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April 25, 2012 edition of the Sooke News MirrorTRANSCRIPT
ART ON THE OTHER SIDE East Sooke artists hold fine
arts show.
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ROUGH AND READY Local rugby players getting
serious.
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Your community, your classifi eds P23 • 75¢Wednesday, APRIL 25, 2012
Editorial Page 8
Entertainment Page 13
Sports/stats Page 26
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25-year-old salmon derby cancelledLocal economy will sufferSharron HoSooke News Mirror
Sooke’s largest derby will be cancelled for the first time in 25 years due to late notification from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on fishery restrictions in the Juan de Fuca Strait.
George Wetherell, president of the Juan deFuca Invitational Salmon Championship Society, saidthis year’s derby, scheduled for Father’s Day weekend on July 17-18, has been cancelled due to a lack of time and uncertainty.
“Unfortunately, we had to cancel our event because we’re running out of time to get everything organized,” Wetherell said.
He said the society could not produce $20,000 worth of hats, shirts, regulation books, and tickets for the derby without knowing the chinook fishery status for the summer.
“There’s just so many things to do that I can’t leave all those businesses and people involved with the event to the last minute,” he said.
And with ticket sales slated for May 14, Wetherell said the society needed to know whether or not the retention of large chinook salmon would be permitted by mid-April at the latest.
He met with DFO on a few occasions and sent letters
regarding the chinook fishery, but received noupdates.
“I’ve waited and waitedand agonized over it (the derby),” he said, but added an event of that magnitude could not be planned within a few weeks time.
“This derby is a first class event, always has been. And if we can’t do it right, wecan’t do it at all.”
In prior years, the DFOhas opened fishing for large salmon at midnight on the
day of the derby. A move that may still happen, but announced too late.
“Chances are they could do the same,” Wetherell said, but he added a decision on the chinook fishery should have been made in January.
“I can’t throw my business, and my family life into chaos and try to slam together an event this huge because of time appropriated to me by the DFO.”
Last year the derby saw 700 entrants come into town from all over the province, Washington State and Ontario, bringing in $400,000
to the local economy. The invitational has had
such steady attendance, that the waiting list was thrown out, after no spaces opened up over the past 10 years.
“Seven hundred people will be really disappointed when they hear the news, and they’ll have to find something else to do forFather’s Day after 25 years,” Wetherell said.
Over the years, approximately $200,000 from
the derby have been donatedto salmon enhancement and restoration, with the main b e n e f a c t o r being The Pacific Salmon Foundation.
“We put way more fish backin the streams than we’re taking
out,” he said.Wetherell, 62, is a
co-founder for the event and has maintained his position as president since the derby’s institution 25 years ago.
“It’s kind of been my little baby watching it grow,” he said. “I’m still working, I run a construction company, and I have a family life. You don’t want to let the baby go, but sometimes you don’t have control over things.”
According to Wetherell, there may be a derby next year.
‘This derby is a first class event, always has been. And if we can’t do it right, we can’t do it at all.’
--George WetherellPresident JdF Invitational
Salmon Championship Society
Sharron Ho photos
A young, male cyclist, above,was struck on the corner of Anna Maria Road in front of Home Hardware around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon. According to a witness, the 18-year-old cyclist was coasting against traffic on Sooke Road and turned right on Anna Maria Road, where he was struck by a mid-sized truck. The witness said the vehicle was stopped and was about to turn onto Sooke Road. The cyclist was attended by paramedics, and taken into an ambulance. Sooke Fire Chief Steve Sorensen said the cyclist suffered from a severely cut up hand and was still conscious, but Sorensen did not know the full extent of his injuries. The bike and truck on scene did not appear to be damaged. Below, a vehicle sheared off a telephone pole on Otter Point Road on Monday resulting in a power outage which lasted a number of hours.
Cyclist injured
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Different depart-ments at the District of Sooke provided quar-terly reports from Janu-ary to March, 2012.
Sooke Fire Depart-ment
Fire Chief Steve Sorensen reports that the department cur-rently has five full time members, 31 volunteer firefighters and six in public education for a total of 42 members. There are five applica-tions on file.
The fire department will be taking on a cadet firefighter training pro-gram. Presentations were made to all Grade 10 students with the idea of taking on stu-dents as volunteer fire-fighter cadets. The first class began on April 13 with four students. They attend training sessions every second Friday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Call volumes are down slightly from 2011 for the same time. There is a sizeable drop in the number of chim-ney fires, false alarms and motor vehicle crashes.
The department responded to: five structure fires (three were mutual aid); four chimney fires; one brush fire; eight motor vehicle incidents; one rescue; 10 hazardous conditions; 13 public assists; 13 alarm bells; 90 first responder inci-dents and 49 burning complaints.
The department completed 120 inspec-tions and there were two 1 EOC activations. Volunteers with the Sooke Emergency Pro-gram put in 337 volun-teer hours for the first quarter.
Planning DepartmentStaff was busy prepar-
ing reports on Second-ary and Small Suites, background research on the Sooke Agricul-tural Plan and making a presentation on the district’s new zoning bylaw to southern Van-couver Island planners.
The district collected a total of $8,635 in per-mit, public hearing and application fees which represents a 12 per cent increase over the same quarter last year. There were 15 applica-tions submitted.
The Approving Office approved 34 new lots in five fee simple sub-division plans, two new subdivision applica-
tions were received. It was noted that inter-est in developing in the community is on the upswing.
Engineering reports officially opening the public boat launch; final design work on the first phase of the Grant Road Connector and the Highway14/Water-view Street round-about is underway; The Townsend Road inter-section and cross walk realignment is com-plete and road work on Maple Avenue from Grant Road to Highway 14 will be completed as weather permits.
Parks and Envi-
ronmental Services reports they are work-ing to complete 75 per cent design drawing for the Sooke River Pedes-trian Crossing at Soule Road. They completed the design of the revi-talization of Pineridge Park and 50 metres of trail; installed one bear resistant garbage recep-tacle at the public boat launch; responded to seven hazardous tree enquiries and 22 mis-cellaneous park and environment calls; they issued one highway use and park use per-mit. The department planted spring colour and 38 street trees to
the urban forest at Lau-ra’s Lane, Church Hill Meadows, Stoneridge Estates and Mariners Village.
Building DepartmentThe department
reports slightly lower building permit fee activity early in the year but a significant increase in March.
From January to March the depart-ment issued 33 resi-dential permits; 23 other (decks, com-mercial, woodstoves, suites, etc.) creating a total of 30 new units for a revenue figure of $109,625.86 down $14,904 from 2011.
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Up Sooke
Thumbs Up!
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITYSUNDAY, MAY 6, SOOKE
Transition Town Cafe 2 to 4 p.m., Reading Room Cafe.
VOLUNTEERS ARE ONE of the most basic ingredients in any recipe for community resilience, and increasing Sooke’s resilience is what our local Transition Town society is all about.
DROP IN ON the first Sunday of each month to talk about anything related to community resilience and find out about the new regional volunteer centre. All welcome.
TORCH AWARD FINALIST
THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS is in the running to win a 2012 Torch Award for ethical practices in the marketplace,” says said Rosalind Scott, Executive Director of BBB Vancouver Island.
OUTSTANDING ETHICAL BUSINESS Practices
GOOD NEIGHBORS FENCING (Sooke).
TO ALL THOSE folks who remained patient when the power went out in Sooke on Monday and to the emergency (fire, police, ambulance)crews kept busy with numerous incidents.
Sharron Ho photo
EVERYTHING IS JUST DUCKY!
(Right) Sooke Harbourside Lions Nancy Reinders, Ev Bowers and Joanne Phillips wearing a plush duck suit, sell tickets for the Duck Race outside the BC Liquor Store on April 21.
The popular duck race is scheduled for May 12, and proceeds will be donated to juvenile diabetes.
For tickets ask any Harbourside Lions or call Lorna Danylhuck at 250-642-7353.
Conte trial adjournedAlex Conte, accused
of second degree murder, will have his trial adjourned until May 30.
Conte, 21, is charged with the murder of his mother Sarah Nickerson
at her mobile home on January 8.
Conte has undergone two assessments to determine his ability to stand trial and has appeared in court via video conferencing.
Quarterly reports: District departments kept busy
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SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 www.sookenewsmirror.com NEWS • 5
Sooke celebrates 75th anniversary of community hallOver the past 75
years the Sooke Com-munity Hall has seen a lot of people and events within its walls.
Volunteer organiza-tions use it for their monthly meetings. Kids have gone there for sports, and celebrated their success in annual banquets. Thousands of people have gath-ered over the years, for dances, festive events, or to mourn a dear departed friend.
“The construction of the hall more than 75 years ago is testa-ment to the volunteer
and community spirit that still thrives in the community today,” said Karl Linell, Sooke Com-munity Association president.
It was the need for a community hall that spurred the creation of the Sooke Commu-nity Association in 1935. Early members of the association took on the task of organiz-ing All Sooke Day – to bring the community together in celebration every year, and to raise funds to build and oper-ate a community hall.
Volunteers began
constructing the hall in 1936, and the com-pleted hall opened its doors in 1937.
Today the hall is used by many local non-profit groups for meetings, storage and events. Every year, for example, the Lions Club sponsors a hard times dance. The Contact Loan Cupboard houses a stock of medi-cal equipment that can be borrowed if needed. Meals on Wheels volun-teers prepare meals in the kitchen and deliver to Sooke residents three times a week. The Sooke Fall Fair, which has
grown into a weekend-long event in Septem-ber, is held in the hall and the neighbouring Legion hall every year.
In celebration of the 75th anniversary, the Sooke Community Association is holding a day long Open Hall on Saturday, April 28, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. That night, the Sooke Lions Club is holding a dance beginning at 8 p.m.
The Open Hall will feature salmon BBQ samples and a Mini Logging Show. There will also be kids’ games, demonstrations by
local sports groups, and displays by the many groups who use the hall.
“We’re really excited about welcoming the Sooke community and visitors to see how the community hall plays such a central role here, and also to have some fun and enjoy the day,” Linell said.
There is no charge for the Open Hall events and logging show. Dance tickets are $7.50 each and available at Shoppers or Peoples drugs.
‘Paying it forward’ helps drivers in needKyle WellsBlack Press
Two women now have cars they des-perately needed, and another says that she has never felt better in her life after sparking a outpouring of generos-ity.
Mickey Cherneski, from Sooke, recently bought a 2012 Honda Civic to replace her 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier. She asked about trad-ing in the Cavalier, but the dealership couldn’t offer her much money.
Rather than go through the hassle of selling the car, Cherneski decided to see if she could give it away to someone who needed a vehicle but couldn’t afford one.
In late March she cre-ated a Facebook page titled “I’m giving away a car” through which she asked people to either submit their own sto-ries or write on behalf of someone they knew who could really use a car.
Within days Cherneski
had received more than 60 responses.
“It was just amazing,” Cherneski said. “Going through all the sto-ries, it was really over-whelming.”
Cherneski narrowed it down to two peo-ple who she felt could really use the vehicle.
She made the hard decision to give her car to a mother in Cour-tenay who has three children, two of which are special needs and need to attend special-ist appointments in Vic-
toria once a month. Without a car, the
woman would take the bus, which would turn one day of appoint-ments into a three day ordeal.
Campus Honda, where Cherneski bought her new Civic, agreed to detail the Cavalier for free for the new owner.
Still wanting to help the other person, Cherneski went to Gal-axy Motors in Colwood to see if they could come up with a solution. Sure
enough, they did. After some discus-
sion, Galaxy’s owners decided to donate the company’s courtesy car, a 1998 Oldsmobile Delta 88, to the second applicant.
Vicki Farmere is a 63-year-old Sooke resi-dent living on disability who must travel fre-quently to Oak Bay for medical appointments.
She had a car but it broke down and her daughter had been driv-ing her to her appoint-ments. Her daughter found out about the Facebook page and applied on her behalf
“(I felt) like it was an April Fools’ joke. I’m serious. Until she picked me up I didn’t believe it,” Farmere said. “My stress level has gone so much down because I’ve been so stressed about not hav-ing a vehicle.”
David King, general manager of Galaxy Motors, called his com-pany’s contribution a matter of “paying it forward” after being inspired by Cherneski’s
generosity. The dealership sup-
ports causes on the West Shore and saw this is another oppor-tunity to help out.
“We saw what (Cherneski) did and were moved by it so we said ‘let’s make it easier on you, you’re stuck trying to decide between two, we’ll just help you support both,’” King said.
Fighting back tears, Cherneski said that the feeling of being able to help these two women has been overwhelm-ing. “It’s been the best experience of my life. I’ve gotten far more out of this than either one of these women have, far more.”
To keep the giving going, Farmere donated her old car to the Sooke fire department to prac-tice with.
“I would recommend anybody, if you ever have the opportunity to do something like this, don’t even hesi-tate,” Cherneski said. “The reward for me has been great.”
Kyle Wells photo
Vicki Farmere sits behind the wheel of her new 1998 Oldsmobile with Mickey Cherneski, the woman who helped get Colwood’s Galaxy Motors to donate the car.
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Climbing the steps to Sooke Community Hall’s foyer, you see the remarkable black wrought iron hinges that connect the heavy planked doors to the wall. They are the work of blacksmith Lyall Sheilds. This 1937 view shows the broad shoul-dered blacksmith with his youngest daughter Elaine at the entrance to his rustic blacksmith shop.
His shop stood at the roadway (now called Belvista) between the harbour and the slough that borders the museum. Until 1940 this was the main Sooke Road route leading west from the river. Later the swamp was dissected by a built up berm road-way that allows a good view of the brilliant yel-low skunk cabbages that currently dot the many shades of green wetland vegetation.
The extensive prop-erty was held by the Charters family, and their nearby sawmill on the waterfront meant work for the black-smith. Watching the
blacksmith hammer-ing white hot steel to shape it, marveling at the ringing of the ham-mer on the anvil, eyes alert for flying sparks, were experiences trea-sured by children walk-ing home from school. Some days it would be a horse standing on three legs while being shod.
One of the inventions fabricated by Lyall was
a hand-pedaled tricy-cle, used to patrol for leaks, which ran atop the 27-mile long flow-line that carried water from Sooke Lake to Humpback Reservoir at Goldstream. He also built the salmon barbe-cuing racks for the first All Sooke Day in 1934.
Early maps show James Sheilds taking up Crown land way up Sooke River in the
1880s. Son William Sheilds who sailed on sealing schooners to the Bering Sea, was also a farmer, raising cattle and sheep in an attrac-tive valley west of Sooke River (later farmed by Rex Kendrew). Hik-ers venturing up Phil-lips Road in early days brought back tales of being chased by the Sheilds’ roaming bull.
Another son Ed, also a sealer, married a neighbour girl, Lou-ise Charters, and it was their youngest son Lyall who grew up to become the blacksmith. While good-natured Lyall, his wife Lizzie, son Will and daughters Helen and Elaine joined in the happy celebra-tions when the hall was opened in 1937, he had little time to enjoy it all. A level crossing acci-dent in 1941 between a truck on Woodlands Road and a coal-fired steam locomotive on the CNR line cut his life short.
Organizers of the 75th anniversary event next Saturday, April 28th at Sooke Commu-
nity Hall are hoping that Sheilds and Charters family connections will be among the crowds coming together to visit.
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Rosie Betsworth, president of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce, will highlight the benefits of sustainable forest management and eco-tourism and the diversification of the economy for the future.
Bill Bourgeois is a Registered
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Bylaw No. 524, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-5)The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 524, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (500-5) is to is to delete the minimum lot size requirement for secondary suites from the Small Lot Residential (R3) zone and to add a small suite on a lot with a single family dwelling as an accessory use in the Small Scale Agriculture (RU3) zone providing the land is not in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by this proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed bylaw at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.
Copies of the proposed bylaw, and relevant background documents, may be inspected at the offi ces of the District of Sooke Planning Department, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), commencing from April 18, 2012 to and including April 30, 2012.
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LOOKING BACKA trip through the
Sooke News Mirror time machine:
Martin ‘mace’-s his point
April 24, 2002The Member of Par-
liament who dared to hoist above his head the five-foot, gold-en-crusted mace and then turn to the Liberal front bench and declare that we are no longer live a democracy, is faced with a not-so-liberal penalty.
On Monday, Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca MP Dr. Keith Martin was hit with a motion asking him to apologize at the bar (a location in the House) to Speaker Peter Milliken.
The apology was requested because of last Wednesday’s incident when Martin picked up the mace which sits on the clerks’ table right in front of the Speaker’s chair. The object is a symbol of democracy and MPs are forbidden to even touch it.
HIs fellow Alliance members followed him out of the House after the somewhat calcu-lated outburst, with two NDP members in tow (Svend Robinson and Libby Davies).
Martin apologized the same day, which is what he told the speaker on April 22 when the issue arose in
the House. Sooke man reels in
231.6 pounderApril 23, 2003Des Hatchard already
was having a pretty good week catching halibut when he took to the waters last Wednes-day morning.
On Monday, he reeled in two halis over 80 pounds and followed that up the next day with one weighing 55 pounds and another at 35. But those catches were small fry when compared to the 231.6-pound monster he pulled in mid-week.
“I’ve caught fish over 150, but nothing like 200,” Hatchard said in a Monday interview.
He said he was fish-ing off Jordan River, though he declined to reveal the exact loca-tion of his fishing hot
spot.
APC sparks commu-nity interest
April 25, 2007In an effort to sim-
plify and speed up the rezoning process, CAO Evan Parliament and director of planning Marlaina Elliott came up with a draft bylaw and brought it before District of Sooke com-mittee of the whole on April 16.
“We would like to have the process understood by all three sides, staff, developers and the public,” said Parliament.
He said they were seeking direction to start the process and different ideas on how to move forward in the development permit process.
“A new wave of plan-
ning will do better than the old conventional way,” he said.
Developer puts pub-lic in plans
April 23, 2008Despite a lot of deci-
sions which still have to be made, devel-oper Ender Ilkay has released his vision for 5,450 acres of land between Sooke and Jor-dan River.
“Typically I wouldn’t be releasing plans prior to public input,” said Ilkay. “But the door is closing fast on any opportunity for such a discussion, I felt that it’s important to get this out there to answer some questions.”
Ilkay, founder and principal of Ilkay Devel-opment Corporation, has a contract to pur-chase the land.
His concept for Jor-dan River would rein-state the town site in a location that once had a thriving commu-nity in the last century. The new town would be home to over 10,000 residents over the next 20 years.
He said he sees a village concept which would be very walkable with restaurants and shops and a neat village core. He would need a critical mass to create the green community which would include full sewage and water systems. Forty-eight
per cent of the land would be greenspace and six per cent as golf/greenspace.
A variety of housing from townhouses to estate lots could exist creating a very green community, said Ilkay.
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Mr. Fletcher’s article (or should I say right wing political rant) last week “Environmentalism for dum-mies” seems truly to miss whatever point he was feebly trying to make against David Suzuki. His interpreta-tion of a Globe and Mail article leaves him wondering why Dr. Suzuki is, by many, seen as a saint, and that the Conservative government is seen as a front for Big Oil.
He also has trouble digesting the fact that Dr. Suzuki is a scientist, and that his personal views of the world are incorporated into his founda-tion. Why wouldn’t they be, he is a man of conviction, not a two-faced politician who has his/her hands deep in the cookie jars.
There’s some easy answers Mr. Fletcher. First off, many people see Suzuki as a saint because they rec-ognize the non-partisan visions he has made public, the fact that he has devoted his life to the education of people in general and the better-ment of our understanding of our planet and a whole, and they believe in the observations he has scientifi-cally endorsed. But more than any-thing, they see the conviction, and courage he has shown in the face of those opposed to his views all his life.
There is no doubt that those opposed are indeed powerful corpo-rations who have much at stake in growing their empires with impunity and arrogance. They have pulled out all the stops for many years trying to silence and discredit Dr. Suzuki but the more they try the more obvi-ous it becomes that he is absolutely right. Many other saints have similar stories; seeing things in a greater per-spective, going against human injus-tices, speaking their mind, and in the end being seen as correct all along.
I’m sure had he folded his tent
and joined the forces so against him he would be a much richer and less harassed man.
Suzuki had little to gain in express-ing his findings and observations of life in the early years. He is a man of science yes, but even more impor-tantly he has always remained a human being and speaks from the heart. His interpretation and under-standing of this planet both as a scientist and human being forces him to speak out against processes and economies that are detrimental to life. Those who control the pro-cesses and economies hate Suzuki and have spent billions, changed and introduced laws, and have hired their own “scientists” in trying to debunk him. Yet, as each year goes by we see most of Suzuki’s warnings and predictions come true. Gener-ally, the diversification, gene pools, and number of species on planet Earth has diminished and most of it has happened in the last 250 years due to human activities driven by manmade economic systems.
Yet Suzuki is always the first to say, there is hope, we can change, economy and environmentalism need not be at opposite ends, we just need to change what be base our economies on, (which is basi-cally economic based vs. resource based). His main mantra is simple. In order to support a growing popula-tion we can no longer survive on an out dated economic system that has no accountability, and is based on pure money profit.
Fletcher also touches on the “envi-ro-scare industry?” and calls the tar sands an exaggerated horror. Wow, I guess when your head is deep in the sand (or someplace else) you could call what’s happening in the tar sands exaggerated but if your eyes are open and untainted by the
spoils of mega profits you will be left with nothing but horror and a blatant disregard for nature and all those dependant on her.
As far as fear mongering goes I would say Mr. Harper takes first place on that category. His entire campaign last election was based on nothing else but political fear, say-ing if we vote for anyone but him the whole economic system would simply fold up and only he could keep the wheels on the track. He is truly a legend in his own mind and a master of propaganda and fear. Now he is introducing laws that will speed up the introduction of mega projects by disposing of any environmental impact studies.
If this is not behaviour that exem-plifies a government that fronts Big Oil I don’t know what is.
I’m guessing that’s what all the new prisons are for... once we finally get fed up enough and take to the streets there will be plenty of places to put all those arrested.
Seems to me in a few short years Harper has turned a once respected country that used to choose its busi-ness partners based on character and human rights into one that is no longer respected and is stripping its citizens of the rights so hard fought for.
As far as where monies come from supporting environmental organiza-tions, I’d say most of it comes from ordinary citizens and businesses who donate their hard earned cash to help fight the fight against pollu-tion, climate change, industrial injus-tice, and political meddling. I would suggest that monies acquired by political parties should be far more scrutinized.
Tom EberhardtSooke
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Smart talk about meters
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At council on Monday night a representative from BC Hydro was there to provide information on and explain the reason why the corporation has turned to smart meters.
He presented the information in lack lustre fashion and then sat back to listen to the comments from the public.
Smart meters are a political football no doubt about it. Some fear they are invasive, unsafe and the beginning of the downhill slide to skyrocketing energy costs.
Ted Olynyk from BC Hydro said the meters are only for collecting data, they are not connected to the Internet and they are not spying on consumers.
This opened up a flood gate of comments from a
number of residents. Most felt they had no choice about the installation of the meters and that did not sit well with them. They wanted a personal guarantee of safety and security, which of course, BC Hydro could not give them. Reams of data, studies and reports seem to point to health risks for some.
The point is, people should have a choice as to whether they wish to switch to the smart meter or retain the meter they already have. People also resent the fact that this is foisted on them and no amount of protest seems to work with the Crown corporation. People are once again feeling disenfranchised, unheard and disregarded. It is the consumer who pays and it should be the consumer who has a choice. Hats off to council for bringing this forward and for sending BC Hydro the message that they want a moratorium and an independent study and review on the not-so-smart meters.
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Public assists important
In response to the reader who submitted the picture of the fire department water tan-ker assisting EPCOR in flushing a sewer line, I would like to point fire departments respond to more than just fires. Does the police depart-ment only respond to murders or bank rob-beries? Does the ambu-lance only respond to heart attacks or stro-kes? Does search and rescue only respond when someone is missing or lost?
The answer is ’no.’ These are routinely called “public assists” and, for fire depart-ments, can range any-where from turning off someone’s water because they had a pipe burst; to the ico-nic rescuing of cats out of trees.
I find it sad that bet-ween April 8 and April 12 the volunteers fire-fighters contributed over 350 hours of their personal time ser-ving the community at structure fires, multiple car accidents and more medical assistances than we care to remem-ber. Was their any men-tion of that? The answer, sadly, is also ’no.’ To put that into prospec-tive, since the mayor and council are still working on their bud-get: Using the District of Sooke’s CUPE rates for casual workers, that amounts to almost $10,000 worth of wages saved in one week, or
nearly $500,000 a year. Perhaps in the future
people will consider just how important volunteers are to the community and exac-tly what a fire depart-ment does before they start making ignorant assumptions.
Jason DixonSooke
Concern and caring shown
On April 19 at 9 a.m., our dog Jasper, a black shepherd cross, broke free while in the care of Sooke Vet Hospital and escaped. By the time my wife and I arrived, he was gone. We began searching and asking people if they’d seen a lost dog. Without exception, everyone we spoke to showed concern and offered to spread the word and contact us if they saw him. One lady said she’d seen him running down the middle of Sooke Road in a panic, but noticed that all cars had immediately lowe-red their speed.
At 3 p.m., wonde-ring if we’d lost him for good, we returned to our home on Cald-well Rd for a third time to check if he’d come home on his own. There he was in the backyard, soaking wet and tangled in a chain but otherwise without a scratch on him. Need-
less to say, we were all relieved.
The event made us appreciate what a great community this is. A special thanks to one woman wearing a black cycling jacket who gave her time to help us search. In my state of distress, I didn’t get your name or even say thank you.
David LabergeSooke
On global warming
Hey Grade six stu-dents – if you take some basic facts that are readily available, you will find from the maximum of ice in the Ice Age, at 23,000 years before Christ, to the agreed upon “end” of the Ice Age at 8,000 years before Christ, the glaciers retreated about 1,500 kms in 15,000 years.
This is 100 metres of ice a year, melting; that’s about 300 feet a year; almost a foot of glacier melting back in one day, every day for 15,000 years.
Well kids; in this, the age of reason – “the Iro-nic Age”, public thin-kers are announcing warnings in the mass media, that modern gla-ciers are now retreating at the unsettling rate, the “alarming” rate of 1.5 feet per year.
Does this sound like global warming to you?
No – This is hyste-ria; where nobody can think.
N.E. MacNabShirley
Grinch-style comments
It was heartening to read in the Sooke News Mirror about the local youth who are organi-zing a “Love Your Pla-net” awareness event and all of the school kids preparing an assortment of Earth Day activities over the week.
One cannot help but wonder, though, what effect the strategically prominenced piece in the same paper by Tom Fletcher titled “Environmentalism for Dummies” might have had on their enthusi-asm to save the planet. Mr. Fletcher, in perfect Earth Day grinch style, attempts to decon-struct a bevy of Evil-Doer environmental groups while sugges-ting that farmed salmon are healthier than wild salmon, that the tar sands (creating tailing ponds the size of Eng-land and growing) have been unfairly maligned and that protecting the Great Bear Rainforest was the work of a U.S. based “eco-scare indu-stry” conspiracy. That ought to nip all that pesky environmental awareness in the bud.
If Mr. Fletcher would like to pursue his appa-
rent interest in discove-ring the truth behind environmental tall tales, perhaps he should do his next book report on Andrew Nikiforuk’s Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent or investigative jour-nalist Greg Palast’s fun read Vulture’s Picnic.
Jo PhillipsSooke
Fletcher rant
Although Tom Fletcher occupies a position of power in Black Press (and direct dissection of elements of his latest rant “Envi-ronmentalism for dum-mies” can wait for now), don’t you think you’d have a better newspaper if you didn’t juxtapose his rabid dis-tortions with reports of Earth Day activities in Sooke?
This reader finds this combination ridiculous; it makes your publica-tion look silly - although as irony it could admit-tedly have entertain-ment value (is that the intention?)
George McFetridge, Burnaby, B.C.
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iWe asked: What would you like to see more of in the Sooke News Mirror?
Perhaps if anything, an expanded sports section to
entail say, outside sports rather than just community
sports.
Brian MacNeillSooke
Oh gosh, I think it’s doing great to be quite honest
with you.
Colleen MacLennanSooke
I guess more comics in the Sooke News Mirror, more
funnies and stuff in it.
Ryan Fuhr, 12Sooke
No, I just like reading it for the local news. As long as it’s got local and relevant
news it’s good.
Steve BosenceSooke
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Business and environmental groups bothplay a part in environmental philanthropy
Respondents to the Victoria Foundation’s 2011 Vital Signs® survey ranked our natural environment as number one of the 10 best things about Greater Victoria. The following is a sample of 2012 environmental projects sup-ported by the foundation.
The Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team coordinates efforts to protect and restore these dwindling ecosystems and the more than 100 at-risk species that make their homes in these environments.
The team will use a $4,000 grant from the Vic-toria Foundation to deliver a series of regional workshops on its revised National Recovery Strategy for Garry Oak and Associated Ecosys-tems and Associated Species at Risk.
“We believe everyone can have an impact on this work, so our idea was to develop a strategy that outlines something everyone can do,” said executive director Shyanne Smith. In addition to outlining the progress made to date, the new strategy will identify activities for individuals, local government planners, researchers and oth-ers. Homeowners, for example, are encouraged to use the tools and resources the team has devel-oped to restore lawns or yards to Garry Oak meadows.
The workshop schedule will be finalized in May. Check www.goert.ca for updated informa-tion.
The Georgia Strait Alliance is using its $11,000 grant from the Victoria Foundation to
expand its Clean Marine B.C. program in the Capital Regional District, supporting area mari-nas to achieve eco-certification. Certification is based on environmental best practices including using environmentally friendly marine products and construction, developing waste management and recycling strategies, and optimizing energy and water conservation.
“Benefits include a cleaner marine environ-ment, a more environmentally conscious boating community, increased business for participating marinas, cost savings and improved commu-nity values in the CRD and beyond,” said Clean Marine program coordinator Michelle Young.
The Georgia Strait Alliance is also publish-ing a green boating tips sheet to highlight how the boating community can reduce its environ-mental footprint. See www.GeorgiaStrait.org for more information.
The SeaChangeMarine Conservation Society is using a $8,200 grant from the Victoria Founda-tion to help restore Tod Inlet. Executive Director Nikki Wright describes the area as a cultural and ecological treasure on the Saanich Peninsula.
SeaChange is working in partnership with BC Parks, local First Nations communities and vol-unteers to bring back eelgrass and native terres-trial plant ecosystems by transplanting eelgrass plots, removing invasive plants species on the upper reaches of the inlet, planting native plants and offering ethno-botanical tours and cultural events. The project is called Connecting Cultures
to Place because Wright says it is about cultural and ecological restoration.
“This inlet brings together cultures with deep roots in this place,” she said. “The Coast Salish hunt, fish, gather and practice sacred ceremonies here. Sikh and Chinese labourers worked in the former cement plant now known as Butchart Gardens. People of all ages and backgrounds are drawn to the tranquility. Restoring the inlet is restoring our spirits.”
Upcoming opportunities to volunteer with invasive species removal will take place April 28, May 12 and May 26. Email [email protected] for more information.
1% for the Planet is an international move-ment to engage local businesses in environmen-tal philanthropy. The Victoria Foundation is one of Canada’s community foundations that is committed to promoting the 1% program. 1% members recognize their responsibility to – and dependence on – a healthy environment by donating a minimum of one per cent of their revenues or sales annually to environmental organizations. The Victoria Foundation’s part-ners in 1% for the Planet are: Eagle Wing Tours, the Good Planet Company, Hemp and Company, and Horne Coupar Barristers and Solicitors.
“At Eagle Wing we believe that being a responsible steward means being active, posi-tive contributors to the ecosystem we love and are able to make our living from,” said Brett Soberg, co-owner with Don Stewart of Eagle
Wing Tours, the newest 1% member in Victo-ria. “Our customers can take pride in knowing that their tourism dollars are leaving a positive impact on the whales and the marine environ-ment we all depend on.”
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Eagle Wing Tours is the most recent business to join the Victoria Foundation’s 1% for the Planet partners. Note: this photo was taken with a telephoto lens, therefore visual compression makes it seem that the whales are closer to the boats than is really the case. Eagle Wing adheres to 100 metre and 183 metre viewing guidelines for Canadian and U.S. waters respectively.
Volunteers with SeaChange Marine ConservationSociety work on habitat restoration along Tod Inlet on the Saanich Peninsula.
Donors can follow their hearts and think creatively when working with the Victoria Foundation.We offer an amazing range of funds and causes you may support – including any registered charity in Canada. We also offer many options for making your gift – now or through your estate plan.
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Photo: Paul Destrooper, Artistic Director of Ballet Victoria – a recipient of grants from the Victoria Foundation.Tickets are now on sale for A Midsummer Nights Dream & other works, May 26 – June 1
Enforcing foolish laws
Last week’s front page story, ”RCMP pay raise will affect budget.”
If the RCMP would stop enforcing fool-ish marijuana laws it should free up money for the budget. Four decades ago a federally- appointed Royal Com-mission recommended that marijuana should be de-criminalized.
How much money has been wasted by this issue?
Why does our govern-ment not deal with this issue as they deal with so many others:ignore it and pretend it has gone away?
K.L. SmithShirley
Fletcher exaggerates “horrors”
Mr. T. Fletcher with his piece” Environmen-talism for dummies,” (April 18, Sooke News Mirror) would poke his pen at Patrick Moore once heading up Green-peace and at David Suzuki.
Moore and his organi-zation at that time hav-ing brought world atten-tion and stoppage to Great Britain and Franc dumping nuclear waste into the north Atlantic. Suzuki having brought the workings of nature into homes of millions of adults and children the world over.
Mr. Fletcher speaks of Suzuki and his left wing rants, ie: salmon farming and Alberta tar sands as exaggerated horrors. Mr. Fletcher evidently preferring the right wings throw-ing the environment under a bus tin order to exploit and export finite oil and toxic min-erals as quickly as pos-sible.
Personally, I am swayed in favour of the recipient of the Order of Canada, over those who have so little soul even offering asbestos for sale.
Barry WhitingSooke
Local forestrysolutions needed
Our Forests, Our Future: What does it mean for Sooke and the
South Island? Staff in forestry were
so horrified last week they leaked a memo that said Cabinet could create special legis-lation to prevent the province’s chief for-ester from refusing per-mission or taking them to court if politicians allow logging of forest reserves, scenic set-backs and wildlife cor-ridors in the Interior.
Failure to diversify the economy or to man-age the timber supply led to this bizarre plan which would sacrifice more of our future for short term, limited preservation of jobs.
Bruce Fraser, former chair of British Colum-bia’s independent For-est Practices Board said, if Cabinet goes there, politicians have reached “the burn the furniture stage.”
The “Our Forests, Our Future” forums tak-ing place on May 1 at Edward Milne Commu-nity School and May 3 at the Ambrosia Events Centre are exactly intended for people from Port Renfrew, from the Sooke Region and from Greater Vic-toria to learn what’s going on with our for-ests. It is for us to talk about diversifying our economy and keeping what we value. A forest is more than a potential field of stumps.
Although it may be where you pay least attention, you have the most strength to cre-ate change at the local government level. With good information we can properly identify local problems and offer practical solutions. We can also identify what needs changing at the provincial level, and ask for the changes.
Heather PhillipsOtter Point
Budget made a mockery
The photo Mutual Aid on page 9 of the April 18 edition of the Sooke News Mirror is thought provoking. Do we, as taxpayers, not pay EPCOR enough through the five-year contract, for it to do its own sewer flushing?
Using the fire depart-ment seems like EPCOR is subsidizing it’s oper-ations on the backs of taxpayers.
It would appear that the fire department, specifically it’s leader-ship, may be operating in it’s own reality.
Recently a mem-ber of the fire depart-ment is alleged to have attended a movie in Langford and used a
departmental vehicle for transport which gives rise to a number of questions, such as:
Is there a policy which spells out appro-priate use of vehicles and does it allow for private use?
What are the implica-tions had there been an accident?
Does the insurance policy allow for private use of fire department vehicles?
Has the member com-pensated the district for use of the vehicle?
The member might be moved to claim that he was “on call” but one has to won-der about his response time and judgement in that event.
Issues like these make a mockery of the council’s efforts to deliver a budget that reflects the current fis-cal realities and clearly demonstrate that some people do not get it.
D. R. MatlandSooke
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East Sooke has long been the haven
of artists who draw their inspiration from the tranquil forests, mossy outcroppings, temperamental ocean and sultry skies out their windows. Nature is the backdrop for almost all who live amongst that rural oasis.
They are like sailors who have succumbed to the siren’s call and been lured to the rocks and forests to create and make art.
Frescoes, mosaics, fabrics, paintings, pottery and sculptures are just some of the mediums of artistic expression from a group of creative souls in East Sooke.
Twelve women have joined forces to hold the first East Sooke Fine Art Show the weekend before Mother’s Day, May 4, 5 and 6.
It started with the m o t h e r / d a u g h t e r connection of Bonnie Coulter and Angela Menzies along with Valerie and Leslie Speed and grew to include eight others.
Joining them are Peg Heywood (guest artist), K T Johannesson, Kay Lovett, Alice McLean, Jacquetta Nisbet, Bev Petow, Norene Schmuk and Trinita Waller. Each of these women are accomplished and acclaimed artists with large bodies of work. From bright acrylic paintings of nudes to raku pottery, kelp baskets to lino cuts, it’s all there for the viewing and purchase. Works range in price from as low as a few dollars for art cards to $2,000 for more complex art pieces.
Most of the artists are involved in the Stinking Fish Studio Tour and many of them have had their work selected for the Sooke Fine Arts Show.
“The best part is the collective intelligence and impact of these 12 artists,” says Coulter.
Of interest may be Coulter’s “Canned Salmon” series. She uses antique boat parts and lids from canning to create the scales of salmon which are then
backed by maps. Her studio, outdoor spaces and dining room will be packed with art, hers as well as others.
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The show and sale takes place in two locations in East Sooke. The first location is Wren House at 5701 East Sooke Road and the second is Boar’s Bristle Studio, Bonnie Counter’s studio at 1509 Woodcock Road.
The studios will be open from 12 to 7 p.m. Angela Menzies two sons, Matty and Mason, will be holding a bake sale with half of the proceeds to go to WildArc. Menzies says the boys want to adopt an otter at WildArc.
There will be coffee and tea as well. The Boar’s Bristle is handicapped accessible.
For more information and a map, go to: www.eastsookefineart.com.
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Angela Menzies will show her paintings at the East Sooke Fine Arts Show taking place May 4-6. Right, Norene Schmuk’s mosaic Jewel in the Lotus.
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For its spring concert, Ekoos Vocal Ensemble will present two major works: Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd and the Gartenlieder by Fanny Hensel (née Mendelssohn).
William Byrd hardly needs introduction to classical music lovers. Fanny Hensel, how-ever, is fairly unknown, and certainly less well-known than her brother, Felix Mendelssohn.
The Gartenlieder -- six “garden songs” -- exem-plify Fanny’s love for her Gartenhaus, where her choir rehearsed. They were published in 1846, just one year before her death. The lyrics are based on poems by German romantic poets, includ-ing one written by her husband, Wilhelm (No. 4).
The cycle of the sea-sons, forests, water, and the natural world provided the beauti-ful images and philo-sophical symbols in her songs. She used “text painting” to illumi-nate the mood of each poet’s words through harmonic progressions and melodic figures.
It is a pleasure for Ekoos to present the Gartenlieder, by a woman whose artistic achievement is superb and deserves much broader musical expo-sure.
Regarding the Mass by Byrd, conductor Peter Dent points out that the choir’s perfor-mance, May 6 in Sooke, will feature some of the members singing in solo voices.
“I have taken the edi-torial advice of Henry Washington in desig-nating several sections to be sung by solo voices. It is a pleasure to work with a choir with the vocal ability to perform these sections that way,” said Dent.
Ekoos is pleased to welcome three new singers this season: Dianne Copeland, Deb-orah Lambert, and Svetlana Prissick, all of whom are singing alto! Lambert has sung with many choirs on the Island but when she recently moved to Sooke to join a veteri-nary practice, she was drawn to Ekoos.
“I like that the reper-toire is challenging and that it’s wide ranging, not limited to sacred and early music,” she said.
“Our only lament is that we haven’t
attracted more men. The women’s sections are now well balanced, but we would love to have more tenors and basses,” added alto Merle Fulton.
Besides choral pieces, the concert will feature guitar and flute duets by the choir’s own Fred Andrew and Warren Moore. The duo will perform pieces by Sanz and Bach as well as traditional folk songs.
Peter Dent provided the following additional notes about Byrd and Hensel.
William Byrd (1540-1623) is generally rec-ognized as the great-est English composer of the 16th century. A
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measure of his stature was that in the volatile world of the English Reformation he was able to write music for both the English and the Catholic Church. Queen Elizabeth granted him royal pro-tection in spite of his Catholic sympathies.
Byrd wrote three masses, for three, four and five voices. The Mass for Four Voices, which was probably the first to be com-posed, is partly mod-elled on John Tavern-er’s Mean Mass, a highly regarded early Tudor setting which Byrd would probably have sung as a choirboy. Taverner’s influence
is particularly clear in the scale figures rising successively through a fifth, a sixth and a sev-enth in Byrd’s setting of the Sanctus.
Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was born Fanny Mendelssohn. She was a superb pianist and also composed almost 500 pieces of music, although very few were published during her lifetime. A number of her songs were origi-nally published under her brother, Felix’s name in his opus 8 and 9 collections.
She was limited by prevailing attitudes of the time toward women, attitudes apparently shared by her father, who was tolerant, rather
than supportive of her activities as a composer. Her father wrote to her in 1820, “Music will per-haps become his (i.e. Felix’s) profession, while for you it can and must be only an ornament.”
On May 14, 1847, a reviewer of her work, the Gartenlieder, stated, “The harmonic treat-ment is quite refined and makes one aware of an artistically taste-ful hand. Above all of the songs hangs a gen-tle, poetic sentiment.”
Sadly, Fanny Hen-sel died the same day as these words were written, the victim of a stroke.
Ekoos will do its best to convey her artistry. The choir will also per-
form music by the early Flemish composer Jacob Obrecht, Cana-dians Dr. Healey Willan and Stephen Chatman, and the 19th century Irish Composer Sir Charles Villiers Stan-ford.
Concert Times and Venues
The program will first performed in North Saanich on Saturday May 5 at 7:30 p.m., at the Holy Trinity Church, 1319 Mills Road.
It will be performed in Sooke on Sunday May 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, 1962 Murray Road.
Tickets available at the Reading Room Bookstore and at the door.
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The Sooke Commu-nity Association and the Sooke Lions Club are holding a dance to celebrate the 75th anni-versary of the Sooke Community Hall.
Back in 1937 on April 6, 1,000 people filled the hall to kick up their heels. People came from all over as
the population of Sooke was only about 500. The Sooke Community Hall was, at one time, the biggest uninterrupted floor space on Vancou-ver Island.
On April 28, Phoenix will play for a dance. For the price of $7.50, dancers also get chili and a bun. The price is
reflective of the num-ber of years the hall has been the hub of the community.
Advance tickets are available at Shop-pers and Peoples Drug Marts.
Come out, dance a little, visit a little and have a whole lot of fun.
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DRESS 1930’S DRESS 1930’S OR COME AS YOU ARE...OR COME AS YOU ARE...
For 25 years, Darryl Pollock has been building kitchen cabinets, vanities and millwork. He has worked on the new homes at Sunriver and he is now available to design, build and install cabinetry and wood work for clients in the Sooke region.
As an independent woodworker, Darryl is assisted by foreman Adam, installer Derrick and offi ce manager Lisa.
His high quality cabinets are available at fair and affordable prices and the design service and estimates are free.
Installing a new kitchen and refreshing or updating the look throughout is one of the best ways to maximize your home’s potential for sale. Kitchens and bathrooms are the two areas in a home that see the most benefi t from an uplift.
One of his favourite things is, “seeing the satisfaction on a customer’s face when they see their new kitchen.”
Darryl and his team build to the client’s specifi cations and are there from start to fi nish, always working with what the customer’s wants in mind.
Hand Craft Woodworks offers very competitive pricing and Darryl is available anytime. Call 250-589-9663 to set up an appointment. The showroom, located at 5871 Sooke Road is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The East Sooke Fine Arts Show will feature Jacquetta Nisbet’s “T’Sou-ke Harbour,” left, Alice McLean’s pottery and Bonnie Coulter’s “Canned Salmon” top, along with “Above the Wave” by Trinita Waller.
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Lumber Lions: Filming the pastFilmmaker takes a look at Sooke’s lumber baronPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror
When Davis Gray was growing up in Vic-toria his family kept a boat in Tod Inlet and as a kid he discovered an old Chinese and Sikh workers’ village at the old cement plant. He unearthed artifacts and in the overgrown for-ests he found Chinese pots, whiskey bottles, pig’s teeth, you name it.
“I was curious about who these people were and who lived there,” said Gray.
He discovered that about 40 of the 150 workers were Sikhs and this opened up dis-cussions among people who knew the men who worked there. Gray was there to record the early history and immi-gration stories of Brit-ish Columbia’s early Sikhs.
Gray chose to research and film the Sikh angle and has spent the last 50 years doing so.
Singh translates to Lion in Punjabi, hence the title Lumber Lions, the film Gray is produc-ing for OMNI Television tracing the involvement of the Sikhs in the B.C. lumber industry. This will be the fifth film on Sikh stories docu-mented by Gray. One of his films, “Beyond the Gardens’ Wall” was shown at the Victoria Film Festival.
David and Sally Gary have formed their own film and production company from their home base in Ottawa. David spent 21 years as a museum scientist and Sally is a writer and edi-tor.
“David’s a fact per-son, I’m a story per-son,” said Sally.
Sooke has a Sikh connection through the old Kapoor lumber mill which was located at the southern end of Sooke Lake. It skirts the Galloping Goose Trail and the Sooke River. It was located where the old CNR tracks cross Council Creek which is in the Capital Regional District watershed.
Gray and his wife Sally were in Sooke last week to trek up to the old mill site and record it on film, and they were at the Sooke Region Museum to scour the archives for photos of the mill, which oper-ated from 1928 to 1940.
Gray and an entou-rage hiked up to the mill site which no lon-ger has any buildings or structures, just cement foundations and bits of metal sticking out of the ground.
“It was a wonderful gathering,” said Gray.
The sentiment was
echoed by Elida Peers who said, “it was abso-lutely great” and that the CRD had every asset poured in to this tour.
The main thread of the story/film follows three lumber lions who started in the lumber industry in the early 1900s. Kapoor, Mayo and Doman Singh all started as labourers in the mills of the day and went on to start their own. The Kapoor fam-ily still owns property and logs in the area of the old mill.
The project began in January and will finish in July. Gray has spent a lot of time in the pro-vincial archives search-ing for moving images of Sikhs.
“It’s not easy,” said Gray. “There’s treasure in the archives as well as on the ground.”
The hour long film will first be shown on OMNI television and there is a possibility it will then be screened in Sooke.
For more information on the Grays and their work, go to: www.arc-ticgrayhound.ca.
Pirjo Raits photo
David Gray and his wife Sally, were at the Sooke Region Museum looking at old photographs of the Kapoor Mills. Historian Elida Peers, right, provides some history.
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2205 Otter Point Road, SookePhone: 250-642-1634
Fax: 250-642-0541email: [email protected]
website: www.sooke.ca
Upcoming Public MeetingsPublic Hearing
Secondary/Small SuitesMonday, April 30, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Committee of the WholeTuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Special Council Financial Plan and Tax Rate Bylaw
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.
This schedule is subject to change. Please call 250-642-1634 to confi rm meetings.
Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.ca
WHAT’S NEW AT THE DISTRICTCHECK IT OUT! at www.sooke.ca
Lions 9th Annual 32 Km Galloping Goose WalkLions 9th Annual 32 Km Galloping Goose Walkin support of Easter Seal Camp Shawnigan
Saturday, May 5, 2011Contact: Dave Nash – 250-642-4515
[email protected] and pledge forms at
http://www.sookedistrictlioness.org/2012_32_km_reg_form.pdf
OUR FORESTSOUR FUTURE
Please attend this Community Forum to lend your voice to the discussion about the future of the Juan de Fuca forest lands in the CRD.
Tuesday, 1 May, 7:00 p.m.at Edward Milne Community School, SookeRosie Betsworth, President of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce and leader on sustainability plus ecotourism issues.Bill Bourgeois, founder of the community forums, Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities initiative, Registered Professional Forester.Vicky Husband, 30 year honoured advocate for better forest management and protection.
For more information please contact Ana Simeon at [email protected]
COMMUNITY HALL75TH ANNIVERSARYDANCESaturday, April 28, 2012
Sooke Community HallMusic by Pheonix
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The number of working-age Canadians for every senior is decreasing**
54 or older as of March 31, 2012 You may still obtain OAS/GIS at age 65
The age of eligibility for OAS/GIS will change graduallybetween 2023 and 2029
Starting in July 2013, Canadians who are eligible for, but not yet receiving OAS will have the flexibility to delay receiving it in exchange for a higher monthly amount at a later date.
53 or younger as of March 31, 2012
What does this mean for you?
Canadians are living longer and costs for the Old Age Security (OAS) are rising.
On April 1, 2023 the Government of Canada plans to start raising the age of eligibility for OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from 65 to 67.*
The number of working-age Canadians per senior is decreasing, placing additional pressure on the OAS program.
For a free brochure or more information visit www.ServiceCanada.gc.ca/retirement
or call 1 800 O-Canada (TTY 1-800-926-9105) *Subject to parliamentary approval
Sharron HoSooke News Mirror
The Sooke Family Resource Society will be holding a six-week program for parents of“tweens” starting on April 26.
Teresa Norquay, Fam-ily Resource programco-ordinator, said the My Tween and Me pro-gram will be catered to parents of children
aged between 7-12 -- thetransition period from childhood to teenageyears.
Some of the topicscovered include: healthy development, develop-ing good family relation-ships, developing goodpeer relationships, look-ing at media and chil-dren, and building a sense of community.
“There’s a lot of focus on the concept
of reducing risk factorsin a child’s life by cre-ating good attachmentrelationships with the tweens,” Norquay said.
Good attachment is defined as the con-nection between par-ent and child, where a child feels comfortable talking to their parentwithout fear of being punished.
The program, which is in its third year, will
operate as a small dis-cussion group, where parents will be able toshare their own experi-ences with “tween” par-enting.
“The other part of theprogram is that parents
will be learning fromeach other as well, so strategies for parentingfrom each other.”
She said the “tween”period is a phase where children are developingtheir own identities,
while retaining the needfor engaged parenting.
“Quite often thesekids, because they are striving to developtheir sense of self, it may appear they don’twant closeness, but
research shows... thatthe kids that do well in life were more con-nected to their parents at that age.”
Interested partici-pants can register at250-642-5152.
After delivering newspapers to SookeFamily Resource Society (SFRS), Danika Joslin realized she wanted to embracethe world of volunteering and saw opportunity at thissocial service agency in her community. She knew shewanted to work with young children and offered to vol-unteer in the Children and Family programming atSFRS.
For the last four years, Danika has volunteered at least once a week help-ing in the Monday Parent and Child drop-in group as well as Wednesdays in the early learning component of the Par-ent Discussion group. Over the years she has met many families from thecommunity, watching toddlers grow and head off to kindergarten andwelcoming new babies to the pro-grams. Working with these children
has illustrated for Danika “the impor-tance of being aware of their needs” and has helped her recognize the dif-
ferent stages of child devel-opment. Danika’s favouritepart of working with the chil-dren is “how funny they are,especially the things they say, and getting to know theirparents.” Danika has been exposed to various transfer-able skills while volunteering at SFRS and she sees that vol-unteering is a good way to “learn about a field of work.”
As well as dedicating her time every week, Danika has been studying English at
Camosun College and works part-time in our community. She values the experience gained from her rolein the Children and Family drop-in groups and is a dedicated and valuedmember of the SFRS team.
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Just ‘tween you and me: program for parents and teens
feroppadressapaexabatun“leDanika Joslin
— Volunteer
Extraordinary volunteer: Danika Joslin
All Community events which purchase a display ad will now appear in our current community event calendar at no charge. All FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge. Space permitting.
What’s Up in SookeWhat’s Up in Sooke This WeekThis Week
COMMUNITY CALENDAR DEADLINE: THURSDAY @ 3PMItems for Community Calendar must be non-commercial
and free to the public. Please limit to 25 words.
SHOPPERSDRUG MART 250-642-5229
Wed.Wed.April 25 April 25 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Drop-in ladies darts - 1 p.m. Drop-in ladies darts - 1 p.m. Shuffl eboard - 6:30 p.m.Shuffl eboard - 6:30 p.m.Nascar Meet and PickNascar Meet and Pick
SOOKE HARBOUR SOOKE HARBOUR TOASTMASTERS TOASTMASTERS MEETINGMEETINGLocated at Village Foods Located at Village Foods meeting room, from meeting room, from 7-8:30 p.m. 7-8:30 p.m. SOOKE GARDEN CLUBSOOKE GARDEN CLUBBegins at 7:30 p.m. Begins at 7:30 p.m. upstairs in the Sooke upstairs in the Sooke Legion. Legion.
Thurs.Thurs. April 26April 26UNDER THE “I”UNDER THE “I”Regular bingo games Regular bingo games are scheduled in the are scheduled in the fi remen’s lounge at the fi remen’s lounge at the municipal hall today from municipal hall today from 12:45 to 3 p.m. 12:45 to 3 p.m. SOOKE LIBRARYSOOKE LIBRARYPreschool story time Preschool story time at 10:30 a.m. Stories, at 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, rhymes, songs, rhymes, fi ngerplays and more will fi ngerplays and more will be held for children aged be held for children aged 3-5. Register at 250-642-3-5. Register at 250-642-3022. 3022.
Sat.Sat.April 28April 28ROYAL CANADIAN ROYAL CANADIAN
LEGIONLEGIONMMeat draweat draw 3:00 P.M.3:00 P.M.SOOKE COMMUNITY SOOKE COMMUNITY HALLHALL75th anniversary of the 75th anniversary of the Sooke Community Hall Sooke Community Hall from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tickets available at Tickets available at Peoples Drug Mart and Peoples Drug Mart and Shoppers Drug Mart. Shoppers Drug Mart. FAMILY FAIR FAMILY FAIR Begins at SEAPARC Begins at SEAPARC from 9-1 p.m. from 9-1 p.m. SKATEBOARD SKATEBOARD COMPETITIONCOMPETITIONAt the Sooke Skatepark. At the Sooke Skatepark. 11 a.m. registration, with 11 a.m. registration, with a fee of $5. a fee of $5.
Mon.Mon.April 30April 30ROYAL CANADIAN ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONLEGION Euchre - 7 p.m. Darts - 7:30Euchre - 7 p.m. Darts - 7:30..
Sun.Sun.April 29 April 29
ELVIS ELITE TRIBUTE ELVIS ELITE TRIBUTE
SHOWSHOWDinner at 6 p.m and Dinner at 6 p.m and Show at 7 p.m. at the Show at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion. Royal Canadian Legion. Tickets available at the Tickets available at the Legion. Legion.
Tues.Tues.May 1May 1YOUTH CLINICYOUTH CLINICWest Coast Family West Coast Family Medical Clinic 4-7 p.m. Medical Clinic 4-7 p.m. 642-4233.642-4233. VISION DEVELOPMENTVISION DEVELOPMENTAt the Sooke Child, Youth At the Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre (CASA and Family Centre (CASA building) 2145 Townsend building) 2145 Townsend Road from 10-11:30 a.m. Road from 10-11:30 a.m. Contact 250.642.5464 for more Contact 250.642.5464 for more information.information.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Texas Hold’em - 6 p.m., Texas Hold’em - 6 p.m., darts - 7:30darts - 7:30
Fri.Fri.April 27April 27VITAL VITTLES FREE VITAL VITTLES FREE LUNCHLUNCH
11:30-1:00 p.m. Holy 11:30-1:00 p.m. Holy Trinity Church on Murray Trinity Church on Murray Rd. Everyone welcome. Rd. Everyone welcome.
FAMILY LITERACY DAYFAMILY LITERACY DAY Join us for family story Join us for family story time from 11:00 a.m. to time from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For more info 11:30 a.m. For more info or to register call 250-or to register call 250-642-3022.642-3022.
BABYTIME FRIDAYS: BABYTIME FRIDAYS: 10:30-11:00 A.M.10:30-11:00 A.M.Fun-based program Fun-based program for babies aged 0-18 for babies aged 0-18 months. Register at 250-months. Register at 250-642-3022.642-3022.ROYAL CANADIAN ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONLEGIONSteak Night from 6-7 p.m. Steak Night from 6-7 p.m.
Port San JuanPort San Juan
Stellar JayStellar Jay
Mark IVMark IV
HaliHali
250-642-6112info@sookereg ionchamber. com
Chamber Mixer TONIGHTTugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery
co-hosted by Little Vienna Bakery shared with:
The Sooke Region Chamber Member Meeting scheduled for
Tues May 1 has been RESCHEDULED to Wed May 2 12:00, The Mix by Ric’s at the
Prestige Hotel. RSVP to the CHamber offcie by Monday April 30 for attendance.
April 22nd and how will you help?April 22nd and how will you help?
Sooke Philharmonic Society
Presents the
Finalists of the 7th Annual
Don Chrysler Concerto
Competition for Young Musicians
Ethan Allers ‒ Cello Nathan Bomans ‒ Violin Alice Haekyo Lee ‒ Violin Andrew Kang ‒ Piano Eehjoon Kwon ‒ Violin
Sat. April 28, 7:00 PM Phillip T. Young Recital Hall
University of Victoria
Admission by donation
Info: 250-642-5760 / 250-386-5760 www.sookephil.ca
COMMUNITY HALL75TH ANNIVERSARYDANCESaturday, April 28, 2012
Sooke Community HallMusic by Pheonix
$7.50 per ticketon sale at
Shoppers Drug & Peoples
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ALM saves and shares seeds and offers adviceALM Organic Farm has
been a strong force in the growing community for over 20 years. The farm was first started by Jan and Mary Alice Johnson and since its inception many others have added their skills and passion to make the farm a vibrant and beautiful hub of food production in the community. On the farm they practice sustainability by growing, harvesting, preserving, and marketing food and teaching others how to do the same.
The farm was first cultivated in about 1910 when the Harris family bought the land as a turnip farm and built a two storey
salt block home on 20 acres. It acted as a spill over for the Scarf house which was the stagecoach stop when Otter Point Road was the main route to Jordan River, Shirley and other points north of Sooke. The farm has been owned by a number of families since then but was bought by Jan and Mary Alice Johnson in 1986. At that time the land was covered with Scotch broom, the house was in disrepair and the barn listed to the north. Jan and Mary Alice restored the farm house with the help of friends.
“We began producing food commercially in 1990 using organic methods and were
certified organic in 1994. Immediately restaurants and individuals sought out the organic fruit and vegetables grown on the farm and folks interested in learning how to farm organically started to visit and volunteer on the farm,” says the farm website.
To date, over 1,000 volunteers have spent from a day to several years at the farm learning how to grow food. At the farm they teach such skills as growing, collecting and drying medicinal herbs, building temporary and permanent shelters using natural materials around us, baking bread, making baskets,
welding, animal husbandry, plant propagation, orcharding, bee-keeping, seed saving.
In 1990 they began saving seeds for their own use and this practice grew into a thriving retail and wholesale business. To that end, on April 28 the gates will be open at the farm and people can come out and purchase seeds and plants.
Planting guide:April Weeks 1 & 2Seed in trays:+lettuces
(every two weeks to one month to Sept.), bok choi, chard, scallions, fennel
Direct Seed (outside): +potatoes, peas, spinach, salad brassica’s etc. 1st-
radish, carrots, beets*, herbs, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, runner beans, parsnips (W), kohlrabi
Weeks 3 & 4 Seed in trays/pots:
+lettuces, cukes, basil. first- summer squash
Direct seed (outside): +peas
The second annual ALM Organic Farm Plant & Seed Sale is around the corner- just in time for spring planting. The sale will take place on the farm at 3680 Otter Point Road in Sooke on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The sale will feature a wide variety of vegetables,
herbs and flowers both annual and perennial perfect for gardens big or small as well as a full offering of the Full Circle Seeds collection. All seeds and plants are certified organic and grown on site. Farm staff will be available to answer your questions. Bring the whole family to come see the farm and purchase plants directly from the growers.
ALM Farm and Full Circle seeds can also be found weekly, in season, at the Moss Street Community Market and Sooke Country Market.
www.almfarms.orgwww.fullcircleseeds.com
On April 11, 2012, the FortisBC Energy Utilities applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to amalgamate their natural gas utilities across the province and to implement common rates and services across their service areas starting January 1, 2014. Currently, FortisBC Energy Utilities is made up of three separate natural gas companies, operating in six service areas. The companies have their own services, service agreements (tariffs) and rates. If approved, the application would combine the three companies into one, under a single tariff, with com-mon rates for the various regions.
This Application has different implications for customers in each service area. If approved, customers in the Vancouver Island and Whistler service areas will see rate decreases, while customers in the Lower Mainland, Columbia, Inland, and Fort Nelson service areas will see an overall rate increase.
PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESSThe Commission is initiating a review of FortisBC Energy Utilities’ Application. To view the timetable for this hearing and the Application go to www.bcuc.com select “Current Applications” under “Quick Links” and scroll to “FEU Common Rates, Amalgamation and Rate Design.”
HOW TO GET INVOLVEDIf you wish to participate actively in the review process, you may register as an Intervener or an Interested Party with the Commission Secretary in writing, using the contact information at the end of this notice. All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s website.
If you wish to attend the Public Workshop or the Procedural Conference please register with the Commission Secretary using the contact information at the end of this Notice.
WORKSHOPFortisBC Energy will explain the Application and answer questions.Date Time LocationMonday, April 30, 2012
9:00 am Commission Hearing Room12th Floor, 1125 Howe StreetVancouver, BC
PROCEDURAL CONFERENCEThe Commission will consider the regulatory process to review the Application.Date Time LocationFriday, June 15, 2012
9:00 am Commission Hearing Room12th Floor, 1125 Howe StreetVancouver, BC
VIEW THE APPLICATION The Application and all supporting documentation are available on the Commission’s website on the Current Applications page (www.bcuc.com) and on the FortisBC website (www.fortisbc.com).
If you would like to review the material in hard copy, it is available at the locations below:
FORTISBC ENERGY UTILITIES INTEND TO AMALGAMATE NATURAL GAS SERVICE IN B.C. AND IMPLEMENT COMMON RATES
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Head Office16705 Fraser HighwaySurrey, BC V4N 0E8
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Victoria Office320 Garbally RoadVictoria, BC V8T 2K1
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Kelowna Office1975 Springfield RoadKelowna, BC V1Y 7V7
FortisBC Energy Utilities Inc. Fort Nelson Office3901 Nahanni DriveFort Nelson, BC V0C 1R0
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTERFor more information please contact Ms. Alanna Gillis, Acting Commission Secretary at [email protected] or using the Commission contact information.
British Columbia Utilities CommissionSixth Floor, 900 Howe StreetVancouver, BC V6Z 2N3Fax: 604-660-1102
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Entry-level positions often provide considerable potential for advancement.
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The Victoria News is looking for a skilled advertising designer to join our community newspaper’s production department.
This part-time position is for approximately 20 hrs per week and requires the successful applicant to be profi cient in AdobeCS3: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat on a Mac platform. Experience in web design would be an asset. The position may require shift and weekend work. Creative design experience in graphic arts is preferred, and a portfolio is required. You are a self-starter, team player and are comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
We are a well-established, nationally-recognized community newspaper group with more than 150 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.
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All inquiries and applications will be held in the strictest confi dence.We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMING EVENTS
BC ARTS and Culture Week is on until the 28th! Find out what’s going on in your com-munity and schools at www.bcartsweek.org/events
BINGOBonanzas, Cracker
Jack, Regular games
Every Tuesday & Thursday
12:45 - 3:00 pm
Drop-In Centreacross from Petrocan
on Sooke Rd in downtown Sooke
Reasonably priced lunch available
Must be 19 yrs 250-642-6898
for more info
CALL FOR ENTRIES10TH ANNUAL
Kitty Coleman WoodlandArt & Bloom Festival.
Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.
Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 19,20, 21
Applications for Artisans are available at
woodlandgardens.ca or phone 250-338-6901
EKOOSVocal Ensemble
presents
Songs in the Key of Spring
7:30pm SAT, May 5Holy Trinity Church
1319 Mills Rd, NORTH SAANICH
(by donation)
7:30pm SUN, May 6Holy Trinity Church
1962 Murray Rd, SOOKE
Tickets $12 at the Reading Room Bookstore, and at the door.
250-642-7966
SOOKE GARDEN CLUB
Wednesday, April 25 @ 7:30, Upstairs @ Legion
Gord Hut Chings“Bees - Prime Pollinators”
Everyone Welcome
SOOKE RESIDENTS in Need Society A.G.M., May 2nd, 1:15 pm at Seniors Centre in the Fire Hall
SOOKE SENIOR ACTIVITY SOCIETY
Chemainus TheatreSun. July 15
“Joseph and the Many Col-oured Dream coat”
Theatre and lunch, $55Bus, $15
June 250-642-1521
SOOKE SENIORS ACTIVITY SOCIETY
(bus)
A.G.M.May 2, 1 pm
Firefi ghter’s lounge
SPRING/SUMMER SOCCER Pacifi c Soccer Academy Coach: Harj Nandhra www.pacifi csoccer.ca
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
INFORMATION.
CONTACT LOAN Cupboard call 250-389-4607. Need a ride? Call 250-389-4661.
SOOKE CRISIS & Referral Centre, 2043 Church Rd. Open 10am-1pm, Mon.-Fri. 250-642-0215.
SOOKE MEALS on Wheels, Box 109, Sooke, BC V9Z 0E5. Alma Anslow 250-642-2184.
LOST AND FOUND
Found: Digital camera on Sat. or Sun. 778-425-0053
Found: Red canoe. 250-642-5959
HELP WANTED
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HELP WANTED
Experienced SERVER re-quired. Bring resume to The
Edge Restaurant. 6686 Sooke Road.
EXPERIENCED SERVICE Provider for Chrysler dealer-ship in Salmon Arm. Strongcustomer satisfaction skills.Able to work in a fast pacedenvironment. Excellent wage/benefi t package. Fax resume1-250-832-4545. E-mail: [email protected]
Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the followingjob: Heavy Duty Mechanic.Details can be seen athttp://hdlogging.com/ Fax re-sume to 250-287-9259
T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring forthe position of a qualifi ed Ma-chinist. Position comes with acompetitive benefi t packageand applicant must possess avalid driver’s license. ContactTyson Lambert. Mail: 5791Duncan Bay Road, CampbellRiver BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-2 8 6 - 9 5 0 2Email: [email protected]
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ANDERSON, OlafurDate of death April 18th, 2012
With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Oli, Born in Riverton, MB, Oli was predeceased by his parents. Magnus and Vega Anderson; siblings, Rosa, Harold and Magnus and his beloved son, Randall. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Mae Gudrun; daughter, Kristine (Dennis); son, Vincent; daughter, Pamella (Mike); daughter-in-Law, Fran; grandchildren, Cheri (Mike), Jill, Cory (Erin), Eric, Craig, Justin, Nicole (Nathan), Sacha, Brett; Great grandchildren, Kale, Carly, Billy, Gregory, Carissa, Kassia and his faithful companion, Fusi. Oli and Mae were married on April 4th, 1953. They resided in Manitoba until 1970, when they moved to Pincher Creek, AB. From there they moved to Sooke, BC in 1978 and have resided there since. Oli will be remembered for his love and his laughter. Oli loved living near the ocean, where he spent endless hours beachcombing with his grandchildren, fi shing, walking Fusi on the boardwalk, always taking time to stop and say hello. Our “Papa” was always there for us. His endless love and devotion to his family, especially his wife, will be a legacy we will always remember. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, but never forgotten.
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Call us for Complimentary
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Newcomers to Sooke
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Bonanzas, Cracker Jack, Regular gamesEvery Tuesday & Thursday12:45 - 3:00 p.m.NEW LOCATIONNEW LOCATION
SENIORSDROP-IN CENTRE
Fireman’s LoungeSooke Municipal Hall2205 Otter Point Rd.
Reasonably pricedLunch available
Must be 19 years
250-642-6898for more info
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Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children is seeking a charitable
society providing services supporting children, youth and families
to occupy approx. 1,100 square feet in its Child, Youth and Family
Centre on Townsend Road. Lease is $1 per year to qualifi ed tenant
plus approx. $1,800 in monthly operating costs. Included are utilities,
shared receptionist, shared common space (including washrooms,
kitchen, meeting rooms, staff/client parking, community garden, etc).
Sooke Child, Youth & Family CentreSooke Child, Youth & Family Centre
Space Available May 1stSpace Available May 1st
Join a group of dedicated service and program
providers serving the needs of the Sooke
community. For more information,
contact Peter Fairchild at [email protected]
or call 250-896-4431
HELP WANTED
KARATE INSTRUCTOR ( Sensei). Growing club needs a Kimura Karate experi-enced instructor with a mini-mum of 2nd Dan and 10 years experience. Interna-tional training and competing experience a must. Fit4de-fense certifi cation and expe-rience a defi nite plus. This is full-time position. Salary $15. 250-642-4631
NEED GRASS cutter. Kemp Lake area. $12/hr using my equipment OR $15/hr using yours. 250-642-3422 after 6 p.m.
Newcastle Timber Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: experienced Grapple Yarder Operator. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259
TEMPORARY OFA 3 Atten-dant req’d for shutdown at Jor-dan River. May 29-June 28. Not a camp job. Email resume and drivers abstract to Rescue One: [email protected]
THE SOOKE NEWS Mirror cautions readers about send-ing money to obtain informa-tion about any employment opportunities
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Fax to 1-866-686-7435
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New crop of students graduate from D.A.R.E.Sharron HoSooke News Mirror
Ecole Poirier Elemen-tary School’s Grade 5 students graduatedfrom the Drug Abuse Resistance Education(D.A.R.E.) program on April 18.
The program was facilitated once a weekfor 10 weeks, where the kids learned about the harmful effects of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.The students also par-ticipated in lessons onhow to deal with peer pressure, what makesa good friend and the media’s slanted por-trayal of drug use.
Cpl. Barb Cotting-ham, D.A.R.E. instruc-tor, said the programwas also a reality check on the prevalence ofdrug use and smoking
in high schools.“I asked them how
many kids in Grade8 smoke and their guesses were always sohigh -- 80-90 per cent,”
she said. “When in factit’s 12 per cent.”
Along with dispellingmyths, the program encourages open dia-logue between kids and
parents, which Cotting-ham said is essential to helping kids makehealthy choices.
“(D.A.R.E. is) not a magic pill, it’s just a small portion of gettingour kids through school safely,” she said.
During the hour-long ceremony, selected stu-dents read out essays written to remind theirfuture selves on the dangerous effects of drugs and alcohol.
The group also per-formed in a stage skit, depicting the involve-ment of the commu-nity in the preventionof drug and alcohol use in youth.
For the finale, the kids walked across the gym-nasium floor to proudly receive their D.A.R.E.graduation certificates in front of their peersand parents.
“I’m extremely proudof my D.A.R.E. kids, absolutely,” Cotting-ham said. “They’re wonderful, wonderfulkids, and I wish them all the best.”
This year’s class will be Cottingham’s lastafter 11 years of facili-tating the program. Thecorporal will be retiring in the fall, and calledthe departure “bitter-sweet.”
“It’s really, really hard for me to say goodbye,” she said, adding her dedication to theprogram has developed partnerships with fami-lies, and showed the kids that police officersare approachable.
“I’ve got three otherD.A.R.E. officers in Sooke here, that will dojust a great job, if not better, in mentoring ourkids.”
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RCMP Cpl. Cottingham congratulates the students who graduate in the D.A.R.E.program at Ecole Poirier.
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Sooke represented by photos in national contestSharron HoSooke News Mirror
The Sooke Rotary Club represented the local volunteercommunity in Volunteer BC’s National VolunteerWeek photo contest.
The Sooke Rotary Club submitted seven different photos, depicting their volunteers doing community-oriented work like holding Salvation Army Kettle Drives and handing outwater to Subaru Sooke Triathlon runners.
“The Rotary Club of Sooke carries out
numerous volunteer activities around Sookeand I thought it would be nice to showcasemembers in action,” said John Bridal, Rotary club member, through email.
“Volunteers give up their free time to help others in need. They are the glue that holds the community together. Their time and dedication should be honoured,” he said.
Marlene Barry, Sooke Volunteer Centre Committee co-chair, sent out contest information to different non-profit groups in
Sooke, but the Rotary Club was the only onethat participated.
“The Rotary sort ofpicked up the ball and sent some pictures off to represent Sooke,” she said, addingthe competition will give Sooke, already considered volunteer capital of Canada, national recognition.
“This is a national competition, and we’ll see who wins, but people from all over the country are looking atall of the submissions and there’s a number of them from Sooke.”
Groups from across
Canada submitted 80 photos in total, whichwere posted online for viewing during NationalVolunteer Week from April 15-21.
The top three winners were VolunteerPrince George, Victoria General Hospital, and Lower Mainland Green Team.
According to the Volunteer BC website, the purpose of the contest was to help tell the story of volunteering in B.C under the themeof “passion, action and impact.”
Capital Regional District
During National Drinking Water WeekMay 7 - 12, 2012
The Capital Regional District (CRD) Integrated Water Services department will once again be offering free public tours of the water supply facilities including the Sooke dam and the ultraviolet treatment plant. Learn how naturally clean and clear water is delivered from our local watershed to your tap. Free public bus tours will leave from a new location and at new times on Monday, May 7 to Saturday, May 12, 2012. Advance reservations are required, and can be made by calling 250.940.0201.
New Location: Thetis Lake Parking Lot - end of Six Mile Rd New Times: 8:30 am (returning at approx. 2:30 pm) 10 am (returning at approximately 4 pm)
We recommend that you bring a lunch and beverages with you, and please remember to dress for the weather. Also, the tour is not recommended for children under 12. Free parking is available. Visit www.crd.bc.ca for more info.
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Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror
The 25th Sooke Fine Arts Show opened on Thursday night with purchasers waiting in line to get into the show and see the latest
works from the 275 artists who submitted entries.The adjudicators chose 375 pieces from the 551 art-
ists who responded to the call for entries to the juried art show and sale.
The 10-day show was once again staged in the SEA-PARC Leisure Complex where a group of talented and hard working volunteers transformed the cavernous space into an amazing gallery.
“We had a lovely weekend and a lot of people,” said Sally Manning, show coordinator. “It is a colourful and happy show.”
Many Sooke artists stood out as the winners in the 25th Anniversary Artists Awards. They included Pat-rick Irwin for his acrylic and oil two-dimensional paint-ing “Port Alberni,” Best Two-Dimensional work.
The Best Three-Dimensional work award was awarded to Jan Johnson for his “Minotaur Overseeing Intake,” while Debbie Clarkson took the award for the Best Photography for her “La Habana Elegante #3.” Dana Sitar’s “When I Do Not Follow the Rules” took the award for Best Fibre. Honourable mentions were given to Chuck Minten for his “Circle of Friends” wood table and Anne Boquist’s “YoYoTokTik” gourd and found object piece.
Other winners include Heather Hamilton’s “Internal Reflections” pendant (Best Jewellery); Jo Ludwig’s “No Title” glass piece (Best Glass); Metchosin’s Judi Dyelle won Best Ceramic for her “White Series #1”; and Jeff Molloy’ for his mixed media piece “A Man of the Cloth.
Other honourable mentions went to Debbie Jansen for her fused glass, “Untitled”, Eliza Heminway’s fibre wall piece, “The Haberdasher’s Garden” and Leonard Butt’s “Uchi” raku sculpture.
The adjudicators each chose a work for Juror’s Choice. Richard White gave full marks to Nicolas Van-dergugten’s lino block print “Bridgework #3”; Grant Leier (substituting for Carol Sabiston) awarded Dee de Wit’s “Still Life with Mango” his kudos; and juror Nixie Barton chose Johannes Landman’s oil painting “Benchwarmer.”
Manning said the attendance was keeping in line with past years as were the sales.
25 Years of incredible art
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Bonnie Jones takes a close look at Michael MacLean’s “Ambassador”
The Sooke FolkMusic Society normally cur-
tails it’s activities for the summer, but thisSaturday, July 30, we are delighted to bringback Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart for a spe-cial summer concert at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, as part of their “Driver ‘til she drops”tour; a reference to their Chevy Suburban,which now has some 465,000 miles on theodometer
Stacey Earle andMark Stuart met for the first time 1991 ata songwriters night in Nashville TN. Theyknew that night it was one of them things thatare just meant to be. They were married in 1992.
It would be quite a balancing act at that time raising a family and trying to make a living along with all theother stuff that came with getting by, “but wemanaged,” Stacey said as she looked back ather first encounter with the world of touring.
Stacey Earle’s first show was on an arena stage in Sydney, play-ing rhythm guitar in her brother’s band, Steve Earle & the Dukes.
She spent about a year and a half on tour with her brother, and then returned to Nash-ville to start a career of her own as a country/folk singer/songwriter.
“I was 30-years-old and asking/seeking a recording deal in Nash-ville.At that age it was like asking God to turn back the world clock.”
Mark Stuart went to the finest of music schools, he started his schooling listening and admiring his uncle’s guitar playing and his dad’s fiddling. By age 15 he would find himself
playing in the school ofhonky tonks and beer joints in and around Nashville in his dad’s band.
Mark was off the road when he met Sta-cey and that very night he would play the firstnote of her music never leaving her side. Mark
still somehow foundthe time to work on his own music record-ing his solo record and touring.
Mark, as well, spent some time in the Dukes in the 1990s. Like Earle, he recalls it as a time ofglamour: appearing on the Tonight Show with
Jay Leno, and MTV. “I had someone tun-
ing my guitar, strappingon my guitar,” he said. “Now we carry our stuff three flights up in the Red Roof Inn.”
Over the years Sta-cey and Mark havelearned so much from each other. Their songs are the diaries of their life — good times andbad, thereby complet-ing the love they have.Together they share the full load of gettingby day-by-day.
They’ve gone onto release their duo albums, Never GonnaLet You Go in 2003 and S&M CommunionBread in 2005, and their Gearle Records 2008release Love from Sta-cey and Mark which is available at thehir live shows only.
While, no doubt, each still remains an individual solo artist with solo releases, suchas the 2008 release of Mark Stuart’s Left of
Nashville and Stacey Earle’s The Ride also in 2008), it is throughthe respect of each oth-er’s work and years ofplaying together that they have created theirunique sound. And that sound allows each indi-vidual to shine through. Stacey and Mark are no doubt together ‘til death do they part.
Please be sure to join us for what will bea memorable evening with these two very engaging singer/song-writers.
The gig is on Satur-day, July 30 at Holy Trin-ity Anglican Church, at 1962 Murray Road.Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with show at 8. Ticketsare $15 and are avail-able at the door or in advance at Shopper’s Drug Mart.
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SEAPARC STAR SEAPARC STAR of theof the WEEK WEEK✪✪This week, we are happy to introduce you to four year old Olivia Sutherland. She attends the Sooke Montessori Preschool where she loves fi re & earthquake drills, doing puzzles, and science. Olivia told us that they are learning about the lifecycle of a frog right now and she fi nds it very interesting. She is swimming at a Whale level and has fi nished level 4 in her skating lessons. She was very proud to tell us that she can go off the diving board without a lifejacket! Olivia takes Hip Hop Dance Classes in Sooke and has done so for two years now. She was in her dance troupe’s production of Alice in Wonderland last year and is looking forward to this year’s show: The Ugly Duckling. When we asked her what she is good at; Olivia answered that she is very good at sharing, Math, Reading and counting. She is in her second year of playing T-Ball and says that she likes to watch her Mom play ball too. Olivia spends time with her Nana and DD once a week on what she calls “Fun Fridays”. She says that they plan special things to do together on Fridays and it’s always fun. Her other Grandparents, Nana Rowe and Poppy Doug live in Newfoundland and she is thrilled that she will be going there to see them this year. She does love family vacations, telling us that she has been to Disneyland, Great Bear Lodge and Parksville where she got a hole in one at the mini golf course. She added that she loved going for lunch with the Disney Princesses in Ariel’s Grotto while she was in Disneyland. Olivia is described as being a very outgoing, energetic and curious girl who is very smart and is nice to all of her friends. She plans on being a police offi cer when she grows up. We would like to thank you Olivia for coming in to talk to us, congratulations on being nominated as our SEAPARC Star of the Week!
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Hayley Wickenheiser, four-time Olympic med-alist, is holding a nation-wide contest titled ‘Why Girl’s Hockey Rocks in Your Community.’
W i c k e n h e i s e r launched the contest in celebration of the recent addition of Club Wick to her website. Club Wick is an inter-active platform where kids can receive exclu-sive information and chat with Wickenheiser one-on-one.
For the contest, entrants are being requested to make a 60-90 second video showing their love for
the sport, community and girl power.
“I’m looking forward to see what comes out of it,” Wickenheiser said, adding she’s antic-
ipating interesting and creative work from con-testants.
The winner will receive a visit from Wickenheiser for a skate on their home ice,
along with an autograph and picture session, a speaking engagement for all of their minor league peers, and a gift from Wickenheiser’s
personal memorabilia collection.
“I enjoy going to com-munities and working with young kids, and you know, just gener-ally being on the ice
with young players,” she said.
The odds of winning are levelled and fair, as the video with the high-est number of likes will be declared the winner.
“Anyone is eligible, it’s a national contest. I could end up in the Northwest Territories, and I could end up somewhere in the Mari-times, it really depends on the submissions,” Wickenheiser said.
Similar to many of her admirers today, Wicken-heiser, 33, started play-ing at the young age of five in the small town of Shaunavon, Saskatch-ewan.
At 15 years old, she was chosen for the Canadian Women’s
National team, where she led the team to six gold and one silver medal at the Women’s World Hockey Champi-onship.
In terms of Olympics, she has earned three gold medals in 2002, 2006 and 2010, and one silver in 1998.
The hockey legend has been regarded as one of the greatest female hockey players in the world.
“Hockey has really given me everything I have in my life in some way, shape or form,” Wickenheiser said. “As much as I love to play in the championships and the games, I also try to develop and enjoy the game.”
But just like any other profession, her career has had it’s highs and lows, which have been navigated through sheer determination.
“There’s been lots of struggles, I mean it’s never a smooth ride. There’s lots of ups and downs along the way, and lots of hard work and sacrifice as well,” she said. “You’re fight-ing the fight all the time to keep going, and pro-moting the game.”
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Canada’s prized hockey player is cur-rently majoring in kine-siology at the Univer-sity of Calgary, with the ambition to attend medical school and become a doctor.
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Pre-atom Seahawks have 38-6 victory in Langford It’s with great pride
that Village Food Mar-kets-Sooke Seahawks pre-atom football team had a succesful Sunday on the grid-iron in Lang-ford at Bear Mountain Stadium against the Nanimo Bombers.
The Seahawks earned a victory, with a 38-6 final score.
Offence took off fast with taking only five plays from junior coach Torin Keoughan’s marauding offence to score their first touch down of the game
by fleet-footed L.P. Gagnon.
His first of two, fol-lowed on the day. Four more touch downs during the next three quarters, led by Spen-cer ‘Take No Prisoners’ Logan, hauling three or four Nanaimo defend-ers on numerous runs.
Flying Jared Steele with his second touch down of the campaign and Thomas ‘Tommy Gun’ Lowerison taking a hand-off from first time.
Quarter back Caleb
‘Gun ‘em Carrier’ ran for his first touch down of his Seahawk career.
Many huge blocks led to these touch downs including ‘Mighty Mike’ Lundell in his first Sea-hawk game ever with his mighty seven year old frame, Thomas Lowrison, lineman Quinn Macdonald, Kae-din Rheault, and Hunter Swift, who also ran his first convert point.
On defence Manny ‘The Man’ Ratcliffe had three fumble recoveries and two excellent runs
on offence as well.Defence again was led
by player nine, Spencer Logan, who had one sack, causing two fum-bles and disrupted the Nanaimo offence con-stantly.
Super Sian Cyr anchored the offence at center and turned in a good amount of blocks on defence.
Tye Linquist, Luther White, Jacob Bar-ney and Finn Rogers rounded up an incred-ible day stopping the bombers from bomb-
ing us. Next game is Sunday
April 29.
By Andy Carrier, coach
Please send sports tips to Sharron Ho at:
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Submitted photo
Number nine, Spencer Logan running his first touch down.
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The Compass Elec-tric Sooke Loggers went 2-2 in Vegas and placed fourth out of eight teams.
In the first game the Loggers played New Image from Wiscon-sin and beat them 3-1. Second basemen Chad Bryden lead the way with two hits.
Winning pitcher was Rich Haldane.
Game two saw the Loggers lose to Cal State Builders 5-0.
Cal State had Cana-dian national pitch Brady Woods.
Sooke managed only three hits along with five walks with three of the walks coming from Nick Medwedrich.
Losing pitcher was Scott Lieph.
Game three the log-gers played a team from Texas El Paso.
The loggers won that game 5-3 .
Kyle Cowick and Nick Medwedrich both hom-
ered and the winning pitcher was Rich Hal-dane.
In the game that knocked the Loggers out of the tournament they lost to Portland Oregon 5-1.
Portland had USA national team pitcher
Travis Price throwing for them.
Andrew Medwedrich lead the way with two hits.
Losing pitcher was Scott Lieph.
The Loggers went to Vegas to get the winter rust off and get ready
for the coming season and overall they did that.
Next action for the team will be to travel to
Vancouver on April 29 to play the Vancouver Meralomas .
By Len Banner
SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012 www.sookenewsmirror.com SPORTS • 27
Local rugby players get serious Sharron HoSooke News Mirror
The EMCS Wolver-ines senior team have learned a lot over the past few games, after competing with sea-soned players.
The team lost to Glen-lyon Norfolk School on April 17 with a 23-0 score.
“We didn’t play very well, they were defin-tely beating us pretty good,” said fullback Chris Morberg. “Hope-fully later on in the sea-son we’ll be more pre-pared.”
The players entered the match battered and bruised after com-peting in three heavy games during the Cla-remont Scrum Fest
on April 12-13, which heralded rugby teams from Alberta, Ontario
and Australia.“You know the guys
came up against a
team [GNS] that just knew how to play the game,” said coach Matt
Mortensen.“I think it was a good
eye opener for them. I do think they were very flat and beat up from the Scrum Fest.”
He said with dedica-tion and practice, the Wolverines will be able to up their game.
“I think the games are going to be tighter from here on in.”
The Wolverines played 7 aside rugby games against Pacific Christian School on April 19 for develop-ment.
Mortensen said the games were close both ways.
The team’s next game will be at Victoria High School on Thursday.
Sharron Ho photo
EMCS player Chris Morberg gets tackled and tossed over during a 7 aside rugby game on April 19 against Pacific Christian School.
Loggers place fourth in Vegas Roadtrip tourney
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The Sooke Soccer Club would like thank all their coaches, man-agers, players and many volunteers for another successful season.
Congratulations to the Division 4 Loggers for winning the league and promotion to Divi-sion 3 for the 2012/13 season.
The Division 1 Sooke Pumas qualified for pro-vincial competition and the Division 1 Sooke Celtic made it to the semi finals in the Jack-son Cup competition.
On April 14 the soc-cer season ended with our annual player awards and fundraiser for an artificial turf field. Thanks to a beau-tiful sunny day and the help of many, the club was able to raise over $1,700 that day.
The past few months have been frustrating for players, coaches and parents alike. Due to unusually wet spring weather practices were cancelled, games post-poned or cancelled because of ponds or mud on our fields.
Once more the need for an all weather field where teams can play and practice in any condition was demon-strated.
For the past few years the club has been trying to raise funds for this venture with events like Christmas tree sales, penny drives raffles and 50/50 draws. We enjoyed the support of many but we are still far away from our goal.
The cost of an all weather field is at the
$ 1 million range, so we need the help of the whole community to make our dream a real-ity.
The penny drive is ongoing and drop off locations will be announced on our web-site www.sookesoccer.com.
On Tuesday May 1, the club will hold a pub-lic information meeting and invite anyone who can help.
Anyone who wants to be part of a fundrais-ing committee and/or a turf committee.
Be part of a dream for Sooke’s youth.
The meeting will be held at the Prestige Oceanfront Resort in Sooke at 7 p.m.
The award winners of the 2011-2012 season:
U 18 girls Most Valuable Player: Jessica MurdochMost Improved
Player: Emma AndersonMost Sportsmanlike
Player:
Madeleine StaffordU 17 boys Player who had the
most impact on the team’s performance:
Troy Smith Biggest Comeback Pl
ayer: Troy UrlacherMost Improved
Player:Chris ShankarU 16 boys Most Valuable Player:
Taylor Calnan- AshMost Dedicated
Player:Dakoda WhittenBest New Player: Drew SherlowU 15 girls TsunamisBest Defensive Player:
Rachael Wiebe Best Offensive Player:
Cassidy LoganMost Improved
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torsMost Valuable Player: Jesse PowersMost Sportsmanlike
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Player:Riley GeibU 15 boysMost Improved
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Player : Norris Wass- LittleMost Valuable Player: James MarxU 14 boysMost Valuable Player:
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Player: Kyle RoddU 13 girlsMost Valuable Player: Lajah WarrenMost Inspirational
Player:Nicole OylerBest team Player:Margaret CollinsU 13 boysMost Improved
Player: Taylor CummingsMost Sportsmanlike
Player:Chris BerkeleyMost Valuable Player: Matthew Thomson
by Robin Saxl,
Sooke Soccer Club president
Any pennies dropped off at the
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ficial turf fund.
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The Sooke Soccer Club celebrated this season’s successes on April 14.
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Sooke Lions Clubs hold 9th fundraiserSharron HoSooke News Mirror
The local Lions Clubs will be holding their 9th Annual 32 km Galloping Goose Linear Walk/Run on May 5.
Over the course of nine years, Sooke’s Lions Clubs have raised $24,000 for the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities to help send kids with disabili-ties to Camp Shawni-gan.
Throughout the years, the walk has gathered enough funds to send 10 local kids to camp.
Dave Nash, Sooke Lions Club member and race organizer, said all the profits after expenses would go towards sponsoring the kids.
“We would like to raise enough money to send one kid to camp,” Nash said. “That’s our goal to start with.”
The walk will begin at 8 a.m. at the Juan De Fuca Recreation Cen-tre in Colwood and will end at the Sooke River
Road CRD overflow parking lot. Walkers will travel along the Gallop-ing Goose Trail to get from the start and end points.
The long trek will have seven check points offering snacks, beverages, and porta-ble potties.
At the end of the race, there will be hot dogs and drinks for entrants. Walkers will also receive draw prizes.
In addition to col-lecting pledges for the camp fund, participants can use the walk as an opportunity to col-lect pledges for other
charities dear to their hearts.
Tax receipts for pledges toward the BC Lions Society for Chil-dren with Disabilities will be issued.
Pre-registration costs $25 and can be done online at: www.sooke-districtlioness.org.
Late-comers can reg-ister on the morning of the race at the Juan De Fuca Recreation Centre at 7 a.m., with a fee of $30.
Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
Peewee Seahawks have first home loss The Sooke Home
Hardware Seahawks Peewee football team hosted its first home game of the season, facing the talented Nanaimo Redmen last Sunday.
This season the Sea-hawks’ home field is Bear Mountain Sta-dium, home to the Westshore Rebels foot-ball program.
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Seahawks quarter-back Brady Greenwood connected with run-ningback Jacob Arnaud for a sweet, 56-yard touchdown (a 48-yard run after the catch). Greenwood has com-pleted seven passes in ten attempts with no interceptions over the last two games.
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Walkers trek along the Galloping Goose Trail in last year’s 32 km walk on May 7, 2011.
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