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Snow Day!Emily (left) and Ella were out first thing on Saturday morning to build a snowman. Snow stuck in the higher elevations and caused havoc in some areas throughout the weekend and into Monday. Normal seasonal temperatures are expected by mid week.

Boat launch issues back before councilPirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

It’s back to the draw-ing board as far as oper-ation of the boat launch is concerned.

At District of Sooke council on February 24, council decided not to act on the recommen-dations put forth by staff to install a multi-use pay station at the public boat launch at the Prestige hotel. Council instead chose to rehash the issue and hold more public meet-ings and revisit Request for Proposals.

Currently there is a honour system in place at the boat launch and no enforcement. The neighbour collects the $10 fee from the lock box and submits a per-centage to the district.

Purchasing a machine would cost $9,500, leasing $2,040/year and renting $3,000/year.

Councillor Kevin Pearson stated that rushing into purchas-ing a machine was the “wrong way to go.” He also said they could talk for another year and “fumble our way through another fishing season.”

“I’m not in favour of another RFP,” said Pear-son.

Planner Gerard LeB-

lanc stated council had rejected two proposals at a October 13, 2013 meeting. At the regular council meeting on Oct. 13 council voted not to spend any more money on the boat launch, specifically for items such as concrete stairs, a fish washing station and an ancillary build-ing.

Councillor Herb Hal-dane questioned where the February 24, 2014 staff recommendations came from and where was it decided to look at a multi-use pay station.

“If it was done, it was done in a lunchroom,” said Haldane.

The biggest issue, apart from who pays for launching and who doesn’t, is parking. Hal-dane stated one of the proponents had park-ing across the street while the district did not have a solution.

Apparently, the prop-erty in question is not zoned for parking.

Haldane suggested a zoning amendment.

“Fishermen truly believe it is their’s and they think they have some sort of first rights,” said Haldane.

Councillor Maja Tait said it bothered her to have to charge for launching as federal tax dollars were used to build the boat launch.

Discussion ensued on an annual fee for Sooke residents.

Terrance Martin came forward at the public portion of the meeting and stated he was the principle behind one of the RFP submissions. He said it was a mystery why the staff recommenda-tion did not address the running of the boat launch.

One of the RFP sub-missions would have seen the boat launch operated at a cost of $30,000/year. These proposal were looked at in-camera and were not public information at this point.

Council agreed that parking and boat launch fees were two separate issues and they had no solution for the parking issue.

Acting Mayor Rick Kasper said it was time to get off the merry-go-round and it was time for a proper business plan for the boat lau-anch.

“It was clearly stated there would be a boat launch fee,” said Kasper. “I hope we can come to a decision at little or no cost to the taxpayer.”

Public input will be a necessary ingredient to any decision made by council.

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MOOCs 101Britt SantowskiSooke News Mirror

Did you hear? You can now take free

courses from universi-ties like UBC, Toronto, and even Harvard through this crazy new thing called MOOCs (pronounced very much like a cow’s calls, ending with a hard-c). MOOCs stands for Massive Open Online Courses.

And, no, there’s no take-this-free-intro-course-and-pay-out-of-the-nose-for-the-real-content-afterwards nonsense. It’s straight up learning. For those with the drive and the stamina to do it on their own.

The common thread for these courses is that they are open — aka “free.” As with any-thing online, everything thrown against the wall (or the screen) is exper-imental. Until some-thing sticks.

Currently, there are for-profit MOOC pro-viders (like Coursera at coursera.org) and private providers (like ALISON at alison.com). The for-profit business model is based on fund-ing revenue through certification. Proctored exams. Which is a fancy name for monitored exams, where the stu-dent pays for the final certification. But ulti-mately, the courses are free.

Non-profit providers like edX (edx.org) and MIT OpenCourseWare (ocw.mit.edu) offer online university-level courses at no charge.

The footer at the edX site sums up their offer-ings nicely.

“EdX offers inter-active online classes and MOOCs from the world’s best universi-ties. Online courses from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, UTx and many other universi-ties. Topics include biology, business, chemistry, computer science, econom-ics, finance, electron-

ics, engineering, food and nutrition, history, humanities, law, litera-ture, math, medicine, music, philosophy, physics, science, statis-tics and more. EdX is a non-profit online initia-tive created by found-ing partners Harvard and MIT.”

The open courseware programs are more self-guided. Depending on the course, online resources can include a syllabus, list of read-ings, assignments, exams and video lec-tures. As quoted on their About page, Pro-fessor Dick K.P. Yue, (MIT School of Engi-neering) writes, “The idea is simple: to pub-lish all of our course materials online and make them widely

available to everyone.”Interested in aero-

nautics and astronau-tics? Unified Engineer-ing anyone? You’ll find it online at MIT.

According to the Wall Street Journal (“An Early Report Card on Massive Open Online Courses”, Oct 8, 2013), the largest MOOC pro-vider has attracted five million students, and nonprofit provider edX had over 1.3 million stu-dents.

The biggest chal-lenge seems to be course completion. The same WSJ article says that there’s a 90 per cent drop-out rate. A more recent article from Bloomberg puts the drop-out rate at a staggering 95 percent (“Harvard, MIT Online

Courses Dropped by 95% of Registrants,” by John Lauerman Jan 21, 2014).

Bottom line here is that if you consider yourself to be one of the few who stands above (or beside or out-side of) the crowd, and if you are interested in expanding your cur-rent knowledge set, the tools are there for those who want.

We’re in the middle (or perhaps the begin-ning) of a paradigm shift here. There are whisperings of having people meet a mini-mum criteria, like a GPA or pre-requisites. If you want to help shape this year-old phenomenon, maybe it’s time to jump in, feet first with full gusto while it’s still free.

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Good eatsMembers of the Sooke Fall Fair Society fill the need for munchies at Seedy Saturday at the Sooke Community Hall on Saturday.

Join us March 1st for this community event!

Festivities include official ribbon cutting,

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On Thursday, Feb 20, after entering a “guilty” plea, Catherine Gaye Park of Sooke, was sen-tenced under the Pre-vention of Cruelty of Animals Act, after the SPCA removed some dead cats from her home in May, 2013.

Park’s case, accord-ing to sentencing judge, Honourable Judge Smith, “points out how fragile we all are.” He gave her a suspended sentence that included two years probation, 40 hours of commu-nity service to be com-pleted in six months, and a five year prohibi-tion on owning any cats and dogs. A suspended sentence means if she does not comply with her sentence, it can be re-addressed by the courts.

Her story includes a collision of mental health issues, stress-ful life events and increased poverty, which resulted in her killing some of the cats that were in her care, on May 13, 2013. In December, following a BC SPCA investiga-tion, Park was charged under the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals Act.

After attending court to hear the charges on Jan 9, Park was given six weeks to seek legal council, and was required to return to court on Feb 20 to enter a plea. According to Park’s testimony in court, her request for Legal Aid was denied.

Standing before the judge just after 2 p.m. on Feb 20, Park listened as Crown Counsel S. Salmond reviewed the case against her.

In presenting the Crown’s argument to the judge, Salmond said Park had killed

several cats on the night in question. He noted she had a large number of cats in her care (over 30), that she was having difficulty in dealing with the ani-mals, and she was not having luck in getting help. At 11 p.m. on May 13, 2013, Park’s friend Brad Davies had filed a report with the RCMP, saying Park had “gone crazy” and “was killing cats.”

Continuing his nar-rative, Salmond noted Davies was concerned about Park, as Park told him she had wanted to hurt herself but didn’t know how to do it. Davies described Park as a “cat rescue lady” to the RCMP, and stated what she had done was out of character. Davies speculated she was off her medication, and noted she was drink-ing again after 13 dry years.

When the RCMP arrived on site, they asked Park how many cats she had killed, to which she replied seven. The RCMP took Park to the Royal Jubi-lee Hospital in Victoria, where she stayed for several days.

The description pro-vided by Davies was heavily considered by Crown Counsel.

From there, Park picked up the story.

Unrepresented, Park stood before the judge. With shaking hands and a voice that some-times wavered, she told the judge her story.

Park said she had been struggling emo-tionally since the death of her father in April 2012. Her moth-er’s dementia had also become more severe. Where her parents had historically helped out with the financing of her animals, the addi-tional funding ceased.

In early May, Park was not able to afford a trip to visit her mother and because of a lack of funds, Park also stopped taking her medication, medica-tion that assists her with her mental health issues. She considered this an opportunity to wean herself off the drugs.

Park also deals with a high sensitivity to loud noises, and on the after-noon of the day in ques-tion, after several days off her medication, the sounds became over-whelming. Her dog was barking, the cats were scratching on the screen door, and the phone was ringing incessantly (Park said her mother rang her 17 - 18 times). Park called the SPCA, saying she needed to get rid of her animals to avoid cru-elty charges. She was asking for help, and she knew she was starting to break down.

At 5 p.m., Park said she called Davies and asked him to bring a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of cider. Then, said Park, she snapped. She started killing the animals.

She had since sur-rendered all of her remaining domestic pets, including a dog,

16 indoor cats, and six feral cats. She is on social assistance, and is working with her doc-tor to ensure that her prescription is proper, and to apply for disabil-ity.

She admitted to being ashamed of what she had done, and says she “re-thinks it every day.” She also said she is no longer drinking.

In considering his sentence, Judge Smith acknowledged how Park came to her frag-ile state and how her turning away from her meds and turning towards alcohol all con-tributed to her growing fragility.

“Everything became distorted to you, and you were a very unhealthy person,” Judge Smith said. In considering her sen-tence, he was mind-ful of the fact that she acknowledged what she did was wrong, and she fully cooperated with the authorities.

Besides the sus-pended sentence, Park is to refrain from taking alcohol or uncontrolled substances, and to attend any counselling that is recommended by her probation offi-cer.

OPEN HOUSE FOR JDF SERVICE BUILDING

BLUEGRASS MUSIC, hot dogs, Stick coffee and great speeches will all be available on Saturday, March 1 for the grand opening of the Juan de Fuca Services building off on Butler Road. Area director Mike hIcks invites everyone out to tour the new building.

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AS GEoRGE BUSh would say, “MIssion accomplished,” said hicks.

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Park given suspended sentence Police beatattempted robbery

Early Monday morning the police were called to Village Food Markets to respond to an attempted robbery. A 15-year-old lone male went into the grocery store and, wielding a hatchet, demanded cash. When the cashier asked him to reiterate, the male hit the cash register with the hatchet and left the building without any money. He was followed by staff who kept a safe distance. After getting rid of the hatchet by throwing it into the window of another office building within minutes of leaving Village Market, the young man was arrested and charged with robbery, mischief and possession of a weapon. He is known to police. Staff Sargent Steve Wright emphasized that crimes like this are very rare to Sooke.

• On the evening of Friday, Feb. 21 at around 5:45, three people were being followed on the board walk and contacted the police. Three people, including a 20-year-old from Sidney, were arrested following a pursuit using police dogs. That person is still being held in custody. The other two, one from Sidney and another from Saanich, were also charged and released on a Promise to Appear. Drugs and alcohol were involved.

One-stop recycling depotResidents of Sooke

will now have a trans-fer station which will accept all types of recy-clables, garbage, appli-ances, wood and metal scraps.

Dale Arden is open-ing a recycling transfer station at the site of the old mill on Idlemore Road.

“The town has been screaming for an acces-sible transfer station,” said Mike Hicks.

“I saw the need for

it and I have the prop-erty to do it and all the equipment we need,” said Arden. Arden also said the large site is accessible and will be kept tidy.

The transfer station, across from the Sooke Bottle Depot, will be open on Saturday, March 1.

“It’s competitive (price-wise) to any recycling company in North America,” said Arden.

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One of the last recruits into the BC Provincial Police before that venerable force was taken over by the RCMP in 1950, Lew Dempsey finished his distinguished career as an Inspector in the Nelson Subdivision in 1985.

In July 1993, when our new RCMP Detach-ment building was opened on Church Road under the tenure of Sergeant Wayne Wat-son, Lew and his wife Ioline were among the special guests from afar that gathered together to share reminiscences. While the official cer-emonies took place at the detachment in the afternoon, in the eve-ning the Sooke Com-munity Association hosted a salmon barbe-cue picnic at the Flats in true Sooke fashion. The camaraderie as members - retired and

serving - shared tales around the campfire, was an event we may never see again.

Exemplifying the community feeling of policing in Sooke’s bygone days, the after-noon’s refreshments had been prepared by Sooke Women’s Institute, led by Flora Pinder and Sybil Ban-ner, while the gift of a collage portraying all detachment command-ers in the area’s history

was presented by the Sooke Festival Society.

When Lew Dempsey was posted here as a Corporal in 1961, he was the lone force, his territory extend-ing from the Colwood/Metchosin border, west to the San Juan valley. It would be more cor-rect to say that Lew and Ioline both served. The couple and their two sons lived at Sooke’s first police station at Sooke Road and Dren-nan; Ioline looked after the office, took the calls and fed the prisoners. Dick Herrling recalled “the Detachment con-sisted of one policeman who very soon earned the respect of the whole community with his fine police work.”

It was a shared sense of responsibility, per-haps bred into the gen-eration that had grown up in the Depression years, that had Lew

and Ioline working so closely together, and also dedicated to their family time. I recall one sunny winter Sunday, my family going up to skate on Sheilds Lake, and running into the Dempseys who were roasting wieners with their boys in the beau-tiful winter setting. I recall Ioline telling me how she could not relax when Lew was out on call at night, and how she would take a blanket and lie on the kitchen floor to wait for him to come home safely.

When the Dempseys left Sooke in September 1967, the detachment had grown to three, and he had been promoted to Sergeant. In retire-ment after Nelson, the Dempseys lived at Bal-four and then Castlegar.

Sooke’s Lorne Chris-tensen, a dedicated police historian, said, “I

first met Lew through a phone call while I was building a police exhibit at the museum in 2008. He was extremely help-ful with information and artifacts. I enjoyed talking to him so much that I never missed an opportunity to call him back. In 2010 while in the Kootenays, I vis-ited him and found him to be exactly what I expected, a real gentle-man, a wonderful host and I came away know-ing he must have been an awesome police offi-cer.”

Together as they had been throughout their lives, so they were at the end. When Lew passed away last Thursday, it was only hours later that Ioline went to join him.

Elida Peers, Histo-rian

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A bit of policing history in Sooke

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Lew Dempsey

Setting the record straight on remunerationPirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror

In last week’s front page story (Volunteer fire fighters to be awarded with small sti-pend) there was some misun-derstanding as to what kind of compensation the firefighters received.

What was not made clear at the meeting and in the article is that the volunteer firefight-ers do not currently receive a stipend and the numbers quoted as $8,500 for train-ing and $6,500 for fire-related calls were from a proposal put forth by the Sooke Firefighters Association to the District of Sooke.

“It was a projection,” said Ben Temple of the SFFA, “we would like to see compensa-

tion like this.”He said council had rejected

that proposal. That is when council came up with the pro-posal to put $25,000 into the 2014 budget for honorariums for volunteer firefighters.

The volunteer firefight-ers received $116,784 in 2013 which includes remuneration for duty officers ($24,786) first response duty crews($24,786) and relief workers wages/remuneration ($15,606).

Duty officers are paid when there are no career firefighters on duty, for the hours between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m.

“This is in order to guaran-tee a response in the middle of the night,” said Temple. He explained that they work on four-day shifts and get com-pensated for being available.

Volunteer firefighters are not paid when they respond to a call out.

“We also have a two-man duty crew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for calls that are not a major emergency,” said Tem-ple. “Those are paid shifts, those individuals are working to guarantee a minimum level of staffing.”

Support service volunteers do not attack fires but they do provide some essential ser-vices to the fire crews.

“They do things that need to be done,” explained Tem-ple.

Acting Mayor Rick Kasper stated the remuneration for relief worker wages would rise to $30,000 in 2014. The five-year financial plan shows this figure to rise to $60,778

by 2018.Volunteer firefighters

receive training and basic uniforms at no cost to them-selves. They are not compen-sated for items such as gas, lost wages or other out of pocket expenses.

“The annual contract pay-ment to the Volunteer Fire-fighters Association has gone from $30,000 Dec 31, 2011 to $37,038. Jan 1, 2014, and vol-unteer firefighters control those funds,” stated Kasper via email. “A base amount of $500 will be available for any volunteer firefighter who attends 66 hrs of train-ing which includes attending practices and other hands on learning events starting this year.”

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Otter Point’s Offi-cial Community Plan is something just a little different. While it con-tains all of the usual bylaws, zonings and policies, it also con-tains an addendum comprised of the his-tory of Otter Point.

Arnie Campbell said when they first began reviewing the OCP, they found the history to be out of date and Juan de Fuca planner June Klassen approached Campbell about taking on the project of updat-ing the history. Camp-bell, is the former presi-dent of the Otter Point and Shirley Resident Ratepayers Association (OPSRRA). He enlisted the help of Elida Peers

and they began the two year journey.

They put their heads together and started compiling the history of the area and in the process they discov-ered little bits of his-tory they didn’t know existed.

They talked to people who still remembered the region in their life-time and as a result a impressive booklet emerged. They scoured the archives at the Sooke Region Museum and they researched facts and fiction.

“They either cor-rected wrong informa-tion or gave us new stuff the museum was unaware of,” said Campbell.

“Did you know that the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church isn’t the first Catholic church in the area?” asked Campbell.

There was a St. Xavier Catholic Church on the corner of Kemp Lake and Otter Point Roads, kitty-corner to the present firehall. It was there in the 1960s but it never lasted more

than a decade.As the logging indus-

try faded, so did the need for a church. It became a teacherage and then a private resi-dence.

There was a horse race track on the Poirier Ranch and they found a map from 1894 showing its location.

The man who Kemp Lake is named after was a squatter on Crown land and there was a railway that ran from Tugwell Road to Robinson Road then to Poirier Lake onwards to DeMamiel Creek before it ended at the Sooke River. The railway hauled logs to Cooper Cove.

They also found a company drilled for oil at Muir Creek. They went down 1,200 feet without discovering any crude.

And then there are the accounts of Emily Carr...

Those are just some of the stories and bits of history included in the booklet. The book-let will be presented to those who contributed

to it at a small private reception on February 26.

It took two years to complete and it is not a document which will sit on the shelf gather-ing dust. It is meant to be a document that can be reopened and added to and will be part of the OCP.

Arnie Campbell has written and edited the OPSRRA newsletter for many years and he will now be handing over the task to Marika Naga-saka. He’ll continue to be involved in smaller

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If you’ve driven along East Sooke Road recently you might have seen some land clearing and a sign reading: “Site of the new East Sooke Fire Hall.” A new fire hall is getting underway, and targeted operational date is in early 2015. The new fire hall will be located on East Sooke Road, east of Raglan Place.

This fire hall has been long in the mak-ing. There have been ongoing efforts from successive fire commis-sioners to replace the existing fire hall, but the necessary condi-tions came together in 2013 to make the dream a reality. Some of these conditions included the sale of land, which Brian White of the East Sooke Fire Commission said came at a “very satisfactory price.” An anonymous $40,000 donation moved things along nicely as well. White said many in the community also stepped up, reflect-ing a real community effort. Former Juan de Fuca area director Brian Henson contrib-uted land clearing and Ramsay Milne helped with the burning of the brush and shrub. The CRD has also provided significant support.

According to White, the impetus behind this fast action came last spring, when an inspec-tor from the Fire Under-writer’s Survey (FUS) came to the East Sooke Fire Hall and asked why they still operate from a fire hall that was inade-quate way back in1994.

A CRD document dated February 2013 (“Proposed East Sooke Fire Hall”) addresses the need for a new fire hall, as the existing one was significantly below standards. It was deemed “antiquated” and “undersized,” and did not meet current building code require-ments. Its proximity to a community park also posed safety concerns for children playing in the area. Further, it lacked drill and train-ing areas, it could not serve as a post-disaster facility, and expansion or reconfiguring the existing structure was not possible.

After a successful referendum last sum-mer, at which time East Sooke residents voted 339 to 138 in favour of

the new fire hall, the focus has been on the planning and design of the hall. A detailed Request for Proposals had nine firms respond.

David Nairne and Associates were the winning architects, and the decision was made to proceed with an all steel fireproof interior and exterior, because of the enhanced sur-vivability of the build-ing after a major earth-quake or forest inter-face fire. Construction is slated to start in late June. The target date for a fully operational East Sooke fire hall is early 2015.

Dr. George May, the Chair of the East Sooke Fire Commission, said,

“the fire hall design achieves the tests of affordability, long life, and capacity to sur-vive a major fire and earthquake. We expect this design to meet the needs of East Sooke for a long time to come.”

Besides the obvious benefits of providing a go-to place in case of tsunami or forest fire, said Brian White, the new fire hall will include a built-in water tank loading station for residents of East Sooke. The existing waterline will also be extended, to just before Anderson Cove.

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Launching a solution is difficult

Council is still trying to find a resolution to the mess at the public boat launch. Local fishers feel they shouldn’t have to pay for using it as their tax dollars went into building it.

An annual local users’ card has been suggested, which would give locals a discount on parking and launching. In many other marinas around the area a yearly decal is purchased and displayed on the vehicle parking in the lot. But the issue is not a fee for locals but the parking. If the designated parking spaces at the hotel are full, then those who launch their boats have to park elsewhere and elsewhere is on the highway. This leads to congestion, and a dangerous situation for pedestrians walking along West Coast Road. The launch should never have been built where it is.

So what is the solution? The neighbouring property owners have been dealing with the boat launch fee collection and they have done it very well. Why not let them continue to do so? People are already crossing over to use their fish washing station at no cost. It has already been stated that the boat launch fees are not a money maker, so why nickle and dime the district to death. It would be a lot cheaper than the $30,000 cost which was apparently in an RFP. Strike an agreement/contract with Jock’s Dock and be done with the whole business. They already have more in place as far as fishing amenities than the district does. The district doesn’t need the little bit of money from boat launching and working together would easily solve this issue, and it would save the Sooke taxpayer some money.

It isn’t rocket science and it doesn’t have to be so complicated. Council is never going to please everyone nor should they try. Just do the best for the most and stick with your decisions. It’s time this issue went away... but we will still have the parking to contend with unfortunately.

FEATURE LETTER

As new residents of Sooke, we have taken an interest in your local ways and news, and have nothing but good to say about this beauti-ful town, except perhaps some of it’s reporters seem to indulge in spreading misinformation — spe-cifically marijuana-related news as is our interest as medical marijuana patients.

Attacks on medical marijuana patients and their current plight is not only hurtful and belittling, but Mr. Fletcher seems to be making his stories up as he goes along. Where did he get his information? And how did he calculate the specific num-ber of medical marijuana patients in any given area? By his own confes-sion, these numbers are not known to anyone except Health Canada. Is Mr. Fletcher privy to private health information of this province’s peo-ple? How does he know that half of the 38,000 patients live in B.C.? Sensationalism or propaganda? His words are sarcastic and by his own admissions baseless, since “Otta-wa’s bungled medical pot scheme conceals the location of licensed growers from provincial and local governments.” Except Mr. Fletcher?

First of all, we, as Canadians have been given the right to grow our own herbal medicine and we take it seriously. We can now (until April 1) control our own health, by grow-ing organically and carefully choos-ing our seeds for strength and char-acteristics suited to our individual medical needs. We take an interest in our medicine and oppose corporate

approach akin to big pharma. Now we live in fear of police raids on our homes, private medical information out there for public consumption, humiliation and ostracism. How has that made it any safer? For who? And who is Mr Fletcher to decide what a “genuine condition” is? And yes, Mr. Fletcher, marijuana is a good medicinal remedy for your beloved pets too.

The RCMP Inspector is “going to go after all of them”? When in his-tory have your medical records and private information been publicly displayed and challenged by police forces?

Mr. Fletcher’s mentions of pris-ons and motor cycle gangs are com-pletely irrelevant to the medical mar-ijuana issue and is simply sensation-alism and fear mongering without fact.

So. Now, “The police and fire department have proposed an amnesty or grace period, allowing people to disclose their location and have it properly dismantled without penalty, to help deal with the vol-ume.” All of the equipment that was hard won by months of saving for a better light system to increase our medication? Security for our homes? We didn’t need security until Health Canada sent out our information for all of the world to see. And promises, that as patients, we would never have to deal with public knowledge of our conditions. This new system Health Canada has set up is done so that only the elite and those akin to big pharma will be considered for

licensing. Mr. Fletcher’s insulting comments

are just adding to the confusion about medical marijuana and Marc Emery’s posted information which offers patients scientific studies and new research.

Dana Larson’s Sensible BC cam-paign — far from ill-conceived or fail-ure with 200,000 signatures, shows that a common sense approach to marijuana is warranted. In regards to medical compassion centres, and their pricing ... just another reason why patients need the right to grow their own medicine.

We are not criminals, we are just grandparents who live a very mod-est life. And, for the most part, the 38,000 patients Mr. Fletcher refers to, are simply that — patients.

So, in the end, people like Mr. Fletcher, who prefer to bury their collective heads in the ground, fol-lowing the party line, instead of any real study or reporting of the astounding and mounting scientific evidence regarding the benefits of marijuana, will perpetuate the real farce, that he accuses the medi-cal marijuana community of in his biased and uninformed view.

Good luck and good health to you Mr. Fletcher. Let’s hope the police don’t come to your home with boots and batons looking for your pre-scription of choice any time soon.

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Housing attainable for everyone

I was reading in your February 19 (page B8) issue about “Housing ends Homelessness,” and ending it by 2018.

I find this ridiculous and absurd. We could end homelessness now if the Catholic church (profit $170-billion 2013) and the top 10 businesses in excess of $38-trillion — yes tril-lion dollars decided to do so. Instead it always falls on the taxpayer, by donations to charities. Sure the rich donate too, but only enough to get their exemptions.

We allow ourselves, in these so called “times of economic crisis,” to let politi-cians, corporations and churches gain financial wealth, while others go without.

Our schools keep receiving cutbacks making our kids the second worst taught in the country. Classes are too big. Teachers (as well as most public employees) are under-paid while government business executives continue to make unre-alistic bonuses.

In fact, it would cost around $20-billion to end homelessness — world-wide.

My question is why don’t the governments do it then?

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Not too late for marijuana reforms

Rally in Victo-ria. Thank you so much to everyone that made it to the rally at the pro-vincial Legislature on February 11. It was so inspiring to see hun-dreds of our support-ers gather from Victoria to Dawson Creek - and everywhere in between - to stand shoulder to shoulder in front of the Legislature. It was a powerful reminder of the strength of our movement and our ongoing dedication to sensible marijuana pol-icy reform.

Another step back-wards. Tens of thou-sands of Canadians depend on medical marijuana every day. Yet the upcoming changes to the medical marijuana program will price many patients out of the market for their medicine. Anyone that can’t afford medical marijuana through the new system will either have to suffer without their medicine or turn to the black market.

Essentially, the Harper government is creating criminals out of otherwise law-abid-ing citizens and placing many of them at seri-ous risk.

Medical users do not deserve to be criminal-

ized or pushed into the black market because they can’t afford their medicine at “market rates.”

More drug law hypocrisy. The pro-vincial government has decided to move forward with reform to liquor laws. Even though alcohol abuse kills approximately 100,000 Canadians every year, our politi-cians promote relaxed liquor laws while refus-ing to stand up for hun-dreds of thousands of British Columbians who support marijuana reform. We’re not nec-essarily against the new liquor regulations, but it is utter hypocrisy to increase access to alco-hol while also arresting more and more mari-juana users each year. Marijuana is safer than alcohol, so why is the B.C. government driv-ing us to drink? That’s why we need to keep fighting!

Every action we take brings us one step closer to our goal. It’s never too late. If you haven’t had a chance to get involved yet get started today. Every action counts.

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Stepping in doggie doo

This is directed toward the people who take their dogs to the Maple Avenue dog

toilet (I mean park). To those who pick up after your dogs, my dog and I thank you. As to those who don’t, I truly hope that you step in it, wearing shoes with a really deep, hard-to-clean tread. Or maybe the ball you’re throwing for your dog will land in it, and you’ll pick it up without looking at it first.

I have no words at all for the humans (at least two recently) who decided to leave piles of their own and couldn’t even be both-ered to step into the bushes.

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Altering reality

Corporate thugs mas-querading as Conserva-tive MPs in Ottawa like to dress up party ide-ology as evidence but we should reject this approach in B.C.

Tom Fletcher wants to continue his diatribe against the BCTF by posing the union as the bad guys in the ongo-ing class war between the BC Liberals and the teachers’ union. Somehow Fletcher can pan clear evidence and come to a completely opposite opinion to those in the know. The judge who perused the evidence, (still kept hid-den by the Clark gov-ernment), said the BC Liberals acted in bad faith by pushing the

teachers into a strike position to gain votes. Then the lead govern-ment negotiator swore under oath that the government strategy was to be so unreason-able in negotiations that the BCTF would have to strike putting thousands of parents, employers, kids and teachers into province wide chaos. This is from the “families first” claims of Premier Clark.

So, either the judge doesn’t know what she’s doing or the gov-ernment’s chief nego-tiator has lied under oath in admitting his goal and the govern-ment’s goal was to force a province wide shutdown of schools.

Maybe Tom Fletcher is so far out of it on the right wing that his Conservative soap box doesn’t provide a clear view of what many of us can plainly see. The strategy of altering real-ity to suit political goals employed by federal Conservatives is scary and doesn’t belong in our province.

Ted Roberts Sooke

We asked: Do you volunteer in Sooke? With what organization?

Yes. I volunteer with Food CHI and the Sooke Fine Arts.

Jocelyne RoySooke

Yes. Sooke Food CHI and other food security groups.

Mary Alice JohnsonSooke

Yes. The Children's Garden Club, Sunriver Community

Gardens, and just lending a hand where it is needed.

Byron ClarkSooke

Yes. With the Sooke Fall Fair and Shirley Women’s Institute, and

others. I have also don Meals on Wheels. It’s a way of life.

Martha MooreSooke

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Blasting Fletcher’s opinion

Regarding Tom Fletcher’s February 12 column, not only should medical mari-juana be made avail-able to patients in need, but adult recreational use should be regu-lated too. Drug policies modeled after alcohol prohibition have given rise to a youth-oriented black market. Illegal drug dealers don’t ID for age. So much for protecting the children.

Throwing more money at the prob-lem is no solution. Attempts to limit the supply of illegal drugs while demand remains constant only increase the profitability of drug trafficking. For addic-tive drugs like heroin, a spike in street prices leads desperate addicts to increase criminal activity to feed desper-ate habits. The drug war doesn’t fight crime, it fuels crime.

Taxing and regulat-ing marijuana, the most popular illicit drug, is a cost-effective alter-native to never-ending drug war failure. As long as marijuana distri-bution is controlled by organized crime, con-sumers will continue to come into contact with hard drugs like meth-amphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Marijuana prohibition is a gate-way drug policy.

Robert Sharpe, MPA

Common Sense for Drug Policy

Washington, DC

The world and pollution

John Kerry, Secre-tary of State for the U.S.A. says on TV that the pollution of the atmosphere is out of control. He says this is why we are having all the bad weather condi-tions around the world.

We have to stop put-ting all those C02s into the air. The scientists have been telling us for years, but the govern-ments don’t seem to want to listen. In China the air is so bad you can’t see three feet in front of you and they wear masks.

Last month we had a lot of form the weather people said a lot of it was smog from China.

So, why is the govern-ment of Canada and B.C. pushing to sell oil, coal and gas to China to created more pollu-tion? The writing is on

the wall, we have to stop now. So we would like an answer from the B.C. Liberals, from Christy Clark Premier as to why they are not

going to cut back on polluting the air.

Don’t forget when true oil, coal and gas is gone, it’s gone. It’s not a renewable resource. The oil companies say we have enough oil for a couple of decades. Well, that’s only 20 years.

I suppose we will get a letter back, but it will say nothing, just smoke and mirrors, and not the answer we want, saying they will stop. They wills at we need jobs, but at what cost? Send the oil east where they are importing it. Gingrich agrees with Kerry that we have to stop (releasing) the car-bon into the air, in the U.S.A. The Americans are warning us, but I don’t see the Govern-ment of Canada saying anything.

Gordon Wille Stewart

Sooke


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Accommodations ............................................................49Accounting ........................................................................50Appliances .........................................................................51Arena Seaparc ................................................................120Art (Galleries & Supplies) .............................................51Automotive.................................................................52-59Bakery ................................................................................60Barbers (Hair Cutting & Styling) .................................60Beauty ..........................................................................60-61Bicycles ..............................................................................61Blasting/Drilling ................................................................62Brewing ..............................................................................62Business Services ............................................................62Cabinet Makers ...............................................................62Camping ............................................................................62Carpets (Cleaning) ..........................................................62Car Wash ..........................................................................63Cement Finishing.............................................................64Chamber of Commerce ................................................64Child Care – see DaycareChimney Sweeps .............................................................64Chiropractors ..................................................................65Churches ...........................................................................10Cleaning Services .................................................65 &122Coffee House ...................................................................65Community Associations Services ........................65-66Community Contacts.................................................MAPComputers .......................................................................67Concrete ........................................Inside Back Cover, 64Construction ..............................................................63-70Corner Store – see GrocerCounselling .......................................................................71Counter Tops ...................................................................71Dance Studio ....................................................................71Day Care ...........................................................................71Decks .................................................................................72Dentist ...............................................................................73District of Sooke ............................................................... 4Drafting & Design (Building) ........................................73Driving School .................................................................73Drywall ..............................................................................73Electrical/Contractors ....................................................74Emergency Numbers ................................................. 4Employment......................................................................74Excavating....................................................................75-78Farm Supplies ...................................................................79Fax ............................................................. Front Cover, 83

Fencing ...............................................................................79Financial Services ............................................................80First Nations ....................................................................80Fishing Charters ..............................................................81Fitness ................................................................................82Flowers & Florists ...........................................................82Garbage Bins ....................................................................85Garbage Disposal ......................................................83-84Garage Doors ..................................................................83Garden Centre ................................................................85Gift Stores ........................................................................86Glass ...................................................................................86Golf Course .....................................................................86Government .....................................................................86Grocery .............................................................................87Gutters ..............................................................................87Hardware .................................. Outside & Inside CoverHauling ...............................................................................87Health ................................................................................87Health Foods ....................................................................87Hot Water Tanks – see Plumbing SuppliesInsurance ...........................................................................88Janitorial ............................................................................88Jewelry ...............................................................................88Kayaks ................................................................................89Landscape Architects ....................................................89Landscape & Lawn Care ..........................................89-92Landscape Supplies ...................................................91-92Lawyers ........................................................................92-95Legion – see Royal Canadian LegionLiquor ................................................................................96Locksmiths ........................................................................96Marinas/Marine ..........................................................96-97Masonry.............................................................................98Massage .......................................................................98-99MLA – see GovernmentMotorcycle (Sales & Service) ......................Back CoverMoving & Storage ............................................................99Music ................................................................................100Natural Gas ....................................................................100Newspaper .....................................................................100Notary Public .................................................................101Optician ...........................................................................102Optometrists .................................................................102Paint ................................................................Inside CoverPainting ................................................................... 102-103Parks & Recreation .......................................................120

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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED

DEVELOPMENT OF PLAYING FIELDS IN SUNRIVER ESTATES?

SUNRIVER PLAYING FIELDSCommunity Information Meeting

To do that, please attend a Community Information meeting where District of Sooke staff and representatives from Sunriver Estates will outline the proposed location and layout of playing fi elds in Sunriver Estates. The meeting will include:

• A presentation by District staff (at 7:30 pm)• Plans, displays & sketches• A question and answer period• Questionnaire and comment sheets

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Tuesday, March 4, 20147:00 pm

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� e Sooke Harbourside Lions say � ank You to all our guests who attended A Taste of BC. It was a successful evening and thanks to your generosity we raised over $6000 for local organizations, projects and charities.A huge thank you to everyone who contributed items for our very successful Silent Auction. � is is a critical part of our fund raising and your generosity is most appreciated.A special thank you to the establishments of Sooke for their generous donations of food which completed our tasting event: 4 Beaches B&B, 4 Beaches Catering, Andy the Pizza Man 2 for 1, Cathy’s Corner Cafe, EMCS Culinary Arts Program, Jenny’s Old Country Fare, Little Vienna Bakery Cafe and Marketplace, River Road Specialty Chocolate, Sooke Harbour House, Stick in the Mud Co� ee House, Stickleback West Coast Eatery, Steeped Tea by Laurie Spence, Stone Pipe Grill, Village Food Market, Tugwell Creek Honey Farm & Meadery and Esha Elliott of deVine Vineyards.Finally words of gratitude to Paul McTavish who manned the beer garden, Janet McTavish who en-tertained us and Reta Vasey of EMCS who helped us throughout the planning and event day.It was a wonderful evening! � ank you ALL.

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Maybe you’ve heard of wine pairings. This is when a wine is matched with a food, specifically chosen to bring out a certain je ne c’est quoi in the food. Or a beer pairing (growing in popularity).

Leave it to the people of Sooke to pioneer a new genre in the art of pairing. In the name of good taste and good art, and in the spirit of good charity, The Mix by Ric’s introduces a feast for all of the senses in a unique food-and-art pairing charity evening on March 8. The evening is designed to bring together local visual and culinary art-ists, and is hosted in conjunction with the Sooke Fine Arts Society.

Named Appetite for Art, this show allows diners to appreciate work by local artists in a gallery style setting at the same time as enjoy-ing the artisan canapés that will be created to accompany the art-work.

According to the Sooke Fine Arts Face-book page (facebook.com/SookeFineArts/), “Accepted artwork will serve as the basis for a series of complimen-tary appetizers created by Chef Siebert, to be displayed alongside the companion piece.”

The idea of this unique pairing came from Dan Houle, assis-

tant manager at The Mix by Rics and the event coordinator, and it will hopefully be the first in a new annual tra-dition for Sooke.

The event was inspired by the the talents of Executive Chef Ryan Siebert, who began as the banquet chef about a year ago and put on the execu-tive hat in August.

“Our new executive chef is very talented and creative,” said Houle. “We wanted to find a way to showcase his talents. We also wanted to gibe back to the community.”

Recognizing the rich art culture of Sooke made it an easy mar-riage, welding together

food and art in this fun-draising event.

“Appetite for Art is a great way to showcase the fantastic talent that we have right here in Sooke and all for a wor-thy cause,” detailed Houle. “The town is building a reputation for fine dining as well as fine art, so this seemed like a great way to bring the two together. Our executive chef at The Mix, Ryan Siebert and Sous Chef Adam Guther are both very talented and innovative; I know Ryan and his team are really looking forward to the challenge and we can’t wait to see the results.”

According to the Sooke Fine Arts Face-

book page, “20 per cent commission on all sales will be shared between the Sooke Food Bank and the SFAS Youth Scholarship Fund.”

Appetite for Art has been designed to be as interactive as pos-sible with many artists and the chefs on hand to talk show-goers through their work as well as sommeliers from select B.C. winer-ies, which will be pair-ing fine wines with some of the art.

“The response from Sooke’s artists for this intriguing event was outstanding,” said Cath-erine Keogan, Execu-tive Director of the Sooke Fine Arts Society. “The calibre of work submitted really speaks to the wealth of talent in our community, and I do believe the artists are quite excited to see their work echoed in Chef Siebert’s culinary creations. With entry by donation, we are delighted this commu-nity collaboration is so accessible to the pub-lic, and we invite every-one to join us for this

unique experience.”Appetite for Art will

be open to the general public on March 8 from 7-9 p.m. in the grand ballroom at the Best Western Premier Pres-tige Oceanfront Resort. Entry is by voluntary donation to the Sooke Food Bank and the Sooke Fine Arts Youth Scholarship fund. Appetizers (or, as they are known in higher society, “canapés”) are included in the admis-sion, and will accom-pany the art pieces. The artwork on display at the event will also be on sale with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the chari-ties involved.

The Mix by Ric’s will be hosting a VIP gala dinner on the evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m., which will include a three-course dinner as well as a preview of the show itself. For dinner reservations call The Mix by Ric’s on 778-425-2529 and ask for Dan, Val or Nicky.


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Sooke charities get an Appetite for Art

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One of the appetizers (Tuna Poke) from The Mix by Ric’s.


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ANNUAL CHAMBER BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Call for nominationsNominations are now being accepted from the general public.Open to all Sooke businesses.

Nomination Forms & Drop-boxes at:Presti ge Hotel, StonePipe Grill, Litt le Vienna Bakery, TD Bank, Village Food Markets, Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce.

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The Sooke Folk Music Society

presents

Dennis Lakusta & Friends in concert Saturday, March 1st Holy Trinity Anglican Church

1962 Murray Road

Doors open at 7:30pm, $15, advance tickets at Shoppers

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Coffee House concert

What do Elvis P r e s l e y , Teletubbies,

Monty Hall, Charles Darwin, the Apollo 13 Mission, the guy who invented the car alarm, Coronation Street, the Pope, Jean Cretien, Ran-dolph Scott, K-tel Pattie Stacker, the Devil, God, George Bush, the Mon-key, Frug, Twist, Watusi aaaand two grown men shopping at Value Vil-lage all have in com-mon? They are char-acters and situations that have made appear-ances in the songwrit-ing of Dennis Lakusta. Lakusta a Vancouver Island resident, is a prolific artist and song-writer and credits his Cree ancestry, Monty Python and Jonathan Swift for his some-what irreverent take on North American culture. Sacred Cows, bring ‘em on — Lakusta delights in lampoon-ing the lunacy he wit-nesses, both in himself and in the crazy world around him.

For our next perfor-mance in the Sooke

Folk Music Society’s concert series, we are proud to be present-ing Dennis Lakusta and friends.

In addition to his razor-sharp wit, Lakus-ta’s concerts offer up a multi-faceted feast of variety, color and depth which all testify to a life well-lived. He has

traveled the world and seen a lot, both good and bad, and his songs are a direct reflection of the people and expe-riences encountered along the way. Never one to shy away from thorny issues, Den-nis’ subject matter includes: The invasion of Iraq, the obscene

wealth and holdings of the Vatican, the blind and wanton destruc-tion of our once beauti-ful planet, institutional racism and the Indian Residential schools, The Sue Rodriguez and Robert Latimer cases, the flagrant assault on our most basic rights and civil liberties, etc. Not for the faint of heart.

Dennis’ third strong suit in songwriting is in the area of spirit and introspection. Besides coming to terms with the people and situ-ations in the world around him his lyrics reflects a deep desire to understand the pro-fundities buried within his own being.

Conventional wis-dom has it that when you reach the age of 65 you’re supposed to slow down, relax in your rocking chair and try to enjoy your “sunset” years - this is a concept, a mean-spir-ited social construct and a bill of goods sold to us by the same fel-lows who brought us the Industrial Revo-lution. Dennis, along with many of his con-temporaries who form the vanguard of the

baby-boomer genera-tion are about to blow that concept out of the water. He is currently active in 11 different art disciplines. The past three years have seen an explosion in song-writing for Lakusta. He has 45 new composi-tions, many complete with lyrics and he is preparing to produce and record his sev-enth and eighth CDs. You can add to this a new and exciting pho-tographic collection to be launched this year and you can see what “Golden Years” means to this Renaissance man.

Dennis’ latest effort is mixed, mastered and ready to fly - a mini-malist approach remi-niscent of the early Lightfoot days with just a couple guitars, bass and vocals...truly a songwriters album. As usual, the 10 songs on the new CD cut a wide and uncompro-mising swath through the issues of the day, touching upon such diverse elements as Wall Street, the envi-ronment, aboriginal issues, Shakespeare,

the human spirit, plus a point-blank examina-tion of the media’s role vis a vis North Amer-ica’s school-shooting phenomenon. There’s even a cover of a rather obscure Bob Dylan tune.

Nancy Taylor and Terry Porter will be joining Dennis for this concert.

Why don’t you join us as well for what will prove to be a great

night of music here in Sooke. It all happens this Saturday evening, March 1 at Holy Trin-ity Anglican Church on Murray Road. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 8. Advance tickets are available at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Contributed by David Gallant

Submitted photo

Dennis Lakusta is an artist in many disciplines and a musician of note. He performs this Saturday for the Sooke Folk Music Society concert series.

Dennis Lakusta is a Renaissance Man

Looking BackA look back at what

made the news in years past.

February 25, 2008Mobile park ruling

favours landlordAn arbitrator has

decided property own-ers are within their rights to evict mobile home owners from a town centre location.

With the decision comes a challenge to a manufactured home park redevelopment policy put in place last fall by the District of Sooke.

The issue, consid-ered for some time, came to the forefront with eviction papers given last October 17 to residents of the Seaview Mobile Home Park at 6647 Sooke Road.

“That whole area is part of our downtown revitalization plan and it’s unfortunate those people are caught up in this,” said Mayor Janet Evans.

No compensation is due beyond the 12 month pad rent.

February 25, 2004Shocking crime

pushes developer to offer rewards for con-victions

The man behind the Silver Spray residen-tial/recreational project has a vigilante-like mes-sage.

“I want to let these violent criminals know, this is not the place to do business,” Michael Thornton said. “Violent crime is unacceptable, all crime is, especially against seniors.”

Thornton was react-ing to the Feb. 5 inci-dent where a Sooke resident has his home invaded. He was tied up, whacked on the head with a steel pipe and had his home ran-sacked and robbed. The thief made a get-away in the senior’s truck.

The developer’s bounty would be in the neighbourhood of $1,000.

Sooke RCMP said it’s “a beautiful gesture” but a reward doesn’t cover the underlying

problems that include drug addicts desperate for a quick fix.

February 24, 1999Erosion uncovers

ancient skeleton on T’Sou-ke reserve

The skeletal remains of a woman dating back 2,000 years surfaced on the banks of the T’Sou-ke Nation reserve last week.

The bones were dis-covered after water from the Sooke River eroded the bank of a traditional burial ground.

Archaeologistst use a range of historical information to deter-mine the woman was probably 30-40 years old at the time of her death. They determine she had been buried about 2,000 years ago.

At the time of her death, the woman was suffering from severe dental problems and she also had a fracture on her jaw. She also suffered a congenital spinal problem which deformed her neck.

Archaeologist John

Somoggi said the con-dition could have been caused from carrying heavy baskets on her back.

February 23Coast guard will

examine boats for freeNow that the faulty

fiberglass of the Spirit has been replaced by a Barry marine alu-minum hull, and the change room is in a place to eliminate the cold, wet equipment of the volunteers, we are better than ever pre-pared to assist boaters in distress.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is constantly training new and old members to insure and improve the skills nec-essary for rescue and first aid work. Look for us, we welcome the opportunity to give free courtesy examinations to all boat owners to insure that you vessel is safe as it can be.

This is strictly volun-tary and has no legal implications other than to help you have a safe adventure.

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Eight cent myth debunkedThe Canadian Fed-

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While the Federation of Canadian Municipali-ties (FCM) claims that cities receive just eight cents out of every tax dollar collected in Can-ada, the actual number is nearly double that: 15 cents. The FCM leaves out major sources of rev-enue, including transfers from provincial and fed-eral governments, from its calculations.

“This eight cent myth is used at every munici-pal meeting to support the story that munici-palities are revenue starved,” said Laura Jones, CFIB executive vice-president. “But it’s a story that doesn’t reflect reality.”

According to the report’s findings, while transfer payments from senior levels of gov-ernment did decrease in the 1990s, overall municipal revenue increased thereafter as municipal taxes and fees more than made up the difference.

Currently transfers from senior levels of government are at an all-time high and infla-tion-adjusted revenues for Canadian munici-palities doubled in the 31 years leading up to 2012.

“Municipalities do not have a revenue problem,” said Jones. “They have a spending problem. It’s one thing to ask for more money if it’s needed and another to spend like it’s going out of style, and then cry poor.”

Real operating spend-ing (accounting for inflation) by Canadian municipalities grew by 55 per cent from 2000 to 2011, while the popu-lation grew by only 12 per cent.

CFIB recognizes that some are doing better than others, but calls on all Canadian munici-palities to make it a pri-ority to bring spending in line with inflation and population growth. One way to achieve this goal is to work towards aligning public sector wages with private sec-tor norms. To view the full report, visit www.cfib.ca.

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The dollars and sense of ending homelessness

For more information about homelessness in Greater Victoria, visit victoriahomelessness.ca

To support the Coalition’s members, visit victoriahomelessness.ca /members

Jennifer BlythBlack Press

Many people would agree that finding solutions to homelessness makes sense for a healthy, caring society, but what’s less understood is that housing the homeless makes financial sense as well.

The fact is, it costs far less to care for someone who is housed than someone who is homeless, explains the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.

A partnership of all levels of government, service providers, business members, the faith community, post-secondary institutions and private citizens dedicat-ed to ending homelessness in Greater Victoria, the Coalition’s mission is to end homelessness by 2018.

What does that mean? That by 2018, all people facing homelessness in our com-munity will have access to safe, afford-able, appropriate, permanent housing, with support if they require it.

“It’s important to note that while a lack of housing is a primary driver of home-lessness, there are other factors to consider – poverty, domestic violence, challenges facing on- and off-reserve Aboriginal persons, untreated mental illness and addiction,” says Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the Coali-tion.

“The creation of hous-ing should be consid-ered in the context of a broader strategy.”

According to the Housing and Home-lessness in Greater Victoria report, studies from North America have consis-tently found that the direct and indirect cost to society of managing an individual experiencing a homelessness crisis far outstrips the cost of housing them.

Here in Greater Victoria, the average annual per-unit cost of new supportive housing, including operation and provid-

SpeakerS Bureau giveS perSonal StorieS a voiceWho better to discuss the myriad issues surround-ing homelessness – and the solutions – than someone who has expe-rienced it themselves? That’s the message be-hind the Coalition to End Homelessness Speakers Bureau, putting a face – and voice – to homeless-ness in Greater Victoria.

Professionally trained through funding provided by the United Way, speakers can discuss a variety of homelessness issues, such as mental illness, drug addiction, domestic violence, dis-ability issues and unemployment. They’ll also discuss the solutions to homelessness and relate the stories of their personal successes.

“When I tell my story, it’s so personal,” ex-plains speaker Bernice Kamano, a member of the Kwakwaka’waka Nation who has lived and worked in the Victoria area for the past 20 years. As a single mother raising her daughter, food banks and secondhand stores were often the only options in the struggle to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads.

Also an active community member, Bernice was one of the first Legal Advocates trained by the Together Against Poverty Society office, was a founding member of M’akola Housing Society and works as a Native Employment Counsellor for United Native Nations. Kamano has sat on the Native Friendship Centre’s Board of Directors and various First Nations agencies in Victoria.

“Even though you know homelessness is a real-ity, when someone is standing in front of you and talking about it, it comes back to you that these are people,” Kamano says.

Hearing her story, “people come up and say ‘Your life is incredible. It’s amazing what you’ve gone through and you’re still standing,” she says, pointing to the many strengths homeless people have. “To be homeless is to be incredibly resil-ient.”

More people are currently being trained as speakers, further adding to the diversity of voices. “We support each other, which is really, really important. It is difficult to stand in front of a room full of people and bare your soul.”

At the same time, Kamano believes in its value. “It’s really important for the community to under-stand that the homeless people are real people.”

To book a speaker or for more information, visit www.victoriahomelessness.ca/speakersbureau

ing a range of supports, is estimated to be almost $17,000, while the annual cost of a rent supplement including supports is estimated at $6,800.

Both are significantly less than the average annual cost of a shelter bed of $25,000.

The financial argument doesn’t end there.

The estimated annual hospitalization cost of a homeless person is al-most $2,500 compared to approximately $525 for a housed person, and homeless psychi-

atric patients cost about $1,060 more per admission than housed patients.

Not only are those who experience homelessness more difficult and ex-pensive to treat, the longer someone is homeless, the more health challenges they face and the more health care resources they consume.

For example, the average financial

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cost of a homeless adult with severe addictions or mental illness in $55,000 per year; when adequate housing and supports are provided, that tally dips to $37,000 per year.

“Not only does it make sense finan-cially for our community to end home-lessness,” says Eric Jordan, Coalition Co-Chair, “but it’s also the right thing to do.”

Bernice Kamano

Affordable housing, like Hope Centre in Sooke, makes financial sense compared to the costs of homelessness to the community.

Photo courtesy Sooke News Mirror


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Thurs Feb 27ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC. 10-11 a.m. Registration required. Info 250-642-8000.

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCribbage 7 p.m.PUBLIC ADVISORY PANELArts and Beautification. 7 p.m. at the Prestige. Info 250-642-1634.MEDITATION EVENINGZenwest Meditation Evening, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Fri Feb 28VITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort Mat Bowling, 1 p.m.Steak Night, 6 p.m.Karaoke with Pete & Megan 8-11 p.m.

Mon Mar 3PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Sooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00. (250) 642-5152 for info.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-2484 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONShort mat bowling 1 p.m.Euchre 6:30 p.m.DISTRICT OF SOOKE Finance and Administration Committee, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sun Mar 2ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., $5, children welcome.Drop-in Pool @ 1 p.m.BlueGrass Jam, 2:30-5 p.m.TRANSITION TOWN CAFEAt the Reading Room Cafe downtown Sooke at the Evergreen Mall. This is a free event. Drop by between 2-4 p.m.

Tues Mar 4BABY BABY TALKFirst foods. Sooke Child, Youth and Family Centre 10-11:30 a.m. PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME10 a.m. Sooke Library. 3-5 years old. Registration required. 250-642-3022. 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 pm. Free, all levels. Drop-in. 250-642-3022.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONPool League 7 p.m.

Wed Mar 5PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.FREE ARTS AND CRAFTS4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sooke Library. All ages, no registration required.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m. Ladies Darts 12 noon.Shuffleboard 6:30 p.m.NASCAR 7 p.m.TOASTMASTERS Upstairs at Village Foods, 7 p.m. For info 642-7520.

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Otter Point Rd) in the Sooke Business Park.

Hundreds of volunteers make show happenMore than 60 com-

munity volunteers gathered at the Sooke Harbour House at the end of January to begin planning one of Sooke’s biggest summer events, the 28th annual Sooke Fine Arts Show. The meeting kicked off the months of hard work that go into producing the 11-day art show and sale, which this year opens to the public July 25 through August 4 at SEAPARC.

The meeting drew together new and returning members of the Sooke Fine Arts Society, representing just a fraction of the more than 300 volun-teers who pitch in to design, set up and oper-ate the show.

Whether wielding hammers and paint-brushes, hanging art, preparing food for the hard-working crews or planning the many special events that take place during the show, volunteers learn and contribute a wide variety of skills; but for most, it was the sense of community and the friendships formed that draw them back

year after year, as vet-eran volunteers shared their personal reasons for being a part of the show.

Camaraderie and a sense of family are strong behind the scenes, says the soci-ety’s Executive Direc-tor, Catherine Keogan. “Many of our volun-teers have been with us years, even decades,” she notes, “and it’s incredibly moving to hear how much this show has given them a sense of place in Sooke. Collaborations on this scale can really trans-form a community.”

Highlights from the previous show were also shared, includ-ing record-breaking art submissions and an influx of new art-ists from across Van-couver Island and the coastal islands. A grant from the Rotary Club of Sooke made it pos-sible to frame artwork by students from the Edward Milne Com-munity School, which hangs in the show’s bistro area. This year students from Belmont Secondary and Journey Middle School are also

invited to put work in the Youth Art Gallery.

The most exciting new developments announced, however, were the launch of a Youth Arts Scholarship for an EMCS student wishing to pursue stud-ies in the visual arts, and the launch of the Artists in Class pro-gram, bringing some of the show’s artists into EMCS classrooms for hands-on teaching.

The Sooke Fine Arts Show features roughly 375 works of art in a temporary gallery con-structed inside the SEAPARC Leisure Com-plex. Works span the visual arts spectrum, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, fibre, photogra-phy and jewellery. The show features daily artist demonstrations and talks, live music, as well as special events for children, youth and seniors.

Other notable events include the Purchaser’s Preview gala evening, offering art lovers an early bird preview and first chance to buy the art on display. The Taste of Sooke features

a wide selection of food and refreshments from local providers against a backdrop of live music in the gallery.

More than 8,000 visi-tors flock to the event, now in its 28th year, and it has become a mainstay of the Van-couver Island arts and culture scene, repre-senting hundreds of regional artists.

Volunteers interested in helping out can con-tact Catherine Keogan or Britton Jacob-Sch-ram at 250-642-7256 or [email protected]. Details about the show, volunteering and the Sooke Fine Arts Society are available at www.sookefinearts.com.

Submissions are now being received online from practicing artists on Vancouver Island and the coastal islands. Submission accepted until June 7.

For more information on the process and the show, go to the Sooke Fine Arts website at: www.sookefinearts.com


The District of Sooke invites tenders for the construction of a new road and multi-use trail between Church Road and Otter Point Road. The work generally involves the construction of approximately 500 meters of a new road and multi-use trail between Church Road and Otter Point Road, including road connections and related infrastructure, to Townsend Road and Anna Marie Road.Closing Location: District of Sooke, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 1J2Closing Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014Closing Time: 2:00 pm (Pacific Time)

Sealed Tenders, completed in accordance with the Conditions of Tender on the forms provided online will be received by the District of Sooke contact, Nathan Dunlop, EIT (or designated alternate), District of Sooke, 2205 Otter Point Road, BC, V9Z 1J2, prior to 2:00 pm local time on March 13, 2014 when tenders will be opened in public. Fax revisions to Tenders must be sent to 250-642-0541.

A Bid security will be required in accordance with the Conditions of Tender.

Tender documents, complete with plans, specifications and conditions of Tender will be available from the District of Sooke website (www.sooke.ca). It is the responsibility of the Bidder to check the District’s website for any addenda.

There will be a non-mandatory Pre-Tender meeting held at the corner of Church Road and Grant Road on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at 1:30 pm.

Prior to conducting any on-site investigation, please contact Elisabeth Nelson, P.Eng. (Contact Person), Municipal Engineer, District of Sooke at one of the following:

Telephone: (250) 642-1634Email: [email protected]

Request for further information and clarification should be in writing to Nathan Dunlop, EIT (Administrative Contact Person) at fax (250) 642-1634 or postal address 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 1J2 or by email at pro[email protected] at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date.

The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. If the District of Sooke elects to reject any or all bids, the District of Sooke and consultants will not be liable to any bidder in preparing the bid, damages, loss of anticipated profit in connection with the work, or any other matter whatsoever.

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Bruce Douglas QuibellJanuary 5, 1948 to December 14, 2013

Beloved husband and soulmate of Cheryl, brother of Arnold, Colleen (Merele Nelson), Marlene (Norm Shatil-la), Sid (Karen Quibell) and Ruby Quibell (deceased)

was laid to rest De-cember 23, 2013.

He also leaves behind a daughter, Colette (Kurtis

Kosik) with three beautiful granddaughters (Kyla, Krista, and Karah) and a son, Casey (Kitty Quibell).He deeply regretted that his poor health degrad-ed his quality of life and his ability to work. In spite of this, he kept his sense of humor, his walk with God, his neatness, desire to make people smile, determination to treat others as he would like to be treated, twinkling eyes, quick wit, love of music and automobiles and remained a gentle man always.Th anks to all for food and condolences.Loving you forever Bruce, until we meet again,Your Wife, Cheryl

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

DEATHSDEATHS


FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

YATES, Robert (Bob)Bob passed away peacefully at Ayre Manor, Sooke on February 19th.He is survived by his loving wife Sheila and his two chil-dren Stephen (Liz) and Kerry (Mike).He also leaves 3 grandchil-dren and 1 great-grandchild. Bob’s passing will leave a void in the lives of his family and friends.A Celebration of life will be held on March 5th, 2:00pm at First Memorial Funeral Services located at 4725 Fa-laise Drive, Victoria, BC.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES12TH ANNUAL

Kitty Coleman WoodlandArt & Bloom Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting

May 17, 18 and 19Applications for Artisans

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COMING EVENTS

JUAN DE FUCA COMMUNITY TRAILS

SOCIETY AGM. Tuesday

March 4th, 2014 7:30 to 9:30pm

Otter Point Fire Hall, 3727 Otter Point Road.

Speaker from Juan de FucaSearch and Rescue . Followed by a short business meeting. Everyone Welcome.

Refreshments

Metchosin Co-Op Preschool Invites You

To APUB NIGHT &

SILENT AUCTIONFriday, March 7th from

6-9pm atThe Six Mile Pub

(494 Old Island Hwy)

Please join us for a night of fun, food and friends,

dozens of fantastic items will be up for grabs to the

highest bidder.*All proceeds go to the Metchosin

Preschool Building Improvement Fund.*

SOOKE COUNTRY MARKET AGM. March 27 @ 7pm

ALM FARM,3680 Otter Point Road.

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An interesting com-parison is that being a composer is like being a news editor. And Brent Straughan is both. Without the com-poser’s skill to connect harmony, feeling and theme, there would be no music score.

Similarly without an editor’s ability to con-nect facts, timing and audience, there would be no newscast. Both require intrinsic aware-ness of details and sub-stance. Brent worked as the news editor for CTV’s Canada AM in Toronto for 25 years, determining what and how the daily news feed progressed. As he states, ”It was a dance every day to know what Canadians wanted to hear.”

It fulfilled his career choice, but his pas-sion was always music, specifically the violin. Brent now plays in the

Sooke Philharmonic Orchestra as the assis-tant principal second violinist. But most excit-ing is what he brings to composing music. His latest success has been the internationally pro-duced and acclaimed opera Precari which in Latin means “prayer.” Brent is anticipating presenting the opera on the international

stage, when he will be performing it as the only Canadian entry in the competition held in Fort Worth, Texas this May. The orchestra will be performing his tribute to the fallen sol-diers of Flanders Fields, Song to Flanders, in the concerts held March 22 (Sooke) and 23 (Metchosin), featuring Sooke’s own outstand-ing soprano soloist, Nancy Washeim who will be joined by the Sooke Philharmonic Chorus.

The route to being with the Sooke Philhar-monic Orchestra began years ago. Straughan was in the Sooke area and upon an introduc-tion to a cellist by his cousin, a further intro-duction was made to

Maestro Norman Nel-son. It was a repeat performance, so to speak, as Straughan had known Nelson from his residence at Simon Fraser Univer-sity. Straughan appre-ciated that Norman Nelson was an inter-nationally adept musi-cian who was used to working with incredibly skilled players. So he was thrilled when, over a chicken curry dinner together, Nelson asked if he would be inter-ested in playing the vio-lin for the orchestra.

That decision to join the orchestra in Sooke has become an excellent union of Straughan’s talent and passion for music.


Want to make an envi-ronmental statement at grad this year? Would you prefer to spend your hard-earned money on travel or your education instead of a fancy grad getup? Or, perhaps you might want to look stunningly dapper in fancy new duds, without spending your first year’s univer-sity tuition to do so?

Then, have you con-sidered the reduce reuse recycle model? Yep, it can apply to fashion too.

While it’s a little bit of a last minute notice, there is a program that provides formal wear for graduating students throughout Vancouver

Island: The Magic Wand Project.

This year, the first set of boutique days are scheduled for Sat-urday March 1 and Sun-day March 2. You have to make an appoint-ment to view the formal wear as the Project is run from a private resi-dence. Call Elizabeth Surerus at 250-658-0246 to book a session.

While there is a small fee to cover dry-clean-ing (a relief, really, if you think about it), this project will allow you to look your best at gradu-ation and keep your money in your pocket to go towards further-ing your education or travelling (which also constitutes furthering your education!).


Grad getups easy on the wallet

SPO Profiles: Brent Straughan

Submitted photo

C o m p o s e r / v i o l i n i s t Brent Straughan


Seedy Saturday success

Despite the snow, the Sooke Community Hall was full of people on Saturday swapping, buying and talking seeds, plants and gardening. Seedy Saturday is an inititative of the Sooke Food CHI.


St. RoSe of Lima Roman Catholic Parish2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945

Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 amThursday Mass 10:30 am

Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm Office Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3

Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

Knox PReSbyteRian ChuRCh 2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124

SUNDAY SERVICE10:15 am Pre-Service Singing

10:30 am Family worshipRev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg

Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

hoLy tRinity Anglican Church1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172

holY CoMMUNIoN SERVICE: Sunday 10am

EVENINg PRAYER: Saturday 5pm The Rev. Howard Jacques

www.holytrinitysookebc.org

The Pastor's Pen

SooKe baPtiSt ChuRCh7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries

Email [email protected]

Isaiah 42: 18 “Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!"

We’ve all heard the expression “You’re as blind as a bat!” This expression is used based on the idea that because bats fly erratically they

are blind. A fact is they are not blind at all. It seems as if you can try to talk to someone about their spiritual condition until you are blue in the face but in many cases you may feel like you are talking to a brick wall. Why? Because they are too Blind and deaf to see or hear. Sin has blinded the eyes of those around us. Sin darkens the eyes of those who are involved to the point of being numb to sin.Many people today are blindly headed for certain destruction. The LORD isn’t going to be put off easily. Scripture says: I stand at the door and knock just take hold of the door knob and open it and He will be there ready to forgive your sins.

Rev. R. Steele

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NOTICE OF SEWER PARCEL TAX ROLL

In accordance with section 208 of the Community Charter,

notice is hereby given that the District of Sooke Sewer Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection at the municipal hall duringits regular of� ce hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm commencing February 19th, 2014 to March 7th, 2014.

A person who owns a parcel included on the parcel tax roll may request an amendment based on one or more of the following:

A request by the property owner for an amendment must be submitted in writing to the District of Sooke on or before March 7th, 2014. The Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel considers the requests.

Michael Dillabaugh, CADirector of Finance

• there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll

• there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel

• an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed

(section 205(1) Community Charter)







The big city might be coming to the small town of Sooke. You heard it first here. That’s right, there’s a movement afoot to get a women’s roller derby team started right here in our home town.

Spear-heading the charge is our own Zea Guest. However, Guest makes it clear that it is so much more than her own efforts in mak-ing this happen. She’s working as a part of a

group in order to see this vision come to pass.

Guest knows — and loves — the sport. She used to skate with the Eves of Destruction, taking time off only when she became preg-nant.

“It’s a really empow-ering sport to be in,” she said, referring to the team nature of the sport and the bonding that happens both on and off the rink. That, and it’s a great venue for fitness. New skat-ers endure six months

of “fresh meat” train-ing, and to be a player you have to be able to complete 27 laps in five minutes.

Currently, they are gauging interest. There will be an informational meeting on Wednes-day, March 5 at the Sooke Child Youth and Family Centre at 2145 Townsend Rd, starting at 6:30 p.m.

“The info night is being sponsored by rollergirl.ca,” added Guest, “so there are some goodies to give away!”

Those who want to be a player need to know that participants need to be 19 and over.

But this meeting is for anyone who is inter-ested in supporting this new athletic undertak-ing in Sooke, and can include potential spon-sors, volunteers, skat-ers and curious adven-turers looking for some-thing completely differ-ent.

Roller Derby is a very organized sport these days.

According to Guest, “roller Derby is a fast paced, contact sport empowering women of all ages, shapes and sizes. There are 126 amateur roller derby leagues in Canada,” she elaborates,“31 of which are here in BC. That number is constantly growing.”

Where the derby

would happen is also still to be determined.

“Flat track roller derby is economical,” details Guest. “Leagues are DIY enterprises, run ‘for the skater, by the skater.’ Costs can usually be covered by league dues and fund-raising, sponsorship also helps cover some costs. The tracks are portable. They can be set up with rope lights, rope, tape, or even just cones. Current leagues skate in airport hang-ers, traditional skating rinks, ballrooms, old

theatres and school gyms.”

The individual costs of participation are also still up in the air, but as a new mother, rest assured that Guest is motivated to keep the costs low.

“I’d like to make it the most financially feasible league pos-sible,” she emphati-cally stated. Guest and her team are currently exploring a range of sponsorship opportu-nities and fundraising events.

Sports & Recreation Please send sports tips to Britt Santowski at:

[email protected]

Roll over Skinny Minnie Miller, there may be a new girl in townExploratory meeting next week to gauge interest for a women’s roller derby league in Sooke on March 5

Just the facts ma’am: Here are the basics of play

Roller derby is played by two teams simul-taneously skating counter clockwise on a cir-cuit track. Each team fields five players per “jam”, both teams designate a scoring player (the “jammer”); the other four members are “blockers.” One blocker can be designated as a “pivot”—they set the pace for game play.

The jammer wears a helmet cover bearing two stars; the pivot wears a striped cover; the remaining members’ helmets are uncovered.

The bout is played in two periods of 30 minutes. Point scoring occurs during “jams”: plays that last up to two minutes. During a jam, points are scored when a jammer on a scoring pass (every pass a jammer makes through the pack after the initial pass) laps members of the opposing team. Each team’s blockers use body contact, changing positions, and other tactics to assist its jammer to score while hindering the opposing team’s jammer.

Certain types of blocks and other play are violations; referees call penalties and require violators to serve time in a penalty box.

By Zea Guest

Zea Guest artwork

On February 15, the Sooke U16 girls Auto-botts came away with a silver medal in the Lower Island Cup Final. The opponents, Juan de Fuca U15 girls, came away with the win in the match 2-0.

The game was excit-ing especially in the sec-ond half on the PISCE pitch. Goal keeper Hope Millard came up with many great saves, with the support of her back line, Rachael Weibe, Katija Pallot, Kiomi Yates, Sydney Drysdale.

Auotbotts mid-field-ers Chloe Mitchell, Mor-ganne Orchard, Riley McLean, Sarah Ehman, and Maddy Chartier along with Jaime Lafon-

taine and Hailey Bryant stepped it up with pres-sure on JdF.

Strikers Tayler Benard, Hailey Dimock, and Cassidy Logan had many opportunities to score, but just could not get the ball over the goal line.

A great effort by all Sooke players, the team will resume in league play. In March, District Cup play will start, mak-ing for another exciting round of soccer.

The Sooke Soccer Club will be hosting dis-trict cup finals March 29 and 30 on behalf of Lower Island Soccer.

Submitted by Wendy Cole

Autobotts win U16 silver in Lower Island Cup Final

Jennifer Rodd photo

A photo of the silver medal.

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For those interested in Spring League Soccer, it will run from April 27 to June 22.

Registration is on Thurs. Feb. 27 (6-8 p.m.), Thurs. Mar. 4 (6-8 p.m.), and Sat. Mar. 9 (10-2 p.m.), and online at SookeSoccer.com.

“As the new vice president this season, I am excited to provide this opportunity for the com-munity,” said Laura Lockhart. “I know a lot of our players are excited to keep soccer going. I have had a good response from hockey parents as well whose kids love soccer but the two sports con-flict so it’s an opportunity for them as well. And my son is testament that soccer skills can help in hockey games and vice versa.”

Price is very reasonable and they are hoping to have a good turnout. Teams will be formed based on registration. Age and gender specific where possible, mixed ages and coed if needed.

Parent volunteers are required to help coach the teams and with registration

Email [email protected] for more information.


Pictured, a Peewee player takes control of the puck in a game against the Victoria Ice Hawks.

On Saturday at noon, the Peewee played against Victoria Ice Hawks with a 7-4 vic-tory.

On Sunday, the same teams met; this time, the tables turned with a 3-4 loss for Sooke’s Peewees.

-AnonymousGet up at four

To start the day,There’s a hockey game on,

It’s the Canadian way.

Rub sleep from your eyesAnd crack a brew,

It’s the Canadian way,What else can you do?

Turn up the heatAnd pull on your toque,

It’s the Canadian wayAnd it snowed in Sooke.

Stay in your jammiesAnd cheer on the boys,It’s the Canadian waySo make lots of noise.

The game is over,They win the Gold!

Everyone’s cheering,Forgetting the cold.

Then in the trueCanadian way,

Someone hollers,“Good game, eh?”

The Canadian Way

SPECIAL TO SOOKE NEWS MIRRORsports poetry

SOCCER BRIEFSSports & Recreation

U14 boys play like champions

Spring league signups upcoming

On February 15 the U14 boys played Cowichan Valley in the final of first LISA cup. Ivan Mor-ris scored Sooke’s only goal off a penalty kick. Cowichan managed to get 3 past the defenders and goalie. It was a disappointing loss but a great effort to make it to the finals. The boys all played hard and never gave up.

HOCKEY NOTES

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The big city might be coming to the small town of Sooke. You heard it first here. That’s right, there’s a movement afoot to get a women’s roller derby team started right here in our home town.

Spear-heading the charge is our own Zea Guest. However, Guest makes it clear that it is so much more than her own efforts in mak-ing this happen. She’s working as a part of a

group in order to see this vision come to pass.

Guest knows — and loves — the sport. She used to skate with the Eves of Destruction, taking time off only when she became preg-nant.

“It’s a really empow-ering sport to be in,” she said, referring to the team nature of the sport and the bonding that happens both on and off the rink. That, and it’s a great venue for fitness. New skat-ers endure six months

of “fresh meat” train-ing, and to be a player you have to be able to complete 27 laps in five minutes.

Currently, they are gauging interest. There will be an informational meeting on Wednes-day, March 5 at the Sooke Child Youth and Family Centre at 2145 Townsend Rd, starting at 6:30 p.m.

“The info night is being sponsored by rollergirl.ca,” added Guest, “so there are some goodies to give away!”

Those who want to be a player need to know that participants need to be 19 and over.

But this meeting is for anyone who is inter-ested in supporting this new athletic undertak-ing in Sooke, and can include potential spon-sors, volunteers, skat-ers and curious adven-turers looking for some-thing completely differ-ent.

Roller Derby is a very organized sport these days.

According to Guest, “roller Derby is a fast paced, contact sport empowering women of all ages, shapes and sizes. There are 126 amateur roller derby leagues in Canada,” she elaborates,“31 of which are here in BC. That number is constantly growing.”

Where the derby

would happen is also still to be determined.

“Flat track roller derby is economical,” details Guest. “Leagues are DIY enterprises, run ‘for the skater, by the skater.’ Costs can usually be covered by league dues and fund-raising, sponsorship also helps cover some costs. The tracks are portable. They can be set up with rope lights, rope, tape, or even just cones. Current leagues skate in airport hang-ers, traditional skating rinks, ballrooms, old

theatres and school gyms.”

The individual costs of participation are also still up in the air, but as a new mother, rest assured that Guest is motivated to keep the costs low.

“I’d like to make it the most financially feasible league pos-sible,” she emphati-cally stated. Guest and her team are currently exploring a range of sponsorship opportu-nities and fundraising events.

Sports & Recreation Please send sports tips to Britt Santowski at:

[email protected]

Roll over Skinny Minnie Miller, there may be a new girl in townExploratory meeting next week to gauge interest for a women’s roller derby league in Sooke on March 5

Just the facts ma’am: Here are the basics of play

Roller derby is played by two teams simul-taneously skating counter clockwise on a cir-cuit track. Each team fields five players per “jam”, both teams designate a scoring player (the “jammer”); the other four members are “blockers.” One blocker can be designated as a “pivot”—they set the pace for game play.

The jammer wears a helmet cover bearing two stars; the pivot wears a striped cover; the remaining members’ helmets are uncovered.

The bout is played in two periods of 30 minutes. Point scoring occurs during “jams”: plays that last up to two minutes. During a jam, points are scored when a jammer on a scoring pass (every pass a jammer makes through the pack after the initial pass) laps members of the opposing team. Each team’s blockers use body contact, changing positions, and other tactics to assist its jammer to score while hindering the opposing team’s jammer.

Certain types of blocks and other play are violations; referees call penalties and require violators to serve time in a penalty box.

By Zea Guest

Zea Guest artwork

On February 15, the Sooke U16 girls Auto-botts came away with a silver medal in the Lower Island Cup Final. The opponents, Juan de Fuca U15 girls, came away with the win in the match 2-0.

The game was excit-ing especially in the sec-ond half on the PISCE pitch. Goal keeper Hope Millard came up with many great saves, with the support of her back line, Rachael Weibe, Katija Pallot, Kiomi Yates, Sydney Drysdale.

Auotbotts mid-field-ers Chloe Mitchell, Mor-ganne Orchard, Riley McLean, Sarah Ehman, and Maddy Chartier along with Jaime Lafon-

taine and Hailey Bryant stepped it up with pres-sure on JdF.

Strikers Tayler Benard, Hailey Dimock, and Cassidy Logan had many opportunities to score, but just could not get the ball over the goal line.

A great effort by all Sooke players, the team will resume in league play. In March, District Cup play will start, mak-ing for another exciting round of soccer.

The Sooke Soccer Club will be hosting dis-trict cup finals March 29 and 30 on behalf of Lower Island Soccer.

Submitted by Wendy Cole

Autobotts win U16 silver in Lower Island Cup Final

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As reported last week, the EMCS senior boy’s basketball team entered into the AAA City Playoffs over the weekend past. Having won the regular season title, the boys played the semi-final on Fri-day night and came away with a 53-43 win over Stelly’s. On Satur-day evening, they faced Reynolds and lost by 10 points, EMCS 40 to Reynold’s 50.

In spite of that loss, the EMCS still come out with a personal best, having placed second in the City AAA finals. The fans, too, proved to be an amazing bunch, making for what head coach Trevor

Bligh referred to as an “unreal atmosphere.” The gym was packed, and as Bligh reports in correspondence, these boys have “made a fan out of a lot of people who normally don’t come out to games.”

Next up is the 64th annual Vancouver

Island Championship, which will be played in Nanaimo starting on February 27.

These players have brought the senior EMCS basketball team to heights previously unexperienced. Con-gratulations Wolver-ines, and good luck!

Sports & Recreation

EMCS Sr boys off to basketball competition in NanaimoBritt Santowski photos

EMCS Senior boys take to the sky in their jumps to the basket. Friday’s game was a fast-paced one, with fast action. The players all demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and skill.

Glenn Dickie photo

Top: A future basketball player at the EMCS championships this week. Abby will be shooting high!Below: A candid camera shot of photographer Britt Santowski hard at work. Ish. At the EMCS boys’ semi final.

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Council meeting agendas may be viewed at www.sooke.caWHAT’S NEW AT THE DISTRICT-

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Mayor’s Public Advisory PanelsThe public is invited to attend the Mayor’s Public Advisory Panel meetings at the Prestige Resort Meeting Room:

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- Arts and Beauti� cation - 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm

Upcoming Public MeetingsFinance and Administration Committee

Monday, March 3, 2014 at 7:00 pm

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Sunriver Sales Centre - 2350 Sunriver Way Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 7:00 pm

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