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A small section of road has flared into controversy with the B.C. Transportation Ministry and Kevin Laird the District of Sooke. Sooke News Mirror The ministry is refusing to upgrade a 100-metre section of hen the Sooke Fine Arts Show road in front of Sooke Centre Mall opens tomorrow (July 24), three because the district is insisting members of one family will be that the two access points onto front and centre. Sooke Road remain. Joan Morgan and two of her children – The work was earmarked as Samuel Martin, 18, and Bryn Martin, 16 – part of the $9-million roundabout will see there art showcased in the annual project. arts festival. In a letter to Sooke Centre Mall It’s the first time in recent memory owners Bruce Logan and Jerry that three members in one family have Liedtke, Transportation Ministry had their work displayed, and in different district manager Janelle Erwin genres. The children’s father, Rob Martin, said the ministry is willing to is a woodworker and has also been in the maintain existing accesses, but it show in the past, and supports the show as will necessitate a change of design a sponsor through Island Vacation homes. to allow access to remain open. Morgan’s work will be displayed in glass “”The design changes will result mosaic, Bryn will exhibit in digital art and in a reduced scope of project Samuel focuses in on photography. work undertaken out front of your “We were pretty excited,” said Morgan property,” wrote Erwin. when the three found out their work had Proposed new curb, gutter and been accepted by the show. sidewalks planned for the road “We’ve spent time reflecting on how will no longer be constructed by we got here, knowing that there was a bit the province. of luck in it with the judges all wanting The decision does not sit well something from each of us at the same with Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, time. There are many good artists who who said council has not been don’t get in.” informed of the decision, calling This year the Sooke Fine Arts Society $409,900 home on 2 acresreceived more than 1,400 submission for it “unacceptable.” Tait is seeking · Transportation Great water supply the show. Only 375 were accepted by the a meeting with · Stroll to lake and Infrastructure Minister Todd judging panel. Of those, about 50 came · Carriage House allowed Stone. from the Sooke area. Continued / 28 Continued / 28
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Sooke’s Most Wanted The following individuals are wanted by the Sooke RCMP as of July 17. If you have any information on these individuals or their crimes, you are asked to call the RCMP at 250-642-5241.
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West Coast Trail to get upgrades: bridges, ladders The 75-kilometre West Coast Trail is getting repairs to bridges, ladders and other sections, as part of $33.6 million in funding announced for Parks Canada. The money is the largest federal infrastructure investment in Parks Canada since its formation 104 years ago, said Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan. Other money will
Sooke Mounties use Taser to subdue man Police used a Taser on a man at a construction site off Sooke Road after a “volatile situation” occurred Thursday. Officers responded to a 911 at 7 p.m. at a residence on Seagirt Road in East Sooke where a 47-year-old man was allegedly threatening to harm himself. Police believed the man could be in possession of a firearm, and had sequestered himself inside the residence with several containers of gasoline. The RCMP Emergency Response Team was deployed to the house, along with dog teams and police negotiators, about 40 police officers were involved in the incident. After further investigation, police believe the man had left the residence in a pickup truck prior to their arriva. At approximately 8:40 p.m., the RCMP negotiator observed the
suspect vehicle travelling westbound on Sooke Road and followed it to a construction site. Police attempted to persuade the driver to voluntarily leave his vehicle. “Despite the de-escalation attempts of this highly-trained negotiator, the suspect remained agitated and non-compliant,” said Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur, commander of Sooke RCMP. At one point, the suspect began moving back towards the cab of the truck, forcing officers to move in to prevent him accessing any weapons that may be inside or attempting to drive away. A Taser was used and RCMP arrested the man. A large hunting knife was found in the cab of the truck. The man remains in custody. No charges were laid at the News Mirror’s presstime.
Young boy lauded as hero Kevin Laird Sooke News Mirror
Sooke has a hero in its midst. Six-year-old Gavin Lerik was recognized for his heroic actions Monday at the District of Sooke council meeting by Mayor Maja Tait and Fire Chief Steven Sorenson for the quick action that may have saved his family’s lives. Gavin was awarded the district’s Little Hero award.
“He was sneaking out to watch cartoons when he spotted the fire.” – Steven Sorenson “He was sneaking out to watch cartoons when he spotted the fire,” said Sorenson. In the early morning hours of July 2, Sooke Fire Rescue responded to a call of a dryer fire in the family home.
Upon arrival, fire personnel learned that young Gavin had been the one who observed the fire in his family’s laundry room and alerted his parents, banging on their bedroom door until they awoke. Because of Gavin’s awareness and bravery, his father was able to quickly extinguish the fire with a fire hose. Damage to the home was contained to the laundry room.
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Nearly all of the Grant Manor tenants who were forced out of their apartments after a fire tore through the building in the early morning hours of July 4 have found accommodations. “Everybody at this point except for one person has somewhere to go,” Fire Chief Steven Sorensen told district council Monday night. The fire started in a groundlevel suite of the affordable housing building. The occupant was asleep on the couch when the fire alarm went off. Three apartments were destroyed, 17 units received damage. Nineteen people were left homeless. Sorensen They have been housed in new accommodations or staying with friends or relatives. The residents are scattered throughout the Greater Victoria region. The blaze at 6921 Grant Rd. brought out 35 firefighters from the Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point and Metchosin fire departments. Victim services, municipal staff and Red Cross personnel helped in the aftermath of the fire. “It was a pretty complex incident. Trying to deal with everyone and everything was probably one of the more complex things we have ever done,” Sorensen said. Due to asbestos contamination, the tenants lost everything, Sorensen said, adding none of the tenants had insurance. “Everything that was in that building was classified as a hazardous material, since residents didn’t have insurance to clean it, it all gets thrown away.” Sorensen urged anyone who lives in a pre-1990 building to get proper insurance to cover asbestos contamination. The owner of Grant Manor is rebuilding, but the renovations are expected to take up to a year. klaird@blackpress.ca
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“We took moments to celebrate and laugh and to cry and support each other,” Chambers says, noting there were roughly 35 people in attendance. “When parents are not given the opportunity early on to deal with (the loss of a baby), it becomes a long complicated process to get past it.” With less paid counselling options now available for grieving parents in B.C., given changes to provincial health policies, she recognized a gap in the system that needed filling. Chambers is a bereavement doula who works with parents to start their grieving process – sometimes before the death of their child – and helps direct people to other resources in the community. Her plan was to help better coordinate the pregnancy loss community in the region and create an umbrella organization where people can go to find help. The website emptyarmsvictoria.com offers links to grief counsellors, and a child loss support group, among other services. Another aspect of the Empty Arms is fundraising for such projects as a cuddle
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Future builder Nine-year-old Nya Pincombe concentrates as she creates an egg balloon during a children’s Build the Future workshop at the Vancouver Island Regional Library on Thursday. The library offers many programs over the summer for children, including Harry Potter’s Birthday Party on July 29.
You usually go to the library to get information. This time the library needs information from you. Vancouver Island Regional Library is hosting community consultation meeting at each of its 39 branches and neighbouring communities. The Sooke meeting will be held July 29 at Sooke Family Resource Society, 6672 Wadams Way, beginning at 6:30 p.m. “The objective is to hear what customers, community organizations and the general public believe will take their own library from good to great,” said Natasha Bartlett, VIRL communications officer. Sessions are designed to encourage every participant to be heard through small, groupled activities. Sessions last approximately two hours. The results of each session will contribute to the library’s strategic plan and guide VIRL’s operations and direction for the future. The last community consultation meeting was held in Sooke in 2010.
So far, VIRL has hosted sessions in more than half of its branches this summer, and the results were “lively and informative.” The new proposed library in Sooke is not on the agenda but could be discussed with participants. “The focus is not on a new library building, but on every aspect of their library that is of importance to the community. We encourage all feedback in relation to the questions asked at the sessions,” Bartlett said. For more information and to fill out a survey, please go online to virl. bc.ca.
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Fall fair hosts car show, shop & swap The Sooke Fall Fair is hosting a Swap & Shop and Car Show on Saturday (July 25) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those considering a garage sale should consider coming to the market and selling their goods for a $10 donation to the fair. The car show will include more than 20 vehicles from
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A study published this year estimates 8.8 million tons of plastic are added to the oceans each year. Researchers found an average of 2,080 pieces of microplastic (the size of a coffee ground) per cubic metre for Vancouver Island waters. Most of this plastic debris originates on land. It is blown by the wind off garbage trucks, blue boxes, from dumps or from road sides and carried by waterways to the ocean. Plastic does not decompose. It ends up in five major ocean gyres. These are large (the northern Pacific gyre, for instance, is estimated to be seven
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A few precautions now save the future WE SAY: Some conservation measures seem inconvenient, but many are for our better good
To paraphrase Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz … water and power and fire, oh my! Unlike Dorothy’s fears of walking through the unknown and creepy forest, the fear of forest fires, of power outages and water shortages are only too real this summer for many B.C. residents. Hot dry weather has the province raising a flag on water usage, B.C. Hydro expressing concern about power usage across the province and the Coastal Fire Centre declaring a ban on campfires.
Taken together, it all sounds a bit apocalyptic. But we haven’t reached the end of times just yet – these are necessary precautions being taken by those in positions of authority. Here in Sooke we’re fortunate that we’re still only in stage one watering restrictions. Thanks to what the Capital Regional District is calling a marked diligence by residents in conserving water, we’ve yet to enter stage two watering restrictions. Under stage one, residents are
restricted to watering their lawns only on certain days of the week. Are these measures inconvenient? Maybe a little. However, a few simple restrictions may prove to have a huge impact down the road. Perhaps it is time to take notice of these times, when our systems are being pressed to the limit and wonder what it might be like in years to come, when severe restrictions are placed on power and water as a routine measure. Are we ready to handle an extreme
shortage for any serious length of time? Sure, conserving a few drops of water here and there might not seem like a lot, but those drops add up fast. And developing a conservationist attitude now, both as individuals and as a community, is the path to ensuring there will be resources available for our grandchildren. >> We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to editor@sookenewsmirror.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and your name.
Thumbs up, Thumbs down To six-year-old Gavin Lerik. The Sooke youngster was honoured for his quick actions by the District of Sooke earlier this week. In the early morning hours of July 2, Sooke Fire Rescue responded to a call of a dryer fire in a family home. Upon arrival, fire personnel learned that young Gavin had been the one who observed the fire in his family’s laundry room and alerted his parents, banging on their bedroom door until they awoke. Because of Gavin’s awareness and bravery, his father was able to quickly extinguish the fire. Gavin’s actions are commendable.The fire could have been a disaster if it had spread and the family remained asleep. Good job, Gavin! To election goodies. It must feel like Christmas in Ottawa. – well at least to the prime minister. On Monday, the “Harper Government” announced a lump sum childcare benefit for children under the age of 19. Good for parents. Not so good for taxpayers. We suggest its just a start of the goodies coming our way as Canadians head for a fall election. Back in 2005 the Liberals tried the same one pony trick. It certainly didn’t help them when they lost power and the governing party became the Conservatives. Canadians usually see through such a charade, but it always ends up costing us. Cha ching! Cha ching!
Climate crisis creating a global consciousness shift
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When an assassin killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914, no one called it the start of the First World War. That happened years later, after the implications, consequences and scale of the response could be assessed. It’s often the way. That’s why historians are important; they put events in context. Similarly, in 1988 when climate scientist James Hansen testified in Washington that human-caused global warming was kicking in, people might have been excused for failing to grasp the significance of his early warning. But there’s no excuse for humanity’s subsequent dismissal and denial of the reality of his statements and the deliberate, aggressive
opposition to any action to reduce the threat. For years, environmentalists have called for an urgent response to runaway climate change. Evidence has poured in from around the world to corroborate Hansen’s conclusions, from melting glaciers, sea level rise and ocean acidification to increasing extreme weather events and changes in animal and plant behaviour and ranges. Despite the evidence, few governments have taken the necessary steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of listening to scientists and citizens, many leaders have chosen to heed the fossil fuel industry’s massive PR machine and right-wing ideologues
who see the call for global action as a socialist threat to capitalism. There has been progress, at national and subnational levels, and among forward-thinking corporations and organizations. More recently, people on the frontlines of climate change such as Pacific Islanders and Inuit have warned of the changes they’re experiencing. The insurance industry and a number of corporations have called for action, with some, like Tesla, designing solutions. But many in the media and government continue to downplay the problem. I’ve been astounded by the lack of response over the years, but I’ll go out on a limb and suggest a shift is now taking place. Although we may
not recognize its significance without the benefit of hindsight, we appear to be in the early stages of something huge. It’s easy for governments and industry to prioritize corporate profits and short-term gain over the best interests of complacent citizens. But when enough people demand action, take to the streets, write to business, political and religious leaders and talk to friends and family, change starts happening. We never know how big it will be until it’s occurred – but this time, it looks like it could be monumental. Let’s hope so. •••
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WE ASKED YOU: What flavour of ice cream is your favourite?
I like most of them. Probably Rocky Mountain Raspberry, though. Emily Webb, 7 Sooke
Chocolate. I just love choocolate. Maddisyn Myers, 7 Sooke
Chocolate Treasure. It’s really good and because it’s my grandma’s favourite. Suvlu Pincombe, 13 Sooke
Chocolate – because I like it. Javin Gair Sooke
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Readers’ letters: Site C dam, bats, parks Site C dam costly to environment Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. government is going to build the Site C dam even if it is wrong. The Liberals are going to lose the next election so they just want to leave something with their name on it. Only 10 percent of B.C. is farmable land. The government wants to take thousands of hectares and tell the farmers – some whose families have been there for 100 years – to go away. We need this land to produce food. We cannot afford to do away with farm and ranch land. We will also lose 100 kilometres of river. Where will the fish go? With habitat gone, what will this do to the salmon industry? What is wrong with geothermal energy? Lots of countries use it and it’s cheaper than spending $1 billion on the Site C dam. This province is already billions of dollars in debt. With the Site C dam, we may be on the road of no return. There are many questions surrounding global warming on this project. Scientists around the world say we are producing too much CO2. The more the population grows, the more water and farmland will be needed. Gordon Stewart Sooke
First responders earn high praise Sincere gratitude and well wishes from both my wife and I are extended to the civilian first responders, paramedics, police and rescue team, who attended at their own risk, the accident on the afternoon of July 6 near Cooper’s Cove. Because of their heroism and profesionalism, they kept a bad situation from becoming much worse. We also extend thanks to the other driver for
being honest and honourable. David and Sonya Isacson Sooke
Bats crucial link to our habitat Re: In search of the elusive bats (News, July 15) I was pleasantly surprised to see bat research getting front page treatment in the News Mirror. I can certainly stress the importance of such research for the one important tidbit mentioned – the dreaded white-nose syndrome, which is moving west. I spent the summer of 2014 driving around Digby and Annapolis counties in Nova Scotia posting hundreds of Have You Seen Any Bats posters. The research project was conducted in western Nova Scotia by the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute in Kejimkujik National Park, with naturalist Bradley Toms. I stumbled into being a volunteer by accident. The fungus which spreads white spores on the noses of hibernating bats has killed them by the millions in Eastern Canada and the U.S. It wakes up bats prematurely while winter is still raging and they starve to death. The sad part is this fungus is not native to North America. It was first detected more than a decade ago in an upstate New York cave popular with spelunkers. Now researchers on a desperate search to find an antidote to the fungus. After living in Nova Scotia for six years, I can tell you the summertime bug infestation is bad, bad, bad. Unless you have a strong breeze blowing, you are not going to be sitting outdoors. The reason? Those little brown bats, who eat up their own body weight in bugs each night, are nowhere to be seen. Andy Neimers Sooke
Trail project money should go to park District of Sooke council has applied for a $75,000 grant, which will be matched by taxpayers to build a trail off the Galloping Goose coming into to town on a transportation route that already exists. This was never discussed in public as a need but council decided to jump after the grant. No thought of cost, location, maintenance, etc. were taken into account. I can’t even imagine the amount of district staff time spent on this project. This is a non-revenue recreation trail off a recreation trail. The Galloping Goose is managed by the Capital Regional District, which also doesn’t have enough money to maintain the park trail. In the district’s five-year financial plan, it was decided to cut back on maintaining some of the parks as it was too costly. Why add another? We have a lovely park, John Philips Memorial, in the heart of Sooke, which is already being maintained in the district contract. It is begging for more signage, washrooms, water lines, electricity, benches and, perhaps, a gazebo. This park, because of its size and location, lends itself to revenue from events like picnics, weddings and markets. Let’s just use the monies for park improvements on this park for a start and do it well. There is a lovely trail already in this park , now open it up for more options. We don’t have to do a whole lot of things, just do one thing well and build our community for the community, one step at a time. Ellen Lewers Sooke
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Readers’ letters: fast cars, volunteers, scouts Drivers need to slow down
On July 14, a dog was struck on Maple Ave North in Stone Ridge Estates in front of families, children and its owner. The dog was dragged 16 metres before the truck came to a stop. Her injuries were so severe she was euthanized a couple hours later. All too often families on this street yell at drivers to slow down. This street has a blind spot on the top of the hill that meets Stone Creek Place and families are asking drivers to be cautious driving this road in the daytime as there are many children and pets that live on this street or families that walk in this neighbourhood to the local park. This terrible accident could have involved one of our chikdren – severely injured or killed. Drivers must be aware and drive safely, as these are the summer months where children, pets and families are out enjoying the beautiful outdoors. All too often balls roll into the streets and children and pets bolt out to get them. We all need to realize that pet’s are part of the family too and losing them can be just as devastating as losing a loved one. Let’s make this summer, a safe summer for all people and pets. Michelle Barney Sooke
Volunteers put our best foot forward Re: Forget the best, try making Canada better (Letters, July 8) Perhaps, as Damaris Garzon writes, Canada is not and should not be considered the best country in the world. There is always room for improvement. However, those of us lucky enough to be born or have emigrated here are certainly privileged to call Canada home. We invite Mr. Garzon and others to join the many individuals and organizations
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Re: Starving deer need to be fed (Letters, July 1) Perhaps you should run a series on geography, so that your letter-writer can learn about all the habitat for deer around Sooke. Drive toward Port Renfrew for example and she’d see a burgeoning replanted forest, which was good deer habitat when younger and is probably surrounded by interface areas with many shrubs. Or just illuminate more complaints from people whose gardens and trees are being consumed by urban deer. If she sees a deer around Sooke that looks like it is starving compared to other deer nearby, she should call wildlife authorities as that is likely a sick deer. It happens, due disease or abnormality including mental confusion – just as with humans. Keith Sketchley Saanich
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Motorists need to be more cautious and slow down around children and pets, says a letter-writer. that selflessly volunteer their time and efforts to do just that within the Sooke region. We can justifiably call ourselves a Volunteer Capital in Canada. The Sooke Region Volunteer Centre and the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative are but two of the more than 180 organizations focusing on enriching our communities. If you want to contribute to making our region an even better place to live, the Volunteer Centre will match your skills, experience and passion to an organization where you can make a difference.
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I just wanted to send a huge round of applause to the organizers of the Jamboree at Camp Barnard this week. We live on Young Lake Road, and were a little nervous at the idea of having the equivalent of 25 per cent of the population of Sooke move onto our road for the week, wondering how they would get all those people in and out (at a smaller jamboree a number of years ago, the traffic jam literally stretched back half way along Otter Point Road on move in day). The whole event has been incredibly well organized. No back ups at all on move in day, and aside from the increase in school bus traffic along our road, we wouldn’t even know they were there. So thank you to the organizers for I’m sure giving the scouts from far and wide a week to remember, with no disruption at all to the locals. Amanda Booth Sooke
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5
for
Weber
BBQ Marinade Mix Just Add Juice 32gr
5
3$
for
2
99
2$
99
Simply Natural
Simply Natural
Simply Natural
354ml
470ml
303ml
5
2$ for
5
2$ for
650gr
6
2$ for
Organic BBQ Sauce
Organic Salsa
Organic Dressing
Yogurt
5
2$ for
Iogo
Nano Drinkable Yogurt or Greko Yogurt
6x93ml or 4x100gr
2
99
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Sunrise Traditional
Whole Frying Chicken
Whole Pork Tenderloin
8.79 per kg
3
99
8.79 per kg
3
99
Locally Raised BC Poultry No Animal By Products Used Antibiotic Free Grain Fed
Per
LB
Schneiders
Schneiders
Smokies or European Wieners
Bacon
1kg
375gr
Schneiders
Janes
Selected, 375-450gr
800gr
Wieners
8
4
8
99
2$ for
BUY 1
GET 1 Coke 500ml
Add the Benefits of Chia Seeds, Ground Flax Meal, Hemp Hearts, Edge Whey Protein Powder and Extra Spinach & Kale
Flakes of Ham, Turkey or Chicken
Offer in effect July 20-26,2015
TOSS UP AN AMAZING SUMMER SALAD!
156gr
5
5$
LICABL PP
EES EF
220g
PLUS A
Kettle Brand Potato Chips
Maple Leaf
LB
Pub Style Chicken
7
99
99
Per
FREE (a 1.67 value)
Spectrum
Imported Mediterranean Olive Oil
Organic Extra Virgin, 1lt Primo
Primo
540ml
900gr
Pasta
Beans or Chick Peas
9
99
for
Knorr
Spectrum
Pasta Sidekicks
112-158gr
5
for
for
796ml
418-425gr
Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce
170-340gr
5
4$ for
5
4$ for
10
Primo
Shredded Parmesan or Mozzarellissima Cheese
Tomatoes
Pasta
for
Saputo
Primo
Chef Boyardee
5
4$
4$
5$
680ml
3
99
5
4$ for
Oil, Balsamic Vinegar or Mayonnaise Selected, Assorted Sizes
599
Spectrum
Canola Mayonnaise 946ml
4
99
15
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Natural Sliced Cheese
Cadbury
Jones
1’s
355ml
Regular Size Chocolate Bars
Adams
Natural 100% Peanut Butter
Soda
1kg
500gr
Saputo
Saputo
Shredded Cheese
4 San Remo
Organic Balsamic Vinegar
Post
Shreddies or Spoon Size Shredded Wheat
4
2
99
o im ur pm a n o 10 Na arb 25 H L
500ml
San Remo
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1lt
n oi
!
us
J
IREW
Clover Leaf
Sockeye Salmon
Mayonnaise
Wild Red Pacific, 213gr
for
890ml
Skipjack, selected, 170gr
Dole
12x340-355ml
5
2
5
99
LICABL PP
2$
1.75lt
2
Happy Planet
99
Happy Planet
Soup
500-650ml
LICABL PP
for
Organic 100% Juice & Puree Blend
900ml
946ml
Demineralized Treated Water
Perform Thirst Quencher
24x500ml
710ml
Assorted Sizes
PLUS A
99
¢
3
Crackers
Selected, 265-300gr
LICABL PP
2
99
LICABL PP
10
5$ for
GRAB SOME SNACKS & ENJOY THE QF FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!
Stoned Wheat Thins
Cookies
3
99
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
500ml
Frozen Novelties
Christie
LICABL PP
EES EF
Assorted Sizes
Ice Cream Bars
Ice Cream
99
¢
EES EF
The Original Brand Popsicle
LICABL PP
10
5$
Happy Planet
Fruit Smoothie
Aquafina
Gatorade
EES EF
Magnum
3
99
EES EF
Ben & Jerry’s
EES EF
3
3
99
99
LICABL PP
QUALITY FOODS - YOUR OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF SUMMER TREATS! Family Classic Frozen Dessert
Beverage
2lt
4$ Breyers
3
99
220-320gr
Lipton Brisk, Mug Root Beer, Dr. Pepper or Crush Orange
100% Juice or Sparklers
for
5
2$
Hellmann’s
PLUS A
Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water
4
Five Alive or Nestea
Post
Tostitos
Torilla Chips
6x710ml
PLUS A
Clover Leaf
3
99
4
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
for
99
99
Tune in from your boat, car, or portable radio
EES EF
10
5$
2.63lt
Honey Bunches of Oats or Great Grains Cereal
907gr
Pepsi, Schweppes or 7up
255gr
Minute Maid
368-453gr
SIMULCAST on 102.3 FM The Wave Lay’s
Becel
Soft Margarine
77
Simply Orange Juice
3
2
OW!
920gr
500ml
99
SIC SH U M & S K OR
THEMED F
Family Size Potato Chips
99
99
Smucker’s
PLUS A
340-398ml
J T. SA
525-550gr
4
14
99
7
Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade
PLUS A
Artichokes
340-630gr
200gr
99
5
Rustico or Thin Crust Pizza
1.35kg
Selected, 581-888gr
U
San Remo
Cheddar Cheese
Rising Crust or Pizzaria
99
Delissio
EES EF
5
99
Armstrong
Delissio
5
Feta Cheese
320gr
Selected, 269-398ml
for
PLUS A
Mezzetta
Olives
5
5$
LICABL PP
PLUS A
2
99
for
PLUS A
77
5$
EES EF
7
Folgers
Classic Roast Ground Coffee
PLUS A
Hidden Valley
Dressing
Armstrong
17
Prices in effect July 20 - 26, 2015
PLUS A
16
Hi I’m Skinny
Hawkins
600gr
G.H. Cretors
Sticks
Cheezies
All Natural Popped Corn
170-184gr
210gr
184-227gr
General Mills
Bugles
Original Flavour, 213gr
1.66lt
3
99
4
99
4
99
3
99
2
99
2
99
5
3$ for
2
99
2
99
5
3$ for
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Natural Sliced Cheese
Cadbury
Jones
1’s
355ml
Regular Size Chocolate Bars
Adams
Natural 100% Peanut Butter
Soda
1kg
500gr
Saputo
Saputo
Shredded Cheese
4 San Remo
Organic Balsamic Vinegar
Post
Shreddies or Spoon Size Shredded Wheat
4
2
99
o im ur pm a n o 10 Na arb 25 H L
500ml
San Remo
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1lt
n oi
!
us
J
IREW
Clover Leaf
Sockeye Salmon
Mayonnaise
Wild Red Pacific, 213gr
for
890ml
Skipjack, selected, 170gr
Dole
12x340-355ml
5
2
5
99
LICABL PP
2$
1.75lt
2
Happy Planet
99
Happy Planet
Soup
500-650ml
LICABL PP
for
Organic 100% Juice & Puree Blend
900ml
946ml
Demineralized Treated Water
Perform Thirst Quencher
24x500ml
710ml
Assorted Sizes
PLUS A
99
¢
3
Crackers
Selected, 265-300gr
LICABL PP
2
99
LICABL PP
10
5$ for
GRAB SOME SNACKS & ENJOY THE QF FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS!
Stoned Wheat Thins
Cookies
3
99
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
500ml
Frozen Novelties
Christie
LICABL PP
EES EF
Assorted Sizes
Ice Cream Bars
Ice Cream
99
¢
EES EF
The Original Brand Popsicle
LICABL PP
10
5$
Happy Planet
Fruit Smoothie
Aquafina
Gatorade
EES EF
Magnum
3
99
EES EF
Ben & Jerry’s
EES EF
3
3
99
99
LICABL PP
QUALITY FOODS - YOUR OFFICIAL SUPPLIER OF SUMMER TREATS! Family Classic Frozen Dessert
Beverage
2lt
4$ Breyers
3
99
220-320gr
Lipton Brisk, Mug Root Beer, Dr. Pepper or Crush Orange
100% Juice or Sparklers
for
5
2$
Hellmann’s
PLUS A
Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water
4
Five Alive or Nestea
Post
Tostitos
Torilla Chips
6x710ml
PLUS A
Clover Leaf
3
99
4
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
for
99
99
Tune in from your boat, car, or portable radio
EES EF
10
5$
2.63lt
Honey Bunches of Oats or Great Grains Cereal
907gr
Pepsi, Schweppes or 7up
255gr
Minute Maid
368-453gr
SIMULCAST on 102.3 FM The Wave Lay’s
Becel
Soft Margarine
77
Simply Orange Juice
3
2
OW!
920gr
500ml
99
SIC SH U M & S K OR
THEMED F
Family Size Potato Chips
99
99
Smucker’s
PLUS A
340-398ml
J T. SA
525-550gr
4
14
99
7
Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade
PLUS A
Artichokes
340-630gr
200gr
99
5
Rustico or Thin Crust Pizza
1.35kg
Selected, 581-888gr
U
San Remo
Cheddar Cheese
Rising Crust or Pizzaria
99
Delissio
EES EF
5
99
Armstrong
Delissio
5
Feta Cheese
320gr
Selected, 269-398ml
for
PLUS A
Mezzetta
Olives
5
5$
LICABL PP
PLUS A
2
99
for
PLUS A
77
5$
EES EF
7
Folgers
Classic Roast Ground Coffee
PLUS A
Hidden Valley
Dressing
Armstrong
17
Prices in effect July 20 - 26, 2015
PLUS A
16
Hi I’m Skinny
Hawkins
600gr
G.H. Cretors
Sticks
Cheezies
All Natural Popped Corn
170-184gr
210gr
184-227gr
General Mills
Bugles
Original Flavour, 213gr
1.66lt
3
99
4
99
4
99
3
99
2
99
2
99
5
3$ for
2
99
2
99
5
3$ for
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Deli & Cheese Belle Creme Triple Cream Brie Cheese 1/4 Wheel
1
$
Sushi
Freybe
8 Piece Dynamite Rolls
1
5
1
7
1
per 100 gr
Available at select stores only.
25
1
1
99
per 100 gr
per 100 gr
Rocco’s
Flatbread 250gr
995
Medium
Szechuan Beef
4
99
9
95
Available at select stores only.
5
BBQ Pork Back Ribs
Sweet & Sour Pork
Vegetable Chop Suey
7
100 gr
$
Cold
Medium
Medium
99
Per
49
99
99
10 Piece Sushi Lovers
100 gr
Ham with Garlic, Beer, Lyona or Summer Sausage
Bottom Round
Broccoli & Grape Coleslaw Vinaigrette Fruit Red Potato with Sour Cream
99
Per
Grimm’s
Authentic Smoked Beef
Deli Salad
• • • •
99
Price will be discounted at the checkout.
Medium
Plain Havarti Cheese
Smoked Bavarian or Continental Traditional Irish Smoked Ham
Alexis De Portneuf
8
Canadian
Freybe
Seafood • Quality Foods
29
Frozen or Previously Frozen
Cooked White Tiger Prawn Tails
Fresh
Whole Head Off Sockeye Salmon
41/50 Size
2
49
Per
100 gr
per 100 gr
Fresh
Ahi Tuna
Local B.C.
FRESH SHUCKED FROM
Oyster Meat 8oz
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Bits & Bites
Quality Fresh
Quality Fresh
Sweet Treats Candy
Regular
Hold the Salt Pecan Halves or Pieces
Selected, 220-250gr
99
3
3
99
99
Per
100 gr
Organically Yours
Organic Raw Whole Cashews 200gr
125gr
¢ Per
100 gr
5
2$ for
499
599
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Bakery
Cheese & Spinach Buns
Cake Donuts
19
Sprouted Grains Bread
2
2
5
2$
99
99 8 pack
Coffee Cake
6 pack
Cinnamon Buns
Dempster’s
Bagels
Selected, 6’s
4
2
99
99
7” Fresh Fruit Cheesecake
9” Apple Pie
6
2$
6 pack
for
Original Cakerie
Triple Layer Cake Slice
Dempster’s
Whole Grains Bread 600gr
6
99
5
2$
12
99
for
6
2$ for
Quality Foods • Taste for Life Emma
Nature’s Path
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Rumble
Organic Waffles
750ml
Supershake Nourishing Drink
210gr
355ml
3 R.W. Knudsen
1
WORKS OUT TO
50
Beef or Pork Jerky
100% Pure Organic Maple Syrup
946ml
65-75gr
Krave
Camp
Just Black Cherry Juice
Vegan Nutrition Bar
299
299
99
The Edge Food Energy
92gr
LICABL PP
EES EF
PLUS A
250ml
6
4
399
99
99 Clorox
Ziploc
Liquid Laundry Detergent
3.57lt
Selected, 10-25’s
Household
Surf
Bleach
Freezer Bags
EACH
Original Fresh, 5.52lt
Charmin
Ultra Soft Bathroom Tissue Double Roll, 12’s
299
399
499
5
99
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1 2$6 3
99
4.39 per kg
California “Berry Bowl”
Strawberries 1lb clamshell
Per
LB
B.C. Grown “Hot House”
Long English Cucumbers
2$ 99
for
California Grown
Bartlett Pears
4.39 per kg
3
2$ for
1
for
Per
LB
Peru Grown
Satsuma Mandarin Oranges 2lb
6
2$ for
Taylor Farms
Coleslaw or Broccoslaw 12-16oz
Natural Organics
6”
Oriental Lily Gerbera Bouquet
Flowering Aloha Lily
9
99
12
99
B.C. Grown
Organic Bunched Black Kale
1
99
New Zealand Grown
Organic Kiwi Fruit 1lb
7
2$ for
Mexican “Hass”
Organic Avocadoes 3’s
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Seven bands ready to rock Sookapalooza this weekend Local rockers Cannibal Bob are among the top bands revealed for this year’s edition of Sookapalooza. The one-day music festival will feature seven acts at 17 Mile House Pub, which also include Dirty Harriet, Weak Patrol, Kemal Evans, Johnny Galactic, Sweet Leaf and Illvis Freshley. Sookapalooza, now in its 10th year, also features other entertainment, such as hoola hoop lessons, food and beverages. Every possible type of music will be presented, said Sookapalooza spokesperson Graham Mackenzie. Cannibal Bob are local rockers with their own take on cover songs and catchy originals, always a crowd favourite. Johnny Galactic, Mackenzie’s band, are Sookapalooza alumni who always shows up ready to entertain the crowd with well written lyrics, catchy hooks and rock kicks. Sweet Leaf is an original seven-piece ska funk band from Victoria. Dirty Harriet is a spine-tingling ride carrying rock to a new melodic level,
Sweet Leaf stars at Sookapalooza. featuring haunting vocals surrounded by a punk/metal influenced percussion section and sexy guitar riffs that captivate a wide range of audiences. Weak Patrol is a high-energy, tongue-incheek, sweat-stained
band. Kemal Evans combines original song writing with infectious melodies and danceable rhythms. His sound is a mix of soul, rock, hip-hop and reggae. Illvis Freshley has a
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015 wednesday, July 22, 2015
Grant’s mill: a historic water-powered sawmill Elida Peers
“inner harbour” and “outer harbour.” Today we refer to the “harbour”, and the “basin.” Note that the script says the route
Special to the Sooke News Mirror
It’s a good thing we aren’t limited to the guidance offered by this map today, but it’s interesting to view these SurveyorGeneral’s notes of August 1864. Captain Walter Colquhoun Grant, a Scot, was the first immigrant settler to purchase land in what would become the province of British Columbia, making the purchase for 100 Pounds Sterling in 1849. While Grant’s hundred-acre land purchase was located on the harbourfront between today’s Maple Avenue and Gatewood Road, his ambition was to develop a lumbering industry, and he found a suitable spot at the eastern end of the Sooke inlet. The creek that we have come to know as Veitch Creek finds its way to the inlet in a series of small waterfalls heading
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down from the hills. A bridge on Gillespie Road crosses over this creek today. It was here that Captain Grant set up his ambitious undertaking, using the force of the water tumbling down the creek to power his sawmill. Today this site is marked by a historic shield erected by the Sooke Region Historical Society, and if you are hiking along the Galloping Goose Trail, you’ll find it close alongside Mike and Kathy Hicks’
bed and breakfast at Hutchinson Cove. Captain Grant had a contract from the Hudson’s Bay Company to undertake initial surveying of the area, but he appears to have been a restless man. Not content with developing a field crop at his homesite in upper Sooke and harvesting timber for his mill, he preferred to spend time with the social scene of Victoria, and also journeyed as far as the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) in search of a
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market for his lumber. We have not located, however, a record of a significant cut from the mill. At the time that the Surveyor General drew this sketch in 1864, Captain Grant had been gone from these shores for more than a decade, and it was the Leech River goldrush that was making the headlines. Reference the notation “Sooke Harbr,” in earlier times, the two distinct sections of our Sooke inlet were called the
from Victoria would be improved, and indeed, it was only another eight years, in 1872, before a road of sorts was put through
connecting us to the metropolis of Victoria. ••• Elida Peers is the historian of the Sooke Region Museum.
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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 FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com
Mon July 27 PARENT & TOT DROP-IN
Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 250-642-5152. CALLING ALL QUILTERS Knox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Info: 250-642-0789. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Euchre 6:30 p.m. SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com
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 July 28
Wed July 29
WALKING GROUP Your Changing Family, People’s Drug Mart hosts Youth and Family Centre, a walking club, 9:15 a.m. from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Info: ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION 250-642-5464. Dominos 10 a.m. YOUTH CLINIC Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. Ages 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. NASCAR POOL Family Medical Clinic. Meetl and Pick, Sooke KNITTING CIRCLE Legion 7 p.m. Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW p.m. Free, all levels. Drop- 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in. 250-642-3022. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: STORYTIME sookefinearts.com 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. SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com Artz4Kids, 2 to 4 p.m. Artz4Youth, 4 to 7 p.m. BABY TALK
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Clorox
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Stove Top
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FROZEN Dr. Oetker Ristorante Thin Crust
Pizza
Remember Your Calcium
McCain Regular
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Potato Patties Minute Maid
Fruit Punch
All Varieties 325-390
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Ice Cream
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Becel
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599 349 4/500 ea
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Island Nut Roastery Pacific Rim
Peanut Butter Coconut Water 520 mL
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Blue Monkey
Phillips
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Ak Mak
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Protein Blast
Protein Shakes 325 mL ..............
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Simply Natural Organic
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Apple Cider Vinegar
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Simply 7
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Pura Vida
Little Duck Organic
Fruit Snacks
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Maywell Wickheim
Kenneth Longland March 28 1948 to July 14 2015
April 2, 1925 - July 17, 2015 Maywell was born April 2, 1925, in Saseenos to Michael and Karen Wickheim and died ½ mile from his birthplace on July 17, 2015 with his loved ones at his side. He was predeceased by his wife Betty, sister Nan, brother Ardy and son-in-law John. He is survived by daughters Liz Koolman, Marg Herrling (Mike) Allan Wickheim (Laura) and grandchildren, Melissa Szoo ( Darren), Tori Wickheim (Brenda) , Kristi Hansen(Carsten), Julie Brooks (Ben), Emma Herrling (Kris), Jake and Katie Koolman, Vaile, Bren and Avan Wickheim and great grandchildren, Cecilia Hansen, Oriana and Ollie Brooks, Dominic Szoo and Isaac Wickheim. He is also survived by sisters Elida Peers and Lil Leet and brother Jubiel Wickheim (Mavis) and nieces and nephews. Maywell left school in grade six to help on the family farm and work for neighbours to help support the family. His strong work ethic began in his youth, and was maintained throughout his life. He read several daily newspapers and encyclopaedias in his younger days, and his knowledge of the world, space and historical events was extensive. Although he didn’t have much in the way of a formal education he was able to master a broad range of subjects from engineering and marine technology to philosophy, botany and ecology. Maywell worked as a contractor most of his life. He spent time in shipyards in Seattle which provided the interest and experience to create Sooke Marine Industries which, for over 40 years, served fishing vessels and pleasure craft as well as many industrial and dock projects in the Sooke Harbour. He designed and built several homes, bridges and cabins incorporating innovative, practical and efficient features. Logging was also a large part of his work. He established logging camps at Pipestem Inlet and Pye Lake in the 1950s and 60s. Logging sports involvement included birling, axe throwing and cross cut saw championships at All Sooke Day and other locations. Maywell was always interested in sharing his knowledge and encouraging others, particularly young people, to be involved in physical activity. To this end he purchased and donated gymnastic equipment for the local school where he supervised Wednesday night gym sessions. At the home he and Betty built at the Esquimalt Lagoon, as well as installing a double trapeze over the large swimming pool, he set up a tightrope, and more gym equipment which was in constant use by neighbourhood youth and groups from special needs homes for many years. Spelunking was another activity he enjoyed,
helping find, survey and conserve numerous caves across the Island, particularly in the Horne Lake and Pipestem Inlet areas and even as far away as Idaho. The outdoors was Maywell’s passion – living, working and showing others the marvels of Sooke and surrounding area. He co-founded the Kludahk Outdoors Club and for 25 years hundreds of people have enjoyed hiking the trails in summer, viewing the unique alpine lilies and skiing in winter. He supplied canoes for the lakes in the meadows and designed and helped build the numerous cabins. A deep respect for nature lead to quests for large and unusual trees including the Cheewhat Cedar which he found in 1988 and conducted many treks to. He contributed behind the scenes to many endeavors locally, including the Sooke Region Museum and Sun River Community Garden, and was a thoughtful and knowledgeable source of history and information about many aspects of the Sooke area. He always found unique methods of doing things which often caused raised eyebrows and some doubts but generally proved to be a better and more sustaining way of dealing with the situation. If you had a problem or a dilemma, he was always there to help and work out a solution.  His approach to any problem was to discard the obvious and re-define the problem and its resolution in a unique and innovative way, often with multiple benefits rather than just a problem solved. The phrase, “Maywell will know‌â€? will echo in the Sooke community and hills for years to come. His theme in life was to make things better for all and he gave selflessly to that end. Next time you sit on one of those beautiful cedar log bus-stop benches around Sooke, smile and know Maywell had your comfort in mind, just making things better. Many thanks to Dr. Anton Rabien for his committed care and support of Maywell over the past few months. There will be no service at his request. Flowers gratefully declined.
On July 14 2015, Kenneth Longland set out on his ďŹ nal adventure. It is with much love and fond memories that his loving wife Karen, brother’s, James, Eric and Terry, Sister Bernice, nieces, nephews precious family and friends gathered to say so long and thanks for the unconditional love, and wonderful memories. Ken was the fourth child to be born to Vivian and Les Longland in Victoria on March 28th 1948. Sister Bernice always said “Ken was the good and happy babyâ€?, he was that and much more. Raised on the family farm in Saanich. Ken would later work in the logging industry as a choker man and heavy machine operator up and down the Island. Ken also spent 21 years maintaining and keeping the roads safe from Langford to Port Renfrew . Many a night while folks slept he was out on the roads, bucking up down trees or clearing snow and ice for all to safely travel in the morning. In his youth, his love of sports had him involved as a back catcher in baseball and his real passion a Goalie in hockey! A team player! He spent some of his spare time coaching girls hockey team. Ken married his childhood sweet heart and true love Karen on August 18 1973. They moved to Sooke in 1975 where they lived for 41 years. Their 4.5 acer property is a haven of beauty and dedication to both Ken and Karen’s love of the land and all creatures great and small. Except for gray squirrels! His stories were amazing, if you wanted to know anything at all, Ken was the one who would know, the keeper of the information and the historian of the coast. A story teller that captivated all! Generous of his time, always willing to give a hand, no job was to tall an order for Ken to help out with. He was an invincible force on any piece of heavy machinery that he would pull from his Big Boys Toy Shed. Kens strong will and determination carried him through the past years of a valiant ďŹ ght! He passed peacefully! He was loved by many and will be missed by all who’s life he touched. Many thanks to the Doctors and Staff at Royal Jubilee Hospital, BC Cancer Agency and Sooke Hospice Palliative Care team for their wonderful kindness, gentle care and support. In lieu of owers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Agency and or Sooke Hospice. A remembrance of Ken’s life will be in the fall. Kens wishes were to have family and friends gather round a big Kenny style bonďŹ re to celebrate his life.
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INFORMATION CONTACT LOAN Cupboard call 250-389-4607. Need a ride? Call 250-389-4661. SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215. SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, 1585 O’Neill Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 0T5. 250-642-2184. TURN YOUR REFUND into a Donation to the Sooke Food Bank at the Sooke Bottle Depot. Also accepting cash and non perishable food items.
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Ministry, district at odds over road project From Page 1 “Any changes to the agreement have to be done in writing to us,” she said. “We need to work it out together that’s what a partnership is all about. I can’t understand why they (the ministry) would inform the business owner but not council.” The District of Sooke is contributing $3.1 million for the roundabout, which fuses Sooke Road, Brownsey Boulevard and the Evergreen Centre entrance into one loop. The province takes care of the rest with an additional $6.1 million for a complete revamp of Sooke Road between Otter Point and Church roads. That includes new
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not have this unfinished tease,” Tait said. District and ministry officials are expected to meet this week on the project. In an email to the Sooke News Mirror ministry officials said: “We hope to reach a resolution with the district that will allow the ministry to proceed with improvements to the additional 100 metres of Highway 14 in front of Sooke Centre Mall. We encourage the district to work with the ministry to finalize the details of the project.” The roundabout project is expected to be completed by this fall.
northeast corner of the mall’s property. The ministry wanted to expand the current bus bay to allow for two double-decker bus stop. District council does not support a B.C. Transit rest stop in the centre of town, and says there is still room for development at Sooke Centre Mall which would increase traffic flows. With the two access roads remaining, the ministry will stop work at the edge of the property, unless the district decides to do the work. “We’re trying to beautify the centre core,” Tait said. “It’s really upsetting. We want to finish this plan in its entirety and
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From Page 1 “It’s a very high-calibre show,” said Catherine Keogan, the society’s executive director. The fine arts show runs for 11 days at SEAPARC Leisure Complex offering daily artists’ demonstrations, live music, and activities for children and seniors. It takes more than 300 volunteers to put on the show from set up to take down – and it’s the reason for its success. “We don’t scrimp on the details,” Keogan said. “There’s a lot of attention paid to quality in the presentation, quality in the operation. We offer guests more than just an experience of art on the walls. It becomes a much more intimate and engaged experience.” Some of those who Keogan gives credit to creating a memorable show is volunteer show designer Alan Graves and his team. Graves joined the society eight years ago as a volunteer when he was invited to design the show. He worked with the Royal B.C. Museum’s travelling exhibits and a show designer for 19 years and took up on the challenge. “The society didn’t want this to be a typical museum art gallery,” Graves recalled. “They wanted something a step beyond.” The biggest obstacle was that the art show was in an ice arena. Graves designed a modular system based on the arena’s footprint with modular panels and a unique lighting system. Now when people walk into the building they often forget they’re in an ice arena. “People who don’t know this show (find it) breathtaking and unexpected. The transformation is complete. There is no hockey arena visible,” Keogan said. For Joan Morgan and her family it will be an entry into the juried art world, which started when her children we’re very young and she encouraged their artistic expression. Morgan, who has been an artist most of her life, always encouraged her children’s creativity. It started with drawing on a piece of paper. It led to a glue gun and the recycling box and finally her children finding their own niche in the art world. “It’s the combination of creating an environment where messes were just fine and about doing your own thing.” Morgan said.
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former Sooke woman has been named one of the top reservist riflemen in the world, after shooting her way to the top at an international competition recently. Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn with the Canadian Scottish Regiment earned the title of one of the best reservist riflemen in the world at the annual Bisley Commonwealth shooting competition in England last month. This is Danylyshyn’s third appearance at the competition and after placing second for previous years, she final hit the mark, scoring 1,012 points.
Danylyshyn, who now lives in Victoria, was one of 20 Canadians who participated in the competition against more than 700 people from around the world. As part of the competition, she shot in three categories, from as far away as 500 metres in standing, kneeling and prone positions. The 29-year-old learned to shoot at a young age from her father who was also in the military. “I think when people get introduced to anything, how you get introduced really frames how you see it and we’d do picnics to the range,” said Danylyshyn. “We’d have sweets and hot chocolate and we’d just sit there and shoot balloons. It made it a really comfortable and enjoyable experience.”
As a teenager, she was a biathlete, but it wasn’t until seven years after she joined the Canadian Scottish Regiment in 2002, that she took up the sport again. “It trains people to be individuals, you can’t group think your way through a shoot, you have to look at what you’re doing – is this working for me? Is this not working for me? Everyone has different styles and different holds that work for them,” she said. But last summer, Danylyshyn got into a car accident, where she suffered a concussion. It was her inability to do well in competitions following the incident that reminded her just how much she truly loved the sport. “For quite a while I thought I wouldn’t
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be successful shooting again. At my first competition after the crash I did terrible,” she said. “Just coming into it this year, I was really motivated to get back to where I was. I enjoyed it and that was the big change for me. It gave me the chance to appreciate how much I really like this when you think you might not be able to do it again.” Now, most of her shooting practice comes from being in the military, the two weeks of training shooters get in the competition host city and shooting in her off time. Capt. Randal Evans with the Canadian Scottish Regiment has known Danylyshyn for the past 13 years. Continued / 30
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Registration opens for triathlon Registration is now open for the third annual Metchosin Triathlon. Triathlon racing comprises of swimming, biking and running. “This great grass roots event is perfect for both the first time triathlete and experienced racer,” said race director Adrian Walton of the Aug. 9 event. The 750-metre swim course is comprised of one lap in Matheson Lake, followed by a 20-kilometre outand-back bike ride through the winding, rolling countryside of Metchosin and East Sooke. Once off the bike, athletes will finish with a flat and fast five-kilometre run along the Galloping Goose regional trail. This year’s race will have a Club Championship division. Points will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age group plus one point for each participant. The club with the most points will be declared the Vancouver Island Club Champion. The triathlon also includes a relay division. To register, please go online to metchosintriathlon.ca. editor@sookenewsmirror.com
Shooter earns her stripes From Page 29 “The reason I think she’s so excellent at it, aside from being very fit, is because she’s able to focus. She can focus on what she’s doing and can cut everything else out and focus on the task at hand,” said Evans, noting that she is one of the few women who have joined and stayed with the infantry. “She’s a great instructor and she can teach people to shoot. When we get her out on the range to help our guys shoot who are having problems, they always pass.” During the competition, it’s all about the target. “At the time you’re competing, it’s really largely focused on just the immediacy of what’s happening . . . if the wind is shifting to the right, you aim into the wind and have to be able to feel the wind on your face. Things that are happening moment to moment,” said Danylyshyn.
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There are moments in life when you know that things are strange, abnormal, just don’t make sense. I just had one of those experiences. While making my way to Austin, Texas to attend a pastor’s conference, I hit a cow or maybe a steer. We’re not sure. The resulting impact shocked my family and I, crumpled the front end of my car, and deployed both airbags. Holy cow! Precisely! When I went looking for the cow, it was lying dead 50 feet in front of where our car ended up. Now, you might expect this to happen in open country in Texas, but we were on a bridge in a small town making this a very unlikely happening. My family and I came away unscathed and unable to explain our amazing survival. Outside of belief in God, people call these kinds of survivals “lucky.” I choose to call it God’s protection. We are thankful to God for protecting us and giving us the opportunity to protect others that were coming behind us. May the God who sees all, protect us all this summer and every day in the future. Amen.
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Bonnie Coulter is a maker and force of nature. Visitors to her cozy studio on the East Sooke waterfront quickly discover she oozes artistic creativity. Her paintings and sculptures are constantly evolving as she explores new ideas, techniques and media, all the while refining earlier inventions to reflect her thoughts. Coulter did not start out as an artist. She was “the original tomboy” and wanted to go into trades. After being rejected by the Vancouver Vocational Institute of Technology because she didn’t have credits in high school shop (they were mostly denied to girls at the time) she convinced her old school to give her an extra term of shop. This time VVI accepted her. She was the only girl entering in her year to make it past Christmas and graduated as a designer. She married at 18 and she and husband, Keith, were set up for the good life in suburban Newton. But they had a yen to farm. So they bought a quarter
The Stinking Fish Studio Tour happens July 23 to 27 at venues around East Sooke and Metchosin, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Brochures and contact details for artists can be found at many local locations and online at stinkingfishstudiotour.com/ map.php. section near Soda Creek in the Cariboo and ran a mixed farm, with the whole range of crops and animals, including 20 mares for breeding mules. The Coulters soon learned that most farmers only sustain their lifestyle with off-farm work. So Bonnie designed houses built by Keith; she also secured a variety of design/survey related government jobs. After their kids left home, however, running the farm and doing outside work became increasingly onerous. The need to provide health care for a family member dictated a move to the South Island in
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2001. Keith continued to build houses, including their own in East Sooke, while Bonnie transferred to Victoria, rising to department head before “retiring” from the civil service in 2010. Bonnie has always enjoyed art, but the move to East Sooke opened new doors. Most important was the encouragement and advice from her daughter Angela (Menzies), an established painter and a longtime member of the Stinking Fish Studio Tour, to explore new techniques and subject matter. The appeal of Bonnie’s work is demonstrated by public comments – and purchases. It’s hard to define that appeal in words. A major factor is the play between unlikely materials and the ostensible subject matter. This is clearest in the case of her sculpture assemblies of mechanical parts and tools, many boat-related. People delight in the unexpected emergence of animals from hard manufactured objects, especially when those animals exhibit “attitude.”
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Your weather forecast for the next FOUR DAYS!
What you need to know about the weather to plan your weekend.
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Mainly Sunny High 20 Low 13
Cloudy with Showers High 19 Low 14
Mix of Sun & Cloud High 19 Low 13
Sunny High 20 Low 12
Hours of sunshine 10
Hours of sunshine 2
Hours of sunshine 6
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Elegant 3 Bedroom 3 Bath townhome boasts over 1750 sq ft • Open concept plan with high ceilings, abundant windows, scraped hardwood floors • Gourmet quartz kitchen, with high end stainless appliances • Uplifting views over the Strait of Juan De Fuca and the Olympics • Vaulted living room with wall of windows •
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Help for the food bank Young Jacksen Boese shows the $30 he raised selling rainbow loom bracelets. He donated his earnings to the Sooke Food Bank. The food bank is open the first, second and third Thursdays of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2037 Shields Rd.
New admiral takes helm of Pacific fleet Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier was named commander of the Maritime Forces Pacific at Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard in Esquimalt last week. As the commander and commander of Joint Task Force Pacific, Couturier is responsible for providing maritime security in the North Pacific region and responsible for all Canadian Armed Forces operations in the province and its western air and maritime approaches as well as the Victoria Search and Rescue region which is made up on the northeastern quadrant of the Pacific Ocean, the Yukon Territory and B.C. Couturier has had a 32-year-long career with the Navy. He has served in ships on both the west and east coast fleets.
WEEKLY TIDE TABLES Day Time HT Time HT Time HT Time HT 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
02:35 03:40 04:42 05:38 06:27 07:13 07:56 00:11
5.2 4.6 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.3 1.6 9.8
07:08 09:07 11:27 12:56 13:45 14:19 14:52 08:38
5.9 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.9 6.9 1.3
12:48 13:10 13:37 14:21 15:27 16:34 17:37 15:26
4.6 5.2 5.6 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.6 7.2
20:12 20:45 21:20 21:58 22:40 23:24
8.2 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.2 9.5
18:48 6.6
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