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Britt Santowski photos

Kid focusArt in the Park, held August 16 and 17 at Ed Macgregor Park attracted a lot of kids who admired the art and took part in the dances. The event was sponsored byt he Sooke Community Arts Council.Clockwise, three-year-old Toprak Surmeli checks out the silver pond frogs. Aiden Austin gets a happy face painted on top of his own. One of the younger performers from Carole Cave Dance Studio and an audience member was moved to dance during the performances. Solo performer Theo Stoth striking a pose.

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Mine tailings ponds to get inspectedTom FletcherBlack Press

Independent engi-neering inspections have been ordered for Mount Polley mine near Williams Lake and nearly 100 other mine tailings ponds with per-mits across the prov-ince, with reports to be complete by the end of January.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett announced the dual reviews Monday. The Mount Polley investiga-tion is to be complete by Jan. 31 and will be done concurrently with the B.C. government’s legally required probes by B.C.’s chief inspec-tor of mines and the environment ministry, which looks at the lon-ger-term effects of the Aug. 4 tailings spill.

Bennett said costs will be covered by Imperial Metals for Mount Polley and by all operators of mines with permits to operate nearly 100 tailings facili-ties in B.C.

“Certainly in the last 40 years there’s no evidence of a tailings dam breach in British Columbia, but rare or not, it happened, and so the public’s confi-dence I think is shaken” Bennett said at a news conference in Vancou-ver. “That’s why we need to get these three experts involved as quickly as we’re getting them involved.”

The Mount Polley panel includes UBC mine engineering pro-fessor Dirk Van Zyl, U.S. consulting engineer

Steven Vick, whose earlier investigations included the 2005 New Orleans levee breach that followed Hurri-cane Katrina, and Nor-bert Morgenstern, an Alberta civil engineer-ing professor who has worked on 140 mine projects.

Bennett said the panel was chosen with approval of the Wil-liams Lake and Soda Creek Indian Bands, and their report will be made available to the band councils at the same time as govern-ment.

Independent inspec-tions of other mine tailings ponds must be completed Dec. 1, a change from the March 31 deadline for

inspections that are required annually. Ben-nett said these inspec-tions will each have to be reviewed by an inde-pendent geotechnical engineering firm.

NASA Earth Observatory photo

Satellite image taken the day after Mount Polley mine tailings breach shows drained tailings dam and spill that backed into Polley Lake and down Hazeltine Creek to Quesnel Lake.

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Meet your FarmerIn a recent survey, 95% of local residents based their shopping decisions on food grown in the Sooke region, 86% knew a farmer and 62% purchased food at farmers’ markets and direct from the farm during the growing season.

– Sooke Region Food CHI Survey 2013

The Value our Food initiative brings food producers into the spotlight with a series of short video vignettes that tell the story of the people who provide our fresh produce, sea harvests, free-range chickens and eggs, honey and more.

Visit www.sookefoodchi.ca and meet the local food producers, and watch for Food CHI’s booth through September.

Funding support provided, in part, by the BC Government’s Buy Local Program; delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC with funding from the BC Ministry of Agriculture.

Value our Food booth at the Sooke Night Market.

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Bill RumsbyIn appreciation of his life.

Thank you to all who remembered Bill, came to his memorial, sent cards, floral tributes and Mass cards etc., to the family.We appreciate it all.Sincerely, with love and caring, Betty, Larry Rumsby and Family

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Guided Walk

Bountiful Berries Guided Walk

saturday, auGust 23 |1-2:30 p.m.

east sooke reGional Park (east sooke)

Guided Walk 5 years+Join a Crd regional

Parks’ naturalist on a walk to explore for blackberries, oregon grape berries, salal berries and more. there will also be an opportunity to taste jams made from some of these natural delights. Meet at the kiosk in the aylard farm parking lot off Becher Bay road.

FlOWliNe eXHiBiT

the floWline eXhiBit is currently on at Charters river salmon interpretive Centre at 2895 sooke river road. the historical exhibit sponsored by the sooke region Museum runs to september 28.

FiReHall OPeN HOuSe

froM 6 to 8 p.m. tour the sooke firehall. try on the firefighters’ gear, take a tour or play in the Bouncy house. refreshments will be served.

it’s pretty and showy but really noxiousBritt SantowskiSooke News Mirror

A small group of Sooke’s farmers and members of the Sun-river Community Garden were pulling Tansy ragwort on Phil-lips Road on Sunday, August 3.

Tansy ragwort’s showy yellow blooms are easy to see this time of year and rela-tively easy to uproot. Volunteers took care to cut the flowers from the meter-high plants and put the flowers in bags as the uprooted plants might continue maturing the seeds.

According to the gov-ernment of BC’s Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia, Tansy ragwort “contains a toxic alkaloid which reacts with enzyme in livestock to create cumulative liver dam-age.”

Another ministry document, Weeds BC, adds that “Tansy rag-wort reduces forage production of pas-tures by up to 50%.” A single plant can pro-duce 150,000 seeds that remain viable for over 20 years. Tansy loves disturbed sites, including pastures, hay

fields, roadsides and clear cuts. It is a major concern on Vancou-ver Island as well as in other places in B.C.

“We found Tansy rag-wort on our farm last year for the first time,” noted David Parsons. David and Sandy Par-

sons raise Black Welsh Mountain Sheep on their Phillips Road farm. “I have been pull-ing ragwort since early

spring in an effort to control it in our sheep pastures. I have also pulled the ragwort plants on Phillips Road

from Willowpark Way north.”

The new owners of Cast Iron Farm (across Phillips Road from the Sunriver Garden) have been pulling the weed on their farm.

Volunteers worked to pull the flowering plants from Demamiel Creek north to Willow-park Way.

“Volunteers need not limit themselves to one day,” encourages Par-sons. “Develop a habit to pluck the offending plants for the rest of the summer and a big dif-ference will be seen by next year alone.”

Three main means of control are recom-mended by the Minis-try of Agriculture. Pre-vention, meaning not to let the plant go to seed. Chemical control with the herbicide 2,4-D (use with caution and knowledge). And bio-logical control such as the Cinnabar moth lar-vae and Tansy ragwort flea beetle.

For more informa-tion, visit http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/tansy.htm

With notes from David Parsons

Submitted photo

Laura Hooper, Camille Byrne and Jessica Boquist were a part of the small group of six volunteers tackled Tansy ragwort on August 3.

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is this your’s?A runner’s watch/pedometer? was found by a Sooke News Mirror reader on the Galloping Goose. If this is your’s please come in and claim it at the Sooke News Mirror office at 6631 Sooke Road.

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It was a wonderful weekend! Langford had a great car show right on Goldstream. While at the car show Deb Stolth had a local radio station announce that Sooke was having their own car show at the Sooke A&W. Stephen (Skinny) Banner who has been dealing with major health issues over the last few years wanted to get his car out of the trailer and show it off again. His pride & joy, a 1967 Chevy 2, over the top and a little dan-gerous to drive, was front and center. Over 30 classic and hot rod cars showed up with lots of friends enjoying the moment! Only in Sooke!

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Calling all merchants and businesses to please dress up your store front to “Cele-brate the Family Farm.” Celebrating the fam-ily farm is this year’s theme at the Sooke Fall Fair.

To enter go to www.sookefallfair.ca. Let’s dress up Sooke to cel-ebrate our farmers and the good food they pro-vide and the lovely pas-toral scenes we enjoy.

Have you written up your favourite farm story for entry in the fair, which will also be entered in our Amusing Farm Story book, to be sold at the Christmas craft fair?

Keep deadheading those flowers and feed-ing those pumpkins and vegetables for fall fair entries. We are looking for some zucchinis for our Sookeini car races trials for August 30. They shouldn’t be very large, 12” or so and not too round as they go in a car and down the ramp. Dave and Ron

have organized a pre-trial for the Sookeini race and if you haven’t made a car, they will have some for sale for $1 and show you how to put together your prize car to win our largest trophy at the fair. Entry fees are $1,

and you can enter on the 30.

On Saturday, August 30, we are also invit-ing all the young folks to come and make up their entries to the fair. We will have supplies and also invite you to bring along some of

your own if you like. Bring along mom and/or dad, or the grandpar-ents to help create your prize winner.

We are also taking early entries at the mar-ket on August 30 as well as selling those great homemade pies. Put in

your order at 250-812-2830. See you there.

Please return your trophies ASAP for the Sooke Fall Fair. Call 250-812-2830 to arrange.

Ellen Lewers [email protected]

Submitted photo

Members of the Sooke Fall Fair Society turn out delicious pies. Pies will be on sale again at the Sooke Fall Fair market at the Sooke Community Hall on August 30.

Merchants encouraged to dress up store fronts

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Beach strolling

A lone figure is dwarfed against the landscape at Gordon’s beach.

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Waterfront Acreage A rare, flat, level one-acre parcel in the Saseenos/Billings Spit area, adjacent to a park and right on the water. Potential for future development - in an area of condos and townhouses. Existing Panabode-style home great for rental to offset holding costs. Develop or build your dream home on the water in sunny Saseenos!

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Gorgeous Whiffen Spit Location Situated only a short stroll to the ocean on beautiful Whiffen Spit, this family friendly floorplan measures close to 2200sqft with the main level featuring combined DR/LR w/fp, den/office, 2 pce. powder room plus a large eat-in Kitchen with adjoining Family room leading to the fully fenced rear yard. Beautifully landscaped & level corner prop-erty. $389,900 MLS® 336106

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250-642-5229All Community events which purchase a dis-play ad will appear in our current community

event calendar at no charge. FREE EVENTS will be listed at no charge, space permitting.

Thurs Aug 21ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.NIGHT MARKETSooke Museum 5-8:30 p.m.FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSEFrom 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Take a tour, try on gear. Bouncy House. Refreshments.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 p.m.

Fri Aug 22VITAL VITTLESClosed Aug 1 - 22; re-opens Aug 29.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call Celia 250-642-5828 for information.

Mon Aug 25PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.

Sun Aug 24ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-1 p.m., $5, kids welcome.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSDinner at a Restaurant. Call Kay 250-642-1521 for info.

Tues Aug 26BABY TALKEarly Literacy. MEET AT THE LIBRARY this week. from 10-11:30 a.m. ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:30–8:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.

Wed Aug 27PEOPLE’S WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.FREE ARTS AND CRAFTSSooke Library. 4 - 8 p.m. All ages, no registration required.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m. NASCAR 7 p.m.TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.

Sat Aug 23ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Otter Point Rd. across from Eustace Rd.

Child, Youth & Family Centre: 2145 Townsend RdEMCS: 6218 Sooke Rd

Family Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke RdFire Hall #1: 2225 Otter Point Road

Knox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church RdLegion #54: 6726 Eustace RdLibrary: 2065 Anna Marie RdMuseum: 2070 Phillips Rd

Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke RdSEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdVillage Foods: Right smack downtown, you can’t miss it

Sooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

Directory: Where to find what

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Clowning aroundA youngster enjoys clowning around while sticking his head through a cut out of swimmers which is at the Sooke Region Museum.

Really cheap thrillsThings you can do

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1. Go play a round at Sooke’s par three golf course- — Demamiel Creek on Throup Road. On Wednesday seniors can play 18 for the price of nine.

2. Go camping. Take the kids and head for the French Beach or Juan de Fuca camp-sites. Many beaches offer just tenting sites for those who choose to walk in. Check with BC Parks for full details or www.hellobc.com.

3. SEAPARC Leisure

Centre has swimming and fitness programs for all ages. You can swim a lap or two or join a fitness program. Call SEAPARC for more infor-mation: 250-642-8000.

4. Play a game of bil-liards or pool at one of the establishments in and around Sooke. Buffy’s, the Royal Cana-dian Legion, and the 17 Mile Pub all have tables. Depending on the day it will cost you either nothing or $1 to $1.25 to chalk up your cue. There are also pool leagues in Sooke where you can compete with local pool sharks.

5. Take in a Sooke Folk Society coffee

house performance for about $7 depending on the concert. Season begins in September and runs to the end of June.

6. Watch an aware-ness video on issues of societal concern. Wednesday’s once a month from Septem-ber to June. Cost is by donation.

7.Take in a Sooke Phil-harmonic Orchestra Concert for less than $20. Hear professional and semi-professional musicians perform the world’s greatest classi-cal music. Go to www.sookephil.ca for more information.

8. Join a group or

organization and learn something new. Some groups have a small yearly membership fee. Volunteer and help others. www.sookere-gionresources.com/sooke-region-volunteer-centre.

9. Sing your heart out in a choir. Sooke boasts a number of choirs where you can raise your voice in song. There is a choir for every age group.

10. Get out on the water and learn to sail a long boat with a group of avid old salts. Con-tact the Edward Milne Community School pro-gram office at 250-642-6371.

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Standing, rear: Alice George, daughter of T’Sou-ke chief Louis and Agnes George; she became Mrs. Len Par-kin and lived in Victo-ria; Jim Richardson, brother to our local building supply owner Frank Richardson, grew up on Church Road, and went on to run a building supply firm in Duncan; Joe Phillipson. Joe was raised by the Icelandic Johnson fam-ily far up Sooke River (the family who built the swinging bridge) and went on to become B.C.’s Deputy Minis-ter of Education. Next is Gladys Brown who grew up on Kaltasin Road and later moved to Campbell River. The teacher/principal is George Turner.

Seated, left, is Elsie Wilham, who may pos-sibly be the only one in the photo who is still with us. Elsie is a daughter of Sooke busi-nessman James Wil-ham. Elsie married Jim Arden and the couple, well into their nineties, lives in Port Alberni today. Next is Jim’s sister Winnie Arden, youngest daughter of Eustace and Anne Arden, lightkeepers at Sheringham Point. Win-nie married Mandus

Michelsen and their family is well known in Sooke and throughout the Island.

Gladys Clark, one of the daughters of pio-neers Percy and Mar-garet Clark of Shirley hill is next, followed by Doree Francis and Hazel Clark, another of the daughters of the Percy Clarks of Shir-ley. Wearing glasses is Helen Welsh, only daughter of William and Emma Welsh, a very well known pio-neer family. They ran a dairy farm on Maple Avenue; Helen married electrician Joe Yost. Next is Jeanne Thorn-ber, daughter of Fred and Elsie Thornber, a Sooke business couple; Jeanne married Jack Myers. Last in the row is Vera Dow.

Perched in front is Gerry Greenwood whose family lived on the sunny Sasee-nos waterfront. While

there were elemen-tary schools teaching Grades 1 to 8 at Otter Point and Shirley in this period, Grades 9 and 10 came in to Sooke. The term “Superior” means that the school extended past grade eight, but was not a high school that could graduate students.

Beyond Grade 10, stu-dents boarded in Victo-

ria to attend Vic High, or took correspon-dence. Milne’s Landing High School first gradu-ated students in 1947, the first school west of Victoria to do so.

Elida Peers,Historian

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Take matters into your own hands

Some things become apparent only when something extraordinary happens.

Last week an incident with equipment closed one of the local grocery stores. This led people to the other one for the day at least. What became obvious is that Sooke residents are not really prepared for any kind of emergency. Grocery stores cannot stockpile enough fresh food and there is only so much room for items such as water.

Most people likely do not have extra food and water in the cupboards. They have not purchased or fashioned any type of emergency kit. All the emergency planning in the world will not help if people do not look after themselves. Perhaps it is the opinion that “it can’t happen to us” or just plain denial that prevents people from taking simple measures to look after themselves and their family.

Sooke Road is regularly closed for one reason or another and it is a long way around if one takes the Circle Route. So what do we do about that? Is your gas tank full? Do you have water and snacks in your vehicle? Do yo have a cell phone charger in case you need to relay messages home? What about a blanket and flashlight? All of these items will fit easily into your trunk and we should all consider getting a small emergency kit together. Can you manage for 72-hours?

Each time a situation arises it becomes more apparent that we are not prepared. It is not the municipality or province’s responsibility to ensure we have what we need personally. They are there to deal with the bigger picture, not the small ones.

So to relieve some angst and take matters into your own hands, get prepared. Lots of information is available at the District of Sooke or through the provincial government at: http://embc.gov.bc.ca/em/index.html

Now the rest is up to you.

ANOTHER VIEW

B.C. Views

Today I’ll attempt to cut through the speculation and fear-mongering that have swirled around the Mount Polley mine dam breach and tell you what’s really known.

As Black Press and our local pub-lication the Williams Lake Tribune reported before and after the inci-dent, the mine reopened in 2005 after a four-year shutdown and was expanding its operation, including the tailings pond. Rising metal prices helped put 380 unionized employ-ees plus management back to work. Most are now working on rebuilding the tailings dam and cleaning up the spill site.

Imperial Metals applied earlier this summer for an increase in water discharge, and was waiting for B.C. government approval at the time of the Aug. 4 dam breach. This was to be the second amendment to a water release permit issued when the mine started up in 1997. It has had a surplus of water due to rain and snow accumulation since it opened (under an NDP govern-ment, for those who want to turn everything into a political corrup-tion story).

The reason water release has been allowed is that in the absence of acid-producing rock, metal contami-nation of water is minimized. Impe-rial Metals’ routine tests with rain-bow trout in undiluted tailings pond

water have now been confirmed by environment ministry results, and water and fish from all but the imme-diate spill area have been cleared for human consumption.

For an example of acid mine drainage, look up the Britannia Mine Museum, now a reclaimed national historic site with a water treatment plant built to function for hundreds of years. Before that, acid-produced toxic metal pollution drained from the abandoned mine into Howe Sound for decades.

Early tests at Mount Polley indi-cate that this sort of long-term water remediation may not be required. The initial pulse of suspended sedi-ment didn’t last long enough to affect fish in most of Quesnel Lake, much less the Fraser River system. Sediment tests show elevated iron and copper, with “leachability” results to come. Containment and removal will have to be undertaken.

On May 24 of this year, Mount Polley received the first high water warning in its history. This was not a “breach,” contrary to some reports. The latest water permit applica-tion and work to raise the dam took place after that.

It’s not difficult to deduce from aerial photos what was happening as mine management found ways to extend operation, including an underground phase. The pond was filling up with pulverized rock, reduc-ing its capacity to hold water. Most of the accumulation is still there for

all to see, as is the cross-section of the dam so abruptly exposed in the wee hours of Aug. 4.

It may be months before inspec-tors and geotechnical engineers can determine the cause of the breach, which occurred with the water level 2.5 metres below the top of the dam, well within permit specifications. Either the design of the earthworks was not adequate, or it was not ade-quately followed.

TV crews have packed up and left, after sucking out the initial drama and retailing every sensational claim they could find. Tourism operators are pleading with people not to turn their backs on the region after that influx of visitors.

Professional environmentalists are now exploiting Mount Polley as part of their campaign to de-indus-trialize B.C. A key propaganda tool is a single picture of a salmon with skin removed from part of its dorsal region.

No such fish has been produced, and a single rainbow trout collected the day of the spill is the only con-firmed aquatic casualty.

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Windy road makes Sooke unique

In your front page article on the fire that closed Hwy. 14 on July 31, Mr. Gordon Stewart apparently made the following comment, he said, “it was time that the four lanes was com-pleted all the way to Sooke.”

I have lived in a lot of different places and have seen the effects on communities of unrestrained develop-ment. A four-lane high-way into Sooke would completely destroy the character and beauty of this unique place. What a treat to drive the windy road into Langford with all the views at every turn. This road is all that pro-tects us from becoming just another part of the big city with all the problems and hazards of the city.

Mr. Stewart, please realize how lucky you are to live here, the occasional delay on the road is a small price to pat for paradise on Earth.

Stanley HanerSooke

Restore funding

In regard to my email last week, and what I believe is the other half of the story being ignored: the B.C. gov-ernment has severely cut funds for emer-gency services all over the province, including

the Sooke/Juan de Fuca region.

As a result, we have very few local folks, including RCMP, who can handle such emer-gencies; if they request help from other munici-palities, they need to have those costs in their budgets. That’s why so many emer-gency services, includ-ing fire departments, are made up of volun-teers.

So, the lack of response from emer-gency services on Thursday was not so much inbred incompe-tence, as being severely shorthanded, and with-out the means to have a regionally-coordinated response, their hands

were tied. The result was the

same, however: all motorists, bus riders and other people were on their own to deal with the situation as best they could.

So, if anyone had a medical emergency, or needed to get home to small kids, or needed to get to their meds, or even go to the bathroom, no one was around to help, and many people were in areas without cell-phone coverage.

And no one directed traffic, or provided information to those stranded for so many hours. And one of the stuck motorists was the renter of the house

which was on fire.I urge you to inves-

tigate why emergency services in an earth-quake/tsunami/wildfire zone would be cut by the B.C. Liberal govern-ment, and I encourage everyone to contact their MLA to pressure Premier Clark and the appropriate ministers to replace and increase these funds, and their MP as well. Someone’s life could depend on it.

Helene HarrisonShirley

Dinosaur thinking

August 6, 2014 edi-tion, page 7, regarding amalgamation it was

mentioned that the November ballot would have only one question.

It was about the long term loan of $1.5-mil-lion for community public space, according to Mayor Milne.

The residents of Sooke are surely sharp enough to handle more than one question and that is:

“Should the residents of Sooke support the future of jobs in solar, rather than past jobs in oil, by joining forces with other communities in preventing oil pipe-lines and tanker traffic on the B.C. coast?”

We must get beyond this dinosaur thinking of promoting the past in oil, and prepare for the future in renewable resources and use of energy.

First comes conser-vation, then we can expand. There is only a temporary future in oil. We must think ahead, especially if we are still having children.

Future jobs in solar will far exceed the dirty energy from non~renewable resources like coal and oil.

We asked: What is your prediction for the teachers’ strike? Will it be over soon, or are we in it for the long haul?

It won’t be a long one, but there will be a strike at the start of the

school year.

Randy HardingSooke

I think it will last pretty long.

Emma StaicuSooke

It will be a long haul. The situation is grim.

Paulina PallotSooke

It’ll be a long haul.

Andrew AustinSooke

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I must add that the ultimate wars on Earth will be over water, not oil. Air is number one, water is number two, on our list of priorities.

It’s really idiotic to toxify water to frack for gas or oil. Fracking will become the second worst environmental disaster to hit Earth, behind nuclear.

We are at a cross-roads in civilized men-tality right now. Either step ahead in solar, or fall behind in oil. It is becoming critical.

Please pay attention. Ralph Hull

Sooke

One last response

In response to Doreen Effa’s letter to the editor.

I co-founded SAFARS with my mother, Ms. Dominguez, and I can assure you that start-ing an animal rescue group is more labour intensive, stressful and emotionally draining than one can ever imag-ine. I’d like to share that when you pour all of your heart and sweat into saving the lives of animals, it physically hurts you to think you may not have dona-tions to fund that crea-ture’s rescue. Some-times, this anxiety for

continuously needing to win the approval for funds or the despera-tion for needing a piece of land/shelter to con-tinue your work turns you into a more intense version of yourself.

We are truly grateful for this small monetary amount as it gave us hope that one day we will have more mem-bers.

For those who may not know, we provide a pet food bank for families in Sooke who cannot afford to feed their pets. This is a highly successful pro-gram and we distribute more than 25,000 lbs of animal food per year to those families. We apply this very same dedication to animals with regards to the feral cat rehabilitation service.

I acknowledge your point that Ms. Domin-guez can come off aggressive at times, but her intentions are far from malicious nor hateful. In fact, it is the complete opposite. Her strong Hispanic accent, does not excuse the abruptness, but cer-tainly explains her vibrantly loud and pas-sionate form of commu-nicating.

Lastly, I would like to extend an invite for you to assist in the trapping of a feral cat. This new experience may then challenge the inaccura-cies of your letter and, hopefully, cause you to reconsider the cruel manner in which you speak of my charity’s work and its prominent board member.

Nobody is perfect, Mrs. Effa, and running a charity group is not something you are taught to succeed in, which means you will make mistakes along the way. Despite it all, I do wholeheartedly hope you and Sooke can see the benefit of what Margarita Domin-guez and SAFARS does.

If you have any ques-tions, please feel free to call me at 250-418-5892 or email me at [email protected]

Kai YatesVictoria

Control your dog

I have lived in Sooke for seven years and have enjoyed walking my dogs on Whiffin Spit. I am once again distraught and angry with the news of a

friend’s small sheltie being brutally attacked and seriously injured while being walked on leash at Whiffin Spit Park.

While most dog own-ers are very responsi-ble there still remains a few that do not heed the sign on the entrance gate that states “all dogs must be under full control of the owner.” Every year I have heard of and witnessed aggressive dogs at Whiffin Spit. Please do not bring your aggres-sive or even potentially aggressive dogs to the park if you cannot guar-antee other dog’s and people’s safety. This is a serious issue for dogs and people alike.

It is a real shame that the carelessness and foolhardy actions of a few dog owners can ruin the peace and enjoyment of thou-sands of visitors to the park each year. The safety of our parks is essential for our com-munity. It is for this reason that I make this plea to all dog owners to be respectful of oth-ers, dogs and humans alike. Please keep your aggressive dogs under control and away from our parks.

Sandra Scafe Sooke

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I’ve been reading the Book of Exodus. I was reading about God calling Moses to go to Egypt and lead God’s people out of slavery. You may know the story and how Moses tries to get out of the assignment.

He tries to convince God that he’s got the wrong man, that the Egyptian Pharaoh won’t listen to little old him, he’ll be laughed out of the Egyptian court, and that the Israelites would just look at him and say, “Who do you think you are?” In a way, Moses was right. Who was he after all to confront Pharaoh on his home court?

Who are you and I? We don’t have all the smarts, all the talents, all the beauty, all the things, all the money, all the opportunities, all the right connections, or all the right friends. In the world’s eyes, in your own eyes, you might not be enough.

But God wasn’t just thinking about what Moses could do, God was thinking about what He could do through Moses. It may be that you and I aren’t enough for a lot of things and in a lot of situations. But God doesn’t see it that way. From God’s point of view, you and God are always enough. Trust in Him, He can move mountains.

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Better late than neverAt about 9:30 p.m. this group of honoured guests finally arrived from Connecticut, after a three-and-a-half hours stuck on Sooke Road because of the fire on July 31.

From left to right: Mayor Wendal Milne, Wendy Milne, Elida Peers, Ray Vowles, Town Crier Mike Thomas, grandson of Paddy and Danny Pollock: John Mason, his wife Barbara Kezur, the great-great-grandson, great-granddaughter Rachel Mason and her husband Nathan Popp.

The group came to view the flowline exhibit at the Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre. Many of the invited guests were unable to get to the opening, but those who did arrive had a grand time viewing the historical photos, enjoying the refreshments and food and visiting with others.

The Sooke Region Historical Society and the Juan de Fuca Salmon Restoration Society wish to express our appreciation for the tremendous support and assistance provided to us in the

creation and opening of The Water Pipeline Exhibit now on show at the

Charters River Salmon Interpretive Centre

2895 Sooke River Road

The exhibit is a true collaboration of many, many individuals and organizations, with the addi-tional support of the business community, the Capital Regional District Integrated Water Ser-vices and the District of Sooke. Volunteers are keeping the exhibit open daily for viewing from 10 am to 4 pm. The exhibit will remain open for evening viewing till 9:00 pm on Tuesday Au-gust 26th and on Tuesday September 9th. The last day for the exhibit will be September 28th,

when it will be dismantled in preparation for the upcoming salmon spawning season.

We were delighted that the longest-travelling guests for the July 31st opening, the Mason family, having left New York City at 3:00 am, flew across the continent and finally made it through the traffic problems to reach Sooke very late that evening, where they were greeted, above, by the

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This year is honouring “The Family Farm.” There will be prizes, games, the Farmhouse Café,

entertainment, family dance 6-8:30pm Saturday night, pony and hay rides, and lots more!

Also, at the Aug 30 market between 10 and 2 pm there will be a Sookeini race workshop where kids and adults can build their

Sookeini car and participate in trial races on the official track. Some cars and zucchinis will be available for a $1. You may also register for the official race that will be at the Fair on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 3pm at this year. Entry fee for the official race is a $1.

We are looking forward to seeing your wonderful produce, art work, and crafts, etc. Our catalogue can be found in

most Sooke businesses and the library. Extra entry forms are available at Shoppers Drug Mart in the Evergreen Mall.

The entry form and catalogue is also available at our website www.sookefallfair.ca

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[email protected] entries (before August 27) will have their tags available for payment and pickup at the

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Cadets reaching for the skyLocal cadets had an

opportunity to reach for the sky in East Sooke.

On Saturday, August 9, some local air cadets had the oppor-tunity to build and launch a 23 centimetre rocket, approximately 250 metres in the air (depending on wind conditions).

Approx. 50 cadets plus adult supervisors were at Aylard Farms in East Sooke on Sat, Aug. 9 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to assemble and launch model rockets.

The cadets were on the three-week Basic Aviation Technology and Aerospace Course (BATAC), which ran from July 27 to August 15 at Albert Head in Metchosin. The aim of the course was to expose the cadets to the fundamentals of aerospace, airport operations, and aircraft manufacturing and maintenance.

Over the three-week course, the cadets—the majority between the ages of 13 and 15—visited Camosun’s School of Technology

and Training, Viking Air, Victoria International Airport, and Victoria Airport Fire Hall.

The rocket launch is an integral part of the course, and — as can be expected for young teens — a highly popu-lar highlight.

Each rocket had a parachute that allowed

the rocket to glide on descent for safe retrieval; it also pro-vided for the return of intact-rockets for the cadets to take home.

Each year, approxi-mately 1,000 cadets attend the provin-cial air cadet summer camp between July and August, while a staff of

approximately 150 pro-vide supervision and instruction.

Air Cadets are selected for the courses and staff come from the 58 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadrons located throughout B.C. There are 3,600 air cadets in B.C.

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Cadets look on as a rocket is launched in East Sooke Park.

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Looking BackA look through

the Sooke News Mir-ror archives and what made the news in years gone by.

August 12, 2009Puppy scam costly

for SookiteThe lesson was

embarrassing and expensive for a Sooke resident who responded to an ad on UsedVictoria.com.

Local RCMP learned of the incident after a total $1,800 had been sent overseas in a bogus puppy market-ing operation.

The seller was in the African country of Cam-eroon, and $900 was ini-tially sent for an adver-tised boxer pup.

The delays, excuses and expenses then added up before the man’s wife ended the transaction, preventing a possibly higher price tag for the non-existent pooch.

UsedVictoria spokes-person Trish Hill did indicate the basic dis-claimer contained in the “Terms of Use” set out on the website:

“Always inspect and/or test the item fully before paying for it. If it can’t be inspected or tested before the sale, just say no.”

August 11, 1999Local woman res-

cues rabbits given death sentence

Erin Quinney is launching a full-fledged rabbit rescue operation at Victoria General Hos-pital.

The Sooke resident “rescues” an average of six rabbits every eve-ning and brings them home to her farm.

She said she tried to go through the right channels but received no response.

“They wouldn’t even talk to me,” she said of the Capital Health Region.

She’s taking all of the

rabbits to the vet for a checkup and to be spayed and neutered. She’s also building additional 15 by 15 foot pens for them to live.

August 10, 1994Pool will be nothing

short of a miracle.Sooke’s pro-pool

lobby group SPLASH are faced with an enor-mous task—they must raise $700,000 for a community swimming pool.

The money would bring the price tag to $3.7 million — a price tag our parks and rec-reation commission feel taxpayers would be more likely able to swallow.

Only time will tell whether property own-ers will part with $65 per $100,000 assess-ment for a pool.

It will be nothing short of a miracle of SPLASH raises $700,000 to make up for the shortfall a success-ful referendum would bring.

August 9, 1989Director ‘surprised’An angry Sooke

Regional Director Bob Clark says he finds it “mind-boggling” that a logging company that works regularly in the Sooke area wouldn’t be aware that the old CNR right-of-way has been designated as Galloping Goose Park.

“Malloch and Mosely is not a fly-by-night out-fit. It has done a lot of logging in this area, I find it hard to believe that this firm would do what it has done,” he said.

Mr. Clark said the CRD will definitely seek compensation for the damage that has been done.

August 11, 1959Crofters planned to

live in RenfrewPort Renfrew would

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This gentleman was a wealthy philanthropist who conceived the idea of bringing to B.C. at least 100 Crofters and their families and pos-sessions from the Heb-rides (Scotland), and getting them settled on the land here.

The Crofters, who had only a few acres of land called the Crofts, had no opportunities for advancement unless they left their Scotland homes, and Canada — B.C. especially — was calling for settlers.

Mr. Begg interviewed the B.C. government in 1890 and it promised to set aside the San Juan River Valley (Port Ren-frew) for the Scottish settlement. The valley was located 60 miles west of Victoria, and the road was only built as far as Otter Point, about halfway.

The government promised to complete the road in a year or two, and to make rep-resentations to Ottawa to build a wharf and a breakwater to make the harbour safe for a fish-ing fleet. Markets were to be found for the catches of fish.

Mr. Begg was to pay all transportation charges from Scot-land, set up a sawmill to cut lumber for their houses, and get them started clearing land. An ambitious scheme but a good one. Each family would have 160 acres of land.

The Crofters were prepared to make a move within a year when Mr. Begg died in the influenza epidemic, which took a heavy toll of lives in Britain in early 1891.

The scheme wasn’t advanced far enough to have funds set aside by Mr. Begg for its fulfil-ment, so it fell through, much to the disap-pointment of a great many people.

The land set aside for the Crofters was thrown up for pre-emp-tion a year later, and only in 1958 — nearly 70 years later — was the road to Port Ren-frew completed.

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Recycling. It’s some-thing that requires intentional effort. Mar-lene Barry, Chair of the Sooke Region Volunteer Centre, calls this volun-tary action.

“Choosing to recycle is an ‘informal’ volun-tary action, as opposed to the more ’formal’ volunteering done when joining a group or cause,” Barry notes. “Formal and infor-mal voluntary actions is where the Sooke Region Volunteer Cen-tre’s vision of ‘a com-munity where every-one volunteers’ comes from.”

Barry prefers to look at recycling ver-sus “trashing” through the eyes of a caring, individual rather than a didactic, authoritar-ian one. “Trashing in the wild is harmful for the animals and the environment, as well as potentially creat-ing harmful situations for people. Throwing everything in the land-fill also has its envi-ronmental and health impacts, not to men-tion the increased tax implications of dealing with massive amounts of garbage. Recycling as much as possible reduces the costs and environment impacts of our consumer life-style.”

She does acknowl-edge the flaws in the system, noting that “there is no perfect system, opponents

will say that not every-thing that gets sent off for recycling ends up there, and there are environmental costs to the recycling process as well.” The first, and probably most effective thing one can do is to reduce their own con-sumption of goods.

“Reducing is the first and most important of the 3R’s,” observes Barry. “Each step that each individual takes towards that goal is a conscientious and vol-untary step in the right direction.”

To help residents of Sooke, the Sooke Region Resources (sookeregionresources.com) has a webpage called The 3 R’s, pro-viding a wealth of infor-mation. Following is a partial list of where you might recycle what, locally. Some are free; some are for a fee.

Sooke Home Hard-ware

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If you are visiting Sooke and it doesn’t seem like there is much to do, check out some of the trails, beaches and parks in the region. You will be glad you did.

Regional TrailsThe Galloping Goose

Regional Trail is one of the region’s best known trails and peo-ple walk, ride, run and cycle the trail.

The Galloping Goose was originally the route of a railway which was established after the First World War and was used to haul logs and lumber from the timber rich areas on Southern Vancou-ver Island. The trail is 55 kms long and runs from Victoria to the gold rush area known as Leechtown. It is part of the Trans-Canada “Rails to Trails” system and was dedicated in 1989.

Galloping Goose: • From Sooke Pot-

holes to Todd Creek Trestle (2.2 km return). Enter from Sooke Pot-holes parking lot 2.

• Sooke River Road to Charters River Tres-tle (2 km return). Visit the Charters River Interpretive Centre at 2895 Sooke River Rd.

• Roche Cove to Rocky Point (4.7 km). Take Hwy. 14 to Gil-lespie Road 2.7 kms to Roche Cove Regional Park.

East Sooke Regional Park:

• Pike Road to Iron Mine Bay (1.5 km one

way). • Aylard Farm to

Becher Bay (300 m one way). Hwy. 14 to Gillespie Road, to East Sooke Road, turn east and travel 2 kms to Becher Bay Road, drive 1.6 km to end of Becher Bay Road.

Be prepared when hiking

The weather on the West Coast is mild and temperate but it can change quickly and become wet and cool.

To enjoy what the region has to offer, fol-low a few common sense rules to enhance your experience.

• Dress in layers• Wear clothing that

stays warm even if damp and dries quickly. Polar fleece is prefera-ble to cotton.

• Think about your footwear. Sturdy hiking shoes or boots are bet-ter than sandals.

Be safe when hiking:• Plan where you are

going to go and stick with the plan.

• Keep an eye on the weather and dress accordingly.

• Get trail guides or park brochures for the area you will be hiking in.

• Hike with a friend or a group.

• Stay on designated trails.

• Stay where you are if you get lost.

• Pack a cell phone.If you drive to your

hiking destination, be sure to lock your vehi-cle and place any valu-ables in your trunk.

If you plan on hiking for a good portion of the day, consider what you might need. Bring water and snacks, maps, tuck a large orange plas-tic bag in your pocket which could be useful if you need emergency shelter. Remember sun-screen and any medica-tions you may need.

Beaches & Parks

• East Sooke Regional Park: Day-use, no camp-ing. Offers some seri-ous hiking trails and park offers casual beach picnicking. Well-marked trails, precau-

tions advised. Take a cell phone and a map.

• Roche Cove Park: Seven kms of forested trails and picnic area at secluded beach. Try the Cedar Grove Trail for an invigorating hike.

• Matheson Lake Regional Park: Excel-lent fishing and swim-ming, trail encircles the entire lake. Galloping Goose skirts along the north side of the park.

Sooke Potholes: Waterfalls, clear pools

perfect for swimming. Picnic areas. Skirts the Galloping Goose Trail. Campground.

• Whiffen Spit Park: A walking trail popular with dog owners. Pit toilet, benches.

• French Beach Pro-vincial Park: with year round campground, barbecue pits, play-ground for kids. Con-tains sani-station, pit toilets and fresh water. Contains 69 vehicle accessible campsites located in the forest about 5-10 minutes from the beach.

• China Beach: 30 minute drive from Sooke, pit toilets, day-use park.

• Jordan River: 40 kms northwest of Sooke. Contains a WFP campground.

• Sandcut Beach: located between French Beach Provin-cial Park and Jordan River.

• Sombrio Beach: Located at approx. km 29 of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, can be

reached via a 250-metre access trail from the Sombrio Beach Trail-head parking lot off Highway 14. Two wil-derness camping areas at Sombrio Beach.

• San Juan Ridge Eco-logical Reserve: open for non-destructive pursuits like hiking, nature observation and photography.

• Parkinson Creek Trail: located at km 37.6 of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

• Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew. Day-use park.

• Mystic Beach at the Juan de Fuca Trailhead. West of Jordan River. Day-use park.

• Juan de Fuca Pro-vincial Park website: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/juan_de_fuca/

www.crd.bc.ca/parks

Trails:Galloping Goose TrailJuan de Fuca Marine

TrailWest Coast Trail

What can there possibly be to do in Sooke in the summer?

Pirjo Raits photo

Jody and Justin take a break in a pool below the waterfall at the Sooke Potholes, a favourite with locals and visitors to the area.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION ANDSCHOOL START/DISMISSAL TIMESSEPTEMBER, 2014

Parents new to the Sooke School District are asked to register their children at their neighbourhood school between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. during the week of August 25 - 29, 2014. The first day of school is Tuesday, September 2. All schools will be in session for one-half day. Classroom vacancies will not be known until after the first day of school so children new to the school may not be placed until September 3 or 4.

Kindergarten parents please note: The first regular day for Kin-dergarten students will be Wednesday, September 10, with ori-entation sessions scheduled from September 3 – 9. Details of this schedule will be communicated by the school.

Edward Milne 8:40 a.m. 3:13 p.m. (Friday only) 8:40 a.m. 1:53 p.m.

Journey 8:45 a.m. 2:58 p.m. (Friday only) 8:45 a.m. 1:58 p.m.

John Muir 9:00 a.m. 2:58 p.m.

Poirier 8:50 a.m. 2:48 p.m.

Port Renfrew 8:50 a.m. 3:08 p.m. (Friday only) 8:50 a.m. 12:18 p.m.

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If you are visiting Sooke and it doesn’t seem like there is much to do, check out some of the trails, beaches and parks in the region. You will be glad you did.

Regional TrailsThe Galloping Goose

Regional Trail is one of the region’s best known trails and peo-ple walk, ride, run and cycle the trail.

The Galloping Goose was originally the route of a railway which was established after the First World War and was used to haul logs and lumber from the timber rich areas on Southern Vancou-ver Island. The trail is 55 kms long and runs from Victoria to the gold rush area known as Leechtown. It is part of the Trans-Canada “Rails to Trails” system and was dedicated in 1989.

Galloping Goose: • From Sooke Pot-

holes to Todd Creek Trestle (2.2 km return). Enter from Sooke Pot-holes parking lot 2.

• Sooke River Road to Charters River Tres-tle (2 km return). Visit the Charters River Interpretive Centre at 2895 Sooke River Rd.

• Roche Cove to Rocky Point (4.7 km). Take Hwy. 14 to Gil-lespie Road 2.7 kms to Roche Cove Regional Park.

East Sooke Regional Park:

• Pike Road to Iron Mine Bay (1.5 km one

way). • Aylard Farm to

Becher Bay (300 m one way). Hwy. 14 to Gillespie Road, to East Sooke Road, turn east and travel 2 kms to Becher Bay Road, drive 1.6 km to end of Becher Bay Road.

Be prepared when hiking

The weather on the West Coast is mild and temperate but it can change quickly and become wet and cool.

To enjoy what the region has to offer, fol-low a few common sense rules to enhance your experience.

• Dress in layers• Wear clothing that

stays warm even if damp and dries quickly. Polar fleece is prefera-ble to cotton.

• Think about your footwear. Sturdy hiking shoes or boots are bet-ter than sandals.

Be safe when hiking:• Plan where you are

going to go and stick with the plan.

• Keep an eye on the weather and dress accordingly.

• Get trail guides or park brochures for the area you will be hiking in.

• Hike with a friend or a group.

• Stay on designated trails.

• Stay where you are if you get lost.

• Pack a cell phone.If you drive to your

hiking destination, be sure to lock your vehi-cle and place any valu-ables in your trunk.

If you plan on hiking for a good portion of the day, consider what you might need. Bring water and snacks, maps, tuck a large orange plas-tic bag in your pocket which could be useful if you need emergency shelter. Remember sun-screen and any medica-tions you may need.

Beaches & Parks

• East Sooke Regional Park: Day-use, no camp-ing. Offers some seri-ous hiking trails and park offers casual beach picnicking. Well-marked trails, precau-

tions advised. Take a cell phone and a map.

• Roche Cove Park: Seven kms of forested trails and picnic area at secluded beach. Try the Cedar Grove Trail for an invigorating hike.

• Matheson Lake Regional Park: Excel-lent fishing and swim-ming, trail encircles the entire lake. Galloping Goose skirts along the north side of the park.

Sooke Potholes: Waterfalls, clear pools

perfect for swimming. Picnic areas. Skirts the Galloping Goose Trail. Campground.

• Whiffen Spit Park: A walking trail popular with dog owners. Pit toilet, benches.

• French Beach Pro-vincial Park: with year round campground, barbecue pits, play-ground for kids. Con-tains sani-station, pit toilets and fresh water. Contains 69 vehicle accessible campsites located in the forest about 5-10 minutes from the beach.

• China Beach: 30 minute drive from Sooke, pit toilets, day-use park.

• Jordan River: 40 kms northwest of Sooke. Contains a WFP campground.

• Sandcut Beach: located between French Beach Provin-cial Park and Jordan River.

• Sombrio Beach: Located at approx. km 29 of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, can be

reached via a 250-metre access trail from the Sombrio Beach Trail-head parking lot off Highway 14. Two wil-derness camping areas at Sombrio Beach.

• San Juan Ridge Eco-logical Reserve: open for non-destructive pursuits like hiking, nature observation and photography.

• Parkinson Creek Trail: located at km 37.6 of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

• Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew. Day-use park.

• Mystic Beach at the Juan de Fuca Trailhead. West of Jordan River. Day-use park.

• Juan de Fuca Pro-vincial Park website: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/juan_de_fuca/

www.crd.bc.ca/parks

Trails:Galloping Goose TrailJuan de Fuca Marine

TrailWest Coast Trail

What can there possibly be to do in Sooke in the summer?

Pirjo Raits photo

Jody and Justin take a break in a pool below the waterfall at the Sooke Potholes, a favourite with locals and visitors to the area.

Sooke News Mirror Wed, Aug 20, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com A21

It is with great sadness and broken hearts that we announce the passing of an amazing mother, daughter, sister, nana, aunt, great aunt and friend, Pat Jones on August 1, 2014 at the age of 63.

She was born in 1951, in Stratford, ON, the second daughter of the late Gilbert Kenneth Padington and Barbara Jean (Layden) Padington, VanTuyckom. In 1969, she married David Jones, of St. Thomas, ON, who predeceased her in 1986. In 1987, she and her two children moved to British Columbia. While in BC, she lived in Campbell River, Port McNeill, and Sooke.

She will be lovingly remembered by her two children, Kenneth Jones (Tina and son TJ Graham) of Sooke, BC and Dawn Hamilton (Mike) of Campbell River, BC; her grandson Daniel Jones of Langford, BC; and her step-mother Margaret Padington of Campbell River, BC; her 15 siblings; sisters: Lei Lonnie Hunt (Bryan), Barb Bonnell (Chris), Cathy Steckler (Kerry), Melody White (Roy), Linnie Campsall (Ken), Kathy Allison (Ross), Evelyn Warner (Darrell), and Bonnie McGurgin (Gary); brothers: Bill Padington (Chris), Randy Padington (Phyllis), Danny VanTuyckom (Wendy), Rob Padington (Kim), Jean Paul VanTuyckom, John Padington, and Jamie Padington (Erica), nieces, nephews and many wonderful friends.

Pat was a kind dear soul with a sweet spirit who was loved by all who knew her. She was passionate about gardening and loved animals. Pat was a people person and an extremely hard worker. Customers and colleagues at Mom’s Cafe will miss her. Pat was especially proud of and deeply loved her son, daughter, and grandson. She loved her family and always put the needs of others first. She will be missed by all her family and friends.

We Love you. A Celebration of Life will be held at Painter’s Lodge

in Campbell River on September 20, 2014 from 1pm to 4pm.

Condolences may be offered to the family at www.sandsfuneral.com/colwood (under Obituaries & Tributes top of page).

Patricia Jones (nee Padington)

Adams, JoanDec. 21, 1925 - Au g. 9, 2014

Joan Adams passed away on August 9, 2014 after a long illness. Joa n was born on December 21, 1925 in Bou rnemouth, Engla nd a nd was predeceased by son Maurice, daughet Linda a nd husband George. A gravesite service will be held at

Sooke Harbou r Cemetery August 22 at 2pm, followed by a lu nch

at Stickleback.

We have lost a precious, unique human being. Audrey was born in Edberg, Alberta; the young-est of 6 children. Blessed with a wicked sense of humour, an independent streak, vivid imagination, and indomitable will, she raised two daughters on her own in Edmonton. In 1974 she moved to Vancouver Island, where she worked for CP Steamships. Audrey eventually found her true home in Sooke. She loved the caring community and beautiful surroundings she found here. Audrey thanks each and every friend, neigh-bour, and acquaintance for their many kindnesses. You know who you are! Left with gratitude for hav-ing known and loved Audrey are daughters Linda Williamson and Sandra Fawcett, son-in-law Ian Fawcett, and grandchildren Jesse, Monte, Bonnie, Allison and Scott. Also cherishing her memory are sister Joyce, brother Larry, numerous nieces and nephews, and Audrey’s many friends. No service by request. Audrey loved animals, gardens, laugh-ter, stories, and hugs. Please celebrate her life by offering unconditional love to your nearest animal or human companion, or smiling at a stranger.

Donations in her memory can be made at the Na-tional Trust for Land & Culture (www.ntlcbc.ca).

Audrey Brown1934 – 2014

DEATHS

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Walter Cool on June, 12 2014. Survived by his loving wife of 30 yrs, Shayna. Children- Amanda (Norm), William (Ashleigh), Katie (Morgan), and James. Grandchildren Caleb, Layla, Madison, Keara, and Chase. Step Mother, Helen Cool. Brothers Bill and Bob Cool. Rick was a quiet, private family man. He was always full of stories and a world of information. Once you got to know him, he had a very sarcastic sense of humor. He will forever be in our hearts, and memories. Celebration of life will be held at Royal Canadian Legion Sooke, August 24th at 1-3 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Sooke Hospice.

Cool, Richard Walter

1946 - 2014

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Founded in 2005, Westbrook Consulting Ltd. is a privately owned local engineering company. Utilizing the latest software and computer design equipment, we are a leader in Municipal Infrastructure Design and Land Development engineering in the Greater Victoria area.

We bring an open friendly team approach to the design process where input is welcome from all parties. Satisfied repeat clients and client referrals make up over 80% of our work load.

Westbrook Consulting offers competitive salaries and benefits and values individuals with strong interpersonal skills, willing to work in a friendly open team environment.

We currently have an opportunity as follows:

SENIOR DESIGN TECHNOLOGIST

This is a key position in our design group and represents a tremendous opportunity for the right individual. You will serve as one of two senior design technologists, responsible for the overall design of a wide variety of municipal engineering projects. Your duties will include:

• Overall responsibility for project design, reporting to the project manager• Reviewing design work of junior staff• Liaising directly with clients, architects, other subconsultants, municipal officials, contractors and field staff• Detailed design and drafting of sanitary sewer, storm water management, water supply and roadworks on both private sector and publicly funded projects• Mentoring junior staff

You will join a diversified, friendly, welcoming team that works extremely well together to get the job done. You work well with co-workers, clients and contractors and are not afraid to assist in mentoring more junior staff.

You have the following qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in municipal infrastructure design and drafting• Registration or ability to register as an AScT or CTech• Fluent in Autocad Civil 3-D 2014

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September is fast approaching. The ber-ries are almost finished for the year and bears begin to look for other food sources. Apples and other fruit bearing trees begin to ripen, and can potentially become a food choice for hungry bears if not managed correctly. Such fruit can attract bears to our backyards which can increase the potential for bear habit-uation and human-bear conflicts. Attract-ing bears to your yard can also result in bears obtaining other human foods such as garbage, pet food, compost, or bird seed.

The responsibility to manage fruit trees and wildlife sustainably falls to us. We plant fruit trees primarily for the beauty of the blossoms in the spring and to eat the sweet fruit in the

fall, but we need to man-age these trees respon-sibly. Phone calls to the Conservation Officer Service regarding con-flicts with bears are on the rise in B.C. Taking a proactive approach to attractant management is a critical step to shar-ing our landscapes with wildlife safely and sus-tainably.

So what can we do?- Pick fruit and allow

it to ripen indoors or pick daily as it ripens. Do not allow windfall to accumulate on the ground.

- If you do not want the fruit, prune the tree vigorously to pre-vent blossoms or spray spring blossoms with a garden hose to knock them off.

- If you would like to make the fruit avail-able to others, contact a local fruit exchange

program, consider call-ing Sooke Food Chi or a fruit tree gleaning group to pick unwanted fruit, or donate to the food bank.

- Consider using elec-tric fencing to protect your fruit trees.

- If you no longer want to manage your tree, consider replace-ment with a native, non-fruit bearing variety.

- Berries should be picked as they ripen.

- Consider replacing your berry bushes with native, non-fruiting varieties if you do not want the fruit.

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Submitted photo

Diane Morton painting up the Barbie sign. The Barbie dunk tank will be one of the features at the Sooke Fall Fair thanks to the community of Shirley.

D.A.R.E. supported by service clubs

Two service clubs donated a total of $1,000 during the 2013-14 school year to help local RCMP Officers teach the internation-ally recognized Drug Abuse Resistance Edu-cation (D.A.R.E.) pro-gram to 100 Sooke Grade 5 or 6 school children. The Sooke Royal Canadian Legion and the Lions Club each donated $500.

RCMP Sgt. Gus Papa-giannis, who oversees the D.A.R.E. program

in B.C. said that over 200 police officers teach D.A.R.E. each year to thousands of B.C. school children to equip them with the critical thinking and life skills necessary to choose a drug-free life. While police officers teach the program, the cost of the student learning materials is covered by commu-nity donations so the program can be offered free to all students.

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the D.A.R.E. BC Society, a registered charitable organization, helps raise funds within each community to cover the cost of the student learning materials.

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The founder of D.A.R.E. BC, retired RCMP Staff Sergeant Chuck Doucette said the society has already begun raising funds to support the upcoming 2014-15 DARE program in Sooke.

“We are appealing to the general public for donations which can be made online through D.A.R.E. BC’s website. (www.darebc.com),” he said.

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Victoria’s Little League Softball World Series all-girl team had a Sooke presence, with Kylie Katz playing for the Hampton Little League, #11.

On Monday, August 11, Team Canada was 2 wins, two losses after the round-robin portion of the world series. They lost their opening game

to the US East team 3-0, and then lost 8-1 to the US South West. They fol-lowed that with a strong performance over the Philippines 11-1 before

beating the US West region team 8-1. In the fifth game against Ore-gon, Team Canada had a resounding 9-1 win.

Kylie, one of the team’s pitchers, led batting with most hits and a .545 per cent batting parentage with an on-base percent-age of .600 per cent.

The Little League Soft-ball World Series Face-book fan page posted the final Canadian stand-ing:

“The girls won their last three games and finished 5th overall. An amazing accomplish-ment. The entire coun-try is very proud of your efforts.”

With notes from Oliver Katz

Sports & Recreation Please send sports tips to [email protected]

Seven teams played at the 54/50’s Masters Mixed Slo-Pitch tourna-ment, which was this past weekend.

Tuggers won first, Sea Bats came in sec-ond, and the Wolver-ines placed third.

Britt Santowski photo

The Undertakers got buried while the Sea Bats floated on air with their final standing of second overall. Notice the runner is doing a Beatles imitation, travelling without touching the ground.

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Three of Sooke’s finest (basketball players, that is) attended Tenacious Basket-ball this past weekend. This basketball camp took place at Shawnigan Lake, from August 11 - 14.

According to Glenn Dickie, father to Sooke’s 6’8” player Scott, Tenacious Basket ball is a highly rated basketball camp, one that local Bas-ketball Legend Steve Nash attended in his last summer of high school at St Michaels university school.

The players will be engaged in their favourite pastime for 12 to 14 hours a day, some-

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According to the Tenacious camp’s “Welcome” letter avail-able on their communityearth.ca website, the objective of the weekday camp is to develop both skills: “We hope all our play-ers leave camp with an under-standing of what makes this team game great, after having enjoyed themselves thoroughly in our wilderness setting, The Sanctu-ary. To us, if you love learning and training for the game, the rest are details.”

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Everybody likes their top 10 lists. So, given that this

is my last Throttle Ther-apy for Black Press, I thought I’d leave you with my own top 10.

10.When contemplat-ing gear, consider holding a belt sander against your body at high speed. Next, think about what you want to have between you and that belt sander. Dress accordingly.

9. If you attend a motor-cycle safety school, you WILL have nightmares about being caught riding without a helmet.

8. If you’re a new rider, wait 10 years to get a second helmet. Then, you won’t have to say “No.”

7. If you do take passen-gers, nothing says “I

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6. Don’t tailgate. That passive-aggressive nonsense is okay if you’re in an 18 wheeler, your dog needs to pee, your cat’s in labour, and

you’re a thousand miles away from the nearest vet. But when you are the most vulner-able traveller on the road, it’s much wiser to accept being delayed by a couple of minutes. Drop back, relax, and enjoy the ride.

5. Assume everyone else on the road is an idiot; assume they are all texting while driving; and, assume they are out to get you. This will have you on your toes, always think-ing of an escape plan.

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3. If you’re a macho rider wanting the passenger to hang on tight because, um, it makes you feel good about yourself, kindness and honesty last longer. That quick-acceleration trick is lame. And tempo-rary.

2. It’s okay to swear. Whatever is said inside your helmet with the visor down stays inside your helmet. Unless of course you have an intercom system. In which case, this is a top nine list for you.

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The Sooke Loggers had a short and disap-pointing presence at this year’s ISC World Fastball tournament, played in Kitchener from August 8 - 16.

They started with

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Tuesday morning they met their demise in a game against the Hall-man Twins from Kitch-ener, with a 1-8 loss in six innings. With this loss, the Loggers were eliminated from play.

Despite the loss, fans solidly supported the Loggers through social media. “Stand tall Log-gers,” posted one fan. “You still rock Loggers! Hold your heads high,” wrote another. “Proud of you all,” noted a third.

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In order of their wins, Stephanie Wamsteeker, Jean Kennedy, and Kim Barker all won prizes for their catches at the August 2-3 Chinook derby. Full results appear on page 25 of this week’s paper.

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Oliver Katz Personal Real Estate Corporation

Daniela Novosadova

Cristina Staicu Blair Robertson B. Comm Urban Land Economics

Fiona Phythian

Desirable Creekside plan complete with 2 bedroom suite

Engineered wood floors on main huge 19 ft ceiling in living room

6 bedroom 4 bath variation with 2978 sq ft of comfort & style

Choice quiet Sunriver location with schools and shops close by

3 Bedroom 2 bath 7800 sq ft property close to eveything

Terrific family layout features main living & bedrooms up

Country kitchen with eating space

Large sunny fenced rear yard perfect for your family and to grow some veggies

$399,900

The Cedar plan is the perfect family to fit your lifestyle today

Bright main living open Kitchen, Dining & Living areas

3BRs + Den incl. Master with vaulted ceiling, walk-in & elegant ensuite

Geothermal Heat /AC

WOODLAND CREEK BROOMHILL

$419,000

OPEN SUNDAY 1-4

SUNRIVER

$249,900

101-2015 SHIELDS ROAD

250-642-6480

no strata fees OPEN SATURDAY 1-3

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Sooke

6 6 2 6 S o o k e R o a d 2 5 0 - 6 4 2 - 6 3 6 6

Home Canning

$869

$1199

$1199

$1399

$6199

$277

12 pack 125 ml or 250 ml

Jelly Jars4448-306

12 pack 250 ml

SalmonJars4448-422

12 pack 500 ml Wide

Mason Jars4448-173

12 packWide Mouth

Mason Jar Lids4448-155

12 pack 1 Litre

WideMason Jars4448-182

10 Cup Black/Stainless SteelFood Processor3832-537Bowl scraping features allows users to scrape so they can continue being chopped, minced, pureed or mixed. 450 watts. 3832-537

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10 Cup Black/Stainless SteelFood Processor3832-537Bowl scraping features allows users to scrape so they can continue being chopped, minced, pureed or mixed. 450 watts. 3832-537

2 speed with pulse.

Sale ends August 31, 2014Cash & Carry Pricing

sooke news mirror, august 20, 2014

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