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Reports of the demise of the Sooke Harbour House through foreclosure are unwarranted and inaccurate said co-owner Frederique Philip. “We are absolutely not in foreclosure,” said Philip. She said they have not been served a foreclosure and are just weeks away from paying back their loans to Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). “We simply overshot the policy period in funding the new debt package. The BDC had Pirjo Raits photos to aim some “friendly Above, Sooke Harbour House which will be going through renovations and fire” in our direction,” upgrades in the near future. Expansion plans are in the works, not foreclosure, said Philip in corre- said Frederique Philip, on the right, co-owner of the Sooke Harbour House. spondence. The action taken by BDC was pursuant to their time policy for property, said Philip. In debt package as part cup!” Many factors connon-performing loans. 2012 the property was of their overall financCourt documents listed for sale at $5.9 ing and the BDC will tributed to the revenue be paid out of that new erosion experienced by state that the BDC million. Monetary restructur- interim senior secured the hotel including: the had launched foreclo2008 global financial crisure action against the ing is currently taking debt. “Things are taking sis, high energy prices, Sooke Harbour House. place to accommodate The Sooke Harbour their expansion proj- longer than expected,” a strong Canadian dolHouse currently owes ects with a group of said Philip via email on lar, lack of working $2.9 million on a 1997 investors. Plans include Friday. “A few glitches capital, coherent mar$409,900 2 acresinvestment happened also dur- keting plans, as well a $2on million mortgage on two prop- home · Great water supply in Phase I and another ing that time that have as family issues. Many erties. The properties #1 Real Estate Company in Canada million in Phase II. slowed down the pro- of these factors are no are assessed at· $3 Stroll mil- to$5lake Sales · Carriage House allowed issue in last the 4 Consecutive Years lion but this is not the The investors are clos- cess. This is not a set longer anfor true market value of the ing on a $3.5 million back, just a small hic- larger picture allowing
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ber 2016, are among the extensive plans. Plans are in the works for “The Ocean Club”, an exclusive club open to 100 members who will enjoy the hotel as well as a day sail on the hotel’s chartered 50-foot sailing vessel. There are many other changes which are all intended to enhance revenues and the hotel’s appeal to travelers and locals. The Sooke Harbour House has a long history in Sooke. Thirtysix years ago Frederique and Sinclair Philip purchased the small inn at the foot of Whiffin Spit. They have been front and centre in the Slow Food movement and have been awarded numerous international honours both for their inn, food and their wine cellar. The Sooke Harbour House has consistently been named one of Canada’s best inns and restaurants. The hotel has been used for feature films and movies, has welcomed movie stars, politicians and the rich and famous, while always maintaining its small town charm and reputation for fine food. “The thing to do is to believe in the Sooke Harbour House and our capacity to go forward as planned even with this little hiccup,” said Philip.
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At the June 8, Special Council Meeting, the District of Sooke presented their annual Statement of Financial Information prepared under the Financial Information Act for the year needed December 31, 2014. Of interest to Sooke taxpayers are the remunerations, wages and expenses for 2014. In 2014 there was a municipal election and two new councillors took their seats. Mayor Wendal Milne - $18,147.85, expenses $258.36 Incoming Mayor and 2014 Councillor Maja Tait - $10,746.06, expenses $3,116.11. Bev Berger $10,159.809, expenses $2,897.19 Herb Haldane $9,573.75, expenses $10,389.04 Rick Kasper $10,159.80, expenses $5,265.76 Brenda Parkinson - $589.16, expenses $1,298.81 Kevin Pearson $10,159.89, expenses $917.69 Kerrie Reay $10,159.89, expenses $4,459.75 Ebony Logins $586.16, expenses $1,251,02 Director of Finance Michael Dillabaugh said expenses paid are for such things as conferences, travel, seminars, new council orientation sessions and anything required for their job function. Employees at the District of Sooke with salaries over $75,000 Gordon Howie, CAO $144,206.54 Richard McLeod, Deputy Fire Chief $125,824.42
Elizabeth Nelson, Municipal Engineer $117,441.06 Matthew Barney, Asst. Fire Chief $116,042.15 Steve Sorensen - Fire Chief - $114,881,06 Michael DillabaughDirector of Finance $112,789.63 Bonnie Sprinkling - Corporate Officer $96,998.47 Robert Blackhall Deputy Dir. of Finance - $91,728.70 Christopher McCrea Firefighter - $91,169.78 Cameron NorrisJones - Firefighter $89,323.51 Brian Goble - Geo. Services - $82,166.84 Laura Hooper Parks Coordinator $80,065.91 Tara Johnson - Planner - 79,611.70 Randolph Chang, Sr. Eng, Tech - $75,148.70 Expenses for those top earners amounted to $39,651.17 Total expenses for those earning over $75,000 equalled $1.41 million. Employees earnings under $75,000 amounted to $1.03 million. Total wages in 2014 T4’s $2,535,589,90.
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Up Sooke FILM ON AN ORPHAN
Hum is presenting a showing of the film, “the Orphan girl” on July 3, 7:30 p.m. in the potlatch room at the sooke Harbour House.
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first-responders on at Woodlands and sooke road attending to injuries and investigating Thursday’s twovehicle head-on collision. The road was shut down for two hours. Acording to rCMP, a red GMC was pulling out of Woodlands road heading east when it crossed the centre line and collided with a green Toyota heading north. The drivers and passengers, including a baby, were treated on site and later taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Pacheedaht and marina developers at odds Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror
As the fate of Port Renfrew’s proposed Pacific Gateway Marina still awaits final approval from the province, talks of some sort of truce between PGM and the Pacheedaht First Nation remain in limbo. The turbulent marina project has been in the planning stages for the last three years — ever since it obtained a temporary permit (which expires next spring) to operate seasonally with a maximum output of 55 boats. It was only when it grew to 150 boats when public
outcry from the Port Renfrew community and Pacheedaht really began echoing up the hill. “Pacheedaht’s concerns have not been met by the new design proposal, and no attempts have been made by PGM to begin the conversation,” said Kristine Pearson, Pacheedaht Referrals Coordinator and media spokesperson, adding that concerns grew even bigger when news broke out that the marina design had shrunk from 150 boats to 97. Pearson said it is not the fact this is a new development that’s the
issue, but the way its implementation into the Port Renfrew community was handled in first place. “It is unfortunate as Pacheedaht has clearly expressed the intention of the Nation as being open to economic development opportunities, and alternatives to the existing Pacific Gateway Marina Proposal,” she said. “Pacheedaht is not antidevelopment. It is just important that development occurs sustainably and in a way that respects and recognizes First Nations constitutional rights and culture.” In contrast, Andrew
Purdey, CEO of Ruskin Construction and the developer of the Pacific Gateway Marina, told the Sooke News Mirror back in May that PGM has done all it can to accommodate the com-
munity’s needs and that “trimming the design down any further would no longer be economical.” At this point, there is still no confirmation from the province
or PGM on whether the marina is happening — though a recent Pacheedaht First Nation press release noted that it looks forward to continuing this dialogue on the matter.
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CounCil Briefs Taxi service expansion proposed Council voted in favour to accept an application from the Passenger Transportation Board to expand taxi service in and around Sooke. The company in question, Uptown Taxi Ltd., said it will focus on handling trips from groups ranging from five to seven passengers. The proposed fleet of taxis will consist of eight new taxis of which six will be seven-passenger hybrid vehicles and two will be wheelchair-accessible vans. Council said the service is dearly needed in Sooke right now due to extreme wait times, which can vary between 45 minutes and one hour or more. Report on multi-use trail and parking areas delayed Council carried the motion to send a recent report on the multi-use trail and parking lot projects back to staff for a more thorough review. The proposal is for 770 meters of paved separated multi-user trail along Sooke River Road and to provide parking for recreational facilities in the area. There was some additional need for
clarification on which contractor would be doing the work and what was the criteria used to pick the one for the job. Parking still needed for upcoming turf field While the multi-use trail grant is still in the works, the lack of adequate parking in the area to accommodate the proposed all-weather field remains an issue, as pointed out by Karl Linell, president of the Sooke Community Association. Council carried the motion to have district staff survey the area for further information. Petition for new sewer system received Council gave first, second and third reading on a petition to have the Sooke core sewer enlarged and modernized for the owners of 7033 Wright Road. The applicants want to be pro-active and connect their home to a more environmentallysecure system before their currentlyaging system fails.
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The Grade 7 students of Journey middle school had a traditional Aboriginal pit cook and salmon roast on Journey’s back field. First Nations elders from Saanich, Pacheedaht, Scia’new (Beecher Bay) and T’Sou-ke Nation taught students how to prepare a steam pit, identify and select plants used for steaming and cook salmon over a fire. Two fires were built, one for the steam pit and one for roasting the salmon. Once the raw fish had been cut up and the fire had lots of coals, students skewered pieces of salmon onto sticks then stuck the sticks in the ground close to the heat. It took quite a while for the fish to bake but it was well worth the wait! While the fish was cooking, students prepared a steam pit for the vegetables. Skunk cabbage leaves along with salmonberry and thimbleberry branches were placed over the
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Journey middle school students learn about pit cooks from John Bradley Willliams .
hot coals at the bottom of the pit. Burlap sacks full of potatoes, onions, yams, garlic and apples were then placed on top of the vegetables and quickly covered with sand to seal in the heat. We interviewed two of the First Nations elders who helped make our pit cook and salmon roast the success that it was. We talked to Earl Claxton Jr. from Saanich Nation
about the plants used in pit cooks, “We used plants such as salmonberry, thimbleberry, skunk cabbage leaves and kelp for keeping in the moisture. Sword fern was commonly used in T’Souke pit cooks.” After a long wait of about three hours, the steamed vegetables were dug out of the pit and served to a horde of hungry students. Before we dug
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in, Chief Russ Chipps of Scia’new Nation welcomed all students and staff to the traditional lands of T’Souke Nation, T’Sou-ke Elder Shirley Alphonse blessed the food and Pacheedaht elder Bill Jones shared a few words with us. Everyone seemed to enjoy the feast! There weren’t many leftovers! For our final interview, we asked John Bradley Williams of Saanich Nation (and
Ahousat) what made him come to Journey to teach us about pit cooking. “It’s what I do for work and I just love doing it. I like all the amazing students here. I’ve been doing pit cooks for about six years now so roughly 150. I do this with a lot of other schools and I enjoy them all.” It was a great day and a fun way to learn new things. We are very grateful that we were able to experience a new way of learning through food. On behalf of all the Grade 7 students at Journey, we wish to thank the elders of Saanich, Pacheedaht, Scia’new (Beecher Bay) and T’Souke Nation for visiting our school and sharing their knowledge with us. We hope the pit cook will become a Journey tradition now that we have our very own permanent pit cook on our school grounds! Grade 7 students Tia H. and Madelyn F.
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This past Wednesday, on June 19, the Journey Middle School Hockey Academy had a great treat. Tyson Barrie, a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League, stopped by SEAPARC. He signed pucks, jerseys, sticks, shirts, paper and more. We got a chance to ask him questions and look at his IIHF World Championship 2015 gold medal. We also got pictures. After that we played floor ball with him and he was obviously very good. This was a great opportunity and life experience for all of us. We would really like to thank Tyson Barrie and Mr. Elm our hockey coach/teacher for making this day possible.
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From builder to search and rescue volunteer Having bounced around white collar jobs for a decade, David Steeves was done with office work. After suffering another layoff last year, he went to his local WorkBC Employment Services Centre and found his fit on a government-funded training project to build a training centre for the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) for eight months. On the RCM-SAR project, Steeves, 31, got the experience he needed to get a good job in the trades. He helped clear the ground, build the foundation, frame the building and tried his hand at plumbing as well. “Before I started, I thought carpentry was just working with wood. But on this project, you work with wood, you work with metal, you work with a bit of everything,” Steeves said. The contractor, Jason McFadden of McFadden Contracting, was so impressed with Steeve’s work that he hired him as a full-time appren-
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David Steeves went from builder to volunteer for the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue. tice carpenter, thanks, in part, to a provincial wage subsidy offered through WorkBC. The wage subsidy gives his employer an added incentive to offer the young man full-time work and helps pay part of Steeves’ salary. “It has been a real pleasure to work with David, and we are delighted he is pursuing a career in carpentry,” Jason McFadden said. “From the start he took a keen interest in learning carpentry techniques. He has picked up new skills
very quickly and he has become a valued member of our construction team, so much so that we have hired him as a carpenter apprentice.” Through the training project, Steeves also took workshops on interviewing, resume building and pointers on how to look for work. “I wanted to make sure I was never unemployed again,” Steeves said, confident that those days are now over. “I had been working two years here, two years there but I was
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Aerial View - Woodward Point to Sooke We’re looking for help with this photo, so we do hope to hear back from readers. Some weeks ago we published a colour image of downtown Sooke suggesting the date as 1957. Since then, a Victoria reader, Darryl Sheilds, contacted us and identified for us that it was actually 1958, as determined by the fishtraps pilings. With the photo we are showing this week, we believe the scene is much earlier, perhaps mid 1920s? Taken from East Sooke, it shows Woodward Point, with the camera moving west towards west Sooke. The aircraft appears to be heading directly towards the fishtraps wharf operation at the foot of Maple Avenue. In the open field above the fish camp in the photo, you can see Burnside House (white). At that time it was no longer owned by the Muirs, and had begun a succession of different owners/tenants. On either side of the wharf, fishtraps pilings are anchored in storage along the waterfront and at far right you can just make out the wharf built at the foot of Murray Road by J H Todd & Sons when they initiated the fishtraps operations in 1904. We believe we can see the Anglican Church close by as well. At left, the open waterfront of Sooke Bay leads right into Woodside Farm. The roadway running at right of the open Woodside
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farmland was called at the time, Sooke Way, but is the same route as the current highway, West Coast Road. During the 1920s and 30s Woodside was owned and farmed by the Arnold Glinz family. Further along the coast you can see the Sheringham Lighthouse, installed in 1912. Within the harbour, almost in a line directly down from the lighthouse, pilings appear in the water. These were likely driven by CPS, who once logged and hauled from the Tugwell Road area. Pat Forrest, who was a youngster in the 1930s, says the partly submerged boat lying near the wharf is the Diana, an old whaler that was later blown up as a navigational hazard. If you look along the road heading west from Maple Avenue, you can just see clusters of buildings and tents of the Standfast Bible Student colony that settled at the corner of Whiffin
FALL FAIR NEWS This year the fair will be giving out bigger and better cash prizes. To honour our theme, Embracing Soil and Light we are giving more cash prizes and less clutter with keeper trophies and some ribbons. We have many interesting categories and theme entries this year. Why, we even have a mud pie contest! We will have the popular pie-eating contest with cash prizes as well as the games run by Scouts, Guides and Navy League. All proceeds will go to the groups and cash prizes will be awarded to winners, compliments of Juan de Fuca CRD. The Sooke Fall Fair quilt raffle is well under way. The lovely quilt is now hanging at the Sooke District office. In July it will be on display at the Reading Room and in August at Shoppers Drug Mart. You will be greeted by ticket sellers at Village Markets, Western Foods and Home Hardware. Tickets are $2. each. The quilt has been appraised at $5,000, second prize is a $250 gift certificate to Home Hardware and third prize two $75 gift certificates, one each for Western Foods and Village Markets and lovely framed prints value $200, donated by the Elrose family. Watch for the catalogue to come out soon now. See you at the Fair. Ellen Lewers, Sooke Fall Fair
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We hope someone can tell us what was the reason for the four poles standing in a line in downtown Sooke? just west of what must be the intersection of Murray, Otter Point and Sooke Roads. Elida Peers, Historian Sooke Region Museum Lori Kersten
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Don’t jump to conclusions People are so quick to jump to conclusions whether they have all the facts or not. Sometimes they skim over an item and don’t fully read it or even ask for clarification. Take for example the recent “breaking” business news that the Sooke Harbour House was going under through foreclosure. Was there some truth in it - yes. Was the reporter too quick to get the “news” out there? Yes. In her rush to print the story she neglected to get all of the facts from the owners. This caused anxiety and stress to the owners, investors and staff when it wasn’t necessary to rush that story into print. Research was needed and should have been done. Are we so anxious to get the word out that we neglect to check the facts? This happens in newspapers and digital media and it also happens on-line on places like Facebook. Facebook is an amazing medium for sharing news but what is missing much of the time is fact. People glance at a story and paste their comments up immediately and on and on it goes like a hydra which was in classical mythology a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two. There is harm in this. Facebook and other on-line sites are powerful mediums and not everything you may read on there is true. Just watch what happens on these on-line sites as the federal election approaches. We cannot afford to lose judgement and reason and fair reporting. Sensationalism seems to be what people gravitate to and why is that? Are our lives so boring that we need to read about other people’s troubles? We need to give thought to what we post, to the letters we write and to what we say to others. We are all opinionated people for better or worse and wouldn’t it be nice if it was for the better.
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I learned a lot of things about Sooke As many of you know, I will be others and with that comes a sense leaving my position as the editor of belonging to a broader “family.” • I learned what going “Up Sooke” for the Sooke News Mirror effective June 23. It feels like the right time means. • Sookies are not afraid to speak to change direction and spend time their mind. They are involved, conenjoying life on my own terms. Although I will be staycerned and vocal about ing in Sooke for the foresituations and issues that seeable future, Sooke has affect them. They love to taught me a lot in the 10 write letters. They have, at years I’ve been here at the a times, broadened my own Sooke News Mirror. view. Our letters pages have • Sooke is a vibrant and always pointed to what peoartistic community with ple in Sooke are thinking and a plethora of talented passionate about. • No matter how inconvepeople involved in the arts. They draw much of nient and winding and frustheir inspiration from the trating Sooke Road is, it is beauty that surrounds always a pleasure to travel Sooke - the forests, oceans home on it. The road always Pirjo feels longer leaving Sooke and mountains. Most Raits than it does coming back. wouldn’t want to live any— Former Editor • I have learned somewhere else. I feel honoured to have met so many of you and to thing from every single person I’ve have written your stories. You let me worked with and from every story peek into your lives ever so slightly I’ve written. Taking this job in Sooke and share their vision with our read- has awarded me many national and provincial honours and awards but ers. The arts are a vital lifeline in that would not have been possible Sooke, from the immensely success- without the people who let me into ful Sooke Fine Arts Show to the stu- their lives. • I learned what it means to stick dio artists scattered from East Sooke to Port Renfrew, to the folk music by my decisions, to run a story or and bluegrass and the Sooke Phil- print a photograph. People loved them and they hated them but harmonic Orchestra. • Sooke is a community of people they always told the story and that who help one another when needed is what journalism is supposed to and leave people alone when they be all about. Those decisions were want solitude. We watch out for our never made lightly and they were neighbours and get involved in all of always done with the broader picthe issues of importance to the com- ture in mind. I wagged a finger at munity. Volunteers in this commu- council when it was necessary and nity work tirelessly for the benefit of said what many others were think-
ing. • I learned about common sense and what the real meaning of that is. My editorials were never intended to get people to see my point of view, they were written so readers would think about an issue, discuss it and form their own opinions. They were always meant to be informative and engaging and they were often written with a broader perspective than mine alone. • The Sooke News Mirror is a team and each week we put our all in to get the paper out, through fire and technical breakdowns, the paper has always reached our readers. In these days of digital news, a community newspaper plays an even more important role in bringing the local stories to readers. The business itself has changed immensely in the 10 years I’ve been in Sooke and we have tried to embrace the new while tenaciously hanging onto the old school community newspaper style — which is about people. Mostly, I’ve learned that in a community there is room for all of us. Thank you Sooke for all you have done for me and I hope I have shone a bright and positive light on this community. I hope the community will welcome the new editor Kevin Laird. He comes with a lifetime of experience, most recently as editor for the Victoria News. The paper will take a new shape under his editorship and bring a breath of fresh air to the pages. Pirjo Raits
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We asked: What is one of the best things about Canada ?
Love the nature here in Canada.
I have lived here my whole life and I love Canada.
Canada’s got a lot more laid back attitude, I like that.
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Karma will get you I couldn’t believe that Gary from Tale of a Whale has been victimized yet again by a robbery. Whoever is targeting this man’s business (and in turn his personal life) obviously has no clue whom they’re dealing with. Working in one of the shops along Otter Point Road, I have got to know Gary as a kind and generous individual who is the epitome of a good neighbour. He’s always willing to lend a hand to help in any way he can and always has a friendly “Hello, how’re you doing” to greet you. To the person or persons who have done this injustice to Gary, let me say this: Either you are extremely insensitive or cruel or both and you just don’t care. Or you need the money desperately. If the latter is the case, seek out help. In the end this kind of behaviour will only come back and bite you, not just legally but karma wise as well. By the way, if you aren’t schooled in the term ‘karma’ here is a definition: the principle of retributive justice determining a person’s state of life and the state of his reincarnations as the effect of his past deeds. In other words, what goes around comes around. Kerry O’Gorman Sooke
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Alexa Middalaer was a four-year-old girl killed by an impaired driver in May, 2008. since this tragic accident, Alexa’s parents have dedicated themselves to reducing impaired driving to spare other families from experiencing this anguish. In 2008 they helped launch Alexa’s team - a program that recognizes police officers in B.C. for their outstanding efforts in Impaired Driving investigations. In 2008 there were 26 members on Alexa’s team. As of 2012 there are 355 police officers from across the province who have collectively processed 32, 743 impaired drivers. Photo: Cst. Klein along with Inspector Al ramey - the Officer in Charge of Island District traffic services - at the Alexa’s team Awards earlier in June. “I am extremely proud to announce that Cst. Christina Klein of sooke Detachment, has been awarded the 2014 Alexa’s team award,” said s/sgt. Jeff McArthur. “Cst. Klein works diligently each and every shift to hunt down impaired drivers. Her goal for next year is to achieve this award again, and to have other sooke members accomplish this as well and be with her at the awards ceremony.”
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2015 Property Taxes due July 2nd, 2015 – office open late on June 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
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One of the surprising things society members found out back in 2003, was that people are really, really interested in lighthouses. “It’s well known that a lot of people have a real fascination with lighthouses,” said Teri Alcock, Secretary/Treasurer for the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society. “We had no idea.” On June 8, the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society was informed that the lighthouse was designated as a Heritage Lighthouse by Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq. The process was an arduous one and over the span of 12 years the members of the society worked tirelessly to preserve and protect the 100-year-old lighthouse. The members gathered over 4,000 signatures and letters to show support, they held fundraisers and generally pushed for the designation. “It all came about because we heard the government was making a lot of lighthouses surplus,” said Alcock. There was no guarantee that the land wouldn’t be sold or the lighthouse itself. Now they can relax
just such a beautiful building and structure.” The history of the Sheringham Point Lighthouse is a long one. The lighthouse was built in response to the tragedy of the SS Valencia, which struck a reef in 1906 with 126 lives lost. A enquiry determined more lighthouses were needed on the west coast of the Island. Built in 1912, it was reached only by ship and Eustace Arden was the first lighthouse keeper. At the time a large home was located on the hill above the lighthouse and supplies were ferried there by government tender. More details are covered in “To the Lighthouse, An Explorer’s Guide to the Island Lighthouses of Southwestern B.C.” written by Peter Johnson and John Walls, a SPLPS member, and photographed by Richard Paddle, another society member. The society, of course, would love new members who can help carry out the vision for the future. They need to get work parties together to cut broom, clear trails and do general maintenance. But that’s the thrill, said Alcock. “With the designation it means it can’t be altered, we can look after it and no one can take it down. It’s a beau-
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a little and enjoy their accomplishments. With the designation come all of the protections afforded a heritage site under the Federal Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The lighthouse sits on five acres with another five acres alongside. They are two separate parcels and the land attached to the lighthouse is part of the heritage site. On the other side is five acres which is of interest to the T’Sou-ke First Nation. The area has a big history before any lighthouse was built on land at Sheringham Point. Alcock said the First Nations used the area for gathering berries and fishing. They called the area around Sheringham Point p’aachiida, or “sea foam-on-the-rocks.” “We would be happy to have them as neighbors, and look forward to working with them” said Alcock. The future is now more secure for the SPLPS and they have plans in the works. They are thinking of some kind of interpretive aspect, whether it is in signage or brochures. “We would like to see it as a passive park and we want people to know its history. If we can open it up, then I think it will be something of importance to the community and visitors,” said Alcock. “It’s
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99 Per
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Meat
Boneless Sirloin End Pork Loin Chops
Sunrise Traditional
7.69 per kg
Whole Frying Chicken 11.00 per kg
4
99
$
3
49
Per
LB
Canadian AA
Grimm’s
Boneless Cross Rib Simmering Steak
Per
LB
Boar’s Head
Bavarian Smokies
Canadian AA
Naturally Smoked Sliced Bacon
450gr
13.20 per kg
Sirloin Tip Marinating Steak 13.20 per kg
500gr
5
4
Per
LB
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Danone
Saputo
Fetos Feta Cheese
Are you ready for SUMMER?
600gr
7
77
Minute Maid
600gr-1.3kg
7
LICABL PP
EES EF
PLUS A
Danone
2$
500ml
7
2$
for
Taikoo
MJB
Baileys
500ml
380-454gr
Classic Roast Fine Grind, 1kg
400ml
Premium Coffee
Sugar
5
2$ for
5
2$ for
Oikos or Activia Greek Yogurt 500gr or 4x100gr
7
for
Danone
Coffee Creamer
99
7
2$
for
Emma
Balsamic Vinegar
2
99
Breakfast Fried Potatoes or Patties
1.75lt
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3
650gr
McCain
Simply Orange or Apple Juice
Petrelli
99
Activia Probiotic Yogurt
Activia Probiotic Yogurt
5
2$ for
8x100gr
3
99
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Meat
Canadian AA
Sirloin Tip Oven Roast
Sunrise Farms
Locally Raised BC Poultry
Chicken Breast Fillets 13.20 per kg
Grain Fed Free Run
5
5
99 Per
LB
Fort Hardy
Schneiders
Schneiders
Schneiders
568gr
1.81kg
750gr
480-720gr
Fully Cooked Pork Back Ribs
7
Outlaw Beef Burgers
D’Italiano
6-8’s
5
2$ for
7
99
of these 8 participating products
6
McCain French Fried Potatoes Selected, 900gr
FREE at the till
Offer in effect June 22-28, 2015
Tropicana
Potato Chips
Lemonade or Watermelon Fruit Beverage
215-220gr
1.75lt
All on special at great prices!
Grill’ems Fully Cooked Sausages
for
for
Pure Leaf
Quaker
1.75lt
100gr
Real brewed Iced Tea
Crispy Minis Rice Cakes
5
4$ for
EES EF
299
LICABL PP
299
PLUS
MIX&
MATCH
Crispy Minis Chips
127-214gr
PLUS A
EES EF
PLUS A
Quaker
2
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
6
2$ 6x222ml
6
2$
Selected, 300gr
PLUS A
Schneiders
Pepsi, 7-up, Crush or Schweppes
LB
99
99
Get $5 OFF
Ruffles
Per
Country Naturals Burgers
GET 1
Blue Water Seafoods Product 179-680gr
Buy 5
Crustini, Sausage or Brizzolio Buns
Country Natural Chicken
19
99
BUY 1
Offer valid June 22-28, 2015
LICABL PP
99
$
A $3.50 Value Free
13.20 per kg
5
4$ for
any 5 of these and receive an additional
5
$
OFF instantly at the till
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Quality Foods an Island Original
Prices in effect June 22 - 28, 2015
CHILL OUT WITH THESE COOL SUMMER DEALS
Kraft
Singles Processed Cheese Product
Coke or Canada Dry 20x355ml
900gr
Dressing
Selected, 475ml
890ml
Nature Valley
Protein Crunchy Granola or Muesli Cereal
Nature Valley
12x341ml
3 Dare
300gr
99
Minute Maid or Nestea
4
99
Ruffles Macaroon Biscuits
24x355ml
Beverage
99
Dare
PLUS A
PLUS A
Miracle Whip or Mayo
3
NEW products at QF!
Island Farms
Ice Cream
4lt
99
LICABL PP
LICABL PP
LICABL PP
EES EF
Look for these
Kraft
88
¢
LICABL PP
EES EF
Kraft
455ml
3
99
3
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
4
Mr. Freeze or Crush
Freeze Pops
100’s
220-240gr
99
Sparkling Water
12x355ml
695ml
EES EF
6
99
5
99
LICABL PP
Dasani
Beverage
Water
12x500ml
PLUS A
Kraft
3
99
Nestea or Fruitopia
Dasani
Cracker Barrel Cheese Slices
252gr
BBQ Sauce
3
99
6
9
Revello, Fudgsicle or Creamsicle
EES EF
Kraft
Kraft
12x60ml
99
Amooza Twists Cheese Snacks
300-320gr
18x48ml
EES EF
Cracker Barrel
The Original Brand Popsicle
Orange Cherry Grape Ice Pops
99
Shreds
The Original Brand Popsicle
PLUS A
907gr
11
Molson
Excel 0.5% Alcohol Beer
PLUS A
Cracker Barrel Cheese
PLUS A
Kraft
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99
Mott’s
Wagon Wheels
Fruitsations Snack Cups
315-360gr
6x104-113gr
General Mills
Nut & Seed Crisps
Cheerios Plus Cereal
150gr
290gr
310gr
for
Kraft
Pasta Salad
2 Gold Seal
Solid Skipjack Light Tuna
Macaroni, 200gr
120gr
3
99
3
99
99
for
NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW!
Gold Seal
Sockeye Salmon
General Mills
213gr
Oatmeal Crisp Cereal
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Soft Baked Snacks
150gr
5
for
5
3
3$ for
3
99
99
YOU AND QF GO TOGETHER LIKE CHEESE AND CRACKERS! Castello
Arla
Rosenborg Danish Cheese
Dofino Havarti Cheese
165-200gr
for
5
Selected, 330-380gr
for
3
5
99
2
796ml
for
4
2$
5
2$ Old El Paso
Old El Paso
Stand ‘n Stuff Hard Taco Shells or Tortilla Bowl
Taco Sauce
Restaurante Tortilla Chips
6
4
for
502.8ml
Old El Paso
for
Heinz
ADD SOME SPICE TO YOUR SUMMER REPERTOIRE!
Old Dutch
2$
for
Beans
425gr
3
Sparkling Ice
215ml
Old El Paso
Refried Beans
Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa
398ml
650ml
153gr or 198gr
LICABL PP
99
¢
LICABL PP
EES EF
2
99
Stagg Chili
Chili
99
Sparkling Water Based Beverage
Soda
EES EF
4
for
99
for
907gr
276-384gr
Brie or Camembert, 125gr
2$
Cereal
2$
2$
Jones
PLUS A
Crackers
120-250gr
El Monterey
5
2$
2$
200gr
355ml
Dare
2
99
Burritos or Chimichangas
General Mills
Delights Fibre 1 Crumble
425-505gr
4$
3
6
99
2$
PLUS A
4
2$
99
¢
5
2$ for
4
2$
for
4
2$
for
6
2$ for
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Prices in effect June 22 - 28, 2015
CHILL OUT WITH THESE COOL SUMMER DEALS
Kraft
Singles Processed Cheese Product
Coke or Canada Dry 20x355ml
900gr
Dressing
Selected, 475ml
890ml
Nature Valley
Protein Crunchy Granola or Muesli Cereal
Nature Valley
12x341ml
3 Dare
300gr
99
Minute Maid or Nestea
4
99
Ruffles Macaroon Biscuits
24x355ml
Beverage
99
Dare
PLUS A
PLUS A
Miracle Whip or Mayo
3
NEW products at QF!
Island Farms
Ice Cream
4lt
99
LICABL PP
LICABL PP
LICABL PP
EES EF
Look for these
Kraft
88
¢
LICABL PP
EES EF
Kraft
455ml
3
99
3
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
4
Mr. Freeze or Crush
Freeze Pops
100’s
220-240gr
99
Sparkling Water
12x355ml
695ml
EES EF
6
99
5
99
LICABL PP
Dasani
Beverage
Water
12x500ml
PLUS A
Kraft
3
99
Nestea or Fruitopia
Dasani
Cracker Barrel Cheese Slices
252gr
BBQ Sauce
3
99
6
9
Revello, Fudgsicle or Creamsicle
EES EF
Kraft
Kraft
12x60ml
99
Amooza Twists Cheese Snacks
300-320gr
18x48ml
EES EF
Cracker Barrel
The Original Brand Popsicle
Orange Cherry Grape Ice Pops
99
Shreds
The Original Brand Popsicle
PLUS A
907gr
11
Molson
Excel 0.5% Alcohol Beer
PLUS A
Cracker Barrel Cheese
PLUS A
Kraft
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99
Mott’s
Wagon Wheels
Fruitsations Snack Cups
315-360gr
6x104-113gr
General Mills
Nut & Seed Crisps
Cheerios Plus Cereal
150gr
290gr
310gr
for
Kraft
Pasta Salad
2 Gold Seal
Solid Skipjack Light Tuna
Macaroni, 200gr
120gr
3
99
3
99
99
for
NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW!
Gold Seal
Sockeye Salmon
General Mills
213gr
Oatmeal Crisp Cereal
Betty Crocker
General Mills
Soft Baked Snacks
150gr
5
for
5
3
3$ for
3
99
99
YOU AND QF GO TOGETHER LIKE CHEESE AND CRACKERS! Castello
Arla
Rosenborg Danish Cheese
Dofino Havarti Cheese
165-200gr
for
5
Selected, 330-380gr
for
3
5
99
2
796ml
for
4
2$
5
2$ Old El Paso
Old El Paso
Stand ‘n Stuff Hard Taco Shells or Tortilla Bowl
Taco Sauce
Restaurante Tortilla Chips
6
4
for
502.8ml
Old El Paso
for
Heinz
ADD SOME SPICE TO YOUR SUMMER REPERTOIRE!
Old Dutch
2$
for
Beans
425gr
3
Sparkling Ice
215ml
Old El Paso
Refried Beans
Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa
398ml
650ml
153gr or 198gr
LICABL PP
99
¢
LICABL PP
EES EF
2
99
Stagg Chili
Chili
99
Sparkling Water Based Beverage
Soda
EES EF
4
for
99
for
907gr
276-384gr
Brie or Camembert, 125gr
2$
Cereal
2$
2$
Jones
PLUS A
Crackers
120-250gr
El Monterey
5
2$
2$
200gr
355ml
Dare
2
99
Burritos or Chimichangas
General Mills
Delights Fibre 1 Crumble
425-505gr
4$
3
6
99
2$
PLUS A
4
2$
99
¢
5
2$ for
4
2$
for
4
2$
for
6
2$ for
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Deli & Cheese
Vienna
Dutch
New York Style Corned Beef or Roast Beef
Mild Gouda Cheese
Mastro
Rosemary Ham
1
1
99
1
99
Per
100 gr
Sushi
69
Per
100 gr
Maplelodge
Schneiders
Cajun or Black Forest Chicken Breast
8 Piece Dynamite Rolls
Per
100 gr
Fat Free or Tomato Basil Turkey Breast
1
2
49
49
5
99 Medium
10 Piece Sushi Lovers
9 750 199
75
Medium
Vegetable Chop Suey
Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls Large
799
7
Available at select stores only.
25
per 100 gr
Chow Mein Egg Roll Available at select stores only.
per 100 gr
Medium
Salad • • • •
Broccoli & Grape Greek Creamy Coleslaw Traditional Potato
5
$
Seafood • Quality Foods
10
$
Fresh Frozen
Sockeye Salmon Fillets
Snapper Fillets
SAVE UP TO $10!
1
29
FRESHLY FROZEN CRYOVACED FOR CONVENIENCE
Frozen or Previously Frozen
Boneless Skinless Basa Fillets
Donini Chocolate
Chocolate Covered Almonds
1
49 Per
100 gr
69
Fresh
Ahi Tuna
3
99
¢
Quality Fresh
Family Favourites Trail, Harvest or Manhattan Mix
Per
100 gr Quality Fresh
Per
100 gr
Organically Yours
Sweet Treats Soft Jubes
Organic Roasted & Salted Almonds
900gr
225-250gr
299
per 100 gr
200gr
399
599
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Mini Apple or Cherry Strudel
Bakery
Large Multigrain Kaiser Buns
White or 60% Whole Wheat Bread
2
2 Blueberry Muffins
for
English Bay
Dempster’s
12 Pack Cookies
3
Bagels
Selected, 6’s
6
2$
99
for
6 pack
Chocolate Eclairs
Double Layer
8” Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
5
4$
49
99
Decadent Chocolate Cake
6
2$ for
Oroweat
Bread or Muffins 680gr or 6’s
4
99
5
2$
9
99
for
6
2$ for
Quality Foods • Taste for Life Daiya
Santa Cruz
Deliciously Dairy Free Shreds
Rogers
Organic Lemonade
Plantation Raw Sugar
946ml
450-500gr
Earth’s Own
PLUS A
EES EF
2
4
2$
LICABL PP
for
5
2$ for
8
88
Dairyland
Zevia
Almond Fresh Beverage
Organic Whole Bean Coffee 400gr
227gr
99
Salt Spring
Creamo, Cream or Creamer
Zero Calorie Soda 6x355ml
Selected, 946ml-1lt
for
2
2
99
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
7
2$
PLUS A
1.89lt
Purina
Purina
Cesar
Maxx Scoop
Fancy Feast Gourmet Cat Food
Pet
Purina
Food For Small Dogs
Selected, 7kg
Beneful Dry Dog Food
12x100gr
8kg
85gr
69
¢
6
99
999
14
99
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3
2$ for
1
99
Okanagan Grown
Fresh Apricots 4.39 per kg
B.C. Grown “Hot House”
Long English Cucumbers
Per
LB
Washington Grown “New Crop”
Fresh Green Beans
B.C. Grown “Hot House”
Grape Tomatoes 1 pint clamshell
5
2$ for
Fresh Cauliflower 3.28 per kg
1
Satsuma Mandarin Oranges 2.84 per kg
17
1
1
99 per
LB
49
California “Dole”
29
Peru Grown
per
LB
per
LB
Natural Organics
6” Quality Dressed
Sunny Summer Bouquet
4.39 per kg
Gerbera Daisy
99
Mexican “Premium”
10
Organic Red Flame Seedless Grapes
99
6.59 per kg
2
99 per
LB
California “Fresh”
Organic Bunched Broccoli 3.28 per kg
1
49 per
LB
California/Mexico “Driscoll’s”
Organic Strawberries 1lb clamshell
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Sooke celebrates Canada Day on Wed. July 1 Pirjo Raits
Sooke News Mirror
Canada’s national holiday is celebrated on July 1. Canadians across the country and around the world show their pride in their history, culture and achievements. It’s been a day of celebration, where many festivities are held across the country, since 1868. For the past two years The Sooke Lions Club has been organizing the July 1 festivities. This year there are some new events taking place, along with the traditional events people have come to expect. “We’re proud to
announce the return of the logging show by the West Coast Lumberjack Shows sponsored by Sooke Home Hardware,” said Lorne Christensen co-chair of the Sooke Canada Day celebration committee. West Coast Lumberjack Shows is action-packed nonstop entertainment complete with its own portable stage, competitors and emcee. Their lumberjacks have been featured on The Bachelor Canada, Canada’s Got Talent as well as internationally on the Amazing Race Australia and the new Bates Motel. Competitors will be competing in such events as
chainsaw carving, standing block chop, axe throwing, and Jack ‘n Jill Cross Cut to name a few. “There’s some items they
can’t do here like log burling and pole climbing,” said Christensen. Other entertainment includes music by the Brit-
ish Invasion with the Back Beat Band playing Beatles classics. Virtual Elvis, Scott McDonald, will perform two separate show. One is Elvis’ early years and the other is the Vegas years. And of course there is the Canada Day cake cut, supplied by Western Foods, and served by local dignitaries, Sooke Pipes and Drums and the flag parade. A pie-eating contest is set for the first 10 people who show up. Christensen said there are plenty of activities for the kids, like the fire department’s bouncy castle, and obstacle course and the Rotary Raft Race. The raft race is a crowd favourite
as teams fashion their rafts and try to keep from sinking. The event takes place at the Sooke Flats off Phillips Road and there will be a shuttle bus to take people to the celebrations. Village Foods is sponsoring the bus which will pick up people from Edward Milne community school and the bus stop across from Village on Sooke Road. To end the day’s festivities, a fireworks display will take place in the evening. “It’s a great way to spend the day and celebrate Canada - our country,” said Christensen.
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Tall Tree Festival is ready to rock your weekend in Port Renfrew Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror
Pull out your glow sticks, grab your oversized sunglasses and dust off your onesie banana costume, the sixth-annual 2015 Tall Tree music festival kicks off this Friday, June 26. Traditionally held on top of Browns Mountain in Port Renfrew, this year the music festival promises even bigger artists and bigger shows than ever before, complete with full transportation to and from the venue throughout its duration. Jordan River’s Cold Shoulder Cafe is pitching in their services thanks to their brandnew food trailer which will be feeding the crowds throughout the entire festival weekend. So what’s to expect this year from one of the most epic music festivals on the West Coast? Well, dozens of artists, both national and international, for one — from electronica and trance, to indie rock, to rap and hip hop, Browns mountain will be bustling with visitors and musicians alike from mid-afternoon on Friday, June 26, to late Sunday, June 28. One of the first to start will be Victoria-based indie-rock band Towers and Trees, who are set to take the main stage at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26. The band will kick off with their newest song titled The West Coast, an “ambitious and deeply personal album that declares its belief in love even in the midst of losing it” — so, in a nutshell, it’s got heart, it’s smooth, and it’s adventurous enough for those beautiful drives along the Coast.The Victoria indie rock collective has certainly been busy since they burst onto the B.C. music scene with their debut Broken Record EP (2013). But while some bands at Tall Tree will lead you to reflect on the love of past and present, others will get your blood pumping, such as West Coast-born Frivolous (aka Daniel Gardner) who found a way to deliciously fuse punk, rave, jazz, minimal, Eastern European folk music (ooh, that’s a good one) classic house and swinging 60s into one passionate mix
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her head-to-toe tattoos and wild hairstyles that earned her reputation, but her lyrical ability and immense energy; currently she’s working on her debut solo album and is also in the works with rapper
N9ne; so buckle up and enjoy the show. For those who will be sticking around for the full weekend, Sunday’s theme will be “Sunday FunkDay” this is where everyone is encouraged to “wear
your funkiness” and just let loose. And hey, if you are someone who isn’t too keen on dancing (pantless or otherwise) Port Renfrew is a scenic jewel filled with ancient rain forests, beautiful
trails and paths, a long stretch of beach at the Pacheedaht Campground as well as the legendary Juan de Fuca Botanical Beach. Parking will be available at the bottom of Browns mountain, camping in
vehicles is not allowed; so be sure to pack a tent, necessities, notably, a flashlight. There’s no phone reception out in the Port Renfrew area, either, so be prepared for a tech-free weekend!
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It is with heavy hearts and minds at ease that we announce the passing of Elizabeth Anne Roberts. After a six month fight with cancer, Liz succumbed to her illness June 16, 2015 at 7:16 AM, with her daughters by her side. Sister to Gisela and Deiter Kerling, Mum to Karin (Wade) and Rachel (Matt), Gramma to Devon, Lindsay (Mike), Meghan, Ashton and Annika, Liz to many - Friend to all who knew her. Liz was a gentle soul with unequivocal kindness, strength and grace. She took her cancer head on and spent her final days appreciating the little things with the people she loved so dearly. Thank you for teaching by example what it is to love unconditionally, effortlessly and relentlessly. The world is not darker without you, but brighter because you were in it. A special thank you to Lee Hindrichs, Greer Desveaux, Sooke Hospice, Dr McKinney, West Coast Family Medical Clinic the hospice staff at the Royal Jubilee Hospital and the community of Sooke. Special mention to her longest and dearest friend Linda Lax, your unwavering friendship sustained her through many difficult times, we consider you our family always. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. In Lieu of flowers we ask that you consider donating to the Memorial bench fund http://www.gofundme.com/xbrxng http://www.earthsoption.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=520782#/celebrationWall
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The 11th Annual Bowker Creek Brush Up Art Show & Sale in Oak Bay has 10 spots open to artists beyond Oak Bay. “At the moment we have about 30 and that includes four or five guest artists including internationally renowned Pat Martin Bates, Leslie Redhead, Daciana Dao and Hugh Kaiser and Karen Kaiser,” said organizer Claire Christinel. “We also have a number of youth artists … We try to encourage youth to get involved in the arts so we go to the high schools and various art schools. We’ve had a number of artists who’ve gone on to become professionals.” This year’s show in Bowker Park marks the closing event of Oak Bay’s Arts and Culture week. The roster of 30 is primarily made up of professional artists working out of Oak Bay. “We’ve had so many requests from people outside of Oak Bay so in the last couple years we’ve opened it up,” Christinel said. They reserve about 10 spaces for artists from the remainder of the region. “We’re just putting the call out to anyone who wants to join,” she said. The registration form is available online at: oakbayartists.com. The Bowker Creek Brush-Up is Aug 16 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. cvanreeuwyk@oakbaynews.com
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John Muir says goodbye Dear People of Sooke, It is now time to leave this year of fun and learning. It is time for summer. We are sad to leave. We have had lots of fun times including swimming, beach days, trips to the museum, dress up days, sock hops, discovery afternoons, and our overnight trip to Camp Thunderbird. We learned many neat things and practiced writing, reading, and math.
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Well, here I am, after 18 weeks of waiting, are you still with me with anticipation, joy & hope. (as I signed off my last attempt at giving you a glimpse of life in the church) We ended with the celebration of the Holy Family which encourages us to be God-bearers which is both inspiring & intimidating. How are we to do this in our very ordinary lives? Are we not called to give birth to Christ in the world? We need to ponder this very seriously. Next we meet the magi who have come a great distance following their star, searching for truth & joy which they realize in Jesus. Do we not have stars to follow, dreams to dream, things we know we need to do in the search for our epiphany, our ultimate goal? Further to that is sorting out the stars we have been chasing, so that we will recognize our epiphanies, our high points when we arrive, as did the Magi. Now we end the Christmas season with Jesus, as a young man coming to be baptized in the Jordan River by his cousin John. What is the meaning of this, why would Jesus feel a need for such a service, the sinless one asking for forgiveness something else we can ponder. Perhaps Jesus desire to keep things simple, a constant concern of his. Larry Rumsby HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church 1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172 HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11am EVENING PRAYER: Saturday 5pm The Rev. Dimas Canjura www.holytrinitysookebc.org
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Young Sooke composer wins prestigious award
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ooke first heard of Carmyn Slater about three years ago when she won top place in the intermediate division for the B.C. Registered Music Teachers Composing Competition. In 2012, the 13-yearold Journey middle school student.composed a Jewish Klezmer ensemble called Echoes from Montreal, an original work for a solo instrument or any combination of instruments. She has won any number of national competitions in her 13 years. She was playing the piano and composing music since the age of four and said it all comes easily to her. Recently Carmyn, now 15-years-old won in “What’s the Score!” a competition through Turning Point Ensemble. For consideration, composers were required to submit a cover letter outlining some of their aspirations, and one to two recent scores accompanied by recordings. Thirty submissions were submitted for consideration, and the jury of established Canadian composers (including BC’s James Maxwell and Ontario’s Linda Catlin Smith) felt the level of application “impressive”. Carmyn receives an award of $500, and the opportunity to create a new work for Turning Point Ensemble, as well as also benefitting from the group cohort of the slightly older winning composers. The Sooke News Mirror contacted this busy young woman via email and asked her the following questions:
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Fifteen-year-old Carmyn Slater continues to win national awards for her compositions. sitions for this competition. “Balance Imbalance” and “Sleuth.” SNM - What instruments were featured? CS - The instrumentation for Balance Imbalance was a piano trio: piano, violin, viola and cello. Sleuth was the second piece I submitted. It was written for violin, trumpet, French horn and bassoon.
This set of instruments was chosen by vsNEW. My inspiration came from listening to pieces for the bassoon. I really liked its quirky nature and I composed a melody that made use of its mysterious yet bouncy sound. Then, I built the rest of the piece around that. SNM - What was your inspiration?
CS - I had listened to lots of modern, rhythmic compositions before composing these two pieces and a lot of my inspiration came from that. I wanted to experiment with the same kinds of rhythms and motives as those composers had. In both these pieces, I tried to use new techniques that I had never tried before. Balance Imbalance consisted of a lot of shifting rhythms and time signatures. For Sleuth my inspiration came from listening to pieces for the bassoon. I really liked its quirky nature and I composed a melody that made use of its mysterious yet bouncy sound. Then, I built the rest of the piece around that. SNM - How do you find time to compose, play instruments and study? CS - I usually do most of my composing during breaks in school. It’s hard for me to fit in composing with the practicing and school work I have. SNM - Who do you most admire in the musical realm? SC - I admire a wide
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CS - I listen to all kinds of music, but I’m particularly fascinated by bands who are experimental and have some electronic elements. Radiohead is probably my favorite band, though. SNM - What do you plan to do once you graduate? CS - I plan to attend university for piano
performance and composition. I hope to compose for film or theatre one day. I might want to teach piano, as well. UBC or Berkeley are good universities that I’m considering for the future. Aside for the music aspect of her interests, she also enjoys art and creative writing.
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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 NIGHT MARKET 5 -8 p.m. at the Sooke Region Museum, 2070 Phillips Rd.
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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. TALL TREE FESTIVAL Brown’s Mtn. Port Renfrew runs to Sunday, June 28
Meat draw 3 p.m. SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET Otter Pt. Rd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Saturday. TALL TREE FESTIVAL Brown’s Mtn, Port Renfrew
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 REGION MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE and BBQ 2070 Phillips Rd. 12 to 3 p.m. TALL TREE FESTIVAL Port Renfrew
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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.
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Having a ball in the sun Journey students from all grades had a chance last Tuesday afternoon to stretch out their legs and get their spirits up in time for summer with a good end-year soccer tournament. It was sunny, but windy that day, but that surely didn’t stop the students from painting their faces, wearing their favourite jerseys or doing acrobatics in the lovely summer sun. Graduating Grade 8 students were also stoked about joining up in next year’s soccer tournaments. What a way to celebrate another end of the school year indeed.
Young Sookies warm up for upcoming soccer season Spring Soccer 2015 enters its eigth week and with only two weeks left to go kids are kicking it up in fun small sided games. SSCs U14 girls Layla Martinez, Grace Bishop, Addison Jarvis, Faith Knoles, Shae Yates, Alex Peters, Makenna Franklin, Sky Langdon and Georgia Jackson have been diligently coaching the Sandlot group ages 3-5 with a hands on/foot on approach to guide the wee ones in the right direction. Coaches Rob Oyler,
Mike Veltri, Robin Rusjan, Dave Peters, Herb Haldane, Cathy Coutts, loud mouth Mick J, Ken and Sachi Swift have been out there each week organizing the U7-U11 players. We couldn’t do it without our amazing refs Marin Clarkston, Christina Seabrook, Zachary Miller, Hagen Herold, Matthew Miller, Sachi Swift and Wil Batten blowing the whistle and calling the shots. Great work guys! Registration for 2015/16 is available for the next two weeks –
June 18 and 25, Thursdays 6-8 p.m. at the clubhouse. Get it done before summer starts so we can have a smooth start to next season! Also available online at: www.sookesoccer.com. SSC would like to thank everyone for volunteering to help make our second season of Spring Soccer a success. Shout out to the parents who are there to help set up nets/fields each week. Laura Lockhart VP, SSC
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U14 girls were happy to be soccer Jedis by having a wind down circle chat with the Sandlot group, ages 3-5.
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Seahawks fly away with gold cup after win versus Saanich Wolverines
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WHACK! - Sooke Compass facing off against the Hammers at Art Morris Park. Fastball season may be nearing the end, but the boys will be back again next time with even more hardcore fastball action.
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The Sooke Seahawks pecking away at the Saanich Wolverines on Sunday Cup Championship. The Hawks walked away with gold at the end of the game. The Atom division Sooke Seahawks took on the Saanich Wolverines Sunday with the Gold Cup championship on the line. Both teams came into the finals undefeated and were easily the best two teams in the league. The game was a hard fought game with both teams scoring a touchdown in the first however Saanich scored a two point conversion and held a slim 8-7 lead at half time. The third quarter again stayed close with Saanich scoring another touchdown only to have Sooke come right back and march it down the field and score a touchdown of their own. The third quarter ended with Saanich clinging to a 16-13 lead. The fourth quarter unfortunately belonged to Saanich as they scored two more touchdowns on a tired but never give up Sooke squad. Running backs Gabe Nelson, Malaki Allen and Dayton Planes were simply awesome busting runs, blocking hard doing all they could to keep their team in the game. Add quarterback Christian Kaisinger’s outstanding leadership and strong runs and the Seahawks put up one heck of a battle. The Offensive line of Xzander Adams, Mikey Lundell, Brynn Phillips, Michael Widner and Skyler Rossiter did an amazing job not only in the championship game but all season. Nelson, Allen and Planes also led the defense this game and all season but throw in tackling machines Aus-
tin Perry, Travis Robertson, Trysten Schroeder and Angelo Avila and its easy to see why Sooke had the #1 defense overall in the entire league. The hard fought loss however is not viewed as a defeat but a celebration of the best eight, nine and 10-year-old team Sooke has ever put on the field. Head Coach Darryl Pollock who has been coaching Sooke football since it started is extremely pleased with how hard this team worked all season. For Sooke as a small community with not a lot of children to draw from, as compared to Saanich and Westshore, it is rare for a team to excel the way this team did. With only 16 players, many playing both ways all game, it’s a testimony to the hard work ethic and team first attitude that these young players showed all year. Coaches Tony Nelson, Ozzie Avila and Mike Kaisinger dedicated so much time and worked so hard themselves to teach these young men the fundamentals of the game. Manager Natalie Kaisinger more than exceeded her duties as manager this season also contributing to the teams success. Throw in the solid support and positive reinforcement of ALL the parents and this has been the most fun this coach has ever had in the 17 seasons coaching football. Thanks Seahawks for a dream season. Coach Darryl Pollock
Sooke Peewees put on big fight against Peninsula From last week... Local players figure in big on warriors 36-0 win against Peninsula. Carrier at center with 100 per cent successful snaps, LaMontagne blocking and mauling on offence and defence, Stratton kicking four converts and booming downfield kickoffs. However the story of the game goes to Spencer “the thief” Logan. With a mighty grab he ripped the ball out
of the Peninsula player and bolted downfield 45 yards, For a defensive touchdown to start the scoring! He recovered a fumble and got it to there two yard line. Stole the ball two more times that lead to scores, had numerous tackles and sacks as well. Best defensive play stats for a Sooke player ever! Coach Andy Carrier
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Reader’s Photo of the Week Sherri Valentin’s “Quail Centepede” is both a piece of art and incredibly adorable.
Your Weekly Horoscope ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, make note of any and all thoughts that pop into your head this week. Even your more quirky ideas may amount to something that brings big success. TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, play things close to the vest this week. Certain projects are up in the air, and you may need to more closely examine each situation before suggesting a course of action. GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 It can be tough to stay on track this week, Gemini. It’s hard to focus on work even for short periods of time. Try to maintain your productivity amidst the distractions.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, if you have any free time this week, sneak off to a quiet place and daydream for a little while. Some of your most inspiring ideas have come at the most unexpected moments. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 The line between fact and fantasy can be a bit blurry this week, Leo. You may be pulled in different directions, but try to maintain your focus.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, rather than looking at things on the surface, dig a little deeper to try to find more profound meanings. You may unearth several interesting patterns. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may feel as though you are in unfamiliar surroundings this week. Don’t get too scared, as this break from the norm might provide a little extra hop in your step.
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Sooke player escort chosen for 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup
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Xanthe Evans, Sooke’s Player Escort at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. Lower Island Soccer Association is pleased to announce it will be participating as the Player Escort Team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Final Match in Vancouver on July 5, 2015. From Sooke, the winning Player Escort is Xanthe Evans, who will be joining others from all 10 Lower Island soccer clubs. Player escorts will participate in the opening ceremony at BC Place on July 5, 2015 by walking out hand-inhand with the starting line-up of the competing nations. They will enjoy the match with other youth programme participants and will be part of a once in a lifetime opportunity. “We are excited to
give 22 Lower Island Soccer Association players the dream of a lifetime,” said Tim Satterford LISA President. “We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality soccer experience in our community and this definitely meets the criteria.” From approximately 1,400 eligible female players aged six to 10 years old, 22 lucky players were selected and will now receive their FIFA training this weekend to prepare them for their big match. BC Place has hosted over 27 million people right in the heart of Vancouver’s downtown entertainment district, with high profile events including the ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
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