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COMMUNITY NEWS MEDIA Black Press Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Agreement #40110541 Editorial Page 8 Community All Pages Sports/stats Page 27 32 Pages Classifieds 25 • 75 ¢ 2 0 1 4 I N R E V I E W HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015! 250.642.6361 TAMMI DIMOCK Personal Real Estate Corp. Happy New Year! OLIVER KATZ Personal Real Estate Corporation 250 642 6480 wishing you a happy, healthy & prosperous new year

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December 31, 2014 edition of the Sooke News Mirror

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  • C O M M U N I T Y N E W S M E D I A

    Black PressWednesday, December 31, 2014Agreement#40110541

    Editorial Page 8

    Community All Pages

    Sports/stats Page 27

    32 Pages

    7x2.5oliver katz

    3.125x1.2Dimock

    Classifieds 25 75

    2014

    in

    review

    Happy new year 2015!

    250.642.6361

    TAMMI DIMOCKPersonal Real Estate Corp.TAMMI DIMOCK

    Happy New Year!

    OLIVER KATZ Personal Real Estate Corporation

    250 642 6480

    wishing you a happy, healthy & prosperous new year

  • Make a list and check

    it twice Thousands of British

    Columbians will hit the highway to visit friends and relatives or to head to the hills for winter sports.

    People travelling over the holiday sea-son should be prepared for winter driving con-ditions. Heres a list of links to check before heading out:

    Look ahead at the route and weather. Drive BC has informa-tion on all highways in the province, including weather forecasts and highways cams: http://bit.ly/1x6HLM6

    For the most up-to-date information, please check:

    http://www.drivebc.ca/

    Prepare for an unexpected delay in cold temperatures by keeping warm clothing and food handy and a full gas tank:

    http://bit.ly/1qBjbk2* Highways can be

    closed to traffic for ava-lanche control, extreme weather or motor vehi-cle incidents - and there may not be a detour available: http://bit.ly/1zC9UtI

    * Is the driver rested and ready? Snow, ice and long distances can be trying for drivers whose experience in these conditions may be limited: http://bit.ly/1whcxjA

    Expect the unex-pected - such as wild animals crossing, or loss of traction, or need-ing a lot more stopping room. Always drive to the conditions, keep alert and leave space to stop safely: http://bit.ly/1x6K0ip

    Is the vehicle ready for the road? Win-ter tires are required on highways outside southern coastal areas Oct. 1 to March 31: http://bit.ly/1AlP6ow

    In good condition, these tires have a min-imum 3.5 mm tread depth to provide the traction needed to drive safely on high-ways where win-ter weather can be expected - when driv-ers slow their speed for the conditions. Ensure the vehicle is mechani-cally sound and has good wipers, as well as working headlights and taillights.

    News Years Levee

    The leve is a New Years Day social event hosted by the Gover-nor General of Canada, the lieutenant gover-nors, military establish-ments, municipalities and other institutions.

    Over the years the leve has become almost solely a Cana-dian observance.

    Today, leves are

    the receptions (usu-ally, but not necessar-ily, on New Years Day) held to mark the start of another year and to provide an opportunity for the public to pay their respects.

    Sookes levee takes place on January 1, 2015 at the District of Sooke municipal hall from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Light refreshemenrs will be served.

    No composting

    facilityDavid Laing, who

    was proposing a com-positing facility in the Sandcut Beach area has withdrawn his appli-cation to the Capital Regional District.

    The move likely came about after the fierce opposition from residents in the Shir-ley, Jordan River, Sooke area.

    2 www.sookenewsmirror.com Wednesday, december 31, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

    This and ThaT

    Pirjo Raits photo

    a lighting display on Whiffin spit Road, which is typically sooke. Theres a boat.

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    CHRISTMAS TREE DROP-OFF BY DONATION. PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE SOOKE HOSPICE.

    Please make sure hooks, wires and decorationshave been removed from your tree.

    Open Mon-Sat 9am-4:30 pm sookesoil.com2810 Ramsden Road (3300 block of Otter Point Rd,

    block west of Sooke Business Park)

    Its gardening timeevery season!

    CHRISTMAS TREE DROP-OFF BY DONATION.

    Its gardening time

    Happy New Year!2052 Otter Point RoadCome in and enjoy both stores.

    From all of us at a Sea of BloomClosed New Years Day

    250-642-65096852 West Coast Road

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    Sales, Service & Parts for all Outboard and Sterndrives

    Season s Greetings

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    HappyNew Year!

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    www.standingcedars.ca 250-893-5621 202-6750 W.Coast rd.

    106, 6661 Sooke Road, Sooke, BC778-352-4438

    [email protected] CanadianGoldandSilver.com

    Sooke Fine ArtsBest In Jewelry 2009

    Custom Orders and Hand Engraving

    Le Sooke Spa 250 642-7995lesookespa.com Shop Online at shopsooke.ca

    Best Western Prestige Oceanfront Resort 6929 West Coast Rd. Beach Level Open 7 days

    Romance your sweetheartduring the holidays, with a couples

    massage at your local spa! You will both feel renewed & replenished from head to toe!

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    Presented by McDerMaids

    keeping it simpleand convenient

    Birthday parties starting in January

    JK apparel leggings

    Mani & Pedis

    Open Dec 31 Closed Jan 1

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  • SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, december 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 3SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, december 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 3

    POLAR BEARS UNITE!

    The annual Polar Bear Swim at Whiffin Spit takes place on the first day of 2015. Participants should register at 11 a.m. in time for the 12 oclock cannon shot start.

    DreSS uP, DreSS down, get in the water and proclaim yourself a Sooke polar bear! The event is sponsored by the otter Point Volunteer Fire Department.w.ca for details.

    OFFICE CLOSED

    The Sooke neWS Mirror office will be closed for new Years, from Thursday, December 31 at noon, until Friday, January 2.

    haVe a SaFe and joyful new Year and please do not drink and drive. leave your car where it is.

    Call a CaB, stay where you are, call a friend/parent, take a bus or have someone become the designated driver.

    ITS JuST noT worth the risk to yourself or others, never mind the cost to your reputation and wallet.

    Thumbs Up

    UpSooke

    No more overnight camping at Jordan RiverCRD suspends use

    of Jordan River Park for campers

    because of earthquake risk

    Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

    The announce-ment, on December 22, that camping is sus-pended until further notice at Jordan River Regional Park, the Capi-tal Regional District (CRD) has Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks concerned for the people in the small hamlet.

    Really, BC Hydro has sterlized the Jor-dan River Park we pur-chased.

    He said the park was a vibrant camping spot and it was the future.

    No matter what happens now, the CRD could never allow camping there as the dam could break.

    Hicks thinks BC Hydro should buy the park and the whole area for day-use.

    They can run the damn thing, he said.

    He also feels the resi-dents at Jordan River should be allowed to stay in their homes as

    long as they wish to.Anything else would

    be so sad, stated Hicks.

    The decision comes following the BC Hydro seismic study released on December 5, which identified potential haz-ards from the Jordan

    River Diversion dam in the event of a major earthquake.

    BC Hydro has declared its interest in working with the Capi-tal Regional District to gain support to prohibit overnight camping on land owned by the

    CRD within the inun-dation zone. A large scale earthquake could result in an inundation of the area due to an uncontrolled release of upstream reservoir water. The Jordan River campground is located 10km southwest of the

    dam.The CRD regrets the

    impact on parks camp-ers and is reviewing the information provided by BC Hydro to better understand the danger posed to the park. Day use areas of the park remain open to the public.

    The park was estab-lished in 2010, when the CRD acquired 180 hectares of land at Jor-dan River from West-ern Forest Products for $9.9 million. CRD Regional Parks man-ages the park, which includes a year-round self-contained camp-ground. The CRD has spent $107,000 on park improvements since purchasing the land, including campground upgrades, trail building and parking lot devel-opment.

    Its the end of Jor-dan River, said Hicks.

    For updates visit: www.crd.bc.ca/parks or call: 250-478-3344.

    Pirjo Raits photo

    Campers will no longer be allowed to stay overnight at Jordan River.

    To eVerYone Who becomes the designated driver during the holiday season.

    Pirjo Raits photo

    Surfs Up!A surfer takes to the waves at Jordan River. The waves are at their best at this time of the year.

    PEOPLES DRUG MART... Where People Come First

    PEOPLEFIRST

    Cedar Grove Centre I 250.642.2226Ron KumarPharmacist/Owner

    LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATEDPharmacy service the way it is meant to be... over 24 years of service in the communities of Sooke, East Sooke, Otter Point, Jordan River, Shirley, and Port Renfrew (and even for our customers who have moved to Victoria and still use our service). Pharmacy practice to bene t the needs of OUR community and more importantly...with PEOPLE in mind.

    Talk to our pharmacy staff about how we can con dentially transfer your prescription to our location.

    PEOPLES DRUG MART ...Where people come rst.

    your prescription to our location.

    Happy New Year!

    Living Sooke... Loving Sooke...

    Selling Sooke!

    250.642.6361 www.sookelistings.com

    I wish everyone good health and many happy memories with their family and friends throughout the New Year

    Also a business Thank You to my clients, present and past All the best in 2015

  • SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 294 www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

    Prices in effect Jan. 02-04 , 2015Copyright 2014 Quality Foods and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Photos for Presentation Purposes Only All QF Stores Email: [email protected] For Store Locations & Hours, Please Visit www.qualityfoods.comwww.qualityfoods.comwww.qualityfoods.com

    Calbee

    Snapea Crisps93gr

    2 $4for3 $10for 3 $10for

    5 $10for5 $10for

    2 $4forWhite Swan

    Jumbo Paper Towels6s

    Charmin

    Basic Bathroom TissueHolds Up! Double Rolls, 12s

    Grain Fed Free Run

    Locally Raised BC Poultry

    599PERlbAstro

    Smooth & Fruity or Fat Free Yogourt650gr

    Astro

    Yogourt12x100gr

    Astro

    YogourtSelected, 650-750gr

    Ground Chicken Breast13.20 per kg

    Boneless Sirloin End Pork Loin Roast6.59 per kg

    399

    499499Saputo

    Feta Cheese170-200gr

    Granary Buns

    299Paradise Island

    Random Cut Cheddar or Mozzarella CheeseApprox. 400gr

    Peak Freans

    Biscuts256-350gr

    Chicken Caesar WrapArbutus RidgeHomous

    Red Rose

    Orange Pekoe Tea144sPost

    Spoon Size Shredded Wheat or Shreddies Cereal 525-550gr

    Post

    Honeycomb, Sugar Crisp or Alpha-Bits Cereal340-400gr

    Best Gourmet Coffee Company

    Coffee454gr or 2lb

    Canadian AA

    Outside Round Oven Roast11.00 per kg

    Sunrise Farms

    Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs13.20 per kg

    Saputo

    Shredded Cheese Blend320gr

    Canadian

    Extra Lean Ground Round Beef1kg

    B.C. Grown No.1

    Jumbo White or Brown Mushrooms5.49 per kg

    Hills Bros

    Cappuccino340-453gr

    B.C. Extra Fancy

    Organic Royal Gala Apples3lb bag

    Fresh Express

    Cello Spinach8oz bag

    Lactania

    Spreadable Cream CheeseOriginal, 400gr

    Dairyland

    Cottage Cheese600-750gr

    Sushi 12 pieice California Rolls

    Sprouted Grains Bread

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    Fresh Blueberries6oz clamshell

    Pom Wonderful

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    Organic Pasta Sauce739ml

    Carrot Muffins

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    Hot Kid

    Rice Crisps100gr

    Del Monte

    FruitSelected,398ml

    Del Monte

    Fruit Bowls4x107-112.5ml

    Simply Natural

    Organic Dressing354ml

    Simply Natural

    Organic Chunky Salsa470ml

    Five Alive or Nesta

    Beverage1.75lt

    Quaker

    Harvest Crunch Granola Cereal470-600gr

    TrueBlue or TrueBlack

    Cocktail1.36lt

    Minute Maid

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  • SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, december 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 5SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, december 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 5

    This coming year will bring many changes to the Juan de Fuca, the CRD and myself. After close to 50 years in the sport fishing business I have decided to hang-up my fishing rod. I will now be solely working with my wife Kathy at our B&B and for my constituents in the JDF as Regional Director.

    The CRD Board has many new faces and I will miss working with retired Wendal Milne. I am looking forward, however to working with Mayor Maja Tait whom I am confident

    will work well with me on our JDF/Sooke mutual issues, con-cerns and solu-tions. Wally Vowles has agreed to be my alternate for a few more years bringing his years of building, planning and life experience to our team.

    I would hope that this coming year will see Port Renfrews Fire chief Chelsey Kuz-man driving her brand new, state-of-the-art, First Responder truck. I would also hope that Kemp Lake Water Works will have a new

    source of water from the CRD, the Shirley Lighthouse Society will receive ownership

    of Sheringham Light-house, East Sooke will have a new fire hall, and SEAPARC will pay off their swimming pool loan.

    In the meantime, we will continue to sort out the kitchen scraps as best we can and support our good friends and neighbours in Jordon River whose resolve is being tested by BC Hydro.

    All the best and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

    Mike Hicks

    Mike Hicks reflects on 2014

    File photo

    JdF Regional Director MIke HIcks

    It has been seven months since I became Leader of the Official Opposition and I con-tinue to be humbled by the support from peo-ple all across the prov-ince, but especially from those in Juan de Fuca. My new respon-sibilities have taken me to every corner of this spectacular province, but there is really no place like home.

    Many issues have emerged over the past

    year in our area and I have tried my best to have a positive impact. I have met with the CEO of Island Health to push for greater access to healthcare and extended care housing for seniors in Sooke. Lately, I have been working with BC Hydro and local residents to find new sources of electricity in light of study that determined the Jordan River dam is unsafe in the event

    of a magnitude 9 earth-quake.

    Know that I will be working with the peo-ple of Sooke and all across British Colum-bia, amplifying your voices in the legisla-ture and where ever my work takes me. I will be steadfast in my determination to find practical solutions to the problems we face in our neighbourhoods and across the prov-ince.

    I wish you all the very best in the com-ing year.

    John Horgan, MLAJuan de Fuca

    File photo

    John Horgan,Leader of the Official Opposition

    John Horgan sends New Year greeting

    Pirjo Raits photo

    Wow!The Sooke Community Hall was bursting at the seams with all of the food donated during the Santa Run and through other efforts. Volunteers sorted through the non-perishable food items which will be included in the 400 plus hampers which were distributed to the less fortunate in our community.

    Happy

    New Year!

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    Hands down, youre the best. We just wanted to say thank you for the amazing job you did for us. We appreciate the fact that you were always there for us when we needed anything and answered all of our questions so quickly. We are very glad we had you to sell our house and help us find our new home. We love it. E&T MorgansCall John today for THOROUGH, COURTEOUS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE and PROVEN RESULTS. - ALWAYS.

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    Make recycling one of your New Years Resolutions.Tis the perfect season to reduce, reuse and recycle. This year, help prevent recycling worker injuries by remembering to use only CRD approved blue boxes and blue bags for your holiday recycling. Flatten and cut large cardboard boxes to size, bundle them together with string or twine and get it all to the curb by 7:30 am sharp. Its the right thing to do for the environment. And for the people who work every day to make it better. Wishing you a happy green holiday season.For more recycling information call the CRD Hotline at 250.360.3030 or visit www.myrecyclopedia.ca

    www.crd.bc.ca

  • 6 www.sookenewsmirror.com WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR6 www.sookenewsmirror.com Wednesday, december 31, 2014 - SOOKE NEWS MIRROR

    As we dash out on the West Coast Road today, driving modern cars on a fine highway, it may be hard to imag-ine what the rugged trail route was like 114 years ago when John (26) and Andrew (24), the two elder sons of John Muir of Wood-side took a wagon full of straw out to Muir Creek.

    On the far side of Muir Creek, up the hill, the Muirs had a camp where they kept oxen for hauling logs. The two young Muir sons, perched on the seat of a wagon loaded with

    straw from their barn, had to cross the creek on a bridge of felled logs, reach the camp, unload and get back to Woodside before dark. They never made it.

    Perhaps it was a cougar (panthers, they called them) that spooked the horses as they came down the hill on the trail, but some-thing caused the acci-dent. Late that night, when the dad John Muir and his youngest son Douglas went out looking with lanterns, they found, to their hor-ror, the two brothers in the creek, necks broken from their fall.

    The Victoria Daily Colonist of Friday Jan-uary 4th 1901, carried this account: Funeral Services. New Years Day, the funeral of John and Andrew Muir, the unfortunate young men

    who were killed in a runaway accident, took place from the family residence, Woodside Farm, Sooke, at 1:00 pm. At 3:00 oclock, the family burying ground was reached and the bodies of both the young men were laid to rest in the same grave. The Reverend J Rob-ertson of Grand Forks, B.C., formerly the mis-sionary at Sooke, read the Church of England services.

    A large number of beautiful floral offer-ings were given, and a great many friends from Victoria and Otter Point were pres-ent. The pallbearers for John Muir were: Joseph Poirier, Percy Clark, James Poirier, D A Fraser, Edward Clark and William Charters. The pallbearers for

    Andrew Muir were: Wil-liam Muir, Curtis Muir, Henry Helgesen, Alex-ander Helgesen, Adol-phus Poirier and Wil-liam Burnett.

    The photo shows young John Muir at age 15 with his dad; we dont have a photo of Andrew in our col-lection. This 2015 New Years Day, we feel sure that Woodside, the oldest continuously-operated farm in Brit-ish Columbia, currently owned by the Glinz/Wil-ford family, will have a much happier time.

    Elida Peers, Historian

    Sooke Region Museum

    Muirs sad New Years Day 1901

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    Victoria Regional Transit

    Service ChangeEffective December 29, 2014

    New service to West Sidney, Bear Mountain, Westhills and Happy Valley

    New 10 Royal Jubilee/Songhees routingRevised Westshore and Saanich Peninsula community bus

    schedules with improved evening and weekend service

    For more information, go to www.bctransit.com

    The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on Labour Day, Monday, September 7, 2015. Hartland will reopen on Tuesday, September 8 from 9 am to 5 pm.

    Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.

    Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

    Capital Regional District

    Hartland Landfill Labour Day Closure

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

    The Hartland Landfill Facility will be closed on New Years Day, Thursday, January 1, 2015.

    Hartland will reopen on Friday, January 2 from 9 am to 5 pm.

    Registered account customers will have access to the active face from 7 to 9 am.

    Please make sure your load is covered and secured.

    Capital Regional District

    Hartland Landfill New Years Day Closure

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

    Capital Regional District

    The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the Arts Advisory Council. The AAC adjudicates funding programs and provides advice to the CRD Arts Committee on issues relating to the arts in the capital region. For details and how to apply: crd.bc.ca/arts/service/arts-funding.

    Application deadline is Friday, January 9, 2015 at 4:30pm.

    Contact: CRD Arts Development 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1R7 T: 250.360.3215 [email protected]

    Notice ofArts Advisory Council Appointments

  • SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, december 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 7SOOKE NEWS MIRROR - Wednesday, december 31, 2014 www.sookenewsmirror.com 7

    2014 was a eventful year in Sooke. Some of the issues that came to light in a political sense included:

    At the beginning of the year plans were laid out for the new connec-tor road and lo and behold the road was finished within the year and opened in Septem-ber and called Wadams Way.

    Marina Miral feels, in some way, that she was born in the wrong century. Miral, 30, had been short listed as one of 1,058 potential astro-nauts who may eventu-ally land on Mars and live in a permanent human colony never to return to Earth.

    Miral is determined and excited about the possibility of writing about and filming life on Mars.

    Water woes con-tinued to plague resi-

    dents in the Juan de Fuca electoral area and a resolution was found by completing a bulk water dispensing sta-tion in East Sooke.

    Marijuana grow ops were discussed by Sooke council and a zoning bylaw amend-ment was made to allow such operations only in agricultural/industrial certain zones. In April

    council backed away from the issue.

    The Juan de Fuca Community Land Trust Society strived to pur-chase land in the Admi-rals forest but failed to raise the necessary funds.

    Council voted to give Sooke firefighters a small stipend in rec-ognition of the work they do.

    The operation of the Sooke boat launch was given over to a pri-vate enterprise for a one year term.

    East Sooke got the go-ahead for a new fire hall. and it is expected to be operational in 2015.

    The new Juan de Fuca service building

    opened on March 1. The building came in on time and on budget.

    Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan was suc-cessful in his run for the leadership of the NDP party and has been declared the Leader of

    2x3.75

    CRD BOV Manat

    A year in review: 2014

    File photo

    Above, A new council was elected in November.Below, work began on the new connector road now known as Wadams Way.

    Contd on page 10

    Happy New Year!

    New Years TO DO List for 2015.

    1. Take tree down... 2. Take lights down 3. Pack up decorations 4. Pac awe, to heck with it 5. Call REALTOR we are Moving!! 6. Call Pemberton Holmes TODAY at 250-642-3240 and get the Show on the Road!

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    Happy New Year to AllMay your house be lled from rafter to rafter, with love and

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    If wishes were horses...

    Its a new year and the opportunity is here for a fresh new start. What would be on our New Years resolution/wish list?

    We would resolve to encourage BC Hydro to reverse their decision to buy out the property owners at Jordan River and allow them to decide if they wish to remain. BC Hydro should also buy out the CRD park and campground if they want it closed. The money could go towards purchasing a new park in the region.

    District of Sooke council should endeavor to reach consensus on issues before them and ensure they know all the facts before voting on an agenda item. That might mean more research and careful thought before decisions are made. Supporting and mentoring all members would bring about a cohesive council.

    The roundabout might need a sober second look. Is this really the best spot for it? Perhaps all that would be needed is a one-way back road through the back of Evergreen Centre, it would possibly alleviate the congestion on Sooke Road.

    Encourage more affordable housing in Sooke. Developers should be requested to put in 10 per cent affordable housing units and the district could sweeten the pot for anyone wanting to build rental housing units.

    Our wish would be to do away with food banks. To live in a society where everyone had enough to eat and no one would have to line up for food.

    Put more importance on agricultural land and the need to retain farm land for growing our own food. Encourage buying local and supporting area farmers.

    Think about a green town. With new developments we could promote the use of solar panel, water saving methods, efficient heating and become an example of what a small town can do.

    If wishes were horses, beggars would ride....

    OTHER VIEWS

    There was a lot of reaction from people on the story regarding BC Hydro and the Capital Regional Dis-trict closing the Jordan River Camp-groundand trying to buy out the property owners.

    http://www.sookenewsmirror.com/news/286599151.html

    These are some of the comments on the story:

    Ron Carter British Columbia Institute of Technology

    Is there no warning system that if there were a release 10 km. upstream campers could not vacate in time? Would not a wider area of residents and visitors also need to vacate in the unlikelihood of this event? BC Hydro needs to put more thought (and resources) into an alternative solution.

    James McLauchlan Managing Director at JGM Services Ltd

    Im also less than impressed with CRDs decision because banning overnight camping will obviously have the net effect of reducing the number of visitors to Jordan River area. This will reduce revenue for the locals that run the cafe and that of other residents that rely on tour-ist/visitor related income and gradu-ally destroy the viability of the local businesses. Eventually the residents will have no choice but to sell and move on. This plays right into the hands of BC Hydro with the backing of CRD.

    Chris Bane Camosun CollegeNext you know theyre going to

    stop people from surfing there, because they could get caught in the deluge. CRD, why not stop ALL camping near the ocean because if theres a major earthquake a tsu-nami could kill anyone camping on or near the beach. #Whatif

    Mike MacRaeOr give us our money back! I want

    the CRD to be reimbursed for the money. $9.9 million + the $107,000 for improvements for a park that is now useless thanks to the liabaility imposed by BC Hydro.

    Steve Peaker Owner at Peak Per-formance Welding

    Always the what if thing... what a joke

    Jason van der Valk Operations Assistant & Coxswain at Royal Cana-dian Marine Search and Rescue

    I also assume that for the safety of the workers of Western Forest Prod-uct workers the log sort and opera-tion will also cease? Because their yard is also in the path.

    Sean JohnsonNo Jason. They say industry can

    still operate and without any safety precautions in place.

    Justin Helton They want to raise rates and not

    upgrade existing installations ...Time to buy solar panels and cut

    them out all together.

    Comments from Sooke News Mir-rors Facebook page:

    Jan Radford: A lot of very unhappy people around who enjoy that park very much! Why not leave the park open while you review BC Hydros reports rather than shut the door first then look for the horse? BC Hydro seems intent on ruining a lot of this province!

    Discover Sooke: Very disappoint-ing news. Pair that with the Sooke Potholes campground and what do we have left for campers who dont want to trek deep into the JdF Marine Trail?

    David Bigelow: Our parks our back yard our camp ground our taxes!!! CRD should be standing up and supporting the people.

    Anne Boquist: I think we all need to protest this as vehemently as BC Hydos RIDICULOUS plan. Who appointed BC Hydro the Dictator anyway?

    Closure of campground comments

    OUR VIEW EDITORIAL CARTOON

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    Honesty truly appreciated

    On December 20 my wife and I were volun-teers with the Christ-mas Bureau/Food Bank.

    During the hectic pace of filling hampers my wedding ring came off and was not noticed until after our shift.We returned to the com-munity hall to search, advised a member of the Christmas Bureau and the word spread. We could not find it, nor could the others who were informed and went back to search.

    By the Grace of God, the spirit of the sea-son, andthe honesty of aSooke citizen, the ring was found in a hamper and returned.

    My most heartfelt thanks go to that hon-est citizen. The ring represents 50 years with the same lady, and the loss was devastat-ing. It is not the value that was gone, but the symbolism.

    Thank you, and God bless you. You have truly made this Christ-mas ahappy one.

    Tom LottSooke

    No BC Hydro conspiracy

    BC Hydro claims electric power from the dam near Jordan River is really needed, IIRC it supplies 30 per cent of Vancouver Islands power.

    So where will it get

    electric power after The Big One hits here?

    There was a desire to increase generat-ing capacity up island, and schemes to pipe much natural gas to northern Vancouver Island for an LNG ter-minal which theoreti-cally could be used to generate electricity at peak demand times. (I know, seems odd when terminals can be built on the northern main-land, but there is sur-plus pipeline capacity to southwest B.C. due to the US now having much natural gas). But the population of Van-couver Island is grow-ing. Solar and wind are of course very costly and require backup as they are intermittent.

    Meanwhile, Rodney Nyberg claims in your December 24, 2014 issue that the dam near Jordan River with-stood the last earth-

    quake. Hmm did I miss that there was a major earthquake near here since the dam was built? He mentions the big one in Alaska, but its ground effect this far away was a mere tremor. The several near Seattle and Olym-pia Washington in the past couple of decades were small, the only damage near them was to brick/stone build-ings and the Boeing Field runway that was built on fill.

    As for Nybergs speculation about BC Hydros motives, he should apply Occams razor go for the sim-ple answer, which is mere denseness. Oh, right, conspiracy theo-ries are more fun.

    Keith SketchleySaanich

    Give an hour a

    monthThis being the last

    year of the Turning 2000 Project we thought those who may not have their New Years Resolutions firmly in place might be inter-ested in our proposal.

    For personal fulfil-ment, and the good of society, we believe everyone benefits when you give a little something back - to help wherever theres a need.

    In 1984, with the turn of the 21st Century in mind, we also thought Canadians and Canada might put our best foot forward by showing the world what can be done by working together. Coming of age in a new millennium, and remembering the sac-rifices of those before us, while aspiring to the hopes and dreams humankind holds dear.

    These were our heady goals, and to our plea-sure a simple solution presented itself.

    As a fond farewell then, this Project end-ing, wed like to invite one and all to join with us in 2015 by making a New Years resolu-tion to give an hour a month to the com-munity organization of your choice. You can add that hour up any way you like, theres no rules. Over a year you may wish to give sev-eral afternoons to char-ities, or perhaps mix in a few hours wages to make up whatever you couldnt fit in by way of volunteering. Over time youll be amazed how much good can come from each hour, from each of us giving just a little of ourselves.

    We guarantee you will feel rejuvenated, happy to have made a difference, and that our communities and the world will be a better place. All the best in 2015!

    Laurie Gourlay & Jackie Moad

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    Society

    We asked: What are your hopes for the New Year?

    That I have a happy, healthy niece or nephew that will make me a big sister in the New Year

    for the first time.

    Althea BranwenSooke

    Working on the traffic flow, no roundabout in the middle of

    Sooke, and making good useof the waterfront.

    Nicole DobovicnikSooke

    A lot more peace in the world.

    Tom DeZengSooke

    That I continue to be blessed with good health and to have

    peace in the world.

    Elllenor SchneiderSooke

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  • the Official Opposition. A billing error saw

    Sooke residents paying twice for storm water testing and animal control. The money, amounting to $311,000 was to be repaid to tax-payers over the next three years through property tax reduc-tions.

    Council defeated then approved the five-year financial plan because of the way development cost charges were being used.

    Students got an extra long summer vacation when teach-ers across the province

    went on strike in May without any resolution coming until just after the start of the new school year in Septem-ber.

    The Sooke Bike Park was not approved for John Phillips Memo-rial Park but was instead planned for the area behind SEAPARC. The bike park and trails

    will be upgraded. Residents in Sooke

    and Shirley are wak-ing up tired and angry because of loaded log-ging trucks beginning their runs along West Coast Road early in the morning. Changes were made to the time they begin their first runs.

    Council made

    changes to bylaws which would allow waste transfer stations in all M2 zones. This did not meet with the approval of Mayor Wen-dal Milne when it was discovered the move was made when he was away. In the end the waste transfer station on Idlemore Road was shut down because the

    operator was operating illegally.

    Police investigated the death of Pamella Dyer. Her son, Michael James McCormick was arrested on another charge but he was con-sidered a suspect in his mothers death. He was charged with Dyers murder in September.

    With the changes to provincial liquor laws, children are now allowed in pubs until 8 p.m.

    Councillor Kevin Pearson announced then changes his mind about running for mayor of Sooke int he November election.

    Former RCMP Staff Sergeant Steve Wright rode with the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock until he crashed on the ride between Uclue-let and Tofino. Wright raised over $30,000.

    The run for council began in October with announcements from David Shebib, Herb Hal-

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    A brief recap of what happened in Sooke in 2014

    File photos

    SEAPARC and the District of Sooke built a bike park. Seedy Saturday was well attended and proves to be more popular each year, Farmer Pete at the Sooke Fall Fair and the Sooke Harbourside Lions prepare for A Taste of BC.

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    dane and Maja Tait for mayor and Kerrie Reay, Ebony Logins, Brenda Parkinson, Kevin Pear-son, Rick Kasper, Bev Berger, Jeff Bateman, Kel Phair, Mark White-son and Justin Hanson for District of Sooke council. Maja Tait won the seat for mayor and the new council con-sists of Reay, Logins, Parkinson, Pearson, Kasper, and Berger.

    Shovels were in the ground and plans approved for a new Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Training Centre in East Sooke.

    An elderly couple perished in a house fire in East Sooke in early November and Sooke elementary school had a lot of smoke but no fire.

    Jordan River resi-dents are being asked to sell their homes to BC Hydro because of the threat of failure of the Jordan River dam in case of a large earth-quake. Campers at the Jordan River Camp-ground will no longer

    be able to camp over-night because of the same threat.

    It wasnt all just about politics and the working of local gov-ernment. Community news was what people were after.

    The library got accessible. Since the end of 2013, the library in Sooke now welcomes persons with disability, utilizing a mechani-cal device to get easy access to the library

    as well as for all the users that come to the library. Knowledge is for everyone, just like accessibility.

    The Shirley Wom-ens Institute, marked its 90th birthday.

    The Shirley Womens Institute is a branch of the Federated Womens Institutes of Canada (fwic.ca). By 1919, the Institute was estab-lished, and within five years, it had travelled west and piqued the

    interest of the women from Shirley.

    The Sooke Volun-teer found a home. Since 2010 a group of dedicated volunteers have been working to develop a volunteer centre for the Sooke Region, and theyve done it! The Sooke Region Volunteer Cen-tre (SRVC) has opened its doors at the Sooke Child, Youth & Fam-ily Centre at 2145 Townsend Road, Sooke.

    Samantha Norrie, a grade 8 French Immer-sion student at Journey middle school, recently qualified for the upcom-ing 2014 World Pok-mon Championships in Washington D.C. Shes been playing the strategic trading card game for almost two years and has numer-ous accomplishments, including top finishes in B.C. and Texas as well as a first place fin-ish at the Alberta Pro-vincial Championship a few weeks ago in her respective age division.

    The Sooke Elderly Citizens Housing Soci-ety (SECHS), owners of the Ayre Manor proper-ties, have now decided

    to operate Ayre Manor ourselves as has been our intention. We are working with Beckley Farm Lodge Society to ensure a smooth tran-sition.

    A trip to Mongo-lia last year married Pelle Gustavs love for cycling with his passion for film making. Gustavs spent two weeks in the land of Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan filming 108 cyclists taking part in the Genco Mongolia Bike Challenge (MBC).

    The riders pedaled over 1,000 kilometres in the race that stretched out across the Mongo-lian steppes, and Gus-tavs was there to film it.

    Food CHI launches Value Our Food cam-

    paign. Launched by the Sooke Region Food Community Health Ini-tiative (Food CHI) ear-lier this year, the Value our Food initiative will bring food produc-ers into the spotlight with a series of short video vignettes that tell the story behind the market stalls bursting with fresher-than-fresh greens, root veggies, organic eggs and free-range chickens.

    The much antici-pated Water Pipeline

    Exhibit opened to the public on August 1. Many of the invited guests were unable to attend due to the clo-sure of Sooke Road due to a fire.

    Search is on for a

    new town crier.When the Span-

    ish came to the West Coast, they planted a cross in East Sooke and claimed the land for Spain. That was in 1790 and 200 years later that event was celebrated in Sooke.

    In 1990 Mike Thomas donned his town criers outfit and rang the bell in celebration of the historic event. Thomas has been Sookes offi-cial town crier for 26 years and he is now hanging up his cos-tume and setting the bell down.

    Sooke is one of those places where food and art intertwine pretty easily. With that in mind, the Sooke Region Food CHI Soci-ety is holding a Food Art Apple Fest on Sep-tember 28.

    The idea is for artists to create a food-related art piece inspired by something edible from the Sunriver Commu-nity Gardens. There is also space for vendors selling locally made products and a pie auc-tion.

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    Sooke proved to be a very active place in 2014

    File photos

    Wally Vowles and Mayor Wendall Milne open the Flowline Exhibit in August. Right, Kids enjoyed can-dy apples at the opening of the Wadams Way Public Market in October.

    Thurs Jan 1POLAR BEAR SWIMWhiffin Spit 12 noon, register at 11 a.m. Cannon start. NEWS YEARS LEVEEMunicipal Hall, 2225 Otter Point Rd., 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Light refreshments served.TODDLERTIMEResumes on January 15WELCOME 2015

    Fri Jan 2VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIORS BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call Celia 250-642-5828 for information.DROP IN HOCKEYSEAPARC, 7 to 8:15 p.m. all ages.GLOW IN THE DARK POOL PARTYSEAPARC 6-9 p.m.

    Mon Jan 5PARENT & 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 SENIORS BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.DROP IN HOCKEYAt SEAPARC, all ages from 3 to 3:50 p.m.WINTER BREAK IS OVERStudents back in school today.

    Sun Jan 4ROYACANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5, kids welcome.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

    Wed Jan 7WALKING GROUPPeoples 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.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m.

    Sat Jan 3ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.If you know of anything happening in the community call the editor at: 250-642-5752 or email: [email protected]

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    Tues Jan 6BABY TALKCues - Whats my baby telling me? At the Child, Youth and Family Centre, from 10-11:30 a.m. 250-642-5464.YOUTH CLINICAges 13 - 25, 4-7 p.m. Family Medical Clinic.KNITTING CIRCLESooke Library, 6:308:00 p.m. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.STORYTIMEResumes January 13

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    Dr. David Smith

    Everyone has times of feeling anxious, scared or fearful. In fact, without our bodys innate ability to sense and respond to pend-ing danger, we would never have survived as humans.

    These days, however, anxiety disorders are like a car alarm repeat-edly sounding when there is no real threat. Anxiety disorders are the most common men-tal health concern for children in B.C., affect-ing an estimated four per cent of all children, impacting their day-to-day life, their friend-ships, their school per-formance, their physi-cal health and their sense of well-being. My colleagues and I in the mental health field are concerned that in this modern, fast-paced, wired world, anxiety disorders in children are greatly increasing. We are seeing more chil-dren than ever before who are constrained and made miserable by their fears when they should be feeling safe, secure, confident and happy.

    Anxious feelings include a rapid heart-beat, difficulty catching ones breath, a sense of doom, sweaty palms, an upset stomach or stom-ach ache, even nausea and vomiting. Focus-ing on the feelings can cause them to intensify, a vicious cycle. Anxious symptoms become a true anxiety disorder when the anxiety leads to avoidance of the sit-uation that is causing the anxiety and causes significant physical dis-tress and disruption of daily life and function-ing. An unresolved anx-iety disorder can often lead to depression or substance use prob-lems in future years.

    Anxiety, however, exists on a spectrum. A certain amount of anxiety is normal and beneficial. It keeps our children safe and con-scientious; it motivates them to perform well. Children who tend to be anxious are often

    model students: high achieving, diligent, ana-lytical, sensitive, alert, creative and imagina-tive. Too little anxiety and a child or teenager may take foolish risks or lack motivation to succeed. But too much anxiety and children become so paralyzed by fear that they may be unable to leave their parents side, leave the house, go to school, make friends or partici-pate in normal life.

    The good news is that anxiety can be very successfully man-aged or treated when required. Regular exer-cise and reliable rou-tines in children are often all it takes to quell mild cases. Mild and moderate anxiety is very responsive to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which is a process of address-ing the unhelpful thoughts and actions that underlie anxiety. Thought stopping, talk-ing back to negative thoughts, not believing everything you think, relaxation techniques like calming breathing, mindfulness medita-tion, and gradual safe exposure to the things you fear are all exam-ples of types of CBT.

    All children and adults, too could benefit from learn-ing simple CBT tech-niques to turn off their body alarms that are sounding unnecessar-ily. In more long term or severe cases of anxi-ety such as panic disorders, Post Trau-matic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder treatment may include a period of anti-anxiety medication in addition to teaching the child age-appropri-ate CBT techniques, an approach called pills plus skills.

    If you are worried about your child or teenagers anxiety, there are many places to get help. Many online resources as well as books, some written for specific age groups, are available to give in depth infor-mation about anxi-ety and step-by-step instructions for spe-cific CBT techniques. For parents of children and youth, the FORCE Society, in partnership with MCFDs FRIENDS Program, offers an online parent program for parents of children ages 4-13 years. Anxiety BC (anxietybc.ca ) is another great site and

    offers detailed pages for adults and youth. Other sites include mindcheck.ca and kel-tymentalhealth.ca., openmindbc.ca; force-society.ca. As well, in this region see Sooke Family Resource Soci-ety. If you feel your child needs profes-

    sional help, see your family doctor or call Service BC at 1-800-661-8773 and ask for the MCFD Child and Youth Mental Health office in your community.

    Next column, we will talk about depression in children and teenag-ers.

    Dr. David Smith is an adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the medical director of the Okanagan Psychiat-ric services for Interior Health. This series of columns on common child and youth mental health issues is a project of the Child and Youth

    Mental Health and Sub-stances Use Collabora-tive. The Collaborative involves multiple indi-viduals, organizations and ministries all work-ing together to increase the number of children, youth, and their families receiving timely access to mental health ser-

    vices and support in the Interior Health and Van-couver Island regions. The Collaborative is jointly funded by Doc-tors of BC and the gov-ernment of BC.

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