technology Chatters Hair Salon Coastline Metal Works Cowichan Valley Landscaping Dairy Queen Dale’s Electric Driver Enterprises Dumont Tire Ltd. Girl Guides of Canada Glenwood Meats Great Canadian Dollar Store H.Volk Transport Ltd. HMCS Malahat Huntington Manor KC Natural Homes KD Johnson Construction Kenco Motorcycles

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Knight Contracting Ltd. Le Sooke Spa Lighthouse Dance Academy Little Vienna Bakery McDonald’s Restaurant Miller’s Welding and Ironworks Mom’s Café MyChosen Café Ormus Otter Point Collision Otter Point Veterinary Pacific Center Family Services Pizzability Playland Daycare Point No Point Resort Ltd. Priory Hospital Pure Elements Hair Design and Bodyworks Ltd. RCU Auto Parts Riptide Plumbing Solutions Inc. Road’s End Contracting Romeo’s Restaurant Royal Canadian Legion Rugby Canada Saseenos Veterinary Services Ltd. SD 62 Facilities

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SEAPARC Shadow West Security Shoppers Drug Mart Silver Streak Sooke Family Resource Society Sooke Centre Automotive Sooke Chamber of Commerce Sooke Evergreen Physiotherapy Sooke Harbour House Sooke Home Hardware Sooke Minor Hockey Sooke Mountain Cycle Sooke Region Museum Starbucks Stellar Homes Stone Pipe Grill The Candy Pit Vancouver Island Regional Library Village Food Market Westburn Garden Centre West Coast Natural Foods Westco Construction Ltd. Western Foods Western Grater Wild Arc

And a big thank you to these businesses who have sponsored students as apprentices • • •

Driver Enterprises Knight Contracting Ltd. Otter Point Collision

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The best of bluegrass coming up With this beautiful weather it is time to go camping, and what better place to camp this Father’s Day weekend (June 19-21) than at the Sooke River Bluegrass Festival at the Sooke River Campground. This family-friendly festival features a wide range of acoustic talent, along with food and merchandise vendors, bluegrass workshops and beautiful scenery. The line up Friday night includes The Lonely Heartstring Band and Mile Twelve, both from Boston, (in Victoria June 18 and 22) along with The Sweet Lowdown and Daniel Lapp. On Saturday the Blackwood Two, Viper Central, Cluny Macpherson, Archie Pateman & Annie Louise Genest, the Clover Point Drifters, Hub City Ramblers, and Garrett Thompson Band grace the stage, followed by the Big Top Square Dance Saturday evening with YOMADA. Sunday there is even more music before it is time to pack up and go home. And do not for-

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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 Monday, June 22, 2015 at 7:00 pm

What’s New!

The District of Sooke website at www.sooke.ca has information about your community – including:

LONELY HEARTSTRING BAND and MILE TWELVE will be performing on Friday night at the Sooke Rive Bluegrass Festival. get the bluegrass workshops on Saturday. For more information about the musicians and workshops please check out the festival website at http:// www.sookebluegrass. com/festival/. Weekend passes are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/1433132. Day passes are also available. Camping passes need to be booked separately at http://www. sookecommunity.com/ camping/ or phone 250642-6076. Bluegrass Music Workshops - Saturday, June 20 Hosted by Viper Cen-

tral band members: Cost is $20, sign up at the festival grounds. Bluegrass Harmony Singing – Kathleen Nisbet and Steve Charles Mandolin – Mark Vaughan Dobro – Tim Tweedale Bass – Patrick Metzger Hosted by The Sweet Lowdown band members: Bluegrass & Old Time Rhythm Guitar (Beginner/Intermediate) Bluegrass Fiddle (Beginner Plus/ Intermediate) B l u e g r a s s Banjo – How to “Banjofy” a Melody (Beginner/

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Intermediate) Check out the website for more detailed information about the various workshops, as well as a complete list of festival performers. Weekend passes are available now for only $50 at http://www. brownpapertickets. com/event/1433132. Day passes are also available. For more information about the Sooke River Bluegrass Festival please check out the website at http:// www.sookebluegrass. com/festival/ or phone Phil Shaver at 250-8128144 or: studiobones@ yahoo.com.

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2015 Property Taxes July 2nd, 2015 – office open late on July 23rd and 25th for payments 2015 Annual Municipal and Statement of Financial Information Reports Highway 14 –Town Centre Improvements – ongoing updates Age-Friendly Community Amendments to Animal Regulation and Impounding Amendment Bylaw for wild and exotic animals New Council committees - Sooke Community Centre and Parks & Trails advisory committees

** Fire Danger Rating is HIGH – no backyard burning permitted. Use extreme caution with campfires, keep vegetation around home low – for more information, go to http://bcwildfire.ca/Prevention/firesmart.htm ** This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confirm meetings. Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca

Community

Calendar Fri June 19

Thurs June 18 TODDLERTIME

At the Sooke Library 10:30 to 11 a.m.,Hands-on activities for ages 18-36 months. Register at 250642-3022. ADULT WALKING GROUP SEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250642-8000. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION CRIBBAGE 7 P.M. BINGO Sr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community Hall BABYTIME First Thursday of each month, 2 p.m. Sooke Library. MUSEUM MARKET 5 p.m. at the Sooke Region Museum, 2070 Phillips Rd.

VITAL VITTLES

Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Steak Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUS Lunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June 250642-2032 for information. SOOKE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Sooke Flats, 7 p.m. start., tickets at Sooke River Campground.

Sat June 20 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Meat draw 3 p.m. SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET Otter Pt. Rd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Saturday. SOOKE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Sooke Flats, 11 a.m. start., square dance in the big top 9 p.m. Tickets at Sooke River Campground. COFFEE HOUSE Peet, Buzz and Brad, 7 p.m. Holy Trinity. Last concert of the season. Sharon Brussard-Grove

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Sun June 21 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Sunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5. Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday. SHIRLEY FARMERS’ MARKET 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shirley Pioneer Park every Sun. to Sept. 13 SOOKE RIVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Sooke Flats, 10:30 a.m. start., tickets at Sooke River Campground.

Mon June 22 PARENT PARENT & TOT DROP-IN

Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152. 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: 6672 Wadams Way 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 Sooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662 Municipal Hall: 2205 Otter Point Rd Sooke Community Hall: 2037 Sheilds Rd.

Tues June 23

Wed June 24

Travel and car seat safety. At the Child, Youth and Family Centre, from 1011:30 a.m. 250-642-5464.

People’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m. PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Dominos 10 a.m. Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOL Meetl and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.

BABY TALK

YOUTH CLINIC

Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic. KNITTING CIRCLE

Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Dropin. 250-642-3022. STORYTIME Ages 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. Sooke Library. Free but call 250-642-3022 to register WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Sooke Harbour House. 7-9 p.m. Ongoing every 2nd Tuesday of the month.

WALKING GROUP

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E M C S 2015 G ra d u a t i o n

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Valedictorian G

Kayla Curtis

ood afternoon, everyone! I’d like to begin by thanking our faculty, friends, and family for being here today—especially my Mom and Dad, hi Mom and Dad! I know just how much it means to all of us to have our loved ones here with us celebrating our accomplishments. Personally, I don’t know if I could make it through this speech without a few friendly faces in the audience, so thanks for coming out.

I think I speak for my fellow graduates when I say that I cannot believe we are actually here right now. For most of our school years, June 2015 has seemed as far away as flying cars or the zombie apocalypse. One of my first memories is of telling my mom that I didn’t want to start Kindergarten, because then I would have to school every single day for the rest of my life. Since then, we’ve obviously all done a lot of growing Kayla Curtis up, but being on this stage still seems so surreal. I am so honoured to be standing alongside the Grad Class of 2015. These past four years have been an incredible journey. It all started at 8:35 in the morning, our first day of ninth grade… or at least, that’s where it started for most of us, for me it started out with getting on the wrong bus and getting hopelessly lost and being two hours late to my very first day of high school, which at the time seemed like the worst thing that could ever happen to me. But when I did finally make it, I was able to join everyone else in what was the scariest day of our high school career, at least up until now. I remember shuffling around in little packs, staring around wideeyed and taking ages to find our classrooms. We didn’t know a whole lot about EMCS back then. We didn’t know that the morning break is definitely not enough time to get to the store and back without being late to your next class. We didn’t know about the special place that the expression “Get dialled” holds in our school’s vocabulary. We didn’t know that being six feet tall with facial hair didn’t necessarily mean someone was a teacher. But it didn’t take long for us to learn. We figured out the mysterious ways of ninth grade in no time at all. Before we knew it, we had mastered the art of pretending to be a lot cooler than we were and taking up way too much space in the hallways. We held onto our old friendships, but we also formed many new bonds. We found that for the most part, high school wasn’t the scary monster that teen movies would have you think. But that’s not to say there weren’t challenges. Academically, we had entered a whole new playing field, and it was definitely a bit overwhelming. But as always, the amazing teaching staff at EMCS was there to help us through the transition, and they’ve been supporting us every step of the way ever since. The teachers here are incredible. Not only do they have a passion for their subjects, but they are always willing to go the extra mile to help a student. Whether it’s answering emails at ridiculous hours, giving up their lunch time to go over material, or sometimes even just putting up with teenage shenanigans, I cannot express how grateful I am for everything they’ve done for us. We really couldn’t be here without you. And I’ve been amazed, too, by how much effort my fellow students have poured into their schoolwork. Every single one of us has earned these diplomas with years and years of hard work, and I’m so proud of everyone who has made it here.

But there’s been a lot more to the last four years than just academics. As Mark Twain once said, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” High school isn’t just about Shakespeare and mitosis and polynomials; it’s about personal growth and individuality. Everyone in our graduating class is incredible at something, whether it’s art, athletics, academics, or card tricks. And we’ve had a lot of opportunities to show off our skills during our time here, through Final Projects Night, the talent show, Youth For Change, sports teams, art exhibitions, Leadership class, or preparing delicious food in our cafeteria. There really is something for everyone, and that’s part of what makes EMCS special. And while we’ve had lots of opportunities to develop our individual talents, we’ve also learned a lot of things all together. There are so many invaluable parts of a high school education that can’t be found in the curriculum. Time management, prioritization, teamwork, communication, integrity, remembering to turn your phone onto silent... These are skills that we will use for the rest of our lives. Every person sitting behind me has had a unique experience here, but this last year has really pulled us together. We are all walking towards our futures with shared memories and friendships that we will never forget. As a grad class, we have definitely faced some obstacles, but I’m happy to say that ultimately we rallied to support each other through them. Just making it up here today is such an accomplishment, and I’m very proud of all of us. This fall, we’re each headed off towards our own futures. Whether it’s post-secondary education, travel, or getting out there into the real world… I have the utmost confidence that each and every one of us is going to find success. Just like that first day of grade 9, none of us know exactly what the future will bring. But I do know that wherever we’re all headed, we’re going to keep learning and growing every single day. I’ve known a lot of my fellow graduates for almost thirteen years now. We have that special bond of having endured each other’s company as pre-teens. It’s the kind of bond that forms when you see each other through some of the most insecure, confusing years of your lives. And it’s incredible to look around me now and see that those awkward twelve-year-olds have somehow turned into promising young adults. I don’t know if any of us is going to go on to become prime minister or to invent the cure for cancer, but what I do know is that right now anything is possible. Whatever hardships and joys we experience during the next few years, I know that we will often look back to EMCS. We’ll always remember Bagel Wednesdays, and the lunchtime scramble for pizza on Fridays. Ten years from now, we’ll probably still be telling the story of the time that Mr. Baldwin got the entire school evacuated. There have been a lot of laughs over the years, and some tears too. I’ve had experiences I never would have dreamt of in middle school, from participating in four different theatre shows to setting off on an international adventure. I’d like to thank all the parents in the crowd, for giving us room to make mistakes but always being there when we needed you; my friends, for giving me so much more than I ever could have asked for; and finally, the entire grad class of 2015 for all the amazing memories we have made together. We’ve had a long journey, but now it’s time for us all to find our own paths. So, in the words of Albus Dumbledore, “Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.” Thanks for listening, everyone, and good luck. Congratulations, class of 2014, we did it!

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Mr Noodle Beef, Spicy Chicken. or Chicken

Campbells Everday

Drink Crystals

Kelloggs

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Maxwell House

1.08/kg

Potatoes

400ml

Cereal

Potato

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2/ 00

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Olive Oil

Treats from the Fresh

AAA

1kg

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Kraft

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199

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99ea

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99 /lb

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Green Giant Valley

Select Vegetables

FROZEN

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McCain Regular

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

Hash Brown Potatoes

Kent

2/500

Orange Juice

900g

DAIRY

250 mL ..................

Wong Wing

Vanilla Plus Yogurt

89 449

Chocolate Milk

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400 mL .....................

Ak Mak

5 179 229

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Island Nut Roastery Pacific Rim

Adams Natural

Whole Wheat Crackers

29 ea

118g ........................

Quality and Convenience

Peanut Butter

3 99 5 129

Premium Spice Blend 60g ............................

Volcano

100 mL .......................

WESTERN FOODS

Simply Natural

Organic Salad Dressings

Seventh Generation

Microwave Popcorn

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

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Mr. Spice Organic

Sweet & Sour Sauce

All Varieties 354 mL

436 mL ......................................................................

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

We reserve the right to limit quantities

Sugar Cones

144g .........................................................................

Nature's Path Organic

Chewy Granola Bars 210g All Varieties ......................................................

All Varieties

Bathroom Tissue

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

Whole Alternatives Organic

NATURAL FROZEN

4 29 2 99 5

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Organic Hemp Hearts

Cheese Slices

2/ 00

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Lemon or Lime Burst

Armstrong Melts

Brown Rice Crisps Seventh Generation

227g All Varieties .......

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

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Manitoba Harvest

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1 99 2 29 3

79 ea

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650g

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Spring Rolls or Egg Rolls

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Island Farms

360-680g ...................

Island Farms

99 ea

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Daiya

Dairy Free Pizza 413-471g .....................

Sol Cuisine Orginal or Mushroom

Meatless Burgers

All Varieties

Hidden Garden

Gluten Free Cookies

284g 2 Varieties ...............

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WESTERN FOODS

150g ...........................

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AGM. SOOKE Residents in Need Society(Crisis Centre)Wed., June 24, 1PM. Basement of Knox Presbyterian Church, Church Rd.

SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215.

COLLINS, Kenneth William Born on May 23, 1926 in Nadeauville, Saskatchewan and died peacefully at Langley Memorial Hospital on May 28, 2015 with his wife of 65 years, Nancy, at his side. He is survived by his son John of Mission and daughter Donna of Surrey. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren Charles (Xue) and Natasha (Rick) and by Joshua and Caitlin and great grandson Owen. Grandpets Missy, Lexi and Billy. Ken had many careers in his lifetime, putting his hand to anything. He was born and worked on the farm until he relocated to Vancouver working on airplanes at Boeing during WWII. He left their good employ to work with his father Bill in the mine in Nordegg, Alta. From there he moved to Sooke on Vancouver Island around 1945 and ended up working at Toddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fish Camp, VMD, working for Eric Butler in logging, to then begin a long career with Sooke Forest Products retiring in 1988. As well, he was a Past Master and Life Member of The Mt. Shepherd Lodge with a 50 year Pin and Life Member of Goldstream Lodge. He was also a Past Head Ranger and Life Member of the South Vancouver Island Rangers and Life Member of the Sooke Museum Society, helping Elida Peers with his knowledge of living in Sooke for 60 years. He did extensive volunteer work with all of these organizations and also with the Sooke Community Association involved with All Sooke Days of long ago. He also worked as a volunteer with the Holy Trinity Catering Guild, smoking salmon for the large events. Ken enjoyed anything outdoors, especially fishing, hunting, feeding his birds, tending his tomatoes, caring for farm animals and pets and still had time to play cards. Additionally, Ken worked renovating homes, helping his many relatives, friends and neighbours in need without hesitation. He was mentor to his grand children always showing an abundance of love (especially in teaching them salmon fishing) and also taught others how to fish. Dirk in South Africa called the other day to thank Ken for a large trout he caught Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way, sadly not knowing he had just passed a few days before. He was such a good influence on those around him. He will be greatly missed for his sense of humour and by all for his many stories told of days gone by. His knowledge was self taught and extensive and he loved to share his experiences with all. Sadly, we now will have to make our own rice pudding and smoked salmon, but they just wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same Dad. Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family are very grateful for the care he received always from friend Dr. Frank Gouws of Victoria and Drs. Mitchell Fagan, Leanne Park, and Rita Wittmann of Langley. A big thank you to nurses Donna, Sujla, Letty, Suki, Lina, Jane, Dan and other staff of the 3 South Central of Langley Memorial Hospital, for their friendship and loving care towards him during his long stay. A special thank you to friend and neighbour Diane Munro for her kindness to us all. A Memorial service will be announced at a later date for others to share in our loss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Night dear boy, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see you in the morningâ&#x20AC;?, your loving wife, Nancy.

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Willy Ernst Heinrich Lampe 17 July 1933 26 May 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Willy Lampe on May 26 in Sooke, B.C. He was a loving father, wonderful grandfather and dear friend. Born 1933 in Hamburg / Germany, Willy moved to Canada in 1968. As a multi-talented tradesman and marine surveyor, he was involved in various projects across North America, sailed his self-build boat to the South-PaciďŹ c islands, but always returned to Sooke. Known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;West Coast Willyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Glassmanâ&#x20AC;?, he became a well respected member of the Sooke community. He is survived by his children Armin and Angelika, his qrandchildren Jon, Jason and Jessica and his great-granddaughter Saeda as well as dear family and friends across the globe. A private burial to be attended by his family and close friends will be held at sea. A celebration of life will be held at 1989 Maple Ave S. on 21 June at 1:00 pm.

Willy will forever be lovingly remembered by family & friends.

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Pattison - Lorne Cameron Born June 4th 1928 Delisle Saskatchewan. Died June 3rd 2015, Sooke B.C. Grew up on Saltspring Island and in Victoria. 1944 Served in CPS Nootka West Coast. Served in Royal Canadian Navy 1946-1967. Operated Gardening Business in Victoria. Was last member of immediate family. Enjoyed many years in Sooke. Remembered by dear friend Mary LaPage and family who loved him and miss him so much.

Goodbye Dearest Lorne.

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The team at Ayre Manor is looking for a Financial person to do acct r/p, payroll, and ďŹ nancial statements. Need to know Comvida, Point Click, and CAFT. Check out Job descript. at www.ayremanor.ca. Drop resume or email to sechs@ayremnor.ca

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS LEGALS AUCTION SALE Notice is hereby given by West Coast Super Storage Ltd, 3220 Otter Point Rd, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0K8 that the following item(s) will be open for bids between 9am-12pm on July 4, 2015 on the premises to cover costs incurred. Only CASH accepted. • Margaret Annie Fleming (M214) –Household goods

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The Victoria Grizzlies need host families for Junior A hockey players aged 16-20. Separate room required. Food allowance and home game tickets provided. Westshore, Sooke, Royal Oak, Saanich West ideal but other locations considered. For more information on a great way to be involved in junior hockey in your community please contact noelle@victoriagrizzlies.com

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Cheap disposal of furniture, appliances, junk and what have you? U&I type moving with covered pick-up truck.

We are updating our Carrier Waiting List. Please drop-in to Sooke News Mirror Ofﬁce to Fill out New Forms THE SOOKE NEWS Mirror cautions readers about sending money to obtain information about any employment opportunities.

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WE are seeking qualified Management Couple for mobile home community in beautiful Cultus Lake, BC! On-site opportunity with housing provided. One team member will perform office duties, the other maintenance and upkeep. E-mail resume and/or cover letter to: clvjobreply@gmail.com or fax to 1.604.858.5939.

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ONLINE AUCTION COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT EQUIPMENTOPENS JUNE 10 - CLOSES JUNE 17, 2015----------Bailiff Seized Goods PLUS Lease Return equip AND some never installed equip.--incl: Eloma Elec Combi Oven, Dishwashers, Mixers, Walkins, Coolers, Freezers, Water Heating, Ice Cream, slicers, furnishings AND MORE....... View Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm @Active Auction Mart Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC--- view ONLINE & REGISTER to BID @ www.activeauctionmart.com --- Tel: 604-371-1190 email: buyit@activeauctionmart.com

DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. warehouse space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared washroom. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

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TWO BEDROOM HOUSE $1000/m. F/S, W/D, Shed, garden. Saseenos area. Avail. Sept 1. 250-642-5119 pro509321@yahoo.ca

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2 BR, open concept, 1200 sq.ft. suite, Kemp Lake area. Dog friendly, large yard, extra parking, Refs Req, $1108/mo. 250-216-2944.

!!! Certified organic blueberries!!! $3/ lb or $2.75 if over 100lbs. 36765 Nelles Rd Abbotsford. Call 604755-3045 for large orders

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PLASTERING PATCHES,Drywall, skimming, match the textures, coves, fireplaces. Bob, 250-516-5178.

2045 GATEWOOD (end of Eustace), multi-unit, Sat., June 20, 8 am. 2237 & 2238 Pyrite. Moving Sale: Household & Workshop items. Something for everyone. Sat. June 20, 8am-2pm. No Early Birds. CAFFERY PLACE off Arronwood. Multi-Family Garage Sale. June 20, 9am-2pm

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STUCCO/SIDING

LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Ltd., Golden, BC. Operations Planner JOB PURPOSE: To work with LP’s Forest Resources Division team to annually plan and develop 265,000 m3 of timber. To prescribe and use forestry practices that meets legislated and LP Corporate requirements. Refer to LPCorp.com for further details. If you have questions please call Mr. Tim Arnett at 250-344-8856

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

DRIVER ENT. LTD.

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WELDING Mobile Units +++ Steel Sales

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CLARK’S HOME RENOVATIONS Family Owned & Operated Ofﬁce: 250-642-5598 • Cell: 250-361-8136 www.clarkshomerenovations.ca neilnbev@shaw.ca

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Rooﬁng, Framing, Drywall, Bathroom, Kitchen, Laminate, Decks

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AERO AUCTIONS 1 Day Industrial Auction. Tuesday, June 23. 9 a.m. Hwy 16 & Hwy 60 Edmonton. Live & On-Line Bidding. Timed Auction. Mobile offices, excavators, dozers, graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks misc attachments & much more! Consignments welcome! Visit: aeroauctions.ca or call 1-888600-9005.

LEVEL ENTRY, 2 Bedroom, N/S, N/P, References required, $900/mo.Call after 6pm. 250-642-3503

SINGLE MAN 65, quiet, ND, NP, looking for a cottage or trailer to rent in Sooke. $700 inclusive. Sunshine necessary. 250-704-9473

TRANSPORTATION MOTORCYCLES 2014 HARLEY Davidson Road King, CVO, 3000km, factory custom. Orange/black. $32,000. Call for viewing 250216-2200

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2003 HUMMER H2, black. Exc. cond., 145000 local km. $25,000. Call for viewing (250)216-2200.

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SOOKE CENTRAL: 2 Bed, ground level. $850/m + deposit, Hydro included. No Dogs. Avail July 1st. 778-352-2266

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online at www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDINGS. “Our big 35th anniversary sale” 20x20 $4500. 25x24 $5198. 30x30 $7449. 32x36 $8427. 40x46 $12140. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422 www.pioneersteel.ca

EXPERIENCES Powersport Mechanic required in Whitehorse, Yukon for ATV, snowmobiles, marine, etc. Let’s Talk! $25.00 + per hour DOE. Contact Chris, 867-633-2627, checkeredflagrecreation.com checkeredflag@northwestel.net

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT TENANT?? Adult working male seeking a one bedroom suite. Not a Partier! No Pet. I don’t smoke. Respectful and Quiet. Maximum $700. Call Octavian between 8:30am-4:30pm 250-642-5752

HOMES FOR RENT SOOKE CORE 4 BR, 1 1/2 bath, huge family room, Lg. garage/workshop in quiet neighbourhood. Avail Immed. $1350 + util. 250-642-2923

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Cont’d from page 1 spread our wings and fly.” With construction already in full swing, a lot of the infrastructure will be done by December this year, Obrigewitsch added — the first 50 homes are expected to be built within the next year and a half. “It really sets the stage for what could be a way of the future for many communities along the seaside,” said John Rustad, Minis-

Spirit Bay and Beecher Bay Band look to renewable energy ter of Aboriginal Relations & Reconciliation. “I look forward to seeing this project, look forward to the opportunity in what it will present, the revenue that will be created for the band, and for building a future for the children you see here, because ultimately, this is what we’re trying to do.” With clean energy projects ramping up all over the province, Judith Sayers, Director

of Clean Energy BC & First Nations Strategic Advisor, said new job opportunities for First Nations will be on the rise as well. “These 21 projects being build throughout British Columbia, 25 per cent of the jobs in construction will go to First Nations,” she said. “The clean energy industry really takes advantage of its relationships with First Nations to bring positive benefits,

that’s what this project represents.” To date, $3.5 million has been approved for First Nations equity investments for eight clean energy projects through the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund. B.C. has also entered into 36 clean energy revenue-sharing agreements with First Nations, including 10 new revenue-sharing agreements this spring.

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Bear Buzz: Wild Wise Sooke lets you know where the bears are

It’s the time of year when bears are moving through our community. Bears that are not lingering and interacting with our property and us have not yet been habituated to humans, and do not let humans get too close to them. Bears that start using human-provided foods can become food-conditioned. When bears quit moving through the community and start using the community as a foraging area for human-provided foods then conflicts develop. We create so many attractants and opportunities for wildlife to become habituated and into conflict with us. A general approach to wildlife conflicts where you live is to go over in your mind: Is there something that is bringing the wildlife into my living space? Sooke June Bear conflicts: Bears have been reported attracted by garbage stored outdoors on Ludlow Road, Sooke River Road, Kirby Road, Helgensen Road, Throup Road. Bears reported attracted by chickens on Sooke River Road, Kirby Road, Farmer Road, Otter Point Road. Bears reported in compost and digesters on Ayum Road, Otter Point Road. Keep bears from becoming food-conditioned and from becoming human habituated. Please learn these ways you can keep your neighbourhood safe and share the following with your neighbours: • Store garbage in a secure building until collection day, Use bird feeders only in the winter, Feed pets indoors, clean barbeques after use by burning off the grill entirely • Use electric fencing to protect chickens and livestock, keep feed secured indoors or in bear resistant containers. • Store freezers indoors if possible. If left outside, clean outside of freezer after every use to remove food residue. • Food smokers and the preparation and

curing of wild meat can be an attractant – consider using electric fencing. • Store petroleum products in a secure enclosure. • Never leave a cooler outside unless it has been thoroughly

cleaned. • Vegetable gardens may become an attractant if a bear has already gained other food rewards on your property. Consider electric fencing. • The key to a healthy compost is ensur-

ing equal amounts of brown and green materials. Layer your greens, such as kitchen scraps and fresh grass clippings with no more than 10 cm of browns, such as dried leaves, grasses, shredded newspaper and

cardboard. Avoid adding cereals or grains. Do not add fish, meat, fat, oils, un-rinsed eggshells, or any cooked food. Freeze these until collection day. To change the behavior of bears, we must first change our own.

Don’t wait until you have a problem to do something about it. It is our responsibility if we choose to live in bear country to learn how to live with bears. “We can all “keep wildlife wild and our community safe.”

Debbie Read – Wild Wise Sooke Community Coordinator wildwisesooke@ gmail.com Report human-bear conflicts to the Conservation Officer Service’s toll-free RAPP line (1-877-952-7277).

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Sports & Recreation

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Leah Oke riding Tofino’s epic waves with absolute composure in one of Canda’s biggest surfing competitions.

Local surf queen still riding waves Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror

For local Leah Oke, a life-long surfing enthusiast and professional surfer, playing in the water always felt natural and quite a bit of fun — but that passion has taken her further than just playing in the sand, or floating around in a donut. In fact, she’s one of Canada’s most successful surfing athletes, with several competitions under her belt (or board). And she’s still at it, having won third place in the Women’s Longboard surfing competition in Tofino. She also came fourth place overall in the short boarding, the Pro Women section of the competition, all of which took place between May 30 and May 31 at the 2015 ninth-annual Rip Curl Pro Tofino Surf Championship. The event took place in Cox Bay, Tofino B.C. Impressively-enough, Oke said she barely surfed prior to the competition, yet still managed to take home two awards. “For me, it was just nice to surf again. I haven’t surfed in a while, I only surfed twice a month before the competition,” Oke said, adding that there aren’t that many waves on the southern part of the Island. “That was my highlight; to be able to surf a lot in a short period of time.” She said that while it was nice to bring some winning cash home with her, it was also a whole

lot of fun just to be around people who were just as passionate about surfing as she was. “It’s one time of the year when we all get together and hang out at the beach and surf, and watch our friends surf and just have a good time,” Oke said. The Canadian surfing championship annually attracts all the best surfers around, both nationally and internationally; notably people from California and Australia. Oke, who’s been surfing for 24 years, said being in the water was something that always felt natural to her. “My family, my dad and my older brothers and sisters were all into it, started very young and I lived right on the beach, so I was always playing in the water,” she said. Originally from the Sombrio Beach area, Oke moved to Port Renfrew with her family when she was just a teenager. Despite that, she continued pursuing her passion of surfing those clear blue waves. The next surfing competition Oke said she’ll be taking part in is Queen of the Peak, an allgirls surfing event which takes place at the beginning of October. “It’s one of the biggest surfing events in North America, so there’s a bunch of girls who come down for that from all over, it’s a lot of fun,” she said. After that, Oke said she’ll be heading back to Panama, where she spends most of her time.

U14 Blue Sox off to Provincials The Sooke Blue Sox, now known as “the comeback kids,” as they not only won silver, but also advanced to the Provincial Championships in Coquitlam, which will take place on on July 3. Funny how a positive attitude and perseverance can shine through. The U14C fastball girls started the season off as the rookie team with six brandnew players, but they fought hard against some very tough and experienced teams. Among the Sox’ rival teams were Saanich Extreme, who, despite their ferociousness, managed to just scrape through with a score of 15-13 during their game in Sooke back in May. Tough game, but the Sox took it in stride, reminding everyone that they do have it in them to win. This “no fear, all ambition” mantra worked well for the Sooke girls - at the end of the season, the Blue Sox finished seventh out of 10 teams. Not

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U14C fastball girls posing proud with their shiny silver medals. The girls are undoubtedly excited for the upcoming Provincial Championships on July 3.

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Atom Sooke Seahawks face Westshore in epic game Submitted Photo

Pecked away Westshore’s Warriors found that it wasn’t as easy to just smash and grab the ball, as the Seahawks were more than happy to take them down. Not to say it wasn’t a close call for the Hawks, either. The game ended with a close, but nailbiting score of 33-32. The Atom division Sooke Seahawks football team played the Westshore Warriors on Saturday at Goudy Field in Langord in the semifinals of the Greater Victoria Minor Football Association. The Warriors are by far the biggest team in the league and with 24 players on their roster the undersized Seahawks and with only 15 players dressed knew they were in for a battle. Our Seahawks came out flying in the first half using the speed and tenacity to build up a 33-13 halftime lead. Running backs Gabe Nelson and Malaki Allen scored 5 touchdowns between them and with running back Dayton Planes and Quarterback Christian Kaisinger scoring conversions it looked like Sooke was going to be playing in the championship game quite easily. The second half was a completely different game. The Warriors used their huge size advantage to continue to claw away at the Sooke lead and with just over two minutes left in the game Westshore climbed to within a touchdown with the score 33-26 in Sooke’s favour. Sooke’s offence had been stopped the entire second half with the Westshore big lineman busting through the Seahawk offensive line time and time again. Sooke’s offence only needed a couple big runs to ice the game however on the first play yet again a huge Westshore lineman smashed through the line causing a Sooke fumble and Westshore having the ball on Sooke’s 25 yard line.

Westshore marched the ball with their massive running back and using timeouts they were able to score the touchdown a few plays later to make the score 33-32 for Sooke and Westshore having all the momentum. Needing only a conversion to tie the game Westshore again handed the ball off to the biggest player in the league and with the game on the line, the small but tough Sooke defence gang tackled the mountainous player bringing him down less than a yard away from the goal line keeping the score 33-32 Sooke. With 39 seconds left

in the game and Westshore having no time outs left, QB Kaisinger needed to take only three kneel downs to seal the Sooke victory sending our Seahawks to the Gold Cup Championship game next weekend. This will be the first time a Sooke 8, 9 and 10 year olds team has made it to the championship. Standing in the way will be the Saanich Wolverines a team Sooke tied 13-13 in the regular season. Both teams go into the championship undefeated and should be yet another thriller for the parents and players. Darryl Pollock

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Sooke PeeWee Seahawks gel for playoff win

By Nathan Lowther After eight weeks of being a group of individuals, the Sooke PeeWee Seahawks put together a perfect team effort at the perfect time, earning themselves one more game. Sooke travelled to Duncan on June 14 to play the Cowichan Bulldogs in a Silver Cup Semi Final playoff game. Their best effort of the season was rewarded with a 24-0 win, advancing them to the Silver Cup final next weekend. Key contributions came from throughout the roster, but none bigger than the two first-year superstars, Quin Threlfall and Riley Berfelo. Berfelo opened the scoring when he caught a short pass and walked untouched into the endzone. Threlfall accounted for the other two scores, including the play of the game where he made a sharp cut, burst through a seam before carrying a defender into the endzone. Both players added numerous first down runs, and at least one of them was in on just about every tackle on

defence. Another first-year player, Dane Pfieffer, played the best game of his career. The place-kicker went 3 for 3 on converts, booted kick-offs deep, and played perfect defence. Three times the Bulldogs tried a reverse, and all three times Pfieffer stayed home and made the tackle. Quarterback Connor Keys also shone. On the first drive of the game he converted a key third and long play to extend a drive that ended with him throwing to Berfelo for a touchdown. Keys had a second passing touchdown and a kick-off return touchdown called back in the second half on a debateable penalties, He also laid some big smacks on defence. His partner in crime, co-quarterback Brody Reinsch played his typical efficient game, making no mistakes on either side of the ball. The Seahawks dominated the trenches, lead by the twin bulls, James Mullen and Anthony Tucker. Both hustled to make tackles all over the field, then dominated on offence. They were joined on the offensive

line by centre Dawson Reid and tackles Jordan Quissy and Kingston Foster and opened big holes for their running backs. On defence, Nathan Knight had his second interception of the season, while Westley Cornwall-Johnsen, AvAn Wickheim, and Connor Warford played their part in keeping Cowichan off the scoreboard. Westley also provided some solid running and strong blocking in relief at running back, and Warford came just short of hauling in a touchdown pass. And the coaches want to send a special thanks to William Daoust and Simon Eskildsen. With the team switching from 12-man to 9-man, the two wide receivers saw less playing time than they deserved. Both stayed positive on the sidelines, and blocked hard on the field. The two of them truly embodied the “team first” mentality that carried the Seahawks to victory. Next weekend Sooke wraps up their season as they aim to hoist the Silver Cup when they meet the Nanaimo Bombers at Westhill Stadium.

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Reader’s Photo of the Week Heidi Young caught this beautiful owl just casually hanging out in the tree. Reader’s Photo of the Week is sponsored by the Stickleback eatery located at Coopers Cove.

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JUNE 17, 2015 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR Wednesday, june 17, 2015 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

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Fishing Adventures

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Donna, Ian, Debra and Rodger Sooke locals out for some fishing fun. The big springs are here! Every year, large spring or chinook salmon that have been in the open ocean for a three to five year period of their lives begin their journey back to the rivers and streams that they were born in. Many of these salmon have to swim through the Strait, right past Sooke to get to where they are going. Some large mature chinook salmon could be seen coming in at the local docks this last weekend, a few in the 20 to 27-pound range. These fish were reportedly caught at a variety of depths from 80 to 140 ft on the downrigger, and mostly on anchovy trolled in a bait head behind a flasher. The warm weather and low winds on the weekend brought more fishing opportunity, and a good number of boats were on the water. Otter Point and west to Sheringham Point were the most heavily fished areas. The DFO regulations currently allow for fishers to catch one large wild spring salmon (over 67 cm) and one under. Hatchery springs can be kept at any size over 45 cm. Please check the regulations online, though most marinas and tackle providers will post the current regulations. Halibut and pacific cod fishing has been great, but the dogfish or spiny dogfish (basically a small shark) has moved into the area. These sharks will readily take any fresh baits put down for halibut, and can make halibut fishing more difficult and expensive. Many fishers switch to artificial baits when halibut fishing at this time of year. The larger salmon also attracted a large group of orca whales which could be seen cruising the Sooke coastline west towards Port Renfrew. A great fishing weekend. Good Fishing, Ron Neitsch 2 Reel Fishing Sooke B.C.

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