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Fire Rescue demand stretches resources thin Sooke fire chief says department is experiencing ‘busiest time on record’ with fewer firefighters Kevin Laird Sooke News Mirror

Sooke Fire Rescue is seeing unprecedented demand for service while dealing with volunteer staff shortages. “This year can only be described as the busiest time on record for the fire department,” Fire Chief Steven Sorensen said in a report to District of Sooke council. So far this year, Sooke Fire Rescue has responded to 454 calls, compared to 316 for the same period in 2014. Among the calls this year

are 12 structure fires, 33 motor vehicle accidents and 256 first responder calls. Sorensen expects the volume to increase as the warm, dry summer continues throughout the South Coast. To make matters worse, the fire department is challenged to respond to calls with fewer volunteer firefighters. The department has seen a 40 per cent drop in the number of firefighters available to respond to fires and with a number of firefighters away on vacation or injured, the situation becomes more difficult. “The likelihood of an incident or incidents

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Sooke’s Most Wanted The following individuals are wanted by the Sooke RCMP as of July 27. If you have any information on these individuals or their crimes, you are asked to call the RCMP at 250-642-5241 or anonymously through Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Thomas DEBARROS Age: 27 Wanted: Breach X2

Jason JOYAL Age: 23 Wanted: Breach of Probation X3

A total of 4,960 properties paid their property taxes to the District of Sooke by the July 2 deadline. The compliance rate equals 86 per cent of taxes paid before the due date. There were 5,747 properties that had taxes levied this year, say district officials. Properties that have not paid their taxes before the due date receive a 10 per cent penalty on outstanding current year taxes. For 2015, the penalty was $161,532.91. Those properties could go up for sale within two years if the taxes aren’t paid, said Michael Dillabaugh, the district’s director of finance.

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District of Sooke council is playing the waiting game. As the district works at establishing a multi-use trail, horseshoe pitch and parking lot along Sooke River Road, the process has been delayed as it awaits word from the Agricultural Land Commission. The district contacted the ALC several weeks ago to determine whether the potential gravel parking area and multi-use trail could use the agricultural land. The horseshoe pitch is a permitted use. Last month two members of council, district staff and representatives from Sooke Community Association and Sooke Horseshoe Pitching Association walked the site along 2200 to 2250 Sooke River Road and agreed a suitable location for the trail would be to route it along an old logging access road that runs from the north end of 2250 Sooke River Rd. to the back of the current horseshoe pitch location. The horseshoe pitching club prefers a site further up Sooke River

Road. But council is stuck at an impasse on the entire multi-use community centre project as it awaits word from the ALC. “Where it stands now is the horseshoe pitch is the only permitted-use (on the land),” Mayor Maja Tait told council. “If the ALR comes back and says you can’t do parking on there whatsoever – then it rules out the whole playing field component. Clearly we need to wait.” Coun. Brenda Parkinson also urged council to wait for the ALC decision. “I find it hard to vote on the issue when we don’t know what’s allowed on the land.” Councillors Kevin Pearson and Kerrie Reay urged council to move forward. Said Pearson: “I don’t know what to do next. If it’s not going to fit there, then I guess we’re back to the drawing board.” District chief administrative officer Gord Howie expects an answer soon from the ALC, but district council’s next meeting isn’t scheduled until September. klaird@blackpress.ca

Oil tanker motion set for UBCM The voice of Sooke will be heard at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in September. Sooke District council was informed last week that a motion it proposed to the UBCM on its opposition of oil tanker traffic will be heard by delegates. The motion follows a referendum passed by Sooke voters in last year’s municipal election asking: “Should the District of Sooke join other municipalities in renewing

and restating its opposition to the expansion of oil tanker traffic through coastal B.C. waters.” There were 2,618 “yes” votes and 1,137 “no” votes. The policy session is the backbone of the UBCM convention. Last year delegates considered more than 150 resolutions, many of them dealing with provincial or federal issues with little direct effect on local governments. editor@sookenewsmirror.com

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Council Briefs Tour de Rock gets nod from council District of Sooke council has proclaimed Sept. 30 as Tour de Rock Day. Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock sees police officers ride from Port Alice to Victoria to raise money to fight pediatric cancer and Camp Goodtimes, a summer camp for child cancer patients and their families. There are no Sooke RCMP members on this year’s team, but the tour cycles into Sooke on Sept. 30 and visits local schools.

Garbage can contract awarded Angela Sinclair has won the District of Sooke contract to empty and clean public garbage cans. The contract is worth $33,232.56 per year. The contract will help bring the district’s “public space garbage collection” activities in compliance with the Capital Regional District’s organics diversion from Hartland Landfill. The contract will see refundable bottles and cans donated to Sooke Food Bank.

District says no to purple campaign Sooke won’t be turning purple for the B.C. Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness campaign next February. The group asked the district to use purple lights to shine on a public building. Council was told the district doesn’t have purple lights. The PEDAW campaign is a provincewide effort to raise awareness around prevention and early intervention of eating disorders.

Park fees waived for yoga festival The District of Sooke won’t charge park fees for the Inspired Living Festival at Ed Macgregor Park on Aug. 8. The festival raises funds for the non-profit Sooke Therapeutic Yoga Society. “We are aiming for a festival that will be fun, interesting, informative and a benefit to the whole community,” said organizer Zoe Baldwin.

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Mirror staffer spent 40 years at the newspaper, doing pretty well everything Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror

Some say it takes a lifetime to reach a humble level of wisdom – like Yoda or Spock. In her 40-year stint at the Sooke News Mirror, however, Harla Eve has accumulated more wisdom, and stories, than both combined. After all, there’s a good reason why, if ever in doubt about anything Sooke-related, we often turned to her for advice or info. But like all oracles, there’s a humble beginning; a start to their journey of knowledge. And dark humour. Born in Comox, Eve came to Sooke when she was 10 years old after her family moved here from East Sooke. After raising a family, she started looking around for a job, something that wouldn’t detract her from her duties towards her still-young kids, but still give her independence from the household. The answer to that came in January of 1975 when a really good friend of hers recommended her to work at the Mirror. For Eve though, who initially wanted to be a teacher, it just fit the bill. “I loved what I was doing. It was three days a week, still had time to do all the cooking, cleaning, reading and mommy stuff, I was quite contented,” she said. Then, bit by bit, her job began to evolve into several tiers of responsibilities and daily duties. “After I began wrapping the papers then I was driving them to the post office. Following that, I was looking after sending out subscription renewals,” Eve said. “In time, I got to have a lot of responsibility there, which was something I always enjoyed having.” She recalls working for Bud Pauls, the one-man band who was once the Mirror’s owner, editor, publisher and sales rep. At this point her duties formed into doing layout, and even some ad sales – though she

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Harla Eve started with the Sooke News Mirror in 1975. says she wasn’t a big fan of the ad stuff. Then the years passed, with the job changing again, along with the helm. “When John Arnett bought the paper, he gave me a more behind the desk, out in the public type thing, and I got to enjoy interacting with a lot more people,” she said, adding that being in the public front lines was a bit intimidating at first, especially when it came to answering the phone. But like all her thousandand-a-half workload list, Eve adapted, even when all the computerized stuff had moved in to replace the paper billing side of the business. This was one of the first of many chapters of that computer mumbo jumbo she had to figure out. “I never thought I could figure it out, but I did,” she said. “I had great help from a few folks here in Sooke with that, because I didn’t know much about computers at the time.” Even when she least expected

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it, she was still learning something new about these pesky computers, 40 years on. Since Eve began at the Mirror, there have been four owners, before Black Press, and three publishers with BP alone. She says she can’t even remember how many faces of editors and reporters she’s seen over the years. And, like being the face of any office, it comes with its ups and downs; dealing with the nice people who walk in, the friendly ones, the lunas and the downright strange. She recalls one time when a man walked in demanding a story to be written about his tragically-dead son, who had been killed in a car accident by drunken driver. In Eve’s case, this was just pure bad timing overall, as this was shortly after she had also lost her son. “The guy came into the office, he was trying to sue the other guy who was driving the car, both were drunk. He was ranting and raving, and he kept

insisting to do a story on him,” she said. “I didn’t know how to handle it, I was never an editorial person, and I had just lost my own son too, so it was a pretty tough situation.” She said it had gotten to such a point that Steve Arnett, the Mirror’s production/layout man at the time, came barrelling in to take the distressed man out of the office and calmed him down – just by simply telling him that he was yelling at someone suffering from a similar loss. And just like Eve, the Mirror had seen its ups and downs over the years. For as many times staff rushed to her aid, she’s been the “mother” for many others who’ve lived and worked in that office. Someone who’d just be there and listen. She recalled the moment the Mirror had downright closed its doors, after Bud Pauls, the man behind the helm at the time, had just about enough. “Donna James, our reporter, was going to work one morning, and there were big signs on the window and the door of the Mirror office reading closed,” she said. “She went in, phoned us and she said, ‘get down here, something’s going on with Bud.” After coming down and removing the signs, Eve said this was a case of someone just who was just overworked, and needed some helping hands. Eve recalled many more stories, after all, you see and experience a fair bit in 40 years, enough to not only fill a book, but a library. Even now, she looks back at those times with a mix of pride, joy, and a bit of sadness. Not that she mulls through this stuff too much – after all, she likes to keep busy. She said she wants to get involved in community stuff like Meals on Wheels, or volunteer at the ball park concession stand. Beyond that, she’s got plans for to go south for the winter, be in the sunshine. Harla Eve will always be a part of the Sooke News Mirror, and remains to be an inspiring Sookie to this day. news@sookenewsmirror.com

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The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the District of Sooke have inked a deal to complete the last 100 metres of roadwork on the multi-million-dollar city core project. Last week the Sooke News Mirror reported the ministry was refusing to upgrade a section of road in front of Sooke Centre Mall because the district was insisting that two access points on to Sooke Road remain. The ministry wanted one access point so it could expand the existing bus stop. On Thursday ministry and district staff worked out a new deal. “The ministry is pleased with the outcome of this most recent meeting, and we’re able to confirm that the 100-metre portion of the road in Sooke town centre will be fully rehabilitated,” said Sonia Lowe, a pub-

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CHINOOK SALMON DERBY lic affairs officer with the ministry. Improvements will include maintaining business access, constructing a westbound bus bay, providing extra width for bike lanes and resurfacing the roadway with line marking. Ministry staff will also continue to work with the municipality to allow for decorative lighting on the corridor. “I’m very grateful it’s resolved and we’re moving forward,” Mayor Maja Tait said. “The engineering design work for this section is being finalized. It was the last section so the project remains on schedule.

The $9-million project ($3 million is funded by the district) will see a 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 sidewalks, crosswalks, lighting curbs, bike lanes and bus shelters. The original project design included the permanent closure of the existing right turn out exit access onto Sooke Road, at

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Some residents of the Grant Manor fire might be inching toward normalcy, but several tenants are still searching for permanent homes. At least six people are looking for full-time housing or significant aid. With reports of all the residents finding housing last week, fundraisers and officials were quick to correct information and pleaded for more help to come as soon as possible. “Some may have temporary housing – a day or two here or a day or two there – but they’re not permanently set up anywhere,” said Richard Steele, chair of a committee to fundraise for the displaced residents and board chair of Sooke Baptist Church. The fire started in a groundlevel suite of Grant Manor, an affordable housing facility, on July 4. The occupant was

asleep on the couch when the fire alarm went off. Three apartments were destroyed, other units received damage. Around 20 people were left homeless. Many have been housed in new accommodations or staying with friends or relatives. The residents are scattered throughout the Greater Victoria region. “We need to get these people into places of their own, so they can get their life started again,” said Mick Rhodes, a member of the fundraising committee. “It’s not easy.” None of the residents had fire insurance, said Fire Chief Steven Sorensen. Sooke residents, social service agencies and businesses joined in to help the tenants of Grant Manor with bedding, furniture donations and cash, but most fundraising efforts were on an individual basis. Last week a meeting was held to coordinate efforts.

“The community is together. In the beginning everybody was doing their own little thing. I looked at it and said somebody has to take the bull by the horn, so I called a meeting,” Steele said. As a result of the meeting, a dance is planned for the end of August and several fundraising ideas came forward for this fall. Due to the asbestos contamination in the building, residents lost everything. The committee wants to find a way to give the residents some of their mementos back, and have begun a fundraising effort through town. It has distributed coin boxes to merchants throughout the district. The money will be used to clean the items from asbestos contamination. “It’s expensive. They [tenants] didn’t have insurance. We’re working on this to help offset the costs,” Steele said.

The committee is hoping to obtain a secure steel storage container (C-Can) to store the items so they can be professionally cleaned as money becomes available. The emphasis for the committee now is to get the C-Can in place, obtain the items from Grant Manor and get permission from the insurance company. “We have about three weeks to get this sorted out. Once the contract (for the building) is awarded then … we need to have this all set up,” Steele said. 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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Search and rescue cabin gets federal cash Several organizations on Vancouver Island including the historic cabin at Sooke’s Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue facility, are receiving injections of federal funding to complete muchneed renovations. As part of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program, the federal government is doling out $150 million over the next two years to be delivered by regional development agencies across the province, $46 million of which is

Deer, oh, deer A mother deer watches over her young fawn as they feed during a summer’s evening in Sooke. The urban area of Sooke has seen a large increase of deer in recent years. Kevin Laird Sooke News Mirror

More firefighters needed Fire calls

Sooke Fire Rescue answered the call 454 times between January and July, an increase of 36 percent over the same time period in 2014. Here’s a breakdown of calls: Fires

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From A1 Ideally, Sorensen would like to have 40 active volunteer firefighters and five full-time staff. Sorensen has recommended that the district give “immediate consideration” to hiring two more paid staff: a firefighter, who would also be responsible for volunteer recruitment and retention, and a second fire inspector. He’s also made a request for additional equipment Any staff changes or quipment buys won’t likely arrive soon. District council at its July 20 meeting decided to conduct an independent review of the fire department. Results of the review are expected by late fall. The district has done several reports and surveys over the years on the fire department, but previous councils failed to act on the recommendations, said

Mayor Maja Tait. “It’s time we did that,” she said. “We want to come up with a concrete plan moving forward.” Sorensen is encouraged by the review. “It never hurts to have someone from the outside look in to see what you’re doing and how you’re doing things. When you’re in it everyday maybe you don’t see things that are so obvious,” he said. “We have a pretty good idea, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to have someone confirm or say you’re way out in left field.” klaird@sookenewsmirror.com

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Do you have a favorite Bible story? Like, David and Goliath, Joseph and the coat of many colors, or perhaps Noah and the ark? There are so many to choose from. The film industry has capitalized on the biblical genre for decades, retelling Bible stories like Moses and the 10 Commandments, The Passion of the Christ, Noah, and The Exodus. Animators have brought the same stories to children through blockbusters like Prince of Egypt, and King of Dreams. It’s probably not accurate to call these biblical accounts “stories”. Doing so lumps them in with other stories that are fiction, like Cinderella, Snow White, or The Lord of the Rings. The accounts from the Bible would more accurately be called “narratives”. Much of the Bible is historical records as recorded by eye witnesses. Portions are literature and poems preserved through the generations. It is full of narratives of ordinary people who did extraordinary things with the help of God. Really, it’s a biography of God, though limited in scope to only include the time from creation through to near the end of the first century. What makes the narratives in the Bible so interesting is that there has not been any attempt to write out the failures of the main characters. Adam blamed Eve, Jacob was a schemer, Noah got drunk, Moses murdered a man, David committed adultery, then had a man killed to cover it up, Peter had a temper, and Paul persecuted Christians…just to name a few. The biblical narratives are raw accounts of real people that really messed up. Even the heroes did not live up to God’s moral standard. All except one. Jesus. For me, the good news of the Bible is that even though my personal narrative is full of mess ups, my belief and trust in Jesus has become the basis by which I will be judged by God when I reach the end of my life. Maybe it’s time to pick up a Bible and read it again for the first time. I would recommend reading it in chronological order to really get a fresh perspective on one of the best-selling books in history (there are reading plans online). But be careful, a book this good might just change your life forever.

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“Don’t look at nature as if what’s cute and cuddly is the best, because they aren’t.” – Gerry Truscott describes how the species got there and how they’ve upset the natural balance of the ecosystem. It includes mammals, such as the eastern grey squirrel and the North American opossum; amphibians and reptiles such as the American bullfrog and the goldfish; and plants such as English holly and Himalayan blackberries. Each alien species is also rated with a threat meter ranging from risky to deadly, so readers can identify the serious invaders. “I went with the [species] readers would be most interested in, the ones that are more familiar to kids, but I also wanted

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to showcase the ones that were the most destructive,” Van Tol said. “I was surprised by how often people will inadvertently introduce alien species into the wild. For example, when dumping out aquariums, some people will take their red-eared slider turtles to Beacon Hill Park because they see turtles in the pond.” Gerry Truscott, publisher with the museum, said it’s

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Quiet heroism finds its home in Sooke WE SAY:

Those who have stepped up to help Grant Manor residents deserve our praise

When tragedy strikes a community, there are often unsung heroes who step up to the plate and take charge. They do it not only through their goodwill and charity, but to extend a helping hand to neighbours they often don’t even know. One such incident happened in Sooke about a month ago when a fire ripped through Grant Manor. The fire left close to 20 people homeless. All of those living in Grant Manor, an affordable housing facility, had some form of disability, be it physical or mental.

The fire left many of them scattered throughout the region. Some were lucky enough to find a new home, others relied on the charity of friends and family, or pitched a tent and hoped for the best. Luckily, at least at the outset, there were social service agencies there to lend assistance. Still, all was not well. As the days and weeks passed, it became apparent that more was needed – much more. Many of the residents of Grant Manor were falling

through the cracks. There were individual and smaller groups coming together, but there wasn’t one group that could speak and find help where needed. Once all these groups came together last week under one fundraising wing, little by little everything seems like it is coming together. Household goods, money and other donations appear to be going to the right places or individuals. The former residents of Grant Manor are getting their lives back together.

There will be many ups and downs for those residents in the weeks and months ahead, but now they know someone has got their back and are moving to help them get their lives back as soon as possible. Those who have stepped up to help have shown a quiet heroism we can all be proud of, and too often goes unrecognized. >> 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 Sooke Fine Arts Show. This was an easy pick this week. The Sooke Fine Arts Show has been a mainstay in our community for close to 30 years, and grows bigger and better every year. This year the Sooke Fine Arts Society received more than 1,400 submissions for the show. Only 375 were accepted by the judging panel. But the show is so much more than just art work on walls. It has become a bona fide art event that’s anticipated up and down the Island, not to mention by Sooke residents. It’s a community event, but most importantly it’s a family event. Mixing all those ingredients together gives all of Sooke something to be proud of. It paints a beautiful picture. To the B.C. Ministry of Transportation. Two weeks ago the ministry refused to upgrade a 100-metre section of road in front of Sooke Centre Mall because the district was insisting that two existing accesses onto Sooke Road remain. It seems the ministry wanted to expand the current bus bay. Within the hours of the issue being reported, the ministry sat down with district staff and reversed its decision. So what changed? Nothing really, the district is getting its two access points and the province has decided to pave all 100-metres of the road. Go figure.

New ‘development’ is a surprise to Sooke mayor

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Wednesday morning musings and meditations: A SECRET UNVEILED … Mayor Maja Tait had a secret to tell at Sooke District council last week, and it appears it was weeks – if not years – in the making. The announcement: the mayor is pregnant. Visitors to the council chambers gallery were surprised by the news, but perhaps no one was more surprised than Tait and her husband, Ales. “It’s something you hoped for and it never really happened,” Tait said after the meeting. “We’re totally delighted. It’s really exciting,” she said. Tait plans to take a leave of

absence from her job, but not her mayoralty duties. She hopes to take the first few months off from council and then return to work as a politician. And baby Tait will come along with mom on her daily duties. “I’m assuming my baby is going to be well-behaved, brilliant, go to sleep on time and not be fussy,” Tait laughs. “We’ll see how it unfolds.” Tait’s bundle of joy is expected around Dec. 7. FROM FARM TO … As District of Sooke awaits word from the Agricultural Land Commission on whether a parking lot and trail can be used on agricultural land along Sooke River Road, it’s good to remember

that the ALC has been good to our region in the past. The Sooke Region Museum and Muir Family Cemetery were both on agricultural land and given the blessing for other uses by the commission. WORKS OF ART … Glass artist Susan Isaac is making a name for herself in art circles. The Sooke artist is in two juried art shows this month: the Sooke Fine Arts Show and the Destination Victoria Art Show at Coast Collective. Issac joins a long list of local artists who got the double honour. NEAR MISS … Last week we told you about army reservist Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn, a former Sooke resident, who was named the best

“reservist riflemen” in the world at an international competition. Despite sharpshooting her way to the highest score in the prestigious Queen’s Medal competition, Danylyshyn came away emptyhanded. She scored an impressive 1,012 points, but this year the Queen’s Medal was awarded to British Cpl. Johnny Moore. The reason? Foreign nationals can’t win the competition they are invited to compete “on an honours-only basis” ••• Kevin Laird is editor of the Sooke News Mirror. He can reached by email at klaird@blackpress.ca or by phone at 250-642-5752.

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The ’65 Mustang convertible. It’s fun to drive and I just love that whole experience of wind in my hair. Melody Dickson Sooke

I’d say ’68 Barracuda. It just had that really nice rumble sound and that ‘I wanna go fast’ look to it. Rolf Jerstad Sooke

I like the Ford Fairlane.The design of the hood ornament is fantastic. Love these cars in two-tones. Darlene Svendsven Sooke

The ’59 Buick convertible. First car, big fins, always thought it looked cool as a convertible. Dave Fortier Sooke

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Wickheim needs to be honoured The recent naming of Sooke streets with pioneer roots is appropriate. An explanation of who they were is always needed as they died many years ago. My thoughts today are about Maywell Wickheim. I met and spoke to him a few times in the past six years at community events. I feel quite sad to learn of his passing even though one knows it’s inevitable. The “no service request” in his obituary leaves those of us literal strangers to him but with no place to put our feelings. The family name Wickheim needs to be honored in some way. I suggest that a street or some other public Sooke site be designated to the Wickheim family before those of Maywell’s generation are deceased. It would be wonderful for this to be done ASAP. Carmen Neumann Sooke

Isn’t it time there was a Wickheim Way? On July 21, I learned of the death of local legend Maywell Wickheim, a man who contributed in countless, significant ways to the Sooke area and beyond. To describe his many achievements would require a full page. His passing is a great loss. Maywell came from a family of high achievers, who include his sister Elida Peers.

Fletcher chokes on water facts Re: Latest Nestle protest doesn’t hold water? (Online, July 21) Tom Fletcher pulls no punches, calling the SumOfUs/WaterWealth petition nonsense in the opening paragraph of his piece. Fortunately none of Fletcher’s punches land, being aimed at places the petition never stood. As a representative of WaterWealth I apologize to Mr. Fletcher if he took the words “suck B.C. dry” literally and mistook the opening comment for the whole conversation. We had not anticipated that, and feedback we have received indicates that the public went well beyond that opening comment to understand the broader issues that the petition was about -- primary among them being to ensure that the Water Sustainability Act is sufficiently funded to be fully implemented. The review of rental rates under the act, that the petition sought and that the province promised even before the petition was delivered, is but one more step in the on-going work to ensure that the public’s voice is heard in development of strong regulations for the Water Sustainability Act, the first major update of B.C. water law in over a century. Perhaps Fletcher overlooked that the petition text was “Charge a fair price for Canada’s groundwater! Commit now to review the water rates!” Those rates, ranging from 2 cents to $2.25, apply to some 80 categories of water use. None of those 80 categories of use can be satisfied with either tap water or a jug from the fridge. Ian Stephen, Campaign director, WaterWealth Project

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In a touch of irony, the July 15 issue of the News Mirror featured a story by Peers explaining why Sooke will have a “Brownsey Boulevard.” For roughly 70 years, Sooke’s Wickheim family has been quietly forging fine – and lasting – achievements for the area, be it Sooke Fine Arts, the Sooke Region Museum, the Kludahk Trail or the Sun River Community Garden. Isn’t it time there was a Wickheim Way? Shannon Moneo Sooke

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Re: Thumbs down (Opinion, July 22) The conservative’s childcare benefit will likely help some families, but they should check the out tax implications very carefully. From what I’ve been reading, few will be keeping all of it. Many will have to pay tax on it, and some might actually come out behind. But they won’t find that out until after the election unless they check. Tia Leschke Sooke

private interest. Obviously religious practices need to change significantly so people recognize the common spiritual foundation of religions, rise above doctrines of exclusiveness and unite together to build progressive, cooperative communities. We have the science to both mitigate and adapt to climate change and to develop a prosperous, peaceful world. What is lacking is the will to act in unity for the benefit of all. Religion provides the essential individual and collective motivation for the common good. Together, through science and religion we can create a better world and we can start in Sooke. Don Brown Sooke

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Zooplankton in the ocean are eating microscopic plastic particles and passing those contaminants up the food chain to salmon, whales and other species at an “alarming” rate. That’s the conclusion of a new study co-authored by Dr. Peter Ross, the top ocean pollution researcher at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Science Centre. Zooplankton are tiny creatures that make up a major food source for juvenile salmon, as well as baleen whales. Microplastic particles are barely visible small fragments, fibres and granules that are widespread in the ocean due to the breakdown of plastics – from both litter, ropes and other sources such as sewage effluent in major populated areas. They’re different from plastic microbeads that are deliberately used in toothpastes and exfoliants. Ross and his colleagues estimated a juvenile salmon in the Strait of Georgia may be ingesting two to seven microplastic particles per day, and returning adult salmon are ingesting up to 91 particles per day. A humpback whale could be

ingesting more than 300,000 microplastic particles a day. “These particles could pose a serious risk of physical harm to the marine animals that consume them, potentially blocking their gut or leaching chemicals into their bodies,” Ross said. He said the research is the first clear evidence that species at the bottom of the food web are mistaking plastics for food and potentially posing a risk to other animals. The findings were published in June by the journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. It’s unclear yet whether microplastics in the marine food web pose a human health risk to people who consume seafood. Exposure is thought to be lower with fish that people don’t eat whole – such as salmon – compared to shellfish such as mussels, which an earlier European study also found to contain microplastics. That study suggested the plastic fragments may also absorb and pass along persistent organic pollutants. Georgia Strait Alliance executive director Christianne Wilhelmson said the findings shed new light on the threat of virtually invisible ocean contamination, as opposed to more obvious marine garbage. “We’re now really starting to understand that plastic does break down into small pieces and just because we can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not having a potentially incredible and negative impact on the marine environment,” she said. “It demonstrates how badly we’ve been treating the oceans

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A bull at Woodside and farming in Sooke district Elida Peers Sooke News Mirror contributor

Even though Phil Wilford is armed with a bull staff and nose-ring, this photo kind of terrifies me! Many are the stories of being gored and trampled by a bull, and especially Jersey bulls, they say. (And I know that at least some of the stories are true.) The low fence here would be no deterrent to an irate bull. I marvel at how easy Phil made it look, as he controlled the bull that roamed in his fields, master

chilled, would be trekked out to sit alongside the road early in the morning for pickup and transport to a Victoria dairy by a freight truck. A few decades later, tough regulations had changed the picture, as many farms were unable to bear the cost of modern dairy facilities, and had gone out of business. In the case of Woodside farm, Phil Wilford went into beef cattle, hay and produce, and also found a need to supplement farm revenue with outside

of the dairy herd at Woodside farm. Moving ahead to 2015, the hay has just been cut and baled at Woodside farm for this season, we notice, and we are reminded of changing times for farmers. No bulls today! When Phil purchased the farm from Arnold Glinz shortly after the Second World War, a number of Sooke farms were shipping milk to Victoria. This bull serviced a herd of some 25 cows, mostly Jerseys, with a few Holsteins and Ayreshires as well. Hefty big cans of milk, well-

employment. Phil was a man who loved to farm, as you might be able to tell from his pleasant expression as he seems to be having a conversation with the big bull. It was his desire for a farm on Canada’s west coast that first brought him to Sooke. He was a graduate of Guelph Agricultural College, completing his degree a year after interruption by war service in the RCAF, when he mounted his motorcycle and two-wheeled it across Canada. Phil obviously liked what he found in Sooke

and raised a large family here. While the days of dairy herds and masterful bulls are mostly gone from the Sooke we know today, it is only 70 years since a scene like this was a common occurrence in our rural village. One of the fascinating aspects is that Woodside farm has been found to be the longest continuously-operated farm west of the Red River. ••• Elida Peers is the historian of Sooke Region Museum.

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hat started out as a hobby in high school and a passion for preserving wildlife morphed into an award-winning calling for sculptor Brent Cooke. Cooke, who received a Canadian Wildlife Federation award in Ottawa recently, started out carving driftwood in his teens, making many of his own tools. "The biggest problem with that is the pieces are one-offs and you're never really able to recover the cost and the time for selling one piece at a time in that medium," Cooke says. That changed in 1999 when a friend suggested he look into bronze casting. "I was instantly intrigued. Carving is art by subtraction – you start with a lump and end up with a smaller product," says Cooke, who developed a keen interest in preserving wildlife along the way. "Working with clay is an additive process that provides a lot more leeway." That process enabled him to work with thin materials that would allow for doing a sculpture of two birds in flight, for example, something he could never achieve working with wood. Cooke starts the process for completing a bronze sculpture by creating his vision for a piece using clay. A rubber mould of the clay creation is then filled with wax and coated with a porridgelike substance that is heated and burned out, until it becomes a hard mould into which the bronze is poured. "It's a very expensive

process," Cooke says, adding with a laugh, "that's why I still have my day job." He has worked as a museum consultant since 2006, when he retired after 33 years as director of exhibits and public programs at the Royal B.C. Museum. One of his recent consulting gigs involved designing and building a HarleyDavidson Museum on the Mainland for the legendary Trev Deeley dealership, which explains the two Harleys in the garage Cooke and his wife, Elaine, love to ride regularly. Cooke's love for sculpting wildlife led to his involvement with Artists for Conservation (AFC) about six years ago. The organization brings together artists in various mediums who create pieces depicting wildlife seldom viewed by the masses, such as lions on the Serengeti. About 500 artists from 27 countries participate with the organization, which holds an annual show and festival in Vancouver that includes educational art and nature programs for youth. Exhibits from the show travel to international art galleries where the pieces are sold to raise money for conservation. "One aspect (of Artist for Conservation) that hooked me right away

80 per cent of the submissions are paintings." A Medal of Excellence and Best in Show winner at the Vancouver AFC gala in 2013, he was recently named the group's Festival Artist Patron, following in Bateman's shoes. Cooke has created a life-sized bronze great blue heron to be auctioned off for the cause and displayed at the AFC gala in September. Cooke's work is on display in galleries in Sidney, Calgary and Tulsa. For a look at some of his designs, check out castartstudio.com. More information on Artists for Conservation is a few clicks away at artistsforconservation. com. Black Press

Artist Brent Cooke holds an eagle head, part of a piece he’s working on, at his Langford home studio. It’s been a successful summer for the sculptor, having won the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Robert Bateman Award for his contributions to conservation through his artwork, and being named the Artists for Conservation’s Festival Artist Patron for 2015. is all artists contribute to a conservationbased charity of their choice, and the money raised goes directly to that organization," says Cooke, who supports the Raptor Recovery Centre in Duncan. "Many of them are tiny little places doing great work. The fact that the money helps organizations large and small is really neat." Cooke was "shocked and pleased" when notified earlier this summer that he had won the 2015 Canadian Wildlife Federation Robert Bateman award, given to groups or individuals who bring awareness to conservation through artistic works. He submitted for the

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award last year and didn't make the cut, but the committee decided to take another look this year and the artist couldn't be happier.

"You don't get into conservation for recognition, but it's really nice when it happens," says Cooke. "It's special as a sculptor, considering 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke Phone: 250-642-1634 Fax: 250-642-0541 email: info@sooke.ca website: www.sooke.ca

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When talk of a senior men’s fastball league returning to Sooke first hit the airwaves, some were skeptical, especially considering the sport’s long hiatus in town — but the league’s success this year is well-heard from the stands: it’s back and it’s here to stay. Four teams: the Compass Hustlers, Bob’s Auto Repair Pirates, the Hammers and the Browns came together earlier this spring to form the new Sooke Men’s Fastball League, a sport Sooke has been without for 20 years. The teams have been facing off since, playing Tuesdays and Thursdays evenings at 6:30 p.m. at Art Morris Park. “It’s actually turned out better than we expected,” said Andrew Medwedrich, team manager for the Browns and one of the spearhead organizers behind the new league. “There’s talk about possibly a masters team of older guys coming in. There’s also been a lot of help with the ball, like the Bantam team doing 50/50 raffles all-year long to help raise money, or the Sooke Lions club running concession, which [its] done an awesome job with.” Medwedrich said he and the other team managers were more optimistic than confident when the sport was first rejuvenated in Sooke, but added that it was well worth the shot. “It seems that from top to bottom everyone’s pretty happy with the way things have gone,” he said. “We were hoping that it would fly with the fans, but Sooke’s pretty good for fast pitch, the fans like coming and watching, and we’ll get big crowds, we’ll get small crowds, but for the most part it’s seems it will be just fine as long as we keep on top of it.” He said that given the league’s success, he sees it going into a second year, with most players already signed up to return to their respective teams. Still, that doesn’t mean the league isn’t looking for new players – Medwedrich noted that unlike this year, which was its kick-off year, next year the league will be more open, especially since many have

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The Compass Hustlers and Browns teams facing off at the Art Morris Park in one of their epic matches. The teams have met many times on the diamond, with the Hustlers set to make the final playoffs at the end of August. seen the games already in action. “It was tough this year because we had no product yet to show someone,” he said. “Now that people have seen the game, they feel that they can play and want to try it.” Medwedrich added that pitchers in particular are in high demand. “Pitching is pretty tough, because without a pitcher it’s hard to make those new teams. Any pitchers who want to play, come on down,” he said. Another challenge was for rookie players just starting out, especially on the level that the men’s fastball league plays at. “They’re learning how to do a whole new thing, but at the same time, they’ve definitely adjusted to a different sport, and everyone seems to be in pretty good spirits,” he said. For next year, he said he’d like to pick up

more games, but that will depend on players and the format that they’ll be working with. Overall though, Medwedrich pointed out that the Sooke community has been very integral for the league’s return, and feels pretty good about next year, especially since there are lots of fastball fans around. “We’re lucky to have a good community that comes and helps out, it makes things a lot easier for everyone,” he said. And like every major sport league, there are playoffs, along with a good year-end showdown; all of which are due to take place in the coming weeks. “We’re going to have a playoff game on Aug. 25, that’s the first-place team which ended up being the Compass Hustlers, they won our league,” Medwedrich said. He noted that the Hustlers will take on the league’s fourth-place team in their first

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Slo-pitch to finish with a bang this season Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror

With other ball sports of the season coming to a close, slo-pitch is bidding its adieu for the year with one playoff final and a tournament within the next two weeks. The first was last night at Fred Milne Park with the slopitch final. “It’s [the season] been pretty smooth,” said Jason Dumont, a player in the slo-pitch A division and Sooke Slo-pitch Association president. “The league has been pretty competitive and very tight in the playoffs, so it’s been a lot of fun.” The slo-pitch tournament on the B.C. Day long weekend will be even bigger, with 20 teams participating. It’s the association’s usual end-of-the-year tournament. It hasn’t been an easy year for the slo-pitch association, Dumont said. The number of players has been low this year. Dumont hopes there will

Photo from Sooke Slo-Pitch Association archives

Crowds gathering around during one of the slo-pitch matches at the Fred Milne Park ball diamond. This year 20 slo-pitch teams from all over the Island are expected to take part in the year-end tournament B.C. Day Long weekend. be an added interest next year, particularly from the younger generation. Even slo-pitch itself has changed in Sooke; Dumont noted the games’ fluidity

has changed, more so towards tighter scores. “The games have been really tight and competitive; the semi-final the other day was 6-7, which for slo-pitch

is unheard of,” he said. “Traditional times you’ll see 15-22, so it’s interesting to see.” For more info on the upcoming slo-pitch playoffs

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Elegant Caddies adorn the Sooke Community Hall last Saturday to catch a glimpse of some classic autos during the Sooke Fall Fair & Car Show event. Among the cars was a vintage California State patrol replica cruiser, as well as a royal Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph II.

Correction noted A few corrections from the provincial fastball championships story published in the Sooke News Mirror earlier this month: There were three teams, not four: U16 Rep, U16C and U12. The U16C team played in the final which was a well-played seven-inning game but fell 4-2 to the gold medal team from Port Alberni. Earning a silver medal is a great accomplishment as we had only one 16 year old, eight 15 year olds, four U14 and one U12. This young team really improved through the year and gelled as a team. Thanks to Sooke U16C Boys Fastball coach Darrell Ell for the clarification.

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The Sooke Region Museum has curated a temporary exhibit in honour of the Pacific Jamboree for Boy Scouts hosted by Camp Barnard this July. The exhibit was researched by Miranda Siklenka, a summer collections student, and will be on display until the end of this month. On display is information on the origins of scouting, activity in the Sooke region and several artifacts. The Boy Scouts and Girl Guides organizations were founded by Lord Baden-Powell in the early 1900s. After he held his first camp for boys on Brownsea Island in England in 1907, the scouting movement quickly became an international phenomenon that included girls too. The Pacific Jamboree is hosted by the B.C. Yukon Councils and is held every four years. Camp Barnard has accommodated the Jamboree numerous times, the last time it was held here was in 1987. Starting as Beaver Scouts, children from the ages five to seven years are integrated into an environment intended to nurture spirituality, self-awareness, appreciation of nature, caring, and sharing. At eight to10 years old, the children continue as Cub Scouts (previously Wolf Cubs). In this period, facing challenges is encouraged as indicated by their motto, “Do Your Best.” Upon reaching Scout level the youths, aged 11 to 14 years, follow the Scouts motto, “Be Prepared.” This entails a focus on citizenship, leadership, personal development, and outdoor skills, all of which can be awarded with a variety of merit-based badges.

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The largest artifact on display was donated by Mae Linell and is a wooden totem from the 1st Sooke Cub Pack (2002.017.015). The totem is a wolf’s head on a stand. The entire object is painted brown, white and red. Linell played an influential role in the progress of scouting in Sooke. She was a Cub leader for 40 years and was awarded the Governor-General’s Medal of Merit for distinguished service to scouting. Mae’s size 7 wool Stetson hat that she wore as a leader is also in the exhibit (2009.030.001a-c). Additionally, this exhibit showcases instructional booklets for Scouts. One booklet tells the life story of founder Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell (1987.055.027). The 48-page sepia tone booklet was published by the Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association in Ottawa, Canada. Another booklet on display is called The Scout’s Reciter and Elocutionary Instructor (2015.FIC.509) and was printed and bound in Glasgow by James Brown and Son Ltd in 1925. This 42-page resource shares information on how scouts should present themselves (eg. breathing and stance) and has verses, speeches and mottos that should be memorised. Other artifacts on display include badges and uniform attire. The Sooke Region Museum would also like to extend a huge thank you to the Royal B.C. Museum, The Maritime Museum of B.C. and the Gap Factory Store (Westshore Mall) for the loan of several mannequins and dress forms that have been used in our summer exhibit titled Fashion Files: Dressing Sooke. ••• Brianna Shambrook is collections and exhibits manager at Sooke Region Museum.

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Bill, John and Dean have a great day of salmon fishing July 10. Three springs, 13 pink salmon, and nine good-sized dungeness crabs.

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Salmon fishing in Sooke waters has been excellent. Large springs/chinooks, pink, coho and a few sockeye salmon are being caught by those trolling off Sooke. Sockeye are not open to retention, but anglers have reported releasing them. Boats are coming in with great catches of salmon even on days the big springs aren’t biting. The regular “hotspots” are all producing salmon, but those spots west of Sooke harbour seem to be best: Bluffs, Trailer Park, Otter Point, Sheringham Point, and even further west. Anchovies are the local favourite for trying to catch the big springs, but anglers have also been successful with coho killers, coyote spoons and white or pink hootchies and squirts. There has definitely been an early “bite” on most mornings that can slow down quick, especially if the orca whales come through like they have. Many fishers are reporting catching larger spring salmon in the shallows, 50 to 60 ft. of water with the gear at 40/45 ft. while others are reporting 110/120 ft. of water with the gear on the bottom for big springs, both are working! Halibut fishing reports are scarce as most people are fishing for salmon, but they are around even though the dogfish are still a problem, those who are targeting halibut are catching. Crabbing in Sooke harbour has improved, many fishers are reporting trapping good numbers of keeper sized dungeness crabs. The Consultants Derby was held at the Prestige Hotel last weekend with a 22.7 lb spring salmon taking first place, 300 participants, 66 spring salmon weighed in. Coming up next the is Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society Salmon Derby Aug. 1/2 2015. Tickets are available at Eagle-Eye Outfitters, Crab Shack, Wise Buys, Sooke Marine Center, and Island Outfitters. ••• Ron Neitsch is the owner of 2 Reel Fishing Adventures in Sooke.

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Arts

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Sooke Fine Arts Show brings together both artists and patrons in one big event Kevin Laird Sooke News Mirror

The Sooke Fine Arts Show is into its final week – and already thousands have gone through the turnstiles in one of the biggest events the community hosts. The show ends Monday (Aug. 3) at SEAPARC Leisure Centre. This year the Sooke Fine Arts Society received more than 1,400 submissions for the show. Only 375 were accepted by the judging panel. Of those, about 50 came from the Sooke area. The show includes painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, mixed media, glass and fibre. “It’s a very high-calibre show,” said Catherine Keogan, the society’s executive director. The fine arts show runs for

11 days offering daily artists’ demonstrations, live music, and activities for children and seniors. This week the show wraps up with two seniors teas today (July 29) and Thursday (July 30) from 2 to 4 p.m. The tea is free for those 65 and over, but admission fees apply. The Taste of Sooke hits the floor Thursday as well. Tickets are $15 and includes the gallery. Throughout the week there are artist demos, talks, live music, bistro and gift shop. Show admission is $8 daily or a show pass for $15. Seniors pay $7, while children under 12 are free. For more information, please go online to sookefinearts.com or call 250-642-7256. klaird@blackpress.ca

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Canadian artist Ed Araquel demonstrates his watercolour abilities at the Sooke Fine Arts Show at SEAPARC Leisure Centre. Araquel is renown throughout North America for his unique portraits, still lifes and landscapes.

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David Baird’s “Sea Monster” created with yellow cedar, abalone and fused glass

Joanell Storm’s “Tidepool” created with acrylic on canvas. Sooke News Mirror

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Shanna Hamilton’s “King Akhentaen” created with acrylic and charcoal.

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Urban forest project launched Tree cover in the Capital Regional District is declining at an alarming rate. In response, Habitat Acquisition Trust is launching an Urban Forest Good Neighbours Project to help private landowners care for their trees and find solutions to tree-related problems. Trees in urban areas can increase property value and curb appeal, their canopy can reduce power bills, clean air, provide protection from sound and light pollution, and improve overall physical health and well-being. The Greater Victoria area hosts an incredible diversity of trees that line streets, enrich parks and bring life to backyards.

A recent mapping study by HAT revealed the anticipated result of six years of significant tree cover loss across the 13 municipalities in the CRD. It also found over six years (2005 to 2011), 1,500 hectares of impervious surface replaced previously green spaces. Impervious surfaces essentially do the opposite of trees; increasing water runoff, trapping heat and concentrating pollution in waterways, and further exacerbating the loss of tree cover in the CRD. Most tree loss in Greater Victoria is occurring on private property, leaving a huge role for private landowners to care for their existing trees as well as plant new trees. HAT is working to bring

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urban forests to the forefront of community awareness through its Good Neighbours Program aimed to help local landowners meet their property goals. Learn more about the trees in your neighbourhood by contacting HAT for information on upcoming urban forest walk and talks from local experts, join community planting projects for tips on tree planting and care, and sign-up for your own free, private landcare consultation. Please contact stewardship coordinator, Jill Robinson at jill@hat.bc.ca for more information. ••• Submitted by Jill Robinson, stewardship coordinator, Habitat Acquisition Trust.

Online at VIIC.ca Call 310-VIIC

Capital Regional District

Fall fair booklet available now Sooke Fall Fair booklet is now available in Sooke and throughout the region. The booklet details information for exhibitors, contests and general information for the Sept. 12 to 13 fair at Sooke Community Hall. The theme is Sooke Fall Fair Embraces Light & Soil. “This year we are inviting fall fair competitors to show us ideas for uses with light and soil,” said president Ellen Lewers. Entry fee for competition is $1 per

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adult entry and 50 cents for juniors and youth submitted before Sept. 9. Late entries submitted on Sept. 11 will be charged $2 per entry, $1 for youth. Entries are open to everyone, regardless of where they live. Along with the many competitions, ranging from produce to literacy arts, the fair will offer a wide array of animals with pony and cart rides and hay rides. For more information, please go online to sookefallfair.ca.

Hartland Landfill

The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on BC Day, Monday, August 3, 2015.

BC Day Closure

Hartland will reopen on Tuesday, August 4 from 9 am to 5 pm. Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.

For more information, please call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.crd.bc.ca/hartland

Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

Community

Calendar Thurs July 30 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

Fri July 31 VITAL VITTLES

Free lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 Cribbage 7 P.M. p.m. Holy Trinity Church. BINGO Sr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 Closed during August. p.m. Sooke Community Hall Re-opens Sept. 4. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ADULT WALKING GROUP SEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Steak Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIORS’ BUS Registration required. 250Lunch and shopping trips 642-8000. to Victoria. Call June MUSEUM NIGHT MARKET at 250-642-2032 for 5 -8 p.m. at the Sooke information. Region Museum, 2070 STINKING FISH Phillips Rd. STUDIO TOUR SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW Through to Aug. 3. Info: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. SEAPARC stinkingfishstudiotour. Leisure Complex. Info: com. sookefinearts.com. Taste of Sooke, 7 to 10 p.m. SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com

Sat Aug 1

Sun Aug 2

Meat draw 3 p.m. SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET Otter Pt. Rd., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Every Saturday. SOOKE FINE ARTS SHOW 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. SEAPARC Leisure Complex. Info: sookefinearts.com

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

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Mon Aug 3 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 5 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 Aug 4

Wed Aug 5

First Foods, Youth and Family Centre, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 250-6425464. FAMILY STORYTIME Sooke Library, 11 a.m. Pre-registration required: 250-642-3022.

People’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m. PARENT DISCUSSION GROUP Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30 to 11a.m. Info: 250-6425464. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Dominos 10 a.m. Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOL Meetl and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.

BABY TALK

YOUTH CLINIC

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

WALKING GROUP

Sooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Dropin. 250-642-3022. STORYTIME Ages 3-5, 10:30-11 a.m. All Community Sooke Library. Free but events purchascall 250-642-3022 to ing a display ad register will appear in our current community WOMEN’S CANCER event calendar at SUPPORT GROUP no charge. FREE Sooke Harbour House. EVENTS will be listed 7-9 p.m. Ongoing every at no charge, space 2nd Tuesday of the month. permitting.

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300-454gr

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Planters

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275-300gr

Sparkling Fruit Beverage

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4$ 295ml

Selected, 295ml

Frozen Orange or Grapefruit Juice

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Minute Maid

750ml

Nature Valley

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400gr

150gr

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85gr

213gr

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398ml

125gr

399

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Sports Drink

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Mott’s

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Sparkling Orange Beverage

1.89lt

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400gr

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106gr

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2$ for

Dasani

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425ml

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400gr

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Fruit tree project looks to harvest your fruits Katherine Engqvist Sooke News Mirror

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but sometimes there are more apples on the tree than one person or family can eat. That’s where one communitybased initiative comes into play, or pick, in this case. The LifeCycles Fruit Tree Project, with the help of more than a hundred volunteers, harvests a variety of fruits from trees on private land where the owners may not have the time or resources to pick the fruit themselves. The goal is to save the fruit from spoiling on lawns. The harvest is divided between tree owners, volunteers, food banks and other community organizations, and with the project itself. A portion of fruit is set aside to make valueadded products to help

with costs. The goal for this year: a whopping 40,000 pounds of fruit to be harvested and redistributed, up from the 32,000 pounds that was collected last year. “The demand is always a little more than we can meet,” said Jenny McCartney, Fruit Tree Project co-ordinator. But each year the program grows and they can meet additional demand, she said, which means they always need more volunteers and more trees to sign up. This year, volunteers are busier than usual at this time with fruit coming on earlier because of the heat. That puts the picking season about three weeks ahead of schedule, running until the end of October. Right now, McCartney said, it’s the middle of plum season and they haven’t seen too much drought damage. But

she still urges residents to keep watering their trees, otherwise they’ll start dropping fruit before it’s ripe. This lack of rotting fruit left on lawns has also helped with pest problems. McCartney said a number of residents have noticed a difference, especially with wasps. Organizers want to invite West Shore and Sooke residents to sign up their trees as they work on expanding the program, which also means supporting more services in those areas. In the past, the high cost of gas has limited the program, McCartney said, but as the program expands they have been able to lump several picks into one day to make it more economical to expand further out into communities. “All the on-theground work is done by volunteers,” she said.

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Unfortunately there are always trees they just can’t get to, which could result from the number of volunteers available at a given time or perhaps the timing of the seasons. Throughout the harvest season, the group has roughly 150 volunteers. But the surge of volunteers is stronger at the beginning of the season than the end, McCartney notes. Tree owners can still donate and are encouraged to preregister their trees so picking can be co-ordinated. And of course, there is always room for more volunteer pickers. If you’d like to know more about the Fruit Tree Project, go to lifecyclesproject.ca.

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