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New aesthetics are on their way to the town’s core, but a roundabout art centerpiece is not one of them. At least, not anytime soon. Page 3

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A change of hands and a new outlook at basketball programs in Sooke could mean big things for Edward Milne Community School athletes. Page 27

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Spring fever Cash and his friend Lucas revelled on the swings thanks to the welcome warm weather and sunshine of spring during their second week of Spring Break. Classes start up again on Wednesday, March 30 all across most B.C. school districts, including Sooke School District 62.

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As some Greater Victoria cities inch closer to a solution to the regional sewage treatment question, Sooke, with tertiary treatment already in place, watches carefully. The reason? Sooke produces about 170 tonnes of sewage sludge every year, with all of it transported to the Hartland landfill in Saanich. The cost to the municipality is about $20,000 annually. After years of studies, public consultation and debate, CRD directors decided to build two tertiary-treatment plants as the best option for moving forward with the troubled mega project. (Tertiary treatment refers to cleaning sewage to a point that becomes usable water.) That move could open the door to a better way to dispose of sewage sludge then having it trucked to a landfill, if the CRD directors approve a plan for resource recovery. “The sludge is sent to Hartland as a special waste, but it’s only happening because there is no other method of disposing of it. It’s almost been done

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Log house burns down in Whiffen Spit Friday evening became a long night for Sooke Fire and Rescue, Metchosin and Otter Point firefighters as they battled the flames of after a log house on McMillan Road in Whiffen Spit. The building, which was vacant for several years, was entirely engulfed in flames at the time fire crews arrived, said Sooke Fire Chief Steven Sorensen.

“There was fire coming out the roof, out every window and door, and it’s been burning for some time,” he said, adding that the fire, which started around 8:30 p.m., took at least two hours to bring under control. Last fire crew were at the site until midnight. This was the second time this log house caught fire, the last time being in

November 2009, noted Sorensen. No one has been living in it since. Exact cause of the fire remains unknown, though local authorities suspect foul play. Sorensen said it was fortunate the fire occurred while everything is still cold and wet around. “We’re just lucky it wasn’t during the summer, because sparks were going everywhere.”

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Council Briefs Funding restored for Park Watch District of Sooke council has restored $5,000 in funding to Juan de Fuca Park Watch Society. Funding was cut to $1,000 last year by council on the recommendation of its grants committee. The park watch program is run by volunteers from May to September, with a focus on preventing theft from vehicles, break-ins and vandalism. Last year, volunteer patrollers handed out more than 30,000 brochures. The program serves parks from Matheson Lake to Aylard Farm, Sooke Potholes, French Beach, China Beach and Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew.

Trail group receives support District of Sooke council is supporting the Southern Vancouver Island Nature Trails Society in its vision of shared use and wilderness trail connections. Recognizing the region has an abundance of natural surface trails, the trails society wants to create an “epic network” of accessible multi discipline trails from Brentwood Bay to Sooke Hills. For more information,

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Work set for Goose connector District of Sooke council has approved plans for work on the Galloping Goose connector in Sooke River Park and Sooke Road. Jasmine’s Excavating was awarded a $29,500 contract to build a gravel multi-use trail through park property, while York Excavating is constructing a paved, multi-use trail from Kirby Road to Sooke Road for $64,098. The project is also supported by a BikeBC grant.

Sooke politicians back women’s rights Sooke politicians are backing women’s rights with Take the Pledge for Parity proposed by District of Central Saanich council. The pledge’s goals are to: help women and girls achieve their ambitions, challenge conscious and unconscious bias, call for gender-balanced leadership, value women and men’s contributions equally and create inclusive, flexible culture. Central Saanich sent the pledge to all Capital Regional District municipalities asking for support.

School repair funds underway B.C. school districts have until April 15 to apply for an annual “fix-it fund” that has grown from $35 million to $40 million. The fund is in addition to the ongoing capital funds for school districts, and is targeted to projects costing $100,000 or more. They include heating and ventilation upgrades, roof repairs or replacement, plumbing and boiler replacements and safety improvements.

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Pacific Gateway Marina makes waves in Port Renfrew as it inches towards summer opening New marina can accomodate as many as 60 boats, plus 60-foot yacht Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror

After years of negotiations and planning, the all-season Pacific Gateway Marina in Port Renfrew is expected to open this summer with a capacity to hold 60 permanent boats and several transient boats. The marina’s controversial development process fell into limbo last year when its proposed 150-boat capacity and location near the San Juan River created waves with Port Renfrew locals and the Pacheedaht First Nation, who pointed out its proximity to the river would affect salmon fishing patterns and ancient burial sites. As a result, the marina was redesigned and relocated further down the shore, said Andrew Purdey, CEO of Ruskin Construction and PGM’s developer, adding that the effort was made to meet the requirements of the community. “There was a process of working with the various special interest groups and

we’ve come to a common ground, everyone’s happy, and that’s what we’re going to build,” he said, hoping the marina will open May 15, “if all goes well.” The marina reduced its number of boats to 60, and will also include available berth to handle up to a 60-foot yacht all year long. Recently, PGM renewed its temporary use permit with the Capital Regional District to operate as-is until its rezoning application goes through, said Purdey, though it won’t be for another year. Still, he remains optimistic things will go smoothly from this point on. “I want to build the most efficient sport fishing marina on the West Coast, and it will be a spot where people with the odds can come in,” Purdey said. “It’s good news in the community and the fishing community that we’ve built a facility where people can enjoy the West Coast safely 12 months a year.” While the Pacheedaht agreed with the marina’s changes, the First Nation hopes the developer will address its concerns

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regarding the marina’s effect on fish habitat. “There is no 100 per cent guarantee that the salmon migration will not be disrupted, and therefore ongoing evaluation of the impacts will be important in protecting the fishery,” wrote Pacheedaht spokesperson Kristine Pearson in an email. Pearson added that no “agreement” was struck with the federal government, and that the First Nation felt it had no alternative but to accept the redesigned marina. “Both governments have failed to uphold the honour of the Crown or to engage in meaningful consultation,” she said, adding that negotiations with PGM are ongoing. While a rezoning application is still underway, Purdey said other marina facilities are in the plans, such as access to food, fuel and boat maintenance, including a lodge once the rezoning process is finished. news@sookenewsmirror.com

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Meat draw, 3 p.m. GERMAN PLAYGROUP Sooke Library, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ART EXHIBIT Tales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day. EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA Free event for children. SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 10:30 a.m.

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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. ART EXHIBIT Tales of Woe and Whimsey. Sooke Region Museum, all day.

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Sooke roundabout centre artwork not expected to come ‘round soon More greenery along the town core’s boulevard is in the books, as roundabout centrepiece remains to be determined

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Sooke will beautify its new traffic roundabout with flowers and low-growing bushes, as part of its multi-milliondollar town centre project. District council gave the go-ahead last week to plant “native and colourful, seasonal plantings,” but postponed plans to include artwork or artifacts in the roundabout until traffic studies were complete. “Substantial public art is needed in the community, but the centre of the roundabout may not be the best location,” said Drew Johnston, Sooke Program for the Arts chair, which made recommendations to council. The reason? Art could be hit by a vehicle and damaged. It would also be difficult to get to the art to view it without impeding traffic. The Ministry of Transportation needs to be consulted for placement of art with consideration given to viewpoints and sight lines on the roundabout. Putting the final touches on the roundabout are delayed due to inclement weather, said acting mayor Rick Kasper. “When you start late in the season and then you’re inundated with lousy weather, it puts you in a bind,” Kasper said, adding there were also surprises with the project including the discovery of sinkholes. Coun. Brenda Parkinson said both the

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Wet weather didn’t stop Devin Gatey from laying out the last remaining bricks of the sidewalk in the Sooke core. Atey has been working to finish off the project for the last two weeks, finalizing what originally started as a behemoth construction project last summer. SPA and parks and trails committee had many people and groups approach them about beautifying the roundabout area and the town center. “We had one suggestion to buy a piece of artwork for $30,000,” she said. “It seems more prudent to wait and see how the roundabout goes and look at how everything in the project fits together.” Work on the project is expected to be completed by the end of March. Meanwhile, the district is thanking local business owners for being patient as the Transportation Ministry addresses

the deficiency list related to the roundabout work. “We understand this work had a negative effect on local businesses and appreciate the support we received from good corporate citizens, Village Food Centre, Home Hardware, Wood Travel and Cruise, Sooke Fax & Copy Centre, Island Land Surveying Ltd, Sooke Dance Studio and Randy Clarkson and Laurie Wallace (West Coast Design), who worked closely with district staff to mitigate disruptions” said chief administrative officer Teresa Sullivan.

John Phillips Park to host new handful of facilities New amenities could soon be on the way to John Phillips Memorial Park. Sooke council will consider adding public washrooms, loop trail, picnic tables and benches following a recommendation from the parks and trails advisory advisory committee. The recommendations were forwarded to a future budget meeting. Over the years there have been several proposals on how to develop the park from building a library, horseshoe pitches, even a bike skills facility. Earlier this year, the committee hosted an information meet-

ing on the park at SEAPARC Leisure Complex where residents were asked to prioritize what they wanted to see at the park. There was also an online survey. Acting mayor Rick Kasper applauded the current proposals but would like to see some provision for parking. “This would give some additional opportunities for people that either have a physical impairment or have a hard time going down the stairs in order to get access to the park,” he said. John Phillips Memorial Park was created in 2005 and is the largest green space in Sooke’s urban core at 7.75 hectares.

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Insurance fraudsters are increasingly being tripped up online by their own social media postings. ICBC says it opened 2,350 cyber cases last year where investigators used social media or other online postings to try to uncover suspected fraudulent or exaggerated crash claims. “Social media is a growing area that’s been highly successful for us,” said Chris Fairbridge, manager of ICBC’s Special Investigations Unit. “When you’ve got pictures and you’ve got video and you’ve got posts of what you’ve been doing, it’s pretty hard for anybody to look at that and say you’re telling the truth when you’ve exaggerated.” Fairbridge said the dedicated unit now has 10 investigators dedicated to cyber cases, up from two when it was started in 2010. About 70 per cent of their investigations have some effect in reducing payout costs or leading to a complete denial. One 2015 example was a B.C.

woman who claimed crash injuries kept her from returning to work as a hairdresser, but posted on Twitter and Facebook about hiking, running and being one of the “hardest hitters” on the roller derby team she’d just joined. She settled for half her original claim after being confronted with her social media posts. In another case that went to court, a woman sought $1 million after being hit by a motorcycle in a crosswalk. A judge awarded her just $20,000 and ordered her to pay $34,000 in ICBC costs after deciding from social media posts and other evidence that she’d grossly exaggerated her injuries. Other phoney claimants were undone by their friends’ social media postings. A Lower Mainland man said he couldn’t go back to his desk job after a crash but investigators found a friend’s Facebook photo of him later running a grueling obstacle race in Whistler, as well as a video of him taking down an opponent in a mixed martial arts bout. Shown the evidence, he quickly settled, citing a miraculous recovery.

ICBC also denied a Kamloops man’s claim that vandals burned his truck after finding evidence the fire was suspicious and a Craigslist posting trying to sell the truck because he couldn’t afford to pay for its repairs. Penalties may go beyond reduced or denied payouts. Fairbridge said there were 520 successful fraud convictions in the last five years, some leading to jail time. Those convicted may not be able to cross the border again or may have trouble getting a loan or a job, he noted. Asked if fraudsters are getting wise and going dark on social media after a claim, Fairbridge said no. “People can’t help themselves.” An estimated 10 to 20 per cent of auto insurance claims are fraudulent or exaggerated, costing an extra $600 million a year in B.C. and adding $100 to the insurance premiums of the average driver. “We’re not going to tolerate that, we’re not going to pass those costs along to honest customers,” Fairbridge said. news@sookenewsmirror.com

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For those who might wish to help and donate, they can send a cheque to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 2191 Townsend Rd. Sooke, B.C. V9Z 0H4 with “refugee sponsorship” in the

Not much is needed now except the refugee family the Team Sooke/Juan de Fuca refugee Sponsorship Committee is waiting for. Sid Jorna, chair of the committee said they have already raised over $30,000 and all of the paperwork is to connect them with a family. “We have no idea of the timeline,” said Jorna. “It takes a long time and depends on what country they have asylum in. Jorna said their team of six contact people are now all trained and certified. They have taken sensitivity training through the Sponsorship

Agreement Holder, the Anglican Diocese and the Catholic Diocese. Cultural training and background checks are all done. “Our team has an ESL specialist and settlement agencies in Victoria have a complete range of anticipated services. We are supported by all kinds of people around that.” The team still have $15,000 to raise to help support a family of four for one year. “Every cent goes to the refugee family, there is no overhead,” said Jorna. The team will begin seeking housing once the timeline is locked in, although they do have interim housing. Now all they need is a family.

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Series explores CRD’s sewage treatment Beginning in today’s edition, Black Press and the Sooke News Mirror will take an in-depth look at the sewage issue which has plagued and puzzled residents throughout the Capital Region for decades. The Capital Regional District’s core area liquid waste management committee has recommended moving ahead with a wastewater treatment program that will feature treatment plants at Victoria’s Clover Point and either McLoughlin or Macaulay

points in Esquimalt. There’s reason for optimism that Greater Victoria will finally find an alternative to pumping untreated sewage a kilometre out from shore into Juan de Fuca Strait. However, we’ve been here before, only to see the plan unravel amid political infighting. The CRD identified McLoughlin Point as the preferred site for a single treatment plant back in 2014. That plan never made it past the initial designs as Esquimalt council rejected the

CRD’s rezoning application in a series of raucous public hearings. There’s reason to believe Esquimalt may be more receptive in this go-round, as a Victoria plant serves to share the load on sewage flows. The issue has taken some dramatic turns in recent weeks. The initial seven options, each of which included a main plant at Rock Bay, fell by the wayside as the committee focused on sites near existing outfalls at Clover and Macaulay points, saving the

$250-million cost of piping the effluent there. But the project still carries an estimated cost of more than $1 billion, which would translate to estimated household costs ranging from a low of $352 a year in Saanich to a high of $741 in Colwood. To address those costs, along with the technical advances in sewage treatment and the region’s history with the issue, Black Press assembled a team of reporters, photographers and

graphic designers, who devoted hundreds of hours researching the subject and putting together a two-part series that runs the next two Wednesdays. We can only hope that this time we are finally on the road to a solution and won’t be sitting in the same place two years down the road, wondering how we got here. ••• We want to hear from you. Send you comments to editor@ sookenewsmirror.com.

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Substantial public art is needed in Sooke, but the centre of the roundabout may not be the best location. Drew Johnson Sooke Program chair – Page 5

There was a process of working with the various special interest groups and we’ve come to a common ground. Andrew Purdey, marina developer – Page 3

We aim to be sending a senior team to the provincials in two to three years from now. Trevor Bligh, basketball coach – Page 16

•• A sense of insecurity in absence of leadership David Suzuki

Guest Comment

Remote Australian communities often use diesel generators for power. They’re expensive to run and emit pollution and greenhouse gases. Even people who don’t rely entirely on generators use Australia’s power grid, which is mostly fuelled by polluting, climate-altering coal. Now, one company is showing that supplying Australia’s energy needn’t be expensive or polluting. AllGrid Energy produces 10 kilowatt-hour solar-power batteries that take advantage of Australia’s abundant sunlight and growing demand for solar panels. Their lead-acid gel battery is less expensive than Tesla’s lithium Powerwall, also available in Australia. It’s an example of the rapid pace of

renewable energy development – one that clears a hurdle previously confronting many clean-energy technologies: their variable nature. Many argue that because solar and wind energy only work when sun shines or winds blow, and output varies according to cloud cover, wind speed and other factors, they can’t replace large “baseload” sources like coal, oil, gas and nuclear. But batteries and other energy storage methods, along with power-grid improvements, make renewables competitive with fossil fuels and nuclear power. With storage and grid technologies advancing daily, renewable energy could easily and relatively quickly replace most fossil fuel-generated electricity. In Canada, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator contracted five companies to test

a number of storage systems, including batteries, hydrogen storage, kinetic flywheels and thermal systems that store heat in special bricks. Ontario is aiming to get about 50 per cent of its installed generating capacity from renewable sources by 2025. The main renewable-energy storage methods are thermal, compressed air, hydrogen, pumped hydroelectric, flywheels and batteries. Some are better for large scale and some for small scale. Renewable energy with storage has a number of advantages over fossil fuels. It can discharge power to the grid to meet demand more quickly and efficiently, and it’s less prone to disruption, because power sources are distributed over a large area, so if one part is knocked out by a storm, for example, other parts keep the system

running. Many fossil fuel and nuclear power systems require a lot of water for cooling and so can be affected by drought, and nuclear power systems are expensive and take a long time to build. Clean-energy technology also creates more jobs than fossil fuel development. Because renewables don’t pollute or create greenhouse gas emissions, they also help lower costs for health care and the ever-increasing impacts of climate change. Although every energy source comes with consequences, the damage and risks from mining, processing, transporting and using coal, oil, bitumen and uranium, and from fracking and other extraction methods, are far greater than for clean energy. ••• David Suzuki writes for the Suzuki Foundation.

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Yes, just because of the high cost of living. Paul Drennan Sooke

No, because it would likely increase the cost for goods and services, or companies will likely just find another way to cut costs. Josh Skinner Sooke

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I won the debate about instituting Daylight Savings Time in 1954 as a high school senior in Oregon. I wish I had lost. Back in my whimsical youth I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know better. Now at 80, as a retired sea captain, I can see the light, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not saving daylight. The other day I desired to get some photos of the noon light and realized I had to wait until 1 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock to get my noon sights. As mariners we determine our longitude by the noon sighting, 1200, not 1300. If landlubbers want to have

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March 8 is not a date most people regard as having any significance. Not a stat day off work or school. Since 1975, it has been International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. If ever society needed an International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now. To remind women, men and children, of how it used to be and still is worldwide for half the population. A country which calls itself the most progressive in the worldÂ still does not have the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;womenâ&#x20AC;? in its constitution which in effect would prohibit gender discrimination in the United States.Â A few Sooke female council members participated in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tea and Hat event. The focus in the February 24Â issue of Sooke News MirrorÂ chamber chatter article by theÂ Sooke Chamber of Commerce wasÂ to celebrate social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women,Â appearing two weeks prior to the designated day.Â This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TeaÂ and Hat was

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an extra hour of daylight after work, simply go to work an hour earlier. Everybody can go to work an hour earlier, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change the clock, change your work time. I used to change 25 clocks twice a year with boats, cars, home, and business. Give me a break. We live in a really awkward time of civilization, with some very stupid customs. District Standard Time is just one, but we live with it. Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we have 13 months of 28 days a year instead of 12 months of various days? The Earth has 13 moons a year and women (half of the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inhabitants) generally experience 13 menstrual cycles a year. Speaking of years, do you really think they were counting down the years 3,000 years ago to reach zero (BC) and then start counting up (AD)? More religious nonsense, and yet we live with it. And here is a stroke of mental genius - a natural plant of the Earth has been declared illegal: cannabis saliva (marijuana). Yet we live with it, or without it. But maybe we are seeing the light on this last one. We call ourselves rational? Ralph Hull Sooke

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Good for acting mayor Rick Kasper setting the record straight about Sookeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sewage treatment... I have long suspected itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something in the air around Victoria that makes those residents claim that their effluentÂ doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stink, or why has it taken so many years to admit otherwise? Andy Neimers Sooke

on March 6, likely to maximize attendance on a weekend.Â Why even bother with International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day? MediaÂ hasÂ now normalizedÂ referring to adult women as â&#x20AC;&#x153;girlsâ&#x20AC;? as was the case pre-1970s,Â prior toÂ the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Movement. Closer to home, this newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s writers frequently use masculine form in their articles. These professional wordsmiths perhaps need to delegate editing to ensure language is gender and orientation inclusive. With the top spots governing jobs in Sooke occupied by women, perhaps another precedent could be set. Naming of the next new street or parkÂ after a female of historical significance would be a visible validation of one womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood, sweat and tears of this town, whichÂ is long overdue. Carmen Neumann Sooke

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SEAPARC (Sooke & Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Parks and Recreation Commission) and the CRD invite you to attend a Public Information Session regarding the April 30th referendum to purchase 23 acres of land located at 6518 Throup Road in Sooke. Meet Director Mike Hicks, SEAPARC Chair and Steve Knoke, SEAPARC Manager, learn more about the proposed purchase and provide feedback.

Public Information Sessions: Monday, April 4, 6:00-8:00pm JDF Office/CRD Planning Office, #3-7450 Butler Road Wednesday, April 6, 6:00-8:00pm Jordan River/Shirley - Shirley Community Hall, 2795 Sheringham Point Road Thursday, April 7, 5:30-7:30pm Port Renfrew - Recreation Centre, 6638 Deering Road Monday, April 11, 6:00-8:00pm East Sooke Community Hall (old Fire Hall), 1397 Coppermine Road Monday, April 18, 6:00-8:00pm SEAPARC, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke

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Sooke History

Sooke’s sawmill was one of the most efficient in Canada Sawmilling enterprise boomed in the region Contributed

Today as we cruise down the hill approaching Coopers Cove when driving out from Victoria, with perhaps a quick glance at the quiet cove, noting small boats and kayaks, we see a background view of a closed-down industrial site. Probably it’s hard to believe the enormity of the sawmilling enterprise that sustained much of Sooke’s working population for several decades, but this aerial photograph might help. The plane is flying low approaching Goodridge Peninsula in the foreground, heading from the East Sooke side. In the background today you would see the subdivision of Ludlow and Ayum Road, but this 1960s photo was taken long before that subdivision went in. The enterprise was started by returning Second World War veteran Harry Helgesen in 1946 at Helgesen Road in Sooke, but soon moved to the Goodridge Peninsula site, where they could expand in all directions. When Harry Helgesen partnered with Bill Grunow the mill became Goodridge Sawmill, and later, when Grunow partnered with Hershel Smith, it became Sooke Forest Products. More changes followed, and in 1989 the mill closed. The photo is centred by an Island Tug & Barge Company chip barge, with two hogfuel barges behind. These barges would be towed to Port Angeles or Crofton,

and were generally towed by Doug MacFarlane’s DEMAC. The “green chain” locations are just left of the barges. Milled lumber was trucked across the causeway (at left, out of photo) and hauled to Victoria for shipping, predominantly to the eastern seaboard, with some to local markets. The extensive array of log booms in the close foreground were the responsibility of booming contractor Len Jones, who kept a crew of boom men employed there for many years. Timber delivered to the site for booming included Douglas-fir, western hemlock, balsam and red cedar. In its later years, the mill cut only cedar, and was regarded as one of the most efficient sawmills in Canada. In its heyday, the 60s and 70s, the mill employed 400 men in three shifts around the clock. In fact, we residents would often be governed by the mill whistles; for instance the 11 p.m. whistle meant it was bedtime and the 7 a.m. whistle meant time to get up. Close to the road that you see at far right, observe the dump and logbooms belonging to B.C. Forest Products at the left of the little inlet (there’s a restaurant there today), while on the right, you see the log dump used by logger Ted Shaw. While this site was the source of pay cheques that fed hundreds of Sooke families, that era is long gone. ••• Elida Peers is the historian of Sooke Region Museum.

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Aerial footage of East Sooke, with the Goodridge Peninsula in the foreground in the 1960s.

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Walk With Us On Good Friday, March 25, Rev. Dimas and members of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church will walk the Stations of the Cross. Starting at 10:00am at the information kiosk (Evergreen Centre) ending at Holy Trinity, followed by Good Friday service at 11:00am. Come, just as you are and walk with us. Holy Trinity Church

Sooke Region Food CHI sends a big Thank You to our Seedy Saturday supporters. Special thanks to the Sooke Fall Fair, all our many amazing volunteers and the Kids Garden Club. Thanks to Sea Soil, Sooke Soil & Landscape and Stick in the Mud. And special thanks to our vendors who contributed to our prizes. Barking Dog Studio Brother Nature Bugs With Benefits Cowichan Compost CRD - Septic Savvy Creekside Crafts Eisenhawer Organic Produce Everything Edible Farm N Food Full Circle Seeds G Fletcher Consulting Garden Lore Grow Food Home Hardware Homesteader Farm Infuse Herbals Island Highlander Shortbread

J&R Farm JD’s Sunshine Jams and Such Ladybug Garden Metchosin Farm Omega Blue Farms Perennial Ridge Farms Rebecca’s Garden Seedy Soaps for Gardeners and Earth Loving Folks Sheila’s Coastal Crunch Granola Sooke Harbour House Sooke Soil & Landscape Three Sister’s Farm Vancouver Island Regional Library

Missed Seedy Saturday? Many of our local farmers will have tables at Awareness Film Night, April 13, 7pm at EMCS.

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The Pastor's Pen What is good about this coming Friday? It is a day commemorated by followers of Jesus for the better part of the last two millennia. It is a day to remember his betrayal, arrest, trials, sentence, beatings, and death on a cross. It is a day of remembrance and mourning, much like a funeral or memorial. Doesn’t sound like it should be called Good Friday, does it? But what every follower of Jesus knows is that the drama of Good Friday doesn’t end with the lifeless body of Jesus being sealed in a tomb. Early in the morning on Sunday a discovery was made that impacted the whole world. Jesus did what he said he would do. He overcame death and the grave. He came back from the dead after three days and presented himself to hundreds of witnesses. This Friday is called Good not because of what happened on that day, but because it set the stage for the greatest day in history - Resurrection Day. Have you ever wondered why Christians gather for worship primarily on Sunday mornings? It’s a weekly celebration and reminder of the resurrection of Jesus. You’re invited to drop in at a church this Sunday morning to learn why the resurrection is such a big deal. There’s also a special inter-church sunrise outdoor service hosted at Sooke Baptist church at 7:30am. All are welcome!

Lowell Holmquist Christian Life Assembly SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH 7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries Email sookebaptistchurch@shaw.ca www.sookebaptistchurch.com

HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church 1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172 SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am The Rev. Dimas Canjura www.holytrinitysookebc.org

JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403 SATURDAY SERVICE

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124 SUNDAY SERVICE 10:30 am Family Worship Rev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg

9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church Service

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Pastor Lowell Holmquist Sunday @ 10:30AM | clachurch.com/sooke 6851 West Coast Road | 250.642.4822

ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish 2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945 Saturday Mass 4pm | Sunday Mass, 9am Thursday Mass 10:30 am Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3-4pm Office Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3 Rev. Fr. Marinaldo Batista

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Sooke Fire Chief Steven Sorensen stands proudly by his handbuilt scale model of the fire department’s Rosenbauer ladder truck. Notice the opening doors.

A labour of love: fire chief builds model fire truck Handmade masterpiece took more than 3,000 hours, and hundreds of individually-built wooden parts to turn the wooden replica into what it is today. And patience. Lots and lots of patience. Octavian Lacatusu Sooke News Mirror

Lately, there’s been many oohs and aahs coming from the Sooke Fire Hall, but it’s not sirens or fire trucks making the noise, it’s the firefighters – over the latest piece of equipment. Weighing in at a few pounds and made by hand entirely out of wood, it is a 1:25th scale replica model of the department’s flagship, the Rosenbauer Cobra ladder fire truck. “This is the biggest and most complex truck I’ve ever built,” said Sooke Fire Chief Steven Sorensen, who shares a lifelong passion for building wooden models, fire trucks in particular. This is the chief’s 12th truck, joining a rich collection of existing models he’s built over the years, most now displayed in his office. With detail and functionality though, the Rosenbauer easily is the biggest accomplishment. Or, as Sorensen puts it, it’s the result of a lifelong process.

“Each one gets a little better. Like anything, you refine it as you go along,” he said. The project took five years, more than 3,000 hours of work and hundreds and hundreds of meticulously created wooden parts that not only had to be exactly to scale, but to also fit and work together properly. No doubt, this wooden masterpiece is teeming with super-cool features, such as a fully functioning ladder system that stretches out and folds into itself along with retractable support mounts and a rotating superstructure, all like the real deal. Devil in the details include switches and control dials on the sides, ladders in the rear with a functioning sliding door, full interior with opening doors and proper firefighting equipment. Even the seats fold up and down. Sorensen recalled the biggest challenge was the ladder and the accompanying mechanism, which was initially prone to warping or snapping off.

“All pieces were individually cut out and made to fit together, and then held all together as the glue sets to keep it straight, because it’s really easy to warp and twist,” Sorensen said. It did help a lot to have the real truck to use as a visual reference. Sorensen used factory scaled drawings, and lots of photographs to help with the truck’s overall

proportions. Sorensen picked up the woodcarving hobby from his dad, a professional carpenter who ran a business building cabinets. At age nine, Sorensen built his first fire truck out of wood using basic tools in his dad’s workshop. Now, with the flagship fire truck finished, Sorensen turns his sights on the next project, perhaps even

adding features such as LED lights to the existing one. “I might now have to do the pumper truck too, have a little set,” he said. Sorensen hopes to find a place or an event to display the big ladder fire truck, though, despite the collective groans of adults and kids alike, it’s not a toy. news@sookenewsmirror.com

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Income assistance rules to benefit single parents The B.C. government is ending its practice of deducting WorkSafeBC death benefits from income assistance collected by the survivors. The regulatory change is being made after Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog questioned the government about a constituent who has had her fouryear-old son’s benefit deducted since she began receiving income assistance. The father disappeared and was presumed drowned while working on a log boom at Port Mellon in 2011, before the child was born. The boy was eligible for $286.72 per month in a WorkSafeBC benefit because his father was killed on the job, but under the province’s income assistance policy, that amount was deducted, leaving the mother with $658 a month. Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell said Tuesday she has instructed ministry staff to change the regulation, similar to a change that was made last September to exempt Canada Pension Plan orphan benefits. Stilwell said there appear to be only a few cases involving WorkSafeBC, and she was not aware of them when regulations were changed to stop deducting CPP and parental child support payments. “As with many gov-

ernment benefits, when it comes to staff members, they follow it word for word,” Stilwell said. As of last September, single parents on income assistance are allowed to keep child support payments made by the other parent. That affected about 3,200 families and 5,400 children. NDP social development critic Michelle Mungall said that since the Nanaimo case came to light, MLAs have heard of similar cases involving WorkSafeBC child benefits. She urged the government to make the change as quickly as possible. “New Democrats advocated for more than a year to end the child support clawback, and we saw success on that, and at the same time, the government made the right decision to end the clawback of CPP orphan benefits,” Mungall said. “Somehow they ignored this one and the minister needs to account for why they ignored it.” Income assistance payments in B.C. were last increased in 2007. For an employable adult, the rate is $235 per month plus a maximum shelter allowance of $375 a month. For an employable single parent with one child, the rate is $375.58 plus $570 for shelter. news@sookenewsmirror.com

Korean War veterans eligible for special peace medal If you served in Korean War, you may be eligible for the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal. This commemorative medal is an expression of appreciation from the Korean government to Canadian service men and women who served in the Korean War. The Ambassador

for Peace Medal was awarded to veterans who participated in Korea’s Revisit Program, but has now been extended to Canadian Veterans who have not returned to Korea. For further information, please email Royal Canadian Legion No. 54 (Sooke) service officer Camille Tkacz at Tkacz. ayotte@shaw.ca.

Edward Milne Community School student Rowan Hensley tests the latest robot to come out of the school’s senior robotics program by testing its dexterity. Hensley and his team plan to take their creation to the provincial robotics championships, where they will use the impressive mobility of their machine to build a wooden boat.

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Market spirit thrives in Sooke Sheila Wallace Sooke has a few imaginative and determined souls to thank for the establishment of the Sooke Country Market. As the market prepares to celebrate its 21st season, two Sooke seniors, Carol Harding and Joan Hanneson, shared their collective memories with me over tea at the Reading Room. A small group of local growers began meeting in each other’s living rooms in 1995. Intrigued by the success of the Moss Street Market in Victoria they began to explore the possibility of developing a local market in Sooke. Organizers and dreamers is how Hanneson described this merry band. Mary Alice Johnson, owner of ALM Organic Farm and Full Circle Seeds, was involved in the development of the Moss Street Market and provided advice and assistance to the Sooke group. In 1995, the Sooke

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Busch developed the market logo and he and his partner Susa created the country market banner, which still guides folks to the market every Saturday during market season. The first Sooke Country Market was located

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Sooke country market enters 21st year From page 23 Although local produce and plants were the main features, honey, bread, chocolates, jams, knitted crafts and art were also offered for sale. Special activities, such as prize draws, clowns, Zucchini Day and the occasional musician kept the market spirit fresh and lively. The market also became a popular

gathering place where people met to visit in a relaxed, family atmosphere. The board met almost every month and had potlucks to celebrate the beginning and ending of the market season. When Sooke Elementary began using its green space and parking area on Saturdays, the market moved to Edward Milne Community School for one season, but the location

was not appropriate for a market. Then when another senior, Martha Moore, suggested the empty lot next to the Sooke New and Used as a possible site â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the market had found a home. Through the marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evolution, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;make it, bake it, grow itâ&#x20AC;? theme continues to attract keen and hardworking vendors and â&#x20AC;&#x153;buy localâ&#x20AC;? supporters. The market also provides a valuable eco-

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Sports EMCS Wolverines focus on better bite for next season With a new coach and new direction, the senior basketball boys look towards gold horizons Kevin Laird

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In the midst of last season, Alex Wright had an inkling something was up with coach Trevor Bligh. Bligh, who has led the Edward Milne Community School Wolverines senior boys basketball team for 19 years, was giving subtle clues that this might be his last season. “I had a hint he wanted to take a new direction,” said Wright, who served as co-coach this year. Then midway through the season the message came: he wanted to retire as the senior boys’ basketball coach and develop the junior program. EMCS’ basketball program has never seen a team advance to the provincial championships. The reason, says Wright and Bligh, is that Sooke doesn’t have a junior program that feeds into the senior program. “Teaching basic skills at the Grade 8 to 10 level will put us on par with other elite programs in B.C. We have gone as far as we can with teaching these skills in Grade 11,” Bligh said. For Wright, who takes over as the Wolverines’ head coach next season, it’s

the right approach. It will allow the program the opportunity to develop core coaching skills, from defensive stance to simple shooting and ball handling skills, something missing now with some players heading into their senior high school years. “The problem with Sooke is most of the kids don’t get to try basketball on a competitive level until they’re 15 (Grade 10). You lose that developmental period because they’re not coming out early,” Wright said. “Our goal is to eventually have it that when kids are coming up through elementary school, they’re getting into middle school, they’re seeing basketball as a primary sport.” The transition to the development program is already starting, with plans for spring ball. The idea is to set the foundation and create a love for the game early. (Any boy interested in the spring league who’s in Grade 7,8 or 9 can email Bligh directly at blighs@gmail.com). The next step is to link up with Journey Middle School’s basketball program next season. The team is expected to play in the Junior B league, but will have teams in the Junior A and B leagues the following year. Bligh will co-coach the EMCS junior boys next season. The plan will help coaches at all four levels of high school basketball, Bligh said. Wright already sees merit in the plan where coaches will be able to

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EMCS Wolverines trying to bite the Saanich Stellys during a face-off last year. communicate more effectively and develop a program that is understandable for players from Grade 7 to 12. “We’re trying to avoid taking one step forward and two steps back,” he said. Don’t think you’ve seen the end of Bligh as the Wolverines’ head coach. He plans to

return in two years. “We aim to be sending a senior team to the provincials in two to three years from now. If I was a Grade 8 kid into basketball, I’d be getting very excited for what will be available to them in the years to come,” Bligh said.

Sooke Boxing Club encourages strength and discipline in youth This past weekend, the Sooke Boxing Club went over to Mission to participate in the tournament of champions. Two fighters from the Sooke Boxing program got in the ring: Jill Doucet and Carson Campbell. Boxing Canada changed their policy in January 2015 to allow children aged eight, nine and 10 to get into the ring and have initiation bouts. This allows these kids the opportunity to get in the

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ring, put what they’ve learnt to the test and the best thing is they both come out as winners,” said the club’s head coach, Ellen Connor, adding that by doing so, it promotes self esteem, self respect and discipline. She said after witnessing this past weekend’s matches with Doucet and Campbell, she was deeply impressed by their performances. “I can honestly say the empowerment they both felt

after getting in that ring and achieving that goal by themselves, not with a team or anyone else helping them out was certainly immeasurable.” Next scheduled fights will be in Nanaimo at the Nanaimo Boxing Club at the end of April. Currently there are 10 registered boxers at Sooke Boxing, five of whom are children. news@sookenewsmirror.com

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B.C. Games Society seeking host communities for 2020 and 2022 games The B.C. Games Society has launched the bid process to select communities to host the B.C. Winter and B.C. Summer Games in 2020 and 2022. Bid packages have been sent to community mayors across the province. Bidding communities are required to submit information on event hosting history, available venues for sport and accommodation, and evidence of community support. The deadline for bid submissions is Sept. 9. “These games are an important showcase for young athletes in this province,” said Peter Fassbender, minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. “Previous experience demonstrates that hosting cities and towns become stronger communities through volunteer development and economic benefits that result from the staging of the games.” With a history dating back to 1978, the B.C. Winter and B.C. Summer Games are British Columbia’s premier multi-sport events and feature our best young athletes, and developing coaches and officials. The B.C. Games are a galvanizing force that build volunteer and community capacity and contribute to positive long-term legacies. “Hosting the B.C. Games is considered a highlight in a community’s history,” said Kelly Mann, president and CEO of the B.C. Games Society. “The tremendous energy and community engagement that is generated provides memorable experiences for athletes and citizens alike.” The 2016 B.C. Winter Games will take place in Penticton this month and the 2016 B.C. Summer Games in Abbotsford in July. For detailed information on the bid process please go online to bcgames.org. The BC Games were originally a vision of Premier W. R. Bennett who believed in providing “an opportunity to bring all parts of BC together, large and small communities, in the spirit of sport and friendship”. Bennett’s vision for the BC Games has provided a substantial foundation and structure on which excellence in sport and

community has been and continues to be built. Established in 1977 under the Societies Act, The original mandate of the BC Summer and Winter Games Soci-

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Rugby a team effort at Journey Middle School Rugby is a team effort at Journey Middle School, says teacher Robert Bryan. With the emphasis on enjoying and learning the fine art of rugby, both boys and girls have entered teams in league play this year,

under the auspices of the Journey Rugby Club The goal is for every student to learn how to play rugby safely, to understand the rules, to develop the skills appropriate for their age level and to have

fun, Bryan said. Partnering with EMCS rugby staff and students, Canadian national team coaching staff, parents and staff at Journey are preparing their teams for the Middle School Rugby League which begins in

the first week of April. “We’ve been practicing since the end of February with touch rugby at lunchtime and the

students are excited and keen to begin full contact games with other schools after Spring Break” said

Bryan, the new boys rugby coach at JMS. The girls rugby squad is led again this year by Journey

teachers Katrina Abell, Grania Bridal and Claire Wilkie.

Spring 2016 update of activities Once again this year our dedicated volunteers are hard at work rearing Chinook and Coho Salmon. This year’s production will include approximately 436,374 Chinook and 74,856 Coho. Returns of Chinook salmon into the Sooke River last fall are estimated to be between 750 and 1,000 adults. Despite reports of sport angling catches of Chinook salmon last summer being on the small side, we saw good returns of 4 and 5 year old adults for our October brood stock take. Coho returns were a bit harder to nail down this year as we continue to get significant variances of water levels in November. Coho returning to the DeMamiel Creek system last fall were small in size and showed signs of stress. Similar reports were heard on many other systems on the island. This year’s Chinook production will see the historic total of fish produced by Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society to exceed 19 Million !

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Surprise! The Sooke Thunderbirds Peewees were surprised by Canucks Ben Hutton, left, and Chris Tanev, right, during a sponsored lunch at Earl’s in Yaletown. Christopher “Chris” Tanev and Ben Hutton are Canadian professional ice hockey defencemen currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League.

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Our volunteers are busy working 2 shifts per day, 7 days a week feeding our little babies and keeping the hatchery clean. Thanks to new members that have joined us recently we can continue with our fish culture and hatchery maintenance. It is nice to see residents that are new to Sooke seeking out our society as a means of serving the community. Sooke Salmon Enhancement Society is a 100 % volunteer Registered Non-Profit Society with no paid staff whatsoever. At Sooke Salmon we are committed to the preservation and enhancement of Salmon and Salmon habitat. We also serve our community by making educational opportunities available to various groups and working with other community associations.

Spreading the sein across the river.

We have supplied Coho eggs to several local classrooms in support of the ‘’ Salmon in The Classroom ‘’ initiative. Children in our community will be able to learn about Salmon culture and see fish emerge from eggs. They will then get the opportunity to release the fish into the wild.

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We hope to receive students from the Environmental Studies program at Edward Milne Community School for a day of instruction at the hatchery in May.

SSES will participate in this year’s Rotary Spring Fair & Auction. Please come out and support this community event and place a bid on tickets to our Chinook Derby that we have donated to the Sooke Rotary Club.

Our Sooke Salmon Enhancement net pen is anticipated to rear an additional 100,000 Chinook this May. This will bring our total number of Chinook released into Sooke harbour to 530,000 this year. Keep an Eye out for the announcement of details of our ‘’ 13th Annual Chinook Derby ‘ This year to be held on July 30 & 31st. As president, I would like to thank all of our volunteers for their dedication and hard work. We would also like to thank the Sooke & South Island business community for their support. Our motto is ‘’ Shop Local ‘’ , we encourage all to do so.

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Arts Haute couture sculptures fused with steel East Sooke artist Bev Petow finds her solace and her passion in visual metaphors inside — even though they may weigh up to 40 pounds. Rust? A coating of linseed oil helps even out the eventual beauty of weathering. Petow’s work will also be seen at the Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra’s Secret Garden Tour on June 5 and the Stinking Fish Studio Tour running from July 21-15. The summer tour

brochures for the studio tour will be available for download in June. The summer tour map will be up the end of May and will show the locations of the artists’ studios and the list of artists participating (www.stinkingfishstudiotour.com. Petow is showing her work at the Bellevue Art Museum biennial show is September as weil.

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Bev Petow’s Dragon Aunt dress, left, will be part of her exhibition at Abkhazi Gardens. Petow at work on a piece, right. and deconstruction as I focus on the forces of integration and decay that are constantly cocreating the world,” states Petow on her website (www.bevpetowdesign.com). The steel dresses? When a dear friend of hers from childhood, with whom she had always sewn cloth dresses, passed away from a lingering leukae-

mia illness she fell into depression. Petow had nursed her to the end. Devastated by this loss, lethargy set in. Then one morning she heard her friend’s voice declare firmly to her, “Get back out into the studio.” This snapped her out of her mood and she thought, “Okay, I’m a metalwork artist - what should my next project

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be?” She began designing and fabricating dresses to be used as garden sculptures, based on the 60s and 70s designs that she and her friend used to make. Their combination of industrial masculinity and delicate femininity were an instant success and have made their way into art galleries and gardens across North America. “I hand-cut the material using a plasma cutter or a grinder with cutting blade,” she explained. Then she bends, cold hammers and welds pieces into flowing shapes that evoke the human form. As you can imagine, it is very heavy labour. She keeps fit with jazzercise three times a week and has a good chiropractor. The results are

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The sparks will be flying this month in sculpture artist Bev Petow’s East Sooke metalworking studio, as she puts the finishing touches on a set of four life-size steel dresses. The intriguing garden sculptures will have their public debut at the season opening of the Abkhazi Gardens on April 9. All this came about when a box of Princess Peggy Abkhazi’s haute couture cocktail dresses was found in the house when it was finally taken over by the The Land Conservancy. Now these visual metaphors for Peggy’s life and spirit will be on show throughout the spring and summer. How did Bev, the woman of steel, come to take an unforgiving material like metal and develop an expertise in creating steel dresses? She was introduced to tools and machines in her father’s mechanic shop and was given her love of design and sewing at 12-years-of-age by her mother. After many years of working in graphic design, Petow went back to art school in mid-life — graduating with honours from Marylhurst University in Portland in 1998 when she picked up the welding torch at the age of 37. “Steel is my main medium of expression although I have worked with many materials in both 2D, 3D and on computer. “My process is a balance of construction

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What image best represents Sooke? Canada 150 Mosaic project call for submissions Pirjo Raits

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In 2017 Canada will turn 150 years old and to celebrate the District of Sooke has authorized the creation of a mosaic. The mosaic will be designed by a local artist and painted by up to 400 residents. Sooke was selected to be a part of the Canadawide Canada150mosaic project because of the size of the community. “We were picked because we are a smaller community and because it requires the entire community to be a part of it to be successful,” said John Russell, one of three coordinators of the project for the Sooke Program for the Arts (SPA) Committee. The Canada 150 team consults with each community to learn about important and interesting moments that define the community, its history and its citizens to design key elements for mural. Lewis Lavoie designs a conceptual mural for approval by the community. Russell said anyone can submit a design for the mural, which will be made up of 400 tiles each 4”x4”. The mural itself will be 8 feet by 8 feet. The idea is for the mural to be “one simple iconic image or symbol that represents or defines your community.” Entry forms can be picked up at the District of Sooke municipal office (2205 Otter Point

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Applications are now being accepted for several project-assistance funding programs offered by the BC Arts Council. • Arts Periodicals - assists arts periodicals not currently receiving operating assistance from the BC Arts Council that are devoted primarily to the first publication of any form of artistic expression, or social, cultural or intellectual commentary or inquiry. • Professional Arts Training - supports training activities and the development of recognized arts and cultural training programs and organizations in B.C. • Professional Performing Arts

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picked up from the district at the Sooke News Mirror office. Once you complete your image in black and white on the square on the entry form you can submit it to the district office in person or by e-mail until April l5. Complete instructions are on the forms. “Hopefully it will be installed in a suitable location,” said Russell. The designer of the winning image will be formally recognized for their design. For more information: canada150mosaic. com or phone John Russell at 250-642-7837 or johnrussellart@ gmail.com.

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Canada150mosaic. The selected design will be sent back to council for approval. The local residents will paint the tiles at various community events in late June/July of 2016. The 400 tiles will be from a design of the individual participants thereby completing the whole mural. For an idea of how it will look check out the canada150mosaic.com website. The finale will be a three-day affair where designers from Calgary will arrive in Sooke to put together the entire mosaic. Forms can also be

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An example of what a mosaic mural might look like. Each of the 400 small squares will be a painting by a member from the community. The Canada 150 team consults with each community to learn about important and interesting moments that define the community, its history and its citizens to design key elements for mural. Lewis Lavoie designs a conceptual mural for approval by the community. Road) or online at www. sooke.ca and printed off. Those submitting can enter more than one design. The final painting of the mosaic tiles will be done by members of the community. everyone from seniors to school children to artists. The selection process is in three steps. First: all designs are submitted to the District of Sooke. Step two is the selection process where five designs will be selected by council from the submissions. Step three involves the designs being sent to the designer of the

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Gardening enthusiast passes Loretta Fritz Contributed

On March 1, 2016 Bill Kempster passed away at Ayre Manor at the age of 98. While his death was not remarkable, his contributions to the South Island gardening community were. Bill immigrated to Victoria shortly after the Second World War, bringing with him a love of outdoor activity – hunting, fishing, exploring and gardening – and an unstoppable drive to be busy and productive. He pursued all of these hobbies for decades, but it was through his passion for growing plants that most people came to know him. Longtime dahlia growers all over the Island knew Bill well. In the early 1950s, he began hybridizing and exhibiting dahlias throughout the Pacific Northwest and, in the late 1960s, was instrumental in convincing the Victoria Gladiolus and Dahlia Society to join the Pacific Northwest Dahlia Conference. To this day the renamed Victoria Dahlia Society remains an active member of the PNDConference, which oversees the training and certification of judges and the classification of blooms that present differently (e.g., in form, size or colour) in our climate. Some years later, Bill installed a dahlia garden at the Horticulture Center of the Pacific. That garden subsequently became the Victoria Dahlia Trial Garden, a sanctioned

seedling garden of the American Dahlia Society. Envisioning a local world-class botanical garden and site for hands-on horticultural training, Bill co-founded the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific in 1979, now home to numerous gardens as well as the accredited Pacific Horticulture College. The Kempster Building acknowledges his enormous contributions as board member and president, labourer and builder, student educator, and volunteer mentor. Bill’s lengthy involvement with the Saanich Fall Fair is equally estimable. He served as board member and president; he judged fruit, vegetable and/ or flower entries; and he put in untold hours as a general labourer and go-getter. He also played a major role in the fair’s 1992 move to its current site on Stelly’s Cross Road. The Peninsula Garden Club, Sooke Garden Club, and the Sooke Fall Fair were also long-term beneficiaries of Bill’s desire to encourage local gardeners and gardening. He enthusiastically imparted encyclopedic knowledge of and techniques for growing fruits, vegetables and flowers. He loved demonstrating “how easy it is” to prune a fruit tree or propagate a shrub. Gardening, he insisted, isn’t hard or complicated; it’s trial and error, and it’s fun. For more than 60 years, Bill found pleasure in gardening. He became a recognized gladiolus hybridizer, a

sought-after judge for flower exhibitions and fall fairs, a frequent presenter at garden club meetings, and a teacher and mentor for show judges in training. He even hosted a local Sunday morning radio call-in show about gardening. Following the 2006 death of Bea, his wife of 62 years, Bill continued living proudly and independently on his own until last summer. His friends are richer for his good humour, generosity, and abiding friendship. The South Island is richer for his legacy of gardening knowledge, his remarkable achievements, and his outstanding volunteerism. ••• Loretta Fritz writes for the Sooke Garden Club.

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Richard Marianne Alto Susan Brice Atwell Victoria Saanich Mayor, Saanich

Vic Derman Saanich

Ben Isitt Victoria

Colin Plant Saanich

David Screech Geoff Young Mayor, Victoria View Royal

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CRD

R Sam** Ron Lanny Seaton Barb Denise Chief, Songhees Langford Desjardins C Blackwell Nation Mayor, Esquimalt Langford N

Judy Brownoff Carol Hamilton Nils Jensen Saanich Mayor, Mayor, Oak Bay Colwood

Andy Thomas Chief, Esquimalt Nation

** Excused himself from vote over perceived conflict

Pressure on to find a sewage solution Taxpayers, directors question the current $1-billion price tag Don Descoteau Black Press

As discussions continue around how to achieve sewage treatment for the core areas of the Capital Regional District, it’s interesting that many local residents still wonder why it’s needed at all. Set aside for a moment that the federal government has mandated that Greater Victoria and other coastal communities in Canada undertake treatment to at least the secondary level. The CRD currently gathers flows of sewage and drain water at Clover and Macaulay points, where the solids are screened out and the liquid is forced through outfalls that empty roughly a kilometre out into the ocean at a depth of about 65 metres (213 feet). Supporters of this system, including leading marine biologists, have been characterized by opponents as promoting the notion that “dilution is the solution.” Given the roughly $1 billion estimated cost just to set up a treatment system, some residents find themselves further questioning the need. The majority, however, argue that it’s just the right thing to do, but outside voices, such as from Washington state, have added to the noise. While we’re not at treatment yet, we’re far ahead of where we were in the late 1960s, when sewage pipes emptied at our shorelines and caused regular beach closures. Screening out the solids and forcing the liquids a kilometre out into the deep ocean represented steps in the right direction in the 1970s. On March 9 the CRD approved a twoplant system with facilities at Clover Point in Victoria, and McLoughlin or Macaulay points in Esquimalt. Taxpayers could be excused for wondering how either site found its way into the discussion, when neither was included on a list of seven options presented. A clue came during a meeting of the CRD’s core area liquid waste management

committee last month. Directors grilled engineering consultants over total costs, with some asking why a vacant Rock Bay industrial site was central to all seven options. Technical oversight panel chair, Teresa Coady, stated that better options including Clover and McLoughlin/ Macaulay could have been created had consultants not been told those areas were “off the table.” That got committee members thinking about the potential for a hybrid plan that took advantage of the fact the two sites are in close proximity to existing sewage outfalls. It would also avoid the need for $250 million to rip up Cook Street from Dallas Road to Bay Street for pipes. Local politicians appeared to be looking out for their taxpayers. Some pointed to the project charter, developed last October, which states as one of its goals that any solution should “minimize (construction and operating) costs to residents and businesses … and provide value for money.” Feedback from an online survey and written correspondence determined residents are most concerned with how the project will affect their taxes. Showing it’s not all about the money, the level of quality of effluent discharged into the ocean was also of high importance. This may be the closest Greater Victoria has come to acheiving the goal. Success is not a given, with municipal approval still needed from Victoria and Esquimalt councils for Clover and McLoughlin points, respectively. Macaulay, which would require a land swap with the Department of National Defence, appears a dark-horse contender. So does this scenario resemble 2014, when McLoughlin was chosen for a single regional plant, but shot down when Esquimalt council rejected the required zoning variance? Perhaps, but that plan also located the biosolids plant on Viewfield Road in Esquimalt, and the single plant was larger than under the current proposal. The coming weeks will provide more insight as the two councils hear from the public on the proposed plan. The fact remains, the government requires us to treat our sewage, and the region needs to find a workable solution. don.descoteau@blackpress.ca

Success is not a given, with municipal approval still needed from Victoria and Esquimalt councils for Clover and McLoughlin points, respectively.

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Lisa Helps Mayor, Victoria; CRD sewage committee chair

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Esquimalt takes an uneasy second look at McLoughlin

Sewage infrastructure already beneath hillside

Scaled-down site would take western flows only; Viewfield site surplus

Dan Ebenal Black Press

Clover Point wasn’t on the public’s radar during the most recent consultation process on sewage treatment options. And if everything goes according to plan for the Capital Regional District, a Clover Point facility will remain out of public view once completed. The CRD is moving ahead with a proposal for a two-plant SPECIAL REPORT option to meet the region’s wastewater treatment needs – with plants constructed at Clover and either McLoughlin or Macaulay points, near the location of current sewage outfalls. IN TH The Clover Point plant E would be located on a 1.25-hectare parcel of land on the hillside above the current parking lot. That land was granted to the City of Victoria from the federal neighbourhood at an oceanfront park, government in 1988 on the condition that committee chair Lisa Helps called that it be used as parkland. a “20th-century argument.” The Victoria “Clover Point has to be underground mayor said we now see treatment plants to be socially acceptable, and it has to in the middle of downtowns and in close be done in a way that doesn’t smell, proximity to residences. doesn’t cause major disruptions for Wayne Hollohan, chair of the Fairfield the neighbourhood,” said Colin Plant, a Gonzales Community Association land use Saanich councillor who sits on the core committee, said the organization didn’t area liquid waste management committee. learn about the proposed Clover Point It was Plant who suggested that CRD plant until he received a March 9 email staff should investigate locating a plant about the site gaining conditional approval on the site. A previous option for a solo from the CRD earlier that day. treatment plant at Rock Bay had become “This idea is so new even to the CRD, bogged down with concerns over cost, particularly $250 million in pipes to convey that they do not have any actual plans for it (including) how much space will treated effluent to existing outfalls. Plant sees Clover Point as a compromise be required,” said Hollohan in a letter to Victoria council, suggesting the city between those who wanted a single plant is not following its own policy on civic at McLoughlin and those who wanted engagement. a distributed option with a number of The association doesn’t speak on smaller plants. “I suggested it as a way to behalf of the community, but provides spread the burden of sewage treatment,” an opportunity for residents to voice he said, adding there is no social licence concerns. Hollohan has his own worries for a single plant at McLoughlin after that about the future of this park he visits with option was rejected by Esquimalt in 2014. his dog on a daily basis. While some expressed concerns “I would say that section of Clover Point over locating a plant in a residential

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pumped through the 1.2-kilometre outfall into Juan de Fuca Strait. The pump station, built in the 1970s, serves close to 200,000 people. The new treatment plant would be built to a footprint that would meet requirements until at least 2045. It would initially handle flows of up to 48 million litres/day and treat the majority of eastside sewage. The treated effluent at Clover would be pumped through a new 250-metre outfall, with the existing longer outfall reserved for wet weather flows. An advanced treatment plant at Clover Point is estimated to cost about $220 million of the $1.05-billion total project cost, Victoria Mayor although directors are confident Lisa Helps stands those costs can be reduced. at Clover Point, But hurdles remain before site of a proposed construction gets underway. underground Perhaps the biggest is getting the sewage treatment site rezoned from its designation for plant. single family residences. Don Denton/Black Press Victoria Coun. Geoff Young favours a single site at McLoughlin Point and is confident the rezoning will fail. “From the perspective of the taxpayer, we would be better off flipping a coin to determine a single site. This two-headed compromise has a cost of $250 million or so more than a single-site option,” he said. He expects to hear vocal opposition for the plan at the upcoming public hearing. Helps said Clover Point was among the initial sites identified by Victoria council in — Victoria Coun. Geoff Young 2015, and was green-lighted during the first phase of public consultations. Clover Point has cleared the first road probably gets upwards of four times the bump in the long path ahead, with Victoria amount of people as Beacon Hill Park. It is council approving a motion establishing now becoming the crown jewel of Victoria with regards to tourists and people coming a number of conditions. Among them is the presentation by the CRD of a concept … to walk their dog,” he said. drawing of the underground plant to the Helps said the federal land grant serves Fairfield Gonzales Community Association. as an assurance that Clover Point will The project must pass other regulatory look almost identical to what it is today, hurdles, including a public hearing. with the addition of such amenities as If approvals are received, the plant is washrooms and public art. expected to take about 18 months Residents may not realize what is at to construct, with Victoria Clover Point now. Underneath that grassy sharing in $20 million in public hillside where people fly kites and walk amenities provided to host their dogs, is a pumping station, where 50 communities. million litres of raw sewage is filtered, then

This two-headed compromise has a cost of $250 million or so more than a single-site option.

Sewage in the CRD: A Timeline

1894

1960

1894 - Clover Point trunk system and

outfall built to service downtown Victoria

1913 - Second trunk system added to

service Oak Bay, northeast Victoria and parts of Saanich

1919 - Northwest trunk sewer system built to service parts of Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich 1960s - Untreated sewage continues to be

discharged directly at shorelines

1971 - Macaulay Point pump station and outfall constructed. Outfall extends 1.7 kilometres into Juan de Fuca Strait, effluent released at a depth of 60 metres 1981 - Clover Point outfall built, extends

1.2 kilometres offshore to 65m depth; solids filtered out using 6mm fine screen

0 6 1971 5 ' " Macaulay Point

0 6 5 ' " 1981 Clover Point

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Mascot Mr. Floatie

Pamela Roth Black Press

Nearly two years ago, the citizens of Esquimalt spoke loud and clear – McLoughlin Point was not the appropriate site for the Capital Regional District’s $783-million sewage treatment plant. Esquimalt councillors were met with a standing ovation when they not only rejected the shoreline site, but unanimously slammed the door on any future proposals. Despite the closed door, the CRD put McLoughlin back on the table due to the cost and disruption of alternatives. This time, however, it’s not being considered as the sole site for a treatment plant, but part of a two-facility solution that also includes Victoria’s Clover Point and allows for a future site on the West Shore. A DNDowned section of Macaulay Point is part of the recommendation, but only as an alternative to McLoughlin. Given the history, the move to revisit McLoughlin didn’t sit well with Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins, but now she’s in favour of moving ahead with the new plan to see how council will respond. She also wants to hear from the private sector, which may propose lower cost and more environmentally friendly solutions. “With me or without me, the committee was going to have brought forward a site at McLoughlin, no matter what Esquimalt had said. There was nothing I could say that would have made any difference and that’s frustrating,” said Desjardins. “I am hearing from residents that there is an opportunity, given the right circumstances, to reconsider. I think the fact that it is not a single site option is really part of that discussion.” Surrounded by Department of National Defence (DND) property, the CRD-owned McLoughlin site is a barren, fenced-off piece of land in an otherwise treed area, hiding it from public view except from the water. There are a few nearby homes used by DND personnel, but otherwise the site — a former oil tank farm — is isolated. It’s also located around the corner from the Macaulay Point outfall. Nick Kovacs, chairman of the Esquimalt Resident’s Association, was surprised to see McLoughlin thrown back into the mix.

1.2B Estimated Cost

$1.2 B? 2007

2008

2010

to hosting a treatment plant at McLoughlin, in advance of further public engagement with local residents.

1990 - CRD board undertakes study into

1995 - Three possible main plant sites

2008 - Esquimalt, after a presentation from

remain, including Macaulay Point, Burnside West and Yew Point in Colwood.

2012 - Provincial ($248M) and federal

1992 - Non-binding referendum sees 57%

support for current preliminary treatment model (screening), 22% for secondary treatment and 21% for primary treatment

1993 - Washington State tourism boycotts Victoria for conferences, hotel bookings. B.C. Premier Mike Harcourt promises Wash. Gov. Mike Lowry that Victoria will have primary treatment in place by 2002 and secondary between 2008 and 2013.

— Esquimalt Mayor Barbara Desjardins on McLoughlin Point Citizens are concerned, he noted, but are waiting to see what’s in the details this time around. “If you build a modern facility, then McLoughlin Point makes sense. It’s away from the community, it’s an industrial site – what else are you going to build there?” said Kovacs, who favours tertiary treatment using a distributed model. “If certain conditions are met, I would feel much more comfortable, but again, the devil is in the details.” In 2008, Esquimalt began lobbying the CRD to explore a potential sewage treatment facility at McLoughlin Point rather than Macaulay Point. The following

year, however, council pulled its support from McLoughlin and advised the CRD to explore other alternatives. Nonetheless, the CRD moved ahead on the project, and later purchased a property on Viewfield Road in Esquimalt for $17 million as a potential site for biosolids processing. The McLoughlin Point site was bought from Imperial Oil for $4.6 million. But in a second round of public hearings in March 2014, more than 100 residents from Esquimalt, Saanich, Victoria and elsewhere in the region spoke against the project, citing concerns with the size and environmental impact. A few weeks later council rejected rezoning the site, noting the CRD failed to deliver requested information such as details on First Nations consultations, committee meeting minutes and an independent tsunami report. The CRD was forced to go back to the drawing board, but first appealed to the province to mandate the rezoning of McLoughlin Point. The province refused to meddle in the ongoing sewage saga, even though about $60 million had been spent. Now, however, the province has agreed to help facilitate the process in order to

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move the project forward. The McLoughlin site still needs a green light from the municipality. In looking back, Desjardins feels there was a lack of respect for the community and that residents still don’t trust the CRD. McLoughlin had been offered as a proactive solution, she explained, with residents seeing it as an opportunity for a possible distributed model with multiple plants. But the CRD sewage committee, basing its decision on staff recommendations, went with a centralized plant there instead. “From there on, it was all about ‘that’s going to happen, you better accept it and by the way we’re not going to give you any mitigation,’” Desjardins said. “Had they done it differently, had they listened to the community and what the needs were, I really believe that process might have ended up differently. “The reality is, it was off the rails long before we made the decision, and that was because of the lack of working with a community … Esquimalt has never been NIMBY and yet it’s painted as NIMBY. It’s always been about ‘let’s get the best solution.’”

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2016

$1.05 B? Estimated 1.2BCost

2014

Referendum a decentralized, six-plant system estimated at $1.2 billion, using Hartland dump as biosolids processing facility.

options for wastewater plants

I am hearing from residents that there is an opportunity, given the right circumstances, to reconsider.

Estimated Cost

- Seven potential sites identified and approved by CRD board, including Macaulay Point.

1991 - Report offers seven different siting

Arnold Lim/ Black Press

$782 M?

1984 - B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Environment invites all municipalities and regional districts to consider preparation of waste management plans sewage treatment options

Mayor Barb Desjardins stands at Saxe Point in Esquimalt.

2004 - Poop mascot Mr. Floatie, a.k.a. James Skwarok, begins protesting the pumping of untreated sewage into ocean. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry reviews CRD wastewater management. SETAC concludes that relying on dilution and natural dispersion is not a good long-term solution. A Ministry of Environment sediment study finds enough evidence to classify areas around both outfalls as contaminated sites. 2007 - The Path Forward report describes

Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), lobbies to have Macaulay option shifted to McLoughlin Point due to environmental, social and financial impacts.

2010 - Comprehensive tertiary treatment

removed from plan due to lack of market for recovered water in the region. Further refinements improve triple bottom line output for project. - In June, plan for West Shore treatment plant deferred for 15 years, helping bring the cost down to $782.7 million.

2011 - Discussions begin around community amenities for Esquimalt relating

($253.4 M) funding announced, project mandated to be completed by 2018. Federal government soon after announces regulations requiring coastal communities to have secondary treatment in place by the end of 2020.

Point site from Imperial Oil for $4.6M. - Esquimalt hosts two-day public hearing on rezoning of McLoughlin to allow for a treatment plant. Alternate bylaw ultimately created stipulating Township’s terms; official community plan amended, bylaw passes.

2014 - After another two-day public hearing,

management program, renamed Seaterra in October, begins overseeing public engagement and implementation.

Esquimalt council rejects CRD’s more project-specific application for rezoning McLoughlin. Sewage committee seeks direction from B.C. on how to move forward. Ministry of Environment states it will not intervene and CRD announces it will not proceed with project at McLoughlin.

- CRD purchases Viewfield Road property in Esquimalt for $17M as potential biosolids processing site. After receiving plant design suggestions, CRD purchases McLoughlin

- CRD board chair Alistair Bryson proposes a cost-sharing amendment that would see Esquimalt residents not taxed to pay for the Town’s 6.7% share of the project, worth

2013 - The core area liquid waste

$18.9 million, instead of providing a list of amenities as previously offered. Esquimalt ultimately rejects request to reconsider its decision on rezoning.

Eastside and Westside undertake surveys relating to possible sites.

- First meeting of Westside wastewater and resource recovery select committee held in October. Members are from Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation.

- Online commenting closes Feb. 20. Results see less than enthusiastic responses to including Rock Bay.

2016 - Seven options put forward for public consideration; all include plant at Rock Bay.

- Eastside committee begins meeting.

- CRD staff recommend main plant at Rock Bay and tertiary treatment plant in Colwood to sewage committee. Directors instead ask for feasibility report on McLoughlin/ Macaulay and Clover Point treatment sites.

- In April, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps takes over as chair of liquid waste management committee from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

- Sewage committee tweaks plan and approves recommendation to move forward with Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay plan with provision for site on West Shore.

- In May, potential treatment sites revealed by municipalities; many parks put forward.

- Committee’s recommendation approved by overall CRD board on March 9.

2015 - Seaterra staff terminated as CRD

tries to retool process and a way forward.

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2$ for

Bick’s

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Mayonnaise 890ml

Reese Half Pound Cup!

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Knorr

Classic Sauce or Gravy Mix

Simply Broth 900ml

Nestle

Cadbury

154gr

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540ml

255-397gr

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E.D. Smith

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Cranberry Sauce

Pineapple 398ml

120gr

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Shells or Puff Pastry

Pie Filling

Tenderflake

Frozen Vegetables

226-250gr

300-500gr

275-300gr

LICABL PP

E.D. Smith

170-180gr

Peanuts

1.89lt

Green Giant

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26-47gr

225gr

499

250gr

Selected, 341-398ml

Planters

Tomato Clam Cocktail

Smarties Hide-Me Eggs or Boxes

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Creamery Butter

Vegetables

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Mr Bunny

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150gr

Planters

156-240gr

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Cadbury

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200gr

226gr

Cadbury

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Coffee

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Mini Eggs

Tassimo

Premium Ice Cream

185-220gr

Hellmann’s

500-750ml

250ml

Easter Eggs or Eggies

Chapman’s

Sorbet

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1lt

496gr

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915-930gr

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Grands Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls

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1lt

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Pillsbury

Bick’s

Dill or Hamburger Slices Pickles

Olives, Onions or Gherkins

for

Crescents, Biscuits or Rolls

312-454gr

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Cracker Barrel

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100 gr

Belle Creme Brie Cheese

Ambrosia Caprese Greek Potato & Egg

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Egg Roll

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Available at select stores only.

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Boursin

Soft Cheese 125-150gr

Seafood • Quality Foods

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Sockeye Salmon Fillets

Grey Cod Fillets

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Hand Peeled Shrimp

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Organically Yours

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250gr

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Quality Fresh

Organic Flax Seeds

Sweet Treats Candy

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Banana with Cream Cheese Icing Triple Chocolate Fudge Carrot with Cream Cheese Icing Pumpkin with Cream Cheese Icing

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Signature or Cinnamon Raisin Bread 600-680gr

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Farmer’s Market

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120gr

398ml

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Pacific Foods

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Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

Organic Cheese

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Omega Nutrition

L’Ancetre

Organic Soup

No Sugar Added Ice Cream or Novelties

Chapman’s

200gr

946ml

499

J Cloth

Green Works

Ziploc

5-8’s

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Assorted Sizes

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Purex

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Cleaner

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Double Roll Bathroom Tissue 8’s

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Mexican Grown “Hot House”

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Natural Organics

19 12

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Park would top underground plant at Clover Point

Esquimalt takes an uneasy second look at McLoughlin

Sewage infrastructure already beneath hillside

Scaled-down site would take western flows only; Viewfield site surplus

Dan Ebenal Black Press

SEWAGE CRD

This two-headed compromise has a cost of $250 million or so more than a single-site option.

Sewage in the CRD: A Timeline

1894

1960

1894 - Clover Point trunk system and

outfall built to service downtown Victoria

1913 - Second trunk system added to

service Oak Bay, northeast Victoria and parts of Saanich

1919 - Northwest trunk sewer system built to service parts of Esquimalt, Victoria and Saanich 1960s - Untreated sewage continues to be

discharged directly at shorelines

1.2 kilometres offshore to 65m depth; solids filtered out using 6mm fine screen

0 6 1971 5 ' " Macaulay Point

0 6 5 ' " 1981 Clover Point

1993

1984

1992

2004

1995

Mascot Mr. Floatie

Pamela Roth Black Press

1.2B Estimated Cost

$1.2 B? 2007

2008

2010

to hosting a treatment plant at McLoughlin, in advance of further public engagement with local residents.

1990 - CRD board undertakes study into

1995 - Three possible main plant sites

2008 - Esquimalt, after a presentation from

remain, including Macaulay Point, Burnside West and Yew Point in Colwood.

2012 - Provincial ($248M) and federal

1992 - Non-binding referendum sees 57%

support for current preliminary treatment model (screening), 22% for secondary treatment and 21% for primary treatment

2011

2012

2013

4 & " 5 & 3 3 "

VOTE

2015

2016

$1.05 B? Estimated 1.2BCost

2014

Referendum a decentralized, six-plant system estimated at $1.2 billion, using Hartland dump as biosolids processing facility.

options for wastewater plants

I am hearing from residents that there is an opportunity, given the right circumstances, to reconsider.

Estimated Cost

- Seven potential sites identified and approved by CRD board, including Macaulay Point.

1991 - Report offers seven different siting

Arnold Lim/ Black Press

$782 M?

1984 - B.C. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Environment invites all municipalities and regional districts to consider preparation of waste management plans sewage treatment options

Mayor Barb Desjardins stands at Saxe Point in Esquimalt.

Sewage Treatment Action Group (STAG), lobbies to have Macaulay option shifted to McLoughlin Point due to environmental, social and financial impacts.

2010 - Comprehensive tertiary treatment

2011 - Discussions begin around community amenities for Esquimalt relating

2014 - After another two-day public hearing,

management program, renamed Seaterra in October, begins overseeing public engagement and implementation.

- CRD purchases Viewfield Road property in Esquimalt for $17M as potential biosolids processing site. After receiving plant design suggestions, CRD purchases McLoughlin

- CRD board chair Alistair Bryson proposes a cost-sharing amendment that would see Esquimalt residents not taxed to pay for the Town’s 6.7% share of the project, worth

2013 - The core area liquid waste

$18.9 million, instead of providing a list of amenities as previously offered. Esquimalt ultimately rejects request to reconsider its decision on rezoning.

Eastside and Westside undertake surveys relating to possible sites.

- First meeting of Westside wastewater and resource recovery select committee held in October. Members are from Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, View Royal and Songhees Nation.

- Online commenting closes Feb. 20. Results see less than enthusiastic responses to including Rock Bay.

2016 - Seven options put forward for public consideration; all include plant at Rock Bay.

- Eastside committee begins meeting.

- In April, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps takes over as chair of liquid waste management committee from Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen.

- Sewage committee tweaks plan and approves recommendation to move forward with Clover and McLoughlin/Macaulay plan with provision for site on West Shore.

- In May, potential treatment sites revealed by municipalities; many parks put forward.

- Committee’s recommendation approved by overall CRD board on March 9.

2015 - Seaterra staff terminated as CRD

tries to retool process and a way forward.

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Halifax spent $330 million on treatment Maritime harbour city undertook costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada Pamela Roth Black Press

Walking along Halifax’s harbour in the 1960s was an unpleasant experience. For decades, the city had pumped raw sewage – fecal matter, tampons, condoms and other flushed items – into its harbour and it was starting to take a toll. The harbour water was murky, prohibiting swimming at popular beaches and the harvesting of shellfish due to health concerns. A pungent smell lingered, as brown sludge burbled to the surface. “It was kind of disgraceful,” said James Campbell, public relations co-ordinator with Halifax Water. Pressure mounted on city officials to clean up the harbour and institute sewage treatment. In 1970, a secondary treatment plant was built in the community of Bedford, followed a few years later by a primary treatment plant in the Eastern Passage. But the city outgrew the facilities and the vast majority of sewage continued to enter the harbour untreated. It wasn’t until 2001 that the city embarked upon the Harbour Solutions Project, a phased-in approach that involved constructing three wastewater treatment facilities. The largest was built near downtown Halifax, a second near a neighbourhood in Dartmouth and the third in the village of Herring Cove, combining to serve a population of 415,000. Also included was a sewage collection system and a biosolids processing facility constructed near Halifax airport. The cost of the three advanced primary treatment plants was pegged at $333 million. Then came the question of how to pay for the costliest infrastructure project in Atlantic Canada. The federal government contributed $60 million, the province kicked in $30 million and city taxpayers paid the remaining $243 million. The municipality took a loan and raised money through an environmental protection levy on residents’ water bills. “There was overwhelming public support for getting the project done,” Campbell said. “People had

In next Wednesday’s report: In the next instalment in our series, we examine money: what’s been spent on sewage treatment, how much you can expect to pay; and what scientists think of the mandated need to treat our sewage. As well, we look at integrated resource management and what’s in store for the West Shore. Read your Sooke News Mirror on March 30 to learn more.

Courtesy City of Halifax

The Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility sits downtown in the shadow of residential towers.

The biggest facility is in the middle of downtown Halifax and there’s no smell whatsoever, no noise, no smokestacks. — James Campbell, Halifax Water spokesman heard decades of indecision about how to get moving on the project and it’s always funding that’s the biggest problem.” It seemed everything was finally on track, but the project hit another roadblock when the city terminated its contract with the company hired to design and build the treatment system, putting more pressure on city staff to move the project ahead. A new company was contracted a year later. Shovels hit the ground in 2005 and the Halifax Wastewater Treatment Facility opened in 2008. Over the next year, the Dartmouth and Herring Cove facilities came on

line. The project came in $3 million under budget at $330 million. A few days after the Halifax plant opened, the murky waters started to clear, providing a pleasant walk along the harbour again. The public was astonished to see the ocean floor, noted Campbell, and a diving salvage company was hired to retrieve some of the garbage previously hidden. Two public beaches that had been closed for decades also reopened for swimming. In the project’s lengthy history, getting the funds was one challenge; where to build was another. Various solutions were

Sewage treatment around the region Saanich Peninsula The Saanich Peninsula wastewater plant is a secondary treatment facility with the capability to produce Class A biosolids. The plant commenced operation in 2000, replacing three individual CRD sewage treatment plants that were constructed in the early 1970’s. In 2011, the treatment plant’s heat recovery system was commissioned. It recovers thermal energy from the effluent and supplies hot water to heat the Panorama Recreation Centre pool.

tossed around, including one giant plant on an island in the harbour. Ultimately engineers decided the best option was three facilities. That decision wasn’t nearly as difficult as convicing residents that having a sewage treatment plant in their backyard wasn’t a bad thing, Campbell said. The city received much pushback during public consultations and meetings with community groups, but eventually citizens got on board. “We worked with the community on the facade of the facilities so they had some input on that. It was really trying to break that concern (about having) a big, smelly industrial facility in your backyard or blocking your view of the harbour. “The biggest facility is in the middle of downtown Halifax and there’s no smell whatsoever, no noise, no smoke stacks. There is another directly across the harbour that’s also close to a residential area in the same situation.” pamela.roth@blackpress.ca

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Sewage treatment south of the border

Sooke

Olympia, Wash.

Construction of the Sooke collection system and wastewater treatment plant began in 2004 and the system was commissioned in November 2005. Individual domestic and commercial hook-ups began in January 2006 and continued throughout 2006 and 2007, with the majority completed by December 2006. This secondary treatment system services a core area of approximately 5,500 residents.

The Budd Inlet Treatment Plant was constructed in 1949 and has been upgraded three times, the latest time in 2004, to meet changing needs such as moving to secondary treatment. Servicing 108,000 people, the treatment plant’s estimated replacement value is $500 million. The modern 32,500-square-foot LOTT (Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston) Regional Services Centre is the public face of the facility. Reclaimed water is used in the plant and the LOTT centre. The plant (web: lottcleanwater.org/plant.htm) also reuses methane gas to fuel operations and the services centre. Biosolids are captured for use as fertilizer and soil amendment nearby.

Snohomish County, Wash. Commissioned in 2011 at a cost of $1.86 billion, the Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant was the largest clean water capital project in King County in 40 years. Built on 114 acres, it services a population of 189,000 and has planned capacity for 435,000. In addition to a secondary treatment plant, conveyance pipes and a marine outfall, the multi-faceted project also includes a 15,000-sq. ft. education and community centre (online: 1.usa. gov/1S6Xvq4), the restoration of salmon habitat and the creation of 70 acres of public open space.